Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1949

Part 7. Lower Mississippi River Basin

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1147

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, 

Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, 

Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, 

Tennessee, and Texas and other 

agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON : 1951
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.00 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with the States of Arkansas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, 

Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas 

and other agencies, by personnel of the Water Resources Division 

under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen___________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells_________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

District Engineers (Surface Water) '

I. E. Anderson__________________________Jackson, Miss. 

P. SI. Bell______________________________Denver, Colo. 

H. C. Bolon_________________________________Rolla, Mo. 

W. R. Eaton________________________Chattanooga, Tenn.

C. E. Ellsworth____________________________Austin, Tex. 

F. N. Hansen ___ ___________________Baton Rouge, La. 

S. K. Jackson ________________Oklahoma City, Okla.

, Berkeley Johnson_____________________Sante Fe, N. Mex. 

J. L. Saunders.- _ ___________________Fort Smith, Ark. 

F. F. Schrader__________________________Louisville, Ky. 

J. B. Spiegel __ _______Topeka, Kans.
Page

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

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

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

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

Publications......................................................................... 6

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

Cooperation...............................................^.......................... 12

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

Gaging-station records............................................................... 15

Mississippi River main stem........................................................ 15

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo............................................... 15

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.................................'............... 17

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111................................................. 19

Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn............................................... 21

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss........................................... 23

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La........................................... 25

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La........................................... 26

Meramec River Basin................................................................ 27

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo................................................ 27

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.................................................. 28

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo................................................ 29

Meramec River near Eureka, Mo..................................................... 30

Green Acre Branch near Holla, Mo................................................. 31

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo..................................................... 33

Bourbeuse River near St. James, Mo............................................... 33

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo............................................ 34

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo..................................................... 35

Big River near De Soto, Mo....................................................... 36

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo..................................................... 37

Mayfield Creek Basin............................................................... 38

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.............................................. 38

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.................................................... 39

Headwater diversion channel basin (Castor and Whitewater Rivers)................... 40

C astor River at Zalma, Mo........................................................ 40

Obion River Basin.................................................................. 41

South' Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Tenn..................................... 41

Obion River at Obion, Tenn....................................................... 42

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, Tenn.................................. 43

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Tenn..................................... 44

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.................................... 45

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.......................... f .. 46

Middle Fork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Tenn.................................... 47

Hatchie River Basin................................................................ 48

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn............................ r ...................... 48

Hatchie River near Stanton, Tenn................................................. 49

Wolf River Basin................................................................... 50

Wolf River at Rossville, Tenn.................................................... 50

St. Francis River Basin............................................................ 51

St. Francis River near Patterson, Mo............................................. 51

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.............................................. 53

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark............................................. 54

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark................................. 55

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 56

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.........................................'... 57

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo......................................... 58

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 59

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.......................................... 60

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo...................................................... 61

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo........................................... 62

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.......................................... 63

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.,........................................ 64

White River Basin.................................................................. 65

White River at Beaver, Ark....................................................... 65

White River near Reeds Springs, Mo............................................... 66

White River at Forsyth, Mo....................................................... 67

White River near Flippin, Ark.................................................... 68

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.................................................. 69

White River at Batesville, Ark................................................... 70

tfhite River at Newport, Ark...................................................... 71

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark.......................................... 12

Kings River near Berryville, Ark................................................. 73

James River at Galena, Mo........................................................ 74

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.................................................. 75

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark..................................................... 76

North Fork River near Tecumseh, Mo............................................... 77
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

White River Basin Continued. Page

Norfolk Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.............................................. 78

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark. ................. t ............ 79

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo................................................... 80

Black River near Annapolis, Mo................................................... 81

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo........................................... 82

Black River at Leeper, Mo........................................................ 83

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Mo.................................................. 84

Black River near Corning, Ark.................................................... 85

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark................................................... 86

Black River at Black Rock, Ark................................................... 87

Current River near Eminence, Mo.................................................. 88

Current River at Van Buren, Mo................................................... 89

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.................................................... 90

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo......................................................... 91

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo....................................................... 92

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.................................................... 93

Spring River at Imboden, Ark..................................................... 94

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.............................................. 96

Eleven Point River near Elevenpoint, Ark......................................... 97

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo........................................................ 98

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark......................................... 99

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.......................................... 100

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark................................ 101

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.................................... 102

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark......................................... 103

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark..................................... 104

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark................................................. 105

Arkansas River Basin............................................................... 106

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.................................................. 106

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo................................................... 107

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo................................................. 108

Arkansas River at Canon City, Colo............................................... 109

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo................................................. 110

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo................................................. Ill

Arkansas River near Avondale, Colo............................................... 112

Arkansas River near Nepesta, Colo................................................ 113

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo................................................. 114

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo............................................... 115

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo............................................ 116

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo................................. 117

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.................................................... 118

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.................................................... 119

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans................................................. 120

Arkansas River at.Garden City, Kans.............................................. 121

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans............................................... 122

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans................................................ 123

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans............................................... 124

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.................................................. 125

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans............................................ 126

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.................................................. 127

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla..................................................... 128

Arkansas River near Muskogee, Okla............................................... 129

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 130

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark................................................. 131

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark................................................ 132

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark............................................... 133

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River Basin to Arkansas River Basin....... 134

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo....................................... 135

Lake Fork below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo....................................... 136

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo.................................................. 137

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo...................................... 138

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo...................................... 139

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................... 140

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.................................... 141

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo................................................. 142

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo............................................... 143

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo................................................... 144

Monument Creek at Pikeview, Colo................................................. 145

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.............................................. 146

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo........................ 147

.Huerfano River at Badito, Colo................................................... 148

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercliffe, Colo................. 149

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo................................. 150

Apishapa River near Aguilar, Colo....................................:........... 151

Apishapa River near Fowler, Colo.................................................. 152

Timpas Creek near Rocky Ford, Colo............................................... 153

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo............................................... 154

Purgatoire River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.............................. 155

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Animas, Colo.......................... 156

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo........................................... 157

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo.................................................. 159

Holly drain near Holly, Colo;..................................................... 160

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans................................................... 161

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans...........................................'............ 162

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.....'................................ 163

Ninnescah River near Peck,'Kans.................................................. 164
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-station records Continued.

Arkansas River Basin--Continued, Page

Walnut River at Winf ield, Kans.................................................. 165

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Alva, Okla........................................ 166

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Cherokee, Okla.................................... 167

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla...................................... 168

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla......................................... 169

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla....................................... 170

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans...........................:............... 171

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla,............................................ 172

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla................................................ 173

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex................................................. 174

Cimarron .River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla........................... 175

Cimarron River near1 Mooane, Okla................................................ 176

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla............................................... 177

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla............................................... 178

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.................................................. 179

Cimarron River at Mannford, Okla................................................ 180

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.................................................... 181

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla................................................ 182

Council Creek- near Stillwater, Okla............................................. 183

Polecat' Creek at Heyburn, Okla.................................................. 184

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans............................................. 185

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.............................................. 186

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans........................................... 187

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla. ...-.......................................*.. 188

Verdigris River .near Claremore, Okla............................................ 189

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla........;....................................... 190

Pall River Reservoir near -Fall River, Kans...................................... 191

Fall River near Pall River, Kans................................................ 192

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans.................................................... 195

Elk River near Elk City, Kans................................................... 196

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.................................................... 197

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.................................................... 198

Caney River near Ramona, Okla................................................... 199

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.................................................... 200

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.................................................... 201

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans............................................. 202

Neosho River near lola, Kans.................................................... 203

Neosho River near Parsons, Kans................................................. 204

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla................................................ 205

Lake 0' The Cherokees 'at Langley, Okla.......................................... 206

Neosho River near Langley, Okla................................................. 207

Neosho River near Chouteau, Okla................................................. 208

Neosho River near 'Wagoner, Okla................."................................ 209

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.'............................................. 210

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls, Kans...................................... 211

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.............................................. 212

Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans................................................. 213

Spring River near Waco, Mo...................................................... 214

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.................................................. 215

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.................................................... 216

 Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo........................................................ 217

Elk River near Tiff City; Mo.................................................... 218

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla............................................ 219

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.................................................... 220

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla............................................. 221

Illinois River near Gore, Okla.................................................. 222

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla'...................................................... 223

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex........................................'...... 224

Canadian River near Taylor Springs, N. Mex...................................... 225

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex................................................. 226

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex............................................. 227

Conchas Reservoir near.Conchas Dam, N. Mex...................................... 228

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, M. Mex........................................ 229

Canadian River at Logan, N. Mex................................................. 230

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex............ '. .................................. 231

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex............................................... 232

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.............................................. 233

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla................................................... 234

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla................;........................... 235

Chicorica Creek below Lake Maloya, N. Mex....................................... 236

Chicorica Creek below East Fork, near Raton, N. Mex............................. 237

Chicorica Creek near Hebron, N. Mex............................................. 238

Una de Gato Creek near Hebron, N. Mex........................................... 239

Eagle Tail ditch near Maxwell, N. Mex........................................... 240

Vermejo River near Dawson, N.' Mex............................................... 241

Vermejo ditch at Colfax, N. Mex................................................. 242

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex....................................... 243

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.............................................. 244

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex.............................................. 245

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.......................................... 246

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.............................................. 247

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarron, N. Mex.....;....................... 248

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex...............................^................. 249

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Mex.......................................... 250

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.................................................. 251

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Mex............................................. 252
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Arkansas River Basin Continued. Page

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex................................................ 253

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex............................................. 254

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex............................................... 255

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex........................................ 256

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam, N.' Mex.......................................... 257

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.................................................. 258

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex..................................................... 259

Little River near Tecuraseh, Okla................................................. 260

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.................................................. 261

Gaines Creel* near Krebs, Okla.................................................... 262

North Canadian River near Guymon, Okla........................................... 263

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla............................................. 264

North Canadian River near Fort Supply, Okla...................................... 265

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla........................................... 266

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.......................................... 267

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla............................................... 268

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla............................................. 269

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.......................................... 270

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla......................................... 271

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.................................... 272

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.......................................... 273

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.............................................. 274

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex............................................... 275

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla...................................................... 276

Fort Supply Reservoir' near Fort Supply, Okla..................................... 277

Wolf Creek near Fort Supply, Okla................................................ 278

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,'Okla....................................... 279

Deep Fork near Beggs , Okla......'................................................. 280

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla....................................................... 281

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.................................................. 282

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla............................................... 283

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark-.................................................... 284

Poteau River near Wister, Okla.................................................... 285

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla................................................ 286

Frog Bayou near Mour.tainburg, Ark................................................ 287

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark................................................ 288

Illinois Bayou near Scottsville, Ark............................................. 289

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ark............................................ 290

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark....................................... 291

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.............................................. 292

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark................................................. 293

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark..................................................... 294

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly', Ark......................................... 295

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark................................................ 296

Fourche La Fave River near Nimrod, Ark........................................... 297

South Fourche La Fave River near Hollis, Ark..................................... 298

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark................................................... 299

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.................................................. 300

Yazoo River Basin.................................................................. 301

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss................................................. 301

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss............................................... 302

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss.............................. 303

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss............................................. 304

Tallahatchie River at Swan Lake, Miss............................................ 305

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss................................................... 306

Yocona River near Enid, Miss..................................................... 307

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss............................................. 308

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss......................................... 309

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Miss........................... 310

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss........................................... 311

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss............................................... 312

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss................................................. 313

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss....................................................... 314

Skuna River near Coffeeville, Miss............................................... 316

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss............................................... 317

Big Black River Basin.............................................................. 318

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss............................. ................... 318

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss................................................ 319

Bayou Pierre Basin................................................................. 320

Bayou Pierre near Carpenter, Miss................................................ 320

Homochitto River Basin............................................................. 321

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.............................................. 321

Homochitto River near Bude, Miss ....'..'........................................... 322

Homochitto River near Kingston, Miss............................................. 323

Homochitto River near Doloroso, Miss............................................. 324

Buffalo Bayou Basin................................................................ 325

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville, Miss ............................................... 325

Red River Basin. ..................................................................... 326

Tlerra Blanca Creek at reservoir, near Umbar-ger, Tex............................. 326

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River near Canyon, Tex................................. 327

Red River near Terral, Okla...................................................... 328

Red River near Gainesville , Tex.................................................. 329

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.................................................... 330

Red River near Colbert, Okla..................................................... 332

Red River at Arthur City, Tex.................................................... 333

Red River at Index, Ark.......................................................... 334
CONTENTS IX

Gaging-station records Continued.

Red River Basln--Contlnued. Page

Red River at Garlund, Ark........................................................ 335

Red River at Shreveport, La...................................................... 336

Red River at Coushatta, La ........................................................ 337

Red River at Alexandria, La...................................................... 338

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex................................................. 339

North Tule Creek at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex................................... 340

Salt Pork Red River at Mangum, Okla.............................................. 341

North Pork Red River near Carter, Okla............................................ 342

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla....................................................... 343

North Pork Red River near Headriok, Okla......................................... 344

Otter Creek at Mountain Park, Okla................................................ 345

Qultaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex................................................ 346

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla................................................... 347

Lake Kemp near Mabella, Tex...................................................... 348

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex.............................................. 354

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.............................................. 355

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex....................................... 356

Little Beaver Creek near Dunc'an, Okla............................................ 357

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla................................................ 358

Washlta River near Clinton, Okla................................................. 359

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.................................................. 360

Washita River near Tabler, Okla.................................................. 361

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla. ........................................... 36.2

Washita River near Durwood, Okla................................................. 363

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.'................................................ 364

Pond Creek near Port Cobb, Okla.................................................. 365

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla............ ............................................ 366

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla................................................... 367

Blue River near Blue, Okla....................................................... 368

Muddy Boggy Creek near Parris, Okla.............................................. 369

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla............................................... 370

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla................................................ 371

Little River near Wright City, Okla............................................... 372

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.. ........... ^ ................ 373

Little River near Horatio, Ark................................................... 374

Mountain Pork River near Eagle town, Okla.......................................... 375

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark................................................... 376

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark................................................ 377

Saline River near Dierks, Ark..................................................... 378

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex................................................... 379

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex................................................ 380

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex................................................ 381

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La.................................................. 382

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex............................................... 383

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex...........................i....... 384

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La..................................................... 385

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La..................................................... 386

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La................................................... 387

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La....................................................... 388

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.................................................... 389

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.................................................. 390

Cypress Bayou near Keithville, La................................................ 391

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La...................................................... 392

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La................................................. 393

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery, La.............................................. 394

Ouachita River near Mountain Pine, Ark............................................ 395

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.............................................'.... 396

Ouachita River at Monroe, La..................................................... 397

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark..................................... 398

Saline River near Rye, Ark....................................................... 399

Bayou Bartholomew near Beektnan, La............................................... 400

Bayou D'Arbonne near Duback, La.................................................. 401

Middle Pork Bayou D' Arbonne near Bernice, La.................................... 402

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La..................................................... 403

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La...................................................... 404

Boeuf River near Girard, La...................................................... 405

Bayou La Pourche .near Crew Lake, La.............................................. 406

Tensas River at Tendal, La........'............................................... 407

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La....................................................... 408

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La............................................... 409

Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La............................................... 410

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La..................................................... 411

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La................................................. 412

Big Creek at Pollock, La......................................................... 413

Mississippi River Delta.............................................................. 414

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La.................................................. 414

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La................................................... 415

Natalbany River at Baptist, La................................................... 416

Tickfaw River at Holden, La...................................................... 417

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.............................................. 418

Comite River near Olive Branch, La................................................ 419

Comite River near Comite, La..................................................... 420

Wards Creek at Siegens Lane, near Baton Rouge, La................................ 421

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La........................................... 422

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.............................................. 424

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La................................................... 425
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued.

Mississippi River Delta Continued. Page 

Bayou Cocodrie near Clear-water, La............................................... 426

West Protection levee borrow pit channel near Plaueheville, La................... 427

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Horeauville, La........................... 428

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La............................................. 429

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.................................................. 430

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La................................................... 431

Miscellaneous discharge measurements.................................................. 432

Index................................................................................ 437

ILLUSTRATION

Page 

Figure 1. Gaging-station structures: A, Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.; B,

Red River near Colbert, Okla.; C, Red River at Garland, Ark.......7.... 3
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN, 1949

SCOPE OP WORK

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

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

water year ending September 30, 1949. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with 

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

stage and contents of lakes and reservoirs have been made at about 11,680 gaging stations 

in the 48 States and also at many in the Territories of Alaska and Hawaii. On September 

30, 1949, 6,240 gaging stations, including those in Hawaii and Alaska were being maintained by the Geological Survey and cooperating organizations. Miscellaneous discharge 

measurements were made during the water year at many other points.

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

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

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

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

DEFINITION OF TERMS

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

herein are defined as follows:

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

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

whose average velocity is. 1 foot per second.

"Second-feet per square mile" is the average number of cubic feet of water flowing per 

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

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

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. It is used 

for comparing runoff with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

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

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

with storage for irrigation.

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

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

represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.

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

and discharge."

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

a reach of the channel, or an artificial structure.

1
2 ' SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART V

"Contents" is a term applied to the volume of water in a reservoir. Unless otherwise 

indicated, it is computed on the basis of a level pool and does not include bank storage.

EXPLANATION OF -DATA

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

stations at which the stage-discharge relation 3,s affected by ice, the days included in 

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

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

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

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

by a footnote.

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

presented comprise a description of the station, a table showing the dally discharg
EXPLANATION OF DATA
4 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949 PART 7

the stream, and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and runoff. Skeleton rating 

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

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

or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, location, drainage area, records 

available, average discharge, extremes of discharge, general remarks, and notations of revisions of previously published record. The location of the gaging station and the drainage area are obtained from the most accurate maps available. Under "Average discharge" is 

given the average discharge for the number of years Indicated. It is not given for stations having less than 10 compo.<,ce years of record or for stations where cnanges 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 dally discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is 

of no Importance). Unless otherwise qualified, the maximum discharge corresponds to the 

crest stage, obtained by use of a water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the 

time of the crest. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions 

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

For some stations previously published records have been found to be in error on the 

basis of data or information obtained subsequently. 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 station description of all stations for which revised records have been 

published. Listed therein are all the reports in which revisions appear, each followed by 

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

number, W. means Water-Supply Paper. In listing the years, water years are Indicated by 

only 1 year, for Instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If there were no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge involved 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 second-feet per square mile and runoff In 

Inches are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision 

of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of second-feet per square mile 

and runoff in inches resulting from a revision of the drainage area only are usually not 

published in the annual series of reports.

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

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

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

Indicate the true dally mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging the discharge 

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

dally 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
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 5

corresponding to either once-daily readings of the gage, the mean of twice-daily readings, 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

feet per second during the month.

Peak discharges with the times of their occurrence are listed below the table of monthly 

discharge for most stations. All independent peaks above the selected base are given. The 

base discharge, which is given in parentheses, is selectea so that an average of about 

three peaks a year will be presented. Peak discharges arts not published for canals, 

ditches, drains, or for any stream for which the peaks are subject to substantial control 

Dy man.

For most gaging stations on lakes and reservoirs the data presented comprise a description of the station ana 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 usually given in the first report in which data for a station are published 

but is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

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

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

records.

The station description gives a statement in regard to the general accuracy of the records. "Excellent" indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed 

to be less than 5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; and 

"poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

changes in reaervoir contents, unless its inclusion is indicated. Even at those stations 

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

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

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

in inches are also omitted if the drainage area includes large noncontributing areas or if 

the average annual rainfall over the drainage area is less than 20 inches.
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 7

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated are.as of the United States are situated 

above most of the diversions from those streams, and therefore the discharge recorded does 

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

the station must first be satisfied.

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

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

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

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

subject to revision in succeeding water-supply papers.

PUBLICATIONS

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

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

below:

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

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

	River).

3. Ohio River Basin.

4. St. Lawrence River Basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River Basins.

6. Missouri River Basin.

7. Lower Mississippi River Basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River Basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River Basin.

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

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

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

1. Copies may be purchased at nominal cost from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C., who will, on application, furnish lists giving 

prices.

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

the United States.

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

the Geological Survey as follows;

East of the Mississippi River:

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

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

Atlanta, Ga., 411 Grand Theater Building.

Augusta, Maine, 420 Statehouse.

Baton Rouge, La., 538 Florida Street.

Boston, Mass., 939 Post Office Building.

Champaign, 111., 605 South Nell Street.

Charleston, W. Va., 408 Union Building.

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

Chattanooga, Tenn., 442 Post Office Building.

College Park, Md., 106 Engineering Building, University of Maryland.

Columbia, S. C., 207 Creason Building.

Columbus, Ohio, 3590 West Hardin St., Ohio State University.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Indianapolis, Ind., 311 West Washington Street.

Jackson, Miss., 208 Millsaps Building.

Knoxville, Tenn., 337 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 531 Federal Building.

Madison, Wis., 666 State Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

New Philadelphia, Ohio, Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District Building.

Ocala, Fla., Building 211, Camp Roosevelt.

Pittsburgh, Pa., 515 Plaza Building.

Raleigh, N. C., 908 Capitol Club Building.

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

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Washington, D. C., General Services Administration Building.
PUBLICATIONS 7

West of the Mississippi River:

Austin, Tex., 302 West Fifteenth Street.

Bismarck, N. Dak., 7 Eltinge Building.

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building.

Denver, Colo., 476 New Customhouse.

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building.

Helena, Mont., 408 Federal Building.

Honolulu, 'Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building.

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

Lincoln, Nebr., 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

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

Oklahoma City, Okla., 203 Council Building.

Pierre, S. Dak., 207 Federal Building.

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building.

Rolla, Mo., 211 Ramsey Building.

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

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building.

San Francisco, Calif., 702 Appraisers Building.

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

Tacoma, Wash., 207 Federal Building.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building.

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building.

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

may usually be obtained from the district offices listed above.

Early records of the flow of streams in the United States are publishsd in the reports 

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

have been Included for some streams.

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

(A . Annual Report; B < Bulletin; W . Water-Supply Paper)

Report

loth A, pt. 

llth A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

13th A, pt. 

14th A, pt.

16th A, pt.

W 11........

18th A, pt.

19th A, pt. 

W 27

2 

2 

2 

3 

2

2

4

4

30th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39... 

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52... 

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66..... 

W 75.........

Character of data

Descriptive information only.

Descriptive Information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and 

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements ratings, and monthly discharge... 

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of streams east 

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

Descriptions, measurements and gage heights of stream west 

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams east of 

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights of streams west of 

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries .

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

Year

1884 to September 189C. 

1884 to June 30, 1891. 

1884-92. 

1888-93. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896. 

1895-96. 

1897.

1897.

1897. 

1898.

1898.

1898. 

1899. 

1899. 

1900. 

1900. 

1901. 

1901.

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

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

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

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

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

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

949154 0-51-2
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements, 18

Year

1699 a...;. .............

1903.............. ......

1904.. ..................

1909.... ................

1910. ...................

1914. ...................

1915.. ..................

1 Q1 ft

1919-20. ......... .......

19H1. ...................

1925........ ............

1926. ...................

1930. ...... .............

1931.. ..................

1932

1935... .................

1936. ...................

1940........ ............

1941. ...................

1945... .................

1946.. .................. 

1947................. ...

1949 ....................

- 1

35 

47, h48

65, 75

82

97

0165, p!66, q!67

0201, p202, q203

241

261

301

321

381

401 

431

451

471

501

521 

541

561

581

601

641

661

681

696

711 

726

741

756

781

8O1 

821

851

871

891

971

1001

1031

1051 

1081

1111

1141

bss, se

48

65, 75

1)82, 83

b97, 98

q!67, 168

q203, 204

242

262

302

322

382

4O2 

432

452

472

502

522 

542

562

582

602

642

662

682

697

712 

727

742

757

782

802 

822

852

872

892

952

972

1002

1032

1O52 

1082

1112

1142

3

36 

48, 149

65, 75

83

98

169

243

263

303

323

383

403 

433

453

473

503

523 

543

563

583

603

643

663

683

698

713 

728

743

758

783

803 

823

853

873

893

973

1003

1033

lO53 

1083

1113

1143

4

36 

49

65, 75

m82, 83

97

170

206

244

264

304

324

384

404 

434

454

474

504

5Z4 

544

564

584

604

644

664

684

699

714 

729

744

759

784

8O4 

824

854

874

894

954

974

1004

1034

1054 

1084

1114

1144

5

36 

49

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99, nlOO

171

265

285 

305

325

385

4O5 

435

455

475

505

525 

545

565

605

625 

645

665

685

700

715

745

760

785

805 

825

855

895

925

975

1005

1035

1055 

1085

1115

1145

6

c36, 37

66, 75

99

172

266

286

326

386

406

456

506

526

566

606

626

686

701

716

746

761

786

806 

826

856

876

896

926 

956

976

1006

1036

1056 

1086

1116

1146

7

37

50

k65, 66, 75

k98, 99

k!69, 173

247

267

287 

307

327

387

407 

437

457

477

507

527 

547

567

607

627

667

687

702

717

732

747

762

787

8O7 

827

857

877

897

927 

957

977.

1007

1037

1057 

1087

1117

1147

6

a Rating tables and index to WSP 35-39 e Mojave River only. J Loup, Platte, and Elk

contained in WSP 39. Monthly discharge f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope. tributaries below Pl

for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4. g Rating tables and index to WSP 47-52 k Tributaries of Missis

b James River only. contained in WSP 52. Monthly discharge m Lake Ontario and trib

c Gallatln River. for 1900 in 22d Annual Report, part 4. Lawrence River 'prope

d Green and Gunnison Rivers and Colorado h Schuylkill River to James River. n Hudson Bay only.

River above Gunnison River. 1 Scioto River. o New England rivers on
PUBLICATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more complete years of record 

have been collected. These summaries are available also as separate reprints.

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

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

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

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

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

Reports containing compilations of records of discharge by States and drainage basins

Report Period Water-Supply 

Paper

STATE 

Alabama, Water powers of, with an appendix on stream measurements In 1895-1903

Mississippi. 

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements In Sacra- 1887-1912

mento River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part Z, Stream measurements In San 1878-1912

Joaquln River Basin. 

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements In the (treat 1891-1912

Basin and Pacific Coast river basins. 

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope of........... 1890-1918

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin............... 1895-1927

California, Surface water, supply of San Joaquln River Basin.............. 1895-1927

California, southern, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins In.... 1S94-1927

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay, northern 1S95-1927

Pacific, and Great basins In. 

Colorado, Water resources of............................................. 18S4-1900

Georgia, Water resources of.............................................. 1895-1905

Massachusetts, Surface waters of......................................... 1848-1915

Massachusetts, Hydrology of, Part 1, Summary of stream-flow and preolpl- 1863-1945

tatIon records. 

Nebraska, Surfact) water supply of........................................ 1S94-1906

Oregon, Surface water supply of.......................................... 1878-1910

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of........................... 1S98-1937

Vermont, Surface waters of............................................... 1875-1916

Washington, Summary of hydrometrlc data In............................... 187S-1919

Washington, Summary of records of surface waters of...................... 1919-35

Wisconsin, northern, Water power of...................................... 1895-1905

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization........................ 1894-1921

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Arlz., Colo., N. Hex., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization... 1SSS-1914 

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and Its utilization................. 1S97-1927

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Colo., Utah, Wyo.), Surface waters 1S91-193S

at base stations In. 

Colorado River Basin (Arlz., Calif., Nev., N. Hex., Utah), Surface waters 18S8-1938

at stations on tributaries In lower. 

Columbia River Basin, upper (Mont., Idaho), Surface waters of............ 189S-1938

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of................................... 18S9-1920

Green River (Colo., Utah, Wyo.) and Its utilization...................... 1894-1926

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of......................... 1890-19O8

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

Missouri and St. Mary River Basins (Mont.), Surface waters of............ 1S81-1938

New-Kanawha River Basin (N. C., Va., W. Va.), Surface water supply of.... 1895-1920

Fenobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of........................ 1904-9

Potomac River Basin (D. C., Md., W. Va.)................................. 1895-1906

Rio Grande Basin (Colo., N. Hex., Tex.). Water resources of.............. 1888-1913

St. Mary and Milk Rivers (Mont., Canada), Water supply of................ 1898-1917

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

River Basin. 

Sevler Lake Basin (Utah), Utilization of surface water resources of...... 1889-1937

Susquehanna River Basin (Fa., Hd.) Hydrography of......................... 1890-1904

29S

299

300

447

597-E

636-D

636-E

637-A

74

197

415

1105

230

370

850

424

492

870

156

469

395

617

918

916 

517 

61S 

19S

917

536

279

192

358

491

920

109

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

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

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

these reports.
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 7 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do ......... 

Colorado. .....

Connecticut. . . 

Do .........

Illinois......

Indiana. ......

Iowa. .........

Do .........

Louisiana.. . . .

Minnesota. ....

Mississippi. . .

Do .........

New Hampshire. 

Hew Jersey. . . .

New Mexico.... 

North Carolina

North Dakota.. 

Do.........

Do.........

Period

1895-1915

1904-47

1857-1928 

903-48

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1900-1927

1912-33 

1898-1946 

1895-1906 

1907-19 

1908-11 

1900-1934 

1923-27 

1927-30 

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1895-1919

1924-28 

1928-35 

1935-39 

1910-20 

1903-38

1887-1920 

1929-37

1892-1943

1931-48 

1909-12

1900-1948 

1857-1926

1927-39

1889-1911 

1881-1938

1894-1914

1914-28 

1889-1922 

1892-1928

1928-34 

1934-40

1888-1925 

1889-1923

1889-1936

1866-1945 

1820-1945

1866-1945 

1872-1945 

1857-1945 

1919-21

1882-1938 

1882-1944

1898-1921

1898-1944 

1902-39

1898-1939 

1878-1914 

1914-24 

1924-30

Report

Special Report 20, Water Resources and Hydrology of southeastern Alabama.

urf ace Water Resources of Arkansas ........

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 2, 

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado. 1 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado . 

Bull. 44, Water resources of Connecticut...

5th biennial report ........................

hill. 16, Water powers of Georgia. .........

fater resources of Illinois. ...............

*ub. 72, Surface water supply of Indiana... 

"ub. 112, Surface water supply of Indiana.. 

Stream-flow records cf Iowa. ...............

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams.. 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water 

resources of Iowa .

Report of Division of Water Resources ......

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

(Jeol. Bull. 16, Surface water supply of 

Louisiana.

Plow data and draft storage curves for 

major streams in Maryland. 

Bull. 1, Summary of records of surface 

waters of Maryland and the Potomao 

River Basin. 

Bull. 5, Anne Arundel County Water Resources 

Water-resources investigation of Minnesota. 

Bull. 68, Surface Waters of Mississippi....

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Special Rept. 10, vols. 1-4, Water resources of Montana.

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

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of New 

Jersey. 

Special Rept. 5, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

Special Rept. 9, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey. 

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

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 

Bull. 39, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams. 2 

Hydrologie Data on the Neuse River Basin. 

Hydrologio Data on the Cape Pear River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Yadkin-Pee Dee River 

Basin. 

Hydrologic Data on the Catawba and Broad 

River Basins . 

Hydraulic Data on The French Broad River 

Basin. 

Report to Governor of North Dakota on 

flood control. 

Surface water in North Dakota ..............

Supplement B, 4th biennial report ..........

Bull. 200, Compilation of stream-flow 

records of Ohio.

Bull. Ill, Ohio stream-drainage areas and 

flow-duration tables. 

Bull. 4, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon. 

Bull. 7, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon, 

Bull. 8, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Issued by

Geological Survey of Alabama. 

Do

Arkansas Geological Survey. 

Arkansas Resources and Development Commission; 

University of Arkansas, 

Institute of Science and 

Technology. 

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State engineer. 

Do.

State Geological and Natural 

History Survey. 

State Water Commission.

Geological Survey of Georgia. 

Do. 

iivers and Lakes Commission. 

Division of Waterways. 

Department of Conservation. 

Do. 

State Planning Board. 

[owa Geological Survey.

Do. 

Kansas Water Commission.

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Kentucky Geological Survey. 

Department of Conservation.

Maine Water Power Commission. 

State Planning Commission and 

Water Resources Commission. 

Department of Geology, Mines, 

and Water Resources.

Do. 

State Drainage Commission.

Mississippi Geological Survey. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines. 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources. 

Office of the State Engineer. 

Montana Agricultural Experiment Station. 

Bureau of Water Power, Irrigation, and Drainage. 

Do. 

Public Service Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

State Water Policy Commission.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

State chief engineer.

State Planning Board. 

State Water Conservation 

Commission. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State University . 

Do. 

Department of Agriculture, 

Division of Conservation 

and Natural Resources. 

Engineering Experiment Station, 

Ohio State tftilverslty. 

Office of the State Engineer.

Do. 

Do.

1 Contains records of yearly discharge only.

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

discharge.
PUBLICATIONS 

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge Continued

11

State

Oregon. .......

Pennsylvania . .

South Carolina

Virginia ......

Washington. . . . 

Wisconsin.. .. .

Period

1930-36 .

1890-1911

1884-1946 

1874-1924

1895-1927

1878-1933 

1888-1914

Report

Bull. 9, Water resources of the State of 

Oregon .

Oregon . 

Report of the Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania .

Bull. 17, Summary of records of surface 

water supply of South Carolina.

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

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia ...... 

Bull. 4, Surface water supply of Virginia

(Potomao, Rappahannock, and York River 

Basins) .

(James River Basin).

(Roanoke and Chowan River Basins). 

Bull. 7, Surface water supply of Virginia

(New, Tennessee, and Big Sandy River 

Basins) . 

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries of 

hydrometrie data. 

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

2d report of Railroad Commission of Wisconsin to Legislature on water powers.

Issued by

Office of the State Engineer.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania . 

Department of Forests and

Waters .

South Carolina Research, 

Planning and Development 

Board . 

Department of Education.

Do.

Office of the State Engineer.

Do.

Do.

Virginia Geological Survey. 

Virginia Conservation Coramission.

Do.

Do.

Do.

Department of Conservation 

and Development . 

Railroad Commission of Wisconsin. 

Do.

3 Includes records of discharge Cor all stations in North Carolina in the Tennessee River Basin.

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

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

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

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

Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Washington, and Wyoming.

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

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

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

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

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

Water-Supply Title 

Paper

88

92

96 

147 

162 

334 

426

487

488

520-G

636-C

771

773-E

796-B

796-C

796-G

798

799

800 

816 

836- A 

838

842

843

844

847

867

869

914

966

967-A

967-B

967-C

994

997 

1046 

1066 

1080

The Passaic flood of 1902.

The Passaic flood of 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

The Ohio Valley flood of March-April 1913.

Southern California floods of January 1916.

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

The floods in central Texas in September 1921.

Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

The New England flood of November 1927.

Floods in the United States, magnituds and frequency.

The New York State flood of July 1935.

Flood on Republican and Kansas Rivers, May and June 1935.

Flood in La Canada Valley, Calif., January 1, 1934.

Major Texas floods of 1935.

The floods of March 1936, part 1

The floods of March 1936, part 2

New England rivers.

, , Hudson River to Susquehanna River region.

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

Major Texas floods of 1936.

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

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

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

Floods of December 1937 in northern California. 

Floods of March 1938 in southern California.

Maximum discharges at stream-measurement stations through September 1938. 

Hurricane floods of September 1938. 

Flood of August 1935 in Muskingum River Basin, Ohio. 

Texas floods of 1938 and 1939. 

Minor floods of 1938 in North Atlantic States.

Floods of September 1939 in Colorado River Basin below Boulder (Hoover) Dam. 

Flood of July 5, 1939, in eastern Kentucky. 

Flood of August 21, 1939, in town of Baldwin, Maine. 

Cloudburst floods in Utah, 1850 to 1938. 

Floods in Colorado. 

Texas floods of 1940.

Floods of August 1940 in the southeastern States. 

Floods of May- June 1948 in Columbia River Basin.
18 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY. 1949, PART 7

RECORDS OP DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

report at which records of daily discharge were collected during the year ending September 

30, 1949, by the Corps of Engineers. The records for these stations are not contained in 

publications of the Geological Survey.

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Arkansas River. .............. 

Atchaf alaya River. ........... 

Bayou DeView. ................

Big Black River. .............

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

Cypress Bayou. ...............

Hatchie River. ...............

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

L'Anguille River. ............

Little River. ................

Little Missouri River. .......

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

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

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

Ob ion River. .................

Old River. ...................

Ouachita River. .............. 

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

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

Panola-Quitman floodway. ..... 

Red River. ...................

St. Francis Bay. .............

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

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

Steele Bayou. ................ 

Tyronza River. ...............

White River. .................

Wolf River. ..................

Yalobusha River. .............

Yocona River. ................

Location

Pine Bluff, Ark. ..................... 

Simmesport, La. ...................... 

Norton, Ark. .........................

Bentonla, Miss (includes records at 

Ragln).

Rialto, Tenn. ........................

Baton Rouge, La. .....................

Arkadelphia, Ark. ....................

Batesville, Miss. .................... 

Doddsville, Miss. ....................

Riverfront, Ark. .....................

St. Francis, Ark. .................... 

Fitler, Miss. ........................

 Oxford, Miss. ........................

Period

1949. 

1928-49. 

1939-49.

1929-31, 1935-49.

1939-41, 1946-49.

1945-49.

1939-40, 1944-49.

1947-49.

1947-49.

1940-49.

1939-49. 

1949.

1947-49.

1939-49.

1931-45, 1947-49.

1928-49.

1940-42, 1947-49.

1939-49.

1928-49.

1930-49.

1942-49.

1940-42, 1944-49. 

1938-49. 

1938-42, 1946-49.

1933-49.

1928-49. -i

1930-49. 

1946-49. 

1949.

1928-49.

1936-49.

1938-49.

1946-49.

Note.- The Soil Conservation Service of the U. S. Department of Agriculture has collected records 

beginning in 1931 from eight areas of less than 10 acres each, 3 areas of less than 20 acres each, 

1 area of less than 40 acres and 1 area of less than 100 acres, all near Outhrie, Okla. These 

records are not published but are available in files of the Soil Conservation Service.

COOPERATION

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

Arkansas (except station on White River at Beaver): Arkansas Resources and 

Development Commission, W. C. Pletcher, director.

Colorado: Office of the State Engineers, M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer; 

Colorado Water Conservation Board, C. H. Stone, director.

Kansas: Water-resources division of the Kansas State Board of Agriculture, 

G. S. Knapp, chief engineer.

Kentucky: Kentucky Department of Highways, G. L. Withers, commissioner, 

succeeded by J. A. Keck; Agricultural and Industrial Development Board of 

Kentucky, G. W. Hubley, Jr., director.

Louisiana: Louisiana Department of Public Works, J. L. White, director.

Mississippi: Mississippi Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director.

Missouri (except station on Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at 

Seneca) and station on White River at Beaver, Ark.: Missouri Geological
DIVISION OF WORK 13

Survey and Water Resources, E. L. Clark, State geologist; Missouri Highway 

Department, C. W. Brown, chief engineer.

New Mexico: Office of the State Engineer, J. H. Bliss, State engineer; 

Colfax County Board of Commissioners, C. F. Adams, chairman.

Oklahoma and stations on Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca, 

Mo.: Oklahoma Planning and Resources Board, Clarence Burch, chairman; Oklahoma 

City Water Department, M. B. Cunningham, superintendent.

Tennessee: Tennessee Department of Conservation, Howell Buntin, commissioner, 

succeeded by C. P. Swan, through Division of Geology, H. B. Burwell, director; 

State Department of Public Health, R. H. Hutcheson, commissioner, through Division 

of Sanitary Engineering, R. P. Farrell, director.

Texas: Texas State Board of Water Engineers, E. V. Spence, chairman, J. W. 

Pritchett, and H. A. Beckwith.

Financial assistanoe was furnished by the Corps of Engineers in the operation of 185 

gaging stations, of which 30 were in Arkansas, 5 in Colorado, 2 in Illinois, 15 in Kansas, 

20 in Louisiana, 17 in Mississippi, 26 in Missouri, 5 in New Mexico, 59 in Oklahoma, 1 in 

Tennessee, and 5 in Texas.

Financial assistance was also furnished by the Weather Bureau of the United States 

Department of Commerce, the Bureau of Reclamation of the United States Department of the 

Interior.

Assistance in collecting records was rendered by the following organizations: 

Arkansas: Arkansas Power & Light Co. 

Mississippi: Vicksburg Bridge Co.

Missouri: Little River Drainage District; Empire District Electric Co.; Missouri 

Park Department.

Hew Mexico: Bureau of Reclamation. 

Oklahoma: Grand River Dam Authority of Oklahoma.

Texas: Cities of Araarillo and Wlchita Falls, Lone Star Steel Co., and Wichita 

County Water Improvement District No. 1.

DIVISION OF WORK

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

Survey, Carl G. Paulsen, chief hydraulic engineer and Joseph 7. B. Wells, chief of the 

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

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

(except for White River at Beaver), and for Mississippi River at Memphis, Term., J. L. 

Saunders; in Colorado--F. M. Bell, the work being done in collaboration with M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer, and L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer; in Kansas (except for 

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa and Crooked Creek near Nye), J. B. Spiegel; in Kentucky-- 

F. F. Schrader; in Louisiana--F. N. Hansen; in Mississippi--!. E. Anderson; In Missouri 

(except for Elk River near Tiff City and Lost Creek at Seneca), and for White River at 

Beaver, Ark. and Mississippi River at Chester and at Thebes, 111. H. C. Bolon; in New 

Mexico Berkeley Johnson; in Oklahoma (except for Red River near Terral), and for Crooked 

Creek near Nye, Kans., Elk River near Tiff City, Mo., Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, 

Kans., Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex., and Red River at Arthur City and near Gainesville,
14 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1949, PART 7

Tex.--S. K. Jackson; in Tennessee (except for Mississippi River at Memphis)--W. R. Eaton; 

in Texas (except for Red River at Arthur City and near Gainesville and Lake Texoma near 

Denison) and for Red River near Terral, Okla.--C. E. Ellsworth.

The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the direction of B. J. Peterson, chief, annual reports section.
GAGING-STATION HECORDS 15

MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°37'44", long. 90°10'54", at foot of Washington 

Avenue, just downstream from west pier of Eads Bridge, St. Louis, 15.0 miles downstream from Missouri River and 180.0 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage 

is 379.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, and 379.80 feet above mean Gulf 

level. No datum changes during period of record.

Drainage area.- 701,000 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: March 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological 

Survey1866-1927 (intermittent discharge measurements) and 1928-44 (daily discharge) 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: March 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 

 Since January 1861 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Since January 1890 in 

reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 166,600 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 425,000 second-feet Mar. 11 (gage height, 24.41 

reetj ; minimum, 51,500 second-feet Dec. 23 (gage height, -2.72 feet).

 1933-49: Maximum discharge, 844,000 second-feet Apr. 30, 1944 (gage height, 39.14 

feet); minimum gage height, 40.26 feet July 2, 1947; minimum discharge, 27,600 secondfeet Dec. 12, 1937; minimum gage height, -6.11 feet Jan. 16, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 41.32 feet June 27, 1844, from floodmarks (discharge, 

1,300,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of April 1785 may have 

reached a stage of 42.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Fifty-five discharge measurements made during year. Flow partly 

regulated by many reservoirs and navigation dams on upper Mississippi River, by diversion through Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan into Illinois River, 

and by Fort Peck Reservoir on upper Missouri River.

Qage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

-0.48

-.04

.04

.56

.46

-.21

.06

1.09

.60

.57

.57

.34

.46

.76

.66

.56

1.92

.40

.12

.06

.06

.35

.73

.56

-.19

-.33

-.39

-.32

-.1,3

-.33

-.24

Nov.

-0.20

-.10

g2.50

g4.19

g6.70

g5.45

g3.20

.79

g2.20

g2.50

g2.20

g2.62

g3. 30 g2.se gi.ei

gl.25 gi.eo

gl.30

gl.21

g2.62

g2.50

g2.41

g2.25

2.63

g3.21

g2.60

g2.19

gl.OO

g-.29

g-1.02

-

Dec.

g-0.43

g-.20

g.20

.67

-.10

g.63

g-.52

g-.ee

g-.60 g-.ie

-.49

-.64

g-.84

g-.95

-.76

-.62

-.65

-1.07

g-1.50.

-.43

g-1.55

g-2.24

g-2.63

-2.25

-1.91

-1.65

g-2.18

-1.94

-1.56

g-1.92

g-.85

Jan.

g-1.23

g-1.40

-1.30

-.77

-.40

.71

..92

1.70

3.05

4.09

3.50

6.29

6.24

6.76

4.27

4.31

6.52

9.55

12.56

13.01

10.96

9.69

9.17

12.30

15.92

16.11

g!4.23

16.93

17.36

g!4.41

g!2.00

Feb.

glO.60

g9.50

g6.30

g7.21

g6.70

g6.31

g5.60

g5.40

6.51

6.02

g8.30

g9.68

g8.30

g9.30

15.61

16.95

19.31

16.65

16.57

19.24

IS. 50

22.08

21.66

20.51

20.53

20.07

19.97

20.70

_

_

-

liar.

20.80

20.71

20.77

20.20

19.08

17.86

17.35

17.80

20.72

24.00

24.41

24.31

23.80

23.00

22.66

22. ~21

20.92

16.72

g!6.51

gl5.30

g!4.20

g!4.36

g!4.51

g!4.30

g!4.90

17.64

20.38

21.70

21.91

21.99

21.90

Apr.

22.96

23.99

24.30

23.62

22.70

22.03

21.56

20.95

20.21

20.11

20.16

20.06

20.26

20.67

21.00

20.46

20.48

20.60

20.57

20.37

19.96

16.64

17.03

15.56

14.57

13.74

13.19

12.59-

12.06

11.49

-

May

10.71

9.75

9.52

9.60

10.30

10.33

10.20

9.24

6.95

8.61

8.64

9.52

9.72

9.13

6.89

9.38

9.43

9.26

9.54

9.07

6.71

9.63

10.35

11.65

13.66

14.12

12.90

12.56

12.04

11.00

10.76

June

10.15 10.10

12.65

16.90

16.61

19.29

19.40

18.59

16.53

15.61

14.52

g!3.36

g!3.29

g!3.38

g!4.91

16.91

19.96

19.96

17.03

14.27

12.47

gll.23

gll.OO

g!2.00

13.57

g!3.17

1G.67

19.97

20.12

16.6?

-

July

16.68

17.19

17.49

16.00

g!4.17

g!2.00

glO.35

g9.56

gll.07

g!2.56

15.66

16.36

15.36

g!5.19

g!4.26

g!4.77

g!3.42

g!2.34

gll.OO

gll.53

16.20

g!3.86

gll.68

gll.27

glO.82

g9.79

gB.46

g7.13

g5.92

g5.78

g7.72

Aug.

gB.OO

. 8.06

g8.03

g7.07

g5.63

g6.03

g5.45

g3.82

g3.45

g2.54

g2.35

g3.01

g5.64

g6.50

g4.50

g4.02

g4.'24

4.16

g3.44

g2.35

g2.83

g4.75

g3.66

g3.47

g3.23

g2.60

g2.02

gl.56

gl.57

gl.85

gl.85

Sept.

g2.04

gl.44

.67

.74

gl.29

gl.07

g.06

g.21

g.16

g.06

.15

2.13

5.81

gll.48

gI3.95

g!4.20

g!2.85

glO.95

g9.05

g9.32

g6.22

g6.53

g4.53

g3.43

g2.92

g2.41

gl.43

g.63

g.62

g.73

-

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and Intermittent recorder record.
16 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge in second-feet, of Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

67,200 

70,700 

71,400 

74,900 

72,800

68,600 

72,800 

77,700 

75,600 

74,200

73,500 

72,800 

73,500 

74,900 

74,200

76,300 

80,600 

72,100 

70,700 

70,000

70,000 

72,800 

74,900 

72,800 

69,300

68,600 

68,600 

70,000 

70,700 

69,300 

69,300

Nov.

69,300 

72,800 

g93,500 

£120,000 

5126, OOC

5112, OOC 

g88,50C 

g78,400 

g87,600 

g88 , 50C

g86,80C 

g91,OOC 

g96,20C 

g87,60C 

g82,90C

g79,90C 

g82,10C 

g80,60C 

g83,70C 

g91,OOC

g91,OOC 

g90,10C 

g90,100 

92,70C 

g96,20C

g92,70C 

g85,20C 

g75,60C 

g66,60C 

g62,50C

Dec.

g66,60C 

g68,60C 

g72,800 

74,200 

g72,800

g74,20C 

g66,60C 

g64,50C 

g67,20C 

g71,40C

g67,200 

65,200 

g65,20C 

g64,50C 

65,20C

66,600 

66,600 

g62,500 

g61,900 

65,200

g57,900 

g54,700 

g52,100 

54,700 

57 , 200

g57,900 

g55,300 

56,600 

g58,600 

g57,900 

g63,200

Jan.

g61,80( 

g6 1,200 

62,500 

66,60C 

70, OOC

76,30C 

77,70C 

83,70C 

95,300 

101, OOC

99.80C 

130,000 

143, OOC 

124, OOC 

101, OOC

106,000 

135,000 

167,000 

202,000 

202,000

177,000 

165,000 

161, OOC 

210, OOC 

255,000

253,000 

g234,OOC 

276,000 

271,000 

£229,000 

£194, OOC

Feb.

5177,000 

5163,000 

5149,000 

5136,000 

5132,000

5126,000 

5! 22, OOC 

£119, OOC 

g!32,OOC 

g!47,OOC

g!54,OOC 

g!5S,OOC 

g!49,OOC 

£l72,OOC 

264, OOC

302, OOC 

308, OOC 

299, OOC 

301, OOC 

313, OOC

325, OOC 

366,000 

354, OOC 

331, OOC 

323,000

318, OOC 

318,000 

333,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

336,000 

334,000 

334,000 

322,000 

301,000

284,000 

274, OOC 

292,000 

358, OOC 

416, OOC

422, OOC 

41 6, OOC 

3 98, OOC 

376,000 

370,000

360, OOC 

331, OOC 

g294,OOC 

£261, OOC 

g241,OOC

g228,000 

g234,OOC 

g232,OOC 

g230,OOC 

g244,000

290,000 

331,000 

346,000 

356, OOC 

358,000 

364,000

Apr.

389,000 

409,000 

413,000 

395,000 

376,000

364,000 

354,000 

340,000 

329,000 

327,000

327,000 

325,000 

331,000 

338,000 

340,000

331,000 

333,000 

333,000 

331,000 

327,000

314,000 

290,000 

264,000 

242,000 

220,000

210,000 

202 , 000 

193,000 

185,000 

177,000

Secondfoot-days

2,240,800 

2,641,100 

1,975,100

57,995,200

4,590,900 

6,492,000 

9,933,000 

9,309,000 

5,077,000 

7,309,000 

6,024,000 

3,106,100 

3,263,500

61,961,500

Hay

165, OOC 

153, OOC 

150, OOC 

153, OOC 

160, OOC

160, OOC 

156,000 

146,000 

143,000 

142,000

147,000 

155,000 

156,000 

149, OOC 

148, OOC

154, OOC 

154,000 

153, OOC 

154,000 

148 , 000

146,000 

158,000 

165,000 

192,000 

214,000

218,000 

199,000 

199,000 

190,000 

177,000 

173,000

Maximum

 80,600 

126,000 

74 , 200

629,000

276,000 

366,000 

422,000 

413,000 

218,000 

316,000 

264,000 

138,000 

223,000

422,000

June

167,000 

168,000 

214,000 

269,000 

294,000

304,000 

299,000 

280,000 

253,000 

236,000

220,000 

5206, OOC 

;204,OOC 

;207,OOC 

5240,000

292,000 

308,000 

297,000 

247,000 

211,000

186,000 

5174,000 

5174,000 

5203,000 

210,000

5228,000 

306,000 

316,000 

314,000 

282,000

July

258,000 

264,000 

264,000 

238,000 

5207,000

£180,000 

£160,000 

£156,000 

5177,000 

£200,000

£241,000 

247,000 

236,000 

£229,000 

£101,000

£222,000 

£200,000 

£189,000 

£172,000 

g!90,000

£242,000 

£207,000 

g!88,000 

£174,000 

£172,000

£156,000 

£142, 000 

£126,000 

£114,000 

£120,000 

£135,000

Minimum

67,200 

62,500 

52,100

41,500

61,200 

119,000 

228,000 

177,000 

142,000 

167,000 

114,000 

79,900 

65,900

52,100

Aug.

£138,000 

138,000 

5137,000 

5124,000 

5112,000

5116,000 

5107,000 

g93,500 

g89,300 

g84,400

g83,700 

g93,50O 

5117,000 

5118,000 

5101,000

g98 ,-900 

5102,000 

g99,800 

g93,500 

g85,200

g93,500 

5105,000 

g97,100 

g95,300 

g92,700

g86,800 

g82,900 

g79,900 

g79,900 

g80,600 

g80,600

Mean

72,280 

88,040 

63,710

158,500

148,100 

231,900 

320,400 

310,300 

163,800 

243,600 

194,300 

100,200 

108,800

169,800

Sept.

g81,400 

g76,300 

g72,800 

g7 1,400 

g73,500

g69,300 

g65,900 

g6S,900 

g67,200 

g70,000

g72,100 

g92,700 

135,000 

g!97,000 

g223,000

g222,000 

g202,000 

g!72,000 

gl50,000 

g!50,000

g!38,000 

g!21,000 

g!04,000 

g94,400 

g91,000

g86,000 

g78,400 

g74,200 

g74,200 

g72,800

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,445,000 

5,239,000 

3,919,000

115,000,000

9,106,000 

12,880,000 

19,700,000 

18,460,000 

10,070,000 

14,500,000 

11,950,000 

6,161,000 

6,473,000

122,900,000

Peak discharge (base, 300,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 22 (4 p.m. 376,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 11 (12 n. )

---, _,___ .__. __., _ _ v _ ,._., -- -_- . (2 a.m.) 306,000 see.- 

ft.; June 17 (1 p.m.) to June 18 (4 a.m.) 309,000 sec.-ft.; June 29 (3 a.m.) 320,000 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and Intermittent recorder record. 

Note.- Dally discharge computed from dally mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 17

Mississippi River at Chester, 111.

Location - Staff gage, lat. 37°54'00", long. 89"49'50", in SW£ sec. 24, T. 7 S., R. 7 W. 

3d principal meridian, 0.4 mile downstream from highway bridge at Chester, 8.3 miles 

downstream from Kaskaskia River, and 109.5 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of 

gage is 341.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

No datum changes during period of record.

Drainage area.- 712,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: July 1942 to September 1949 in reports of Geological 

survey.1B73-1927 (occasional discharge measurements); 1928-39 and July 1942 to 

December 1944 (daily discharge) in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: July 1942 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

May 1891 in reports of Mississippi River Commission and U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 426,000 second-feet Apr. 3, 4 (gage height, 24.7

 feet); minimum, 60,100 second-feet Dec. 24 (gage height, 0.0 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge determined, 886,000 second-feet July 3, 1947; maximum 

gage height, 38.17 feet July 4, 1947; (discharge, including unmeasured .overflow, was 

greater May 24, 1943); minimum discharge, 57,800 second-feet Feb. 12, 1948; minimum 

gage height, that of Dec. 24, 1948.

1891-1949: Maximum gage height, 38.17 feet July 4, 1947; minimum, -4.0 feet Jan. 3, 

1900.

Maximum stage.known, 39.8 feet about June 30, 1844 (discharge, 1,350,000 secondfeet, computed tfy Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records good. Forty-nine discharge measurements made during year. Gage read

 once daily Oct. 1-3, twice daily Oct. 4 to Sept. 30. Flow partly regulated by many 

reservoirs and navigation dams on upper Mississippi River, by diversion through 

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan into Illinois. River, and by Fort 

Peck Reservoir on upper Missouri River.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1948 to September 194S

Day

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.4

2.4

1.9

2.1

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.7

3.2

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.3

1.9

l.T

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

Nov.

1.9

2.3

4.7

7.5

8.0

7.0

5.1

4.0

4.8

4.8

4.7

4.9

5.3

4.5

3.9

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.7

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.1

4.5

- 4.7

4.4

3.9

2.8

1.6

-

Dec.

, 1.6

1.9

2.3

2.5

2.0

2.6

1.6

1.3

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.5

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.5

.9

.4

.O

.2

.6

.6

.3

.5

1.0

1.0

Jan.

1.7

1.6

2.2

3.4

3.2

3.8

4.0

4.6

5.9

6.7

7.1

9.3

10.2

9.2

7.4

8.O

10.4

14.2

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.9

13.9

18.2

19.4

18.6

19.1

20.3

a!8.9

16.9

Feb.

14.9 

13.9

12.9

11.8

10.9

10.2

9.7

9.0

8.6

9.2

10.1

10.9

10.9

10.6

14.7

19.5

20.6

20.6

20.5

20.2

20.3

21.2

23.0

22.3

21.5

21.1

20.7

20.5

_

-

Mar.

21.0 

21.0

21.1

20.7

20.0

18.9

18.2

17.8

18. '7

22.3

24.0

24.3

24.0

23.6

22.8

22.8

22.3

21.2

19.4

17.8

16.8

16.2

16.3

16. 0

16.0

17.0

20.3

22.0

22.5

22.6

22.6

Apr.

22.9 

23.7

24.6

24.7

24.0

23.2

22.6

22.1

21.3

20.7

20.6

20.3

2O.2

20.5

20.8

20.7

20.4

20.5

20.5

20.5

20.3

19.6

18.3

17.0

15.8

14.9

14.4

13.9

13.3

12.7

May

12.1 

11.3

10.5

10.3

10.5

1O. 9

11.0

10.7

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.6

10.3

10.4

9.9

9.7

10.1

10.1

1O.O

10.0

9.7

9.5

10.4

11.1

13.2

14.3

14.5

13.3

13.2

12.6

11.7

June

11.3 

10.9

10.9

14.5

17.8

19.4

20.0

19.6

18.3

16.9

15.8

14.8

14.0

14.0

14.5

17.2

19.6

20.3

19.3

16.6

14.6

12.8

11.8

11.6

13.6

13.6

15.7

19.5

20.1

20.2

July

18.2 

17.4

17.8

17.7

16.0

14.0

12.3

10.8

10.7

12.2

14.3

16.6

16.9

16.3

15.6

15.1

15.2

13.7

12.8

11.6

14.2

16.6

14.1

13. 0

11.7

11.4

1O. 2

9.2

7.9

7.2

7.0

Aug.

8.4 

8.7

8.9

8.6

7.7

6.7

7.1

6.0

5.0

4.4

3.9

3.3

4.1

6.2

6.8

5.4

5.2

5.3

5.2

4.8

3.9

4.5

5.6

5.1

4.9

4.5

3.9

3.5

3.1

3.0

3.3

Sept.

3.3 

3.3

2.7

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.3

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

2.0

7.6

11.4

14.3

15.6

15.2

13.6

12.4

11.0

10.3

9.4

7.5

5.9

4.9

4.3

3.7

2.9

2.5

2.4

-

-height record; gage height computed on basis of records for station upstream and down-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, in second-feet, of Mississippi River at Chester, HI., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

69,300 

71,700 

75,000 

75,900 

78,500

76,700 

74,200 

77,600 

82,000 

80,200

78,500 

78,500 

75,900 

77,600 

79,300

78,500 

80,200 

82,000 

75,900 

75,000

75,000 

75,900 

78,500 

80,200 

76,700

73,300 

72,500 

71,700 

72,500 

73,300 

73,300

Nov.

73,300 

74,200 

81,100 

105,000 

128,000

134,000 

123,000 

103,000 

97,800 

106,000

103,000 

103,000 

105,000

106,000 

97,800

92,200 

89,300 

89,300 

89,300 

92,200

97.800 

97,800 

96,900 

96,900 

101,000

102,000 

98,800 

93,100 

82,900 

74,200

Dee.

71,700 

75,000 

77,600 

82,000 

82,000

82,000 

82,000 

75,900 

73,300 

75,900

78,500 

75,000 

72,500 

72,500 

72,500

72,500 

73,300 

75,000 

71,700 

70,800

70,100 

64,800 

62,100 

60,700 

62,80Q

64,800 

65,600 

63,400 

65,600 

68,500 

70,100

Jan.

74,200 

73,300 

72,500 

81,100 

87,500

88,400 

94,000 

97,800 

105,000 

118,000

127.000 

134,000 

160,000 

166,000 

151,000

134,000 

145,000 

179,000 

232,000 

252,000

235,000 

218,000 

204,000 

233,000 

299,000

315,000 

301,000 

320,000 

336,000 

3305,000 

263,000

Feb.

233,000 

218,000 

204,000 

188,000 

176,000

169,000 

162,000 

154,000 

152,000 

162,000

172,000 

182,000 

179,000 

184,000 

259,000

336,000 

356,000 

356,000 

354,000 

349,000

356,000 

385,000 

415,000 

394,000 

378,000

367,000 

356,000 

356,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

365,000 

365,000 

360,000 

352,000 

334,000

311,000 

295,000 

291,000 

318,000 

387,000

417,000 

422,000 

412,000 

399,000 

382,000

382,000 

362,000 

338,000 

301,000 

274,000

258,000 

248,000 

254,000 

248,000 

247,000

276,000 

336,000 

369,000 

378,000 

380,000 

380,000

Apr.

389 

408 

424 

424 

408

387 

375 

365 

347 

338

334 

332 

332 

338 

345

341 

336 

341 

341 

341

334 

315 

289 

265 

238

222 

215 

207 

199 

189

Secondfoot-days

2,365,400 

2,933,900 

2,230,200

62,074,800

5,600,800 

7,552,000 

10,441,000 

9,718,000 

5,307,000 

7,430,000 

6,376,000 

3,421,800 

3,577,600

66,953,700

Peak discharge (base, 300,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 29 (8 a

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000 

,000

,000 

,000 

,000 

000 

,000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000

000 

000

May

182,000 

170,000 

162,000 

160,000 

164,000

169,000 

170,000 

165,000 

157,000 

154,000

151,000 

156,000 

163,000 

163,000 

157,000

158,000 

162,000 

162,000 

160,000 

160,000

157,000 

158,000 

168,000 

179,000 

206,000

215,000 

215,000 

200,000 

198,000 

187,000 

175,000

Maximum

82,000 

134,000 

82,000

664,000

336,000 

415,000 

422,000 

424,000 

219,000 

324,000 

280,000 

147,000 

235,000

424,000

June

171,000 

168,000 

175,000 

227,000 

280,000

309,000 

320,000 

307,000 

282,000 

256,000

237,000 

221,000 

212,000 

212,000 

227,000

274,000 

311,000 

324,000 

293,000 

245,000

213,000 

189,000 

179,000 

180,000 

206,000

210,000 

254,000 

311,000 

322,000 

315,000

July

280,000 

266,000 

274,000 

266,000 

237,000

206,000 

183,000 

165,000 

168,000 

188,000

224,000 

256,000 

256,000 

243,000 

232,000

228,000 

224,000 

203,000 

189,000 

184,000

218,000 

242,000 

207,000 

193,000 

179,000

172,000 

158,000 

147,000 

133,000 

125,000 

130,000

Minimum

69,300 

73,300 

60,700

57,800

72,500 

152,000 

247,000 

189,000 

151,000 

168,000 

125,000 

88,400 

72,500

60,700

.m. ) 341,000 see. -ft.;

Aug.

143,000 

145,000 

147 , 000 

143,000 

132,000

124,000 

126,000 

114,000 

105,000 

99,700

94 , 000 

89,300 

99,700 

119,000 

122,000

110,000 

109,000 

109,000 

107,000 

102,000

95 , 900 

104,000 

112,000 

108,000 

106,000

101,000 

95,000 

92,200 

89,300 

88,400 

90,300

Mean

76,300 

97,800 

71,940

169,600

180,700 

269,700 

336,800 

323,900 

171,200 

247,700 

205,700 

110,400 

119,300

183,400

Sept.

90,300 

88,400 

82,900 

79,300 

78,500

82,000 

77,600 

73,300 

72,500 

73,300

75,000 

84,700 

139,000 

183,000 

221,000

235,000 

224,000 

202,000 

183,000 

166,000

158,000 

145,000 

125,000 

110,000 

101,000

95,900 

90,300 

82,900 

80,200 

78,500

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,692,000 

5,819,000 

4,424,000

123,100,000

11,110,000. 

14,980,000 

20,710,000 

19,280,000 

10,530,000 

14,740,000 

12,650,000 

6,787,000 

7,096,000

132,800,000

Feb. 23 (11 a.m. )

417,000 see.-ft.; Mar. 12 (6 a.m.) 424,000 see.-ft.;'Apr. 3 (11 a.m.) to Apr. 4 (10 a.m.) 426,000 

sec.-ft.; June 7 (7 a.m.) 322,000 see.-ft.,- June 18 (2 p.m.) 324,000 see.-ft.; June 30 (6 a.m.) 

326,000 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for stations upstream and downstream. Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 19

Mississippi River at Thebes, 111.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13 I 00", long. 89°27i50", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 15

 S~, K. 3 W., on railroad bridge at Thebes, 43.7 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum 

of gage is mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary 

gage is water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18'06", long. 89°31 I 05", at Ca?e Girardeau, Mo., 

51.9 miles upstream from Ohio River. Datum of gage is 304.65 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prom Oct. 1, 1941, to Sept. 30, 

1£43, datum of Thebes gage was 0.07 foot higher. No other datum changes during period 

of record.

Drainage area.- 717,200 square miles'(authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: April 1941 to September 1949. March 1933 to February

 1SJ38 and October 1939 to April 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Mo., in reports of Geological 

Survey. Results of 657 discharge measurements made from June 1903 to June 1939 at 

Thebes and referred to Grays Point gage, 2.6 miles upstream, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission.

Gage heights: April 1S41 to September 1949. March 1933 to February 1938 and 

October 193S to September 1941 at Cape Girardeau, Mo., in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1880 to August 1896 at Grays Point, 2.6 miles upstream, and since May 1896 at 

Cape Girardeau in reports of Mississippi River Commission. February 1891 to February 

1894 and since 1904 at Cape Girardeau in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 447,000 second-feet Apr. 4; maximum gage height,

 331.at feet Apr.'4; minimum discharge, 63,400 second-feet Dec. 24; minimum gage height, 

307.43 feet Oct. 1.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 893,000 second-feet May 27, 1943 (gage height, 340.33 

feet, present datum); minimum, 58,700 second-feet Feb. 12, 1948; minimum gage height, 

306.50 feet Feb. 6, 1948.

1880-1949: At Grays Point, maximum gage height, 342.39 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, May 27, 28, 1943; 'minimum gage height, 301.38 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, Jan. 15, 1909 (discharge, 20,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of 

Engineers).

Maximum stage known, 345.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, at Grays 

Point, from floodmarks (discharge, 1,350,000 second-feet, computed by Corps of Engineers), July 4, 1844.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Fifty-two discharge measurements made during year. Stage-

 discharge relation affected by backwater from Ohio River. Flow partly regulated by 

many reservoirs and navigation dams on upper Mississippi River, by diversion through 

Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal from Lake Michigan into Illinois River, and by Fort 

Peck Reservoir on upper Missouri River.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

7*44

7.59

7.79

8.00

8.13

8. 40

8.33

7.96

8.27

8.68

8.57

8.45

8.36

8.24

8.36

8.51

8.61

8.97

8.91

8.30

8.12

8.14

8.19

8.39

8.50

8.20

7.88

7.74

7.70

7.77

7.88

Nov.

7.81

7.90

8.07

8.66

11.30

13.10

13.45

13.48

10.86

10.39

10.86

10.77

10.70

10.88

11.07

10.40

9.85

9.54

9.95

9.83

J.0.09

10.57

10.56

10.38

10.29

10.64

10.80

10.53

9.88

8.94

-

Dec.

8.09

7.89

8.14

8.40

8.98

9.10

9.16

9.05

8.31

7.90

8.02

8.19

7.72

7.47

8.08

8.31

8.04

8.09

8.33

8.47

8.87

9.33

8.85

8.37

8.10

8.33

8.87

8.99

9.39

9.38

8.90

Jan.

8.70

8.87

8.63

9.06

11.43

11.72

11.78

13.84

13.59

14.44

15.57

16.33

17.03

18.49

18.86

18.31

17.74

18s 01

30.38

32.66

23.92

21.71

30.77

21.49

35.47

38.00

38.15

38.25

39.18

39.34

38.34

Feb.

36.83

35.65

34.92

24.29

23.62

23.02

22.57

21.97

21.27

20.68

20.56

20.40

20.18

20.04

21.10

25.23

27.33

27.88

27.84

27.72

27.75

28.13

29.50

30.18

29.68

29.29

28.93

28.60

_

_

-

Mar.

28.60

28.57

28.30

27.91

27.24

26.09

24.73

23.78

23.68

25.88

28.26

28.94

29.14

29.13

28.71

28.31

28.01

27.91

26.63

24.93

23.71

23.16

22.77

22.51

22.17

22.87

25.80

27.94

28.78

29.17

29.44

Apr.

29.62

30.18

30.88

31.30

30.99

30.10

29.11

28.30

27.44

26.51

25.86

25.48

25.06

24.99

25.25

25.40

25.18

25.12

25.21

25.21

25.06

24.76

23.79

22.59

21.44

20.41

19.70

19.27

18.68

18.25

May

17.86

17.28

16.58

16.09

16.05

16.28

16.53

16.48

15.99

15.62

15.44

15.20

15.44

15.85

15.69

15.30

15.28

15.46

15.40

15.49

15.40

15.19

15.23

IS. 87

16.69

18.49

19.08

18.72

18.08

17.97

17.27

June

16.79

16.65

16.24

16.85

20.49

22.52

23.65

23.85

23.25

21.98

20.95

20.09

19.32

18.85

19.00

20.20

22.79

24.25

24.50

22.84

20.84

19.40

17.77

17.05

17.24

18.69

18.74

21.88

23.75

24.22

-

July

23.56

22.09

21.90

22.23

21.64

20.05

18.61

17.03

15.99

16.25

17.82

20.08

21.27

20.99

20.57

19.97

20.20

19.51

18.51

17.74

17.31

20.43

20.29

18.52

17.78

16.86

16.46

15.45

14.52

13.54

12.88

Aug.

13.63

14.13

14.31

14.35

14.08

13.25

12.76

12.75

11.92

11.22

10.68

10.37

10.40

11.36

12. 6C

12.36

11.44

11.33

11.42

11.21

10.75

10.18

10.98

11.41

11.02

10.81

10.51

10.04

9.66

9.40

9.50

Sept.

9.53

9.48

9.45

8.99

8.70

8.69

8.92

8.56

8.10

7.93

7.99

8.11

10.30

15.36

17.49

19.30

19.95

19.35

18.47

17.07

16.16

15.52

14.43

13.00

11.77

10.97

10.46

9.87

9.15

8.77

-

Note.- Add 300.00 feet to obtain elevation above mean sea level. Gage heights Aug. 

from graph based on outside gage readings and records for station upstream.

4-10 obtained
20 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, In second-feet, of Mississippi River at Thebe's, 111., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

El 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

69,600 

70,900 

72,300 

73,000 

74,000

75,700 

74,100 

74 , 400 

78,200 

80,200

79,500 

79,300 

78,600 

78,100 

79,800

80,400 

81,000 

84,900 

81,400 

77,600

77,000 

77,200 

78,100 

79,800 

79,700

77,300 

75,100 

74,700 

74,200 

74,800 

75,400

Nov.

75,000 

75,600 

77,100 

86 , 900 

116,000

136,000 

134,000 

120,000 

102,000 

102,000

106,000 

104,000 

105,000 

107,000 

106,000

98,400 

92,300 

89,600 

92,300 

92,500

98 , 300 

102,000 

102,000 

100,000 

99,600

103 , 000 

103,000 

98,600 

89,600 

79,500

Dec.

72,500 

71,200 

73,000 

75,000 

78,300

77,600 

79,500 

77,700 

74,700 

74,800

78,500 

79,700 

77,100 

75,600 

79,300

79,700 

78,700 

79,200 

78,700 

76,100

76.600 

72,700 

66,100 

64,000 

64,100

66,100 

68 , 400 

68,800 

75,300 

78,100 

78,100

Jan.

82,000 

84,000 

83,100 

90,300 

110,000

108,000 

106,000 

109,000 

113,000 

120,000

133,000 

138,000 

151,000 

173,000 

168,000

153,000 

150,000 

171,000 

234,000 

273,000

273,000 

255 , 000 

239,000 

261,000 

336,000

376,000 

371,000 

372,000 

388,000 

369,000 

327,000

Feb.

287,000 

260,000 

240,000 

220,000 

203 , 000

193,000 

181,000 

173,000 

163,000 

164,000

172,000 

180,000 

189,OOQ 

196,000 

244,000

327,000 

363,000 

366,000 

365,000 

358,000

357,000 

368,000 

400,000 

404,000 

384,000

371,000 

361,000 

355,000

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 300,000 sec. -ft.). -

412,000 sec. -ft.; Mar. 13 (12 m. ) 428,000 se 

327,000 sec. -ft.; June 19 (7 a.m.) 325,000 s 

Note.- Delly discharge computed from dally

Mar.

357,000 

360,000 

355,000 

348 , 000 

336,000

317,000 

299,000 

290,000 

302,000 

363,000

411,000 

421,000 

425,000 

425,000 

416,000

410,000 

404,000 

397,000 

357,000 

320,000

296,000 

285,000 

278,000 

269,000 

268,000

288,000 

346,000 

384,000 

398,000 

401,000 

401,000

Apr.

405 

422 

439 

446 

433

415 

398 

383 

367 

352

343 

338 

334 

337 

343

344 

339, 

339, 

341, 

339,

337, 

325, 

304, 

280, 

257,

239, 

227, 

216, 

206, 

199,

Secondfoot-days

2,386,300 

2,993,300 

2,315,200

63,939,800

6,316,400 

7,844,000 

10,927,000 

10,047,000 

5,366,000 

7,535,000 

6,628,000 

3,440,400 

3,683,700

69,482,300

Jan. 29 (6 p 

c.-ft.; Apr. 

ee.-ft.; Jun 

mean gage h

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

May

191,000 

180,000 

168,000 

162,000 

162,000

167,000 

172,000 

168,000 

164,000 

158,000

157,000 

154,000 

159,000 

165,000 

160,000

157,000 

159,000 

160,000 

160,000 

161,000

159,000 

157,000 

162,000 

172,000 

189,000

215,000 

223,000 

214,000 

205,000 

199,000 

187,000

Maximum

84,900 

136,000 

79,700

673,000

388,000 

404,000 

425,000 

446,000 

223,000 

326,000 

293,000 

145,000 

240,000

446,000

June

380,000 

175,000 

173,000 

201 , 000 

266,000

304,000 

320,000 

326,000 

307 , 000 

280,000

261,000 

244,000 

228,000 

221,000 

228,000

255,000 

298,000 

319,000 

318,000 

282,000

243,000 

211,000 

185,000 

178,000 

190,000

207,000 

223,000 

284,000 

311,000 

317,000

July

293,000 

274,000 

274,000 

279,000 

262,000

233,000 

208,000 

183,000 

169,000 

177,000

203,000 

244 , 000 

259,000 

252,000 

242,000

233,000 

235,000 

218,000 

203,000 

186,000

197,000 

245,000 

232,000 

208,000 

195,000

184,000 

174,000 

159,000 

145,000 

133,000 

129,000

Aug.

138,000 

143,000 

145,000 

145,000 

139,000-

129,000 

125,000 

121,000 

109 , 000 

101,000

96,400 

95,700 

9 9., 8 00 

114,000 

125,000

118,000 

109,000- 

110,000 

109,000 

105,000

99,100 

97,400 

107,000 

107,000 

104,000

101,000 

96,500 

92,300 

87,400 

85,700 

86,100

Minimum Mean

69,600 76,980 

75,000 99,780 

64,000 74,680

59,400 174,700

82,000 203,800 

163,000 280,100 

268,000 352,500 

199,000 334,900 

154,000 173,100 

173,000 251,200 

129,000 213,800 

85,700 111,000 

73,300 122,800

64,000 190,400

Sept.

85,800 

85,900 

83,800 

79,400 

77,400

78,500 

79,000 

75,100 

73,300 

73,300

74,000 

75,700 

114,000 

168,000 

206 , 000

234,000 

240,000 

226,000 

208 , 000 

185,000

174,000 

160,000 

144,000 

125,000 

110,000

102,000 

96,200 

88,600 

82,200 

79,500

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,733,000 

5,937,000 

4,592,000

126,800,000

12,530,000 

15,560,000 

21,670,000 

19,930,000 

10,640,000 

14,950,000 

13,150,000 

6,824,000 

7 , 307 , 000

^.37,800,000

.m. ) 393,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 23 (8 p.m.) 

4 (6 a.m.) 447,000 sec. -ft.,- June 8 (6 a.m.) 

e 30 (10 a.m.) 320,000 sec. -ft. 

sights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights. Discharge for Feb. 11-17, Aug. 4-10 computed from graph based on outside gage readings and recorder 

record for upstream or downstream gage.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 21

Mississippi River at Memphis, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07'37", long. 90°04'2fa", at Memphis, 50 feet 

downstream from Harahan Bridge, ! £ miles downstream from Wolf River, 1.3 miles downstream from Beale Street gage, and 70 miles upstream from St. Francis River. Datum of 

gage is 183.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 184.21 feet above mean Gulf 

level (1912 Mississippi River Commission), and 190.86 feet on Memphis datum (1881 Mississippi River Commission).

Drainage area.-. 932,800 square miles .(authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: April 1934 to September 1949 in reports of Geological 

Survey.In reports of Mississippi River Commission as follows: 1882-1904, results of 

43 discharge measurements; 1931, results of 4 discharge measurement; 1932, results of 

39 discharge measurements; and since January 1933, records of daily discharge and 

results of numerous discharge measurements.

Gage heights: October 1934 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

November 1871, at Beale Street gage, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1890 to August 1932 at Beale Street gage, September 1932 to December 1934 at staff 

gage 1,000 feet downstream, and since December 1934 at water-stage recorder at present 

site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

To adjust gage heights obtained at present site to those obtained at site at Beale 

Street, add 0.3 foot for each 10-foot increment of stage.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 459,900 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,271,000 second-feet Feb. 4; maximum gage

height, 35.20 feet Feb. 5; minimum discharge, 131,000 second-feet Oct. 5; minimum gage 

height, -0.62 foot Oct. 5.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 1,980,000 second-feet Feb. 8, 1937; maximum gage height, 

48.69 feet Feb. 10, 1937; minimum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Aug. 26, 1936; minimum 

gage height, -1.15 feet Oct. 27, 1940.

Maximum stage known prior to 1937, 46.55 feet at Beale Street gage, or about 45.2 

feet at present site, Apr. 9, 1913.

Remarks.- Records good. Computation of records based on 80 discharge measurements made 

during year.

Cooperation.- Sixty-seven discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Gageneignt record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Qage height at 8 a.m.. In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

gl.30

g.75

g-.05

g-.40

g-.60

g-.44

g.26

g.33

g.16

g-.20

g-.32

g-.30

g-.40

g-.05

g.70

.36

.64

gO.OO

g-.23

.17

.82

1.38

gl.54

gl.12

g.75

g-72

g.72

g.50

g.20

g-.05

g-.05

Nov.

g-0.10

gO.OO

.18

.28

.44

1.41

2.09

3.79

6.24

g8 . 05

g8.70

g8.98

g9.14

g9.18

g8.70

g7.80

g7.05

g6.77

g7.10

g6.70

g6.80

8.64

10.35

11.55

11.97

11.79

11.52

11.50

11.86

12.57

-

Dec.

13.30

14.15

15.40

16.47

17.19

17.98

18.97

19.81

20.23

20.15

19.47

18.42

17.07

15.53

14.10

13.32

13.38

11.95

12.98

15.00

17.40

19.39

20.81

23.72

22.23

22.21

22.13

22.36

22.82

23.04

22.89

Jan.

22.53

21.82

2O. 92

19.94

19.25

18.75

19.50

21.20

21.92

24.34

25.43

26.44

27.16

27.74

28.22

28.64

29.19

29.49

29.71

29.61

29.50

29.48

29.24

28.88

28.70

28.82

29.77

30.75

31.49

32.18

32.85

Feb.

33.48

34.14

34.60

35.00

35.17

35.12

35.08

34.92

34.87

34.65

34.28

33.89

33.47

33.02

32.58

32.12

31.57

31.18

31.01

31.03

31.13

31.26

31 47

31.78

32.16

32.56

33.00

33.46

-

-

liar.

33.70

33.90

33.93

33.73

33.49

33.22

32.62

31.84

31.08

30.04

28.50

27.32

26.87

26.90

27.14

27.23

27.31

27.41

27.19

26.91

26.66

26.50

26.11

25.66

25.40

25.06

25.12

25.49

26.40

27.40

28.46

Apr.

29.30

29.97

30.56

31.06

31.54

31. S4

32.12

32.04

31.64

30.97

30.09

28.93

28.13

26.42

25.12

24.06

23.54

g23.44

g23.31

23.04

22.80

22.63

22.49

22.31

21.84

20.98

19.86

18.72

g!7.80

g!7.05

-

May

gie.so

g!6.21

gl5.95

g!5.85 gie.is

g!6.66

g!7.07

g!7.07

g!6.70

g!6.04

gl5.24

g!4.76

gl4.58

14.24

13.64

g!2.96

12.32

11.68

10.81

10.17

9.70

9.42

9.26

9.15

9.23

9.62

10.22

10.93

11.89

12.57

12.68

June

12.72

13.10

13.07

13.04

12.85

12.25

11.29

11.40

12.56

13.37

13.49

g!3.16

g!2.28

J.1.57

11.71

11.50

11.60

12.90

15.10

17.38

19.12

20.22

20.22

19.59

18.40

16.96

15.60

14.63

13.91

13.89

-

July

14.60

15.49

15.97

15.77

15.29

14 86

14.27

13.07

11.77

10.56

9.53

8.90

9.23

10.36

11.73

12.73

13.68

14.22

14.71

15.17

15.41

gl5.53

gl5.60

15.88

16.02

15.60

14.89

14.08

13.22

12.37

11.45

Aug.

g9.DO

8.82

7.36

7. -13

7.12

7.13

7.03

6.75

6.35

6.16

6.15

5.74

5.09

4.47

4.43

4.63

5.20

6.04

6.44

6.80

6.47

g7.46

g7.21

g6.82

6.67

6.70

6.40

5.53

4.74

4.14

3.66

Sept.

3.82

4.36

4.66

4.66

4.54

4.47

4.31

4.33

4.12

3.45

2.92

2.69

2.53

2.54

2.50

3.41

5.40

7.16

g8.41

8.95

8.83

8.52

7.86

7.15

6.44

5.53

4.45

3.66

3.26

3.00

-

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
22 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, of Mississippi River at Memphis, 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

g!59 

g!50 

g!38 

g!33 

g!31

g!38 

g!48 

g!48 

g!45 

g!40

g!38 

g!36 

g!35 

g!43 

g!53

153 

145 

g!36 

g!35 

141

152 

159 

g!60 

g!52 

g!46

g!48 

g!48 

g!46 

g!43 

g!41 

g!41

Nov.

g!43 

g!45 

141 

141 

155

173 

188 

225 

275 

g311

g323 

g330 

g332 

g332 

g318

g300 

g284 

g280 

g286 

g277

g286 

328 

370 

396 

404

399 

388 

388 

393 

40S

Dec.

426 

452 

488 

520 

545

575 

609 

636 

646 

640

612 

575 

526 

479 

438

412 

388 

383 

421 

482

555 

619 

668 

696 

713

713 

713 

728 

750 

758 

750

Jan.

728 

696 

654 

619 

589

578 

609 

671 

735 

789

833 

874 

904 

929 

946

968 

991 

1,005 

1,014 

1,010

1,005 

1,005 

991 

977 

968

982 

1,023 

1,065 

1,088 

1,112 

1,141

Feb.

1,181 

1,220 

1,251 

1,270

1,266

1,254 

1,238 

1,218 

1,196 

1,174

1,150 

1,128 

1,106 

1,084 

1,062

1,044 

1,026 

1,013 

1,006 

1,006

1,012 

1,023 

1,037 

1,052 

1,068

1,083 

1,099 

1,113

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mnu

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,126 

1,135 

1,136 

1,127

1,111

1,086 

1,051 

1,011 

968 

920

869 

828 

813 

817 

828

832 

836 

839 

832 

824

817 

813 

799 

788 

778

774 

781 

806 

850 

896 

939

Apr.

975 

1,005 

1,031 

1,053 

1,066

1,075 

1,075 

1,057 

1,031 

992

947 

900 

854 

792 

743

710 

697 

g697 

g694 

684

677 

674 

671 

667 

651

623 

586 

553 

g524

gsoo

Secondfoot-days

4,482 

8,720 

17,916

176,957

27,499 

31,380 

28,030 

24,204 

12,468 

13,250 

13,356 

7,495 

6,732

195,532

May

g481 

g470 

g464 

g464 

g472

g489 

g498

gsoo

g489 

g470

g450 

g439 

g436 

425 

409

g390 

375 

357 

335 

318

309 

304 

302 

304 

311

323 

340 

360 

385 

398 

401

Maximum

160 

409 

756

1,309

1,141 

1,270 

1,136 

1,075 

500 

635 

498 

309 

311

1,270

Peak discharge (base, 1,000,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 4, 1,271,000 sec.

June

404 

406 

404 

398 

388

367 

344 

352 

383 

404

406 

396 

g375 

g362 

360

357 

370 

412 

481 

550

604 

635 

632 

607 

568

518 

472 

442 

425 

428

July

453 

484 

498 

492 

481

464 

444 

409 

372 

342

320 

309 

320 

350 

388

417 

442 

461 

475 

489

498 

g498 

g498 

498 

492

472 

447 

423 

398 

- 375 

347

Minimum

131 

141 

383

131

578 

1,006 

774 

500 

302 

344 

309 

184 

186

131

-ft.; Apr.

Aug.

g30S 

275 

260 

256 

256

258 

256 

250 

243 

241

239 

231

215 

205 

203

207 

221 

237 

246 

256

262 

g273 

g266 

g260 

258

258 

248 

225 

205 

192 

184

Mean

144.6 

290.7 

577.9

483.5

887.1 

1,121 

904.2 

806.8 

402.2 

441.7 

430.8 

241.8 

224.4

Sept.

190 

201 

207 

207 

205

205 

203 

205 

201 

194

190 

188 

186 

186 

188

209 

248 

282 

g304 

311

306 

295 

282 

266 

252

231 

211 

199 

192 

188

Runoff in 

acre-feet

8,890 

17,300 

35,540

351,000

54,540 

62,240 

55,600 

48,010 

24,730 

26,280 

26,490 

14,870 

13,350

535.7 | 387,800

6, 1,080,000 sec. -ft.

Note.- Daily discharge computed from daily mean gage heights, not from 8 a.m. gage heights.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 23

Mississippi River near Vicksburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18'45", long. 90°54'25", in T. 16 N., R. 3 E. 

wasnington meridian, at combined highway and railway bridge of Vicksburg Bridge Co., 

if- miles downstream from Yazoo diversion canal and 3 miles southwest of Vicksburg. 

Datum of gage is 46.225 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (Corps of Engineers bench mark), or 46.16 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,144,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: July 1931 to September 1949 in reports of Geological 

Survey. ittbtt and 1884 to December 1927 (discharge measurements only) and since January 1928 (daily and moathly discharge and discharge measurements) in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Gage heights: April 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1871 to September 1929, daily readings at Kleinston gage (at mouth of Yazoo diversion canal), if miles upstream from present site, and since October 1929, daily readings at gage on Yazoo diversion canal (1,600 feet upstream from Kleinston gage), in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission. December 1871 to October 1919 at gage half a 

mile upstream from present site, November 1919 to November 1922 at Kleinston gage, 

December 1922 to August 1934 at gage on Yazoo diversion canal, and since September - 

1934 at present site, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

All gages set t;o same datum but readings differ because of slope of water surface 

between them.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1931-49), 562,100 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,574,000 second-feet Feb. 10; maximum gage 

height, 40.38 fefct Mar. '5; minimum discharge, 150,000 second-feet Oct. 8; minimum gage 

height, -1.10 feet Nov. 5.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 2,080,000 second-feet Feb. 17, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 53.2 feet Feb. 21, 1937; minimum discharge, 99,400 second-feet Nov. 1, 1939; 

minimum gage height, -7.02 feet Feb. 3, 1940 (ice jam above).

Maximum gage height recorded (Corps of Engineers), 58.4 feet (Yazoo diversion canal 

gage), approximateiy 56.0 feet on Geological Survey gage, May 4, 1927.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Computation of records based on 195 discharge measurements 

made during year.

Cooperation.- 149 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records of 

daily discharge computed jointly by Corps of Engineers and Geological Survey.

Note.- Table of 8 a.m. gage heights for water year 1947-48 is included herewith.

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, 1947-49 

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

2.30

2.47

2.20

1.77

1.47

1.19

.80

.39

-.06

-.49

-.68

-.67

-.65

-.63

-.59

-.67

-.92

-1.21

-1.26

-1.02

-.80

-.97

-1.30

-1.64

-1.85

-1.86

-1.43

-.74

-.46

-.51

-.64

Nov.

-0.45

.04

.76

1.00

1.10

1.16

1.47

1.85

2.24

2.48

2.72

2.94

3.18

3.47

3.92

3.98

4.06

4.28

4.29

4.26

4.40

4.71

5.14

5.33

5.30

5.10

4.73

4.43

4.27

4.17

Dec.

3.99

3.84

3.71

3.68

3.78

3.74

3.58

3.34

2.68

2.07

1.46

1.25

2.03

3.63

5.59

7.36

8,29

8.69

8.64

8.36

8.19

8.19

8.26

8.17

7.90

7.39

6.93

6.60

6.23

5.57

4.60

Jan.

3.S7

3.07

2.81

3.18

4.82

6.59

8.51

10.94

13.35

14.56

15.29

15.64

15.77

15.68

15.60

15.47

15.24

14.73

14.17

13.43

12.66

11.86

11.12

10.62

10.29

10.00

9.52

8.69

7.10

5.69

4.61

Feb.

4.00

3.75

3.82

3.82

3.65

3.27

3.01

3.31

4.23

5.16

5.96

7.08

8.71

10.62

12.48

13.93

15.32

17.15

19.48

21.94

23.94

25.88

27.23

28,15

29.00

29.79

30.40

30.83

31.51

-

Mar.

32.11

32.86

33.60

34.12

34.42

34.72

34.91

34.97

35.08

35.24

34.41

35.44

35.48

35.38

35.28

35.16

34.96

34.43

33.80

32.90

31.95

31.19

30.70

30.47

30.61

30.90

31.52

32.23

33.05

33.82

34.48

Apr.

35.02

35.49

35.83

36.30

36.69

37.00

37.36

37.69

38.10

38.47

38.78

39.01

39.20

39.52

39.58

39.65

39.69

39.65

39.57

39.47

39.32

39.20

39.09

39.01

38.88

38.93

38.83

38.71

38.61

38.49

"

May

38.37

38.30

38.20

38.09

37.99

37.90

37.58

36.94

35.90

34.55

32.79

30.88

28.96

27.36

26.06

25.30

25.02

25.08

25.15

25.36

25.48

25.63

25.72

25.57

25.08

24.42

23.56

22.63

21.56

20.44

19.38

June

18.32

17.38

16.39

15.14

13.96

12.79

11.84

11.07

10.56

10.28

9.88

9.47

9.04

S.71

8.52

8.58

8.73

8.80

8.84

8.93

9.14

9.40

9.60

9.60

9.69

10.02

10.54

13.09

16.76

19.38

"

July

21.32

22.75

23.74

24.40

24.70

24.76

24.64

24.38

23.88

23.04

22.00

20.81

19.69

18.44

17.24

16.23

15.33

14.88

14.52

14.10

13.60

13.38

13.63

14.42

15.28

15.82

16.17

16.79

17.56

18.29

19.06

Aug.

19.88

21.09

22.09

22.63

22.70

22.30

21.50

20.27

19.46

18.13

17.15

16.26

15.22

14.46

13.92

13.71

13.19

12.58

12.43

12.75

13.03

13.02

12.72

12.23

11.46

10.42

9.46

8.65

8.02

7.37

6.75

Sept.

6.09

5.31

4.64

4.22

4.02

3.85

3.64

3.38

3.12

2.97

2.83

2.69

2.59

2.61

2.61

2.44

2.02

1.72

1.62

1.61

1.55

1.29

.99

.74

.48

.32

.26

.51

.81

.96

~

949154 0-51-3
24 MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Gage height at 8 a.m., in feet, of Mississippi River near Vloksburg, Miss.

1943-49

1947-49--Contlnued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.03

1.08

1.11

.93

.50

-.10

-.57

-.88

-.91

-.61

-.44

-.48

-.69

-.89

-1.01

-1.09

-.96

-.62

-.35

-.39

-.74

-1.05

-1.03

-.64

-.17

.14

.11

-.16

-.38

-.49

-.60

Nov.

-0.78

-.64

-.95

-1.05

-1.01

-.88

-1.03

-.87

-.26

.62

1.98

3.98

6.03

7.33

7.96

8.27

8.70

8.50

9.17

8.76

8.48

8.55

8.51

8.61

9.40

10. 8C

12.31

13.32

13.76

13.66

-

Dec.

13.48

13.57

13.97

14.52

15.30

16.28

17.16

17.94

18.72

19.45

20.07

20.50

20.56

20.22

19.54

18.88

17.88

16 93

16.17

15.78

15.66

16.15

17.25

18.76

20.43

21.73

22.61

23.16

23.51

23.63

23.83

Jan.

24.09

24.32

24.82

24.87

24.72

24.41

23.88

23.37

23.17

23.41

24.07

25.05

26.10

27.08

27.88

28.51

29.28

29.92

30.44

30.79

31.29

31.84

32.10

32.40

32.52

32.67

33.24

34.00

34.54

35.10

35.74

Feb.

36.15

36.61

36.96

37.34

37.63

37.95

38.24

38.60

38.95

39.28

39.41

39.50

39.63

.39.72

39.82

39.81

39.93

40.06

40.20

40.30

40.26

40.20

40.00

39.90

39.88

39.84

40.00

40.05

_

_

-

Mar.

40.06

40.11

40.16

40.25

40.33

40.24

40.21

40.18

40.20

40.18

39.85

39.62

39.31

38.84

38.33

37.78

37.32

36.96

36.56

36.17

35.80

35.64

35 '.31

34.96

34.82

34.74

34.91

34.92

34.86

34.86

35.10

Apr.

35.46

35.85

36.17

36.45

36.75

37.03

37.32

37.57

37.82

38.12

38.30

38.40

38.32

38.10

37.82

37.34

36.82

36.22

35.52

34.83

34.18

33.57

33.08

32.49

31.86

31.29

30.80

30.42

29.67

28.80

-

May

27.84

27.11

26.25

25.50

25.18

25.46

25.88

26.07

26.06

25.92

25.68

25.20

24.58

23.86

23.22

22.68

22.12

21.50

20.68

19.72

18.84

17.92

17.72

19.23

20.60

21.29

21.70

21.93

21.90

22.02

22.32

June

22.73

23.10

23.12

22.92

22.60

22.16

21.61

21.13

20.51

19.96

19.65

19.66

20.18

20.68

21.10

21.29

21.67

21.96

22.12

22.20

22.54

23.42

24.63

25.58

26.13

26.28

26.10

25.48

24.55

23.52

-

July

22.41'

21.47

20.79

20.67

20.97

21.25

21.22

20.84

20.31

19.58

18.59

17.40

16.17

15.15

14.63

14.66

15.35

16.33

17.35

18.27

18.91

19.45

19.78

20.00

20.24

20.30

20.38

20.33

20.00

19.51

18.86

Aug.

18.20

17.24

16.18

14.87

13.40

12.18

11.20

10.55

10.19

9.83

9.59

9.26

8.97

8.70

8.27

7.64

7.10

6.83

6.86

7.18

7.74

8.20

8.53

8.80

9.06

9.09

8.92

8.76

8.62

8.31

7.73

Sept.

6.98

6.27

5.71

5.53

5.72

5.93

5.94

5.83

5.78

5.61

5.42

5.15

4.70

4.23

3.87

3.63

3.68

4.08

4.90

6.18

7.58

8.82

9.70

10.22

10.21

9.70

9.13

8.52

7.86

7.08

.-

Discharge, In thousands of second-feet, water year October 1947 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

190 

193 

193 

190 

178

166 

158 

150 

159 

169

174 

174 

170 

168 

166

166 

170 

175 

178 

174

168 

153 

162 

174 

183

186 

186 

182 

178 

177 

175

Nov.

175 

174 

166 

162 

164

169 

174 

180 

191 

196

234 

276 

314 

336 

344

348 

354 

354 

356 

348

344 

346 

350 

358 

376

408 

437 

459 

466 

459

Dec.

455 

472 

492 

514 

533

556 

588 

625 

652 

686

702 

707 

702 

667 

637

605 

583 

564 

550 

540

533 

577 

622 

667 

713

754 

786 

797 

808 

822 

834

Jan.

841 

852 

864 

864 

852

830 

808 

790 

793 

808

841 

887 

934 

966 

987

1,000 

1,022 

1,040 

1,053 

1,058

1,090 

1,124 

1,153 

1,178 

1,188

1,203 

1,249 

1,291 

1,322 

1,359 

1,396

Feb.

1,417 

1,438 

1,460 

1,481 

1,498

1,514 

1,525 

1,541 

1,552 

1,562

1,562 

1,552 

1,541 

1,530 

1,525

1,519 

1,535 

1,552 

1,552 

1,541

1,514 

1,492 

1,471 

1,444 

1,417

1,422 

1,428 

1,422

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

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Mar.

1,422 

1,422 

1,481 

1,481 

1,465

1,454 

1,444 

1,422 

1,401 

1,375

1,348 

1,322 

1,291 

1,265 

1,229

1,193 

1,183 

1,168 

1,153 

1,138

1,128 

1,119 

1,109 

1,067 

1,049

1,044 

1,058 

1,062 

1,058 

1,058 

1,067

Apr.

1,081 

1,104 

1,133 

1,158 

1,178

1,193 

1,203 

1,198 

1,208 

1,219

1,224 

1,224 

1,219 

1,203 

1,163

1,143 

1,114 

1,085 

1,049 

1,013

1,009 

992 

966 

9"38 

910

902 

879 

852 

804 

779

Thousands 

of secondfoot-days.

5,385 

9,018 

19,743

216,847

31,6*43 

42,007 

38,476 

32,143 

19,448 

18,956 

16,662 

10,153 

8,113

251,747

May

754 

733 

716 

686 

680

693 

726 

723 

719 

716

706 

686 

643 

622 

605

594 

580 

575 

548 

514

490 

474 

486 

533 

577

597 

608 

611 

614 

614 

625

June

640 

655 

640 

622 

600

583 

566 

556 

543 

538

533 

540 

553 

569 

588

602 

614 

625 

628 

631

643 

673 

719 

754 

772

764 

750 

723 

686 

646

July

608 

577 

561 

561 

575

597 

600 

583 

558 

533

509 

479 

450 

426 

418

431 

455 

483 

511 

530

546 

558 

566 

575 

580

583 

583 

580 

566 

550 

530

Aug.

509 

483 

455 

420 

378

358 

344 

338 

334 

320

310 

303 

295 

293 

287

278 

266 

263 

274 

282

297 

301 

306

312 

316

316 

314 

310 

308 

299 

284

Discharge in thousands of 

second-feet

Maximum

193 

466 

834

1,396

1,396 

1,562 

1,481 

1,224 

754 

772 

608 

509 

356

1,562

Minimum Mean

150 173.7 

162 300.6 

455 636.9

150 592.5

790 1,021 

1,417 1,500 

1,044 1,241 

779 1,071 

474 627.4 

533 631.9 

418 537.5 

263 327.5 

212 270.4

150 689.7

Sept.

270 

261 

252 

250 

253

255 

257 

255 

257 

253

246 

239 

230 

223 

216

212 

216 

226 

244 

270

299 

326 

348 

356 

350

336 

324 

310 

297 

282

Runoff in 

thousands of 

acre-feet

10,680 

17,890 

39,160

430,130

62,760 

83,320 

76,320 

63,750 

38,570 

37,600 

33,050 

20,140 

16,090

499,330
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM 25

Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30'2S", long. 91°11'55", in T. 6 S., R. 12 E. 

LOUISlana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highways 71 and 190, 4 miles north of Baton 

Rouge, 67 miles downstream from Old River, 233 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 

253 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 0.14 foot below mean Gulf level, datum 

of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,243,500 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: 1929 (discharge measurements only) and since 1931 in 

 reports of Mississippi River Commission (1931-38, daily discharge computed on basis of 

data obtained at several ranges between mouth of Old River and New Orleans and published 

as Mississippi River below Baton Rouge).

Gage heights: June 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 1828-71 

occasional readings, and since January 1872, daily gage heights, at gage of Corps of 

Engineers, 4 miles downstream from present site, in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 38.9 feet Feb. 22 (affected by diversion 

through Atchafalaya River); minimum, 3.1 feet Oct. 9, 18.

1940-49: Maximum gage height, 46.2 feet Apr. 28-30, 1945, from graph based on readings (adjusted for slope) of staff gage of Corps of Engineers (affected by diversion 

through Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.8 feet Oct. 20, 1940.

Maximum gage height' observed, 47.8 feet May 15, 1927; minimum observed, 0.45 foot 

Nov. 14, 1894. Both maximum and minimum observations'were made at site 4 miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.42 feet below mean Gulf level (datum 

of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same at low stages as the gage 

of the Geological Survey, but at high stages it reads about 0.5 foot lower.

Remarks.- Gage heights affected by tides at low stages. Flow diverted through Atchafalaya

Gage height at 8 a.m., in -eet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

* Oct.

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.0

4.4

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.4

4.0

3.9

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.1

4.4

Nor.

4.4

4.8

4.7

4.7

5.2

4.4

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.8

4.1

4.7

5.5

6.4

7.0

7.8

8.0

9.0

8.9

9.0

9.1

8.8

8.9

8.9

9.5

10.8

12.6

13.9

14.2

-

Dec.

13.4

13.0

13.0

13.0

13.3

13.9

14.5

15.3

16.0

16.7

17.3

17.9

18.4

18.6

18.5

18.3

18.3

17.3

16.5

15.7

15.2

14.9

15.0

15.6

16.7

18.1

19.4

20.4

21.3

21.7

22.0

Jan.

32.3

22.6

23.0

23.5

24.0

24.4

34.2

23.7

23.3

23.1

23.2

23.6

24.4

25.2

25.9

26.6

37.4

28.0

28.2

28.4

28.8

29.4

30.0

30.2

30.5

30.6

31.0

31.2

31.8

32.3

32.8

Feb.

33.2

33.7

34.1

34.6

34.9

35.3

35.8

36.1

36.4

36.8

37.1

37.4

37.6

37.8

37.9

38.3

38.3

38.3

38.5

38.6

38.7

38.8

38.8

38.8

38.8

38.7

38.6

38.6

.

-

-

Mar.

38.6

38.4

38.4

38.4

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.5

38.4

38.4

38.4

38.2

38.1

38.0

37.7

37.2

36.9

36.3

35.9

35.4

35.0

35.0

34.5

34.0

33.6

33.4

33.3

33.6

33.5

33.6

33.9

Apr.

33.9

33.9

34.0

34.0

34.2

34.2

34.4

34.5

34.7

34.9

35.3

35.5

35.5

35.6

35.6

35.5

35.3

35.1

34.9

34.4

34.1

33.7

33.4

32.7

32.1

31.4

30.7

30.2

29.8

29.3

-

Hay

28.7

38.5

27.7

36.6

25.7

25.1

24.9

25.0

35.1

25. Z

25.2

24.9

24.6

24.3

23.5

23.0

22.4

21.8

21.1

20.4

19.4

18.4

17.4

16.7

16.8

17.6

18.5

19.0

19.3

19.3

19.3

June

19.5

19.7

20.2

20.4

30.4

20.1

19.8

19.4

19.0

18.5

17.9

17.4

17.0

17.0

17.2

17.7

18.0

18.4

18.9

19.4

19.6

19.7

20.0

30.9

21.9

22.6

22.9

22.8

22.6.

22.0

-

July

21.3

20.5

19.7

19.0

18.4

18.0

17.8

17.8

17.6

17.1

16.6

15.9

14.9

14.0

13.0

12.0

11.4

11.4

11.8

12.5

13.2

14.1

14.7

15.3

15.7

16.1

16.3

16.5

16.6

16.4

16.2

Aug.

15.9

15,5

14.8

14.0

13.0

11.9

10.9

9.9

9.3

8.9

8.6

8.3

8.1

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

_

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.7

6.6

7.3

8.0

8.6

8.9

8.9

8.7

8.2

7.7

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAIN STEM

Mississippi River near New Orleans, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°56'45", long. 90°10'15". in T. 13 S., R. 10 E. 

St. Helena meridian, at Huey P. Long Bridge, 5 miles west of New Orleans, 22 miles downstream from Bonnet Carre Spillway, 106 miles upstream from Head of Passes, and 126 miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 0.15 foot 

below mean Gulf level, datum of Corps of Engineers (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,243,600 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- Discharge: Since 1928 (except 1937} and intermittently during 1851, 

i«t)a, iB'/s-iaay in reports of Mississippi River Commission (published as Mississippi 

River at Carrolton).

Gage heights: No-vember 1934 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 

Since 1872, at gage of Corps of Engineers, 1\ miles downstream from present site, in 

reports of Mississippi River Commission. May 1873 to December 1922, at gage of U. S. Weather 

Bureau at foot of Canal Street, 11 miles downstream from present site, and since January 

1923, at gage of Corps of Engineers, in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes - Maximum gage height during year, 18.2 feet Feb. 24, 25 (affected by diversion 

through Atchafalaya River); minimum, 1.2 feet Oct. 9.

1934-48: Maximum gage height, 19.5 feet May 20, 1944, Apr. 12-26, 1945 (affected 

by diversion through Atchafalaya River in 1944 and 1945 and through Bonnet Carre Spillway in 1945); minimum, -0.65 foot Jan. 25,1940.

Maximum gage height observed, 21.3 feet Apr. 25, 1922; minimum observed, -1.6 feet 

Dec. 27, 1872. Both maximum and. minimum observations were made at site 2? miles downstream on gage of Corps of Engineers, with datum 0.13 foot below mean Gulf level (datum 

of Corps of Engineers). This gage reads practically the same below 19.0 feet as does 

the gage of the Geological Survey, but above 19.0 feet it reads lower, the difference 

increasing to a maximum of 0.10 foot.

Remarks.- Gage heights affected by tides. 

RTver.

Some flow diverted at times through Atchafalaya

Qage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.2

2.3

Z.Z

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.9

2.2

2.3

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.4

2.0

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.3

Nov.

2.2

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.2

2.6

2.6

2.3

2.6

2.0

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.2

2.5

2.8

3.6

3.1

3.4

3.7 3.6'

3.4

3.2

3.3

3.5

4.1

4.3

4.7

-

Dec.

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.5

4.6

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.3

6.4

6.5

6.4

6.9

6.5

6.1

5.3

5.2

5.0

4.9

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.6

7.1

7.9

8.0

8.0

Jan.

8.1

8'. 3

8.6

9.1

9.4

9.5

9.5

9.4

9.2

8.9

8.8

9.0

9.3

9.8

10.3

10.8

11.5

12.2

12.5

12.4

12.6

13.0

13.2

13.5

13.7

13.7

13.9

14.1

-

14.5

-

Feb.

15.0

15.2

15.6

15.9

16.1

16.3

16.4

16.6

16.9

17.1

17.3

17.4

17.5

17.7

17.8

17.9

17.9

17.9

18.1

18.1

18.1

18.1

18.1

18.2

18.2

18.1

18.1

18.1

-

_

-

Mar.

1S.O

18.0

17.9

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.8

17.7

17.7

17.7

17.6

17.6

17.5

17.5

17.4

17.3

17.1

16.9

16.7

16.5

16.3

16.0

15.8

15.6

15.5

15.4

15.4

15.4

Apr.

15.4

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.5

15.6

15.7

15.9

16.0

16.1

16.2

16.2

16.2

16.2

16.1

16.1

16.1

16.0

15.8

15.6

15.3

15.0

14.6

14.2

13.9

13.6

Hay

13.3

13.0

12.7

12.4

11.9

11.4

11.0

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.8

10.7

10.6

10.5

10.3

10.1

9.8

9.4

8.9

8.5

7.9

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.6

7.6

June

7.6

7.5

7.6

7.7

7.8

7.9

«

_

.

-

_

7.3

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.5

6.7

6.9

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.7

7.8

8.0

8.4

8.7

9.0

9.3

' 9.2

9.0

July

8.7

8.5

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.1

6.9

6.9

6.6

6.4

6.3

6.1

5.9

5.5

4.9

4.3

4.0

3.9

3.9

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.9

5.1

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.9

Aug.

5.8

5.7

5.5

5.2

4.8

4.3

3.9

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

Sept.

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.1

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.8

3.1

2.S

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.8

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 27

Meramec River near Steelville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°59'55", long. 91°21'40", in NE^ sec. 21, T. 38 

N., K. 4 W., at St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 400 feet upstream from county 

highway bridge, 0.8 mile upstream from Whittenburg Creek, and lj miles north of 

Steer"j.ll3. Datum of gage is 681.58 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 781 square miles.

Hecorgs available.- December 1922 to September 1949. Gage-height records 1916-33 site 1 

"mile upstream in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 26 years (1923-49), 604 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 16.68

 feet); minimum, 146 second-feet Oct. 2, 3, 5, 15 (gage height, 1.54 feet).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 47,800 second-feet June 26, 1935; maximum gage height, 

24.30 feet June 9, 1945; minimum discharge, 74 second-feet July 22, 1934 (gage height, 

0.35 foot, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 26.5 feet (present site) Aug.20, 1915 Discharge, 60,000 seconafeet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Hevlsidns (water years).- W 897: 1939. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 

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

1.5 139 2.9 560 8.0 4,730 

1.8 194 3.5 905 10.0 6,940 

2.3 308 4.5 1,560 12. 0 9,850 

2.5 376 5.5 2,380 13.5 12,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

Y 

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.

153

151 

149 

151 

151

160 

186 

172 

170 

169

165 

158 

156 

153 

153

172 

169 

169 

178 

176

170 

167 

161 

158 

158

160 

160 

160 

160 

163 

174

Nov.

198 

270 

582 

582 

388

330 

300 

270 

256 

245

240 

238 

230 

221 

213

209 

202 

200 

204 

198

198 

198 

196 

194 

192

190 

184 

182 

180 

178

Dec.

176 

174 

172 

170

159

167 

163 

160 

160 

160

163 

163 

165 

169 

178

192

238 

236 

226 

215

202 

194

190 

192

190

184 

182 

186 

198 

308 

324

Jan.

236 

270 

258 

260 

281

284 

279 

265 

254 

267

445 

456 

392 

347 

318

347 

465 

853 

7,970 

3,450

1,420 

1,100 

1,290 

4,330

6,570

2,640 

1,720 

5,990 

2,920 

1,420 

1,130

Feb.

935 

785

7S7 

1,460 

1,220

1,030 

905 

815 

749

681

610 

560 

530 

680 

9,460

12,400 

2,380 

1,560 

1,260 

1,060

905 

785 

698 

648 

598

550 

525 

490

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

taiga 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

1

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

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

5,052 

7,468 

5,966

34,928

18,277 

15,046 

11,725 

17,114 

12,288 

32,374 

15,461 

8,051 

20,484

tel* year 1948-49 ....:..... 249,306

Mar.

456 

434

412 

396 

384

380 

358

351 

358 

400

475 

593 

703 

785 

1,360

1,260 

1,530

6,330 

3,760 

2 , 200

1,990 

2,820 

2,380 

1,560 

1,220

1,160 

2,380 

1,910 

1,290 

1,060 

1,030

Maximum

186 

582 

324

9,370

7,970 

12,400 

6,330 

998 

676 

1,910 

1,790 

1,260 

3,660

12 , 400

Apr.

905 

785 

' 773 

998 

965

875 

779 

692 

615 

571

545 

525

500 

485 

447

416 

400 

384 

362 

347

337 

330 

324 

308 

297

300 

904 

773 

632 

540

May

495 

465 

434 

392 

3g2

340 

324 

318 

314 

314

303 

292 

281 

272 

267

263 

258 

258 

260 

263

281 

388 

456 

447 

654

664 

637 

676 

648 

520 

442

Minimum

149 

178 

160

144

254 

490 

351 

297 

258 

297 

230 

190 

182

149

June

520 

1,600 

1.870 

1,910 

1 , 420

965 

905 

785 

686 

582

560 

875 

1,030 

845 

773

935 

749 

576 

490 

425

392 

425 

447 

372

340

334 

540 

396 

330 

297

Mean

163 

249 

192

505

1,557 

1,609 

1,346 

570 

396 

746 

499 

260 

683

683

Peak discharge (base, 9,200 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (9:30 p.m.) 11,600 sec

19,300 sec. -ft.

July

272 

253 

245 

236 

232

230 

234 

236 

279

697

1,790 

965

535 

465

998 

708 

722 

1,220 

670

495 

392 

3S3 

545 

369

321 

Z94 

272 

2=>o 

243 

234

Per 

square 

mile

0.209 

.319 

.246

.647

1.99 

2.06 

1.72 

.730 

.507 

.955 

.639 

.333 

.875

.875

Aug.

22R 

22^ 

215 

211 

202

198 

196 

194 

190 

190

192 

200 

196 

200 

228

209 

207 

209 

228 

1,260

429 

308 

263 

236 

217

213 

204 

258 

270 

251 

226

Sept.

207 

195 

190 

188 

188

182 

194

188 

188 

186

190 

589 

3,380 

3,660

1,500

1,030 

755 

958 

1,500 

1,030

761 

588 

480 

400 

347

314 

297 

279 

265 

254

Runoff

Inches Acre feet

0.24 10,020 

.36 14,810 

.28 11,830

8.80 366,800

2.30 95,760 

2.15 89,350 

1.99 82,760 

.81 33,950 

.59 24,370 

1.07 44,380 

.74 30,670 

.38 15,970 

.98 40,630

11.89 494,500

-ft.; Feb. 16 (3 a.m.)
28 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Meramec River near Sullivan, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°09'30", long. 91°06'30", in SEirNEir sec. 35, T. 40

JM., K. 2 ¥., at Sappington Bridge, 3f miles downstream from Brazil Creek and 4 miles

southeast of Sullivan. Datum of gage is 581.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 1,475 square miles.

Kgcoras available.- September 1921 to September 1933, November 1943 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 17 years (1921-33, 1944-49), 1,282 second-feet. 

.Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 20.3

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 297 second-feet Oct. 2-6. 

1921-33, 1943-49: Maximum discharge, 77,300 second-feet June 9, 1945 (gage height,

32.0 feet); minimum 160 second-feet Sept. 22-30, Oct. 2, 3, 1932; minimum gage height,

1.38 feet Sept. 28, 29, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 33.5 feet in August 1915, from information by local residents

(discharge, 90,000 second-feet). 

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

which are fair. 

Revisions (water years').- W 1007;, 1922, 1923(M), 1924-30, 1933, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.5 271 4.0 1,340 12.5 

2.0 415 5.5 2,250 14. O 

2.5 595 7.5 3,720 16. O 

3.0 820 10.5 6,750 18.6

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

311 

297 

a297 

297 

297

297 

384 

369 

354 

340

340 

325 

325 

311 

311

a325 

a415 

400 

384 

369

354 

354 

340 

340 

325

325 

325 

325 

311 

369 

415

Nov.

415 

637 

726 

1,020 

916

820 

681 

637 

555 

517

517 

517 

481 

a460 

447

447 

447 

415 

415 

415

a415 

415 

415 

415 

415

400 

384 

369 

354 

354

Dec.

354 

354 

354 

354 

354

340 

340 

340 

3340 

340

325 

325 

325 

340 

415

481 

481 

447 

447 

415

415 

400 

400 

400 

384

a384 

384 

369 

369 

369 

699

Jan.

726 

595 

555 

555

772

726 

726 

681 

a650 

820

1,220 

1,060 

868 

726 

726

a770 

a870 

a2,000 

12,300 

10,600

3,240 

2,450 

2,120 

7,530 

13,600

8,920 

4,650 

9,310 

9,010 

3,880 

2,660

Feb.

a2,000 

1,860 

1,740 

2,320 

2,450

2,120 

al,900 

dl,700 

(11,500 

1,280

1,280 

1,220 

al,150 i,aeo

17,100

22,300 

10,200 

3,640 

2,870 

2,380

1,920 

1,860 

1,620 

1,500 

1,440

1,340 

al,250 

1,170

unx.4 v. Second 

Month foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

Jnne 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

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

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

lendar year 194 

ary .

3 ...... 3

1

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

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

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

10,531 

15,421 

12,044

38,901

55,316 

34,390 

35,748 

11,192 

50,567 

12,015 

52,646 

1.4,731 

!7,686

ter year 1948-49 .......... 512,287

Mar.

1,120 

1,060 

1*020 

1,020 

965

916 

916 

868 

868 

965

al,100 

1,340 

1,500 

1,620 

2,590

2,870 

3,640 

7,600 

9,010 

5,050

3,100 

5,650 

5,760 

3,800 

2,940

2,730 

4,060 

3,800 

3,100 

2,520 

a2,250

Maximum

415 

1,020 

699

11,600

13,600 

22,300 

9,010 

2,320 

1,920 

2,940 

3,240 

1,170 

3,970

22,300

Apr.

1,990 

1,740 

1,860 

2,320 

2,250

2,060 

1,800 

al,650 

1,500 

1,390

1,390 

1,280 

1,220 

1,170 

1,120

1,060 

1,020 

916 

916 

868

868 

a850 

820 

820 

772

772 

al,600 

1,990 

1,740 

1,440

9,310 

12,000 

16,200 

22,600

1948 to September

May

1,340 

1,220 

1,060 

1/020 

965

916 

868 

820 

820 

820

868 

772 

726 

637 

681

637 

637 

637 

681 

637

820 

al,000 

965 

1,440 

1,800

1,920 

1,340 

1,220 

1,220 

1,060 

1,020

Minimum

297 

354 

325

271

555 

1,150 

868 

772 

637 

726 

481 

400 

369

297

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 see. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (7 p.m.) 15,

June

1,390 

1,990 

2,940 

2,940 

2,450

a2,000 

1,560 

1,440 

1,280 

1,220

1,020 

1,020 

1,620 

1,620 

1,680

1,620 

1,390 

1,170 

1,020 

a900

1,220 

1,170 

1,120 

868 

868

868 

1,120 

965 

820 

726

Mean

340 

514 

389

1,063

3,397 

3,371 

2,766 

1,373 

986 

1,400 

1,053 

475 

923

1,404

1949

July

a650 

555 

555 

517 

481

481 

517 

595 

595 

2,590

3,240 

2,250 

1,500 

1,220 

1,020

916 

al,280 

al,280 

a2,050 

1,740

1,170 

1,060 

868 

1,060 

868

726 

637 

595 

555 

555 

a520

Per 

square 

mile

0.231 

.348 

.264

.721

2.30 

2.29 

1.88 

.931 

.668 

.949 

.714 

.322 

.626

.952

300 seo.-ft.j Jan

Aug.

481 

481 

447 

447 

447

415 

415 

a410 

400 

400

400 

400 

400 

400 

400

415 

415 

415 

400

744

1,170 

726 

555 

447 

447

415 

415 

481 

481 

447 

415

Sept.

400 

384 

384 

369 

384

369 

384 

400 

384 

384

369 

595 

1,870 

5,970 

2,250

1,680 

1,280 

1,220 

1,800 

1,680

1,280 

965 

866 

772 

' 637

595 

555 

517 

481 

a460

Runoff

Inches

0.27 

.39 

.30

9.80

2.66 

2.38 

2.16 

1.04 

.77 

1.06 

.82 

.37 

.70

12.92

25 IS ?;

Acre-feet

20,890 

30,590 

23,890

771,300

208,900 

187,200 

170,100 

81,700 

60,630 

83,340 

64,750 

29,220 

54,910

1,016,000

m.) 14,700

10,600 sec.-ft.

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

stations.

d Doubtful gage-height records discharge computed as explained In footnote a,
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 29

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°25 t 40", long. 90°49'35", in SW^NWi sec. 32, T.

43 W., R. 2 E., at county highway bridge 1 mile northwest of Robertsville and if miles

upstream from Calvey Creek. Datum of gage is 448.24 feet above mean sea level, datum

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,673 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,303 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,400 second-feet Feb. 1? (gage height, 22.80 

 feet); minimum, 356 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.84 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 102,000 second-feet June 10, 1945 (gage height, 34.0

feet); minimum, 256 second-feet Aug. 23, 24, 1941 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

Maximum stage known, 36.1 feet in August 1915, from floodmark a quarter of a mile

below gage adjusted for slope in water surface (discliarge, 125,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. * 

Revisions.- W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 9)

Discharge, in i

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

374 

374 

374 

374 

368

374 

439 

445 

457 

457

451 

445 

433 

415 

397

397 

487 

487 

469 

487

487 

469 

451 

433 

427

421 

415 

415 

409 

421 

439

Nov.

475 

700 

753 

880 

1,100

950 

908 

915 

846 

779

733 

720 

700 

662 

638

624 

599 

592 

580 

580

580 

574 

580 

586 

580

567 

555 

543 

530 

518

Dec.

506 

494 

481 

475 

481

475 

481 

469 

463 

463

457 

457 

457 

457 

469

494 

530 

586 

605 

599

599 

574 

561 

561 

549

530 

518 

518 

681 

630 

707

2.8 344 9.0 6,390 

3.5 779 11.0 9,130 

4.0 1,140 13.5 13,000 

5.0 2,020 18.0 20,900 

7.0 4,060 22.3 31,000

second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Jan.

2

3 

4 

3 

2 

1

1 

1 

5 

10 

14

15 

5 

5 

9 

14

18 

14 

12 

15

sis

g6

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

867 

853 

812 

901

887

887 

950 

950 

860 

,390

,010 

,390 

,640 

,510 

,920

,830 

,780 

,150 

,900 

800

300 

760 

400 

580 

800

,500 

,600 

,500 

,000 

,000 

000

Feb.

g4,280 

g3,540 

g3,120 

g2,810 

g3,960

5,160 

4,060 

3,540 

3,220 

2,910

2,710 

2,410 

2,260 

2,690 

12,500

19,400 

30,800 

21,500 

6,130 

4,720

3,960 

3,430 

3,010 

2,810 

2,610

2,410 

2,260 

2,120

Secondfoot-days

13,291 

20,347 

16,327

707,054

192,727 

164,330 

141,940 

69,760 

43,518 

79,740 

58,931 

21,206 

54(029

876,146

Mar.

1,970 

1,880 

1,740 

1,690 

1,600

1,560 

1,460 

1,420 

1,380 

1,420

1,460 

1,600 

1,920 

2,610 

3,540

4,830 

5,280 

3,130 

11,700 

14,000

8,280 

8,840 

9,580 

7,860 

5,400

4,830 

5,280 

6,780 

6,130 

5,050 

4,720

Maximum

487 

1,100 

707

16,800

18,500 

30,800 

14,000 

4,940 

2,120 

7,580 

6,170 

1,180 

7,720

30,800

Apr.

4,940 

4,060 

3,540 

3,740 

4,280

4,170 

3,540 

3,120 

2,710 

2,410

2,260 

2,120 

2,020 

1,960 

1,830

1,690 

1,600 

1,510 

1,420 

1,380

1,340 

1,340 

1,260 

1,220 

1,180

1,140 

1,180 

2,310 

2,460 

2,070

May

1,780 

1,640 

1,510 

1,420

1,300

1,220 

1,190 

1,100 

1,180 

1,340

2,070 

1,510 

1,300 

1,140 

1,100

1,020 

350 

950 

915 

908

985 

1,100 

2,020 

1,780 

1,920

2,120 

1,970 

1,690 

1,600 

1,460 

1,340

June

1,510 

1,830 

4,060 

5,880 

7,580

4,280 

2,910 

2,410 

2,410 

1,970

1,690 

1,780 

2,160

4,170 

5,280

5,640 

3,540 

2,610 

1,970 

1,640

1,460 

1,380 

1,640 

1,420 

1,220

1,140 

1,180 

1,600 

1,920 

1,460

Minimum Mean

368 429

475 678 

457 527

356 1,932

812 6,217 

2,120 5,869 

1,380 4,579 

1,140 2,325 

908 1,404 

1,140 2,658 

746 1,901 

561 684 

518 1,801

368 2,400

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 sec. -ft,).- Feb. 17 (6 to 12 p.m.) 32,400

July

1,180 

1,020 

915 

853 

786

746 

799 

1,260 

1,560 

1,600

4,610 

6,170 

5,050 

2,810 

2,210

1,780 

1,510 

2,070 

2,160 

3,320

3,010 

2,610 

1,970 

1,460 

1,380

1,380 

1,140 

985 

915 

860 

8l2

Per 

square 

mile

0.160 

.254

.197

,723

2.33 

2.20 

1.71 

.870 

.525 

,994 

,711 

.256 

.674

.898

sec. -ft.

Aug.

772 

753 

720 

700 

668

649 

643 

618 

592 

586

580 

586 

574 

567 

561

561 

586 

636 

618 

649

870 

1,180 

1,140 

887 

753

675 

624 

611 

605 

624 

618

Sept.

662 

649 

599 

574 

555

555 

543 

536 

530 

524

518 

957 

3,540 

3,850 

7,720

3,540 

3,430

4,500 

3,960 

3,540

2,710 

1,970

i.sio

1,260 

1,060

985 

901 

839 

779 

733

Runoff

inches

0.18 

.28 

.23

9.85

2.68 

2.29 

1.97 

.97 

.61 

1.11 

.82 

.30 

.75

12.19

Acre-feet

26,360 

40,360 

32,380

1,403,000

382,300 

325,900 

281,500 

138,400 

86,320 

158,200 

116,900 

42,060 

107,200

1,738,000

g Computed from graph based on occasional gage reading
30 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Merameo River near Eureka, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°30'20", long. 90°35'30", in SE£ sec. 32, T. 44 

N., K. 4 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, 2 miles east of Eureka and 3 miles downstream from Big River. Datum of gage is 405.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,788 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1906, October 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1921-49), 3,102 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,900 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 21.80 

reetj; minimum, 468 second-feet Oct. 1.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet June 11, 1945 (gage height, 36.94 

feet); minimum, 196 second-feet Aug. 27, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 feet Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks, present site and 

datum (discharge, 175,000 second-feet, "by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1938(M). W 977: 1942. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1943-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 385

1.5 780

2.3 1,520

3.5 2,800

5.5 5,280

8.0 8,850

12.0 15,600

16.0 23,000

21.4 34,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2324-

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

475

482

482

482

490

498

551

623

631

.655

663

639

607

575

559

559

631

679

754

814

822

772

720

663

647

639

631

623

623

631

671

Nov.

704

991

1,230

1,680

1,880

1,930

1,820

1,680

1,520

1,380

1,280

1,320

1,320

1,210

1,130

1,070

973

946

964

1,320

1,320

1,160

1,090

1,040

1,000

937

910

874

848

822

-

Dec.

797

763

754

738

754

720

704

695

687

671

655

655

647

655

679

695

780

946

1,050

1,070

1,040

982

928

937

901

865

874

883

1,420

1,320

J.,720

Jan.

1,680

1,620

1,520

1,930

3,000

3,620

2,520

2,140

1,880

3,830

5,140

5,020

5,020

3,740

2,920

2,800

2,750

7,440

17,800

22,000

23,400

11,800

7,780

14,200

20.500

27,700

29,OOO

22,200

21,500

g20,700

glO,3OO

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

g6,080

g5,680

g4,620

g5,140

g5,140

g6,770

g5,540

g4,760

g4,500

g4,000

g3,740

g3,500

g3,260

g3,740

g!7,300

g26,600

34,600

31,500

15,600

6,770

5,540

4,760

4,240

4,000

3,740

3,500

3,260

3,150

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

19,291

36,349

26,985

1,034,293

307,450

231,030

207,880

101,420

64,390

103,000

89,930

27,602

80,445

1,295,772

Mar.

2,920

2,750

2,580

2,470

2,360

2,250

2,140

2,090

2,O4O

2,090

2,580

3,150

3,260

4,000

5,280

6,770

7,200

8,530

15,100

17,800

13,200

12,800

14,000

11,800

8,230

6,910

8,850

11,000

9,330

7,630

6,770

Maximum

822

1,930

1,720

23,200

29,000

34,600

17,800

6,360

3,260

7,930

9,490

1,420

8,850

34,680

Apr.

6,360

5,680

4,880

5,280

5,950

5,920

5,140

4,500

3,870

3,620

3,260

5,150

3,040

2,920

2,750

2,580

2,470

2,300

2,200

2,090

1,980

1,980

1,880

1,820

1,720

1,720

1,720

3,350

4,000

3,260

-

May

2,690

2,520

2,360

2,140

1,980

1,880

1,720

1,620

1,980

2,300

2,520

2,520

2,040

1,780

1,620

1,520

1,480

1,380

1,380

1,380

1,420

1,620

2,090

2,580

2,750

3,260

2,930

2,520

2,300

2,140

1,980

Minimum

475

704

647

445

1,520

3,150

2,040

1,720

1,380

1,680

1,120

695

639

475

June

2,140

2,690

4,370

6,080

7,930

6,080

3,870

3,040

2,800

2,520

2,250

2,860

2,920

4,760

6,630

6,630

4,880

3,500

2,750

2,250

2,090

1,930

2,140

2,140

1,980

1,680

1,680

1,930

4,120

2,360

-

Mean

622

1,212

870

2,826

9,918

8,251

6,706

3,381

2,077

3,433

2,901

890

2,682

3,550

July 

1,820

1,580

1,380

1,230

1,140

1,120

1,230

1,580

2,250

3,230

8,530

8,850

9,490

5,140

3,380

2,800

2,420

2,250

3,380

3,620

4,120

3,260

3,040

2,250

1,930

1,930

1,720

1,520

1,380

1,210

1,120

Per

square 

mile

0.164

.320

.230

.746

2.62

2.18

1.77

.893

.548

.906

.766

.235

.708

.937

Aug.

1,080

l,c

S

c

30

73

37

883

848

£

7

7

06

63

46

738

797

7

7

46

29

95

720

679

8

8

8

06

83

65

910

788

1,3

1,4

1,2

20

20

80

1,040

928

8

7

9

a

31

80

10

40

831

Sept.

788 874"

797

738

695

687

704

695

687

671

639

1,220

8,850

6,770

8,380

6,080

3,870

7,780

5,950

4,760

3,870

2,920

2,300

1,930

1,680

1,480

1,320

1,200

1,100

1,010

-

Runoff

Inches

0.19

.36

.26

10.15

3.02

2.27

2.04

1 1.00

.63

1.01

f.B8

.27

.79

12.72

Acre-feet

38,260

72,100

53,520

2,051,000

609,800

458,200

412,300

201,200

127,700

204,300

178,400

54,750

159,600

2,570,000

Peak discharge (base. 32,000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 27 (3 to 5 a.m.) 32,200 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (3:3O to 

4j30 p.m.) 35,9OO see.-ft. 

* g Computed from graph based on dally gage readings.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 31

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°54'50", long. 91°43'35", in NW^SWt sec. 20, T. 

37 w., R. 7 W., 35 feet upstream from double concrete-box culvert under Highway 72, 

0.4 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles southeast of Rolla.

Drainage area.- 0.622 square mile.

Records available.- November 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 210 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 3.23 feet), 

Dy slope-area method; no flow on many days.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 16, 1949; no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 0.3 second-foot, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

0.66 0 0.90 .29 1.15 6.48 

.70 .02 .95 .72 1.20 8.40 

.75 .05 1.00 1.65 1.3O 12.3 

.80 .10 1.05 2.97 1.60 26.5 

.85 .17 1.10 4.55

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 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

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.04 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.01 

.89

Nov.

0.20 

1.04 

.05 

.03 

.02

0 

0 

0 

.02 

.01

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.03 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

-.13 

.10

.02 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.45 

.12 

.06 

.02

Jan.

0.02 

.04 

.09 

.15 

.06

.05 

.05 

.03 

.06 

2.3d

.60 

.29 

.20 

.18 

.93

.60 

.22 

7.50 

1.22

.72

.72 

.72 

8.84 

4.29 

.72

.60 

7.94 

1.02 

.60 

.22 

.20

Feb.

0.20 

.20 

6.25 

1.65 

1.22

1.02 

.60 

.85 

.41 

.29

.22 

.25 

.25 

21.7 

3.88

1.22

.60 

.35 

.25 

.20

.18 

.15 

.13 

.15 

.12

.11 

.13 

.10

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam] 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

0.94 

1.40 

.90

lendar year 1948 ......... 82.77

ary

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

41.24 

42.68 

32.99 

4.80 

1.45 

8.85 

11.28 

.30 

17.81

ter year 1948-49 .......... 164.64

Peak discharge (base, 50 sec. -ft.

Mar.

0.09 

.09 

.08 

.08 

.07

.05 

.04 

.06 

.13 

.50

.50 

.60 

1.02 

4.15 

1.65

1.65 

7.72 

2.68 

1.22 

.72

1.02 

.72 

.35 

.25 

.20

4.83 

1.22 

.41 

.25 

.35 

.29

Maximum

0.89 

1.04 

.45

9.74

8.84 

21.7 

7.72 

1.74 

.25 

2.14 

6.38 

.21 

8.70

21.7

Apr.

0.20 

.18 

1.74 

.60 

.29

.22

.18 

.15 

.10 

.18

.17 

.15 

.11 

.10 

.06

.05 

.05 

.03 

.02 

.02

.01 

.03 

.02 

.01 

0

.02 

.05 

.03 

.01 

.02

May

0.12 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.23

.06 

.07

.02 

.01 

.01 

0 

0

.01 

0 

0 

.06 

.03

.25

.04 

.02 

.12 

.05

.05 

.13 

.06 

.05 

.04 

.02

June

1.12 

.74 

2.14 

.20 

.11

.83

.17 

.09 

.05 

.05

.05 

.05 

1.20 

.50 

.17

.09 

.05 

.03 

.01 

0

.22

.03 

0 

0 

.01

.80 

.09

.04 

.01 

0

Minimum Mean

0 0.030 

0 .047 

0 .029

0 .226

.02 1.33 

.10 1.52 

.04 1.06 

0 .160 

0 .047 

0 .295 

0 .364 

0 .010 

0 .594

0 .451

.- Jan. 23 (12:30 p.m.) 53 sec. -ft.;

1949

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

2

6

Per 

square 

mile

0.048 

.076 

.047

.363

2.14 

2.44 

1.70 

.257 

.076 

.474 

.585 

.016 

.955

.725

Feb. 14

.11

02 

01 

43

17 

10 

08 

28 

10

38 

29 

49 

17 

13

08 

05 

05 

02 

18

05 

02 

01 

02 

03 

01

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.07 

.02 

0 

0 

3

6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.21 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.02 

0 

0 

0

1.77 

5.02 

.22 

.52 

.50

.17 

.10 

8.70 

.41 

.18

.10 

.06 

.03 

.01 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.06 1.9 

.08 2.8 

.05 1.8

4.96 165

2.47 82 

2.55 85 

1.97 65 

.29 9.5 

.09 2.9 

.53 18 

.67 22 

.02 .60 

1.06 35

9.84 326

(9:30 p.m.) 99

sec.-ft.; July 16 (3 p.m.) 210 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 (9:15 p.m.) 76 sec.-ft.5 Sept. 18 (4:30 a.m.) 

72 sec.-ft.
32 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Behrake Branch near Rolla, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°56'05", long. 91°42'35", in HE^NEi sec. 17, T. 

if? n.,~ R, 7 W., 300 feet above county highway bridge, quarter of a mile upstream 

from mouth, and 3f miles southeast of Rolla. Datum of gage is 928.73 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929,

Drainage area.- 1,05 square miles.

Records available .- July 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 182 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 1.95 

feet ) ; no flow Oct. 1-5.

1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1949; no flow Sept. 14-21, Sept. 24 

to Oct. 5, 1948.

Remarks . - Records noor,

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.01

,01 

.01

.01 

,01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

,02 

.04 

.02 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.04 

,18

Nov.

0.08 

1.43 

,21 

.21 

.26

,21 

.16 

.12 

,12 

,12

,12 

,12 

,08 

,O8 

.08

.12 

.12 

.12 

.21 

.21

.21 

.21 

.21 

,21 

.21

.21 

.21 

,16 

.16 

.16

Dec.

0.16 

,16 

.16 

.16 

.26

,32 

,32 

.26 

.21 

.21

.21 

.21 

.21 

,36 

1,43

1.27 

.97 

.83 

.71 

.59

.49 

.40 

.40 

.32 

.32

.32 

.32 

.48 

,59 

.32 

.21

Jan.

0.16 

.16 

.16 

.16 

.21

,21 

.21

.21 

.21 

3,43

1.97 

1.27 

.83 

.59 

1.31

1.12 

.59 

13.3 

2.37 

1.60

1.78 

1.60 

13.3 

7.54 

2,16

1.43 

15.4 

2.58 

.97 

.59 

.49

Feb.

0.40 

.32 

8.18 

2.81 

1,78

1.60 

1.12

al.30 

a. 70 

.49

.49 

.49 

.49 

30.7 

7.05-

2.35 

1.60 

1.26 

.95

.68

.68 

.56 

.45 

.45 

.36

.27 

.36 

.27

Mnnth SecondMonth foot-days

Goto 

Nove 

bece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 

ary

0.51 

S.13 

13.18

,,,.....

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

77.91 

68. IS 

63.41 

16.76 

3.27 

24.66 

20.19 

1.90 

32. 26

ter year 1948-49 ........... 328.34

Peak discharge (base, 55 sec. -ft.).- Jan.

Feb. 14 (9 p.m.; 182 see. -ft.; July 16 (abou 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute

liar.

0.27 

.27 

.19 

.19 

.19

.19 

.19

.19 

.27 .68"

1.10 

1.26 

1.9S 

6.04 

3.47

2.78 

12.3 

4.90 

2.78 

2.15

2.15 

1.96 

1.60 

1.26 

.95

5.96 

2.78 

1.60 

1.26 

1.26 

1.26

Maximum

0.13 

1.43 

1.43

-

15.4 

30.7 

12.3 

2.47 

.77 

6.18 

11.0 

.25 

11. '4

30.7

Apr.

0.95 

.30 

2.47 

1.78 

1.43

1.10 

.80 

.68 

.56 

.68

.56 

.56 

.45 

.36 

.36

.36 

.36 

.36

.27 

.27

.27 

.27 

.19 

.19 

.13

.13 

.13 

.13 

.08 

.08

May

0.08 

.08 

.06 

.06 

.04

.04 

.04 

.77 

.19 

.27

.13

.08 

.08 

.06 

.04

.04 

.02 

.04 

.06 

.08

.19 

.08 

.06 

.13 

.08

.08 

.08 

.13 

.08 

.06 

.04

June

6 

1

1

a

a 

a2 

al

a

1. 

a 

a 

a 

a.

Minimum Mean

0 0.0.16 

.08 .204' 

.16 .425

-

.16 2.51 

.27 2.43 

.19 2.05 

.08 .559 

.02 .105 

.06 .822 

.04 .651 

.02 .061 

.04 1.08

0 .900

03 

78 

18 

26 

80

SO 

95 

56 

27 

22

19 

18 

5 

5

68

45 

19 

13 

10 

06

36 

13 

08 

03 

06

54 

80 

45 

30 

23

July

aO 

a 

a 

a

a 

a 

a 

a3

a 

a 

a

all

Per 

square 

mile

O.O15 

.194 

.405

-

2.39 

2.31 

1.95 

.532

.100 

.783 

.620 

.058 

1.03

.857

19 

15 

11 

08 

06

04

1U

10 

10 

50

56 

27 

20 

50- 

30

0 

66 

96 

45 

19

13 

06 

06 

O4 

04

06 

04 

04 

06 

O6 

06

Aug.

0.06 

.08 

.08 

.06 

.06

.08 

.08 

.08 

.06 

.04

.25 

.06 

.02 

.02 

.02

.04 

.06 

.04 

.06 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.06 

.OS

.OS 

.06 

.13 

.04 

.04 

.04

Sept.

O.O4 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.06

.OS 

.08 

.08 

.06 

.06

1.45 

/.62 

1.55 

1.10 

2.11

.95 

.56 

11.4 

1.78 

1.10

.58 

.35 

.27 

.19 

.13

.13

.08 

.08 

.08 

.08

Runoff

Inches

O.02 

.22

.47

-

2.76 

2.41 

2.25 

.59 

.12 

.87 

.72 

.07 

1.14

11.64

18 (11 a.m.) 69 sec. -ft.; Jan. 23 (1:15 p.m.) 

t S p.m.) 119 sec. -ft.; Sept. 12 (9:15 a.m.) 

d on basis of rainfall records in basin.

Acre-feet

1.0 

12 

26

-

155 

135 

126 

33 

6.5 

49 

40 

3.8 

64

651

81 sec. -ft 

86 sec. -ft.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 33 

Bourbeuse River near St, James, Mo,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 38°38'45", long. 91 0 3Bt05", in NW£ See. 12, T, S8 

" Mi, K. 7 ¥., 736 upstream frdtn bridge en Highway 68 and 3 milefe northwest of St. JemeS.

Drainage area,- 21,3 square miles.

Records available.- November 1947 to September 1949,

Extremes.» Maximum discharge during year, 4,690 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 9.28 

i'eeT); minimum, 0.01 second-foot Oct. 6.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 16, 1949; minimum, that of Oct. 6, 1948.

Remarka.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

effect, which are fair,

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-11, Dec. 5, 6)

3.8 0.01 4.3 16 4.8 119 

3.9 .11 4.4 30 S.O 185 

4.0 .60 4.5 48 5.3 305 

4.1 2.2 4.6 68 5.9 583 

4.2 6.8 4.7 92 6.4 870

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.02 

.02 

.02

.02 

.02

.04 

.06 

.04 

.04 

.04

.08 

.10 

.09 

.08 

.08

.09 

.10 

.09 

.09 

.09

.09 

.09 

.09 

.09

.09

.08 

.08 

.03 

.09 

.11 

.20

Nov.

1.58 

16 

3.2 

1.60 

1.20

1.20 

1.00 

.90 

1.40 

1.80

1.40 

1.40 

1.00 

1.00 

.90

.80 

.80 

.80 

1.40 

.09

.80 

.80

.80 

.80

.80

.80 

.70 

.60 

.60 

.60

Dec.

0.60 

.50 

.50 

.50 

.40

.33 

.40 

.40 

.40 

.40

.40

.40 

.50

.60 

1.60

1.40 

1.00 

.80 

.80 

.80

.80 

.70 

.70

.80

.80

.70 

.60 

1.60 

4.0 

2.2 

2.0

Jan.

1.80 

1.60 

2.0 

3.2 

2.8

2.2 

2.2

2.0 

2.2 

90

60 

30 

16 

10 

22

34 

13 

234 

63 

23

21

20 

307 

153 

52

29 

233

82 

22

10 

*7.5

Feb.

5.5 

S.O 

114 

92 

45

36

21 

23

16

11

7.4 

8.1 

10 

515 

235

56 

29 

18 

12 

8.8

8.1 

6.8 

6.2 

6.2

5.0

4.5

4.5 

3.6

Mnnth SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 194 

ary

3 ........ K-r

1 . uary 1

h ......................... i)

c

s + '

ember ..................... i f «

2.30 

47.58 

27.63

)6S.22

551.50 

512.7 

L95.9 

214.30 

27.70 

136.60 

>57 . 80 

50.7 

)18.10

ter year 1948-49 .......... 8,142.81

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec.-ft .) .-.Pet

sec. -ft.; Sept. 12 (1 p.m.) 4,890 sec. -ft.; 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl

Mar.

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

2.8

2.8 

2.2 

2.2 

3.6 

10

26 

37 

46 

129 

92

52 

252 

132 

64 

48

45 

41

21 

13 

9.5

42

46 

20 

11 

13 

20

Maximum

0.20 

16 

4.0

343

307 

515 

252 

52 

2.0 

256 

165 

100 

827

827

Apr.

10 

8.8 

52 

39 

21

12 

8.8 

6.8 

5.6 

4.5

5.0 

5.0 

4.0 

3.6 

2.8

2.8 

2.2 

2.0

1.80 

1.80

1.80 

1.80 

1.60 

1.40 

1.20

1.40 

1.80 

1.40 

1.20 

1.20

May

1.80 

1.40 

1.00 

.90 

.90

.80 

.70 

.70 

.80 

1.00

.80 

.70 

.60 

.50 

.50

.50 

.40 

.40 

.70 

.70

2.0 

1.00 

.60 

1.80 

1.00

1.20 

1.20 

1.00 

.80 

.70 

.60

June

92 

36 

256 

36

10

44 

23 

8 

5 

4

102 

144 

209 

198 

45

17 

8. 

5. 

4. 

2.

4. 

2. 

1.

1.

1.

134 

23 

8. 

5. 

3.

Minimum Mean

0.02 0.074 

.60 1.59 

.33 .891

.02 16.6

1.60 50.0 

3.6 46.9 

2.2 38.6 

1.20 7.14 

.40 .894 

1.40 47.9 

.90 18.0 

.20 8.09 

.90 50.6

.02 22.3

8 

6 

0

8 

6 

0 

8

0

5 

80 

60 

40

1 

0 

6

July

2

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1

165

40

11 

7. 

5. 

4.

43 

18 

127 

30eiei.

gSl 

14 

6. 

4.

3. 

2.

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.

Per 

square 

mile

0.0035 

.075 

.042

.779

2.35 

2.20 

1.81 

.335 

.042 

2.25 

.845 

.380 

2.38

1.05

. 14 (9:45 p.m.) 3,260 sec. -ft.; Aug 

Sept. 12 (10 p.m.) 4,370 see. -ft. 

s day.

5 

80 

60 

40 

00

00 

90 

90 

20

4 

0

0

5

0

2 

0

2

2 

80 

40 

80 

00

Aug.

0

5. 

2. 

1. 

1. 

1.

100 ' 

9.

2. 

1. 

1.

1.

1. 

1. 

99 

8. 

4. 

3.

90 

80 

70 

SO 

40

40 

20 

30 

30

30

2 

2 

00 

00 

60

90 

60 

40

5

5

40 

00 

90 

00

40

00

1

0 

2

Sept.

2.0 

1.60 

1.40 

1.40

1.20

1.00 

2.S 

1.80 

1.00 

.90

15 

827 

154 

39 

222

37 

18 

104 

37 

11

8.1 

6.2 

4.5 

4.0 

3.6

3.2 

2.8 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

Runoff

Inches

0.004 

.08 

.05

10.59

2.71 

2.29 

2.09 

.37 

.05 

2.51 

.97 

.44 

2.65

14.21

Ac re- feet

4.6 

94

55

12,040

3,080 

2,600 

2,370 

425 

55 

2,850 

1,110 

497 

3,010

16,150

19 (7 p.m.) 2,300
34 MERAMEC RIVER BASIN

Bourbeuse River near Spring Bluff, Mo.

Location._- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°18'40", long. 91° 16'45", in NEij sec. 8, T. 41 N., R. 

3 W., ~at county highway bridge 1 mile downstream from Boone Creek, 3.5 miles northwest 

of Spring Bluff, and 9.5 miles northwest of Sullivan. Datum of gage is 626.34 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 608 square miles.

Records available.- November 1943 to September 1949 (discharge above 1,000 second-feet 

only)".

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 21.91

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet Apr. 26, 1947 (gage heght, 31,40 

feet).

Flood of August 1915 reached a stage of 35.7 feet, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily between 5.5 and 7.5 feet, twice daily between 

V.5 and 15 feet, and bihourly above. Station maintained to determine high-water 

discharge.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot. Nov. 000. Jan.

.

-

-

-

.

-

_

_

1,070

2,540

1,500

-

-

-

_

_

2,180

5,420

1,960

_

-

2,830

7,500

3,120

1,430

1,500

5,260

2,480

_

-

P«b.

_

-

-

1,620

1,620

.

-

_

_

-

_

.

.

-

7,830

7,350

1,780

1,030

_

-

_

-

.

.

-

.

.

-

-

-

-

liar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

1,140

1,860

1,620

1,390

4,470

3,180

1,460

1,240

1,950

1,210

.

-

_

1,700

1,140

-

_

1,430

Apr.

.

-

.

1,310

-

_

-

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

.

_

-

.

.

.

_

-

_

.

_

-

_

-

May Juno

.

1,740

4,110

3,880

1,000

.

-

*

_

-

_

-

1,130

3,070

2,670

1,000

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

July

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

.

.

1,120

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

-

Aug. Sept.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

2,870

2,370

-

_

-

1,540

-

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 35

Bourbeuse River at Union, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°26'45", long. 90°59'30", in SW£ sec. 26, T. 43 

 JJ., R. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 800 feet upstream from Flat Ci-eek, half a 

mile east of Union, and 7 miles upstream from Birch Creek. Datum of gage is 488.58 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, at datum 3.0 feet 

higher .

Drainage area.- 808 square miles (revised to include that of Plat Creek).

Records available.- June 1921 to September 1949. Gage-height records 1916-49 in reports 

or u. s. weatner Bureau.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 668 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 14.82 

1'eet); minimum daily, 45 second-feet Oct. 1-5; minimum gage height observed, 1.11 feet 

Sept. 11.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 28,500 second-feet June 10, 1945; maximum gage height, 

23.23 feet (present datum) June 13, 1938; minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 11, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 feet (present datum) Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmarks 

(discharge, about 50,000 second-feet, determined from extension of rating curve for 

main channel based on measurements made since 1921 and study of overflow areas in 

vicinity of gaging station).

Remarks.- Records poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).- VI 957: 1941. VI 1007: Drainage area.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

e45

e45

e45

e45

e45

e60

eoO

eSO

e>30

*50

57

57

54

49

48

50

54

54

52

51

51

51

51

50

50

50

49

48

48

48

56

Nov.

80

110

77

77

70

72

125

112

101

87

73

74

71

68

66

54

62

62

61

58

57

55

55

55

54

54

54

53

53

52

Dec.

5?.

51

51

55

55

53

52

52

52

51

51

51

58

81

87

84

82

80

80

82

82

82

S3

94

93

96

94

118

161

131

138

Jan.

143

174

169

186

201

204

195

183

130

338

1,520

3,140

1,710

845

483

411

512

1,590

3,690

5,100

2,170

1,020

1,370

4,280

7,410

4,890

2,170

3,680

5,390

2,860

1,680

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

960

645

522

870

2,030

2,030

1,180

990

810

752

725

561

501

931

4,280

7,940

9,610

2,490

1,280

900

S92

592

543

530

498

4S8

425

396

.

..

-

Second 

foot-days

1,603

2,117

2,437

257,522

57,894

44,149

35,574

15,634

6,856

26,703

15,798

3,667

19,238

231,676

Mar.

371

350

324

304

292

282

237

252

258

252

255

251

364

640

1,180

2,030

1,680

1,750

4,730

3,500

1,960

2,400

2,240

1,400

900

752

990

1,890

1,340

960

1,400

Maximum

60

125

161

8,520

7,410

9,610

4,730

1,890

810

4,020

1,930

409

2,600

9,610

Apr.

1,890

1,110

780

1,020

1,720

1,440

930

725

583

488

433

398

367

350

320

288

276

240

223

213

210

210

204

191

175

163

183

160

155

153

May

143

139

134

139

130

123

119

110

. 117

486

579

350

249

215

155

146

125

117

93

106

181

423

810

425

276

213

191

165

146

130

115

Minimum

45

52

51

45

143

396

252

153

93

119

12S

76

64

45

June

163

349

2,100

4,020

3,930

1,020

488

488

472

320

249

292

524

1,680

3,420

2,940

1,050

483

333

255

202

175

183

126

119

170

188

237

433

295

-

Mean

51.7

70.6

78.6

704

1,838

1,577

1,148

521

221

890

510

118

641

635

July

195

170

158

146

139

126

212

714

570

448

655

1,930

1,880

386

552

410

354

534

565

960

930

990

526

333

381

337

243

204

175

146

123

Per 

square 

mile

0.064

.087

.097

.871

2.31

1.95

1.42

.645

.274

1.10

.631

.146

.793

.786

Aug.

115

1

1

1

1

1

1

11

08

O2

95

87

87

81

80

80

78

79

76

76

83

78

00

53

39

 121

1

4

2

98

21

09

63

185

146

1

1

21

10

98

88

98

Sept.

263

215

172

121

98

88

88

98

69

69

64

537

1,220

2,600

2,580

826

1,640

1,820

2,320

1,350

804

500

367

298

233

194

178

154

141

131

-

Runoff

Inches

0.07

.10

.11

11.98

2.66

2.03

1.64

.72

.32

1.23

.73

.17

.89

10.67

Acre-feet

3,180

4,200

4,830

510,800

114,800

87,570

70,560

31.O10

13, 600

52,930

31,330

7,270

38,160

459,500

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec.-ft.).- Me peak above base.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge competed on basis of weather records and records 

for adjacent stations.

Note.- Discharge for Oct. 31 to Nov. 4, Nov. 21 to Dec. 13, Jan. 29 to Peb. 7, Apr. 24 to May 10, 

MayTf^Zl, May 27 to June 2, June 21-28, July 1-7, 16-18, July 23 to Sept. IS, Sept. 22-30 computed 

from wire-weight gage readings.
36 MERAMEC RIVEH BASIN

Big River near De Soto, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3%°07<2Q" , long. QOMO'SO", in 3W^NW£ seo, 11, T, 

 39 N., R, 3 E., at Mammoth Sridge on county highway, |OQ feet upstream from Mammoth

Creek, If miles downstream from Mineral Fopjt, and 6^ miles Wist of P§ Seto, Oattim

of gage is 538.79 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19P,

Drainage area.- 718 square miles (including that @f pffPoth @reek), 

Records available.- April to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year, 21,300 seoond^feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 

lbr.9 feet, from floodmark); minimum during period April to September, 9V aecond-feet 

Sept. 3, 4 (gage height, 2.74 feet).

Maximum stage known, about g9.4 feet in August 191&, from floodmark, 1 mile downstream, adjusted to gage site by' comparison with a recorded flood g,8 feet lower 

(discharge, 70,500 second-feet, from rating curve emended above 37,000 aeeond-feet).

Hemarks . - Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Qctober 1948 to. gepte»beF 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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. Now.

tl.EQO

"

Dec. Jan.

tll.EOO

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

llaroh .........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

The period ...................

Feb.

Secondfoot-days

_"

_

_

_

12,898

12,781

22,493

4,814

14,589

-

Mar.

.

-

-

_

-

.

_

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

t!5,600

til, 800

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

Maximum

_

_

_

972

1,580

8,440

452

5,200

-

Apr.

.

_

-

-

-

.

t303

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

_

t430

_

-

-

1,350

846

686

-

Way

605

£85

§07

444

397

362

338

328

359

565

507

404

348

309

302

esa

26Q

238

241

E§3

289

379

338

888

972

SOS

4?i

386

332

322

302

MinimujS

.

_

_

_

238

223

144

106

101

-

June

S80

1,580

798

565

488

422

355

342

299

247

E38

286

332

546

565

45|

386

309

263

223

493

408

383

276

235

241

401

451

30 E

23?

(few

_

_~

_

418

428

7E6

155

486

-

July

202

177

138

118

144

344

415

4g6

960

8,440

1,7|0

87Q

1,560,

64|s

451

389

369

see

80S

729

458

37E

345

302

273

247

220

194

182

197

177

Per 

aquare 

mile

_

_

_

_

0,579

,593

1,01

,E18

,877

-

Aug.

ISO

130

155

147

134

132

134

139

142

147

147

138

139

142

452

229

171

139

- 137

139 '

122

117

115

103

106

194

194

1-12

137

127

Sept,

H2

108

103

101

137

1S5

1,35

129

US

110

10S

1,090

5,200

1,0?0

729

481

376

864

758

646

383

30E

247

220

205

191

182

168

1S7

14?

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

_

_

,

_ m

0,87 25,580

,88 25.3SQ

1,1?' 44,610

,25 9,550

,7Q 28,940

134,000

Peak discharge daring year (base. 10,000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 18 or 19 {time and discharge unknown)! 

Jan. 25 (time unknown) abDut 21,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. T5" (10 a.m.) 21,300 sec.^ft.j July 10 (3 p.m.) 

18,200 sec.-ft.

t Result of discharge measurement.
MERAMEC RIVER BASIN 37

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21 | 45", long. 90°39'05", in Sfi£ sec. 12. T. 42 

H., K. 3 E., at county highway bridge at Byrnesville, 4 miles upstream from Head Creek. 

Datum of gage is 433.69 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary wireweight gage 4 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 433.83 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 917 square miles.

tteeoras available.- May 1922 to September 1949.

Average aisenarge.- 27 years, 837 second-feet.

lorerernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,700 second-feet Feb. 16; maximum gage height, 

2U.39 feet Feb. 16; minimum discharge, 91 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 2.59 feet).

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 31,700 seeond-feet Mar, 12, 1935 (gage height, 24.65 

feet); minimum, i!5 second-feet Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.50 feet Aug. 14, 

1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.2 feet in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 80,000 

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods 6f no gage-height record at auxiliary gage, 

wnicn are fair. Auxiliary gage read once daily above 1.0 feet.

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1938. W 1007: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods vhen fall is Used as a factor

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 29 to June 1, July 13 to Aug. 15)

£.6 92 5.7 1,010 17.0 10,200 

3.2 177 7.0 1,730 18.0 12,200 

3.7 - 272 9.5 3,440 20.0 18,200 

4.1 372 13.0 6,140 

4.9 661 15. 5 8,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

101 

95 

101 

108 

112

106 

106 

126 

143 

133

140 

133 

128 

119 

117

121 

132 

164 

201 

249

203 

172 

156 

146 

142

140 

142 

139

136 

136 

150

Nov.

189 

281

371 

720 

509

700 

622 

441 

361 

326

339 

413 

366 

366 

292

270 

249 

249 

249 

796

565 

430 

369 

32S 

290

264 

251 

E39 

227 

222

Dec.

210 

203 

198 

191 

191

187 

186 

184 

174

167

164 

164 

167 

174 

180

SOI 

290 

355 

3SO

313

296 

270 

2S3 

253

235

235 

225 

243 

437 

557 

802

Jan.

603 

491 

451 

660 

3,140

2,320 

1,240 

870 

700 

1,510

1,3SO 

9 &S 

802 

680 

603

642 

8\5 

5,400 

§8,700 

12,700

3,980 

2,320 

3,070 

6,790 

10,700

17,200 

6,660 

g7,7§0 

g8,790 

gS,2l-0 

gl,990

«oftth tot

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Fsbr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

S»pt

Wa

ber , . . .

mber . . , 

mber . , ,

lendar y 

ary

ear 1948 ...... E

1

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

..

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

Feb.

gl,550 

gl,300 

gl,190 

1,350 

1,490

1,300 

1,140 

1,080 

9B§ 

938

S48 

802 

780 

1,380 

8,420

17,700 

7,360 

2,720 

1,990 

1,610

1,350 

1,190 

1,060 

1,010 

966

915 

848 

825

end-

-days

4,&97 

11,246 

8,055

76,989

17,242 

64,071 

70,288 

27,927 

15,867 

20,949 

17,580 

6,52g 

12 1 9 10

Ur ywH1 1648-49 .......... 39^953

liar.

?80 

720 

680 

661 

642

603 

584 

5S4 

584 

380

1,300 

1,610 

1,550 

1,860 

2,790

3,000 

2,380 

4,460 

8,700 

3,600

2,930 

4,260 

4,260 

2,860 

2,060

2,250 

4,780 

4,700 

2, §10 

2,180 

1,730

Maximum

249 

796 

802

10,300

17,200 

17,700 

6,700 

1,990 

1,030 

1,550 

7,630 

358 

4,100

,17,7.00

Apr.

1,360 

,130 

,190 

,860 

,9lO

,496 

,240 

,080 

985

882

825 

802 

780 

760

too

661 

603 

565 

546 

528

495 

 498 

485 

462 

480

437 

933 

1,990 

1,220 

870

Hay

740 

700 

642 

584 

509

466 

434 

427 

752 

622

642 

565 

451 

394 

355

350 

328 

313 

306 

304

355 

364 

397 

477 

1,030

938 

642 

528 

451 

417 

384

Minimum

95 

189 

164

82

451 

780 

584 

437 

304 

350 

233 

161 

155

95

leak discharge (ia8e,_ 11,000. sSe.-flJ ,- Jam SO (4 a.m.) 13,

June

584 

1,070 

1,550 

848 

661

584 

509 

437 

384 

350

350 

1,230 

1,230 

1,530 

1,160

700 

584 

480 

403 

355

420 

528 

473 

565 

394

350 

391 

1,150 

1,210 

469

Mean

139 

375 

260

757

3,782 

2,288 

2,267 

931 

512 

698 

890 

211 

764

1,088

July

358 

321 

292 

274 

259

266 

469 

565 

862 

2,180

7,630 

2,660 

1,900 

1,300 

780

622 

491 

509 

882 

882

740 

546 

430 

397 

334

328 

306 

276 

251 

233 

237

Per

square 

Bile

0.152 

.409 

.284

.826

4.12 

2.50 

2.47 

1.03. 

.558 

.761 

.971 

.230 

.833

1.19

300 sec. -ft.; Jan.

Aug.

231 

225 

214 

208

205

192 

191 

191 

189 

182

187 

196 

196 

207 

201

194 

358 

285 

262 

251

201 

194 

192 

177 

171

169 

161 

205 

285 

212 

194

Sept.

182 

172 

161 

155 

174

167 

198 

208 

187

177

164 

1,290 

4,100 

3,700 

1,860

aeo

642 

2,520 

1,440 

915

680 

505 

403 

347 

308

285 

272 

264 

247 

227

Runoff

Inches

0.17 

.46 

.33

11.25

4.75 

2.60 

2.85 

1.13 

.64 

.85 

1.12 

.26 

.93

16.09

26 (10

Acre-feet

8,520 

22,310 

15,980

549 , 400

232,500 

127,100 

139,400 

55,390 

31,470 

41,550 

54,700 

12,940 

45,440

787,300

a.m. to

18 to.) 18,600 see,-ft.j Fee. 16 (2 p.B.) 18,700 see.-ft.

g Computed fraw graph based Oh gage readings:

Metg.^ Biaetiarge fei> Jan. lB=-fel, 26-29. Feb. 15-17, Bar. 20, 28, July 12, 

using fall as a factor {no aUiiiiiary gage-heifeht record har. 20, 28, Sept. 

computed sn oasis 6f records for ethef rises).

Sept. 13, 14 computed by 

13, 14; discharge
38 MAYFIEU) CREEK BASIN

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°57', long. 88°49', at bridge on U. S. Highway 62,

on TTaTlard-Carlisle county line, 0.6 mile south o-f Lovelaceville and 3 miles upstream

from Wilson Creek. 

Drainage area.- 211 square miles. 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 212 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 19.37

reet); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 1-5.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 15, 1949; minimum daily, 5.7 second-feet

Sept. 11, 12, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 21.1 feet, from floodmarks, in January 1937 (discharge, 19,800

second-feet, by slope-area method).

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised,

as shown in The following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

857, 877. . . . 

977. .... ...

Water 

year

1938 

1943

Date

Aug. 1 

May 11

Gage height 

(feet)

17.9 

18.34

Discharge 

(second -feet)

7,140 

8,160

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

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge, in second-feet, for the

!Tigh-water period in the water year 1938, superseding those published in Water-Supply

Paper 867 fire given herewith:

Aug. 1.......... 6,240

Month

August ..........

Secondfoot-days

11,375

Maximum

6,240

Minimum

16

Mean

367

Per square 

mile

1.74

Runoff in 

inches

2.00

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

15

17

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

17

17

17

17

20

NOT.

19

208

240

62

1,510

1,840

168

70

65

399

151

60

44

40

36

175

102

331

3,300

1,489

164

102

77

64

55

54

58

187

500

164

-

Dec.

86

64

55

54

403

518

122

72

54

44

40 -*o

37

112

3,140

4,870

5,720

1,770

294

186

143

111

87

944

3,060

569

158

294

3,590

1,710

233

Jan.

143

115

166

1,370

3,040

526

178

115

82

65

58

54

49

46 ' 44

664

2,280

1,560

2,180

304

855

1,460

702

4,990

5,380

3,600

3,160

3,650

436

149

107

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

86

73

290

1,550

461

184

109

72

54

44

36

36

759

6,800

9,250

7,270

1,350

294

208

331

176

124

92

111

227

106

78

72

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

466

11,725

28,580

105,025

37,528

30,243

23,652

5,233

848

2,156

5,715

907

961

148,014

Mar.

61

56

50

45

42

39

34

32

578

2,480

741

287

176

126

86

66

95

1,650

395

, 145

97

1,370

308

120

73

3.OOO

85,000

a4,400

al,000

aSOO

a600

Apr.

a300

al50

a80

50

42

40

33

28

25

25

163

255

2,280

1,190

117

62

46

37

31

28

27

26

24

23

22

22

42

24

21

20

-

Maxima

20

3,300

5,720

5,720

5,380

9,250

5,000

2,280

172

346

1,260

289

390

9,250

May

22

22

19

19

18

18

a!8

a!8

a 25

a30

a3S

a25

a 20

a!9

a!8

al7

19

19

19

172

65

26

21

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

Minimum

13

19

37

11

44

36

32

20

17

21

16

13

12

12

June

£1

21

21

22

22

22

22

22

24

102

34

46

274

63

198

130

42

38

346

58

36'

29

28

25

78

38

217

111

37

29

-

Mean

15.0

391

922

287

1,211

1,080

763

174

27.4

71.9

184

29.3

32.0

406

July

23

22

21

21

20

22

195

37

28

263

228

45

323

1,260

a 250

a700

al,000

a 800

alOO

aSO

a35

a 25

23

22

21

16

20

26

54

25

20

Aug.

18

18

18

21

289

32

20

18

18

19

19

25

20

25

50

21

15

15

16

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

17

19

66

18

Per square 

 ile

0.071

1.85

4.37

1.36

5.74

5.12

3.62

.825

.130

.341

.872

.139

.152

1.92

14

Sept.

13

13

12

13

46

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

49

390

88

30

21

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

Runoff in 

inohea

0.08

2.07

5.04

18.50

6T.61

5.33

4.17

.92

.15

.38

1.01

.16

.17

26.09

Peak discharge (base. 4,800 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 17 (4:30 p.m.) 6,360 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 6,870

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.
BAYOU DE CHIEN BASIN 39

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°38', long. d8°58', at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 1.1 

mixes upstream from Cane Creek, 2.8 miles southeast of Clinton, Hickman County, and 

15.4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 68.5 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,360 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 14.16 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 9.6 second-feet Aug. 23.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 14, 1S49; minimum daily, 4 second-feet 

May 29, 1943, affected by backwater from Mississippi River.

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

wnicn are poor. Sage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

13

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

18

Nov.

15

179

92

120

1,110

659

187

24

229

194

42

21

17

17

16

44

52

385

1,120

294

111

42

15

14

14

14

14

192

30

23

-

Dec.

25

44

30

16

114

64

31

21

18

17

17

18

18

155

1,460

2,000

569

110

33

45

36

28

112

1,20O

1,280

432

41

273

745

78

52

Jan.

48

144

70

416

1,050

123

46

56

31

22

18

19

20

19

18-

391

835

510

338

82

408

326

352

776

1,220

1,210

1,140

1,060

181

a 100

d70

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ,

February

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

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

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

July . .

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

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

Water year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

55

54

64

450

135

84

39

48

38

33

29

29

438

3,20O

1,970

627

170

122

111

114

80

75

64

162

84

56

56

54

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-daya(

333

5,286

9,145

-3 '-,3

11.129

8,441

9,474

1,631

410

8 SO

2,159

328 2

337 is

50,084.0

Mar.

50

45

40

36

37

53

33

29

219

752

266

101

62

58

55

48

653

524

110

58

70

673

194

57

119

1,390

2,000

953

205

418

166

Apr.

63

45

34

30

28

26

23

19

19

35

'42

d!50

3700

121

33

42

37

16

d!5

d!4

d!4

14

14

14

13

13

14

13

13

14

MaxiBua

18

1,120

2,000

2,000

1,220

3,200

2,000

700

25

137

792

273

19

3,200

May

15

14

12

12

12

11

11

11

25

19

16

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

16

15

14

14

17

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

MiniBUB

11

14

16

11

18

29

29

13

11

14 v

13

9.6

9.8

9.6

June

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

17

17

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

24

116

137

135

21

17

16

Mean

12.4

176

295

105

359

301

306

54.4

14.2

27.7

69.6

26.7

11.3

137

July

16

16

16

16

16

21

30

24

21

128

792

478

31

21

17

91

220

17

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

Aug.

12

13

68

20

12

19

125

13

15

14

13

14

13

11

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.7

9.8

9.6

9.8

9.8

9.7

13

273

35

12

11

Per square 

Bile

O.181

2.57

4.31

1.53

5.24

4.39

4.47

.794

.207

.404

1.02

.390

.165

2.00

Sept.

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

10

12

10

11

10

19

18

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

Runoff in 

inches

0.21

2.87

4.97

20.87

6.O4

4.58

5.14

.87

.24

.45

1.17

.45

.18

27.17

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

on nearby streams.

a Doubtful gage-height record; discharge eonputed on basis of weather records and records for 

station on nearby streams.

949154 O - 51 - 4
40 HEADWATER DIVERSION CHANNEL BASIN (CASTOR AND WHITEWATER RIVERS) 

Castor River at Zalma, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°08'45", long. 90°04'30", in SE£ sec. 29, T. 29 N.,

 H. 9 K., at bridge on State Highway 51, in Zalma, 2j miles downstream from Perkins 

Creek. Datum of gage is 350.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3S5 square miles.

Records available.- September 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 508 second-feet.

Kxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,100 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 28.1 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 50 second-feet Sept. 11, 12 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 40,400 second-feet Jan. 14, 1937, from rating curve 

extended above 25,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 28.20 feet Mar. 11, 1935; minimum discharge, 16 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936 (gage height, 0.81 foot).

Flood of August 1915 reached a stage of 28.0 feet, from mark pointed out by local 

residents.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published in the water-supply 

papers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

547.........

667..........

Water 

year

1921-22

1922-23

Date

Feb. 2

Qage height 

(feet)

74.0

74.0

Discharge 

(second-feet)

10,600

10,600

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor. Qage read once daily below 10.0 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

72 

72 

69 

69 

69

66 

69 

69 

69 

a69

69 

69 

69 

69 

69

84 

88 

84 

95 

92

88 

84 

84 

a82 

81

81 

81 

81 

81 

81 

88

Nov.

95 

110 

127 

127 

156

167 

167 

146 

127 

136

146 

146 

136 

a!32 

127

127 

136 

167 

202 

241

a222 

202 

190 

17S 

167

167 

202 

190 

202 

202

Dec.

190 

190 

178 

178 

167

167 

167 

156 

146 

146

136 

a!36 

136 

167 

900

1,150 

673 

452 

a380 

316

300 

270 

241 

228 

316

285 

255 

241 

1,340 

2,120 

1,080

Jan.

741 

588 

520 

1,590 

3,920

3,120 

1,440 

982 

724 

588

503 

435 

401 

367 

333

435 

1,150 

1,250 

5,360 

5,800

2,400 

1,400 

1,180 

12,800 

26,000

7,700 

4,000 

4,200 

3,OOO 

1,600 

1,200

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

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

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

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ........"..

Feb.

1,000 

880 

775 

690 

588

537 

486 

452 

418 

401

367 

367 

755 

3,100 

6,050

6,400 

2,900 

1,5SO 

1,180 

920

724 

588 

520 

469 

469

418 

3380 

367

Secondfoot-days

2,393 

4,840 

12,807

179,271

95,727 

33,791 

61,800 

12,475 

6,952 

15,339 

7,577 

2,309 

4,866

260,876

Mar.

333 

316 

300 

285 

270

270 

255 

241 

350 

2,530

3,280 

2,200 

1,620 

1,440 

1,350

1,300 

1,000 

3,410 

4,950 

2,360

1,470 

1,860 

1,760 

1,350 

1,080

3,680 

9,640 

7,600 

2,700 

1,400 

1,200

Maximum

95 

241 

2,120

17,600

26,000 

6,400 

9,640 

1,000 

333 

3,070 

809 

95 

1,180

26,000

Apr.

1,000 

880 

775 

758 

724

673 

605 

554 

503 

469

435 

418 

401 

452 

333

316 

300 

270 

255 

241

241 

228 

228 

215 

202

190 

202 

215 

202 

190

May

190 

202 

190 

178 

178

178 

167 

167 

167 

333

300 

285 

255 

228 

215

190 

178 

167 

167 

167

167 

270 

270 

270 

333

316 

285 

255 

241 

228 

215

Minimum

66 

95 

136

58

333 

367 

241 

19O 

167 

202 

102 

58 

50

50

June

241 

469 

384 

333 

435

367 

333 

285 

255 

228

333 

486 

690 

656 

724

3,070 

1,360 

690 

a580 

469

435 

367 

333 

285 

333

27O 

270 

241 

215 

202

Mean

77.2 

161

413

490

3,088 

1,207 

1,994 

416 

224 

511 

244 

74.5 

162

715

July

190 

167 

156 

146

136

127 

146 

156 

146 

146

775 

809 

452 

333 

270

228 

300 

316 

300 

367

316 

255 

215 

190 

167

156 

146 

136 

118 

110 

102

Per 

square 

mile

0.195 

.408 

1.05

1.24

7.82 

3.06 

5.05 

1.05 

.567 

1.29 

.618 

.189 

.410

1.81

Aug.

95 

92 

88 

95 

92

84 

81 

95 

95 

88

81 

78 

78 

75 

72

69 

75 

6? 

69 

69

69 

69 

63 

60 

60

58 

58 

58 

58 

58 

58

Sept.

56 

56 

53 

53 

53

53 

53 

53 

53 

53

50 

50 

446 

1,180 

401

255 

215 

190 

167 

178

167 

146 

136 

127 

110

110 

110 

102 

95 

95

Runoff

Inches

0.23 

.46

1.21

16.89

9.01

3.18 

5.82 

1.17 

.65 

1.44 

.71 

.22 

.46

24.56

Acre-feet

4,750 

9,600 

25,400

355,600

189,900 

67,020 

122,600 

24,740 

13,790 

30,420 

15,030 

4,580 

9,650

517,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 see. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (12 p.m.) 8,530 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (11 to 12 p.m.)

.) 13,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation indefinite Jan. 20-22, Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, Feb. 16, 17, Mar. 28 to 

ApivTJ discharge computed from loop curves.
OBION RIVER BASIN 41

South Fork Obion River near Greenfield, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'1S", long. 88°48i40", 75 feet (revised) downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45E, 200 feet dovmstream from Coats Branch, 2 J miles 

south of Greenfield, Wealcley County, and 10 miles upstream from Middle Pork Obion River. 

Datum of gage is 300.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 431 square miles.

Kecoras available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average aischarge.- 20 years, 526 second-feet.

Extremes.-^Maximum discharge during year, 6,550 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 15.30

 1'eet); minimum, 109 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 7.78 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 22, 1937 (gage height, 17.82 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum, 

61 second-feet Aug. 21, 1944; minimum gage height observed, 1.5 feet on several days in 

August and September 1930.

Remarks,.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 9-14, May 6-8, 10-30, June 1-4, 6-14)

Dot. 1 to Nov. 8 Nov. 9 to Sept. 30

7,8 110 11.0 397 13.4 1,000 8.4 140 13.3 880 14.7 2,830 

9.0 194 12.4 645 13.8 1,270 9.0 200 13.7 1,110 14.9 3,800 

1O.O 282 12.9 770 14.2 1,650 10.0 318 14.0 1,390 15.3 6,550 

^fiote^- Same as following table above 14.2 «: ° «| «;§ |'«[0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

134 

119 

112 

110 

111

112 

116 

133 

115 

114

114 

114 

111 

111 

112

114 

128 

231 

156 

136

130 

129 

129 

126 

126

187 

128 

128 

129 

130 

213

Nov.

421 

682 

1,040 

809 

1,650

2,540 

2,790 

4,120 

3,750 

2,650

1,970 

968 

576 

403 

314

297 

344 

593 

2,040 

8,580

3,990 

4,760 

2,960 

2,020 

964

548 

480 

650 

1,070 

1,110

Dec.

963 

604 

551 

610 

570

853 

770 

515 

356 

297

269 

269 

264 

258 

955

2,310 

2,130 

1,870 

1,900 

1,810

1,030 

580 

374 

746 

1,810

1,890 

1,870 

2,100 

2,290 

1,950 

1,640

Jan.

1,470 

1,040 

958 

1,100 

1,900

2,040 

1,790 

1,780 

1,430 

738

510 

393 

339 

314 

298

478 

1,170 

1,780 

2,040 

2,290

2,760 

2,870 

2,540 

2,420 

2,510

2,510 

2,870 

3,930 

5,950 

4,500 

2,720

Month

Octo 

Neva 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Kara 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

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

lendar year 1948 

Ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,760 

934 

753 

1,040 

1,060

895 

661 

478 

403 

353

302 

288 

1,630 

1,080 

1,680

2,000 

1,710 

1,730 

1,960 

1,730

1,250 

941 

647 

494 

441

367 

353 

385

Seccndfoot-days

3,99£ 

49,08! 

34,404

234,323

59,43£ 

27,32£ 

40,25] 19,78" 

8,16= 

23,122 13,19;

10,75£ 

5,23]

294, 76E

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.).- Not

sec. -ft.; Jan. 29 (4 p.m.) 6,550 sec. -ft.; HE 

sec. -ft.

liar.

313 

292 

275 

267 

261

255 

230 

222 

818 

1,460

1,700 

1,590 

1,410 

870 

551

388 

479 

1,900 

2,290 

2,390

2,690 

2,260 

1,590 

1,050 

1,030

2,160 

2,920 

2,130 

2,150 

2,210 

2,100

Apr.

1,960 

1,780 

1,810 

1,240 

676

514 

405 

347 

305 

314

795 

936 

1,080 

1,180 

1,170

1,030 

604 

393 

302 

270

267 

357 

364 

266 

226

211 

214 

230 

210 

331

Maximum

) 231 

) 4,760 

2,310

I 5,660

5 5,950 

2,000 

L 2,920 

1,960 

758 

2,150 

1,540 

) 680 

L 432

> 5,950

May

420 

756 

758 

703 

377

233 

192 

174 

308 

256

220 

180 

162 

152 

146

145 

139 

132 

128 

168

159 

169 

170 

234 

338

179 

152 

142 

136 

337 

404

Minimum

110 

297 

258

100

298 

288 

228 

210 

128 

136 

153 

144 

134

110

June

209 

180 

151 

409 

602

288 

177 

150 

136 

145

234 

197 

364 

732 

1,520

1,830 

1,790 

2,130 

2,150 

1,760

1,370 

1,220 

1,120 

907 

521

333 

705 

551 

543 

698

Mean

. 129 

l,63i 

1.11C

64C

1,917 

976 

1,898 

66C 

264 

771 

426 

347 

174

806

July

624 

290 

204 

192 

179

173 

211 

401 

385 

735

1,190 

1,540 

1,270 

805 

425

518 

691 

615 

292 

218

198 

182 

173 

165 

167

169 

159 

153 

274 

169 

426

Aug.

232 

164 

153 

154 

258

602 

680 

568 

252 

470

540 

303 

584 

404 

313

658 

666 

480 

226 

194

170 

157 

154 

165 

207

157 

144 

260 

626 

568 

249

Per square 

mile

0.299 

f 3.80 

2.58

1.48

4.45 

2.26 

3.01 

1.53 

.613 

1.79 

.988 

.805 

.404

1.87

r. 8 (8 p.m.) 4,630 sec. -ft.; Nov. 22 (2 a.m 

ir. 21 (5 a.m.) 2,830 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (12 j

Sept.

170 

149 

142 

140 

175

304' 

170 

150 

144 

134

134 

134 

169 

174 

152

189 

281 

432 

273 

187

157 

149 

144 

138 

136

137 

139 

142 

150 

136

Runoff in 

inches

0.34 

4.24 

2.97

20.22

5.13 

2.36 

3.47 

1.71 

.70 

2.00 

1.14 

.93 

.45

25.44

) 5.580 

.m.) 3,800
42 OBION RIVER BASIN

Obion River at Obion, Tenn.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°15'10", long. 89°11'45", at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, half a mile south of Obion, Obion County, and 14j miles downstream from confluence of North and South Forks. Datum of gage is 261.23 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,£ mare miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,241 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,400 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 17.12 

reet); minimum, 344 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 1.24 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 99,500 second-feet Jan. 24, 1937 (gage height, 25.4 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum (under conditions of no backwater), 230 second-feet 

Oct. 7-9, 12,.1943; minimum gage height, -0.04 foot Sept. 1, 1936; during period of 

backwater from Mississippi River a minimum dally discharge of 15 second-feet occurred 

Feb. 4, 1937; reverse flow of 57 second-feet was measured by current meter on that date.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record, which 

are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

OT<JO

24

25

26

27

OQ CO

29

31

Oct.

546

454

412

380

365

356

359

363

379

362

353

352

349

345

345

345

398

528

565

485

434

418

410

401

392

388

389

388

389

389

618

Nov.

1,290

1,420

1,740

1,900

2,430

2,920

3,870

8,720

11,100

12,500

12,200

10,900

8,840

6,520

4,410

3,560

3,060

2,960

3,690

3,770

6,460

9,360

10,600

10,700

9,680

7,720

5,640

4,040

3,400

3,020

-

Dec.

2,750

2,590

2,400

2,200

1,990

1,800

1,730

1,680

1,640

1,470

1,230

1,080

957

901

2,420

3,850

8,400

12,700

14,800

14,600

12,300

9,160

6,140

4; 800

4,860

6,600

9,000

9,920

10,600

10,100

10,200

Month

Jan.

9,800

8,000

5,910

5,610

6,700

7,260

8,120

7,880

6,560

4,750

3,860

3,380

3,040

2,650

2,260

2,350

2,980

3,250

4,510

6,770

8,320

9,120

9,760

10,600

11,500

12,500

14,200

16,500

17,200

16,800

16,200

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .......:....

January

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

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

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

ttay... ...........................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

14,300

11,200

8,280

6,070

4,860

4,490

3,860

3,330

3,000

2,680

2,370

1,960

2,530

4,300

11,800

16,000

16,200

15,800

13,800

11,000

8,520

6,040

4,210

3,560

3,180

2,920

2,640

2,300

-

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

12,657

178,420

174,868

1,009,161

248,340

191,200

146,273

98, 409

28,013

72, 870

70,454

41,770

18,249

1,281,523

Mar.

1,930

1,500

1,130

933

845

834

818

783

1,540

2,560

2,850

3,720

4,680

3,680

3,470

3,060

2,780

2,680

3,300

3,880

5,010

5,610

5,700

5,160

4,470

5,850

9,600

14,000

15,800

15,000

13,100

Apr.

10,600

8,400

6,420

4,450

3,560

3,140

2,790

2,470

2,110

1,580

1,940

2,360

2,980

4,510

7,190

7,400

6,100

4,060

3,280

2,780

2,320

1,740

1,220

944

818

725

655

620

626

621

Maximum

618

12,500

14,800

17,400

17,200

16,200

15,800

10,600

1,470

A ggQ

4)350

2,460

1,410

17,200

May

695

836

1,010

1,090

1,130

1,090

975

818

994

1,470

1,460

1,270

1,010

791

658

581

552

522

498

514

797

1,030

1,020

925

1,020

1,010

853

690

586

778

1,340

Minimum

345

1,290

901

296

2, 260

1,960

783

620

498

722

647

533

352

345

June

1,290

1,260

993

826

1,130

1,240

1,180

953

722

871

918

867

1,020

1,680

2,410

2,580

2,840

3,200

3,630

4,010

4,280

4,040

3,800

3,670

3,820

4,120

4,240

3,920

3,800

3,560

Mean

408

5,947

5,641

2,757

8,011

6, 829

4,718

3 *904 280

2 429

2*273

1,347

608

3,511

July

3,210

2,860

2,360

1,740

1,240

808

677

1,110

1,330

1,310

1,990

2,690

3,200

4,170

4,350

3,880

3,620

3,600

3,910

4,100

3,700

3,200

2,630

1,860

1,410

1,060

757

647

1,140

1,040

855

Aug.

839

804

f666

f828

744

1,020

1,400

1,790

1,740

1,600

1,620

1,310

1,540

1,740

1,790

1,760

1,980

2,200

2,420

2,460

2,040

1,460

969

672

f568

f575

f535

f632

f 1,150

fl,390

fl,330

Per square 

mile

0.217

3,16

3.00

1.47

4* 26

3.63

2.51

1.74

.481

1.29

1.21

.716

.323

1.87

Sept.

1,130

850

610

473

413

f436

f692

f674

596

541

458

406

464

564

498

479

492

776

1,410

1,380

1,050

727

521

428

386

367

362

359

355

352

Runoff in 

inches

0.25

3.53

3.46

19.97

4.91

3 78

2*89

1 .95

.55

1.44

1.39

 83

.36

25.34

Peak discharge (base 5,500 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 10 (l p.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft.; Nov. 24 (3 a.m.) 10,900

0,360 sec.-ft.; Jan. 29 (12 m .) 17,400 see.-ft.; Feb. 17 (7 p.m.) 16,200 see.-ft.; Mar. 29 (11 a.m.) 

15,900 see.-ft.; Apr. 16 (5 a.m.) 7,720 seo.-ft.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly-estimated gage heights.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

Rutherford Fork Obion River near Bradford, TCenn.

43

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03 ! 00", long. 88°52'40", at bridge on State 

Highway 54, 4 miles southwest of Bradford, Gibson County, and 1V| miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 316.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 232 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 4,090 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 17.54 

feet); minimum, 25 second-feet Oct» 24, 25; minimum gage height, 2.58 feet Oct. 3, 4.

1929-49: Maximum discharge observed, 9,730 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 

20.06 feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 5,000 secondfeet; minimum observed, 12 second-feet June 30, July 1, 1931; minimum gage height 

observed, 0.68 foot July 16, 1937, site and datum then in use.

Remarks.- Records fair. 

Revisions.- W 897: Drainage art'.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

36

30

2?

27

29

29

31

37

32

31

32

32

31

31

31

30

39

60

36

31

29

27

26

26

26

27

27

28

27

27

102

Nov.

118

301

216

75

1,770

2,11O

1,790

313

199

283

149

96

85

. 67

59

65

74

479

2,470

2,370

2,650

849

199

129

99

91

107

482

554

204

~

Month

Dec.

129

107

178

152

228

327

157

112

94

80

75

77

75

79

841

2,490

1,440

418

221

154

123

102

92

828

2,22O

1,740

429

242

1,280

689

242

Jan.

172

175

401

751

2,460

1,210

324

212

164

136

120

111

103

101

99

322

1,270

1.20O

1,340

708

1,250

1,800

976

517

685

1,250

2,640

3,640

3,800

1,290

285

October

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

torch

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

toy ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 2,800 sec

Feb.

214

208

300

670

336

224

187

158

145

132

11".

112

220

356

1,460

893

318

211

477

488

249

199

163

152

149

128

129

140

-

_

-

Seccndfoot-days

1,034

18,85£

15,42]

103, 69E

29,512

8,534

18,165

7,14£

4,334

20.33S

4,81S

3,094

1,771

136,032

Mar.

113

106

103

102

101

99

90

82

1,080

1,410

511

258

198

168

139

120

334

al,820

1,110

328

236

628

341

212

972

1,730

2,060

794

299

793

1,830

Apr.

960

- 293

197

155

132

126

109

95

84

1O<!

596

a404

1,190

755

221

142

118

106

96

89

87

180

194

133

100

84

78

75

78

167

-

Maximum

102

2,650

2,490

3,610

3,800

1,460

2,06O

1,190

868

3,050

1,350

418

378

3,800

-ft.) .- Jan. 29 (4 a.m.

May

449

868

212

111

86

72

64

60

168

a85

a65

h61

a57

a54

a51

H48

46

45

43

81

128

420

176

112

ISO

81

59

52

48

69

283

Minimum

26

59

73

24

99

112

82

75

43

54

3o

32

26

June

112

76

61

284

132

104

64

54

54

62

170

359

525

1,530

2 A, 0

2,610

3,050

677

274

301

1,350

1,780

2,410

238

137

123

120

109

69

Mean

33.4

629

497

283

952

305

586

238

140

678

b9.8

59.0

364

July

SI

56

a54

a53

a52

55

5T

52

130

764

1,350

4^9

140

103

201

372

9S

78

59

51

49

45

42

41

59

a45

a40

a45

a7O

aSO

aSO

Aug.

a52

a50

aSO

111

418

401

72

56

49

52

57

78

15S

59

84

136

197

60

a45

340

a 38

335

64

120

58

62

245

81

5O

Per square 

mile

O.165

3.10

2.45

1.39

4.69

1.50

2.89

1.17

.690

3.34

.764

.492

.291

1.79

40

Sept.

36

34

33

32

38 

373'

33

32

32

32

33

87

53.

55

53

175

378

149

54

42

39

37

35

33

34

35

35

35

34

Runoff in 

inches

0.19

3.45

2.33

18.99

5.41

1.56

3.33

1.31

.79

3.73

.88

.57

.32

24.37

) 4,090 seo.-ft. June 17, (7 a.m.) 3,270

sec.-ft.

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

on nearby streams.

h Computed from staff-gage readings.
44 OB ION RIVER BASIN

North Fork Obion River near Union City, Term.

Location.- Water-stage reorder, lat. 36°24'00", long. 88°59'45", at bridge on State High- 

 way yy, 4 miles southeast of Union City, Oblon County, 4^ miles upstream from Hoosier

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from confluence with South Pork Obion River. Datum of gage

is 286.88 feet above mean sea level, dat'-n of 1929.

Drainage area.- 490 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 580 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 18.67 

feet); minimum, 101 second-feet on several days in October; minimum gage height, 5.12 

feet Oct. 14, 15, 16.

1929-4S: Maximum discharge, 49,200 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937 (gage height, 22.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 82 r.econd-feet Oct. 5, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 3.38 feet July 27, 1929.

R:m:.: .c.- Records fair except those for period of no gage-height .ecord, which are poor. 

Revisions (water yftars).- W 762: 1933. W 787: 1930(M).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

198

104

102

102

102

103

104

105

103

102

103

102

102

102

102

130

210

188

130

116

111

lil

111

110

109

110

111

111

111

111

497

Nov.

410

1,000

1,440

749

2,120

3,750

4,900

3,660

1,380

1,610

772

410

304

250

220

284

317

657

3,550

a5,300

a6,000

a3,000

al,700

al,000

a550

a400

a330

a600

al,400

al,100

-

Dec.

a600

aSOO

a430

a450

a430

a950

a600

a300

a220

a!90

alSO

a!80

alSO

224

3,480

7,760

7,080

7,280

5,690

1,940

704

440

353

1,300

4,860

4,870

2,760

1,370

3,230

3,630

1,870

Jan.

676

470

536

1,200

3,240

2,730

1,190

538

412

326

286

266

252

243

235

830

2,840

2,470

3,110

2,620

2,000

2,920

2,110

1,840

3,090

4,470

5,220

5,820

4,530

2,200

800

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Ifav ay ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec

Feb.

500

440

529

1,820

1,150

594

446

359

319

279

250

242

1,170

7,270

9,690

9,960

8,160

4,750

1,690

1,390

722

530

422

530

610

390

336

35S

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

3,924

49,163 

64,051

261,950

59,470

54,903

44,117

23,904

if'ofi

20)433

15,106 

6,503

358,947

-ft., revii

Mar.

283

250

230

217

212

204

183

174

758

2,610

2,080

814

476

374

319

279

305

2,300

1,600

576

418

1,290

881

452

602

2,730

7,320

5,850

5,430

2,920

1,980

Apr.

837

474

380

322

294

288

288

261

242

264

1,600

2,180

4,360

4,470

3,140

1,080

424

321

268

240

233

270

296

230

202

190

192

196

184

178

Maximum

497

6,000

7,760

7,760

5,820

9,960

7,320

 4,470

500

sleio

1,640 

1,440

9,960

May

202

255

206

176

163

156

also

also

3500

a350

3220

8170

alSO

146

142

153

149

138

134

140

148

140

135

193

163

146

137

134

131

132

143

Minimum

102

220

180

90

235

242

174

178

131

123

134 

128

137

102

ed) .- Nov. 7 (8 p.m.)

June

146

139

130

134

130

127

125

130

123

180

182

160

303

757

1,220

768

316

201

930

502

240

173

149

391

774

311

1,800

904

292

184

Mean

127

1,639

2,066

716

1 918

1 f 961

1 '797 423

176

659

487

217

983

July

151

140

137

136

135

137

515

702

287

a600

a3,000

a2,000

al.OOO

676

548

868

3,610

2,890

862

302

212

170

151

158

162

149

138

134

158

143

162

Aug.

215

138

151

158

160

359

758

404

422

1,160

586

486

1,120

652

552

'1,240

1,640

995

311

178

148

136

132

129

150

128

150

912

1,070

288

178

Per square 

mile

0.259

3 o 34

4.22

1.46

3.91

4.00

2.90

1.63

.359

. 810

1.34

.994

.443

2.01

Sspt.

156

144

140

139

142

333

364

171

151

142

139

137

145

148

148

156

206

1,440

434

202

164

153

149

145

142

142

143

143

143

142

Runoff im 

inches

0.30

3.73

4.86

19.88

4.51

4il7

3.35

1 .81

.41

.90

1.55

1.15

.49

27.23

5,080 sec. -ft.; Nov. 21 about

,500 sec.-ft. i Dec. _____ 

4,200 sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (2 a.m.i~6^360 sec7-ft.; Feb. 15 (12'p.m.) io,800 sec.-ft.;"Mar. 27 (11 a.m.) 

8,480 sec.-ft.; Apr. 13 (6 p.m.) 5,180 sec.-ft.; July 17 (10:30 p.m.) 4,320 sec.-ft.;

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for other stalons In Oblon River Basin.
OBION RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Forked Deer River at Jackson, Tenn.

45

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°35'40", long. 88°48'55", at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, half a mile downstream from Meridian Creek and 1 mile south of Jackson, Madison 

County. Datum of gage is 330.86 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 574 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 732 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,570 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 17.79 

reet); minimum, 146 second-feet Oct. 16, 17; minimum gage height, 4.14 feet July 23.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 43,600 second-feet (revised) Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

24.0 feet (revised), from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 15,000 secondfeet; minimum, 67 second-feet Oct. 9, 1941; minimum gage height observed, 1.58 feet 

July 9, 1929.

Revisions - The maximum discharge and gage height for the water year 1935 have been 

revised to 43,600 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 24.0 feet, from floodmarks), 

from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet, superseding figures published in 

Water-Supply Paper 787.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October< 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

200 

177 

170 

155 

159

157 

208 

187 

157 

153

191 

177 

155 

150 

148

148 

272 

377 

206 

175

170 

164 

160 

155 

155

155 

157 

157 

157 

157 

843

Hov.

678 

480 

468 

284 

2,620

3,930 

1,720 

558 

431 

611

424 

357 

404 

344 

301

466 

608 

1,400 

7,000 

8,540

7,700 

5,200 

3,910 

1,750 

825

731 

1,510 

2,630 

3,200 

1,900

Dec.

1,540 

982 

1,340 

1,010 

1,000

1,370 

795 

618 

522 

454

424 

436 

427 

420 

977

4,600 

6,450 

6,500 

6,200 

3,590

1,520 

790 

596 

625 

1,330

699 

553 

546 

2,380 

1,710 

955

Jan.

661 

827 

2,740 

3,440 

4,070

4,500 

4,670 

4,400 

3,130 

1,100

738 

625 

551 

517 

496

521 

2,680 

2,430 

3,720 

2,970

2,670 

4,160 

3,950 

2,930 

2,530

2,380 

4,050 

4,710 

4,020 

2,740 

1,690

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her .........................

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary

uary

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

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

at ...........................

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

980 

845 

1,040 

1,940 

1,220

882 

755 

661 

618 

570

496 

498 

500 

531 

1,890

2,680 

1,430 

1,020 

1,690 

1,600

1,190 

910 

673 

599 

555

475 

515 

599

Secondfoot-days

6,152 

60,980 

51,359

371,476

80,616 

27,362 

43,538 

28,255 

20,908 

53,072 

10,921 

12,979 

7,084

403,226

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; June 16 (5 a.m.) 6,620 see. -ft.; J

Mar.

441 

411 

379 

372 

372

366 

322 

318 

1,780 

2,400

1,400 

1,130 

790 

613 

505

438 

487 

2,090 

1,150 

805

639 

1,160 

942 

668 

2,710

2,550 

3,790 

4,760 

3,660 

2,240 

3,850

Apr.

3,590 

2,370 

1,930 

1,050 

743

663 

548 

477 

422 

395

884 

1,570 

3,380 

2,120 

1,260

828 

594 

489 

418 

386

381 

565 

443 

429 

346

307 

331 

364 

383 

589

Maximum

843 

8,540 

6,500

16,900

4,710 

2,680 

4,760 

3,590 

2,650 

7,130 

1,040 

980 

560

8,540

May

1,490 

2,650 

1,130 

735

489

390 

342 

311 

431 

792

491 

344 

297 

269 

. 255

249 

241 

221 

208 

235

968 

2,220 

1,080 

825 

687

541 

464 

404 

457 

922 

770

Minimum

148 

284 

420

96

496 

475 

318 

307 

208 

292 

159 

162 

155

148

June

515 

487 

422 

445 

515

529 

524 

395 

357 

1,320

1,680 

1,060 

888 

2,520 

5,340

6,280 

4,500 

1,960 

1,090 

1,230

3,180 

7,130 

5,630 

2,170 

860

519 

429 

466 

339 

292

Mean

198 

2,033 

1,657

1,015

2,601 

977 

1,404 

942 

674 

1,769 

352 

419 

236

1,105

July

280 

305 

438 

257 

208

223 

239 

227 

227 

327

810 

618 

399 

372 

267

1,040 

441 

335 

233 

200

183 

168 

159 

408 

292

235 

177 

393 

764 

350 

346

Aug.

215 

187 

174 

162 

206

223 

346 

235 

235 

507

484 

344

635 

307 

355

454 

635 

353 

503 

782

654 

450 

572 

359 

331

261 

414 

980 

760 

517 

339

Per square 

mile

0.345 

3.54 

2.89

1.77

4.53 

1.70 

2.45 

1.64 

1.17 

3.08 

.613 

.730 

.411

1.93

Sept.

274 

239 

225 

288 

251

245 

221 

212 

202 

187

183 

179 

355 

263 

215

314 

235 

560 

388 

235

206 

196 

191 

179 

177

175 

179 

181 

174 

155

Runoff in 

inches

0.40 

3.95 

3.33

24.06

5.22 

1.77 

2.82 

1.83 

1.35 

3.44 

.71 

.84 

.46

26.12

T. 20 (12 m.) 8,570 sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (12 p.m.) 7,340 

jne 22 (l p.m.) 7,640 sec. -ft.
46 OBION RIVER BASIN

South Fork Forked Deer River at Chestnut Bluff, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°52', long. 89°21', at highway bridge 1 mile west 

or Chestnut Bluff, 1 mile downstream from Black Creek, 3j miles east of Halls, Lauderdale County, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with North Fork. Datcun of gage is 

256.71 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,080 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 1,326 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 19.51 

reet ); minimum, 249 second-feet Oct. 16 (gage height, 6.28 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 33,300 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 22.3 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 102 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 3.2 

feet Aug. 5-13, 1930.

Remarks.- Records poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

2324'

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

406

313

282

266

252

253

256

295

289

260

256

280

284

259

253

251

262

406

483

346

312

300

294

289

286

284

288

290

294

296

342

NOT.

905

1,080

856

725

1,830

2,360

2,470

3,030

3,360

3,610

3,200

2,360

1,740

1,330

1,020

834

866

1,290

2,020

2,160

3,050

4,250

5,000

6,760

7,490

7,140

5,900

4,780

3,690

2,920

-

Dec.

2,520

2,420

2,480

2,510

2,470

2,380

2,200

2,000

1,630

1,200

1,050

872

759

689

1,140

2,810

3,090

5,380

6,350

5,550

5,520

5,990

5,900

5,550

4,690

3,250

2,360

1,810

2,240

2,020

2,100

Month

Jan.

2,320

2,320

2,110

2,690

3,900

5,550

7,140

6,350

5,450

4,880

4,730

4,710

4,390

3,220

2,090

1,720

1,930

2,210

2,700

3,370

4,490

4,800

5,020

5,520

5,650

6,140

8,340

11,200

13,200

10,700

7,210

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Mar ma.* ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

5,400

4,780

4,350

3,710

2,790

2,200

2,000

2,100

1,600

1,300

1,100

1,000

1., 000

1,300

2,100

1,930

1,950

2,120

2,440

2,490

2,280

2,160

2,050

1,850

1,550

1,310

1,100

1,060

-

Seoondfoot-days

9 227

88 ,026

90,930

632,405

156,050

61,020

60,085

56* 269

23 f 684

87 588

18*025

18,773

11,887

687,564

Mar.

1,050

872

782

694

672

645

612

568

1,370

1,510

1,670

2,260

2,680

2,360

1,740

1,290

1,090

1,940

1,690

1,820

2,080

2,220

1,980

1,890

2,040

2,950

3,440

3,500

4,150

4,250

4,270

Apr.

5,180

5,450

4,590

3,990

3,490

3,110

2,280

1,610

1,190

901

1,110

1,290

1,820

2,080

2,760

2,930

2,680

2,010

1,440

1,030

769

636

708

585

515

437

392

406

421

459

Maximum

483

7,490

6,350

16,600

13,200

5,400

4,270

5,450

2,110

7,320

1,110

970

852

13,200

Peak discharge (base, 4.2OO sec, -ft.).- Nov. 25 (l p.m.

May

729

1,070

1,240

1,380

1,460

1,220

864

624

765

850

909

706

521

457

427

397

382

365

346

330

417

903

1,190

1,480

1,840

2,110

1,810

1,310

962

1,270

1,350

Minimum

251

725

689

183

1,720

1,000

568

392

330

499

361

361

283

"251

June

1,770

1,920

1,700

1,450

1,250

943

723

561

499

602

1,000

1,230

1,370

2,000

3,600

4,430

6,650

7,320

6,860

6,260

6,050

5,180

4,330

3,600

3,060

2,770

2,940

3,340

2,570

1,610

-

Mean

298

2 934 2)933

1,728

5,034

2,179

ly 938

1 f 876

958

2 f 920

581

606

396

1,884

July

1,100

790

654

642

461

405

432

441

385

387

507

792

691

552

501

722

1,110

788

580

469

416

387

365

361

545

507

422

443

712

844

614

Aug.

533

401

361

400

465

.472

597

597

432

403

635

715

671

800

553

547

594

708

545

780

890

778

597

649

563

473

496

606

970

886

656

Per square

mile

0.276

2.72

2.72

1.60

4.66

2.02

1.79

1.74

.887

2.70

.538

.561

.387

1.74

Sept.

464

385

346

337

392

363

348

328

313

302

288

283

852

734

472

403

457

443

693

550

398

342

324

310

298

294

292

292

294

290

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.32

3.03

3.13

21.77

5.37

2.10

2.07

1.94

1.02

3.02

.62

.65

.41

23.68

) 7,560 sec. -ft.; Dec. 19 (2 a.m.) 6,500

5,680 sec.-ft.; June 18 (ll a.m.) 7,350 sec.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Feb. 6-15; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Jackson.
OBION RIVER BASIN 47

Middle Pork Forked Deer River near Alamo, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°51'00", revised), long. 89°04'00", at bridge on 

atate Highway 54, 3 miles upstream from Buck Creek, 5 miles north of Alamo, Crockett 

County, and 13 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 288.34 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 410 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 514 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 15.04 

reet); minimum, 110 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 2.68 feet).

1929-49: Maximum discharge observed, 19,500 second-feet Jan. 21, 1935 (gage height, 

15.46 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 

68 second-feet June 30, July 1, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 1.26 feet July 1, 

11, 17, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

166 

134 

119 

113 

112

112 

116 

119 

119 

 118

118 

116 

114 

113 

113

113 

125 

151 

156 

147

134 

130 

126 

124 

120

120 

119 

119 

119 

120 

199

Nov.

264 

466 

335 

320 

2,060

3,210 

2,640 

2,230 

1,330 

585

353 

297 

244 

211 

195

198 

204 

648 

3,690 

4,470

4,180 

3,300 

2,020 

596 

345

293 

302 

612 

782 

717

Dec.

780 

340 

706 

434 

522

583 

491 

367 

262 

220

201 

196 

196 

199 

914

4,020 

4,750 

2,690 

1,670 

632

390

317 

272 

1,000 

1,770

987 

814 

459 

2,160 

1,240 

852

Jan.

536 

425 

1,120 

2,120 

4,610

3,240 

1,670 

1,040 

479 

36O

315 

283 

259 

247 

240

459 

1,810 

1,690 

2,000 

1,360

1,820 

3,450 

2,430 

1,770 

1,470

1,890 

4,400 

7,070 

5,100 

3,570 

1,810

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

C&

Jama 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Auga 

Sept

Wa

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

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

626 

471 

592 

1,310 

761

579 

416 

345 

306 

276

247 

235 

235 

266 

1,500

1,330 

871 

610 

795 

749

630 

435 

338 

302 

284

260 

254 

274

Seoondfoot-days

3,924 

37,097 

30,434

218,869

59,043 

15,297 

32,606 

15,304 

17,150 

57,761 

8,205 

6,337 

5,212

288,370

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec, -ft.).- No

sec. -ft.; Dec. 17 (2 a.m.; 5,260 sec. -ft. ; J 

3,770 sec. -ft.} Jan. 28 (12 m.) 7,430 sec.-f 

14,400 sec. -ft.

Mar.

257 

232 

211 

208 

204

201 

188 

183 

1,570 

2,170

1,190 

766 

488 

367 

311

257 

382 

2,560 

1,490 

956

570 

1,210 

632 

435 

2,240

2,170 

3,070 

1,920 

938 

1,620 

3,610

Apr.

1,560 

1,080 

581 

394 

345

315 

290 

264 

245 

240

1,570 

746 

1,920 

972 

710

378 

276 

244 

221 

210

210 

308 

324 

432 

309

264 

223 

218 

211 

244

Maximum

199 

4,470 

4,750

6^350

7,070 

1,500 

3,610 

1,920 

1,900 

12,300 

1,100 

518 

727

12,300

May

876 

1,040 

835 

605 

290

216 

195 

182 

383 

226

201 

185 

172 

166 

159

158 

156 

155 

151 

151

405 

1,900 

1,660 

1,810 

1,560

882 

452 

284 

468 

749 

538

Minimum

112 

195 

196

104

240 

235 

183 

210 

151 

199 

147 

139 

125

112

June

680 

848 

608 

745 

522

308 

378 

237 

199 

353

709 

1,420 

1,370 

2,220 

6,980

12,300 

6,980 

5,030 

2,560 

1,260

1,740 

1,640 

1,990 

 2,330 

2,260

841 

387 

304 

317 

245

Mean

127 

1,237 

982

598

1,905 

546 

1,052 

510 

553 

1,925 

265 

204 

174

790

July

203 

185 

174 

172 

167

161 

161 

159 

208 

441

443 

482 

452 

262 

482

1,100 

260 

450 

216 

193

171 

151 

147 

188 

201

183 

163 

155 

177 

150 

148

Aug.

148 

148 

142 

179 

329

252 

464 

203 

190 

155

174 

211 

274 

201 

518

286 

206 

164 

153 

151

143 

140 

139 

140 

171

166 

163 

216 

210 

156 

145

Per square

mile

1.310 

3.02 

2.40

1.46

4.65 

1.33 

2.56 

1.24 

1.35 

4.70 

.646 

.498 

.424

1.93

Sept.

139 

130 

130 

130

131

134 

139 

139 

136 

131

130 

130 

426 

164 

151

151 

182 

* 727 

320 

183

148 

137 

131 

128 

126

126 

128 

130 

130 

125

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

3.36 

2.76

19.84

5.36 

1.39 

2.96 

1.39 

1.56 

5.24 

.74 

.57 

.47

26.16

I. 6 (5 a.m.) 3,650 sec. -ft.; Nov. 21 (l a.m.) 4,680 

m. 5 (8:30 b.m.) 5,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 22 (ll a.m.) 

t.; Mar. 31 (1° a.m.) "4,470 sec. -ft.; June 16 (8 a.m.)
48 HATCHIE RIVER BASIN

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'40", long. 88 0 58'30", at bridge on State 

iiignway 18, 250 feet upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2,000 feet downstream from Spring Creek, and li miles northeast of Bolivar, Hardeman County. Datum 

of gage is 323.86 feet above mean Gulf level.

Drainage area.- 1,430 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,333 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,100 second-feet Nov. 23 (sage height, 17.91 

1'eetj; minimum, 282 second-feet Sept. 27; minimum gage height, 2.63 feet Oct. 17.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 56,300 second-feet Feb. 15, 1948 (gage height, 21.53 

feet), from rating curve extended above 32,000 second-feet; minimum, 78 second-feet 

Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 0.63'foot).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year, 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 19-21, Nov. 25 to Dec. 13, Dec. 16-23, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 6, Aug. 24, 25, Aug. 29 to Sept. 4, Sept. 7-30)

2.5 277 6.0 9OO 12. 0 2,800 15. 0 9,3OO 

3.0 362 7.0 1,090 13.0 4,OOO 15.5 11,400 

3.5 450 8.5 1,400 13.5 4,900 16.0 14,000 

4.0 54O 10.0 1,810 14.0 6,100 17.0 2O.50O 

5.0 720 11.0 2,160 14.5 7,54O 17.8 26,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

917 

670 

488 

407 

367

338 

342 

336 

331 

323

320 

318 

318 

318 

311

302 

343

430 

472 

470

427 

393 

374 

362 

357

354 

354 

355 

359 

362 

423

Nov.

522 

833 

1,050 

930 

1,330

1,580 

1,960 

2,310 

2,180

1,680

1,200 

1,030 

921 

837 

799

839 

1,040 

1,900 

10,100 

9,980

10,800 

24, 200 

26,300 

21,800 

16,100

11,400 

8,920 

8,630 

8,310

7,800

Dec.

7,570 

7,450 

7,760 

7,800 

7,450

6,88O 

6,32O 

5,760 

5,270 

4,840

4,450 

3,970 

3,200 

2,4OO 

1,910

2,990 

4,390 

4,390 

4,500 

4,410

4,240 

3,970 

3,430 

2,650 

2,120

1,960 

2,120 

2,300 

2,550 

2,860 

3,240

Jan.

3,370 

3,430 

4,320 

5,100 

8,740

14,700 

22,100 

21,200 

16,9OO 

13,300

10,80O 

8,920 

7,640 

6,720 

5,940

5,230 

5,270 

4,700 

5,410 

5,100

5,970 

7,640 

8,340 

9,000 

9,070

9,460 

11,400 

12,800 

12,100 

10,500 

9,260

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

nber .........................

lendar year 1948 

&ry . .

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

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

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

ter year 194S-49 ............

Feb.

8,420 

7,760 

7,240 

7,060 

6,520

6,160 

5,660 

5,270 

5,O1O 

4,780

4,460 

4,110 

3,540 

2,800 

2,570

3,340 

4,000 

4,240 

4,620 

4,970

5,050 

5,080 

4,990 

4,900 

4,820

4,680 

4,500 

4,210

Secondfoot-days

12,24 

187,28 

135, 15C

1,324,91'

284, 43C 

140, 76C 

139,90( 

168,47 

51,31 

84,33 

30,14( 

29,23( 

12,88,

1,276,15C

Mar.

3,69O 

2,920 

g2,280 

gl,840 

gl,590

gl,430 

gl,340 

gl,260 

gl,190 

g3,070

4,19O 

4,240 

4,220 

4,110 

3,830

3,300 

2,580 

2,590 

2,790 

3,270

3,470 

3,800 

3,920 

4,030 

6,940

7,760 

8,490 

8,630 

9,030 

12,000 

16,100

Apr.

15,400 

13,900 

11,300 

9.58O 

8,340

7,330 

6,460 

5,660 

4,920 

4,190

3,370 

3,200 

6,000 

6,410 

6,070

6,270 

6,380 

6,410 

6,160 

5,580

5,030 

4,410 

3,510 

2,750 

g2,280

gl,930 

gl,600 

gl,340 

gl,300 

gl,390

Uaximun

I 917 

I 26,300 

) 7,800

I 55,100

) 22,100 

> 8,420 

) 16,100 

> 15,400 

3,200 

5 7,510 

3 2.180 

3 1,640 

j 989

) 26,300

May

gi.eio

2,770 

3,160 

3,200 

3,120

2,970 

g2,590 

g2,000 

gl,610 

gl,640

g2,090 

g2,610 

2,760 

g2,540 

gl,950

gl,380 

gl,060 

g917 

g819 

g749

g774 

g864 

g864 

g765 

g882

gl,130 

gl.110 

g875 

g803 

g765 

g734

Minimum

302 

522 

1,910

235

3,370 

2,570 

1,190 

1,300 

734 

468 

508 

425 

284

284

June

E770 

g792 

g711 

g637 

g580

g549 

g531 

g504 

g468 

684

1,010 

gl,230 

1,280 

gl,850 

6,4.90

7,510 

5,740 

5,120 

5,010 

4,990

5,140 

5,300 

5,560 

5,050 

4,580

4,080 

3,260 

2,250 

1,570 

1,090 

Mean

39E 

6,243 

4,36C

3.62C

9,17E 

5,027 

4,512 

5,616 

1.65E 

2,811 

973 

943 

43C

3,496

July

841 

740 

745 

693 

639

576 

533 

508 

515 

549

783 

948 

1,230 

1,280 

1,150

1,400 

1,500 

2,160 

2, ISO 

1,660

1,160 

830 

626 

621 

846

1,190 

1,220 

887 

691 

655 

792

Aug.

684 

553 

468 

425 

439

610 

81O 

815 

698 

599

653 

957 

1,430 

1,640 

1,530

1,220 

1,180 

1,320 

1,390 

1,330

1,260 

1,250 

1,070 

884 

785

1,030 

1,240 

1,050 

779 

626 

513

Per square 

Bile

0.276 

4.37 

3.05

2.53

6.42 

3.52 

3.16 

3.93 

1.16 

1.97 

.680 

.659 

.301

2.44

Sept.

454 

455 

403 

427 

906

989 

801 

704 

527 

419

367 

342 

S333 

g331 

g333

347 

357 

386 

441 

423

419 

376 

326 

301 

289

286 

284 

286 

287 

286

Runoff in 

inohes

0.32 

4.87 

3.51

34.45

7.40 

3. 66 

3.64 

4.38 

1.33 

2.19 

.78 

.76 

.34

33.18

Peak discharge (base, 8.5OO sec. -ft.).- Hov. 19 (11 p.m.) 14,100 sec. -ft.; Nov. 23 (2:30 a.m.)

27,100 sec.-ft.; 

16,300 sec.-ft.; June 15"(7~p.nu) 9J070 sec.-ft.' 

g Computed from graph based on staff-gage readings.
HATCHIE RIVER BASIN 49 

Hatchle River near Stanton, Term,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3S 9 31'25", long. g9°gli05", at bridge on U, S, High- 

 way 70, 3 miles dovmstreara from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway bridge, 5

miles northeast of Stanton, Haywood County, and 7 milts upstream from Big Muddy Creek.

Datum of gage is 267.34 feet above mean flulf lavel.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949,

Average discharge.- 20 years, 2,913 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,900 second-feet Nov. 25 (gage, hgight, 17,61 

feet); minimum, 491 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 3.25 feet Oct. 17.

1929-49: Maximum discharge observed, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 22, 1935 (gage height, 

20.35 feet); minimum, 243 second-feet Sept. 3, 1943 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1549'

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

80

81 

88 

83 

84 

39

8§

Oct.

904 

1,080 

996 

847 

708

628 

583 

559 

555 

547

635 

520 

510 

504 

501

499 

508 

518 

545 

801

634

637 

61§ 

587 

§66

55? 

542 

538 

§38 

638 

574

Nov.

643 

780 

SOI 

940 

1,5§Q

2,140 

3,200 

3,240 

3,120 

3,080

£,920 

2,780 

S,§?0 

2.060

1,880

r,3oo

1,220 

1,390 

3,100 

4,490

6,400 

12,400 

11,000 

15,200 

?2,200

10,700 

16,600 

13,300 

11,700 

10,700

Dec.

9,790 

8,980 

9,800 

8,740 

8,300

8,420 

8,420 

8,060 

7,480 

6,900

6,370 

5,950 

5,520 

5,180 

5,080

7,130 

8,?gO 

7,340 

6,22Q 

5,720

5,280 

4,940 

4,670 

4,650 

4,4g0

4,360 

4,180 

3,950 

3,900 

3,660 

3,430

Jan.

3,150 

3,040 

3,170 

3,960 

7,700

9,280 

10,800 

13,600 

17,700 

18,100

15,600 

13,100 

11,400 

9,790 

8,520

7,620 

7,700 

7, §20 

7,300 

6,760

6,460 

8,300 

8,470 

8,580 

8,980

9,72p 

14, POP 

15,10p 

3.3,000 

12 , 700 

12,300

Month

0?tP Hove 

Deoe

Ca

JMU 

g9*"1 Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

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

Sber... ......................

rt»r.... .....................

lendar year 1948 

ary , .

nfLFY uapy .........................

e»ber .................:......

ter year 19484-9 ............

Feb.

11,000 

9,790 

8,920 

8,920 

8,520

' 7,750 

7,140 

6,520 

5,980 

5,580

5,840 

4,980 

4,760 

4,600 

4,560

4,960 

5,040 

4,620 

4,300 

4,150

4,120 

4,160 

4,310 

4,550 

4,620

4,640 

4,620 

4,560

Secohdfoot-days

18,91( 

183,69' 

194, 67C

1,538,55(

303, 92C 

162, 91C 

145, 61C 

211, 12C 

65.39C 

87,93! 

47,49] 

39,254 

21,036

1,481,942

Peak discharge^ base, 10,000 sec.-ft.).- He

seo.-rt.j Jan, 27 ^B p.m.; 17,300 sec'.-rt.; t

Mar.

4,480 

4,380 

4,250 

4,140 

3,980

3,70Q 

3,310 

2,860 

2,900 

3,870

4,000 

3,500 

3,140 

3,080 

3,210

3,440 

3,660 

3,990 

4,220 

4,210

3,990 

3,930 

4,000 

3,850 

3,900

4,420 

5,940 

10,200 

10,500 

9,860 

10,700

Apr.

12,760 

14,409 

13,800 

13,000 

11,700

10,100 

8,860 

7,800 

6,860 

6,150

5,820 

5,850

7,2pO 

6,860 

5,850

5,820 

6,100 

5,800 

5,550 

5,520

5,620 

5,780 

5,460 

5,200 

4,800

4,440 

4,170 

3,820 

3,330 

2,840

Maximum

3 1,020 

I 22,200 

) 9,790

> 51,200

) 18,100 

) 11,000 

) 10,700 

) 14,400 

) 2,980 

i 6,340 

3,690 

1,770 

1,040

22,200

V. 25 

pr. 2

May

2,480 

2,790 

2,810 

2,640 

2,560

2,600 

2,680 

2,780 

2,900 

2,980

2,910 

2,700 

2,420 

2,270 

2, .260

2,320 

2,370 

2,330 

1,970 

1,480

1,200 

1,540 

1,930 

1,580 

1,490

1,280 

1,230 

1,320 

1,320 

1,180 

1,070

Minimum

499 

643

3,430

415

3,040 

4,120 

2,860 

2,840 

1,070 

763 

796 

752 

494

494

Jwe

1,100 

1,350 

1,580 

1,320 

1,080

956 

877 

826 

788 

763

915 

1,340 

1,460 

1,690 

2,920

3,480 

3,240 

4,040 

6,340 

6,100

5,440 

5,060 

4,680 

4,520 

4,460

4,440 

4,480 

4,430 

4,240 

4,020

Mean

61C 

6,12: 

6.28C

4,204

9,804 

5,81£ 4,69" 

7,037 

2,10£ 

2,93] 

1,532 

l,26e 

701

4,06C

July

3,690 

3,180 

2,300 

1,520 

1,160

1,040 

968 

891 

837 

796

830 

889 

990 

1,150 

1,280

1,470 

1,940 

2,250 

2,250 

2,110

2,090 

2,080 

1,900 

1,470 

1,150

1,100 

1,200 

1,320 

1,360 

1,220 

1,060

Aug.

1,010 

1,030 

966 

885 

811

756 

752 

881 

982 

1,010

946 

925 

1,010 

1,290 

1,490

1,550 

1,610 

1,590 

1,540 

1,640

1,750 

1,770 

1,710 

1,580 

1,380

1,180 

1,180 

1,750 

1,740 

1,400 

1,140

Per square 

mile

) 0.314 

3.16 

3.24

2.17

5.05 

3.00 

2.42 

3.63 

1.09 

1.51 

.790 

.653 

.361

2.09

Sept,

968 

860

790 

758 

727

778 

986 

1,040 

976 

885

790 

708 

659 

637 

623

619 

619 

628 

654 

648

663 

657 

639 

607 

564

535 

520 

508 

498 

494

Runoff in 

inches

0.36 

3.52 

3.73

29.50

5.83 

3.12 

2.79 

4.05 

1.25 

1.69 

.91 

.75 

.40

28.40

3 p.m.l 22,900 see. -ft.; Jan. 9 (12 p.m.) 18,700 

1 p.m.) 14,500 see. -ft.
50 WOLF "RIVER BASIN

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°03'10", long. 89°32'30", at county highway bridge 

I'.'i mile upstream from Hurricane Creek, half a mile north of Rossville, Fayette County, 

and si miles downstream from Grissum Creek. Datum of gage is 300.74 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustments of 1941 and of 1944.

Drainage area.- 531 square "miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years, 678 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Nov. 20; maximum gage height, 

ll.a4 feet June 15 ; minimunt discharge, 184 second-feet Sept. 24-27; minimum gage 

height, 5.00 feet Oct. 15-17, Sept. 24-27.

1929-49: Maximum discharge, 31,000 second-feet Jan. 20, 1935 (gage height, 13.75 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 second-feet; minimum, 

100 second-feet Sept. 16, 17, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 2.24 feet Aug. 12-14, lr>30.

ternaries. - Records good.

Revisions.(water years).- W 807: 1935. W 1117: 1930.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-31, June 14-18, 22-25)

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

184

320

480

570

700

8.2 

8.5 

8.7 

8.9 

9.1

770

980

1,210

1,560

2,100

9.5

10.0

10.5

11.0.

11.6

3,650

5,650

7,810

10,400

13,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

254 

256 

241 

220 

210

206 

215 

223 

213 

207

206 

209 

206 

205 

205

204 

211 

246 

249 

249

252 

244 

235 

227 

224

223

223 

224 

226 

227 

259

Nov.

289 

286 

282 

307 

2,130

3,570 

2,200 

1,340 

1,030 

908

754 

619 

478 

395 

349

427 

486 

837 

7,610 

14,200

10,600 

5,090 

2,280 

1,310 

924

806 

844 

1,470 

2,040 

1,950

Dec.

1,980 

1,540 

1,240 

993 

685

590 

533 

499 

470 

448

421 

390

363

562 

900 

1,450 

1,230 

1,020

81S 

645 

510 

424 

422

410 

392 

390 

590 

688 

673

Jan.

626 

611 

1,310 

3,170 

6,820

8,590 

6,300 

3,130 

1,500 

990

727 

588 

506 

459 

432

435 

737 

908 

1,110 

1,120

1,480 

3,890 

3,730 

3,130 

2,070

1,560 

2,530 

3,410 

3,410 

2,610 

1,450

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber................... '.......

nber... ......................

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary .

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,010 

766 

691 

948 

1,070

1,050 

948 

788 

662 

552

482 

438 

413 

400 

617

1,260 

1,350 

1,180 

1,050 

1,110

948

800 

742 

691 

581

496 

453 

432

Seoondfoot-days

6,999 

65,811 

21,997

362,653

69,339 

21,925 

44,819 

28,626 

11,302 

58,900 

9,746 

8,405 

6,114

353,986

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 sec. -ft.).- Moi

J.4,feu0 sec. -ft.; Jan. 6 16 a.m.) 8,640 sec.-J 

3,650 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (8:30 a.'m.) 7,670 se( 

(11 p.m.) 14,000 sec. -ft.; June 24 (l a.m.) 4

Mar.

414 

395 

379 

347 

350

346 

338 

331 

658 

2,060

2,070 

1,780 

1,210 

858 

626

488 

432 

570 

653 

691

724 

1,210 

1,290 

940 

4,130

6,050 

6,470 

3,410 

1,830 

1,480 

2,280

Apr.

2,280 

1,800 

1,580 

1,110 

788

614 

527 

480 

443 

418

527 

972 

3,970 

3,650 

1,950

1,390 

958 

670 

499 

413

376 

370 

366 

363 

366

355 

346 

339 

341 

365

Maximum

259 

14,200 

1,980

17,000

8,590 

1,350 

6,470 

3,970 

794 

11,200 

606 

371 

237

14,200

i. 5 (11:30 i 

*t.j Jan. 22 

,.-ft.; Apr. 

250 sec. -ft

May

514 

794 

750 

634 

540

483 

392 

323 

298 

288

289 

328 

370 

402 

370

306 

275 

261 

252 

245

240 

241 

246 

282 

' 326

328 

339 

333 

300 

283 

270

Minimum

204 

282 

357

174

432 

400 

331 

339 

240 

282 

235 

211 

184

184

June

310 

474 

614 

776 

730

656 

445 

282 

368 

392

544 

491 

491 

1,560 

11,100

11,200 

5,730 

3,010 

1,560 

958

1,010 

3,320 

4,050 

3,690 

2,100

1,160 

713 

480 

362 

323

Mean

226 

2,194 

710

991

2,237 

783 

1,446 

954 

365 

1,963 

314 

271 

204

970

July

309 

294 

283 

278 

261

252 

245 

240 

235 

262

281 

289 

290 

339 

326

522 

585 

606 

491 

410

328 

272 

249 

240 

254

259 

256 

271 

309 

270 

240

Aug.

227 

219 

214 

211 

213

224 

231 

249 

263 

250

240 

232 

241 

253 

258

283 

352 

358 

355 

318

296 

304 

286 

257 

240

256 

328 

371 

352 

278 

246

Per square 

mile

0.426 

4.13 

1.34

1.87

4.21 

1.47 

2.72 

1.80 

.687 

3.70 

.591 

.510 

.384

1.83

Sept.

232 

215 

209 

209 

218

230 

236 

237 

227 

213

204 

200 

197 

197 

197

198 

204 

205 

205 

202

198 

193 

190 

185 

184

184 

184 

187 

187 

187

Runoff in 

inches

0.49 

4.61 

1.54

25.39

4.86 

1.54 

3.14 

2.00 

.79 

4.13 

.68 

.59 

.43

24.80

a.m.) 5,650 sec. -ft.; Nov. 20 (4:30 p.m.) 

(7 p.m.) 4,210 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (8:30 a.m.) 

14 (5 a.m.) 4,490 sec. -ft.; June 15
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BAS.M 51

St. Francis River near Patterson,, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'40", long.90°30UO", in NE^ sec. 16, T. 29 N.

 K., b K., at bridge on State Highway 34, 1 mile upstream from Clark Creek and 3 miles 

east of Patterson. Datum of gage is 370.45 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 956 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- June 1921 to September 1949. 

Average dischargeT- 28 years, 1,123 second-feet. 

Extremes"- Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 28.2

 feet); minimum, 28 second-feet Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 1.72 feet Oct. 4-6.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 79,200 second-feet Mar. II, 1935, from rating curve 

extended above 55,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 31.0 feet Apr. 14, 1945 (backwater from Wappapello Dam); minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 33.8 feet (present datum) in August 1915, from floodmarks, 

(discharge, 100,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of backwater from Wappapello Dam 

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

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.7 39 2.6 201 5.5 1,470 1.7 

1.8 51 3.0 317 7.0 2,41O 1.9 

2.0 81 3.6 545 9.0 4,000 2.1 

2.3 135 4.5 955 1O.5 5,400 2.5 

Note.- Same as following table above 3>1 

10.5 feet. 3 - 8

.Discharge, in second-feet, water year October

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

46 

46 

45 

43 

41

43 

47 

46 

47 

47

47 

47 

47 

47 

46

49 

65 

78 

73 

68

71 

78 

78 

76 

76

76 

76 

75 

75 

73 

79

Nov.

88 

118 

13} 

129 

227

430 

485 

301 

249 

244

23O 

241 

244 

222 

204

209 

233 

241 

587 

1,580

1,060 

742 

565 

469

4O2

395 

373 

362 

348 

314

Dec.

295 

298 

3O4 

288 

279

267 

241 

217 

2O9 

199

184 

177 

170 

182 

288

545 

675 

630 

565 

501

457

410 

358 

376 

391

355 

327 

425 

2,670 

3,080 

1,910

Jan.

1,360 

1,100 

955 

5,740 

7,880

3,570 

2,270 

1,640 

1,33O 

1,100

905 

788 

72O 

63O 

585

675 

1,180 

6,200 

17,400 

6,280

3,400 

2,560 

2,410 

29,800 

40,300

c7,OOO 

C5.5OO 

13,100 

05,000 

02,600 

c2,200

Feb.

cl,9OO 

cl,750 

1,68O 

1,460 

1.37O

1,29O 

1,18O 

1,110 

1,020 

978

912 

870 

891 

4,770 

19,200

9,550 

3,540 

2,460 

1,950 

1,620

1,370 

1,210 

1,090 

1,140 

1,110

1,020 

912 

848

u _ .. Second 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lender year 1948 ...... 

ory

1,851 

11,423 

17,303

344,914

]

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

176,178 

68,201 

LOS, 793 

29,128 

21,620 

34,098 

18,816 

2,990 

8,336

ter year 1948-49 .......... 495,737

Mar.

806 

743 

68O 

638 

617

659

701 

659 

1,210 

3,620

3,98O 

3,46O 

2,980 

3,380 

3,620

3,300 

2,910 

13,400 

6,760 

3,71O

2.91O 

4,770 

4,450 

2,76O 

2,84O

5,790 

12,400 

5,09O 

2,910 

2,160 

1,880

Maximum

79 

1,580 

3,080

30,400

40,300 

19,200 

13,400 

1,810 

1,810 

7,880 

5,070 

229 

3,020

40,300

Apr.

1,740 

1,400 

1,370 

1.74O 

1,810

1,490 

1,290 

1,140 

1,020 

934

912 

978 

934 

891 

827

764 

722 

638 

596 

555

536 

516 

479 

462 

429

413 

' 638 

1,810 

1,160 

934

22 5.0 1,070 m 

42 6.0 1,620 17 

71 7.0 2,310 21 

154 8.5 3,460 24 

319 10.0 4,850 

555 11.5 6,620

1948 tc September 1919

Bay

848 

8O6 

785 

701 

638

 576 

516 

479 

498 

555

8O6 

785 

638 

536 

479

445 

403 

369 

356 

350

638 

764 

8O6 

870 

1,810

1,320 

934 

785 

680 

617 

827

Minimum

41 

88 

170

35

585 

848 

617 

413 

350 

407 

179 

42 

29

29

Peak discharge (base, 21,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (1 a.m.) 59

June

934 

2,68O 

1,810 

1,160 

1,070

870 

764 

638 

536 

479

479 

555 

638 

819 

7,880

3,220 

1,620 

1,160 

912 

764

680 

596 

536 

462 

407

407 

413 

7O1 

479 

429

Mean

59.7 

381 

558

942

5,683 

2,436 

3,413 

971 

697 

1,137 

607 

96.5 

278

1,358

July

359 

307 

283 

260 

246

289 

310 

313 

356 

400

5,070 

1,950 

912 

659 

498

462 

536 

785 

659 

68O

638 

462 

378 

322 

307

286 

260 

229 

221 

200 

179

Per

square 

mile

0.062 

.399 

.584

.985

5.94 

2.55 

3.57 

1.02 

.729 

1.19 

.635 

.101 

.291

1.42

,000 sec. -.ft.; Peb

.0 10,300 

.5 16,600 

.O 26,600 

.6 40,500

Aug.

162 

147 

142 

133 

229

192 

145 

123 

120 

112

108 

100 

92 

86 

9O

86 

86 

86 

96 

9O

77 

65 

58 

52 

50

46 

45 

45 

43 

42 

42

Sept.

39 

36 

34 

32 

31

3O 

29 

3O 

29 

29

3O 

32 

1,340 

3.O2O 

680

384 

283 

252 

24O 

254

280 

224 

187 

156 

136

123 

110 

104 

96 

86

Runoff

Inches

O.O7 

.44 

.67

13.42

6.85 

2.65 

4.12 

1.13 

.84 

1.33 

.73 

.12 

.32

19.27

. 15 (5

Acre-feet

3,670 

22,660 

34,320

684,200

349,400 

135,300 

209,800 

57,770 

42,880 

67,630 

37,320 

5,930 

16,530

983,200

p.m.)

C*,JLW SBC.-it.

c Backwater from Wappapello Dam; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, comparative water surface elevations at dam and at gage, and records for adjacent stations.
52 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo.

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°S5'42", long. 90°17'04", in NW£SE£ sec. 3, T. 26

 S7, KT 7 E., at Wappapello Dam on St. Francis River, 0.8 mile southwest of Wappapello. 

Datum of gage is 347.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Srainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- April 1941 to September 1949. July 1940 to March 1941 in files of 

corps or Engineers, Memphis, Term.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 321,000 acre-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 31.60 

i'eet);' minimum, 44,520 acre-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 8.05 feet).

1941-49: Maximum contents, 729,800 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 51.35 

feet); minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, 39,380 acre-feet 

Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 7.14 feet).

Remarks._- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Closure of channel at dam began July 10,

 iy4U;" river began to flow through outlet structure July 24, 1940. Stop logs placed in 

outlet structure and storage began Apr. 1, 1941; conservation pool level reached Apr. 

20, 1941. Capacity at bottom of outlet tunnels (gage height, -9.0 feet), 4,000 acrefeet; at conservation pool level (gage height, 7.0 feet), 38,600 acre-feet; at spillway crest (gage height, 47.0 feetJ, 625,000 acre-feet; at maximum pool level (gage 

height, 62.4 feet, uncontrollable above spillway crest), X,034,000 acre-feet. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir 

surface will not be drawn below conservation pool level, wnich is maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation. Storage above this level used for flood control.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Qage height at 8 a.m., in feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

8.05

8.09

8.10

8.11

8.12

8.12

8.19

8.20

8.22

8.23

8.28

8.29

8.30

8.31

8.32

8.34

8.57

8.49

8.52

8.55

8.58

8.60

8.63

8.67

8.69

8.71

8.76

8.79

8.80

8.82

8.90

Nor.

8.94

9.O9

9.33

9.36

9.56

9.70

9.81

9.95

10.06

10.21

10.30

10.33

10.49

10.55

10.62

10.70

10.83

10.90

11.26

11.33

11.56

11-. 54

11.47

11.32

11.19

11.10

10.97

10.92

10.89

10.85

-

Dec.

10.84

10.84

10.86

10.85

10.82

10.91

10.91

10.90

10.88

10.86

10.80

10.79

10.78

10.73

11.21

11.40

11.26

11.03

10.85

10.60

10.40

10.21

10.01

9.87

9.91

9.77

9.64

9.51

10.14

11.06

11.49

Jan.

11.50

11.34

11.20

11.21

12.94

14.09

13.97

13.58

13.16

12.77

12.32

11.96

11.60

11.30

11.01

10.85

10.95

11.24

14.03

17.24

17.04

16.43

15.71

16.25

25.70

30.53

30.50

30.85

31.59

31.08

30.30

Feb.

29.36

28.36

27.23

26.08

24.80

23.67

22.48

21.10

20.00

18.63

17.30

-16.02

15.07

15.05

16.18

19.60

19.85

19.01

18.04

17.05

16.05

15.20

14.40

13.68

13.20

12.68

12.28

11.91

_

-

Mar.

11.53

11.23

10.97

10.72

10.50

10.36

10.14

10.00

10.02

10.98

12.12

12.77

13.02

13.07

13. 20

13.32

13.34

13.72

15.96

16.10

15.67

15.40

15.50

15.34

14.89

14.92

16.90

18.55

18.16

17.32

16.58

Apr.

15.71

14.97

14.35

13.78

13.40

13.06

12.72

12.39

12.03

11.71

11.50

11.24

11.03

10.84

10.75

10.51

10.33

10.23

10.04

9.90

9.78

9.68

9.57

9.48

9.34

9.26

9.24

9.29

9.60

9.68

Hay

9.70

9.70

9.96

10.24

10.39

10.59

10.76

10.90

11.04

11.31

11.49

11.50

11.45

11.30

11.12

11.00

11.11

11.21

11.38

11.52

ia.30

11.29

11.02

11.30

11.60

11.88

11.68

11.50

11.24

11*26

11.12

June

11.20

11.07

11.41

11.41

11.24

11.08

10.88

11.03

11.20

11.35

11.40

11.40

11.41

11.10

11.30

12.89

13.00

12.76

12.40

12.00

11.69

11.34

10.99

10.70

10.42

10.53

10.71

10.88

10.99

10.98.

-

July

10.95

10.89

10.60

10.30

10.10

10.13

10.29

10.23

10.22

10.18

10.16

11.42

11.40

11.40

11.20

10.84

10.55

10.33

10.22

10.10

9.95

9.82

9.67

9.68

9.68

9.69

9.67

9. 63

9.66

9.67

9.57

Aug.

9.50

9.45

9.44

9.45

9.46

9.52

9.55

9.56

9.57

9.51

9.40

9.26

9.22

9.20

9.19

9.18

9.20

9.21

9.20

9.20

9.05

8.96

8.97

8.99

9.00

9.03

9.06

9.10

9.10

9.00

8.91

Sept.

8.79

8.73

8.75

8.75

8.77

8.81

8.83

8.86

8.73

8.59

8.42

8.41

8.65

9.27

9.84

9.75

9.60

9.45

9.33

9.18

9.03

8.92

8.83

8.70

8.60

8.50

8.40

8.34

8.25

8.16

-

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31. ...................

Oage height 

(feet)t

11.49

Contents 

(acre-feet)

69,770

45 ' 240

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+5,240

t Gage helsht at 8 a.m.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 53

St. Francis River at Wappapello, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°55 1 4l", long. 90°15'55", in KW£SE£ sec. 2, T. 26' 

N., K. 7 E.', at county highway bridge, 0.5 mile southeast of Wappapello and 1.25 miles 

downstream from Wappapello Dam. Datum of gage is 325.15 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- October 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Decembsr 1937 to September 1942 in reports of Corps of Engineers. April 1920 to December 

1937 in files of Corps of Engineers, Memphis, Term.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet"Feb. 4; maximum gage 

height, 22.46 feet Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 30 second-feet Oct. 2 to Nov. 4, 

Aug. 23-28, Sept. 2-7, 12, 13.

1920-49: Maximum discharge, 80,200 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 30.5 

feet), from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet, determined by Corps of 

Engineers; no flow July 20-24, 1940 May 16, 1941, result of closure of outlet gates at 

dam.

Remarks.- Records good above 1,000 second-feet, fair below. Discharge computed using gate 

openings and pool elevation at Wappapello Reservoir. Flow regulated by Wappapello 

Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 17 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 8 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

150 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

30 

30

Nov.

30 

30 

30 

30 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

280 

7QO

1,230 

1,290 

1,290 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,100 

970 

770 

620

Dac.

580 

480 

480 

480 

480

480 

480 

480 

480 

480

480 

480 

480 

480 

1,490

2,280 

2,200 

2,020 

1,850 

1,700

1,550 

1,430 

1,300 

1,250 

1,220

1,140 

1,070 

1,040 

1,460 

2,120 

2,450

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

2,410 

2,290 

2,180 

2,430 

4,050

5,150 

4,890 

4,450 

4,010 

3,570

3,170 

2,810 

2,480 

2,220 

2,010

1,920 

2,000 

2,370 

5,760 

8,230

8,050 

7,460 

6,780 

8,380 

10,000

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000 

10,000

Feb.

10,200 

10,600 

10,700 

10,900 

10,300

9,900 

9,900 

9,800 

8,800 

9,080

8,150 

7,070 

« 6,100 

6,310 

7,790

9,800 

9,860 

9,380 

8,770 

8,000

7,090 

6,240 

5,420 

4,680 

4,050

3,530 

3,110 

2,750

lendar year 194S

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

2,440 

2,180 

1,950 

1,790 

1,640

1,510 

1,400 

1,310 

1,500 

2,160

. 3,070 

3,680 

3,910 

4,030 

4,140

4,260 

4,260 

5,290 

7,110 

7,200

6,780 

6,530 

6,630 

6,380 

5,950

6,280 

8,280 

9,140 

8,860 

8,290 

7,570

Apr.

6,660 

5,980 

5,280 

4,700 

4,260

3,840 

3,530 

3,200 

2,890 

2,620

2,380 

2,190 

2,010 

1,870 

1,740

1,620 

1,510 

1,410 

1,310 

1,230

1,160 

1,090 

1,020 

970 

930

890 

870 

940 

1,060 

1,100

Secondfoot-days

1,050 

12,770 

34,390

514,280

169,070 

218,280 

145,520 

70,260 

24,910 

50,440 

31,570 

9,300 

14,670

782,230

May

1,120 

530 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

40 

40

630 

1,080 

1,350 

1,500 

1,360

450 

40 

40 

40 

720

1,370 

1,900 

870 

40 

1,000

1,940 

2,050 

2,050 

1,590 

1,350 

1,570

Maximum

150 

1,290 

2,450

10,000

10,000 

10,900 

9,140 

6,660 

2,050 

3,830 

2,400 

780 

1,200

10,900

June

1,940 

2,100 

2,330 

2,310 

2,200

2,040 

1,000 

40 

40 

370

680 

740 

1,600 

2,010 

2,670

3,800 

3,840 

3,570 

3,200 

2,840

2,520 

2,260 

2,010 

1,750 

730

40 

40 

310 

730 

730

Minimum

July

30 

30 

480

30

1,920 

2,750 

1,310 

870 

40 

40 

330 

30 

30

30

740 

1,240 

1,560 

1,350 

630

450 

720 

' 720 

720 

720

1,080 

2,400 

1,750 

770 

2,120

1,870 

1,670 

1,530 

1,450 

1,360

1,260 

1,180 

710 

470 

470

470 

470 

400 

330 

460 

500

Aug.

470 

330 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

390 

560

780 

560 

300 

300 

300

260 

200 

200 

360 

600

600 

110 

3O 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

300 

470 

530

Mean

33.9 

426 

1,109

1,405

5,454 

7,796 

4,694 

2,342 

804 

1,681 

1,018 

300 

489

2,143

Sept.

440' 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

360 

570 

530

210 

30 

30 

770 

1,200

1,130 

1,050 

970 

890 

820

760 

700 

640 

600 

550

510 

480 

450 

420 

380

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,080 

25,330 

68,210

1,020,000

335,300 

433,000 

288,600 

139,400 

49,410 

100,000 

62,620 

18,450 

29,100

1,552,000
54 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31'58", long. 90°25'25", in NEvSW^ sec. 35, T. 11 

K. , K. 6 E., at Marked Tree, 4.8 miles downstream from Little River and 7 miles downstream from dam of Eoinsett County Drainage District 7. Auxiliary water-stage recorder 

lat. 35°32'18", long. 90°25'30", near center of NW^- sec. 35, 3 mil

gage.

miles upstream from base 

Datum of gages is 196.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- February 1918 and September 1927 to May 1931 (miscellaneous measurements oniyj, July 1934 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same site 

since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,726 second-feet.

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 second-feet Jan. 26; maximum gage height, 

13. bu feet Jan. 28; minimum discharge, 163 second-feet Oct. 30, 31.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Feb. 6, 7, 1937; maximum gage height, 

18.88 feet Feb. 7, 1937; minimum discharge, 63 second-feet Oct. 13, 1941.

Remarks . - Records good. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from auxiliary 

gage as a factor. Flood flows diverted through St. Francis River floodway at dam of 

Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 7 miles above station and bypassed to the vicinity 

of Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir (see p. 52) and by siphons at dam of 

Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

. 5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

£8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

209 

201 

193 

478 

1.23O

901 

491 

1,140 

1,160 

1,160

1,080 

989 

779 

263 

189

179 

205 

189 

181 

179

177 

177 

172 

170 

170

168 

166 

166 

166 

164 

181

Nov.

174 

185 

178 

185 

205

209 

219 

221 

227 

233

229 

229 

229 

227 

225

231 

227 

233 

268 

263

287 

312 

340 

1,030 

406

332 

313 

330 

330 

324

Dec.

310 

308 

308 

308 

302

302 

299 

297 

295 

295

294 

294 

294 

292 

356

851 

9O4 

1.1OO 

2,180 

2,790

2,930 

2,930 

2,930 

2,890 

2,960

3,010 

3,030 

3,120 

3,240 

3,280 

3,38O

Jan.

3,46O 

3,450 

3,350 

3,670 

3,450

3,730 

3,800 

3,810 

3,720 

3,670

3,580 

3,43O 

3,480 

3,340 

3,300

3,560 

3,890 

3,980 

4,110 

3,940

3,720 

4,150 

4,100 

4,18O 

4,380

4,520 

4,340 

4,500 

4,450 

4,470 

4,350

Feb.

4.3OO 

4,23O 

4,180 

4,100 

4,060

3,930 

3,820 

3,680 

3,540 

3,440

3,260 

3,190 

3,150 

3,43O 

3,710

3,840 

3,930 

3,850 

3,810 

3,700

3,660 

3,580 

3,430 

3,420 

3,450

3,360 

3,230 

3,120

Month

Oeto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1948 .......................

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3,080 

2,940 

2.90O 

2,800 

2,82O

2,810 

2,70O 

2,640 

2,940 

3,300

3,400 

3,44O 

3,360 

3,290 

3,13O

3,080 

3,120 

3,720 

3,140 

2,920

2,850 

2,950 

2,950 

2,890 

2,990

3,53O 

4,330 

4,33O 

4,410 

4,4OO 

4,350

Apr.

4,46O 

4,400 

4,240 

4,O4O 

3,840

3,680 

3,010 

2,590 

3,060 

2,950

2.80O 

2,72O 

2,63O 

2,620 

2,57O

2,520 

2,490 

2,460 

2,420 

2,390

2,370 

2,320 

2,240 

2,22O 

2,410

2,96O 

2,960 

2,990 

2,930 

2.89O

Secondfoot -days

13,273 

8.4O1 

46.O79

716,535

119,880 

102,400 

101,610 

88,180 

80,590 

77,620 

77,820 

62,627 

41,182

819,662

May

2,850 

2,790 

2,740 

2,700 

2,680

2,650 

2,620 

2,620 

2,680 

2,740

2,74O 

2,70O 

2,700 

2,650 

2,620

2,570 

2,570 

2,530 

2,48O 

2,510

2,480 

2,500 

2,520 

2,500 

2,500

2,5OO 

2,460 

2,480 

2,5OO 

2,480 

2,530

Maximum

1.23O 

1,03O 

3,380

4,450

4,520 

4,3OO 

4,410 

4,460 

2,850 

3,280 

2,770 

2,340 

2.O7O

4,520

June

2,580 

2,580 

2,610 

2,730 

2,840

2,790 

2,810 

2.82O 

2,790 

2,870

3,OOO 

2.98O 

3,000 

3,280 

3,220

2,74O 

2,580 

2,470 

2,410 

2,430

2,460 

2,380 

2,270 

2.23O 

2,160

2,120 

2,160 

2,120 

2,120 

2.O70

July

2,22O 

2,700 

2,770 

2,700 

2,68O

2,65O 

2,620 

2,620 

2,590 

2,530

2,550 

2,530 

2,570 

2,6OO 

2,530

2,510 

2,530 

2,5OO 

2,530 

2,510

2,450 

2,420 

2,420 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

2,380 

2,380 

2,380 

2,38O 

2,310

Minimum

164 

174 

292

164

3.3OO 

3,120 

2,640 

2,220 

2,460 

2,O7O 

2,220 

624 

466

164

Aug.

2,330 

2,29O 

2,270 

2,290 

2,27O

2,240 

2,180 

2,200 

2,160 

2,110

2,07O 

2,070 

1,520 

971 

2,100

2,180 

2,110 

2,070 

1,570 

2,080

2,230 

2,29O 

2,340 

2,190 

902

624 

2,150 

2,240 

2,240 

2,180 

2,160

Mean

428 

280 

1,486

1,958

3,867 

3,657 

3,278 

2,939 

2,60O 

2,587 

2,510 

2,020 

1,373

2,246

Sept.

2,070 

1,98O 

1,860 

1,740 

1,240

1,280 

1,310 

1,310 

1,370 

1,680

1,48O 

1,210 

1,180 

1.18O 

1,220

1,250 

1,3OO 

1,340 

1,390 

1,390

1,430 

1,460 

1,460 

1.46O 

1.46O

1,46O 

1,42O 

g486 

g466 

1,300

Runoff in 

acre-feet

26,330 

16,660 

91,400

1.422.OOO

237,800 

203,100 

201,500 

174, 9OO 

159,8OO 

154,000 

154,400 

124, 2OO 

81,680

1,626,000

g Computed from graph based on adjacent recorder trace and auxiliary recorder trace.
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 55

St. Francis River floodway near Marked Tree, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35e 36', long. 90«27', in SE$ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 6 E., at

 SUM 61' Poinsett County Drainage District 7, 3 miles north of Marked Tree. Datum of

f

age is 198.71 feet above Memphis datum or 192.08 feet above mean sea level (Morgan 

ngineering Co. bench mark).

Records available.- September 1987 to September 1931, July 1934 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 15 years (1934-49), 3,818 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,600 second-feet Feb. 4, 5 (gage height, 

Ud.i I'eet); no flow at times.

1927-31, 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 48,300 second'-feet Jan. 26-28, 1937; no flow 

at times during 1934-37, 1939-49.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor, and those

 above 10,000 second-feet, which are good. Gage read twice daily. Flow diverted from 

St. Francis River, bypasses Marked Tree, and returns to St. Francis River immediately 

below Parkin. Flow regulated by Wappapello Reservoir (see p. 52).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record furnished by Poinsett County Drainage District 7.

Discharge, in oond-fttt, wattr year oatobw 1948 to Stpttmbtr 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

8

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

18

17

IB

19

20

21

22

29

24

25

28

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

400

560

650

560

50

10

50

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

140

535

475

560

560

560

650

650

650

650

650

650

850

650

NOV.

650

650

740

740

840

940

1,150

1,580

1,500

1,650

1,760

1,890

1,690

1,890

1,890

1,760

1,730

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,760

1,890

2,050

2,520

2,470

2,470

2,650

2,470

*

0*0 .

2,470

2,520

2,520

2,520

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,470

2,790

2,950

5,120

5,470

4,040

4,650

5,110

5,560

5,820

5,620

5,890

5,890

6,170

7,590

6,060

6,410

Jan.

8,770

6,770

9,140

9,510

9,510

9,890

9,890

10,500

10,700

11,100

11,100

11,100

10,700

10,500

9,890

9,890

10,500

10,700

11,100

11,500

12,700

12,700

12,700

12,700

15,100 '

15,500

15,200

17,000

19,000

22,400

25,600

Ftb.

28,200

50,600

51,900

52,800

51,900

51,200

50,600

50,000

28,200

26,400

25,800

24,600

22,900

22,900

22,400

22,400

22,400

25,400

24,600

26,400

28,200

26,200

28,800

28,800

28,200

27,000

25,800

24,690

-

.

-

Month

Calendar ytar 1948 « .. «« .1. »«i.i«.

Marsh. . . ..... ..... ... . . ..... ...... .

April .......................... j. ...........

Mav

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

Wattr ytar 1946-49 .......................

Mar.

22,400

21,800

20,700

18,500

17,500

16,500

15,600

14,800

15,900

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,100

12,700

12,500

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,100

11,100

11,500

11,500

11,500

11,900

12,500

15,900

14,800

16,500

16,500

20,700

Apr.

22,400

24,600

25,200

25,600

24,600

25,400

22,900

22,400

20,700

19,600

17,500

16,500

16-, 600

14,800

13,900

15,100

12,500

11,500

10,700

9,890

9,140

6,770

6,410

7,720

6,760

5,890

4,650

4,240

5,470

5,120

-

Stoondfoot-dayi

10,110

49,900

121,140

1,276,605

HflA Oefl OB Vj BOW

759,000

455,600

429,560

54,660

105,790

42,070

6,210

4,010

2,599,050

Hay

2,790

2,470

2,050

1,780

1,650

1,500

1,580

1,580

1,260

1,560

1,580

1,260

1,260

1,260

1,150

940

840

740

650

560

560

560

650

650

650

650

650

650

850

650

740

Maximum

650

2,650

8,410

12,700

25,800

52,600

22,400

25,600

2,790

5,110

5,850

1,150

940

52,600

JUM

740

840

940

1,150

1,500

1,760

2,470

2,790

3,120

3,470

5,850

4,040

4,240

4,440

4,650

5,110

5,110

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,650

4,440

4,240

4,240

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

4,040

5,850

Minimum

July

5,650

5,120

2,790

2,630

2,520

1,760

1,630

1,360

1,280

1,160

1,040

940

940

1,040

1,150

1,150

1.150

1,150

1,040

940

940

940

940

940

940

940

840

840

840

740

740

0

650

2,320

0

8,770

 22,400

11,100

3,120

560

740

740

0

0

0

Aug.

650

650

475

475

525

195

140

90

25

0

0

0

10

400

140

50

0

0

10

90

140

195

260

525

1,040

1,150

740

525

195

90

Man

TOO 3c6

1,663

5,908

S t iOT »tfw

12,290

27,110

14,650

14,320

1,119

5,526

1,557

265

154

6,573

25

S«pt.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

50

140

195

260

525

400

400

740

940

560

Runoff in 

aort-f»«t

20,050

98,980

240,500

2,556,000

755,600

1,505,000

899,700

852,000

66,790

209,800

83,440

16,260

7,950

4,758,000

9491M O - 51 - 5
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo

Location.- Wire weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'55", In NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 

1U K., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage Is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929' (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 215 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,300 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 11.26 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 36 second-feet Oct. 9, 10, 

27 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 2,760 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 21, 1927 (gage height, 15.1 feet); minimum observed, 

8 second-feet Sept. 1, 1943.

"Remarks. - Records good. Gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

38 

38 

38 

36 

36

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

38 

44 

39 

38 

38

38 

38 

38 

37 

38

38 

36 

38 

38 

38 

44

Nov.

44 

44

48 

49 

137

211 

137 

97 

86 

80

86 

80 

75

70 

70

70 

70 

92 

211 

278

168 

137 

116 

109 

103

97 

92 

92 

97 

109

Dec.

109 

103 

103 

97 

96

86 

97 

97 

92 

92

97 

86 

92 

92 

454

1,010 

632 

360 

298 

258

230 

202 

185 

202 

656

538 

360 

318 

632 

656 

448

Jan.

360 

318 

278 

748 

1,230

881 

584 

448 

360 

318

278

278 

258 

239 

230

278 

730 

755 

959 

730

538 

561 

515 

573 

2,060

2,190 

2,220 

2,260 1,930 ' 

1,460 

1,110

Feb.

829 

639 

548 

757 

685

570 

482 

416 

372 

351

310 

291 

310 

1,250 

1,990

2,030 

1,990 

1,670 

1,310 

977

709 

548 

438 

394 

351

330 

330 

291

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu Febi* 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

291 

272 

254 

254 

254

237 

237 

237 

304 

877

877 

593 

416 

372 

330

291 

291 

416 

310 

291

291 

438 

416 

330 

310

964 

2,060 

2,100 

1,700 

1,140 

877

Apr.

593 

416 

372 

330 

310

291 

272 

254 

254 

254

237 

220 

220 

220 

220

204 

204 

204 

196 

188

188 

188 

180 

173 

173

173 

173 

166 

166 

166

Secondfoot-days

1,175 

3,155 

8,768

59,766

25,677 

21,168 

18,030 

7,205 

4,838 

6,950 

3,276 

2,944 

2,462

105,648

May

166 

166 

152 

152 

145

145 

145 

138 

152 

220

204

173 

159 

152 

145

145 

145 

145 

138 

131

145 

138 

131 

138 

131

173 

145 

 138 

131 

159 

291

Maximum

44 

278 

1,010

1,350

2,260 

2,030 

2,100 

593 

291 

662 

131 

196 

131

2,260

June

330 

438 

351 

254 

220

196 

180 

173 

159 

159

152 

343 

662

372 

416

291 

220 

196 

180 

173

166 

159 

152 

145 

152

145 

145 

145 

138 

138

July

131 

124 

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

124

118 

112

105 

118 

112 

112 

105

112 

105 

105 

99 

105

99 

93 

93 

93 

99

93 

93 

87 

87 

81 

81

Minimum

36 

44 

86

35

230 

291 

237

166 

131 

138 

81 

76 

66

36

Aug.

81 

80 

81 

82 

76

77 

80 

99 

87 

145

99 

53 

87 

81 

79

81 

79 

82 

77 

173

196 

131 

112 

99 

93

87 

87 

81 

81 

79 

79

Mean

37.9 

105 

283

163

828 

756 

582 

240 

156 

232 

106 

95.0 

82.1

289

Sept.

76 

76 

75 

76 

74

71 

68 

70 

67 

67

68 

66 

99 

99

93

81 

81 

124 

131 

105

93 

87 

87 

81 

79

77 

76 

76 

71 

68

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,330 

6,260 

17,390

118,600

50,930 

41,990 

35,760 

14,290 

9,600 

13,790 

6,500 

5,840 

4,880

209 , 600
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 57 

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'50", in NE£ sec. 4, T. 18 N., R. 

J.U E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 430 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,940 second-feet Feb. 16-18 (gage height, 15.68 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 55 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage 

height, 1.26 feet).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 7,520 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on St. Francis River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, 16.80 feet Jan. 25, 

1937; minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Sept. 13-18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, in second-feet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

67 

64 

62 

61 

61

64 

65 

60 

61 

60

61

60 

58 

57 

57

60 

69 

58 

55 

60

58 

60 

57 

57 

57

57 

58 

57 

57 

58 

67

Nov.

64 

68 

74 

79 

294

768 

429 

283 

199 

162

154 

145 

136 

136 

128

128 

128 

128 

474 

942

616 

403 

294 

250 

219

199 

190 

190 

199

230

Dec.

230 

219 

209 

199 

219

190 

180 

190 

190 

180

171 

162 

171 

162 

616

2,790 

2,300 

1,320 

852 

652

513 

456 

403 

429 

1,510

1,710 

1,080 

768 

1,130 

1,900 

1,510

Jan.

1,030 

810 

652 

988 

3,180

2,740 

1,950 

1,370 

988 

768

652 

546 

514 

484 

456

429 

1,560 

2,150 

2,790 

2,490

1,900 

1,860 

1,660 

1,420 

4,590

5,940 

6,350 

6,640 

6,720 

6,280 

5,240

Feb.

4,180 

2,880 

2,390 

2,790 

2,640

2,O5O 

1,560 

1,230 

942 

768

652 

616 

546 

2,980 

5,740

6,720 

6,940 

6,870 

6,140 

4,490

3,030 

2,250 

1,610 

1,180 

896

728 

616 

546

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

484 

484 

429 

403 

403

378 

353 

329 

353 

2,050

2,840 

2,000 

1.320 

942 

690

546 

514 

514 

484 

546

484 

738 

852 

768 

580

942 

4,540 

6,280 

6,210 

4,800 

2,980

Apr.

1,900 

1,270 

942 

728 

580

546 

456 

429 

378 

378

353 

329 

329 

306 

306

283 

272 

272 

250 

250

240 

240 

230 

219 

209

209 

209 

209 

199 

199

Secondfoot -days

1,863 

7,709 

22,612

133,223

75,147 

73,980 

45,226 

12,720 

6,474 

16,309 

5,625 

5,017 

3,650

276,332

May

199 

199 

180 

180 

171

171 

162 

162 

171 

329

353 

329 

230 

219 

199

199 

190 

180 

180 

171

219 

199 

180 

171 

171

180 

171 

162 

154 

154 539'

Maximum

69 

942 

2,790

4,030

6,720 

6,940 

6,280 

1,900 

539 

1,810 

240 

429 

230

6,940

June

1,O6O 

1,810 

1,660 

942 

546

429 

378 

329 

306 

294

272 

749 

1,230 

728 

728

546 

456 

378 

353 

329

294 

283 

283 

261 

272

283 

272 

283 

283 

272

July

240 

219 

209 

199 

199

199 

199 

199 

199 

190

190 

209 

209 

199 

190

209 

190 

180 

180 

171

162 

162 

154 

154 

162

154 

145 

145 

136 

136 

136

Minimum

55 

64 

162

55

429 

546 

329 

199 

154 

261 

136 

120 

91

55

Aug.

128 

128 

128 

128 

120

128 

120 

136 

190 

219

171 

154 

145 

136 

128

128 

128 

120 

128 

329

429 

261 

199 

180 

162

145 

145 

136 

128 

120 

120

Mean

60.1 

£37 

729

364

2,424 

2,642 

1,459 

424 

209 

544 

181. 

162 

122

757

Sept.

112 

120 

112 

104 

104

104 

104 

104 

97 

96

92 

91 

128 

154 

128

120 

112 

230 

199 

162

145 

136 

128 

120 

112

112 

112 

104 

104 

104

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,700 

15,290 

44,850

264,200

149,100 

146,700 

89,700 

25,230 

12,840 

32,350 

11,160 

9.95O 

7,240

548,100
58 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 251 near Lilbourn, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat.~ 36 0 33'20", long. 89°40'10", on line between sees. 8 and 

 rf, T. 22 N., R. 13 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 3.7 miles southwest of Lilbourn 

and 4 miles northwest of Marston.

Records available.- December 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,120 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 14.88 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 73 second-feet Oct. 4-6, 

12-15, 19-21, 23-30.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 28, 1949; minimum, 68 second-feet on 

several days in September and October 1947.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 15.6 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily below 9 feet and twice daily a'oove.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

78 

78 

78 

73 

73

73 

84 

78 

78 

78

78 

73 

73 

73 

7?

78 

78 

78 

73 

73

73 

78 

73 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

73 

73 

89

Nov.

84 

95 

101 

95 

462

430 

224 

179 

165 

165

165 

165 

151 

151 

151

158 

172 

193 

535 

493

390 

276 

258 

241 

241

224 

224 

224 

276 

258

Dec.

241 

241 

224 

224 

241

224 

224 

208 

208 

208

193 

193 

193 

193 

1,220

1,400 

780 

556 

493 

451

410 

370 

332 

532 

948

644 

493 

472 

996 

900 

666

Jan.

578 

514 

514 

1,350 

1,670

1,230 

898 

778 

659 

568

524 

502 

480 

459 

438

524 

1,100 

1,360 

1,580 

1,200

998 

1,020 

898 

1,820 

2,700

2,860 

2,990 

3,090 

3,090 

2,930 

2,640

Feb.

1,990 

1,150 

1,150 

1,550 

1,200

948 

826 

778 

706 

636

590 

568 

885 

2,730 

2,990

3,090 

3,090 

2,990 

2,770 

2,110

1,230 

898 

778 

730 

682

636 

613 

568

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

Lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

546 

524 

502 

502 

480

459 

438 

438 

459 

923

898 

730 

659 

590 

546

524 

502 

502 

546 

546

636 

754 

659 

613 

568

1,390 

2,700 

2,730 

2,570 

1,930 

1,170

Apr.

874 

730 

659 

590 

568

546 

502 

480 

459 

438

438 

417 

417 

396 

396

376 

356 

356 

336 

336

336 

336 

316 

316 

296

296 

316 

296 

296 

296

Secondfoot-days

2,345 

6,946 

14,678

102,157

41,692 

38,882 

27,034 

12,770 

9,011 

11,056 

7,375 

4,729 

3,629

180,417

May

296 

296 

276 

256 

256

256 

246 

237 

376 

568

396 

336 

316 

296 

296

276 

276 

276 

256 

296

276 

276 

256 

256 

256

256 

246 

237 

237 

336 

296

Maximum

89 

535 

1,400

1,930.

3,090 

3,090 

2,730 

874 

568 

730 

459 

175 

167

3,090

June

52* 

659 

438 

376 

376

356 

336 

296 

296 

296

336 

613 

730 

590 

502

417 

356 

336 

296 

296

296 

276 

256 

256 

256

276 

276 

256 

246 

237

July

* 237 

228 

218 

218 

209

209 

336 

296 

256 

316

459 

336 

296 

276 

256

246 

237 

237 

228 

228

218 

200 

192 

192 

192

192 

183 

175 

175 

167 

167

Minimum

73 

84 

193

73

438 

568 

438 

296 

237 

237 

167 

135 

106

73

Aug.

167 

167 

159 

167 

159

159 

159 

167 

159 

159

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

151 

151 

151 

151 

175

151 

151 

151 

143 

143

143 

143 

143 

135 

135 

135

Mean

75.6 

232 

473

279

1,354 

1,389 

872 

426 

291 

369 

238 

153 

121

494

Sept.

128 

128 

128 

128 

128

120 

120 

120 

113 

113

113 

113 

120 

113 

113

120 

167 

151 

135 

135

120 

120 

113 

113 

113

113 

113 

106 

106 

106

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,650 

13,780 

29,110

202,600

83,230 

77,120 

53,620 

25,330 

17,870 

21,930 

14,630 

9,380 

7,200

357,800
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 59 

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'40", in NW-? sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 

J.U a., at bridge on State Highway 84, 4 miles east of Kennett. "it^m of-gage is £41.00 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 22 years (1927-49), 704 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 18.75 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 169 second-feet Oct. 14-16; 

minimum gage height observed, 3.26 feet Oct. 16.

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 6,730 second-feet Jan. 24-26, 1937; maximum gage height, 

that of Jan. 28, 1949; minimum discharge, 52 second-feet Sept. 5-8, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

185 

177 

185 

177 

177

177 

177 

177 

185 

177

177 

177 

177 

169 

169

169 

185 

193 

193 

185

185 

185 

177 

185 

177

177 

177 

177 

177 

177 

193

Nov.

193 

210 

327 

245 

483

1,020 

862 

622 

491 

444

444 

444 

400 

379 

359

359 

379 

422 

594 

1,460

1,420 

1,110 

924 

769 

679

567 

541 

541 

567 

679

Dec.

679 

622 

594 

541 

516

541 

541 

541 

516 

491

467 

444 

467 

444 

704

2,650 

3,420 

2,850 

2,080 

1,620

1,300 

1,080 

924 

924 

1,820

2,120 

1,620 

1,300 

1,580 

2,940 

2,980

Jan.

2,300 

1,750 

1,420 

1,680 

3,190

3,970 

3,520 

2,690 

2,050 

1,650

1,360 

1,170 

1,080 

1,020 

955

1,020 

1,850 

2,810 

3,570 

4,020

3,470 

2,940 

2,410 

2,220 

4,620

6,040 

6,300 

6,500 

6,430 

6,240 

5,800

Feb.

4,900 

3,760 

2,850 

2,770 

2,890

2,360 

1,970 

1,780 

1,590 

1,440

1,320 

1,220 

1,160 

2,420 

5,020

5,800 

5,860 

5,560 

5,080 

4,340

3,380 

2,400 

1,840 

1,590 

1,470

1,350 

1,280 

1,200

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

De'ce

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apri

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£

Mar.

1,100 

1,040 

1,020 

985 

955

955 

865 

835 

895 

1,350

2,690 

2,850 

2,290 

1,840 

1,530

1,280 

1,200 

1,220 

1,780 

2,040

1,720 

1,660 

2,110 

2,080 

1,660

1,750 

4,280 

5,500 

5,500 

4,730 

3,660

Apr.

2,620 

1,910 

1,590 

1,410 

1,320

1,220 

1,160 

1,100 

1,020 

955

955 

925 

865 

865 

805

775 

745 

745 

715 

686

686 

686 

657 

657 

629

629 

629 

629 

629 

601

Secondfoot -day s

5,575 

17,834 

39,316

280,170

96,045 

78,600 

63,370 

28,818 

18,814 

27,683 

17,487 

12,403 

8,629

414,574

May

601 

601 

573 

573 

546

546 

546 

520 

573 

805

985 

865 

745 

715 

629

601 

601 

573 

546 

573

573 

520 

573 

573 

520

546 

546 

520 

520 

520 

686

Hflximuni

193 

1,460 

3,420

4,390

6,500 

5,860 

5,500 

2,620 

985 

1,840 

925 

686 

442

6,500

June

745 

1,560 

1,840 

1,560 

1,470

1,320 

1,140 

925 

835 

775

745 

805 

1,040 

1,160 

1,100

1,040 

955 

805 

745 

715

657 

657 

686 

629 

601

657 

657 

629 

629 

601

July

601 

573 

546 

520 

494

494 

520 

601 

629 

601

601 

835 

925 

775 

686

686 

629 

573 

629 

573

520 

494 

468 

468 

468

468 

442 

442 

417 

417 

392

Minimum

169 

193 

444

169

955 

1,160 

835 

601 

520 

601 

392 

285 

222

169

Aug.

367 

367 

367 

367 

367

367 

442 

, 546 

686 

629

546 

468 

417 

367 

367

367 

367 

392 

367 

442

494 

417 

367 

343 

343

319 

319 

319 

296 

296 

285

Mean

180 

594 

1,268

765

3,098 

2,807 

2,044 

961 

607 

923 

564 

400 

288

1,136

Sept.

274 

263 

263 

263 

263

263 

252 

252 

242 

242

222 

232 

319 

319 

319

319 

296 

442 

417 

367

343 

319 

296 

285 

274

263 

263 

263 

252 

242

Runoff in 

acre -feet

11,060 

35,370 

77,980

555,700

. 190,500 

155,900 

126,700 

57,160 

37,320 

54,910 

34,680 

24,600 

17,120

822,300
60 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 1 near Morehouse, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°50'05", long. 89°43'50" J in NW^SE^ sec. 2, T. 25 N., 

H. 1IT E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, l£ miles downstream from Little River ditch 

39 and 2 miles west of Morehouse.

Records available.- December 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,270 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 15.35 

reef/ from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 41 second-feet Oct. 15, 16.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1949; minimum gage height, 17.2 feet 

May 3, 1946, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 37 second-feet 

Sept. 20, 1948.

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 19.85 feet, from floodmark (discharge, 5,830 

second-feet).

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

Uage read once daily. This Little River ditch 1 flows into Little River ditch £51 at 

point 35.3 miles downstream. It is independent of the ditch for which records are 

published as Little River ditch 1 near Kennett.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

50 

48 

48 

47 

46

48 

50 

48 

48 

47

46 

44 

43 

42 

41

41 

62 

61 

48 

46

44 

43 

48 

50 

49

48 

47 

46 

44 

48 

61

Nov.

60 

76 

98 

212 

458

392 

288 

110 

201 

212

212 

190 

168 

158 

138

138 

148 

138 

1,110 

1,080

752 

562 

492 

408 

347

261 

224 

373 

492 

408

Dec.

332 

274 

261 

236 

248

236 

274 

248 

224 

212

201 

190 

190 

201 

1,130

2,600 

2,110 

1,470 

1,130 

752

562 

458 

408 

347

1,000

874 

712 

792 

2,560 

2,830 

1,870

Jan.

1,260 

916 

752 

1,690 

3,920

3,200 

2,180 

1,530 

1,020 

735

601 

537 

506 

475 

415

1,190 

2,510 

2,460 

3,940 

3,070

1,920 

1,100 

1,060 

2,180 

5,980

6,120 

6,200 

6,200 

5,980 

=>,62O 

4,420

Feb.

2,940 

1,720 

1,100 

1,060 

912

840 

805 

735 

601 

569

537 

475 

825 

4,84Q 

5,910

5,760 

5,400 

4,420 

3,010 

1,720

1,O6O 

875 

601 

569 

537

445 

415 

385

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

356 

329 

316 

303 

290

278 

290 

290 

385 

2,640

2,820 

1,920 

1,350 

986 

735

569 

445 

2,000 

2,070 

1,260

912 

1,670 

1,670 

1,020 

805

3,700 

5,480 

5,120 

3,800 

2,700 

1,530

Apr.

840 

667 

569 

506 

415

370 

329 

290 

266 

278

266 

242 

220 

198 

188

168 

158 

148

168 

178

198 

178 

168 

148 

148

148 

158 

160 

178 

168

Secondfoot -days

1,482 

9,906 

24,932

164,994

79,687 

49,067 

48,039 

8,116 

4,800 

10 , 308 

5,230 

2,718 

2,970

247,255

May

148 

148 

129 

123 

129

129 

120 

125 

129 

329

290 

209 

188 

158 

138

129

114 

120 

138 

118

138 

148 

138 

138 

138

129 

114 

101 

92 

168 

385

Maximum

62 

1,110 

2,830

4,690

6,200 

5,910 

5,480 

840 

385 

1,180 

415 

300 

390

6,200

June

370 

900 

1,180 

1,180 

1,100

701 

385 

342 

266 

225

188 

188 

188 

220 

220

209 

178 

168 

148 

148

168

178 

158 

231 

209

168 

158 

188 

178 

168

July

158 

148 

145 

135 

130

129 

138 

158 

148 

138

330 

415 

316 

231 

220

198 

290 

254 

178 

168

158 

158 

148 

138 

129

92

101 

90 

66 

57

66

Minimum

41

60 

190

37

415 

385

290 

148 

92 

148 

' 57 

55 

45

41

Aug.

57 

60 

66 

92 

110

168 

300 

110 

121 

92

110 

83 

69 

57 

74

87 

74 

92 

74 

66

80 

110 

81 

70 

60

55 

55 

55 

60 

65 

65

Mean

47.8 

330 

804

451

2,571 

1,752 

1,550 

271 

155 

344 

169 

87.7 

99.0

677

Sept.

65 

60 

60 

55 

55

50 

50 

45 

45 

45

45 

45 

50 

65 

110

110 

120 

200 

290 

300

230 

150 

110 

95 

80

75 

7O 

65 

65 

65

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,940 

19,650 

49,450

327,300

158,100 

97,320 

95,280 

16,100 

9,520 

20,450 

10,370 

5,390 

5,890

490,500

Note.- No gage-height record Mar. 18, 29, Apr. 28, May 8, June 2, 

Aug. Z4 to Sept. 30; discharge computed on basis of weather records 

stations.

10, July 3-5, 28, Aug. 7, 21, 22, 

and records for adjacent
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 61

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°57'10", long. 89°54'25", in NE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 27 N., 

K. 10 E., at bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile north of Aquilla and 4 miles north 

of Bloomfield. Datum of gage is 317.11 feet above mean sea level (levels by Missouri 

State Highway Department).

Records available.- December 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 

la.Yb feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 0.2 second-foot 

Sept. 11, 12.

1945-49: Maximum discharge observed, that of Jan.25, 1949; no flow Sept. 4-7, 1946. 

Flood in June 1945 reached a stage of 14.2 feet, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records fair above 400 second-feet and poor below. Gage read once daily below 

8 feet and twice daily above. Entire flow from headwaters of Castor River is diverted 

22 miles above station to Headwater Diversion channel. See Castor River at Zalma for 

records of flow above diversion.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 3-948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.9 

7 

4.1 

3.5 

3.2

3.0 

2.6 

2.1 

1.8 

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

1.4 

1.4 

1.7

2.2 

3.2 

3.7 

3.0 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

3.9 

4.1

4.1 

4.6 

4.9 

4.9 

4.6 

4.9

Nov.

6 

10 

12 

17 

56

63 

31 

19 

20 

22

29 

26 

22 

15 

11

13 

20 

53 

606 

443

313 

237 

'155 

114 

77

127 

118 

114 

105 

89

Dec.

81 

74 

63 

47 

50

47 

41 

36 

31 

24

22 

22 

20 

36 

1,030

1,230 

1,020 

786 

443 

407

175 

118 

85 

85 

89

155 

226 

195 

1,230 

1,360 

870

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

542 

313 

215 

1,270 

1,760

1,560 

1,160 

656 

342 

237

155 

155 

105 

70 

60

172 

1,020 

926 

1,390 

1,290

870 

501 

526 

2,640 

2,960

2,820 

2,780 

2,690 

2,420 

2,180 

1,660

Feb.

842 

521 

342 

215 

165

155 

145 

127 

118 

101

85 

101 

303 

2,460 

2,460

2,300 

2,060 

1,700 

1,100 

563

260 

155 

136 

97 

81

74 

66 

63

lendar year 194£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

56 

53 

47 

44 

37

36 

35 

33 

78 

1,14,0

1,360 

955 

632 

342 

215

145 

145 

902 

814 

521

324 

674 

515 

327 

248

1,510 

2,300 

2,060 

1,760 

1,160 

563

Apr.

273 

175 

127 

96 

104

84 

68 

57 

54 

50

47 

46 

41 

36

31

28 

26 

19 

21 

19

22 

19 

18 

18 

17

16 

18 

17 

18 

17

Secondroot-days

99.4 

2,943 

10,098

55,798.9

35,445 

16,795 

19,031 

1,582 

626 

1,912 

824.8 

420.3 

330.0

90,106.5

May

17 

15 

14 

15 

14

14 

12 

12 

12 

15

IS 

19 

18 

18

16

13 

12 

11 

10 

8

7 

11 

9 

21 

20

21 

19 

18 

17 

45 

155

Maximum

7 

606 

1,360

2,140

2,960 

2,460 

2,300 

273 

155 

462 

185 

96 

64

2,960

June

185 

462 

358 

165 

118

88 

57 

40 

32 

22

21 

23 

25 

22 

22

23 

19 

15 

12 

9

7 

37 

35 

26 

19

10 

9 

11 

15 

25

July

17 

13 

10 

9 

6

4.3 

14 

16 

17 

33

185 

127 

76 

57 

44

34 

27 

21 

17 

12

17 

16 

13 

11 

10

8 

4.7 

2.2 

1.4 

1.2 

1.0

Minimum

1.1 

6 

20

1.1

60 

63 

33 

16 

7 

7 

1.0 

.5 

.2

.2

Aug.

0.6 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6

80 

96 

57 

26 

21

19 

22 

16 

10 

7

6 

4.3 

3.5 

3.9 

8

7 

4.7 

3.1 

1.2 

.9

1.2 

1.1 

1.2 

4.3 

6 

7

Mean

3.21 

98.1 

326

152

1,143 

600 

614 

52.7 

20.2 

63.7 

26.6 

13.6 

11.0

247

Sept.

1.7 

1.2 

.9 

.7 

.8

.9 

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.4

.2 

.2 

2.6 

4.7 

21

19 

21 

32 

64 

45

31 

18 

19 

15 

12

4.7 

4.3 

3.5 

2.6 

1.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

197 

5,840 

20,030

110,700

70,300 

33,310 

37,750 

3,140 

1,240 

3,790 

1,640 

834 

655

178,700
62 ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'45", in NE^ sec. 4. T. 18 N., R 

iu E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage Is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 23 years, 330 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,540 sacsond feet Jan. 28, 2P (.,age height, 

IB.67 feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow Oct. 3-17, 25-50.

1926-49: Maximum discharge. 4,350 second-feet Jan. 24, 25, 1937 (maximum gage 

height, 18.67 feet Jan. 28, 29); no flow at times in 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Qage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above. An 

auxiliary ditch, Little River ditch 66-A (see following page), receives part of the 

flow through cut-offs above stage 6.4 feet. Above stage 13 feet, the low, narrow bank 

between the main and auxiliary ditches is submerged, and the two unite to form one 

stream in the vicinity of the gage. To segregate the discharge of each ditch, the 

division line between the two is taken as the top of the bank that separates them at 

low stages.

Discharge, in ssoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.7 

.4 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.4

Nov.

1.3 

2.1 

7 

9

43

228 

191 

102 

76 

62

58 

58 

52 

46 

43

40 

40 

55 

90 

S70

587 

353 

228 

168

135

102 

90 

83 

98 

120

Deo.

135 

115 

102 

90 

83

S3 

90 

90 

S3 

76

72 

66 

69 

58 

103

1,310 

1,850 

1,390 

943 

678

465 

338 

232 

208 

742

978 

710 

495 

615 

1,430 

1,510

Jan.

1,110 

774 

585 

678 

1,560

1,970 

1,750 

1,320 

978 

774

540 

394 

324 

283 

257

244 

710 

1,340 

1,750 

1,970

1,730 

1,450 

1,160 

1,010 

2,170

2,730 

2,850 

2,920 

2,920 

2,850 

2,660

Feb.

2,340 

1,880 

1,410 

1,300 

1,370

1,090 

892 

742 

662 

540

450 

366 

352 

1,070 

2,370

2,690 

2,690 

2,600 

2,410 

2,100

1,700 

1,140 

824 

646 

570

495 

422 

366

Month

00 to 

Nave 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

310 

283 

257 

244 

220

232 

196 

174 

185 

362

1,260 

1,390 

1,090 

824 

615

465 

380 

352 

774 

943

742 

630 

943 

943 

710

585 

1,810 

2,550 

2,550 

2,280 

1,810

Apr.

1,240 

875 

646 

495 

450

380 

338 

296 

244 

220

208 

196 

185 

174 

153

143 

134 

134 

125 

116

116 

112 

112 

98 

98

94 

94 

98 

98 

90

Secondfoot-days

3.7 

3,737.4 

15,209

90,983.6

43,761 

35,487 

26,109 

7,762 

2,912 

6,815 

2,576 

1,083 

494

145,949.1

May

90 

90 

86 

79 

79

75 

75 

68 

75 

125

232 

196 

134 

125 

102

94 

86 

82 

79 

82

86 

71 

82 

86 

71

75 

71 

68 

68 

64 

116

Maximum

0.7 

587 

1,850

2,330

2,920 

2,690 

2,550 

1,240 

232 

790 

220 

93 

43

2,920

June

153 

570 

790 

710 

525

436 

296 

208 

163 

134

134 

134 

196 

310 

270

232 

196

143 

125 

112

98 

98 

107 

98 

86

102 

107 

98 

94 

90

July

86 

79 

71 

68 

60

56 

68 

94 

98 

94

86 

163 

220 

163 

116

107 

86 

79 

102 

86

75 

68 

60 

56 

56

53 

53 

46 

48 

43 

38

Minimum

0

1.3 

58

0

244

332 

174 

90 

64 

86 

38 

16 

6

0

Aug.

35 

34 

33 

34 

32

33 

38 

50 

94 

71

56 

43 

36 

32 

31

31 

29 

25 

28 

43

43 

33 

29 

26 

24

23 

22 

22 

19

18 

16

Mean

0.12 

125 

491

249

1,412 

1,267 

842 

259 

93.9 

227 

83.1 

34.9 

16.5

400

Sept.

15 

13 

13 

12 

12

13 

10 

10 

8 

8

7 

6 

20 

20 

22

26 

18 

43 

36 

29

26 

23 

19 

16 

14

12 

12 

11 

10 

10

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7.3 

7,140 

30,170

180,500

86,800 

70,390 

51,790 

15,400 

5,780 

13,520 

5,110 - 

2,150 

980

289,500
ST. FRANCIS RIVER BASIN 63

 Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89"58'45", in NEi sec. 4, T. 18 N., R.

 1U E., at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 22 years, 48.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 18.67 

reeu, from graph based on gage readings); no fIQW on many days.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 2,340 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River) Apr. 25, 1927; maximum gage height, that of Jan. 28, 1949; 

no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records good above 300 second-feet and poor below. Gage read once daily below

 .8 feet and twice daily above. See "Remarks" under Little ditch 66 (preceding page).

Discharge, in woond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

£

S

4

S

S

7

S

9

10

11

It

IS

14

IS

ie

17

18

19

£0

2128

28

84

85

26

87

88

89

SO

SI

Got, Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.0

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

Deo.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 215

460

275

68

6

0

0

0

0

27

66

9

0

9

288

320

Month

Jan.

119

19

1.2

12

S76

674

520

2SO

72

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

IS

242

SOS

674

490

306

136

88

802

1,250

1,320

1,370

L*370

1,300

1,180

Feb.

930

820

324

278

312

161

64

22

e

0

0

0

0

206

978

1,180

1,200

1,300

97B

770

Sll

181

48

10

0

0

0

0

.

.

-

OotobftE*

Calendar year 1948 .......................

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

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

Mav

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2S9

324

1S2

SO

6

0

0

0

46

85

28

8

99

99

22

2.9

617

1,080

1,080

882

578

Apr.

254

67

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Seoondfoot-dayi

0

4.2

1,743

8,762.5

13,081.2

9,909

5,417.9

331

0

SOo .

0

0

20,526.1

-

May

Maximum

0

3.0

460

770

1,370

1,200

1,080

9K4 fiOV

0

32

0

0

0

1,370

June

0

0

32

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Aug.

Mean

0

.14

S6.2

OT O Ci5 *o

422

3S4

178

11.0

0

1.7

0

0

0

83.7

Sept.

Runoff in

aore-feet

0

8.3

3,460

17,390

ae & O f aeA V OV

19,650

10,780

687

0

99

0

0

0

60,870
64 ST. FRANCIS RIVlER BASIN

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo.

Location^- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°14'10", long. 89°58'35", in HW£ sec. 3, T. 18 N., R. 

1U E.7 at bridge on State Highway 84, about 4 miles east of Kennett. Datum of gage is 

241.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Records available.- November 1926 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 22 years (1927-49), 97.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during'year, 1,470 second-feet Mar. 27; maximum gage height, 

lu.yb feet Jan. 28, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 3.5 

second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, C.66 foot).

1926-49: Maximum discharge, 4,140 second-feet (including some overflow from levee 

breaks on Mississippi River Apr. 29, 1927 (gage height, 15.57 feet); no flow on many 

days in 1936, 1944, 1945.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily below 8 feet and twice daily above.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octdber 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

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.

4.0 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

4.1

4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.6 

3.7 

.6 

.5 

.8

.7 

.2

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.2

.1 

.7 

.0

.1 

.1

.0

.1 

.1

.8

Hov.

5 

5 

5 

5, 

8

21 

36 

30 

20 

12

10 

9 

8 

7 

7

7 

7 

8 

54

108

86 

48 

27 

18

13

12 

10 

10 

11 

13

Dec.

23 

23 

18 

14

11

12 

12 

14 

15 

12

12 

11 

10 

12 

437

874 

790 

610 

386 

240

137 

86 

58 

82 

710

610 

402 

284 

630 

630 

456

Jan.

273 

167 

137 

647 

852

730 

494 

284 

167 

112

75 

58 

51 

42 

38

118 

630 

710 

810

690

513 

475 

344 

584 

1,050

1,120 

1,210 

1,280 

1,330 

1,330 

1,260

Feb.

962 

551 

402 

730 

650

402 

262 

187

147 

112

99 

81 

102 

1,050 

1,230

1,160 

1,090 

1,010 

750 

456

2?3 

187 

147 

127 

127

108 

90 

81

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

69 

62 

54 

51 

45

42 

40 

40 

137 

730

670 

419 

229 

147 

108

86 

81 

262 

295 

167

112 

390 

371 

229 

157

966 

1,450 

1,420 

1,330 

1,140 

830

Apr.

436 

229 

157 

127 

99

86 

73 

62 

54 

48

45

40 

40 

38 

34

32 

28 

28 

27 

26

26 

24 

23 

21

20

19 

19 

19 

18 

18

Seeondfoot-days

123.6 

620 

7,621

34,462.7

17,579 

12,573 

12,129 

1,916 

1,404 

6,156 

623 

1,030 

351.8

62,126.4

May

18ie

15 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

30

38 

27 

20 

19 

18

16 

15 

13

12 

13

14 

13 

12 

15 

108

357 

262 

117 

58 

65 

36

Maximum

4.8 

108 

874

1,310

1,330 

1,230 

1,450 

436 

357 

770 

32 

229 51'

1,450

June

120 

570 

456 

295 

273

147 

90 

58 

45 

38

32

72 

402 

650 

770

630 

386 

229 

187 

127

108 

86 

77 

62 

51

42

45 

36 

36 

36

Minimum

July

3.5

5 

10

1.1

38 

81 

40 

18 

12 

32 

13 

8 

3.7

3.5

28 

26 

24 

21 

20

20 

20 

23

20 

19

18 

18 

18 

16 

23

20 

32 

27 

27 

23

19 

16 

14 

13 

18

15 

19 

16 

16 

18 

16

Aug.

13 

12 

12

11 

11

11 

13 

12 

12 

14

19 

 28 

27 

20

15

13 

12 

12 

19 

24

207 

229 

122 

62 

32

19 

13 

10 

9 

9 

8

Mean

3.99 

20.7 

246

94.2

567 

449 

391 

63.9 

45.3 

205 

20.1 

33.2 

11.7

170

sept.

7 

7 

6 

6 

5

5 

4.6 

4.0 

4.0 

3.7

3.8 

3.7 

6 

7 

28

28 

18

13 

12 

51

40 

23 

14 

11 

8

8 

7 

7 

6 

5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

245 

1,230 

15,120

68,360

34,870 

24,940 

24,060 

3,800 

2,780 

12,210 

1,240 

2,040 

698

123,200
WHITE RIVER BASIN 65

White River at Beaver, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°28'20", long. 93°45'55", In NE^ sec. 30, T. 21 N.,

RT~ZTrw., at Missouri & North Arkansas Railway bridge, a quarter of a mile east of

Beaver and 2f miles upstream from Leather-wood Creek. Datum of gage is 883.04 feet

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 1,338 square miles. 

ftecoras avai-iaDle.- July 1909 to December 1910, May 1923 to September 1949 in reports

or 'ieoiog'icai survey. January 1920 to December 1926 (monthly figures of discharge

only) in reports of Corps of Engineers. 

Ayerage discharge.- 27 years, 1,622 second-feet. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 48,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 28.5

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 72 second-feet Oct. 13,

14 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1909-10, 1923-49: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet May 12, 1943 (gage

height, 42.33 feet); minimum, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1927, 1943(M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 5)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26

2J. V2 2.9 316 8.0 3,930

2.2 90 3.7 731 9.5 5,810

2.4 136 5.5 1,820 11.5 9,100

2.6 198 6.5 2,530 13.0 11,900

lo_te . - Same as following table above 13.0

2.8

3 '°

110

131

183

256

Jan. 27 to Sept. 30

3.3 

4.0

6.5 

8.0

400

818

1,530

2,750

4,180

9.5

13.0

17.0

23.0

27.5

6,050

11,900

19,700

33,000

45,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

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

Oct.

92 

90 

86 

. 85

83

85 

90 

85 

81 

79

76 

74 

74 

72 

74

76 

79 

77 

76 

76

74 

77 

79 

83 

83

79 

79 

77 

76 

74 

76

Nov.

79 

94 

105 

114 

107

250 

212 

185 

185 

185

178 

172 

159 

156 

153

153 

148 

142 

134 

121

121 

116 

111 

109 

116

131 

136 

145 

148 

148

Dec.

142 

134 

128 

126 

126

126 

126 

131 

128 

126

126 

116 

114 

165 

273

2,860 

4,530 

2,450 

1,750 

1,380

1,140 

961 

787 

787 

787

1,500 

1,940 

1,560 

1,440 

1,750 

2,300

Jan.

1,820 

1,500 

1,320 

1,140 

1,140

1,020 

902 

787 

731 

676

649 

622 

622 

596 

596

704 

1,960 

3,510 

2,960 

4,770

3,610 

2,780 

2,450 

3,580 

13,000

37,600 

26,500 

17,500 

18,500 

8,080 

4,860

Feb.

3,780 

3,200 

2,750 

2,580 

2,660

2,580 

2,320 

2,150 

1,910 

1,760

1,600 

1,460 

1,460 

3,820 

25,900

44,800 

20,900 

6,800 

4,860 

3,880

3,200 

2,840 

3,200 

2,750 

2,750

3,300 

2,930 

2,660

Month SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 

ary

2,467 

4,313 

30,009

......... 515,094

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

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

66,485 

64,800 

70,124 

43,712 

01,342 

66,387 

29,124 

5,714 

17,034

ter year 1948-49 .......... 701,511

Mar.

2,490 

2,240 

2,070 

1,910 

1,760

1,600 

1,530 

1,460 

1,380 

1,310

1,380 

1,460 

1,380 

1,310 

1,230

1,160 

1,090 

1,090 

1,020 

952

952 

1,230 

3,390 

3,580 

2,840

2,980 

4,440 

8,740 

5,350 

3,780 

3,020

Maximum

92 

250 

4,530

32,300

37,600 

44,800 

8,740 

3,020 

9,080 

11,500 

3,880 

400 

6,200

44,800

Apr.

3,020 

2,580 

2,150 

1,910 

1,680

1,530 

1,380 

1,310 

1,160 

1,160

1,360 

2,580 

2,150 

1,830 

1,600

1,460 

1,310 

1,230 

1,090 

1,020

952 

384 

818 

786 

754

692 

723 

723 

f,880 

1,990

May

1,760 

4,250 

8,740 

4,290 

3,020

2,320 

1,830 

1,600 

1,760 

1,830

1,380 

1,160 

952 

818 

754

723 

692 

723 

2,850 

8,400

9,080 

7,440 

5,770 

4,860 

6,050

4,510 

3,200 

2,490 

2,930 

2,840 

2,320

Minimum

72 

79 

114

72

596 

1,460 

952 

692 

 692 

630 

233 

90 

79

72

June

1,990 

1,760 

1,530 

1,310 

1,460

1,530 

1,600 

1,230 

1,680 

1,990

1,910 

1,990 

1,760 

2,490 

9,190

11,500 

5,220 

3,110 

2,240 

1,830

1,530 

1,310 

1,090 

952 

818

723 

630 

661 

723 

630

Mean *

79.6 144- 

968

1,407

5,370 

5,886 

2,262 

1,457 

3,269 

2,213 

939 

184 

568

1,922

July

884 

723 

600 

540 

482

427 

400 

582 

1,530 

1,380

1,310 

1,460 

3,580 

3,880 

2,240

1,460 

1,160 

952 

786 

661

570 

510 

510 

427 

374

348 

324 

282 

265 

244 

233

Per 

square 

mile

0.064 

.116 

.782

1.14

4.34 

4.75 

1.83 

1.18 

2.64 

1.79 

.758 

149 

.459

1.55

Peak discharge (base, 22,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 26 (5 p.m.) 41,600 sec. -ft.; Feb

48,000 sec. -ft.

Aug.

225 

225 

256 

269 

400

348 

282 

25E 

248

248

217 

203 

190 

183 

175

166 

161 

161 

148 

138

131 

125 

127 

120 

114

110 

106 

102 

98 

96 

90

Sept.

86 

32 

82 

80 

79

82 

104 

102 

92 

86

82 

82 

102 

116 

108

110 

116 

141 

1,200 

6,200

2,550 

1,380 

952 

692 

570

454 

400 

348 

291 

265

Runoff

Inches

0.07 

.13 

.90

15.48

5.00 

4.95 

2.11 

1.31 

3.04 

1.99 

.87 

.17 

.51

21.05

16 (11

Acre-feet

4,890 

8,550 

59,520

1,022,000

330,200 

326,900 

139,100 

86,700 

201,000 

131,700 

57,770 

11,330 

33,790

1,391,000

a.m.)
66 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River near Reeds Spring, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'20", long. 93°25'20", in NEijSEi sec. 9, T. 22 

 ii., H. 23 W., at bridge on State Highway 13, 5f miles downstream from James River and

12 miles south of Reeds Spring. Datum of gage is 739.00 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,617 square miles.

Records available^- February 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 4*200 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 70,000 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 26.56 

reet); minimum, 292 second-feet Oct. 14, 15 (gage height, 1.87 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 196,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 47.0 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 145 second-feet Sept. 27, 1939 (gage height, 0.09 foot). 

Maximum stage known prior to 1945, 46.8 feet Apr. 15, 1927, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 250 3.6 2,060 13.0 24,000 

2.0 370 5.0 3,930 18.0 39,400 

2.2 520 6.5 6,570 25.7 66,400 

2.6 890 8.0 10,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

370 

364 

364 

358 

358

358 

384 

364 

352 

352

328 

316 

310 

304 

304

316 

328 

322 

316 

310

310 

316 

316 

322 

322

322

316 

316 

316 

310 

310

Nov.

322

354 

1,230 

2,060 

1,470

1,170 

1,050 

1,010 

911 

820

742 

704 

677 

614 

588

562 

537 

520 

504 

488

472 

464 

456 

448 

433

426 

433 

448 

456 

464

Dec.

472 

472 

480 

464 

440

440 

448 

440 

433 

440

440 

433 

419 

488 

1,500

2,310 

6,770 

5,980 

3,930 

3,090

2,630 

2,180 

1,870 

1,750 

1,810

1,870 

2,960 

3,020 

2,630 

2,560 

3,360

Jan.

3,500 

3,020 

2,630 

2,440 

2,250

2,120 

2,000 

1,810 

1,690 

1,560

1,450 

1,380 

1,370 

1,380 

1,400

1,630 

1,870 

4,910 

6,170 

7,840

8,800 

6,770 

6,170 

10,200 

22,500

44,800 

49,300 

36,700 

35,100 

22,200 

12,900

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

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

ter year 1948 49 ..........

Feb.

9,760 

7,840 

6,570 

6,370 

6,570

6,370 

5,980 

5,600 

5,060 

4,550

4,080 

3,780 

3,640 

9,310 

41,400

65,000 

51,600 

20,500 

13,200 

10,500

8,560 

7,400 

6,770 

6,370 

5,790

5,980 

5,980 

5,420

Secondfoot-days

10,254 

20,843 

56,529

1,127,543

307,860 

340,950 

171,410 

102,590 

198,240 

169,750 

93,824 

28,615 

50,134

1,550,999

Mar.

5,060 

4,720 

4,390 

3,930 

3,780

3,640 

3,360 

3,220 

3,090 

3,220

3,500 

3,930 

4,080 

4,080 

3,930

3,640 

3,640 

3,500 

3,500 

3,640

3,500 

4,390 

5,240 

8,320 

7,190

7,400 

11,300 

14,800 

14,600 

10,500 

,8,320

Maximum

384 

2,050 

6,770

27,200

49,300 

66,000 

14,800 

7,190 

14,300 

18,800 

8,560 

2,440 

10,000

66,000

Apr.

7,190 

6,570 

5,600 

4,890 

4,390

3,930 

3,643 

3,360 

3,160 

3,090

3,220 

3,930 

4,550 

4,080 

3,640

3,290 

3,020 

2,760 

2,630 

2,500

2,370 

2,250 

2,120 

2,120 

2,060

2,000 

2,120 

2,310 

2,370 

3,430

May

3,640 

4,080 

10,800 

9,040 

5,980

4,550 

4,550 

6,170 

5,060 

4,720

3,930 

3,290 

2,820 

2,500 

2,310

2,180 

2,060 

2,120 

6 , 140 

12,100

14,300 

12,600 

10,500 

9,520 

11,800

11,300 

8,080 

6,370 

5,240 

5,600 

4,890

June

4,080 

3,780 

4,080 

5,060 

6,170

4,890 

4,550 

3,930 

5,600 

6,770

5,790 

6,770 

5,790 

9,040 

11,300

18,800 

14,000 

8,080 

5,980 

4,720

3,930 

3,500 

3,290 

3,220 

2,890

2,560

2,370 

3,090 

3,020 

2,700

Minimum Mean

304 331 

322 695 

419 1,824

304 3,081

 1,370 9,931 

3,640 12,180 

3,090 5,529 

2,000 3,420 

2,060 6,395 

2,370 5,658 

964 3,027 

456 923 

391 1,671

304 4,249

July

2,440 

2,310 

2,060 

1,810 

1,690

1,630 

3,040 

8,080 

4,890 

4,890

4,550 

4,890 

5,790 

8,560 

6,370

4,390 

3,430 

2,960 

2,560 

2,250

1,940 

1,810 

1,690 

1,570 

1,470

1,340 

1,250 

1,120 

1,060 

1,020 

964

Per 

square 

mile

0.092 

.192 

.504

.852

2.75 

3.37 

1.53 

.946 

1.77 

1.56 

.837 

.255 

.462

1.17

Aug.

89C 

2,440 

2,250 

1,870 

1,420

1,290 

1,210 

1,080 

1,010 

974

911 

850 

820 

800 

800

830 

850 

840 

820 

733

-695 

632 

596 

562 

546

528 

496 

480 

472 

464 

456

Sept.

148 

426 

412 

398 

398

391 

al,000 

a850 

a750 

a700

677 

659 

a700 

al.OOO 

a950

a900 

a900 

995 

2,040 

10,000

7,620 

4,080 

2,960 

2,310 

1,940

1,690 

1,460 

1,270 

1,150 

1,060

Runoff

Inches

0.11 

.21 

.58

11.60

3.17 

3.51 

1.76 

1.05 

2.04 

1.75 

.96 

.29 

.52

15.95

Acre-feet'

20,340 

41,340 

112,100

2,236,000

610,600 

676,300 

340,000 

203,500 

393,200 

336,700 

186,100 

56,760 

99,440

3,076,000

Peak discharge (base, 30,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 27 (3:30 a.m.) 51,300 sec. -ft ; Feb. 16 (6 p.m.)

70,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for adjacent stations.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 61

White River at Forsyth, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40'55", long. 93°06'05", in SE^ sec. 33, T. 24 

N., K. 20 W., at bridge on State Highway 80 in Forsyth, a quarter of a mile downstream 

from-Swan Creek and 2 miles downstream from hydroelectirc plant of Empire Electric Co. 

Datum of gage is 640.64 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,544 square miles.

Kecords available.- January to September 1926 and February 1930 to September 1949 in 

reports or (ieoibgical Survey. January 1920 to December 192? (monthly figures of discharge only prior to October 1926) in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1930-49), 4,859 second-feet.

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 72,000 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 23.37 

feet); minimum, 108 second-feet Aug. 13, 14; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot Oct. 16, 

25, 26; minimum daily discharge, 133 second-feet Aug. 21.

1926, 1930-49: Maximum discharge, 209,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 

43.77 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1936; minimum gage height, that of 

Oct. 16, 25, 26, 1948; minimum daily discharge, 34 second-feet Sept. 3, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 45.36 feet Apr. 16, 1927, from floodmark (discharge, 212,000 

second-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow since 1913 regulated by power plant and storage in Lake 

Taneycomo (total capacity, 23,700 acre-feet).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 27 Jan. 28 to Sept. 30

0.7 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8 

2.3

145

236

337

507

780

2.9 

3.6 

4.5

5.5 

7.0

1,220

1,880

3,010

4,570

,7,620

3.5

10.5

14.0

20.5

11,700

18,600

32,200

59,200

1.3

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

114 

178 

E57 

403 

708

3.0 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5 

6.5

1,080

1,570

2,840

4,390

6,420

8.0

10.0

14.0

22.2

10,400

16,800

32,200

66,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

584 

347 

252 

526 

766

1,080 

746 

996 

256 

200

392 

478 

341 

259 

285

o 907 

179 

656 

572 

332

449 

 178 

172 

222 

167

224 

226 

232 

244 

278 

210

Nov.

832 

1,010 

816 

1,980 

1,840

962 

1,490 

1,090 

1,220 

986

804 

1,520 

328 

689 

658

814 

572 

660 

1,380 

294

216 

496 

572 

801 

174

658

765 

214 

636 

602

Dec.

682 

984 

479 

536 

391

836 

784 

1,040 

608 

399

344 

243 

382 

1,310 

4,090

4,240 

5,390 

6,850 

6,160 

4,920

3,170 

2,880 

2,710 

1,750 

1,890

2,050 

3,440 

3,440 

3,430 

3,050 

3,500

Jan.

4,340 

3,850 

3,180 

2,790 

2,520

2^620 

2,550 

2,290 

1,750 

1,140

2,530

1,720 

2,110 

1,170 

972

1,750 

3,120 

5,700 

6,310 

7,620

11,100 

9,080 

8,570 

20,900 

30,200

43,600 

59,200 

54,100 

41,500 

33,000 

18,600

Feb.

13,500 

10,800 

8,990 

8,430 

8,430

3,170 

7j650 

7,150 

6,660 

5,960

5,740 

5,320 

2,910 

15,100 

52,400

65,700 

66,200 

35,400 

18,600 

13,800

11,400 

9,550 

8,710 

8,170 

7,400

7,150 

7,150 

6,900

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

6,190 

5,960 

5,740 

5,320 

3,500

2,600 

4,290 

3,620 

3,930 

3,910

4,530 

4,510 

4,900 

5,000 

5,020

4,420 

4,600 

4,650 

4,130 

2,900

5,090 

6,190 

6,190 

3,430 

9,850

9,270 

13,800 

15,400 

18,600 

14,200 

10,800

Apr.

8,990 

7,910 

7,150 

6,190 

5,740

5,740 

4,690 

3,540 

3,240 

4,070

4,160 

3,690 

4,800 

5,12p 

4 , 500

3,250 

2,610 

2,920 

2,870 

2,960

2,660 

1,690 

2,420 

2,110 

2,080

2,480 

2,130 

2,330 

2,820 

3,970

Secondfoot-days

12,756 

25,079 

71,978

1,430,407

389,282 

433,340 

207,540 

118,830 

246,450 

210,270 

114,840 

30,888 

51,997

1,913,250

Hay

4.69C 

4,750 

5,960 

11,400 

8,170

6,190 

7,150 

8,710 

7,650 

6,420

5,740 

4,800 

3,520 

3,210 

2,510

2,530 

2,310 

2,130 

6,290

13,200

16,100 

15,800 

13,200 

14,200 

14,500

14,200 

11,600 

9,270 

7,400 

6,660 

6,190

Maximum

1,080 

1,980 

6,850

33,000

59,200 

66,200 

18,600 

8,990 

16,100 

19,300 

9,270 

3,630 

8,170

66,200

June

5,740 

5,070 

5,740 

7,650 

8,170

7,150 

5,960 

5,740 

5,740 

6,420

7,910 

7,910 

7,650 

10,400 

13,210

18,200 

19,300 

12,000 

8,170 

6,190

5,530 

5,320 

3,570 

3,900 

3,640

2,710 

3,190 

3,090 

2,820 

2,190

July

1,980 

1,780 

1,970 

2,070 

1,970

1,840 

4,100 

8,710 

9,270 

7,650

6,660 

6,420 

7,150 

8,710 

8,710

6,900 

5,320 

3,760 

2,320 

2,360

2,370 

1,760 

880 

1,400 

1,820

1,600 

1,500 

1,310 

1,370 

700 

480

Minimum

167 

174 

243

164

972 

2,910 

2,600 

1,690 

2,130 

2,190 

480 

133 

244

133

Aug.

932 

3,630 

2,E10 

2,450 

1,840

1,190 

713 

1,480 

1,280 

990

1,240 

1,110 

264 

420 

1,020

1,060 

1,280 

932 

457 

902

133 

461 

608 

504 

553

637 

647 

212 

461 

622 

350

Mean

411 

836 

2,322

3,908

12,560 

15,480 

6,695 

3,961 

7,950 

7,009 

3,705 

996 

1,733

5,242

Sept.

294 

530 

304 

309 

244

592 

1,100 

974 

688 

592

645 

997 

788 

790 

1,020

1,260 

984 

2,460 

3,350 

4,660

8,170 

6,660 

5,530 

1,710 

1,230

996 

1,420 

1,220 

1,260

1,220

Runoff In 

acre-feet

25,300 

49,740 

142,800

2,837,000

772,100 

859,500- 

411,600 

235,700 

488,800 

417,100 

227,800 

61,270 

103,100

3,795,000

Peak discharge (base. 56.000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 27 (8 to 9 p.m.) 

a.m.) 72,000 sec.-ft.

5,700 sec.-ft.; Feb. 17 (3 to 4
WHITE HIVER BASIN

White River near Plippin, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'50", long. 92°33'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 19

 N.', K." 15 W , 3 miles northeast cf Fliopin and 11 miles upstream from mouth of Crooked 

Creek. Datum of gage is 419.66 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 6,067 square miles.

Kecords ayaiiaole.- October 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 6,465 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,000 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 84.89

 feet); minimum, 80 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 1.54 feet), flow restricted by 

construction work on Bull Shoals Dam.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 215,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 39.82 

feet); minimum, that of Aug. 4, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 45.4 feet Apr. 16, 1927, original site and datum, or about 41 

feet, present site and datum (discharge, 240,000 second-feet, from data of Corps of 

Engineers). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for Aug. 4, which are fair. Some fluctuation at low

 now caused by power plant at Forsyth, Mo., and construction work on Bull Shoals Dam. 

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area.-

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10 to Dec. 15)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

2.9 

3.4

260

395

575

810

1,310

4.0 

5.0

e.o

7.0

6.0

2,110

3,900

6,010

8,480

11,100

10.0

12.0

15.0

20.0

25.0

17,100

34,200

35,800

59,200

85,600

530 

840 

1,310 

1,920

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

9.6 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September' 1949

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

132

196

340

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

3,650

5,640

8,040

10,800

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

610

589

575

603

498

462

828

1,170

963

1,090

701

468

395

536

582

530

510

785

677

492

742

645

575

556

395

345

345

345

350

380

390

Nov.

434

942

2,680

2,420

1,960

3,420

2,600

1,960

1,820

1,630

1,670

1,470

1,370

1/890

1,050

1,160

1,040

1,200

990

1,000

1,560

873

661

610

828

1,000

784

669

1,020

810

-

Dec.

685

891

963

1,230

936

864

828

990

1,090

1,270

990

828

709

734

7,940

7,980

7,480

7,480

8,480

7,980

6,490

4,500

3,900

5,780

4,800

3,710

3,330

4,100

4,910

4,760

4,600

Jan.

4,300

5,330

5,220

4,600

4,500

4,000

3,800

3,330

3,620

3,040

2,590

2,130

3,040

2,680

2,500

2,110

2,420

8,680

15,300

12,200

11,600

14,200

12,400

34,700

60,200

47 , 600

60,700

83,900

65,700

48,100

35,800

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

22,400

16,500

13,500

12,000

11,400

11,100

10,500

9,960

9,120

8,310

7,520

7,020

7,780

22,700

55,300

71,900

75,600

71,400

39,000

22,000

17,100

14,100

12,000

10,800

10,500

9,680

9,120

9,120

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

18,132

41,521

111,228

1,942,046

570,340

597,430

272,050

159,880

310,060

261,230

180,947

36,491

60,297

2,619,606

Mar.

8,580

7,780

7,270

7,020

6,540

5,430

3,560

5,220

4,920

8,580

7,780

7,780

7,020

7,270

7,020

6,780

6,080

6,310

6,310

5,860

4,820

7,520

9,680

9,120

10,500

12,300

12,300

17,100

18,500

20,600

16,500

Maximum

1,170

3,420

8,480

57,700

83,900

75,600

20,600

12,900

20,200

20,200

16,800

2,540

7,520

83,900

Apr.

12,900

10,800

9,960

8,850

7,780

7,270

7,020

6,310

4,620

4,320

4,820

5,430

4,520

5,640

6,080

5,640

4,420

4,120

3,460

3,650

3,740

3,740

2,900

2,720

2,990

2,900

3,270

3,460

2,990

3,560

-

May

4,920

6,540

6,310

7,520

12,000

9,680

8,040

9,680

11,400

9,960

8,040

7,270

6,540

4,320

4,520

4,120

3,180

3,740

4,620

10,800

16,500

18,800

17,500

16,500

20,200

18,200

16,500

14,100

11,400

9,120

8,040

Minimum

345

434

685

345

2,110

7,020

3,560

2,720

3,180

3,560

212

90

579

90

June

7,520

6,780

6,780

6,780

9,400

9,400

8,580

7,520

7,270

7,780

9,400

11,400

10,200

9,680

12,300

15,100

19,900

20,200

13,500

9,680

8,040

7,020

6,780

5,220

4,820

4,620

3,840

4,220

3,940

3,560

-

Mean

585

1,384

3,588

5,306

18,400

21,340

8,776

5,329

10,000

8,708

5,837

1,177

2,010

7,177

July

3,560

2,460

2,210

2,370

2,460

3,080

3,940

16,500

16,800

15,800

12,000

9,680

9,960

9,680

9,960

10,300

9,120

7,520

5,640

3,560

2,570

212

675

1,720

3,140

3,840

3,460

2,990

1,920

1,600

1,720

 Per 

square 

mile

0.096

.288

.591

.875

3.03

3.52

1.45

.878

1.65

1.44

.962

.194

.331

1.18

Aug.

615

]

1,'

38

90

t60

2,370

2,540

2,c

1,!

1,<

90

60

120

1,540

1,600

!>'

1,5

1,J

>40

30

>00

1,160

912

1,3

1,2 i,:

10

40

60

1,290

1,070

£

!

(.

57

94

83

699

772 "

e

!

80

06

40

80

645

Sept.

675

707

638

579

630

600

630

675

1,040

1,170

1,080

966

957

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,220

1,470

1,500

2,810

4,030

6,310

7,520

6,780

5,220

2,990

2,060

1,520

1,600

1,600

-

Runoff

Inches

0.11

.25

.68

11.91

3.50

3.66

1.67

.98

1.90

1.60

1.11

.22

.37

16.05

Acre-feet

35,960

82,360

220,600

3,852,000

1,131,000

1,185,000

539,600

317,100

615,000

518,100

358,900

72 r 380

119,600

5,196,000

Peak discharge (base. 34.000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 25 (11:30 a.m.) 64,700 sec.-ft. ; Jan. 28 (1 p.m.) 

85,000 see.-ftTj Feb. 18 (1 a.m.) 78,900 sec.-ft.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 6g 

White River at Calico Rock, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 92°09', in SW£ sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 

11 W., at Calico Rock, just upstream from Calico Creek and 6 miles upstream from Piney 

Creek. Datum of gage is 317.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 9,965 square miles.

Records-available.- October 1939 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 11,230 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 190,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 37.14 

reet); minimum, 598 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, -0.03 foot); minimum daily, 1,180 

second-feet Oct. 31.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 310,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 48.84 

feet); minimum, 570 second-feet Sept. 29, 30, 1943; minimum daily, 580 second-feet 

Sept. 29, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 51.9 feet, present datum, Jan. 31, 1916, from records of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good.. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see p. 78) and at low flow 

by power plant at Forsyth, Mo.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,110 

2,230 

1,560 

1,220 

2,370

2,270 

2,110 

2,600 

2,880 

1,790

1,810 

2,380 

2,290 

2,120 

2,210

2,290 

1,490 

1,200 

2,430 

2,480

2,240 

2,400 

2,360 

1,450 

1,400

2,070 

2,050 

2,030 

2,100 

1,940 

1,180

Nov.

1,320 

2,200 

3,530 

4,940 

4,670

4,560 

4,310 

3,560 

4,420 

3,550

3,740 

3,820 

3,440 

2,690 

3,200

2,980 

2,990 

3,270 

3,540 

2,920

2,260 

2,870 

2,770 

2,280 

1,840

2,360 

2,890 

1,940 

1,810 

3,140

Dec.

2,880 

2,810 

2,960 

2,820 

2,450

2,040 

2,750 

2,790 

2,930 

3,04,0

3,290 

1,890 

1,850 

2,840 

8,610

20,000 

17,400 

12,900 

11,000 

11,300

10; 400 

8,820 

7,120 

7,370 

8,310

9,040 

7,960 

7,860 

8,560 

10,200 

9,880

Jan.

8,560 

7,600 

8,820 

10,200 

10,200

9,340 

8,310 

7,360 

6,290 

6,420

6,070 

5,660 

5,720 

5,660 

5,820

5,000 

8,820 

18,000 

33,800 

26,800

20,400 

20,400 

18,800 

72,700 

178,000

119,000 

88,400 

118,000 

105,000 

71,800 

57,600

Feb.

42,600 

36,400 

32,000. 

29,800 

28,500

26,800 

26,000 

25,200 

24,400 

23,200

22, 000 

16,600 

13,200 

60,700 

93,200

98,600 

89,600 

90,200 

66,900 

43,000

35,100 

31,100 

28,500 

26,800 

25,600

25,200 

24,000 

23,600

Month

Octo 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

22,000 

13,900 

12,900 

12,200 

11,900

9,120 

8,930 

8,370 

10,100 

11,900

15,200 

17,400 

12,900 

12,600 

12,200

13,200 

12,200 

11,000 

11,000 

7,850

11,300 

11,900 

18,500 

18,100 

16,600

22,800 

26,000 

26,800 

26,800 

28,900 

27,600

Apr.

23,200 

20,000 

18,500 

17,400 

15,900

14,600 

12,200 

11,900 

10,100 

8,930

8,930 

11,000 

10,700 

10,100 

11,000

10,700 

9,810 

8,650 

7,850 

7,850

7,850 

7,850 

7,590 

6,390 

6,850

6,610 

6,850 

7,330 

7,090 

6,850

Secondfoot-days

63,060 

93,810 

214,070

3,089,080

1,074,550 

1,108,800 

482,170 

320,580 

415,870 

369,470 

350,770 

93,090 

113,810

4,700,050

May

8,110 

10,100 

12,600 

12,200 

14,600

15,900 

13,200 

11,900 

16,300 

15,900

13,200 

11,300 

10, 400 

8,650 

7,090

7,330 

6,170 

6,050 

6,170 

9,200

17,400 

20,000 

20,800 

18,800 

21,600

21,200 

19,600 

18,100 

15,200 

13,900 

12,900

Maximum

2,880 

4,940 

20,000

63,700

178,000 

98,600 

28,900 

23,200 

21,600 

25,200 

26,800 

4,440 

9,340

178,000

June

12,200 

11,000 

10,700 

10,100 

10,700

13,500 

13,200 

11,300 

11,000 

10,400

13,200 

16,300 

15,200 

14,200 

14,200

20,000 

21,200 

25,200 

18,800 

' 14,200

12,200 

11,300 

9,810 

8,930 

7,550

6,430 

6,580 

6,280 

7,030 

6,760

Minimum

July

6,200 

5,420 

3,740 

3,650 

4,680

4,930 

7,840 

20,000 

26,800 

26,400

22,400 

20,000 

21,200 

21,200 

20,400

22,000 

20,800 

16,500 

11,000 

8,650

7,090 

5,340 

3,680 

4,120 

4,960

6,850 

6,160 

5,950 

5,740 

3,900 

3,170

1,180 

1,320 

1,850

1,300

5,000 

13,200 

7,850 

6,390 

6,050 

6,280 

3,170 

1,750 

1,790

1,180

Aug.

3,070 

2,760 

2,370 

2,150 

3,560

4,440 

3,790 

3,580 

3,880 

3,390

3,700 

3,630 

3,470 

2,790 

2,700

3,220 

3,000 

3,220 

3,190 

3,440

2,520 

2,120 

3,070 

2,960 

2,580

2,640 

2,770 

1,860 

1,750 

2,800 

2,670

Mean

2,034 

3,127 

6,905

8,440

34,660 

39,600 

15,550 

10,690 

13,420 

12,320 

11,320 

3,003 

3,794

12,880

Sept.

2,410 

2,420 

2,580 

1,880 

1,790

2,580 

2,730 

2,540 

2,460 

3,020

2,310 

2,270 

2,960 

2,900 

3,140

3,070 

3,060 

2,530 

2,870 

3,600

5,100 

6,590 

9,210 

9,340 

7,470

6,270 

5,110 

4,180 

3,600 

3,820

 Runoff In 

acre -feet

125,100 

186,100 

424,600

6,127,000

2,131,000 

2,199,000 

956,400 

635,900 

824,900 

732,800 

695,700 

184,600 

225,700

9,322,000
70 WHITE RIVER BASIN

White River at Batesville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46', long, 91°39', in NE£ sec. 21, T. 13 N., R. 

6 w., at Batesville, a quarter of a mile upstream from lock and dam 1 and 1 mile downstream from Polk Bayou. Datum of gage is 237.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. 

Drainage area.- 11,062 square miles.

 ' - "" - - ---- - .height records collected at lower

S. Weather bureau.

Hecoras available,- July 1937 to September 1949. Ga

IOCK gage since 1904 are contained in reports of 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 12,950 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 236,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 25.72

reet); minimum, 1,220 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 6.44 feet).

1337-49: Maximum discharge, 324,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.43

feet); minimum, 766 second-feet Sept. 30, 1943 (gage height, 6.28 feet).

Maximum stage known occurred during flood of Feb. 1, 1916; a stage of 31.1 feet,.

original site, was observed during this flood by employee of Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.- Records good. Lock and dam 1 is control below about 80,000 second-feet. Plow

regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see p. 78) and at low flow by power plant at Porsyth,

Mo. 

Revisions,- W 1117; Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In second-feet) (Loop rating curves used

for stages above 16 feet)

6.4 1,130

6.8 2,140

7.3 3,780

7.8 5,730

8.4 8,560

9.0 11,900

10 18,500

11 26,400

12 35,500

13 45,700

15 70,000

16 81,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

2,550 

2,340 

2,400 

1,980 

1,480

2,460 

2,490 

2,340 

2,680 

2,940

2,200 

2,030 

2,580 

2,490 

2,370

2,400 

2,430 

2,000 

1,460 

2,550

2,650 

2,490 

2,550 

2,520 

1,980

1,560 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,370 

2,520

Nov.

1,950 

1,920 

2,580 

3,820 

5,080

4,570 

4,650 

4,150 

3,930 

4,570

3,850 

4,000 

3,930 

3,560 

2,970

3,460 

3,240 

3,490 

4,840 

4,110

3,490 

2,840 

3,210 

3,140 

2,710

2,490 

2,650 

3,380 

2,900 

2,490

Dec.

3,600 

3,350 

3,350 

3,350 

3,350

2,870 

2,620 

3,180 

3,210 

3,280

3,350 

3,560 

2,550 

2,490 

12,500

21,500 

23,100 

16,700 

13,800 

11,900

12,200 

10,700 

8,820 

9,630 

14,100

11,600 

10,200 

9,900 

11,900 

11,900 

12,200

Jan.

11,000 

9,630 

8,820 

13,400 

12,800

11,900 

10,700 

9,630 

8,560 

7,b70

7,550 

6,840 

6,370 

6,600 

6,140

10,700 

12,800 

28,100 

44,600 

38,400

27,200 

23,100 

23,900 

083,800 

C212.000

0212,000 

0126,000 

0115,000 

0126,000 

097,800 

76,500

Feb.

56,100 

43,600 

37,400 

34,500 

31,700

29,900 

29,000 

28,100 

26,400 

25,500

23,900 

21,500 

15,700 

58,600 

0101,000

010% 000 

097,000 

092,500 

c88,000 

60,900

41,400 

35,500 

31,700 

29,900 

28,100

g27,200 

g26,400 

g25,500

Month

do to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mfiv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ax*y .

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

g24,700 

g!9,200 

glS.OOO 

13,400 

12,800

11,900 

9,090 

9,360 

12,200 

12,800

15,000 

18,500 

16,700 

13,800 

13,100

12,800 

13,800 

13,400 

12,200 

12,200

12,200 

15,700 

17,400 

21,500 

19,200

37,400 

41,400 

32,600 

31,700 

30,800 

32,600

Apr.

28,100 

23,900 

21,500 

19,200 

17,800

16,700 

14,700 

13,100 

12,200 

10,500

3,900 

10,500 

11,900 

11,000 

11,000

11,600 

11,000 

9,900 

9,360 

8,300

8,560 

8,560 

8,560 

8,050 

7,310

7,550 

7,550 

7,800 

8,050 

7,800

Secondfoot-days

71,650 

103,970 

266,760

3,498,330

1,394,910 

1,254,000 

574,450 

361,950 

424,780 

386,480 

404, 290 

111,370 

119,620

May

8,300 

9,630 

11,600 

12,500 

12,500

15,700 

14,700 

15,400 

14, 700 

18,500

15,400 

13,100 

11,600 

10, 500 

8,560

7,550 

7,800 

6,600 

6,600 

6,840

12,200 

18,500 

20,700 

20,000 

18, BOO

22,300 

20,700 

19,200 

17,100 

14,100 

13,400

Maximum

2,940 

5,080 

23,100

68,700

212,000 

107,000 

41,400 

28,100 

22,300 

23,900 

31,700 

5,000 

9,090

5,474,230j 212,000

June

12,800 

11,600 

11,000 

10,700 

.10,500

11,000 

13,800 

13,800 

11,300 

11,600

12,500 

16,400 

16,700 

16,100 

15,400

16,100 

20, 700 

23,100 

23,900 

16,700

13,800 

11,900 

11,000 

9,900 

8,560

7,800 

6,600 

7,070 

6,840 

7,310

July

7,070 

6,370 

5,690 

4,230 

4,420

5,730 

13,800 

23,100 

31,700 

30,800

26,400 

23,100 

21,500 

22,300 

21,500

21,500 

22,300 

20, 700 

13,800 

10, 700

8,560 

7,310 

5,480 

4,450 

5,160

5,940 

7,550 

6,160 

6,610 

5,940 

4,420

Minimum

1,460 

1,920 

2,490

1,460

6,140 

15,700 

9,090 

7,310 

6,600 

6,600 

4,230 

2,200 

2,140

1,460

Aug.

3,600 

3,740 

3,380 

3,000 

3,140

4,450 

5,000 

3,960 

4,450 

4,260

4,040 

4,150 

4,230 

4,110 

3,740

3,490 

3,850 

3,600 

3,740 

3,710

3,850 

2,870 

2,650 

3,490 

3,320

3,100 

3,350 

3,320 

2,400 

2,200 

3,180

Mean

2,311 

3,466 

8,605

9,558

45,000 

44, 790 

18,530 

12,060 

13,700 

12,880 

13,040 

3,593 

3,987

3,5,000

Sept.

3,000 

2,810 

2,870 

2,940 

2,340

2,140 

3,000 

3,100 

2,900 

2,900

3,280 

2,620 

2,770 

3,210 

3,280

3,460 

3,460 

3,560 

3,000 

3,350

4,080 

5,520 

7,310 

9,090 

8,560

6,610 

5,940 

4,840 

4,040 

3,640

Runoff in 

acre-feet

142,100 

206,200 

529,100

6,938,000

2,767,000 

2,487,000 

1,139,000 

717,900 

842,500 

766,600 

801,900 

220,900 

237,300

10,860,000

c Discharge from loop-rating curve.

g Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 71

White River at Newport, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°36'20", long. 91°17'20", in NE£ sec. 10, T. 11 N., R. 3 W.,

 at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, at Newport, ?t miles downstream from Black River. Datum 

of gage is 194.09 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,813 square miles.

Hecords available.- October 1937 to September 1949. September 1927 to September 1931 at 

site a? miles downstream, published as White River near Newport. Gage-height records 

collected at present site since 1885 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 1927-31, 1937-49, 24,740 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 260,000 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 34.0

 i'eet); minimum, 4,550 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 0.0 foot).

1927-31, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 343,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 194fa; maximum 

gage height observed, 35.9 feet Apr. 18, 194i>; minimum discharge observed, 3,480 secondfeet Sept. 22-25, 1941 (gage height, -1.0 foot).

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1945. Flood of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage 

of 35.6 feet, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by

 using rate of change of stage as a factor. Records of chemical analysis and water 

temperature^'for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Sixteen discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge furnished 

by uorps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. Gage-height record 

collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6,120 

5,790 

5,640 

5,640 

5,320

4,860 

5,480 

5,640 

5,480 

5,790

5,960 

5,320 

5,320 

5,640 

5,640

5,480 

5,480 

5,480 

5,170 

4,700

5,320 

5,640 

5,640 

5,640 

5,480

5,020 

4,700 

5,320 

5,320 

5,320 

5,790

Nov.

5,790 

5,480 

5,480 

6,120 

7,960

8,800 

8,630 

8,800 

8,300 

8,300

8,460 

8,130 

8,130 

8,130 

7,790

7,290 

7,460 

7,290 

8,800 

10,300

9,960 

9,300 

8,800 

8,630 

8,300

8,130 

7,790 

7,960 

8,300 

8,130

Dec.

7,960 

8,460 

8,300 

8,130 

7,790

7,630 

7,460 

7,630 

7,790 

7,790

7,790 

7,960 

7,790 

6,960 

14,100

38,600 

38,800 

37,000 

32,100 

28,100

25,800 

23,500 

20,200 

20, 700 

27,600

28,500 

26,800 

24,800 

27,700 

29,900 

30,300

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

P«br 

Marc 

Aprl

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

29,700 

27,700 

25,500 

30,900 

31,400

30,700 

29,600 

28,000 

26,900 

24,500

23,800 

22,600 

21,000 

20,100 

19,700

24,300 

31,700 

40,600 

51,000 

54,000

52,800 

51,100 

49,800 

58,100 

93,100

157,000 

243,000 

256,000 

238,000 

226,000 

202,000

Feb.

164,000 

136,000 

117,000 

108,000 

100,000

92,800 

87,500 

82,000 

76,800

71,300

66,300 

61,200 

54,200 

60,000 

78,900

100,000 

119,000 

139,000 

143,000 

132,000

114,000 

100,000 

91,700 

85,700 

81,100

75,200 

71,300 

67,000

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

62,400 

57,200 

50,500 

45,900 

42,500

39,800 

36,800 

34,800 

37,400 

37,700

37,400 

38,000 

39,400 

38,400 

37,200

36,500 

36,000 

35,800 

35,400 

34,900

34,500 

37,200 

37,200 

40,600 

41,100

50,300 

58,700 

57,800 

58,900 

61,800 

64,900

Apr.

65,600 

62,400 

58,900 

55,300 

51,200

48,300 

46,200 

43,000 

40,500 

38,000

36,700 

35,600 

35,100 

33,200 

31,100

29,600 

27,900 

26,800 

24,100 

23,200

22,300 

21,700 

21,500 

21,100 

20,500

19,700 

19,900 

19,900 

20,300 

20,300

Secondfoot -day a

169,140 

240,740 

583,940

6,849,830

2,220,600 

2,675,000 

1,357,000 

1,019,900 

710,900 

743,000 

796,900 

293,750 

260,830

11,071,700

May

19,700 

19,900 

21,700 

23,000 

22,300

24,100 

24, 200 

24,000 

24,800 

28,400

27,100 

23,800 

21,500 

20,200 

18,900

17,000 

17,000 

16,600 

15,400 

14,700

16,800 

24,200 

27,300 

27,800 

25,500

29,000 

28,400 

28,600 

28,600 

26,000 

24,400

Maximum

6,120 

10,300 

38,800

64,200

256,000 

164,000 

64,900 

65,600 

29,000 

38,500 

47,200 

11,100 

13,000

256,000

June

23,400 

22,200 

20,800 

21,300 

21,500

21,100 

23,800 

24,500 

21,800 

21,200

21,700 

25,200 

27,900 

29,000

31,500

32,100 

35,100 

36,600 

38,500 

34,000

30,400 

26,800 

23,800 

22,000 

20,200

18,500 

17,800 

16,500 

16,800 

17,000

July

17,000 

16,600 

15,500 

' 13,800 

12,600

12,700 

19,100 

34,200 

41,500 

44, 800

46,900 

47,200 

47,200 

46,900 

45,800

41,300 

38,800 

36,500 

30,200 

24, 500

21,200 

18,300 

16,100 

14,300 

13,500

13,400 

13,600 

14,500 

13,400 

13,200 

12,300

Minimum

4,700 

5,480 

6,960

4,700

19,700 

54,200 

34,500 

19,700 

14,700 

16,500 

12,300 

7,630 

6,790

4,700

Aug.

11,100 

10,300 

9,960 

9,630 

9,300

9,460 

10,300 

10,800 

9,960 

10,100

10,100 

9,800 

9,960 

9,960 

9,960

9,800 

9,460 

9,460 

9,300 

9,460

9,960 

10,300 

8,960 

6,460 

8,800

8,460 

8,300 

8,460 

8,460 

7,790 

7,630

Mean

5,456 

8,025 

18,840

18,700

71,630 

95,540 

43,770 

34,000 

22,930 

24,770 

25,710 

9,476 

8,694

30,330

Sept.

7,960 

7,960 

7,630 

7,630 

7,460

6,790 

6,790 

7,460 

7,460 

7,460

7,460 

7,630 

7,130 

7,290 

7,790

8,300 

8,630 

8,960 

8,960 

8,460

8,630 

9,300 

10,300 

12,000 

13,000

12,700 

11,100 

10, 500 

9,460 

8,630

Runoff In 

acre-feet

335,500 

477,500 

1,158,000

13,590,000

4,404,000 

5,306,000 

2,692,000 

2,023,000 

1,410,000 

1,474,000 

1,581,000 

582,600 

517,300

21,960,000

949154 O - 51 - ft
72 WHITE RIVER BASIN

West Fork White River at Greenland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°59', long. 94°10', in NW£ sec. 16, T'. 15 N., R. 

3D W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 1 mile south of Greenland and 10.5 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,233 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 83 square miles.

Records available.- October 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 10.64 

feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 23",400 second-feet May 24, 1946 (gage height, 13.71 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,300 second-feet; no flow at times in 1947, 

1948.

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.5

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.2 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.8

 Nov.

3.4 

5.9 

16 

15 

15

13 

10 

8.9 

8.9 

8.3

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

6.7

6.7 

6.3 

6.3 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

5.6 

5.2

4.8 

4.8 

5.2 

5.6 

5.2

Dec.

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.9 

450 

711

262 

139 

105 

85 

69

59 

49 

42 

160 

132

94 

77 

180 

353 

183 

129

Jan.

108 

94 

88 

88 

77

66 

59 

51 

51 

51

51 

49 

49 

51 

309

556 

290 

451 

361 

235

200 

168 

496 

3,660 

1,950

935 

1,980 

G43 

464 

320 

235

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

JEUIU 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 

ary .......

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

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

183 

151 

159 

171 

148

129 

115 

105 

88 

80

75 

78 

759 

4,620 

1,980

615 

392 

294 

223 

171

307 

277 

215 

311 

273

219

195 

163

Secondfoot-days

59.1 

225.1 

3,351.1

50,183.2

14,386 

12,488 

5,662 

3,597 

8,827 

8,542 

1,149.8 

57.8 

722.9

59,067.8

Mar.

136 

122 

108 

92 

85

78 

70 

60 

62 

72

6O 

56 

55 

51

47

46 

44 

42 

41 

39

361 

560 

320 

231 

163

915 

683 

392 

273 

219 

179

Maximum

3.1 

16 

711

6,600

3,600 

4,620 

915 

424 

1,280 

1,940 

137 

5.0 

325

4,620

Apr.

148 

125 

105 

88 

82

72 

65 

60 

55 

277

203 

159 

133

111 

92

82 

72 

65 

60 

55

51 

47 

46 

41 

39

41 

377 

424 

243 

179

May

1,280 

565 

334 

227 

163

151 

179 

118 

88 

70

60 

49 

41 

37 

38

36 

32 

163 

655 

887

912 

410 

235 

542 

342

215 

159 

191 

155 

250 

243

Minimum

1.3 

3.4 

5.2

1.3

49 

70 

39 

39 

32 

44 

5.8 

.7 

.3

.3

June

155 

111 

214 

227 

329

175 

122 

98 

192 

105

105 

95 

1,930 

1,940 

900

406 

239 

159 

163 

163

108 

82 

65 

56 

53

51 

44 

91 

102 

62

Mean

1.91 

7.50 

108

137

464 

446 

183 

120 

285 

285 

37.1 

1.86 

24.1

162

July

49 

39 

34 

33 

29

27 

32 

128 

65 

58

39 

137 

102 

58 

49

39 

34 

29 

26 

22

18 

17 

15 

13 

12

10 

9.2 

7.9 

6.7 

6.2 

5.8

Per 

square 

mile

0.023 

.090 

1.30

1.65

5.59 

5.37 

2.20 

1.45 

3.43 

3.43 

.447 

.022 

.290

1.95

Aug.

5.0 

.5 

.6 

.3 

.0

.8

.5:i

.9 

.9

.7 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.5

.4

'.7 

.2 

 .5

.5 

.2 

.1 

.0 

.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

Sept.

0.6 

.5 

. .4 

.3 

.4

.4 

.5 

.7 

.5 

.4

.3 

.3 

.4 

.5 

.9

.6 

.6 

325 

166 

53

36 

27 

22 

19 

17

13 

11 

9.8 

8.5 

7.3

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.10 

1.50

22.50

6.45 

5.60 

2.54 

1.61 

3.96 

3.83 

.52 

.03 

.32

26.49

Acre-feet

117 

446 

6,650

99,500

28,530 

24,770 

11,230 

7,130 

17,510 

16,940 

2,280 

115 

1,430

117,100

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (12 ra.) 8,050 sec. -ft. j Jan. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 3,390
WHITE RIVER BASIN 73

Kings River near Berryville, Ark.

location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 24', long. 93°38', in see. 15, T. 20 N., R. 25

 W., a "quarter of a mile dovmstreaji from Osage Creek and 4 nr'.les northwest of Berryville. Datum of gage is 990.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1989. Auxiliary 

wire-weight gage located on county bridge half a mile south of Grandview and 5 miles 

downstream from base gage, at different datum.

Drainage area.- 517 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,200 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage,height, 20.65

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 3-6.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 59,000 second-feet May 10, 1943 (gage height, 30.20 

feet); minimum, 8.9 second-feet Sept. a:, 1939, Sept. 9, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

18 

17 

16 

16

22 

22 

19 

20 

22

20 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

20 

20 

23 

21

29 

30 

27 

25 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

21 

21

Nov.

22 

29

31 

77 

99

112 

114 

93 

82 

72

64 

63 

57 

47 

45

50 

47 

46 

46 

45

45 

43 

42 

41 

39

37 

37 

39 

43 

45

Dec.

47 

46 

46 

46 

51

54 

54 

55 

55 

54

55 

54

51 

72 

585

1,790 

1,040 

688 

492 

374

287 

235 

210 

222. 

388

527 

462 

402 

388 

568 

502

Jan.

402 

347 

303 

287 

267

249

226 

202 

185 

175

166 

158 

149 

143 

145

266 

920 

959 

1,900 

1,580

1,140 

980 

1,100 

6,720 

17,30°0

6,960 

5,840 

7,430 

3,570 

2,130 

1,610

Month

Goto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

sober .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,230 

1,040 

920 

1,010 

1,010

860 

742 

688 

620 

538

482 

432 

482

11,900 

17,200

5,200 

3.250 

2,290 

1,720 

1,350

1,170 

980 

860 

830 

980

950 

860 

770

Secondfoot-days

641 

1,652 

9,900

134,183

63,800 

60,374 

23,124 

13,523 

28,545 

29,220 

14,462 

4,157 

3,963

253,361

Mar.

715 

652 

610 

543 

512

457 

422 

384 

384 

502

579 

574 

532 

497 

452

412 

402 

393 

374 

356

360 

742 

1,440 

1,170 

980

1,040 

1,980 

1,980 

1,470 

1,170 

1,040

Maximum

30 

114 

1,790

4,080

17,300 

17,200 

1,980 

950 

2,690 

3,970 

3,010 

1,320 

686

17,300

Apr.

950 

800 

688 

626 

563

492 

442 

402 

356

402

742 

830 

715 

636 

553.

472 

417 

384 

338 

308

287 

270 

249 

232 

229

222 

232 

229 

235 

222

Hay

766 

2,130 

1,360 

920 

742

605 

641 

980 

1,100 

742

543 

442 

365 

295

267

260 

235 

342 

2,300 

2,690

1,680 

1,200 

890 

1,670 

1,400

f980 

f770 

f652 

f574 

f522 

482

Minimum

16 

22 

46

16

143 

432 

356 

222 

235 

260 

91 

36 

28

16

June

457 

393 

388 

638 

605

584 

600 

890 

1,010 

1,230

2,770 

1,900 

1,470 

2,850 

3,970

2,370 

1,330 

980 

742 

620

532 

442 

393 

356 

295

267 

260 

270 

274 

334

Mean

20.7 

55.1 

319

367

2,058 

2,156 

746 

451 

921 

974 

467 

134 

132

694

July

270 

210 

183 

168 

156

143

138 

614 

860 

777

1,010 

971 

3,010 

1,440 

860

532 

522 

407 

347 

278

232 

199 

170 

156 

149

134 

124 

112 

104 

95 

91

Per 

square 

mile

0.040 

.107 

.617

.710

3.98 

4.17 

1.44 

.872 

1.78 

1.88 

.903 

.259 

.255

1.34

Aug.

86 

1,320 

374 

210 

175

260 

ISO 

128 

108 

101

90 

82 

72 

75 

72

86 

79 

71 

63 

60

53 

48 

48 

45 

43

42

41 

37 

36 

36 

36

Sept.

34 

30 

29 

29 

31

28 

37 

45 

41 

60

54 

45

47 

61 

86

106 

99

173 

686 

662

422 

263 

188 

143 

124

108 

97 

86 

75 

69

Runoff

Inches

0.05 

.12

.71

9.66

4.59 

4.34

1.66 

.97 

2.05 

2.10 

1.04 

.30 

.29

18.22

Acre-feet

1,270 

3,280 

19,640

266,200

126,500 

119,800 

45 870 

26.82O 

56,620 

57,960 

28,680 

8,250 

7.860

502,600

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 see. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (2:30 a.m.) 20,600 sec. -ft.: Jan. 28 (4 a.m.)

f No auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed from graph drawn for auxiliary gage site 

based on recorder trace at base gage.

Note.- Discharge for all except periods Jan. 24-28 and Feb. 14-16 computed from graph based on 

auxiliary gage readings. Discharge in second-feet per square mile and runoff depth in inches 

computed using drainage area at base gage (drainage area at auxiliary gage in 2.856 greater than 

at base gage).
74 WHITE RIVER BASIN

James River at Galena, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°48'20", long. 93°27'50", in NW£ sec. 7, T. 24

 U., K. 23 W., at bridge on State Highways 13 and 44, in Galena, half a mile upstream 

from Railey Creek. Datum of gage is 923.37 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 987 square miles.

Records available.- October 1921 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

January isau to December 1926 (monthly figures of discharge only) in reports of Corps 

of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1922-49), 998 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 13.6

 feet);' minimum, 125 second-feet Oct. 30, 31 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 52,700 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 27.62 

feet); minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 26, 27, 29, 30, Sept. 4, 1936; minimum gage height, 

0.45 foot Aug. 30, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1935(M), 1941(M).

l.o 

1.5

2.0

Rating tatiles, water year 1948-49 {gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

125

285

475

Oct. 1 to Pet. 15

2.8 857

3.2 1,090

4.O 1,680

Pet. 16 to Sept. SO

5.5

7.5

10.0

3.OOO 

5,1OO 

8,390

1.0 

1.4 2'.0

150

282

520

2.4 

3.0 

4.5

730

1,140

2,410

7.0

9.0

11.0

4,900

7,300

10,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

164

161

155

152

146

149

167

170

161

152

143

137

134

131

128

134

140

137

134

131

134

137

137

134

131

128

128

128

128

128

128

Nov.

164

727

2,120

1,160

804

632

509

430

390

349

324

302

285

268

251

241

231

221

215

212

202

196

196

192

192

180

177

183

180

180

-

Dec.

174'

164

164

167

161

152

152

155

152

146

146

143

140

177

352

632

884

884

680

581

505

446

394

379

364

345

334

342

364

398

475

Jan.

505

496

475

459

418

398

390

379

364

352

360

364

394

430

446

496

704

969

1,560

2,200

1,840

1,520

1,370

2,650

5,830

4,220

3,500

7,130

5,460

3,400

2,610

Month

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

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

December .........*.............

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

2,080

1,720

1,520

1,680

1,680

1,600

1,560

1,440

1,340

1,200

1,090

999

969

1,580

8,310

9,990

5,010

3,860

3,070

2,600

2,230

1,930

1,720

1,540

1,380

1,260

1,140

1,060

_

_

-

Secondf cot-day a

4,367

11,713

10,552

266,235

51, 689

65,558

46,300

21,362

26, 151

42, 786

38, 219

10,209 

23,794

352,700

Mar.

960

925

847

795

750

718

676

648

654

730

847

1,060

1,340

1,420

1,420

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,540

1,540

1,460

1,500

1,840

1,880

1,720

1,880

3,560

4,060

3,070

2,500

2,100

Maximum

170

2,120

884

12,600

7,130

4^060

1,800 

2,400

3,160

7,250

1,010 

6,740

9,990

Apr.

1,800

1,540

1,38O

1,220

1,060

995

892

834

776

750

724

670

632

610

576

548

525

507

480

463

447

434

426

426

418

422

438

468

459

442

-

May

534

670

610

586

543

507

1,360

1,180

860

682

581

516

472

434

418

398'

386

390

566

795

995

995

960

1,030

2,400

1,930

1,420

1,300

1,030

860

743

Minimum

128

164

140

' 113

352

969

648

i!8

386

586

337 ° 180

153

128

June

654

586

1,010

' 1,340

1,300

1,140

995

1,500

2,780

1,720

1,380

1,300

1,300

2,500

3,160

2,600

1,970

1,590

1,300

1,060

925

860

1,030

1,060

892

834

1,550

2,010

1,380

1,060

-

Mean

141

390

340

727

1, 667

2 341

l!494

712

1,426 

1 233

329

793

966

July

86O

718

615

552

561

1,080

7,250

3,960

2,880

2,060

1,720

2,410

1,880

1,540

1,220

1,030

860

782

676

610

548

520

561

520

476

442

422

394

379

356

337

Per 

square 

mile

0.143

.395

.344

.737

1 69

2.37 i!si

.721

 855

1.44

1.25

.333

.803

.979

Aug.

318

2

I/

i

37

)10

48

442

371

2

11 33

52

37

311

293

2

I

93

04

33

379

414

4

;

02

71

26

307

278 i

't.

'i

60

46

36

219

212 'i

3

3

3

06

99

93

99

180

Sept.

174

174

171

162

153

165

616

442

394

352

304

337

463

637

581

494

430

434

6,740

3,210

1,800

1,260

925

724

595

511

451

406

356

333t

Runoff

Inches

0.16

.44

.40

10.04

1 95

2U7

1.74

80

99 i!ei

1.44

.38

.90

13.28

Acre-feet

8,660

23,230

20,930

528,000

102,500

130,000

91, 830

42,370 

51,870

84,860

75,810 20 t 250

47,190

699,500

Peak discharge (base. 12,000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (2:30 a.m.) 14,700 see.-ft.
WHITE RIVER- BASIN 75

Buffalo River near St. Joe, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°59>, long. 92°45', in SW$ sec. 36, T. 16 N., R. 

 IV W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 65, l£ miles downstream from Mill Creek, 4 miles

upstream from Bear Creek, and 4-J miles southeast of St. Joe. Datum of gage is 560.35

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 825 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,135 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 98,700 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 38.80 

reet), from rating curve extended above 74,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 37 second-feet Oct. 8.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 109,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 41.00- 

feet), from rating curve extended above 74,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting;' 

minimum, I'j second-feet Sept. 27, 28, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 50.5 feet in August 1915, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.- Recorcs r;ood.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

39 

39 

39 

39 

39

40 

40 

. 39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

39

37

41 

58 

44 

50 

55

57 

57 

53 

52 

50

47 

43 

41 

41 

43 

52

Nov.

50 

204 

365 

244 

197

177 

200 

174 

174 

1S8

156 

153 

145 

140 

134

127 

119 

119 

117 

122

137 

134 

127 

124 

119

119 

119 

122 

127 

145

Dec.

150 

147 

147 147- 

156

1S8 

174 

190 

197 

194

177 

171 

156 

190 

6,850

5,990 

3,000 

1,950 

1,420 

1,100

862 

703 

577 

900 

2,830

2,060 

1,520 

1,280 

2,670 

2,740 

1,900

Jan.

1,470 

1,280 

1,140 

2,060 

1,900

1,470 

1,230 

1,050 

933 

814

718 

640 

584 

544 

531

2,550 

3,910 

6,350 

8,150 

4,550

3,340 

2,800 

2,670 

59,800 

45,400

15,800 

14,300 

14,300 

6,950 

4,380 

3,340

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lender year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

2,670 

2,180 

1 , 900 

2,060 

1,840

1,680 

1,520 

1,370 

1,280 

1,140

1,050 

960 

1,560 

32,300 

18,500

8,750 

4,900 

3,480 

2,800 

2,300

1,950 

1,730 

fl,520 

fl,420 

1,470

f 1,320 

fl.180 

fl,140

Secondfoot-days

1,369 

4,558 

40,716

285,852

214,954 

105,970 

47,408 

28,885 

26,637 

27,361 

12,883 

2,424 

2,505

515,668

Mar.

f 1,050 

969 

388 

822 

76S

710 

661 

626 

633 

897

960 

354 

806 

758 "Oo

654 

640 

696 

726 

675

742 

3,200 

2,800 

2,180 

1,840

4,220 

5,620 

3,910 

2,860 

2,420 

2,120

Maximum

58 

3S5 

6,850

19,800

59,800 

32 , 300 

5,620 

2,000 

2,500 

3,200 

2,120 

115 

183

59,800

Apr.

1,780 

1,520 

1,370 

1,280 

1,140

1,040 

960 

870 

793 

1,010

2 , 000 

1,680 

1,470 

1,320 

1,180

1,030 

942 

862 

790 

726

675 

533 

584 

538 

505

457 

434 

434 

434 

423

May

656 

2,180 

1,570 

1,230 

l.OOO

830 

758 

2,500 

1,900 

1,230

951 

774 

640 

524 

469

418 

365 

375 

406 

434

418 

434

457 

401 

380

355 

312 

1,020 

1,370 

1,140 

^1,140

Minimum

37 

50 

147

37

531 

960 

626 

423 

312 

256 

112 

52 

46

37

June

924

718 

S12 

538 

1,620

1,280 

838 

782 

1,030 

1,200

2,000 

1,520 

1,100 

1,220 

3,200

2,000 

1,280 

951 

734 

584

487 

423 

360 

317 

290

260 

25S 

269 

269 

299

Mean

44.2 

152 

1,313

781

6,934 

3,785 

1,529 

963 

359 

912 

416 

78.2 

83.5

1,413

July

244 

214 

190 

171 

168

155 

449 

947 

758 

512

518 

S82 

2,120 

1,180 

750

544 

463 

412 

335 

286

248 

218 

194

174 

168

153 

145 

129 

124 

119 

112

Per 

square 

mile

0.054 

.184 

1.59

.947

8.40 

4.59 

1.85 

1.17 

1.04 

1.11 

.504 

.095 

.101

1.71

Aug.

106 

115 

103 

99 

93

95 

93

85 

81 

83

79 

85

77 

76 

79

79 

72 

70 

74 

74

72 

70 

70 

68 

68

67 

63 

61 

58 

57 

52

Sept.

52 

50 

49 

49 

46

80 

57 

50 

63 

68

72 

68 

68 

67 

72

99

101 

103 

103

150

183 

147 

124 

108 

99

91 

87 

77 

72 

70

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

O.OS 2,720 

.21 9,040 

1.84 80,760

12.89 567,000

9.69 426,400 

4.78 210,200 

2.14 94,030 

1.30 57,290 

1.20 52,830 

1.23 54,270 

.58 25,550 

.11 4,810 

.11 4,970

23.25 1,023,000

Peak discharge (base, 13.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 98,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (11:30 p.m.)

2O,300 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (10:30 a.m.; 43,500 sec.-ft.

f Computed on basis of available fragments of gage-height record and records for station near
76 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07 I , long. 92°33', in sec. 15, T. 17 N., R. 15 

w., tnree-quarters of a mile upstream from Rush Creek, 1-g miles southeast of Rush, and 

24 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 451.98 feet above mean sea level, dptum 

of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,091 square miles.

Records available.- October 1998 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1,372 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 114,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 37.06 

reet); minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 15, 16.

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 121,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 38.86 

feet); minimum observed, 15 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1936.

Maximum E.tage known, 45.5 feet Aug. 19, 1915, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 164,000 second-feet by slope-area method). Flood of Apr. 14, 1927, reached a 

stage of 35.9 feet, from floodmarks, original site (discharge, 110,000 second-feet by 

slope-area method). Data of floods of 1915 and 1927 furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those for June 1-14, which are fair. 

Revisions.- W 897: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

62 

59 

57 

55 

54

55 

62 

62 

57 

55

54 

54 

54 

54 

52

54 

72 

84 

69 

62

69 

72 

72 

72

66

66 

64 

64 

59 

62 

74

Nov.

95 

134 

284 

372 

300

238 

218 

230 

218 

226

207 

199 

196 

188 

174

170 

160 

150 

153 

150

153 

167

163 

157 

150

160 

160 

170 

18S 

134

Dec.

196 

196 

199 

196 

199

199 

210 

222 

234 

238

226 

222 

207 

324 

3,700

8,750 

4,580 

2,770 

2,040 

1,560

1,280 

1,020 

827 

1,020 

3,430

3,090 

2,230 

1,820 

2,480 

3,430 

2,520

Jan.

2,000 

1,640 

1.440 

1,860 

2,470

2,000 

1,540 

1,400 

1,240 

1,090

950 

834 

752 

706 

660

1,250 

5,080 

7,020 

10,500 

6,150

4,110 

3,310 

2,870 

55,900 

73,500

23,900

17,000 

19,500 

10,000 

5,720 

4,200

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .......................

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

lendftr year 194 

ary

3 .........

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

ter year 1948-49. .........

Feb.

3,540 

2,970 

2,580 

2,630 

2,610

2,250 

2,050 

1,870 

1,710 

1,570

1,440 1,360' 

1,610 

34,600 

26,700

13,300 

6,930 

4,740 

3,680 

3,090

2,570 

2,230 

1,960 

1,780 

1,780

1,730 

1,560 

1,480

Secondfoot-days

1,927 

5,714 

49,615

348,162

270,692 

136,220 

60,303 

33,175 

30,698 

32,005 

17,433 

3,842 

3,349

644,973

Mar.

1,320 

1,240 

1,130 

1,060 

985

950 

867 

808 

808 

915

1,200 

1,090 

1,020 

950 

880

814 

783 

795 

830

840

308 

2,520 

3,680 

2,870 

2,420

5,660 

7,S30 

5,600 

4,110 

3,200 

2,770

Maximum

84 

372 

8,750

18,800

73,500 

34 , 600 

7,330 

2,230 

2,670 

2,770 

1,960 

181 

192

73,500

Apr.

2,230 

1,910 

1,690 

1,520

1,360

1,240 

1,130 

1,020 

915 

915

1,770

1,930 

1,690 

1,520 

1,360

1,150 

1,060 

935 

880 

B14

752 

717 

677 

649 

600

563 

637 

528 

517 

512

May

672 

1,830 

2,140 

1,560 

1,240

1,020 

915 

1,820 

2,670 

1,640

1,200 

985 

80S 

688 

633

574 

512 

492 

522 

527

563 

532 

548 

558 

50?

482 

463 

725 

1,200 

1,360 

1,320

Minimum

52 

95 

196

52

660 

1,360 

783 

512 

463 

340 

167 

87 

74

52

June

al,150 

a900 

a700 

a6iO 

al,300

al,700 

al,400 

a920 

al,020 

al,200

al,800 

a2,100 

al,400 

al,200 

2,590

2,770 

1,730 

1,280 

985 

789

694 

611 

517 

443 

410

368 

340 

349 

S49 

345

Mean

62.2 

190 

1,600

951

8,732 

4,865 

1,945 

1,106 

990 

1,067 

562 

124 

112

1,767

July

327 

322 

250 

230 

254

234 

267 

1,960 

1,400 

915

700 

723 

1,760 

1,690 

1,060

752 

595 

537 

468

400

345 

309 

£75 

250 

238

234 

210 

196 

188 

177 

167

Per 

square 

mile

0.057 

.174 

1.47

.872

8.00 

4.46 

1.78 

1.01 

.907 

.978 

.515 

.114 

.103

1.62

Aug.

167 

174 

181 

153 

143

134 

131 

128 

121

121

137 

128 

1S3 

131 

150

143 

131 

115 

112 

109

112 

109 

106 

104 

101

98 

95 

95 

90 

90 

87

Sept.

84 

79 

79 

74 

74

79 

154 

121 

90 

90

95 

98 

101 

98 

101

101 

118 

131 

137 

131

163 

192 

167 

143 

131

115 

109 

104 

98 

92

Runoff

Inches

0.07 

.19 

1.69

11.87

9.23 

4.64 

2.06 

1.13 

1.05 

1.09 

.59 

.13 

.11

21.98

Acre-feet

3,820 

11,330 

98,410

690,600

536,900 

270,200 

119,600 

65 , 800 

60,890 

63,480 

34,580 

7,620 

6,640

1,279,000

Peak discharge (basef 14£000 see. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (11 p.m.) 114, OOO sec. -ft. ; Jan. 28 (3 a.m.)

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near St. Joe.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 77

North Pork River near Tecumseh, Mo

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'22", long. 92°14'53", In NE^SE^ sec. 35, T. 23 

N., K. 12 W., 3.2 miles downstream from Spring Creek and 3j miles northeast of Tecumseh. Datum of gage is 584.67 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 561 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 14.9 

reet); minimum, 297 second-feet Oct. 13-16, 23-27 (gage height, 2.30 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 25,100 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 16.28 

feet, present datura); minimum, 255 second-feet De'c. 2-4. 1944.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge in second-feet)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

297

453

712

1,120

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

1,610

2,820

5,650

10.66 12,000 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

311

307

307

307

307

316

326

316

311

307

307

302

302

297

297

307

307

302

302

302

302

302

302

297

297

297

297

302

302

307

321

Nov.

326

366

408

387

392

425

392

371

376

361

350

371

376

376

371

366

361

355

350

345

345

335

331

326

331

335

326

335

331

326

-

Dec.

321

321

326

326

335

326

321

321

316

316

307

307

307

376

854

798

654

581

543

512

482

453

431

442

477

477

459

465

512

587

574

Jan.

549

531

512

562

568

555

543

537

524

500

477

465

459

447

453

500

620

2,150

4,340

2,060

1,560

1,300

1,200

10,900

11,900

4,620

4,480

6,790

3,640

2,560

2,120

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,830

1,610

1,450

1,400

1,300

1,300

1,210

1,160

1,120

1,050

984

950

967

3,260

10,300

4,570

2,880

2,240

1,940

1,660

1,500

1,400

1,300

1,260

1,200

1,140

1,110

1,060

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,466

10,746

13,827

217,474

68,422

^53,151

39» 962

26, 861

25 1 866

34,021

16 j 237 

14,126

339,180

Mar.

1,000

976

950

926

918

902

870

854 976'

1,830

1,780

1,660

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,150

1,130

1,170

1,260

1,210

1,200

1,300

1,350

1,300

1,300

1,500

2,000

1,830

1,610

1,500

1,400

Maximum

326

425

854

4,620

11,900

10,300 

2,000

1,260

1,400

2,700

3,260

574

11,900

Apr.

1,260

1,180

1,160

1,090

1,050

1,040

1,010

958

926

910

886

862

854

846

806

767

751

735

712

705

698

698

683

676

662

690

1,020

1,040

942

878

-

May

950

1,100

1,040

950

886

838

806

854

870

846

782

735

705

683

676

662

640

620

647

720

1,040

1,400

967

950

1,260

1,090

942

886

814

767

735

Minimum

297

326

307

297

447

950

854

662

587 

555

442 

425

297

June

698

662

676

654

633

627

647

633

600

587

1,700

2,700

1,450

1,190

1,180

1,140

95§

854

774

720

720

767

728

683

662

633

620

640

690

640

-

Mean

305

358

446

594

2,207

1, 898

883

866

862

1,097

524 

471

929

July

600

574

562

555

568

698

3,260

2,950

2,690

2,560

1,830

1,500

1,350

1,210

1,100

1,030

967

918

862

814

782

743

712

690

683

683

662

640

627

607

594

Per 

square 

mile

0.544

.638

.795

1.06

3.93

3* 38

2.30

1.57

1.54

1.54

1. 96

.934

.840

1.66

Aug.

587

587

574

568

574

562

562

562

555

562

555

537

543

524

549

568

524

512

512

512

500

494

512

488

471

477

465

159

453

447

442

Sept.

442

436

436

436

436

442

482

494

459

447

442

453

512

531

506

477

465

4sa

574

574

524

500

477

459

453

447

442

436

431

425

-

Runoff

Inches

0.63

.71

.92

14. 42

4.54

3 52

2* 65

1. 76

1 78

1.71

2. 26 1 08 [94

22.50

Acre-feet

18,780

21,310

27,430

431,400

135,700

105,400 

79,260

52,550 

53,280

67^480

32,210 

28,020

' 672,700

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 19 (5 a.m.) 6,290 sec.-ft.; 

sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (8 a.m.) 8,690 sec.-ft.j Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.) 14,500 sec. 

7,980 sec.-ft.; July 7 (4:30 p.m.) 8,690 sec.-ft.

Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) 20,600 

-ft.; June 11 (11 p.m.)
78 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14'57", long. 92°14'16", at dam on North Pork 

KiVer in SEt sec. 2, T. '18 N., R. 12 W., 4.3 miles northeast of Norfork. Datum of 

gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,806 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Reooras available,- June 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- maximum contents during year, 1,434,700 aore-feet Jan. 30 (elevation, 559.95

 TSeTTT minimum, 1,038,700 acre-feet Dec. 11 (elevation, 541.68 feet).

1943-49: Maximum contents, 1,693,100 acre-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (elevation, 570.00 

feet): minimum since power-pool stage was first reached, 969,600 aore-feet Dec. 30, 

1947 (elevation, 538.00 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began June 18, 1943; 

53Wer-pool stage was first reached Feb. 27, 1945. Capacity with present development, 

1,560,500 acre-feet at elevation 565 feet (top of temporary concrete bulkhead on crest 

of permanent spillway) of which 309,300 aore-feet (between elevations 552, permanent 

spillway crest, and 565 feet) will be reserved for flood control, 707,000 acre-feet 

(between elevations 510 and 552 feet) will be used for power, and 544,200 aore-feet 

(below elevation 510 feet) will be dead storage. Ultimate capacity, 1,983,000 acrefeet at elevation 580 feet (top of future permanent crest gates) of which 731,800 

acre-feet (between spillway crest, elevation 552 feet, and top of gates, elevation 

580 feet) will be reserved for flood control with power storage and dead storage the 

same as in present development. Reservoir will be used for flood control, power 

development, and Incidental recreational purposes. Contents computed from daily 

readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Content!, In thouiandi of aore-feet, water year October 194B to September 1949

Day

1

X

3

4

S

6

7

!

10

11

IX

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

80

XI

22

28

24

20

26

27

28

28

80

81

Oct.

1,119.1

1,117.4

1,118.1

1,116.0

1,113.8

1,112.8

1,110.5

1,107.9

1,106.7

1,107.5

1,105.4

1,105.4

1,101.4

1,099.6

1,097.7

1,096.9

1,097.5

1,095.7

1,093.8

1,091.9

1,089.3

1,087.9

1,066.5

1,067.1

1,065.8

1,084.0

1,062.0

1,080.0

1,076.0

1,077.0

1,078.4

Nov.

1,079.2

1,079.8

1,079.0

1,078.8

1,076.8

1,075.6

1,076.8

1,075.2

1,074.6

1,072.7

1,070.5

1,070.7

1,069.9

1,071.1

1,069.9

1,068.7

1,067.1

1,065.5

1,063.6

1,061.6

1,062.6

1,060.7

1,059,1

1,057.6

1,058.0

1,057.0

1,055.6

1,057.4

1,055.8

1,054.1

-

DtO.

1,052.4

1,050.4

1,046.9

1,046.1

1,046.8

1,047.9

1,046.2

1,044.3

1,042.5

1,040.0

1,038.7

1,040.2

1,039.2

1,046.6

1,057.8

1,060.7

1,062.0

1,062.6

1,065.1

1,065.1

1,064.3

1,063.6

1,062.4

1,064.3

1,067.7

1,070.3

1,070.1

1,071.1

1,072.7

1,072.9

1,073.1

Jan.

1,073.7

1,076.0

1,078.6

1,082.8

1,083.2

1,083.6

1,083.4

1,083,4

1,086.3

1,085.8

1,085.4

1,084.4

1,063.4

1,082.6

1,083.6

1,089.9

1,091.7

1,126.4

1,145.6

1,154.6

1,160.6

1,164.6

1,173.6

1,288,0

1,387.7

1,375.5

1,403.1

1,429.1

1,434. 3

1,433.2

1,429.6

Ftb.

1,419.6

1,403.6

1,389.8

1,374.5

1,356.6

1,342.2

1,325.1

1,308.3

1,291.0

1,273.2

1,256.2

1,250.3

1,272,3

1,326.8

1,385.6

1,406.7

1,414.6

1,416.2

1,406.8

1,395.6

1,380,7

1,365.3

1,348,1

1,333.7

1,316,9

1,299,8

1,282.4

1,364.4

.

.

-

Mar.

1,251.8

1,351.0

1,249.9

1,246.8

1,248.1

1,251.8

1,250,3

1,249.2

1,253.3

1,257.6

1,256.5

1,252.7

1,254.5

1,255.8

1,255.6

1,253.2

1,252.3

1,252.5

1,253.2

1,253.4

1,253.2

1,252.7

1,251.6

1,251.4

1,255.6

1,265.9

1,272.5

1,277.0

1,280.2

1,379.7

1,276.8

Apr.

1,272.5

1,268.6

1,264.6

1,260.0

1,254.9

1,251.6

1,250.8

1,249.8

1,346.8

1,247.7

1,246.1

1,244.8

1,242.8

1,241.7

1,238.9

1,236.0

1,234.3

1,232.1

1,229.4

1,227.1

1,224.9

1,222.8

1,220.2

1,218.3

1,315.9

1,214.6

1,214.2

1,212.7

1,210,3

1,208,0

Hay

1,209.5

1,206.6

1,207.5

,1,206.0

1,204.3

1,203.2

1,202.6

1,207.5

1,208.2

1,207.8

1,207.1

1,206.7

1,206.0

1,205.0

1,208.0

1,205.0

1,204.3

1,204.1

1,205.2

1,205.6

1,208.0

1,210.6

1,212.5

1,215.5

1,218.9

1,220.6

1,221.5

1,221.7

1,224.5

1,223.4

1,222.8

Junt

1,223.3

1,221.5

1,220.0

1,218.9

1,220.8

1,219.6

1,222.1

1,282.3

1,233.0

1,223.4

1,226.4

1,234.5

1,237.3

1,240.6

1,242.4

1,244.6

1,345.3

1,245.5

1,247.9

1,347.5

1,247.2

1,247.5

1,247.5

1,247.0

1,246.1

1,247.9

1,246.8

1,245,7

1,243.9

1,242.4

July

1,240.9

1,239.8

1,241.1

1,241.3

1,240.2

1,244.6

1,291.2

1,318.2

1,331.4

1,337.0

1,333.4

1,329.3

1,322.6

1,314.6

1,303.1

1,289.8

1,276.1

1,269.9

1,268.6

1,266.8

1,265.0

1,262.6

1,260.4

1,258.0

1,255.1

1,252.5

1,251.6

1,249.0

1,245.9

1,244.8

1,245.9

Aug.

1,244.8

1,243.5

1,242.0

1,240.9

1,339.5

1,238.0

1,239.5

1,23.8.9

1,238.0

1,236.5

1,234.9

1,233.6

1,232.1

1,234.0

1,234.3

1,232.7

1,231.0

1,229.4

1,237.9

1,236.0

1,226.6

1,224.7

1,223.1

1,220.0

1,218.1

1,316.1

1,314.4

1,315.7

1,214,0

1,211.8

1,209.7

s»pt.

1,207.3

1,205.0

1,202.8

1,203.3

1,201.1

1,200.0

1,197.9

1,195.8

1,193.6

1,190.8

1,191.5

1,190.3

1,188.5

1,186.7

1,164.9

1,182.8

1,181.1

1,183,8

1,183,4

1,182.3

1,160.7

1,178.6

1,176.5

1,174.4

1,174,6

1,172.9

1,170.6

1,168.6

1,166.3

1,163.7

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31.. ..................

July 31 ......,,,.,... ....

Sept. 30., ..................

Water year 1948-49., ....

Elevation 

(feet)t

543.45

-

547.92

Cent ants 

(aore-feet)

1,073,100

-

1 999 flnn

1 9 4.9 4nn

1,183,700

Change in contents 

during month 

(aor«-f»et)

_

+19,000

+74,500

+356,500

-66,800

+3,500

-46,000

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 76 

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near Norfork, Ark.

Location.- Lat. se'lS 1 , long. 92°14', in SE£ sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at Norfork Dam, 

4.3 miles northeast of Norfork.

Drainage area.- 1,806 square miles.

Records available.- May 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 11,200 second-feet Feb. 21, 23-28; minimum

 aaTIy~discharge, 10 second-feet at times.

1944-49: Maximum daily discharge, 21,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed from, power-house records and flow through

 fTooo"-control conduits. Flow regulated by Norfork Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records computed by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological 

survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,350 

1,130 

53 

1,360 

1,460

1,350 

1,360 

1,360 

1,030 

10

1,230 

1,360 

1,340 

1,350 

1,340

1,150 

10 

1,220 

1,320 

1,320

1,320 

1,330 

1,100 

10 

1,240

1,340 

1,320 

1,360 

1,390 

1,010 

10

Hov.

1,200 

1,320 

1,140 

1,430 

1,370

1,090 

10 

1,230 

1,370 

1,310

1,380 

1,380 

1,100 

10 

1,270

1,380 

1,340 

1,610 

1,470 

1,380

123 

1,370 

1,270 

1,240 

360

1,400 

1,270 

10 

1,360 

1,390

Dec.

1,460 

1,450 

1,350 

1,150 

120

1,050 

1,420 

1,400 

1,340 

1,470

1,080 

10 

1,240 

1,370 

1,320

1,150 

1,400 

1,130 

10 

1,230

1,410 

1,270 

1,440 

1,340 

10

10 

1,290 

1,150 

1,230 

1,250 

1,220

Jan.

1,050 

10 

1,280 

1,350 

1,380

1,390 

1,540 

1,300 

10 

1,400

1,340 

1,420 

1,420 

1,350 

1,240

10 

1,320 

1,130 

940 

985

1,030 

1,180 

35 

1,260 

2,720

6,030 

6,760 

6,710 

6,740 

6,790 

6,890

Feb.

9,480 

11,200 

11,200 

11,200 

11,100

11,100 

11,200 

11,100 

11,100 

11,000

10,100 

4,940 

2,470 

2,480 

2,490

2,460 

3,730 

5,380 

8,840 

10,400

11,200 

11,100 

11,200 

11,200 

11,200

11,200 

11,200 

11,200

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Cft

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year i-94£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

8,320 

2,580 

2,560 

2,560 

2,470

166 

2,570 

2,580 

2,630 

2,630

5,130 

5,670 

2,630 

2,630 

2,620

3,870 

3,750 

2,590 

2,540 

2,530

3,670 

3,930 

3,890 

3,440 

2,630

2,630 

2,650 

2,610 

2,610 

4,050 

4,780

Apr.

4,760 

4,750 

4,720 

4,750 

4,700

3,970 

2,570 

2,530 

2,520 

2,470

2,490 

2,540 

2,540 

2,530 

2,540

2,540 

2,510 

2,550 

2,570 

2,520

2,540 

2,520 

2,520 

2,490 

2,510

2,520 

2,600 

2,630 

2,610 

2,620

Secondfoot-days

33,583 

33,583

33,770

496,120

68,010 

252,470 

99,896 

88,630 

53,113 

44,683. 

108,541 

43,286 

43,812

903,377

May

2,600 

2,650 

2,640 

2,540 

2,640

2,600 

2,420 

63 

1,510 

1,710

1,770 

1,620 

1,680 

1,650 

1,060

1,640 

1,510 

1,440 

1,470 

1,540

1,470 

1,240 

1,400

1,350 

1,390

1,580 

1,670 

1,640 

420 

2,140 

2,060

Maximum

1,460 

1,610 

1,470

4,730

6,890 

11,200 

8,320 

4,760 

2,650 

2,040 

8,830 

1,790 

1,820

11,200

June

1,870 

1,940 

2,040 

1,760 

263

1,900 

1,400 

1 550 

1,590 

1,300

1,600 

165 

1,280 

1,460 

1,450

1,260 

1,510 

1,500 

328 

1,630

1,960 

1,890 

1,670 

1,680 

1,740

187 

1,810 

1,980 

1,960 

2,010

July

Minimum

10 

10 

10

0

10 

2,460 

166 

2,470 

63 

165 

204 

10 

226

10

1,740 

1,530 

204 

1,130 

1,630

1,650 

1,770 

3,310 

5,910 

4,750

6,770 

6,730 

6,710 

6,730 

8,010

8,810 

8,830 

4,710 

2,470 

2,480

2,460 

2,410 

2,470 

2,410 

2,440

2,430 

1,450 

'2,430 

2,330 

1,620 

217

Aug.

1,580 

1,600 

1,560 

1,470 

1,520

1,610 

46 

1,620 

1,610 

1,610

1,590 

1,620 

1,540 

10 

1,520

1,590 

1,690 

1,570 

1,600 

1,690

10 

1,640 

1,790 

1,660 

1,610

1,600 

1,560 

10 

1,590 

1,640 

1,530

Mean

1,033 

1,119 

1,089

1,356

2,194 

9,017 

3,222 

2,954 

1,713 

1,489 

3,501 

1,396 

1,460

2,475

Sept.

1,550 

1,620 

1,630 

258

1,760

1,730 

1,670 

1,650 

1,540 

1,630

226 

1,680 

1,550 

1,720 

1,700

1,630 

1,600 

297 

1,550 

1,590

1,660 

1,820 

1,660 

1,650 

291

1,630 

1,630 

1,610 

1,640 

1,640

Runoff In 

acre-feet

66,610 

66,610 

66,980

984,000

134,900 

500,800 

198,100 

175,800 

105,300 

88,630 

215,300 

85,860 

86,900

1,792,000
80 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'35", long. 92°18'25", in E£ sec. 32, T. 23 

M., K. 12 W., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Pine Creek, 3 miles northwest 

of Tecumseh, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 573.15 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 570 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 14.75 

reet); minimum, 145 second-feet Oct. 13-16 (gage height, 2.62 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 30,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 15, 1946 (gage height, 18.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 14,000 

second-feet; minimum, 136 second-feet Sept. 19, 20, 1947; minimum gage height, that of 

Oct. 13-16, 1948.

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

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3 to Sept. 30)

2.6 138 8.0 3,570 

2.9 250 10.5 5,860 

3.4 457 12.0 8,100 

4.0 772 13.0 10,200 

5.5 1,720 13.7 12,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 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

Oct.

159 

159 

156 

152 

152

159 

173 

162 

152 

152

152 

148 

145 

145 

145

148 

162 

162 

159 

156

156 

159 

156 

156 

152

152 

156 

156 

156 

162 

173

Nov.

192 

430 

350 

274 

286

294 

250 

230 

227 

219

207 

227 

238 

223 

215

215 

203 

200 

200 

196

188 

181 

181 

177 

177

181 

173 

177 

177 

173

Dec.

173 

177 

181 

177 

181

177 

173 

173 

173 

170

170 

170 

170 

790 

772

563 

430 

387 

350 

326

298 

266 

258 

334 

330

306 

302 

330 

350 

346 

334

Jan.

326 

322 

314 

326 

330

326 

314 

306 

298 

286

274 

258 

254 

250 

250

290 

371 

1,030 

a3,000 

al,700

al.OOO 

a 900 

a 800 

5,360 

8,810

3,650 

4,500 

7,390 

3,330 

2,210 

1,790

Feb.

1,460 

1,230 

1,100 

1,140 

1,010

947 

858 

800 

744 

665

618 

584 

676 

4,040 

11,900

4,730 

2,800 

2,210 

1,790 

1,560

1,330 

1,200 

1,070 

1,040 

978

887 

858 

800

Month fool^s

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

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

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

4,832 

6,661 

9,337

56,956

50,565 

49,023 

28,365 

16,140 

19,102 

22,230 

35,064 

8,971 

8,477

ter year 1948-49 ......... 258,767

Mar.

715 

693 

654 

632 

621

589 

563 

538 

772 

1,360

1,260 

1,200 

1,100 

1,010 

917

858 

829 

887 

858 

800

800 

917 

978 

947 

917

1,100 

1,300 

1,300 

1,170 

1,070 

1,010

Maximum

173 

430 

790

4,580

8,810 

11,900 

1,360 

887 

1,460 

1,360 

4,940 

363 

543

11,900

Apr.

887 

829 

800 

744 

704

676 

648 

610 

584 

569

558 

543 

533 

524 

490

471 

462 

452 

444 

434

430 

421 

412 

408 

396

430 

444 

412 

404 

421

Hay

595 

533 

490

462 

439

412 

408 

452 

495 

457

412 

396 

379

371 

371

371 

359 

375 

485 

715

972 

1,090 

772 

1,380 

1,460

1,070 

887 

715 

637 

584 

558

Minimum

145 

173 

170

145

250 

584 

538 

396 

359 

434 

346 

234 

227

145

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (2 to 3 a.m.!

June

538 

495 

504 

504 

457

434 

462 

1,300 

1,070 

772

829 

887 

978 

1,010 

1,330

1,070 

858 

744 

643 

569

643 

1,360 

858 

681 

610

548 

548 

553 

504 

471

Mean

156 

222 

301

429

1,631 

1,751 

915 

538 

616 

741 

1,131 

289 

283

709

1949

July

444 

412 

400 

383 

379

387 

1,080 

4,940 

3,410 

4,850

3,410 

2,070 

1,620 

1,360 

1,140

947 

917 

800 

698 

632

579 

533 

495 

452 

421

452 

412 

382 

363 

350 

346

P«r 

square 

mile

0.274 

.389 

.528

.753

2.86 

. 3.07 

1.61 

.944 

1.08 

1.30 

1.98 

.507 

.496

1.24

14,200 sec. -ft.;

Aug.

338 

363 

342 

330 

326

318 

314 

310 

310 

310

306 

302 

294 

290 

306

322 

290 

282 

282 

274

266 

266 

258 

254 

250

254 

250 

250 

242 

238 

234

Sept.

230 

230 

230 

227 

227

234 

282 

290 

262 

250

242 

238 

334 

314 

294

282 

266 

286 

543 

439

363 

330 

302 

282 

270

258 

250 

242 

242 

238

Runoff

Inches

0.32 

.43

.61

10.25

3.30 

3.20 

1.85 

1.05 

1.25 

1.45 

2.29 

.59 

.55

16.89

Jan. 28

Acre-feet

9,580 

13,210 

18,520

311,300

100,300 

97,240 

56,260 

32,010 

37,890 

44,090 

69,550 

17,790 

16,810

513,200

(7 a.m.)

9,260 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (5 p.m.) 16,000 sec.-ft.; July 8 (7 p.m.) 6,800 sec.-ft.: July 10 (8 p.m.) 

6,360 sec.-ft.

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

Pork River near Tecumseh.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 81

Black River near Annapolis, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20'10", long. 90°47'15", in SW^NWv sec. 25, T. 

31 N . , R 2 E., 0.4 mile downstream from Mayberry Branch, 7 miles southwest of 

Annapolis, and 11 miles downstream from East Fork. Datum of gage 569.72 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 484 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 585 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 17.15 

feet)l minimum, 107 second-feet Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 1.41 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 45,400 second-feet June 8, 10, 1945 (gage height, 

20.1 feet); minimum, 69 second-feet Aug. 17, 18, 1941.

Remarks . - Records ^ood except those for perioc.e of no gate-height record, which are poor.

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used ?eb. 16 to Mar. 17)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 3O

105

146

197

323

518

3.4 

4.0 

4.5

5.0 

6.0

845

1,260

1,680

2,150

3,230

1.5 5,220

9.0 7,820

10.5 11,500

12.6 17,700

1.6 104

1.9 185

2.2 290

2.6 469

3.2 790

3.8 1,220

5.0 2,260

6.5 3.920

8.0 

9.5 

10.3

6,050

8,920

10,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

109 

109 

109 

107 

107

107 

124 

126 

131 

128

124 

124 

122 

120 

118

122 

148 

151 

153 

146

144 

142 

139 

137 

135

133 

133 

133 

133 

135 

153

N6v.

181 

276 

337 

295 

645

456 

359 

303 

289 

323

334 

313 

289 

287 

251

248 

238 

245 

561 

544

456 

385 

337 

303 

279

279 

263 

254 

245 

229

Dec.

217 

212 

203 

197 

200

197 

192 

189 

184 

178

175 

173 

173 

188 

263

392 

408 

385 

352 

323

299 

279 

257 

263 

263

251 

238 

260 

1,110 

1,080 

766

Jan.

605 

522 

476 

2,140 

1,960

1,220 

875 

718 

605 

527

476 

427 

389 

359 

341

374 

741 

2,910 

7,390

2,150

1,420 

1,110 

1,260 

17,500 

,10,400

2,990 

3,010 

5,560

2,46'J 

1,590 

1,260

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Juls 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,020 

850 

733 

733 

894

650 

617 

575 

544 

504

469 

431 

421 

1,600 

10,700

3,200 

2,020 

1,500 

1,260 

1,020

850 

762 

672 

644 

606

550 

509 

474

Secondfoot-days

4,002 

9,785 

9,865

163,903

73,765 

34,603 

47,390 

17,346 

14,794 

21,538 

8,854 

4,767 

4,824

251,538

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Ja

33,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (4 a.m.) 7,820 sec.

Mar.

440 

407 

380 

362 

349

357 

349 

340 

f426 

a900

al,200 

al,200 

h],140 

al,200 

al,400

al,300 

al,300 

f5,090 

2,720 

1,940

1,760 

3,800

ilsoo

1,460

2,370 

4,250 

2,360 

1,720 

1,380 

1,180

Maximum

153 

645

1,110

11,800

17,500 

10,700 

5,090 

1,020 

1,380 

2,410 

980 

217 

306

17,500

Apr.

1.020 

882 

882 

985 

950

882 

820 

733 

666 

633

612 

565 

529 

509 

459

421 

403 

375 

357 

344

331 

323 

310 

294 

282

294 

5SO 

727 

633 

565

May

570 

570 

509 

464 

431

398 

366 

357 

362 

375

362 

331 

310 

290 

275

279 

263 

245 

252 

366

494 

459 

393 

775 

1,380

950 

762 

672 

580 

509 

445

Minimum

107 

181 

173

98

341 

421 

340 

282 

245 

279 

160 

132 

116

107

June

539 

950 

762 

762 

716

575 

560 

733 

601 

489

431 

540 

1,340 

1,300 

2,410

1,720 

1,180 

850 

877 

565

514 

499 

421 

375 

362

366 

380 

340 

302 

279

Mean

129 

326 

313

448

2,380 

1,236 

1,529 578- 

477 

718 

286 

154 

161

689

P 

sql 

m:

July *

252 

231 

220 

207 

207

248 

228 

217 

217 

275

310 

- 290 

250 

242 

220

f211 

a570 

a 980 

f790 

f421

a 380 

a270 

a210 

a 190 

a!85

al80 

a!75 

a!70 

f!70 

f!68 

a!60

er.

le

0.267 

.674 

.657

.926

4.92 

2.55 

3.16 

1.19 

.936 

1.48 

.591 

.318 

.333

1.42

Aug.

a!50 

f!42 

142 

f!40 

alSO

a!50 

a!48 

a!48 

f!48 

145

153 

145 

142 

142 

156

176 

179 

159 

156 

f!70

fZ17 

191 

168 

153 

142

137 

140 

153 

151 

142 

132

Sept.

126 

124 

122 

122 

119

116 

119 

119 

119 

119

116 

124 

263 

306 

245

211 

191 

195 

211 

211

191 

176 

168 

159 

153

148 

145 

140 

134 

1S2

Runoff

Inches

0.31 

.75 

.76

12.59

5.67 

2.66 

3.64 

1.33 

1.14 

1..65 

.68 

.37 

.37

19.33

Acre-feet

7,940 

19,410 

19,570

325,100

146,300 

68,640 

94,000 

34,410 

29,340 

42,720 

17,560 

9,460 

9,570

498,900

n. 19 (2:30 a.m.) 14,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (9:30 p.m.) 

-ft.; Feb. 15 (10 a.m.) 18,OOO sec. -ft.

a No gage-height cord; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for adjacent

stations.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record, 

h Computed from inside tape-gage reading.
82 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°OjB'00", long. 90°46'31", at dam on Black River 

in NWt sec. 6, T. 28 N., R. 3 E., 4j miles west of Piedmont. Datum of gage is at mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 898 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- June 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 173,200 acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 636.76 

reet); minimum contents since initial filling to conservation pool level, 19,660 acrefeet Sept. 30 (elevation, 492.52 feet).

1948-49: Maximum contents, that of Jan. 29, 1949; minimum contents, that of Sept. 

30, 1949.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam. Storage began June 3, 1948; conservation 

pool level reached July 4, 1948. Capacity 413,700 acre-feet at elevation 567 feet 

(crest of spillway) of which 391,800 acre-feet is available for flood-control storage, 

and 21,920 acre-feet is permanent storage which under normal operating conditions will 

be maintained for purposes of conservation and recreation at elevation 494 feet. Reservoir used for flood control and incidental recreational purposes. Contents computed 

from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23,370

23,310

23,220

23,160

23,060

23,040

22,960

22,910

22,850

22,800

22,720

22,620

22,520

22,430

22,290

22,330

22,280

22,210

22,180

22,150

22,130

22,120

22,070

22,020

21,970

21,950

21,950

21,970

21,970

22,030

22,150

Nov.

22,310

22,620

22,930

22,820

22,740

22,440

ri,870

21,850

22,290

22,650

22,960

22,820

22,360

22,070

22,160

22,330

22,230

22,360

22,770

23,110

23,130

22,960

22,670

22,290

21,840

21,810

22,070

22,360

22,540

22,520

-

Deo.

22,210

21,890

21,770

21,760

21,810

21,820

21,840

21,810

21,720

21,850

21,970

22,100

22,150

22,330

22,620

22,380

21,760

21,890

21,870

21,790

21,660

21,560

21,630

21,970

22,120

22,230

22,340

22,700

23,450

24,020

23,880

Jan.

23,350

22,620

21,890

24,660

27,120

26,140

24,190

22,290

21,710

22,130

22,290

22, ISO

21,940

21,630

21,450

21,630

22,180

26,160

45,610

47,990

44,850

40,160

36,960

93,380

136,400

146,200

154,000

171,200

173,000

170,200

166,000

Feb.

160,300

154,100

149,200

145,500

139,300

133,000

126,400

119,400

112,100

105,200

99,020

93,700

89,180

93,030

123,200

126,500

124,300

120,300

115,700

110,400

105,000

99,520

93,300

86,820

80,110

73,380

66,940

61,070

_

_

-

Mar.

55.800

50,840

45,840

43,420

36,530

31,970

27,630

25,330

25,640

27,810

29,760

30,690

31,630

31,530

30,380

29,270

28,410

37,480

40,230

39,380

39,970

49,450

54,010

55,410

56,700

62,200

76,670

83,860

87,490

89,260

90,140

Apr.

89,150

85,920

85,880

83,670

79,790

75, 290

70,900

66,190

61,390

56,550

53,050

47,840

42,830

38,010

32,490

26,800

24,710

24,400

24,310

24,260

24,190

24,380

24,480

24,350

24,290

24,570

24,760

24,480

24,550

24,450

-

Hay

24,590

24,380

24, 550

24,570

24,330

24,330

24,400

24,450

24, 550

24,480

24,360

24,210

24,170

24,210

24,190

24,190

24,140

24,140

24,400

24,590

25,110

25,190

24,570

25,040

25,750

25,370

24, 730

25,090

24, 590

24,350

24,280

June

24,640

24,830

24,860

24,550

24,000

23,830

24,140

24,070

23,640

23,210

23,320

23,620

24,670

25, 730

30,850

32,870

32,990

32,650

29,270

25,820

23,720

23,570

23,090

22,470

22,590

23,060

23,420

23,530

23,210

22,770

-

July

22,360

22,570

22,830

22,960

23,140

23,130

22,740

22,340

22,510

22,770

22,800

23,060

23,270

22,770

22,230

22,360

22,700

22,900

23,650

23, 310

22,510

22,050

21,850

22,410

22,570

22,540

22,080

21,720

21,630

21,720

21,790

Aug.

21,840

22,120

21,810

21,500

21,590

21,320

21,480

21,710

21,890

21,760

21,480

21,200

21,190

21,240

21,350

21,460

21,640

21,500

21,430

21,220

21,280

21,480

21,430

21,280

21,110

20,910

20,940

21,090

21,150

21,240

21,110

Sept.

20,860

20, 580

20,530

20,580

20,660

20, 780

20,840

20,500

20,290

20,550

20, 580

20,830

21,070

20,750

20,270

20,110

20,470

20,830

20, 750

20,470

20,120

19,760

19,790

19,990

20,150

20,320

20,230

20,000

19,740

19, 620

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year. .........

Jan. 31...... ............ 

Feb. 28...... ............

Sept. 30...'. ..............

Water year 1948-49. . . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

494 92

495.19

-

535.50

495 42

492.56

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

23,880

-

166,000

19,620

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,360

-

+142,120

-1,490

-3,800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 83

Black River at Leeper, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04'45", long. 90°42'50", in SEfcSW£ sec. 22, T.

2b N., R. 3 E., at bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile northwest of Leeper, 2 miles

downstream from McKenzie Creek, and 6 miles downstream from Clearwater Dam. Datum of

gage is 428.51 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 957 square miles. 

uecords available.- June 1921 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 972 second-feet. 

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,470 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 6.90

reet); minimum, 178 second-feet Sept. 11.

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 78,400 second-feet May 14, 1933 (gage height, 20.01

feet, site and datum then in use); minimum, 133 second-feet Aug. 11, 1934.

Maximum stage known, about 22.3 feet In March 1904 (present site and datum), from

floodmarks (discharge, 125,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 55,000

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Clearwater Reservoir (see preceding page). 

CooperaTion.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Kevlslons (water year).- W 1007: 1943. .

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.6 257 3.2 1,060 1.1 204 2.5 665 " 4.O 2,020 

2.0 365 4.0 1,990 1.7 323 3.0 995 5.O 3,540 

2.4 520 5.0 3,540 2.0 410 3.5 1,440 5.8 5,010 

2.8 746 5.6 4,630

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

284 

279 

276 

276 

284

286 

291 

291 

291 

291

291 

297 

299 

3O7 

310

313 

313 

307 

g307 

g307

g307 

g304 

g304 

h302 

h307

h304 

h279 

h271 

h271 

h269 

h281

Nov.

h?74 

h291 

h315 

g449 

733

865 

880 

667 

321 

302

302 

455 

7OO 

668 

382

382 

456 

480 

502 

554

726 

726 

726 

726 

720

656 

356 

335 

324 

350

Dec.

534 

549 

' 494 

388 

359

350 

350 

350 

375 

284

271 

269 

271 

338 

368

492

1,160 

594 

610 

616

605 

584 

472 

424 

409

402 

402 

413 

855 

1,480 

1,470

Jan.

1,450 

1,420 

1,430 

1,800 

2,170

2,880 

2,800 

2,640 

1,800

819

819

872 

872 

857 

819

706 

713 

2,030 

2,340 

2,720

4,260 

4,540 

4,260 

4,630 

1,300

1,040 

2,290 

2,740 

3,460 

4,260 

4,350

Feb.

4,820 

4,820 

4,440 

3,120 

4,440

4,440 

4,540 

4,720 

4,630 

4,630

4,260 

3,720 

3,630 

1,970 

1,330

4,540 

4,540 

4,440 

4,440 

4,350

4,350 

4,230 

4,350 

4,360 

4,540

4,440 

4,350 

4,080

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3,630 

3,540 

3,460 

3,370 

3,290

3,130 

3,050 

2,340

1,550 

855

760 

1,440 

1,440 

1,780 

2,740

2,660 

 2,740 

2,970 

3,130 

3,540

3,260 

738 

1,780 

2,290 

1,900

1,660 

727 

372 

664 

1,440 

1,550

Apr.

g2,020 

g3,210 

1,940 

2,400 

3,460

3,630 

3,630 

3,630 

3,720 

3,630

2,970 

3,720 

3,630 

3,540 

3,630

g3,900 

g2,880 

gl,070 

g855 

816

770 

660 

588 

713 

695

550 

713 

1,120 

953 

1,020

Secondfoot-days

9,099 

15,623 

16,538

288,668

68,807 

116,820 

67,796 

66,063 

26,167 

39,138 

17,150 

11,272 

11,085

465,558

May

855 

1,010 

862 

764 

897

796 

677 

671 

695

777

758 

751 

g695 

588

565

560 

560 

533 

511 

505

506 

566 

1,050 

883 

1,390

1,720 

1,720 

904 

1,330 

1,120 

946

Maximum

313 

880 

1,480

11,600

4,540 

4,820 

3,630 

3,900 

1,720 

3,210 

1,070 

550 

751

4,820

June

960 

1,260 

1,270 

1,390 

1,550

1,290 

803 

1,070 

1,210 

1,200

376 

713 

897 

1,390 

2,200

560 

1,530 

2,740 

3,210 

3,130

2,590 

1,050 

1,120

1,100 

864

490 

465 

588 

764 

848

July

829

510 

333 

3S2 

386

522 

784 

796 

596 

424

594 

495 

375 

758 

803

589 

318 

403 

418 

803

1,070 

911 

689 

308 

318

430 

566 

648 

475 

330 

307

Aug.

305 

267 

331 

544 

461

550 

309 

271 

233 

324

446 

455 

390 

296 

290

290 

269 

348 

508 

550

438

302 

326 

396 

400

403 

364 

294 

285 

283 

316

Minimum Mean

269 294 

274 521 

269 533

269 789

706 2,220 

1,330 4,172 

372 2,187 

550 2,202 

506 844 

465 1,305 

307 553 

263 364 

209 370

209 1,276

Sept.

400 

403 

351 

273 

263

259 

235 

389 

418 

226

209 

277 

273 

508 

751

660

261 

265 

370 

516

566 

566 

428 

251 

240

238 

298 

392 

403 

396

Runoff In 

acre-feet

18,050 

30,990 

32,800

572,500

136,500 

231,700 

134,500 

131,000 

51,900 

77,630 

34,020 

22,360 

21,990

923,400

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and partial recorder record, 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Poplar Bluff, Ho.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°45 I 25", long. 90°23'25", in KV/iSE^ sec. 2, T. 24 N., 

R~nr~E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, at Poplar Bluff, 5 miles downstream from Indian 

Creek. Datum of gage is 317.40 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,245 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1937, October 1939 to September 1949. Gageheight records collected st same site since July 1935, and st site 300 feet downstream 

September 1923 to July 1935, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,304 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 18.85 

reet ) ; minimum observed, 31i second-feet Sept. 12.

1936-37, 1S39-49: Maximum discharge, 58,600 second-feet May 12, 1943, from rating 

curve extended above 44,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 20.80 feet -Tans 10, 1945, 

from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge observed, 236 second-feet Aug. 12, 

1944.

Maximum discharge known, 100,000 second-feet (estimated) in March 1904; nuximum stage 

known, 21.1 feet Mar. 12, 1935, present datum (affected by levees constructed sines 

1904).

Remarks . - Records good. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by Clearvater

(see p. 82).

Cooperation.- uage-nei^ht record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.- W 987: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

7,65 

354 

343 

340 

337

340 

354 

354 

351 

351

348 

348 

354 

360 

360

374 

388 

379 

368 

368

368 

368 

362 

360 

360

360 

357 

348 

332 

329 

360

Nov.

346 

388 

557 

416 

554

757 

844 

902 

815 

560

461 

432 

513 

728 

757

571 

531 

560 

960 

815

738 

815 

844 

815 

815

873 

844 

606 

609 

560

Dec.

531 

664 

699 

670 

600

554 

522 

508 

493 

496

464 

418 

404 

410 

1,750

2,230 

1,560 

1,230 

1,080 

960

903 

873 

815 

815 

1,080

844 

738 

728 

2,090 

2,160 

1,910

Jan.

1,750 

1,690 

1,620 

2,160 

3,130

2 , 880 

3,130 

3,040 

3,840 

3,120

1,380 

1,200 

1,170 

1,140 

1,140

1,290 

1,780 

1,880 

4,420 

5,040

4,220 

4,520 

4,820 

6,490 

12,800

10,400 

5,620 

5,330 

5,040 

4,670 

4,720

Feb.

,870 

,980 

,090 

,040 

,320

,570 

,720 

,720 

,870 

,870

,820 

,720 

,320 

,960 

,760

,090 

,150 

,310 

,090 

,980

,870 

,770 

,670 

,670 

,820

,820 

,770 

,720

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

4,520 

4,080 

3,860 

3,720 

3,590

3,500 

3,340 

3,210 

2,840 

3,940

3,760 

2,500 

2,340 

2,160 

2,310

3,920 

a, 960 

3,500 

3,730 

3,680

3,860 

4,130 

3,760 

3,570 

3,760

3,940 

5,880 

4,930 

2,650 

1,750 

2,090

Apr.

2,090 

2,380 

3,?50

2, CIO 

2, BIO

3,460 

3,700 

3,810 

3,810 

3,860

3,810 

3,420 

3,590 

3,760 

3,680

3,720 

3,900 

2,920 

1,620 

1,330

1,200 

1,140 

1,050 

960 

990

990 

931 

990 

1,360 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

11,040 

19,976 

39,188

377,537

113,430 

138,260 

103,770 

74,091 

31,541 

42,903 

21,687 

15,206 

14,171

615.263

May

1,360 

1,110 

1,200 

1,050 

960

1,560 

960 

873 

844 

873

931 

903 

902 

844 

757

757 

728 

738 

728 

728

699 

699 

728 

,080 

,080

,380 

,620 

,620 

,200 

,690 

,560

Maximum

388 

960 

2,230

10,000

13,800 

6,760 

5,880 

3,900 

1,690 

2,840 

1,020 

664 

786

12.ftnn

June

1,380 

1 , 500 

1,500 

1,560 

1,530

1,560 

1,470 

1,110 

1,300 

1,390

1,320 

1,110 

960 

1,080 

1,560

1,880 

990 

1,440 

2,310 

2,760

2,840 

2,460 

1,440 

1,260 

1,200

1,020 

844 

728 

757 

844

July

902 

902 

728

551 

538

586 

699 

844

902 

757

609 

670 

667 

580 

757

844 

786 

557 

598 

586

786 

1,020 

960 

786 

580

479 

557 

624 

728 

615 

499

Minimum

329 

346 

404

329

1,140 

4,320 

1,750 

931 

699 

728 

479 

385 

318

31ft

Aug.

450 

432 

410 

402 

GOO

571 

632 

496 

413 

385

410 

53 / 

563 

531 

438

418 

430 

402 

444 

647

664 

600 

479 

461 

531

534 

537 

525 

444 

416 

404

Mean

356 

666 

942

1,032

3,659 

4,938 

3,347 

2,470 

1,017 

1,430 

700 

491 

472

1 .686

Sept.

i?,l 

505 

513 

499

416

431 

S74 

348 

452 

522

385 

318 

455 

432 

508

699 

786 

479 

410 

464

566 

624 

632 

580 

402

365 

334 

343 

450 

476

Runoff In 

acre-feet

31,900 

39,620 

57 , 890

748,800

225,000 

274,200 

205,800 

147,000 

62,560 

85,100 

43,020 

30,160 

28,110

1 .22O.OOO
WHITE RIVER BASIN 85

Black River near Corning, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 36°24'05", long, 90°32'30", near center of sec. 4, T.

 HO N., R. 5 E,, at highway bridge 2£ miles east of Corning and 13 miles downstream 

from Cane Creek. Datum of gage is 272.90 feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,749 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at site 

'I miles downstream January 1925 to December 1929 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,787 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 22,800 second-feet Jan. 29; maximum gage height,

 iy.'/y feet Jan. 29; minimum discharge, 391 second-feet Oct. 3-16, Sept. 10; minimum 

gage height observed, 0.49 foot Oct. 12, 13.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 48,600 second-feet June 13, 1945; maximum gage height, 

16.92 feet June 13, 1945; minimum discharge, 224 second-feet Sept. 22-27, 1941; minimum 

gage height observed, -0.52 foot Sept. 26, 1941.

Flood of Apr. 18, 1927, reached a stage of 14.4 feet, according to records of Corps 

of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Discharge computed by using rate of 

cnange 01 stage as a lactor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

422 

406 

391 

391 

391

391 

391 

391 

391 

391

391 

391 

391 

391 

391

391 

406 

406 

422 

422

422 

422

406 

406 

406

406 

406 

406 

406 

406 

406

Nov.

406 

438 

485 

663 

653

673 

693 

818 

884 

906

828 

705 

608 

558 

632

713 

734

713 

830 

1,310

1,49,0 

1,370 

1,200 

1,070 

1,040

1,020 

972 

994 

994 

928

Dec.

884 

840 

797 

818 

840

840 

797 

755 

693 

673

653 

633 

614 

595 

973

2,060 

2,830 

-j,630 

3,720 

3,390

2,880 

2,290 

1,780 

1,640 

1,820

2,230 

2,330 

2,330 

2,280 

2,700 

3,420

Jan.

3,620 

3,720 

3,440 

3,360 

3,360

4,130 

4,410 

4,700 

4,550 

4,280

3,933 

3,480

3,150 

2,550 

2,170

2,080 

2,220 

2,830 

3,680 

4,490

5,300 

5,850 

5,850 

6,900 

8,650

11,200 

15,500 

21,800 

22,003 

17,300 

13,200

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

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

lendar year 1943 .........

ary

iiary

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

ter year 1948 49 ..........

Feb.

10,900 

8,950 

7,750 

7,210 

6,710

6,250 

6,250 

5,843 

5,480 

5,160

4,880 

4,880 

4,880 

6,440 

9,220

10,900 

12,300 

12,300 

11,600 

10,200

8,950 

7,750 

6,710 

6,250 

5,840

5,480 

5,480 

5,160

Secondroot-days

12,456 

25,328 

52,705

574,550

203,700 

209,720 

151,410 

93,620 

34,631 

59,410 

28,813 

17,171 

15,329

904,293

Uar.

5,160 

4,880 

4,880 

4,640 

4,430

4,430 

4,250 

3,950 

3,950 

4,250

5,310 

6,250 

6,250 

5,480 

4,450

3,790 

3,700 

3,400 

3,400 

3,590

3,820 

3,950 

4,430 

4,880 

4,640

4,640 

4,880 

6,440 

7,750 

8,330 

7,210

Maximum

422 

1,490 

3,720

11,200

22,000 

12,300 

8,330 

5,260 

1,520 

2,470 

1,320 

714 

756

22.0OO

Apr.

5,260 

4,080 

3,930 

3,530 

3,440

3,360 

3,360 

3,360 

3,440 

3,620

3,820 

3,930 

3,930 

3,930 

3,820

3,820 

3,720 

3,820 

3,720 

3,720

3,300 

2,660 

2,210 

1,830 

1,530

1,340 

1,320 

1,320 

1,260 

1,240

May

1,320 

1,370 

1,370 

1,350 

1,320

1,260 

1,210 

1,190 

1,160 

1,110

1,060 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

994 

928 

906 

862 

862

840 

840 

840 

818

911

1,050 

1,140 

1,320 

1,430 

1,490 

1,520

Minimum

391 

406 

595

376

2,080 

4,880 

3,400 

1,240 

818 

1,350 

653 

471 

391

391

June

1,850 

2,030 

2,220 

2,450 

2,470

2,470 

2,380 

2,110 

1,880 

1,650

1,930 

1,790 

1,670 

1,730 

1,800

1.830 

1,900 

1,970 

1,760 

2,120

1,920 

2,140 

2,350 

2,420 

2,420

2,070 

1,790 

1,540 

1,400 

1,350

Mean

402 

844 

1,700

1,570

6,571 

7,490 

4,884 

3,121 

1,117 

1,980 

929 

554 

511

2,478

July

1,320 

1,260 

1,240 

1,140 

846

888 

906 

1,020 

1,140 

1,190

1,210 

1,070 

954 

928 

862

818 

862 

906 

849 

776

755 

734 

882 

972 

972

870 

710 

653 

653 

693 

734

Per 

square 

mile

0.230 

.483 

.972

.898

3.76 

4.28 

2.79 

1.78 

.639 

1.13 

.531 

.317 

.292

1.42

Aug.

693 

589 

558 

522 

505

538 

595 

633 

653 

553

505 

471 

471 

538 

558

558

505

471 

471 

471

567 

714 

713 

627 

558

522 

522 

540 

540 

522 

488

Sept.

454 

438 

438 

488 

505

488 

454 

422 

406 

391

438

471 

471 

505 

505

505 

605 

756 

755 

595

540 

522 

576 

614 

633

571 

485 

454 

422 

422

Runoff

Inches

0.26 

.54 

1.12

12.23

4.33 

4.46 

3.22 

1.99 

.74 

1.26 

.61 

.37 

.33

19.23

Ac re- feet

24,710 

5O,24O 

104,500

1,140,000

404 , 000 

416,000 

300,300 

185,700 

68,690 

117,800 

57,150 

34,060 

30,400

1,794,000

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft).- Jan. 29 (7 a.m.) 22.8OO sec. -ft. j Feb. 17, 12.5OO sec. -ft.;

Mar. 12, 13, 6,710 sec. -ft.; Mar. 29, 3o, 8 5OO sec. -ft.
86 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Pocahontas, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°15', long. 90°58", in SWi sec. 27, T. 19 N., R. 

i js . , at Pooahontas, Ij miles dovmstream from Pourche Creek, 6 miles downstream from 

Current River, and 15 miles upstream from Spring River. Datum of gage is 242.43 feet 

above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,843 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 5,825 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 53,800 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, S4.07 

es): minimum, 1,690 second-feet Oct. 14-17; minimum gage height, 1.11 feet Oct. 16 

1936-49: Maximum discharge. 59,600 second-feet June 17, 1945 (gage height, , 84.32

feet); minimum observed, 1,190 second-feet Aug. 28 to Sept. 2, 1936 (gage height, 0.6 

foot, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 25.9 feet Apr. 17, 1927, present site.

Remarks . - Records good. Discharge for periods of rapidly rising stage computed by using 

rare of change of stage as a factor,

Revisions . - W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

28

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,780

1,780

1,780

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,780

1,740'

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,690

1,690

1,690

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

1,740

Mov.

1,830

1,680

2,080

2,140

2,360

2,530

2,590

2,470

2,410

' 2,410

2,470

2,830

2,470

2,410

2,300

2,840

2,240

8,360

3,280

3,840

3,340

3,280

3,280

3,220

3,060

2,960

2,830

2,830

2,770

2,830

-

Deo,

2,830

8,770

2,710

2,890

2,830

2,830

2,470

2,470

2,410

2,360

2,300

2,300

2,240

2,300

8,710

6,680

6,260

7,240

6,390

6,020

8,790

8,640

6,340

8,750

7,860

7,320

6,640

6,620

9,180

9,560

9,160

Jan.

8,600

8,120

7,800

9,120

9,160

9,860

9,800

9,720

9,400

8,980

8,820

8,120

7,660

7,640

7,480

8,810

10,300

10,300

011,200

018,900

14,300

14,600

18,800

018,100

022,000

029,100

46,100

82,800

83,800

82,500

80,100

Month

Ootober .....,.......,,,,.,,...

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

December .,...,........,,...,,,

Calendar year 1948 .........

January * .... , , ,

February ....,......,..,....,,.

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

April .,.....,..,...,....,.,,..

May .......,..,.........,,..,,.

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

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

Water year 1946-49 ..........

Feb.

48,600

39,600

38,100

30,200

26,800

23,900

21,700

19,800

18,000

16,700

15,800

14,400

13,800

17,000

23,400

23,900

24,400

88,100

31,000

31,000

89,800

86,800

84,400

88,900

21,300

19,800

17,700

16,300

.

-

Seoondfoot-dayi

83,980

76,960

185,890

1,893,960

881,850

676,300

412,180

310,820

182,200

209,240

185,670

63,390

75,330

2,917,480

Mar.

18,000

14,000

13,800

12,800

11,800

11,200

10,600

10,100

9,680

11,800

12,300

12,200

12,300

12,300

12,300

12,400

12,300

12,200

12,000

12,000

12,200

12,300

12,900

12,900

13,000

14,700

16,300

17,700

16,600

19,200

19,600

Maximum

1,780

3,840

9,860

15,400

83,800

48,600

19,500

19,800

7,480

10,600

9,640

2,960

3,220

83,800

Apr,

19,500

19,800

16,600

17,400

16,300

18,000

13,900

13,000

12,100

11,200

10,400

 9,720

9,080

8,820

8,800

7,960

7,720

7,640

7,860

7,480

7,320

7,320

7,240

7,240

7,080

6,920

6,920

6,840

6,840

6,320

May

6,020

8,790

8,490

8,340

5,190

5,040

4,690

4,820

4,740

4,740

4,660

4,880

4,310

4,240

4,100

4,030

3,960

3,890

3,820

3,750

3,750

3,890

3,690

4,240

4,450

8,120

7,240

7,480

6,540

6,240

6,020

Minimum

1,690

1,630

2,240

1,690

7,480

13,800

9,860

6,320

3,780

8,340

3,020

2,360

2,140

1,690

June

8,860

6,540

6,390

6,760

6,760

6,690

6,460

6,160

8,940

8,860

6,090

6,090

6,970

6,800

10,600

10,500

10,400

9,960

9,160

8,120

7,160

6,390

8,940

8,640

8,420

8,340

8,420

8,720

6,240

6,160

Mean

1,740

2,632

5,029

5,178

17,800

24,220

13,300

10,380

4,910

6,978

5,022

2,690

2,811

7,993

July

5,790

5,420

4,960

4,820

4,240

4,450

8,340

06,770

08,150

09,640

9,320

6,040

7,400

6,390

8,560

4,890

4,820

4,310

4,030

4,170

4,030

3,750

g3,840

gS,480

S3, 410

g3,480

gS,410

gS,340

g3,220

gS,080

g3,020

Per

 quare 

mile

0.359

.843

1.04

1.07

3.68

8.00

2.78

2.14

1.01

1.44

1.04

.888

.518

1.65

Aug.

g2,960

g8,9

82,8

62,8

60

90

30

g2,710

g2,710 g!' 7

g2,7

g2,7

10

10

70

g2,770

2,710

8,6

2,8

2,5

80

90

SO

8,530

2,650

2,8

2,7

2,7

SO

70

10

2,960

2,890

2,7

8,7

8,7

70

10

10

2,680

2,890

2,4

2,4

2,4

2,4

70

10

70

10

2,360

Sept.

2,360

2,300

8,240

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

8,240

8,240

2,190

2,140

2,140

8,240

8,680

S.>020

3,220

3,180

3,020

2,890

2,960

2,960

2,890

2,710

2,890

2,830

2,470

2,470

2,410

2,300

2,240

-

Runoff

Inches

0.41

.81

1.80

14.84

4.24

5.21

3.17

2.36

1.17

1.61

1.80

.64

.86

82.42

Acre-feet

107,000

156,600

309,200

3,787,000

1,098,000

1,348,000

617,800

618,900

301,900

418,000

308,600

166,400

149,400

8,787,000

Peak dlsoharaa (base. 13.000 s;o.-ft.}.- Jan. 29 (6 a.m.) 83.800 seo.-ft.i Pet. 19 (4 p.m.) 31,800

o Backwater from Spring'Riven discharge computed ty using fall in reaoh between Pootnontas and 

Blaok Rook as a factor.

g Discharge computed from graph based on twioe-dally gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 87 

Black River at Black Rock, Ark.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°06'15", long. 91°05'50", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 17 N., R. 1 W., 

yuu reet downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge at Black Rock, 3f miles 

downstream from Spring River. Datum of gage is 229.56 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,323 square miles.

Records available.- June 1929 to September 1931, October 1939 to September 1949. Gageneignt records collected in same vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1929-31, 1939-49), 8,183 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 103,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 28.5 

reetJ; minimum observed, 2,500 second-feet Oct. 10-31; minimum gage height observed, 

1.3 feet Oct. 5, 6, 10-31.

1929-31, 1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1949; minimum observed, 

1,800 second-feet Sept. 19-24, 1931 (gage height,-0.5 foot, site then in use).

Maximum stage known, 31.9 feet Aug. 21, 1915, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily, more often during rises. Discharge computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,650

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,650

2,650

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2.5OO

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2.50O

2,500

2,5OO

2,500

2,500

2,500

2,500

2.50O

2,500

2.50O

2,50O

2,500

Nov.

2,650

2, BOO

3,040

3,200

3,370

3,550

3,550

3,370

3,370

3,370

3,460

3,460

3,480

3,460

3,370

3,290

3,200

3,290

4,640

4,920

4,740

4,540

4,45O

4,360

4,160

4,070

3,900

3,900

3,90O

3,900

-

Dec.

3,900

3,9OO

3,810

3,72O

3,720

3,640

3,550

3,460

3,460

3,370

3,370

3.37O

3,200

3,200

9,660

16.9OO

14,200

12,400

10,600

9.1OO

8.3OO

7.70O

7,300

8,20O

10.70O

10,800

1O.2OO

9,500

14,700

13,900

13,600

Jan.

12.OOO

11,400

11,QOO

12,400

14,100

13,700

13,4OO

13,200

12,800

12,300

11,500

10,900

10,500

10,200

9,900

11,200

16,300

20,100

26,800

26,800

22.50Q

21.20O

19,900

36,600

96,300

96,300

75,600

74,30O

77.OOO

70,300

64,200

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

January

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

llaroh .........................

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

59,3OO

53,800

46,500

43,100

38.0OO

33,9OO

29,900

26,800

23,600

21,900

2O.4OO

19,200

19,400

34,200

63,OOO

53,800

44,000

37,300

37,300

38.8OO

38,OQO

36.OOO

33,2OO

30,300

28,600

26,200

23.OOO

21,700

-

-

Secondfoot-days

78,400

110,740

237,430

2,704,470

934,700

981,200

603,600

431,400

223,340

278,700

285,080

141,700

118,610

4,424,900

Mar.

19,700

19,100

17,900

17,200

16,300

15,300

14.70O

14,300

15,700

18,700

18,60O

18,100

18,000

17,800

17.40O

17,200

17,100

17,300

17,200

16,900

16,90O

19,400

18,600

18,600

18,500

24.20O

30,300

31,9OO

28,600

26,500

25,600

Maximum

2,650

4,920

16,900

26,8OO

96,300

63,000

31,900

24,600

9,300

15,300

24,300

6,000

4,740

96,300

Apr.

24,600

24,300

23,700

23,30O

21,700

20,400

19,200

18,200

16 , 900

16.OOO

15,100

14,100

13,2OO

12.7OO

12,000

11,600

11,300

11,100

10,800

10,600

10,500

10,400

10,300

10,200

10,OOO

9,600

10,000

10,300

9,9OO

9,400

-

May

9,100

8,900

8,500

8,100

7,800

7,600

7,400

7,300

7.9OO

8,100

7.6OO

7,200

6,800

6.50O

6.3OO

6,100

6,100

6.OOO

5.80O

5,610

5,610

5,710

5,710

5,900

6.3OO

8,500

7,800

9.3OO

9,100

8,500

8.2OO

Minimum

2,500

2,650

3,200

2,500

9,900

19,200

14,300

9,400

5,610

7,100

5,120

3,900

3,460

2,500

June

s.ooo

8,300

8,400

S.50O

8,600

8.40O

8,400

8,100

7,800

7,5OO

8,OOO

9,OOO

9.3OO

11,000

15,300

14,100

13,700

12,900

12,200

10,800

10,300

9,200

8,200

7,700

7,500

7,200

7,100

7,100

7,900

8,200

-

Mean

2,529

3,691

7,659

7,389

30,150

35,040

19,470

14,380

7,205

9,290

9,196

4,571

3,954

12,120

July

7.8OO

7,300

6.8OO

6.30O

6,OOO

6,100

11, BOO

24.1OO

24,300

18,300

15,000

13,600

12,900

11,700

10,700

9,400

8,500

8,000

7,200

7.0OO

6,900

6,500

6,300

6,000

5,800

5,710

5,710

5,610

5,410

5,220

5,120

Per

square

mile

0.345

.504

1.05

1.01

4.12

4.78

2.66

1.96

.984

1.27

1.26

.624

.540

1.66

Aug.

,5,O20

4,9 4,fi

4,7

20

30

4O

4,740

4,640

4,6

4,5

4,6

40

4O

40

4,540

4,540

4,4

4,3

4,5

50

6O

40

4,640

4,450

4,5

4,5

4,6

40

40

40

6,000

5,310

4,7

4,4

4,4

40

50

50

4,360

4,280

4,1

4,0

4,0

3,9

60

70

70

80

3,900

Sept.

3,810

3,720

3,640

3,640

3,550

3,550

3,55O

3,640

3,640

3,550

3,550

3,480

3,640

,070

,160

,740

,740

,740

,540

,640

4,640

4,450

4,360

4,070

3,900

3,900

3,810

3,720

3,640

3,550

-

Runoff

Inches

0.40

.56

1.21

13.73

4.75

4.98

3.07

2.19

1.13

1.42

1.45

.72

.60

22.48

Aore-feet

155,500

219,600

470,900

5,364,000

1,854,000

1,946,000

1,197,000

855,700

443,000

552,800

565,400

281,100

235,300

8,776,000

949154 O - 51 - 7
88 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River near Eminence, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°11'00", long. 91°15'30", in SW^NEi sec. 15, T. 29 

W., K. 3 W., 1 mile downstream from Jacks Pork and 8 miles northeast of Eminence. 

Datum of gage,is 568.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,272 square miles.

Kecords available.- August 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 1,482 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 45,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 20.4 

reet, from floodmark); minimum, 585 second-feet Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.08 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 75,100 second-feet Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 26.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 48,000 second-feet; minimum, 360 second-feet 

July 21-25, July 27 to Aug. 13, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.85 foot on Aug. 18, 1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 21 to Feb. 3, which are fair.

Kevlslo'ns.- W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 24 Jan. 25 to Sept. 30

1.0 549 6.5 5 

1.6 852 8.0 8 

2.3 1,320 10.0 12 

3.0 1,920 12.0 17 

5.0 3,890 13.8 22

Discharge, in £

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

627 

613 

603 

594 

599

618 

680 

641 

622 

613

603 

594 

594 

594 

590

599

636 

622 

613 

613

622 

618 

608 

599 

599

599 

599 

599 

594

613 

641

Nov.

651 

852 

1,100 

973 

973

942 

882 

796 

796 

824

796 

796 

769 

742 

742

742 

742 

742 

911 

882

824 

769 

742 

716 

716

742 

716 

716 

690 

685

Dec.

675

666 

675 

666 

670

661 

651 

646 

636 

627

622 

627 

622 

716 

1,210

1,440 

1,170 

1,000 

911 

852

796 

769 

716 

769 

769

769 

769 

852 

1,400

1,820 

1,480

,700 1.2 730 

,220 2.0 1,290 

,200 4.0 2,970 

,1OO 

,500

econd-feet, water year October

Jan.

1 

1 

1 

2 

2

1 

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

4

13 

5

g* 

g3 

g3 

E22 

g28

g8 

g7 

gLO 

g8 

g5 

g4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 .........

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Peak discharge (base, 12,000

,250 

,140 

,1OO 

,540 

,150

,690 

,400 

,250 

,140 

,040

973 

911 

911 

882 

882

,000

,520 

,260 

,100 

,550

,100 

,370 

,370 

,2OO 

,500

,970 

,550 

,100 

,060 

,670 

,730

Feb.

g4,12o 

g3,670 

g3,370 

3,170 

2,880

2,790

2,610 

2,440 

2,360 

2,180

2,060 

1,970 

2,020 

5,280 

20,100

9,160 

5,950 

4,860 

4,120 

3,570

3,170 

2,880 

2,610 

2,520 

2,360

2,180 

2,140 

2,020

Secondfoot-days

18,959 

23,969 

26,679

480,462

151,309 

108,560 

99,550 

58,220 

62,170 

88,360 

54,840 

30,458 

30,129

753,203

Mar.

1,930 

1,840 

1,800 

1,760 

1,760

1,720 

1,640 

1,600 

1,970 

2,610

2,970 

2,970 

2,880 

2,700 

2,610

2,520 

2,610 

4,730 

4,480 

3,780

3,570 

4,730 

4,480 

3,890 

3,370

5,120 

6,870 

5,250 

4*240 

3,780 

3,370

Maximum

680 

1,100 

1,820

11,300

28,500 

20,100 

6,870 

2,970 

6,540 

8,670 

7,600 

1,290 

1,760

28,500

Apr.

2,970 

2,700 

2,700 

2,610 

2., 520

2,440 

2,360 

2,270 

2,100 

2,060

2,020 

1,930 

1,890 

1,840 

1,760

1,720 

1,640 

1,600 

1,560 

1,520

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440 

1,400

1,440 

1,760 

1,970 

1,840 

1,760

5.5 4,600 

7.0 6,700 

9.O 10,3OO

1948 to September

May

1,760 

1,760 

1,72O 

1,640 

1,560

1,520 

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,440

1,360 

1,330 

1,290 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,220 

1,180 

1,330 

1,520

1,560 

2,270 

1,800 

4,070 

6,540

3,780 

2,970 

3,370 

2,700 

2,270 

2,060

Minimum

590

651 

622

590

882 

1,970 

1,600 

1,400 

1,180 

1,600 

1,040 

854 

795

590

3ee.-ft.).- Jan. 19 (10 a.m.) 18

June

3,070 

3,890 

3,370 

3,370 

2,790

2,360 

2,180 

2,440 

2,610 

2,270

2,520 

4,510 

8,670 

5,120 

5,670

4,480 

3,470 

2,970 

2,520 

2,270

2,140 

2,100 

1,970 

1,800 

1,720

1,640 

1,640 

1,600 

. 1,600 

1,600

Mean

612 

799 

861

1,313

4,881 

3,877 

3,211 

1,941 

2,005 

2,945 

1,769 

983 

1,004

2,064

12.0 

14.0 

15.8

1949

July

1,480 

1,400 

1,360 

1,330 

1,330

1,360 

1,560 

7,600 

3,670 

3,470

2,520

2,100 

1,930 

1,760 

1,640

1,520 

1,560 

1,680 

1,480 

1,400

1,330 

1,250 

1,220 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,100 

1,100 

1,070 

1,040 

1,040

Per 

square 

mile

0.481 

.628 

.677

1.03

, 3.84 

3.05 

2.52 

1.53 

1.58 

2.32 

1.39 

.773 

.789

1.62

^800 sec. -ft.; Jan.

17,200 

23,100 

28,900

Aug..

It

1, 

1,

1, 

I, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

000 

000 

000 

965 

965

965 

965 

965 

965 

965

965 

965 

O40 

250 

290

140 

070 

040 

040 

070

000 

930 

895 

895 

860

895 

860 

895 

895 

854 

854

Sept.

834 

821 

808 

802 

795

795 

847 

854 

847 

828

808 

854 

1,760 

1,640 

1,360

1,180 

1,100 

1,180 

1,290

1,330

1,180 

1,070 

1,000 

965 

930

895 

860 

847 

828 

821

Runoff

Inches

0.55 

.70 

.78

14,05

4.42 

3.17 

2.91 

1.70 

1.82 

2.58 

1.60 

.89 

.88

22.00

Acre-feet

37,600 

47,540 

52,920

953,000

300,100 

215,300 

197,500 

115,500 

123,300 

175,300 

108,800 

60,410 

59,760

1,494,000

25 (about 3 a.m.)

45,OOO sec. 

15,000 sec .-ft.

g Prom graph based on occasional gage readings, floodmarks, weather records and records for Jacks 

Pork at Eminence and Current River at Van Buren.
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'30", long. 91°00'55", in NEijNW-f sec. 25, T 27 

M., K. 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, in Van Buren, 0.4 mile downstream from Pike 

Creek and 4.7 miles upstream from Big Spring. Datum of gage is 442.78 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,667 square miles.

Kecpras available.- June 1921 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

September 1912 to June 1921 (monthly figures of discharge only) in reports of University 

of Missouri and of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1921-49), 1,905 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,200 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 19.26 

reet in gage well, 19.52 feet from outside gage); minimum, 770 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 

15, 16, 24-30 (gage height, 3.70 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 86,600 second-feet Mar. 11, 1935 (gage height, 22.84 

feet in gage well, 23.0 feet from outside gage, present datum), from rating curve extended above 62,000 second-feet; minimum, 490 second-feet Aug. 26-28, 30, 31, 1936. 

Maximum stage known, 29.0 feet Mar. 26, 1904, present datum, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good.

Kevislons (water years).- W 877: 1938. W 897: 1939. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3 to Jan. 3)

3.7 770 6.0 3,450 12.0 18,400 

4.0 983 7.0 5,230 14. O 27,000 

4.4 1,340 9.0 9,550 16. O 37,700 

5.0 3,030 10.5 13,500 18.2 51,7OO

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 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

Oct.

809 

796 

783 

776 

776

783 

822 

828 

809 

796

783 

783 

776 

776 

776

783 

816 

802 

790 

783

783 

783 

783 

776 

770

770 

770 

770 

770 

783 

816

Nov.

823 

906 

1,180 

1,210 

1,260

1,140 

1,100 

1,020 

999 

1,030

1,010 

975 

968 

944 

921

937 

929 

968 

1,150 

1,150

1,070 

1,020 

968 

944 

929

944 

944 

921 

929 

914

Dec.

899 

885 

892 

885 

892

885 

878 

870 

863 

856

856 

856 

856 

892 

1,420

1,800 

1,680 

1,380 

1,240 

1,140

1,090 

1,050 

991 

1,020 

1,090

1,020 

1,050 

1,070 

1,680 

2,220 

1,970

Jan.

1 

1 

1 

2 

3

2 

2

1 

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

3 

15 

9

5 

4 

3 

22 

51

16 

10 

16 

11 

7 

5

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1948 .........

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

,680 

,510 

,390 

,990 

,290

,560 

,160 

,800 

,620 

,440

,320 

,220 

,160 

,130 

,110

,180 

,620 

,880 

,000 

,570

,230 

,300 

,860 

,600 

,000

,000 

,800 

,300 

,400 

,050 

,830

Feb.

5,040 

4,390 

4,040 

3,86O 

3,700

3,450 

3,290 

3,060 

2,910 

2,770

2,560 

2,490 

2,420 

4,850 

16,400

20,800 

7,910 

6,030 

5,230 

4,570

4,120 

3,780 

3,530 

3,290 

3,140

2,910 

2,770 

2,630

Secondf oot-days

24,420 

30,202 

25,206

626,710

212,000 

135,940 

124,040 

71,900 

72,330 

95,270 

60,230 

37,100 

36,700

935,338

Mar.

2,490 

2,350 

2,220 

2,160 

2,160

2,160 

2,090 

2,030 

2,770 

3,780

4,040 

3,950 

3,780 

3,530 

3,370

3,290 

3,210 

4,850 

5,430 

4,760

4,390 

5,430 

5,630 

4,850 

4,300

5,430 

8,360 

6,840 

5,430 

4,660 

4,300

Maximum

828 

1,260 

2,220

17,400

51,000 

20,800 

8,360 

3,860 

7,260 

6,840 

6,420 

1,410 

1,910

51,000

Apr.

3,860 

3,530 

3,370 

3,390 

3,140

3,060 

2,980 

2,770 

2,630 

2,560

2,490 

2,350 

2,280 

2,280 

2,160

2,090 

2,030 

1,970 

1,910 

1,850

1,850 

1,800 

1,800 

1,740 

1,680

1,740 

2,030 

2,280 

2,220 

2,160

May

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

3,030 

1,910

1,850 

1,800 

1,800 

1,850 

1,800

1,740 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,800

1,800 

2,350 

2,220 

2,630 

7,260

4,760 

3,70O 

3,610 

3,370 

2,840 

2,490

Minimum

770 

822 

856

770

1,110 

2,420 

2,030 

1,680 

1,510 

1,800 

1,230 

1,120 

1,060

770

Peak discharge (base, 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (9 p.m.) 2O,

June

2,840 

4,210 

3,860 

3,780 

3,370

2,910 

1.R80 

2,490 

2,980 

2,630

2,700 

3,850 

6,840 

6,770 

5,430

5,230 

4,040 

3,450 

2,980 

2,560

2,350 

2,220 

2,160 

?,030 

1,910

1,850 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800 

1,800

Mean

788 

1,007 

1,136

1,712

6,839 

4,855 

4,001 

2,397 

2,333 

3,176 

1,943 

1,197 

1,223

2,563

1949

July

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

6, 

4, 

3,

2, 

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Per 

square 

mile

0.473 

.604 

.681

1.03

4.10 

2.91 

2.40 

1.44 

1.40 

1.91 

1.17 

.718 

.734

1.54

700 sec. -ft.; Jan.

680 

620 

560 

510 

560

680 

680 

420 

210 

700

980 

490 

220 

030 

850

680 

620 

800 

680 

560

510 

430 

380 

370 

340

340 

320 

280 

260 

240 

230

Aug.

1,210 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180 

1,210

1,180 

1,160 

1,170 

1,180 

1,190

1,180 

1,160 

1,170 

1,300 

1,410

1,400 

1,260 

1,240 

1,220 

1,280

1,220 

1,150 

1,140 

1,130 

1,150

1,150 

1,140 

1,140 

1,130 

1,130 

1,120

Sept.

1,100 

1,090 

1,070 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,130 

1,130 

1,110 

1,100

1,070 

1,090 

1,620 

1,910 

1,620

1,430 

1,500 

1,320 

1,440 

1,460

1,370 

1,280 

1,220 

1,150 

1,130

1,110 

1,090 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060

Runoff

Inches

0.54 

.67 

.79

13.97

4.73 

3.03 

2.77 

1.60 

1.61 

2.13 

1.34 

.83 

.82

20.86

25 (12s

Acre feet

48,440 

59,900 

69,830

1,243,000

420,500 

269,600 

246,000 

142,600 

143,500 

189,000 

119,500 

73,590 

72,790

1,855,000

30 p.m.)

59,EOO seo.-ftT; Jan. 28 (9 p.m.) 17,300 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 31,600 sec.-ft.
90 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'25", long. 90°50'55", in NW&w£ sec. 27, T.

aa M.. R. 2 E., half a mile upstream from State Highway 14, 1 mile west of Doniphan

and 2f miles upstream from Briar Creek. Datum of gage is 322.21 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 2,038 square miles. 

Reccjros ayaiiaPle.- June 1921 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. January

1913 to December 1926 (monthly figures of discharge only) in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 2,757 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 18.3

TeeTTT minimum, 1,180 second-feet Oct. 5, 6, 27-30 {gage height, 1.83 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 94,400 second-feet Mar. 12, 1935 (gage height, 23.89

feet, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet;

minimum, 880 second-feet Aug. 1-14, 16, 1934, Aug. 30, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet in March 1904, from floodmarks, site and datum in

use Oct. 1, 1932, to July 2, 1936 (discharge, 130,000 second-feet, from rating curve

extended above 60,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good. 

Kevisions (water years).- W 877: 1937(M), 1938(M). W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 3O

1.8 1,14O 

3.0 2.9OO 

6.0 7,880

Note.- Same as 

above 1O.7 feet. 

Discharge, in 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

Oct.

1,240 

1,220 

1,210 

1,200 

1,180

1,180 

1,240 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,240 

1,220 

1,220 

1,210

1,220 

1,250 

1,270 

1,250 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,210 

1,200

1,200 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,280

Nov.

1,280 

1,500 

1,580 

1,770 

1,830

1,790 

1,690 

gl,640 

gl,6OO 

1,570

1,570 

1,560 

1,530 

1,480 

1,450

1,470 

1,480 

1,540 

1,720 

1,830

1,770 

1,690 

1,580 

1,530 

1,480

1,510 

1,500 

1,500 

1,480 

1,47O

Dec.

1,440 

1,420 

1,420 

1,410 

1,410

1,4OO 

1,580 

1,350 

1,34O 

1,320

1,290 

1,280 

1,280 

1,450 

2,830

2,760 

2,830 

2,530 

2,230 

2, 080

2,000 

1,860 

1,770 

1,860 

2,000

1,930 

1,860 

2,000 

2,980 

3,220 

3,450

8.5 12,600 2.1 1,500 10.7 18,100 

10.7 18, 10O 3.5 3,730 12.5 24,100 

6.0 8,220 14.6 32,500 

 ,.,.,., 8.0 12,000 16.6 44,300 following table

econd-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Jan.

2,980 

2,760 

2,600 

3,O60 

4,970

4,320 

3,680 

3,220 

2,900 

2,760

2,53O 

2,300 

2,230 

2,160 

2,160

2,300 

2,760 

5,260 

11,200 

16,100

9,110 

6,650 

5,800 

19,400 

43,200

43,900 

16,700 

15,600 

17,300 

11,800 

8,960

Month

Octo 

Nova 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Auga 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Peak discharge (base. 14,000

Feb.

7,660 

6,740 

6,190 

5,830 

5,470

5,290 

4,940 

4,760 

4,59O 

4,240

5,820 

3,820 

3,900 

10,300 

11,600

21,900 

17,000 

9,340 

7,660 

6,740

6,010 

5,650 

5,120 

4,940 

4,760

4,420 

4,240 

4,070

Secondfoot-days

37,920 

47,390 

59,380

909,820

280,670 

191,000 

182,500 

109,110 

97,610 

125,900 

86,030 

54,890 

52,860

1,325,260

Mar.

3,900 

3/730 

3,640 

.5,480 

3,480

3,4OO 

3,310 

3,230 

3,64O 

5,830

6,010 

5,830 

5,650

gs.zsu

g4,940

g4,760 

g4,59O 

5,470 

7,100 

6,740

6,190 

6,740 

7,660 

. 7,100 

6,370

8,400 

12,600 

11,000 

8,580 

7,290 

6,550

Maximum

1,280 

1,830 

3,450

20,300

43,900 

21,900 

12,600 

6,010 

7,290 

9,340 

7,660 

2,030 

2,420

43,900

Apr.

6,010 

5,470 

5,120 

4,940 

4,760

4,590 

4,420 

4,240 

4,070 

3.9OO

3,820 

3,640 

3,56O 

3,480 

3,4OO

3,230 

3,150 

3,060 

2,980 

2,900

2,820 

2,820 

2,820 

2,740 

2,660

2,66O 

g2,740 

g2,900 

g3,060 

g3,150

May

3,060 

3,060 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900

g2,74O 

g2,74O 

2,660 

2,660 

2,660

2,580 

2,500 

2,420 

2,340 

2,340

2,340 

2,260 

2,260 

2,260 

2,340

2,580 

2,660 

3,230 

3,060 

5,290

7,290 

5,120 

4,330 

4,590 

3,900 . 

3,480

Minimum

1,180 

1,280 

1,280

1,180

2,160 

3,820 

3,230 

2,660 

2.26O 

2,740 

1,900 

1,610 

1,500

1,180

sec. -ft.).- Jan. 2O (4 p.m.) 18

June

3,480 

4,590 

5,120 

4,590 

4,590

3,980 

3,560 

3,400 

3,480 

3,560

3,4OO 

3,90O 

6,010 

9,340 

7,290

7,100 

5,830 

4,940 

4,240 

3,820

3,480 

3,230 

3,150 

2,980 

2,900

2,740 

2,740 

2,820 

2,900 

2,74O

Mean

1,223 

1,580 

1,915

2,486

9,054 

6,821 

5,887 

3,637 

3,149 

4,197 

2,775 

1,771 

1,762

3,631

July

2,580 

2,500 

2,340 

2,260 

2,260

2,420 

2,500 

3,230 

7,660 

4,940

4,420 

3,730 

3,400 

3,060 

2,820

2,660 

2,580 

2,580 

2,66O 

2,500

2,340 

2,260 

2,180 

2,100 

2,100

2,100 

2,030 

2,030 

1,950 

1,940 

1,900

Per 

square 

mile

0.600 

.775 

.940

1.22

4.44 

3.35 

2.89 

1.78 

1.55 

2.06 

1.36 

.869 

.865

1.78

40O sec. -ft. 5 Jan

Aug.

1,840 

1,830 

1,800 

1,780 

1,830

1,830 

1.78O 

1,770 

1,76O 

1,760

1.74O 

1,720 

1,710 

1,770 

1,920

2,03O 

1,940 

1,830 

1,860 

1,950

1,920 

1,760 

1,680 

1,650 

1,620

1,610 

1,640 

1,650 

1,650 

1,640 

1,620

Sept.

1,610 

1,550 

1,520 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,500 

1,580 

1,560 

1,550

1,520 

1,550 

1,950 

2,420 

2,420

2,180 

2,030 

1,940 

2,100 

2,100

2,100 

1,950 

1,830 

1,770 

1,660

1,650 

1,620 

1,610 

1,560 

1,530

x Runoff

Inches

0.69 

.86 

1.08

16.59

5.12 

3.49 

3.33 

1.99 

1.78 

2.3O 

1.57 

1.00 

.96

24.17

Ac re- feet

75,210 

94,000 

117,800

1,805,OOO

556,700 

378,800 

362,000 

216,400 

193,600 

£49.700 

170,600 

108,900 ' 

104,800

2.629,000

26 (2:30 a.m.)

(3 a.m.) 14,700 sec.-ft. 

g Computed fros graph based on gage readings and recorded range In stage.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 91

Big Creek near Yukon, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'00", long. 91°51'00", in SW^NW^ sec. 5, T. 

29 N., R. 8 W., at bridge on State Highway 137, 3 miles south of Yukon. Datum of 

gage is 1,194.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 8.36 square miles.

Records available.- June to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 3,510 second-feet July 7 (gage height, 4.50 

reet in gage well, 5.78 feet at outside gage, from floodmark); minimum, 0.4 secondfoot Aug. 12, Sept. 6; minimum gage height, 1.08 feet July 16.

Flood of April 1945 reached a stage of about 10.5 feet and next highest flood 

(since 1932) reached a stage of about 10.0 feet in February 1935, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for June 1-7, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

o

Nov. Dec. Jan.

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jnly ..........................

Angust . . . . ,. ..................

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

The period ...................

Feb.

Second 

foot-days

_

_

951.1

726.9

37.6

111.3

-

Mar.

Maximum

_

_

_

100

433

6*2

35.1

-

Apr. May

Minimum

_

~

6.5

r.o

.6

.6

.

June

g27.3

g28.6

g48.1

a!7

a!5

a!7

a45

52

21.3

100

39.4

89

58

73

46.8

30.0

20.2

16.0

13.2

10.8

35.9

12.4

8.2

8.2

6.5

17.0

11.6

48.2

21.3

14.1

Mean

_

~

31.7

23.4

1.21

3.71

-

July

9.4

7.0

6.0

4.6

4.2

4.6

433

78

31.5

15.0

9.4

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.5

35:6

19.1

8.8

6.5

5.5

3.8

3.4

2.6

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

Per 

square 

mile

~

3.79

z'.BO

.145

.444

-

Aug.

0.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.3

3.2

6.2

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

1.0

Sept.

0.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.7

35.1

6.5

5.0

3.3

3.0

14.5

10.1

5.5

3.8

2.6

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.0

1.0

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

_

~ *

4.23 1,890

3.23 1,440

.17 75

.50 221

3,630

Peak discharge (base, 500 see.-ft.).- June 10 (8:30 a.m.) 650 sea.-ft.; June 12 (5 p.m.) 540 

sec.-ft.; July 7 (5:30 a.m.) 3,350 sec.-ft.: July 7 (9:25 a.m.) 3,510 sec.-ft.; July 16 (8 p.m.) 

622 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record! discharge computed on basis of weather records.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings and weather records.
92 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°09'15", long. 91°21'30", in W^ sec. 26, T. 29 N., R.

4 W., at bridge on State Highway 19, at Eminence, lj miles downstream from Mahans

Creek. Datum of gage is 617.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 398 square miles. 

Kecords~avallable.- October 1921 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 28 years, 449 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 13.85 

 feet); minimum observed, 155 second-feet Oct. 1-7, 10-14, 18, Nov. 27, 28; minimum

gage height observed, 1.48 feet Nov. 27.

1921-49: Maximum discharge observed, 40,000 second-feet June 13, 1928 (gage

height, 16.24 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum discharge, 64 second-feet

Aug. 28, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.42 feet Oct. 25, 1947. 

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

wnich are poor. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).- W 787: 1934. W 877: 1938. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5 

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

155

185

237

356

2.8 

3.5 

4.5 

5.5

681

1,140

2,000

3,130

4,490

7,250

10,900

2.9

4.1

775

1,640

1.6 185 

2.0 306 

2.3 434

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 4.1 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

155 

155 

155 

155 

155

155 

155 

162 

162 

155

155 

155 

155 

155 

162

162 

a!60 

155 

162 

162

162 

162 

162 

162 

162

162 

162 

162 

162 

162 

162

Nov.

162 

208 

208 

223 

208

196 

196 

196 

196 

196

185 

185 

176 

185 

176

176 

185 

208 

223 

223

a 200 

185 

176 

168 

162

162 

155 

al55 

a!60 

a!60

Dec.

162 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

162 

162 

162 

185 

604

848 

538 

a 400 

a300 

a260

223 

a210 

a200 

a 240 

223

237 

237 

272 

623 

681 

538

Jan.

404 

356 

334 

1,070 

800

623 

483 

404 

356 

312

292 

272 

254 

237 

237

566 

566 

2,370 

6,850 

1,810

1,140 

927 

1,220 

10,700 

10,200

3,640 

3,260 

5,870 

3,920 

2,540 

2,000

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946 

ary

.

*uarv h ^ ::::::::::::::::::::::

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,640 

1,380 

1,140 

927 

927

862 

800 

770 

740 

681

623 

566 

594 

2,100 

8,280

4,030 

1,810 

1,550 

1,380 

1,140

1,070 

927 

a830 

3770 

a700

652

623 

566

Secondfoot-days

4,929 

5,594 

8,979

136,940

64,013 

38,078 

32,078 

16,710 

20,189 

31,431 

21,026 

7,431 

7,498

257,956

Peak discharge (base, 3,900 sec. -ft.).- J

24,600 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (4 a.m.) 6,250 sec

Mar.

483 

483 

456 

430 

430

430 

404 

380 

623 

1,070

1,220 

1,140 

995 

927 

800

770 

995 

1,220 

1,070 

927

995 

1,380 

1,300 

1,140

r; 070

1,450 

3,520 

1,900 

1,560 

1,330 

1,180

Maximum

162 

223 

848

5,320

10,700 

8,280 

3,520 

1,110 

3,210 

6,890 

4,070 

350 

428

10, 700

Apr.

1,110 

903 

838 

775 

744

.713 

683 

624 

595 

567

539 

512 

485 

460 

460

434 

d420 

410 

d400 

d400

d390 

387 

d385 

d380 

d380

d400 

744 

653 

485 

434

May

d420 

d410 

d390 

d380 

d370

d360 

d350 

d340 

d330 

d330

325 

d310 

d300 

289 

289

289 

272 

272 

289 

306

366 

595 

683 

3,210 

2,430

1,330 

1,040 

1,330 

971 

838 

775

Minimum

155 

155 

162

149

237 

566 

380 

380 

272 

344 

241 

210 

185

155

June

1,040 

1,040 

903 

775 

624

539 

512 

683 

838 

903

838 

3,050 

6,890 

2,210 

1,720

1,180 

1,040 

903 

775 

683

567 

539 

485 

434 

410

387 

387 

366 

366 

344

Mean

159 

186 

290

374

2,065 

1,360 

1,035 

557 

651 

1,048 

678 

240 

250

707

July

344 

325 

325 

325 

325

325 

577 

4,070 

1,560 

2,100

1,180 

dl.OOO 

d850 

d750 

d650

d550 

a600 

653 

567 

512

460 

434 

366 

344 

325

289 

256 

241 

241 

241 

241

Per 

square 

mile

0.399 

.467 

.729

.940

5.19 

3.42 

2.60 

1.40 

1.64 

2.£3 

1.70 

.603 

.628

1.78

Aug.

241 

241 

226 

226 

226

226 

226 

226 

226 

226

212 

a210 

a250 

a330 

a350

a300 

a270 

a260 

241 

a270

256 

241 

241 

226 

212

212 

212 

212 

212 

212 

212

Sept.

212 

198 

198 

185 

185

185 

212 

212 

226 

212

212 

218 

428 

410 

325

289 

272 

306 

344 

366

306 

272 

241 

226 

226

212 

212 

212 

198 

198

Runoff

Inches

0.46 

.52 

.84

12.79

5.98 

3.56 

3.00 

1.56 

1.89 

2.94 

1.96 

.69 

.70

24.10

Acre feet

9,780 

11,100 

17,810

271,600

127,000 

75,530 

63,630 

33,140 

40,040 

62,340 

41,700 

14,740 

14,870

511,700

an. 19 (6 a.m.) 9,640 sec. -ft.} Jan. 24 (11145 p.m.) 

-ft.; Feb. 15 (2 p.m.) 14,200 sec. -ft.; Mar. 27 (6 a.m.)

4,490 sec.-ft.; May 24 (6 p.m.) 6,850 sec.-ft.; June 13 (7 a.m.) 10,900 sec.-ft.; July 8 (3 a.m.) 

8,300 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Current River near Eminence.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 93 

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36°57'05", long: 90°59'35", in SE^UE^ sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 1 

ii., 400 feet downstream from spring outlet, 0.4 mile upstream from Current River, and 

3% miles southeast of Van Buren. Datum of gage is 429.08 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- January to June 1922, April 1923 to September 1949 (fragmentary)January laa 1 / to May 1929).

Average discharge.- 23 years (1923-26, 1929-49), 410 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 1,200 second-feet Jan. 25, during period 

or Backwater from Current River; minimum daily, 274 second-feet Dec. lL-13.

1922-49: Maximum discharge,.1,300 second-feet (estimated) sometime in June 1928, 

during period of backwater from Current River; minimum, 247 second-feet July 4-6, 12,

1 b6.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of backwater, which are poor. Gage read 

once daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 747: 1928(M).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

e

7

e

9 

1O

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18

 19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

d300 

d300 

d3OO 

d300 

297

297 

294 

294 

294 

294

294 

294 

291 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

291

291 

291 

291 

291 

291 

291

Nov.

291

291 

300 

300 

300

300 

294 

294 

288 

288

288 

288 

282 

282 

282

282 

282 

282 

315 

321

309 

303 

303 

297 

291

291 

291 

285 

285 

285

Dec.

285 

285 

285 

285 

285

285 

285 

280 

280 

274

274 

274 

274 

291 

337

422 

398 

384 

370 

357

341 

331 

325 

325 

341

341 

331 

357 

495 

487 

479

Jan.

426 

419 

404 

700 

700

688 

615 

562 

528 

491

464 

441 

434 

422

412

441 

619 

800 

850 

750

700 

650 

600 

650 

1,200

1,100 

1,000 

1,100 

950 

900 

850

Feb.

850 

840 

830 

820 

810

800 

780 

770 

760 

750

730 

711 

693 

750 

900

1,100 

1,000 

950 

900 

850

850 

830 

820 

810 

800

790 

780 

769

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

740 

721 

706 

702 

693

683 

665 

656 

750 

850

800 

770 

750 

720 

700

700 

700 

700 

800 

800

700 

700 

800 

750 

700

800 

950 

900 

850 

850 

850

Apr.

800 

800 

800 

800 

800

760 

760 

760 

759 

745

721 

702 

683 

683 

665

647 

637 

628 

606 

601

593 

584 

579 

579 

575

566 

5'66 

566 

566 

584

Secondfoot-days

9,087 

8,790 

10,363

146,825

20,866 

23,043 

23,456 

20,115 

17,381 

15,825 

14,203 

11,915 

10,695

185,739

May

601 

593 

593 

594 

566

566 

558 

549 

558 

545

541 

536 

536 

532 

524

516 

516 

512 

512 

516

524 

541 

549 

628 

650

650 

600 

600 

600 

553 

532

Maximum

300 

321 

495

900

1,200 

1,100 

950 

800 

650 

600 

550 

401 

394

1,200

June

550 

550 

550 

540 

540

520 

524 

549 

566 

562

558 

560 

600 

600 

590

580 

560 

550 

540 

530

516 

499 91 

475 

460

'=56 

152 

i45 

452 

460

July

452 

445 

441 

437 

437

468 

499 

550 

550 

550

540 

524 

507 

483 

460

448 

448 

464 

456 

448

437 

434 

430 

426 

422

415 

412 

408 

404 

404 

404

Minimum

291 

282 

274

274

404- 

693 

656 

566 

512 

445 

404 

370 

337

274

Aug.

398 

398 

401 

401 

398

390 

390 

390 

394 

394

390 

390 

390 

390 

390

387 

387 

384 

380 

373

373 

373 

373 

373 

373

373 

373 

373 

373 

373 

370

Mean

293 

293 

334

401

673 

823 

757 

670 

561 

528 

458 

384 

356

509

Sept.

360 

360 

357 

357 

354

354 

357 

357 

357 

354

350 

350 

350 

394 

380

373 

367 

367 

367 

364

364 

360 

350 

347 

344

341 

341 

341 

341 

337

Runoff In 

acre-feet

18,020 

17,43O 

20,550

291,200

41,390 

45,710 

46,520 

39,900 

34,470 

31,390 

28,170 

23,630 

21,210

368,400

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge oonjputed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and records for Greer Spring at Greer and Current River at Van Buren.

.Note.- Backwater from Current River Jan. 4, 5, Jan. 18 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14-27, Mar. 9 to Apr. 8, 

May 25-29, June 1-6, 12-20, July 8-11; discharge computed as explained In footnote d.
94 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Spring River at Imboden, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36° I2 f , long. 91°10', in E| sec. IS, T. 18 N., R. 

y W. , at Imboden, 8 miles upstream from Eleven Point River and 11 miles upstream from 

mouth. Datum of gage is 254.07 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,162 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,394 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 78,500 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 28.42 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet; minimum, 259 second-feet 

Oct. 13; minimum daily, 324 second-feet Oct. 21-25, 28.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; minimum observed, 185 secondfeet Aug. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 30.9 feet in August 1915.

Revisions.- The figures of maximum discharge for some years have been revised, as 

shown in tne following table. They supersede those published in water-supply papers 

indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

877. .......

857. .......

877........

957

977........

1007........

1037........

Water 

year

1937

1938

1942

1945

Date

Mar 5

May 11

Apr 11

Apr. 23 

May 3 

Mar. 31

Gage height 

(feet)

23.97

22 40

19.13

19.12 

19.08 

24.87

Discharge 

(second-feet)

31,800

42,200

36,600

16,100

16,100 

16,100 

48,300

* Maximum observed. 

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by power plant at Mammoth Spring.

Revisions.- W 927: Drainage area. Revised-figures of discharge for high-water periods 

in the water years 1937-39, 1942, 1943, and 1945 are given herewith. They supersede 

those published in Water-Supply Papers 857, 877, 897, 957, 977, 1007, 1037, and 1057.

Day Discharge 

(water year) (second-feet)

1936-37 

Jan. 14..... 14,300 

15..... 27,700

1937-38 

Feb. 18..... 31,800 

19..... 16,400 

Mar. 29..... 26,300 

30..... 20,500

1938-39 

Mar. 5..... 26,600

Month

Water year 1936-37... 

Calendar year 1937...

Water year 1937-38. .. 

Calendar year 1938...

March 1939. ............

Water year 1938-39. . . 

Calendar year 1939...

Water year 1941-42. . .

Calendar year 1942. . .

Water year 1942-43. . . 

Calendar year 1943...

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

Water year 1944-45. . . 

Calendar year 1945...

Secondfoot-days

169,220

568,679 

544,730

113,216 

105,410

581,157 

549,991

103,910 

127,080

524,343 

518,747

96,540 

594,900

99,300 

627,733

114,943

504,479 

355,659

96,876 

804,880 

208,740 

114,110 

193,580

975,495 

1,010,934

Day Discharge Day Discharge 

(water year) (second-feet) (water year) (second-feet)

1938-39 1944-45 

Apr. 17..... 30,000 .Feb. 27. ... 3O,6OO 

18..... 16,700 Mar. 19. ... 17,700 

20. ... 17,500 

1941-42 30. ... 19,500 

Apr. 8..... 14,500 31. ... 39,600 

9..... 19,000 Apr. 2. ... 19,600 

15. ... 31,400 

1942-43 16. ... 25,100 

Dec. 27..... 21,700 May 10. ... 19,300 

28..... 24,100 June 11. ... 31,300 

May 11..... 45,900 12. ... 24,100 

12..... 17,500

Maximum

27,700

27,700 

27,700

31,800 

26,300

31,800 

31,800

26 , 600 

30,000

30,000 

30,000

19,000 

19,000

24,100 

24 , 100

45,900

45,900 

45,900

30,600 

39,600 

31,400 

19,300 

31,300

39,600 

39,600

Minimum

1,280

355

355

858 

1,230

355 

329

1,190 

1,070

329 

322

1,010 

375

1,120 

424

828

319 

308

334 

1,850 

2,500 

1,730 

1,610

875 

334

Mean

5,459

1,558 

1,492

4,043 3,400' 

1,592 

1,507

3,352 

4,236

1,437 

1,481

3,218 

1,630

3,203 

1,720

3,708

1,388 

974

3,460 

6,607 

6,958 

3,681 

6,451

8,673 

8,770

Per square 

mile

4.70

1.34 

1.28

3.48 

2.93

1.37 

1.30

2.88

3.65

1.24 

1.22

2.77 

1.40

2.76 

1.48

3.19

1.19 

.838

8.98 

5.69 

5.99 

3.17 

5.55

8.30 

2.38

Runoff in 

Inches

5.42 

18.21 

17.45

3.68 

3.37

18.59 

17.59

3.33 

4.07

16.80 

16.62

3.19 

19.14

3.18 

20.19

3.68

16.14 

11.39

3.10 

6.56 

6.68 

3.65 

6.19

31.81 

38.35

Runoff in 

acre-feet

335,600

1,'128,000 

1,080,000

224,600 

209, 100

1,153,000 

1,091,000.

306,100 

252,100

1,040,000 

1,089,000

191,500 

1,180,000

197,000 

1,845,000

288,000 

1,001,000 

705,500

198,200 

406 , 300 

414,000 

886,300 

383,800

1,935,000 

2,005,000

Note.- Second-feet per 

revised drainage area of

square mile and runoff 

1,162 square miles.

in inches in above revisions computed using
WHITE RIVER BASIN 95

Discharge, in second-feet, of Spring River at Iraboden, Ark., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

354 

347 

339 

339 

339

347 

358 

354 

327 

347

347 

343 

339 

335 

331

335 

339 

327 

331 

335

324 

324 

324 

324 

324

331 

327 

324 

331 

331 

382

Nov.

358 

519 

399 

382 

407

403 

378 

362 

395 

420

395 

399 

399 

395 

386

411 

399 

424 

726 

633

568 

534 

486 

463 

454

437 

445 

441 

486 

463

Dec.

463 

459 

459 

454 

450

432 

428 

428 

420 

415

407 

415 

407 

575 

6,570

4,750 

2,370 

1,590 

1,270 

1,070

964 

856 

778 

1,380 

2,020

1,490 

1,240 

1,360 

4,050 

2,510 

1,820

Jan.

1,490 

1,330 

1,270 

1,750 

3,280

2,090 

1,680 

1,490 

1,330 

1,210

1,130 

1,040 

991 

964 

937

3,650 

4,260 

8,440 

15,300 

5,950

3,630 

2,930 

2,650 

44,900 

44,700

19,000 

9,440 

12,500 

7,720 

5,050 

4,190

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam) 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

3,700 

3,210 

3,140 

3,630 

3,210

2,860 

2,580 

2,440 

2,230 

2,090

1,950 

1,880 

2,160 

^0,400 

22,900

9,750 

5,650 

4,330 

3,840 

3,420

3,070 

2,790 

2,580 

2,580 

2,580

2,440 

2,300 

2,160

Second 

foot-days

10,459 

13,367 

42,300

414,123

215,292 

135,870 

93,020 

50,850 

37,102 

30,684 

75,103 

22,933 

16,806

743,786

Mar.

2,020 

1,950 

1,880 

1,820 

1,750

1,680 

1,620 

1,590 

2,090 

3,700

3,420 

2,790 

2,510 

2,300 

2,090

1,950 

1,950 

2,020 

2,160 

2,020

1,950 

3,000 

3,070 

2,650 

2,370

7,230 

12,600 

5,950 

4,190 

3,560 

3,140

Maximum

382 

726 

6,570

13,400

44,900 

30,400 

12,600 

2,790 

2,230 

2,890 

21,100 

1,020 

752

44 , 900

Apr.

2,790

2,580 

2,580 

2,370 

2,230

2,160 

2,020 

1,880 

1,820 

1,750

1,750 

1,680 

1,620 

1,590 

1,490

1,460 

1,420 

1,390 

1,330 

1,330

1,300 

1,300 

1,270 

1,240 

1,210

1,180 

1,680 

1,680 

1,420 

1,330

May

1,460 

1,460 

1,360 

1,300 

1,240

1,180 

1,160 

1,460 

2,230 

1,950

1,520 

1,360 

1,270 

1,210 

1,130

1,130 

1,070 

1,020 

1,020 

991

1,020 

991 

964 

964 

1,020

991 

991 

937 

910 

910 

883

Minimum

324 

358 

407

324

937 

1,880 

1,590 

1,180 

883 

700 

619 

585 

479

324

June

856 

830 

804 

778 

752

752 

804 

778 

752 

700

1,570 

1,520 

1,570 

2,060 

2,890

1,460 

1,250 

1,050 

940

886

859 

859 

778 

752 

752

726 

726 

778 

752 

700

Mean

337 

446 

1,365

1,131

6,945 

4,852 

3,001 

1,695 

1,197 

1,023 

2,423 

740 

560

2,038

July

674 

649 

619 

639 

634

910 

6,430 

21,100 

11,700 

3,760

2,850 

2,240 

2,240 

1,790 

1,610

1,490 

1,550 

1,370 

1,280 

1,220

1,130 

1,080 

1,020 

996 

968

940 

886 

859 

832 

832 

805

Per 

square 

mile

0.290 

.384 

1.17

.973

5.98 

4.18 

2.58 

1.46 1:03

.880 

2.09 

.637 

.482

1.75

Aug.

778 

778 

778 

752 

752

1,020 

778 

726 

752 

805

726 

700 

752 

859 

805

726 

752 

700 

859 

968

778 

700 

674 

639 

619

614 

599 

726 

644 

589 

585

Sept.

561 

546 

533 

533 

528

510 

570 

594 

542 

523

514 

505 

594 

585 

551

561 

609 

624 

752 

649

649 

619 

575 

542 

537

528 

505 

501 

487 

479

Runoff

Inches

0.33 

.43 

1.35

13.24

6.89 

4.35 

2.98 

1.63 

1.19 

.98 

2.40 

.73 

.54

23.80

Peak discharge (base, 8»000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (5 p.m.) 8,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (4 a.i

Ac re- feet

20,750 

26,510 

83,900

821,400

427,000 

269,500 

184,500 

100,900 

73,590 

60,860 

149,000 

45,490 

33,330

1,475,000

1.) 20,500

sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 ;2:30 p.m.) 78,5OO sec.-ft.; Jan. 28 (7 a.m.) 13,400 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2:30 p.m.) 

46,900 sec.-ft.; Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 17,500 sec.-ft.; July 8 (6:30 p.m.) 29,000 sec.-ft.
Eleven Hoint River near tardley, Ho.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38'55", long. 91°12'03", in NE^SE^ sec. 17, T 23

 N., H. 2 W. , at bridge on State Highway 14, 7 miles southv;est of Bardley and 7j miles 

upstream from Fredericks For!:. Datum of gage is 410.S4 feet above mean sea-level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 793 sqaare miles.

Records available. October 1£21 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Janu-

 ary 1920 to December 1926 (monthly figures of discharge only) in reports of Corps of

Engineers.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 767 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 16.7

I'eet }, from rating carve extendea above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 2&9 second-feet

Oct. K, 30 {gage height, 1.71 feet).

1S21-49: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet Apr. 14, 1927 (gage height, 18.74

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum,

180 second-feet Oct. 18, Nov. 17, 18, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.06 feet Sept. 6-11,

1925.

Maximum stage known, IP.', feet in August 1915, from floodmarks (discharge, 4^,000

seaonu-feet, from rating carve ext:ndeJ above 25,000 second-feet).

Remarks. - Records good exceot those for neriod of no ga°;e-height record, which are poor. 

HevlaTons (water years).- W 82,: 1927, 1923, 1935. W 927: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.1 

2.5 

3.0

286

431

619

923

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,700

2,600

3,650

4,880

9.0

11.0

12.5

7,820

11,600

15,300

2.2 

2.6 

3.0

473

720

1,000

4.0 

5.2

1,760

2,800

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 5.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

324 

320 

313 

313 

313

317 

327 

317 

313 

310

310 

306 

306 

303 

303

303 

313 

306 

306 

306

303 

300 

296 

296 

293

293 

293 

293 

293 

296 

300

Nov.

300 

348 

415 

366 

355

344 

327 

320 

330 

327

320 

327 

324 

327 

324

338 

327 

341 

408 

452

415 

388 

366 

355 

352

355 

344 

348 

338 

334

Deo.

330 

330 

330 

327 

338

330 

330 

324 

317 

313

310 

313 

313 

344 

683

923 

780 

691 

646 

598

566 

527 

504 

527 

636

619 

582 

608 

960 

923 

824

Jan.

774 

732 

715 

1,300 

1,380

1,180 

1,030 

960 

889 

824

756 

720 

686 

668 

646

715 

960 

1,970 

4,000 

2,600

2,040 

al,800 

al,700 

315,000 

a!4,000

a4,800 

a4,400 

a6,100 

a3,900 

33,000 

a2,600

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

arv

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

a2,450 

a2,350 

a2,350 

a2,100 

al,900

al,800 

1,720 

1,720 

1,640 

1,600

1,520 

1,480 

1,520 

4,060 

5,420

4,880 

2,900 

2,530 

2,260 

2,130

1,960 

1,880 

1,800 

1,760 

1,720

1,640 

1,600 

1,560

Secondfoot-days

9,485 

10,515 

16,146

228,164

82,845 

62,250 

56,360 

40,100 

29,678 

29,632 

36,203 

20,413 

16,543

410,170

Peak discharge (base, 4.00O sec. -ft.).- J

33,200 sec. -ft.; Jan. 28 (about 6 a.m.) abo

Mar.

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,400 

1,360

1,360 

1,290 

1,290 

1,560 

2,260

2,170 

2,000 

1,840 

1,760 

1,640

1,560 

1,560 

1,760 

1,680 

1,640

1,640 

1,880 

1,920 

1,840 

1,760

2,620 

3,210 

2,620 

2,260 

2,080 

2,000

Maximum

327 

452 

960

5,830

15,000 

5,420 

3,210 

1,840 

1,220 

1,320 

2,800 

755 

734

15,000

Apr.

1,840 

1,760 

1,720 

1,640 

1,600

1,560 

1,520 

1,480 

1,440 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,330 

1,290 

1,250

1,220 

1,220 

1,180 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,100 

' 1,100 

1,100 

1,070

1,100 

1,360 

1,290 

1,250 

1,180

May

1,220 

1,180 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040

1,040 

1,OOO 

1,000 

1,000 

965

965 

930 

923 

916 

909

888

881 

867 

867 

867

860 

853 

825 

867 

860

874 

916 

1,000 

965 

1,000 

1,000

Minimum

293 

300 

310

293

646 

1,480 

1,290 

1,070 

825 

832 

769 

570 

484

293

June

1,040 

1,O40 

965 

916 

888

860 

867 

930 

930 

902

888 

1,320 

1,290 

1,100 

1,290

1,220 

1,140 

1,040 

1,000 

965

965 

923 

974 

860 

846

832 

846 

930 

965 

1,000

Mean

306 

350 

521

623

2,672 

2,223 

1,818 

1,337 

957 

988 

1,168 

658 

551

1,124

July

860 

804 

783 

769 

783

1,180 

2,770 

2,800 

2,170 

1,880

1,600 

l,40p 

1,290 

1,220 

1,140

1,140 

1,100 

1,070 

1,040 

1,000

965 

930 

895 

881 

860

846 

825 

811 

790 

818 

783

Per 

square 

mile

0.386 

.441 

.657

.786

3.37 

2.80 

2.29 

1.69 

1.21 

1.25 

1.47 

.830 

.695

1.42

Aug.

748 

741 

727 

713 

693

693 

686 

693 

680 

673

660 

653 

666 

755 

693

666 

646 

627 

653 

720

680 

640 

608 

601 

594

588 

594 

594 

582 

576 

570

Sept.

552 

546 

540 

540 

540

528 

552 

534 

528 

517

512 

528 

646 

582 

582

552 

546 

588 

734 

650

588 

570 

546 

528 

522

512 

506 

500 

490 

484

Runoff

Inches

0.44 

.49 

.76

10.70

3.89 

2.92 

2.64 

1.88 

1.39 

1.39 1.70' 

.96 

.78

19.24

Acre-feet

18,810 

20,860 

32,030

452,600

164,300 

123,500 

111,800 

79,540 

58,870 

58,770 

71,810 

40,490 

32,810

813,600

an. 18 (10:30 p.m.) 4,750 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (about 9 p.m.) 

it 6,700 sec. -ft.; Feb. 14 (3:30 a.m.) 5,010 sec. -ft.;

a No gage-height record; discharge 

and records for adjacent stations.

omputed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records,
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Eleven Point River near Elevenpoint, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 C 21', long. 91°07', in SE^SE^ sec. 30, T. 20 N., 

R. 1 W., \\ miles southwest of Elevenpoint and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of 

gage is 291.28 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,123 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to June 1933, February 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1930-32, 1936-49), 1,122 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 20,21 

feet), from rating curve extended above 23,000 second-feet; minimum, 400 second-feet 

Oct. 28-30 (gage height, 2.70 feet).

1929-33, 1936-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1949; minimum Observed, 226 

second-feet Sept. 9, 1936 (gage height, 2.13 feet, present datum).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1930-33, 1936-38. W 977: 1933, 1937, 1938, 1939(P), 

1942(P.). W 1117: DFaina^e area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Temporary curve used Dec. 15)

2.7 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

Discharge, in s

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

466 

461 

450 

445 

445

445 

466 

445 

440 

435

430 

425 

425 

425 

420

435 

440 

430 

425 

425

420 

420 

415 

410 

410

405 

405 

405 

400 

415 

440

Nov.

440 

492 

525 

525 

514

471 

461 

440 

450 

466

435 

440 

445 

435 

435

450 

450 

476

701 

617

600 

559 

525 

503 

487

498 

492 

492 

520 

498

Dec.

487 

482 

482 

471 

476

466 

466 

461 

450 

440

435 

435 

435

534 

3,720

1,690 

1,330 

1,140 

1,050 

952

890 

828 

791 

1,140 

1,330

1,080 

1,010 

1,230 

2,640 

1,690 

1,430

400 9.0 4,640 16.0 15,800 

559 11.0 6,330 17.0 19,200 

1,170 13.0 9,020 19.0 57,300 

1,820 14.0 10,800 

3,200 15.0 13,000

eoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September

Jan.

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

4 

8 

4

3

2 

2 

15 

27

19 

9 

9 

8 

4 

4

Month

Ooto 

Nova 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 194 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

,270 

,200 

,140 

,460 

,960

,690 

,530 

,400 

,300 

,200

,140 

,080 

,050 

,010 

983

,720 

,020 

,880 

,250 

,640

,270 

,640 

,370 

,900 

,500

,100 

,020 

,350 

,400 

,940 

,050

Feb.

3,620 

3,200 

3,060 

3,130 

2,780

2,640 

2,500 

2,370 

2,230 

2,160

2,090 

2,020 

2,230 

14,100 

9,350

8,100 

5,260 

3,980 

3,480 

3,130

2,850 

2,640 

2,500 

2,500 

2,440

2,300 

2,230 

2,090

Secondfoot-days

13,323 

14,842 

30,561

358,192

147,463 

100,980 

84,550 

53,970 

38,290 

40,080 

48,360 

29,409 

23,440

625,268

Mar.

2,020 

1,960 

1,890 

1,890 

1,820

1,820 

1,760 

1,690 

2,160 

3,480

3,200 

2,780 

2,570 

2,370 

2,230

2,090 

2,020 

2,300 

2,300 

2,160

2,160 

2,710 

2,640 

2,500 

2,440

5,140 

8,010 

4,560 

3,690 

3,200 

2,990

Maximum

466 

701 

3,720

7,280

27,500 

14,100 

8,010 

2,710 

1,460 

2,890 

4,490 

1,400 

952

27,500

Apr.

2,710 

2,500 

2,500 

2,370 

2,230

2,160 

2,090 

2,020 

1,960 

1,890

1,890 

1,820 

1,760 

1,760 

1,690

1,620 

1,590 

1,560 

1,530 

1,500

1,500 

1,460 

1,430 

1,430 

1,400

1,430 

1,590 

1,620 

1,500 

1,460

May

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1

1

1

Minimum

400 

435 

435

400

983 

2,020 

1,690 

1,400 

1,080 

1,110 

1,010 

797 

701

400

Peak discharge (base, 6.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (10:30 a.m.)

,460 

,460 

,400 

,360 

,330

,330 

,300 

,330 

,330 

,300

,270 

,240 

,200 

,200 

,170

,170 

,140 

,140 

,110 

,110

,110 

,110 

,080 

,140 

,170

,110 

,170 

,240 

,240 

,300 

,270

June

1,270 

1,300 

1,240 

1,170 

1,140

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,170 

1,140

1,430 

1,240 

2,890 

1,660 

1,890

1,760 

1,530 

1,400 

1,330 

1,27.0

1,240 

1,200 

1,170 

1,140 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,300 

1,'270 

1,270

Mean

430 

495 

986

979

4,757 

3,606 

2,727 

1,799 

1,235 

1,336 

1,560 

949 

781

1,713

8,860 sec.

1949

July

1,170 

1,080 

1,050 

1,010 

1,010

1,100 

2,920 

4,490 

3,480 

2,500

2,160 

1,960 

1,820 

1,660 

1,530

1,460 

1,590 

1,400 

1,360 

1,330

1,270 

1,200 

1,170 

1,140 

1,110

1,110 

1,080 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050 

1,050

Per 

square 

mile

0.383 

.441 

.878

.872

4.24 

3.21 

2.43 

1.60 

1.10 

1.19 

1.39 

.945 

.695

1.53

Aug.

1,010 

983 

983 

952 

952

983 

952 

983 

921 

921

921 

89O 

952 

983 

952

921 

890 

859 

1,400 

1,330

1,050 

952 

890 

859 

859

828 

890 

890 

828 

828 

797

Sept.

791 

779 

773 

767 

761

755 

779 

785 

761 

749

737 

737 

952 

859 

797

779 

785 

797 

952 

890

828 

797 

767 

749 

737

731 

725 

719 

701 

701

Runoff

Inches

0.44 

.49 

1.01

11.86

4.88 

3.44 

2.80 

1.79 

1.27 

1.33 

1.60 

.97 

.78

20.70

Acre-feet

26,430 

29,440 

60,620

710,500

292,500 

200,300 

167,700 

107,000 

75,950 

79,500 

95,920 

58,330 

46,490

1,240,000

-ft.} Jan. 25 (7 p.m.)
WHITE RIVER BASIN

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°47'10, long. 91°20'50", in SE&SWr sec. 36, T. 25 

N., K. 4 W., 300 feet downstream from lower outlet of spring, 1 mile upstream from 

Eleven Point River, and 1 mile north of Greer. Datum of gage is 564.00 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- August to December 1904 (gage heights and discharge measurements only), 

November lyai to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1922-49), 338 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 912 second-feet Jan. 24, includes about 60 

second-feet of surface runoff (gage height, 1.76 feet); minimum, 187 second-feet Oct. 

28 to Nov. 2 (gage height, 0.45 foot).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 1,220 second-feet Aug. 14, 1946, includes about 700 

second-feet of surface runoff (gage height, 2.23 feet), from rating curve extended above 

600 second-feet; maximum excluding surface runoff, 903 second-feet May 26, 1927; minimum, 116 second-feet Aug. 26-31, Sept. 14-17, 1936

Remarks.- Records good, 

in records.

Occasional runoff from drainage area 2.97 square miles included

Rating table, water year "1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 14 to Apr. 15)

0.4 172 

.8 302 

1.1 432 

1.5 670 

1.7 -807

Discharge, in second- feet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

202 

199 

199 

199 

199

199 

202 

199 

199 

199

199 

196 

196 

196 

196

196 

193 

193 

193 

193

193 

190 

190 

190 

190

190 

190 

190 

187 

187 

187

Nov.

187 

196 

308 

205 

305

202 

202 

199 

199 

199

199 

199 

202 

202 

202

202 

202 

205 

227

233

224 

218 

214 

211 

208

208 

205 

202 

199 

199

Dec.

196 

196 

196 

196 

199

202 

202 

199 

196 

193

193 

196 

193 

205 

306

341 

337 

329 

325 

322

318 

310 

298 

295 

310

306 

306 

314 

367 

375 

367

Jan.

362 

358 

354 

422

453

* 448 

432 

418 

408 

398

384

375 

367 

358 

354

354 

389 

485 

574 

574

568 

555 

555 

759 

779

738 

752 

752 

718 

704 

697

Feb.

677 

664 

664 

657 

650

644 

638 

631 

631 

624

624 

618 

664 

711 

704

690 

684

677 

670 

664

657 

650 

644 

638 

631

624 

618 

612

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

605 

605 

599 

599 

593

586 

580 

580 

605 

605

605 

605 

605 

605 

605

599 

599 

593 

593 

586

580 

586

593 

593 

593

599 

624 

618 

612 

a605 

599

Apr.

599 

593 

5S6 

586 

580

a575 

a575 

h574 

a570 

a565

a560 

a555 

a550 

a545 

h543

a535 

a530 

a525 

a520 

a515

a505 

h497 

491 

485 

485

480 

474 

485 

485 

485

Secondfoot-days

6,031 

6,163 

8,288

107,395

15,844 

18,260 

18,554 

16,053 

14,249 

13,619 

14,185 

11,808 

10,428

153,482

Hay

480 

469 

474 

480 

474

474 

469 

469 

469 

464

453 

464 

464 

458 

453

453 

443 

432 

432 

432

432 

432 

427 

448 

458

458 

474 

480 

580 

480 

474

Maximum

202 

233 

375

520

779 

711 

624 

599 

480 

491 

531 

408 

358

779

June

469 

453 

458 

453 

448

437 

443 

432 

a437 

443

443 

464 

474 

485 

491

491 

480 

474 

469 

469

464 

458 

453 

448 

443

437 

432 

427 

422 

422

July

418 

413 

408 

408 

408

413 

464 

520 

531 

531

536 

520 

502 

485 

502

491 

480 

480 

474 

469

458 

448 

443 

437 

432

427 

422 

422 

422 

418 

413

Aug.

408 

403 

403 

398 

389

394 

389 

389 

389 

384

380 

375 

380 

394 

389

384 

384 

380 

375 

380

380 

375 

371 

371 

367

367 

362 

362 

362 

362 

362

Minimum Mean

187 195 

187 205 

193 267

187 293

354 511 

612 652 

580 599 

474 535 

427 460 

422 454 

408 458 

362 381 

333 348

187 420

Sept.

358 

358 

358 

354

354

350 

350 

350 

350 

345

341 

345 

350 

350 

350

350 

350 

350 

350 

350

350 

345 

345 

345 

341

341 

341 

337 

337 

333

Runoff in 

acre-feet

11,960 

12,220 

16,440

213,000

31,430 

36,220 

36,800 

31,840 

28,260 

27,010 

28,140 

23,420 

20,680

304,400

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

h Computed from tape-gage reading.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 99 

Strawberry River near Evening Shade, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°06', long. 91°36', in NE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R. 

b w., at bridge on State Highway 11, 2 miles north of Evening Shade and 5f miles upstream from Piney Pork. Datum of gage is 406.56 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 225 sq.-.are miles.

Records available.- Feburary l?3 to September 1949,

Average discharge.- 10 years, 220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 26.59 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 3-6.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 18-23, 

1941.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Dec. 26 to Jan. 4, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of discnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

ai

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

13 

13 

12 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

20 

21 

22 

23 

28

Nov.

42 

35 

24 

28 

29

22 

18 

18 

21 

28

23 

24 

24 

22 

21

24 

24 

32 

269 

108

57 

42 

35 

31 

28

26 

24 

24 

26

26

Dec.

26

26 

27 

26 

27

26 

25 

24 

23 

23

22 

22 

21 

165 

2,020

1,320 

488 

280 

213 

169

143 

120 

104 

1,000 

824

f324 

f226 

f492 

f 1,100 

f475 

f271

Jan.

f226 

f210 

f!94 

f725 

594

335 

244 

208 

180 

159

141 

129 

120 

112 

110

1,400 

1,530 

4,320 

4,080 

1,010

706 

540 

462 

17,200 

12,600

2,700 

2,830 

3,000 

976 

678 

553

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sapt

We

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary ii&ry . . .

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

450 

379 

402 

720 

475

402 

335 

291 

262 

226

197 

185 

337 

7,500 

4,350

1,230 

764 

594 

488 

402

335 

291 

253 

326 

407

280 

253 

226

Secondfoot-days

478 

1,155 

10,052

75,626

58,272 

22,360 

15,082 

4,466 

4,707 

1,370 

19,539 

1,738 

538

139,757

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 sec. -ft.).- J

31,000 sec. -ft.] Jan. 27 (6:30 p.m.) 5,020

Mar.

200 

184 

166 

153 

145

135 

121 

118 

594 

678

462 

346 

280 

235 

204

173 

173 

190 

160 

142

233 

749 

414 

302 

262

3,800 

2,200 

854 

580 

450 

379

Maximum

28 

269 

2,020

5,070

17,200 

7,500 

3,800 

291 

673 

136 

7,670 

252 

32

17,200

Apr.

291 

253 

262 

244 

215

199 

184 

169 

160 

153

148 

140

136 

130 

121

115 

111 

108 

104 

98

97 

96 

92 

87 

84

83 

129 

216 

131 

110

May

133 

147 

130 

108 

98

88 

84 

673 

575 

486

224 

172 

149 

131 

118

112 

103 

92 

85 

85

112 

106 

88 

86 

87

85 

69

70 

64 

75 

72

Minimum

11 

18 

21

11

110 

185 

118 

83 

64 

21 

14 

23 

16

11

June

62 

59 

53 

49 

46

48 

58 

44 

41 

39

39 

52 

62 

96

136

84 

53 

42 

35 

30

28 

28 

28 

26 

24

21 

21 

21 

22 

23

Mean

15.4 

38.5 

324

207

1,880 

799 

487 

149 

152 

45.7 

630 

56.1 

17.9

383

July

26 

20

16 

14 

19

58

6,170 

7,670 

1,230 

1,170

426 

302 

253 

216 

182

211 

268 

219 

143 

117

105 

94 

78 

80 

76

71 

67 

63 

59 

55 

52

Per 

square 

mile

0.068 

.171 

1.44

.920

8.36 

3.55 

2.16 

.662 

.676 

, .203 

2.80 

.249 

.080

1.70

Aug.

50 

51 

252 

80 

67

50 

55

46 

47 

52

50

37 

34 

134 

127

73 

50 

49 

44 

38

31 

42 

30 

26 

24

23 

23 

41 

58 

31 

23

Sept.

20 

18 

18 

16

16

16 

18 

16

16 

16

16 

16 

18 

18 

20

20 

18 

21 

32 

21

21 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Runoff

Inches

0.08 

.19 

1.66

12.50

9.63 

3.70 

2.49 

.74 

.78 

.23 

3.23 

.29 

.09

23.11

Ac re- feet

948 

2,290 

19,940

150,000

115,600 

44,350 

29,910 

8,860 

9,340 

2,720 

38,760 

3,450 

1,070

277,200

an. 18 (8 p.m.) 7,310 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 

Sec. -ft.] Feb. 14 (s p.m.) 9,760 sec. -ft.} Mar. 26

.) 10,800 sec.-ft.

f Computed from partially estimated graph based on two gage readings by observer, recorder range 

in stage, adjacent recorder traces, and records for Piney. Fork at Evening Shade and Strawberry River 

near Poughkeepsie. 0
100 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Strawberry River near Poughkeepsie, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07', long. 91°27', in NW£ sec. 19, T. 17 M., R. 

4 W., at bridge on State Highway 58, half a mile downstream from Hurricane Creek and 

2j miles northeast of Poughkeepsie. Datum of gage is 298.07 feet above mean sea level 

(Corps of Engineers bench mark). 39

Drainage area.- 476 square miles.

Records available.- February 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 556 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 52,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 29.30 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum, 58 second-feet Oct. 13.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; minimum observed, 10 second-feet 

Oct. 3, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except thcJse for Jan. 24, 30, 31, Feb. 1-3, 5-13, 20-28, Mar. 1, 

Apr. VI, 28, which are fair, and those for Jan. 25-29, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computation of discharge 

rurnisnea by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1938. W 897: Drainage area.

Discharge in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

66 

65 

62 

61 

60

60 

66 

62 

61 

61

61 

60 

58 

60 

59

60 

61 

61 

61 

62

62 

62 

62 

62 

62

64 

64 

64 

65 

66 

74

Nov.

99 

180 

115 

92 

98

94 

85 

78 

85 

96

98 

95 

92 

87 

84

91 

95 

130 

482 

416

212 

172 

145 

130 

123

US 

110 

117 

134 

130

Dec.

126 

123

121 

119 

117

112

110 

107 

104 

101

100 

98 

96 

795 

5,990

3,140 

1,330 

886 

699 

614

498 

449 

390 

1,840 

2,610

1,060 

767 

866 

2,290 

1,290 

920

Jan.

767 

682 

631 

1,210 

1,280

818 

682 

598 

548 

498

449 

416 

390 

368 

368

2,070 

3,280 

7,460 

8,790 

2,260

1,680 

1,360 

1,190 

31,000 

a38,800

a!2,100 

a4,150 

a6,500 

a2,200 

gl,580 

gl,310

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

FeUi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sepl

We

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

lendar year 194£ 

ary

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

gl,120 

g949 

gl,020 

1,540 

gl,200

g949 

g826 

g739 

g677 

g615

g569 

g539 

g881 

11,100 

9,050

2,640 

1,580 

1,230 

1,050 

g914

g809 

g739 

g677 

g724 

g879

g708 

g646 

g600

Secondfoot-days

1,934 

4,080 

27,868

187,819

135,435 

44,970 

36,972 

13,331 

9,264 

4,436 

39,870 

4,450 

2,255

325,225

Mar.

g539 

509 

479 

4SO 

436

408 

382 

369 

912 

1,700

1,050 

844 

739 

662 

584

539 

539 

692 

554 

494

611 

1,540 

1,020 

792 

724

6,880 

7,030 

2,000 

1,390 

1,120 

984

Maximum

74 

48? 

5,990

8,700

38,800 

11,100 

7,030 

826 

862 

646 

19,500 

418 

95

38,800

Apr.

826 

739 

756 

708 

646

600 

569 

524 

494 

464

450 

422 

408 

395 

369

343 

- 330 

323 

306 

301

294 

289 

280 

268 

258

256 

f369 

f662 

369 

313

May

408 

422 

369 

318 

287

268 

253 

698 

862 

809

479 

382 

323 

287 

258

246 

230 

205 

190 

182

244 

251 

201 

194 

233

182 

163 

159 

157 

186 

178

Minimum

58 

78 

96

58

368 

539 

369 

256 

157 

90 

79 

84 

66

58

June

154 

14S 

135 

124 

119

115 

ISO 

125 

109 

108

113 

118 

133 

265 

646

282 

192 

150 

132 

119

116 

113 

106 

101 

99

93 

90 

90 

103 

91

Mean

62.4 

136 

899

513

4,369 

1,606 

1,193 

444 

310 

148 

1,286 

144 

75.2

891

July

86 

83 

79 

80 

100

274 

5,870 

19,500 

3,970 

1,870

1,050 

739 

692 

554 

464

395 

844 

436 

395 

308

272 

244 

221 

210 

199

186 

170 

157 

149 

140 

133

Per 

square 

mile

0.131 

.286 

1.89

1.08

9.18 

3.37 

2.51 

.933 

.651 

.311 

2.70 

.303 

.158

1.87

Aug.

129 

124 

283 

224 

138

150 

133 

140 

132 

138

119 

111 

103 

268 

418

210 

140 

122 

168 

150

115 

104 

103 

93 

88

89 

86 

85 

106 

97 

84

Sept.

78 

75 

74 

73 

72

71 

76 

77 

75 

72

71 

71 

80 

77 

78

78 

85 

83 

88 

95

79 

77 

72 

70 

70

69 

69 

68 

66 

66

Runoff

Inches

0.15 

.32 

2.18

14.67

10.58 

3.51 

2.89 

1.04 

.75 

.35 

3.12 

.35 

.18

25.42

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (4 p.m.) 6,350 see. -ft.; Dec. 24 (12 p

Acre-feet

3,840 

8,090 

55,280

372,500

268,600 

89,200 

73,330 

26,440 

19,090 

8,800 

79,080 

8,830 

4,470

645,000

m.) 5,020

sec.-ft.; Jan. 18 (7:30 p.mi) 13,5000 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 52,500 sec.-ft.; Feb. 15 (3:30 

a.m.) 12,600 sec.-ft. ; Mar. 26 (8:30 p.m.) 14,700 see.-ft.; July 8 (11 a.m.) 27,500 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record ; discharge computed on basis of records for Strawberry River near Evening 

Shade and Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade.

f Computed from cartly estimated gage heights.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 101

Piney Fork Strawberry River at Evening Shade, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05', long. 91°37', in NE^ sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 

 6 w., at bridge on State Highway 11, three-quarters of a mile north of Evening Shade

and 4^ miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 420.62 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 99 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1943.

Average discharge.- 10 ;*ears, 96.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,500 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 23.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 6.

1939-49: Maximum discharge,- that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times in 1941, 1944, 

1947.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge<furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.5 

4.2 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3

2.9 

4.9 

4.5 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.9 

3.9

4.2 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

7.4

Nov.

18 

38 

10 

6.4 

10

9.8 

6.0 

5.7 

8.3 

15

10 

9.3 

8.8

7.4 

6.4

7.9 

8.8 

30 

122 

28

21 

18 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

12 

15 

13

Dec.

12 

11 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

9.8 

9.8 

9.8 

97 

1,290

465 

197 

137 

110 

90

77 

65 

55 

624 

375

164 

128 

148 

414 

194 

146

Jan.

122 

112 

100 

220 

133

102 

90 

81 

74 

66

60 

55 

51 

48 

47

608 

472 

2,210 

1,040 

412

317 

245 

218 

9,230 

3,390

1,180 

1,610 

964 

437 

326 

270

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apn 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary

8 .........

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

ter year 1948-49. .........

Feb.

224 

194 

238 

316 

200

174 

148 

135

120 

110

100 

96 

173 

1,830 

775

424 

299 

242 

203 

174

150 

135 

118 

157 

162

124 

116 

105

Secondfoot-days

138.8 

509.8 

4,916.4

33,873.6

24,290 

7,242 

8,213 

2,165 

1,231 

807 

7,376.9 

680.1 

212.8

57,782.8

Mar.

96 

92 

84 

81 

77

73 

67 

67 

218 

292

188 

157 

135 

118 

105

96 

114 

199 

105 

94

169 

350 

185 

157 

144

2,190 

1,340 

446 

313 

252 

209

Maximum

7.4 

122 

1,290

1,620

9,230 

1,830 

2,190 

167 

93 

190 

2,980 

116 

15

9,230

Apr.

167 

148 

157 

133 

118

107 

98 

90 

83 

79

76 

71 

68 

63 

56

54

51 

49 

46 

45

45

42 

40 

r 3 

37

34 

44 

55 

37 

33

May

51 

41 

33 

30 

28

25 

24 

93 

67 

90

50 

42 

38 

35 

33

36 

31 

28 

26 

26

47 

41 

25 

53 

40

27 

27 

24 

30 

59 

31

Minimum

2.9 

5.7 

9.8

2.9

47 

96 

67 

33 

24 

12 

8.3 

8.8 

4.9

2.9

June

28 

25 

23 

20 

18

20 

23 

16 

15 

14

17 

21 

19 

54 

190

44 

29 

24 

21 

19

18 

21 

16 

15 

16

13 

12 

25 

19 

12

Mean

4.48 

17.0 

159

92.6

784 

259 

265 

72.2 

39.7 

26.9 

238 

21.9 

7.09

158

July

10 

9.3 

8.3 

8.3 

38

68 

1,830 

2,980 

456 

339

191 

162 

210 

112 

87

93 

199 

83

63 

55

50 

45 

40 

38 

36

34 

31 

27 

25 

25 

24

Per 

square 

mile

0.045 

.172

1.61

,935

7.92 

2 . 62 

2.68 

.729 

.401 

.272 

2.40 

.221 

.072

1.60

Aug.

22 

27 

45 

24 

21

'31 

25 

21 

23 

20

17

17 

14 

116 

51

22 

22 

17

13 

 13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

14 

10 

9.3 

8.8

Sept.

8.3 

7.4 

7.4 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

8.3 

7.9

6.9 

6.4

6.0 

5.7 

7.9 

7.4 

6.9

7.4 

7.4 

8.8 

15 

9.3

6.9 

6.0 

5.7

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

4.9 

5.7

Runoff

Inches

0.05 

.19 

1.85

12.72

9.13 

2.72 

3.09 

.81 

.46 

.30 

2.77 

.26 

.08

21.71

Peak dischar-Ke (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 18 (5:30 p.m.) 3,640 sec. -ft. ; Jan. 24 (4

Acre feet

275 

1,010 

9,750

67,190

48,180 

14,360 

16,290 

4,290 

2,440 

1,600 

14,630 

1,350 

422

114,600

p.m.) 17,50C

4,230 sec.-ft. ; July 8 (10:30 a.m.) 5,810 sec.-ft.
102 WHITE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Little Red River near Clinton, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 92°23', in NEi sec. 29, T. 11 N., R. 

13 w., 17 miles downstream from Pedee Creek, 4? miles southeast of Clinton, and 6 miles 

downstream from Archey Fork. Datum of gage is 430.02 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 316 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 562 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69,500 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 26.5.'j 

feet), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet; minimum. 0.1 second-foot 

Oct. 12-16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 25.2 feet, date unknown, from information by 

local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 24, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 13 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 1087: 1939.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.5 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.8 

5.3

Nov.

11 

443 

347 

171 

136

148 

122 

104 

98 

113

158 

150 

134 

122 

112

111 

119 

155 

312 

331

260 

207 

168 

142 

126

122 

112 

111 

116 

116

Dec.

115 

113 

119 

122 

129

150 

173 

171 

155 

140

127 

119 

112 

308 

6,630

5,350 

2,240 

1,410 

1,060 

800

627 

499 

395 

470 

1,250

925 

775 

871 

3,760 

1,980 

1,340

Jan.

1,060 

875 

800 

4,040 

2,240

1,500 

1,140 

925 "75 

636

530 

455 

399 

354 

342

2,600 

3,290 

9,540 

5,660 

2,490

1,700 

1,310 

1,260 

33,700 

19,500

6,500 

6,960 

5,160 

2,490 

1,700 

1,310

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .......................

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

lender year 1948 .........

ary . ...

nary

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

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Peak discharge (base, 7.000 a

Feb.

1,080 

905 

942 

1,400 

1,100

980 

855 

761 

669 

577

497 

448 

831 

5,940 

3,250

1,990 

1,460 

1,200 

1,000 

855

738 

646 

550 

669 

738

623 

591 

536

Second 

foot-days

18.1 

4,877 

32,435

193,067.7

121,241 

31,831 

30,369 

10,003 

8,588 

19,714 

5,611 

1,219 

607.5

266,513.6

eo.-ft.).- De

seo.-rt.j Jan. 24 (4:30 p.m.; 69,500 sec. -ft

Mar.

470 

426 

382 

346 

335

293 

262 

247 

462 

528

453 

418 

394 

35B 

320

293 

287 

466 

418 

370

422 

1,460 

1,230 

1,000 

969

7,040 

4,450 

2,310 

1,580 

1,280 

1,100

Maximum

5.3 

443 

6,630

11,200

33,700 

5,940 

7,040 

855 

880 

3,400 

715 

150 

35

33,700

Apr.

855 

738 

669 

591 

510

440 

386 

342 

306 

331

479 

414 

394 

362 

324

287 

262 

241 

223 

204

190 

176 

168 

162 

156

150 

179 

160 

156 

148

May

278 

880 

646 

475 

370

296 

250 

427 

577 

431

313 

244 

201 

166 

259

303 

208

168 

141 

124

133 

181 

141 

124 

108

95 

86 

102 

137 

201 

523

Minimum

0.1 

11 

112

.1

342 

448 

247 

148 

86 

100 

37 

14 

8.6

.1

0. 15 (7 p.m.) 11,6 

.; Jan. 27 (8 p.m.

June

414 

256 

204 

663 

1,220

550 

398 

394 

1,310 

761

600 

536 

623 

3,400 

2,400

1,490 

1,000 

715 

550 

422

331 

284 

228 

185 

156

144 

144 

123 

113 

100

July

84 

72 

62 

56 

59

74 

402 

572 

300 

216

338 

576 

715 

410 

284

218 

181 

148 

119 

97

82 

69 

59 

54 

54

52 

73 

57 

48 

43 

37

Per 

Mean square 

mile

o.sa o.ooia

163 .516 

1,046 3.31

528 1.67

3,911 12.4 

1,137 3.60 

980 3.10 

333 1.05 

277 .877 

657 2.08 

181 .573 

39.3 .124 

20.2 .064

-730 2.31

00 sec . -ft . ; Jan . 

11,000 sec. -ft. 5

Aug.

33 

34 

31 

29 

29

34 

39 

35 

32 

29

26 

27 

25 

23 

71

150

106 

75 

61 

51

43 

37 

33 

29 

26

23 

21 

19 

18 

16 

14

Sept.

14 

12 

11 

9.9 

9.0

8.6 

13 

35 

35 

28

23 

20 

21 

19 

18

19 

20 

23 

26 

31

26 

25 

27 

25 

22

20 

19 

18 

16 

14

Runoff

Inches

0.002 

.57 

3.82

22.72

14.27 

3.75 

3.57 

1.18 

1.01 

2.32 

.66 

.14 

.07

31.36

18 (5 p. 

Feb. 14

Acre-feet

36 

9,670 

64,330

382,900

240,500 

63,140 

60,240 

19,840 

17,030 

39,100 

11,130 

2,420 

1,200

528,600

m. 

(7

15,400

i.m.)

8,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (8 a.m.) 9,300 sec.-ft.

Note.- Discharge Mar. 26 to Apr. 26 computed from graph based on gage readings and intermittent 

recorder trace.
WHITE RIVER BASIN 103

Little Red River near Heber Springs, Ark.

Location^- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32', long. 92°00', in NE£ sec. 6, T^ 10 N., R. 9 

w., 2f miles downstream from Peter Creek and 3 miles northeast of town of Heber Springs. 

Datum of gage is 271.81 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,141 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to June 1935, March 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1927-34, 1936-49), 1,871 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 117,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 46.53 

reet in gage well and 46.9 feet, from outside gage); minimum, 0.1 second-foot 

Oct. 29, 30.

1927-35, 1936-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1949; no flow at times in 

some years.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 25, 1949. Flood of April 1927 reached a stage of 

44.0 feet, original site and datum (discharge, 78,900 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 16 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 857: 1928, 1930, 1933, 1935. W 927: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4.0 

3.8 

3.3 

2.9 

2.8

2.4 

2.8 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1,1

1.1 

1.0 

.8 

.5 

.5

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

.1 

1.0 

9.0

Nov.

7.7 

22 

84 

440 

410

321 

270 

255 

237 

231

231 

257 

316 

326 

300

292 

321 

379 

1,490 

1,700

1,180 

872 

689 

576 

489

456 

440 

440 

540 

614

Dec.

595 

558 

540 

523 

523

523 

523 

558 

540 

489

456 

413 

379 

379 

14,300

27,000 

11,800 

5,990 

4,110 

2,970

2,250 

1,770 

1,410 

1,180 

3,300

4,440 

3,060 

2,520 

7,700 

8,200 

4,990

Jan.

3,670 

2,880 

2,430 

4,630 

8,740

4,990 

3,670 

2,880 

2,340 

1,920

1,600 

1,380 

1,210 

1,110 

1,010

4,890 

-15,200 

18,300 

33,500 

11,800

6,900 

5,210 

4,330 

18,000 

104,000

44,700 

20,100 

26,600 

11,100 

6,380 

4,770

Month

Ootc 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Hoy 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar .year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1946-49 ..........

Feb.

3,670 

2,970 

2,610 

4,110 

4,110

3,350 

2,880 

2,430 

2,120 

1,800

1,560 

1,380 

1,560 

17,900 

19,900

10,900 

6,510 

4,770 

3,780 

3,060

2,520 

2,160 

1,840 

1,840 

2,200

2,080 

1,800 

1,630

Secondfoot-clays

51.8 

14,185.7 

113,989

603,299.7

380,240 1 

117,440 

130,002 

31,268 

23,510 

51,465 

13,470 

2,740 

1,341

87?, 702 .5

Mar.

1,470 

1,320 

1,180 

1,110 

1,010

941 

872 

809 

2,550 

3,450

2,700 

2,080 

1,740 

1,500 

1,320

1,160 

1,060 

1,290 

1,700 

1,500

1,470 

4,030 

5,730 

4,000 

3,350

23,400 

30,100 

11,400 

6,770 

4,880 

4,110

Maximum

9.0 

1,700 

27,000

27,000

04,000 

19,900 

30,100 

3,150 

2,000 

7,030 

1,560 

186 

154

1. 04, 000

Apr.

3,150 

2,520 

2,120 

1,880 

1,600

1,410 

1,240 

1,110 

987 

895

895 

1,040 1,010

918 

830

767 

689 

632 

595 

540

506 

489 

456 

456 

440

417 

1,390 

964 

708 

614

May

784 

1,380 

2,000 

1,470 

1,140

918 

767 

1,040 

1,840 

1,600

1,180 

918 

746 

632 

540

540 

614 

506 

423 

364

342 

670 

576 

423

364

326 

287 

255 

241 

264 

348

Minimum

0.1 

7.7 

379

.1

1,010 

1,380 

809 

417 

241 

364 

123 

40 

20

.1

June

1,760 

1,350 

918 

708 

1,860

2,790 

1,470 

1,140 

1,260 

3,290

2,250 

2,610 

1,960 

3,970 

7,030

4,550 

2,880 

1,920 

1,380 

1,060

895 

788 

670 

558 

489

417 

370 

388 

364 

370

Mean

1.67 

473 

3,677

1,648

12,270 

4,194 

4,194 

1,042 

758 

1,716 

435 

88.4 

44.7

2,410

July

311 

277 

244 

212 

199

186 

216 

875 

1,560 

1,140

767 

689 

809 

1,010 

746

595 

489 

456 

440 

353

287 

237 

201 

180 

165

155 

150 

133 

130 

135 

123

Per 

square 

mile

0.0015 

.415 

3.22

1.44

10.8 

3.68 

3.68 

.913 

.664 

1.50 

.381 

.077 

.039

2.11

Aug.

106 

92 

84 

75 

81

80 

80 

67 

72 

78

75 

75 

82 

72 

80

100 

88 

172 

186 

159

133 

118 

104 

99 

76

68 

60 

54 

51 

44 

40

Sept.

36 

32 

29 

24 

22

20 

54 

154 

87 

51

38 

47 

60 

S3 

47

44

41 

41 

41 

42

44 

45 

46 

44 

39

35 

33 

32 

31 

29

Runoff

Inches

0.002 

.46 

3.71

19.64

12.39 

3.83 

4.24 

1.02 

.77 

1.68 

.44 

.09 

.04

28.67

Acre feet

103 

28,140 

226,100

1,197,000

754,200 

 232,900 

257,900 

62,030 

46,630 

102,100 

26,720 

5,430 

2,660

1,745,000

Peak discharge (base, 26,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 16 (8 a.m.) 31,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 19 (8 a.m.) 39,900

949154 O - 51 - 8
104 WHITE RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Little Red River at Shirley, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39', long. 92°18', in SWi sec. 20, T. 12 N., R. 

 I'd W., at Missouri & Arkansas Railway bridge, half a mile downstream from Sugar Camp

(or Wevers) Creek and 1 mile east of Shirley. Datum of gage is 483.12 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 294 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 484 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 101,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 28.3 

reet in gage well; about 31 feet on wire-weight gage, from gage relation curve), from 

rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times during 1943, 

1944, 1946-49.

Maximum stage known, that of Jan. 24, 1949.

Note.- Maximum gage heights published in previous reports were referred to wireweignt gage.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Jan. 24, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 14 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

.3

.3

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

-.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

O

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.3

11

Nov.

12

19

137

105

84

69

65

60

60

59

74

87

78

71

65

66

66

97

302

225

176

140

114

99

82

76

68

69

75

78

-

Dec.

90

99

105

112

123

129

145

136

120

106

96

84

78

410

4,740

4,500

1,960

1,220

780

560

414

313

248

308

2,180

1,130

780

755

2,500

1,960

1,050

Jan.

780

625

550

3,430

2,030

1,250

912

705

550

436

356

302

266

235

228

2,010

3,460

8,210

5,490

2,260

1,500

1,130

995

40,900

16,200

5,640

6,480

5,200

2,260

1,440

1,080

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

830

705

730

995

885

755

680

585

516

454

368

329

591

7,700

4,310

2,290

1,470

1,100

885

730

625

540

472

480

570

485

431

372

-

_

-

Secondfoot-days

15.2

2,778

27,231

145,652.6

116 , 910

26 ,259

6 ,872

5 ,867

16,687

2,716

439 . 9

161.0

236,819.1

Mar.

329

298

273

248

228

212

193

181

225

325

321

287

266

248

225

203

209

317

356

317

364

1,550

1,220

94O

S79

6,560

4,22O

2,100

1,400

1,080

885

Maximum

11

302

4,740

11,000

40,900

7,700

6,360

705

799

2,370

521

30

14

40,900

Apr.

705

580

521

462

376

329

306

256

222

209

273

280

248

228

200

176

157

145

133

125

112

106

99

94

89

87

86

89

89

90

-

May

123

558

467

313

238

184

172

344

431

333

242

178

142

118

114

118

106

92

81

74

79

79

72

74

66

59

54

50

52

55

799

Minimum

0

12

78

0

228

329

181

86

50

68

14

4.6

2.7

0

June

912

498

325

428

_2,370

968

585

550

1,130

1,130

730

655

610

1,280

1,190

830

560

406

287

222

176

152

127

105

94

89

68

71

69

70

-

Mean

0.49

92.6

878

3,771

1,103

847

229

189

556

14.2

5.37

649

July

56

48

40

38

48

49

131

419

521

245

157

118

118

114

101

74

61

50

42

37

32

28

24

20

18

IB

30

28

22

17

14

Per 

square 

mile

0.0017

.315

2.99

1.35

12 8

3.75

'.779

.643

. 298

.048

.018

2.21

Aug.

11

10

10

11

9.6

9.6

8.6

10

15

17

17

14

14

12

15

21

27

22

29

30

25

feo

16

14

11

9.1

8.2

7.8

6.1

5.1

4.8

Sept.

4.2

3.9

3.3

3.1

2.9

5.1

12

14

8.2

6.9

6.5

5.7

6.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

6.9

6.9

6.5

5.7

5.1

4.8

4.5

3.9

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.7

-

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.002 30

.35 5,510

3.44 54,010

18.40 288,900

14.79 231,900

3 . 91 61 ,260

3.32 52,080

.87 13,630

.74 11,640

2.11 33,100

.34 5,390

.06 873

.02 319

29.95 469,700

Peak discharge (base,

sec.-ft.; Jan. 18 (7 p',m. 

11,600 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14

14,000 se . . .. , . 

3 a.m.) 12,600 see.-ft.; Mar. 26
WHITE RIVER BASIN 

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark.

105

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 31'55", long. 91°21'20", In NW^ sec. 17, T. 2 S., 

K. a w., 11 miles east of Stuttgart and 24 miles upstream from Little Lagrue Bayou. 

Datum of gage is 175.14 feet above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 175 square miles.

Records available.- August 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 219 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,530 second-feet Jan. 28, 29 (gage height, 14.45 

reet); minimum, 1.1 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 0.75 foot).

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 6,53., second-feet -Jsn. 24, 1937 (gage height, 16.9 feet, 

from floodmark), from rating carve extended above 3,000 second-feet by velocity-area 

studies; no flow at times in 1936, 1937, 1938, 1941, 1944, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Flow affected by seasonal diversions for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1037: 1337-39, 1942-43.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

30

31 

33 

33 

24 

25

36 

27 

28 

39 

30 

31

Oct.

8.1 

7.9 

7.7 

7.1 

6.5

6.0 

5.5 

5.0 

4.4 

3.9

3.6 

3.1 

2.8 

2.6 

2.7

3.4 

5.0 

6.0 

6.7 

7.5

8.3 

8.5 

8.7 

8.7 

8,9

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

8.3 

7.5 

7.3

Nov.

7.3 

14 

14 

15 

16

18 

23 

32 

46 

58

64 

69 

76 

76 

74

90 

111 

158 

364 

480

570 

730 

890 

1,030 

995

C820 

0558 

368 

202 

146

Dec.

123 

108 

120 

108 

102

93 

82 

72 

64 

53

42 

34 

31 

36 

52

96 

146 

150 

120 

108

120 

139 

146 

132

111

90 

79 

74 

202 

280 

320

Jan.

248 

156 

216 

504 

651

980 

1,440 

1,530 

cl,380 

cl.080

C795 

054O 

272 

87 

58

267 

570 

912 

1,470 

1,590

1,500 

1,470 

1,440 

1,360 

1,560

1,900 

2,870 

3,530 

3,530 

3,420 

o3,03O

Feb.

02,430 

ol,760 

ol,320 

cl,080 

c920

C800 

0665 

0575 

0510 

0450

360 

240 

156 

120 

288

219 

651 

755 

705 

560

384 

224 

142 

251 

384

496 

606 

651

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.).- Nov.

Mar.

560 

400 

216 

120 

79

58 

45 

36 

498 

755

1,030 

1,210 

01,090 

o810 

C575

416 

202 

126 

117 

146

174 

202 

224 

288 

557

938 

1,500 

1,900 

2,080 

ol,920 

cl.360

Apr.

ci.ooo

0730 

C545 

408 

248

181 

132 

84 

57 

54

69 

99 

114 

136 

132

102 

76 

57 

45 

36

30 

25 

22 

19 

17

15 

17 

17 

16 

15

Secondfoot-days

198.4 

8,114.3 

3,433

124,060.5

40,356 

18,002 

19,632 

4,498 

768.0 

1,786 

4,548 

7,682 

2,777

111,794.7

May

37 

52 

74 

96 

79

58 

43 

32 

24 

19

16

14 

13 

12 

11

9.6 

8.3 

6.5 

4.6 

3.4

2.1 

1.3 

1.6 

3.5 

5.3

7.5 

9.3 

13 

27 

41 

44

Maximum

8.9 

1,030

320

3,970

3,530 

2,430 

2,080 

1,000 

96 

224 

424 

860 

202

3,530

June

39 

31 

24 

19 

17

16 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

16 

31 

58 

84

160 

195 

160 

111

74

52 

39 

29 

24 

19

23 

60 

66 

142 

224

July

288 

288 

209 

132 

105

102 

114 

129 

150 

153

117 

105 

114 

102 

84

82 

132 

256 

392 

424

336 

195 

123 

90 

74

63 

55 

44 

37 

30 

23

Minimum

2.6 

7.3 

31

2.6

58 

120 

36 

15 

1.3 

14 

23 

15 

15

1.3

Aug.

20 

18 

15 

15 

15

17 

22 

23 

33 

43

34 

34 

33 

30 

28

32 

39 

54 

288 

480

606 

686 

780 

860 

860

805 

668 

504 

320 

188 

132

Mean

6.40 

270

111

339

1,302 

643 

633 

150 

24.8 

59.5 

147 

248 

92.6

306

Sept.

114 

108 

111 

123 

146

153 

153 

139 

108 

82

64 

51 

46 

43 

38

46 

76 

114 

150 

181

202 

170 

111 

74 

51

38 

29 

23 

18 

15

Runoff .in 

acre-feet

394 

16,090 

6,810

246,100

80,040 

35,710 

38,940 

8,920 

1,520 

3,540 

9,020 

15,240 

5,510

221,700

25 (l to 10 a.m.) 1,O30 sec. -ft.; Jan. 8 (2 p.m.) 1,56O

. .. . . 

ft.

o Backwater from return of overbank storage; discharge determined from backwater curve.
106 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Granite, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03', long. 106°16', in sec. 31, T. 11 S., R. 79 

W., at Granite, a short distance from U. S. Highway 24 and Just upstream from Cache 

Creek. Datum of gage is 8,913.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 427 square miles.

Records available.- April to October 1895, May 1897 to September 1899, April 1910 to September J.92Y, and October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1897 to September 1899 and April 1910 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 39 years (1910-49), 344 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,630 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 5.76 

reet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Feb. 15.

1895, 1897-99, 1910-49: Maximum discharge, 2,900 second-feet June 16, 1924, June 24, 

1947; maximum gage height, 6.67 feet June J.9, 1941; minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Sugar Loaf and Twin 

Lakes Reservoirs are on tributaries above station (combined capacity, 70,680 acre-feet). 

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River Basin to Arkansas River Basin enter above 

this station (see p. 134).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

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.

131 

124

118 

114 

124

144 

139 

139 

142 

148

137 

126 

116 

112 

112

106 

104 

106 

110 

110

106 

106 

100 

83 

83

81 

83 

98 

96 

98 

96

Nov.

96 

96 

98

*102 

98

100 

106 

100 

96 

108

110 

104 

104 

100 

100

100 

106 

102 

104 

114

106 

110 

112 

110 

bllO

blOS 

b!06 

blOS 

b!04 

blOO

Dec.

b95 

b94 

b94 

b89 

b87

b84 

b85 

*83

81 

81

82 

83 

84 

84 

82

79 

76 

79 

74 

76

76 

78 

78 

74 

70

72 

73 

74 

71 

70 

70

Jan.

71 

69 

66 

64 

64

67 

68 

69 

69 

68

67 

65 

*64 

65 

62

61 

60 

61 

62 

63

62 

62 

63 

64 

63

63 

64 

61 

59 

59 

60

Feb.

62 

60 

60 

59 

59

5S 

58 

59 

59 *59

59 

59 

58 

57 

55

57 

60 

61 

62 

62

66 

64 

68 

70 

71

74 

75 

76

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

74 

73 

74 

76 

78

80 

83 

85 

84 

*83

88 

93 

91 

88 

b92

b95 

b96 

90 

90 

94

88 

84 

83 

81 

80

80 

83 

81 

83 

81 

78

Apr.

78 

80 

81 

78

81

96 

110 

*122 

120 

116

126

148 

168 

148 

137

146 

156 

384 

560 

578

578 

620 

670 

696 

729

566 

372 

413 

426 

413

Secondfoot-days

3,492 

3,115 

2,478

145,136

1,985 

1,747 

2,609 

8,996 

16,841 

38,009 

38,264 

24,702 

9,904

152,142

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 sec. -ft.).- May 29 (5 a.m.

May

388 

360 

409 

736 

729

723 

590 

413 

332 

306

336 

352 

336 

344 

435

485 

496 

485 

458 

396

372 

364 

396 

400 

413

481 

670 

936 

1,300 

1,220 

1,180

Maximum

148 

114 

95

2,260

71 

76 

96 

729 

1,300 

2,280 

2,050 

992 

736

2,280

) 1,340 seo

June

1,160 

1,060 

912 

968 

812

578 

507 

519 

614 

627

696 

896 

1,100 

1,110 

1,030

1,070 

1,300 

1,420 

1,300 

1,610

2,060 

2,200 

2,280 

2,180 

1,740

1,710 

1,680 

1,600 

1,550 

1,720

July

1,880 

2,000 

2,000 

1,900 

1,920

1,910 

2,050 

1,970 

1,640 

1,460

1,260 

1,170 

944 

850 

790

710 

703 

729 

812 

777

710 

827 

936 

,070 

,200

,200 

,070 

,040 

928 

920 

888

Minimum

81 

96 

70

70

59 

55 

73 

78 

306 

507 

703 

392 

160

55

-ft . } June

Aug.

880 

912 

960 

992 

960

936 

936 

936 

944 

944

723 

444 

418 

404 

392

409 

578 

920 

857

880

936 

834 

770 

85O

865

912 

888 

842 

834 

850 

696

Mean

113 

104 

79.9

397

64.0 

62.4 

84.2 

300 

543 

1,267 

1,234 

797 

330

417

23 (8 a.m.

Sept.

364 

400 

360 

380 

336

332 

284 

250 

230 

242

247 

324 

309 

284 

244

418 

736 

690 

696 

683

440 

191 

219 

212

173

160 

163 

163 

163 

191

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,930 

6,180 

4,920

287,900

3,940 

3,470 

5,170 

17,840 

33,40O 

75,390 

75,900 

49,OOO 

19i640

301,800

) 2,360

sec.-ft.; July 7 (10 a.m.) 2,100 sec.-ft.; July 25 (3 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Mar. 14 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

most of period); discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for station st Sallda.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 107

Arkansas River at Salida, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°31', long. 106°01', in sec. 31, T. 50 N., R. 9 E.,

 at SalIda, 1,200 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285, and 3 miles upstream 

from South Arkansas River. Datum of gage is 7,051.45 feet above mean sea level, fatum 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,218 square miles.

Records available.- April 1895 to October 1903, November 1909 to September 1927, and October

 1933 to September 1940 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1895 to October 1903, and

November 1909 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer. 

Average discharge.- 39 years (1810-49), 624 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 4.98 feet);

minimum daily, 210 second-feet Feb.15.

1895-1903, 1S09-49: Maximum discharge, 5,100 second-feet June 16, 1924 (gage height,

7.2 feet, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 124 second-feet Apr. 12, 1940. 

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

 slons above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity,

11,210 acre-feet), and as noted in description for* station at Sranite. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of Ice effect

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 14,

Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

1.3 200 2.5 890 

1.5 272 3.0 1,410 

1.8 406 3.7 2,300 

2.1 580 5.0 4,420

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

264 

257 

253 

253 

257

290 

290 

294 

294 

307

307 

303 

303 

285 

268

261 

264 

272 

272

281 

Z76 

276 

268 

257

253 

253 

272 

285 

276 

276

Nov.

276 

276 

281 

307 

290

276 

312 

3ZO 

303 

320

338 

325 

329 

329 

325

325 

329 

303 

281 

303

312 

303 

316 

312 

325

307 

303 

281 

290 

285

Dec.

Z81 

268 

276 

272 

Z49

264' 

257 

268 

Z57 

249

253 

264 

268 

264 

£72

242 

253 

253 

242 

261

264 

264 

268 

257 

238

253 

253

264 

253 

253 

245

Jan.

249

261 

253 

Z31 

231

234 

245 

Z45 

242 

249

249 

242 

*245 

249 

242

234 

217 

b224 

224 

b224

227 

231 

238 

238 

238

234 

238 

238 

227 

227 

b227

Feb.

227 

234 

231 

2Z7 

227

220 

227 

224 

227 

*227

231 

231 

227 

220 

210

227 

234 

234 

231

227

231 

224 

234 

234 

234

245 

242 

253

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

249 

234 

234 

238 

238

242 

249 

253 

242

234

242 

245 

Z34 

224 

234

253 

261 

245 

245 

249

245 

238

Z34 

227 

224

224 

220 

227 

238 

227 

224

Apr.

227 

224 

220 

220 

Z24

238 

316 

347 

347 

347

338 

365 

388 

383 

356

338 

347 

378 

772 

796

772 

756 

804 

847 

890

364 

600 

535 

614 

600

Secondfoot-days

8,543 

9,183 

8,025

260,702

7,353 

6,440 

7,373 

14,453 

25,870 

73,550 

67,570 

34,530 

16,048

278,937

Peak discharge (base, 2, loo seo.-ft.).- June 19 (4 a.m

May

567 

5Z2 

516 

772 

964

1,000 

1,050 

764 

594 

433

529 

594 

567

561 

663

830 

821 

813 

788 

724

663 

607 

607 

641

663

772 

,050 

,370 

,810 

,810 

,750

Maximum

307 

338 

281

3,870

261 

253 

261 

890 

1,810 

4,150 

3,300 

1,490 

864

4,150

June

1,630 

1,470 

1,340 

1.58C 

1,550

1,280 

1,240 

1,170 

1,270 

1,400

1,530 

1,780 

2,100 

2,260 

2,180

2,200 

Z.560 

3,570 

4,000 

3,660

4,080 

4,150 

4,100 

4,080 

3,330

3,090 

2,930 

2,820 

2,660 

2,530

July

2,850 

3,090 

3,070 

3,010 

2,990

2,850 

3,250 

3,300 

3,120 

2,800

2,690 

2,440 

2,120 

1,340 

1,860

1,720 

1,650 

1,590 

1,640 

1,650

1,590 

1,510 

1,700 

1,750 

1,860

1,910 

1,710 

1,600 

1,510 

1,420 

1,380

Aug.

1,320 

1,330 

1,320 

1,490 

1,430

1,380 

1,360 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320

1,220 

899 

821 

764 

724

694 

694 

1,190 

1,160 

1,150

1,210 

1,210 

954 

1,020 

1,030

1,040 

1.O9O 

1,030

1,000

1,020 

1,020

Minimum Mean

253 276 

276 306 

238 259

180 712

217 ' 237 

210 230 

220 238 

220 482 

488 835 

1,170 2,452 

1,380 2,180 

694 1,114 

316 535

210 764

.) 4,390 sec. -ft.; June 24 (5:30

Sept.

678 

656 

641 

656 

628

614 

561 

522 

488 

433

455 

477 

505 

522 

438

428 

864 

847 

847 

847

772 

449 

356 

397 

351

354 

325 

325 

316

316

Runoff In 

acre-feet

16,940 

18,210 

15,920

517,100

14,580 

12,770 

14,620 

28,670 

51,310 

145,900 

134,000 

68,490 

31,830

553,200

a.m.) 4,370

sec.-ft.j July 9 (11 p.m.) 3,620 sec.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
108 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Parkdale, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°29', long. 105°22', in NEj sec. 18, T, 18 S., R. 

 71 w., at Parkdale, 300 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway SO and half a mile 

upstream from Copper Gulch.

Drainage area.- 2,556 square miles.

Records available.- June 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,530 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 8.80 

reet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 307 secondfeet Mar. 25,27, 28.

1946-4S: Maximum discharge, 5,880 second-feet June 22, 1947 (gage height, 9.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 237 secondfeet Aor. 14, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on regulation, see descriptions for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except periods of ice effect 

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

3.3 304 5.9 1,960 

3.6 415 7.2 3,360 

4.2 700 8.8 5,530 

5.0 1,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

375 

368 

356 

356 

356

364 

399 

395 

407 

403

415 

420 

407 

403 

383

368 

364 

368 

368 

375

379 

379 

375 

375 

360

353 

349 

364 

415 

391 

383

Nov.

383 

383 

3^9 

391 

395

375 

387 

438 

438 

464

514 

514 

500 

505 

496

487 

492 

482 

411 

438

469 

460 

464 

474 

482

474 

446 

424 

442 

460

Dec.

44S 

438 

438 

438 

424

403 

403 

*391 

395 

403

411 

411 

411 

420 

424

407 

395 

403 

375 

391

411 

407 

415 

400 

375

390 

390 

395 

390 

380 

380

Jan.

380 

390 

410 

350 

355

360 

365 

350 

360 

360

350 

355

360 

360 

350

340 

325 

335 

335

340

b350 

b355 

350 

350 

350

355 

b360 

b350 

b340 

b335 

b340

Feb.

b350 

b350 

b350 

350 

340

335

330 

330 

330 

335

340 

340 

335 

325 

325

b330 

b340 

b340 

b335 

b330

b335 

b330 

b330 

b335 

b345

b350 

360 

356

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Apr! 

«ay.

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

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

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

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

lendar year 1948

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

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

St......................................

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

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

360 

349 

338 

345 

349

353 

356 

371 

360 

345

349 

356 

353 

331 

331

353 

*371 

368 

349 

353

360 

342 

331 

321 

307

314 

307 

307 

342 

342 

342

Apr.

1, 

1,

1,

Secondfoot-days

11,773 

13,467 

12,560

342,501

10,975 

9,481 

10,655 

19,455 

34,191 

95,780 

77,830 

38,192 

19,589

353,948

Peak discharge (basej 2,250 sec. -ft.).- May 30 (3 p.m.

345

340 

340 

340 

350

405 

446 

532 

541 

514

500 

505 

541 

570 

528

487 

482

514 

765 

982

994 

952 

982 

040 

070

110 

958 

754 

772 

796

May

766 

706 

650 

753 

1,090

1,160 

1,290 

1,190 

982 

808

808 

904 

880 

856 

1,000

1,190 

1,220 

1,160 

1,120 

1,070

982 

904 

862 

880 

898

982 

1,190 

1,570 

1,970 

2,210 

2,140

Maximum

420 

514 

446

4,700

410 

360 

371 

1,110 

2,210 

5,220 

3,830 

1,640 

1,010

5,220

June

1,990 

1,840 

1,640 

2,120 

 2,610

2,270 

2,150 

2,030 

2,090 

2,240

2,410 

2,620 

3,130 

3,170 

3,250

3,390 

3,190 

4,110 

5,220 

4,620

4,900 

4,820 

4,750 

4,700 

4,200

3,610 

3,460 

3,240 

3,090 

2,920

July

3,120 

3,400 

3,440 

3,320 

3,250

3,240 

3,580 

3,830 

3,780

3,420

3,390 

3,090 

2,790 

2,470 

2,290

2,090 

1,940 

1,880 

1,840 

1,890

1,820 

1,650 

1,820 

1,910 

1,970

2,140 

1,970 

1,760 

1,680 

1,560 

1,500

Aug.

1,450 

1,440 

1,470 

1,640 

1,590

1,520 

1,490 

1,460 

1,440 

1,440

1,420 

1,140 

970 

922 

874

832 

844 

1,050 

1,260 

1,230

1,250 

1,310 

1,140 

1,080 

1,110

1,140 

1,170 

1,140 

1,120 

1,110 

1,140

Minimum Mean

349 380 

375 449 

375 405

260 936

325 354 

325 339 

307 344 

340 648 

650 1,103 

1,640 3,193 

1,500 2,511 

832 1,232 

403 653

307 970

Sept.

1,010 

736 

808 

748 

778

742 

700 

660 

630 

580

536 

546 

620 

610 

595

532 

734 

982 

952 

964

946 

736 

464 

442 

482

424 

415 

407 

403 

407

Runoff in 

acre-feet

23,350 

26,710 

24,91C

679,300

21,770 

18,810 

21,130 

38,590 

67,820 

190,000 

154, 400 

75,750 

38,850

702,100

) 2,260 sec. -ft.; June 5 (1:30 a.m.) 2,830

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 24 to Jan. 20, Jan. 23-26, Feb. 4-15 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice during most of periods), Apr. 1-6; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 

records for station at Salida.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River at Canon City,"Colo.

109

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°26', long. 105°15', in sec. 32, T. 18 W., R. 70 

W., In Canon City, just upstream from Sand Creek. Datum of gage is 5,343.87 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area^- 3,117 square miles.

Records available.- May 1888 to September 1927 and Oetotei 1933 to September 1949 in reports or Geological Survey. May 1888 to September'1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 61 years (1888-1949), 729 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet Jane 22 (gage height, 5.15 

reet); minimum daily, 217 second-feet Mar. 28.

1888-1949: Maximum discharge, 19,000 second-feet Aug. 2, 1921 (gage height, 10.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 82 secondfeet Apr. 10, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on regulation, see ceEcriptions for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

242 

244 

250 

232 

234

238

256 

264 

268 

261

268 

268 264' 

266 

254

246 

246 

246 

250 

256

259 

261 

259 

259 

252

250 

248 

252 

284 

273 

276

Nov.

292 

292 

295 

303 

295

278 

286 

340 

348 

365

391 

400 

378 

382 

348

333 

337 

337 

295 

348

387 

374 

374 

378 

365

344 

369 

361 

396 

405

Dec.

391 

374 

357 

323 

326

330 

353 

357 

357 

353

344 

340 

326 

337 

326

316 

309 

313 

298 

306

316 

309 

330 

348 

286

298 

344

369 

326 

326 

326

Jan.

330 

337 

337 

276 

246

295 

333 

357 

333 

298

330 

382 

369 

361 

326

295

a275 

a280 

281 

278

313 

330 

340 

306 

246

330 

313 

300 

256 

256 

273

Feb.

261 

286 

348 

330

303

289 

281 

357 

316 

300

333 

333 

313 

309 

273

266 

309 

316 

323 

309

298 

309 

303 

300 

289

286 

284 

281

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

300 

313 

303 

303 

303

303 

292 

295 

298 

276

268 

273 

271 

256 

264

276 

281 

281 

276 

271

264 

246 

236 

231 

223

226 

221 

217 

242 

254 

246

Apr.

252 

266 

254 

256 

259

256 

278 

382 

423 

391

378 

382 

410 

453 

458

374 

326 

330 

520 

822

843 

794 

808 

857 

878

913 

780 

565 

576 

607

Secondfoot-days

7,926 

10,396 

10,314

322,533

9', 582 

8,505 

8,309 

15,091 

29,711 

97,360 

79,090 

34,558 

16,346

327,188

May

600 

530 

448 

504 

906

969 

1,180 

1,110 

857 

663

631 

734 

760 

734 

885

1,090 

1,150 

1,090 

1,020 

976

871 

787 

734 

747 

734

801 

1,030 

1,360 

1,830 

2,020 

1,960

Maximum

284 

405 

391

4,790

382 

357 

313 

913 

2,020 

5,190 

3,930 

1,520 

906

5,190

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 sec. -ft.).- June 5 (3 a.m.) 2,700 sec

June

1,840 

1,710 

1,510 

2,020 

2,440

2,120 

2,020 

1,960 

2,020 

2,170

2,350 

2,550 

3,260 

3,750 

3,500

3,290 

3,500 

4,270 

4,740 

4,920

5,170 

5,190 

4,920 

4,940 

4,290

3,790 

3,570 

3,380 

3,140 

3,030

July

3,260 

3,540 

3,590 

3,450 

3,380

3,220 

3,590 

3,920 

3,930 

3,660

3,590 

3,410 

2,860 

2,550 

2,330

2,130 

1,980 

1,900 

1,840 

1,870

1,790 

1,600 

1,790 

1,880 

1,980

2,060 

1,880 

1,680 

1,590 

1,450 

1,390

Minimum

232 

278 

286

215

246 

261 

217 

.252 

448 

1,510 

1,390 

714 

309

217

Aug.

1,350 

1,330 

1,360 

1,520 

1,500

1,410 

1,370 

1,330 

1,300 

1,300

1,290 

1,060 

857 

808 

754

714 

721 

920 

1,150 

1,110

1,130 

1,190 

1,050 

948 

983

1,010 

1,060 

1,040 

990 

983 

1,020

Mean

256 

347 

333

881

309 

304 

268 

503 

958 

3,245 

2,551 

1,115 

545

896

Sept.

892

594 

740 

695 

695

650 

565 

530 

499 

468

410

423 

478 

473 

468

414 

588 

906 

843 

850

829

663 

374 

348 

374

326 

316 

313 

309 

313

Runoff In 

acre-feet

15,720 

20,620 

20,460

639,800

19,010 

16,870 

16,480 

29,930 

58,930 

193,100 

156,900 

68,540 

32,420

649,000

.-ft.; June 14 (l;30 p.m.) 3,970

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

stage.
110 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Portland, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°24', long. 105°C1', in sec. 21, T. 19 S., R. 68 

W., at Portland, 400 feet downstream from cridse on U. S. Highway 50 and 1 mile downstream from Hardscrabble Creek. Datum of gage is 5,021.56 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,042 square miles.

Records available...- May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 789 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,100 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 12.18 

t'eet), from rating curve extended above 5,300 second-feet; minimum daily, 187 secondfeet Mar. 28.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 5, 1949; minimum daily, 71 second-feet 

Apr. 2, 1945.

Remarks. - Records good. Dl^erei'.onr above station for irrigation. For statements on reguiatlon, see desciptions for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions.- W 1087: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

276 

276 

276 

257 

247

257 

279 

286 

282 

279

292 

292 

289 

286 

276

273 

276 

273 

273 

279

279 

276 

270 

266 

260

247 

247 

250 

298 

286 

292

Nov.

295 

286 

286 

286 

302

289 

292 

335 

349 

346

371 

379 

368 

368 

360

356 

349 

349 

314 

331

356 

349 

349 

398 

360

338 

331 

324 

342 

349

Dec.

353 

353 

338 

342 

328

308 

331 

328 

338

335

324

318 

308 

318 

318

311 

298 

314 

311 

298

321 

311 

328

331 

308

289 

318 

328 

305 

295 

308

Jan.

308 

311 

328 

305 

244

276 

302 

324 

314 

279

295 

335

331 

331 

311

289 

254 

222 

244

238

305 

302 

302 

286 

263

308 

314 

305 

276 

254 

266

Feb.

263 

276 

311 

311 

298

295 

295

331 

328 

308

342 

349 

331 

338 

298

266 

328 

342 

346 

349

324 

321 

318 

318 

302

305 

292 

282

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

295 

314

302 

302 

305

338 

342 

346 

331

295

289 

289 

289

270 

273

276 

292 

282 

263 

263

263 

247 

231 

218 

202

225 

206 

187 

238 

273 

260

Apr.

260 

266 

257 

250 

254

270 

311 

414 

446 

429

425 

425 

446 

476 

476

429 

402 

421 

505 

746

768 

732 

746 

799 

832

899 

857 

619 

608 

625

Secondfoot-days

8,495 

10,107 

9,914

332,030

9,022 

8,767 

8,506 

15,393 

30,018 

110,990 

80,790 

35,402 

15,852

343,256

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- June 5 (7 p.m.

May

614 

568 

510 

510 

865

968 

1,230

1,180 

924 

696

636 

696 

732 

717 

857

,260 

,230 

,130 

,080 

,020

916 

832 

754 

739 

732

739

933 

1,300 

1,670 

2,010 

1,970

Maximum

298 

398 

353

4,900

335 

349 

346 

899 

2,010 

5,270 

4,130 

1,600 

1,090

5,270

) 21,100 sec

June

1,860 

1,670 

1,490 

2,120 

4,930

3,500 

3,030 

2,870 

2,810 

2,980

3,150 

 3,280 

3,890 

4,420 

4,160

3,990 

4,140 

4,750 

4,470 

5,220

5,220 

5,270 

5,060 

5,130 

4,590

3,900 

3,680 

3,420 

3,150 

2,840

Minimum

July

2,970 

3,310 

3,420 

3,310 

3,230

3,150 

3,340 

4,130 

3,960 

3,660

3,920 

3,760 

3,360 

3,020 

2,500

2,220 

2,040 

1,920 

1,820 

1,890

1,780 

1,630 

1,730 

1,930 

2,120

2,280 

2,090 

1,730 

1,640 

1,490 

1,440

247 

286 

289

199

222 

263 

187 

250 

510 

1,490 

1,440 

619 

263

187

Aug.

,340 

,310 

,340 

,600 

,590

,500 

,500 

,450 

,420 

,420

1,380 

1,140 

791 

791 

676

619 

631 

776 

1,200 

1,130

1,150 

1,200 

1,080 

890 

968

1,030 

1,110 

1,130 

1,080 

1,050 

1,110

Mean

274 

337 

320

907

291 

313 

274 

513 

968 

3,700 

2,606 

1,142 

528

940

.-ft.; June 22 (3 a.m

Sept.

1,090 

676 

725 

649 

662

619 

585 

546 

505 

505

429 

437 

458 

467 

471

410 

441 

857 

776 

783

746 

619 

383 

311 

331

289 

270 

273 

263 

276

Runoff In 

acre-feet

16,850 

20,050 

19,660

658,600

17,890 

17,390 

16,870 

30,530 

59,540 

220,100 

160,200 

70,220 

31,440

680,700

.) 5,470

sec.-ft.; July 8 ^4 a.m.) 4,730 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 111

Arkansas River near Pueblo, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 104°41', In sec. 34, T. 20 S., R. 65 

w., -at intake of south-side waterworks, 4 miles west of center of Pueblo. Datum of gage 

is 4,689.82 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 4,704 square miles.

Kecoras available.- May 1885 to September 1886, September 1894 to September 1927, October 

iyaa to September 1949, at present site, June to December 1887 at site 5 miles upstream, 

in reports of Geological Survey. May 1885 to September 1886, September 1894 to 

September 1949 in reports of State engineer. (Records for May 1925 to September 1934 do 

not include water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks).

Average discharge.- 45 years (1894-1924, 1934-49), 756 second-feet; 9 years (1925-34), 624 

second-reet (not including water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks ).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,800 second-feet June 6, from rating curve 

extended above 6,700 second-feet; minimum daily, 136 second-feet Oct. 5.

1885-87, 1894-1949: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet June 3, 1921 (gage 

height, 24.66 feet, from gage git Pueblo), by slope-area method, including estimated discharge of Dry Creek, 19,500 second-feet; minimum daily, 18 second-feet (including 13 

second-feet diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks) Apr. 7, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good except thos for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records inelude water diverted above station into intake of north-side waterworks for municipal 

supply of Pueblo. Diversions above station for irrigation. For statements on regulation, see descriptions for stations at Granite and at Salida.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

'Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

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

Oct.

153 

180 

166 

148 

136

146 

157 

174 

174 

182

185 

183 

185 

174 

169

163 

169 

169 

173 

178

190 

176 

175 

173 

169

164 

154 

172 

186 

205 

209

Nov.

229 

212 

218 

212 

231

247

233 

253 

266 

275

287 

330

320 

315 

316

311 

260 

255 

362 

323

353 

375 

336 

360 

388

355 

328 

381 

395 

388

Dac.

352 

37O 

359 

349 

362

388 

376 

403 

382 

403

357 

326 

314 

*308 

317

329 

315 

315 

323 

251

274 

263 

282 

321 

283

271 

338 

367 

369 

305 

351

Jan.

334 

309 

305 

278 

281

309 

339 

34O 

315 

287

261 

239 

230 

242 

264

237 

261 

244 

234 

236

252 

267 

259 

234 

234

235 

253 

252 

231 

211 

232

Feb.

242 

213 

235 

275 

285

273 

272 

283 

290 

302

313 

324 

272 

272 

267

261 

272 

321 

346

374

319 

248 

*244 

201 

168

179 

179 

170

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dace

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mfiv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

164 

173 

169 

161 

156

207 

243 

223 

232 

175

230 

220 

224 

212 

177.

206 

214 

207 

201 

183

182 

175 

167 

159 

183

157 

164 

140 

164 

209 

201

Apr.

195 

208 

212 

203 

182

230 

265 

324 

4O5 

439

418 

418 

384 

432 

481

<17 

356 

342 

344 

70O

812 

758 

680 

770 

835

858 

913 

661 

557 

599

Secondfoot-days

5,337 

9,114 

10,323

308,272

8,205 

7,400 

5,878 

14,398 

28,304 

99,230 

76,180 

27,475 

12,548

304,392

Peak discharge (base, 3.500 sec. -ft.).- June 6 (2 a.m.

May

583 

525 

367 

323 

564

913 

1,150 

1,210 

967 

790

660 

737 

780 

749 

1,250

1,230 

1,290 

1,120 

976 

819

787 

786 

8O7 

737 

711

662 

751 

1,090 

1,500 

1,730 

1,740

Maximum

209 

395 

403

5,420

340 

374 

243 

913 ! 

1,740 

5,020 

4,020 

1,250 

868

5,020

June

1,650 

1,360 

1,170 

1,920 

3,170

4,330 

2,420 

2,300 

2,070 

2,300

2,42O 

2,630 

3,390 

3,980 

3,650

3,440 

3,440 

3,900 

5,020 

4,66O

4,740 

4,860 

4,670 

4,630 

 4,360

3,690 

3,530 

3,300 

3,170 

2,860

July

2,910 

3,200 

3,370 

3,310 

3,200

3.19O 

3,190 

4,000 

3,820 

3,830

4,020 

3,830 

3,410 

3,050 

2,600

2,170 

1,930 

1,800 

1,620 

1,620

1,500 

1,390 

1,360 

1,520 

1,710

1,830 

1,720 

1,460 

1,320 

1,190 

1,110

Aug.

1,160 

1,140 

1,110 

1,190 

1,250

1,190 

1,150

1,130 

1,100 

1,110

1,O90 

997 

720 

651 

548

491 

468 

498 

889 

878

845 

866 

865 

669 

734

706 

809 

882 

796 

749 

794

Minimum Mean

136 172 

212 304 

251 333

60 842

211 265 

168 264 

140 190 

1S2 480 

323 913 

1,170 3,308 

1,110 2,457 

468 866 

194 418

136 834

Sept.

868

601 

526 

555 

526

488 

454 

447 

398 

386

327 

298 

29G

357 

336

325 

321 

569

656 

614

617 

599 

409 

259 

248

240 

215 

210 

207 

194

Runoff In 

acre-feet

10,590 

18,080 

20,480

611,500

16,270 

14,680 

11,660 

28,560 

56,140 

196,800 

151,100 

54,500 

24,690

603,800

) 12,800 sec. -ft.; June 14 (I0i45 a.m.) 4,31(

sec.-ft.; June .... ......

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 3 to Feb. 18.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIK

Arkansas River near Avondale, Cole.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°15', long. 104°24', in sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 63 

W., naif a mile upstream from Sixmile Creek anci 2j miles west of Avondale. Datum of 

gage is 4,508.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 6,345 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 944 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,770 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 7.30 

feetT, from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet; minimum daily, 255 secondfeet Mar. 24.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 13,900 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942, from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; maxinun gage height, 8.83 feet June 13, 1948; minimum 

daily discharge, 50 second-feet Apr. 2, 1940.

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

Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water /ea:"! ).- W 1087: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

260 

265 

265 

275 

280

265 

265 

295 

305

300

295 

290 

275 

285 

300

300 

295 

295 

300 

305

310 

320 

325 

330 

330

335 

330 

315 

315 

325 

345

Nov.

345 

355 

350 

350

350

360 

360 

360 

380 

400

415 

466 

478 

450 

456

461 

466 

461 

466 

472

465

470 

475 

465 

485

500 

480 

460 

490 

510

Dec.

500 

510 

524 

520 

510

520 

540 

530 

540 

540

545 

530 

500 

470 

478

480 

490 

475 

470 

480

460 

400 

395 

420 

460

440 

430 

470 

515 

530 

490

Jan.

500 

490 

465 

470 

520

420 

430 

440 

420 

415

390 

365 

340 

325 

345

360 

330 

355 

340 

325

330 

350 

370 

360 

340

330 

340 

360 

355 

335 

300

Feb.

330 

335 

310 

325 

360

380 

370 

385 

400 

415

425 

440 

450 

410 

385

370 

365 

395

430 

460

490

410 

330 

310 

300

260 

260 

285

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 3. ......................

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Maj

sec.-ft.j Jur 

Mote.- Ho f

charge comput

le 20 (9:30 p.m.J 6,OOO sec. -ft.- 

;age-height record Mov. 21 to De 

ed on basis of weather records i

Mar.

295

330 

365 

360 

350

345 

330 

325 

315 

320

330 

320 

315 

310 

305

300 

305 

315 

315 

305

290 

280 

270 

255 

265

280 

280 

265 

270 

350 

390

Apr.

1 

1 

1

Secondfoot-days

9,295

13,001 

15,162

375,085

11,815 

10,385 

9,650 

19,645 

30,762 

110,710 

77,870 

30,983 

16,733

356,011

380 

385

370 

360 

360

325 

420 

420 

570 

594

594 

586 

564 

586 

642

626 

518 

505 

518 

698

930 

950 

930 

930 

970

040 

120 

060 

892 

802

May

766 

748 

682 

550 

494

865 

1,240

1,400 

1,320 

1,100

930 

838 

892

930 

1,820

1,390 

1,460 

1,140 

980 

940

829

748 

730 

757 

775

739 

748 

.811 

1,040 

1,390 

1,710

Maximum

345 

510 

545

8,640

520 

490 

390 

,120 

,820 

,670 

,840 

,360 

,640

5,670

June

1,830

1,610 

1,610 

1,760 

3,730

5,250 

2,890 

2,430 

2,560 

2,890

2,730 

2,960 

3,640 

4,530 

4,360

4,090 

3,870 

4,200 

5,350 

5,500

5,670 

5,480 

5,020 

4,970 

4,870

4,040 

3,620 

3,350 

3,100 

2,800

July

2,550 

2,650 

2,960 

3,240 

3,300

3,240 

3,150 

3,910 

3,770 

3,550

4,840 

3,940 

3,420 

3,100 

2,990

2,490 

1,890 

1,800 

1,840 

1,820

1,710 

1,560 

1,450 

1,540 

1,620

1,760 

1,840 

1,710 

1,490 

1,390 

1,350

Minimum

260 

345 

395

240

300 

260 

255 

325 

494 

1,610 

1,350 

510 

325

255

Aug.

1,270 

1,270 

1,260 

1,220 

1,320

1,360 

1,320 

1,290 

1,240 

1,220

1,210 

1,210 

912 

740 

684

596 

525

510 

580 

830

924 

984 

1,020 

948 

820

860 

900 

984 

996 

984 

996

Mean

300 

433 

489

1,025

381 

371 

311 

655 

992 

3,690 

2,512 

999 

558

975

! 15 (7 p.m.) 5,580 sec. -ft.; June 6 (6:15 a.i 

July 11 (9:15 a.m.) 5,490 sec. -ft. 

. 2, Dec. 4-14, Dec. 16 to Mar. 2, Mar. 4-6, 

md records for nearby stations.

Sept.

1,040 

972 

644 

720 

636

636 

596 

710 

612 

502

525 

458 

439 

432

346

376 

376 

400 

564

700

780 

810 

760 

502 

439

388 

364 

346 

335 

325

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18,440 

25,790

30,070

744,000

23,430 

20,600 

19,140 

38,970 

61,020 

219,600 

154,500 

61,450 

33,190

706,200

n.) 9,770 

8-30; dis-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 113

Arkansas River near Wepesta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder at temporary location on river downstream from diversion 

asm or Oxford ?ai'mers Co. canal and water-stage recorder 100 fe^t downstream from head 

gate in Oxford Farmers Co. canal, lat. 38°11', long. 104°10', in sec. 31, T. 21 S., R. 

60 W., 1-5- miles west of Nepesta. Datum of gage is 4,378.68 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.j- 9,363 square miles.

Records available.- September 1897 to October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and 

October 1933 fo September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. September 1897 to 

October 1903, July 1909 to November 1912, and January 1914 to September 1949 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 24 years (1917-21, 1922-28, 1935-49), 740 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet June 6; minimum daily, 130 

second-feet Dec. 16.

1897-1903, 1909-12, 1914-49: Maximum discharge, 180,000 second-feet June 4, 1921, 

at point 9 miles upstream by slope-area method; no flow at times in 1902, 1910, 1931, 

1934.

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

 Discharge computed by combining discharge of river below canal with that of Oxford 

Farmers Co. canal. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

207 

220 

230 

235 

256

223 

225 

259 

279 

241

207 

210 

197 

189 

182

173 

165 

187 

193 

223

231 

225 

199 

207 202'

192 

213 

184 

210 

247 

265

Nov.

250 

266 

273 

284 

287

297 

£74 

27S 

346 

4K2

4<53 

499 

539 

493 

509

507 

524 

557

571 

602

620 

543 

541 

526 

623

575 

432 

308

318 

351

Dec.

377

342

373 

430 

373

328 

325 

354 

405

3GO

316 

310 

254 

217 

2C5

130 

260 

401 

472 

4fi4

462 

513 

500 

567 

532

345 

475 

501 

332 

402 

247

Jan.

217

167 

24C 

200 

454

343 

420 

4S9 

420 

420

420 

415 

435 

410 

413

385

370 

370 

362 

328

323 

375 

366 

425 

504

437 

416 

428 

416 

385 

342

Feb.

268 

218 

221

231 

231

219 

228 

222 

229 

237

234 

226 

219

211 

203

218 

181 

193 

214 

142

141 

172 

413 

463 

401

411 

405 

357

Month

Oeto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£

ter year 1948 49 .......................

Mar.

302 

297 

318 

337 

250

259 

346 

388 

393 

354

260 

334 

440 

408 

360

306 

343 

352 

351 

346

335 

332 

313 

289 

269

319 

264 

278 

318 

363 

354

Apr,

362 

377 

319 

297 

317

303 

351 

373 

573 

613

609 

577 

540 

573 

584

621 

476 

363 

395 

394

353 

414 

382 

363 

4O4

492 

595 

531 

671 

726

Secondfoot-days

6,676 

13,116 

11,572

341,095

11,641 

7,108 

10,228 

14,003 

25,480 

100,670 

62,186 

15,685 

11,938

290,303

Peak discharge (base, 4.70O see. -ft.).- June 6 (9 a.m.

May

724 

695 

581 

519

433

608 

909 

1,020 

854 

809

562

503 

^99 

612 

1,120

942 

763 

989 

835 

943

856 

782 

746 

767 

739

678 

722 

1,100 

1,300 

1,240 

1,530

Maximum

279 

623 

567

10,800

504 

463 

440 

726 

1,530 

6,070 

4,520 

737 

639

6,070

June

l,4bO 

1,400 

1,220 

1,620 

3,290

5,090 

2,920 

2,800 

2,270 

2,330

2,350 

2,820 

3,350 

4,530 

4,170

3,490

3,110 

3,600 

5,350 

6,050

6,070 

5,740 

4,740 

4,780 

5,080

3,230 

2,520

2,210 

1,660 

1,420

July

1,080 

1,490 

1,840 

1,900 

2,130

2,210 

2,450 

4,020 

4,010 

2,950

4,520 

4,230 

4,200 

3,600 

3,550

2,130 

1,570 

1,490 

1,290 

1,150

1,120 

1,180 

936 

824 

1,050 

1,060 

1,050 

887 

738 

712 

759

Minimum

165 

250 

130

130

167 

141 

250 

297 

433 

1,220 

712 

190 

221

130

Aug.

541 

612 

624 

565 

694

599 

488 

477 

473 

494

523

501 

626 

737 

667

492 

470 

487 

505 

458

471 

464 

497 

458

190

284 

374 

584 

462 

469 

399

Mean

215 

437 

373

932

3761 

254 

330 

467 

822 

3,356 

2,006 

506 

398

795

Sept.

510 

515 

565 

589 

562

521 

543 

639

528 

478

498 

384 

396 

412 

398

319 

290 

300 

322 

319

307 

267 

221 

412 

293

277 

236 

260 

251 

266

Runoff in 

acra-feet

13,240 

26,020 

22,950

676,500

23,090 

14,100 

2O.29O 

27,770 

50,540 

199,700 

123,300 

31,110 

23,6.80

575,8OO

) 10,500 sec. -ft. ; June 12 (2 p.m.) 5,91O

7,120 sec.-ft.

Mote. - Ho gage-height record Jan. 7 to Feb. 23; discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurements made Jan. 15, Feb. 5, weather records, records of diversions and records for nearby

stations.
114 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at La Junta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and chain gage, lat. 37°59', long. 103°31', In sec. 2, T. 

25 5., R. 55 W., at East Bridge In La Junta, just upstream from King Arroyo. Datum of 

gage Is 4,039.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 12,228 square miles.

Records available.- May to August 1889, December 1893 to December 1895, January to December 

iaui, April to October 1903, August to November 1908, April 1912 to December 1913, and 

October 1933 to September 1949 In reports of Geological Survey. December 1893 to 

December 1895, January to December 1901, April to October 1903", August to November 1908, 

and April 1912 to September 1949 In reports of State engineer..

Average discharge.- 37 years (1912-49), 289 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,300 second-feet June 6; maximum gage height, 

9.iu reet June 4 (backwater from King Arroyo); minimum "dally discharge, 6.4 second-feet 

Mar. 18.

1889, 1893-95, 1901, 1903, 1908, 1912-49: Maximum discharge, 200,000 second-feet 

June 4, 1921 (gage height, 18.4 feet), by slope-area method; no flow Jan. 20-23, Mar. 20- 

22, 1915.

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

wnich are fair. Chain gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to May 3. Storage and diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

34 

31 

40 

29 

36

36 

46

4O 

50 

108

105 

99 

85 

82 

59

77 

64 

56 

44 

29

46 

48 

54 

54 

54

52 

44 

21 

31 

48 

40

Nov.

59 

66 

74 

69 

99

74 

34 

40 

50 

99

50 

40 

24 

31 

36

22 

36 

88 

121 

118

66 

66 

59 

48 

40

74 

54 

105 

74 

52

Dec.

52 

77 

54 

59 

69

85 

56 

64 

69 

54

26 

48 

135 

*128 

118

125 

125 

145 

131 

152

138 

131 

88 

99 

105

105 

96 

94 

82 

85 

94

Jan.

88 

77 

91 

b64 

blOO

130 

160 

170 

150 

140

130 

150 

165 

*168 

124

99 

92 

86 

89 

128

125 

125 

130 

110 

92

105 

120 

108 

95 

90 

100

Feb.

105 

110 

110 

115 

120

120 

124 

*128 

120 

113

105 

92 

99 

b94

120

112 

96 

99

105 

105

128 

105 

116 

 96 

102

124 

173 

152

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janui 

Petti 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946 

ftry

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

144 

128 

109 

157 

148

152 

140 

128 

144 

128

62 

16 

19 

19

21

16 

14 

6.4 

16

27

67 

29 

32 

43 

48

41 

62 

62 

34 

67 

70

Apr.

27 

53 

56 

50 

48

12 

21 

27 

64 

82

79 

64 

62 

70 

67

41 

53 

34 

76 

92

79 

41 

16 

50 

76

38 

112 

128 

112 

76

Secondfoot-days

1,642 

1,868 

2,889

135,659

3,801 

3,188 

2,149.4 

1,804 

2,790 

31,024 

25,377 

2,541 

2,440

81,313.4

Peak discharge (base, 5, COO sec. -ft.}.- June 6 (7 p.m.

May

132 

67 

50 

96 

48

S2 

89 

178 

194 

132

99 

56 

59 43- 

43

96 

86 

70 

109 

86

67 

48 

73 

120 

76

73 

92 

82 

116 

96 

132

Maximum

108 

121 

152

6,810

170 

173 

157 

128 

194 

3,110 

2,410 

131 

178

3,110

) 7,300 860

June

86 

59

178 

518 

3,110

2,930 

1,780 

426 

162 

120

89 

48 

730 

1,310 

1,920

1,280 

680 

528 

1,430 

2,320

1,950 

1,880 

1,950 

1,480 

1,550

1,480 

495 

223 

194 

118

July

78 

28 

506 

1,180 

760

281 

402 

1,300 

1,100 

1,240

1,180 

1,880 

1,660 

1,680 

2,410

1,590 

1,770 

2,230 

1,530 

892

230 

52 

81 

69 

73

446 

272 

205 

81

50 

121

Minimum

21 

22 

26

14

64 

92 

8.4 

12 

43 

48 

28 

30 

30

6.4

-ft.

Aug.

126 

88 

38 

52 

92

111 

121 

96 

88 

121

131 

121 

88 

66 

88

81 

66 

38 

33 

66

101 

47 

33 

30 

73

106 

85 

116 

85 

77 

77

Mean

53.0 

62.3 

93.2

371

116 

114 

69.3 

60.1 

90.0 

1,034 

819 

82.0 

81.3

223

Sept.

88 

92 

85 

85 

85

81 

69 

66 

96 

153

176 

101 

111 

101 

81

88 

73 

62 

 131 

106

44 

47 

47 

41 

77

81 

36 

30 

55 

52

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,280 

3,710 

5,730

269,100

7,140 

6,320 

4,260 

3,580 

5,530 

61,540 

50,330 

5,040 

4,840

161,300

day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote.- No gage-height record Jan. 6-13, Jan. 21 to Feb. 10 (atage-dlacharge relation affected by 

Ice during part of periods); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather record 

records of diversions, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 115

Arkansas River at Las Animas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°05', long. 103"12", in NW£ sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 

52 w., 1,500 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 50 and 1 mile north of Las 

Animas.. Datum of gage is 3,874.97 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. °

Drainage area.- 14,435 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 362 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,380 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 7.54 

i eet); mininum daily, 16 second-feet May 3.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 23,600 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 12.58 

feet); minimum daily, 8 second-feet Aug. 9, 28, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below. Storage and diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 50 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

22 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

28 

29 

24 

24

25 

46 

27 

25 

25

29 

32 

33 

35 

36

34 

31 

30 

28 

29

28 

24 

26 

26 

29 

62

Nov.

44 

29 

28 

27 

62

80 

80 

64 

43 

41

50 

52 

45 

50 

49

34 

32 

38 

58 

123

133 

96 

73 

68 

63

57 

118 

80 

109 

102

Dec.

Ill 

104 

102 

94 

100

98 

92 

92 

102 

100

90 

152 

109 

104 

121

106 

121 

147 

175 

175

166 

161 

175 

163 

166

166 

183 

183 

152 

158 

169

Jan.

199 

202 

186 

131 

180

234 

281 

293 

231 

225

205 

212 

225 

228 

234

212 

166 

172 

147 

169

166 

175 

193 

142 

126

161 

189 

180 

152 

136 

150

Feb.

155 

158 

147 

158 

150

152 

152 

172 

158 

163

196 

202 

100 

144 

215

193 

247 

212 

169 

166

172 

175 

169 

158 

144

152 

161 

161

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Bar.

166 

147 

139 

118 

114

106 

90 

86 

82 

90

82 

88 

118 

75 

50

40 

38 

34 

44 

43

37 

33 

31 

30 

28

27 

26 

25 

40 

47 

47

Apr.

46 

47 

77 

58 

43

25 

24 

22 

35 

43

40 

36 

26 

24 

26

24 

50 

57 

35 

27

24 

24 

25 

23 

23

23 

24 

25 

27 

25

Secondfoot -days

911 

1,928 

4,137

144,347

5,902 

4,701 

2,121 

1,008 

1,624 

28,462 

17,760 

958 

957

70,469

May

26 

26 

16 

21 

24

39

62 

56 

144 

225

81 

61 

44 

57 

90

113 

75 

41 

29 

30

30 

79 

41 

27 

32

24 

21 

25 

32 

34 

19

Maximum

62 

133 

183

7,590

293 

247 

166 

77 

225 

3,710 

1,920 

66 

73

3,710

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- June 5 (2 a.m.) 5,380 sec

ft.j July 15 (2 p.m.) 3,040 sec. -ft.

June

21 

19 

24 

231 

3,710

1,790 

1,900 

515 

349 

212

161 

123 

428 

894 

2,340

1,280 

880 

505 

1,240 

2,550

1,920 

1,460 

1,580 

1,240 

880

1,220 

575 

205 

126 

84

July

58 

43 

136 

580 

550

277 

202 

1,030 

562 

1,040

589 

1,530 

1,300 

1,100 

1,920

1,340 

924 

1,460 

1,040 

685

233 

115 

79 

157

86

198 

160

ize

96 

50 

94

Minimum

22 

27 

90

22

126 

100 

25 

22 

16 

19 

43 

21 

22

16

. -ft.; June

Aug.

56 

38 

34 

29 

32

39 

36 

32 

25 

21

29 

36 

38 

66 

33

25 

29 

28 

22 

24

28 

30 

27 

23 

21

22 

24 

24 

22 

28 

37

Mean

29.4 

64.3 

133

394

190 

168 

68.4 

33.6 

52.4 

949 

573 

30.9 

31.9

193

Sept.

26 

27 

25 

73 

36

24 

22 

23 

26 

29

51 

59 

30 

28 

26

24 

23 

23 

22 

38

50 

36 

29 

29 

29

27 

30 

28 

39 

25

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,810 

3,820 

8,210

286,400

11,710 

9,320 

4,210 

2,000 

3,220 

56,450 

35,230 

1,900 

1,900

139,800

7 (2 a.m.) 4,070 sec.
116 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

John Martin Reservoir at Caddoa, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and staff gage, lat. 38°04', long. 102°56', in sec. 8, T. 

23" S. , R. 49 W., at dam on Arkansas River at Caddoa, 3 miles south of Hasty and 58 

miles upstream from Colorado-Kansas State line. Datum of gage is 3,760.00 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 192B (Corps of Engineers bench mark); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 228,800 acre-feet July 20 (elevation, 3,834.80 

feetj; minimum, 100,000 acre-feet Oct. 31, Nov. 1 (elevation, 3,815.52 feet).

1943-49: Maximum contents, 244,700 acre-feet July 3, 1948 (elevation, 3,835.70 

feet); no contents at times during 1945, 1946, 1947.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete and earth-fill dam. Storage began Dec. 10, 

1943. Capacity (based on 1948.survey), 675,100 acre-feet at elevation 3,870.00 feet 

(top of spillway gates), of which 394,600 acre-feet (between elevations 3,769.00 feet, 

elevation of no contents, and 3,851.00 feet) is for conservation and 280,500 acre-feet 

(between elevations 3,851.00 and 3,870.00 feet) is reserved for flood control. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents.

Cooperation.- Record of contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30. ..................

Calendar year 1948......

Jan. 31. ..................

July 31 ...................

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1948-49. .....

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

3 833 25

3,824.20

'

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

150,300

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

*+94,970

-18,200

+18,300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

t Based on revised capacity table.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Arkansas River below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.

117

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°06', long. 102°55', in northwest corner of sec. 4, 

mnrs., R. 49 W., Just upstream from Caddoa Creek and 1-| miles downstream from John 

Martin Dam. Datum of gage is 3,737.40 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 18,935 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949 (Prior to October 1947, published as 

Arkansas Hiver at Caddoa).

Average discharge.- 11 years, 497 second-feet (adjusted for storage in John Martin 

Keservoir) .

Extremes . - Maximum discharge during year 1,390 second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 3.33

Feet;); minimum daily, 3.0 second-feet Dec. 28, Jan. 6-8, Jan. 26 to Feb. 2, June 10-19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942 (gage height, 10.46 

feet, site and datum then in use), by slope-area method; no flow at times in 1945, 1946, 

1947; minimum daily prior to construction of John Martin Reservoir, 5 second-feet July 

16, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary gage-height 

record, which are fair. Storage and diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by John Martin Reservoir (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses for 

the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 91 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

ais charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

824 

817 

817 

887 

936

936 

894 

852 

796 

747

740 

733 

628 

540 

582

594 

504 

360 

390 

366

285 

260 

260 

260 

260

280 

300 

366 

438 

438 

438

Nov.

46 

8.Z 

6.6 

6.1 

5.2

5.Z 

4.8 

4.8 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

3.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.8 

3.4 

4.8

4.3 

4.3 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

Dec.

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

6.1 

5.6

5.6 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

4.8 

4.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4.8

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

3.8 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8

Jan.

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

»3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

»b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.O 

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.0

Feb.

b3.0 

b3.0 

b3.4 

b3.4 

b3.4

3.8 

.4 

» .4 

.8 

.8

.8 

. 8 

.8 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.8

.3 

.3 

.3 

.8 

.2

.8 

.8 

.8

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 .......................

5!::::::::::-::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

3.8 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

8.5 

36 

36

36 

42 

51 

51 

79

104 

104 

104 

104 

104 

73

Apr.

81 

145 

96 

91 

139

192 

192 

242 

300 

300

300 

330 

378 

408 

414

438 

438 

474 

415 

207

196 

315 

510 

528 

576

677 

588 

600 

600 

462

Secondfoot -days

17,528 

187.5 

140.2

134,220.5

105.4 

117.7 

1 , 000 . 2 

10,632 

 11,326 

7,254.3 

22,451 

25,741 

10,489

106,972.3

May

402 

402 

558

761 

866

322 

94 

48 

46 

50

50 

148 

285 

300 

320

305 

242 

211 

275 

330

330 

335 

378 

420 

450

474 

510 

600 

600 

600 

614

Maximum

936

46 

6.1

1,280

3.8 

5.2

104 

677 

866 

628 

1,160 

1,320 

775

1,320

June

628 

621 

576 

210

f!09

f22 

fll 

f7.0 

f4.3 

f3.0

fS.O 

f3.0 

f3.0 

f3.0 

f3.0

f3.0 

f3.0 

f3.0 

f3.0 

42

145 

270 

456 

576 

582

582 

582 

594 

607 

600

July

740 

740 

740 

740 

733

733 

768 

810 

803

f691

642 

576 

576 

582 

635

614 

576 

f540 

564 

564

588 

600 

588 

588 

782

887 

803 

908 

1,090 

1,160 

1,090

Minimum

260 

3.4 

3.0

2.6

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

81 

46 

3.0 

54O 

105 

40

3.0

Aug.

1,010 

974 

974 

966 

958

1,060 

1,060 

1,150 

1,210

1,170

1,320 

1,310 

1,250 

1,180 

1,100

1,070 

966 

f!05 

213 

498

498 

498 

564 

635 

670

552 

504 

498 

614 

642 

522

Mean

565 

6.25 

4.52

367

3.40 

4.20 

32.3 

354 

365 

242 

724 

830 

350

293

Sept.

366 

355 

340 

270 

233

280 

360 

360 

355 

f!84

f59 

f40 

59 

142

152

192 

242 

265 

265 

305

372 

444 

528 

516 

510

474 

552 

726 

775 

768

Runoff in 

acre-feet

34,770 

372 

278

266,200

209 

233 

1,980 

21,090 

22,460 

14,390 

44,530 

51,060 

20,800

212,200

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed basis of partly estimated gage heights.
118 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Lamar, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and chain gage, lat. 38°06', long. 102°37', in sec. 30, T. 

22 s.~, R. 46 W., 1-50 feet dovmstream from bridge on 0. S. Highways 50and 287 and 1 mile 

north of Lamar. Datum of gage is 3,605.02 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,874 square miles.

Records available.- May to December 1913 and October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1913 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 36 years, t,30 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 24,900 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 7.26 feet), 

from rating e irva extended above 6,300 second-feet on basis of computation of flow over 

dam at gage height 8.77 feet; minimum daily, 8.0 second-feet Mar. 19, 20, 22.

1913-49: Maximum discharge, 165,000 second-feet June 5, 1921, by slope-area method; 

no flow at times during l;13-lo.

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

which are fair. Chain gage read once daily Jan. 18 to Mar. 22. Flow regulated by John 

Martin Reservoir (see p. lie). Storage and diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- One discharge measurement furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

1J 

1£ 

15 

14 

} s

16 

17is

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

215 

260 

268 

278 

362

3S4 

424

395 

394 

361

361 

388 

388 

289 

268

298 

298 

190 

167 

232

156 

120 

91 

86 

78

80 

75 

80

86 

67 

75

Nov.

70 

36 

26 

25 

21

16 

16 

15 

13 

14

14 

14 

18 

18 

27

19 

27

15 

17

30

30 

28 

30 

30 

30

30 

31 

42 

25 

40

Dec.

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

35 

*35

33 

35

35 

33

33 

31 

33

31

33 

33 

33 

33

31 

31 

31 

33 

28

26 

30 

36 

30 

29 

31

Jan.

35 

36 

31 

22 

20

19 

19 

22 

33 

33

22 

18 

18 

a29 

a30

a29 

a28 

*30 

28 

27

27 

27 

25 

22 

22

23 

25 

24 

18 

16 

20

Feb.

30 

30 

33 

33 

27

a 30 

33 

33

33 

*36

40 

40 

47 

35 

36

11 

11 

38 

38 

42

33 

33 

33 

33 

28

28 

28 

£8

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

26 

28 

28 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

28 

21 

21 

26 

26

28 

15 

9.0 

8.0 

8.0

9.0 

S.O 

9.0 

9.8 

9.8

9.8 

11 

11 

11 

38 

43

Apr.

30 

28 

19 

15 

14

14 

13 

13 

15 

14

14 

13 

15 

18 

15

15 

14 

14 

28 

83

20 

17 

20 

42 

63

152 

232 

205 

303 

201

Secondfoot-days

7,214 

767 

1,014

46,500.8

778 

900 

623.4 

1,659 

2,117 

12,849 

2,690 

11,176 

£,609

44,396.4

May

52 

25 

18 

159 

248

430 

163 

70 

42

31

19 

18 

47 

83 

104

117 

110 

47 

28 

28

24 

25 

21 

26 

47

24 

22 

22 

24 

22 

21

Maximum

424 

70 

36

685

36 

47 

43 

303 

430 

9,260 

484 

1,000 

264

9,260

June

22 

27 

52 

364 

9,260

657 

303 

228 

201 

178

159 

145 

138 

131 

117

110 

107 

110 

114 

75

31 

28 

26 

54 

60

54

35 

24 

19 

20

July

22 

45 

27 

26 

26

25 

35 

94 

190 

75

26 

27 

19 

20 

30

45 

47 

25 

21 

21

19 

20 

20 

16 

18

484 

163 

104 

268 

356 

376

Minimum

67 

13 

26

2.0

16 

11 

8.0 

13 

. 18 

19 

16 

171 

21

8.0

Aag.

326 

272 

268 

280 

264

248 

317 

298 

394 

400

460 

554 

522 

541 

528

466 

472 

1,000 

171 

205

268 

244 

228 

260 

326

4OO 

331 

331 

321 

272 

209

Mean

233 

25.6 

32.7

127

25.1 

32.1 

20.1 

55.3 

68.3 

428 

86.8 

361 

87 .O

122

Sept.

67 

31 

26 

25 

25

21 

22 

28 

47 

228

120 

72 

49 

49 

67

63 

67 

72 

70 

52

43 

42 

101 

117 

78

141 

149 

217 

256 

264

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,310 

1,520 

2,010

92,230

1,540 

1,790 

1,240 

3,290 

4,200 

25,490 

5,340 

22,170 

5,170

88,070

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec.-ft.).- June 5 (lo a.m.) 24,900 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Ho gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station below John Martin Reservoir. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 29 to Jan. 6, Jan. 19 to Feb. 2.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 119

Arkansas River at Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°02', long. 102=07', in sec. 14, T. 23 &., R. 42

 M., at bridge on State Highway 89, just upstream from Wild Horse Creek and half a mile 

south of Holly. Datum of gage is 3,377.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 25,092 square miles.

Records availaVe.- December 1893 to December 1894, May 1901 to April 1902 (published as

 at Barton or at Byi'on), October 1907 to September 1927, and October 1933 to September 

1949 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1907 to September 1949 in reports of 

engineer.

Average discharge.- 42 years (1907-49), 354 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, i1,700 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 9.39

 feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; minimum daily, 61 second1893-94, 1901-2, 1907-49: Maximum discharge, 136,000 second-feet Oct. 21, 1908, 

(gage height, 11.0 feet, datum then in use), by slope-area method; no flow Aug. 9, 1924, 

May 27 to June 6, June 26 to July 3, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good below 1,000 second-feet and fair above. Flow regulated by John

 PErfTn Reservoir (see p. 116). Storage and several diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).- W 897: 1939(M). W 1117: Di-ainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

340 

346 

418 

438 

458

543 

550 

543 

506 

528

465 

465 

513 

431 

364

340 

346 

364 

277 

246

299 

242 

192 

166 

170

175 

188 

170 

146 

150 

158

Nov.

170 

158 

123 

116 

116

119 

126 

142 

154 

158

158 

154 

142 

138 

138

138 

138 

102 

92 

166

214 

214 

219 

179 

158

175 

154 

154 

153 

188

Dec.

188 

168 

168 

172 

172

180 

172 

160 

142 

142

153 

153 

153 

160 

168

153 

153 

145 

153 

160

168 

160 

142 

164

130

130 

130 

145 

88 

95 

127

Jan.

164 

196 

145 

149 

153

153 

127 

145 

156 

156

149 

153 

160 

180 

217

164 

153 

142 

145 

160

156 

153 

180 

184 

184

184 

172 

160 

156 

149 

153

Feb.

156 

153 

156 

168 

156

153 

160 

164 

168 

188

229 

192 

116 

123 

156

142 

221 

262 

262 

225

238 

225 

221 

196 

180

184 

176

180

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 194!

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

184 

176 

176 

168 

153

142 

142 

134 

127 

112

102 

102 

106 

109 

106

95 

88 

88 

76 

70

61 

79 

82 

82 

82

95 

82 

82 

64 

102 

149

Apr.

180 

168 

149

184 

153

134 

112 

102 

98 

116

127 

116 

109 

102 

102

95 

85 

88 

130 

192

208 

149 

127 

123

145

204 

242 

309 

292 

419

Secondfoot -days

10,537 

4,556 

4,694

88,081

4,998 

5,150 

3,416 

4,760 

6,899 

28,247 

6,959 

16,815 

7,100

104,131

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.}.- June 5 (8. a.ra

May

315 

196 

149 

138 

267

579 

635 

419 

315 

262

221 

184 

168 

184 

252

298 

321 

287 

204 

164

142 

149 

149 

102

112

127 

95 

109 

127 

120 

109

Maximum

550 

219 

188

1,500

217 

262 

164 

419 

635 

14,500 

692 

1,070 

612

14,500

June

92 

85 

142 

611 

14,500

3,130 

1,250 

897 

846

543

540 

465 

424 

405 

362

338 

327 

321 

321

315

298 

261 

261 

247 

242

251 

219 

194 

178 

182

July

163 

145 

163 

145 

138

166 

198 

202 

224 

418

233 

178 

152 

163 

186

163 

190 

156 

148 

116

95 

112 

170 

206 

233

458 

692 

272 

190 

368 

516

Aug.

472 

418 

368 

380 

356

304 

298 

430 

516 

724

493 

540 

652 

1,020 

756

676 

612 

1,070 

1,040 

437

479 

486 

437 

368 

356

. 472 

556 

516 

532 

529 

522

Minimum Mean

146 340 

92 152 

88 151

48 241

127 161 

116 184 

61 110 

85 159 

95 223 

85 942 

95 224 

298 542 

109 237

61 285

) 21,700 sec. -ft.

Sept.

464 

348 

296 

281 

260

228 

819 

223 

242 

471

612 

307 

237 

206 

186

170 

148 

159 

170

159

141 

123 

109 

141 

163

156 

163 

182 

238 

298

Runoff in 

acre-feet

20,900 

9,040 

9,310

174,700

9,910 

10,210 

6,780 

9,440 

13,680 

56,030 

13,800 

33,350 

14,080

206,500

849154 O - 51 - 9
120 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Syracuse, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°58', long. 101°45', in NW£ sec. 18, T. 24 S., R. 

iu w., at highway bridge half a mile south of Syracuse. Datum of gage is 3,212.32 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 25,892 square miles.

Records available.- August 1902 to July 1906, June 1921 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1921-49), 36& second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 11.2

reet), from rating curve extended above 15,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 76 secondfeet Dec. 27 (gage height, 2.33 feet).

1902-6, 1921-49: Maximum gage height, about 11.75 feet June 6, 1921, present datum 

(discharge not determined); no flow Aug. 17, 1946. Bankfull stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. Flow regulated by John 

Martin Reservoir (see p. 116).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

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 

E8 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

357 

335 

330 

368 

396

438 

456 

502 

528 

574

587 

548 

554 

560 

515

463 

438 

444 

444 

390

374 

379 

346 

280 

240

230 

226 

221 

212 

212 

226

Nov.

255 

296 

270 

203 

203

216 

171 

164 

185 

alBS

185 

174 

171 

164 

160

164 

154 

150 

81 

157

230 

240 

230 

216 

226

212 

216 

104 

144 

250

Dec.

280 

226 

208 

194 

190

185 

221 

203 

174

168

182 

174 

*198 

178 

171

144 

154 

164 

174 

178

185 

160 

171 

171 

171

81 

76 

141 

83 

*80 

100

Jan.

100 

100 

100 

110 

120

130 

140 

150 

145

140

140 

140 

135 

130 

130

130 

130 

*130 

130 

120

120 

120 

120 

110 

110

100 

100 

100 

100 

100 

100

Feb.

110 

120 

130 

140 

150

160 

*180 

180 

190 

190

200 

200 

190 

210 

250

270 

280 

300 

300 

313

260 

235 

216 

*221 

216

190 

185 

182

Month

Ooto 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- Apr.

June 5 (12 p.m.) 38,000 sec. -ft.; June 9 (12

Mar.

174 

171 

164 

164 

160

154 

157 

157 

147 

141

141 

138 

141 

147 

147

147 

147 

141 

150 

141

138 

120 

126 

144 

132

144 

160 

141 

141 

147 

226

Apr.

190 

132 

141

174 

157

141 

135 

110 

120 

141

138 

a!30 

a!20 

115 

115

115 

115 

110 

132 

a!40

alSO 

157 

157

107 

117

147 

741 

450 

482 

463

Secondfoot -days

13,173 

5,776 

5,185

98,617

3,730 

5,768 

4,648 

5,642 

9,318 

54,624 

8,244 

18,711 

8,638

142,457

27 (7 a.m.) 

:30 p.m.) 2,

May

402 

335 

286 

240 

216

554 

769 

706 

438 

324

313 

296 

280 

270 

270

330 

318 

296 

296 

250

212 

190 

203 

198 

171

171 

160 

154 

275 

221 

174

Maximum

587 

296 

280

1,370

150 

313 

226 

741 

769 

17,700 

408 

1,920 

534

17,700

June

160 

147 

164 

500 

16,400

17,700 

3,900 

2,060 

2,120 

1,280

1,010 

a875 

742 

702 

678

638 

614 

569 

527 

520

478 

429 

373 

345 

324

288 

282 

272 

272 

255

July

Minimum

212 

81 

76

76

100 

110 

120 

107 

154 

147 

138 

294 

165

76

239 

203 

196 

203 

196

192 

243 

324 

288 

294

401 

373 

317 

310 

317

294 

277 

288 

a260 

a240

a220 

a200 

180 

a!60 

138

215 

373 

408 

282 

247 

366

Aug.

464 

443 

408 

380

380

338 

294 

345 

394 

471

506 

513 

622 

857 

920

734 

694 

1,580 

1,920 

902

562 

513 

506 

429 

394

429 

555 

598 

506 

520 

534

Mean

393 

193- 

167

269

120 

206 

150 

188 

301 

1,821 

266 

604 

288

390

Sept.

534 

492 

408 

366 

338

324 

277 

227 

219 

239

464 

485 

345 

288 

266

266 

266 

266 

E51 

247

235 

207 

180 

165 

180

207 

199 

215 

E27 

255

Runoff In 

acre-feet

24,140 

11,460 

10,280

195,600

7,400 

11,440 

9,220 

11,190 

18,480 

108,300 

16,350 

37,110 

17,130

282,500

1,090 sec. -ft.; May 6 (4 p.m.) 890 sec. -ft. 

600 sec. -ft.; Aug. 14 (12 p.m.) 1,190 sec.-

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 30 to Feb. 19. Computed from graph based on 

gage readings Oct. 1, 2, Feb. 20 to Mar. 5, Apr.' 26, May 1-13, June 5-8. Computed from wire-weight 

gage readings Oct. 31 to Nov. 9, Nov. 11 to Dec. 29, Mar. 6 to Apr. 11, Apr. 14-19, 22-25.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 121

Arkansas River at Garden City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 57>, long. 100°52 1 , in NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R.

 32W., half a mile south of Garden City.

Drainage area.- 27,719 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 243 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,200 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 9.42

 reet); minimum observed, 13 second-feet Oct. 9.

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 31,400 second-feet Apr. 28, 1942 (gage height, 8.87 

feet); no flow at times. Bankful stage, 7.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

a25 

a20 

a20 

al7 

al7

al7 

al7 

17 

13 

16

19

18 

18 

27 

40

39 

23 

60 

85 

104

102

60 

54 

46 

45

43 

51 

59

64 

66 

70

Hov.

89 

S9 

91 

85

106

156 

162 

154 

151 

162

179 

197 

124 

73 

63

63 

57 

46 

46 

78

144 

176 

209 

243 

250

250 

254

212 

168 

176

Dec.

200 

246 

250 

24 

232

206 

200 

200 

191 

188

165 

200 

215 

206 

200

191 

200 

191 

182 

182

182 

188

200 

200 

194

151 

122 

122 

38 

46 

67

Jan.

87 

126 

77 

36 

55

72 

85 

104 

106 

75

89 

110 

120 

138 

200

188 

185 

' 185 

156 

144

126 

151 

191 

159 

136

117 

113' 120 

110 

134 

136

Feb.

124 

126 

136 

141 

148

159 

185 

197 

203 

229

285 

285 

91 

91 

98

151 

243 

433 

575 

417

441

477 

377 

337 

317

301 

297 

285

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

her. ....................................

lendar year 194£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 900 see. -ft.).- June

Mar.

285 

285 

274 

260 

243

229 

229 

222 

206 

203

197 

194 

191 

182 

173

182 

182 

179 

176 

173

182 

102 

66 

56 

93

173 

168 

170 

120 

104 

82

Apr.

78 

98 

144 

98 

78

70 

66 

62 

60 

57

62 

57 

56 

52 

55

56 

87 

117 

117 

104

75

95

100 

62

40 

85 

188 

206 

100

Secondfoot-days

1,272 

4,253 

5,601

43,782

3,831 

7,149 

5,581 

2,592 

3,138 

57,462 

6,757 

6,838 

8,215

. 112,689

7 (4 a.m.)

May

60 

54 

54 

57 

51

62 

94 

425 

173 

89

60 

46 

42 

40 

40

70 

126 

212 

129

70

59 

54

141 

134 

102

85

95 

144 

165 

95 

110

Maximum

104 

254 

250

665

200 

575 

285 

206 

425 

17,200 

554 

1,290 

578

17,200

June

146 

120 

122 

236

4,100

10,800 

17,200 

3,500 

2,440 

2,470

1,840 

1,500 

1,780 

1,370 

1,030

890 

842 

794 

786 

730

702 

618 

548 

488 

460

425 

405 

380 

375 

365

July

-

Minimum

13 

46 

38

12

36 

91 

56 

40 

40 

120 

46 

51 

51

13

315 

250 

230 

202 

178

170 

136 

130 

226 

330

330 

465 

554 

460 

330

310 

300 

266 

230 

202

167 

170 

157 

192 

112

92 

56 

53 

46 

49 

49

Aug.

63 

92 

81 

70 

59

51 

63 

79 

88 

84

92

101 

79 

86 

167

38D 

148 

120 

635 

1,290

794 

455 

315 

246 

154

133 

130 

115 

184 

206 

278

Mean

41.0 

142 

181

120

124 

255

180 

86.4 

101 

1,915 

218 

221 

274

309

Sept.

578 

536 

542 

554 

450

300 

250 

223 

195 

178

212 

360 

494 

450 

385

350 

340 

330 

258 

181

157 

142 

128 

118

110

110 

105 

69 

59

51

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,520 

8,440 

11,110

86,840

7,600 

14,180 

11,070 

5,140 

6,220 

114,000 

13,400 

13,560 

16,290

223,500

29,200 see. -ft.; June. 13 (10 a.m.) 1,970

sec.-ft.; Aug. 20 14 p.m.) 1,380 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of record^ for station near Klnsley.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Hov. 5, Hov. 10 to Dec. 1, Jan. 24-26, 

May 15-24, May 27 to June 4, June 8-13, June 22 to Aug. 1, Aug 5-6, Sept. 28-30; computed from wireweight gage readings Oct. 8 to Nov. 4.
122 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dodge City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°45', long. 100°01 I , In NE£ sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 

25 W., on Second Street Bridge In Dodge City. Datum of gage Is 2,467.71 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 29,837 square miles.

Records available.- November 1902 to August 1906 (Incomplete), September 1944 to September 

1949.Gage-height records collected at same site since 1903 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,200 second-feet June 8 (gage height, 13.29 

reet); minimum, 31 second-feet Oct. 7-11 (gage height, 3.20 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 8, 1949; no flow at times in 1946.

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

aoove station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Pour discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

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

Oct.

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

37 

37 

37 

37

39 

43 

48 

48 

48

46 

50 

59 

59 

66

85 

94 

87 

78 

82

82 

68 

71 

75 

80 

83

Nov.

100 

96 

94 

94 

93

93 

93 

130

153 

156

148 

168 

174 

159 

148

132 

128 

121 

50 

106

121 

198 

222 

189 

195

219 

231 

237 

240 

195

Dec.

198 

207 

216 

228 

228

234 

228 

225 

222 

216

210 

192 

210 

225 

225

225 

225 

231 

225 

240

240 

244 

247 

254 

264

278 

286 

247 

«216 

186 

183

Jan.

177 

160 

150 

130 

130

130 

130 

130 

130 

130

130 

125 

125 

125 

120

120 

115 

115 

115 

«110

110 

110 

110 

110 

110

110 

110 

120 

120 

120 

120

Feb.

130 

130 

140 

140 

140

150 

150 

«150 

150 

200

350 

585 

345 

303 

306

405 

521 

630 

409 

 429

429 

385 

465 

437 

 377

365 

331 

345

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft. .- Feb.

Mar.

338 

331 

331 

314 

303

275 

2S6 

278 

272 

261

261 

264 

258 

268 

264

264 

264 

264 

254 

240

254 

244 

234 

213 

195

183 

183 

198 

207 

225 

201

Apr.

183 

174 

162 

174 

177

168 

162 

159 

150 

138

142 

142 

138 

135 

138

135 

119 

132 

145 

148

148 

135 

132 

121 

135

159 

165 

135 

159 

317

Secondfoot-days

1,761 

4,483 

7,055

54,936

3,847 

8,897 

7,927 

4,627 

6,916 

58,644 

8,989 

5,721 

7,931

126,798

12 (10 a.m.

ft.; Feb. 23 17:30 a.m.) 525 sec.-ft.j^May 16 (6:30 p.m. 

ft.; June 8 (1 p.m.) 16,200 sec. -ft.; June 14 (8 a.m.) 2 

ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by lee Jan. 2 

weight gage readings Oct. 1-31.

May

268 

222 

198 

180 

183

192 

207 

207 

254 

278

231 

198 

186

177 

162

397 

334 

296 

237 

240

213 

177 

242 

254 

219

210 

195 

186 

201 

192 

180

Maximum

94 

240 

286

560

177 

630 

338 

317 

397 

13,100 

476 

770 

436

13,100

June

174 

195 

201 

300 

258

2,150 

6,80O 

13,100 

8,980 

4,080

3,400 

2,360 

1 ,,900 

2,230 

1,650

1,260 

970 

882 

882 

940

855 

762 

722 

636 

572

536 

500 

476 

448 

425

July

409 

367 

315 

315 

284

275 

263 

311 

275 

306

343 

383 

398 

476 

470

393 

329 

324 

293 

280

275 

284 

254 

225 

229

217 

185 

159 

132 

116 

104

Aug.

107 

102 

102 

122 

113

99 

88 

90 

88 

90

96 

90 

104 

129 

104

102 

163 

193 

139 

159

770 

629 

425 

306 

250

209

185 

163 

163 

156 

185

Minimum Mean

37 56.8 

50 149 

183 228

26 150

110 124 

130 318 

183 256 

119 154 

162 223 

174 1,955 

104 290 

88 185 

122 264

37 347

Sept.

233 

343 

409 

420 

436

388 

306 

271 

237 

221

263 

213 

254 

348 

393

353 

334 

320 

306 

275

229 

197 

170 

163 

152

152 

145 

142 

136 

122

Runoff in 

acre -feet

3,490 

8,890 

13,990

109,000

7,630 

17,650 

15,720 

9,180 

13,720 

116,300 

17,830 

11,350 

15,730

251,500

) 630 see. -ft. ; Feb. 18 (6 p.m.) 698 sec.- 

) 565 see. -ft.; May 23 (6:30 p.m.) 630 see.- 

,420 see. -ft,; Aug. 21 (6:30 p.m.) 92O sec.-

to Feb. 11. Discharge computed from wire-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 123

Arkansas River near Kinsley, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°56', long. 99°22', on line between sees. 26 and 

 35', T. 24 S., R. 19 W., on U. S. Highway 50 S, 2 miles east of Kinsley.

Drainage area.- 30,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,300 second-feet June 10 (gage height, 11.09 

reetJT minimum, 54 second-feet Oct. 6.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 10, 1949; minimum, 1 second-foot at times 

in 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, Mater year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

69 

69 

69 

66 

57

57 

58 

62 

62 

62

62 

62 

62 

62

63

68 

68 

68 

68 

74

80 

hlOO 

h!02 

h!03 

hlC2

hlOO 

h!02 

hlOO 

95 

96 

102

Nov.

ila

118 

112 

126 

126

128 

126 

130

141 

150

170 

178 

184 

194 

203

192

172 

160 

91

81

89 

127 

188 

£56 

283

276 

287 

294 

280 

269

Dec.

250 

243 

240 

243 

263

266 

263 

260 

256 

246

246 

246 

243 

237 

246

269 

280 

283 

290 

290

298 

290 

290 

305 

290

294

312 

328 

263 

*250 

224

Jan.

224 

2.W

231 

210 

198

175 

170 

165 

165 

160

160 

155 

155 

150 

150

145 

140 

140 

140 

*135

135 

135 

135 

135

130

125 

125 

130 

130 

130 

135

Feb.

140 

150 

160 

170 

180

190 

200 

 200 

250 

885

833 

743 

370 

300 

290

300 

400 

SOO 

600 

570

530 

490 

448 

448 

*462

444 

414 

392

Month 

Oeto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Naro 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec. -ft. .- Feb.

unknown; May 18 is a.m.; 878 sec. -ft.; May 26 

Sept. 4 (8:30 p.m.) 2,560 sec. -ft. 

* 'Winter, discharge measurement made on thl 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

g Computed from graph based on gage readin 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected

Mar.

376 

372 

368 

368 

368

368 

360 

356 

348

336

328 

324 

320 

312 

290

287 

280 

273 

280 

280

298 

305 

294 

280 

260

280 

266 

260 

260 

298 

301

Apr.

280 

269 

256 

246 

240

240

237 

231 

221 

215

209 

207 

204 

201 

198

196 

193

193 

190 

190

198 

201 

198 

190 

185

188 

253 

240 

234 

234

Secondfoot -days

2,370 

5,259 

8,304

69,836

4,847 

11,159 

9,696 

6,537 

9,875 

54,443 

11,553 

6,560 

11,229

141,832

May

276 

356 

356 

283 

243

224 

231 

221 

218 

224

280 

290 

273 

263 

250

269 

510 

781 

g490 

g352

g312 

g301 

g294 

290 

671

a390 

a-275 

a310 

3240 

g212 

g!90

Maximum

103 

294

328

1,060

234 

885 

376 

280 

781 

9,340 

555 

458 

1,100

9,340

June

g!90 

g!98 

g243 

g287 

g340

405 

1,770 

5,410 

6,220 

9,340

5,400 

2,790 

2,380 

2,200 

2,200

1,850 

1,600 

1,430 

1,270 

1,190

1>070 

955 

885 

833 

774

713 

677 

635 

608 

580

July

Minimum

57 

61 

224

53

125 

140 

260 

185 

190 

190 

253 

140 

142

57

555 

530 

500 

471 

431

396 

372 

360

348 

340

340 

348 

356 

356 

368

380 

384 

376 

364 

348

328 

316 

372 

458 

352

332 

332 

320 

298 

269 

253

Aug.

234 

212 

201 

196 

188

185 

185 

180 

180 

180

180 

175 

168 

175 

175

178 

175 

175 

178 

180

180 

328 

458 

426

336

273 

218 

180 

165 

156 

140

Mean

76.5 

175 

266

191

156 

399 

313 

218 

319 

1,615 

373 

212 

374

589

sept.

142 

149 

175 

1,000 

1,100

749 

596 

500 

426 

380

344 

336 

328 

305

336

401 

401 

388 

368 

356

344 

320 

283 

263 

246

231 

212 

198 

182

170

Runoff In 

aore-feet

4,700 

10,430

16,470

, 138,500

9,610 

22,130

19,230 

12,970 

19,590 

106,000 

22,920 

13,010 

22,270

281,300

10 (10 a.m.) 1,070 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) discharge 

(1 p.m.) 920 sec. -ft.; June 10 (2 p.m.) 11,300 sec. -ft.;

s day. 

d on basis of records for station at Dodge City 

88.

by ice Jan. 6 to Feb. 9, Feb. 13-22.
124 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Great Bend, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 21' ( long. 98°46', in SE£ sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 

 13 W., on highway bridge half a mile south of Great Bend and 4f miles upstream from

Walnut Creek. Datum of gage is 1,839.82 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 33,986 square miles.

Records available.- September 1940 to September 1949. Fragmentary gage-height records 

collected at same site since 1909, referred to datum 3 feet higher than that of Geological Survey gage, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,850 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 10.14 

TeeTTT minimum, 109 second-feet Oct. 8-11 (gage height, 3.12 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 20,200 second-feet May 1, 1942 (gage height, 10.34 

feet); no flow at times in 1940, 1946.

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

above station for irrigation-.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

141 

141 

141 

134 

128

148 

122 

109 

109 

109

109 

112 

112 

112 

112

112 

115 

112 

112 

112

112 

112 

112 

112 

112

122 

122 

122 

125 

128 

128

Nov.

138 

138 

141 

152 

159

152 

152 

152 

166 

163

166 

166 

174 

190 

224

237 

232 

214 

186 

148

159 

156 

170 

174 

204

227 

242 

267 

259 

259

Dec.

272 

267 

251 

251 

255

267 

284 

298 

307 

302

302 

302 

307 

302 

298

294 

298 

294 

302 

312

312 

312 

312 

320 

320

312 

307 

*307 

307 

298 

289

Jan.

272 

251 

240 

200 

210

210 

200

190 

170 

180

140 

120 

*120 

130 

140

155 

170 

190 

205 

210

205 

185 

170 

165 

155

150 

145 

145 

140 

140 

140

Feb.

140 

*140 

150 

165 

180

190 

210 

230 

270 

500

1,500 

2,090 

1,600 

919 

660

«582 

594 

1,060 

1,730 

1,680

1,370 

1,370 

1,370 

1,100 

1,240

1,080 

800 

674

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948

Peak discharge (base, 80O sec. -ft.).- Feb.

Mar.

624 

588 

558 

534 

522

504 

486 

474 

462 

450

436 

426 

410 

400 

390

380 

370 

361 

356 

352

352 

361 

361 

366 

361

380 

361 

348 

348 

375 

390

Apr.

395 

405 

375 

343 

316

312 

312 

307 

298 

294

280 

276 

272 

267 

267

267 

267 

259 

267 

272

267 

267 

276 

267 

259

251 

289 

312 

316 

320

Secondfoot-days

3,709 

5,567 

9,161

176,657

5,443 

23,594 

13,088 

8,875 

22,743 

87 , 980 

17,195 

8,707 

11,436

217,498

11 (.9 p.m.]

May

343 

366 

420 

410

361

343 

343 

356 

343 

334

330 

361 

366 

352 

348

380 

415 

702 

1,600 

1,640

1,040 

956 

1,140 

765 

891

1,240 

898 

1,320 

870 

1,280 

2,230

Maximum

148 

267 

320

6,780

272 

2,090 

624 

405 

2,230 

6,850 

744 

444 

856

6,850

June

1,320 

660 

492 

765 

2,000

2,980 

2,480 

3,690 

5,840 

6,020

6,200 

6,850 

6,850 

5,510 

5,840

5,670 

5,210 

4,140 

2,710 

1,820

1,550 

1,420 

1,280 

1,140 

1,100

1,040 

940 

884 

821 

758

July

744 

716 

688 

648 

612

576 

546 

534 

534 

582

564 

688 

681 

636 

618

648 

660 

6OO 

558 

522

486 

474 

474 

552 

546

420 

405 

390 

380 

361 

352

Minimum

109 

138 

251

103

120 

140 

348 

251 

330 

492 

352 

227 

230

109

Aug.

338 

325 

316 

307 

298

294 

284 

267 

267 

259

246 

230 

227 

255 

255

246 

238 

234 

238

267

255 

227 

302 

444 

390

334 

307 

272 

267 

272 

246

Mean

120 

186 

296

483

176 

843 

422 

296 

734 

2,933 

555 

281 

381

596

Sept.

230 

230 

238 

263 

823

856 

570 

486 

444 

420

405 

380 

370 

361 

375

410 

444 

438 

405 

375

366 

352 

338 

302 

294

276 

263 

246 

246 

230

Runoff in 

acre -feet

7,360 

11,040 

18,170

350,400

10,800 

46,800 

25,960 

17,600 

45,110 

174,500 

34,110 

17,270 

22,680

431,400

discharge unknown; Feb. 2O (3:30 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.-.Stage-discharge relation affeoted by Ice Jan. 3 to Feb. 11. Discharge computed from graph 

based on gage readings Feb. 13-15, 20-23, Sept, 29, 3O; computed from wire-weight gage readings 

Oct.1-16, Oct. 25 to Nov. 7.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 125

Arkansas River at Wichita, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°41', long. 97°21', in SE£ sec. 20, T. 27 S., R.

 IK., on Douglas Avenue Bridge in Wichita, half a mile downstream from Little Arkansas 

River.

Drainage area.- 40,182 square miles.

Records available.- June 1921 to March 1935 at site l£ miles upstream from Little Arkansas 

River, and July 1934 to September 1949 at present site, in reports of Geological Survey. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1897 are contained in reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 1,011 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 8.34

 feet); minimum, 282 second-feet Jan. 10, 11 (gage height, 0.78 foot).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Apr. 24, 1944 (gage height, 11.70 

feet); minimum, 3 second-feet Sept. 3, 1934 (gage height, 0.37 foot).

Maximum stage observed by U. S. Weather Bureau, 13.5 feet June 10, 1923.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation .

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

677 

633 

608 

582 

541

541 

509 

501 

478 

470

448 

418 

382 

375 

361

368 

354 

340 

321 

?21

321 

321 

321 

321 

327

327 

327 

321 

334 

418 

382

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

557 

590 

668 

608 

668

608 

582 

565 

541 

541

525

517 

509 

509 

517

541 

541 

541 

590 

. 599

590 

557 

557 

582 

590

599

677 

778 

816 

854

Dec.

911 

930 

930 

930 

930

911 

892 

864 

835 

826

806 

788 

778 

768 

778

763 

759 

750 

759 

759

750 

750 

788 

797 

797

797 

788 

778 

806 

816 

759

Month

Jan.

759 

759 

970 

960 

816

668 

616 

681 

686 

334

289 

308 

382 

440 

788

4,000 

4,850 

3,340 

2,620 

2,440

1,920 

1,400 

2,140 

6,700 

4,110

3,000 

2,740 

2,740 

2,200 

1,570 

1,320

Feb.

1,190 

1,020 

980 

882 

835

806 

797 

826 

1,520 

2,870

3,830 

7,810 

9,650 

6,700 

6,320

6,140 

5,620 

8,680 

. 9,650 

8,420

7,310 

6,510 

7,100 

7,960 

9,400

8,660 

9,400 

6,900

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

5U50 

4,110 

3,340 

2,870 

2,620

2,440 

2,260 

2,140 

2,030 

1,860

1,680 

1,630 

1,570 

1,460 

1,440

1,360 

1,310 

1,270 

1,220 

1,210

1,250 

1,320 

1,320 

1,270 

1,200

1,330 

1,460 

1,420 

1,400 

1,520 

1,680

Apr.

1,360 

1,250 

1,230 

1,210 

1,140

1,210 

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,140

1,260 

1,210 

1,150 

1,070 

1,010

950 

911 

882 

873 

854

854 

854 

864 

902 

826

826 

1,840 

2,560 

1,800 

1,520

Secondfoot-days

" 12,948 

17,917 

25,298

636,478

56,546 

147,786 

58,140 

34,876 

120,769 

197,040 

51,780 

25,547 

24,207

772,854

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 16 (2:30

9, ISO sec. -rt.; Feb. -13 (3 a.m.) 11,200 sec -ft.; Feb. 1

May

4,980 

9,120 

4,050 

3,180 

2,160

1,560 

1,500 

1,770 

2,920 

3,600

3,320 

2,100 

1,240 

1,060 

969

1,660 

6,150 

6,750 

5,950 

5,950

5,760 

6,950 

5,020 

6,950 

5,950

4,200 

3,900 

2,740 

2,260 

2,380 

4,670

Maximum

677 

854 

930

18,400

6,700 

9,650 

5,1-50 

2,560 

9,120 

11,900 

2/96o 

1,260 

1,110

11,900

p.m.) 5,960 

9 (3:30 a. m

June

4,670 

4,670 

3,250 

2,620 

6,130

5,950 

6,950 

6,950 

6,150 

7,990

7,780 

8,200 

8,420 

10,100 

11,900

11,600 

11,600 

11,900 

11,900 

11,600

9,350 

5,760 

4,350 

3,390 

2,980

2,680 

2,560 

2,380 

2,160 

2,100

Minimum

July

2,320 

2,210 

 1,940 

1,770 

1,500

1,400 

1,300 

1,280 

1,400 

1,450

1,820 

2,980 

2,980 

2,260 

1,940

1,720 

1,720 

1,610 

1,500 

1,450

1,330 

1,610 

1,500 

1,280 

1,190

1,150 

1,210 

1,340 

1,560 

1,560 

1,500

321 

509 

750

110

289 

797 

1,200 

826 

969 

2,100 

1,150 

672 

518

289

sec. -ft.; 

) 10,400 a

Aug.

1,260 

1,130 

1,050 

1,010 

969

923 

896 

869 

860 

905

869 

784 

818 

800 

735

751 

751 

743 

775 

767

800 

751 

703 

703 

672

688 

735 

743 

719 

688 

680

Mean

418 

597 

816

1,739

1,824 

5,278 

1,875 

1,163 

3,896 

6,568 

1,670 

824 

807

2,117

Sept.

665 

650 

635 

642 

727

695

826 

1,070 

1,110 

1,030

1,030 

988 

1,010 

1,040 

988

923 

878 

878 

860 

843

887 

896 

759 

695 

658

613 

592 

564 

537 

518

Runoff In 

acre-feet

25,680 

35,540 

50,180

1,262,000

112,200 

293,100 

115,300 

69,180 

239,500 

390,800 

102,700 

50,670 

48,010

1,533,000

Jan. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 

ec.-ft.; Feb. 27

t*j p.m.j 3..7.LU aeu.-it*.; nay c. \*t a.m.; ij.,ouu sec.-rt.; nay if iJ.i:,su p.m.J 8,£UU aeu.-it..; nay 

(2:30 p.m.) 8,200 'sec.-ft.; May 24 (8:3O p.m.) 8,420 sec.-ft.; May. 31 (11 a.m.) 5,380 sec.-ft.; 

June. 10 (7 a.m.) 8.2OO sec.-ft.; June. 18 (6:30 a.m.) 12.5OO sec.-ft.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Jan. 17-22, Jan 25 to Feb. 2, Feb. 

13-15, July 3-8, 17-2HAug. Il-r4.
126 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04', long. 97°03', in NW£ seo. 25, T. 34 S., R.

3~K77~at Chestnut Avenue highway bridge, half a mile west of Arkansas City and 5 miles

upstream from Walnut River. 

Drainage area.- 43,475 square miles. 

Keooras avaiiaole.- September 1902 to July 1906 (incomplete), September 1921 to September

Avera e discharge . - 28 years (1921-49), 1,613 second-feet.

.- Maximum" discharge during year, 20,800 , second-feet June 8, 21; maximum gage

neigm;,16.74 feet June 21 j minimum discharge 732 second-feet Oct. 26.

1908-6, 1921-49: Maximum gage height, 25.46 feet June 11, 1923. from floodmarks 

(discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Dot. 9, 1921 (due to 

diversion by Kansas aas & Electric power canal, which was washed out June 10, 1923). 

Minimum discharge after canal washed out, 30 second-feet Aug. 19, 1933. Bankfull stage, 

16 feet.

Remarks . - Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

HeV1816rig (water years).- W 807: 1922 (M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of loe effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oat. 1-5, Feb. 19-26, 

Apr. 16-27, JUne 28 to Sept. SO)

8.0 750

8.2 930

8.4 1,130

6.6 1,350

9.0 1,640

9.5 2,520

10.0 3,300

11.0 5,100

12.0 7,200

1S.O 9,660

15.0 15,400

17.0 22,000

pisoharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

80

2122

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,240

1,140

1,120

1,050

1,010

970

970

1,000

1,080

1,090

1,040

1,090

1,110

 1,070

1,090

1,090

1,050

960

921

694

885

867

840

804

768

741

766

777

768

831

912

Nov.

2,320

2,600

3,640

2,100

1,370

1,170

1,090

1,000

950

921

594

667

631

SIS

631

849

656

622

631

858

886

656

667

667

694

886

912

1,160

1,460

#1,900

Dec.

1,780

1,510

1,390

1,320

1,310

1,270

1,220

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,090

1,040

1,000

960

970

930

885

865

667

667

886

894

912

940

950

930

694

921

640

667

903

Month

Jan.

795

804

903

2,140

2,960

1,320

921

667

970

b850

b620 beoo

b860

bl,000

bl,300

6,930

11,000

g6,650

g4,530

f3,300

g3,060

g2,740

4,720

11,600

g!3,600

f9,160

84,620

f4,070

g3,720

g2,600

g2,240

Feb.

g2,100

2,040

1,970

1,640

1,710

1,760

2,240

3,960

6,310

8,400

10,800

14,500

19,700

g!5,700

g9,680

8,400

10,200

14,800

16,700

16,900

12,200

9,660

6,400

 9,660

12,200

13,600

16,900

16,000

_

-

Mar oh .... .... ... . .

Aorll ..... ........... . Nay..:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

10,500

7,200

5,900

5,100

4,620

g4,250

f3,980

g3,720

g3,470

3,360

3,300

3,140

2,960

2,820

2,670

2,670

2,520

2,450

2,450

2,310

2,310

2,670

2,620

2,450

2,310

2,450

2,900

3,140

2,670

4,720

5,300

Apr.

3,720

2,820

2,450

2,360

2,450

2,310

2,310

2,170

2,040

2,040

5,040

3,470

2,520

2,310

2,240

2,040

1,760

1,650

1,590

1,570

1,530

1,530

1,520

1,530

1,540

1,520

1,640

9,160

7,200

3,640

Seoondfoot-days

29,948

36,343

32,680

1,174,629

113,660

270,410

113,170

79,910

259,460

321,460 .

87,660

49,360

54,610

1,448,909

-

May

2,960

8,970

9,400

5,900

5,100

3,980

3,380

3,900

4,070

5,100

5,700

5,100

3,900

3,140

2,740

2,900

6,990

15,700

19,400

17,200

16,900

14,600

17,600

15,100

15,100

12,200

7,910

6,970

5,500

4,910

6,740

Maximum

1,240

3,640

1,780

31,500

13,600

19,700

10,500

9,160

19,400

18,700

8,150

2,900

4,720

19,700

June

11,300

9,420

8,400

7,430

7,910

13,000

16,300

17,800

11,600

10,600

11,300

12,200

11,000

11,300

16,000

16,600

15,100

14,500

14,600

16,400

18,700

12,200

7,430

5,700

4,620

4,540

3,640

3,470

3,300

2,900

-

July

2,670

2,740

2,740

2,450

2,240

2,100

2,040

1,900

1,970

2,520

2,740

2,960

6,150

7,430

4,620

3,560

2,900

2,520

2,310

2,100

1,970

1,900

2,170

2,670

2,310

2,170

1,840

1,710

1,640

gS.300

g2,900

Minimum

741

813

640

270

795

1,710

8,310

1,520

2,740

2,900

1,710

980

980

741

Aug.

g2,900

g2,620

g2,360

g2,170

gl,900

gl,650

gl,780

gl,650

gl,650

gl,710

gl,710

gl,760

gl,760

g2,040

g2,100

gl,590

gl,570

al,520

al,450

al,380

al.310

al,240

gl.130

1,100

1,070

1,020

960

1,000

960

1,020

1,000

Mean

966

1,211

1,054

3,209

3,673"

9,656

3,651

2,664

8,370

10,720

2,828

1,593

1,820

3,970

Sept.

1,000

960

980

1,110

1,280

1,370

1,970

2,620

2,170

2,100

3,070

4,720

3,470

2,380

2,450

1,970

1,760

2,360

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,650

1,970

1,460

gl.350

1,260

1,180

1,100

1,060

1,040

-

Runoff In 

acre-feet

59,400

72,090

64,820

2,330,000

225,600

536,400

224,500

156,500

514,700

637,600

173,900

97,940

108,300

2,674,000

Peak discharge fbaia. 6.500 seo.-fO.l- Jan. 17 (2 p.m.) 12,200 seo.-ft.| Jan. 23 (1 p.m.) 13,900 

see.-ft.i Peb. IS (3 a.m.) 20,156 sea.-ft.j Feb. 19 (4»30 p.m.) 19,700 aeo.-ft.i Feb. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 

17,500 aeo.-ft.j Apr. 28 (10i30 a.m.) 9,940 seo.-ft.i May 2 (10 p.m.) 13,800 eeo.-ft.j May 19 (7a.m. 

19,700 sec.-ft.i Nay 23 (2 p.m.) 18,400 seo.-ft.) June 1 (10 a.m.) 12,200 eeo.-ft.j June 6 (6 a.m.) 

20,800 Bee.-ft.i June 16 (2 a.m.) 17,800 sec.-ft.i June. 21 (3 a.m.) 20,800 eeo.-ft.j July 13 

(lOUO a.m.) 9,680 seo.-ft.

* Winter dlsoharg* measurement made en this day.

a He gage-height records discharge computed on basis of reoorda for station at Wlohit*.

b Stage-dlsonarge relation affected by ice.

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

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 127

Arkansas River at Ralston, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'10", long. 96°43'30", in NW£ sec. I, T. 23 N., 

RTTTE., at bridge on State Highway 18 at Ralston, 2 miles downstream from Salt Creek 

and 2 miles upstream from Orayhorse Creek. Datum of gage is 776.80 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 54,227 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949'. Gage-height records collected in same 

' vicinity since 1922 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 5,500 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 70,700 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 15.30 

~Teet, in gage well, 15.92 feet from outside gage); minimum daily, 1,150 second-feet 

Oct. 30.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 179,000 second-feet Apr. 25, 1944 (gage height, 22.82 

feet, in gage well, 23.65 feet from outside gage); minimum recorded, 160 second-feet 

Nov. 2, 1939, but may have been less during period of ice effect in January 1940.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 feet June 12, 1923, referred to outside gage on basis of 

stages observed in 1923 and 1944 at site 1,200 feet downstream.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage^height record, 28 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194S to Septenberl949

Bay

1

2

3

A 

5

6

I 

9 

JO

11 \z

13

w15 

IP

11 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

2,400 

2,220 

2,120 

2,000 

1,950

1,900 

1,780 

1,630 

1,580 

1,530

1,530 

1,530 

1,530 

1,480 

1,480

1,450 

1,430 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1)280

*'S10 ijiio l»2oo

1,180 

1,180 

1,170

1'leo

1,150 

lJ-180

Mov.

1,330 

1,730 

13,600 

17,000 

10,200

6,610 

4,710 

3,780 

3,280 

2,920

2,650 

2,520 

2,400 

2,280 

2,220

2,170 

2,120 

2,060 

2,000 

2,000

2,000 

1,950 

2,000 

1,950 

1,950

1,900 

1,950 

2,220 

2,460 

4,320

Dec.

6,610 

5,450 

4,510 

3,660 

3,360

3,140 

2,920 

2,780 

2,650 

2,460

2,280 

2,220 

2,170 

2,120 

2,060

2,000 

1,950 

1,950 

1,900 

1,900

1,640 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,780 

1,730 

1,730

Jan.

1,780 

1,840 

 1,780 

1,630 

1,730

2,340 

4,040 

3,360 

2,720 

2,400

1,730 

1,310 

1,300 

2,650 

2,960

6,370 

21,900 

31,200 

g26,000 

g!3,500

g8,450 

?7,110 

3,300 

24,400 

g44,600

g43,900 

g31,200 

g!5,200 

gll,200 

glO,500 

g8,450

Feb.

g7,370 

g6,370 

g6,130 

6,370 

6,130

7,110 

8,730 

17,000 

28, BOO 

35,500

36,700 

37,300 

45,900 

62,400 

50,200

30,600 

27,200 

29,400 

36,700 

39,900

31,800 

22,800 

17,900 

15,200 

14,300

14,700 

17,900 

38,300

Month

Octo 

Move

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mftv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lengar year 194£ 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 26,000 sec. -ft.).- .

45,3OO sec. -ft.) Peb. 14 (6 p.m.) 65,40O sec

Mar.

45,900 

29,400 

19,800 

15,200 

12,300

10,900 

9,910 

g9,020 

g8,450 

g8,730

g9,020 

g8,450 

g7,630 

6,860 

6,370

6,130 

5,900 

5,560 

5,450 

g5,230

g5,230 

g5,340 

g5,340 

85,670 

g5,780

g5,450 

g5,560 

6,130 

8,450 

7,110 

11,400

Apr.

30,600 

IS, 800 

10,900 

7,900 

7,110

6,610 

6,130 

5,900 

5,560 

g5,230

g4,920 

g5,340 

13,100 

9,910 

6,610

g5,560 

g5,230 

g4,920 

g4,610 

g4,410

g4,130 

g4,040 

g3,950 

g3,950 

g3,860

g3,690 

g4,040 

g4,410 

12,600 

21,300

Secondfoot -days

46,940 

113,280 

78,070

2,328,232

350,900 

698,710 

307,670 

235,320 

726,010 

583,600 

186,360 

102,910 

255,810

3,685,580

May

13,800 

9,310 

8,170 

14,300 

10,900

8,730 

8,170 

8,450 

9,910 

9,310

9,310 

9,910 

9,610 

8,730 

7,630

6,610 

6,860 

15,200 

41,200 

53,200

63,400 

56,300 

50,200 

43,900 

44,600

53,900 

39,900 

25,500 

26,600 

26,600 

20,800

Maximum

2,400 

17,000 

6,610

69,300

44,600 

62,400 

45,900 

30,600 

63,400 

27,700 

15,600 

8,100 

20,300

63,400

June

19,800 

glS,600 

g!7,400 

15,600 

16,000

27,700 

26,000 

24,400 

g27,700 

g23,900

g20,800 

g22,300 

g27,200 

g22,300 

g20,300

g22,800 

g25,500 

g22,800 

g2 1,800 

g21,300

g23,400 

g26,600 

g2 0,800 

g!5,200 

gll,900

g9,910 

g8,730 

g8,170 

7,630 

6,860

July

6,610 

6,130 

5,670 

5,450 

5,230

g5,020 

g4,610 

g5,020 

5,670 

6,860

6,370 

7,370 

7,370 

9,020 

15,600

13,100 

8,450 

6,860 

5,900 

5,230

g4,810 

g4,410 

g4,130 

g3,950 

g4,040

g4,510 

g4,130 

g3,950 

g3,690 

g3,600 

g3,600

Minimum

1,150 

1,330 

1,730

2 SO

1,300 

6,130 

5,230 

3,690 

6,610 

6,860 

3,600 

1,680 

1,680

1,150

Aug.

6,100 

7,630 

5,780 

g4,510 

g4,040

g3,600 

g3,280 

g3,060 

g2,990 

g2,8SO

g2,650 

2,520 

2,650 

3,690 

3,690

5,670 

4,610 

3,440 

3,060 

2,780

2,520 

2,400 

2,280 

2,220 

2,120

2,000 

1,900 

1,780 

1,680 

1,680 

1,730

Mean

1,514 

3,776 

2,518

6,361

11,320 

24,950 

9,925 

7,844 

23,420 

19,450 

6,012 

3,320 

8,527

10,100

Sept.

1,730 

1,680 

1,680 

3,210 

7,460

16,500 

20,300 

18,800 

14,700 

13,500

10,200 

8,170 

11,900 

18,800 

13,500

9,020 

8,170 

7,630 

10,200 

12,700

7,630 

6,130 

5,020 

4,510 

5,230

4,410 

3,690 

3,360 

3,060 

2,920

Runoff In 

acre-feet

93,100 

224,700 

154,800

4,618,000

696,000 

1,386,000 

610,300 

466,800 

1,440,000 

1,158,000 

369,600 

204,100 

507,400

7,311,000

Fan. 18 (7:30 p.m.) 32,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (1 p.m.) 

.-ft.; Feb. 20 (12 m.) 40,600 sec. -ft.; Mar. 1 (2 a.m.)

(2 a.m.) 55,500 sec.-ft.; June 9 (6 p.m.) 29,400 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
128 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Tulsa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08 t 40", long. 96°00'10", in NW£ sec. 11, T. 19 

W., K. 12 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, in Tulsa, 17 miles downstream from Cimarron River. Datum of gage is 618.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps 

of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 74,440 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected in same 

vicinity since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 7,714 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 123,000 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 14.44 

reet); minimum, 1,280 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 0.40 foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 173,000 second-feet May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 

17.00 feet Apr. 26, 1944; minimum daily discharge, 147 second-feet Jan. 20, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 19.8 feet June 13, 1923, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4. 

5

6 

^ 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

ZZ 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oeto 

Move

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mow

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

2,420 

2,520 

2,420 

2,320 

2,220

2,070 

1,950 

1,860 

1,820 

1,770

1,730 

1,680 

1,660 

1,620 

1,590

1,570 

1,550 

1,530 

1,490 

1,440

1,440 

1,470 

1,470 

1,420 

1,380

1,360 

1,340 

1,320 

1,320 

1,300 i>m

Nov.

1,440 

1,420 

1,570 

12,800 

20,000

13,700 

9,700 

7,020 

5,750 

4,920

4,450 

4,150 

3,760 

3,530 

3,340

3,140 

2,980 

2,830 

2,700 

2,620

2,540 

2,490 

2,460 

2,440 

2,440

2,360 

2,340 

2,570 

2,670 

2,720

Dec.

3,420 

6,830 

8,410 

7,020 

5,750

4,920 

4,450 

4,300 

4,000 

3,850

3,650 

3,390 

3,230 

3,200 

3,090

2,960 

2,850 

2,780 

2,670 

2,590

2,490 

2,420 

2,390 

2,420 

2,360

2,320 

2,290 

2,290 

2,190 

2,190 

2,170

Jan.

2,170 

2,120 

2,190 

2,140 

2,070

2,000 

2,140 

3,120 

4,150 

3,500

3,090 

2,620 

2,000 

gl,550 

gl,620

g2,490 

5,240 

21,700 

31,400 

25,500

17,000 

12,400 

14,200 

21,200 

32,800

46,900 

45,100 

g31,400 

g21,200 

a 15, 000 

gll,600

Feb.

g9,700 

g7,800 

g7,020 

g7,020 

g8,410

g9,920 

g25,500 

27,400 

35,000 

41,400

43,200 

43,200 

44,200 

58,000 

69,500

48,800 

34,200 

32,200 

35,700 

43,200

42,300 

32,200 

24,800 

21,800 

19,400

17,600 

18,800 

23,000

: " Month

nber. ...................................

lender year 1948 

ary

ter year i948-r49 .......................

Mar.

46,900 

43,200 

30,000 

23,000 

18,800

16,400 

14,200 

12,900 

11,800 

10,800

10,600 

10,600 

10,800 

9,920 

8,830

8,200 

7,800 

7,400 

7,020 

6,830

6,640 

6,460 

6,640 

6,460 

6,640

8,000 

7,800 

7,020 

7,020 

8,830 

8,410

Apr.

13,200 

34,200 

23,000 

15,400 

11,600

9,920 

8,830 

8,200 

8,000 

9,260

7,600 

6,830 

6,640 

12,600 

11,800

8,200 

7,020 

6,460 

6,100 

5,580

g5,240 

g5,080 

g4,920 

g4,760 

g4,760

4,760 

4,600 

4,920 

5,580 

10,800

Secondfoot-days

52,350 

136,850 

108,890

2,980,994

391,810 

831,270 

395,920 

275,860 

1,211,980 

794,120 

270,040 

146,630 

302,160

4,9X7,680

May

21,800 

17,600 

15, 400 

14,200 

16,400

13,700 

10,600 

10,400 

11,400 

17,000

14,800 

13,200 

12,400 

11,600 

1O.8OO

9,920 

9,260 

25,300 

92,900 

113,000

111,000 

90,400 

97,600 

87,600 

68,300

84,900 

68,30O 

44,200 

33,600 

32,200 

32,200

Maxinua

2,520 

20,000 

8,410

68,300

46,900 

69,500 

46,900 

34,200 

113,000 

40,600 

17,600 

10,800 

20.00O

113,000

June

29,400 

26,200 

29,400 

27,400 

22,400

24,200 

35,000 

40,600 

35,700 

33,600

32,800 

35,000 

 32,800 

34,200 

28,100

33,600 

30,800 

30,800 

28,800 

25,500

24,200 

26,200 

28,100 

23,600 

17,600

14,200 

12,100 

10,800 

11,100 

9,920

July

9,700 

8,620 

7,800 

7,210 

7,020

8,830 

8,620 

8,000 

14,100 

13,700

9,920 

9,700 

10,200 

9,480 

10,600

17,600 

15,400 

13,200 

10,200 

8,410

7,400 

6,460 

5,920 

5.58O 

5,080

5,080 

5,240 

5,240 

5,080 

5,240 

5,410

Minimum

1,300 

1,420 

2,170

326

1,550 

7,020 

6,460 

4,600 

9,260 

9,920 

5,080 

2,220 

2,100

1,300

Aug.

6,640 

9,260 

10,800 

8,410 

7,020

6,100 

5,410 

4,920 

4,600 

4,450

4,300 

4,150 

4,000 

4,450 

5,750

4,450 

5,750 

5,920 

4,760 

4,000

4,000 

3,650 

3,360 

3,060 

2,910

2,720 

2,570 

2,390 

2,290 

2,320 

2,220

Mean

1,689 

4,562 

3,513

8,145

12,630 

29,690 

12,770 

9,195 

39,100 

26,470 

8,711 

4,730 

10,070

13,470

Sept.

2,140 

2,120 

2,100 

2,570 

4,150

7,020 

16,400 

20,000 

19,400 

17,000

16,400 

14,200 

11,600 

12,900 

20,000

17,000 

13,200 

11,400 

9,920 

11,100

14,200 

10,200 

8,000 

6,830 

6,100

6,280 

6,100 

5,080 

4,600 

4,150

Runoff In 

acre-feet

103,800 

271,400 

216,000

5,912,000

776,700 

1,649,000 

785,300 

547,200 

2,404,000 

1,575,000 

535,600 

290,800 

599,300

9,754,000

charge (base. 50,000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 15 (3:30 p.m.) 72,000 sec.-ft.; Mar. 1 (6:30 p.m..) 

.-ft?; May 16 (4?50 a.m.) 125,000 sec.-ft.

Peak disci 

50,80'd sec"

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-dslly wire-weight gage readings
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 129

Arkansas River near Maskogee, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°46', long. 95°18', In NW£ sec. 21, T. 15 N., R. 

IS k .7 1.7 miles downstream from Neosho River and 85 miles northeast of Muskogee. Datum of gage is 471.38 feet above mean sea lev&l, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 96,499 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 21,810 second-feet.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during, year, 208,000 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 28.2? 

FeetT; minimum daily, 3,640 second-feet Oct. 19.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 700,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 48.20 

feet); minimum, 340 second-feet Aug. 1?-15, 1936 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

Flood of May 21, 1943,° is greatest known since June 1833 when a similar stage was 

probably reached.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake'0 1 The Cherokees on Neosho River TSee~"p. 206].

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Octoberl948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

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.

7,030 

6,540 

5,600 

4,860 

4,860

6,060 

5,600 

5,000 

4,580 

4,300

4,030 

3,770 

5,300 

5,600 

5,750

5,450 

4,580 

3,900 

3,640 

4,860

5,150 

5,450 

5,450 

4,720 

4,030

3,900 

5,450 

5,000 

5,000 

4,860 

4,300

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

3,770 

4,160 

6,060 

15,200 

21,800

25,800 

18,400 

13,200 

10,700 

10,000

9,020 

7,720 

7,540 

6,700 

6,060

5,750 

6,860 

6,540 

7,030 

"6,700

5,600 

4,860 

4,860 

6,060 

6,540

5,450 

4,730 

5,620 

5,300 

5,750

Dec.

7,540 

7,540 

9,420 

11,800 

10,400

8,640 

8,080 

8,640 

8,640 

8,260

7,540 

6,700 

5,450 

5,600 

8,080

7,030 

6,700 

6,540 

5,750 

5,150

4,860 

6,380 

6,220 

7,030 

6,860

5,750 

4,720 

5,900 

7,370 

7,?00 

7,200

Month

Jan.

6,700 

5,750 

4,440 

5,450 

6,700

6,700 

6,060 

5,900 

5,750 

6,860

8,260 

9,220 

8,640 

7,900 

7,900

7,900 

15,700 

27,600 

49,300 

60,500

47 , 700 

30,000 

25,200 

40,000 

58,100

78,300 

88,000 

83,000 

65,700 

46,300 

29,400

Feb.

34,500 

42,100 

40,000 

40,000 

33,800

33,800 

48,500 

63,900 

72,900 

84,000

89,000 

84,000 

82,000 

98,000 

128,000

128,000 

106,000 

111,000 

118,000 

118,000

117,000 

106,000 

88,000 

78,300 

71,100

63,000 

42,800 

38,600

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

44,200 

71,100 

72,900 

59,700 

43,500

33,800 

30,000 

27,600 

26,400 

25,200

25, 200 

25,800 

27,000 

26,400 

24,600

22,900 

21,800 

20,600 

19,500 

18,400

24,600 

31,900 

25,200 

26,400 

25,200

22,900 

30,000 

31,200 

31,900 

39,300 

37,900

Apr.

29,600 

28,500 

51,700 

43,500 

35,200

30,400 

23,400 

21.200 

18,400 

16,800

35,200 

39,300 

30,600 

24,600 

30,600

37,200 

28,800 

18,400 

17,900 

16,300

14,200 

13,700 

13,700 

11,800 

10,400

12,200 

12,700 

12,200 

15,700 

28,300

Secondfoot-days

154,620 

253,750 

222,990

8,851,320

854,930 

2,160,300 

993,100 

722,500 

2,528,200 

1,691,600 

876,600 

325,390 

449,610

11,233,590

May

42,800 

58,900 

42,800 

39,300 

37,900

30,600 

28,200 

24,600 

24,000 

31,900

42,100 

33,800 

25,800 

24,000 

22,800

20,600 

21,800 

33,300 

124,000 

203,000

200,000 

178,000 

146,000 

171,000 

166,000

154,000 

165,000 

145,000 

114,000 

92,000 

85,000

Maximum

7,030 

25,800 

11,800

206,000

88,000 

128,000 

72,900 

51,700 

203,000 

106,000 

57,300 

21,200 

28,800

203,000

June

66,100 

44,900 

50,100 

59,700 

47,000

39,300 

50,900 

76,500 

78,300 

77,400

106,000 

102,000 

86,000 

76,500 

83,000

72,000 

74,700 

56,500 

45,600 

48,500

50,100 

44,200 

42,100 

40,700 

35,200

27,000 

22,300 

25,200 

31,900 

31,900

July

24,000 

20,600 

17,900 

16,300 

14,200

15,200 

22,900 

34,500 

35,200 

42,100

52,500 

52,500 

53,300 

57,300 

53,300

47,000 

40 , 000 

34,500 

28,800 

23,400

20,100 

18,400 

16,300 

13,200 

11,800

17,300 

20,600 

22,300 

20,600 

16,300 

14,200

Minimum

3,640 

3,770 

4,720

2,300

4,440 

33,800 

18,400 

10,400 

20,600 

22,300 

11,800 

4,440 

3,770

3,640

Aug.

14,700 

17,300 

20,100 

21,200 

19,000

16,800 

13,200 

11,300 

11,800 

11,800

10,900 

10,400 

10,200 

9,220 

7,900

10,200 

11,300 

10,200 

10,700 

9,420

7,370 

6,380 

6,060 

7,030 

6,860

6,700 

6,700 

5,750 

4,860 

4,440 

5,600

Mean

4,988 

8,458 

7,193

24,180

27,580 

77,150 

32,040 

24,080 

81,550 

56,390 

28,280 

10,500 

14,990

20,780

Sept.

5,750 

5,450 

4,860 

3,770 

4,160

5,000 

7,200 

16,300 

23,400 

22,900-

20,600 

19,500 

16,800 

15,200 

16,800

24,600 

22,300 

16,800 

14,700 

18,400

22,300 

28,800 

24,600 

18,400 

'15,200

12,200 

11,300 

11,800 

10,700 

9,820

Runoff In 

acre-feet

306,700 

503,300 

442,300

17,560,000

1,696,000 

4,285,000 

1,970,000 

1,433,000 

5,015,000 

3,355,000 

1,739,000 

645,400 

891,800

22,280,000

Peak discharge (base, 100.000 see.-ft.).- Feb. 16 (5 a.m.) 137,000 see.-ft.; 

208,666 see.-ff.j June ll (5 p.m.y"I'21,000 sec.-ft.

May 20 (6:30 p.m.)
130 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River near Sallisaw, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21', long. 94°46', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 10 N., R.

 24 E., at bridge on State Highway 59, 3.9 miles downstream from Sans Bois Creek and 

7% miles south of Sallisaw. Datum of gage is 413.42 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 147,491 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 363,000 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 28.18 

reet); minimum, 4,270 second-feet Sept. 6 (gage height, 2.85 feet).

1947-49: Maximum dischs.r:<e, that of May 21, 1949; maximum gage height, 29.70 feet 

June 25, 1948; minimum discharge, 2,800 second-feet Dec. 3, 1947. 

Maximum stage known, 37.90 feet May 11, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair. Plow partly regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees on Neosho River

 (see p. 206).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8,COC 

8,160 

7,680 

6,940 

6,000

5,740 

6,800 

6,650 

6,130 

5,610

5,500 

5,260 

4,800 

6,000 

6,520

&,650 

6,650 

6,130 

5,500 

4,800

5,740 

6,130 

6,260 

6,390 

6,130

5,500 

4,690 

6,000 

6,130 

6,000 

6,000

Nov.

5,870 

5,040 

4,690 

6,260 

14,800

22,600 

26,000 

20,000 

14,800 

12,200

11,400 

10,200 

9,520 

8,800 

8,800

7,680 

6,800 

8,000 

7,680 

7,680

8,160 

7,380 

6,000 

5,500 

6,800

7,520 

7,080 

5,610 

6,390. 

6,130

Dec.

6,000 

7,230 

7,840 

9,160 

11,800

11,000 

9,160 

8,160 

8,800 

8,800

8,480 

7,840 

7,230 

6,130 

8,480

11,800 

11,400 

9,880 

8,800 

7,840

6,800 

5,870 

7,080 

7,380 

7,680

7,680 

7,080 

6,390 

6,650 

7,680 

8,000

Jan.

8,160 

8,000 

7,380 

6,650 

6,940

8,160 

8,160 

7,840 

7,520 

7,380

8,000 

8,000 

11,000 

9,860 

9,010

8,460 

8,820 

18,800 

34,500 

56,700

60,800 

45,200 

33,800 

38,400 

66,300

88,400 

118,000 

130,000 

114,000 

91,000 

57,900

Feb.

g51,900 

49,700 

51,200 

51,500 

52,900

46,000 

52,000 

76,000 

99,000 

112,000

120,000 

116,000 

114,000 

132,000 

181,000

197,000 

178,000 

150,000 

148,000 

141,000

142,000 

150,000 

136,000 

115,000 

114,000

108,000 

86,500 

61,900

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

55,700 

64,500 

81,500 

80 , 000 

66,200

50,000 

42,000 

38,000 

35,300 

33,300

32,100 

31,700 

32,200 

32,800 

31,800

30,400 

28,900 

27,700 

26,800 

26,000

29,500 

56,000 

65,500 

49,400 

43,900

44,200 

72,100 

70,900 

61,900 

51,800 

55,700

Apr.

48,300 

39,000 

45,300 

61,900 

50,000

42,400 

37,100 

31,400 

29,000 

32,600

37,800 

57,700 

56,700 

43,800 

37,100

43,100 

44,600 

33,400 

22,800 

21,200

18,900 

16,000 

15,000 

14,400 

13,500

13,400 

24,400 

23,700 

22,600 

26,600

Secondfoot-days

190,490 

285,390 

254,120

12,101,480

1,093,140 

3,032,600 

1,447,800 

1,003,700 

4,102,300 

2,713,100 

1,148,900 

356,380 

520,150

16,148,070

May

75,400 

136,000 

110,000 

79,300 

65,200

52,800 

46,000 

46,300 

56,400 

57,700

63,000 

64,700 

47,500 

42,400 

3.8,400

37,100 

37,100 

60,000 

185,000 

317,000

360,000 

327,000 

252,000 

219,000 

235,000

219,000 

211,000 

205,000 

180,000 

148,000 

129,000

Maximum

8,160 

26,000 

11,800

352,000

130,000 

197,000 

81,500 

61,900 

360,000 

157,000 

70,900 

21,800 

33,400

360,000

June

112,000 

82,200 

69,000 

83,000 

86,500

71,800 

64,500 

105,000 

130,000 

123,000

125,000 

157,000 

143,000 

150,000 

146,000

131,000 

114,000 

109,000 

85,200 

73,300

71,700 

70,100 

62,400 

59,200 

55,800

51,900 

43,800 

41,000 

46,700 

50,000

July

47,500 

37,800 

33,200 

29,600 

27,200

24,800 

24,200 

33,200 

46,000 

47,500

56,700 

65,200 

63,000 

68,600 

70,900

65,200 

53,700 

46,200 

42,300 

35,500

28,400 

24,800 

23,900 

20,000 

16,100

14,000 

18,800 

22,200 

23,800 

21,700 

16,900

Minimum

4,690 

4,690 

5,870

3,500

6,650 

46,000 

26,000 

13,400 

37,100 

41,000 

14,000 

4,890 

4,440

4,440

Aug.

15,200 

15,400 

17,700 

20,800 

21,800

19,600 

17,600 

14,300 

12,200 

12,100

12,000 

11,100 

11,200 

12,800 

11,200

9,350 

10,400 

11,600 

10,500 

10,900

10,400 

8,550 

7,490 

6,770 

7,490

7,490 

7,200 

6,910 

6,240 

5,200 

4,890

Mean

6,145 

9,513 

8,197

33,060

35,260 

108,300 

46,700 

33,460 

132,300 

90,440 

37,060 

11,500 

17,340

44,240

Sept.

5,410 

5,640 

5,410 

5,090 

4,440

4,440 

5,090 

7,530 

16,000 

23,500

23,600 

21,300 

20,300 

19,300 

20,400

24,200 

33,400 

30,200 

24,000 

19,700

25,000 

28,200 

32,600 

26,300 

19,200

16,400 

14,100 

13,300 

13,400 

12,700

Runoff In 

acre-feet

377,800 

566,100 

504,000

24,000,000

2,168,000 

6,015,000 

2,872,000 

1,991,000 

8,137,000 

5,381,000 

2,279,000 

706,900' 

1,032,000

32,030,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 28 (6 a.m.) 132,000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (12 m.) 

1999,000 sec.-ft.; May 2 (16 a.m.) 139,000 sec.-ft.; May 21 (7 p.m.) -- - -- .

160,000 sec.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

363,000 sec.-ft.; June 12 (7 a.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 131

Arkansas River at Van Buren, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°26', long. 94°22', in sec. 24, T. 9 N., R. 32 

w., at Van Buren, l| miles downstream from Lee Creek and 8j miles downstream from 

Poteau River. Datum of gage is 372.36 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 150,218 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected since 

lava at port smith, 8 miles upstream, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 22 years, 33,030 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 323,000 second-feet May 22; maximum gage height, 

as.ua feet May 22; minimum discharge, 4,490 second-feet Oct. 28.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 850,000 second-feet May 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 

38.10 feet Apr. 16, 1945; minimum discharge, 216 second-feet Aug. 19, 21, 1934.

Highest flood known prior to 1943 occurred in June 1833 and reached a stage equal 

to 38 feet on Port Smith gage, from records collected by U. S. Weather Bureau. Flood 

of Apr. 16, 1927, reached a stage of 35.0 feet, from Information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by Lake 0' The Cherokees on Neosho River 

(see p. 206). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

g7,130 

g8,020 

g7,720 

'g7,420 

g6,560

g6,000 

g6,000 

g6,840 

g6,840 

g6,560

g5,730 

g5,470 

g4,960 

g4,9SO

ge.ooo

g6,560 

g6,840 

g6,P40 

g6,000 

g5,210

g4,9GO 

5,730 

6,000 

6,280 

6,280

5,730 

4,960 

4,960 

6,000

6,000 

5,730

Nov.

5,730 

5,470 

4,720 

4,960 

8,320

16,900 

25,800 

24,000 

18,300 

14,300

12,700 

11,900 

10,900 

9,890 

9,250

8,630 

7,720 

7,720 

8,320 

8,020

8,020 

8,020 

7,130 

6,280 

6,000

6,840 

7,420 

6,560 

6,000 

6,560

Dec.

6,280 

6,560 

8,020 

8,630 

10,600

12,300 

10,900 

9,250 

8,940 

9,250

9,250 

8,630 

8,320 

7,720 

8,630

12,300 

15,600 

14,300 

12,300

10,200

8,630 

7,720 

7,420 

8,020 

8,320

8,630 

8,630 

7,420 

6,840 

8,320 

9,250

Jan.

9,250 

9,250 

8,940 

7,720 

6,560

7,130 

8,320 

8,320 

7,720 

7,420

7,130 

8,020 

9,570 

10,200 

9,890

10,600 

12,300 

- 16,000 

29,400 

48,800

60,100 

51,700 

39,200 

56,300 

97,000

121,000 

150,000 

153,000 

137,000 

111,000 

83,000

Feb.

60,000 

53,000 

59,000 

59,000 

58,000

56,000 

53,000 

65,000 

84,000 

98,000

113,000 

113,000 

112,000 

142,000 

130,000

203,000 

198,000 

162,000 

151,000 

146,000

144,000 

148,000 

142,000 

124,000 

114,000

113,000 

96,400 

70,800

Month

Oo to 

Move

Oeee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

VS

lendar year 194E

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

55,400 

54,700 

76,300 

81,000 

71,700

57,000 

45,200 

39,900 

37,300 

35,400

35,600 

33,000 

33,000 

33,600 

33,000

32,400 

31,200 

29,400 

'28,200 

27,600

30,000 

49,500 

72,000 

65,000 

53,000

52,000 

76,000 

80,000 

75,000 

62,000 

59,000

Apr.

55 

46 

39 

55 

55

45 

41 

34 

31 

36

43 

53 

62 

53 

42

40 

48 

42 

31 

24

22 

20 

19 

18 

17

18 

21 

25 

24 

22

Seoondfoot-days

190,290 

292,380 

287,180

13,002,080

1,301,840 

3,127,200 

1,541,400 

1,094,900 

3,976,000 

2,700,800 

1,066,200 

394,430 

516,680

16,489,300

Peak discharge (base, 110.000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 27, £8,

000 

000 

000 

000 

000

000 

000 

800 

800 

600

900 

900 

500 

900 

500

500 

OOp 

500 

200 

600

900 

700 

2QO 

300 

800

800 

800 

800 

000 

900

Hay

60,700 

144,000 

139,000 

105,000 

81,000

69,000 

55,500 

51,300 

53,000 

59,000

56,300 

58,000 

52,700 

42,700 

38,600

35,300 

33,900 

42,000 

135,000 

259,000

316,000 

310,000 

257,000 

220,000 

216,000

212,000 

199,000 

199,000 

184,000 

158,000 

134,000

Maximum

8,020 

25,800 

15,600

328,000

153,000 

203,000 

81,000 

62,500 

316,000 

170,000 

60; 800 

21,800 

32,400

316,000

June

114,000 

94,000 

75,000 

93,000 

90,000

82,000 

67,000 

75,000 

100,000 

108,000

106,000 

159,000 

158,000 

167,000 

170,000

153,000 

128,000 

117,0'00 

93,000 

70,000

63,000 

62,000 

57,000 

51,700 

50,800

47,000 

40,600 

35,000 

38,700 

46 , 000

July

46,500 

38,500 

29,900 

26,700 

23,300

22,200 

19,900 

22,800 

37,100 

42,300

46,500 

54,800 

56,800 

56,600 

60,800

58,300 

54,000 

45,800 

40,800 

37 , 600

30,500 

25,800 

24,100 

22,200 

19,100

16,700 

16,500 

21 , 300 

23,500 

24,600 

20,700

Aug.

17,800 

17,300 

16,900 

20,200 

21,800

21,800 

19,200 

17,300 

14,700 

12,700

13,100 

12,700 

11,900 

12,700 

13,500

11,900 

10,200 

11,900 

11,900 

11,600

11,900 

11,200 

9,570 

8,320 

7,720

8,320 

8,020 

7,720 

7,720 

6,840 

6,000

Minimum Mean

4,960 6,138 

4,720 9,746 

6,280 9,264

3,350 35,520

6,560 41,990 

53,000 111,700 

27,600 49,720 

17,800 36,500 

33,900 128,300 

35,000 90,030 

16,500 34,390 

6,000 12,720 

4,960 17,220

4,720 45,180

Sept.

5,730 

6,280 

6,280 

6,280 

5,730

4,960 

4,960 

5,730 

8,130 

16,700

21,800 

22,400 

20,200 

19,700 

19,200

20,200 

27,600 

32,400 

29,400 

22,900

22,400 

27,000 

31 , 200 

31,800 

24,000

18,800 

16,000 

13,500 

12,700 

12,700

Runoff In 

aera-feet

377,400 

579,900 

569,600

25,790,000

2,582,000 

6,203,000 

3,057,000 

2,172,000 

7,886.000 

5,357,000 

2,115,000 

782,300 

1,025,000

32,710,000

157,000- sec. -ft.; Feb. 16, 205,000 sec. -ft.

June IS, 173,000 sec.-ft. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight readings. , 

Note.- Discharge computed from loop curves Jan. 24 to Feb. 26, Mar. 22 to Apr. 18, Hay 1 to July 

27.
132 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arkansas River at Dardanelle, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°13', long. 93°09', in sec. 29, T. 7 N., R. 20 

W., at Dardanelle, 5 miles downstream from Illinois Bayou. Datum of gage is 290.16 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 153,442 square miles.

Records available.- July 1937 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since iHBb are contained in"reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 42,080 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 303,000 second-feet May 22; maximum gage height, 

26.97 feet, in gage wall, and 27.1 feet, from outside gage, May 2S; minimum discharge, 

5,030 second-feet Oct. 30 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 683,000 second-feet May 13, 14, 1943; maximum gage 

height, 33.60 feet, in gage well, and 34.1 feet, from outside gage, May 25, 1943; 

minimum discharge, 1,100 second-feet Oct. 9, 1939 (gage height, 0.11 foot). 

Flood of Apr. 19, 1927, reached a stage of 33.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake O 1 The Cherokees on Neosho River 

(tee p. 206). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper H63.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z 

3

4 

5

S 

7

9 

10

11 

1C 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30

31

Oct.

6,670 

6,670 

7,420 

7,680 

7,680

7,420 

6,910 

6,190 

3,430 

8,910

6,670 

6,190 

5,950 

5,710 

5,360

5,470 

6,430 

3,670 

6,670 

6,670

6,070 

5,470 

E,250 

5,830 

6,070

6,190 

6,190 

5,830 

5,250 

5,360 

3,070

Nov.

6,070 

6,190 

6,070 

5,950 

5,470

5,600 

9,500 

31,000 

26,300 

20,800

16,500 

13,700 

21,500 

11,500 

10,500

9,800 

9,400 

8,740 

8,100 

8,100

8,300 

8,200 

8,400 

8,200 

7,300

6,600 

6,800 

7,300 

7,700 

7,000

Dec.

6,700 

6,800 

6,600 

7,200 

8,800

9,400 

11,000 

12,100 

11,000 

9,700

9,700 

10,000 

10,000 

9,700 

14,500

24,500 

19,000 

18, POO 

18,000 

16,200

13,600 

12,100

10,400 

9,700 

12,400

13,200 

12,400 

12,400 

17,100 

16,000 

14,400

Jan.

14,000 

13,600 

13,200 

14,000 

13,200

11,400 

10,000 

10,700 

11,000 

10,700

10,000 

9,400 

9,400 

10,000 

11,400

17,600 

25,000 

31,400 

38,100 

40, 9OO

59,700 

71,900 

59,700 

143,000 

282,000

208,000 

182,000 

197,000 

179,000 

164,000 

123,000

Feb.

97,000 

76,000 

68,500 

76,400 

76,000

75,000 

71,500 

67,000 

78,000 

96,000

108,000 

116,000 

119,000 

178,000 

211,000

229,000 

232,000 

211,000 

181,000 

168,000

162,000 

161,000 

164,000 

163,000 

144,000

131,000 

124,000

105,000

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca.

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

Lendar year 1946

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

78,000 

51,000 

59,500 

84,000 

94,000

89,300 

69,700 

55,200 

51,400 

47, TOO

43,700 

40,900 

39,500 

38,800 

39,500

38,800 

37,400 

36,000 

34,000 

32,000

32,700 

43,000 

64,400 

85,700

80,900

84,500 

83,300 

101,000 

102,000 

E2,903 

78,500

Apr.

71 

67 

55 

46 

58

64 

52 

47 

40 

37

43 

49 

57 

70 

61

47 

41 

47 

46 

34

27 

25 

23

21 

21

20 

20 

23 

27 

27

Secondroot-days

195,350 

297,590 

383,200

14,277,490

1,994,300 

3,688,400 

1,918,800 

1,277,400 

3,947,000 

5,207,900 

1,165,500 

428,900 

519,090

19,023,430

Peak discharge (base, 130,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25, 294

ft.; May 3 (6 p.m.) 143,000 see. -ft.; Kay 'ZZ, 505,000 sec 

ft. 

Mote. - Discharge computed from loop curves Nov. 6 to E

,900 

,700 

,200 

,500 

,800

,700 

,800 

,200 

,200 

,400

000 

,300 

,000 

800

000

500 

200 

500 

300 

800

200 

000 

300 

600 

000

SCO 

800 

100 

300 

000

Hay

35,500 

92,000 

140,000 

128,000 

104,000

87,000 

77,000 

65,000 

59,000 

59,000

65,000 

63,000 

65,000 

60,500 

49,000

43,000 

39,000 

36,000 

45,000 

151,000

232,000 

298,000 

302,000 

264,000 

221,000

212,000 

208,000 

198,000 

202,000 

186,000 

161,000

Maximum

7,680 

26,300 

24,500

298,000

282,000 

232,000 

102,000 

71,900 

302,000 

191,000 

62,700 

23,500 

35,300

302,000

June

138,000 

122,000 

105,000 

88,000 

94,000

101,000 

94,000 

82,000 

92,000

121,000

128,000 

132,000 

170,000 

178,000 

191,000

187,000 

170,000 

149,000 

138,000 

116,000

90,000 

78,000 

74,000 

68,000 

61,000

58,000 

53,800 

47,200 

41,600 

42,300

July

47,200 

47,900 

43,700 

36,000 

32,000

29,000 

26,000 

24,000 

24,000 

36,000

44,400 

47,900 

55,200 

57,900 

57,900

62,700 

60,700 

55,200 

47,900 

43,700

40,900 

35,300 

30,200 

27,200 

25,500

22,500 

19,000 

17,100 

20,000 

23,500 

25,000

Minimum

5,250 

5,470 

6,600

5,030

9,400 

67,000 

32,000 

20,300 

35,500 

41,600 

17.1OO 

7,680 

5,360

5,250

Aug.

23,500 

19,500 

18,000 

17,600 

19,000

22,000 

22,500 

21,000 

18,500 

16,200

14,000 

13,200 

15,600 

12,800 

12,400

14,000 

13,200 

11,400 

11,000 

12,100

11,800 

11,800 

11,400 

10,700 

9,100

8,240 

8,240 

8,240 

8,240 

7,960 

7,680

Mean

6,302 

9,920 

12,360

39,010

64,330 

131,700 

61,900 

42,580 

127,300 

106,900 

37,600 

13,840 

17,300

52,120

Sept.

6,910 

6,190 

6,070 

.6,430 

6,430

6,190 

5,950 

5,360 

5,360 

5,33^

9,970 

19,500 

23,500 

22,000 

20,500

19,500 

20,000 

24,400 

35,300 

31,400

25,503 

22,500 

25,500 

29,600 

32,000

27,800 

21,500 

18,500 

15,800 

13,600

Runoff In 

acre-feet

387,500 

590,300 

750,100

28,320,000

3,956,000 

7,316,000 

3,806,000 

2,534,000 

7,829,000 

6,363,000 

2,312,000 

850,700 

1,030,000

37.730,000

,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 17 (4 a.m.) 235,000 sec. 

.-ft.; June 15 (5 to 11 p.m.) 195,000 sec.-

ec. 4, Jan. 24 to Mar. 5, Apr. 15 to July 5.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 133

Arkansas River at Little Rock, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34M5 1 , long. 92°16', in sec. 3, T. 1 N., R. 12 W.,

 at Little Rock. Datum of gage is 223.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 157,933 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1931 and October 1933 to September 1949 in 

reports or Geological Survey. Since January 1-928 records at or near same site in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height records collected at or near same 

site since 1873 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau. Gage-height records 

collected at site three-quarters of a mile upstream since 1883 and intermittent records 

of discharge since 1885 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1927-49), 43,680 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 301,000 second-feet Jan. 26; maximum gage height,

 20.98 feet May 24; minimum discharge, 5,800 second-feet Sept. 10, 11.

1927-49: Maximum discharge, 536,000 second-feet May 27, 1943 (gage height, 30.05 

feet); minimum, 850 second-feet Aug. 23, 1934 (gage height, -4.16 feet).

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet in June 1833. Flood of Apr. 20, 1927, reached a 

stage of 33.0 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Lake O The Cherokees on Neosho River

 (see p.206). Records of chemical analysis and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Fifty-five discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8,770 

7,910 

7,490 

7,700 

8,330

8,770 

8,550 

8,120 

7,490 

6,860

7,070 

7,490 

7,280 

6,650 

6,450

6,250 

6,050 

6,250 

7,070 

7,280

7,490 

7,280 

6,650 

g,050 

6,050

6,450 

6,8GO 

7,070 

6,860 

6,650 

6,450

Nov.

6,650 

7,490 

7,490 

7,910 

8,120

7,070 

6,250 

7,490 

14,900 

27,000

25,500 

21,000 

16,800 

14,300 

13,200

12,400 

11,400 

10,800 

11,600 

11,400

10,600 

10,100 

9,660 

9,440 

9,210

3,990 

g8,330 

g8,120 

g8,550 

9,210

Dec.

9,210 

8,550 

8,330 

8,120 

7,910

8,770 

9,660 

10,600 

12,400 

12,400

11,400 

10,400 

10,600 

10,600 

11,900

34,400 

50,200 

46,300 

39,700 

37,000

32,700 

23,400 

23,900 

19,500 

16,800

17,400 

20,200 

19,500 

19,500 

23,200 

27,800

Jan.

24,200 

22,200 

21,000 

22,200 

24,200

24,200 

21,600 

18,600 

16,800 

16,800

15,700 

14.60O 

13,500 

12,800 

12,800

14,600 

35,400 

51,200 

65,300 

72,900

76,400 

98,200 

108,000 

111,000 

J239,000

293,000 

266,000 

251,000 

249,000 

224,000 

194,000

Feb.

166,000 

135,000 

111,000 

99,600 

102,000

101,000 

98,200 

92 , 800 

88,900 

99,600.

120,000 

134,000 

143,000 

158,000 

204,000

5222,000 

228,000 

222,000 

206,000 

191,000

180,000 

172,000 

169,000 

172,000 

167,000

154,000 

143,000 

135,000

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194E .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

120,000 

95,400 

76,400 

74,000 

87 , 600

95,400 

86,300 

71,800 

70,700 

69,600

65,300 

58,400 

54,800 

52,100 

50,300

48,600 

46,900 

45,200 

42,600 

41,000

38,600 

37,800 

46,900 

67,400 

85,000

92,800 

102,000 

105,000 

117,000 

117,000 

108,000

Apr.

95,400 

86,300 

80,000 

67,400 

56,600

60,300 

65,300 

57,500 

49,400 

43,500

20,200 

44,400 

51,200 

58,400 

68,500

63,300 

52,100 

46,000 

48 , 600 

49,400

41,000 

33,200 

29,600 

27,500 

25,500

24,200 

24,200 

26,800 

28,900 

31,700

Second - 

foot-days

221,690 

340,980 

608,350

16,591,060

2,630,200 

4,214,100 

2,269,900 

1,476,400 

3,995,500 

3,349,900 

1,189,100 

501,360 

524,520

21,322,000

May

35,400 

49,400 

116,000 

158,000 

142,000

110,000 

90,200 

82,400 

75,200 

68,500

66,300 

67,400 

64,300 

63,300 

59,300

48,600 

42,600 

39,400 

37,000 

48,200

g!70,000 

g251,000 

282,000 

281,OOC 

257,000

230,000 

221,000 

218,000 

211,000 

214,000 

197,000

Maximum

8,770 

27,000 

50,200

263,000

l~ 293,000 

228,000 

120,000 

95,400 

282,000 

198,000 

63,300 

24,200 

32,400

293,000

June

£172,000 

5149,000 

5129,000 

108,000 

90,000

93,000 

99,600 

91,500 

78,800 

88,900

116,000 

124,000 

135,000 

174,000 

189,000

198,000 

189,000 

170,000 

148,000 

132,000

111,000 

87,600 

76,400 

71,800 

66,300

60,300 

57,500 

53,000 

48,600 

42,600

July

41,800 

46,000 

46,900 

43,500 

36,200

31,700 

28,900 

26,800 

24,800 

24,200

31,000 

42 , 600 

49,400 

57,500 

61,300

61 , 300 

63,300 

61,300 

55,700 

49,400

43,500 

40,200 

36,200 

31,000 

27,500

25,500 

23,600 

20,400 

18,000 

18,000 

21,600

Minimum

6,050 

6,250 

7,910

6,050

12,800 

88,900 

37,800 

24,200 

35,400 

42 , 600 

18,000 

8,630 

6,010

6,010

Aug.

23,600 

23,600 

21,600 

19,200 

18,600

19,800 

22,900 

24,200 

24,200 

21,600

19,800 

17,400 

15,700 

15,700 

15,700

14,600 

15,100 

15,700 

15,700 

14,100

13,500 

14,100 

13,500 

13,000 

12,500

11,200 

9,550 

8,860 

8,860 

8,860 

8,630

Mean

7,151 

11,370 

19,620

45,330

84,850 

150,500 

73,220 

49,210 

128,900 

111,700 

38,360 

16,170 

17,480

58,420

Sept.

8,400 

8,180 

7,520 

6,640 

6,640

7,080 

7,520 

7,740 

7,080 

6,010

6,010 

7,300 

16,000 

23,600 

24,200

22,900 

21,600 

20,400 

22,200 

31,000

32,400 

27,500 

23,600 

23,600 

26,800

31,000 

29,600 

24,200 

20,400 

17,400

Runoff In 

acre-feet

439,700 

676,300 

1,207,000

32,910,000

5,217,000 

8,359,000 

4,502,000 

2,928,000 

7,925,000 

6,644,000 

2,359,000 

994,400 

1,040,000

42,290,000

Peak discharge (base. 130.000 Bee.-ft.).- Jan. 26 (5 a.m.) 301,000 sec.-ft.) Feb. 17 (10 a.m.) 

228,OOO sec.-ft.; May 4 (10 p.m.) 161,000 sec.-ft.; May 23, 284,000 Sec.-ft.; June 16 (4 p.m.) 

199,000 see.-ft.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

Note.- Discharge computed from loop curve May 21 to June 6.
134 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Transmountain Diversions from Colorado River Basin to Arkansas River Basin

The following seven ditches, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of Colorado River to tributaries of Arkansas River. Records furnished by State engineer.

Fremont Pass ditch diverts water from Tenmile Creek over Fremont Pass to East Fork 

Arkansas River in sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tenmile Creek over Fremont Pass to 

East Fork Arkansas River in sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 79 W.

Wurtz ditch diverts water from tributaries of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Tennessee Fork in sec. IS, T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Ewing ditch diverts water from tributary of Eagle River over Tennessee Pass to Tennessee Fork in sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 80 W.

Busk Ivanhoe tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fryingpan River to Lake Fork in 

sec. 20, T. 9 S., R, 81 W.

Twin Lakes tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Roaring Fork to North Fork Lake 

Creek in sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W.

Larkspur ditch diverts water from tributaries of Tomichi Creek to Ponoha Creek in sec. 

24, T. 48 N., R. 6 E.

Month

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

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

Water year 1948-49. .

Fremont 

Pass

ditoh

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Columbine 

ditoh

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Wurtz 

ditoh

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

663 

1,390 

571 

63 

0

2,690

Ewing 

ditoh

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

183 

648 

317 

120 

69

1,340

BuskIvanhoe 

tunnel

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

360 

2,360 

1,140 

308 

127

4,300

Twin 

Lakes 

tunnel

456 

22 

65 

166 

157 

162 

290 

5,440 

21,010 

8,300 

1,770 

335

38,190

Larkspur

ditoh

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

207 

131 

56 

0

394

Total

456 

22 

65 

186 

157 

162 

290 

6,650 

25,620 

10,460 

2,320 

531

46,910
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 135

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°16 ! , long. 106°24', in SEt see. 13, T. 9 S., R. 31 

w., 1,000 feet upstream from high-water line of Sugar Loaf Reservoir and 6 miles west 

of Leadvllle,

Drainage area.- 18 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1949 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 482 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 4.50 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 320 second-feet; minimum daily recorded, 1.4 secondfeet Aug. SI.

1946-49: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1949.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 10 second-feet and fair below. No diversion above 

 station. Records include inflow from Prylngpan Creek in Colorado'River Basin through 

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel (see preceding page).

Revisions.- W 117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

S

4 

5

6 

7e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

00 1.

5.5 

4.7 

4.7 

3.5

7.0

7.0 

9.0 

9.5 

11 

10

9.0 

8.0 

7.0 

7.0 

8.0

7.0 

3.5 

S.O 

6.5 

5.5

5.0 

4.7 

3.8 

3.5 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

4.4

4.1 

5.5 

3.8

Nov.

4.7 

4.7 

4.7

Dee. Jan. Feb.

Month

Oo to 

Hove

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot -days

186.8

-

2 , 018 

8,406 

4,299 

880.2 

431.6

-

May

102 

103

85 

75 

76 

95 

126,

168 

198 

223 

298 

247 

222

Maximum

11

-

298 

414 

255 

50 

45

-

June

186 

148 

133

145 

al65

alSO 

190 

196 

255 

255

293 

338 

402 

356 

330

357 

407 

414 

354 

351

346 

343 

341 

336 

274

280 

287 

268 

248 

228

July

Minimum

3.2

-

75 

133 

54 

1.4 

2.0

-

220 

241 

255 

220 

232

250 

250 

220 

196 

187

162 

145 

131 

121 

108

100 

97 

95 

97 

106

92

75 

67 

111

108

86 

78 

71 

66 

58 

54

Aug.

50 

48 

48 

46 

45

46 

43 

42 

42

41

36 

34 

31 

29 

26

24 

25 

23 

22 

22

20 

19 

18 

18

17

16 

17 

16 

11 

3.8 

1.4

Mean

6.03

-

155 

280 

139 

28.4

14.4

-

Sept.

17 

14 

20 

25 

20

18 

14 

2.3 

a2.0 

3.8

17 

45 

29 

27 

23

20 

17 

15 

13 

83.0°

a2.0 

a2.0

a2.0 

a4.0 

9.5

10 

12 

11 

12 

22

Runoff in 

acre-feet

371

-

4,000 

16,670 

6,530 

1,750 

656

-

Peak discharge (ba«e, 320_sec.-ft.1.- May 29 (1 a.m.) 365 see.-ft.) June 13 (4 a.m.) 473 sec.-ft.! 

June 18 (H30',a.m.) 482 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for 

stations on nearby streams.

949164 0-61-10
136 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Fork below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 39°15', long. 106°22', in NSj 

sec. 19, T. 9S..R. 80 W., 600 feet downstream from Sugar Loaf Reservoir Dam and 

4 miles west of Leadville.

Drainage area.- 26 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1949 .(no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 342 second 'feet June 22 (gage height, 2.60 

reel;); minimum daily recorded, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 1, 2, 20-29.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 379 second-feet June 21, 1947 (gage height, 2.78 feet); 

minimum daily recorded, that of Oct. 1, 2, 20-29, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge computed on basis of weir formula. Flow controlled by 

sugar Loaf Reservoir (capacity, 17,400 acre-feet). Diversion into Lake Fork above 

Sugar Loak Reservoir from Fryingpan Creek in Colorado River Basin through Busk-Ivanhoe 

tunnel (see p. 134).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.3 

.3 

.5 

.8 

8.7

20 

20 

20 

5.0 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.5 

.5 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

2.1 

5.0

Nov.

4.5 

3.6 

3.6 

2.6 

2.3

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

8.1

8.1 

8.7

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

nber 1-12

lendar year

ter year .................

Mar. Apr.

2.1

1.6 

.8 

.5 

.8 

2.3

15 

17 

16 

15 

15

23 

43 

55 

71 

85

95 

135 

122 

85 

111

Secondfoot-days

93.1 

71.1

-

911.1 

2,627 

3,027 

3,921 

4,760 

1,800

-

May

103 

84 

83 

83 

83

83 

107 

121 

64 

55

45 

34 

29 

57 

77

107 

138 

138 

87 

32

29 

31 

73 

75 

54

41 

71 

146 

154 

171 

172

Maximum

20 

8.7

-

135 

172 

338 

234 

193 

140

-

June

148 

96 

98 

98 

66

15 

15 

14 

13 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

19 

28 

19 

21 

25

125 

263 

338 

283 

190

190 

190 

220 

234 

229

Minimum

July

0.3 

2.3

-

.5 

29 

13 

31 

66 

16

-

206 

190 

190 

192 

192

198 

232 

232 

234 

210

103 

190 

89 

100 

51

31 

60 

100 

107 

77

71 

71 

112 

59 

136

123 

55 

55 

72 

100 

83

Aug.

98 

96 

139 

157 

162

162 

162 

160 

160 

' 162

172 

179 

176 

174 

172

184 

193 

190 

148 

171

158 

66 

109 

158 

157

154 

151 

151 

148 

146 

145

Mean

3.00 

5.92

-

43.4 

84.7 

101 

126 

154 

60.0

-

Sept.

140 

130 

114 

109 

107

103 

100 

84 

75 

72

67 

65 

60 

58 

55

96 

72 

49 

39 

30

17 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

18 

16 

16 

16

Runoff in 

acre-feet

185 

141

-

1,810 

5,210 

6,000 

7,780 

9,440 

3,570

-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASI1! 137

Half moon Creek near- Malta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°11'10", long. 106°22'55", in sec. 18, T. 10 S., R, 

 BO w., 2 miles upstream from mouth and 3.5 miles southwest of Malta. Altitude of gage, 

9,700 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 23 square miles.

Records available.- July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 350 second-feet June 16 (gage height, 3.26 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 210 second-feet; minimum daily not determined.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 375 second-feet June 21, 1947 (gage height, 3.46 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 210 second-feet; minimum daily not determined.

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

which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

9.6

8.5 

10 

11 

9.6 

9.6

7.4 

6.4 

5.7 

6.4 

7.4

6.0 

7.4 

7.1 

 7.1 

6.2

5.5 

5.2 

5.2 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.6 

5.0 

5.8 

6.2 

6.8

Nov.

7.4 

7.0 

6.0 

6.O 

6.6

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

6.0 

6.4

6.6 

6.6 

6.8 

6.8 

*6.6

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0 

5.2

5.0 

4.7 

4.7 

4.6 

4.5

4.0 

3.7 3.4- 

3.2 

3.2

Dec.

( ) 

3.5

Jan.

2.5 

(»)

Feb.

, 2.0 

( )

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Kflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£ .......................

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

1.5 

( )

Apr.

1. 

1. 

1. 

1. 

1.

1.8 

2.5 

3.5 

3.O

3.1

3.3 

3.4 

 3.7 

3.5 

3.8

3.8 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6 

5.0

5.2 

5.8 

7.4 

10 

13

15 

14 

14 

16 

18

Secondfoot-days

214.3 

166.4 

1O8.5

9,649.5

77.5 

56. 0 

46.5 

180.5 

977 

4,445 

3,448 

899 

516

11,134.7

May

16 

14 

20 

25 

21

18 

16 

15 

14 

16

18 

17

18 

21 

31

29 

26 

26 

28 

30

24 

22 

24 

28 

35

51 

63 

79 

84 

76 

72

Maximum

11 

7.4

195

18 

84 

251 

187 

51 

28

251

June

58 

47 

46 

47 

46

56 

58 

65 

90 

106

125 

143 

175 

175 

167

207 

251 

228 

203 

211

224 

242 

242 

179 

175

183 

175 

175 

171 

175

Minimum

July

179 

183 

171 

163 

175

159 

187 

163 

171 

159

135 

122 

113 

1O6 

87

84 

79 

76 

81 

84

76 

72 

74 

90 

87

76 

67 

65 

56 

54 

54

5.0 

3.8

-

1.7 

14 

46 

54 

17 

12

-

Aug.

51 

5O 

50 

47 

44

41 

40 

38 

36 

35

32 

30 

29 

27 

25

24 

24 

25 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

18 

17 

18

Mean

6.91 

5.55 

3.5

26.4

2.5 

2.0 

1.5 

6. 02 

31.5 

148 

111 

29.0 

17.2

30.5

Sept.

18 

18 

20 

22 

19

18 

16 

16 

16 

18

19 

28 

24 

23 

20

20 

19 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

Runoff In 

acre-feet

425 

330 

215

19,140

154 

111 

92 

358 

1,940 

8.S2O 

6,840 

1,780 

1,O2O

22,080

Peak discharge (base. 150 see.-ft.).- June 16 (10 p.m.) 350 sec.-ft.; June 22 (10 p.m.) 305 seo.- 

ft.; July 9 (7 p.m.) 203 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Oct. 7, Oct. 20 to Nov. 6. No gage-height record 

Nov. 7 to Apr. 12 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of period); discharge computed on basis of 5 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
138 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39°03'45", long. 106°24'20", in sec. 26, T. 11 S., 

K., Hi W., 1.5 miles upstream from high-water line of Twin Lakes Reservoir and 2 miles 

southwest of village of Twin Lakes. Altitude-of gage, 9,300 feet (from topographic 

map).

Drainage area.- 75 square miles.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1949 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,110 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 

4.22 reet), discharge measurement; minimum daily determined, 27 second-feet Oct. 29.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 2,580 second-feet June 8, 1947, from rating curve extended above 1,200 second-feet; maximum gage height, 5.40 feet June 10, 1946; minimum 

daily discharge recorded, 18 second-feet Apr. 6, 1946.

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

No diversion above station. Records include inflow from Roaring Pork in Colorado River 

Basin through Twin Lakes tunnel (see p. 134).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Oe.toberl948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

39 

37 

35 

34 

37

36. 

38 

32 

34 

34

32 

30 

30 

31 

32

30 

35 

47 

46 

39

38 

35 

34 

32 

30

29 

28 

31 

a27 

a28 

29

Nov. Dec.

Month

Octo 

Hove

Deoe

C«

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan. Feb.

bar , ,

lendar year

ter year .......................

Mar. Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

1,049

-

7,230 

4,188

-

May

99 

82 

125 

181 

158

134 

110 

a 99 

93

112

12S 

119 

117 

142 

202

188 

177 

179 

183 

219

185 

177 

185 

229 

284

413 

487 

571 

642 

324 

588

Maximum

47

642

691

-

June

487 

370 

342 

328 

310

3331 

374 

413 

542 

691

Minimum

July

27

-

BZ

310

-

Aug.

Mean

33.8

-

233 

419

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre -feet

2,080

' -

14,340 

8,310

-

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

stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 139

Lake Creek below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume, lat. 39°04'50", long. 106°18'40", in 

NEf~sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., 100 feet downstream from Twin Lakes Reservoir Dam and 

3| miles northwest of Granite.

Drainage area.- 107 square miles.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1949 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 4.81 

reet); minimum daily recorded, 8.0 second-feet Nov. lfc-19, Apr. 1-4.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 1,420 second-feet June 22, 1947 (gage height, 5.42 

feet); minimum daily.recorded, 1.2 second-feet Apr. 1-13, 1947.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 100 second-feet and good below. Flow regulated by Twin 

'Laices Reservoir (capacity, 53,260 acre-feet). Diversion into Lake Creek above Twin 

Lakes Reservoir from Roaring Fork in Colorado River Basin through Twin Lakes tunnel 

(see p. 1S4).

Revisions (water years).- W 1087: 1946. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

36 

36 

35 

46

52 

52 

52 

63 

77

63 

53 

44 

39 

35

35 

35 

35 

35 

34

34 

33 

20 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

Nov.

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

MRV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. 1-1 9.. .............................

lendar year 

ary

ter year .......................

Mar. Apr.

aS.O 

8.0 

8.0 

8.0 

9.5

12 

20 

26 

26 

26

56 

44

48 

42 

a37

31 

22 

283 

479 

481

479 

479 

484 

479 

479

339 

51 

110 

162 

96

Secondfoot-days

1,055.0 

163.5

-

4,812.5 

6,551 

9,973.5 

18,281 

15,612 

4,652

-

May

110 

127 

181 

476 

484

479 

318 

86 

72 

69

69 

82 

88 

88 

110

120 

108 

115 

104 

101

101 

107 

113 

117 

124

190 

305 

425 

556 

559 

567

Maximum

77 

9.5

-

484 

567 

854 

992 

682 

610

-

June

615 

624 

505 

341 

110

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

9.5

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

445

851 

854 

799 

775 

668

618 

615 

580 

570 

848

July

. 926 

985 

992 

926 

932

932 

929 

929 

632 

497

497 

405 

296 

303 

325

327 

303 

290 

290 

290

270 

463 

524 

412 

637

665 

702 

731 

543 

610 

618

Minimum

9.0 

8.0

-

8.0 

69 

9.0 

270 

80 

26

-

Aug.

618 

610 

624 

629 

596

580 

586 

588 

583 

591

351 

98 

88 

88 

80

100 

296 

602 

591 

605

682 

626 

605 

613 

618

659 

637 

613 

618 

632 

405

Mean

34.0 

8.61

-

160 

211 

332 

590 

504 

155

-

Sept.

88 

146 

100 

110 

110

95 

61 

41 

26 

57

50 

49 

90 

69 

56

283 

580 

591 

610 

.605

361 

61 

102 

88 

45

27 

31 

36 

36 

48

Runoff in 

acre -feet

2,090 

324

-

9,550 

12,990 

19,780 

36,260 

30,970 

9,230

-

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
140 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Clear Creek above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 39 0 01'05", long. 106°16'55", in S| sec. 12, T. 12 

b., K. 80 W., 0.5 mile upstream from high-water line of Clear Creek Reservoir and 2 

miles southwept of Granite. Altitude of gage, 8,900 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 59 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1949 (no winter records).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 1,040 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 4.07 

reet j, from rating curve extended above 530 second-feet; minimum daily recorded, 18 

second-feet Apr. 11.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of .June 18, 1949; maximum gage height, 4.10 feet 

June 20, 1947; minimum daily discharge determined, 15 second-feet May 1, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good. No regulation or diversion above station. 

Revision.- W 117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

z

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35

34 

32 

31 

33

34 

33 

33 

33 

31

31 

31 

31

31 

31

31 

30 

£9 

29

28

28 

28 

28 

27 

25

25 

24 

26 

25 

25 

25

Nov.

23 

£3 

23 

23 

23

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

Lendar year 

ary

ter year .......................

Mar. Apr.

20 

20 

20 

19

18 

20 

20 

19

19

19 

19 

20 

21 

22

23 

24 

29 

38 

45

51 

47 

46 

55 

60

Secondfoot -days

917

115

-

694 

2,695 

10,764 

6,967 

1,954 

1,125

-

May

55 

56 

69 

77 

68

63 

58 

57 

55 

58

66

61 

60 

60 

77

79 

71 

68 

66 

74

66 

65 

68 

85

107

145 

170 

188 

193

159 

151

Maximum

35 

23

-

60 

193 

782 

413 

106 . 

55

-

June

127 

107 

101 

133 

122

125 

141 

143 

190 

248

234 

329 

3SO 

393 

424

466 

564 

782 

737 

646

603 

580 

526 

445 

S65

434

398 

379

S33 

329

Minimum

July

365 

384 

347 

320

320

296 

419 

329 

320

311

277 

245 

220 

203

' 192

183 

168 

165 

175 

186

178 

' 157 

ISO 

172 

170

146 

130 

118 

114 

107 

100

24 

23

-

18 

55 

101 

100 

40 

29

-

Aug.

96 

95 

101 

106 

88

81 

79 

77 

79 

76

71 

69 

65 

62 

58

56 

55 

58 

53 

49

47 

45 

45 

46 

44

44 

44 

42 

41 

40 

42

Mean

29.6 

23.0

-

28.9 

86.9 

359 

225

63.0 

37.5

-

Sept.

44 

44 

46 

47 

41

39 

36 

34 

33 

34

39 

55 

52 

46 

42

39 

37 

34 

33 

32

32 

32 

32 

31 

29

29 

32 

30 

31 

40

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,820 

228

-

1,380 

5,350 

21,350 

13,820 

3,880 

2,230

-

Peak discharge (base,400 sec.-ft.>.-.Junel8 (11 p.m.) 1,040 sec.-ft.; June 26 (2 a.m.) 504 sec.-ft. 

-ily 7 (8 p.m.; 482 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 141

Clear Creek below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wooden control, lat. 39°01', long. 106°14', in SE-f sec.

 8, T. 12 S., R. 79 W., 100 feet below Clear Creek Reservoir Dam and 2j miles southeast 

of Granite.

Drainage area.- 62 square miles.

Records available.- May 1946 to September 1949 (no winter records), April to October 1890, 

May to NovemDer 1910 published as Clear Creek near Granite. May 1907 to July 1909 in 

files of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 298 second-feet June 20 (gage height, 3.30 feet); 

minimum daily recorded, 1.2 second-feet June 14, 15.

1890, 1910, 1946-49: Maximum discharge, 454 second-feet June 21, 1947 (gage height, 

3.95 feet); no flow at times in July, August 1910, August 1946.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Plow regulated by Clear Creek Reservoir (capacity, 9,280

 acre-feet).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.5

0

3.0

7.0

17

24

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.7 

3.3

102

178

298

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

19 

23 

23

31 

43 

40 

31 

24

21 

21 

22 

25 

26

27 

27 

26 

23 

21

22 

21 

18 

18 

18 

19

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr

Hare 

Aprl

MBV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

23 

23 

23 

23 

22

21 

20 

20

Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

mber 1-8

lendar year

ter year .......................

Mar.

14 

14

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

10 

10 

10 

10

Apr.

10 

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

51 

81 

88 

103 

106

109 

109 

109 

108 

101

89 

82 

76 

78 

82

52 

31 

30 

28 

28

30 

38 

47 

53

64

Secondfoot-days

687

175

-

156 

1,821.5 

3,147 

4,081.2 

5,773 

3,147 

1,555

-

May

62 

46 

53 

116 

152

182 

223 

123 

56 

41

42 

57 

62 

62

61

65 

80 

82 

82 

77

76 

70 

64 

63 

63

74 

152 

225 

223 

211 

202

Maximum

43 

23

-

14 

109 

225 

296 

276 

206 

115

-

June

152 

105 

77 

72 

27

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

1.5 

15 

259 

294 

296

296 

296 

296 

296 

294

294 

294 

296 

255 

148

July

170 

204 

202 

200 

200

200 

209 

259 

276 

268

241 

241 

198 

178 

182

182 

172 

130 

146 

211

206 

296 

237 

196 

191

207 

113 

94 

89 

94 

81

Minimum

14 

20

-

10 

9.5 

41 

1.2 

81 

26 

26

-

Aug.

78 

82 

117 

206 

189

167 

152 

126 

126 

124

124 

148 

149 

126 

106

102 

91 

101 

119 

132

133 

117 

55

31 

26

30 

38 

38 

38 

38 

38

Mean

22.2 

21.9

-

12.0 

60.7 

102 

136 

186 

102 

51.8

-

Sept.

52 

115 

113 

113 

113

112 

112 

110 

80 

39

39 

38 

39 

40 

40

36 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,360 

347

-

309 

3,610 

6,240 

8,090 

11,450 

6,240 

3,080

-
142 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 38°11', long. 105 0 30', In sec. 

 36, T. 21 S., R. 73 W., 3 miles northwest of Westcliffe.

Drainage area.- 320 sqaure miles.

Records available.- December 1924 to June 1928 and October 1933 to September 1949 in- reports or Geological Survey. (No winter records 1929-38). December 1924 to June 1928 

and March 1930 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1925-27, 1938-49), 42.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 562 second-feet July 11 (gage height, 2.62 feet); 

minimum daily, 6.0 second-feet Aug. 24.

1924-28, 1930-49: Maximum discharge, 1,960 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 

5.26 feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet; minimum daily, 0.1 secondfoot June 19-22, 1936.

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

wtuen are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area, .

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948-to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

8.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5

8.0

8.5 

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

8.5

S.O 

8.0 

8.0 

7.5 

8.0

8.0 

8.5 

9.5 

13 

12 

11

Nov.

11 

10 

11 

11 

8.5

16 

12 

13 

b!4 

b!5

16 

23 

23 

16 

16

15 

*14 

11 

b!2 

b!2

bl£ 

b!3 

b!3 

b!4 

b!4

b!3 

b!2 

b!5 

18 

15

Dec.

14 

14 

16 

16 

blS

b!5 

b!5 

b!5 

15 

16

17 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Jan.

, 12

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

14

lendar year 1948

uary . «........»..* .. ...

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 250 sec. -ft.).- June

sec. -ft. j July 11 (1Z mj 56Z sec. -ft.

Mar.

20

£7 

*28 

27 

26 

27

25 

22 

20 

19 

17

19

19 

18 

20 

£3 

27

Apr.

29 

26 

27 

25

36

86 

78 

50 

41 

41

64 

57 

36 

29 

35

33 

25 

27 

39 

30

23 

!0 

18 

17 

16

19 

28 

28 

22 

19

Secondfoot -days

258.5 

418.5 

477

22,293.5

372 

392 

664 

1,024 

1,523 

4,193 

2,736 

385.0 

253.5

12,696.5

May

16 

16 

12 

16 

15

£3 

64 

173 

97 

48

51 

66 

54 

47 

66

92 

76 

62 

50 

46

41 

39 

33 

29 

28

31 

44 

47 

51 

48 

42

Maximum

14 

23 

18

388

86 

173 

284 

465 

29 

14

465

June

37 

31 

24 

21 

20

19 

48 

1£8 

124 

91

132 

179 

262 

284 

223

192 

209 

255 

281 

£68

235 

201 

176 

217 

151

111 

97 

76 

55 

46

Minimum

July

59 

88 

59 

51 

48

46 

65 

111 

105 

107

465 

290 

154 

1£4

103

95 

84 

73 

65 

61

51 

50 

49 

45 

55

68 

57 

41 

33 

29 

£5

6.5" 

8.5

14

5.0

16 

12 

19 

25 

6.0 

6.5

6.0

Aug.

28 

29 

28 

27 

20

19 

19 

14 

12 

14

12 

11 

11 

10 

8.0

8.5 

9.0 

9.5 

9.0 

8,5

8.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0 

6.5

6.5 

7.5 

7.5 

6.5 

7,0 

9.5

Mean

8.34 

14.0 

15.4

60.9

12 

14 

21.4 

34.1 

49.1 

140 

88.3 

12.4 

8.45

34.8

Sept.

12 

12 

14 

10 

9.0

9.0 

8.5 

9.0 

10 

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0 

7.5

7.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5 

7.5

.7.0 

7.5 

8.0 

7.0 

8.0

8.0 

7.5 

7.0 

7.5 

8.0

Runof t in 

acwf»»t

S13 

330 

946

44,220

758 

776 

1,520 

2,030 

3,020 

8,320 

5,430 

764 

503

25,190

13 (4s30 p.m.) 313 sec. -ft. j June 20 (1:30 p.m.) 303

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.*

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 9 to Mar. 16 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 143

Fountain Creek near Fountain, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 8 36', long. 104 8 40', in .sec. 4, T. 17 S., R. 65 

w., i mile downstream from Little Fountain Creek and 6 miles south of Fountain. Datum 

of gage is 5,341.74 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 676 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 72.4 seoond-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 second-feet June 4 (gage height. 6.84 

re«), from rating curve extended above 1,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 8.0 seoondfeet Apr. 22, 23.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 22,100 second-feet May 28, 1940 (gage height, 9.19 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow Sept. 24, 30, 1939. 

Maximum stage known, 14.4 feet May 30, 1935.

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

wnicn are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

16 

16 

14 

IS

IS 

15 

17 

16 

14

IS 

12 

16 

15 

15

IS 

15 

17 

16 

15

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

14 

12 

8.6 

9.S 

12

Nov.

12 

8.6 

12 

13 

14

18 

13 

12 

16 

24

24 

24 

21 

30 

32

29 

19

25 

88 

65

54 

58 

42 

44 

46

40 

44 

38 

44 

65

Dea.

60 

44 

46 

39 

32

48 

50 

48 

56 

46

56 

48 

42 

3446'

48 

40 

27 

33

25

 36 

62 

62 

52 

88

163 

135 

88 

62 

100 

69

Jan.

75 

95 

95 

45 

22

21

22 

23 

24 

 26

30 

29 

23 

28 

22

22

25 

28 

25 

27

33 

36 

32 

28 25

26 

28 

17 

14 

11 

12

Feb.

13 

15 

17 

17 

17

19 

35 

31 

27 30

60 

52 

49 

48 

46

43 

42 40 

39 

40

39 

40 

25 

26 

19

22 

22 

24

Month

Ooto 

Nove

Daoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Vater year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

29 

23 

18 

26 

21

27 

30 

30 

36 

32

38 

35 

25 

22 

19

16 

12 

9.6 

15

14

19 

13 

19 

25 

30

21 

16 

18 

24 

23 

19

Apr.

14 

16 

17 

19 

12

9.6 

12 

9.6 

14 

14

Vt 

10 

9.6 

12 

12

12 

12 

10 

14

14

9.6 

8.0 

8.0 

8.4 

8.8

17 < 

29 

29 

26 

24

Secondfoot -day a

436.1 

974.6 

1,787

25,036.4

969 

897 

704.6 422.6' 

693 5,130- 

1,413 

1,000 

734

15,160.9

May

25 

24 

22 

22 

24

31 

36 

32 

20 

19

21 

23 

19 

19

30

54 

50 

26 

22 

20

19 

16 

12 

12 

14

12 

12 

15 

15 

14 

13

Maximum

17 

88 

163

1,420

95 

60 

38 

29 

54 

624 

301 

111 

95

624

June

18 

18 

21

607 

441

624 

450 

369 

328 

280

235 

228 

228 

212 

220

u 163 

105 

92 

38 

75

54 

46 

' 42 

33 

31

28 

22 

18 

28 

26

July

Minimum

8.6 

8.6 

25

7.4

11 

13 

9.6 

8.0 

12 

18 

13 

18 

15

8.0

32 

32 

26 

29 

26

27 '33 

61 

26 

218

301 

55 

46 

31 

19

13 

20 

25 

21 

18

21 

26 

27 

31

35

47 

43 

33 

31 

26 

34

Aug.

35 

33 

36 

35 

31

31 

33 

32 

40 

38

33 

34 

31 

30 

27

31 

32 

29 

24

27

23 

24 

26 

22 

28

26 

111 

32 

27 

21 

18

Mean

14.1 

32.5

57.6

68.4

31.3 

32.0 

22.7 

14.1 

22.4 

171 

45.6 

32.3 

24.5

4-1.5

Sept.

21 

23 

22 

26 

23

20 

95 

56 

27 

24

19 

20 

19 

24 

24

27 

26 

24 

21 

20

20 

20 

18 

16

17

16 

16 

19 

16 

15

Runoff in 

acre-feet

865 

1,930 

3,540

49,640

1,920 

1,780 

' 1,400 

838 

1,370 

10,180 

2,800 

1,980 

1,460

30,060

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 aeo.-ft.l.- No peak above baae.

.._---. __aoharge measurement made on thia day. 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 4 to Feb. 17 (no gage-height record Feb. 1-9; 

discharge computed on baaia of weather records and records for station at Pueblo).
144 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°16', long. 104°36 ! , in SVf£ sec. 30, T. 20 S., R. 

&4 w., at Eighth Street Bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth. Datura of gage is 4,663.45 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 926 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

lyzii to September 1925 and October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer. 

January to September 1941 in files of Bureau of Reclamation.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1922-25, 1941-49), 76.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,590 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 5.73 

reet); no flow July 1-9.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 17,800 second-feet July 10, 1945 (gage height, 9.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 8.05 feet; no flow at times.

Flood of June 4, 1921, discharge, 34,000 second-feet, by slope-area method. Flood 

of May 30, 1935, discharge, 35,000 second-feet, by slope-area method.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.4 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.4 

1.4 

2.1 

2.1 

1.8

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.3

2.1 

1.8 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2

2.8

1.8 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.8 

1.8 

3.9 

3.2 

3.2 

4.3

Nov.

4.3 

6.8 

9.2 

11 

10

9.8 

11 

12 

13 

15

17 14- 

16 

18 

20

19 

16 

13 

13 

25

36 

38 

41 

35 

28

28 

28 

29 

29 

29

Dec.

30 

33 

32 

30 

33

43 

48 

48 

38 

38

48 

41 

48 

104 

100

58 

48 

53 

48 

48

48 

48 

53 

50 

55

150 

122 

132 

35 

38 

48

Jan.

41 

32 

20 

21 

20

20 

20 

23 

30 

48

50 

50 

33 

80 

43

28 

23 

53 

80 

32

33 

41 

a64 

a40 

a31

a34 

a36 

a23 

a!6 

a!3 

15

Feb.

16

17 

20 

20 

20

a30

340

333 

337 

360

114 

60 

46 

46 

41

38 

38 

29 

30 

30

26 

22 

21 

20 

19

18 

17 

18

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

18 

16 

16 

15 

14

14 

14

14 

15 

17

21 

21 

21

21 

20

20 

18 

16 

13 

11

10 

8.6 

7.4 

6.2 

6.6

7.8 

7.4 

7.0 

7.8 

11 

13

Apr.

14 

15 

15 

13

13

11 

10 

9.6

13 

16

17 

18 

16 

14 

14

13 

13 

11 

9.6 

9.0

7.8 

7.0 

5.4 

4.8 

4.0

3.5 

3.8 

3.5 

2.5 

2.3

Secondfoot-days

62.8 

594.1 

1,748

25,135.7

"1,093 

926 

427.8 

308.8 

463.7 

1,005.3 

275.9 

34.8 

133.2

7,073.4

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above

May

2.1 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.7

7.4 

16 

14 

13 

11

9.0 

8.6 

9.0 

8.6 

14

36 

58 

53 

36 

29

22 

18 

18 

15 

13

10 

8.6 

7.8 

7.4 

7.0 

5.8

Maximum

4.3 

41 

150

2,880

80 

114 

21 

18 

58 

366 

53 

3.0 

100

366

June

4.5 

' 4.2 

4.0 

5.0 

366

132 

145 

64 

50 

38

26 

25 

28 

22 

20

17 

13 

11 

8.2 

5.8

4.8

3.8 

2.5 

2.1

1.5

.7 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.1

July

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0 

0

0

.1

19

46 

53 

36 

41

14 

7.8 

6.2 

5.0 

4.5

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0

10 

4.8 

2.5 

1.7 

1.9 

1.9

Minimum

1.1 

4.3 

30

.1

13 

16 

6.2 

2.3 

1.5 

.1 

0 

.4 

.4

0

base.

Aug.

1.7 

1.5 

1.7 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.3 

.9 

.7 

.5

.5 

.7

.7 

.7 

.'4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

1.9

3.0 

3.0 

1.3 

1.5 

2.5

Mean

2.03 

19.8 

S6.4

68.7

35.3 

33.1 

13.8 

10.3 

15.0 

33.5 

8.90 

1.12 

4.44

19.4

Sept.

2.5 

2.5 

2.8 

2.8

3.0

3.0 

3.5 

100 

3.0 

.9

.5 

.4 

.9 

.7 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.7

Runoff In 

acre-feet

125 

1,180 

3,470

49,880

2,170 

1,840 

849 

612 

920 

1,990 

547 

69 

264

14,040

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Monument Creek at Pikeview, Colo.

145

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°55", long. 104°49', in sec. 18, T. 13 S., R. 66 W., 

at riKeview, 1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek. Datom of gage Is 6,203.31 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 203 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 11 years, 26.5 'second-feet.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge observed during year, 290 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 

2.38 reet), from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet; minimum daily, 1.7 secondfeet Sept. 23.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 1,190 second-feet May 11, 1947; maximum gage 

height, 3.80 feet May 12, 1947; no flow July 24, 1939.

Flood of May 30, 1935, reached a stage of approximately 14 feet, present datum.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Flow regulated by several small reservoirs' (total capacity, about 2,700 aere-feet).

Revisions.- W 1117: Djrainage area.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Oct.

3.4 

2.8 

3.0 

2.8 

2.9

3.2 

3.2 

3.3 

3.0 

2.6

3.3 

3.5 

4.0 

5.8 

3.6

3.4 

5.6 

3.2 

4.8 

5.0

3.8 

3.4 

3.6 

3,4 

3.4

3.5 

3.6 

3.0 

3.9 

3.2 

3.4

Nov.

3.5 

3.9 

3.4 

3.8 

4.6

4.8 

5.8 

4.0 

4.2 

4.6

6.6 

4.9 

S.I 

4.9 

5.1

4.9 

*5.8 

4.9 

4.0 

5.6

6.4 

6.1 

6.9 

5.6 

5.8

6.6 

6.4 

6.4

5.8 

5.8

Dec.

7.2 

6.6 

6.6 

8.3 

b6.6

5.6 

9.3 

9.3 

7.5

*8.0

10 

9.3 

*8.0 

10 

6.4

4.6 

6.4 

8.9 

6.9

10

*8.9 

12 

14 

b20 

a24

5.8 

6.6 

7.8 

10 

10 

11

Jan.

8.0 

18 

a!8 

a!4 

a6.0

a4.5

a4.6 

a4.8 

a5. 2 

a5. 6

a6.0 

*6.6 

8.6 

8.9 

8.0

4.9 

36.2 

aS.O 

a7.0 

a8. 4

a9.0 

alO 

a6.6 

a5. 2 

*a4.7

a4.8 

*a5.0 

b4.6 

b4.2 

a3.9 

a3.7

Feb.

b4.4 

D4.8 

t>5.4 

b5.4 

b5.4

b6.2 

b8.6 

bS.O 

b7.4 

 D8.0

b9.4 

b!7 

b!3 

bll 

bl*

12 

8.9 

*12 

26 

19

16 

15 

12 

12 

8.3

9.3 

10 

6.9

Month

Octo 

Move

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

uaz*y. . ... . *. .* «. ...

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

10 

5.3 

22 

20 

15

13 

10 

7.2 

8.9 

6.1

7.8 

6.4 

7.2 

6.6 

8.6

9.3 

8.6 

6.1 

5.3 

11

12 

8.0 

9.3 

8.0 

7.5

5.3 

6.4 

7.5 

8.6 

6.9 

10

Apr.

8.6 

26 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

18 

22 

14

15 

9.3 

11 

15 

12

10 

9.6 

14 

12 

14

12 

14 

12 

17 

16

20 

22 

28 

30 

28

Secondfoot-days

110.6 

156.2 

285.6

7,098.2

223.9 

295.4 

283.9 

491.5 

1,225 

1,604 

535.6 

157.4 

136.5

5,504.7

May

29 

30 

26 

22 

27

31 

24 

14 

14 

16

22

26 

23 

22 

78

83 

89 

60 

70 

56

58 

63 

55 

56 

49

56 

29 

29 

24 

22 

22

Maximum

5.8 

6.9 

24

169

18 

26 

22 

30 

89 

100 

46 

7.7 

16

100

June

24 

14 

28 

49 

83

93 

86 

100 

81 

86

56 

96 

89 

93 

70

56 

53 

49 

65 

63

40 

38 

33

24 

17

a25 

35 

22 

16 

20

Minimum

July

a22 

15 

17 

14 

13

46 

35 

27 

14 

26

20 

21 

21 

23 

13

14 

17 

34 

22 

7.2

5.9

7.7 

6.8 

16 17 '

11 

10 

9.0 

11 

10 

10

2.6 

3.4 

4.6

2.3

3.7 

4.4 

5.3 

8.6 

14 

14 

5.9 

2.0 

1.7

1.7

Aug.

7.7 

7.7 

7.7 

5.9 

5.9

6.8 

7.7 

4.0 

6.4 

4.0

2.0 

3.4 

5.0 

6.8 

6.8

6.4 

5.4 

2.4 

4.0 

6.8

4.0 

2.4 

3.4 

3.7 

7.7

*

3.4 

4.0 

4.3 

3.7 

4.0 

4.0

Mean

3.57 

5.21 

9.21

19.4

7.19 

10.6 

9.16 

16.4 

39.5 

53.5 

17.3 

5.08 

4.55

15.1

Sept.

4.3 

3.4 

4,3 

3.0 

3.7

3.4 

7.7 

6.8 

5.9 

8.6

6.8 

3.7 

2.4 

3,0 

2.4

2.0 

3.4 

4.3 

16 

11

5.0

2.4 

1.7 

3.0 

2.4

2.4 

2.7 

3.4 

4.0 

3.4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

219 

310 

566

14,080

442 

586 

563 

975 

2,430 

3,180 

1,060 

312 

271

10,910

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
146 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 104°32', in sec. 23, T. 21 S., R. 64 

w., at highway bridge 500 feet downstream from Bessemer ditch siphon, 7 miles southeast 

of Pueblo, and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 468 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949. January 1941 to March 1942 in files of 

Bureau or Keciamation.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,3£0 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 4.35 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 24-26.

1942-49:. Maximum discharge, 12,300 second-feet Aug. 13, 1948 (gage height, 8.52 feet), 

by float measurement; no flow on several days in July, August 1943, May 1948.

Maximum discharge known, 56,000 second-feet June 3, 1921 (determined by State engineer's office).

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation and storage. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

1.2 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.4 i.a

2.0

2.0 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0' 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1

Nov.

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.5

2.2 

2.3 

2.5 

2.6 

2.6

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4

3.2 

3.4 

2.3 

2.3 

4.0

3.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

2.8

2.3 

2.3 

2.0 

2.3

2.2

Dec.

1.8 

1.8 

2.2 

2.1 

2.3

3.4 

2.3 

2.3 

 3.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.2 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

2.6 

2.2 

2.6 

2.1 

3.2

b2.5 

b2.2 

»b2.0 

bl.8 

1.5

1.9 

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

Jan.

2.5 

4.0 

4.0 

2.0 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.6 

1.7

2.0 

2.3 

2.5 

b2.5 

b2.0

1.5 

2.1 

2.4 

 1.8 

2.2

2.6 

3.0 

2.0

1.6 

1.6

1.7 

1.7 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2 

 1.2

Feb.

1.3 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

4.0

 4.9 

4.6 

4.6 

4.6 

4.2

4.4 

5.8 

5.5 

4.4 

5.8

4.6 

4.0 

3.8 

3.4 

3.2

19 

20 

4.4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

raber. .............................. ....

lendar year 1946

tar year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

4.0 

3.6 

3.4 

3.0 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

4.0 

4.2

4.2 

3.6 

3.0 

2.8 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

2.1

2.8 

2.8 

2.6 

3.0 

4.6 

4.9

Apr.

4.6 

4.6 

5.2 

4.9 

4.2

3.4 

3.4 

3.0 

3.8 

4.2

5.2 

5.2 

4.2 

3.8

3.6

3.6 

3.0 

2.6 

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.6 

2.3 

2.5 

2.3

2.3 

3.8 

3.6 

2.8 

4.6

Secondfoot -days

49.1 

82.7 

81.4

6,724.2

62.0 

131.3 

89.9 

107.7 

853.4 

2,840.7 

1,105.5 

46.4 

242.3

5,692.4

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec.rft.).- Hay 15 (6 p.m.

May

4.2 

3.6 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6

8.9 

25 

28 

13 

9.2

7.5 

6.6 

6.6 

5.2 

380

117 

36 

27 

21 

15

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.6 

9.6

Maximum

2.1 

4.0 

3.8

965

4.0 

20 

4.9 

5.2 

380 

527 

168 

8.0 

98

527

) 3,320 sec

June

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

11 

157

98 

37 

34 

58

51

46 

49 

362 

527 

378

304 

197 

156 

135 

70

40 

27 

16 

11 

7.0

8.0 

11 

9.0 

6.6 

6.3

July

6.9 

6.6 

5.5 

4.4 

4.2

5.5 

167 

168 

95 

120

140 

90 

65 

47 

25

10 

20 

24 

29 

14

6.2 

4.4 

3.0 

3.0 

1.9

3.0 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5 

23 

9.0

Minimum

0.8 

2.0 

1.5

0

1.2 

1.3 

1.6 

2.3 

3.6 

6.3 

1.5 

.4 

1.4

.4

Aug.

4.2

2.8 

2.1 

1.9 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2

1.4

1.2 

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

8.0 

1.6 

.8 

1.1 

5.0

Mean

1.58 

2.76 

2.63

18.4

2.00 

4.69 

2.90 

3.59 

27.5 

94.7 

35.7 

1.50 

8.08

15.6

-ft.

Sept.

6.2 

4.7 

3.3 

2.5 

1.9

1.5 

1.4 

98 

25 

12

9.5 

5.4 

5.0 

6.6 

6.2

7.4 

6.2 

5.4 

5.0 

4.7

3.9 

3.6 

2.8 

2.5 

2.1

2.1 

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8

Runoff in 

acre -feet

97 

164 

161

13,330

123 

260 

178 

214 

1,690 

5,630 

2,190 

92 

481

11,280

 winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 25 to Jan. 13, Jan. 16 to Feb. 10 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods), June 20-28, July 9-17; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements made Jan. 19, 31, July 14, weather records, and records for stations on nearby 

streams.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 147

Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing, near Redwing, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°44', long. 105°20', in Sec. 5, T. 27 S., R. 71 W., 

at Manzanares Crossing, 3j miles southwest of Redwing.

Drainage area.- 73 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

1923 to septemoer 1949 in reports of State engineer. No winter records prior to 1936.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1936-49), 38.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 222 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 1.92 feet); 

minimum daily not detern-.'/ie.", occurred during period of no gage-height record.

1923-49: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred July 27, 1934; minimum daily, 

4 second-feet Jan. 22, 1937.

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of ice 

ej'rect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Several diversions above station for 

irrigation.

rtevlslons.' W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

38 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

24 

23 

22 

23

25 

22 

23 

23 

22

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

20 

19 

16 

18 

20

19 

17 

17 

16 

15

16 

17 

17 

17 

18 

17

Nov.

17 

20 

20 

18 

20

b!8 

16 

20 

24 

27

20 

(*)

Dec.

(*) 

18

Jan.

16 

(*)

' Feb.

(*) 

15

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1-

15

*17 

15 

15 

17 

17

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

19 

15

Apr.

15 

17 

16 

17 

14

14 

15 

16 

17 

15

17 

19 

20 

17 

15

19 

22 

24 

25

27

29 

33 

40 

43 

46

46 

50 

56 

61 

66

Secondfoot-days

606 

600 

558

17,086

496 

420 

470 

83i 

2,764 

4,334 

3,569 

1,282 

725

16,655

May

65 

65 

70 

74 

70

68 

72 

68 

63 

66

76 

76 

76 

83 

102

104 

104 

95 

87 

87

85 

80 

83 

95 

106

118 

130 

125 

125 

123 

123

Maximum

25

215

66' 

130 

210 

170 

68 

37

210

June

102 

91 

91 

100 

95

115 

130 

115 

106 

115

135 

154 

172 

172 

175

175 

183 

2;0 

202 

178

175 

178 

172 

185 

154

144 

135 

132 

123 

120

Minimum

July

15

-

14 

63 

91 

70 

27 

20

-

137 

140 

132 

123 

118

120 

113 

120 

118 

125

147 

150 

127 

118 

106

106 

98 

93 

91 

91

85 

83 

102 

170 

162

157 

118 

95 

78 

76 

70

Aug.

66 

68 

66 

57 

50

52 

50 

44 

50 

46

40 

40 

43 

38 

37

38 

46 

46 

38 

38

32 

27 

29 

30 

30

30 

36 

31 

27 

27 

30

Mean

19.5 

20.0 

18

46.7

16 

15 

15.2 

27.7 

89.2 

144 

115 

41.4 

24.2

45.6

Sept.

26 

23 

27 

25 

22

24 

23 

21 

23 

26

24 

20 

25 

37 

31

26 

26 

25 

23 

23

23 

22 

22 

23 

23

20 

22 

23 

23 

24

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,200 

1,190 

1,110

33,890

984 

833 

932 

1,650 

5,480 

8,600 

7,080 

2,540 

1,440

33,040

Peak discharge (base. 200 sec.-ft.).- June 18 (2 a.m.) 222 sec.-ft.; July 23 (lls30 p.m.) 216 sec. sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Mar. 15, Mar. 24-27 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

lee during most of periods)} discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements and weather 

records.
148 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River at Badito, Colo.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43', long. 105°00', in sec. 4, T. 27 S., R. 68 

w., at Badito, half a mile downstream from South Oak Creek. Prior to Oct. 9, 1948, 

at site 300 feet upstream at datum 1.90 feet higher.

Drainage area.- 532 square miles.

Records available.- August to December 1912, March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946 

to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August to December 1912, April 1923 

to September 1925, March 1938 to August 1941, and October 1946 to September 1949 in 

reports of State engineer. August 1941 to September 1946 at site three-quarters of a 

mile upstream, published as Huerfano River near Badito (records not equivalent except 

for high water).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 430 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 6.62 feet) 

rrom rating curve extended above 260 second-feet, on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 7.66 feet; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Mar. 23, 25.

1912, 1923-25, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 8,480 second-feet Aug. 14, 1945, from 

rating curve extended on basis of slope-area determination; no flow on some days in 

1940, 1941. J

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions. - W 1117: Draimge area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

10 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

9.6 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.4 

8.0 

9.3 

8.0

5.3 

5.6 

7.0 

7.0 

5.6

7.5 

6.6 

6.6 

5.6 

6.1

6.1 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

4.0 

3.5

Nov.

2.9 

2.4 

2.1 

1.9 

2.1

1.7 

3.1 

3.1 

b2.5 

«b3.7

b3.4 

4.4 

5.8 

7.0 

9.0

 7.0 

6.4 

4.5 

 5.0 

5.6

4.0 

5.2

9.0 

16 

20

*16 

14 

16 

18 

17

Dec.

20 

22 

28 

23 

16

10 

8.0 

10 

 9.2 

 16

18 

20 

*21 

18 

15

12 

13 

13 

12 

16

15 

 13 

13 

13

9.0

11 

11 

12 

9.0 

10 

11

Jan.

12 

9.0 

5.0 

3.7 

4.4

6.0 

9.0 

14 

15 

16

«b!7 

bl8 

b!7 

b!5 

12

9.2 

8.9 

 10 

9.2 

14

19 

 19 

21 

15 

13

14 

17 

14 

10 

8.5 

8.8

Feb.

10 

9.2 

13 

15 

18

16 

 18 

12 

 9.8 

12

14 

13 

7.9 

8.5 

 9.2

11 

13 

12 

11 

10

12 

14 

13 

12 

10

8.0 

7.2 

9.0

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca.

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£ ...............------

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

s.'o

9.2 

10 

9.2 

9.2

8.0 

 8.8 

10 

8.0 

 7.6

6.6 

4.6 

4.3 

3.4 

2.4

 1.1 

2.4 

2.6 

3.1

7.0

4.8 

1.8 

.6 

.8 

.6

1.8 

5.4 

5.0 

4.2

7.5 

6.8

Apr.

5.5 

4.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.0

2.7 

 3.3 

 2.6 

5.3 

8.0

6.2 

6.8 

10 

8.0 

 14

4.0 

5.6 

5.4

5.0 

6.8

6.6 

6.2 

6.2 

8.8 

10

 11 

19 

18 

13 

11

Secondfoot-days

236.0 

217.8 

447.2

14,666.6

381.6 

327.7 

164.8 

223.9 

922.8 

2,173.4 

1,855 

492.8 

385.9

7,828.9

May

9.8 

15 

12 

11 

20

50 

40 

32 

28 

30

34 

33 

29 

27 

44

56 

48 

36 

40 

42

40 

40 

33 

25 

26

24 

22 

21 

19 

18 

19

Maximum

11 

20 

29

239

21 

19 

10 

19 

56 

238 

132 

37 

30

238

June

9.4 

12 

21 

19 

28

38 

44 

59 

40 

34

42 

51 

81 

92 

97

88 

120 

139 

238 

137

150 

142 

103 

84 

68

67 

60 

46 

33 

33

July

36 

32 

27 

24 

30

34 

52 

75 

70 

54

92 

117 

88 

103 

66

52 

52 

46 

43 

39

41 

41 

51 

103 

132

112 

67 

51 

41 

44 

40

Minimum

3.5 

1.7 

8.0

1.7

3.7 

7.2 

.6 

2.6 

9.8 

8.4 

24 

2.1 

3.5

.6

Aug.

37 

31 

29 

29 

29

28 

26 

24 

18 

15

15 

12 

11 

9.3 

5.3

4.0 

4.3 

3.5 

2.4 

2.1

3.5 

8.4 

11 

16 

19

19 

15 

10 

12 

22 

23

Mean

7.61 

7.26 

14.4

40.1

12.3 

11.7 

5.32 

7.46 

29.8 

72.4 

59.8 

15.9 

12.9

21.4

Sept.

23 

21 

19 

11 

14

15 

13 

19 

17 

14

9.0 

7.2 

6.2 

9.0 

30

21 

9.5 

6.5 

4.8 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

8.8 

12 

8.4

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

Runoff In 

acre-feet

468 

432 

887

29,100

757 

650 

327 

444 

1,830 

4,310 

3,690 

977 

765

15,530

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec.-ft.).- No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 12 to Jan. 10, Jan. 15 to Apr. 6 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice during part of periods), Apr. 11 to May 3, May 5-10, Sept. 9-15, 17-19; discharge 

computed on basis of 17 discharge measurements, weather record's, and records for nearby stations.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Huerfano River below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Undercllffe, Colo.

149

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38 0 00', long. 104°28', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 

B3 w., at mouth of canyon, 0.3 mile below diversion dam for Huerfano Valley ditch and 

8 miles southwest of Undercliffe. Datum of gage is 4,872.02 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,673 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949. May 1938 to September 1939 at site 600 

reei; aoove diversion dam, half a mile upstream; August to December 1908 at site ij miles 

downstream. Records equivalent for high flows only.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 62.4 Second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 260 second-feet June 18, from rating curve extended aoove 130 second-feet; maximum gage height, 5.52 feet July 14; minimum daily discharge, 0.5 second -foot Sept. 20.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 7.00 feet), 

by computation of flow over dam; no flow at times in most years.

Flood of July 27, 28, 1936, reached a stage of 10.2 feet, site and datum in use May 

1938 to September 1939 (discharge, 26,600 second-feet, by computation of flow over dam).

Remarks . - Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- - W 1117: Drainage ares.

Discharge, In second-feet, water, year October 1548 to September 1949

Day

1 

3

3

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

33 

34 

35

36 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6.5 

6.5 

7.1 

6.5 

4.6

4.8 

4.3 

3.2 

2.8 

2.1

1.5 

1.7 

2.1 

1.9 

2.3

2.4 

2.4 

1.9 

1.8 

.9

1.0 

1.2 

.9 

l'.2 

1.7

1.7 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

2.8 

2.4

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.7 

4.6 

3.5

3.2 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

2.4 

2.8 

2.3 

2.8 

2.6

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

3.9 

4.8

5.0 

5.0 

5.3 

4.2 

7.4

Dec.

5.6 

12 

27 

23 

15

13 

4.6 

1.7 

.8 

.6

2.8 

7.1 

18 

 28 

36

31 

26 

b20 

b!7 

b25

t)24 

19 

21 

26 

35

23 

18 

14 

9.0 

7.0 

b5.5

Month

Jan.

b4.6 

b4.2 

3.6 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

5.6 

 6.2 

8.0 

9.0 

10

4.0 

3.5 

4.8 

6.0 

 8.0

11 

15 

20 

17

14

13 

13 

 13 

11 

8.0 

6.0

Feb.

6.5 

7.5 

9.0

11 

14

15 

15 

15 

22 

 32

36 

26 

27 

23 

29

32 

32 

33 

34 

35

34 

34 

32 

32 

32

30 

29 

29

lender year 1946 .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

27 

26 

25 

23 

18

4.6 

6.8 

8.4 

7.1 

6.5

5.0 

4.3 

4.1 

4.1 

4.6

4.6 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0 

5.0

5.3 

5.6 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.3 

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

5.6 

5.0

Apr.

4.6 

4.3 

4.8 

4.3 

3.9

3.7 

3.0 

3.0 

3.7 

5.6

10 

9.6 

7.4 

6.8 

6.8

7.1 

6.2 

4.1 

3.5 

4.3

4.1 

3.9 

3.2 

3.7 

3.2

3.5 

3.9 

3.9 

9.2 

8.8

Secondfoot-days

87.4 

102.7 

515.7

16,655.7

246.3 

711.0 

255.6 

154.1 

488.3 

1,962.4 

261.1 

215.7 

198.4

5,198.7

May

7.7 

12 

12 

11 

11

12 

12 

7.7 

4.1 

4.6

9.2 

12

14 

26 

57

71 

40 

29 

26 

21

17 

16 

14 

12 

7.1

3.5 

3.7 

3.5 

4.1 

3.5 

4.6

Maximum

7.1 

7.4

36

221

20 

36 

27 

10 

71 

224 

14 

22 

32

224

June

5.9 

6.8 

6.2 

6.5 

7.4

4.3 

18 

36 

42 

48

49 

58 

115 

136 

131

95 

135 

224 

188

146

123 

106 

80 

63 

39

26 

21 

21 

20 

5.3

July

6.5 

7.4 

4.6 

5.0 

4.3

4.8 

6.2 

7.7 

12 

7.4

12 

8.0 

8.4 

13 

7.4

7.7 

12 

11 

7.7 

10

7.7 

6.8 

8.8 

9.2

14

9.2 

6.5 

5.0 

6.8

13 

11

Minimum

0.9 

2.3

.6

.6

3.5 

6.5 

4.1 

3.0 

3.5 

4.3 

4.3 

1.2 

.5

.5

Aug.

7.4 

10 

10 

13 

12

14 

14 

11 

11 

14

13 

22 

12 

7.0 

5.5

3.5 

2.6 

2.0 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.3 

1.7 

2.1

2.1 

2.8 

3.2 

3.5 

4.4 

5.0

Mean

2.82 

3.42 

16.6

45.5

7.95 

25.4 

8.25 

5.14 

15.8 

65.4 

8.42 

6.96 

6.61

14.2

Sept.

3.5

2.4 

12 

30 

17

2.0 

10 

29 

32 

18

10 

4.6 

1.9 

1.9 

1.7

1.4 

.7 

.8 

.6 

.5

1.0 

.6 

1.0 

1.2 

1.5

1.9 

1.0 

£.8 

3.9 

3.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

173 

204 

1,020

33,030

489 

1,410 

507 

306 

969 

3,890 

518 

428 

394

10,310

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec.-ft.).- Ho peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Dec. 22-30, Jan. 3 to Feb. 9 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice during most of periods), June 16, 17, July 31, Aug. 12-23, Aug. 29 to Sept. 7; discharge computed on basis of 3 discharge measurements ans weather records.
150 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La Veta, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25', long. 105°03' in sec. 24, T. 30 S., R. 69

 w., at BOyd Ranch, 6 miles south of La Veta.

Drainage area.- 56 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 28.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 188 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 2.40 feet); 

minimum daily, 3.5 second-feet Apr. 4.

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 417 second-feet June 18, 1947, from rating curve extended above 190 second-feet; minimum daily, 2 second-fee't on several days November 

1934 to January 1935.

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

whicn are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

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.

7.4

7.4 

6.5 

6.2 

6.5

7.1 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

7.4

*S.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0

 9.5 

11 

10 

11 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

12 

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

Nov.

12 

12 

12 

12 

9.0

b8.2 

b7.6 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

6.5 

6.2 

8.0 

9.0 

9.5

8.5 

10 

7.7 

7.7 

7.7

6.8 

6.5 

7.1

6.5 

6.5

6.8 

*7.0 

6.8 

6.9 

7.0

Dec.

(*)

, 6.6

Jan.

6.9 

(*)

Feb.

(*)

. 7.5

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mo V

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 150 sec. -ft.).- July

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Note . - No gage -height record Nov. 26 to Ma 

most of period); discharge computed on basis

Mar.

7.2 

7.3 

7.2 

7.0 

7.0

7.2

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

6.5

 6.0 

6.8 

6.9 

6.5 

7.2

7.2 

*6.5 

5.6 

7.1 

8.0

7.7 

8.0 

8.5 

7.7 

8.0

8.0 

7.7 

7.7 

8.5 

9.0 

9.5

Apr.

8.5 

6.8 

4.1 

3.5 

7.1

10 

10 

12 

12 

9.5

15 

IS 

18 

18 

18

18 

20 

20 

20 

22

25 

25 

30 

32 

34

37 

34 

34 

34

38

Secondfoot-days

292.2 

241.9 

204.6

10,262.5

213.9 

210.0 

229.1 

590.5 

1,827 

2,762 

1,965 

708 

407

9,651.2

May

34 

33

35 

41 

48

49 

47 

41 

39 

41

48 

62 

63 

70 

83

81 

72 

64 

63 

62

59 

55 

54 

55 

57

64 

75 

84 

86 

81 

81

Maximum

12 

12

252

9.5 

38 

86 

140 

121 

34 

19

140

June

72 

64 

69 

75 

76

83 

90 

80 

73 

78

S3 

90

111 

111 

113

111 

111 

132 

140 

132

126 

111 

106 

100 

93

80 

84 

63 

55 

50

July

59

55 

51 

50 

48

53 

53

54 

121 

97

100 

94 

91 

88 

86

82 

76 

69 

62 

56

58 

60 

54 

50 

50

50 

45 

40 

39 

38 

36

Aug.

34 

34 

32

31 

31

28 

28 

27 

26 

25

24

25 

25 

2? 

22

22 

23 

23 

21 

19

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

17

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

Sept.

19

16 

15 

15 

15

16 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

17 

15

14 

12 

12 

11 

10

12

10 

11 

13 

13

11 

12 

12 

10 

10

Minimum Mean *£££

6.2 9.43 580 

6.2 8.06 480 

6.6 406

28.0 20,360

6.9 424 

7.5 417 

5.6 7.39 454 

3.5 19.7 1,170 

33 58.9 3,620 

50 92.1 5,480 

36 63.4 3,900 

16 22.8 1,400 

10 13.6 807

3.5 26.4 19,140

9 (12:30 a.m.) 188 sec. -ft. 

s day.

r. 16 (stage-discharge relation affecte'8 by Ice during 

of 4 discharge measurements and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Apishapa River near Aguilar, Colo,

151

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 37,e 23i, long, 104 0 40', in see. 4, T. 31 S., R. 65 W., 

OUTes downstream from Mavrioio Canyon Creek and If miles southwest of Aguilar. Datum 

of gage is 6,408.11 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 126 square miles.

ReoordB available . - October 1939 to September 1949. March 1938 to September 1939 at site 

if mi is B aownssream; records not equivalent.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 14.1 second- feet

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,810 second- feet Sept. 9 (gage height-, 7.03 

from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet on basis of float measurement

at height 4.20 feet; minimum daily, 0,2 second-foot Aug. 

939-49: Maximum discharge, 4,SOO second-feet July 14, 1948 (gage height, 7.84 feet),

26,

from rating curve extended above 500 second-feet on basis of float measurement at gage 

height 4.20 feet; no flow at times in most years.

Remarks.- Records good, A few small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Diiohargt, in itoond-fttt, wattr ytar ootobtr 1948 to Stpttmbtr 1949

Day

l 

S 

3

4

5

5 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

15

IS 

17 

IS 

19 

20

81 

28 

23

24

25

26

27 

26 

29

SO 

51

Oot.

0.7

!s

.3 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

.5 

,5

,4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.5 

.4

,8

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.S

.6 

.7 

.S 

.S 

.S 

.S

Nov.

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

l.E 1.1 1.1

1.3 

1.3

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.7

.7 

1.0 

.9

1.3 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.7

.5 

.4

.a

.4

.3

DtO, '

0.4 

.4

,4 

.5

1.0

.9

.6 

.7 

.8

1.5

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.4

1.3

1.1 

 1.5 

1.6 

bl.4 

bl.8

bl.5 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.9

Jan.

0.8

,'e 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.8

1.0 1.2

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

3.0

.7 

.§ 

»,7 

.6 

.9

1.3 

 1.6 

1.6

1.3 

1.1

1.0 

1.1 

.7 

.4 

.3 

.4

Ftb,

0.4 «.4 

.4 

.5 

.7

1.1

*1.4 

1.1

«bl.3 

bl.5

3.5 

3.0 

1.8 

2.1

8.5 

3.5 

1.5 

1.6 

3.8

2.7 

3.8 

2.2 

3.0 

1.9

1.1 

1.1 

2.0

Month

Oo to 

Nov«

Dtot

pa

janu 

F«br 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

Junt 

July 

Augu 

Stpt

Wa

Itndar ytar 1948 

ai*y

n^:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: i. ......................................

Mar.

3.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

 1.8 

1.9 

l.S

1.7

1.4 

1.1 

1.3

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

.8

1.1

1.3 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0

1.4

1.1 

.9 

1.3 

1.4 

1.7

Apr.

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.5

1.6 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

3.1

Stoondfoot-daya

15.5 

27.3 

33.5

3,466.6

30.5 

55.5 

49.4 

S2.9 

277.1 

2,099.3 

1,245.3 

110.0 

686.1

4,567.7

3.5 

3.0 

1.6 

3.9

3.S 

3.0 

3.7 

3.1 

2.7

3.1 

1.7 

1.3 

1.1 

.7

.6 

1.1 

1.5 

1.3 

1.0

May

0.8 

,S 

.8 

.9

1.3

3.0 

3.7 

3,3 

3.8 

3.0

to

17 

33 

SO

30 

30 

36 

16 

11

8.S 

7.0 

4.0 

1.3 

l.S

1.7 

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

1.4 

1.7

Maximum

0.8 

1.5 

1.8

172

2.0 

4.0 

2.0 

3.9 

31 

165 

141 

28 

407

407

Junt

l.l 

.7

1.4 

35 

53

136 

140 

187 

174 

1S5

13S 

113 

123 

138 

141

100 

71 

66 

104 

SI

54 

33 

18 

16 

14

11 

11 

5.1 

3.0 

1.1

Minimum

July

0.3 

.3 

.4

.3

.3 

.4 

.6

.6 

.S 

.7 

3.6 

.2 

.4

.3

3.6 

7.4 

3.9 

3.7 

3.9

4.1 

15 

32 

130 

113

101 

87 

78 

141 

133

114 

99 

54 

39 

17

15 

12 

.9.5 

7.5 

7.0

S.O 

7.0 

7.0 

S.7

12 

17

Aug.

11 

9.5 

5.8 

5.S 

4.S

3.2 

1.6 

l.S 

2.2 

1.8

3.0 

33 

3.5 

4.3 

3.8

E.3 

l.S 

1.4 

.9

.7

.6 

,4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.3 

.4

1.0 

.4

1.5 

1.7

Ntan

0.50 

.91 

1.05

9.53

.98 

1.98 

1.40 

3.10 

8.94 

70.0 

40.1 

'3.55 

23.9

12.8

Stpt.

1.8 

1.0 

.9

131 

19

1.0 

.4

51 

407 

50

6.0 

4.1 

3.0 

l.S 

1.7

3.S 

1.6 

1.8 

1.4 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.6 

.3 

.6 

.6

Runoff in

aort-fttt

31 

54 

64

6,910

60 

110 

66 

125 

550 

4,160 

3,470 

218 

1,360

9,290

XUkJttmftuW (b"«i IQP Mo f: rt.) t - JUIM 4 (6 p.m.) 441 Mo.-ft.| Junt 9 (l p.m.) 371 Mo.-ft.|

*t *

* Winter dUohargt mtaaurtmtnt madt on this day. 

b Stagt-diiohargt rtlation afftottd by iot. 

Nott.- No gagt-htlght rtoord Dto. 26 to Jan. 10, Jan. 16 to Ptb. 6. Ptb. 11-17 (atagt discharge

E

tlstion afftottd by lot during moat of pwloda} Junt 16, 17, Stpt. 10-14) diaohargt oomputtd on 

alii of 4 diaohargt mtaiurmtnta, vtathtr rtoorda, and rtoorda for ntarby stationa.

9491M 0-81-11
152 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Apisha River near Fowler, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°05', long. 103°59', in sec. 35, T. 22 S., R. 59 

w., 4 miles upstream from mouth and 4 miles southeast of Fowler. Datum of gage is 

4,317.05 feet above mean sea level, datun of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,125 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1922 

to septenoer iy25 (at site 1 mile downstream) and May 1939 to September 1949 in reports 

of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 42.7 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 9.80 feet); 

minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot Mar. 23, 24.

1922-25. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Aug. 15, 1942 {gage height, 

16.23 feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Mar. 2, 3, 1945.

Remarks.- Records poor. Water is wasted by Oxford Farmers and Rocjcy Ford Highline Canals 

above station. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height recor.d, 35 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge 1'urnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 957: 1939, 1941. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

2.4 

4.4 

4.8 

2.8

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

4.0 

4.0

5.2 

4.4 

2.8 

2.0 

2.4

6.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.2

3.6 

6.8 

4.4 

4.0 

1.7 

8.4

Hov.

5.2 

5.6 

5.S 

3.2 

1.9

1.9

5.6 

8.4 

12 

22

22 

27 

24 

23

27

27 

24 

24 

11 

13

17 

6.0 

3.2 

6.8 

2.8

3.2 

3.2 

5.2 

4.4 

2.0

Dac.

15 

15 

4.0 

1.6 

4.0

4.8 

3 c

sis

4.0

3.S

15 

18 

11 

4.4 

4.0

12 

5.2 

4.0 

2.8

4.8 

8.4 

40 

f3C 

flo

f5.6 

4.0 

3.2 

*2.8 

17 

13

Jan.

7.6 

14 

4.5 

4.0 

*3.9

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

2.5 

2.1

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

*2.3 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.5 

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.8

Feb.

*3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8

2.8 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.4

*2.3

iii

2.4 

2.5

6.0 

11 

18 

29

46

35 

35

34 *82

62 

16 

56

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

79 

65 

54 

46 

35

42

38

40 

32

17 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.8

2.4 

1.9 

1.6

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

.9

1.0

1.2 

1.5 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

2.0

Apr.

1.9

2.4 

4.4 

17 

1.7

1.9 

2.0 

1.9 

2.4 

12

22 

16 

17 

3.6

12

35 

50 

46 

3.6 

2.4

2.0 

24 

- 7.6 

4.4 

4.0

3.2 

2.4 

1.6 

1.5

Secondfoot-days

104.8 

345.2 

284.0

15,062.4

99.4 

531.6 

508.1 

311.5 

740.5 

6,190.9 

1,524.6 

514.4 

876 . 2

12,031.2

May

10 

f8.4 

f8.4 

1.9 

1.6

3.2 

2.4 

5.2

26 

23

29 

52 

65 

65 

58

40 

4.0 

5.2 

15 

101

f37

f6.8 

f6.0 

f6.0

8.4 

12 

32 

38 

37 

21

Maximum

8.4 

27 

40

2,320

14 

82 

79 

50 

101 

1,910 

238 

230 

515

1,910

June

23 

1.7 

1.2 

540 

1,910

238 

152 

386 

216 

402

301 

170 

212 

403

f220

f!76 

162 

122 

132 

82

90 

56 

26 

32 

34

35 

26 

f!7 

13

1C

July

9.2 

13 

4.0

30 

27

20 

104 

37 

8.4

62

170 

104 

42 

54 

90

58 

19

27 

52

27

26 

35 

38 

23 

42

27 

44 

48

24

22 

238

Minimum

1.6 

1.9 

1.6

1.0

2.1 

2.3 

.9 

1.5 

1.6 

1.2 

4.0 

3.6 

2.4

.9

Aug.

54 

f!7 

12 

13 

13

16 

15 

6.8 

6.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.4 

4.0 

3.6 

4.4

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6

4.0 

3.6 

4.4 

4.0 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

5.2

6.0 

230 

44

Mean

3.38 

11.5 

9.16

41.2

3.21 

19.0 

16.4 

1C. 4 

23.9 

206 

4.' .2 

16.6 

29.2

33.0

Sept.

12 

3.2 

2,4 

2.4 

3,2

6.8 

4.0 

5.6 

23 

515

128 

f38

f!2 

7.6

5.6

0.8 

11 

9.2 

f5.2

4.0 

4.8 

4.4 

4.8 

3.2

4.8 

9.2 

12 

6.0 

4.0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

208 

685 

563

29,860

197 

1,050 

1,010 

618 

1,470 

12,280 

3,020 

1,020 

1,740

23,860

Peak diaeharge (base, 5,000 see.-ft.).- June 5 (12:15 p.m.) 5,700 sec.-ft.; 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Hote.- Ho gage-height record Jan. 3 to Feb. 16 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

art of period); discharge computed on basis of 4 discharge measurements and veather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 153

Timpas Creek near Rocky Ford, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 57', long. 103°43', In NW£ sec. 19, T. 24 S., R.

t>6 w., at Catlin ditch crossing, 8 miles south of Rocky Ford and 9 miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area.- 451 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

uctoDer lyM to September 1927 and October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of State

engineer. March 1923 to October 1924 on file in State engineer's office. January to

September 1941 in files of Bureau of Reclamation. 

Average discharge.- 12 years, 49.0 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet July 15 (gage height, 6.90

reetj, from rating curve extended above 360 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 4.23, 6..89, and 8.42 feet; minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot

June 2.

1923-27, 1941-49: Maximum discharge, 14,000 second-feet June 8, 1923 (gage height,

16.0 feet, from high-water marks, datum then in use), by slope-area method; no flow on

several days in 1923, 1947. 

Remarks.- Records fair above 40 second-feet and poor below. Diversions above station for

irrigation. Waste water and seepage return from lands irrigated by Rocky Ford Highline

Canal and Rocky Ford and Otero ditches included in this record. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 33 discharge measurements, and computation of daily

discharge furnished by Coprs of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

2.2 

2.2 

2.8 

2.8

5.0

9.0 

6.3 

5.4 

3.5 

3.5

4.5 

5.8 

10 

8.1 

9.0

8.6 

10 

13 

13 

14

21 

24 

18 

19 

13 

16

Nov.

31 

26 

32 

33 

25

35 

33 

32 

32 

32

31 

31 

24 

24 

24

25 

22 

36 

50 

50

52 

32 

23 

9.6 

17

18 

18 

39 

a!8 

alO

Dec.

alO 

10 

9.6 

9.0 

27

13 

12 

6.8 

19 

49

24 

6.3 

5.8 

5.4 

4.5

4.0 

3.8 

3.2 

5.8

11

 27 

blO 

b6.2 

b4.5 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8 

2.8

Jan.

2.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

 2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

Feb.

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0

3.8 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

4.0 

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.4

5.4 

5.8 

6.3 

4.2 

9.0

4.5 

7.2 

10

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£ 

ary

.......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

4.0 

4.2 

4.2 

9.0 

6.3

7.6 

5.8 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8

4.5 

8.6 

9.6 

4.2 

2.0

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.8

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

3.2 

4.0

Apr.

3.0 

11 

18 

16 

9.6

6.8 

3.5 

2.5 

6.8 

29

35 

21 

16 

18 

20

17 

13 

17 

19 

23

19

14 

9.6 

14 

16

8.6 

15 

9.6 

6.8 

5.4

Secondfoot-days

263.4 

864.6 

308.1

10,716.9

93.8 

132.1 

101.8 

423.2 

633.8 

2,157.6 

1,942 

279.6 

155.2

7,355.2

May

5.0 

16 

5.8 

3.2 

3.0

17 

34 

23 

30 

21

23 

21 

22 

27 

27

39 

50 

54 

65 

43

39 

29 

25 

5.0

1.0

.8 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.8

Maximum

24 

52 

49

924

3.5 

10 

9.6 

35 

65 

468 

550 

29 

11

550

June

0.8 

.6 

1.2 

292 

468

65 

130 

67 

92 

110

57 

54 

81 

156 

75

54 

60 

86 

74 

65

28 

23 

17 

14 

16

14 

15 

14 

14 

14

July

13 

14 

18 

21 

24

22 

202 

152 

62 

48

48 

97 

68 

77 

550

70 

38 

52 

27 

27

18 

26 

30 

19 

33

29 

42 

33 

27 

14 

41

Minimum

2.2 

9.6 

2.8

.1

2.2 

3.5 

.8 

2.5 

.8 

.6 

13 

2.0 

3.0

.6

Aug.

29 

13

11 

11 

12

13 

13 

9.6 

9.0 

8.6

7.6 

7.6 

8.6

11 

18

18 

9.6 

6.3 

4.5 

4.2

4.0 

3.2 

2.0 

2.0 

2.2

2.2 

8.6 

12 

9.6 

5.0 

4.2

Mean

8.50 

28.8 

9.94

29.3

3.03 

4.72 

3.28 

14.1 

20.4 

71.9 

62.6 

9.02 

5.17

20.2

Sept.

4.0 

4.0 

8.6 

11 

7.2

6.8 

7.2 

8.6 

7.2 

5.4

4.0 

4.2 

4.0 

3.2 

3.5

3.5 

3.0 

4.5 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.4 

4.5

7.2 

5.8 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0

a e-fee?

522

1,710 

611

21,250

186 

262 

202 

839 

1,260 

4,280 

3,850 

555 

308

14,580

Peak discharge (base. 1,100 sec.-ft.).- June 4 (8:30 p.m. ) 1,300 sec.-ft. ; July 15 (3 a.m.) 

3,100 sec.-It.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-d'scharge relafon affected by ice.
154 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Trinidad, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 104°30', in sec. 13, T. 33 S., R. 64 

w., at foot of State Street in Trinidad. Datum of gage is 5,987.17 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 795 square miles.

Records available.- May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 to March 

J.9UY, uctooer 1907 to November 1912, and October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of 

Geological Survey. May 1896 to July 1899, August to December 1905, November 1906 to 

March 1907, October 1907 to November 1912, and April 1916 to September 1949 in reports 

of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 37 years (1907-1S, 1916-18, 1919-49), 93.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,930 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 5.50 

reet), from rating curve extended above 800 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 9.48, 9.50, and 14.03 feet; minimum daily, 12 second-feet Jan. 3, 

Mar. 14.

1896-99, 1905, 1906-12, 1916-49: Maximum discharge, 45,400 second-feet Sept. 30, 

1904 (gage height, 16.6 feet, on Commercial Street gage), by slope-area method; no flow 

for several days during summer of 1896.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

41 

58 

46 

34 

29

28 

29 

30 

23 

19

18 

17 

18 

18 

21

21 

a20 

a!8 

a!9 

a22

a22 

a25 

25 

26 

24

21 

20 

20 

24 

26 

29

Nov.

32 

28 

26 

30 

26

a 24 

a23 

a28 

a32 

a35

a36 

a35 

30 

29 

28

29 

28 

29 

23 

18

19 

39 

37 

37 

39

28 

15 

33 

46 

58

Dec.

47 

56 

56 

43 

24

39 

25

46 

40 

75

37 

25 

*32 

30 

26

16 

b!5 

19 

15 

29

30 

28 

30 

28 

a25

a23 

a25 

a27 

a24 

a!7 

a!9

Jan.

21 

29 

12 

31 

59

41 

42 

44 

. a37 

a26

a23 

a22 

a23 

a25 

22

20 

34 

34 

42 

44

35 

*28 

24 

33 

36

44 

36 

36 

b26 

b22 

b22

Feb.

b22 

b22 

b22 

b20 

bis

bis 

*b22 

b23 

b22 

b30

40 

30 

42 

38 

44

40 

36 

36 

30 

26

27 

23 

24 

23

21

18 

16 

18

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194E ........... ... .......

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

17 

18 

16 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

14

13 

14 

14 

12 

14

14 

*15 

14 

13 

14

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

1-8 

a!9 

a!8 

a!7 

a21 

a25

Apr.

a23 

21 

21 

23 

22

21 

23 

23 

29

31

26 

25 

26 

27 

28

23 

23 

24 

29

30

30 

28 

29 

34

41

45 

44 

45 

45 

54

Secondfoot-days

789 

920 

971

43,773

973 

751 

507 

893 

3,147 

13,224 

9,946 

2,962 

1,583

36,666

May

a60 

a70 

a82 

a84 

a95

a82 

74 

60 

45 

35

40 

88 

83 

170 

186

225 

143 

98 

73 

69

73 

81 

81 

88 

85

100 

132 

160 

190 

146 

149

Maximum

58 

58 

75

4,230

59 

44 

25 

54 

225 

1,170 

737 

162 

216

1,170

June

134 

105 

95 

296 

229

336 

259 

263 

166 

390

279 

351 

706 

655 

405

351 

356 

529 

1,140 

922

1,170 

850 

627 

568 

460

396 

360 

307 

275 

244

July

460 

299 

232 

275 

363

348 

468 

737 

511 

707

446 

396 

495 

490 

378

a290 

a230 

a200 

183 

176

140 

290 

414 

205 

199

199 

180 

140 

129 

127 

239

Minimum

17 

15 

15

12

12 

16 

12 

21 

35 

95 

127 

48 

24

12

Aug.

148 

144 

129 

162 

133

121 

127 

114 

108 

104

94 

105 

127 

100 

88

80 

96 

80 

70 

131

93 

72 

65 

50 

48

55 

50 

58 

58 

84 

68

Mean

25.5 

30.7 

31.3

120

31.4 

26.8 

16.4 

29.8 

102 

441 

321 

95.5 

52.8

100

Sept.

91 

72 

62 

162 

71

57 

49 

75 

216 

68

53 

40 

38 

38 

43

50 

42 

36 

33 

30

25 

27 

26 

27 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

26

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,560 

1,820 

1,930

86,810

1,930 

1,490 

1,010 

1,770 

6,240 

26,230 

19,730 

5,880 

3,140

72,730

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 sec.-ft.).- June 10 (5 p.m.) 2.080 sec.-ft.; June 19 (5 p.m.) 3.320 

sec.-ft.; June 21 (4:30 p.m.) 4.93O sec.-ft.; July 1 (4 p.m.) 2,560 sec.-ft.; July 8 (10 p.m.) 

3,280 sec.-ft.; July 10 (4 p.m.) 3,470 sec.-ft.; July 14 (1:30 p.m.) 2,560 sec.-ft.; July 22 (10 p.m.) 

2,410 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stag^-dlscharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge computed on the basis of rtlscharge measurement made on Oct. 18, weather records, and recorded 

range In stage. 

.b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 155

Purgatolre River at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and chain gage above diversion dam of Ninemile ditch, 

lat. 37°44' long. 103°29', in NW£ sec. 7, T. 27 S., R. 54 W., 4 miles southwest of 

Higbee and 5j miles upstream from Smith Canyon. Datum of gage is 4,240.59 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. OoDocer ia2<j to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 112 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 10.19 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 3.4 second-feet Oct. 1.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 64,500 second-feet Sept. 15, 1934, by slope-area 

method; maximum gage height, 14.03 feet Apr. 23, 1942; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair. Chain gage read once daily. Diversions above station for irriDischarge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.4 

3.8

5.4 

6.2 

6.6

5.8 

7.0

9.5 

10 

10

9.5 

12 

15 

16 

16

15 

16 

16 

16 

18

19 

20 

20 

19 

17

17 

19 

19 

19 

20 

21

Nov.

24 

24 

43 

36 

28

25 

26 

30 

30 

32

30 

25 

a23

a2i

28

28 

26 

34 

32 

31

28 

18 

18 

24 

30

31 

34 

25 

18 

31

Dec.

34 

21 

34 

34 

28

*31 

28 

22 

19 

32

26 

31 

38 

34 

32

34 

31 

48 

19 

20

19 

20 

25 

24

16

12 

18 

25 

28 

19 

22

Jan.

36 

36 

16 

12 

22

20 

20 

25 

a20

a!7

a!7 

a!8 

20 

26 

28

23 

19 

b21 

b24

*27

26 

21 

25 

22 

20

a24 

a23 

a22 

a2l 

a!9 

a!9

Feb.

b20 

b22 

b23 

b22 

b25

b27 

b30 

b32 

44 

44

*42 

40 

31 

18 

28

38 

44 

22

15 

17

18 

14 

11 

10 

10

12 

16 

16

Month

Oo to 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mftv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1943-49 .......................

Mar.

15 

17 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

13

13 

13 

13

13 

12

12 

12 

8.8 

5.5 

7.0

14 

9.4 

8.2 

11 

22 

22

Apr.

18 

19 

25 

24 

23

17 

15 

17 

18 

28

28 

28 

37 

33 

44

65 

54 

65 

62 

59

54 

50

41 

36 

26

19 

13 

11 

12 

12

Secondfoot-days

427.2 

833 

824

50,304.1

689 

691 

443.9 

953 

2,548 

25,471 

6,029 

1,193 

1,597.4

41,699.5

May

15 

54 

54 

30 

20

31 

44 

120 

233 

139

119 

197 

129 

107 

86

372 

202

115 

84 

61

48 

42 

35 

31 

32

30 

24 

31 

24 

20 

19

Maximum

21 

43 

48

9,600

36 

44 

22 

65 

372 

10, 600 

1,030 

149 

299

10,600

June

21 

18 

17 

28 

10,600

1,240 

1,190 

1,680 

1,170 

1,070

786 

420 

177 

786 

834

477 

198 

181 

177 

770

618 

1,020 

850 

332 

219

181 

133 

109 

95 

74

July

Minimum

3.4 

18 

12

2.2

12 

10 

5.5 

11 

15 

17 

50 

12 

9.4

3.4

60 

95 

83 

97 

64

53 

50 

133 

241 

439

206 

274 

159 

142 

1,030

468 

350 

170 

130 

148

127 

156 

123 

82 

120

233 

368 

175 

112 

77 

64

Aug.

149 

123 

84 

62 

52

46 

37 

30 

26 

24

20 

31 

28 

27 

20

24 

25 

21

17 

36

25 

20 

20 

16 

15

14 

14 

12 

12 

77 

66

Mean

13.6 

27.8 

26.6

137

22.2 

24.7 

14.3 

31.8 

62.2 

649 

194 

58.5 

53.2

114

Sept.

61 

104 

91

67 

47

36 

53 

44 

33 

126

299 

142 

82 

58 

52

41 

38 

36 

26 

22

20 

19 

16 

15 

14

14 

11 

11 

10 

9.4

Runoff in 

aore-feet

647 

1,650 

1,630

99,760

1,370 

1,370 

680 

1,690 

5,050 

50,520 

11,960 

2,370 

3,170

82,710

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- June 5 (3 p.m.) 29,600 see. -ft.; July 15 (11:30 p.m.)

3,380 aeo.-rt.

* Winter dlaoharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near Las Anlmas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above diversion dam of Highland ditch, lat. 37 0 55', long. 

1U3"1B', in sec. 1, T. 25 S., R. 53 W., 11 miles southwest of Las Animas.

Drainage area.- 3,376 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey, 

octooer 1931 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 18 years, 110 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 11.50 

reetj, by computation of flow over dam; no flow Oct. 1-13.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 60,000 second-feet Apr. 24, 1942, estimated by slopearea surveys by Bureau of Reclamation and office of State engineer; maximum gage height, 

14.00 feet Sept. 15, 1934, from floodmarks; no flow at times during most years.

Remarks.- Records good above 100 second-feet and fair below. Diversions above station for 

irrigation.

Revisions (water years).- W 1117: 1938(M), 1943(M), drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

O 

0

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.8 

3.5

3.8 

4.4 

6.4 

6.6 

7.2

6.8 

6.8 

7.0 

8.0 

13

14 

15 

16 

13 

16 

19

Nov.

22 

23 

22 

28 

23

21 

19 

18 

29 

30

28 

25 

19 

16 

21

28 

15 

9.1 

6.2 

9.6

18 

11 

9.8 

9.4 

15

41 

58 

25 

12

 21

Dec.

18 

22 

32 

38 

20

*19 

*15 

33 

52 

32

19 

22

11 

14 

16

13 

1O 

13 

12 

*19

17 

15 

19 

16 

12

13 

13 

10 

9.0 

10 

11

Jan.

10 

13 

-11 

10 

9.0

10 

12 

14 

11 

10

10 

11 

15 

20 

17

16 

17 

18 

19 

 21

18 

16 

15 

13 

15

22 

21 

20 

17 

16 

16

Feb.

17 

19 

20 

19 

20

22 

25 

23 

2O 

19

*h32 

h32 

h30 

h32 

h23

36 

22 

40 

18 

12

13 

13 

11 

9.6 

9.5

9.5 

13 

13

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MA v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

8.9 

11 

8.6 

6.4 

5.0

4.O 

15 

17

17 

16

15 

14 

13 

14 

12

11 

12 

13 

11 

12

11 

12 

9.8 

9.2 

9.8

12 

13 

12 

11 

17 

31

Apr.

23 

24 

22 

25 

24

20 

11 

10 

18 

27

40 

31 

22 

33

32

37 

52 

36 

47

60

37 

30 

29 

25 

22

2O 

18 

15 

11 

8.6

Secondfoot-days

167.3 

632.1 

575.0

42,183.6

463. 0 

572.6 

383.7 

809.6 

2,711.4 

26,658.5 

5,629 

1.O71.4 

1,635.1

41.3O8.7

May

7.6 

7.8 

18 

21 

20

52 

58 

53 

2O6 

113

116 

272 

182 

148 

77

256 

446 

188 

113 

79

37 

33 

2O 

h31 

34

h!9 

h23 

h!9 

h34 

h!8 

hlO

Maximum

19 

58 

. 52

8,14O

22 

40 

31 

60 

446 

9,680 

1,530 

125 

351

9,680

June

4.2 

2.4 

2.E 

21O 

9,680

2,350 

hi, 3 60 

hi, 660 

hl,O40 

1,620

756 

567 

351 

580 

908

621 

369 

238 

264 

459

675 

696 

1,070 

396 

224

166 

134 

101 

84 

70

July

57 

44 

79 

74 

79

50 

38 

38 

138 

238

176 

256 

148 

93 

1,530

333 

306 

143 

88 

69

93 

68 

98 

84

63

88 

662 

182 

1O7 

88 

119

Minimum

0 

6.2 

9.0

O

9.0 

9.5 

4.0 

8.6 

7.6 

2.4 

38 

6.2 

3.1

O

Aug.

63 

125 

74 

58 

45

30 

29 

25 

24 

23

18 

15 

25 

29 

24

26 

2O 

19 

29 

15

22 

22 

12 

8.6 

6.2

6.6 

81 

52 

27 

17 

101

Mean

5.40 

21.1 

18.5

115

14.9 

20.4 

12.4 

27.0 

87.5 

889 

182 

34.6 

54.5

113

Sept.

52 

36 

101 

74 

57

72 

52 

54 

48 

66

351 

125 

90 

74 

63

54 

49 

34 

26 

27

15 

12 

29 

19 

16

13 

9.8 

7.2 

6.0 

3.1

Runoff In 

acre-feet

332 

1,250 

1,140

83,670

918 

1,140 

761 

1,610 

5,380 

52,88O 

11,160 

2,130 

3,240

81,940

Peak discharge (base, 4.OOO see.-ft.).- June 5 (9 p.m.) 26,OOO sec.-ft.; July 15 (5 a.m.) 5.10O 

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on tUs day.

h Computed from chain-gage readings.

Mote.- No gage-height record Dec. 1, 2, 17-26. 3O, Jan. 2-19, Jan. 21 to Feb. 10 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by Ice during part of periods) ; discharge computed on basis of 1 discharge measurement and weather records.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 157

Purgatoire River near Las Animas, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°01' long. 103-12', in sec. 23, T. 23 S., R. 52

 W., on downstream side of county highway bridge, 2.8 miles southeast of Las Animas and 

4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 3,879.94 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,500 square miles.

Records available.- May to September 1889 and July 1948 to September 1949 in reports of

 Geological Survey. April 1922 to September 1931 and July 1948 to September 1949 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1922-31, 1948-49), 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1948: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 3,420 second-feet

 Sept. 8 (gage height, 4.20 feet); minimum daily, 2.4 second-feet Sept. 19.

1948-49.: Maximum discharge during water year, 31,500 second-feet June o (gage 

height, 9.75 feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; no flow July 

2, Aug. 23, 24.

1889, 1922-31, 1948-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1949; no flow at times 

in 1924, 1925, 1927, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred Oct. 1, 1904.

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

wnich are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 47 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22AV 

&O

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. Hay June July

-

-

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

, 69

42

20

9.5

7.5

7.0

6.4

7.5

21.0

Aug.

95

39

14

31

521

112

75

130

106

98

42

18

7.0

106

86

166

154

95

72

106

49

23

206

134

64

83

34

14

9.5

10

S.B

Sept.

4.3

4.6

4.0

3.8

3.6

3.2

3.6

938

547

215

1O9

53

28

9.0

5.8

4.9

4.3

3.2

2.4

2.8

4.9

11

6.1

3.8

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

-

Peak discharge (base, 3,OOP sec.-ft.) - Aug. 7 (12:15 a.m.) 3,150 sec.-ft.; Sept. 8 (1 p.m.) 3,420 

sec.-ft.
156 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dlaohargi, In atoond-fttt, of Purgatolr* Riv»r near LOB Animaa, Oolo., 1948-49--Oontinu«d

1948-49

Day

J

11

18

13

14

IB

16

IT

il

ao

>i

88

88

84

88

86

87

88

89

80

81

Oct.

S.6

4.0

s.s

s.s

a. 8

S.6 a. 8

s.e

a.e

e.e

4.6 le11

.6

.5

.8

.1

.1 

.0

.0

.7.e

.5

.7

.4

,

,

Nov.

7.8

16

21aee4

54

2422

as 

es

4e

se

24

14

4.0

7.0

7.S

84 

52

18

26

45

78

58

62

95

84

25

21

80

- '

Die.

49

81

44

88

> 24

16

38

32

47 

42

56

87

52

78

60

98

95

86

55 *ee

109

102

b55

b40

b25

b26

b24

b2S

25

26

50

Jan.

25

Fib.

15

20

25

SO

27

28

SO

bS2

b47 bes

b42

26

26

26

26

SO

51

SI 

29

27

54

42

*39

SO

24

27

26

34

.

-

K*r.

51

20

18

22

27

11

10

28

2S

87

IS

7.0

4.5

4.0

S.O

8.0

2.6

2.4

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.7

1.6

2.4

1.9

5.0

5.6

10

9.5

Apr.

6.7

8.0

7.0

4.5

S.O

2.0

1.8

1.6

4.9 

7.5

10

12

8.6

2.8

2.6

6.7

S.4

5.5 

4.6

7.0

5.8

4.6

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.0

4.6

4.0

5.6

5.2

May

S.8

4.8

S.4

4.0

4.0

12

62

44

1S4

102

89

215

215

179

102

207

501

142

95

56

45

9.0

5.5

4.S

20

5.5

4.5

4.6

18

12

4.5

JUM

5.2

4.0

5.5

' 7S4

,0,600

9,860

1,860

2,S50

1,680 

1,880

868

681

486

678

1,840

650

700

609 

690

8SO

976

880

1,180

486

521

265

156

74

56

27

July

7.8

0

l.S

19

64

82

14

21

85

S47

847

4SO

S74

225

1,700

510

847

220 

162

111

99

71

82

96se

140

666

271

165

99

172

Au|.

96

149

96

41

17

4.0

2.0

s.s

s.s

4.6

14

102

38

IS7. a

7.8

6.6

7.8 

4.0

S.S

S.S

4.0

0

0

2.0

12

4.0

140

21

4.0

108

Sept.

74

17-

56

182

74

68

64

18

4S 

54

295

185

99

68

46

26

12

9.1 

4.6

10

7.8

S.S

2.6

.7

.7

4.6

S.S

2.0

2.6

.7

Ptalt dlaoharat (baa». 3.000 MS.-ft,).- jun« 6 (1 a.m;) 51,500 s«o.-ft.j June 10 (6(50 a.m.) 4,720 

aeo.-rt.j auiy is (s a.m.) 5,250 seo.-rt,

* Winter dlaoharg* measurement mad* on this day. .

b Stag*-discharge relation affected by lot.

Note.- Ho gage-height reoord Dto. 29 to Feb. 7, Feb. 12-16 (atage-dlaoharge relation affected by 

lot curing most of periods)) dlaoharg* computed on baala of weather records.

Monthly discharge, in aeoond-feet, 1948-49

Month

October 1946 ...............................

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

Maroh.. *....................................

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

Ky.................................:.......

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

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

Seoondfoot-day*

189.9

1,995.9

.

667.0

1,466

4

Ol t Q

1,387.0

56,494.1

Maxima

521

938

.

109

-

295

10,600

HinlauB

2.4

.

2.6

16

-

.7

0

Man

21.1

66.5

_

5.65

» tt L *7 - s

9.95

46.2

155

Runoff in aort-f»et

mmn

5,960

9,710

2,910

288

2)750

112,100
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 159

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colp.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS'OS 1 , long. 108'07', in sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 42 

W., Just upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile southeast of Holly. Datum of gage 

is 3,380,38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 146 square miles.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1927, October 1933 to September 1935. and 

Bovemoer isae TO September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1922 to 

September 1935 and November 1938 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1922-34, 1938-49), 14.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.690 second-feet June S (gage height, 8.00 

reet ), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

1922-35, 1938-49: Maximum discharge. 22,000 second-feet Aug. 28, 1935, by slopearea method at point 11 miles above station; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Plow is mostly waste water from Amity Canal. Diversions above ' 

StaSion for irrigation.

Dlsoharg*, in s«oond-f««t, water y«»r Ootob«r 194S to S«pt»mb«r 1949

My

18

s

4

5

e

7s

9

10

11

IB

13

14

IB

16

17

IS

19

80

81

88

83

84

85

88

87

88

29

SO

SI

Dot.

80

§9

5$

81

81

40

48

49

§8

81

II

70

ss

77

89

§8

76

§8

SO

87

75

81

B2

33

51

32

iS

23

23

SO

it

Hov,

48

89

S3

IS

12

8.8

8,2

§.4

6.S

4.7

i.S

2,5

2,5

1.8

1,8

2.3

1.4

0

0

14

4.7

4.7

11

§.4

4.4

§.4

5.0

1.8

7.0

8.8

-

Dao.

9.0

7.0

4,7

1.8

0

0

47

17

3,8

3.S

9.4

7.S

8,8

1.0

2,3

4.7

I.S

8.8

1.4

0

0

0

9.0

14

0

,1

 1.2

0

0

0

3.S

Month

Jan,

28

15

0

0

0

0

28

ft8.0 §1.0

0

0

3.0

58

81

4S

3.8

1.2

1,8

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

ft. 7

 i. 3

§3.0

§2.0

0

0

§3.0

sl.O

§6.0

»1§

20

20

15

7.0

2.9

1.4

1.4

1.6

.8

,2

.

.

-

Nov6nbtP i.ii **i « .«,

M£V , . . . ....

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

Mar.

1 2 1.0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.8

18

18

18

10

1.8

,7.8

11

11

39

75

SO

18

14

40

23

18

2§

21

21

19

SO

31

Apr.

61

27

20

19

18

14

8.2

6.4

5.4

10

IS

7.8

4.8

9.0

12

30

23

18

22

28

34

17

li

11

11

il

101

79

27

11

Seaondfoot-dayg

I 1 aaa e OS

289.7

188.2

9,018.2

2B4.fi

109. 1

§02.8

742.4

1,260.1

2,998.4

0

0

0

7,978,3

May

9.4

3,4

S.4

4.4

111

teo

189

104

58

31

21

14

18

18

86

38

32

22

18

13

14

18

IS

18

12

8,1

17

32

87

28

28

Maximum

88

 9

47

181

81go

73

102

?60

1,590

0

0

0

1,690

June

23

18

ea

349

1,590

881

118

118

§3

7.8

S.S

.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

July

Minimum

20

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8

4.4

0

0

0 

0

0

Aug.

Man

§3.8

9.88

§.36

24.8

8.31

3.79

16.3

24.7

40,3

99.9

0

0

0

21.9

Sept.

Runoff in 

aore-f««t

3,310

§7§

S5C

17,890

S0§

810

997

1,470

2,480

5,940

0

0

0

15,880

t, No gftgfe-htlght rteopdi dliohftrgt eomputid on baais of dlishtrgt measurement mftdc Feb. 

reeorde, and rtporti by sbi«pver.
160 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Holly drain near Holly, Colo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and staff gage, lat. 38°03', long. 102°03', in sec. 16, T. 

 2"3~~S77~R. 41 W., just downstream from Cheyenne Creek, 100 yards west of Colorado-Kansas

State line, and. 3f miles east of Holly. Datum of gage is 3,351.97 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- January 1924 to September 1927 and October 1933 to September 1949 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. January 1924 to September 1949 in reports of State engineer. Records for Aug. 28, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1938, include flow of Wild Horse Creek. 

From Aug. 28, 1935, to Sept. 30, 1938, flow of Holly drain above Wild Horse Creek 

entered Arkansas River above station at Holly.

Average discharge.- 21 years {1924-34, 1938-49), 34.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,770 second-feet June 5 {gage height, 12.38 

reet), from rating curve extended above 180 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at 12.28 feet; minimum daily,'10 second-feet May 3, 4.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 8,300 second-feet July 27, 1948 (gage height, 13.24 

feet), by slope-area method;, minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 31, 1938.

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

Btarr gage read once daily May 9 to Aug. 1. Flow is mostly return and waste water from 

lands irrigated by lower end of Amity Canal.

Cooperation.- Two discharge measurements furnished by ' -rps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

£7 

£8 

£9 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

78 

78 

80 

73

72 

74 

86 

92 

86

81 

85 

70 

58 

60

58 

55 

62 

64 

65

60 

61 

62 

62 

62

61 

56 

51 

48 

46 

49

Nov.

56 

52 

44 

38 

32

34 

36 

36 

34 

30

27 

24 

27 

27 

26

26 

18 

16 

22 

18

18 

19 

20 

20 

19

19 

18 

17 

18 

18

Dec.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

16 

15 

16

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

21 

21 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

18 

19 

20

Jan.

20 

20 

20 

22 

20

19 

19 

20 

20 

20

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

18 

18 

17 

17 

18

16 

16 

16 

17 

17

18 

17 

18 

18 

18 

17

Feb.

17 

18 

18 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

22 

20

20 

20 

19 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

15 

15

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946 

siry

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

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

16ia

18 

18 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

15

21 

22 

22 

21 

25 

32

Apr.

29 

26 

23 

21 

19

18 

16 

16 

16 

15

30 

26 

25 

22 

23

23 

22 

30 

41 

52

41 

31 

26 

26 

35

140 

26 

20 

20 

15

Secondfoot-days

2,076 

809 

599

15,878

572 

500 

537 

873 

701 

2,590 

3,810 

3,258 

1,969

18,294

May

12 

12 

10 

10 

30

60 

20 

20 

26 

28

28 

23 

20 

18 

21

21 

24 

22 

21 

16

14 

14 

14 

30 

28

24 

16 

31 

38 

26 

24

Maximum

92 

56 

23

582

22 

22 

32 

140 

60 

771 

288 

993 

124

993

June

26 

34 

32 

170 

771

225 

120 

64 

179 

53

46 

44 

44 

53 

43

42 

42 

41 

37 

36

35 

32 

27 

26 

23

64 

40 

102 

80 

59

Minimum

July

47 

44 

47 

136 

112

90 

288 

187 

187 

222

216 

198 

198 

185 

158

155 

133 

116 

121 

100

92 

78 

58 

36 

59

140 

90 

80 

80 

84 

73

46 

16 

15

15

16 

14 

15 

15 

10 

23 

36 

40 

34

1O

Aug.

68 

72 

70 

62 

52

54 

57 

55 

55 

40

45 

40 

66 

85 

101

86 

130 

993 

216 

90

70 

77 

86 

72 

64

52 

94 

71 

72 

72 

91

Mean

67.0 

27.0 

19.3

43.4

18.5 

17.9 

17.3 

29.1 

22.6 

86.3 

123 

105 

65.6

50.1

Sept.

124 

115 

104 

91 

91

80 

48 

34 

39 

54

84 

62 

48 

42 

38

34 

59 

58 

67 

82

63 

57 

61 

66 

68

74 

57 

50 

53 

66

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,120 

1,600 

1,190

31,480

1,130 

992 

1,070 

1,730 

1,390 

5,140 

7,560 

6,460 

3,910

36,290

Note.- Mo gage-height record Apr. 27 to May 8, June 6, 7> discharge computed on basis of discharge 

measurement made on Apr. 27 and dally estimates of observed flow.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 161

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°11', long. 99°20', on line between sees. 29 and 

 3^, T. 21 S., R. 18 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway SO S., 1 mile west of Sanford and

13 miles west of Larned. Prior to Feb. 18, at site 2 miles downstream in NWt sec. 34,

T. 21 S., R. 18 W. (revised) at different datum.

Drainage area.- 2,576 square miles.

Records available.- November 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 25 years,- 62.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,510 second-feet June 14 (gage height, 22.09 

reetJ; minimum, 14 second-feet Aug. 27, 28 (gage height, 4.95 feet).

1924-4E: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet May 28, 1935 (gage height, 31.96 

feet, site and datum then in use), estimated and includes about 11,000 second-feet which 

overflowed above station into Saw Mill Creek and then into Arkansas River; no flow at 

times. Bankfull stage, aO feet.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions.- W 1117; Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

S 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

23 

33 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

17 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

15 

15

20 

19 

17 

19 

19

19 

18 

17 

19 

18

20 

20 

21 

21 

22

22 

22 

23 

23 

23 

24

Nov.

24 

24 

25

a26 

86

84

24 

25 

24 

24

24 

23 

21 

21 

20

 20 

21

19 aie

16

18 

18 

19 

20 

a25

30

33 

31 

30 

29

Dec.

28 

*27 

27 

87 

27

27 

28 

27 

36 

25

34 

24 

24 

*?4 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

22

22 

82 

22

21 

20

80 

20 

20 

19 

18 

18

Jan.

20 

20 

21 

20 

19

19 

19

alB

18 

17

19 

19 

19 

18 

20

26 

28 

65 

50 

40

35 

30 

25

35 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

Feb.

20 

*20 

20 

20 

20

20 

30 

65 

300 

579

74t> 

660 

353 

205 

152

152 

341 

593 

1,000 

960

920 

465

364

203 

112

76 

61 

55

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jartu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 900 sec. -ft.).- Feb.

May 27 {12:30 p.m.) 1,020 sec. -ft.; May 30 ( 

June 14 (8 p.m.) 6,510 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpo 

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected b 

Pet), a. Discharge computed from graph basec 

from wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to No\ 

to Jan. 7.

Mar.

52 

49 

46 

39 

39

36 

36 

37 

34 

32

32 

31 

30 

30 

29

29 

27 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

27 

 25 

26

25 

25 

26 

26 

2S 

26

Apr.

27 

27 

27 

27 

25

25 

24 

26 

23 

23

21 

21 

21 

20 

20

20 

21 

21 

23 

25

24 

24 

25 

25 

25

25 

27 

32 

32 

35

Secondf cot-days

593 

700 

722

61,071

750 

8,526 

974 

740 

8,221 

32,752 

1,648 

758 

651

57,035

May

33 

37 

40 

40 

37

41 

40 

37 

40 

40

37 

3E 

32 

30 

30

33 

143 

803 

729 

252

238 

376 

154 

1S2 

116

324 

920 

392 

1,030 

1,470 

555

Maximum

24 

33 

28

4,980

65 

1,000 

52 

35 

1,470 

5,550 

84 

39 

59

5,550

June

180 

§2 

106 

412 

1,040

1,110 

1,040 

747 

6§3 

803

1,150 

1,830 

1,970 

5,410 

5,550

4,780 

2,680 

1,090 

392 

287

252 

196 

164 

146

133

120 

112 

106 

95 

86

JUly

80 

75 

71 

67 

94

60 

59 

59 

59 

56

60 

66 

58 

60 

84

82 

61 

54 

46 

41

42 

42 

39 

38 

36

33 

33 

33 

30 

29 

31

Aug.

36 

39 

37 

34 

30

28 

27 

28 

26 

24

25 

23 

22 

24

27

25 

25

37 

31 

25

22 

20 

18 

18 

16

15 

14 

15 

16 

15 

16

Minimum Mean

IS 19.1 

16 23.3 

18 23.3

0 167

17 24.2 

20 304 

25 31.4 

20 24.7 

30 285 

86 1,092 

29 53.2 

14 24.5 

15 21.7

14 156

Sept.

17 

17 

18 

16 

17

17 

16 

17 

18 

18

19 

20 

28 

59 

38

32 

34 

29 

25 

22

21 

19 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

15

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,180 

1,390 

1,430

121,100

1,490 

16,910 

1,930 

1,470 

16,310 

64,960 

3,270 

1,500 

1,290

113,100

19 (7 p.m.) 1,090 sec. -ft.; May 19 (l a.m.) 960 sec. -ft. 5 

2 a.m.) 1,790 sec. -ft.; June 6 (12 m.) 1,130 sec. -ft.;

s day. 

lated. 

y ice Nov. 18, 20-24, Dec. 11, 12, 28, 29, Jan. 9 to 

1 on gage readings Feb. 13-18, Feb. 20 to Mar.l; computed 

. 3, Nov. 5-17, Nov. 26 to Dec. 10, Dec. 13-27, Dec. 30
162 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cow Creek near Lyons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°18', long. 98°11', In SW£ sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 

aw., 60 feet upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, about 400 feet downstream 

from Little Cow Creek, and 3 miles south of Lyons.

Drainage area.- 728 square miles (including 229 square miles in Cheyenne Bottoms). 

Records .available.- April 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 59.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 1,090 second-feet June 16; (maximum gage height, 17.07 feet 

Fe"5T~IO (ice jam); minimum discharge 3 second-feet Sept. 26.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 12,400 second-feet Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 20.49 

feet); no flow at times during 1938-39, 1946. Bankfull stage, 15.0 feet.

Maximum stage known, about 22.75 feet July 11, 1929, from records of Missouri 

Pacific Railroad Co.

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

wnlch are fair.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

13 

14 

12

12 

12 

12 

11

11

10 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

12 

13 

16 

14

Nov.

21 

19 

21 

21 

20

20 

18 

17 

17 

15

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

13 

12 

12 

13

14 

15 

19 

21 

19

18 

20 

23 

24 

23

Dec.

21 

19 

18 

17 

15

16 

15 

15 

15 

14

14 

14 

14 

14

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

14 

15 

15 

12 

15 

15

Jan.

14 

14 

15 

13 

15

14 

14 

14 

13

13

13 

12 

*12 

12 

21

15 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

188 

a250 

a!65

a!40 

a!25 

a!05 

a85 

a70 

a55

Feb.

*45 

40 

35 

30 

30

25 

25 

25 

50

100

200 

350 

300 

200 

175

150 

150 

200 

250 

250

275 

300 

350 

375 

406

374 

178 

108

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

81 

66 

61 

60 

55

50 

44 

39

*36 

32

30 

29 

27 

26 

25

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

21 

23 

23 

22 

20

25 

44 

60 

36 

28 

24

Apr.

22 

20 

20 

22 

23

22 

19 

18 

16 

15

16 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

17

17 

18 

17 

16 

16

15 

18 

16 

18 

20

Secondfoot -days

369 

517 

463

47,156

1,479 

4,996 

1,102

538 

3,305 

9,050 

734 

318 

212

23,083

May

27 

31 

35 

28 

24

19 

35 

46 

54 

44

30 

17 

12 

10 

9

143 

318 

132 

64 

46

36 

195 

507 

251 

93

48 

33 

25 

60 

527 

406

Maximum

16 

24 

21

4,980

250 

406 

81 

23 

527 

1,040 

86 

44 

25

1,040

June

178 

120 

58 

96 

452

644 

374 

220 

633 

895

1,000 

483 

156 

726 

1,040

970 

318 

138 

108 

78

60 

52 

48 

38 

33

30 

28 

26 

25 

23

Minimum

July

21 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

16 

17 

23 

25

86 

81 

84 

41 

26

20 

18 

17 

14 

14

14 

14

12 

13 

13

12 

14 

12 

13 

12 

11

10 

12 

12

4

12 

25 

20 

15 

9 

23 

11 

7 

3

3

Aug.

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

8 

8 

8 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

8 

8 

8 

26 

44

15 

11 

9 

8 

8

8 

8 

8 

8 

8 

7

Maan

11.9 

17.2 

14.9

129

47.7 

178 

35.5 

17.9 

107 

302 

23.7 

10.3 

7.1

63.2

Sept.

7 

7 

8 

8 

7

7 

8 

9

10 

11

10 

25 

9 

8

6

5 

5 

5 

5

6

5 

5 

6 

6 

4

3 

4 

4 

4

5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

732 

1,030 

918

93,530

2,930 

9,910 

2,190 

1,070 

6,560 

17,950 

1,460 

631 

420

45,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec.-ft.).- No peak above base.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 16-22, Feb. 1-24.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 163

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°50', long. 97°23', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 

JTw., at county highway bridge half a mile west of Valley Center and 16 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,327.82 fe^t abo.ve mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,327 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1949. June 1922 to February 1935 at site 

2 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years, 224 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,560 second-feet May 1(gage height, 15.58 feet); 

minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 29,30.

1922-49: Maximum discharge, 32,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 22.05 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum discharge, 1 second-foot Dec. 27, 1933.

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

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

3 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

81 

77 

74 

74 

71

67 

67 

66 

85 

64

62 

61 

63 

62 

62

59 

59 

59 

59 

59

5£ 

59 

59 

S3 

57

56 

56 

56 

57 

59 

60

Nov.

66 

176 

131 

189 

170

131 

114 

101 

94 

89

86 

85 

84 

83 

83

81 

81 

79 

78 

79

79 

79 

77 

79 

81

80 

84 

97 

114 

124

Dec.

*146 

146 

134 

132 

124

125 

127 

127 

118 

107

98

91 

88 

85 

84

84 

83 

83 

82 

121

136 

121 

115 

111 

108

105 

101 

103 

99 

95 

93

Jan.

98 

98 

116 

bllO 

b!05

blOO 

b95 

b90 

b80 

b75

b65 

b70 

b80 

b90 

295

3,030 

g2,260 

fl,240 

f704 

f215

f!64 

f!28 

f945 

f3,500 

fl,320

f506 

f486 

f506 

f486 

f466 

*h456

Feb.

g368 

g322 

271 

250 

229

215 

208 

257 

920 

1,550

1,720 

2,820 

f3,660 

f3,100 

g2,700

1,940 

1,660 

3,140 

3,260 

3,200

g3,140 

2,170 

1,400 

1,520 

2,540

3,040 

3,680 

3,140

Month

Octo 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

lendar year 1948 

Ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 800 aec.-ft.K- Jan.

3,930 see. -ft.; Feu. 13 is:3O a.m.) JTozo se 

(10 a.m.) 3,940 see. -ft.; Apr. 28 (1:30 a.m. 

(3 p.m.) 2.920 see. -ft.; Hay 17 (6 p.m.) 4,0 

(5:30 a.m.) 2,540 Bee. -ft.; June l(9:30 p.m. 

(11 p.m.) 2,330 sec. -ft.; June 15 (4 a.m.) 1 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

f Computed on basis of partly estimated ga 

g Computed from graph based on gage read In 

h Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Mar.

1,750 

1,230 

810 

666

610

558 

520 

482 

432 

382

334 

293 

267 

240 

216

199 

185 

172 

168 

162

164 

210 

196 

183 

174

305 

221 

210 

255 

382 

394

Apr.

219 

185 

174 

168 

194

205 

177 

154 

137 

192

286 

252 

207 

172 

145

127 

118 

109 

102 

100

97 

97 

146

162 

118

116 

940 

1,230 

624 

470

Secondfoot-days

1,947 

2,974 

3,372

202,041

17,979 

52,420 

12,370 

7,423 

54,196 

19,223 

7,687 

2,353 

2,070

184,014

16 (3:30 p,t 

3. -ft.} Feb. 

1,750 sec. 

30 sec. -ft.) 

872 sec. -ft 

440 sec. -ft 

> day.

;e-helght rec 

;s.

May

4,430 

3,870 

2,430 

1,880 

972

610 

507 

1,140 

2,070 

2,820

2', 170 

1,080 

584 

432 

370

1,070 

3,330 

3,320 

3,440 

2,920

2,480 

2,380 

2,220 

2,380 

1,520

904 

708 

520 

407 

482 

750

Maximum

81 

189 

146

8,040

3,500 

3,680 

1,750 

1,230 

4,430 

1,610 

765 

113 

114

4,430

June

810 

722 

457 

394 

638

1,040 

1,570

1,160 

1,380 

1,610

666 

520 

370 

938 

1,400

1,010 

482 

322 

305 

346

638 

532 

310 

226 

188

174 

210 

183 

190 

432

July

722 

571 

276 

179 

146

130 

121 

116 

121 

181

683 

765 

722 

407 

279

221 

174 

137 

119 

109

102 

255

137 

113 

103

94 

90 

103 

216 

158 

137

Aug.

108 

91 

84 

81 

78

76 

75 

76 

76 

79

78 

74 

73 

71 

69

68 

69 

113 

109 

88

73 

68 

66 

66 

64

64 

64 

64 

63 

62 

63

Minimum Mean

56 62 8 

66 99.1 

82 109

35 552

65 580 

208 1,872 

162 399 

97 247 

370 1,748 

174 641 

90 248 

62 75.9 

50 69.0

SO 504

Sept.

63 

62 

61 

62 

61

61 

101 

109 

94 

92

92

86 

72 

66 

62

61 

60 

60 

57 

56

144 

68 

57 

54 

54

52 

52

51 

50 

50

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,860 

5,900 

6,690

400,700

" 35,660 

104,000 

24,540 

14,720 

107,500 

38,130 

15,250 

4,670 

4,110

365,000

n.) 3,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (12:30 p.m.) 

18 (7:30 p.m.) 3,800 Bee. -ft.; Feb. 27 

-ft.; May 1 (7:30 p.m.) 6,560 sec. -ft.; May 10 

May 21 (10 p.m.) 2,870 sec. -ft.; May 24 

.; June 7 (5 p.m.) 1,660 sec. -ft.; June 9 

; July 11 (4 p.m.) 1,270 see. -ft.

ord.
164 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°28', long. 97°25 I , in NW^- sec. 10, T. 30 S., R.

1 w., at county highway bridge 3 miles southwest of Peck and ail miles upstream from

mouth.

Drainage area.- 2,129 square miles. 

ttecoras available.- April 1938 to September 1949. 

Average aiscnarge.- II years, 617 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet May 17, 22; maximum gage

height,17.89 feet Feb. 12 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 164 second-feet Aug. 28;

minimum gage height, 2.15 feet Oct. 15, 17-19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 19,700 second-feet Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 20.58

feet); minimum, 12 second-feet Aug. 11, 12, 1946 (gage height, 1.55 feet). Bankfull

stage, 14 feet.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet June 9, 1923, from floodmark. 

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

Hevisio'ns.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except periods of lee effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 14-26, 

Aug. 2 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 27 Feb. 28 to 

2.1 180 2.7 344 5.0 1,310 2.3 148 4.0 

2.3 228 3.0 444 7.0 '2,530 2.5 202 5.0 1, 

2.5 284 4.0 828 9.0 4,180 2.7 262 6.0 1,

Note.- Same as following table above 3p ° 35S 8<0 3 ' 

9.0 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septembe

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

218 

216 

213 

210 

201

203 

201 

203 

203 

208

208 

203 

203 

198 

196

196 

192 

192 

196 

201

203 

208 

210 

213 

216

218 

223 

226 

231 

267 

478

Nov.

1,490 

1,960 

724 

496 

427

386 

370 

360 

347 

338

335 

335 

335 

329 

329

326 

326 

323 

329 

326

329 

373 

379 

390 

403

410 

417 

664 

1,060 

 870

Dec.

724 

664 

645 

607 

588

550 

514 

514 

496 

496

478 

478 

478 

478 

478

461 

461 

461 

444 

441

441 

441 

441 

444 

461

444 

410 

413 

478 

424 

357

Jan.

410 

461 

892 

724 

444

370 

461 

514 

532 

588

569 

b51Q 

b480 

b460 

1,950

7,700 

g3,120 

bl,400 

bl,050 

b940

b860 

b830 

b3,500 

g7,980 

b3,200

bl.100 

b740 

b670 

b640 

b610 

b600

Feb.

*b595 

b590 

b585 

b580 

b580

b580 

bl,000 

b2,400 

b3,500 

b5,000

b7,000 

b8,300 

b5,400 

b3,500 

b3,250

b3,200 

b5,000 

b7,300 

6,040 

2,960

1,590 

1,230 

1,260

*1,710 

3,280

2,060 

3,620 

2,640

Month

Oo to 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

pebri 

Hare 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

siry

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

1,500 

1,200 

1,090 

1,020 

950

905

817 

774 

753 

711

670 

650 

650 

630

610

590 

590 

590 

570 

550

650 

670 

650 

610 

570

950 

928 

796 

753 

1,090 

950

Apr.

690 

610 

690 

753 

711

670 

630 

570 

550 

8,830

1,160 

796 

711 

690 

570

498 

483 

451 

437 

440

447 

444 

434 

420 

407

394 

3,490 

3,610 

1,230 

995

Secondfoot-days

6,754 

15,486 

15,210

381,647

44,305 

84,750 

24,437 

26,811 

98,762 

81,026 

20,991 

9,140 

12,969

440,641

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.}.- Jan. 16 (4:30

May

2,40C 

1.20C 

1,55C 

1,28C 

1,060

905

1,190 

1,790 

1,920 

1,61C

1,130 

928 

774 

670 

1,080

3,790 

10,800 

9,520 

7,570 

8,260

6,160 

10,600 

4,380 

3,500 

4,390

2,040 

1,440 

1,160 

995 

1,090 

3,580

Maximum

478 

1,960 

724

16,100

7,980 

8,300 

1,500 

3,610 

10,800 

11,100 

3,140 

753 

1,090

11,100

June

2,640 

2,720 

1,380 

1,440 

6,060

11,100 

6,000 

2,640 

3,230 

2,320

3,500 

2,180 

1,500 

5,340 

4,380

2,720 

1,980 

1,670 

5,900 

4,260

1,790 

1,090 

860 

711 

928

630 

530 

550 

530 

447

Sept. 30

732 10.0 5,220 

180 12.0 7,700 

730 14.0 10,500 

230 16.0 13,300

r!949

July

Minimum

192

323 

357

146

370 

580 

550 

394 

670 

447 

298 

166 

202

166

p.m.) 9,240 sec. -ft.;

404 

394 

356 

340 

324

314 

302 

298 

346 

444

518 

1,020 

3,140 

1,330 

860

670 

570 

472 

410 

369

343 

479 

630 

711 

711

494 

210 

427 

915 

1,550 

1,440

Aug.

753 

550 

430 

378 

346

327 

298 

277 

280 

366

502 

366 

318 

289 

286

283 

277 

274 

250 

235

223 

214 

205 

194 

182

174 

169 

166 

169 

177 

182

Mean

218 

516 

491

1,043

1,429 

3,027 

788 

894 

3,186 

2,701 

677 

295 

432

1,207

Sept.

202 

211 

211 

235 

382

838 

1,090 

732 

630 

610

732 

530 

690 

928 

526

430 

401 

378 

359 

334

318 

286 

268 

256 

250

238 

232 

229 

223 

220

Runoff In 

acre-feet

13,400 

30,720 

30,170

757,000

87,880 

168,100 

48,470 

53,180 

195,900 

160,700 

41,640 

18,130 

25,720

874,000

Jan. 24 (time and dla-

.- - _- -.. ,, .... . _ ,. .. . .. . .

9:30 a.m.) 3,800 sec.-ft.; Feb. 27 (7 p.m.) 3,990 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (3 p.m.) 4,480 sec.-ft.; Apr. 27 

12 p.m.) 5,560 sec.-ft.; May 1 (3:30 p.m.) 3,600 sec.-ft.; May 17 (9 p.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; May 22 

8:30 a.m.) 13,000 sec.-ft.; May 25 (8 a.m.) 5,680 sec.-ft.; May 31 (8 ,p.m.) 4,280 sec.-ft.; June 6 

4 p.m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.; June 11 (l p.m.) 4,380 sec.-ft.; June 14 (9 p.m.) 7,310 sec.-ft.; June 19 

7:30 p.m.) 9,240 sec.-ft.; July 13 (1:30 p.m.) 3,880 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 165

Walnut River at Wlnfleld, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 97°00', in NE^ sec. 33, T. 32 S., R.

4 £., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 1 mile south of Winfield and 1 mile upstream from

Black Crook Creek. 

Drainage area.- 1,840 square miles. 

Kecords available.- November 1921 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 27 years (1922-49), 721 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,700 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 21.79

feet); minimum, 38 second-feet Oct. 5,25 (gage height, 3.39 feet).

1921-49: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet Apr. 23, 1944 -(gage height, 38.30

feet); no flow Nov. 11, 1928, July 27 to Sept. 20, 1936. Bankfull stage, 30 feet. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation at extreme low flow by City Water Works Dam

above station. 

Revisions (water years).- W 607: 1923(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 28 to Jan. 3, 

Feb. 21 to Mar. 27, June 5 to Aug. 2, Sept. 18-30)

3.3 23 4.0 205 12.0 5,300 

3.4 40 4.5 425 15.0 7,930 

3.5 60 5.0 695 18.0 10,900 

3.6 83 7.0 1,800 20.0 12,900 

3.8 138 9.0 3,070 22.0 14,900 

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

44 

42 

42 

42 

38

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

42 

40 

40

44 

42 

40 

40 

40

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

40 

40 

40 

42 

56 

48

Nov.

699 

1,190 

750 

326 

184

132 

104 

83 

74 

67

"60 

60 

60 

60 

60

62 

58 

60 

60 

60

6O 

60 

60 

60 

60

60 

74 

124 

138 

164

Dec.

170 

144 

124 

104 

99

86 

78 

76 

72 

65

65 

62 

62 

62 

65

65 

62 

62 

62 

62

62 

58 

62 

65 

65

65 

65 

67 

67 

65 

62

Jan.

62 

62 

88 

526 

1,160

612 

312 

245 

184 

144

135 

154 

164 

144 

1,290

11,000 

12,700 

6,230 

1,190 

860

651 

530 

5,190 

13,700 

14,200

5,880 

1,520 

b890 

b700 

b600 

bSOO

Feb.

b400 

1)350 

b300 

b300 

b300

b300 

b500 

2,220 

4,820 

7,930

7,470 

9,180 

11,500 

5,220 

1,240

9is

3,900 

9,780 

9,080 

3,760

2,040 

1,360 

1,190 

*1,220 

1,270

1,360 

6,660 

7,110

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194(

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

2,810 

1,460 

1,240 

915 

805

778 

750 

722 

888 

860

832 

832 

832 

832 

832

778 

778 

778 

750 

541

695 

860 

832 

832 

778

1,680 

2,620 

1,680 

915 

3,760 

5,460

Apr.

3,

1, 

1,

6 

4

1

5

8 

6

1

Secondfoot-days

1,286 

5,069 

2,350

265,470

81,623 

101,675 

39,125 

52,823 

64,385 

27,049 

31,610 

5,464 

16,174

428,633

Peak discharge (base. 9,600 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 17 (8 a.n

480 

460 

270 

970 

915

860 

695 

618 

612 

805

300 

580 

520 

915 

750

646 

590 

530 

502 

465

450 

435 

415 

410 

425

405 

220 

220 

840 

520

May

1,020 

1,580 

1,360 

750 

596

634 

942 

1,300 

942 

596

465 

400 

357 

348 

530

1,140 

1,920 

2,040 

2,680 

4,740

6,300 

4,420 

2,680 

11,900 

6,250

2,160 

1,020 

805 

1,140 

750 

2,620

Maximum

56 

1,190 

170

15,800

14,200 

11,500 

5,460 

8,220 

11,900 

4,120 

6,930 

722 

2,100

14,200

June

2,160 

750 

860 

4,120 

3,320

1,110 

832 

1,160 

1,110 

915

646 

574 

519 

450 

430

440 

385 

344 

385

1,820

1,040 

673 

405 

330 

303

303 

316 

321 

514 

514

July

390 

285 

245 

221 

225

352 

618 

563 

395 

832

2,040 

-6,040 

6,930 

2,550 

888

618 

465 

380 

316 

269

241 

221 

805 

778 

370

269 

229 

202 

213 

5,140 

2,520

Aug.

722 

425 

308 

221 

177

154 

138 

124 

112 

109

109 

151 

115 

385 

194

154 

a!50 

alSO 

a200 

alSO

a!70 

164 

164 

121 

101

91 

83 

78 

76 

69 

69

Minimum Mean

38 41.5 

58 169 

58 75.8

10 725

62 2,633 

300 3,631 

541 1,26£ 

405 1,761 

348 2,077 

303 902 

202 1,020 

69 176 

60 539

38 1,174

Sept.

69 

62 

60 

83 

138

265 

982 

1,740 

805 

612

2,100 

860 

308 

198 

167

138 

132 

833 

1,160 

970

380 

544 

1,860 

502 

281

225 

202 

174 

170 

154

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,550 

10,050 

4,660

526,600

161,900 

201,700 

77,600 

104,800 

127,700 

53,650 

62,700 

10,840 

32,080

850,200

.) 12,900 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (6:30 a.m.)

14,700 se .... .... _. ,_... ., _ ... .... .... __ .__ r , ...

(6 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.; May 24 (5 p.m.) 14,200 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe -

Note.-Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Jan. 20-22, 26, 27, Feb. 8 to Mar. 4 

Mar. 25 to Apr. 4. Apr. 10-26, Apr. 28 to May 4, July 12j computed from wire-weight gage readings 

Mar. 5-24, Apr. 5-9, Aug. 22, 23.
166 ARKANSAS RIVH BASIN

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Alva, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°48'45", long. 98 8 38'SO", in SW^SWi seo. 18, T.

 STTTT R. 13 W., at bridge on State Highway 14, 1 mile northeast of Alva and 22 miles 

upstream from Medicine Lodge River. Datum of gage is 1,297.04 fee* above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels lay Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,009 square miles.

Records available.- April 1904 to December 1905 (gage heights only), February 1938 to 

Bepsemoer 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 144 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 26,200 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 9.43

 1'eet);' minimum, 8.9 second-feet Oct. 13, 14.

1938-49; Maximum discharge. 27,000 second-feet Oct. 23, 1941, from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, that of 

May 16, 1949; no flow at times each year except 1942. 1946, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 9.6 feet, date unknown, from information by State Highway 

Commission.

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

wnicn are poor. Extremes low flow sustained by sewage from Alva.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogioal Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Diiohargt, in itoond-fttt, wtttr yt«r ootobtr 1946 to Stpttnbtr 1949

D«y

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

272e

29 

30 

31

Oot.

20

18 

18 

16 

14

13 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

13

18 

23 

23 

23 

21

23 

24 

26 

26 

32 

40

Nov.

68

114 

76 

69 

60

42

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

32 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

34 

46 

52 

48 

46

44 

66 

257 

226

151

Dto.

120 

104 

96 

90 

84

76 

66 

61 

59 

56

54

52 

52 

52 

60

60 

50 

46 

50 *62

52 

54 

54 

54 

50

40 

34 

34 

b34 

34 

29

Jtn,

32 

b36 

b40 

b30 

b40

b40 

40 

48 

b40

a30

830 

a20 

820 

*b20 

178

b400 

b400 

8200

8100 

8100

8100

8400 

a600 

8600 

8600

8400 

, 8100

Month

Ooto 

Novt

Dtot

C»

J»nu 

Ftbr 

Karo 

Aprl 

Hay.

Junt 

July 

Augu 

Stpt

Wa

Ftb.

880 

*77 

77 

317 

224

325 

608 

1,020

1,020 

576

382 

362 

315 

144

115

386 

300 

261 

251 

203

154

140 

147 

207 

251

220 

677 

404

Itndar yttr 1948 

ary

ttr yt«r 1946-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 seo. -ft.).- May

Mar.

270 

280 

246 

211 

179

166 

164 

150 

164 

144

134 

134 

134 

131 

126

124

131 

124 

112 

115

137 

207 

183 

160 

134

270

265 

199 

150

144 

150

Apr.

1,

Stoondfoot-dayi

536 1,647 " 

1,793

70,996.5

5,041 

9,153 

5,212 

4,262 

54,111 

36,547 

12,736 

2,717 

24,025

157,960

16 (8 P.m.)

128 

128

161 

161 

140

121 

104 

98 

93 

90

96 

96 

93 

90 

77

66 

64 

59 

64 

66

70 

66 

57 

60 

42

42

170 

420 

233 

115

May

134 

121 

168 

112 

106

106 

876 

762 

410 

246

187 

160 

160 

2,300 

908

17,000 

9,940 

2,010 

6,660 

1,700

1,220 

1,470 

730 

2,350 

926

640 

530 

500 

690 

480 

430

Maximum

40 

257 

120

7,660

600 

1,020 

260 

1,170 

17,000 

6,380 

2,190 

343 

8,310

17,000

26,200 sea

Junt

410 

390 

2,260 

6,120 

6,380

1,320 

680 

2,660

1,570

1,100

744 

736 

5,630 

2,820 

760

612

411 

389 

356 

292

255 

230 

206 

203 

203

193 

174 

153 

135 

124

July

Minimum

10 

32 

29

.2

20 

77 

112 

42 

106 

124 

75 

33 

65

10

-ft.) May

106 

97 

92 

90 

87.

62 

76 

194 

386 

653

455 

2,190 

1,820 

8700 

8400

8300 

8260 

8200 

8200 

8150

8160 

alSO 

8160 

alOO 

alOO

alOO 

1,860 

8600 

aSOO 

8300 

8200

Aug.

alOO 

alOO 

alOO

100 

97

90 

62 

82

100 

113

110 

87 

80

158 

343

169 

105 

82 

70 

59

62 

60 

45 

37 

33

35 

43 

35 

43 

50 

77

K«an

17.3 

61.6 

S7.8

194

163 

327 

168 

142 

1,746 

1,218 

411 

87.6 

801

433

19 (9 a.m.)

Stpt.

217 

223 

166 

3,260 

4,120

1,380 

873 

8600 

8400 

8360

S,310 

1,160 

469 

8376 

8273

8223 

8200 

alSO

177 

a!70

8160 

alSO 

8140 

8130 

8120

allO 

alOO 

a9S 

90 

85

Runoff in 

 ort-fttt

1,060 

3,660

3,880 .

140,800

10,000 

18, ISO 

10,340 

8,450 

107,300 

72,490 

25,260 

5,390 

47,650

313,300

12 300

sto.-ft.; Sept. 4 (8:30 a.m.) .11,300 sto.-ft.; Stpt. 11 (9:30 a.m.) 15,400 iea.-ft. 

* Vlnttr discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on bails ot weather rtoords. 

b Stage-discharge relation afftettd by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on dally wire-weight gagt rtadlngs.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 167

Salt Fork Arkansas River near Cherokee, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49t, long. 98°19', in SWiNW£ s@o. 18, T. 27 N.,

 R7TTTW., at site of abandoned Atohison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, three-quarters 

of a milo downstream from Medicine Lodge River and 4 miles northeast of Cherokee. Datum 

of gage is 1,155.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,439 square miles.

Records available.- February 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 11.98

 i'eet); minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 8, 9.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 35,000 second-feet Oct. 83, 1941 (gage height, about 

11.7 feet), from reservoir inflow computations; maximum gage height, that of May 17, 

1949; no flow at times in 1941, 1943-48.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet and those for periods of ice 

erreot or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Qfeologloai survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Diioharga, in aeoond-feet, wattr yeaiv October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

3 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

13 

13 

14 

15

18 

17ie

19 

20

21 

82 

23 

34 

25

23 

27 

28 

89 

30 

SI

Oot.

37 

33 

35

34

33

31 

39 

38 

28 

39

30 

31 

33 

34 

34

33 

30 

30 

31 

35

49

34 

63

61 

58

59 

31 

-66 

39 

85 

108

Nov.

1,070 

533

315 

233 

173

149 

139 

134 

138 

133

119 

117 117" 

114 

113

113 

110 

108 

106 

104

104 

104 

113 

131 

119

119 

139 

536 

656 

436

Dec.

318 

373 

243 

335 

307

190 

172 

166 

159 

151

149 

149 

151 

151 

149

146 

143

144 

142 

143

*142 

143 

146 

151 

149

139 

128 

128 

bllO

blOO

b90

Jan.

b!30 

blSO 

b!70 

6170 

blSO

blSO 

331 

179 

blSO 

blSO

beo

b30 

«b50 

359 

565

b3,000 

b 1,000 

bSOO 

b400 

bSOO

bSOO 

b400 

b2,000 

bg.OOO 

b3,000

bl,500 

bSOO

I b300

Fab.

\ bSOO 

b700

bl.OOO 

bS.OOO be, ooo

b7,500 

3,850

 4,400 

3,300 

3,500 

1,130 

883

1,930 

3,760 

3,080 

1,390 

683

638 

533 

516 

633

1,090

883

3,130 

1,910

Month

Ooto 

Nova

Daoa

Cft

Jftnu 

Febr 

Mtro 

Aprl 

May.

Juna 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wft

landar year 1946

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

tar year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

985 

816 

810 

746 

68S

639 

303 

S33 

S33 

497

449 

413 

399 

390 

381

353 

345

334 

318 

304

367 

408 

433 

370 

333

600 

803 

573 

436 

531 

454

Apr.

374 

353 

345 

370 

341

311 

382 

256 

337 

334

465 

286 

359 

234 

233

307 

193 

190 

190 

199

207 

310 

204 

193 

162

173 

1,330 

1,930 

985 

533

Secondfoot -day i

1,380 

6,570 

4,997

159,429

17,034 

55,878 

15,811 

11,490 

131,033 

63,100 

23,993 

6,033 

59,775

409,117

May

399 

1,170 

662 

438 

390

353 

3,350 

3,670 

2,250 

1,290

916 

763 

616 

3,900 

3,970

'13,600 

26,300 

9,430 

13,800 

3,300

5,300 

4,500 

3,360 

3,990 

3,150

1,630 

1,330 

2,730 

3,480 

1,860 

1,170

Maximum

108 

1,070 

318

14,600

2,000 

7,600 

985 

1,930 

26,300 

14,900 

3,250 

723 

12,400

23,300

June

980 

870 

1,000 

8,940 

14,900

7,390 

3,150 

3,340 

3,930 

4,730

3,680 

1,830 

4,370 

10,300 

3,050

1,730 

1,330 

1,340 

1,340 

980

844 

770 

723 

£54

611

538 

538 

468 

458 

413

Minimum

July

383 

351 

323 

299 

283

333 

343 

383 

518 

934

746 

807 

3,350 

1,530 

870

633 

508 

430 

351 

393

259 

577 

1,140 

951 

332

473 

1,180 

a2,500 

al,600 

a900

aeoo

38

104 

90

0

50

304 

172 

353 

413 

243 

121 

186

28

Peak diioharga (bale. 5.000 sea. -ft.}.- Feb. 8 (12 o.m.) about 7.500 see. -ft

Aug.

8500 

332 

299 

256 

337

313 

193 

182 

219 

347

358 

240 

190 

594 

733

508 

347 

339 

226 

193

179 

169

131 

146 

130

131 

137 

130 

125 

135 

139

Mean

44.5 

319

161

436

550 

1,993 

510 

363 

3,904 

2,770 

774 

259 

1,992

1,121

.; May 7 (8

Sipt.

313 

378 

303 

6,700 

13,400

3,150 

3,390 

1,380 

1,010 

870

8,490 

9,350 

3,070 

1,400 

951

795 

700 

611 

548 

477

413 

369 

330 

303 

373

350 

237 

222 

202 

188

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,740 

13,030 

9,910

313,300

33,850 

110,800 

31,330 

23,790 

240,100 

164,800 

47,590 

15,910 

118,600

811,500

:30 p.m.)

6,420 seo.-rt.s May 14 liz m.J 5,070 seo.-ft.j May 17 (3 a.m.) 32,300 sec.-ft. ; May 19 (5 p.m.) 

18,900 seo.-ft.; May 24 (9 p.m.) 9,330 sea.'-ft.j Juna 5 (9 a.m.) 13,300 sec.-ft.; Juna 9 (3:30 a.m.) 

9,380 sec.-ft.; Juna 14 (4 a.m.) 15,600" sec.-ft.; Sept. 5 (l p.m.) 13,600 sac.-ft.; Sept. 11 

(11 p.m.) 18,300 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) diioharga computed on basis of records for station near Alva.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph Eased on twice-daily wire-weight gaga readings Jan. 10-12, 

Jan. 17 to Feb. 8, Pab. 13-15, Mar. 7-26, 29, Mar. 31 to Apr. 6, Aug. 34-30, Sept. 2-15.

849154 0-51-12
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45', long. 9B°08', in NW£SE£ sec. 11, T. 26 N., 

K. 9 W., at Great Salt Plains Dam on Salt Pork Arkansas River, 4j miles upstream from 

Wagon Creek and 5-g- miles northeast of Jet. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,200 square miles.

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1949 

.Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 165,800 acre-feet May 21 (elevation, 1,133.28 

reetj; minimum, 45,530 acre-feet Oct. 16-19 (elevation, 1,12-1.87 feet).

1941-49: Maximum contents, that of May 21, 1949; minimum, 32,000 acre-feet Aug. 26, 

1941 (elevation, 1,122.0 feet), from capacity table then in use.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth dam. Outlet works consist of a 310-foot uncontrolled concrete spillway containing a series of three weirs to form a cascade. Storage 

began in June 1941; conservation pool stage was first reached Oct. 21, 1941. Capacity, 

292,400 acre-feet (revised) at elevation 1,138.5 feet fcrest of upper weir) and 46,700 

acre-feet (revised) at elevation 1,125.0 feet (crest of intermediate weir and conservation pool). r!3r,ervoir is used for flood control and as a wildlife --3 'uge. Figures 

given herein represent total contents. Revised capacity table, based on survey in 

1949, used since Oct. 1, 1948.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.- rf 1117: Drainage area.

Revised capacity table (elevation, In feet,

and contents, In acre-feet)

(Based on survey In 1949)

1.124 38,100

1.125 46,700

1.126 56,450

1.127 67,400

1.128 79,400

1.129 93,000

1.130 107,200

1.131 123,800

1.132 141,500

1.133 160,500

1.134 181,200

Contents, In acre-feet, at 12 p.m., water year October 1948 to September 1949

Dajl

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

46,700

46,700

46,610

46,520

46,250

46,700

45,890

45,890

45,890

45,710

45,710

45,710

45,710

45,620

45,620

45 , 530

45,530

45,530

45,530

45,800

45,980

45,980

45,980

45,980

46,070

46,070

46,070

45,980

46,430

46,700

46,700

Nov.

58,760

59,280

58,023

56,660

55,190

53,510

52,460

52,250

51,410

5O,48O

50,300

50,120

49,850

49,670

49,580

49,400

49,220

48,950

48,680

48,320

48,500

48,500

48,500

48,500

48,500

48,500

51,720

55,400

55,61O

55,080

-

Dec.

54,460

53,93O

53,400

52,670

52,140

51,620

51,200

51,020

50,480

50,480

50,390

50,300

50,210

50,120

50,030

49,940

49,850

49,850

49,850

49,670

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,40O

49,400

49,400

49,400

49,220

49,040

48,950

48,950

Jan.

48,950

48,950

49,040

49,130

49,130

49,130

49,130

49,310

49,850

50,300

50,210

49,850

49,670

49,850

53,620

55,400

55,920

55,720

54,880

53,930

53,300

52,980

56,240

57,820

59,500

59,700

59,700

58,340

56,980

55,720

54,980

Feb.

54,140

53,510

53,300

52,980

53,300

54,240

57,710

64,520

72,920

81,560

86,140

89,780

88,240

84,040

80,480

80,360

80,360

78,800

76,040

73,040

69,800

66,560

63,920

62,640

61,800

65,120

67,520

68,000

_

-

Mar.

66,200

64,400

62,960

61,380

60,120

59,080

58,240

57,180

56,450

55,610

54,980

54,560

54,240

53,930

53,510

53,300

53,O9O

52,780

52,560

52,670

52,780

52,780

52,780

52,780

52,780

54,880

54,460

54,350

54,350

54,460

54,560

Apr.

54,660

54,660

54,460

54,140

53,930

£3,400

53.30O

53,090

52,880

52,670

52,460

52,250

51,940

51,520

51,110

50,930

50,750

50,480

50,480

50,480

50,480

50,480

50,480

50,390

50,210

50,120

53,93O

57,400

58,020

57,290

-

May

56,560

56,240

56,030

56,030

58,O20

57,710

61,700

68,96O

68,600

66,440

63,920

61,700

59,810

61,800

63,920

76,640

116,300

133,500

148,500

158,600

160,300

155,000

145,700

137,100

131,800

123,100

113,000

108,100

105,200

100,100

93,700

June

86,700

80,240

75,320

82,O8O

101,700

108,200

102,500

97,500

102,100

109,700

108,400

102,400

111,400

122,900

117,500

108,900

100,700

93,700

88,380

82,360

77,000

72,4-iO

68,240

65,240

62,440

6O,02O

58,440

56,980

55,610

54,560

-

July

53,510

52,880

52,460

51,830

51,410

50,840

50,750

50,480

51,720

52,780

53,820

55,300

60,120

61,380

60,650

58,970

57,500

56,240

55,080

53,510

53,090

52,040

53,300

53,930

53,820

53,620

52,780

54,880

55,300

54,880

54,770

Aug.

54,040

53,300

52,780

52,250

51,620

51,020

50,660

50,3OO

51,200

51,200

51,200

50,750

51,200

51,720

52,140

52,360

51,940

51,410

50,750

50,210

49,850

49,400

48,950

48,770

48,500

48,320

48,140

48,050

48,050

48,050

48,230

Sept.

48,320

48,500

48,950

58,550

77,600

91,600

88,800

85,300

79,400

74,960

77,240

88,940

9O,O60

85,720

80,360

75,8OO

71,600

68,240

65,000

62,020

60,120

58,340

56,980

55,720

54,770

54,140

53,510

52,670

51,620

51,200

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31.... .............

Calendar- year 1948....

Sept. 30... ..............

Water year 1948-49....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,125.03 

1,125.00 

1,125.87 

1,125.25

-

1,125.86 

1,127.05 

1,125.82 

1,126.08 

1,129.05 

1,125.82 

1,125.84 

1,125.17 

1,125.50

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

46,970 

46,700 

55,080 

48,950

-

54,980 

68,000 

54,560 

57,290 

93,700 

54,560 

54,770 

48,230 

51,200

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-270 

+8,380 

-6,130

a+11,730

+6,030 

+13,020 

-13,440 

+2,730 

+36,410 

-39,140 

+210 

-6,540 

+2,970

+4,230

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Based on revised capacity table dated June 19, 1950.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 169

Salt Pork Arkansas River near Jet, Okla.

Location^ Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 45'00", long. 98°08'45", in NE^NE^ sec. 11, T. 26 

" "IT, ,~R7 9 W., 0.6 mile downstream from Great Salt Plains Dam, about 4 miles upstream from,

Wagon Creek, and 6 miles northeast of Jet. Datum of gage is 1,097.20 feet above mean

aea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,202 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 436 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,970 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 6.82 feet); 

minimum, 9.5 second-feet Oct. 12-20.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet May 19, 1938 (gage height, 8.80 feet); 

no flow at times in 1939-41, 1944.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Great Salt Plains flood-control reservoir (see 

preceding page),

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed oy Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

30 

25 

18 

18 

28

33 

47 

11 

11 

11

11 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

22 

17 

17

Nov.

635 

1,430 

1,260 

1,170 

1,030

727 

558 

507 

447 

362

318 

297 

267 

244 

226

230 

197 

222 

312 

128

125 

125 

125 

125 

131

131 

173 

651 

816 

816

Dec.

745 

702 

620 

551 

635

421 

385 

340 

334 

292

287 

277 

267 

262 

253

244

217 

230 

217 

205

*185 

170 

163 

189 

181

177 

173 

340 

222 

138 

138

Jan.

135 

131 

248 

244 

181

148 

145 

155 

163 

b250

b270 

b250 

*b200 

b230 

345

660 

754 

872 

816 

693

627 

558 

677 

,010 

,220

,380 

,420 

,340 

,310 

950 

835

Feb.

719 

627 

*565 

536 

536

573 

710 

1,620 

2,480 

3,520

4,170 

4,500 

4,670 

4,330 

4,000

3,840 

3,920 

3,840 

3,600 

3,210

2,910 

2,550 

2,070 

2,000 

1,810

1,810 

2,340 

2,480

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Fe

Mar.

2,340 

2,140 

1,940 

,750 

,560

,380 

,220 

,130 

,040 

950

882 

825 

807 

745

710

685 

668 

 643 

620 

588

677 

660 

627 

668 

551

685 

754 

736 

710 

1,110 

854

Apr.

702 

736 

727 

702 

685

651 

573 

493 

493 

493

453 

447 

447 

480 

367

362 

312 

272 

244 

258

258 

258 

253 

248 

240

235 

434 

825 

1,160 

1,090

Secondfoot-days

472.5 

13,785 

9,560

200,655.5

18,037 

69,936 

30,655 

14,898 

136,052 

129,997 

22,947 

9,982 

65,271

521,592.5

May

1,080 

960 

940 

882 

1,090

1,170 

1,330 

2,340 

2,760 

2,550

2,270 

1,940 

1,620 

1,480 

2,000

2,760 

5,220 

7,330 

7,930 

8,550

8,760 

8,760 

8,340 

7,930 

7,730

7,330 

6,930 

6,350 

6,160 

5,970 

5,590

Maximum

47 

1,430 

745

6,820

1,420 

4,670 

2,340 

1,160 

8,760 

6,730 

1,650 

675 

4,680

8,760

June

4,860 

4,320 

3,720 

3,810 

4,860

6,160 

5,970 

5,590 

5,590 

6,160

6,160 

5,970 

6,160 

6,730 

6,730

6,350 

5,970 

5,400 

4,860 

4,320

3,810 

3,320 

2,790 

2,380 

2,010

1,650 

1,410 

1,110 

995 

832

July

710 

619 

550 

492 

430

411 

355 

331 

337 

464

588 

752 

,040 

,590 

,650

,460 

,230 

,090 

907 

778

619 

542 

558 

643 

675

643 

595 

667 

769 

752 

700

Minimum

9.5 

125 

138

9.5

131 

536 

551 

235 

882 

832 

331 

102 

122

9.5

Aug.

675 

603 

542 

485 

444

392 

349 

314 

325 

367

361 

343 

314 

361 

430

457 

437 

392 

355 

308

270 

236 

200 

171 

148

132 

132 

116 

105 

102 

116

Mean

15.2 

460 

308

548

582 

2,498 

989 

497 

4,389 

4,333 

740 

322 

2,176

1,429

Sept.

122 

122 

152 

444 

2,260

4,320 

4,680 

4,320

3,900 

3,480

3,080 

4,060 

4,500 

4,410 

3,980

3,480 

3,010 

2,580 

2,200 

1,880

1,530 

1,300 

1,080 

907 

769

667 

603 

520 

485 

430

Runoff In 

acre-feet

937 

27,340 

18,960

398,000

35,780 

138,700 

60 , 800 

29,550 

269,900 

257,800 

45,510 

19,800 

129,500

1,035,000

b. 13 (6 p.m.) 4,670 sec. -ft. ; Hay 21 (12 m.) 8,970 sec.

ft.; June 15 (3 a.m.) 6,930 sec.-ft.; Sept. 7 (2 a.m.) 4,680 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
170 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork Arkansas River at Tonkawa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°40', long. 97°19', in NE^SW^ sec. 4, T. 25 N., R. 

 1 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 177 in Tonkawa, 4 miles downstream from Thompson Creek

and 8 miles upstream from Chikaskia River. Datumof gage is 930.22 feet above mean sea level

(Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,528 square miles.

Records available.- September 1903 to October 1905 (gage heights only), January 1936 to 

Septemoer 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 741 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge durins year, 19,600 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 19.33 

reetj; minimum, 39 second-feet Oct. 28.

1903-5, 1936-49: Maximum discharge, 40,800 second-feet May 20, 1938 (gage height, 

22.82 feet); minimum observed, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 23, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 26.8 feet June 10, 1923, from information by Corps of Engineers.

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

which are poor. Plow partly regulated by Great Salt Plains flood-control reservoir, 

64 miles above station (see p. 168).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

1"6 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

ZS 

24 

ZS

ZB 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

78 

76 

72 

68

65 

59 

59 

65 

68

65 

56 

54 

52 

51

54 

52 

52 

50 

46

54 

56 

51 

50 

46

45 

44 

42 

44 

44 

44

Nov.

1,150 

6,340 

6,200 

3,670 

1,960

1,200 

950 

736 

629 

565

517 

445 

395 

363 

336

306 

284 

270 

252 

248

306 

234 

193 

186 

176

176 

189 

566 

1,470 

1,790

Dec.

1,270 

950 

794 

720 

655

634 

609 

499 

454 

412

412 

379 

371 

363 

344

332 

329 

321 

299 

299

299 

291 

280 

270 

259

255 

270 

273 

270 

291 

325

Jan.

259 

227 

220 

238 

*173

176 

291 

288 

224 

blOO

b!25 

*b!45 

b!85 

»b350 

b790

3,450 

83,050 

a2,140 

al,630 

 1,270

 1,090 

950 

2,390 

g7,040 

g5,420

g3,050 

g2,460 

2,240 

1,710 

bl.500 

b'2,200

Feb.

bl.100 

 bl.OOO 

b800 

b700 

b650

b750 

b3,700 

 7,320 

9,410 

7,740

7,040 

7,890 

12,200 

10,600 

7,580

8,000 

8,000 

6,620 

5,840 

5,000

4,000 

g3,400 

g3,000 

2,700 

2,400

2,260 

6,180 

8,900

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

5,970 

4,110 

g2,900 

g2,600 

g2,310

g2,310 

gl,860 

1,770 

1,640 

1,820

1,590 

1,290 

1,170 

1,100 

1,030

960 

928 

895 

865 

835

835 

865 

995 

928 

895

895 

995 

1,100 

960 

3,760 

11,700

Apr.

5,900 

2,260 

1,370 

1,370 

1,100

995 

895 

835 

780 

725

752 

960 

780 

700 

650

625 

550 

540 

489 

458

444 

444 

430 

417 

408

394 

650 

675 

928 

1,030

Secondfoot -days

1,744 

32,102 

13,529

319,695

45,381

144,780 

61,701 

28,434 

206,895 

163,840 

33,754 

18,315 

103,451

853,926

Peak discharge (base. 11,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (8 p.

May

1.10C 

1,03C 

995 

960 

960

1,250 

1,680 

1,720 

1,950 

2,600

2,600 

2,400 

2,130 

1,860 

1,640

2,600 

4,770 

8,300 

15,600 

17,500

18,800 

19,200 

13,600 

12,300 

12,100

9,970 

8,300 

9,200 

12,400 

9,800 

7,580

Maximum

82 

6,340 

1,270

12,500

7,040 

12,200 

11,700 

5,900 

19,200 

9,970 

2,310 

2,290 

10,600

19,200

June

6,230 

5,480 

4,770 

5,720 

9,970

8,300 

7,160 

6,620 

6,230 

6,230

7,860 

8,450 

6,880 

6,750 

7,020

7,300 

6,880 

6,360 

5,840 

5,600

5,000 

4,330 

3,800 

3,300 

2,800

2,400 

2,080 

1,770 

1,460 

1,250

July

Minimum

42 

176 

255

20

100 

850 

835 

394 

960 

1,250 

600 

220 

188

42

1,100 

995 

8865 

a780 

8700

8625 

8600 

2,290 

2,310 

1,590

8928 

895 

1,060 

1,370 

1,590

1,770 

1,680 

1,460 

1,250 

1,100

928 

808 

675 

615 

650

725 

725 

700 

700 

1,170 

1,100

Aug.

865 

780 

752 

675 

625

575 

520 

480 

453 

430

435 

466 

458 

1,870 

2,290

808 

675 

625 

540 

516

466 

422 

386 

350 

8309

a296 

8276 

a268 

a248 

8236 

3220

Mean

56.3 

1,070 

436

873

1,464 

5,171 

1,990 

948 

6,674 

5,461 

1,089 

591 

3,448

2,340

Sept.

8200 

a!88 

8188 

5,510 

9,050

10,600 

8,750 

7,720 

5,480 

4,550

4,000 

3,500 

4,000 

4,770 

4,770

4,440 

3,900 

3,500 

3,100 

- 2 , 600

2,260 

1,850 

1,640 

1,370 

1,170

1,050 

928 

835 

752 

700

Runoff In 

acre -feet

3,460 

63,670 

26,830

634,000

90,010 

287,200 

122,400 

58,400 

410,400 

325,000 

66,950 

36,330 

205,200

1,694,000

m.) 13,300 sec. -ft. j Mar. 31 (8i30 a.m.)

(8's7m.)~12,i66'seo*-ft/ "" 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe. 

g Computed from graph based on once-daily vire-veight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.

171

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 0 03', long. 98°28', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 34 S., R. 

li w., at highway bridge l£ miles northeast of Kiowa. Datum of gage is 1,286.99 feet 

above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 914 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1949. May 1895 to October 1896 at site 

2 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 174 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,100 second-feet Sept. 5 (gage height, 10.19 

feet); minimum not determined.

1895-96, 1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 24,600 second-feet July 16, 1896 (gage 

height, 5.9 feet, site and datum then in use); no flow at times each year'except 1895, 

1938, 1942, 1949. -

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions.- W 11J.7: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

35 

35 

35 

35

35 

35 

35 

36 

37

- 37 

39 

39 

39 

39

39 

39 

39 

42 

48

64 

56 

54 

53 

52

53 

54 

56 

55 

76 

98

Nov.

116 

137 

110 

92 

81

72 

67 

67 

66 

65

66 

66

66 

66

68 

67 

69 

68 

75

76 

78 

80 

80 

80

79 

92 

195

175 

137

Dec.

119 

115 

110 

108 

107

102 

99 

98 

96 

89

89 

90 

90 

89 

90

89 

89 

90 

90 

*90

90 

90 

90 

95 

92

90

87 

bSO 

b70 

b60

54

Jan.

84 

b90 

blOO 

blOO 

99

108 

135 

139 

121 

b70

1 b50

J (")

218

al,000 

a 600 

a 400

> a200 

a 600 

Ul,000

a500 

a 300

I a 200

Feb.

a!50 

*b!50 

alSO 

aSOO 

al,000

a2,000 

a4,000 

a4,000 

2,240 

#1,180

899 

874 

a 800 

a 700 

a 600

668 

*971 

849 

545 

345

255 

226 

222 

332 

545

372 

557 

445

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,700 sec. -ft.).- Pe

Mar.

315 

307 

294 

274 

259

236 

212 

205 

205 

192

185 

182 

179 

172 

169

166 

169 

166 

160 

156

188 

226 

185 

163 

153

205 

263 

222 

198 

208 

195

Apr.

169 

169 

188 

182 

172

163 

150 

138 

129 

355

226 

156 

138 

138 

112

109 

109 

109 

112 

118

118 

112 

115 

104 

98

93 

854 

760 

370 

225

Secondfoot-days

1,424 

2,622 

2,837

71,156.5

9,264 

25,575 

6,409 

5,991 

47,023 

36,787 

11,1054 

4-, 873 

26,623

180,482

May

770 

925 

395 

230 

195

195 

1,950 

1,400 

750 

445

305 

240 

215 

1,760 

1,640

5,850 

8,970 

1,860 

3,440 

1,810

2,840 

1,380 

960 

2,200 

1,140

790 

670 

1,560 

918 

650 

570

Maximum

98 

195 

119

5,810

4,000 

315 

854 

8,970 

6,310 

1,300 

496 

7,600

8,970

June

530 

480 

600 

2,130 

6,310

1,580 

920 

981 

4,780 

1,590

1,110 

930 

3,130 

3,420 

1,280

915 

770 

660 

645 

555

500 

455 

450 

380 

350

320 

300 

270 

236 

210

July

190 

174 

163 

150 

136

122 

111 

263 

318 

254

146 

347 

1,300 

500 

295

183 

135 

113 

96 

83

75 

1,010 

1,140 

570 

350

255 

346 

749 

395 

485 

60O

Minimum

35 

65 

54

7.8

150 

153 

93 

195 

210 

75 

83 

96

-

b. 8 (time and discharge unknown);

Aug.

330 

260 

192 

156 

138

124 

117 

115 

144

300

196 

130 

245 

496 

275

188 

138 

113 

102 

92

90 

96 

96 

88 

83

83 

90 

92 

88 

92 

124

Mean

45.9

87.4 

91.5

194

299 

913 

207 

200 

1,517 

1,226 

357 

157 

887

494

Sept.

117 

110 

96 

4,650 

7,600

1,470 

720 

490 

490 

430

3,350 

2,640 

772 

529 

430

365 

315 

290 

255 

212

186 

155 

139 

128 

124

124 

119 

114 

108 

104

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,820 

5,200 

5,630

141,100

18,370 

50,730 

12,710 

11,880 

93,270 

72,970 

21,930 

9,670 

52,810

358,000

May 7 (3 p.m.) 5,760

Tflay TTTB a.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.; May 19 (7:30 a.m.) 6,190 sec.-ft.; May 21 (5 p.m.) 5,380 

sec.-ft.; June 5 (l p.m.) 8,360 sec.-ft.; June 9 (9 a.m.) 8,550 sec.-ft.; June 13 (9 p.m.) 7,440 

sec.-ft.; Sept. 5 (8 a.m.) 13,100 sec.-ft.; Sept. 11 (11 p.m.) 6,740 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
172 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above low-water dam of city of Blackwell, lat. 36 C 49', 

 long. 97°17" , on line between sees. 14 and 15, T, 27 N., R. 1 W., a quarter of a mile

north of Blackwell and half a mile upstream from Bitter Creek. Datum of gage is 975.47

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 1,711 square miles. 

Kecords available.- January 1936 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 498 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 20.69

feet); minimum daily, 38 second-feet Aug. 29.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 85,000 second-feet June 22, 1942 (gage height, 27.48

feet, from floodmark); minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot at times in 1936, 1940, 1946. 

'Maximum stage known, 28.0 feet June 10, 1923, from information by local residents

(discharge, 100,000 second-feet). 

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Low flow regulated by Braman Reservoir (capacity, 3,600 acre-feet), 12 miles above station. Small

diversion made from reservoir for municipal supply of city of Blackwell. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1117: 1937, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49, except period of Ice effect or bactorater from 

return of overbank storage (gage height, In feet, ani* discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 1]

0.6 40 1.4 319 3.0 1,550 14.0 5,920 

.8 90 1.7 494 4.0 2,220 18.0 9,390 

1.0 153 2.0 720 6.0 3,130 19.0 10,300 

1.2 228 2.5 1,140 10.0 4,820 20.0 11,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

102 

99 

96 

90 

85

85 

79 

79 

79 

79

79 

79 

79 

79 

76

76 

71 

74 

76 

76

82 

82 

79 

82 

85

85 

85 

85 

87 

99 

108

Nov.

3,420 

8,430 

3,540 

736 

468

361 

300 

267 

245 

228

216 

208 

201 

201 

193

193 

185 

185 

185 

182

185 

182 

185 

193 

193

193 

205 

609 

1,830 

1,110

Dec.

625 

462 

384 

340 

319

285 

276 

250 

241 

228

220 

216 

220 

220 

216

208 

205 

201 

197 

193

193 

189 

189 

189 

189

189 

182 

185 

189 

175 

*136

Jan.

153 

189 

265 

501 

346

254 

262 

250 

245 

114

99 

123 

153 

182 

549

5,990 

6,880 

2,200 

a 900 

a625

543 

529 

2,690 

10,400 

10,600

g2,970 

bl,090 

b752 

b572 

b508 

b501

Feb.

b488 

b468 

481 

564 

744

962 

02,390 

*c5,450 

C7,630 

08,150

07,600 

7,590 

9,180 

5,180 

1,9SO

3,750 

6,640 

7,200 

4,670 

2,600

1,470 

970 

851 

919 

1,350

1,390 

7,260 

6,580

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,670 

1,080 

919 

826 

768

712 

656 

602 

587 

602

572 

536 

522 

481 

456

436 

436 

424 

395 

372

418 

508 

550 

456 

389

481 

1,380 

776 

515 

C3.200 

03,710

Apr.

1,

3,

2,

Secondfoot -days

2,597 

24,829 

7,511

294,598

51,435 

104,487 

25,435 

19,339 

79,901 

41,244 

7,755 

3,421 

57,560

425,514

Peak discharge (base. 8,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 2 (1 p.m.

876 

564 

529 

579 

522

462 

424 

389 

356 

407

640 

885 

564 

481 

443

384 

340 

314 

305 

340

372 

346 

319 

305 

305

285 

335

440 

060 

768

May

868 

1,010 

543 

413 

494

784 

' 579 

752 

910 

736

557 

413 

346 

319 

300

2,110 

4,610 

6,980 

7,800 

9,630

8,480 

4,480 

2,500 

c6,080 

10,100

3,730 

1,310 

1,320 

1,970 

1,020 

817

Maximum

108 

8,430 

625

2Cr, 10O

10,600 

9,180 

3,710 

3,440 

10,100 

6,700 

712 

436 

10,100

10,600

June

696 

579 

494

2,560 

S,700

4,140 

1,660 

2,880 

2,860 

1,080

2,880

2,260 

860 

736 

1,640

834 

688 

572 

704 

2,450

1,020 

508 

384 

330 

295

300 

262 

258 

309 

305

July

224

189 

171 

160

153

153 

167 

184 

625

367

431 

610 

572 

712 

401

295 

237 

193 

167 

143

127

114 

108 

133 

228

205 

150 

120 

133 

150 

133

Minimum

71 

182 

136

27

99 

468 

372 

285 

300 

258 

108 

38 

63

38

) 8,970 sec.-ft.j Jan.

Aug.

133 

114 

96 

82 

76

71 

68

63

66 

63

117 

228 

153 

210 

436

357 

182 

123 

102 

82

76 

71 

63 

58 

54

49 

45 

42 

38 

49 

54

Mean

83.8 

828 

242

805

1,659 

3,732 

820 

645 

2,577 

1,375 

250 

110 

1,919

1,166

25 (2 a.m.

Sept.

63 

71 

85 

955 

6,280

10,100 

04,270 

2,9SO 

3,080 

1,670

2,230 

9,100 

8,440 

1,790 

1,000

736 

617 

536 

481 

418

372 

356 

372 

285 

258

245 

232 

216 

205 

197

Runoff in 

acre-feet

5,150 

49,250 

14,900

584,300

102,000 

207,200 

50,450 

38,360 

158,500 

81,810 

15,380 

6,790 

114,200

844,000

) 13,300

9,900 sec.-ft.; May 25 (8:30 a.m.) ll,loO see.-ft.; Sept. 6 (7sl5 p.m.) 11,100 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 

(8:30 p.m.) 11,600 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from return of overbank storage; discharge computed from backwater curves defined by 

measurements.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 173

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°20'35", long. 96°48'00", on east line of SE^NE^ 

sec. 31, T. 22 N., R. 5 E., at bridge on State Highway 18 in north Pawnee, 50 feet 

downstream from Skedee Creek. Datura of gage is 802.73 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 576 square miles.

Records available.- July 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,790 second-feet May 27 (gage height, 16.16 

reet); minimum, 0.8 second-foot Oct. 26-28.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet Sept. 30, 1945 (gage height, 28.11 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 7-10, 19-23, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 28.19 feet May 19, 1943 (discharge, 17,800 second-feet), from 

high-water mark pointed out by local residents.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by GeoiosicaJ. survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.3

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.2

1.0

Nov.

1.8

56

305

71

23

11

6.6

5.0

4.2

2.8

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

2.2

11

13

122

-

Dec.

63

29

20

19

19

14

9.6

7.2

5.6

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.8

3.2

2.8

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

Jan.

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.9

*1.9

1.9

1.9

2.2

4.6

5.3

4.2

5.0

6.0

108

378

830

200

67

34

27

29

733

558

284

173

114

74

b60

b50

b40

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

32

23

26

137

273

882

1,910

2,400

*2,090

645

249

175

311

1,180

403

338

373

179

107

67

45

33

28

32

28

26

29

26

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

34.3

655.7

242.4

40,384.4

3 , 802 . 6

12,047

1,677

semes'

3,211

4,465.7

806.4

3,115.3

68,721.6

Mar.

162

81

59

56

47

36

28

24

33

27

150

114

55

33

26

20

20

19

18

18

32

51

42

33

34

146

116

96

41

30

30

Maximum

2.4

305

63

2,740

830

2,400 '162

4,360

558

1,800

585

1,290

4,360

Apr.

50

33

22

20

24

20

17

15

14

15

14

15

18

63

37

24

16

10

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.4

9.0

9.6

9.6

9.0

359

785

187

71

May

683

2,120

699

99

55

36

225

99

152

61

25

15

11

13

101

40

178

2,260

3,920

3,380

3,600

1,980

505

1,800

2,710

3,420

4,360

1,660

902

1,250

406

Minimum

0.8

1.0

2.0

.7

1.9

23

18

7.8 1111

3.2

l!2

1.6

.8

June

143

90

81

64

208

410

160

127

127

139

88

110

558

239

135

116

63

40

30

23

23

20

18

16

14

12

11

12

12

122

Mean

1.11

21.9

7 82

110

123

430

54 1

63 . 3

1,186

107

144

26.0

104

188

July

53

25

16

14

22

64

122

154

al,800

a700

a300

a 200

a250

137

173

141

96

23

11

7.2

5.3

4.6

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.2

6.0

15

39

63

10

Per 

square 

mile

0.0019

.038

.014

.191

.214

.747

.094 iiio

2.06

. 186

. 250

.045

.181

.326

Aug.

17

1 4

5.6

5.0

3.2

2.4

2.0

a.o

Z. 5

3.6

2.5

>.o

>.2

3.6

585

9

2

3

3

7.8

t.2

2.8

1.9

L.4

L.3

L.2

1.3

1.2

]

L.6

L.6

L.6

L.9

2.0

Sept.

2.8

43

22

411

1,290

380

74

28

333

235

55

28

87

25

28

13

10

9.0

7.2

5.6

5.0

4.6

3.9

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

Runoff

Inches

0.002

.04

.02

2.61

.25

!78

.11

.12

2.37

.21

.29

.05

.20

4.44

Acre-feet

68

1,300

481

80,090

7,540

23,890

3,330

3,770

72,920

6,370

8,860

1 , 600

6,180

136,300

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec.-ft.).--May. 19 (7 a.m.) 4,410 sec.-ft.,- May 21 (7 a.m.) 4,550 

ec.-ft.; May 27 (6 p.m.; 4,790 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge coihputed o» basis of recorded range In stage and weather 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
174 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River near Guy, N. Mex.

Looatlbh.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36'59'IS", long, 103 e 25'25", in SEfc sec. 21, T. 32 

n., K. 33 E., 1.5 miles upstream from Baker dam site, 1.7 miles northwest of Valley 

filling station, 12 miles north of Ouy, and 27 miles northwest of Kenton, Okla.

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.- April 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,350 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 12.95 

reet), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

study and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 1.9 second-feet Aug. 24.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 7,120 second-feet Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 18.12 

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 3,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area study and logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot June 9, 

10, 1947.

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

 abdv'e station for irrigation.

Dilohargt, in »eeond-feet, water year oetober 1946 to September 1949

D»y

1

5

fi7

ft

9

10

12

IS

14

15

17

1ft

20

22

83

24

25

Rfi

?,1

28

?:9

SO

31

oo t.

3,2

3.5

3,5

3.0

3,0

2,6

3,0

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.9

3.7

8.7

3.5

3.5

3.2

3,5

3.7

4.8

5,2

7,6

5.7

4.S

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.9

5,2

6.0

Nov.

14

7.6

6.3 S.'O

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.2

6.3

6.6

 6.3

6.2

5.4

B.4

5.4

5.7

195

194

198

8,3

6.3

6,9

7.2

7.2

7.8

b6.5

t>6.5

b7.0

b7.0

-

Dao,

7.2 

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.9

7.2

6.9

6.9

bS

b5

6.9 6.3

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.4

5.7

6.3

5.2

6.3

8.3

6.3

bS

6.6

bS

b5.5

b6

6.9

5,2

b5

b5

Jtff,

bS 

b5

b5

5.2

6.9

7.2

7,6

6.6

b7

b7

§.3

6.3

S.O

9.0

7.6

bS

4.6

5.7

b5

b5

be

6.9

 9.0

7.6

5.4

6.9

7.2

bS.3

6.0

S.i

6.6

Month

Fab.

bS 

bS

*b6

bS

bS

bS

b6be

b6

b6

bS

6.0

5.4

b5

b5

5.7

B.2

5.4

4.6

S.i

5.4 *5.7

4,6

4,2

4,i

4.2

4.i

3.9

.

-

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

Mav .........................................

july, ,,,,,,,,,, . . . .... . . ... . .. . . . . . .. . . ....

Mar.

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.S

4,2

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.9

6.3

5.4

a. 2

4.4

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.9

5.2

4.4

4.2

4.4

E.4

5.4

8.2

4.9

E.4

S.4

Apr.

5.2

5,4

5.4

5.2

.9

.6

.4

.2

,2

.2

.2

3.9

3.7

4.2

4.4

3.9

S.7

4.4

4.6

4.£

3.9

5.9

3.7

3,7

3.7

4.2

9.0

6.3

6.6

Secondfoot-day*

8,604,4

138.8

266.7

360.1

3,664.0

-

Hay

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.4

10

9,4

6.6

8,3

§.0

6.0

5.2 6. o.

E,4

6.3

6.3

5,g

4.6

4.4

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.S

5.2

4.9

4.6

4.6

4.9

6.7

5.2

4.4

Maximum

14

1,420

9.0

9.0

10

131

1,190

Jun«

4.8

4.4

17

1,190

51

24

IS

13

73

146

24

13

11

10

8.0

a, s

§.3

a. s

6.3

s.g

§.6

8.6

7.2

l!,J

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.2

July

4 2

4 2

3 9

4 4

4 4

4 4

33

17

14

14

11

6.9

7.i

*7

14

11

7.2

5.7

5.4

8,4

5.7

5.7

8,g

5,2

6.9

6.6

4.9

4.2

3.9

Minimum

2.6

1.7

8.6

1.9

4.9

Aug.

3.7

3.9

4.6

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.2

4.8

3.9

4.8

3.7

3.5

3.2

2.6

2.6

2,6

8,7

2.7

2.3

2.0

1.9

2.E

6.9

3.5

70

30

5.7

4.4

M»an

6.23

23,5

5.42

4.71

12.0

10.6

S«pt.

3.9

11

19

5.2

131

32

5.4

32

88

4.4

4.4

3.5

3.0

3.5

4.2

3.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.8

2.6

21

6.9

3.9

3.7

3.2

3.2

-

Runoff In 

aort-f»«t

376

17,070

714

7,700

ftT disohiree fbiBe. 1.000 e«a.-ft.).- Junt 5 (6 i.m.) 4,350 sto.-ft.j Sept. 5 (7 p.m.) 2,260 s«o.

* Winter disaharg* measurement mide on thii day. 

b Stige-disohirge relation iffeoted by ioe.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near Boise City, Okla,

176

Looation.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36'5S', long. 102°3a', in SE$ sec. 10. T. 5 N., R. 

i s. , 1 mile upstream from Cold Springs Creek, 5.5 miles upstream from Ute Creek, and 

14 miles northwest of Boise City. Qatum of gage is 3,932.55 feet above mean sea lavel, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 2,045 square milel.

Records available.- May 1905 to August 1907 (published as Cimarron River near Garrett), 

uotooer j.342 to September 1949. October 1938 to September 1942 at site 8 miles downstream, published as Cimarron River near Boise City.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet June § (gage height, 8.70 

ri«); no flow at times.

1905-7, 1942-49: Maximum discharge recorded, 13,000 second-feet Sept. 8, 1948

ze height. 9.68 feet); no flow at times 1942-49.

Flood of Apr. 20, 1942, reached a stage of 20.1 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

80.000 second-feet, mean of slope-area measurement at present site and discharge at 

sice 8 miles downstream determined from rating curve extended above 41,000 second-feet 

on basis of logarithmic plotting).

Remarks . - Records poor. Records include water diverted 1,000 feet above station for 

 irrigation. Some other small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water yeara).- W 209: 190S. W 1117: Drainage area.

(gagt

Discharge, In aeoond-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

5

4

S

6 

7 

6 

9

10

11

12 

15 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

26 

29 

50

51

Dot.

1.5 

1.5 

.9 

.9 

.6

.5

.1 

.1 

.5 

.6

.3 

.3 

.6 

.6 

.6

.9 

.9 

.9

.6 

.3

.6 

.6 

.6

.1 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.1 

.3 

.3

Nov.

23 

89

14 

12 

12

6.0 

5.5 

4.6 

5 

5.6

6.4 

10 

6.4 

7.8 

6.1

6.5 

5.2 

6.5 

2.5 

1.6

5.4

12

13 

12 

13

12 

10 

1.5 

4.2 

20

Dec.

17 

14 

17 

16 

9.5

6 

S. 5 

7.5 

4.5 4.6'

14 

14 

15 

10 

7.2

4.5 

6 

6.5 

9.5 

9

10 

9 

7 

10 

5.5

4.5 

4

6.6 

4.8 

3 

2.5

Jan,

5.2 

4.5 

2.5 

1 

1

2 

5 

5 

5 

2

1 

1e

9.6 

26

12

B7 

84

84 *a4

84

ae

22 

6.6

> al

Feb.

aO 

aO 

a. 5 

al 

al

85 

85

84 

82

82.2

bll 

25 

.2 

.2 

4.5

16 

14 

11 

9.4 -6.4

12 

12 

7.4 

4.4 

6.2

9.0 

6.5 

5.6

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

ber . ....

lendar year 1946

ter year 1946-49 .......................

M§r.

7.0 

6.2 

6.2 

4.6 

4.4

4.0 

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.0 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.5 

2.5 

2.6 

2.9

3.1 

2.3 

2.3 

2 

2

2.6 

3.0 

2.1 

2 

4.9 

7.1

Apr.

Seoondfoot-daya

15.3 

235.0 

269.4

19,646.4

151.4 

185.7 

106.3 

46.6 

717.4, 

7,413.5 

2,236.4 

939.0 

1,304.9

13,674.9

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 sec. -ft.).- June 5 (1:50 p

7.5 

9.6 

6.6 

5.2 

5.0

1.6 

.9 

.5

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.5

5.6 

2.7 

.9 

1.3 

.4

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.5 

21 

56 

25 

12

7.2 

5.0 

168 

154 

861

858

846 

35 

16 

7.2

4.4

5.6 

5.6 

3.2 

3.0

2.3 

1.9 

1.0 

.3 

.1 

.1

Maximum

1.3 

29 

16

5,100

26 

23 

7.1 

9.6 

166 

4,110 

443 

207 

352

4,110

June

0 

0 

.1 

15 . 

4,110

1,090 

255 

154 

867 

284

245 

256

I 890

52 

44

42 

37

30 

106 

135

42

25 

10 

9 

9 

6.4

July

5.2 

4.0 

2.5 

1.0 

.4

0 

1.6 

.4

118 

259

220 

445 

162 

79 

246

171 

90 

110 

129 

61

55 

855

a6. 6 

82

aO

BO 

80 

32 

25 

15 

6.9

Aug.

125 

B89

861

aSS

a29

alS 

87.0 

e4

82

al

aO 

aO

BO 

80 

80

aO 

§17 

alS 

' 84.8 

al.2

a. 2

80 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

207 

115 

145 

56

Sept.

22 

9.4

5S2 

128 

a70

265 

182 

865 

852 

39

36

824 

14 

6.7 

aO

 S.,

BO 

80

aO 

aO

BO

aO 

aO

80

eO 

0 

0 

0 

0

«n*<,m, MM* Runoff In Minimum Man aore-feet

0 0.49 30 

1.5 9.50 565 

2.5 6.69 534

0 54.2 39,360

4.66 300 

0 6.63 366 

2 3.49 215 

0 1.55 92 

0 23.1 1,420 

0 247 14,700 

0 72.2 4,440 

0 30.3 1,660 

0 43.5 2,590

0 37.. 5 27,110

.m.) 10,200 sec. -ft.; July 12 (11:30 p.m.)

2,290 see. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record) discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records, and 

records for r diversion versoncanal.ana.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.- No gage-height record In diversion canal Nov. 9, Jan. 5-13, 16-19, Feb. 3-6, Mar. 19, 20, 

24, 25, 89, June 12-16, 26, 29, Aug. fl-10, 20, 21; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of SHoT'.Ti^I, SWSS? sTs-iri!*!'; J^er!2b ?a%i0 ?ta8"'11'onaP8e p'latlon affeot'd by
176 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Clmarron River near Mocane, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59', long. K}0°19', at county highway bridge 

J.,001) feet south of northwest corner sec. 24, T. 6 N., R. 25 E., 6f miles northeast 

of Mocane and 13 miles upstream from Crooked Creek. Datum of gage is 2,206.12 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 8,743 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet June 7 (gage height, 5.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,300 second-feet; minimum daily, 9 secondfeet Jan. 5.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1949; no flow at times in August 1943 

and July 1946.

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

which are poor.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

49 

45 

42 

35 

30

42 

52 

49 

56 

56

60 

64 

69 

64 

60

56 

52 

52 

56 

64

109 

84 

60 

56 

56

56 

49 

74 

79 

56 

69

Nov.

360 

180 

102 

90 

137

102 

109 

102 

64 

52

52 

5E 

79 

79 

84

74 

69 

222 

224 

149

96 

115 

170 

219 

208

115 

137 

161 

79 

69

Dec.

60 

52 

52 

52 

60

69 

49 

64 

122 

109

96 

74 

69 

90 

130

137 

161 

189 

137 

115

79 

69 

69 

79 

40

38 

56 

*74 

45 

b4S 

*t60

Jan.

tlZO 

52 

69 

blO 

*b9

blO 

b440 

511 

60 

a40

a20 

a 30 

b50 

*b80 

b!70

b!20 

(*)

a55 

(*)

Feb.

i a!70

(*)

*90 

102 

122

130 

102 

69 

69 

80

230 

130 

, 96

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febn 

'Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept.

Wa

lendar year 1948 

apy

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 seo.-ft.}.- Ju

10,500 sec. -ft.; June 13 (11:45 a.m.) 4,440

Mar.

145 

145 

115 

79 

90

115 

79 

60 

69 

69

84 

79 

74 

74 

52

60 

60 

52 

52 

40

64 

69 

56 

64 

74

170 

115 

g96 

102 

302 

153

Apr.

96 

90 

90 

74 

96

84 

84 

74 

90 

69

64 

84 

122 

69 

56

60 

64 

64 

79 

79

74 

60 

60 

60 

56

161 

597 

170 

69 

74

Secondfoot ^days

1,801 

3,751 

2,541

36,278

2,616 

4,110 

2,858 

2,996 

5,719 

18,625 

3,962 

2,358 

2,803

54,140

ne 4 (12:30 

sec. -ft.

May

74 

56 

52 

60 

115

132 

406 

219 

137 

9P

64 

52 

69- 

109 

122

816 

249 

276 

208 

122

145 

273 

428 

137 

79

123 

814 

90 

56 

56 

84

Maximum

109 

360 

189

2,440

511

302 

597 

816 

5,500 

362 

182 

439

5,500

p.m.) 8,200

June

69 

69 

102 

2,180 

115

a56 

2,120 

5,500 

1,950 

549

554 

459 

2,440 

483 

a!99

189 

170 

230 

180 

102

74 

52 

45 

243 

115

79 

84 

84 

69 

64

July

69 

56 

56 

56 

60

52 

64 

130 

194 

352

208 

362 289~ 

130 

154

2E8 

109 

102 

219 

gl!5

84 

109 

304 

102 

45

52 

56 

40 

35 

74 

56

Minimum

30 

52 

38

10

9

40 

56 

52 

' 45 

36 

42 

42

9

Aug.

69 

52 

79 

130 

122

109 

g84 

g79 

69 

74

79 

79 

84 

90 

60

69 

60 

49 

64 

69

64 

60 

56 

42 

42

45 

52 

56 

74 

115 

182

Mean

58.1 

125 

82.0

99.1

84.4 

147 

92.2 

99.9 

184 

621 

128 

76.1 

93.4

148

sec. -ft.; June 7 (11

Sept.

295 

130 

219 

230 

a69

aS4 

a60 

a60 

a69 

a84

a439 

79 

a74 

a64 

a64

a56 

aSO 

a47 

346 

a45

45 

42 

42 

45 

49

64 

74 

60 

64 

74

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,570 

7,440 

5,040

71,960

5,190 

8,150 

5,670 

5,940 

11,340 

36,940 

7,860 

4,680 

5,560

107,400

p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records.

t> Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 177

Cimarron River near Waynoka, Okla,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'55", long. 98°52'45", near center of sec. 35, 

T. 24 N., R. 16 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 281, three-quarters of a mile downstream 

from Ewers (Maine) Creek and 5 miles south of Waynoka, Datum of gage is 1,367.50 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers),

Drainage area.- 13,397 square miles.

Records available.- February 1938 to September 1949. November 1903 to December 1905 (gage 

neignts only) at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, 5 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 388 second-feet.

Extemes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,900 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 10.00 

reet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 17, 18.

1938-49: Maximum gage height, 10.70 feet May 23, 1936 (discharge not determined)) 

no flow at times 1938-40, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 897: 1939. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.5 

8.5 

9.2 

9.£ 

7.8

6.£ 

4.0 

£.5 

1.8 

1.8

1.2 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.6 

.6 

.8 

2-. 5

9.£ 

14 

18 

20 

23

26 

26 

£7 

£8 

52 

56

Nov.

430 

363 

228 

£81 

149

100 

77 

69 

65 

62

58 

58 

59 

61 

62

64 

60 

60 

69 

86

80 

126 

146 

15£ 

139

128 

188 

670 

334 

£40

Dec.

220 

198 

171 

15£ 

139

130 

121 

115 

108 

103

100 

97 

94 

94 

9£

91 

91 

89 

88 

86

86 

86 

86 

86 

85

85 

84 

81 

80 

77 

7£

Jan.

68 

67 

66 

66 

65

»63 

60 

59 

b50 

b30

b£0 

b25 

*b35 

64 

453

400 

a300 

a240 

a200 

a!70

a!50 

a!30 

a 400 

8900 

a500

a 300 

a£00 

a!50 

a!30 

a!20 

*b!60

Feb.

b210 

b300 

b250 

557 

670

1,140 

910 

2,730 

*3,360 

1,930

1,470 

1,790 

£,060 

1,100 

510

435 

388 

751 

86£ 

650

510 

442 

407 

631 

631

850 

1,870 

1,090

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar-.

828 

650 

550 

534 

494

394 

328 

297 

291 

272

249 

245 

£36 

224 

213

£01 

194 

181 

168 

154

224 

302 

209 

188 

194

690 

470 

339 

394 

510 

307

Apr.

2 

4

1

Secondfoot-days

368.4 

4,664 

3,287

135,632.1

5,641 

28,304 

10,530 

14,337 

 124,019 

90,927 

42,339 

6,310 

29,345

360,071.4

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- May 7 (9 a.m

254 

400 

421 

357 

354

286 

236 

188 

163 

160

15£ 

139 

130 

126 

110

100 

92 

86 

81 

80

88 

100 

126 

157 

128

119 

440 

850 

520 

934

May

660 

476 

534 

351 

510

494 

3,530 

1,300 

1,570 

79S

542 

382 

328 

3,110 

3,760

18,000 

19,000 

17 , 900 

12,100 

7,670

12,500 

3,880 

1,870 

1,740 

2,330

1,650 

1,570 

1,740 

£,100 

956 

669

Maximum

56 

670 

2£0

14,600

900 

3,360 

828 

4,850 

19,000 

12,900 

6»020 

621 

6,980

19,000

June

524 

435 

382 

6,790 

12,900

4,600 

2,370 

6,030 

10,100 

6,4£0

4,800 

2,410 

9,440 

9,1£0 

4,190

1,700 

1,140 

939 

806 

736

612 

584 

524 

931 

612

466 

498 

348 

£90 

230

July

202 

184 

172 

155 

14£

123 

108 

342 

642 

4,390

1,070 

£,470 

6,020 

£,940 

1,390

744 

511 

563 

498 

417

388 

417 

7££ 

2,410 

1,220

691 

5,950 

4,010 

1,710 

1,010 

728

Aug.

598 

466 

371 

316 

£79

£50 

2£0 

230 

269 

290

£20 

176 

163 

6£1

454

asoo 

a200 

al40 

aioo 

a70

a55 

a45 

a40 

36 

36

34 

34 

34 

36 

43 

184

Minimum Mean

0.6 11.9 

58 155 

7£ 106

.6 371

20 182 

210 1,011 

154 340 

80 478 

328 4,001 

230 3,031 

108 1,366 

54 204 

130 978

.6 986

Sept.

669 

655 

640 

2,590 

1,710

2,550 

2, £00 

855 

612 

544

544 

6,980 

2,590 

1,420 

863

626 

524 

429 

337 

284

254 

216 

189 

172 

159

151 

151 

155 

146 

130

Runoff In 

acre-feet

731 

9, £50 

6,520

£69,000

11,190 

56,140 

£0,890 

28,440 

246,000 

180,400 

83,980 

1£,5£0 

58,200

714,300

) 10,500 sec. -ft.; May 16 (9:30 a.m.)

42,900 sec.-rtT; May 21 (2:30 a.m.) 28.200 sec.-ft.; June 5 (11 a.m.) 24.000 sec.-ft.; June 8 (11:30 

p.m.) 15,300 sec.-ft.} June 13 (5 p.m.) 24,600 sec.-ft.; July £7 (4 p.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; Sept. 12 

(3 a.m.) 14,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
178 ARKANSAS RIVSR BASIN

Cimarron River near Guthrie, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'10", long. 97°25'35", in NE^SE^ sec. 29 T. 

iv w., R 2 W., 1 mile downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 2j miles north of Guthrie, 

and 5 miles upstream from Ephraim Creek. Datum of gage is 900.50 feet above mean sea 

level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 16,946 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 906 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 51,500 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 12.98 

reet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 18.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1949; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Nov. 2, 

1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

ror periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

dot.

65 

62 

59 

56 

52

51 

50 

47 

46 

45

45 

44 

42 

42 

41

42 

40 

37 

37 

42

46 

46 

48 

47 

47

45 

42 

41 

40 

39 

40

Nov.

47 

5,890 

3,930 

2,370 

946

516 

416 

357 

308 

262

221 

197 

177 

165 

160

154 

140 

124 

127 

124

127 

122 

119 

124 

124

127 

165 

247 

1,320 

2,110

Dec.

1,480 

856 

587 

490 

427

371 

334 

295 

278 

247

229 

218 

214 

211 

211

200 

197 

194 

194 

187

190 

187 

181 

181 

187

187 

184 

187 

187 

171 

165

Jan.

154 

157 

168 

154

*132

112 

117 

132 

b!30 

b60

*U45 

b60 

blOO 

*129 

183

311 

3,560 

2,290

*1,110 

b520

b350 

266 

499 

2,320 

b3,900

bl,500 

«b700 

b410 

b200 

bl80 

«b210

Feb.

b310 

b440 

bseo

b330 

b5oO

b6,100 

*b9,400 

9,200 

*7,08o 

5,460

4,380 

3,090 

3,090 

a5, 330 

*4,260

2,600 

2,690 

3,090 

2,090 

1,450

1,320 

1,290 

1,040 

982 

899

834 

a900 

al,300

Month

Ooto 

Novt 

Deot

Ca

Janu 

Ftbr 

Maro 

Apr! 

M»v

Junt 

July 

Augu 

Stpt

Wa

Itndar year 1948

ter ytar 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (bast, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- M

seo.-rt.j nay Sz (z p.m.; *B,&OO seo.-rt.; n 

16,700 sec. -ft.) Junt 11 (12 m.) 15,400 stc.

Mar.

a2,000 

a£,000 

al,800 

al.SOO 

al,300

1,120 

1,030 

g834 

g752 

g866

gl,290 

g899 

g723 

g651 

g610

594 

572 

550 

529 

496

g536 

g752 

gl,700 

1,040 

762

660 

634 

gl,170 

1,580 

1,080 

10,400

Apr.

3,820 

2,690 

1,860 

1,190 

994

866 

723 

660 

594 

626

522

516 

449 

421 

381

348 

325

304 

291

286 

286 

282 

274 

262

262 

325 

366 

2,350 

3,930

Seoondfoot-days

1,426 

21,216 

9,427

290,995

20,159 

79,815 

40,430 

26,511 

280,164 

148,368 

41,773 

13,524 

25,726

708,539

May

2,500 

2,790 

1,580 

1,160 

934

888 

2,540 

13,000 

4,730 

2,690

1,610 

1,400 

958 

781 

752

921 

14,100 

21,500 

33,200 

42,400

20,000 

38,100 

14,300 

13,400 

13,800

5,460 

4,500 

3,820 

3,820 

7,560 

4,970

Maximum

65 

5,890 

1,480

21,200

3,900 

9,400 

10,400 

3,930 

42,400 

16,200 

4,040 

1,900 

2,990

42,400

June

3,400 

2,180 

3,600 

4,150 

3,470

10,100 

10,400 

4,970 

7,130 

10,200

13,700 

8,440 

7,080 

7,840 

16,200

7,560 

4,380 

2,890 

2,310 

2,110

3,710 

2,420 

1,450 

1,230 

1,070

1,010 

1,110 

2,040 

1,260 

958

July

801 

686 

594 

557 

794

984 

48* 

411 

1,380 

1,010

910 

2,010 

2,400 

1,220 

3,530

3,290 

1,850 

1,300 

888 

694

617 

669 

572 

503 

449

470 

1,500 

1,100 

3,170 

4,040 

2,890

Aug.

1,900 

1,120 

812 

651 

541

484 

438 

401 

401 

381

362 

386 

381 

366 

343

362 

651 

602 

706 

401

278 

229

200 

174 

160

142 

135 

127 

122 

127 

140

Minimum Mean

37 46.0 

47 707 

165 304

28 795

45 650 

310 2,851 

496 1,304 

262 884 

752 9,038 

958 4,946 

411 1,348 

122 436 

137 858

37 1,941

Sept.

140 

137 

200 

236 

438

1,020 

2,690 

2,040 

2,500 

1,610

651 

406 

391 

2,990 

2,310

1,530 

994 

772 

677 

617

580 

484 

421 

366 

325

291 

259 

236 

218 

197

Runoff In 

 ore-feet

2,830 

42,080 

18, 700

577,100

39,980 

158,300 

80, 190 

52,580 

555,700 

294,300 

82., 860 

26,820 

51,030

1,405,000

ar. 31 (2 a.m.) 16,000 sec. -ft. j Hay 20 (9 a.m.) 51,500 

ay 25 (4 a.m.) 18,000 sec. -ft.; June 7 (1:30 a.m.) 

O,fVV BCU I -* V . > VUIIV AJ, ^ .L& m. / AO,«W OWU . -ft.] A \t i June 15 (5:45 a.m.) 21,500 seo.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height graph, weather 

ecords, and records for station at Ferklns. 

b Stage-dlsohargt relation affected by loe. 

g Computed from graph based on onoe-dally wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 179

Cimarron River at Perkins, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°58', long. 97°02', in SW£SW£ sec. 7, T. 17 N., 

R. a E., at bridge on State Highway 40, 1 mile south of Perkins, If miles upstream from 

Dugout Creek, and 4 miles downstream from Wildhorse Creek. Datum of gage is 819.88 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 17,915 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since J.aav are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,281 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 65,300 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 15.22 

Feet]; minimum, 40 second-feet Oct. 19.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 19, 1949; minimum, 1 second-foot at times 

in October and November 1939.

Flood of Oct. 4, 5, 1926, reached a stage of 17.0 feet from floodmarks, from 

information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W ill?: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

91 

87 

80 

76 

72

69

66 

61 

59 

56

55 

52 

51 

48 

47

51 

48 

43 

41 

43

50 

52 

52 

52 

53

55 

56 

53 

50 

48 

47

Nov.

67 

2,340 

4,300 

3,130 

2,010

1,100 

700 

560 

449 

364

312 

270 

227

215 

200

186 

166 

156 

147 

138

136 

136 

136 

136 

133

136 

156 

274 

361 

2,160

Dec.

2,160 

1,440 

893 

661 

547

461 

420 

380 

342 

312

292 

274 

260 

252 

243

227

211 

204 

196 

193

193 

190 

193 

193 

186

190 

193 

196 

190 

186 

182

Jan.

176' 

169

166 

166 

*160

147 

128 

125 

138 

128

82 

80 

109 

153 

219

274 

2,020 

g2,960 

g2,010 

gl,140

g708 

g533 

1,480 

3,590 

6,040

3,320 

g2,310 

bl.OOO 

b400 

b300 

b300

Feb.

g353 

g369 

g646 

*646 

911

6,940 

10,700 

10,300 

9,260 

6,830

5,800 

3,890 

3,320 

5,550 

5,670

3,320 

2,540 

2,790 

2,540 

1,680

1,310 

1,330 

1,220 

1,050 

939

875 

858 

1,700

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

5,430 

3,500 

2,230 

1,740 

1,390

1,170 

1,020 

949 

849 

772

1,510 

1,460 

967 

866 

789

747 

723 

692 

677 

646

692 

716 

967 

1,810 

1,120

939 

747 

805 

1,260 

1,680 

4,930

Apr.

4,850 

3,500 

2,380 

1,680 

1,240

1,080 

949 

814 

723 

700

700 

617 

588 

519 

474

443 

408 

369 

347 

337

332 

317 

307 

297 

292

288 

369 

624 

526

3,050

Secondfoot-days

1,764 

20,801 

12,060

327,490

30,531 

93,337 

43,793 

29,120 

355,130 

164,160 

46,233 

16,225 

32,702

845,856

May

4,100 

4,100 

3,220 

1,440 

1,090

858 

902 

6,940 

7,160 

4,960

2,700 

1,940 

1,490 

1,120 

1,200

1,000 

7,780 

19,200 

48,400 

50,400

29,700 

37,600 

22,800 

26,900 

25,200

12,000 

6,640 

4,630 

4,280 

7,330 

8,150

Maximum

91 

4,300 

2,160

24,900

6,040 

10,700 

5,430 

4,850 

50,400 

16,600 

4,280 

2,290 

3,180

50,400

June

4,160 

4,070 

5,990 

5,010 

3,450

7,540 

14,000 

6,310 

5,100 

9,600

15,700 

11,800 

8,310 

5,410 

16,600

8,520 

5,270 

3,740 

3,000 

2,440

2,590 

3,270 

1,940 

1,510 

1,360

1,200 

1,130 

1,700 

2,220 

1,220

July

Minimum

41 

67 

182

33

80 

353 

646 

288 

858 

1,130 

491 

155 

160

41

857 

732 

654 

594 

582

3,150 

1,070 

563 

1,200 

2,320

1,430 

1,240 

2,420 

2,220 

2,170

4,280 

2,850 

1,880 

1,380 

1,020

801 

689 

661 

588 

532

491 

569 

1,290 

1,010 

3,720 

3,270

Aug.

2,290

1,560 

1,110 

865 

740

640 

563 

508 

480 

446

415 

389 

409 

415 

399

375 

375 

627 

661 

654

404 

294 

243 

199 

182

176 

168 

165 

160 

158 

155

Mean

56.9 

693 

389

895

985 

3,333 

1,413 

971 

11,460 

5,472 

1,491 

523 

1,090

2,317

Sept.

160 

160 

216 

619 

569

809 

1,300 

2,440 

2,670 

3,090

1,810 

1,080 

1,370 

2,050 

3,180

2,360 

1,620 

1,160 

882 

732

a660 

a600 

a550 

a 480 

a430

a390 

g365 

g342 

g314 

g294

Runoff In 

acre-feet

3,500 

41,260 

23,920

649,600

60,560 

185,100 

86,860 

57,760 

704, 400 

325,600 

91,700 

32,180 

64,860

1,676,000

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 6 (2:30 p.m.) 16,800 sec. -ft.; May 19 (4:30 a.m.)

17,200 sec.-ft.5 June 11 (7 p.m.) 16,600 sec.-ft.j June 15 (2 p.m.) 21,000 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record^ discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
180 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cimarron River at Mannford, Okla.

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09', long. 96°g3', in SW£uw£ sec. b, T. 19 N., 

H. 9 E. , at county highway bridge, half a mile north of Mannford, Ij- miles downstream 

from House Creek, and 18 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 682.92 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 18,912 square miles.

Records available.- January 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,712 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 78,400 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 23.58 

feet); minimum, 82 second-feet Oct. 23.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet Sept. 4, 1940 (gage height, 25.2 

feet, site and datum then in use, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 

5 second-feet Oct. 25, 1939.

Flood in October 1908 reached a stage about 0.5 foot higher than that of Sept. 4, 

1940, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 1,000 second-feet, which are fair, and those 

i'or periods of ice effect ..which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ideological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

166 

158 

155 

152 

144

138 

130 

124 

118 

108

99 

99 

99 

96 

96

105 

96 

96 

93 

99

102 

96 

91 

91 

91

91 

91 

93 

93 

96 

96

Nov.

115 

112 

872 

3,480 

3,120

2,190 

1,420 

918 

678 

584

477 

400 

370 

341 

319

292 

267 

242 

229 

224

216 

206 

198 

194 

186

178 

247 

319 

282 

282

Dec.

730 

1,930 

1,640 

1,190 

850

670 

554 

470 

400 

370

352 

336 

319 

346 

330

297 

267 

257 

247 

238

229 

224 

220 

224 

242

229 

224 

242 

216 

211 

206

Jan.

202 

202 

216 

202 

198

190 

186 

182 

174 

174

*g!86 

g!86 

g!52 

g!27 

g!90

g319 

g346 

g759 

g2,470 

gl,810

gl,470 

gl,130 

3,470 

3,380 

3,380

7,160 

b4,000 

b2,000 

bl,000 

b600 

b500

Feb.

b600 

b700 

b800 

bl,800 

2,400

3,290 

*12,700 

12,800 

11,200 

8,010

5,860 

4,920 

3,880 

3,380 

6,830

5,720 

3,770 

2,860 

2,780 

2,860

2,060 

1,690 

1,690 

2,260 

1,810

1,530 

1,420 

1,320

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

Lendar year 1948 .......................

uary. . ........ . .......... ...

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,270 

4,550 

3,570 

2,620 

2,000

1,640 

1,370 

1,220 

1,120 

1,O50

970 

988 

1,530 

1,140 

935

858 

799 

750 

718 

694

702 

710 

686 

686 

1,040

1,810 

1,270 

1,070 

892 

935 

1,230

Apr.

4, 

4, 

3, 

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

Secondfoot-days

3,402 

18,958 

14,260

469,978

36,561 

110,940 

40,623 

34,679 

411,884 

176,180 

51,371 

23,678 

36,546

959,282

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 7 (6:30

7B.40O sec. -ft. ; May Z3 [9 a.m.; 45,4OO sec. -ft.; June 3 

(2:30 a.m.) 19,000 sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

150 

370 

500 

750 

080

590 

340 

190 

180 

600

965 

827 

771 

687 

629

575 

537 

500 

460 

422

400 

395 

390 

385 

380

375 

500 

544 

537 

650

May

995 

3,350 

3,920 

3,920 

1,890

1,240 

1,010 

939 

5,880 

6,040

4,560 

2,900 

1,950 

1,710 

1,480

1,710 

1,300 

21,400 

71,300 

54,400

41,800 

27>600 

35,200 

32,800 

24,200

24,200 

8,750 

7,160 

6,040 

5,080 

7,160

Maximum

166 

3,480 

1,930

39,300

7,160 

12,800 

4,550 

4,370 

71,300 

13,600 

3,590 

3,670 

2,900

71,300

June

7,010 

4,760 

13,400 

4,860 

4,860

4,010 

9,700 

11,300 

7,350 

6,360

10, 100 

13,600 

8,610 

6,860 

7,760

13,500 

7,460 

g5,780 

g4,280 

g3,190

2,540 

2,340 

3,190 

2,410 

1,830

1,590 

1,420 

2,010 

1,830 

2,270

July

1,830 

1,190 

984 

877 

1,530

1,880 

1,930 

2,700 

3,240 

1,480

2,270 

1,830 

1,480 

1,530 

2,610

2,010 

3,590 

3,590 

2,340 

gl,770

gl,340 

1,080 

903 

819 

763

694 

623 

589 

709 

1,290 

1,900

Aug.

3,670 

2,610 

2,010 

1,440 

gl,130

g939 

g811 

g724 

g650 

g602

g589 

g550 

g589 

g460 

500

477 

449 

422 

449 

687

680 

636 

477 

g390 

g327

g300 

g274 

g249 

g237 

g229 

221

Minimum Mean

91 110 

112 632 

206 460

55 1,284

127 1,179 

600 3,962 

686 1,317 

375 1,156 

939 13,290 

1,420 5,873 

589 1,657 

221 764 

210 1,218

91 2,628

Sept.

214 

210 

214 

665 

1,290

1,230 

811 

877 

1,720 

2,080

2,900 

2,470 

2,080 

1,380 

2,210

2,820 

2,750 

2,080 

1,530 

1,190

974 

811 

709 

636 

562

506 

460 

422 

385 

360

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,750 

37,600 

28,280

932,200

72,520 

220,000 

80,970 

68,780 

817,000 

349,400 

101,900 

46,960 

72,490

1,903,000

a.m.) 33,400 sec. -ft. j May 19 (1 p.m.) 

(11:30 a.m.) 22,100 sec. -ft. j June 16

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 181

Crooked Creek near Nye, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02','long. 100°12', at southeast corner sec. 1, 

 T. 35 S., R. 27 W., at bridge pn county road, 6? miles east of Nye and 11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 2,163.79 .feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage apea.- 1,157 square miles, of which about 800 square miles is probably noncontributing.

Records available.- August 1942..fo September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,310 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage height, 6.93 

feet), from-rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet; minimum daily, 2 secondfeet Jan. 4 .

1942-49: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 26, 1949; no flow at times each water 

year except 1949.

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

which are poor.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.8 

9.2 

9.2 

8.1 

7.1

8.1 

8.1 

8.6 

10 

11

11 

10 

11 

10 

10

9.2 

9.8 

11 

12 

13

15. 

16 

15 

13 

13

13 

IS 

14 

16 

15 

15

Nov.

28 

a25 

18 

16 

15

16 

16 

17 

17 

18

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

16 

15 

17 

19 

22

21 

21 

19 

19 

19

17 

19 

18 

18 

17

Dec.

16 

18 

19 

20 

21

24 

19 

16 

18 

21

21 

21 

21 

22 

22

21 

20 

20 

22 

22

22 

22 

a20 

a22 

a20

a20 

a27 

*21 

26 

b!8 

b25

Jan.

b40 

b45 

b!2 

b2 

*b5

b!5 

blOO 

61 

b35 

b20

bio 

b!5 

b22 

b35 

b60

b40 

*b!8

b!6 

(»)

Feb.

} -

a25

256 

205 

310 

157 

121

59 

40 

b35 

*b35 

b35

b45 

42 

37 

40 

50

52 

61 

63

71 

71

87 

87 

*76

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

raber. ...................................

lendar year 194E .......................

uary. ............. .». ...................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

66 

59 

56 

54 

44

40 

35 

34 

32

30

26 

26 

27 

26 

25

21 

22 

21 

19 

20

24 

26 

24 

22 

25

31 

30 

29 

26 

34 

39

Apr'.

31 

28 

26 

26 

25

a25 

a22 

22 

20 

18

20 

22 

24 

21

21

18 

17 

17 

19 

18

19 

20 

19 

19 

18

1,050 

848 

331 

202 

157

Secondfoot-days

353.2 

551 

647

12,933.3

758 

2,096 

993 

3,123 

11,064 

9,754 

5,061 

939 

5,237

40,576.2

May

194 

137 

96 

99 

124

172 

383 

365 

209 

131

105 

111 

157 

164 

161

1,740 

651 

549 

767 

1,130

910 

651 

479 

294 

247

280 

201 

a!68 

a!47 

a!31 

alll

Maximum

16 

28 

27

1,290

100 

310 

66 

1,050 

1,740 

1,820 

635

1,020

1,820

June

a93 

a76 

66 

1,820 

557

390 

337 

353 

848 

494

502 

494 

1,200 

422 

337

1 321

261 

201 

a!37 

g!08

81 

a95

32 

a28 

a26

Minimum

July

a33 

a26 

a25 

aZ5 

25

24 

26 

42 

f342 

295

90 

635 

275 

127 

111

168 

222 

261 

217 

161

111 

266 

194 

93 

151

217 

256 

243 

230 

allO 

a60

7.1 

15 

16

5.0

2

19 

17 

96 

26 

24 

10 

21

2

Aug.

a60

34 

32

30 

a28 

a25 

a24 

a22

a20 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

15 

13 

12

10 

10. 

11 

14 

18 

34

Mean

11.4 

18.4 

20.9

35.3

24.5 

74.9 

32.0 

104 

357 

325 

163 

30.3 

175

111

Sept.

. 3350

251 

217 

201 

175

1,020 

342 

186 

151 

118

81 

54 

40 

31 

31

32 

28 

25 

22 

22

21 

22 

21 

22 

24

Runoff in 

acre-feet

701 

1,090 

1,280

25,650

1,500 

4,160 

1,970 

6,190 

21,950 

19,350 

10,040 

1,860 

10,390

80,480

Peak discharge (base, 1.400 see.-ft.).- Apr. 26 (6:15 p.m.) 6,310 Bee.-ft.; May 16 (9 a.m.) 3,490 

sec.-ft. ; June 4 (1:45 p.m.; 5,970 sec.-ft.; June 9 (2:30 a.m.) 2,150 sec.-ft.; June 13 (1:45 a.m.) 

3,570 sec.-ft.; Sept. 11 (8:45 a.m.) 1,820 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day..

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and 

records for Clmarron River near Mocane, Okla.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

f Fragmentary g.-.ge-height record.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily staff-gage readings.
182 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Drummond, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 8 19'-, long. 98"00', in NEfc sec. 18. T. 21 N.. 

R. 8 w., at county highway bridge. 8t miles northeast of Drummond, 2f miles downstream 

from Clear Creek, and 9 miles southwest (corrected) of Enid.

Drainage area.- 248 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947,to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,390 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 11.69

no flow Oct. 1-20, 24. 

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1949; no flow at times each year.

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

 whidh are poor.

Dlaoharge, in saoond-faat, watar year October 1948 to Saptambar 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

8 

7

9

10

11 

18 

IS 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18

19 

80

I

 1 

:3

is* 

38

,'6 

17 

88 

89 

SO 

31

Oct.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

0

.1 

.1 

!i

.8 

.8

.1

Nov.

33S 

673 

385 

49 

18

8.S 

6.S 

S.I 

8.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.0 

1.8

.8

1.5 

.6 

.6 

.8 

 

.5 

.6 

,6 

.8 

.5

.5

81 

8S9 

800 

89

Dee.

3S 

81 

17 

81 

14

»8.3 

5.8 

4.6 

3.1 

3.6

3.8 

2.8 

8.8 

8.6 

8.8

1.6 

1.8 

1.5 

1.5

1.5

1.0 

1.0 

1.8 

1.8 

1.6

1.8

1.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

1.0

Jan.

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

1.8 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.8 

.8 

b.5

b.5 

bl 

b8 

7.6 

188

337

611 

a!40 

aeo

 40 

 100

allo 

687 

678 

§445

blOO 

b70 

bSO 

b40 

 85 

a85

Feb.

*b28 

b80 

b80 

bSO 

198

418 

701 

1,100 

1,100 

767

857 

388 

1,080 

461 

346

610 

347 

B86 

 56 

 40

a31 

S85 

a24

 as »84

S8

511 

368

Month

Goto 

Nova

Daoa

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Naro 

Apr! M*H

gun* 

July 

Augu 

3apt

Wa

landar yaar 1948

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

tar yaar 1948-49 .......................

Peak diaohara* (base. l.SOO aeo. -ft.).- Mi

aeoT-ftTj Bay II (1 aim.! 1,978 ato.-ffclj Mi

Mar.

74 

48 

S6 

30 

84

a80 

a!5 

alS

59 

56

S6 

85 

88 

19 

17

17 

15 

15 

16 

17

83 

86 

88

80 

15

193

51 

8S 

81 

1,740 

1,490

Apr.

1,140 

610 

186 

8S 

58

44 

34 

85 

84 

84

83 

18 

17

. 14 

14

14 

11 

11 

11 

18

11 

18 

11 

10 

10

10so

88

15 

SSO

Seoondfoot-daya

1.8 

8,084.7 

164.0

8,798.8

3,495.4 

8,931 

4,804 

8,834 

16,390 

6,438 

650.3 

55.1 

564.4

47,958.1

May

864 

75 

SO 

SO 

78

68 

845

*% 

89

18 

15 

14 

18

18

76 

148 

191 

1,690 

1,190

1,580 

1,400 

1,380 

1,380 

886

3S8 

180 

l.SSO 

1,950 

1,140 

610

Maximum

0.8 

67S 

S3

1,090

67S 

1,100 

1,740

1,1*0 

1,960 

1,190 

115 

10 

860

1,950

June

160 

a75

g51 

1,190 

1,140

588 

109 

80 

67 

48

693 

454 

994 

994 

314

66 

47 

38 

448 

549

96 

77 

55 

38

SI

86 

2S 

20 

18 

16

Minimum

July

0 

.5 

.8

0

.5

80 

13 

10 

18 

16 

8.6 

.4 

1.0

0

14 

14 

18 

11 

11

11 

9.0 

8.3 

9.0 

IS

10 

115 

106 

55

88

18 

9.0 

7.6 

6.8 

4.6

4.6 

S.6 

S.I 

3.1 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

8.6 

5.8 

48 

18

Aug.

6.7 

8.6 

1.8

1.5 

i.B

1.5 

1.6 

1.5 

1.8 

4.1

8.6 

10 

S.6 

1.8 

1.6

1.8 

1.0 

1.0 

.6 

.5

.4

1.0 

.6 

.8 

.6

,6 

.5 

.4

.5

.6 

2.0

Mean

0.04 

67. 6 

5.89

18.6

113 

S19 

136 

94.5 

6S8 

881 

17.8 

1.78 

18.8

131

Sept.

1.8 

6.1 

4.1 

53 

58

IS 

75 

860 

45

14

7.8 

4.1

1,5 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

8.6 

1.5 

1.8 

1.8

1.5 

1.8

1.8 

1.0 

1.8

1.8

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.8

Runoff in 

aora-faat

8.4 

4,080 

385

13,480

6,930 

17,710 

8,540 

5,680 

38,100 

16,740 

1,090 

109 

1,180

95,110

r. SO (8 p.m.) 8,800 aeo. -ft. i Hay 19 (8 a.m.) 8,840 

y 85 (10)15 a.m.) 8,480 a«o.-ft.j Hay 88 (lOiSO p.m.)

.m.) 

* Winter diaoharga meaaurament inant made on this day.

a No gaga-height reoordj diaoharge interpolated, or oomputtd on baaia of weather reoorda.

b Staga-diaoharge relation affaoced by ioe.

g Computed from graph baaed on onoe-daily wirt-waight gaga readlnga.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 183

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36e 07', long. 96°52', in

 sec. 15. T. 19 N., R. 4 E., 10 miles east of Stillwater. Datum of gage is 838.28 feet 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Drainage area.- 30.2 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to'September 1949.

Average discharge..- 15 years, 11.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,050 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 12.69

 feet); no flow at times. , _ A 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 18,000 second-feet Aug. 14, 1942 (gage height, 17.54

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Aug. 14, 1942. Flood of Apr. 27, 1912, reached a stage

of 16.6 feet at gage, determined from floodmark cut in rock 900 feet downstream by

local resident.

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

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 .1

.2.1

.1 .1 .1

.2

.2

.2 

.2 

3.2 

1.2 

.3

Dec.

0.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.5

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.2 

.6 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

Jan.

0.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.8 

.3

.5 

.3

.6 

1.5 

86

3.8 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

1.4 

808 

6.1 

1.8

.6 

.6 

.9 

1.2 

1.5 

1.2

Month

OotO 

NOT« 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Kara

Apr! 

May

Jun« 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her .......................

imber ......................

lendar year 1948 

Ary .

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

t«r year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

0.8 

.3 

14 

34 

98

88 

80 

40 

11 

4.7

3.7 

4.7 

8.7 

5.2 

38

84 

8.7 

4.7 

3.2 

8.3

1.9 

1.9 

8.3 

4.2 

2.7

1.9 

3.7

8.3

Seoondfoot-days

0 

6.4 

8.2

4,247.1

257.8 

488.3 

79.1 

43.0 

2, 256.0 

60.9 

53.0 

3.1 

145.5

3,401.3

liar.

8.3 

3.7 

3.7 

8.7 

8.3

1.5 

1.2 

1.5 

8.3 

3.8

8.3 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.9 

1.5 

1.5 

8.3

2.7 

1.9 

1.5 

1.2 

13

6.3 

2.3

1.9

1.5 

1.9 

1.5

Maxima

0 

3.2 

.6

1,570

. 208 

96 

13 

5.9 

1,110 

4.7 

38 

2.8 

139

1,110

Apr.

1.5 

3.8 

8.7 

1.9 

1.2

1.8 

.9 

1.8 

1.8 

8.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8 

.9

1.8 

1.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

1,2 

1.2 

.9 

.5 

.6

.6 

5.9 

1.5 

1.2 

.9

May

1.2 

1.2 

.5 

.5

.3

.2

.6 

.5 

.5 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

3.7 

11

2.7 

69 

199 

1,110 

58

' 67 

11 

209 

302 

90

69 

14 

11 

9.4 

7.5 

6.3

Minimum

0 

0 

.1

0

.1

.2 

1.2 

.5 

.2 

.5 

0 

0 

0

0

June

4.7 

3.7

a2.3

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.6 

.9 

.9 

.5

July

0.3 

.5 

.3 

5.1 

1.9

.9 

.5 

.3 

38 

1.9

1.5 

.5 

.4

.3 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Per 

Mean square 

all*

0 0 

.21 .0070 

.26 .0086

11.6 .384

B. 32 .275 

17.4 .576 

2.55 .084 

1.43 .047 

72.8 2,41 

2.03 .067 

1.71 .057 

.10 .0033 

4.85 .161

9.32 .309

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

2.8 

.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0

0

1.1

139 

1.6

.4

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

1.0

.2 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff

Inohes Aore-feet

0 0 

.008 13 

.01 16

5.25 8,430

.32 511

.60 969 

.10 1S7 

.05 85 

2.78 4,470 

.07 121 

.07 105 

.004 8.1 

.18 289

4.19 6,740

Peak discharge (base. 660 aeo.-ft.L- May 18 (12:45 a.m.) 878 seo.-ft.i May 19 (3:15 a.m.) 4.050

a No gage-height reoordj discharge interpolated. 

9491S4 O- Si - 13
184 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°55'10", long. 96°16'50", in 

 NE&siSij sec. 30, T. 17 N., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 66, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Neversweat Creek and half a mile north of Heyburn. Datum of gage is 

706.47 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Feb. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage only.

Drainage area.- 129 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,300 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 28.53 

reet), from rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet; minimum 0.1 second-foot 

Oct. 3-5.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet June 23, 1948, May 19, 1949, from 

rating curve extended above 6,100 second-feet; maximum gage height, that of May 19, 1949; 

no flow at times each year except 1948, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 31.5 feet Sept. 4, 1940, from high-water mark.

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

wire-weight gage read twice daily, ofterner during rises.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.1

.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

7.5 

2 .4 

1.6

1.4 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

4.5 

1.5 

1.5

Nov.

1.3 

.7 

.4

.8

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.3

.4 

.4

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

2.2 

2.8 

2.4

Dec.

1.7 

1.5 

1.3

1.1

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.8 

3.8 

2.4 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

I'.Z 

1.1 

1.6 

1.6

1.9 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

Jan.

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.3

1.3

1.6 

1.7 

1.8 

2.5 

66

36 

14 

13 

11 

2.3

1.8 

2.4 

940 

326 

17

12

12 

6.7 

5.9 

5.5 

3.7

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

3.6 

3.4 

12 

55 

67

276 

335 

425 

171 

61

40 

74 

270 

63 

i 267

171 

55 

34 

30 

35

96 

34 

151 

387 

71

39 

67 

41

Secondfoot-days

31.0 

25.7 

46.7

26,087.6

1,496.6 

3,334.0 

1,053.5 

1,542.5 

17,956.3 

3,441.1 

1,874.2 

28.8 

1,752.2

32,582.6

Mar.

27 

33 

28 

22 

a20

a!5 

12 

12 

14 

18

14 

12 

11 

9.0 

4.2

6.4 

6.6 

9.0 

8.8 

8.5

50 

67 

25 

20

19

252 

77 

31 

24 

121 

77

Maximum

7.5 

2.8 

3.8

10,300

940 

425 

252 

870 

9,400 

630 

792 

2.4 

887

9.40O

Apr.

19 

a!8 

a!8 

18 

14

13 

11 

8.2 

91 

870

85 

45 

33 

24

15

a!4 

al2 

11 

9.5 

8.2

7.5 

8.0 

16 

7.5 

6.4

6.0 

6.0 

29 

7.2 

112

May

409 

36 

17 

11 

11

9.8 

a9 

a8 

8.0 

6.6

4.8 

3.2 

1.5 

28 

596

160 

79 

1,90O 

9,400 

1,740

1,230 

217 

160 

1,120 

160

478 

75 

31 

22 

18 

7.4

Minimum

0.1 

.3 

.8

.1

1.2 

3.4 

4.2 

6.0 

1.5 

5.3 

1.8 

.5 

.6

.1

June

13 

89 

630 

70 

6.2

6.8 

52 

476 

574 

190

138 

a200 

477 

352 

46

11 

8.8 

8.8 

8.6

7.6

6.8 

6.1 

6.0 

5.3 

7.6

8.0 

7.7 

11 

9.5 

8.3

Mean

1.00 

.86 

1.51

71.3

48.3 

119 

34.0 

51.4 

579 

115 

60.5 

.93 

58.4

89.3

July

7.1 

a6 

a5 

a4 

a4

584 

alOO 

204 

792 

70

19 

12 

10 

7.7 

5.6

4.6 

4.0 

3.6 

3.1 

2.2

1.8 

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3

2.1 

2.0 

1.8 

1.9 

3.5 

a3

Per 

square 

mile

0.0078 

.0067 

.012

.553

.374 

.92E 

.264 

.398 

4.49 

.891 

.469 

.0072 

.453

.692

Aug.

a2 

al

.6 

.5 

.6 

2.2

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

1.6 

2.4

1.9 

1.2 

.8 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Sept.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

90 

69

3.7 

1.8 

1.6 

1.2 

1.0

al 

2.7 

434 

887 

215

a20 

a5 

2.9 

2.1 

1.7

1.0 

al 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

Runoff

In'ches

0.009 

.007 

.01

7.51

.43 

.96 

.30 

.44 

5.18 

.99 

.54 

.008 

.51

9.38

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- May 19 (8 a.m.) 17,300 seo.-ft.

Acre-feet

61 

51 

93

51,740

2,970 

6-; 610 

2,090 

3,060 

35,620 

6,830 

3,720 

57 

3,480

64,640

iompu
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 185

Verdigris River near Coyville, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°42'20", long. 95°54'20", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 27 S., R. 

14 W., on county highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from Meadow Creek, if miles northwest of Coyville, and 2f miles downstream from Pig Creek. Datum of gage is 84fe.28 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 747 square miles.

Records available.- August 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 552 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 13,200 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 

35.08 feet); minimum observed, 6.0 second-feet Oct. 16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 53,500 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945, July 20, 

1948, from rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet; maximum gage height observed, 39.45 fee-t Apr. 16, 1945; no flow at times during 1939-41.

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

Uage read twice daily; oftener during periods of rapidly changing stage.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 19 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

10 

8.8 

8.8

8.1 

6.4 

7.4 

8.1 

8.3

7.7 

7.7 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4

6.0 

6.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

6.4

6.2 

6.2 

6.2 

7.5 

10 

13

Nov.

41 

61 

59 

39 

31

24 

20 

18 

16 

14

13 

13 

12

11 

10

10 

1011

11

12

11

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

9.8 

11 

11 

11

Dec.

11 

12 

12 

12

13

12 

12

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6

9.0 

9.2 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

9.6 

9.8

11 

11 

11

10 

1011

12 

11 

11

Jan.

11 

11 

11 

326 

461

114 

59 

41 

35 

43

53 

48 

39 

33 

104

3,550 

2,770 

745 

513 

306

294 

225 

1,340 

6,070 

3,600

902 

715 

700 

527 

458 

a350

Feb.

270 

214

184 

165 

174

194 

301 

1,490 

2,200 

3,060

3,020 

6,440 

6,790 

1,710 

902

1,430 

3,370 

5,160 

2,400 

1,040

569 

432 

445 

611 

730

445 

4,060 

2,350

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

762 

555 

458 

406 

367

330 

270 

236 

236 

247

354 

380 

625 

393 

294

214 

214 

270 

184 

174

165 

257 

569 

306 

225

1,600 

2,290 

625 

380 

4,410 

6,400

Apr.

925 

513 

583 

527 

406

342 

294 

247 

214 

237

1,460 

629 

432 

3S4 

306

247 

214 

194 

165 

156

156 

147 

147 

138 

130

225 

4,050 

3,830 

640 

367

Secondfoot-days

234.8 

544.8 

332.6

205,660.0

24,454 

50,156 

24,196 

18,275 

7,083 

3,145 

35,799 

2,477 

3,398

170,095.2

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Mar. 31 (1 a.m

May

1,490 

541 

306 

236 

194

165 

156 

395 

330 

204

156 

130 

114 

106 

102

102 

106 

114 

174 

225

294 

214 

147 

438

114

98 

78 

68 

59

121 

106

Maximum

13 

61 

13

31,800

6,070 

6,790 

6,400 

4,050 

1,490 

1,050 

11,300 

330 

1,260

11,300

June

71 

114 

88 

106 

88

55 

74 

264 

1,050 

130

88 

106 

88 

74 

61

53 

48 

43 

39 

37

37 

33 

31 

.29 

29

31

31 

55 

78

114

July

74 

43 

37 

29 

53

101 

144 

53 

25 

231

527 

2,580 

715 

282 

138

88 

61 

48 

37 

31

25 

4,420 

11,300 

9,320 

1,460

406 

306 

236 

204 

1,830 

990

Minimum

6.0 

9.8 

9.0

6.0

11 

165 

165 

130 

59 

29 

25 

25 

12

6.0

Aug.

330

214 

165 

130 

106

91 

81 

71 

61 

59

120 

114 

71 

59 

65

61 

51 

43 

39 

78

81 

55 

46 

39 

35

31 

29 

43 

51 

33 

25

Mean

7.57 

18.2 

10.7

562

789 

1,791 

781 

609 

228 

105 

1,155 

79.9 

113

466

Sept.

22 

20 

19 

21

22

27 

33 

31 

31 

51

41 

37 

35 

27 

24

21 

19 

1,200 

1,260 

165

81 

53 

35 

27 

. 21

18 

16 

15

14 

12

Runoff In 

acre-feet

466 

1,080 

660

407,900

48,500 

99,480 

47,990 

36,250 

14,050 

6,240 

71,010 

4,910 

6,740

337,400

) 10,500 sec. -ft.; July 24 (2 a.m.) 13,200

sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
186 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Altoona, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°29', long. 95°41', in SWi sec. 29, T. 29 S., R. 

16 a., at county highway bridge 2f miles southwest of Altoona, 2? miles downstream 

from Big Cedar Creek, and 6 miles upstream from Chetopa Creek. Datum of gage is 

780.18 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,138 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 846 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Feb. 13, July 25; maximum 

gage height, 22.85 feet Feb. 13; minimum discharge, 8.4 second-feet Oct. 2-4.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 54,500 second-feet Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 29.50 

feet); no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records good except those for June 21 to July 1 and July 11-28, which are fair, 

and those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Some 

diurnal fluctuation at very low stages caused by power plant above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 26 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

28 

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11.0 

S.4 

8.4 

8.4 

9

11 

15 

11 

11 

9.8

11 

19

14 

14 

22

29 

26 

28 

24 

?5

27 

27 

26 

24 

26

26 

23 

25 

24 

39 

33

Kov.

1,500 

1,160 

302 

175 

110

84 

66 

54 

47 

42

39 

37 

35 

34 

38

35 

29 

31 

31 

29

29 

29 

29 

28 

28

35 

31 

32 

32 

34

Dec.

35 

32 

35 

29 

35

39 

29 

32 

38 

33

33 

33 

34 

33 

33

33 

31 

32 

32

31

31 

31 

31 

33 

32

32 

31 

32 

32 

29 

 29

Jan.

27 

28 

29 

37 

264

426 

171 

108 

84 

79

73 

74 

79 

84 

2,120

3,140 

3,610 

2,510 

b650 

b400

b300 

265 

8,840 

5,510 

5,900

3,S6O 

778 

b750 

b700 

b500 

b450

Feb.

b350 

b300 

265 

 265 

271

367 

569 

1,500 

2,980 

3,220

3,840 5,730" 

9,760 

9,040 

2,910

1,540 

3,140 

5,140 

5,840 

3,220

1,230 

797 

683 

702 

854

854 

3,220 

5,730

Month

Goto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

2,980 

1,030 

854 

721 

645

569 

512 

456 

456 

512

626 

645 

702 

816 

588

445 

414 

512 

424 

367

338 

475 

588 

664 

403

778 

3,020 

2,280 

740 

531 

4,760

Apr.

6,340 

1,230 

626 

683 

607

494 

424 

370 

326

317

468 

1,500 

664 

512 

417

351 

294 

257 

230 

203

194 

186 

181 

177 

171

162 

1,200 

6,500 

4,450 

1,160

Secondfoot-days

615-0 

4,185 

1,005

283,108.8

35,546 

74,317 

28,851 

30,694 

21,192 

10,556 

43,435 

3,857 

4,573

258,825

May

1,270 

2,000 

683 

428 

338

291 

358 

1,270 

830 

512

329 

251 

201 

175 

206

206 

171 

201 

1,620 

721

1,000 

721 

383 

3,640 

1,930

393 

282 

215 

211 

164 

192

Maximum

39 

1,500 

39

29,700

5,900 

9,760 

4,760 

6,500 

3,640 

2,700 

9,680 

1,040 

1,770

9,760

June

213 

148 

310 

261 

647

173 

371 

1,230 

2,700 

1,730

406 

299 

460 

357 

197

146 

112 

92 

82 

78

78 

65 

54 

50 

46

62 

52 

42 

39

56

July

Minimum

8.4 

28 

29

8.4

27 

265 

338 

162 

164 

39 

50 

29 

21

8.4

106 

110 

68 

50 

536

179 

175 

645 

190 

296

2,820 

1,960 

4,230 

1,120 

g442

g241 

g!62 

g!21 

g92 

g73

g60 

g60 

3,880 

7,940 

9,680

4,670 

543 

a400 

aSOO 

246 

2,040

Aug.

1,040 

g370 

g233 

g!83 

g!42

g!23 

g!06 

g98 

g91 

386

g78 

g87 

gl!4 gioe

79

71 

78 

70 

64 

53

56 

94 

76 

59 

50

45 

39 

35 

29 

50 

50

Mean

19.8 

140 

32.4

774

1,147 

2,654 

931 

1,023 

684 

352 

1,401 

124 

152

709

Sept.

39 

33 

31 

29 

33

33 

33 

37 

40 

39

42 

59 

52 

45 

43

40 

37 

178 

1,770 

1,270

243 

128 

79 

58 

46

35 

32 

25 

23 

21

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,220 

8,300 

1,990

561,600

70,500 

147,400 

57,220 

60,880 

42,030 

20,940 

86,150 

7,650 

9,070

513,400

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 13 (10 p.m.) 10,000 seo.-ft.j July 25 (3:30 p.m.)

10,000 see.-ft.

» Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 187

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 95°41', in NE£ sec. 32, T. 32 S., R. 

16 E., at bridge on U. S, Highway 160, 2 miles east of Independence and 3f miles downstream from Elk River.

Drainage area.- 2,892 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949. April to September-1904 (occasional 

gage readings) and November 1921 to September 1930 at site three-quarters of a mile 

upstream.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1921-49), 1,670 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during .year, 25,200 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 35.02 

feet); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 7.

1904, 1921-49: Maximum discharge, 117,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1945 (gage height, 

47.28 feet); no flow for periods in 1932, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1940.

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

are fair.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1922, 1923(M), 1927, 1928, 1929. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

18 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

30 

32 

29 

24 

21

20 

19 

20 

20 

22

20 

20 

20 

020 

020

020 

021 

022 

023 

085

026 

088 

027 

026 

c26

027 

027 

027 

050 

73 

284

Nov.

4,690 

10,800 

1,690 

720 

466

315 

235 

186 

147 

122

107 

99 

94 

88 

83

83 

61 

73 

70 

68

67 

6565

65 

65

64 

70 

88 

92 

86

Dec.

83 

36 

94 

101 

107

101 

 94 

88 

86 

84

76 

75 

75 

78 

78

75 

73 

72 

70 

70

68 

65 

 8 

72 

70

70 

70 

73 

75 

75 

72

Jan.

73 

75 

76 

75 

105

636 

549 

359 

264 

259

247 

226 

235 

480 

9,170

17,100 

11,200 

f5,880 

f2,310 

f 1,600

f 1,400 

gl,180 

8,930 

17,800 

15,900

10,400 

3,680 

fl,740 

f 1,400 

f 1,280 

bl,180

Feb.

bl.OOO 

«b900 

b830 

b700 

1,250

2,310 

3,440 

6,180 

9,020 

9,850

9,620 

11,500 

19,800 

24,400 

16,000

6,920 

8,280 

10,800 

12,000 

9,480

4,420 

2,560 

2,110 

2,010 

2,110

2,160 

4,520 

13,900

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 14.000 sec. -ft.}.- S

13,ooo sec. -ft.; Jan. Z4 (5 p.m.) 18,600 sec 

14,800 sec. -ft.; Apr. 28 (4:30 p.m.) 14,900 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thl

Mar.

10,600 

3,640 

2,730 

2,460 

2,010

1,740 

1,520 

1,360 

 1,400 

1,920

2,310 

2,210 

2,060 

2,010 

1,780

1,440 

1,400 

2,410 

1,400 

1,180

1,110 

1,220 

1,560 

1,560 

1,250

1,400 

3,270 

5,280 

2,330 

1,360 

6,810

Apr.

13,000 

6,53O 

1,960 

2,780 

2,730

1,960 

1,600 

1,280 

1,110 

1,220

1,560 

2,950 

2,210 

1,780 

1,400

1,250 

1,040 

882 

795 

720

662 

535 

453 

426 

412

386 

5,960 

13,700 

10,000 

3,180

Saoondfoot-days

1,049 

20,944 

2,444

746,551

1" 115,809 

198,070 

74,730 

84,471 

78,893 

86,631 

84,957 

13,713 

17,702

779,413

May

2,060 

3,570 

1,960 

1,280 

1,110

935 

1,260 

5,120 

3,320 

1,700

1,080 

830 

706 

619 

591

750 

720 

812 

9,900 

7,900

4,220 

2,620 

1,360 

3,170 

10,600

2,540 

1,040 

1,550 

3,870 

935 

765

Maximum

284 

10,800 

107

48,000

17,800 

24,400 

10,600 

13,700 

10,600 

14,200 

9,780 

.2,730 

3,590

24,400

June

865 

619 

1,280 

8,210 

1,780

1,000 

634 

7,900 

14,100 

14,200

3,720 

1,320 

2,160 

3,130 

f 1,000

f677 

f563 

f507 

f494 

f591

gl,440 

591 

494 

440 

386

6,230 

11,500 

4,650 

1,180 

970

July

662 

692 

634 

591 

791

4,090 

1,000 

735 

692 

692

3,500 

4,700 

6,250 

5,280 

2,680

1,960 

1,740 

1,700 

1,180 

466

399 

343 

2,910 

7,220 

9,400

9,780 

3,610 

'1,880 

1,600 

1,830 

5,950

Aug.

2,730 

1,480 

2,060 

1,280 

1,040

466 

f310 

f262 

g231 

g231

a210 

al90 

a300 

a400 

aSOO

a250 

a2SO 

a200 

a!80 

a!70

alSS 

al45 

a!35 

a!25 

gl!6

108 

96 

88 

75 

72 

78

Minimum Mean

19 33.8 

64 698 

65 78.8

19 2,040

73 3,736 

700 7,074 

1,110 2,411 

386 2,816 

591 2,545 

386 2,888 

343 2,741 

72 442 

70 590

19 2,135

Sept.

89 

76 

70 

91 

518

494 

191 

168 

196 

149

196 

735 

412 

243 

180

160 

140 

785 

3,590 

2,840

1,700 

2,010 

1,650 

412 

238

171 

126 

107

as

76

Runoff In 

acre-feet

2,080 

41,540 

4,850

1,481,000

229,700 

392,900 

148,200 

167,500 

156,500 

171,800 

168,500 

27,200 

35,110

1,546,000

ov. 2 (6 a.m.) 14,400 sec. -ft.; Jan. 16 (1:30 a.m.) 

.-ft.; Feb. 14 (12 m.) 25.200 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (3: 30p.m.) 

sec. -ft.; June 10 (3 a.m.) 16,500 seo.-ft. 

s day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Lenapah, Okla. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c. Backwater from debris on control; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Lenapah, 

Okla.

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

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
188 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Verdigris River near Lenapah, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°51', long. 95?35', at center of sec. 3, T, 27 N., 

K. ib Ji., 2| miles east of Lenapah and 4£ miles upstream from Cedar Creek. Datum of 

gage is 644.89 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps-of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,639 square miles.

Records available.- April 1P39 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,881 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 85,600 second-feet Jan. 16 (gage height, 27.53

 feet); minimum, 26 second-feet Oct. 15-17.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 137,0.0 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 40.44 

feet, from high-water mark); no flow at times in 1939, 1940.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by low-water dams below Independence and

 Coffeyville, Kans.

Cooja:. atioru- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1942(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

38 

37 

37 

36 

36

35 

34 

32 

30 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

26

26 

26 

28 

30 

30

32 

35 

34 

32

32

32 

32 

32 

32 

34 

53

Nov.

747 

13,100 

9,230 

1,790 

g834

g532 

a400 

g307 

251 

207

175 

151 

142 

129 

124

118 

109 

107 

102 

96

93 

92 

88 

87 

87

87 

88 

105 

140 

140

Dec.

125 

117 

109 

113 

122

127 

127

124 

117 

107

105 

102 

99 

98 

99

98 

94 

92 

90 

90

88 

86 

86 

88 

90

88 

88 

90 

92 

92 

88

Jan.

88 

87 

99 

120 

110

102 

635 

532 

382 

331

353 

353 

427 

1,280 

9,080

24,100 

22,200 

12,900 

5,990 

g2,260

gl,700 

gl,620 

gll,300 

g22,700 

g21,800

g!6,400 

g8,460 

g3 , 040 

g2,210 

gl,950 

gl,750

Feb.

gl,620 

gl,360 

gl,200 

1,530 

2,030

4,640 

6,310 

8,680 

10,700 

10,900

10,700 

10,800 

17,500 

g22,200 

g24,600

19,400 

10,100 

10,600 

12,300 

12,400

g8,130 

g3,630 

g2,740 

g2,450 

g2,360

g2,400 

g3,130 

9,560

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

14,400 

8,350 

3,430 

3,040 

2,550

2,120 

1,890 

1,660 

1,620 

2,260

3,230 

3,040 

2,640 

2,550 

2,360

1,980 

1,750 

1,980 

1,980 

1,660

1,490 

1,530 

1,750 

1,930 

1,840

3,230 

3,330 

5,570 

4,750 

2,160 

2,160

Apr.

11,000

12,200 

4,140 

2,360 

3,530

2,640 

1,980 

1,660 

1,400 

3,530

2,840 

2,640 

3,530 

3,230 

2,550

1,750 

1,490 

1,240 

1,090 

1,020

922 

862 

703 

612 

592

592 

2,570 

12,600 

14,600 

8,020

Secondfoot-days

1,001 

29,658 

3,131

990,749

174,359 

233,970 

94,230 

107,893 

132,490 

139,620 

95,595 

18,509 

20,468

1,050,924

May

3,330 

3,630 

3,830 

1,790 

1,440

1,240 

1,330 

5,470 

5,990 

2,740

1,660 

1,130 

922 

806 

780

780 

922 

2,940 

12,100 

18,900

14,900 

7,370 

2,740 

2,740 

7,910

8,570 

1,790 

4,140 

6,730 

2,740 

1,130

Maximum

53 

13,100 

127

41,900

24,100 

24,600 

14,400 

14,600 

18,900 

19,800 

9,900 

4,850 

4,140

24,600

June

1,200 

1,130 

3,730 

4,030 

3,130

2,030 

1,980 

10,100 

19,000 

19,800

13,400 

2,840 

1,620 

5,470 

2,940

1,660 

1,320 

986 

2,360 

2,400

4,640 

1,130 

680 

592 

532

2,850 

12,500 

11,400 

2,770 

1,400

July

986 

806 

806 

728 

728

3,500 

3,040 

1,160 

1,050 

834

1,700 

7,480 

6,200 

7,590 

4,750

2,940 

2,120 

1,930 

1,790 

922

g478 

g396 

g541 

5,260 

8,350

9,900 

7,800 

2,400 

2,030 

2,d40 

4,540

Minimum

26 

87 

86

23

87 

1,200 

1,490 

592 

780 

532 

396 

94 

98

26

Aug.

4,850 

2,120 

1,980 

1,840 

1,320

862 

a460 

g296 

g251 

g232

g242 

g216 

g!99 

278 

460

339 

276 

266 

256 

235

212 

169 

145 

167 

165

142 

122 

109 

99 

94 

107

Mean

32.3 

989 

101

2,707

5,624 

8,356 

3,040 

3,596 

4,274 

4,654 

3,084 

597 

682

2,879

Sept.

118 

99 

98 

104 

140

519 

478 

254 

188 

182

165 

216 

728 

412 

261

203 

175 

449 

 2,450 

4,140

2,360 

2,070 

2,210 

1,130 

427

271 

205 

163 

136 

llff

Runoff In 

acre-feet

1,990 

58,830 

6,210

1,965,000

345,800 

464,100 

186,900 

214,000 

262,800 

276,900 

189,600 

36,710 

40,600

2,084,000

Peak discharge (base, 25.000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 16 (9 p.m.) 25,600 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (9 p.m.) £3,500 

sec.-ft.5 Feb. 15 (8 p.m.J 25,300 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 189 

Verdigris River near Claremore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°18'30", long. 95°41'40", in SE^SW^ sec. 10, T. 21 

H., K. 15 E., at bridge on State Highway 20., 2-f miles downstream from Caney River, 

4| miles west of Claremore, and 12 miles upstream from Bird Creek. Datum of gage is 

538.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 6,534 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 4,170 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Feb. 17; maximum gage height, 

aa.ua feet Feb. 17; minimum discharge, 46 second-feet Oct. 14, 20 (gage height, 4.11 

feet).

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 182,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 55.05 

feet); no flow at times in 1936, 1939, 1940.

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

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

which are fair. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by using rate 

of change of stage as a factor. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures 

for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October1948 to September 1949

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 

Z^ 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

74 

74 

70 

65 

63

61 

59 

54 

56 

56

56 

56 

52 

51 

49

52 

52

52 

51 

49

52 

54 

54 

54 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

Nov.

58 

1,950 

13,500 

8,650 

2,650

1,200 

788 

571 

458 

360

297 

254 

223 

193 

186

173 

159 

153 

146 

140

137 

127 

127 

124 

124

122 

124 

137 

143 

143

Dec.

176 

219 

288 

262 

226

219 

204 

200 

197 

193

193 

186 

173 

169 

173

166 

159 

156 

153 

143

133 

130 

127 

130 

130

127 

127 

137 

137 

133 13*3

Jan.

133 

130 

130 

156 

149

173 

162 

263 

654 

529

436 

420 

453 

547 

1,720

14.3OO 

 24,500 

26,000 

20,900 

11,800

4,310 

2,830 

11,600 

27,700 

29,700

29,000 

26,200 

19,400 

9,120 

a4,980 

b3,010

Feb.

a2,560 

b2,830 

2,740 

2,920 

4,260

9,880 

15,000 

16,700 

17,900 

18,500

18,400 

16,800 

18,500 

 23,100 

27,500

30,300 

30,000 

23,000 

19,200 

16,800

14,700 

9,450 

5,440 

4,450 

4,090

4,090 

4,27O 

4,770

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 194E .......................

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

14,100 

17,500 

10,000 

5,390 

4,990

4,270 

3,550 

3,010 

2,740 

3,190

4,360 

6,010 

5,670 

4,630 

4,000

3,550 

3,010 

2,740 

2,920 

2,920

2,740 

2,920 

2,830 

3,010 

3,100

6,170 

8,800 

6,780 

7,460 

6,310 

4,100

Apr.

4,770 

13,500 

12,100 

4,900 

3,640

4,720 

3,730 

2,920 

2,470 

10,200

16 , 800 

8,550 

6,180 

5,470 

6,130

4,620 

3,190 

2,420 

1,970 

1,720

1,570 

1,420 

1,340 

1,170 

1,030

964 

964 

4,950 

14,900 

17,400

Secondfoot-clays

1,758 

33,417 

5,299

1,630,004

271,405 

368,150 

162,770 

164,708 

319,570 

228,076 

188,564 

25,770 

45,919

1,815,406

May

12,700 

6,060 

5,670 

5,080 

2,740

2,170 

1,820 

2,380 

7,050 

9,500

5,060 

2,560 

1,770 

1.42O 

1,240

1,170 

1,170 

5,230 

25,800 

29,100

30,200 

30,OOO 

24,300 

25,100 

20,300

19,100 

14,000 

6,860 

8,190 

7,730 

4,060

Maximum

74 

13,500 

288

60,000

29,700 

30,300 

17,500 

17,400 

30,200 

24,000 

22,100 

4,990 

9,660

30,300

June

a2,420 

al,820 

1,960 

5,760 

5,240

5,080 

5,120 

10,500 

18,200 

23,800

24,000 

17,700 

7,980 

14,100 

11,300

4,800 

2,740 

1,970 

2,670 

10,200

6', 980 

5,950 

2,120 

1,240 

a996

a940 

4,500 

12,200 

12,000 

3,790

Minimum

July

1,970 

1,420 

1,020 

a940 

a94O

7,870 

8,940 

6,260 

12,700 

9,690

11,000 

12,100 

22,100 

14,100 

12,500

8,450 

6,100 

3,570 

2,560 

2,170

1,380 

830 

660 

774 

5,600

8,290 

9,410 

6,550 

2,470 

2,830 

3,370

49

58 

127

49

130 

2,560 

2,740 

964 

1,170 

94O 

660 

119 

103

49

Aug.

4,990 

4,720 

2,370 

2,170 

1,870

1,380 

1,030 

621 

426 

376

330 

320 

315 

315 

335

535 

493 

409 

370 

325

306 

266 

a226 

193 

169

176 

183 

162 

140 

130 

119

Mean

56.7 

1,114 

171

4,454

8,755 

13,150 

5,251 

5,490 

10,310 

7,603 

6,083 

831 

1,531

4,974

Sept.

108 

103 

122 

143 

137

127 

193

753 

739 

608

505 

404 

355 

621 

706

559 

382 

382 

4,810 

7,340

9,660 

7,250 

3,280 

2,560 

1,570

816 

559 

436 

376 

315

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,490 

66,280 

10,510

3,233,000

538,300 

730,200 

322,800 

326,700 

633,900 

452,400 

374,000 

51,110 

91,080

3,601,000

Peag discharge (base, 24,OOP see.-ft. ]I.- Jan. 18 (ll a.m.) 26,700 sec.-ft.; Jan. 25 (2 p.m.) 3O,OOO 

sec.-ft.j Feb. 17 ( 2 a.m.) 31,OOO sec.-ft.; May 21 (9 a.m.) 3O,8OO sec.-ft.; June 1O (11:30 p.m.) 

24,400 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
190 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Verdigris River near Inola, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10', long. 95°37'-, near northwest corner see. 4, 

T. i» N., R. 16 E., at bridge on State Highway 33, 6 miles downstream from Dog Creek 

and 6 miles west of Inola. Datura of gage is 506.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 7,911 square miles.

Records available.- September 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,900 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 46.46 

reet); minimum, 64 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 6.06 feet).

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 94,500 second-feet Apr. 22, 1945; maximum gage height, 

52.40 feet June 27, 1948; minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Aug. 24, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 54.93 feet May 21, 1943 (discharge, 224,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water .temperatures for the water 

year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoJLOgical Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

g98 

g98 

g96 

g93 

g88

g82 

76 

72 

71 

71

71 

69 

69 

69 

69

71 

71 

68 

67 

67

67 

67 

67 

68 

69

69 

69 

69 

71 

71 

69

Nov.

71 

75 

7,310 

12,200 

5,920

1,870 

1,140 

767 

584 

467

386 

335 

282 

257 

235

214 

207 

193 

181 

173

170 

164 

160 

154 

152

150 

152 

173 

187 

187

Dec.

193 

231 

309 

348 

299

276 

257 

251 

242 

235

233 

220 

212 

218 

227

214 

201 

191 

185 

181

177 

175 

175 

181 

185

187 

187 

191 

191 

191 

191

Jan.

193 

195 

195 

197 

207

212 

235 

231 

495 

732

6*5 

539 

554 

600 

1,060

6,170 

18,100 

24,800 

26,200 

20,300

9,450 

3,580 

6,250 

21,900 

30,300

32,300 

32,100 

29,400 

20,300 

8,760 

3,710

Feb.

3,380 

3,060 

3,000 

3,250 

4,620

8,910 

15,600 

19,000 

19,900 

19,800

19,200 

18,400 

18,700 

22,100 

28,200

31,500 

32,900 

32,800 

27,700 

20,900

17,300 

13,300 

8,080 

5,810 

5,090

4,950 

4,950 

5,300

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

8,910 

15,900 

15,400 

8,380 

5,740

5,220 

4,360 

3,710 

3,320 

3,320

4,230 

5,960 

6,410 

5,590 

4,750

4,230 

3,710 

3,190 

3,120 

3,250

3,640 

4,100 

3,580 

3,320 

3,640

4,750 

10,200 

8,990 

7,700 

7,470 

6,260

Apr.

3,770 

9,140 

13,400 

9,380 

4,230

4,750 

4,620 

3,580 

3,000 

6,590

17,700 

14,500 

8,460 

6,710 

6,040

6,410 

4,360 

3,120 

2,540 

2,170

1,920 

1,780 

1,640 

1,550 

gl,380

1,260 

1,220 

1,930 

9,840 

15,900

Secondfoot-days

2,292 

34,516 

6,754

1,900,414

299,880 

417,700 

182,350 

172,890 

422,190 

249,650 

216,202 

30,296 

49,564

2,084,284

May

18,200 

11,000 

6,560 

6,180 

3,970

2,650 

2,220 

1,970 

4,820 

9,070

8,080 

3,970 

2,320 

1,820 

1,590

1,460 

1,460 

k6,680 

gk29,200 

~ 34, 300

36,200 

37,900 

037,600 

036,000 

033,000

027,100 

020,700 

012,700 

7,770 

9,220 

6,480

Maximum

98 

12,200 

348

73,500

32,300 

32,900 

15,900 

17,700 

37,900 

25,600 

20,100 

5,590 

8,840

37,900

June

3,380 

2,590 

2,760 

6,860 

6,710

5,590 

4,820 

7,930 

13,600 

21,400

25,600 

24,300 

15,400 

12,000 

14,700

8,910 

3,900 

2,540 

1,920 

8,910

9,840 

7,320 

3,900 

1,730 

1,300

1,100 

gl,100 

8,760 

12,400 

8,380

July

2,650 

1,970 

1,420 

1,180 

1,140

3,620 

10,200 

8,150 

10,600 

16,100

16,300 

16,000 

19,500 

20,100 

14,300

11,200 

7,850 

5,090 

3,120 

2,540

2,020 

1,220 

880 

732 

3,120

7,090 

8,840 

8,760 

4,100 

2,700 

3,710

Minimum

67 

71 

175

67

193 

3,000 

3,120 

1,220 

1,460 

1,100 

732 

154 

127

67

Aug.

3,840 

5,590 

3,380 

2,120 

2,380

1,680 

1,420 

959 

631 

481

426 

399 

412 

439 

467

804 

841 

631 

510 

426

386 

335 

301 

251 

201

171 

168 

164 

158 

171 

154

Mean

73.9 

1,151 

218

5,192

9,674 

14,920 

5,882 

5,763 

13,620 

8,322 

6,974 

977 

1,652

5,710

Sept.

143 

128 

127 

323 

323

240 

191 

539 

979 

804

732 

615 

539 

584 

1,420

939 

647 

495 

2,750 

5,590

8,610 

8,840 

4,950 

2,820 

2,270

1,380 

899 

680 

554 

453

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,550 

68,460 

13,400

3,770,000

594,800 

828,500 

361,700 

342,900 

837,400 

495,200 

428,800 

60,090 

98,310

4,134,000

Peak discharge (base, 23,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (7:30 a.m.) 26,700 sec. -ft.; Jan. 26 (7 p.m.)

.. . .. , .. .. , .. 

(1 p.m.) 25,800 sec.-ft.

a Backwater from return of overbank storage; discharge computed from backwater curve defined by 

measurements.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 191

Fall River Reservoir near Fall River, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°39', long. 96°04', in the NE^ sec. 3, T. 28 S.,

 H. 18 K., in right bank control tower at dam'on Fall River, 4 miles northwest of town 

of Fall River, and 54.2 miles above mouth of Fall River. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 585 square miles.

Records available.- April to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during period. 39,140 acre-feet July 23 (elevation, 952.63 

reet); minimum, 115 acre-feet Apr. 20 (elevation, 917.27 feet); minimum .after first 

reaching conservation pool, 25,790 acre-feet July 9 (elevation, 948.00 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Spillway is a concrete, gravity, ogee-

 weir type, controlled by eight 50 by 25 feet taintor gates, with a net length of 400 

feet and an over-all length, including seven intermediate piers of 470 feet. Normal 

regulation is accomplished by means of seven gated 5 by 8.5 feet rectangular sluices 

located through the intermediate piers of spillway. Low-flow releases are regulated 

by a 30-inch diameter, valved pipe conduit. A 12-inch water-supply pipe is also included in outlet works. Natural flow was diverted through sluices during period 

Aug. 12, 1948 to Apr. 19. 1949. Regulated storage began Apr. 20, 1949. Conservation 

pool stage (elevation, 948.5 feet) was first reached June 5, 1949. Reservoir was 

designed for flood control and conservation. Pertinent data regarding dam are as 

follows:

Top of dam 

Maximum design pool 

Flood-control pool 

Conservation pool 

Flood-control storage 

Invert of sluices 

Invert of 30'! bondult

Elevation 

(feet)

996.5 

990.0 

987.5 

948.5 

948.5 to 9S7.5 

915.0 

929.0

Capacity 

(acre-feet) t

263,000 

* 27, 000 

256,000

t 1939 reservoir survey.

* Storage of 17,000 acre-feet Is for pollution abatement.

Cooperation.- Elevations and contents furnished by Corps tff Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, April to September 1949

Date

Sept. 30............ ...

Elevation 

(feet)tt

948.35

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

26,650

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(aere-fee.t)

-120

+26,480

tt Elevation at 12 p.m.
192 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Fall River near Fall River, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°37', long. 96°02', in SE^-sec. 12, T. 28 S., R.

 la K. , at State highway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Fall River and a quarter of a mile 

above mouth of Salt Creek. Datum of gage is 885.65 feet above mean sea level (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 591 square miles (revised).

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1949. April 1904 to September 1905 (gage

 neignts only) at site at Fall River b'elow Salt CreeKAverage discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 365 second-feet.

Extremes.- 1946-47: Maximum discharge during water year, 18,300 second-feet Apr. 13

 (gage height, 27.17 feet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 8, 28-30.

1947-48: Maximum discharge during water year, 14,600 second-feet July 17 (gage 

height, 24.55 feet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 15, 16.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 7,430 second-feet Mar. 30 (gage 

height, 17.32 feet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 26, 27.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 45,600 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 31.15 

feet, datum then in use); no flow at times during 1939-41, 1946.

Remarks.- Records are good except those above 4,000 second-feet, which are fair. Flow

 regulated by Fall River Reservoir (see preceding page) completed Apr. 20, 1949.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 88 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

 discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers. Records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, 

1946-47

Das

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

i'siI

Oct.

2.2

1.6

.9

.7

.5

.4

.3

.2

.3

1.0

6.8

14

13

8.4

5.7

5.1

4.5

3.3

3.0

3.0

2.4 1.4

1.4

.9

.7

.7

.5

.2

.2

.2

14

Nov.

715

148

59

33

210

513

326

117

72

57

52

40

34

31

30

28

26

22

20

17

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

-

Dec.

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

10

759

294

134

107

111

92

81

78

73

59

48

47

46

42

40

39

36

34

33

32

29

25

21

Jan.

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

21

23

27

48

88

87

75

66

49

40

36

36

38

38

34

30

30

30

29

28

25

25

24

22

Feb.

20

18

17

16

14

15

15

16

15

14

14

14

IS

14

16

16

17

16

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

12

_

-

eak discharge (base. 8.000 see. -ft.).- M

60O sec. -ft. J Apr. io (l:5O p.m.J 10,500

Mar.

13

13

13

14

16

20

20

22

22

21

20

1,100

8,420

1,860

652

464

394

326

265

248

232

202

180

172

148

132

150

183

167

134

119

Apr.

115

111

105

845

9,920

987

500

402

1,400

7,350

2,500

5,480

17,400

9,020

3,390

3,350

1,100

760

646

625

555

495

438

1,070

3,600

960

682

948

995

570

-

Hay

1,030

495

3S6

346

330

290

272

254

248

251

306

354

334

338

366

1,200

410

286

394

3,690

1,620

536

744

2,260

1,860

718

531

513

640

434

346

June

1,380

575

342

279

418

640

302

228

199

167

150

222

210

148

128

111

99

87

648

555

228

279

979

225

132

1,290

1,380

745

276

188

-

July

157

128

109

97

87

80

70

59

54

51

46

43

46

41

36

32

30

27

2/

22

21

20

20

30

41

72

52

38

31

28

23

Aug.

21

18

17

15

13

12

12

12

10

9.2

8.0

7.2

8.0

9.2

12

13

11

8.8

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.7

6.4

5.7

5.1

4.5

3.6

3.3

3.0

Sept.

2.8

2.6

2.4

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.0

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.5

.6

.8

.8

.5

1.2

7.6

12

18

12

6.8

5.4

3.9

2.8

2.4

2.0

-

ar. 13 (9:30 a.m.) 10,000 sec. -ft. J Apr. 5 (10:30 a.m.) 

see. -ft. j Apr. 13 (1:30 p.m.) 18,300 sec. -ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 193

Discharge, in second-feet, of Pall River near Pall River, Kans., 1946-49 Continued

1947-48

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.9

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

.7

.9

.8

.7

.6

.9

1.6

30

28

15

9.2

6.0

4.5

3.3

Nov.

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

al.8

al.6

al.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.2

4.5

4.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.6

al.6

al.8

Dec.

al.8

1.8

3.3

125

362

107

53

33

27

22

20

19

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

12

Jan.

13

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

17

17

16

16

14

13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

9.6

Feb.

9.6

9.6

11

11

11

11

11

9.6

10

10

9.6

8.8

10

10

10

10

178

87

57

39

32

27

22

22

25

29

30

37

64

-

Mar.

75

840

477

268

196

175

170

183

188

188

139

125

139

196

410

334

208

162

2, 320

730

350

592

2,980

468

298

268

216

183

175

172

162

Apr.

145

123

107

101

94

90

87

83

72

69

72

70

67

61

57

54

51

47

43

41

40

39

40

82

1,070

605

298

208

170

148

-

Bay

141

148

228

143

111

99

87

80

75

210

96

75

64

57

52

47

42

36

32

30

28

26

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

16

June

18

18

16

11

4.8

12

18

13

9.6

8.4

3.3

1.6

9.8

7.2

3.9

428

714

3,130

410

185

2,440

1,140

560

350

1,690

1,990

540

2,890

1,660

590

-

July

382

272

202

165

148

123

101

92

280

786

6,110

4,670

820

513

3,660

1,140

7,860

11,000

5,580

5,080

1,380

6,710

2,240

890

706

555

446

370

322

268

222

Aug.

188

175

172

141

117

105

97

77

111

92

68

79

6.4

3.6

45

162

235

175

125

88

67

54

43

34

30

27

23

20

20

SO

19

Sept.

19

18

16

16

16

16

16

18

1918-

17

17

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.2

8.0

7.6

7.2

6.8

5.1

4.8

5.1

-

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec.-ft.).- July 11 (8:30 p.m.) 11,000 sec.-ft. ; July 17 (11 p.m.) 

14,feoo sec.-ftTj July 20 J4:3O a.m.) 8,500 see,-ft.j July 22 (7 p.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.8

4.2

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.8

4.2

3.6

3.3

3.0

3.0

3.9

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.3

8.4

8.0

Nov.

119

78

72

107

60

31

20

16

13

11

10

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.2

8.4

8.0

8.4

8.0

6.8

6.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.6

12

18

23

Dec.

21

20

20

19

19

17

15

14

13

12

11

12

12

12

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

11

13

13

13

13

17

13

13

Jan.

12

12

13

159

248

183

117

78

57

61

59

54

46

38

81

5,080

1,070

472

472

522

370

251

971

5,720

1,400

760

590

500

486

374

286

Feb.

254

241

190

193

193

199

272

600

02,580

2,530

2,350

5,140

4,270

1,100

760

1,180

3,200

3,810

1,500

960

700

595

565

565

590

518

3,850

1,840

_

-

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.).- N

c Backwater from salt creeic; discharge eo

Mar.

790

646

590

518

464

410

346

314

310

306

350

390

394

398

342

318

290

283

251

238

232

272

276

251

216

888

1,140

550

390

3,650

3,710

Apr.

855

610

855

1,060

779

664

490

418

342

438

L,180

654

605

504

459

366

322

276

241

156

12

13

13

13

13

13

67

14

8.0

22

-

Hay

109

139

398

394

251

162

162

162

160

160

160

160

160

160

162

160

155

155

167

155

155

155

157

0160

180

48

47

46

45

41

40

June

39

40

42

43

38

25

030

030

c45

66

31

30

225

531

555

209

69

87

87

87

105

134

134

105

53

56

53

97

185

272

-

July

390

390

390

390

272

99

97

92

80

c80

0120

0500

1,260

1,260

1,500

1,540

1,540

729

172

136

56

317

1,380

1,580

1,580

1,540

1,500

1,030

615

555

555

Aug.

1,120

1,620

1,030

536

32

31

29

28

30

35

63

94

94

92

92

92

92

73

38

37

36

30

20

20

19

14

14

14

13

14

14

Sept.

13

13

13

15

16

14

14

16

21

49

51

51

51

48

47

46

47

64

384

1,420

1,990

1,130

128

60

36

36

36

36

33

27

-

o peak above base, 

mputed on basis of weather records.
194 ARKANSAS RIVEH BASIN

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, of Pall River near Fall River, Kans., 1946-49

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Calendar year 1947 .......................

lf«L_

July .... ...

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

Water year 1947-46 ......................

Novettber .... ....

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

Calendar year 1948 ......................

Bay.. ......................................

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

Water year 1946-49 ......................

Seoondfoot-daya

97.5

2,343.6

47,709.4

99.1

135,062.9

1,033.9

131,143.9

390.8

107,071.3

708.4

423

107,136.6

5 466

5,905

134,921.4

MaxlauB

14

759

1,870

Afl

18

17,400

50

1 362

17,400

19

11,000

119 -

21

11,000 ^

1,990

5,720

Minim*

0.2

9.6

0

.5

.2

 i

1.8

.5

9

ft

8 a

4. a

.6

a e

1.1

10

1.6

9*1 e

56

13

2.6

Itoan

3.15

7S.6

131

CAA

70S

CO 1

9 *>fl

3.30

370

1 5o

33.4

359

84.5

13.0

293

2 A *:i«O2

13.6

293

fiCT

197

370

Runoff in 

aore-rtet

4,650

94,620

7ftQ

197

267,900

2,050

260,100

125 100

776

212,300

2 fie

839

212,500

11,710

267,600
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 195

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°30'30", long. 95°50'00", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 29 S., - 

K. ii E., at bridge on State Highway 96, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Clear 

Creek, 1 mile south of Fredonia, and 1 mile downstream from Salt Creek. Datum of gage 

is 819.09 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- o27 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 555 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,120 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 

it).IB" feet); minimum not determined.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 49,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 

36.17 feet); no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read irregularly to May 31, twice daily thereafter. Flow 

regulated by Fall River Reservoir after Apr. 20, 1949 (see p. 191).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discnarge furnished by Corps of Enginee'rs; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117; Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

S 

I9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28u

Jij

Oct.

> 10 

9 

8

7

6 

6

} '

28

Nov.

49 

84 

194 

181 

169

169 

110 

70 

50 

40

30 

25 

20 

20 

18

18 

16 

16 

15 

15

14 

14

14

' 20 

30 

40

Dec.

40 

30 

30

} -

' 24

} " 

} -

22

22 

22

} «

22 

20

Jan.

20 

22 

24 

100 

200

200 

200 

150 

100 

90

80 

70 

60 

55 

55

2,500 

5,280 

4,210 

1,050 

678

644 

610 

544 

2,000 

6,000

3,000 

1,500 

1,000 

700 

600 

500

Feb.

450 

350 

300 

280 

295

295 

644 

1,560 

2,620 

3,350

3,120 

5,280 

7,810 

2,840 

1,090

1,600 

3,410 

4,340 

2,560 

1,290

970 

784 

748 

748 

784

713 

3,970 

3,650

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

janu, 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber . ........ -------- _.-----..--

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 6.900 sec. -ft.).- Pe

note.- Doubtful gage-height record Oct. iMar.

1,210 

894 

857 

748 

644

577 

512 

449 

449 

512

644 

644 

610 

610 

512

449 

418 

418 

372 

356

325 

480 

449 

418 

325

418 

1,420 

894 

544 

610 

5,210

Apr.

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

1, 

2,

Secondfoot -days

268 

1,497 

717

156,104

32,342 

56,133 

22,978 

19,098 

12,726 

12,257 

26,241 

6,551 

6,855

197,663

650

784 

130 

650 

090

894 

644 

512 

480 

480

130 

932 

784 

644 

577

449 

418 

372 

340

310

152 

73 

64

62 

62

60 

190 

810 

208 

147

May

449 

280 

418 

480 

356

295 

295 

544 

480 

280

250 

235 

222 

208 

325

325 

235 

265 

1,010 

372

449 

372 

250 

2,400 

1,020

222 

169 

135 

147 

122 

116

Maximum

28 

194 

40

14,300

6,000 

7,810 

5,210 

2,190 

2,400 

3,470 

1,990 

1,740 

1,840

7,810

June

108 

116 

544 

387 

310

108 

265 

 857 

3,470 

418

265 

169 

295 

512

544

480 

157 

118 

127 

129

133 

157 

169 

169 

125

951 

418 

181 

310 

265

July

387 

387 

387 

387 

418

480 

155 

131 

143 

129

965 

866 

1,840 

1,130 

1,470

1,470 

1,510 

1,340 

265 

222

169 

87 

970 

1,610 

1,560

1,510 

1,470 

1,470 

610 

1,990 

713

Aug.

577 

1,740 

1,560 

932 

181

54 

48 

44 

42 

48

52 

99 

125 

129 

125

122 

116 

112 

91 

52

49 

46 

42 

26 

26

24 

22 

16 

15 

18 

18

Sept.

18 

16 

16 

24 

28

28 

26 

26 

26 

24

73 

77 

60 

60 

59

50 

49 

295 

387 

1,010

1,840 

1,840 

387 

133 

80

57 

48 

42 

38 

38

Mini Mean «»^J»

8.6 532 

49.9 2,970 

23.1 1,420

427 309,600

20 1,043 64,150 

280 2,005 111,300 

325 741 45,580 

60 637 37,880 

116 411 25,240 

108 409 24,310 

87 846 52,050 

15 211 12,990 

16 228 13,600

542 392,000

b. 13 (9 a.m.) 9,120 sec. -ft. 

25, 27-30, Nov. 7-21, 23-27, Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, Dec. 8-

of 4 discharge measurements and records for station near Fall River.
196 ARKANSAS R.IVER BASIN

Elk River near Elk City, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 37°16', long. 95 0 55', in NE-J- see. 18, T. 32 S., R. 14 E., 

J.5U reet downstream from Salt Creek and if miles south of Elk City. Datum of gage is 

795.80 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 575 square miles.

Records available.'- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 446 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,600 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 

au.10 feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 10-28.

1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 39,200 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 

28.27 feet); no flow on many days.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily, oftener during flood periods.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 24 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.8 

3.5 

3.3 

3.1 

3.1

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.8 

2.7

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.

2. 

2. 

2. 

2.9 

3.3 

4.1

Nov.

1,650 

902 

170 

77 

46

30 

24 

17

14 

10

9.5 

8.5 

7.5 

7.0 

6.5

6.2 

5.9 

5.6 

5.3 

5.0

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

6.5 

9.0 

9.0 

0

Dec.

12 

18 

18 

16 

14

14 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

10 

10

10 

9.5 

9.5 

9.0 

9.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

10

9.5 

9.0 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

Jan.

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

44 

18

13 

12 

14 

17 

31

54 

34 

33 

33 

2,200

3,840 

986 

408 

30O 

270

214 

188 

6,360 

5,650 

1,190

439 

392 

346 

284 

284 

200

Feb.

175 

160 

155 

228 

300

926

1,340 

2,740 

2,95O 

1,950

1,68O 

3,680 

9,460 

2,030 

824

1,630 

2,240 

1,950 

1,150 

712

504 

439 

408 

408 

408

338 

4,440 

2,400

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ai*y

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Ja

1^,000 sec. -ft.; Apr. 27 (7 p.m.) 12,800 sec 

11,400 sec. -ft.; June 26 (5 p.m.) 14,600 sec

Mar.

712 

674 

1,070 

538 

470

362 

284 

270 

284 

572

750 

538 

439 

315 

270

256 

256 

256 

256 

228

214 

408 

377 

256 

200

200 

470 

256 

200 

220 

3,690

Apr.

712 

308 

606 

1,250 

470

377 

27O 

228 

200 

392

712 

377 

270 

242 

256

200 

175 

162 

140 

138

132 

130 

128 

150 

132

125 

6,860 

4,070 

606 

377

May

742 

735 

284 

242 

200

175 

574 

2,780 

640 

315

214 

188 

165 

148 

140

150 

170 

495 

6,130 

1,080

836 

572 

242 

2,820 

2,350

439 

270 

3,100 

1,310 

300 

640

fooSs "»« -

90.3 4.1 

3,071.0 1,650 

333.5 18

157,856.1 15,400

23,862.5 6,360 

45,625 9,460 

15,291 3,690 

20,195 6,860 

28,446 6,130 

47,237 9,230 

12,920 2,320 

1,593 242 

5,467 1,670

204,131.3 9,460

June

315 

3OO 

416 

864 

538

242 

784 

4,230 

9,230 

2,500

775 

439 

1,010 

572 

270

200 

170 

130 

997 

3,920

439 

242 

188 

150 

128

8,600 

7,780 

674 

788 

346

July

228 

170 

135 

125 

609

836 

228 

125 

93 

99

804 

659 

1,250 

439 

362

155 

121 

101 

87 

72

59 

590 

1,140 

256 

145

121 

103 

85 

73 

2,320 

1,130

Aug.

242 

150 

116 

91 

80

66 

64 

52 

49 

50

49 

46 

45 

54

41

70 

50 

40 

33 

28

22 

20 

18 

16 

16

16 

15 

14 

13

13 

12

Sept.

12 

12 

11 

19 

242

101 

65 

107 

66 

49

395 

460 

121 

62 

46

34 

31 

1,240 

1,670 

242

125 

80 

59 

45 

36

34 

30 

27 

24 

22

Mlnl-num Mean *£«££

2.7 2.91 179 

5.0 102 6,090 

8.5 10.8 661

1.4 431 313,100

9.5 770 47,330 

155 1,629 90,500 

200 493 30,330 

125 673 40,060 

140 918 56,420 

128 1,575 93,690 

59 417 25,630 

12 51.4 3,160 

11 182 10,640

2.7 559 404,900

n. 23 (8 p.m.) 10,900 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (5:30 a.m.) 

.-ft.; May 19 (10:30 a.m.) 9,560 sec. -ft.; June 9 (5a.m.) 

.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 197

Caney River near Elgin, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00', long. 96°19', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 35 S., R. 

JLU £,., Chautauqua County, 2 miles west of Elgin. Datum of gage is 763.32 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 445 square miles.

Records available.- May 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 280 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 17.10 

reet); minimum, 1 second-foot Oct. 20.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 35,500 second-feet Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 29.80 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 2,500 second-feet, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

85

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

4.6 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.0

3.0 

1.8 

1.4 

1.8 

1.8

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

1.2 

2.4 

2.4 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

3.8 

3.8 

4.6 

5.6 

5.6

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

76 

222 

71 

38 

3O

23 

18 

16 

16 

14

14 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

13 

13 

12 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

13 

47 

136 

84

Dec.

68 

60 

56 

51 

49

49 

47 

42 

40 

36

35 

33 

33 

31 

31

30 

28 

28 

26 

26

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

23 

24 

21 

21 

21

Month

Jan.

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

18 

18 

30

38 

31 

28 

26 

1,700

3,330 

670 

505 

413 

393

335 

316 

6,550 

3,420 

844

630 

559 

454 

379 

348 

316

Feb.

293 

275 

287 

420 

551

1,100 

1,580 

2,7OO 

1,850 

1,230

1,140 

2.O3O 

5,910 

1,050 

1,140

1,450 

1,320 

1,070 

810 

630

528 

491 

447 

440 

406

373 

3,510 

972

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

lendar year 194E

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

686 

638 

638 

528 

469

420 

354 

335 

454 

622

719 

513 

433 

379 

348

322 

335 

322 

293 

275

293 

476 

348 

293 

253

264 

293 

242 

211 

1,740 

997

Apr.

433 

379 

614 

559 

413

348 

293 

258 

237 

360

559 

354 

304 

264 

216

192 

183 

169 

152 

148

140 

140 

132 

124 

120

113 

2,390 

727 

379 

310

Secondfoot-days

81.6 

997 

, 1,054

70,517.2

21,491 

34,003 

14,493 

11,010 

20, 090 

7,446 

3,844 

366.8 

9,908.8

124,785.2

May

354 

316 

232 

206 

183

156 

716 

2,700 

427 

287

227 

197 

169 

148 

136

136 

144 

232 

3,150 

654

513 

406 

287 

3,O60 

954

1,450 

484 

63O 

528 

354 

654

Maximum

5.6 

222 

68

5,76O

6,550 

5.91O 

1,740 

2,390 

3,150 

1,O6O 

727 

45 

6.OOO

6,550

June

322 

242 

216 

598 

42 O

242 

192 

513 

1,060 

752

287 

206 

165 

174 

128

104 

87 

76 

68 

79

84 

65 

56 

49 

42

423 

304 

140 

258 

94

July

58 

42 

36 

33 

30

28 

28 

40 

42 

485

727 

457 

462 

498 

252

90 

65 

53 

45 

36

31 

28 

23 

21 

20

2O 

18 

17 

23 

36 

100

Minimum

1.0 

11 

21

.8

18 

275 

211 

113 

136 

42 

17 

2.4 '3.0

1.0

Peak discharge (base, 6.0OO see. -ft.).- Jan. 16 (12:3O a.m.) 7.22O sec.-ft.j

Aug.

45 

28 

21 

17 

14

13 

12 

11 

11 

11

33 

17 

13 

18 

17

12 

9.9 

8.8 

8.8 

7.7

6.6 

5.6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.0

3.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

Mean

2.63 

33.2 

34.0

193

693 

1,214 

468 

367 

648 

248 

124 

11.8 

330

342

Sept.

3 

3 

3 

3.8 

16

45 

211 

211 

90 

38

36 

148 

6O 

a3O 

a20

a!5 

a200 

a6,OOO 

al,OOO 

a600

248 

188 

144 

120 

104

90 

82 

74 

68 

58

Runoff In 

acre-feet

162 

1,980 

2,090

139,900

42,63O 

67,44O 

28,750 

21,840 

39,850 

14,770 

7,620 

728 

19,650

247,500

Jan. 23 (7'p.m.)

(10 p.m.) 6,10O sec.-ft.; Apr. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 6.1OO sec-.-ft.; May 8 (12:3O p.m.) 8,190 sec.-ft.j 

Sept. 18 (time unknown) 15,000 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Hulah, okla.
198 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney River near Hulah, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°S6'., long. 96°OS' ( in NW£ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 11

 E., 0.9 mile downstream from Hulah Dam, If miles upstream from Opossum Creek, and 2f 

miles west of Hulah. Datum of gage is 681.96 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, at site 0.8 mile upstream at 

datum 3 feet higher.

Drainage area.- 736 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 398 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,890 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 36.20

 feet); minimum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 20.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 5-1,000 second-feet Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 39.45 

feet, former site and datum); no flow at times in 1939, 1940, 1946.

Maximum stage known, 40.2 feet, former site and datum, date unknown, from floodmark, 

from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those based on occasional staff-gage readings, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septamber 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

g7.6 

g7.2 

g7.0 

g6.4 

g6.1

g5.7 

g5.3 

gS.O 

g4.5 

g4.2

g3.9 

g3.8 

g3.8 

g3.6 

g3.5

g3.4 

g3.2 

g3.1 

g3.0 

g2.9

3.1 

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.5

3.6 

3.9 

4.4 

4.7 

5.5 

5.5

Nov.

7.4 

201 

141 

68 

44

33 

27 

25 

21 

18

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

23 

78 

134

Dec.

94 

77 

72 

64 

g58

g54 

g53 

gSl 

46 

43

42 

40 

39 

38

37

35

33 

32 

30 

30

28 

26 

26 

26 

25

25 

24 

24 

23 

22 

22

Jan.

22 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

20 

20 

28

44 

46 

40 

43 

1,160

5,140 

2,310 

695 

569 

459

426 

360 

4,340 

8,640 

3,210

847 

710 

680 

569 

494 

g448

Feb.

g404 

g340 

g382 

770 

1,080

2,490 

2,490 

3,830 

3,570 

2,030

1,410 

2,180 

5,380 

4,090 

1,560

2,640 

2,060 

1,520 

1,160 

911

725 651' 

637 

695 

609

506 

2,160 

2,660

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ax*y

ter year 1946-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- J

sec. -ft.; Hay 19 (4:30 p.m.; 6,240 sec. -ft.

Map.

911 

785 

847 

740 

595

530 

448 

393 

470 

992

1,060 

740 

595 

506 

448

393 

393 

415 

360 

330

320 

623 

518 

382 

350

680 

506 

371 

301 

292 

2,370

Apr.

556 

415 

530 

695 

506

426 

360 

310 

283 

582

879 

530 

426 

371 

310

256 

238 

224 

204 

188

188 

180 

172 

160 

148

138 

1,070 

2,470 

506 

360

Second- % 

foot -days

137.8 

1,053.4 

1,239

130,676.1

31,449 

48,940 

18,664 

13,681 

27,249 

9,015 

6,366 

605.6 

13,723.4

172,123.2

May

695 

459 

292 

238

20S

180 

160 

2,690 

868 

382

274 

229 

20O

180 

164

160 

168 

301 

4,700 

2,690

1,160 

680 

437 

2,520 

2,120

2,110 

740 

470 

725 

426 

623

Maximum

7.6 

201 

94

9 !30

8,u*0 

5,380 

2,370 

2,470 

4,700 

1,160 

1,580 

84 

7,060

8,640

June

459 

301 

238 

432 

530

301 

247 

620 

1,090 

1,160

494 

283 

220 

208 

188

144 

120 

127 

163 

91

105 

91 

75 

68 

60

58 

559 

164 

247 

172

July

91 

70 

60 

52 

48

46 

44 

60 

70 

344

1,580 

.371 

879 

301 

1,290

238 

124 

91 

75 

64

53 

44 

36 

31 

28

26 

25 

23 

22 

81 

99

Minimum

2.9 

7.4 

22

2.4

20 

340 

292 

138 

160 

58 

22 

6.8 

6.8

2.9

Aug.

84 

51 

35 

28 

22

19 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

28 

21 

47 

44

23 

g!2 

gll 

g9.7 

g9.0

g8.6 

g8.1 

g7.6 

g7.6 

g7.6

g7.6 

g7.4 

g7.4 

g7.2 

g7.0 

g6.8

Mean

4.45 

35.1 

40.0

358

1,014 

1,748 

602 

456 

879 

300 

205 

19.5 

457

472

in. 24 (8:30 a.m.) 9,890 sec. -ft.; Feb. 13 (5 

Sept. 19 (9:30 a.m.) 8,640 sec. -ft.

Sept.

g6.8 

g7.0 

g7.2 

g7.6

g8.8

35 

48 

283 

156 

81

49 

62 

108 

58 

35

24 

18 

2,730 

7,060 

1,570

310 

220 

168 

134 

120

102 

91 

81 

75 

68

Runoff in 

acre-feet

273 

2,090 

2,460

259,600

62,380 

97,070 

37,020 

27,140 

54,050 

17,880 

12,630 

1,200 

27,220

341,400

p.m.) 7,040

g Computed from graph based on occasional staff-gage readings and a stage-relation curve for present site and former site J mile upstream.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 199

Caney River near Ramona, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'30", long. 95°50 l 30n , in NE^NWf sec. 5, T. 23

 !!., H. 14 E., at county highway bridge 1 mile upstream from Buck Creek, 2£ miles downstream from Double Creek, and 4j miles southeast of Ramdna.

Drainage area.- 1,955 square miles.

Records available.- September 1945 to September 1949. December 1935 to February 1939 at

 site IV miles downstream, published as Caney River near Collinsville.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,100 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 28.00 

reet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet Oct. 15.

1935-39. 1945-49: Maximum discharge, 38)500 s-econd-feet Oct. 3, 1945 (gage height, 

30.12 feet); no flow Aug. 9 to Sept. 15, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-Height record, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Oeological survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

e

7

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

19 

18 

16

16 

14 

12 

11 

10

9.5 

8.6 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.8 

8.6 

8.6 

9.5

12 

12 

h7.8 

a7.8 

a7.8

a7.8 

8.6 

9.5

11 

12 

13

Nov.

70 

1,000 

705 

757 

283

164 

110 

85 

70 

49

36 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

29 

29 

29

27 

27 

37 

26 

24

24 

27 

30 

40 

49

Dec.

80 

158 

129 

110 

93

82 

74 

67 

67 

64

62 

60 

53 

51 

49

49 

49 

46 

46 

44

44 

44 

40 

40 

40

40 

38 

38 

38 

38 

36

Jan.

36 

36 

36 

36 

38

40 

40 

49 

53

53

55 

72 

104 

194 

612

3,940 

6,110 

7,140 

6,160 

2,230

977 

838 

5,270 

8,330 

9,260

9,460 

9,460 

6,730 

2,170 

al,300 

hi, 000

Feb.

3850 

a7SO 

679 

893 

1,620

3,650 

5,300 

6,110 

6,730 

6,730

4,820 

a3,100 

a3,100 

h6,020 

7,850

8,570 

7,460 

5,520 

3,650 

2,410

1,770 

1,370 

1,140 

1,060 

1,230

1,120 

977 

2,000

Month

Octo 

Nova

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1846 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 sec. -ft.).- Ja

sec. -it.; Feb. 10 (.4 a.m.) 6,930 sec. -ft.; P 

sec. -ft.; July 6 (4 p.m.) 5,160 sec. -ft.; Ju 

sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpo 

g Computed from graph based on tape-gage r 

h Computed from dally tape-gage reading.

Mar.

4,390 

2,820 

1,450 

1,420 

1,450

1,170 

977 

838 

757 

1,000

1,860 

2,200 

1,740 

1,26O 

1,000

838 

757 

731 

757 

731

679 

679 

811 

1,000 

811

1,860 

2,410 

1,800 

1,030 

731 

626

Apr.

2,120 

1,230 

679 

705 

1,030

921 

731 

626 

583 

2,970

3,680 

2,620 

1,620 

1,510 

2,140

1,310 

757 

583 

502 

451

392 

381 

358 

346 

324

312 

327 

1,310 

3,940 

2,860

Secondfoot -days

347.1 

3,898 

1,869

417,359.1

81,829 

96,479 

40,583 

37,318 

85,657 

43,762 

32,144 

2,428 

23,394

449,708.1

n. 18 (6 p.m 

eb. 16 (7 a. 

ly 13 (4 a.m

lated, or co 

eadlng and f

May

977 

1,340 

1,370 

784 

536

425 

365 

484 

2,820 

3,280

1,030 

552 

429 

337 

275

226 

208 

1,650 

6,540 

8,690

9,590 

9,920 

8,330 

6,730 

4,780

5,040 

3,720 

2,140 

1,030 

1,120 

949

Maximum

19 

1,000 

158

17,600

9,460 

8,570 

4,390 

3,940 

9,920 

4,270 

4,390 

335 

6,350

9,920

June

838 

811 

705 

598

1,140

1,860 

1,170 

1,770 

2,290 

4,100

4,270 

3,190 

1,230 

2,880 

1,280

784 

502 

365 

2,200 

3,650

2,140 

838 

399 

286 

332

184 

154 

1,740 

1,620 

536

July

466 

290 

205 

174 

324

3,230 

1,280 

757 

2,060 

al.500

al,200 

a2,600 

g4,390 

a3,000 

a2,000

h3,250 

a2,000 

a800 

h433 

a300

a230 

a!80 

a!40 

hll3 

alOO

a90 

80 

72 

64 

466 

350

Aug.

335 

316 

218 

167 

122

99 

80 

67 

57 

60

57 

55 

49 

67 

S2

S5 

126 

93 

51 

29

a25 

a23 

h21 

20 

20

20 

19 

18 

16 

16 

a!5

Sept.

a!4 

a!3 

a!3 

al2 

h21

a300 

a 400 

369 

324

343

236 

161 

148 

164 

236

148 

102 

1,030 

3,720 

5,340

6,250 

2,220 

502 

327 

261

218 

184 

167 

141 

a!30

Minima* Man ^"ee?

7.8 11.2 688 

24 130 7,730 

36 60.3 3,710

4.3 1,140 827,800

36 2,640 162,300 

679 3,446 191,400 

626 1,309 80,500 

312 1,244 74,020 

208 2,763 169,900 

154 1,459 86,800 

64 1,037 63,760 

15 78.3 4,820 

12 780 46,400

7.8 1,232 892,000

.) 7,300 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (4 a.m.) 9,740 

m.) 8,690 sec. -ft.; May 22 (4 a.m.) 10,100 

.) 5,210 sec, -ft.; Sept. 21 (10:30 a.m. ) 6,63

mputed on basis of veather records, 

ragmentary gage-height record.

949154 O - 51 - 14
200 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°58'15", long. 95°56'05"., on south line sec. 19, 

T. ay N., R. 13 E., at county highway bridge 500 feet downstream from Atchison, Topeka 

& Santa Fe Railway bridge, 3j miles upstream from Cotton Creek, and 5 miles north of 

Copan. Datum of gage is 690.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 424 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,090 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 25.30 

feetJ; minimum not determined.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 36,400 second-feet Apr. 10, 1944 (gage height, 30.58 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 16,000 

second-feet on basis of records for Caney River near Hulah; no flow July 23 to Aug. 24, 

1946.

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

wnich are fair. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by using rate 

of change of stage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

2.0 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.0 

.7 

.8 

.9

.9 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.8 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

1.6 

2.3

Nov.

6.8 

547 

98 

34 

21

13 

8.4 

7.4 

6.3 

5.3

4.6

4.3 

3.9 

3.7 

3.7

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3

3.2 

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

3.5

3.6 

3.9 

7.7 

13 

21

Dec.

18 

13 

10 

10 

11

.10 

8.7 

7.8 

6.9 

6.1

5.8 

6.0 

6.2 

6.1 

6.2

6.2 

6.1 

6.1 

6.0 

5.9

5.6 

5.2 

4.9 

5.3 

5.6

5.2 

5.3 

5.8 

5.9 

5.5 

5.5

Jan.

5.6 

5.6 

5.8 

6.1 

29

12 

7.5 

6.4 

6.1 

8.0

13 

17 

*21 

31 

2,010

4,680 

a2,000 

a400 

a250 

«b!89

b!39 

b!22 

2,890 

5,840 

4,200

700 

b422 

b320 

b282 

b203 

b!51

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendSr year 1948 .........

&ry

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

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

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

ter year!948-49 ..........

Feb.

b!E2 

*b!02 

bl!2 

b257 

567

1,530 

1,830 

2,180 

2,480 

1,200

680 

1,060 

3,400 

3,950 

848

1,960 

*1,300 

741 

541 

370

265 

217 

203 

249

257

189 

718 

1,640

Secondfoot-days

39.4 

848.9 

221.9

125,251.2

24,972.1 

28,968 

8,172 

8,607 

20,278 

17,372 

6,943 

288.2 

5,012

121,722^5

Mar.

400 

291 

380 

380 

257

210 

175 

151 

203 

636

994 

411 

273 

225 

189

169 

163 

196 

189 

151

145 

210 

233 

163 

145

665 

455 

182 

127 

107 

97

Maximum

2.3 

547 

18

10,500

5,840 

3,950 

665 

2,900 

4,590 

3,140 

1,850 

75 

2,950

5,840

Apr.

36 

86 

163 

257 

196

139 

110 

90 

77 

322

680 

320 

189 

460 

331

122 

92 

81 

75 

71

63 

59 

56 

54 

52

50 

716 

2,900 

535 

175

Hay

472 

380 

175 

124 

104

86 

138 

1,800 

694 

157

104 

79 

63 

52 

50

49 

47 

265 

3,610 

4,590

2,180 

688 

217 

944 

1,910

330 

210 

169 

273 

196 

122

Minimum

0.7 

3.0 

4.9

.7

5.6 

102 

97 

50 

47 

31 

13

1

.

June

151

97 

73 

1,730 

432

136 

86 

1,840 

3,140 

1,960

400 

225 

157 

383 

203

102 

67 

127 

1,100 

1,140

139 

75 

54 

38 

31

467 

2,360 

332 

203 

124

Mean

1.27 

28.3 

7.16

342

806 

1,035 

264 

287 

654 

579 

224 

9.30 

167

333

July

81 

56 

42 

67 

110

42 

36 

160 

56 

328

789 

360 

1,180 

637 

1,850

360 

120 

77 

56 

44

36 

29 

24 

20 

18

16 

14 

13 

14 

112 

196

Per 

square 

mile

0.0030 

.067 

.017

.807

1.90 

2.44 

.623 

.677 

1.54 

1.37 

.528 

.022 

.394

.785

Aug.

75 

38 

23 

17 

13

10 

8.3 

aS.O 

h7.3 

a7

a6 

a7 

a6 

a9 

a7

a6 

a6 

a5 

a5 

a4

a4 

a3 

h2.6

a2 

al

Sept.

al 

al 

11 

16 

69

146 

39 

39 

30 

22

18 

32

100 

50 

26

17 

12 

478 

2,950 

575

107 

67 

47 

35 

28

24 

21 

19 

17 

15

Runoff

Inches

0.003 

.07 

.02

10.98

2.19 

2.54 

.72 

.75 

1.78 

1.52 

.61 

.03 

.44

10.67

Ao re-feet

78 

1,680 

440

248,400

49,530 

57,460 

16,210 

17,070 

40,220 

34,460 

13,770 

572 

9,940

241,400

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 7,090 aec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (6 a.m.) 5,200

aeo.-ft.; May 20 (9 a.m.} 5,480 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and veather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

~h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla.

201

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17', long. 95°57', on line between sees. 20 and 

29, T. 21 N., R. 13 E., at bridge on county highway l£ miles upstream from Delaware 

Creek, 2 miles downstream from Hominy Creek, and 2^ miles southeast of Sperry. Datum 

of gage is 579.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 905 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1949.

Ave-rage discharge.- 10 years, 596 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 26.55 

reet); minimum, 1.3 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 86,500 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 31.68 

feet); no flow Sept. 13 to Oct. 28, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of May 18, 1943.

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

Cooperation.- Gage-height recprd, 25 discharge measurements, and computation of daily 

 Oiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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

Oct.

3.0 

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.1

2.1 

1.7 

1.3 

1.3 

1.7

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.5

4.1 

4.8 

4.1 

4.1 

4.8

4.8 

4.1 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

10

18 

13 

8.0 

5.6

4.8 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.6

5.6 

6.4 

6.4 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

6.4 

10 

10 

10

Dec.

10 

13 

13 

13 

10

8.0 

7.2 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

7.2 

8.0

7.2 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

8.8 

8.8

9.6 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

7.2 

6.4

Jan.

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

5.6 

4.8

4.8 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

8.8

9.6 

10 

13 

17 

54

915 

1,210 

317 

184 

126

100 

88 

2,730 

7,440 

3,86O

483 

300 

3260 

a230 

a210 

a!80

Feb.

alSO 

a!70 

165 

187 

968

2.21O 

3,540 

2,460 

2,130 

946

483 

36O 

858 

1,470 

1.02O

1,370 

1,370 

7O1 

431 

321

250 

210 

184 

190 

421

329 

304 

521

Month

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

527 

292 

235

280 

3OO

217 

177 

149 

138 

190

256 

321 

246 

200 

168

149 

132 

124 

118 

115

126 

140 

171 

221 

184

983 

1,350 

567 

296 

317 

164

Apr.

138 

118

115 

121 

207

184 

140 

118 

121 

1,620

2,170 

701 

378 

288 

614

334 

194 

14O 

115 

98

86 

83 

83 

86 

88

86 

83 

124 

224 

177

Secondfoot-days

9O.6 

194.8 

245.4

170,485.6

18,796.6 

23,749 

8,973 

9,034 

70,369 

15,522 

33,114 

985.4 

1,273.0

182,346.8

May

149 

411 

304, 

155 

100

72 

64 

199 

850 

296

149 

98 

70 

56 

54

49 

51 

1,880 

11,5OO 

14,300

9,690 

8,480 

3,730 

5,990 

6,340

1,850 

2.O50 

620 

334 

E57 

221

Maximum

4.8 

18 

13

15,100

7,44O 

3,540 

1,350 

2,170 

14,300 

2,140 

9,81O 

251 

93

14,300

June

19O 

158 

1,210 

1,930 

261

135 

132 

184 

1,490 

1,93O

572 

300 

428 

872 

505

221 

132 

95 

1,67O 

2,140

3O9 

143 

98 

74 

60

52 

44 

38 

39 

110

July

72 

49 

36 

29 

531

334 

502 

239 

4,800 

9,810

9,390 

2,640 

1,810 

1,100 

402

3320 

3250 

3180 

h!24 

a90

a 70 

a55 

47 

41 

38

32 

28 

25 

24 

24 

22

Minimum

1.3 

4.1 

5.6

1.3

4.8 

165 

115 

83 

49 

38 

22 

6.4 

5.6

1.3

Aug.

22 

21 

21 

2O 

2O

19 

18 

17 

14 

14

13 

13 

12 

12 

251

158 

95 

56 

38 

26

21 

17 

14 

13

12

10 

9.6 

8.8 

7.2 

6.4 

6.4

Mean

2.92 

6.49 

7.92

466

606 

848 

289 

301 

2,27O 

517 

1,O68 

31.8 

42.4

500

Sept.

5.6 

6.4 

8.0 

28 

77

S6 

64 

60 

54 

83

83 

60 

46 

47

46

36 

30 

26 

24 

93

9O 

54 

39 

30 

22

2O 

16 

14 

13 

12

Runoff In 

acre-feet

180 

386 

487

338,200

37,280 

47,110 

17,800 

17,920 

139,500 

3O,79O 

65,680 

1,950 

2,520

361, 7OO

Peak discharge (base, ll.OOO sec. -ft.).- May 20 (12 m.) 15.OOO sec. -ft.

3 No gage-height record; discharge Interpo1ated. 

h Computed from wire-weight gsge reading.
202 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder above spillway of city dam, lat. 38°40', long. 96°30 ! , in 

HWir sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 8 E., on highway bridge at city water plant in north part of 

Council Grove, a quarter of a mile downstream from Mozler Creek and 1 mile upstream 

from Elm Creek. Datum of gage is 1,205.63 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps 

of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 250 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 143 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Jan. 23; maximum gage height, 

zz.45 feet Feb. 18 (ice Jam); minimum discharge recorded, 1 second-foot at times, but 

may have been less Oct. 17-25.

1939-49: Maximum discharge,' 44,600 second-feet Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 37.13 

feet); no flow at times during 1939-41, 1947, 1948.

Flood of June 11, 1938, reached a stage of 35.30 feet. According to local residents, 

floods in 1903 and 1932 reached stages 2 feet and 1 foot higher, respectively.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage height record, 18 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- Vf 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

IS 

19 

2O

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2

1 

1

1

el

1 

1 

1 

2 

2 

Z

Nov.

4 

3 

3 

3 

3

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

Dec.

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3

4 

3 

3 

3

Jan.

3 

3

7 

12 

9

8 

5 

5 

4 

4

4 

4 

5 

5 

2,400

gl,330 

g239 

a 200 

a200 

alOO

alOO 

alOO 

4,600 

g2,130 

a450

g252 

gllO 

g70 

g27 

g23 

g20

Feb.

g20 

 20 

20 

17

14

14 

14 

69 

b400 

b700

bl.500. 

b3,500 

1,630 

g796 

580

580 

b2,OOO 

b3,000 

466

112

68 

59 

44 

 219 

120

72 

98 

76

Month

Octo 

Nova

Decs

Ca

janu 

Fabr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

uary . ..* . . .« «

tar yaar 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

57 

46 

41 

40 

38

33 

29 

28 

27 

24

23 

22 

21

19 

19

19 

20 

20 

18 

18

19 

25 

31 

28 

23

45 

56 

32 

26 

34 

51

Apr.

32 

29 

29 

28 

27

27 

25 

24 

947 

1,940

379 

167 

116 

94 

76

68 

64 

54 

49 

49

46 

45 

44 

41 

37

36 

34 

33 

32 

42

Secondfoot-days

52 

74 

94

48,685

12,429 

16,208 

932 

4,614 

12,101 

3,755 

584 

186 

48

51,077

May

3,670 

247 

122 

104 

86

70 

213 

952 

169 

98

72 

59 

51 

45 

42

42 

40 

33 

34 

42

3,420 

260 

137 

102 

84

74 

64 

57 

1,460 

156 

96

Maximum

3 

4 

4

19,100

4,600 

3, '500 

57 

1,940 

3,670 

523 

156 

15 

7

4,600

June

76 

108 

152 

116 

90

61 

88 

64 

86 

180

114 

52 

483 

499 

120

70 

56 

45 

523 

178

68 

41 

33 

27 

36*

27 

21 

173 

122 

46

July

27

20 

16 

14 

16

156 

76 

24 

17 

17

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

8 

8

8 

8 

7 

7 

6

6 

5 

5

16 

13 

10

Minimum

2 

3

0

3 

14 

18 

24 

33 

21 

5 

1 

1

_

Aug.

9 

8 

8 

7 

7

7 

7 

6 

6 

6

6 

6 

6 

12

15

10 

9 

7 

9 

7

B6 

g4 

g3 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2 

1

Mean

1.7 

2.5 

3.0

133

401 

579 

30.1 

154 

390 

125 

18.8 

6.0 

1.6

140

Sept.

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

2 

7 

5 

3

4 

3

1 

1

1

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

1 

1 

1

1 

1

Runoff in

acre-feat

103 

147 

186

96,560

24,650 

32,150 

1,850 

9,150 

24,000 

7,450 

1,160 

369 

95

101,300

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 15 (9 p.m. 5 7.S9O sec. -ft. s Jan. 23 (9 p.m.) 11,400

sec.-ft.; Feb. 12 (1:30 a.m.) 7.000 sec.-ft.; Feb. 18 (12:30 a.m.) 7,000 sec.-ft.s May 1 (7 a.m.) 

8,510 sec.-ft.; May 21 (10 a.m.) 7,980 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge Interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 203

Neosho River near lola, Kans.

Location.- rfater-stage recorder, lat. 37°53', long. 95°26', in NE£ sec. 9, T. 25 S., R. 

IB E., 1 mile downstream from Elm Creek and 3 miles southwest of lola.

August 1895 to November 1903 at site

Drainage area.- 3,818 square miles.

Records available.- October 1917 to September 1949. 

i miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 32 years (1917-49), 1,523 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Feb. 13 (gage height, 22.97 

I'eet); minimum, 117 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 3.31 feet).

1895-1903, 1917-49: Maximum discharge, 83,100 second-feet July 23, 1948 (gage 

height, 34.63 feet); no flow for several days in September and October 1897, Aug. 19 

to Sept. 15, Sept. 21, 22, 1936. Bankfull stage, 27 feet.

Remarks . - Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 1037: 1918-24, 1926-29, 1935 (M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

S3 

30 

31

Oct.

188 

185 

185 

185 

176

182 

182 

176 

173 

166

157 

154 

151 

148 

151

163 

145 

142 

142 

142

140 

137 

131 

128 

125

122 

122 

128 

131 

151 

145

Nov.

343 

542 

432 

386 

326

279 

256 

234 

211 

188

170 

160 

151 

145 

142

151 

142 

142 

145 

145

145 

142 

140 

140 

140

142 

145 

151 

154 

163

Dec.

166 

170 

173 

179 

195

*188 

173 

163 

157 

148

145 

145 

142 

142 

145

142 

140 

140 

140 

140

137 

134 

137 

140 

140

140 

140 

142 

145 

137 

137

Jan.

128 

134 

157 

166 

2,680

1,530 

679 

470 

414 

356

252 

248 

271 

271 

2,100

8,450 

11,000 

11,900 

12,600 

9,480

4,270 

1,660 

4,720 

13,200 

12,800

11,900 

12,600 

11,200 

5,810 

bl,700 

bl,500

Feb.

bl,400 

bl,300 

*bl,240 

1,130 

1,020

1,020 

1,100 

1,830 

3,670 

6,580

9,960 

16,200 

21,000 

17,300 

14,300

8,560 

6,910 

11,800 

12,700 

11,900

10,200 

7,240 

3,570 

2,580 

3,070

2,680 

7,350 

8,230

Month

Oeto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 1948 

apy

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

4,370 

3,870. 

2,970 

1,960 

1,660

1,530 

1,320 

1,210 

 1,170 

1,170

1,240 

1,320 

1,660 

1,610 

1,360

1,130 

1,100 

' 1,100 

1,020 

915

915 

1,400 

2,250 

1,700 

1,240

4,470 

6,580 

2,770 

1,780 

2,880 

13,100

Apr.

5,070 

2,480 

1,740 

1,360 

1,240

1,170 

1,100 

985 

915 

915

3,600 

10,100 

9,840 

4,370 

2,390

1,830 

1,570 

1,320 

1,210 

1,130

1,130 

1,100 

1,060 

1,020 

1,020

965 

1,440 

2,300 

1,280 

1,100

Secondfoot -day a

4,753 

6,152 

4,662

842,540

h 144,626 

195,840 

72,770 

66,770 

108,840 

52,756 

56,375 

12,091 

10,189

735,824

May

1,530 

1,440 

3,770 

6,470 

5,810

4,270 

1,740 

1,920 

3,070 

5,170

6,360 

4,770 

2,100 

1,240 

1,130

-1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,960 

4,070

4,770 

4,470 

8,230 

10,200 

5,S70

2,480 

1,570 

1,360 

1,440 

3,370 

5,370

Maximum

188 

542 

195

, 79,300

13,200 

21,000 

13,100 

10,100 

10,200 

3,970 

6,140 

2,250 

2,580

21,000

June

3,970 

1,920 

1,240 

1,170 

1,280

1,280 

1,130 

2,320 

3,770 

3,270

3,170 

2,970 

1,880 

2,770 

3,0?0

8,870

2,S80 

1,700 

1,830 

1,130

915 

1,400 

1,130 

786 

585

515

460 

667 

673 

915

Minimum

July

1,020 

985 

792 

557 

451

500 

2,720 

4,770 

2,480 

4,270

5,070 

6,140 

3,270 

2,200 

1,700

988 

722

see

615 

520

495 

475 e,S50

5,270 

2,390

1,170 

760 

547 

480 

563 

1,740

122

140 

134

90

128 

1,020 

915 

915 

1,130 

460 

451 

170 

120

120

Peak discharge (base. 10.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 19 (10:30 a.m.) 12,700 sec. -ft

Aug.

2,250 

860 

475 

404 

396

391 

352 

318 

306 

286

271 eg?

256 

271 

2S6

330 

456 

437 

378 

378

391 

369 

360 

294 

231

204 

185 

188 

182 

179 

170

Maan

153 

205 

150

2,302

4,665 

6,994 

2,347 

2,226 

3,511 

1,759 

1,819 

390 

340

2,016

Sept.

160 

157 

1S4 

166 

179

166

151 

148 

148 

160

179 

170 

154 

160

163

145 

128 

2,580 

1,130 

334

188 

145 

125 

1,160 

806

360 

238 

173 

142 

120

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9,430 

12,200 

9,250

1,671,000

286,900 

388,400 

144,300 

132,400 

215,900 

104,600 

111,800 

23,980 

20,210

1,459,000

. ; Jan. 24 (4 p.m.)

...,__.._. .. ... , . "sec.-ft.; Feb. 19 (12:30 a.m.) 13,200 see.-ft.j Feb. 27

(10 p.n.)10,800isec.-ft.jMar. 3l(2 p.m.) 14,000 sec.-ft.; Apr. 12 (I2.p.m.) 11,300 sec.-ft.; May 24 

(5 a.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote.- Discharge computed from graph based on gage readings Mar. 31, Apr. 12, 13, May 6. 11, 14-16, 

19-24, May 30 to June 1, June 7-9, 12, 13, 16, 27, 28, June 30 to July 2, July 4,.-5, 8, 10-12, 23-25, 

Aug. 1, 2, 4, Sept. 6-9, 18, 19.
204 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

"Neosho River near Parsons, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°20', long. 9S°06', in NEt sec. 21, T. 31 S., R. 

21 fi., at bridge on U. S. Highway 160, half a mile upstream from Hickory Creek, threequarters of a mile upstream from St. Louis-San Francisco Railway bridge, 2| miles upstream from dam of Kansas Ordnance Plant, and 8j miles east of Parsons. Datum of gage 

is 810.25 feet a\)ove mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,817 square miles, including that of Hickory Creek.

Kecords available.- June 1929 to September 1949. October 1921 to June 1929 at site half 

a mile downstream. Records include flow of Hickory Creek.

Average discharge.- 28 years, 2,454 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 22,800 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 23.51 

reet); minimum, 127 second-feet Oct. 28-30 (gage height, 7.08 feet).

1921-49: Maxinum discharge, 87,800 second-feet July 27, 1948 (gage height, 30.74 

feet); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939. Bankfull stage, 24 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversion from pool in which gage is located by the Kansas 

ordnance Plant.

Revisions (water years).- W 807: 1922, 1923. W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

7.0 107 8.0 710 18.0 15,100 

7.2 162 8.5 1,250 20.0 17.8OO 

7.4 243 9.0 1,860 22.0 20,100 

7.6 353 12.0 6,000 ' 24.0 23,8OO 

7.8 510 15.0 10,600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

203

203 

199 

192 

192

188 

184 

184 

180 

177

173 

173 

169 

166 

162

162 

162 

162 

159 

153

150 

147 

144 

138 

135

132 

132 

130 

127 

150 

248

Nov.

731 

9,160 

3,410 

1,140 

731

530 

425 

360 

329 

300

274 

248 

225 

203 

203

199 

192 

188 

184 

180

177 

173 

169 

166 

162

162 

162 

166 

169 

173

Dec.

177 

180 

134 

188 

195

199 

208 

212 

208 

199

192 

184 

180 

184 

188

184 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

180 

180 

180

180 

180 

184 

184 

180 

180

Jan.

180 

180 

184 

188 

192

1,730 

1,990 

1,030 

660 

590

520

463 

468 

1,110 

9,000

19,700 

15,500 

12,200 

12,500 

13,000

10,800 

5,440 

8,700 

18,600 

g!8,000

fl6,400 

fll,9OO 

f9,160 

f7,500 

g6,300 

f5,300

Feb.

f3,270 

gl , 990 

1,920 

1,920 

fl,920

f2,440 

3,410 

5,020 

6,450 

7,050

8,850 

13,200 

19,100 

21,400 

22,100

22,500 

19,600 

13,400 

14,000 

15,000

14,000 

12,200 

8,550 

4,880 

3,410

3,620 

4,180 

10,400

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1943 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

10,900 

5,720 

4,600 

3,760 

2,710

2,180 

1,920 

1,800 

1,670 

1,920

2,580 

2,510 

3,480 

3,200 

2,580

2,060 

2,060 

2,780 

2,180 

1,730

1,490 

1,610 

2,060 

2,710 

2,320

2,380 

5,720 

7,500 

3,760 

2,380 

3,060

Apr.

11,700 

7,500 

3,130 

2,250 

1,730

1,550 

1,440 

1,330 

1,250 

1,210

1,210 

3/420 

9,800 

11,600 

6,000

2,990 

2,250 

1,360 

1,610 

1,450

1,330 

1,220 

1,150 

1,120 

1,050

1,020 

1,470 

6,000 

3,760 

1,920

Secondfoot-days

5,176 

20,896 

5,770

1,227,718

209,490 

265,780 

97,330 

95,320 

155,990 

91,520 

101,362 

18,444 

29,432

1,096,510

May

1,670 

2,320 

2,380 

3,760 

6,300

6,750 

5,300 

6,900 

5,720 

4,740

7,650 

7,500 

5,300 

2,710 

1,670

1,440 

1,300 

1,290 

7,350 

7,200

6,300 

6,300 

5,300 

11,600 

16,800

7,650

3,480 

2,180 

1,920 

1,730 

3,480

Maximum

248 

9,160 

212

81,600

19,700 

22,500 

10,900 

11,700 

16,800 

7,200 

16,600 

3,900 

9,320

22,500

June

5,580 

4,740 

7,200 

4,880 

3,900

1,860 

1,610 

4,460 

3,760 

6,000

4,600 

3,900 

4,040 

5,440 

4,040

3,550 

3,900 

3,060 

1,990 

2,060

1,730 

1,140 

1,470 

1,490 

1,120

1,120 

826 

680 

590 

784

July

846 

1,140 

1,160 

986 

846

773 

10,800 

16 , 60P 

7,950 

5,020

6,300 

6,750 

10,100 

4,880 

2,920

2,180 

1.48D 

1,040 

804 

650

550 

484 

502 

4,180 

5,300

2,990 

1,420 

931 

690 

580 

f510

Aug.

3,900 

3,060 

1,320 

804 

580

468 

396 

347 

318 

306

289 

268 

268 

425 

312

258 

347 

710 

510 

389

f382 

f575 

g367 

396 

347

294

243 

212 

g!92 

f!84 

h!77

Minimum Mean

127 167 

162 697 

177 186

99 3,354

180 6,758 

1,920 9,492 

1,490 3,140 

1,020 3,177 

1,290 5,032 

590 3,051 

484 3,270 

177 595 

150 981

127 3,004

Sept.

a!65 

a 155 

a!50 

a!60 

alSO

a230 

g300 

476 

294 

221

217 

279 

312 

239 

195

192 

192 

7,570 

9,320 

3,200

1,140 

510 

318 

243 

403

1,210 

670 

382 

284 

225

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,270 

41,450

11,440

2,436,OOO

415,500 

527,200 

193,100 

189,100 

309,400 

181,500 

201,000 

36,580 

58,380

2,175,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 16 (3 p.m.) 20,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 24 (6 p.m.) 19,300 

sec.-ft.; Feb. 16 (3:30 a.m.) 22,800 sec.-ft.; May 25 (6:30 a.m.) 18,000 sec.-ft.; July 7 (7:30 p.m.) 

18,300 sec.-ft.

a No gage-hsight record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Commerce, Okla.

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

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

h Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 205

Neosho River near Commerce, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 36°56', long. 94°57', in SW^SE? sec. 5, T. 28 K. R. 

22 £., at county highway bridge H miles upstream from Mud Creek, if miles downstream 

from Pour Mile Creek, and 4| miles west of Commerce. Datum of gage is 748.97 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 5,876 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1949.

Average.discharge.- 10 years, 4,280 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,500 second-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 18.25 

reetj; minimum, 130 second-feet Oct. 28 (gage height, 2.42 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 105,000 second-feet May 20, 1943; maximum gage height, 

25.12 feet May 20, 1943: minimum discharge, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 24, 25, Nov. 8, 1939 

(gage height, 1.6S feet).

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

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

wnicn are fair. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1S49 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

3

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

30

21 

33 

23 

34 

35

36 

27 

28 

39 

30 

31

Oct.

221 

212 

221 

212 

207

194 

207 

198 

194 

194

194 

184 

184 

180 

176

163 

167 

167 

167 

171

160 

160 

163 

160 

160

156 

137 

137 

144 

144 

163

Nov.

478 

5,200 

12,300 

3,700 

1,280

800 

596 

486 

411 

362

329 

293 

248 

242 

227

216 

202 

198 

194 

189

189 

189 

180 

163 

171

180 

176 

189 

184 

184

Dec.

176 

163 

171 

180 

189

180 

180 

184 

184 

176

176 

176 

171 

167 

171

171 

163 

148 

163 

163

163 

160 

156 

167 

167

160 

156 

156 

156 

160 

160

Jan.

156 

160 

160 

167 

163

167 

1,980 

1,660 

921 

669

604 

543 

543 

965 

5,070

19,600 

25,600 

23,900 

14,700 

*13,100

13,100 

9,460 

12,500 

24,400 

26,500

a 23, 500 

18,300 

812,500 

a8,500 

a6,000 

a4,OOO

Feb.

b2 , 700 

*b2 , 100 

b2,000 

b2,000 

b2,200

b3,000 

b5,000 

blO,000 

11,100 

9,780

9,300 

11,400 

18,700 

24,200 

25,800

27,800 

*28,500 

26,500 

18,300 

16,000

15,800 

14,500 

12,000 

7,860 

4,780

4,120 

4,220 

6,740

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

 Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 18,OOO sec. -ft.).- J

27,OOO sec. -ft.; Feb. 17. 28,5OO sec. -ft.; M

Mar.

11,700 

9,820 

5,620 

4,960 

4,020

2,980 

2,530 

2,240 

2,120 

2,570

4,120 

4,120 

3,820 

4,960 

3,820

2,980 

2,470 

3,400 

4,120 

2,670

2,880 

4,220 

3,300 

3,080 

3,300

5,750 

6,420 

8,860 

6,790 

3,920 

2,770

Apr.

6,310 

11,500 

5,510 

3,190 

2,350

1,880 

1/620 

1,530 

1,400 

1,740

2,280

1,710 

6,240 

11,100 

10,500

4,960 

2,980 

2,350 

1,940 

1,660

1,500 

1,340 

1,250 

1,180 

1,130

1,100 

4,100 

13,000 

8,180 

4,020

Secondfoot-days

5,497 

29,756 

5,213

1,646,850

269,588 

326,400: 

136,330 

119,550 

222,010 

139,353 

145,183 

21,009 

51,247

1,471,136

an. 17 (li. p 

ay 20 (1 p.m

May

4,020 

3,500 

3,300 

2,670 

5,460

6,740 

6,580 

6,130 

8,660 

5,620

6,260 

8,180 

6,900 

4,500 

2,510

1,780 

1,510 

2,030 

9,660 

20,600

18,300 

17,300 

9,020 

9,140 

16,200

16,700 

7,180 

3,610 

2,770 

2,410 

2,770

Maximum

221 

12,300 

189

91,100

26,5OO 

28,500 

11,700 

13,OOO 

20,600 

12,300 

22,700 

4,330 

16,200

28,500

June

4,960 

6,100 

6,060 

12,300 

10,1OO

4,630 

3,400 

3,610 

7,380 

10,900

9,140 

5,460 

5,300 

9,780 

7,420

4,600 

3,920 

4,220 

2,880 

2,070

2,670 

1,590 

1,210 

1,610 

1,390

1,100 

2,570 

1,400 

865 

718

July

810 

944 

1,160 

1,070 

898

1,160 

5,210 

21,800 

22,700 

13,800

7,760 

9,240 

g!2,700 

glO,900 

g5,880

33,400 

a2,200 

gl,560 

1,180 

904

736 

636 

575 

1,040 

5,390

4,770 

2,500 

1,270 

894 

1,360 

736

Minimum

137 

163 

148

110

156 

2,000 

2,120 

1,100 

1,510 

718 

575 

192 

162

137

Aug.

1,570 

4,330 

2,500 

1,210 

793

609 

500 

431 

374 

329

417 

446 

341 

516 

632

410 

348 

417 

717 

533

402 

395 

431 

424 

410

361 

292 

257 

221 

201 

192

Mean

177 

992 

168

4,500

8,696 

11,660 

4,398 

3,985 

7,162 

4,645 

4,683 

678 

1,708

4,031

.m.) 26,500 sec. -ft.; Jan. 25 (9 

.) 21,400 sec. -ft.; May 26 (4 a.m

Sept.

187 

179 

174 

162 

183

201 

329 

402 

508 

3354

a241 

g!96 

a241 

a431 

g402

g335 

a252 

85,500 

g!6,200 

g!2,400

6,140 

1,530 

698 

461 

341

659 

1,110 

671 

438 

322

Runoff In 

acre-feet

10.90O 

59,020 

10,340

3,267,000

534,700 

647,400 

270,400 

237,100 

440,400 

276,400 

288,000 

41,670 

101,600

2,918,000

a.m. ) 

.) 18,900

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
206 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°28i, long. 95°02', at Pensacola Dam on Neoaho

 River, In SWc sec. 14, T 23 N., R. 21 E., at Langley, 5 miles east of Pensacola and 

10 miles upstream from Big Cabin Creek. Datum of gage Is 1.10 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 10,296 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 1,990,000 acre-feet Feb. 17 (gage height, 761.37

 feet); minimum, 1,165,000 acre-feet Jan. 14 (gage height, 732.37 feet).

1940-49: Maximum contents, 2,178,000 acre-feet May 20, 1943, June 26, 27, 1946 

(gage height, 754.57 feet); minimum observed since power-pool stage was first reached, 

1,003,000 acre-feet Feb. 16, 1946 (gage height, 727.35 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by mlltlple-arch concrete dam, with top of talntor-type

 spillway gates at gage height 755.0 feet. Storage began Mar. 21, 1940; power-pool 

stage was first reached Apr. 19, 1941. Capacity between gage heights 662.0 feet (sill 

of powerhouse penstock) and 745.0 feet (maximum power pool) Is 1,492,000 acre-feet. 

Capacity between gage heights 745.0 and 755.0 feet Is 525,000 acre-feet and is reserved 

for flood control. Dead storage below gage height 682.0 feet Is 160,200 acre-feet. 

Reservoir Is utilized for power development and .flood control. Figures given represent 

total contents.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.'

Contents, In thousands of acre-fee t, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

12-

S

4

5

6

7

5

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

15

IT

18

18

20

21

22

28

24

28

28*r

28

20

SO

SI

Oct.

1,562

1,559

1,558

1,550

1,843

1,537

1,531

1,527

1,524

1,524

1,517

1,511

1,504

1,488

1,490

1,490

1,484

1,478

1,4.73

1,465

1,460

1,453

1,450

1,448

1,441

1,435

1,428

1,483

1,417

1,415

1,414

Nor.

1,411

1,420

1,447

1,452

1,452

1,452

1,452

1,448

1,443

1,439

1,435

1,430

1,426

1,427

1,420

1,415

1,411

1,401

1,393

1,394

1,391

1,386

1,379

1,373

1,371

1,347

1,368

1,382

1.355

1,347

D«0.

1,340

1,331

1,326

1,321

1,320

1,314

1,307

1,300

1,294

1,267

1,283

1,285

1,280

1,277

1,275

1,270

1,265

1,263

1,282

1,260

1,256

1,250

1,245

1,241

1,239

1,237

1,230

1,221

1,218

1,210

1,205

Jan.

1,205

1,204

1,195

1,190

1,183

1,179

1,178

1,178

1,184

1,178

1,173

1,168

1,167

1,165

1,180

1,224

1,275

1,324

1,357

1,361

1,405

1,427

1,478

1,561

1,835

1,694

1,738

1,774

1,798

1,818

1,810

F«b.

1,773

1,733

1,701

1,665

1,691

1,704

1,707

1,721

1,717

1,703

1,687

1,693

1,718

1,776

1,868

1,957

1,988

1,977

1,947

1,904

1,864

1,824

1,785

1,741

1,893

1,677

1,680

1,881

_

-

Mat*.

1,697

1,701

1,688

1,681

1,683

1,680

1,676

1,669

1,667

1,665

1,667

1,869

1,672

1,679

1,673

1,672

1,870

1,868

1,672

1,670

1,673

1,688

1,687

1,681

1,882

1,692

1,717

1,729

1,715

1,889

1,684

Apr.

1,690

1,705

1,712

1,703

1,689

1,687

1,684

1,683

1,883

1,688

1,690

1,687

1,691

1,693

1,890

1,679

1,881

1,677

1,871

1,887

1,661

1,658

1,652

1,651

1,643

1,639

1,650

1,880

1,886

1,686

-

May

1,703

1,708

1,698

1,680

1,678

1,683

1,686

1,691

1,694

1,683

1,677

1,682

1,884

1,682

1,883

1,676

1,670

1,671

1,727

1,813

1,662

1,943

1,954

1,951

1,945

1,929

1,889

1,874

1,766

1,718

1,683

June

1,683

1,681

1,690

1,719

1,743

1,728

1,696

1,683

1,697

1,703

1,701

1,689

1,684

1,718

1,728

1,698

1,878

1,680

1,678

1,670

1,669

1>883

1,859

1,652

1,850

1,648

1,845

1,644

1,838

1,631

.

July

1,624

1,618

1,614

1,611

1,602

1,596

1,604

1,645

1,896

1,720

1,710

1,717

1,721

1,711

1,890

1,685

1,679

1,688

1,662

1,855

1,647

1,639

1,631

1,826

1,624

1,624

1,817

1,609

1,605

1,804

1,599

Aug.

1,590

1,589

1,582

1,573

1,563

1,555

1,548

1,539

1,528

1,517

1,508

1,498

1,493

1,490

1,483

L.476

1,470

1,465

1,481

1,459

1,456

1,451

1,446

1,441

1,435

1,428

1,428

1,425

1,420

1,415

1,410

Sapt.

1,405

1,399

1,395

1,395

1,395

1,389

1,389

1,388

1,385

1,383

 1,381

1,382

1,378

1,375

1,371

1,369

1,388

1,401

1,445

1,472

1,482

1,481

1,475

1,472

1,489

1,482

1,458

1,450

1,443

1,435

-

Monthly gaga height and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Calendar year 1948. .....

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

Water year 1948-49. .....

Oage- height 

(feetjt

742 72

**»7 »a

733.54

.

747.87"

745.25

 fAtt OO

745.24

744 11

<4«a Qfl

739.58

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,205,000

-

1,810,000

I

eOA lW"l

1,631,000

1,435,000

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

J5T IW"1

-142,000

+86,000

+605,000

ee> nArt

+25,000

-134,000

t Oage height at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 207

Neosho River near Langley, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°26', long. 95°03', in SE£ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 

21 & ., 2 miles south of Langley, 3f miles downstream from Summerfield Creek, and 6* 

miles upstream from Cabin Creek. Datum-of gage is 607.65 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 10,335 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 8,451 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 48,100 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 19.66 

reec); minimum, 626 second-feet Dec. 12; minimum daily, 1,020 second-feet Dec. 20.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 300,000 second-feet May 30, 1943 (gage height, 45.5 

feet, from floodmark), from computation of outflow from Lake 0' The Cher'okees; minimum 

daily, 9 second-feet Mar. 25, 1940 (caused by closure of Pensacola Dam). 

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for peripds of no gage-height record, which are 

good. Plow regulated since 1940 by Lake 0' The Cherokees, 4 miles above station (see 

preceding page).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,810 

2,150 

1,230 

3,660 

3,400

3,150 

2,540 

2,270 

2,100 

1,270

3,190 

3,500 

3,780 

3,950 

3,640

2,230 

1,370 

2,960 

3,300 

3,560

3,770 

3,720 

2,440 

1,360 

3,680

3,610 

3,330 

3,380 

2,990 

2,030 

1,270

Nov.

3,520 

3,270 

3,170 

3,560 

3,310

2,200 

1,190 

3,380 

3,480 

3,450

2,720 

3,340 

2,330 

1,230 

3,400

3,350 

3,320 

3,900 

3,570 

2,080

1,360 

3,010 

3,400 

3,690 

1,490

3,000 

2,380 

1,470 

4,000 

4,620

Dec.

4,360 

4,560 

3,460 

2,600 

1,700

3,600 

3,810 

4,180 

3,610 

3,320

1,620 

1,020 

2,690 

3,610 

3,350

2,930 

2,880 

1,900 

1,100 

2,910

3,220 

3,150 

3,720 

3,520 

1,470

1,560 

3,860 

4,380 

4,300 

4,350 

3,500

Jan.

1,450 

1,460 

4,010 

3,830. 

3,610

3,190 

2,960 

2,340 

1,520 

4,710

4,600 

4,600 

3,940 

4,220 

2,310

1,300 

5,080 

4,860 

4,400 

4,320

4,290 

3,330 

1,810 

5,360 

6,900

6,360 

5,780 

6,010 

6,100 

5,160 

16,300

Feb.

26,500 

25,300 

24,100 

17,000 

6,520

10,200 

14,900 

15,200 

20,300 

24,100

21,100 

15,600 

15,600 

12,300 

7,850

12,200 

31,200 

47,600 

46,700 

44,000

41,800 

39,600 

37,900 

35,300 

32,800

16,800 

7,260 

7,290

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janui 

Pebri 

Hare 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

U?!T::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

6,820 

10,600 

14,900 

11,800 

6,750

5,900 

6,630 

7,270 

7,400 

7,240

7,110 

7,230 

6,740 

6,900 

7,000

7,240 

7,200 

7,070 

6,160 

7,480

7,310 

7,200 

11,100 

12,400 

7,570

7,270 

6,950 

11,300 

19,900 

21,30O 

12,700

Apr.

6,810 

6,850 

6,230 

10,200 

12,500

6,200 

6,330 

5,120 

2,820 

5,480

6,830 

8,030 

8,020 

11,700 

16,300

13,300 

5,740 

7,300 

7,160 

5,890

6,220 

6,440 

5,080 

3,840 

6,550

6,500 

6,090 

6,560 

9,570 

12,200

Secondfoot -day s

88,640 

88,190 

96,240

2,874,289

136,110 

657,020 

280,440 

227,860 

482,650 

350,120 

250,180 

125,620 

89,690

2,872,760

May

8,440 

9,960 

14,400 

18,500 

11,000

8,070 

8,170 

7,730 

12,100 

16,300

11,400 

8,120 

8,240 

7,540 

5,670

7,580 

6,430 

6,560 

8,040 

9,780

7,150 

6,870 

15,300 

21,900 

28,800

33,600 

35,700 

41,300 

37,400 

34,500 

26,100

Maximum

3,950 

4,620 

4,560

79,000

16,300 

47,600 

21,300 

16,300 

41,300 

27,400 

21-, 500 

6,440 

4,890

47,600

June

8,870 

8,170 

8,450 

8,020 

8,110

16,600 

26,500 

17,600 

11,700 

19,600

19,200 

18,100 

15,600 

13,800 

17 , 300

27,400 

21,200 

8,260 

8,030 

8,740

7,580 

6,490 

6,050 

6,150 

4,630

3,720 

6,080 

6,180 

5,750 

6,240

July

6,520 

5,350 

3,860 

3,560 

5,800

6,480 

a6,110 

a6,900 

37,840 

a 12, 400

a!6,300 

a!6,200 

16,700 

19,700 

21,500

10,700 

37,210 

a7,150 

a6,070 

a6,130

a6,330 

a5,910 

a4,460 

a3, 710 

a5,580

a5,320 

a5,790 

a6,020 

a6,040 

a4,860 

a3,680

Minimum

1,230 

1,190 

1,020

156

1,300 

6,520 

5,900 

2,820 

5,670 

3,720 

3,560 

1,100 

1,160

1,020

Aug.

a5,550 

a5,430 

5,920 

6,440 

6,380

4,730 

3,900 

6,120 

6,370 

5,730

5,740 

5,740 

3,760 

2,730 

4,940

4,790 

3,920 

3,420 

3,250 

2,070

1,250 

2,810 

3,180 

3,350 

3,420

3,410 

1,700 

1,100 

2,730 

2,750 

2,990

Mean

2,859 

2,940 

3,105

7,853

4,391 

23,460 

9,046 

7,595 

15,570 

11,670 

8,070 

4,052 

2,990

7,871

Sept.

2,460 

2,750 

1,590 

1,160 

1,400

2,690 

2,700 

2,580 

2,100 

1,330

1,180 

2,600 

2,130 

2,310 

2,640

2,490 

1,500 

2,020 

4,840 

4,730

4,890 

4,680 

4,600 

3,000 

2,510

4,520 

4,500 

4,610 

4,640 

4,540

Runoff in 

acre-feet

175,800 

174,900 

190,900

5,701,000

270,000 

1,303,000 

556,200 

452,000 

957,300 

694,500 

496,200 

249,200 

177,900

5,698,000

3. No gage-height record; dlaoharge computed on basis of records of outflow from Lake 0' The 

Cherokees, furnlahed by Grand River Dam Authority.
208 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Neosho River near Chouteau, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location - Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14 I , long. 95°14', in SE^SE^ sec. 1, T. 20 N., 

FT! 19 E., at bridge on county road between Locust Grove and Pryor, 5 miles upstream 

from Pryor Creek and 7j miles northeast of Chouteau. Datum of gage is 551.83 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 11,546 square miles.

Records available.- April 1941 to September 1949. October 193? to March 1941 at site 

b miles aownstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 8,906 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,400 second-feet Feb. 18 (gage height, 16.58 

feet); minimum, 748 second-feet Dec. 13; minimum daily, 1,040 second-feet Dec. 13.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 400,000 second-feet May 20, 1943 (gage height, 45.00 

feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 28 second-feet Mar. 30, 1940 (caused by 

closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum stage known, that of May 20, 1943.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated since 1940 by Lake 0" The Cherokees, 33 miles 

above station (see p. 206).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4,020 

3,540 

2,090 

1,660 

3,700

3,440 

2,980 

2,450 

2,330 

2,060

1,470 

3,460 

3,700 

4,000 

3,860

3,430 

2,130 

1,500 

3,180 

3,450

3,750 

3,810 

3,470 

2,330 

1,700

3,920 

3,520 

3,360 

3,250 

2,810 

1,970

Nov.

1,740 

3,660 

3,310 

3,200 

3,610

3,010 

2,090 

1,580 

3,690 

3,520

3,260 

2,840 

3,250 

2,210 

1,540

3,710 

3,370 

3,660 

3,990 

3,290

1,980 

1,600 

3,150 

3,600 

3,380

1,470 

3,040 

2,440 

1,940 

4,500

Dec.

4,580 

4,660 

4,000 

3,300 

2,320

2,080 

3,870 

3,950 

4,080 

3,420

3,060 

1,490 

1,040 

3,280 

3,480

3,270 

3,150 

2,870 

1,960 

1,280

3,320 

3,300 

3,650 

4,010 

3,100

1,510 

2,010 

4,600 

4,450 

4,430 

4,200

Jan.

3,340 

1,460 

2,040 

4,250 

4,160

3,470 

3,230 

3,120 

2,270 

2,290

5,140 

4,850 

4,660 

4,240 

4,020

2,470 

2,240 

5,980 

4,810 

5,060

4,420 

4,410 

5,360 

9,760 

9,270

8,010 

7,460 

7,790 

7,960 

7,070 

10,700

Feb.

26,800 

26,200 

25,100 

23,100 

9,640

11,800 

18,800 

18,400 

19,700 

25,700

24,100 

17,100 

18,800 

20,200 

19,300

20, 700 

30,000 

49,900 

49,300 

46,500

44, 200 

41,900 

39,500 

37,700 

35,300

25,100 

8,970 

8,910

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

8,210 

9,150 

16,300 

15,000 

8,240

7,320 

7,400 

8,040 

8,360 

8,620

8,780 

8,790 

7,870 

7,820 

8,040

8,120 

8,140 

8,010 

7,300 

7,810

9,210 

11,000 

10,500 

15,800 

9,250

9,760 

10,100 

11,200 

19,000 

24,100 

15,800

Apr.

8,740 

7,880 

7,500 

8,190 

15,000

7,420 

6,970 

6,190 

3,790 

5,510

9,720 

9,180 

8,900 

9,940 

16,300

15,400 

7,440 

7,180 

8,460 

6,530

6,660 

6,820 

6,400 

5,100 

5,330

7,160 

6,810 

6,880 

8,620 

13,900

Secondfoot -days

92,340 

87,630 

99,720

3,288,759

155,310 

742, 720 

323,040 

249,840 

601,130 

425,140 

307,080 

129,800 

97,980

3,311,730

May

12,800 

14,800 

13,400 

19,700 

14,800

9,140 

9,180 

8,820 

9,970 

16,700

14,400 

8,810 

8,860 

8,430 

6,830

7,820 

6,500 

7,670 

23,400 

34, 700

22,600 

13,500 

14, 200 

28,400 

31,800

37,100 

36,500 

43,600 

45,400 

37,700 

33,500

Maximum

4,020 

4,500 

4,660

91,000

10,700 

49,900 

24,100 

16,300 

45,400 

28,900 

25,700 

6,630 

5,940

49,900

June

11,700 

10, 100 

9,530 

10,500 

10,300

12,800 

28, 400 

24,800 

12,300 

22,200

22,600 

21,200 

18,800 

22,300 

26,800

28, 900 

28,600 

10,700 

11,700 

12,000

10,000 

7,550 

7,230 

7,220 

6,110

5,170 

5,440 

7,080 

6,460 

6,650

July

7,010 

6,550 

5,100 

4,200 

4,990

6,720 

6,600 

12,900 

13,100 

13,000

22,200 

20,700 

25,700 

20, 200 

24,800

14,600 

9,090 

9,000 

7,030 

7,080

7,070 

6,940 

5,580 

4,780 

5,410

6,210 

6,450 

6,600 

6,750 

5,830 

4,890

Minimum

1,470 

1,470 

1,040

496

1,460 

8,910 

7,300 

3,790 

6,500 

5,170 

4,200 

1,330 

1,190

1,040

Aug.

5,010 

5,990 

6,040 

6,480 

6,630

5,630 

4,590 

4,900 

6,470 

5,920

5,780 

5,920 

5,080 

3,550 

3,610

5,490 

4,300 

a3,500 

a3,400 

2,930

2,050 

1,550 

3,030 

3,390 

3,450

3,490 

2,970 

1,660 

1,330 

2,860 

2,800

Mean

2,979 

2,921 

3,217

8,986

5,010 

26,530 

10, 420 

8,328 

19,390 

14,170 

9,906 

4,187 

3,266

9,073

Sept.

2,860 

2,570 

2,660 

1,660 

1,190

1,620 

2,830 

2,750 

2,540 

2,210

1,420 

1,320 

2,750 

2,340 

2,510

2,630 

2,530 

1,960 

4,860 

5,940

5,540 

5,500 

4,960 

4,620 

3,330

3,270 

4,990 

4,840 

4,870 

4,910

Runoff In 

acre-feet

183,200 

173,800 

197,800

6,523,000

308,100 

1,473,000 

640,700 

495,600 

1,192,000 

843,300 

609,100 

257,500 

194,300

6,568,000

a No gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for station 

near Langley.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 209

Neosho River near Wagoner, Okla. 

(Below Spring River, known locally as Grand River)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°56', long. 95°16', on line between sees. 22 and 

27, T. 17 N., R. 19 E., at bridge on State Highway 51, 2£ miles downstream from Nigger 

Creek, 5 miles southeast of Wagoner, and 6 miles upstream from Fourteen Mile Creek. 

Datum of gage is 495.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 12,307 square miles.

Heeords available.- March 1924 to December 1925, October 1937 to July 1949 fdiscontinued).

Average discharge?- 11 years (1937-48), 9,597 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to July 1949, 60,600 second-feet 

May 19 (gage height, 23.9 feet, from stage-relation curve); minimum, 840 second-feet 

Dec. 13; minimum daily, 1,290 second-feet Dec. 13.

1924-25, 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 400,000 second-feet May 21, 1943 (gage height, 

45.2 feet), by slope-area method; minimum daily, fa4 second-feet Mar. 31, 1940 (caused 

by closure of Pensacola Dam).

Maximum stage known, that of May 21, 1943.

Remarks - Records excellent. Records for periods Nov. 21-30 and Mar. 15 to July 31 computed on basis of stage-relation curve and gage-height record at Fort Gibson dam site, 

6 miles downstream. Stage-discharge relation above 15,000 second-feet affected by 

backwater from closure of cofferdam at Fort Gibson dam site since March 1949. Flow 

regulated since 1940 by Lake 0' The Cherokees, 64 miles above station (see p. 206). 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4,440 

4,370 

2,700 

1,890 

3,620

3,740 

3,440 

3,040 

2,540 

2,380

1,770 

3,050 

3,690 

4,010 

4,250

3,860 

2,540 

1,720 

2,820 

3,550

3,690 

3,820 

3,870 

2,700 

1,840

3,400 

3,790 

3,440 

3,450 

3,130 

2,240

Nov.

1,720 

3,280 

3,310 

3,210 

3,640

3,440 

2,360 

1,700 

3,150 

3,680

3,550 

2,910 

3,460 

2,580 

1,700

3,210 

3,520 

3,530 

4,100 

3,760

2,380 

1,750 

2,560 

3,510 

3,780

2,100 

2,590 

2,660 

1,900 

3,610

Dec.

4,690 

4,490 

4,770 

3,560 

2,710

1,840 

3,500 

3,850 

4,250 

3,640

3,300 

1,870 

1,290 

2,360 

3,920

3,510 

3,190 

3,210 

2,220 

1,610

2,600 

3,350 

3,290 

3,930 

3,680

1,780 

1,580 

3,840 

4,520 

4,480 

4,460

Jan.

3,770 

1,900 

1,470 

3,740 

3,990

3,840 

3,340 

3,020 

2,530 

1,930

4,630 

5,000 

4,940 

4,290 

4,690

2,920 

2,000 

5,000 

5,530 

4,920

4,850 

4,850 

5,830 

11,600 

12,200

8,410 

8,760 

8,470 

8,760 

8,610 

7,450

Feb.

23,600 

27,400 

26,300 

26,000 

16,100

14,300 

21,200 

21,600 

20,600 

26,700

26,300 

20,900 

19,600 

27,400 

29,600

27,400 

29 , 600 

46,900 

51,300 

49,100

46,500 

43,900 

41,400 

39,800 

37,300

33,000 

12,900 

10,400

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

uai*y * .

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

9,870 

9,340 

15,100 

17,100 

11,700

8,760 

7,960 

8,610 

8,900 

8,930

9,280 

9,390 

8,870 

8,300 

8,450

8,460 

8,510 

8,530 

8,160 

7,590

11,300 

14,300 

11,600 

15,600 

12,800

10,400 

12,200 

10,200 

15,900 

24, 600 

19,400

Apr.

12,500 

8,750 

8,640 

7,650 

13,400

11,500 

7,480 

7,180 

6,020 

5,640

11,300 

10,700 

9,720 

9,580 

15,200

16,900 

11,700 

6,970 

8,540 

7,780

6,900 

7,040 

7,260 

5,900 

4,380

7,150 

7,350 

6,970 

7,680 

11,800

Secondfoot-days

98,790 

88,670 

101,290

3,600,359

164,240 

817,100 

350,110 

269,580 

694,160 

479,340 

337,810

3,401,090

May

13,400 

17,600 

13,400 

18,600 

18,600

11,000 

10, 100 

9,920 

9,360 

14,900

16,900 

10,400 

9,340 

9,250 

8,740

7,140 

8,610 

12,100 

46,100 

46,300

38, 800 

20,400 

13,400 

34,400 

34,200

38,500 

37,200 

43,000 

45,800 

40,300 

36,400

Maximum

4,440 

4,100 

4,770

98, 400

12,200 

51,300 

24,600 

16,900 

46,300 

32,200 

27,300

51,300

June

30,200 

11,000 

12,800 

12,500 

11,300

10,400 

24,400 

28, 100 

17,200 

17,900

30,500 

25,700 

22, 700 

22,700 

30,900

27,300 

32,200 

17,800 

11,300 

14,000

12,200 

9,530 

8,340 

7,980 

7,820

6,200 

4,920 

7,240 

7,280 

6,930

July

7,310 

7,500 

6,380 

4,950 

4,560

6,600 

7,220 

12,600 

17,900 

14,000

20,400 

23, 100 

27,300 

23,800 

25,000

19,400 

10, 500 

9,250 

8,690 

7,680

7,600 

7,700 

7,260 

5,580 

4,770

6,730 

6,630 

6,970 

7,260 

7,520 

5,650

Minimum

1,720 

1,700 

1,290

925

1,470 

10,400 

7,590 

4,380 

7,140 

4,920 

4,560

1,290

Aug.

Mean

3,187 

2,956 

3,267

9,837

5,298 

29,180 

11,290 

8,986 

22,390 

15,980 

10,900

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

acre-feet

195,900 

175,900 

200,900

7,141,000

325,800 

1,621,000 

694,400 

534,700 

1,377,000 

950,800 

670,000

6,746,000
210 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River near Marion, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°21', long. 97°04', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 

 3 E., three-quarters of a mile downstream from South Cottonwood River and 2 miles west

of Marion. Datum of gage is 1,289.85 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 329 square miles.

Recorda available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average diacharge.- 10 years, 137 second-feet.

Extremes^- Maximum discharge during year, 12,600 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 23.40 

'FeefTT Minimum, 4.5 second-feet Sept. 23-29.

1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Oct. 20, 1941, Apr. 16, 

1945 (gage height, 25.7 feet); no flow Jan. 18, 19, 1940.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogicai Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

12

13 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

15 

17

Nov.

2O 

36 

28 

20 

18

16 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

13

13 

13 

13

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

14 

14 

14 

16

17 

18 

20 

27 

25

Dec.

21 

19 

19 

18 

18

17 

17 

17 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

*15

15 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

15 

14 

15

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu, 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

15 

15 

blO 

blO 

b20

*27 

22 

21 

19 

20

22 

19 

18 

18 

1,2OO

3.76O 

a720 

h!69 

a90 

a70

a70 

a70 

2,730 

2,75O 

al.800

a 900 

a40O 

a 200 

al70 

a!30 

allo

Feb.

a85 

a65 

35 

33 

32

- 31 

42 

957 

1,630 

1,380

1,160 

1,980 

a270 

a50 

a40

40 

777 

3,720 

742 

157

itl 142 

581 

256

180 

1.07O 

187

Lender year 1948

St. .....................................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

81 

70 

64 

60 

57

54 

51 

49 

46 

43

41 

40 

40 

39 

38

37 

36 

35 

34 

34

35 

41 

43 

38 

34

36 

46 

40 

35 

39 

41

Apr.

37 

32 

34 

40 

36

33 

31 

28 

27 

29

32 

36 

32 

32 

29

27 

26 

25 

26 

27

29 

30 

142 

32 

27

27 

69 

63 

35 

950

Secondfoot -days

383 

505 

490

49,797.4

15,595 

15,935 

1,377 

2,023 

19,564 

1,739 

1,205 

274.3 

214.7

59,311.0

Peak discharge (base. 3.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 16 (3 a.m

May

6,910 

520 

217 

142 

112

100 

862 

2,320 

252

115

77 

63 

57 

51 

293

506 

2,550 

301 

232 

196

2,160 

698 

151 

100 

79

187 

75 

62 

63 

54 

53

Maximum

17 

36 

21

6,700

3,760 

3,720 

81 

950 

6,910 

248 

275 

12 

20

6,910

.) 5,080 sec

June

50 

45 

42 

47 

79

57 

46 

41 

50 

93

44 

42 

38 

248 

145

47 

34 

27 

27 

35

32 

23 

21

20 

19

18 

18 

13 

247 

39

July

23 

19 

17 

17 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

45

275 

151 

53 

43 

44

27 

20 

17 

16 

14

13 

163 

48 

22 

17

15 

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

Minimum

11 

13 

14

7.3

10 

31 

34 

25 

51 

18 

12 

7.3 

4.5

4.5

Aug.

11

11 

"11 11 

10

10 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

9.7

9.3 

9.0 

11 

12 

9.0

8.6 

8.3 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.6 

.6 

.3 

.3 

.3

Mean

12.5 

16.8 

15.8

136

503 

569 

44.4 

67.4 

631 

58.0 

38.9 

8.85 

7.16

162

Sept.

.0 

.0 

.0 

.3 

.3

7.O 

9.3 

18 

20 

13

9.0 

7.3 

6.7 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0 

5.2

5.O 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5 

4.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

772 

1,000 

972

98,770

3O,93O 

31,610 

2,730 

4,010 

38,800 

3,450 

2,390 

544 

426

117,600

.-ft.; Jan. 23 (9:30. p.m.) 5,62O

sec.-ft.; May 17 (8:30 a.m.) 3,770 sec.-ft.; May 21 (2 p.m.) 3,470 sec.ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b StaKe-discharse relation affected by ice. 

h Computed from stsff-gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Palls, Kans.

211

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°22', long. 96°31', in NE£ sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 

a Ji., 1 mile east of Cottonwood Palls and 3? miles upstream from South Pork Cottonwood 

River. Datum of gage is 1,147.41 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,402 square miles.

Records available.- February 1935 to September 1949. April 1932 to February 193i> at site 

in O'ottonwooa Falls.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 485 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 19.49 feet 

Jan. 24 (ice jam); maximum daily discharge, 10.200 second-feet Jan. 24; minimum discharge, 52 second-feet Oct. 19.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 68,000 second-feet Apr. 23, 1944 (gage height, 22.50 

feet), by combination of slope-area and contracted-opening methods; minimum, 1 secondfoot Aug. 15 to Sept. 13, 1934, Sept. 19-23, 1936.

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

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

75 

75 

78 

80 

75

73 

71 

75 

75 

83

75 

68 

75 

73 

71

66 

61 

61 

53 

55

57 

61 

68 

66 

71

66 

75 

73 

73 

75 

95

Nov.

114 

120 

152 

145 

120

95 

83 

75 

73 

71

71 

71 

71 

71 

73

73 

71 

73 

68

66

71 

73 

73 

75 

78

78 

80 

93 

103

114

Dec.

*111 

106 

93 

88 

75

75 

75 

75 

75 

73

73 

71 

71 

73 

73

71 

71 

71 

71 

71

68 

68 

71 

71 

73

73 

73 

71 

66 

61 

61

Jan.

59 

63 

108 

184 

259

145 

152 

111 

90 

85

85 

85 

85 

60 

3,000

8,200 

4,800 

1,950 

900 

400

200 

200 

5,200 

10,200 

8,650

5,100 

2,100 

1,050 

500 

250 

225

Feb.

200 

190 

170 

170 

170

180 

200 

1,300 

3,000 

4,650

6,150 

7,300 

5,550 

2,200 

800

800 

2,000 

4,100 

6,490 

4,160

910 

523 

*444 

496 

1,030

1,010 

963 

2,540

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

UAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

gl,110 

g512 

g429 

g410 

g390

g376 

g357 

g343 

g330 

£308

g295 

g281 

g264 

251 

243

239 

226 

^ 222 

218 

214

218 

259 

264 

268 

243

239 

290 

317 

277 

343 

677

Apr.

449 

348 

334 

334 

343

325 

299 

281 

644 

3,040

2,660 

940 

587 

480 

400

362 

330 

303 

290 

286

281 

281 

290 

390 

371

290 

286 

613 

638 

357

Secondfoot -days

2,198 

2,594 

2,318

238,717

54,516 

57,696 

10,413 

16,832 

64,129 

17,349 

11 , 603 

3,493 

5,103

248,244

May

2,070 

6,170 

7,050 

1,340 

g618

g496 

937 

g6,090 

g5>640 

2,600

873 

677 

581 

512 

512

631 

1,170 

3,480 

2,070 

2,180

3^480 

3,590 

3,040 

1,110 

817

705 

705 

618 

2,550 

1,140 

677

Maximum

95 

152 

111

43,100

10,200 

7,300 

1,110 

3,040 

7,050 

1,870 

1,340 

206 

1,630

10,200

June

523 

563 

475 

599 

506

S99 

631 

651 

670 

873

612 

719 

501 

1,870 

1,340

932 

g439 

325 

312 

657

575 

348 

264 

222 

210

191 

184 

317 

684 

557

July

343 

195 

173 

159 

2O3

674 

684 

330 

234 

381

464 

1,130 

761 

410 

281

243 

214 

184 

152 

145

319 

1,340 

698 

424 

234

176 

152 

142 

338 

325 

195

Minimum

53

66 

61

34

59 

170 

214 

281 

496 

184 

142 

59 

55

53

Aug.

169 

142 

120 

111 

106

101 

95 

90 

93 

98

95 

93 

185 

199 

173

184 

133 

123 

139

206

139 

95 

80 

75 

71

66 

63 

61 

59 

66 63"

Mean

70.9 

86.5 

74.8

652

1,759 

2,061 

336 

561 

2,069 

578 

374 

113 

170

680

Sept.

66 

63 

57 

55 

59

68 

83 

93 

108 

149

130 

106 

88 

75 

71

66 

66 

66 

66 

66

1,010 

1,630 

286 

130 

98

85 

75 

68 

63 

57

Runoff In 

acre-feet

4,360 

5,150 

4,600

473,500

108,100 

114,400 

20,650 

33,390 

127,200 

34,410 

23,010 

6,930 

10,120

492,300

Peak discharge (base. 3,600 sec. -ft.).- Jtri 16 (7 a.m.) discharge unknown; Jan. 24 (S a.m.) dis-

.m.) 4,260 sec.-ft.; May 29 (2 p.m..) 4,580 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings. 

Hote_._- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 10 to Feb. 18.
212 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°12', long. 96°50', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 21 S., R. 

b &., on steel highway bridge, 4 miles south of Cedar Point. Datum of gage is 1,262.50 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 63.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 5,550 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.63 feet); minimum, 

3.u second-feet Oct. 5.

1938-49: Maximum discharge; 18,000 second-feet, Apr. 22, 1944 (gage height, 22.50 

feet); no flow at times during 1939-41.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 350 second-feet, which are fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 23' discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

5.0 

4.6 

4.3 

4.0

4.0

5.6 

6.6 

6.2 

6.9 

6.9

7.2 

7.2 

7.7 

8.6 

8.2

8.6 

10 

9.6 

9.6 

11

12 

12 

13 

13 

12

11 

12 

12 

12 

16 

23

Nov.

40 

32 

11 

7.2 

5.6

5.3 

5.3

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.3 

5.3 

5.6 

5.6 

5.9

5.9 

5.9 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.9 

5.9 

5.3 

5.9 

5.9

5.9 

6.2 

11 

9.1 

6.9

Dec.

5.9 

7.2 

6.6 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

8.2 

6.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

5.9 

5.9 

6.2 

6.9

6.6

5.9 

5.6 

6.2 

5.9 

5.6 

5.3

Jan.

5.3 

5.3 

52 

78 

18

*11 

11 

9.6 

9.6 

b9.0

b9.0 

9.6 

8.2 

11 

2,650

401 

a75 

*38 

a30 

a25

20 

17 

2,160 

188 

a50

a40 

24 

21 

a20 

a20 

al5

Feb.

a!5 

a!5 

15 

14 

13

12 

52 

710 

639 

474

649 

431 

96 

46 

*f*

326 

438 

178 

73 

39

31 

29 

30 

37 

31

36 

198 

58

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£ 

ary

St......................................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

40 

37 

34 

33 

31

28 

27 

26 

26 

25

23 

23 

22 

21 

20

20 

20 

18 

18 

18

21 

35 

30 

23 

21

58 

45 

28 

25 

231 

73

Apr.

44 

45 

52 

67 

49

45 

40 

38 

42 

817

146 

86 

73 

64 

56

54 

51 

46 

44 

45

42 

42 

46 

40 

39

38 

160 

73 

49 

45

Secondfoot -day s

289.8 

244.8 

202.2

23,691.7

6,040.6 

4,733 

1,100 

2,478 

2,638 

971 

1,915 

315.0 

625.2

21,552.6

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 15 (7 p.n

May

54 

45 

39 

38 

38

36 

98 

204 

54 

45

40 

38 

36 

35 

42

77 

69 

40 

448 

113

506 

93 

67 

SB 

51

53 

48 

45 

45 

41 

40

Maximum

23 

40 

8.2

3,440

2,650 

710 

231 

817 

506 

112 

348 

16 

363

2,650

June

39 

37 

35 

39 

41

36 

39 

74 

54 

37

33 

30 

28 

28 

25

23 

22 

22 

22 

21

19 

18 

17 

16 

16

16 

15 

112 

39 

18

July

15 

14 

13 

13

267

224 

30 

22 

53 

85

118 

89 

52 

30 

23

20 

18 

17 

16 

14

216 

348 

40 

25 

20

19 

21 

19 

26 

30 

18

Minimum

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

3.8

5.3 

12 

18 

38 

35 

15 

13 

6.7 

6.0

4.0

Aug.

15 

13 

13 

12 

12

11 

11 

10 

11 

12

10 

9.7 

11 

12 

11

9.7 

8.9 

9.7 

16 

13

9.7 

8.5 

8.1 

7.8 

7.4

7.0 

7.4 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0 

6.7

Mean

9.35 

8.16 

6.52

64.7

195 

169 

35.5 

82.6 

85.1 

32.4 

61.8 

10.2 

20.8

59.0

Sept.

6.7 

6.5 

6.5 

7.4 

8.5

8.5 

11 

23 

18 

9.3

7.4 

6.7 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.5 

6.5 

6.0

363 

31 

12 

8.9 

7.8

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

575 

486 

401

47,000

11,980 

9,390 

2,180 

4,920 

5,230 

1,930 

3,800 

625 

1,240

42,760

.) 5,550 sec. -ft.; Jan. 23 (11:40 a.m.)

4,280 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 213

Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 38°24', long. 96°43', In SW£ sec. 13, T. 19 S., R. 6 E., 

4 miles northwest of Elmadle and 4? miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

1,220.55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 45.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed, 4,220 second-feet Jan. 15 (gage height, 14.95 feet, 

from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 5.

1939-49: Maximum discharge observed, 12,100 second-feet Oct. 14, 1941 (gage height, 

18.50 feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily, oftener during flood periods.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record; 19 discharge measurement, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 1037: 1941, 1942, 1944. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8 

2.0

2.0 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4^

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

2.8 

3.1 

12 

4.6

Nov.

S'.l 

9.0 

6.4 

6.0

4.4

3.9 

3.4 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.6 

2.6 

2.6

2.8 

2.8 

2.8 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.6

Dec.

3.6 

3.6 

. 3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.9 

3.9- 

3.9 

3.9 

3.9

3.9 

3.9 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1 

3.1

3.1 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.1

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8 

2.8

Jan.

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

120 

e36

*6.6 

6.2 

5.8 

b5 

b4

b3 

b2 

b3 

b5 

2,010

316 

*b50 

b30 

b20 

b30

b25 

»b20 

2,590 

310 

63

54 

b40 

b20 

blO 

blO 

blO

Feb.

blO 

b!2 

*b!4 

b!6 

b!8

b20 

186 

226 

241

156

229 

202 

80 

32 

67

342 

294 

156 

94 

80

71 

50 

*26 

24 

24

26 

115 

46

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

War.

28 

28 

28 

27 

27

27 

24 

24 

22

19

18 

18

17 

11 

9.5

8.9 

8.9

10 

11 

11

10 

8.9 

8.3 

8.9 

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

12 

18 

54 

45

Apr.

24 

25 

27 

25 

22

22 

24 

24

471 

360

92 

67 

59 

47 

40

38 

36 

32 

31 

32

29

27 

27 

27 

25

24 

24 

23 

23 

24

Secondfoot -days

76.3 

100.5 

107.1

16,353.1

5,811.4 

2,857 

570.9 

1,751 

3,545 

1,451 

836.3 

139.1 

37E.5

17,618.1

Peak discharge (base, 1.700 sec. -ft.:).- Jan. 15 (6:30

May

244 

50 

31 

26 

24

22 

749 

512 

94 

64

52 

43 

41 

37 

63

47 

43 

34 

150 

106

348 

94 

71 

57 

51

46 

43 

63 

242 

57 

41

Maximum

12 

9 

3.9

5,010

2,590 

342 

54 

471 

749 

281 

132 

9.5 

216

2,590

June

35 

34 

32 

54 

34

29 

26 

27 

112 

76

39 

55 

66 

153 

44

34 

29 

28 

281 

38

27 

22 

21 

20 

16

14 

22 

27 

36 

20

Minimum

July

13

12 

12 

11 

39

132 

106 

12 

67 

26

52 

34 

19 

14 

12 .

12 

12 

10 

9.5 

9.5

22 

131 

10 

8.3 

7.9

6.6 

6.6 

6.2 

7.1 

9.5 

7.1

1.2 

2.2 

2.8

1.1

2.0 

10 

8.3 

22 

22 

14 

6.2 

3.0 

2.7

1.2

Aug.

6.2 

6.2 

5.4 

5.0 

3.9

4.2 

4.2 

3.7 

3.9 

4.6

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

5.0 

9.5 

8.9 

5-4 

4.6

4.2 

3.9 

3.7 

3.4 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.4 

3.0 

3.0

Mean

2.46 

3.35 

3.45

44.8

187 

102 

18.4 

58.4 

114 

48.4 

27 

4.49 

12.4

48.3

Sept.

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

3.0

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

3.7 

3.7

2.7 

2.7 

3.2 

3.4 

3.0

3.0 

3.4 

3.7 

3.9

21

248 

14 

6.6 

4.2 

3.9

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

2.7 

3.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

151 

199 

212

32,440

11,530 

5-, 6 70 

1,130 

3,470 

7,030 

2,880 

1,660 

276 

739

34,950

p.m.) 4,220 sec. -ft, j Jan. 23 (ll a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of transition curve.
214 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Spring River near Waco, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14'45", long. 94°33'55", on line between SE$ sec.

 V and NEt sec. 18, T. 29 N., R. 33 W., at county highway bridge three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Blackberry Creek and If miles east of Waco. Datum of'gage is 

833.23 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,164 square miles.

Kecoras available.- April 1924 to September 1949.

Average aiscnarge.- 25 years, 935 second-feet.

extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 13,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 15.50

 i'eet); minimum, 51 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 1.80 feet),

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 30.94 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 11 second-feet July 24, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good. Low flow slightly regulated by gristmills above station. 

Kevisions.- W 1117: Drainage area/

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 25-27,

Feb. 5-10, 13-15)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 15 Feb. 16 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

51

102

165

240

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

5.0

463

714

1,030

1,630

6.0

9.0

14.4

2.410

3,340

11,600

1.8

1.9 

2.1

57

81

144

2.5

3.4

Mote.- Same as preceding 

table above 3.4 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

102 

102 

99 

88 

94

94 

99 

97 

94 

83

83 

83 

78 

73 

70

68 

75 

65 

80 

70

68 

78 

75 

80 

78

83 

80 

80 

83 

73 

80

Nov.

88

1,110 

2,590 

949 

473

393 

316 

274 

261 

232

213 

190 

183 

172 

165

162 

152 

148 

142 

132

126 

117 

120 

114 

111

108 

117 

108 

108 

114

Dec.

Ill 

108 

111 

105 

97

94 

91 

88 

88 

86

86 

83 

80 

88 

97

102 

152 

158 

155 

152

148 

145 

135 

123 

123

132 

135 

148 

142 

155 

158

Jan.

155 

155 

162 

183 

213

197 

201 

169 

155 

194

817 

1,470 

1,380 

8,000 

2,500

4,620 

2,410 

1,700 

1,170 

949

896 

869 

6,670 

il,400 

6,410

4,320 

1,800 

1,350 

1,230 

1,000 

949

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Maro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

airy

nary . . h .?.:..:::::::::::::::::::

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

843 

765 

791 

1,500 

1,800

3,360 

3,240 

2,770 

2,410 

1,810

1,380 

1,140 

3,530 

3,240 

6,410

11,400 

7,520 

5,440 

3,240 

1,700

1,380 

1,230 

1,110 

1,030 

1,000

922 

869 

843

Seoondfoot-days

2,555 

9,488 

3,676

328,543

57,694 

72,674 

43,557 

20,150 

46,836 

42,779 

11,172 

3,898 

11,418

325,896

Mar.

791 

740 

714 

690 

665

641 

603 

569 

569 

1,030

1,740 

1,630 

1,440 

1,260 

1,030

869 

896 

8,160 

1,890 

1,090

.1,220 

3,620 

2,590 

1,630 

1,140

2,950 

3,040 

2,770 

1,440 

1,110 

1,030

Maximum

102 

2,590 

158

36,300

11,400 

11,400 

3,620 

1,440 

7,400 

4,690 

1,060 

269 

2,640

11,400

Apr.

896 

843 

791 

740 

690

665 

617 

598 

560 

1,090

1,440 

1,000 

817 

690 

617

564 

522 

499 

462 

449

422 

418 

409 

387 

383

383 

576 

1,320 

714 

588

May

2,080 

1,780 

1,230 

714 

569

499 

541 

1,600 

1,170 

791

569 

458 

413 

383 

378

458 

462 

564 

3,390 

4,120

7,400 

4,920 

2,950 

1,700 

2,500

1,560 

949 

765 

665 

641 

617

Minimum

65 

88 

80

45

155 

765 

569 

383 

378 

352 

130 

. 79 

71

65

June

536 

481 

970 

,3,240 

2,600

1,110 

791 

4,690 

4,520 

2,860

2,000 

2,000 

2,770 

3,620 

2,410

1,000 

690 

588 

522 

481

472 

440 

391 

365 

352

427- 

765 

669 

467 

352

Mean

82.4 

316 

119

898

1,861 

'2,595 

1,405 

672 

1,511 

1,426 

360 

126 

381

893

July

314 

281 

 261 

245 

249

555

1,030 

869

714 

444

617 

458 

356 

391 

1,060

462 

322 

273 

245 

221

209 

194 

186 

174 

171

167 

155 

148 

137 

134 

130

Per 

square 

mile

0.071 

.271 

.102

.771

1.60 

2.23 

1.21 

.577 

1.30 

1.23 

.309 

.108 

.327

.767

Aug.

127 

130 

124 

120 

120

120 

117 

107 

130 

127

137 

130 

120 

190 

217

269 

202 

167 

144 

120

104 

96 

101 

90 

90

87 

84 

81 

79 

87 

81

Sept.

84 

81 

81 

87 

71

84 

144 

221 

163 

141

130 

134 

155 

343 

440

297 

245 

2,640 

2,140 

1,350

583 

339 

869 

221 

190

174 

171 

155 

141 

144

Runoff

Inches

0.08 

.30 

.12

10.49

1.84 

2.32 

1.39 

.64 

1.50 

1.37 

.36 

.12 

.86

10.40

Peak discharge (baee, 15.000 eeo.-ft.K- Jan. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 13.000 sec. -ft.

Acre-feet

5,070 

18,880 

7,290

651,700

Hi, 400 

144,100. 

86,390 

39,970 

98,900 

84,850 

22,160 

7,730 

22,650

646,800
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 215

Spring River near Quapaw, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°66'. long. 94"45' . in center of Sw£ sec. 5. T.

 28 N., R. 24 E., at county highway bridge an eighth of a mile upstream from Rock 

Creek and 3 miles southeast of Quapaw. Datum of gage is 746.25 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,510 square miles.

Records available.- July 1939 to September 1949 (.including flow of Rock Creek).

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,436 second-feet.

mfemes"-' Maximum discharge during year, 21,300 second-feet Feb. 16 (gage height, 17.16

 feet");' minimum daily, 110 second-feet Dec. 13.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 190.000 second-feet May 19. 1943 (gage height, 43.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 93 second-feet Dec. 25, 

1947. Flood of December 1895 reached a stage similar to that of May 19, 1943, from information by local residents. Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

' Low and medium flow regulated by Riverton hydroelectric plant 15 miles above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12 to Feb. 16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 16 Feb. 17 to sept. 30

5.0 119 6.5 706 11.0 6,800 5.0 128 6.4 660 9.0 3,920 

5.2 159 7.0 1,060 13.0 10,700 5.2 166 6.7 910 10.0 5,600 

5.4 207 7.5 1,560 16.0 17,900 5.5 239 7.0 1,210 12.0 9 320 

5.7 300 8.0 2,130 5.8 339 7.5 1.7SO 15.0 15,500 

6.0 423 9.0 3,490 6.1 475 S.O 2,420

Discharge, in seoond-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

IS25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

372 

308 

250 

397 

382

384 

 376 

303 

418 

160

173 

404 

334 

271 

318

416 

1S6 

250 

346 

202

430 

186 

268 

286 

358

252 

272 

266 

292 

382 

154

Nov.

569 

1,040 

4,400 

2,570 

1,280

729 

572 

729 

594 

586

542 

508 

292 

432 

518

536 

305 

36S 

 417 

366

304 

350 

379 

322 

360

336 

346 

235 

393 

352

Dec.

275 

262 

315 

355 

249

230 

290 

398 

194 

273

274 

272 

110 

454 

270

2S8 

444 

284 

320 

565

327 

288 

421 

478 

334

345 

274 

416 

375 

365 

444

Jan.

377 

345 

493 

4451 

368

424

459 

522 

426 

720

352 

1,390 

2,180 

2,320 

3,720.

6,560 

6,440 

f2,920 

f2,510 

2,110

1,930 

1,780 

9,050 

19,000 

12,400

7,560 

5,050 

f3,720 

83,100 

82,600 

82,250

Feb.

82,000 

1,970 

.1,890 

> 2,290 

3,200

6,440 

7,370 

6,440 

5,560 

4,090

3,200 

2,920 

5,560 

7,370 

12,400

20,400 

15,500 

10,500 

7,990 

4,910

3,920

3,440 

3,060 

2,770 

2,770

2,700 

2,270 

2,210

Month Seoondfoot-daye

Ootc 

Move 

D»c«

Ca

Jam: 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

We

 ber ...................... ]

9,396 

>0,730 

0,189

lendar year 1948 ......... 745,209

ftry ........ 1C

h.. ........................ s

........................... IS

st ]

 ber ..................... 3

»,S21 

>5,140 

(9,100 

1,150 

'5,740 

)8,340 

1,5,529 

3,508 

1,538

t*r year 1948-49 .......... 773, ssi

liar.

2,140 

2,050 

2,070 

1,780 

1,920

1..650 

1,520 

1,620 

1,610 

1,900

2,990 

'3,440 

3,140 

2,920 

2,560

2,290 

2,490 

2,750 

3,640 

2,920

3,080 

7,280 

5,610 

4,080 

3,140

5,030 

7,610 

6,270 

3,840 

3,060 

2,500

Maximum

430 

4,400 

565

63,800

19,000 

20,400 

7,610 

5,160 

14,900 

9,140 

4,910 

844 

8,720

20,400

Apr.

2,700 

2,100 

1,780 

2,030 

2,040

1,990 

1,650 

1,630 

1,440 

2,060

3,600 

2,840 

2,560 

1,830 

1,840

1,600 

1,570 

1,480 

1,370 

1,290

1,160 

1,180 

1,110 

1,090 

1,250

1,080 

5,160 

5,080 

2,770 

1,770

May

5,010 

4,740 

3,220 

2,630 

1,800

1-,500 

1,380 

2,660 

3,690 

2,630

1,560 

1,380 

1,240 

1,000 

1,420

1,190 

1,350 

2,020 

6,890 

14,900

14,600 

11,900 

5,960 

5,250 

6,140

5,080 

3,140 

2,400 

2,110 

4,300 

2.6SO

Minimum

154 

235 

110

110

345 

1,890 

1,520 

1,080 

1,000 

1,050 

408 

122 

242

110

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (4:45 a.m.)

June

2,270 

1,730 

2,570 

9,140 

7,400

3,440 

2,630 

4,920 

7,800 

5,600

4,450 

3,140 

4,240 

5,610 

7,230

3,800 

2,560 

2,220 

1,800 

1,660

1,560 

1,400 

1,280 

1,160 

1,100

1,320 

1,760 

2,060 

1,440 

1,050

July

1,030 

868 

495 

831 

1,050

2,230 

2.S70 

4,910 

3,220 

3,780

1,720 

3,770 

2,840 

1,380 

2.21O

2,320 

1,080 

1,090 

913 

S50

710 

562 

619 

408 

657

705 

482 

581 

506 

587 

475

Per 

Mean square 

 lie

303 0.121 

691 .275 

329 .131

2,036 .811

3,339 1.33 

5,541 2.21 

3,197 1.27 

2,038 .812 

4,056 1.62 

3,278 1.31 

1,469 .585 

436 . 174 

1,051 .419

2,120 .845

Aug.

640 

480 

475 

438 

423

210 

429 

563 

330 

413

432

462 

348 

S44 

680

630 

618 

641 

600 

334

405

285 

378 

640 

150

122 

274 

380 

324 

299 

361

Sept.

242 

275 

278 

296 

277

401 

644 

635 

697 

378

486 

388 

802 

f572 

1620

f618 

596 

3,980 

8,720 

3,440

1,930 

904 

856 

574 

719

444 

482 

499 

435 

350

Runoff

Inches

0.14 

.31 

.15

11.04

1.53 

2.30 

1.47 

.91 

1.86 

1.46 

.67 

.20 

.47

11.47

Acre-feat

18,640 

41,120 

20,210

1,478,000

205,300 

307,700 

196,600 

121,300 

249,400 

195,100 

90,310 

28,790 

62,560

1,535,000

20,100 sec. -ft.; Feb. 16 (3 a.m.)

21,300 sec. -ft. s Hay 21 (7:30 p.m.'J Iff.eOo sec. -ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated. 

, f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.

i49154 O- 51- 15
216 ARKANSAS RIVE? BASIN

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°00'45", long. 94°28'45", in NEi;- sec. 1, T. 26 

N., K. 33 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles southeast of Joplin and 6 miles 

downstream from Baynham Branch.

Drainage area.- 410 square miles.

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 second-feet June 14, 15 (gage height, 

B.UV reet); minimum, 99 second-feet Dec. 12, 13 (gage height, 4.32 feet).

1941-49: Maximum discharge, §2,100 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 16.8 

feet); minimum daily, 55 second-feet Jan. 28, 29, 1948; minimum gage height, '2.94 

feet Aug. 30, 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 14 June 15 to Sept. 3O

4.3 94

4.6 170

 4.8 234

5.0 318

5.3 483

5.7 790

6.2 1,270

7.5 2,840

4.3 110

4.5 160

4.8 269

5.1 405

5.5 646

5.8 880

6.2 1,270

7.3 2,570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

. .18 

-V19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

132 

130 

127 

124 

122

127 

130 

124 

127 

127

124 

127 

124 

122 

122

122 

122 

115 

122 

117

124 

122 

122 

120 

115

115 

115 

112 

112 

112 

115

Nov.

137 

1,170 

384 

234 

200

179 

167 

153 

150 

148

140 

134 

132 

127 

124

122 

122 

122 

122 

120

117 

115 

112 

112 

110

110 

108 

115 

115 

115

Dec.

108 

108 

108 

108 

106

106 

103 

103 

103 

103

103 

103 

101 

112 

134

164 

150 

148 

142 

140

134 

127

122 

124 

124

122 

117 

122 

124 

124 

122

Jan.

124 

124 

127 

134 

127

124 

122 

120 

117 

148

156 

173 

179 

188 

200

214 

207 

214 

224 

234

242 

242 

385 

597 

612

574 

511 

538 

524 

477 

446

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

Bay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

 416 

389 

383 

433 

471

627 

620 

604 

545 

511

458 

440 

452 

369 

2,770

2,020 

1,490 

1,240 

1,050 

914

825 

740 

575 

612 

560

518 

504 

458

Second 

foot-days

3,771 

5,316 

3,715

104,124

8,404 

21,594 

13,639 

10,509 

16,294 

20,531 

7,705 

5,142 

5,562

122,182

Mar.

440 

416 

399 

394 

383

352 

342 

333 

357 

389

399 

421 

416 

399 

394

372 

362 

352 

342 

328

358 

504 

524 

518 

h518

524 

643 

675 

627 

612 

552

Maximum

132 

-1,170 

164

3,940

612 

2,770 

675 

511 

1,600 

2,440 

320 

286 

482

2,770

Apr.

511 

483 

458 

416 

399

389 

367 

352 

342 

427

458 

416 

405 

389 

362

352 

338 

314 

309 

300

296 

286 

273 

269 

265

261 

273 

273 

265 

261

May

378 

471 

405 

378 

353

333 

323 

461 

389 

328

309 

286 

269 

257 

278

282 

257 

286 

640 

1,600

1,080 

868 

715 

896 

807

707 

627 

560 

545 

683 

524

Minimum

112 

108 

101

55

117 

383 

328 

261 

257 

294 

192 

128 

122

101

June

464 

440 

510 

866 

659

464 

664 

1,180 

635 

524

504 

440 

421 

2,120 

' 2,440

1,260 

943 

779 

667 

613

543 

489 

444 

405 

376

395 

352 

329 

311 

294

Mean

122 

177 

120

284

271 

771 

440 

350 

526 

684 

249 

166 

185

335

July

273 

261 

245 

237 

233

261 

320 

298 

277 

273

249 

307 

311 

290 

286

277 

269 

257 

245 

341

233 

222 

218 

207 

203

207 

207 

207 

196 

203 

192

Per 

square 

mile

0.298 

.432 

.293

.693

.661 

1.88 

1.07 

.854 

1.28 

1.67 

.607 

.405 

.451

.817

Aug.

182 

179 

179 

176 

173

170 

189 

176 

173 

173

166 

160 

173 

236 

265

196 

179 

160 

155 

149

146 

141 

138 

138 

136

136 

133 

131 

128 

128 

128

Sept.

128 

126 

124 

1£2 

128

131 

149 

146 

138 

131

126 

146 

366 

233 

189

170 

157 

482 

338 

277

241 

214 

192 

179 

170

163 

157 

149 

146 

144

Runoff

Inches

0.34 

.48 

.34

9.44

.76 

1.96 

1.24 

.95 

1.48 

1.86 

.70 

.47 

.50

11.08

Ac re- feet

7,480 

10,540 

7,370

206,500

16,670 

42,830 

27,050 

20,840 

32,320 

40,720 

15,280 

10,300 

11,030

242,300

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above base.

h Computed from wire-weight gag'e reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 217

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50>, long. 94°36', in SW£sw£ of sec. 36, T. 25 

M., K. 34 W., at Seneca Street Bridge in Seneca, half a mile upstream from Little 

Lost Creek and 9j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 839.96 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 42.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 361 second-feet Feb. 15 (gage height, 2.79 

 feet); minimum, 7.1 second-feet Nov. 27, Dec. 27, 28.

Flood in September 1945 reached a stage of 11.7 feet, from high-water mark.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

11 

9.4

9. 

9. 

9. 

9. 

9.

9. 

9. 

9. 

9. 

8.8

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.4 

10

Nov.

16 

22 

14 

13. 

12

11 

10 

8.8 

9.4 

8.8

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.1 

10 

9.4 

8.8

Dec.

8.2 

7.6 

8.2 

7.6 

8.2

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.2

8.2 

8.8 

8.8 

12 

12

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

8.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.2 

7.6

7.6 

7.1 

8.2 

8.2 

8.8 

8.8

Jan.

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

8.2

8.2 

8.2 

7.6 

8.2 

12

14 

20 

24 

27 

31

44 

44 

43 

38 

38

36 

33 

79 

120 

94

78 

70 

63 

57 

52 

51

Month

Ootfl 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Haro 

Apr! 

Hay 

Juns 

July

AUgU

Sept 

Wa

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

lendar year 

&ry

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

47 

43 

45 

52 

59

77 

83 

80 

71 

64

61 

57 

59 

120 

283

2-36 

182 

150 

124 

104

92 

82 

74 

70 

62

58 

57 

52

Seoondfoot-days

326.4 

2&3.7 

275.7

-

1,143.6 

2,544 

1,543 

1,445 

2,122 

1,420 

692 

349.6 

582.0

12,727

Peak discharge .(base, 175 sec. -ft.).- Peb

see. -ft.; Sept. 13 (3 a.m.) 178 see. -ft.; S(

Mar.

48 

47 

44 

42 

4O

39 

37 

35 

4O 

51

67 

72 

67 

 61 

54

51 

50 

45 

39 

40

46 

54 

58 

57 

53

54 

53 

52 

51 

5O 

46

Maximum

14 

22 

12

-

120 

283 

72 

137 

131. 

133 

34 

14 

103

283

Apr.,

44 

42

39 

37 

35

34 

33 

32 

31

50

62 

61 

54 

51 

45

42 

39 

36 

34 

33

32 

31 

30 

29 

28

28 

123 

137 

97 

76

Hay

131 

122 

96 

80 

70

62 

56 

57 

53 

48

45 

42 

' 38 

36 

39

31 

30 

44 

123 

130

111 

91 

76 

92 

77

68 

62 

56 

52 

57 

47

Minimum

8.8 

7.1 

7.1

-

7.6 

43 

35 

28 

30 

30 

14 

8.8 

8.2

7.1

June

44 

40 

39

38 

35

33 

34 

37

38 

36

34 

33 

33 

133

109

88 

71 

63 

56 

52

47 

44 

40

39 

37

37 

35 

33 

32 

30

Mean

10.5 

9.46 

8.89

-

36.9 

' 90.9 

49.8 

48.2 

68.5 

47.3 

22.3 

11.3 

19.4

349

July

29 

28 

27 

25 

24

24 

33 

29 

26 

24

24 

34 

31 

28 

25

24 

23 

22 

21 

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

14

14 

15

14

Per 

square 

mile

0.250 

.225 

.212

-

.879 

2.16 

1.19 

1.15 

1.63 

1.13 

.531 

.269 

.462

8.31

Aug.

14 

14 

14

13 

13

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

11 

11 

12 

13 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

9.4

8.8 

8.8 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4

Sept.

8.8 

8.8 

8.8 

9.4 

9.4

8.8 

13 

11 

8.8 

8.2

10 

17 

46 

17 

15

14 

12 

103 

39 

31

27 

24 

22

19 

18

17 

15 

14 

14 

13

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.29 647 

.25 563 

. 24 547

-

1.01 2,270 

2.25 5,050 

1.37 3.O60 

1.28 2,870 

1.88 4,210 

1.26 -2,820 

.61 1^370 

.31 693 

.52 1,150

11.27 25,250 '

15 (1:3O a.m.) 361 sec. -ft.; Apr. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 252 

ipt. 18 (1O:45 a.m.) 252 sec. -ft.
218 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Elk River near Tiff City, Mo.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 94°35', in NE$ sec. 82, T. 22 N., 

K. 34 tf , at bridge on State Highway 43, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Blackfoot Branch, 2f miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 3 miles southeast of Tiff 

City. Datum of gage is 750.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 872 square miles.

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 936 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,860 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 11.29 

reet I; minimum, 100 second-feet Sept. 5.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 137,000 second-feet Apr. 19, 1941 (gage height, 28.4 

feet, from floodmark), by slope-area method; minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 8, 

1939.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 19, 1941.

Remagks.- Records good. Low flow regulated at times by power plant at Noel, 9 miles

above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions (water years).- W 917: 1940. tf 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

31

Oct.

158 

151 

147 

139 

139

141 

145 

145 

143 

139

138 

134 

134 

134 

134

134 

134 

132 

132 

130

132 

134 

132 

128 

128

126

128 

125 

126 

126 

128

Nov.

159 

1,430 

739 

515 

416

348 

305 

272 

255 

238

223

208 

197 

184 

176

169 

162 

156 

158 

151

147 

143 

138 

136 

136

130 

130 

138 

149 

154

Dec.

154

158 

156 

151 

151

147

14S 

143 

139 

139

138 

134 

134 

151 

255

444

505 

491 

452 

412

389 

336 

313 

298 

290

280 

269 

272 

290 

298 

313

Jan.

320 

324 

328 

324

305

290 

272 

262 

252 

276

313 

a340 

a380 

369 

369

a380 

a410 

462 

627 

715

752 

733 

960 

2,380 

2,510

2,360 

2,160 

3,220 

3,220 

2,410 

1,660

Feb.

1,540 

1,320 

1,200 

1,280 

1,500

1,720 

1,720 

1,640 

1,480 

1,280

1,160 

1,040 

963 

1,570 

8,820

5,980 

3,810 

3,OOO 

2,360 

1,910

1,680 

1,460 

1,290

1,160 

1,040

933

677 aie

tinn«h Second- 

*onth foot-days

Octc 

Neve 

Dec*

Ca

Janv 

Febi 

Hart

May11 

Juna 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

Wa

 her ......................

lendar year 1948 

t&ry

4,187 

7,858 

7,925

......... 247,991

iiar? . bT:.::::::::::::::::::::::

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

29,883 

52,519

32,531 

27,039 

85,256 

37,760 

22,005 

5,373 

13,444

ter year 1948-49. ......... 305,780

Peak discharge (base, 9.000 see.-ft.h- Ma

a Ho gage-height record} discharge Interpo

liar.

752

721 

697 

673 

656

627 

605 

578 

583 

605

627 

691 

740 

740 

709

685

661 

644 

610 

578

599

79O 

1,080 

1,200 

1,120

1,120 

3,700 

3,400 

2,560 

2,060 

1,720

Maximum

156 

1,430 

505

7,370

3,220 

6,820 

3,700 

1,460 

8,950 

3,800 

2,470 

255 

2,780

8,950

Apr.

1,480 

1,280 

1,120 

1.O40 

926

. 863 

803 

758 

715 

843

1,120 

1,180 

1,120 

1,040 

933

849

777 

715 

681 

627

594

567 

548 

530 

510

SOS 

777 

1,480 

1,460 

1,280

Hay

2,280 

2,890 

2,260 

1,770 

1,460

1,200 

1,040 

1,080 

1,000 

S43

746 

673 

616 

556 

541

546 

505 

500 

2,790 

8,950

6,310 

5,250 

2,890 

3,280 

4,180

3,070 

2,320 

1,850 

1,520 

1,250 

1,090

Minimum

125

130 

134

94

252 

816 

578 

505 

500 

469 

264 

118 

103

103

June

950 

839 

904 

1,290 

1,210

1,O3O 

927 

927 

968 

1,590

2,410 

1,700 

1,640 

2,800 

3,600

2,550 

1,950 

1,520 

1,250 

1,130

964 

853 

761 

707 

642

587 

512 

495 

485

489

Mean

135 

282 

256

678

964 

1,876 

1,049 

901 

2,105 

1,259 

710 

173 

448

838

July

433 

404 

382

359 

347

343 

334 

988

2,470 

1,520

1,420

1,420 

1,750 

1,470 

1,130

927 

768 

574 

611 

546

474 

428 

395 

359

334

318 

306 

285 

278 

274 

264

Per 

square 

mile

0.155 

.300 

.294

.778

1.11 

2.15 

1.20 

1.03 

2.41 

1.44 

.814 

.198 

.514

.961

Aug.

255 

239 

231 

222

214

208 

201 

201 

203 

198

196 

188

184 179' 

179

179 

175 

188 

166 

162

160 

152 

140 

128 

120

124 

124 

121 

120 

120 

118

Sept.

118 

118 

113 

108

103

108 

136 

255 

222 

186

184 

150 

245 

368 

314

281 

281 

784 

2,780 

1,700

1,050 

782 

623 

517 

438

377 

330 

296 

268 

251

Runoff

Inches

0.18 

.34 

.34

10.59

1.27 

2.24 

1.39 

1.15 

2.78 

1.81 

.94 

.23 

.57

13.04

y 20 (10:30 p.m.) 9,860 aec.-ft. 

lated.

Acre-feet

8,300 

15,590 

15,720

491,900

59,270 

104,200 

64,520 

53,630 

129,400 

74,900 

43,650 

10,680 

28,670

608,500
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 219

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°31', long. 95°08', In NW^SEi sec. 36, T. 24 N., 

R. 20 E., at county bridge Z 1/3 miles upstream from Mustang Creek, 5 miles southeast 

of Big Cabin, and 8f miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 622.00 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 466 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year. 12,000 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 21.43 

reet); minimum, 1.9 second-feet Aug. 30, 31.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, 33,BOO second-feet June 23, 1948 (gage height, 28.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet on baels of slope-area 

determinations at gage heights 27.47 and 34.96 feet for floods of April 1941 and May 

1943; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Oct. 10-15, 1947.

Maximum discharge known, 63,000 second-feet May 18, 1943 (gage height, 34.96 feet), 

by slope-area method.

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

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 28 to Jan. 14, 

May 1-4, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30)

3.3 2.9 5.0 ISO 10.0 1,720 

3.4 4.8 5.5 221 12.0 2,700 

3.6 15 6.0 307 14.0 3,860 

3.8 27 6.5 420 16.0 5,380 

4.0 41 7.0 560 18.0 7,580 

4.5 89 8.0 890 21.0 11,400

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

a2.7

2.6

2.9 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9 

3.0

3.3 

3.5 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

3.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.3

Nov.

4.3

3.6 

2.6 

2.1 

2.4

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

3.5 

3.5 

3.5

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

3.6 

3.S 

3.5 

3.3

3.S 

3.5 

4.3 

3.8 

3.6

Deo.

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.3

3.6

3.5 

3.6 

3.3 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

3.6 

3.6 

4.8 

7.1

4.5 

4.0 

3.3 

3.3 

3.5

3.5 

3.2 

3.0 

3.6 

3.8

4.8 

5.8 

4.3 

4.3 

4.0 

3.8

Jan,

4.0

3.8 

3.8 

3.8 

3.6

4.0 

3.S 

3.5 

4.0 

S.2

9.5 

11 

11 

11 

31

169 

72 

65 

70 

49

48

54 

2,760 

3,570 

445

221 

also 

a!20 

alOO 

a90 

a80

Feb.

89 

81 

142 

766 

S62

2,650 

1,940 

1,440 

a820 

8445

g289 

al84 

g!52 

g759 

g!6t)

402 

al,36C 

3635 

3360 

a271

g221 

191 

177 

177 

191

159 

191 

245

u«nth Seoond- 

*°nth loot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Kara 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 bar .

 bar ......................

lendar year 1948 

Aty

... IBS

8

u&ry 15

.......................... 19

.......................... 20

eaber ..................... 1

93.6 

100.8 

119.0

,713.4

,179.0 

,359 

,134 

,641 

,719 

,785 

,607 

346.5 

,358.0

ter year 1948-49 .......... 125,441.9

War.

177 

156 

1S4 

191 

156

128 

107 

90 

96 

448

680 

338 

245 

221 

170

136 

122 

129 

137 

114

1,090 

1,750 

429 

253 

198

1,410 

1,070 

318 

213 

173 

205

MSXiBUB

3.8 

4.3 

7.1

30.8OO

3,570 

2,650 

1,750 

1,520 

11,100 

7,020 

5,270 

55 

822

11,100

Apr.

162 

124 

120 

118 

105

92 

79

68 

59 

1,260

1,520 

360 

245 

191 

140

107 

92 

79 

66 

58

54 

51 

47 

43 

38

35 

37 

126 

101 

64

May

5,340 

1,640 

289 

1S4 

134

100 

79 

73 

92 

80

64 

50 

40 

33

32

32 

30 

571 

7,450 

11,100

4,810 

909 

307 

2,100 

957

29S 

213 

1,630 

3,290 

485 

307

June

1,

1,

7, 

4,

HiniBUB Mean

3.08 

2.1 3.36 

3.0 3.84

1.7 507

3.5 264 

81 549 

90 359 

35 188 

30 1,378 

36 660 

13 665 

1.9 11.2 

2.2 45.3

1.9 344

205 

136 

U9 

252 

294

127 

105 

489 

356 

760

200 

271 

357 

020 

290

318 

198 

140 

957 

555

151 

94 

68 

54 

44

37 

36 

42 

63 

47

July

4,

1,

4, 

2,

5,

Per 

square

Bile

0.0065 

.0072 

.0082

1.09

.567 

1.18 

.770 

.403 

2.96 

1.42 

1.43 

.024 

.097

.738

32 

24

21 

18 

15

16 

16 

320 

958 

440

190 

840 

270

438 

229

154 

106 

77 

60 

47

40 

30 

26 

22 

19

16 

15 

13 

13 

19 

123

Aug.

55 

32 

21 

15 

13

12 

12 

11 

10 

8.8

8.8 

S.2 

7.1 

10 

37

23 

12 

36 

a6 

as

a4 

a4 

3.6 

3.2 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.2 

1.9 

2.0

Sept.

2.2 

2.2 

2.2 

2.7 

3.2

2.9 

3.2 

4.0 

3.6 

3.2

3.0 

3.2 

3.8 

3.6 

4.0

3.5 

3.2 

180 

822 

160

56 

30 

19 

11 

7.1

4.8 

4.0 

3.6 

3.6 

3.2

Runoff

Inohee

O.O07 

.008 

.009

14.83

.65 

1.23 

.89 

.45 

3.41 

1.58 

1.64 

.03 

.11

10.01

Acre-feet

186 

200 

236

368,400

16,220 

30,460 

22,080 

11,190 

84,730 

39,240 

40,870 

687 

2,690

248,800

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- May 20 (9:15 p.m.) 12,000 sec. -ft.; June 14 (10 p.m.)

11,100 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings or fragmentary gage-height 

record.
220 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17', long. 95°20', in SW£ see. 19, T. 21 N., R. 

iy &., at bridge on U. S. Highway 69, if miles south of Pryor, 2 miles downstream from 

Seminole Creek, and 10j miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 578.06 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,300 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 18.32 

reet I; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Sept. 2.

Maximum stage known, 20.4 feet May 10, 1943, from information by Corps of Engineers

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

which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

O.8 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.7 

.7 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

Nov.

0.7 

.8 

.8 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8 

.7 

.6 

.7 

.9

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.7 

.9 

.9 

.9

Dec.

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

1.4 

1.2

.9 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.7 

.6 

2.2 

3.8

3.2 

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.3

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

1.6 

1.6

1.3 

1.3 

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.6

Jan.

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3 

2.4

3.4 

3.2 

2.8 

2.6 

9.0

30 

21 

17 

12 

9.2

7.5 

7.5 

1,260 

1,690 

268

88 

90 

188 

b!30 

bl!3 

*b68

Peb.

b40 

b32 

61 

340 

608

*1,440 

1,370 

942 

523 

215

124 

100 

1,130 

1,840 

2,930

2,480 

1,300 

322 

200 

144

134 

110 

94 

134 

124

87 

180 

304

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

raber. ...................................

lendar year 

ary

~

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

133 

105

115 

107 

87

76 

63 

56 

57 

96

112 

87 

69 

64 

57

49 

49 

49 

49 

45

749 

843 

202 

112 

86

538 

402 

144 

97 

78 

66

Apr.

53 

47 

49 

49 

45

41 

38 

34 

31 

1.07O

1,160 

198 

115 

83 

60

46 

41 

36 

32 

29

27 

26 

25 

24 

22

20 

21 

29 

34 

26

Secondfoot-days

15.0 

22.6 

45,0

-

4,034.7 

17,308 

4,842 

3,511 

22,909 

8,134 

6,868.6 

68.3 

329.2

68,087.4

May

711 

1,160 

150 

87 

66

49 

39 

36 

52 

55

34 

26 

22 

19 

19

18 

18 

519 

5,650 

5,050

2,630 

579 

210 

2,580 

1,090

222 

155 

530 

796 

219 

118

Maximum

0.8 

.9 

3.8

-

1,690 

2,930 

843 

1,160 

5,650 

1,490 

1,460 

10 

192

5,650

June

87 

60 

156 

208 

81

49 

46 

319 

215

762

944 

214 

208 

1,490 

1,160

196 

110 

73 

71 

982

352 

96 

66

47 

36

30 

25 

2O 

17 

14

July

14 

11 

9.2 

8.9 

7.8

7.8 

10 

543 

1,370 

366

772 

769 

1,460 

547 

136

83 

55 

40 

30 

23

18 

15 

12 

9.8 

8.3

7.8 

7.2 

6.4 

5.9 

8.0 

7.5

Minimum

0.2 

.6 

.6

-

1.2 

32 

45 

20 

18 

14 

5.9 

.2 

.2

.2

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 23 '(6 p.m.) 2,240 sec. -ft. j Peb

Aug.

10 

9.8 

6.4 

4.4 

3.6

3.0 

2.6 

2.2 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

1.3 

2.6 

2.6

1.7 

1.3

 al

.9 

.8

.7

.6 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2

Mean

0.48 

.75 

1.45

-

130 

618 

156 

117 

739 

271 

222 

2.20 

11.0

187

. 15 (3:15

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3 

.4 

.7 

.8 

.8

.8 

1.6 

17 

17 

13

6.1 

3.4 

6.2 

192 

36

13 

5.9 

3.4 

2.4 

2.0

1.6 

1.2 

.9 

.8 

.8

Runoff in 

acre-feet

30 

45 

89

-

8,000 

34,330 

9,600 

6,960 

45,440 

16,130 

13,620 

135 

653

135,000

a.m.) 3,340

eu.-iu., pittjr A3 V.LC:OVJ p.jn.j o,ouu sec.-It.5 nay c

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

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

Illinois River near Tahlequah, Okla.

221

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55', long. 94°55', in SE£ sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 

22 fi., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2^ miles northeast of Tahlequah and 5 miles upstream from Barren Fork. Datum of gage is 664.14 feet above mean sea level (Corps of 

Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 959 square miles.

Records available.- December 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1936-49), 1,007 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 13.36 

reel;); minimum, 147 second-feet Nov. 25, 26.

1935-49: Maximum discharge, 76,200 second-feet May 11, 1943 (gage height, 25.37 

feet), from rating curve extended above 35,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; 

minimum, 5 second-feet Aug. 31, 1936.

Maximum stage known, about 26 feet in January 1916.

Remarks.- Records good. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

231 

326 

226 

220 

315

215 

215 

315 

215 

215

304 

209 

304 

204 

204

204 

204 

199 

204 

204

204 

199 

204 

199 

199

199 

194 

194 

194 

194 

194

Nov.

194 

351 

515 

444 

377

315 

278 

248 

248 

243

231 

236 

215 

204 

199

189 

180 

180

170 

165

165 

156 

156 

152 

156

153 

152 

156

165 

170

Dec.

180 

180 

180 

175 

175

175 

170 

180 

180 

175

170 

165 

160 

184 

359

1,490 

1,070 

786 

644 

556

490 

436 

391 

370 

432

451 

515 

459 

428 

626 

681

Jan.

582 

523 

482 

451 

444

523 

459 

413 

377 

363

335 

335 

328 

328 

335

349 

474 

709 

709 

1,080

96O 

876 

917 

1,180 

3,900

7,300 

4,760 

6,180 

6,180 

3,310 

3,510

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

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

lendar year 1948 

&ry

smber .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

3,000 

1,660 

1,480 

1,450 

1,600

1,570 

1,480 

1,380 

1,230 

1,130

1,020 

949 

907 

1,420 

6,970

13,300 

5,150 

3,400 

2,660 

2,140

1,930 

1,730 

1,660 

1,490 

1,430

1,410 

1,280 

1,300

Secondfoot-days

6,407 

6,652 

13,443

371,041

47,672 

65,016 

41,234 

25,477 

90,256 

58,094 

37,408 

8,998 

16,506

416,163

Mar.

1,150 

1,070 

1,000 

949 

907

866 

825 

806 

796

718

709 

681 

663 

635 

600

583 

565 

556 

548 

531

591 

876 

1,860 

1,720 

1,460

1,610 

4,190 

5,950 

3,310 

8,510 

2,000

Maximum

231 

515 

1,490

29,200

7,300 

13,300 

5,950 

1,660 

13,800 

4,660 

3,920 

442 

3,850

13,800

Apr.

1,660 

1,450 

1,280 

1,150 

1,050

949 

886 

815 

747 

796

886 

1,080 

670 

897 

825

766 

709 

653 

626 

591

574 

548 

531 

515 

499

523 

556 

635 

1,300 

1,010

May

1,430 

3,040 

2,740 

1,930 

1,490

1,230 

1,050 

928 

866

766

690 

626 

565 

531 

540

574 

635 

825 

5,740 

13,800

9,780 

7,530 

4,380 

3,830 

5,970

4,010 

2,820 

2,820 

4,100 

3,66O 

2,360

Minimum

194 

152 

160

152

328 

907 

531 

499 

531 

759 

449 

199 

182

152

June

2,140 

1,650 

1,660 

2,210 

3,070

1,860 

1,520 

2,280 

1,930 

1,790

3,470 

2,100 

3,140 

3,140 

4,660

3,650 

2,440 

1,930 

1,720 

1,500

1,360 

1,170 

1,030 

952 

893

853 

778 

759 

1,170 

1,270

~

Mean

207 

223

401

1,014

1,538 

2,322 

1,330 

849 

2,911 

1,936 

1,307 

290 

550

1,140

July

952 

796 

706 

355 

631

598 

567 

1,180 

3,300 

3,280

1,930 

2,210 

3,060 

3,920 

3,210

1,660 

1,360 

1,140 

984 

873

787 

724 

680 

655 

622

574 

536 

514 

485 

470 

449

Per 

square 

mile

0.216 

.231 

.418

1.06

1.60 

2.42 

1.39 

.885 

3.04 

2.02 

1.26 

.302 

.574

1.19

Aug.

442 

428 

409 

395 

382

369 

351 

333 

327 

315

309 

298 

287 

287 

282

282 

277 

271 

366 

255

a250 

a242 

a237 

a232

226

331 

217 

207 

203 

199 

199

Sept.

190 

186 

182 

182 

186

194 

199 

207 

207 

212

207 

217 

266 

245 

283

271 

282 

309 

1,550 

3,850

1,620 

1,100 

843 

706

606

529 

485 

435 

395 

363

Runoff

Inches

0.25 

.26 

.46

14.40

1.85 

2.52 

l.SO 

.99 

3.50 

2.35 

1.45 

.35 

.64

16.14

Acre-feet

12,710 

13,190 

24,680

736,000

94,560 

129,000 

81,790 

50,530 

179,000 

115,200 

74,200 

17,850 

32,740

825,400

Peak discharge (base. 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 26 (5 a.m.) sec. -ft.: Jan. 39 (4 a.m.) 8,250 sec. -ft.;

sec.-ft.

a No gage-height records discharge interpolated.
222 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois River near Oore, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36', long. 958 03', in NE^NE^ sec. 22, T. 13 N., 

H. Tti K., 4 miles upstream from site of former gaging station, 5f miles northeast of 

Oore, and 10 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 482.60 feet above mean sea 

level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,622 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to April 1926, April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1924-25, 1939-49), 1,821 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 24,900 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 11.7 feet, from graph 

oasea on gage readings); minimum daily, 262 second-feet Nov. 27.

1924-26. 1939-49: Maximum discharge, 118,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height. 

25.38 feet), from rating curve extended above 40,000 second-feet by iogarithmic 

plotting; minimum, 20 second-feet (estimated) Sept. 9, 10, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good Oct. 1 to May 20 and fair thereafter. Some regulation at low flow 

caused by construction operations at site of Tenklller Dam, 2.7 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and 29 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

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

Oct.

348

343

332

322

313

304

313

313

308

308

308

308

304

300

304

308

313

3O4

304

295

300

295

291

279

279

275

272

272

272

272

272

Nov.

279

304

511

779

702

596

495

429

416

389

365

354

348

337

332

326

313

308

3O4

295

291

286

279

275

268

265

262

272

268

265

-

Dec.

265

272

275

272

279

275

272

268

275

275

272

272

265

664

1,670

2,110

2,650

1,950

1,510

1,200

1,030

867

779

757

692

712

837

875

849

992

1,250

Jan.

1,190

1,020

900

813

813

S24

024

734

663

614

579

561

535

526

5.18

535

673

925

1,200

1,550

1,840

1,630

1,670

2,840

6,120

11,600

11,600

11,600

10,900

7,380

5,040

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 .........

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

Pebruftry

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

4,010

3,380

2.96C

2,840

2,870

2.82C

2,630

2.46C

2,200

1.97C

1.74C

1,570

1.68C

6,41C

14.00C

16,20C

13,50C

7,100

5,44C

4,52C

4.26C

3,S8C

3,64C

3,38C

3,08C

2,91C

2,70C

2,48C

_

-

Secondfoot-days

9,339

10,913

24,951

665,322

90,217

126,830

76,610

51,624

175,850

129,620

70,433

13,431

24,415

804,433

Mar.

2,290

2,150

2,020

1,800

1,760

1,690

1,590

1,510

1,490

1,430

1,360

1,300

1,290

1,230

1,170

1,140

1,110

1,090

1,060

1,030

1,360

2,150

2,600

3,210

2,750

4,010

6,530

9,030

6,670

4,910

3,880

Maxima

340

779

2,650

35,500

11,600

16,200

9,030

3,260

20,500

10,600

6,110

643

4,280

20,500

Apr.

3,260

2,670

2,360

2,060

1,860

1,710

1,650

1,550

1,490

2,510

2,020

1,990

1,950

1,820

1,690

1,630

1,530

1,390

1,300

1,220

1,140

1,080

1,010

964

950

1,610

1,740

1,670

1,780

2,020 ' -

May

10,700

7,820

8,670

5,300

4,010

3,140

2,650

2,390

2,110

1,660

1,610

1,410

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,080

1,090

1,950

5,740

14,500

20,500

14,700

8,850

8,120

8,720

8,720

4,910

4,760

7,320

6,390

4,910

UiniBUB

272

262

265

262

518

1,570

1,030

950

1,050

1,610

702

286

268

262

June

4,390

3,380

5,570

5,840

4,520

3,640

2,990

2,750

3,260

3,240

5,440

8,720

10,600

8,720

8,120

6,530

5,440

4,390

4,140

3,760

2,770

2,770

2,360

2,060

2,550

2,130

1,610

2,390

2,820

2,990

-

Mean

301

364

805

1,818

2,910

4,530

2,471

1,721

5,673

4,327

2,272

433

814

2,204

July

2,550

1,780

1,610

al,430

1,270

1,200

1,110

2,220

4,390

5,170

3,880

3,640

4,390

6,110

4,780

3,640

2,820

2,460

1,990

1,780

1,780

1,570

1,380

1,200

1,120

1,030

900

887

687

702

757

Per 

square 

 lie

0.-186

.224

.496

1.12

1.79

2.79

1.52

1.06

3.50

2.67

1.40

.267

.502

1.36

Aug.

643

5

6

6

86

34

24

579

526

5

5

5

26

18

18

511

503

5

4

4

03

95

95

416

416

4

4

3

09

09

43

343

337

3

3

3

37

32

32

332

332

2

2

2

2

86

86

86

86

286

Sept.

286

286

286

286

286

266

268

286

286

286

286

291

457

544

643

579

503

511

614

3,550

4,280

2,240

1,530

1,090

964

837

723

673

624

634

-

Runoff

Inches

0.21

.25

.57

15.26

2.07

2.91

1.76

1.18

' 4.03

2.98

1.61

.31

.56

18.44

Acre-feet

18,520

21,650

49,490

1,320,000

178,900

251,600

152,000

102,400

348,800

257,500

139,700

26,640

48,430

1,596,000

Peak discharge (base. 17.000 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 17 (1 a.».) 19,300 sec.-ft.; May 21 (about 5 p.».)

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on at least twice-daily staff-gage readings May 21 to-
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 223

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 eS5', long. 94*50«, in SE£ sec. 27, T. 17 N., R.

 Sd3 K., at bridge on State Highway 51, three-eighths of a mile southeast of Eldon, 6 miles 

downstream from Tyner Creek, and 8.8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage Is 

701.14 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior 

to Dec. 17, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 12.85 

reet); minimum not determined.

Maximum stage known, 23.8 feet Apr. 15, 1945, from Information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Nov. 6, which are poor. Gage read twice

 daily prior to Dec. 17.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948to September 19*9

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

50

Nov.

' 170

' geo

877

674

g73

669

g69

666

66*

g60

660

859

659

859

ese

g56

656

g55

g55

g55

65*

653

' g52

853

653

-

Dec.

b53

654

g54

g54

g55

855

g55

655

g55

g55

g55

854

854

glOS

gl,230

6500

328

261

218

195

173

158

149

151

213

200

178

183

328

328

261

Jan.

218

203

190

213

235

193

178

167

156

149

147

145

138

138

149

255

267

258

443

328

301

276

311

3,020

4,290

2,590

3,600

3,300

1,750

1,160

882

Month

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

Movember ......................

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

Calendar year .........

January , ....

February

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

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

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

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

July .

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

694

574

515

5-15

485

452

425

386

362

346

332

313

425

3,960

5,940

2,660

1,700

1,200

942

763

707

700

580

552

552

510

480

466

-

.

-

Sedondfoot-daysj

1,550

2,889

5,870

-

25,655

27,541

17,438

8,708

38,224

25,764

12,438

2,292

3,240

171,609

Mar.

434

412

390

370

350

339

318

311

311

a295

a276

a258

a246

229

229

224

221

216

208

203

242

826

569

475

420

1,950

2,790

1,590

1,140

889

707

Maximum

_

1,230

-

4,290

5,940

2,790

574

4,040

3,460

1,440

110

470

5,940

Apr.

574

495

434

370

323

301

282

255

235

292

362

322

305

285

273

258

246

224

211

198

190

161

173

167

162

176

311

457

346

295

-

May

3,010

2,330

1,340

918

682

558

470

416

366

318

282

255

229

205

213

213

198

532

4,040

2,930

3,220

2,210

1,340

1,920

1,440

1,030

1,010

2,970

1,440

1,160

974

Minimum

52

53

-

138

313

203

1 JLOt R9 

198

282

115

48

37

-

June

664

536

1,930

1,340

840

628

525

466

403

514

1,590

1,540

1,110

3,460

2,270

1,300

926

714

640

542

461

403

358

374

342

311

282

362

558

370

-

Mean

50.0

96.3

189

-

828

984

563

oqn £9U

1,233

859

401

73.9

108

470

July

305

267

246

229

213

200

193

1,440

934

646

515

916

1,300

805

616

505

416

354

301

261

229

208

193

181

167

153

145

138

127

120

115

Per 

square 

nile

0.163

.314

.616

-

2.70

3.21

1.83

.945

4.02

2.80

1.31

.241

.352

1.53

Aug.

110

1

1

08

01

96

103

98

91

90

35

83

80

76

72

73

77

79

76

72

68

64

61

60

60

58

55

53

52

49

48

48

48

Sept.

47

43

42

40

38

38

38

38

38

37

33

40

91

106

125

118

103

207

470

279

208

169

145

ISO

122

111

104

98

91

86

-

Runoff

Inches

0.19

.35

.71

-

3.11

3.34

2.11

1.05

4.63

3.12

1.51

.28

.39

20.79

Acre-feet

3,070

5,730

11,640

-

SO, 890

54,630

54,590

17,870

75,820

51,100

24,670

4,550

6,430

340,400

Feak discharge (base. 6.000 see.-ft.).- Jan. 24 (5 p.m.) 7,220 sec.-ft.} Feb. 14 (6 p.m.) 10,600 

ec.-rt.j Mar. 26 (BUS p.m.) 6,48O sec.-ft.j May 19 (2:45 p.m.) 8,400 seo.-ft.j June 14 (2t30 a.m.) 

6,860 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

8 Computed from graph tased on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.- Records of discharge for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 6 computed frcm temporary wire-weight gage 

at Welling, 6 miles downstream.
224 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Hebron, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, in Maxwell Grant, lat. 36°47'10", long. 104°27'45", at 

oriage on U. S. Highways 64 and 85, 3£ miles north of Hebron and 8.miles south of 

Raton.

Records available.- June 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 5.35 

reet), from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of slope-area deter* 

mination at gage height 5.38 feet; no flow at times.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 4,020 second-feet May 31, 1948 (gage height, 8.20 

feet), from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 5.38 feet; no flow at times.

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

and those above 50 second-feet, which are poor. Diversions above and below station for 

irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

O 

0

o

0

0 

.1 

.1

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

o 

o 

o 

.1

Nov.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.4 

.5 

.6

*.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.3 

.3 

b.3 

b.3 

bl

*b4 

b4 

b4 

b4 

b4

b4 

b3 

b3 

b3 

b4

Dec.

4 

4 

4 

4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3

3

*3 

3 

4 

b4 

4

4 

4 

4 

3 

2

2 

2 

2 

Z 

2

2 

3 

3 

2 

2 

2

Jan.

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

bl

bl 

b2 

b2 

a2 

a2

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

b2

b2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

a2 

a2 

a2 

al 

al 

al

Feb.

al 

al 

al 

bl 

bl

bl 

bl 

bl 

bl 

bl

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2 

b2 

bl 

.7 

.4

*.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3

.4

.5 

.6

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lender year 1948 

ary

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

ter year 1948-43 .......................

Peak discharge (Uase, 500 see. -ft.).- Apr.

see. -ft.; June IE (1:ZO p.m.) 505 sec. -ft. j 

sec. -ft.; Aug. 3 (12:5O p.m.) 715 see. -ft.; 

* Winter discharge measurement made on thi 

a No gage-height record; discharge compute 

and -records for main stem and tributary stat 

T> Stage-discharge relation affected by ice

Mar.

0.9 

.7 

1.2 

2.0 

.5

.5 

.7 

2.5 

2.2 

3.2

3.4 

3.7 

3.7 

3.2 

1.8

1.4 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 i.a

1.2 

.9 

1.2 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.6 

1.0 

.4 

.5 

.4

Apr.

1.2 

.7 

.6 

1.0 

.5

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.3

.3 

.3 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.6 

34

Secondfoot-days

1.4 

43.7 

97

1,520.3

57 

28.8 

49.8 

 44.8 

16.3 

421.2 

87.6 

56.9 

194.8

1,099.3

May

al 

.5 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.6 

.4 

.9 

.4

.5 

.3 

.2 

.2 

1.1

1.5 

1.2 

2.5 

1.6 

1.0

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

Maximum

0.1 

4 

4

364

2 

2 

3.7 

34 

2.5 

161 

29 

28 

175

175

June

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.4 

1.3

43 

11 

2.7 

12 

14

1.2 

5.0 

1.4 

96 

.1

O 

0 

28 

161 

3.9

2.2 

3.9 

8.2 

14 

5.8

3.2 

.8 

.8 

.6 

.4

July

0.4 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

.5 

.3 

.2 

.7 

.5

2.1 

2.7 

1.1 

2.2

7.6

3.2 

.1 

.1 

15 

3.3

.5 

29 

3.5 

1.0 

.2

1.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

3.5 

7.3

Aug.

2.2 

.2 

28 

.9 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

1.0 

2.8

2.1 

.3 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

11

3.1 

.3 

.3 

.9 

.8 

.3

Minimum Mean

0 O.05 

.1 1.46 

2 3.13

0 4.15

1 1.84 

.2 1.03 

.4 1.61 

.2 1.49 

.1 .53 

0 14.0 

.1 2.83 

.1 1.84 

0 6.49

0 3.01

Sept.

2.9

.1 

.1 

O 

0

0 

175 

5.7 

2.7 

1.5

.9 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.5

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2.8 

87 

192

3,020

. 113 

57 

99 

89 

32 

835 

174 

113 

386

2,180

30 (12:30 a.m.) 520 sec. -ft.; June 6 (4:30 p.m.) 770 

June 14 (3:40 p.m.) 980 sec. -ft.; June 19 (4 a.m.) 530 

Sept. 7 (2:45 p.m.) 1.60O sec. -ft. 

s day. 

d on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

ions below.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 225

Canadian River near Tayior Springs, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°17 1 20", long, 1048 29'10", In NVfi sec. 27, T 24 

H., K. 23 E.. 1 mile upstream from Chico Creek, 2f miles downstream from Cimarron 

River, and 2| miles south of Tayior Springs.

Drainage area.- 2,763 square miles.

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January issib to July 1927 in reports of State engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 second-feet May IS (gage height, 9.36 

reet); minimum daily, 4 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 4.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 37,400 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 24.17 

feet); no flow during parts of June and July 1946.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

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

Oct.

4 

4 

5 

4 

5

5 

5 

5 

5 

5

5 

5 

6 

6 

8

7 

8 

10 

9 

9

23 

19 

20 

17 

16

18 

19 

19 

17 

14 

45

Nov.

82 

36 

21 

17 

14

14 

14 

14 

12 

16

20 

20 

19 

20 

20

18 

18 

14 

10 

11

9 

10 

12 

16 

16

14 

10 

11 

19 

15

Dec.

16 

17 

23 

21 

21

24 

 18 

21 

19 

24

29 

24 

17

20 

IS

11 

8 

11 

7 

12

12 

12 

15 

15 

15

15 

10 

10 

10 

1O 

10

Jan.

10 

10 

10 

10 

5

s

10 

10 

10 

15

IS 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Feb.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

25 

4O 

35 

30 

3O

4O 

48 

43 

*24 

23

21 

18 

17 

15 

14

14 

12 

12

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

12 

16 

16 

15 

14

15

16 

14 

12 

12

12 

14 

13 

13 

14

15 

13 

12 

10 

16

32 

29 

20 

14 

12

15 

16 

14 

13 

16 

20

Apr.

21 

25 

34 

37 

30

21 

18 

16 

13

12

12' 

12 

10 

8 

8

8 

7 

10 

18 

36

28 

21 

16 

12 

11

10 

45 

66 

20 

488

Secondfoot-clays

347 

542 

492

31,703

r 410 636 

475 

1,073 

4,724 

7,392 

3,355 

1.85O 

2,088

23,384

my

134 

a60 

a30 

a2S 

a25

a30 

a30 

a25 

a25 

a3o

a60 

92 

137 

38 

2,460

1,070

alOO 

a60 

a40 

a35

a30 

a25 

a2S 

a20 

a20

a2O 

a2O 

a!5 

a!5 

a!4

14

Maximum

45 

82 

29

4.2OO

15 

48 

32 

488 

2,460 

1,73O 

531 

405 

630

2,460

June

13 

12 

11 

20 

39

243 

351 

492 

177 

118

61 

4O 

107 

127 

130

a6O 

a40 

240 

1,730 

474

340 

1,440 

367 

alOO 

aso

a80 

a50 

a50 

alOO 

a300

July

a!50 

a7o 

a60 

a60 

a50

a45 

a6o 

a!30 

a250 

367

also 

a80 

93 

108 

133

48 

31 

94 

66 

69

56 

35 

57 

48 

94

133 

82 

69 

40 

96 

531

Minimum

4 

9 

7

3

5 

12 

10 

7 

14 

11 

31 

9 

10

4

Aug.

2O3 

78 

a40 

405 

103

a50 

a25 

a20 

a45 

a25

a25 

25 

26 

2O

17

24 

46 

69 

32 

18

19 

24 

14 

9 

15

25 

22 

12 

292 

64 

58

Mean

11.2 

18.1 

15.9

86.6

13.2 

22.7 

15.3 

35.8 

152 

246 

1O8 

59.7 

69.6

64.1

Peak discharge (base. 2,OOO sec. -ft.).- May 15 (8:4O p.m.) 6.73O see. -ft. s June 19 (3 a

Sept.

66 

39 

24 

17 

14

31 

88 

275 

445 

63O

a70 

a40 

a3O 

a30 

a40

a3O 

a25 

a20 

a!5 

a!5

alO 

alO 

alO 

alo 

alO

alo 

alo 

alo 

42 

22

Runoff In 

a.cre-feet

688 

1.O80 

976

62,890

813 

1,260 

942 

2,130 

9,370 

14,660 

6,650 

3,670 

4,140

46,380

.m.) 4,120

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and tributary stations above and below.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 23 to Feb. 16,
223 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River near Roy, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°55'10", long. 1Q4°21'IO", in Ej sec. 35, T. 20 N.

 K. 24 K., 1,080 feet upstream from bridge on State Highway 120 and 9 miles west of Roy.

Datum of gage is 4,893.55 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 3,976 square miles.

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 180 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,230 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 5.76 

feet); minimum daily, 1 second-foot Oct. 1-12.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 63,800 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 14.22 

feet, former site 1,080 feet downstream, datum 0.61 foot lower); no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).- W 957: 1940. W 1117; Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemoer 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1

1 

1 

1 

1

1

1 

1

1 

1

1 

1 

2 

2 

3

3 

3 

3 

5 

5

8 

7 

12 

15 

16

15 

13 

15 

15 

15 

15

Nov.

22 

72 

45 

31 

23

21 

18 

15 

13 

13

12 

13 

16 

18 

17

18 

18 

17 

10 

12

*15 

11 

12 

14 

b!3

b!3 

blS 

*11

3

Dec.

12 

12 

15 

b!4 

b!2

12 

*12 

14 

14 

12

19 

24 

*24 

24 

29

29 

23 

19 

17 

13

*15 

b!5 

17 

17 

b!4

b!5 

*15 

bl3 

12 

9 

11

Jan.

Ial3 

b!2 

9 

*8 

9

9

7 

7 

8 

10

11 

*13 

15 

18 

15

b!4 

bl4 

bl4 

b!4 

bl6

blS 

blS 

bl8 

15 

15

bl6 

b!8 

b!6 

13 

b!3 

bl4

Feb.

bl4 

*14 

13 

11 

12

14 

17 

20 

20 

19

18 

31 

34 

38 

32

35 

35 

34 

47 

38

35

30 

27 

24 

23

23 

20 

22

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Itav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194E

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

19 

18 

17 

18 

18

17 

18 

17 

16 

15

13 

11 

11 

11 

10

1O 

10 

10 

1011

13 

12 

24 

23 

18

15 

13 

14 

14 

17 

15

Apr.

14 

19 

21 

26 

31

29 

23 

19 

15 

12

11 

10 

8 

9 

a8

a8 

a8 

a7 

7 

8

22 

26 

20 

15

12

9 

9 

11 

50 

122

Secondfoot -days

184 

552 

503

35,587

406 

700 

458 

589 

4,839 

7,594 

5,064 

3,156 

2,213

26,258

May

331 

105 

58 

39 

27

20 

22 

20 

28 

26

24 

45 

141 

105 

1,020

1,860 

35O 

134 

85 

65

a5§ 

a45 

a40 

a35 

a30

a28 

a25 

23 

19 

17 

17

Maximum

16 

72 

29

2,920

18 

47 

24 

122 

1,860 

1,400 

380 

556 

643

1,860

June

13 

12 

10 

13 

12

16 

144 

366 

393 

238

108. 

74 

52 

140 

172

116 

61 

44 

1,400 

768

458 

1,190 

592 

a400 

a250

a!50 

alOO 

83 

67 

152

July

375 

134 

78 

67 

67

54 

49 

44

66 

300

270 

179 

150 

368 

a350

a300 

a2OO 

a!20 

a38O 

a25O

a!50 

alOO 

a200 

alOO 

a70

76 

151 

72 

70 

54 

220

Minimum

1 

10 

9

o

7 

11 

10 

7 

17 

10 

44 

15 

10

1

*us.

556 

240 

164 

211 

344

a200 

a!20 

850 

a80 

al20

a80 

a80 

a70 

a50 

a35

a40 

41 

90 

63 

50

31 

21 

19 

24 

16

15 

15 

30 

32 

197 

72

Mean

5.9 

18.4 

16.2

97.2

13.1 

25.0 

14.8 

19.6 

156 

253 

163 

102 

73.8

71.9

Sept.

42 

61 

35 

24 

20

17 

15 

73 

382 

643

3300 

al70 

a80 

42 

37

34 

42 

31 

27

21

17 

14 

12 

11 

11

11 

11 

10 

10 

10

Runoff in 

acre-feet

365 

1,090 

998

70,580

805 

1,390 

908 

1,170 

9,600 

15,060 

1O,040 

6,260 

4,390

52,080

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- May 16 (t a.m.) 4,230 sec. -ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

near Taylor Springs and near Sanchez.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 227

Canadian River near Sanchez, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°39'15", long. 104°22'30", in Sj sec. 34, T. 17 N., 

R. 24 E,, at bridge on State Highway 65, 1 mile upstream from Lagartlja Creek, 3 miles 

northeast of Sanchez, 10 miles downstream from Mora River, and 24 miles southwest of

Mosquero.

Drainage area.- 5,925 square miles.

Records available.- April 1936 to September 1949. May 1912 to December 1914 at site about 

3 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1912-14, 1936-49), 325 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 4,550 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 

 4.70 feet); no flow Oct. 4, 5.

1912-14, 1936-49: Maximum discharge, 87,800 second-feet Sept. 2, 1942 (gage height, 

19.3 feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

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

wnicn are poor. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Records of chemical analyses 

for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 957: 1939. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, Mater year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

28 

83

24 

85

86 

27 

86 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

1 

1 

1 

o 

0

1 

1 

1 

. 1 

1

1 

1 

1 

1

3

1 

1 

2 

2 

2

5 

3 

2 

2 

2

7 

10 

10 

9

a

10

Nov.

19 

32 

69 

67 

50

40 

32 

28 

25 

23

22 

23 

20 

20 

25

25 

26 

29 

26 

26

23 

22 

19 

20 

19

*20 

b23 

b20 

b!8 

b!7

Dec.

bl8 

19 

23 

28 

29

*b27 

24 

23 

22 

a20

a22 

a25 

a3O 

*43 

47

43 

47 

45 

32 

34

26 

25 

25 

25 

26

26 

32 

*34 

b22 

b20 

24

Jan.

24 

24 

a22 

a20 

. *b!3

b!6 

2O 

b22 

b22 

a22

a23 

a24 

a25 

*b30 

b30

b2S 

b30 

b2S 

b30 

b35

b3S 

b30 

b85. 

b25 

a25

a30 

a3O 

a3O 

a25 

a20 

a2O

Feb.

a20 

 a25 

*b25 

. 26 

26

b25 

b25 

23 

23 

23

30 

35 

45 

60 

"65

60 

58 

62 

62 

65

72 

65 

60 

54 

54

56 

50 

47

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

 tav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 ......................

Peak discharge (base, 5.0OO sec. -ft.}.- No

Mar.

49 

49 

45 

41

36

36 

36 

32 

29 

26

23 

20 

18 

16 

14

14 

15 

15 

14 

14

15 

16 

16 

13 

19

24 

22 

2O 

15 

17 

20

Apr.

 23 

25 

25 

32 

36

' 35 

43 

38 

30 

24

22 

18 

15 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

11 

14

29 

23 

26 

32 

. 25

23 

24 

35 

32 

54

Secondfoot-days

91 

828 

886

69,745

777 

1,241 

739 

754 

8,496 

16,288 

10,824 

6,759 

6,092

53,775

May

194 

326 

196 

128 

91

74 

76 

78 

89 

. 89

91 

89 289- 

406 

534

2,16O 

1,110 

524 

344 

268

206 

178 

157 

138 

131

108 

91 

91 

86 

76 

78

Maxlnun

10 

69 

47

4,690

35 

72 

49 

54 

2,160 

2,510 

934 

80O 

2,010

2,510

peak above base.

June

86 

83 

45 

67 

38

34 

30 

292 

572 

484

564 

413 

359 

481 

484

357 

308 

225 

1,080 

2,510

1;230 

1,810 1..660' 

880 

652

508 

364 

279 

215 

178

July

450 

308 

186 

118 

91

86 

65 

58 

125 

251

797 

737 

472 

691 

934

508 

296 

153 

313 

399

274 

145 

323 

296 

428

452 

364 

444 

252 

308 

a500

Minimum

O 

17 

18

0

13 

2O 

13 

10 

74 

30 

58 

32 

34

O

Aug.

aSoo 

a 500 

338 

268 

454

428 

252 

178 

153 

412

215 

3O6 

258 

135 

121

105 

108 

296 

246 

257

161 

128 

91 

69 

60

54 

41 

. 35 

32 

52 

196

Mean

2.9 

27.6 

28.6

191

25.1 

44.3 

23.8 

25.1 

274 

543 

349 

218 

20S

147

Sept.

Ill 

74 

78 

76 

54

65 

125 

118 

397 

2,010

938 

 385 

225 

161 

138

135 

170 

142 

111 

94

78 

67 

56 

50 

45

41 

38 

34 

34 

40

Runoff In 

acre-feet

180 

1,640 

1,760

138,300

1,540 

2,460 

1,47O 

1,500 

16,850 

32,310 

21,470 

13,410 

12,080

106,700

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

and records for station near Ray. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
228 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'10", long. 104°ll'2b", at Conchas Dam on

 Canadian River, in Pablo Montoya Grant, San Miguel County, 2? miles northwest of town 

of Conchas Dam and about 24 miles north of Newkirk. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,319 square miles.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1949.-

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 374,600 acre-feet Aug. 2, 3 (elevation, 4,200.97

 feet); minimum, 299,200 acre-feet May 10, 12 (elevation, 4,192.50 feet).

1938-49: Maximum contents, 479,600 acre-feet Apr. 24, 1942 (elevation, 4,208.41 

feet); minimum after initial filling, 293,200 acre-feet Aug. 9, 1946 (e}evatioa, 

4,191.76 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by dam consisting of concrete main section and earth-fill

 wings, completed Sept. 15, 1939; storage began Dec. 29, 1938. Capacity, 374,900 acrefeet between elevations 4,066.0 and 4,201.0 feet (crest of 300-foot ungated service 

spillway); dead storage negligible. Reservoir not drawn below elevation 4,157.35 

feet (sill of irrigation outlet), capacity, 101,200 acre-feet, except for minor 

sluicing and operation of small power plant. Capacity of 201,800 acre-feet between 

elevations 4,201.0 feet (crest of 300-foot ungated service spillway) and 4,218.0 feet 

(crest of 3,000-foot ungated emergency spillway) acts as detention storage in the control of floods. Figures given herein represent total contents. Reservoir is used 

for irrigation, flood control, and recreation.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Contents, In thousands of aore-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

325. 1O

324.5

324.1

323.3

322.7

322.0

321.6

321.0

320.6

320.0

319.4

319.1

318.6

318.2

317.7

317.3

316.8

316.4

315.9

315.4

315.1

314.6

314.2

313.7

313.2

312.7

312.4

312.1

311.5

311.1

311.0

Nov.

311.1

311.1

311.0

311.0

310.9

310.8

310.7

310.6

310.5

310.5

310.4

310.3

310.2

310.1

310.0

309.9

309.7

309.5

309.4

309.3

-309.2

309.1

309.0

308.9

308.9

308.8

308.7

308.5

308.4

308.4

-

Dec.

308.3

308.2

308.1

308.0

307.9

307.9

307.8

307.7

307.6

307.5

307.4

307.4

307.4

307.3

307.2

307.2

307.1

307.1

307.1

307.1

307.0

307.0

307.0

307.0

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.8

306.8

Jan.

306.9

306.8

306.8

306.8

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.8

306.7

306.6

306.6

306.5

306.5

306.5

306.5

306.5

306.5

306.5

306.8

306.8

306.9

306.9

307.0

306.9

307.0

Feb.

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.9

306.8

306.8

306.8

307.3

307.4

307.5

307.5

307.8

307.8

307.8

307.8

307.8

307.8

307.9

308.0

308.0

308.9

308.9

309.1

309.2

_

-

-

Mar.

309.1

309.1

309.1

309.2

309.2

309.2

309.2

309.2

309.2

309.1

309.0

309.0

308.9

308.9

308.9

308.8

308.7

308.7

308.7

308.7

308.6

308.5

308.4

308.3

308.2

3O8.0

307.9

307.8

307.2

306.8

306.5

Apr.

306.6

306.7

306.7

306.8

306.7

306.7

306.7

306.6

3O6.7

306.5

306.4

306.3

305.7

305.1

304.7

304.1

303.5

303.4

3O3.2

302.9

302.5

302.1

301.6

301.3

301.2

300.8

301.1

3OO.9

300.6

300.3

Hay

3OO.O

300.5

300.3

300.2

299.8

299.8

299.7

299.5

299.3

299.2

299.3

299.2

299.4

299.9

300.8

305.0

307.0

307.9

308.4

308.5

308.9

308.9

308.9

308.9

308.7

308.5

308.1

307.7

307.0

306.4

305.8

June

305.0

304.3

304. 0

303.7

303.7

303.6

305.1

305.5

306.3

307.4

308.8

310.3

311.1

313.7

314.4

315.2

315.5

316.1

316.6

321.2

323.3

325.9

328.8

330.4

331.3

332.0

332.4

333.3

333.8

334.4

 -

July

334.5

334.7

334.7

334.6

334.3

333.9

333.9

334.8

337.3

338.8

341.3

344.2

351.9

353.3

359.4

361.1

361.8

362.0

362.2

362.7

363.6

364.1

364.2

364.5

364.6

365.1

365.4

365.6

365.5

366.9

372. 0

Aug. '

373.7

374.6

374.6

374.4

373.0

373.2

372.9

372.2

372.2

372.2

371.4

370.9

370.7

370.1

369.6

368.7

368.3

 368.2

367.5

366.6

366.1

365.1

364.0

362.8

361.9

360.8

359.7

358.4

357.5

356.3

355.1

Sept.

354.1

353.3

352.3

351.3

35O.4

349.5

348.9

349.0

350.4

355.9

357.5

357.8

357.5

357.3

357.4

357.2

356.8

356.6

356.4

356.1

355.7

355.4

355.1

354.6

354.1

353.7

353.4

353.9

352.6

352.4

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

D'ate

Dec . 31 ......................

Sept. 30. .....................

Water year 1948-49. ........

Elevation 

(feet)t

4,193.42

4,193.45

4,193.30

4,198.62

-

,Contents 

(acre-feet)

311,000

308, 400

306,800

307,000

305,800

334,400

372,000

352,400

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

-14,600

-2,600

-1,600

-40,200

+200

+2,200

-2, 700

-6,200

+5,500

+28,600

+37,600

-16,900

-2,700

+26,800

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

229

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24 I 30", long. 104°10'10", In sec. 27, T. 14 N., 

RT~21T~E. (projected), In Pablo Montoya Grant, 2j miles north of Conchas Dam post 

office and 2.8 miles downstream from Conchas Dam. Datum of gage Is 4,023.19 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 7,327 square miles.

Records available.- April 1936 to December 1938, December 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,640 second-feet Aug. 5 (gage height, 5.18 

feetT; minimum daily, 2 second-feet July 19, 20.

1936-38, 1941-49: Maximum discharge, 73,000 second-feet June 3, 1937; maximum 

gage height, 14.14 feet May 30, 1938 (site and datum then in use), caused by backwater 

from temporary dam; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Plow regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see preceding page) after 

fee. 29, 1938. Conchas Canal and Bell Ranch Canal (seepp. 257 256) divert from 

Conchas Reservoir for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Z5

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

14 

14 

28 

17

16 

16

14 

13 

12

12 

11 

12 

11

11

11 

11 

12 

11 

12

12 

12 

10 

10 

10

10 

11 

11 

10 

10 

12

Nov.

12 

12 

11 

IE

12

IE 

11 

10 

10 

11

11 

11 

10 

9 

9

12 

12 

10 

12 

IE

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

Dec.

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

12 

12 

12 

13 

14

13 

12 

12 

14 

14

15 

14 

14 

15 

14

16 

17 

18 

17 

17

17 

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

Jan.

17 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

16 

15 

16 

15

14 

14 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

12 

12 

13 

13 

14

Feb.

14 

16 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

17

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

14 

16

17 

16 

18

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

16 

14 

14 

13

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

12 

14 

15 

14 

14

15 

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

Apr.

14

14 

14 

14 

14

12 

14

14 

14 

14

14 

15 

16 

16 

16

17 

16 

19 

18

12

11 

10 

9 

10 

10

9

11 

11 

10 

10

Secondfoot-days

390 

344 

442

33,033

457 

437 

445 

398 

306 

352 

243 

1,382 

304

5,500

May

9 

9

10 

9 

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 11 11

10 

10

9

10 

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

10 

11 

11

10 

10 

9 

9 

9 

10

Maximum

28

14 

18

4,590

17 

18 

17 

19 

11 

37 

14 

553 

13

553

June

8 

10

10 

10 

10

9 

9 

8 

16 

11

8 

8 

8 

37 

15

9 

9 

9 

10 

10

10 

11 

10 

10 

12

12 

12 

13 

16 

22

July

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

12 

12 

11 

13 

4

4 

4 

4 

4 

6

4 

3 

3 

2 

2

7 

10 

3 

6 

8

8 

7 

8 

14 

14 

11

Minimum

10 

9 

11

6

IE 

14 

12 

9 

9 

8 

2 

9 

8

2

Aug.

18 

69 

128

132 

553

55 

96 

34 

26 

19

28 

16 

10 

9

14

11 

9

11 

10

11

11 

10 

12 

12 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

11 

10

Mean

12.6 

11.5 

14.3

90.3

14.7 

15.6 

14.4 

13.3 

9.9 

11.7 

7.8 

44.6 

10.1

15.1

Sept.

11 

11 

11 

11

12

11 

11 

11 

13

12

10 

10 

9 

9 

11

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

8 

9 

9 

9 

, 9

Runoff in 

acre-feet

774 

682 

877

65,510

906 

867 

883 

789 

607 

698 

482 

2,740 

603

10,910
230 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Logan, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'20". long. 103°25'20", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 13 

H., R. 33 E.. half a mile south of Logan, If miles upstream from Chicago, Rock Island 

& Pacific Railroad bridge, 4^ miles upstream from Tucumcari Creek, and 5f miles downstream from Ute Creek.

Drainage area.- 11,051 square miles.

Records available.- June 1904 to February 1905, December 1908 to May 191.4, and October 1930 

to septemcer 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to February J905, December 

1908 to May 1914, and October 1922 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1912-13, 1924-32, 1933-38), 408 second-feet (prior to completion or conchas Dam); 11 years (1938-49), 427 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,710 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 8.59 feet); 

no rlow at times.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 219,000 second-feet Sept. 22, 1941 (gage height, 29.3 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 75,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, approximately 36.55 feet Sept. 30, 1904, at site l£ miles below 

present station (datum of that gage was 3,651.0 feet above mean sea level).

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

FIOVI partly regulated by Cor.ehas< R'eservoir,' 45 miles upstream (see p. 228). Diversions 

above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water yeare).- W 1087: 1935, 1936. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

2S 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0

1

0 

0 

32

Nov.

86 

26 

27 

24

15

6 

2 

1 

0 

1

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1 

1 

1

Jan.

1

1

2 

2 

2

2 

1 

1 

1 

1

}

1 

3 

9

16 

15 

14 

18 

14

14 

14 

29 

11 

13

12 

9 

3 

5 

5 

8

Feb.

8 

8 

8 

10 

15

23 

20 

44 

31 

15

9 

25 

92 

54 

37

30 

21 

19 

19 

14

12 

11 

10 

10 

17

152 

170 

180

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Na

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Map.

142 

, 93 

63 

42 

32

29 

21 

19 

15 

12

9 

8 

6 

4 

3

2 

1 

1 

1 

2

8 

5 

3 

1 

0

1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2

Apr.

34 

30 

34 

40 

44

36 

26 

18 

9 

5

3 

2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

34 

494 

618

624 

204 

127 

124

also

azoo 

azoo 

aioo 

aeo 

a30

Secondfoot-days

34 

189 

3

55,670

229 

1,074 

525 

3,446 

4,647 

13,209 

10,015 

8,717 

2,640

44,928

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.).- No peak above

May

a20 

alO 

5 

5 

16

8 

19 

250 

136 

61

32 

82 

701 

325 

523

2,000 

295 

166 

91 

50

18 

12 

S 

4 

3

2 

2 

2 

1 

0 

0

Maximum

32 

86 

1

5,230

29 

180 

142 

818 

2,000 

2,370 

1,530 

1,220 

1,010

2,370

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

36

972 

970 

700 

622 

2,370

649 

355 

355 

719 

660

426 

a300 

380 

510 

350

380 

377 

196 

156 

59

25 

aZO 

a!5 

930 

677

July

236 

al30 

a60 

a30 

aSO

10 

6 

42 

966 

618

859 

1,240 

695 

853 

926

503 

275 

124 

86 

61

54 

50 

56 

70 

46

34 

44

65 

74 

52 

1,530

Minimum

0 

0 

0

0

1

8 

0 

0 

0 

0 

6 

8 

0

0

Aug.

636 

1,220 

522 

232 

265

403 

250 

also 

aSO 

552

522 

310 

305 

345 

414

1,160 

384 

236 

196 

127

110 

88 

43 

18 

11

16 

8 

30 

50 

24 

40

Mean

1.1 if

152

7.4 

38,4 

16.1 115- 

156 

440 

323 

281 

88.0

123

Sept.

38 

24 

12 

4 

3

77 

273 

246 

180 

1,010

330 

173 

102 

a55 

30

23 

20 

16 

11

5

3 

2 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1

Runoff in 

acre-faat

67 

375 

6.0

110,400

454 

2,130 

1,040 

6,840 

9,610 

26,200 

19,860 

17,290 

5,240

89,110

base.

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

River belov Canohes Dam and near Amarlllo, T«x., and Ute Creek near Logan.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 231

Canadian River near Amarillo, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°28'10", long. 101°52'45", at 

 Bridge on U. S. Highways 87 and 287, 2,000 feet downstream from Pitcher Creek, 2.0 miles 

downstream from Panhandle & Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 19 miles north of Amarillo, 

Potter County. Datum of gage is 2,989.16 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 19,197 square miles.

Records available.- January 1924 to December 1925, April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1924-25, 1938-49), 629 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97,000 second-feet May 16 (gags height, 12.63 

i'eetJ; minimum, 1.7 second-feet Oct. 3.

1924-25, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 135,000 second-feet July 25, 1941 (gage height, 

15.7 feet), from rating curve extended above 100,000 second-feet; no flow at times.

Flood of May 1914 reached a stage of about 24.0 feet; a higher stage probably 

occurred during flood of October 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Wire-weight gage read once daily. Extremely low flow is maintained by sewage effluent 

from Amarillo. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 228).

Revision.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

8

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17ie

19 

20

21 

22

83 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.0 

5.2 

2.8 

8.9 

18

24

26 

20 

14 

12

7.6 

14 

18 

23 

25

25 

23 

20 

18 

15

16 

18 

22 

25 

25

25 

23 

78 

97 

63 

112

MOV.

928 

202 

190 

245 

178

138 

95 

70 

60 

54

49 

42 

39 

34 

29

23 

21 

16 

12 

12 ,

10 

11 

10 

9.6 

10

8.9 

12 

9.6 

8.9 

8.9

Dec.

8.9 

*7.6 

8.3 7.6-

6.4

5.2 

4.6 

5.8 bs.o

bS.O

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2

4.6 

5.2 

5.2 

b4.6 

5.2

5.8 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0 

6.4

5.8 

6.4 

5.8 

4.6 

6.4 

5.2

Jan.

5.8 

5.8

ts.o

t4.5 

»b6.0

b7.0 

bS.O 

9.6 

bS.O 

t4. 0

bS.O 

b6.0 

31 

30

47

29 

b20 

b25 

b20 

26

b25 

27 

34 

b!5 

blO

b9.0 

b!2 

CIO 

bS.O 

b6.0 

bS.O

Feb.

blO 

b!5 

26 

b25 

b20

b25 

b40 

 81 

*90 

69

63 

57 

62 

b50 

b60

72 

58 

48 

46 

53

52 

48 

45 

36 

37

57 

82 

97

Month

Oeto 

Move 

Deee

. Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Metre 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

tnber . ... «. 

lendar year 1948

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

embftp

ter year U948-49 .......................

Mar.

84 

194 

204 

104 

79

66 

55 

47 

36 

30

24 

21 

18 

18 

16

17 

14 

12 

8.3 

8.3

15 

10 

7.0 

4.6 

7.0

7.0 

6.4 

4.0 

5.2 

14 

7.6

Apr.

7.6 

13

14 

12

14

10 

7.0 

5.2 

5.8 

7.6

9.6 

6.4 

4.6 

4,0 

4.0

3.4 

3.4 

7.7 

195 

76

745 

1,390 

778 

235 

148

104 

106 

391 

340 

148

Secondfoot -days

830.5 

2,535.9 

181.4

97,778.4

466.7 

1,426 

1,143.4 

4,795.3 

48,562 

52,431 

40,059 

19,629 

11,756

183,816.2

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 sec. -ft.).- Ha? 16 (1:30

Hay

117 

72 

53 

50 

434

2,340 

4,860 

2,270 

960 

417

332 

498 

251 

1,850 

3,450

18,600 

3,350 

3,610 

1,550 

709

504 

260 

178 

145 

102

67 

38 

52 

1,060 

228 

155

Maximum

112 

928 

8.9

8,470

47 

97 

204 

1,390 

18,600 

7,660 

8,220 

3,520 

2,200

18,600

June

94 

61 

4,220 

4,310 

2,060

2,020 

4,400 

2,170 

1,720 

1,280

7,660 

5,460 

1,900 

804 

1,020

924 

990 

928 

2,450 

1,300

1,120 

806 

1,520 

1,300

491

400 

196 

102 

34 

691

July

1,230 

990 

452 

228 

125

82 

55 

40 

448 

2,640

4,870 

8,220 

2,860 

1,600 

5,240

2,630 

1,510 

1,300 

594 

292

196 

130 

98 

74 

55

46 

2,660 

610 

426 

208 

150

Minimum

2.8 

8.9 

4.6

1.1

4.0 

10 

4.0 

3.4 

38 

34 

40 

38 

. 14

2.8

Aug.

893 

2,510 

2,000 

3,520 

1,560

562 

465 

438 

439 

196

94 

38 

292 

651 

308

656 

360 

845 

478 

504

166 

82 

178 

370 

160

124 

578 

256 

390 

260 

256

Mean

26.8 

84. S 

5.85

267

15.1 

50.9 

36.9 

160 

1,567 

1,748 

1,292 

633 

392

504

Sept.

114 

70 

1,520 

403

149

70 

67 

1,310 

2,200 

1,280

804 

1,5SO 

594 

310 

244

178 

140 

ISO 

115 

115

38 

61 

52 

40 

34

24 

22 

18 

16 

14

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,650 

5,030 

360

193,900

926 

2,850 

2,270 

9,510 

96,320 

104,000 

79,460 

38,930 

23,320

364,600

a.m.) 48,500 sec. -ft.; May 16 (8:30 a.m.)

97,OOO sec.-ft.; May 18 (7:3b p.m.; 15,000 sec.-ft.j June 3 (10:30 p.m.) 30,400 sec.-ft.; June 11 

(4:30 a.m.) 17,300 sec.-ft.; July.15 (9:30 a.m.) 14,600 sec.-ft.; July 27 (2 a.m.) 17,300 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-12, May 27, July 4, 

22-25, 30, 31, Aug. 11, 12.

949154 0-51-18
232 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Canadian River near Canadian, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gages, lat. 35°55', long. 100°22', at 

 bridge on U. S. Highway 50, 220 feet downstream from Panhandle & Sante Pe Railway.bridge, 

1.2 miles downstream from Red Deer Creek, and 1.6 miles northeast of Canadian, Heinphill 

County. Datum of gage is 2,301.50 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 22,618 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to August 1925 (gage heights only) and April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 828 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69,600 second-feet May 17; maximum gage height, 

B.tjY feet May 17, from graph based on right wire-weight gage readings, from rating- curves 

for two channels extended above 8,000 and 38,000 second-feet; minimum not determined.

1924-25, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 122,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 

9.8 feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curves for two channels extended above 8,000 and 38,000 second-feet; no flow at times. 

Maximum stage known, about 20.0 feet Oct. 2, 1904.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily discharge published only to show distribution of runoff. 

Wire-weight gages read once or twice daily and oftener during floods; readings used for 

the major portion of ;/ear as.water-stage recorder record not available. Flow partly 

regulated by Conchas Reservoir (see p. 228). No large diversions above station.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.8 

.8 

.9

.6

a. 7

.9 

.9 

1.8 

.9

2.7 

5.0 

5.0 

1.8 

1.5

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.2 

1.8

Nov.

1,180 

1,120 

699 

231 

443

325 

75 

16 

10 

2.6

1.2 

.8 

.7

a. 7

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

} .::

Dec.

> aS.O

 51 

42

32 

28 

27 

25 

27

24 

13 

3.0 

8.0 

11

11 

8.9 

11 

11 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

8.9 

11 

11

> bl.O

Jan.

 al.O 

(*) 

bll

a35 

147

a!2 

75

a2.0

Feb.

[ aO.5 

*b278

f b37

145 

125 

97 

97 

106

115 

115 

106 

97 

81

224 

339 

145

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

100

82 

82 

91 

110

130 

*205 

73 

57 

40

29 

25 

24 

20 

24

22 

22 

24 

12 

9.9

92 

23 

48 

21 

6.9

28 

34 

22 

7.3

73 

63

Apr.

65 

207 

239 

249 

236

171 

63 

43 

29 

18

11 

7.3 

6.5 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.8

1.8 

1.2 

.9 

315 

586

301 

170 

152 

191 

180

Secondroot-days

38.1 

4,115.4 

425.5

133,674.6

590.0 

3,892.0 

1,615.1 

3,261.1 

114,736 

75,408 

29,791 

17,745 

8,114.2

259,731.4

May

110 

150 

47 

18 

2,720

856 

11,300 

7,740 

5,800 

1,250

680 

485 

974

3,330 

810

16,300 

30,700 

8,300 

12,800 

2,610

1,030 

530 

477 

1,410 

855

348 

1,080 

393 

296 

307 

1,030

Maximum

5.0 

1,180 

51

14,500

147 

339 

205 

586 

30,700 

10,800 

6,680 

3,290 

1,210

30,700

June

222 

51 

1,480 

10,800 

4,490

2,190 

1,680 

5,670 

3,940 

3,340

1,570 

6,510 

8,660 

6,950 

1,520

945 

554 

837 

579 

828

2,200 

 839 

978 

3,660 

2,860

1,090 

342 

316 

221 

86

Minimum

July

21 

12 

630 

420 

260

146 

44 

39 

10 

893

1,450 

4,920 

6,680 

3,250 

1,740

4,040 

2,150 

573 

425 

467

133 

95

86 

49

33

10 

11 

355 

539 

100 

210

1

.5

6.9 

.9 

18 

51 

10 

15 

.5

-

Aug.

316 

174 

953 

2,370 

3,290

3,100 

1,490 

405 

347

307

276 

180 

73 

91 

61

87 

317 

354 

250 

418

605 

400 

295 

87 

20

15 

356 

91 

350 

159 

508

Mean

1.23 

137 

13.7

379

19.0 

139 

52.1 

109 

3,701 

2,514 

961 

572 

270

712

Sept.

354 

257 

356 

41 

1,210

345 

65 

36 

17 

1,120

956 

668 

204 

819 

621

424 

304 

141 

72 

44

32 

16 

5.9 

2.1 

.7

.7 

.8 

.6 

.5 

.9.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

76 

8,160 

844

275,000

1,170 

7/720 

3,200 

6,470 

227,600 

149,600 

59,P90 

35,200 

16,090

515,200

Peak discharge (base, 6.900 gee.-ft.).- May 7 (2 a.m.) 29,900 sec.-ft.; May 17 (4 a.m.) 69,60O 

sec.-ft.; May 19 (ll a.m.) 19,800 sec.-ft.; June 4 (10 p.m.) 2O.7OO sec.-ft.; June 8 (4 p.m.) 9,970 

sec.-ft.; June 13 (11 p.m.) 10,1OO sec.-ft.; July 13 (12:30 p.m.) 11,700 sec.-ft.; July 16 (2:30 p.m.) 

8,910 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. '

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

near Amarlllo.

b Stage-discharge-relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 233

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla.

Location,- Water-stage recorder and outside gages, lat. 35°34'00", long. 98°22'45", in 

stfiswi sec. 88, T. 13 N., R. 11 W., at Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 1 

mile north of Bridgeport and 2f miles upstream from Lumpmouth Creek. Datum of gage is 

1,384.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 24,981 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,000 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 9.93 

reet); minimum observed, 3.6 second-feet Oct. 26-31.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, about 150,000 second-feet June 23, 1948 (gage height, 

14.60 feet, from high-water mark), from rating Curve extended above 50,000 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting and on basis of records for nearby stations; no flow at times 

in 1946.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow partly 

regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico (see p. 228). Gage-height record obtained 

from graph based on twice-daily gage readings and on recorded stages above low-water 

range. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and suspended sediment loads 

for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Y dP.6 

> dS.l 

1 d4.4 

> d4.0 

L d3.7 

. d3.6

Hov.

2,510 

1,180 

a330 

109 

337

528 

571 

402

251 

198

177 

173 

124 

89 

65

49 

35 

25 

20 

9.0

12 

14 

10 

11 

10

9.0 

12 

105 

120 

79

Dec.

84 

114 

130 

106 

106

84 

72 

72 

61 

49

47 

42 

40 

34 

31

25

25 

25 

24

22

28 

22 

21 

28 

21

22 

25 

26 

29 

26 

25

Jan.

21 

19 

24 

*39

b33

b28 

*25 

19 

25 

b!4

»b!3

b!6 

b25 

*b38 

580

511 

b300 

*b!20 

b55 

b50

b60 

b!50 

876 

 478 

b!40

b!20 

*b!28 

b!35 

b!40 

b!40 

b!35

Feb.

*b!25 

bl!5 

b!20 

b!40 

.b200

bl.OOO 

1,680 

*2,520 

902 

1,590

7,490 

3,980 

2,290 

902 

773

864 

942 

805 

532 

404

364 

328 

334 

372 

404

396 

458 

620

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec. -ft.).- Ho

8ec..-ft.; Mar. 30 (7 p.m.) 7,570 sec. -ft.; H 

sec'.-ft.; June 5 (l a.m.'} "21,800 sec. -ft. 5 J 

sec. -ft. s July 15 (9 a.m.) 9,130 sec. -ft.; J 

* Winter discharge measurement made on fchi 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpo 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

d Doubtful gage-height record or stage-dls

Mar.

595 

1,000 

520 

440 

375

318 

256 

217 

294 

294

235 

198 

217 

185 

158

134 

109 

92 

82 

111

416 

591 

272 

170 

158

198 

273 

259 

284 

1,830 

1,610

Apr.

741 

558 

570 

328 

284

221 

185 

166 

207 

334

166 

a90 

aS5 

52 

49

40 

24 

21 

24 

d25

26 

28 

19 

18 

18

23 

160 

316 

484 

520

Secondfoot-days

140. £ 

7,564.0 

1,466

131,390.6

4,457 

30,750 

11,891 

5,762 

139,705 

37,596 

36,260 

9,123.6 

9,010.1

343,725.3

v. 1 (2 p.m. 

ay 7 (10 p.m 

une 10 {5 p. 

uly 19 (1 a. 

s day. 

lated.

charge relat

May

372 

143 

a!20 

104 

72

52 

4,130 

9,020 

5,720 

5,560

3,340 

2,180 

1,530 

1,340 

1,500

570 

1,030 

15,900 

27,400 

12,900

21,700 

6,240 

3,640 

6,370 

1,390

2,520 

1,160 

1,000 

1,230 

864 

608

Maximum.

2,510 

130

37,400

" 876 

7,490 

1,830 

741 

27,400 

10,800 

7,870 

2,040 

1,120

27,400

June

734 

441

340 

1,740 

10,800

10,700 

4,980 

2,800 

4,200 

5,980

4,080 

2,520 

2,180 

5,050 

6,980

3,470 

1,940 

1,220 

758 

770

746 

536 

615 

1,450 

2,060

3,220 

3,650 

2,040 

1,020 

576

July

415 

266 

173 

129 

85

55 

31 

47 

66 

173

168

173 

190 

2,310 

7,870

5,120 

2,140 

5,230 

5,990 

1,620

1,090 

d650 

d450 

d300

201

112 

80 

48 

30 

23 

25

Aug.

28 

256 

132 

112 

108

250 

940 

2,040 

1,760 

1,560

715 

272 

164 

112 

103

88 

51 

39 

a27 

a!9

al3 

9.0 

6.0 

5.0 

4.6

62 

91 

43 

a35 

32 

47

Sept.

103 

78 

714 

749 

1,120

308 

88 

582

570 

201

182 

78 

342 

942 

677

225 

94 

931 

432 

240

170 

73 

35 

28 

20

9.0 

5.6 

4.9 

4.5 

4.1

Minimum Mean *£«£

4.54'.' 279 

9.0 252 15,000 

21 47.3 2,910

359 260,600

13 144 8,840 

115 1,098 60,990 

 82 384 23,590 

18 192 11,430 

52 4,507 277,100 

340 2,920 173,700 

23 1,170 71,920 

4.6 294 18,100 

4.1 300 17,870

942 681,700

) 6,840 sec. -ft.; Feb. 11 (9 a.m.) 13,600 

.) 18,600 see. -ft. ; May 19 (6:30 p.m.) 42,000 

m.) 8,570 see. -ft.; June 15 (1 a.m.) 8,620 

D.) 9,060 seo.-ft.

Ion Indefinite; discharge Interpolated.
234 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canadian River at Calvin, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 96°14', in NE&SW£ sec. 22, T. 6 N., R.

 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 75, half a mile northeast of Calvin and Z\ miles upstream from Shawnee Creek. Datum of gage is 684.72 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 27,704 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to December 1908 at site three-quarters of a mile upstream

 (gage heights only except for period July 1905.to December 1906), October 1938 to 

September 1942, July 1944 to September 1949. Gage-height records at former site from 

1904 to 1934 and subsequently at present site are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 146,000 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 15.55

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 9-12.

1938-42, 1944-49: Kaximmn discharge, 150,000 second-feet May 5, 1941 (gage height, 

17.0 feet), from rating curve extended above 100,000 second-feet; no flow at times in 

1939, 1940.

Flood of Aug. 7, 1906, reached a stage of 21 feet, site and datum then in use, from 

floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records fair. Plow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico

 (see p. 228).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

18 

19 

19

18 

17 

17 

16 

16

16 

16 

17 

17 

17

24 

26 

32 

36 

32

32 

35 

35

34 

34

34 

32 

31 

32 

34 

36

Nov.

54 

57 

49 

732 

645

424 

317 

245 

199 

245

456 

476 

302 

237 

210

192 

181 

162 

146 

126

115 

99 

92 

87 

82

78 

80 

85 

89 

99

Dec.

107 

110 

112 

120 

146

162 

137 

120 

110 

115

120 

117 

115 

1,020 

513

293 

328 

280 

229 

178

146 

129 

120 

117

115

115 

115 

120 

110 

107 

107

Jan.

107 

104 

99 

92 

94

92 

89 

85 

82 

92

104 

123 

134 

137 

159

213 

213 

275 

328 

249

2O3 

237 

1,050 

2,730 

1,360

626 

288 

206 

195 

506 

1,010

Feb.

1,040 

804 

781 

655 

902

1,570 

2,560 

4,600 

13,OOO 

6,090

4,350 

2,750 

12,000 

15,500 

10,10O

7,330 

3,970 

2,000 

1,240 

980

3,890 

4,600 

2,610 

8,230 

5,940

3,310 

1,760 

1,280

. Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 25,000 sec. -ft.).- F

sec. -ft.; May 18 (2 p.m.} 146,000 sec. -ft.;

Mar.

1,120 

1,020 

1,390 

1,340 

1,360

1,690 

1,120 

941 

876 

695

675 

655 

592 

567 

558

601 

528 

513 

491 

470

5,600 

7,520 

3,120 

1,020 

915

5,740 

4,270 

1,860 

1,120 

1,340 

665

Apr.

746 

2,700 

1.8OO 

1,110 

928

915 

863 

715 

838 

2,760

4,90O 

2,870 

1,410 

1,120 

685

491 

430 

437 

394 

382

376 

382 

388 

399 

405

528 

456 

405 

43O 

1,530

Secondfoot-days

778 

6,361 

5,733

656,188

11,282 

123,842 

50,372 

31,793 

457,080 

195,510 

31,837 

11,058 

21,476

947,122

May

34,700 

14,500 

4,270 

1,950 

1,520

1,200 

2,080 

9,620 

11,200 

7,860

5,420 

4,640 

3,46O 

2,870 

2,370

4,590 

4,840 

82,600 

46,600 

55,700

46,600 

33,700 

16,300 

9,690 

9,110

8,090 

3,420 

4,840 

8,2OO 

1O,8OO 

4,140

Maximum

36 

732 

1,020

107,000

2,730 

15,500 

7>520 

4,900 

82,600 

19,100 

4,650 

1,980 

4,050

82,600

June

3,03O 

2,87O 

2,100 

10,900 

5,690

10,300 

8,870 

9,860 

3,930 

15,200

19,100 

18,700 

15,000 

12,200 

9,03O

7,360 

8,390 

5,640 

3,200 

2,150

1,590 

1,080 

1,270 

1,150 

1,670

2,530 

3,460 

3,100 

3,490 

2,650

Minimum

July

1,850 

1,200 

719 

52S 

481

810 

1,310 

663 

371 

306

279 

260 

396 

300 

241

191 

4,650 

3,970 

2,310 

1,500

3,380 

1,740 

1,040 

923 

589

515 

294 

232 

274 

334 

183

16 

49 

107

16

82 

655 

470 

376 

1,200 

1,O80 

183 

33 

38

16

Aug.

150 

150 

255 

172 

161

147 

10O 

82 

65 

227

1,980' 

1,520 

1,170 

856 

580

497 

418 

426 

458 

345

317 

289 

194 

130 

95

79 

54 

39 

33 

36 

33

Mean

25.1 

212 

185

1,793

364 

4,423 

1,625 

1,060 

14,740 

6,517 

1,027 

357 

716

2,595

Sept.

38 

41 

77 

115 

154

191 

328 

610 

896 

1,460

707 

418 

882 

1,040 

2,480

2,840 

4,050 

1,480 

755 

543

384 

378 

378 

265 

228

198 

172 

150 

121 

97

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,540 

12,620 

11,370

1,302,000

22,380 

245,600 

99,910 

63,060 

906 , 6OO 

387,800 

63,150 

21,930 

42,60O

1,879,000

eb. 14 (3 p.m.) 29.8OO sec. -ft. ; May 1 (12 m.) 61,000 

May 29 (9 p.m.) 35,900 seo.-ft.; June 10 (7 p.m.) 49,000

sec.-ft.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 7, 8, 

Jan. 25 to Feb. 5, Feb. 17-23, Feb. 26 to Mar. 2O, Mar. 23-25, Mar. 28 to Apr. 9, Apr. 12-29, 

June 2O-25, July 8-11, July 25 to Aug. 1O, Aug. 15 to Sept. 7, Sept. 19-30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 235

Canadian River near Whitefield, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 35°16', long. 95°14', in

 sdc. 12, T. 9 N., R, 19 E., at bridge on State Highway 2, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Whitefield and 5f miles upstream from Snake Creek. Datum of gage is 478.16 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. During period June 6, 1947, to Sept. 30, 1948, 

water-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream. Datum of gage was 475.36 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 47,486 square miles.

ttecoras available. - July 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 7,255 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 210,000 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 18.70

 feet); minimum observed, 204 second-feet Oct. 19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 281,000 second-feet May 10, 1943 (gage height, 25.5

feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Apr. 2, 1940. 

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Conchas Reservoir in New Mexico

(see p. 228). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163. 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and 49 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Engineers. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

284 

270 

258 

253 

253

224 

258 

253 

240 

232

d210

204 

224

228 

228 

228 

224 

224

224 

228 

224 

220 

228 

232

Nov.

232 

236 

232 

220 

240

594 

585 

516 

503 

445

423 

396 

396 

552 

559

503 

451 

391 

375 

335

335 

325 

307 

302 

293

284 

270 

275 

266 

270

Dec.

284 

288 

307 

311 

330

345 

345 

340 

355 

340

340 

325 

316 

517 

1,950

1,860 

1,220 

1,140 

929 

886

819 

710 

572 

559 

598

491 

' 479 

485 

468 

439 

417

Jan.

a400 

386 

391 

355 

340

325 

311 

311 

297 

302

307 

316 

325 

335 

370

417 

497 

522 

578 

618

710 

732 

835 

1,960 

4,440

5,300 

5,820 

5,950 

5,170 

4,920 

3,870

Feb.

2,480 

2,000 

2,240 

3,870 

5,420

6,820 

8,180 

9,410 

12,400 

19,300

13,900 

10,300 

16,400 

25,400 

45,400

33,100 

27,100 

19,800 

12,400 

9,640

13,600 

19,800 

14,200 

14 , 800 

25,900

17,700 

11,300 

8,570

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ...................................

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

7,460 

6,380 

5,950 

5,820 

5,680

4,680 

4,100 

3,540 

2,940 

2,570

2,320 

2,240 

2,160 

2,080 

2,000

1,930 

1,930 

1,930 

1,790 

' 1,720

6,440 

25,300 

22,100 

14,500 

8,780

19,600 

22,600 

15,200 

8,380 

5,820 

4,920

Apr.

3,870 

3,330 

4,100 

4,320 

3,440

2,840 

2,480 

2,160 

2,000 

5,160

10,600 

13,000 

8,780 

6,670 

5,680

4,680 

3,760 

3,040 

2,320 

1,930

1,790 

1,600 

1,520 

1,420 

1,370

2,150 

2,400 

2,660 

2,570 

2,320

Secondfoot -days

7,121 

11,111 

18,765

2i308,350

47,410 

411,430 

222,860 

113,960 

1,153,750 

749,150 

88,290 

28,769 

61,749

2,914,365

Peak discharge {base, 30,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 15 (6:3C

31,700 sec. -ft.; Hay Z (12:15 a.m.) 78,700 sec. -ft.; May

May

34,500 

52,100 

28,800 

16,600 

10,100

10,600 

10,800 

12,900 

24,800 

19,300

13,300 

11,100 

11,100 

8,980 

8,000

8,570 

13,300 

74,800 

155,000 

132,000

103,000 

71,500 

55,000 

36,900 

39,300

38,500 

36,100 

30,300 

31,700 

31,700 

23,100

Maximum

284 

594 

1,950

186,000

5,950 

45,400 

25,300 

13,000 

155,000 

69,300 

6,670 

2,000 

8,380

155,000

June

18,100 

15,500 

16,200 

21,100 

24,800

19,800 

24,800 

25,300 

25,300 

24,800

46,300 

45,400 

47,200 

69,300 

56,200

47,200 

48,200 

39,300 

23,100 

16,900

14,500 

12,100 

8,780 

7,460 

7,130

7,810 

8,380 

10,600 

9,410 

8,180

Minimum

July

220 

284

-

297' 

2,000 

1,720 

1,370 

8,000 

7,130 

1,490 

355 

297

-

6,670 

5,420 

4,800 

4,210 

3,650

3,130 

2,750 

3,130 

3,130 

2,480

2,160 

2,000 

1,860 

1,790 

1,790

1,720 

1,540 

3,320 

4,800 

3,440

3,040 

4,210 

3,130 

2,400 

2,080

1,860 

1,660 

1,540 

1,490 

1,490 

1,600

Aug.

1,540 

1,420 

1,160 

886 

. 1,120

974 

869 

903 

835 

702

646 

787 

2,000 

1,660 

1,460

1,140 

956 

835 

1,000 

1,490

1,090 

755 

803 

718 

585

503 

445 

407 

370 

355 

355

Mean

230 

370 

605

6,307

1,529 

14,690 

7,189 

3,799 

37,220 

24,970 

2, $48 

928 

2,058

7,985

Sept.

335 

320 

316 

297 

297

297 

345 

407 

386 

827

1,010 

1,180 

1,320 

4,320 

5,040

7,300 

8,180 

8,380 

5,040 

3,870

2,940 

1,930 

1,460 

1,200 

1,100

920 

811 

718 

625 

578

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,120 

22,040 

37,220

4,578,000

94,040 

816,100 

442,000 

226,000 

2,288,000 

1,486,000 

175,100 

57,060 

122,500

5,780,000

a.m.) 54,100 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (7 p.m.) 

9 (3 a.m.) 30..300 sec. -ft.; May 19 (2 a.m.)

210,000 sec.-ft.; June 14 (10 a.m.) 73,90O sec.-ft. 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge Interpolated. , Note.- Discharge computed on basis of at least twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-10,

Oct. 19 to Jan. 17, Jan. 29 to Feb. 3, May 22-30, July 24 to Sept. 13, Sept. 22-30.
236 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chicorica Creek below Lake Maloya, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°S8'30", long. 104°22'50", in SW£ sec. 27, T. 32 

N., K. 24 E. (projected), 0.8 mile downstream from Lake Maloya, 1.5 miles upstream from 

Lake Alice and 6 miles northeast of Raton.

Records available.- January 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 107 second-feet July 9 (gage height, 3.07 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 27 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow 

Mar. 25.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 124 second feet Aug. 7, 1948 (gage height, 3.25 feet); 

no flow at times.

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

record, which are poor. Diversion above station for city of Raton municipal supply. 

Flow regulated-by storage in Lake Maloya (capacity, 4,000 acre-feet).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.3 

1.0 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.5 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

2.2 

4.7 

b.2 

5.2 

2.1

.2 

.2 

.2 

».2 

.3 

.8

Nov.

0.4 

.3 

.6 

1.0 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

bl.3 

bl.O 

b.5

b.2 

b.2 

»b.2 

b.2 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2

Dec.

bo. 2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.2

b.2 

1).2 

b.2 

b.2 

d.2

*d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2

d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2

d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2 

d.3

.3 

.2 

.3 

.2 

.2 

d.2

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

dO.2 

d.2 

d.l 

d.l 

d.l

d.l 

d.2 

d.2 

d.l 

d.l

d.l 

d.l 

d.2 

d.2 

d.2

d.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

b.2 

b.l 

b.l

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l 

b.l

Feb.

bo. 2 

b.2 

b.2 

*b.2 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

S..2 

a. 2 

b.2

b.2 

b.2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

lendar year 1948 

apy

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

aO.2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 *a.2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

a. 2 

al.6

1.6

.3 

.1 

.1 

0

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.3 

.2

Apr.

0.1 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.3

.1 

.1 

3.4 

4.3 

5.7

8.1 

2.7 

3.1 

2.2 

2.2

1.6 

.8 

.8 

.9 

.8

.5 

.3 

.8 

.2 

.3

.3 

.4 

.4 

1.3 

a. 8

Second - 

f oot -days

33.5 

12.8 

6.5

524.1

4.2 

 5.6 

8.5 

43.4 

122.1 

829.5 

274.8 

118.6 

42.0

1,501.5

May

aO.S 

a.5 

a.5 

a.5 

a.5

a.5 

a.5 

a.5 

a.S

a.5

a.S 

a.S 

a.S

3.0 

d4

d2

dl 

dl 

dl 

1.0

d2.5 

11 

15 

13 

11

9.6 

9.0 

9.0 

9.3 

7.5 

5.7

Maximum

5.2 

1.3 

.3

17

.2 

.2 

1.6. 

8.1 

15 

87 

53 

6.4 

4.7

87

June

4.7 

4.1 

4.7 

16 

87

61 

56 

49 

42 

37

33 

30 

28 

26 

23

2O 

18 

22 

36 

28

28 

34 

28 

24 

20

18 

16 

14 

d!2 

dio

July

d9 

d9 

d8 

d7 

d6

dS

10 

17 

S3 

21

11 

14 

11 

10 

a8

a7 

a6 

a5 

5.0 

5.2

6.2 

4.5 

6.4 

6.0 

4.5

3.9 

3.9 

3.5 

3.6 

2.7 

' 2.5

Minimum

0.2 

.2 

.2

O

.1 

.2 

0 

.1 

.5 

4.1 

2.5 

.4 

.5

0

Aug.

1.9 

.4 

.9 

1.4 

.8

.8 

2.9 

5.0 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

6.4 

5.2 

5.4 

5.2

5.2 

5.4 

5.2 

5.4

5.4

5.0 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

3.5

3.5 

3.3 

2.7 

2.9 

4.9 

1.4

Mean

1.03 

.43 

.21

1.43

.14 

.20 

, .27 

1.45 

3.94 

27.6 

8.86 

3.83 

1.40

4.11

Sept.

0.9 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.G

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.6 

.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.6

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.6 

3.1 

4.7 

4.7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

66 

25 

13

1.O4O

8.3 

11 

17 

86 

242 

1,650 

545 

235 

83

2,980

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a. Ho gage-height recordj discharge computed on basis of weather records, discharge 

and records for stations below East Fork near Raton, and near Hebron. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained in footnote a.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Chicorica Creek below East Fork, near Raton, N. Mex.

237

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°54'05", long. 104°22 1 40". in Sj sec. 22, T. 31 N., 

K. 24 E. (projected), l| miles downstream from East, Fork and 3^ miles east of Raton.

Records available.- September 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 5.40 feet 

June 21; no flow for extended periods.

1945-49: Maximum gage height, 7.50 feet May 31, 1948 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records poor. One known diversion above station, several below. Flow partly 

regulated by storage in Lake Maloya (capacity, 4,000 acre-feet) and Lake Alice (capacity, 

56 acre-feet). East Fork is not regulated.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.8 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.4

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.9

.5 

.4 

.4 

.1 

.2 

.4

Nov.

0.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

*0 

0 

0

o

0 

b.l

.1 

.1

.1 

.1

*.2

.1 

.1

.1 

b.l 

b.l 

.1 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 0

.1 

.1

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

aO 

aO 

aO

ao 

aO 

a.l 

a.l 

aO

ao 

aO 

a.l 

*a.3 

a. 2

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

a.l

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

a.l 

ao

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

Feb.

aO 

aO 

a.l 

*a.2 

a.l

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

ao 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

0 

*0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194E

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

O 

O 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

o

0

.2 

.3 

.2 

0 

.2

.2

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

b

0

.1

.3

.7 

11 

22 

13 

4.7

7.3 

9.7 

8.9 

12 

21

15 

7.6 

3.9 

1.8 

3.0

4.7 

5.0 

4.5 

14 

66

Secondfoot-days

15.7 

1.5 

.4

2,032.4

1.3 

.4 

1.1 

236.2 

508.9 

1,450 

720.7 

189.7 

13.6

3,139.5

May

18 

10 

7.3 

5.0 

3.4

5.0

16 

18 

15 

8.5

14 

20 

19 

19 

132

42 

21 

12 

9.3 

7.6

13 

17 

20 

16 

20

7.3 

4.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

a£

Maximum

0.9 

.2 

.1

580

.3 

.2 

.3 

66 

132 

299 

128 

27 

4.1

299

June

aZ 

a2 

a2 

a20 

299

41 

58 

33 

31 

28

a25 

a22 

a!9 

a!7 

a!5

a!5 

a!5 

a25 

alOO 

a50

158 

84 

45 

50 

79

49 

42 

36 

48 

a40

July

a40 

a40 

a35 

a30 

a 35

a35 

a60 

a50 

128 

a70

a50 

a20 

a!5 

alO 

a9

a8 

a7 

a6 

6.3 

7.0

8.2 

13 

7.6 

5.0 

4.7

4.3 

3.9 

3.4 

 3.4 

3.0 

2.9

Minimum

0.1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0

o

2 

2 

2.9

.8 

0

O

Aug.

2.7 

2.6 

2.6 

2.9 

2.4

2.1 

1.3 

.8 

6.3 

8.2

7.3

18 

10 

8.9 

7.9

7.3 

7.0 

6.6 

5.4 

5.2

5.2 

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.7

4.3 

4.3 

4.3 

4.1 

27 

7.4

Mean

0.51 

.05 

.01

5.55

.04 

.01 

.04 

7.87 

16.4 

48.3 

23.2 

6.12 

.45

8.60

Sept.

4.1 

.5 

0 

1.0 

.5

.6 

.6 

1.5 

2.1 

.6

.4 

.2 

.2 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

31 

3.0 

.8

4,030

2.6 

.8 

2.2 

468 

1,010 

^,880 

1,430 

376 

27

6,230

 Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

below Lake Maloya and near Hebron.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
238 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Chlcorlca Creek near Hebron, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°46'10", long. 104°23'4S", in S| sec. 4, T. 29 N. 

 H: H4 E., at highway bridge near east boundary of Maxwell Grant, 300 feet downstream 

from Una de Gato Creek, 4? miles northeast of Hebron, and 9 miles south of Raton.

Records available.- January 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,400 second-feet June 5 (gage height, 5.90 

feet}; minimum daily, 0.4 secondifoot Mar. 29.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 6,700 second-feet May 31, 1948 (gage height, 13.00 

feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum daily recorded, 0.4 second-foot many 

times.

Maximum stage known, 2'0 feet (from well-defined floodmarks), date and discharge unJinovjn,

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

wnich are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.1 

2.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3

1.1 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.9

1.9 

1.8 

1.9 

3.1 

3.3

4.0 

4.7 

5.0 

4.7 

2.8

2.8 

2.6 

 2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

5.7

Nov.

12 

4.4 

3.3 

3.3 

2.6

2.8 

2.4 

3 

2.5 

2

 2.5 

3 

3 

2.5 

2

2

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2

2 

2 

2 

2

Dec.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

 2

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

Honth

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

llnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

2.5 

2

1

1 

1

2 

2 

2 

2

1

1 

2 

2 

2 

2

1 

1

1 

1 

1

2 

2.5

2.5 

2.5 

2

2.5 

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

Feb.

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

3

3 

3 

3

4 

5 

6 

7 *6

5 

4.5 

4.2 

3.5 

3.3

4.4

3.5

3.7

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec. -ft.).- June

Mar.

4.2 

4.4

3.1 

2.3 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

2.3

 1.8 

1.8

1.9 

1.6 

1.4 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.4 

1.3 

1.4 

3.7

7.4 

3.5 

2.3 

1.4 

1.8

2.6 

1.3 

.7 

.4 

1.3, 

1.3."

Apr.

1.4 

2.1 

2.8 

3.5 

2.4

1.6 

1.3 

.8 

1.1 

2.1

2.3 

1.8 

14 

23 

11

10 

12 

14 

13 

19

19 

15 

8.8 

6.1 

4.7

7. ft 

S.8 

8.5 

39

 "'Secondfoot -days

78.8 

79.3 

72.5

4,521.0

r 54.5 

94.1 

69.5 

323.7 

651 

2,682.9 

2,228 

473.7 

436.4

7,244.4

S (3:50 a.m

Hay

25 

a!5 

alO 

a7 

a6

alO

If 

52 

a20

alO 

24 

a20 

a!5 

149

a60 

a25 

a!5 

alO 

alO

alo 

a20 

a20 

a20

al5 

alO 

a5 

a4 

a3 

a3

Maximum

5.7 

12 

2.5

515

2.5 

7 

7.4 

99 

149 

347 

434 

112 

123

434

June

a3 

a2 

1.9 

26 

347

also 

297 

alOO 

a!60 

a90

a70 

a60 

a55 

a5o 

a45

a 40 

&35 

a35 

227 

86

162

a60 

a80

a70 

a60 

a50 

a57 

59

Minimum

July

1.1 

1.5 

2

.4

1 

2 

.4 

.8 

3 

1.9 

22 

3.1 

3.3

.4

58 

62 

51 

49 

50

49 

185 

174 

434 

alOO

a!40 

alOO 

a80 

a70 

a60

aSO 

a50 

49 

46 

44

34

30 

56 

34 

.22

23

25 

24 

22 

26 

31

Aug.

8.2 

6.4 

21 

15 

10

7.8 

7.4 

7.4 

11 

20

13 

38 

a!5 

5.5 

5.5

4.2 

4.4 

3.5 

3.3

3.1

a3.5 

&3.5 

a3.5 

a3.5 

112

a20 

alO 

a5 

a5 

49 

49

Mean

2.54 

2.64 

2.34

12.4

1.76 

3.36 

2.24 

10.8 

21.0 

89.4 

71.9 

15.3 

14.5

19.8

) 1,400 sec. -ft. j June 7 (3 p.m.

Sept.

28 

19 

12 

10 

10

12 

123 

a40 

23 

16

12 

11 

9.9 

10 

27

12 

7.4 

6.4 

5.5 

5.0

4.2 

4.2 

4.0 

3.5 

4.4

3.7 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

156 

157 

144

8,970

108 

187 

138 

642 

1,290 

5,320 

4,420 

940 

866

14,370

) 965 sec.-

sec.-ft.5 Aug. 25 (4:10 p.m.) 898 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height records discharge computed on basis of weather records, and records for Chloorlca 

Creek below East Fork near Raton, Una de Gato Creek near Hebron, and Eagle Tall ditch near Maxwell.

Note.- Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Feb. 22.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 239

Una de Qato Creek near Hebron, N. Hex.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36M6'20", long. 104 e 23'25", in SE£ sec. 4, T. 29

 N., K. 24 E., three-eighths of a mile above Chicorica Creek, 4f miles northeast of 

Hebron, and 9 miles south of Raton.

Records available.- April 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 718 second-feet July 7 (gage height 4.75 feet),

 from 'rating curve extended above 30 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination 

at gage height 4.75 feet; minimum daily, 0.4 second-foot on Oct. 3-6, Mar. 28.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of July 7, 1949; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 

second-foot at times in 1946, 1947, 1948.

Maximum stage known, about 15.0 feet, from floodmark, probably occurred in April 

1942.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those for 

~" June 23 to July 7, which are poor. Flow partly regulated-by Throttle Reservoir

(capacity, 3,300 acre-feet), about 12 miles upstream. Several diversions above e

station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

1.0 

1.2 

.4

.4

.4

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.8 

2.2

2.7 

3.0 

3.2 

2.5 

1.1

1.1 

.6 

.6 

.8 

1.0 

1.1

Nov.

2.7 

1.7 

1.1

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.1 

1.4 

.8 

.8

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

1.2

1.0 

1.1 

1.2 

1.5 

1.2

Dec.

1.0 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.0 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 8 

a. 8 

al 

al 

al

al

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

al 

al

Jan.

al 

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 5

a. 8 

a. 8 

. a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 5

a. 8

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 8 

al 

al 

al 

a. 8

al 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8 

a. 8

Feb.

aO.8 

a. 8 

.8

.8

.8 

.3 

.8 

a. 8 

a. 8

a. 8 

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

a2.5 

a2.5 

a3 

a3 

a2.5

1.8 

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

Janu

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

al.5 

al.5 

al.5 

al.5 

al.5

al.5 

al.5 

al.5 

al.5 

a2

2.5 

1.7 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.5

 6 

.5

Apr.

0.6 

.7 

.8

.7

.7 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

1.0 

1.1 

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

1.1

.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.1 

1.7

Secondfoot-days

32.1 

35.9 

30.2

1,305.0

1" 22.8 

44.6 

43.1 

26.5 

48.9 

166.6 

932.6 

134.7 

104.8

1,622.8

May

1.0 

.8 

.8

.7

1.1 

1.7 

1.7 

1.8 

2.2

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.5

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

2.2 

2.0

1.7 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

Maximum

3.2

2.7 

1.1

100

1 

3 

2.5 

1.7 

2.5 

27 

142 

24 

8.8

142

June

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

1.7

1.7 

3.7 

1.8 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

2.5 

2.5 

2.2 

3.0

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5

3.0 

27 

9.8 

12 

12

13 

14 

13 

9.8 

8.0

July

6.5 

6.0 

5.6

4.8

4.5 

79 

142 

a 60 

a50

a45 

840

a35 

a35

a30 

830 

37 

34 

35

31 

30 

30 

23 

11

12 

10 

10 

10 

17 

24

Aug.

 3.6 

3.4 

3.8

3.4

1.9 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.5

1.7 

3.3 

3.8 

2.3 

2.3

2.3 

3.4 

2.5 

2.5 

3.1

3.4 

3.1 

3.1 

3.4 

16

6.0 

2.3. 

2.1 

1.7 

24 

17

Minimum Mean

0.4 1.04 

.8 1.20 

.8 .97

.1 3.57

.5 .74 

.8 1.59 

.4 1.39 

.6 .88 

.8 1.58 

1.7 5.55 

4.5 30.1 

1.4 4.35 

1.2 3.49

'.4 4.45

Peak discharge (base, 130 sec. -ft.).- June 22 (12:40 a.m.) 132 sec. -ft. ; July 7 (10:15

Sept.

7.8 

8.8 

4.9

3.8

5.5 

4.4 

5.8 

4.1 

3.8

3.6 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

6.4

4.6 

3.4 

a3 

a2.5 

a2.5

82 

82 

al.5 

al.5 

a2

al.5 

al.5 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

64 

71 

60

2,590

r 45

88 

85 

53 

97 

330 

1,850 

267 

208

3,220

p.m.) 720

sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Chicorica Creek near Hebron.
240 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Eagle Tail Ditch near Maxwell, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 360 38'50", long. 104°33'30", 

bUU feet upstream from Crow Creek and 7-| miles north of Maxwell, Colfax County.

Records available.- December 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Mqximum daily discharge during year, 151 second-feet July 12, from rating 

curve extended above 85 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times.

1944-49: Maximum daily discharge, 217 second-feet Aug. 27, 1946, from rating 

curve extended above 85 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times each 

year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for December, January, and February, which are poor. 

FTow~can be regulated by operation of gates at point of diversion from Ghicorica Creek 

and at wasteways. Water used for irrigation near Maxwell. No diversions above station.

Monthly discharge. In seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

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

Calendar year 1948. ....

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

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

Water- year 1948-49.....

Maximum

2.7

103

2.5

19

74

151

Minimum

1.0

0

0

1.8

0

0

0

0

z.o

0

Mean

0.39

1.00

1.97

3.06

1.07

2.72

1.04

5.86

3.58

46.9

32.0

11.8

9.81

9.84

Runoff in 

acre-feet

24

60

121

2,220

66

151

64

348

220

2,790

1,970

727

584

7,120
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 241

Vermejo River near Dawson, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°41'25", long. 104°47'30", about T. 28 N., R. 20 

E.i in Maxwell Grant, 2£ miles north of Dawson.

Drainage area.- 299 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Octooer 1915 to nay 1923 and February 1927 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 25 years (1916-17, 1919-20, 1921-22, 1927-49), 22.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,320 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 9.20 

reet), from rating curve extended above 140 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage height 9.20 feet; minimum daily, 0.4 second-foot Dec. 25.

1930-49: Maximum gage height, 11.88 feet Aug. 6, 1940 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1947 has been revised to 900 

second-feet Aug. 11 (gage height, 5.49 feet), superseding figures published in WaterSupply Paper 1087.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation. Records of suspended 

sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Suoply 

Paper 1163.

Revisions (water years).- W 1117: 1947, drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

4.9 

6.5 

7.0 

6.0 

5.2

4.5 

4.1 

4.7 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

4.9 

4.9 

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

6.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

5.6

5.6 

5.8 

6.0 

7.2 

6.7 

7.2

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov.

7.5 

6.3 

5.2 

4.9 

3.5

2.9 

3.3 

3.1 

2.5 

3.3

3.5 

4.5 

5.2 

5.8 

5.6

6.3 

7.2 

5.2 

3.1 

3.9

3.5 

4.5 

4.9 

6.0 

7.7

4.7 

3.1 

3.9 

4.3 

3.5

Dec.

2.9 

3.1 

3.3 

3.7 

2.3

3.3 

2.5 

2.7 

1.6 

1.6

2.0 

2.1 

3.1 

3.7 

2.5

1.0 

.8 

.9 

.6

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.8 

1.0 

.4

.9 

1.3 

1.2 

.9 

.8 

2.0

Jan,

3.3 

3.9 

1.8 

2.0 

1.0

.5 

.8 

1.2 

2.0 

2.3

3.5 

4.7 

5.6 

7.5 

6.0

4.1 

4.1 

2.9 

2.9 

4.1

4.3 

4.3 

4.7 

4.9 

5.8

5.4 

5.4 

4.3 

3.9 

3.3 

2.9

Feb.

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

4.3 

4.7

4.5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.1 

4.3

5.2 

5.6 

6.7 

6.3 

4.5

4.3 

5.2

6.5 

7.2 

8.8

11 

10 

9.9 

9.0

10

8.5 

5.8 

6.0

Month

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

7.5 

7.7 

7.0 

6,5 

6.5

6.3 

6.3 

6.0 

5.4 

3.1

2.9 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8

1.6 

1.2 

1.0 

.9 

1.3

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.3 

3.1

3.5 

3.1 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

3.5

Apr.

3.5 

3.9 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9

4.5 

3.7 

3.1 

7.0 

4.7

3.3 

3.7 

2.9 

2.1 

1.6

1.8 

2.0 

2.7 

3.5 

3.7

3.1 

2.5 

2.9 

11 

20

22 

26 

28 

25 

25

Secondfoot-days

171.6 

138.9 

57.0

9,994

113.4 

169.9 

115.1 

238.2 

1,033 

1,425 

1,504 

 956 

770.2

6,692.3

May

24 

21 

22 

26 

27

30 

38 

33 

28 

28

37 

46 

51 

47 

50

63 

55 

38 

35 

30

28 

26 

23 

23 

22

22 

24 

35 

40 

33 

28

Maximum

7.2 

7.7 

3.7

1,120

7.5 

11 

7.7 

28 

63 

100 

116 

84 

374

374

June

30 

Zl 

24 

31 

30

49 

42 

51 

50 

48

53 

48 

53 

50

41

36 

34 

39 

82 

62

55 

100 

89 

59 

52

46 

42 

45 

32 

25

July

25 

39 

30 

28 

28

25 

23 

28 

44 

36

85 

69 

48 

64 

36

28 

24 

31 

20 

22

23 

38. 

88 

54 

116

106 

59 

40 

41 

93 

113

Minimum

4.1 

2.5 

.4

.2

.5 

2.7 

.9 

1.6 

21 

24 

20 

14 

7.2

.4

Aug.

47 

40 

84 

72 

51

41 

40 

31 

40 

38

35 

30 

32 

28 

24

22 

32 

30 

23 

20

27 

18 

17 

16 

18

23 

18 

16 

15 

14 

14

Mean

5.54 

4.63 

1.84

27.3

3.66 

6.07 

3.71 

7.94 

33.3 

47.5 

48.5 

30.8 

25.7

18.3

Sept.

18 

18 

15 

13 

12

12 

12 

25 

374 

89

16 

12 

11 

10

11

11 

11 

9.3 

8.5 

8.0

7.7 

7.5 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.5 

8.5

Runoff In 

acre-feet

340 

276 

113

19,810

225 

337 

228 

472 

2,050 

2,830 

2,980 

1,900 

1,530

13,280

Peak discharge (base, 800 sec.-ft.).- Sept. 9 (5 p.m.) 3,320 sec.-ft.
242 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Vermejo ditch at Colfax, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35I55", long. 104°44'25", in SW-J- sec. 5, T. 27 

 N., K. 21 E.-, a quarter of a mile north Of Colfax, It miles downstream from head 

(revised).

Records available.- January 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 924 second-feet Sept. 9 (gage height, 5,88 

reel;), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 5.88 feet; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1.

1945-49: Maximum gage height, 10.7 feet July 1, 1947, site and datum then in use 

(discharge not determined; water over ditch banks); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for December to February, July, September, which are 

poor. One wasteway above gage. Vermejo ditch diverts water from Vermejo River for 

irrigation between Colfax and Maxwell.

Monthly discharge. In second-feet, October 1948 to September 1949

Month

Calendar year 1948. ....

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

Hay. .....................

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

Water year 1948-49.....

Maximum

172

80-

119

Minimum

0

7

.5

Mean

I

ftff

16.0

17.0

16.3

Runoff In 

acre-feet

11,660

1,010

11,770
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 243

Cienegullla Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°29'00", long. 10fa°15'40", 

in Maxwell Grant, a quarter of a mile downstream from Schoolhouse Draw, about 3,500 . 

feet upstream from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 6 miles south of Eagle 

Nest, Coifax County.

Drainage area.- 84 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey . 

(usually no winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer. ,»

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 3.51 feet); 

minimum daily recorded, 1.1 second-feet June 30.

1930-49: Maximum discharge recorded, 412 second-feet July 11, 1941; maximum gage 

height recorded, 5.01 feet July 5, 1947; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z

3

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.6 

2.3 

1.6

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.5 

1.5

 1.4 

1.8 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.4 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

2.3 

3.2 

3.9 

3.2 

3.2

Hov.

3.7 

3.0 

2.8

2.8

£.1 

b2 

1.5 

bl.4 

bl.6

b2

b2.2 

b2.4 

2.6 

2.8

b3 

b3 

1.9 

2.1 

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

b2.5 

b2.5 

2.8

2.3 

2.3 

1.9 

S.I 

2.3

Dec.

1.9 

2.1 

2.1

aZ

a2

 1.9 

1.6 

1.9 

1.8

1.6 

1.9 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

2.1

1.9 

1.9 

2.6 

£.1

Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

janu 

?ebr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

nber. ....... ....... ..... ............

nber 1- 

lendar y 

az*y

24 ............................

ear 194E .......................

Mar.

 12

Apr.

9.1 

8.0 

8.3 

8.7 

10

14 

17 

21 

21 

21

17 

23 

24 

24 

25

25 

26 

29 

31 

40

41 

44 

43 

45 

48

47 

41 

40 

44 

44

Secondfoot-days

61.1 

71.9 

47.2

-

839.1 

556.4 

125.1 

165.6 

161.6 

61.7

-

May

38 

36 

34 

31 

29

26 

28 

25 

19 

18

31 

26 

25 

21 

IS

17 

16 

14 

12 

10

9.1 

8.7 

8.0 

7.6 

6.8

6.5 

7.2 

8.7 

7.2 

5.5 

6.1

Maximum

3.9 

3.7 

2.6

-

48 

38 

7.2 

37 

20 

4.6

-

June

5.5 

4.6 

4.4 

4.9 

4.6

5.2 

5.8 

6.1 

7.2 

6.8

6.1 

5.2 

5.2 

4.4 

3.4

2.6 

2.3 

2.4 

5.5 

3.7

2.8 

6.8 

4.4 

3.7 

2.8

2.6 

2.3

1.5 

1.2 

1.1

mnlimua

July

1.4 

1.4 

1.6

-

8.0 

5.5 

1.1 

1.6 

1.9 

1.4

-

3.0 

3.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

2.4 

3.2 

4.4 

2.8 

2.8

5.5 

4.6 

4.1 

3.7 

3.2

2.8 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.3

3.0 

37 

14 

S.7 

7.6

8.7 

7.2 

5.8 

4.9 

4.6 

4.6

Aug.

4.6 

4.6 

4.9 

20 

7.2

5.2 

8.3 

8.7 

6.8

14

6.5 

5.8 

5.5 

4.9 

4.4

4.9 

6.5 

5.8 

4.1 

3.4

3.0 

2.6 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

1.9

Man

1.97 

2.40 

1.97

-

28.0 

17.9 

4.17 

5.34 

5.21 

2.06

-

Sept.

2.4 

2.8 

2.1 

1.6 

1.5

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

2.8

2.3 

1.8 

1.8 

£.6 

2.4

2.1 

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.6 

1.8 

1.9

2.3 

3.4 

2.4 

2.4 

4.6

Runoff In 

 ore-feet

121 

143 

94

-

1,660 

1,100 

248 

328 

321 

122

-

Peak discharge (base, 20 sec. -ft.}.- No peak above the base.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day 

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
244 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Cimarron River at Ute Park, N. Mex.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°33'30". long. 105°0fa'20", in Maxwell Grant, half 

a mile downstream from Ute Creek and 1 mile east of post office, at Ute Park, Colfax 

County.

Drainage area.- 297 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1949 In reports or Geological Survey. July 1907 to December 1931 in reports of Stat;e engineer.

Average discharge.- 30 years (1918-25, 1926-49, since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 31.3 

secona-reet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 150 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 2.64 feet); 

minimum daily, 4 second-foot Feb. 26-28.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 404 second-feet May 12, 1942 (gage height, 3.43 feet); 

minimum daily, 1.5 second-feet Jan. 18-20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Plow regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acre-feet, revised). Diversions above 

station for irrigation. Records of chemical analysis for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

47 

38 

25 

40 

39

39 

39 

39 

32 

22

41 

41 

41 

41 

41

32 

13 

28 

28 

29

29 

39 

55 

53 

50

29 

*28 

28 

29 

24 

16

Nov.

21 

19 

20 

20 

20

18 

13 

b!2 

*blO 

bll

9.1 

7.9 

7.9 

7.9 

7.5

7.9 

7.9 

b7 

b6.5 

*b7.5

b7.5 

b7.5 

7.9 

7.9 

b7.5

b7.5 

b7 

b7 

7.5 

b7.5

Dec.

b7.5 

b7.5 

7.5 

b7.5 

b7

b7 

b6.5 

**7.5 

b6. 5 

6.3

b6. 5 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0

b5.5 

b5.5 

b6 

b6.5 

b7

b7 

b7 

7.5 

b7 

b7

7.5 

8.3 

b7.5 

b7 

b7.5 

b7.5

Jan.

b7.5 

b7 

b6.5 

b6 

b6

b6.5 

b7 

b7 

b6. 5 

be

b6.5 

6.7 

*6.7 

6.0 

b6

b6 

b6 

b5.5 

b5 

b5.5

b5.5 

b6 

6.0 

b5.5 

b5.5

5.7 

b6 

b5.5 

b5 

b5.5 

b5.5

Feb.

b5.5 

b6 

b6. 5 

b6. 5 

b6. 5

b6.5 

b6.5 

b6. 5 

b6.5 

b6.5

b7 

b7 

b7 

b6. 5 

b6. 5

b6. 5 

b7 

*7.1 

b6. 5 

b6

b5.5 

b5 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3

b4 

b4 

b4

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar yeap 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

b4.5 

b4.5 

4.8 

4.5 

4.5

4.5 

4.8 

*4.8 

5.4 

5.4

6.0 

5.4 

5.4 

6.0 

6.0

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7 

6.7

6.3 

5.7

12 

15 

16

17 

18 

18 

18 

21 

20

Apr.

19 

10 

10 

10 

9.5

9.1 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.5

9.1 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11

13 

17 

18

19 

21 

22 

32 

59

62 

64 

67 

73 

58

Secondfoot-clays

1,075 

315.9 

213.2

11,559.2

187.6 

166.2 

277 

701.7 

1,664 

2,409 

1,862 

1,060 

918

10,849.6

May

50 

65 

65 

68 

68

67 

55 

42 

69 

69

73 

73 

75 

58 

45

39 

38 

36 

34 

32

32 

38 

52

52 

52

52 

54 

46 

36 

62 

67

Maximum

55 

21 

8.3

145

7.5 

7.1 

21 

73 

75 

145 

86 

58 

55

145

June

67 

68 

80 

114 

110

138 

145 

142 

127 

125

86 

80 

101 

101 

99

97 

94 

54 

39 

40

53 

57 

54 

53 

50

49 

48 

47 

46 

45

Minimum

July

13 

6.5 

5.5

5

5 

4 

4.5 

9.1 

32 

39 

28 

25 

16

4

45 

38 

28 

31 

38

50

67 

69 

50 

45

75 

77 

77 

76 

75

53 

38 

61 

75 

77

80 

86 

62 

49 

79

80 

63 

61 

61 

52 

44

Aug..

58 

44 

47 

46 

43

41 

41 

40 

40 

39

35 

32 

32 

31 

30

29 

30 

29 

28 

27

27 

25 

25 

25 

26

26 

25 

26 

34 

39 

40

Mean

34.7 

10.5 

6.88

31.6

6.05 

5.94 

8.94 

23.4 

53.7 

80.3 

60.1 

34.2 

30.6

29.7

Sept.

41 

40 

32 

21 

27

38 

38 

39 

41 

46

44 

54 

55 

54 

35

34 

27 

17 

22 

21

20 

20 

20 

20 

16

18 

18 

18 

19 

23

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,130 

627

423

22,930

372 

330 

549 

1,390 

3,300 

4,780 

3,690 

2,100 

1,820

21,510

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

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

Cimarron River at Springer, N. Mex.

245

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°21'30", long. 104°35 I 50", in Maxwell Grant, at 

springer, Coifax County, 270 feet downstream from .highway bridge, 6 miles downstream 

from Rayado River, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,032 square miles.

Records available.- July 1907 to December 1909, October 1930 to September 1949 in reports 

or ideological Survey. August 1907 to December 1909, October 1920 to December 1931 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1920-25, 1926-49; since completion of Eagle Nest Dam), 22.2 

second-l'eet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 5.89 

I'eet) ; minimum daily, 1.3 second-feet Sept. 6.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 4,090 second-feet May 31, 1948 (gage height, 9.25 

feet); minimum daily, 0.1 second-foot Apr. 11, 1933.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904 and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 10,000 second-feet.

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

will en are poor. Plow partly regulated by Eagle Nest Reservoir (capacity, 79,120 acrefeet, revised). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.9 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

1.9

1.9 

2.0

2.2 

2.5 

2.5

2.7 

2.5 

2.5 

4.0 

4.4

3.2 

6.5 

4.0 

2.2 

5.4

6.9 

8.1 

9.1 

5.8 

4.7

10 

6.5 

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

3.2

Nov.

10 

9.1 

8.1

6.5 

6.2

5.8 

6.5 

6.5 

7.2 

9.1

9.1 

7.6 

9.6 

10 

10

10 

9.6 

6.9 

»6.9 

6.5

6.5 

7.2 

6.2 

5.8 

6.2

6.5 

6.2 

b6 

b7 

5.8

Dec.

b6 

b6 

6.2 

5.4 

6.2

b6 

b6 

b5 

b5 

b5

5.4 

5.1 

*5.4 

5.8 

5.8

4.7

5.4 

4.7 

b5.5 

6.2

5.4 

6.2 

5.4 

5.1 

b5

b5.5 

b5.5 

3.7 

b6 

b6 

b6

Jan.

b6 

b6 

b5 

b4 

b5

b6 

b7 

b8 

b8 

b6

b6 

b7 

b8 

b9 

*b8

b7 

b7 

b6 

b6 

6.5

6.5 

8.6 

7.6 

6.5 

b5.5

5.8 

6.2 

5.4 . 

b5 

b5.5 

b6

Feb.

b6 

b6 

b6 

b6 

be

be

b6 

b6 

be 

b6

b7 

7.2 

7.6 

6.9 

b5

5.8 

6.5 

5.8 

*4.4 

3.7

3.7 

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0

3.4 

3.2 

3.7

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3.7 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

2.5 

2.7 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0

3.0 

2.5 

2.5 

2.5 

3.0

4.7 

4.0 

3.4 

3.2 

2.5

3.4 

3.4 

3.2 

3.2 

3.7 

4.0

Apr.

4.4 

4.7 

5.8 

5.4 

5.1

4.7 

4.0 

3.5 

3.2 

2.7

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

2.2 

2.5

2.5 

2.2 

3.2 

4.0 

4.0

3.6 

3.0

2.7 

2.2 

2.2

2.5 

4.0 

6.5 

5.4 

7.6

Secondfoot-days

121.5 

224.6 

170.6

7,190.4

200.1 

146.9 

95.8 

112.7 

723.4 

1,033.8 

252.3 

271.8 

114.6

3,468.1

May

5.8 

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

 3.0

3.2 

4.8 

4.4

5.1 

5.4

9.1

40 

19 

16 

395

70 

20 

14 

12 

10

8.6 

7.6 

7.6 

10 

8.1

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

5.8 

5.4 

4.7

Maximum

10 

10 

6.2

1,080

9

7.6 

4.7 

7.6 

395 

174 

16 

71 

6.5

395

June

.7

.0 

.0 

.0 

.7

4.4 

95 

54 

24 

23

18 

14 

24 

23

18

16 

12 

136 

174 

32

62 

122 

50 

26 

24

15 

12 

12 

11

11

July

16 

13 

10 

7.6 

6.9

7.2 

6.9 

10 

12 

8.1

6.5 

6.5 

9.6 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

6.2 

6.5 

6.5 

6.2

6.2 

6.5 

6.5 

7.2 

16

9.6 

7.6 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

7.2

Minimum

1.9 

5. -8 

3.7

1.4

4 

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

3.0 

4.0 

6.2 

1.6 

1.3

1.3

Aug.

6.5 

6.5 

6.2 

6.2 

6.5

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

6.5 

12

6.9 

6.2 

5.8 

5.8 

5.4

6.2 

7.2 

71 

10 

6.2

24 

8.6 

a6 

a4 

3.2

3.2

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

17

Mean

3.92 

7.49 

5.50

19.6

6.45 

5.25 

3.09 

3.76 

23.3 

34.5 

8.14 

8.77 

3.82

9.50

Sept.

6.5 

6.2 

6.2 

5.8 

4.7

1.3

1.6 

4.7 

5.8 

4.7

2.7 

2.2 

1.7 

2.7. 

5.8

5.1 

5.1 

3.7 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.4 

3.4 

2.7 

1.7

2.0 

2.0 

2.5 

3.7

6.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

241 

445 

338

14,260

397 

291 

190 

224 

1,430 

2,050 

500 

539 

227

6,870

Peak discharge (base, 500 see.-ft.).- May 15 (2:40 a.m.) 1,040 sec.-ft.; June 7 (12:50 a.m.) 580 

sec.-ft.; June 18 (6:40 p.m.; 1,OOO sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Canadian River near Taylor 

Springs.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
246 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Six Mile Creek near Eagle Nest, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°31'10", long. 105°16'15", 

in Maxwell Grant, 88 feet downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from high-water line of Eagle Nest Reservoir, and 3 miles southwest of Eagle Nest, 

Colfax County. Datum of gage is 8,193.30 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 11 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records after November -1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 33 second-feet Apr. 30 (gage height, 

I.i9 reet); minimum daily recorded, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 1, 3-9.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 230 second-feet Apr. 11, 1937, from rating curve extended above 30 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height recorded, 

3.38 feet Apr. 2, 1937 (ice Jam) datum then in use; no flow at times.

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

wnicn are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 '.4 

.&

16

.7 

IB 

19 

ISO

Jl 

X

33 

24 

25

26 

27

ea

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.5 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4

.4 

.4

.5 

.6 

.6

«.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0 

1.2

Nov.

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

bl.O 

bl.O

b.8 

b.8 

b.8 

b.6 

b.6

b.8 

1.2 

1.3 

bl.5 

bl.5

bl.5 

bl.3 

bl.O 

bl.O 

b.8

b.6 

b.5 

b.5

Dec. Jan.

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

Feb.

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

mber (1- 9*\

lendar year 

ary

Mar.

»b3.0

Apr.

b2.5 

b2.0 

b2.0 

b2.1 

b2.3

b2.7 

3.3 

4.4 

3.8 

3.8

5.1 

5.3 

7.0 

8.5 

9.4

9.7 

9.7 

9.7 

8.8 

9.1

11 

14 

18 

22 

25

27 

24 

24 

28 

32

Seoondfoot-daya

17.2 

22.3

-

336.2 

457.5 

86.4 

48.6 

41.8 

25.3

-

May

30 

29 

30 

30 

28

26 

22 

17

14 

14

20 

20 

20 

18 

18

16 

14 

12 

11 

9.4

7.8 

6.5 

6.2 

5.8 

4.9

4.9 

5.1 

5.1 

4.4 

4.0 

-4.4

Maximum

1.2 

1.5

-

32 

30 

4.0 

9.8 

3.3 

1.4

-

June

4.O 

3.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.4

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

3.3

3.3 

3.4 

4.O 

3.8 

3.4

3.4 

3.1 

2.7 

3.3 

2.5

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

2.2 

1.9

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.3 

1.3

Minimum

July

1.7 

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2

1.7 

1.6 

US 

1.2 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

.9 

1.3

2.0 

2.2 

1.4 

.1.2 

1.3

1.3 

1.0 

1.0 

.7 

9.8 

3.1

 0.2 

.5

-

2.0 

4.0 

1.3 

.7 

.7 

.6

-

Aug.

2.2 

1.6 

3.3 

3.3 

2.5

2.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

.9

.9 

1.3 

1.0 

a. 9 

a. 8

a. 7 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.9

. 1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.2

Mean

0.55 

.97

-

11.2 

14.8 

2.88 

1.57 

1.35 

.84

-

Sept.

1.2 

1.2 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

1.0

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.7

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.7 

.7

1.2 

1.4

Runoff in

acre-feet

34 

44

-

667 

907 

171 

96 

83 

50

-

Peak discharge (base. IS Bee.-ft.).- Apr. 30 (6:40 p.m.) 33 see.-ft.; Mey 11 (6:20 a.m.) 25 sec.- 

:.; July so (4:40 p.m.; 25 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek enear Eagle Nest.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 247

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°33'10", long. 105°15'55", 

in Maxwell Grant, 25 feet downstream from highway bridge, 1,000 feet west of Eagle 

Nest, Coifax County, and half a mile upstream from high-water line of Eagle Nest 

Reservoir.

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records availa-ble.- October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

 winter records after November 1932). April 1928 to December 1931 in reports of State 

engineer.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge recorded during year, 48 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 

I.4B feet); minimum daily determined, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 1, 12-17.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 275 second-feet Sept. 1, 1946; maximum gage height 

recorded, 3.54 feet (datum then in use) Mar. 10, 1937 (ice jam); no flow at times.

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

inversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

5

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

aO.6 

.9 

.9 

.8 

.8

.8 

.8 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.8

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.8 

.7 

al.O 

al.5 

al.5 

al.5

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Aprl 

Mav.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 

at*y

ter year .......................

Peak discharge (base. 50 sea. -ft .J.- Ho ce

a NO gage-helgnt record] discharge compute 

stations. 

949154 O - SI - 17

Mar. Apr.

11

9.8 

11 

12 

11 

10

10 

15 

15 

16 

17

17. 

17 

18 

17 

17

16 

19 

20 

23 

22

24 

22 

20 

21 

27

Secondfoot -days

25.2

-

4SS.8 

719.4 

247.0 

159.6 

100.0 

45.6

-

nay

26 

26 

27 

51 

52

55 

57 

29 

22 

20

36 

32 

36 

32 

52

52 

30 

25 

21 

19

16 

16 

14 

13 

11

10 

11 

14 

14 

11 

9.4

Maximum

1.5

-

27 

37 

18 

11 

6.2 

2.8

-

June

8.8 

6.4 

5.9 

£.7 

6.4

7.3 

11 

11 

11 

18

IS 

12 

15 

11 

9.4

7.6 

6.4 

6.2 

10 

7.9

6.7 

7.6 

6.4 

7.0 

5.9

5.1 

4.6 

3.6 

3.0 

4.1

July

5.6 

7.0 

4.1 

3.4 

3.2

3.4

4.5 

4.8 

5.4 

5.4

4.6 

4.6 

4.3 

5.9 

5.4

5.0 

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

4.1

5.4 

11 

6.2 

5.1 

5.4

6.4 

5.4 

4.3 

3.9 

5.9 

3.9

Aug.

3 

3

4 

6

4

a4 

 a4 

a4

84

4

4 

3 

4 

4 

a3

as 

aS 

a2 

a2 

aZ

a2 

2 

S 

1 

S

2 

1 

1 

1 

1 

1

Minimum Mean

0.6 0.81

-

9.8 16.8 

9.4 23.2 

3.0 8.25 

2.6 4.50 

1.1 3.25 

1.0 1.45

,

.9 

.6 

.6 

.2 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.9 

.1 

.6

.8

.5 

.0 

.8 

.6 

.4

.2 

.2

.0 

.7 

.0

.0 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.1 

.4

Sept.

1.7 

2.2 

1.5 

1.1 

1.5

1.5 

1.7 

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

2.'0 

1.8

1.5 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1 

1.4 

1.8

1.4 

1.5 

1.1 

1.4

2.8

Runoff In 

acre -feet

SO

-

864 

1,450 

490 

277 

196 

86

-

ale above base. 

d on basis of weather records and records for nearby
248 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near Cimarrori, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°22', long. 104°58', in T. 25 N., R. 19 E., at 

Bauble Ranch in Maxwell Grant, 10 miles southwest of Cimarron and .16 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.- 44 square miles.

Records available.- May 1911 to December 1914 (at site 3 miles upstream) and October 1930 

to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1916 to December 1931 in 

reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1911-12, 1913-14, 1916-17, 1920-24, 1928-1949), 14.7 secondfeet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 216 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 3.47 feet); 

minimum daily, 1 second-foot Jan. 4, 5.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 1,140 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 4.94 

feet), from rating curve extended above 190 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.5 second-foot Dec. 8, 1932, Nov. 22, 1934, Nov. 21, Dec. 9, 10, 1945.

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

whicn are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

3.8 

5.4 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5

3.8

3.8 

3.8 

3.5 

3.5

3.5 

3.5 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.5 

3.8 

4.2

5.1 

4.2 

3.8 

3.8 

3.8

3.8 

*3.5 

3.8 

4.2 

4.0 

5.1

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ua

Nov.

6.6 

5.4 

4.8 

5.4 

3.0

3.2 

b3 

2.2 

 1.6 

b2

b2.5 

b2.5 

b3.5 

b4 

b4

b4 

b4 

b3.5 

b2.5 

*b2

b2 

b2 

b2.5 

b3 

b3

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2.5 

b2.5

Dec.

b2.5 

b2.5 

b3 

b3 

b2.5

b2 

b2 

*b2 

b2 

b2

b3 

b4 

b3.5 

b4 

b4

b3.5 

b3 

b3 

b2.5 

b2.5

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2 

b2

b2 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2 

b2.5 

b2

Jan.

b2 

b2 

bl.5 

al 

al

al.5 

a2 

al.5 

al.5 

a2

a2 

a2.5 

*b3 

b3 

b2.5

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2.5

b2.5 

b3 

b2.5 

b2.5 

b2

b2 

b2.5 

b2 

bl.5 

bl.5 

bl.5

Feb.

bl.5 

bl.5 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2 

b2

b2.5 

b3 

b3 

b2.5 

b3

3.5 

3.8 

»3.2 

3.0 

2.8

2.6 

2.6 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

2.8 

3.2 

3.0

Month

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 100 sec. -ft.).- June

sec. -ft.; July 29 (5 p.m. )' 104 sec. -ft.

Mar.

3.8 

3.5 

3.5 

3.8 

4.2

4.5 

5.1 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.1

5.4 

5.4 

5.1 

5.7

6.6 

7.2 

6.9 

7.2 

9.4

6.6 

6.3 

7.2 

5.7 

5.7

6.6 

4.8 

5.7 

7.2 

4.8 

4.5

Apr.

5.4 

5.4 

4.8 

4.5 

5.1

6.0 

8.0 

11 

10 

8.0

8.0 

11 

16 

21 

21

22 

22 

24 

22 

24

28 

31 

31 

32 

32

35 

31 

31 

34

35

Secondfoot-days

118.3 

93.2 

81.5

5,139.7

63.0 

72.9 

171.9 

579.2 

798 

559.4 

695 

471.3 

123.7

3,827.4

> 30 (4:40 p

May

32 

32 

34 

37

36

37 

38 

33 

27 

26

39 

34 

33 

30 

30

29 

28 

26 

24 

22

19 

18 

17 

16 

16

15 

15 

16 

15 

12 

12

Maximum

5.4 

6.6 

4

95

3 

3.8 

9.4 

35 

39 

43 

70 

32 

6.6

70

June

12 

11 

11 

15 

12

16 

16 

16 

14 

17

18 

19 

21 

15 

12

10 

9.4

11 

21

13

20

43 

36 

31 '28

25 

23 

21 

19 

24

Minimum

July

22 

15 

12 

12 

11

10 

24 

22 

16 

14

15 

15 

15 

14 

14

12 

11 

11 

12 

13

18 

70 

45 

39 

38

43 

36 

30 

30 

Z9 

27

3.0 

1.6 

2

1.6

1 

1.5 

3.5 

4.5 

12 

9.4 

10 

6.0 

3.0

1

Aug.

24 

22 

29 

32 

22

17 

19 

22 

24 

22

17

17 

16 

14 

12

13 

23 

17 

13 

12

11 

8.9 

8.4 

7.6 

8.0

8.0

7.2 

6.9 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0

Mean

3.82 

3.11 

2.63

14.0

2.03 

2.60 

5.55 

19.3 

25.7 

18.6 

22.4 

15.2 

4.12

10.5

m. ) 216 sec. -ft.; July 22 (1:45

Sept.

6.3 

6.6 

5.4 

4.8 

4.8

5.1 

4.5 

4.8 

5.7 

5.4

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

4.8 

4.2

4.2 

3.5 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0

a3 

a3 

a3 

a3 

a3

a3 

a3 

a3 

a3.5 

a4

Runoff In 

acre-feet

235 

185 

162

10,200

125 

145 

341 

1,150 

1,580 

1,110 

1,380 

935 

245

7,590

l.ra.) 113

- HiiioBi- discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather record, 

and records for station at Miami and Vermejo River near Dawson. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 249

Rayado River near Miami, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete Parshall flume, lat. 36°22'00", long. 

lU4"bi!'40", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 25 N., R. IB E. (projected), 50 feet downstream from 

diversion dam for Valdez ditch, 6 miles northwest of Miami and 16 miles west of 

Springer.

Drainage area.- 82 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 7.15 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 70 second-feet June 30 (gage height, 2.20 

reet); no flow at times.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 620 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 3.90 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet; no flow at times.

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

whicn are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septerabe

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

*0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

.6 

b.5 

b.3 

b.l

bO 

bO 

bO 

aO 

aO 

aO

Feb.

aO 

bO 

bO 

bO 

bO

bO 

bO 

bO 

bO 

b.l

b.2 

b.5 

b.5 

b.4 

b.4

b.4 

b.4 

b.4 

.4 

.3

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

(*)

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1

.4 

.2

.1 

.3 

1.3 

2.1 

2.8

2.1

0 

0 

0 

.2

0 

0 

0 

0

0

.3 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1 

1.8

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

0

913.9

1.5 

4.5 

0 

18.6 

214.5 

112.6 

41.7 

4.0 

0

397.4

Peak discharge (base, 20 sec. -ft.).- May 11 (4:30 p.m.

May

1.7 

1.9 

3.8 

4.7 

4.3

4.1 

8.8 

12 

13 

14

18 

18 

16 

13 

1.3

1.0 

2.5 

4.1 

4.0 

3.6

4.4 

6.9 

6.2 

6.2 

6.2

6.2 

6.2 

6.7 

6.0 

5.0 

4.7

Maximum

0 

0 

0

68

.6 

.5 

0 

2.8 

18 

8.4 

3.5 

.5 

0

18

June

4.3 

3.6 

3.6 

4.9 

4.7

5.2 

6.2 

6.7 

5.2 

6.7

6.9 

6.0 

8.4 

6.0 

5.0

4.1 

3.8 

5.4 

2.4 

1.4

2.1 

a2 

al.5 

al 

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

aS

July

Minimum

0 

0

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.0 

.5 

.5 

0 

0

0

a2

al 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

al 

a2.5 

a2.5 

a2.5 

al.5

al.5 

al.5 

1.6 

1.6 

al.5

al.5 

al 

al 

al 

al.5

a2 

a3.5 

a2 

al.5 

al

al 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

Aug.

aJ.3 

a. 3 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.5 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1

0

0

.1

.4 

0 

0 

.3

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0

0

2.50

.05 

.16 

0 

.62 

6.92 

3.75 

1.35 

.13 

0

1.09

} 21 sec. -ft.; June 18 (6:30 p.m.

Sept.

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

0

o

1,810

3.0 

8.9 

0 

37 

425 

223 

83 

7.9 

0

788

} 24 sec.-

ft.; June 30 (tims unknown) 70 sec.-ft.

* Winter field observation made on this day.

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

and records for station near Cimarron.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
250 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIH

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, and masonry control, lat. 36°08 I 55", long. 104°52'30", 

in 5W^ sec. 12, T. 28 N., R. 19 E., 130 feet downstream from head gate, 5 miles southwest of Lake Charette, and 10 miles southeast of Ocate.

Records available.- May 1933 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1933-44, 1945-49), 4.39 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 638 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.54 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 4.10 and 5.56 feet: no flow at times.

1933-49! Maximum discharge, 892 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.69 feet), 

from rating curve extended above 130 second-feet on basis of theoretical rating for a 

canal; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Canal diverts entire flow of Ocate River below discharge of about 

600 second-feet and delivers water to Lake Charette, which serves as a reservoir for 

Colmor irrigation district. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

1.9 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

1.0 

.8 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.4

2.2 

2.0 

*2.3 

3.9 

2.6

0 

2.1 

1.4 

.2 

2.6

4.2 

1.8 

bl.7 

b.l 

0

.2 

2.9 

a3 

a2 

a2 

a2

Jan.

OOOOOO OMMMOOOOO OOMMM

men

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

0

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5- 

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

a. 5

al 

al 

al 

a. 5

a. 5 

a. 5 

a. 5

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

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 60 sec. -ft.).- Mav 1

June 22 (3 a.m.) 135 see. -ft.; Aug. 4 (2:30

Mar.

aO.5

al 

al 

al 

al

1.1 

1.2 

1.9 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.2

1.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

1.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.3 

0

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

8

4.9 

34 

1.4 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

foTt^ys """-

0 0 

2.2 1.9 

42.4 4.2

798.5 110

10.0 2.5 

10.5 1 

11.3 1.9 

4.2 1.6 

30.6 24 

254.8 101 

54.7 12 

71.1 34 

204.0 118

695.8 118

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

8.2 

101 

14

26 

72 

18 

8.0 

4.6

2.0 

1.0 

0 

0

0

July

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.9

0 

0 

0 

0 

2.0

0 

7.6 

8.0 

4.8 

5.7

1? 

4.6 

a2 

0 

1.2 

5.8

Aug.

1.2 

.5 

7.6 

34 

5.6

1.8 

.8 

.7 

.4 

1.4

.3

.2 

6.1 

2.0

.1

.1 

0 

4.1 

2.3 

.9

.8 

.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 .07 

0 1.37

0 2.18

0 .32 

0 .38 

0 .36 

0 .14 

0 .99 

0 8.49 

0 1.76 

0 2.29 

0 6.80

0 1.91

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

118 

59 

3.3

1.1 

.4 

.2 

.6 

5.3

14 

1.2 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0

.1

.8

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

4.4 

84

1,580

20 

21 

22 

8.3 

61 

505 

108 

141 

405

1,380

2 (12:30 a.m.) 73 see. -ft.; June 19 (1 a.m.) 276 see. -ft. 

a.m.) 74 sec. -ft.; Sept. 8 (7:20 p.m.) 638 sec. -ft.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, and 

records for Rayado River near Clmarron and at Miami, 

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

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.

251

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, SS'Se'lS", long. 105"15'05", in Mora Grant, at high-

 way bridge at La Cueva, Mora County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Las Vegas-Mora 

highway bridge and half a mile downstream from La Cueva dam site.

Drainage area.- 185 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to July 1911 and April 1931 to September 1949 in reports of

 oi' Geological Survey. April to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1906-7, 1908-10, 1931-49), 33.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 543 second-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 3.49 feet);

 minimum daily, 0.6 second-foot Jan. 4.

1931-49: Maximum discharge, 1,530 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941, from rating curve 

extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; maximum gage height, 7.62 feet 

Aug. 5, 1940; no flow at times.

Flood of Sept. 29, 1904, may have exceeded.20,000 second-feet; another major flood 

occurred June 11, 1913, but is believed less than that of 1904.

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

 height record, which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

B 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.4 

B.8 

8.2 

8.2 

8.8

d7.0 

dS.O 

d4.5 

d4.0 

d4.5

d4.5 

d4.0 

d4.0 

d4.5 

d4.6

d4.6 

dS.O 

d6.6 

dS.O 

d7.0

(38.0 

d6.0 

dS.O 

d6.0 

dS.O

d6.0 

d7.0 

d9.0 

d7.0 

d8.0 

d9.0

Nov.

dlO 

dS.O 

d7.0 

d6.0 

dS.O

*4.9 

7.6 

8.2 

bB 

bB

8.2 

5.4 

4.9 

5.4 *4.1

4.9 

4.5 

5.9 

bS 

b4

b3 

b2.5 

2.2 

2.4 

2.2

»2.2 

1.9 

bl 

bl.2 

1.4

Dec.

 1.6 

bl.2 

1.0 

1.0 

»b2

b2 

bl.5 

bl.5 

bl 

bl.5

al.9

»1.9 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

bl 

bl 

bl

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9 

b.B

b.B 

.9 

.9 

bl 

bl 

1.4

Jan.

0.9 

b.B 

b.B 

a. 6 

al

»b2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

al.S

»bl.5

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

bl »bl 

bl 

bl 

bl

bl 

bl 

1.2 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

 bl.4 

bl.4 

bl.4 

bl 

al

Feb.

al.4 

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2

a2 

a2 

a2 

a2 

al

al

1.6 

1.9 

bl.5

*b2 

2.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.7

2.7 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

3.0

5.4 

9.4 

15

Month

Octo 

Hove

Dece

Ca

janu 

pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ktt«

lendar year 194

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

16 

IB 

16 

5.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

1.9

2.2

2.4 

4.1 

15

12 

12 

12 

12 

8.8

7.0 

7.6 

5.9 

4.9 

5.9

7.0 

7.6 

6.4 

6.4 

10 

8.2

Apr.

10

11

12 

13 

22

IB 

17 

20 

22 

26

26 

23 

22 

23 26"

29 

24 

34 

42 

34

39 

45 

52 

59 

55

62 

62 

62 

73 

91

Secondfoot -day s

196.2 

145 

38.6

13,940.2

40.1 

79.1 

223.9 

1,054 

2,847 

3,209 

1,818 

1,329 

684

11,663.9

May

84 

75 

81 

79 

73

81 

86 

' 70 

61 

77

207 

198 146- 

141 

138

138 

144 

141 

allO 

alOO

a90 

a 65 

a 58 

a47 

a40

a37 

a35 

a 50 

a70 

a 60 

345

Maximum

9.4

10 

2

366

2 

15 

18 

91 

207 

250 

180 

79 

43

250

June

a40 

a22 

aB 

a25 

a47

a 90 

a!30 

a!20 

allO 

a!40

a!20 

a 140 

a!20 

allO 

alOO

a 100 

a!40 

a210 

a 250 

a210

a!40 

a!60

also

a!20 

111

96 

75 

59 

46 

40

July

34 

24 

8.2 

8.2 

7.0

7.0 

7.0 

7.6 

11 

15

20 

38 

57 

66 

53

44 

32 

26 

29 

30

85 

180 

167 

171 

144

128 

101 

88 

79 

70 

81

Minimum

4.0

1 

.8

.8

.6 

1 

1.2 

10 

35 

8 

7.0 

12 

14

.6

Aug.

75 

79 

73 

77 

62

59 

70 

70 

61 

53

42 

38 

36 

34 

24

20 

77 

64 

44 

38

38 

28 

22 

18

19

20 

19 

24 

15 

12 

18

Mean

6.33 

4.83 

1.25

38.1

1.29 

2.82 

7.22 

35.1 

91.6 

107 

58.6 

42.9 

22.8

32.0

Sept.

16 

20 

22 

26 

29

26 

24 

24 

43 

33

28 

28 

30

30 

30

28 

24 

24 

23 

20

20 

17 

14 

14 

14

15 

15 

15 

15 

17

Runoff in 

acre-feet

389 

268 

77

27,640

80 

157 

444 

2,090 

5,650 

6,360 

3,610 

2,640 

1,360

23,140

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec.-ft.).-^.May 11 (10 p.m. F526 seo.-ft.j July 22^12-30 a.m. ) 395 

sec.-ft.; July 23 (4:15 p.m.; 325 sec.-ft.? Aug. 17 (1:45 p.m.) 543 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, discharge measurements, 

and records for stations neai? Oolondrinas and near Shoemaker.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed as explained In footnote a.
252 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mora River near Golondrinas, N. Hex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'40", long. 105°09'30",. in Mora Grant, at highway bridge 1.2 miles upstream from Coyote Creek and 2 miles east of Golondrinas, Mora 

County.

Drainage area.- 273 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to September 1904 (gage heights only, at site at Weber) 

and October 1930 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1915 to 

December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 33 years (1915-20, 1921-49), 39.0 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet June 18 (gage height, 8.80 

feet); minimum daily, 2 second-feet Jan. 30.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 2,290 second-feet Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 10.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 400 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no 

flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 25,000 second-feet.

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.8 

8.1 

7.8 

7.8 

8.1

7.8 

5.7 

4.8 

4.6 

4.0

4.3 

4.6 

4.6 

5.4 

5.7

5.4 

5.1 

6.8 

5.1 

5.7

7.5 

5.7 

5.1 

4.8 

6.5

6.2 

6.8 

8.4 

8.1 

6.8 

8.8

Nov.

16 

9.8 

9.1 

7.1 

6.5

*6.2 

7.1 

8.8 

b8.5 

b9

t)9

b8 

b8 

7.5 

 7.1

6.5 

7.1 

8.1 

b7.5 

b7

b6 

b5 

b5 

b5 

b6

be 

*b6 

b5 

b5.5 

b6

Dec.

»b8 

b7 

b8

b8 

*b6

b5 

b4.5 

b4.5 

b4 

b4

b4.5 

»b5 

b5 

4.8 

4.0

b3 

b3 

b3.5 

b3.5 

b3.5

b3.5 

b3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

b3.5

b3 

b3.5 

b4 

bS.5 

b3.5 

b4

Jan.

b4

b4 

b3.5 

a3 

a2.5

*a3 

b3.5 

b4 

b4 

b3

b3 

b3.5 

a3. 5 

b3.5 

a4.5

a4 

*a3 

a3 

a3 

aS

a3. 5 

aS. 5 

a4 

a4 

a3

as. 5 

aS 

a3 

a.3 

a2 

a2.5

Feb.

a3 

aS 

aS.S 

aS.S 

aS. 5

S3. 5 

aS. 5 

a3.5 

aS 

a3

aS 

a3.5 

a4 

a4.5 

aS

a7 

a6 

aS 

a4 

a5

bS 

4.6 

4.3 

 4.3 

4.8

4.8 

5.4 

11

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .......................

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

ei:::::::^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 400 sec. -ft.).- May

Mar.

13 

16 

18 

15 

6.5

5.1 

4.8 

4.8 

4.3 

4.0

3.4 

3.4 

3.6 

3.4 

6.0

8.4 

8.1 

7.8 

8.1 

8.8

8.4 

7.1 

7.1 

6.0 

5.4

5.7 

6.8 

7.1 

7.1 

8.8 

8.4

Apr.

9.1 

10 

12 

13 

16

28 

22 

23 

24 

26

29 

28 

28 

29 

29

33 

30 

34 

50 

41

40 

44 

52 

62 

63

60 

66 

66 

67 

85

Secondfoot-days

193.9 

219.4 

138.6

14,975.6

103.5 

124.2 

230.4 

1,119.1 

3,053 

3,816.1 

2,009 

1,435.2 

822

13,264.4

May

85 

74 

71 

76 

64

65 

80 

70 

61 

66

112 

289 

185 

176 

186

193 

178 

163 

121 

103

81 

78 

59 

48 

41

39 

59 

62 

59 

59 

50

Maximum

8.8 

16 

8

342

4.5 

11 

18 

85 

289 

425 

231 

96 

131

425

June

43 

25 

8.1 

49 

75

142 

133 

149 

126 

128

152 

147 

155 

143 

130

124 

117 

249 

425 

168

149 

186 

142 

137 

129

111 

90 

73 

59 

52

Minimum

July

46 

37 

22 

15 

11

13 

12

11 

11 

24

30 

32 

52 

74 

52

43 

38 

47 

33 

38

32

231 

188 

218 

147

126 

103 

88 

86 

74 

75

4.0 

5 

3

2

2 

3 

3.4 

9.1 

39 

8.1 

11 

8.4 

12

2

Aug.

77 

78 

75 

88 

70

63 

70 

81 

73 

64

51 

46 

46 

41 

36

28 

96 

80 

46 

37

33 

30 

20 

16 

12

14 

15 

17 

15 

8.4 

8.8

Mean

6.25 

7.31 

4.47

40.9

3.34 

4.44 

7.43 

37.3 

98.5 

127 

64.8 

46.3 

27.4

36.3

Sept.

12 

20 

17 

20 

28

25 

24 

25 

131 

51

32 

29 

29 

30 

31

29 

25 

24 

24 

22

21 

21 

18 

18 

16

16 

16 

23 

25 

20

Runoff in 

acre-feet

385 

435 

275

29,700

205 

246 

457 

2,220 

6,060 

7,570 

3,980 

2,850 

1,630

26,310

12 (2:30 a.m.) 629 sec. -ft.; June 18 (9 p.m.) 1,500 sec.

, UUXJF £.hj V^-A p.Ultl iJ&O OCU.-1L., Oepli . a ^D:%U p.m./ Oil BCU.-lb.

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, discharge measurements,

r*»corda for sfcflt-.ioriH nfc T.n Huava »nrt MP«T» <?Vi«pm»lf»»»

a nv gage-height x-cuvx-u; u-Lctuiiax~£c uumpui/eu un uets.m u

and records for stations at La Cueva and near Shoemaker. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 253

Mora River near Shoemaker, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48', long. 104°47',. in Mora arant, 4| miles east 

or Shoemaker, Mora County, and 23 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,104 square miles.

Records available.- October to December 1914 and October 1930 to September 1949 in reports 

or Geological survey. October 1914 to December 1931 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1915-17, 1919-25, 1926^-49), 64.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,250 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 7.82 

feet], minimum daily, 0.9 second-foot Oct. 6, 7.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 15,200 second-feet June 3, 1948 (gage height, 12.79 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Floods of Sept. 29, 1904, and June 11, 1913, probably exceeded 30,000 second-feet

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

which are poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

£1 

22 

23 

24 

25

£6 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.2 

1.1

.9 

.9 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.2 

1.3

1.6

2.3

1.8 

1.5 

1.5 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

1.8 

1.6 

3.1

Nov.

9.1 

9.5 

7.2 

5.6 

4.5

4.2

3.9 

3.9 

4.5 

5.1

4.8 

5.4 

6.9 

6.5 

5.9

5.6 

5.1 

4. S 

5.1 

5.4

5.4 

6.9 

6.5 

5.6 

5.9

5.6 

*5.1 

b6 

b6 

b8

Dec.

9 

10 

11 

12 

16

»17 

b!2 

b!3 

all

blO

b!3 

16 

15 

17 

15

13 

13 

10 

b9 

9.8

10 

12 

b!2 

bll 

b!4

bll 

b!2 

b!2 

a!3 

a!4 

15

Jan.

14 

15 

a!2 

alO

39

a9 

 blO 

al2 

a 13 

al5

a 10 

alO 

alO 

a!2 

b!7

b!5 

al4 

a!4 

a!5 

a!6

a!6 

a!5 

a!3 

alO 

a 10

a!2 

a!2 

a!2 

alO 

a5 

a5

Feb.

a6 

a8 

a8 

alO 

a!2

a9 

alO 

alO 

alO 

a9

a!2 

a!4 

a!6 

a!5 

a!4

b!6 

*18 

20 

20 

21

20 

18 

17 

16 

17

18 

18

19

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

lendar year 1943

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

19 

15 

17 

16 

16

15

9.8 

7.2 

5.9 

4.8

4.5 

4.5 

4.2 

3.6 

3.5

3.3 

2.9

2.3 

2.5

3.1

2.9 

2.5 

2.3 

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.7 

3.3 

3.1

Apr.

3.3 

4.2 

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

3.9 

3.5 

3.6 

3.5 

3.9

3.9 

3.6 

4.2 

4.S 

4.5

3.9 

3.6 

8.0 

6.5 

12

17 

14 

17 

24 

34

34 

35 

41 

43 

43

Secondfoot-days

44.5 

174 

387.8

26,050.6

372 

401 

188.6 

396.4 

2,818 

5,572 

5,338.4 

2,387 

2,986

19,065.7

May

50 

54 

44 

43

44

39 

58 

77 

56 

54

66 

379 

246 

200 

205

202 

183 

155 

127 

96

80 

68 

58 

36 

26

21 

17 

27 

34 

38 

35

Maximum

3.1 

9.5 

17

2,920

17 

21 

19 

43 

379 

1,190 

371 

190 

1,180

1,190

June

29 

23 

16 

14

26

77 

115 

151 

151 

119

136 

185 

178 

171 

142

129 

119 

115 

1,190 

390

315 

449 

279 

232 

215

ISO 

151 

115 

89

71

July

59 

48 

40 

32 

20

11 

8.7 

10 

S.7 

8.0

25 

47 

36 

75 

153

72 

51 

43 

147 

43

39 

360 

228 

361 

264

192 

162 

123 

113 

138 

371

Minimum

0.9 

3.9 

9

.9

5 

6 

2.1 

3.3 

17 

14 

8.0 

11 

15

.9

Aug.

123 

121 

129 

178 

146

113 

98 

111 

115 

103

90 

74 

'1 

66 

61

53 

44 

190 

a!20 

a80

a50 

a45 

a35 

32 

26

22 

26 

17 

15 

12 

11

Mean

1.44 

5.80 

12.5

71.2

12.0 

14.3 

6.08 

13.2 

90.9 

186 

108 

77.0 

99.5

52.2

Peak discharge (base, 80O sec. -ft.).- May 12 (10:45 a.m.) l.OOO sec. -ft.; June 19 (3:30

Sept.

17 

35 

15 

16 

31

56 

31 

28 

566 

1,180

121 

80 

62 

£9 

79

80 

56 

47 

43 

40

39 

34 

34 

32 

31

31 

29 

30 

31 

53

Runoff In 

acre-feet

88 

345 

769

51,660

738 

795 

374 

786 

5,590 

11,050 

6,620 

4,730 

5,920

37,800

p.m.)

* Winter discharge meaaurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations at La Cueva, near Oolondrinas, and Canadian River near Sanchez. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
254 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'40", long. 105°09'50", in Mora Grant, a third 

or a mile downstream from Coyote Creek dam site, about 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 

2 miles northeast of Golondrinas, Mora County.

Drainage area.- 257 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1949 In reports of Geological Survey. April 

isaa to uecemoer 1931 in reports of State engineer*

Average discharge.- 21 years (1928-49), 13.5 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,100 second-feet July 22 (gage height, 5.55 

reei;), from rating curve-extended above 50 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height, 5.55 feet; minimum daily, 1.2 second-feet, June 2.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 3,020 second-feet Aug. 30, 1936 (gage height, 10.1 

feet, site and datun then In use), from rating curve extended above 250 second-feet 

by logarithmic plotting; no fXow Aug. 4, 1945.

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

which are poor. Diversions and small storage lakes above station for irrigation.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.6

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.4 

3.6 

3.6 

3.8 

4.3

4.5 

4.0 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

4.0 

4.5 

5.2 

5.0 

4.3 

5.7

Nov.

10 

6.8 

6.2 

5.5 

5.2

6.5 

6.5 

6.8 

a8 

8.4

7.6 

7.1 

8.4 

7.6 

*7.3

6.5 

6.5 

6.8 

b6 

b7

7.1 

b7 

7.1 

6.8 

6.8

7.9 

*b8 

b7 

10 

9.7

Dec.

*blO 

b9 

blO 

blO 

*blO

bll 

b8 

b9 

b6 

b6

b7 

*b7 

b7 

9.0 

8.4

b8 

b8 

b6 

b7 

b8

9.0 

8.2 

9.0

7.3 

a7.0

a6 

b8 

b8 

b7 

a7 

a8

Jan.

b8 

b8 

b7 

a6 

a7

*b8

a8

38

a9 

a7

a7 

a7 

a8 

a8 

a9

a6 

*b6 

a6 

a6 

ae

a« 

a7 

a7 

7.6 

b6

7.9 

b6 

aS 

a5 

a4 

a4

Feb.

a4

35

aS 

a5 

a5

a6

a6 

a6 

a6 

a5

aS 

a6 

a8 

a7 

aS

a8

38

a9 

a9 

a9

a9 

alO

all *11 

12

11 

12 

11

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu: 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1943

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

11 

11 

9.7 

11 

10

11 

11 

12 

11 

12

12 

11 

9.7 

6.0 

6.0

6.8 

6.0 

5.7 

5.2 

5.0

4.3

.0 

.0 

.3

.5

.3 

.3 

.0 

.0 

5.5 

4.5

Apr.

5.7 

7.1 

8.2 

8.4 

7.9

7.1 

6.5 

6.2 

6.5

11

13 

12 

8.2 

4.0 

8.2

6.8 

7.9 

6.5 

9.0 

5.7

4.7 

4.3 

4.5 

6.0 

5.2

3.2 

4.0 

5.7 

7.3 

3.4

Secondfoot -days

116.6 

218.1 

248.9

5,262.9

210.5 

217 

230.8 

304.0 

504.6 

401.5 

713.6 

401.7 

170.5

3,637.8

May

3.6 

3.6 

3.2 

3.0 

3.6

4.0 

7.9 

6.2 

5.7 

12

54 

122 

56 

36 

34

26 

20 

17 

16 

15

11 

10 

7.1 

4.3 

4.3

4.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.4 

3.4 

2.3

Maximum

5.7 

. 10 

11

137

9 

12 

12 

13 

122 

50 

189 

62 

15

189

June

1.4 

1.2 

2.0 

2.5 

2.2

5.0 

13 

.9.0 

5.7 

4.7

4.7 

6.5 

10 

8.4 

5.2

3.8 

3.2 

4.0 

50 

18

16 

41 

47 

43 

30

19 

14 

11 

10 

10

July

9.3 

7.9 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0

6.5 

5.0 

5.2 

3.8 

5.2

7.9 

9.0 

7.6 

15 

11

7.6 

7.6 

7.3 

6.0 

5.5

46 

189 

91 

71 

48

34 

ZZ 

17 

34 

10 

5.7

Minimum

2.6

5.2 

6

2.0

4 

4 

4.0 

3.2 

2.3 

1.2 

3.8 

1.3 

2.3

1.2

Aug.

5.2 

20 

54 

34 

15

13 

13 

13 

12 

10

8.2 

6.5 

5.5 

5.2 

4.5

4.7 

42 

62 

11 

10

9.0 

7.3 

6.5 

5.0 

9.3

7.6 

2.0 

1.3 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

Mean

3.76 

7.27 

3.03

14.4

6.79 

7.75 

7.45 

6.80 

16.3 

13.4 

33.0 

13.0 

5.68

9.97

Sept.

2.3

2.3 

2.3 

2.8 

3.8

3.6 

4.3

 3.2 

15 

10

6.0 

5.2 

5.5 

5.7 

6.5

7.6 

6.0 

5.7 

5.7 

5.5

5.2 

5.0 

4.7 

5.2 

5.2

5.2 

5.2 

8.1 

9.0 

8.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

231 

433 

494

10,440

418 

430 

458 

405 

1,000 

796 

1,420 

797 

338

7,220

Peak discharge (base. 175 sec. -ft.).- May 12 (2 a.m.) 418 see. -ft.; July 22 (12:30 a.m.) 1.100

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on thla day.

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

at La Cueva and near Qolondrlnaa.

b Stage-discharge relation, affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 255

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35"24 1 10", long. 104°26'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 36, T. 

14 H., R. 23 E., 1.5 miles northeast of Variadero and 15 miles west of Conchas Dam.

Drainage area.- 523 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 31.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,730 second-feet July 13. (gage height, 9.85 

reet), from rating curve extended above 137 second-feet on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 10.0 feet; no flow at times.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 51,800 second-feet June 3, 1937 (gage height, 21.20 feet, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 600 second-feet on basis 

of Manning formula; no flow at times.

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

wnicn are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to-September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

23

26

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb.

aO 

aO *bo 

bO 

bo

bO 

bO 

bO 

bO 

0

0 

0 

bO 

bO 

bO

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

1 

1

0 

0

Month

Oeto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Maro 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

n^::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar. Apr.

Secondfoot -days

1 

0 

0

1,167

0 

2

0 

152 

73 

623 

4,339 

461 

762

6,413

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

20 

9 

123

w

May

43 

10 

5 

al 

aO

ao 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

ao 

aO 

2 

4

al

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

0 

0

0 

0

4 

3 

0 

0

ixlraura

1

0 

0

367

0 

1 

0 

123 

43 

302 

1,820 

120 

267

1,820

June

0 

0 

0 

1 

0

0 

40 

25 

12 

44

8 

a2 

43 

13 

as

a2

al 

1 

20

15

8 

4 

17 

9 

4

al 

aO 

aO 

46 

302

Minimum

July

alS 

a30 

a7

a4 

3

4

2 

10 

21 

348

512 

183 

1,620

174 

53

53 

27 

60 

45 

12

a6 

135

34 

13 

7

5

7 

6 

4 

246 

473

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

2 

0 

0

0

Aug.

107 

45 

17 

10 

8

6 

5 

a4

a3

S.Z

al 

aO 

aO 

aO

1

0 

a70 

al20 

28 

11

8 

a2 

a3 

8 

a2

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

ao

Mean

0.03 

0 

0

3.2

0 

.1 

0 

5.1 

2.4 

20.6 

140 

14.9 

25.4

17.6

Sept.

0 

46

51 

15 

8

5 

5 

20 

230 

267

54 

20 

10 

a6 

a3

a2 

a2 

a2 

82 

2

2 

al 

al 

al 

al

al 

al 

al 

al 

a2

Runoff in

 ore-feet

2.0 

0 

0

2,320

0 

4.0 

0 

301 

145 

1,240 

8,610 

914 

1,510

12,730

Peak dtaoharee (base. 1,500 aeo.-ft.).- July 10 (11:45 p.m.) 2,000 see. -ft,) July 13 (10 a.m.)

a Ho gage-height reoordj discharge pomputed on basis of weather records, discharge measurements,and 

records for stations In adjoining drainage areas, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by loe.
256 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24'00", long. 104°11 I 05", in Pablo Montoya Grant, 

i.iivu feet downstream from Conchas Dam, 2 miles north of Conchas Dam post office, San 

Miguel County.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 15 second-feet May 31 to June 2; no flow 

at times.

1942-49: Maximum daily discharge, 21 second-feet July 10-13, Sept. 7-10, 1948; no 

flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from Conchas Reservoir for irrigation on Bell

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

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

Calendar year 1948. .........

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

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

Water year 1948-49. .........

Maximum

3.7

0

21

12

12

15

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

1.81

.18

0

2.93

.38

.85

1.85

4.63

2.26

2.07

5.20

4.55

1.99

Runoff in 

acre-feet

111

11

0

2,130

21

52

110

285

134

127

320

271

1,440
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam, N. Mex.

257

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°21'45", long. 104°10'15", in S^ sec. 3, T. 13 

NTTRT 26 E., about 1 mile downstream from head gates in Conchas Dam, 1 mile northwest of Conchas Dam post office, and 22 miles north of Newkirk. Prior to Nov. 19 

1948, water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Records available.- August 1945 to June 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during period October 1948 to June 1949, 248 second-feet 

wag 29; no flow at times.

1946-49: Maximum daily discharge, 355 second-feet Apr. 17, 18, 1948; no flow at 

times.

Remarks.- Records good except those for October, which are fair, and those for January 

ana February, which are poor. Water is diverted from Conchas Reservoir for use on 

Tucumcari Project.

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, October 1,948 to June 1949

Month

Calendar year 1948.....

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

Maximum

151

0.

355

_

Minimum

148

0

0

Mean

150

O

U2

52 ' 7

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0

81,4OO

26 . 44O
258 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N. Mex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°00'00", long. 103°44 I 35", in NE£ sec. 3, T. 20 

N., K. 30 E., at ford on New Mexico State Highway 57, 3f miles northwest of Bueyeros 

and 19^ miles northeast of Mosquero.

Records available.- March to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 20,400 second-feet Aug, 15 (gage-height, 7.90 

reet), by slope-area method; minimum dally, 0.4 second-foot June 2.

Remarks.- Records good. Diversions for irrigation above and below station. Records of 

suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for water year 1949 are given In 

Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dac. Jan. Feb.

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mov

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

h 18-31 

1

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

4.7 

4.2 

12

11 

8.6 

5.8 

3.8 

5.2

5.8 

5.8 

5.2 

6.4 

8.6 

8.6

Apr.

9.6 

11 

14 

14 

12

8.6 

7.8 

7.1 

- 7.8 

6.4

5.8 

5.2 

4.2 

4.2 

4.2

4.7 

4.2 

7.1 

8.6 

13

11 

12 

8.6 

7.8 

8.6

11 

14 

3.4 

4.2 

3.4

Secondroot-days

95.7 

243.5 

401.1 

374.2 

919.1 

3,945.6 

591.8

-

May

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

1.6 

1.6

5.2 

14 

14 

11 

5.2

4.2

3.8 

3.8 

2.7 

277

8.6 

6.4 

6.4 

3.8 

3.4

2.4 

2.7 

2.4 

3.0 

2.4

2.0 

1.8 

2.0 

1.8 

1.1 

1.0

Maximum

12 

14 

277 

30 

342 

1,370 

179

-

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 sec. -ft.).- May 15 (1:45 p.m.) 3,630

June

0.6 

.4 

.8 

16 

22

23 

29 

14 

18 

22

13 

24 

3,8 

14 

18

16 

8.6 

30 

16 

14

14 

12 

6.4 

7.8 

7.1

7.1 

5.2 

4.2 

4.2 

3.0

Minimum

July

2.0 

16 

12 

5.8 

3.0

2.4 

2.4 

2.7 

8.6 

26

342 

122 

26 

18 

84

50 

12 

7.8 

7.1 

5.2

6.4 

8.6 

4.7 

3.4 

3.4

45 

46 

24 

11 

6.4 

6.2

3.8 

3.4 

1.0 

4 

2.0 

2.4 

2.0

-

Aug.

3.8 

4.7 

55 

16 

11

4.7 

3.4 

2.4 

94 

943

315 

267 

273 

183 

3,370

169 

37 

16 

12 

11

8.6 

7.1 

5.8 

5.2 

4.7

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

47 

50 

14

Mean

6.84 

8.12 

12.9 

12.5 

29.6 

127 

19.7

-

Sept.

16 

20 

18 

14 

13

74 

179 

62 

87 

16

13 

7.8 

5.8 

5.8 

hS.S

h4.7 

h2.o 

h2.7 

h4.2 

h5.2

h3.8 

h2.4 

3.4 

3.4 

3.4

3.4 

3.8 

3.8 

4.2 

4.2

Runoff In 

acre-feet

190 

483 

796 

742 

1,820 

7,830 

1,170

13,030

ec.-ft.j July 11 (9 p.m.) 3,070

sec.-ft.; Aug. 9 (11:45 p.m.} 7,540 sec.-ft.j Aug. 15 (9 p.m.) 20,400 'seo.-ft.; Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) 

1,530 sec.-ft.

h Discharge computed from staff-gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

Ute Creek near Logan, N. Mex.

Location. - Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°24' , long. 103°30', in NE-f sec. 35, T. 14 N., R. 

3ii E., a quarter of a mile downstream from Logan-Trigg Ranch road crossing, 4 miles 

upstream from mouth, and 6 miles northwest of Logan. Datum of gage is 3,758.50 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area . - 2,073 square miles.

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1949. August 1904 to June 1906 and April 

1909 to way a.914 (gage heights only, January 1912 to May 1914) at site half a mile 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,500 second-feet May 15 (gage height, 6.09 

reet ) , from rating curve extended above 950 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 5.50 feet; no flow at times.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet May 28, 1946 (gage height, 8.40 

feet), from rating curve extended above 950 second-feet on basis of slope-area 

determination at gage height 5.50 feet; no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.0 feet sometime in 1941, from information furnished by 

Bureau of Reclamation.

Remarks.- Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation. 

Cooperation.- Records collected in cooperation with Bureau of Reclamation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

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

Oct. .

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

aO 

aO 

aO

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

17

Nov.

1 

0 

0 

0 

0

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

aO 

0 

0 

0

Dec. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

bo 

bO

bO 

bO 

1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

*0 

0 

0 

0 

 0

0 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO 

aO

Feb.

aO 

aO 

ao 

aO 

aO

aO 

so 

ao 

0 

0

6 

21 

45 

17 

9

9 

6 

4 

2

1

al 

aO 

aO 

0 

2

32 

45 

18

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

13 

7 

6 

4 

2

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

1

2 

670

325 

a40 

a!5 

alO 

a8

alO 

a!2 

as 

a5

a4

Secondfoot-days

17 

1 

0

7,281

1 

218 

32 

1,110 

4,485 

3,075 

3,234 

3,570 

1,382

17,125

May

a2 

al 

1 

8 

9

2

30 

219 

83 

16

5 

96 

83 

149

1,430

2,150 

101 

45 

25 

11

7 

a4 

a2 

a2 

al

al 

1 

1 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

17 

1 

0

2,160

1 

45 

13 

670 

2,150 

534 

906 

1,370 

439

2,150

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

15

271

271 

186 

60 

456

alOO 

a 40 

a!40 

155 

48

45 

a8 

80 

48 

50

154 

149 

58 

20 

8

36 

34

2 

534

167

Minimum

July

a 70 

a 30 

alO 

a5 

a2

0 

21 

43 

291 

310

155 

432 

240 

175 

220

a!40 

a90 

33 

28 

11

2 

1 

0 

0 

0

0 

6 

1 

3 

9 

906

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

59 

680 

a85 

a50 

a40

a40 

a30 

a 20 

alO 

a330

278 

76 

48 

24 

48

1,370 

204 

58 

55 

21

8 

3 

1 

0 

2

2 

1 

0 

0 

0 

27

Mean

0.5 

.03 

0

19.9

.03 

7.8 

1.0 

37.0 

145 

102 

104 

115 

46.1

46.9

Sept.

17 

11

4 % 

1 

1

139 

17 

257 

218 

439

alSO 

a 80 

330 

alO 

2

2 

2 

1 

1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

34 

2.0 

0

14,440

2.0 

432 

63 

2,200 

8,900 

6,100 

6, -410 

7,080 

2,740

33,960

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 sec.-ft.).- May 15 (12 p.m.) 12,500 sec.-ft.j July 31 (9 a.m.) 6,900 

ec.-ft.j Aug. 16 (8:30 a.m.) 9,75O sec.-ft.

* Observation of no flow made on this day.

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

iver at Logan.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
260 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little River near Tecumseh, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°10'b5", long. 96°55'55", near northwest corner 

 seo. 18, T. 8N..R. 4E.,at bridge on State Highway 18, If miles downstream from

Dance Creek and 5 miles south of Tecumseh. Datum of gage is 898.52 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 456 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,300 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 19. 

reet); minimum, 3.2 second-feet '^ct. 6, 8.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1949; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 22, 

1944.

Maximum stage known, 25.58 feet in 1932.

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

wnlch are fair. 

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area. .

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4.4 

4.4 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4

3.6 

3.6 

3.4 

3.8 

4.8

4.4

4.4 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

5.6 

6.4 

6.4 

4.8 

5.6

7.6 

7.2 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

7.? 

7.2 

7.3 

8.6 

8.6 

9.2

Nov.

?.Z 

19 

'9.8 

8.6 

7.6

7.2 

7.2 

7.6 

10 

9.8

8.6 

9.2 

9.8 

9.8 

10

10 

8.6 

8.6 

8.0

7.6

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

9.8 

9.2

9.2 

11 

19 

15 

13

Dec.

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.8

8.0 

8.6 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

9.8 

10 

10 

46 

50

25 

15 

13 

13 

*13

12 

12 

12

13 

13

12 

12

13 

13

9^2

Jan.

9.8 

12 

12 

11 

b9.5

b8 

13

12 

12 

11

*15 

20 

26 

37 

112

146 

b65 

b50 

*b40 

b35

b30

b50 

919 

a240 

a!30

alOO 

*b75 

b55 

b35 

b25 

*b22

Feb.

bZO 

b30 

b45 

blOO 

b!80

431 

486 

*879 

779 

431

446 

584 

600 

601 

979

a410 

198 

155 

118 

96

563 

223 

810 

724 

216

171 

188 

164

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febn 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

fcer year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

120 

120. 

98 

83 

77

72 

59 

61 

61 

53

50 

52 

50 

46 

42

42 

46 

42 

38 

37

686 

216 

138 

92 

76

205 

143 

88 

70 

98 

96

Apr.

54 

59 

75 

66 

63

54 

46 

42 

802 

1,030

188

135 

96 

73 

53

48 

47 

44 

43 

47

52 

58 

50 

46 

42

44 

52 

56 

59 

380

Secondfoot-days

177.6 

311.0 

432.2

61,409.8

2,337.3 

10,627 

3,157 

3,904 

46,284 

21,294 

1,013 

496.3 

777.5

90,810.9

May

1,900 

265 

106 

73 

53

42 

127 

187 

72 

50

42 

40 

37 

36 

223

155 

476 

24,400 

11,500 

1,250

265 

163 

178 

813 

234

1,680 

496 

492 

515 

225 

189

Maximum

9.2 

22 

50

12,200

919 

979 

686 

1,030 

24,400 

7,480 

105 

74 

215

24,400

June

137 

115 

2,350 

609 

222

125 

98 

107 

94 

7,480

6,450 

1,040 

475 

244

208

143 

119 

103 

98 

88

80 

70 

66 

94 

223

210 

92 

60 

50 

44

Minimum

July

40 

36 

34 

35 

95

62 

37 

32 

31 

32

38 

105 

50

33 

30

32 

26 

22 

21

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

19 

15 

14 

28 

27

3.4 

7.2

8.0

3.4

8 

20 

37 

42 

36 

44 

14 

6.9 

7.2

3.4

Aug.

16 

14 

13 

12 

12

14 

13 

16 

35 

28

16 

12 

74 

36 

21

13 

10 

14 

16 

12

8.6 

7.2 

6.9 

6.9 

7.2

7.2 

7.2 

6.9 

7.2 

12 

22

Mean

5.73 

10.4 

13.9

168

75.4 

380 

102 

130 

1,493 

710 

32.7 

16.0 

25.9

249

Sept.

15 

11 

19 

23 

42

23 

14 

24 

15 

12

9.5 

13 

32 

215 

67

82 

37 

21 

14 

10

9.0 

8.6 

7.2 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.2 

8.6 

8.0 

7.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

352 

617 

857

121,800

4,640 

21,080 

6,260 

7,740 

91,800 

42,240 

2,010 

984 

1,540

180,100

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 sec.-ft.).- May 18 (6:15 p.m.) 32,300 sec.-ft.; May 26 (2:45 a.m.) 

 5,210 sec.-ft.; June 10 (11:30 p.m.) 3.1,200 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Sasakwa.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 26 

Little River near Sasakwa, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°59', long. 96°33', in NE£ sec. 22, T. 6 K., R. 

'I K., at county highway bridge, 2% miles northwest of Sasakwa, 5 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek, and 16 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 749.21 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 865 square miles.

Records available.- September 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 30.80 

feet); minimum, 4.6 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 3.09 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 39,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 32.50 

feet, from floodmark); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot Aug. 19, 1943 (gage height, 

2.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or partly estimated 

gage-height record, which are fair, and those for period of no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source above station.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

6.4 

6.4 

6.6 

6.9 

6.6

6.4 

5.8 

5.3

5.1 

4.8

4.6 

4.8 

4.8

5.1 

5.3

7.4 

7.4 

7.1 

8.8 

8.8

8.8 

10 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

Nov.

a!5 

al5 

a20 

a 40 

a 5

a!7 

a!5 

. 13 

f!3 

f!4

f!5

15 

17 

17 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

15 

16 

16

17 

19 

21 

26 

29

Dec.

30 

26 

23 

22

21

20 

19 

18

17 

17

17 

18 

19 

25 

60

88 

59 

42 

32 

26

24 

24 

23 

22 

23

24 

24 

24 

24 

24 

23

Jan.

22 

20 

22 

24 

24

22

21 

18 

20 

25

30 

34 

33 

31 

40

61 

108 

97 

*59 

44

36 

49 

277 

855 

663

223 

202 

146 

bllO 

b!45 

*b!25

Feb.

b90 

b65 

b62 

110 

223

568 

832

*1,500 

1,870 

1,750

878 

745 

1,000 

3,130 

3,060

2,630 

1,970 

810 

479 

363

1,480 

1,300 

1,000 

3,460 

3,180

1,190 

586 

496

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Cs.

janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

403 

363 

355 

307 

268

238 

209 

188 

182 

176

152 

146 

144 

139 

130

123 

123 

122 

117 

112

1,880 

2,680 

724 

395 

307

1,290 

586 

395 

291 

223 

195

Apr.

188

163 

157 

152 

152

142 

129 

118 

188 

1,850

2,740 

1,170 

445 

323 

238

182

157 

146 

132 

124

123 

132 

132 

127 

132

143 

121 

120 

120 

358

Secondfoot -day a

255.2 

541 

858

185,083.8

3,586 

34,827 

12,963 

10,404 

116,472 

44,977 

2,391 

1,115.4 

4,462

232,851.6

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- May 2 (5 a.m.)

May

4,450 

4,500 

1,820 

550 

363

581 

769 

1,860 

1,050 

479

283 

202 

163 

142 

315

745 

605 

12,400 

27,200 

24,400

16,400 

5,140 

964 

2,420

2,110

1,270 

1,680 

1,160 

975 

926 

550

Maximum

14 

40 

88

26,500

855 

3,460 

2,680 

2,740 

27,200 

8,820 

331 

114 

1,290

27,200

June

379 

276 

238 

903 

2,180

705 

299 

268 

1,260 

2,520

f6,960 

f8,820 

7,820 

5,570 

2,740

663 

462 

347 

283 

246

216 

182 

176 

169 

209

223 

371 

238 

142

112

July

93 

84 

77 

72 

69

188 

331 

108 

76 

66

66 

276 

122 

121 

73

58 

54 

50 

45 

40

35 

31 

30 

29 

28

26 

26 

24 

24 

36 

33

Minimum

4.6

13 

17

4.6

18 

62 

112 

118 

142 

112 

24 

9.4 

15

4.6

Aug.

37 

46 

32 

25 

21

38 

27 

22 

19 

23

44 

50 

35 

98 

86

59

41 

28 

114 

96

36 

26 

20 

16 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.4 

10 

11

Mean

8.23 

18.0 

.27.7

506

116 

1,244 

418 

347 

3,757 

1,499 

77.1 

36.0 

149

638

Sept.

17 

19 

31 

33 

35

34 

37 

49

129 

52

41 

30 

114 

350 

1,020

1,290 

623 

178 

91 

58

42 

33 

28 

24 

20

18 

18 

17 

16 

15

Runoff In 

acre-feet

506 

1,070 

1,700

367,100

7,110 

69,080 

25,710 

20,640 

231,000 

89,210 

4,740 

2,210 

8,850

461,800

5,160 sec. -ft.; May 19 (7 a.m.) 29,800

sec.-ft.; June 12 (12 m.) 9,O40 se

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and records for station near Tecumseh.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height record.
262 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Qaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°59 I , long. 95°37', in sec. 21, T. 6 N., R. 16 E., 

tnree-quarters of a mile upstream from Nutter Creek and 6f miles northeast of Krebs. 

Auxiliary water-stage recorder at bridge on State Highway 31, If miles upstream. Datum 

of both gages is 551.22 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 588 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,450 second-feet Jxie 16; maximum gage height, 

22-.4S feet June 16; no flow Oct. 1 to Dec. 14.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 62,000 second-feet May 11, 1943 (gage height, 31.7 feet, 

from floodmark), by contracted-opening method; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 31.9 feet Feb. 18, 1938, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharges above about 1,900 second-feet computed by using fall as 

determined from auxiliary water-stage recorder as a factor.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and 19 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949'

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

2.8

6.4 

8.1 

7.2 

10 

7.6

4.4 

3.3 

2.2 

2.0

1.7

1.4 

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.6 

a. 6

Jan.

aO.6 

a. 6 

a. 6 

.7 

.5

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3

.2 

.4 

.7 

1.0 

1.4

1.1 

1.1 

1.5 

1.4 

1.2

1.1 

1.0 

2.4 

52 

965

2,960 

3,330 

3,120 

3,240 

2,480 

a920

Feb.

a290 

186 

334 

1,440 

2,300

1,400 

770 

420 

260 

180

137 

122 

1,980 

4,230 

6,360

7,060 

5,480 

2,510 

603 

330

350 

340 

455 

2,070 

3,370

1,920

1,120 

532

Month

nber. ...................................

lendar year 1948

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

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

360 

290 

250 

218 

194

176 

146 

128 

114 

96

91 

81 

69 

62 

54

47 

46 

46 

42 

40

1,920 

2,940 

3,560 

1,690 

545

1,290 

2,380 

2,410 

1,230 

502 

300

Apr.

250

196 

156 

135 

117

102 

93 

80 

81 

1,150

2,630 

1,900 

795 

370 

240

174 

135 

116 

102 

93

83 

80 

75 

69 

64

196 

695 

564 

280 

232

Secondfoot-days

0 

0 

60.8

109,175.1

17,105.8 

46,549 

21,317 

11,253 

18,191 

21,964 

309.6 

513.9 

3,780.1

141,044.2

May

1,850 

4,390 

4,760 

2,180 

425

238 

178 

160 

260 

214

158 

122 

102 

85 

72

63 

78 

417 

570 

274

140 

96 

83 

69 

312

271 

133 

85 

155 

144 

107

Maximum

0 

0 

10

8,590

3,350 

7,060 

3,560 

2,630 

4,760 

7,050 

38 

268 

670

7,060

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 16 (9 a.m.) 7,250 sec

June

68 

49 

36 

26 

25

21 

35 

23 

16 

21

23 

30 

165 

2,350 

5,030

7,050 

4,660 

1,200 

198 

138

102 

81 

68 

53 

53

172 

109 

77 

49 

36

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0

0

.2

122 

40 

64 

63 

16 

1.4 

.8 

.2

0

.-ft.; May

38 

38 

25 

20 

15

12 

20 

22 

16 

12

11 

9.0 

6.4 

6.4 

6.8

6.4 

6.4 

6.0 

4.4 

3.3

2.6 

1.8

1.7 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

2.8 

3.6 

3.8

Aug.

3.8 

3.3 

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

2.6 

2.6 

1.2

1.0 

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

3.6

8.1 

23 

9.0 

268 

85

 29

12 

10 

16 

9.0

5.6 

3.0 

2.6 

1.5 

1.1 

.S

Mean

0 

0 

1.96

298

552 

1,662 

688 

375 

587 

732 

9.99 

16.6 

126

386

3 (8 a.m.)

Sept.

0.7 

.6 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2 

.3 

13 

7.2 

62

36 

13 

440 

670 

558

410 

432 

390 

264 

140

107 

78 

49 

32 

25

19 

13 

8.1 

6.0 

5.0

Runoff In 

acre -feet

0 

0 

121

216,600

33,930 

92,330 

42,280 

22,320 

36,080 

43,560 

614 

1,020 

7,500

279,800

5,180 sec.-

ft.; June 16 (9 a.m.; 7,450 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 863 

North Canadian River near Quymon, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43'20", long. 101°29'30", in NW&W£ sec. 18, T. 

 3 fi., R. 15 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 64 at Dry Sand Draw, It miles upstream from

Gulf Creek and 2f miles north of Ouymon. Datum of gage is 2,970.93 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,139 square miles, including that of Dry Sand Draw.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949 (includes flow of Dry Sand Draw).

Average discharge.- 11 years, 36.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,380 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 5.58 feet); 

minimum, 0.5 second-foot Aug. 23.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 44,000 second-feet Sept. 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.82 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times 1938-41, 1943-45. 

Maximum stage known, that of Sept. 23, 1941.

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

wnicn are poor.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.5 

3.5 

2.6 

2.4 

1.8

2.0 

2.0 

2.6 

3.2 

3.5

3.8 

3.8 

4.8 

5.6 

6.1

5.6 

6.1 

7.5 

9.1 

10

16 

14 

12 

9.7 

7.0

5.6 

5.6 

7.0 

7.0 

6.1 

6.5

Nov.

13 

12 

9,7 

9.1 

8.5

8.5 

9.1 

8.5 

8.0 

9.1

9.7 

9.7 

10 

9.7 

9.1

9.1 

8.5 

9.7 

16

12

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.1

8.5 

7.5

11 

12 

14

Dec.

13 

11 

10 

10 

8.5

8.5 

9.7 

 9.7 

9.7 

12

8.5 

8.5 

8.5 

9.1 

8.0

7.5 

7.5 

8.0 

7.0 

8.5

8.0 

*8.0 

7.5 

7.5 

bS.S

b5 

4.5 

5.6 

6.0 

»b* 

b4.5

Jan.

b5

0

5.2 

4.8

C)

b4,S

Feb.

a6 

a6.5 

 b.7.5

 825 

*22

gis

g8.5 

b7.5 

b7 

gS.O

*14 

15 

13 

11 

12

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

18 

15 

14

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Decs

ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Kav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

'

ter year 1948-49 .............. .-A.

Mar.

14 

14 

12 

11 

10

11 

10 

9.7 

9.1 

9.7

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

8.0

8.5 

8.5 

8.0 

8.0 

8.5

9.1 

7.5' 8.5 

6.5 

7.5

9.7 

10 

12 

12 

20 

14

Apr.

12 

13 

14 

12 

10

8.0 

8.0 

8.5 

7.5

7.0

7.5 

9.7 

8.5 

9.1 

10

'12 12 

14 

20 

16

12 

10 

8.5 

7.0 

5.6

6.1 

7.0 

8.0 

8.0 

7.0

Secondfoot -days

186.0 

305.1 

249.3

10,774.3

147.5 

412.0 

313.2 

298.0 

893.8 

1,163.5 

431.9 

110.5 

203.5

4,714.3

May

5.6 

5.6 

6.5 

12 

21

36 

34 

26 

21 

15

13 

11 

20 

34 

36

54 

324 

25 

29 

25

14 

13 

14 

14

14

13 

1? 

13 

13 

11 

9.1

Maximum

16 

16 

13

2,580

20 

20 

324 

170 

159 

54 

119

324

June

9.1 

7.0 

N 8.0 

59 

.23

44 

142 

159 

114 

48

48 

170 

99 

22 

14

11 

8.5 

8.0 

10 

8.0

8.0 1-4 

10 

48 

24

14 

8.5 

6.5 

4.8 

4.1

July

3.5 

3.5 

3.2 

2.6 

1.9

1.6 

2.2 

6.5 

18 

66

159 

27 

8.5 

27 

14

8.6 

4.9 

3.7 

2.9 

2.1

1.6 

1.2 

1.2 

1.0 

2.3

7.6 

6.0 

37 

3.4 

1.7 

2.3

Mlnlnun

1.8 

7.5 

4

1.8

6 

6.5 

5.6 

5.6 

4.1 

1.0 

.9 

1.6

.9

Aug.

4.4 

1.9 

3.3 

54 

9.7

2.9 

2.3 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.4

1.3 

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.3

1.3 

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

1.0 

1.0 

1.2 

1.9 

2.3

Mean

6.00 

10.2 

8.04

29.4

4.76 

14.7 

10.1 

9.93 

28.8 

38.8 

13.9 

3.56 

6.78

12.9

Sept.

1.9 

2.1 

8.1 

119 

4.9

5.4 

2.9 

3.4 

7.6 

5.4

J.I 

2.9 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5

2.5 

2.3 

2.1 

1.9 

2.1

1.9 

2.1 

2.1 

1.9

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

Runoff In 

acre-feet

369 

605 

494

21,380

293 

817 

621 

591 

1,770 

2,310 

857 

219 

404

9,350

Peak discharge (base, 2,400 sec. £vl£.- Ma* 17 ( 2:4S a ' m -> 3,380 sec. -ft.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings. 

949154 0 - 51 - 18
264 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°49'20", long. 100°31'05", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 4 N., 

R 24 E. , at bridge on U. S. Highway 870 at Beaver, Ij- miles downstream from Home Creek 

and 5 miles upstream from Clear Creek. Datum of gage is 2,368.16 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 8,112 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949. March 1904 to December 190fa (gage heights 

only) at nearby site but different datum, published as Beaver Creek at Beaver.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 127 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,100 second-feet June 9 (gage height, 8.fa4 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; no flow Oct. 1-38.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 70,000 second-feet Oct. 8, 1946, by slope-area determination of overflow and extension of rating curve for main channel above 42,000 secondfeet; maximum gage height, 14.55 feet Oct. 8, 1946; no flow at times each year.

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

which are poor.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.3 

.2 

.1 

.3

Nov.

4.3 

9.8 

73 

50 

36

25 

20 

a!3 

9.0 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

9.4 

6.8 

13

20 

33 

37 

32 

31

29 

27 

32 

28 

32

Dec.

44 

42 

38 

34 

32

26 

23 

22 

25 

21

20 

20 

23 

25 

25

24 

22 

23

20 

20

*22 

22 

24 

25

16

14 

16 

b23 

blS 

b!4 

*b!8

Jan.

C)

b!3

(*)

Feb.

b5

blO 

b!5

b25 

b40 

b93

*b!56 

b!87

139 

97 

a90 

a50

aSO

b82 

b!04 

*77

66 

61

59 

58 

56 

51 

49

76 

106 

101

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

91 

88 

83

77 

71

64 

59 

56

51 

48

46 

45 

44 

45 

44

44 

43 

42 

40 

38

39 

42 

44 

40 

35

43 

42 

41 

38 

53 

64

Apr.

66 

70 

74 

74 

70

61 

50 

44 

38 

32

28 

28 

28 

25 

22

20 

18 

16 

21 

27

37 

39 

34 

27 

22

21 

52 

32 

25 

23

Secondfoot-days

0.9 

631.1 

739

23,138.0

403 

1,923 

1,600 

1,124 

9,628 

19,940 

5,540.9 

335.4 

196.3

42,061.6

May

20 

18 

17 

15 

24

40 

88 

95 

93

71

53 

43 

47 

66 

88

1,370 

2,620 

1,060 

370 

394

328

257 

486 

605 

146

110 

579 

154 

114 

90 

67

Maximum

0.3 

73 

44

2,170

187 

91 

74 

2,620 

5,600 

1,750 

61 

30

5,600

June

62 

53 

52 

3,670

702

171 

166 

468 

5,600 

378

299

190 

2,900 

796 

338

179 

121 

93 

76 

64

55 

53 

100 

2,360 

520

240 

97 

57 

45 

35

July

28 

23 

20 

17 

15

14 

12

16 

16 

717

1,750 

1,330 

546 

224 

144

114

76 

59 

57 

39

21 

17 

15 

12 

9.4

8.5 

52 

48 

36 

60 

45

Minimum

0 

4.3 

14

0

35 

16 

15 

35 

8.5 

.2 

.5

0

Aug.

53 

19 

14 

32 

33

61 

34 

19 

13 

8.5

5.3 

4.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.0

2.1 

1.6 

3.0 

1.2 

1.2

1.1 

.8 

.5 

.3 

.3

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

4.4 

12

Mean

0.03 

21.0 

23.8

63.2

13.0 

68. T 

51.6 

37.5 

311 

665 

179 

10.8 

6.54

115

Sept.

30 

9.4

11 

12

10

26 

20 

14 

13 

9.9

7.2 

5.6 

4.6 

3.8 

3.2

2.8 

2.3 

1.7 

1.6 

1.2

1.1

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.6

.5

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1.8 

1,250 

1,470

45,900

799 

3,810 

3,170 

2,230 

19,100 

39,550 

10,990 

665 

389

83,420

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 see.-ft.).- June 4 (l p.m.) 13,200 sec.-ft.j Ju 

ec.-ft.; June 13 (1 p.m.) 7,920 sec.-ft.; June 24 (5:15 a.m.) 9,090 sec.-ft.

me 9 (2:45 a.m.) 16,100

' Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and records for station near Ouymon.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 265

North Canadian River near Port Supply, Okla.

Location.- ' ater-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'30", long. 99°35'30", in NE^NE^ sec. 6, T. 

24 N. , R. 22 W., at bridge on State Highway 34, ij miles northwest of Port Supply and 

6j miles upstream from Wolf Creek. Datum of, gage is 1,975.63 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area^- 9,773 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 168 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,100 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 7.91 

reet); no flow Oct. 8.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 50,000 second-feet Oct. 9, 1946 (gage height, 11.83 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of Oct. 9, 1946.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Ueological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

4.4 

4.0 

3.7 

2.4 

.8

.6 

.4 

0 

.2 

.4

.6 

1.2 

2.0 

1.2

1.4

1.4 

.8 

.4 

1.2 

2.4

7.3 

10 

7.8 

6.2 

6.2

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

7.8 

9.4 

10

Nov.

258 

123 

46 

36

34

42 

37 

34 

30 

29

28 

26 

25 

24 

24

23 

23 

23 

24 

35

34 

29 

27 

26 

32

46 

52 

68 

42 

39

Dec.

49 

55 

75 

77 

79

77 

71 

*66 

63 

60

58 

56 

55 

56 

56

56 

56 

56 

56 

56

56 

56 

. 53 

53 

55

53 

55 

56 

56 

56 

55

Jan.

53 

52 

53 

bSO 

b40

b30 

*28 

29 

30 

20

'17 

*23

b30

*34 

29

29 

32 

34 

41 

53

*68 

66 

7O 

65 

50 

50

Feb.

43 

*43 

52 

6J 

70

91 

124 

*199 

b250 

b300

388 

332 

309 

206 

173

*192 

243 

243 

235 

199

167 

170 

167 

167 

170

176 

227 

220

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her. ....................................

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 2,500 sec. -ft.).- Ma

sec. -ft. ; May 23 (5:30 p.m.) 2,6BO sec. -ft.; 

6,120 sec. -ft.; June 14 (6 a.m.) 7,930 sec.- 

2,960 sec. -ft.; July 12 (9:30 a.m.) 4,000 se

Mar.

231 

239 

213 

186 

167

158 

150 

137 

132 

127

124 

122 

120 

117 

117

115 

115 

112 

108 

108

120 

122 

117 

112 

117

134

137 

137 

134 

129 

142

Apr.

132 

150 

158 

156 

153

142 

124 

112 

106 

97

93 

88 

85 

83 

79

75 

71 

65 

66 

66

66 

68 

68 

68 

68

66 

169 

430 

258 

164

Secondfoot-days

111.0 

1,319 

1,837

39,363.7

1,226 

5,217 

4,299 

3,526 

43,148 

27,935 

12,527 

1,700 

2,290

105,135

May

127 

115 

93 

81 

145

316 

453 

899 

474 

337

279 

243 

210 

851 

454

5,070 

8,820 

4,350 

4,220 

1,750

2,310 

1,360 

2,480 

1,580 

1,350

813 

797 

1,360 

797 

546 

468

Maximum

10 

258 

79

5,780

70 

388 

239 

430 

8,820 

3,680 

2,190 

150 

262

8,820

June

424 

371 

376 

1,100 

3,000

1,010 

650 

804 

2,460 

2,660

943 

722 

2,000 

3,680 

1,150

690 

445 

357 

318 

295

236 

190 

154 

952 

1,160

510 

470 

340 

265 

203

July

164 

142 

129 

110 

99

88 

85 

76 

782 

1,080

1,040 

2,190 

1,720 

880 

610

455 

375 

300 

245 

204

174 

160 

135 

112

38

85 

248 

166 

a250 

al75 

a!50

Aug.

a!30 

al50 

a!20 

alOO 

89

a85 

78 

64 

57 

52

49 

45 

44 

59 

59

42 

39 

36 

32 

30

27 

25 

22 

19 

17

15 

15 

15 

15 

26 

144

Sept.

262 

127 

78 

127 

245

146 

108 

96 

96 

94

92 

83 

70 

68 

68

63 

61 

59 

50 

45

38 

31 

27 

23 

24

26 

24 

20 

20 

19

Minimum Mean *£%£

0 3.58 220 

23 44.0 2,620 

49 59.3 3,640

0 108 78,080

17 39.5 2,430 

43 186 10,350 

108 139 8,530 

65 118 6,990 

81 1,392 85,580 

154 931 55,410 

76 404 24,850 

15 54.8 3,370 

19 76.3 4,540

0 288 208,500

y 17 (8:30 a.m.) 11,100 sec. -ft.; May 19 (6 p.m.) 6.800 

June 5 (9:30 a.m.) 5,620 sec. -ft.; June 9 (10 p.m.) 

ft.; June 24 (11 p.m.) 3,060 sec. -ft.; July 10 (1 p.m.)

3. -ft.

" Wiliuvi1 uj.ou[l£l£'t5e: nictmui'diwiib Hiaue un UU.LB day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Discharge computed from graphs based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-31, 

Nov. 3 to Feb. 8, Feb. 10, Feb. 12 to Apr. 26, M£y 3, 4, 10-13, Aug. 5, 7-30, Sept. 7-30.
266 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River at Woodward, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°26'55", long. 99°23'55", on line between sees. 

24 and 25, T. 23 N., R. 21 W., on county highway bridge Just north of Woodward, 14 

miles upstream from Indian Creek and 16 miles downstream from Wolf Creek. Datura of 

gage is 1,867.44 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers ).

Drainage area.- 11,687 square miles.

Hecoras avaiia'ble.- October 1938 to September 1949. October 1903 to December 1905 (gage 

neignts only) and January to June 1906 at Atchison, Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge 

6^ miles downstream." Gage-height records collected at present site since 1919 are 

contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 270 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,790 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 5.98 

feet); no flow Oct. 7-19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 42,000 second-feet Oct. 10, 1946 (gage height, 9.80 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 11.0 feet Oct. 12, 1923, from reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

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

partly regulated by Port Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see p. 277).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

gO. 4 

8-2 

8-2 

g.l 

8-1

o8' 1

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

1.0 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4

.3 

.6 

.6 

.6 

4.1

Nov.

19 

235 

87 

55 

44

55 

105 

94 

85 

76

74 

72 

50 

824 gzi

819 

815 

820 

g24 

812

812 

g!5 

g20 

19 

18

20 

g45 

g85 

80 

68

Dec.

74 

129 

140 

136 

126

115 

112 

110 

100 

85

83 

62 

64 

64 

62

62 

62 

64 

62 

64

64 

64 

66 

66 

62

51 

50 

76 

47 

110 

 269

Jan. Feb.

158 

76 

64 

51 

b45

*b32

b27 

(*)

b40 

(»)

(*) 

b70

1 (*) 

[ b50

b80

b!20 

b200 

b400 

 576 

671

628 

846 

739 

586 

436

489 

608 

728 

694 

386

256 

223 

202 

197 

184

208 

281 

306

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Ma.

sec. -ft.; May 25 (10 p?m. 3/77C see. -ft.; M

Mar.

639 

750 

586 

320 

263

223

188 

184 

184 

175

175 

175 

167 

163 

460

555 

208 

g!46 

g!36 

g!29

g!26 

140 

136 

126 

428

597 

228 

164 

175 

171 

158

Apr.

184 

364 

470 

489 

461

202 

163 

150 

136 

126

115 

107 

102 

100 

94

87 

85 

83 

204 

287

300 

175 

94 

83 

80

85 

115 

427 

608 

566

Secondfoot-days

10.5 

1,568 

2,701

53,160.4

1,588 

10,244 

8,295 

6,542 

63,886 

70,370 

25,717 

1,957.8 

5,680

158,559.3

May

489 

436 

228 

140 

136

192 

688 

1,360 

995 

821

1,200 

1,120 

677 

684 

1,620

3,040 

7,960 

5,050 

4,690 

3,330

2,260 

a2,500 

al.500 

a2,000 

2,450

3,360 

3,150 

3,420 

3,090 

2,720 

2,580

Maximum

4.1 

235 

269

5,470

I" 158 

646 

750 

608 

7,960 

5,440 

3,860 

173 

944

7,960

June

2,430 

2,530 

2,550 

2,950 

5,390

2,110 

2,700 

3,100 

3,680 

4,560

2,720 

2,310 

3,590 

5,440 

2,690

3,230 

2,880 

2,660 

1,670 

1,030

g306 

234 

192 

306 

2,890

1,110 

2,760 

1,780 

349 

223

July

163 

126 

107 

89 

83

419 

178 

80 

587 

2,380

2,540 

3,830 

3,860 

3,340 

2,660

1,990 

480 

313 

269 

218

184 

154 

136 

118 

105

154 

184 

411 

269 

158 

132

Minimum

0 

12 

47

0

126 

80 

136 

192 

80 

9.6 

15

0

Aug.

154 

167 

122 

105 

100

97 

d90 

d80 

d70 

d60

d55 

d50 

350 

89 

173

105 

gSO 

g44 

g41 

g35

g31 

24 

19 

14 

12

10 

9 

9 

9 

29 

53

Mean

0.34 

52.3 

87.1

145

51.2 

366 

268 

218 

2,061 

2,346 

830 

63.2 

189

544

IT 17 (5 p.m.) 9,790 sec. -ft.; May 19 (12 p.m. 

ay 28 (6 p.m.) 4,070 sec. -ft.; June 5 (3 p.m.

.6 

.6 

.6

Sept.

631 

944 

618 

395 

444

661 

517 

328 

g!36 

gllO

g!02 

92 

78 

70 

66

64 

57 

55 

48 

40

34 

30 

27 

24 

22

20 

19 

17 

16 

15

Runoff In 

acre-feet

21 

3,110 

5,360

105,400

3,150 

20,320 

16,450 

12,980 

126,700 

139,600 

51,010 

3,880 

11,270

393,900

6,270 

7,900 sec.-ft. i June 10 (3 a.m.) 7,250 see.-ft.; June 14 (2:30 p.m.) 7,900 see.-ft.; June 15 <8 p.m.) 

3,940 aec.-ft.) June 25 (6:30 a.m.) 5,190 see.-ft.; July 12 (5 p.m.) 8,550 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Port Supply.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 267

North Canadian River near Selling, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°11', long. 98°SS', in NW£ sec. 28, T. 20 N., 

K. 16 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2 miles upstream from .Selling Creek, 2£ miles 

north of Selling, and 2f miles downstream from Deep Creek. Datum of gage is 1,680.42 

feet above mean sea level, datum of "1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 12,419 square miles.

Records available.- July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 second-feet Aug. 9 {.gage height, 8.71 

I'eet); minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 16-18.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 29,300 second-feet Oct. 11, 1946 (gage height, 11.0 

feet); no flow at times 1946-48.

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

which are poor. Plow partly regulated by Port Supply Reservoir on Wolf Creek (see 

p. 277).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SI 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.2 

6.7 

5.7 

4.2 

3.1

2.8 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.2 

.9

.6 

.6 

.6 

.7 

1.0

1.2 

1.2 

1.9 

2.2 

2.1

1.9 

1.7 

2.1 

2.2 

2.4 

2.8

Nov.

175 

39 

92 

122 

66

48 

42 

56 

88 

78

77 

75 

73 

69 

54

41 

36 

33 

31 

35

38 

36 

39 

43

41

39 

47 

78 

92 

84

Dec.

95 

90 

117 

132 

135

125 

130 

127 

120 

113

113 

110 

97 

90 

92

88 

86 

86 '86 

86

86 

86 

88 

92 

88

84 

82 

82 

86 

84 

86

Jan.

231 

217 

*117 

56

b50

b30 

(»)

, blOO

(*) 

> blSO

 bllO 

*b75

Feb.

t b75

b90 

blOO

b200 

b700

Ul.OOO

861 

643 

510 

*668

460 

449 

516 

570 

564

338 

242 

228 

228 

214

231 

356 

348

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dec e

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

mber . .. .... .

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec. -ft.).- Ma

sec. -ft.; Hay ?9 (z a.m.; 4,640 seo.-rt.; jui 

sec. -ft.; June 10 (3:30 p.m.) 6,210 sec. -ft.

Mar.

352 

736 

779 

504 

326

280 

257 

246 

235 

239

231 

224 

214 

204 

200

408 

510 

288 

181 

160

200 

231 

207 

197 

194

643 

570 

296 

217 

739 

300

Apr.

221 

228 

334 

454 

476

470 

296 

221 

207 

184

169 

163 

157 

146 

135

127 

120 

113 

108 

143

296 

290 

249 

143 

120

117 

344 

261 

352 

622

Secondfoot -days

71.1 

1,867 

3,062

60,588.5

3,116 

12,741 

10,368 

7,266 

72,059 

75,509 

30,226 

2,975 

4,759

224,019.1

y 7 (10 a.m. 

ne 4 (5:30 a 

; June 15 (2

May

589 

481 

423 

334 

765

707 

2,390 

1,690 

1,260 

1,070

1,030 

1,400 

1,340 

1,310 

750

2,280 

5,050 

6,020 

10,200 

3,640

2,560 

1,810 

1,080 

2,200 

2,400

3,490 

3,390 

3,300 

3,620 

2,690 

2,790

Maximum

7.2 

175

135

4,920

231

779 

622 

10, 200 

5,090 

4,370 

184 

696

10, 200

June

2,590 

2,350 

2,240 

4,990 

4,850

3,550 

2,860 

5,090 

3,560 

4,840

2,870 

2,440 

3,210 

4,550 

3,340

3,120 

2,790 

2,330 

1,920 

1,430

754 

481 

433 

493 

1,800

1,060 

1,750 

2,400 

1,010 

408

July

348 

288 

246 

214 

178

160 

154 

175 

157 

1,370

2,810 

3,770 

4,370 

4,180 

3,490

2,920 

1,730 

a650 

a450 

g348

g305 

g249 

g210 

K187 

g!60

g!40 

g!35 

g!78 

g207 

g2S3 

g!94

Aug.

g!57 

glSl 

g!84 

166 

151

132 

12£ 

117 

g!43 

,gl46

g!27 

113 

101 

178 

g!20

897 

117 

871 

g58 

gS2

g47 

g43 

g41 

g38 

g35

g33 

g33 

g32 

g32 

g*3 

95

Minimum Mean

0.6 2.29 

31 62.2 

82 98.8

0 166

101 

455 

160 334 

108 242 

334 2,324 

408 2,517 

135 975 

32 96.0 

27 159

.6 614

Sept.

g!40 

244 

658 

g3Sl 

g242

g200 

471 

696 

8280 

8172

g!38 

g!27 

gllS 

g!08 

g95

g84 

877 

873 

866 

864

860

850 

g45 

g39 

g39

g36 

g33 

g28 

g29 

g27

Runoff in 

acre-feet

141 

3,700 

6,070

120,200

6,180 

25,270 

20,560 

14,410 

142,900 

149,800 

59,950 

5,900 

9,440

444,300

4,530 sec. -ft.; May 19 (9 a.m.) 14,800 

m.) 6,760 sec. -ft. 5 June 8 (6 a.m.) 7.130 

a.m.) 6,200 sec. -ft.; June 25 (5 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph baaed on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05', long. 98°36', In SE^NE^ sec. 32, T. 19 N.,

 H. "iy W., at Canton Dam on North Canadian River, 2 miles northwest of Canton. Datum

of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 12,641 square miles. 

Records available.- April 1948 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 121,300 acre-feet May 30 (elevation, 1,614.27

 feet); minimum, 21,480 acre-feet Oct. 30 (.elevation, 1,595.91 feet).

1948-49: Maximum contents, that of May 30, 1949; minimum contents since conservation pool was first reached, that of Oct. 30, 1948. 

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Regulated storage began Apr. 15, 1948;

 conservation pool stage was first reached July 4, 1948. Capacity, 390,000 acre-feet 

at elevation 1,638.0 feet (flood-control pool), 112,000 acre-feet at .elevation 1,613.0 

feet (crest of spillway), and 23,000 acre-feet at elevation 1,596.5 feet (conservation 

pool). Dead'storage 400 acre-feet below elevation 1,582.0 feet (invert of bypass 

gates). Reservoir was designed for flood control, irrigation, and conservation, but 

owing to lack of facilities, is not being used for Irrigation at this time. Figures 

given herein represent total contents.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet,

and contents, In acre-feet)

(Based on 1936 survey)

1,5.95 18,750

1,597 25,000

1,599 32,500

1,601 41,500

1,603 51,500

1,605 62,000

1,607 73,000

1,609 85,000

1,611 98,000

1,613 112,000

1,615 127,500

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

22.92

22.86

22.79

22.72

22.63

22.56

22.43

22.37

22.24

22.24

22.20

22.14

22.08

22.04

21.94

21.91

21.82

21.82

21.85

21.85

21.88

21.85

21.82

21.75

21.69

21.66

21.60

21.54

21.54

21.57

22.37

Nor.

24.42

24.46

24". 51

24.58

24.64

24.54

24.46

24.46

24.38

24.38

 ?4.16

24.06

23.96

23.90

23.76

23.64

23.50

23.41

23.34

23.31

23.28

23.24

23.24

23.24

23.31

23.34

23. 8Q

23.99

24.06

24.06

-

Deo.

24.02

24.12

23.99

24. OS

24.16

24.42

24.45

24.61

24.61

24.64

24.71

24.74

24.77

24.80

24.94

24.94

24.97

25.04

25.07

25.24

25.38

25.49

25.74

25.91

25.98

26.08

26.16

26.20

26.44

26.50

26.58

Jan.

26.82

27.31

27.66

27.62

27.70

27.76

27.94

28.15

28.36

28.54

28.74

28.78

28.82

28.94

29.22

29.54

29.66

29.94

30.14

30.34

30.58

30.86

31.34

31.74

32.30

32.46

32.82

33.04

33.36

33.62

33.80

Feb.

33.85

34.12

34.34-

34.57

34.80

35.29

36.60

39.30

40.60

42.40

44.30

46.60

49.35

50.85

52.60

54.00

54.65

56.00

57.27

58.42

59.30

59.96

60.57

61.18

61.62

62.60

63.21

63.92

.

_

-

Mar.

63.96

64.26

64.53

65.02

65.08

64.80

64.20

64.14

63.65

63.10

62.55

62.22

61.45

61.34

61.45

61.89

62.60

62.99

63.04

63.76

64.20

64.31

64.36

64.46

64.64

64.92

65.14

65.08

65.96

69.98

69.54

Apr.

6S.46

69.32

69.20

69.26

69.37

69.59

67.39

63.70

60.24

56 .'05

52.55

51.25

51^25

51.20

51.20

51.10

51.00

50.90

50.70

50.70

51.05

51.40

51.85

52.10

52.15

52.65

53^.00

53. OS

53.10

54.10

-

Hay

54.70

54.90

54.95

54.95

55.45

56.56

59.74

61.45

60.64

58.20

54.90

53.65

53.45

53.65

52.60

53.75

62.88

75.52

93.38

104.50

109.00

113.00

115.00

117.00

118.40

119.50

119.00

118.90

121.20

120.70

119.50

June

117.50

116.00

114.00

115.90

116.30

115.90

112.10

112.10

111.40

111.60

109.90

106.80

104.60

104.20

103.00

99.62

96.74

93.52

90.40

86.30

81.94

77.08

72.23

66.66

66.51

65.24

63M6

63.36

62.77

62.50

July

62.72

63.04

63.38

63.54

63.65

63.87

64.04

64.48

65.41

67.39

69.86

72.62

76.60

79.48

80.86

61.64

81.58

80.14

78.76

77.02

75.58

73.66

71.96

70.08

66.16

67.44

67.39

67.61

67.88

68.27

66.49

Aug.

68.71

68.66

68.66

68.82

68.68

68.88

66.63

68.93

69.15

69.20

69.26

69.32

69.37

69.76

69.66

69.86

69.81

69.81

69.76

69.48

69.20

69.04

68.66

68.38

68.10

67.88

67.78

67.50

67.44

67.61

67.88

Sept.

67.78

67.72

68.27

69.04

69.37

69.42

69.81

70.52

70.08

69.20

68.66

68.36

67.61

67.61

67.56

67.56

67.61

67.72

67.66

67.61

67.61

67.50

67.34

67.22

67.12

67.06

67.06

66.95

66.78

66.56

Monthly elevation ana contents, water year October 1,948 to September 1949

Date

Dee. 31. .....................

Calendar year 1948. ........

Sept. 30.. ....................

Water year 1948-49 .........

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,597.45

-

1,603.52

1,605.09

1,605.83

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

22,370

24,060

26,580

-

33,800

69,540

54, 100

119,500

62,500

68,490

67,880

66,560

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-500

+1,690

+2,520

-

+7,220

+30,120

+5,620

-15,440

+65,400

-57,000

+5,990

-610

-1,320

+43,690

t Elevation at 12 p.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 269

North Canadian River at Canton, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 98°34'55", in northwest corner sec. 

1U, T. 18 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on State Highway 58, a quarter of a mile northeast of 

Canton, 2£ miles upstream from Minnehaha Creek, and 7-=? miles upstream from Nine Mile 

Creek. Datum of gage is 1,560.59 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 12,646 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at or near 

same site since 1914 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1937-49), 278 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,020 second-feet June 11 (gage height, 9.86 

i'cet); no flow Oct. 2-31.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Oct. 12, 1946 (gage height, 12.83 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 16.8 feet Oct. 13, 1923, at site'300 feet upstream, oi-osent 

datum, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

Flow partly regulated by Fort Supply Reservoir (see p. 277) and Canton Reservoir (see 

preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

27 

14 

58 

61 

60

58 

58 

57 

83 

126

124 

121 

119 

118 

118

114 

113

84 

49 

48

43 

42 

38 

25 

12

10 

14 

15 

34 

88

Dec.

84 

77 

74

74 

73

68 

71 

71 

70 

68

67 

67 

67 

67 

67

67 

57 

35 

30 

15

4.6 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1

3.8 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

2.7

Jan.

2.7 

a2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

[ a2.5

a2.6 

a2.8 

a2.8

a3

Feb.

> a3 

20

33 

32 

17 

5.7 

3.3

1.1 

.9 

2.1 

1.5 

2.5

18 

19 

19 

18 

9.4

5.7 

4.9 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

6.5 

8.5 

3.8

Month

Oo to 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Via

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

207 

413 

428 

435 

438

442 

470 

498 

498 

498

498 

498 

490 

383 

190

alOO 

71 

115 

156 

160

171 

150 

152 

150 

257

424 

413 

413 

410 

' 442 

431

Apr.

431 

431 

417 

417 

417

417 

1,350 

2,060 

2,020 

1,920

1,840 

839 

154 

146 

148

148 

148 

148 

148 

121

a95 

93 

92 

91 

91

89 

119 

156 

152 

152

Secondf oot -days

0.2 

1,931 

1,310.3

36,502.2

87.8 

256.2 

10,401 

14,850 

36,805.9 

97,769 

18,533 

1,762 

3,707

187,413.4

May

148 

271 

424 

410 

402

902 

1,220 

809 

1,670 

2,320

2,350 

1,880 

1,340 

1,410 

1,420

1,090 

136 

159 

164 

16

12 

6.9 

206 

860 

1,350

2, 390 

2,590 

2,610 

2,660 

2,740 

2,840

Maximum

0.2 

126 

84

1,970

33 

498 

2,060 

2,840 

3,940 

1,220

490

3,940

June

3,200 

3,340 

3,540 

5,460 

3,460

3,550 

3,780 

3,780 

3,86O 

3,940

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

3,940 

3,890

3,880 

3,830 

3,800 

3,860 

3,680

3,SOO 

3,430 

3,160 

2,73O 

2,230

1,940 

1,920 

1,910 

1,690 

649

July

312 

a75 

85 

83 

68

35 

54 

70 

77 

75

239 

837 

1,180 

1,180 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,220 

1,220

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200.

638 

59 

52 

47 

45 

42

Minimum

0

10 

2.7

0

.9

71 

89 

6.9 

649 

35 

34 

17

0

AUg.

41 

44 

44 

44 

42

40 

39 

39 

40 

40

39

37 

34 

40 

37

52 

78 

54 

70 

85

a90

55 

41 

41 

56

Mean

0.06 

64.4 

42.3

99.7

2.83 

9.15 

336 

495 

1,187 

3,259 

598 

56.8 

124

513

Sept.

76 

75 

73 

73 

73

134 

46 

283 

490 

490

490 

490 

284 

80 

52

50 

49 

46 

43 

42

41 

39 

38 

26 

19

20 

23 

23 

22 

17

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0.4 

3,830 

2,600

72,400

174 

508 

20,630 

29,450 

73,000 

193,900 

36,760 

3,490 

7,350

371,700

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of occasional dlsohaoge 

measurements and records of. outflow from Canton Reservoir.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-31, 

Dec. 21 to Jan. 1, Jan. 3-5, Feb. 15-25, Mar. 17, Apr. 22-26, May 17-22, July 1, July 3-10, July 27 

to Aug. 20, Aug. 28 to Sept. 5, Sept. 14-30.
270 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near El Reno, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 97°58', on east line sec. 32. T. 13 

N., K. ? W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 81, and 2 miles north of El Reno. Datum of 

gage is 1,299.02 feet above mean sea level, datura of 1929 (U. S. Weather Bureau bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 13,200 square miles.

Records available.- October 1902 to April 1908, March 1938 to September 1949. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since March 1934 and at site 1 mile upstream March 1914 

to March 1934, are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1903-4, 1905-7, 1938-49), 285 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 12.23 

feet); no flow Oct. 16, 17.

1902-8, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Oct. 28, 1941 (gage height, 

15.98 feet); no flow at times in 1903, 1938-41, 1943-49.

Flood of Oct. 15, 1923, reached an elevation of 1,326.3 feet above mean sea level 

at railroad bridge 1 mile above station, from reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

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

wnicn are poor. Plow partly regulated by Canton Reservoir (see p. 268).

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

13 

10 

6.8 

4.5

2.7 

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.7

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

.5 

.1

0 

0 

.1 

.2 

1.1

2.5 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1 

.9

.4

.1 

.3 

.4 

.4

.5

Nov.

6.6 

8.9 

78 

44

18

al3

16 

22 

23 

24

24 

30 

67 

73 

76

80 

79 

79 

76 

78

66 

46

41 

36 

33

27 

29 

45 

39 

37

Dee.

32 

22 

40 

63 

60

57 

57 

56 

54 

54

54 

54 

54 

56 

54

53 

52 

52 

52 

52

37 

29 

26 

25 

16

14 

12 

12 

»11 

8.9 bio

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dec*

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Kara 

Apr!

MAV

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

Wa

Jan.

10 

10 

11 »b8 

»b8

b8 

*5.4 

6.8 

6.8 

b2

»b2 

b3 

b5 

*blO 

b25

22 

b6 

b6 

 blS 

b20

b20 

b22 

b46 

»blO 

alO

alS 

*b24 

»b!7

}-

Feb.

b5 *b9

\ "

b30 

*b300 

b490 

*351. 

162

101 

79 

72 

b65 

 61

60 

54 

52 

49 

44

40 

40 

39 

39 

35

35 

36

33

lendar year 1948 .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

36 

49 

107 

314 

337

358 

363 

389 

442 

489

473 

463 

452 

437 

447

337 

231 

145 

120 

117

197 

202 

219 

169 

167

169 

209 

367 

367 

376 

380

Apr.

399 

380 

404 

399 

389

389 

389 

1,270 

1,860 

1,960

2,000 

2,000 

1,040 

337

234

202 

186 

174 

171 

167

164 

155 

128 

117 

110

106 

119 

122 

126 

155

Seeondfoot-day*

73,5 

1,314.5 

1,228.9

46,838.2

371 

2,308 

8,928 

15,652 

50,297 

93,620 

18,282 

1,949 

3,612

197,635.9

May

160 

155 

149 

167 

354

367 

851 

1,000 

516 

1,510

2,040 

2,180 

1,550 

1,120 

1,190

1,120 

1,080 

968 

4,490 

1,870

4,430 

3,260 

1,000 

1,510 

1,040

1,450 

2,140 

2,660 

3,830 

3,280 

2,860

Maximum

14 

 80 

63

7,850

46 

490 

489 

2,000 

4,490 

3,940 

1,020 

102 

398

4,490

June

2,860 

2,860 

3,280 

3,170 

3,060

3,170 

3,170 

3,390 

3,500 

3,610

3,720 

3,720 

3,940 

3,720 

3,720

3,720 

3,720 

3,720 

3,720 

3,720

3,610 

3,280 

3,170 

2,920 

2,450

1,950 

1,720 

1,680 

1,720 

1,630

Minimum

July

0 

6.6 

8.9

0

2 

5 

36 

106 

149 

1,630 

120 

46 

22

0

1,000 

728 

412 

236 

197

181 

158 

137 

152 

141

181 

154 

148 

804 

980

956 

1,000 

980 

964 

980

996 

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,000

996 

940 

360 

177 

144 

120

Aug.

102as

78 

70 

65

64 

60 

58 

64 

60

60 

57 

50 

50 

48

46 

47 

46 

52 

80

52 

46 

60 

62 

62

63 

64 

70 

75 

91 

82

Mean

2.37 

43.8 

39.6

128

12.0 

82.4 

288 

522 

1,622 

3,121 

590 

62.9 

120

541

Sept.

79 

62 

73 

81 

81

75 

74 

92 

120 

186

352 

392 

381 

398 

288

150 

120 

91 

71 

64

58 

52 

46 

41

ase

a36 

33 

a29 

a 26 

a22

Runoff in 

ao re -feet

146 

2,610 

2,440

92,910

736 

4,580 

17,710 

31,050 

99,760 

185,700 

36,260 

3,870 

7,160

392,000

Peak discharge (base, 3.100 seo.-ft.K - Hay 19 (8:30 a.m.) 6,320 see. -ft.; Hay 21 (10 p.m.) 5,680

June 13 (3 p.m.) 4,050 sea.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather record*, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by lie.

h ' -.-. Discharge computed from graph based on at least once-daily wire-weight gage reading* Oot. 

l-T5^~T8-26, Mar. 8-14, May 23, 25, July 1-4, Sept. 27.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 271

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°29', long. 97°40', on north line of SW£ sec. 30, T. 12 N., 

H. 4 W., at dam on North Canadian River, 2^ miles southwest of Bethany and 5 miles 

west of Oklahoma City. Datum of gage is 1,065.77 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Oklahoma City Water Department).

Records available.- October 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during yaar, 19,600 acre-feet July 29, 30 (gage height, 176.1 

reetj; minimum, 14,000 acre-feet Nov. 17, 18 (gage height, 172.75 feet).

1939-49: Maximum contents, 20,900 acre-feet June 14, 1944 (gage height, 176.9 

feet); minimum observed, 4,150 acre-feet May 21, 1940 (gage height, 165.25 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir Is formed by Ambursen-type dam flanked by long earth-fill sections. 

Storage began in 1917. Dam was partially washed out in 1923 and rebuilt in 1924. 

Capacity (based on 1924 survey), 20,200 acre-feet below 176.5 feet (top of spillway 

gates). Dead storage unknown. Water used for municipal water supply by Oklahoma City 

Gage read thrice daily, oftener at high stages. Gage-height record and capacity table 

furnished by Oklahoma City Water Department. ^.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Calendar year 1948....

Sept. 30.................

Water year 1948-49....

Gage height 

(feet)t

-

173.95

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

16,000

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

46,380

2 000

-1,400

-1,200

t Gage height at 12 p.m.
272 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Canadian River near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°29'40", long. 97°25'40", on north line sec. 29, 

TTT2~N., R. 2 W., 2 miles east of Oklahoma City, 5 miles upstream from Crutcho Creek, 

and 22 miles downstream from Lake Overholser. Datum of gage is 1,140.79 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 13,512 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949. May to December 1899 (gage heights 

only) at site about 6 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 361 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,320 second-feet May 29 (gage height, 9.82 

reet); minimum daily, 28 second-feet Dec. 26.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 16,700 second-feet Oct. 30, 1941 (gage height, 14.74 

feet); minimum daily, 12 second-feet Dec. 20, 1938, Oct. 18, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 16.3 feet Oct. 16, 1923 (from information by State Highway 

Commission); about 2 feet of this stage was caused by failure of dam at Lake Overholser (from information by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records good. Plow partly regulated by Canton Reservoir (see p. 268) and Lake 

Overholser (see preceding page). Some diversions above station into Lake Hefner Canal 

(see p. 279j. Low flow sustained by sewage from Oklahoma City.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

43 

41 

38 

38 

38

38 

39 

40 

38 

35

36 

37 

38 

37 

36

37 

39 

41 

42

40

48 

38 

36 

32

33

36 

36 

35 

36 

34 

30

Nov.

61 

41 

39 

38 

36

38 

33 

32 

36 

38

36 

35 

37 

33 

33

37 

38 

36 

35 

44

33 

35 

37 

38 

33

33 

44 

98 

47 

41

Dec.

38 

38 

38 

36 

33

35 

35 

36 

36 

38

38 

33 

34 

38 

37

34 

34 

33 

30 

30

32 

31 

32 

32 

30

28 

29 

34 

32 

39 

36

Jan.

33 

30 

31 

34 

35

36 

36 

34 

30 

31

37 

38 

49 

68 

106

51 

42 

45 

43

44

44 

45 

321 

90 

a48

56 

56 

51 

47 

43 

4S

Feb.

45 

48 

73 

72 

83

132 

222 

448 

260 

129

97 

82 

69 

63 

62

57 

55 

55 

51 

46

54 

48 

50 

60 

50

48 

50 

51

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

apy

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

47 

49 

47 

47 

298

398 

425 

414 

478 

474

546 

498 

482 

474 

473

264 

88 

296 

76 

55

232 

250 

234 

293 

220

82 

222 

178 

287 

378 

421

Apr.

311 

303 

396 

378 

381

354 

357 

367 

1,640 

1,820

1,820 

1,750 

1,650 

774 

392

293 

232 

222 

212 

159

170 

200 

187 

133 

131

91 

177 

198 

138 

142

Secondfoot-days

1,165 

1,195 

1,059

58,396

1,700 

2,560 

8,726 

15,378 

56,817 

101,540 

19,643 

2,654 

4,090

216,527

Peak discharge (base, 4,400 sec. -ft.).- May 23 (8:30 a

May

217 

138 

134 

185 

157

312 

395 

1,400 

920 

673

1,750 

1,960 

2,030 

1,400 

1,080

956 

1,070 

2,260 

1,000 

3,190

2,390 

3,260 

4,060 

3,860 

2,600

1,750 

2,000 

2,620 

4,750 

4,260 

4,040

Maximum

48 

98 

39

5,900

321 

448 

546 

1,820 

4,750 

4,710 

1,530 

134 

428

4,750

June

3,460 

3,190 

3,560 

3,370 

3,280

3,190 

3,190 

3,190 

3,280 

4,710

3,010 

4,150 

4,150 

4,260 

3,940

3,840 

3,650 

3,560 

3,650 

3,440

2,910 

3,740 

3,280 

3,190 

3,560

3,100 

2,670 

2,420 

2,340 

2,260

July

1,530 

476 

446 

517 

331

263 

202 

196 

202

330

144 

133 

289 

107 

1,000

1,060 

981 

858 

956 

956

956 

981 

906 

981 

981

981 

906 

837 

374 

526 

237

Minimum

30 

32 

28

28

30 

45 

47 

91 

134 

2,2fiO 

107 

40 

30

28

Aug.

allO 

a 80 

a70 

127 

134

118 

106 

107 

120 

114

106 

106 

103 

100 

101

88 

75 

75 

73 

69

63 

65 

66 

65 

65

54 

48 

40 

42 

113 

51

Mean

37.6 

39.8 

34.2

160

54,8 

91.4 

281 

513 

1,833 

3,385 

634 

85.6 

136

593

.m.) 4,870 sec. -ft.; May 29 (6:30

Sept.

47 

44 

119 

69 

a40

a30 

34 

86 

89 

98

95 

287 

350 

428 

396

321 

219

163 

163 

a!45

a!30 

al!5 

101 

89 

aSO

73 

74 

75 

68 

62

Runoff In 

acre -feet

2,310 

2,370 

2,100

115,800

3,370 

5,080 

17,310 

30,500 

112,700 

201 , 400 

38,960 

5,260 

8,110

429,500

a.m. )

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 273

North Canadian River near Wetumka, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'40", long. 96°12'40", in center of SW-f sec. 12, 

T, 9 M., R. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 75, 2| miles northeast of Wetumka and 

4f miles upstream from Wewoka Creek. Datum of gage is 683.28 futt above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 14,448 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Averagd discharge. 11 years, 909 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,200 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 17.60 

feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Nov. 7.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 66,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 26.40 

feet); minimum daily, 26 second.-feet Jan. 23, 26, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 26.9 feet in October 1923, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

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

if or statement on regulation and diversion see "Remarks" for station near Oklahoma City.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and 44 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of 

Engineers.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1942. W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

108 

108 

105 

108 

105

105 

102 

100 

100 

100

100 

98 

96 

92 

92

108 

94 

98 

92 

92

100 

102 

100 

98 

100

100 

98 

96 

94 

92 

90

Nov.

92 

94 

102 

100 

98

90 

88 

92 

94 

92

92 

94 

98 

98 

98

100 

102 

96 

98 

96

98 

96 

100 

92 

94

94 

92 

92 

92 

94

Dec.

96 

100 

108 

125 

118

105 

98 

98 

96 

96

108 

102 

98 

115 

265

165 

135 

120 

110 

105

108 

105 

105 

108 

110

110 

108 

105 

108 

102 

102

Jan.

98 

98 

96 

98 

96

96 

96 

94 

92 

100

115 

120 

120 

118 

128

138 

145 

159 

159 

189

186 

177 

458 

803 

716

a580 

a450 

a370 

a330 

a300 

a280

Feb.

363 

363 

259 

287 

343

623 

1,510 

2,370 

3,200 

1,980

1,310 

952 

873 

1,760 

2,480

3,460 

2,390 

1,080 

636 

471

1,330 

1,310 

866 

4,780 

2,760

1,220 

761 

630

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

520 

466 

427 

387 

367

359 

343 

343 

395 

570

575 

560 

595 

615 

615

610 

605 

585 

560 

440

-1,600 

1,560 

866 

590 

512

888 

674 

642 

550 

383 

£43

Apr.

351 

387 

431 

453 

453

399 

453 

466 

489 

1,700

1,610 

1,710 

1,660 

1,660 

1,560

1,220 

722 

520 

498 

484

448 

431 

427 

399 

375

415 

444 

423 

367 

403

Secondfoot-days

3,073 

2,858 

3,534

279,266

7,005 

40,367 

18,545 

21,357 

149,753 

150,300 

34,811 

9,903 

9,720

451,226

Peak discharge (base, 5.0OO sec. -ft.).- Feb. 24 (3:30

May

4,910 

2,840 

1,270 

570 

415

312 

668 

2,420 

1,350 

768

1,310 

l.OOO 

1,150 

2,100 

2,980

3,890 

2,880 

24,600 

24,000 

15,000

9,700 

5,100 

4,600 

5,870 

5,100

4,900 

4,900 

4,280 

3,300 

3,450 

4,120

Maximum

108 

102 

265

25,800

803 

4,780 

1,600 

1,710 

24,600 

8,700 

2,190 

810 

1,120

24,600

p.m.) 5.78O

June

4,420 

4,500 

6,710 

6,700 

5,900

5,100 

4,200 

4,900 

4,900 

6,100

8,200 

7,700 

8,200 

8,700 

5,900

5,100 

4,600 

4,350 

4,200 

3,980

3,900 

3,900 

3,380 

4,310 

4,200

3,750 

3,450 

3,450 

3,080 

2,520

July

2,190 

2,190 

1,950 

1,560 

1,610

1,830 

1,830 

1,O3O 

950 

810

610 

545 

555 

630 

518

513 

615 

915 

950 

915

915 

1,030 

1,030 

1,120 

1,160

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,080

Minimum

90 

88 

^6

48

92 

259 

343 

351 

312 

2,520 

513 

153 

153

88

sec.-ft.j

Aug.

810 

702 

a610 

a508 

432

377 

337 

325 

369 

361

349 

333 

305 

293 

297

341 

321 

285 

325 

285

204 

180 

190 

187 

184

180 

174 

171 

156 

 153 

159

Mean

99.1 

95.3 

114

763

226 

1,442 

598 

712 

4,831 

5,010 

1,123 

319 

324

1,236

Sept.

153 

153 

153 

159 

201

187 

201 

250 

226 

194

180 

162 

333 

950 

1,120

1,080 

685 

580 

464 

377

293 

236 

190 

190 

187

168 

162 

162 

159 

165

Runoff In 

acre-feet

6,100 

5,670 

7,010

553,900

13,890 

80,070 

36,780 

42,360 

297,000 

298,100 

69,050 

19,640 

19,280

895, OOO

May 1 (10 a.m.) 7.28O

8,950 sec.-ft.; June 11 (7:30 p.m.) 9,950 sec.-ft.) June 24 (5:45 p.m.) 5,70O sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 

Oct. 1-4, 14, 16, 17, Nov. 24-29, Mar. 30 to Apr. 7, Apr. 17-19, May 19, 20, July 3-18, Aug. 1, 2, 

Aug. 5 to Sept. 14, Sept. 17-30.
274 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39 I , long. 101° 13'', in NW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 2 N., 

K. I't E. , at bridge on State Highway 3, 2 miles northwest of Hardesty and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 2,751.32 feet above mean sea level, datum-of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,124 square miles.

Records available.- June 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 17.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet July lO (gage height, fa.84 feet), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 second-feet; no flow'at times.

1939-49: Maximum gage height, 9.07 feet June 25, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

no flow at times each year.

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

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

I 

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

Oct.

0 

O 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.'9

.9 

1.0 

.9

1.1 

1.3 

3.3 

2.5 

1.9 

3.6

Nov.

10 

6.1 

8.7 

5.8 

4.7

4.1 

3.5 

3.8 

4.1 

5.4

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

4.1 

4.1

3.8 

4.1 

4.7 

7.8 

14

7.3 

6.1 

5.8 

5.8 

5.4

5.8 

5.8 

9.1 

13 

10

Dec.

8.7 

7.3 

6.5 

5.8 

4.7

5.0 

5.O 

5.4 

5.0 

6.9

6.1 

6.5 

6.1 

5.8 

5.4

5.0 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

6.9

6.5* 

6.5 

5.O 

4.7 

3.5

5.0 

6.1 

3.8 

3.0 

*2.8 

5.8

Jan.

5.8 

3.3 

.8 

bl 

b2

*b3.5 

b5 

b8.2 

b4 

bl

bl 

*bl.5 

b2 

b3 

b3.5

b4.5 

b4

(*) 

 b3.5

Feb.

(»)

. b5.5 

(«)

13

 12 

9.6 

8.2 

8.7

10

10 

9.1 

9.6 

8.7 

1O

18 

14 

12

Month

Oc to 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

uary ... .

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

13 

12 

11 

9.1 

8.7

8.2 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.3

6.9 

7.3 

7.3 

7.3 

6.9

7.8 

6.9 

6.9 

5.8 

6.5

8.2 

7.8 

6.5 

5.8 

6.9

8.7 

8.2 

7.3 

7.8 

12 

10

Apr.

8.7 

9.1 

8.2 

7.3

6.1

5.8 

5.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.4

6.1 

6.5 

6.5 

5.8 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

6.5 

11 

10

8.T 

7.3 

6.5 

6.1 

5.4

5.4 

 5.4 

5.8 

5.4 

5.0

Secondfoot -day s

17.9 

186.7 

172.2

2,127.3

103.1 

229.9 

251.5 

198.0 

755.5 

308.2 

2,186. O 

24.8 

19.5

4,453.3

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- May 15 (10:45

May

4.7 

5.0 

5.0 

7.8 

12

10 

30 

30 

15 

11

9.1 

7.3 

12 

12 

215

136 

32 

26 

21 

14

12 

13 

14 

12

11

11 

20 

15 

12 

11 

9.6

Maximum

3.6 

14 

8.7

1OO

18 

13 

11 

215 

26 

960 

4.4 

2.8

96O

p.m.) 3,160

June

8.2 

6.9 

9.6 

15

11

9.1 

13 

11 

8.7 

9.6

11ia

20

15 

11

9.6

e. a

7.8 

7.8 

6.5

7.5

ao

26 

16 

8.7

6.5 

4.4 

3.8

a. 5

1.8

Minimum

July

0

3.5

a. e

0

5.8 

5.0 

4.7 

1.8 

O 

0 

0

0

sec. -ft. ;

1.3 

 1.1 

.7 

.4

.a 

.1

0 

.3

11 

960

903

154 

38 

22 

16

13 

11 

9.1 

6.9 

4.4

a. 8

3.5 

2.1 

1.4 

1.0

8.7 

4.7 

3.3 a.i

1.8 a.i

Aug.

a. 8

1.8 

2.8 

4.4 

3.5

2.3 

1.8 

1.4 

1.3 

.7

.3

.a

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

O

o

0

o 

o

0

o 

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2 

1.0

Mean

0.58 

6.23 

5.55

5.81

3.33 

8.21 

8.11 

6.60 

24.4 

10.3 

70.5 

.80 

.65

13.2

July 10 (7

Sept.

0".9 

.5 

1.8 

.8 

1.0

a. e

1.9 

1.9 

2.5

2.3

1.1 

.5 

.1 

.2 

.3

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

O

O 

O

o 

o

0

o

0

o

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

36 

370 

348

4,320

204 

456 

499 

393 

1,500 

611 

4,340 

49 

39

8,840

p.m.) 6,080

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 275

Palo Duro Creek near Spearman, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°12', long. 1010 19', at bridge on State Highway 

2B2i, at abandoned town of Hansford, 6 miles west of Spearman, Hansford County, and 

about 18 miles upstream from Horse Creek. Datum of gage is 2,961.6 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 977 square miles of which 515 square miles is probably.noncontributing. 

Records available.- July 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,980 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 12.70 

reet); no flow at times.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Oct. 7, 1946 (gage height, 19.87 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, about 22.5 feet Sept. 4, 1938, from floodmark (discharge, about 

34,000 second-feet). Flood of June 4, 1936, reached a stage of about 21 feet, from 

floodmark (discharge, 26,100 second-feet); discharge for the two floods from rating 

curve extended above 20,000 second-feet by logarithmic plotting.

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

by pumping plant in stream bed above station affects low flow.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

MBV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

.3 

.2

.1

Nov.

176 

24 

5.8 

2.0

1.2

.6 

.5 

.4

b.3

.4

.3

.3 

.4

b.3

Dec.

C) 

' bO.3

.3 

.5 

1.0

.6 

b.4 I-:

.6 

.6 

.4

b.3

-.5

Jan.

( ) 

, bO.3

Month

Feb.

( ) 

, bO.4

.4 

.4

.6 

.6 

.5

lender year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

».3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

b.3

b.3 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.5

.6 

.8 

1.4 

.9 

.9

1.2 

1.0 

1.0 

.9 

1.4 

1.1

Apr.

Secondfoot-days

0.8 

217.3 

12.4

1,072.9-

9.3 

11.7 

19.4 

25.4 

1,993.1 

168.1 

115.3 

152.6 

7.8

2,733.2

1.2 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

.9 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6

.5 

.9 

1.0 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

1.3 

1.3

1.0 

.9 

.6 

1.0 

.8

.6

.5 

.5 

.6 

.5

May

0.5 

.5 

.4 

.6 

1.3

1.3 

2.6 

1.4 

.9 

.9

.7 

.6 

.7 

.6 

19

1,170 

17S 

SO 

357 

80

26 

12 

7.3 

14 

14

6.4 

4.3 

3.5 

3.1 

2.S 

2.7

Maximum

0.3 

176

176

1.4 

1.4 

1,170 

50 

61 

106 

1.4

1,170

June

2.4 

1.8 

1.6 

2.7 

2.2

2.0 

1.6 

1.4 

1.6 

2.6

2.2 

14 

50 

4.6 

3.3

2.2 

1.4 

1.2

.9 

.8

5.1 

50 

3.1 

3.3 

1.8

1.0 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

.6

Minimum

July

0

0

.3 

.5 

.4 

.6 

.4 

.2 

0

0

0.5 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.4 

2.5

4.0

1.3 

1.3 

1.2 

14

61 

10 

3.8 

2.0 

1.2

.6 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.4

1.2 

1.4 

1.4 

1.0 

.8 

.8

Aug.

0.8 

1.3 

2.4 

1.7 

3.0

6.2 

2.4 

1.3 

1.0

.8

.6 

.9 

1.2 

.8 

.4

.4 

.3 

.2

5.1 

106

6.3 

2.1 

1.0 

.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

4.1

Mean

0.03 

7.24 

.40

2.93

.30 

.42 

.63 

.85 

64.3 

5.60 

3.72 

4.92 

.26

7.49

Sept.

1.4 

.8 

1.0 

.5 

.5

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2

.1 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.2 

.1

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1.6 

431 

25

2,130

18 

23 

38 

50 

3,950 

333 

229 

303 

15

5,420

Peak discharge (base. 500 sec.-ft.).- Hay 16 (4 a.m.) 1,980 see.-ft.j May 19 (3 p.m.) 730 sec.-ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

Mote.- Stage-discharge relation affected by ice .
276 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°24'00", long. 99°37'25", in SE^NEi sec. 11, T. 22 

 N. , K. 23 W., at county highway bridge 800 feet downstream from Boggy Creek, 1-5- miles 

downstream from Sixteen Mile Creek, and l| miles north of Fargo. Datum of gage is 

2,054.35 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,624 square miles.

Records available.- April 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,880 second-feet May 16 (gage height, 7.09 

I'eet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Oct. 5.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 10,800 second-feet Oct. 2, 1944 (gage height, 7.65 

feet); no flow at times each year 1943-47.

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

which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

2.8 

2.6 

2.3 

1.6 

1.3

1.8

1.8 

1.8 

2.6 

2.5

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

1.8 

2.3 

3.0 

3.4 

3.8

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

8.0 

8.0 

9.4

11 

12 

12

Nov.

214 

292 

92 

53 

42

33 

29 

23

20 

19

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

18 

16 

16 

23 

26

25 

25 

25 

25 

23

23 

24 

28 

30 

33

Dec.

35 

35 

33 

32 

31

30 

30 

30 

29 

29

29 

29 

30 

31 

31

29 

27 

28 

28 

29

30 

30 

29 

27 

26

24 

27 

29 

30 

32 

33

Jan.

35 

36 

38 

44 

44

30 

23 

22 

20 

25

28 

30 

33 

44

60

56 

44 

35 

*32 

33

36 

40 

50 

45 

b40

[ 330

\

Feb.

a35 

*b35 

a 60 

a90 

a!20

al50 

*h!69 

a!70 

a!70 

a!50

a!30 

allO 

alOO 

73 

84

90 

87 

77 

75 

73

71 

71 

68 

64 

66

133

133 

98

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49

Mar.

98 

95 

87 

73 

68

62 

60 

60 

62 

62

62 

62 

58 

58 

56

58 

58 

58 

56 

56

75 

82 

77 

58 

64

165 

113 

84 

82 

92 

82

Apr.

79 

79 

82 

82 

77

71 

64 

60 

58 

56

56 

56 

53 

47 

47

45 

45 

42 

47 

52

53 

52 

48 

45 

42

47 

579 

246 

116 

87

Secondfoot-days

143.3 

1,269 

922

16,233.5

1,103 

2,752 

2,283 

2,513 

27,386 

16,058 

1,949 

923.0 

954.0

58,255.3

May

73 

58 

48 

47 

496

353 

1,420 

445 

177 

109

90 

75 

71 

219 

152

5,830 

4,810 

966 

4,570 

834

683 

445 

2,310 

430 

380

284 

543 

491 

353 

303 

321

Maximum

12 

292

35

1,360

60 

170 

165 

579 

5,830 

3,880 

131 

311 

259

5,830

June

278 

256 

256 

3,880 

932

380 

340 

674 

1,540 

1,030

128 

104 

970 

351 

273

216 

188 

164 

142 

135

114 

96 

91 

1,900 

929

259 

131 

121 

99

81

July

72 

68 

66 

60 

58

58 

56 

55 

58 

58

83 

alOO 

a!30 

131 

99

86 

74 

68 

68 

58

49 

41 

37 

41 

43

44 

46 

37 

29 

37 

39

Minimum

1.3 

16 

24

1.3

20 

35 

56 

42 

47 

81 

29 

6.4 

8.2

1.3

Aug.

32 

29 

27 

26 

29

28 

27 

28 

28 

27

23 

19 

19 

23 

38

27 

20 

16 

15 

13

13 

11 

8.7 

7.8 

6.8

6.8 

6.8 

6.4 

9.7 

41 

311

Mean

4.62 

42.3 

29.7

44.4

35.6 

98.3 

73.6 

83.8 

883 

535 

62.9 

29.8 

31.8

160

Sept.

259 

68 

78 

78 

44

37 

31 

25 

24 

23

22 

21 

19 

19 

20

20 

19 

17

15

14

12 

12 

11 

11 

10

9.7 

9.7 

8.7 

8.7 

8.2

Runoff in 

acre -feet

284 

2,520 

1,830

32,190

2,190 

5,460 

4,530 

4,980 

54,320 

31,850 

3,870 

1,830 

1,890

115,600

Peak discharge (revised base, 2,oOO sec. -ft.).- May 7 (7 a.m.) 2,260 sec. -ft.; May 16 (11 p.m.)

8,880 sec.-ft.; May 13 (5 a.m.) 8,O70 sec.-ft.; May 23 (6 a.m.) 5,750 sec.-ft.; June 4 (6:30 p.m.) 

7,280 sec.-ft.; June 9 (11:30 p.m.) 4,530 sec.-ft.; June 13 (5 p.m.) 2,340 sec.-ft.; June 24 (12 m. ' 

4,290 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, or computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

h Computed from staff-gage reading.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Port Supply Reservoir near Port Supply, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°33', long. 99°34', in NE^SE^ sec. 17, T. 24 N.,

 R. 22 W., at Port Supply Dam on Wolf Creek, 2 miles southeast of Port Supply and 4.3 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,735 square miles.

Records available.- June 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 53,180 acre-feet May 24 (elevation, 2,016.66

 i'eet); minimum, 9,190 acre-feet Oct. 19 (elevation, 1,999.40 feet).

1942-49: Maximum contents, that of May 2'4, 1949; no contents at times November 1942 

to January 1943.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by an earth dam. Natural flow diverted through conduit in

 1941 during construction operations. Regulated storage began May 4, 1942; conservation 

pool stage was first reached June 11, 1942. Capacity, 106,100 acre-feet (revised) at 

elevation 2,028.0 feet (crest of spillway) and 10,070 acre-feet (revised) at elevation 

2,000.0 feet (conservation pool). No storage below elevation 1,984.0 feet. Reservoir 

is used for flood-control purposes and conservation. Figures given herein represent 

total contents.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Revised capacity table (elevation. In feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Based on resurvey In 1949)

1,999

2,001

2,004

8,620

11,660

17,260

2,008

2,012

2,017

36,510

37,700

54,440

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

9,740

9,710

9,710

9,690

9,690

9,510

9,480

9,460

9,460

9,390

9,390

9,390

9,350

9,330

9,300

9,230

9,230

9,200

9,190

9,200

9,260

9,260

9,260

3,260

9,250

9,250

9,230

9,260

9,330

9,350

9,390

Nov.

9,940

10,610

10,780

10,890

1O,880

10,760

10,610

10,480

10,360

10,250

10,160

1O,150

10,190

10,210

10,330

10,270

10,270

10,150

10,380

10,440

10,470

10,550

10,590

10,620

10,670

10,730

10,860

11,050

11,120

11,150

Dec.

11,100

11,080

11,080

11,050

10,990

10,890

10,840

10,760

10,760

10,760

10,750

10,760

10,780

10,810

10,830

10,840

10,860

10,860

10,910

10,920

10,920

10,940

10,990

11,000

11,040

11,050

11,080

11,160

10,920

10,450

10,160

Jan.

10,220

10,300

10,360

10,380

10,420

10,450

10,550

10,610

10,670

10,800

10,910

10,940

10,990

11,080

11,250

11,430

11,580

11,740

11,880

11,980

12,100

12,230

12,420

12,510

12,630

12,760

12,880

12,9SO

13,040

13,110

13,130

Feb.

13,180

13,310

13,330

13,440

13,580

13,840

13,890

14,210

14,040

13,650

13,180

12,680

12,270

11,880

11,530

11,200

10,780

10,300

10,180

10,320

10,480

10,620

10,810

10,960

11,050

11,310

11,580

11,490

_

-

Har.

10,830

10,180 10',360"

10,530

1O,650

10,810

11,040

10,940

11,100

11,160

11,250

11,310

11,390

11,080

10,450

10,060

10,190

10,380

10,480

10,610

10,720

10,920

11,200

10,730

10,150

10,150

10,440

10,650

11,700

10,920

11,100

Apr.

11,080

10,730

10,380

10,040

10,030

10,160

10,300

10,450

10,510

1O.59O

10,720

10,840

10,940

10,970

11,070

11,130

11,160

11,000

10,690

10,38O

10, ISO

10,220

10,300

10,350

10,450

10,470

11,250

11,530

11,210

10,760

-

Hay

10,390

10,070

10,190

10,300

10,420

11,590

13,240

13,870

13,380

12,370

11,080

10,120

10,380

10,760

11,120

19,390

31,930

33,900

43,300

45,570

46,830

47 , 580

52,600

52,600

50,340

47,170

44,580

42,020

38,880

35,720

32,690

June

29,40O

25,860

22,080

24,530

26,510

' 25,940

23,720

21,900

21,920

24,870

23,530

21,250

2O, 240

20,220

18,840

16,260

13,510

11,340

10,160

10,280

10,380

10,590

10,84O

13,540

15,440

14,690

12,251

11,630

11,880

11,960

-

July

12,080

12,250

12,340

12,420

12,060

11,710

11,780

11,830

12,440

13,670

14,080

16,200

15,530

13,730

11,880

11,200

11,340

11,460

11,580

11,660

11,660

11,740

11,790

11,880

11,840

11,710

11,660

if, 660

1] ,660

11,740

11,790

Aue.

11,790

11,830

11,830

11,860

11,880

11,890

11,910

11,930

12,OOO

12,010

12.01O

12,000

11,980

11,940

11,760

11,790

11,790

11,790

11,780

11,740

11,740

11,710

11,690

11,630

11,610

11,530

11,490

11,490

11,490

11,640

12,010

Sept.

12,510

12,250

12.16O

12,110

12,130

11,940

11,660

11,710

11,740

11,910

11,810

11,730

11,780

11,790

11,830

11,860

11,830

11,860

11,880

11,890

11,830

11,830

11,830

11,810

11,810

11,740

11,740

11,710

11,710

11,710

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 194S to September 1949

Date

Calendar year 1948. .....

Feb. 28...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1948-49......

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

2,001.03

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

11,710

_

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+8,830

-300

+1 , 950

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
278 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Port Supply, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34'00", long. 99°33'05", in SE^SEi sec. 9, T. 

i!4 M ., R. 22 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 1 mile southeast of Port Supply, 1.3 

miles downstream from Port Supply flood-control dam, and 3 miles upstream from mouth. 

Datum of gage is 1,966.38 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,739 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 89.1 second-feet.

Extremes,- Maximum discharge during year, 2,230 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 4.44 

reet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 16-20, 22-26.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 14,200 second-feet June 24, 1939 (gage height, 8.60 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, 12.6 feet, date unknown, from information by State Highway 

Commission.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, which are fair. Plow compietely regulated by Port Supply Reservoir (see preceding page).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by

Geological Survey,

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

80

81 

22 

83 

24 '85

86

27 

88 

89 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5

1.0

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

1.0 

1.2 

1.2

Nov.

4.2 

2.3

1.7 

1.5 

22

92 

90 

78 

80 

82

86 

40 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

2i3 

1.8 

1.3 

33

Dec.

76 

68 

68 

66 

66

64 

64 

62 

60 

57

26 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

23 

83 

23 

23

24 

23 

21 

17 

17

22

19 

17 

102 

 248 

166

Jan.

11 

7.9 

6.9 

bS.O 

b3.0

2.3 

 1,8 

1.0 

1.0

bl

( ) 

b2

bl

Month

00 to 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

bl ( )

b2

 135 

348 

348 

348

344 

344 

340 

332 

324

308 

296 

292 

156 

16

6.9 

5.1 

4.5 

3.6 

12

24 

25 

232

ber . . .

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

490 

445 

29

17

14

13 

15 

29 

28 

27

29 

31 

31 

172 

410

243 

5.1 

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

2.6 

2.0 

204

405

160 

4.8 

4.2 

3.2 

3.6 

12

Apr.

110 

300 

296 

292 

117

6.0 

4.2 

3.2 

3.2 

3.2

3.2 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

109 

245 

248

174 

13 

9.2 

6.9 

6.5

6.5 

6.5 

188 

320 

316

Seoondfoot-days

19.8 

637.1 

1,560

10,207.9

67.9 

4,255.1 

2,844.2 

2,803.7 

19,148.0 

28,558.9 

4,191.5 

222.2 

818.5

65,126.9

Hay

308

251 

12 

6.E

s.e

113 

460 

455 

440 

660

751 

601 

18 

15 

12

13 

16 

11 

11 

11

9.7 

8.E 

7.4 

762 

1,820

2,160 

8,090 

2,090 

2,010 

2,010 

2,010

Maximum

1.2 

98

248

1,280

11 

348 

490 

320 

2,160 

2,010 

l.WO 

83 

183

2,160

June

1,940 

2,010 

1,940 

1,870 

786

927 

1,830 

2,010 

1,530 

353

1,300 

1,260 

1,080 

379 

1,010

1,620 

1,580 

1,300 

847 

121

7.7 

4.9

4.5 

4.5 

4.5

800 

1,510

517 

7.7

5.1

July

5.1 

5.1 

4.5 

3.4 

249

215 

5.7 

4.7 

7.3 

9.2

8.0 

9.2 

701 

1,160 

1,120

471 

9.2 

5.4 

4.9

4.3

3.8 

3.9 

3.6 

3.4 

33

76 

47 

5.7 

4.7 

4.5 

4.0

Minimum

0.5 

1.3 

17

0

1 

2.0 

2.6 

5.6 

4.5 

3.4 

1.3 

1.5

.5

Aug.

3.4 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.6

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

2.7 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.6 

74 

83

4.7 

2.7 

2.2 

2.1 

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.3

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

Mean

0.64 

21.2 

50.3

28.0

2.19 

152 

91.7 

93.5 

618 

952 

135 

7.17 

27.3

178

Sept.

95 

183 

143 

50 

47

106 

146 

3.6 

2.9 

2.7

2.4 

2.1 

2.5 

2.7 

2.7

8.6 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

39 

1,860 

2,090

20,240

135 

8,440 

5,640 

5,560 

37,980 

56,650 

8,310 

441 

1,620

129,800

Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Hote.- Discharge computed from graph baaed on at leaat once-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 

13^79T"Jan. 6 to Feb. 1, May 13-23, June 10-16, 20-25, June 29 to July 4, July 7-12, 17-84, July 87 

to Aug. 13, Aug. 16-31, Sept. 4-5, 8-30.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°32', long. 97°39', in NEfc sec. 7, T. 12 N., R.

 4 W., 1.4 miles downstream from head gates, 2 miles northwest of Bethany, and 10 miles 

northwest of Oklahoma City.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1949. No prior diversions.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 8.48 

reei;); no flow most of year.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 1,480 second-feet May 16, 1947, June 24, 1948, May 19, 

1949; maximum gage height, 8.76 feet June 24, 1948; no flow most of each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Canal diverts from North Canadian River Just above Lake Over-

 holser and delivers water to Lake Hefner (capacity, 76,700 acre-feet) for municipal 

water supply of Oklahoma City; diversions are infrequent. Small ground-water seepage 

when head gates are closed not included in records.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

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

Calendar year 1948 ..........

Mav

Water year 1948-49. .........

Maximum

0

1,410

0

1.410

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

39.8

0

22.5

Runoff In 

aore-feet

0

38,890

0

16,250

849184 0-51-19
280 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Deep Pork near Beggs, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 35°41', long. 96°04', on line between sees. 19 and 20, 

T. 14 N., R. 12 E., at county highway bridge 3 miles upstream from Adams Creek, 4 miles 

south of Beggs, and 8 miles downstream from Flat Rock (Checkerboard) Creek. Ddtum of 

gage is 632.55 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,018 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,157 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,200 second-feet Hay 24 (gage height, 27.80 

reet); minimum observed, 5.2 second-feet Oct. 12.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 66,800 second-feet May 11, 1943 (gage height, 34.55 

feet); no flow at times in 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

1'air. Gage read twice daily, oftener during floods.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 957: 1941; W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

36 

30 

24 

21 

18

15 

12 

11 

10 

9.2

7.8 

5.2 

8.0 

8.5 

8.5

9.5 

9.5 

9.5 

9.8 

9.5

9.5 

8.5 

8.2 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

12 

12 

12

Nov.

13 

14 

14 

12 

14

12 

14 

14 

18 

21

21 

20 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

20 

21 

23 

25 

32

Dec.

30 

27 

32 

46 

46

43 

40 

36 

32 

30

27 

26 

24 

23 

33

49 

106 

80 

52 

49

43 

40 

38 

38 

38

36 

36 

36 

33 

38 

33

Jan.

36 

32 

32 

32 

32

32 

40 

28 

29 

36

38

38 

40 

43 

49

71 

133 

138 

115 

124

115 

106 

290 

1,060 

1,010

905 

905 

810 

596 

d460 

d320

Feb.

d340 

d300 

d260 

d260 

296

630 

1,150 

1,880 

2,260 

' 2,180

2,010 

1,940 

2,060 

2,530 

3,000

3,650 

3,560 

3,160 

2,370 

1,810

1,570 

1,340 

1;310 

2,330 

2,460

2,400 

2,260 

2,370

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3.OOO sec. -ft.).- Fe

ft.; May 24 (6 p.m.) 23,20O sec. -ft.; June 4

Mar.

2,340

2,090 

1,590 

1,000 

734

613 

528 

451 

406 

376

309 

283 

257 

246 

235

235 

235 

224 

224 

224

484 

1,580 

1,210 

734 

562

647 

848 

791 

647 

579 

562

Apr.

481 

436 

376 

348 

309

283 

257 

224 

362 

1,450

2,230 

1,940 

1,380

96s

734

511 

421 

309 

246 

213

191 

180 

180 

169 

169

169 

180 

235 

246 

286

Secondfoot-days

387.2 

546 

1,240

444,430.2

7,685 

51,686 

21,244 

15,420 

263,230 

125,906 

6,145 

1,655 

5,861

501,005.2

b. 16 (8 a.m 

(8 p.m.) 9,

May

2,290 

3,280 

4,530 

4,350 

3,960

3,730 

3,690 

3,730 

3,560 

3,390

3,040 

2,500 

1,840 

1,250 

1,150

2,120 

3,000 

4,470 

15,500 

19,300

19,400 

20,500 

21,700 

22,900 

22,000

16,600 

12,000 

10,800 

10,600 

8,990 

7,060

Maximum

36 

32 

106

48,400

1,060 

3,650 

2,340 

2,230 

22,900 

15,200 

545 

180 

1,200

22,900

June

5,650 

4,650 

5,910 

9,220 

7,460

4,780 

3,780 

3,630 

4,850 

8,720

11,300 

15,200 

10,500 

6,700 

5,650

3,910 

2,760 

2,120 

1,380 

630

436 

406 

361 

814 

1,370

1,250 

668 

490 

630 

681

July

545 

348 

348 

335 

399

335 

296 

444 

436 

391

322 

246 

202 

180 

169

142 

124 

110 

93 

89

82 

71 

61 

52 

52

49 

46 

46 

46 

43 

43

Minimum

5.2 

12 

23

5.2

28 

260 

224 

169 

1,150 

361 

43 

16 

12

5.2

.) 3,960 sec. -ft.; May 

680 sec. -ft.; June 12

Aug.

46 

52 

74 

61 

38

33 

36 

49 

61 

43

40 

40 

36 

33

36

58 

90 

151 

180 

124

71 

38 

36 

38 

36

36 

31 

- 27 

26 

19 

16

Mean

12.5 

18.2 

40.0

121

248 

1,846 

685 

514 

8,491 

4,197 

198 

53.4 

195

1,373

3 (3 p.m.) 

(12 m.) 15,

Sept.

13 

12 

14 

14 

16

25 

43 

67 

124 

124

78 

82 

4O6 

698 

1,200

837 

596 

481 

296 

180

110 

74 

71 

58 

52

49 

43 

36 

32 

30

Runoff In 

acre-feet

768 

1,080 

2,460

881,500

15,240 

102,500 

42,140 

30,580 

522,100 

249,700 

12,190 

3,280 

11,620

993,700

4,590 sec. 

800 sec. -ft

d Doubtful gage-height record; dischacge competed on basis of weather records and records for 

station near Dewar.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN ' 281

Deep Fork near Dewar, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°28'50", long. 95°52'50", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 12 

«., K. 13 E., at bridge on IT. S. Highway 266, 3| miles east of Dewar and 3? miles upstream from Wolf Creek. Datum of gage is 578.32 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,307 square miles.

Records available.- March 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,378 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 second-feet May 25, 26; maximum gage 

height, 23.12 feet May 25; minimum discharge, 10 second-feet Oct. 20.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 57,400 second-feet Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 26.67 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet pet. 16, 1939 (gage height, 1.10 feet).

K?ximum stage known, about 29.0 feet in October 1908, from floodmarks, from information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge during periods of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change or stage as a factor. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 39 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers;. 2 cJischarge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

53 

49 

44. 

36 

33

26 

24 

20 

20 

19

17 

16 

15 

14 

20

19 

14 

11 

11 

10

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

13 

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

Nov.

16 

17 

19 

20 

15

12 

14 

20 

20 

19

21 

24 

30 

30 

29

29 

28 

27 

24 

24

26 

27 

26 

25 

25

26 

28 

32 

35 

33

Dec.

30

41 

45 

40 

38

49 

56 

55 

52 

47

43 

40 

39 

43 

68

94 

96 

134 

80 

62

57 

54 

50 

52 

52

52 

48 

45 

45 

45 

42

Jan.

41 

42 

42 

39 

38

38 

37 

36 

37 

38

42 

47 

55 

52 

55

65 

72 

127 

152 

146

126 

132 

£00 

568 

1,070

1,060 

864 

886 

717 

526 

402

Feb.

363 

386 

310 

296 

303

462 

1,060 

1,940 

2,810 

2,810

2,570 

2,300 

2,220 

2,860 

4,240

3,960 

3,670 

3,560 

3,550 

3,490

3,400 

2,990 

2,180 

2,490 

3,330

3,160 

2,840 

2,630

Month

Octo 

"Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Peak discharge (base, 3,200 sec. -ft.).- Fe

3,360 sec. -ft.; May 9 (6 p.m.) 5,560 sec. -ft 

11,000 sec. -ft.; June 12 (J.O a.m.) 18,600 se 

Note.- Discharge computed on basis of once

Mar.

2,450 

2,330 

2,220 

1,860 

1,180

822 

637 

544 

475 

426

402 

363 

333 

303 

281

267 

253 

253 

246 

239

696 

2,220 

2,050 

1,480 

879

1,250 

1,500 

1,090 

908 

717 

618

Apr.

1, 

2, 

2, 

1, 

1,

Secondfoot -days

620 

721 

1,694

527,406

7,752 

66,180 

29,292 

17,862 

288,160 

202,755 

7,841 

2,289 

6,521

631,687

b. 15 (4:30 

.; May 25 (l 

c.-ft. 

-daily wire544 

509 

442 

410 

378

340 

303 

274 

260 

479

740 

330 

2^0 

600 

160

801 

562 

423 

348 

303

267 

246 

232 

225 

225

218 

218 

218 

274 

313

May

1,990 

3,730 

3,540 

3,650 

3,820

3,980 

4,110 

4,620 

5,560 

5,240

4,950 

4,430 

3,680 

2,440 

1,480

2,410 

3,630 

9,100 

12,400

11,000

16,200 

19,800 

19,200 

20,400 

2J..700

21,700 

19,800 

16,200 

14,000 

12,400 

11,000

Maximum

53 

35

134

37,300

1,070 

4,240 

2,450 

2,330 

21,700 

17,900 

657 

158 

1,140

21,700

p.m. 

2 m.

welg

June

9,700 

8,700

a, 700

11,000 

9,360

9,010 

8,700 

7,330 

6,690 

6,690

9,460 

17,900 

16,200 

16,200 

12,900

9,360 

7,580 

6,490 

5,560 

4,120

1,700 

750 

562 

613 

1,390

2,110 

1,630 

872 

801 

677

July

657 

522 

410 

386 

378

363 

363 

410 

386 

470

475 

426 

333 

281 

253

225

191 

172 

146 

129

114 

103 

95 

86 

19

74 

69 

65 

60 

58 

62

Aug.

56 

55

62 

100

151 

136 

107 

95 

85

72 

63

60 

58 

54

54 

52 

67 

70 

75

158 

149 

83 

72 

57

46 

42 

43 

39 

33 

32

Minimum Mean

1C 20.0 

1£ 24.0 

30 54.6

10 1,441

36 250 

296 2,364 

239 945 

218 595 

1,480 9,295 

562 6,758 

58 253 

32 73.8 

22 217

10 1,731

Sept.

30 

27 

25 

22 

25

22 

22 

26 

52 

76

125 

108 

80 

222 

835

1,140 

1,060 

628 

474 

348

253 

191 

146 

116 

101

90 

80 

72 

66 

59

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,230 

1,430 

3,360

1,046,000

15,380 

131,300 

58,100 

35,430 

571,600 

402,200 

15,550 

4,540 

12,930

1,253,000

4,720 sec. -ft.} Feb. 25 (12:30 p.m.)' 

21,700 sec. -ft.; June 4 (8:30 a.m.)

ht gage readings Aug. 8 to Sept. 13.
282 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°42', long. 96°53", in SWi

 sec. 9', T. 14 K., R. 4 E., in Chandler, half a mile upstream from bridge on U. S.

Highway 66 and 1.4 miles downstream from Bellcalf Creek. 

Drainage area.- 46.0 square miles. 

Kecoras available.- July 1948 to September 1949. 

^xt'Fe'inss. - ia4H: Maximum discharge during psriod July to September, 99 second-feet Aug. 9

(gage height, 2.30 feet), from rating curve extended above 5 second-feet; minimum daily.

0.1 second-foot Sept. 21.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 2,540 second-feet May 19 (gage height

11.00 feet); no flow Oct. 24-26. 

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

 Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Aug.

4.3

4.3

4.1

4.7

4.3

5.1

8.5

14

Sept.

0.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

.

-

_

_

_

-

_

-

Aug.

37

9.6

a6.4

a4.5

83.5

83.0

82.5

2.3

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 sec. -ft.).

a No gage-height record; discharge Int

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

.

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

1.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.0

Sept.

aO.2

a. 2

g.2

a. 2

a.l

3.5

8.8

gl.l

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

5.1

5.1

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

Aug.

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

Sept.

aO.7

. g.4

a. 3

8.3

a. 2

_

- No peak above base, 

srpolated, , or computed on basis of weather records.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-daily staff-gage reading.

1948-49

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

aO.2

a. Z

g.l

a.l

g.l

g.l

a.l

6-9

a. 8

g4.4

2.9

1.8

.8

.3

.7

.1

.1

.1

0

0

2.9

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

Nov.

5.0

1.5

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

1.5

5.3

2.3

1.5

-

Dec.

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.2

l.Z

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.3

1.9

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.0

.9

1.0

Jan.

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.3

12

5.0

1.2

.8

1.3

1.3

1.8

2.3

376

a!4

a?

a4

a3

83

al

al

al

Feb.

al

a2

a4

a 20

103

145

134

100

30

18

12

15

24

a20

a 20

al2

a9

7.2

6.8

6.0

7.2

6.0

70

79

36

27

25

24

-

Mar.

al6

10

7.2

6.4

6.0

5.3

4.7

5.3

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

4.1

9.7

4.7

4.1

3.8

7.0

9.7

4.7

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.3

Apr.

3*6

5.3

5.0

4.7

4.7

4.1

3.3

3.3

6.0

8.8

4.7

4.4

4.1

3.3

2.9

2.9

3.1

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

6.8

4.1

3.6

24

May

19

3.S

3.1

3.1

2.1

1.9

24

13

3.8

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.5

22

32

8.4

109

381

1,260

192

494

g40

a!30

8950

alSO

g402

a45

a31

824

a20

818

June

17

117

434

46

g29

a23

36

41

23

130

26

18

17

20

13

12

10

10

10

10

8.8

8.4

8.0

9.2

7.6

6.8

5.7

12

7.2

5.3

-

July

4.7

4.4

4.4

56

24

25

820

alO

a7

5.7

4.7

4.4 4.4-

4.1

3.6

3.3

3.3

2.9

2.7

2.5

1.9

1.8

1.6

4.0

2.5

2.3

3.1

1.9

1.9

9.5

2.9

Aug.

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

l.S

1.9

5.0

3.8

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.5

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.2

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.9

.7

Sept.

0.6

.5

1.8 1-3

3.3

1.2

.7

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.8

9.7

9.7

6.1

1.9

1.5

1.2

.9

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5 -.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

"

Peak discharge (base. 1,200 see.-ft.).- Jan. 23 (7 a.m.) about 1,210 sec.-ft. ; Hay 18 (1 a.m.) 

1,390 sec.-ft.T May 19 (1 p.m.) 2,540 sec.-ft.; Hay 21 (8 a.m.) about 1,240 sec.-ft.; Hay 24 (tine 

unknown) about 1,860 see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and partly 

estimated gage-height graph.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-dally staff-gage readings. 

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, 1947-48

Month

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

The period ................................

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

ttoy.... .....................................

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

Water year 1948-49 .......................

Seoondfoot-days

135 5

22.4

-

963.2

173.3

139.8

4,422.8

1,121.0

230.5

41.8

62.4

7,705.4

IfaXiMUB

5.1

8.8

-

5.3

2.3

376

145

16

24

1,260

434

56

5.0

13

1,260

MiniMUB

4.5

.8

.1

-

0

.7

.9

.8

1

3.3

2.7

1.9

5.3

i. 6

.5

.5

0

Mean

4.77

4.37

.747

-

.66

1.19

1.27

14.7

34.4

5.59

4.66

143

37.4

7.44

1.35

2.08

21.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

57

269

44

370

41

71

7j

902

1,910

344

277

8,770

2,220

457

83

124

15,280
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla.

283

Location.- Water-stage recorder above dam of city of Sallisaw, lat. 35°28', long. 94°52', 

in SUIT sec. 34, T. 12 N. ( R. 23 E., 85 miles west of Sallisaw, 5 miles upstream from 

Little Sallisaw Cree, and 9 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 490.00 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Auxiliary wireweight gage, used in computing low-water flows, at bridge on U. S. Highway 64, 0.'2 mile 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 476.78 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 5.29 

reet); minimum daily, 3.9 second-feet Sept. 7.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 110,000 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 11.25 

feet), by contracted-opening method and computation of flow over highway fill; no flow 

at times in 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Small diversion from reservoir for municipal water supply of city 

or Sallisaw. Auxiliary wire-weight gage read once daily.

Revisions.- tf 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

8.3 

7.2 

6.7 

6.9 

6.7

6.5 

6.3 

6.5 

6.7 

6.5

6.3 

6.3 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.9 

6.9 

6.1 

6.3 

6.3

6.1 

6.3 

6.1 

6.1

6.3

6.5 

6.3 

6.1 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

Nov.

53 

97 

87 

52 

31

25 

22 

19 

18 

17

15 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.3

9.0 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

8.3 

8.3 

8.6 

8.6 

8.6

Dec.

8.6 

8.6 

9.0 

8.6 

8.3

8.3 

9.0 

9.3 

9.O 

8.6

8.6 

8.6 

9.3 

212 

545

194 

126 

97 

79 

69

58 

50 

43 

42 

43

40 

38 

38 

79 

99 

85

Jan.

74

63 

56 

54 

50

46 

40 

36 

36 

35

34 

32 

30 

32 

36

54

85 

152 

303 

224

187 

159 

582 

3,300 

3,530

2,390 

3,020 

1,710 

813 

510 

392

Month

Feb.

312 

263 

270 

286 

255

231 

201 

187 

166 

145

126 

120 

407 

2,730 

2,680

1,040 

650 

479 

383 

312

748 

605 

450 

616 

490

383 

321 

278

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

lendar.year 194t

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

239 

224 

194 

180 

159

152 

126 

120 

120 

114

103 

97 

91 

85 

79

79 

74 

69 

69 

65

663 

741 

411 

295 

247

1,480 

1,240 

639 

440 

347 

278

Apr.

231 

2O8 

187 

159 

145

132 

120 

108 

103 

1,020

541 

373 

286 

247 

194

166 

152 

138 

120 

108

103 

97 

85 

74 

374

876 

1,040 

646 

431 

337

Secondfoot -day s

200.4 

626.1 

2,050.8

73,305.4

18,065 

15,134 

9,220 

8,801 

21,867 

16,817 

2,412 

368.9 

752.4

96,314.6

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (3:30

May

7,690 

1,800 

830 

531 

383

295 

255 

231 

194

166

145 

126 

108 

97 

97

85 

74 

282

1,110 

664

1,47.0 

728 

421 

898 

583

383 

278 

462 

812 

383 

286

Maximum

8.3 

97 

545

3,120

3,530 

2,730 

1,480 

1,040 

7,690 

2,790 

206 

20 

78

7,690

p.m.) 5,660

June

224 

173 

2,400 

1,010 

520

356 

263 

247 

194 

208

752 

584 

2,37O 

2,790 

1,09O

551 

373 

270 

255 

2O1

166 

138 

120 

108 

151

138 

132 

527 

319 

187

Minimum

July

6.1 

8.3 

8.3

3.7

30 

120 

65 

74 

74 

108 

23 

5.6 

3.9

3.9

sec. -ft.;

138 

108 

97 

79 

164

152 

103 

206 

201 

138

106 

95 

85 

71 

63

59 

58 

54 

49 

47

42

40 

36 

33 

32

29 

28 

27 

25 

24 

23

.Aug.

20 

20 

18 '18 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

13

12 

10 

9.7 

9.3 

8.6

11 

16 

15 

14 

13

11 

10 

9.0 

8.0 

7.2

6.5 

6.3 

6.1 

5.9 

5.7 

5.6

Mean

6.46 

20.9 

66.2

200

583 

540 

297 

293 

705 

561 

77.8 

11.9 

25.1

264

Sept.

5.6 

5.2 

5.1 

4.7 

4.4

4.1 

3.9 

6.1 

6.7 

6.3

5.7 

5.6 

a75 

50 

78

66 

55 

43 

50 

49

40

31 

27 

24 

22

20

17 

15 

14 

13

Runoff In 

acre-feet

397 

1,240 

4,070

145,400

35,830 

30,020 

18,290 

17,460 

43,370 

33,360 

4,780 

732 

1,490

191,000

Jan. 27 (5:30 p.m.)

4,370 sec.-ft.) Feb. 14 (5:45 . ..., .,__. .... _.., _.__ _,_...,......,... . , .

5,660 sec.-ft.; June 13 (10 p.m.) 8,820 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily readings of auxiliary wire-weight gage 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, Nov. 3 to Dec. 13, Dec. 20 to Jan. 16, July 11 to Sept. 30.
284 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°55', long. 94°18', in sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 31 

w., at highway bridge at Cauthron, about 8 miles downstream from Jones Creek. Altitude of gage, 585 feet (from topographic map).

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- ?etrugry 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 jears, 235 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-fee"; Jan. 24 (gage height, 23.34 

reet); no flow Aug. 25 to Sept. 7.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times.

Flood of June 1935 reached a stage of 27.4 feet, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 15 second-feet, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1037: 1939(M). W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.6 

83 

57 

10 

3.1

1.8 

.6 

.3 

.3 

1.0

1.3 

1.6 

1.4 

1.3 

2.0 

5.9

Nov.

193 

211 

51 

22 

16

12 

10 

9.2 

9.2 

12

13 

15 

14 

14 

15

13 

13 

12 

12 

11

10 

8.6 

8.0 

6.9 

6.9

7.4 

6.9 

9.2 

8.0 

7.4

Dec.

6.9 

6.4 

6.4 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.9 

5.9 

5.4 

4.4

4.4 

4.1 

3.7 

4.7 

482

893 

200 

121 

96 

72

53 

46 

36 

42 

155

94 

67 

60 

105 

94 

65

Jan.

54 

49 

51 

164 

132

82 

63 

51 

44 

39

35 

32 

31 

29 

38

920 

972 

2,080 

999 

420

302 

244 

427 

17,600 

16,400

4,620 

2,620 

1,450 

550 

335 

268

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

lendar year 1948 .........

ary .

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

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

240 

204 

256 

515 

284

220 

176 

148 

129 

113

98 

89 

1,690 

7,030 

3,100

972 

485 

325 

256 

200

228 

268 

200 

1,540 

760

415 

302 

236

Secondfoot-days

173.2 

756.7 

2,760.4

68,939.9

51,151 

20,529 

11,902 

4,625 

8,163 

6,447 

190.8 

6.9 

225.6

106,930.6

Mar.

185 

162 

135 

124 

110

98 

84 

32 

395 

256

158 

127 

110 

100 

87

76 

69 

69 

65 

56

1,050 

1,240 

425 

268 

539

3,640 

972 

450 

289 

232 

248

Maximum

83 

211

11,400

17,600 

7,080 

3,640 

946 

4,340 

2,180 

42 

.8 

109

17,600

Apr.

162 

139 

121 

105 

91

82 

72

61 

58 

946

385 

228 

179 

139 

110

87 

78 

69 

58 

51

44 

40 

36 

31 

56

320 

302 

280 

168 

127

May

4,340 

1,240 

415 

260 

179

132 

129 

186 

155 

118

91 

74 

60 

48 

39

34 

27 

26 

22 

18

17 

13

14 

16 

14

14 

13 

82 

166 

132 

89

Minimum

0.1 

6.9 

3.7

.1

29 

39 

56 

31 

13 

15 

.3 

0 

0

0

June

54 

31 

20 

15 

36

40 

44 

28 

34 

281

172 

98 

583 

2,180 

1,370

400 

212 

139 

103 

80

71 

51 

38 

34 

78

56 

34 

31 

55 

74

Mean

5.59 

25.2 

89.0

188

1,650 

733 

384 

154 

263 

215 

6.15 

.22 

7.52

293

July

42 

25 

18 

14 

12

10 

9.8 

9.2 

7.4 

5.9

4.7 

4.7 

4.4 

3.7 

3.1

2.6 

2.2 

1.8 

1.4 

1.0

.4 

.8 

1.3 

1.3 

1.0

1.0 

.8 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

Per 

square 

mile

, 0.028 

.445

.940

8.25 

3.66 

1.92

l'.ZZ 

1.08 

.031 

.0011 

.038

1.46

Aug.

0.3 

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1

.2 

.3 

.8 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.3

.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

2.1

5.1 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.4

.6 

1.0

1.4 

109 

59

17 

8.6 

5.0 

3.7 

3.1

2.2 

1.8 

1.3 

1.2 

1.4

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.14 

.51

12.80

9.51 

3.82 

2.21 

.86 

1.52

.04 

.001 

.04

19.88

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 18 (3:30 p.m.) 3.100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (6

Acre-feet

344 

1,500 

5,480

136,800

101,500 

40,720 

23,610 

9,170 

16,190 

12,790 

378 

14 

447

. 212,100

p.m.)

31,000 sec .. , . 

5,120 see. -ft.; May 1 (1 p.m.) 6,840 sec. -ft.

) 8,520 sec. -ft.; Mar. 26 (7 a.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN £85

Poteau River near Wlster, Okie.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°56'45", long. 94°42'15", in SW^SE^ sec. 31, T.

 6 N., K. 25 E., 1.2 miles downstream from Wister Dam, 1.5 miles upstream from Caston 

Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Wister. Datum of gage is 433.02 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary gage is water-stage recorder at Chicago, Rock Island 

& Pacific Railway'bridge, 0.5 mile downstream a': same datum.

Drainage area.- 1,012 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,327 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,600 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 29.12

 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 17, 18.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 90,200 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 37.1 

feet, at auxiliary gage); maximum gage height, 37.16 feet May 16, 1945, at auxiliary 

gage; no flow at times in 1938, 1933, 1943, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 43.0 feet in June 1935, at site 1.2 miles upstream and at 

datum 0.70 foot lower.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharges above 400 second-feet computed by using fall as 

determined by auxiliary gage as a factor. Records below 400 second-feet include 

flow from Caston Creek (drainage area, 70 square miles). Flow regulated by Wister 

Dam.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and thirty discharge measurements furnished by Corps 

of Engineers.

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1.2 

.9

.8 

.7 

.6

.5 

.7 

.7 

.7

.8

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

1.3 

1.4

7.7 

189 

240 

130 

96

80 

56 

40 

29 

23

20 

18 

16 

14 

18 

22

Nov.

157 

202 

326 

277 

187

130 

99 

80 

70 

61

57 

56 

55 

52 

52

55 

55 

58 

57 

52

50 

46 

44 

43 

42

43 

43 

43 

41 

40

Dec.

37 

36 

36 

34 

36

33 

32 

30 

27 

24

23 

24 

25 

31 

602

1,800 

2,180 

1,200 

655 

439

332 

272 

222 

200 

202

255 

321 

277 

250 

266 

329

Jan.

315 

272 

243 

226 

211

274 

243

200 

173 

159

143 

143 

145 

175 

217

1,290 

2,910 

3,360 

4,260 

4,110

2,710 

1,760 

1,210 

6,280 

13,500

14,200 

14,400 

14,100 

13,500 

13,100 

12,500

Feb.

12,300 

11,800 

11,500 

11,000

alO,600

alO,000 

a9,400 

8,730 

8,020 

6,520

3,810 

1,910 

1,850 

6,150 

9,290

9,830 

9,380 

8,670 

7,880

6,880

4,970 

2,360 

1,970 

3,800 

5,270

5,020 

3,900 

2,570

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,510 

1,110 

378 

754 

659

604 

511 

493 

544 

574

713 

580 

490 

422 

387

357 

332 

310 

296 

277

1,150 

4,070 

4,350 

3,860 

2,660

3,680 

6,540 

6,620 

S930 

4,760 

2,700

Apr.

1,560 

974 

761 

S42 

543

489 

 422 

354 

402 

1,970

3,660 

3,440 

2,250 

1,340 

929

713 

562 

473 

220 

118

354 

423 

508 

304 

321

724 

1,840 

2,140 

2,080 

1,360

Secondfoot-days

1,012.3 

2,573 

10,230

345,069.8

126,329 

195,980 

58,721 

31,856 

55,337 

44,477 

2,738 

1,377.6 

2,137.5

532,768.4

May

3,040 

5,630 

7,760 

7,840 

5,670

3,780 

3,260 

4,020 

3,060 

2,170

1,590 

970 

689 

564 

454

372

310 

250 

293 

253

226

189 

189 

248 

255

231 

198 

167 

403 

694 

562

Maximum

240 

326 

2,180

23,700

14,400 

12,300 

6,620 

3,660 

7,840 

6,940 

473 

490 

607

14,400

June

396 

237 

159 

221 

302

342 

623 

570 

157 

738

858 

636 

1,900 

5,800 

6,940

6,530 

5,910

4,670 

2,140 

834

516 

400 

326 

304 

329

304 

285 

472 

794 

774

July

473 

335 

255

208 

171

143 

122 

109 

102 

90

85 

76 

72

SI 

54

47 

43 

41 

36 

32

28

21 

11 

16 

18

18 

17 

16 

14 

13 

11

Minimum

0.5 

40 

23

.5

143 

1,850 

277 

118 

167 

159 

11 

.1 

.4

.1

Aug.

10 

9.4 

7.8 

3.3 

1.8

1.1

.8 

.3 

.6 

.4

.3 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

5.8 

248

490 

326 

79 

39 

37

36 

29 

14 

12 

12 

12

Mean

32.7

85.8 

330

943

4,075 

6,999 

1,894 

1,062 

1,785 

1,483 

88.3 

44.4 

71.2

1,460

Sept.

13 

14 

14 

13 

6.7

3.1

1.8 

1.2 

.9 

.7

.5 

.4

1.2 

71

114

38 

46

60 

513 

607

219 

36 

34 

51 

51

51 

50 

47 

46 

33

Runoff in 

acre-feet

2,010 

5,100 

20, 290

684,400

250,600 

388,700 

116,500 

63,190 

109,800 

88,220 

5,430 

2,730 

4,240

1,057,000

a No gage-height record at base gage; discharge interpolated.
286 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Pourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54'45", long. 95°09'20", In NWftJWi sec. 13, T. 

a M., K. 20 E., at county highway bridge, 0.1 mile downstream from Little Fourche 

Maline and 5 miles southwest of Red Oak. Datum of gage Is 540.80 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 122 square miles.

Records available.- March 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,330 second-feet Feb. 14 (gage height, 16.38 

1 feet); no flow at times.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Apr. 25, 1942 (gage height, 22.34 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; no flow at times In most 

years.

Flood In June 1935 reached a stage of 25.4 feet, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Oage-height record and 17 discharge measurements furnished by Corps of

Revisions.- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1943 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

29 

24 

8.2

3.2 

1.1 

.7 

.4 

.4

Dec.

0.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.5

2.4 

2.8 

1.5 

1.1 

.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

Jan.

0.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.6

.7

.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.8

3.4

2.4 

2.6 

520 

1,500

962 

1,050 

1,350 

470 

allS 

a!03

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her .......................

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

lendar year 1943 

ary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

76 

6C 

11C 

485

361

236 

181 

131 

82 

55

43

36 

934 

2.90C 

2,250

1,060 

320 

191 

136 

101

116 

216 

187 

830 

611

272 

176 

131

Secondfoot-days

0 

67.0 

17.3

27,262.6

6,088.9 

12,289 

5,318 

5,599 

4,352 

4,945.5 

53.1 

433.3 

141.2

39,304.3

Mar.

95 

80 

71 

62 

55

47 

40 

35 

33 

32

30 

26 

22 

20

18,

17 

17 

16 

14

14

459 

1,030 

433 

201 

. 146

865 

750 

289 

171 

126 

104

Maximum

0 

29 

2.8

2,650

1,500 

2,900 

1,030 

1,290 

1,560 

2,450 

14 

290 

52

2,900

Apr.

86 

66 

53 

51 

43

39 

33 

29 

36 

680

498 

218 

141 

101 

71

53 

42 

37 

32 

27

25 

23 

22 

20 

262

1,290 

982 

332 

181 

121

May

858 

1,560 

356 

171 

114

76 

80 

272 

136 

77

55 

41 

33 

27 

22

20 

24 

30 

26 

20

18 

16 

32 

40 

33

23 

17 

48 

46 

42 

39

Minimum

0 

0 

.2

0

.2 

36 

14 

20 

16. 

5.2 

0 

0 

.1

0

June

24 

18 

14 

13 

14

9.0 

6.6 

5.9 

a5. Z 

6.1

9.6 

81 

345 

2,450 

1,420

207 

90 

51 

35 

26

20 

15 

13 

' 1212

9.0 

7.4 

6.6 

6.1 

14

Mean

0 

2.23 

.56

74.5

196 

439 

172 

187 

140 

165 

1.71 

14.0 

4.71

108

July

14 

9.0 

6.1 

4.4 

3.3

2.6 

1.6 

1.3 

.S 

1.0

3.0 

.7 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.5 

1.7 

1.0 

.6 

.4 

.4

Per 

square 

mile

0 

.018 

.0046

.611

1.61 

3.60 

1.41 

1.53 

1.15 

1.35 

.014 

.115 

.039

.885

Aug.

0.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2

.3 

.1

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

101 

290 

24

6.4 

2.9 

1.5 

1.0 

.9

.8 

.8 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.7

Sept.

0.6 

.5 

.4 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.2 

1.8 

8.4

12 

5.4 

5.2 

52 

28

9.3 

5.0 

2.6 

1.7

1.4

1.3 

1.3 

1.0 

.8 

.8

Runoff

Inches

0 

.02 

.005

8.30

1.86 

3.75 

1.62 

1.71 

1.33 

1.51 

.02 

.13 

.04

12.00

Acre-feet

0 

133 

34

54,070

12,080 

24,370 

10,550 

11,110 

8,630 

9,810 

105 

859 

280

77,960

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.}.- Feb. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 3,330 sec. -ft.; June 14 (5:30 p.m.)

3,090 sec.-ft.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Prog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark.

287

Location.- Water-stage recorder above concrete weir in spillway of Fort Smith Dam, lat. 

3SW39T40", long. 94°09'10", in NWttat sec. .2, T. 11 N., R. 30 Wi, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Warloop Creek, It miles upstream from Howard Fork, 2£ miles northeast of Mountainburg, and 3 miles downstream from Jones Pork. Datum of gage is 800.00 

feet above mean sea level, -datum of 1929 (levels by city of Port Smith).

Drainage area.- 74 square miles.

Records available.- July 1936 t6 September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 110 second- feet (does not Include diversions by city of '

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,500 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 88.21 

reet ) ; no flow at times.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 31.06 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records good above 100 second- feet and fair below. Records given herein represent spillway overflow from Lake Port Smith and do not include water diverted for 

municipal supply of Fort Smith. Record of monthly diversion furnished by city of Fort 

Smith .

Revisions.- W ill?: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.8

160

127

92

111

272

183

131

Jan.

Ill

92

77

67

55

46

40

35

37

35

32

32

30

30

136

590

350

472

433

293

226

183

250

3,730

2,960

1,240

1,270

947

805

373

283

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aprl 

May

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-49 ..........

Feb.

226

183

169

178

160

143

119

103

95

81

70

67

491

3,390

2,440

805

484

350

272

221

262

262

216

272

303

262

221

186

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

0

1,079.8

30,366.2

15,260

12,033

5,310

3,963 

7,727

8,605

485.8

0

0

54,463.5

Mar.

160

143

123

107

95

84

70

64

67

61

58

52

49

43

40

37

37

35

32

27

179

472

338

262

211

499

672

433

326

272

262

Maximum

0

0

272

1,850

3,730

3,390

678

303 

1,920

8,330

70

0

0

3,730

Apr.

201

174

148

127

111

95

68

74

67

847

862

816

183

156

187

115

103

68

77

67

64

56

52

58

70

70

144

303

826

198

-

May

1,920

953

497

350

258

168

143

119

92

77

61

49

37

27

30

88

80

35

69

131

883.

886

139

168

169

131'

189

365

326

293

Minimum

0

0

0

0

30

67

27

52 

20

37

0

0

0

0

303

June

881

165

852

247

872

186

135

107

110

156

135

139

631

8,330

1,860

549

338

826

850

832

152

107

SI

67

55

46

43

37

37

37

Mean

0

0

34.8

63.0

492

171

132 

249

267

15.7

0

0

149

-

July

27

16

18

7.2

80

16

6.9

58

37

80

16

40

70

52

38

22

14

10

7,2

4.4

1.8

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Runoff In 

aore-feet

0

0

8,140

60,240

30,870

23,870

10,530

7.660 

15,330

17,070

964

0

0

108,000

Aug. Sept.

Diversion 

mean 

seoond- feetjt

12.4

10.6

10.5

11.3

10.7

10.6

11.0

U.2 

12.0

13.1

14.8

14.0

12.0

11.9

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 see.-ft.).- Jan. 84 (18:30 p.m.) 6.500 seo.-ft.: Feb. Ib (12:30 a.m.) 

4,940 sec.-re. 

t Diversion for municipal supply of Port Smith.
288 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°34', long. 94°01' ) in NWt sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 

BB w., a quarter of a mile upstream from Mill Creek, 5 miles northeast of Mulberry, and 

11 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 432.75 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 372 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 590 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,100 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 18.61 

reet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot Sent. 10 (gage height, 0.65 foot).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 47,800 second-feet Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 19.70 

feet); no flow Sept. 24-28, 1939, Aug. 25 to Seot. 29, 1943. 

Maximum stage known, 22.0 feet in April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water year).- W 1007: 1943.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.5 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8 

2.4

2.8 

2.8 

2.4 

2.0 

2.0

1.8 

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4

1.8 

3.5 

3.9 

5.4 

7.0

7.7 

7.7 

7.0 

5.8 

5.8

5.0 

4.3 

3.9 

3.5 

4.3 

4.7

Nov.

7.0 

17 

40 

66 

58

49 

47 

53 

49 

45

42 

42 

40 

40 

38

40 

42 

45 

49 

60

58 

53 

49 

47 

44

42 

40 

40 

38 

36

Dec.

34 

34 

36 

38 

44

44 

47 

70 

76 

70

66 

63 

58 

100 

3,480

1,970 

1,120 

758 

584 

462

374 

311 

259 

253 

84O

758 

622 

622 

2,260 

1,520 

1,120

Jan.

877 

735 

630 

592

554

482 

427 

381 

342 

324

282 

259 

237 

222 

242

2,760 

2,430 

3,130 

3,160 

2,040

1,620 

1,290 

1,620 

26,300 

16,900

8,820 

6,310 

5,300 

2,960 

2,120 

1,730

Month *£

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194 

ary SF;

 zp

.......................... 20

P

sv:::::::::::::::::::::::: 2 ember .....................

Feb.

1,420 

1,190 

1,120 

1,330 

1,160

1,050 

914 

818 

742 

652

584 

525 

3,450 

19,200 

10,000

4,500 

2,620 

1,970 

1,620 

1,360

1,260 

1,190 

1,020 

1,220 

1,420

1,290 

1,190 

1,050

ond-

-days

115.9 

316.0 

093

985.8

576 

865 

159 

650 

521 

840 

474 

507.1 

550.4

ter year 1948-49 .......... 282,667.4

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- J

Mar.

892 

795 

698 

622 

569

503 

448 

407 

407 

441

420 

387 

374 

355 

330

299 

293 

318 

311 

299

441 

2,040 

1,660 

1,360 

1,160

1,900 

3,090 

2,040 

1,620 

1,420 

1,260

Maximum

7.7 

66 

3,480

9,210

26,300 

19,200 

3,090 

1,260 

4,980 

3,060 

232 

33 

100

26,300

Apr.

1,020 

840 

720 

615 

525

468 

414 

368 

330 

9O5

1,260 

1,050 

899 

780 

645

547 

482 

434 

381 

342

411 

293 

276 

276 

305

324 

503 

980 

750 

607

May

4,980 

4,350 

2,35O

1,730 

1,330

1,O20 

825 

1,120 

899 

675

525 

420 

349 

288 

253

222 

201 

196 

191 

870

1,360 

1,260 

832 

936 

921

720 

615 

870 

795 

698 720'

June

592 

482 

518 

645 

712

540 

420 

427 

448 

381

407 

475 

569 

2,980 

3,060

1,690 

1,190 

862 

668 

63O

482 

387 

342 

282 

248

216 

201 

178 

484 

324

July

232 

178 

150 

124 

113

loo

90 

90 

87 

78

78 

113 

124 

113 

100

84 

70 

63 

63 

63

51

45 

40 

36 

36

31 

30 

26 

23 

23 

20

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

1.4 3.74 0.010 

7.0 43.9 .118 

34 584 1.57

1.4 440 1.18

222 3,083 8.29 

525 2,352 6.32 

293 876 2.35 

276 588 1.58 

191 1,049 2.82 

178 695 1.87 

20 79.8 .215 

5.4 16.4 .044 

1.2 18.3 .049

1.2 774 2.08

an. 24 (5 p.m.) 42,100 sec. -ft.; Jan. 

May 1 (6 p.m.) 8,230 sec. -ft.

Aug.

18 

18 

23 

33 

30

30 

28 

24 

23 

19

18 

17 

16 

18 

19

18 

16 

15 

14 

14

12 

11 

10 

11 

10

8.9 

8.3 

7.7 

6.4 

5.4 

5.4

Sept.

4.7 

3.5 

2.8 

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.6 

1.6 

1.4 

1.2

1.2 

1.4 

2.8 

2.8 

5.0

5.4 

5.8 

10 

23 

100

73 

58 

45 

40 

33

30 

27 

24 

21

19

Runoff

Inches

0.01 

..13 

1.81

16.10

9.56 

6.58 

2.72 

1.76 

3.25 

2. OS 

.25 

.05 

.06

28.26

Acre-feet

230 

2,610 

35,890

319,300

189,600 

130,600 

53,870 

35,010 

64,500 

41,340 

4,910 

1,010 

1,O9O

560, 7OO

27 (8 p.m.) 7,850
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Illinois Bayou near Seottsville, Ark,

-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 28', long. °3°02 I , in Sw£ sec. 32, T. 10 N., R. 

ity bridge li miles north of Seottsville and 3 miles downstream from Nort

Location.- Water-s

19 w., at county bridge l£ miles north of Seottsville and 3 miles downstream from North 

Fork Illinois Bayou. Datum of gage is 447.54 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 242 square miles.

Records available.- October 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 77,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 24.60 

feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Oct. 13, 18-20, 23-30.

1947-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; minimum, that of Oct. 13, 18-20, 

23-30, 1948.

Flood of May 10, 1943, reached a stage of 24.6 feet, from floodmark set by local 

residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5 to Nov. 2)

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

4.44 0 3 4.9 9.5 5.8 200 4.47 0.8 5.4 98 11. 0 8,040 

4.5 6 5.0 16 6.2 390 4.5 1.1 5.6 150 13.0 13,200 

4.6 1 7 5.2 35 7.0 960 4.6 3.2 5.8 215 15,O 19.1OO 

4.7 3 4 5.4 68 8.0 1,970 4.7 6.4 6.2 405 17. O 25,500 

4.8 5 7 5.6 122 9.0 3,36O 4.8 11 7.0 1,000 19.0 33,500 

4.9 20 8.0 2,300 20.0 38,8OO 

5.0 31 9.0 4,030 

5.2 59 10.0 5,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.6 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4

.4 

.4 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

1.5 

2.5

Nov.

3.4 

4.0 

64

43 

48

64 

53 

42 

42 

41

43 

51 

48 

43 

42

43

S8 

72 

92 

80

70 

58 

53 

48 

42

39 

38 

35 

35 

35

Dec.

35 

36 

41 

43 

49

55 

68 

66 

62 

58

51 

48 

43 

46 

2,840

1,630 

836 

556 

422 

333

272 

226 

196 

242 

705

513 

428 

1,020 

2,600 

1,180 

810

Jan.

623 

519 

484 

1,080 

769

603 

501 

439 

385 

333

285 

249 

226 

209 

231

1,010 

1,470 

3,760 

2,560 

1,470

1,110 

853 

864 

38,500 

13,000

4,990 

5,820 

3,810 

1,990 

1,310 

1,000

Feb.

775 

653 

712 

924 

743

668 

577 

519 

371 

411

361 

320 

1,050 

6,910 

5,060

2,140 

1,320 

981 

791 

653

558 

489 

423 

618 

632

558 

513 

447

un«+K Second 

Honth foot-days

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Jam 

Febi 

Marc 

Apn 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sep1

Vi

mber ...................... 1

lendar year 1948 

ary

. . 127

90

1 9

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

15.3 

,439.4 

,510

,412.2

,453 

,277 

,351 

,720 

,338 

,542 

,040 

368.1 

426.6

iter year 1948-49 .......... 187,480.4

Mar.

394 

356 

320 

291 

273

247 

227 

219 

300 

315

291 

278 

268 

247 

231

215

215 

239 

215 

198

454 

1,250 

878 

712 

774

4,200 

2,640 

1,530 

1,060 

824 

690

Maximum

2.5 

64 

2,840

7,290

38,500 

6,910 

4,200 

564 

1,700 

570 

88 

40 

39

38,500

Apr.

564 

477 

417 

361 

320

286 

255 

231 

208 

499

538 

465 

429 

383 

325

282 

255 

239 

212 

194

180 

168 

167 

533 

325

260 

247 

345 

300 

255

May

1,700 

1,700 

952 

698 

538

417 

350 

459 

577 

417

320 

255 

215 

190 

168

147 

126 

113 

118 

159

165 

174 

136 

131 

131

106 

96 

98 

728 

525 

429

June

325 

255 

204 

174 

212

174 

145 

147 

136 

142

139 

147 

229 

570 

538

383 

278 

215 

180 

147

126 

106 

92 

77 

79

73 

68 

64 

61 

56

Minimum Mean

0.3 0.49 

3.4 48.0 

35 500

.3 348

209 2,918 

320 1,081 

198 656 

167 324 

96 398 

56 185 

10 33.5 

3.2 11.9 

.8 14.2

.3 ' 514

July

46 

38 

31 

28 

31

31 

27 

27 

34 

31

31 

53 

85 

88 

66

52 

50 

41 

38 

29

24 

20 

16

re

14

18 

22 

18 

15 

11 

10

Per 

square 

mile

0.0020 

.198 

2.07

1.44

12.1 

4.4-7 

2.71 

1.34 

1.64 

.764 

.138 

.049 

.059

2.12

Aug.

8.6 

8.6 

7.6 

6.8 

7.6

7.6 

7.6 

10 

8.6 

7.6

7.2 

6.4 

6.0 

6.0 

16

39 

40 

32 

27 

21

17 

14 

11 

9.1 

7.6

6.8 

5.6 

4.9 

4.0 

3.7 

3.2

Sept.

2.5 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0 

.8

.9 

1.6 

28 

27 

20

16 

13 

11 

10 

12

13 

13 

14 

20 

35

39 

31 

26 

20 

17

15 

11 

10 

8.6 

7.2

Runoff

Inches

0.002 

.22 

2.38

19.58

13,90 

4.65 

3.13 

1.49 

1.90 

.85 

.16 

.06 

.07

28.81

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 15 (12 ra.) 7.OOO sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (11:30

Acre-feet

30 

2,860 

30,760

252,700

179,400 

60,050 

40,370 

19,280 

24,470 

10,990 

2,060 

730 

846

371,800

a.m. )

77,000 sec.-ftT; Jan. 27 (4 p.m.) 9,550 sec.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2:30 a.m.) 10,600 sec.-ft.
290 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Booneville, Ar*.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06', long. 93°55', in NW£ see. 18, T. 5 N., R. 27 

w., at bridge on State Highway 116, half a mile downstream from Fleteher Creek and 2£ 

miles south of Boonevllle. Datum of gage is 423.39 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 270 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 29,800 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 22.40 

 feet}; no flow Oct. 1-31.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 43,200 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 23.42

feet), by slope-area and contracted-opening methods; no flow at times In 1939, 1943,

1946-49.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to Septemberl949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

3.8 

97 

16 

7.5 

4.3

8.4 

2.6 

3.8 

3.8 

8.5

1.9 

2.8 

Z.2 

1.6

1.8

1.1 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

.8 

.6 

.5 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.9 

.9 

.7

Dec.

0.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

.7 

413

208 

65 

40 

31 

25

81 

19 

16 

18 

46

33

26

25 

32 

38 

86

Jan.

84 

83 

23 

88 

80

17 

16 

15 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

14 

77

784 

558 

1,470 

671 

330

236 

178 

408 

17,500 

21 , 200

7,430 

3,180 

1,700 

732 

458 

370

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

WE

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

lendar year 1948 

ary

tiary

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

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

314 

260 

516 

686 

370

898 

816 

184 

152 

126

108 

98 

8,830 

7,720 

8,770

1,110 

656 

485 

370 

898

387 

388 

282 

1,890 

948

588 

445 

336

Secondfoot-days

0 

163.7 

1,078.3

74,516.9

57,467 

84,141 

13,034 

5,785 

7,870 

9,569 

718.6 

563.8 

886.7

180,617.1

Mar.

863 

827 

189 

166 

146

188 

105 

181 

485 

269

187 

159 

140 

118 

100

89 

84 

83 

71 

61

1,000 

1,640 

626 

406 

626

8,900 

942 

554 

394 

370 

385

Maximum

0 

97 

413

11,500

81,800 

7,720 

8,900 

1,440 

2,700 

2,990 

271 

457 

868

81,200

Apr.

885

193 

173 

148 

130

110 

94 

80 

78 

1,440

554 

370 

882 

818 

153

181 

107 

92 

77 

67

68 

57

51

44 

40

58 

855 

892 

131 

95

May

8,700

1,040 

464 

306 

802

140 

115 

118 

121 

81

68 

51 

41 

35 

32

88 

85 

24 

89 

40

28 

20 

18 

32 

40

83 

16 

949 

272 

137 

81

Minimum

0 

.5 

.5

0

14 

98 

61 

40 

16 

86 

.4 

.3 

.1

0

June

53 

36 

86 

594

176

61 

195 

158 

95 

100

161 

116 

395 

2,990 

1,920

464 

846 

158 

155 

158

82 

60 

48 

69 

89

58 

65 

408 

330 

109

Mean

0 

5.46 

34.8

204

1,854 

868 

420 

193 

835 

319 

83.8 

18.8 

27.6

330

July

57 

36 

85 

80 

18

18 

98 

271 

48 

88

16 

15 

15 

12 

11

8.0 

6.0 

4.3 

3.8 

8.8

8.4 

1.9 

1.8

1.5 

1.8

.8 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

Per 

square 

mile

0 

.088 

.141

.886

7.51 

3.49 

1.70 

.781 

.951 

1.89 

.094 

.074 

.118

1.34

Aug.

0.3 

457 

86 

21 

9.8

3.7 

2.5 

8.4 

8.0 

4.1

8.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.5 

1.8

3.0 

3.2

2.7 

8.2 

1.6

1.8 

.9 

.7 

.7 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4

Sept.

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

.1

48 

16 

7.5 

3.0 

4.5

8.4 

1.9 

68 

65 

45

85 

80 

95 

868 

69

89 

17 

18 

9.8 

6.8

5.5 

4.5 

3.9 

3.0 

8.8

Runoff

Inches

0 

.08 

.16

11.80

8.65 

3.63 

1.96 

.87 

1.09 

1.44 

.11 

.08 

.18

18.13

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (5 a.m.) £9,800 sec. -ft.,- Feb. 14 (8:30

Acre-feet

0 

385

8,140

147,800

114,000 

47,880 

85,850 

11,470 

14,420 

18,980 

1,430 

1,180 

1,640

239,300

a.m.)

sec.-ft.; June 14 (8 p.m.) 6,650 sec.-ft.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06'06", long. 93°39'02", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 5 

fl. ,.H. 25 W., on Petit Jean Creek, at the control tower for .outlet works, 1.3 miles 

southwest of Waveland.

Drainage area.- 488 square miles.

Records available.- March 1947 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 194,190 acre-feet Jan. 28 (elevation, 412.74 

reet); minimum, 19,040 acre-feet Dec. 10 (elevation, 381.95 feet).

1947-49: Maximum contents that of Jan. 28, 1949; minimum since conservation pool 

was first reached, that of Dec. 10, 1948.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Mar. 13, 1947. Outlet 

works consist of a 20-foot circular tunnel controlled by three 8- by 17-foot tractortype gates and an uncontrolled, saddle spillway 150 feet long. Elevation of gatesills is 370.00 feet. Storage capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 419 feet), 

258,000 acre-feet; at conservation pool level (elevation, 384 feet), 25,000 acre-feet. 

Dead storage (below gate sills), 1,940 acre-feet. Under normal operating conditions 

reservoir surface will be maintained at approximately conservation pool level for 

purposes of conservation and recreation; storage above this level Is used for flood 

control. Contents computed from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation^ Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Daj

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

77

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20.50

20.45

20.37

20.23

20.15

20.31

20.23

20.12

80.06

20.04

19.96

19.76

19.63

19.57

19.52

19.71

19.66

19.60

19.57

19.52

19.52

19.46

19.38

19.35

19.30

19. 21

19.19

19.16

19.14

19.24

19.30

Nor.

19.49

19.49

19.49

19.71

19.65

19.49

19.38

19.49

19.52

19.46

19.49

19.54

19.52

19.54

19.49

19. 52

19.43

19.57

19.54

19.21

19.49

19.32

19.24

19.19

19.24

19.21

19.19

19.41

19.32

19.27

-

Dec.

19.21

19.35

19.24

19.27

19.30

19.19

19.21

19.14

19.16

19.06

19.16

19.14

19.14

19.32

20.50

21.46

21.71

22.01

22.15

22.17

22.26

22.17

22.12

22.56

22.50

22.61

22.69

23.19

23.08

23.13

23.30

Jan.

23.30

23.46

23.74

23.87

24.01

24.06

24.15

24.34

24.53

24.64

24.64

24.64

24.64

24.64

25.04

26.94

28.01

31.71

33.22

30.06

27.33

26.14

26.60

80.56

158.78

187.67

193.90

191.35

185.31

178.06

171.54

Feb.

161.27

152.93

146.23

139.59

132.00

124.45

115.80

108.12

99.80

90.43

86.54

73.85

78.69

107.56

118.69

115.02

108.75

101.99

101.22

86.60

79.76

72.25

65.74

71.05

70.23

66.51

62.27

57.83

.

-

Mar.

52.97

47.92

42.72

37.67

32.52

29.60

29.20

29.63

31.44

31.74

30.71

29.45

29.23

29.29

29.23

29.23

29.41

29.29

29.17

29.20

32.89

38.44

38.26

37.12

38.73

52.04

56.25

58.09

57.83

57.65

55.37

Apr.

51.88

48.56

44.74

41.04

37.25

34.26

31.51

29.85

29.57

33.16

33.09

31.14

29.91

29.63

29.41

29.23

29.23

29.17

29.08

28.99

29.14

29.17

29.08

29.02

29.17

29.23

29.57

30.00

29.57

29.63

-

May

39.54

43.02

41.52

39.28

36.82

34.30

31.60

29.51

28.92

28.77

28.77

28.86

28.86

28.89

28.86

28.86

28.86

28.86

28.86

30.62

29.85

29.11

29.17

29.38

29.20

29.17

29.23

30.59

31.37

31.66

30.80

June

29.54

28.99

28.92

31.14

32.38

30.71

30.06

29.60

28.65

28.43

28.53

28.68

29.45

38.37

49.60

50.80

49.52

46.32

42.28

38.73

35.21

31.50

29.08

28.74

28.77

28.77

29.32

28.95

28.68

28.04

~

July

27.91

27.79

27.70

27.39

27.79

27.70

27.61

27.70

27.52

27.58

27.61

27.91

27.61

27.27

27.22

27.06

26.87

26.78

26.63

26.48

26.32

26.23

26.14

26.41

26.29

26.17

26.11

25.99

25.86

25.80

25.62

Aug.

25.56

26.38

26.41

26.23

26.11

25. S3

25.77

25.53

25.34

25.22

25.07

24.98

24.88

24.85

25.01

24.95

24.85

24.76

24.79

24.61

24.50

24.37

24.26

24.12

24.06

23.96

23.90

23.82

23.71

23.76

23.63

S«pt.

23.43

23.30

23.22

23.16

23.08

23.11

23.19

23.08

23.00

22.86

22.78

22.86

22.89

23.02

23.19

23.13

23.05

23.00

22.91

22.23

22.17

22.09

21.93

21.82

21.68

21.68

21.63

21.54

21.41

21.32

"

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30...................

Calendar year 1948......

Feb. 28...................

Mar. 31...................

May 31...................

June 30 ...................

Sept. 30...................

Water year 1948-49......

Elevation 

(feet)t

382.51 

382.05 

382.04 

383.51

-

410.27 

393.15 

392.59 

385.63 

386.01 

385.11 

384.32 

383.63 

382.79

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

20,560 

19,300 

19,270 

23,300

-

171,540 

57,830 

55,370 

29,630 

30,800 

28,040 

25,620 

23,630 

21,320

-

Change In contents 

during month

(acre-feet)

-1,260 

-30 

+4,030

-13,690

+143,240 

-113,710 

-2,460 

-25,740 

+1,170 

-2,760 

-2,420 

-1,990 

-2,310

+760

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
^9^ ARKANSAS AIVER BASIN

Petit Jean Creek near Waveland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°06'17", long. 93°37'51", in SEiSW^ sec. 11, T. 5 

N., R. 25 W., 0.8 mile downstream from Rock Creek, 1.2 miles downstream from Cedar 

Creek, and 1.3 miles south of Waveland. Datum of gage is 339.70 fset above mean'sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 517 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1949. January 1939 to September 1943 at site 

it miles upstream, published as Petit Jean Creek near Blue Mountain.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 581 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge curing year, 5,900 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage heighu, 24.27 

feet); minimum, 3.4 second-feet Kov. 17, 18.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 62,600 second-feet Apr. 16, 1939 (gage height, 29.95 

feet, site and datum then in use, or 34.0 feet, from floodmarks, present site); no flow 

at times.

Maxinuni stage known, that of Apr. 16, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated 

by Blue Mountain Reservoir, 1.4 miles upstream (see preceding page).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

16 

15 

14

15 

IS 

IS 

14

14

38 

81 

52 

9.9

9.5

9.5 

9.5 

7.6

7.2 

6.8

fi.8

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

6.4 

6.8 

6.8 

7.6 

8.0

Nov.

8.7 

8.3 

6.8 

6.8 

7.2

6.1 

5.7 

5.7 

7.2 

5.3

4.9 

5.7 

4.5 

4.2 

3.8

3.8 

3.4 

4.9 

10 

8.7

8.0

7.2 

6.8 

7.2

a.B

7.2 

6.8 

8.3 

6.4 

5.3

Dec.

5.7 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.3 

5.3 

5.7 

5.7 

5.7

5.7 

5.7 

5.7 

6.8 

53

14 

21 

20 

16 

14

12 

11 

11

13 

12

10 

12 

18 

16

14 

13

Jan.

12 

12

14 

13 

10

9.1 

8.7 

8.7 

8.3 

11

15 

12 

11 

11 

28

90 

793 

849 

999 

2,150

2,190 

1,020 

1,180 

4,450 

2,880

1,460 

4,280 

g5,090 

g*,9SO 

g4,820 

g4,820

Feb.

g4,950 

g4,860 

4,820 

4,770 

4,680

4,680 

4,900 

4,820 

4,68O 

4,640

4,770 

4,640 

4,610 

1,220 

1,510

3,900 

4,770

4,640 

4,540 

4,540

4,590 

4,460 

3,960 

1,890 

1,750

3,070 

3,000 

2,900

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

Etry

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

2,870 

3,000 

2,870 

2,830 

2,800

2,000 

515 

281 

246 

341

867 

1,080 

559 

281 

274

253 

226 

226 

219 

193

320 

756 

1,420 

1,520 

1,700

1,180 

386 

454 

982 

1,080 

1,570

Apr.

1,990. 

2,070 

2,020 

2,090 

2,070

1,720 

1,500 

957 

330 

316

962 

1,500 

1,060 

554 

358

302 

260

193 

156 

145

132 

130 

128 

112 

100

87 

87 

284 

445 

328

Secondfoot-days

461.4 

191.7 

358.5

182,335.6

42,204.8 

111,560 

33,299 

22,386 

16,048 

21,611 

2,459 

1,336 

1,801

253,716.4

May

681 

923 

1,810 

1,770 

1,700

1,630 

1,570 

1,420 

596

267

130 

76 

72 

71 

70

69 

68 

54 

51 

538

650 

478 

85 

152 

173

96 

85 

74 

871 

g?5 

543

Maximum

81

10 

53

8,170

5,090 

4,950 

3,000 

2,090 

1,810 

2,070 

268 

79 

467

5,090

June

849 

339 

74 

65 

63

852 

1,030 

614 

789 

323

219

219 

253 

405 

316

448 

1,160 

1,860 

2,07C 

1,990

1,940 

1,860 

1,450 

309 

131

128 

130

457 

754 

514

July

158 

91 

70 

50 

52

84 

82 

268

185 

66

64 

69 

231 

195 

S3

63

62 

62 

61 

60

47 

38 

39 

42 

38

38 

38 

37 

37 

36 

33

Minimum

6.4

3.4 

5.3

3.4

8.3 

1,220 

193 

87 

51 

63 

33 

25 

22

3.4

Aug.

30 

29 

46 

77 

79

78 

77 

77 

76 

76

62 

48 

34 

34 

41

36

33

32

31

31 

30 

g30 

g30 

g29

g28 

g27

g26 

g26 

25 

25

Mean

14.9 

6.39 

11.6

498

1,361 

3,984 

1,074 

746 

518 

720 

79.3 

43.1 

60.0

695

Sept.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

24 

24

23 

22

22 

23

23

22

50 

112 

113 

292 

467

100 

73 

59 

34 

27

26 

26 

26 

24 

24

Runoff In 

acre-feet

915 

380 

711

361,700

83,710 

221,300 

66,050 

44,400 

31,830 

42,860 

4,880 

2,650 

3,570

503,300

g Discharge computed from graph based on 

Blue Mountain Dam.

ded range In stage and records of gate operations at
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 293

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°04', long. 93°24', in SE-f 

sec. 25, T. 5 N., R. 23 W., at highway bridge at Danville, a quarter of a mile downstream from Dutch Creek and 1,800 feet upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 

Railway bridge. Datum of gage is 303.24 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 741 square miles.

Records available.- June 1916 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 33 years, 844 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximal- discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 27.85 

feet); minimum, 6.3 second-feet Oct. 29, 30.

1916-49: Maximum discharge, 70,800 second-feet Apr. 17, 1939 (gage height, 31.82 

feet); no flow at times in 1924, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Feb. 16 to Mar. 8 which are fair. Flow regulated 

by Blue Mountain Reservoir, 26 miles upstream (see p.291). Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions.-- W 1117: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

19 

17 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

16

15 

14 

67 

90 

37

21 

12 

11 

26 

26

17 

14 

12 

9.5

8.0

7.6 

7.1 

6.7 

6.3 

6.7 

9.5

Nov.

10 

11 

12 

11 

10

9.5

8.5 

8.0 

10 

10

10 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

15 

15

14

15 

14 

15

15 

15

Dec.

14 

14 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

12 

12 

162

930 

664 

258 

180 

1S9

111 

91 

78 

75 

105

103 

87 

77 

108 

134 

125

Jan.

110 

105 

103 

110 

140

119 

95 

86 

78 

74

69 

67 

66 

62 

66

455 

1,230 

2,350 

3,340 

2,820

3,030 

2,960 

2,110 

k6,150 

23,800

13,500 

7,200 

6,300 

5,900 

5,400 

5,200

Feb.

5,100 

5.OOO

s,ooo 

5,200

5,100

,OOO 

,900 

,900 

,900 

,900

,900 

,900 

,890 

,680 

,270

,700 

,450 

,900 

,05O 

,000

,900 

,900 

,800 

,950 

3,850

2,900 

3,100 

3,200

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

Mflv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3,100 

2,950 

2,920 

2,800 

2,700

2,550 

1,950 

1,180 

1,700 

1,640

1,200 

1,350 

1,370 

916 

594

510 

463 

440 

398 

370

564 

1,620 

1,760 

1,900 

1,970

4,040 

5,190 

3,870 

2,240 

1,830 

1,700

Apr.

2,160 

2,510 

2,630 

2,600 

2,630

2,570 

2,210 

1,900 

1,190 

832

904 

1,5OO 

1,850 

1,410 

814

547 

440 

384 

293 

251

230 

209 

202 

195 

173

164 

163 

230 

469 

564

Secondfoot-days

592.4 

365.0 

3,596

290,435.4

93,095 

138,340 

57,790 

32,224 

26,028 

32,224 

3,719 

1,567 

1,789

391,329.4

May

742 

1,660 

1,790 

2,160 

2,160

2,060 

1,920 

1,830 

1,560 

742

335 

202 

134 

111 

108

105 

98 

92 

83 

84O

1,720 

1,050 

538 

244 

321

279 

184 

168 

202 

1,030 

1,560

Maximum

90 

15 

930

10,800

23,8OO 

8,680 

5,190 

2,630 

2,160 

2,340 

454 

104 

370

23,800

June

1,100 

930 

440 

384 

650

356 

1,250 

1,350 

1,080 

1,210

670 

515 

634 

1,080 

1,760

1,210 

994 

1,520 

2,060 

2,340

2,340 

2,260 

2,180 

1,630 

' 466

209 

195 

188 

628 

814

July

454 

185 

122 

103 

77

81 

121 

120 

314 

202

96 

93 

188 

335 

216

91 

84 

82 

80 

77

75 

67 

54 

52 

56

55 

52

48 

47 

46 

46

Minimum

6.3 

8.0 

11

6.3

62 

2,900 

370 

163 

83 

188 

46 

26 

22

6.3

Aug.

43 

40 

40 

42 

81

104 

95 

86 

85 

85

83 

75 

60 

47 

41

45 

53 

42 

40 

37

36 

34 

33 

32 

32

32 

32 

31 

28 

27 

26

Mean

19.1 

12.2 

116

794

3,003 

4,941 

1,864 

1,074 

840 

1,074 

120 

50.5 

59.6

1,072

Sept.

26 

25 

25 

25 

25

25 

25 

27 

26 

22

 22 

24 

26 

26 

26

26 

33 

105 

121 

370

370 

98 

64 

58 

38

31 

26 

26 

24 

24

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,180 

724 

7,130

576,000

184,700 

274,400 

114,600 

63,920 

51,630 

63,920 

7,380 

3,110 

3,550

776,200

k Computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Note.- Backwater from return of overbank storage Jan. 25 fo Feb. 12, Feb. 16 to Mar. 8; discharge 

determined from backwater curves. \
294 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°59', long. 938 37', in SEfcUWi sec. 24, T. 4 N., R. 

B& w., a quarter of a mile north of Waltreak. Datum of gage is 371.48 feet above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 74 square miles.

Records available.- November 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,700 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 18.45 

reet ) ; no flow at times.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times during each 

year.

Maximum stage known, 19.5 feet in 1927, from information by local resident.

Remarks . - Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to Septeaber 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.3 

20 

16 

5.4 

2.6

2.2 

1.8 

1.6 

1.8 

1.7

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.7 

1.7 

3.0

Nov.

3.6 

2.6 

3.6 

4.0 

4.6

5.6 

4.8 

4.4

5.6 

6.7

6.0 

7.8 

8.1 

7.3 

7.8

7.0 

6.5 

6.2 

5.8 

5.2

5.0 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4 

4.2

4.0 

3.6 

4.2 

4.4

3.6

Dec.

3.3 

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

3.3

3.4

3.6 

3.6 

4.0 

3.6

3.6 

3.8 

3.6 

5.2 

471

497 

139 

66 

59 

45

36 

30 

25 

26 

31

26 

24 

24 

36 

42 

36

Jan.

34

32 

32 

58 

47

34 

29 

27 

25 

23

11 

16 

18 

28

260 

396 

710 

458 

224

165 

128 

134 

9,300 

4,510

1,100 

836 

552 

299 

216 

179

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Kara 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

aber ......................

lendar year 194 

ary .

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

eaber .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

155 

131 

131 

162 

132

116 

105 

97 

86 

78

69 

63 

1,280 

1,830 

905

426 

258 

195 

166 

139

126 

121 

105 

427 

322

216

173 

142

Seoondfoot-days

67.0 

157.0 

1,686.2

33,113.2

19,936 

8,160 

7,315 

1,972 

2,234 

2,062 

234.6 

9.6 

1.4

43,836.8

Mar.

122 

108 

96 

69 

74

66 

57 

63 

535 

299

201 

165 

137 

116 

100

87 

79 

78 

66 

57

264 

371 

206 

159 

412

2,000 

516 

278 

194 

159 

135

Uaxiaun

20 

8.1 

497

4,020

9,300 

1,630 

2,000 

149 

578 

508 

46 

1.1 

.3

9,300

Apr.

113 

98 

84 

72 

63

55 

48 

43 

39 

149

142 

109 

93

80 

65

55 

49 

43 

36 

35

32 

31 

30 

27 

26

37 

92 

95 

72 

57

May

578 

386 

163 

131 

100

75 

58 

55 

52 

41

35 

31 

26 

23 

21

19 

18 

16 

15 

35

20 

15 

13 

17 

16

14 

12 

16 

98 

69 

46

Minimum

0.1 

2.8 

3.0

.1

16 

63 

57 

26 

12 

11 

1.4 

0 

0

0

June

33 

26 

24 

93 

78

48 

52 

40 

33 

27

24 

22 

29 

508 

371

165 

108 

76- 

55 

43

36 

31 

26 

22 

20

19 

16 

14 

12 

11

Mean

2.16 

5.23 

54.5

90.5

643 

291 

236 

65.7 

72.1 

68.7 

7.57 

.31 

.05

120

July

9.0

7.5 

6.2 

5.6 

7.0

6.2 

5.0 

4.8 

4.0 

4.4

6.1 

46 

32 

15 

11

8.7 

6.7 

5.2 

4.0 

3.4

2.8 

3.4 

9.6 

3.6 

3.4

2.8 

2.3 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4

Per 

square 

aile

0.029 

.071 

.736

1.22

6.69 

3.93 

3.19 

.668 

.974 

.928 

.102 

.0042 

.O0067

1.62

Aug.

1.0 

.8 

.6 

.9 

1.0

1.1 

.7 

.5 

.5 

.3

.£ 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1.1

.3

.3

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.03 133 

.08 311 

.85 3,350

16.64 '65,680

10.Q2 39,550 

4.10 16,190 

3.68 14,510 

.99 3,910 

1.12 4,430 

1.04 4,090 

.12 465 

.005 19 

.0007 2.8

22.04 86,960

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (7:30 a.m.) 13,700 sec. -ft.: Feb. 13 (11 p.m.)
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Fourche La Pave River near Gravelly, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34"52', long. 93°39', in NW£ sec. 34. T. 3 N., R. 

as w., at bridge on State Highway 28, 1 mile downstream from Garner Creek, l£ miles 

east of Gravelly, and 6 miles upstream from Gaffords Creek. Datum of gage Is 410.50 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 413 square miles.

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 587 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,000 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 28.86 

reet); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Sept. 12, 15, 16.

1939-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 24, 1949; no flow at times In 1939, 1943, 

1944, 1947.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.1 

1.6 

1.3 

.8 

.5

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

5.1 

3.9 

2.1 

.8

.6 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.5

.6 

.6 

.8 

2.5 

6.0

Nov.

7.6 

7.6 

186 

186 

122

93 

76 

68 

65 

61

58 

64 

68 

67 

65

66 

62 

59 

58 

56

55 

54 

52 

50 

48

62 

59 

54 

54 

53

Dec.

50 

48 

46 

45 

46

44 

43 

42 

41 

39

36 

35 

35 

40 

207

3,130 

1,800 

865 

566 

434

337 

281 

239 

219 

229

243 

249 

213 

219 

324 

324

Jan.

279 

256 

241 

313 

498

363 

302 

260 

233 

211

192 

173 

161 

149 

151

482 

2,680 

3,440 

3,670 

1,740

1,170 

865 

720 

26,300 

33,000

9,160 

5,350 

4,230 

2,260 

1,470 

1,120

Month

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febt 

Kara 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

ist ...................... -

eaber ..................

ter year 1948-49. ......

Feb.

915 

720 

660 

790 

765

640 

548 

481 

434 

390

337 

305 

2,100 

9,920 

5,850

3,140 

1,740 

1,230 

965 

740

660 

720 

820 

1,510 

1,980

1,320 

990 

765

Secondfoot-days

35.1 

2,036.2 

10,469

184,286.4

101,439 

41,235 

36,432 

13,667 

33,327 

19,016 

1,359.9 

225.0 

178.1

259,919.3

Mar.

620 

514 

449 

404 

363

324 

288- 

324 

1,700 

1,500

965 

700 

584 

498 

449

390 

337 

312 

288 

260

660 

2,900 

1,560 

1,060 

1,060

9,240 

3,670 

1,860 

1,270 

998 

885

Maximum

6.0 

186 

3,130

28,700

33,000 

9,920 

9,240 

1,430 

13,000 

5,050 

154 

32 

57

33,000

Apr.

735 

599 

528 

461 

415

363 

324 

285 

257 

795

1,430 

885 

695 

563 

461

386 

332 

293 

259 

230

208 

192 

176 

160 

154

208 

775 

618 

494 

386

May

13,000 

6,740 

1,900 

1,200 

 862

636 

618 

862 

862 

656

'494 

400 

327 

271 

232

200 

174 

153 

138 

126

114 

101 

98 

101 

96

92 

88 

558 

1,440 

790 

498

Minimum

0.3 

7.6 

35

.3

149 

305 

260 

154 

88 

146 

4.7 

.4 

.2

.2

June

337 

243 

192 

390 

390

293 

231 

290 

241 

223

350 

324 

1,900 

5,050 

3,220

1,470 

815 

531 

404 

312

258 

217 

186 

163 

149

154 

160 

146 

168 

209

Mean

1.13 

67.9 

338

504

3,272 

1,473 

1,175 

456 

1,091 

634 

43.9 

7.26 

5.94

712

July

154 

124 

103 

89 

79

76 

66 

61 

55 

52

46 

44 

36 

42 

45

41 

30 

29 

26 

23

20 

17 

16 

16 

16

16 

13 

9.1 

6.0 

5.1 

4.7

Per

square 

mile

0.0027 

.164 

.818

1.22

7.92 

3.57 

2.85 

1.10 

2. -64 

1.54 .106 

.018 

.014

1.72

Aug.

3.9 

3.5 

3.5 

3.9 

5.1

3.9 

5.5 

14 

11 

7.6

5.5 

5.5 

4.7 

4.3 

2.8

1.8 

1.8 

1.0 

.5 

.4

.4

27 

32 

18 

10

5.5 

6.0 

9.6 

- 9.6 

9.1 

7.6

Sept.

5.5 

3.9 

2.1 

1.3 

.6

.4

.5 

.6 

.6 

.4

.3 

.3 

.4

.3 

.2

.3 

.6 

1.8 

2.5 

2.8

57 

37 

18 

14 

9.1

6.0 

4.7 

3.2 

2.1 

1.6

Runoff

Inches

0.003 

.18 

.94

16.59

9.13 

3.71 

3.28 

1.23 

3.05 

1.71 

.12 

.02 

.02

23.39

Ao re-feet

70 

4,040 

20,760

365,500

201,200 

81,790 

72,260 

27,110 

67,090 

37,720 

2,700 

446 

353

515,500

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 aeo.-ft.).- Jan. 18 (12 D.m.) 5.250 aeo.-ft.s Jan. 24 (11:30 p.m.)

949154 O- 51 - 20
296 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57'07", long. 93°09'37", in SW-f sec. 32, T. 

4 N., R. 20 W., at Nimrod Dam on Kourche La Pave River, 4 miles west of Nimrod and 

10.2 miles upstream from South Kourche La Pave River. Datum of gage is at mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 680 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949. 

or corps or engineers, Little Rock, Ark.

May 1942 to Seotember 1944 in files

Extremes.- Maximum contents (faring year, 273,020 acre-feet Jan. 29 (elevation, 369.34 

reet); minimum, 23,310 acre-feet Oct. 29 (elevation, 340.26 feet).

1942-49: Maximum contents, 369,700 acre-feet Mar. 31, 1945 (elevation, 374,80 

feet); minimum, since initial filling to conservation pool level, Sept. 24, 1947, 

19,690 acre-feet (elevation, 333.01 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete-gravity dam. Storage began May 18, 1942. Capacity at spillway crest (elevation, 373 feet), 336,000 acre-feet; at conservation pool 

level (elevation, 342 feet), 29,000 acre-feet. Figures given herein represent total 

contents. Under normal operating conditions reservoir surface will be maintained at 

approximately conservation pool level for the purposes of conservation and recreation; 

storage above this level used for flood control. Contents computed from daily readings at 12 p.m.

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

23.92

23.84

23.75

23.69

23.63

23.66

23.60

23.49

23.46

23.49

23.46

23.43

23.40

23.40

23.43

23.55

23.55

23.55

23.55

23.52

23.55

23.49

23.46

23.46

23.43

23.40

23.37

23.34

23.31

23.60

23.72

Nov.

24.33

24.30

24.27

24.68

24.94

24.97

25.11

25.26

25.67

25.78

25.9?

26.17

26.31

26.49

26.67

26.88

26.99

27.52

27.59

27.55

27.77

27.80

27.91

28.02

28.19

28.34

28.48

28.94

29.01

29.15

-

Dec.

29.26

29.44

29.58

29.72

29.54

30.00

30.04

30.11

30.04

29.86

29.86

29.68

29.54

30.32

33.62

38.57

42.40

41.12

37.89

31.99

29.12

28.90

28.51

28.66

28.58

28.62

28.73

29.33

29.15

29.33

29.97

Jan.

30.22

29.97

30.32

30.71

30.36

29.29

28.83

29.05

29.01

28.87

28.80

28.69

28.66

28.83

29.54

34.08

38.61

55.93

64.57

62.46

57.06

48.48

40. 26

70.52

169.76

233.44

255.38

268.75

272.69

271.05

267.14

Feb.

262.47

256.44

250.11

242.12

233.72

223.81

212.93

203.16

194.70

186.35

178.28

170.22

174.76

193.08

209.01

215.82

E15.54

213.34

210.31

200.17

201.67

194.32

187.72

190.84

192.45

189.72

184.98

178.28

_

-

Mar.

169.88

161.74

153.65

144.93

136.27

126.96

118.06

108.87

113.90

118.67

116.50

108.09

99.93

90.78

81.50

71.67

61.41

49.96

40.17

35.56

37.93

43.19

38.95

35.52

38.78

S4.63

80.36

79.43

73.02

67.00

61.13

Apr.

47.34

43.59

36.62

34.68

34.13

34. OS

34.17

34.08

34.17

35.39

34.93

34.46

34.08

33.83

33.74

33.96

34.04

34.00

34.00

34.17

34.38

34.51

34.55

34.46

34.46

34.84

35.52

35.65

34.97

36.07

May

54.40

84.85

84. SO

79.21

71.99

63.93

54.74

45.56

38.36

35.48

34.46

34.29

34.13

34.38

34.29

33.74

32.69

32.77

33.07

34.89

35.44

35.65

35.94

36.49

36.75

35.77

35.10

34.84

38.36

48.18

52.31

June

51.41

46.26

37.76

32.73

32.98

33.36

32.81

32.42

33.07

34.68

34.80

34.63

37.76

52.09

64.25

68.66

69.05

66.04

60.17

52.76

50.26

37.76

32.42

32.06

32.10

32.69

32.86

33.15

32.73

32.35

July

32.28

32.13

31.92

31.85

31.85

31.74

31.74

31.67

31.57

31.42

31.32

31.39

31.85

31.78

31.71

31.89

31.35

31.21

31.00

30.78

30.54

30.36

30.15

29.97

29.79

29.58

29.33

29.19

29.15

29.15

29.08

Aug.

29.05

29.12

29.05

29.01

29.29

29.44

29.40

29.19

29.08

28.97

28.83

28.73

28.62

28.55

28.66

28.58

28.48

28.58

28.51

28.37

28.16

28.02

27.80

27.70

27.59

27.45

27.41

27.24

27.09

26.99

26.88

Sept.

26.70

26.45

26.38

26.31

26.17

26.28

26.35

26.24

26.17

26. OS

25.99

25.96

26.21

25.78

25.78

25.78

25.85

25.74

25.53

25.17

24.97

24.82

24.56

24.44

24.39

24.33

24.24

24.13

24.01

23.92

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31. ...................

Calendar year 1948.......

Elevation 

(feet)t

342. E7

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

£9,970

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+820

-9,780

-19,960

-3,E70

-2,200

t Elevation at IE p.m.
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Fourche La Pave River near Nimrod, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°57'01", long. 93°09'18", in SW£ sec. 32, T. 4 

H., K. 20 W., 2,000 feet downstream from Nimrod Dam, 4|- miles southwest of Nimrod, 

and 9.8 miles upstream from South Fourche La Fave River. Datum of gage is 305.25 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 680 square miles.

Keeords available.- March 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 942 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 10.38 

reet); minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 12, 13.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 36,100 second-feet Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 29.7 

feet, site and datum then in use, and 27.6 feet, present site and datum, from floodmark) .

Flood of June 1935 reached stage of 28.8 feet, present site and datum, from 

information by Corps of Engineers.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 25 second-feet, which are fair. Flow regulated 

by Nimrod Dam (see preceding page).

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1938.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 7)

1.13

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

2.8

3.2 

3.6

105

198

356

544

779

1,450

2,180

2,960

3,800

5,030

6,720

7,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11

24 

24 

24 

24

22 

16 

9.5 

1.5 

.8

.6 

.5

1.0 

4.4

4.4

4.6 

5.1 

5.1 

4.8 

4.4

4.4 

4.4 

4.2 

3.8 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5 

3.6

Nov.

9.8 

3.8 

3.3 

3.4 

3.6

2.9 

2.2 

1.8 

2.0 

7.6

2.0 

1.8 

2.2 

2.2 

2.3

7.1 

2.7 

2.5 

2.6

2.6

a. 6

7.3 

3.0 

2.7 

2.6

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6

Dec.

7.0 

2.8 

2.4 

2.3

2.4

2.2 

25 

37 

64 

110

110 

110 

116 

116 

124

454 

1,310 

2,140 

2,640 

3,470

2,190 

550 

539 

401 

331

331 

335 

331 

331 

266 

160

Jan.

266 

517 

640 

640 

857

1,240 

771 

390 

390 

390

365 

327 

250 

157 

157

166 

1,190 

125 

2,020 

4,120

4,750 

5,330 

5,180 

2,290 

144

5.1 

5.6 

2.9 

1,340 

3,220 

3,530

Feb.

3,900 

4,240 

4,750 

5,180 

5,820

6,910 

7,290 

6,720 

5,330 

4,890

4,890 

4,890 

4,890 

3,590 

1,700

2,080 

2,960 

3,120 

3,120 

3,280

3,860 

4,890 

4,360 

2,030 

2,410

3,710 

4,010 

4,770

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

5,490 

5,330 

5,330 

5,330 

5,490

5,490 

5,650 

6,170 

2,440 

2.4

2,670 

5,820 

6,170 

5,990 

5,820

5,650 

5,490 

5,820 

5,240 

2,870

903 

1,190 

4,750 

3,520 

1,050

35 

568 

3,660 

5,330 

4,890 

4,240

Apr.

5,030 

5,180 

4,070 

1,840 

893

523 

426 

430 

430 

633

1,970 

1,760 

1,240 

1,140 

579

422 

417 

417 

348 

216

216 

216 

216 

216 

216

220 

220 

893 

1,050 

514

Secondfoot-days

231.0 

100.0 

16,610.1

310,124.9

40,775.6 

119,590 

128,398.4 

31,941 

42,763.8 

43,266.9 

3,689.2 

1,441.7 

1,591

430,398.7

May

175 

1,650 

3,440 

4,370 

4,750

4,750 

5,030 

5,180 

4,460 

2,280

1,140 

560 

422 

220 

302

478 

742 

187 

1.1 

.8

.7 

1.2 

4.8 

5.3 

b.l

536 

588 

588 

588 

305 

3.8

Maximum

24 

9.8 

3,470

6,170

5,330 

7,290 

6,170 

5,180 

5,180 

4,360 

228 

62 

124

7,290

June

1,080 

2,990 

4,360 

3,510 

1,220

477 

810 

810 

810 

841

841 

971 

1,080 

5.6 

3.0

465 

1,210 

2,410 

3,440 

3,900

3,800 

3,800 

2,880 327- 

172

2. 3 

102 

205 

359 

386

Minimum

July

228 

228 

228 

166 

116

116 

116 

118 

118 

118

118 

118 

118 

118 

118

116 

116 

116 

116 

116

121 

118 

118 

121 

124

124 

127 

86 

9.1 

9.1 

10

0.5 

1.8 

2.2

.5

2.9 

1,700 

2.4 

216 

.7 

2.3 

9.1 

8.7 

13

.5

Aug.

9.1 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.1

8.7 

32 

57 

55 

54

54 

52 

52 

54 

52

54 

57 

55 

55 

55

57 

52 

58 

61 

59

59 

61 

61 

62 

59 

59

Mean

7.45 

3.33 

536

847

1,315 

4,271 

4,142 

1,065 

1,379 

1,442 

119 

46.5 

53.0

1,179

Sept.

52 

39 

43 

39 

39

35 

13 

24 

27 

24

20 

20 

21 

19 

19

27 

52 

84 

124 

121

121 

121 

121 

79 

52

52 

52 

51 

50 

50

Runoff in 

acre-feet

458 

198 

32,950

615,200

80,880 

237,200 

254,700 

63,350 

84,820 

85,820 

7,320 

2,860 

3,160

853,700
^8 ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fourche La Pave River near Hollis, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°55', long. 93°03', in NE£ sec. 18, T. 3 N., R. 

19 w., three-quarters of a mile upstream from Big Cove Creek, 4 miles northeast of 

Hollis, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 366.10 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 211 square miles.

Records available.- May 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,700 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 16.04 

reet); no flow at times in October and September.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 54,400 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.47 

feet), by slope-area method; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 17 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

cuscnarges furnished by Corps of Engineers, 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions.- W 1087: Drainage area.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1

.1 

.1 

.1

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1

.1

0 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.7

Nov.

1.0 

2.4 

14 

18 

13

9.7 

7.9 

6.8 

8.4 

12

12 

19 

21 

19 

19

18 

19 

32 

59 

52

43 

34 

26 

22 

19

27 

67 

61 

97 

102

Dec.

73 

55 

44 

39

34

30 

28 

26 

23 

20

19 

18 

16 

17 

6,190

3,060 

777 

416 

261 

174

129 

100 

81 

72 

70

64 

61 

53 

121 

244 

160

Jan.

119 

103 

100 

1,340 

581

328 

217 

160 

127 

107

90 

79 

71 

64 

71

4,710 

2,590 

6,200 

2,450 

950

670 

560 

475 

14,200 

12,900

4,350 

5,480 

2,360 

850 

605 

461

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Oeoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Uaro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augn 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

Ai°y

uftry . .

enber .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

348 

268 

230 

224 

195

152 

127 

107 

97 

85

75 

68 

73 

'1,150 

1,440

909 

525 

364 

278

217

195 

244 

214 

1,660 

1,090

6 SO 

443 

316

Seoondfoot-days

3.1 

861.2 

12,475

100,453.4

63,368 

11,774 

24,647 

3,653 

15,532 

10,886 

£79.8 

30.2 

.3

143,509.6

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 see. -ft.). -

seo.-rt.

Uar.

240 

195 

158 

134 

116

103 

88 

82 

4,490 

1,470

708 

480 

348 

257 

201

160 

136 

121 

102 

90

686 

1,570 

670 

438 

410

6,670 

2,390 

882 

550 

398 

304

Maxinum

0.7 

102 

6,190

7,360

14,200 

1,660 

6,670 

402 

6,780 

2,710 

61 

5.0 

.1

14,200

Apr.

230

174 

145 

119 

107

93 

79 

71 

62 

141

293 

160 

138 

117 

96

79 

70 

62 

55 

49

46 

42 

39 

35

41

41 

189 

402 

304 

174

May

6,780 

1,650 

680 

416 

275

192 

142 

244 

180 

129

95 

76 

73 

51 

40

34 

27

21 

17 

49

76 

51 

34 

37 

43

33 

25 

38 

214 

2,400 

1,410

Mininum

0 

1.0 

16

0

64 

66 

82 

35 

17 

17 

1.0 

.1 

0

0

June

434 

220 

127 

865 

733

296 

318 

722 

364 

485

412 

332 

471 

2,710 

915

452 

261 

163 

117 

90

81 

67 

55 

47 

38

330 

24 

20 

20 

17

Mean

0.10 

28.7 

402

274

2,044 

420 

793 

122 

501 

363 

9.03 

.97 

.01

393

July

13 

10 

9.5 

9.2 

9.2

9.5 

7.9 

7.1 

6.8 

5.9

5.2 

19 

61 

26 

16

13 

10 

8.1 

6.4 

4.8

3.8 

3.0 

2.5 

2.3 

2.0

1.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.4 

1.1 

1.0

Per 

square 

 ile

D. 00047 

.136 

1.91

1.30

9.69 

1.99 

3.77 

.578 

2.37 

L.72 

.043 

.0046 

.000047

1.86

Aug.

0.9 

.9 

.8 

1.1 

2.4

5.0 

2.9 

1.9 

1.5 

1.3

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.7

.8 

.7 

.9 

.8 

.6

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.1 

.1

.1

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.0005 6.1 

.15 1,710 

2.20 24,740

17.70 199,200

11.17 125,700 

2.08 23,350 

4.35 48,890 

.64 7,250 

2.74 30,810 

1.92 21,590 

.05 555 

.005 60 

.00005 .6

25.31 284,700

Dec. 15 (7 p.m.) 18,500 seo. -ft.; Jan. 24 (1 p.m.) 30,700
ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°27'15", long. 91°37'00", in SE£ sec. 11, T. 3 S., R. 

b w., at highway bridge 5f miles southwest of Stuttgart and 8 miles upstream from 

CroQked Creek. Datum of gage is 169.94 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 14 years, 542 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,400 second-feet Feb. 5, 6 (gage height, 23.67 

 reetjy no flow Oct. 22-30, May 29.

1935-49: Maximum discharge observed, 6,550 second-feet Jan. 26, 27, 1937 (gage 

height, 25.50 feet); no flow at times during each year except 1945, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those below about 20 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice daily. Flow affected by diversions for irrigation. During flows above 600 

second-feet, Bayou Meto and Crooked Creek are interconnected above station. For records 

on Crooked Creek, below interconnection, see following page.

Revisions (water years).- W 857: 1937.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24- 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.6 

4.2 

2.6 

1.9 

1.7

1.3 

1.0 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

Nov.

0.2 

2.0 

4.8

11 

17

14 

15 

23 

74 

365

345 

335 

335 

325 

305

295 

305 

315 

425 

545

622 

721 

787 

820 

820

820 

809 

809 

798 

787

Dec.

765 

743 

732 

710 

688

644 

611 

556 

490 

425

365 

305 

245 

200

182

200 

227 

255 

315 

395

501 

578 

633 

677 

710

732 

754 

754 

787 

8O9 

809

Jan.

8 2O 

820 

856 

952 

1,050

1,130 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160

1,160 

1,130 

1,110 

1,080 

1,040

1,040 

1,160 

1,240 

1,280 

1,300

1,340 

1,380 

1,400 

1,44O 

1,530

1,640 

1,890 

2,160 

2,420 

2,680 

2,920

Feb.

3,060 

3,140 

3,220 

3,300 

3,400

3,400 

3.3OO 

3,300 

3,220 

3,140

3,060 

2,990 

2,920 

2,860 

2,800

2,740 

2,620 

2,570 

2,470 

2,380

2,290 

2,160 

2,1OO 

2.O6O 

1,990

1,920 

1,860 

1,800

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender yea£ 194£

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,750 

1,690 

1,640 

1,600 

1,550

1,510 

1,440 

1,400 

1,440 

1,460

1,460 

1,440 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,440 

1,440 

1,420

1,420 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,550

1,570 

1,620 

1,640 

1,690 

1,800 

1,920

Apr.

1,990 

2,O6O 

2,100 

2,100 

2,060

2,020 

1,990 

1,960 

1,920 

1,860

1,800 

1,750 

1,69O 

1,620 

1,550

1,480 

1,420 

1,340 

1,260 

1,160

1,070 

976 

904 

809 

710

589 

523 

490 

425 

345

Secondfoot*- days

24.1 

11,849.0 

16,797

245,269.2

42,6O8 

76,070 

47,310 

41,971 

5,051.1 

18,586 

14,324 

9,452 

1,553.8

285,598.0

May

325 

385 

395 

375 

375

375 

. 375 

' 355 

335 

315

275 

236 

200 

158

118

89 

66 

51 

38 

27

21 

17 

15 

12 

7.9

4.8 

5.8 

2.6 

0 

15 

82

Maximum

8.6 

820 

809

2,740

2,920 

3,4OO 

1,920 

2,100 

395 

1,200 

1,010 

875 

325

3,400

June

158 

166 

182 

182 

191

174 

142 

142 

126

126

126 

166 

227 

295 

4O5

569 

741 

8 SO 

970 

1,040

1,100 

1,150 

1,170 

1,180 

1,180

1,160 

1,200 

1,190 

1,150 

1,100

July

1,010 

950 

880 

807 

712

602 

49O 

425 

385 

375

405 

446 

468 

468 

457

435 

479 

512 

512 

490

457 

415 

385 

365 

345

305 

245 

191 

134 

96 

78

Minimum

0 

.2

182

O

820 

1,800 

1,400 

345 

0 

126 

78 

18 

1.5

O

Aug.

60 

46 

36 

29 

26

23 

22 

19 

18 

18

21 

27 

36 

57 

82

103 

126 

150 

236 

457

7OO 

844 

875 

860 

829

792 

741 

678 

604 

512 

425

Mean

O.78 

395 

542

670

1,374 

2,717 

1,526 

1,399 

163 

620 

462 

305 

51.8

782

Sept.

325 

227 

142 

89 

69

60 

54 

60 

57 

46

34 

19 

1.5 

1.7 

2.4

3.3 

11 

20 

26 

31

31 

36 

36 

38 

3S

34 

26

17 

11 

7.9

Runoff In 

acre-feet

48 

23,500 

33,320

486,500

84,510 

150,900 

93,840 

83,250 

10,020 

36,87O 

28,410 

18,750 

3,080

566,500

Note.- Discharge computed from temporary curve June 16 to July 6, Aug. 21-29.
A(M ARKANSAS RIVER BASIN

Crooked Creek near Humphrey, Ark.

Location.- Wire-weight.gage, lat. 34°25'35", long. 91°40'00", in SE^ sec. 20, T. 3 S., R. 

6 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 79, 100 feet upstream from St. Louis-Southwestern 

Railway bridge, 2 miles east of Humphrey, and 5ij miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 169.94 feet above mean sea level, datum'of 1929.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 (prior to February 1940, high-water 

periods only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet Feb. 6-8; maximum gage height 

observed, 22.73 feet Feb. 6; no flow at times.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Feb. 6-8, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Feb. 6, 1949; no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except 'those below 5 second-feet, which are poor. Crooked Creek 

ana .Bayou Meto are interconnected above station at high stages. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.1 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1

Nov.

0.2 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

3.6

4.0 

6.0 

12 

18 

20

15 

14 

13 

10 

12

16 

18 

21 

a43 

81

93 

119 

141 

174 

201

201 

183 

174 

157 

133

Dec.

119 

99 

87 

72 

43

37 

30 

22 

16 

12

10 

7.8 

6.9 

6.9 

7.2

10 

16 

20 

22 

24

26 

27 

30 

33 

a37

a41 

a45 

56 

75 

93 

119

Jan.

141 

149 

157 

237 

329

410 

449 

492 

492 

492

463 

435 

398 

374 

340

340 

398 

463 

522 

571

641 

678 

697 

756 

839

a973 

al,170 

1,440 

1,610 

1,700 

1,760

Feb.

1,790 

1,820 

1,850 

1,850 

1,850

1,880 

1,880 

1,850

1,850 

1,820

1,760 

1,700 

1,640 

1,580 

1,580

1,550 

1,490 

1,440 

1,380 

1,330

1,250 

1,220 

1,140 

1,140 

1,120

1,090 

1,040 

1,020

Month

Oeto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

950 

905 

839 

776 

736

697 

659 

623 678" 

716

736 

756 

776 

776 

797

776 

776 

756 

736 

697

697 

716 

736 

736 

861

927 

996 

1,070 

1,200 

1,330 

1,410

Apr.

1,440 

1,440 

1,410 

1,350 

1,300

1,270 

1,220 

1,170 

1,120 

1,090

1,020 

973 

927 

861 

818

776 

697 

659 

571 

492

410 

340 

264 

183 

133

62

41 

35 

24 

16

Secondfoot-days

4.7 

1,889.5 

1,249.8

122,155.9

19,916 

42,910 

25,840 

22,112 

283.4 

2,150.7 

1,263.5 

1,229.8 

294.6

119,144.0

May

24 

35 

37 

41 

35

28 

22 

16 

12 

9.5

9.1 

5.6 

1.8 

.2

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.2 

.4 

.5 

.6

.5 

.4

.8 

.9 

.8 

1.4

Maximum

0.2 

201 

119

1,760

1,760 

1,880 

1,410 

1,440 

41 

183 

133 

141 

32

1,880

June

1.7 

1.8 

1.8 

2.1 

2.4

2.4 

1.8 

al.2 

.8 

.6

.5 

.2 

.2 

.2 

0

O 

ao 

a50 

149 

174

174 

183 

183 

183 

183

183 

183 

174 

165 

149

Minimum

July

133 

105 

87 

62 

37

15 

8.4 

 5.8 

3.5 

4.6

5.4 

26 

52 

52 

37

21 

a45 

62 

81 

93

87 

72 

56 

41 

28

22 

15 

6.7 

.1

0 

0

0.1

.?

6.9

0

141 

1,020 

623 

16 

.1 

0 

0 ' 0 

0

0

Aug.

O 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

.8 

4.0

a4.4 

a5.6 

al5 

43 

a69

a93 

112 

133 

141 

141

126 

105 

87 

69 

49 

32

Mean

0.15 

63.0 

40.3

334

642 

1,532 

834 

737 

9.14 

71.7 

40.8 

39.7 

9.82

326

Sept.

28 

32 

26 

22

17

11 

9.3 

4.0 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

O

.1

4.0 

12 

17 

17 

15

13

13 

10 

10 

8.2

7.2 

6.5 

5.2

4.0 

3.0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

9.3 

3,750 

2,480

242,300

39,500 

85,110 

51,250 

43,860 

562 

4,270 

2,510 

2,440 

584

236,300

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Bayou Meto near Stuttgart.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 301

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 34°28', long. 89°13', in SW-c 

sec. a, T. 7 S., R. 1 E. Chiskasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 30, threequarters of a mile northeast of Etta, 3-J miles upstream from Puskus Creek, 4 miles 

downstream from Locks Creek, and 13 miles west of New Alb'any. Datum of gage is 278.48 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). 

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 

November lysb to February 1937 at same site and at datum 0.33 foot higher (discharge 

measurements only), in reports of Corps of Engineers. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 795 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 43,000 second-feet Nov. 19 (gage height, 23.15 

reet); minimum, 16 second-feet Oct. 16, but may have been less during period oiT no gageheight record.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 51,200 second-Seet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 23.70 

feet); .minimum, 4.1 second-feet Oct. 3, 16, 1938.

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

Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Bating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 17 Nov. 18 to Sept. 30

1.7 18 4.5 448 1.9 14 2.5 74 12.0 2,250 18.4 

1-9 33 9.5 1,460 Z.O 20 2.7 106 15.4 3,710 19.0 

2.2 66 12.3 2,370 2.1 28 4.0 34O 16.4 4,610 20.0 

2.6 123 13.8 2,970 2.3 48 9.5 1,46O 17.1 5,790 21.4

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

30 

23 

22 

21 

20

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

17 

27 

26 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21 

259

Nov.

307 

80 

76 

52 

563

780 

188 

100 

82 

79

79 

78 

75 

74 

70

1-,390 

2,970 

1,970 

22,600 

27,500

9,350 

3,840 

1,270 

620 

400

1,740 

3,900 

6,620 

8,860 

6,710

Dec.

2,850 

9OO 

820 

620 

680

1,380 

740 

500 

380 

304

268 

268 

250 

250 

250

760 

720 

420 

41O 

322

268 

250 

210 

192 

800

440 

295 

268 

2,190 

2,890 

1,120

Jan.

600 

750 

5,990 

27,100 

15 , 900

9,320 

5,460 

2,110 

860 

620

500 

450 

390 

360 

350

331 

932 

1,420 

2,680 

3,850

4,040 

3,330 

6,050 

6,960 

3,96O

1,610 

2,680 

3,710 

2,260 

760 

720

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janiii 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,040 

2,320 

4,080 

5,030 

3,290

1,420 

880 

680 

6?0 

1,060

740 

540 

480 

460 

812

2,930 

1,450 

780 

2,120 

4,010

3,280 

1,180 

740 

700

740

580 

540 

480

Seoondfoot-days

883 

102,423 

22,015

456,073

116,053 

42,982 

74,334 

£2,210 

16,649 

19,447 

3,651 

4,347 

1,299

426,293

Mar.

400 

370 

340 

331 

322

322 

313 

277 

1,130 

2,730

1,020 

580 

460 

420 

350

304 

295 

1,280 

740 

430

450 

3,090 

4,440 

2,650 

3,400

8,000 

11,700 

15,200 

6,560 

3,090 

3,340

Apr.

2,690 

940 

820 

700 

600

540 

450 

400 

360 

350

390 

1,640 

3,340 

1,860 

680

470 

400 

350 

286 

268

268 

380 

340 

268 

218

192 

470 

1,260 

700 

580

Maximum

259 

27,500 

2,890

44,400

27,100 

5,030 

15,200 

3,340 

2,930 

3,340 

580 

720 

185

27,500

May

gl,460 

g2,930 

g2,130 

547 

340

268 

259 

430 

1,490 

2,650

1,040 

44O 

295 

232 

198

174 

151 

133 

115 

103

98 

87 

106 

196 

196

115 

111 

90 

85 

90 

90

Minimum

17 

52 

192

12

331 

460 

277 

192 

85 

45 

35 

26 

19

17

June

257 

560 

223 

96 

80

67 

d50 

d45 

d45 

d375

480 

273 

400 

215 

2,650

1,760 

470 

223 

1,560 

3,340

2,33O 

1,020 

4OO 

345 

500

277 

295 

250 

146 

115

July

106 

90 

77 

77 

68

63 

63 

56 

52 

70

205 

103 

100 

71 

58

580 

277 

120 

64 

49

47 

4i 

35 

242 

268

103 

55 

340 

61 

60 

50

9,180 

11,700 

18,000 

27,800

Aug.

41 

34 

29 

26 

77

48 

100 

71 

47 

38

146 

44 

720 

460 

680

178 

232 

277 

196 

133

66 

52 

49 

48 

137

53 

41 

38 

44 

60 

182

 » ""mTe"9

28.5 0.054 

3,414 6.49 

710 1.35

1,246 2.37

3,744 7.11 

1,535 2.92 

2,398 4.56 

740 1.41 

537 1.02 

648 1.23 

118 .224 

140 .266 

43.3 .082

1,168 2.22

Sept.

49 

35 

30 

53 

124

185 

61 

48 

39 

33

30 

29 

27 

26 

25

24 

34 

34 

137 

48

30 

26 

25 

22 

22

21 

21 

21 

21 

19

Runoff in 

inches

0.06 

7.24 

1.56

32.24

8.21 

3.04 

5.26 

1.57 

1.18 

1.37 

.26 

.31 

.09

30.15

Peak discharge (base, 13,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 19 (9 p.m.) 43,000 sec. -ft.; Jan. 4, (7:30 a.m.)

31 28 (2 a.m.) 20,100 sec.-ft.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on gage readings.

KOte.- No gage-height record Oct. 1-16; discharge computed on basis of weather records and 1 

discharge measurement.
302 YAZOO RIVER BASIN 

Sardis Reservoir near Sardls, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 e 23'S7", long. 89"47 I 10", In gatehouse of dam on 

 Tallahatchie River in NEt sec. 11, T. 8 S., R. 6 W. Chickasaw meridian, 7$ miles southeast of Sardis. Datum of gage is 219.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have 

been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. '

Drainage area.- 1,545 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- September 1939 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 276.71 feet Apr. 3 (contents, 1,308,130 acrereetj; minimum, 234.58 feet Oct. 26 (contents, 93,420 acre-feet).

1939-49: Maximum elevation, that of Apr.-3, 1949; minimum elevation since initial 

filling of reservoir, 228.93 feet Oct;. 3, 1941 (contents, 47,900 acre-feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by hydraulic-fill earth dam, with concrete spillway and outlet tunnel on opposite ends of dam. Storage began Aug. 26, 1939; dam completed Aug. 1, 

1940. Capacity, 1,569,900 acre-feet at elevation 281.4 feet (crest of spillway) of 

which about 1,478,000 acre-feet is available for flood-control storage and about 91,900 

acre-feet is permanent storage which will be maintained for Incidental recreational 

purposes at elevation 234.4 feet (15 feet above sill of outlet tunnel). Water below 

elevation 219.4 feet cannot be withdrawn through outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only 

for flood control.

Cooperation,- Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed 

by Geological Survey.

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

121.14

118.58

112.59

107.67

105.96

105.42

105.21

101.70

98.48

98.38

98,48

97.88

97.66

97.46

97.48

98.85

97.15

96.75

98.14

96.24

95.74

95.23

94.83

94.32

94.0?

93.72

93.62

93.92

94.02

94.02

94.42

Nov.

98.26

99.07

100. 99

103.07

104.57

109. 28

111.84

114.07

116.12

118.06

119.31

119.65

119.77

119.65

119.65

121.71

126.88

128.82

171.03

203.69

260.44

347 . 05

392.38

415.94

429.65

438.76

447.62

461 . 05

477.04

496.07

-

Dec.

516.12

535.96.

546.64

551.22

551.22

551.52

550.30

551.52

549.38

546.94

544.20

541.15

537.80

535.05

531.12

529.65

529.06

526.12

524.65

523.18

521.71

519.65

517.30

513.48

511.42

508.77

505.54

504.66

504.36

504.95

505.83

Jan.

509.66

513.18

534.14

561. 8S

618.58

701.81

759. 5S

794.45

816.84

828.74

834.12

838.34

841.4!

844.56

847.72

850.88

859.18

863.52

875.38

887.40

900.4!

927.85

947 . 92

965.96

986.21

1,OO0.44

1,015.78

1,026.88

1,040.20

1,051.30

1,056.33

Feb.

1,055.87

1,054.96

1,053.13

1,055.61

1,066.84

1,073.24

1,082.83

1,084.20

1,081.92

1,079.18

1,077.81

1,074.61

1,070.95

1,067.30

1,068.21

1,073.24

1,077.81

1,080.09

1,080.55

1,082.83

1,089.23

1,096.54

1,100.29

1,099.35

1,097.00

1,094.26

1,091.06

1,087.86

_

-

Mar.

L, 086. 03

1,079.18

1,075.06

1,070.95

L, 066. 38

1,063.18

L, 059. 53

L, 054. 04

1,054.96

1,061.35

1,067.75

1,071.86

L, 069. 58

L, 066. 38

1,060.44

L,050.86

1,042.86

1,043.31

1,043.31

L, 042. 86

L, 042. 86

L, 047. 30

1,051.76

L, 055. 41

1,075.06

1,090.60

1,125.20

L, 167. 33

1,218.44

1,253.54

1,283.69

Apr.

1,295.50

L, 305. 50

1,308.13

1,306.55

1,303.92

L, 298. 13

1,296.02

1,291. 87

1,289.31

1,283. IS

1,279.6C

1.281.JU

1,292.8!

1,298.66

1,302.34

1,301.8!

1,296.02

1,292.89

1,297.05

1,297.08

1,296.56

1,291.87

1,287.27

1,282.16

1,278.56

1,272.96

1,268.87

1,267.34

1,265.81

1,261.21

-

May

1,260.18

L, 266. 32

1,269.89

L, 268. 36

L, 264. 27

L, 259. 16

1,253.54

1,247.9!

1,242.81

1,240.8]

1,242.3C

1,240.81

1,237.33

1,232.86

1,227.83

1,221.92

1,216.46

1.210.0C

1,203.04

1,198.07

1,190.66

1,184.8!

1,179.96

1,178.02

1.173.6E

1,166.36

il.161.5C

1,159.07

1,153.72

1,154.69

1,155.18

June

L, 156. 64

1,159.55

1,153.72

L, 146. 43

L, 138. 36

L, 130.54

1,121.91 1,113.4;

1,104.05

1,098.88

1,094.26

1,088.77

1,081.92

1,075.06

1,091.52

1,099.35

1', 107. 34

1,112.04

1,113.92

1,113.45

1,113.45

1,119.09

1,119.09

1,114.86

1,109.22

1,102.64

1,098.88

1,093.80

1,087.40

1,079.63

-

July

1,072.32

1,064.10

1,055.41

1,046.86

1,037.98

1,029.54

1,021.11

1,012.23

1,004.31

995. 26

990.09

981.90

973. 28

965.09

956.28

950.42

943.32

935.79

928.69

920.37

911.82

902.87

893.51

884.15

876.16

876.87

859.58

850.88

842.98

835.27

826.06

Aug.

815.69

807.24

798.18

788.45

779.53

770. 95

762.46

753.00

744.26

735.52

726.88

718.40

709.58

703. 93

697.58

689.94

684.45

676.56

670.05

667.65

659.43

650.75

643.07

634.05

626.05

617.9?

610.78

602.32

595.18

586.59

578.35

Sept.

570.11

560.36

552.13

543.28

535.36

526.12

517.30

509.36

501. 18

490.67

479.88

470.09

459.95

451.73

441.71

432.60

422.95

413.40

405.52

396.89

387.44

378.30

369.66

359.90

350.86

341.60

332.60

323.82

315.64

306.40

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31................

Calendar year 1948...

Jan. 31........ ........

Feb. 28................

Aug. 31............... .

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49...

Elevation 

(feet)t

256.62

-

272 16

248.32

-

Contents 

(thousands of 

aore-feet)

1 W OR

97 66

508.19

-

299.84

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

seoond-feet)

-4.72

+507

-4,590

+244

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 303

Tallahatchie River at Sardis Dam, near SardiB, Hiss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34e 23'57", long. 89e 47'10", in SE$ sec. 11, T. 

b a., H. 6 W. Chickasaw meridian, in gatehouse of Sardis Dam, and 7f miles southeast 

of Sardis. Datum of gage is 219.43 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers). '

Drainage area.- 1,545 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- January 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,520 second-feet Sept. 9; maximum gage height, 

5Y.a8 feet Apr. 3; no flow at times.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 5,780 second-feet (revised) June 24, 1946; no-flow 

at times.

Revisions.- The maximum discharge for the water year 1946 has been revised to 5,780 

secona-reeT; June 24, 1946, superseding figure published in Water-Supply Paper 1057.

Remarks.-.Records good. Plow comjletely regulated by SardiB Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Records of daily discharge not adjusted for storage in Sardis Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 65 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiBonarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, vater year October 1948 to September 194s

Day dot. Dec. Jan. Feb. Uar. Apr. Hay June July Auc. Sept.

3,020

2,930

2,840

2,270

974

620

1,080

2,140

1,340

600

BOO 

600 

467 

469 

538

600

600

512

425

600

595

595

590

590

553

466 

320 

320 

S20 

S20 

320

320

106

0

240

390

400 

400 

477 

650 

6SO

655 

655 

SS5 

6S5 

6S5

665

870

567

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

922

2,450

2,630

2,640

2,650

2,840

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,640

2,630

2,630

2,620

2,620

2,610

2,610

2,610

2,600

2,600

2,600

2,590

2,590

2,580

2,580

2,570

2,570

2,560

2,560

2,570

2,570

2,580

2,580

1,200

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

. 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

834

2,820

3,210

3,220

3,240

3,250

3,260

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,270

3,280

3,280

3,290

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,290

5,290

3,290

3,290

3,280

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,310

3,300

3,300

3,300

3,290

3,290

3,290

3,280

3,280

3,280

3,270

3,270

3,280

3,280

3,290

3,290

4,230

5,250

5,230 

4,550 

S,260 

3,260 

3,260

3,260

3,270

3,270

3,270

2,300

0

0

0

0

1,540

3,480

3,490

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,500

3,490

3,490

3,490

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,490

3,490

3,500

3,500

3,490

1,350

0

589

2,590

3,490

3,480

3,480

3,480

3,470

3,470

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,470

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,450

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,440

3,430

3,430

3,420

3,420

3,410

3,410

3,400

3,400.

3,390

3,390

3,390

3,380

3,380

3,370

3,370

1,050

1,350

3,430

,470

,460

,450

,800

,980

,970

,950

,950

,940

,930

,920

3,610

1,110

1,110

1,110

1,120

2,340

4,390

4,970

4,980

,970

,970

,970

,950

,950

,940

,930

,920

4,910

,900

,880

,870

,860

,840

,830

,850

,910

,900

,890

,880

,870

,850

,840

,830

,820

,810

,790

,780

,930

,980

,970

,950

,930

,920

,900

,890

,870

,850

4,840

4,870

4,920

4,980

5,020

5,000

4,980

4,970

4,950

4,930

4,910

4,940

5,060

5,040

5,020

5,010

5,000

4,980

4,960

4,950

4,940

4,910

4,890

4,870

4,850

4,860

4,880

4,860

4,830

4,820

4,780

4,790

4,890

4,950

4,920

4,880

4,860

4,850

4,870

4,900

5,300

5,470

5,420

5,370

5,320

5,280

5,240

5,190

5,130

5,090

5,050

5,000

4,950

4,900

5,020

5,090

5,030

5,050

5,060

5,040

5,180

5,180

Month

Observed

Seoondfoot-days Maxima Minima

Change in 

contents 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)t

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean arInches

October.. 

Noratwr. 

December.

28,214

9,732

30,720

3,020

922

2,650

320

0

2,450

910

324

2,604

-411 

+6,904

-4.72

499

7,228

2,599

0.323

4.68

1.68

0.37

5.22

1.94

Calendar year 1948 1,047,611 5,240 2 ,-862 +50? 3,369 2.18 29.66

January... 

February.. 

March..... 

April.....

June. .....

July......

August....

September.

32,734

92,220

92,120

95,129

96,900

121,940

151,140

152,770

152,480

3,270

3,310

5,250

3,500

3,470

4,980

4,980

5,060

5,470

0

3,270

0

0

0

1,110

4,760

4,780

4,350

1,056

3,294

2,972

3,171

3,126

4,065

4,875

4,928

5,083

+8,907 

+518

+3,378 

-567

-1,687

-1,370

-4,136

-4,023

-4,590

Water year 1948-49 .. 1,106,099 5,470 3,030 +244

9,963

3,812

6,350

2,804

1,459

3,695

739

90S

493

6.45

2.47

4.11

1.69

.944

1.74

.478

.586

.319

7.43

2.57

4.74

1.8B

1.09

1.95

.55

.68

.36

3,274 2.12 28.78

t Change in contents In Sardis Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Tallahatchie River near Lambert, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°10'50", long. 90°12'55", in SW£ sec. 29, T. 27 

N., a. 1 E. Choctaw meridian, at county highway bridge a quarter of a mile downstream 

from Coldwater River, 4 miles southeast of Lambert, and 24j miles downstream from 

point of diversion _>f Pansla-Quitman floodway. Datum 3f gage is 123.83 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Auxiliary water-stage recorder at Shine Turner Bridge on county road 5^ 

miles downstream, at datum 2.66 feet higher.

Drainage area.- 1,980 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers; does not inolade 2,600 

square miles of upper Tallahatchie and Yocona Rivers, entire flow from which is diverted 24j miles upstream through Panola-O.uitman floodway).

Kecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Jan- 

'.ary iS3t> to September 1933 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,755 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,570 second-feet Feb. 3; maximum gage height, 

30.84 feet Jan. 8; minimum discharge, 84 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 

6.62 feet) Oct. 13.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 16,100 second -.feet Jan. 16, 17, 1948, maximum gage height observed, 33.50 feet Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 59 

second-feet Oct. 27-29, 1942; minimum gage height observed, 5.01 feet Nov. 2, 3, 1938. 

A stage of 36.8 feet, from floodmarks, occurred in January 1932 (probably affected 

by levee breaks above).

Remarks.- Records good. Daily discharge computed using fall as determined by auxiliary 

water-stage recorder as a factor. Plow partly regulated by Arkabutla Reservoir on 

Coldwater River (see p. 309).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

84

289

637

413

282

265

248

a!62

a 130

al!3

alll

105

104

228

191

161

156

152

152

150

145

137

132

125

117

116

125

222

268

276

384

Nov.

297

428

499

508

532

2,630

3,290

1,750

1,350

1,700

2,030

2,170

2,290

2,190

2,110

2,190

3,590

a4,500

a5,500

a6,900

7,540

7,560

7,460

,560

,730

,680

,470

,850

8,230

7,920

-

Dec.

7,810

7,510

7,200

6,990

6,540

6,230

5,750

5,330

4,950

4,620

4,190

4,050

3,880

3,800

3,630

3,880

4,900

5,430

5,480

5,400

5,290

5,120

4,940

4,700

4,560

4,550

4,370

4,140

4,190

4,840

4,840

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

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

February- ..............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

4,730

4,520

6,070

8,090

8.6OO

8,670

8,850

9,040

9,190

9,120

8,820

8,450

8,070

7,540

6,820

6,340

6,070

6,270

6,790

7,140

7,070

7,790

7,980

8,090

8,050

7,990

8,320

8,900

9,230

8,440

8,140

Feb.

9,010

9,000

9,570

8,700

8,65O

8,370

8,310

8,010

7,700

7,230

6,740

6,220

5,810

5,280

5,010

6,160

6,550

6,410

6,210

6,090

5,880

5,600

5,260

5,070

4,990

4,670

4,470

4,450

_

_

-

Mar.

4,270

4,040

3,810

3,620

3,420

3,400

3,270

3,240

3,140

4,630

5,700

5,750

5,260

4,910

4,580

4,390

3,950

3,930

a4,200

a4,200

a4,100

4,540

5,200

5,640

6,270

7,880

8,300

8,520

8,860

9,090

9,130

Apr.

9,100

8,760

8,460

8,100

7,540

6,940

6,190

5,730

5,190

4,870

4,580

4,760

6,610

7,800

a, 340

8,570

8,660

8,620

8,370

7,890

7,370

6,750

6,080

5,540

5,130

4,610

4,220

4,120

3,870

3,820

Observed

Secondfoot-days

6,080

123,454 

159,110

1,418,352

239,190

185,420

161,240

196,590

90,690

128,490

75.040

34,181

22,297

1,421,782

Maximum

637

8,230 

7,810

12,400

9,230

9,570

9,130

9,100

4,680

7,720

4,380

2,240

1,020

9,570

Minimum

297 

3,630

84

4,520

4,450

3,140

3,820

1,860

1,490

1,630

198

402

84

Mean

4 115 

5!l33^

3,875

7,716

6,622

5,201

6,553

2,925

4,283

2,421

1,103

743

3,895

May

3,790

4,680

4,630

4,360

4,120

3,810

3,560

3,290

3,270

3,350

3,190

3,100

2,960

2,890

2,860

2,840

2,640

2,600

2,450

2,620

2,260

2,390

2,270

2,220

2,240

2,150

2,040

2,010

1,930

1,860

1,950

June

2,540

2,250

2,310

1,930

1,730

1,620

1,570

1,540

1,490

1,490

2,010

' 2,310

2,380

2,250

5,110

6,400

6,020

5,670

5,740

6,200

6,210

7,440

7,720

7,530

7,320

6,690

6,380

6,150

5,590

4,900

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

_

+109

_

_

_

_

_

-

+8.3C

July

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

,

2

2

2

1,

1,

1

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

1,

380

920

470

350

160

94O

840

900

890

740

670

390

310

210

210

300

390

200

070

960

930

850

830

740

710

910

940

820

750

630

630

Aug.

1,540

1,430

1,340

1,360

1,220

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,170

1,050

506

428

198

665

881

512

472

617

1,030

1,130

2,240

1,790

1,150

872

1,300

1,330

1,290

1,340

1,270

1,190

1,100

Sept.

1,010

1,020

986

971

965

969

946

938

898

815

831

806

310

764

713

676

691

667

678

575

555

594

592

615

600

577

619

553

461

402

-

Adjusted for change In 

reservoir contents

Mean

-

3,984

_

_

_

_

_

-

3,903

Per square 

mile

_

2.01

_

_

_

-

1.97

Runoff in 

inches

_

27.39

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

26.76

t Change In contents in Arkabutla Reservoir.

a Doubtful or no auxiliary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for 

at Swan Lake.
YAZOO RIVKR BASIN 305

Tallahatehie River at Swan Lake, Miss.

Location.-- Water-stage recorder, 1st. 33°52'55", long. 90°16'45", in ME£ sec. 10, T. 23 

H., it. 1 W. Choctaw meridian, at county highway bridge half a mile northeast of Swan 

Lake, 2 miles downstream from Cassldy Bayou, and 17 miles downstream from point where 

Panola-Quitman floodway empties into Tallahatchie River. Datum of gage, is 113.38 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary 

water-stage recorder 2.8 miles downstream, at highway bridge over cut-off ij miles 

northeast of Glendora, at datum 0.95 foot lower.

Drainage area.- 5,130 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Kecpras available.- November 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey, 

wovemoer lassa to September 1938 (except low-water periods) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers. Gage-height records collected at same site since November 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 7,212 second-feet (unadjusted),

Extremes.-' Maximum discharge during year, 26,500 second-feet Jan. 9; maximum gage height, 

3U.b3 feet 'Jan. 9; minimum discharge, 1,020 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 5.30 

feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 43,800 second-feet Feb. 17, 1948; maximum gage height, 

32.97 feet Feb. 22, 1939; minimum daily discharge, 213 second-feet Oct. 27, 1942; 

minimum gage height observed," 1.38 feet Oct. 26-28, 1942.

A stage of 37.0 feet occurred Jan. 15, 1932 (affected by break in levee).

Remarks.- Records good. Daily discharge computed by using ,fall as a factor. Plow partly 

regulated by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 302), and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River (see p. 309).

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 27 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, watqr year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

1617-

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,850

3,700

3,740

3,800

5,730

3,490

2,950

2,230

1,380

1,750

2,160

1,730

1,600

1,500

1,420

1,260

1,220

1,230

1,210

1,180

1,160

1,180

1,130

1,120

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

1,040

1,020

Nov.

1,080

1,220

1,160

1,140

1,100

3,510

4,780

4,290

3,130

2,510

2,500

2,850

3,130

3,200

3,220

3,320

5,370

6,040

8,500

11,200

13,700

15,600

17,700

18,400

18 , 600

18,700

18,800

18,900

19,000

19,100

-

Dec.

19,200

19,000

a, 900

7,100

6,300

16,000

14,600

14,100

13,600

13,100

12,900

12,200

11,800

11,400

11,100

10,900

10,700

10,500

10,400

10,300

10,100

9,950

9,740

9,730

9,640

9,470

9,260

9,100

9,060

9,350

9,740

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 . .

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

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

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

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

May UAV . . - ...... ^ ..........

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 .

Jan.

10,100

10,1

11,1

12, £

00

00

00

16,900

20,300

23,1

25,7

26, E

00

00

00

25,600

23,700

21,8

20,9

19,8

00

00

00

18,300

17,300

16,5

15,6

15,2

00

00

00

15,000

14,400

15,2

15,2

16,5

00

00

00

16,900

16,800

17,4

18,0

13,5

13,7

00

00

00

00

19,200

Secondfoot-days

57,300

251,750

379 * 240

3,679,950

553,200

467,400

368; 520

444,100

235,440

300,470

233, 850

216,120

135,150

3,790,540

Feb.

19,000

18, 8C

18, 4C

19, OC

0

0

0

19,400

19,700

20, 1C

19, 9C

19, 5C

0

0

0

13,700

18,600

17, 3C

16, 9C

16, 1C

0

0

0

15,300

15,700

15, 2C

15, 2C

15, 2C

0

0

0

15,000

14,900

14, 9C

14, 9C

14, 7C

0

0

0

14,100

13,800

13,5C

12, 6C

-

-

0

0

liar.

12,500

11,900

11,300

10,500

10,600

10,700

10,300

9,840

9,660

9,620

10,100

10,300

10,500

10,600

10,500

10,500

10,100

10,200

10,200

10,400

10,500

10,400

10,600

10,900

11,100

12,200

14,309

16,300

19,100

21,000

21,300

Apr.

22,200

21,700

21,100

20,300

19,500

18,300

17,000

16,200

15,200

14,200

13,800

13,900

13,500

13,500

13,600

14,000

13,900

13,800

13,800

13,600

13,600

13,200

12,700

12,600

12,000

11,800

11,200

11,200

11,400

11,300

-

Observed

Maximum

3,850

19,100

19,200

43,800

26 t 500

20,100

21 800

22 200 12)700

12,800

11,900

8,400

7,070

26,500

Minimum

1,020

1,080

9,060

1,020

10,100

12,600

9,620

11,200

6,400

7,130

7,230

5,950

5,520

1,020

Mean

1,848

8,392

12 ' 230

10,050

17 850

3.6, 690

11,890

14,800

9 143

10*020

9,156

& t 972

6,172

10,390

Bay

12,100

11,900

12,500

12,700

12,600

12,500

12,000

11,400

11,000

10,800

10,400

10,100

9,810

9,410

9,070

3,760

8,430

8,220

,320

,560

,540

,210

,000

,030

6,720

6,600

6,500

6,430

6,500

6,400

6,430

June

7,130

7,470

7,340

7,300

7,280

,290

,360

,350

,380

,260

7,400

8,140

9,130

9,620

9,920

10,800

 11,500

12,100

12 , 400

12,000

11,800

12,3,00

12,300

12,600

12,600

12,700

12,800

12,300

12,400

12,200

-

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet)1

_

+616

_

-

+252

July

11,

11,

U,

11,

10,

10,

10,

10,

10,

10,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

8,

8,

8,

3,

8,

7,

,

'

r

T,

7,

800

900

500

100

800

900

900

700

500

300

320

520

490

320

260

000

020

240

240

460

060

050

800

460

430

410

470

420

430

320

230

Aug.

7,250

7,230

6,940

6,790

6,830

6,740

6,340

6,860

6,790

6,830

6,610

6,360

6,010

5,950

6,080

6,400

6,390

6,440

6,650

7,040

7,640

8,300

8,400

8,030

7,690

7,410

7,320

7,110

7,100

7,090

7,000

Sept.

7,030

7,070

6,910

6,590

6,660

6,670

6,570

6,280

6,230

6,080

6,050

5,990

 6,090

5,160

6,110

8-, 190

6,150

 6,220

6,170

6,220

6,010

6,000

5,920

5,370

5,730

5,640

5,670

5,670

5,630

5,520

-

Adjusted for change in 

Reservoir contents

Mean

_

10,670

_

-

10,640

Per square 

mile

_

2.08

_

-

2.07

Runoff in 

inches

_

_

28.31

_

_

-

28.15

t Change in contents in Arkabutls and Sardis Reservoirs.

Note.- No gage-height record Nov. 27-30, Dec. 14-19, 21,22; discharge computed on basis of records 

for station near Lambert.
306 YAZOO RIVKR BASIN

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33*31'17", long. 90 0 11'03", in SW£ sec. 10 f. 19

 N., R. 1 E. Choctawmeridian, at bridge on U. S. Highways 49E and 82, in Greenwood, 

0.4 mile downstream from Palousha Bayou and 3 miles downstream from confluence of 

Tallahatchie and Yalobusha Rivers. Datum of gage is 92.07 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 7,450 square miles (from reports of Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- January 1908 to June 1913 and October 1938 to September 1949 in 

reports or Geological Survey. January 1909 to December 1927 (discharge measurements 

only), and since January 1928 in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage-height 

records collected at same site since 1904 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather 

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1908-12, 1938-49), 10,150 second-feet (unadjusted).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 41,400 second-feet'Jan. 10; maximum gage height, 

3B.S4 feet Jan. 12; minimum discharge, 1,340 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 6.17 

feet).

1908-13, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 50,400 second-feet Feb. 20, 21, 1948; maximum 

gage height, 39.99 feet Feb. 21, 1948; minimum discharge, 536 second-feet Oct. 20, 

1943; minimum gage height observed, 1.0 foot, present datum, Oct. 17, 1908.

Maximum discharge determined, 72,900 second-feet Jan. 19, 1932 (gage height, 40.1 

feet), from reports pf Mississippi River Commission; maximum stage known, 41.2 feet 

in 1882, caused by overflow from Mississippi River (discharge not determined), from 

reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge determined from "loop" curves defined by frequent 

discharge measurements. Flow partly regulated since Aug. 26, 1939, by Sardis Reservoir on Tallahatchie River (see p. 302), and Arkabutla Reservoir on Coldwater River 

(see p. 309).

Cooperation.- Si-xty-six discharge measurements and computations of daily discharge made 

by Corps of Engineers; gage-he:'.ght record'obtained, 4 discharge measurements made, and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Dot.

4,390

4,280

4,180

4,120

4,090

4,010

3,830

3,480

2,990

2,540

2,350

2,350

2,230

2,020

1,830

1,700

1,630

1,540

1,500

1,490

1,490

1,450

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,430

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,360

Nov.

1,350

1,390

1,470

1,510

2,050

2,680

3,500

4,680'

4,860

4,350

3,630

3,260

3,230

3,350

3,440

4,000

4,830

6,960

13,000

13,800

14,700

15,700

16,800

18,200

19,600

21,200

22,500

23,700

24,300

24,800

-

Dec.

25,300

25,800

26,600

27,100

27,200

27,200

27,100

26,500

26,000

25,400

24,800

24,200

23,500

22,700

21,900

22,700

22,100

21,200

20,200

19,400

18,700

18,200

17,700

17,200

17,200

16,700

16,300

15,800

16", 000

15,700

15,400

Month

Oc tuber. ...............

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

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

'Calendar year 1948 . .

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 . .

Jan.

15,100

15, C

19, C

20, 6

)00

JOO

00

22,700

24,100

27,!

33, £

38,6

SOO '00

00

41,400

40,900

40, £

39, £

38, C

00

00

00

36,700

35,100

34,1

32, E

30,£

00

00

00

28,900

28,200

28,1

27,3

26,6

00

00

00

26,500

26,500

29,2

31, C

31,3

31,3

00

00

00

00

31,200

Seoondfoot-days

72,200

288,640

671,800

5,048,380

930,800

757,800

542,900

785*600

452,630

349,510

308,120

228, 200

196,200

5,584,400

Feb.

30,300

29,3

28,9

30, 5C

30

30

30

30,000

29,000

28, 3C

27, 8C

27, 8C

30

30

X3

28,900

28,900

28, 8C

28, 6C

28, 3C

30

JO

)0

28,000

28,000

27, 3C

26, 7C

26, 6C

)0

>0.

)0

26,000

25,400

24, 7C

24, 2C

23, 8C

)0

0

>0

23,4.00

23,100

22, 8C

22, 4C

-

.

-

0

0

Mar.

22,000

21,600

21,100

20,500

19,900

19,300

18,600

17,900

17,300

16,800

16,200

15,600

15,100

14,800

14,600

14,400

14,200

14,100

14,000

13,900

13,900

14,600

14,400

14,200

15,200

16,200

19,100'

20,500

21,600

23,700

27,600

Apr.

30,700

33,000

34,200

35,100

35,300

34,400

33,60O

32,400

31,500

30,300

29,300

28,700

28,OOO

27,100

26,200

25,200

24,400

23,700

23,000

22,400.

21,800

21,400

20,800

20,100

19,400

18,900

19,000

18,800

18,500

18,400

Observed

Maximum

4,390

24,800

27,200

50. SOO

41,400

30,500

27,600

35,300

18,900

14,800

13,500

8,420

7,380

41,400

Minimum

1,360

1,350

15,400

1,350

15,000

22,400

13,900

18,400

9,120

8,900

8,070

6,500

5,750

1,350

Mean

2,329

9,621

21,670

13,790

30,030

27,060

17,510

26,190

14,600

11,650

9,939

7,361

6,540

15,300

May

18,500

18,800

18,600

18,500

18,400

18,400

18,400

18,600

18,900

18,800

18,400

18,200

17,800

17,200

16,400

15,500

14,600

13,700

13,000

12,300

11,600

11,100

10,600

10,200

9,920

9,630

9,380

9,270

9,120

9,380

9,430

June

9,390

9,350

9,270

9/220

9,130

9,030

8,960

8,910

8,900

9,050

10,300

10,400

10,800

11,100

11,500

11,700

11,900

12,300

12,600

13,100

13,800

14,800

14,800

14,600

14,500

14,400

14,200

14,100

'13,800

13,600

Change in 

contents

(equivalent, 

second-feet )t

_

_

-

+616

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

+252

July

13,

13,

13,

12,

12,

12,

11,

11,

11,

SOO

200

000

800

500

100

800

500

J.OO

10,800

10,

10,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

9,

8,

8,

8, '8,

9,

8,

8,

8,

8,

8,

8,

8,

8,

400

200

940

760

550

370

210

030

830

680

610

470

260

250

360

22C

150

3-50

160

150

070

Aug.

7/940

7,780

7,590

7,360

7,230

7,130

7,110

7,130

7,110

7,040

7,030

6,950

6,740

6,540

6,500

6,990

7,200

7,190

7,170

7,040

7,210

7,590

8,260

8,420

8,380

8,010

7,740

7,650

7,460

7,400

7,330

Sept.

7,200

7,200

7,380

7,330

7,200

7,080

6,950

6,850

6,830

6,790

6,670

6,560

6,480

6,440

6,430

6,430

6,530

6,570

6,610

6,500

6,360

6,300

6,210

8,120

6,010

5,940

5,870

5,820

5,790

5,750

-

Adjusted for change in 

reservoir contents

Mean

_

.

-

14,410

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

15,550

Per square 

mile

_

_

-

1.93

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

2.09

Runoff In inches

_

.

-

26. S3

_

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

28.33

t Change in contents in Arkabutla and Sardis Reservoirs.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 307

Yocona River near Enid, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 09', long. 89°55', in T. 11 S., R. 7 W., Chickasaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, 200 feet downstream from Tolliver Creek, 

1 mile downstream from Bear Creek, 2 miles northeast of Enid, 2f miles upstream from 

Illinois Central Railwoad bridge, 6 miles upstream from drainage-canal diversion, and 

24? miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 189.42 feet above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 560 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1931 and October 1938 to September 1949 in reports or Geological Survey. December 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1938-49), 819 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 20..10 

reetj; minimum, 73 second-feet Oct. 13-16; minimum gage height, -1.37 feet Aug. 4.

1928-31. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 36,300 second-feet Feb. 14, 1948 (gage height, 

21.61 feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 28, 1931; minimum gage height, that of Aug. 

4, 1949.

A stage of 21.0 feet occurred Jan. 14, 1932 (discharge, 27,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Qage-height record, 49 discharge measurements, and computations of dail?; 

Qisenarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurment made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-f««t, water year October 1348 to September 1949

Day

I

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.

109

100

94

83

83

83

B2

80

76

76

76

76

73

73

73

73

74

85

83

83

62

83

82

80

80

62

82

83

83

83

87

Nov.

110

103

91

35

1,300

1,220

373

188

154

141

130

127

136

130

127

2,140

1,980

5,030

17,700

18,300

12,700

4,780

1,880

1,140

828

2,610

3,610

7,650

5,650

2,970

-

Dec.

1,750

1,260

915

722

723

1,020

775

652

512

430

370

355

337

313

313

828

985

740

740

512

415

355

310

289

985

670

530

400

2,960

1,980

1,340

Jan.

1,180

1,610

12,800

16,700

22,500

19,000

6,200

2,440

1,580

1,140

950

645

758

668

652

722

2,500

2,170

2,500

1,560

4,420

7,920

4,960

3,090

2,020

2,910

4,190

3,270

1,800

1,420

1,180

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

*y........ ......................

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

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

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

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

Water yeari948-49 ............

Feb.

1,020

1,100

2,390

6,450

3,950

2,69O

1,840

1,260

1,010

1,220

1,040

945

750

670

1,460

3,050

1,680

1,400

3,440

3,950

2,510

1,840

1,300

1,120

1,120

968

922

790

_

-

-

Seccndf cot-days

2 54

93, 38

24,46

484,53

135,69

51 90

76^09

35,47

21,40

30 14 7)11 il,4cr

3,50

493,13

Mar.

650

590

526

490

466

9OO

590

482

1,470

2,510

1,300

1,060

750

610

502

410

400

1,120

690

518

1,320

3,410

2,340

2,000

7,780

6,740

11,800

9,600

7,100

3,350

4,400

Apr.

2,340

1,900

1,480

1,060

855

730

590

510

446

426

476

3,460

4,080

2,220

1,440

878

630

526

434

386

392

770

670

502

350

340

2,630

1,840

1,530

1,580

-

Maxima

2 109

3 18,300

5 2,960

3 33,100

5 22,500

5 6,450

4 11,800

3 4,060

1 4,370

3 6,530

1 790

2 1,660 

2 170

5 22,500

May

4,370

3,770

2,340

1,730

1,100

730

590

510

650

770

514

319

265

238

226

216

206

194

190

160

180

172

169

199

220

173

192

434

197

179

178

Minima

73

65

289

62

652

670

400

340

169

121

128

114

90

73

June

344

655

238

176

159

1*7

134

131

121

896

2,270

1,100

1,010

798

6,530

2,570

1,300

676

610

1,560

1,900

1,530

'434 790

392

242

1,800

650

337

218

-

Mean

82.

3,113

.790

1,324

4,377

1; 854

2 455

1 182

690

1,005

229

368

117

1,351

July

218

187

167

174

174

167

176

162

132

189

403

216

210

201

173

252

354

790

474

199

161

145

135

136

313

250

190

168

189

141

126

Aug.

121

116

114

131

316

154

787

199

154

142

133

128

186

550

832

382

570

1,040

690

1,660

610

£22

190

168

169

149

248

450

286

222

283

Per square 

mile

3 0.146

5.56

1.41

2.36

7 «82

3.31

4 38

2.11

1 23

i',79

 409

 657

.209

2.41

Sept.

170

151

138

138

147

163

151

142

130

115

112

105

103

103

102

107

107

107

146

121

106

101

97

92

91

92

91

91

91

90

Runoff in 

inches

0.17

6.20

1.63

32.19

9.01

3.45

5.05

2 36

1.42

2.00

.47

.76

.23

32.75
308 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°50'27", long. 89°49'32", in center of sec. 10, T. 3 S., R.

fci W. Chickasaw meridian, at county highway bridge 1.6 miles south of Lewisburg anc> 4.0

miles upstream from Pigeonroost Creek. Datum of gage is 250.52 feet above mean sea

leyel, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to Aug. 26, 1948, water-stage recorder,75 feet upstream at same datum. 

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. December iyay to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,400 second-feet June 15 (gage height,

11.98 feet); minimum observed, 38 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 2.44 feet). 

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 25,900 second-feet Jan. 8, 1946 (gage height, 15.60

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies;

minimum, 16 second-feet May 21-23, 1947; minimum gage height observed, 2.38 feet Oct.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Coldwater River and Pigeonroost Creek are 

interconnected through old creek channel. For records on Pigeonroost Creek below interconnection, see pa~e 311.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17-3O,

May 5 to June 1, June 21-28)

2.6 

3.3 

4.3 

5.4 

6.6

91

165

258

404

7.6 

8.3 

9.3 

9.8 

10.1

562

715

1,040

1,300

1,650

10.6 2,450

10.8 3,000

11.7 7,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

50

47

47

47

47

47

47

44

44

44

44

44

44

47

47

53

65

68

62

59

53

53

53

50

50

50

47

57

50

74

Nov.

119

112

91

71

2,350

a2,200

al,230

a935

a745

900

239

126

112

105

74

173

432

278

37,050

a5, 250

al,230

a3,350

al,520

805

446

221

278

418

775

1,300

-

Dec.

1,520

935

492

278

189

165

141

126

105

91

84

74

68

71

71

84

935

900

1,000

1,040

390

133

112

105

112

126

119

98

3745

580

492

Jan.

432

205

a300

a8OO

a5,000

34,000

s2,OOO

1,720

835

338

197

126

112

105

105

98

362

640

970

935

805

a4,000

a3,OOO

a700

1,460

1,130

a800

al.OOO

a4,000

2,180

715

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

Hav ~» 

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

302

221

213

1,180

865

865

640

239

149

126

105

105

105

98

418

1,180

1,230

1,230

745

432

404

314

197

141

119

133

105

98

_

-

Secondfoot-day s

1.58C

32 935

ll)381

181,782

41,07C

11,959

29 49

16^95:

3 , 58£

34 45'

4^792

2 94C i!eo£

192, 94E

Mar.

98

91

84

84

74

74

71

91

' 690

1,460

2,100

1,410

562

189

119

91

133

775

620

600

715

1,180

600

835

3,000

3,220

5,020

2,180

1,230

865

1,230

Apr.

1,300

1,300

805

268

141

119

91

91

77

88

302

970

4,580

2,850

1,720

935

248

119

98

91

80

80

80

80

80

77

68

68

71

74

-

Maximum

74

7,050

1,520

15,600

5,000

1,230

5,020

4,580

544

6,600

620

290

112

7,050

May

278

544

476

290

98

80

80

119

71

74

74

71

71

65

65

47

47

50

50

50

53

91

88

91

119

112

77

62

59

77

59

Minimum

44

71

68

44

98

98

71

68

47

77

62

53

50

44

June

133

338

302

112

88

84

98

77

88

174

133

230

165

1,950

6,600

6,150

2,700

1,520

805

600

1,300

2,450

3,900

2,350

1,000

338

326

189

149

105

-

Mean

51.0

1,098

367

497

1,325

427

951

565

116

1,148

155

94.8

60.3

529

July

88

88

157

133

105

84

84

112

68

65

84

98

165

221

248

620

508

302

126

84

71

65

62

71

133

326

278

98

88

80

80

Aug.

71

62

59

59

59

65

65

59

53

62

53

53

59

62

91

91

126

165

91

74

68

62

65

65

59

59

105

278

197

290

213

Per square 

mile

Sept.

112

62

59

65

65

68

68

62

62

62

59

59

62

56

56

50

53

65

62

62

56

62

56

56

56

53

50

50

50

50

-

Runoff in 

inchss

a No gage-height record; discharge computed or 

roost Creek near Lewisburg.

basis of weather records and records for Pigeon-
YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45'31", long. 90°07'30", in gatehouse of dam on 

Ooldwater River in SW£ see. 2, T. 4 S., R. 9 W. Chickasaw meridian, 4 miles north of 

Arkabutla. Datum of gage is 191.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers); gage readings have been 

reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- l.-OOO square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- August 1941 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum elevation during year, 229.43 feet Apr. 15 (contents, 282.420 acrereet); minimum, 209.48 feet Oct. 4, 5 (contents, 32,570 awe-feet).

1941-49: Maximum elevation, 235.91 feet Jan. 12, 1946 (contents, 450,140 acrefeet); minimum elevation since initial filling of reservoir, 192.83 feet Aug. 25, 1943; 

minimum contents, 30 acre-feet at times during 1942-45.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by rolled-fill earth dam with concrete spillway and outlet 

tunnel. Storage began Aug. 14, 1941. Dam completed Aug. 31, 1945. Case-city, 525,300 

acre-feet at elevation 238.3 feet {.crest of spillway) of which about 493,800 acre-feet 

is available for flood-control storage and -a,out 31,500 acre-feet is permanent storage 

which will be maintained for incidental recreational purposed at elevation 209.3 feet 

(18 feet above sill of outlet tunnel). Figures given herein represent contents:, above 

elevation 191.3 feet. Water below elevation 191.3 feet cannot be withdrawn through 

outlet tunnel. Reservoir used only for flood control.

Cooperation.- Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers; 

oy Geological Survey.

records reviewed

Contents at 8 a.m., in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

Z

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

34.82

32.78

32.73

32.57

32.57

32.68

33.00

33.16

33.43

33.64

33.91

34.18

34.39

34.55

34.82

35.04

35.57

55.89

36.16

36.38

36.64

36.92

37.21

37.45

37.63

37.63

37.57

37.57

37.51

37.45

37.81

Nov.

39.59

42.02

43.12

43.38

44.81

53.90

68.27

80.73

85.13

88.30

88.69

87.90

85.32

82 . 45

79.46

77.27

80.73

84.53

108.82

152.96

188.64

210.63

225.55

227.27

225.93

221.56

218.34

219.46

225.74

228.79

-

Dec.

229.17

226.88

224.41

222.13

218.70

213.86

209.20

204.35

199.25

194.20

189.48

184.77

180.28

176.00

170.13

167.77

172.51

174.42

175.21

172.67

168.87

164.33

158.64

152.82

148.32

145.50

140.15

135.32

132.95

133.74

133.08

Jan.

131.37

128.20

132.42

159.39

182.19

205.25

220.42

225.55

226.12

224.03

220.03

215.11

210.09

205.07

200.26

195.38

195.88

197.56

199.75

200 . 60

200.76

211.89

222.13

228.03

228.98

229.74

240.55

254.63

264.85

267.40

265.49

Feb.

262.10

257.05

251.41

254.43

255.64

255.44

252.42

248.19

242.96

237.16

232.21

226.70

220.99

215.65

212.42

219.08

221.75

222.13

219.65

218.34

216.37

212.42

208.66

204.71

199.42

195.21

190.33

185.28

_

_

-

Mar.

181.23

176.48

171.88

167.77

163.43

159.39

155.50

151.55

152.26

161.04

171.72

177.27

177.43

176.64

172.99

168.71

164.78

164.93

169.66

169.82

169.02

173.94

177.27

178.22

169 . 32

206.14

226.70

243.16

249.20

247.39

249.60

Apr.

254.43

254.83

251.01

247.19

241.96

236.02

230.31

224.79

219.08

213.50

210.09

210.27

240.95

273.97

281.30

281.52

277.79

271.43

265.06

258.06

251.62

245.58

239.34

233.54

227.84

221.37

216.19

210.99

205.61

200.26

-

May

196.89

198.07

196.56

193.52

189.15

184.27

179.49

176.00

172.51

167.62

163.73

159.54

155.20

151.13

146.91

143.10

139.44

135.85

132.16

126.88

123.61

120.41

116.97

115.62

113.30

110.77

108.25

105.84

Io3.31

100.66

98.31

June

96.07

94.68

94.04

92.86

00.87

S8..69

86.51

84.43

82.35

82.95

81.19

82.85

82.75

88.20

101.62

122.75

146.62

155.35

155.65

156.10

164.18

166.28

169.34

172. -51

173.78

173.7.8

172.51

170.13

166.28

161.94

July

158.19

153.70

149.72

145.64

141.84

138.23

134.53

133.35

129.92

126.75

125.21

122.38

120.78

118.32

115.37

113.41

112.38

111.57

109.85

107.33

104.69

102.05

99.38

96.92

94.78

93.50

92.22

90.77'

88.99

86.81

84.73

Aug.

82.55

80.55

78.55

76.72

75.54

74.26

72.62

70.94

69.44

69.44

69.60

69.69

68.86

67.36

67.44

69.85

71.68

71.85

70.85

72.62

74.17

74.63

74.90

73.17

71.93

70.44

69.19

67.94

67.36

66.53

65.44

Sept.

64.45

63.04

61.81

60.82

59.67

58.45

57.22

56.10

55.04

53.90

52.84

51.92

50.86

49.94

48.98

48.13

47.42

47.03

46.83

46.57

45.79

45.01

44.16

43.38

42.68

42.08

41.37

41.25

41.31

41.19

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dec. 31.. ..................

Sept. 30.. ..................

Elevation 

(feet)t

220.74

210.93

Uontents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

131.89

253.22

40.72

Change in contents 

during month 

(equivalent, 

second-feet)

-1,579

-299

.-406

Elevation at 12 p.m.
310 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near Arkabutla, Hiss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 45 I 31", Idng. 90°07 I 30", In gatehouse of Arka-

 butla Dam In SWi sec. 2, T. 4 S., R'. 9 W. Chickasaw meridian, 4 miles north of Arkabutla. Datum or gage is 191.18 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,000 -square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- January 1942 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. August r,o December 1941 in reports of Corps of Engineers).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 second-feet Nay 19; maximum gage height,

 SB.ys feet Apr. 15; no flow at times.

1942-49: Maximum discharge observed, 10,200 second-feet Apr. 12, 1942; no flow at 

times each year.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow completely regulated' by Arkabutla Reservoir (see preceding 

page). Records of dally discharge not adjusted for storage of Arkabutla Reservoir.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 41 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in eeoond-feet, water year Ootoberl948 to September 19*9

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

99

SO

31

Oot.

1,110

145

144

144

64

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

74

152

152 .

152

152

152

153

Nov.

154

155

155

155

156

160

164

661

1,800

1,920

2,070

2,050

2,000

1,950

2,110

1,700

1,150

1,000

0

0

0

0

1,620

3,270

5,240

5,190

5,160

5,190

5,260

5,500

-

Dec.

a, 290

5,260

3,340

3,200

3,140

3,090

3,020

2,960

2,890

2,820

2,760

2,690

2,650

2,910

5,250

5,240

5,290

5,510

5,510

5,280

3,250

5,170

5,090

' 5,020

?,950

2,910

2,840

2,780

2,750

2,770

2,780

IfAM + h

 OubH

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

Nov«mb«r...............

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

Calendar year 1918

January. » . .

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

March. ................. April.................. Ejr............ ........

June. .............'.....

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ..

Jan.

2,720

2,680

2,540

2,520

2,640

2,920

5,100

5,160

5,160

3,150

5,070

5,000

2,940

2,,870

2,810

2,740

2,780

2,780

2,820

2,820

2,850

2,990

5,150

5,200

5,210

5,240

5,590

5,570

3,690

5,710

5,680

Feb.

5,640

5,560

5,500

5,540

3,550

5,540

5,500

5,450

3,380

5,510

3,240

5,170

3,090

5,020

5,000

5,080

3,110

5,110

5,080

3,060

5,020

2,970

2,920

2,860

2,800

2,740

2,670

2,610

.

-

Mar.

2,550

2,5C

2,44

2,59

0

0

0

2,550

2,280

2,2!

2,17

2,21

0

0

0

2,340

2,450

2,52

2,52

2,50

0

0

0

2,460

2,400

2,55

2,57

2,42

0

0

0

2,420

' 2,430

2,48

2,52

2,55

0

0

0

2,700

2,920

5,20

5,41

5,47

5,45

0

0

0

0

5,500

Observed

Seoondfoot-daye

2,614

45,920

95,840

661,581

95,440

88,520

80,460

100,550

64,810

47,580

50,750

20,931

15,673

702,888

MaxiBua

1,110 

5,300

3,510

4,880

3,710

5,640 

5,500

5,900 

2,790

2,470 

2,260

1,090 

796

5,900

UinUuB

0

0

2,650

0

2,520

2,610

2,170

2,810

1,360 

0

1,120 

0

0

0

Apr.

5,540

5,540

5,490

5,440

5,560

5,290

5,22.0

3,140

5,060

2,990

2,940

5,020

5,440

5,850

5,900

5,890

5,850

5,750

5,870

3,580

3,500-

3,110

5,540

3,260

5,180

5,090

3,020

2,950

2,870

2,810

-

Mean

84.5

1,464

5,027

1,808

5,014

5,161 

2,595

3,545 

2,091

1,586

1,657

675 

522

1,926

Hay

2,780

2,790

2,760

2,720

2,660

2,600

2,540

2,490

2,440

2,380

2,550

2,280

2,220

2,160

2,100

2,050

2,000

1,940

2,690

1,810

1,750

1,700

1,660

1,620

1,600

1,560

1,510

1,480

1,440

1,590

1,560

June

1,520

1,310

1,290

1,270

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,120

1,090

1,080

1,080

1,100

1,100

850

0

0

560

2,250

2,250

2,500

2,550

2,580

2,420

2,460

2,470

2,460

2,450

2,420

2,560

2,310

-

Change In 

contents

(equivalent, 

second -feet)1

+ 85. 9

+5,197

-1,579

+109

+2,151

-1,448

+1,150 

-944

-1,650

+1,054

-1,241 

-299

-406

+8.50

July

2,

2,

2,

I'2,

i;i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i.i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i,i.i,i,

260

200

150

090

040

980

950

900

860

810

790

740

720

870

630

610

590

580

540

510

460

420

580

540

500

280

260

250

200

160

1,120

Aug.

1,090

1,050

1,020

966

973

946

921

894

320

0

0

520

862

425

0

0

459

915

896

927

556

0

656

935

913

889

871

855

851

853

814

Sept.

796

774

755

756

722

701

680

664

646

625

608

590

575

562

545

529

517

559

283

502

488

473

454

441

429

413

279

0

187

400

-

Adjusted for change in 

reeerv.oir eontente

Mean

1 tif\ AOU

4,661

1,448

1,917

5,145

1,713

5,745

2,401 

461

g '596 S40

576

116.

1,954

Per square lie

0.150

4.66

1.45

1.92

5.14 i.ri

5.74

2.40

.461

2.84 cofl oso

 70

e Of D

.116

1.95

Runoff in inohn

0.17

5.20

1.67

26.10

S

o* e SO

1.78

4.52

Z..68

.53

2. 95

.46

.43

.13

26.85

t Chenge in contents of Arkabutla Reservoir.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 311

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°49'49", long. 89°49'20", in NWfc sec. 15, T. 3 S.. R. 6 W.

cnicicasaw meridian, at temporary highway bridge, 1.6 miles upstream from mouth and

2.4 T.ilea south of Lewisburg. Datum of gage is 253.14 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to July 12, 1948, water-stage recorder 100 feet upstream at same datum. 

Records available.- October 1941 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

uecemoer 1939 to September 1941 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers, Vicksburg, Miss. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,760 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height,

j.2.91 feet); minimum observed, 46 second-feet Oct. 13-16; minimum gage height observed, 3.08 feet Nov. 14.

1941-49: Maximum discharge, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 9, 1942, from rating curve

extended above 4,500 second-feet: maximum gage height observed, that of Jan. 5, 1949;

minimum discharge, 30 second-feet Sept. 15, 1946; minimum gage height observed, 0.98

foot July 21, 1942. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dail>. Pigeonroost Creek and Coldwater River

are interconnected through old creek channel above station. For records on Coldwater

River below interconnection see page 308- 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 22 discharge measurements, and computations of daily

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating tables, water year 1946-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 2 to Nov. 4, Feb. 17, IS, 

Mar. 23, 24, July 11-15, Aug. 4-8)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 4 Feb. 5 to Sept. 30

3.0 44 7.0 480 10.5 1,500 3.7 50 4.5 114

3.1 48 8.0 620 11.0 1,80

3.4 66 8.5 710 11.2 1,98

3.6 82 9.0 840 11.5 2,561 ^

D 4.0 60 7.2 492

D 4.2 78 8.0 620

3

4.1 132 9.5 1,030 12.7 6,160 Note . - Same aa preeedIng table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

55

54

54

53

53

52

52

50

49

49

48

47

46

46

46

46

49

50

48

48

48

48

48

48

48

47

47

48

49

55

258

Nov.

324

122

74

124

2,340

1,740

360

76

58

64

54

53

51

48

58

372

564

564

6,160

1,840

494

1,110

468

118

90

107

396

1,980

1,070

270

-

Dec.

107

146

240

129

115

112

101

82

71

65

65

65

66

68

84

690

1,500

324

128

95

82

76

71

84

270

162

89

146

1,150

480

162

Jan.

108

348

3,100

4,360

6,010

1,350

300

168

125

106

96

86

83

84

88

alOO

1,500

8700

1,300

al.OOC

1,250

3,190

1,300

372

420

840

3,400

1,350

372

216

180

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

February

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

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

toy ..............................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

186

216

494

1,450

450

282

184

142

114

108

96

90

90

149

1,110

1,250

296

135

296

508

310

156

128

128

121

102

90

68

_

-

Seecndfoot-days

1 739

21 I 149

7,025

110,296

33,902

8,749

17,022

7 143 sloss

15,630

3; 368

g Tgg

l!575

122,717

liar.

64

64

64

64

68

68

64

121

1,400

1,680

636

282

128

96

78

78

156

1,250

450

177

296

1,250

366

240

2,450

1,250

1,560

508

240

524

1,350

Apr

352

226

226

L70

149

135

L28

L28

L21

135

324

1,

2, 1 250

L20

552

163

121

Maximum

258

6,160 

1,500

6,160

6,010

1 450 2)450 2,120

524

4,060

508

198

56

6,160

L02

84

73

78

78

78

73

68

64

68

68

68

68

73

toy

478

524

156

84

68

64

64

64

64

64

64

60

60

60

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

226

121

60

56

53

53

53

53

Minimum

46

ift 4CJ

65

46

83

68

64

64

53

56

60

53

50

46

June

436

556

149

68

60

56

56

56

78

572

436

268

226

2,340

4,060

1,150

226

84

170

296

1,450

1,620

408

128

90

102

212

114

90

73

Mean

56. 1

705

227

301

I jU3* ftQA

312

549

238

Qfl so. ot%

521

109

76 2

52.5

336

July

68

68

68

90

68

78

149

78

108

212

78

64

108

84

108

508

324

114

90

73

68

68

64

64

121

128

73

64

60

60

60

Aug.

60

56

56

78

170

68

60

56

56

60

68

56

56

60

121

128

149

64

56

56

56

53

53

56

60

56

78

198

102

60

56

Sept.

56

56

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

53

50

50

53

50

50

50

50

50

-

Per square Runoff in 

mile inches

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Coldwater River near L^wiaburg. 

949154 O- 51 - 21
312 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. SS°49', long. 89°S7', in E£ .

 sec. 36, T. 23 N., R. 6 E. Choctaw; meridian, at bridge on State Highway 8 (old), half 

a mile north of Graysport, half a jnile downstream from Butputter Creek, 4? miles upstream from Redgrass Creek, 11 miles east of Grenada* and 11-5- miles upstream from 

Skuna River. Datum of gage is 179.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1944 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 607 square miles.

Kecoras available.- March 1940 to June 194'9 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum 'cussnarge during period October 1948 to June 1949, 35,600 second-feet 

Jan. b (gage height, 27.56 feet); minimum observed, 12 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage 

he'ght, 5.25 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 46,800 second-feet Feb. 13, 1948 (gage height, 28.25 

feet); minimum observed, 3.2 second-feet August, September, October 1943; minimum 

gage height observed, 4.68 feet Sept. 14-18, Oct. 6, 11, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good. Wire-weight gage read twice daily and used when stage was below 

intaKe and for periods of faulty intake action.

Rating table, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet 

and discharge, In second-feet)

5.4 

6.0 

7.4 

8.4 

9.7 

13.0

16

34

92

152

254

588

15.8

19.5

20.5

21.2

21.8

22.2

934

1,560

1,810

2,160

2,790

3,470

22.6

23.6

24.6

25.9

27.0

27.4

4,470

8,170

12,700

20,000

29,600

33,600

Discharge, in seocnd-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

0

4

,s

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

78 

62 

45 

32 

24

20 

18 

17 

15

14

15 

14 

14 

13

12

12 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

13 

14 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

14 

14 

15

Nov.

16 

18 

19 

22 

54

70 

64 

48 

42 

39

56 

48 

50 

46 

38

124 

486 

797 

2,160 

4,630

5,980 

6,360 

4,770 

3,580 

2,930

2,860 

2,930 

4,810 

8,800 

8,380

Dec.

7,150 

5,O9O 

3.58O 

3,180 

2,600

2.03O 

2,030 

1,320 

979 

684

436 

299 

245 

22O 

196

826 

1,370 

1,520 

1,600 

1.66O

1,750 

1,720 

1,520 

90O 

889

964 

994 

1.O2O 

1.33O 

1,500 

1,580

Jan.

1,580 

1,600 

7,120 

28,600 

33,600

22,900 

13,700 

7,680 

4,770 

3,470

2,79O 

2,280 

1,820 

1,250 

648

436 

466 

1,010 

1,390 

1,760

2,63O 

6,840 

12,000 

11,700 

8,170

5,090 

3,690 

3,010 

2,43O 

1,930 

1,640

Month

Octc 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

ary . .

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

ter year ............

Feb.

1,140 

756 

899 

2,17O 

4,410

5,260 

4,330 

3,470 

2,930 

2,6OO

2,330 

1,980 

1,810 

1,69O 

1,520

1,520 

1.5OO 

1,480 

1.83O 

2,550

2,930 

2,790 

2,660 

2,380 

1,9810

1,660 

1,100

672

Secondfoot-days

606 

60,227 

51,182

463,261.6

198,OOO 

62,347 

89,572 

37,944 

29,605 

4,224

-

Peak discharge (base, 8,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov

sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (2 a.m.) 12,400 sec. -ft.; H

Mar.

549 

456 

376 

326 

29O

386 

660 

807 

949 

1,320

1,350 

1,350 

1,390 

1,370 

1,100

615 

416 

396 

406 

426

384 

1,200 

1,440 

1,520 

3,040

6,850 

14,9OO 

18,000 

12,200 

7,75O 

7,350

Apr.

5,790 

4,470 

3,580 

3,010 

2,540

- 2,030 

1,620 

848 

416 

317

290 

874 

1,250 

1,280 

1,280

1,260 

1,150 

696 

366 

245

212 

2O4 

317 

281 

220

173 

372 

904 

1.O6O 

889

Maximum

78 

8,800 

7,150

40,800

33,600 

5.26O 

18,000 

5,790 

4,930 

6O4

-

. 29 (3 p.m. 

ar. 28 (2:30

May

1,42O 

2,940 

4,930 

4,930 

3,93O

3,010 

2,430 

1,930

1,260 

466

346 

299 

220 

159 

129

108 

92 

82 

74 

68

64 

58 

56 

56 

64

7O 

64 

56 

72 

111 

111

Minimum

12 

16 

196

8.4

436 

672 

290 

173 

56 

44

-

June

177 

388 

155 

12O 

94

70 

54 

44 

56 

62

145 

117 

18O 

132 

111

141 

148 

117 

78 

62

62 

250 

604 

333 

138

82 

76 

76 

84 

68

Mean

19.5 

2,008 

1,651

1,266

6,387 

2,227 

2,889 

1,265 

955 

141

-

July Aug.

Per square 

mile

0.032 

3.31 

2.72

2.09

10.5 

3.67 

4.76 

2.08 

1.57 

.232

-

Sept.

Runoff in 

inches

O.O4 

3.69 

3.14

28.39

12.13 

3.82 

5.49 

2.32 

1.81 

.26

-

) 9,650 sec. -ft.; Jen. 5 (5 a.m.) 35.6OO 

a.m.) 2O.7OO sec. -ft.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 313

Yalobusha River at Grenada, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°47', long. 89°48', in NE£ sec. 7, T. 22 N., R. 5 

 E.. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51, in Grenada, 0.8 mile downstream from 

Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from Batupan River, 6 miles downstream from Skuna River, and 60 miles upstream from confluence with Tallahatchie River. 

Datum of gage is 152.03 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1944.

Drainage area.- 1,550 square miles.

Records available.- June to November 1906, July 1908 to March 1912, July 19S8 to September 

lasj., ana uctocer 1938 to September 1949 fh reports of Geological Survey. December 1931 

to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1908-9', 1910-11, 1928-31, 1938-49), S.068 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 61,600 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage height, 30.30 

reet ) ; minimum, 82 second-feet at various times in October and November (gage height, 

4.62 feet).

1906, 1908-12, 1928-31, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 78,900 second-feet Feb. 14. 1948 

(gage height, 30.78 feet); minimum, 35 second-feet Sept. 8, 19, SO, Nov. 21, 1909 (gage 

height, 0.9 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 50 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Ootober 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

180

164

136

116

104

96

93

90

68

86

85

82

63

63

83

82

82

84

65

88

90

88

86

85

85

64

83

82

84

63

62

NOV.

85

90

96

98

713

1,000

754

512

209

152

136

136

136

132

132

634

1,360

3,980

15,700

19,100

15,700

17,300

15,700

12,700

10,000

9,180

9,460

13,100

13,900

15,700

Dec.

16,200

14,700

11,900

9,180

6,860

5,440

4,600

4,440

3,880

2,600

1,750

1,210

945

820

776

3,290

4,240

4,060

4,060

4,130

4,060

3,570

3,040

2,660

2,840

2,600

2,840

2,600

3,920

4,270

4,130

Month

Jan.

4,060

4,130

18,900

46,400

58,600

55,600

41,400

27,900

17,300

12,300

8,940

6,280

4,920

4,270

3,260

1,960

3,120

3,860

4,240

4,480

5,270

12,400

21,200

24,800

21,700

15,300

11,500

9,680

7,940

6,290

4,920

Ootober

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

4,340

3,660

3,320

8,540

8,760

9,630

12,100

11,200

9,680

6,760

6,880

5,730

5,030

4,520

4,130

4,640

4,600

4,440

5,870

7,200

6,860

7,040

7,740

7,200

5,670

4,880

4,380

3,540

_

-

Secondfoet-days

2,922

177,902

142,41]

1,292,421

472, 94C

181, 13C

252, 91C

127,577

83,1'OS

57,076

12.06C

17,37t

6,617

1,514,03!

Mar.

2,280

1,680

1,360

1,160

1,060

1,210

1,560

1,760

2,310

3,500

3,360

3,400

3,180

2,660

2,420

1,960

1,330

1,610

1,820

1,720

1,680

4,060

4,200

4,200

8,570

11,600

37,300

43,300

39,700

31,300

25,400

Apr.

17,000

13,800

11,600

10,200

6,140

6,010

4,760

4,160

2,870

1,580

1,300

2,520

3,760

3,990

4,060

4,130

3,440

2,700

1,680

1,090

895

1,000

1,150

1,120

870

732

2,230

3,460

3,540

3,570

Maximum

160

19,100

16,200

77,300

58,600

) 12,100

43,300

17,000

9,440

3,920

970

1,420

648

56,600

May

5,370

8,540

8,340

8,540

9,440

8,980

6,680

5,030

4,340

3,570

2,360

1,820

1,180

793

666

5S6

501

457

413

391

347

316

307

316

316

296

296

290

391

1,350

688

Minimum

62

85

776

74

1,960

3,540

1,060

732

290

298

172

204

112

62

June

1,020

3,400

1,750

686

466

360

316

296

298

614

3,920

3,360

2,200

1,270

1,440

2,560

2,800

2,450

1,030

576

578

870

1,440

945

600

402

326

326

413

336

-

Mean

94.3

5,930

4,594

. 3,531

15,260

6,469

8,156

4,253

2,681

1,236

369

561

221

4,148

July

556

326

391

369

326

274

245

220

209

199

189

169

199

214

199

245

238

259

554

356

236

194

172

356

666

945

945

970

620

622

391

AU8 .

298

236

214

204

252

444

384

336

526

456

372

276

325

1,200

1,370

1,420

816

444

648

1,220

1,100

1,060

696

432

314

372

364

480

314

325

456

Per square 

mile

0.061

3.83

2.96

2.26

9.85

4.17

5.26

2.74

1.73

.797

.251

.362

.143

2.68

Sept.

643

396

276

228

228

260

325

432

325

244

204

182

161

161

148

142

136

136

169

268

268

220

175

142

130

125

120

120

116

112

-

Runoff in 

inches

0.07

4.27

3.42

31.01

11.35

4.35

6.07

3.06

1.99

.89

.29

.42

.16

36.34
314 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°58', long. 89°21', in SW£ sec. 6, T. 13 S., R. 

i w. ttnickasaw meridian, at bridge on State Highway 9, 1 mile south of Bruce. Datum of 

gage is 239.70 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 254 square miles.

Records available.- March 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- 1948: Maximum daily discharge during period March to September, 6,600 secondreet Mar. 17; minimum, 3.0 second-feet June 13, but may have been less during period of 

no gage-height record.

1948-49: Maximum discharge during water year, 11,900 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage 

height, 21.14 feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Nov. 5, but may have been less during 

period of no gage-height record.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet and those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1948-49 

1948

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oot. Nov. Dec. Jan.

/

Feb. Mar.

1,500

2,300

4,000

3,000

2,500

3,000

3,500

2,500

1,500

1,000

700

500

300

250

800

2,500

6,500

4,440

800

280

185

440

4,340

920

320

204

166

120

166

203

2,140

Apr.

1,590

360

176

126

109

103

85

42

101

392

1,300

420

3,630

5,000

3,380

680

214

128

107

83

72

45

45

38

31

26

19

24

26

8.6

-

May

19

19

19

18

22

31

34

25

17

8.6

13

48

26

19

15

13

11

8.6

r.o

8.6

10

10

8.6

8.6

7.0

7.0

8.6

7.8

10

10

8.6

June

7.0

7.8

7.0

4.5

4.0

5.0

5.5

4.5

6.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

90

204

96

28

24

18

15

12

11

20

193

45

20

19

-

July

13

11

11

11

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

51

70

42

26

310

85

80

32

12

12

9.4

51

36

14

11

11

10

9.4

8.0

Aug.

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

30

330

290

24

100

900

80

50

35

25

20

18

15

13

11

10

15

12

9

8

7

6.5

Sapt.

6.5

6.5

4.0

8.0

112

38

15

11

8.7

8.0

7.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

6.5

6.0

6.0

'6.5 6.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

5.5

5.5

9.4

61

64

40

-

Note.- HO gage-height record Mar. 1-17, Aug. 1-10, 14-26, 

weather records and records for station at Coffeeville.

28-30; discharge computed on basis of
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 315

Discharge, In second-feet, of Skuna River at Bruoe, Hiss., 1948-49--Continued

1948-49

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

26

29

30

31

Oct.

17

12

9.4

7.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

5.5

13

12

8.0

7.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

6.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.8

Nov.

3.5

3.5

2.8

2.2

46

.175

60

39

34

31

29

27

27

27

27

224

600

1,130

8,820

5,060

3,580

1,420

480

218

152

923

2,500

4,280

4,340

2,870

Dec.

699

204

227

236

186

822

358

191

135

108

95

89

85

82

78

1,410

1,440

394

278

208

168

130

116

112

1,010

432

204

159

1,550

1,380

331

Jan.

197

370

8,250

11,900

10,200

6,000

2,800

700

227

200

181

169

162

155

150

153

986

1,530

2,960

1,610

1,940

5,000

4,230

2,260

470

295

376

580

331

227

204

Feb.

208

270

760

4,590

3,680

1,490

295

227

236

1,160

490

252

218

205

247

1,280

431

244

2,340

2,340

660

278

227

218

261

210

184

174

_

-

Mar.

166

159

152

148

145

186

218

176

482

1,070

367

236

21S

218

200

174

160

385

270

207

338

2,500

1,170

304

3,400

3,380

7,680

6,680

3,270

917

4,420

Apr.

1,990

392

244

208

IS 9

17-6

163

155

149

141

138

1,460

1,620

349

250

210

180

170

160

150

140

150

200

120

200

300

994

3,930

1,640

300

*

May

1,400

2,630

835

236

150

130

180

150

640

975

313

180

90

70

60

55

50

45

40

40

35

35

50

50

35

30

35

60

100

50

70

June

200

80

50

35

15

5

10

25

640

875

400

200

100

300

969

430

300

250

220

200

150

110

80

60

50

45

150

60

30

25

July

15

283

35

Aug.

10

40

10

Sept.

5

15

7.9

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.8

6.4

tote.- NO gage-height record Jan. 6-6, Apr. 15-26, 30, Hay 5-8, 

le 17 to July 23, July 25 to Aug. 18, Aug. 20 to Sept. 20; disc 

lords and records for station at Coffeevllle.

June 

reo

, May 12 to June 8, June 11-14, 

iharge computed on basis of weather

Nonthly discharge, in aaoond-feet, 1948-49

Month

November . . Deoeaber. .........................

Calendar year .............

 arch 1948 ........................

 IMP

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

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

Water year .............

October 1948 .....................

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

Calendar year .............

'Ua«Mk

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

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

Water year 1948-49 .............

Seoondfoot-dayg

18,360.6

872.3

963,5

2,069,5

495,6

-

19S.7

12,917

-

VQ «Qa

873

171.5

210,106.2

MaxlBum

6,500

5,000

46

204

310

900

112

-

17

1,550

.

S

avfs

15

11,900

Minimum

m

120

8.6

7.0

3.0

6.0

6

4.0

-

2.8

2.2

78

-

_

.

-

Mean

_

1,648

612

15.4

29.1

31.7

66.7

16.5

-

6.41

1,238

417

-

546

11.0

5.72

576

Per equate

_

6.49

2.41

.061

.115

.126

.263

.066

-

.025

4.87

1.64

-

8

OV

2.15

.043

.083

2.27

Runoff In 

Inohee

_,

7.48

2.69

.07

.13

 1*,

.30

.07

-

.03

.44

1.89

-

9 Aft

8.40

1.87

.89

.13

,05

.03

30.78
316 YAZOO RIVER BASIN

Skuna River near Coffeevllle, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and staff gage, lat. 33°54>35", long. 89°38>30", In NW$ 

secTaSf T. 24 N., R. 6 E.,Choctaw meridian, at bridge on county road 1 mile south of 

Qums, at miles upstream from Turkey Creek, 5 miles south of Coffeevllle, and 9$ miles 

upstream from month. Datum of gage Is 188.46 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 435 square miles.

Records available.- March 1940 to June 1949 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October 1948 to June 1949, 25,100 second-feet 

Jan, 4 (gage height, 81.75 feet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet June 6 (gage height, 3.42 feet).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 44,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1944 (gage height, 83.82 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum observed, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 4, 5, 1943 (gage height, 3.20 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Staff gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used oat. 1 to Nov. 5)

3.5 12 6.0 123 16.5 1,910 20. 0 8,300 

4.0 25 7.0 218 17.4 2,570 20.4 10,200 

4.5 40 13.0 893 18.2 3,480 20.8 13,600 

5.0 59 14.0 1,050 18.8 4,530 21.3 19,200 

5.5 86 15.5 1,450 19.5 6,500

Discharge, In ieoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

51

27 

21 

18

17

15 

18 

15 

14 

13

14 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

21 

18 

24

21

19 

20 

18 

18 

17

17 

18 

18 

18 

19 

23

Nov.

24 

28 

29 

29

178

306 

339 

104 

53 

40

36 

33 

36 

36 

34

192 

614 

1,920 

5,450 

10,600

9,900 

6,200 

4,240 

2,760 

1,190

838 

1,450 

4,450 

5,450 

6,200

Deo.

4,880 

3,210 

1,530 

625 

548

636 

906 

737 

394 

284

213 

183 

168 

159 

159

614 

1,090 

2,030 

2,390 

1,220

614 

350 

262 

213 

438

845 

1,010 

534 

669 

1,050 

1,880

Jan.

2,270 

855 

3,640 

15,300 

18,900

12,600 

7,900 

4,520 

2,480 

979

449 

361 

317 

284 

256

246

581 

947 

1,360 

2,710

3,560 

3,790 

5,450 

5,450 

4,050

2,540 

1,140 

869 

906 

658 

405

Month

Ooto 

Nove

Decs

Ca

Janu 

F«br 

Haro

fc1

Jnne 

July 

Angu 

Sapt

Wa

mbar . ........................

landar year 1948 ............

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

Feb.

339 

489 

790 

2,220 

4,880

4,880 

3,410 

1,840 

714 

737

1,010 

1,140 

599 

416 

460

857 

1,240 

1,450 

1,420 

2,290

3,790 

2,890 

1,350 

8750 

a550

a470 

416

383

Seoondfoot-day*

58E 

62,755 

29,84]

352,77!

105,772 

41.78C 

56,654 

31,17! 

15,734 

9,996

_

Mar.

328 

284 

251 

229 

203

229 

416 

350 

361

773

1,120 

869 

438 

350 

306

251 

213 

449 

691 

482

361 

1,110 

2,360 

3,280 

3,150

4,160 

7,700 

9,350 

7,500 

5,300 

3,790

Apr.

4,630 

4,100 

2,390 

821 

482

383 

339 

8295 

8240 

8256

229 

625 

1,330 

3,480 

2,060

592 

394 

246 

208 

178

164 

168 

246 

213 

146

159 

416 

972 

2,020 

3,390

Uaximun

51 

10,600 

4,880

28,900

18,900 

4, ,880 

9,350 

4,830 

3,180 

1,220

.

Peak discharge (base. 7.000 sea. -ft.).- Nov. 20 (6 p.m.

May

2,170 

1,910 

3,180 

2,460

1,360

548 

234 

188 

234 

691

857 

427 

178 

128 

107

86 

74 

68 

862 

857

854 

850 

848 

52

57

52 

48 

70 

100 

111 

73

Minima

13 

24 

159

11

245 

339 

203 

146 

48 

11

_

June

268 

148 

100 

71 

32

11 

17 

41 

41 

729

1,120 

725 

493 

339 

416

1,030 

1,220 

658 

394 

339

306 

295 

285 

111 

69

61 

193 

295 

126 

64

Ma an

18,S 

2,092 

963

964

3,412 

1,492 

1,828 

1,039 

508 

333

.

July Aug. Sept.

Per Muara Runoff in 

mile inohM

0.043 0.05 

4.81 5.37 

2.21 2.55

2.22 30.17

7.84 9.04 

3.43 3.57 

4.20 4.84 

2.39 2.67 

T.17 1.35 

.766 ,85

.

) 14,600 seo.-ft.i Jan. 4 (10 p.m.) 25,100

(isso p.m.) lo,soo see.-ft. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record} discharge computed on basis of records for Skuna River at 

Bruoe and Yalobusha River at Oraysport.
YAZOO RIVER BASIN 317

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°32'50", long. 90°32'35", in NEij sec. 6, T. 19 

M., K. 3 Vi. Choetaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 49Vi (old), half a mile northwest of Sunflower, 2$ miles downstream from Jones Bayou, and 19 miles upstream from 

Quiver River. Datum of gage is 92.95 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 780 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. February 19J.S to September 1935 (gage heights only) and October 1935 to September 1938 

in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,048 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,650 second-feet Mar. 30, 31; maximum gage 

neignt, 23.95 feet Jan. 8; minimum discharge, 171 second-feet Qct. 30, 31; minimum 

gage height, 1.82 feet Oct. 25.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 7,700 second-feet Jan. 15-17, 1946; maximum 

gage height observed, 27.43 feet Jan. 16, 1946; minimum discharge observed, 154 second-feet Oct. 18-23, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good below 500 second-feet, fair above.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 25 discharge measurements, and computations of dally 

aiscnarge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 discharge measurement made ancl records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

208

208

208

208

208

215

215

208

204

204

204

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

200

191

179

175

171

171

Nov.

175

179

185

185

191

204

222

257

254

275

280

280

280

260

248

248"

543

760

2,140

3,030

3,590

3,840

3,940

4,020

4,020

3,980

4,020

4,110

4,240

4,240

-

Dec.

4,160

4,020-

3,840

3,560

5,260

2,990

2,710

2,450

2,200

1,940

1,720

1,510

1,510

1,140

1,000

1,040

1,150

1,200

1,160

1,090

1,000

910

820

745

700

700

686

672

745

880

955

Jan.

985

1,000

1,820

2,970

5,660

4,060

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,160

4,020

5,840

5,590

3,340

5,060

2,810

2,650

2,510

2,490

2,510

2,650

3,030

3,400

3,660

3,760

3,730

3,760

3,940

4,110

4,200

4,110

Month

Ootobtr

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

Deoeober .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

April

M»y

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

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

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

Watsr y«ar 1948-49 .............

Feb.

3,900

3,620

5,400

5,560

5,590

3,520

5,400

3,230

3,080

2,950

2,790

2,590

2,590

2,160

1,960

1,940

1,940

1,890

1,840

1,780

1,700

1,620

1,500

1,420

1,400

1,340

1,240

1,160-

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

6,173

49,970

52,283

524,476

102,405

68,900

46,595

57,243

34,847

56,010

15,143

9,763

7,083

504,185

Mar.

1,060

955

865

805

730

686

658

602

602

715

835

865

850

805

790

745

715

700

672

630

630

910

1,240

1,400

2,150

2,990

3,780

4,340

4,590

4,650

4,650

Apr.

4,540

4,340

4,060

3,760

3,450

5,080

2,830

2,530

2,240

1,960

1,700

1,550

1,560

1,550

1,480

1,420

1,350

1,260

1,160

1,060

955

910

805

745

672

616

910

1,340

1,700

1,750

Mtxlaun

213

4,240

4,160

6,740

4,200

3,900

4,650

4,540

c 1 690

3,430

805

448

286

4,650

May

1,890

2,410

2,630

2,690

2,650

2,470

2,280

2,050

1,800

1,580

1,550

1,140

970

820

700

602

532

490

448

420

406

392

578

378

364

364

364

350

364

434

971

MlnimiB

171

175

672

171

985

1,150

602

616

350

910

384

880

282

171

June

2,320

2,990

3,540

5,450

5,340

5,180

2,950

2,710

2,410

2,090

1,840

1,600

1,420

1,240

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,200

1,260

1,500

1,680

1,770

1,750

1,630

1,420

1,210

1,040

910

-

Mean

199

I ftflft f OOO

1,686

1,433

3,303

2 389

l',503

1,908

1,118

'488

315

835

1.SS1

July

805

730

658

588

532

490

448

406

378

364

364

364

364

392

420

448

560

616

616

574

532

490

448

420

420

392

392

448

490

504

490

Aug.

448

420

378

343

315

315

564

420

592

550

322

301

287

280

273

273

266

260

260

266

280

294

301

308

308

301

294

887

887

280

280

Per square 

milt

0.255

2.14

2.16

1.84

4 23

s!o6

1 * 93

8 Aft 4O

1.43

8

«Q t OO

1404

.301

1.77

Sept.

266

254

242.

242

248

248 -

242

242

242

237

252

252

252

232

232

232

252

232

232 232

232

 232

232

227

227

227

227

227

227

222

-

Runoff In inohss

0.29

2.38

2.49

25.00

4.88

3. 19

2.ZZ

2 

7* ( O

1.66

8.87

.78

.47

.34

£4.05
318 BIS BLACK RIVER BASIN

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°5S''45", long. 89 8 58'05", in SW£ see. 14, T. 12 

w., H. 3 E. Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 51 (old), half a mile southeast of Pickens, 6 miles downstream from Seneasha Creek, and 6 miles upstream from 

Cypress Creek. Datum of gage is 196.26 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (U. S. Department of Agriculture benchmark, levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,460 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

JL93t> to septemoer 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years,(1938-49), 1,944 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,400 second-feet Jan. 7 (gage height, 21.95 

reet); minimum not determined.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 7, 1949; minimum, 27 second-feet Aug. 31, 

Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

Maximum stage known, 23.7 feet Dec. 29, 1926, from information by local residents. 

According to information from local residents, floods of 1892 and May 1930 reached a 

stage of about 23.5 feet.

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

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

20

26 

27 

28 

26

30 

31

Ooto 

Nova

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc

ft?

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

Oct.

424 

334 

227 

187 

137

118 

110 

101 

95 

92

88 

B8 

88 

88 

B4

82 

80 

78 

78 

77

78 

80 

80 

80 

80

80 

80 

80 

80 

80 

79

Nov.

80 

82 

86 

99 

114

123 

241 

255 

173 

147

132 

142 

152 

147 

127

262 

1,300 

2,100 

3,480 

4,150

4,370 

4,450 

4,620 

5,230 

8,100

6,470 

6,640 

6,350 

9,400 

10,400

Month

Dec.

10,400 

10,800 

10,000 

9,090 

8,130

7,420 

8,470 

5,770 

5,110 

4,290

2,920 

1,760 

1,350 

1,180 

1,100

2,360 

4,020 

5,000 

5,480 

7,420

7,940 

7,940 

7,420 

6,470 

6,100

5,620 

4,900 

3,900 

3,680 

4,020 

3,960

Jan.

3,720 

3,600 

5,230 

8,830 

21,100

39,000 

41,300 

35,800 

23,800 

15,500

12,300 

9,700 

7,750 

8,470 

5,820

4,290 

3,640 

4,620 

. 5,770 

5,770

8,670 

10,400 

15,500 

18,200 

15,500

14,400 

13,100 

11,200 

9,090 

7,580 

6,670

 bar

 bar .........................

lender year 1948 ............

&ry

eaber .......... i .............

tar year 1948-49 ;, ...........

Feb.

5,770 

5,000 

4,710 

5,620 

8,280

5,930 

6,100 

8,890 

7,940 

11,700

12,200 

10,400 

8,570 

r,140 

6,280

8,280 

8,890 

8,280 

6,280 

6,100

5,350 

5,000 

5,110 

5,350 

5,230

5,110 

5,110 

5,000

Seoondfoot-days

3,507 

79,622 

172, OOC

939,992

391, 92C 

183, 62C 

103,870 

112,408 

124,589 

73.83C 

13,078 

9,623 

15,388

1,283,251

Mar.

3,980 

3,000 

2,500 

1,800 

1,800

2,200 

2,500 

2,780 

2,130 

2,440

2,320 

1,980 

1,800 

1,780 

2,010

1,580 

1,290 

1,250 

1,450 

1,290

1,220 

2,520 

3,200 

3,180 

3,640

4,620 

5,480 

6,470 

7,140 

12,200 

12,400

Apr.

11,800 

10,400 

8,570 

7,140 

6,100

5,350 

4,530 

3,200 

1,720 

1,290

1,130 

1,520 

2,960 

3,320 

3,800

3,040 

2,760 

1,980 

1,190 

920

813 

693 

1,220 

1,520 

1,450

1,250 

2,020 

4,840 

6,350 

8,190

Maxima

424 

10,400 

10,600

34,900

41,300 

12,200 

12,400 

11,800 

18,000 

5,230 

1,100 

1,000 

1,250

41,300

Peak discharge. (basel, 7.000 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 1 (4 p.m.

seo»-ft. ( Jan. 7'r-TaTm. J 4S,iOO sec. -ft.; Jan. 24 (8 a.t

May

9,700 

12,500 

18,000 

13,500 

10,800

9,400 

8,350 

7,420 

8,470 

5,460

3,680 

1,680 

1,220 

950 

787

685 

600 

540 

480 

432

397 

584 

34S 

342 

353

342 

408 

857 

2,480 

4,370 

3,480

Minima

77 

60 

1,100

77

3,600 

4,710 

1,220 

813 

342 

781 

200 

180 

162

77

June

2,880 

2,440 

2,880 

2,840 

2,800

2,130 

1,220 

781 

839 

1,320

1,420 

1,980 

2,780 

3,320 

3,800

4,620 

5,230 

5,110 

4,370 

3,360

1,980 

1,380 

1,900 

1,890 

1,900

1,940 

2,010 

2,010 

1,690 

1,250

Mean

113 

2,654 

5,548

2,568

12,640 

6,558 

3,351 

3,747 

4,019 

2,454 

422 

310 

513

3,518

July

1,100 

1,100 

787 

710 

588

468 

397 

397 

353 

292

302 

588 

492 

353 

292

375 

450- 

504 

500 

400

300 

230 

200 

200 

200

250 

300 

300 

250 

200 

200

Aug.

200 

800 

190 

190 

1.90

200 

190 

180 

180 

IBO

200 

190 

180 

180 

180

180 

190 

200 

500 

400

350 

500 

1,000 

859 

552

366 

312 

273 

353 

386 

372

Psr sauare

0.077 

1.82 

3.80

1.78

8.86 

4.49

2.30 

2.57 

2.75 

1.88 

.289 

.212 

.351

2.41

Sept.

813 

735 

504 

332 

458

1,100 

1,250 

1,190 

1,220 

1,010

880 

504 

388 

30? 

264

238 

222 

222 

839 

813

468 

332 

255 

214 

193

180 

174 

16B 

1B2 

IBO

Runoff In 

inohM

0.09

2.03 

4.38

23.96

9.98 

4.88 

2.65 

2.88 

3.17 i.ae

.33 

.25 

.39

32.89

11,500 sec. -ft.; See. 21 (1 a.m.) 7.940 

i. ) 16,600 see. -ft.| Feb. 10 (12 p. a.)

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Note.- No gage-hslght record Mar. 2-7, Jul 

on basis of records for station near Bovina. charge computed
BIG BLACK RIVER BASIN 319

Big Black River near Bovina, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°20'51", long. 90°41 I 48", in SEi sec. 22, T. 16 

«., H.- 5 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 300 feet upstream from 

Clear Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge, 2 miles east of 

Bovina, and 12 miles upstream from Fourteenmile Creek. Datum of. gage is 84.93 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, or 85.00 feet above mean Gulf level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers; Corps of Engineers bench mark),

Drainage area.- 2,810 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1335 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 3,645 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 46,400 second-feet Jan. 11 (gage height, 39.22 

reet); minimum, 131 second-feet Oct. 24, 25 (gage height, 7.10 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 11, 1949; minimum, 72 second-feet Nov. 7, 

8, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 24, 25, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 17-30)

7.3 156 14.3 2,140 35.3 

8.0 253 17.3 3,440 36.5 

8.8 397 25.0 7,700 37.5 

9.8 637 28.5 10,600 38.1 

10.7 906 31.0 14,200 38.7

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

160 

245 

387 

429 

397

338 

277 

245 

216 

195

188 

175 

168 

164 

159

152 

151 

147 

142 

141

138 

137 

132 

131 

132

132

133 

133 

133 

132 

132

Nov.

443 

3,840 

2,120 

813 

1,640

1,360 

509 

387 

293 

261

329

302 

277 

245 

238

1,460 

2,660 

3,450 

11,400 

9,380

8,260 

8,190 

8,050 

7,910 

7,840

8,880 

10,300 

12,900 

13,100 

13,200

Dec.

14,400 

16,900 

18,800 

18,800 

17,600

16,500 

15,300 

14,300 

13,400 

12,600

11,900 

11,100 

10,300 

9,470 

8,560

10,400 

9,290 

8,190 

7,840 

7,910

7,630 

7,700 

7,980 

8,260 

8,480

8,560 

8,400 

8,330 

8,880 

9,200 

9,200

Jan.

9,040 

8,960 

11,400 

11,800 

13,400

14,000 

15,300 

18,600 

32,200 

43 , 600

46,400 

43,600 

38,400 

30,400 

23,003

18,800 

19,100 

17,400 

16,400 

16,400

17,600 

18,800 

18,600 

19,100 

19,100

18,400 

19,100 

20,800 

21,000 

19,800 

18,200

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Pebr 

Marc

9f

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

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

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

lender year 1948 

ary .....

uftrv h^:::::::::::::::::::::::::

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

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

16,900 

15,600 

14,700 

14,700 

13,700

13,100 

13,000 

12,800 

13,100 

14,700

14,300 

14,200 

14,400 

14,700 

15,600

15,800 

15,300 

14,300 

14,200 

13,800

13,300 

13,100 

12,800 

12,300 

11,700

10,900 

10,500 

9,740

Secondfoot-days

5,941 

140,037 

346,180

1,655,268

658,700 

383,240 

222,950 

240,100 

218,850 

119,570 

48,718 

32,149 

22,497

2,438,932

Msr.

8,960 

8,480 

8,260 

7,980 

7,700

7,330 

6,320 

3,990 

2,930 

3,990

4,510 

4,670 

4,400 

4,400 

4,670

3,890 

3,290 

3,150 

2,750 

2,300

2,330 

4,670 

5,170 

5,170 

3,840

11,400 

14,700 

14,900 

15,800 

17,600 

18,400

Apr.

17,900 

17,000 

16,10p 

15,600 

15,700

15,400 

14,700 

13,600 

12,300 

11,200

10,100 

8,960 

7,390 

5,500 

4,560

4,240 

4,190 

4,190 

3,990 

4,090

2,750 

1,890 

1,570 

1,640 

2,030

2,180 

4,720 

5,830 

5,170 

5,610

Maximum

429 

13,200 

18,800

35,000

46,400 

16,900 

18,400 

17,900 

19,500 

5,940 

3,020 

2,140 

1,470

46,400

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 19 (1:30

19,600 

22 , 600 

28,100 

33,000 

39,600

to September 1949

May

6,380 

7,910 

8,330 

9,120 

11,600

15,400 

18,200 

19,500 

18,400 

16,700

15,000 

13,300 

11,900 

10,700 

9,470

7,510 

3,800 

1,670 

1,200 

1,030

903 

813 

707 

651 

637

610 

558 

558 

1,040 

1,810 

3,440

Minimum

131 

238 

7,630

131

8,960 

9,740 

2,300 

1,570 

558 

1,600 

637 

451 

329

131

a.m.) 13,

June

4,510 

5,060 

5,330 

5,660 

5,940

5,770 

4,950 

4,510 

3,790 

2,570

1,600 

l.TSO 

2,790 

3,060 

4,190

4,400 

4,340 

4,450 

4,510 

4,560

4,730 

4,950 

5,170 

5,000 

3,990

2,970 

2,410 

2,220 

2,180 

2,180

Mean

192 

4,668 

11,170

4,523

21,250 

13,690 

7,192 

8,003 

7,060 

3,986 

1,572 

1,037 

750

6,682

July

2,490 

2,570 

1,850 

1,530 

1,430

1,200 

1,000 

875 

737 

665

637 

665

1,230 

1,230 

1,890

2,370 

2,610 

2,490 

2,180 

1,400

970 

782 

827 

2,220 

2,880

3,020 

2,140 

1,570 

1,070 

1,030 

1,160

Aug.

1,890 

1,810 

2,110 

2,140 

1,570

1,030 

1,000 

737 

533 

623

571 

497 

462 

473 

558

509 

521 

938

1,400 

1,330

1,200 

1,640 

1,740 

1,430 

1,230

1,110 

906 

707 

558 

485 

451

Per square 

mile

0.068 

1.66 

3.98

1.61

7.56 

4.87 

2.56 

2.85 

2.51 

1.42 

.559 

.369 

.267

2.38

Sept,

440 

451 

462 

597

707

693 

610 

1,000 

1,470 

1,430

1,330 

1,230 

1,030 

1,430 

637

693 

554 

966 

1,160 

497

451 

737 

844 

610 

497

429 

397 

367 

338 

329

Runoff in 

inches

0.08 

1.85 

4.58

21.91

8.72 

5.07 

2.95 

3.18 

2.90 

1.58 

.64 

.43 

.30

32.28

400 sec. -ft.; Dec. 3 (10 p.m.)

19,100 sec.-ft.; Jan. 11 (.12m.) 46,400 sec.-ft. 

18,600 sec.-ft.; May 8 (12 m.) 19,800 sec.-ft.
320 BAYOU PIERRE BASIN

Bayou Pierre near Carpenter, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3S°00', long. 90°41', in NE^ sec. 22, T. 12 N., R. 5 E.

 Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 18, It miles upstream from Whlteoak 

Creek, 2 miles south of Carpenter, 2 miles upstream from Illinois Central Railroad 

bridge, and 8 miles southwest of Utioa.

Drainage area.- 371 square miles.

ttecoras available.- November 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- maximum discharge observed during year, 22,900 second-feet Nov. 28 (gage height,

 2FT27~Teet); minimum observed, 30 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height observed, 

5.27 feet Sept. 2, 3.,

1944-49: Maximum discharge observed, 23,400 second-feet Feb. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

25.63 feet); minimum observed, 25 second-feet Sept. 18, 1947; minimum gage height observed that of Sept. 2,3, 1949.

Remarks.- Records fair. Oage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 11 to Mar. 26, Apr. 3-30, 

May 4 to June 9, June 19 to July 12)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

6.1

96

165

259

7.4

8.7

9.8

11.9

470

702

1,36O

2,130

4,000

5.2

5.3

5.4

5.5 

5.7

34

44

59

78

124

5.9 

6.4 

7.0 

8.0

10.0

179

358

632

1,190

2,440

11.0

11.9

17.7

20.5

23.6

3,190 

4.00O 

10,OOO 

13,900 

19,400

Note.- Same as following 

table above 11.9 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

38

38

37

36

34

33

33

33

31

30

360

36

55

47

44

38

36

36

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

33

Nov.

36

193

62

62

62

49

41

40

41

41

41

41

41

44

43

632

674

182

2,250

894

492

1,090

584

317

182

2,910

3,430

19,400

al,900

a950

-

Dec.

a65O

535

422

358

299

263

246

229

199

186

164

156

153

150

145

263

263

400

1,190

466

246

167

114

145

3,030

1,190

535

400

1,310

789

559

Jan.

338

281

281

299

7,200

6,100

2,940

1,250

657

535

466

422

379

318

299

281

6,910

3,910

2,120

1,190

1,010

2,370

1,910

1,310

1,010

789

683

583

535

444

422

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

400

6O7

1,610

1,910

1,250

900

683

583

3,780

3,820

2,230

1,130

a900

607

657

2,680

1,790

1,790

2,160

1,370

900

900

789

559

1,010

900

789

583

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,424

36,724

15,222

176,956

47,248

37,287

63,507

24,022

12 52 c

6*430

6,790

3,866

4,700

259,739

Mar.

466

400

338

299

338

263

246

229

281

512

358

246

1,810

1,610

1,790

1,430

683

512

400

338

318

1,640

1,670

1,130

8,220

1,850

9,580

5,100

2,650

5,100

13,700

Apr.

6,700

2.65O

1,370

900

735

583

535

466

422

844

1,250

957

683

466

379

338

281

263

246

229

229

263

338

358

281

229

535

535

422

535

Maximum

360

19,400

3,030

19,400

7,200

3,820

13,700

6,700

3,280

978

900

607

900

19,400

May

1,910

3,28O

1,910

789

512

338

299

263

229

199

173

150

140

129

122

114

107

100

98

93

91

87

S2

78

76

74

70

68

179

583

162

Minimum

30

36

114

29

281

400

229

229

68

67

63

47

41

30

June

189

137

110

100

93

82

82

132

119

978

789

735

489

299

196

137

114

100

87

80

72

74

150

182

422

176

91

78

70

67

-

Mean

45.9

1,224

491

483

1,524

1,332

2,049

801

404

214

219

125

157

712

July

105

1S9

107

137

137

105

78

422

209

110

74

119

844

900

a400

145

212

281

186

112

82

70

63

105

318

281

156

129

489

145

80

Aug.

110

607

263

114

a!30

112

122

82

67

444

400

a!70

87

173

82

70

78

70

67

63

56

53

50

50

50

48

48

53

50

50

Per square 

mile

0.124

3.30

1.32

1.30

4.11

3.59

5.52

2.16

1.09

.577

.590

.337

.423

1.92

47

Sept.

44

41

41

48

900

338

124

246

358

263

124

78

82

74

444

358

179

100

96

87

78

a75

70

67

61

68

67

65

63

61

Runoff in 

inches

0.14

3.68

1.53

17.74

4.74

3.74

6.37

2.41

1.26

.64

.68

.39

.47

26.05

a No gage-height record; 

River at Edlceton.

discharge computed on basis of weather records and records for Homoohltto
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 

Homoohitto River at Eddioeton, Miss.

321

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°30', long. 90°47', in sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 4 E., 

Washington meridian, at Mississippi Central Railroad bridge, 900 feet downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile upstream from MoCall Creek, and three-quarters of 

a mile west of Eddiceton. Datum of gage is 217.22 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 265 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined; maximum gage height, 14.70 feet 

war. 31; minimum discharge, 36 second-feet Oct. 4; minimum gage height, 2.10 feet 

May 27.

1938-49; Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, that of Mar. 31, 

1949; minimum discharge observed, 25 second-feet Aug. 16, 17, 1939.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, In seaond-feet, waiter year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

41

41

39

38

43

45

45

42

41

46

78

54

48

48

45

43

42

43

43

43

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

41

41

Nov.

41

51

46

43

43

43

42

41

41

41

39

41

42

43

42

123

215

122

2,120

158

269

701

158

108

88

3,340

2,480

8,230

595

301

-

Dec.

225

182

158

145

133

125

128

125

122

113

108

103

96

96

90

495

364

476

348

220

172

145

125

110

583

292

162

130

490

294

152

Jan.

122

108

100

1,520

6,240

692

405

351

290

254

229

201

182

168

152

152

3,360

1,050

622

370

717

1,320

460

384

312

270

254

254

220

225

229

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1948 ............

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

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

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

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

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

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

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

225

273

742

718

455

301

246

336

4,400

1,500

405

351

301

264

402

2,760

563

370

1,120

575

1,290

843

412

832

840

412

370

290

_

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

1,36

19,64

6,50

95,08

21,21

21,59

36,68

7,51

5,14

5 75 9)75 2,05

1,72

138,46

Mar.

254

241

220

209

201

205

194

174

239

237

175

162

469

629

570

246

197

197

172

145

1,580

1,690

362

- 259

335

296

1,830

3,760

1,490

4,750

15,200

Apr.

646

398

306

259

237

194

165

142

130

198

384

216

152

122

106

93

86

80

71

69

73

251

234

110

86

73

265

1,160

370

840

Maximum

5 78

7 8,230

7 583

t 8,230

3 6,240

6 4,400

9 15,200

6 1,160

9 1,150

7 734

1 1,500

5 100

5 172

3 15,200

May

1,030

1,150

427

246

183

14C

124

110

102

94

87

85

79

78

76

73

71

80

68

68

71

70

68

67

68

65

67

70

85

76

81

Minimum

38

39

90

55

100

225

145

69

65

70

De OO

50

48

38

June

584

734

148

110

100

92

87

96

402

495

210

122

108

92

96

87

81

78

76

IS

70

71.

75

494

222

110

96

85

81

79

Mean

44.

655

210

260

684

771

1,184

pCl cDJ.

166

175

315

66 <

57.

379

July

85

140

1,500

418

201

148

140

158

127

113

294

799

910

547

305

308

522

246

165

144

127

110

162

706

546

232

151

151

113

96

87

Aug.

89

83

81

98

100

76

75

73

71

71

70

67

64

62

67

70

65

64

62

58

57

56

55

55

52

52

52

56

52

SO

Per square 

mile

) 0 . 244

3.64

1.17

1.44

3.80

4.28

6.58

1.39

.922

 a Q7OI &

1.75

2 . 368

5 .319

2.11

50

Sept.

48

48

51

62

172

71

57

54

56

55

54

53

54

54

61

62

55

S3

53

53

52

53

51

51

50

49

49

48

48

48

Runoff in

Inahea

0.28

4.06

1.34

19.63

4.38

4.46

7.58

1.55

1.06

1.09

2.01

.42

.36

28.59
322 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homochitto River near Bude, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 310 26', long. gO'Bl 1 , in NE£

 sec. 45, T. 6 N., R. 3 E. Washington meridian, at bridge on State Highway 44, a quarter 

of & mile downstream from Porter Creek, 1.6 miles southwest of Bude, and 5.0 miles upstream from Middle ForV.

Drainage area.- 399 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 second-feet Mar, 31 (gage height, 114.26 

reet); minimum observed, 72 second-feet Sept. 83, 24, minimum gage height observed, 

2.16 feet May 26.

1942-49: Maximum discharge. 41,000 second-feet Apr. 1, 1947 (gage height, 16.25 

feet); minimum,, that of Sept. 23, 24, 1949; minimum gage height observed, 1.82 feet 

Aug. 5, 6, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily and used during periods of

 faulty Intake action.

Discharge, in Moond-feet. water year October 1046 tc September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

6

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

115

111

107

107

107

103

111

103

103

119

441

236

159

151

147

134

134

130

126

126

126

126

128

128

122

119

122

119

119

115

115

Nov.

119

172

147

130

147

147

138

ISO

134

138

134

134

138

151

151

316

796

509

3,680

814

680

1,640

712

482

410

9,600

5,850

13,600

1,920

960

Deo.

685

542

443

355

296

269

278

340

264

827

209

190

177

168

164

1,490

1,090

1,420

aeoo

a650

498

426

375

355

al,800

768

438

380

1,070

718

400

Jan.

515

278

310

2,310

12,200

1,900

1,070

795

619

498

486

360

350

320

296

278

4,240

1,980

1,360

822

1,260

2,560

1,120

988

822

665

630

636

509

475

542

Month

October

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February ... .

March ............................

April ............................

Say..............................

June .............................

July .............................

Auguat ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

514

822

1,270

1,390

1,150

850

585

784

5,680

2,850

1,810

932

822

712

796

6,700

1,720

1,210

2,400

1,460

2,980

2,120

1,360

1,790

2,100

1,210

1,070

878

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

4,801

44,278

17,065

222,401

40,955

46^204

65,415

99 Cc jO9O 'Wl 

17,006

15/556

30,525

9 f\JO£ /1A9

5,862

314,318

Mar.

740

652

592

564

564

608

663

536

834

1,040

575

492

1,230

1,950

1,370

680

482

614

504

443

3,570

3,440

1,290

878

740

712

8,290

5,820

2,610

6,130

20,800

Apr.

2,300

1,480

1,150

932

878

712

614

526

492

685

988

674

509

340

296

a240

a!90

164

143

122

195

558

759

410

365

320

586

3,270

905

1,590

Maximum

441

13,600

1,600

13,600

12,200

5,680

20,800

3,270

3,320

1,680

4,810

694

1,020

20,800

May

2,700

3,320

1,150

795

630

580

a470

400

380

355

355

320

315

315

SIC

310

287

864

850

841

232

227

223

227

823

209

388

404

466

428

273

Minimum

103

119

164

81

514

443

182

9 Cv9no

ise

158

65

72

72

June

346

1,680

438

301

255

827

804

213

493

1,320

685

944

586

385

370

550

305

287

255

248

232

227

218

777

955

550

250

800

159

138

Mean

136

1,476

550

608

1,321

1,650

2,046

7AA f *O

RAfi O*»

445

965

293

195

861

July

138

542

4,810

1,360

720

514

385

400

310

278

see

1,500

2,340

1,330

1,040

1,470

1,730

960

646

548

462

460

448

2,320

1,800

90S

718

597

526

454

410

Aug.

597

580

421

580

410

3SO

287

259

818

538

355

269

209

195

213

6S4

548

405

310

259

209

172

147

115

103

85

89

119

147

122

103

Pereauare

0.341

3.70

1.38

1.52

3.31

4.14

5.13

1.87

1.38

1.12

2.47

.734

.489

2.16

Sept.

a200

85

96

258

1,080

410

310

269

878

264

181

147

122

103

asoo

a240 aieo

a!40

107

151

122

82

72

72

89

111

115

111

103

ISO

"

Runoff in 

inohea

0.39

4.13

1.59

80.73

5 A9 DC

4.31

6 O1 tfx

2.09

1.59

1.24

2.84

.85

.55

29.31

24'Peak dlsoharKe (basei 20t OOO see. -ft.).- Nov. 26 (9:30 p.m.) 25.500 seo.-ft.j Nov. 28 (8:30 a.m.)

a Doubtful or no gage-height record} disc 

Eddloeton and Bayou Flerre near Carpenter.
HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN 323

Homoohltto River near Kingston, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. Sl'Sl^O", long. 91°15'20", 

in s* sec. 27, T. 6 H., R. 1 W. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61 

(old), 3f miles southeast of Kingston, 7* miles upstream from former station near Doloroso, and 16 miles southeast of Natchez.

Drainage area.- 1,000 square miles.

Records available.- November 1944 to November 1948 (destroyed by flood of November 1948),

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period October to November 1948 not determined; 

maximum gage height observed, 28.39 feet Nov. 87; minimum discharge observed, 221 second-feet Got. 30.

1944-48: Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height observed, that of Nov. 27, 1948; minimum discharge observed, 197 second-feet Aug. 6, 7, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Oot. 1 to Nov. SO, 1948 (gaga height, in feet, 

and dlBoharga, in seaond-feet)

4.0 

4.8

6.6 

8.1

331

454

973

1,540

8.8

11.0

15.0

21.5

3,010

4,850

9,400

19,400

22.8

33.7

26.0

23,500

27,100

43,000

Dlaeharge, In aooad-faat, water year Ootobar 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

g

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IB

18

17

IB

18

20

21

22

23

24

2B

28

27

2B

2B

30

31

Oot.

370

245

357

345

245

345

367

357

345

a250

al.100

779

373

270

320

395

a380

270

257

a350

345

245

245

a240

333

233

235

333

233

221

a330

Nov.

245

382

320

382

395

282

a260

245

245

245

333

245

245

a250

270

346

972

810

9,400

3,330

82,300

4,370

3,010

972 eio

4,000

43,000

134,000

11% 000

89,000

Month

Deo. Jan,

Ootototr

November ......................... 

Deoeaber .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

JttM

July .............................

August ............ . . ....... *

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

Seoondfoot-days

9,300

131,214

.

Mar. Apr.

Maximum

1,100

43,000

.

May

Minimum

321

333

.

June

Mean

300

4,374

.

July Aug.

Per equare lie

0.300

4.37

.

.

Sept.

Runoff In 

Inohea

0,35

4.86

.

a No gage-height reoordj dlaoharge computed on baals of reoords for station near Bude.
324 HOMOCHITTO RIVER BASIN

Homoohltto River near Doloroso, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°19'5j3", long. 91°21'37", in seo. 10, T. 4 N., R. 8 W. 

wasnington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, about 1,800 feet downstream from " 

Second Creek. 8.8 miles north of Doloroso, 10 miles upstream from mouth (through Armstrong Canal), 16 miles north of Woodville, and 16 miles south of Natohez.

Drainage area.- 1,180 square miles.

Records available.- December 1939 to September 1946, December 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period December 1948 to September 1949, 

34,BUU seoond-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 86.44 feet, backwater from Mississippi 

River); minimum observed, 360 seoond-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height observed, 8.95 

feet Dec. 84.

1939-46, 1948-49: Maximum daily discharge, 44,400 seoond-feet Mar. 30, 1944; maximum gage height, 36.23 feet July 4, 1940; minimum discharge observed, 815 second-feet 

July 85-31, 1944; minimum gage height observed, that of Dec. 84, 1948.

Flood of Apr. 7, 1938, reached a stage of 38.4 feet, from information by Corps of Engineers,

Remarks.- Records fair except those for period of backwater from Mississippi River, which 

are poor. Wire-weight gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

67

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

18ir

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot. Nov. Dec.

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,500

1,200

1,200

1,000

1,000

1,200

1,000

600

700

700

700

700

1,270

4,770

3,260

2,600

1,750

1,270

1,120

1,010

1,010

1,120

1,450

1,050

1,010

1,190

1,800

1,310

Jan.

1,150

1,120

1,120

1,190

17,500

11,100

2,890

1,600

1,400

1,150

1,050

978

946

1,010

1,120

1,270

15,400

14,700

5,640

3,780

3,360

7,540

5,220

4,060

3,590

3,370

2,930

3,150

2,630

2,630

2,930

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

S|[y

June .............................

July .............................

September ........................

Water year ............

Feb.

2,730

2,530

2,830

3,040

3,040

8,730

2,630

8,630

5,370

7,040

3,590

2,630

2,330

2,330

2,630

5,090

4,160

3,150

3,590

3,150

4,060

5,230

3,460

3,150

4,300

3,370

2,730

2,430

_

.

-

Seoondfoot-days

_

_

44,890

-

126,324

95,990

145,100

114,270

42,280

31,695

56,395

23,714

15,316

-

Mar.

2,300

2,200

2,100

2,050

2,050

2,100

2,350

2,730

2,430

2,730

2,530

2,430

3,370

4,560

3,460

2,430

1,950

1,780

1,700

1,700

2,800

12,700

5,510

3,700

3,150

3,370

3,620

13,800

7,780

10,000

29., 500

Apr.

26,600

5,510

3,590

3,150

2,930

2,630

2,330

2,430

2,330

2,530

2,730

2,630

2,230

2,230

1,900

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,550

1,500

1,500

2,500

3,700

3,150

3,050

3,050

5,050

6,320

6,100

5,950

-

Maximum

.

.

4,770

-

17,500

7,040

29,500

26,600

9,760

4,060

10,700

1,950

1,480

-

May

6,560

9,780

5,230

2,430

1,460

1,030

770

770

770

710

770

770

770

710

660

635

610

585

536

SIS

492

470

470

425

425

425

402

538

770

630

960

Minimum

.

-

700

-

946

2,330

1,700

1,500

402

SIS

585

425

360

-

June

770

2,060

1,440

690

770

610

560

SIS

635

1,640

1,620

1,100

1,240

960

630

830

710

560

565

830

770

710

710

960

4,060

1,700

1,240

960

770

660

-

Mean

.

-

1,446

-

4,139

3,428

4,661

3,809

1,364

1,056

1,619

7SS

511

-

July

585

660

2,140

10,700

2,140

1,660

1,310

960

960

710

610

1,860

2,630

1,920

1,950

1,780

1,860

1,780

1,540

1,170

1,030

1,240

1,460

1,700

3,940

2,230

1,460

1,170

1,100

960

960

Aug.

1,

1, j:

lf

lti',

540

950

310

170

380

770

770

710

610

565

030

830

560

492

536

100

170

890

610

SIS

470

448

448

425

425

425

446

610

635

425

425

Per equate 

Mile

.

-

1.29

-

3.70

3.06

4.18

3.40

1.22

.943

1.62

.683

.456

-

Sept.

690

585

408

402

960

1,460

660

492

446

470

448

425

425

425

446

585

470

425

425

485

515

425

408

402

380

360

380

402

402

360

-

Runoff la inohee

.

w

1.49

-

4.26

3.19

4.82

3.79

1.40

1.05

1.67

.79

.51

-

Note.- No gage-height record Dec. 1-15; discharge computed on basis of records for station near 

Bude and at Iddleeton. Backwater from Mississippi River Jan. 24 to Apr. 27} discharge computed using

submergence as a factor and on basis of records for stations near Bude and at Bddloeton.
BUFFALO BAYOU BASIN 325

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville-, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°13<35", long. 91°17'45", in SWv sec. 21, T. 3 N., 

K. a w. Washington meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 61, li miles downstream from 

Fords Creek, 2? miles west of Wilkinson, and 8£ miles north of Woodville.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- March 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 second-feet Dec. 16 (gage height, 13.40 

reet) ; minimum, 33 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 1.22 feet Oct. 31. Nov. 

11, 12.

1942-49: Maximum gage height, 16.2 feet Mar'. 2, 1948 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 11 second-feet Aug. 29, 1943; minimum gage height, 0.39 foot Dec. 19, 

1946, Sept. 18, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Oct.

39

38

37

36

35

35

35

35

34

44

368

92

60

52

51

47

44

44

41

41

40

39

39

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

36

Nov.

41

52

43

39

44

44

41

37

38

38

' 36

36

37

44

47

2,560

569

1,380

4,010

534

971

1,020

357

282

242

8,120

3,520

4,960

718

379

-

Dec.

288

223

195

173

157

144

173

245

159

134

124

119

112

110

106

11,900

2,960

3,320

1,210

661

476

382

314

256

686

279

197

178

968

360

168

Month

Jan.

157

142

138

889

3,800

574

348

273

232

205

182

168

159

148

140

225

3,550

894

534

354

636

916

428

335

288

265

270

314

232

253

290

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1946 ............

January . . .

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

luy

Juno

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

360

462

522

533

623

302

245

359

1,540

1,530

366

262

223

197

550

4,320

760

556

1,420

512

395

379

302

1,000

691

326

279

213

.

.

-

 Mar.

185

168

153

144

138

134

124

117

197

256

124

108

2,180

1,420

594

311

248

265

210

180

4,950

2,770

1,010

711

589

510

1,610

3,720

967

2,090

2,520

Seoondfoot-days

1,625

30,239

26,777

159,034

17,339

19,227

28,703

16,967

10,629

3,269

7,206

5,576

2,119

169,696

Apr.

543

415

363

320

329

276

251

240

221

292

690

296

229

197

178

161

155

148

140

138

2,580

3,610

1,150

1,050

320

262

245

302

1,000

866

-

Maximum

368

6,120

11,900

18,500

3,600

4,320

4,950

3,610

3,660

266

822

814

146

11,900

May

822

3,660

g810

g410

h305

h288

h248

h202

hlSO

h!66

157

144

140

132

122

113

105

100

96

94

89

85

81

78

75

69

102

363

896

229

270

Minimum

34

36

106

31

136

197

106

136

69

73

72

58

47

34

June

150

136

108

98

90

86

84

83

138

117

178

106

100

98

130

100

88

84

83

84

79

77

77

141

288

164

96

79

74

73

Mean

July

72

94

817

484

202

122

90

105

195

117

92

93

170

288

392

822

318

236

134

106

92

160

176

408

425

146

110

130

89

73

. 448

52.4

1,008

864

435

559

667

926

566

343

110

232

160

70.6

465

Aug.

814

346

512

589

208

203

200

119

92

96

145

86

76

98

380

208

252

137

83

73

65

61

aso

dSO

h58

h92

hl61

h94

h76

h67

h67

Per square 

mil*

0.286

5.54

4.75

2.39

3.07

3.77

5.09

3.11

1.66

.604

1.27

.989

.386

2.55

Sept.

h74

h67

55

Cl

145

78

 62

56

52

55

52

52

59

62

110

76

61

74

120

130

88

78

65

60

55

55

52

50

48

47

Runoff ia 

inches

0.33

6.16

5.47

32.49

3.54

3.93

5.67

3.47

2.17

.67

1.47

1.14

.43

34.67

a Doubtful gage-height reoordj discharge computed on basis of records far Homoohltto River near 

Bude and at Bddloeton.

g Computed front graph based on twioe-dally wire-weight gage readings, 

h Computed front twioe-daily wire-weight gage readings.
326 RED RIVER BASIN

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir,near Umbarger, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder Just upstream from dam, lat. 34°55', long. 102°06',

-6 mij.es south of Umbarger, Randall County, and 2D miles upstream from Palo Duro Creek. 

Datum of gage is 3,515.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Auxiliary waterstage recorder and weir 9 miles upstream from dam.

Drainage area.- About 1,960 square miles, of which 1,380 square miles is probably noncontriDacing.

Records available.- June 1938 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined, probably occurred May 7 (gage 

neignc at weir, 7.70 feet); maximum reservoir gage height, 123.45 feet June 16; no 

flow at times.

1938-49: Maximum discharge. 11,300 second-feet June 6, 1941; maximum reservoir 

gage height, 130.43 feet June 6, 1941; no flow at times.

Maximum discharge known prior to completion of dam in 1938, 6,100 second-feet 

May 30, 1937, by slope-area determination at dam site.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record and those for 

May 5-8, 13-16, June 9, which are fair. Records given herein represent flow into and 

contents of reservoir. Discharge for water year 1949 computed from flow at weir 

9 miles above dam, except for May 5-8, 13-16. June 9, which was computed from change 

in reservoir contents, flage-helght record at dam utilized in computing reservoir 

contents. Spillway crest is at gage height 127.0 feet. No flow passed over spillway 

during the year. Dam completed June 15, 1938. Reservoir capacity, 18,150 acre-feet. 

Reservoir used for recreational purposes.

Cooperation.- Reservoir and weir gage-height records and reservoir capacity curve furnisnea Dy U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct. Mov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1.1-

Dec.

0.1

.S

,2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

Month

Jan.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.5

.4

.4

a. 4

a. 6

a. 7

a. 8

a. 9

al.7

1.2

1.0

.7

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.7

.6

.S

.5

.6

.5

.4

October . . .....

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January .......,,. .

February ......................... March ...................... ....

Ma?

1...... ......................

June .............................

July ............................. Auguit ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

0.4

.4

.7

1.0

1.3

1.6

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

_

-

Seoondfoot-days

0

.2

6.5

233.1

17.9

po e CS7t O

25.7

41.5 

5,020.7

685.7

169.6

31.1

24.1

6,052.6

Mar.

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.5

.5

.6

.6

a. 7

a. 8

a. 8

Apr.

al.O

al.O

al.l

al.2

al.l

a.9

a.9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.3

.4

3.6

4.5

4.9

4.2

2.6

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

Maximua

0 .1

.3

1 13

1.7

2.2

1.2

4.9 

1,130

134

35

3.4

3.0

1,150

May

0.9

.8

.7

.6

814

6289

81,130

6713

132

36

20

12

6184

6926

S 1,110

6105

98

37

26

75

27

16

13

8.8

7.0

6.1

5.4

5.8

7.4

8.4

5.8

Minimum

0

0

.1

0

.2

.4

.5

.3

.6

2.6

1.0

.2

.1

0

Jnne

4.7

3.8

3.4

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.1

24

6134

53

89

60

25

33

27

9.8

5.8

4.8

4.3

3.7

3.6

10

88

43

18

9.7

5.8

4.0

3.2

2.6

-

Mean

0

.01

.21

.64

.58

1.06

.83

1.38 

162

99 C£ toQ

5.47

1.00

.80

16.6

July

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.4

4.6

9.9

5.3

9.3

35

28

16

7.9

5.0

3.3

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

S.7

6.2

5.2

Aug.

3.4

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.1

.8

.6

1.1

1.4

1.1

.8

.7

.9

1.6

1.4

.8

.5

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

Runoff In 

a ore -feet

0

.4

13

461

36

59

51

82 

9,960

1,360

336

CO O£

48

12,010

.2

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.4

.8

2.8

3.0

2.0

1.2

.8

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.4

.5

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.6

-

Contents In 

aore-featt

920 afli OP*

812

-

848

848

776

712 

10,140

11,820

11,040

9,990

9,560

-

t Contents of reservoir at end "~"r""monW.

a No cage-height record) discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage and weather records.

e Stage above limits of rating; discharge computed on basis of change in reservoir contents.
RED RIVER BASIN 327

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River near Canyon, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°01i, long. 101°S4', 1.2 miles downstream from 

confluence of Palo Duro and Tierra Blanca Creeks, 2 miles upstream from Palo Duro Club 

Dam, 3f miles northeast of Canyon, Randall County. Datura of gage is 3,455.0 feet above 

mean sea level, datura of 1929.

Records available^- January 1924 to October 1926, April 1938 to September 1949 (discontued). 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 11.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet Nov. 1; maximum gage height, 

IU.BY feet June 9; no flow at times.

1924-26, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 6,650 second-feet Oct. 24, 1941 (gage height, 

12.03 feet, site then in use, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 3,700 

second-feet by logarithmic plotting; no flow at times during each year.

Highest known flood prior to reconstruction of Palo Duro Club Dam in May 1941 occurred 

May 30, 1937, when river reached a stage of 9.7 feet, from floodmarks, at site 0.8 mile 

downstream.

Remarks.- Records fair. Plow partly regulated by several reservoirs upstream; the principal ones are on Tierra Blanca Creek near Umbarger (see p. 326), 20 miles upstream (capacity, 18,150 acre-feet), and Amarillo City Lake on Palo Duro Creek (see p. 339), 13 

miles upstream (capacity, about 3,200 acre-feet). The major portion of flood water 

originating above these reservoirs ordinarily will be retained in them. During water 

year 1949 no water passed over spillways.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7.8

Nov.

342 

26 

6.5 

3.6 

2.2

1.2 

.8 

.5 

.2 

.1

0 

0 

0

.1 .1

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

Dec.

0.1 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

.1 .1 .1 

.1 .1

.1 

.1

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Jan.

0.1 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1

.2 

.6

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.1

.1 

.1

.2 

.3 

.3

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

Feb.

0.1 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1

.2 

.2

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4

Month

Goto

MOV*

Deoe 

Cft

Jftnu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wft

mber. ...................................

lendar year 1948

Peak discharge (base, 500 see. -ft. .- Nov.

June 9 (7 a.m. 7 827 sec. -ft. 

649154 O - 51 - 22

Mar.

0.4 

.3 

.4 

.4 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.3 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.6

.6 

4.0 

8.1 

5.4 

3.6

3.4 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.9

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

2.0 

1.5 

1.5

Apr.

Secondfoot -days

r.s

384.1 

2.5

644.3

5.8 

7.3 

52.2 

19.5 

1,508.2 

1,219.4 

9.9 

11.7 

142.0

3,370.4

1 (4 a.m.)

1.4 

1.4 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.8 

.8

.6 

.5 

.4 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2 

.2

May

0.2 

.2 

0 

0 

.5

14 

364 

290 

56 

18

15 

13 

12 

9.8 

194

139 

46 

14 

9.8

7.0

5.0 

4.4 

4.4 

4.4 

4.6

5.4 

5.4 

101 

149 

16 

6.1

Maximum

7.8 

342 

.2

342

.6 

.4

6.1 

1.4 

364 

515 

2.3 

4.7 

26

515

June

4.6 

3.7 

1.7 

1.3 

1.8

1.8 

2.6 

43 

515 

85

160 

118 

42 

34 

42

28 

23 

18 

13 

8.9

9.6 

17 

7'. 5 

8.9 

8.9

8.2 

6.1 

3.4 

1.8 

.6

July

0.3 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.3 

1.0

.6 

2.3 

.9 

.2 

.2

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2

.2

.4 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

Aug.

0.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.4 

4.7 

1.5 

.6

.2 

.3 

.3 

.6 

.4 

.5

Minimum Mean

0 0.25 

0 12.8 

0 .08

0 1.76

0 .19 

.1 .26 

.2 1.68 

.2 .65 

0 48.6 

.6 40.6 

.1 .32 

0 .38 

.3 4.73

0 9.23

Sept.

0.8 

1.0 

.6 

.3 

1.1

2.0 

3.0 

22 

26 

17

10 

8.2 

4.7 

4.0 

4.0

6.8 

9.6 

7.5 

4.0 

2.3

1.3 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

Runoff tn 

aora-fcet

15 

762 

5.0

1,280

12 

14 

104 

39 

2,990 

2,420 

20 

23 

282

6,690

1,000 see. -ft.; May 7 (11 p.m.) 608 Beo.-ft.j
M° RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Terral, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage, lat. 33°52'50", long. 97°56'15", at 

fridge on U. S. Highway 81, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago, Rock Island & 

Pacific Railway bridge, 1.2 miles south of Terral, Jefferson County, and 3.2 miles downstream from Little Wichita River. Datum of gage is 770.31 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 28,280 square miles, of which 5,440 square miles isorobably noncontributing. 

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,682 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,700 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 18.00 

feet); minimum, 52 second-feet Nov. 19.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 197,000 second-feet June 8, 1941 (gage height, 28.12 

feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Mar. 15, 1939.

Maximum stage known prior to 1938, 27.2 feet, present site and datum, May 19, 1935; 

floods of 1891 and May 1908 are reported to have reached about same stage.

Remarks.- Records good except those-for period of ice effect or no gage-height record,

which are fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily, oftener during floods. Flow slightly regulated by Lake Kemp on Wichita River in Baylor County, Tex.; principal diversion 

is for irrigation in vicintiy of Wichita Falls, Tex.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

18 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

84 

82 

78 

78 

80

82 

86 

88 

96 

125

170 

218 

548 

720 

386

356 

315 

238 

174 

134

122 

119 

110 

104 

98

92 

86 

82 

84 

84 

84

Nov.

92 

110 

116 

119 

290

1,010 

690 

505 

368 

280

226 

198 

170 

149 

149

140 

116 

76 

62 

104

108 

100 

100 

102 

104

102 

104 

110 

104 

104

Dec.

102 

100 

106 

108 

116

113 

113 

110 

113 

116

113 

119 

119 

137 

178

186 

190 

198 

182 

161

164 

161 

158 

158 

158

149 

149 

143 

140 

122 

116

Jan.

113 

116 

116 

113 

110

113 

122 

122

128 

128

113 

116 

174 

214 

238

250 

*218 

b210 

b320 

b470

bS60 

470 

505 

1,070 

al,690

1,640 

1,220 

714 

246 

242 

498

Feb.

*b500 

b600 

712 

1,930 

*2,240

3,900 

6,320 

10,800 

10,400 

10,400

9,360 

5,440 

3,140 

2,980 

3,480

3,480 

3,300 

2,700 

1,810 

1,270

1,000 

1,380 

3,140 

2,060 

1,360

1,280 

990 

806

Month

Ooto 

Nova

Deo«

Ca

janu 

Febr 

Mare 

Apr!

M&v

June 

July 

AUgU

Sept 

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

754 

706 

658 

634 

603

596 

575 

554 

512 

452

416 

392 

362 

345 

330

315 

310 

295 

290 

290

602 

1,320 

1,180 

1,160 

1,200

1,000 

1,250 

2,300 

2,360 

1,420 

923

Apr.

698 

582 

533

674 

626

533 

477 

440 

422 

498

416 

428 

380 

320 

290

270 

270 

265 

255 

242

242 

242 

246 

280 

477

368 

368 

345 

380 

422

Secondfoot -day s

5,203 

6,008 

 4,298

385,232

12,359 

96,778 

24,104 

11,989 

249,701 

176,320 

18,464 

10,625 

55,878

671,527

May

484 

991 

3,660 

3,410 

1,940

1,170 

833 

923 

1,420 

4,140

3,480 

2,630 

1,810 

1,960 

5,560

14,500 

15,200 

15,800 

14,800 

28,800

32,100 

10,200 

5,160 

4,140 

6,470

14,900 

10,700 

9,730 

6,490 

15,400 

10,900

 Maximum

720 

1,010 

198

16,500

1,690 

10,800 

2,360 

698 

32,100 

19,100 

1,750 

770 

5,280

32,100

June

10,400 

5,570 

2,900 

9,270 

13,500

13,100 

6,050 

3,130 

2,430 

7,900

18,900 

19,100 

13,900 

9,780 

4,870

3,220 

3,390 

3,570 

2,400 

1,750

1,470 

1,230

1,070 

1,060 

1,170

1,790 

3,230 

3,750 

3,750 

2,670

July

Minimum

78 

62 

100

62

110 

500 

290 

242 

484 

1,060 

310 

182 

194

.62

1,750 

1,270 

970 

833 

730

658 

603 

554 

512 

484

484 

540 

618 

582 

603

596 

914 

779 

582 

484

422 

386 

392 

398 

350

325 

315 

340 

350 

330 

310

Aug.

295 

280 

280 

265 

250

238 

230 

270 

295 

374

440 

416 

458 

770 

706

589 

533 

446 

440 

356

290 

270 

310 

320 

280

£46 

226 

E02 

190 

186 

182

Mean

168 

EDO 

139

1,052

399 

3,456 

778 

400 

8,055 

5,877 

596 

343 

1,856

1,840

Sept.

202 

194 

260 

557 

642

738 

626 

2,480 

4,240 

3,390

3,940 

3,130 

1,750 

5,040 

5,190-

5,050 

5,280 

4,290 

2,400 

1,420

1,020 

815 

666 

540 

452

350 

295 

£46 

246 

210

Runoff in 

aors-feet

10,320 

11,920 

8,520

764,100

24,520 

192,000 

47,810 

23,780 

495,300 

349,700 

36,620 

21,070 

110,400

1,332,000

Peak diioharge (base. 21.000 ten.-ft.).- May 21 (6i30 a.m.) 33,700 

* winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed, on basis of veather record! and record! for station 

near Qaineivllle. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 329

Red River near Oainesville, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°44', long. 97 0 10', in SWi see. 36, T. 9 S., R. 1

 K., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, a quarter of a mile downstream from Gulf, Colorado & 

Santa Pe Railway bridge, 5 miles downstream from Pish Creek, and 7 miles north of 

Oalnesville. Datum of gage is 627.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 29,460 square miles.

Records available.- May 1936 to March 1937, May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 3,450 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,000 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 14.44

 feet)j minimum, 80 second-feet Oct. 8.

1936-37. 1933-49: Maximum discharge, 168,000 second-feet June 9, 1941 (gage height, 

24.15 feet); minimum observed, 48 second-feet Jan. 27, 1940 (result of discharge measurement ).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair, 

ana tnose for period of ice effect, which are poor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

uaoiogical Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

'Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

102 

102 

102 

100 

96

93 

87 

85 

85 

102

119 

124 

132 

153 

187

436 

406 

320 

300 

273

243 

215 

184 

162 

147

140 

132 

124 

119 

119 

117

Nov.

117 

117 

107 

105 

98

lib

114 

215 

548 

472

395 

345 

295 

255 

231

212 

1S7 

177 

165 

153

150 

140 

137 

134 

129

129 

129 

132 

129 

140

Dec.

129 

132 

124 

124 

122

119 

129 

129 

132 

132

134 

137 

134 

150 

156

174 

177 

180 

180 

184

190 

184 

177 

174 

174

168 

165 

165 

162 

156 

153

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

JanU 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

150 

150 

14S 

140 

134

132 

129 

132 

134 

134

147 

159 

171 

171 

168

187 

»223 

251 

264 

260

255 

350 

514 

569 

555

700 

2,100 

1,940 

al.OOO 

b400 

«b200

Feb.

b400 

b600 

bSOO 

1,040 

1,360

2,5'80 

*3,740 

6,750 

11,100 

10,400

10,100 

8,800 

5,700. 

3,800 

3,080

3,440 

4,280 

3,980 

5,350 

2,420

1,830 

1,510 

1,340 

1,810. 

3,080

2,100 

1,830 

1,520

lender year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,260 

1,130 

990 

890 

840

820 

796 

740 

676 

684

660 

576 

562 

548 

490

- 472 

448 

430 

424 

424

990 

2,580 

2,070 

1,810 

1,700

1,390 

2,050 

2,050 

1,330 

1,990 

2,180

Apr,

1,440 

1,020 

804 

684 

618

611 

632 

597 

569 

604

900 

920 

684 

534 

484

406 

385 

360

350 

345

335 

a335 

a330 

a325 

330

335 

430 

454 

466 

880

Secondfoot -day a

5,106 

5,767 

4,746

512,063

11,964 

102,740 

34,000 

17,167 

261,926 

198,870 

27,102 

12,361 

79,522

761,071

May

597 

460 

454 

625 

2,740

2,900 

1,900 

1,420 

1,850 

1,730

1,550 

3,400 

3,170 

2,340 

1,790

5,100 

19,900 

16,000 

13,700 

12,600

34,200 

37,400 

9,800 

9,200 

9,300

11,900 

19,400 

10,400 

8,200 

6,700 

11,500

Maximum

436 

548 

190

21,300

2,100 

11,100 

2,580 

1,440 

37,400 

26,000 

3,460 

794 

9,550

37,400

June

9,500 

8,300 

6,600 

4,060 

6,460

13,200 

12,200 

7,300 

5,120 

3,270

5,520 

26,000 

24,200 

15,400 

10,100

6,330 

4,260 

3,560 

3,860 

3,360

2,220 

1,760 

 1,500 

1,400 

1,300

1,200 

1,200 

1,870 

3,660 

4,160

Minimum

July

3,460 

2,500 

1,820 

1,400 

1,170

1,020 

899 

802 

730 

695

681 

667 

660 

667 

695

667 

667 

667 

818 

874

695 

604 

554 

524 

500

494 

482 

450 

425 

415 

a400

85 

98 

119

85

129 

400 

424 

325 

454 

1,200 

400 

250 

246

85

Aug.

a385 

a365 

345 

324 

316

308 

201 

293 

285 

297

332 

430 

476 

460 

445

611 

794 

716 

625 

542

488 

450 

395 

336 

324

320 

316 

297 

275 

260 

250

Mean

165 

192 

153

1,399

386 

3,669 

1,097 

572 

8,449 

6,629 

874 

399 

2,644

2,065

Sept.

250 

246 

264 

289 

293

370 

540 

730 

3,130 

6,700

4,320 

3,520 

4,100 

3,520 

8,000

9,550 

6,650 

6,670 

6,400 

4,180

2,600 

1,750 

1,300 

1,080 

920

780 

650 

590 

500 

430

Runoff in 

acre-feet

10,130 

11,440 

9,410

1,016,000

23,730 

203,800 

67,440 

34,050 

519,500 

394,500 

53,760 

24,520 

157,300

1,510,000

Peak discharge (base. 24.000 sec. -ft.).- Hay 22 ( 12 m.) 44.000 sec. -ft.) June 12 (6 p.m.) 32,000

sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a He gage-height record) discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Nai«.- Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Jan. 26-31, 

Pet. 21-23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 22, Mar. 25-30, Apr. 1-4, 10-21, Apr. 25 to May 4, May 7-11, 15, 

July 22-30.
330 RED RIVER BASIN

Lake Texoma near Denlson, Tex.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33C 49', long. 96°34', at Denison Dam on Red River,

 IHTTEf sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 7 E. Indian Meridian, lfc miles upstream from Shawnee Creek, 

If miles upstream from Sand Creek, and 4 milea northwest of.Denison. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 38,290 square miles.

Records avallable.- October 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- MaxiSum contents during year, 3,079,500 acre-feet June 16 (elevation, 618.43

 TteTTT minimum, 2,164,000 acre-feet Jan. 22 (elevation, 607.39 feet).

1943-49: Maximum contents, 4,295,000 acre-feet Apr. 19, 1945 (elevation, 629.07

feet), capacity table then in use; minimum since power-pool stage was first reached,

that of Jan. 22, 1949. 

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earth dam. Plow was diverted through con-

 3Sns July 27, 1942; regulated storage began Oct. 31, 1943; maximum power-pool stage 

was first reached Mar. 15, 1945. Capacity, 5,659,000 acre-feet at elevation 640.0 feet 

(crest of spillway) and 2,945,600 acre-feet at elevation 617.0 feet (maximum power 

pool). Dead and sediment storage, 1,163,000 acre-feet (elevation, 590.0 feet in Denison pool). When contents are below 2,348,000 acre-feet the reservoir is divided into 

two pools by protective levees around the Cumberland'oil field on the Washita River 

arm with the bottom of the outlet channel for the upper pool (known as Cumberland Pool) 

at elevation 610 feet. At higher elevations the two pools are considered as being at 

a common level, contents being computed from the gage in the Denison pool. Reservoir 

is used principally for flood control and power development. Figures given herein 

represent total contents of both pools except for 60,000 acre-feet dead and sediment 

storage in Cumberland pool. Revised capacity table, based ori survey in 1948, used 

since Oct. 1, 1948. '

Cooperation.- Records furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Revised capacity table (elevation, In feet, and contents, In 

thousands of acre-feet), of Lake Texoma nesr Denison, Tex. 

(Based on sediment survey In 1948)

607 

609 

CC9 eic

611

2,137.2 

2,206.1 

2, 276.0 

2j348.0 

2,428.0

612

613

614

615

616

2,509.6

2,592.8

2,678.0

2,765.2

2,854.4

617 2,945.6

618 3,038.8

619 3,134.2

Contents at 12 p.m., In thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

28

27

26

29

30

31

Oot.

2,623.9

2,622.2

2,821.4

2,814.6

2,606.2

2,602.9

2,597.8

2,590.3

2,589.4

2,592.0

2,587.8

2,583. 6

2,580.2

2,572.8

2,565.1

2,567.6

2,569.2

2,554.2

2,546.3

2,542.4

2,538.3

2,535.0

2,531.7

2,529.3

2,523.5

2,517.6

2,511.2

2,505.5

2,499.8

2,499.8

2,497.3

Nov.

2,498.9

2,492.4

2,482.5

2,460.1

2,476.8

2,465.3

2,461.2

2,480.4

2,452.2

2,443.2

2,438.8

2,436.0

2,432.8

2,432.8

2,427.2

2,424.0

2,415.2

2,424.8

2,407.2

2,399.2

2,401.6

2,390.4

2,364.0

2,373.6

2,378.6

2,370.4

2,368.8

2,368.0

2,363.2

2,361.8

Deo.

2,359.2

2,358.4

2,358.0

2,352.8

2,352.6

2,348.6

2,338.6

2,333.6

2,326.8

2,317.8

2,316.3

2,315.6

2,312.0

2,309.8

2,307.0

2,300.5

2,293.3

2,290.4

2,288.2

2,283.2

2,278.9

2,271.1

2,266.2

2,269.0

2,284.1

2,260.6

2,257.8

2,268.3

2,259.2

2,254.3

2,252.2

Jan.

2,251.5

2,249.4

2,248.0

2,238.9

2,234.0

2,227.7

2,219.3

2,217.9

2,223.5

2,216.5

2,210.9

2,209.7

2,197.8

2,192.3

2, IBS. 7

2,195.1

2,164.0

2,162.0

2,175.7

2,169.5

2,186.8

2,165.4

2,167.5

2,179.9

2,179.2

2,179.2

2,186.1

2,190.2

2,184.0

2,162.0

2,180.8

Feb.

2,177.1

2,174.4

2,175.0

2,173.0

2,169.5

2,172.3

2,173.7

2,188.2

2,207.5

2,225.6

2,244.5

2,272.5

2,269.0

2,302.6

2,310.8

8,323.5

2,335.0

2,348.0

2,360.8

2,378.8

2,380.0

2,383.2

2,415.2

2,428.0

2,436.4

2,450.6

2,460.4

2,460.4

_

-

Mar.

2,460.4

2,461.2

2,459.6

2,457.1

2,457.1

2,454.7

2/449.7

2,447.3

2,446.5

2,436.6

2,435.6

2,432.0

2,443.6

2,429.6

2,428.6

2,419.2

2,417.6

2,408.0

2,404.8

2,404.0

2,432.8

2,431.2

2,435.2

2,442.4

 2,452.2

2,466.1

2,475.2

2,480.9

2,485.0

2,495.7

8,496.5

Apr.

2,900.8

2,504.7

2,508.0

2,506.3

2,503.0

2,501.4

2,498.1

2,497.3

2,508.0

2,509.6

2,506.0

2,508.0

2,511.2

2,508.8

2,503.9

2,500.8

2,503.0

2,498.1

2,494.0

2,488.3

2,484.2

2,480.1

2,476.8

2,477.6

2,474.3

2,471.1

2,465.3

2,480.9

2,479.3

2,480.9

-

May

2,478.4

2,465.8

2,487.5

2,499.6

2,, 507.1

2,513.7

2,523.5

2,535.0

2,550.0

2,557.5

2,559.2

2,584.2

2,573.5

2,576.5

2,583.6

2,607.9

2,686.6

2,728.2

2,732.8

2,767.8

2,643.8

2,904.2

2,955.7

2,967.1

2,979.6

2,979.6

3,001.2

3,006.8

3,000.3

2,980.8

2,968.6

June

2,963.1

2,952.0

2,944.7

2,940.1

2,938.2

2,947.4

2,954.8

2,954.8

2,947.4

2,952.0

2,950.2

2,979.8

3,006.6

3,044.4

3,072.8

3,076.5

3,069.9

3,054.6

3,037.9

3,009.7

2,980.8

2,964.9

2,962.2

2,968.6

2,980.3

2,955.7

2,950.2

2,948.4

2,951.1

2,958.2

-

July

2,963.1

2,966.8

2,976.9

2,977.8

2,978.0

2,973.2

2,989.5

2,965.8

2,964.0

2,983.1

2,959.4

2,954.8

2,950.2

2,947.4

2,943.8

2,940.1

2,936.4

2,930.9

2,925.4

2,920.8

2,917.1

2,913.4

2,912.5

2,912.5

2,906.0

2,903.3

2,899.6

2,895.0

2,895.0

2,892.2

2,868.6

Aug.

2,883.2

2,876.7

2,872.4

2,688.8

2,883.4

2,859.8

2,856.0

2,854.4

2,852.6

2,846.3

2,841.8

2,838.4

2,834.6

2,627.4

2,835.6

2,819.3

2,820.2

2,814.8

2,813.0

2,806.7

2,803.1

2,796.9

2,789.6

2,785.4

2,779.3

2,774.9

2,771.4

2,765.2

2,755.5

2,750,2

2,745.8

Sept.

2,737.0

2,728.2

2,726.5

2,728.5

2,721.2

2,715.0

2,709.8

2,712.4

2,709.0

2,715.9

2,728.5

2,728.2

2,736.2

2,754.6

2,763.4

2,803.1

2,815.7

2,638.2

2,857.1

2,859.8

2,863.4

2,882.5

2,857.1

2,853.5

2,852.6

2,849.0

2,843.6

2,833.7

2,826.5

2,818.4

-
RED RIVER BASIN 331

Monthly elevation and contents of Lake Texoma near Denleon, Tex., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30................

Calendar year 1948...

Mar. Si.......... ......

May 31.............. ..

July 31................

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49...

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

615.60

.

Contents 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

g 497 3

£ 1*52 2 * -

2 480 9

2,818.4

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(thousands of 

acre-feet)

132 5

a-375.1

. O-»Q A

jJ»C 1

68 0

+72.6

+188.6

t Elevation at 12 p.m.

a Baeed on revised capacity table.
332 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River near Colbert, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33'49', long. 96'31', in E* sec. 36. T. 8 S.,'R. 7, 

 '&., at old highway toll bridge, 1.3 miles,downstream from Sand"Creek, 2 miles south of

Colbert, 'and 3 miles downstream from Densison Dam. Datum of gage is 497.36 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929. 

Drainage area.- 38,330 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at

various sites in this vicinity since 1906 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather

Bureau.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 5,401 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,800 second-fest June 14 (gage height, 18.35

reet); minimum daily, 100 second-feet Apr. 3, Sept. 11.

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 201,000 second-feet-May 21, 1935 (gage height, 31.8

feet, adjusted to present site and datum); maximum gage height, 32.0 feet Apr. 25, 1942,

adjusted to present site and datum (discharge, 183,000 second-feet); minimum daily discharge, 12 second-feet Jan. 10, 1944. .

Maximum stage known, 45.5 feet May 26, 1908, present site and datum, from records of

U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by Lake Texoma, 3 miles above station (see preceding page). Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Twen

rurnisnea ny uo 

Revisions (water y

Disc

Day

1

z

S

4 

S

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,960 

SO? 

160 

1,600 

2,240

2,420 

1,800 

2,050 

701 

157

1,170 

1,630 

2,640 

2,860 

8,850

2,100 

327 

1,680 

2,330 

2,780

2,430 

2,440 

1,560 

532 

2,520

2,520 

2,720 

2,680 

2,780 

1,940 

563

Nov.

2,310 

2,140 

2,700 

2,440 

2,710

1,820 

359 

2,640 

3,150 

2,460

2,320 

2,920. 

2,420 

738 

3,000

2,610 

2,770 

3,040 

3,000 

1,620

672 

2,920 

3,030 

2,940 

725

2,420 

2,520 

737 

856 

993

ty-one discharge measurements an 

rps of Engineers, 

ears).- W 807: 1935(M). W 977:

harge, In second-feet, water year Oc

Dec.

911 

9SO 

960 

876 

759

2,890 

3,220 

3,100 

2,900 

3,000

 2,320 

766 

' 2,960 

3,460 

3,070

3,070 

3,370 

2,390 

796 

2,790

3,070 

2,940 

2,900 

2,100 

607

532 

756 

926 

1,020 

980 

1,070

Jan.

973 

903 

2,940 

3,430 

2,910

2,970 

3,180 

1,060 

781 

3,150

3,420 

3,220 

3,260 

3,360 

2,340

1,970 

3,250 

3,050 

2,910 

3,310

3,000 

2,710 

1,700 

3,260 

2,780

2,940 

1,170 

2,550 

2,500 

2,180 

2,490

Feb.

2,640 

2,830 

1,630 

2,090 

2,790

2,450 

2,300 

2,280 

2,210 

2,540

2,240 

2,040 

2,290 

3,540 

2,630

2,360 

2,670 

2,530 

1,990 

808

2,230 

2,640 

3,650 

2,880 

2,850

1,810 

936 

3,640

Month

Goto 

Nove 

Deoe

ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 ....

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

3,450 

3,160 

3,450 

3,380 

2,990

3,160 

3,090 

3,880 

3,930 

3,580

3,360 

2,870 

1,330 

2,780 

2,800

3,780 

4,300 

3,370 

1,260 

813

3,140 

2,680 

2,870 

2,940 

3,220

3,550 

691 

2,800 

2,920 

2,700 

2,720

i records of outflow from Lake 

Drainage area.

tober 1948 to September 1949

Apr.

3,050 

516

alOO

2,430 

2,600

2,430 

2,600 

1,820 

1,690 

476

1,870 

1,960 

2,220 

2,090 

1,940

1,770 

966 

a2,000 

a3,400 

a3,880

a3,460 

a3,440 

a2,700 

595 

3,260

3,480 

3,580 

3,640 

3,650 

2,870

Secondfoot -days

56,997 

64,980 

61,509

1,293,532

79,667 

67,494 

90,964 

70,483 

281,724 

421,200 

71,525 

76,160 

73,551

1,416,254

May

724 

3,100 

3,250 

3,420 

3,170

3,280 

3,420 

1,260 

1,720 

2,500

2,450 

2,430 

2,620 

2,070 

720

2,780 

4,280 

3,980 

5,960 

5,960

5,680 

5,350 

12,300 

18,200 

25,400

25,800 

26,200 

26,200 

26,200 

26,600 

24,700

Maximum

2,860 

3,150 

3,460

30,800

3,430 

3,650 

4,300 

3,880 

26,600 

31,100 

3,250 

3,460 

3,760

31,100

June

21,100 

21,100 

18,000 

12,100 

10,800

15,500 

15,500 

15,800 

15,800 

11,700

12,900 

27,000 

31,100 

27,100 

15,800

15,800 

15,800 

15,800 

15,800 

19,000

20,000 

12,500 

.5,470 

4,620 

5,080

5,320 

5,280 

3,400 

2,800 

3,230

July

3,220 

3,250 

1,680 

1,690 

2,970

3,000 

2,870 

2,570 

2,940 

535

2,620 

3,180 

2,780 

2,610 

2,610

1,990 

2,020 

2,690 

2,820 

2,620

2,100 

2,110 

1,570 

1,180 

1,750

1,880 

2,000 

2,310 

2,250 

2,050 

1,660

Texoma

Aug.

81,950 

2,050 

2,070 

2,170 

2,230

1,710 

2,690 

1,530 

2,660 

2,790

2,980 

3,160 

2,100 

3,460 

2,790

3,110 

2,590 

2,610 

3,090 

1,730

1,610 

2,280 

2,440 

2,320 

2,730

2,490 

1,920 

1,930 

2,910 

3,120 

2,940

Minimum Mean

157 1,839 

359 2,166 

532 1,984

100 3,534

781 2,570 

808 2,410 

691 2,934 

100 2,349 

720 9,088 

2,800 14,040 

535 2,307 

1,530 2,457 

100 2,452

100 3,880

Sept.

2,130 

2,780 

2,630 

1,510 

2,510

3,020 

3,270 

2,940 

2,300 

348

aloo

2,700 

2,650 

2,270 

2,020

2,720 

2,790 

426 

3,600 

3,680

3,010 

2,950 

2,800 

1,330 

737

3,100 

3,690 

3,760 

2,820 

2,960

Runoff In 

acre-feet

113,100 

128,900 

122,000

2,566,000

158,000 

133,900 

180,400 

139,800 

558,800 

835,400 

141,900 

151,100 

145,900

2,809,000

a No gage-height record; 

3 miles upstream.

discharge computed on basis of records of outflow from Denlson Dam,
RED RIVER BASIN 333

Red River at -Arthur City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°53', long. 95°30', at bridge on U. S. Highway 271, 

at Arthur City, Lamar County. Datum of gage is 380.07 feet above mean sea level, datura 

of 1929.

Drainage area.- 43,110 square miles.

Records available.- January 1905 to December 1911, July 1936 to September 1949. Gage - 

height records collected at same site since 1891 are contained in reports of U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1906-11, 1936-49), 8,847 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55,900 second-feet Jan. 25; maximum gage height. 

17.70 feet June 14; minimum discharge, 775 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 6.15 feet).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 222,000 second-feet Feb. 19, 1938 (gage height, 34.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 100,000 

second-feet; minimum, 166 second-feet Nov. 2, 1944 (gage height, 4.94 feet).

Maximum stage known, 43.2 feet May 28, 1908, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 101 miles upstream (see p. 330).

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 194s to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,780 

2,030 

1,98C 

1.78C 

1.16C

85E 

1,570 

2,20C 

2,14C 

2.08C

1,930 

1,20C 

82£ 

1,30C 

1.88C

2,620 

2,960 

2,750 

1,880 

1,160

1,880 

2,430 

2,62C 

2,490 

2,20C

1.65C 

1,380 

2,37C 

2,560 

2,680 

3,18C

Nov.

2,890 

1,880 

1,380 

2,140 

2,310

2.49C 

2,49C 

2,43C 

1.70C 

1.30C

2,68C 

2,89C 

2.56C 

2.56C 

2.68C

2,03C 

1,83C 

2-,89C 

2,750 

2,890

3,10C 

2.5SC 

1,74C 

1,78C 

2,89C

3,03C 

2.25C 

1.78C 

2.56C 

2.14C

Dac.

1,300 

1,260 

1,340 

1,260 

1,260

1,230 

1.16C 

1,410 

2,750 

3,100

3,10C 

3,030 

2,620 

2,030 

1,830

3,260 

3,490 

3.26C 

3.49C 

3.03C

2.08C 

1,880 

2.89C 

3,03C 

3.03C

2,62C 

1.83C 

1.16C 

1,000 

1,060 

1.13C

Jan.

1,200 

1,160 

1,230 

1,160 

1,530

2,890 

3.03C 

2.96C 

3,03C 

2.31C

1,53C 

1.93C 

3.33C 

3.49C 

g3,33C

g3,57C 

g3,18C 

g2,82C 

g2,89C 

g3,26C

g3,03C 

g3,18C 

g3,33C 

gll.SOC 

g53,10C

g51,20C 

g42,90C 

36.70C 

26,80C 

14,90C 

g6,81C

Feb.

4,440

4,170 

4,08C 

4,64C 

5.24C

6,34C 

5,88C 

4,93C 

4,26C 

3.90C

3,33C 

3.26C 

3,49C 

11.30C 

15.80C

14.90C 

12.50C 

10.10C 

7,06C 

5,88C

4.08C 

3.57C 

4,36C 

21.80C 

'39,300

23.90C 

14,900 

12,500

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr!

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

9,480 

7,300 

5.88C 

5.13C 

5,030

4,83C 

4,44C 

4,44C 

4,35C 

5.03C

5,030 

4,54C 

4,26C 

3,820 

2,68C

2.96C 

3.57C 

4,08C 

4,930 

4, 44C

4,35C 

9,48C 

16.20C 

14,OOC 

13,200

15,800 

21,400 

17,700 

11,400 

10,700 

10,100

Apr.

8,080 

5,240 

4,440 

3,030 

1,980

2,MC 

3,260 

3,100 

3,030 

8,070

15,800 

10,100 

6,570 

4,540 

3,570

3,260 

2,960 

2,750 

2,270 

2,250

3,230 

3,900 

3,990 

3.82C 

3,570

4,830 

6,810 

7,060 

6,930 

16,200

Secondfoot-days

61,523 

70,600 

66,920

2,357,293

303,280 

259,900 

240,550 

157,200 

517,850 

575,410 

95,050 

79,180 

94,220

2,521,683

May

29,100 

26,000 

17,700 

19,200 

20,800

20,300 

20,800 

19,700 

15,800 

11,000

8,080 

7,560 

5,660 

4,260 

3,740

3,410 

3,260 

9,920 

17,700 

15,300

13,200 

10,700 

8,360 

11,200 

23,330

29,900 

32,400 

29,100 

26,800 

26,800 

26,800

Maximum

3,180 

3,100 

3,490

64,700

53,100 

39,300 

21,400 

16,200 

32,400 

46,600 

5,030 

3,180 

5,660

53,100

June

24,600 

20,30C 

20,80C 

18,700 

14.50C

11,400 

14,000 

18,200 

19,700 

18,200

17,700 

12.10C 

31,60C 

46.60C 

37 , 60C

26.80C 

26.00C 

25,300 

23.90C 

20,800

19,700 

23,300 

18,200 

12.10C 

10.70C

11,700 

10,40C 

8.91C 

6,57C 

 5.03C

July

4.17C 

4,17C 

4,170 

4,080 

2.62C

2.20C 

3,65C 

5.03C 

4,440 

3,570

3,490 

2,3K 

2,310 

3,650 

3,650

3,490 

3,330 

2,82C 

2,560 

2,620

3,030 

3,030 

2,620 

2,960 

3,03C

1,93C 

1,70C 

1.93C 

1,980 

2,080 

2,43C

Minimum

828 

1,300 

1,000

828

1,600 

3,260 

2,680 

1,980 

3,260 

5,030 

1,700 

1,880 

1,200

828

Aug.

2,370 

2,030 

1,880 

1,980 

2,030

2,200 

2,140 

2,140 

2,490 

2,490

2,310 

2,680 

3,030 

3,180 

2,360

3,100 

2,960 

3,100 

3,030 

2,820

3,180 

3,100 

2,560 

2,370 

2,560

2,430 

2,560 

2,680 

2,310 

2,140 

2,370

Mean

1,985 

2,353 

2,159

9,441

9,783 

9,282 

7,760 

5,240 

16,700 

19,180 

3,066 

2,554 

3,141

6,909

Sept.

2,890 

3,030 

2,680 

2,560 

2,820

2,200 

2,080 

g2,680 

g3,180 

3,410

2,820 

1,980 

1,200 

1,300 

g2,890

33,200 

33,600 

g4,730 

g5,660 

g5,030

g5,130 

5,440 

4,080 

3,410 

3,030

2,490 

1,740 

1,880 

3,260 

3,820

Runoff In 

acre-feet

122,000 

140,000 

132,700

4,765,000

601,500 

515,500 

477,100 

311,800 

1,027,000 

1,141,000 

188,500 

157,100 

186,900

5,001,000

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records and records far 

near Colbert, Okla., and at Index, Ark.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
334 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Index, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°33', long. 94°02', In SW£ sec. 7, T. 14 S., R. 28

 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, at Index, 2{ miles south of Ogden and 25 miles upstream from Little River. Datum of gage Is 246.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 46,580 square miles.

Records available.- July 1936 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at same 

site since ISIY are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 13,960 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 24.56 

reet ) ; minimum, 1,320 second-feet Oct. 10; minimum gage height, 5.67 feet Dec. 11.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 297,000 second-feet Feb. 23, 1938 (gage height, 34.25 

feet); minimum observed, 400 second-feet Sept. 12-14, 1936.

Remarks . - Records good. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 261 miles upstream (see p. 330).

Cooperation.- Oage-helght record, 30 discharge measurements, and computations of daily dls-

 charge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 1 measurement made and records reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

2,320 

1,720 

1,520 

1,770 

2,040

2,210 

2,210 

1,930 

1,520 

1,420

1,880 

2,210 

2,320 

2,380 

2,100

1,620 

1,420 

1,720 

2,500 

3,010

3,080 

2,820 

2,210 

1,820 

2,150

2,560 

2,690 

2,630 

2,380 

1,930 

2,040

Nov.

2,560 

3,080 

3,340 

3,280 

3,010

2,210 

2,150 

2,500 

2,690 

2,750

2,750 

2,560 

2,100 

2,150 

2,750

3,080 

3,010 

3,010 

2,750 

2,210

2,380 

2,690 

2,880 

3,080 

3,080

2,630 

2,150 

2,500 

3,080 

3,140

Dec.

2,560 

2,440 

2,690

2,270 

1,880

1,720 

1.660 

1,620 

1,620 

1,560

1,520 

1,880 

2,750 

3,140 

3,280

3,420 

3,560 

2,940 

3,080 

4,240

4,930 

4,750 

4,240 

3,560 

2,880

3,080 

3,420 

3,480 

3,420 

g3,010 

g2,380

Jan.

g2,040 

gl,930 

gl,880 

gl,820 

gl,820

gl.880 

gl,980 

g2,380 

g2,750 

3,140

3,280 

3,340 

3,140 

2,630 

2,270

3,480 

5,120 

6,330 

6,550 

7,480

8,230 

8,230 

7,480 

6,780 

24,600

77,400 

100, QOO 

109,000 

111,000 

108,000 

84,000

Feb.

51,200 

33,300 

22,600 

14,400 

11,100

10,400 

10,800 

10,800 

9,860 

8,760

7,720 

7,000 

6,330 

6,120 

7,740

22,600 

32,000 

33,300 

29,500 

20,800

13,400 

9,580 

8,230 

10,200 

28,200

59,800 

60,800 

41,200

_ 

-

Month

Oc to 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

25,000 

18,300 

14,000 

11,700 

10,200

8,760 

7,720 

7,240 

7,270 

10,200

11,400 

10,200 

8,760 

7,720 

6,780

6,550 

5,900 

5,120 

4,930 

4,930

5,500 

8,230 

13,000 

22,200 

26,000

22,600 

25,500 

37 , 400 

42,800 

36,700 

26,000

Apr.

19,500 

15,900 

13,700 

10,800 

8,760

7,240 

5,900 

4,930 

4,930 

5,500

8,760 

20,800 

25,000 

19,900 

13,700

10,200 

7,980 

6,780 

5,900 

5,300

4,750 

4,400 

4,240 

4,750 

5,300

5,500 

5,500 

7,240 

9,300 

9,860

Secondfoot -days

66,130 

81,550 

88,980

3,394,790

709,960 

587,740 

459,060 

282,320 

695,180 

738,800 

138,380 

93,840 

109,550

4,051,490

May

9,86C 

27,900 

52,100 

54,000 

48,60C

44,400 

36,000 

27,700 

25,500 

23,500

21,200 

17,000 

13,400 

11,400 

9,580

7,470 

6,120 

5,500 

5,120 

8,820

17,400 

17,000 

14,800 

12,700 

10,800

17,700 

26,600 

32,000 

32,600 

30,100 

28,300

Maximum

3,080 

3,340 

4,930

79,600

111,000 

60,800 

42,800 

25,000 

54,000 

56,900 

9,020 

3,780 

7,240

111,000

June

27,700 

27,700 

24,500 

22,200 

21,700

19,500 

15,100 

12,700 

14,000 

20,400

20,800 

18,700 

16,700 

24,800 

54,900

56,900 

46,900 

43,600 

38,200 

30,800

26,600 

22,600 

21,700 

24,000 

20,400

16,300 

13,700 

13,000 

12,000 

10,800

July

Minimum

1,420 

2,100 

1,520

1,420

1,820 

6,120 

4,930 

4,240 

5,120 

10,800 

2,940 

2,630 

2,100

1,420

9-, 020 

7,240 

6,120 

5,500 

5,300

5,120 

4,930 

4,080 

3,630 

4,080

4,750 

4,580 

4,240 

4,080 

4,080

3,420 

3,780 

3,920 

3,780 

3,630

3,420 

3,210 

3,140 

3,480 

3,920

5,500 

5,500 

4,930 

3,920 

3,140 

2,940

Aug.

2,820 

2,820 

2,880 

2,940

2,820

2,690 

2,630 

2,630 

2,750 

2,880

2,940 

2,880 

2,940 

2,880 

3,010

3,480 

3,780 

3,780 

3,480 

3,420

3,340 

3,340 

3,420 

3,420 

3,280

3,080 

2,750 

2,690 

2,690 

2,630 

2,750

Mean

2,133 

2,718 

2,870

9,275

22,900 

20,990 

14,810 

9,411 

22,430 

24,630 

4,464 

3,027 

3,652

11,100

Sept.

2,690 

2,500 

2,440 

2,690 

2,940

2,940 

2,750 

2,750 

2,880 

2,500

2,500 

2,940 

2,940 

3,480 

2,940

2,150 

2,100 

2,690 

3,780 

4,580

5,900 

7,240 

7,000 

7,000 

6,120

4,930 

4,240 

3,780 

3,340 

2,820

Runoff In 

acre-feet

131,200 

161,800 

176,500

6,733,000

1,408,000 

1,166,000 

910,500 

560,000 

1,379,000 

1,465,000 

274,500 

186,100 

217,300

8,036,000

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 335

Red River at Garland, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°21', long 93°42' ( in SE£ sec. 17, T. 16 S., R. 25 

w., at Garland. Datum of gage is 203.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 51,500 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to December 1931 and June 1934 to September 1949 (discontinued) in reports of Geological Survey. January 1932 to May 1934 in reports of 

Corps of Engineers. Gage-height records collected at same site from February 1890 to 

December 1899, and results of discharge measureme.nts In September 1893 and November 

1902 are contained in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1927-49), 18,830 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 185,000 second-feet Jan. 30, 31; maximum gage 

neignt, 30.18 feet Jan. 31; minimum discharge observed, 1,760 second-feet Oct. 11, 19, 

20, Dec. 9-13.

1927-31, 1934-49: Maximum discharge, 327,000 second-feet Feb. 25, 1938; maximum 

gage height, 36.87 feet Apr. 3, 1945; minimum discharge, 400 second-feet Oct. 8-19, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior* to 1945, 35.97 feet Feb. 24, 1938, just before break in 

levee above gage. Flood of April 1927 reached1 a stage'of 35.4 feet (present datum).

Remarks.- Records fair. Some regulation by Lake Texoma, 326 miles upstream (see p. 330). 

Cooperation.- Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions.- w'787: Drainage area.

Discharge, in*second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Dot.

3,510 

3,010 

2,230 

1,900 

1,900

2,090 

2,370 

2,370 

2,230 

2,020

1,760 

1,900 

2,230 

2,670 

2,670

2,510 

2,510 

2,230 

1,760 

1,760

2,670 

3,300 

3,510 

3,300 

2,670

2,090 

2,230 

2,830 

3,010 

2,830 

2,510

Nov.

2,370 

2,510 

3,200 

3,510 

3,840

3,840 

3,200 

2,510 

2,670 

3,010

 3,200 

3,200 

3,010 

2,670 

2,370

3,200 

3,840 

3,840 

3,840 

3,950

3,840 

3,510 

3,510 

3,620 

3,510

3,620 

2,200 

2,830 

2,670 

3,200

Dec.

3,300 

3,010 

2,670 

2,830 

2,670

2,230 

2,020 

2,090 

1,760 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,760 

2,620 

3,100

3,430 

4,200 

9,100 

11,300 

10,400

9,620 

8,600 

7,400 

6,500 

5,600

4,790 

4,580 

4,450 

4,580 

4,850 

4,850

Jan.

5,140 

5,290 

4,990 

4,450 

4,710

4,580 

4,450 

4,190 

4,190 

3,950

4,450 

4,580 

4,450 

4,580 

4,450

4,850 

8,020 

13,500 

18,100 

20,900

21,400 

22,600 

22,600 

21,000 

22,600

61,600 

100,000 

134,000 

158,000 

181,000 

183,000

Feb.

170,000 

143,000 

113,000 

86,600 

67,000

55,100 

47,500 

42,200 

37,200 

31,700

26,400 

21,500 

17,800 

16,000 

15,700

23,000 

43,000 

53,800 

54,000 

48,000

39,200 

31,000 

24,600 

22,900 

33,500

66,500 

84,500 

75,400

Month

Goto 

Nove

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr!

Maw

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

nber . . . ......

lendar yqar 1948

ter year 1948-49 ........................

Mar.

61,900 

50,600 

42,600 

34,800 

27,800

22,100 

17,100 

13,800 

12,900 

17,400

24,70? 

28,400 

28,800 

27,000 

23,000

18,800 

16,000 

13,500 

11,300 

10,200

9,880 

12,300 

20,000 

32,400 

44,700

48,000 

47,600 

56,400 

70,000 

70,800 

62,800

Apr.

54,800 

47,800 

42,200 

35,000 

27,300

20, 300 

14,800 

10,900 

9,380 

8,910

10,400 

20,600 

37 , 500 

41,000 

34,200

28,300 

22,200 

16,400 

12,000 

9,630

8,230 

7,390 

6,620 

6,440 

6,810

7,190 

7,600 

8,450 

12,300 

15,100

Secondfoot -days

76,580 

97,290 

139,590

5,346,800

1,061-,620 

1,490,100 

977,580 

589,750 

947,350 

1,082,600 

210,830 

119,360 

130,120

6,922,770

Hay

15,40C 

17,100 

45,200 

62,700 

64,800

64,500 

62,700 

57,800 

53,700 

51,400

46 , 300 

39,200 

29,900 

21,700 

16,100

12,300 

9,800 

8,000 

7,300 

7,050

11,600 

19,200 

19,400 

16,900 

14,300

12,400 

21,200 

31,500 

36,800 

36,000 

35,100

Maximum

3,510 

3,950 

11,300

87,200

183,000 

170,000 

70,800 

54,800 

64,800 

74,900 

14,400 

4,580 

8,020

183,000

June

34,300 

33,200 

31,100 

27,100 

25,000

24,400 

21,100 

17,000 

14,500 

18,000

26,100 

25,500 

23,400 

22,200 

53,300

74,900 

72,300 

69,000 

68,500 

63,500

57,000 

51,100 

44,300 

40,400 

35,900

30,000 

24,400 

20,600 

18,100 

15,400

July

Minimum

1,760 

2,370 

1,760

1,760

3,950 

15,700 

9,880 

6,440 

7,050 

14,500 

4,450 

3,300 

3,100

1,760

14,400 

12,300 

10,600 

9,140 

8,020

7,390 

7,190 

6,620 

6,260 

6,090

6,090 

6,440 

6,260 

5,920 

5,920

5,760 

4,850 

,990 

,990 

,990

,710 

,580 

,580 

,450 

,580

5,290 

8,910 

9,880 

8,230 

6,260 

5,140

Aug.

4,320 

4,070 

3,950 

4,070 

3,950

3,840 

3,840 

3,840 

3,620 

3,620

3,620 

3,730 

3,620 

3,620 

3,620

3,620 

3,950 

4,070 

4,320 

4,580

4,070 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950

3,840 

3,730 

3,730 

3,510 

3,510 

3,300

Mean

2,470 

3,243 

4,503

14,610

34,250 

53,220 

31,530 

19,660 

30,560 

36,090 

6,801 

3,850 

4,337

18,970

Sept.

3,400 

3,400 

3,200 

3,100 

3,100

3,300 

3,400 

3,300 

3,300 

3,400

3,300 

3,300 

3,400 

3,840 

4,320

3,620 

3,400 

3,100 

3,510 

3,730

4,990 

6,620 

8,020 

8,020 

7,600

6,810 

5,600 

5,140 

4,710 

4,190

Runoff in 

acre-feet

151,900 

193,000 

276,900

10,610,000

2,106,000 

2,956,000 

1,939,000 

1,170,000 

1,879,000 

2,147,000 

418,200 

236,700 

258,100

13,730,000

discharge (base. 75.000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 30-31. 185.000neo.-ft.; Feb. 27, 84,700 sec.-ft. ; June 16, 

76,400 Bee.-ft.

Note.- Computed from graph based on once-daily gage readings Oct. 1 to Jan. 17, Apr. 9, 10, 20, 21, 

May 19-21, July 3 to Sept. 30.
336 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Shreveport, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°30'5S", long. 93°44'2S", in SE^SEv sec. 30 T. 18 

«., R. 13 W., at Illinois Central Railroad bridge at Shreveport, half a mile downstream 

from Cross Bayou. Datum of gage is 131.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 59,300 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.-.August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1949 in 

reports or ueoiogical Survey. October 1929 to September 1938 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers. Daily gage heights since May 1873 and discharge intermittently 1872 to 1905 

in reports of Mississippi River Commission.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 25,870 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 171,000 second-feet Feb. 1, 2; maximum gage 

neignt, 25.8 feet in gage well, 26.4 feet from outside gage Feb. 2; minimum discharge, 

2,120 second-feet Oct. 14 (gage height, 3.8 feet).

1928-29, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 303,000 second-feet Apr. 5, 1945 (discharge* 

measurement); maximum gage height, 37.9 feet in gage well, 38.4 feet from outside gage, 

Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 792 second-feet Nov. 9, 1939 from outside gage, Apr. 7 

1945; minimum discharge, 792 second-feet Nov. 9, 1939 (gage height, 0.24 foot).

Flood of May 26, 1930, reached a stage of 35.91 feet; discharge of 244,000 secondfeet measured May 28, 1930 (from reports of Mississippi River Commission).

Maximum stage known, 45.9 feet, present datum, in August 1849.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation of flow by Lake Texoma.

Cooperation.- Sixty-nine discharge measurements and computation of daily discharge furnisnea Dy Corps of Engineers; five discharge measurements made, gage-height record 

collected, and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

87 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,900 

3,320 

3,320 

3,320 

2,900

2,480 

2,360 

2,360 

2,480 

2,620

2,620 

2,480 

2,240 

2,120 

2,360

2,620 

2,760 

2,900 

2,900 

2,620

2,480 

2,620 

2,900 

3,320 

3,600

3,600 

3,180 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

3,040

Nov.

3,180 

3,040 

2,900 

2,900 

3,040

3,460 

3,740 

3,900 

1,600 

3,180

3,040 

3,320 

3,320 

3,460 

3,460

3,740 

3,740 

4,540 

4,540 

4,700

4,700 

4,860 

5,020 

4,700 

4,540

4,380 

4,380 

4,380 

4,220 

3,740

Dec.

3,600 

3,740 

3,740 

3,460 

3,460

3,460 

3,320 

3,040 

2,760 

2,620

2,620 

2,480 

2,480 

2,480 

2,760

3,460 

4,380 

4,700 

5,680 

9,280

11,000 

10,500 

9,500 

9,060 

8,400

7,520 

h7,320 

h6, 580 

h6, 760 

h7,120 

6,760

Jan.

6,760 

6,580 

6,580 

6,760 

6,220

5>860 

5,680 

5,680 

5,500 

5,340

5,180 

5,180 

5,340 

5,400 

5,400

6,600 

9,950 

14,500 

23,700 

30,300

36,100 

38,900 

40,800 

39,900 

38,000

45,900 

96,000 

114,000 

132,000 

148,000 

160,000

Feb.

168,000 

171,000 

151,000 

134,000 

118,000

104,000 

94,600 

87,000 

79,400 

70,600

61,200 

50,700 

42,800 

36,700 

32,800

31,800 

34,600 

51,200 

61,300 

63,300

59,300 

52,000 

44,300 

40,500 

38,700

46,700 

71,100 

87,700

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febp 

Haro 

Apr! 

MAV

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

icndar year 1948 

az*y

'

Mar.

83,700 

73,500 

62,300 

54,700 

48,400

44,300 

40,300 

37,100 

34,300 

32,500

34,300 

38,700 

41,900 

42,700 

40,300

36,400 

32,500 

29,200 

26,100 

23,600

22,6OO 

22,600 

23,600 

28,600 

41,100

53,800 

56,500 

57,400 

63,300 

72,300 

74,700

Apr.

69,900 

63,300 

57,400 

52,900 

46,700

41,100 

35,000 

30,200 

26,600 

24,600

23,600 

23,600 

29,200 

41,900 

46,700

43,500 

37,900 

31,900 

27,100 

23.100

19,800 

18,000 

16,700 

15,500 

14,300

14,700 

18,900 

19,800 

18,900 

21,600

Secondfoot-days

87,120 

115,720 

164,040

8,028,660

1,062,110 

2,084,100 

1,373,300 

954,400 

1,081,600 

1,117,400 

264,960 

163,290 

144,800

6,632,630

Hay

24,600 

25,600 

26,600 

46,700 

63,300

67,700 

67,700 

65,500 

61,300 

58,300

55,600 

52,000 

46,700 

39,500 

32,500

26,600 

22,100 

18,900 

16,700 

14,700

13,100 

13,100 

19,400 

22,100 

20,700

18,400 

16,300 

18,400 

30,800 

37,900 

38,700

Maximum

3,600 

5,020 

11,000

99, "SOO

160,000 

171,000 

85,700 

69,900 

67,600 

67,700 

19,600 

9,260 

8,660

171,000

June

37,100 

35,700 

34,300 

32,500 

29,200

26,600 

25,100 

23,100 

19,400 

16,700

16,7.00 

23,600 

27,100 

28,100 

25,600

52,900 

65,500 

67,700 

66,600 

65,500

61,300 

54,700 

50,200 

45,100 

41,900

38,700 

33,700 

28,600 

24,600 

21,600

July

19,800 

18, -000 

15,900 

14,300 

11,700

10,200 

8,950 

8,400 

8,150 

7,700

7,300 

6,9'00 

7,100 

7,300 

7,300

7,300 

7,300 

7,300 

7,300 

7,300

7,300 

7,100 

7,100 

6,700 

6,500

6,350 

6,500 

7,700 

11,400 

12,00 

10.800

Minimum

2,120 

2,900 

2,480

2,120

6,180 

31,600 

22,600 

14,300 

13,100 

16,700 

6,360 

3,960 

3,440

2,120

Aug.

9,250 

7,900 

6,900 

6,500 

6,200

5,900 

5,900 

5,750 

5,450 

5,150

4,870 

4,|740 

4,740 

4,740 

1,740

4,610 

4,740 

4,610 

4,870 

5,000

5,150 

5,000 

4,870 

4,870 

4,740

4,740 

4,740 

4,480 

4,220 

3,960 

3,960

Mean

2,810 

3,857 

5,292

21,940"

34,260 

74,430 

44,300 

31,610 

54,690 

37,260 

9,192 

6,267 

4,820

23,660

Sept.

3,830 

3,700 

3,700 

3,570 

3,440

3,440 

3,740 

3,900 

3,900 

3,740

3,740 

3,740 

g3,900 

g3,740 

g3,740

g4,060 

g4,S40 

g4,700 

g4,060 

g3,740

3,900 

4,540 

5,660 

6,820 

8,240

8,680 

8,680 

8,020 

7,000 

6,140

Runoff in 

aore-feet

172,800 

229,800 

326,400

16,920,000

2,107,000 

4,134,000 

2,724,000 

1,693,000 

2,146,000 

2,216,000 

666,200 

323,900 

266,600

17,120,000

Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings 

Computed from wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 337

Red River at Coushatta, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3S°00'45", long gs^l'lO", in lot S3, T. 12 ui, R. 10 W., 

aT~B?Tdge on U. S. Highway 84 at Coushatta, 11 miles downstream frdm Coushatta Bayou and 

242.4 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 95.78 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary.adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 61,640 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Discnarge ooservations, August and November 1893, in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Gage heights, August 1890 to June 1894, and gage heights and discharge observations since April 1937 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 31,210 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 157,000 second-feet Feb. 2; maximum gage height, 

3U.7& feet Feb. 3, 4: minimum dis.charge, 1,920 second-feet Oct. 14-16; minimum gage 

height, 4.15 feet Oct. 15, 16, 23.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 275,000 second-feet (including overflow through Bayou 

Pierre) Apr. 7, 1945, computed on basis of records for station at Shreveport and two 

discharge measurements at Grand Eeorej maximum gage height, 39.9 feet (affected by levee 

crevasse upstream) Apr. 7, 1945; minimum discharge, 830 second-feet Nov. 10, 11, 1939 

(gage height, 1.25 feet).

Flood of June 5, 1892, reached a stage of 39.2 feet.

Remarks.- Records good. 330). Gage read twice daily. Some regulation of flow by Lake Texoma

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

8

3

4 

5

6 

7a

9 

10

11 

13 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

81 

83 

83 

84

35

86 

37

88 

89 

30

31

Oct.

2,390 

2,900 

3,730 

3,340 

3,240

3,900 

3,560 

3,070 

3,070 

3,330

2,560 

3,560 

3,230 

1,930 

1,930

1,930 

3,330 

2,560 

3,900 

3,900

2,560 

3,330 

2,070 

3,230 

2,900

3,240 

3,340 

2,900 

3,560 

3,560 

2,730

NOV.

3,900 

3,340 

3,900 

3,730 

2,900

3,900 

3,070 

3,580 

3,780 

3,580

3,340 

3,070 

3,070 

3,240

3,410

3,940 

3,780 

3,780 

4,120 

4,480

4,300 

4,640 

4,840 

5,030 

4,660

4,660 

4,840 

5,030 

4,660 

4,300

Deo.

4,300 

4,130 

4,300 

4,480 

4,480

4,300 

4,300

4,130 

3,940 

3,580

3,340 

3,900 

3,730 

2,560

3,560

2,900 

3,580 

4,660 

5,330 

5,600

9,840 

11,300 

11,200 

10,400 

9,840

9,060 

8,040 

7,560 

7,080 

7,330 

7,600

Jan.

7,560 

7,580 

8,540 

8,540 

6,800

8,280 

7,560 

7,330 

7,080 

7,080

6,860 

6,640 

6,640 

6,640 

6,640

7,560 

10,100 

14,500 

30,400

36,300

31,900 

37,500 

40,000 

42,000 

43,000

41,000 

76,400 

106,000 

123,000 

136,000 

148,000

Feb.

155,000 

157,000 

153,000 

146,000 

137,000

137,000 

118,000 

110,000 

101,000 

93,600

81,400 

71,800 

61,800 

51,700 

 47,900

43,600 

43,100 

50,400 

61,100 

65,600

64,000 

56,300 

48,500 

43,100 

43,100

48,500 

69,300 

86,500

Month

ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr!

M«v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

az*y

U&PV

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

93,500 

66,500 

75,600 

65,800 

57,600

53,300 

47,300 

43,100 

40', 000 

38,000

37,500 

41,500 

45,400 

45,400 

43,100

40,000 

35,500 

33,300 

29,000 

26,600

24,400 

25,100 

25,900 

39,000

41,000

55,600 

64,000 

66,300 

68,500 

74,800 

79,700

Apr.

78,900 

74,000 

67,800

63,500 

58,300

51,700 

45,400 

40,000 

35,100 

32,300

31,000 

30,200 

31,400 

41,000 

47,900

46,600 

36,000 

33,800 

38,600 

37,000

24,800 

23,900

31,100 

19,700 

18,700

18,400 

30,400 

24,400 

35,100 

25,100

Secondfoot-days

79,350 

114,810 

177,310

9,001,380

1,014,400 

2,333,900 

1,530,000 

1,131,000 

1,107,400 

1,150,800 

310,680 

180,820 

140,690

9,361,060

May

35,900 

29,800 

30,600 

37,000 

£9,600

68,50C 

70,000 

68,500 

65,500 ei,ioc

56,900 

55,600 

51,000 

43,10C 

36,000

30,30C 

24,000 

30,400 

17,700 

16,000

14,800 

14,300 

15,400 

30,800 

31,500

30,100 

18,000 

17,400 

35,100 

33,300 

37,500

Maximum

3,340 

5,030

11,300

113,000

148,000 

157,000 

93,500 

78,900 

70,000 

68,530 

21,800 

10,800 

9,060

157,000

June

37 , 500 

35,500 

34,100 

33,300 

30,600

27,800 

36,600 

35,900 

23,300 

30,800

18,700 

21,500 

37,400 

29,000 

38,600

37,500 

61,100 

68,500 

68,500 

67,000

64,000 

59,600 

53,600 

49,100 

43,100

40,000 

36,000 

31,400 

37,400 

24,400

Minimum

July

31,800 

30,100 

19,000 

18,700

15,100

13,600 

11,800 

10,400 

9,580 

9,060

8,360 

7,560 

7,330 

7,560 

7,560

7,560 

7,580 

7,580 

7,330 

7,330

7,330 

7,320 

7,080 

7,080 

7,080

6,640 

6,430 

6,860 

8,540 

11,300 

12,400

1,930 

2,730 

3,560

1,930

6,640 

43,100 

24,400 

18,400 

14,200 

18,700 

6,430 

4,480 

3,580

1,920

Aug.

10,900 

9,060 

8,040 

7,560 

7,080

6,640 

6,640 

7,080 

6,640 

6,000

5,600 

5,410 

5,030 

5,050 

5,030

4,840 

4,840

' 5,030 

5,030 

5,030

5,030 

5,320 

5,330 

5,030 

5,030

5,030 

5,030 

4,840 

4,840 

4,660 

4,480

Mean

2,556 

3,827

5,716

34,590

33,730 

83,350 

49,350 

37,370 

35,730 

38,360 

10,030 

5,8.36 

4,690

35,370

s«pt.

4,300 

4,130 

3,940

3,940 

3,780

3,580 

3,580 

3,560 

3,940 

3,940

3,760 

3,760 

3,560 

3,580 

3,580

3,580 

3,780 

4,130 

4,300 

3,940

3,580 

3,780 

3,940 

5,030 

6,300

8,280 

9,060 

9,080 

8, 280 

6,860

Runoff in 

acr»-fe«t

157,200 

237,700

351,500

17.,850,000

3,013,000 

4,639,000 

3,055,000 

3,833,000 

2,196,000 

2,383,000 

616,800 

358,800 

379,100

18,370,000
338 RED RIVER BASIN

Red River at Alexandria, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°18'46",-long. 92°26<34", in SEi sec. 10, T. 4 N., R.

 i w., at old bridge on U. S Highway 165 between Alexandria and Pineville, 1.7 miles 

downstream from Bayou Rigolette. Datura of gage is 44.-26 feet above mean sea level, 

datura of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941, or 44.18 feet above mean Gulf level, 

datura of Mississippi River Commission (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 65,900 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- October 1!538 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Since 

January lyaa in reports of Mississippi River Commission. Discharge observations 1858 

and interminttently 1879 to 1927, and gage heights since 1872, in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission. Discharge observations February 1929 to September 1938 in reports of 

Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 33.240 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 145,000 second-feet Feb. 4; maximum gage height, 

-34.6 reet Feb. 6, 7; minimum discharge, 2,520 second-feet Oct. 18 (gage height, -0.3 

foot).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 233,000 second-feet Apr. 17, 1945 (discharge measurement); maximum gage height, 45.23 feet Apr. 17, 1945; minimum discharge 1,480 secondfeet Oct. 15-24, Nov. 7-14, 1939; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 18, 1948.

A discharge of 210,000 second-feet was measured July 2, 1908 (gage height, 41.6 

feet).

Flood of Feb. 4, 1932, reached a stage of 43.77 feet (discharge, 194,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good, 

(see p. 330).

Gage read twice daily. Some regulation of flow by Lake Texoma

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 62 discharge measurements, and computation of daily discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 5 discharge measurements made and records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

Z

3

4 

S

e

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

3,400 

3,290 

2,070 

3,070 

3,290

3,510 

3,620 

3,510 

3,180 

2,960

2,850 

3,960 

3,070 

3,070 

3,070

2,960 

2,850 

2,520 

2,630 

2,850

3,070 

3,070 

3,070 

2,850 

2,630

2,740 

2,960 

3,290 

3,400 

3,290 

3,180

Nov.

3,070 

3,070 

3,180 

3,290 

3,860

3,620 

3,400 

3,290 

3,400 

3,510

3,620 

3,860 

3,740 

3,620 

3,620

3,860 

4,360 

5,580 

13,600 

16,300

15,000 

14,000 

12,700 

11,000 

9,420

9,210 

10,300 

11,000 

10,300 

9,210

Dec.

8,250 

7,430 

6,760 

6,400 

6,170

6,050 

5,930 

5,820 

5,580 

5,450

5,220 

4,990 

4,740 

4,510 

4,390

4,260 

4,510 

4,990 

5,220 

5,830

6,370 

7,360 

9,060 

10,100 

10,300

10,100 

9,700 

9,200 

9,060 

9,200 

9,510

Jan.

9,550 

. 9,910 

14,400 

22,900 

24,400

23,000 

21,200 

19,800 

18,500 

17,200

15,600 

14,200 

13,000 

12,300 

12,100

12,200 

13,700 

17,200 

22,600 

30,100

38', 600 

48,200 

55,700 

59,500 

59,500

58,500 

60,500 

80,000 

99,300 

113,000 

122,000

Month

Oc to 

Hove 

Dsoe

Ca

Janu 

P«br 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

130,000 

137,000 

143,000 

144,000 

140,000

138,000 

134,000 

128,000 

122,000 

118,000

112,000 

106,000 

96,000 

86,500 

76,800

69,300 

64.600 

62,200 

64,800 

71,200

75,000 

75,700 

72,200 

67,000 

63,900

63,400 

71,400 

85,100

lendar year 194G 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

94 , 000 

96,000 

92 , 900 

85,000 

76,000

66,600 

58,900 

53,400 

49,300 

46,600

44,400 

43,600 

43,600 

48,600 

49,500

47,900 

45,000 

42,300 

39,900 

37,300

35,700 

35,700 

35,500 

35,600 

41,500

56,000 

74,500 

82,500 

84,500 

87,200 

92,500

Apr.

93,800 

91,500 

87,500 

81,200 

74,000

67,700 

61,500 

54,900 

49,000 

44,400

41,500 

39,700 

38,200 

38,200 

44,100

51,900 

53,700 

50,500 

45,700 

41,200

36,600 

32,600 

31,200 

28,900 

27,000

25,400 

24,900 

24,900 

28,200 

31,000

Secondfoot -days

95,280 

207,990 

212,460

11,129,530

1,138,660 

2,717,100 

1,822,000 

1,440,900 

1,195,900 

1,204,100 

418,910 

253,750 

146,810

10,853,860

May

31,800 

34,200 

36,500 

36,500 

44,200

59,800 

65,900 

67,700 

68,100 

66,300

64,900 

63,600 

62,000 

59,100 

54,000

46,700 

39,500 

32,7.00 

26,600 

21,900

18,200 

15,800 

14,200 

14,100 

18,800

21,800 

21,400 

19,600 

17,800 

21,000 

31,200

Maximum

3,620 

16,300 

10,300

123,000

122,000 

144,000 

96,000 

93,800 

68,100 

65,600 

28,100 

14,400 

9,150

144,000

June

36,700 

37,000 

36,200 

35,100 

34,100

32,000 

29,200 

27,100 

25,800 

23,500

20,600 

18,200 

18,200 

23,200 

28,600

29,600 

. 36,200 

54,600 

63,500 

65,600

65,600 

64,400 

62,700 

60,500 

57,700

53,000 

49,600 

44,200 

38,800 

32,1600

Minimum

July

28,100 

25,600 

23,100 

21,500 

19,900

18,100 

16,000 

14,500 

12,900 

11,500

10,900 

10,300 

9,900 

9,710 

9,580

9,710 

9,710 

9,580 

9,460 

9,380

9,390 

9,500 

9,890 

11,700 

13,000

13,700 

13,700 

12,800 

11,700 

11,500 

12,600

2,520 

3,070 

4,280

2,520

9,550 

62,200 

35,500 

24,900 

14,100 

18,200 

9,380 

5,510 

3,830

2,520

Aug.

14,400 

14,400 

13,500 

12,000 

11,400

11,200 

10,800 

10,200 

9,940 

9,770

9,150 

8,400 

7,660 

7,130 

6,780

6,600 

6,400 

6,230 

6,230 

6,230

6,050 

6,050 

6,230 

6,230 

6,230

6,050 

5,880 

5,700 

5,700 

5,700 

5,510

Man

3,074 

6,933 

6,854

30,410

36,730, 

97,040 

58,770 

48,030 

38,580 

41,140 

13,510 

8,185 

4,894

29,740

Sept.

5,360 

5,030 

4,850 

4,510 

4,340

4,180 

4,000 

4,000 

3,830 

3,830

3,830 

4,340 

4,340 

4,340 

4,180

4,180 

4,180 

4,180 

4,340 

4,680

4,850 

4,850 

4,340 

4,000 

4,340

5,200 

6,590 

8,020 

8,950 

9,150

Runoff In 

aere-feet

189,000 

412,500 

421,400

22,080,000

2,258,000 

5,389,000 

3,614,000 

2,858,000 

2,372,000 

2,388,000 

830,900 

503,300 

^291,200

21,530,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Palo Duro Creek near Canyon, Tex.

339

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 35°02', long. 102°02', at conduit.tower in Amarillo City Lake, 

aud reet upstream from dam, 0.4 mile upstream from Nigger'Arroyo Creek, 6 miles northwest of Canyon, Randall County. Datum of gage is 3,584.4 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949 (gage heights only).

Extremes.- Maximum gage height observed during year, 32.0 feet May 8, 9; lake dry most of

1942-49: Maximum gage height, 42.3 feet Oct. 11, 1946; lake dry at times.

Highest stage known occurred June 5-7, 1937, when lake reached a stage of afiout 54.5 

feet (spillway crest at that time, 52.5 feet gage height) according to city of Amarillo 

Water Department.

Remarks.- Lake is formed by earth-fill dam 39 feet high and 1,600 feet long with 500-foot 

eartnen spillway crest at 50.3 feet gage height. Dam. completed in February 1927. 

Capacity at spillway crest about 3,200 acre-feet (estimate by city engineer of 

Amarillo). No water is diverted from lako. The lower part of lake is surrounded by 

ten water wells which are used to partly supply city of Amarillo. The lake provides 

recharge to sands and .gravels of underlying High Plains deposits (Ogallala formation) 

from which the wells draw water, in addition to the replenishment afforded by infiltration from rainfall on the surrounding area. Gage read twice daily. There was no 

flow in Palo Duro Creek below dam during year. Measurements of discharge of creek, in 

second-feet, were jnade 1.5 miles upstrea- from dam as follows:

Date

Oat. IS 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 6 

Mar. ZZ 

Apr. 20

Discharge 

(second-fee:)

 0.2 

0 

0 

.69 

2.34

Date

May 17

June 16 

July 26 

Aug. 16 

Sept. 13

Discharge 

(second-feet)

2.56 

5.20 

.72 

11.5 *.45

* Field estimate.
340 RED RIVER BASIN

North Tule Creek at reservoir, near Tulia, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°33', long. 101°42', Just above dam, 1 mj.le up-

 stream from mouth and 3.2 miles northeast of Tulia, Swlsher County.

Drainage area.- About 260 square miles, of which 200 square miles is probably noncontri- ""Tsuting. '" 

Records available.- May 1939 to June 1940 (monthly figures only). November 1940 to Septemper la^a. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet Apr. 19; maximum gage height,

 94.lb feet May 17; no flow at times.

1939-49: Maximum'discharge, 3,110 second-feet Oct. 4, 1941; maximum gage height, 

95.48 feet Oct. 4, 1941; no flow at times during most years. 

Remarks.- Records poor. Records given herein represent flow Into reservoir. Discharge

 Below gage height 91.9 feet (spillway crest) determined from daily change in contents 

of reservoir; that above gage height 91.9 feet determined by algebraic summation of 

flow over spillway (computed from spillway rating curve), computed flow through conduit, 

and change in contents of reservoir (computed from capacity curve and reduced to equivalent second-feet). No adjustment made for evaporation or seepage losses. Small 

scrings flowing into creek above reservoir are measured occasionally and discharges 

when Inflow was less than reservoir losses were estimated on basis of these measurements. Dam completed Jan. 15, 1939. Reservoir capacity, 654 acre-feet. Reservoir 

used for recreational purposes and water is rarely released through outlet gate, but 

the flow of a spring discharging Just below reservoir was estimated as follows:

Date

Oct. 14 

Nov. 30 

Jan. 6 

Feb. 10

Discharge 

(second-feet)

0.02 

0 

0

0

Date

Mar. 22 

Apr. 20 

June 3 

June 27

Discharge 

(second-feet)

0.05 

31.4 

.25 

.15

Date

July 28 

Aug. 16 

Sept. 13

Discharge 

(second-feet)

0.20 

.05 

.10

Cooperation.- Gage-height record and capacity curve furnished by U. S. Soil Conservation 

service. Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

5

6

e

9

15

ie

le

20

21

22

24

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Oct.

eo

to

Nov.

0.3 

4.8 

5.8

.4

e.l

eo

to

-

Dec. Jan.

1 e ° i 

I Vf eo

.ill

L eO

e.l

eO

to

eo

eo

.3

eO

eo

l.C

.1

.5

.6

.1

eo

.2

.2

L e.l

1 eO

1

Month

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January

May

July

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

^ eo

.8

e.6

e. 4

e. 2

e.l

t.2

e.l

e.l

.1

L >1

 eo

.1

^ eO

-

Seoondfoot-days

.8

63.1

2.3

1,537.3

Mar.

.1

, eo

.1

.1

t.l

Apr.

eo

.1

eo

1.0

400 

t21

65. 0

e3.0

el.O

e.5

e.l

1 eC l) If e°

[

Maximum

.1

14

1.5

400

May

1-

42

36

50

27

12

66.0

63.0

el.O

e.5

e.2

e.l

392 

51.

9.0 

5.0

3.0

1.0

.6

.4

.2

48

31

8.0

D

0

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

June

0

.1

t.2

e.l

eo

eo

1.0

6.7

131

25

6.0

65.0

63.0

58

40

16

68.0 

64.0

62.0 

el.O

e.5

e.2

e.l 1

1 eO.

[ to

^ eO

-

Mean

0

.03

.17

.08

4.21

July

18

1.5

e.8 

6.3

e.l

. eO

6.5 

te.O

64.0

63.0

2.5

Aug.

1.0 

e.7 

.4

6.2

e.l

eO

to

eO

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0

1.6

125

6

1

4.6

3,050

Sept.

1-

1.5

e.6

1-

-

Contents 

In 

 acre-feet*'

77

-

ep7

413

-

t Discharge measurement above reservoir made on this day. 

* Contents Contents of reservoir reservoir at end of month.

e Inflow less than reservoir losses; discharge estimated on basis of occasional measurements of 

spring flow above reservoir.

Note.- Ho gage-height record Jan. 4-6, 10, 11, 18-21, Jan. 25 to Feb. 2, Apr. 30, May 1, 6-8, 

May 19 to June 2; contents and discharge estimated.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Salt Fork Red River at Mangum, Okla.

341

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52i, long. 99°31", In SWpSEij- sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 

22 w., at bridge on State Highway 34, half a mile south of Mangum and 13 miles downstream from Pish Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,490.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 1,390 square miles.

Records available.- April 1905 to June 1906, October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1937-49), 94.4 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 10.56 

reet); no flow at times.

1905-6, 1937-49: Maximum gage height observed, 14.7 feet June 16, 1938 (discharge 

not determined); no flow at times each year.

Maximum stage known, that of June 16, 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0.5 

60 

11 

4.5 

2.3

1.4 

.9 

.4 

.3 

.2

.2 

.2 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

.1 

0 

Q

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.5 

2.2 

2.2 

2.9

Dec.

4.3 

3.9 

4.0 

3.9 

3.6

3.4

3.6 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

3.6 

3.4 

3.3 

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

4.0 

4.2 

4.3 

4.7

4.8 

4.8 

5.2 

5.9 

6.4

7.4 

8.7 

11 

9.7 

9.0 

16

Jan.

12 

11 

11 

17 

*9.7

6.6 

8.0 

11 

11 

b9

b8. 5 

b9 

bll 

b!7 

b35

221 

*76 

b!5 

b9.5 

b8

*blO 

bis 

b76 

144 

47

91 

84 

a55 

a45 

aSS 

70

Feb.

*74 

94 

108 

b!60 

*b580

b2,B50 

429 

92 

68 

63

57 

55 

65 

*92 

74

78 

68 

50 

44 

39

40 

42 

42 

45 

41

42 

42 

65

' Month

Goto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

sry

ter year 1948-49 ........................

Peak discharge (base, 6,oOO sec. -ft.).- F

Mar.

70 

54 

58 

65 

54

44 

40 

36 

35 

35

34 

34

31 

32 

30

35 

36

38 

38 

42

85 

105 

89 

51 

35

a34 

a37 

72 

51 

37 

29

Apr.

24 

a30 

a35 

a45 

76

63 

47

37 

31 

30

30 

26 

20

13 

8.7

6.6 

4.7 

3.6 

3.0 

3.3

3.6 

3.3 

4.2 

6.4 

5.6

4.0 

3.4 

34 

280 

151

Secondfoot-days

0 

89.8 

165.2

17,750.4

1,208.3 

5,499 

1,466 

1,032.4 

18,622 

3,965.0 

219.5 

273.5 

1,138.6

33,679.3

sb. 6 (4:45

May

94 

63 

46 

38 

36

54 

1,180 

696 

192 

151

123 

108 

376 

822 

304

426

2,770 

6,450 

1,370 

221

113 

83 

250 

337

1,000

220 

476 

144 

130 

105 

245

Maximum

0 

60 

16

5,850

221 

2,850 

105 

280 

6,450 

620 

53 

140 

316

6,450

l.m.) 6,320

June

575 

86 

a44 

a32 

a27

a24

21 

36 

84 

613

620 

240 

156 

233 

197

}30 

68 

a33 

a!7 

a!3

1110-

8.0

377 

168

a75 

a25 

IB 

14 

10

Minimum

July

8.0 

6.6 

5.9 

5.2 

4.5

3.9 

13 

13 

21

8.3

53 

35 

17 

7.7 

4.8

3.4

3.3 

1.7

.1 

0

0 

0

.1

0

o

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.6 

2.4

Aug.

0.5 

0 

0 

0 

0

O 

0 

0

o

41

22 

52 

2.7 

0 

0

0 

0 

O 

0 

140

14

1.3 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 0 

0 2.99 

3.3 5.33

0 48.5

6.6 39.0 

39 196 

30 47.3 

3.0 34.4 

36 601 

8.0 132 

0 7.08 

0 8.82 

0 38.0

0 92.3

Sept.

2.5 

0 

316 

119 

58

48 

67 

163 

165 

130

60 

6.6

.7 

1.7 

1.1

O

o

0 

0

0

0 

0

o

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre -feet

0 

178 

328

35,210

2,400 

10,910 

2,910 

2,050 

36,940 

7,860 

435 

542 

2,260

66,810

sec. -ft.; May 13 (11:45 p.m.)

6,540 see. -ft.; May 18 (8 a.m.) Il,9oO sec. -ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
348 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Red River near Carter, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°10', long. 99°30', in NW^SE^ sec. 15, T. 8 N., R.

 aa W., at bridge on State Highway 34, 3 miles south of Carter and 12 miles downstream 

from Timber Creek. Datum of gage is 1,673.71 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,380 square miles.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 second-feet May 7 (gage height, 9.30 

reet); no flow at times.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet May 12, 1947 (gage height, 10.37 

feet); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record,

 which are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the 

water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

1,000 

1,590 

290 

90 

54

34 

26

a20 

a!8 

817

a!6 

a!6 

a!6 

32 

24

19 

18 

18 

18 

18

18 

18 

19 

19 

19

19 

19 

19 

21 

26

Dec,

26 

28 

29 

30 

28

26

26 

24 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

21 

21

20 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

20 

»22 

24

25 

30 

36 

b29 

b!9 

*b22

Jan.

32 

30

31 

a27 

*b21

b!9 

37 

37 

36 

bl5

»b!3 

b!7 

b24 

b29 

b50

b440 

»b250 

b70 

b30 

b25

b40 

b!30 

b420 

b2.50 

b90

»b!50 

bl!5 

b80 

b60 

b60 

b70

Feb.

*b72 

b72 

b90 

b!50 

b380

b2,390 

*2,120 

939 

417 

180

122 

99 

137 

102 

111

111 

108 

152 

242 

204

141 

137 

122 

114 

102

96 

185 

204

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 ........................

Mar.

170 

129 

118 

133 

125

102 

96 

102 

102 

96

84 

84 

87 

93 

96

99 

96 

93 

87 

96

194 

403 

175 

118 

114

187 

122 

99 

52 

47 

77

Apr.

99 

87 

84 

148 

141

108 

79 

66 

63 

56

47 

49 

51 

47 

40

36 

33 

32 

38 

43

49 

51 

58 

52 

43

43 

550 

533 

524 

335

Secondfoot-days

0 

3,531 

717

29,986.9

2,698 

9,299 

3,676 

3,584 

32,679 

12,416 

1,826.3 

49.1 

54.4

70,529.8

Hay

214 

129 

105 

90 

93

587 

7,200 

3,640 

1,970 

1,200

1,040 

733 

474 

549 

627

381 

1,350 

2,990 

945

512

290 

170 

161 

358 

360

303 

2,940 

1,010 

1,080 

629 

549

Maximum

0 

1,590 

36

3,440

440 

2,390 

403 

550 

7,200 

2,060 

505 

28 

48

7,200

June

982 

554 

2,060 

1,270 

1,660

703 

396 

284 

398 

284

709 

452 

529 

18S 

63

43 

g33 

g33

a31 

g29

g27 

g23 

g21 

74 

1,090

242 

129 

51 

32 

25

July

21 

17 

14 

12 

9.6

7.6 

6.6 

6.6 

9.6

177

505 

193 

148 

130 

108

315

a85 

a20 

alO 

a7

g4.6 

g3.6 

g3.0 

gl.8 

gl.O

gl.O 

gl.O 

g.l 

0 

g.l 

g8.1

Minimum

0

16 

17

0

13 

72 

47 

32 

90 

21 

0 

0 

0

0

Aug.

g6.2 

g.8 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.2 

g5.0

g.4 

g28 

g7.1 

gl.4 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

o

Mean

0 

118 

23.1

81.9

87.0 

332 

119 

119 

1,054 

414 

58.9 

1.58 

1.81

193

Sept.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

1.9 

48 

34.5 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0 

7,000 

1,420

59,480

5,350 

18,440 

7,290 

7,110 

64,820 

24,630 

3,620 

97 

108

139,900

Peak discharge (base. 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 6 (4:30 p.m.) 6,330 sec. -ft. j May 7 (9 a.m.) 10,400

4,800 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 343

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°54', long. 99 0 18', in SW£SE£ sec. 22, 1!-. 5 N., 

 H.' SO W., at Altus Dam on North Pork Red River, 1 mile west o'f Logert and 2t miles upstream from Elm Pork of North Pork. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Nov. 19, 1948, float gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 2,560 square miles.

Records available.- December 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes,- Maximum contents during year, 153,300 acre-feet June 3 (elevation, 1,560.2 

reet); minimum observed, 52,520 acre-feet Oct. 29 (elevation, 1,540.8 feet).

1944-49: Maximum contents, 100,400 acre-feet May 21, 1947 (elevation, 1,550.5 

feet); minimum observed after initial storage, 4,690 acre-feet Aug. 25, 1944 (elevation, 1,520.2 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by concrete and coursed masonry dam. Storage began in 

uecemcer 1943. Capacity (revised on basis of silt survey in 1948), 145,000 acre-feet 

at elevation 1,559.0 feet (crest of uncontrolled spillway), 77,500 acre-feet at elevation 1,547.0 feet (crest of controlled spillway), and no contents at elevation 

1,517.5 feet (sill of head gate at irrigation canal). Figures given herein represent 

total contents. Reservoir is used for irrigation, flood control, and municipal water 

supply. Prior to Nov. 19 gage read once daily, oftener during periods of high inflow.

Cooperation.-' Gage record, capacity table, and data on outflow furnished by Bureau of 

reclamation.

Revised capacity table (elevation, In feet, 

and contents, In acre-feet)

1,517.5

1,520

1,523

1,526

1,529

1,532

1,535

0

2,750

7,050

12,260

18,320

25,320

33,470

1,539

1,543

1,546

1,550

1,555

1,560

1,564

46,150

60,620

73,060

91,950

119,600

151,900

181,400

Monthly elevation, contents, and diversions,water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date *

Calendar year 1948...

Feb. 28......... .......

Aug. 31................

Sept. 30. ...............

Water year 1948-49. . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

1,555.2

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

*

120,800

-

Change In ' 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-10,100

-2,700

+64,010

Total diversions 

during month 

(acre-feet)

534

31,200

555

29,900

Total spill 

during month 

(acre-feet)

13,780

0

41,840

t Elevation at 8 a.m. 

949154 0-51-23
344 RED RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Red River near Headrick, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage.^lat. 34°38', long. 99°06', In center

 oTTTf sec. 21, T. 2 N., R. 18 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 2f miles east of 

Headrick and 13 miles upstream from Qtter Creek. Datum of gage Is 1,299.83 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,360 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1949. April to July 1905 (gage heights only)

 at site a quarter of a mile downstream, published as North Fork Red River near Snyder. 

July 1905 to March 1908 at Nayajo dam site, 10 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1905-7, 1938-49), 384 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 9.55

 i'eet); no flow Oct. 4-8, and part of day Jan. 13.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 27,-400 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 10.85 

feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 16.1 feet sometime prior to 1927, from Information by State 

Highway Department.

Remarks.- Records poor. Flow partly regulated by Lake Altus, 40 miles above station 

(see p. 343). Wire-weight gage read at least once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.8 

.7 

.2 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

.1 

.2

.1 

.1 

3.4 

27 

7.0

2.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.4

3.0 

5.7 

7.0 

3.6 

2.5

1.5 

1.0 

1.4 

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Nov.

3.0 

1,420 

1,680 

354 

155

94 

61 

42 

31 

24

18 

14 

12 

9.1 

9.1

7.5 

6.1 

3.9 

4.6 

3.9

3.6 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0 

2.8

2.5 

4.6 

9.1 

9.7 

10

Dec.

5.7 

4.9 

5.3 

3.6 

3.0

2.3 

2.1 

2.3 

2.1 

2.5

1.5 

1.5 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0

2.1 

1.7 

2.1 

2.8 

3.3

3.3 

3.3 

3.0 

3.9 

4.2

3.9 

4.2 

5.3 

4.2 

3.3 

2.3

Jan.

2.5 

2.5 

3.3 

2.3 

1.4

1.9 

3.0 

*3.0 

2.5 

1.5

al 

a. 5 

a. 4 

12 

52

49 

b9 

*b2.5 

b4 

b4

b4 

b4 

a40 

*a90

a3O 

( )

Feb.

L a70

868 

1,930 

2,37O 

2,370 

844

351 

222 

188 

160 

146

146 

121 

107 

97 

88

90 

84 

83 

83 

77

73 

75 

70

Month

Goto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

M&v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

68 

75 

73 

65 

60

58 

55 

52 

49 

46

46 

46 

48 

46 

45

45 

45 

44 

40

41

66 

84 

225 

114 

71

55 

46 

40 

43 

52 

70

Apr.

43 

42 

42 

43 

42

41 

37 

36 

35 

34

32 

66 

66 

43 

36

32 

30 

29 

36 

36

 36 

36 

35 

35 

37

35 

35 

48 

310 

197

Secondfoot-days

76.7 

4,004.4 

97.1

39,799.8

506.3 

10,993 

1,913 

1,6O5 

47,117 

36,438 

6,380 

1,705 

3,838

114,673.5

May

168 

116 

77 

58 

53

46 

50 

307 

912 

299

131 

79 

52 

73 

138

567 

768 

11,900 

13,500 

4,370

810 

259 

219 

2O3 

1,000

2.O5O 

778 

3,480 

2,6OO 

1,250 

804

Maximum

27 

1,680 

5.7

5,860

90 

2,370 

225 

310 

13,500 

5,080 

1,310 

2O3 

330

13,500

June

350 

3,290 

4.O8O 

5,080 

1,910

797 

568 

597 

934 

2,690

1,480 

1,920 

956 

628 

1,450

1,460 

222 

alSO 

alSO 

a!40

alSO 

114 

9O 

94 

873

2,690 

2,150 

897 

303 

a245

July

225 

194 

180 

171 

165

154 

136 

110 

107 

114

126 

177 

1,310 

734 

308

216 

228 

245 

216 

160

121 

97 

94 

128 

152

110 

88 

68 

60 

70 

116

Aug.

197 

203 

88 

60 

52

48 

49 

48 

6O 

65

73 

73 

73 

63 

53

41 

34 

32 

32 

32

31 

33 38 

43 

35

30 

25 

22 

21 

24 

27

Sept.

33 

44 

316 

330 

295

256 

239 

259 

263 

249

242 

235 

203 

152 

133

86 

68 

61 

44 

38

36 

34 

32 

31 

30

27 

27 

26 

25 

24

Minlaum Hean «^«e£

0 2.47 152 

ft 5 133 7,940 

1.5 3.13 193

0 109 78,950

.4 16.3 1,000 

393 21,800 

40 61.7 3,790 

29 53.5 3,180 

46 1,520 93,460 

90 1,215 72,270 

60 206 12,650 

21 55.0 3,380 

24 128 7,610

0 314 227,400

Peak discharge (base, 3.5OO eige.-ft.}.- M ,y 19 (3:45 a.m.) 20,600 sec. -ft.; May 28 (5:45 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height records discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and records 

of outflow from Lake Altus.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 345

Otter Creek at Mountain Park, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°42', long. 98°59', in NWiNW^ sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 

17 w., at highway bridge 500 feet upstream from Horse Creek, If miles west of Mountain 

Park and'3.2 miles downstream from water-supply reservoir of city of Snyder.

Drainage area.- 148 square miles, including that of Horse Creek.

Records available.- March 1946 to September 1949 (include flow of Horse Creek).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,800 second-feet June 3 (gage height, 18.30 

reet), from backwater curve based on relation of crest stages for rises of June 3, 10, 

1949, at site 2 miles upstream; no flow at times.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 5,110 second-feet May 16, 1947; maximum gage height, 

that of June 3, 1949; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Small 

01versions for water supply and irrigation above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

*3 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Nov. Dec. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.1

.7 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

.2 

3.3

.6 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Feb.

0 

0 

bl 

b7.5 

25

38 

99 

756 

 312 

45

14 

6.8 

7.2 

1.9 

.6

.6 

.2 

0 

0 

.4

.4 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

0 

.1 

.1

Month

lendar year 194E .......................

ter year 1948^49 .......................

Mar.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0. 

0 

.3

13 

.6 

.2 

.1 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Apr.

Secondfoot -day s

0 

0 

0

3,487.5

5.9 

1,316.2 

14.5 

.1 

4,312.9 

8,771.5 

2.2 

6.9 

7.1

14,437.3

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

.1

May

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

6.3 

8.6

64 

78 

1,140 

607 

158

38 

21 

88 

489 

658

407 

420 

58 

32 

23 

17

Maximum

0 

0 

0

1,920

3.3 

756 

13 

.1 

1,140 

3,250 

.8 

5.4 

6.9

3,250

June

3S 

25 

53,250 

600 

50

27 

20 

59 

S51 

2,700

774 

118 

44 

31 

26

19 

15 

14 

13 

11

11 

 9.8 

$.2 

17 

15

9.0 

5,9 

4.7 

3.0 

1.9

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.9 

0 

0 

0

0

0.8 

.7 

.3 

.3

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 0 

0 

0

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

O

0 

0 

0 

0 

1.5

5.4 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Mean

0 

0 

0

9.53

.19 

47.0 

.47 

.003 

139 

292 

.07 

.22 

.24

39.6

Sept.

0 

0 

6.9 

0 

0

0 

0 

.2 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

0 

0 

0

6,910

12 

2,610 

29 

.2 

8,55O 

17,400 

4.4 

14 

14

28,630

Peak discharge (base. 700 sec.-ft.).- Feb. 8 (5:15 a.m.) 1,150 sec.-ft. ; May 18 (10:15 a.m.) 1,620 

sec.-ft.; May 24 (9:15 p.m.) 1,340 sec.-ft.; May 26 (10:45 p.m.) 1,020 sec.-ft.; June 3 (11:15 a.m.) 

4,800 sec.-ft.; June 10 (9 a.m.) 4,330 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

c Temporary backwater from dike; discharge computed from loop curve based on relation of crest 

discharges for rises of June 3, 10.
346 RED RIVER BASIN

Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°14', long. 101°07', about 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from W. P. Saul's ranch house, 1 mile downstream from 

Wilson Creek, 1? miles upstream from Turkey Creek, and 10 miles southwest of Quitaque, 

Briscoe County.

Records available.- August 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 785 second-feet May 28 (gage height, 3.66 feet), 

rrom rating curve extended above 20 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 2.70, 3.00, and 5.59 feet; minimum, 3.0 second-feet Aug. 17.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 1,720 second-feet May 10, 1946 (gage height, 5.59 

feet), from rating curve extended above 20 second-feet on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 2.70, 3.00, and 5.59 feet; minimum, 1.9 second-feet Aug. 12, 

1946.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. No diversion above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

.6 

.5 

.5

.2 

.3

4.5 

4.6 

4.6 

5.8 

5.5

5.1 

5.1 

4.8 

4.8 

4.8

4.8 

5.1 

5.1 

5.1 

5.8

5.8 

5.8 

5.5 

5.8 

5.8

5.8

5.8 

7.1 

6.6 

6.3 

6.6

Nov.

6.3 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

5.8 

6.0 

6.6 

6.3

6.0 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.3 

6.0 

6.3 

5.8 

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.3 

6.0 

b6.0 6.0

Dec.

5.5 

5.5 

5.3 

5.3 

5.1

5.3 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8

5.3 

5.5 

5.5 

5.8 

6.0

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

6.3 

6.6 

6.8 

6.6

b6.5 

b6.5 

6.8 

6.6 

b6.6 

6.6

Jan.

6.8 

6.8 

7.5 

b7 

b6.5

b6 »b5 

5.5 

9.1 

b5

b4 

b5 

9.6 

9.6

7.5

5.8 

be 

b5 

b5.5 

b6

6 

b6 

b6.5 

b6 

5

5 

b5.5

b6 

b5 

b4 

b5

Feb.

b5.5 

6.3 

b7 

b20 

b20

14 

10 

8 

7 

»6.6

6.3 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.3

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

6.6

6.3 

6.6 

6.8 

6.3 

6.8

6.8 

6.6 

6.8

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

7.1 

6.6 

6.3 

6.6 

6.6

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3 

6.3

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.3 

5.8 

5.8 

5.8 

7.5

6.6 

7.1 

6.8 

6.6 

7.8

7.1 

6.8 

6.3 

7.1 

6.6 

6.6

Apr.

7.8 

9.1 

7.8 

7.5

7.1

6.6 

6.6 

7.1 

6.8 

6.6

7.5 

7.1 

6.3 

6.6 

6.8

6.6 

6.6 

7.2 

13 

8.6

7.5 

6.6 

6.3 

6.3

6.3

7.1 

8.2 

6.6 

6.3

Secondroot-days

164.5 

183.5 

184.9

2,181.7

189.2 

220.9 

204.5 

216.8 

318.1 

185.5 

157.8 

166.9 

215.3

2,407.9

Peak discharge (base, 500 sec, -ft. .- May 28 (7:30 p.m

May

6.0 

6.0 

6.3 

6.3 

12

9.4 

40

30 

8 

7

8 

9

10 

8 

9

8

8 

9

8 

8 

7 

7 

7.1

6.0 

6.0 

35 

6 

5 

4

Maximum

7.1 

6.6 

6.8

147

9.6 

20 

7.8 

13 

40 

20 

22 

9.6 

22

40

June

4 

4

5 

4 

4

4 

20 

20 

10 

8

9

7 

8 

8 

6

5 

5.5 

4.8 

4.6 

4.2

4.0 

6.4 

4.6

3.7 

3.7

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.5

July

3.5 

3.5 

3.4 

3.6 

3.5

3.4

3.5 

3.7 

3.7 

3.7

22 

9 

6 

5

5

5 

4 

4 

4 

4

5 

5 

5 

4 

5

5 

5

4.6 

4.6

5.1 

6.0

Aug.

5 

4 

6 

6 

5

5 

5 

6 

5 

5

4

9

7 

5 

4 

4 

9

Minimum Mean

4.2. 5.31 

5.8 6.12 

5.1 5.96

3.1 5.96

4 6.10 

5.5 7.89 

5.8 , 6.60 

6.3 7.23 

4 10.3 

3.5 6.18 

3.4 5.09 

4.2 5.38 

4.3 7.18

3.4 6.60

.1 

.6 

.0 

.6 

.5

.3 

.8 

.3 

.8 

.3

.3 

.8 

.3 

.5 

.5

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.6

.1 

.5

.2 

.2 

.2

.6 

.7' 

.1 

.8 

.8 

.6

Sept.

5.3 

4. -6 

4.3 

4.5

14

6 

5 

22 

7 

7

6 

6 

7 

8.2 

8.2

7.5 

6.8 

6.8 

7.5 

6.8

7.9 

6.8 

6.6 

6.6 

6.3

6.0 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0 

6.3

Runoff in 

acre-feet

326 

364 

367

4,230

375 

438 

406 

430 

631 

368 

313 

331 

427

4,780

.) 785 sec. -ft.; June 7 (8:30 p.m.) 640 sec.

ft. 

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 25, 26, Feb. 6-9, May 7-24, May 29 to June 16, July 11-27, Sept. 

6-13J discharge computed on basis of weather records, engineer's notes, and records for White River 

at Plainview.
RED RIVER BASIN 347

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°20', long. 98°17', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 2 S., R. 

10 w., at bridge on State Highway 53, If miles east of Walters and 12 miles upstream 

from West Cache Creek. Datum of gage is 938.2 feet above mean sea level (Oklahoma 

State Highway Commission bench mark).

Drainage area.- 630 square miles.

Records available.- April 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 188 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,760 second-feet May 31 (gage height, 25.42 

reetj; minimum, 4.2 second-feet Aug. 31.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 25,600 second-feet May 17, 1947 (gage height, 29.62 

feet); no flow at times in 1939, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 30 feet in 1906, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Flow partly regulated by Lake Lawtonka (capacity, 42,300 acre-feet) 

on Medicine Bluff Creek, and by Lake Thomas (capacity, 8,300 acre-feet) on Little 

Medicine Bluff Creek.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

6.4 

6.8 

6.8

7.1 

7.1

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

8.0

8.8 

8.8 

7.1 

6.8 

8.4

9.1 

9.1 

7.5 

6.1 

5.8

6.4 

8.4 

8.8 

8.0 

8.4

8.8 

8.4 

11 

11 

9.5 

9.1

Hov.

10 

10 

10 

12 

9.5

9.9 

9.5 

9.9 

10 

10

11

' 12 

11 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

12

11 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

14

DOC. 

12 

12 

12 

12 

11

10 

10 

10 

9.5 

10

10 

9.9 

9.9 

12 

8.8

8.8 

9.5 

8.8 

8.0 

8.0

8.4 

8.0 

7.5 

8.0 

8.0

8.0 

8.4 

8.4 

7.5 

8.0 

8.4

Jan.

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.0

8.4 

9.5 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9

11

12 

14 

14 

16

19 

20 

19 

16 

15

14 

14 

84 

197 

147

42 

32 

 43 

b3S 

b25 

b20

Feb.

b20 

b21 

24 

30 

65

149 

689 

1,880 

3,010 

1,850

592 

 360 

130 

90 

78

150 

136 

58 

43 

39

816 

294 

65 

108 

84

46 

35 

32

Month

Oeto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

janu 

P*bp 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar yea^ 1948

uftry ........ «....*.. .... . ...

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 1.600 sec. -ft.).- Fe

1,780 sec. -ft. j May 20 (,12:15 a.m.) 2,770 se 

p.m.) 4,420 sec. -ft.; June 11 (7:30 a.m.) 1, 

* Winter discharge measurement made: on thl 

a No gage-height record; discharge intej-po 

b stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge 1 

f Fragmentary gage-height record, 

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight

Mar.

32 

32 

30 

30 

30

30 

29 

28 

28 

27

27 

26 

25 

25 

24

24 

24 

23 

23 

23

24 

96 

130 

87 

65

144 

643 

150 

87 

67 

56

Apr.

Seoondfoot-days

245.9 

338.8 

290.8

49,543.8

898.2 

10,894 

2,089 

1,088 

16,551 

14,194 

821 

599.3 

476.5

48,486.5

50 

46 

44 

44 

44

42 

40 

39 

38 

37

36 

36 

35 

35 

34

34 

33 

32 

31

31

32 

34 

36 

34 

33

31 

30 

30 

32 

35

May

510 

1,310 

193 

90 

61

51 

46 

42 

48 

42

38 

37 

34 

65 

169

656 

534 

390 

1,750 

1,530

186 

197 

102 

201 

608

276 

150 

168 

607 

3,060 

3,400

Maximum

11 

14 

12

3,620

197 

3,010 

643 

SO 

3,400 

3,780 

42 

161 

54

3,780

June

500 

498 

510 

1,380 

3,780

1,410 

400 

286 

229 

691

1,680 

8650 

a 260 

al80 

205

a 200 

8155 

g!26 

allo 

alOO

a95 

a 90 

a85 

f78 

flOS

f!72 

875

ass 

a 45 

44

July

42 

40 

38 

37 

34

33 

32 

31 

30 

29

28 

29 

30 

30 

28

28 

26 

26 

24 

23

23 

22 

20 

20 

20

19 

18 

d!7 die

dlS 

d!3

Aug.

d!3 

d!2 

all 

alO 

8.8

8.4 

8.4 

8.4 

8.8 

9.9

97 

161 

42 

27 

21

17 

15 

13 

12 

12

11 

9.9 

9.1 

7.5 

7.1

5.8 

6.4 

6.8 

7.1 

6.8 

6.1

Minimum Mean

5.8 7.93 

9.5 11.3 

7.5 9.38

5.0 135

8.0 29.0 

20 389 

23 67.4 

30 36.3 

34 534 

44 473 

13 26.5 

5.8 19.3 

7.5 15.9

5.8 133

b. 9 (2:30 p.m.) 3,320 see. -ft. ; Mey 2 (5:45 

c.-ft.; May 31 (4 a.m.) 4,760 sec. -ft.; June 

870 see. -ft. 

s day.

lated.

nterpolated. 

gage reading.

Sept.

9.5 

11 

22 

18 

27

17 

12 

23 

16 

19

22 

20 

14 

18

15

54 

23 

20 

15 

12

10 

9.9 

9.5 

9.1 

8.4

9.5 

9.1 

7.5 

8.0 

8.0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

488 

672 

577

98,270

1,780 

21,610 

4,140 

2,160 

32,830 

28,150 

1,630 

1,190 

945

96,170

a.m. ) 

5 (1:30 p.m.)
348 RED RIVER BASIN 

Lake Kerap near Mabelle, Tex.

Location.- Float gage, lat. 33°45', long. y9°09', In outlet gate-control house, at dam 

on wichita River, 6.2 miles north of Mabelle, Baylor County, and 10.2 miles northeast 

of Seymour. Datum of gage is 2.4 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Port Worth 

supplementary adjustment of 1942.

Drainage area.- 1,988 square miles.

Records available.- October 1922 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents observed during year, 351,600 acre-feet July 13, 14 (gage 

neignt, 1,145.4 feet); minimum observed, 256,900 acre-feet Jan. 14-18 (gage height, 

1,138.9 feet).

1922-49: Maximum contents observed, 420,900 acre-feet June 30, 1941 (gage height, 

1,149.6 feet); minimum observed since first appreciable storage, 121,700 acre-feet 

Apr. 30, 1925 (gage height, 1..125.5 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by hydraulic earth-fill dam 7,500 feet long, having an uncontrolled semi-circular concrete service spillway 564 feet long with crest at gage 

height 1,150.6 feet. Two uncontrolled emergency spillways are located between left 

end of dam and service spillway, one 70 feet long with crest at gage height 1,159.1 

feet, and the other 335 feet long with crest varying from gage heights 1,159.6 to 

1,162.9 feet. Storage began Oct. 1, 1922; dam completed Aug. 25, 1923. Outlet works 

consist of 6 conduits, 7 feet In diameter controlled by lift-type gates. Data regarding the dam are shown in the following table:

Bottom of outlet conduits. .........

Gage height 

Tfeet)

1,067.0

Reservoir capacity 

(acre -feet)

0

Water is used for irrigation in Wichita River Valley, in vicinity of Wichita Falls. 

Forty-two thousand acres of land are available for irrigation.

Cooperation.- Records of dally gage heights furnished by Wichita County Water Improvement 

Districts Nos. 1 and 2. Capacity table furnished by Corps of Engineers and was based 

on their field survey in 1944.

1,068 30

1,070 50

1.073 95

1.074 160

1,076

1,078

1,080

1,082

250

380

570

860

Capacity table (gage height, In feet, 

' and contents, In acre-feet)

1,084

1,086

1,088

1,090

1,300

1,950

2,900

4,200

1,095- 

1,100 

1,105 

1,110

8,500

14,400

24,600

39,200

1,115

1,120

1,125

1,130

60,200

86,200

118,200

157,700

1,135

1,140

1,145

1,151

208,700

271,200

345,200

444,700

Monthly gage height and contents, 1922-49

Date

Dec. 31. ..................

Calendar year ...........

July 31...................

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1922-23. .....

Oct. 31.... ...............

Dec. 31.. .................

Calendar year 1923. ..'...

Sept. 30. ..................

Water year 1925-24......

tOage height at 8 a.m.

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,072.5

-

1,109.8

-

1,128.4

-

1,127.3

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

110

-

156

510

23,640

38,540

-

144,100

-

135,100

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+113

+3

-6

-

+46

+354

+1,270

+4,380

+12,240

+400

+4,840

+9,180

+38,540

+7,380

-98,600

+144,000

-9,900

+96,560
RED RIVER BASIN 349

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Kerap near Mabelle, Tex., 1922-49--Cent In tied

Date

Dao. 31. ...................................

Calendar year 1924 .......................

May 31

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1924-25. ......................

Sept. 30, 1925. .............................

Dao. 31. ...................................

Calendar year 1925. ......................

May 31

Water year 1925-26. ......................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1926-27 .......................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1927-28. ......................

Aug. 31. ..... ... .

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1928-29. ......................

Oage height 

(feet)t

1,127.3

1,126.3

.

1,133.0

-

1,136.0

.

1,141.9

.

1,137.7

.

1,156.0

.

,1,135.9

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

135,100

137,500

128,200

127,400

.

125,200

121,700

197,200

186,2.00

-

186,200

245,200

.

226,700

245,200

297,300

.

_

241,400

.

220,700

.

219,500

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+2,400

-800

-15,700

-2,900

+700

-1,400

+28,600

0

-17,000

+6,000

+56,800

0

-2,600

+117,800

-16,000

+6,800

+20,700

+111,100

+20,800

-22,000

-55,900

-17,000

-20,700

-21,900

-1,200

t Qsge height at 8 a.m.
350 RED RIVER BASIN

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Kemp near Habelle, Tex., 1922-49 Continued

Date

Sept. 30, 1929. .............................

Hov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31.......................... ..........

Calendar year 1929. ......................

Jan. 31, 1930, ..................... .......

Feb. 28...... ........................... ..

Mar. 31. ...................................

May 31....................................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. 31....................................

Sept. 30. ...................................

Water year 1929-30. ......................

Sept. 30, 1930. ............... ..............

Hov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31........................... .........

Calendar year 1930. ......................

Jan. 31, 1931........... ...................

Feb. 28. ...................................

Mar. 31....................................

May 31 ....................................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. 31....................................

Sept. 30. ...................................

Water year 1930-31 .......................

Sept. 30, 1931. .............................

Oct. 31. ...................................

Hov. 30....................................

Dec. 31................ ....................

Jan. 31, 1932..................... .........

Feb. 89. ...................................

Mar. 31 ....................................

Apr. 30. ...................................

May 31. ...................................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. SI....... .............................

Water year 1931-32. ......................

Sept. 30, 1932....... .......................

Oct. 31... .................................

Hov. 30. ...................................

Dec . 31 ....................................

Jan. 31, 1933................ ..............

Feb. 28. ...................................

Mar. 31....................................

Apr. 30....................................

July 31. ...................................

Aug. 31....................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1932-33. ......................

Dot . 31 ....................................

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31....................................

Jan. 31, 1934..............................

Feb. 28....................................

Mar. 31 ....................................

Apr. 30. ...................................

May 31 ....................................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. 31. ...................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1933-34. ......................

t Oage height at 8 a.m.

Oage height 

Tfeet)?

1,135.9

1,141.5

.

1,136.3

_

1,140.5

-

1,135.4

.

1,141.6

.

1,139.0

.

1,131.0

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

219,500

 291,700

_

9AA ftfifl

224,300

.

278,000

.

295 900

90ft 7 Art

213,500

.

«JC 9f\f\

nfi -1 A(\f\

5Cft 9rtrt

293,100

.

262 100

234 ' 000

_

97C OArt

258,200

.

166,700

.

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-11,500

+105,500

-30,000

+4,800

0

-13,700

-36,900

-10,800

-19,100

+79,600

-27,800

+1,300

-34,900

 » a nnri

. ft Cftfl

-35,100

-91,500
RED RIVER BASIN 351

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex., 1922-49--Continued

Date

Sept. 30, 1934.. ............................

Oct. 31........ ............................

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31. ...................................

Jan. 31, 1935. .............................

Feb. 28................................. ..

Mar. 31............ ........................

Apr . 30

May 31. ...................................

July 31....................................

Sept. 30......................... ...........

Water year 1934-35. ......................

Sept. 30, 1935. .............................

Oct. 31.............. ......................

Nov. 30....................................

Dec. 31. ...................................

Jan. 31, 1939. .............................

Feb. 29'. ...................................

Mar. 31. ...................................

Apr. 30. ...................................

May 31 ....................................

July 31 ....................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1935-36. ......................

Sept .30, 1936. .............................

Oct. 31. ...................................

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31....................................

Jan. 31, 1937...... ........................

Feb. 28..............................

Mar. 31............... .....................

Apr. 30. ...................................

May 31. ...................................

June 30 ....................................

July 31 ....................................

Sept. 30. ...................................

Water year 1936-37. . .....................

Sept . 30 , 1 937 ..............................

Dot. 31....................... .............

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec . 31 ....................................

Jan. 31, 1938.... ..........................

Feb. 28. ...................................

Mar. 31....................................

Apr. 30. ............................. . .

May 31. ...................................

June 30. .............................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. 31 ....................................

Sept. 30......... ..................... . ..

Water year 1937-38. ....................

Sept. 30, 1938. .............................

Oet. 31. .............................

Nov. 30................ ................ ...

Dec. 31....................................

Jan. 31, 1939........................

Feb. 28................ ....................

Mar. 31................. ...................

Apr. 30. ...................................

May 31............ .................. .....

July 31 ....................................

Sept. 30. ..................................

Water year 1938-39. . .....................

t Qage height at 8 a.m.

Qage height 

(feet)t

1,133.3

-

1 1 TP R

1,135.0

_

1,142.3

1,146.8

.

1,141.6

_

1,141.6

.

1 1 "^Q A

1 139 5

1,135.0

.

Contents 

(acre-feet)

189,500

.

208,700

.

OQ* i (\r\

303,200

£88 900

£37 700

326,100

_

293,100

_

293 100

293,100

272 600

208,700

_

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+17,100

-63,500

-46,900

+42,000

+3,000

+137,700

+117,400

+25,800

-33,000

-16,100

0

-27,700

-84,400
352 RED RIVER BASIN

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Kenp near Mabelle, Tex., 1922-49 Continued

Date

Sept. 30, 1939. ........................... .

Oct. 31.................. ............ .....

Nov. 30........ ............................

Dec . 31 ....................................

Calendar year 1939. ......................

Jan. 31, 1940. ....................... ....

Feb. 29. ............................. .....

Mar. 31................................ ....

Apr. 30. ...................................

Hay 31........................ ......... ..

June 30. .......................

July 31 ....................................

Aug. 31. ...................................

Sept. 30... ...................... ...

Water year 1939-40. ...................

Sept. 30, 1940. ......................... .

Oct. 31. .......................

Nov. 30. .............................

Dec. 31. ................................ r . .

Calendar year 1940. ................ .....

Jan. 31, 1941.. ......................

Feb. 28. ...................................

Mar. 31. .............................

May 31. ...................................

June 30. .............................

July 31. ...................................

Aug. 31. ...................................

Sept. 30. ...................................

Water year 1940-41. ......................

Sept. 30, 1941. .......................

Oct. 31. .......................

Nov. 30.............. .................

Dec . 31 ....................................

Jan. 31, 1942..............................

tfeb. 28......... .....................

Mar. 31. ...................................

Hay 31... ....................... ...

June 30 ........................

July 31 ..............................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1941-42. ................

Sept. 30, 1942. .................

Oct. 31... ..................... . .

Nov. 30..... .........................

Dee. 31. ... ...................

Jan. 31, 1943.. ......................

Feb. 28........................

Mar. 31. .......................... .

May 31. ...................................

June 30. .......................

July 31.......................... ...

Aug. 31. ...................................

Sept. 30. .......................

Water year 1942-43. ..........

Sept. 30, 1943. .................

Oct. 31................................. .

Nov. 30. .............................

Calendar year 1943. ..........

Jan. 31, 1944. ................. ..

Feb. 29........ ......................

Mar. 31. .......................

Apr. 30. ........................ . .

Hay 31......... .....................

June 30. .......................

July 31.. ......................

Sept . 30. ........................

Water year 1943-44. ........... .

Gage height 

(feet)t

1,135.0 

1,133.7 

1,130.5 

1,131.9

.

1,131.7 

1,131.9 

1,130.6 

1,130.5 

1,132.0 

1,132.7 

1,130.6 

1,131.4 

1,130.9

.

1,130.9 

1,130.2 

1,133.8 

1,134.0

-

1,134.0 

1,134.4 

1,135.5 

1,137.5 

1,147.4 

1,149.6 

1,147.5 

1,146.2 

1,146.3

.

1,146.3 

1,149.5 

1,147.3 

1,145.5

-

1,145.6 

1,144.4 

1,144.0 

1,146.8 

1,145.8 

1,145.2 

1,142.5 

1,141.2 

1,142.6

.

1,142.6 

1,144.0 

1,144.0 

1,144.3

-

1,144.2 

1,143.7 

1,143.4 

1,144.3 

1,145.0 

1,145,4 

1,142.8 

1,139.8 

1,138,0

-

1,138.0 

1,137.3 

1,136.5 

1,136.3

-

1,136.7 

1,137.0 

1,137.2 

1,136.0 

1,135.2 

1,135.4 

1,132.7 

1,128.7 

1,127.8

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

£08,700 

193,900 

162,200 

175,200

.

173,400 

175,200 

163,100 

162,200 

176,200 

183,200 

163,100 

170,500 

165,800

.

165,800 

159,500 

195,000 

197,200

-

197,200 

201 , 800 

214,700 

239,000 

384,300 

420,900 

386,000 

364,500 

366,200

.

366,200 

419,200 

382,600 

353,200

-

354,800 

335,600 

329,200 

374,400 

358,000 

348,400 

306,200 

287,500 

307,700

_

307,700 

329,200 

329,200 

334,000

-

332,400 

324,600 

319,900 

334,000 

345,200 

351,600 

310,700 

268,600 

245,200

-

245,200 

236,400 

226,700 

224,300

-

229,100 

232,700 

235,200 

220,700 

211,100 

213,500 

183,200 

146,600 

139,100

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre -feet)

-14,800 

-31,700 

+13,000

-90,800

-1,800 

+1,800 

-12,100 

-900 

+14,000 

+7,000 

-20,100 

+7,400 

-4,700

-42,900

-6,300 

+35,500 

+2,200

+22,000

0 

+4,600 

+12,900 

+24,300 

+145,300 

+36,600 

-34,900 

-21,500 

+1,700

+200,400

+53,000 

-36,600 

-29,400

+156,000

+1,600 

-19,200 

-6,400 

+45,200 

-16,400 

-9,600 

-42,200 

-18,700 

+20,200

-58,500

+21,500 

0 

+4,800

-19,200

-1,600 

-7,800 

-4,700 

+14,100 

+11,200 

+6,400 

-40,900 

-42,100 

-23,400

-62,500

-8,800 

-9,700 

-2,400

-109,700

+4,800 

+3,600 

+2,500 

-14,500 

-9,600 

+2,400 

-30,300 

-36,600 

-7,500

-106,100

t Gage height at 8 a.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 363

Monthly gage height and contents of Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex., 1922-49 Continued

Date

Oct. 31...... ..............................

Dec . 31 .

Jan. 51, 1945. .............................

Mar. 31....................................

Apr. 30. ...................................

Hay 31. ...................................

July 31 ....................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1944-45. ......................

Oct. 31....................................

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dee. 31..................... ...............

Jan. 31, 1946........ ......................

Feb. 28.............. ......................

Mar . 31 ....................................

June 30. ...................................

July 31. ...................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1945-46. ......................

Oct. 31......... ...........................

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31................ ....................

Feb. 28. ...................................

Hay 31. ...................................

June 30. ............................

July 31. ...................................

Aug. 31....................................

Sept. 30.. ..................................

Water year 1946-47 .......................

Sept. 30, 1947................. .............

Nov. 30. ...................................

Dec. 31............... .....................

Feb. 29...................... ..............

July 31. ...................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1947-48 .......................

Oct. 31. ...................................

Dec. 31................................... .

Calendar year 1948 .......................

Feb. 29. ...................................

Sept . 30. ...................................

Water year 1946-49. ......................

Oage height 

Tfeet)t

1 129 5 * .

1 134 5

1,135.0

.

 1,135.6

.

1,118.3

1,141.1

.

1,140.5

.

-

1,144.6

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

208,700

.

221 900

212 t 300 +*

 I «« QAfi

214,700

,

814,700

&9A sSrtrt

£49,100

286,100

_

278,000

_

278 000

-

312 200

338,800

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+13,500

-70, 900

+12,600

+69,600

_

+43,800

+6,000

+s,eoo

-18, 600

+71,400

+4 200

-15,100

-8,100

-24,000

+26,600

+60,800

t Oage height at 8 a.m.
354 RED RIVER BASIN

Wichita River at Wichita Palls, Tex.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°54'30", long. 98°32'05", at Tentb Street Bridge in 

wicnita Palls, Wichita County, 4 miles upstream from Port Worth & Denver City Railway 

bridge and 7 miles upstream from Holliday Creek. Datum of.gage is 924.3 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,105 square miles, of which 1,988 square miles is above Lake Kemp Dam.

Kecoras available.- March 1938 to September 1949. February 1900 to,-January 1902 (monthly

 records only,- in Water-Supply Paper 850), and October 1910 to D'epember 1911 (gage 

heights only), at site 4 miles downstream. February 1900 to February 1902 at site 4 

miles downstream, daily records published in U. S. Department of Agriculture, Office of 

Experiment Stations, Bulletions Nos. 104 and 119.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1900-1901, 1938-49), 322 second-feet.

jatremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 second-feet May 26 (gage height, 7.71 feet, 

rrom graph based on gage readings); minimum daily discharge, 29 second-feet Apr. 15.

1938-49: Maximum discharge observed, 17,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1941 (gage height, 

24.00 feet); minimum observed, 6.0 second-feet Feb. 21, 1939 (ice jam upstream).

Maximum discharge known, 50,000 second-feet June 8, 1915, computed by Vernon L. 

Sullivan, engineer for Big Wichita River Irrigation Co.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Gage read twice daily, more often during floods. Flow partly regulated 

by Lake Kemp (capacity, 438,000 acre-feet). Since completion of dam in 1923 (revised) 

no flow has been permitted to pass over spillway. Water is diverted at diversion dam 

(capacity of diversion reservoir, about 40,000 acre-feet) about 50 miles upstream for 

irrigation in vicinity of Wichita Falls. Forty-two thousand acres ©f land are available 

for irrigation purposes.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

38 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

61 

72 

86 

84 

82

84 

89 

91

100 

332

998

440 

263 

240 

218

175 

146 

107 

78 

56

44 

44 

44 

44 

44

44 

44 

44

44

47 

47

Nov.

50 

54 

52 

50 

43

40 

40 

41 

44 

40

46 

46 

40 

4O 

43

46 

47 

50 

57 

61

62 

62 

49 

49 

47

46 

49 

50 

54 

54

Dec.

54 

54 

57 

57 

59

61 

62 

62 

57 

61

64

70 

70 

76 

72

74 

78 

84 

89 

84

82 

80 

66 

57 

47

43 

43 

40 

37 

40 

41

Jan.

41 

44 

46 

50 

56

47 

47 

49 

49 

50

56 

54 

54 

56 

57

57 

*57 

49 

47

41

40 

46 

192 

167 

164

a!75 

a200 

b!80 

b!60 

b!40 

b!30

Feb.

*141 

110 

139 

416 

995

1,300 

925 

510 

313 

200

139 

150 

139 

123 

408

582 

378 

£34 

144 

125

85 

64 

66 

61 

83

185 

217 

189

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194 3 .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

120 

86 

84 

133 

136

136 

83 

50 

43 

43

41 

44 

49 

46 

40

40 

39 

36 

40 

43

46 

46 

44 

57 

76

344 

317 

224 

175 

68 

42

Apr.

39 

41 

43 

41 

43

44 

43 

41 

40 

40

39 

37 

33 

33 

29

30 

30 

30 

36 

39

39 

61 

74 

76 

78

64 

56 

93 

78 

76

Secondfoot -days

4,292 

1,452 

1,921

62,563

2.6O1 

8,421 

2,771 

1,446 

9,445 

7,628 

3,819 

3,996 

6,977

54,769

May

54 

50 

50 

50 

49

54 

206 

490 

232 

151

96 

68 

68 

145 

226

267 

719 

578 

593 

409

266 

223 

111 

112 

667

1,210 

1,010 

469 

347 

290 

185

Maximum

998 

62 

89

3,800

20O 

1,300 

344 

93 

1,210 

1,200 

223 

243 

790

1,300

June

110 

80 

80 

166 

154

78 

74 

62 

66 

66

179 

432 

503 

484 

442

344 

314 

162 

107 

84

78 

74 

74 

230 

1,200

870 

491 

291 

192

141

July

91 

82 

76 

76 

76

76 

74 

86 

100 

223

199 

106 

89 

82 

125

123 

123 

130 

144 

136

130 

115 

139 

147 

147

169 

181 

158 

147 

139 

130

Minimum

44

40 

37

22

40 

61 

36 

29 

49 

62 

74 

91 

62

29

Aug.

125 

120 

123 

120 

107

136 

139 

144 

211 

243

178 

117 

93 

91 

96

170 

183 

96 

93

102

125 

130 

136 

139 

128

105 

107 

105 

112 

112 

110

Mean

138 

48.4 

62.0

171

83.9 

301 

89.4 

48.2 

305 

254 

123 

129 

233

150

Sept.

139 

167 

243 

338 

232

106 

74 

128 

232 

150

105 

84 

62 

423 

790

568 

758 

463 

410 

359

287 

169 

112 

89 

84

74 

76 

89 

82 

84

Runoff In 

acre-feet

8,510 

2,880 

3,910

124,100

5,160 

16,700 

5.50O 

2,870 

18,730 

15,130 

7,570 

7,930 

13,840

108, SOO

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
RED RIVER BASIN 355

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°39'45", long. 98°46'45", at intake tower near left end of

 dam on North Pork Little Wichita River, 8.2 miles south of Mankins and 9.2 miles northwest of Archer City, Archer County. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 284 square miles.

Records available.- February 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 65,150 acre-feet June 88, 29 (elevation, 1,037.7

 feeTJT minimum observed, 45,300 acre-feet Jan. 6-23 (elevation, 1,032.8 feet).

1946-49: Maximum contents, 68,900 acre-feet May 25, 1947 (elevation, 1,038.5 feet); 

minimum observed since appreciable storage was reached in September 1946, 24,420 acrefeet Oct. 2, 1946 (elevation, 1,025.4 feet).

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by a rolled-fill earthen type dam 6,800 feet long, contain-

 ing a reinforced concrete Ogee-type service spillway at right end of dam, 482.7 feet 

long without gates. Dam completed Dec. 15, 1945, and storage began Feb. 1, 1946. 

Capacity, 106,000 acre-feet between elevations 1,000.92 (bottom of two 48" x 60" outlet conduits) and 1,045.0 feet (top of service spillway). Maximum capacity, 220,000 

acre-feet at elevation, 1,060 feet with 2-foot freeboard. There is no dead storage; 

Reservoir contents used as municipal supply for city of Wichita Falls.

Cooperation.- Capacity curve; record of lake elevations, and diversions for municipal 

use rurnished by city of Wichita Falls.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Dao. 31..................

Calendar year 1948. ....

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1948-49.....

Elevation 

(feet)t

1,033.0

-

1,037.6

1,036.8

-

Contents 

(acre-feet )

46,000

-

48,220

64,700

61,140

-

Change In 

contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-1,480

-11,700

+2,240

-1,870

46,640

-3,990

-2,150

+2,560

+9,490

Diversions for 

municipal use 

(aore-feet)

537

7,327

1,070

1,100

984

10,288

t Gage read at 6 a.m.
356 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Wichita River near Archer City, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 33°40', long. 98°36', at 

crioge on State Highway 79, 1.5 miles downstream from confluence of North and Middle 

Porks and 4.8 miles north of Archer City, Archer County. Datum of gage is 934.72 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 496 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 17 years, 92.3 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,380 second-feet June 26 (gage height, 17.33 

reet); no flow at times.

1932-49: Maximum discharge, 17,900 second-feet Oct. 31, 1941 (gage height, 26.18 

feet); no flow at times during each year.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

jfiow partly regulated by Lake Kickapoo on North Pork (see preceding page). Diversion 

from Lake Kickapoo for municipal use.

Revision (water years).- W 827: 1932-35.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9 

10

11 

IS 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

81 

88 

S3 

24 

85

86 

87 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

4.7 

3.3 

2.0 

.6

.4

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Hov,

1.4 

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

.4

.4

.5 

.4

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Dec.

0 

0 

89 

80 

5.2

1.4 

.9 

.6 

.4 

.4

.3 

.2 

.2

4.0 

5.3

8.1 

.9 

.6

Is

.2

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0».l

.3 

.4 

.4

.3 

.3 

42 

79 

96

89 

14 

12 

9 

6 

3

Feb.

2.4 

2.1 

19 

134 

64

 22 

6.1 

3.6 

2.2 

1.2

.9 

.6 

16 

83 

110

28 

6.9 

2.9 

1.7 

1.1

.6 

.4 

.4

.8 

.8

.5 

.4 

.3

Month

Oo to 

Nova

D»oe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Itav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

0.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

147 

84 

IS 

3.0 

1.5

12 

14 

2.7 

1.2 

.9 

.5

Apr.

0.4 

.4

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0

0 

0

0 

37 

34 

2.6 

.7

.1 

.1 

.4 

.4 

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1 

0

0 

.1 

.1 

.1 

0

Sacondfoot-daye

11.3 

6.1 

192.7

7,140.0

893.8 

516.1 

819. 8 

77.8 

5,901.7 

4,598.4 

17.4 

177.5 

1,463.4

13,472.8

Hay

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

22 

101 

462 

388

23 

1.9 

.6 

.4 

.4

26 

397 

373 

34 

10

8.4 

1.0 

66 

865 

463

557 

891 

344

S82 

670 

447

Maximum

4.7 

1.8 

69

763

98 

134 

147 

37 

891 

1,330 

8.8 

101 

592

1,330

June

31 

9.0 

3.3 

2.2 

1.1

.5 

.3 

.1 

.1 

0

.1 

29 

18 

854

see

104 

14 

5.6 

3.1 

1.7

.8 

.4

.2

476 

1,250

1,330 

469 

26 

9.5 

2.4

July

1.9 

1.0 

.5 

.4 

.2

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

.5 

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

8. 8 

8.3 

.8 

.4 

.1

AUg.

0.1 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

.7 

89 

101

16 

3.4 

.8 

7.4 

11

.3 

0 

0 

0 

1.8

1.6 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

5.0

Minimum Mean

o o.se

0 .27 

0 6.82

0 19.5

0 9.48 

.3 18.4 

0 7.08 

0 8.59 

0 190 

0 153 

0 .56 

0 5.73 

0 48.8

0 36.9

Sept.

9.3 

.1 

3.6 

2.6

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

5.0 

3.0

.9 

.4

.1 

598 

592

114 

96 

30 

6.4 

2.6

1.8 

1.7 

.9 

.5 

.S

.2

.1

.1 

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

82 

16 

382

14,170

583 

1,080 

436 

154 

11,710 

9,110 

34 

S62 

2,900

26,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on thie day. 

Note.- No gage-height record Jan. 86-31, Feb. 14-18, June 1, 17-22, Aug. S to Sept. 8| discharge 

computed on baele of recorded range In etage, weather records, engineer's notes, and records for

Wiehita River at Wiohita Falls.
RED RIVER BASIN 357

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 8 30', long. 98 8 07', In NE$ sec. 11, T. 1 S., R. 9 

w., immediately downstream from Hell Creek, 8$ miles west of Duncan, and 12f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,880 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 13.19 

reet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of Ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Records of chemical analysis and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given In Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6 

7e

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

2fr

30 

31

Oct. Nov. Dec.

0 

0 

0 

0 

.1

.1 

.1 

.2

.5 

.7

.4

1.2 

1.3 

35 

10

3.0 

1.2 

1.2 

1.5 

1.6

l.e

1.3 

1.0 

1.3 

2.2

1.6 

2.0 

2.6 

2.8 

1.5 

1.3

Jan.

2.2 

3.0 

3.0 

2.4 

1.0

.e

3.2 

3.4 

3.2 

2.4

al 

1.3 

4.4 

12 

27

14

84

al 

a2

»7.4

5.3 

6.8 

395 

30 

b5

b6 bio

 b!2 

blObe be

Feb.

bS 

b4

017

59 

262

443 

521 

746 

270 

96

43 

*14 

12 

7.4 

44

56 

16 

13 

12 

. 37

53 

 36 

45 

84 

19

17 

17 

14

Month

Oe to 

Hove

Deee

Ca

janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

M*v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

btr, ....................................

lendar year

UAPV. £!T::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

12 

12 

12 

11 

11

10 

9.1 

9.5 

10 

8.8

 e.e

9.1 

9.1

e.e 

e.s

e.e

9.8 

9.1 

9.1 

9.8

40 

15 

10 

10 

15

127

21 

13 

11 

13 

10

Apr.

9.5 

10 

12 

10 

10

9.8 

9.1

e.e

14 

52

12 

10 

9.8

e.s

7.4

7.4 

7.4 

7.1 

7.1 

7.1

7.8 

9.1 

7.8 

6.8 

7.4

7.8

e.e

10 

23 

68

Secondfoot -day s

0 

0 

77.7

-

592. B 

2,962.4 

481.1 

185.5 

3,273 

497.6 

181.1 

14.9 

40.7

8,507.2

May

658 

18 

21 

IB

16

15 

14 

14 

13 

12

11 

11 

11 

29 

497

182 

166 

818 

68 

34

27 

22 ioe

140 

56

26 

24 

22 

125 

36 

21

Maximum

0 

0 

35

-

395 

746 

127 

68 

1318 

104 

187 

9.7 

28

1318

June

IE 

13 

24 

1ft 

12

11 

14 

14 

12 

76

104 

50 

23 

13 

9.5

e.e

5.3 

3.9 

3.2 

2.6

1.2 

.5 

0 

43 

13

4.4 

2.4 l.e 

.e

.2

Minimum

July

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

157

10 

7.6 

3.0 

1.5 

1.0

.6 

.4 

.2

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

-

.e

4e.s 

e.e 11

0 

0 

0 

0

'0

Me

Aug.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

4.6 

9.7

.6

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

>n

0 

0 

2.51

-

19.1 

106 

15.5 

12. 6 

106 

16.6 

5.85 

.461 

1.36

23.3

Sept.

0 

0 

28 

2.6 

0

0 

0 

.5 

3.6 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.3 

3.0 

.4

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff In 

acre-feet

0 

0 

154

-

1,180 

5,880 

955 

765 

6,490 

967 

360 

30ei

16,880

Peak discharge (base. 1.100 seo.-ft.J..- Feb. e (lt30 a.m.) 1.840 see. -ft.: Feb. 21 (3t45 a.m.)

(6 a.m.j . . 

1,880 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement mede on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of weather records, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ioe.
358 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Cheyenne, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38', long. 99 0 40', on line between SEt and SWt

 sec. &, T. 13 N., R. 23 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a mile downstream from 

Sergeant'Major Creek and 1 mile north of Cheyenne. Datum of gage is 1,905.98 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 640 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1938-46, 1947-49), 49.2 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge daring year, 11,900 second-feet June 4 (gage height, 10.60

 i'eet); no flow at times.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 40,000 second-feet May 23, 1941 (gage height, 13.5 

feet); no flow at times each year except 1942.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

ftty

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

.6

Nov.

423 

21 

15 

a!4 

a!2

all 

a9.9 

aS.S 

a8.0 

a6. 5

as. 8

a5. 2 

a4.8 

as. 7 

as.0

2.5 

1.6 

1.6 

1.8 

1.8

1.6 

2.0 

2.7 

S.O 

4.0

S.S 

7.0 

20 

11 

9.2

Dec.

8.0 

9.2 

9.2 

8.6 

7.5

7.0 

7.0 

8..0 

7.0 

6.5

8.6 

9.2 

8.6 

8.6 

9.9

6.6 

6.6 

9.9 

9. '9 

9.2

12 

11 

12 

14 

9.9

11 

16 

16 

8.0 

6.5 

7.0

Month

Oeto 

Hove

Dace

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Aprl

Uav

June 

July 

Augu 

3ept

Wa

Jan.

14 

15 

15 

 9.2 

9.9

9.2 

17 

12 

6.0

. blO 

(*)

( )

Feb.

\ -

75

96 

60 

66 

a45

#30

23 

27 

33 

23 

SO

23 

20 

20 

21 

22

21 

22 

21 

22 

21

26 

52 

44

mber. ...........----- ..............

lendar year '1946

snbei* *

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 see. -ft.}.- He

seo.-rt.j Apr. Z7 (tiso a.m.] 4.38'b sec. -ft

Mar.

ase

a38 

42 

42 

41

41 

41 

42 

44

40

40 

41 

40 

40 

38

37 

36 

34 

33 

33

90 

52 

44 

40 

40

227 

a96 

a71 

a62 

1,200 

122

Apr.

92 

64 

53 

47 

a42

ail 

a40 

a38 

a37 

aS6

a34 

a32 

aSl 

aso 

SO

30 

30

so

32 

37

38 

37 

34 

54 

33

37 

630 

14S 

78 

73

Secondfoot -days

0.6 

625.0 

292.5

7,581.7

zia.z

879 

2,825 

2,143 

22,450 

13 ,198 

1,370.3 

93.6 

272.8

44,479.1

May

66 

62 

60 

53 

161

606 

3,410 

2,510 

1,320 

317

159 

1S4 

106 

100 

71

62 

139 

139 

2,670 

5,070

1,550 

S22 

286 

226 

114

93 

1,620 

1,130 

1,350 

240 

142

Maximum

0.6 

423 

16

2,320

96 

1,200 

630 

3,410 

5,650 

142 

9.2 

190

5,650

June

106 

66 

509 

5,650 

2,420

722 

236 

285 

168 

288

172 

106 

118 

1S4 

163

100 

62 

73

ee

66

64 

64 

66 

169 

286

325 

344 

141 

110 

75

Minimum

July

66 

62 

66 

62 

57

53 

48 

57 

81 

64

105 

142 

62 

62 

52

61 

38 

30 

24 

20

a!8 aie

a!3 

all 

a9.2

7.0 

6.0 

8.0 

5.6 

6.5 

14

0 

1.6 

6.5

0

SS 

SO 

53 

64

s.e

0 

0

0

Aug.

9.2 

7.0 

4.8 

4.8 

5.2

3.7 

2.2 

2.2 

5.6 

6.0

9.2 

5.2 

3.0 

3.0 

3.3

3.3 

2.5

i:l.9

a. 6 

a. 7 

a.5 

a.S 

a.l

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

7.1

»an

0.02 

20.6 

9.44

20.7

10.6 

31.4 

91.1 

71.4 

724 

440 

44.2 

3.02 

9.09

122

Sept.

1.2 

a.2

190 

20 

a7.5

4.4

4.6 

23 

4.0 

4.0

4.4

2.5 

1.0 

.9 

1.2

l.< 

1.2 

.8 

.4

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1.2 

1,240 

580

15,040

653 

1,740 

5,600 

4,250 

44,530 

26,180 

2,720 

186 

541

88,220

v. 1 (1 a.m.) 1,750 see. -ft.j Mar. SO (4 a.m.) 3,150 

4 May 6 (12 p.m.) 8,90o-seo.-ft.j May 20 (9i30 a.m.)

3,780 sec.-ft.j May 28 (11 p. .. . . ...

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record] discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations near Clinton and at Carnegie.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by toe.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Washlta River near Clinton, Okla.

359

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°31', long. 98"57', in center of sec. 11, T. 12

 N., H. 17 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 183, half a mile north of Clinton, threequarters of a mile upstream from Beaver Creek, and 3 miles downstream from Barnitz 

Creek. Datum of gage is 1,467.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,990 square miles.

Records available.- October 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 170 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,110 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 21.41

 fedt): minimum, 0.6 second-foot Oct. 1.

1935-49: Maximum discharge observed, 26,900 second-feet June 5, 1936 (gage height, 

28.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 

that of Oct. 1, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 33.9 feet Apr. 3-4, 1934, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the 

water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 10'

11 

IE 

IS 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

SI

Oct.

0.8

1.0 1.1

1.2 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.9 

.9 

.9

.9 

.8 

.9 

1.0 

1.0

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.8 

.9

1.8 

2.9 

3.3 

3.1 

2.9

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.9 

2.9 

246

Nov.

5,960 

1,330 

174 

92 

54

38 

31 

26 

2! 

20

19 

16

16 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

10 

9.8 

9.8

9.8

12 

15 

14 

12

Dec.

12 

IS 

15 

14 

14

14 

13 

14 

13 

12

12 

13 

12 

12 

1!

1! 

13 

13 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

15 

15

15 

15 

16 

14 

12 

12

Jan.

16 

14 

14 

*11 

1!

13' 

16 

15 

13 

b7

bll 

 bll 

bll 

bll 

b!8

b!0 

b!l 

b20 

*blO 

b7

b7 

blO 

bSO 

a80 

a50

a 40 

*b50 

a40 

a20

a!5 

a!5

Month

Goto 

Neve 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Haro 

Aprl 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Feb.

820 

*b23 

b21 

b21 

b55

1,880 

3,800 

*2,080 

996 

426

306 

248 

184 

178 

142

12! 

135 

123 

106 

96

91 

80 

7! 

70 

63

62 

62 

76

lender year 1946 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

f

ealc discharge (base. 3.400 sea. -ft.).- No

75 sea. -ft. i nay zi (9 a.m.) 5,500 seo.-i

Mar.

96 

86 

80 

.78 

74

70 

66 

62 

64 

61

59 

' 58 

56ie

5!

53 

53 

51 

51 

55

313

145 

114 

83 

71

66 

214 

132 

79 

266 

1,810

Apr.

280

178 

148 

132 

119

115 

98 

88 

83 

95

73 

70 

67 

64 

63

60 

56 

5! 

52 

51

50 

53 

54 

53 

50

48 

244 

662 

288 

198

Secondfoot -days

293.1 

7,998.4 

419

32,013.7

699 

11,540 

4,57! 

3,645 

36,421 

25,897 

3,422 

798 

2,263

97,968.5

May

141 

8108 

86 

a76 

71

74 

929 

3,050 

2,450 

1,240

483 

324 

256 

a219 

a 205

205 

482 

2,150 

1,920 

4,200

4,210 

2,170 

2,250 

1,580 

566

404 

470 

1,760 

1,510 

2,140 

692

Maximum

246 

5,960 

16

5,960

80 

3,800 

1,810 

662 

4,210 

3,560 

226 

51 

791

5,960

June

592 

3B2 

554 

955 

3,140

3,250 

1,440 

648 

740 

508

986 

446 

362 

362 

297

272 

256 

219 

205 

184

172 

160 

148 

1,400 

3,560

2,980 

663 

435 

333 

248

July

Minimum

0.8 

9.8

12

.8

~7 "1 

20 

51 

48 

71 

148 

42 

11 

12

.8

226 

191 

alSO 

a!43 

132

127 

123 

115 

112 

122

166 

160 

178 

. 191 

131

122 

106 

131 

96 

84

74 

67 

61 

57 

54

50 

47 

43 

45 

66 

42

Aug.

39 

39 

37 

37 

36

34 

31 

32 

39

51

42 

a34 

31 

28 

26

26 

24 

22 

20 

19

a!8

al6

a!5 

814 

a!3

12 

12 

11 

11 

all 

IB

Mean

9.45 

267 

13.5

87.5

22.5 

412 

148 

122 

1,175 

863 

110 

25.7 

75.4

268

Sept.

26 

91 

791 

678 

170

68 

42 

30 

27 

a25

24 

23 

19 

19 

19

18

18 

16 

16 

14

13 

13 

14 

14 

13

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

Runoff In 

aore-feet

581 

15,860 

831

63,490

1,390 

22,890 

9,070 

7,230 

72,240 

51,370 

6,790 

1/580 

4,490

194,300

v. 1 (7:30 a.m.) 8,110 eeo.-ft.j Feb. 6 (11:45 p.m.) t.j June 5 (12:15 p.m.) 3,450 seo.-f t.j June 26 (1:45

a.m.) 4,010 sea.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations near Oheyenne and at Carnegie.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice..

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on at least once-daily wire-weight gage readings Jan. 10. 

11, 17, 18, 20-22. PeTrgS, 21, May 3, 16, 25, 28, 23. Jupe 4, July 27 to Jufy 2, July 5-18., Aug. f, 

8, 13-20, 26-29, Sept. 9, 11-27. 

9491M 0-61-24
360 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 98°34 I , near center .of north line of 

 sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 13 W., at bridge on State Highway 9, 1,300 feet upstream from

Running Creek and 2.7 mile east of Carnegie. Datum of gage is 1,249.23 feet above mean

sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles, including that of Running Creek.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949 (include flow of Running Creek). Octooer 193Y to September 1942 at site 6f miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 347 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 26.21 

reetj, from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet on basis of contracted-opening determination; minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 6-11.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1949; minimum 6.8 second-feet Nov. 3, 

1939.

Maximum discharge known, that of May 18, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are poor. Occasional diurnal fluctuation caused by power plant at Carnegie, 6 

miles above station. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for 

the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions (water years.).- W 1087: 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11ie is

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

26

ee

27ea

29 

SO 

SI

Goto 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

P«br 

Hare 

Apr! 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

Oct.

17 

17 

17 

17 

17

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

16 

15 

15 

36

46- 

22 

817 

15 

IS

20 

BIS 

817 

816 

817

g!7 

817 

18 

18 

18 

18

NOV.

23 

1,020 

2,230 

1,460

305

175 

8130 

BIOS 

8102 

877

867 

g64 

862 

859

60

56 

56 

52 

49 

49

47 

47 

47 

46 

45

45 

47 

62 

56 

50

Dec.

51 

50 

48 

46 

43

43 

44 

44 

43 

44

43 

42 

42 

44 

43

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

42 

42 

42

42 

42 

43 

42 

42 

42

Month

Jan.

44

43 

43 

*42 

44

43 

44 

42 

40 

b41

 b36 

b26 

b34 

b47 

61

62 

62

b53

b42 

b42

b73 

70 

102 

98 

b67

bso

*b68 

b96 

b77 

a69 

b72

Fab.

b49 

bso

b45 

*b48 

blOS

466 

1,090 

2,500 

*3,090 

3,000

1,260 

629 

508 

406 

328

291 

237 

199 

206 

192

167 

152 

146 

141 

138

136 

136 

136

lenda"? year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 see. -ft.).- Pe

seo.-rt.; Hay ze (4:50 a.m.; 4,0*0 see. -ft.;

Mar.

138 

138 

157 

147 

8152

8157 

8128 

8147 

8119

8113

gl!2' 

gl!4 

8109 

8105 

100

98 

96 

95 

94 

111

167 

170 

466 

221 

8150

al42 

8136 

g!42 

213 

170 

106

Apr.

1,030 

876 

357 

246 

20S

184 

g!67 

g!52 

al39 

g!26

gllS 

165 

glSl 

118 

g!09

g98 

g99 

g98 

g98 

95

92 

91 

90 

89 

89

87 

92 

102 

484 

516

Seoondfoot-daya

561 

6,682 

1,343

50,906

1,732 

15,852 

4,513 

6,344 

103,365 

65,672 

6,952 

2,401 

4,246

219,663

May

338 

264 

187 

149 

126

110 

100 

286 

1,710 

2,360

1,910 

670 

514 

406 

338

357 

3,600 

35,300 

13,900 

7,220

4,750 

3,550 

3,490 

3,590 

3,030

2,870 

1,810 

1,920 

3,030 

2,960 

2,320

Maximum

48 

2,230 

51

2,260

102 

3,090 

466 

1,030 

35,300 

11,000 

531 

218 

939

35,300

June

1,760 

1,780 

7,590 

11,000 

4,520

2,360 

2,810 

3,300 

2,820 

3,800

3,660 

2,320 

1,090 

782 

686

573 

g480 

g482 

g393 

g366

357 

305 

272 

1,050 

1,720

2,640 

2,830 

2,360 

994 

733

July

Minimum

14 

23 

42

14

26 

45 

94 

87 

100 

272 

91 

50 

42

14

531 

440 

384 

348 

314

288 

272 

248 

232 

225

225 

225 

256 

248 

264

280 

225 

203 

181 

189

169

154 

143 

135 

130

125 

124 

114 

97 

92 

91

Aug.

110 

102 

85 

80 

78

77 

74 

85 

87 

218

135 

106 

95 

81 

75

79 

68 

60 

64 

61

58 

66 

52 

52 

51

50 

62 

51 

51 

52 

56

Mean

18.1 

223 

43.3

139

55.9 

566 

146 

211 

3,334 

2,189 

224 

77.5 

142

602

Sept.

57 

67 

176 

802 

939

488 

226 

145 

112 

93

83 

74 

68 

68 

67

65 

64 

62 

60 

57

55

52 

50 

49 

47

47 

45 

44 

43 

42

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,110 

13,250 

2,660

101,000

3,440 

31,440 

8,950 

12,580 

205,000 

130,300 

13,790 

4,760 

8,420

435,700

b. 10 (3 a.m.) 3,330 esc. -ft.) Hay 18 (9 a.m.) 50,000 

Hay 29 (10:46 a.m.) 3,350 ee«.-ft.; June 4 (12:30 a.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement mads on thia day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph baaed on once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN 361

Washita River near Tabler, Okla.

Location.- Water-etage recorder, lat. 34°58', long. 97°51', in SW&3W£ sec. 21, T. 6 N...R. 

6"w., at county highway bridge 1 mile downstream from Little Washita River, 5 miles 

sou'th of Tabler, and 1\ miles upstream from Winter Creek. Datum of gage is 1,022.38 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 4,760 square miles.

Records available.- April 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 50,000 second-feet May 20 (gage height, 29.72 

raetj; minimum daily, 31 second-feet Oct. 8, 9.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1949; minimum daily, 26 second-feet at 

times in October and November 1940.

Maximum stage known, 29.9 feet Apr. 7, 1927 (from relation'of 1927 and 1949 highwater marks set on left edge of flood plain by observer), partly caused by release of 

ponded water by failure of railroad-embankment on Little Washita River.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnTch are poor. Low flow regulated by power plant at Chickasha, 8 miles above station. 

Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

8 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

85

26 

27 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

45 

44 

44 

44 

42

82 

44

31 

31 

32

33 

33 

41 

134 

60

62 

58 

44 

55 

56

50 

51 

87 

57 

66

60 

50 

68 

62 

138 

72

Nov.

77 

76 

72 

391 

1,760

1,360 

550 

365 

235 

177

200 

119 

176 

116 

156

112 

106 

135 

104 

116

111 

130 

105 

110 

114

94 

110 

144 

120 

128

Dec.

Ill 

11S 

130 

115 

84

122 

94 

115 

129 

115

71 

94 

183 

95 

97

96 

96 

106 

103 

104

103 

109 

118 

140 

94

78 

124 

130 

64 

89 

103

Jan.

116 

86 

138 

96 

93

101 

107 

118 

98 

101

*106 

112 

98 

166 

226

128 

199 

172 

180 

142

155 

155 

638 

425 

425

a420 

aSOO 

aEOO 

alSO 

«b!80 

bESO

Feb.

b350 

351 

344 

451 

304

990 

1,840 

*3,380 

3,020 

3,200

3,200 

2,640 

1,630 

1,080 

908

781 

638 

572 

535 

476

500 

421 

432 

421 

370

360 

370 

360

Month

Oeto 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 seo.-ft.}.- Ml

50,000 seo.-rt.j nay 28 ui a.m.] 8,130 sec

Mftr,

341 

350 

332 

323 

338

383 

314 

296 

288 

288

260 

263 

263 

263 

255

213 

288 

201 

280 

202

450 

307 

370 

350 

39Q

723 

488 

370 

314 

314 

288

Apr.

305 

341 

738 

875 

572

454 

390 

350 

380 

370

314 

296 

332 

332 

288

253 

211 

230 

229 

246

189 

227 

208 

206 

800

186 

356 

278 

286 

1,010

Secondfoot -days

1,764 

7,569 

3,270

142,779

6,085 

30,124 

10,059 

10,654 

170,043 

110,862 

14,754 

6,141 

6,908

378,173

May

3,540 

1,010 

722 

598 

488

421 

327 

358 

309 

330

1,560 

2,120 

1,720 

1,080 

1,180

1,080 

1,190 

16,300 

13,100 

40,200

fl8, 900 

11,500 

9,110 

7,580 

5,950

4,880 

4,310 

4,150 

6,860 

4,840 

4,330

Maximum

134 

1,760 

140

5,820

838 

3,380 

723 

1,010 

40,200 

9,590 

1,540 

388 

925

40,800

June

4,150 

3,340 

7,910 

8,490 

6,790

7,690 

9,590 

7,280 

4,670 

5,830

5,750 

4,840 

4,790 

4,390 

2,680

1,820 

1,500 

al,260 

al.100 

a995

a878 

755 

700 

855 

755

1,420 

2,230 

2,820 

2,950 

2,640

July

1,540 

1,060 

838 

725 

821

596 

556 

520 

a493 

475

a460 

a430 

a415 

416 

416

432 

432 

441 

398 

356

328 

298 

298 

282 

258

a866 

a250 

a234 

a234 

850 

a242

Minimum

31 

72 

64

31

86 

304 

201 

186 

309 

700 

834 

101 

54

31

Aug.

220 

280 

al98 

205 

212

a!91 

al81 

177 

191 

282

388 

366 

348 

282 

234

212 

191 

184 

180 

181

162 

158 

146 

142 

130

139 

131 

129 

101 

146 

alS4

Mean

56.9 

258 

105

390

194 

1,076 

324 

355 

5,485 

3,695 

476 

198 

230

1,036

Sept.

134 

110 

238 

250 

234

410 

925 

692 

484 

373

253 

268 

181 

180 

183

160 

164 

168 

166 

148

136 

186 

144 

120 

75

130 

125 

54 

130 

147

Runoff in 

acre-feet

3,500 

15,010 

6,490

283,800

11,950 

59,750 

19,950 

81,130 

337,300 

219,900 

89,260 

12,180 

13,700

750,100

iy 1 (8t30 a.m.) 5,640 see. -ft. j May 80 (4t30 a.m.) 

,-ft.j June 3 (5 p.m.) 11,100 seo.-ft. t June 7 (5 a. a.)

10,800 gee.-ft.| June 10 (2 p.m.) 7,100 see.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and records 

for stations at Carnegie and near Pauls Valley.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Computed from partly estimated gage-height records.
362 RED RIVER BASIN

Washita River near Pauls Valley, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45 ! , long. 97°15', in NW£ sec. 1, T. 3 N., R. 1

 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 2 miles northwest of Pauls Valley, 6 miles downstream from Owl Creek, and 7 miles upstream from Washington Creek. Datum of gage is 

854.61 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, .1948, water-stage 

recorder at site half a mile upstream at datum 1.53 feet higher.

Drainage area.- 5,390 square miles.

Hecoras avaiiaDle.- March 1938 to September 1949. May to December 1899 (gage heights 

only) at site aoout 9 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 959 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,700 second-feet May 22 (gage height, 28.42

 i'eet, at present site, and 30.0 feet at former site); minimum daily, 49 second-feet 

Oct. 13.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 22,000 second-feet June 10, 1941 (gage height, 30.60 

feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet; 

minimum daily, 24 second-feet Oct. 3-5, 1939.

Maximum stage known, that of June 10, 1941. Flood of May 1908 reached a similar

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

 wnTcfi are fair. Some regulation at low flow by power plant at Chickasha, 82 miles

above station.

Cooperation.- Twenty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers. 

Revisions (water years).- W 897: 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

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.

g77 

g89 

g90 

g69 

g60

g56 

55 

54 

70 

87

54 

50 

49 

51 

54

57 

133 

69 

64 

84

62 

60 

80 

65 

65

69 

95 

73 

94 

70 

73

Nov.

103 

167 

123 

105 

105

735 

1,420 

769 

519 

415

310 

238 

264 

192 

176

230 

156 

192 

142 

147

166 

143 

166 

136 

170

150 

159 

157 

151 

160

Dec.

166 

160 

174 

146 

155

166 

152 

125 

155 

135

146 

174 

155 

144 

16S

230 

160 

150

141 

144

150 

146 

155 

146 

150

160 

164 

144 

124 

170 

162

Jan.

119 

133 

157 

162 

129

167 

148 

142 

152 

157

*163 

137 

116 

169 

208

264 

339 

262 

167 

255

255 

246 

726 

1,560 

al,110

b450 

b260 

b290 

a 200 

alSO 

a200

Feb.

«b225 

b240 

b330 

b380 

b560

bl,160 

»1,460 

2,860 

3,770 

3,350

3,290 

3,530 

3,170 

2,260 

1,760

1,560 

1,320 

a6 50 

a720 

a680

1,170 

a760 

a690 

1,670 

a720

a610 

3560 

aSSO

Month

Ooto 

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Hare 

Apr!

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lender year 1946 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

505 

491 

477 

464 

451

439 

439 

427 

415 

403

392 

361 

361 

360 

360

350 

339 

310 

360 

300

624 

491 

519 

427 

451

464 

703 

722 

560 

491 

477

Apr.

427 

403

415 

491 

972

763 

596 

505 

464 

1,440

741 

519 

439 

403 

403

403 

360 

 339 

273 

319

291 

329 

262 

300 

300

282 

310 

370 

491 

519

Secondfoot -days

2,218 

8,106 

4,844

210,780

9,045 

40,425 

14,193 

14,169 

177,562 

120,792 

22,468 

9,723 

9,694

433,259

May

7,910 

5,540 

2,120 

1,370 

al,040

a6 45 

665 

629 

477

aseo

8360 

866 

1,960 

1,660 

1,660

1,760 

1,410 

7,150 

10,800 

11,500

12,500 

18,500 

18,600 

15,300 

11,300

10,000 

6,670 

5,850 

5,350 

6,850 

6,140

Maximum

133 

1,420 

230

9,790

1,560 

3,770 

624 

1,440 

18,800 

8,980 

2,820 

807 

1,080

18,800

June

4,810 

4,500 

3,890 

5,610 

7,830

6,220 

7,390 

6,200 

6,960 

7,390

6,400 

7,030 

5,590 

5,170 

4,690

3,360 

2,320 

1,900 

1,590 

1,390

1,250 

1,120 

1,040 

978 

676

766 

1,120 

1,900 

2,620 

2,820

July

2,820 

1,960 

1,440 

al,200 

al,120

a940 

660 

786 

720 

703

736 

670 

595 

550 

536

506 

495 

508 

495 

462

462 

441 

417 

405 

405

393 

381 

357 

345 

345 

393

Minimum

49 

103 

124

49

118 

225 

306 

273 

360 

766 

345 

164 

55

«

Aug.

369 

333 

357 

311 

260

280 

260 

a260 

250 

607

550 

405 

429 

462 

429

369

321 

311 

544 

290

a 240 

a220 

204 

191 

184

177 

173 

171 

171 

171 

164

Mean

71.5 

270 

156

576

292 

1,444 

458 

472 

5,728 

4,026 

725 

314 

323

1,187

Sept.

55 

200 

300 

429 

333

300 

260 

604 

1,060 

736

580 

441 

333 

441 

522

369 

300 

240 

220 

208

206 

196 

187 

177 

173

178 

175 

123 

171 

157

Runoff in 

acre-feet

4,400 

16,080 

9,610

418,000

17,940 

80,180 

28,150 

28,100 

352,200 

239,600 

44,600 

19,290 

19,230

859,400

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 sec. -ft.}.- May 1 (12:30 p.m.) 10,400 sec. -ft.; May 22 (10:30 p.m.)

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of records for stations near 

Tabler and near Durwood.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RKD RIVER BASIN 363

Washita River near Durwood, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14', long. 96°58', in SE^ sec. 3, T. 4 S., R. 3 

B., at Mulkey Bridge on State Highway 18, If miles downstream from Caddo Creek and 

4 miles north of Durwood. Datum of gage is 650.57 feet above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 7,310 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 1,681 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 26.18 

reet); minimum, 53 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 3,03 feet).

1928-49: Maximum discharge, 91,300 second-feet May 11, 1943; maximum gage height, 

44.37 feet Oct. 31, 1941; minimum discharge observed, 17 second-feet Aug. 14, 1934 

(gage height, 2.77 feet).

Maximum discharge known, that of-May 11, 1943.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, which are fair. Records of 

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Twenty-six discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

129 

110 

100 

97 

91

81 

120 

91 

88 

113

106 

129 

110 

94 

81

81 

88 

88 

129 

146

120 

123 

113 

97 

100

116 

106 

g94 

136 

126 

129

Nov.

129 

120 

143 

191 

170

153 

293 

1,180 

848 

640

535 

460 

375 

316 

320

252 

233 

248 

198 

219

184 

184 

202 

184 

202

180 

198 

198 

198 

198

Dec.

191 

212 

205 

198 

205

188 

191 

202 

191 

174

188 

184 

184 

236 

280

236 

226 

248 

194 

184

177 

177 

180 

184

194

191 

194 

202 

219 

184 

174

Jan.

202 

205 

174 

180 

194

205 

188 

202 

202 

198

205 

208 

219 

2O5 

208

256 

*294 

370 

356 

289

233 

320 

361 

1,180 

1,540

851 

530 

334 

b235 

b200 

b220

Feb.

*b300 

b350 

b370 

490 

1,100

2,570 

2,920 

3,080 

3,930 

4,010

3,380 

3,380 

3,930 

4,790 

*7,530

3,930 

2,680 

1,740 

1,290 

1,100

2,230 

3,120 

1,620 

5,480 

3,490

1,680 

1,230 

1,100

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 194ii .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 sec. -ft.).- I

20,400 see. -ft.; May 24 (1:30 p.m.) 21,100

Mar.

958 

875 

820 

770 

745

695 

645 

635 

630 

610

590 

575 

565 

555 

535

525 

520 

510 

495 

485

4,770 

6,300 

2,320 

1,440 

1,100

4,010 

3,090 

1,680 

1,410 

1,180 

1,020

Apr.

848 

770 

695 

660 

670

1,080 

1,040 

820 

745 

2,100

2,190 

1,120 

848 

745 

640

590 

590 

570 

545 

500

490 

510 

510 

515 

485

505 

490 

790 

1,650 

1,040

Secondroot-days

3,332 

8,951 

6,193

367,500

10,564 

72,820 

41,058 

24,751 

226,575 

165,200 

29,660 

13,007 

26,668

628,779

May

9,040 

16,600 

6,620 

2,700 

1,800

1,380 

1,120 

3,360 

2,920 

1,320

930 

770 

915 

2,000 

2,260

2,550 

5,300 

3,670 

10,800 

11,000

11,200 

12,000 

17,000 

20,800 

18,000

15,100 

16,000 

8,030 

6,230 

7,530 

7,630

Maximum

146 

1,180 

280

17,300

1,540 

7,530 

6,300 

2,190 

20,800 

19,600 

3,220 

1,140 

3,860

20,800

June

6,330 

g5,330 

g4,880 

g4,520 

6,430

7,930 

7,830 

7,330 

8,130 

8,730

9,120 

15,200 

19,600 

13,200 

7,130

5,510 

g3,930 

g2,920 

g2,340 

g2,000

gl,740 

gl.500 

gl,410 

gl,320 

gl,410

gl,350 

gl,410 

gl,410 

g2,260 

g3,000

July

3,220 

3,000 

2,200 

1,680 

1,350

1,180 

1,120 

1,040 

930 

875

875 

930 

875 

g820 

g770

g720 

g695 

g635 

g615 

585

575 

580 

575 

g540 

g510

g470 

490 

500 

455 

425 

425

Minimum

81 

120

174

81

174 

300 

485 

485 

770 

1,320 

425 

205 

174

81

Aug.

510 

485 

440 

415 

500

430 

g395 

g361 

g400 

538

1,140 

785 

g545 

g515 

g520

g480 

g430 

g400 

g385 

g451

g464 

g302 

g276 

g264 

g244

g233 

g230 

g226 

205 

216 

222

Mean

107 

298 

200

1,004

341 

2,601 

1,324 

825 

7,309 

5,507 

957 

420 

889

1,723

Sept.

219 

208 

174 

348 

620

445 

395 

435 

800 

1,120

875 

670 

610 

1,920 

3,080

2,710 

3,860 

1,320 

1,840 

1,430

695 

520 

435 

352 

312

289 

264 

272 

248 

g202

Runoff in 

acre-feet

6,610 

17,750 

12,280

728,900

20,950 

144,400 

81,440 

49,090 

449,400 

327,700 

58,830 

25,800 

52,900

1,247,000

lar. 21 (10:45 p.m.) 10,400 see. -ft.; May 2 (5:45 a.m.) 

see. -ft. j May 27 (4:30 a.m.) 19,200 sec. -ft.; June 13

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings.
RED RIVER BASIN

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35»35', long. 99°02', in SE$SEi sec. 19, T. 13 N., 

RTTTW., at county road bridge, half a mile downstream from Junction of East and West 

Barnitz Creeks,4f miles west of Arapaho, and 6 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage is 1,529.12 feet above mean sea level, unadjusted (Bureau of Reclamation bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 247 square miles.

Records available.- September 1945 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,360 second-feet Nov. 1 (gage height, 19.65 

FeeTTF no flow at times.

1945-49: Maximum discharge, 2,410 second-feet Apr. 8, 1947 (gage height, 20.8 

feet, from floodmark); no flow at times each year.

Remarks.- Records poor. Daily figures considered too uncertain for publication. Record's 

or suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are given 

in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Monthly discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Month

December. .....................

September. ....................

Water year 1948-49. .........

Maximum

0

1,670

1 d_a

130

1,670

Minimum

0

0

0

0

0

Mean

0

15.2

94.8

0

7.63

32.5

Runoff In 

acre -feet

0

11,030

0

454

23,520

Peak dlseharse (base, 1.OOP see.-ft.).- Nov. 1 (5 a.m.) 2,360 sec.-ft.; Feb. 8 

(7 a.m.) 1.Z4O seo.-ft.j May is (9 p.m.) 1,860 see.-ft.; May 21 (4s30 p.m.) 

2,120 sec.-ft.
RED RIVER BASIN 365

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb, Okla. 

(Known locally as Cobb Creek)

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35 0 08', long. 98°27', in NW&3E£ sec. 26, T. 8 N.,

 H. IB W., 100 feet downstream from bridge on county road, 2.7 miles north of Port 

Cobb, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 1,252.57 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Drainage area.- 320 square miles.

Records available.- March ],940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 second-feet May 17 (gage height, 18.72

 i'eet, from high-water mark in gage well), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 8.5 

second-feet Sept. 27.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, that QJ. May 17, 1949; minimum, 4.4 second-feet Aug. 31, 

1943.

Flood of June 15, 1937, reached a stage of 19.3.feet, from information by local 

resident's.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

wnicn are fair. Occasional regulation at low flow from unknown source upstream. Records of suspended sediment loads and water temperatures for the water year 1949 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

10 

10 

9.8 

9.6 

9.4

8.9 

9.6 

9.6 

9.8

10

10 

10 

9.8 

11 

10

10 

9.6 

9.7 

10 

12

13 

14 

13 

12 

12

12 

12 

13 

13 

15 

15

Nov.

17 

20 

18 

18 

18

19 

19 

19 

20 

20

20 

21 

21 

21 

21

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

23 

23 

23 

24 

24

24 

25 

34 

35 

26

Dec.

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

23 

24 

24 

24 

23

24 

24 

24 

25 

26

25 

24 

24 

25 

24

25 

24 

24 

25 

26

25 

25 

27 

27 

25 

24

Jan.

26 

27

30 

 31 

26

28 

29 

29 

29 

b26

»b22 

b26 

b27 

42 

77

103 

b35 

b35 

b30 

b30

b35 

b35 

120 

143 

b35

b40 

«b37 

b33 

b30 

b26 

b25

Feb.

b25 

b27 

b31 

 54

70

174 

365 

1,060 

£40 

87

69 

64 

82 

71 

62

60 

52 

50 

49 

49

48 

49 

49 

54 

50

45 

54 

52

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

pebr 

Maro 

Aprl

Ma v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

 45 

54 

50 

45 

43

42 

38 

37 

37 

37

36 

35 

35 

34 

33

33 

35 

34 

33 

33

96 

78 

51 

44

40.

50 

56 

40 

36 

35 

34

Apr.

33 

52 

60 

46 

43

41 

38 

37 

38 

62

78

42 

39 

36 

32

32 

32 

31 

31 

34

34

36 

35 

34 

34

34 

37 

42 

344 

638.

Secondfoot -days

342.8 

658

760

14,310.8

1,267 

3,142 

1,329 

1,205 

20,957 

4,809 

652 

438.5 

458.8

36,019.1

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 see. -ft.).- Feb. 8 (10:30

May

g40 

g35 

g28 

27 

27

26 

28 

37 

32 

27

25 

25 

24 

27

30

29 

4,720 

g9,840 

gl,080 

gl,380

g494 

g84 

g!65 

109 

70

g977 

g355 

80 

877 

180 

g79

Maximum

15 

35 

27

1,650

143 

1,060 

96 

78 

9,840 

965 

28 

51 

45

9,840

a.m.) 1,620

June

106 

82 

965 

114 

g64

g55 

851 

257 

525 

684

377 

g92 

134 

g74 

g55

goO 

g46 

g42 

8*1 

8*1

36 

32 

29 

197 

382

127 

48 

38 

34

31

July

28 

27 

26 

26 

25

25 

23 

22 

23 

26

26 

26 

27 

24 

22

22 

22

20 

18 

17

17 

17 

16 

17 

17

816 

16 

16 

815 

815 

a!5

Minimum

8.9 

17 

23

7.9

22 

25 

33 

31 

24 

29 

15 

9.3 

8.9

8.9

sec. -ft. j

Aug.

615 

814 

813 

813 

813

12 

12 

13 

16 

51

23

17 

al5 

16 

15

a 14 

a 14 

13 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

10 

9.6

9.3 

9.6 

9.8 

9.4 

9.8 

11

Mean

11.1 

21.9 

24.5

39.1

40.9 

112 

42.9 

40.2 

676 

160 

21.0 

14.1 

15.3

98.7

May 17 (11

Sept.

19 

12 

45 

45

20

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

16 

15 

13 

12 

14

16 

15 

81* 

813 

812

11 

10 

9.8 

9.3 

9.4

9.2 

8.9 

9.6 

9.6

10

Runoff In 

acre-feet

680 

1,310 

1,510

28,380

2,510 

6,230 

2,640 

2,390 

41,570 

9,540 

1,290 

870 

910

71,450

p.m.)

35,000 sec.-ft.; May 20 (7 p.m.) 2,300 sec.-ft.; May 26 (8:30 p.m.) 2,090 sec.-ft.5 June 3 

2,090 sec.-ft.

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

g Computed from graph based on at least once-daily staff-gage readings.

a.m.)
366 RED RIVER BASIN

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 e42", long. 97 0 20', in center of NE£ sec. 26, T. 

 a N., K. 4 W., at bridge on State Highway 76, three-quarters of a mile south of Purdy

and 8$ miles south of Lindsay. Datum of gage is 989.7 feet above mean sea level,

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 139 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,950 second-feet- May 1 (gage height, 11.60 

FeeTT; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Aug. 26-28.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet May 19, 1943 (gage height, 26.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 2,80Q 

second-feet; no flow at times in 1940.

Remarks.- Records gaod except those for periods of ice effect and those above 60 secondreet, which are poor. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the 

water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in seoond-feet water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.4 

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.1

1.8 

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

3.8

4.0 

4.0 

3.8

3.6 

3.6

5.0 

3.2 

3.0 

3.6 

4.0

5.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.2 

5.0

5.0 

4.8 

5.4 

4.5 

5.0 

5.0

Nov.

11 

8.4 

6.6 

6.3

6.0

5.8 

6.0 

6.0 

6.6 

6.6

6.9 

7.2 

7.2 

7.5 

7.8

7.5 

6.6 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.5 

7.8 

8.1 

8.4 

8.7

8.7 

9.9 

11 

8.7 

8.7

Dec.

8.1 

7.8 

7.8 

7.8 

7.5

7.5 

7.5 

7.8 

8.1 

7.8

8.4 

8.4 

8.1 

15

14

11 

9.9 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

10 

10 

11 

9.6 

8.7 

8.7

Jan.

8:4 

8.1 

8.1 

6.6 

0.8

5.8 

6.0 

5.5 

5.8 

5.2

 5.8 

11 

11 

7.5 

28

13 

9.3 

b9

1"

29 

336

18

b8

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

Julji 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary

1 .........................

imt . . .

ember .,.............'......

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

te tio

b20 

44 

449

78 

254 

204 

80

39

32 

30 

51 

72 

85

*80 

53 

47 

44 

44

202 

42 

49 

39 

25

23 

26 

21

Secondfoot-days

116.3 

228.2 

298.5

11,185.3

622.9 

2,151 

816 

949 

3,168 

1,094.9 

208.6 

596.6 

225.7

10,475.7

Mar.

21 

23 

24 

18 

16

16 

18 

19 

20 

20

19 

20 

20 

20 

19

20 

22 

22 

20 

21

61 

23 

21 

21 

26

164 

16 

15 

16 

40 

15

Maximum

5.5 

11 

15

1,490

336 

449 

164 

503 

829 

651 

37 

367 

75

829

Apr.

13 

15 

14 

14 

14

14 

16 

16 

18 

39

13 

13 

13 

12 

12

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

IS

16 

14 

14 

' 15

14 

18 

17 

20 

503

May

738 

30 

18 

18 

18

17 

16 

16 

16 

16

15 

16 

16 

36 

273

132 

61 

829 

82

61

63 

57 

61 

63 

63

59 

51 

49 

140 

93 

45

Minimum

1.6 

5.8 

7.5

1.6

8 

15 

12 

15 

7.2 

2.1 

1.4 

2.2

1.4

June

16 

14 

20 

20 

12

12 

16 

16 

16 

89

651 

16 

11 

11 

12

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

9.6 

9.3 

9.3 

24 

14

9.6 

8.7 

8.1 

8.1 

7.2

Mean

3.75 

7.61 

9.63

30.6

20.1 

76.8 

26.3 

31.6 

102 

36.5 

6.73 

19.2 

7.52

28.7

July

7.2 

6.3 

6.6 

7.5 

6.0

5.2 

4.5 

4.2 

4.2 

23

9.6 

8.7 

6.3 

6.0 

5.8

5.8 

5.2 

4.8 

3.4 

2.6

2.1 

2.1 

2.6 

3.6 

3.6

4.0 

5.0 

4.2 

3.4 

37 

8.1

Per 

square 

mile

0.027 

.055 

.069

.220

.145 

.553 

.189 

.227 

.734 

.263 

.048 

.138 

.054

.206

Aug.

5.5 

6.6 

4.5 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

5.2 

367 

42

15 

11 

9.6 

10 

9.6

9.6 

9,3 

39 

13 

5.0

3.2 

2.0 

2.1 

1.6 

1.6

1.4 

1.4 

1.6 

1.4 

1.8 

2.0

Sept.

2.4 

2.2 

75 

9.9 

5.5

4.0 

3.4 

6.0 

8.1 

5.2

4.0 

3.4 

2.8 

14 

9.6

12 

8.1 

5.5 

4.8 

3.8

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.06 

.08

3.00

.17 

.58 

.22 

.25 

.85 

.29 

.06 

.16 

.06

2.81

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 see. -ft.).- No peak above base.

Acre-feet

231 

453 

592

22,190

1,240 

4,270 

1,620 

1,880 

6,280 

2,170 

414 

1,180 

448

20,780

* Winter discharge measurement made on this day.

t Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov. 29, 30, 

Be6. Eb-27, Dec. 30 to Jan. 15, Jan. 17- 22, Jan. 25 to Feb. 6, Feb. 10-15, Pet. 22 to Mar. 8, Mar. 27 

Mar. 27 to Apr. 7, May 2-11, 17, May 19 to June 7, June 12-22, July 15-18, Aug. 10-22.
RED RIVER BASIN 367

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla,.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34"15', long. 98"06', In west line of NW£ sec. 4, T. 

4 s,, K. 2 E., 5 miles north at'Ardmore and 10 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of 

gage IB 709.48 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 280 square miles.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 167 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet June 13 (gage height, 26.00 

reet, from graph based on ;,age readings); no flow at times.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 22,300 second-feet Mar. 15, 1945 (gage height, 28.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow at times In water years 1938-41, 

1943-49.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 3,000 second-feet and those for period of no 

 gage-height record, which are poor. Gage read twice daily, oftener during most highstage periods.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogical Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1938, 1940(M), 194S.

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct. Nov. Deo. Jan.

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0

.s 

al.o

Feb.

1.0 

.2 

30 

124 

110

312 

99 

SI 

47 

27

18 

15 

1S8 

ISO 

263

93 

49 

36 

26 

20

23 

16 

67 

3S3 

137

64 

41 

28

iinn+h Seoond- Konth foot-days

Goto 

Nov« 

Deo«

Ca

J&mi 

Febt 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

«a

nber . . ... . .

aber ......................

lendar year 1948

0 

0 

0

......... 17,029.6

J|

z

 t ........................

eaber ..................... 4

7.5 

,387.2 

,489.3 

,099 

,085 

,222 

138.3 

47.7 

,079.8

ter year 1948-49 .......... 56,555.5

Peak" discharge (base. 2. BOO aeo.-ft.}.- M

aeo.-rt.; Hay z? (z a.m.} 6,660 aeo.-rt.t a\ 

a No gage-height record; diaoharge oonput<

Mar.

27 

29 

24

2? 

21

20 

36 

17 

15 

14

13 

11 

11 

9.S 

12

10 

9.S 

7.6 

6.6 

6. 8

1,650 

473 

14S 

99 

64

974 

3S3 

1S2 

10S 

87 

64

Maximum

0 

0 

0

1,350

3S3 

1,650 

641 

2,430 

7,570 

13 

32 

1,080

7,570

Apr.

55 

51 

47 

43 

39

38 

34 

30 

30 

641

99 

51 

43 

36 

32

30 

27 

26 

24 

23

24 

24 

21 

. 20

14

13 

12 

35 

443 

94

May

48 

34 

28 

24 

22

19 

IS 

S92 

16S 

61

44 

32 

26 

23 

26

69 

SS4 

168 

89 

66

51 

36 

1,850

752 

39S

1,490

a, 430

228 

448 

555 

13S

June

84 

66 

53 

44 

34

29 

28 

23 

23

51

SO 

1,520 

7,570 

1,430 

307

16S 

111 

94 

75 

61

46 

38 

32 

84 

55

34 

26 

20 

19 

17

July

13 

11 

10 

9.2

7.7

e.s

6.1 

5.4 

4.7 

4.1

3.8 

3.6 

3.5 

3.2 

2.7

2.3 

5.3 

2.1 

4.4 

3.3-

l.S 

1.4 

2.6 

2.0 

1.2

1.1

3.0 

3.4 

4.7 

2.6 

2.2

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

0 00 

0 00 

0 00

0 46.5 .166

0 .24 .00086 

.2 85.3 .305 

6.6 145 .518 

12 70.0 .250 

16 358 1.88 

17 407 1.45 

1.1 4.46 .016 

0 1.54 .0055 

0 138 .486

0 100 .357

sr. 21 (2. p.m.). 3,350 aeo.-rt.; May 23 

me 13 (6 a.m.) 11,900 aeo.-ft. 

»d on baaia of weather reoorda.

Aug.

l.S 

.S 

.2 

.1

.3

.1 

.1 

.2

0 

32

5.9 

2.4 

1.5 

.S 

.3

.2

0 

.3 

.3 

.1

.7 

.2

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

.3

8.0 

8.2

3.2 

1.3 

2.0 

4.1 

1.6

.7 

.2 

.3 

921 

527

753 

354 

61 

1,080 

188

67 

32

20 

14 

13

8.6 

6.8 

5.9 

4.6

3.7

Runoff

Inohes

0 

0 

0

2.27

.001 

.32 

.60 

.28 

1.47 

1.62 

.02 

.008 

.54

4.86

(9)30 a

Aore-feet

0 

0 

0

33,780

IS 

4,730 

8,900 

4,160 

21,990 

24,240 

274 

95 

8,090

72,490

m. 2,680
368 RED RIVER BASIN

Blua River near Blue, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°59', long. 96°15', at south line of Sw£ sec. 34. 

T. 6 s., R. 10 E., at bridge on old U. S. Highway 70, 2 miles southwest of Blue and 4$ 

miles upstream ffom Caddo Creek. Datum of gage Is 498.36 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 477 square miles.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 363 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 second-feet May 18 (gage height, 24.20 

reet); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 1.

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 34,400 second-feet Feb. 17, 1938 (gage height, 31.81 

feet); no flow (estimated) Sept. 15, 16, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Some regulation at low flow by reservoir 

at Oklahoma State Pish Hatchery, 17 miles above station.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogieal Survey.

Revisions (water-years).- W 957: 1938.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

34 

34 

34 

34 

33

55 

33 

55 

55 

54

55 

41 

40 

36 

41

41 

48 

55 

54 

54

54 

55 

36 

55 

S5

34 

54 

55 

56 

57 

59

Nov.

57 

57 

36 

34 

52

52 

52 

52 

53 

34

35 

38 

39 

58 

59

59 

40 

59 

56 

56

33 

55 

56 

56 

59

37 

39 

39 

58 

58

Dec.

59 

59 

37 

56 

56

36 

57 

36 

36 

36

36 

37 

37 

40 

53

46 

50 

43 

58 

57

57 

57 

37 

37 

57

57 

57 

57 

59 

58 

58

Jan.

58 

57 

59 

58 

58

58 

57 

57 

58 

40

59 

59 

40 

40 

40

42 

45 

45 

45

40

41 

40 

46 

822 

702

588 

545 

951 171- 

87 

60

Feb.

54 

52 

124 

305 

195

156 

112 

98 

76 

63

84 

79 

506 

570 

220

192 

126 

109 

82 

g72

SI 

467 

3,560 

1,690

318 

g!90 

6150

£££.

Goto

NOV« 

Decs

Ca

Jami 

Pebr 

Man 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

ber .......................

 her ......................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

1,110 

11,087 

1,196

......... 87,929

1 .........................

ember .....................

4,846 

9,570 

8,469 

4,809 

1.9,874 

LI, 251 

2,281 

1,408 

4,140

ter year 1948-49. ......... 70,021

Peak dlaeharpe (base. 3.400 seo.-ft.).- Fe

880. -ft.

g Computed from graph -based on twice-daily

Mar.

g!28 

gllS 

g!12 

6104 

894

693 

686 

g81 

76 

73

72 

68 

68 

67 

65

62 

62

61 

61 

81

878 

1,590 

628 

227

169

754 

1,050 

922 

267 

197 

178

Haxloum

48 

40 

55

5,040

951 

3,360 

1,590 

1,020 

4,320 

2,570 

138 

91 

1,210

4,320

Apr.

160 

142 

129 

121 

117

109 

105 

101 

135 

266

169 

113 

101 

94 

88

83 

80 

79 

78 

77

76 

79 

79 

78 

98

187 

115 

88 

1,020 

644

May

816 

738 

1,410 

566 

192

156 

155 

590 

998 

729

247 

169 gise

g!26 

gllS

105 

1,860 

4,520 

1,250 

511

254 

190 

716 

1,840 

787

412 

259 

186 

165 

165 

168

Minimum

33 

32 

36

52

57 

52 

61 

78 

105 

81 

50 

51 

51

31

June

145 

127 

110 

100 

94

90 

84 

81 

86 

102

556 

583 

724 

1,970 

2,570

599 

289 

224 

190 

168

150 

156 

150 

413 

706

344 

249 

150 

127 

114

Mean

35.8 

36.2 

58.6

240

156 

542 

273 

160 

641 

574 

75.6 

45.4 

158

192

July

106 

98 

93 

138 

106

92 

95 

85 

78 

75

72 

71 

72 

78 

76

68 

65 

64 

62 

58

57 

56 

56 

65 

70

60 

56 

52 

50 

51 

58

Per 

aquare 

mile

0.075 

.076 

.081

.503

.527 

.717 

.572 

.555 

1.54 

.784 

.154 

.095 

.289

.405

Aug^

59 

50 46- 

44 

44

46 

60 

56 

47 

50

91 

91 

64 

49 

44

41 

41 

42 

40 

38

37

56 

54 

54 

52

52 

52 

52 

33 

32 

31

Sept.

31 

32 

32 

37 

36

38 

55 

52 

55 

40

52 

44 

41 

57 

87

205 

447 

176 

1,210 

852

165 

85 

67 

56 

50

47 

46 

45 

45 

45

Runoff

Inches

0.09 

.08 

.09

6.85

.58 

.75 

.66 

.57 

1.55 

.88 

.18 

.11 

.52

5.46

b. 24 (6:30 p.m. 3,760 sea. -ft.; May 18 (9 a 

wire-weight gage readings.

 Acre- feet

2,200 

2,160 

2,370

174,400

9,610 

18,980 

16,800 ' 

9,540 

39,420 

22,280 

4,520 

2,790 

8,210

138,900

.m, 5,000
RED RIVER BASIN 

Muddy Boggy Creek near Parrls, Okla.

369

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°16', long. 95°55', In NW£ sec. 26, T. 3 §., R. 

13 js., at bridge on State Highway 3, H miles downstream from McOee Creek and 2$ miles 

northwest of Parrls. Datum of gage Is 446.58 feet above mean sea levcJ., datura of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,120 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1938-49), 1,021 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 second-feet May 1 (gage height, 35.91 

reet); no flow Aug. 31 to Sept. 8.

1937-49: Maximum discharge, 61,900 second-feet June 17, 1945 (gage height, 44.94 

feet); no flow at times in 1939, 1940, 1943, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

ueoiogicai Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

5

4 

5

6 

7 

6 

9

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

29

24

28

26

27 

29 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.9

4.6 

3.2 

2.6 

2.0

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

2.3

2.0 

1.8 

1.5 

1.2 

1.6

4.6

4.2 

1.2 

.6 

.6

.3

',S

r5 

,3

,3 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.& 

.4

Nov.

0.6 

.8 

.8

15 

11

7.8 

6.4 

5.0 

4.6 

3.2

5.2 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6 

2.0

1,8 

1.8 

1.6 

,8 

9,6

8.2 

8.8

8.9 

8.8 

i.S

1.8 

1,§ 

1.6 

1.2 

.6

Month

Goto 

Move

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Hare

Apri 

Hay

June 

Julj 

Augl) 

Sept

Wa

Dec.

0,4 

,4 

.6 

,6 

.6

.4

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4

.6 

.6 

1.0 

2.6

9.2

17

eo

46 

59

f§ 

80 

16

#

8,5 

8,8 

5.9 

6,9 

4,8 

3.2

Jan.

2.6 

2.0 

2.0 

1.8 

.8

.6 

.6 

.6 

1.8 

4.2

5.0 

5.4 

5.9 

6.4 

8.3

15 

14

JS 

J7

18 

25 

51 

4,520 

4,880

5,099

9,540 ''88

380 

26B

Feb.

146 US 

sec

2,08C 

902

1,290 

99C

sec

596 

392

311 

213 e.iec

8.76C 

5,42C

5,55C 

1,92C 

952 

506 

332

276 

27C 

1,81C 

5.58C 

5.57C

S,35C 

1,350 

578

Seoondfoot-days

b«r .......................

mber ......................

49.7 

94.7 

259.1

lender year 1948 ......... 221,132.0

iftpy .......... 19

iiftry ...,,.,,,, , , ... , . 55

b ......................... 42

 t ........................ 1

ember ..................... 6

,065.0 

,459 

,518 

,648 

,323 

,287 

,551.7 

,361.8 

,405.9

t«r year 1946-49 .......... 266,022.9

Peak disohairee (base. 10.000 see. -ft.). -

Note.- DiBonarge computed from grapn base 

Apr. U-21, May 21, 22, May 26 to June 7, 3

Mar.

384 

318 

258 

213 

168

161 

140 

113 

102 

92

65 

72 

66 

68 

66

62 

61 

51 

46

**

4,050 

7,160 

5,520 

3,530 

1,100

3,780 

4,860 

3,910 

5,870 

1,850 

518

Maximum

5.9 

15 

46

8,790

4,680 

6,560 

7,160 

2,880 

15,700 

9,690 

596 

598 

1,550

15,700

Apr.

368 

353 

246 

184 

152

132 

120 

106 

485 

2,880

1,820 

1,530 

701 

593 

228

170 

156 

ll'O 

89 

78

68 

64 

56 

52 

50

86

86 

60 

210 

658

May

15,700 

14,800 

11,700 

9,070 

7,110

2,040 

424 

573 

1,720 

2,030

1,290 

416 

208 

148 

116

99 

1,210 

4,050 

2,960 

1,470

662 

264 

347 

4,730 

4,460

2,170 

656 

290 

511 

161 

146

Minimum

0.5 

.6 

.3

.3

.6 

113 

44 

50 

99 

46 

3.5 

0 

0

0

June

124 

99 

85 

69 

58

50 

46 

263 

1,010 

240

586 

3,090 

6,480 

9,690 

6,930

2,700 

654 

270 

170 

124

92 

74 

90 

952 

1,260

536 

228 

146 

99 

72

Mean

1.80 

5.16 

8.58

604

615 

1,981 

1,372 

368 

2,946 

1,210 

50.1 

43.9 

214

729

July

65 

61 

46 

58 

102

236 

396 

182 

76 

48

34 

26 

25 

36 

29

24 

19 

14 

11 

8.8

7.3 

6.4 

5.9 

5.0 

5.0

5.0 

4.6 

4.2 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.0014 

.0028 

.0075

.539

.549 

1.77 

1.22 

.346 

2.65 

1.08 

.045 

.039 

.191

.651

Aug.

5.5 

2.9 

2.5 

2.3 

1.8

1.8 

5.8 

3.8 

2.9 

1.2

.6 

.6 

1.0 

1.2 

1.0

.4

.2 

2.9 

269 lie

596 

214 

68 

31 

16

6.3 

5.8 

1.0 

.4

.1 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

5.9 ie

29

ie

17 

196 

278 

634

934 

1,550 

624 

660 

482

406 

208 

116 

69 

47

54

27 

22 

16 

15

Runoff

Inobes Aore-fset

0.002 99 

.003 168 

.009 514

*7.34 456,600

.65 57,810 

1.64 110,000 

1.41 84,530 

.39 23,100 

5.05 181,100 

1.20 71,970 

.05 5,080 

.05 2,700 

.21 12,710

8.82 527,600

May 1 (I2t50 p.m.) 19,200 seo.-ft. 

d on twioe-daily wire-weight readings Oot. 1 to Jan. 25, 

uly 19 to Aug. 18, Aug. 28 to Sept. 9, Sept. 29, 50.
370 RED RIVER BASIN

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°15', long. 96°12', in NW£SE£ sec. 36, T. 3 S., 

K. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highways 69 and 75, half a mile below Caney Creek and 1.5 

miles north of Caney. Datum of gage is 485.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers;.

Drainage area.- 732 square miles.

Records available.- December 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,600 second-feet May 3 (gage height, 24.00 

reec); minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 1,2.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 52,800 second-feet Dec. 11, 1946 (gage height, 26.77 

feet); minimum observed, 5.6 second-feet Sept. 2, 1943 (gage height, 4.76 feet).

Maximum stage known, 26.9 feet In.February 1936, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1948 to Septenber 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

16

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

17

20

14

12

14

14

14

14

13

13

14

14

14

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

17

19

Nov.

19

17

15

15

16

17

16

17

17

25

26ia

17

17

17

18ia

17ia

17

 17

14

14

14

14

18

16

17

17

16

-

Dec.

17ia

20

19

19

17

14

12

12

13

13

13

14

22

25

23

36

49

35

27

21iaia

19

20

19ia

so

20

20

19

Jan.

17ialala

16

15

16

16la

19

la

19

19

19

22

27

26

28

33

32

2928

44

72

109

130

126

201

96

79

51

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

UBW Hay ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

48

40

62

219

172

308

454

382

242

213

163

116

1,180

.765

828

728

485

235

172

138

125

220

786

2,970

2,540

1,280

428

- 289

_

.

-

Seoondt cot-day s

451

514

630

173,294

1 379 islsaa

£0j 956

5f 886

56,367

26; 009

3,747

one 9UD

4,369

136,802

Mar.

224

218

166

150

138

123

102

96

94

81

74

67

64

62

56

53

52

46

42

40

1,290

2,820

2,800

914

550

1,860

2,200

2,980

2,650

559

386

Maximum

2C

2(

4!

ll.OOC

20]

2,97C

2 98C ilsic

13,40C

5.74C

1 'lS£ 28C

ase

13,400

Apr.

374

266

212

a!84

a!62

145

128

114

118

321

157

135

130

114

96

81

74

72

70

72

72

69

74

79

114

318

166

138

1,510

321

-

Hay

2,170

7,170

13,400

6,840

2,070

504

406

1,360

2,420

2,090

584

353

279

224

190

174

2,860

3,420

1,520

492

399

289

920

1,450

2,570

1,020

403

302

238

226

Minimum

) 12

14

12

12

15

) 40

40

69

174

72

22

12

11

11

224

June

218

182

140

123

a!06

a89

72

96

619

152

228

738

2,140

4,780

5,740

2,980

428

260

196

159

135

116

524

2,160

2,310

584

240

190

162

142

Mean

14.5

17.1

20.3

473

44.5

557

676

196

1 t 01 oioa 

afi7 00 t

121

29.2

146

375

July

128

121

123

257

202

1,280

264

164

114

87

72

198

187

94

48

28

34

30

29

24

23

22

23

24

2E

25

26

26

25

26

27

Per 

square 

 ile

0.020

.023

.028

.646

.061

.761

Q9X 

e 9CO

.268

2 e *3AO 

1.18

.165

.040

.199

.512

Aug.

21

19

19

19

20

24

35

28

25

158

38

35

35

24

19

18

20

19

17

57

87

35

24

18

15

14

14

13

12

12

12

Sept.

11

11

12

14

14

14

16

18

22

97

89

36

30

123

342

856

624

676

482

424

159

72

45

35

30

26

25

23

22

21

-

Runoff

Inches

0.02

.03

.03

8.79

.07

.79

1.06

.30

2.86

1

*9 

»OC

.19

.05

.22

6.94

Acre-feet

895

1,020

1,260

343,700

2,740

30,920

41,570

11,670

111,800

51,590

7,430

I t flrtrt ouu

8,670

271,400

Peak discharge [base. 7.000 see.-ft.).- May 3 (3 

a NO gage-Height record; discharge Interpolated.

OOP see.-ft.).- May 3 (3 a.m.) 16.600 eeo.-ft.
RED RIVER BASIN 371

Klamlchl River near Belzoni, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat-. 34°12, long. 95°29', In SE£ sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 

17 E., If miles northwest of Belzoni and 6 miles downstream from Cedar Creek. Datum 

of gage is 389.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles.

Records available.- December 1925 to September 1931, October 1935 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1926-31, 1935-49), 1,781 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 67,200 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 42.93 

 feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 15.

1925-31, 1935-49: Maximum discharge, 71,400 second-feet Feb. 18, 1938 (gage height, 

44.0 feet); no flow at times.

Maximum stage known, 44.2 feet in October 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 1037: 1927, 1928, 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1

1.0 

5.1 

57 

41 

24

18 

13 

9.0 

6.8

5.1

4.5 

4.2 

3.9 

3.6 

3.9 

4.8

Nov.

4.5 

4.2 

312 

223 

147

109 

85 

72 

68 

60

50 

47 

42 

37 

33

30 

28 

27 

23 

21

19 

18 

17 

17 

17

19 

17 

17 

17 

16

Dec.

16 

15 

14 

12

13

14 

13 

13 

15 

16

17 

17 

17 

19 

326

437 

1,960 

1,300 

672 

453

337 

272 

226 

197 

171

a!53 

a203 

a234 

a223 

a!90 

a!68

Jan.

a!97. 

a300 

a262 

220 

200

181 

165 

147 

136

125

122 

117 

109 

104 

114

330 

1,780 

3,320 

3,540 

3,550

1,900 

1,300 

1,350 

29,500 

64,000

57,200 

57,200 

41,500 

21,600 

7,350 

3,180

Uonth

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam: 

Febi 

Hare 

Apri 

»ay 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar.year 1948 

ary

....

1 .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

2,200 

1,840 

1,960 

3,260 

3,840

2,840 

2,170 

1,750 

1,440 

1,200

1,030 

871 

5,720 

18,800 

21,200

20,000 

10,300 

3,860 

2,720 

2,120

2,060 

1,960 

2,180 

14 , 900 

13 , 30O

6,160 

3,440 

2,550

Secondfoot-days

208.8 

1,596.7 

7,733

435,592.5

301,099 

155,671 

98,222 

62,444 

130,266 

71,370 

4,175 

2,681 

13,190

848,656.5

Mar.

2,010 

1,700 

1,440 

1,250 

1,'OSO

940 

826 

714 

693 

672

650 

628 

566 

607

714

650 

586 

525 

476 

445

4,620 

11,000 

8,450 

3,700 

2,810

12,600 

15,800 

11,700 

4,690 

2,900 

2,780

Maximum

57 

312 

1,960

21,700

64,000 

21,200 

15,800 

13.2OO 

44,400 

17,300 

334 

693 

2,060

64,000

Apr.

2,120 

1,650 

1,350 

1,150 

1,010

871 

7S8 

650 

650 

13,200

11,200 

5,050 

2,900 

2,120 

1,600

1,200 

963 

804 

672 

586

525 

492 

461 

426 

480

1,400 

1,010 

986 

1,940 

4,220

May

44,400 

28,800 

17,400 

8,150 

2,550

' 1,750 

1,30O 

1,490 

4,920 

2,610

1,490 

1,030 

781 

628 

513

437 

476 

517 

525 

457

371 

304 

315 

2,180 

2,670

1,100 

693 

488 

445 

628 

848

Minimum

0.1 

4.2 

12

.1

104 

871 

445 

426 

304 

159 

38 

14 

17

.1

June

525 

406 

308 

254 

210

178

197 

586 

464

554 

1,600 

5,630 

12,500 

17,300

16,400 

4,660 

1,700 

1,130 

826

672 

586 

492 

546 

916

650 

586 

484 

429 

422

Mean

6.74 

53.2 

249

1,190

9,713 

5,560 

3,168 

2,081 

4,202 

2,379 

135 

86.5 

440

2,325

July

334 

326 

300 

254 

223

HIS 

181 

162 

136 

122

114 

150 

178 

136 

101

97 

78 

66 

97 

104

78 

59 

47 

64 

206

85 

64 

60 

57 

45 

38

Per 

square 

mile

O.O047 

.037 

.175

.838

6.84 

3.92 

2.23 

1.47 

2.96 

1.68 

.095 

.061 

.310

1.64

Aug.

34 

28

21 

18 

18

17 

16 

17 

19 

17

19 

17 

15 

14 

70

109 

130 

97 

693 

525

226 

125 

80 

57 

42

38 

54 

50 

42 

40 

33

Sept.

29 

26 

22 

20 

18

17 

17 

144 

153 

109

85 

74 

496 

586 

566

986 

1,490 

1,200 

1,750 

2,060

1,350 

586 

363 

262 

197

159 

133 

112 

97 

83

Runoff

Inches

O.O05 

.04 

.20

11.40

7.89 

4.08 

2.57 

1.64 

3.41 

1.87 

.11 

.07 

.35

22.24

Peak discharge (base, le.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (11 a.m.) 67,200 see. -ft.; Feb. 15 (3

Acre-feet

414 

3,170 

15,340

864,000

597,200 

308,800 

194,800 

123,900 

258,400 

141,600 

8,280 

5,320 

26,160

1,683,000

30 p.m.)

21,600 sec.-ft.; May 1 (3 p.m.) 51,200 sec.-ft.; June 15 (11:30 p.m.) 18,200 sec.-ft. 

a Ho gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in stage.
372 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Wright City, Okla.

 Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°04', long. 95°03', on north edge NW£ sec. 6, T. 6

 s., H. 22 E., If miles upstream from White Oak Creek and 2 miles west of Wright City. 

Datum of gage is 346.76 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Drainage area.- 670 square miles.

Records available.- December 1944 to September 1949; October 1929 to September 1931 at 

sice i miie downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69,000 second-feet Jan. 25 (gage height, 45.04 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.2 second-foot Oct. 1-7.

1929-31, 1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 25, 1949; no flow July 24 to 

Sept. 15, Sept. 19-25, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of backwater from return of oveebfmk flow, 

which are fair. Gagei read twice daily or oftener.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

"Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oat.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.3 

.3 

.3

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.4

72 

82 

31 

19

12 

9.8 

8.0 

6.7 

6.2

5.4 

4.0 

3.6 

2.8 

3.6 

4.9

Nov.

S.S 

9.2 

9.2

6.7 

4.9

4.9 

4.0 

3.3 

3.3

4.5

4.9 

5.8 

8.6 

7.1 

8.6

7.1 

6.2 

5.4 

4.5 

4.0

4.0 

3.3 

3.6 

3.3 

3.3

3.3

3.6 

4.5 

4.0 

4.0

Dec.

4.5

4.5

4.0 

3.6 

4.0

4.0 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4.S

3.6 

3.6 

4.5 

8.6 

20

28 

622 

450 

305 

229

174 

140 

110 

96 

87

75 

72 

75 

101 

97 

101

Jan.

157 

190 

170 

146 

130

113 

103 

90 

85 

79

75 

72 

70 

66 

94

799 

2,100 

2,190 

3,080 

1,920

1,200 

886 

743 

tc39,800 

059,400

C18.900 

Cl3,600 

09,950 

C5.190 

2,800 

1,710

Month

Ootc 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

mry

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,290 

1,060 

1,000 

1,380 

1,320

1,150 

944 

799 

716 

608

527 

475 

1,030 

11,300 

8,600

5,120 

2,610 

1,650 

1,230 

1,000

1,180 

1,230 

1,070 

5,020 

5,020

2,700 

1,800 

1,320

Secondfoot-days

275.7 

154.9 

2,846.1

238,345.3

165,908 

63,149 

50,749 

30,954 

78,323 

25,979 

7,599 

1,488 

7,462.8

434.888.5

Mar.

,1,030 

857 

743 

635 

554

514 

450 

400 

716 

527

450 

412 

388 

488 

500

438 

412 

375 

338 

312

1,620 

5,120 

2,810 

1,710 

1,290

1:7,780 

clO.300 

04,160 

c2,390 

1,650 

1,380

Maximum

82 

9.2 

622

16,500

59,400 

11,300 

10,300 

7,290 

46,400 

6,780 

1,850 

172 

1,180

59,400

Apr.

1,090 

886 

743 

635 

568

500 

438 

388 

437 

7,290

5,460 

2,590 

1,650 

1,180 

857

676 

568 

475 

412 

362

338 

302 

278 

248 

229

425 

475 

375 

350 

k729

May

1:46,400 

Cll.000 

04,740 

C2,300 

cl,300

944 

915 

1,090 

1,060 

799

554 

438 

350 

282 

241

209 

209 

255 

192 

166

144 

123 

115 

347 

716

462 

305 

300 

999 

828 

540

Minimum

0.2 

3.3 

3.6

.2

66 

475 

312 

229 

115 

76 

30 

16 

9.8

.2

June

412 

300 

220 

163 

123

96 

76 

112 

411 

295

157 

146 

tc604 

1:6,780 

05,960

c2,780 

1,320 

770 

594 

743

828 

500 

350 

362 

450

425 

325 

225 

190 

262

Mean

8.89 

5.16 

91.8

651

5,352 

2,255 

1,637 

1,032 

2,527 

866 

245 

48.0 

249

1,191

July

170 

117 

7S 

56 

167

400 

211 

136 

103 

75

79 

108 

151 

96 

82

85 

78 

57 

51 

44

37 

31 

30 

1,850 

1,590

581 

425 

290 

190 

132 

99

Per 

square 

mile

0.013 

.0077 

.137

.972

7.99 

3.37 

2.44 

1.54 

3.77 

1.29 

.366 

.072 

.372

1.78

Aug.

72 

59 

62 

66 

51

44 

51 

56 

51 

42

35 

32 

29 

26 

25

23 

22 

20 

172 

142

75 

64 

55 

43 

37

30 

26 

24 

20 

18 

16

Sept.

14 

13 

12 

12 

10

9.8 

12 

28 

43 

25

13 

10 

211 

462 

312

338 

770 

662 

1,060 

1,180

689 

450 

325 

222 

157

112 

99 

84 

69 

59

Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.009 

.16

13.24

9.21 

3.51 

2.82 

1.72 

4.35 

1.44 

.42 

.08 

.41

24.15

Acre-feet

547 

307 

5,650

472,800

329,100 

125,300 

100,700 

- 61,400 

155,400 

51,530 

15,070 

2,950 

14,800

862,800

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 25 (3 a.m.) 69,000 aeo.-ft.; Feb. 14 (2 p.m.) 14,100

sec.-ft.; June 15 (1 a;m.) 10,800 sec.-ft.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow; discharge computed from backwater curves defined by 

severs! measurements.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
RED RIVER BASIN 373

Little River below Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°56', long. 94°45', in SEi sec. 14, T. 7 S., R. 24 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70 Just downstream from Lukfata Creek and 5 miles northeast of Idabel. Datum of gage is 312.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,239 square miles.

Records available.- October 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 76,000 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 39.22 

reet)s minimum, 5.8 second-feet Oct. 1.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 26, 1948; minimum, that of Oct. 1, 13, 14, 

1948.

Maximum stage known, 39.7 feet in February 1938, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily or oftener.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

Geological Survey.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

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.

6.0 

10 

10 

9.6 

8.4

8.4 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2 

8.4

7.2 

7.2 

6.6 

6.6 

7.2

6.6 

36 

111 

135 

93

64 

43 

37 

29 

25

22 

21 

21 

20 

19 

52

Nov.

56 

48 

44 

36 

30

27 

25 

24 

24 

24

23 

26 

29 

31 

34

69 

53 

40 

33 

30

28 

27 

25 

24 

24

24 

24 

25 

25 

25

Dec.

25 

25 

25 

25 

25

24 

24

24 

24 

24

24 

24 

24 

48 

242

232 

168 

707 

655 

471

355 

271 

232 

204 

177

168 

152 

143 

152 

177 

. 251

Jan.

312 

312 

333 

312 

271

242 

213 

195 

177 

168

160 

152 

152 

152 

152

551 

3,160 

4,160 

4,760 

5,180

3,610 

2,120 

1,510 

03,990 

k32,500

072,600 

046,100 

029,000 

021,800 

016,100 

11,700

 Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dec e

Ce

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sepl

We

lendar year 194 

i&ry

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

7,680 

3,630 

2,100 

2,090 

2,520

2,440 

2,030 

1,710 

1,470 

1,320

1,140 

1,010 

980 

2,950 

8,720

11,000 

10,300 

7,550 

4,210 

2,300

1,950 

2,570 

2,480 

5,420 

8,400

8,530 

6,800 

4,100

Secondfoot-days

851.8 

957 

5,122

485,085

262,144. 

117,400 

'95,252 

56,672 

111,851 

64,724 

13,228 

3,040 

9,245

740,486.8

liar.

2,440

1,710 

1,430 

1,250 

1,040

950 

860 

800 

1,370 

1,870

1,360 

1,040 

920 

890 

1,110

1,110 

980 

890 

800 

712

1,270 

4,820 

7,220 

5,960 

3,660

4,380 

8,330 

11,500 

11,300 

8,460 

4,820

Maximun

135 

69 

707

21,100

72,600 

11,000 

11,500 

9,300 

32,100 

11,700 

2,270 

195 

1,390

72,600

Apr.

2,620 

1,790 

1,390 

1,220 

1,040

950 

860 

741 

655 

4,020

8,530 

9,300 

6,980 

3,770 

2,030

1,390 

1,110 

950 

830 

712

627 

600 

547 

496 

447

496 

712 

712 

600 

547

May

k3,030 

k24,SOO 

032,100 

016,100 

09,820

06,240 

02,700 

1,830 

1,710 

1,590

1,250 

890 

712 

573 

471

423 

377 

355 

400 

333

312 

271 

222 

232 

400

920 

627 

447 

526 

1,120 

1,070

Hininm

6..0 

23 

24

6..0

152 

980 

712 

447 

222 

186 

104 

43 

32

6,0

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 26 (8 a.m.) 76

June

807 

547 

400 

333 

251

204 

186 

242 

531 

670

741 

573 

984 

6,320 

10,200

11,700 

9,860 

5,720 

1,950 

1,080

1,550 

1,320 

1,040 

1,550 

1,940

1,220 

920 

712 

573 

600

Mean

27.5 

31.9 

165

1,325

8,456 

4,193 

3,073 

1,889 

3,608 

2,157 

427 

98.1 

308

2,029

July

600 

471 

355 

291 

242

411 

830 

496 

355 

271

213 

177 

186 

204 

195

168 

143 

177 

177 

135

119 

119 

104 

119 

2,270

1,990 

860 

573 

423 

312 

242

Per 

square 

mile

0.022 

.026 

.133

1.07

6.82 

3.38 

2.48 

1.52 

2.91 

1.74 

.345 

.079 

.249

1.64

Aug.

195 

160 

135 

127 

119

111 

96 

96 

104 

127

104 

79 

69 

86 

77

69 

62 

59 

96 

88

186 

160 

119 

1 95 

85

76 

62 

56 

52 

47 

43

Sept.

41 

41 

39 

38 

37

33 

32 

38 

44 

55

67 

61 

104 

232 

423

355 

391 

741 

860 

1,220

1,390 

860 

547 

400 

312

242 

204 

168 

143 

127

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.03 

.15

14.56

7.87 

3.52 

2.86 

1.70 

3.36 

1.94 

.40 

.09 

.28

22.23

Acre-feet

1,690 

1,900 

10,160

962,200

520,000 

232,900 

188,900 

112,400 

221,900 

128,400 

26,240 

6,030 

18,340

1,469,000

000 sec. -ft. 5 Feb. 16 (9 p.m.) 11,30(

................. .^ .. ... 40,500 see.-ft.i June 16 (10:30

a.m.) 12,000 see.-ft.

o Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater; discharge computed from backwater curves based 

on discharge measurements.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
374 RED RIVER BASIN

Little River near Horatio, Ark.

Location. -Water-stage recorder, lat. 33"55 I , long. 94"23', in NWt sec. 11, T. 10 S., R. 

aa w. lj miles upstream from Canney Creek, 2 miles southwest or Horatio, and 28 miles 

upstream from Cossatot River. Datum of gage is 272.89 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 2,690 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 18 years (1931-49), 3,975 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 97,900 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 35.58 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 1-6, 9, 10.

1930-49: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 37.70 

feet), from rating curve extended above 93,000 second-feet; minimum, 1 second-foot 

Aug. 18 to Sept. 1, 1984; minimum gage height, 3.09 feet Aug. 25-27, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 38 feet sometime in August 1915.

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 857: 1932, 1935, 1936.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

15 

13 

13 

13

13

13 

15 

15 

13 

14

15 

15 

15 

19 

21

20 

27 

37 

67 

118

113 

69 

70 

58 

50

43 

40 

36 

34 

31 

97

Nov.

146 

136 

101 

62 

176

219 

164 

ISO 

121 

108

103 

110 

105 

103 

103

167 

255 

309 

295 

249

239 

222 

196 

180 

164

145 

142 

139 

130 

124

Dec.

116 

115 

115 

115 

127

124 

121 

116 

113 

110

108 

108 

108 

116 

347

2,460 

5,710 

3,860 

2,830 

2,060

1,530 

1,210 

1,000 

835 

702

616 

597 

641 

616 

1,530 

2,140

Jan.

1,770 

1,500 

1,330 

1,210 

1,150

1,270 

1,030 

918 

60S 

728

661 

636 

616 

577 

577

kl,850 

k9,180 

11,200 

kl3,500 

k!2,100

k9,220 

k6,370 

4,660 

M.3,000 

k55,600

83,900 

95,100 

81,100 

56,400 

40,200 

Ok26,800

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ce

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Align 

Sept

We

inber ......................

lendar year 1948 .........

ary . .

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

!k20,50C 

k!2,70C 

kk6,76C 

4,93C 

5,38C

5.47C 

4.84C

4,160 

3.46C 

3.07C

2.67C 

2,26C 

. 2.14C 

k4,66C 

k!4,60C

16,60C 

16,40C 

k!4,200 

klO,20C 

k6,55C

4,840 

5,830 

7,000 

k!4,500 

k20,900

k!8,200 

k!4,700 

klO,400

Seeondfoot-days

1,152 

4,865 

30,322

1,125,957

535,161 

257,960 

238,210 

126,750 

208,534 

179,851 

30,569 

8,074 

12,202

1,633,650

Mar.

k6,730 

kS.100 

3 9.00 

3,230 

2,830

2,440 

2,210 

2,060 

k6,500 

9,100

k6,640 

k4,570 

3,640 

3,150 

3,640

3,560 

3,150 

2,750 

2,440 

2,210

k3,390 

k!3,100 

15,500 

k!2,800 

k9,770

k!3 *.900 

k22,400 

k21,300 

k!8,300 

k!6,000 

kll,900

Maximum

11£ 

305 

5,71C

52,000

95,100 

20,900 

22,400 

13,900 

34.80C 

33,300 

4,840 

505 

1,610

95,100

Apr.

k7,590 

5,200 

3,980 

3,300 

2,610

2,490 

2,170 

1,930 

1,690 

k5,260

k!3,500 

13,900 

kl2,300 

k8,980 

k5,600

3,820 

2,890 

2,330 

1,970 

1,690

1,460 

1,380 

1,320 

1,220 

1,120

1,420 

4,410 

4,320 

3,560 

3,140

Hay

k6,920 

k32,400 

034,600 

033,400 

Jk26,700

k21,900 

kl2,600 

k5,400 

3,640 

3,560

2,970 

2,090 

1,570 

1,260 

1,090

978 

870 

795 

748 

748

661 

617 

575 

575 

575

820 

1,120 

922 

1,250 

2,010 

2,730

Minimum

13 

82 

108

13.

577 

2,140 

2,060 

1,120 

575 

596 

292 

121 

60

13

June

2,170 

1,500 

1,150 

1,060 

644

661 

596 

950 

2,730 

2,730

1,650 

1,500 

2,OOO 

14,600 

33,300

3k31,900 

ok22,100 

kl5,600 

k8,540 

k4,000

2,730 

2,730 

2,250 

3,730 

5,560

4,240 

3,050 

2,330 

1,890 

1,540

Mean

37.2 

162 

978

3,076

17,260 

9,213 

7,684 

4,225 

6,727 

5,995 

986 

260 

407

4,476

July

1,360 

1,220 

1,030 

870 

748

659 

670 

1,150 

670 

661

554 

473 

430 

404 

411

442

457 

465 

430 

386

326 

292 

379 

575 

3,670

4,840 

g2,810 

gl,380 

g978 

g772 

g617

Per 

aquare 

mile

0.014 

.060 

.364

1.14

6.42 

3.42 

2.86 

1.57 

2.50 

2.23 

.367 

.097 

.151

1.66

Aug.

g505 

415 

357 

309 

275

255 

239 

239 

235 

235

235 

222 

203 

163 

229

265 

226 

235 

302 

406

319 

340 

350 

289 

242

212 

187 

167 

145 

130 

121

Sept.

110 

101 

98 

96 

69

65 

65 

62 

60 

62

67 

110 

160 

216 

319

533 

501 

617 

978 

1,000

1,610 

1,350 

922 

661

533

449 

375 

323 

275 

235

.Runoff

Inches

0.02 

.07 

.42

15.58

7.40 

3.57 

3.29 

1.75 

2.86 

2.49 

.42 

.11 

.17

22.59

Peak dlschanw (base. 25,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. t27 (3 p.m.) 97,900 seo.-ft.j Hay 2 (10 p

see. -ft.; June 15 (9 p.m.) 39 ,"533 see. -ft.

Ao re-feet

2,280 

9,650 

60,140

2,233,000

1,061,000 

511,700 

472,560 

251,400 

413,600 

356,700 

60,630 

16,010 

24,200

3,240,000

.m.) 39,500

c Computed from loop curve.

g Computed from graph based on adjsoent recorder trace and one reading by observer.

k Computed by using rate of change of stage as a factor.
RED RIVER BASIN 375

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown, Okla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03 ! , long. 94°37', in SEij sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 

Bb Ji., 1 mile west of Eagletown and 8.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 

333.S5 feet above mean sea level (Texas, Oklahoma & Eastern Railroad bench mark; 

levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 784 square miles.

Records available.- March 1924 to Septmber 1925, October 1929 to September 1931, October 

1935 to beptemoer 1949.

Average discharge.- 16 years (1929-31, 1935-49), 1,337 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 81,400 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 24.77 

reet), from rating curve extended above 65,000 second-feet; minimum, 3.0 second-fept 

Oct. 6.

1924-25, 1929-31, 1935-49: Maximum discharge, 88,500 second-feet Mar. 29, 1945 

(gage height, 25.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 52,000 second-feet; no 

flow at times in 1930, 1934, 1936, 1939, 1943.

Maximum stage known, 26.4 feet in August 1915, from information by local residents.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Records collected and computed by Corps of Engineers and reviewed by 

(jeoiogical Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

4.3 

4.0 

3.5 

3.1 

3.1

3.0 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1 

3.1

3.8 

4.0 

4.0 

5.5 

5.7

6.0 

7.9 

7.3 

7.0 

6.O

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0 

5.0

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.2 

5.7 

12

Nov.

12 

13 

13 

187 

204

144 

154 

88 

80 

SO

66 

67 

67 

66 

79

110 

129 

119 

113 

138

136 

123 

1O8 

99 

87

87 

80 

80 

70

67

Dec.

66 

62 

62 

64 

65

64 

64 

62 

60 

6O

58 

6O 

60 

82 

459

2,980 

3,630 

1,590 

1,10O 

856

674 

552 

454 

392 

330

318 

427 

384 

634 

1.74O 

1,260

Jan.

99O 

816 

691 

616 

829

691 

568 

477 

410 

368

341 

344 

318 

301 

322

4,990 

6,310 

5,840 

6,940 

3,730

2,440 

1,8OO 

1.68O 

38.4OO 

58,200

23,400 

15,OOO 

1O.OOO 

5,310 

3,38O 

2.37O

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

lendar year 1946 

ary

h .........................

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,85O 

1,490 

1,260 

1,590 

1,850

1,590 

1,400 

1,180 

1,030 

918

797 

691 

7O9 

8,87O 

9,350

6,110 

3,820 

2,440 

1,800 

1,440

1,64O 

2,810 

2.23O 

6,520 

6,73O

3,910 

2,660 

1,910

Secondfoot-days

154.1 

- 2,866 

18,669

383,569.2

197,872 

78,595 

76,935 

36,786 

78,291 

73,189 

16,865 

2,911 

2,6O4

585,737.1

Mar.

1,440 

1,180 

99O 

863 

752

679 

600 

552 

1,470 

2.3OO

1,640 

1,260 

1,100 

1,10O 

1,140

953 

863 

803 

740 

6 SO

2.39O 

8,670 

4,64O 

2,890 

2,160

12,OOO 

1O,5OO 

5,120 

3,220 

2.3OO 

1,970

Maximum

12 

204 

3,630

49,400

58,200 

9,350 

12,000 

4,640 

31.9OO 

28,200 

3,650 

252 

252

58,200

Apr.

1,540 

1,180 

1,03O 

883 

784

697 

628 

552 

497 

4,O6O

4,640 

2,740 

1,850 

1,440 

1.14O

918 

758 

656 

578 

516

459 

427 

384 

356 

330

793 

2,660 

1,69O 

1,540 

1,O6O

Hay

31,900 

2O.8OO 

5,31O 

3,130 

1,970

1,400 

1,O6O 

918 

1,350 

1,220

87O 

674 

542 

445 

372

322 

291 

258 

240 

220

201 

185 

175 

19O 

195

232 

2 2O 

251 

1,030 

1,260 

1,060

Minimum

3.0 

12 

58

3.0

301 

691 

552 

330 

175 

204 

82 

40 

28

3.0

June

74O 

547 

410 

330 

265

223 

204 

792 

990 

953

715 

557 

4,090 

28,200 

15.6OO

5,120 

2,660 

1,64O 

1,140 

918

74O 

6OO 

562 

674 

99O

1,100 

8O3 

645 

536 

445

Mean

4.97 

95.5 

6O2

1,O48

6,383 

2,807 

2,482 

1,226 

2,526 

2,440 

544 

93.9 

. 86.8

1,605

July

410 

360 

287 

237 

2O4

185 

388 

344 

252 

195

163 

147 

140 

132 

160

204 

265 

223 

156 

117

97 

85 

82 

3,650 

3,640

1,970 

1,260 

883 

268 

198 

163

Per 

square 

mile

O.0063 

.112 

.768

1.34

8.14 

3.58 

3.17 

3,. 56 

3.22 

3.11 

.694 

.120 

.111

2.05

Aug.

136 

115 

97 

88 

79

73 

69 

79 

79 

76

73 

70 

64 

90 

97

87 

123 

165 

252 

142

136 

149 

110 

9O 

78

65 

56 

49 

44 

40 

40

Sept.

42 

41 

35 

33 

34

33 

30 

28 

28 

30

40 

38 

46 

7O 

132

104 

149 

252 

24O 

237

170 

147 

117 

110 

99

82 

72 

62 

55 

48

Runoff

Inches

O.OO7 

.14 

.89

18.19

9.39 

3.73 

3.65 

1.74 

3.71 

3.47 

.80 

.14 

.12

27.79

Peak discharge (base. 22,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (11:30 p.m.) 81.400 sec. -ft.; May 1(4

Ac re- feet

306 

5,680 

37,030

760,800

392,500 

155,900 

152,600 

72,960 

155,300 

145,200 

33,450 

5,770 

5,160

1,162,000

p.m.)

949154 O-51-25;
376 RED RIVER BASIN

Rolling Pork near De Queen, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03", long. 94°25', in SWi sec. 21, T. 83., R. 

32 w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 4 miles west of De Queen and 6 miles upstreajp 

from Rock Creek. Prior to Dec. 16, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,200 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 20.16 

reet); no flow Oct. 1-16.

Maximum stage known, 25.6 feet, from floodmarks, Aug. 27, 1947 (discharge, 110,000 

second-feet from contracted-opening computation).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, which are fair. 

Cooperation.- Twenty-two discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0 

O 

O 

0 

0

O 

0 

O 

0 

O

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

0 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.5 

.4 

.6 

.5

.6

.7 

.6 

.7 

.8 

4.7

Nov.

2.2 

.9 

.5 

.6 

1.4

8.0 

8.5. 

7.8 

6.2 

6.2

6.0 

' 7.8 

8.5 

9.2 

IS

44

103 

95 

63 

50

f39 

f32 

26 

23 

20

19 

21 

18 

17 

16

Dec.

f!5 

f!5 

14 

13 

13

13 

12 

11 

10 

10

9.6 

8.4 

10 

14 

684

987 

432 

248 

168 

122

97 

81 

67 

57 

56

52 

49 

46 

106 

266 

194

Jan.

ISO 

119 

104 

95 

86

76 

69 

63 

58 

54

51 

48 

46 

44 

44

375 

1,370 

1,310 

1,280 

666

445 

305 

266 

8,590 

8,380

5,300 

3,960 

2,050 

1,040 

666 

484

Month

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her .......................

nber

 ber ......................

lendar year 

ftry

enber .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

359 

275 

239 

305 

359

326 

266 

216 

188 

156

13O 

113 

122 

375 

622

566 

432 

326 

257 

208

282 

845 

622 

2,970 

1,820

900 

580 

407

Secondfoot-days

12.7 

675 

3,880

-

37,594 

14,266 

17,391 

8,392 

10,465 

13,712 

1,198 

363.1 

166.2

108,115.0

Mar.

285 

223 

181 

150 

130

117 

102 

100 

1,180 

1,110

657 

445 

326 

348 

371

305 

257 

223 

174 

144

837 

1.94O 

900 

580 

458

1.79O 

1,700 

934 

608 

445 

371

Maximum

4.7 

103 

987

-

8,590 

2,970 

1,940 

968 

4,100 

4,890 

108 

34 

8.4

8,590

Apr.

285 

223 

188 

156 

133

117 

104 

92 

83 

959

968 

580 

395 

275 

201

150 

121 

103 

88 

79

70 

68 

63 

61 

61

797 

725 

432 

432 

383

May

4,100 

2,350 

922 

560 

355

231 

168 

174 

162 

138

107 

87 

73 

59 

51

44 

38 

35 

32 

30

28 

32 

30 

38 

38

34 

32 

28 

94 

239 

156

Minimum

0 

.5 

8.4

-

44 

113 

100 

61 

28 

26 

12 

4.8 

3.3

0

June

106 

80 

59 

46 

38

33 

28 

28 

26 

42

87 

73 

580 

4,890 

3.94O

1,000 

510 

295 

208 

208

162 

115 

89 

80 

90

125 

181 

227 

216 

150

Mean

0.41

22.5 

125

-

1,213 

510 

561 

280 

338 

457 

38.6 

11.7 

5.54

296

July

108 

81 

61 

48 

39

40 

41 

42 

32 

30

22 

20 

21 

23 

19

18 

16 

21 

18 

14

12 

16 

28 

53 

58

34 

82 

56 

41 

30 

24

Per

square 

mile

0.0022 

.118 

.658

-

6.38 

2.68 

2.95 

1.47 

1.78 

2.41 

.203 

.062 

.089

1.56

Aug.

19 

15 

13 

9.9 

8.4

7.8 

7.5 

7.1 

6.7 

6.1

5.5 

5.1 

4.8 

5.5 

5.7.

4.8 

4.8 

10 

23 

26

34 

30 

23 

17 

14

11 

9.6 

8.1 

7.1 

6.9 

6.7

Sept.

6.1

5.3 

4.8 

4.5 

3.9

3.6 

3.3 

3.3 

4.1 

3.4

3.9 

4.1 

8.4 

6.7 

6.3

6.5 

7.3 

7.3 

7.1 

7.1

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.5 

6.3

6.1 

5.7 

5.1 

4.7 

4.1

Runoff

Inches

0.002 

.13 

.76

-

7.36 

2.79 

3.40 

1.64 

2.05 

2.68 

.23 

.07 

.03

21.14

Acre-feet

25 

1,340

7,700

-

74,570 

28,300 

34,490 

16,650 

20,760 

27,200 

2,380 

720 

330

214,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (5:30 p.m.) 19, 200 sec. -ft. ;peb. 24 (3: 30p.m.) 4,470

sec.-ft.

f Computed on the' basis of partly estimated gage-height record. 

Kote.- Computed from backwater curve Oct. 17 to Nov. 16.
RED RIVER BASIN 377

Cossatot River near De Queen, Arlc.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 94°13', on south edge of SEj sec. 20, 

T. B s., R. 30 W., at highway bridge just downstream from Hale Creek and 7 miles east 

of De Queen. Datum of gage is 335.60 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 361 square miles.

Records available.- January 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1P33-4S), 610 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,400 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 19.76 

TeeTJT minimum, 9.1 second-feet Oct. 5, 6 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 46,900 second-feet Aug. 28, 1947 (gage height, 20.47 

feet); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Aug. 30 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Sixteen discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

12 

11 

11 10 ' 

9.5

9.1 

10 

11 

11 

11

17 

17 

15 

15

13

14 

24 

31 

25

35

34 

28 

24 

21 

19

18 

17 

16 

16 

16 

25

Nov.

34 

290 

.270 

153 

117

87 

73 

66 

60 

56

55 

91 

96 

115 

125

148 

422 

367 

242 

182

139 

117 

98 

82 

70

63 

61 

62 

69 

70

Dec.

7O 

7O 

70 

70 

71

66 

65 

65 

64 

61

58 

54 

51 

52 

2,820

4,990 

1,620 

895

» 607 

446

321 

25S 

212 

175 

168

168 

148 

137 

352 

822 

589

Jan.

446 

355 

292 

283 

311

283 

250 

219 

196 

175

162 

145

135 

130 

131

915 

2,880 

3,500 

3,390 

1,620

1,080 

776 

666 

12,600 

19,200

9,680 

8,780 

4,700 

2,240 

1,380 

1,020

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Fsbt 

Mare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ......................

lender year 1946 

apy

....

eaber .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

622 

645 

571 

626 

666

626 

554 

475 

418 

367

311 

266 

292 

861 

1,360

1,300 

1,020 

799 

645 

537

657 

1,920 

1,360

5,440 

3,940

1,840 

1,210 

870

Secondfoot-days

545.6 

3,880 

15,615

181,788.4

 77,900 

30,398 

39,645 

13,427 

21,881 

22,420 

3,007 

845 

870

230*433.6

ilar.

666 

554 

46O 

392 

332

301 

266 

361 

3.89O 

2,980

1,580 

1,050 

799 

822 

666

589 

537 

49O 

405 

343

1,060 

4,070 

1,980 

1,270 

1,050

3,290 

3,950 

2,240 

1,390 

1,'020 

822

Maximum

35 

422

4,990

15,600

19,200 

5,440 

4,070 

1,820 

6,520 

6,720 

242 

44 

132

19,200

Apr.

626 

505 

432 

367 

311

274 

242 

219 

2O4 

1,160

1,620 

1,020 

753 

571 

446

332 

274 

242 

219

189

175 

168 

168 

153 

145

365 

730 

607 

505 

405

May

6,520 

5,270 

1,800 

1,080 

730

521 

405 

367 

321 

274

212 

175 

149 

130 

114

103 

94 

85 

79 

73

7O 

70 

69 

81 

91

88 

75 

60 

1,390 

895 

490

Minimum

9.1 

34 

51

9.1

130 

266 

266 

145 

60 

106 

48 

13 

11

9.1

June

311 

226 

175 

147 

127

106 

108 

113 

182 

182

161 

139 

1,390 

4,360 

6,720

2,000 

970 

607 

418 

460

418 

355 

274 

212 

219

219 

219 

772 

475 

355

Mean

17.6 

129 

504

497

2,513 

1,086 

1,279 

448 

706 

747 

97.0 

27.3 

29.0

631

July

242 

182 

141 

113 

96

92 

95 

89 

73 

62

58 

66 

58 

58 

58

94 

148 

119 

66 

66

52 

51 

48 

141 

153

132 

127 

105 

83 

66 

53

Per 

square 

mile

0.049 

.357 

1.40

1.38

6.96 

3.01 

3.54 

1.24 

1.96 

2.07 

.269 

.076 

.080

1.75

Aug.

 44 

39 

34 

30 

27

26 

39 

36 

32 

29

25 

24 

22 

27 

25

21 

23 

34 

36 

33

34 

40 

31 

24 

21

18 

16 

15 

14 

13 

13

Sept.

13 

12 

12 

12 

13

13 

12 

11 

11 

12

13 

12 

17 

18 

18

18 

25 

26 

33 

111

132 

84 

57 

42 

34

28 

23 

21 

19 

18

Runoff

Inches

0.06 

.40 

1.61

18.74

6.03 

3.13 

4.08 

1.38 

2.25 

2.31 

.31 

.09 

.09

23.74

Acre-feet

1,080 

7,700 

3O,97O

360,600

154,500 

80,290 

78,630 

26,630 

43,400 

44,470 

5,960 

1,680 

1,730

457 ,,000

Peak dlacharge (baae, 10.000 sec. -4ft.).- Jan. 24 (8:30 p.m.) 39.400 asc.-ft.: Jan. 27 (12:30 a.m.)
378 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline River near Dierks, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°06', long. 94°05', in Wj see. 3, T. 8 S., R. 29 

w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 70, 3j miles upstream from Holly Creek and 4 miles 

southwest o? Dierks.

Drainage area.- 122 square miles.

Records available.- May 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 190 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 16.65 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot at times.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 31,200 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 19.93 

feet), from rating curve extended above 16,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

no flow at times in 1943, 1946, 1947.

Maximum stage known, 21.9 feet sometime in 1920, from information by local resident.

Remarks.- Records good.

Cooperation.- Gage-height record, 32 discharge measurements, and computations of daily 

discharge furnished by Corps of Engineers; 2 discharge measurements made and records 

reviewed by Geological Survey.

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1939-42.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.2

.2 

.2 

.2 

.4 

.4

.4 

.9 

5.8 

4.0 

2.7

4.7 

7.6 

5.1 

4.4 

2.7

1.9 

1.5 

1.5 

.8 

1.5 

2.8

Nov.

2.7 

2.3 

9.2 

6.2 

4.7

3.6 

3.4 

6.9 

6.5 

6.5

8.6 

16 

13 

23 

22

34 

143 

90 

84 

64

48 

41 

33 

27 

22

19 

19 

22 

22 

23

Dec.

22 

18 

18 

2O 

22

20 

21 

18 

17 

16

15 

14 

12 

15 

490

835 

365 

237 

117 

132

103 

83 

65 

55 

59

56 

51 

43 

1O1 

143 

119

Jan.

101 

68 

83 

88 

78

67 

59 

55 

52 

50

46 

42 

4O 

38 

42

322 

587 

1.70O 

920 

511

368 

283 

254 

4.O6O 

4,280

3,940 

2,620 

1,310 

751 

511 

401

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

1 .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

317 

265 

257 

254 

206

187 

168 

154 

141 

123

1O7 

97 

16O 

280 

324

341 

286 

237 

209 

177

289 

401 

327 

2,350 

1,100

67O 

443 

324

Secondfoot-days

52.5 

825.6 

3,362

53,774.5

23,747 

10,194 

15,111 

4,458 

7,049 

6,964 

950.5 

139.2 

310.8

73,163.6

Mar.

254 

214 

180

156 

137

126 

105 

206 

2,460 

1,O4O

644 

412 

314 

379 

280

234 

216 

211 

168 

145

829 

920 

544 

386 

432

1.38O 

1,040 

644 

435 

337 

283

Maximum

7.6 

143 

835

2,550

4,280 

2,350 

2,460 

407 

2,760 

1,930 

120 

 12 

1O2

4,280

Apr.

216 

187 

163 

139 

121

105 

90 

78 

71 

407

305 

232 

192 

156 

123

97 

81 

73 

64 

55

50 

47 

45 

38 

38

322 

351 

257 

192 

163

May

2,760 

1,040 

529 

366 

257

187 

148 

208 

148 

98

70 

54 

45 

37 

33

29 

26 

22 

2O 

IS

21 

3O 

34 

51 

49

32 

22 

18 

375 

202 

120

Minimum

0.1 

2.3 

12

.1

38 

97 

105 

38 

18 

33 

9.5 

1.1 

.5

.1

June

81 

57 

41 

35 

43

39 

33 

40 

84 

6O

46 

64 

207 

1,160 

1,930

572 

327 

214 

156 

274

148 

102 

82 

70 

1O4

67 

122 

338 

289 

179

Mean

1.69 

27.5 

108

147

766 

364 

487 

149 

227 

232 

30.7 

4.49 

10.4

200

July

12O 

79 

56 

41 

36

51 

41 

27 

2O 

15

64 

32 

19

» 17 

13

11 

35 

24 

17 

13

9.2 

9.5 

20 

46 

22

23 

28 

23 

16 

13 

' 9.5

Per 

square 

mile

0.014 

.225 

.885

1.20

6.28 

2.98 

3.99 

1.22 

1.86 

1.90 

.252 

.037 

.085

1.64

Aug.

6.9 

5.6 

4.7 

4.1 

2.9

2.6 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 2.1'

1.6 

1.4 

1.1 

1.9 

11

12 

9.5 

9.9 

9.9 

8.2

4.1 

6.9 

6.O 

4.7 

3.5

2.6 

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.2

Sept.

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.6

.6 

.6 

.7 

.5 

.5

.6 

2.3 

2.3 

51 

102

37 

20 

12 

14 

14

13 

13 

9.6 

4.7 

3.5

Runoff

Inches

O.02 

.25 

1.02

16.40

7.24 

3.11 

4.61 

1.36 

2.15 

2.12 

.29 

.04 

.09

22.30

Peak discharge (base. 5.OOO sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (6:30 p.m.) 9.8OO sec. -ft.; May 1 (7 a

Acre-feet

104 

1,640 

6.67O

106,700

47,100 

20; 220 

29,970 

8,840 

13,980 

13,810 

1,890 

276 

616

148,100

m.) 5.14O
RED RIVER BASIN 

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex.

379

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°15', long. 94°37', at bridge on U. S. Highway 67, 

o.b mile upstream from St. Louis Southwestern Railway bridge and 1 mile southwest of 

Darden, Bowie County. Datum of gage is 220.6 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Drainage area.- 2,754 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1909 are contained in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Average discharge.- 26 years, 2,394 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 44,000 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 30.77 

reet}; no flow Oct. 21, 22.

1923-49: Maximum discharge, 157,000 second-feet Apr. i, 1945 (gage height, 37.56 

feet); no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of rapidly changing stage computed by 

using rate of change of stage as a factor. Gage read twice daily, oftener during 

high water. No diversion above station. Records of chemical analyses and water 

temperatures for the water year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Cooperation.- Gage-height records collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years).- W 957: 1924-27.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 3 

4 

5

6

7

a

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1.1 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.8

.5 

.5 

.3 

.2 

.4

.7 

1.6 

2.1 

2.4 

2.4

4.8 

14 

13 

14 

11

3.3 

.3 

2.1 

12 

50

54 

45 

27 

14 

23 

a21

Nov.

13 

11 

10 

9.2 

8.6

7.8 

7.4 

6.4 

6.6 

6.2

5.6 

6.6 

7.1 

6.6 

7.7

32

sb

46 

28 

23

30 

32 

46 

64 

84

68 

54 

42 

34 

30

Dec.

28 

23 

20 

19 

18

16 

14 

13 

11 

11

10 

9.8 

9.5 

9.0 

10

13 

14 

21 

130 

320

395 

250 

175 

120 

86

76 

64 

64 

56 

48 

43

Jan.

32 

17 

13 

12 

22

24 

20 

20 

19 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

19

187 

255 

270 

420 

1,090

1,600 

1,940 

1,510 

1,140 

1,660

4,100 

11,600 

351,800 

42,000 

44,000 

39,000

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 .........

ictry

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

29,400 

20,9OO 

15,200 

12,100 

10,200

8,200 

6,200 

4,400 

3,200 

1,830

1,160 

915 

565 

805 

1,780

2,840 

3,640 

4,200 

4,800 

5,200

5,300 

5,300 

5,120 

5,200 

5,800

7,400 

19,800 

28,600

Second 

foot-daya

324.6 

782.8 

2,096.3

813,877.4

182,850 

220,055 

193,995 

76,130 

91,084 ' 

29,563 

7,868 

4,535 

2,765.8

812,029.5

Mar.

24,600 

17,800 

14,000 

11,500 

9,350

7,400 

5,640 

3,620 

2,450 

2,250

3,420 

4,420 

4,570 

3,220 

2,210

1,860 

1,540 

1,200 

915 

660

1,040 

1,930 

3,000 

4.O80 

5,300

6,500 

7,400 

7,400 

9,120 

13,200 

12,400

Maximum

54 

84 

395

34,400

44,000 

29,400 

24,600 

10,700 

13,200 

3,710 

1,070 

559 

365

44,000

Apr.

10,700 

8,900 

7,550 

5,500. 

3,270

1,720 

1,000 

675 

555 

1,500

1,940 

2,140 

2,930 

3,560 

3,250

1,910 

1,220 

925 

755 

505

290 

200 

200 

145 

210

1,540 

2,190 

2,880 

3,700 

4,270

May

5,030 

5,600 

7,100 

12,800 

13,200

10,700 

8,500 

5,870 

3,750 

2,100

1,150 

675 

453 

290 

195

166 

138 

123 

129 

1,360

2,170 

2,560 

2,620 

1,740 

910

555 

460 

250 

198 

152 

120

Minimum

0.2 

5.6 

9.0

.2

12 

565 

660 

145 

120 

66 

33 

26 

8.4

.2

June

126 

232 

194 

310 

310

214 

186 

138 

78 

66

146 

685 

578 

985 

1,040

1,340 

1,940 

a2,750 

3,200 

3,710

2,440 

1,120 

1,210 

925 

595

940 

1,390 

1,320 

900 

495

Mean

10.5 

26.1 

67.6

2,224

5,898 

7,859 

8,258 

2,538 

2,938 

985 

254 

146 

92.2

2,225

July

405 

156 

138 

129 

102

86 

68 

52 

48 

41

33 

37 

392 

500 

380

201 

96 

54 

45 

63

91 

118 

194 

111 

68

83 

597 

1,050 

1,070 

90S 

555

Per 

square 

mile

0.0038 

.0095 

.025

.808

2.14 

2.85 

2.27 

.922 

1.07 

.358 

.092 

.053 

.033

.808

Aug.

305 

214 

129 

77 

37

35 

40 

46 

37 

30

53 

422 

376 

190 

99

50 

185 

559 

398 

194

166 

148 

170 

135 

162

84 

56 

44 

37 

31 

26

Sept.

20 

16 

14 

18 

10

9.6 

8.4 

9.4 

9.4 

17

78 

152 

84 

66 

122

108 

76 

76 

68 

49

64 

179 

321 

365 

332

186 

111 

81 

66 

56

Runoff

Inches

0.004 

.01 

.03

10.99

£.47 

2.97 

2,62 

1.03 

1.23 

.40 

.11 

.06 

.04

10.97

Ao re-feet

644 

1,550 

4,160

1,614,000

362,700 

436,500 

364,800 

151,000 

108,600 

58,640 

15,610 

9,000 

5,490

1,611,000

Peak discharge (ba4», 15,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 30 (10 a.m.) 44,000 sec. -ft.; Feb. 28 (12 m.)

29,400 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of estimated gage heights.
380 RED RIVER BASIN

Cypress Creek near Pittsburg, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°01', long. 94°53», at bridge on State Highway 11, 

sou rest upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from 

Willlamson Creek, and 4.5 miles east of Pittsburg, Camp County. Datum of gage is 

247.49 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1029.

Drainage area.- 334 square miles

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 15.95 

TeeTT; minimum, 2.9 second-feet Oct. 6, 8.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 58,500 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 27.32 

feet, from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 20,000 secondfeet; minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 10, 11, 1944.

Flood of January 1938 reached a stage of about 24 feet, from information by local 

resident.

Remarks.- Records good. No diversion above station.

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3.6 

3.5 

3.6 

3.5 

3.2

3.0 

3.1 

3.0 

3.2 

3.7

3.9 

4.9 

5.7 

4.7 

6.0

7.1 

9.7 

28 

30 

40

52

17 

12 

9.0 

7.7

7.1 

6.7 

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

6.7

Nov.

7.1 

7.1 

7.1 

7.2 

7.4

7.9 

8.4 

8.6 

8.4 

9.0

9.5 

11 

13 

18 

19

49

140 

145 

118 

98

60 

34 

25 

22 

20

19 

19 

19 

23 

27

Dec.

30 

32 

29 

25 

23

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

20 

20 

20 

21 

26

48 

70 

95 

100 

75

49

41 

35 

32 

30

29 

28 

28 

32 

41 

40

Jan.

41 

40 

35 

34 

32

31 

30 

28 

27 

26

26 

27 

27 

28 

31

83 

181 

271 

339 

368

322 

294 

257 

197 

234

1,620 

fS.OSO 

f7,080 

3,770 

1,970 

f 1,330

Feb.

f970 

766 

632 

610 

588

485

368 

278 

238 

192

165 

145 

135 

135 

150

160

155 

145 

135 

135

150 

160 

175 

335 

1,570

2,710 

1,860 

1,200

*

lionth Second- 

"ontl> foot-days

Ooto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! fcy

June 

July 

Angu 

Sept

Wa

her .......................

 her ......................

nber ...................... 1

291.0 

966.7

,125

lendfcr year 1948 ......... 126,623.4

&ry . . . . . . . . . ?fi

i ......................... 11

 her ..................... i

,859 

,747 

,129 

,144 

,259 

,292 

,351.9 

 461.6 

,218.7

ter year 1948-49 .......... 81,844.9

Peak discharge (bane. 6,000 nee. -ft.).- J

I Computed on basis of partly estlaaved e

Mar.

869 

612 

353 

232 

180

160 

145 

140 

228 

532

988 

898 

786 

588 

406

327 

226 

186 

160 

145

195 

534 

1.O80 

970 

766

655 

588 

705 

632 

505 

358

HaxinuB

40

145 

100

12,700

8,080 

2,710 

1,080 

1,320 

1,300 

220 

175 

58 

175

8,080

Apr.

250 

186 

155 

145 

135

128 

115 

102 

95 

398

1,320 

1,250 

1,110 

954 

638

311 

186 

130 

108 

95

90 

90 

92 

92 

92

177 

426 

412 

772 

1,090

Bay

1,160 

1,300 

1,130 

818 

412

187 

115 

92 

75 

65

57 

51 

46 

42 

38

36 

34 

32 

32 

30

28 

26 

29 

34 

33

30 

30 

31 

46 

92 

128

June

135 

92 

46 

32 

26

22 

19 

16 

15 

15

17 

28 

38 

55 

108

130 

135 

122 

69 

90

75 

135 

186 

220 

182

90 

66 

52 

42 

34

1949

July

30 

25 

21 

18 

15

14 

13 

12 

12 

10

9.3 

8.6 

68 

122 

61

88 

152 

175 

85 

32

21

16 

14 

33 

70

61 

61 

36 

37 

30 

22

Per

UininuB Mean square 

nile

3.0 9.39 0.028 

7.1 32.2 .096 

20 36.3 .109

3.0 346 1.04

26 866 2.59 

135 527 1.58 

140 488 1.46 

90 371 1.11 

26 202 .60S 

15 76.4 .229 

8.6 43.6 .131 

5.1 14.9 .045 

7.2 40.6 .122

3.0 224 .671

ran. 27 (6 p.m.) 9,800 sec. -ft. 

.age-helght record.

Aug.

17 

14 

13 

13 

12

12 

16 

14 

14 

24

34 

58 

40 

25 

17

14 

13 

12 

13 

12

10 

9.1 

8.2 

7.4 

6.7

6.3 

5.8 

5.6 

5.3 

5.1 

5.1

Sept.

9.6 

7.2 

33 

42 

24

15 

12 

10 

11 

11

1011

23 

35

136

121 

50 

59 

61 

98

175 

124 

40 

23 

18

15 

12 

12 

11 

9.9

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.11 

.13

14.10

2.99 

1.64 

1.68 

1.24 

.70 

.28 

.15 

.05 

.14

9.12

Ac re- feet

577 

1,920 

2,230

251,200

53,270 

29,250 

30,010 

22,100 

12,410 

4,550 

2,6*0 

916 

2,420

162,300
RED RIVER BASIN 381

i Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°45', long. 94°29', at Parrell Bridge, on

Jefferson-Harleton Highway, 8 miles west of Jefferson, Marion County, and 14 miles upstream from Black Cypress Creek. Datum of gage is ,183.7 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 848 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 25 years, 675 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during .year, 6,120 second-feet Feb. 1 (gage height, 17.72 

reet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 5, 6.

1924-49: Maximum discharge, 57,100 second-feet Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 28.78 

feet, from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 29,000 secondfeet; no flow at times.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow partly regulated by Ellison Creek Reservoir (see p. 384), 

a cypress Creek tributary. Up to 40 second-feet occasionally is diverted from Cypress 

Creek into Ellison Creek Reservoir by pumping.

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1929, 1930, 1932(M), 1938, 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

19 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

20 

19 

18 

28

35 

30 

25 

24 

24

24 

28 

30 

34 

33

33 

37 

50 

55 

55

47 

38 

32 

28 

26 

24

Nov.

32 

41 

34 

29 

27

27 

26 

26 

26 

27

28 

35 

45 

52 

58

124 

146 

106 

91 

97

140 

192 

178 

154 

126

100 

85 

91 

83 

80

Dec.

74 

70 

68 

71 

75

77 

77 

74 

71 

68

67 

68 

69 

72 

91

140 

157 

143 

136 

140

150 

157 

154 

140 

126

115 

106 

106 

174 

206 

171

Jan.

143 

136 

136 

136 

129

118 

112 

112 

112 

112

109 

106 

103 

103 

109

330 

670 

848 

870 

804

724 

724 

724 

724 

742

804 

1,080 

1,360 

1,420 

1,540 

3,930

Feb.

5,980 

5,560 

4,600 

3,700 

2,980

2,500 

2,090 

1,790 

1,550 

1,390

1,240 

1,110 

958 

804 

670

580 

488 

452 

430 

430

419 

419 

419 

634 

1,010

1,140 

1,110 

1,060

iinn+h SecondMonth foot-days

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

 her ......................

904 

2,311 

3,413

lender year 1948 ......... 318,1U.£

&ry

li&ry ^

smbsr .....................

19,070 

15,513 

56,114 

.'4,485 

16,816 

4,797 

4,853 

1,487 

2,913

tsr ysar 1948-49 .......... 162,676

Mar.

1,060 

1,190 

1,520 

1,840 

1,940

1,790 

1,550 

1,330 

1,080 

848

688 

652 

670 

724 

804

870 

936 

980 

980 '936

936 

1,010 

980 

936 

914

1,010 

1,190 

1,520 

1,740 

1,790 

1,700

Maximum

55 

192 

206

11,200

3,930 

5,980 

1,940 

1,580 

1,550 

246 

502 

94 

376

5,980

Apr.

1,580 

1,450 

1,360 

1,240 

1,080

914 

724 

564 

452 

488

516 

502 

548 

634 

742

914 

1,080 

1,210 

1,270 

1,240

1,080 

804 

516 

366 

309

376 

502 

564 

634 

826

May

958 

1,060 

1,160 

1,300 

1,480

1,550 

1,520 

1,450 

1,330 

1,160

819 

468 

269 

192 

168

150 

140 

132 

122 

118

109 

106 

103 

106 

106

100 

97 

103 

143 

157 

140

Minimum

17 

26 

67

5.2

103 

419 

652 

309 

97 

64 

34 

15 

13

13

June

143 

157 

178 

185 

174

136 

103 

88 

88 

81

68 

64 

89 

157 

214

185 

154 

160 

178 

192

206 

185 

178 

174 

185

206 

222 

246 

230 

171

Mean

29.2 

77.0 

110

869

615 

1,625 

1,165 

816 

542 

160 

157 

48.0 

97.1

446

Peak discharge (base, .1.800 sec. -ft.).- Feb. 1 (5 p.m.) 6,120 sec. -ft.;

July

122 

94 

77 

71 

81

59 

50 

42 

37 

36

35 

34 

237 

502 

376

291 

300 

318 

309 

273

238 

199 

146 

103 

83

83 

88 

129 

168 

154 

118

Per 

square 

mile

0.034 

.091 

.130

1.02

.725 

1.92 

1.37 

.962 

.639 

.189 

.185 

.057 

.114

.526

Aug.

94 

30 

72 

66 

60

55 

58 

63 

71 

84

81 

69 

60 

57 

62

64 

58 

46 

39 

35

28 

25 

22 

20 

19

18 

18 

17 

16 

15 

15

Sept.

15 

16 

16 

15

13

14 

18 

30 

32 

27

22 

18 

18 

27 

48

69 

270 

376 

376 

327

230 

154 

129 

154 

164

126

78 

54 

42 

35

Runoff

Inches

0.04 

.10 

.15

13.94

.84 

2.00 

1.58 

1.07 

.74 

.21 

.21 

.07 

.13

7.14

Mar. 5 (5 a.m.)

Acre-feet

1,790 

4,580 

6,770

631,000

37,820 

90,270 

71,630 

48,5?0 

33,350 

9,510 

9,630 

2,950 

5,780

322,600

1,940 sec.-
382 RED RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La. ,

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°38'45", long. 93°52<40", in NWirNWir sec. 14, 7.

 19 N., R. 15 W., at bridge on State Highway 995, 0.1 mile downstream from Cottonwood 

Bayou, 5f miles downstream from Caddo Lake, 4.2 miles southwest of Dixie, and 17.8 

miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 145.88 feet (revised) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Water-stage recorder for 

station on Red River at Shreveport used as auxiliary gage.

Drainage area.- 3,220 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,400 second-feet Feb. 6 (gage height, 20.18 

reet); minimum, 8.3 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 0.10 foot)

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 5, 1945 (gage height, 33.65 

feet); minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 23, 1944; minimum gage height, 0.09 foot Sept. 28, 

1948.

Remarks.- Records good.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

8.5

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.2

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.8

9.5

9.5

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

11

11

, 10

10

10

10

10

Nov.

11

12

12

14

15

16

IS

17

15

14

14

14

14

14

16

50

104

113

139

98

98

146

140

140

140

134

127

146

123

111

-

Dec.

105

104

104

96

162

101

113

91

101

89

78

100

109

109

143

254

186

306

421

386

409

386

351

421

535

433

445

458

1,120

915

828

Jan.

770

741

770

1,090

944

886

799

828

712

698

741

726

642

588

509

1,670

2,790

3,400

3,720

3,540

4,140

4,910

5,060

5,060

5,110

5,060

6,060

7,220

7,400

7,190

7,080

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

7,010

7,000

7,280

7,830

8,160

8,400

8,310

8,060

7,740

7,290

6,730

6,060

5,500

5,160

4,860

4,570

4,180

3,900

3,720

3,540

3,310

3,180

2,830

3,580

4,180

4,330

4,660

4,660

_

-

Secondfoe t-days

300.5

2,025

9,459

1,039,840.9

90,854

156,030

117,020

113,570

74,055

15,267

22,486

14,230

2,423.9

617,720.4

Mar.

4,420

4,330

4,240

4,140

4,040

4,000

3,900

3,950

4,240

4,140

3,720

3,540

3,400

3,180

3,220

3,080

3,130

3,180

2,750

2,630

2,750

3,490

3,310

3,310

3,760

4,180

4,470

4,570

4,520

4,570

4,860

Maximum

11

146

1,180

11,400

7,400

8,400

4,860

5,500

5,010

860

1,340

900

248

8,400

Apr.

4,910

4,910

5,200

5,16O

5,160

5,010

4,660

4,330

3,900

4,040

4,180

4,000

3,620

3,440

3,220

2,920

2,710

2,520

2,360

2,260

2,360

2,400

2,400

^,360

2,220

2,540

4,920

5,500

5,200

5,160

-

May

5,010

4,720

4,420

4,240

4,040

3,950

3,860

3,720

3,760

3,670

3,440

3,360

3,180

2,920

2,520

2,160

1,850

1,600

1,470

1,280

1,130

950

890

755

560

530

446

474

950

1,100

1,100

Minimum

8.5

11

78

8.3

509

2,830

2,630

2,220

446

256

90

25

9.0

8.5

June

860

710

620

575

530

500

446

515

460

420

381

394

368

394

446

376

256

318

380

504

535

559

578

676

676

620

620

575

515

460

-

Mean

9.69

67.5

305

2,841

2,931

5,572

3,775

3 * 786

2,389

509

725

459

80.8

1,692

July

368

260

209

231

321

269

217

163

136

136

118

90

258

344

486

1,040

1,100

1,070

1,040

1,070

1,040

1,130

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,340

1,320

1,340

1,260

1,190

980

Per 

square 

mile

0.0030

.021

.095

.882

.910

1.73

1.17

1.18

.742

.158

.225

.143

.025

.525

Aug.

a900

3.900

a900

asoo

a800

aSOO

as 00

a700

a700

a700

a700

a600

3.600

a600

3600

aSOO

a450

a400

a350

a300

a250

3200

also

118

94

64

63

70

59

37

25

Sept.

24

12

11

10

9.8

9.8

9.3

9.0

29

38

22

13

11

11

12

16

40

76

123

118

156

207

180

151

156

217

248

227

166

112

-

Runoff

Inches

0.003

.02

.11

12.01

1.05

1.80

1.35

1.31

.86

.18

.26

.16

.03

7.13

Acre feet

596

4,020

18,760

2,062,000

180,200

309,500

232,100

225,300

146,900

30,280

44,600

28,220

4,810

1,225,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for 

Note.- Discharge computed by using submergence,determined by auxilii 

factor Jan. 29 to Feb. 5, June 16-25.

Black Bayou near Gllliam. 

.ary water-stage recorder, as a
RED RIVER BASIN 383

Boggy Creek near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33 0 02', long. 94°47', at bridge on State Highway 11, 

 160 feet upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railway bridge, 2 miles west of Daingerfield, Morris County, and 8 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 258.41 feet 

above mean sea level,'datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 79 square miles.

Records available.- March 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,100 second-feet Jan. 27 (gage height, 10.48 

reecJ; no flow Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, Aug. 26 to Sept. 12.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 15,900 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 14.08 

feet); no flow at times during each year.

Maximum stage since 1900, about 16,0 feet in January 1938, from Information by 

local resident.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are poor. 

Tversion above station.

Discharge*, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

28 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

1.0 

2.5 

15 

8.6 

4.3

2.4 

1.3 

.7 

.4

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

Dec.

0.5 

.6 

.7 

.7 

2.0

2.2 

1.3

.9 

.7 

.9

1.1

1.2 

1.3 

1.9 

5.5

10 

11 

8.4 

6.7 

5.9

5.1 

4.7 

4.4 

4.1 

4.0

3.9 

4.1 

4.3

8.5 

13 

10

Jan.

8.6

7.3 

7.2 

8.7

13

11 

8.6 

7.3 

6.9 

6.6

6.4 

6.2 

8.1 

6.4 

10

82 

141 

192 

185 

147

95 

71 

69 

65 

88

399 

2,380 

1,510 

676 

343 

f!73

Month

Ooto 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare

VJune 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

fill 

101 

113 

132 

158

140 

103 

79 

65 

57

50 

44 

42 

46 

59

63 

61 

50 

44 

47

53 

55 

59 

110

374

461 

252 

128

Seoondfoot-days

0

29.1 

129.6

37,431.8

6,736.3 

3,057 

2,848 

2,438 

1,023.0 

382.1 

320.5 

85.1 

310.7

17,369.4

Mar.

85 

65 

55 

50 

44

42 

. 40 

39 

71 

119

124 

81 

59 

55 

81

113 

81 

57 

45 

38

71 

161 

332 

202 

107

101 

129 

144 

115 

79 

63

Maximum

0 

15 

13

3,240

2,380 

461 

332 

430 

410 

102 

119 

13 

94

2,380

Apr.

51 

44 

42 

42 

38

34 

30 

25 

23 

23

100 

400 

110 

56 

44

3* 

30 

27 

25 

24

23 

22 

22 

22 

21

25 

70 

200 

400 

430

May

410 

220 

90 

39 

30

24 

18 

15

12 

10

8.6 

7.6 

6.9 

6.2 

5.7

5.4 

5.0 

4.7 

4.3 

3.9

3.6 

3.2 

4.2 

8.9 

9.3

5.9 

4.2 

4.0 

6.4 

25 

22

June

9.3 

4.9 

3.3

2.6 

2.0

1.7 

1.7 

2.6 

10 

55

102 

29 

20 

24 

22

20 

9.7 

5.4 

5.1 

5.2

16 

8.0 

4.0 

3.0 

2.7

2.6 

2.8

3.1 

2.7 

1.9

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 1.30 

.5 4.18

0 102

6.1 217 

42 109 

38 91.9 

21 81.3 

3.2 £3.0 

1.7 12.7 

.1 10.3 

0 2.75 

0 10.4

0 47.6

July

1.3 

1.1 

.9 

.8 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.3

.2

.2 

.1 

12 

98 

119

43 

10 

6.0 

3.7 

2.5

1.9 

1.5 

1.4 

1.3 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

2.6 

2.0 

1.4

Per 

square 

mile

0 

.016 

.053

1.29

2.75 

1.38 

1.16 

1.03 

.418 

.161 

.130 

.035 

.132

.603

Aug.

1.0 

.7 

.7 

7.5 

9.8

4.2 

13 

10 

9.9 

9.9

5.1 

2.7 

1.8 

1.2 

1.0

1.1 

1.5 

1.2 

.9 

.7

.5 

.3

.2 

.1 

.1

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

7.7 

19 

94

92 

47 

19 

11 

6.1

3.7 

2.7 

2.0 

1.5 

1.2

1.1 

.9 

.7 

.6 

.5

Runoff

Inches

0 

.02 

.06

17.62

3.17 

1.44 

1.34 

1.15 

.48 

.18 

.15 

.04 

.15

8.18

Acre-feet

0

78 

257

74,250

13,360 

6,060 

5,650 

4,840 

2,030 

758 

636 

169 

616

34,450

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 27 (1:30 p.m.) 3,100 eeo.-ft.

Note.- No gage-height record Apr. 9 to Hay 3j discharge computed on basis of records for Cypress 

OreeK near Fittsburg and near Jefferson.
384 RED RIVER BASIN

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfield, Tex.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 55'05" , long. 94°43 I 35", 1,700 feet upstream 

rrom dam of Lone Star Steel Co., on Ellison Creek, half a mile upstream from Cypress 

Creek and 7,6 milea south of Daingerfield, Morris County. Datum of gage is 200.14 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 47 square miles.

Records available.- January 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum contents during year, 25,160 acre-feet Feb. 24, 25, Mar. 21, 22, 24-29, 

Apr. 29, 30, May 1; maximum gage height, 68.34 feet Mar. 27, 28; minimum contents, 

19,280 acre-feet Dec. 11-14; minimum gage height, 64.11 feet Dec. 14.

1943-49: Maximum contents, 28,490 acre-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 70.38 

feet); minimum, after filling of reservoir in May 1944, that of Dec. 11-14, 1948; 

minimum gage height, that of Dec. 14, 1948.

Remarks.- Reservoir is formed by rolled earth-fill tyoe dam. Storage began Jan. 14, 1943. 

uam completed in April 1943. Capacity of reservoir, 24,700 acre-feet (gage height, 

68.0 feet, crest of 300-foot concrete service spillway). Dead storage, 196 acre-feet 

(gage height, 35.0 feet, top of conduit discharge box). At times water is diverted 

from Cypress Creek into reservoir by pumping. Capacity of pumps 40 second-feet. Figures given herein represent total contents. Water used by Lone Star Steel Co.'s iron 

smelter.

Cooperation.- Capacity table and drainage area furnished by Lone Star Steel Co.

Monthly gage height and contents, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Date

Nov. 30....................

Dec. 31.... ................

Calendar year 1948. ......

Jan. 31....................

Feb. 28....................

Mar. 31.... ................

July 31 .

Sept. 30..'.. ................

Qage height 

[feet)t

64.34

-

67.14

Contents 

(acre-feet)

19,520

-

23,330

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-130

-5,790

+150

t Qage-helght at 12 p.m.
RED RIVER BASIN 385

Black Bayou near Qilliam, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat..32 0 48'55", long. 93<>52'15". in NW£NE£ sec. 13 T. 21

 N., H. 15 W., at bridge on State Highway 992, 0.2 mile downstream from Red Bayou and 

2 miles southwest of Qilliam. Datum of gage is 155.73 fe&t above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary 

wire-weight gage 5.5 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 150.79 feet above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 360 square miles.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,740 second-feet Jan. 27; maximum gage height,

 lb.18 feet Jan. 28; minimum discharge, 2.2 second-feet Sept. 29, 30j minimum gage 

height, 2.81 feet Oct. 1-6, 9.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 6,270 second-feet May 4, 1944; maximum gage height, 

25.73 feet Apr. 5, 1945; minimum discharge, 1.6 second-feet July 26, 1943, minimum gage 

height, 2.75 feet July 26, 1943, Sept. 28, 29, 1947.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Qages read 

twice daily. Discharge above about 300 second-feet computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary wire-weight gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

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.

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

6.6 

7.8 

7.5 

6.6 

7.5

8.7 

9.0 

9.0 

8.7 

8.7

8.1 

10 

10 

10 

10

11 

11 

11 

10 

10

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

9.6 

10

Nov.

14

16 

16 

20 

22

22

17 

14 

14 

14

13 

15 

17 

18 

42

95 

95

81 

81 

81

100 

127 

136 

136 

136

118 

110 

110 

110 

95

Dec.

88 

88 

88 

75 

75

75 

66 

66 

63 

52

50 

52 

52 

52 

57

81 

102 

118 

136 

136

136 

136 

127 

127 

136

118 

118 

135 

248 

248 

248

Jan.

224 

212 

212 

236 

236

224 

200 

189 

167 

156

146 

136 

127 

118 

110

765 

1,080 

1,290 

1,410 

1,460

1,680 

1,780 

1,680 

1,440 

1,270

1,320 

2,070 

2,130 

2,020 

1,970 

1,930

Month

Octc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jam, 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

We

mber ......................

lendar year 194 

ary

st ........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49. .........

Feb.

1,790 

1,460 

1,450 

1,320 

1,200

1,040 

929 

837 

e7oo 

632

609 

577 

594 

570 

564

596 

580 

576 

526 

516

496 

e480 

465 

740 

795

770 

751 

704

Secondfoot-days

272.2 

1,885 

3,349

130,177.0

27,988 

22,267 

19,042 

16,410 

7,229 

2,117 

1,774.1 

2,831.7 

330.1

105,495.1

Mar.

662 

608 

592 

573 

551

516 

460 

447 

458 

493

470 

437 

400 

421 

559

585 

559 

535 

465 

400

534 

682 

680 

699 

887

932 

988 

964 

866 

804 

815

Maximum

11 

136 

248

2,730

2,130 

1,790 

988 

1,810 

750 

189 

156 

156 

40

2,130

Apr.

806 

771 

718 

711 

- 635

594 

558 

523 

472 

516

561 

550 

488 

479 

421

340 

SOS 

261 

236 

200

189 

178 

167 

156 

146

829 

1,810 

1,080 

875 

835

May

750 

680 

598 

540 

499

420 

398 

380 

322 

289

224 

189 

156 

127 

103

84 

73 

62 

54 

45

38 

32 

34 

32 

28

21 

16 

16 

223 

442 

360

Minimum

6.6 

13 

50

6.0

110 

465 

400 

146 

16 

31 

6.6 

8.0 

2.2

2.2

June

189 

116 

98 

80 

73

62 

54

46 

40 

32

32

31 

32 

41 

65

92 

84 

69 

73 

76

76 

76 

76 

80 

80

84 

84 

69 

58 

50

Mean

8.78 

62.8 

108

356

903 

795 

614 

547 

233 

70.6 

57.2 

91.3 

11.0

289

July

41

se

23 

18 

18

17 

12 

3.6 

7.1 

24

12 

9.4 

49 

54 

87

156 

103 

80 

69

54

46 

40 

54 

58 

69

84 

103 

110 

110 

110 

118

Per 

square 

mile

0.024 

.174 

.300

.989

2.51 

2.21 

1.71 

1.52 

.647 

.196 

.159 

.254 

.031

.803

Aug.

118 

118 

118 

127 

136

146 

153 

156 

1S6 

156

156 

' 136 

127 

118 

118

103 

118 

103 

88 

80

69 

54 

40 

31 

26

21 

16 

13 

11 

8.7 

8.0

Sept.

7.1 

5.S 

5.3 

4.8 

4.4

4.4

4.4 

24 

40 

22

17 

16 

17 

17 

17

17 

23 

26 

15 

8.0

7.1 

5.3 

3.5 

3.3 

3.2

3.1 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

Runoff

Inches

0.03 

.19 

.35

13.44

2.89 

2.30 

1.97 

1.70 

.75 

.22 

.18 

.29 

.03

10.90

Acre-feet

540 

3,740 

6,640

258,200

55,510 

44,170 

37,770 

32,550 

14,340 

4,200 

3,520 

5,620 

655

209,300

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 27 (12 m.) 2,740 sec. -ft. j Apr. 27 (8 a.m.) 2,070

sec.-ft.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge interpolated 

record.

or computed on basis of adjacent
386 RED RIVER BASIN

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La.

Looation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°51'25", long. 93°52'20", in SW^NE^ sec. 36, T. 22 N., 

KTTE"~W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 0.4 mile downstream from Willow Lake lateral, 

2.0 miles south of Hosston, and 2.7 miles upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 165.53 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Water-stage 

recorder at station on Black Bayou near Gilliam, 1.3 miles downstream from mouth of 

Kelly Bayou, used as auxiliary gage.

Records available.- September 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 836 second-feet Jan. 18 (gage height, 11.41 

reet); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 30; minimum gage height, 1.63 feet Oct. 1.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 1,740 second-feet Dec. 29, 1944; maximum gage height 

16.23 feet Apr. 5, 1945; no flow Apr. 15, 16, 1945, May 23, 24, 1948, due to severe 

backwater conditions; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, that of Sept. 30, 1949.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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.

2.7 

2.8 

3.2

3.1 

3.0

3.0 

3.9 

3.6 

3.3 

4.4

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

4.1 

3.6

3.4 

5.9 

6.2 

6.4 

5.6

8.9 

8.7 

8.3 

7.1 

6.9

6.6 

6.4 

6.4 

7.0 

7.6 

8.2

Nov.

10 

15 

22 

21 

18

14 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

16 

21 

63

102 

96 

96 

86 

67

81 

132 

138 

102 

81

59 

51 

38 

37 

42

Dec.

38 

34 

28 

28

28

27 

27 

27 

26 

26

26 

26 

24 

26 

30

51 

76 

81 

71 

59

51 

47 

45 

45 

43

43

51 

51 

120 

120 

108

Jan.

94 

81 

76 

81 

86

67 

59 

51 

47 

45

43

40 

40 

38 

37

548 

780 

836 

766 

668

626 

490 

399 

321 

257

517 

766 

752 

738 

640 

424

Feb.

294 

215 

231 

213 

178

166 

138 

e!30

el20 

ellO

elOO 

96 

86 

81 

114

138 

132 

126 

108 

96

91 

91 

108 

276 

321

286 

214 

190

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebn 

Marc 

Aprl

Mav

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948

ter yea* 1948-49 .......................

Peak discharge (base, 700 sec. -ft.).- Jan.

Mar.

132 

108 

96 

91 

86

81 

71 

67 

86 

102

91 

81 

76 

114 

198

175 

138 

108 

102 

91

160 

297 

230 

214 

266

321 

347 

286 

230 

190 

160

Apr.

145 

145 

138 

102 

91

81 

71 

59 

55 

190

160 

160 

108 

96 

67

47 

38 

34 

32 

30

60 

28 

30 

32 

63

519 

794 

640 

309 

239

Secondfoot -dsys

162.6 

1,481 

1,483

42,811.2

10,413 

4,449 

4,795 

4,533 

1,987 

629.4 

218.7 

317.1 

100.3

30,569.1

May

206 

175 

114 

91 

86

76 

a50 

38 

37 

34

26 

23 

22 

21 

19

18 

16 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

12 

14 

15

13 

12 

13 

354 

276 

160

Maximum

8.9 

138 

120

1,000

836 

321 

347 

794 

354 

71 

12 

26 

5.4

836

June

40 

36

27 

21 

14

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.3

8.6 

11 

12 

28 

55

71 

59 

45 

18 

16

14 

13 

12 

12 

11

12 

13 

11 

9.0 

8.5

July

7.5 

6.7 

6.2 

6.2 

6.6

6.5 

6.4 

6.1 

5.6 

5.3

4.7 

4.3

7.6 

9.0 

10

12 

7.2 

6.5 

5.3 

4.7

4.2 

4.0 

6.7 

7.8 

9.2

10 

9.2 

8.0 

6.5 

10 

8.7

Minimum

2.7 

10 

24

0

37 

81 

67 

28 

12 

8.5 

4.0 

2.6 

1.5

1.5

Aug.

18 

26 

23 

19 

13

10 

14 

12 

17 

12

9.3

7.4 

6.4 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

9.3 

8.9

8.6 

7.6 

6.4 

4.8 

4.3

4.0 

3.8 

3.6 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6

Mean

5.25 

49.4 

47.8

117

336 

159 

155 

151 

64.1 

21.0 

7.05 

10.2 

3.34

83.8

Sept.

z'.o

1.6 

3.2 

2.8

2.6 

2.4 

2.1 

4.3 

4.4

3.8 

3.6 

3.8 

3.9 

4.2

4.6 

5.4 

5.3 

5.3 

4.9

4.6 

3.9 

3.3 

3.1 

2.8

2.5 

2.3 

2.1 

1.7 

1.5

Runoff in 

acre-feet

323 

2,940 

2,940

84,920

20,650 

8.82O 

9,510 

8,990 

3,940 

1,250 

434 

629 

199

60,620

18 (5:30 p.m.) 836 sec. -ft.; Jan. 27 (5:30 p.m.) 78O

sec.-ft.; Apr. 26 (6 p.m.) 822" sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of adjacent record.
RED RIVER BASIN 387

Bayou Dorcheat near Minden, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°35'55" (revised), long. 93°20'00", in NWi sec.

 31 (revised), T. 19 N., R. 9 W., at bridge on U. 3. Highway 80, three-quarters of a 

mile upstream from Louisiana & Arkansas Railroad bridge, 3 miles west of Minden, and 

22 miles upstream from Bistineau Dam. Datum of ^age is 133*75 f^ 1 above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers),

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1949 in reports or Geological Survey. October 1:29 to September 1931 and December 1935 to 

September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1928-31, 1938-43, 1945-49), 1,231 second-feet.

Kxtrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,110 second-feet Jan. 31, Feb. 1 (gage height,

 17.44 feet); minimum, 0.4 second-foot Nov. 7-9, 11; minimum gage height, 2.06 feet 

Nov. 7, 9.

1928-29, 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 21,600 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 

20.84 feet); minimum not determined, probably no flow at times in 1943, 1944 due to 

backwater effect from Lake Bistineau.

Maximum stage known, 22.95 feet May 21, 1930 (discharge, 63,000 second-feet, from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet), from reports of Corps of Engineers. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 40 second-feet, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49, except period of unstable stage-discharge relation 

(gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-9)

Oct. 1 to May 14 May 15 to Sept. 3O

2.0 0.3 2.7 50 11.0 2,540 3.6 32 

2.2 .8 5.0 387 13.5 4,340 3.7 43 

2.3 2.2 6.0 590 15.0 5,730 3.9 75 

2.4 7.5 7.0 870 16.5 7,630 4.4 173 

2.5 21 9.0 1,580 17.4 9,110 ' 5.4 405 

6.0 565

Discharge, in second- feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5

.6 

.6 

.6

.7 

.7

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.1 

.9

1.1 

1.1

.8 

.8 

.8 

.8 

.7

.7 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.5

Nov.

0.8 

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6

.5 

.4 

.4 

.5 

.5

.4 

.5 

.5 

.6 

.8

14 

42 

104 

175 

269

328

396 

470 

510 

532

59O 

600 

622 

600

565

Dec.

545 

52O 

49O 

461 

433

380 

350 

328 

306 

284

276 

262 

255 

248 

248

269 

269 

269 

269 

269

276 

276 

284 

299 

313

320 

328 

328 

357 

357 

364

Jan.

414 

48O 

555 

590 

578

6OO 

672 

755 

770 

740

660 

590 

510 

461 

424

470 

798 

870 

1,180 

1,420

1,700 

2,170 

2,600 

3,210 

4,180

5,410 

6,690 

7,360 

8,100 

8,930 

9,110

Feb.

9,110 

8,930 

8,590 

7,940 

7,220

6,320 

5,620 

5,120 

4,680 

4,180

3,790 

3,420 

3,070 

2,790 

2,540

2,430 

2,170 

2,020 

1,840

1,66C

1,58C 

1,54C 

1,46C 

1.70C 

2,07C

2.12C 

2.12C 

2.22C

Month Secondfoot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

We

mber ...................... 10

lendar year 1948 

&ry

28.0 

,825.4 

,233

......... 427,923.2

.... . . . 7P

ember ..................... 1

,997 

,250 

,345 

,535 

,806 

,532 

,512 

,064 

,135

ter year 1948-49 .......... 353,262.4

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 sec. -ft.).- JE

Note . - unstable stage-discharge relation J

Mar.

2,320 

2,430 

2,480 

2,480 

2,430

2,320 

2,220 

2,070 

1,880 

1,750

1,580 

1,420 

1,210 

1,000 

935

970 

1,070 

1,140 

1,180 

1,180

1,240 

1,460 

1,580 

1,620 

1,840

2,320 

3,000 

3,720 

4,680 

5,310 

5,510

Maximum

1.9 

622 

545

9,180

9,110 

9,110 

5,510 

5,410 

1,790 

345 

190 

230 

92

9,110

Apr.

5,410 

5,120 

4,760 

4,510

4,100

3,720 

3,350 

2,930 

2,600 

2,370

2,220 

2,020 

1,880 

1,750 

1,620

1,460 

1,320 

1,180 

' 1,040 

900

770 

648 

545 

452 

387

396 

545 

500 

500 

532

Hay

648 

835 

1,000 

1,180 

1,350

1,540 

1,700 

1,790 

1,790 

1,750

1,580 

1,390 

1,180 

870 

565

345 

222 

173 

138

113

100 

77 

66 

56 

44

43 

40 

40 

46 

60 

75

June

104 

217 

305 

333 

345

298 

204 

134 

94 

72

58 

66 

75 

77 

79

82 

84 

86 

100 

125

85 

70 

60 

57 

57

56 

56 

53 

50 

50

July

48 

47 

42 

38 

35

31 

28 

27 

27 

25

25 

24 

22 

20 

20

22 

23 

28 

35 

40

40 

45 

65 

55 

57

53 

53 

72 

120 

155 

190

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

0.5 0.90 0.00083 

.4 194 .178 

248 330 .303

.4 1,169 1.07

414 2,355 2.16 

1,460 3,866 3.55 

935 2,140 1.96 

387 1,984 1.82 

40 671 .616 

50 118 .108 

20 48.8 .045 

15 98.8- .091 

8 37.8 .035

.4 968 .888

Aug.

220 

230 

220 

190 

16O

135 

135 

145

150 

147

135 

125 

110 

94 

80

80 

140 

100 

80 

68

52 

43 

40 

38 

32

25 

23 

19 

17 

16 

15

Sept.

14 

14 

13

13 

11

10 

10 

11 

12 

10

9 

8

12 

27 

40

45 

45 

52 

53 

53

73 

92 

92 

80 

66

60 

57 

55

51 

47

Runoff

Inches

0.001 

.20 

.35

14.59

2.49 

3.69 

2.26 

2.03 

.71 

.12 

.05 

.10 

.04

12.04

Ac re- feet

56 

11,550 

20,300

848,800

144,800 

214,700 

131,600 

118,100 

41,270 

7,010 

3,000 

6,080 

2,250

700,700

01. 31, Feb. 1, 9,110 sec. -ft. j Mar- 31, 5 ,-310 sec. -ft. 

une 14 to Sept. 30 due to construction activity at Lake
388 RED RIVER BASIN

Loggy Bayou near Nlnock, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat, 32 0 14'10", long. 93°25'35", in SEirSEir sec, 31, T. 

J.5 N., R. 10 W., at bridge on u. S. Highway 71, 6 miles downstream from Lake Bistlneau 

Dam, a quarter of a mile downstream from Flat River, and 2 miles, southeast of Ninock. 

Datum of gage is 100.26 feet above mean sea level, datum of 19a9, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 29, 1949, staff gage at 

same site and datum. Auxiliary wire-weight gage .6 miles downstream. Datum of'auxiliary gage is 110.00 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment 

of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 2,600 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Records available.- October 1948 to September 1949,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,300 second-feet Feb. 7; maximum gage height, 

su.uu feet Feb. 4; minimum daily discharge, 10 second-feet Sept. 27.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for October and November, which are poor. Auxiliary 

gages read twice daily. Discharge computed by using fall as a factor.

Cooperation.- Auxiliary gage-height record and 30 discharge measurements furnished by 

corps or Engineers.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

40

50

80

90

75

45

30

25

25

30

45

40

30

25

25

25

30

50

50

50

30

25

25

40

55

65

55

40

35

40

50

Nov.

65

65

65

50

50

65

80

90

105

80

50

45

50

65

75

105

90

105

160

160

160

160

180

200

260

292

350

420

470

580

-

Dec.

670

795

865

900

935

970

935

900

830

760

670

610

525

470

500

970

970

1,010

900

770

530

500

490

560

740

610

510

570

1,130

1,210

1,120

Jan.

960

1,130

1,550

1,700

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,550

1,600

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,500

1,270

1,800

2,650

3,570

4,270

3,610

4,500

4,800

4,640

5,200

6,040

6,790

7,920

8,360

7,950

9,030

10,600

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year .........

January .......................

February

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

10,50C

8.90C

9,46C

11.50C

21.90C

13.60C

14.10C

14.00C

13,80C

13,50C

12,90C

12.60C

12,000

11,500

10.70C

10,200

9,800

8,770

7,790

6,730

5,900

5,590

5,720

6,180

7,180

7,850

7,460

6,160

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,320

4,692

23,925

_

114,640

277,290

133,420

158,940

'52,873

10,967

8 t 1 AtO9R

3,540

808,663

Mar.

6,350

6,140

5,930

5,420

5,350

5,290

4,960

4,630

4,400

4,350

4,310

4,070

3,960

3,760

3,230

2,750

2,970

2,820

2,750

2,860

2,920

2,860

2,880

3,330

3,900

3,930

4,490

5,400

5,210

5,760

- 6,440

Maximum

90

580

1,210

_

10,600

14,100

6,440

Qf 550

3,050

1,960

544

615

190

14,100

Apr.

7,370

7,810

8,210

8,210

8,550

8,120

7,980

7,740

7,320

7,360

7,000

6,640

6,080

5,520

5,170

5,090

4,540

4,300

3,890

3,830

3,430

3,240

2,970

2,740

2,380

62,400

2,440

2,880

2,950

2,780

May

2,620

2,690

2,560

402

364

2,030

2,220

2,500

2,600

2,740

2,950

3,050

e3,000

3,020

2,930

2,750

2,390

1,870

1,560

1,390

1,200

998

835

560

711

615

527

672

819

dlOO

6200

Minimum

25

45

470

_

960

5,590

2 750 2)330 100

Aft GO

122

154

10

10

June

267

e400

536

573

537

6450

419

381

518

540

449

112

110

68

817

l',860

678

629

682

787

756

1,020

1,200

622

538

589

829

6850

893

6700

Mean

42.6

156

772

_

3 968

9 903

4 304

5, 298

1,706

631

354

262

118

2,216

July

544

320

279

502

498

495

439

375

e400

461

386

372

373

314

122

341

297

302

275

270

260

292

385

511

395

321

327

338

273

6250

6250

Per

square 

mile

0.016

.060

.297

-

1.42

3 * 81

1 66

2.04

.656

 243

 136

.101

.045

.852

Aug.

e

e

e

234

310

268

277

273

268

459

815

368

304

269

256

240

224

228

220

243

290

290

266

233

227

200

181

179

186

162

162

160

160

154

Sept.

145

123

116

114

103

97

91

91

138

190

162

123

116

114

114

116

145

180

162

123

114

123

180

81

79

SO

10

97

114

129

Runoff -

Inches

0.02

.07

.34

-

1.64

3 »97

l'.91

2.27

.76

.27

.16

.12

.05

11.58

Acre-feet

2,620

9,310

47,450

-

227,400

550,000

264 600

315 300 104)900 37,550

21 750 ie!i20

7,020

1,604,000

e Discharge-fall relation indefinite, discharge computed by interpolation or on basis of adjacent 

record.

Note.- Doubtful gage-height record for base gage Oct. 1 to Nov. 24; discharge computed on basis of 

stage-discharge relation at auxiliary gage.
RED RIVER BASIN 389

Bayou Bodoau near Sarepta, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°54'15", long. 93°28'55", in NWi sec. 15; T. 22

 H., R. 11 W., at bridge on State Highway 70, 2 miles west of Sarepta and 9£ miles upstream from Caney Creek. Datum of gage is 173.91 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 515 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnargeT- 11 years, 732 second-feet. . Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,700 second-feet Jan. 29 (gage height, 18. A)

 1'eet); minimum, 0.3 foot Oct. 1-4; minimum gage height, 1.77 feet Sept. 7.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 12,600 second-feet July 6, 1940 (gage height, 82.16 

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Aug. 3-15, 1939, and at times in August and September 

1943; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 7, 1949.

Flood of May 28,83,1930, exceeded 25 feet, and flood of 1905 may have reached a stage 

of 27 feet, from information by local resident. 

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair. Water used by

 paper mill at Springhill is pumped from wells and discharged later as waste into bayou 

approximately 8 miles above station. This discharge is not continuous but is stored 

in a reservoir and is released whenever flow of bayou is sufficient to dilute effluent 

from mill.

Rating rabies, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-24)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 4 Apr. 5 to Sept. 30

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

0.2 

.8 

1.6 

2.6 

2.6 

7.6

2.6 

2.8 

3.5 

5.0 

7.0 

9.0

13

20

56

156

337

597

11.0

13.0

14.5

15.5

17.0

18.5

921

1,360

1,860

2,360

3,580

5,420

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.1

0.8 

1.8 

3.2 

4.8

2.6 

3.0 

4.4 

6.0

16

31

108

235

Note.- Same as preoedIng table above 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in seccnd-feet. water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.3

.3i

.3

.4

.4

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.5

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

3.2

12

9.8

7.8

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.1

Nov.

6.6

7.2

6.2

5.4

5.3

5.1

4.4

3.9

4.9

7.6

10

12

11

10

10

64

44

172

315

337

409

447

409

397

434

460

486

486

434

337

Dec.

263

197

163

142

124

114

104

101

91

86

86

88

88

84

84

84

73

71

104

152

209

293

373

460

513

555

569

612

702

718

816

Jan.

850

850

867

958

921

833

734

642

527

434

373

326

273

226

185

356

597

970

. 1.730

2,360

2,680

,2,750

2,830

2,830

2,750

2,680

3,180

4,120

5,420

5,420

4,870

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......... ,-\. ...........

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May may ........................... 

June ..........................

July ..........................

August

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

4.74C

5.14C

5.14C

4,61C

4.01C

3.48C

2.71C

2,61C

2,25C

2.05C

1.78C

1.57C

1.39C

1.24C

1.14C

1,06C

996

996

996

977

921

85C

766 eie

88E

956

1,06C

1.12C

-

Secondfoot-days

73.2

5,340.6

8,123

246,495.2

54,542

56,261

35,471

28,177

10*926 1

1,368.0

709.6

794.3

899.8

202,685.6

Mar.

1,120

1,080

996

921

850

799

782

782

833

867

867

850

799

799

734

687

672

657

657

657

734

850

958

1,130

1,570

1,820

2,480

2,680

2,540

2,250

2,050

Maximum

12

486

816

4,610

5,420

5,140

2 j 680

2,300

1,040

199

194

93

169

5,420

Apr.

1,900

2,000

2,250

2,300

2,200

2,050

1,780

1,570

1,360

1,310

1,210

1,100

1,020

921

816

702

569

434

349

283

253

226

190

154

129

112

112

150

293

434

May

555

734

816

885

977

1^040

977

867

734

627

541

473

397

304

808

132

93

72

56

44

40

29

23

20

17

14

12

9.3

9.8

74

146

Minimum

0.3

3.9

71

.2

185

766

657

112

9 3

8 /1 *u

3.1

1.9

.6

.3

June

199

199

173

115

70

38

28

24

21

18

16

35

12

12

12

13

16 

(J.G

30

19

11

8.0

14

45

62

54

39

31

23

17

Mean

2.36

178

26?

67:

1,759

2,009

1,144

' 939

352

45.6

22.9

25*6

30.0

555

July

12

11

8.2

7.2

7.2

7.6

8.6

6.6

5.2

4.2

3.5

3.1

4.6

5.7

5.5

7.6

6.4

8.8

7.2

5.5

4.5

4.2

7.2

54

55

194

122

46

27

31

29

Per 

square 

mile

0.0046

.346

.509

1.31

3.42

3.90

2.22

1.82

 683

rtoQ 

 UO3

.044

.050

.058

1.08

Aug.

23

1

1

2

6

3

0

58

90

7

e

9

7

4

0

93

65

3

2

1

1

7

0

1

8.2

8.2

1

8.0

6.8

6.4

7.4

6.8

6.2

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.0

3.5

2.9

2.4

1.9

Sept.

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.7

5.9

7.0

10

6.8

7.2

6.4

8.2

15

24

51

93

132

169

161

115

40

7.2

4.2

4.3

9.6

8.4

6.8

Runoff

Inches

0.005

.39

.59

17.81

3.94

4.06

2.56

2.03

.79

.10

.05

.06

.06

14.64

Aore-feet

145

10,590

16,110

489,000

108,200

111,600

70,360

55,890

21,670

2,710

1,41,0

1,580

1,780

402,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 29 (9 p.m.) 5,700 see.-ft.
390 RED RIVER BASIN

Boggy Bayou near Keithville, La.

Location'.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32 0 22'35", long. 93°49'20", in NW^SEi sec. 17, T. 

16 w., R. 14 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 171, 0.4 mile downstream from Gilmer Bayou, 

3 miles north of Keithville, and 5 miles upstream from confluence with Cypress Bayou. 

Datum of gage is 145.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of 

Engineers). Prior to Sept. 7, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 87.1 square miles.

itecoi'as'~ava'J-ia>3le. - December 1938 to September 1949.

Average cuscnarge.- 10 years (1939-49), 111 second-feet.

extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,610 second-feet Jan. L7 (gage height, 17.10 

reet); no flow on many days in October, November, and August.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,800 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 20.2 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 5,200 secondfeet by velocity-area studies; no flow during long periods in most years. 

Maximum stage known, 26.7 feet, from floodmark, in 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair above 50 second-feet and poor below. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions.- W 1057: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 10 to Dec. 29, Mar. 4-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 1 Apr. 2 to Sept. 30

8.8 0 11.0 31 16.0 443 8.7 0 9.1 1.4 10 

8.9 .1 11.6 47 16.3 550 8.9 .3 9.2 2.1 10 

9.0 .3 12.6 87 16.4 610 9.0 .8 9.4 4.8 11

9.'I 2.'5 14! 4 200 ll'.l 920 Mote.- Same as preceding table 

9.6 6.7 15.0 262 16.9 1,240 11.0 feet. 

10.6 23 15.5 333 17.1 1,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

.3

.3 

.3 

.3 

.5 

1.0

2.8 

6.3 

13 

6.8 

3.5

2.4

3.2 

2.8 

1.7 

1.2

2.1 

3.3 

6.4 

3.5

3.8

Dec.

4.7 

a5.0 

a4.0 

a3.0 

2.3

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1

1.3 

1.6 

1.4 

1.5 

2.6

5.0

5.7 

9.6 

7.6 

7.2

5.7 

4.6 

3.5 

2.6 

2.3

2.1 

1.8 

2.1 

19 

39 

21

Jan.

11

7.3 

5.9 

5.3 

5.2

6.5 

6.7 

4.7 

3.9 

3.3

3.2 

3.1 

3.1 

2.8 

2.8

62 

250 

351 

302 

126

132 

510 

443 

239 

97

62 

770 

1,330 

550 

a 200 

62

Feb.

62 

82 

163 

370 

288

112

62 

39 

28 

25

20 

18 

16 

15 

17

36 

34 

23

17 

16

19 

36 

50 

228 

740

415 

250 

112

Month Second 

"ontn foot-days

Octo 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ......................

0 

65.5 

172.7

lendar year 1948 ......... 17,552.4

ary .......... 5

h ......................... i,

1 ......................... 1,

ember .....................

560.8 

293 

301.7 

840.0 

196.4 

39.4 

41.3 

19.3 

136.1

ter year 1948-49 .......... 12,666. 2

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 sec. -ft.).- J

a «o gage-height record; discharge eomputf

Mar.

50 

34 

26 

21 

19

17 

15 

15 

14 

13

11 

9.6 

8.2 

7.9 

9.3

8.0 

9.0 

8.0 

7.2 

6.8

8.7 

54 

36 

27 

70

163 

143 

97 

44 

44 

306

Maximum

0 

13

39

1,520

1,330 

740 

306 

370 

39 

5.8 

4.7 

5.1 

39

1,330

Apr.

370 

250 

192 

97 

44

29

23 

18 

15 

102

200 

118 

62 

27 

20

15 

12 

11 

10 

8.9

8.9 

8.9 

9.2 

8.8 

8.3

17 

56 

23 

22 

54

May

39 

25 

14

11 

8.6

6.6 

5.4 

4.5 

4.0 

3.5

3.3 

2.9 

2.6 

2.4 

2.1

2.0 

1.9 

1.8 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.2 

1.6 

2.9 

2.0

1.8 

2.0 

6.0 

14 

11 

8.8

June

4.5

2.2 

1.4 

.9 

.8

.7 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.4 

.8 

1.8 

3.8

5.8 

4.1 

2.0 

. 1.*

.8

.8 

.6 

.5 

.7 

.9

.5 

.1 

.2 

1.0 

1.1

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 2.18 

1.1 5.57

0 48.0

2.8 179 

15 118 

6.8 42.0 

8.3 61.3 

1.2 6.34 

.1 1.31 

.3 1.33 

0 .62 

.1 4.54

0 34.7

m. 27 (6 p.m.) 1,610 sec. -ft 

 d on basis of records for Cy

July

0.9 

.6 

.4

.3 

.6

.9 

.9 

.8 

.6 

.5

.3 

.3 

1.2 

2.4 

4.7

2.4 

1.5 

1.1 

1.0 

.9

.7 

.4 

.4 

.6 

3.4

4.0 

2.9

2.1 

2.0 

1.5 

1.0

Per 

square 

mile

0 

.025 

.064

.551

2.06 

1.35 

.482 

.704 

.073 

.015 

.015 

.0071 

.052

.398

1 15 

5 22

0 31

above

Aug.

0.7 

.4 

.4 

.3 

.3

.2 

1.0 

.8 

1.0 

.9

.6 

.5 

.3 

.2

.1

.2 

4.0 

5.1 

1.4 

.4

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

0

aO 

aO 

0 

aO 

aO 

0

Sept.

15 

39 

14 

3.3 

1.4

.7 

.6 

.4 

.6 

.3

1.4 

1.9 

1.1

3.8 

11

4.7 

3.0 

10 

13 

5.0

2.0 

1.2 

.8

.*4

.4 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Runoff

Inches

0 

.03 

.07

7.51

2.37 

1.41 

.56 

.79 

.08 

.02 

.02 

.008 

.06

5.42

Ac re- feet

0 

130 

343

34,820

11,030 

6,530 

2,580 

3,650 

390 

78 

82 

38 

270

25,120

3ress Bayou near Keithville.
RED RIVER BASIN 

Cypress Bayou near Keithvllle, La.

391

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°18'00", long. 93 0 49'40", In SVf£ sec. 8, T. 15 

w., H. 14 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 171, Immediately dovmstream from Texas and 

Pacific Railroad bridge, 2 miles south of Keithvllle, and 6 miles upstream from confluence with Boggy Bayou. Datum of gage Is 162.13 feet above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 60 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers).

wecoras available.- November 1938 to September 1949.

Average aiscnargeT- 10 years (1939-49), 85.0 second-feet.

extremea.- maximum discharge during year, 3,200 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 10.45 

reet ); no flow on many days.'

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Jan. 5, 1946 (gage height, 13.32 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,400 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

no flow during long periods.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet, from floodmark, In 1933.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 5 second-feet, which are poor.

Hevisions.- W 897: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 0.1 3.4 32 8. 8 340 0.9 0.2 1.7 6.5 

1.1 .5 4.0 49 9.1 390 1.0 .5 2.1 11 

1.2 1.1 5.0 85 9.2 450 1.1 .9 2.5 18 

1.3 1.9 6.0 128 9.4 660 1.2 1.5 2.9 26 

2.3 12 7.0 188 9.6 900 1.3 2.3 3.7 48 

2.6 16 8.0 261 9.8 1,200 1.5 4.2 4.9 87 

5.0 22 8.5 305

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.2

0 

.3 

3.7 

6.6

4.5 

2.4 

1.2 

.6 

.4

3.8 

17 

36 

23 

9.6

Dec.

5.0 

2.9

1.9 

1.7 

1.7

1.6 

1.7 

2.1 

2.1 

1.7

1.3 

1.1 

1.0 

.9 

4.7

147 

61 

40 

36 

15

9.5 

7.0 

5.4 

4.8 

16

16 

9.3 

7.9 

187 

147 

25

Jan.

14 

11 

12 

76 

26

15 

9.8 

8.0 

7.3 

6.6

6.0 

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9

104 

660 

315 

494 

102

190 

1,300 

284 

137 

72

56 

816 

1,550 

199 

58 

46

Month

Oote 

Novi 

Daoi

Ca

Jaav 

Febi 

Mare 

Aprl 

Iky 

Juni 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

We

mber ......................

lender year 1948 

&ry

at . ...

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49. .........

Feb.

54 

79 

190 

370 

158

64 

42 

30 

24 

22

ia

16 

15 

15 

35

181 

68 

53 

24 

22

29 

87 

48 

210 

450

159 

158 

85

Secondf cot-days

0 

109.3 

765.3

19,569.8

6,492.6 

2,842 

1,939.8 

1,447.2 

223.5 

785.1 

292.9 

63.9 

163.8

14,925.8

Mar.

34 

25 

21 

18 

17

16 

15

13 

13 

12

11 

10 

10 

11 

11

11 

10 

10 

9.7

9.1

16 

99 

56 

20 

186

329 

279 

110 

40 

84 

454

Maximum

0 

36 

187

2,150

1,550 

450 

454 

278 

56 

329 

57 

15 

52

1,550

Apr.

140 

44 

59 

38 

24

19 

15 

15 

12 

161

242 

50 

51 

22 

16

15 

11 

11 

9.6 

9.2

9.6 

10 

10 

11 

9.8

12 

67 

25 

75 

278

May

56 

22 

16 

12 

9.7

8.2 

7.2 

6.4 

5.6 

5.6

5.0 

3.7 

5.3 

2.9 

2.8

2.5 

2.3 

1.9 

1.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.2 

1.3 

2.2

1.1 

.9

1.1 

18 

12 

6.5

June

3.0 

1.7 

.9 

.6 

.5

.5 

.3 

.5 

.9 

.9

.5

1.0 

11 

26 

185

26 

9.5 

5.0 

40 

329

100 

14 

7.5 

5.0 

4.0

3.5 

5.3 

3.2 

2.6 

1.6

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 5.64 

.9 24.7

0 S3. 5

4.9 209 

15 94.4 

9.1 62.8 

9.2 48.2 

.9 7.21 

.5 26.2 

.8 9.45 

.2 2.06 

.3 5.46

0 40.9

July

0.9 

.8 

1.0 

5.2 

41

11 

4.2 

2.1 

1.5 

6.2

5.3 

2.3 

2.1 

3.0 

7.5

25 

8.2

5.1 

1.6 

1.0

.9

4.7 

57 

54 

25

14 

11 

7.4 

4.0 

2.4 

1.7

Per

square

Dill

0 

.061 

.412

.892

3.48 

1.57 

1.04 

.803 

.120 

.457 

.156 

.054 

.091

.682

S..7 118 

6.5 156 

7.7 257 

8.7 325

Aug.

1.6 

1.9 

2.1 

1.7 

1.5

1.4 

15 

11 

6.5 

5.2

2.7 

1.7 

1.1 

.8 

.7

.7 

.9

1.0 

2.8 

1.7

.9 

.5 

.4 

.3 

.2

.3 

.4

.5 

.2

.2 

.2

Sept.

.6 

.5 

.8 

.7 

.4

.5 

.5 

.5 

52

13

4.0 

1.8 

l.S 

21 

11

4.7 

9.8 

15 

11 

4.9

5.0 

1.7 

1.0 

.S 

.7

.7 

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4

Runoff

Inohea

0 

.07 

.47

12.15

4.02 

1.64 

1.20 

.90 

.14 

.49 

.18 

.04 

.10

9.25

Ao re-feat

0 

217 

1,520

58,810

12,880 

5,240 

3,650 

2,870 

443 

1,560 

581 

127 

325

29,610

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 eeo.-ft.).- Jan. 28 (l a.m.) 3.200 seo.-ft.

949154 0-51-26
392 RED RIVER BASIN

Saline Bayou near Lucky, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°15'00", long. 92°58'35", (revised), in 

 sec. H7, T. 15 N., R. 6 W. , at bridge on State Highway 99f, 0.7 mile (revised) downstream from Sixraile Creek and 1.0 mile east of Lucky. Datum of gage Is 152.65 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. ?f£or to Feb. 

28, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 157 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 815 second-feet Jan. 28 (gage height, 7.06 

reet); minimum daily, 11 second-feet Oct. 1-10, Aug. 30; minimum gage height, 2.07 

feet Aug. 30.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 12.9 

feet), from rating curve extended above 6,400 second-feet on basis of records for 

Black Lake Bayou near Castor and Dugdemona River near Jonesboro; minimum, 4.8 secondfeet Sept. 16, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.73 feet Aug. 30, 31, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read once or twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

11 

11 

11 

11

17 

16 

15 

14 

13

13

13 

14 

15 

15

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

15 

16 

16 

16 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

a20 

a2o 

22 

22

22 

21 

21 

21 

23

25 

26 

26 

28 

32

47 

81 

86 

103 

124

117 

117 

76 

62 

45

45 

54 

62 

86 

97

Dec.

103 

86 

71 

58 

54

50 

50 

48 

45 

43

42 

40 

39 

39 

40

76 

160 

220 

220 

190

168 

140 

117 

103 

aloo

alOO 

alOO 

103 

140 

182 

210

Jan.

210 

220 

480 

620 

620

650 

745 

680 

505 

370

255 

182 

150 

140 

124

140 

255 

390 

505 

560

680 

780 

815 

780 

710

650 

710 

815 

815 

780 

745

Feb.

680 

560 

480 

480 

480

505 

530 

505 

455 

410

371 

332 

285 

242 

220

240 

255 

242 

210 

200

210 

220 

230 

255 

370

505 

650 

780

Month Second- "°ntn foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ober ......................

lender year 1948 

ftry

427 

1,547 

3,137

......... 56,327

uarv . ".?.:: I::.:::::::::-::::::: i .........................

ember .....................

16,081 

L0,891 

8,525 

5,856 

2,452 

964 

974 

804 

950

ter year 1948-49. ......... 52,608

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 sec. -ft.).- No

a No gage-Height record] discharge interpo 

Bayou near Castor.

Mar.

680 

530 

370 

255 

200

175 

160 

150 

140 

132

132 

140 

132 

124

117

124 

140 

132 

117 

110

123 

242 

300 

315 

370

390 

505 

530 

620 

590 

480

Maximum

17 

124 

220

2,380

815 

780 

680 

390 

390 

124 

96 

91 

97

815

Apr.

370 

332 

300 

270 

285

270 

230

182 

150 

160

200 

230 

242 

210 

160

132 

103 

91 

81 

76

76 

76 

81 

81 

81

132 

200 

315 

350 

390

May

390 

300 

255 

242 

200

140 

103 

76 

62 

50

45 

40 

37 

34 

32

30 

29 

28 

26 

25

24 

24 

23 

23 

22

21 

22 

24 

43 

48 

34

Minimum

11 

16 

39

10

124 

200 

110 

76 

21 

16 

13 

11 

14

11

June

26 

24 

22 

20

17

16 

16 

16 

17 

18

21 

30 

43 

55 

124

97 

53 

36 

33 

39

33 

25 

28 

21 

26

25 

24 

25 

22 

18

Mean

13.8 

51.6 

101

154

519 

389 

275 

195 

79.1 

32.1 

31.4 

25.9 

31.7

144

July

15 

15 

15 

16 

17

17 

15 

13 

16 

30

18 

17 

22 

45 

96

59 

25 

26 

24

17

15 

20 

62 

66 

66

66 

62 

43 

30 

24 

22

Per 

square 

mile

0.088 

.329 

.643

.981

3.31 

2.48 

1.75 

1.24 

.504 

.204 

.200 

.165 

.202

.917

Aug.

20 

17 

15 

28 

54

40 

86 

91 

62 

42

37 

26 

21 

17 

17

21 

21 

22 

~1618 

14 

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

11 

12

Sept.

45 

54 

24

16 

16

15 

14 

14 

21 

28

22 

17 

26 

43 

40

42 

54 

97 

97 

62

36 

26 

23 

20 

17

17 

17 

17 

16 

14

Runoff

Inches

0.10 

.37 

.74

13.34

3.81 

2.58 

2.02 

1.39 

.58 

.23 

.23 

.19 

.23

12.47

Acre-feet

847 

3,070 

6,220

111,700

31 , 900 

21,600 

16,910 

11,620 

4,860 

1,910 

1,930 

1,590 

1,880

104,300

peak above base, 

lated or computed on basis of records for Blaok Lake
RED RIVER BASIN 393

Black Lake Bayou near Castor, La.

location (revised).- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°15'40", long. 93°12'50", in HW£ sec.

 m T. Ifa N., K. 8 W., at bridge on State Highway 417, 2.8 miles downstream from Fourmile Bayou, 2.8 miles northwest of Castor, and 6.0 miles southeast of Ringgold.

Drainage area.- 429 square miles.

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,070 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 9.71

 i'eet); minimum, 13 second-feet Oct. 1-9; minimum gage height, 2.10 feet Oct. 6.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 14,100 second-feet Apr. 3, 1S45 (gage height, 13. 6 

feet, from floodmark); minimum, 5.6 second-feet Aug. 29 to Sept. 1, 1943 (gage height, 

1.78 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W ^57: 1940, 1941.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 11-21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 6 Apr. 7 to Sept. 38

2.1 13 5.5 162 7.4 630 2.2 15 3.5 48 5.5 170 

2.9 32 5.8 192 7.8 840 2.4 20 4.0 69 6.0 221 

3.6 51 6.2 250 8.2 1,170 2.8 29 4.8 116 6.2 250 

4.3 77 6.6 341 8.8 1,850 

t 9 iii i o 455 95 j 910 Note.- same as preceding table above 

' 6.2 feet. 

Discharge, in seoond-feet, water year October 1948to September 1949

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

14

18 

24 

28 

26 

21

19 

18 

18 

18 

19

20 

20 

21 

21 

20

20 

21 

21 

21 

21 

21

Nov.

22

23 

26 

29 

30

28 

28 

28 

28 

28

29

31 

32 

34 

40

58 

104 

162

176 

186

171 

135 

111 

101 

82

71 

71 

114 

192 

218

Dec.

211 

176 

158 

135 

118

111 

111 

108 

95 

84

80 

77 

75 

75 

80

140 

233 

328 

369 

355

315 

269 

233 

204 

211

218 

186 

162 

233 

384 

430

Jan.

414 

384 

652 

990 

1,120

990 

875 

810 

780 

752

752 

725 

608 

482

384

430 

752 

1,120 

1,320 

1,380

1,550 

2,090 

2,420 

2,350 

2,160

1,910 

2,090 

2,760 

2,420 

2,550 

2,990

Feb.

2,910 

2,420 

2,090 

1,910 

1,790

1,670 

1,610 

1,610 

1,670 

1,610

1,440 

1,170 

1,040 

875 

810

780 

752 

675 

652 

652

700 

725 

725 

752 

875

1,170 

1,380 

1,670

u **« + v. Second 

Uonth foot-days

Octc 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

Aprj 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augi 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

567 

2,388 

5,964

lendar year 1948 ......... .140,797

ary -

*usry

h .........................

ember .....................

41,010 

36,133 

22,876 

16,935 

4,973 

1,852 

1,361 

1,695 

1,009

iter year 1948-49 .......... 136,763

Uar.

1,790 

1,730 

1,490 

1,220 

990

840 

725 

652 

585 

520

482 

448 

430 

399 

384

369 

355 

384 

399 

399

430 

585 

675 

675 

725

810 

910 

950 

875 

840 

810

Maximum

28 

218 

430

4,470

2,990 

2,910 

1,790 

910 

562 

145 

120 

145 

106

2,990

Apr.

810 

780 

780 

840 

875

910 

840 

780 

700 

652

752 

810 

780 

752 

725

675 

608 

482 

369 

280

235 

221 

215 

235 

221

228 

269 

291 

355 

465

May

482 

540 

562 

540 

414

369 

341 

242 

179 

145

120 

103 

88 

79 

69

64 

57 

53 

50 

47

44 

41 

41 

40 

38

37 

34 

33 

36 

40 

45

Minimum

13 

22 

75

12

384 

652 

355 

215 

33 

28 

16 

15 

14

13

June

72 

91 

76 

55 

44

37 

33 

30 

29 

28

30 

37 

62 

82 

120

145 

134 

106 

91 

72

55 

45 

42 

52 

55

48 

42 

41 

50 

48

Mean

18.3 

79.6 

192

385

1,323 

1,290 

738 

564 

160 

61.7 

43.9 

54.7 

33.6

375

July

41 

37 

31 

27 

25

24 

22 

20 

19 

18

21 

22 

32 

45 

40

38 

30 

23 

20 

17

16 

77 

51 

47 

94

120 

109 

72 

50 

64 

109

Per 

square 

mile

0.043 

.186 

.448

.897

3.08 

3.01 

1.72 

1.31 

.373 

.144 

.102 

.128 

.078

.874

Aug.

109 

76 

52 

41 

38

42 

64 

100 

145

112

82 

100 

91 

59 

45

41 

37 

36 

41 

62

69 

50 

37 

30 

25

23 

21 

18 

18 

16 

15

Sept.

18 

21 

19

16 

14

14 

14 

14 

19 

33

37 

26 

23 

38 

64

55 

55 

106 

97 

72

48 

36 

29 

26 

23

21 

20

18 

17 

16

Runoff

Inches

0.05 

.21 

.52

12.22

3.56 

3.13 

1.98 

1.47 

.43 

.16 

.12 

.15 

.09

11.87

Acre-feet

1,120 

4,740 

11,830

279,200

81,340 

71,670 

45,370 

33,590 

9,860 

3,670 

2,700 

3,360 

2,000

271,200

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 31 (8 p.m.) 3,070 sec. -ft.
394 RED RIVER BASIN

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°41'15". long. 92°52'40", in SE^NE^ sec. 9, T. 8

 N., K. 5 W., at bridge on State Highway C-1479. 1.4 miles (revised) downstream from

Kadesh Branch and 1.5 miles (revised) northeast of Montgomery. Datum of gage is 107.43 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 47.2 square miles.

Kecoras available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Kxtremeg.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,250 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 9.56

 i'eet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 1-11 (gage height, 0.51 foot).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 8,500 second-feet Apr. 1, 1945 (gage height, 13.6 feet,

from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,100 second-feet by logarithmic

plotting; no flow on many days in 1943, 1948. 

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 11-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 26, July 27 to Sept. 30 Feb. 27 to July 26

1.0 

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

2.2 

3.9 

6.0 

8.8

2.0 

2.6 

3.0 

4.2 

5.6 

6.8 

7.4

30

43

92

158

233

287

8.0 

8.4 

8.6 

8.8 

9.2

369

445

500

590

930

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.4

2.1 

3.8 

6.0 

8.6

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.4

12

15

19

30

3.0 

4.5 

5.6

49

108

158

Note.- Same as preceding table above 

5.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

Nov.

1.8

2.7

1.6

.8

.4

.4

.3

.3

.5

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.6

2.6

8.6

10

154

354

293

118

27

21

18

14

14

19

21

23

21

-

Dec.

17

13

11

10

9.5

8.8

8.0

7.3

7.0

6.4

6.1

6.0

5.9

5.8

5.7

5.6

5.4

1113-

12

9.1

7.6

6.3

5.9

7.3

6.4

5.2

5.3

28

34

26

Jan.

17

68

756

717

312

153

96

68

58

52

49

44

42

39

37

62

181

212

199

143

156

354

325

199

110

88

138

445

362

187

103

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

Augumt ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

103

128

169

233

206

133

90

75

180

423

332

199

106

83

94

175

181

119

90

81

114

164

143

190

354

403

346

241

_

-

Secondfoot-days

8.6

1,131.9

315.6

15,605.8

5,772

5,155

5,660

3,496

1,406.4

431.0

692 . 6

88 7

22.0

24,119.8

Mar.

138

100

88

78

72

68

64

58

64

76

64

53

64

64

74

62

48

42

38

34

90

193

175

92

401

993

903

592

330

241

241

Maximum

0.6

354

34

930

756

423

993

325

253

64

195

44

1.6

993

Apr.

226

169

116

100

92

84

76

68

62

131

175

133

86

68

58

51

46

42

38

37

37

56

138

112

66

156

241

241

266

325

May

253

164

153

108

72

58

52

47

48

52

41

34

30

27

26

24

22

21

19

17

IS

14

12

11

9.7

8.6

8.3

7.8

21

19

12

Minimum

0.1

.3

5.2

0

17

75

34

37

7 8

3.4

1.8

.3

.3

.1

June

9.4

7.9

6.7

6.0

4.8

4.6

4.0

6.2

-4

15

13

10

12

25

64

64

17

9.6

7.0

5.4

4.6

3.8

3.6

3.4

44

27

12

14

8.2

4.8

-

Mean

0.28

37.7

10.2

42.6

186

184

181

117

45.4

14!*

22.3

2.86

.73

66.1

July

3.8

4.2

4.1

4.4

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.2

2.0

2.3

3.6

7.8

9.6

4.1

3.4

2.7

2.1

2.0

1.8

9.0

35

56

161

195

53

18

8.8

4.8

75

Per 

square 

mile

0.0059

.799

.216

.903

3.94

3.90

3.83

2.48

.962

.305

.472

.061

.015

1.40

Aug.

44

4

3

2

2

2

2

4

4

2

1

1

1

1

.9

.0

.4

.2

.2

.1

.7

.9

.6

.9

.5

.3

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

Sept.

0.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.5

.7

1.1

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.0

.9

.9

1.1

1.0

1.1

.9

.9

.8

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

Runoff

Inches

0.007

.89

.25

12.29

4.55

4.06

4.41

2. 75

1.11 .34'

.55

.07

.02

19.01

Acre-feet

17

2,250

626

30,950

11,450

10,220

11,110

6,930

2,790

855

1,370

176

44

47 , 840

Peak discharge (base. 600 sec.-ft.).- Jan. 3 (10 p.m.) 1,150 sec.-ft.; Mar. 26 (1 a.m.) 1,250
RED RIVER BASIN 

Ouachita River near Mountain Pine, Ark.

395

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34 0 36', long. 93°12', in NW^NWij sec. 1, T. 2 S., R. 

su w., three-quarters of a mile downstream from Mill Creek, 2 miles downstream from 

Blakely Creek, and 4 miles northwest of Mountain Pine. Datum of gage is 404.16 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1936 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,818 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 69,100 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 29.28 

reet, from high-water mark in gage well); minimum,50 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 

2.53 feet).

1936-49: Maximum discharge, 123,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 38.55 

feet, from high-watermari^ minimum, 11 second-feet Sept. 14, 1936 (gage height, 2.06 

feet).

Maximum stage known prior to 1945, about 37 feet in May 1923.

Remarks.- Records good except those for May 28 to July 7, which are fair. 

Revisions (water years).- W 877: 1937-38.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

59 

61 

59 

57 

53

51 

53 

53 

53 

53

55 

56 

56 

55 

55

56 

66 

76 

70 

68

64 

66 

67 

70 

70

68 

68 

68 

70 

73 

165

Nov.

213 

436 

737 

885 

634

469 

371 

331 

321 

351

335 

367 

467 

444 

416

565 

664 

611 

1,060 

955

706 

565 

464 

398 

351

321 

459 

511 

521 

554

Dec.

511 

474 

435 

388 

359

328 

306 

292 

286 

273

260 

248 

242 

239 

3,220

17,400 

10,000 

5,410 

3,030 

2,110

1,590 

1,260 

1,020 

885 

807

744 

700 

658 

820 

1,020 

1,180

Jan.

1,100 

990 

920 

2,340 

2,060

1,720 

1,380 

1,140 

955 

852

762 

682 

622 

570 

570

7,490 

9,860 

15,000 

15,000 

7,790

4,700 

3,510 

2,740 

18,900 

g56,000

g59,200 

28,600 

16,200 

8,410 

5,120 

3,760

Month

Octo 

Nove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Hare 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julji 

Aug« 

Sept

Ws

lendar year 1948 .........

iary

1 .........................

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

2,970 

2,470 

2,060 

1,910 

2,060

1,860 

1,590 

1,420 

1,260 

1,140

1,020 

920 

920 

2,220 

6,610

6,160 

4,420 

3,030 

2,420 

2,010

1,770 

2,210 

2,470 

5,940 

8,070

6,930 

3,630 

2,800

Seoondfoot-days

2,014 

15,484 

56,495

547,321

278,943 

82,290 

129,100 

47,682 

99,796 

81,920 

8,218 

3,932 

2,835

808,709

Mar.

2,210 

1,820 

1,590 

1,380 

1,180

1,060 

955 

955 

12,200 

11,200

5,580 

3,630 

2,740 

2,210 

1,960

1,720 

1,460 

1,300 

1,180 

1,020

2,100 

7,250 

6,460 

3,890 

2,970

11,500 

18,300 

8,070 

4,840 

3,510 

2,860

Maximum

165 

1,060 

17,400

31,000

59,200 

8,070 

18,300 

4,980 

27,700 

11,400 

540 

224 

141

59,200

Apr.

2,360 

1,910 

1,640 

1,420 

1,260

1,100 

990 

885 

807 

1,320

2,860 

2,910 

2,110 

1,720 

1,420

1,180 

1,020 

885 

801 

719

659 

628 

582 

617 

1,220

1,300 

3,510 

4,980 

2,860 

2,010

May

17,300 

27,700 

12,800 

4,700 

3,150

2,260 

1,770 

1,500 

1,720 

1,680

1,380 

990 

814 

670 

576

505 

444 

406 

371 

343

321 

299 

286 

296 

279

266 

g260 

330 

3,410 

8,500 

4,470

Minimum

51 

213 

239

48

570 

920 

955 

582 

260 

470 

119 

87 

67

51

June

2,180 

1,400 

1,050 

1,230 

1,410

770 

1,860 

1,580 

2,840 

3,930

2,350 

3,740 

9,720 

gll,400 

gl 1,000

g7,250 

g3,760 

2,350 

1,930 

1,930

1,630 

1,150 

860 

680 

620

560 

840 

820 

610 

470

Mean

65.0 

516 

1,822

1,495

8,998 

2,939 

4,165 

1,589 

3,219 

2,731 

265 

127 

94.5

2,216

July

510 

330 

490 

460 

540

300 

340 

g248 

233 

248

242 

299 

355 

411 

321

339 

310 

239 

207 

185

168 

155 

170 

153 

148

144 

137 

148 

141 

128 

119

Per 

square 

mile

0.059 

.469 

1.66

1.36

8.18 

2.67 

3.79 

1.44 

2.93 

2.48 

.241 

.115 

.086

2.01

Aug.

109 

200 

213 

224 

185

155 

134 

153

126 

111

111 

105 

103 

124 

111

109 

128 

119 

139 

132

128 

117 

109 

107 

100

92 

89 

87 

92 

111 

g!09

Sept.

glOS 

glOO 

g92 

g87 gsi

g76 

g73 

g90 

g87 

g79

g73 

67 

81 

81 

78

81 

100 

137 

141 

119

105 

115 

134 

115 

103

100 

92 

87 

81 

75

Runoff

Inches

0.07 

.52 

1.91

18.49

9.43 

2.78 

4.36 

1.61 

3.37 

2.77 

.28 

.13 

.10

27.33

Acre-feet

3,990 

30,710 

112,100

1,086,000

553,300 

163,200 

256,100 

94,580 

197,900 

162,500 

16,300 

7,800 

5,620

1,604,000

Peak discharge (base, 25.000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 26. 69.100 sec. -ft. i Hay 1 (11:30 p.m.) 34,200 sec.-

ftT

g Computed from graph baaed on high-water narks, partial recorder trace, and rainfall records.

Note.- No gage-height record May 28 to June 13, June 18 to July 7] discharge computed on basis of 

Inflow into Lake Hamilton (furnished by Arkansas Power & Light Co).
396 RED RIVER BASIN

Ouachita River near Malvern, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°33', long. 52°51', in NWv sec, 16, T. 43., R. 

J.Y w., at Rockport Bridge, 2 miles northwest of Malvern and 6 miles downstream from 

Remmel Dam. Datum of gage is 228.05 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 1,570 square miles.

Records available.- March 1903 to April 1905, June 1922 to September 1934, March 1937 to 

September 1949. January 1925 to March 1937 at site at Remmel Dam, 6 miles upstream, 

published as Ouachita River at Remmel Dam, near Malvern.

Average discharge.- 22 years (1925-26, 1928-49), 2,406 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 90,700 second-feet Jan. 26 (gage height, 24.89 

reet); minimum, 58 second-feet Oct. 3, 4, 11, 12, Sept. 11; minimum daily, 101 secondfeet Aug. 20.

1903-5,1922-24. 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 140,000 second-feet May 15, 1923 (gage 

height, 30.3 feet); minimum observed, 40 second-feet Dec. 18-20, 1904.

Remarks.- Records good except those for Oct. 31 to Nov. 5, Nov. 14-16, Feb. 1, 3-5, which 

are fair, and those for Nov. 6-13, which are poor. Flow regulated by power plants 

above station. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 

1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Revisions (water years).- W 977: 1942.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September1949

Day

1 

Z 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

1Z 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

ZO

Zl 

ZZ 

Z3 

24 

Z5

ze

Zl 

Z8 

Z9 

30 

31

Oct.

328 

253 

146 

190 

234

377 

293 

217 

156 

148

215 

248 

257 

288 

267

313 

163 

140 

186 

340

420 

21Z 

171 

148 

218

240 

240 

243 

371 

620 

3506

Nov.

a514 

a220 

a292 

a488 

al,010

a!41 

a212 

a293 

a893 

a221

3200 

3270 

8151 

a!73 

3430

al,150 

454 

1,060 

1,250 

670

1,860 

819 

397 

250 

504

737 

524 

526 

670 

1,280

Dec.

1,850 

1,510 

475 

486 

362

844 

1,270 

1,050 

914 

1,080

264 

254 

438 

826 

526

9,550 

13,400 

9,090 

6,950 

4,450

2,720 

2,660 

2,610 

2,450 

2,450

1,680 

806 

1,190 

3,600 

2,720 

2,000

Jan.

557 

786 

1,990 

1,900 

2,660

2,660 

1,830 

1,850 

1,130 

1,670

2,580 

2,450 

2,350 

1,620 

916

8,600 

14, '000 

19,800 

23,000 

14,200

9,940 

3,800 

4,800 

26,700 

72,400

80,300 

54,000 

30,100 

13,200 

9,770 

8,790

Feb.

35,160 

7,210 

34,020 

33,680 

a2,070

1,970 

2,230 

2,490 

2,440 

2,490

2,440 

1,870 

589 

1,860 

1,800

2,590 

3,810 

4,740 

3,460 

2,290

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

7,900 

11,000

9,940 

8,790 

5,400

Month

Octo 

Move 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1946 .......................

ter year 1948-49 ...............

Mar.

3,750 

2,440 

2,390 

2,100 

2,240

2,240 

2,340 

2,440 

19,60(3 

20,300

11,400 

7,210 

5,290 

4,850 

3,750

2,340 

2,540 

2,440 

2,340 

2,240

2,740 

7,34a 

7,210 

7,210 

5,860

12,100 

24,000 

15,900 

9,770 

7,080 

6,700

Apr.

4,740 

2,490 

2,240 

2,440 

2,440

2,440 

2,440 

2,240 

2,290 

840

1,100 

1,450 

1,900 

1,460 

1,590

974 

772 

1,580 

1,900 

1,900

1,670 

1,300 

430 

628 

646

1,060 

1,660 

2,970 

4,850 

3,560

Secondfoot-days

8,149 

17,659 

80,475

760,170

420,349 

109,709 

210,150 

58,000 

122,467 

121,258 

27,110 

10,136 

11,276

1,196,738

May

14,600 

32,200 

20,800 

8,340 

4,630

2,490 

.2,340 

1,930 

1,520 

2,190

1,900 

830 

1,240 

1,010 

390

1,590 

1,230 

1,440 

1,540 

1,600

1,350 

316 

482 

433 

193

558 

552 

296 

687 

4,560 

9,260

Maximum

620 

1,860 

13,400

30,900

80,300 

11,000 

24,000 

4,850 

32,200 

23,000 

2,340 

927 

1,010

80,300

June

2,690 

2,360 

792 

950 

1,610

1,200 

1,280 

2,390 

2,620 

5,870

2,390 

3,310 

8,880 

23,000 

18,600

12,100 

6,200 

4,850 

3,390 

' 2,540

2,190 

2,540 

1,050 

680 

272

324 

1,350 

1,690 

1,810 

2,330

Minimum

July

1,340 

396 

246 

317 

1,720

2,340 

1,260 

1,360 

875 

1,160

1,330 

1,760 

1,400 

775 

784

349 

132 

609 

981 

1,260

1,250 

695 

234 

275 

58Z

537 

1,050 

672 

715 

382 

324

140 

141 

254

62

557 

589 

2,100 

430 

193 

272 

132 

101 

102

101

Aug.

172 

208 

560 

475 

349

190 

256

742 

718 

662

927 

464 

256 

192 

176

232 

268 

362 

326 

101

162 

224 

216 

120 

158

293 

253 

239 

311 

242 

282

Mean

263 

589 

2,596

2,077

13,560 

3,918 

6,779 

1,933 

3,951 

4,042 

875 

327 

376

3,279

Sept.

102 

157 

157 

199 

230

256 

588 

330 

152 

211

109 

230 

267 

323 

190

648 

327 

168 

331 

400

426 

955 

650 

344 

254

634 

1,010 

766 

488 

374

Runoff In 

acre-feet

16,160 

35,030 

159,600

1,508,000

833,800 

217,600 

416,800 

115,000 

242,900 

240,500 

53,770 

20,100 

22,370

2,374,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station at Remmel Dam furnished by Arkansas Power & Light Co.
RED RIVER BASIN 397

Ouachlta River at Monroe, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°30'19", long, 92°07'32", in lot 50, T. 18 N., R. 

a E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Monroe, 0.4 mile upstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge and 5j miles upstream from lock and dam No. 4. Datum of gage is 31.40 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gages Sf and 49-| miles downstream.

Drainage area.- 15,400 square miles (authority, Mississippi River Commission).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. 1884 

to 1891 (gage Heights), 1892 to 1927 (gage heights and discharge observations), and 

since January 1928 (daily discharges) in reports of Mississippi River Commission. 

Discharge observations 1929-38 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights 

since June 1884 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,400 second-feet Feb. 12; maximum gage height, 

42.ia feet Feb. 17, 18; minimum discharge not determined (pool stage); minimum gage 

height observed, 12.9 feet Oct. S, 6.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 100,000 second-feet Apr. 12, 1945 (result of discharge 

measurement); maximum gage height, 50.42 feet Apr. 15, 1945; minimum discharge not 

determined (pool stage); minimum gage height observed, 12.1 feet Jan. 3, 1944.

Flood of Feb. 2, 3, 1932, reached a stage of 49.7 feet (discharge, 101,000 secondfeet, estimated).

Remarks.- Records fair above 10,000 second-feet and poor below. Stage-discharge relation 

below about 10,000 second-feet affected by operation of lock and dam No. 4, Base gage 

read once daily. Auxiliary gages read twice daily.

Cooperation.- Sixty-four discharge measurements, gage-height record, and computation of 

discharge record furnished by Corps of Engineers. Six discharge measurements made and 

records reviewed by Geological Survey.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov.

_

-

-

_

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

10,200

10,000

10,100

11,100

10,500

10,500

-

-

Dec.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

10,100

12,400

8,480

8,600

12,400

13,900

15,200

15,400

15,100

14,700

14,200

12,800

10,900

9,780

10,300

10,900

Jan.

11,100

12,500

16,500

20,300

21,800

22,500

23,300

23,800

24,000

23,900

23,300

22,100

20,700

19,600

18,600

18,000

17,400

17,400

18,400

?9,300

20,500

21,800

23,000

24,000

24,900

25,600

26,200

26,900

27,800

28,800

30,000

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

31,200

33,900

36,300

39,400

42,300

45,600

50,400

54,100

56,900

58,700

59,300

59,400

59,300

59,100

58,700

58,200

57,600

56,800

56,000

55,200

54,800

54,100

53,500

52,800

52/000

51,300

50,600

49,900

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

.

_

_

674,000

1,447,400

1,371,200

1 1 387 f 600

1 , 169 , 100

512 980

134)360

88 ) 080

55,390

-

Mar.

49,200

48,600

48,000

47,700

47,400

47,100

47,900

46,700

46 , 500

45,900

45,200

44,600

43,700

42,900

42,200

41,600

41,200

41,100

41,200

41,300

 41,400

41,500

41,600

41,600

41,800

42,000

42,400

43,000

44,300

45,600

47,000

Maximum

.

11,100

15,400

54,200

30,000

59,400

49 20C

51^700

41,100

29 , 60C

7,000

4,680

2,950

59,400

Apr.

48 , 9OO

49,800

50,000

49,800

49,500

49,800

50,700

51,600

51,700

51,200

50,200

49,000

48,600

48,200

47,800

47,500

47,100

46,700

46,000

45,300

44,300

43,700

42,600

41,700

40,900

40,000

39,400

38,800

38,400

38,400

-

May

38,700

39,300

39,800

40,100

40,300

40,700

40,600

40,400

40,100

40,000

40,500

40,900

41,100

40,800

40,300

39,800

39,300

38,600

37,700

37,100

36,700

36,300

35,900

35,500

34,900

34,000

33,400

32,800

31,900

31,200

30,400

Minimum

11,100

31,200

41,100

38,400

30,400

8 , 280

3,410

1,540

1,080

-

June

29,600

28,800

28,000

27,000

26,000

25,000

24,000

22,900

21,700

20,400

19,000

17,500

15,800

13,500

10,400

8,320

8,280

8,610

9,550

10,400

11,600

12,600

13,800

14,900

15,600

16,100

16,300

16,000

12,200

9,120

-

Mean

727

4,933

9,203

17,970

21,740

51,690

44,230

46,250

37,710

17,100

4,334

2,841 

1,846

19,990

July

7,000

6,080

5,950

5,790

5,510

5,190

4,720

4,080

3,410

3,460

3,640

3,780

3,900

3,950

3,910

4,000

4,200

4,280

4,280

4,180

3,520

3,630

3,800

3,870

4,000

4,200

4,200

4,140

4,060

3,910

3,720

Per 

square 

mile

0.047

.320

.598

1.17

1.41

3.36

2. 87

3.00

2 45 i!n ?fti £O1

.184

.120

1.30

Aug.

3,560

3,

3,

3,

570

180

300

2,830

2,590

2,

2,

2,

410

2SO

200

2,120

2,080

2,

1,

2,

300

980

300

2,060

2,040

2,

2,

4,

310

540

590

4,670

4,680

4,

4,

4,

300

180

270

3,980

3,570

2,

1,

1,

1,

BOO

B80

540

570

1,700

Sept.

1,790

1,790

1,700

1,590

1,510

1,560

1,630

2,060

2,500

2,790

2,950

2,940

2,780

2,000

1,320

1,220

1,150

1,170

1,470

1,800

2,080

2,220

2,260

2,200

2,020

1,970

1,590

1,170

1,080

1,080

-

Runoff

Inches

0.05

.36

.69

15.89

1.62

3-. 49

3.30

3.34

2. 82

1.24

.32

.21

.13

17.57

Acre-feet

44,730

293,600

565,800

13,050,000

1,337,000

Z\ 720^000

2,752,000

2,319,000

1,017,000

266 ,500

174,700

109,900

14,470,000

Note.- Discharge Nov. 24-29, Dec. 16-31 computed by using fall between auxiliary gages as a factor. 

Discharge Jan. 1 to Septi, 30 computed from hydrograph based on frequent discharge measurements and 

daily gage heights. Daily discharge Oct. 1 to Nov. 23, Nov. 30 to Dec. 15 not sufficiently accurate 

for publication. Monthly discharge October, November, and December computed on basis of occasional 

discharge measurements, gage heights at auxiliary gages, precipitation records, and incomplete daily 

discharge records.
398 RED RIVER BASIN

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro, Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 93°43', in SE£ sec. 13, T. 8 S., R.

 at) W., H miles downstream from Muddy Fork, 2 miles southwest of JJurfreesboro, and

4 miles upstream from Prairie Creek. Datum of gage is 324.28 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Drainage area.- 380 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1931, July 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1928-31, 1937-49), 641 second-feet.

Extremes,- Maximum discharge during year, 65,700 second-feet Jan. 24 (gage height, 18.05

 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.86 feet).

1927-31. 1937-49: Maximum discharge, 120,000 second-feet Mar. 30, 1945 (gage height, 

19.84 feet), by contracted-opening method; minimum, 2.9 second-feet Sept. 1, 1943.

Maximum stage known, about 21 feet in April 1927, from information by Arkansas State 

Highway Department.

Remarks. - Records good.

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1938, 1S41.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oot.

13 

12 

17 

19 

14

14 

18 

16 

16 

21

20 

20 

20 

22 

20

18 

22 

24 

29 

34

26 

21 

19 

17 

16

15 

15 

15 

16 

16 

30

Nov.

82

114 

75 

62 

54

44 

58 

49 

44 

44

62 

84 

79 

97 

95

125 

544

330 

520 

330

241 

187 

145 

119 

99

86 

82 

86 

86 

81

Deo.

75 

72 

70 

73 

75

82 

82 

82 

82 

79

70 

68 

65 

66 

744

4,060 

1,460 

883 

615 

454

360 

291 

237 

201 

198

194 

167 

170 

472 

685 

526

Jan.

424 

365 

370 

1,140 

745

556 

442 

380 

325 

287

257 

226 

201 

187 

254

3,880 

3,530 

6,580 

3,940 

2,060

1,550 

1,250 

995 

19,800 

025,400

014,100 

12,700 

4,820 

2,640 

1,880 

1,460

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Bare 

Aprl 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 

&ry

u&ry

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

1,160 

947 

867 

923 

722

643 

570 

514 

472 

419

370 

535 

454

1,020 

1,050

1,080 

899 

738 

643 

550

520 

812 

715 

6,830 

3,510

2,060 

1,460 

1,080

Seoondfoot-days

595 

4,104 

12,758

182,265.8

112,744 

31,363 

63,744 

15,115 

22,166 

23,589 

2,831 

915 

1,107

291,031

Mar.

843 

692 

582 

508 

446

402 

350 

385 

13,600 

4,160

2,260 

1,550 

1,160 

1,290 

1,000

782 

700 

664 

550 

478

2,020 

2,940 

1,730 

1,290 

1,640

8,250 

6,420 

2,640 

1,780 

1,420 

1,210

Maximum

34 

544 

4,060

11,600

25,400 

6,830 

13,600 

1,340 

5,580 

6,080 

282 

43 

99

25,400

Apr.

867 

708 

615 

520 

466

402 

355 

315 

257 

864

891 

676 

576 

490 

402

335 

296 

306 

237 

215

198 

191 

194 

177 

161

342 

1,340 

1,210 

843 

664

May

5,580 

3,950 

1,880 

1,480 

899

608 

454 

678 

526 

249

311 

261 

223 

191 

155

197 

158 

104 

88 

79

36 

30 

39 

278 

208

119 

106 

50 

999 

1^210 

1,020

Minimum

12 

44 

65

7.7

187 

335 

350 

161 

30 

17 

48 

19 

14

12

June

532 

320 

226 

46 

21

17 

30 

636 

393 

43

22

19 

906 

4,270 

6,080

2,840 

1,460 

787 

330 

508

538 

436 

350 

301 

345

340 

328

roe

414 

345

Mean

19.2 

137 

412

498

3,637 

1,120 

2,056 

504 

715 

786 

91.3 

29.5 

36.9

797

July

282 

223

177 

139 

125

114 

111 

99 

84 

77

62 

59 

65 

70 

75

75 

77 

79 

70 

60

53 

48 

72 

86

73

73 

70 

68 

62 

54 

49

Per

square 

mile

0.051 

.361 

1.08

1.31

9.57 

2.95 

5.41 

1.33 

1.88 

2.07 

.240 

.078 

.097

2.10

Aug.

43

41 

40 

41 

38

36 

34 

33 

32 

27

28 

27 

26 

24 

24

25

27 

36

31 

31

31 

31 

29 

28 

25

24 

23 

21 

20 

19 

20

Sept.

20 

20 

20

20 

20

19 

18 

17 

17 

15

14 

15 

21 

20 

20

17 

28 

36 

60 

99

99 

37 

59 

77 

97

79 

58 

44 

23 

18

Runoff

Inches

0.06 

.40 

1.25

17.83

11.03 

3.07 

6.24 

1.48 

2.17 

2. SI 

28 

.09 

.11

28.49

Peak discharge (base, 15.000 sec. -ft.).- Jan. 24 (11 p.m.) 65.700 see. -ft. i Mar. 9 (11

Acre-feet

1,180 

8,140 

25,310

361,500

223,600 

62,210 

126,400 

29,980 

43,970 

46,790 

5,620 

1,810 

2,200

577,200

a.m.) 21,900

c Backwater from return of overbank storagej discharge computed from backwater curves.
RED RIVER BASIN 399

Saline Hiver near Rye,'Ark.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°42', long. 92 0 02', on line between sees. 3 and

 4, T. 12 S., R. 9 W., 4 miles southwest of Rye and 5 miles upstream from Hudgin Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,040 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 12 years» 2,697 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 29.19

 rest); minimum discharge, 19 second-feet Oct. 13 (gage height, 4.23 feet).

1937-49: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 31, 1949; minimum, 8.1 second-feet 

Sept. 27-29, 1943 (gage height, 4.06 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 30.5 feet in April 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1949 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1163.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

25

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

26

24

23

22

21

20

22

22

21

21

21

21

20

22

22

22

28

27

27

25

25

30

34

39

40

40

40

41

40

40

46

Nov.

57

71

64

64

78

126

208

296

426

655

699

570

426

342

319

426

543

477

904

1,160

1,310

2,300

2,350

2,060

2,040

1,990

1,810

1,550

1,230

904

-

Dec.

729

684

806

972

938

806

714

640

570

516

490

452

414

390

378

426

556

626

938

1,430

1,760

2,040

2,220

2,350

2,540

2,580

2,170

1,350

1,310

1,590

1,310

Jan.

1,310

1,550

2,170

4,610

5,560

5,240

4,190

3,400

2,940

2,740

2,640

2,260

1,630

1,230

972

1,040

2,640

3,740

4,610

4,920

5,110

5,700

6,170

6,800

7,630

8,930

12,300

16,100

18,100

33,600

53 ,,600

Month

October .......................

November ......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May ...........................

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

54,800

44,300

32,800

24,100

18,100

14,440

12,000

10,500

9,310

8,360

7,630

6,730

5,820

4,730

3,520

3, ISO

3,400

3,620

3,790

3,900

3,900

,010

,010

,010

,310

,310

,370

,370

.

_

-

Secondf cot-day a

872

25,475

34,695

964,765

233 432

308',280

200,050 

146,062

99 f 983

57,204 

17 809

7 f 897 

3,838

1,135,597

Mar.

4,430

4,490

4,670

5,110

5,500

5,760

5,760

5,440

,920

,980

,730

,610

,490

,550

5,240

6,590

7,710

8,810

9,450

9,180

8,580

8,060

7,400

6,590

6,730

7,320

7,790

7,880

7,550

7,470

8,260

Maximum

46

2,350

2,580

19,800

53,600

54,800

9,450 

16,600

8,360 

3,840

1,040 

490

227

54,800

Apr.

11,500

16,600

16,100

14,000

11,800

10 , 100

8,810

7,710

6,590

4,920

3,020

1,900

1,550

1,430

1,350

1,430

1,630

1,680

1,510

1,230

1,040

938

838

806

744

806

1,040

3,570

4,790

5,630

May

6,590

7,970

8,360

8,360

8,260

8,060

7,790

7,470

7,020

6,590

6,030

5,240

3,570

1,590

870

670

570

490

439

402

366

342

319

308

292

278

283

308

354

366

426

Minimum

20

57

378

20

972

3,180

4,430 

744

278

477

265

126

as

20

June

477

543

938

1,390

1,590

1,510

1,040

1,230

1,040

938

1,120

1,390

1,720

1,990

2,170

2,300

2,540

2,780

2,980

3,080

3,480

3,740

3,790

3,840

3,520

2,400

1,430

904

699

655

-

Mean

9R CO i .L1 

849

1,119

2,636

7,530

11,010

6 1 453

4; 869

3 225

l',907

574

255

128

3,111

July

612

584

556

556

503

439

390

426

543

626

670

655

612

556

464

543

904

1,040

972

870

904

606

640

503

426

402

426

342

296

278

265

Per 

square 

mile

0.014

.416

.549

1.29

3 69

5*40

3 1 ft * -LO

2 39

I

CO

 DO

 935

 9A1 col 

.125

.063

1.52

Aug.

259

2

]

'.25

'06

98

216

294

2

>25

'20

30

237

216

2

2

J

12 '20

'56

343

342

;

<

66

66

90

366

354

;

2

2

30 '78

37

208

1S6

]

]

]

]

86

51

42

33

126

Sept.

119

119

119

118

116

113

106

100

100

96

91

88

92

90

85

118

227

202

196

194

166

142

130

133

146

149

138

128

114

103

-

Runoff

Inches

0.02

.46

.63

17.59

4 26

5.62

3.65

2 66

I D£oy 

1.04

32

!l4

.07

20.69

Acre-feet

1,730

50,530

68,820

1,914,000

463,000

611,500

396)300

289,700

198,300

113,500

35,320

15,660

7,610

2,252,000

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 see.-ft.).- Jan. 31 (11 p.m.) 57,400 see.-ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 17, 

sec.-ft.
400 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°52'20", long. 91°52'04", in NW^NWi sec. 28, T, 22 

' N., R. 6 E., at bridge on State Highway 204, 0.8 mile downstream from Bayou des

Glaises, 4 miles south of Beekman, and 7 miles north of Bastrop. Datum of gage is

70.60 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941

(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Drainage area.- 1,645 square miles (authority, Corps of Engineers). 

Kecoras avaiJ-able. - August 1928 to September 1929 and October 1938 to September 1949 in

reports or Geological Survey. November 1929 to September 1931 in reports of Corps of

Engineers. Gage height as follows: August 1928 to October 1931 (fragmentary) in

files of Corps of Engineers; since August 1932 in reports of Corps of Engineers. 

Average discharge.- 13 years (1928-29, 1930-31, 1938-49), 1,633 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,800 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 23,35

reet); minimum, 134 second-feet Nav. 1, 11, 15; minimum gage height, 1.24 feet filpv. 1,

15.

1928-29. 1938-49: Maximum discharge, 10,400 second-feet Feb. 12, 1946 (gage height,

27.23 feet); minimum, 81 second-feet at times during November and December 1943;

minimum gage height, 0.90 foot Dec. 18, 1943.

A stage of 26.75 feet (from floodmark) occurred Apr. 17, 1927 (affected by overflow

from Mississippi River). A discharge of 12,400 second-feet (gage height, 25.78 feet)

was measured by Corps of Engineers Jan. 12, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. 

Revisions (water years).- W 897: Drainage area. W 1057: 1939.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet

Oct. 1 to Feb. 9 Feb. 10 to Sept. 30

1.2 134 11.0 2,100 1.8 

1.6 181 12.5 2,610 2.4 

3.0 382 16.5 4,32O 5.0 

5.0 727 20.3 6,030 8.0 1 

8.0 1,350

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

157 

157 

157 

157 

157

168 

168 

157 

157 

157

157 

157 

157 

157

157

157 

157 

145 

145 

145

145 

145 

145 

145

145

145 

145 

145 

145 

145 

145

Nov.

134 

145 

157 

157 

157

157 

157 

145 

145 

145

134 

145 

145 

145 

134

222 

293 

308 

337 

382

428 

428 

367 

352 

337

352 

352 

352 

444 

511

Dec.

529 

619 

619 

637 

655

673 

709 

727 

765 

784

8O3 

822 

822 

822 

822

1,000 

1,090 

1,O70 

1,050 

1,050

l.OOC 

984 

902 

803 

746

673 

565 

511 

583 

583 

565

Jan.

601 

822 

1.44O 

2.77O 

2.85O

2,810 

2,77O 

2,650 

2,530 

2,380

2,280 

2,140 

2,020 

1,880 

1,780

1,730 

1,760 

1,840 

2,000 

2,140

2.38O 

2,850 

3,130 

3,250 

3,380

3,470 

3,870 

4,370 

4,460 

4,860 

5,400

Feb.

5,400 

5,360 

5,450 

5,670 

5,760

5,850 

5,940 

5,990 

6,030 

5,960

5,860 

5,75O 

5,640 

5,490 

5,390

5,340 

5,290 

5,200 

5,140 

5,060

4,960 

4,880 

4,740 

4.6OO 

4,560

4,470 

4,420 

4,380

 !/ .«*)* Sscond 

"onth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Oece

Ca

Janu 

Frtr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

«b»r ..... . - .

lendar year 194 

arv

6

. .

b... ......... ............. 1

ember .....................

4,721 

7,667 

23,983

62,185

32,613 

48,580 

38,440 

18,490 

33,270 

55,970 

17,279 

15,195 

13,334

ter year 1948-49 .......... |689,542

Mar.

4,240 

4,120 

3,990 

3,780 

3,610

3,450 

3,170 

3,020 

2,850 

2,680

2,530 

2,410 

2,290 

2,240 

2,210

2,160 

2,070 

2,000 

1,920 

1,840

1,800 

2,020 

2,160 

2,290 

2,820

4,520 

5,800 

7,550 

7,740 

7,610 

7,550

Maximum

168 

511 

1,090

7,380

5,400 

6,030 

7,740 

7,550 

3,990 

1,820 

820 

820 

840

7,740

Apr.

7,550 

7,550 

7,360 

7,180 

6,990

6,750 

6,510 

6,280 

6,060 

5,860

5,700 

5,540 

5,440 

5,290 

5,100

4,960 

4,780 

4,520 

4,340 

4,120

3,860 

3,610 

3,410 

3,170 

2,990

2,820 

2,710 

2,650 

2,650 

2,740

2OS 11.6 2 

305 14.4 3 

S20 19.2 5 

440 23.4 7

1948 to September

May

3 

3 

3

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

3 

3

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

2

2 

2 

2 

2 

1 

1

Minimum

145 

134 

511

134

601 

4,380 

1,800 

2,650 

1,870 

56O 

305 

208 

208

134

,920 

,290 

,490 

,780 

,99O

,990 

,820 

,700 

,530 

,410

,290 

,210 

,170 

,170 

,170

,130 

,100 

,060 

,990 

,960

,850 

,780 

,680 

,590 

,50O

,380 

,260 

,180 

,070 

,940 

,870

June

1,820 

1,740 

1,620 

1,500 

1,370

1,120 

l.OOO 

860 

760 

660

640 

620 

620 

620 

680

700 

740 

800 

840 

820

760 

700 

660 

600 

580

560 

600 

620 

660 

680

Mean

152 

256 

774

1,809

2,665 

5,306 

3,498 

4,950 

3.O09 

866 

557 

490 

444

1,889

350 

290 

390 

800

1949

July

68O 

660 

640 

6OO 

560

499 

479 

439 

400 

381

343 

305 

362 

419 

499

519 

475 

459 

459 

479

499 

519 

560

640 

720

780 

780 

820 

82O 

760 

720

Per 

square 

mile

0.092 

.156 

.471

1.10

1.62 

3.23 

2.13 

3.01 

1.83 

.526 

.339 

.298 

.270

1.15

Aug.

76O 

700 

640 

580 

499

459 

439 

400 

343 

305

270 

253 

237 

222 

208

208 

208 

222 

343

540

700 

780 

820 

800 

740

700 

64O 

600 

540 

540 

499

Sept.

499 

459 

459 

439 

419

400 

362 

362 

343 

343

324 

343 

381 

. 459 

479

459 

381 

324 

343 

499

540 

800 

840 

820 

700

499 

343 

270 

237 

208

Runoff

Inches

0.11 

.17 

.54

14.98

1.87 

3.36 

2.45 

3.36 

2.11 

.59 

.39 

.34 

.30

15.59

Acre-feet

9,360 

15,210 

47,570

1,313,000

163,900 

294,700 

215,100 

294,500 

185,000 

51,510 

34,270 

30,140 

26,450

1,368,000
RED RIVER BASIN 401

Bayou D'Arbonne near Dubach, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°41' long. 92°39', in sec. 35, T. 20 N., R. 3 W., at 

bridge on U. 3. Highway 167, If miles south of Dubach and 8 miles upstream from Middle 

Pork cayou D'Arbonne, Datum of gage is 83.25 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 

(levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Drainage area.- 348 square miles.

Kecoras' available.- June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 second-feet Jan. 30 (gage height, 17.39 

reet); no flow Oct. 1-22.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 23,400 second-feet Apr. 2, 1945 (gage height, 22.83 

feet); no flow on many days in 1943, 1944, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Revisions (water years).- W 1007: 1941 (M).

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-26, Sept. 9-30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

4.6 0 5.1 1.1 5.7 42 4.9 3.2 5.5 30 14.0 

4.7 .1 5.2 2.8 6.0 76 5.0 4.5 6.0 - 89 15.0 

4.8 .2 5.3 5.0 7.2 225 5.1 6.5 7.O 213 16.0 

4,9 .4 5.4 10 8.3 388 5.2 9.5 8.0 350 17.2 

5.0 .6 5.5 20 5.3 14 1O.O 664 

5.4 21 12.0 994

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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

Oct.

0

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0

.1 .1 

.1

.1 

.1 .1 .1 

.1 .1

Nov.

0.1 

2.5 

58 

26 

11

4.8 

2.0 

1.3 

.3 

.7

.5 

.5 

.6 

.6 

1.0

30 

56 

75 

88 

94

88 

75 

94 

94 

112

186 

252 

388 

350 

280

Dec.

226 

200 

161 

125 

101

83 

77 

76 

71 

67

66 

63 

63 

106 

365

440 

336 

280 

252 

239

a200 

a!70 

168 

149 

131

119 

107 

101 

274 

425 

380

Jan.

308 

252 

504 

1,090 

1,270

1,310

1,110 

944 

730 

535

350 

294 

280 

266 

252

328 

746 

994 

1,160 

1,220

1,230 

1,390 

1,510 

1,660 

1,610

1,560 

1,540 

1,490 

1,530 

2,280 

2,270

Feb.

2,010 

1,660 

1,560 

1,660 

1,860

1,980 

1,890 

1,580 

1,290 

1,090

944 

878 

664 

551 

519

567 

567 

535 

535 

567

599 

583 

551 

567 

982

1,230 

1,270 

1,200

unn+h SecondMonth foot-days

Octo

Nove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Bber ...................... E

0.9 

',372.5 

,621

lendar year 1948 ......... 111,942.4

ary .... .V

1 ......................... 16

St ........................ ] ember ..................... ]

,013 

,889 

,030 

,263 

,568 

,631 

,008.O 

,932.8 

,176.6

ter year 1948-49 .......... 123,505.8

Mar.

1,060 

911 

730 

615 

535

455 

410 

380 

365 

350

322 

322 

308 

350

 503

487 

455 

471 

455 

455

8550 

763 

829 

730 

730

829 

al.100 

1,370 

1,410 

1,390 

1,390

Maximum

0.3 

388 

440

5,620

2,280 

2,010 

1,410 

1,540 

812 

322 

440 

226 

137

2,280

Apr.

1,410 

1,540 

1,370 

1,250 

977

779 

647 

551 

471 

567

647 

631 

567 

535 

440

266 

280 

266 

226 

213

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

174 

239 

336 

410 

471

May

471 

713 

812 

763 

647

440 

2 SO 

213 

187 

155

131 

113 

101 

95 

83

73 

65 

55 

51 

46

43 

39 

37 

30 

28

60 

101 

168 

213 

187 

168

June

149 

119 

95 

75 

48

22 

26 

77 

137

174

322 

168 

174 

187 

252

294 

187 

143 

95 

83

69 

55 

46 

43 

53

113 

155 

125 

89 

56

Minimum Mean

0 0.03 

.1 79.1 

63 181

0 306

252 1,033 

519 1,067 

308 678 

174 542 

28 212 

22 121 

5.0 97.0 

5.3 62.3 

3.7 39.2

0 338

Peak discharge (base, 3,500 sec . -ft .)_. - No peak above base.

P 

sqi 

mi

July

32 

20 

18 

15

alO

aS.O 

a7.0 

a6.0 

a5.0 

alO

20 

17 

26 

57 

77

77 

76 

70 

72 

51

28 

20 

49 

75 

410

440 

395 

322 

252 

200 

143

1,350 

1,560 

1,830 

2,270

Aug.

101 

67 

39 

43

67

3130 

226 

200 

161 

137

113 

77 

63 

52 

49

43 

53 

49 

43 37'

34 

30 

27 

23 

19

11 

12 

6.3 

7.1 

6.1 

5.3

Sept.

5.3 

4.9 

4.2 

4.1 

4.0

3.7 

3.7 

3.7 

4.5 

8.3

15 

22 

36 

51 

63

77 

95 

119 

131 

137

113 

95 

66 

46 

20

13 

12 

8.0 

6.3 

4.9

er Runoff

le Inches

3.000086 0.0001 

.227 .25 

.520 .60

.879 11.95

2.97 3.42 

5.07 3.19 

L.95 2.25 

L.56 1.74 

.609 .70 

.348 .39 

,279 .32 

.179 .21 

.113 .13

.971 13.20

Acre-feet

1.8 

4,710 

11,150

222,000

63,500 

59,280 

41,710 

32,260 

13,030 

7,200 

5,970 

3,850 

2,330

245,000

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for Middle Pork Bayou D'Arbonne 

near Bernlce and Cornie Bayou near Lillle.
402 RED RIVER BASIN

Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernice, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°46', long. 92°39", in SW£ sec. 35, T. 21 N., R. 

!Tw., at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 4 miles south of Bernice and 8 miles upstream 

from mouth. Datura of gage Is 97.08 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels 

by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Drainage area.- 192 square miles.

Records available.- June 1940 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,440 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 7.71 

reet); no flow during October.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 10,500 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 11.45 

feet); no flow on many days in 1940, 1942-44, 1947, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control emthod used Nov. 1-25)

0.6 0 1.2 2.9 2.8 41 56 241 7.2 

.7 .1 1.4 5.3 3.2 58 60 295 7.4 

.8 .2 1.6 9.0 3.8 90 64 390 7.7 

.9 .5 1.9 15 4.4 130 6 8 520 

1.0 1.1 2.4 28 5.0 181 7 0 600

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 tc 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

Oct. Nov.

1.1

30 

7.0 

1.9 

1.1

1.0 

.9 

.8 

.6 

.6

.5 

.5 

.5 

.5 

.6

2.0 

16 

13 

32 

18

13 

25 

37 

40 

33

66 

90 

150 

123 

87

Dec.

78 

70 

68 

49 

41

35 

32 

30 

27 

25

25 

24 

23 

22 

24

110 

102 

78 

68 

63

59 

50 

45 

40 

36

33 

31 

30 

86 

96 

90

Jan.

90 

110 

330 

512 

516

456 

295 

241 

195 

154

138 

123 

112 

102 

93

148 

340 

405 

468 

450

488 

618 

624 

588 

572

564 

660 

1,210 

1,060 

1,030 

1,340

Feb.

1,100 

970 

886 

1,060 

850

806 

751 

660 

618 

592

524 

420 

315 

266 

253

266 

273 

273

280 

288

273 

266 

260 

328

435

435 

435 

450

forays

Ooto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apr! 

Hay 

Jnne 

Jnljf 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ...................... 1

0 

796.6 

,590

lendar year 1948 ......... 62,018.1

dry ......... . 14

uftry 14

1 ......................... 6

ember .....................

,032 

,333 

,494 

,838 

,447.7 

385.0 

948.9 

485.9 

208.0

ter year 1948-49 .......... 53,595.1

Mar.

450 

435 

420 

328 

247

220 

186 

168 

158 

146

142 

138 

134 

158 

215

236 

253 

266 

247 

190

202 

328 

340 

340 

456

624 

795 

922 

1,320 

1,150 

1,280

Maximum

0 

150 

110

3,530

1,340 

1,100 

1,320 

910 

190 

30 

146 

51 

25

1,340

Apr.

910 

660 

560 

456 

378

315 

280 

241 

200 

225

247 

253 

266 

273 

241

172 

126 

102 '87 

76

70 

66 

68 

68 

63

62 

87 

87 

87 

112

Hay

126 

138 

150 

176 

190

163 

87 

56

41 

35

30 

26 

24

21 

20

17 

15 

13 

12 

10

9.4 

8.2 

7.6 

7.2 

6.0

5.5 

8.8 

13 

13 

9.8 

9.2

June

20 

22 

15 

12 

9.0

6.2 

5.0 

5.8 

9.4 

11

18 

15 

23 

23 

25

30 

23 

22 

18 

18

11 

7.8 

7.8 

5.0 

5.0

4.5 

4.5 

2.9 

2.2 

3.9

Minimum Mean

0 0 

.5 26.6 

22 51.3

0 169

90 453 

253 512 

134 403 

62 228 

5.5 46 . 7 

2.2 12.8 

.6 31.8 

.7 15.7, 

0 6.9!

0 147

Peak discharge (base, 2.000 sec.-ft.J_. - Ho peak above base.

740 

970 

1,420

1949

July

3.4 

4.6- 

3.7 

2.9 

2.4

1.8 

1.3 

.8 

.6 

.8

6.4

11 

9.0 

6.2

11

16 

31 

78 

49 

28

18 

13 

10 

13 

43

116 

146 

142 

116 

66 

34

Per 

square 

mile

0 

.139 

.267

.880

2.36 

2.67 

2.10 

1.19 

.243 

.067 

.166 

.082 

.036

.766

Aug.

24

20 

17 

22 

15

20 

32 

51 

44 

42

29 

20 

15 

12 

9.4

24 

14 

11 

12 

11

9.2 

6.8 

5.8 

5.3 

5.2

2.8 

2.1 

1.6 

1.1 

.9 

.7

Sept.

0.4 

.3 

.2

.1 

.1

0 

1.0 

14 

3.8 

2.5

3.3

2.7 

2.4 

12 

25

15 

20 

9.0

11 

17

20 

15 

10 

6.3 

4.6

3.7 

2.9 

2.4 

1.8 

1.5

Runoff

Inches

0

.15 

.31

12.01

2.72 

2.78 

2.42 

1.36 

.28 

.07 

.19 

.09 

.04

10.37

Acre-feet

0 

1,580 

3,150

123,000

27,830 

28,430 

24,780 

13,560 

2,870 

764 

1,950 

964 

413

106,300
RED RIVER BASIN 403

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53', long. 92°39', in sec. 15, T. 22 N., R. 3

w., at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 2 miles upstream from confluence with Little Cornif

Bayou and 3 miles south of Lillie. Prior to Aug. 30, 1949, wire-weight gage at same

site and datum.

Drainage area.- 475 square miles. 

Kecords available.- June 1940 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 4,400 second-feet Jan. 31 (gage height, 14.85

reetj; minimum, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 4-6 (gage height, 0.48 foot).

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 17,200 second-feet Mar. 5, 1945 (gage height, 18.20

feet); minimum, 0.1 second-foot Oct. 21, 22, 24, Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1944; minimum gage

height, 0.24 foot Oct. 30, 1944. 

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Gage read

twice daily. Some regulation by Cornie Lake (capacity, 28,000 acre-feet) about 6 miles

above station. Storage began in 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 2-27)

0.5 0.5 1.6 14 5.0 154 11.0 935 14.0 2,840 

.6 1.1 1.8 19 6.0 226 11.5 1,080 14.5 3,750 

.8 3.3 2.0 24 7.0 312 12.0 1,260 14.8 4,440 

1.0 5.5 2.5 40 8.0 416 12.5 1,510 

1.2 7.8 3.0 58 9.0 542 13.0 1,850 

1.4 11 4.0 101 10.0 710 13.5 2,270

Diacharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.5 

.5 

.5 

.4 

.4

.4 

1.1 

1.1 

.9 

.7

.9 

1.9 

1.0 

1.1 

1.7

2.0 

a2.0 

2.0 

2.4 

1.7

1.3 

1.1 

1.7 

al.4 

1.0

1.0 

1.1 

1.7 

1.1 

1.7 

al.7

Nov.

1.8 

4.1 

4.4 

3.9 

3.1

3.4 

4.1 

4.1 

4.3 

4.7

4.8 

4.6 

4.5 

a4.0 

4.7

7.8 

6.8 

4.8 

7.7 

7.2

6.3 

6.5 

7.0 

6.7 

6.1

20 

40 

83 

125 

142

Dec.

148 

167 

161 

154 

a!40

131 

120 

120 

188 

167

154 

aUO 

125 

115 

110

115 

120 

115 

allO 

110

106 

106 

106 

101 

101

a 100 

92 

96 

110 

125 

115

Jan.

120 

a!20 

202 

294 

312

294 

285 

285 

294 

312

322 

312 

312 

276 

258

a300 

332 

352 

439 

475

487 

672 

a900 

1,140 

1,400

1,570 

1,920 

2,370 

2,180 

2,990 

4,440

Month fS«=

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

ber .......................

lendar year 1948 

ary

Feb.

3,970 

2,990 

2,370 

2,180 

1,920

1,640 

1,450 

1,400 

1,350 

1,350

1,220 

1,020 

3900 

795 

730

710 

618 

528 

487 

475

500 

542 

528 

571 

654

654 

690 

750

ond-

- days

38.0 

537.4 

,368

.. 147,041.5

t

1 ......................... 16

St ........................ 2

ember ..................... i

,965 

,992 

,286 

,726 

,931 

,141 

,363 

,971 

,561

ter year 1948-49. ......... 129,979.4

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 sec. -ft.).- J

a No gsge-height record; discharge oomput 

and Middle Fork Bayou D'Arbonne near Bernic

Mar.

885 

1,140 

al,260 

1,050 

815

3750 

730 

636 

528 

451

394 

342 

322 

362 

439

451 

463 

475 

463 

aSOO

710 

795 

815 

840 

990

1,350 

32,000 

2,990 

3,160 

3,340 

2,840

Maximum

2.4 

142 

188

5/740

4,440 

3,970 

3,340 

2,180 

770 

115 

136 

136 

66

4,440

Apr.

2,180 

1,780 

al,400 

1,140 

965

795 

710 

601 

514 

a 490

475 

451 

439 

439 

463

439 

3400 

383 

332 

294

250 

218 

195 

167 

154

148 

167 

210 

242 

285

May

3400 

487 

542 

601 

654

730 

770 

3750 

672 

586

463 

352 

267 

202 

161

142 

120 

110 

96 

92

83 

aSO 

75 

70 

66

66 

62 

58 

58 

a58 

58

June

66 

62 

66 

75 

390

115 

115 

115 

110 

106

101 

96 

92 

92 

88

83 

83 

75 

a75 

75

70 

70 

70 

70 

70

366 

66 

66 

58

55

Minimum Mean

0.4 1.23 

1.8 17.9 

92 125

.4 402

120 838 

475 1,178 

322 1,041 

148 558 

58 288 

55 81.4 

36 53.6 

62 95.8 

47 52.0

.4 356

in. 31 (7 a.m.) 4,400 sec. -ft 

sd on basis of records for Ba

P 

sqi 

mi

July

51 

55 

a55 

51 

47

47 

45 

43 

42

40 

40 

36 

40 

38

47 

a40 

36 

36 

38

36 

42 

45 

a55 

66

58 

66 

79 

101 

110 

136

Aug.

136 

125 

120 

110 

101

101 

a!20 

136 

120 

115

110 

110 

110 

3100 

92

88 

79 

75 

70 

66

62 

70 

92 

101 

101

92 

83 

380 

70 

66 

70

Sept.

66 

62 

58 

58 

58

55 

55 

55 

51 

51

49

47 

49 

47 

47

47 

49 

49 

47 

49

51 

55 

55 

51 

51

51 

51 

51 

49 

47

er Runoff

ie Inches Acre feet

- - 75 

1,070 

7,670

0.846 11.51 291,600

51,500 

65,440 

64,040 

33,180 

17,710 

4,840 

3,300 

5,890 

3,100

.749 10.18 257,800

JTOU D'Arbonne near Dubach
404 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°33'18", long. 92°07'06", in lot 35, T. 18 N., R. 3 E., 

at city of Monroe pumping station, 100 feet east of east levee of Ouachita River and 

1 mile north of Monroe. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929..

Records available.- February 1939 to September 1949 (elevations only).

Extremes.- Maximum elevation observed during year, 71.07 feet Apr. 20; minimum observed, 

bs.bb feet Oct. 31.

1939-49: Maximum elevation observed, 72.86 feet Apr. 27, 1946; minimum observed, 

63.93 feet Dec. 22, 1943 (subject to error).

Remarks.- Daily elevations computed from twice-daily gage readings. Bayou Desiard, which 

is a source of water supply of city of Monroe, is a lortg narrow lake formed by an old 

channel of Bayou Bartholomew. It is dammed off from Bayou Bartholomew, at its north end, 

by a levee and from Ouachita River, at its west end, by a levee and flood gates.

Cooperation.- Record collected in cooperation with city of Monroe. 

Revisions (water years).- W 1057: 1939-45.

Elevation, in feet, water year October 194S to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

B

6

7

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.

66.94

66.92

66.90

66.90

66.86

66.86

66.84

66.79

66.77

66.76

66.78

66.77

66.75

66.78

66.78

66.78

66.77

66.75

66.74

66.73

66.70

66.68

86.65

66.65

66.63

66.62

66.60

66.58

66 .87

66.58

66.55

Nov.

66.57

66.77

66.76

66.76

66.78

66.78

66.78

66.75

66.75

66.75

66.74

66.73

66.73

66.74

66.73

66.92

67.00

67.02

67.30

67.30

67.31

67.45

67.43

67.44

67.44

67.46

67.50

67.55

67.60

67.60

-

Dec.

67.62

67.68

67.65

67.65

67.66

67.68

67.70

67.70

67.68

67.67

67.67

67.67

67.67

67.67

67.67

68.48

68.62

68.76

68.92

69.02

69.08

69.16

69.20

69.21

69.21

69.19

69.16

69.12

69.10

69.02

69.00

Jan.

68.94

68.94

69.33

69.36

69.42

69.45

69.52

69.58

69.63

69.63

69.64

69.64

69.63

69.58

69.55

69.54

69.58

69.44

69.40

69.36

69.35

69.43

69.42

69.44

69.44

69.48

69.55

69.56

69.54

69.56

69.61

Feb.

69.61

69.64

69.66

69.72

69.70

69.68

69.67

69.67

69.67

69.71

69.70

69.69

69.68

69.67

69.67

69.66

69.63

69.60

69.59

69.56

69.54

69.50

69.46

69.48

69.47

69.48

69.49

69.44

_

-

Mar.

69.42

69.42

69.40

69.39

69.37

69.35

69.32

69.30

69.30

69.26

69.23

69.20

69.18

69.20

69.20

69.18

69.18

69.17

69.19

69.18

69.24

69.31

69.35

69.37

69.50

69.60

69.84

69.94

69.98

70.07

70.26

Apr.

70.34

70.41

70.50

70.56

70.62

70.66

70.68

70.72

70.76

70.85

70.91

70.97

70.98

71.02

71.03

71.04

71.05

71.05

71.06

71.07

71.04

70.49

70.95

70.91

70.87

70.78

70.70

70.62

70.54

70.44

May

70.34

70.24

70.09

70.00

69.89

69.78

69.68

69.60

69.50

69.42

69.38

69.32

69.27

69.22

69.18

69.14

69.12

69.06

69.04

69.01

68.98

68.97

68.96

68.92

68.90

68.68

68.87

68.97

68.96

68.94

68.95

June

68.97

68.96

68.94

68.90

68.87

68.86

68.84

68.90

68.88

68.86

68.84

68.82

68.86

68.92

69.05

69.00

68.96

68.92

68.90

68. tiB

68.84

68.82

68.81

68.80

68.77

68.80

68.78.

68.74

68.72

68.70

-

July

68.70

68.68

68.68

68.68

68.70

68.68

68.66

68.64

68.63

68.65

68.64

68.61

68.63

68.64

68.62

68.60

78.59

78.58

68.56

68.56

68.54

68.52

68.54

68.54

68.64

68.64

68.60

68.56

68.54

68.54

68.52

Aug.

68.51

68.49

68.47

68.44

68.42

68.44

68.44

68.45

68.43

68.42

68.42

68.41

68.40

68.36

68.34

68.34

68.33

68.32

68.30

68.29

68.27

66.24

68.23

68.21

68.20

68.17

68.15

68.12

68.10

68.10

68.08

Sept.

68.06

68.02

68.00

67.97

67.95

67.95

67.94

67.94

67.94

67.92

67.90

67.89

67.90

67.90

67.87

87.95

67.97

67.96

67.95

67.94

67.92

67.90

67.86

67.82

67.82

67.80

67.78

67.77

67.75

67.72

-
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Boeuf River'near Girard, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°28'50", long. 91°47'55", on line between sec. 1,T. 

17 to., R. 6 E., and sec. 6, T. 17 N., R. 7 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 200 feet 

upstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge and half a mile east of Girard. Datum 

of gage is 51.62 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 

1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Auxiliary staff gage 6.4 miles downstream at 

datum 2.28 feet lower.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey. Daily 

gage heights as follows: 1886 to 1894 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; September 

1925 to December 1931 (unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers; since January 1932 

in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 704 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,220 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 15.41 

reet); minimum, 74 second-feet on many days during October; minimum gage height, 0.83 

foot Oct. 10.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 2,970 second-feet Apr. 12, 1947 (gage height, 18.80 

feet, corrected); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 28 to Nov. 7, 1939, Nov. 4, 5, 1943; 

minimum gage height, that of Oct. 10, 1948.

 Maximum stage known, 29.5 feet May 7, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Sage read twice daily. Discharge above about 400 second-feet computed by using fall as 

determined from auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

78 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

78 

78

78 

78 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

74 

74 

74 

74 

74 

74

Nov.

78 

122 

132 

149 

160

171 

171 

160 

149 

138

132 

127 

116 

111 

106

193 

260 

802 

1,780 

1,950

1,870 

1,750 

1,700 

1,640 

1,550

. 1,470 

1,440 

1,520 

1,540 

1,500

Dec.

1,440 

1,400 

1,320 

1,270 

1,210

1,150 

el, 100 

el, 100 

1,040 

960

880 

800 

720 

653 

576

983 

1,430 

1,550 

1,550 

1,500

1,450

1,320 

1,240 

1,130 

1,010

820 

728 

607 

639 

634 

657

Jan.

694

810 

1,710 

2,060 

2,160

2,140 

2,080 

1,950 

1,800 

1,800

1,910 

2,040 

2,040 

2,020 

2,010

1,950 

1,910

1,770 

1,700 

1,490

1,480 

1,760 

1,820 

1,730 

1,670

1,610 

1,640 

1,720 

1,710 

1,720 

1,730

Feb.

1,740 

1,720 

1,830 

1,990 

£',100

£',040 

2,000 

1,930 

1,800 

£',150

2,070 

1,940 

1,810 

1,720 

1,770

1,950 

1,990 

1,880 

1,770 

1,700

1,590 

1,540 

1,450 

1,370 

1,340

1,310 

1,360 

1,310

Month

Oeto 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

Maw

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber. ........... ..................

lendar year 1948

tar year 1948-49 ......................

Mar.

1,260 

1/200 

1,120 

1,040 

944

888 

847 

776 

735 

690

655 

611 

565 

a5SO 

a700

745 

a 800 

a750 

694 

693

3700 

a800 

3900 

31,000 

al,200

al,400 

al,600 

1,790 

1,810 

1,830 

1,850

Apr.

1,930 

2,010 

2,110 

2,140 

2,190

2,200 

2,200 

2,190 

2,160 

2,220

2,090 

2,010 

1,940 

1,820 

1,700

1,570 

1,440 

1,350 

1,180 

1,010

915 

826 

743 

673 

612

573 

512 

512 

490 

671

Seeondf oo t -day s

2,314 

22,987 

32,870

265,225

54,634 

49,170 

31,153 

43,987 

29,814 

12,638 

10,590 

12,831 

5,679

308,667

May

897 

999 

1,180 

1,270 

1,300

1,380 

1,430 

1,470 

1,560 

1,570

1,570 

1,590 

1,550 

1,480 

1,370

1,120 

954 

819 

732 

643

593 

537 

528 

462 

417

6410 

413 

413 

399 

372 

386

Maximum

78 

1,950 

1,550

2,670

2,160 

2,150 

1,850 

2,220 

1,590 

762 

655 

623 

240

2,220

June

413 

359 

332 

318 

292

 279 

279 

266 

253 

253

253 

279 

318 

372 

486

663 

762 

745 

685 

656

625 

558 

491 

 450 

6430

413 

386 

359 

345 

318

July

Minimum

74 

78 

576

74

694 

1,310 

560 

490 

372 

253 

201 

253 

162

74

305 

292 

266 

253 

253

240 

227 

214 

201 

201

201 

201 

201 

227 

227

227 

214 

279 

413 

440

399 

372 

345 

332 

386

543 

655 

655 

623 

607 

591

Aug.

575 

623 

623 

623 

591

591 

559 

543 

511 

496

467 

440 

399 

372 

345

318 

305 

292 

279 

266

305 

332 

372 

386

372

359 

345 

318 

292 

279 

253

Mean

74.6 

766 

1,060

725

1,76? 

1,756 

1,005 

1,466 

962 

421 

342 

414 

189

84d 1

Sept.

240 

214 

201 

201 

201

188 

175 

175 

188 

188

188 

175 

175* 

162 

175

188 

201 

201 

201 

188

188 

188 

188 

201 

201

201 

188 

175 

162 

162

Runoff in 

noi-e-feet

4,590 

45,590 

5,200

6,100

-09,400 

97,830 

61,790 

87,260 

59,140 

25,070 

21,000 

25,450 

11,260

812,300

a No gage-height record, discharge computed on basis of records for neart^. 

e Discharge-fall relationship indefinite, discharge Interpolated or. oomputsjj 

record.

-ft tasis ? adjaesnt
406 RED RIVEfc BASIN

Bayou La Pourche near Crew Lake, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°29'55", long. 91 0 55'05", In SW£ sec. 36, T. 18 

w., K. 5 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 1.1 miles upstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge and 2$ miles west of town of Crew Lake. Datum of gage Is 56.08 feet 

above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps 

of Engineers}.

Records available.- December 1938 to September 1949. 

Average discharge.- 10 years (1939-49), 1,257 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,430 second-feet Jan. 6 (gage height, 7.52 

"reet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 7-12; minimum gage height, 1.37 feet Oct. 9, 10. 

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Apr. 13, 1947 (gage height, 9.72 

feet); minimum, 1 second-foot on many days.

A discharge of 17,000 second-feet was measured Dec. 24, 1931, at a stage of 9.22 

feet (from reports of Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 11 to Nov. 4, July 25-27)

Oct. 1 to Hay 10 Hay 11 to Sept. 30

1.3 15 4.0 234 S. S 1,200 1.5 21 2.9 124 4.3 

1.4 18 4.2 279 5.9 1,800 1.6 26 5.3 163 4.6 

1.6 26 4.5 376 6.3 2,640 2.2 67 3.9 247 4.8 

2.2 67 4.8 517 6.7 3,700 

3.4 156 5.0 656 7.5 6,430 Note.- Same as preceding table 

3.8 199 5.2 850 4.8 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

28 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

18 

18 

18 

18

18

18 

17 

17 

17 

17

17 

17 

18 

18 

19

19 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

21 

21

Nov.

87 

49 

69 

102 

119

115 

108 

102 

97 

92

86 

79 

75 

72 

70

90 

138 

199 

743 

2,340

3,490 

4,010 

4,170 

4,010 

3,700

3,400 

3,130 

2,960 

2,810 

2,710

Dec.

2,570 

2,370 

2,110 

1,870 

1,620

1,420 

1,200 

993 

829 

665

530 

440 

569 

309 

266

884 

2,400 

3,790 

4,170 

3,980

3,520 

3,030 

2,570 

2,080 

1,640

1,270 

993 

777 

692 

633 

618

Jan.

595 

672 

1,870 

4,140 

5,880

6,430 

6,240 

5,880 

5,700 

5,350

5,180 

5,000 

4,830 

4,500 

4,330

3/980 

3,860 

3,580 

3,400 

3,180

3,160 

3., 550 

4,170 

4,330 

4,170

3,950 

3,820 

3,700 

3,980 

4,170 

4,170

Feb.

4,170 

4,010 

4,170 

4,830 

5,520

5,880 

5,700 

5,520 

5,520 

5,700

5,880 

5,700 

5,520 

5,180 

4,830

4,830 

4,660 

4,330 

3,950 

3,520

3,130 

2,760 

2,430 

2,150 

1,980

1,930 

2,020 

2,040

Month

Octo 

Move

D»oe

Oa

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Hay.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 

&l*y

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,890 

1,720 

1,460 

1,210 

1,020

840 

692

567 

460

413

344 

294 

249 

247 

331

450 

517 

501 

450 

396

372 

464 

756 

982 

1,280

1,910 

3,260 

4,500 

5,180 

5,180 

5,350

Apr.

5, 

5, 

6, 

6, 

6,

6, 

5, 

5, 

5, 

5,

5, 

5, 

4, 

4, 

3,

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1,

Secondfoot-days

586 

39,162 

50,608

365,593.8

127,767 

117,860 

43,305 

94,358 

24,818 

5,311 

2,915 

2,398 

1,267

. 510,355

520 

880 

060 

240 

240

060 

880 

700 

520 

520

350 

000 

660 

170 

520

960 

390 

850 

380 

020

756 

561 

440 

351 

279

219 

180 

186 

204 

262

H»y

321 

464 

808 

1,160 

1,400

1,550 

1,660 

1,740 

1,800 

1,840

1,840 

1,770 

1,640 

1,430 

1,160

905 

865 

496 

389 

304

239 

182 

147 

115 

96

78 

67 

73 

158 

163 

158

Maximum

21 

4,170 

4,170

10,700

6,430 

5,880 

5,350 

6,240 

1,840 

373 

274 

152 

106

6,430

June

239 

256 

224 

182

138

103 

81 

70 

70 

82

85 

93 

110 

HE

274

328 

367 

373 

355 

328

283 

239 

188 

152 

124

104 

96 

84

74 

67

July

61 

54 

50 

56 

57

56 

50 

40 

32 

28

28 

29 

35 

46 

64

85 

89 

78 

62 

68

90 

80 

71 

74 

110

239 

274 

284 

247 

216 

182

328 

421 

517

above

Aug.

152 

138 

138 

133 

124

124 

120

120 

110 

101

89 

81 

74 

67 

69

75 

79 

73 

61 

52

44 

38 

36 

36 

38

40

40 

39 

38 

36

33

Minimum Mean

17 18.9 

27 liSOS 

266 1,633

5.5 1,272

595 4,122 

1,930 4,209 

247 1,397 

180 3,145 

67 801 

67 177 

28 94.0 

33 77.4 

24 42.2

17 1,398

Sept.

31 

28 

26 

25 

25

25

86 

24 

25 

28

34

36 

37

40 

40

42 

51 

62 

69 

66

56 

50 

42 

42 

106

80 

53 

39 

32 

28

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,160 

77,680 

100,400

923,500

253,400 

233,800 

85,890 

187,200 

49,230 

10,530 

5,780 

4,760 

2,510

1,012,000
RED RIVER BASIN 407

Tensas River at Tendal, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 3B"25'55", long. 91°22'00", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 17 -N., R.

 11 £,., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 at Tendal, 200 feet upstream from Illinois Central 

Railroad bridge and 3 miles east of Waverly. Datum of gage is 49.90 feet above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary staff gage 9.5 miles 

downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 46.65 feet above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey, 

uecemoer 19B& to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage height 

since October 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1936-49), 368 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 second-feet Nov. 19; maximum gage height, 

ssi.YB feet Nov. 20; minimum discharge, 6.8 second-feet Oct. 26, 27; minimum gage height, 

6.42 feet Aug. 22, 23.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 19, 1948; maximum gage height, that of 

Nov. 20, 1948; minimum discharge, 4 second-feet Sept. 2, 3, 1941, and in August, September, and October 1943.

Maximum stage known, 34.02 feet May 15, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gages read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.8 

10 

10 

9.4 

9.0

8.6 

8.2 

7.8 

7.0 

7.0

8.6 

8.6 

8.2 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.8 

9.8 

8.6 

7.8

7.4 

7.8 

7.4 

7.0 

7.0

6.8 

6.8 

7.0 

8.2 

9.0 

9.0

Nov.

11 

35 

36 

42 

469

728 

676 

521 

368 

236

153 

106 

83 

63 

48

170 

572 

1,240 

4,380 

4,360

4,310 

4,260 

4,040 

3,760 

3,530

3,280 

3,070 

3,190 

3,120 

2,920

Dec.

2,560 

2,200 

1,900 

1,710 

1,490

1,280 

1,100 

937 

814 

710

641 

555 

503 

452

401

926 

1,490 

1,530 

1,453 

1,320

1,170 

1,040 

937 

832 

728

710 

641 

589 

658 

762 

728

Jan.

641 

611 

2,650 

3,260 

3,640

3,450 

3,200 

2,930 

2,520 

2,180

1,850 

1,590 

1,380

1,210 

1,060

937 

1,140 

1,320 

1,400 

1,300

1,230 

1,610 

1,750 

1,650 

1,470

1,320 

1,210 

1,250 

1,190 

1,040 

937

Feb.

867 

832 

867 

1,280 

1,400

1,260 

1,100 

955 

902 

1,630

1,730 

1,570 

1,380 

1,190 

1,030

1,360 

1,420 

1,260 

1,150 

1,140

1,040 

973 

902 

849 

973

955 

1,040 

1,040

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

C*.

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

wa

tftBJiftr JEMUF 194E 

apy

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

937 

814 

693 

607 

521

469 

435 

401 

368 

351

318 

285 

269 

302 

538

538 

469 

401 

351 

302

285

676 

762 

710 

1,120

1,970 

2,840 

2,910 

2,560 

2,090 

1,850

Apr.

el, 700 

1,650 

1,470 

1,280 

1,100

937 

780 

658 

555 

486

452 

401 

368 

318 

269

236 

203 

186 

162 

145

137 

129 

137 

137 

121

114 

106 

785 

919 

867

Secondfoot -day 8

258.6 

49,777 

32,767

166,598.7

52,926 

32,095 

27,142 

16,808 

11,223 

2,738 

3,819 

2,516 

753

232,822.6

May

884 

1,300 

1,320 

1,140 

919

745 

624 

538 

452 

384

335 

302 

252 

236 

203

178 

155 

138 

122 

107

94 

88 

8.5 

78 

73

73 

73 

78 

78 

83 

88

Maximum

10 

4,380 

2,560

4,380

3,640 

1,730 

2,910 

1,700 

1,320 

194 

537 

488 

36

4,380

June

88 

83 

78 

68 

64

64 

64 

68 

68 

68

64

68 

114 

184 

184

194

164 

138 

122 

107

100 

88 

83 

78 

64

60 

56 

56 

52 

49

July

Minimum

6.8 

11 

401

6.0

611 

832 

269 

106 

73 

49 

31 

20 

16

6.8

43

41 

39 

38 

38

39 

38 

35 

36 

34

31 

34 

46 

40

41

41 

41 

43 

52 

52

52 

52 

49 

52 

122

440 

537 

512 

440 

392 

369

Aug.

488 

464 

323

214 

146

100 

78 

60 

49 

43

38 

34 

31 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

23 

23

23 

20 

21 

26 

27

27 

27 

27 

25 

25 

24

Mean

8.34 

1,659 

1,057

455

1,707 

1,146 

876 

560 

362 

91.3 

123 

81.2 

25.1

638

Sept.

24 

24 

25

27 

27

28 

29 

32 

36 

34

31 

30 

28 

26 

25

24

26 

30 

30 

27

25 

22

21 

20 

19

18

17 

16 

16 

16

Runoff In 

acre-feet

513 

98,730 

64,990

330,400

105,000 

63,600 

53,840 

33,340 

22,260 

5,430 

7,570 

4,990 

1,490

461,800

e Discharge-fall relation indefinite; discharge interpolated.

Note.- Discharge computed by using fall as a factor Nov. 19, Nov. 23 to Dec. 4, Jan. 4-9, Mar. 26- 

31, Apr. 2.

949154 O - 51 - 27
408 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°27'20", long. 91°28'30", in SE£ sec. 18, T. 17 

 N., H. 10 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 150 feet upstream from Illinois Central

Railroad bridge and 1 mile east of Delhi. Datum of gage is 50.05 feet above mean sea

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Corps of Engineers).

Prior to Mar. 14, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary staff gage

7.5 miles downstream.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949 in reports of Geological Survey.

uctooer lysb to September 1938 in reports of Corps of Engineers. Daily gage heights as 

follows: 1885-99 in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau; September 1925 to December 1931 

(unpublished) in files of Corps of Engineers; since Januarv 1932 in reports of Corps of 

Engineers.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 956 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 second-feet Jan. 6; maximum gage height, 

a4.23 feet Nov. 22; minimum discharge, 108 second-feet Oct. 27-31; minimum gage height, 

0.24 foot Oct. 28-31.

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 5,460 second-feet Apr. 14, 1947 (gage height, 25.58 

feet); minimum, 47 second-feet Sept. 28, 29, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 34.6 feet May 10, 11, 1927 (affected by overflow from Mississippi 

River).

Remarks.- Records good. Gages read twice daily. Discharge above approximately 600 secondreet computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff 

gage as a factor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

£

Oct.

133 

133 

128 

128 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

123 

123 

123 

123

123 

118 

118 

118 

113

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

113 

108 

108 

108 

108 

108

Nov.

118 

285 

296 

243 

363

741 

639 

481 

363 

285

233 

193 

173 

163 

143

296 

788 

1,710 

3,800 

4,060

4,000 

e3,900 

3,740 

3,450 

3,150

2,810 

2,470 

2,630 

2,990 

3,000

Dec.

2,770 

2,440 

2,180 

1,860 

1,510

1,410 

1,180 

1,100 

el, 050 

1,000

927 

894 

832 

786

665

1,660 

2,920 

3,280 

3,330 

3,230

2,500 

2,300 

1,840 

dl,700 

el, 500

el, 300 

el, 100 

el, 000 

925 

987 

1,000

Jan.

956 

1,170 

3,240 

4,340 

4,630

4,700 

4,450 

4,230 

3,980 

3,780

3,590 

3,220 

2,740 

e2,500 

e2,200

2,160 

2,210 

2,300 

2,310 

2,310

2,550 

3,230 

3,530 

3,610 

3,410

3,120 

3,130 

3,220 

3,150 

2,920 

2,840

Feb.

2,730 

2,710 

2,750 

3,220 

3,350

3,440 

3,590 

3,560 

3,550 

3,950

3,670 

3,460 

3,280 

3,170 

3,150

3,250 

3,310 

3,280 

3,200

3,080

2,940 

2,790 

2,550 

2,430 

2,370

2,350 

2,300 

2,250

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

Mnv

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

fflber. ...................................

lendar year 1946 

ary

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

2,090 

1,930 

1,770 

1,540 

1,420

1,470 

1,320 

1,240 

1,210 

el, 100

1,060 

952 

909 

1,000 

1,110

1,140 

1,130 

1,090 

1,020 

977

1,020 

1,300 

1,770 

1,860 

1,980

2,350 

3,020 

3,410 

3,480 

3,510 

3,540

Apr.

e3,500 

e3,400 

3,290 

3,200 

3,120

2,990 

2,880 

2,770 

2,610 

2,530

2,460 

2,360 

2,260 

2,140 

2,030

1,890 

1,780 

1,680 

1,620 

1,520

1,400 

1,330 

1,250 

1,160 

1,110

1,060 

1,070 

1,340 

1,190 

1,220

Secondfoot -days

3,683 

47,513 

51,176

476,872

95,736 

85,680 

52,718 

62,160 

47,107 

19,166 

17,569 

13,047 

8,052

503,607

May

1,390 

2,020 

2,420 

2,620 

2,670

2,480 

2,160 

1,930 

1,790 

1,710

1,690 

1,720 

1,720 

1,700 

1,650

1,600 

1,510 

1,430 

1,350 

1,260

1,190 

1,110 

1,050 

987 

941

894 

863 

832 

848 

801 

771

Maximum

133 

4,060 

3,330

4,560

4,700 

3,950 

3,540 

3,500 

2,670 

879 

1,310 

832 

329

4,700

June

726 

697 

668 

654 

625

610 

596 

581 

596 

596

596 

596 

639 

697 

771

863 

879 

801 

726 

668

639 

596 

581 

567 

552

538 

538 

538 

523 

509

July

509 

495 

481 

467 

453

439 

425 

425 

412 

399

387 

387 

412 

425 

412

387 

387 

439 

412 

387

375 

375 

425 

439 

801

1,160 

1,310 

1,240 

1,100 

941 

863

Minimum

108 

118 

665

108

956 

2,250 

909 

1,060 

771 

509 

375 

275 

213

108

Aug.

832 

756 

683 

639 

596

552 

523 

495

481 

467

439 412- 

399 

375 

363

351 

340 

340 

351 

351

351 

340 

318 

307 

296

285 

285 

285 

275 

275 

285

Mean

119 

1,584 

1,651

1,303

3,088 

3,060 

1,701 

2,072 

1,520 

639 

567 

421 

268

1,380

sept.

329 

329 

318 

307 

285

275 

264 

275 

275 

264

264 

275 

275 

275 

275

275 

264 

264 

264 

264

275 

275 

264 

254 

243

233 

233 

223 

223 

213

Runoff In 

acre-feet

7,300 

94,240 

101,500

945,800

189,900 

169,900 

104,600 

123,300 

93,440 

38,020 

34,850 

25,880 

15,970

998,900

e Discharge-fall relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for nearby stations.
RED RIVER BASIN 405

Dugemona River near Jonesboro, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°13' , long. 92°48', in sec. 8, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., 

at; oridge on State Highway 13, 2 miles dovmstream from Potts Creek and Big Creek and 

6 miles scuthwest of Jonesboro. Datum of gage is 116.53 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

ttecoras available.- October 1938 to September 1949.

average discharge.- 11 years, 466 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 second-feet Mar. 26, 28; maximum gage 

height, 13.06 feet Mar. 26; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Oct. 10 (gage height, 3.26 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 30,600 second-feet Jan. 1, 1945 (gage height, 19.87 

feet), from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet on basis of records for 

station near Winnfield; minimum, 1.0 second-foot Aug. 17, 1943; minroum gage height, 

3.09 feet Sept. 21, 1939.

R9iT.g-'!:s.- Records good. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is pumped from wells and 

discharged into stream about 7 miles avove station. Part of effluent is discharged 

continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste material is stored in 

a reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to materially dilute it.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dee. 16)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 4 to Sept. 30

3.3 2.0 5.0 65 10.5 690 3.4 5.0 4.0 24 

3.4 3.4 6.0 111 11.0 890 3.5 7.0 4.2 32 

3.5 5.2 7.0 164 11.5 1,170 3.6 9.0 4.8 58 

3.6 7.6 8.0 238 12.0 1,560 3.7 12 6.0 111 

3.8 14 9.0 351 12.5 2,100 3.8 16 

4.0 21 9.5 437 13.0 2,850 4.5 42 10.0 555 Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 6.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9.3 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0 

9.0

9.0 

8.2 

3.8 

2.0 

1.9

2.6 

2.6 

5.4 

3.8 

5.7

5.7 

4.5 

6.4 

7.4 

7.9

7.9 

8.2 

7.9 

7.1 

5.0

2.8 

3.0 

6.2 

7.9 

7.9 

7.6

Nov.

8.2 

9.3 

9.6 

9.9 

10

9.9 

7.4 

5.9 

5.4 

5.4

5.7 

5.7 

9.9 

13 

13

17 

21 

21 

22 

33

33 

31 

37 

36 

34

33 

32 

31 

27

26

Dec.

28 

34 

36 

38 

34

30 

26 

25 

25 

23

23 

23 

22 

21 

26

92 

170 

180 

220 

224

183 

150 

124 

104 

138

200 

155 

118 

144 

269 

302

Jan.

2, 

2,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,1,

1,

2, 

2, 

2, 

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1, 

2, 

2.

Month

Ootc 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Jami 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augu 

Sept

WE

mber ......................

lendar year 1948 .........

ary

nary

...

st .

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

313 

331 

800 

100 

040

800 

520 

280 

080 

890

675 

505 

365 

274 

220

216 

505 

915 

390 

600

600 

040 

300 

100 

860

560 

350 

520 

920 

160 

230

Feb.

1,700 

1,350 

1,170 

1,390 

1,650

1,560 

1,390 

1,200 

1,080 

1,280

1,470 

1,390 

1,280 

1,110 

890

820 

800 

760 

725 

660

580 

542 

530 

555 

742

1,080 

1,470 

1,800

Secondfoot-clays

193.7 

562.3 

3,187

.125,345.6

39, 459 

30,974 

28,651 

13,940 

6,216 

2,548 

938.0 

584.9 

435 . 6

127,689.5

Mar.

1,700 

1,390 

1,110 

840 

630

480 

381 

325 

286 

248

220 

224 

229 

208 

197

208 

258 

248 

208 

173

205 

518 

800 

965 

1,750

2,850 

2,760 

2,940 

2,520 

1,980 

1,800

Maximum

9.3 

37 

302

5,240

2,300 

1,800 

2,940 

1,520 

840 

365 

100 

56 

42

2,940

Apr.

1,520 

1,200 

1,080 

965 

820

742 

630 

518 

390 

381

480 

555 

605 

592 

468

337 

238 

170 

138 

121

111 

104 

106 

111 

126

141 

197 

274 

373 

447

May

592 

742 

840 

742 

675

618 

437 

269 

161 

116

93 

75 

64 

56 

50

45 

42 

41 

39 

39

37 

35 

32 

29 

26

24 

23 

33 

73 

88 

80

June

66 

58 

43 

33 

28

24 

21 

27 

39

51

84 

84 

114 

194 

365

286 

186 

150 

93 

64

47 

38 

33 

30 

36

51 

77 

93 

75 

58

July

44 

32 

25 

22 

17

11 

9.0 

9.0 

12 

13

14 

12 

11 

12 

17

14 

23 

19 

15 

12

12 

14 

54 

93 

75

100 

80 

42 

32 

51 

42

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

1.9 6.25 0.018 

5.4 18.7 .053 

21 103 .293

1.4 342 .974

216 1,273 3.63 

530 1,106 3.15 

173 924 2.63 

104 465 1.32 

23 201 .573 

21 84.9 .242 

9.0 30.3 .086 

8.4 18,9 .054 

4.8 14.5 .041

1.9 350 .997

Aug.

32 

19 

13 

10 

8.4

9.3 

10 

14 

20 

54

56 

43 

33 

26 

22

19 

18 

14 

12 

11

18 

19 

16 

14 

12

11 

12 

11 

9.9 

9.0 

9.3

Sept.

12 

11 

9.6 

9.3 

9.6

9.3 

6.6 

4.8 

6.0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

9.6 

10 

10

11 

13 

16 

31 

42

40 

32 

26 

20 

16

13 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.9

Runoff

Inches Acre-feet

0.02 384 

.06 1,120 

.34 6,320

13.28 248,700

4.18 78,270 

3.28 61,440 

3.04 56,830 

1.48 27,650 

.66 12,330 

.27 5,050 

.10 1,860 

.06 1,160 

.05 864

13.54 253,300

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 see.-ft.).- Ho peak above base.
410 RED RIVER BASIN

* Dugdemona River near Winnfield, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°58», long. 9S°39', in sec. 34, T. 12 N., R. 3 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 167, 300 feet upstream from Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 

Railway bridge, 4 miles north of Winnfield, and 7 miles downstream from Big Creek. 

Datum of gage is "1.14 feet above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench 

mark).

Drainage area.- 659 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1949.

Ave^a^e aiscnarge.- 10 years, 868 second-feet.

KKt.'emes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,000 second-feet Mar. 27 (gage height, 18.73 

feet); minimum, 2.7 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage height, 1.49 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, S5.000 second-feet Jan. 3, 1945 (gage height, 22.86 

feet); no flow Aug. 30-24, 'J3, 1947 (result of temporary regulation).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage reacl twice daily. Water used by paper mill at Hodge is 

pumped from wells and discharge into stream about 30 miles above station. Part of 

ej.Tl.ient is discharged continually whenever mill is operating but that containing waste 

material is stored in reservoir and released whenever river flow is sufficient to 

materially dilute it.

Rating table, water year~1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 14 to Dee. 17)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

1.5 3.3 3.2 57 11.0 910 16. 0 3,220 1.8 8.4 3.0 -.4 

1.6 4.8 4.0 106 12.0 1,150 16.5 3.86O 2.0 14 3.6 87 

1.8 8.0 5.5 209 13.0 1.44O 17. 0 4,620 2.2 20 4.5 141 

2.0 12 7.O 340 14.0 3,810 17.5 5,580 2.4 27 5.5 2O9 

2.4 22 8.5 502 15.0 2,320 18.0 6,860 2.6 35 

2.8 38 10.0 722 15.5 2,710 18.6 8,680 Note.- Same as preceding above 5.5 feet. 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0 

6.5

a7.0 

aS.O 

a9.0 

a 10 

a!2

14 

9.2 

7.3 

5.1 

4.2

3.6 

2.9 

3.9 

3.8 

3.0

2.9 

3.3 

3.9 

4.2 

4.5

3.9 

4.5 

4.5 

5.0 

5.1 

5.7

Nov.

6.8 

8.2 

6.8 

6.6 

8.2

9.0 

10 

11 

11 

12

30 

152 

alOO 

a50 

12

14 

18 

26 

81 

138

217 

a!60 

a!20 

alOO 

78

a 70 

a 70 

63 

69 

63

Dec.

63 

57 

50 

50 

44

42 

42 

40 

40 

36

32 

28 

26 

26 

24

24 

42 

159 

360 

433

411 

390 

350 

302 

311

350 

422 

466 

514 

559 

502

Jan.

490 

502 

1,390 

2,2OO 

3,860

4,300 

3,720 

3,220 

3,000 

2,540

2,200 

1,890 

1,730 

1,540 

1,440

1,380 

1,290 

1,320 

1,410 

1,440

1,510 

1,890 

2,710 

2,800 

3,590

4,150 

4,300 

4,790 

4,970 

4,300 

3,720

Feb.

3,460 

3,220 

3,220 

3,590 

3.59O

3,720 

3,720 

3,590 

2,900 

3,460

3,340 

3,000 

2,900 

2,800 

2,460

2,260 

2,090 

1,990 

1,850 

1,730

1,580 

1,510 

1,410 

1,440 

1,650

1,810 

2.04O 

2,090

Usvn+h Seoond 

Month foot-days

Ooto 

Nove 

Decs

Ca

Janu 

Febi 

Marc 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

mber ...................... 6

lendar year 1948 

ary

..... 206

79

h ......................... 72

.......................... 2

ember .....................

181.0 

,720,6 

,195

,984.5

,592 

,420 

,602 

,917 

482 

141 

879 

065 

473.7

ter year 1948-49 .......... 295,668.3

Mar.

2,040 

1,990 

1,930 

2,040 

1,990

1,890 

1,730 

1,510 

1,350 

1,120

950 

810 

688 

553 

490

466 

444 

400 

380 

370

380 

831 

1,020 

1,080 

5,450

6,580 

8,060 

8,680 

6,580 

5,580 

5,160

Maximum

14 

217 

559

7,150

4,970 

3,720 

8,680 

4,460 

1,44O 

656 

411 

466 

35

8,680

Apr.

4,460 

3,720 

3,000 

2,620 

2,320

2,040 

1,810 

1,580 

1,380 

1,350

1,320 

1,260 

1.15O 

1,050 

950

870 

792 

722 

656 

553

466 

340 

330 

360 

320

411 

527 

688 

792 

1,080

May

1,290 

1,440 

1,380 

1,2OO 

1,080

1,000 

930 

870 

810 

774

656 

478 

360 

249 

153

105 

87 

70 

62

56

52 

46 

44 

44 

42

38 

33 

31 

29 

29 

44

June

62 

81 

87 

75 

64

54 

40 

33 

33 

31

27 

38 

54 

81 

194

311 

472 

49O 

567 

656

aSOO 

a 300 

117 

81 

7O

a 80 

a90 

93 

173 

187

July

alOO 

59 

56 

59 

54

59 

40 

31 

25 

19

17 

29 

46 

44 

40

35 

35 

a 40 

a 45 

52

40 

33 

33 

40 

202

360 

411 

370 

241 

159 

105

Per 

Minimum Mean square 

mile

2.9 5.84 O.OO89 

6.6 57.4 .087 

24 200 .303

2.2 566 .859

490 2,567 3.90 

1,410 2,586 3.92 

370 2,342 3.55 

320 1,297 1.97 

29 435 .660 

27 171 .259 

17 92.9 .141 

11 66.6 .101 

7.6 15.8 .024

2.9 810 1.23

Aug.

70 

217 

466 

293 

166

93 

59 

38 

54 

46

31 

42 

52 

56 

59

49 

38 

31 

25 

22

20 

18 

16 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

13

12 

11

Sept.

12 

13 

12 

11 

11

10 

10 

9.4 

8.6 

8.9

8.4 

7.6 

8.4 

9.4

10

11 

12 

14 

16 

17

18 

22 

29 

33 

35

36 

29 

21 

17 

15

Runoff

Inches

0.01 

.10 

.35

11.68

4.49 

4.09 

4.10 

2.20 

.76 

.29 

.16 

.12 

.03

16. 7O

Peak discharge (base. 4.0OO see. -ft ._)_..- Jan. 6 (7 a.m.) 4.79O see. -ft. 5 Jan, 29 (7 a.m

Acre-feet

359 

3,410 

12,890

410,500

157,900 

143,600 

144,000 

77.19O 

26,740 

10,200 

5,710 

4.1OO 

940

586,400

) 4,970

sec.-ft.j Mar. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 9,OOO see.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for station near 

Jonesboro.
RED RIVER BASIN 411

Bayou Castor near Grayson, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°04'55", long. 92°12'24", in SWvNWv sec. 30, T.

13 M.~, R. 3 E., at bridge on State Highway 110, 6 miles upstream from Bayou Beaucoup

and 65 miles northwest of Grayson. 

Drainage area.- 270 square miles. 

Records available.- May 1940 to September 1949. 

extreme s.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,370 second-feet Mar. 26 (gage height, 13.10

reet); no flow on many days In Ocotbei" and November.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 21,200 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 16.25

feet, from floodmark), from rating extended above 11,000 second-feet by velocity-area

studies; no flow on many days In 1943, 1944, 1948. 

Remarks.- Records good. 

Hevlsions (water years).- W 957: 1941. W 1057: 1945.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 18 to Sept. 30)

0.9 0 1.4 2.9 2.5 22 6.0 184 9.0 513 11.0 

1.0 .1 1.7 6.6 3.0 35 7.O 252 9.5 645 11.4 

1.1 .2 1.9 10 3.8 64 7.5 293 9.9 810 12.0 

1.2 .8 2.1 13 4.5 96 8.O 345 10.3 1,020 12.7 

1.3 1.8 2.3 17 5.0 124 8.5 415 10.7 1,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

0 

0 

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

 0 

0 

0 

0 

0

.4 

.2 

252 

1,850 

1,200

810 

515 

357 

323 

276

216 

177 

171 

190 

164

Dec.

129 

104 

86 

73 

56

44 

33 

26

21 

18

17 

16 

16 

15

15

15 

40 

194 

293 

415

630 

662 

630 

528 

662

490 

384 

312 

323 

345 

323

Jan.

312 

382 

3,760 

4,680 

4,680

4,000 

2,360 

1,440 

1,020 

860

700 

565 

450 

357 

284

223

237 

276 

370 

441

645 

1,330 

1,850 

1,630 

1,380

1,240 

1,090 

1,090 

1,240 

2,200 

1,850

Feb.

1,280 

1,020 

960 

1,120 

1,240

1,330 

1,500 

1,330 

1,160 

1,700

1,630 

1,240 

1,160 

990 

960

1,200 

1,020 

860 

740 

662

602 

615 

645 

700 

860

885 

910 

910

>/ *>, SecondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

fla

mber ...................... 6

lendar year 1948 

ary

.... 90

. . 4?

ember .....................

0 

,501.6 

,915

,835.4

,942 

,229 

,417 

,935 

,4.37.4 

,561.3 

958.6 

174.5 

64.5

ter year 1948-49 .......... 141,215.9

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nc

sec. -ft.; Jan. 30 (1 p.m.) 2,300 sec. -.ft.; t

Mar.

990 

935 

835

700 

590

490 

399 

323 

260 

8200

8160 

8130 

8100 

99 

121

140 

152 

164 

164 

164

149 

384 

384

424 

3.710

5,170 

4,220 

4,220 

3,670 

2,340 

1,630

Maximum

0 

1,850 

662

4,800

4,680 

1,700 

5,170 

1,280 

885 

210 

138 

23 

7.6

5,170

Apr.

1,280 

1,120 

910 

785 

720

662 

578 

460 

415 

450

502 

415 

370 

357 

370

384 

370 

334 

276 

216

146 

91 

73 

64 

54

56 

72 

555 

680 

1,200

May

885 

885 

785 

662 

552

441 

345 

284 

223 

150

76 

32 

19 

16 

13

11

10 

9.4 

8.3 

7.7

7.2 

6.6 

6.2 

5.7 

5.6

5.4 

5.2

5.3 

8.0 

9.4 

8.8

June

9.0 

16 

21 

20 

16

11 

7.7 

6.0 

5.4 

4.8

5.3 

6.1 

43

50 

158

210 

197 

184 

158 

119

50 

19 

13 

23 

35

29 

17 

28 

52 

49

Minimum Mean

0 0 

0 217 

15 223

0 248

223 1,385 

602 1,044 

99 1,078 

54 466 

5.2 177 

4.8 52.0 

5.2 30.9 

.6 5.63 

.4 2.15

0 387

P 

sqi

m:

July

35 

28 

26

18 

16

14 

9.0 

6.3 

5.8 

5.8

5.2 

8.5 

138 

74 

19

31

48

40 

26 

18

16 

16 

18 

19 

26

34

44 

50 

64 

60 

40

1,700 

2,340 

3,560

5,170

Aug.

23 

15 

10 

9.5 

6.6

6.9 

11 

12 

9.8 

6.7

5.3 

5.1 

5.6 

4.9 

4.3

4.6 

4.3 

3.7 

3.6 

3.9

2.9 

2.7 

3.3 

2.5 

1.7

1.6

.8 

.6 

.6 

.6

Sept.

0.4

8.4

a. 4 

a. 5 

a. 6

a. 7 

a. 9 

1.2 

.7 

.4

.6 

1.5 

1.8 

3.3 

2.7

4.6 

3.9 

4.0 

7.6 

5.4

4.3 

3.4

2.7 

2.1 

2.1

2.4 

1.9 

1.8 

1.3 

.9

er Runoff

l e Inches

0 0 

. 804 . 90 

.826 .95

.919 12.53

5.13 5.91 

3.87 4.03 

3.99 4.60 

1.73 1.92 

.656 .76 

.193 .22 

.114 .13 

.021 .02 

.0080 .009

1.43 19.45

Acre-feet

0 

12,900 

13,720

180,300

85,170 

57,970 

66,280 

27,700 

10,880 

3,100 

1,900 

346 

128

280,100

v. 19 (3 a.m.) 2,160 sec. -ft.; Jan. 3 (10 p.m.) 5,300 

1ar. 26 (2 a.m.) 6,37O sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge interpolated or computed on basis of records for Dugdemona 

River near Wlnnfield.
412 RED RIVER BASIN

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31 0 42'58", long. 92°13'20", in SE^NWi sec. 36, T. 

 9 N. , K. 2 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 0.4 mile downstream from Jumping Gulley 

Creek, 3 miles northwest of Trout, and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 93.5 square miles.

Records available.- April 1939 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 141 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,190 second-feet Nov. 19 (gage height, 19.70 

reet ) ; minimum , 0.03 second-foot Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.01 feet).

1939-49: Maximum discharge, 9,730 second-feet Feb. 9, 1946 (gage height, 19.91 

feet); no flow Aug. 20-28, 1943.

Remarks.- Records fair.

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

0.2

.9

1.9

2.9

5.1

7.6

11

16

24

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 10

3.0

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

37

58

80

133

206

295

524

770

1,060

14.0

14.5

15.0

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.3

18.3

19.7

1,230

1,350

1,530

1,770

2,120

2,640

3,800

5,750

9,190

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6

1.4 

2.2 

3.1 

6.0

Feb. 11 to Sept. 30

2.0 12

2.5 21

2.7 25

3.0 33

3.5 

4.5 

5.0

52

103

133

Hote.- Same as preceding table above 

5.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

0.03 

.04

.04 

.04 

.06

.06 

.06 

.04 

.04 

.07

.8 

.3 

.1 

.1 

.2

.2 

.1 

.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

.09 

.07 

.07

.07 

.09 

.09 

.09 

.09 

.09

Nov.

0.2 

.7 

.3 

.9 

114

257 

106 

49 

20 

11

6.4 

4.6 

3.4 

2.9 

2.8

97 

164 

1,690 

7,900 

2,980

1,530 

743 

210 

109 

71

286 

922 

1,720 

1,530 

1,070

Dec.

458 

104 

74 

57 

47

41 

35 

31 

27 

24

21 

19 

19 

18 

18

380 

358 

8300 

a200 

al50

a 100 

a50 

a30 

a50 

alOO

a 90 

a50 

a 100 

a 700 

476 

226

Jan.

109 

92 

1,450 

1,540 

1,070

631 

150 

94 

71 

59

50 

45 

39 

36 

33

35 

195 

498 

718 

464

426 

1,190 

1,010 

645 

225

136 

253 

647 

35O 

156 

114

Month

Octe 

Nove 

Dece

Ca

Jam. 

Febi 

Marc 

Apr! 

May 

June 

Julj 

Angu 

Sept

ffa

mber ......................

lendar year 194 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

142 

206 

634 

966 

686

328 

142 

104 

601 

1,600

1,190 

850 

200 

103 

129

500 

315 

194 

334 

305

668 

863 

452 

653 

849

835 

951 

592

Secondroot-day s

3.53 

21,601.2 

4,353

57,918.85

'12,531 

15,392 

12,216 

6,843 

2,049.0 

198.5 

667.5 

450.2 

89.3

76,394.23

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 see. -ft.).- He

sec. -ft. s Jan. 3 (6 p.m.) 1,960 see. -ft.; Ma

Mar.

239 

123 

87 

67 

54

46 

42 

36 

42 

106

87 

60 

57 

61 

51

45 

39 

33 

28 

24

184 

536 

336 

158 

594

810 

2,450 

2,120 

1,570 

1,180 

951

Maximum

O.E 

7,900 

700

7,900

1,540 

1,600 

2,450 

1,830 

1,000 

24 

155 

132 

14

7,900

Apr.

646 

270 

120 

87 

72

59 

45 

35 

32 

58

120 

90 

74 

50 

37

29 

23 

20 

17 

15

17 

198 

370 

209 

98

52 

120 

830 

1,220 

1,830

Hay

1,000 

369 

231 

117 

67

39 

28 

23 

19 

15

13 

11 

9.6 

8.8 

8.2

7.5 

7.0 

6.3 

5.4 

5.0

4.5 

4.2 

3.8 

3.5 

3.4

3.1 

3.0 

4.4 

12 

9.3 

8.0

Minimum

0.03 

.2 

18

.01

33 

103 

24 

15 

3.0 

2.2 

2.0 

1.4 

1.6

.03

June

6.2 

4.6 

3.8 

3.5 

3.1

2.8 

2.6 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2

3.4 

3.7 

3.4 

5.2 

8.4

7.5 

7.0 

4.4 

3.2 

3.2

17 

24 

11 

8.2 

12

14 

13 

8.2 

5.1 

3.2

Mean

0.114 

720 

140

158

404 

550 

394 

228 

66.1 

6.62 

21.5 

14.5 

2.98

209

July

2.8 

5.7 

7.2 

4.8 

5.0

9.2 

6.0 

3.8 

2.6 

2.4

2.0 

6.0 

37 

155 

108

46 

27 

15 

9.2 

6.2

4.2 

3.1 

3.0 

40 

72

38 

19 

11 

6.9 

4.6 

4.8

Per 

square 

mile

0.0012 

7.70 

1.50

1.69

4.32 

5.88 

4.21 

2.44 

.707 

.071 

.230 

.155 

.032

2. '24

Aug.

37 

-.30 

14 

7.5 

6.0

24 

132 

72 

25 

14

8.8 

5.8 

6.6 

9.0 

4.5

2.9 

2.3 

2.0 

7.9 

14

6.6 

3.2 

2.2 

1.8 

1.7

1.5 

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.9

Sept.

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.1 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0 

2.0

2.0 

2.0 

1.9 

1.9 

1.9

1.9 

1.8 

3.0 

14 

10

8.8 

5.8 

2.7 

1.8 

1.6

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6

Runoff

Inches

0.001 

8.59 

1.73

23.04

4.98 

6.12 

4.86 

2.72 

.81 

.08 

.27 

.18 

.04

30.38

v. 19 (5;30 a.m.) 9,190 sea. -ft.; Nov. 28 (8 

r. 27 (10 a.m.) 2,770 sec. -ft.; Apr. 30 (8 a.

Acre-feet

7.0 

42,850 

8,630

114,900

24,850 

30,530 

24,230 

13,570 

4,060 

394 

1,320 

893 

177

151,500

p.m.) 1,960 

m.) 2,000

sec.-ft.s

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

Big Creek at Pollock.
RED RIVER BASIN 413

Big Creek at Pollock, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°3S'00", long. 92°24'20", in NW&JEi sec. 6, T. 6

 N., H. IE., at bridge on U. S. Highway 165, a quarter of a mile upstream from Sugar 

Branch,three-eighths of a mile upstream from Missouri Pacific Railroad bridge, half 

a mile north of Pollock,? five-eighths of a mile upstream from Camp Livingston watersupply diversion dam, and If miles downstream from Dyson Creek. Datum of gage Is 76.69 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 51.4 square miles.

Hecoras avaliaDie.- January 1942 to September 1949.

Kxtrerne's.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Mar. 87 (gage height, 10.95 

feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 8, 9 (gage height, 1.14 feet).

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 10,100 second-feet Apr. 11, 1947 (gage height, 13.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet by velocity-area studies; 

minimum, 9.8 second-feet Aug. 23, 26-29, 1943; minimum gage height, 1.05 feet Aug. 23, 

1943.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, vater year 1948-19 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 20 to Deo. 10, 

Aug. 23 to Sept. 30)

Oot. 1 to Nov. 19 Nov. 20 to Sept. 30

1.2 15 2.4 106 1.4 22 3.8 240 9.0 1,330 

1.3 20 4.0 300 1.6 31 5.0 400 9.5 1,640 

1.5 31 5.0 446 1.$ 43 6.5 639 10.0 2,020 

1.7 44 7.0 795 2.2 75 7.5 646 

2.1 76 8.2 1,060 2.8 131 8.5 1,140

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IB

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

13 

13 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

11 

12

14 

14 

13 

13 

13

13 

13 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

Nov.

19 

20 

19 

17 

51

36 

21 

20 

19 

19

19 

19 

20 

28 

31

70 

79 

735 

1,060 

306

68 

152 

71 

46 

38

184 

334 

469 

172 

77

Dec.

54 

45 

41 

37 

36

35 

34 

31 

30 

28

28 

28 

28 

28 

29

98 

58 

75 

59 

39

34 

32 

30 

30 

44

39 

32 

31 

121 

81 

43

Jan.

37 

41 

427 

224 

89

64 

51 

46 

43 

41

39 

37 

36 

36 

35

42 

64 

113 

122 

60

159 

357 

142 

66 

68

61 

100 

131 

67 

57 

66

Feb.

70 

81 

150 

240 

112

78 

64 

56 

134 

434

141 

85 

72 

64 

77

216 

103 

64 

115 

86

476 

491 

152 

221 

345

317 

343 

152

Month Seoondfoot-days

Co to 

Now 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Man

June 

Jttli 

Attp

 i

 her

aber ......................

423 

4,239 

1,358

lendar year 1948 ......... 19,396

ary

...... .... . . ....

«t . . . . ................

2,963 

4,961 

6,984 

4,418 

2,619 

1,510 

2,540 

1,319 

796

tor year 1948-44. ......... 34,130

Fe*k di*ahatt«.{bMe. 650 sec. -ft.).- Nov

ft.iferTHlKW fX} 7f1 sso.-ft!j Mar.

ft.

Mar.

105 

96 

83 

75 

70

69 

61 

58 

75 

114

70 

60 

237 

219 

147

92 

78 

70 

61 

58

268 

341 

121 

93 

532

318 

1,880 

574 

205 

310 

444

Maximum

15 

1,060 

121

1,060

427 

491 

1,860 sod

528 

121 

368 

142 

33

1,880

Apr.

178 

131 

115 

106 

106

90 

81 

75 

72 

105

112 

89 

80 

70 

63

57 

56 

54 

50 

51

68 

288 

45O 

131 

207

500 

197 

290 

196 

350

May

Minimum

11 

17 

28

11

35 

56 

58 

50 

38 

36 

35 

24 

24

11

228 

528 

282 

131 

103.

89 

80 

72 

65 

63

57 

54 

52 

50 

49

46 

45 

55 

46 

44

41 

41 

41 

40 

38

38 

38 

48 

64 

49 

42

June

41 

38 

37 

36 

36

36 

36 

41 

55 

56

48 

42 

44 

57 

86

46 

42 

39 

37 

43

41 

38 

37 

65 

121

57 

116 

55 

42 

40

Mean

13.6 

141 

43.8

53.0

95.6 

177 

225 

147 

54.8 

50.3 

81.9 

42.5 

26.5

93.5

July

38 

37 

37 

37 

37

37 

36 

36 

36 

36

35 

62 

264 

71 

106

56 

44 

42 

39 

38

37 

42 

168 

368 

320

152 

80 

68 

83 

52 

46

Per 

square 

mil*

0.265 

2.74 

.852

1.03

1.86 

3.44 

4.38 

2.86 

1.64 

.979 

1.59 

.827 

.516

1.82

. 16 (8 p. a.) 1,980 see. -ft.) Feb. 21 

27 (9 a.m.) 2,960 see. -ft. j Apr. 25

Aug.

44 

43 

42 

48 

105

131 

72 

142 

77 

48

38 

32 

29 

28 

27

27 

27 

27 

27 

27

26 

25 

25 

26 

25

26 

26 

26 

25 

24 

24

Sept.

26 

26 

25 

24 

26

25 

25 

24 

27 

28

26 

28 

28 

28 

28

33 

32 

30 

29 

28

26 

28 

27 

25 

24

24 

24

24 

24 

24

Runoff

Inches

0.31 

3.07 

.98

14.04

2.14 

3.59. 

5.05 

3.20 

1.89 

1.09 

1.84 

.95 

.58

24.69

<4*aPi?)

Acre-feet

839 

8,410 

2,690

38,470

5,880 

9,840 

13,850 

6,760 

5,190 

3,000 

5,040 

2,620 

1,580

67,700

) 777 seo.- 

694 Bee.-
414 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Chefuncte River near Polsom, la.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°36"55", long. 90°14"55", in SEiNE^ sec. 13, T. 

 5~S77~R. 9 E. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on State Highway 189, 1.2 miles upstream 

from Bull Branch and 3.6 miles southwest of Polsom. Datum of gage IB 62.11 feet 

above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). 

Drainage area.- 95.5 square miles.

available.- January 1944 to September 1949.

21.59

Hecora__________

Extremes.- maximum discharge during year, 15,000 Becond-feet Nov. 27 (gage height, a*.

reei;j, from rating curve extended above 4,200 second-feet by velocity-area studies;

minimum» 55 second-feet Oct. 4-10, Oct. 21 to Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 5.78 feet

Oct. 31.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 27, 1948; minimum, 41 Becond-feet July 30

1944 (gage height, 5.13 feet).

A discharge of 37 Becond-feet was measured 'Sept. 15, 1&43 (gage height, 4.86 feet) 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1057: 1944(M), 1945.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Hay 7 to June 12, Sept. 18-30)

5.8 

6.2 

6.8 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

55

72

106

197

292

396

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.1F 

15.0

512

638

800

1,020

1,180

1,390

15.5

16.0

16.5

17.0

17.5

18.0

1,620

1,890

2,200

2,630

3,160

3,860

18.3

19.0

19.5

20.0

20.4

4,650

5,650

6,900

8,400

9,780

Discharge, In second-feet, water ytar October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

10

11

12

13

14

15

18

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oot.

59

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

59

70

67

61

59

59

59

57

57

57

57

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

55

Nov.

55

57

61

59

59

63

72

65

61

70

62

74

65

63

63

65

100

165

142

224

322

703

3,090

1,020

538

2,210

9,460

2,610

1,390

960

-

Month

Dec.

573

352

247

202

173

158

194

525

709

524

312

206

177

162

154

172

405

873

802

612

452

302

228

206

193

247

282

185

260

707

780

Jan.

467

287

220

193

181

185

202

165

146

135

127

120

113

106

103

100

97

100

124

162

127

158

242

193

158

165

181

162

150

138

202

Ootobar

November . .

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

February .........................

March ..... ...

April

UJIy

July .............................

Aucust

September ........................

Water year 1946-49 ............

Feb.

302

312

282

247

292

342

302

228

215

385

488

429

252

185

185

224

385

452

418

452

440

312

224

189

177

181

189

169

.

-

Seoondfoot-day*

1,772

23,968

11,354

90,078

5,20!

10)82E

10,588

12,543

2,959

9

9 Of t ooo

10,063

7,268

114,153

Mar.

142

124

116

113

106

100

100

100

97

106

146

127

106

177

352

396

272

177

146

1S1

133

1,020

1,990

761

429

476

224

462

820

725

651

Maxia

Apr.

694

679

440

292

233

220

189

154

135

124

210

352

302

189

146

124

106

97

91

a90

allO

8800

1,470

950

586

322

248

526

407

302

-

mm

70

9,460

873

9,460

467

488

1,990

1,470

4,?70

180

750

1,480

813

9,460

May

238

3,150

4,770

980

512

292

206

165

138

127

113

106

103

100

100

97

94

94

91

68

85

82

82

80

80

77

77

131

97

94

94

Minimus

55

55

154

51

97

165

97

90

77

67

70

74

74

55

June

94

94

94

82

77

72

72

70

67

72

100

146

110

106

85

77

74

70

74

173

103

T)

a70

8130

8180

8170

a!50

alOO

a90

aeo

-

Mean

57.2

799

366

246

168

294

349

353

405

98.6

302

325

242

313

July

875

a70

a 90

8300

8450

8350

al70

al20

a90

aeo

870

alOO

aSOO

a 250

8200

a!20

8250

a280

aSOO

a320

8400

aSOO

8600

a700

8750

a650

429

206

163

262

681

Aug.

1,240

1,480

637

332

252

262

418

262

150

136

120

110

154

521

1,430

741

372

189

135

110

97

68

82

77

74

82

120

142

94

80

Per square 

mil.

0.599

8.37

3.83

2.58

1.76

3.08

3.65

3.70

4.24

1.03

3.16

3.40

2.53

3.28

74

Sept.

74

77

74

106

334

672

555

231

131

131

154

168

374

813

649

418

226

150

127

131

220

332

292

193

138

118

106

97

91

88

-

Runoff in 

InohM

0.69

9.33

4.42

- 35.07

2.03

3.21

4.22

4.12

4.88

1.15

3.65

3.92

2.83

44.45

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 sec. -ft.).- Hbv. 23 (4 a.m.) 4,400 sec. -ft.) Hbv. 27 (2i30 a.m.) 

15,000 sec. -ft") Bar. Zl (B:!U a.ni.)-"3Tl80 sec. -ft. j Apr. 23 (6 a.m.) 1,620 sec. -ft. j May 2 (9:30

p.m.) 8,730 sec. -ft.; Aug. 2 <5i30 a.m.) 1,390 sec. -ft.; Aug. 15 (8:30 a.m.) 1,670 sec. -ft.

ord; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for nearby etatlone.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 415

Tanglpahoa River at Robert, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30 8 30'23", long. 90°21'42", in lot 39, T. 6 S., R.

 8~E7~St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1 mile west of Robert, 2 miles, 

downstream from Chappepeela Creek, and 6 miles east of Hammond. Datum of gage is 6.87 

feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941.

Drainage area.- 646 square miles.

Records available.- October 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,191 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,700 second-feet May 4 (gage height, 19.60

 i'eet); minimum, 471 second-feet Oct. 9, 10, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 

4.36 feet Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.

1938-49: Maximum discharge. 35,500 second-feet Mar. 22, 1943 (gage height, 20.87 

feet); minimum, 264 second-feet on several days in October 1939; minimum gage height, 

2.95 feet Oct. 25, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet in 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge above about 900 second-feet computed by using rate of 

cnange in stage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

8

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oot.

504 

504 

493 

493 

488

488 

488 

488 

471

488

504 

587 

573 

587 

516

504 

504

493 

483 

493

493 

488 

493 

493 

488

483 

483 

488 

488 

471 

471

Nov.

488 

504 

516 

504 

504

587

550 

538 

537 

587

538 

538 

516 

504 

504

 583 

875 

964 

1,850 

1,800

1,900 

4,000 

7,770 

5", 850 

3,000

4,890 

20,800 

14,500 

10,300 

7,830

Deo.

6,180 

5,580 

8,430 

1,740 

1,430

1,830 

1,480 

8,950 

4,440 

4,710

8,780 

1,750 

1,430 

1,300 

1,130

1,300 

8,880 

4,530 

6,430 

6,280

4,840 

3,140 

3,010 

1,610 

1,460

1,430 

1,480 

1,860 

1,710 

8,830 

8,360

Jan.

1,940 

1,460 

1,820 

1,100 

1,100

1,360 

1,680 

1,830 

1,760 

1,890

1,050 

970 

S90 

865 

815

790 

790 

815 

970 

1,380

1,600 

1,880 

1,760 

1,760 

1,800

1,360 

1,800 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020 

1,400

Month

Ooto 

Hove

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc

&1

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

her ..........................

 her

 her .........................

lendar year 1948 

 ry .....

1. ...........................

*t ...........................

caber ........................

te'r year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,800 

1,800 

1,760 

1,730 

1,800

3,000 

1,900 

1,800 

1,730 

8,940

4,080 

3,880 

8,850 

1,870 

1,390

1,850 

3,970 

4,440 

5,880 

5,510

3,880 

8,350 

1,880 

1,800 

1,730

1,860 

1,560 

1,380

Seoondfoot-daye

15,31] 

93,64( 

8S,07C

574,58!

39,51!

es.eoc

82, 80S 

79,716 

84,024 

31,44! 

49,688 

39,04£ 

30, 36£

698,974

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 seo.-ft.).- tta

seo.-rt.j D«O. 10 (6 a. a.; 5, zoo seo.-rt.} IN 

seo.-ft.) Mar. 84 (11 p. a.) 11,800 seo.-ftj 1 

seo.-ft.j Nay 4 (l a. a.) 87,700 seo.-ft.

Mar.

1,800 

1,080 

995 

915 

890

865 

840 

840 

815 

915

1,080 

970 

954 

1,680 

8,940

3,440 

8,580 

1,780 

1,380 

1,110

1,160 

3,840 

10,400 

10,600 

8,600

4,460 

8,880 

8,940 

3,560 

3,940 

3,680

Apr.

4,380 

7,440 

8,970 

4,680 

8,410

1,830 

1,540 

1,870 

1,170 

1,070

1,400 

1,570 

1,500 

1,870 

1,070

960 

879 

853 

775 

749

1,870 

8,590 

5,640 

5,980 

5,830

3,460 

8,890 

8,860 

3,090 

8,840

Maximum

L 573 

! 30,800 

) 6,430

88,800

> 1,940 

) 5,680 

10,600 

8,970 

33,900 

8,500 

3,300 

3,030 

8,280

88,900

r. 33 (8 p.l 

10. 80 (8 a. i 

Ipr. 3 (6 a. i

May

8,450 

3,750 

18,400 

88,900 

10,600

5,070 

8,380 

1,610 

1,300 

1,130

1,040 

960 

908 

853 

887

801 

775 

749 

783 

697

697 

671 

871 

646 

634

648 

634 

749 

1,040 

906 

879

Minimum

471 

488 

1,130

41S

790 

1,360 

815 

749 

634 

608 

671 

534 

547

471

June

837 

801 

906 

908 

775

897

646 

631 

608 

666

1,500 

8,400 

8,500 

8,130 

1,570

1,180 

1,040 

85! 

749 

933

906 

749 

897 

697 

933

1,870 

1,870 

1,010 

853 

749

Mean

494 

3,188 

8,744

1,570

1,375 

8,450 

8,665 

8,657 

8,710 

1,048 

1,601 

1,360 

1,012

1,915

July

671 

671 

1,300 

8,330 

3,060

3,300 

3,940 

1,840 

1,880 

990

906 

987 

1,460 

1,330 

1,810

8,400 

8,400 

3,450 

8,180 

1,690

1,430 

1,870 

1,150 

1,300 

1,360

1,360 

1,870 

1,810 

1,070 

1,040 

1,330

Aug.

1,

3, 

3, 

2,

\,

1, 

8,

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1, 

1,

1,

1, 

1, 

1,

Per square 

mile

0.785 

4.83 

4.85

3.43

1.97 

3.79 

4.13 

4.11 

4.30 

1.88 

8.48 

1.95 

1.57

8.96

880 

030 

030 

050 

360

500 

130 

730 

340 

040

180 

070 

150 

460 

480

500 

610 

810 

150 

906

775 

733 

671 

646 

608

621 

671 

596 

571 

546 

534

Sept.

558 

571 

546 

899 

1,850

8,830 

8,130 

1,330 

1,540 

1,150

906 

775 

987 

1,180 

987

801 

697 

646 

648 

887

1,650 

1,540 

1,180 

933 

7_75

697 

634 

596 

571 

548

Runoff in 

inohee

0.88 

5.39 

4.90

33.07

8.87 

3.95

4.76 

4.59 

4.84 

1.81 

8.86 

8.35 

1.75

40.85

) 8,450 seo.-ft.} Nov. 87 (8 a.m.) 84,800 

i.) 6,780 seo.-ft.} ?et>.19 (11 p.m.) 5,320 

i.) 10,600 seo.-ft.} Apr. 84 (6 a.m.) 6,080
416 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30'15", long. 90°32'45", in NE&IWi sec. 30, T.

5ST7R. 7 E. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 0.7 mile downstream

from Still Branch and 0.7 mile west of Baptist. Datum of gage is 11.28 feet above

mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. 

Drainage area.- 79.5 square miles. 

keeoras avaiiaple.- August 1943 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,050 second-feet Nov. 26 (gage height, 16.1

reet rrom floodmarlc); minimum, 4.3 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 4.13 feet).

1943-49: Maximum discharge, that of Nov. 26, 1948; minimum, 2.7 second-feet Aug. 24,

1948; minimum gage height, 3.76 feet Oct. 25, 1943. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are

poor. 

Revisions (water year).- W 1057: 1943.

4.1

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.6 

4.9 

5.3

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23, 26, 27, 

Apr. 4-21, Apr. 26 to Hay S)

Oct. 1 to M*r. 23 Mar. 24 to Sept. 30

3.7

5.7

9.0

14

24

41

68

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

131

245

378

550

797

1,100

1,530

12.5

13.0

14.0

15.0

15.5

1,830

2,200

3,080

3.990

4,470

4.7 9.3

4.8 13

5.0 20

5.3 31

5.4 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

46

94

195

320

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

DlBoharge. in ggoond-fe'et, water year October 1948 to September 1949

480

700

1,000

1,470

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

S

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

16

18 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26

27 

28 

29 

30

31

Oct.

9.0 

8.3 

7.7 

7.7 

7.4

7.0 

7.0 

6.4 

6.4 

5.7

5.7 

5.5 

5.3 

5.3 

5.3

5.1 

5.1 

aS.O 

a4.8 

a4.8

a4.6 

a4.6 

84.4 

4.3 

aS.O

5.5 

a5. 4 

5.1 

5.1 

4.9 

4.9

Nov.

87 

a8 

a7.5 

a7.5 

a7 5

a7

87

a7

88 

88

a7.5

87

a6.5 

a6

86

88 

104 

84 

581 

290

444 

1,400 

970 

1,100 

684

53,510 

5*470 

53,990 

$2,990 

51,690

Dec.

g835 

408 

233 

146 

107

85 

351 

511 

571 

616

343 

194 

125 

90 

73

364 

538 

743 

665 

475

397 

185 

128 

96 

153

146 

126 

107 

635 

264 

173

Jan.

125 

89 

65 

54 

150

151 

112 

82 

63 

50

44

39 

36 

32 

30

27 

36 

28 

73 

126

169 

179 

146 

121 

106

126 

84 

82 

70 

156 

8300

Month

Ooto 

Nov«

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Maro 

Apr! 

Hay

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

ber

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

&ry 

i.. ..........................

ember ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

336 

330 

264 

258 

304

278 

197 

146 

182 

310

408 

376 

197 

115 

95

397 

330 

503 

546 

378

284 

185 

123 

91 

113

110 

89 

74

Seoondfoot-daye

178. 

22,502. 

9,773

63,241.

2,941 

6,919 

8,367 

7,288 

3,762.! 

981.! 

5,883 

3,723.! 

1,774

74,593.]

Peak discharge [bate, 1,000 sea. -ft.).- Noi

5,050 aeo.-ft.; Mar. Z3 (ii p.m.) 1,530 see.- 

, 1,260 sec. -ft. 

a No gage-height record) discharge Interpo! 

weather records, and records for nearby stati 

g Computed from graph based on fragmentary

Mar.

63 

54 

46 

41 

36

32 

31 

27 

26 

27

74 

62 

87 

385 

393

416 

304 

173 

97 

66

195 

825 

1,150 

1,120 

568

235 

155 

590 

458 

651 

480

Apr.

436 

518 

386 

166 

136

108 

87 

64 

48 

33

123 

122 

156 

116 

80

54 

38 

29 

24 

24

250 

918 

864 

864 

653

318 

238 

191 

141 

98

Maxima

5 9.0 

3 4,470 

825

L 4,470

300 

546 

1,150 

918 

1,160 

» 168 

560 

> 750 

255

L 4,470

r. 22 (7 a.m 

ft.) Apr. 2!

ated or oomj 

ons. 

recorder rec

May

82 

371 

564 

1,160 

1 700

304 

117 

69 

49 

37

28 

34 

22 

20 

18

16 

IS 

15 

14 

13

12 

12 

11 

11 

11

11 

9.8 

9.6 

9.8 

13 

14

Minimum

4.3 

6 

73

2.9

26 

74 

26 

34 

* 9.8 

9.3 

15 

9.3 

11

4.3

June

14 

18 

13 

11 

11.

10 

9.3 

9.8 

11 

10

10 

9.8 

19 

19 

15

15 

31 

17 

12 

19

86 

41 

25 

25 

126

168 

96 

68 

40 

23

Mean

5.7E 

750

315

173

94.9 

247 

286 

343 

121 

32.7 

190 

120 

59.1

204

July

18 

15 

115 

261 

386

462 

359 

156 

82 

43

48 

35 

232 

135 

47

45 

105 

167 

202 

207

237 

243 

412 

560 

560

293 

8200 

115 

60 

45 

38

Aug.

a500 

8750 

a650 

444

319

151 

136 

108 

67 

48

38 

25 

68 

117 

79

48 

74 

a38 

.824 

a20

, alS

812

11 

10 

11

10 

9.3 

9.3 

11 

9.6 

11

Per square

mile

0.072 

9.43 

3.96

3.18

1.19 

3.11 

3.60 

3.06 

1.52 

.411 

2.39 

1.51 

.743

2.57

Sept.

11 

12 

13 

163 

165

92 

54 

29 

30 

28

12 

15 

45 

178 

64

28 

17 

14 

26 

35

169 

255 

123 

64 

40

26 

30 

17 

15 

14

Runoff in 

inohM

0.08 

10.S3 

4.57

29.59

1.38 

3.34 

4.15 

3.41 

1.78 

.46 

2.75 

1.74 

.83

34.90

) 2,040 sec. -ft.) Mov. 26 (time unknown) 

> (8 p.m.) 1,470 sec. -ft.; Hay 4 (1 p.m.)'

>uted on basis of recorded range in stage, 

ord, 1 gage reading, and floodmarlc.
MISSISSIPPE RIVER DELTA 417

Tickfaw River at Holden, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30'13", long. 90°40'38", in sec. 26, T. 6 S., R. 

b K. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile west of Holden and 

4 miles upstream from Big Hog Branch. Datum of gage is 19.15 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941. Drainage area.- 242 square miles (revised).

Keeords available.- October 1940 (revised) to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 17.80 

reetj; minimum, 113 second-feet Oct. 25-31; minimum gage height, 3.54 feet Oct. 27-31.

1940-49: Maximum discharge, 9,680 tecond-feet Mar. 22', 1943 (gage height, 19.75 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,500 secondfeet; minimum observed, 90 second-feet Oct. 16, 1940; minimum gage height, 2.88 feet 

Sept. 24-26, 1945.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 11 to June 13, June 17-26)

3.5 109 7.0 487 11.0 1,230 15.0 3,260 

4:0 150 8.0 638 12.0 1,520 16.0 4,340 

5.0 241 9.0 804 13.0 1,930 17.0 b,570 

6.0 353 10. 0 999 14.0 2,500 18.0 6,920

Discharge, In aecond-f eet , water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

125 

125 

125 

121 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

121 

125 

125 

125 

138

125 

125 

121 

117 

117

117 

117 

117 

117 

117

113 

113 

113 

113 

113 

113

Nov.

125 

129 

129 

133 

129

129 

125 

133 

133 

142

142 

138 

133 

129 

129

138 

168 

226 

378 

575

638 

1,040 

1,420 

1,660 

1,360

1,610 

2,250 

2,840 

3,870 

3,550

Dec.

3,260 

2,370 

1,660 

1,000 

530

404 

417 

840 

1,250 

1,660

1,660 

1,000 

530 

417 

353

353 

640 

978 

1,250 

1,930

2,370 

1,660 

822 

473 

a440

a460 

a440 

a350 

a380 

391 

473

Jan.

431 

378 

329 

365 

a480

aSSO 

a650 

a700 

a650 

aSOO

a400 

a320 

283 

261 

246

231 

226 

231 

290 

562

719 

753 

822 

670 

590

501 

a420 

a380 

a360 

a340 

a440

Month

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apr! 

May 

June 

July 

Aupi 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

lendar year 1948 ............

ary

enber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

a6oO 

a? 00 

a65'0 

a650 

a700

a600 

aSSO 

aSOO 

a600 

al.100

al,500 

al,300 

a950 

a650 

aSOO

a650 

al.OOO 

al,600 

a2,400 

a2,600

2,310 

1,520 

830 

560 

487

487 

459 

431

Secondfoot-days

3,700 

23,701 

30,761

178,329

14,078 

26,884 

32,146 

28,406 

20,336 

7,957 

14,497 

8,957 

6,281

21?, 704

Mar.

365 

329 

294 

272 

256

246 

241 

231 

226 

236

445 

378 

294 

431 

858

al,10o 

al.OOO 

a750 

a600 

a450

417 

1,090 

2,480 

6,090 

4,410

2,560 

1,540 

978 

999 

1,300 

1,280

Apr.

1,250 

a2,000 

a3,800 

a2,400 

al,500

al.ooo 

a7oo 

aSOO 

a400 

a35o

a340 

a35o 

a400 

365 

317

278 

256 

241 

226 

222

261 

784 

1,480 

2,080 

2,140

1,700 

1,200 

787 

606 

473

Maximum

138 

3,870 

3,260

6,100

822 

2,600 

6,090 

3,800 

5,500 

560 

822 

800 

580

6,090

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 29 (3 p.m.

May

417 

aSOO 

a3,000 

a5, 500 

a2,750

al.SOO 

al.OOO 

a70o 

aSoo

365

317 

278 

251 

236 

222

208 

200 

195 

186 

182

172 

172 

168 

168 

 159

159 

154 

154 

164 

177 

182

Minimum

113 

125 

350

113

226 

431 

226 

222 

154 

164 

182 

146 

146

113

June

177 

182 

195 

341 

431

283 

204 

177 

164 

168

195 

218 

329 

473 

560

a450 

278 

246 

218 

195

236 

213 

182 

195 

222

305 

341 

305 

256 

218

Mean

119 

790 

992

487

454 

960 

1,037 

947 

656 

265 

468 

289 

209

596

July

195 

182 

195 

241 

473

560 

638 

575 

404 

283

256 

278 

456 

719 

575

606 

575 

822 

686 

606

686 

622 

787 

530 

404

353 

378 

391 

341 

a330 

a350

Aug.

a750 

aSOO 

a750 

aSOO 

a350

a320 

a350 

378 

391 

391

294 

305 

266 

22.6 

213

204 

195 

182 

177 

a!75

a!70 

168 

159 

154 

154

159 

a!70 

a!60 

150 

150 

146

Per square 

mile

0.492 

3.26 

4.10

2.01

1.88 

3.97 

4.29 

3.91 

2.71 

1.10 

1.93 

1.19 

.864

2.46

Sept.

ISO 

159 

159 

222 

222

236 

256 

305 

236 

190

168 

159 

154 

164 

164

159 

172 

177 

177 

186

580 

449 

256 

218 

186

168 

159 

154 

150 

146

Runoff in 

Inches

0.57 

3.64 

4.73

27.41

2.16 

4.13 

4.94 

4.37 

3.13 

1.22 

2.23 

1.38 

.97

33.47

) seo.-ft.j Dec. 21 (5 a.m.) 2,500 sec. -ft. ;

sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (10:30 p.m.) 2,310 sec.-ft.} May 4 (time and discharge unknown).

a No gage-height record] discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, 

and records for nearby streams.

Note.- Discharge computed from wire-weight gage readings June 17 to Sept. 30.
418 MISSISSIPPI RIVSR DELTA

Amite River near Denham Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°27'50", long. 90°59'25", in lot 2, T. 7 S., R. 

z ii. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, 1,000 feet downstream from 

Comite River, 3 miles southwest of town of Denham Springs, and 15 miles east of Baton 

Rojge. Datum of gage is 3.87 feet above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary 

adjustment of 1941. Auxiliary staff gage 3 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary 

gage is 3.12 feet above mean sea level (Corps of Engineers bench mark).

Drainage area.- 1,330 square miles.

Records available.- September 1938 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2.Q83 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,800 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 25.87 

reet); minimum, 420 second-feet Oct. 31 (gage height, 5.30 feet).

1938-49: Maximum discharge, 45,100 second-feet Mar. 5, 1948 (gage height, 29.59 

feet); minimum, 279 second-feet Nov. 18, 1938 (gage height, 4.56 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 35.4 feet Mar. 15, 1921, from floodmark.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from twicedaily readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

479

479

465

447

451

451

438

438

438

438

451

451

59O

673

579

529

502

474

465

451

451

451

438

438

438

438

424

424

424

424

434

Nov.

526

573

573

529

531

558

544

573

574

544

484

479

479

465

479

507

707

1,890

3,290

3,960

4,820

6,530

9,230

7,600

3,930

4,280

10,400

19,400

21,700

23,700

-

Dec.

22,000

12,600

5,320

2,900

2,030

1,640

2,610

7,420

9,560

6,940

3,720

2,180

1,680

1,490

1,370

1,500

4,850

9,720

19,200

20,800

13,100

6,680

3,930

2,570

2,220

2,860

2,710

2,370

2,340

3,770

4,010

Jan.

2,900

2,100

1,740

1,690

3,100

6,260

7,720

8,090

7,000

4,120

2,510

1,880

1,660

1,520

1,410

1,340

1,310

1,670

3,340

4,220

3,320

2,410

2,900

3,770

3,270

2,740

2,350

2,100

1,980

1,930

3,060

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

March ............................

April ............................

May ..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1943-49 ............

Feb.

3,820

4,010

3,880

3,460

3,760

4,100

3,620

2,730

4,160

7,930

8,730

7,680

5,320

3,220

2,320

3,820

9,010

14,100

19,800

17,400

9,100

4,990

3,480

3,340

3,540

3,840

3,780

2,900

-

-

-

Second 

foot-days

14,473

129,855

186,050

982,601

95,410

167,840

195 350 I6e!i4i

113,778

36,623

86,544

44,519

29,616

1,266,199

Mar.

2,260

1,870

1,670

1,510

1,380

1,300

1,260

1,230

1,190

1,870

3,950

3,270

2,470

3,100

6,940

9,100

7,770

4,810

2,840

2,100

2,380

8,460

20,200

27,600

24,000

11,800

4,600

4,720

7,300

10,600

11,800

Apr.

12,400

18,500

17,100

10,400

4,780

3,370

2,660

2,130

1,790

1,550

1,490

1,550

1,760

1,490

1,340

1,190

1,130

1,050

969

932

1,170

5,460

11,700

18,000

17,200

10,000

5,090

3,880

3,400

2,660

Maximum

673

23,700

22,000

44,200

8,090

19,800

27,600

.18,500

25,200

2,910

7,570

4,250

2,310

27,600

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 sec. -ft.).- Nov. 30 (11 p

May

3,480

5,640

11,500

25,200

23,800

12,800

5,420

3,030

1,980

1,620

1,440

1,310

1,230

1,120

1,050

1,020

942

942

867

854

821

787

769

772

770

732

702

686

797

789

908

Minimum

424

465

1,370

424

1,310

2,320

1,190

932

686

651

833

651

612

424

June

849

869

1,800

2,250

1,730

1,110

903

783

728

698

857

1,630

2,070

1,440

1,060

921

829

779

738

761

863

716

651

689

1,190

2,590

2,910

2,010

1,240

959

Mean

467

4,328

6,002

2,685

3,078

5> 994

6,302

5,538

3,670

1,221

2,792

1,436

987

3,469

July

841

833

1,210

1,660

4,600

6,770

7,570

4,980

2,820

1,770

1,520

1,910

2,180

2,540

5,210

4,430

3,510

3,210

2,470

2,150

2,090

1,960

2,020

1,810

Z; 6 80

3,960

3,350

2,350

1,590

1,290

1,260

Aug.

1,790

4,100

4,250

2,520

1,540

1,630

1,770

1,350

1,120

1,100

1,550

1,180

1,130

915

873

1,110

1,240

981

887

856

791

724

698

669

651

1,170

2,870

2,250

1,180

860

764

Par square 

nile

0.351

3.25

4.51

2.02

2. 31

*'.51

4.74

4.16

2. 76

z'.io

1.08

.742

2.61

Sept.

831

964

841

828

1,290

2,310

1,840

1,140

959

929

'S46

849

787

770

918

787

799

782

778

1,340

1,830

1,260

1,050

892

761

700

657

639

627

612

Runoff in 

inches

0.40

3.63

5.20

27.47

2 fit D f

4.69

5 46

4! 65

3* 18

1.02

2.42

1.24

.83

35.39

m.) 24,500 sec. -ft.; Dec. 20 (3:30 a.m.)

p.m.) 20,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (2 a.m.) 18,600 sec.-ft.; May 4 (11:30 p.m.) 27,400 sec. -ft.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 419

Comite River near Olive Branch, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°45'o5", long. 91°02i50", in SW^NE^ sec. 25, T. 3 S., 

K. z E. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on State Highway 36, 500 feet downstream from 

Knighton Bayou and 1.8 miles northeast of Olive Branch. Datum of gage is 115.65 feet 

above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Drainage area.- 149 square miles.

Records' available. - August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,750 second-feet Dec. 17 (gage height, 19.58 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 52 second-feet Oct. 23-31; minimum 

gage height, 3.60 feet Oct. 29.

1942-49: Maximum discharge,_12,400 second-feet Feb. 6, 1943 (gage height, 20.6 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 6,300 secondfeet; minimum, 46 second-feet Aug. 25-27, 31, 1943; minimum gage height, 3.10 feet 

Sept. 15, Oct. 19-24, 1942.

Remarks.- Records good, uace read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 6 to June 2)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 3O

3.6 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0 

6.O

52

86

127

200

363

7.O

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

568 

1,050 

1,600 

2,190 

2.91O

16.O 3,430

17.0 4,220

18.0 5,490

18.2 5,780

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

5.5 235

6.0 320

7.0 533

9.0 1.010

11.0 1,570

13.0 2,190

Mote.- Same as preceding table above 

13.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year Octcber 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

S

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

127

76

59

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

52

Nov.

63

67

72

59

56

a65

59

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

59

106

568

327

763

922

468

1,080

482

161

127

1,230

2,410

2,950

2,380

980

-

Dec.

244

161

132

122

116

106

434

998

382

186

138

116

111

106

101

586

5,310

4,130

1,420

482

276

200

173

155

363

214

155

a!40

304

634

276

Jan.

173

149

138

a!70

1,010

1,370

76O

229

186

161

144

132

127

116

116

116

186

421

546

310

186

363

482

280

200

173

155

173

186

149

200

Month

October ..........................

November .........................

December .........................

Calendar year 1948 ............

January ..........................

February .........................

Maroh ............................

April ............................

Bay..............................

June .............................

July .............................

August ...........................

September ........................

Water year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

363

421

401

363

401

345

229

504

1,860

1,710

699

293

200

173

447

2,550

3,150

1,630

489

489

266

194

168

168

467

301

194

168

_

-

-

Secondfoot-days

1,794

15,846

18,271

110,249

9,087

18,643

27 51!

17^472

15,537

5,613

9,119

5 14'

2*876

146, 91E

Har.

126

110

104

99

94

89

110

89

' 200

717

460

156

223

1,540

1,570

505

221

168

144

126

952

5,780

4,120

827

266

194

225

1,450

1,690

1,540

3,620

Apr.

3,680

1,140

360

221

221

235

181

150

138

132

194

283

168

132

121

110

99

99

99

94

252

1,570

2,820

2,730

491

221

168

168

208

987

-

Maximum

127

2,950

. 5,310

6,580

1,370

3,150

5,780

3 ,68O

4,680

1,020

1,330

1,040

360

5,780

May

al,600

3,750

4,680

2,440

381

235

168

138

121

116

104

99

94

94

89

89

89

84

84

84

84

79

79

79

79

79

79

138

104

99

99

Minimum

52

56

101

52

116

168

oQ O9

94

79

84

94

74

66

52

x June

89

342

296

110

94

89

89

84

84

104

99

94

89

89

89

89

84

89

168

266

116

89

84

1,020

937

301

181

126

116

104

-

Mean

57.9

528

589

301

293

666

888

582

501

187

294

166

95.9

403

July

94

104

138

831

1,300

438

156

132

126

121

121

126

167

283

194

301

320

207

138

168

116

278

a400

199

1,330

583

156

121

104

99

268

Aug.

226

1,040

442

181

181

132

116

104

94

89

132

116

89

84

270

270

121

94

89

79

79

74

74

116

181

99

132

181

104

79

79

Per square

mile

0.389

3.54

3.95

2. 02

1.97

4.47

5.96

3.91

3.36

1.26

1.97

1.11

.644

2.70

Sept.

156

79

74

94

360

221

110

84

84

79

79

74

79

74

74

79

79

79

74

99

110

79

74

74

70

70

70

66

66

66

-

Runoff In 

inohes

0.45

3.96

4.56

27.53

2.27

4.65

6.87

4.36

3.88

1.40

2.28

1.28

.72

36.68

Peak discharge (base. 2.500 see.-ft.).- Nov. 28 (6 p.m.) 3,310 sec.-ft.; Dec. 17 (6 p.m.) 8,750 

sec.-ft.} Feb. 17 (6 p.m.) 3,710 see.-ft.; Mar. 22 (4 p.m.) 8-.150 sec.-ft.; Mar. 31 (9 p.m.) 4,680 

sec.-ft.; Apr. 24 (12:30 a.m.) 3.57O sec.-ft.; May 3 (11 a.m.) 5,060 sec.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of records for station near Comite.
420 MISSISSIPPE RIVER DELTA 

Comite River near Comite, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°30'45", long. 91°04'25", in NW£ sec. 24, T. 

b s., K. IE. St. Helena meridian, at bridge on State Highway 877, half a mile downstream from Blackwater Bayou and 2.6 miles west of Comite. Datum of gage is 28.85 

feet above mean sea level Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana 

Department of Public Works .

Drainage area.- 332 square miles.

Records available.- March 1944 to September 1949. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 22.14 

reet); minimum, 61 second-feet Oct. 24-31; minimum gage height, 4.78 feet Oct. 25.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, 10,600 second-feet Mar. 14, 1947 (gage height, 22.16 

f«et); minimum, 56 second-feet Sept. 5, 1945; minimum gage height, 4.29 feet July 31, 

14.

feet,. 

1944.

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7

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.

67 

66 

65 

63 

63

62 

62 

62 

62 

65

66 

64 

117 

89 

71

66 

67 

65 

63 

65

63 

62 

62 

61 

61

61 

61 

61* 

61 

61 

63

Nov.

72 

93 

86 

84 

82

95 

78 

75 

72 

68

67 

66 

67 

66 

68

75 

51Z 

624 

780 

1,330

1,050 

2.8ZO 

2,550 

967 

418

Z.Z40 

5,690 

6,890 

6,140 

4,110

Dec.

2,050 

842 

444 

520 

26S

Z36 

1,560 

3,430 

2,300 

1,080

533 

320 

Z50 

218 

194

646 

2,840 

4,750 

6,890 

2,780

1,100 

551 

410 

336 

524

905 

551 

544 

806 

1,220 

940

Jan.

461 

320 

262 

243

1,030

2,280

1,800 

902 

461 

320

262 

224 

200 

183 

172

166 

194 

426 

900 

820

444 

352 

735 

587 

393

320 

256 

328 

352 

352 

840

Month

Ooto 

Novs 

Deos

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Haro 

Apri 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

mber .........................

Isndar year 1948 ............

ary

snber ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

1,020 

1,110 

920 

'920 720 

880 

587 

489 

2,290 

3,340

2,660 

1,210 

605 

393 

320

2,410 

4,540 

5,270 

3,180 

1,700

928 

529 

384 

343 

710

936 

529 

343

Seoondfoot-days

2,043 

56,911 

39,439

229,210

16,585 

39,266 

53,950 

44,542 

27,019 

5,968 

15,398 

8,440 

4,346

293,687

Mar.

271 

212 

184 

164 

149

138 

138 

148 

130 

1,050

1,210 

608 

279 

1,550 

2,950

2,110 

888 

416 

287 

248

969 

4,780 

8,850 

8,270 

2,640

952 

529 

2,340 

3,380 

4,150 

3,980

Apr.

5,070 

5,910 

2,890 

1,130 

647

587 

473 

360 

a260 

a200

a200 

368 

394 

a260 

a200

a!70 

a!60 

153 

144 

139

499 

5,410 

6,580 

5,690 

3,930

i,:3c

£ ! > 

1,08 

821 

710

JJflXJHUilTB

117 

6,890 

6,890

9,140

2,280 

5,270 

3,850 

6,380 

7,420 

974 

1,630 

1,230 

412

8,850

May

1,100 

2,440 

6,060 

7,420 

4,170

1,390 

510 

343 

279 

241

219 

198 

180 

167 

157

149 

145 

141 

136 

131

126 

121 

119 

117 

113

111

107 

.t. 

,C

14 

S

Minima:.,,

61 

66 

194

59

166 

320 

130 

139 

107 

110 

130 

95 

83

61

Peak discharge (base, 3,000 see. -ft.).- Nov. Z3 (1:30 a.m.

June

123 

144 

421 

205

124

a!20 

a!20 

allO 

allO 

allO

a!30 

a!20 

allO 

allO 

allO

allO 

allO 

allO 

allO 

a220

a220 

al40

allO 

allO 

974

728 

327 

212 

a!70 

a!50

aean

65. £ 

1,230 

1,272

626

535 

1,402 

1,740 

1,478 

872 

199 

497 

272 

145

805

July

a!30 

al40 

a!50 

a200 

1,070

1,040 

311 

174 

a!60 

a!60

a!70 

428 

210 

1,150 

1,070

959 

867 

689 

376 

219

311 

248 

355 

359 

1,310

1,630 

555 

402 

226 

a!70 

a!70

Aug.

271 

502 

915 

327 

271

256 

234 

198 

alSO 

a!50

a!90 

a!60 

a!40 

a!30 

a!40

446 

343 

a!70 

a!40 

al20

allO

alOO 

a95 

a95

alOO

256 

1,230 

592 

511 

a200 

a!20

Per square 

mile

0.198 

3.70 

5.83

1.89

1.61 

4.22 

5.24 

4.45 

2.63 

.599 

1.50 

.819 

.437

2.42

3,010 seo.-ft.; Nov. 28 (5

Sept.

124 

162 

- 109 

113 

223

412 

223 

156 

131 

122

110 

101 

97 

101 

101

105 

112 

115 

131

387

279 

185 

131 

108 

97

90 

88 

86 

84 

83

Runoff in 

inohes

0.25 

4.13 

4.42

25.67

1.86 

4.40 

6.04 

4.97 

3.03 

.67 

1.7£ 

.94 

.49

32.90 

a.m.) 7,150

see.-ft.J Dec. 8 (5:50 p.m.) 3,570 seei-ft.; Dec. 19 (3 a.m.; 8,270 sdo.-ft.; Feb. 10 , r --., -.-- 

aeo.-ft.j Feb. 18 (5 a.m.) 5,480 sec.-ft.; Mar. 15 (7:30 p.m.) 3.050 sec.-ft.; Mar. 24 (1 a.m.J 

10,500 see.-ft.j Apr. 2 (5 a.m.) 6,650 sec.-ft.; Apr. 25 (2 p.m.) 6,890 see.-ft.; May 4 (6 a.m.) 

7,980 seo.-ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of.recorded range in stage, weather records, 

and record for station near Olive Branch.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 421

Wards Creek at Siegens Lane, near Baton Rouge, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°22'30", long. 91°04'10", in lot 54, T. 8 S., R. 

T~E7T>t. Helena meridian, at bridge on Siegens Lane, half a mile downstream from 

Dawson Creek and 8 miles southeast of Baton Rouge. Datum of gage is at mean sea level 

(Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works).

Drainage area.- 40.0 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- December 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,210 second-feet Apr. 23 (gage height, 21.17 

reet); minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 31; minimum gage height, 8.55 feet Sept. 30.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, 3,900 second-feet Mar. 13, 1947 (gage height, 23.49 

feet); minimum, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 4, 1947 (gage height, 8.31 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of no gage-height record, which are poor, 

sewage from Baton Rouge enters above station and Is a major portion of low-water flow.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

16

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.6 

5.5 

5.2 

4.8 

4.7

4.6 

4.4 

4.3 

4.4 

4.4

5.6

6.3 5.3

5.1 

4.9

4.9 

4.8 

5.3 

4.7 

4.2

3.4 

3.0 

3.1 

3.3 

3.0

3.0 3.9 

3.9 

3.9 3.8

2.8

Nov.

7.3 

56 

33 

12ia 

38

17

11

1535

16 

10 

8.6 

8.1 

8.4

13 

66 

33 

al80 

a!30

83 

439 

290 

161 

125

488 

860 

690 

440 

249

Dec.

201

173 

141 

113 

78

48 

84 

226 

105 

56

39ai

16 

14 

13

14 

67 

168 

133 

78

48 

37 

28 

20 

150

137 

60 

31 

108 

109 

50

Jan.

za

19 

15 

16 

40

47 

33 

15 

12

10

10 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

16 

81 

102 

33

19 

18 

20 

16 

15

27 

23 

35

33

53 

367

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Apri 

May. 

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

ffa

her ..........................

 ber............... ..........

lendar year 1948 

ary ....

st ...........................

eober ........................

ter year 1948-49 ............

Feb.

210 

189 

117 

94 

125

113 

64 

43 

33 

35

25 

17 

14 

13ia

181 

134 

93 

141 

76

48 

3335 

ao

59

39 

24

18

Seoondfoot-days

131.6 

4,504.4 

2,556

32,888.0

1,032 

1,995 

5,221.5 

4,599.0 

436.0 

213.7 

6,204.0 

1,637.1 

750.7

29,281.0

Peak discharge (base, 600 sec. -ft.).- Nov.

ft.; Mar. 30 (4 p.m.) 860 sec. -ft.; Apr. 23

Mar.

13 

11 

10 

9.1 

8.0

8.6 

26 

20 

11 

14

12 

8.8 

61 

369 

300

157 

105 

71 

37 

18

140 

640 

424 

210 

165

133 

100 

410 

370 

720 

640

Apr.

344 

331 

185 

149 

185

109 

48

ae

17 

14

16 

15 

11 

8.6 

a7.5

a6.5 

6.3 

5.9 

6.3 

8.1

44 

436 

L,040 

595 

390

201 

165 

189 

a!40 

alOO

Maximum

6.0 

860 

226

1,590

267 

210 

720 

1,040 

55 

14 

630 

344 

123

1,040

May

a55 

a40 

a25 

a20 

a25

39 

30 

17 

10 

7.1

6.5 

6.1 

5.8 

5.5 

5.7

6.1 

6.1 

6.0 

5.8 

5.8

6.0 

6.5 

6.6 

7.0 

23

11 

6.8 

6.4 

7.2 

17 

11

Minimum

3.8 

7.3 

13

2.8

10 

12 

8.0 

5.9 

5.5 

5.7 

6.9 

8.4 

5.3

2.8

June

8.1 

6.7 

6.3 

6.0 

6.1

5.8 

6.0 

6.1 

6.6 

7,3

14 

9.1 

5.9 

5.6 

7.5

7.4 

5.8 

5.8 

6.7 

6.4

5.7 

5.9 

5.7 

6.4 

9.7

14 

9.0 

6.3 

6.0 

6.0

Mean

4.25 

150 

82.5

62.5

33.3 

71.2 

168 

153 

14.1 

7.12 

200 

52.8 

25.0

80.2

July

30 

134 

63 

55 

117

70

ao

11 

8.1 

6,9

33 

174 

367 

141 

223

359 

319 

349 

314 

193

165 

305 

219 

385 

630

579 

268 

201 

165 

202 

319

Aug.

344 

139 

84 

44 

36

34 

24

21 

17 

18

173 

76 

29 

19 . 

154

103 

67 

29 

17 

13

15 

13 

9.4 

8.4 

8.6

39

131 

61 

19 

13 

9.7

Per square 

nile

V

Sept.

15 

12 

8.2 

23

47

16 

10 

8.6 

16 

32

13 

13 

11 

10 

123

50 

23 

110 

56 

40

24 

21 

16 

12 

10

7.0 

"6.8 

6.1 

5.7 

5.3

Runoff in 

inobes

27 (12:30 p.m.) 910 sec. -ft.; Mar. 22 (l p.m.) 690 aec.- 

6 a.m.) 1,210 sec. -ft.; July 35 (8 p.m.) 750 sec. -ft.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or computed on basis of weather records and recorded range in stage.
422 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La.

Location.- Water-stage 'recorder, lat. 30°32'48", long. 91°45'04", In sec. 7, T. 6 S., R. 

Y K. Louisiana meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 190, half a mile north of town of 

Krotz Springs, 0.6 mile upstream from New Orleans, Texas & Mexico Railway bridge, 

10 miles upstream from Bayou Courtableau, and 42 miles downstream from confluence of 

Red River and Old River (head of Atchafalaya River). Datum of gage is at mean Gulf 

level, datum of Corps of Engineers, and 0.03 foot below mean sea level, datum of 1929, 

supplementary adjustment of 1941 .(levels by Corps of Engineers).

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1949. Gage-height records collected since 

1932 at railroad bridge 0.6 mile downstream are contained in reports of Mississippi 

River Commission; records prior to that date on file in office of Missouri Pacific . Railroad Co.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 158,800 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 487,-000 second-feet Mar. 5 (gage height, 34.0 

reet in gage well, 35.3 feet on outside gage); minimum, 38,200 second-feet Oct. 18 

(gage height, 5.9 feet).

1934-49: Maximum discharge, 575,000 second-feet Apr. 29 to May 2, 1945 (gage height, 

37.5 feet In^gage well, 39.1 feet on outside gage, Apr. 29); maximum gage height recorded, 37.80 feet in gage well Feb. 28,' 1937; minimum discharge, 17,400 second-feet 

Nov. 4, 1939; minimum gage height, 2.28 feet Nov. 5, 1939.

From information by Louisiana State Department of Highways, the flood of May 1927 

reached a stage 0.2 foot lower than that of April and May 1945.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow is from entire Red River Basin except for natural diversion through Old River either from or into Mississippi River. The gage heights 

tabulated below indicate elevations in the gage well. Due to draw-down around the pier 

in which the well is located, the water surface in the well is sometimes lower than 

that near the middle of the river. There is practically no difference below a gage 

height of 8.0 feet while at 26.0 feet it is 0.5 foot lower in the well and at 37.0 feet it is 1.5 feet lower.

Qage height at 8 a.m., In feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

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.

7.0

7.1

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.1

7.0

6.7

6.4

6.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.2

6.1

6.1

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.4

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.8

Nov.

6.8

6.8

6.8 6.9

6.9

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.9

7.1

7.7

8.6

9.7

10.8

11.5

12.2

12.6

13.4

14.6

15.0

15.0

15.0

15.0

15.0

15.3

16.5

18.1

19.2

19.4

-

Dec.

18.9

18.6

18.4

18.5

18.6

19.0

19.4

19.9

20.3

20.7

21.0

21.4

21.6

21.7

21.6

21.6

21.3

20.8

20.3

19.8

19.4

19.2

19.3

19.7

20. S

21.4

22.2

22.8

23.3

23.5

23.7

Jan.

23.8

24.0

24.2

24.7

25.0

25.4

25.2

25.0

24.8

24.6

24.6

24.9

25.2

25. S

26.2

26.6

27.2

27.6

27.8

28.0

28.2

28.6

28.9

29.1.

29.3

29.4

29.5

29.7

30.0

30.4

30.6

Feb.

30.9

31.2

31.4

31.7

31.8

32.1

32.3

32.4

32.7

32.9

33.0

33.1

33.1

33.2

33.3

33.4

33.5

33.5

33.6

33.7

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.7

_

-

Mar.

33.7

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.9

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.8

33.7

33.6

33.6

33.5

33.5

33.3

33.2

33.0

32.7

32.6

32.4

32.2

32.2

32.0

31.8

31.6

31.5

31.5

31.6

31.6

31.6

31.7

Apr.

31.8

31.9

31.8

31.9

31.9

32.0

32.0

32.1

32.1

32.2

32.3

32.3

32.4

32.4

32.3

32.3

32.2

32.1

32.0

31.8

31.6

31.4

31.3

31.0

30.6

30.3

30.0

29.8

29.6

29.2

-

May

28.9

28.8

28.3

S7.8

27.4

27.0

27.0

2T.O

27.1

27.1

27.0

26.8

26.6

26.3

26.0

25.6

25.3

24.8

24.4

23.9

23.4

22.7

22.1

21.8

21.9

22.4

22.8

23.0

23.2

23.2

23.2

June

23.3

23.4

23.6

23.6

23.5

23.3

23.1

22.8

22.5

22.2

21.9

21.5

21.3

21.2

21.4

21.7

21.8

22.0

22.5

22.8

23.0

25.1

23.4

23.8

24.4

24.6

24.8

24.7

24.5

24.1

-

July

23.7

23.1

22.5

22.0

21.7

21.4

21.3

21.2

21.0

20.6

20.1

19.6

19.0

18.4

17.9

17.2

17.1

17.0

17.3

17.7

18-. 1

18.5

18.9

19.3

19.6

19.9

20.0

20.1

20.1

20.0

19.8

Aug.

19.6

19.3

18.8

18.3

17.6

16.9

16.0

15.2

14.6

14.1

13.7

13.4

13.1

12.8

12.6

12.4

12.0

11.6

11.3

11.1

11.1

11.3

11.5

11.8

12.0

12.2

12.3

12.-2

12.1

12.0

11.9

Sept.

11.7

11.3

10.9

10.5

10.4

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.2

10.0

10.0

10.0

9.9

9.8

9.6

9.3

9.0

9.0

- 9.0

9.4

9.9

10.8

11.6

12.2

12.7

13.0

13.0

12.8

12.5

12.1

-
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 423

Discharge, In second-feet, of Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs, La., 

water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

SO 

31

Oct.

49,500 

49,500 

49,500 

48,800 

48,000

46,500 

46,500 

43,500 

42,000 

42,000

42,800 

42,800 

42,000 

41,200 

40,500

39,800 

39,800 

39,000 

39,000 

40,500

42,000 

42,000 

41,200 

41,200 

41 , 200

42,000 

44,200 

45,000 

45,000 

45,000 

45,000

Nov.

45,000 

45,000 

45,000 

45,000 

46,500

45,800 

45,000 

45,000 

45,000 

45,800

48,000 

52,500 

60,100 

68,400 

75,400

82,400 

87,100 

90,300 

97,700 

107,000

110,000 

110,000 

110,000 

110,000 

110,000

114,000 

126,000 

142,000 

154,000 

154,000

Dec.

148,000 

145,000 

143,000 

144,000 

147,000

150,000 

156,000 

162,000 

167,000 

172,000

176,000 

181,000 

183,000 

185,000 

183,000

182,000 

178,000 

171,000 

165,000 

158,000

155,000 

152,000 

155,000 

160,000 

171,000

183 J 000 

194,000 

202,000 

209,000 

213,000 

215,000

Month

Goto 

Move

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Apri 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Jan.

218,000 

220,000 

225,000 

234,000 

240,000

246,000 

242,000 

238,000 

234,000 

231,000

233,000 

238,000 

246,000 

 253,000 

261,000

270,000 

282,000 

291,000 

296,000 

300,000

307,000 

314,000 

324,000 

327,000 

332,000

334,000 

337,000 

345,000 

353,000 

362,000 

370,000

Feb.

379,000 

385,000 

395,000 

401,000 

408,000

414,000 

422,000 

428,000 

436,000 

439,000

446,000 

450,000 

454,000 

458,000 

458,000

462,000 

466,000 

466,000 

471,000 

475,000

475,000 

479,000 

479,000 

479,000 

479,000

479,000 

475,000 

475,000

lendar year 1948 

ax*y

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

479,000 

479,000 

479,000 

479,000 

483,000

479,000 

479,000 

479,000 

479,000 

479,000

471,000 

471,000 

466,000 

462,000 

458,000

454,000 

446,000 

436,000 

428,000 

425,000

422,000 

418,000 

418,000 

405,000 

398,000

395,000 

398,000 

398,000 

398,000 

398,000 

401,000

Apr.

405,000 

405,000 

405,000 

408,000 

408,000

411,000 

414,000 

414,000 

418,000 

418,000

422,000 

422,000 

425,000 

425,000 

422,000

422,000 

418,000 

414,000 

411,000 

405,000

398,000 

392,000 

385,000 

376,000 

367,000

359,000 

350,000 

342,000 

334,000 

329,000

Secondfoot-dayB

1,347,000 

2,462,000 

5,304,000

65,999,800

8,703,000 

12,533,000 

13,760,000 

11,924,000 

7,615,000 

6,147,000 

4,983,000 

3,085,700 

2,241,800

80,105,500

May

322, OOC 

317,OOC 

307,000 

293,000 

285,000

278,000 

278,000 

278,000 

280,000 

278,000

278,000 

274,000 

268,000 

261,000 

255,000

249,000 

242,000 

234,000 

225,000 

217,000

209,000 

198,000 

190,000 

186,000 

189,000

195,000 

202,000 

206,000 

207,000 

207,000 

207,000

Maximum

49,500 

154,000 

215,000

416,000

370,000 

479,000 

483,000 

425,000 

322,000 

234,000 

214,000 

156,000 

92,700

483,000

June

209,000 

210,000 

214,000 

214,000 

212,000

209,000 

204,000 

201,000 

196,000 

192,000

186,000 

182,000 

179,000 

178,000 

181,000

185,000 

186,000 

190,000 

198,000 

202,000

204,000 

207 ,000 

212,000 

220,000 

227,000

233,000 

234,000 

233,000 

227,000 

222,000

Minimum

July

214,000 

204,000 

195,000 

189,000 

183,000

181,000 

179,000 

178,000 

174,000 

170,000

162,000 

156,000 

149,000 

142,000 

135,000

130,000 

128,000 

129,000 

132,000 

135,000

141,000 

145,000 

150,000 

154,000 

158,000

161,000 

163,000 

163,000 

163,000 

162,000 

158,000

39,000 

45,000 

143,000

39,000

218,000 

379,000 

395,000 

329,000 

186,000 

178,000 

128,000 

77,700 

61,600

39,000

Aug.

156,000 

152,000 

148,000 

141,000 

133,000

126,000 

117,000 

110,000 

105,000 

101,000

98,500 

96,000 

92,700 

91,100 

89,500

87,100 

84,700 

81,600 

78,500 

77,700

77,700 

79,200 

81', 600 

83,100 

84,700

86,300 

87,100 

86,300 

85,500 

84,700 

83,100

Mean

43,450 

82,070 

171,100

180,300

280,700 

447,600 

443,900 

397,500 

245,600 

204,900 

160,700 

99,540 

74,730

219,500

Sept.

81,600 

79,200 

75,400 

73,000 

71,500

70,700 

70,700 

70,700 

70,000 

69,200

69,200 

69,200 

68,400 

67,700 

65,400

63,100 

61,600 

61,600 

62,400 

64,600

70,000 

76,100 

82,400 

87,100 

90,300-

92,700 

92,700 

91,100 

88,700 

85,500

Runoff in

acre-feet

2,672,000 

4,883,000 

10,520,000

130,900,000

17,260,000 

24,860,000 

27,290,000 

23,650,000 

15,100,000 

12,190,000 

9,884,000 

6,120,000 

4,447,000

158,900,000

949154 0-51-28
424 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°37'05", long. 92 e03'20", in lot 81, T. 5 S., R. 4 

a. iiouisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 5, at Washington, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, It miles upstream from Bayou Carron, 

3} miles downstream from confluence of Bayou Cocodrie and Bayou Boeuf, and 6 miles 

north of Opelousas. Datum of gage is at mean sea lerel (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench 

mark). Auxiliary water stage recorder s£ miles upstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 

0.42 foot above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Prior to Feb. 28, 

1949, auxiliary gage was staff gage at site 800 feet upstream at same datum.

Records available.- July 1946 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,520 second-feet Apr. 28; maximum gage height, 

jjy.Bb feet Apr. 29; minimum daily discharge, 110 second-feet Oct. 29-31; minimum gage 

height, 12.07 feet Oct. 9, 10.

1946-49: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 28, 1949; maximum gage height, that of 

Apr. 29, 1949; minimum discharge, 80 second-feet Aug. 3-6, 1948; minimum gage height, 

11.79 feet Sept. 8, 1948.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 2SO second-feet and those for periods of no gageneignt record, which are poor. Auxiliary staff gage read twice daily. Discharge computed by using fall as determined by auxiliary gage as a factor.

Revisions (water years).- W 1117: 1947.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

e

7

e

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

e!40 

e!40 

e!40 

e!40 

elSO

elSO 

e!30 

el30 

e!30 

elSO

 200 

e240 

e260 

261 

259

246

230 

234 

234 

241

214 

166 

e!40 

elSO 

e!30

e!20 

el20 

e!20 

ellO 

ellO 

ellO

Nov.

e!20 

el 10 

elSO 

6120 

e!20

e!20 

e!20 

elSO 

e!40 

e!60

elSO

6200 

 210 

222 

236

235 

266 

316 

736 

945

1,310 

1,430 

1,490 

1,440 

1,350

1,310 

1,600 

2,020 

2,430 

2,650

Dec.

3,090 

3,200 

3,230 

3,170 

3,070

2,990 

2,910 

2,630 

2,710 

2,580

2,470 

2,380 

2,210 

2,090 

1,990

2,240 

2,360 

2,510 

2,770 

2,780

2,760 

2,690 

2,600 

2,470 

2,340

2,230 

- 2,130 

1,940 

1,940 

1,970 

1,860

Month

Goto 

Move

Dace

ca

Janu 

Febr 

Hare 

Aprl 

Mav

June 

July 

Augu

Sept

wa

Jan.

1,830 

1,720 

1,620 

1,620 

1,840

1,990 

2,100 

2,110 

2,040 

1,690

1,790 

1,620 

1,470 

1,350 

1,280

1,210 

2,060 

2,310 

2,740 

2,940

3,010 

2,910 

2,660 

2,790 

2,700

2,630 

2,470 

2,370 

2,220 

2,090 

1,980

Feb.

1,860 

1,640 

1,860 

1,920 

2,050

2,160 

2,120 

2,120 

2,380 

2,530

2,600 

2,940 

2,970 

2,650 

2,690

2,590 

2,460 

2,460 

2,420 

2,460

2,600 

2,600 

2,520 

2,370 

2,220

2,160 

2,040 

1,910

ber t 4 .,.,.. ,

lendar year 194E

ter year 1946-49 .......................

Mar.

1,740 

1,560 

1,380 

1,260 

1,190

1,140 

1,080 

1,040 

1,020 

1,020

960 

959 

919 

1,060 

1,410

1,370 

1,280 

1,110 

1,020 

918

1,070 

2,040 

2,870 

3,150 

3,370

3,320 

3,230 

3,120 

3,060 

3,090 

3,200

Apr.

3,250 

3,290 

3,300 

3,310 

3,260

3,200 

3,130 

3,000 

2,910 

2,870

2,960 

3,120 

3,300 

3,360 

3,400

3,300 

3,200 

3,070 

2,940 

2,610

2,710 

2,640 

3,350 

3,630 

4,130

4,260 

4,360 

4,420 

4,370 

4,420

Secondfoot -days

6,237 

22,086 

78,570

323,664

66,560 

66,140 

54,796 

101,690 

75,779 

16,287 

19,123 

15,404 

5,256

525,910

Hay

4,460 

4,400 

4,320 

4,240 

4,130

4,010 

3,670 

3,730 

3,560 

3,400

3,280 

3,090- 

2,690 

2,710 

2,460

2,260 

2,060 

1,860 

1,630 

1,460

1,350 

1,220 

1,170 

1,110 

1,050

1,000 

968 

949 

1,060 

1,090 

932

Maximum

261 

2,850

3,230

3,420

3,010 

2,970 

3,370 

4,420 

4,460 

879 

1,150 

733 

270

4,460

June

879

600 

767 

707 

873

615 

625 

590 

562 

595

656 

60S 

552 

504 

524

533

asoo

a480 

8440 

a420

a400

aseo 

a400 

a420 

a460

asoo 

a480 

a440 

a400 

a360

Minimum

July

a340 

a320 

a300 

a320 

a320

a320 

a300 

aSOO 

a260

a280

asoo 

329 

346

393 

460

710 

1,160 

1,060 

904 

806

706 

687 

1,080 

1,060 

1,030

1,000 

1,060 

923 

601 

716 

644

110 

120 

1,660

60

1,210 

1,640 

918 

2,710 

932 

360 

260 

254 

143

110

Aug.

618 

596 

556 

539 

540

547 

546 

637 

529 

525

486

446 

431

371 

363

562 

781 

733 

657 

565

631 

524 

506 

SOS 

481

430 

371 

317 

311 

297 

254

Mean

169 

736 

2,558

864

2,116 

2,362 

1,786 

3,390 

2,444 

641 

617 

497 

17S

1,4*1

Sept.

270 

25-7 

199 

197 

166

160 

173 

163 

160 

152

151

163 

183 

159 

155

159 

159 

184 

214 

226

166 

182 

168 

164 

155

155 

155 

151 

147 

143

Runoff in

aore-fe*t

10,390 

48,770 

155,600

642,000

130,100 

181,200 

106,700 

201,700 

150,300 

32,270 

37,930 

SO, 860 

10,430

1,048,000

a Ho gage-height record at base gage) discharge computed on basis of daily gage heights at 

auxiliary gage, recorded range in stage at base gage, weather records and records for Bayou Oooodrle 

near Olearwater.

e Auxiliary gage readings not representative of true fall in slope reaohj discharge computed on 

basis of t discharge measurements, weather reoords, and variations in stage at base gage.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 425

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23'50", long. 91°55'50", in lot 63, T. 7 S., R. 

t> fi. Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 356, at Arnaudville, 300 feet upstream from Bayou Fusilier. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetie 

Survey bench mark). Auxiliary wire-weight gage 3.7 miles upstream. Datum of gage is 

at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Records available.- April to September 1949.

Extremes - Maximum discharge during period, 1,640 second-feet May 5; maximum gage height, 

ib.b reet Apr. 24, from graph based on gage readings; minimum discharge, 206 second-feet 

Sept. 30 (gage height, 9.61).

A discharge of 154 second-fe-it was measured July 5, 1948 (gage height, 8.61 feet),

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge computed by using fall as determined from twice-daily 

reaaings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Bayou Teche heads in Bayou Courtabieau 

at Port Barrie. At low flow, all of the discharge of the Courtableau-West Preteetion 

Levee borrow pit channel basin goes through Teche, but at higher',stages some flow 

passes over the Courtableau wiers and continues down the borrow pit channel.

Cooperation.- Base gage-height record furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1946 to September If 49

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

IS

16 

17 

16 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

t242

Nov.

t257

Dec.

t979

Jan.

tl,020

Feb.

tl,160

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Deee

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Th

Lendar year

h. ......--------------------------------

1 18-30,

Mar.

tl.010

Apr.

1,240 

1,210 

1,250

1,260 

1,560 

1,520 

1,450 

1,440

1,410 

1,450 

1,460 

1,590 

1,580

Secondfoot-days

16,440 

38,630 

29,005 

23,616 

25,910 

9,071

-

May

1,460 

1,460 

1,530 

1,570 

1,610

1,540 

1,460 

1,410 

1,320 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,240 

1,190 

1,200

1,180 

1,190 

1,170 

1,160 

1,120

1,140 

1,120 

1,130 

1,090 

1,120

1,110 

1,090 

1,090 

1,160 

1,060 

1,090

Maximum

1,590 

1,610 

1,090 

965 

1,020 

470

-

Jun*

1,090 

1,070 

1,070 

1,OSO 

1,050

1,030 

994 

947 

665 

930

951 

1,010 

941 

956 

1,010

1,040 

1,060 

1,026 

1,020 

957

911 

850 

829 

664 

929

966 

932 

922 

887 

652

July

809 

766 

851 

758 

740

697 

871 

627 

S78 

535

540 

611 

710 

965 

805

762 

600 

722 

710 

685

742 

886 

909 

728 

772

855 

846 

862 

868 

902 

908

Minimum

1,210 

1,060 

629 

535 

535 

213

-

Aug.

91S 

91S 

900 

896 

915

896 

924 

896 

886 

869

671 

336 

775 

723 

701

673 

802 

1,020 

9S6 

967

938 

911 

626

860 

870

8S4

783 

705 

671 

631 

535

Mean

1,416 

1,253 

967 

762 

836 

302

-

Sept.

470 

428 

400 

341 

317

287 

265 

2S6 

279 

282

307 

286 

282 

298 

282

262 

285

307 

340 

357

357 

340 

316 

296 

271

2S2 

239 

232 

224 

213

Runoff In

acre-Met

36,580 

77,020 

5.7,530 

46,840 

51,390 

17,990

267,400

t Result of discharge measurements.

Note.- Discharge computed from graph based on twice-daily wire-weight gage readings Apr. 

May 10.
426 MISSISSIPPI RIVES DELTA 

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°00'00", long. 92°22'46", in NW£SW£ sec. 4, T. 

r~S~T~R. 1 E. Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 26, seven-eighths of a 

mile downstream from Chicage, Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 1? miles east of 

Clearwater, 4 miles south of Meeker, and 5 miles downstream from Hurricane Creek. 

Datum of gage Is 40.00 feet above mean Gulf Level (datum of Corps of Engineers). 

Auxiliary staff gage 6.6 miles downstream. Datum of auxiliary gage is 35.10 feet 

above mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Drainage area.- 227 square miles.

Records available.- May 1922 to January 1925 (at present site, published as Bayou 

uocoarie near Meeker) and October 1937 to September 1949.

Average discharge.- 14 years (1922-24, 1937-49), 454 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 3,070 second-feet (gage height, 20.88 feet) 

Apr. 24; minimum, 60 second-feet Oct. 9, Oct. 25 to Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 

4.90 feet Nov. 1.

1922-25, 1937-49: Maximum gage height observed, 21,50 feet Apr. 9, 1938, present 

datum (discharge not determined); reverse flow Nov. 13-15, 1922, probably caused 

by heavy rains in basin "^elow station; minimum discharge unaffected by backwater, 

55 second-feet Oct. 7 to Nov. 19, 1924.

Remarks.- Records good below 400 second-feet and fair above. 

Revisions (water years).- W 897: 1938(M).

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

64

64

64

64

62

62

62

62

60

62

64

66

66

66

64

64

64

62

a 62

a62

a62

a 62

a 62

a62

a60

a60

a60

a60

aSO

a60

a60

Nov.

a 62

62

64

64

72

78

80

82

84

86

86

86

88

92

99

126

171

263

519

654

706

760

793

782

771

793

a 900

al,200

al,400

al,500

-

Dec.

1,540

1,480

1,450

1,390

1,350

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,150

1,120

1,080

1,050

1,020

996

kl,060

1,200

1,230

1,230

1,200

1,160

1,130

1,100

1,080

1,050

1,020

. 1,010

983

983

996

983

Jan.

971

947

959

996

1,020

1,020

1,010

383

959

935

911

-887

863

839

816

816

k859

1,010

1,060

1,050

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,020

996

971

959

947

923

 Month

October .......................

November .......................

December ......................

Calendar year 1948 .........

January .......................

February ......................

March .........................

April .........................

May

June ..........................

July ..........................

August ........................

September .....................

Water year 1948-49 ..........

Feb.

899

899

899

911

923

923

911

899

899

923

935

935

923

899

875

863

839

k798

k817

887

899

887

863

851

863

875

875

863

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

1,934

12,523

36,051

146,619

29,987

24,833

24,386

48,100

33,155

11,760

10,074

8 71 ft t J-LO

2,918

244,439

Mar.

839

827

805

782

760

738

717

696

685

664

643

622

612

601

601

612

601

591

581

560

586

k673

k873

899

887

875

996

1,120

1,210

1,280

1,450

Maximum

66

1,500

1,540

1,540

1,060

935

1,450

1^740

633

519

428

118

2,980

Apr.

1,560

1,560

1,520

1,470

1,430

1,390

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,410

1,490

1,490

1,430

1,390

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,210

1,180

kl,200

kl,620

2,540

2,980

2,470

2,130

1,970

1,930

1,850

1,820

May

l;,74o

1,680-

1,590

1,520

1,450

1,410

1,350

1,320

1,260

1,230

1,180

1,150

1,100

1,080

1,030

1,010

983

947

923

899

875

851

816

793

771

749

728

706

685

675

654

Minimum

60

62

aoo

60

816

798

560

1,180

654

208

126

126

80

60

June

633

612

591

570

550

529

499

489

468

458

438

428

418

407

397

387

367

347

321

309

273

247

273

273

273

255

255

247

231

208

-

Mean

62.4

417

1,163

401

967

787

1,603

1,070

392

325

281

97.3

670

July

179

165

152

146

146

143

137

129

126

129

126

134

168

255

357

438

468

478

468

468

468

458

458

478

509

51S

509

489

478

458

438

Per 

square 

mile

0.275

1.84

5.12

1.77

4.26

3. 91 3)47

7.06

4.71

1.73

1.43

1.24

.429

2.95

Aug.

428

4

^

;

107

S87

77

357

2

2

;

47

37

>18

>09

282

273

I

Z

I

55

39

23

200

208

I

;

2

47

28

67

367

357

2

;

;

28

00

73

239

208

1

1

1

1

86

62

49

34

126

Sept.

118

116

113

113

113

110

108

104

104

102

99

99

99

97

97

95

92

95

92

92

90

90

90

88

86

86

84

84

82

80

Runoff

Inches

0.32

2.05

5.91

24.04

4.91

4,07

4.00

7 88

5. 43

1 93

i!es

"1.43

.48

40.06

Ac re- feet

3,840

24,840

71,510

290,800

59,480

49,260

48,370

95,400

65,760

23 330

19, 980

17,290

5,790

484,800

a Mo gage-height record at base gage; discharge computed on basis of weather records, recorded 

range in stage, and reeorda for Bayou Courtableau at Washington.

k Computed by using fall as determined by twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 427

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel near Plaucheville, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°S7'10", long. 91°54'55", in SWjSE^- sec. 24, T 

1 s., K 5 E. Louisiana meridian, at bridge on State Highway 300, 50 feet downstream 

from Bayou Choupique and 4.1 miles east of Plaucheville. Datum of gage is 18.54 feet 

above mean Gulf level (Corps of Engineers bench mark). Prior to Sept. 12, 1949, 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum. Auxiliary gage is wire-weight gage at station 

on Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, 6 miles upstream.

Records available.- October 1944 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,090 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 18.40 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 18 second-feet Oct. 8-10, 19, Oct. 27 

to Nov. 1; minimum gage height, 2.60 feet Sept. 9, 29, 30.

1944-49: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 22, 1949; minimum, 18 second-feet Aug. 29 

to Sept. 7, Oct. 8-10, 19, Oct. 27 to Nov. 1, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Discharge above about 800 

second-feet computed by using fall as determined from twice-daily readings of auxiliary 

wire-weight gage as a factor. Flow at this site is principally from Bayou des C-laises 

diversion channel (see following page).

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Goto 

Move 

Deoe

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

May

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

Oct.

23 

22 

21 

21 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

18

22 

23 

24 

24

22

21 

20 

19 

18 

19

19 

20 

21 

22 

20

19 

18 

18 

19 

19 

18

Nov.

18 

20 

22 

24 

27

24 

20 

100 

159 

184

153 

106 

100 

89 

63

126 

197 

577 

1,540 

1,330

1,170 

1,220 

1,260 

1,280 

1,310

1,360 

1,430 

2,590 

2,940 

2,300

Dec.

2,230 

2,200 

2,150 

2,100 

2,060

2,000 

1,950 

1,860 

1,810 

1,720

1,660 

1,620 

1,570 

1,550 

1,510

1,720 

1,780 

1,830 

1,770 

1,740

1,680 

1,590 

1,540 

1,490 

1,430

1,340 

1,280 

1,240 

1,180 

1,160 

1,120

Month

Jan.

1,030 

1,070 

1,100 

1,140 

1,540

1,570 

1,500 

1,440 

1,380 

1,320

1,240 

1,120 

1,04O 

946 

967

968 

2,060 

2,000 

1,910 

1,860

1,820 

1,850 

1,^50 

1,850 

1,820

1,800 

1,710 

1,640 

1,560 

1,470 

1,450

Feb.

1,460 

1,500 

1,490 

1,480 

1,440

1,420 

1,400 

1,390 

1,820 

2,270

2,100 

1,760 

1,680 

1,500 

1,460

1,440 

1,390 

1,370 

1,670 

1,710

1,540 

1,390 

1,290 

1,220 

1,620

1,610 

1,540 

1,480

lendar year 1948

Mar.

1,410 

1,330 

1,270 

1,220 

1,160

1,100 

1,030 

1,000 

995 

947

920 

917 

888 

890 

963

948 

909 

862 

834 

790

1,270 

2,190 

1,820 

1,530 

1,420

1,330 

1,590 

1,940 

2,060 

2,290 

2,370

Apr.

2,230 

2,180 

2,170 

2,160 

2,130

2,120 

2,060 

2,010 

1,980 

2,070

2,380 

2,250 

2,130 

2,010 

1,940

1,880 

1,800 

1,720 

1,600 

1,550

1,610 

3,070 

3,920 

3,220 

2,860

3,410 

3,010 

2,900 

2.66O 

2,350

Secondfoot-days

624 

21,739 

51,880

198,552

46,071 

43,440 

40,193 

69,380 

30,307 

2,693 

5,419 

4,270 

979

316,995

Hay

2,150 

2,030 

1,910 

1,800 

1,720

1,640 

1,560 

1,47O 

1,390 

1,320

1,250 

1,180 

1,090 

1,020 

935

884 

804 

730 

701 

643

d600 

d550 

d500 

d460 

d400

d340 

d300 

d280 

d240 

d220 

d!90

Maximum

24 

2,940 

2,230

2,940

2,060 

2,270 

2,370 

3,920 

2,150 

156 

430 

274 

41

3,920

June

156 

132 

d!20 

dllO 

dllO

87 

d80 

d70 

62 

62

67 

72 

77 

87 

92

98 

98 

98 

98

92

87 

82 

77 

77 

77

82 

87 

87 

87 

82

Minimum

July

18 

18 

1,120

18

946 

1,220 

79O 

1,550 

190 

62 

50 

44 

30

18

77 

72 

67 

67 

62

62 

62 

53 

58 

58

58 

54 

50 

123 

218

259 

290 

307 

307 

259

218 

180 

168 

150 

156

205 

325 

430 

430 

344 

245

Aug.

168 

144 

132 

126

192

259 

274 

259 

218 

168

126 

109 

104 

92 

82

77 

120 

180 

245 

231

192 

156 

120 

92 

77

67 

62 

58 

50 

46 

44

Mean

20.1 

725 

1,674

542

1,486 

1,551 

1,297 

2,313 

978 

89.8 

175 

138 

32.6

868

Sept.

41 

40 

37 

34 

33

32 

30 

30 

30 

31

32 

33 

33 

33 

33

32 

33 

33 

33 32 *

32 

32 

33 

33 

32

31 

31 

30 

30 

3O

Runoff in 

acre-feet

1,240 

43,120 

102,900

393,800

91,380 

86,160 

79,720 

137,600 

60,110 

5,340 

10,750 

8,470 

1,940

628,700

d Doubtful gage-height record; 

slon channel at Moreauville.

discharge computed on basis of records for Bayou des Olalses diver-
428 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou des Glaises diversion channel at Moreauville, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°01'59", long. 91°58'47", in NE£ sec. 29, T. IN., R.

 5 E.", at bridge on State Highway 30 at Moreauville, 150 feet downstream from point of 

diversion from Bayou des Glaises. Datum of gage is 28.30 feet above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1941 (levels by Louisiana Department of 

Public Works).

Records available.- July 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,680 second-feet Apr. 23 igage height, 13.3 

reet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 14 second-feet Oct. 20; minimum gage 

height, 3.89 feet Sept. 30.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 23, 1949; minimum observed, 11 second-feet 

July 13, 1944; minimum gage height, that of Sept. 30, 1949.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 40 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice

 Sally. Diversion Channel carries natural flow of Bayou des Glaises except when operation of floodgates, 12 miles downstream from point of diversion regulates flow into 

or out of bayou depending on stage in Red River and Old River overflow area. Channel 

discharges into West Protection Levee borrow pit channel 6 miles downstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

 18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28

29 

30 

31

Oct.

18 

17 

17 

17 

16

16 

16 

15 

15 

15

20 

20 

18 

18 

17

17 

16 

15 

15 

14

17 

18 

17 

17 

16

17 

17 

17 

17 

16 

16

Nov.

16 

19 

19 

20 

20

22 

61 

123 

107 

97

84 

73 

63 

56 

51

87 

312 

478 

1,010 

1,010

1,010 

1,080 

1,200 

1,240 

1,200

1,270 

1,460 

1,810 

2,340 

2,070

Dec.

2,020 

2,020 

2.O2O 

1,980 

1,930

1,890 

1,850 

1,770 

1,730 

1,650

1,610 

1,540 

1,460 

1,38O 

1,340

1,500 

1,570 

1,690 

1,570 

1,540

1,500 

1,460 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

1,240 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,040

Jan.

1,010 

97O 

970 

1,010 

1,160

1,240 

1,240 

1,200 

1,160 

1,160

1.O8O 

1,010 

935 

900 

825

1,160 

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,460

1,460 

1,650 

1,650 

1,730 

1,730

1,690 

1,610 

1,540 

1,460 

1,380 

1,310

Feb.

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,270 

1,310

1,310 

1,310 

1,270 

1,270 

1,690

1,610 

1,500 

1,420 

1,420 

1,340

1,270 

1,200 

1,160 

1,200 

1,240

1,270 

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,340

1,380 

1,380 

1,340

Month

Octo 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Febr 

Marc 

Aprl 

May.

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Wa

lendar year 1948 .......................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

1,310 

1,270 

1,240 

1,2OO 

1,120

1,080 

1,010 

970 

935 

825

825 

755 

72O 

720 

790

825 

860 

825 

790 

970

1,240 

1,460 

1,310 

1,270 

1,310

1,270 

1,420 

1,540 

1,650 

1,890 

1,980

Apr.

1,980 

2,020 

2,070 

2,070 

2,070

2,070 

2,020 

1,930 

1,890 

2,020

2,110 

2,070 

1,980 

1,930 

1,850

1,810 

1,,730 

1,650 

1,570 

1,500

1,460 

2,820 

3,430 

2,890 

2,650

2,980 

2,700 

2,740 

2,460 

2,320

Secondfoot-days

517 

18,408 

48,000

177,036

40,000 

37,000 

35,380 

64,790 

30,913 

2,570 

5,135 

3,714 

811

287,237

May

2,220 

2,130 

1,990 

1,900 

1,800

1,710 

1,620 

1,520 

1,440 

1,350

1,300 

1,220 

1,140 

1,050 

970

890 

810 

730 

695 

625

59O 

520 

490 

430 

355

312 

272 

260 

213 

191 

170

Maximum

20 

2., 340 

2,020

2,340

1,730 

1,690 

1,980 

3,430 

2,220 

140 

340 

248 

30

3,430

June

140 

122 

114 

114 

98

84 

75 

65 

57 

60

68 

75 

82 

89 

98

98 

95 

86 

80 

74

70 

66 

62 

65 

62

80 

106 

114 

92 

79

July

7O 

66 

62 

60 

59

58 

57 

56 

55 

54

52 

49 

52 

131 

285

312 

326 

312 

272 

213

180 

150 

131 

140 

312

340 

340 

298 

260 

213 

170

Minimum

14 

16 

1,040

14

825 

1,160 

720 

1,460 

170 

57 

49 

30 

23

-14

Aug.

160 

140 

122 

114 

202

248 

236 

191 

150 

131

106 

94 

79 

70 

62

58 

75 

202 

236 

224

202 

150 

114 

80 

57

46 

38 

34 

31 

31 

3O

Mean

16.7 

614 

1,548

484

1,290 

1,321 

1,141 

2,160 

997 

85.7 

166 

120 

27.0

787

Sept.

28 

27 

26 

26 

25

24 

24 

24 

23 

25

28 

30 

30 

30 

30

30 

30 

30 

30 

29

29 

28 

28 

28 

27

26 

25 

24 

24 

23

Runoff In 

acre -feet

1,030 

36,510 

95,210

351,200

79,34O 

73,390 

70,180 

128,500 

61,320 

5,100 

10,190 

7,360 

1,610

569,700
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 429

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°07'10", long. 92°20'40", in NW£ sec. 26, T. 2 N., R.

 r~E77~at bridge on State Highway 457, 1.2 miles downstream from Indian Bayou and 3.7 

miles'northeast of Lecompte. Datum of gage is 42.96 feet above mean sea level 

(Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark). Auxiliary staff gage 1 mile upstream, at datum 

1.57 feet higher.

Records available.- August 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 second-feet Mar. 31 (gage height, 17.21 

reet); minimum, 6.2 second-feet Oct. 30-31; minimum gage height, 1.44 feet Oct. 10.

1942-49: Maximum discharge, 2,370 second-feet Mar. 18, 1945; maximum gage height, 

that of Mar. 31, 1949; minimum discharge, 0.1 second-foot July 25, 1947; minimum gage 

height, 0.98 foot June 21, 1948.

Remarks.- Records fair except those below 10 second-feet, which are poor. Gages read twice 

daily. Discharge above about 130 second-feet computed by using fall as determined by 

twice-daily readings of auxiliary staff gage as a factor. Flow, formerly entering 

Bayou Boeuf through Bayou Lamourie, is diverted by canal into Bayou du Lac and thence 

into Bayou des Glaises. Flow in Bayou Lamourie can be in either direction but is 

usually:fromBayou Boeuf to canal. Diversion throught Bayou Lamourie, depending on stage 

in Bayou Boeuf, may by controlled by changing elevations of a sill at town of Lamourie. 

Diversions above and below station for irrigation. Some natural diversion at extremely 

high stages through Bayou Wilson, 0.2 mile upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

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 

26 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8.4 

8.O 

.8 

.8 

.8

.5 

.0 

.2 

.6 

.6

.4 

.0 

.0 

.0 

.9

.9 

.4 

.0 

.7 

.7

.5 

.7 

.8 

.5 

.4

7.0 

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.2 

6.2

Nov.

6.7 

6.7 

7,0 

7.4 

53

123 

79 

45 

34 

29

26 

24 

22 

26 

26

562 

1,180 

771 

1,470 

1,090

933 

1,380 

1,020 

689 

441

861 

1,690 

1,780 

1,600 

1,230

Dec.

918 

784 

750 

691 

680

653 

611 

615 

584 

526

539 

530 

483 

457 

447

592 

606 

824 

812 

606

519 

483 

463 

457 

450

440 

 387 

365 

576 

600 

600

Jan.

360 

344 

1,140 

1,130 

793

449 

282 

375 

371 

351

323 

302 

291 

267 

253

518 

1,700 

1,330 

1,000 

779

674 

1,110 

863 

626 

500

469 

388 

427 

389 

354 

349

Feb.

382 

487 

824 

867 

781

597 

452 

391 

828 

1,280

901 

584 

490 

426 

391

374 

357 

366 

772 

621

49o 

463 

405 

564 

919

675 

592 

465

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Dece

Ca

Janu 

Pebr 

Marc 

Aprl

M»v

June 

July 

Augu 

Sept

Ha

lendar year 194 

ary

1. ......................................

ter year 1948-49 .......................

Mar.

378 

349 

328 

308 

285

270 

253 

244 

244 

301

252 

227 

297 

769 

670

416 

317 

262 

237

214

906 

1,820 

927 

679 

542

553 

1,850 

1,750 

1,650 

1,500 

2,010

Apr.

1,550 

624 

862 

780 

779

726 

656 

629 

613 

1,200

1,660 

932 

869 

725 

651

606 

581 

544 

544 

505

728 

1,300 

1,380 

785 

828

731 

669 

1,500 

1,290 

1,200

Secondfoot-days

224.5 

17,211.8 

18,048

86,192

18,507 

16,752 

20,808 

26,447 

10,673 

1,233 

4,742 

2,873 

45 Z

137,971.3

May

875 

685 

609 

577 

564

534 

529 

499 

470 

458

422 

403 

388 

361 

347

327 

307 

286 

274 

253

234 

217 

191 

163 

142

130 

109 

89 

82 

79 

69

Maximum

8.4 

1,780 

918

1,780

1,700 

1,280 

2,010 

1,660 

875 

95 

60O 

409 

18

2,010

June

52 

42 

34 

34 

28

24 

21 

19 

20 

19

38 

42 

42 

45 

42

47 

42 

40 

36 

38

36 

34 

29 

38 

89

95 

66 

54 

45 

42

July

42 

4O 

47 

42 

40

40 

36 

31 

26 

26

26 

26 

260 

400 

500

300 

200 

160 

130 

100

80 

70 

90 

600 

500

220 

180 

150 

130 

130 

120

Minimum

6.2 

6.7 

365

1.0

253 

357 

214 

505 

69 

19 

26 

15 

13

6.2

Aug.

110 

100 

95 

130 

100

110 

100 

95 

90 

88

86 

86 

79 

69 

62

85 

409 

294 

173 

134

92 

69 

50 

36 

27

19 

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

Mean

7.24 

574

582

235

597 

598 

671 

882 

344 

41.1 

153 

92.7 

15.1

378

Sept.

14 

14 

14 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

14 

14

16 

16 

15 

16 

16

15 

15 

15 

16 

16

16 

16 

15

15 

15

16 

17 

18 

16 

17

Runoff In 

acre-feet

445 

34,140 

35,800

171,000

36,710 

33,230 

41,270 

52,460 

21,170 

2,450 

9,410 

5,700 

897

273,700

Hote^-Hobasegage-helghtrecordJulylZto Aug. 11; discharge computed on basis of auxiliary gage 

record, weather records, and records for Bayou Cocodrle near clearwater. Discharge computed from 

gage height and rating for auxiliary gage Oct. 1 to Nov. 5.
430 MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30?25'40", long. 92°05'30", in lot 174, T. 7 S., R.

 4 E. Louisiana Meridian, at bridge on State Highway 5-D, three-quarters of a mile east 

of Shuteston, ij miles northwest of Sunset, and 2 miles upstream from Bayou Sylvaln 

and Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge. Datum of gage is 27.14 feet above mean sea 

level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public 

Works). Prior to Dec. 8, 1948, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 19.0 square miles.

Records available.- October 1942 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 985 second-feet Mar. 29 (gage height, 8.86 feet);

n° 1942-49: maMax&discharge, 2.840 second-feet Jan. 13, 1947 (gage height, 10 & feet, 

from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet,

irS aboveaiO second-feet and poor below. Staff gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, vater year 1948-49 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-18, Apr. 15-3O)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7 Dec. 8

1.1 0 1.7 2.7 4.0 34 7.0 250 1.2 0 

1.2 .1 1.8 3.7 5.0 53 7.5 380 1.3 .5 

1.3 .2 2.0 6.1 5.5 69 8.0 550 1.4 1.0 

1.4 .6 2.4 11 6.0 97 8.5 775 1.5 1.5 

1.5 1.1 3.0 19 6.5 157 9.0 1,100 nose. - 

Ing table

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1948 to September

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

8 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oot.

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0.3 

.6 

.3

.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0

O 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Nov.

0 

0 

0 

O 

O

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

O 

0 

0

.1

.5

1.0 

87 

30

42

141 

28 

8.0 

1.7

195 

200 

191 

58 

13

Dec.

4.8 

2.0 

.9 

.7 

.4

4.6 

302 

150 

24 

7.3

3.0 

1.5 

1.1 

.8 

.6

3.5 

42 

16 

7.3 

3.3

1.8 

1.1 

.7 

.6 

3.2

14 

6.2 

2.4 

37 

34 

9.4

Jan.

3.4 

1.6 

1.0 

5.5 

33

14 

5.1 

2.3 

1.2 

.8

.4

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

21 

513 

148 

56 

12

19 

135 

28 

8.7 

3.9

2.1 

1.9 

6.5 

5.3 

3.6 

6.2

Feb.

36 

92 

2O 

10 

15

11 

5.4 

215 

361 

44

10 

3.9 

2.2

1.4 

1.6

135 

51 

12 

119 

37

9.4 

4.1 

2.5 

11 

53

15 

7.3 

4.7

unnth SeoondMonth foot-days

Octo 

Hove 

Deot

Ca

Jami 

Fabi 

Bare

ft? 

June 

July 

Aupl 

Sept

Wa

ber .......................

Bber ......................

landar year 1948 

ftry .

1.4 

996.3 

686.2

....... . 7,958.5

1

h ......................... 3

1 ......................... 1

.......................... 1

....................... 2

enber .....................

,039.1 

,289.5 

,O22.0 

,746.2 

3*8.7 

,482.5 

,966.3 

729.9 

37.7

ter year 1948-49 .......... 14,305.8

Peak discharge (base. 700 sec. -ft.,).- Mar.

it.; July 16 15 p.m.j 95O sec. -ft.

Mar.

2.5 

1.6 

1.1 

.8 

.6

.5 

.3 

.2 

2.3 

12

7.1 

2.9 

23 

391 

138

17 

6.1 

3.1 l.e 1.1

246 

588 

75 

11 

4.6

2.4

23 

199 

293

725 

242

Maximum

.6 

20O 

302

890

513 

361 

725 

374 

204 

451 

802 

440 

12

802

Apr.

72 

374 

53 

11 

24

14 

5.1 

2.4 

1.3 

45

348 

53 

11 

3.8 

1.8

1.0 

.5 

.3

.2 

7.7

31 

296 

289 

36 

9.1

3.3

4.7 

34 

12

4.0

Hay

1.8 

1.0 

.7 

.5 

.3

.2 

.1

.1 

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0

o 

o

0 

0 

.8 

16

5.1 

1.5 

.5

50 

204 

26

June

8.4 

2,2 

.9 

.3 

.1

0 

0 

117 

353 

226 .

118 

451 

64 

22 

73

23 

7.1 

4.6 

7.5 

3.3

1.8 

.7 

.3 

.1

O

.2

.1 

.1 

0 

0

Minimum Mean

0 .05 

0 33.2 

.4 22.1

0 21.7

.1 33.5 

1.4 46.1 

.2 97.5 

.2 58.2 

0 9.96 

0 49.4 

0 95.7 

0 23.5 

0 1.26

0 39.2

to Sept. 30

1.6 2.2 

1.7 2.9 

1.8 3.8 

2.0 6.1

3ame as precedabove 2.0 feet.

1949

July

o 

o

7.3 

4.9 

4.1

2.7 

1.0 

.3 

.1 

.1

.1 

.1 

14 

43

329

802 

596 

149 

27 

24

20 

9.4 

14 

96 

275

409 

101 

22 

9.6 

3.9 

1.7

Per

square 

mile

0.0026 

1.75 

1.16

1.14

1.76 

2.43 

5.13 

3.»6 

.524 

2.60 

5.«4 

1.24 

. 66

2.06

Aug.

0.9 

1.3

:8.2

4.7 

.7 

2.0 

5.0 

2.6

1.3 

.8 

.4 

.2 

6.3

109

440 

117 

21 

8.8

3.4

1.2 

.5 

.2

.1

.1 

0 

0 

.6 

.5 

.2

Sept.

0.1

.1

0

o

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

2.4

7.0 

2.2 

2.6 

12

4.4 

1.3 

.6 

.4 

1.1

1.3 

1.2 

.8 

.3 

.1

0 

0 

0 

O 

0

Runoff

Inches

0.003 

1.95 

1.34

15.58

2.03 

2.52 

5.92 

3.42 

.60 

2.90 

5.81 

1.43 

.07

27.99

Ao re-feet

2.8 

1,980 

1,360

'15,790

2,«60 

2,560 

5,990 

3,46* 

612 

2,940 

5,880 

1,450 

75

28,370

22 (3 a.m.) 7.75 sec. -ft.; Bar. 29 (10:30 p.m.) 985 sec.
MISSISSIPPI RIVER DELTA 431

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La.

Location.- Wire-weight gage (corrected), lat. 30°22'35", long. 92°02'35n , in lot 71. T.

 8 a., H. 4 E. Louisiana meridian at bridge,on State Highway 5, Ij miles downstream 

from Texas & New Orleans Railroad bridge, 2-j miles southeast or Sunset, and 4f miles 

upstream from mouth. Datum of gage is 12.77 feet above mean sea level (Louisiana 

Geodetic Survey bench mark; levels by Louisiana Department of Public Works). Auxiliary 

wire-weight gage on Vennillion River 600 feet downstream from mouth of Bayou Carencro. 

Datum of auxiliary gage is at mean sea level (Louisiana Geodetic Survey bench mark).

Drainage area.- 37.1 square miles.

Records available.- October 1943 to September 1949.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Apr. 22 (gage height, 12.35 

I'eet, from graph based on gage readings); no flow on many days.

1943-49: Maximum discharge, 4,220 second-feet Mar 13, 1947 (gage height, 17.10 

feet); no flow on many days in each year,

Remarks.- Records fair above 10 second-feet and poor below. Qages read twice daily, 

juiscnarge on many days computed by using submergence as determined from twice daily 

readings of auxiliary gage as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1948 to September 1949

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Nov.

o 

o 

o 

o

0

o 

o

0 

0

o

0 

0

o 

o 

o

2.2 

17 

63 

375 

22

64 

291 

26 

3.3 

1.2

406 

328 

345 

38 

5.2

Dec.

3.6 

2.1 

1.0 

.9

.8

.8 

888 

8O7 

128 

7.0

16 

11 

3.2 

1.4 

1.0

12 

28 

7.2 

3.6 

1.8

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.5

1.0 

1.5 

1.2 

145 

28 

4.8

Jan.

1.8 

.8 

.6 

5.7 

417

36 

5.7 

2.4 

1.4 

.9

.7 

.4 

.3 

 3 

.2

61 

854 

272 

71 

13

61 

315 

75 

8.1 

4.6

2.7 

3.1 

10 

8.4 

8.1 

8.8

Month

Ooto 

Hove 

Deoe

Ca

Jami 

Febr 

Marc 

Apr! 

Hay 

June 

July 

Augu 

3ept

Wa

Bber ......................

lendar year 1948 

ary

ember .....................

ter year 1948-49. .........

Feb.

80 

80 

26 

17 

34

34 

11 

595 

506 

130

21 

20 

12 

12 

161

486 

55 

81 

295 

39

20 

13 

8.6 

4.7 

15

13 

28 

7.C

Secondfoot-days

0 

1,986.9 

2,108.9

14,712.7

2,250.0 

2.8O4.5 

6,057.3 

K.812.4 

1,103.9 

1,357.4 

3,437.6 

393.5 

103.5

24,415.9

Mar.

1.9 

1.8 

1.4 

1.3 

1.2

1.0 

.7 

.5 

2.6 

4.6

1.8 

1.0 

228 

880 

239

16 

9.8 

8.5 

4.4 

1.8

547 

629 

34 

25 

23

20 

118 

377 

716 

1,470 

691

Maximum

0 

406 

888

1,600

854 

595 

1,470 

836 

449 

622 

1,000 

210 

24

1,470

Apr.

100 

199 

15 

14 

54

20 

15 

7.7 

5.6 

391

232 

15 

10 

8.1 

6.6

5.7 

3.6 

1.4 

.8 

33

64 

836 

649 

40 

34

7.9 

16 

9.6 

8.4 

10

May

5.5 

10 

9.5 

5.0 

2.3

1.2 

.9 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3 

.2 

.2 

.1 

0

O 

0 

O

o 

o

o

0 

0 

68 

62

6.7 

6.5 

5.4 

437 

449 

33

Minimum

0 

0 

.3

0

.2

4.7 

.5 

.8 

O 

.1 

O 

0 

0

O

June

12 

1.8 

.5 

.3 

.2

.2 

.1 

132 

210 

62

74 

622 

146 

12 

26

6.9 

2.4 

1.2 

5.6 

18

6.1 

1.5 

.8 

.5 

8.3

5.4 

.8 

.3 

.3 

.2

Mean

0 

66.2 

68. 0

40.2

72.6 

1OO 

195 

93.7 

35.6 

45.2 

111 

12.7 

3.45

66.9

July

1.0 

2.9 

19 

13 

69

33 

3.2 

.8 

.3 

.2

.1 

O 

42 

a!30 

8550

»1,OOO 

aSOO 

78 

25 

19

18 

13 

2.0 

275 

384

194 

30 

20 

8.0 

5.2 

1.9

Per 

square 

mile

o 

1.78 

1.83

1.08

1.96 

2.70 

5.26 

2.53 

.960 

1.22 

2.99 

.342 

.093

1.80

Aug.

1.0 

.5 

.3 

.3 

1.5

2.2 

3.4 

1.3 

.3 

.2

O 

O 

O 

0 

74

210 

74 

16 

4.O 

2.4

1.2 

.6 

.2

.1 

O

O 

O

o

0 

0 

0

Sept.

0 

0 

0

o 

o

o 

o 

o 

o

0

6.6 

24 

6.7 

15 

22

8.4 

3.1 

1.8 

5.1 

4.6

2.9 

1.8 

.6 

.3 

.3

.1 

.1 

.1 

0 

0

Runoff

Inches

o

1.99 

2.11

14.74

2.26 

2.81 

6.07 

2.82 

1.11 

1.36 

3.45 

.59 

.10

24.47

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 sec. -ft.).- Dec. 7 (8:3O p.m.) 1 64O sec. -ft.; Feb. 8 (5 p

Acre-feet

0 

3,940 

4,180

29,170

4,460 

5,560 

12,010 

5,580 

2,190 

2,690 

6,820 

780 

205

48,420

m.) 1,520

a No gage-height record at auxilllary gage; discharge computed on baslB of records for Bayou 

Bourbeau at Shuteston and base gage-height record.
432 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Measurements of stream flow in the lower Mississippi River Basin made at points other 

than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lover Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949

Meramec River Basin, Mo.

Date

Feb. 15 

15

May 17 

17

Feb. 15 

Jan. 24

Stream

Dry Fork. ........

Bubbling Spring. . 

....do...........

Lenox Branch. .... 

Courtois Creek. . .

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Meramec River. .....

Peters Branch. .....

Dry Fork. .......... 

Meramec River. .....

Locality

SWjSWi sec. 34, T. 38 N., R. 6 W. , At 

bridge on State Highway 68, 2 miles 

southeast of St. James, Mo.

NWt sec. 3, T. 35 N , R. 7 W. , £ mile 

northwest of Lake Spring, Mo.

NEjNEi sec. 28, T. 36 N., R. 7 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 72, 3 miles 

northwest of Lake Spring, Mo. 

SWjSWi sec. 13, T. 37 N. , R. 2 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 8, 300 feet 

below Lost Creek and £ mile west of 

Berryman, Mo.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

5,340 

5,600

.11 

.09

6.83 

4,860

Wolf River Basin, Tenn.

Oct. 14

21

Nov. 2

Jan. 24

Feb. 16

Mar. 15

May 9

Aug. 9

.... do. ..........

.... do. ..........

....do. ..........

....do. ...........

....do. ..........

... .do. ..........

....do. ..........

....do...........

....do..... ........

....do............ .

....do. ............

....do. ............

3 miles south of Brand Junction, 

Tenn.

... .do................................

....do...... ..........................

20.6

20.6

24.2

355

37.4

41.2

27.4

27.0

29.1

43.7

27.2

25.6

White River Basin, Mo.

July 29 

Oct. 7 

July 29

Oct. 7

Dec. 17

Flat Creek. ...... 

Bull Creek. ...... 

....do...........

Shaf f er Spring. . .

James River. ....... 

White River. ....... 

....do. ............

Parker Hollow 

Branch.

NW^NWi sec. 28, T. 23 N. , R. 27 W. , at 

county highway bridge at Cassville,

MO.

Si sec. 34, T. 24 N., R. 21 W. , at 

bridge on State Highway 76 at Walnut 

Shade, Mo. 

.... do. ...............................

bridge on State Highway 80 at Kissee 

Mills, Mo. 

SEt sec. 20, T. 32 N., R. 6 W., 2$ 

miles north of Cedar Grove, Mo.

8.24 

11.5 

22.3

3.52

Arkansas River Basin

June 13

16

13

16

13

Oct. 26

27

Mar. 30

Apr. 26

May 11

June 3

28

Sept. 28

Apr. 29

July 27

Sept. 28

27

Dec. 6

July 27

Sept. 29

Arkansas River. . .

....do...........

Cow Creek canal. .

....do. ..........

Cow Creek. .......

Unnamed stream. . .

Boggy Creek, .....

Deer Creek. ......

Crooked Creek. . . .

.... do. ..........

....do. ..........

....do. ..........

Eagle Chief Creek

....do. ..........

....do...........

....do. ..........

Roman Nose Springs

Turkey Creek. ....

....do. ..........

....do...........

Mississippi River..

....do.............

Arkansas River. ....

....do...... .......

....do. ............

Arkansas River. ....

Salt Fork Arkansas

River.

....do. ............

Clmarron River. ....

....do.............

. ...do... ..........

. ...do. ............

....do.............

.... do. ............

....do. ............

....do. ............

Bitter Creek. ......

Cimarron River. ....

....do.............

....do. ............

At Main St. Bridge in Hutchinson, Kans.

....do. ...............................

At U. S. Highway 50 S in Hutchinson,

Kans.

....do. ...............................

At State Highway 96 in Hutchinson,

Kans.

NEt sec. 5, T. 25 N., R. 3 E., at

bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 4 miles

southeast- of Ponca City, Okla.

North line sec. 32, T. 26 N., R.

3 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 60,

J mile east of Lament, Okla.

North line sec. 35, T. 26 N. , R. 2 W. ,

at bridge on U. S. Highway 60, 2*

miles west of Tonkawa, Okla.

East line sec. 15, T. 34 S., R. 28

W., at bridge on State Highway 23,

13 miles south of Meade, Kans.

....do................................

.... do. ...............................

.... do. ...............................

SWt sec. 5, T. 24 N., R. 12 W., at

bridge on State Highway 45, 3 miles

west of Carmen, Okla.

South line sec. 2, T. 22 N., R. 12 W.,

at county highway bridge, £ mile

west of Cleo Springs, Okla.

....do................................

....do................................

SWt sec. 24, T. 17 N., R. 12 W., in

Roman Nose State Park, 6 miles north

of Wetonga, Okla.

North line sec. 23, T. 19 N., R. 7 W.,

at bridge on State Highway 51, 1J

miles west of Hennessey, Okla.

NWt sec. 2, T. 17 N., R. 7 W., at

county highway bridge at Dover,

Okla. 

.... do. ...............................

10,900

11,900

629

341

200

.50

.04

4,120

16.4

88.7

51,2

26.0

6.86

71.0

29.2

20.9

1.80

10.9

7.64

3.24
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 433

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1946 So Ssptember 1949--Continued

Arkansas River Basin Continued

pate

Apr. 12

Sept. 26 

Hay 19

Apr. 12

Sept. 26 

Oct. 27

July 27 

Oct. 25 

May 23

Oct. ID 

10 

10

July 27 

Oct. 9

9 

9 

11

SO 

NOV. 13

83 

Deo. 11 

Jan. 14 

Feb. 4 

23 

M«r. 13 

24 

Apr. 8 

24 

May 14 

June 4 

22 

Aug. 16 

Sept. £6 

Oct. 9

30 

Nov. 11 

22 

Dec. 9 

Feb. 21 

Mar. 10 

24 

Apr. 6 

23 

May 11 

June 3 

13 

July 18 

Aug. 2 

16 

30 

July 19

Got. 8 

Apr. 11

12

11

t By I 

* By <

Stream

Cottonwood Creek. 

....do. ..........

.... do. ..........

Skeleton Creek. . . 

....do. .......... 

Salt Creek. ..,,,.

Spring River, , . . . 

.... do, ...,....., 

Center Creak, ....

Shoal Creek. ..... 

Elk River. .......

Indian Creek, .... 

Baldwin ditch... . .

Eagle Tall ditch.

North Canadian 

River.

.... do. ..........

lope-area method, 

ontraeted-openlng i

Tributary to or 

diverting frora--

Clmarron River, , , , , 

....do..,..,,,,.,..

... .do. ..,...,..,..

Cottonwood Creek, . .

Clmarron River-. .... 

.... <Jo. ............ 

.... do. ............

Walnut Creek. ......

Neosho River. ...... 

.... do. ............

Spring River. ......

....do. ............ 

Neosho River. ......

Elk River. ......... 

Chicorlca Creek. . . .

....do.............

Canadian River. ....

.... do. ............

net hod.

Locality

NWiSWi sec. 13, T. 15 N., R. 4 W., 

2 miles southwest of Navine, Okla. 

....do................................

NW£ sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 2 W., 3 miles 

south of Quthrle, Okla. Drainage 

area, 353 square miles. 

NWiSW£ sec. 13, T. 14 N., R. 4 W., 

6 miles northwest of Edmond, Okla.

West line sec. 34, T. 19 N., R. 4 W., 

at bridge on old State Highway 74, 

2 miles north of Lovell, Okla. 

SWt sec. 1, T.'IS N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on new State Highway 74, 

3 miles east of Lovell, Okla. 

West line sec. 4, T. 19 N. , R. 5 E., 

at bridge on State Highway 18, 

5 miles northwest of Yale, Okla. 

SWt sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 4 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 62, 3 miles 

northeast of Blanchard, Okla. 

Drainage area, 49.2 square miles. 

SWt sec. 13, T. 28 N.-, R. 28 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 97, 2 miles 

north of Stotts City, Mo. 

NWi sec. 4, T. 28 N., R. 30 W., at 

county highway bridge, 4f miles east 

of Carthage, Mo. 

NEi see. 9, T. 26 N., R. 33 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 57, at Carl 

Junction, Mo.

SWi sec. 7, T. 25 N., R. 31 W., i mile 

north of Neosho, MO. 

SWi sec. 34, T. 22 N., R. 32 W., at 

bridge on State Highway S3 at Plnevllle, Mo. 

NEt Bee. 1$> T. 22 N. , R. 32 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 44, 1 mile 

east of Andersen, Mo. 

At diversion dam above station on 

Chicorlca Creek, li miles below 

East Fork and 3$ miles east of 

Raton, N. Mex.

Below crossing of Atcheson, Topeka & 

Santa Fe R. R. , 2$ miles southwest of 

Hebron, N. Mex.

NEt sec. 28, T. 3 N., R. 14 E., 3 miles 

west of Quymon, Okla. 

West line sec. 1, T. 13 N.. R. 9 W., at 

county highway bridge, 1$ miles north 

of Calumet, Okla. 

SWi sec. 4, T. 12 N., R. 5 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 4, 2 miles 

north of Yukon, Okla.

North line see. 31, T. 12 N., R. 4 W., 

at county highway bridge, 4 mile 

below Lake Overholser and 8 miles 

west of Oklahoma City, Okla. No diversion at Lake Overholser.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

4.05

.08 

t 44, 000

8.37

2.23 

.94

3.82 

.01 

*36,400

56.0 

84.8 

51.5

101 

101

74.4 

56.3 

Dry

.15 

.23 

Dry 

.15 

Dry 

Dry 

.31 

.46 

.48 

.61 

5.56 

.23 

Dry 

Dry 

5.98 

2.79 

.94

2.09 

2.20 

1.65 

3.56 

6.00 

1.05 

.64 

.48 

7.62 

Dry 

2.09 

26.3 

43.0 

7.18 

4.54 

3.73 

J..OO

2.09 

1, 720

1,760 

1,950
434 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949--Continued

Arkansas River Basin Continued

Date

May 13 

June 8

13

30

July 8 

7 

7 

Sept. 28 

28

28

28

28

Stream

North Canadian 

River.

. ...do. ..........

.... do. ..........

.... do. ..........

Teepee Creek. .... 

Clear Creek. ..... 

Klowa Creek. ..... 

Indian Creek. .... 

Sand Creek. ......

Persimmon Creek. .

Bent Creek. ......

Deep Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Canadlan River. ....

North Canadian 

River.

... .do.. ........... 

... .do.. ........... 

.. ..do. ............ 

....do. ............

....do. ............

... .do. ............

Locality

North line sec. 31, T. 12 N.. R. 4 W., 

at county highway bridge, 4 mile 

below Lake Overholser and 8 miles 

west of Oklahoma City, Okla. No diversion at Lake Overholser. 

....do................................

Exchange Avenue Bridge In Oklahoma 

City. Okla. a

East line sec. 23, T. 3 N., R. 12 E., 

at county highway bridge, 13 miles 

west of Guymon, Okla. 

East line sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 23 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 12 

miles south of Beaver, Okla. 

South line sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 27 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 

4 miles northeast of Logan, Okla. 

NWiNWj sec. 25, T. 22 N., R. 20 W., 

6 miles southeast of Woodward, 

Okla.

6 miles northeast of Sharon, Okla. 

NWiNWi sec. 31, T. 21 N., R. 18 W.,

2 miles north of Mutual, Okla.

2 miles east of Richmond, Okla. 

SEi sec. 26, T. 20 N., R. 17 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 270, 

3 miles northwest of Selling, 

Okla.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

2,090

4,310

.38 

.81 

11.5 

2.86 

.40

3.58

1.51

.07

a Stage at U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, 7.14 feet, 

b Stage at U. S. Weather Bureau gage at Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge, 4.29 feet.

Red River Basin

Feb. 1

11

Mar. 8

25

June 7

July 8

Aug. 18

Sept. 22

Feb. 1

11

Mar. 8

25

June 7

July 8

Aug. 18

Sept. 22

Nov. 6 

Mar. 8

July 8

Oct. 20 

Dec. 4

Jan. 4

Feb. 7

Mar. 24

Apr. 18

May 21

June 21

July 8

Aug. 11

Sept. 19

14 

Aug. 17

Oct. 14 

Nov. 29

Jan. 7

Feb. 16

Mar. 21

Apr. 22

c Flel

Wanderers Creek. .

. . ..do. ..........

. . ..do. ..........

... .do.. ..... ...

.. ..do. ..........

... .do. ..........

....do. ..........

... .do. ..........

... .do.. .........

. . ..do.. .........

....do. ..........

. ...do. ..........

.... do. ..........

.... do. ..........

... .do. ..........

Carroll Creek. . . . 

.... do. ..........

... .do. ....... ; .

Elm Creek. ....... 

.... do. ..........

....do. ..........

....do.. .........

.. ..do. ..........

....do. ..........

... .do. ..........

.. ..do. ..........

....do......... ..

. . ..do. ..........

. . ..do.. ....... '.

Elk Creek. .......

Roaring Springs.. 

... .do. ..........

.... do. ..........

... .do. ....... ..."

... .do. ..........

... .do. ..........

i estimate.

....do. ............

Salt Fork Red River

Elm Fork Red River.

North Fork Red 

River.

South Pease River. .

U. S. Highway 287, £ mile west of 

Chllllcothe, Hardeman County, 

Tex.

northwest of post office at Odell, 

Wllbarger County, Tex.

....do. ........................

Lat. 35°04', long. 100°55', 8* miles 

north of Clarendon, Donley County, 

Tex.

Lat. 35°07', long. 100°17', 6 miles 

southwest of Shamrock, Colllngsworth 

County, Tex.

South line sec. 32, T. 5 N., R. 18 W., 

at county highway bridge, 5^ miles 

west of Roosevelt, Okla.

bridge on U. S. Highway 277, 3 miles 

north of Randlett, Okla. 

Lat. 33°51', long. 100°S1', about 30O 

feet below source, and above confluence with South Pease River and 

about 4 miles south of Roaring 

Springs, Motley County, Tex.

1.18

1.81

1.85

1.36

1.95

?

*T

7.59

1.44
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 435

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in the lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Red River Basin Continued

Date

May 25

July 28

Sept. 14

July 20 

Aug. 6

16

July 20 

Aug. 6

16

Mar. 23

Aug. 4 

May 18

17

18

17 

Mar. 22

13

28

Dec. 30

Mar. 23 

July 19

19

Aug. 30

July 19

July 20

Jan. 13d

Dec. 6

7

7

18

Dec. 20 

May 18 

19

23

Oct. 8

Stream

Roaring Springs . .

Beaver Creek. .... 

.... do. ..........

Cow Creek. ....... 

.... do. ..........

.... do. ...........

Cochran Creek. . . .

Soutn Cavalry 

Creek. 

Rainy Mountain 

Creek.

Unnamed stream. . .

Crawfish Creek. . .

Sugar Creek. .....

Little Washita 

River.

... .do. ..........

Lowrance Spring. . 

.... do. ..........

Mill Creek. ......

North Boggy Creek

....do......... ..

....do...........

. ...do...........

Red Chute Bayou. . 

Bayou Rlgolets. . .

....do. ..........

Little Cornie

Bayou.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

South Pease River..

Red River. .........

Beaver Creek. ...... 

....do.. ...........

Red River. .........

Cavalry Creek. ..... 

Washita River. .....

Rainy Mountain 

Creek.

....do.............

Washita River. ..... 

... .do. ............

....do. ............

Little Buckhorn 

Creek. 

Muddy Boggy Creek. .

Plat River. ........ 

Red River. .........

Locality

Lat. 33°51', long. 100°51', about 300 

feet below source, and above confluence with South Pease River and about 

4 miles south of Roaring Springs, 

Motley County, Tex. 

....do. ................................

.. ..do.................................

....do. ................................

Near center north line sec. 2, T. 5 S., 

R. 8 W., at bridge on U. S. Highway 

70, at Waurika, Okla.

North line sec. 2, T. 53., R. 8 W., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, at Waurika, Okla. 

. ...do. ................................

. ...do. ................................

Near center of south line sec. 29, T. 7 

S., R. 3 E., 6-| miles southeast of 

Marietta, Okla. 

SEj sec. 24, T. 9 N. , R. 17 W., 5 miles 

southeast of Cordell, Okla. 

NWj sec. 7, T. 7 N. , R. 14 W. , at 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry.

View, Okla. Drainage area, 316 

square miles. 

SEj sec. 9, T. 7 N. , R. 15 W., at 

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Ry. 

bridge, 2 miles west of Mountain 

View, Okla. Drainage area, 2.60 

square miles. 

NEj sec. 10, T. 7 N. , R. 15 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 9, J mile 

west of Mountain view, Okla. Drainage area, 7.45 square miles. 

NEj sec. 32, T. 9 N., R. 10 W. , 2 miles 

northwest of Gracemont, Okla. Drainage area, 197 square miles. 

SEJ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 8 W., at 

county highway bridge, 7 miles southwest of Ninnekah, Okla.

R. 6 W., at bridge on State Highway 

19, 3 miles northeast of Ninnekah, 

Okla. 

Ni sec. 24, T. IS., R. 3 E., 4 miles 

southeast of Sulphur, Okla.

highway bridge 3-| miles southwest of 

Ravia, Okla. 

... do. ................................

6 miles northwest of Tlshomingo, Okla. 

.... do. ................................

SWj sec. 7, T. IS., R. 12 E., 6 miles 

northeast of Atoka, Okla.

northwest of Mount Ida, Ark.

west of Malvern, Ark.

In NEt sec. 17, T. 18 N., R. 12 W., at 

bridge on U. S . Highway 80, 7| miles 

northeast of Shreveport, La. 

In SEj sec. 4, T. 7 N. , R. 3 W.. at 

bridge on State Highway 19, Zt miles 

east of colfax, La.

bridge on State Highway 411, 2 miles 

southwest of Spearsvllle, La.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft. )

1.51 

cl.5

1.24

1.40

0

0

0

1.25 

.23

.01

.16

.19 

t38,000

"3,300

1-5,800

*32,000 

39.4

34.0

19.0

4.85 

3.B1

5.36

1.49

17.0

.48 

.08

239

e42.2

2,860

2,860

98.1

91.5

310 

450 

385

285

6.58

t By slope-area method. 

* By contracted-opening me 

c Field estimate, 

d This measurement listed 

1949.

e Poor measurement.

thod.

In Water-supply Paper 1117 as Jan. 13, 1948. Correct date Is Jan. 13,

Amite River Basin

Aug. 9 Tanyard Creek... Amlte River. sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 4 E. Washington meridian, on State Highway 24 at 

Liberty, Miss.
436 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In the lower Mississippi River Basin during water year 

October 1948 to September 1949 Continued

Amite River Basin Continued.

Date

30

Stream

....do. ..........

....do. ..........

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

.... do. ............

....do.............

Locality

NWiNWi sec. 9, T. 2 N., R. 4 E. WashIngton meridian, on State Highway 24 

at Liberty, Miss. 

....do. ...............................

....do. ...............................

Discharge 

(»ec.-ft.)

4.80

6.01

6.28

4.54

Mississippi River Delta

Oct. 14 

Nov. 17

Jan. 12

Feb. 23

Apr. 19

Aug. 15 

Sept. 20

Vermilion River. . 

....do. ..........

....do. ..........

.... do. ..........

.... do. ..........

....do...........

....do...........

....do........... 

.... do. ..........

Qulf of Mexico.

....do.............

....do. .............

....do. ............ 

....do. ............

In lot 46 sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 4 E. 

Louisiana meridian, at bridge on 

U. S. Highway 90, 0.9 mile south of 

Lafayette, La.

....do................................ 

.... do. ...............................

208 

297

788

1,190

602 8*7

1,150

1,8 tO 

24S
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results.......................... 6

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 1 1

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 12

Aguilar, Colo., Apishapa River near.... 161

Alamo, Tenn., Middle Pork Forked Deer

River near....................... 47

Alexandria, La., Red River at.......... 338

Altoona, Kans., Verdigris River near... 186 

Alva, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas River

near............................. 166

Amarillo, Tex., Canadian River near.... 231

Amite River near Denhara Springs, La.... 418

Annapolis, Mo., Black River near....... 81

Apishapa River near Aguilar, Colo...... 151

near Fowler, Colo.................... 152

Aquilla, Mo., Castor River at.......... 61

Arapaho, Okla., Barnitz Creek near..... 364

Archer City, Tex., Lake Klckapoo near.. 356 

Little Wichita River near............ 356

Ardmore, Okla., Caddo Creek near....... 367

Arkabutla, Miss., Arkabutla Reservoir

near............................. 309

Coldwater River near................. 310

Arkabutla Reservoir near Arkabutla,

MiBB............................. 309

Arkansas River at Arkansas City, Kans.. 126 

at Canon City, Colo.................. 109

at Dardanelle, Ark................... 132

at Dodge City, Kans.................. 122

at Garden City, Kans................. 121

at Granit.e, Colo..................... 106

at Great Bend, Kens.................. 124

at Holly, Colo....................... 119

at La Junta, Colo.................... 114

at Lamar, Colo....................... 118

at Las Animae, Colo.................. 115

at Little Rock, Ark..................3, 133

at Parkdale, Colo.................... 108

at Portland, Colo.................... 110

at Ralston, Okla..................... 127

at Salida, Colo...................... 107

at Syracuse, Kans.................... 120

at Tulsa,- Okla....................... 128

at Van Buren, Ark.................... 131

at Wichita, Kans..................... 125

below John Martin Reservoir, Colo.... 117

discharge measurements of............. 432

near Avondale, Colo.................. 112

near Kineley, Kans................... 123

near Muskogee, Okla.................. 129

near Nepesta, Colo................... 113

near Pueblo, Colo.................... Ill

near Sallisaw, Okla.................. 130

Salt Pork, at Tonkawa, Okla.......... 170

near Alva, Okla.................... 166

near Cherokee, Okla................ 167

near Jet, Okla..................... L69

transmountain diversions from

Colorado River to................ 134

Arkansas River Basin, Ark.-Colo.-Kans.- 

Ho.-N. Hex.-Okla.-Tex., discharge 

measurements in.................432-434

diversions to, from Colorado River... 134 

gaging-station records in........... 106-300

Arnaudville, La., Bayou Teche at....... 42§

Arthur City, Tex., Red River at........ 333

Atchafalaya River at Krotz Springs,

La............................... 422

Avondale, Colo., Arkansas River near... 112

Badito, Colo., Huerfano River near..... 148

Baldwin-ditch, N. Mex., discharge

measurements of.................. 433

Baptist, La., Natalbany River at....... 416

Bardley,-Ho., Eleven Point River near.. 96 

Barnitz Creek near Arapaho, Okla....... 364

Barren Fork at Eldon, Okla............. 223

Batesville, Ark., White River at....... 70

Baton Rouge, La., Mississippi River

near..... i........................ 25

"Wards Creek near..................... 421

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Bayou Bartholomew near Beekman, La..... 400

Bayou Bodcau near Sarepta, La.......... 389

Bayou Bourbeau at Shuteston, La........ 430

Bayou Carencro near Sunset, La......... 431

Bayou Castor (tributary to Dugdemona

River) near Qrayson, La.......... 411

Bayou Cocodrie near Clearwater, La..... 426

Bayou Courtableau at Washington, La.... 424

Bayou D'Arbonne, Middle Fork, near

Bernice, La...................... 402

near Dubach, La..................... 401

Bayou de Chien near Clinton, Ky........ 39

Bayou des Qlaises diversion channel

at Moreauville, La............... 428

Bayou Desiard at Monroe, La............. 404

Bayou Dorcheat near Mlnden, La......... 387

Bayou Funny Louis near Trout, La....... 412

Bayou La Fourche near Crew Lake, La.... 406

Bayou Macon near Delhi, La............. 408

Bayou Meto near Stuttgart, Ark......... 299

Bayou Pierre near Carpenter, Miss...... 320

Bayou Rigoleta, La., discharge measurements of......................... 435

Bayou Teche at Arnaudville, La......... 426

Beaver, Ark., White River at........... 66

Beaver, Okla., North'Canadian River at. 264 

Beaver Creek (Red River Basin), Okla.

discharge measurements of........ 436

Beaver Creek (White River Basin), Mo.,

discharge measurements of ........ 432

Beekman, La., Bayou Bartholomew near... 400 

Beggs, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 280

Behmke Branch near Rolla, Mo........... 32

Bell Ranch Canal near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex........................... 266

Bellcow Creek at Chandler, Okla........ 282

Belzoni, Okla., Kiamichi River near.... 371

Bent Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Bernice, La., Middle Fork Bayou

D'Arbonne near................... 402

Berryville, Ark., Kings River near..... 73

Big Black River at Pickens, Miss....... 318

near Bovina, Mies.................... 319

Big Black River Basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............318-319

Big Cabin Creek near Big Cabin, Okla... 219 

Big Creek (Red'River Basin) at Pollock,

La............................... 413

Big Creek (White River Basin) near

Yukon, Mo........................ 91

Big River at Byrnesville, Mo........... 37

near De Soto, Mo..................... 36

Big Spring near Van Buren, Mo.......... 93

Bird Creek near Sperry, Okla........... 201

Black Bayou near Gilliam, La........... 385

Black Bear Creek at Pawnee, Okla....... 173

Black Lake Bayou nea'r- Castor, La....... 393

Black River at Black Rock, Ark......... 87

at Leeper, Mo........................ 83

at Pocahontas, Ark................... 86

at Poplar Bluff, Mo.................. 84

near Annapolis, Mo................... 81

near Corning, Ark.................... 85

Black Rook, Ark., Black River at....... 87

Blackwell, Okla., Chikaskia River near. 172 

Blue Mountain Reservoir near Waveland,

Ark.............................. 291

Blue River near Blue, Okla............. 368

Boeuf River near Girard, La............ 405

Boggy Bayou near Keithville,- La........ 390

Boggy Creek (Arkansas River Basin),

Okla., discharge measurement of.. 438 

Boggy Creek (Red River Basin) near

Daingerfield, Tex...j............ 383

Boise City, Okla., Ciramaron River near. 175 

Bolivar, Tenn., Hatchle River at....... 48

Booneville,- Ark., Petit Jean Creek near 290 

Bourbeuse River at Union., Ho........... 35

near St. James, Mo................... 33

near Spring' Bluff. Mo................ 34

Bovina, Hiss., Big Black River

near............................. 319

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Bradford, Term., Rutherford Fork Oblon

River near....................... 43

Bridgeport, Okla., Canadian River at... 233 

Bruce, Miss., Skuna River at..........314-315

Bryant Creek near Tecumseh, Mo......... 80

Bubbling Spring, Mo., discharge measurements of......................... 432

Bude, Miss., Homochltto River near..... 322

Bueyeros, N. Mex., Ute Creek near...... 258

Buffalo Bayou near Woodville, Miss..... 325

Buffalo River near Rush, Ark........... 76

near St. Joe, Ark.................... 75

Bull Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of......................... 432

Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River Basin............. 134

Byrnesville, Mo., Big River at......... 37

Cache Creek near Walters, Okla......... 347

Caddo Creek near Ardmore, Okla......... 367

Caddoa, Colo., John Martin Reservoir at 

Calico Rock, Ark., White River at......

Calvin, Okla., Canadian River at.......

Canadian River at Bridgeport, Okla,...,

at Calvin, Okla......................

at Logan, N. Mex.

116

69

234

233

234 

230 

below Conchas Dam, N. Mex............ 229

near Amarillo, Tex 

near Canadian, Tex

231

232

near Hebron, N. Mex.................. 224

near Roy, N. Mex..................... 226

near Sanchez, N. Mex................. 227

near Taylor Springs, N. Mex.......... 225

near Whltefield, Okla................ 235

Caney, Okla., Clear Boggy Creek near... 370 

Caney Creek near Copan, Okla.,......... 200

Caney River near Elgin, Kans........... 197

near Hulah, Okla..................... 198

near Ramona, Okla.................... 199

Canon City, Colo., Arkansas River at... 109

Canton, Okla., Canton Reservoir near... 268

North Canadian River at.............. 269

Canton Reservoir near Canton, Okla..... 268

Canyon, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near..... 339

Prairie Dog Town Fork Red River

near............................. 327

Carnegie, Okla., Washita River at...... 360

Carpenter, Miss., Bayou Pierre near.... 320

Carroll Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 434

Carter, Okla., North Fork Red River

near............................. 342

Castor, La., Black Lake Bayou near..... 393

Castor River at Aquilla, Mo............ 61

at Zalma, Mo......................... 40

Cauthron, Ark., Poteau River at........ 284

Cedar Creek near Cedar Point, Kans..... 212

Cedar Point, Kans., Cedar Creek near... 212 

Center Creek, Mo., discharge measurements of......................... 433

Chandler, Okla., Bellcow Creek at...... 282

Chatlin Lake Canal near Lecompte, La... 429 

Chefuncte River near Folsom, La........ 414

Cherokee, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River near....................... 167

Chester, 111., Mississippi River at.... 17-18

Chestnut Bluff, Tenn., South Fork

Forked Deer River at............. 46

Cheyenne, Okla., Washita River near.... 358

Chicorica Creek below East Fork, near 

Ratan, N. Mex.

below Lake Maloya, N. Mex............ 236

near Hebron, N. Mex 

Chikaskia River near Blackwell, Okla... 

Choteau, Okla., Neosho River near......

Cieneguilla Creek near Eagle Nest,

N. Mex...........................

Clmarron, N. Mex., Rayado River near... 

Cimarron River above Ute Creek, near

Boise City, Okla.................

at Mannford, Okla....................

at Perkins, Okla.....................

at Springer, N. Mex..................

at Ute Park, N. Mex..................

near Quthrle, Okla...................

near Guy, N. Mex.....................

near Mocane, Okla....................

ne ar Waynoka, Okla...................

Claremore, Okla., Verdigris River" near. 

Clear Boggy Creek near Caney, Okla.....

180

179

245

244

178

174

176

177

189

370

Clear Creek (tributary to Arkansas

River) above Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo.......................

below Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo....

Clear Creek (tributary to North

Canadian River), Okla., discharge 

measurement of...................

Clear Creek Reservoir, Colo., Clear

Creek above......................

Clear Creek below....................

Clearwater, La., Bayou Cocodrie near...

Clearwater Reservoir near Piedmont, Mo.

Jlinton, Ark., South Fork Little Red 

River near.

Clinton, Ky., Bayou de Chien near......

Clinton, Okla., Washita River near.....

Cochran Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.

Page

140

141

434

140

141

426

82

102

39

3S9

43S 

316 

332 

274

Coffeeville, Miss., Skuna River near... 

Colbert, Okla., Red River near.........3,

Coldwater Creek near Hardesty, Okla....

Coldwater River at Arkabutla Dam, near

Arkabutla, Miss.................. 310

near Lewisburg, Miss................. 308

Colfax, N. Mex., Vermejo ditch at...... 242

Colmor intake canal near Ocate, N. Mex. 250 

Colorado River, transmountain diversions

from, to Arkansas River.......... 134

Columbine ditch, diversion- by, from

Columbia River Basin............. 134

Comite River near Comite, La........... 420

near Olive Branch, La................ 419

Commerce, Okla., Neosho River near.....

Computations, accuracy of results of... 

Conchas Canal below Conchas Dam, N. Mex. 

Conchas Dam, N. Mex., Bell Ranch Canal 

near.............................

Canadian River below.................

Conchas Canal below..................

Conchas Reservoir near...............

Conchas Reservoir near Conchas Dam,

N. Mex...........................

Conchas River at Variadero, N. Mex.....

Contents, definition of................

Control, definition of

205 5-6 

257

256

229

257

228

255

2

1

Cooperation, 'record of................. 13-14

Copan, Okla., Caney River near. """ 

Cornie Bayou near Lillie, La... 

Corning, Ark., Black River near.

200 

403 

85 

Cossatot River near De Queen, Ark...... 377

Cottonwood Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.

Cottonwood River at Cottonwood Falls,

Kans.

433

211 

near Marion, Kans.................... 210

Council Creek near Stillwater, Okla....

Council Grove, Kans., Neosho River at.. 

Courtois Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.

183

262

432

Cow Creek (Arkansas River Basin), Kans.,

discharge measurement of......... 432

near Lyons, Kans..................... 162

Cow Creek (Red River Basin), Okla.,

discharge measurements of........ 435

Cow Creek Canal, Kans., discharge

measurerrfents of.

Coyote Creek near Golondrinas, N. Mex., 

Coyville, Kans., Verdigr.is River near.. 

Crawfish Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of. 

237 Crew Lake, La., Bayou La Fourche near.

Crooked Creek (tributary to Bayou Meto)

432

254

185

435

406

238 near Humphrey, Ark............... 300

172

208

243 

248

Veta, Colo. 

175 Current River at Doniphan, Mo.

at Van Buren, Mo.

near Eminence, Mo.

Crooked Creek (tributary to Clmarron

River), KanB., discharge measurements of.........................

near Nye, Kans.......................

Cucharas River at Boyd Ranch, near La

432

181

150 

90 

8? 

88 

Cypress Bayou near Kelthville, La...... 391

Cypress Creek near Jefferson, Tex...... 381

near Plttsburg, Tex.................. 380

Daingerfield, Tex., Boggy Creek near... 383

Ellison Creek Reservoir near......... 384

Danville, Ark., Petit Jean Creek at.... 293

Dardjarielle, Ark., Arkansas River at.... 132
INDEX 439

Darden, Tex., Sulphur River near....... "379

Data, accuracy of...................... 5-6

explanation of....................... 2-4

Dawson, N. Mex., Vermejo River near.... 241

De Queen, Ark., Cossatot River near.... 377

Rolling Pork near.................... 376

Pe Soto, Mo., Big River near........... 36

Deep Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Deep Fork near Beggs, Okla............. 280

near Dewar, Okla..................... 281

Deep Red Run, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Deer Creek (tributary to Salt Fork

Arkansas River), Okla., discharge 

measurement of.................... 4

Deer Creek (tributary to Cottonwood

Creek), Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 433

Delhi, La., Bayou Macon near........... 408

Denham Springs, La., Amlte River near.. 418 

Denlson, Tex., Lake Texoma near....... 330-331

Dewar, Okla., Deep Fork near........... 281

Dlerks, Ark., Saline River near........ 378

Dixie, La., Twelvemlle Bayou near...... 382

Dodge City, Kans., Arkansas River at... 122 

Doloroso, Miss., Homochitto River near. 324 

Doniphan, Mo., Current River at........ 90

Drummond, Okla., Turkey Creek near..... 182

Dry Fork, Mo., discharge measurements of......................... 432

Dubach, La., Bayou D'Arbonne near...... 401

Dugdemona River near Jonesboro, La...... 409

near Winnfield, La................... 410

Duncan, Okla., Little Beaver Creek near 357 

Durwood, Okla., Washita River near..... 363

Dutch Creek at Waltreak, Ark........... 294

Eagle Chief Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 432

Eagle Nest, N. Mex., Cieneguilla Creek

near............................. 243

Moreno Creek at...................... 247

Six Mile Creek near.................. 246

Eagle Tall ditch, N. Mex., discharge

measurements of.................. 433

near Maxwell, N. Mex................. 240

Eagletown, Okla., Mountain Fork River

near............................. 375

Eddiceton, Miss., Homochitto River at.. 321

El Reno, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 270

Eldon, Okla., Barren Fork at........... 223

Eleven Point River near Bardley, Mo.... 96 

near Elevenpoint, Ark................ 97

Elgin, Kans., Caney River near......... 197

Elk Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Elk River (tributary Jo Neosho River),

discharge measurement of......... 433

near Tiff City, Mo................... 218

Elk River (tributary to Verdigris

River) near Elk City, Kans....... 196

Ellison Creek Reservoir near Daingerfleld, Tex....................... 384

Elmdale, Kans., Middle Creek near...... 213

Elm Creek, Tex., discharge measurements of......................... 434

Elm Fork. See Red River, North Fork, 

Elm ForTc of.

Eminence, Mo., Current River near...... 88

Jacks Fork at........................ 92

Enid, Miss., Yocona River near......... 307

Etta, Miss., Tallahatchie River at..... 301

Eureka, Mo., Meramec River near........ 30

Evening Shade, Ark., Plney Fork Strawberry River at................... 101

Strawberry River near................ 99

Ewing ditch, diversion by, from Colorado

River Basin...................... 134

Fall River, Kans., Fall River near....192-194

Fall River Reservoir near............ 191

Fall River at Fredonia, Kans........... 195

near Fall River, Kans...............192-194

Fargo, Okla., Wolf Creek near.......... 276

Farris, Okla., Muddy Boggy Creek near.. 369 

Flat Creek, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 432

Flippin, Ark., White River near........ 68

,949154 O- 51 - 29

Floods, special reports on............. 11

Folsom, La., Chefuncte River near...... 414

Forked Deer River, Middle Fork, near

Alamo, Tenn...................... 47

South Fork, at Chestnut Bluff, Tenn.. 46 

at Jackson, Tenn................... 45

Forsyth, Mo., White River at........... 67

Fort Cobb, Okla., Pond Creek near...... 365

Fort Supply, Okla., Fort Supply Reservoir near........................ 277

North Canadian River near............ 265

Wolf Creek near..."................... 278

Fort Supply Reservoir near Fort Supply,

Okla............................. 277

Fountain Creek at Pueblo, Colo......... 144

near Fountain, Colo.................. 143

Fourche La Fave River near Gravelly,

Ark.............................. 295

near Nimrod, Ark..................... 297

Fourche Maline near Red Oak, Okla...... 286

Fowler, Colo., Apishapa River near..... 152

Fredonia, Kans., Fall River at......... 195

Fremont Pass ditch, diversion by, from

Colorado River Basin,............ 134

Frog Bayou near Mountainburg, Ark...... 287

Gaines Creek near Krebs, Okla.......... 262

Gainsvllle, Tex., Red River near....... 329

Galena, Mo., James River at............ 74

Garden City, Kans., Arkansas River at.. 121 

Garland, Ark., Red River at............3, 335

Gilliam, La., Black Bayou near......... 385

Girard, La., Boeuf River near.......... 405

Golondrlnas, N. Mex., Coyote Creek near 254 

Mora River near...................... 352

Gore, Okla., Illinois-River near....... J22

Granite, Colo., Arkansas River at...... 106

Grape Creek near Westcliffe, Colo...... 142

Gravelly, Ark., Fourche La Fave River

near............................. 295

Grayson, La., Bayou Castor near........ 411

Graysport, Miss., Yalobusha River at... 312 

Great Bend, Kans., Arkansas River at... 124 

Great Salt Plains Reservoir near Jet,

Okla............................. 168

Green Acre Branch near Rolla, Mo....... 31

Greenfield, Tenn., South Fork Obion

River near....................... 41

Greenland, Tex., West Fork White River

at............................... 72

Greenwood, Miss., Yazoo River at....... 306

Greer Spring at Greer, Mo.............. 98

Grenada, Miss., Yalobusha River at..... 313

Guthrie, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 178

Guymon, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 263

Guy, N. Mex., Cimarron River near...... 174

Halfmoon Creek near Malta, Colo........ 137

Hardesty, Okla., Coldwater Creek near.. 2.74 

Hatchie River at Bolivar, Tenn......... 48

near Stanton, Tenn................... 49

Hatchie River Basin, Tenn., gagingstation records in............... 48-49

Headrick, Okla., North Fork Red River

near.............................. 344

Heber Springs, Ark., Little Red River

near............................. 103

Hebron, N. Mex.,'Canadian River near... 224 

Chicorica Creek near................. 238

Una de Gato Creek near............... 239

Heyburn, Okla., Polecat Creek at....... 184

Higbee, Colo., Purgatoire River near... 155 

Holden, La., Tiekfaw River at.......... 417

Hollis, Ark., South Fourche La Fave

River near....................... 298

Holly, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 119

Holly drain near..................... 160

Wild Horse Creek at. 159

Holly drain near Holly, Colo........... 160

Homochitto River at Eddiceton, Miss.... 321

near Bude, Miss...................... 322

near Doloroso, Miss.................. 324

near Kingston, Miss.................. 323

Homochitto River Basin, Miss., gagingstation records in..............321-324

Horatio, Ark., Little River near....... 374

Hosston, La., Kelly Bayou near......... 386

Huerfano River at Badito,

Colo............................. 148
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Huerfano River at Manzanares Crossing,

near Redwing, Colo............... 147

below Huerfano Valley Dam, near Underoliffe, Colo..................... 149

Hulah, Okla., Caney River near......... 198

Humphrey, Ark., Crooked Creek near...... 300

Idabel, Okla., Little River near....... 373

Illinois Bayou near Soottsville, Ark... 289 

Illinois River near Gore, Okla......... 222J

near Tahlequah, Okla................. 221

Imboden, Ark., Spring River at......... 94-95

Independence, Kans., Verdigris River at 187 

Index, Ark., Red River at.............. 334

Indian Creek (tributary to Elk River),

Mo., discharge measurement of.... 433

Indian Creek (tributary to North Canadian River), Okla., discharge 

measurement of................... 434

Indian Creek (tributary to Wolf River),

Term., discharge measurements of. 432 

Inola, Okla., Verdigris River near..... 190

lola, Kans., Neosho River near......... 203

Jacks Fork at Eminence, Mo............. 92

Jackson, Ter.n., South Fork Forked Deer

River at......................... 45

James River at Galena, Mo.............. 74

Jefferson, Tex., Cypress Creek near.... 381

Jet, Okla., Great Salt Plains Reservoir

near............................. 168

Salt Fork Arkansas River near........ 169

John Martin Reservoir, Colo., Arkansas

River below...................... 117

at Caddoa, Colo...................... 116

Jonesboro, La., Dugdemona River near... 409 

Joplin, Mo., Shoal Creek above......... 216

Keithville, La., Boggy Bayou near...... 390

Cypress Bayou near................... 391

Kelly Bayou near Hosston, La........... 386

Kennett, Mo., Little River ditches 1, 

51, 52, 54, 66, 66-A, 81, 251, 

259, near..........56,57,58,59,62,63,64

Kiamichi River near Belzoni, Okla...... 371

Kings River near Berryville, Ark....... 73

Kingsley, Kans., Arkansas River near... 123 

Kingston, Miss., Homochitto River near. 323 

Kiowa, Kans., Medicine Lodge River near 171 

Kiowa Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Krebs, Okla., Gaines Creek near........ 262

Krotz Springs, La., Atchafalaya River

at.............................. 422-423

La Cueva, N. Mex., Mora River at....... 25i

La Junta, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 114

La Veta, Colo., Cucharas River near.... 150

Lagrue Bayou near Stuttgart, Ark....... 105

Lake Altus at Lugert, Okla............. 343

Lake Creek above Twin Lakes Reservoir,

Colo............................. 138

below Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo..... 139

Lake Fork above Sugar Loaf Reservoir,

Colo............................. 135

below Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo..... 136

Lake Hefner Canal near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 279

Lake Kemp near Mabelle, Tex...........348-353

Lake Kickapoo near Archer City, Tex.... -355

Lake Maloya, N. Hex., Chicorioa Creek

below............................ 236

Lake 0' The Cherokees at Langley, Okla. 206 

Lake Overholser near Oklahoma City,

Okla............................. 271

Lake Texoma near Denison, Tex.........330-331

Lamar, Colo., Arkansas River at........ 118

Lambert, Miss., Tallahatchie River near 304 

Langley, Okla., Lake O 1 The Cherokees

at............................... 206

Neosho River near.................... 207

Larkspur ditch, diversion by, to Arkansas River........................ 134

Larned, Kans., Pawnee River near....... 161

Las Animas, Colo., Arkansas River at... 115 

Purgatoire River near...........156,157-158

Lecompte, La., Chatlin Lake Canal near. 429 

Leeper, Mo., Black River at............ 83

Lenapah, Okla., Verdigris River near... 188'

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Lenox Branch, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 432

Lewisburg, Miss., Coldwater River near. 308 

Pigeonroost Creek near............... 311

Lilbourn, Mo., Little River ditch 251

near............................. 58

Lillie, La., Cornie Bayou near......... 403

Little Arkansas River at Valley Center,

Kans............................. 163

Little Beaver Creek near Duncan, Okla.. 357 

Little Cornie Bayou, La., discharge

measurement of................... 435

Little Missouri River near Murfreesboro,

Ark.............................. 398

Little Red River, Middle Fork, at

Shirley, Ark..'................... 104

near Heber Springs, Ark.............. 103

South Fork, near Clinton, Ark........ 102

Little River (Arkansas River Basin)

near Sasakwa, Okla............... 261

near Tecumseh, Okla.................. 260

Little River (Red River Basin) below

Lukfata Creek, near Idabel, Okla. 373 

near Horatio, Ark.................... 374

near Wright City, Okla............... 372

Little River ditch 1 near Kennett, Mo.. 57 

near Morehouse, Mo................... 60

Little River ditch 66 near Kennett, Mo. 62 

Little River ditch 66-A near Kennett,

Mo............................... 63

Little River ditch 81 near Kennett, Mo. 56

Little River ditch 251 near Kennett,Mo. 59

near Lilbourn, Mo.................... 58

Little River ditch 259 near Kennett, Mo. 64 

Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas River at...3, 133 

Little Washita River, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 435

near Archer City, Tex................ 356

Logan, N. Mex., Canadian River at...... 230

Ute Creek near....................... 259

Loggy Bayou near Ninock, La............ 388

Lost Creek at Seneca, Mo............... 217

Lovelaceville, Ky., Mayfield Creek at.. 38 

Lowrance Spring, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 435

Lucky, La., Saline Bayou near.......... 392

Lugert, Okla., Lake Altus at........... 343

Lyons, Kans., Cow Creek near........... 162

Mabelle', Tex., Lake Kemp near.........348-353

Malta, Colo., Halfmoon Creek near...... 137

Malvern, Ark., Ouachita River near..... 396

Mangum, Okla., Salt Fork Red River at.. 341 

Mannford, Okla., Cimarron River at..... 180

Marked Tree, Ark., St. Francis River at 54 

St. Francis River floodway near...... 55

Marion, Kans., Cottonwood River near... 210 

Maxwell, N. Mex., Eagle Tail ditch near 240 

Mayfield Creek at Lovelaceville, Ky.... 38

Medicine Lodge River near Kiowa, Kans.. 171 

Memphis, Term., Mississippi River at... 21-22 

Meramec River at Robertsville, Mo...... 29

near Eureka, Mo...................... 30

near Steelville, Mo.................. 27

near Sullivan, Mo.................... 26

Meramec River Basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 432

gaging-station records in............ 27-37

Miami, N. Mex., Rayado River near...... 249

Middle Creek near Elmdale, Kans........ 213

Mill Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 435

Minden, La., Bayou Dorcheat near....... 387

Mississippi River at Chester, 111...... 17-18

at Memphis, Term..................... 21-22

at St. Louis, Mo..................... 15-16

at Thebes, 111....................... 19-20

near Baton Rouge, La................. 25

near New Orleans, La................. 28

near Vicksburg, Miss................. 23-24

Mississippi River Delta, La.-Miss.,

discharge measurements in........ 436

gaging-station records in...........414-431

Mississippi-River main stem, Mo.-111.- 

Tenn.-Miss.-La., gaging station 

records on....................... 15-26

Mocane, Okla., Cimarron River near..... 176

Monroe, La., Bayou Desiard at.......... 404

Ouachita River at.................... 397
INDEX 441

Montgomery, La., Nantaches Creek near..

Monument Creek at Pikeview, Colo.......

Mora River at La Cueva, N. Mex.........

near Golondrinas, N. Mex.............

near Shoemaker, N. Mex...............

Moreauville, La., Bayou des Glaises

diversion channel at.............

Morehouse, Mo., Little River ditch 1

near.............................

Moreno Creek at Eagle Nest, N. Mex.....

Mountain Fork River near Eagletown,

Okla.............................

Mountain Park, Okla., Otter Creek at...

Mountain Pine, Ark., Ouachita River

near.............................

Mountainburg, Ark., Frog Bayou near....

Muddy Boggy Creek near Farris, Okla....

Mulberry River near Mulberry, Ark......

Murfreesboro, Ark., Little MissouriRiver near.......................

Muskogee, Okla., Arkansas River near...

Nantaches Creek near Montgomery, La....

Natalbany River at Baptist, La.........

Neosho River at Council Grove, Kans....

near Choteau, Okla...................

near Commerce, Okla..................

near lola, Kans.

Page 

394 

145

251

252

253

428

60

247

375

345

395

287

369

288

398

129

394 

416 

202 

208 

205 

203 

near Langiey, Okla................... 207

near Parsons, Kans................... 204

near Wagoner, Okla................... 209

Nepesta, Colo., Arkansas River near,... 113 

New Orleans, La., Mississippi River

near.............................

Newport, Ark., White River at..........

Nimrod, Ark., Fourche La Fave River

near.............................

Nimrod Reservoir near................

Nimrod Reservoir near Nimrod, Ark......

Ninnescah River near Peck, Kans........

Ninock, La., Loggy Bayou near..........

Norfork, Ark., Norfork Reservoir near.. 

North Fork River near................

Norfork Reservoir near Norfork, Ark....

North Boggy Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of>...................

North Canadian River at Beaver, Okla... 

at Canton, Okla......................

at Woodward, Okla....................

discharge measurement of.............433-434

near El Reno, Okla. 

near Fort Supply, Okla.., 

near Guymon, Ok la..'....,

near Oklahoma City, Okla............. 272

near Selling, Okla.................

near Wetumka, Okla.................

North Fork, Okla., discharge measurement of........................

North Fork River at Norfork Dam, near 

Norfork, Ark...................

near Tecumseh, Mo..................

North Tule Creek at reservoir, near 

Tulia, Tex.....................

Nye, Kans., Crooked Creek near....... 181

Obion RiVer at Obion, Tenn............. 42

North Fork, near Union City, Term.... 44

Rutherford Fork near Bradford, Tenn.. 43 

South Fork, near Greenfield, Tenn.... 41

Obion River Basin, Tenn., gaging-station

records in....................... 41-.47

Ocate, N. Mex., Colmor intake canal

near............................. 250

Oklahoma City, Okla., Lake Hefner Canal

near............................. 279

Lake Overholser near................. 271

North Canadian River near...:........ 272

Olive Branch, La., Comite River near... 419

Otter Creek at Mountain Park, Okla..... 345

Ouachita River at Monroe, La........... 39'

discharge measurements of............ 435

near Malvern, Ark..............."..... 396

near Mountain Pine, Ark.............. 395

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to North 

Canadian River) near-Spearman, 

Tex.............................. 271

Palo Duro Creek (tributary to Red

River) near Canyon, Tex.......... 339

Parkdale, Colo,. Arkansas River at.....

Parsons, Kans., Neosho River near......

Patterson, Mo,, St. Francis River near. 

Pauls Valley, Okla., Washita River near 

Pawnee, Okla., Black I ... Oreek at..,.. 

Pawnee River near Larned, Kans,

Page 

108 

204 

51 

362 

173 

161 

Peck, Kana,, Ninnescah River near...... 164

Pennington Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 435

Perkins, Okla,, Cimarron River at,..... 179

Persimmon Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 434

Petit Jean Creek at Danville, Ark...... 293

near Booneville, Ark,................ 290

near Wavelsnd, Ark,.................. 292

Pickens, Miss,, Big Black River at..... 318

Piedmont, Mo., Clesrwater Reservoir

near....,,,.,,..,,,,.,..,,....... 82

Pigeonroost Creek near Lewisburg, Miss. 311 

Pikeview, Colo., Monument Creek at..... 145

Pittsburg, Tex,, Cypress Creek near.... 380

Plaucheville, La,, West Protection

Levee borrow pit channel near.... 427

Pocahontas, Ark,, Black River at....... 86

Polecat Creek at Heyburn, Okla,........ 184

Pollock, Le., Big Creek at..,,.,,...... 413

Pond Creek near Fort Cobb. Okla........ 365

Poplar Bluff, Mo., Black River at...... 84

Portland, Colo., Arkansas River at..... 110

Poteau River at Cauthron, Ark,,,....... 284

near Wister, Okla,.,,.,....,..,...... 285

Poughkeepsie, Ark., Strawberry River

near.......,.,..,..,,.,,.,,...... 100

Prairie Dog Town Fork. See Red River,

Prairie Dog Town ForJ5, 

Pryor Creek near Pryor, Okla,,,....,.... 220

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey...........,....,,,..,.6-9,11

by State agencies..........,....,,,.. 10.11

Pueblo, Colo., Arkansas River near,,,.. Ill 

Fountain Creek at...,,.,..,..,..,.... 144

St. Charles River near,.,.,,....,,... 146

Purdy, Okla., Rush Creek at............ 366

Purgatoire River at Highland Dam, near

Las Animas, Colo....,,,,{,.,.,,,, 156

at Ninemile Dam, near Higbee, Colo.,, l&fc 

at Trinidad, Colo.,....,.,.,...,...,. 154

26

71

297

296

296

164

388

78

79

78

435 

264 

269 

266

Quapaw, Okla., Spririg River near,...... 215

270 Quitaque Creek near Quitaque, Tex,,,.,, 346

265

263 Rainy Mountain'Cr'eek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 435

267 Ralston, Okla., Arkansas River at..,,.. 127 

273 Ramona, Okla., Caney River near....,,.. 199

near Las Anima&, Colo...............157-158

Raton, N. Mex., Chicorica Creek near... 

433 Rayado River at Sauble Ranch, near

Cimarron, N. Mex................. 248

near Miami, N. Mex................... 249.

Red Chute Bayou, La., discharge

measurement of.................... 435

340 Red Oak, Okla., Fourche Maline near.... 286

Red River at Alexandria, La............ 338

at Arthur City, Tex.................. 333

at Coushatta, La..................... 337

at Garland, Ark......................3, 335

at Index, Ark........................ 334

at Shreveport, La.................... 336

near Colbert, Okla...................3, 332

near Gainesville, Tex................ 329

near Terral, Okla.................... 328

North Fork, near Carter, Okla........ 342

near Headrick, Okla................ 344

Prairie Dog Town Fork, near Canyon,

Tex............................... 327

Salt Fork, at Mangum, Okla........... 341

Red River Basin, Ark.-La.-Okla.-Tex.,

discharge measurements In.......434-435

gaging-station records in..........,326-413

Redwing, Colo., Huerfano River near.... 14?

Reeds Springs, Mo., White River near... 66 

Roaring Springs, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................434-435

Robert, La., Tangipahoa River at....... 415

Robertsville, Mo., Meramec River at.... 89

Rocky Ford, Colo., Timpas Creek near... 153 

Rolla, Mo., Behmke Branch near......... 32

Green Acre Branch near............... 31
442 INDEX

Rolling Fork near De Queen, Ark..... 

Roman Nose Springs, Okla., discharge

measurement of................

Rossville, Term., Wolf River at.....

Roy, N. flex., Canadian River near... 

Runoff in inches, definition of.....

Rush, Ark., Buffalo River near......

Rush Creek at Purdy, Okla...........

Rutherford Fork. See Obion River,

Rutherford ForTc. 

Rye, Ark., Saline River near........

Page 

376

432

50

226

1

76

366

399

St. Charles River near Pueblo, Colo.... 146

St. Francis River at Marked Tree, Ark.. 54 

at Wappapello, Mo.................... 53

near Patterson, Mo................... 61

St. Francis River Basin, Ark.-Mo.,

gaging-station records In........ 51-64

Francis River floodway near Marked

Tree, Ark........................ 65

James, Mo., Bourbeuse River near... 33 

Buffalo River near....... 75

St

St

St. Joe, Ark.

St. Louis, Mo., Mississippi River at... 15-16 

Salida, Colo., Arkansas River at....... 107

Saline. Bayou near Lucky, La............ 392

Saline River (tributary to Little

River) near Dierks, Ark.......... 378

Saline River (tributary to Ouachita

River) near Rye, Ark............. 399

Sallisaw, Okla., Arkansas River at..... 130

Sallisaw Creek near.................. 283

Sallisaw Creek near Sallisaw, Okla..... 283

Salt Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of........................... 433

Salt Fork. See Arkansas River, Salt Fork. 

Salt Fork. See Red River, Salt Fork. 

Sanchez, N. Hex., Canadian River near.. 227 

Sand Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Sardis, Miss., Sardis Reservoir near... 302 

Tallahatchie River near.............. 303

Sardis Reservoir near Sardis, Miss..... 302

Sarepta, La., Bayou Bodcau near........ 389

Sasakwa, Okla., Little River near...... 261

Scottsville, Ark., Illinois Bayou near. 289 

Second-feet per square mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Selling, Okla., North Canadian River

near.............................. 267j

Seneca, Mo., Lost Creek at............. 217

Shaffer Spring, Mo., discharge measurement of.......................... 432

Shirley, Ark., Middle Fork Little Red

River at......................... 104

Shoal Creek above Joplin, Mo........... 216

discharge measurement of............. 433

Shoemaker, N. Mex., Mora Riv%r near.... 253

Shreveport, La., Red River at.......... 336

Shuteston, La., Bayou Bourbeau at...... 430

Six Mile Creek near Eagle-Nest, N. Mex. 246 

Skeleton Creek, Okla., discharge

measurements of.................. 433

Skuna River at Bruce, Miss............314-315

near Coffeeville, Miss............... , 316

South Calvary Creek, Okla., discharge

measurement of................... 435

South Fourche La Fave River near

Hollis, Ark...................... 298

Spearman, Tex., Palo Duro Creek near... 275 

Sperry, Okla., Bird Creek near......... 201

Spring Bluff, Mo., Bourbeuse River near 34 

Spring River (Arkansas River Basin)

discharge measurements of........ 433

near Quapaw, Okla.................... 215

near Waco, Mo........................ 214

Spring River (White River Basin) at

Imboden, Ark..................... 94-95

Springer, N. Mex., Cimarron River at... 245 

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Stanton, Tenn., Hatchie River near..... 49

Steelville, Mo., Meramec River near.... 27

Stillwater, Okla., Council Creek near.. 183 

Strawberry River near Evening Shade,

Ark.............................. 99

near Poughkeepsie, Ark............... 100

Piney Fork, at Evening Shade, Ark.... 101

Stuttgart, Ark., Bayou Meto near....... 299

Stuttgart, Ark., Lagrue Bayou near..... 106

Sugar Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 435

Sugar Loaf Reservoir, Colo., Lake Fork

above............................ 135

Lake Fork below....................... 136

Sullivan, Mo., Meramec River near...... 28

Sulphur River near Darden, Tex......... 379

Sunflower River at Sunflower, Miss..... 317

Sunset, La., Bayou Carencro near....... 431

Syracuse, Kans., Arkansas River at..... 120

Swan Lake, Miss., Tallahatchie River at 305

Tabler, Okla., Washita River near...... 361

Tahleqaah, Okla., Illinois River near.. 221 

Tallahatchie River at Etta, Miss....... 301

at Sardis Dam, near Sardis, Miss..... 303

at Swan Lake, Miss................... 305

near Lambert, Miss................... 304

Tangipahoa River at Robert, La......... 415

Tanyard-CreeK, Miss., discharge

measurements of.................435-436

Taylor Springs, N. Mex., Canadian River

near............................. 225

Tecumseh, Mo., Bryant Creek near....... 80

Little River near.................... 260

North Fork River near................ 77

Teepee Creek, Okla., discharge measurement of.......................... 434

Tendal, La., Tensas River at........... 407

Tensas River at Tendal, La............. 407

Terms, definition ol"................... 1-2

Terral, Okla., Red River near.......... 328

Thebes, 111., Mississippi River at..... 19-20

Tickfaw River at Holden, La............ 417

Tierra Blanca Creek at reservoir, near

Umbarger, Tex.................... 326

Tiff City, Mo., Elk River near......... 218

Tlmpas Creek near Rocky Ford, Colo..... 153

Tonkawa, Okla., Salt Fork Arkansas

River at......................... 170

Trinidad, Colo., Purgatoire River at... 154 

Trout, La., Bayou Funny Louis near..... 412

Tulia, Tex., North Tule Creek near..... 340

Tulsa, Okla., Arkansas River at........ 128

Turkey Creek, Okla., discharge measurements of......................... 432

near Drummond, Okla.................. 182

Twelvemile Bayou near Dixie, La........ 382

Twin Lakes Reservoir, Colo., La»ce Creek

. above............................ 138

Lake Creek below..................... 139

Twin Lakes tunnel, diversion by, from

Colorado River Basin............. 134

Umbarger, Tex., Tierra Blanca Creek

near............................. 326

Una de Oato Creek near Hebron, N. Mex.. 239 

Undercliffe, Colo., Huerfano River near 149 

Union, Mo., Bourbeuse River at......... 35

Union City, Tenn., North Fork Obion

River near....................... 44

Ute Creek near Bueyeros, N, Mex........ 258

near Logan, N. Mex................... 259

Ute Park, N. Mex., Cimarron River at... 244

Valley Center, Kans., Little Arkansas

River at......................... 163

Van Buren, Ark., Arkansas River at..... 131

Van Buren, Mo., Big Spring near........ 93

Current River at..................... 89

Variadero, N. Mex., Conchas River at... 255

Verdigris River at Independence, Kans.. 187

near Altoona, Kans................... 186

near Claremore, Okla................. 189

near Coyville, Kans.................. 185

near Inola, Okla..................... 190

near Lenapah, Okla................... 188

Vermejo ditch at Coifax, N. Mex........ 242

Vesrmejo River near Dawson, N. Mex...... 241

Vermilion River, La., discharge

measurements of.................. 436

Vicks-burg, Miss., Mississippi River

near............................. 23-24

Waco, Mo., Spring River near........... 214

Wagoner, Okla., Neosho River near...... 209

Walnut River at Winfield, Kans......... 165

Walters, Okla., Cache Creek near....... 347

Waltreak, Ark., Dutch Creek at......... 294
INDEX 443

Wanderers Creek, Tex., discharge

measurements of.................. 434

Wappapello, Mo., St. Francis River at.. 53 

Wappapello Reservoir at.............. 52

Wappapello Reservoir at Wappapello, Mo. 52 

Wards Creek at Siegens Lane, near Baton

Rouge, La........................ 421

Washington, La., Bayou Courtableau at.. 424 

Washita River at Carnegie, Okla........ 360

near Cheyenne, Okla.................. 358

near Clinton, Okla................... 359

near Durwood, Okla................... 363

near Pauls Valley, Okla.............. 362

near Tabler, Okla.................... 361

Waveland, Ark., Blue Mountain Reservoir

near............................. 291

Petit Jean Creek near................ 292

Waynoka, Okla., Cimarron River near.... 177

West Protection Levee borrow pit channel

near Plaucheville, La............ 427

Westcliffe, Colo. , Grape Creek near.... 142

Wetumkn, Okla., North Canadian River

near............................. 273

White River at Batesville, Ark......... 70

at Beavgr, Ark....................... 65

at Calico Rpck, Ark.................. 69

at Forsyth, Mo....................... 67

at Newport, Ark...................... 71

near Flippin, Ark.................... 68

near Reeds Spring,. Mo................ 66

West Fork, at Greenland, Tex......... 72

White River Basin, Ark.-Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 432

gaging-station records in............ 65-105

Whitefield, Okla., Canadian River near. 235 

Wichita, Kans., Arkansas River at...... 125

Wichita River at Wichita Falls, Tex.... 354

Wild Horse Creek at Holly, Colo........ 159

Winfield, Kans., Walnut River at....... 165

Winnfield, La., Dugdemona River near... 410 

rfister, Okla., Poteau River near....... 285

Wolf Creek near Fargo, Okla............ 276

near Fort Supply, Okla............... 278

Wolf River at Rossville, Term.......... 50

Woodville, Miss., Buffalo Bayou near... 325 

Woodward, Okla., North Canadian River

at............................... 266

Work, division of...................... 13-14

scope of............................. 1

Wi'ight City, Okla., Little River near.. 372 

Wurtz ditch, diversion by,from Colorado

River Basin...................... 134

Yalobusha River at Graysport, Miss..... 312

at Grenada, Miss..................... 313

Yazoo River at Greenwood, Miss......... 306

Yazoo River Basin, Miss., gagingstatJon records in..............301-317

Yocor.a River near Enid, Miss........... 307

Yukon, Mo., Big Creek near............. 91

Zalma, Mo., Castor River at............

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