UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

HAROLD L. ICKES, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. C. MBNDBNHALL, Director

Water-Supply Paper 852

SURFACE WATER SUPPLY 

of the UNITED STATES

1938 9! i

PART 2

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EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS

NATHAN C. GROVER, Chief Hydraulic Engineer ^

D. H. BARBER, F. M. BELL, E. D. BURCHARD, J. J. DIRZULAITISJ

A. E. JOHNSON, AND D. S. WALLACE, District Engineers <S »~> ' £ ""D

Prepared in cooperation with the States of 

ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, MISSISSIPPI, NORTH 

SOUTH CAROLINA, AND VIRGINIA

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 

WASHINGTON : 1940

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. - - Price 35 cents (paper cover)
CONTENTS

Page

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

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

Explanation of data.................................................................. 1

Accuracy of field data and computed results.......................................... 3

Publications......................................................................... 3

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey.......... 8

Cooperation.......................................................................... 9

Division of work..................................................................... 10

Gaging-station records............................................................... 11

James River Basin.................................................................. 11

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.............................................. 11

James River at Lick Run, Va...................................................... 12

James River at Buchanan, Va...................................................... 15

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va................................................. 16

James River at Bent Creek, Va.................................................... 17

James River at Scottsvllle, Va................................................... 18

James River at Cartersvilie, Va.................................................. 19

James River near Richmond, Va.................................................... 20

Warm Spring at warm Springs, Va.................................................. 21

Dunlap Creek near Covlngton, Va.................................................. 22

Potts Creek near Covington, Va................................................... 23

Cowpastur'e River near Clifton Forge, Va.......................................... 24

Craig Creek at Parr, Va.......................................................... 27

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.................................................... 29

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va..................................................... 30

Calfpasture River at Goshen, Va.................................................. 31

North River at Rockbrldge Baths, Va.............................................. 33

North River near Lexington, Va................................................... 34

Kerrs Creek near Lexington, Va................................................... 35

Tye River at Roseland, Va........................................................ 36

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.................................................... 37

Hardware River near Scottsvllle, Va.............................................. 38

Slate River near Arvonia, Va..................................................... 40

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va..................................................... 41

James River & Kanawha canal near Richmond, Va.................................... 43

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va................................................ 44

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.................................................. 45

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va............................................. 46

Dismal Swamp Basin................................................................. 47

Lake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va................................................ 47

Chowan River Basin................................................................. 48

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.............................................. 48

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va............................................ 49

Roanoke River Basin................................................................ 50

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va..................................................... 50

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va..................................................... 51

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.................................................... 52

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va................................................... 53

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va................................................... 54

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.................................................... 55

Roanoke River at Clarksvllie, Va................................................. 56

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C............................................ 59

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va............................................. 60

Pigg River near Toshes, Va....................................................... 61

Snow Creek at Sago, Va........................................................... 62

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.................................................. 63

Otter Fiver near Evington, va.................................................... 64

Falling River near Brookneal, Va................................................. 66

Dan River near Francisco, N. C................................................... 67

Dan River at Leaksvllle, N. C.................................................... 68

Dan River at Danville, Va........................................................ 69

Dan River at South Boston, Va.................................................... 70

Mayo River near Price, N. C...................................................... 71

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va................................................ 72

Smith River at Martinsville, Va.................................................. 73

Sandy River near Danville, Va.................................................... 74

Banister River at Halifax, Va.................................................... 75

Hyco River near Omega, Va........................................................ 76

Tar River Basin.................................................................... 77

Tar River near Nashville, N. C................................................... 77

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C....................................................... 78

Fishing Creek near Enfield, W. C................................................. 79

Neuse River Basin.................................................................. 80

Eno River at Hlllsboro, N. C..................................................... 80

Neuse River near Northside, N. C................................................. 81

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C................................................... 82

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C................................................. 83

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C..................................................... 84

III
IV CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued.

Neuse River Basin Continued. Page

Flat River at Bahama, N. C....................................................... 85

Flat River at dam, near Bahama, N. C............................................. 86

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C..................................................... 87

Little River near Prlnceton, N. C................................................ 88

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C............................................... 89

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.............................................. 90

Cape Fear River Basin.............................................................. 91

Haw River near Benaja, N. C...................................................... 91

Haw River at Haw River, N. C..................................................... 92

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C................................................... 93

Cape Fear River at Lilllngton, N. C.............................................. 94

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C................................................ 95

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C............................................ 96

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.............................................. 97

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C........................................ 98

West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C.................................... 99

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.................................................. 100

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C...................................................... 101

Deep River at Moncure, N. C...................................................... 102

East Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C.................................... 103

Muddy Creek near Archdale, N. C.................................................. 104

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C............................................... 105

Pee Dee River Basin................................................................ 106

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C................................................. 106

Yadkln River at Yadkin College, N. C............................................. 107

Pee Dee River near Ansonville, N. C.............................................. 108

Pee Dee River near Rockingham, N. C.............................................. 109

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C................................................. 110

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C............................................ Ill

Uharie River near Trinity, N. C.................................................. 112

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C................................................... 113

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C................................................... 115

Little Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C............................................ 116

North Fork of Jones Creek near Wadesboro, N. C................................... 117

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C................................................. 118

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C................................................... 119

Black River at Kingstree, s. C................................................... 120

Santee River Basin................................................................. 121

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C................................................... 121

ffateree River near Camden, S. C.................................................. 122

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C................................................... 123

Linville River at Branch, N. C................................................... 124

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.......................................... 125

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.............................................. 126

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C........................................... 127

Broad River at Richtex, S. C..................................................... 128

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C............................................ 129

North Pacolet River at Fingerville, S. C......................................... 130

Pacolet River near Fingerville, S. C............................................. 131

South Pacolet River reservoir near Fingerville, S. C............................. 132

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C............................................... 133

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.................................................. 134

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C................................................ 135

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C........................................... 136

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C............................................ 137

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C................................................... 138

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C................................................... 139

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.................................................. 140

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C............................................. 141

Lake Murray near Columbia, S. C.................................................. 142

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C................................................. 143

Edlsto River Basin................................................................. 144

South Fork of Edisto River near Denmark, S. C.................................... 144

Savannah River Basin............................................................... 145

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.......................................... 145

Seneca River near Andersen, S. C................................................. 146

Broad River near Bell, Ga........................................................ 147

Augusta canal near Augusta, Ga................................................... 149

Brier Creek at lllllhaven, Ga..................................................... 150

Ogeechee River Basin............................................................... 151

Ogeechee River near Louisville, Ga............................................... 151

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga................................................... 152

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga..................................................... 153

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga................................................. 154

Altamaha River Basin............................................................... 155

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga...................................................... 155

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga................................................ 156

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga................................................. 157

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.................................................. 158

Echeconnee Creek near Macon, Ga.................................................. 159

Little Ocmulgee River at Towns, Ga............................................... 160

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga................................................. 161

Oconee River at llilledgevllle, Ga................................................ 162

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga....................................................... 163

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga............................................... 164

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.............................................. 165

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga................................................ 166

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga................................................ 167
CONTENTS V

Gaglng-statlon records Continued. Page

Satllla River Basin................................................................ 168

Satllla River near Waycross, Ga.................................................. 168

Satllla River at Atklnson, Ga.................................................... 169

St. Marys River Basin.............................................................. 170

St. Marys River near JJacclenny, Fla.............................................. 170

St. Johns River Basin.............................................................. 171

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.............................................. 171

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla................................................ 172

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla......................................... 173

Weklva River near Sanford, Fla................................................... 174

Blue Spring near Orange City, Fla................................................ 175

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla................................................... 176

Oklawaha. River near Conner, Fla.................................................. 177

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.......................................... 178

North Fork of Black Creek near JJlddleburg, Fla................................... 179

Lake Okeechobee Basin.............................................................. 180

Lake Okeechobee at St. Lucle Canal, Fla.......................................... 180

Klssimmee River below Lake Klsslnmee, Fla........................................ 181

Klsslmmee River near Okeechobee, Fla............................................. 182

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla............................................... 183

St. Lucle Canal at lock 1, at Lake Okeechobee, Fla............................... 184

Flsheatlng Creek at Palmdale, Fla................................................ 185

Caloosahatchee River Basin......................................................... 186

Twelvemlle Creek near Fort Myers, Fla............................................ 186

Peace Creek Basin.................................................................. 187

Peace Creek at Zolf o Springs, Fla................................................ 187

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla...................................................... 188

Klssengen Spring near Bartow, Fla................................................ 189

JJlakka River Basin................................................................. 190

Ulakka River near Sarasota, Fla.................................................. 190

Alafla River Basin................................................................. 191

Alafla River at Llthla, Fla...................................................... 191

Hlllsboro River Basin.............................................................. 192

Hlllsboro River near Harney, Fla................................................. 192

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhllls, Fla............................................ 193

Weeklwachee River Basin............................................................ 193

Weeklwachee Spring near Brooksvllle, Fla......................................... 193

Wlthlacoochee River Basin.......................................................... 194

Wlthlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla............................................... 194

Wlthlacoochee River near Holder, Fla............................................. 195

Blue Springs near Dunnellon, Fla................................................. 196

Suwannee River BasIn............................................................... 197

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga...................................................... 197

Suwannee River at White Springs, Fla............................................. 198

Suwannee River at Ellavllle, Fla................................................. 199

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.................................................. 200

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.................................................... 201

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga................................................... 202

Alapaha River at Statenvllle, Ga................................................. 203

Big Creek at Lakeland, Ga........................................................ 204

Wlthlacoochee River near Qultman, Ga............................................. 206

Wlthlacoochee River near Plnetta, Fla............................................ 208

Santa Fe River at Worthlngton, Fla............................................... 209

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla............................................ 210

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.............................................. 211

Ichatucknee Springs near Hlldreth, Fla........................................... 212

Ochlockonee River Basin............................................................ 212

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga........................................... 212

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla............................................... 214

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.............................................. 215

Apalachlcola River Basin........................................................... 216

Chattahoochee River near Galnesvllle, Ga......................................... 216

Chattahoochee River near Vlnlngs, Ga............................................. 217

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga............................................ 219

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Ga.............................................. 220

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala............................................. 221

Apalachlcola River near River Junction, Fla...................................... 222

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga................................................ 223

Flint River near Griffin, Ga..................................................... 224

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.................................................... 225

Flint River at IJontezuma, Ga..................................................... 226

Flint River at Oakfleld, Ga...................................................... 227

Flint River at Albany. Ga........................................................ 228

Flint River at Balnbrldge, Ga.................................................... 229

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.................................................. 230

Ichawaynochaway Creek near Newton, Ga............................................ 231

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.................................................. 233

Mosquito Creek at Chattahoochee, Fla............................................. 235

Bear Creek Basin................................................................... 237

EconfIna Creek near Bennett, Fla................................................. 237

Choctawhatchee River Basin......................................................... 238

Choctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala............................................ 238

Choctawhatchee River at Caryvllle, Fla........................................... 239

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla............................................. 240

Pea River at Elba, Ala........................................................... 241

Pea River near Samson, Ala....................................................... 242

Yellow River Basin................................................................. 243

yellow River near Holt, Fla...................................................... 243
V1 CONTENTS

Gaglng-station records Continued. Page

Escambla River Basin............................................................... 244

Escambla River near Century, Fla................................................. 244

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala................................................... 245

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala................................................ 246

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala................................................. 247

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala...................................................... 248

Mobile River Basin................................................................. 249

Cartecay River near Ellljay, Ga.................................................. 249

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga................................................... 25O

Coosa River near Rome, Ga......................................................... 251

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala...................................................... 253

Coosa River at Chlldersburg, Ala................................................. 254

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.................................... 255

Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala..'............................................. 256

Alabama River at Selma, Ala...................................................... 257

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala............................................ 258

Alabama River at Clalborne, Ala.................................................. 259

Conasaugua River at Tllton, Ga................................................... 260

Etowah River at Canton, Ga....................................................... 262

Etowah River near Kingston, Ga................................................... 263

Chattooga River at Summervllle, Ga............................................... 264

Little River near Jamestown, Ala................................................. 265

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.............................................. 266

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.................................................. 267

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala............................................ 268

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Ga........................................ 269

Cahaba River at Centervllle, Ala................................................. 270

East Fork of Tomblgbee River near Fulton, Miss................................... 271

Tomblgbee River at Aberdeen, Miss................................................ 272

Tomblgbee River at Columbus, Miss................................................ 273

Tomblgbee River near Coatopa, Ala................................................ 274

Tomblgbee River near Leroy, Ala.................................................. 275

Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior River near Garden City, Ala....................... 276

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala........................................... 277

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.............................................. 278

Slpsey Fork of Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior River near Arley, Ala.............. 279

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Trafford, Ala.............................. 280

Pascagoula River Basin............................................................. 281

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss................................................ 281

Pearl River Basin.................................................................. 282

Pearl River at Edlnburg, Miss.................................................... 282

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss..................................................... 283

Pearl River near Columbia, Miss.................................................. 284

Strong River at Dlo, Miss........................................................ 285

Miscellaneous discharge measurements................................................. 286

Index................................................................................ 289

ILLUSTRATION

Plate 1. Typical river-measurement stations.
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY OF SOUTH ATLANTIC SLOPE AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BASINS, 1938

SCOPE OF 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 durine the water year 

ending September 30, 1938. The work was begun in 1888 in connection with special studies 

relating to irrigation. Measurements of stream flow have teen made at about 7,800 points 

in the United States and also at many points in Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. In July 

1935, 3,830 gaging stations were being maintained by the Geological Survey anc* cooperating 

organizations. Many miscellaneous discharge measurements were made at other points.

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

either by furnishing data or by assisting in collecting data. Acknowledgments' for cooperation of the first kind are made in connection with the description of each stEtion 

affected; cooperation of the second kind is acknowledged on page 9.

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 water flowing in a channel when the cross-sectional area is 1 square 

foot and the 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 the run-off is distributed uniformly both as regards time and area.

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

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

for comparing run-off with rainfall, which is usually expressed in inches.

An "Acre-foot", equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet, is the quantity of water required to 

cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot. 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 run-off of 0.0372 inches from one square mile.

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

discharge."

"Control" Is a term used to designate the natural section or reach of the channel or 

artificial structure below the gage which determines the stage-discharge relation at the

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 gage heights and discharge

1
2 EXPLANATION OF DATA

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

direct readings on a nonreoording 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 gaging stations, equipped with water-stage recorder a^d measuring 

cable and car, are shown on plate 1.

Rating tables giving the discharge for any stage are prepared from the discharge 

measurements. The application of the daily gage height to these rating tables gives the 

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

The data presented for each gaging station in the area covered by this report usually 

comprise a description of the station, a table showing the daily discharge of the stream, 

and a table of monthly and yearly discharge and run-off. Skeleton rating tables are published except for those stations whose daily discharge for the greater part of the year 

was determined by the shifting-control method, the slope method, or other special methods.

The description of the station gives the type of gage, Its latitude and longitude determined from the best available maps, and Information in regard to diversions that 

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

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

the number of years indicated. It Is given only for stations for which fiere are 10 or 

more complete years of record. Information under "Extremes" gives the maximum discharge 

and gage height; the minimum discharge if there Is little or no regulation; the minimum 

daily discharge if there is extensive regulation, and also the minimum discharge if useful; and the minimum gage height except when it is of no Importance. Unless otherwise 

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

water-stage recorder or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. Likewise the 

minimum represents the lowest discharge, unless otherwise qualified. The peak discharge 

for the year with the time of Its occurrence is given below the table of monthly discharge 

for some stations. Selected lower peaks are also given if the peak discharge exceeded the 

mean discharge for that day by more than 10 percent. This supplementary information is 

generally not given for stations having drainage areas of less than 10 square miles or 

more than 10,000 square miles.

The table of dally discharge gives,, for stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the 

discharge in second-feet corresponding to once-daily or the mean of twice-dally readings 

of the gage. For flashy floods the mean daily discharge is determined from gage-height 

graphs based on gage readings made once or twice daily or oftener, as stated in the station description. For stations equipped with water-stage recorders the table gives the 

discharge corresponding to the mean daily gage height except for stations on streams subject to sudden or rapid fluctuation. For stations subject to such fluctuation the mean 

daily gage height may not indicate the true mean daily discharge, which mist be obtained 

by averaging the discharge for Intervals of the day or by using the discharge integrator, 

an instrument for obtaining the mean dally discharge from a continuous gas;e-height graph 

and containing as an essential element the rating curve of the station.

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

for each month of the figures for that month given In the table of daily discharge. The 

column headed "Maximum" gives the maximum daily discharge and not the discharge when the 

water surface was at crest height. Likewise, In the column headed "Minimum" the quantity
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given is the minimum daily discharge. The column headed "Mean" is the averaee flow in 

cubic feet per second during the month.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of stream-flow data depends primarily (1) on the permanency of the stagedischarge relation and (2) on the accuracy of observation 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 daily records are accurate within 

5 percent; "good", within 10 percent; "fair", within 15 percent; and "poor", within 20 

percent or more.

The monthly means for any station may represent with high accuracy the quantity of 

water flowing past the gage, but the figures showing discharge per square mile and depth 

in inches may be subject to gross errors caused by the inclusion of large noicontributing 

districts in the measured drainage area, by lack of information concerning water diverted 

for irrigation or other use, or by inability to interpret the effect of artificial regulation of the flow of the river above the station. "Second-feet per square mile" and 

"run-off in inches" are therefore not computed if such errors appear probable. The computations are also omitted for stations on streams draining areas in which the annual 

rainfall is less tnan 20 inches.

Many gaging stations on streams in the irrigated areas of the United States are situated above most of the diversions from those streams, so that 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 gives a general idea of the flow at the station. The 

table of daily discharge allows more detailed studies of the variation in flow. It should 

be borne in mind, however, that the observations in each succeeding year may be expected 

to throw new light on data previously published, and that greater degrees of refinement in 

computations and records may be warranted with increased data and use of improved 

equipment.

PUBLICATIONS

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

part covering an area vtiose boundaries coincide with natural drainage featur?s 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.
4 PUBLICATIONS

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

regard to 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 local offices of the water-resources 

branch of the Geological Survey as follows:

Augusta, Maine, Statehouse.

Boston, Mass., 945 Post Office Building.

Hartford, Conn., 203 Federal Building.

Albany, N. Y., 526 Federal Building.

Trenton, N. J., 228 Federal Building.

Harrisburg, Pa., 490 Education Building.

Charlottesville, Va., University of Virginia.

South Charleston, W. Va., Naval Ordnance Plant.

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

Columbia, S. C., 119 United States Courthouse.

Atlanta, Ga., Georgia School of Technology.

Ocala, Fla., Post Office Building.

Montgomery, Ala., 507 Post Office Building.

Chattanooga, Term., 442 Post Office Building.

Louisville, Ky., 641 Federal Building.

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

Indianapolis, Ind., 316 Federal Building.

Urbana, 111., 14 Post Office Annex.

Madison, Wis., 337 N. State Capitol.

St. Paul, Minn., 808 New Post Office Building.

Iowa City, Iowa, 402 Hydraulic Laboratory, University of Iowa.

St. Louis, Mo., 906 Customhouse, 1114 Market Street.

Rolla, Mo., Missouri Geological Survey Building, Missouri School of Mines

and Metallurgy.

Topeka, Kans., 305 Federal Building. 

Fort Smith, Ark., 6 Post Office Building. 

Austin, Tex., State Highway Building. 

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

Tucson, Ariz., 210 Post Office Building. 

Denver, Colo., 230 Customhouse. 

Salt Lake City, Utah, 303 Federal Building. 

Idaho Falls, Idaho, 204 Federal Building. 

Boise, Idaho, 429 Federal Building. 

Helena, Mont., 412 Federal Building. 

Tacoma, Wash., 406 Federal Building. 

Portland, Oreg., 606 Post Office Building. 

San Francisco, Calif., 208 Federal Office Building. 

Los Angeles, Calif., G-31 Post Office and Courthouse. 

Honolulu, Hawaii, 225 Federal Building.

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

Director, Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

Records of flow of streams In the United States have been published in the reports 

tabulated as follows:

Stream-flow data in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A, pt. 

llth A, pt.

14th A, pt. 

B 131......

16th A, pt.

W

n T

18th A, pt.

2 

2

2

2

4

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive information. ....

Monthly discharge (long-time records, 1871-93)....

ratings . 

Descriptive information only.

and monthly discharge (also many data covering 

earlier years).

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly 

discharge (also similar data for some earlier 

years ) .

Year

1884 to Sept. 1890.

1888 to Dec. 31, 1893. 

1893-94.

1895.

1896.

1895-905 .
PUBLICATIONS 

Stream-flow data In reports of the Geological Survey Continued

Report Character of data Year

W 15.

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27..........

W 28.

20th A, pt. 4 

W 35 to 39...

21st A, pt. 4 

W 47 to 52...

22d A, pt. 4. 

W 65, 66.....

W 75.........

Descriptions, measurements', and gage heights,

eastern United States, eastern Mississippi

River, and Missouri River above Junction with

Kansas River. 

Descriptions, measurements, and gage heights,

western Mississippi River below Junction of

Missouri and Platte Rivers, and western United

States. 

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly

discharge (also some long-time records). 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, eastern

United States, eastern Mississippi River, and

Missouri River. 

Measurements, ratings, and gage heights, Arkansas

River and western United States. 

Monthly discharge (also for many earlier years)... 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, and

ratings. 

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

1897.

.1897.

1898.

1898.

1899.

1899.

1900.

1900.

1901.

1901.

Note.- The reports that contain records after 1901 are given In the table on page 6.

The table on the following page gives, by years and drainage basins, the numbers of 

the papers on surface water supply published from 1899 to 1938. The data for any particular station will, In general, be found In the reports covering the years during which 

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

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

433, 453, 473, and 503, which contain records for the Ohio River Basin for those years.

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

years. Miscellaneous measurements at many 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.
Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream meas

(For basins included see p. 3)

Year

1899 a 

1900 g 

1901.. 

1902.. 

1903. .

1904. . 

1905.. 

1906.. 

1907-8 

1909..

1910. . 

1911.. 

1912. . 

1913. . 

1914. .

1915.. 

1916.. 

1917.. 

1918. . 

1919-2

1921.. 

1922.. 

1923. . 

1924. . 

1926. .

1926.. 

1927.. 

1928.. 

1929.. 

1930. .

1931.. 

1932.. 

1933.. 

1934. . 

1935. .

1936.. 

1937.. 

1938..

1

35

47, h 48 

65, 76 

82 

97

o 124, p 126, q 126 

o 165, p 166, q 167 

o 201, p 202, q 203 

241 

261

281 

301 

321 

351 

381

401 

431 

451 

471 

601

521 

541 

561 

581 

601

621 

641 

661 

681 

696

711 

726 

741 

756 

781

801 

821 

861

2

b 35, 36 

48 

66, 76 

b 82, 83 

b 97, 98

"q 126, 127 

q 167, 168 

q 203, 204 

242 

262

282 

302 

322 

352 

382

402 

432 

452 

472 

502

622 

542 

562 

582 

602

622 

642 

662 

682 

697

712 

727 

742 

757 

782

802 

822 

852

3

36 

48, i 49 

65, 75 

83 

98

169 

205 

243 

263

283 

303 

323 

353 

383

403 

433 

453 

473 

503

523 

543 

563 

583 

603

623 

643 

663 

683 

698

713 

728 

743 

758 

783

803 

823 

853

4

36 

49 

65, 75 

m 82, 83 

97

159 

170 

206 

244 

264

284 

304 

324 

354 

384

404 

434 

454 

474 

504

524 

544 

564 

584 

604

624 

644 

664 

684 

699

714 

729 

744 

759 

784

804 

824 

854

5

36 

49 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 85 

k 98, 99, n 100

k 168, ISO 

171 

207 

245 

265

285 

305 

325 

355 

385

405 

435 

455 

476 

505

525 

545 

565 

585 

605

625 

645 

665 

685 

700

715 

730 

745 

760 

785

805 

825

855

6

o 36, 37 

49, j 50 

66, 75 

84 

99

130, r 131 

172 

208 

246 

266

286 

306 

326 

356 

386

406 

436 

456 

476 

506

526 

546 

566 

586 

606

626 

646 

666 

686 

701

716 

731 

746 

761

786

806 

826 

856

7

37 

50 

k 65, 66, 75 

k 83, 84 

k 98, 99

k 128, 131 

k 169, 173 

k 205, 209 

247 

267

287 

307 

327 

357 

387

407 

437 

457 

477 

607

527 

547 

567 

587 

607

627 

647 

667 

687 

702

717 

732 

747 

762 

787

807 

827 

857

66, 

a Rating tables and index to Water-supply Papers 35-39 contained in Water-Supply 

Paper 39. Tables of monthly discharge for 1899 in 21st Annual Report, part 4.

b James River only.

< , i>*U**;in Ri^T.

d Green and Gunnlson Rivers and Colorado River above Gunnison River.

e Mojave River only.

f Kings and Kern Rivers and south Pacific slope basins.

g Rating tables and index to Water-Supply Papers 47-52 and data on precipitation, 

wells, and irrigation in California and Utah contained in Water-Supply Paper 52. 

Monthly discharge for 1900 In 22d Annual Report, part 4.

h Wissahlekon and Schuylklll Rivers to James River.

i Scioto River.

i Loup, Platt

k Tributaries 

m Lake Ontari

n Hudson Bay 

o New England 

p Hudson Rive

q Susquehanna 

r Platve and 

s The Great B

t Below junct

u Rogue, Umpq
PUBLICATIONS

From time to time reports have been published that are compilations of records for 

various areas, usually a single State or drainage basin. These reports contain records 

previously published (some of which have been revised), as well as some records not contained in the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table gives the 

numbers and titles of these reports, arranged in alphabetical order by States and drainage basins.

Reports containing compilation of discharge by States and drainage basins

Water-Supply 

Paper

107

298

299

300

447

597e

636d

636e

637a

74

197

415

230

370

850

424

492

469

395

617

517

618

198

536

279

192

358

" 491

109

Year 

ending

1903

1912

1912

1912

1918

1927

1927

1927

1927

1900

1905

1915

1906

1910

1937

1916

1919

1921

1914

1927

1920

1926

1906

1930

1909

1906

1913

1917

1904

State or drainage basin and title

STATE

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

in Mississippi.

California, Water resources of, part 1, Stream measurements in

Sacramento River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 2, Stream measurements in

San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Water resources of, part 3, Stream measurements in

the Great Basin and Pacific coast river basins.

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

California, Surface water supply of Sacramento River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of San Joaquin River Basin.

California, Surface water supply of Pacific slope basins in.

California, Surface water supply of minor San Francisco Bay,

northern Pacific, and Great basins in.

Colorado, Water resources of.

Georgia, Water resources of.

Massachusetts, Surface water of.

Nebraska, Surface water supply of.

Oregon, Surface water supply of.

Texas, Summary of records of surface waters of.

Vermont, Surface waters of.

Washington, Summary of hydrometric data in.

Wyoming, Surface waters of, and their utilization.

DRAINAGE BASIN

Colorado River (Colo., Utah, etc.) and Its utilization, 1916.

Colorado River, upper (Colo., Utah), and its utilization, 1929.

Great Salt Lake Basin, Water powers of, 1924.

Green River (Wyo., Utah) and Its utilization, 1930.

Kennebec River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1907.

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

New-Kanawha River Basin (W. Va., Va., N. C.), Surface water

supply of, 1925.

Penobscot River Basin (Maine), Water resources of, 1912.

Potomac River Basin (W. Va., Va., Md.. etc.), 1907.

Rio Grande Basin (N. Mex., Tex., etc.), Water resources of,

1888-1913.

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

1920.

Susquehanna River Basin (Pa., Md.), Hydrography of, 1905.

In addition to the records noted above, records of discharge have been published In 

State reports. Some of these are not contained in the publications of the Geological 

Survey or are revisions of records previously published in Its water-supply papers. The 

following table contains a list of these reports.

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge

State

Alabama ....

Georgia.. .. 

Illinois...

Do ......

Indiana... .

Do ......

Year 

ending

1915 

1928

1920 

1937

1911

1927 

ai930

bl9l9

Report

Bull. 17, Water powers of Alabama....

Bull. 38, Water powers of Georgia....

Pub. 72, Surface water supply of 

Indiana.

Indiana.

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

Issued by

Geological Surrey of Alabama.

Geological Surrey of Georgia.

Department of Conservation.

Do.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

State reports containing compilation of records of discharge Continued

State

Minnesota.. 

Missouri. . .

New Jersey. 

Do ......

New Mexico. 

North Carolina.

Pennsylvania 

Do ......

Tennessee. .

Utah.......

Virginia... 

Washington. 

Wisconsin..

Year

ending

d!928

1920

1912 

1926

1^14

1928 

£1934

1925 

1923

h!936

1 1924

kl936

1911 

11932

1924

1905

1927 

1933 

1914

Report

Water resources investigation of 

Minnesota. 

Reports of Bureau of Geology and 

Mines, vol. 20, 2d series, Water 

Resources of Missouri.

Bull. 33, Surface water supply of 

New Jersey.

of New Jersey. 

Surface water supply of New Mexico.... 

Bull. 34, Discharge records of North 

Carolina streams.

Carolina streams.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon.

of Oregon. 

Report of Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Bull. 34, Water resources of 

Tennessee.

Bull. 31, Water resources of Virginia.

Bull. 5, Monthly and yearly summaries 

of hydrometric data. 

1st report of Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Wisconsin to Legislature on water 

powers .

Issued by

Agriculture.

State Drainage Commission.

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines.

gation and Drainage.

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

sion. 

Office of the State Engineer 

Department of Conservation 

and Development.

Do.

Do.

Water Supply Commission of 

Pennsylvania.

Waters . 

Department of Education.

Conservation and Development 

Commission. 

Department of Conservation 

and Development. 

Railroad Commission of 

Wisconsin.

Do.

a Includes records for the years 1927-30. 

b Includes records for the years 1895-1919. 

c Includes records for the years 1919-24. 

d Includes records for the years 1924-28. 

e Includes records for the years 1928-35. 

f Includes records for the years 1914-28. 

g Includes records for the years 1928-34. 

h Includes records for the years 1889-1936;

records of daily and monthly discharge

are not included.

i Includes records for the years 1914-24.

j Includes records for the years 1924-30.

k Includes records for the years 1930-36.

1 Includes records for the years_1928-32.

m Includes average weekly discharge for

	the years 1920-30. 

n Includes records for the years 1914-23.

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, Idaho, Indiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York 

(also New York City Board of Water Supply), North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Utah, 

Washington, and Wyoming.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

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

report at which records of discharge were collected during the year ending September 30, 

1937, by agencies other than the Geological Survey. The records for these stations are 

not contained in publications of the Geological Survey.
COOPERATION 

Records of discharge collected by agencies other than the Geological Survey

Stream

Bogue Chitto River. 

Chattahoochee 

River. 

Chattooga River.... 

Chickasawhay River.

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

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

Tallapoosa River... 

Tombigbee River, 

East Fork of

Locust Fork of. 

West Pearl River...

Location

Near Bush. La. .......... 

Eufaula, Ala. ............

Gaylesville, Ala......... 

Sliubuta, Miss ............

Street Bridge.

and dam at Butler Creek, 

Milstead, Ala. ...........

Bigbee, Miss. ............

Graves Bridge. 

Near Pearl River, La.....

Period

1937-38

1936-38 

1937-38

1937-38 

1936-38

1937-38

1937-38 

1937-38

1937-38

Operated by

U. S. Army. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Remarks

Do. 

Do.

Do. 

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Do. 

Do.

Do.

Do.

Mote.- The Soil Conservation Service begin in 1938 to make studies of run-off from 

three areas of less than 30 acres each in the vicinity of Chatham, Va. anc* four areas of 

less than 60 acres each in the vicinity of Americus, Ga. Records of these studies are 

in the files of that organization.

COOPERATION

The work in the several States was done under cooperative agreements a£ follows: In 

Alabama, with the Alabama Geological Survey, Walter B. Jones, State geologist. In 

Florida, with the State Road Department, A. B. Hale, chairman; the Okeechobee FloodControl District, A. W. Young, executive secretary; the city of Jacksonville, P. M. 

Ulsch and F. M. Valz, chairmen of city commission; and the city of Tampa, J. S. Long, 

superintendent of water department. In Georgia, with the Division of Mines, Mining & 

Geology of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, R. F. Burch, Jr., commissioner, 

Capt. Garland Peyton, director, and Richard W. Smith, acting director. In Mississippi, 

with the Mississippi Geological Survey, W. C. Morse, director. In North Carolina, with 

the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development, R. Bruce Etheridge, 

director. In South Carolina, with the South Carolina State Highway Department, Ben M. 

Sawyer, chief highway commissioner; the city of Spartanburg, D. W. Hendrix, chairman of 

board of public works; and the town of Duncan, W. A. Moore, mayor. In Virginia, with 

the Virginia Conservation Commission, W. C. Hall, chairman.

Acknowledgment is due also to the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, to the 

United States Soil Conservation Service, and to the United States Weather Bureau for 

financial assistance in collecting the records published herein.

Assistance in collecting records was also rendered by the following municipalities, 

organizations, corporations, and individuals: In Alabama, by the Alabama Power Co.; in 

Florida, by the Florida Power Corporation; in Georgia, by the city council of Augusta, 

the Georgia Power Co., the Crisp County Power Commission, and the Superior Pine Products 

Co.; in North Carolina, by the Carolina Power and Light Co., and the cities of Durham 

and Charlotte; in South Carolina, by the Columbia Railway & Navigation Co., the Lexington 

Water Power Co., and the South Carolina Electric & Gas Co.; and in Virginia, by the 

Appalachian Electric Power Co., Virginia Electric & Power Co., and Virginia Public 

Service Co.
10 DIVISION OF WORK

Funds for the construction, repair, and improvement of gaging stations were allocated 

to the Geological Survey by the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works.

DIVISION OF WORK

The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared for publication under supervision of district engineers as follows: In Alabama and rississippi, 

D. H. Barber; in Florida, D. S. Wallace; in Georgia except for Augusta Caral near 

Augusta, F. M. Bell; in North Carolina, E. D. Burchard; in South Carolina and for 

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga., A. E. Johnson; and in Virginia, J. J. Dirzulaitis.
GAGING-STATION RECORDS 11

JAMES RIVER BASIN

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°52'36", long. 79°58'39", at Smith Bridge, 1

mile south of Falling Spring post office, Alleghany County, ar>d li miles dovmstream from 

Falling Springs Creek. Zero of gage is 1,333.49 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 409 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge?- 13 years, 474 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,220 second-feet Oct. 28 (gafe height, 10.92 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet: minimum, 84 second-feet 

Sept. 7 (gage height, 3.04 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 14,100 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gare height, 14.74 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at this station 

with those at other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 58 second-feet at times 

in September and October 1930 (gage height, 2.90).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, July 21, 

22, July 24 to Aug. 3, Aug. 6-9, which were computed on basis of records for stations 

on Potts and Dunlap Creeks and Cowpasture River and for James River at Lick Run and 

are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1-28 Oct. 29 to Sept. 30

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

116

161

218

280

348

462

590

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

778

1,050

1,360

2,150

3,200

4,420

5,830

3.2 

3.4

3.6 

3.S 

4.0 

4.3

108

147

195

250

311

415

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

530

706

970

1,300

2,140

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

103 

102 

113 

391 

533

475 

348 

280 

239 

224

203

183 

169 

164 

156

144 

136 

134 

2,010 

3,200

1,570 

1,110 

1,460 

1,200 

885

680 

2,650 

5,530 

2,870 

1,690 

1,120

Nov.

830 

683 

594 

506 

445

408 

365 

334 

305 

280

259 

250 

286 

296 

268

253 

244 

230

219 

217

206 

190 

172

163 

165

170 

222 

430 

706 

730

Dec.

5V2 

502 

434 

383 

362

379 

344 

289 

289 

239

244 

256 

230 

228 

222

228 

510 

660 

660 

551

494 

441 

404 

362 

328

305 

277 

283 

337 

354 

368

Jan.

397 

422 

404 

372

351

328 

390 

422 

362 

321

337 

318 

308 

277 

259

239 

230 

239 

230

211

236 

471 

706 

730 

1,500

2,050 

1,260 

912 

683 

616 

551

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feh 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Fen.

463 

386 

358 

344 

324

299 

292 

274 

253 

244

268 

706 

941 

830 

660

572 

506 

463 

445 

448

434 

393 

390 

401 

390

383 

379 

358

Mar.

311 

296 

311 

372 

401

441 

526 

530 

494

514

660 

594 

530 

498 

S04

856 

804 

730 

616 

551

506 

452 

415 

393 

362

485 

660 

551 

490 

460 

427

Secondfoot-days

30,072 

10,426 

11,535

214,355

16,132 

12,204 

16,040 

10,428 

16,263 

9,570 

8,205 

10,911 

3,093

154,879

Apr.

411 

379 

351 

324 

299

2SO 

286 

302 

314 

328

321 

305 

305 

292 

283

274 

265 

262 

344 

386

390 

445 

514 

502 

471

425 

386 

351 

321

311

Maximum

5,530 

830 

660

5,530

2,050 

941 

856 

514 

1,690 

706 

1,200 

1,500 

130

5,530

May

299 

274 

250 

233 

230

228 

214 

200

198 

190

182 

17S 

168 

178 

331

397 

379 

351 

411 

572

1,000 

830 

638 

1,520 

1,690

1,120 

1,260 

912 

754 

594 

482

Minimum

102 

163 

222

94

211 

244 

296 

262 

168 

152 

113 

94 

86

86

June

401 

362 

376 

324 

280

247 

22S 

222 

200

182

175 

190 

185 

170 

154

152 

252 

376 

283

321

706 

660 

518 

408 

376

334 

39? 

456

351 

289

July

2*7 

230 

214

195 

180

165 

158 

147 

147 

156

143 

132 

136 

128 

124

131 

113 

138 

154 

228

40O 

239 

1,200 

6^0

400 

300 

600 

300 

230 

330

Mean

970 

348 

372

587

520 

436 

517 

348 

525 

319 

265 

352 

103

424

Aug.

320 

300 

1,500 

514 

397

1,200 

750 

1,200 

850 

514

3S3 

318 

259 

219 

192

178 

168 

170 

154 

139

130 

122 

117 

113 

110

105 

103 

100 

97 

95 

94

Pe- square 

mile

2.37 

.851 

.910

1.44

1.27 

1.07 

1.26 

.851 

1.28 

.780 

.648 

.861 

.252-

1.04

Sept.

92 

94 

92 

92

89

88 

86 

88 

S9 

88

86 

89 

92 

110 

122

122 

126 

128 

122 

117

121 

117 

110 

103 

98

95 

130 

112 

100 

95

Run-ol'f in 

Inches

2.73 

.95 

1.05

19.51

1.46 

1.11 

1.45 

.95 

1.48 

.87 

.75 

.99 

.28

14.07

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (2:30 a.m.) 4,420 sec.-ft.j Oct. 28 (5 a.m.) 7,220 sec.-ft.
12 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Lick Run, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°47', long. 79°47', at highway bridge at Lick 

Run, Botetourt County, three-quarters of a mile downstream from confluence of Cowpasture and Jackson Rivers. Zero of gage is 978.30 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,369 square miles.

Records available.- Apri] 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,588 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 51,600 second-feet I'ar. 18 (gage 

height, 25.65 feet), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet; minimum, 

224 second-feet (revised) Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1936-37, 28,700 second-feet Jan. ?.l (gage 

height, 17.45 feet); minimum, 254 second-feet (revised) Oct. 8, Aug. 6 (gage height, 

1.61 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 24,800 second-feet Oct. 23 (gage 

height, 15.78 feet); minimum, 297 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.73 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 51,600 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 25.65 

feet), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at ttis station 

with those at other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 153 second-feet Oct. 11, 

1930 (gage height, 1.51 feet).

Maximum stage known, 29.1 feet, from floodmarks, sometime in November 1877 (discharge, about 65,800 second-feet).

Highest stage during flood of March 1913, 27.2 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 57,700 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 26, 1935, to Jan. 1, 

1936 (computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for stations on 

Dunlap and Potts Creeks and Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers and for James Fiver at 

Buchanan), and those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Dec. 20, 1936, to 

Jan. 9, 1937, Mar. 9, 1937, June 10-17, July 6-18, 1938 [computed on basis of records 

for stations on Potts, Dunlap, and Catawba Creeks and Jackson and Cowpasture Rivers 

and for James River at Buchanan), which are fair.

Revisions.- Records for water years 1935-36 and 1936-37, published herewith, supersede 

those published in previous water-supply papers.

Rating table. Mar. 19, 19J6 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, In feet, and discharge In

second-feet)

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

251

324

406

538

682

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,260

1,750

2,910

4,300

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

7,640

11,600

15,900

20,500

Discharge, In second-feet, 1935-38 

1935-36

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.

348

348

339

334

320

339

339

339

334

325

320

320

320

320

320

339

320

307

302

298

302

302

307

311

302

293

293

289

652

840

575

Nov.

436

382

358

343

339

330

416

840

750

610

598

1,110

6,850

4,970

2,640

1,830

1,520

1,470

1,380

1,280

1,160

1,040

1,000

923

828

782

776

965

2,520

2,640

-

Dec.

2,050

1,670

1,380

1,16O

1,040

916

854

867

1,880

2,580

2,280

1,880

2,210

6,360

5,880

4,970

4,240

3,280

2,400

2,160

1,720

1,280

1,420

1,420

1,160

900

850

900

900

850

750

Jan.

800

1,460

10,200

11,700

6,520

5,120

5,570

5,880

7,680

10, 600

6,850

5,270

4,380

4,100

3,960

5,570

4,970

4,100

8,260

10,600

6,040

4,520

3,680

2,760

2,400

2,340

2,000

1,620

1,470

1,570

1,380

Feb.

1,120

1,240

1,200

1,280

1,620

1,520

1,330

1,120

1,200

1,160

1,040

965

1,160

11,800

18,000

12,800

7,880

11,000

8,790

5,720

4,240

3,410

2,760

2,460

2,520

5,380

8,790

7,360

4,970

_

-

Mar.

3,960

3,410

3,020

2,700

2,520

2,460

2,340

2,160

1,940

1,830

1,830

1,880

2,160

2,280

2,280

2,280

22,500

39,100

14,400

10,400

13, 700

9,550

7,640

7,280

6,570

5,400

5,720

7,640

6,230

4,920

4,000

Apr.

3,300

3,500

4,920

3,570

3,040

8,380

12,200

6,570

4,920

7,640

6,230

5,080

4,300

3,570

3,170

2,980

2,610

2,250

1,970

1,800

1,650

1,500

1,400

1,260

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,020

988

956

May

927

898

898

956

956

870

842

788

788

761

1,010

1,260

1,170

1,220

1,020

927

842

815

815

870

898

788

734

682

632

613

584

561

529

497

488

June

474

457

435

440

501

457

440

479

497

556

543

815

927

1,020

708

584

506

506

533

474

440

393

368

364

364

360

344

328

316

309

July

313

332

352

348

340

377

682

501

402

372

389

488

613

524

470

377

340

313

316

332

316

297

282

279

297

348

344

332

492

364

348

Aug.

305

279

272

272

262

276

282

282

265

278

321

297

320

316

282

297

423

336

297

276

276

286

286

320

360

344

313

435

431

328

297

Sept.

282

272

279

290

297

290

265

258

258

254

254

248

242

242

242

239

236

233

242

239

230

236

236

239

233

230

233

233

236

390

-
JAMES RIVER BASIN 13

Discharge, In second-feet, of James River at Lick Run, Va., 1935-38 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

734

594

423

340

279

279

276

272

276

297

301

309

301

279

268

432

8,490

5,080

2,140

1,300

956

788

682

603

533

488

452

419

398

377

360

Nov.

360

368

364

364

410

423

457

474

466

457

440

423

406

398

398

385

372

364

344

340

340

332

328

324

324

332

336

324

309

301

-

Dec.

316

324

348

377

398

494

8,200

5,380

2,990

2,020

1,650

2,430

3,040

2,310

1,860

1,600

1,650

2,020

1,970

3,100

3,400

2,700

2,200

1,800

1,700

1,700

1,700

2,800

3,600

3,100

4,000

Jan.

5,900

11,000

17,000

10,000

6,200

4,000

3,400

3,800

3,400

2,980

2,490

2,190

2,080

2,080

2,310

3,710

4,500

8,960

7,100

15,000

22,600

11,400

6,920

5,720

5,560

6,920

5,240

3,350

3,850

3,710

3,360

Feb.

4,000

3,850

3,170

2,730

2,490

2,190

1,920

2,020

3,190

8,200

5,400

3,850

3,170

2,850

2,550

2,310

2,550

2,250

2,250

2,080

2,370

7,340

6,740

4,760

3,710

2,980

2,370

2,080

_

_

-

Mar.

1,860

1,650

1,500

1,400

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,400

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,220

1,170

1,260

1,800

1,750

1,650

1,700

1,970

1,920

1,920

1,800

1,650

1,550

1,500

1,400

1,220

1,130

1,090

1,020

988

Apr.

927

898

870

842

870

988

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,090

1,060

988

927

927

1,090

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,090

1,020

988

988

956

898

3,230

18,700

10,800

6,570

4,760

3,710

-

May

2,910

2,430

2,140

1,860

1,700

1,650

1,500

1,300

1,280

1,130

1,020

988

988

1,220

1,450

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,090

1,350

1,350

1,220

1,130

1,060

956

870

870

842

788

734

682

June

618

594

584

594

570

815

613

538

492

452

444

466

423

398

385

402

444

419

448

440

427

492

510

470

393

364

364

372

385

352

-

July

333

321

313

316

340

427

389

35»5

356

323

353

400

403

393

53j

547

435

419

381

419

547

657

503

410

3613

340

32 * 

30s

29 J

297

340

Aug.

301

294

286

272

276

265

276

364

301

487

918

734

657

710

488

385

340

364

364

364

410

414

734

956

1,750

5,820

4,410

2,190

1,400

1,220

3,500

Sept.

4,150

2,370

1,600

1,220

1,090

1,170

2,250

2,140

1,600

1,220

1,020

898

815

734 657^

575

524

474

461

427

410

393

381

360

348

340

336

356

348

332

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

313

368

1,710

2,370

1,800

1,300

988

815

761

708

657

594

575

561

524

488

470

7,840

16,100

6,400

3,850

4,600

3,710

2,610

2,080

8,260

21,900

11,200

5,890

4,000

Nov.

2,850

2,310

1,970

1,650

1,450

1,300

1,170

1,060

988

956

898

870

1,090

1,220

1,130

1,020

988

927

898

842

815

788

708

657

632

657

887

2,310

2,670

2,550

-

Dec.

2,140

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,260

1,300

1,260

1,060

1,020

898

734

734

870

842

815

815

1,170

2,020

2,080

1,750

1,500

1,400

1,260

1,170

1,060

988

956

988

1,260

1,400

1,400

Jan.

1,450

1,450

1,350

1,220

1,170

1,090

1,300

1,600

1,400

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,130

1,060

956

898

870

870

870

815

870

1,750

2,370

2,430

5,620

7,640

4,450

3,040

2,370

2,140

1,860

Feb.

1,600

1,300

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,020

988

956

898

870

870

1,650

2,490

2,370

2,020

1,750

1,550

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,260

1,130

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

_

_

-

Mar.

956

870

927

1,550

1,550

1,550

1,860

1,750

1,550

1,750

2,850

2,550

2,140

1,920

2,080

2,310

2,310

2,370

2,080

1,860

1,700

1,500

1,350

1,260

1,170

1,440

2,730

2,190

1,360

1,650

1,550

Apr.

1,450

1,300

1,220

1,090

1,020

956

988

1,060

1,170

1,260

1,260

1,170

1,130

1,090

1,020

988

956

927

988

1,170

1,130

1,220

1,600

1,650

1,550

1,400

1,260

1,130

1,060

988

-

May

956

898

842

788

761

761

708

657

657

622

594

575

552

603

815

1,020

987

870

927

2,000

2,790

2,310

1,750

1,910

4,450

2,910

4,300

3,430

3,850

2,490

1,860

June

1,450

1,300

1,600

1,500

1,170

988

898

842

761

660

650

650

640

580

540

520

560

1,220

1,220

1,610

6,570

5,720

3,570

2,430

1,970

1,750

1,600

1,500

1,260

1,020

July

893

843

815

783

73 <

640

600

540

520

540

520

480

440

420

410

390

380

400

493

783

927

2,430

6,060

5,240

2,670

1,700

1,300

1,800

1,130

1,130

2,430

Aug.

1,550

1,220

6,330

4,150

3,240

7,100

4,000

4,920

8,200

3,850

2,430

1,800

1,400

1,090

956

870

815

761

708

618

561

520

483

457

427

406

393

381

372

364

356

Sept.

377

360

348

348

340

332

324

320

320

316

313

309

320

336

381

406

435

427

419

402

406

385

372

348

332

324

324

368

336

336

-

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (4:30 a.m.) 20,700 sec.-ft j Oct. 

(3 a.m.) 9,550 sec.-ft.; Aug. 9 (7:30 a.m.) 11,800 sec.-ft.

28 (11 a.m.) 24,800 sec.-ft.] Jan.
14

***** <U 8

JAHES RIVER BASIW

November. " ' " 

December..,'" '" 

bruary. . . 

March. . .

 11,700

18,000

39,100

12,200

1,260

1,020

prii.. .. .. "»? -.... " 

June... " . Juiy. ...""" 

*"gusfc..""""- 

4.947

4,632

6,584

3,478

827

,

104,164

25,639

14,938

3.61

3.36

4.61

2.54

 604 

.364

 280

 226

 186

1935-36 

&L19S6 ......

28,726

11,263

71,677

March. .." 

April.. "

'"

22,600

8,200

1,970

e,700

2,910

815

657

5,620

4,150

6,362

3,406

1,475

2,402

1,298

476

392

1,008

967

,

72,067 

40,226 

1^,268 

12,165 

31,250 

28,999

7,640

2,490

2,650

1,680

4,450

6,570

6,060

8,200

435

815

670

670

927

552

520

380

356

,

S5.183 

ss,201 

4S,S83 

46,749 

38,454 

60,728 

10,664

1,861 

1.3T8 

1,730 

1,173 

I,5f7 

1,556 

1,24") 

l.SBI 

355
JAMES RIVER BASIN 15

James River at Buchanan, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°31'50", long. 79°40'45'', at Chesapeake & Ohio 

Railway station at Buchanan, Botetourt County, 300 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. 

Highway 11, 1,000 feet upstream from Purgatory Creek, and li miles downstream from 

Looney Creek. Zero of gage Is 802.56 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,084 square miles.

Records available.- August 1895 to September 1938.

Average discharged- 39 years (1898-1912, 1913-38), 2,546 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,600 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 15.36 

feet); minimum, 534 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1895-1938: Maximum discharge, about 92,200 second-feet Mar. 27, 1913 (gage height, 

31 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 45,000 second-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies, computation of peak flow over dam at Balcony Falls 

during flood of Mar. 18, 1936, and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of 

that flood at this station with those at other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 

255 second-feet several days In September 1932 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Hating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Oct. 20, July 24 to Sept. 30 Oct. 21 to July 23

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

486

682

910

1,320

1,940

2,680

4,480

6.0 

7.0 

S.O 

10.0 

12.0 

14.0

6,600

9,020

11,800

17,900

24,200

30,800

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

600

820

1,200

1,780

2,470

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

4,240

6,440

8,960

11,800

17,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

647 

626 

668 

2,540 

5,090

3,710 

2,760 

2,080 

1,680 

1,500

1,340 

1,230 

1,130 

1,120 

1,080

1,020 

946 

902 

13,400 

31,800

13,900 

7,410 

6,680 

7,160 

4,870

3,650 

8,580 

31,100 

21,000 

11,200 

7,160

Nov.

5,090 

3,940 

3,280 

2,860 

2,540

2,250 

2,040 

1,910 

1,780 

1,600

1,520 

1,720 

2,780 

2,780 

2,400

2,040 

1,910 

1,720 

1,600 

1,500

1,410 

1,330 

1,220 

1,120 

1,060

1,080 

1,290 

2,860 

4,140 

3,940

Dec.

3,370 

2,780 

2,400 

2,180 

2,040

2,040 

2,040 

1,780 

1,660 

1,540

1,210 

1,070 

1,270 

1,310 

1,330

1,510 

1,540 

2,400 

2,730 

2,540

2,250 

2,040 

1,910 

1,780 

1,660

1,540 

1,440 

1,520 

1,910 

2,540 

2,470

Jan.

2,400 

2,320 

2,180 

1,980 

1,340

1,780 

2,110 

2,620 

2,540 

2,180

2,040 

2,040 

1,910 

1,780 

1,600

1,490 

1,400 

1,380 

1,340 

I,i380

1,270 

2,110 

3,280 

3,650 

7,150

13,000 

8,170 

5,420 

3,940 

3,460 

3,110

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

2,700 

2,250 

1,980 

1,910 

1,780

1,660 

1,600 

1,500 

1,420 

1,350

1,330 

1,660 

2,860 

3,020 

2,700

2,400 

2,180 

1,980 

1,910 

1,840

1,780 

1,660 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

Mar.

1,490 

1,350 

1,360 

1,910 

2,700

2,540 

2,620 

2,620 

2,400 

2,540

4,340 

4,240 

3,560 

3,020 

2,940

3,200 

3,110 

3,110 

2,940 

2,620

2,400 

2,180 

1,980 

1,840 

1,780

1,840 

3,280 

3,280 

2,700 

2,470 

2,320

Seoondfoot-days

197,979 

66,710 

59,650

1,813,346

92,770 

53,070 

80,680 

57,190 

68,061 

84,238 

91,100 

123,095 

18,454

992,977

Apr.

2,180 

1,980 

1,840 

1,720 

1,600

1,470 

1,480 

1,720 

2,250 

2,470

2,320 

2,110 

1,980 

1,840 

1,720

1,660 

1,540 

1,490 

1,540 

1,660

1,720 

1,780 

2,400 

2,780 

2,540

2,320 

2,040 

1,840 

1,660 

1,540

Maximum

31,800 

5,090 

3,370

36,900

13,000 

3,020 

4,340 

2,780 

5,420 

13, 900 

17,100 

15,700 

704

31,800

May

1,500 

1,410 

1,300 

1,200 

1,130

1,090 

1,040 

973 

928 

892

856 

812 

788 

812 

1,000

1,300 

1,290 

1,180 

1,210 

2,620

5,090 

3,460 

2,700 

2,320 

4,260

4,040 

4,980 

5,420 

5,200 

4,240 

3,020

Minimum

626 

1,060 

1,070

432

1,270 

1,330 

1,350 

1,470 

788 

740 

587 

668 

534

534

June

2,470 

2,040 

2,180 

2,320 

1,910

1.600 

1,390 

1,260 

1,120 

1,070

1,200 

1,060 

982 

892 

796

740 

788 

1,270 

1,780 

2,320

10,800 

13,900 

8,690 

5,090 

3,840

3,370 

2,860 

2,540 

2,180 

1,780

July

1,54') 

1,400 

1,330 

1,310 

1,180

1,060 

955 

874 

847 

892

833 

75<5 

684 

648 

628

600 

587 

587 

820 

1,080

1,720 

6,280 

17,100 

16,900 

7,53-)

4,580 

3,350 

3, 537 

3,220 

3,100 

5,180

Mean

6,386 

2,224 

1,924

3,324

2,995 

1,895 

2,603 

1,906 

2,196 

2,808 

2,939 

3,971 

614

2,720

Aug.

4,180 

2,920 

10,200 

11,100 

6,380

15,700 

9,540 

7,770 

15,100 

8,010

4,880 

3,620 

2,840 

2,300 

1,940

1,680 

1,620 

1,480 

1,380 

1,240

1,110 

1,020 

946 

894 

846

807 

777 

740 

711 

696 

668

Per square 

mile

3.06 

1.07 

.923

1.60

1.44 

.909 

1.25 

.915 

1.05 

1.35 

1.41 

1.91 

.295

1.31

Sept.

668 

682 

654 

633 

626

599 

592 

572 

566 

559

559 

559 

559 

579 

647

668 

696 

704 

704 

696

675 

654 

633 

599 

566

553 

534 

534 

592 

572

Run-off In 

Inches

3.53 

1.19 

1.06

21.65

1.66 

.95 

1.44 

1.02 

1.21 

1.51 

1.63 

2.20 

.33

17.73

PeaK discharge*- Oct. 20 (11:50 a.m.) 35,600 sec.-ft.; Oct. 28 (5i30 p.m.) 34,900 sec.-ft.j July 

2S J6J48 p.m.} 27,200 sec.-ft.5 Aug. 5 (10<30 p.m.) 17,600 seo.-ft.j Aug. 6 (7J45 a.m.) 19,700 

sec.-ft.j Aug. 9 (3 a.m.) 18,200 sec.-ft-
16 JAMES RtVER BASIN

James River at Holcombs Rock, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°30', long. 79°15', at Holcombs Rock, Bedford 

County, half a mile downstream from Pedlar River. Zero of gage Is 548.53 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3,250 square miles.

Records available.- January 1900 to September 1915 (gage heights only), August 1931 to 

septemoer 1938. December 1926 to June 1931 at Salt Creek 2,miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1927-30, 1931-38), 3,887 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 59,000 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 22.52 

feet;; minimum, 329 second-feet July 6 (gage height, 3.78 feet); minimum daily discharge, 

716 second-feet Sept. 12.

1926-38: Maximum discharge, 98,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 30.78 

feet), from rating curve extended above 50,000 second-feet on basis of determination of 

peak flow over Reusens dam and comparison of peak discharge and total rui-off of flood 

at this station with those for other stations In the James River Basin; mlnlmumt about 

112 second-feet July 28, 1930; minimum daily discharge, 223 second-feet July 28, 1930. 

Maximum stage known, 31.3 feet sometime in March 1913, from floodmarks, (discharge, 

about 100,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, 

Oct. 4-12, Apr. 25, 26, Aug. 13-17, Sept. 18, which were computed on basis of records 

for stations at Buchanan and Bent Creek and are fair. Flow regulated by power plants 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seccnd-feet)

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

724

1,030

1,510

2,250

3,120

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

5,150

7,250

11,800

17,000

23,500

16.0

18.0

20.0

31,000

39,100

47,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193?

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,180

1,040

1,110

4,300

7,900

6,600

4,600

3,500

2,900

2,600

2,400

2,200

2,040

2,000

2,060

1,780

1,640

1,620

24,600

52,100

25,900

13,700

9,940

10,500

8,010

6,240

10,800

36,700

32 r600

17,200

11,700

Nov.

8,940

7,020

5,890

5,090

4,540

3,900

3,510

3,260

3,100

2,740

2,480

2,910

7,080

5,500

4,770

3,800

3,390

3,120

2,940

2,930

2,590

2,580

2,320

2,250

2,060

2,020

2,710

4,500

7,310

6,840

-

Dec.

5,960

5,080

4,280

3,600

3,320

3,580

3,440

3,160

2,810

2,510

2,510

1,720

2,200

2,160

2,340

2,100

2,490

3,040

3,820

3,880

3,460

3,100

2,770

2,840

2,680

2,470

2,320

2,460

2,660

3,250

3,470

Jan.

3,410

3,100

3,190

3,040

2,890

2,760

3,050

3,730

3,930

3,600

3,280

3,220

2,960

2,850

2,700

2,420

2,210

2,220

2,180

2,150

2,180

2,690

3,720

4,790

8,480

15,400

11,900

8,140

6,040

5,200

4,910

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

4,360

3,720

3,140

2,840

2,960

2,660

2,700

2,520

2,340

2,290

2,140

2,400

2,970

3,960

3,860

3,440

2,800

2,900

2,840

2,600

2,720

2,490

2,520

2,430

2,480

2,600

2,380

2,480

_

-

Mar.

2,220

2,230

2,130

2,140

3,120

3,340

3,480

3,440

3,320

3,280

4,800

5,990

4,980

4,500

4,280

4,560

4,440

4,530

4,450

3,940

3,820

3,460

3,040

2,960

2,830

2,920

3,520

4,940

3,970

3,660

3,290

Secondfoot-daya

311,460

122,090

95,480

1,867,862

132,340

113)580

87,150

QQ f 650

118,590

129,756

201,190

29,282

1,509,108

Apr.

3,180

3,080

2,740

2,760

2,520

2,380

2,260

2,550

3,580

3,540

3,600

3,370

3,140

2,970

2,700

2,730

2,400

2,390

2,470

2,480

2,580

2,660

3,200

3,780

3,800

3,600

3,040

2,710

2,620

2,320

-

Maximum

52,100

8,940

5,960

52,100

15,400

4,360

5,990

3,800

6, 830

18,600

25,800

20,600

1,260

52, 100

May

2,220

2,120

1,960

1,720

1,500

1,760

1,580

1,560

1,460

1,450

1,380

1,320

1,240

1,540

1,500

1,650

1,900

1,740

1,710

2,360

6,330

4,780

3,640

3,180

3,830

5,600

5,030

6,830

5,680

5,820

4,260

Minimum

1,040

2,020

1,720

518

2,150

2 140

2*130

2,260

1 240

1^250

910

1,110

716

716

June

3,140

2,780

2,540

2,900

2,740

2,280

2,060

1,810

1,520

1,610

1,840

1,840

1,520

1,330

1,340

1,250

1,390

2,190

2,880

4,940

9,340

18,600

12,900

8,080

5,960

4,900

4,810

3,800

3,380

2,920

-

July

2,360

2,080

1,940

1,840

1,890

1,580

1,510

1,330

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,270

1,070

1,020

990

910

928

978

1,180

1,720

2,560

5,990

19,400

25,800

12,600

7,740

5,640

5,760

5,180

4,790

5,720

Mean

10,050

4,070

3,080

5,117

4,269

2,841

3,664

2,905

2,860

3,953

4,186

6,490

976

4,135

Aug.

6,580

4,800

15,600

18,2OO

12,200

15,300

17,800

16,100

20,600

16,500

10,100

7,340

5,000

4,100

3,200

2,800

2,800

2,4OO

2,460

2,010

1,900

1,690

1,490

1,520

1,340

1,340

1,390

1,110

1,140

1,210

1,170

Per square 

mile

3.09

1.25

.948

1.57

1.31

.874

1.13

.894

 880

1.22

1.29

2.00

.300

1.27

Sept.

1,060

1,120

1,260

930

975

1,000

1,020

942

880

912

1,020

716

915

885

1,000

1,130

1,130

1,200

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,000

910

9O8

934

865

834

782

858

936

-

Run-off In 

inches

3.56

1.40

1.09

21.38

1.51

.91

1.30

1.00

1.01

1.36

1.49

2.31

.33

17.27

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (9jl5 a.m.) 59,000 sec.-ft.; Oct. 28 (5s30 p.m.) 45,100 sec--ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 

James River at Bent Creek, Va.

17

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°32', long. 78°50', at highway tridge at Bent 

Creek post office, Appomattox County, 150 feet downstream from Bent Creek and 1 mile 

downstream from Gladstone. Zero of gage is 360.67 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 3,671 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1935.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 4,220 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,700 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 16.76 

feet)., from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 530 second-feet 

Sept. 23 (gage height, 2.55 feet); minimum daily discharge, 865 secord-feet Sept. 5.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 103,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height, 23.02 

feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at this station 

with those at other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 222 secord-feet Oct. 13, 

14, 1930 (gage height, 2.21 feet); minimum daily discharge, 222 secord-feet Oct. 13, 

1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Nov. 

24, "25, Jan. 2 to Mar. 7, Mar. 9 to Apr. 2, which were computed on basis of records 

for stations at Holcombs Rock, Scottsville, and Cartersville and are fair. Flow 

regulated by operation of power plants above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

X4 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,300 

1,220 

1,200 

6,200 

8,730

8,130 

5,970 

4,480 

3,410 

3,320

2,660 

2,340 

2,450 

2,000 

2,100

2,020 

2,200 

1,630 

18,000 

57,100

35,900 

17,000 

11,800 

11,100 

9,470

7,470 

9,270 

29,900 

39,200 

21,600 

14,500

Nov.

10,800 

8,300 

7,250 

6,220 

5,300

4,940 

4,460 

4,310 

3,860 

4,060

3,640 

2,890 

6,700 

7,260 

5,830

4,860 

4,380 

3,530 

3,560 

3,820

2,960 

3,160 

3,060 

3,100 

3,100

2,940 

2,9SO 

5,360 

7,040 

7,830

Dec.

7,290 

6,200 

5,240 

4,720 

4,630

4,100 

4,250 

4,060 

3,660 

3,660

2,940 

3,030 

2,060 

3,040 

2,890

2,900 

2,770 

3,320 

4,220 

4,900

4,140 

4,220 

3,690 

3,120 

4,060

3,040 

3,100 

3,010 

3,000 

3,440 

4,200

Jan.

4,760 

3,900 

3,800 

3,700 

3,600

3,400 

4,100 

4,700 

4,700 

4,600

4,100 

4,000 

3,800 

3,600 

3,400

3,200 

2,900 

2,900 

2,800 

2,700

2,800 

3,200 

4,200 

5,200 

9,400

15,000 

14,000 

10, 000 

7,400 

6,400 

5,800

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peak discharge. -

(12:30 p.m.) 23,900 

Aug. 9 (6 p.m.) 25,

Feb.

5,400 

4,800 

4,100 

3,800 

3,600

3,500 

3,300 

3,400 

3,100 

2,900

2,900 

3,100 

3,300 

4,100 

4,500

4,200 

3,700 

3,500 

3,600 

3,100

3,500 

3,300 

3,300 

3,400 

3,400

3,300 

3,200 

3,100

Mar.

3,000 

2,900 

2,900 

3,100 

3,600

4,000 

4,200 

4,500 

4,000 

4,100

5,500 

6,300 

6,000 

5,600 

5,400

5,200 

5,200 

6,000 

5,900 

5,100

4,800 

4,500 

4,100 

3,800 

3,600

3,600 

4,200 

4,900 

5,000 

4,400 

4,100

Apr.

3,900 

3,800 

3,280 

3,590 

3,260

3,010 

3,120 

3,220 

3,320 

4,400

4,390 

4,340 

3,780 

3,740 

3,680

3,200 

3,340 

2,940 

2,960 

3,040

3,200 

3,120 

3,280 

4,130 

4,140

4,110 

3,690 

3,540 

3,320 

2,900

Second- Maxlman 

foot-days

343,670 57,100 

147,550 10,800 

113,950 7,290

2,114,592 57,100

158,060 15,000 

100,400 5,400 

139, 500 6, 300 

106,240 4,400 

103,360 7,120 

153,690 20,800 

145,880 30,100 

221,350 20,900 

35, 735 1, 960

1,774,385 57,100

May

3,210 

2,300 

2,460 

2,360

1,980

1,980 

2,210 

1,900 

2,300 

1,800

1,480 

1,900 

1,580 

1,620 

1,360

1,950 

2,360 

1,920 

2,160 

2,760

4,600 

7,120 

4,560 

3,920 

3,710

5,900 

6,000 

6,760 

7,040 

6,820 

5,340

Minimum

1,200 

2,890 

2,060

756

2,700 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

1,360 

1,630 

1,090 

1,040 

865

865

June

4,130 

3,390 

3,260 

3,300 

3,450

2,880 

2,620 

2,400 

2,040 

3,350

3,260 

2,120 

2,820 

1,720 

1,760

1,630 

2,160 

3,640 

3,660 

11,100

8,680 

20,800 

16,000 

10,200 

7,250

5,930 

6,380 

5,900 

4,080 

3,730

Jul7

3,130 

2,500 

2,940 

1,930 

1,S60

2,260 

1,750 

1,900 

1,670 

1,600

1,510

i.e^o

1,450 

1,210 

1,230

1,210 

1,090 

I.OIO 

1,650

1,640

4,400 

6,630 

13,400 

30,100 

16,700

9,810 

6,800 

6,070 

6,000 

5,030 

5,430

Aug.

7,220 

5,940 

15,000 

20,900 

13,600

15,300 

19,700 

17,700 

20,000 

18,400

10,800 

7,650 

6,080 

5,120 

3,790

3,320 

3,400 

3,390 

2,330 

2,540

2,440 

2,O80 

1,900 

1,720 

1,660

1,570 

1,560 

1,740 

1,040 

1,440 

1,520

Mean * '!£" 

mixe

11,090 3.02 

4,918 1.34 

3,837 1.05

5,793 1.58

5,099 1.39 

3,586 .977 

4,500 1.23 

3,541 .965 

3,334 .90S 

5,123 1.40 

4,706 1.28 

7,140 1-94 

1,191 .324

4,861 1.32

Sept.

1,690 

1,160 

1,060 

1,960 

865

1,250 

890 

1,130 

1,140 

1,120

1,270 

1,010 

1,020 

1,150 

1,040

1,300 

1,260 

1,420 

1,080 

1,220

1,390 

1,200 

1,170 

1,160 

1,050

1,100 

1,160 

1,140 

1,200 

1,080

Run-off in 

inches

3.48 

1.50 

1.21

21.43

1.60 

1.02 

1.42 

1.08 

1.05 

1.56 

1.48 

2.24 

.36

18.00

Oct. 20 (12:15 a.m.) 60,700 sec. -ft.; Oct. 29 {2 a.m.) 44,700 sec. -ft.; June 22 

sec. -ft.; July 24 (8 a.m.) 37,400 aec.-ft.; Aug. 6 (11 p.m.) 23,900 sec. -ft.; 

700 sec. -ft.
18 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River at Scottsville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48'. long. 78°SO', at highway bridge at Scottsville, Albemarle County, 6 miles (revised) upstream from Hardware River. Zero of 

gage is 253.59 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 4,571 square miles.

Records available.- February 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 5,239 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 87,400 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 22.33 

feet); minimum, 1,140 second-feet Sept. 24, 28 (gage height, 2.48 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 1,440 second-feet Sept. 8.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 112,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 25.46 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 77,000 second-feet; minimum, 

302 second-feet Oct. 1, 1930 (gage height, 1.46 feet); minimum daily discharge, 307 

second-feet Oct. 15, 1930.

Maximum stage during flood of March 1913, 25.16 feet, from floodmarks (discharge, 

about 110,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, 

Oct.'15-18, 22-26, Dec. 10-22, June 24-30, which were computed on basis of records 

for stations at Bent Creek and Cartersville and are fair. Flow regulated by operation of power plants above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1,510

1,760

2,440

3,190

4,880

9.0 

10.0

6,790

9,110

12,000

15,300

18,900

1S.O 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0

26, 700

35,500

45,400

57,000

70,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,140 

2,220 

2,090 

10,300 

12,600

11,400 

8,900 

7,020 

5,540 

5,180

4,120 

4,000 

3,770 

3,660 

3,400

3,200 

3,200 

3,100 

15,700 

77,200

56,200 

24,000 

15,000 

13,000 

11,000

9,500 

10,900 

26,900 

46,600 

30,400 

18,800

Nov.

13,700 

10,900 

9,100 

8,100 

7,190

6,520 

6,080 

5,490 

5,260 

4,960

4,640 

4,610 

6,820 

9,390 

8,060

6,800 

5,660 

5,300 

5,140 

4,960

4,770 

4,060 

4,420 

3,910 

3,860

3,610 

4,070 

8,280 

8,820 

9,790

Dec.

9,080 

8,240 

7,260 

6,420 

5,880

5,470 

5,800 

5,440 

5,180 

4,100

3,900 

3,800 

3,300 

3,500 

3,700

3,700 

3,700 

4,100 

4,700 

5,400

5,100 

5,200 

4,900 

4,340 

4,410

4,360 

3,840 

4,210 

3,980 

4,120 

4,560

Jan.

5,160 

5,030 

4,550 

4,640 

4,540

4,280 

5,640 

6,360 

5,820 

5,940

5,340 

5,080 

5,000 

4,670

4, 490

4,330 

3,900 

3,860 

3,850 

3,450

3,790 

4,040 

4,920 

5,820 

10,700

14,300 

18,500 

12,800 

9,420 

8,160 

7,370

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

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Feb.

6,970 

6,240 

5,560 

5,110 

4.600

4,690 

4,240 

4,560 

4,180 

3,860

4,040 

4,120 

3,990 

4,380 

5,470

5,360 

4,920 

4,320 

4,650 

5.850

4,680 

4,600 

4,420 

4,860 

4,760

4,460 

4,350 

4,100

Mar.

4,080 

4,080 

3,940 

4,460 

4,220

4,930 

5,140 

4,820 

4,980 

5,300

6,490 

6,690 

7,690 

7,020 

6,900

6,060 

6,300 

8,080 

7,820 

6,770

6,060 

5,940 

5,640 

4,920 

4,770

4,680 

5,010 

4,920 

6,660 

5,540 

5,360

Secondfoot-days

451,040 

194,270 

151,690

2,841,400

195,750 

133,240 

175,270 

133,070 

120,370 

195,780 

197,590 

290,160 

56,010

2,294,240

Apr.

4,930 

4,870 

4,680 

3,980 

4,270

3,680 

3,920 

4,400 

5,030 

5,600

5,190 

5,280 

5,040 

4,480 

4,380

4,580 

4,080 

3,740 

4,190 

4,000

3,830 

4,040 

4,090 

4,230 

5,120

4,7SO 

4,460 

4,390 

3,790 

4,080

Maximum

77,200 

13, 700 

9,080

77, 200

18,500 

6,970 

8,080 

5,600 

7,780 

21,400 

54,000 

27,600 

2,500

77,2OO

May

3,460 

5,4:20 

3,400 

3,080 

2,770

2,580 

2,620 

2,620 

2,460 

2,720

2,250 

2,060 

2,330 

2,210 

2,860

2,620 

2,740 

2,710 

2,820 

2,990

3,740 

6,630 

6,220 

4,680 

4,480

4,460 

7,780 

6,670 

7,240 

7,110 

6,640

Minimum

2,090 

3,610 

3,300

1,340

3,450 

3,860 

3,940 

3,6SO 

2,060 

2,300 

1,480 

1,790 

1,440

1,440

June

5,440 

4,250 

3,920 

3,700 

3,910

3,790 

3,280 

3,180 

2,7SO 

2,870

5,720 

3,570 

3,720 

2,720 

2,300

2,390 

2,930 

3,780 

4,940 

8,640

18,100 

18,800 

21,400 

14,000 

9,400

7,600 

7,400 

9,400 

6,800 

5,000

July

4,350 

3,960 

3,450 

3,240 

2,960

2,710 

2,880 

2,520 

2,510 

2,500

2,300 

2,290 

2,160 

1,990 

1,700

1,840 

1,480 

1,810 

1,900 

2,930

4,710 

8,830 

14,300 

34,000 

25,400

15,000 

10,100 

8,660 

7,560 

7,550 

10,000

Mean

14,550 

6,476 

4,893

7,785

6,315 

4,759 

5,654 

4,436 

3,883 

6,526 

6,374 

9,360 

1,867

6,286

Aug.

7,3SO 

8,670 

11,900 

27,600 

23, 500

18,300 

26,000 

22,100 

20, 800 

25,000

51,500 

10,300 

8,350 

7,090 

5,690

4,940 

4,660 

6,000 

4,070 

4,000

3,300 

3,340 

2,720 

2,880 

2,520

2,440 

2,370 

2,370 

2,140 

1,790 

2,440

Per sqiare 

mile

3.1s 

1.42 

1.07

1.70

1.3S 

1.04 

1.24 

.970 

.849 

1.43 

1.39 

2.05 

.408

1.38

Sept.

1,950 

2.360 

1,910 

1,S90 

2,440

1,510 

1,780 

1,440 

1.860 

1,650

1,S20 

1,720 

2,000 

1,SOO 

1,9SO

1,820 

2,040 

1,SOO 

2,040 

2,040

2,500 

2,040 

2,060 

1,530 

1,830

1,560 

1,SOO 

1,5SO 

1,580 

1,680

Run-off In 

Inches

3.67 

1.58 

1.23

23.12

1.59 

1.08 

1.43 

1.08 

.98 

1.60 

1.60 

2.36 

.46

18.66

Peak discharge Oct. 20 (8|15 a-m.) 87.400 sec.-ft.; June 21 (H30 a.m.) 28,OOO s^c ft.; Jirne 

22 (11 p.m.J 27,100 sec.-ft.; July 24 (4|30 p.m.) 41,3OO sec.-ft.{ Aug. 4 (9:15 p.m.) 31,000 sec.- 

ft.J Aug. 10 (5 a.m.) 27,500 sec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 19

James River at Cartersville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°40', long. 78°05', at highway bridge between 

Pemberton and Cartersville, Cumberland County, 2 miles (revised) dowrstrearn from 

Willis River. Zero of gage is 161.57 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 6,242 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1899-1904), (1905-38), 7,313 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 98,400 second-feet Oct. 21 (gfge height, 24.34 

feet); minimum, 1,620 second-feet Sept. 9; minimum gage height, 0.96 foot July 18; 

minimum daily discharge, 1,860 second-feet July 18.

1899-1938: Maximum discharge, 149,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 

28.77 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 78,000 second-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies, determination of peak flow by slope-rxea method, and 

comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at this station with those at 

other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 320 second-feet Sept. ?,2, 1932 (gage 

height, 0.11 foot); minimum daily discharge, 348 second-feet Oct. 5, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Flow regulated by operation of power plants abcve station.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6-0

Oct. 1 to July £4

2,040

2,690

3,370

5,150

7,100

9,220

11,500

16,900

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

July 25 to Sept. 30

23,600

31,600

40,600

50,100

60,000

70,000

81,500

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,910

2,540

3,220

4,980

6,920

9,040

11,400

Note.- Same as preceding table above 7-8 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,290 

2,900 

2,880 

12,900 

23,700

17,700 

14,200 

10,100 

V,880 

6,780

6,540 

5,320 

4,900 

4,820 

4,640

4,280 

4,300 

4,200 

7,200 

7V, 000

90,200 

46,900 

25,100 

18,100 

15,800

13,100 

13,000 

28,400 

47,700 

44,200 

24,900

Nov.

17,200 

13,600 

11,500 

10,200 

9,100

8,260 

7,760 

7,140 

6,830 

6,280

6,220 

6,040 

9,640 

13,100 

11,200

9,180 

8,000 

7,460 

6,320 

6,440

6,740 

5,920 

5,120 

5,240 

5,020

4,940 

5,160 

8,900 

13,100 

12,100

Dec.

11,600 

10,400 

9,220 

8,220 

7,530

7,420 

7,160 

6,860 

6,540 

5,970

5,620 

5,100 

5,300 

4,480 

5,340

5,140 

5,400 

5,330 

5,580 

6,220

6,680 

6,290 

5,990 

5,720 

5,280

5,640 

5,190 

5,120 

5,460 

5,260 

5,320

Jan.

5,940 

6,380 

6,180 

5,640 

5,720

5,620 

7,670 

10,100 

8,460 

7,690

7,040 

6,830 

6,330 

6,320 

5,840

5,520 

5,840 

4,580 

4,880 

4,960

4,620 

5,360 

6,000 

7,370 

13, 600

17,100 

20,700 

16,500 

12,200 

10,300 

9,600

Month

Oet 

Hov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

W

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Pet).

8,680 

7,930 

7,360 

6,530 

6,420

5,620 

5,720 

5,540 

5,560 

5,020

5,060 

5,520 

5,680 

5,650 

6,180

6,570 

6,340 

5,680 

5,420 

8,360

10,700 

7,240 

6,990 

8,280 

7,520

6,900 

6,260 

5,920

Mar.

5,690 

5,540 

5,520 

6,570 

6,260

6,170 

6,980 

6,420 

6,210 

7,110

9,940 

9,140 

9,860 

9,290 

10,700

8,790 

8,620 

12,900 

12,500 

10,300

9,220 

8,120 

7,540 

6,820 

6,380

6,160 

6,280 

6,670 

7,180 

7,390 

6,740

Secosdfoot-days

592,930 

253,710 

196,380

3,875,310

250,890 

184,650 

242,650 

174,580 

145,160 

243,830 

247,770 

322,520 

71,390

2,926,460

Apr.

6,570 

6,290 

5,970 

5,670 

5,120

5,220 

4,980 

6,120 

8,120 

7,900

7,310 

6,940 

6,740 

6,170 

5,880

5,720 

5,440 

5,320 

5,090 

5,260

5,060 

5,020 

5,150 

5,100 

5,740

5,800 

5,730 

5,310 

5,140 

4,700

Maximum

90,200 

17,200 

11,600

110,000

20, 700 

10,700 

12,900 

8,120 

8,670 

27,000 

35,800 

28,800 

3,500

90,200

May

4,580 

4,710 

3,740 

4,110 

3,720

3,300 

3,440 

3,280 

3,240 

3,110

3,080 

2,880 

2,770 

2,940 

3,540

4,110 

3,120 

3,340 

3,580 

3,660

4,430 

5,760 

7,750 

5,640 

5,220

5,200 

8,670 

8,220 

8,050 

8,090 

7,880

Minimum

2,880 

4,940 

4,480

1,740

4,580 

5,020 

5,520 

4,700 

2,770 

2,600 

1,860 

2,180 

1,930

1,860

June

6,440 

5,480 

4,610 

4,570 

4,420

4,520 

4,030 

3,870 

3,740 

3,260

5,920 

5,780 

4,980 

4,820 

3,040

2,600 

3,350 

4,820 

6,120 

7,350

23,300 

19,700 

27,000 

18,400 

12,100

9,730 

8,320 

14,500 

10,300 

6,760

July

5,900 

4,850 

4,300 

4,410 

3,370

3,340 

3,280 

2,900 

3,080 

3,180

3,280 

2,770 

2,720 

2,550 

2,360

2,150 

2,120 

1,860 

2,320 

3,f80

5,310 

11,700 

15,800 

34, POO 

35,800

20,600 

13,600 

ll.FOO 

9,440 

10, 700 

14,100

Mean

19,130 

8,457 

6,335

10,620

8,093 

6,595 

7,827 

5,819 

4,683 

8,128 

7,993 

10,400 

2,380

8,018

Aug.

9,250 

9,720 

12,900 

28,000 

28,800

21,600 

24,000 

23,700 

22,400 

25,300

18,600 

12,200 

9,380 

7,820 

6,610

5,540 

4,850 

7,920 

6,060 

4,540

4,360 

3,670 

3,700 

3,010

2,990

2,940 

2,680 

2,700 

2,800 

2,180 

2,300

Per square

mile

3.06 

1.35 

1.01

1.70

1.30 

1.06 

1.25 

.932 

.750 

1.30 

1.28 

1.67 

.381

1.28

Sept.

2,670 

2,280 

2,590 

2,420 

2,760

2,200 

1,960 

2,090 

1,930 

2,180

2,020 

2,190 

2,170 

2,550 

2,380

2,850 

2,380 

2,460 

2,500 

2,600

3,500 

3,410 

2,580 

2,520 

1,980

2,120 

1,980 

2,120 

1,940 

2,060

Run-off In 

Inches

3.53 

1.51 

1.16

23.08

1.50 

1.10 

1.44 

1.04 

.86 

1.45 

1.48 

1.92 

.43

17.42

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21 (12|30 a.m.) 98,400 sec.-ft.j Oct. 29 (11 p.m.) 55,OCO sec.-ft.j June 21 

\-4-VJftJ.U (lout) a.m.) CL.1U./ 29,500 6P,UUU sec.-ft.; HOC. A I* * , U June UI1O *SO 23 VC(5 a.m.) 30,400 sec.-ft.j July 25 (12:30 s.m.) 45,300 sec.-

ft.i Aug. 7 (8:15 p.m.) 23,700 sec.-ft.
20 JAMES RIVER BASIN

James River near Richmond, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'47", long. 77°32'50", at Westhan highway 

bridge, IT miles downstream from Bosher Dam and 3 miles west of city limits of Richmond, Henrico County. Zero of gage is 98.82 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 6,757 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 92,500 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 18.20 

feet); minimum, 1,150 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 3.49 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 1,370 second-feet Sept. 10.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 158,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gage height, 23.42 

feet), from rating curve extended above 90,000 second-feet on basis of velocity-area 

studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at this station 

with those at other stations in James River Basin; minimum, 208 second-feet Sept. 25, 

1936 (gage height, 2.74 feet); minimum daily discharge, 274 second-feet Sept. 25, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Flow regulated by operation of power plants above station. 

Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau. James River & 

Kanawha Canal diverts above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,350

2,170

3,500

5,040

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

8,420

12,100

16,200

26,600

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

39,800

54,700

71,100

90,300

Discharge, in aeoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Got.

3,460

3,300

3,200

5,890

23,800

20,000

16,200

12,200

9,600

7,750

6,830

5,620

5,120

4,660

4,590

4,520

4,280

3,720

4,220

44,500

85,100

76,100

33,000

21,800

16,300

14,500

12,900

22,000

38,700

48,300

29,500

Nov.

19.SOO

14,900

12,400

10,800

9,720

9,080

8,600

7,350

6,600

6,400

5,980

6,010

9,160

13,600

12,600

10,300

8,740

7,480

6,960

6,820

6,720

6,040

5,270

5,260

4,860

4,920

5,080

6,620

12 , 400

12,100

-

Dec.

11,900

10,800

9,860

9,060

8,230

7,360

6,940

7,160

6,620

6,370

5,740

5,520

4,760

4,570

4,520

4,990

5,260

5,600

5,640

5,680

6,100

6,350

5,670

5,740

5,560

5,580

5,560

4,720

5,270

4,980

5,080

Honth

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

Calendar year 1937

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

Hay. .................

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38

Jan.

5,880

6,7

6,3

5,7

00

40

40

5,670

5,520 v.i

11,3

10,2

20

00

00

8,140

7,740

7,0

6,7

6,5

70

20

20

6,340

6,020

5,4

5,2

4,6

40

80

00

4.720

4,690

5,3

6,5

6,7

40

00

80

9,700

17,200

18,6

19,4

14,4

11,5

00

00

00

00

10, 000

Secondfoot-days

591,660

261, 970

197,190

5,946,490

257,170

193,780

178*180

129 ' 88O

242 300

254ll20

320,120 

56,470

2,944,660

Feb.

9,210

8,540

7,630

7,100

6,700

6,260

5,720

5,280

5,420

5,140

4,840

5,810

6,410

5,660

5,660

6,580

6,400

5,990

5,860

7,140

12,500

8,450

7,120

8,300

8,900

7,860

7,080

6,220

_

-

Mar5,700

5,460

5,760

6,900

7,850

7,490

7,240

7,080

6,330

7,180

10,200

11,300

10,400

9,8SO

10,700

10, 900

8,820

12,000

15,700

12,900

10,100

8,500

7,900

7,350

6,590

7,100

7,110

6,550

6,240

7,730

6,860

Apr.

6,710

7,000

6,720

5,650

4,840

5,060

4,880

6,010

9,100

9,660

8,040

6,890

6,820

6,300

5,760

6,060

6,360

5,780

4,880

5,020

4,700

4,730

5,480

5,520

4,610

5,520

5,140

4,980

4,780

5,180

-

Observed

Maximum

85, 100

11*900

140, 000

19,400

12 500

15^700

9,660

9,960

26,100

41,300

3^420

85,100

Minimum

3,200

4.S60

4,520

1,300

4,600

4,840

5,460

4,610

2, ISO

2,140

1,480

1,600 

1,370

1,370

Heart

19,090

8, 732

6,361

10,810

8,296

6,921

8,446

5,939

4,190

S 077

8, 197

10,330 

1,8S2

8,068

Hay

5,060

3,850

4,020

3,340

3,310

3,020

2,660

2,960

2,680

2,520

2,570

2,380

2,180

2,260

2,460

3,200

3,220

2,660

2,800

3,000

3,200

3,980

6,600

6,410

4,790

4,880

6,200

9,960

8,240

7,860

7,610

June

7,000

5,710

4,500

4,120

3,980

4,000

3,880

3,360

3,170

3,260

3,440

6,480

4,760

4,600

3,460

2,300

2,140

3,440

4,860

7,120

17,300

21,200

26,100

21,600

14,400

10,600

9,040

12,600

15,200

8,680

-

Diversion by 

James River &

Kanawha canaL 

(mean)*

809

696

722

733

683

700

581

539 - 

796

738

702

696

700

July

6,

5,

4,

3,

3,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

2,

1,

1,

1,

2,

4,

9,

15,

29,

41.

28,

19,

13,

H»

10,

14,

Adjus

He an

19,890

9,428

7,083

11,550

979

7, 620

9,027

6,479

4,927

8, 873

8,936

11,030 

2,579

8,76S

ISO

160

940

600

620

770

620

670

290

540

800

780

630

320

020

000

680

670

480

340

220

590

100

700

300

000

100

300

400

300

000

Aug.

11,400

9,580

10,000

22,300

28,900

23,900

21,300

25,200

22,000

22,800

22,200

15,500

10,600

8,760

7,250

6,000

5,100

5,500

7,660

4,S60

4,560

3,500

3,200

2,8SO

2,500

2,330

2,320

2,120

2,100

2,200

1,600

Sept.

1,780

1,990

1,860

2,360

1,780

2,220

1,4SO

1,420

1,440

1,370

1,550

1,420

1,630

1,660

1,920

1,960

2,100

1,820

1,910

2,590

2,840

3,420

2,580

1,990

1,910

1,470

1,560

1,460

1,540

1,440

-

ted for diversion

Per square 

mile 1

2 .94

1.40

1.05

1.71

1.33

1 «13

1.34

 959

1.31

1 .32

1 «63

.382

1.30

Run- off 

n Inches

3.39

1.56

1.21

23.19

1.53

1 *X8

1.54

1.07

 84

1.46

1 52

1*S8

.43

17.61

»James River & Kanawha Canal diverts above station (see 

near Richmond, Va).

James River & E'<mawha Canal
JAMES RIVER BASIN dL 

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 38°03'11", long. 79°46'52", just above V-shaped 

 weir about 200 feet downstream from Warm Spring, at town of Warm Springs, Bath County.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 2.44 second-feet Apr. 11; minimum, 1.72 

second-feet Jan. 21.

1928-38: Maximum daily discharge, 5.45 second-feet Nov. 18, 1929 (flow probably 

increased somewhat by local surface run-off); minimum, 1.35 second-feet Feb. 25, 26, 

1931.

Remarks.- Records fair except those estimated, which were based on weather records and 

gage heights and are poor.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.79

2.35

3.00

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Bay

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2.12 

2.09 

2.16 

2.22 

2. IS

2.08 

2.12 

2.14 

2.11 

2.02

2.08 

2.10 

2.08 

2.08 

2.04

2.08 

2.06 

2.04 

«2.06 

*2.10

2.12 

2.05 

2.12 

2.14 

2.09

2.08 

«2.10 

«2.13 

«2.16 

2.18 

2.14

Nov.

2.16 

2.22 

2.24 

2.16 

2.21

2.20 

2.14 

2.13 

2.16 

2.22

2.18 

2.15 

2.20 

2.18 

2.19

2.21 

2.20 

2.20 

2.20 

2.20

2.20 

2.18 

2.12 

f2.08 

2.04

2.06 

2.10 

f2.10 

f2.10 

f2.15

Bee.

t2.15 

t2.15 

f2.20 

f2.20 

t2.20

t2.20 

t2.25 

t2.25 

2.28 

2.22

2.30 

2.30 

2.32 

2.30 

2.31

2.28 

2.20 

2.20 

2.23 

2.24

2.24 

2.25 

2.27 

2.25 

2.22

2.22 

2.18 

2.22 

f2.20 

12.20 

|2.20

Jan.

t2.20 

2.20 

2.07 

1.80 

1.88

2.02 

2.00 

2.01 

2.00 

2.00

2.00 

2.00 

2.06 

1.96 

1.78

LSI 

1.84 

1.86 

1.91 

1.85

1.72 

1.81 

1.82 

1.82 

1.86

1.88 

tl.90 

tl.90 

tl.95 

tl-95 

|2.00

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Bee

C

Jan 

Pel 

Har 

Api 

Maj 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sej

«

slender year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

f2.00 

f2.05 

f2.05 

t2.10 

f2.10

f2.15 

f2.15 

t2.20 

2.20 

2.20

2.22 

2.29 

2.23 

2.20 

2.20

2.24 

2.24 

2.26 

2.30 

2.35

2.30 

2.26 

2.39 

2.33 

2.34

2.32 

2.34 

2.20

Har.

2.21 

2.20 

2.18 

2.18 

2.22

2.38 

2.32 

2.27 

2.15 

2.22

2.27 

2.30 

2.29 

2.20 

2.28

2.27 

2.26 

2.28 

2.23 

2.22

2.20 

2.18 

2.17 

2.24 

2.28

2.32 

2.19 

2.19 

2.22 

2.26 

2.34

Secondfoot-days

65.27 

64.88 

69.23

885.51

59.86 

62.21 

69.52 

69.39 

71.64 

68.83 

72.15 

69.43 

64.49

806.90

Apr.

2.31 

2.30 

2.30 

2.20 

2.22

2.27 

2.24 

2.26 

2.24 

2.30

2.44 

2.42 

2.40 

2.40 

2.36

2.26 

2.30 

2.38 

2.29 

2.28

2.31 

2.33 

2.36 

2.32 

2.32

2.26 

2.29 

2.28 

2.35 

2.40

Maximum

2.22 

2.24 

2.32

2.86

2.20 

2.39 

2.38 

2.44 

2.43 

2.36 

2.40 

2.36 

2.20

2.44

May

2,40 

2.30

2.32 

2.33

2.38 

2.36 

2.43 

2.37 

2.35

::2.3o

:2.30 ::2.3o ::2.3o 

: 2 .so

:;2.3o ::2.3o

:2.30 ::2.3o ::2.3o

±2.30 

±2.30 

12.30 

J2.30 

2.30

2.26 

2.26 

2.25 

2.27 

2.24 

2.24

Minljnum

2.02 

2.04 

2.15

2.02

1.72 

2.00 

2.15 

2.20 

2.24 

2.17 

2.20 

2.16 

2.10

1.72

June

2.30 

2.32 

2.34 

2.34 

2.32

2.32 

2.36 

2.35 

2.32 

2.32

2.32 

2.36 

2.32 

2.30 

2.27

2.23 

2.25 

2.23 

2.26 

2.28

2.26 

2.24 

2.22 

2.26 

2.28

2.33 

2.26 

2.17 

2.34 

2.36

July

2.38 

2.40 

2.38 

2.34 

2.35

2.34 

2.32 

2.34 

2.32

2.36

2.34 

2.34 

2.35 

2.30 

2.33

2.30 

2.35 

2.26 

2.26 

2.22

2.2C 

2.29 

2.3E 

2.3V 

2.34

2.4C 

2.3E 

2.24 

2.31 

2.36 

2.36

Mean

2.11 

2.16 

2.23

2.43

1.93 

2.22 

2.24 

2.31 

2.31 

2.29 

2.33 

2.24 

2.15

2.21

Aug.

2.34 

2.34 

2.32 

2.16 

2.2S

2.28 

2.30 

2.36 

2.26 

2.24

2.19 

2.26 

2.22 

2.22 

2.22

2.23 

2.23 

2.24 

2.21 

2.23

2.22 

2.24 

2.22 

±2.20 

±2.20

:2.20 :s.2o

:2.20 :s.2o ::2.2o

2.22

Per square 

irlle

Sept.

2.14 

2.20 

|2.20 

|2.20 

|2.20

f2.20 

f2.20 

f2.20 

t2.20 

t2.15

f2.15 

f2.15 

t2.15 

|2.15 

|2.15

f2.15 

f2.15 

|2.15 

f2.15 

t2.15

f2.15 

|2.15 

f2.10 

f2.10 

t2.10

f2.10 

f2.10 

12.10 

|2.10 

f2.10

Run-off In 

inches

*Plow over weir augmented by surface Inflow; discharge estimated. 

t<5age height mlsslngj discharge estimated. 

JDebris on welrj discharge estimated.
22 JAMES RIVER BASIN

2 miles downstream 

Zero of gage is

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°48', long. 80°03', at highway bridge 

from Ogle Creek and 3 miles west of Covington, Alleghany County. 

1,294.21 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 166 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,280 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage 

height, 7.56 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 7 (gage height, 1.05 feet;.

1928-38: Jfexlmum discharge observed, 8,370 second-feet Mar. 17, 19"« (gage 

height, 10.52 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,500 secondfeet on basis of velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and total 

run-off of flood at this station with those at other stations In the James River 

Basin; minimum, 8 second-feet Aug. 27, 28, 30, 1932 (gage height, 0.88 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Dec. 11-14, and period of 

missing gage heights, Feb. 19, 20, which were computed on basis of weather records, 

observer's notes, and records for Potts Creek near Covington, Jackson F'.ver at FallIng Spring, Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, and James River at Lick Run and are 

fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-3S except period of lee effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In second-feet)

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

Oct. 1 to Aug. 9

34

57

87

123

167

246

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

338

486

715

990

1,680

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

29

52

81

117

161

24Q

336

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19313

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

22

27

121

131

84

65

52

47

44

43

41

37

38

36

34

32

31

486

52S

246

167

S20

390

246

180

1,760

1,920

715

355

261

Nov.

192

156

131

115

101

94

84

77

70

64

58

63

37

104

104

99

96

85

77

74

70

65

57

52

55

53

82

218

346

205

-

Dec.

167

156

131

115

112

121

106

97

96

82

74

66

62

60

65

74

218

276

232

192

167

144

131

115

104

96

85

101

167

180

180

Jan.

167

144

131

119

112

104

127

127

117

117

123

112

108

97

94

32

84

84

76

73

104

446

466

372

528

528

355

261

205

180

167

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-S3 ...........

Feb.

136

112

106

101

94

89

37

81

73

71

77

372

390

291

232

192

167

144

130

130

119

101

101

97

97

97

101

94

_

_

-

liar.

81

81

101

338

291

372

408

306

246

322

528

408

306

261

246

232

232

232

205

192

167

156

142

136

121

306

486

338

261

218

192

Secondfoot-daya

8 981

3*034

3,972

70,285

5,810

3,682

7,911

3^ V7V 

6 998

5^679

2; 582 

4 *661 214

57,701

Apr.

167

144

131

114

los

101

110

114

131

ISO

167

156

144

136

125

115

108

104

115

102

99

110

156

156

144

129

114

104

99

94

-

Maximum

1,920

246

'

3,470

528

390

cop

180

930

1,310 

291

1,170 

36

1,920

May

87

77

71

68

76

71

60

56

55

53

51

50

45

53

82

77

71

70

37

715

466

246

167

261

408

466

930

446

 930

427

276

Minimum

22

52

60

16

73

71

OJ- Ql

94

45

43

23

19

19

June

192

167

180

144

115

99

35

77

68

63

57

53

51

47

43

47

52

63

97

427

1,310

375

446

291

205

167

144

125

102

87

-

July

81

77

74

65

57

52

47

45

43

47

43

40

36

36

35

32

33

36

41

45

92

180

232

291

180

114

104

156

94

84

90

Mean

290

101

128

193

18*7

139

255 tOC

-LJSO

226

196

QK « oo .0 

136

22.0

158

Aug.

73

67

355

192

125

108

276

261

1,170

390

212

150

108

83

70

62

55

55

48

44

38

34

32

30

28

27

26

24

24

23

24

Per eouare 

mile

1.75

 608

.771

1.16

1 «13

 837

1.54

 759

1*36

1 »18 

.502

 319 

.133

.952

Sept.

24

22

22

21

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

21

22

24

27

36

31

25

24

23

23

22

20

19

19

20

19

20

24

-

Run-off In 

Inches

2.02

 68

 39

15.76

1.30

 87

1 170 to

 35 

1.57

1

*0 *O<&

 56

.94

.15

12.95
JAMES RIVER BASIN 23

Potts Creek near Covington, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°44', long. S0°02', at highway bridge, a quarter of a mile 

upstream from Hays Creek and 3 miles southwest of Covington, Alleghany County. Zero 

of gage is 1,257.61 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 158 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,320 second-feet Oct. 28, June 21 

(gage height, 5.02 feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Oct. 3 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 9,710 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage 

height, 10.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 13 second-feet Nov. 29, 1930 (gage height, 1.30 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Oage read twice daily. Discharge for period of ice effect, Dec. 

11-14, and for days of missing or faulty gage heights, Apr. 1, July 1, computed on 

basis of observer's notes, weather records, and records for Dunlap Creek near Covington, Jackson River at Falling Spring, Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, and James 

River at Lick Run.

Rating tables, water year 193Y-38 except period of Ice effect 

discharge In second-feet)

height, In feet, and

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

45

77

126

196

294

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

412

695

1,070

1,470

Ir870

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

Jan. 26 to Sept. 30

39

72

118

1S5

274

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

670

1,070

1,470

1.870

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

34 

33 

33 

142 

148

118 

97 

73 

66 

62

60 

55 

54 

52 

49

49 

49 

46 

620 

1,230

920 

480 

920 

550 

400

339 

1,310 

2,140 

1,870 

732 

550

Hov.

460

242 

210 

169

155 

142 

126 

121

115

107 

104 

118 

136 

132

132 

129 

123 

118 

107

104 

99 

97 

92 

90

88 

107 

252 

242 

196

Dec.

169 

173 

166 

158 

158

155 

139 

123 

97 

84

SO 

75 

70 

70 

92

132 

169 

169 

158 

155

145 

132 

126 

121 

112

107 

102 

136 

142 

145 

142

Jan.

129 

121 

118 

112 

110

112 

152 

136 

126 

123

121 

121 

115 

107 

99

95 

97 

97 

95 

95

142 

258 

289 

273 

1,230

670 

436 

343 

284 

246 

227

lio-.th

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

M siApr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11)

alendai* year 192

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

19S 

149 

146 

143 

137

124 

118 

106 

100 

98

106 

193 

174 

171 

167

156 

149 

140 

130 

130

124 

118 

127 

124 

11S

113 

108 

103

liar.

98 

93 

210 

430 

310

349 

343 

260 

223 

343

378 

367 

326 

295 

255

236 

206 

189 

181 

178

160 

146 

137 

130 

118

265 

33S 

284 

246 

219 

193

Second - 

foot-daya

13,281 

4,706 

4,002

S2,443

6,679 

3,770 

7,506 

3,390 

4,680 

9,820 

8,943 

6,527 

1,230

75,134

Apr.

160 

146 

137 

121 

118

110 

113 

153 

160 

167

153 

149 

140 

134 

127

121 

113 

113 

113 

106

100 

124 

167 

163 

156

146 

140 

127 

110 

103

Maximum

2,140 

460 

173

2,500

1,230 

198 

430 

167 

670 

2,050 

1,390 

1,030 

51

2,140

May

100 

91 

85 

78 

76

72 

68 

65 

61 

59

56 

52 

56 

63 

82

70 

65 

72 

9S 

210

246 

189 

156 

174 

193

236 

670 

367 

372 

305 

193

Klnlsrmii

33

88 

70

24

95 

98 

93 

100 

52 

46 

51 

45 

32

32

June

134 

153 

202 

163 

134

121 

106 

96 

S2 

76

91 

76 

67 

58 

51

50 

46 

121 

121 

1,030

2,050 

1,390 

910 

595 

423

349 

338 

332 

274 

181

July

200 

214 

193 

149 

116

106 

93 

85 

85 

SO

74 

70 

63 

56 

51

51 

51 

54 

140 

156

143 

1,310 

1,390 

S70 

449

390 

284 

349 

246 

830 

595

Mean

428 

157 

1S9

226

215 

135 

242 

133 

151 

327 

2S8 

211 

41.0

206

Aug.

416 

290 

1,030 

520 

343

484 

416 

338 

423 

338

265 

181 

160 

137 

116

108 

96 

91 

85 

78

74 

67 

59 

56

54

54 

54 

51 

50 

48 

45

Per square 

mile

2.71 

.994 

.816

1.43

1.36 

.854 

1.53 

.842 

.956 

2.07 

1.82 

1.34 

 259

1.30

Sept.

46 

45 

45 

44 

42

42 

39 

38 

39 

39

38 

37 

37 

37 

44

51 

50 

48 

45 

44

42

42 

42 

39 

39

38 

34 

32 

33 

39

Run-off In 

Inches

3.12 

1.11 

.94

19.42

1.57 

.89 

1.76 

.94 

1.10 

2.31 

2.10 

1.54 

.29

17.67
24 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°48', long. 79°46', at Iron highway bridge, li 

miles upstream from confluence with Jackson River and 4 miles southeast of Clifton 

Forge, Alleghany County. Zero of gage is 1,006.93 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 456 square miles.

Records available.- May 1907 to August 1908, March 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1925-38), 496 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, about 22,400 secord-feet Mar. 18 

(gage height, 18.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 secord-feet; 

minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.81 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1936-37, 10,100 second-feet Jan. 21 (gage 

height, 11.57 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 70 

second-feet Aug. 6, 7 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 10,100 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage 

height, 11.56 feet;, from rating curve exten&ed above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 85 

second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.93 feet).

1907-8, 1925-38: Maximum discharge, about 22,400 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage 

height, 18.62 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at 

this station with those at other stations in the James River Basin; mirimum, 38 

second-feet Sept. 2, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Maximum stage known, 20.8 feet, from floodmarks, sometime in March 1913 (discharge, 

about 26,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those above 6,000 second-feet, those for period of ice 

effect, Jan. 24-27, 30, 1936 (computed on basis of gage heights, weather records and 

records for Potts Creek near Covington, Dunlap Creek near Covington, Ja.ckson River 

at Falling Spring, and James River at Lick Run), and those for periods of missing or 

faulty gage heights, Sept. 19-30, 1936, Aug. 4, 1938 (computed on basis of records 

for stations Just cited, all of which are fair.

Revisions.- Records for water years 1935-36 and 1936-37, published herewith, supersede 

those published In previous water-supply papers.

Rating table, Mar. 19, 1936 to Sept. 30, 193e (gage height, In feet, ai 

discharge, In second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

100

150

214

332

480

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

770

1,100

1,470

1,870

2,730

7.0

8.0

10.0

3,820

4,980

7,670

Discharge, In second-feet, 

1935-36

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

94

92

90

88

86

88

92

92

90

S8

66

86

66

86

86

S6

SI

77

79

83

77

83

SI

86

83

79

77

77

137

149

146

Hov.

112

97

92

90

90

88

123

164

152

137

128

249

1,540

1,460

669

44S

376

395

395

344

306

274

278

270

240

229

218

349

1,190

960

-

Dee.

669

514

404

336

294

251

236

258

589

646

540

463

668

2,040

1,500

1,320

1,160

895

710

583

488

381

424

390

327

266

240

310

327

319

255

Jan.

290

500

2,970

3,500

1,700

1,320

1,400

1,580

2,280

3,030

1,910

1,400

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,580

1,360

1,120

2,910

2,920

1,580

1,160

928

640

580

540

460

376

353

400

310

Feb.

290

278

262

315

400

395

251

255

274

298

255

232

255

1,820

3,850

3,100

1,960

2,930

2,370

1,500

1,090

862

698

629

734

2,410

3,620

2,760

1,660

_

-

Mar.

1,290

1,090

960

830

800

800

746

658

583

551

551

710

80O

746

658

606

7,370

15,600

4,560

3,280

3,820

2,680

2,000

1,790

1,670

1,390

1,510

2,130

1,750

1,390

1,1*0

Apr.

929

1,100

1,590

1,060

896

3,420

3,930

2,000

1,630

2,680

2,040

1,630

1,430

1,170

996

896

764

672

602

545

502

459

428

398

369

350

332

319

303

290

May

278

266

266

298

311

266

250

239

232

221

221

232

270

294

262

232

225

211

218

228

22S

204

133

174

165

162

156

153

147

142

140

June

137

134

132

134

150

142

132

142

150

168

156

207

378

403

250

197

168

171

177

159

147

134

127

124

129

127

117

112

107

107

July

110

117

117

112

110

165

207

145

127

117

153

234

337

180

142

119

107

100

105

114

117

100

93

105

110

119

102

119

129

114

114

Aug.

98

87

87

87

82

85

87

89

87

76

S5

SO

85

93

85

87

102

91

82

78

89

96

85

110

129

102

100

122

107

96

91

Sept.

87

85

89

87

36

85

75

73

76

75

73

71

70

75

75

73

76

71

63

63

66

68

68

68

68

68

66

66

66

82
JAMES RIVER BASIN 25

Discharge, In second-feet, of Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge, Va.

1956-37

1935-38 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

194

140

105

89

89

87

80

87

100

114

117

107

91

87

184

3,470

1,620

625

578

270

218

187

168

153

142

137

124

122

117

112

Nov.

107

112

110

110

124

122

157

129

127

124

122

112

112

105

107

110

107

107

100

100

100

98

98

98

96

100

100

105

96

89

-

Dec.

95

100

112

129

140

166

2,840

1,840

896

613

523

1,000

1,240

832

619

518

625

770

678

929

996

764

613

512

470

470

512

864

1,140

962

1,260

Jan.

2,240

3,530

5,080

2,820

1,670

1,140

996

1,430

1,170

962

820

720

690

708

864

1,280

1,560

2,580

2,310

4,900

7,640

3,490

2,180

1,710

1,750

2,040

1,470

1,140

1,100

1,030

996

Feb.

1,280

1,140

929

770

696

619

556

648

870

2,490

1,670

1,170

962

832

758

708

832

739

708

660

748

2,820

2,180

1,430

1,100

896

720

636

_

_

-

Mar.

562

496

459

413

393

378

355

364

378

355

341

332

324

393

590

551

502

568

619

602

602

568

512

485

470

438

378

346

328

307

290

Apr.

274

262

250

239

250

303

337

328

341

388

369

337

315

311

341

346

324

303

282

266

254

258

250

239

1,200

5,880

3,820

2,310

1,710

1,240

-

May

929

776

672

573

523

507

475

418

388

350

324

298

298

449

475

4S8

378

346

341

470

444

403

369

346

303

27O

262

258

239

221

204

June

183

183

183

180

171

454

258

200

174

156

156

162

140

132

124

122

129

134

162

150

147

174

190

165

137

124

122

124

117

110

-

July

110

100

100

100

1C7

119

114

1?2

134

110

119

164

1?9

1S6

214

177

137

IS 7

117

132

2?5

2f8

1V1

IS 7

119

107

1C5

P6

£1

SB£-9

Aug.

96

96

93

80

87

76

82

174

112

176

165

194

200

265

153

122

107

102

96

119

147

122

353

418

700

2,940

2,360

1,030

619

480

1,060

Sept.

1,700

896

579

428

388

408

896

864

619

459

369

324

282

236

204

183

165

150

142

137

132

124

119

114

110

110

107

114

114

112

-

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

110

107

127

957

1,140

782

545

393

311

278

258

232

207

204

214

197

180

171

4,110

7,390

2,580

1,470

1,060

813

631

518

2,630

6,690

3,600

1,910

1,240

Nov.

896

720

625

540

464

418

378

346

315

294

274

270

388

423

369

332

315

290

270

258

243

225

211

194

183

190

329

996

962

820

-

Dec.

672

562

485

423

398

428

408

341

319

290

250

243

282

286

254

262

355

551

579

502

444

408

378

350

319

298

282

303

383

413

413

Jan.

433

433

403

369

346

332

480

607

507

418

428

413

378

332

303

282

270

274

266

243

282

496

590

619

2,630

2,880

1,470

996

758

678

607

Feb.

523

413

383

369

350

332

319

307

278

262

278

464

556

573

534

475

433

398

388

378

360

319

307

311

311

303

298

294

_

_

-

Mar.

266

243

266

278

282

286

294

298

290

402

654

584

502

464

507

596

619

714

648

579

523

464

418

388

360

417

714

568

480

444

433

Apr.

413

378

350

324

298

282

290

315

369

393

373

350

332

319

303

290

278

274

303

403

378

428

590

534

480

444

398

360

328

307

-

May

290

274

250

236

221

211

197

187

180

180

168

165

159

180

254

328

250

225

232

526

590

491

418

549

1,350

807

996

896

666

523

428

June

350

328

398

418

303

250

225

218

190

174

171

168

177

159

147

142

192

602

485

475

1,410

1,880

864

625

518

491

383

332

282

236

-

Julv

211

1£7 IE'7

177

1C5

147

142

1S4

164

1S7

134

1?4

117

117

114

1C7

1C2

112

142

1£4

3C8

666

2,8SO

2.290

966

596

413

388

3C7

262

580

Aug.

470

369

2,790

2,000

1,700

4,500

2,310

2,310

4,220

1,590

962

684

507

398

328

290

274

250

218

187

171

162

150

145

137

189

124

119

114

Sept.

119

117

110

107

102

100

96

96

96

96

93

93

100

107

132

134

134

127

129

127

129

129

124

112

105

100

102

114

100

112 100

112

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (3 a.m.) 10,100 sec.-ft.; Oct. 28 (lliSO a.m.) 7,970 sec.-ft.j Jan. 25 

(11 p.m.) 4,500 sec.-ft.i July 23 (10 p.m.) 4,260 sec.-ft.j Aug. 6 (Ii45 a.m.) 6,830 sec.-ft.j Aug. 

9 (5:45 a.m.) 7 ,"390 ifec.-ft.
26 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Oowpasture Biver near Clifton Forge, ?a., 1955-58 -Continued

Month Secondfoot-days

Per square 

mile

Run-off In 

inches

October 1935 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1935

January 1936 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1935-36

October 1936 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1936

January 1937 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1936-37

October 1937 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1937

January 1938 ........

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

March...............,

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38

2,811

11,463

17,603

227, 926

42,497

35,803

64,459

33,730

6,874

4,918

4,140

2,862

2,225

229,585

9,768

3,264

23S 226

233,766

62,016

29,567

13,699

23,327

12,737

4,963

4,074

12,824

10,585

210,050

41.055

12,538

11,881

239,266

19,523

10,516

13,981

10,884

12,427

11,993

12,590

27,832

3,330

188,550

149

1,540

2,040

12,100

3,500

3,850

15,600

3,330

311

403

337

129

15,600

3,470

137

2,840

15,600

7,640

2,820

602

5,880

929

454

258

2,940

1,700

7,640

7,390

996

7,640

2,880

573

714

590

1,350

1,410

2,890

4,500

134

7,390

90.7

382

574

77 624

290

232

551

290

140

107

93

76

1,371

1,235

2,079

1,124

222

164

134

92.3

74.2

627

315

109

749

639

690

556

290

239

204

110

89

76

107

2,001

1,056

442

778

411

165

131

414

353

76 575

107

183

1,324

418

76

243 

262 

S43 

274 

159 

142 

102 

112 

93

630

376

451

363

401

400

406

93

0.199

.838

1.26

1.37

3.01

2.71

4.56

2.46

.487

.360

.294

.202

.163

l.Z

.691

.239

1.71

.901

2.90

.917

.840

 796 

.879 

.877 

.890 

1.97 

.243

1.13

O.S3

.94

1.45

18.60

3.47 i

2.92 !

5.26

S.74 ,

.56

.40

.34 I

.23

.18

18.72

.80

.27

1.89

19.06

5.06

3.42

1.12

1.91

1.04

.40

.33

1.06

3.34

1.02

.97

1 «50

.86 

1.14

.89 

1.01

.98 

1.03 

2.27

.27

16.37
JAMES RIVER BASIN 27

Cralg Creek at Parr, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37 U 39 1 55", long. 79 054 t 40n , at Chesapeake & Ohio

 Railway bridge, 700 feet downstream from Stony Run> 0.4 mile (revised) rorthwest or 

Parr, Botetourt County, and 12 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to June 7, 1937, 

chain gage on bridge at same site and datum. Zero of gage Is 992.50 fert above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 331 square miles.

Records available.- April 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 398 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during water year 1936-37, 7,400 second-feet Jan.

 26 (gage height, 10.32 feet); minimum, 51 second-feet (revised) Aug. 5 (gage height, 

3.52 feet). ,

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 9,950 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage 

height, 11.48 feet); minimum, 65 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.66 feet). 

1925-38: Maximum discharge observed, 21,500 second-feet Jan. 23, 1935 (gage 

height, 15.85 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies; minimum, 29 second-feet Oct. 1, 5, 1930 (gage height, 3.42 

feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of Ice effect, Dec. 9-14, 1937, which

 were computed on basis of gage heights,' weather records, and records fo r% Johns Creek 

at Newcastle and are fair. Chain gage read twice dally prior to, June 7, 1937. 

Records for water year 1936-37, published herewith, supersede those published In 

Water-Supply paper 822.

Rating table, Jan. 21, 1937 to Sept. 30, 193S except period of lee effect (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.6 5S

3.S S4

4.0 119

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

195 

302 

4S2

5.5 

6.0 

6.5

764 

1,HO 

1,620

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

2,180

5,470

4,990

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-38

1936-37

Day

1

2

S

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.

1,100

346

192

13S

110

94

88

81

76

32

76

76

68

54

62

76

4,830

1,100

535

364

262

205

17S

158

143

127

112

104

100

94

S9

SOT.

86

94

96

94

100

104

104

104

112

116

110

108

104

100

100

94

89

88

S4

79

79

79

76

76

73

73

70

70

6S

70

-

Dec.

67

66

79

86

82

68

1,140

980

551

416

364

500

619

500

421

387

460

530

470

755

762

607

515

465

440

455

510

305

727

694

805

Jan.

1,650

2,430

5,360

2,SOO

1,450

956

74S

631

540

480

435

402

515

714

631

858

9 S3

3,260

2,250

6,230

5,330

2,480

1,570

1,230

1,060

1,010

846

713

980

980

897

Feb.

1,420

1,060

818

670

584

507

463

553

542

846

S32

676

574

532

487

439

416

362

344

327

370

930

1,010

778

629

532

453

416

_

-

Mar.

388

362

348

344

344

362

362

370

370

336

323

310

294

294

319

310

294

290

310

302

298

279

256

249

263

271

234

284

221

214

20S

Apr.

195

189

183

ISO

201

302

310

271

271

259

241

227

214

214

241

249

231

221

214

208

201

201

195

183

327

4,510

1,570

996

758

670

-

May

579

512

448

406

375

379

340

302

271

249

227

211

214

904

1,060

676

527

439

379

336

294

259

234

245

271

221

20S

139

169

156

141

June

132

121

134

141

128

117

104

9S

95

102

111

108

92

86

94

115

203

169

130

117

110

104

94

92

83

78

77

76

146

100

-

July

84

77

71

69

76

126

95

80

71

66

64

69

76

71

SI

89

77

68

63

70

SO

90

S6

74

94

68

66

62

58

57

63

Aug.

63

60

55

64

52

53--

54

54

54

58

205

439

275

189

141

113

95

S9

SO

90

77

181

173

282

453

1,280

957

574

357

468

3,190

Sept.

1,570

784

532

402

323

852'

812

553

425

344

266

245

205

178

156

141

128

119

113

104

93

94

90

86

S3

80

78

84

89

84

-
28 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Oraig Creek at Parr, Va., 1936-38 -Continued

1937-38

Day Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Jul" Aug. Sept.

78

76

81

323

950

623

420

315

241

208

192

169

154

141

137

130

119

115

2,530

6,460

1,840

1,060

1,520

1,320

868

676

1,820

6,040

2,740

1,520

1,030

527

439

388

353

319

290

267

245

224

227

638

623

472

393

348

310

275

259

238

217

195

178

172

175

201

503

658

558

463

406

366

327

306

323

306

256

230

200

170

160

170

180

198

208

267

279

294

279

263

252

241

234

227

214

201

224

487

612

537

448

411

370

331

315

294

357

532

439

379

366

340

319

294

263

245

231

231

217

201

211

323

482

542

1,570

1,900

1,060

758

629

553

463

406

344

315

302

286

259

256

245

221

214

217

256

275

282

279

267

256

245

245

249

238

214

211

252

275

282

286

271

245

211

234

691

664

584

532

468

434

482

942

784

646

563

527

444

416

397

357

327

310

286

271

256

241

310

590

453

402

379

357

331

306

286

259

241

227

234

319

537

574

487

420

384

353

323

294

275

263

271

267

241

323

700

652

548

463

397

353

319

290

271

249

211

205

192

183

169

156

151

141

132

130

126

132

189

166

154

175

1,620

1,010

548

406

357

348

319

1,030

832

868

758

640

537

448

453

416

357

310

267

234

205

180

227

217

178

161

139

130

132

158

180

323

4,050

3,750

2,060

1,100

919

732

612

512

416

348

294

267

271

286

238

211

176

166

180

175

137

121

111

261

331

£63 

3,420 

4JE16 

5,E50 

2,060

i,r»o

£54 

732 

563 

E79 

2,130

700

4,380

2,060

1,060

2,380

1,520

1,100

1,680

1,010

700

532

402

336

290

298

259

256

231

189

172

154

141

130

121

115

110

104

98

95

92

84

84

81

77

77

76

74

73

74

78

94

95

87

84

89

92

84

84

81

74

70

69

77

73

71

Secondfoot-days

Pe~ square 

mile

Run-off In 

Inches

October 1936 

November..... 

December.....

11,130

2,698

15,348

4,830

116

1,140

359

89.9

495

1.08

.272

1.50

1.24

.30

1.75

Calendar year 1936

January 1937 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

190,200 11,800 520 1.57 21.35

50,914

17,620

9,349

14,232

11,221

3,362

2,341

10,270

6,230

1,420

388

4,510

1,060

208

126

3,190

1,570

402

327

208

180

141

76

57

52

1,642

629

302

474

362

112

75.5

331

305

4.96

1.90

.912

1.43

1.09

.338

.228

1.00

.921

5.72

1.98

1.05

1.60

1.26

.38

.26

1.15

1.03

Water year 1936-37 157,623 6,230 432 1.31 17.70

October 1937 

November..... 

December.....

33,896

11,105

8,880

6,460

784

612

76

172

160

1,093

370

286

3.30

1.12

.864

3.80

1.25

1.00

Calendar year 1937

January 1938 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

182,328 500 1.51 20.48

15,074

7,448

13,803

10,937

12,076

19,751

25,998

21,711

2,396

1,900

406

942

700

1,620

4,050

5,550

4,380

95

201

211

211

227

126

130

98

92

66

486

266

445

365

390

658

839

700

79.

1.47

.804 

1.34 

1.10 

1.18 

1*99 

2.53 

2.11 

.241

1.70

.84

1.54

1.23

1.36

2.22

2.92

2.43

.27

Water year 1937-38 183,075 502 1.52 20.56

Peak discharge.- Water year 1937-38: Oct. 20 (3i45 a.m.) 9,950 sec.-ft.: Oct. 28 {7t30 a.m.) 

7,800 see.-ft.j June 21 (4:30 p.m.) 4,990 sec.-ft.} July 22 (1U45 p.m.) 4,510 sse.-ft.i July £ 

(2 a.m.) 7,600 sec.-ft.j Aug. 3 (5 a.m.) 7,400 sec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 29

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested weir, lat. 37"29'35", long. 80°06'35", 

at south town limits or Newcastle, Craig County, 800 feet (revised) uprtream from 

Newcastle-Salem highway bridge and half a mile upstream from mouth. Prior to March 

1937 water-stage recorder at site 400 feet downstream at different datvm. Present 

site and datum used after Oct. 29, 1937.

Drainage area.- 13.8 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.-.Maximum discharge recorded during year, 138 second-feet Aug. 10 (gage height, 

3.35 feet); minimum recorded, 5.1 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.91 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 242 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 3.64 feet, 

former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 170 second-feet; minimum, 

0.8 second-foot Sept. 4, 1930 (gage height, 0.91 foot, former site and datum).

Remarks.- Records fair. None for periods Oct. 1-28, 

21, June 5 to Aug. 9.

Mar. 23 to Apr. 1, Apr. 24 to May

Rating table, Oct. 29, 1937 to Sept. 30, 193S (gage height, la feet, ard discharge. 

In second-feet)

2.0 

2.2 

2.4

6.4

10

15

2.6 

2 »S 

2.S

3.0

3.1

3.2

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 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.

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

82

55

41

Nov.

32

28

26

22

19

18

16

14

14

13

12

18

26

23

21

19

18

16

15

14

12

12

11

11

11

11

16

19

19

19

-

Dec.

18

17

15

14

14

14

12

11

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

15

20

19

18

Jan.

18

17

15

15

14

14

21

19

18

17

17

17

15

14

12

11

12

11

11

11

12

14

15

18

96

75

43

31

28

26

25

Month

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

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

March. 1-22. .....................

April 2-23. .....................

May 22-31. ......................

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

August 10-31. ...................

Water year

Feb.

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.2

11

11

10

10

10

10

_

_

-

Mar.

9.2

9.4

14

16

17

18

16

17

17

24

29

27

24

22

20

19

18

16

14

14

13

12

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

Secondfoot-days

525

388*8

682

332.6

385.6

257 »8

356

513.0

253.7

Apr.

_

12

11

11

10

9.8

11

12

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

15

15

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

Maximum

32

20

969*1 fjj.

29

15

75

117 

9.4

May

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

.

_

-

-

_

28

23

22

18

30

42

42

75

43

33

Minimum

11

9 "4

11

9 *2

9 *2

9*8

18

9.4 8* 1?

June

29

26

24

21

-

_

_

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

July

Mean

17.5

12.5

oo .A

11.9

17.5

11.7

35.6

~

23 .3 

7.79

Aug.

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

117

59

39

31

26

24

23

21

19

17

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.4

Per square 

mile

1.27

.906

1.59

 862

1 «27

.848

2.58

1 .69 

.564

Sept.

9.4 '9.2

8.9

8. &

8.3

8.1

8.1

7.4

7.2

7.4

7.6

8.1

8.3

7.4

7.1

6.7

8.5

7.S

7.4

8.1

7.9

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.1

6.9

7.8

Run-off in 

Inches

1 .42

1 04*^»

1 n% oo

.90

1.04

.69

.96

~

1.38

c*

 oo
30 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°30', long. 80°06', at highway bridge 800 feet 

nbrtlieast (revised) of town limits of Newcastle, Craig County, and 1,700 feet (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 130 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,180 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 8.85 

feetJJ minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 25, 26 (gage height, 2.67 feet).

1926-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,000 second-feet Jan. 23, 1P35 (gage 

height, 10.80 feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet on basis of 

velacity-area studies; minimum, 7 second-feet Aug. 11, Sept. 3, 6, 7, 1930 (.gage 

height, 2.26 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those above 1,000 second-feet, which r.re good, and 

those for periods of ice effect, Nov. 23-26, Dec~ 8-14, which were computed on basis 

of weather records, gage heights, and records for Cralg Creek at Parr and are fair.

Rating table, water year 193V-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5

143

224

340

500

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

7.5

V08

950

1,240

1,650

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

24 

186 

232

146 

108 

81 

65 

62

55 

48 

43 

42 

42

38 

36 

35 

1,280 

1,230

447 

359 

708 

374 

266

fcl3 

1,500 

1,790 

850 

482 

354

Hov.

278 

220 

187 

156 

136

124 

106 

96 

86 

77

71 

116 

172 

136 

120

106 

100 

89 

82 

80

72 

66 

60 

55 

52

55 

120 

264 

224 

187

Dec.

162 

144 

128 

115 

113

124 

96 

85 

75 

65

55 

50 

55 

60 

67

101 

113 

118 

110 

99

93 

89 

86 

86 

82

77 

75 

121 

228 

194 

175

Jan.

161 

148 

128 

117 

109

102 

161 

150 

127 

114

117 

110 

106 

93 

87

78 

82 

79 

72 

68

85 

154 

173 

181 

682

411 

278 

210 

183 

167 

156

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Kar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-31

Feb.

131 

114 

110 

106 

96

90 

90 

81 

76 

75

78 

97 

101 

102 

100

97 

91 

90 

91 

94

84 

76 

86 

99 

96

97 

97 

93

Mar.

80 

81 

254 

408 

295

268 

230 

203 

181 

266

348 

276 

230 

204 

191

161 

158 

146 

128 

118

110 

101 

97 

93 

87

187 

234 

173 

152 

144 

132

Secondfoot-daya

11,133 

3,693 

3,241

68,314

4,889 

2,638 

5,736 

4,366 

4,358 

7,591 

6,874 

4,360 

607

59,486

Apr.

122 

113 

104 

93 

86

81 

102 

164 

215 

201

173 

160 

144 

130 

118

109 

100 

99 

109 

95

91 

272 

348 

248 

206

175 

150 

132 

118 

108

,Ta*l*um

1,790 

278 

228

1,890

682 

131 

408 

348 

464 

1,740 

1,140 

490 

32

1,790

May

100 

88 

80 

74 

69

65 

57 

53 

52 

46

45 

47 

41 

5S 

95

65 

54 

61 

91 

427

203 

134 

109 

125 

115

280 

464 

292 

395 

297 

276

Minimum

18 

52 

50

11

68 

75 

80 

81 

41 

42 

30 

21 

16

16

June

220 

184 

196 

161 

132

111 

91 

81 

67 

31

94 

69 

64 

52 

45

42 

57 

71 

66 

723

1,740 

1,140 

578 

330 

302

242 

210 

176 

148 

118

July

F7 

F5 

146 

118 

1C1

?1 

78 

V5 

TO 

62

fl 

43

rs

S7 

?6

50 

43 

68 

85

1T4 

1,070 

1,14G 

860 

43?

29" 

246 

18 1 

18-! 

381 

497

Mean

359 

123 

105

160

158 

94.2 

185 

146 

141 

253 

222 

141 

20.2

163

Aug.

262 

222 

490 

278 

266

416 

264 

243 

442 

220

166 

131 

101 

84 

83

96 

73 

87 

62 

50

44 

39 

35 

32 

30

28 

26 

24 

23 

22 

21

Per square 

mile

3.39 

1.16 

.991

1.51

1.49 

.889 

1.75 

1.38 

1.33 

2.39 

2.09 

1.33 

.191

1.54

Sept.

21 

22 

22 

SS 

20

18 

18 

18 

17 

17

18 

19 

22 

20 

24

21 

28 

32 

24 

23

22

20 

18 

17 

16

17 

18 

18 

17 

18

Run-off In 

Inches

3.91 

1.29 

1.14

20.44

1.72 

.93 

2.02 

1.54 

1.53 

2.67 

2.41 

1.53 

.21

20.90

Pealc discharge Oot. 19 (11 p.m.) 2,920 seo.-ft.; Oct. 27 (3:30 p.m.) 3,180 se's.-ft.j June 21 

(1 a.m-J 2,370 aec.-ft.; June 22 (8:30 a.m.) 1,470 sec.-ft.j July 22 (2:30 p.m.) 1,470 seo.-ft.s 

July 23 (1 p.m.) 1,990 seo.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 31

Calfpasture River at Goshen, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 370 59'10n , long. 79°29 I 38", at highway bridge at Goshen,

 Rockbrldge County, 500 feet downstream from Mill Creek. Zero of gage Is 1,381.69 

feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 190 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to December 1938 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 13 years, 212 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period October 1937 to December 1938, about

 6,650 second-feet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 8.85 feet), from rating curve extended 

above 1,500 second-feet; minimum, 15 second-feet Oct. 17, 18, 1938 (gage height, 1.84 

feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 12,200 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (gage 

height, 11.71 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,500 secondfeet on basis of velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and total 

run-off of flood at this station with those at other stations In James River Basin; 

minimum, 8 second-feet July 22, 1926, and many days in September and October 1930, 

September and October 1932, and July 1934.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice dally. Discharge for period of Ice effect,

 Dec. 10-13, 1937, computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, ard records 

for North River at Rockbrldge Baths and near Lexlngton.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1937, to Dec. 20, 1938, except period of Ice effect (gage hralght, In 

feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

130

182

290

430

664

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

1,070

1,540

2,660

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-38

1937-38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

26

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

19

19

128

430

334

250

19S

140

112

103

86

74

69

88

86

76

70

69

3,290

3,160

1,250

631

380

870

208

171

774

3,550

1,850

894

610

Hov.

357

270

216

188

154

135

122

IK)

101

92

84

88

120

108

103

99

97

90

86

80

73

70

69

63

60

57

106

538

664

482

-

Dec.

334

270

211

162

171

179

144

128

110

130

100

80

80

92

64

96

126

174

186

168

167

147

137

124

116

106

97

106

124

124

130

Jan.

135

135

126

120

116

110

182

192

171

171

168

157

140

122

116

108

103

101

90

86

94

137

176

204

1,160

1,120

638

334

290

246

221

Feb.

174

147

132

128

116

110

105

97

90

78

86

105

112

126

137

132

126

122

118

120

110

97

9-9

101

97

97

103

97

_

_

-

Mar.

92

90

90

92

S8

86

86

83

83

118

162

157

152

154

195

225

246

236

204

192

176

164

142

130

120

176

204

174

162

164

160

Apr.

147

137

126

116

108

101

106

116

126

132

130

128

124

116

112

105

97

96

147

168

160

218

236

225

208

182

160

140

126

116

-

May

108

99

88

82

76

70

64

60

68

64

51

46

44

55

88

78

67

67

77

482

534

225

171

236

188

201

334

334

260

188

149

June

122

114

122

130

101

34

72

74

65

64

52

46

50

40

35

36

179

270

196

225

598

482

290

195

182

162

112

101

64

68

-

July

64

68

54

49

42

38

35

32

29

30

34

28

25

22

21

20

18

18

38

32

380

380

1,340

894

380

225

171

290

168

183

290

Aug.

195

226

1,070

1,160

568

1,540

1,640

1,540

2,660

937

482

334

218

162

135

116

96

77

67

58

53

48

43

38

35

33

30

28

27

27

28

Sept.

26

26

25

24

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

19

21

25

44

28

30

28

25

28

32

28

26

25

23

22

28

22

20

20
JAMES RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Calfpasture River at Qoslien, Va., 1937-38 Continued

1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

19 

18 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

17 

17 

17 

18 

17

17 

15 

15 

17 

17

18 

18 

18 

22 

20

19 

19 

18 

18 

18 

17

Hov.

17 

17 

17 

18 

27

43 

33 

28 

26 

24

23 

22 

22 

20 

20

20 

20 

21 

27 

31

27 

25 

23 

28 

33

32 

28 

30 

31 

28

Dec.

38 

36 

35 

38 

44

89 

94 

78 

67 

330

236 

160 

130 

114 

99

86 

76 

69 

62 

55

Jan.

Month

Oct 

Mov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

S*P

W

Oct 

Noi 

Da

ober 19;

alendar 

uary 19

year 1!

58

j..... .......................

tember. ......................

ater yea 

ober 19Z

r 1937-31 

£

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

19,289 

4,883 

4,412

94,519

7,169 

3,162 

4,585 

4,209 

4,426 

4,345 

5,393 

13,673 

738

76., 284

552 

761 

1.986

Apr.

Maximum

3,550 

664 

334

4,110

1,160 

174 

246 

236 

482 

598 

1,340 

2,660 

44

3,550

22 

43 

380

May

Minimum

19 

57 

80

14

86 

78 

83 

96 

44 

35 

18 

27 

19

18

15 

17 

35

June July

Mean

622 

163 

142

259

231 

113 

148 

140 

143 

145 

174 

441 

24,4

209

17.8 

25.4 

99.3

Aug.

Per square 

mUe

3.27 

.858 

.747

1.36

1.22 

.595 

.779 

.737 

.763 

.763 

.916 

2.32 

,12?

1.10

.094 

.134 

.523

Sept.

Run-off in 

inches

3.77 

.96 

.86

18.51

1.41 

.62 

.90 

.82 

.87 

.85 

1.06 

2.68 

J.4

14.94

.11 

.15 

.39
JAMES RIVER BASIN 33

North River at Rockbrldge Baths, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°54'26 11 , long. 79°25'20 11 , at Rockbrldge Baths, 

Rockbrldge County, 700 feet upstream from highway bridge and 1 mile upstream from 

Hays Creek. Zero of gage Is 1,100.33 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 329 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,900 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 9.44 

reet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet: minimum, 35 second-feet 

July 18 (gage height, 1.19 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, about 20,800 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 (rage height, 

13.07 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet on basis of velocityarea studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at this station with those at other stations In James River Basin; minimum, 11 secord-feet Nov. 

28, 1930 (gage height, 0.76 foot).

Remarks.- Rec'ords excellent except those above 5,000 second-feet, which are good, and 

those for periods of missing gage heights Oct. 8-13, Dec. 7, 8, Aug. 26-51 (computed 

on basis of records for North River near Lexlngton ) and Calfpasture River at Goshen, 

which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

36

50

112

166

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

228

342

486

700

1,030

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

1,400

1,850

2,380

3,640

5,160

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

39 

58 

718 

612

512 

360 

270 

210 

190

160 

140 

130 

163 

158

141 

128 

120 

4,650 

5,660

2,100 

1,100 

742 

538 

407

334 

1,740 

5,840 

3,100 

1,440 

890

Uov.

628 

512 

426 

351 

300

273 

238 

218 

199 

181

166 

169 

255 

235 

212

199 

193

I7e

169 

163

149 

138 

122 

117 

115

117 

221 

816 

995 

748

Dec.

569 

451 

379 

329 

308

334 

280 

240 

222 

178

160 

155 

169 

160 

158

175 

231 

292 

308 

285

270 

252 

238 

216 

202

190 

175 

187 

231 

228 

235

Jan.

242 

245 

225 

212 

202

196 

313 

360 

321 

296

304 

285 

262 

225 

209

190 

187 

181 

166 

158

166 

262 

329 

383 

1,640

1,750 

960 

655 

522 

466 

412

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI ater year 1937-3<

Peb.

338 

266 

252 

242 

222

212 

202 

184 

175 

169

172 

206 

212 

216 

231

225 

215 

212 

212 

212

199 

178 

178 

190 

181

178 

181 

175

Mar.

158 

155 

160 

175 

160

163 

160 

152 

152 

218

342 

325 

300 

296 

342

360 

396 

393 

347 

325

300 

266 

242 

225 

209

335 

402 

338 

3OO 

292 

289

Second - 

foot-days

32,690 

8,605 

7,809

170,553

12,324 

5,837 

8,279 

7,568 

7,356 

7,522 

11,368

1^470

131,967

Apr.

266 

246 

228 

212 

196

184 

190 

215 

273 

273

262 

248 

238 

222 

212

199 

187 

187 

245 

266

252 

321 

436 

393 

356

313 

273 

245 

222 

206

Maximum

5,840 

995 

569

6,020

1,750 

338 

402 

436 

870 

925 

3,020 

3,980 

74

5,840

May

193 

172 

156 

144 

133

122 

110 

105 

103 

94

B'r 

85 

78 

91 

160

135 

110 

107 

130 

870

601 

393 

292 

3OO 

289

289 

533 

522 

398 

304 

248

Minimum

39 

115 

155

29

158 

169 

152 

184 

78 

66 

35 

54 

40

35

June

199 

161 

209 

243 

172

141 

120 

128 

105 

89

96 

94 

98 

76 

66

68 

278 

466 

329 

410

925 

818 

548 

365 

289

296 

222 

187 

152 

125

July

107 

98 

91 

61 

72

66 

61 

55 

52 

57

55 

47 

43 

42 

40

37 

36 

35 

82 

117

566 

736 

3,020 

2,040 

858

522 

504 

726 

379 

321 

422

Mean

1.055 

294 

252

467

398 

208 

267 

252 

237 

251 

367 

675 

49.0

362

Aug.

342 

356 

2,030 

1,480 

995

1,400 

2,320 

2,440 

3,980 

1,520

858 

590 

407 

304 

245

228 

187 

175 

144 

122

110 

98 

89 

85 

76

70 

64 

60 

56 

54 

54

Per aq-iare 

mile

3.81 

.894 

.766

1.42

1.21 

.632 

.812 

.766 

.720 

.763 

1.12 

2.05 

.149

1.10

Sept.

54 

52 

50 

50 

46

43 

43 

44 

43 

43

43 

42 

43 

46 

74

63 

57 

57 

52 

54

63 

55 

50 

47 

44

43 

46 

43 

40 

40

Run-off In 

Inches

3.70 

1.00 

.88

19.29

1.40 

.66 

.94 

.85 

.83 

.85 

1.29 

2.36 

.IV

14.93

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (10 p.m.) 9,900 sec. -ft. | Oct. 28 (4«30 a.m.) 7,730 sec. -ft. ; July 23 

(5j30 p.m.) 5,OOO sec. -ft.; Aug. 9 (2«30 a.m.) 5,840 sec. -ft.
34 JAMES RIVER BASIN

North River near Lexlngton, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 3704S t 49n , long. 79°26'42", 300 yards upstream from 

Lime Kiln highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Kerrs Creek, and 24 miles 

upstream from Lexlngton, Rockbrldge County. Zero of gage Is 906.56 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 487 square miles.

Kecoras available.- August 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharger- 10 years (1928-38), 511 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,400 second-feet Oct. 19 and Aug. 7; maximum 

gage height, 14.03 feet Oct. 19; minimum discharge, 72 second-feet July 17 (gage 

height, 2.19 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 30,100 second-feet Mar. 18, 1936 (gage height 23.56 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 9,000 second-feet on basis of 

velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and total run-off of flood at 

this station with those at other stations In James River Basin; minimum, 34 second-feet 

Sept. 6, 1930, and Sept. 18, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which were computed on basis of records for station at Rockbrldge Baths and are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 

Oct. 1 to Aug. 7

2.2 

2.4 

2.6 

2.S 

3.0 

3.5

74

112

160

218

285

486

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

1,020

1,360

1,750

2,210

3,290

4,510

ge heights. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Aug. e to Sept. 30

2.4 

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

106

153

209

274

474

724

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

4.0 735 10.0 7,200

1,020

1,360

1,750

2,210

3,290

4,510

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 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.

117 

112 

152 

1,240 

1,050

818 

59£ 

442 

360 

337

*310 

«270 

#250 

#310 

«300

#270 

#250 

228 

6,370 

8,590

3,290 

1,800 

1,260 

930 

762

635 

2.320 

7,340 

4,130 

2,160 

1,400

Nov.

1,050 

872 

735 

635 

566

514 

464 

425 

392 

360

341 

349 

482 

438 

392

368 

360 

337 

318 

315

285 

271 

244 

237 

234

240 

330 

1,060 

1,320 

1,050

Dec.

818 

713 

580 

514 

462

509 

434 

376 

364 

300

282 

274 

296 

278 

274

282 

364 

429 

460 

434

413 

392 

376 

352 

330

311 

292 

315 

372 

368 

368

Jan.

380 

384 

360 

333 

322

311 

477 

532 

477 

442

455 

434 

404 

360 

333

307 

300 

292 

274 

260

268 

400 

491 

561 

*2,500

*2,900 

*1,500 

*1,000 

#800 

«700 

630

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

 Tan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

 Tun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

532 

451 

417 

400 

372

352 

337 

311 

292 

285

2S2 

326 

341 

341

349

341 

330 

322 

326 

326

307 

27S 

282 

292 

276

271 

271 

268

Mar.

244 

247 

250 

271 

254

257 

250 

237 

237 

322

495 

413 

451 

442 

500

500 

551 

556 

500 

464

434 

396 

364 

337 

315

413 

570 

477 

429 

413 

413

Secondfoot-daya

48,398 

14,984 

12,352

259,861

19,167 

9,280 

12,002 

10,860 

10,104 

10,175 

18,522 

34,695 

3,696

204,255

Apr.

384 

360 

356 

311 

292

278 

285 

322 

413 

408

388 

372 

356

337 

318

304 

289 

285 

333 

372

360 

400 

570 

514 

477

429 

3S4 

349 

318 

296

Maximum

8,590 

1,320 

818

8,590

2,900 

532 

556 

570 

958 

1,080 

4,620 

5,160 

170

3,590

M»y

262 

257 

240 

224 

212

200 

188 

174 

174 

166

155 

152 

142 

155

237

218 

1S5 

160 

200 

958

818 

537 

408 

384 

400

36S 

600 

640 

509 

404 

337

Minijnum

112 

234 

274

S3

260 

268 

237 

278 

142 

121 

76 

143 

9S

76

June

274 

247 

285 

322 

257

212 

185 

191 

168 

150

155 

155 

166 

140 

124

121 

300 

605 

464 

421

1,080 

1,050 

735 

523 

404

421 

*330 

*270 

*230 

*190

July

#170 

*160 

150 

140 

128

119 

112 

103 

102 

119

106 

94 

87 

87 S"

79 

76 

81 

1ST 

33?

912 

1,360 

4,620 

3,177 

1,320

872 

660 

1,150 

665 

5S5 

719

Mean

1,561 

499 

396

712

619 

331 

387 

362 

326 

339 

597 

1,119 

123

560

Aug.

630 

640 

3,470 

2,260 

1,670

1,880 

5,000 

3,650 

5,160 

2,360

1,400 

990 

724

583 

479

*430 

*380 

*340 

310 

278

250 

234 

215 

203 

189

ISO 

172 

164 

158 

153 

143

Fur square 

mile

3.21 

1.02 

.817

1.46

1.27 

.680 

.795 

.743 

.669 

.696 

1.23 

2.30 

.253

1.15

Sept.

146 

143 

#140 

136 

*130

*120 

*120 

*120 

*120 

*120

117 

*110 

*110 

*120 

*170

*150 

*140 

130 

*120 

*120

*140 

*130 

*120 

*110 

104

104 

102 

106 

100 

98

Run-off in 

inches

3.70 

1.14 

.94

19.85

1.46 

.71 

.92 

.83 

.77 

.78 

1.42 

2.65 

.28

15.60

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (Ill30 p.m.) 13,4OO sec.-ft.; Oct. 28 (6|30 a.m.) 9,400 aec.-ft.; 

July 23 (4 p.mT) 8,500 aec.-ft.; Aug. 3 (9 a.m.) 4,770 aeo.-ft.j Aug. 7 (1«30 p.m.) 13,400 gee.-ft.; 

Aug. 9 (5 a.m.) 7,060 sec.-ft.

*0age height mlasing.
JAMES RIVER HASIN 35

Kerrs Creek near Lexlngton, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°49'33", long. 79°26'28", at highway bridge Similes 

north of Lexington, Rockbridge County, and 1J- miles upstream from mouth. Zero of 

gage is 972.04 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 34 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1938 (fragmentary prior to August 1930).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, about 1,800 second-feet Oct. 19

( gage heIght, 8.95 feet), from rating curve extended above 330 second-feet: minimum, 

4 second-feet July 17 (gage height, 3.70 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 4,090 second-feet Mar. 17, 1936 

(gage height, 12.82 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 330 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and 

total run-off of flood at this station with those at other stations In James River 

Basin; minimum, 4 second-feet many days In August and September 1932, Sept. 12, 1934, 

and July 17, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Dec. 9-16, computed 

on Dasis of records for North River at Rockbridge Baths. Gage read tw'ce daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 25 Jan. 26 to Aug. 7 Aug. 8 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6 

5.0

5.5

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

290

470

670

s.e

4.0 

4.2 

4.4 

4.6

4.8 

5.0 

5.5

6.0

122

160

290

470

4.6 

4.8 

E.O

19

48

86

5.2

5.5

e.o

132

215

378

160 8.0 1,330

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19^8

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15

15

25

171

107

56

42

35

29

32

28

26

26

33

29

28

26

25

1,330

325

140

93

75

58

52

49

590

260

150

98

78

Nov.

61

50

46

46

45

39

42

36

33

30

32

37

54

40

37

36

35

30

33

29

24

26

24

24

25

20

42

114

80

61

Dec.

49

45

40

30

37

42

37

32

25

20

19

18

20

19

19

25

31

32

34

33

31

30

30

29

27

24

22

35

39

35

33

Jan.

35

32

31

30

29

26

66

55

42

35

36

35

31

27

26

27

26

26

24

22

27

37

39

50

308

101

67

55

43

43

43

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

j

Fet 

Max

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

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

Auj 

Se]

Tist. .........................

tember. ......................

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

36

34

32

30

31

2S

27

25

25

24

26

37

36

34

31

26

28

28

29

26

24

22

26

25

22

22

21

15

_

_

-

Mar.

13

18

21

20

19

21

21

20

21

21

53

42

41

41

60

51

49

42

40

38

34

31

33

30

27

36

31

28

26

29

27

Second - 

foot-days

4,046

1,231

942

21,352

1,474

770 

984

763

540

435

1,488

3,175 

327

16,175

Apr.

26

26

22

23

21

22

24

32

43

34

29

31

26

25

25

24

23

24

26

24

24

29

23

24

23

23

22

22

22

21

-

Maximum

1,330

114

49

1,330

308

37 

60

43

67

36

470

665 

18

1,330

Bay

18

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

12

13

12

11

20

17

13

12

15

13

67

21

17

16

17

15

28

IS

16

15

16

16

Minimum

15

20

18

6

22

15 

13

21

11

9

5

17 

7

5

June

14

15

15

12

11

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

11

10

11

15

21

27

36

23

21

18

18

15

15

13

12

-

July

9

12

10

10

9

9

8

7

8

9

7

7

6

6

7

6

5

8

11

34

36

30f

470

140

8f

5f

46

3P

sr

37

sr

Mean

131

41.0

30.4

58.5

47.5

27.5 

31.7

25.4

17.4

14.5

48.0

102 

10.9

44.3

Aug.

33

52

395

140

81

96

590

665

292

145

108

70

57

48

40

35

32

32

27

26

24

22

20

20

19

19

17

17

17

17

17

Per square 

n-lle

3.85

1.21

.894

1.72

1.40

.809 

.932

.747

.512

.426

1.41

3.00 

.321

1.30

Sept.

18

17

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

12

11

9

10

. 9

9

9

13

9

9

11

10

9

8

8

8

7

8

8

9

9

-

Run-off in 

Inches

4.44

1.35

1.03

23.40

1.61

.84 

loOV

.83

.59

.48

1.63

3.46 

.36

17.69
36 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Tye River at Roseland, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°45', long. 78°59', at highway bridge, thre<3-quarters of 

a mile southwest of Roseland, Nelson County, and three-quarters of a mtle upstream 

from Hat Creek. Zero of gage Is 655.78 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 68 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to April 1938 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 10 years 1927-37, 131 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period, 4,660 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage 

neight, 9.60 feet); minimum, 17 second-feet Oct. 2, 3 (gage height, 3.48 feet). 

1927-38: Maximum discharge observed, about 6,000 second-feet Sept. 16, 1934 

(gage height, 10.02 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 700 

second-feet on basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 20, Oct. 

1, 1930.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tatlea, Oct. 1, to April 22, 193S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19) 

Oct. 1-19 Oct. 20 to Aor. 22

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3 

4.6

36

62

96

138

222

330

502

756

1,040

1.680

2,640

3.0 

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0

Oct. 20 to Apr.

16 4.3

31 4.6

52 5.0

80 5.5

118 6.0

164 7.0

250

356

520

760

1,040

1,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

20 

19 

42 

412 

330

292 

163 

120 

106 

92

75 

59 

65 

65

46

48 

42 

36 

2,770 

1,840

982 

708 

564 

436 

356

283 

760 

1,280 

982 

760 

564

Nov.

436 

396 

337 

263 

250

219 

190 

164 

159 

140

122 

283 

478 

318 

266

219 

219 

164 

164 

164

145 

122 

102 

98 

84

84 

318 

708 

564 

436

Dec.

337 

283 

234 

219 

204

190 

159 

136 

129 

122

118 lie

118 

108 

108

108 

108 

129 

108 

102

98 

98 

98 

98 

98

89 

84 

108 

94 

89 

84

Jan.

eo

80 

80 

77 

72

72 

164 

108 

96 

96

96 

98 

94 

84 

60

72 

72 

77 

77 

72

80 

108 

80 

140 

542

396 

300 

266 

219 

190 

190

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year

Feb.

152 

136 

129 

129 

116

108 

108 

94 

84 

89

94 

69 

84 

80 

60

72 

72 

72 

72 

89

77 

68 

122 

94 

89

84 

80 

80

Mar.

80 

80 

94 

89 

80

72 

72 

65 

65 

152

94 

89 

94 

94 

122

94 

98 

136 

129 

122

122 

118 

114 

98 

98

145 

108 

94 

94 

98 

89

Second - 

foot-days

14,319 

7,632 

4,176

81,794

4,264 

2,645 

3,099 

2,006

Apr.

94 

77 

77 

66 

72

68 

80 

118 

118 

118

118 

108 

98 

98 

94

64 

80 

89 

89 

80

84 

94

Maximum

3,770 

708 

337

2.770

542 

152 

152 

118

May

Minimum

19 

84 

84

17

72 

68 

65 

68

June July

Mean

462 

254 

135

224

138 

94.5 

100 

91.2

Aug..

Per square 

mile

6.79 

3.74 

1.99

3.29

2.03 

1.39 

1.47 

1.34

Sept.

Run-off In 

Inches

7.83 

4.17 

2.29

44.74

2.34 

1.45 

1.70 

1.10
JAMES RIVER BASIN 37

Tye River near Lovingston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°43', long. 78°58', at highway bridge, 2 miles 

downstream from Hat Creek, 4 miles upstream from Piney River, and 6 miles southwest 

of Lovingston, Nelson County.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- August and September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 429 second-feet Aug. 9 (gage height, 2.75 

feet); minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period missing gage heights, Sept. 19-25, which 

 were computed on basis of records for south River at Waynesboro and are fair.

Rating table, Aug. 9 to Sept. 30, 193S (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in secondfeet).

1.4 

1.6 

l.S

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

190

274

371

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. NOT. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ust. 9-

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

3,238 

1,633

Apr.

Maximum

371 

77

May

Minimum

62 

36

June July

Mean

141 

S4.4

Aug.

371 

304

260 

217 

198 

182 

167

154 

144 

137 

113 

106

106 

99 

90 

8S 

83

74 

81 

70 

66 

66 

62

Per square 

fflle

1.53 

.591

Sept.

60 

62 

60 

62 

53

49 

51 

49 

51 

51

53 

55 

77 

62 

77

57 

57 

62 

58 

58

60 

60 

55 

50 

45

40 

40 

36 

38 

45

Run-off in 

Inches

1.31 

.66
38 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Hardware River near Scottsville, Va.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 37°50', long. 78°29', at bridge on Woodrldge-Scottsville 

nignway, 2 miles upstream from Briery Run, 3 miles north of Scottsvllle, Albemarle 

County, and Hi miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage Is 308.50 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 104 square miles.

Records available.- May 1925 to December 1938 (discontinued).

Average discharge.- 11 years (1926-28, 1929-38), 117 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during October 1937 to December 1933, 3,450 secondfeet Oct. 19, 1937 (gage height, 14.20 feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 20, 23 

(gage height, 1.72 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,440 second-feet Apr. 25, 19T7 (gage height, 

20.1 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 1.5 second-feet Sept. 2, 22, 193?. (gage height, 

1.20 feet).

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily, 

above station.

Low flow regulated by da-n and gristmill

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in faet, and discharge, in se-.ond-feet) 

Oct. 1-19, 1937 Oct. 20 to Feb. 20, July 24 to Dec. 10 Feb. 21 to July 23

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

71

100

155

218

374

562

774

1,020

1,8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

43

67

95

138

199

266

422

604

806

1,030

1,320

1,660

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

50 

7< 

101 

14-5 

206 

274 

423 

608

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-38

1937-38

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct.

67

67

95

822

428

246

179

155

143

121

105

95

95

90

85

85

80

80

1,380

2,020

547

325

295

252

238

225

585

610

388

238

225

HOT.

212

186

186

174

162

162

150

144

138

132

132

132

238

199

174

162

160

150

150

138

132

127

122

122

116

122

174

326

238

186

-

Dec.

162

150

138

132

132

127

132

127

122

116

110

110

105

110

110

116

110

105

105

105

110

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

106

100

Jan.

105

105

100

95

95

95

325

144

132

127

127

122

110

105

100

95

100

95

100

95

100

110

110

132

388

225

150

144

12V

122

122

Feb.

122

105

110

105

110

105

100

95

95

95

100

116

110

105

100

100

100

95

100

340

206

140

157

15V

140

128

123

123

_

-

Mar.

112

107

134

140

123

112

107

102

102

181

140

128

128

128

246

181

169

260

219

157

140

134

128

118

118

123

118

112

107

112

107

Apr.

107

107

102

97

97

97

118

145

157

128

118

112

107

102

102

108

97

97

107

97

9V

92

92

92

88

88

83

83

78

78

May

78

78

74

74

74

70

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

88

88

74

65

70

74

74

74

70

65

83

70

97

128

88

V4

74

70

June

65

61

65

65

65

61

57

65

61

74

140

78

70

65

57

65

88

83

78

157

157

145

102

83

88

102

83

157

88

78

-

July

6£

6£

61

61

54

54

49

45

54

61

5C

5C

54

47

4f

4e

44

41

44

134

181

23£

76f

29f

15C

12?

127 lie

11C

12V

12J

Aug.

110

85

225

199

162

174

174

138

110

100

90

80

80

76

76

72

67

238

127

110

72

62

62

58

54

54

54

54

48

44

46

Sept.

48

58

48

50

46

44

42

45

48

46

44

42

50

46

80

72

62

58

50

76

95

67

58

54

50

49

49

4V

44

48

-
JAMES RIVER BASIN 39

Discharge, in second-feet, of Hardware River near Scottsville, Va., 1937-38 -Continued.

1938

Day Apr. May June July Aug. Sept

48

43

38

39

38

38

58

150

58

54

67

80

162

372

212

127

186

785

Secondfoot-days

Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

Inches

October 1937 

November......

December......

10,266

4,935

3,564

2,020

325

162

67

116

100

331

164

115

3.18

1.58

1.11

3.67

1.76

1.28

Calendar year 1937 72,690 3,250 199 1.91 26.00

January 1938 

February......

March.........

April.........

Bay...........

June..........

July..........

August........

September.....

4,102

3,482

4,293

3,067

2,329

2,603

3,475

3,101

1,616

388

340

260

157

128

157

765

238

95

102

78

65

57

41

44

42

132

124

138

102

75.1

86.8

112

100

53.9

1.27

1.19

1.33

.981

.722

.835

1.08

.962

.518

1.46

1.24

1.53

1.09

.83

.93

1.24

1.11

.58

Water year 1937-38. 46,833 2,020 128 1.23 16.72

October 1938.. 

November......

December 1-10.

1,196

1,721

2,103

58

150

785

38.6

57.4

210

.371 

.552 

f.02

.43 

.62 

.75
40 JAMES RIVER BASIN 

Slate River near Arvonia, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°42', long. 78°21', at Bumpers highway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Hunt Creek, 2 miles north of Arvonia, Buckingham County, and 2 

miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 238.78 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 235 square miles.

Records available.- April 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1926-34, 1936-38), 210 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4.650 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 12.05 

feet;; minimum, 63 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage height, 2.59 feet).

1926-38: Maximum discharge, about 13,600 second-feet Sept. 6, 1935 (gage height, 

22.18 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,500 seiond-feet on 

basis of velocity-area studies; minimum, 2 second-feet Sept. 28 to Oct. 2, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 1-4, Aug. 

17-ai, which were computed on basis of records for Wlllls River at Flanagan Mills 

and are fair. Operation of gristmill 7J miles upstream affects low-water flow.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 21 June 22 to Sept. 30 

3.0 94 

134 

3.6 1S5 

4.0 269 

4.5 

5.0

394

554

6.0

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

958 

1,440 

1,980 

2,5SO 

3,220 

3,910

2.S 

3.0 

3.3

S5 

110 

160 

222 

320

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

456 

610 

9S6 

1,450

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

116 

106 

204 

2,900 

1,790

501 

297 

210 

172 

208

194 

160 

148 

153 

155

140 

132 

134 

1,690 

4,200

1,1SO 

367 

437 

354 

260

229 

702 

797 

380 

290 

243

HOT.

212 

200 

193 

ISO 

174

176 

164 

164 

162 

158

155 

217 

726 

354 

251

212 

200 

189 

176 

1S7

176 

160 

150 

147 

150

153 

238 

394 

292 

223

Dec.

194 

181 

172 

167 

167

200 

191 

162 

158

155

137 

126 

169 

153 

157

174 

1S5 

174 

164 

152

145 

144 

155 

162 

158

152 

142 

221 

208 

181 

169

Jan.

172 

185 

172 

158 

155

152 

648 

458 

274 

223

212 

20S 

198 

181 

172

165 

165 

164 

155 

153

169 

251 

328 

385 

958

501 

299 

221 

194 

225 

20S

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Har 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

afcer year 1937-3

Pet.

190 

ISO 

180 

170 

165

162 

165 

150 

145 

150

150 

194 

193 

172 

160

148 

142 

145 

152 

1,030

481 

276 

299 

452 

297

245 

221 

19S

Har.

1S7 

1S9 

247 

354 

251

236 

223 

198

189 

413

609 

323 

262 

336 

390

269 

334 

1,140 

613 

354

292 

249 

229 

214 

194

221 

249 

198 

183 

181 

185

Sectradfoot-days

18,849 

6,533 

5,177

137,921

S,109 

6,612 

9,517 

5,484 

3,713 

16,543 

11,970 

8,379 

3,438

104,324

Apr.

178 

172 

169 

158 

153

153 

189 

342 

554 

328

236 

204 

191 

178 

171

162 

155 

158 

178 

162

148 

144 

142 

132 

130

128

124 

119 

115 

111

Maximum

4,200 

726 

221

11,200

95S 

1,030 

1,140 

554 

316 

3,160 

1,920 

1,130 

371

4,200

ifay

116 

114 

107 

104 

100

98 

91 

87 

91 

87

85 

87 

85 

9S 

189

125 

98 

94 

110 

134

167 

109 

92 

98 

110

201 

316 

164 

122 

116 

118

Minimum

106 

147 

128

65

152 

142 

181 

111 

85 

83 

87 

91 

81

81

June

102 

94 

95 

107 

96

85 

S3 

124 

94 

273

668 

250 

984 

236 

145

128 

360 

309 

287 

1,230

3,160 

2,230 

653 

359 

250

198 

724 

2,360 

549 

310

July

231 

202 

183 

158 

146

135 

127 

120 

118 

144

13C 

114 

105 

98 

100

95 

87 

97 

97 

284

660 

1,920 

1,140 

1,300 

471

610 

372 

346 

SOS 

1,280 

792

Mean

608 

218 

167

378

268 

236 

307 

183 

120 

551 

386 

270 

116

286

Aug.

297 

211 

1,130 

986 

678

501 

317 

299 

722 

315

P29 

200 

170 

153 

147

139 

130 

190 

180 

160

140 

134 

125 

119 

110

105 

104 

101 

100 

96 

91

Per square 

m*.le

2.59 

.928 

.711

1.61

1.11 

1.00 

1.31 

.779 

.511 

2.34 

1.64 

1.15 

.489

1.22

Sept.

S7 

95 

91 

98 

97

85 

81 

81 

82 

82

81 

97 

173 

146 

106

96 

93 

100 

106 

216

371 

142 

110 

101 

93

93 

93 

90 

92 

160

Run-off in 

inches

2. 99 

1.04 

.82

21.84

1.28 

1.04 

1.51 

.87 

.59 

2.61 

1.89 

1.33 

.55

16.52

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (10|30 a.m.) 3.490 sec^-ft.j Oct. 19 (10:45 p.m.) 4,660 s-»c.-ft.j June 21 

(9 p.m.) 4,120 sec.-ft.; June 28 (3 a.m.) 3,350 sec.-ft.5 July 22 (9>30 a.m.) 2,400 sec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 41

Rlvanna River at Palmyra, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°51', long. 78°16', 200 feet below Ughway bridge

 at Palmyra, Fluvanna County, half a mile upstream from Cunnlngham Creek, and 15 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 675 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1936-37, 56,700 second-feet Apr. 26 (gage

 height, 33.35 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 156 second-feet Dec. 2 (gr.ge height,

' Maximum* discharge during water year 1937-38, 20,000 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage 

height, 23.45 feet); minimum, 144 second-feet Sept. 8, 10 (gage height, 2.03 feet). 

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 26, 1937; minimum, 70 second-feet Aug. 

28, 1936 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

Remark-*! - Records Kood except those for periods of aliasing gage heights, Nov. 15-23, 

lei!' 18-27? 1937 (computed on basis of records for Rapldan River near Culpeper and 

Hardware Rive? near Scottsvllle) , and those for Apr. 26-30, 1937 (computed from 

grapHased on occasional gage readings, floodmark, and graphs for nearby stations), 

which are fair.

Revisions.- Revised figures of discharge for the water year 1936-37, superseding those

 published in Water-Supply Paper 822, are given herein.

Rating tables, water year 1936-37 and 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

second-feet)

Apr. 27 to Oct. 20, 1937, Har. 19 to Sept. 30, 1938

(Shifting-control method used May 1-15, 1937)

Oct. 21, 1937, to 

Mar. 18, 1938

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

200

290

470

635

910

1,180

1,740

2,280

S.O 

10.0 

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

18.0 

20.0 

22.0

3,380

4,480

5,640

6,930

8,420

10,400

13,100

16,700

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

590

750

1,020

1,300

1,850

2,400

3,500

4,600

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-38 

1936-37

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,790

550

305

238

206

193

187

184

362

260

222

193

180

165

165

192

7,260

4,150

1,170

750

570

438

368

330

302

288

270

257

251

248

235

HOT.

225

228

232

22S

254

260

241

228

241

244

222

216

219

219

216

206

200

200

196

196

200

203

193

193

193

193

190

184

181

164

Dec.

177

196

361

312

264

241

1,360

1,200

650

1,420

1,510

1,900

1,770

1,080

792

650

1,260

1,020

792

2,280

1,940

1,260

905

710

610

550

490

462

422

403

414

Jan.

550

1,860

6,630

2,810

1,630

1,180

1,180

1,430

1,060

882

860

792

1,060

1,110

1,450

1,510

1,530

2,460

2,800

7,790

10,700

3,800

2,610

2,660

2,220

1,900

1,600

1,400

3,360

2,340

2,000

Feb.

2,170

1,700

1,400

1,240

1,120

1,030

960

1,050

1,000

1,640

1,440

1,170

1,050

1,000

938

915

1,200

1,070

982

938

1,470

8,100

4,110

2,500

2,060

1,700

1,440

1,300

_

-

Mar.

1,120

1,050

960

892

848

S02

760

760

802

720

680

660

640

720

960

892

892

938

892

802

780

720

680

660

660

640

600

580

560

560

540

Apr.

540

540

520

520

941

4,520

2,440

1,640

1,840

2,060

1,400

1,170

1,000

938

938

870

760

720

680

660

640

660

640

600

7,520

49,000

15,000

5,200

3,400

2,500

-

May

1,840

1,570

1,350

1,180

1,080

1,050

938

855

745

652

580

530

520

1,440

2,400

1,460

1,160

992

1,050

936

800

772

1,020

855

718

635

60S

657

965

635

564

June

525

536

780

1,080

745

71S

569

1,490

745

580

888

690

525

492

492

492

690

1,020

1,300

772

574

596

569

470

434

410

428

1,280

492

428

-

July

514

630

536

398

985

678

569

446

398

398

362

338

530

1,190

564

434

440

440

320

1,060

2,340

1,200

679

514

440

398

564

380

332

314

320

Aug.

470

380

332

280

260

245

236

232

228

232

270

543

398

683

422

255

232

220

422

265

220

220

1,570

828

1,670

4,020

2.710

1,520

992

1,430

1,580

Sept.

1,350

882

662

564

596

2,160

3,140

2,120

1,400

1,050

828

718

591

520

476

440

416

410

386

374

356

338

326

320

314

308

350

1,24O

1,110

591
42 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va., 1936-38 Continued

1937-38

Day Oct. Nov. Dec. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

481

446

428

3,860

3,940

2,890

1,960

1,380

1,050

965

828

718

652

624

602

552

530

520

4,160

17,400

5,360

2,520

2,520

2,240

1,740

1,460

2,660

4,930

3,120

2,400

1,900

1,580

1,410

1,300

1,160

1,080

1,020

942

888

860

805

778

805

2,560

1,960

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,000

980

900

820

760

722

722

722

860

2,520

2,460

1,740

1,460

1,220

1,080

998

942

998

942

832

805

778

722

695

722

750

750

800

740

700

660

640

620

620

600

600

695

678

651

640

640

618

618

612

1,290

1,190

750

750

722

640

640

640

618

607

624

750

805

1,030

3,120

2,290

1,520

1,160

998

1,020

942

915

778

750

750

722

695

695

662

651

651

832

805

750

722

684

662

668

695

2,480

2,020

1,380

1,360

1,740

1,330

1,140

1,050

942

832

805

832

778

722

690

673

998

1,330

1,020

1,410

942

915

1,740

1,210

1,020

910

800

745

690

646

674

718

618

586

586

630

580

564

536

514

503

542

745

1,080

882

745

668

635

602

580

552

530

530

558

552

508

514

525

470

458

458

440

428

416

392

398

386

368

350

338

338

314

296

302

302

290

320

302

320

486

428

338

308

374

380

392

326

285

290

308

476

374

344

362

344

308

308

338

308

275

265

265

255

245

296

338

285

240

204

200

320

938

1,020

828

1,020

828

635

514

428

542

422

657

481

368

308

290

275

250

228

22C 

208 

192 

20C

30? 

232 

204

193 

17£

17? 

16£ 

156 

20C

38e

1,42C 

1,35C 

3,80C 

4,130 

1,570

1,570

1,020

1,460

800

93f

80C

745

552

508

718

938

772

602

564

1,100

446

398

344

302

280

265

270

812

503

320

270

240

232

216

204

186

186

179

168

168

165

156

168

255

186

172

162

156

150

153

150

153

153

193

255

608

428

245

216

216

296

514

308

232

212

193

176

179

176

172

182

Month Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Per square 

m.Me

Run-off In 

Inches

October 1936........

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

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

Calendar year 1936

January 1937... .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1936-37

October 1937........

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

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

Calendar year 1937

January 1938. .......

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38

22,279

6,385

27,401

7,260

260

2,280

165

181

177

719

213

884

1.07

.316

1.31

1.23

.35

1.51

33,800 1,007 1.49 20.31

75,164

46,693

23,770

109,857

30,559

20,810

18,711

23,365

24,336

10,700

8,100

1,120

49,000

2,400

1,490

2,340

4,020

3,140

550

915

540

520

520

410

314

220

308

2,425

1,668

767

3,662

986

694

604

754

811

3.59

2.47

1.14

5.43

1.46

1.03

.895

1.12

1.20

4.14

2.57

1.31

6.06

1.68

1.15

1.03

1.29

1.34

429,330 49,000 1,176 1.74

74,836

36,454

24,326

17,400

2,560

1,460

428

722

600

2,414

1,215

785

3.58

1.80

1.16

4.13

2.01

1.34

508,881 220 1,394 2.07

28,936

27,175

26,961

17,115

11,182

13,475

23,614

13,222

6,815

3,120

2,480

1,740

1,080

486

1,020

4,130

1,100

607

646

586

392

285

200

156

165

150

933

971

870

570

361

449

762

427

227

1.38

1.44

1.29

.844

.535

.665

1.13

.633

.336

l.E

1.50

1.49 

.94 

.62 

.74

1.30 

.73 

.37

304,111 17,400 150 1.23 16.76

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (12 m.) 20,000 sec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 43

James River & Kanawha canal near Richmond, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°33'52", long. 77034«28", at canel bridge 400

 feet' downstream from head gates, 1,200 feet north of north end of Boster Dam on

James River, 1% miles upstream from Westham Bridge, and 44 miles west of city limits 

of Richmond, Henrlco County.

Records available.- September 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,200 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 9.62

 feet', from rating curve extended above 950 second-feet; minimum, probrbly no flow

many times during year when head gates are closed (stage below Intake pipes;.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights (computed on

 EasTs of fragmentary gage-height graphs and records for James River at Cartersvllle 

and near Richmond) and those below 300 second-feet, which are poor. Canal diverts 

from James River 1,200 feet above Bosher Dam.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage Height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.9 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

360

396

436

506

532

3.0 666

4.0 862

5.0 1,090

6.0 1,330

7.0 1.570

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1S38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

630 

0 

34 

840 

862

820 

*820 

*820 

*820 

*820

«820 

*820 

*820 

*820 

«620

*820 

«820 

840 

862 

372

1,640 

1,690 

972 

862 

840

862 

906 

906 

683 

408 

433

HOT.

820 

320 

840 

820 

683

352 

0 

820 

820 

820

SOO 

698 

436 

465 

800

800 

840 

840 

696 

408

468 

862 

840 

884 

884

742 

396 

465 

906 

840

Dec.

840 

820 

679 

436 

470

862 

862 

862 

862 

710

396 

435 

862 

862 

840

862 

707 

396 

460

928

928 

928 

906 

736 

396

396 

460 

906 

928 

906 

736

Jan.

396 

442 

820 

820 

820

800 

726 

396 

428 

800

800 

820 

820 

683 

408

435 

884 

884 

862 

862

726 

396 

435 

862 

820

862 

«840 

*700 

*390 

«410 

«840

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Bar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

«830 

820 

780 

684 

396

396

840 

840 

840 

840

679 

396 

435 

862 

840

840 

884 

707 

396 

460

928 

862 

862 

862 

656

408 

431 

820

Mar.

820 

362 

862 

552

0

67 

820 

820 

800 

800

552 

0 

72

862 

862

780 

800 

575 

0 

62

780 

800 

820 

820 

533

0 

65 

800 

800 

820 

800

Secondfoot-days

25,082 

20,865 

22,377

267,693

21,187 

19,594 

18,006 

16,177 

22,858 

23,888 

22,886 

21,765 

20,886

255,571

Apr.

«E60 

«0 

*70 

*830 

«830

*820 

*820 

*560 

«0 

*70

*830 

*830 

*820 

«820 

653

204 

0 

69 

820 

820

800 

533 

0 

72 

862

906 

884 

884 

810 

0

Maximum

1,690 

906 

928

1,690

884 

928 

862 

906 

906 

884 

840 

820 

760

1,690

May

287 

840 

840 

820 

820

820 

783 

540 

800 

800

800 

780 

780 

780 

800

820 

820 

800 

800 

820

820 

840 

906 

862 

820

820 

665 

0 

195 

780 

800

BlnlmMm

0 

0 

396

0

390 

396 

0 

0 

0 

740 

285 

222 

216

0

June

820 

780 

760 

760 

740

760 

780 

760 

780 

800

820 

862 

780 

820 

780

760 

780 

820 

840 

820

820 

840 

884 

862 

760

760 

820 

820 

760 

740

July

760

679 

235 

740 

740

720 

760 

780 

780 

780

800 

780 

800 

780 

780

*680 

*300 

740 

740 

780

840 

840 

840 

840 

840

760 

780 

760 

720 

702 

760

Mean

809 

696 

722

733

683 

700 

581 

539 

737 

796 

738 

702 

696

700

Aug.

760 

740 

760 

780 

780

678 

323 

780 

760 

800

800 

820 

684 

666 

720

740 

720 

720 

780 

660

222 

740 

720 

720 

702

702 

702 

*700 

*700 

702 

684

Per square

mile

Sept.

684 

702 

656 

216 

720

760 

720 

720 

720

702

720 

702 

720 

720 

740

740 

740 

740 

740 

740

702 

720 

702 

684 

634

684 

702 

702 

702 

702

Run-off in 

Inches

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21 (11 p.m.) 2,200 sec.-ft. 

*Qage height missing.

203922 O « t
44 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River at Farmville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°18', long. 78°23', at highway bridxe 1,000 

reet north of town limits of Farmville, Prince Edward County, and li miles (revised) 

downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.- 306 square miles.

Records available.- March 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 281 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,250 second-feet June 21 (gage height, 17.64 

reet;; minimum, 43 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.14 feet); minimm dally discharge, 102 second-feet Aug. 31, Sept. 7, 8, 10. 

1926-38: Maximum ._discharge -__--_ - observed, -__ .__, about ____9,6 .,... second-feet Aug. 12, 1928 (gage 

height, 21.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 4,000 second-feet; minimum, 

5 second-feet Oct. 4, 1933; minimum dally discharge, 9 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair, 

station.

Low-water flow regulated by operation of mills at dam above

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Oct. 20, June 22 to Sept. 30 Oct. 21 to June 21

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

115

166

224

359

10.0

12.0

12.5

13.0

14.0

1,140

1,700

1,900

2,190

2,960

16.0

18.0

20.3

4,720

6,650

8,980

4.2 

4.6 

5.0

146

189

236

6.0 

8.0

Note.- Same as preceding table 

above U.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

182 

174 

182 

1,280 

2,500

756 

384 

292 

252 

364

383 

284 

260 

250 

247

224 

222 

220 

599 

3,950

2,750 

666 

485 

417 

332

303 

587 

896 

507 

371 

320

Nov.

2S9 

275 

268 

252 

245

244 

237 

233 

231 

228

224 

275 

6S2 

470 

324

280 

266 

256 

246 

252

244 

226 

C20 

201 

218

224 

256 

322 

291 

249

Dec.

234 

226 

219 

216 

222

242 

238 

215 

216 

207

177 

190 

220 

212 

220

236 

246 

234 

223 

207

202 

198 

200 

204 

206

201 

196 

245 

258 

224 

216

Jan.

219 

296 

288 

244 

230

222 

721 

763 

441 

307

288 

289 

271 

246 

236

226 

228 

226 

214 

214

232 

397 

778 

646 

1,200

930 

492 

314 

274 

304 

302

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 19S7-38 ...........

Feb.

296 

254 

248 

251 

240

234 

236 

225 

218 

221

221 

241 

244 

233 

223

214 

209 

208 

217 

318

303 

238 

266 

453 

339

280 

261 

244

Mar.

226 

220 

354 

716 

441

473 

476 

336 

292 

643

1,030 

602 

385 

330 

319

303 

399 

1,480 

1,040 

528

393 

332 

306 

287 

263

300

283 

257 

252 

261

Secondfoot-days

20,639 

8,228 

6,750

175,453

12,038 

7,135 

13,895 

7,954 

5,802 

25,494 

13,217 

6,186 

4,012

131,350

Apr.

317 

294 

263 

239 

228

224 

269 

448 

758 

520

337 

291 

271 

250 

242

232 

223 

226 

236 

219

210 

204 

200 

192 

187

184 

180 

174 

170 

166

Maximum

3,950 

682

258

8,050

1,200 

453 

1,480 

758 

368 

5,580 

1,500 

608 

387

5,580

May

176 

168 

162 

159 

154

152 

144 

149 

170 

154

144 

146 

14S 

172 

266

195 

157 

154 

168 

246

259 

174 

154 

177 

206

252 

368 

272 

202 

ISO 

174

Minimum

174 

201 

177

124

214 

208 

220 

166 

144 

142 

139 

102 

102

102

June

153 

151 

162 

1S4 

160

146 

142 

176 

154 

538

1,120 

468 

452 

240 

181

238 

1,090 

984 

1,030 

2,980

5,580 

3,270 

1,730 

648 

402

320 

318 

1,050 

1,000 

427

July

283 

250 

232 

212 

196

186 

178 

170 

168 

190

204 

189 

160 

151 

154

157 

139 

156 

204 

471

717 

954 

732 

827 

657

1,160 

1,500 

944 

511 

478 

687

Mean

666 

274 

218

481

388 

255 

448 

265 

187 

850 

426 

200 

134

360

Aug.

401 

261 

258 

309 

334

60S 

313 

224 

240

204

184 

164 

156 

150 

142

141 

134 

249 

244 

154

141 

136 

128 

126 

121

117 

112 

112 

113 

103 

102

Per sqiare 

mile

2.18 

.895 

.712

1.57

1.37 

.833 

1.46 

.866 

.611 

2.78 

1.39 

.654 

.438

1.18

Sept.

110 

112 

110 

123 

113

106 

102 

102 

104 

102

104 

118 

154 

134 

124

115 

105 

131 

130 

233

387 

203 

136 

124 

121

116 

116 

114 

113 

140

Run-off in 

inches

2.51 

1.00 

.82

21.32

1.46 

.87 

1.68 

.97 

.70 

3.10 

1.60 

.75 

.49

15.95

Peakdischarge.- Oct. 5 (9 a.m.) 3,040 sec.-ft.; Oct. 20 (8:30 p.m.) 4,990 sec.-ft.} June 20 

(4:3O p.m.; 4,54O sec.-ft.; June 21 (10 a.m.) 6,250 aec.-ft.
JAMES RIVER BASIN 45

Appomattox River at Mattoax, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°25' , long. 77°52' , at Southern Railway bridge 

at lattoax, Amelia County, half a mile (revised) upstream from Sklnquarter Creek.

Drainage area.- 729 square miles.

Records available.- August 1900 to December 1905, March 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years (1926-38), 663 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,420 second-feet June 24 (gag-e height, 24.21 

reet;; minimum, 152 second-feet Sept. 8 (gage height, 5.35 feet).

1900-1905, 1926-38: Maximum discharge, 20,100 second-feet Apr. 2E, 1937 (gage 

height, 29.97 feet); minimum, 11 second-feet Oct. 2, 1930 (gage height, 3.52 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 7, 8, Aug. 

SB~7~2"7, which were computed on basis of records for stations at Farmvllle and near

burg and are fair. 

above station.

Some regulation from low darn and gristmill about 3 miles

Rating table, mater year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

5.6 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

7.5

iee

244

324

412

510

e.o

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

616

852

1,120

1,740

2,420

16.0 

1S.O 

20.0 

22.0

3,160

3,930

4,730

5,710

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

367

316

312

1,210

2,390

2,640

1,500

900

583

664

SS6

774

576

522

534

510

468

442

655

3,580

3,810

3,890

4,930

5,130

2,220

956

1,250

2,110

1,970

1,160

874

Nov.

734

666

627

595

557

540

526

514

500

491

480

523

1,420

1,800

1,180

763

660

622

583

566

566

535

495

477

465

473

510

618

706

632

-

Dec.

544

509

485

470

464

500

532

493

4S8

444

408

336

S46

454

467

532

524

530

496

466

436

420

416

422

432

432

420

454

532

546

489

Jan.

479

576

717

660

552

514

1,330

2,250

2,130

1,120

786

741

724

667

608

568

556

552

529

505

512

616

1,100

1,670

1,760

2,210

2,050

1,040

712

668

727

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

732

670

602

567

575

554

540

527

503

493

492

582

606

580

542

503

476

4S7

476

798

1,020

746

646

9S4

1,150

S94

718

639

.

_

-

liar.

575

532

660

1,410

1,680

1,230

1,260

1,050

792

1,190

2,330

2,470

1,760

988

840

790

833

2,040

2,600

2,710

1,470

978

S3S

774

697

684

786

826

670

623

602

Second - 

foot-days

48,151

19,626

14,437

440,024

29,679

18,106

36,688

20,SOO

12,374

53,514

57,429

15,297

8,952

334,753

Apr.

621

705

698

624

557

526

594

940

1,770

1,990

1,470

S63

727

658

610

. 574

542

534

539

537

501

476

462

440

420

408

398

390

374

360

Maximum

5,130

1,600

646

18,800

2,250

1,150

2,710

1,090

885

7,220

6,690

1,530

1,070

7,220

llay

357

364

362

334

326

316

298

29S

359

358

314

264

272

304

454

564

430

335

322

350

434

515

368

318

318

444

667

685

597

442

385

Minimum

312

465

336

199

479

467

532

360

272

296

279

207

180

180

June

346

316

307

330

362

352

298

296

319

554

779

1,590

944

784

512

360

472

1,520

2,110

3,060

3,730

4,090

5,740

7,220

5,830

2,840

813

2,290

2,510

2,820

-

Jul-'

2,970 8-58

630

5*4

432

4W

406

332

3^8

336

408

402

314 3-36

300

338

301

279

334

336

1,270

2,110

2,800

3,850

4,2".0

5,330

6,160

6,030

6,600

5,300

2,500

Mean

1,553

661

466

1,206

957

647

1,163

677

399

1,784

1,853

493

298

917

Aug.

1,530

1,000

916

744

726

S7S

1,220

713

564

544

472

430

367

350

334

317

317

314

352

468

336

28S

274

256

244

240

230

222

216

209

207

Per square

mile

2.13

.907

.639

1.65

1.31

.888

1.62

.929

.547

2.45

2.54

.676

.409

1.26

Sept.

200

198

206

216

222

228

204

189

1S4

186

180

166

198

262

288

232

216

215

277

487

1,070

960

512

336

282

258

246

236

236

242

-

Run-off In 

Inches

2.46

1.01

.74

22.47

1.51

.92

1.87

1.04

.63

2.73

2.93

.78

.46

17.08
46 JAMES RIVER BASIN

Appomattox River near Petersburg, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°14', long. 77°33», Ifc miles upstream from Wallace 

creeK, 2* miles upstream from dam of Virginia Electric & Power Co., and 7 miles west 

of Petersburg, Dlnwlddle County.

Drainage area.- 1,335 square miles.

Records available.- September 1931 to September 1938. May 1927 to Septembe- 1931 at 

site 1 mile downstream.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1927-30, 1931-38), 1,262 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 14.58 

reet;; minimum, .262 second-feet Sept. 9, 10 (gage height, 2.73 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 18,800 second-feet Apr. 30, 1937 (gage height, 14.85 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 19 second-feet Sept. 21-27, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 28, 29, 

Nov. 13-15, which were computed on basis of records for station at Mattoix and are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

2.8 

3.0 

3.3 

3.6 

4.0

290

380

545

745

1,060

4.5 

5.0

1,500

2,000

6.0 3,030

7.0 4,130

S.O 5,300

9.0 6,500

11.0 9,440

13.0 13,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

70S

521

485

1,170

3,140

3,580

3,360

2,450

1,060

1,020

1,230

1,320

1,040

S84

860

860

790

738

724

2,180

4,460

5,060

6,140

6,500

6,500

4,130

1,350

3,500

3,500

2,400

1,600

Nov.

1,320

1,140

1,060

1,010

972

940

916

892

86S

844

S28

892

2,500

3,000

2,400

1,750

1,320

1,180

1,100

1,060

-L.060

1,020

924

868

836

836

884

1,010

1,140

1,100

-

Dec.

9S8

884

844

805

790

876

964

908

844

798

724

623

616

675

798

868

948

940

892

812

768

731

717

731

752

752

731

763

876

916

868

Jan.

820

1,060

1,320

1,280

1,100

956

2,220

3,690

3,300

2,700

1,550

1,360

1,320

1,230

1,100

1,030

980

996

943

900

892

1,060

1,650

2,250

2,810

2,920

2,920

2,100

1,280

1,230

1,230

Month

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

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

Hay.............................

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

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

Water year 1937-28............

Feb.

1,280

1,160

1,060

1,040

1,010

9Y2

964

940

900

868

860

1,O20

1,140

1,100

1,020

940

S6S

836

844

956

1,550

1,360

1,100

1,700

2,100

1,350

1,410

1,230

Mar.

1,100

996

1,180

2,450

2,760

2,450

2,100

1,850

1,500

1,800

3,910

4,130

3,470

2,050

1,550

1.410

1,410

2,550

3,470

3,470

2,920

1,750

1,410

1,280

1,180

1,140

1,320

1,360

1,230

1,060

1,050

Second - 

foot-days

73,755

35*670

25,207

VSS^IVB

50,742

32,098

61,306

39,191

22 620

100^445

123,738

29,447

14,540

608,757

Apr.

1,050

1,140

1,230

1,140

1,040

956

1,020

1,600

3,690

4,130

3,360

1,950

1,410

1,230

1,140

1,060

1,010

930

996

1,010

956

908

900

844

798

760

738

724

696

675

-

Maximum

6,500

3,000

988

18,600

3,800

2,100

4,130

4,130

1,500

11.400

17,100

5,900

1,700

17,100

May

662

668

662

649

604

584

552

521

584

656

597

533

491

503

675

924

844

656

584

604

675

738

731

662

675

790

1,500

1,460

1,280

860

696

Ulnimum

485

828

616

512

820

836

996

675

491

515

441

321

270

270

June

610

552

656

884

812

738

610

521

515

758

1,600

1,800

2,050

1,230

964

662

571

1,140

2,250

3,850

5,780

7,990

8,140

7,340

7,280

7,420

5,580

6,590

10,200

11,400

-

July

7,420

3,030

1,140

932

805

717

656

604

578

S2D

852

1,010

376

668

545

491

497

458

441

558

1,180

2,600

3,360

6,760

7,700

13,500

15,900

17,100

14,000

10,200

8,440

Mean

2,379

1,189

813

1,995

1,637

1,146

1,978

1,306

730

3,348

3,992

950

486

1,668

Aug.

5,900

1.300

1,410

1,410

1,280

1,320

1,600

1,320

916

805

768

760

656

578

527

497

689

1,100

900

682

649

515

452

425

400

380

366

352

339

330

321

Per sq'iare 

mile

I . rfo to

.891

609

1 49

1.23

.858

1.48

#978

.547

2.51

2.99

.712

.363

1. 25

Sept.

312

299

303

316

330

326

325

303

278

270

274

270

278

303

430

410

334

321

390

966

1,600

1,700

1,230

668

485

415

390

375

366

375

Run-off in 

inches

2.05

.99

.70

20.29

1.42

.89

1.71

1.09

.63

2.80

3.46

.82

.40

16.95

Peak discharge.- July 26 (4 p.m.) 18,200 sec.-ft.
DISMAL SWAMP BASIN 47

Lake Drummond In Dismal Swamp, Va.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 36 036'00n , long. 76°26'40", near outlet, In Norfolk County, 

a miles east of Nansemond County line, 3 miles north of North Carolina State line, 

and 20 miles southwest of Norfolk.

Records available.- May 1926 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 5.49 feet July 28; minimum, 3.03 feet Oct. 

 1926-38: Maximum gage height, 6.09 feet Oct. 7, 1929; minimum, 0.10 foot Dec. 9, 

1926.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.28

3.31

3.2S

3.2S

3.25

3.21

3.13

3.08

3.25

3.23

3.2S

3.23

3.23

3.28

3.33

3.28

3.28

3.23

3.15

3.25

3.25

3.31

3.25

3.28

3.25

3.23

3.25

3.28

3.23

3.23

3.25

HOT.

3.29

3.26

3.24

3.24

3.24

3.19

3.24

3.14

3.14

3.14

3.12

3.14

3.49

3.52

3.54,

3.59

3.64

3.72

3.76

3.82

3.84

3.94

3.99

4.04

4.09

4.14

4.19

4.26

4.52

4.59

-

Dec.

4.64

4.82

4.94

4.99

5.09

5.24

5.29

5.24

5.32

5.29

5.22

5.19

5.14

5.09

5.09

5.04

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.26

5.29

5.29

5.29

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.22

5.24

5.24

Jan.

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.29

5.24

5.19

5.19

5.24

5.29

5.29

5.29

5.29

5.29

5.26

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.22

5,22

5.24

5.19

5.26

5.19

5.16

5.16

5.14

5.14

5.14

Feb.

5.19

5.19

5.22

5.22

5.24

5.24

5.29

5.26

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.22

5.19

5.14

5.14

5.19

5.19

5.22

5.36

5.22

5.24

5.19

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

_

_

-

Mar.

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.22

5.19

5.29

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.24

5.19

5.19

5.24

5.24

5.19

5.26

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

Apr.

5.26

5.24

5.19

5.19

5.14

5.14

5.19

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.26

5.39

5.36

5.29

5.29

5.19

5.22

5.24

5.22

5.14

5.16

5.14

5.19

5.16

5.19

5.19

5.19

5.24

5.24

5.24

-

May

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.19

5.22

5.22

5.19

5.22

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.24

5.29

5.22

5.19

5.22

5.19

5.24

5.22

5.22

5.19

5.24

5.22

5*19

5,24

5.26

5.19

5.19

5.19

June

5.22

5.24

5.26

5.29

5.26

5.26

5.22

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.16

5.14

5.14

5.14

5.19

5.26

5.32

5.34

5.36

5.29

5.32

5.32

5.29

5.26

5.19

5.16

-

July

5.32

5.34

5.32

5.34

5.32

5.32

5.32

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.34

5.36

5.34

5.34

5.32

5.32

5.26

5.24

5.24

5.24

5.26

5.34

5.32

5.24

5.26

5.32

5.39

5.24

5.24

5.22

Aug.

5.26

5.22

5.24

5.26

5.22

5.24

5.24

5.22

5.24

5.22

5.19

5.14

5.14

5.12

5.06

5.06

4.96

4.96

4.94

4.92

4.94

4.86

4.79

4.74

4.72

4.66

4.62

4.56

4.52

4.42

4.36

Sept.

4.54

4.24

4.29

4.34

4.29

4.24

4.22

4.19

4.14

4.09

4.04

3.99

3.96

3.94

3.89

3.94

3.94

3.94

4.04

4.14

4.39

4.29

4.26

4.29

4.26

4.29

4.26

4.26

4.29

4.36

-
48 CHOWAN RIVER B/VSIN

Nottoway River near Stony'Creek, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°54'0011 , long. 77024'0011 , at bridge on

Petersburg-Emporla highway, 2 miles upstream from Island Swamp creek and 3i miles 

south of town of Stony Creek, Sussex County.

Drainage area.- 586 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet July 28 (gage height, 19.93 

feet); minimum, 125 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.53 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 11,500 second-feet Apr. 28, 1937 (gage height, 20.00 

feet); minimum, 5 second-feet sept. 2, 5, 1932 (gage height, 0.62 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, De?. 29 to Jan. 

7, Jan. 9-14, Feb. 2, 3, 19, 20, which were computed on basis of records for Meherrln 

River near Lawrencevllle and are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to July 2S July 29 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

151

211

305

412

640

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

904

1,190

1,480

2,070

2,730

13.0 

14.0 

15.0 

16.0 

1S.O

3,150 

3,610 

4,740 

5,S80 

8,530

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

134

192

276

374

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

S.O

602

655

1,140

1,440

Hote.- Same as preceding 

table above 10.0 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

25

26

27

28

Z9

30

31

Oct.

195

IBS

189

445

1,220

1,070

690

478

368

569

650

616

456

401

401

379

336

326

316

401

932

1,070

1,240

2,230

1,480

769

640

1,190

1,190

769

592

Hov.

523

478

467

445

423

423

423

412

390

390

379

401

1,480

1,650

1,160

690

580

534

500

569

640

546

478

445

423

423

434

467

512

489

Dec.

434

412

412

401

390

467

580

489

434

434

401

316

347

390

390

390

423

434

423

379

358

336

347

423

456

423

390

412

500

450

420

Jan.

400

450

800

700

550

500

1,500

2,630

2,200

1,200

600

740

700

620

558

523

500

500

467

456

445

478

690

742

S50

1,100

850

616

512

489

546

Month

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

Water year 1937-;58 ...........

Feb.

604

560

500

478

456

434

434

423

390

390

390

467

558

500

445

412

379

368

400

430

423

379

358

546

S77

716

534

478

_

-

Mar.

423

390

500

1,390

1,220

623

665

580

512

885

1,860

1,740

1,040

742

640

616

823

1,130

1,220

932

716

604

558

523

489

469

742

665

512

467

467

Second - 

foot-daya

21,996

17, 174

12,361

516,355

24, 112

13,329

24,363

19,023

9,779

48,360

75, 106

12 9 362

7,068

235,653

Apr.

456

742

796

592

500

445

489

960

1,770

2,040

1,740

877

690

592

534

489

456

434

434

434

412

467

478

412

347

326

305

295

265

246

-

Maximum

2,230

1,650

, 580

11,200

2,630

877

1,860

2,040

1,160

6,370

11,000

1,250

936

11,000

May

237

22S

225

214

203

1S9

177

162

168

246

19S

172

165

164

465

512

316

225

221

246

256

265

22S

197

358

478

1,160

877

523

379

305

Minimum

186

3V9

316

127

400

358

390

246

162

214

275

152

128

128

June

256

225

246

1,040

742

412

285

237

214

237

265

742

546

616

580

256

295

S23

1,450

1,800

4,150

4,850

6,370

5,880

2,090

623

580

1,710

4,640

6,000

-

July

4,680

1,040

640

534

445

390

347

316

265

402

592

456

546

368

295

295

275

333

1,130

500

857

1,860

1,920

4,200

7,550

7,550

9,700

11,000

10,200

5,020

1,380

Mean

710

572

416

863

778

476

786

634

315

1,612

2,423

399

236

782

Aug.

1,250

855

650

650

675

650

566

485

451

407

364

333

333

294

267

258

241

456

675

364

267

241

224

208

198

184

172

172

164

156

152

Per Biuare 

mile

1.21

.976

.708

1.48

1.33

.812

1.34

1.08

.533

2.75

4.13

.681

.403

1.33

Sept.

165

188

183

177

ISO

170

154

142

135

136

133

126

135

144

141

145

138

141

242

675

936

750

385

258

208

IS 9

178

172

170

188

-

Run-off in 

inches

1.40

1.09

.82

20.12

1.63

.85

1.54

1.20

.62

3.07

4.76

.79

.46

18.12
CHOWAN RIVER BASIN 49

Meherrln River near Lawrenceville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°43'0011 , long. 77°50'00'1 , at Gholfon Bridge, 1 

mile upstream from Alien Creek and 3 miles southeast of Lawrencevllle, Brunswick 

County.

Drainage area.- 553 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 28.7 

reet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet; minimum, 

73 second-feet Sept. 13 (gage height, 1.89 feet); minimum dally discharge, 97 secondfeet Sept. 14.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 17,300 second-feet Apr. 27, 1937 (gage height, 30.92 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet on basis 

of velocity-area studies and comparison of peak discharge and total rur-off of flood 

at this station with those for Nottoway River near Stony Creek; minimum, 5 second-feet 

Sept. 23, 24, 1932 (gage height, 0.72 foot); minimum dally discharge, £ second-feet 

Sept. 24, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing gage heights, July 27 

to Aug. 2 (computed on basis of floodmarks and records for Nottoway River near 

Stony Creek), and those above 2,000 second-feet, which are fair. Low-irater flow 

regulated by small dam and mill Just above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

120

165

235

432

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

657

912

1,490

2,110

3,090

16.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

25.0

4,110

4,810

5,780

7,300

10,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19,"53

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

152 

142 

146 

796 

1,950

1,000 

619 

405 

304 

765

927 

466 

360 

325 

324

300 

276 

261 

266 

1,530

1,770 

603 

2,350 

1,520 

687

497 

609 

1,240 

750 

510 

431

Nov.

361 

354 

342 

326 

310

312 

304 

293 

286 

2S1

281 

3S5 

1,740 

1,270 

629

474 

412 

384 

362 

411

426 

375 

333 

314 

307

313 

326 

355 

444 

398

Dec.

326 

311 

303 

292 

291

350 

370 

330 

312 

316

274 

217 

312 

296 

288

296 

312 

310 

302 

280

266 

258 

275 

346 

365

338 

307 

336 

436 

386 

336

Jan.

322 

462 

S70 

539 

426

384 

2,300 

3,900 

1,260 

742

612 

595 

566 

492 

446

413 

402 

393 

370 

356

357 

430 

1,010 

838 

1,240

1,260 

715 

517 

403 

457 

466

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

492 

454 

400 

391

376

362 

360 

348 

328 

326

326 

355 

391 

378 

350

329 

309 

304 

314 

336

325 

306 

294 

448 

882

533 

421 

382

Mar.

342 

320 

400 

1,250

S15

581 

544 

468 

402 

93S

2,840 

1,180

721 

579 

510

522 

570 

774 

1,140 

695

548 

482 

440 

416 

388

416 

623 

526 

406 

379 

372

Secondfoot-days

22,276 

13,128 

9,737

278,577

23,543 

10,820 

20,587 

15,495 

8,928 

46,654 

61,394 

10,663 

5,903

249,128

Apr.

374 

454 

467 

411 

362

338 

400 

609 

2,250 

2,230

843 

598 

504 

456 

414

33 6 

362 

350 

349 

378

363 

426 

389 

238 

290

280 

270 

250 

230 

224

Maximum

2,350 

1,740 

436

16,000

3,900 

882 

2,840 

2,250 

718 

6,620 

12,600 

1,200 

1,250

12,600

May

219 

204 

206 

190 

187

174 

171 

160 

334 

226

189 

168 

162 

224 

557

487 

260 

200 

212 

212

236 

224 

186 

182 

583

437 

701 

718 

383 

284 

252

Minimum

142 

281 

217

84

322 

294 

320 

224 

160 

190 

196 

122 

97

97

June

222 

190 

352 

955 

438

280 

228 

200 

312 

232

2,590 

1,160 

1,300 

633 

343

280 

2,110 

2,690 

1,900 

3,020

5,140 

6,620 

3,140 

1,560

779

528 

432 

2,520 

4,680 

1,820

July

590 

45S 

408 

36* 

324

291 

266 

249 

249

409

325 

265 

370 

248 

236

230 

196 

238 

2613 

380

2,530 

3,020 

1,920 

4,900 

8,810

8,850 

12,600 

7,000 

3,000 

1,300 

1,100

Mean

719 

438 

314

763

759 

386 

664 

516 

288 

1,555 

1,980 

344 

197

683

Aug.

S50 

600 

550 

792 

526

1,200 

596 

442 

398 

350

331 

306 

273 

256 

242

231 

245 

272

219 

215

201 

174 

171 

164 

206

166 

152 

147 

122 

130 

136

Per square 

nile

1.30 

.792 

.568

1.38

1.37 

.698 

1.20 

.933 

.521 

2.81 

3.58 

.622 

.356

1.24

Sept.

128 

146 

150 

146 

126

138 

130 

123

127 

119

120 

112 

105 

97 

116

120 

108 

126 

160 

468

1,250 

512 

234 

174 

152

140 

144 

135 

136 

161

Run-off in 

inches

1.50 

.88 

.65

18.72

1.58 

.73 

1.38 

1.04 

.60 

3.14 

4.13 

.72 

.40

16.75

Peak discharge.- June 21 (8|30 p.m.) 7,660 sec.-ft.j July 27 (about 8 p.m.) 14,500 sec.-ft.
50 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Roanoke, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'30", long. 79°56'20", at Walnut Street

bridge In Roanoke, Roanoke County, 3 miles upstream from Tinker Creek. Zero of gage 

is 906.84 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 388 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to September 1937.

Average discharge.- 38 years (1896-97, 1898-1902, 1903-5, 1907-38), 404 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,710 second-feet Oct. 19, (gage height, 10.84 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,500 second-feet; minimum 75 second-feet 

Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.67 foot).

1896-1938: Maximum discharge observed, 16,900 second-feet Aug. 6, 1901 (gage 

height, 14.34 feet); practically no flow Dec. 23, 1909, when flow was retarded by 

freezing (gage height, 0.0 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation of water flow by operation of power plant above 

station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.2 

1-4 

1.7

152

218

292

422

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

562

815

1,120

1,510

4.0 

5.0

2,000

3,000

6.0 4,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

171 

162 

215 

1,300 

1,190

870 

610 

477 

404 

400

338 

305 

284 

330 

313

284 

269 

262 

4,710 

4,370

1,600 

960 

1,220 

930 

735

625 

2,380 

3,040 

1,340 

930 

735

Hov.

635 

562 

519 

477 

450

427 

391 

374 

356 

338

326

778 

1,750 

930 

685

586 

528 

473 

440 

431

391 

365 

334 

326 

321

317 

391 

514 

473 

431

Dec.

400 

3S2 

356 

343 

347

382 

330 

300 

309 

284

254 

247 

281 

269 

258

292 

321 

321 

313 

292

284 

281 

281

288 

281

273 

269 

378 

468 

459 

431

Jan.

413 

418 

374 

356 

343

334 

543 

572 

500 

459

445 

418 

396 

360 

343

317 

317 

309 

292 

231

300 

409 

450 

473 

1,130

1,080 

735 

605 

524 

505 

496

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

450 

396 

378 

369 

352

338 

330 

309 

296 

292

296 

326 

321 

309 

309

309 

305 

300 

300 

309

292 

281 

305 

400 

369

356 

356 

334

Mar.

296 

292 

461 

788 

650

605 

543 

500 

463 

548

710 

645 

576 

528 

509

463 

445 

427 

387 

365

347 

330 

321 

309 

296

334 

374 

321 

309 

309 

300

Seeondfoot-daya

31,759 

15,319 

9,974

192,592

14,497 

9,287 

13,751 

9,693 

6,642 

16,048 

16,508 

10,544 

3,971

157,893

Apr.

300 

296 

288 

269 

262

2.58 

292 

365 

482 

454

400 

365 

343 

321 

305

292 

281 

292 

334 

296

284 

309 

382 

369 

347

321 

300 

377 

262

247

Maximum

4,710 

1,760 

468

6,870

1,130 

460 

788 

482 

445 

3,440 

2,600 

960 

158

4,710

May

250 

229 

211 

201 

204

194 

174 

171 

165 

158

155 

162 

158 

187 

258

198 

165 

162 

184 

222

215 

198 

184 

174 

191

211 

445 

343 

296 

281 

296

Minimum

162 

317 

247

106

281 

281 

292 

247 

155 

136 

138 

146 

112

112

June

269 

262 

505 

450 

338

281 

240 

225 

198 

181

181 

168 

158 

144 

135

135 

158 

184 

165 

1,030

3,440 

2,800 

1,050 

660 

586

635 

463 

396 

330 

281

July

254 

250 

305 

269 

225

201 

187 

181 

343 

222

191 

171 

155

155 

158

144 

138 

146 

375 

1,110

710 

2,100 

1,850 

2,600 

990

710 

581 

473 

400 

409 

505

Mean

1,020 

511 

322

528

468 

332 

444 

320 

214 

535 

533 

340 

132

433

Aug.

418 

352 

436 

387 

343

586 

788 

591 

960 

610

468 

391 

326 

288 

262

326 

262 

382 

281 

232

211 

198 

187 

178 

171

165 

162 

152 

149 

146 

146

Per eouare 

mile

2.63 

1.32 

.830

1.36

1.21 

.856 

1.14 

.825 

.552 

1.38 

1.37 

.876 

.340

1.12

Sept.

146 

149 

146 

146 

141

130 

124 

124 

119 

119

119 

122 

146 

135 

146

144 

146 

158 

138 

132

130 

122 

119 

117

114

112 

138 

138 

124 

127

Run-off in 

inches

3.03 

1.47 

.96

18.48

1.40 

.89 

1.31 

.92 

.64 

1.54 

1.58 

1.01 

.38

15.13

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (5«30 p.m.) 2,400 see.-ft.j Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) 9,710 seo.-ft.j Oct. 28 

(12H5 a.m.) 4,760 sec.-ft.} June 21 (3:16 p.m.) 4,320 sec.-ft.{ July 22 (2 p.m.) 2,500 sec.-ft.j 

July 24 (I2i30 a.m.) 4,660 sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 51

Roanoke River at Niagara, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°15'18", long. 79 052'18n , 200 feet downstream 

from power plant of Appalachian Electric Power Co. at Niagara, Roanoke. County, and 

2 miles downstream from Tinker Creek. Zero of gage is 820.15 feet above mean sea 

level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 511 square miles.

Records available.- July 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 531 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 second-feet Oct. 19 (gafe height, 13.58 

feet); minimum, 30 second-feet Sept. 25, 26; minimum gage height, 0.72 foot Sept. 26; 

minimum daily discharge, 118 second-feet Sept. 25.

1926-38: Maximum discharge, 16,300 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage height, 17.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet; minimum, 1? second-feet 

June 4, 1937 (gage height, 0.42 foot); minimum daily discharge, 40 second-feet 

(estimated) Nov. 6, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of faulty gage heights, Sept. 27-30, which 

were computed on basis of records for stations at Roanoke and near Toehes. Flow 

regulated at dam and water-power plant 200 feet above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, May 27 to June 3)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

139 

221 

34S 

510

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

698

912

1,160

1,470

6.0

7.0 

8.0

2,230

3,130

4,150

5,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1£3S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

295 

299 

447 

2,490 

2,190

1,540 

1,040 

S23 

759 

684

605 

568 

526 

637 

591

501 

508 

494 

5,980 

6,430

2,780 

1,800 

2,030 

1,490 

1,120

930 

3,860 

4,320 

2,300 

1,580 

1,180

Hov.

976 

865 

794 

70S 

672

640 

610 

562 

579 

531

528 

1,840 

2,840 

1,550 

1,110

S9S 

812 

706 

652 

632

562 

516 

522 

492 

451

491 

581 

783 

716 

642

Dec.

586 

620 

56S 

534 

576

624 

498 

483 

482 

451

415 

395 

450 

410 

416

438 

480 

463 

446 

444

398 

416 

414 

424 

402

412 

382 

510 

616 

584 

562

Jan.

556 

532 

524 

458

450

489 

764 

780 

67S 

628

597 

562 

544 

489 

454

449 

439 

408 

428 

398

425 

570 

57S 

616 

1,580

1,540 

1,010 809" 

674 

654 

654

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI ater year 1937-

Feb.

590 

498 

506 

498 

454

450 

448 

424 

408 

413

419 

424

447 

422 

426

416 

405 

403 

396 

392

395 

350 

402

498 

446

434

446 

394

Mar.

396 

368 

532 

1,010 

826

737 

656 

604 

564 

670

952 

844 

743 

678 

694

610 

586 

548 

530 

490

454 

444 

428 

400 

388

446 

574 

406 

412 

392 

392

Secondfoot-days

50,797 

24,261 

14,899

286,558

19,737 

12,204 

17,774 

11,990 

9,406 

23,348 

24,839 

16,380 

6,377

232,012

Apr.

392 

380 

373 

361 

328

324 

390 

484

591 

572

480 

444 

442 

422 

392

380 

339 

390 

412 

389

361 

358 

444 

434 

409

393 

372 

320 

312 

302

Maximum

6,430 

2,840 

624

7,650

1,580 

590 

1,010 

591 

629 

4,630 

3,500 

1,480 

276

6,430

May

325

270 

286 

260 

26S

276 

227 

252 

232 

226

230 

228 

228 

271 

330

274 

224 

250 

247 

356

278 

286 

266 

274 

274

332 

629 

488 

476 

406 

437

Minimum

295 

451 

382

132

398 

350 

368 

302 

224 

198 

224 

216 

118

118

June

424 

410 

671 

539 

410

366 

328

277 

276 

276

272 

220 

236 

204 

198

272 

328 

232 

252 

1,650

4,630 

4,060 

1,6SO 

1,020 

892

908 

778 

624 

485 

430

July

4£1 

389 

434 

4CO 

3 3

282 

3C4 

274 

478 

3£8

270 

270 

230 

2EO 

260

224 

2£4 

2VS 

762 

1,070

1,090 

3,010 

3,04O 

3,5CO 

1,570

1,070 

1,080 

864 

676 

654 

764

Mean

1,639 

S09 

481

785

637 

436 

573 

400 

303 

778 

SOI 

528 

213

636

Aug.

645 

508 

762 

607 

512

900 

1,480 

950 

1,410 

914

710 

566 

472 

433 

400

474 

400 

512 

424 

338

313 

309 

299 

282 

274

275 

272 

251 

238 

216 

234

Per square 

mile

3.21 

1.58 

.941

1.54

1.25 

.853 

1.12 

.783 

.593 

1.52 

1.57 

1.03 

.417

1.24

Sept.

234 

233 

233 

235 

232

202 

222 

199 

178 

203

197 

201 

226 

226 

218

236 

211 

249 

276 

210

205 

196 

193 

184 

118

230 

220 

200 

200 

210

Run-off In 

inches

3.70 

1.76 

1.08

20.84

1*44 

.89 

1.29 

.S7 

.68 

1.70 

1.81 

1.19 

.47

16.88

Peak discharge.- Oot. 4 (6 p.m.) 3,430 sec.-ft.j Oot. 19 (6 p.m.) 11,000 seo.-ft.j Oct. 28 

(1 a.m.) 5,990 seo.-ft.j June 21 (8 p.m.) 6,110 seo.-ft.j July 22 (6J30 a.m.) 3,730 seo.-ft.j 

July 24 (12|30 a.m.) 5,590 sec.-ft.
52 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'03", long. 79°31'18'1 , seven-eighths of a 

mile downstream from Witchers Creek, 3 miles upstream from Pigg River, and 5 miles 

northwest of Toshes, Pittsylvanla County. Zero of gage is 588.99 feet above mean 

sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- September 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 994 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 second-feet Oct. 19 (gag : height, 20.45 

from rating curve extended above 17,000 second-feet; minimum '1 second-feet

Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.38 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 93 second-feet Sept. 

19, 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.96 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Oct. 

 6, 7, 9-14, 16-18, 24-28, Oct. 30 to Nov. 25, Nov. 27 to Jan. 6, Jan. 8-20, which 

were computed on basis of records for stations at Niagara and Altavista and are fair.

Rating table, mater year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in secord-feet)

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

372

645

1,060

1,500

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,400

3,400

4,500

7,000

10.0

12.0

14.0

9,900

13,000

16,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year- October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

585 

570 

773 

5,440 

6,350

4,000 

3,000 

1,860 

1,500 

1,800

1,400 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

1,230

1,000 

900 

900 

14,300 

17,800

5,580 

3,840 

3,400 

2,900 

2,200

1,800 

6,000 

7,000 

4,060 

2,500 

2,000

Hov.

1,700 

1,600 

1,500 

1,400 

1,300

1,200 

1,150 

1,100 

1,050 

1,000

1,000 

2,500 

5,000 

3,000 

2,300

- 1,800 

1,500 

1,400 

1,300 

1,200

1,100 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

900

1,060 

1,200 

1,500 

2,000 

1,500

Dec.

1,200 

1,200 

1,100 

1,000 

1,000

1,100 

1,100 

950 

950 

900

800 

750 

850 

850 

800

850 

900 

900 

900 

850

820 

820 

830 

850 

850

850 

800 

1,000 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

Jan.

1,100 

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

900

900 

1,540 

1,550 

1,400 

1,250

1,200 

1,150 

1,100 

1,000 

950

950 

900 

870 

850 

850

936 

1,030 

1,180 

1,280 

2,650

3,400 

2,260 

1,720 

1,500 

1,410 

1,410

Honth

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,320 

1,180 

1,120 

1,130 

1,070

987 

996 

978 

928 

928

910 

902 

910 

919 

885

902 

861 

845 

853 

894

853 

829 

789 

894 

953

910 

910 

894

Mar.

821 

821 

1,010 

1,6SO 

1,680

1,590 

1,410 

1,230 

1,140 

1,500

1,900 

1,720 

1,540 

1,360 

1,360

1,280 

1,230 

1,230 

1,110 

1,040

970 

944 

910 

885 

837

877 

1,010 

936 

829 

853 

845

Secondfoot -days

107,988 

46,260 

29,220

578,807

40,336 

26,550 

36,548 

24,713 

19,593 

46, 412 

62,960 

44,010 

14,251

498,841

Apr.

S69 

845 

S13 

789 

757

725

789 

1,050 

1,410 

1,280

1,060 

944 

861 

861 

821

781 

749 

709 

789 

781

725 

725 

725

789 

741

717 

693 

669 

638 

608

Maximum

17,800 

5,000 

1,200

17, 800

3,400 

1,320 

1,900 

1,410 

987 

8,120 

8,700 

4,740 

549

17,800

May

5S5 

622 

563 

542 

52S

535 

528 

507 

528 

480

474 

542 

514 

592 

845

685 

585 

521 

570 

701

757 

645 

578 

600 

645

685 

970 

987 

781 

757 

741

Minimum

570 

900 

750

318

850 

789 

821 

608 

474 

434 

454 

500 

361

361

June

741 

669 

773 

1,110 

861

741 

653 

677 

585 

608

709 

685 

549 

507 

454

434 

677 

996 

837 

2,800

5,830 

8,120 

3,840 

2,220 

1,720

1,900 

2,040 

2,400 

1,280 

996

July

845 

821 

837 

928 

773

693 

592

585 

585 

1,360

709 

615 

563 

500 

549

521 

454 

500 

1,060 

5,220

3,730 

6,350 

5,960 

S,700 

3,730

2,900 

2,600 

2,400 

2,080 

2,800 

3,000

Mean

3,483 

1,542 

943

1,586

1,301 

948 

1,179 

824 

632 

1,547 

2,031 

1,420 

475

1,367

Aug.

1.S20 

1,460 

3,840 

1,950 

1,770

3,650 

4,740 

2,600 

2,500 

2,130

1,640 

1,410 

1,140 

1,040 

928

902 

953 

970 

1,010 

837

733 

669 

653 

638 

622

608 

592 

585 

556 

514 

500

Per square 

mile

3.41 

1.51 

.925

1.55

1.2S 

.929 

1.16 

.808 

.620 

1.52 

1.99 

1.39 

.466

1.34

Sept.

500 

535 

52S 

542 

549

521 

480 

480 

474 

415

441 

434 

480 

500 

514

514 

514 

528 

521 

549

480 

447 

42S 

415 

391

361 

433 

409 

434 

434

Run-off in 

Inches

3.93 

1.68 

1.07

21.10

1.48 

.97 

1.34 

.90 

.71 

1.70 

2.29 

1.60 

.52

18.19

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (10 a.m.) 7,280 sec.-ft.; Oct. 19 (7 p.m.) 28.100 see.-ft.; June 22 

(11 a.m.) 10,400 sec.-ft.} July 20 (6«30 a.m.) 7,000 sec.-ft.; July 22 15 p.m.) 7,4EO aec.-ft.} 

July 24 (1 p.m.) 12,400 sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 53

Roanoke River at Altavista, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lab. 37°QQ<2I", long. 79°17'38", at highway bridge a 

quarter of a mile south of Altavista, Campbell County. Zero of gage is 503.25 feet 

above mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,802 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 51.900 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 31.27 

feet)y minimum, 655 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 3.06 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 1937; minimum, 94 second-feet Jan. 

31, 1934 (gage height, 1.66 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 13-16, 

18-23, Feb. 25 to Mar. 2, which were computed on basis of records for stations at 

Brookneal near Toshes, and Clover and are fair.

Rating tables, mater year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in seoond-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 22 June 23 to July 24 July 25 to Sept. 30

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

835

1,145

1,830

2,680

4,430

6,400

8,400

14.0

16.0

16.0

21.0

24.0

27.0

30.0

10,800

14,000

17,800

24,700

32,400

40,300

48,400

3.6

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1*100

1,380

2,140

2,940

4,650

6,450

8,400

10,800

14,000

3.2

3.5

4.0

5.0

6.0

8.0

10. 0

730

900

1,230

1,990

2,790

4,560

6,400

Discharge, la second-feet, water year October 1937 to September If38

Day

1

2

3

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.

1,050

985

1,210

10,100

14,700

8,860

4,520

3,170

2,600

3,170

2,600

2,200

2,000

1,960

2,120

1,080

1,680

1,640

12,100

49,200

18,400

6,500

4,610

4,250

3,440

3,000

9,200

12,600

6,500

4,520

3,710

Nov.

3,080

2,760

2,600

2,440

2,280

2,200

2,120

2,040

1,920

1,920

1,840

4,250

8,860

5,900

3,980

3,170

2,840

2,600

2,360

2,280

2,120

1,920

1,960

1,920

1,800

1,800

2,120

3,890

3,800

2,840

-

Dec.

2,440

2,200

2,120

2,000

1,960

2,200

2,200

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,680

1,530

1,680

1,720

1,640

1,640

1,720

1,760

1,760

1,640

1,640

1,570

1,610

1,680

1,680

1,640

1,610

1,680

1,920

2,000

1,920

Jan.

1,880

1,760

1,880

1,300

1,680

1,640

2,680

3,080

2,520

2,280

2,120

2,120

2,040

1,840

1,800

1,720

1,680

1,680

1,610

1,610

1,640

2,040

2,360

2,360

4,520

5,700

3,890

2,920

2,520

2,440

2,360

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 *

Feb.

2,360

2,120

2,000

2,000

1,960

1,760

1,800

1,720

1,680

1,640

1,680

1,610

1,650

1,650

1,600

1,600

1,610

1,600

1,600

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,600

1,880

2,000

1,700

1,700

1,650

-

.

-

Mar.

1,600

1,600

2,000

2,680

2,680

2,760

2,520

2,200

2,000

2,680

3,620

3,000

2,600

2,360

2,280

2,280

2,200

2,680

2,200

2,040

1,920

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,680

1,920

1,800

1,640

1,570

1>610

Secondfoot-clays

203,675

85,610

56,360

1,095,665

72,170

49,270

67,040

48 600

3?!020

78,528

110,070

76 , 760

27,622

912, 725

Apr.

1,720

1,680

1,610

1,530

1,460

1,420

1,500

1,880

2,760

2,520

2,120

1,880

1,760

1,680

1,610

1,570

1,500

1,420

1,530

1,570

1,530

1,460

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,240

1,180

-

tfaxlmum

49,200

8,860

2,440

49 X f 200V

5,700

2,360

3,620

2,760

1,760 

11,800

15, 200

1^090

49,2OO

May

1,210

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,050

1,050

1,020

1,020

1,080

1,020

955

1,020

955

1,020

1,530

1,420

1,110

1,020

1,020

1,240

1,680

1,210

1,110

1,050

1,350

1,280

1,760

1,680

1,350

1,240

1,210

Minimum

985

1,800

1,530

824

1,610

1,600

1,570

1,180

955

808

1,040

960

730

730

June

1,240

1,140

1,180

1,530

1,530

1,240

1,140

1,020

1,080

985

1,380

1,320

1,210

985

865

808

895

1,500

1,760

3,770

8,730

11,800

7,690

3,930

3,180

2,780

3,750

5,010

2,940

2,140

-

July

i,seo

1,740

1,740 2,oeo

1,740

i,seo

1,3£0

1,310

1,260

2,140

1,5SO

1,420

1,310

1,170

1,170

1,200

1,0-70

1,040

1,480

6,270

8,300

11, SCO

11,7CO

15,200

6,700

4,650

3,480

3,030

3,030

3,660

4,290

Mean

6,570

2,854

1,818

3,002

2,328

1,76&

2,163

1,620

1,194 

2,618

3,551

20476

921

2,601

Aug.

3,030

2,390

5,140

4,110

3,120

7,600

3,200

4,920

3,480

3,570

2,710

2,470

2,070

1,830

1,710

1,590

1,630

1,710

1,670

1,510

1,340

1,260

1,230

1,200

1,120

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

960

990

Per square 

mile

3*65

1*58

1-01

I

Kt

 O /

1*29

.977

1 .20

 899

 663

1.45

1«97

I

'zrr

 O (

.511

1.39

Sept.

930

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

990

930

900

870

840

840

840

900

960

960

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,090

960

900

840

840

812

785

730

840

785

840

Run-off in 

Inches

4.21

1.76

1.16

22 .62

1 »49

1.02

1.38

1.00

 76

1.62

2 .27

1.58

.57

18.82

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (2 a.m.) 19,500 seo.-ft.j Oct. 20 (7«30 a.m.) 51.9OO se-..-ft.j June 22 

(6 p.m.} 14,300 sec.-ft.j July 22 (10 p.m.) 15,000 see.-ft.} July 24 (8 a.m.) 19,500 see.-ft.
54 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Roanoke River at Brookneal, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°Q2'22,", long. 78°56'41", at highway bridge at 

Virginian Railway station at Brookneal, Campbell County, 2f miles upstream from FallIng River. Zero of gage Is 351.14 feet above mean sea level (from levels by Corps 

of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 2,420 square miles.

Records available.- April 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,391 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,400 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 34.47 

feet;; minimum discharge, 948 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum gage height, 4.38 feet 

June 16.

1923-38: Maximum discharge, 68,300 second-feet Aug. 12, 1928 (gage height, 37.15 

feet), from rating curve extended above 26,000 second-feet; minimum, 191 second-feet 

(estimated) Sept. 2, 1932.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Oct. 

24-26, Dec. 13, 15, 16, Jan. 18-31, Feb. 2-7, 9-14, 16, 23-28, Mar. 2-8, computed on 

basis of records for stations at Altavista and near Clover.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seccnd-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct^ 1 to Jan. 26)

6.2

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 26

1,660

2,190

2,980

4,930

7,260

9,850

17.0 

20.0 

24.0 

28.0 

3&.0

IS,900 

18,500 

26,000 

36,600 

49,800

4.6 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

s.o

10.0

27 to Aug. 7

1,220

1,430

2,080

2,850

3,690

5,720

12.0

14.0

17.0

20.0

24.0

7,920

10,200

14,000

18,500

26,000

8 to Sept. SO

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

1,160 

1,730 

2,400 

3,190 

5,130 

-7^400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

6

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

SO

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

23

29

30

51

Oct.

1,780

1,660

1,840

9,440

19,500

12,800

6,780

4,400

3,520

4,100

3,900

3,070

2,650

2,660

2,810

2,650

2,410

2,260

5,740

51,400

39,500

10,100

6,300

6.600

4,700

4,200

10,100

18,000

9,850

6.640

5,150

Nov.

4,300

3,800

3,520

3,260

3,070

2,980

2,810

2,730

2,650

2,570

2,490

2,650

7,600

8,940

5,260

4,100

3,610

3,340

3,070

2 ,9 SO

2,810

2,650

2,490

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,670

4,600

6,700

4,100

-

Dec.

3,430

3,070

2,890

2,810

2,650

2,810

2 r980

2,660

2,490

2,490

2,330

2,120

2,200

2,300

2,250

2,250

2,410

2,410

2,410

2,260

2,190

2,190

2,120

2,190

2,260

2,190

2,120

2,260

2,410

2,410

2,410

Jan.

2,330

2,490

2,410

2,330

2,190

2,190

3,340

4,400

3,430

2,S90

2,730

2,650

2,570

2,410

2,330

2,190

2,120

2,100

2,100

2,050

2,100

3,000

3,500

3,500

5,000

7,000

6,000

4,500

3,500

3,000

3,000

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

3,170

3,000

2,700

2,500

2,400

2,300

2,300

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,150

2,200

2,230

2,100

2,160

2,080

2,080

2,530

2,300

2,160

2,200

2,800

2,800

2,500

2,300

2,200

_

-

Mar.

2,080

2,100

2,500

3,500

3,600

3,600

3,600

3,000

2,530

3 r250

6,280

4,060

3,330

3,010

2,S60

2,850

2,770

4,160

3,25O

2,770

2,530

2,380

2,300

2,230

2,160

2,160

2,610

2,380

2,230

2,080

2,080

Second - 

foot-days

265,400

107, 870

76,960

1,409,376

96,350

66,060

89,230

61,910

47,190

115,790

137,650

94 -460

36*610

1,193,480

Apr.

2,230

2,160

2,080

1,940

1,880

1,880

2,610

2,380

3,330

3,330

2,690

2,380

2,230

2,080

2,020

1,940

1,88'0

1,880

1,880

1,940

1,880

1,800

1,880

1,800

1,800

1,680

1,680

1,610

1,650

1,490

Maximum

61,400

8,940

3,430

61,400

7 000

3*170

5,280

3,330

2,230 

24,300

17 £00

10 y 200

1,380

61,400

May

1,380

1,400

1,460

1,400

1,360

1,320

1,290

1,320

1,400

1,320

1,240

1,260

1,290

1,320

1,740

1,800

1,460

1,320

1,320

1,490

2,160

1,680

1,430

1,430

1,550

1,800

2,230

2,160

1,800

1,550

1,520

Minimum

1,660

2,410

2,120

975

2,060

2^080

2,080

1,490

1 240

1*120

1,240

1,210

1,U40

1,040

June

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,580

1,800

1,550

1,380

1,290

1,350

1,580

2,080

1,740

1,740

1,430

1,220

1,120

1,220

1,520

2,460

7,820

13,000

24,300

12,500

5,390

4,060

3,170

3,690

5,940

3,960

2,610

July

2,160

1,940

1,940

2,020

2,160

1,740

1,640

1,490

1,520

1,680

2,530

1,610

1,520

1,490

1,400

1,400

1,320

1,240

2,240

6,700

11,900

16,400

16,600

17,200

10,200

6,600

4,260

3,510

3,780

3,600

4,860

Mean

856

3,596

2,450

3,861

3,076

2,369

2,878

2,064

1,522

3,860

4 440

sJ-047

1,220

3,270

Aug.

4,160

3,090

5,040

6,490

5,060

7,940

10,200

7,040

4,400

4,200

3,190

2,710

2,470

2,120

1,990

1,860

1,800

1,800

1,920

1,800

1,610

1,550

1,460

1,460

1,400

1,350

1,320

1,320

1,260

1,240

1,210

Per sqvare 

mile

3-54

1.49

1.01

1.60

1.27

.975

1.19

.853

i!eo

1.83

1 .26

.504

1.35

Sept.

1,210

1,240

1,320

1,290

1,320

1,260

1,180

1,180

1,140

1,180

1,210

1,180

1,180

1,320

1,290

1,260

1,290

1,260

1,290

1,380

1,380

1,240

1,160

1,110

1,080

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,290

1,210

Run-off in 

Inches

4.08

1.66

1.16

21.66

1.46

1.02

1.37

.96

.73

1*78

2 T 1 

 JLJ.

1.46

.66

18.33

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (3 p.m.) 60,400 sec.-ft.; Oct. 28 (6 p.m.) 21,100 sec.-ft.| June 22 

(6 a.m.) 28.000 sec.-ft.| July 23 (6 a.m.) 18,700 sec.-ft.) July 24 (3 p.m.) 21,800 see ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 55

Roanoke River near Clover, Va.

Location,- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°50'17', long. 78°40'02n , at highway bridge 3i 

miles downstream from mouth of Roanoke Creek, and 6 miles east of Closer, Halifax 

County.

Drainage area.- 3,230 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, not determined; maximum dally discharge, 

bu,uuu second-feet Oct. 21; minimum discharge, 1,240 second-feet Sept. 28, 29 (gage 

height, 2.22 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 56,400 second-feet Mar. 19, 1936 (gag3 height, 23.49 

feet). Crest discharge of flood of Oct. 20 or 21, 193?i may have equalled that of 

Mar. 19, 1936. Minimum discharge, 204 second-feet Sept. 3, 1932 (gage height, 0.50 

foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 8, 

?, 11-16, 18-26, Nov. 1-8, Sept. 15-21, which were computed on basis of records for 

Brookneal and Clarksvllle and are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 Cgage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.4

2.5 

3.3 

4.0

5.0

1,410

1,770

3,270

2,990

4,090

&.0 

10.0 

12.0 

14.0

5,230

7,630

10,200

13,000

16,50O

16.0 

1S.O 

20.0 

22,0

21,000

26,900

35,100

46,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September I9?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.

2,320 

1,970 

1,870 

7,430 

16,700

19,800 

11,700 

6,000 

4,500 

5,350

5,200 

4,000 

3,500 

3,500 

3,500

3/200 

2,990 

2,300 

5,OOO 

40,000

50,000 

25,000 

15,000 

9,000 

6,000

5,200 

6,670 

15,200 

16,700 

9,160 

6,790

Nov.

5,500 

4,800 

4,500 

4,200 

4,000

3,800 

3,600 

3,500 

3,430 

3,430

3,320 

3,320 

5,110 

11,300 

7,150

5,230 

4,530 

4,090 

3,760 

3,650

3,540 

3,320 

3,100 

2,990 

2,990

2,880 

2,990 

3,980 

6,430 

5,470

Dec.

4,310 

3,760 

3,430 

3,320 

3,210

3,320 

3,540 

3,430 

3,100 

2,990

2,880 

2,670 

2,670 

2,770 

2,770

2,880 

2,880 

2,990 

2,990 

2,880

2,770 

2,670 

2,670 

2,770 

2,770

2,770 

2,670 

2,880 

3,100 

3,100 

3,100

Jan.

2,990 

3,320 

3,430 

3,100 

2,990

2,770 

4,990 

6,550 

5,350 

4,090

3,650 

3,650 

3,540 

3,320 

3,100

2,990 

2,880 

2,880 

2,770 

2,670

2,770 

3,650 

5,110 

5,110 

7,030

9,290 

7,750 

5,230 

4,090 

3,870 

3,870

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

Water year 1937-:

Feb.

3,S70 

3,650 

3,320 

3,210 

3,100

2,990 

2,990 

2,880 

2,770 

2,770

2,670 

2,670 

2,770 

2,770 

2,670

2,670 

2,670 

2,570 

2,570 

3,210

3,320 

2,880 

2,770 

3,650 

3,760

3,320 

2,990 

2,880

Mar.

2,770 

2,570 

8,770 

4,420 

4,750

4,530 

4,870 

3,980 

3,430 

4,530

7,390 

6,550 

4,750 

4,090 

3,760

3,650 

3,650 

4,530 

5,350 

4,090

3,540 

3,320 

3,100 

2,990 

2,880

2,880 

3,430 

3,430 

2,990 

2,880 

2,770

Second - 

foot-days

315,950 

129,910 

94,060

1,894,900

128,800 

84,360 

120,640 

85,400 

68,200 

184, S60 

217,690 

124,740 

47,190

1,601,600

Apr.

2,880 

3,100 

2,990 

2,770 

2,570

2,520 

2,570 

3,100 

4,870 

5,110

4,09O 

3,430 

3,100 

2,880 

2,770

2,670 

2,570 

2,570 

2,670 

2,670

2,570 

2,520 

2,470 

2,470 

2,370

2,370 

2,270 

2,220 

2,170 

2,O70

Hajclntum

50,000 

11,300 

4,310

50,000

9,290 

3,870 

7,390 

6,110 

3,430 

30,600 

25,600 

11,700 

2,500

50,000

May

2',020 

2,070 

1,970 

1,920 

1,870

1,820 

1,770 

1,770 

1,920 

1,920

1,770 

1,720 

1,770 

1,870 

2,520

2,670 

2,320 

1,920 

1,870 

1,920

2,670 

2,770 

2,170 

2,020 

2,220

2,670 

3,430 

3,430 

2,880 

2,370 

2,170

Minimum

1,870 

8,880 

2,670

1,320

2,670 

2,570 

2,570 

2,070 

1,720 

1,770 

1,720 

1,590 

1,320

1,320

June

2,070 

2,070 

2,020 

2,120 

2,320

2,420 

2,020 

2,020 

1,870 

2,670

4,870 

4,310 

3,870 

2,770 

2,020

1,770 

1,970 

3,430 

3,540 

5,470

17,400 

23,400 

30,600 

19,500 

6,670

4,870 

4,200 

8,120 

9,290 

4,990

July

3,430 

2,SfO 

2,570 

2,5£0 

2,670

2,4VO 

2,2£0 

2,OVO 

l,9fO 

2,6VO

2,670 

2,370 

2,OfO 

l,9fO 

2,2fl

l,8fO 

l.TCO 

l,8fO 

2,120 

5,9fO

13,2CO 

17, 6r> 

20, 8r> 

25,600 

25.0CO

21.0CO 

16,9CO 

7,7fO 

5,3EO

T,l?o

8,2fO

Mean

10,190 

4,330 

3,034

5,192

4,155 

3,013 

3,892 

2,847 

2,200 

6,155 

7,022 

4,024 

1,573

4,388

Aug.

6,790 

7,150 

3,870 

7,990 

5,950

7,510 

11,700 

11,400 

6,550 

5,350

4,750 

3,870 

3,540 

3,100 

2,770

2,570 

2,420 

2,470 

2,570 

2,520

2,270 

2,070 

1,970 

1,870 

1,820

1,720 

1,680 

1,680 

1,640 

1,590 

1,590

Per square

mile

3.15 

1.34 

.939

1.61

1.29 

.933 

1.20 

.881 

.681 

1.91 

2.17 

1.25 

.487

1.36

Sept.

1,540 

1,540 

1,640 

1,770 

1,680

1,630 

1,540 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460

1,410 

1,410 

1,500 

1,540 

1,550

1,550 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,700

2,500 

1,920 

1,680 

1,500 

1,460

1,410 

1,360 

1,320 

1,360 

1,410

Run-off In 

Inches

3.63 

1.50 

1.08

21.84

1.49 

.97 

1.38 

.93 

.79 

2.13 

2.50 

1.44 

.54

18.43

Peak discharge.- Oct. 29 (5 a.m.) 19,100 sec.-ft.
56 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

Roanoke River at Clarksvllle, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°37'40", long. 78 033'04", at highway bridge in 

Clarksville, Mecklenburg County, 500 feet upstream from Dan River.

Drainage area.- 7,320 square miles (below mouth of Dan River).

Records available.- December 1934 to September 1938, including flow of Dan River.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1935-36, 114,000 second-feet Jan. 21 

vgage height, 16.88 feet); minimum, 1,360 second-feet (revised) Sept. 27 (gage 

height, 1.27 feet); minimum daily discharge, 1,540 second-feet Sept. 23, 27.

Maximum discharge during water year 1936-37, 87,900 second-feet Jan. 5 (gage 

Height, 14.74 feet;; minimum, 1,930 second-feet (revised) Oct. 15 (gage height, 1.61 

Ceet); minimum daily discharge, 2,260 second-feet Oct. 15.

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 108,000 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage 

neight, 16.37 feet); minimum not determined; minimum daily discharge, 2,600 secondfeet (estimated), Sept. 27.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of Jan. 21, 1936; minimum, that of Sept. 27, 

1936; minimum daily discharge, chat of Sept. 23, 27, 1936.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of ice effect and periods of missIng or faulty gage heights, which are fair. Some regulation of low-water flow by 

operation of cotton mills at Danville and by power plant on Banister Rirer. Gageheight record collected in cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Revisions.- Records for water years 1935-^36 and 1936-37, as here given,supersede those 

published in Water-Supply Papers 802 and 822.

Rating table, Mar. 21, 1936 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

1,560

2,100

2,730

3,940

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

5,290

6,840

8,640

12,600

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

17,100

22,100

27,500

33,800

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

41,500

5£,200

SC.200

103,000

Discharge, In second-feet, 1935-38 

1935-36

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

US

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

2,790

2,340

2,490

2,380

2,410

2,280

2,090

2,130

2,110

2,410

2,320

2,380

2,340

2,260

2,260

2,170

2,560

2,540

2,340

2,340

2,280

2,130

2,170

2,260

2,340

2,280

2,410

2,520

2,660

5,950

8,560

Nov.

5,950

3,810

3,160

3,100

2,520

2,680

3,230

5,780

6,450

5,300

4,090

3,410

6,640

19,800

16,500

9,500

7,660

10,300

7,660

6,450

4,990

4,530

4,240

4,090

3,950

3,540

3,540

3,540

5,7SO

9,500

-

Dec.

8,020

6,450

5,140

4,680

4,090

3,950

3,810

3,810

4,090

3,810

4,090

3,950

4.SSO

12,600

18,300

16,000

11,000

6,560

7,140

6,120

5,620

4,530

3,540

*3,300

*3,000

*3,200

*3,400

*3,200

»2,800

«2,900

*3,300

Jan.

*3,700

*4,200

29,900

60,200

80,200

78,000

49,300

47,500

40,100

37,000

35,600

21,800

14,700

11,800

10,700

13,000

14,200

13,800

34,900

68,200

103,000

100,000

43,300

16,000

13,000

11,800

11,800

11,800

10,300

9,310

10,300

Feb.

9,880

8,750

8,750

12,200

21,300

20, 800

14,700

10,700

9,310

11,400

12,200

10,300

8,940

28,200

56,500

80,200

83,500

41,400

24,500

19,800

15,200

13,000

11,000

10,300

9,880

9.600

9,310

9, ISO

8,940

.

-

liar.

8,200

8,O20

8,200

8,020

7,840

7,480

7,310

6,790

6,790

6,790

10,400

12,600

13,400

12,600

9,880

8,940

21,500

64,200

94,800

96,200

44,400

25,800

20,100

14,800

13,000

12,200

11,800

21,100

28,700

23,100

16,200

Apr.

12,600

12,600

20,100

21,600

15,800

19,600

42,900

52,000

37,600

33,100

36,700

27,500

19,600

15,300

13,000

n,soo

10,600

9,810

9,030

8,840

S.840

8,260

8,450

8,640

8,640

7,710

7,360

7,530

7,010

6,840

May

6,680

6,680

6,190

6,510

7,010

7,010

6,350

5,880

5,730

5,440

5,730

5,440

7,010

7,710

6,350

5,580

4,870

5,290

4,460

4,730

4,S70

4,870

4,200

4,200

4,200

4,070

4,070

3,690

3,820

3,690

3,440

June

3,690

3,150

3,440

3,440

3,440

4,070

3,690

3,820

5,290

5,290

4,730

4,330

4,730

6,510

6,350

4,870

3,690

3,690

7,530

14,000

7,180

4,600

4,070

5,440

5,730

5,010

4,070

3,690

3,440

2,940

-

July

3,200

7,360

6,350

5,290

4,200

4,730

3,440

3,080

2,800

2,780

2,730

2,890

3,940

3,200

2,910

2,510

2,430

2,470

4,870

3,010

2,730

4,600

6,040

4,460

4,460

3,560

3,150

2,750

2,300

2,660

2,890

Aug.

3,320

3,150

2,750

1,990

1,930

2,300

4,890

7,710

6,350

5,730

4,200

5,010

4,460

3,560

2,940

2,780

7,450

17,100

8,060

4,200

3,200

2,620

2,640

2,S90

1,910

2,040

2,240

3,180

3,320

3,690

3,320

Sept.

2,180

2,020

1,910

1,950

2,040

1,990

2,180

1,780

1,700

2,040

2,730

2,550

2,730

2,200

2,400

2,450

2,060

1,870

1,780

1,680

1,950

1,640

1,540

1,730

1,750

1,640

1,540

1,630

1,560

2,060

 ^Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice; discharge computed on basis of gage heights, weather 

records, and records for stations at Clover and Roanoke Rapids.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 57

Discharge, in second-feet, of Roanoke River at Olarksville, Va., 1935-38 Continued

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

11,300

19,100

9,440

4,720

3,470

2,960

2,700

2,530

2,600

2,620

2,840

3,210

3,020

2,620

2,260

2,450

*7,000

*30,000

#20,000

8,100

5,740

4,600

4,120

3,720

3,380

3,530

2,920

3,080

2,900

2,840

2,760

Nov.

2,780

2,820

2,500

2,790

2,810

2,920

2,920

2,940

3,110

2,510

2,760

2,940

3,000

3,500

3,400

3,480

2,620

2,720

2,700

2,700

2,630

2,680

2,840

2,310

2,580

2,800

2,740

2,600

2,590

2,740

-

Dec.

2,320

2,400

2,980

3,420

3,650

3,320

3,650

4,720

7,040

7,400

9,600

11,300

11,900

10,200

7,880

6,740

8,890

9,900

9,300

8,580

14,300

13,200

9,110

7,260

6,140

5,410

5,180

5,120

5,390

5,250

7,230

Jan.

18,700

30,100

52,000

69,200

85,700

61,900

23,800

17,500

13,500

11,100

9,090

8,540

8,520

9,800

11,200

16,800

19,900

35,000

49,300

61,200

72,500

78,000

47,500

19,600

14,800

13,900

12,300

10,800

20,400

27,200

22,800

Feb.

16,800

26,800

17,600

13,100

11,300

10,200

9,180

8,800

10,100

14,500

13,000

11,400

9,460

8,760

9,050

9,180

9,040

8,500

7,700

7,380

8,200

13,500

21,200

15,900

12,500

11,200

9,740

8,640

_

-

-

Mar.

8,340

9,330

9,220

8,980

8,630

8,100

7,420

7,160

7,800

7,460

7,080

6,530

6,260

6,200

6,150

7,520

8,420

8,000

7,740

7,660

7,340

6,740

6,800

6,440

7,010

7,440

6,940

6,110

5,890

5,510

5,610

Apr.

5,700

5,270

5,380

5,160

6,180

17,600

18,200

13,000

10,000

8,880

7,700

6,680

6,470

6,240

5,940

5,920

5,880

5,460

5,550

5,360

5,530

5,660

5,480

5,430

15,200

63,200

74,700

38,000

18,100

11,900

-

May

10,700

9,040

8,060

7,620

7,010

6,840

7,520

7,660

6,700

5,960

5,740

5,600

5,260

5,290

17,500

23,600

12,500

8,800

8,220

6,300

5,820

5,510

5,170

4,920

5,240

5,760

5,280

5,380

5,060

5,530

4,600

June

3,900

4,240

5,920

5,580

5,700

7,550

6,290

5,170

6,720

6,350

6,680

9,680

6,750

4,480

3,980

5,340

5,220

9,400

11,600

10,000

7,720

5,460

4,840

4,500

3,840

3,600

3,510

4,180

4,940

6,140

-

July

#5,2CO

*4, 6CO

*4,OCO

*3,400

3,6fO

4,960

7,260

7,560

5,260

3,740

3.3E-0

3,2£0

2,860

3,560

8,810

6,8£0

4,260

4,010

«4,3CO

#4, 5CO

#8,6CO

«.0,OCO

*8,4C1

*5,6CO

*4,3CO

*4,4CO

#9, SCO

#11,OCO

*7,2CO

3,940

3,680

Aug.

6,120

5,850

6,580

7,400

4,920

3,510

3,260

6,500

6,740

6,640

7,800

15,100

14,800

12,800

14,20O

8,140

4,820

4,150

3,870

4,180

4,340

4,120

11,100

23,600

&29,000

#40,000

*46,000

*38,000

*18,000

*13,OOO

824,000

Sept.

*37,000

«33,000

#16,000

#11,000

7,890

14,400

33,600

28,500

16,200

10,200

7,180

6,680

*6,200

#5,600

*5,200

*4,700

*4,400

4,300

#4,100

*4,100

3,580

3,770

3,630

3,480

3,430

3,360

3,220

3,900

8,700

6,840

-

«Gage height missingj discharge computed on basis of recorder charts, weather records, and 

records for stations upstream and dovmstrean from Clarksvllle 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

4,860

4,200

3,880

8,110

30,400

44,800

44,800

31,400

*10,OOO

*11,500

#12,500

10,900

8,250

7,180

6,800

6,720

6,240

5,910

6,090

32,000

62,3OO

100,000

83,800

20,10O

12,100

10,500

11,900

30,000

39,100

19,500

12,900

Nov.

10, 600

9,620

8,740

8,120

7,730

7,370

7,360

6,700

6,820

6,560

6,350

6,600

11,800

23,200

16,100

11,300

9,380

8,440

7,900

7,560

7,340

6,820

6,730

6,300

6,090

5,900

6,430

7,720

12,900

12,900

-

Dec.

9,810

8,480

7,440

7,260

7,120

6,610

7,340

7,370

6,620

6,160

6,060

5,900

5,260

5,S40

6,110

6,100

6,040

6,190

6,430

6,030

6,130

5,880

5,740

6,160

6,860

7,020

6,720

7,110

7,680

7,810

7,320

Jan.

7,260

7,680

8,460

8,400

7,380

6,970

14,200

18,500

16,400

11,900

9,430

9,180

9,070

8,230

7,760

7,120

6,750

7,040

6,660

6,320

6,200

7,940

11,600

11,500

15,300

19,100

17,300

11,800

9,160

8,190

8,370

Feb.

8,940

8,420

7,700

6,980

7,050

6,680

6,300

9,750

6,20O

6,010

6,050

6,040

6,050

6,000

6,210

6,040

5,890

5,900

5,620

6,190

7,740

7,320

6,260

8,280

9,780

8,700

7,320

6,730

_

_

-

Mar.

6,500

6,080

6,300

8,330

9,080

8,520

9,170

8,620

7,480

11,200

18,400

17,600

12,000

9,550

8,650

8,060

7,840

8,900

10,800

8,840

7,550

7,160

7,020

6,390

6,340

6,340

6,480

6,830

6 r180

6,100

5,700

Apr.

5,880

6,420

6,670

6,340

5,660

5,550

5,450

7,220

13,700

51,100

11,900

8,840

7,300

6,710

6,110

6,240

5,790

5,700

*6,000

«6,500

#6,000

#5,600

*S,400

*S,200

*S,000

5,170

4,980

4,870

4,700

4,510

May

4,280

4,300

4,390

*4,200

#4,000

#4,200

#4,000

3,940

4,130

3,710

3,740

3,680

3,690

4,000

5,500

5,860

5,640

4,600

4,140

4,100

4,680

5,530

5,020

4,280

5,710

6,700

8,820

8,240

6,790

5,600

4,600

June

5,310

5,220

4,880

5,080

4,980

5,160

4,750

4,780

5,760

6,650

14,200

9,650

9,720

7,620

5,580

4,300

4,130

8,630

12,100

17,800

35,600

50,200

58,300

36,800

15,900

#10,500

#10,000

16,400

27,000

14,600

July

8,620

6,3CO

5,440

*12,000

11,300

8,620

5,690

4,740

4,400

4,740

5,420

6,850

5,910

5,780

5,860

5,760

4,680

4,060

6,210

19,000

20,700

31,300

39,100

59,200

60,200

64,200

57,400

26,600

17,000

13,100

12,400

Aug.

11,800

9,510

7,520

9,580

12, 600

15,600

16,700

17.100

12,700

8,940

8,010

6,900

6,400

5,500

5,140

4,600

4,600

4,510

5,380

6,010

4,580

4,050

3,680

3,740

3,580

3,340

3,270

3,060

3,300

3,460

3,130

Sept.

3,060

3,800

4,160

4,250

3,800

3,270

3,520

3,020

3,020

2,890

3,160

3,180

2,570

3,060

3,200

3,360

3,410

3,280

3,360

4,080

5,620

4,200

3,250

#3,000

*3,000

#3,OOO

«2,600

*2,800

#2,900

#3,000

#Missing or faulty gage height] discharge computed on basis of records for Roanoke River at 

Clover and Roanoke Rapids, Dan River at South Boston, Banister River at Halifax, and Hyoo River 

near Omega*
58 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Discharge of Roanoke River at Clarksvllle, Va., 1935-38 Continued

Month

Calendar year 1935 ...........

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

Water year 1935-36 ...........

Water year 1936-37 ...........

Seeondfoot-days

82,500

181,690 

179,280

2,962,280

1,009,410 

589,580 

651,160 

509,360 

165,770 

145,920 

113,790 

130,950 

59,280

3,818,690

182,530 

84,430 

218,780

3,860,960

952,650 

332,730 

225,830 

399,770 

234,190 

179,280 

172,360 

398,540 

304,160

3,685,250

698,740 

267,380 

208,600

4,374,230

311,170 

193,150 

264,010 

200,510 

152,070 

421,600 

542,590 

218,290 

100,820

S.B7fl.fl30

Maximum

8,560 

19,800 

18,3OO

55,900

103, OOQ 

83,500 

96,200 

52,000 

7,710 

14,000 

7,360 

17,100 

2,730

103,000

30,000 

3,500 

14,300

103,000

85,700 

26,800 

9,330 

74,700 

23,600 

11,600 

11,000 

46,OOO 

37,000

85,700

100,000 

23,200 

9,810

100,000

19,100 

9,780 

18,400 

15,100 

8,820 

58,300 

64,200 

17,100 

5,620

1OO.OOO

Minimum

2,090 

2,520 

2,800

1,960

3,700 

3,750 

6,790 

6,840 

3,440 

2,940 

2,300 

1,910 

1,540

1,540

2-260 

2,310 

2,320

1,540

8,520 

7,380 

5,510 

5,160 

4,600 

3,510 

2,860 

3,260 

3,220

2,260

3,880 

5,900 

5,260

2,860

6,200 

5,620 

5,700 

4,510 

3,680 

4,130 

4,060 

3,060 

2,600

a.eoo

Mean

2,661 

6,056 

5,783

8,116

32,560 

20,330 

21,010 

16,980 

5,347 

4,864 

3,671 

4,224 

1,976

10,460

5,888 

2,814 

7,057

10,580

30,730 

11,880 

7,285 

13,330 

7,555 

5,976 

5,560 

12,860 

10,140

10,100

22,540 

8,913 

6,729

11,980

10,040 

6,898 

8,516 

6,684 

4,905 

14,050 

17,500 

7,042 

3,361

9-flOB

Per square

mile

0.364 

.827 

.790

1.11

4.45 

2.78 

2.87 

2.32 

.730 

.664 

.502 

.577 

.270

1.43

.804 

.384 

.964

1.45

4.20 

1.62 

.995 

1.82 

1.03 

.816 

.760 

1.76 

1.39

1.38

3.08 

1.22 

.919

1.64

1.37 

.942 

1.16 

.913 

.670 

1.92 

2.39 

.962 

.459

1.34

Run-off in 

inches

0.42 

.92 

.91

15.05

5.13 

3.00 

3.31 

2.59 

.84 

.74 

.58 

.67 

.30

19.41

.93

.43

1.11

19.63

4.84 

1.69 

1.15 

2.03 

1.19 

.91 

.88 

2.03 

1.55

18.74

3.55 

1.36 

1.06

22.24

1.58 

.98 

1.34 

1.02 

.77 

2.14 

2.76 

1.11 

.51

IB. IS
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 59

Roanoke River at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 028'15n , long. 77°38 f 05", IB miles downstream 

from State highway bridge at city of Roanoke Rapids, Halifax County. Zero of gage 

is 43.79 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 8,410 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 112,000 second-feet Oct. 24 (gage height, 22.82 

feet); minimum, 2,610 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 3.15 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 24, 1937; maximum gage height, 24.66 

feet, from floodmarks, Jan. 23, 1936 (stage-discharge relation affected by backwater); 

minimum, 458 second-feet Sept. 21, 1932 (gage height, 1.25 feet); minimum daily discharge, 472 second-feet Sept. 21, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those above 30,000 second-feet and those for which gage 

heights were adjusted for effect of obstructed intake, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937- 

Oct. 1-6

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

Oct. 7 to Sept. 30

4.2 

4.4 

4.Y 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

4,750 

5,230 

5,990 

6,810 

S,300 

9,950 

13,800

3.0 

3.S 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

2,380 

2,860 

3,420 

4,220 

5,330 

6,600 

9,SOO

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

22.0

17,880

26,740

42,000

61,300

82,850

106,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1953

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.

7,540 

5,480 

4,750 

4,870 

*13,100

*34,SOO 

*45,200 

*42,600 

«26,000 

12,900

13,300 

13,700 

11,300 

S,760 

7,800

7,350 

7,200 

6,750 

6,460 

10,200

*41,000 

*61,800 

94,700 

104,000 

36,000

15,400 

13,300 

17,800 

34,500 

34,400 

17,900

Hov.

13,300 

11,300 

10,500 

9,450 

8,760

8,430 

7,800 

7,800 

7,350 

7,500

7,200 

7,350 

10,200 

17,200 

23,100

15,800 

12,100 

10,200 

9,100 

8,760

8,430 

8,110 

7,500 

7,350 

6,900

6,750 

6,600 

7,200 

8,430 

14,500

Dec.

12,900 

10,200 

8,760 

7,800 

7,800

7,800 

7,350 

7,800 

7,800 

7,200

6,750 

6,460 

6,320 

5,810 

6,320

6,600 

6,600 

6 r460 

6,750 

6,900

6,320 

6,460 

6,320 

6,600 

7,200

7,SOO 

7,800 

7,500 

8,110 

8,430 

8,430

Jan.

7,800 

8,110 

9,800 

9,450 

9,100

S,110 

11,900 

24,400 

20,900 

16,600

12,900 

10,500 

10,500 

10,200 

9,100

8,430 

7,800 

7,800 

7,800 

7,350

7,050 

7,200 

11,100 

13,700 

14,900

18,300 

20,400 

17,000 

12,100 

9,800 

9,100

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

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

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-5o>

Feb.

9,450 

9,800 

9,100 

8,430 

7,800

7,800

7)200 

7,500 

6,900

6,750 

6,750 

6,900 

6,750 

6,750

6,900 

6,600 

6,460 

6,460 

6,320

6,750 

8.430 si 110

7,350 

10,200

10,900 

9,450 

S,110

Mar.

7,350 

7,050 

6,900 

7,800 

9,450

9,SOO 

9,450 

9,800 

9,100 

9,100

17,900 

20,000 

17,500 

12,900 

10,500

10,200 

10,200 

9,800 

10,900 

11,700

9,450 

8,430 

7.SOO 

7,200 

6,900

6,900 

7,200 

7,200 

7,350 

6,750 

6,600

Secondfoot-days

760,860 

294,970 

231,350

5,008,860

359,200 

217,420 

299,180 

223,760 

163,270 

534,360 

668,940 

249,430 

114, 900

4,117,640

Apr.

6,320 

6,600 

7,200 

7,200 

8,900

6,190 

6,060 

6,460 

10,800 

17,900

16,200 

12,500 

9,450 

8,110 

7,350

6,750 

6,460 

6,190 

6.060 

5^810

6,600 

7,200 

6,190 

5,940 

5,690

5,570 

5,100 

5,220 

4,980 

4,760

Maximum

104,000 

23,100 

12,900

104,000

24,400 

10,900 

20,000 

17,900 

10,200 

65,500 

98,200 

17,900 

6,600

104,000

May

4,540 

4,320 

4,220 

4,430 

4,320

4,220 

4,010 

4,010 

4,760 

4,540

4,010 

3,710 

3,S10 

3,910 

4,980

6,060 

6,060 

5,810 

4,980 

4,430

4,320 

4,650 

5,570 

5,220 

5,100

6,750 

S,430 

10,200 

8,760 

7,200 

5,940

Minimum

4,750 

6,600 

5,810

3,330

7,050 

6,320 

6,600 

4,760 

3,710 

4,980 

4,B40 

5,250 

2,610

2,610

June

4,980 

5,220 

5,940 

6,900 

6,320

5,450 

5,330 

5,100 

4,980 

6,060

13,800 

18,300 

13,700 

12,100 

8,430

6,060 

5,570 

6 r320 

16,200 

21,700

58,800 

51,900 

62,400 

65,500 

37,400

16,300 

10,900 

16,000 

31,500 

25,200

July

14,100 

9,100 

6,900 

5,940 

10,500

12,500 

8,800 

6,060 

5,100 

4,870

5,100 

6,060 

7,500 

6,460 

6,320

6,320 

6,060 

5,220 

4,540 

6,390

11,800 

25,000 

31,300 

50,100 

77,400

81,700 

93,200 

83,000 

34,800 

18,100 

13,700

Mean

24, 530 

9,832 

7,463

13,720

11,590 

7,765 

9,651 

7,459 

5,267 

17,810 

21,580 

8,046 

3,830

11,280

Aug.

15,400 

12,500 

9,800 

9,100 

13,100

16,700 

17,500 

17,900 

17,500 

12,500

9,450 

8,430 

7,350 

6,750 

5,810

5,450 

4,870 

5,100 

4,760 

5,450

6,190 

4,870 

4,320 

3,910 

3,S10

3,810 

3,610 

3,420 

3,230 

3,230 

3,610

Per square 

mile

2.92 

1.17 

.887

1.63

1.38 

.923

.887 

.626 

2.12 

2.57 

.957 

.455

1.34

Sept.

3,420 

3,910 

4,430 

4,430 

4,430

4,220 

3,520 

3,610 

3,230 

3,140

2,950 

3,140 

3,320 

2,860 

3,040

3,320 

3,320 

3,810 

4,670 

6,460

6,600 

6,460 

4,760 

3,910 

3,520

3,040 

3,040 

2,950 

2,610 

2,780

Run-off in 

Inches

3.37 

1.30 

1.02

22.14

1.59 

.96 

1.33 

.99 

.72 

2.36 

2.96 

1.10 

.51

IS .21

*Intake partly obstructed} discharge computed from gage heights adjusted on basis of Virginia 

Electric and Power Co.'s records of tallrace gage readings at their Roanoke Rspids plant.
60 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River near Union Hall, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°02'35tt , long. 79°41'07", at highway bridge at 

Kemps Ford, 3 miles upstream from Gills Creek and 4 miles north of Union Hall, Franklin County. Zero of gage is 693.13 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 208 square miles.

Records available.- March 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 215 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,000 second-feet Oct. 19 (gag's height, 15.88 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,500 second-feet; minimum discharge, 111 

second-feet Sept. 29, 30; minimum stage, 1.86 feet June 15.

1925-38: Maximum discharge observed, 10,800 second-feet Aug. 11, 1928, from flood 

hydrograph; minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect Dec. 11-13, Jan. 29, 30 

(computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for Pigg River near 

Toshes), and those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Nov. 3-17, July 24 

(computed on basis of records for Pigg River near Toshes), which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to June 20 June 21 to Aug. 3 Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

lo.o

158

229

350

571

810

1,080

1,660

2,300

3,700

5,280

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

148

262

396

592

855

1,140

1,770

2,420

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

128

240

374

562

810

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1978

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

165 

158 

232 

2,240 

1,600

1,020 

603 

449 

379 

454

363 

312 

288 

312 

321

284 

268 

256 

4,820 

4,860

1,080 

736 

5S9 

476 

414

388 

1,230 

736 

507 

432 

388

Uov.

350 

329 

310 

290 

280

270 

270 

260 

260 

250

250 

400 

1,000 

500 

400

360 

340 

321 

316 

316

296 

284 

276 

272 

368

260 

333 

543 

396 

329

Dec.

296 

2S4 

276 

26S 

276

312 

284 

264 

264 

256

250 

240 

240 

245 

233

245 

252 

256 

248 

233

229 

225 

229 

233 

241

£29 

222 

241 

245 

229 

229

Jan.

233 

245 

229 

222 

222

222 

300 

280 

252 

237

245 

245 

241 

225 

222

214 

218 

218 

210 

210

222 

252 

241 

280 

689

539 

371 

329 

290 

280 

292

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V)

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 .« ......

Feb.

288 

256 

252 

252 

245

241 

245 

229 

225 

225

225 

225 

222

218 

218

218 

214 

207 

218 

229

207 

203 

222 

248 

222

218 

218 

214

Mar.

203 

203 

248 

337 

284

292 

268 

241 

237 

300

354 

296 

276 

264 

256

245 

245 

248 

229 

222

222 

218 

207 

203 

199

210 

237 

207 

196 

196 

207

Secondfoot-days

26,360 

10.329 

7,774

123,402

8,475 

6,404 

7,550 

6,140 

4,979 

10,708 

17,474 

10,600 

3,948

120,741

Apr.

218 

210 

203 

192 

189

185 

214 

280 

342 

276

241 

225 

222 

210 

207

199 

192 

189 

196 

196

189 

192 

192 

178 

172

172 

168 

165 

165 

161

Maximum

4,860 

1,000 

312

4,860

689 

288 

354 

342 

241 

1,680 

2,700 

1,900 

158

4,860

May

165 

165 

158 

155

155

152 

145 

152

152 

142

142 

152 

145 

178 

241

168 

148 

142 

148 

158

165 

152 

142 

152 

155

168 

229 

178 

152 

148 

175

Minimum

158 

250 

222

85

210 

203 

196 

161 

142 

117 

123 

128 

114

114

June

158 

142 

168 

203 

158

142 

136

158 

136 

136

236 

1S9 

155 

132 

123

117 

165 

323 

492 

1,620

1,080 

1,680 

537 

368 

288

449 

464 

305 

242 

206

July

187 

183 

213 

263 

183

163 

155 

143 

181 

183

221 

169 

14'5 

14? 

155

132 

123 

143 

675 

2,700

2,150 

1,540 

S83 

1,000 

69 *

547 

393 

444 

420 

2,030 

910

He an

850 

344 

251

338

273 

229 

244 

205 

161 

357 

564 

342 

132

331

Aug.

527 

420 

1,900 

490 

425

741 

942 

504 

509 

374

324 

2S8 

249 

232 

211

203 

195 

191 

180 

169

158 

151 

148 

144 

139

139 

135 

128

128 

128 

128

Per square 

mile

4.09 

1.66 

1.21

1.62

1.31 

1.10 

1.17 

.986 

.774 

1.72 

2.71 

1.64 

.635

1.59

Sept.

125 

135 

135 

154 

141

125 

128 

125 

122 

122

125 

128

144 

141 

158

148 

154 

154 

144 

141

138 

131 

125 

119 

114

114 

114 

116 

114 

114

Run-off in 

inches

4.72 

1.85 

1.40

22.09

1.51 

1.14 

1.35 

1.10 

.89 

1.92 

3.12 

1.89 

.71

21.60

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (6|30 p.m.) 3,560 sec.-ft.j Oct. 19 (10 p.m.) 10,000 ae-s.-ft.j June 22 

(7i45 p.m.) 2,630 sec.-ft.} July 20 (7:30 p.m.) 3,190 sec.-ft.j July 30 (2 p.m.) 3,120 sec.-ft.t 

Aug. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 4,340 sec.-rt.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 61

Plgg River near Toshes, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°59'01", long. 79°30'52", half a mile downstream 

from Frylngpan Creek and 1.7 miles northwest of Toshes, Plttsylvanla County. Zero of 

gage Is 602.55 feet above mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Drainage area.- 394 square miles.

Records available.- August 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,900 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 22.23 

feet), from rating curve extended above 5,600 second-feet; minimum, 142 second-feet 

Sept. l.(gage height, 3.40 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 1937; minimum, 22 second-feet Aug. 

31, 1932 (gage height, 2.32 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 13, Jan. 29, 30, 

which were computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for Blackwater River near Union Hall and are fair. Some regulation of low-water flow by 

operation of mill above station.

Rating tables, mater year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 21 to June 22

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

Oct. 1-20 

June 23 to July 22

237 8.0

340 10.0

498 12.0

672 14.0

1,050 17.0

1,480 20.0

1,930

2,930

4,120

5,520

7,700

10,100

3.8 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

263

316

466

634

1,010

1,440

1/880

July 23 to Sept. 30 

3.6 184 

4.0 282 

4.5 428 

590 

965 

1,380 

1,840

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19?8

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.

298 

2S7 

423 

4,150 

3,710

2,120 

493 

618 

545 

1,000

638 

519 

469 

462 

446

420 

405 

392 

3,480 

9,600

1,530 

870 

702 

608 

550

526 

2,480 

1,430 

740 

594 

530

Nov.

486 

465 

450 

430 

420

414 

402 

394 

3S6 

380

376 

785 

1,960 

SOO 

577

502 

472 

442 

430 

422

400 

389 

385 

382 

385

388 

563 

1,080 

753 

541

Dec.

483 

461 

434 

429 

426

492 

452 

416 

410 

404

384 

372 

370 

394 

389

390 

400 

402 

392 

380

380 

363 

388 

430 

418

399 

392 

422 

414 

402 

394

Jan.

38S 

415 

403 

382 

376

376 

774 

592 

477 

443

440 

463 

436 

420 

401

387 

392 

382 

374 

370

386 

470 

523 

589 

1,360

923 

590 

474 

450 

450 

485

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

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

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

476 

440 

430 

416 

416

406 

390 

380 

373 

374

366 

372 

368 

368 

370

372 

361 

352 

373 

454

399 

365 

396 

432 

410

380 

378 

368

Mar.

352 

354 

410 

451 

409

567 

490 

419 

394 

6S8

712 

53S 

479 

437 

426

422 

453 

568 

434 

406

403 

386 

380 

386 

359

399 

400 

370 

355 

366 

362

Secondfoot-days

41,035 

16,259 

J.2,682

221,373

15,391 

10,985 

13,575 

11,686 

10,059 

15,200 

19,690 

12,037 

5,887

184,486

Apr.

416 

414 

381 

358 

354

338 

416 

575 

781 

558

462 

426 

398 

386 

380

362 

353 

366 

380 

354

352 

360 

346 

328 

319

324 

304 

302 

296 

297

Maximum

9,600 

1,960 

492

9,600

1,360 

476 

712 

781 

514 

2,020 

2,520 

1,480 

264

9,600

May

300 

290 

2S9 

278 

282

270 

262 

262 

290 

273

260 

266 

276 

322 

438

311 

272 

274 

294 

411

429 

332 

292 

360 

418

420 

514 

376 

318 

312 

368

Minimum

287 

376 

363

208

370 

352 

352 

296 

260 

244 

216 

172 

164

164

June

326 

296 

324 

366 

332

298 

275 

292 

274 

313

358 

398 

396 

288 

250

244 

269 

505 

563 

890

1,480 

2,020 

920 

513 

435

384 

536 

843 

454 

356

July

32^ 

31? 

366 

64F 

354

sie

28F 

270 

298 

294-

29F 

30V 

26f 

24f 

27F

23f 

22E 

21f 

30F 

1,010

2,300 

2,490 

2,520 

1,630 

79f

687 

477 

39f 

36V 

544 

633

Mean

1,324 

542 

409

607

496 

392 

438 

389 

324 

507 

635 

388 

196

505

Aug.

412 

337 

619 

809 

536

1,480 

1,250 

706 

447

366

318 

494 

310 

272 

252

336 

235 

346 

256 

215

206 

202 

200 

183 

188

178 

182 

180 

172 

174 

174

Per square 

m'.le

3.36 

1.38 

1.04

1.54

1.26 

.995 

1.11 

.987

1.29 

1.61 

.985 

.497

1.28

Sept.

176 

230 

204 

222 

211

192 

189 

190 

181 

177

176 

189 

194 

204 

203

264 

214 

216 

213 

206

208 

200 

196 

182 

16S

168 

172 

168 

164 

210

Run-off In 

Inches

3.87 

1.54 

1.20

20.90

1.45 

1.04 

1.28 

1.10 

.95 

1.44 

1.86 

1.14 

.55

17.42

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) 6,080 seo.-ft.j Oct. 20 (1:30 p.m.) 11,900 sec.-ft.
62 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Snow Creek at Sago, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 0 53'50", long. 79°39'05", at highway bridge, 200

feet downstream from First Fork and three-quarters of a mile northwest of Sago,

Franklin County.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,660 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 15.16

feet), from rating curve extended above 300 second-feet; minimum, 34 second-feet

Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

1934-38: Maximum daily discharge, 1,700 second-feet (estimated) Jan. 19, 1936;

minimum discharge, 13 second-feet Aug. 28, 1935 (gage height, 1.38 feet). 

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of Ice effect, Dec. 12, 13. Jan. 28-30,

computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for Plgg River near

Toshes; that for period of missing gage heights, Mar. 20-34, computed on basis of

records for Plgg River near Toshes.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

2.1 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

S.O 

10.0

40 

71 

115 

217 

S27 

438 

6SO 

940

Oct. 21 to June 27 June 2S to Aug. 6 Aug. 7 to £«>pt. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

95

135

225

327

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

47

86

130

225

327

l.S 30

2.0 43

2.5 80

3.0 3"4

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

34

104

810

546

212

115

88

94

172

93

79

73

73

68

62

59

57

859

953

179

139

131

111

111

107

486

1S4

131

119

107

Nov.

102

99

96

90

S7

85

82

81

80

77

75

309

225

123

107

100

96

92

89

89

81

SI

77

77

76

77

178

202

119

96

-

Dec.

89

S5

81

77

81

93

75

71

71

68

67

62

62

67

68

70

70

68

66

64

64

63

72

76

71

67

66

74

68

67

66

Jan.

6S

71

66

65

65

65

152

95

SI

77

SI

81

77

73

73

70

71

69

68

68

78

95

91

119

235

111

89

75

73

75

83

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

76

72

72

72

70

68

69

66

65

66

66

63

62

61

59

59

58

58

64

75

62

60

69

69

63

62

62

60

_

_

-

Mar.

58

58

66

65

62

101

73

6S

66

123

100

84

77

75

71

77

98

87

75

68

66

66

64

64

66

73

68

65

64

64

65

Secondfoot-days

6,390

3,248

2 * 209

37,340

2,660

1«.S28

O O»7g

1,992

lyS*56

2y 1S1 

2,6U

2,265

1,000

30,494

Apr.

65

68

64

61

60

60

81

107

103

81

73

71

69

67

65

64

63

67

64

62

62

62

60

58

57

57

56

66

55

54

Maximum

953

309

93

980

235

76

123

107

87

205

349

369

51

955

May

56

54

55

52

62

50

48

50

52

48

48

49

51

77

70

55

51

54

57

68

63

61

53

85

68

87

77

62

58

65

61

Minimum

54

75

62

32

65

58

58

54

48

47

32

31

26

25

June

56

55

65

59

55

55

52

65

55

71

60

60

56

49

47

48

63

78

85

101

152

111

73

65

6O

60

205

112

64

50

July

45

46

8C

56

46

43

45

45

39

54

39

36

34

34

39

33

32

32

36

76

275

349

349

157

100

121

78

69

67

84

72

Mean

206

108

rn * f J.*O

102

S5.8

65. S

73.4

66.4

59.2

72.7

OA Q

OTK*0

73.1

33.3

83.5

Aug.

60

56

139

188

157

369

138

82

70

60

56

62

55

53

51

48

49

85

49

44

42

41

39

38

37

35

35

32

32

32

31

Per square

m.Me

3.43

1.80

1.19

1.70

1.43

1*09

1*22 i'.n

 987

1.21

1.40

1.22

.555

1.39

Sept.

51

49

36

42

33

32

32

30

29

28

29

30

32

32

50

50

32

32

32

32

SI

29

28

27

26

26

27

25

26

42

-

Run-off In 

Inches

3.95

2.01

1.37

23.11

1.65

1.14

1.41

1.24

1.14

1.35

1.61

1.41

 62

18.90

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (2 a.m.) 1,660 sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 63

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va.

ition.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°10', long. 79°32', a quarter of a mile upstream

from Haden Bridge, three-eighths of a mile upstream from Rockcastle Creek, and 4

miles upstream from Huddleston, Bedford County. 

Drainage area.- 187 square miles. 

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1938. March 1925 to September 1927

( gage heights only), at site a quarter of a mile downstream. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,700 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 25.75

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet; minimum,

46 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 1.37 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 3 second-feet Aug.

31, 1932, Jan. 30, 1934. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 19-22,

which were computed on basis of partial gage-height graph, floodmarks, and records

for Otter River near Evington and are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

1

2

2

3

4

6

8

10

12

Oct.

.7

.0

.5

.0

.0

-0

.0

.0

.0

1-19

1

2

3

3

124

206

350

496

812

,520

,270

,050

,850

Oct.

Aug.

1

1

2

2

3

4

6

8

20

7

.5

.7

.0

.5

.0

.0

.0

.0

to June 27

to Sept. 30

70

117

200

343

492

S12

1,520

2,270

June

1.

2.

2.

3.

4.

6.

S.

28

.6

,0

.5

.0

.0

,0

.0

to Aug.

112

216

357

502

812

1^520

2,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

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.

90

88

152

1,270

780

438

292

117

1S6

228

161

142

137

203

178

172

145

140

4,200

2,500

1,200

800

620

524

447

417

1,880

1,160

700

556

462

Nov.

402

3S1

352

323

297

262

262

248

236

220

208

402

S63

508

39S

334

305

268

248

250

217

203

1S9

183

178

178

384

684

462

340

-

Dec.

285

24S

225

211

211

270

206

203

1S9

178

164

164

178

178

166

166

172

172

161

150

147

144

144

144

141

139

136

161

150

144

144

Jan.

147

155

144

141

139

139

326

259

208

186

183

175

166

152

147

141

144

139

133

130

155

200

22S

268

716

477

300

225

220

22S

220

Month

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

Httf. ............................

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

200

172

172

172

164

158

158

147

144

150

141

141

141

139

133

130

130

130

136

139

126

125

144

161

133

130

133

128

_

_

-

Mar.

117

117

300

279

197

197

166

152

147

334

220

239

206

194

228

192

200

256

203

189

178

166

158

152

141

172

186

155

147

147

147

Secondfoot-days

20,385

9^800

5,491

105,230

6,593

4

f*«Q

f\J 10 

5QQO

f OO<£

4,045 

2,935

8,321

10,525

11,100

2,346

91,502

Apr.

144

139

136

128

125

122

147

186

253

200

169

152

144

136

133

130

110

122

141

122

117

147

122

112

110

107

100

100

97

94

-

Maximum

4,200

863

285

4,200

716

200

334

253

156

1,050

1,820

90

4,200

May

100

94

92

90

88

85

81

81

86

81

81

88

79

102

130

90

79

81

92

112

112

83

74

92

97

136

158

107

92

85

85

Minimum

88

178

136

40

130

125

117

94

74

62

94

83

64

62

June

79

77

94

94

81

79

72

102

61

158

141

90

S3

70

64

62

77

180

104

906

1,050

1,050

508

366

314

530

523

770

303

213

July

17S

165

159

139

129

124

122

117

112

269

IIP

103

99

103.

105

97

94

145

38f

390

eer

1,410

1,820

1,120

56?

45?

32£

26f

27f

23C

25C

Mean

658

327

177

388

213

146

190

135

94-7

277

340

358

*

251

Aug.

196

267

1,100

456

1,070

2,320

1,230

604

462

387

308

262

234

20S

186

172

164

172

144

125

117

112

104

100

92

85

85

S3

85

85

83

Per square 

mile

3.52

1 «75

* 947

1.54

1.14

 781

1.02

.722

.506

1.48

1 .82

1.91

.418

1.34

Sept.

Si

ee

85

90

83

77

74

77

79

79

81

SI

83

81

81

81

85

90

83

SI

79

70

70

68

72

72

70

70

64

74

Run-off in 

inches

4.06

1.95

1.09

20.95

1.31

 81

1 »18

 81

 58

1*65

2.10

2 .'47 «20

ie.2i

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (11 a.m.) 2,000 sec.-ft.j Oct. 19 (3 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.j Oct. 27 

(2 p.m.} 3,850 see.-ft.j July 23 (9 p.m.) 4,300 sec.-ft.j Aug. 6 (1 a.m.) 5,700 sec.-ft.
64 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Otter River near Evington, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°13', long. 79°18', at highway bridge, 2 miles 

upstream from Flat Creek and 2 miles southwest of Evington, Campbell CoMnty.

Drainage area.- 325 square miles.

Records available.- November 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period Nov. 2, 1936 to Sept. 30, 1937, 5,330 second-

 feet Jan. 3 (gage height, 15.17 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 secondfeet; minimum not determined; minimum daily discharge, 100 second-feet Nov. 30. 

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 9,280 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage 

height, 23.14 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 second-feet; minimum, 117 

second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.68 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights, Nov.

 8, 9, 11-13, 19-23, 25-30, 1936, Jan. 15-20, Mar. 27, 28, June 29, 1937, Feb. 15-19 

1938, which were computed on basis of gage heights and records for Goos3 Creek near 

Huddleston and Falling River near Brookneal, and are fair.

Revisions.- Figures of discharge for the water year 1936-37, superseding those publlshed In Water-Supply Paper 822, are published herein.

Rating tables Nov. 2, 1936, to Sept. 30, 193S (gage height. In feet, and dlecharge. 

In second-feet)

Hov. 2, 1936, to Jan. 3, 1937

Jan. 21, 1937, to Oct. 19, 1937

1.8 120 5.0 918

2.0 154 6.0 1,250

2.5 249 8.0 2,060

3.0 360 10.0 2,960

4.0 624 12.0 3,S6O

Jan. 4-20, 1937 

Oct. 20, 1937, to Sept. 30, 193S

l.S 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

136 

171 

270 

S87 

654 

946

6.0

S.O

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,270 

2,030 

2,930 

3,S30 

4,730

Discharge, In second-feet, 

1936-37

D«y

1

2

3

4

e

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. HOT.

_

139

13S

134

146

132

126.

ISO

140

134

130

130

140

132

126

118

118

120

120

120

120

120

120

115

UO

110

110

110

110

100

-

Dec.

109

152

214

16S

141

138

687

362

261

296

427

698

526

358

OQO

322

590

396

406

1,240

679

478

368

316

285

267

254

258

256

288

467

Jan.

712

2,400

4,310

1,390

812

626

558

478

439

400

374

350

55S

558

1,100

700

1,900

1,800

2,800

3,000

2,020

1,180

860

713

647

574

508

476

1,080

688

924

Pet.

1,030

692

567

512

47S

431

420

463

428

486

410

386

376

403

370

397

438

384

378

357

664

1,940

945

734

636

527

477

478

»

_

-

liar.

438

450

428

403

385

364

349

400

404

351

340

328

320

330

370

372

361

366

374

340

326

302

298

302

334

299

280

270

260

260

280

Apr.

254

250

248

244

447

584

415

368

412

356

322

SOS

296

300

309

306

276

270

264

254

262

266

247

244

1,540

2,730

904

759

606

515

-

Hay

452

418

3S 9

368

352

383

327

314

292

2S1

262

259

268

530

476

352

316

286

274

260

245

238

242

278

242

227

229

213

204

200

190

June

186

234

264

234

430

248

224

281

208

224

372

200

232

274

175

17S

526

570

692

278

22 S

354

212

178

162

155

196

300

190

166

-

July

206

232

164

140

1S4

414

222

172

146

142

2S4

166

151

855

244

174

146

140

118

SOO

623

440

262

204

178

173

204

140

128

125

329

Aug.

216

150

283

148

130

116

240

128

19S

343

1,010

502

550

1,310

334

236

191

164

157

134

134

190

424

6SS

715

S75

1,030

486

374

1,090

1,360

Sept.

834

549

424

345

296

375

368

313

277

250

240

222

2PS

198

186

172

172

170

158

157

146

143

141

139

13S

132

176

338

270

210

-
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 65

Discharge, In second-feet, of Otter River near Evington, Va., 1936-38 Continued

1937-38

Day Oct. Apr. May July Aug. Sept.

185

174

181

1,570

1,010

596

436

336

291

385

291

257

245

313

291

260

239

239

4,350

4,990

1,640

1,040

796

668

586

532

2,700

1,720

1,010

767

654

572

518

491

452

426

413

387

374

362

338

326

426

767

491

426

387

374

338

326

350

315

292

288

283

279

644

1,200

796

612

518 

465 

426 

4OO 

387

491

387

362

350

326

292

281

338

315

304

326

326

338

315

292

292

288

292

290

288

292

292

338

326

292

288

326

288

279

274

268

842

572

439

374

362

350

338

304

292

279

290

281

266

266

572

548

1,140

710

518

426

400

413

413

387

338

326

326

315

304

304

283

279

277

274

304

290

266

260

260

260

260

270

304

262

251

304

400

315

290

277

262

243

255

527

599

413

400

338

315

292

724

491

413

387

426

374

648

710

491

439

400

362

350

326

304

490

452

362

338

326

315

315

304

288

274

272

270

315

413

532

400

350

326

315

292

290

283

270

274

315

270

257

315

288

253

251

241

235

233

221

217

227

217

205

201

207

217

209

205

211

207

198

196

182

217

326

215

188

182

221

487

326

225

198

217

237

260

452

326

277

249

217

192

282

217

221

182

173

164

227

180

272

585

277

326

201

177

166

207

439

598

1,750

1,760

2,470

1,040

1,560

452

681

1,270

478

362

315 350

292 292

277 1,910

245 796

229 1,760

215

203

192

188

188

188

171

162

155

160

148

138

198

326

564

1,750

2,380

1,690

767

504

400

350

426

452

1,560

2,740

1,100

1,140

767

612

518

452

400

362

338

315

326

290

264

249

241

227

215

201

192

184

173

169

169

179

182

205

198

175

157

153

151

151

162

158

157

164

166

158

155

148

150

164

166

169

173

146

141

134

128

126

126

123

122

177

ttonth Secondfoot-days Maximum Minimum Per square Run-off In 

mile Inches

October ........

November 2-30, 1936. . 

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

Calendar year

January 1937 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year

October 1937 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1937

January 1938 ........

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

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

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

Hay..................

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

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

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

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

Water year 1957-58

5,598

11,699

146

1,240

100

109

124

377

0.382

1.16

0.41

1.34

34,934

15,807

10,664

14,558

9,367

8,171

7,906

15,906

7,747

4,310

1,940

450

2,750

530

692

855

1,360

834

350

357

260

244

190

155

118

116

132

1,127

565

344

485

302

272

255

449

258

3-47 

1.74 

1.06 

1.49 

.929 

.857 

.785 

1.38 

.794

4.00

1.81

1.66

1.07

.95

.90

1.59

.89

28,752

13,541

10,517

4,990

1,200

518

174

279

281

927

451

339

2.85

1.39

1.04

3.29

1.55

1.20

175,870 4,990 116 1.48 20.11

12,924

8,248

15,198

8,879

7,502

17,577

16.059

18,491

4,685

1,140

400

724

532

487

2,470

2,380

2,740

205

266

251

243

217

182

164

138

169

122

417

295

426

296

242

586

518

596

156

1.28

.908

1.51

.911

.745

1.80

1.59

1.83

.480

1.48

.95

1.51

1.02

.86

2.01

1.85

2.11

.54

160,575 4,990 122 1.55 18.55

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19, 1957 (8«50 p.m.) 9,280 see.-ft.j Oct. 27, 1937 (8 p.m.) 4,560 sec.-ft.« 

tag. 7, 1938 16J30 a.m.) 3,960 aee.-ft.
66 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Falling River near Brookneal, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 37°04'54", long. 78°56'07", 300 fe<>t downstream 

from Hat Creek and 2i miles north of Brookneal, Campbell County.

Drainage area.- 228 square miles.

Records available.- January 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year 13,500 second-feet June 22 (gag? height, 26.7 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; minimum, 

76 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 3.87 feet).

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 14,700 second-feet Mar. 17 or 18, 1936 (gage height, 

28.0 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7.000 second-feet; 

minimum, 46 second-feet, Sept. 13, 1936 (gage height, 3.82 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of ice effect, Jan. 28, 29 (computed on 

basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for Otter River near Evington) and 

those for period of missing gage heights, June 22-27 (computed on basis of partial 

gage-height graph, floodmark, and records for Otter River near Evington). which are 

fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-33 except period of ice effect (rage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

00t. 1 to Get. 4

July 23 to Sept.

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

8.0

9.0

87

113

149

220

301

468

723

1,020

1,220

1,540

1,820

Get. 5 to Oct. 20

30

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

June 22

111

173

251

420

662

970

1,180

to July 22

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

1,530

1,820

2,100

2,910

4,000

5,300

6,700

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.7

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.6

Oct. 21

113

142

182

256

343

524

784

1,C60

to June 21

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1<5.0

1,260

1,580

1,850

2,140

2,910

4,000

6,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

140

134

314

2,020

889

375

240

176

166

339

193

152

136

152

133

118

113

109

1,780

4,210

934

616

416

331

278

259

1,080

760

458

749

298

NOT.

262

246

235

215

208

208

196

194

191

187

182

256

405

251

218

200

196

182

180

191

174

166

161

163

165

167

233

298

238

200

-

Dec.

187

178

172

167

174

215

184

165

167

161

167

157

176

165

163

180

176

172

159

153

152

150

153

153

152

148

146

233

184

169

166

Jan.

172

228

187

174

167

165

617

356

251

218

220

220

200

178

174

163

167

159

153

155

210

513

602

622

1,470

617

362

300

270

261

264

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-S

Feb.

236

210

208

203

191

187

189

172

172

172

167

189

178

174

166

163

157

161

174

395

215

189

284

382

256

220

203

187

_

_

-

Mar.

169

169

488

486

296

635

334

262

233

884

668

382

301

270

270

243

243

550

345

278

246

225

212

200

187

338

264

212

198

196

200

Secondfoot-days

17,647

6^369

6,233

118,690

10,005

5,798

9,882

6,834

4 403

2?' 173

14,176

4,683

2,793

113,795

Apr.

228

198

187

174

166

163

210

410

608

307

238

218

203

194

184

176

167

172

178

161

167

155

148

142

142

137

132

129

128

123

-

Maximum

4,210

405

233

6,090

1,470

395

884

508

291

6,900

2,330

345

160

6,900

May

129

123

121

117

116

113

110

116

120

110

110

117

111

134

194

123

114

113

125

291

167

128

118

172

140

263

256

161

139

129

123

Minimum

109

161

146

78

153

167

169

123

110

110

97

86

fit DJ.

81

June

116

114

123

128

118

110

112

136

196

939

911

690

507

226

184

176

220

409

299

5,810

3,150

6,900

1,000

1,200

600

320

400

1,670

312

198

-

July

168

157

150

135

125

ISO

116

111

135

134

109

105

100

106

106

97

103

203

4M

819

1,690

2,3.^0

1,610 9^1

477

614

3,39

270

678

731

833

Mean

566

169

325

323

20V

319

1 xy*Qi

142

906

467

148

93.1

312

Aug.

346

254

273

230

238

210

249

178

176

153

141

140

125

120

lie

115

110

145

123

109

106

103

99

97

93

93

93

89

88

87

86

Per square 

mile

2 AO 4O

 950

.741

1.45

1*42

 908

1»40

.851

 625

3.97

2.00

.649

.408

1.57

Sept.

85

93

110

110

91

86

84

82

84

82

83

89

95

91

95

85

83

87

89

160

156

91

87

84

82

82

83

31

82

102

Run-off In 

Inches

l!o4

.86

19.36

1.64

.95

1.61

.95

.72

4.45

2.31

.76

.46

18.56

Peak discharge.- June 22 (4 a.m.) 13,500 sec.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 67

Dan River near Francisco, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°30'15", long. 80 U 20'55", at county highway 

bridge just downstream from Georges Mill, 3 miles east of Francisco, Stokes County, 

and 7.9 miles downstream from Little Dan River.

Drainage area.- 119 square miles.

Records available.- August 1924 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1924-26, 1927-38), 187 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,400 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 12.45 

feet), from rating curve extended above 2,400 second-feet; minimum, 85 second-feet 

Sept. 21; minimum gage height, 1.23 feet Apr. 6.

1924-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 7.1 second-feet Sept.

3, 1932 (gage height, 0.43 foot).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of ice effect, Jan. 28, 29, computed on 

basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams. 

Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of gristmills upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 25 to Sept. 30)

1.2 81

1.5 144

2.0 296

2.5 510

3.0 820

4.0 1,590

5.0 2,550

6.0 3,640

7.0 4,850

9.0 7,500

11.0 10,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

114 

109 

109 

636 

1,330

432

252 

201 

195 

278

201 

179 

168 

168 

163

151 

149 

146 

5,310 

1,650

677 

470 

465 

565 

326

304 

752 

500

381 

334 

304

Nov.

285 

274 

259 

249 

242

249 

239 

232 

228 

222

216 

346 

458 

292 

259

245 

235 

225 

225 

228

213 

195 

195 

195 

204

204 

412 

470 

330 

256

Bee.

225 

179 

201 

225 

228

252 

291 

219 

245 

168

192 

213 

207 

198 

195

216 

210 

249 

225 

242

239 

263 

242 

239 

225

216 

210 

259

228 

216 

216

Jan.

228 

222 

210 

198 

195

190 

239 

213 

195 

187

204 

195 

192 

182 

179

176 

173 

179 

171 

173

182 

215 

219 

255 

700

361 

259 

260 

240 

232 

239

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

K

alendar year 193

afcer year 1937-3

Feb.

22S 

201 

201 

198 

192

192 

190 

179 

182 

179

182 

176 

176 

171 

171

173 

171 

171 

201 

207

182 

175 

195 

215 

190

184 

179 

168

Mar.

161 

168 

173 

176 

168

210 

190 

173 

168 

239

245 

207 

195 

182 

182

187 

190 

179 

171 

168

168 

163 

161 

161 

156

156 

154 

151 

149 

151 

151

£££.

16,819 

7,882 

6,843

95,055

7,061 

5,225 

5,453 

4,O80 

4,525 

7,300 

11,571 

8,626 

4,522

89,707

Apr.

154 

122 

107 

97 

95

95 

122 

135 

146 

124

112 

107 

140 

154 

151

149 

146 

179 

166 

154

154 

156 

163 

149 

142

137 

135 

131 

129 

129

Maximum

6,310 

470 

265

5,510

700 

228 

245 

179 

594 

718 

1,440 

769 

252

5,510

May

133 

126 

124 

116 

118

116 

112 

116 

114 

114

112 

112 

112 

149 

179

137 

118 

118 

126 

131

142 

120 

120

135 

158

179 

192 

146 

166 

394 

290

Minimum

109 

195 

168

93

171 

168 

149 

95 

112 

149 

140 

161 

99

95

June

190 

166 

235 

213 

176

149 

179 

197 

151 

168

368 

311 

222 

173 

149

154 

205 

283 

718 

350

292 

256 

207 

184 

215

201 

590 

597 

216

187

July

168 

184 

336 

313 

216

190 

176 

163 

163 

161

176 

154 

142 

156

156

142 

140 

144 

158 

390

985 

1,170 

1,050 

1,440 

710

526 

411 

369 

571

330 

381

Mean

543 

265

221

260

22S 

187 

176 

156 

146 

243 

575 

278 

144

246

Aug.

338 

338 

769 

618 

369

377 

470 

398 

334 

296

274 

259 

245 

232 

232

219 

281 

267 

201 

195

182 

187 

182 

176 

168

177 

188 

161 

166 

166 

161

Per square 

mile

4.66 

2.21 

1.86

2.18

1.92 

1.57 

1.48 

1.14 

1.23 

2.04 

3.13 

2.34 

1.21

2.07

Sept.

210 

187 

176 

232 

166

149 

151 

151 

144 

142

137 

144 

162 

155 

140

146 

144 

140 

135

131

124 

118 

118 

118 

112

99 

118 

122 

120

131

Run-off in 

Inches

5.26 

2.47 

2.14

29.75

2.21 

1.64 

1.71 

1.27 

1.42 

2.28 

3.61 

2.70 

1.55

28.06

Peak dlBdharge.- Dot. 5 (IjSO p.m.) 3,410 see -ft.{ 0«rt. 19 (4«50 p.m.) 12,400 see.-ft.j July 25 

(11:30 a.m.) 3,880 seo.-ft.
68 ROANDKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at Leaksvllle, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°29'05", long. 79°45'30", at Leakf-vlUe, Rocklngham County, half a mile downstream from State highway bridge and half s mile upstream 

from Smith River.

Drainage area.- 1,150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 27.90 feet Oct. 20 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 368 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.18 feet).

1929-38: Maximum gage height, that of Oct. 20, 1937 (discharge not determined). 

All previously published peak discharges above 15,000 second-feet may 1-ave been In 

error because of possible backwater from Smith River. Minimum dlscharg-e, 84 secondfeet Sept. 12, 1932 (gage height, 0.25 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, those estimated 

and those for Oct. 5, 6, 27, which are poor. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by 

operation of power plants upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water rear October 1937 to September 1958

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 

27 

28 

29

50 

31

Oct.

787 

722 

722 

5,770 

17,300

16,000 

3,470 

2,130 

1,710 

2,430

1/990 

1,570 

1,360 

1,360 

1,290

1,150 

1,080 

1,080 

t3,800

tso.ooo

t21,000 

3,560 

2,730 

2,560 

1,990

2,150 

11,100 

7,420 

2,960 

2,280 

*2,000

Nov.

*1,900 

*1,700 

*1,600 

*1,500 

*1,500

*1,400 

*1,400 

*1,300 

*1,300 

*1,300

*1,300 

*3,200 

*4,600 

*3,000 

*2,000

*1,700 

*1,500 

*1,400 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,290 

1,220 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,R20 

4,010 

3,040 

1,990

Dec.

1,710 

1,540 

1,460 

1,400 

1,360

1,460 

1,460 

1,290 

1,260 

1,220

1,150 

1,080 

1,150 

*1,200 

*1,200

*1,200 

*1,300 

*1,300 

*1,200 

*1,200

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,300 

1,360 

1,500

1,360 

1,260 

1,500 

1,710 

1,400 

1,360

Jan.

1,260 

1,450 

1,570 

1,360 

1,290

1,260 

2,440 

2,360 

1,640 

1,400

1,360 

1,460 

1,400 

1,360 

1,320

1,290 

1,260 

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,200

»1,300 

*1,400 

*1,500 

*1,800 

 4,000

*2,400 

*1,700 

*1,600 

*1,500 

*1,400 

 1,400

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

nay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W ater year 1937-

Feb.

*1,400 

*1,500 

*1,500 

*1,300 

*1,200

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,300 

*1,500

*1,300 

*1,200 

*1,300 

«1,400 

*1,300

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,100

Mar.

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,200

*1,300 

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,800

*1,600 

*1,400 

*1,300 

*1,200 

*1,200

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,100

*1,100 

1,080 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

940 

975 

1,010

Secondfoot-day*

156,271 

64,200 

41,290

775,545

49,060 

33,700 

35,355 

55,499 

26,561 

44,854 

71,464 

52,916 

18,070

596,740

Apr.

1,010 

1,150 

1,120 

975 

919

898 

1,120 

1,600 

2,680 

1,780

1,320 

1,180 

1,120 

1,080 

1,040

1,010 

975 

1,040 

1,320 

1,180

1,010 

975 

975 

933 

919

891 

884 

835 

780 

780

Maximum

30,000 

4,600 

1,710

30,000

4,000 

1,500 

1,800 

2,680 

1,540 

7,000 

9,200 

1,990 

1,010

30,000

May

794 

807 

780 

768 

728

722 

696 

696 

690 

683

644 

722 

690 

807 

1,220

1,010 

787 

709 

742 

761

828 

748 

870 

877 

940

1,010 

1,400 

1,040 

842 

1,010 

1,540

Minimum

722 

1,150 

1,080

585

1,200 

1,100 

940 

780 

644 

742 

650 

575 

441

441

June

1,120 

905 

870 

975 

912

898 

774 

1,340 

1,210 

933

1,150 

1,430 

1,500 

1,010 

807

742 

748 

1,080 

1,760 

2,280

2,570 

2,580 

1,430 

1,150 

1,150

1,220 

1,880 

7,000 

2,140 

1,290

July

1,010 

863 

3,040 

3,100 

1,5^0

1,150 

9V5 

8F8 

814

see

7*2 

S56 

7^5 

6V6 

7f7

SCO 

650 

7f7 

9f3 

2,5fO

6,7VO 

7,6SO 

9.2CO 

8,4*0 

3,7fO

3,130 

2,2CO 

1,710 

1,5CO 

1,740 

1,460

Mean

5,009 

1,807 

1,332

2,125

1,583 

1,204 

1,157 

1,117 

857 

1,495 

2,305 

1,062 

602

1,635

Aug.

1,430 

1,290 

1,400 

1,850 

1,740

1,990 

1,990 

1,800 

1,290 

1,150

1,010 

975 

905 

S35 

814

800 

748 

1,670 

1,100 

748

702 

683 

670 

638 

605

605 

830 

856 

624 

593 

575

Per square 

mile

4.36 

1.57 

1.16

1.85

1.38 

1.05 

1.01 

.971 

.745 

1.30 

2.00 

.923 

.523

1.42

Sept.

644 

1,010 

74S 

683 

735

605 

551 

545 

575 

605

563 

569 

563 

657 

696

657 

657 

593 

605 

575

575 

533 

485 

491 

441

485 

441 

474 

474 

835

Run-off In 

Inches

5.03 

1.75 

1.34

25.08

1.59 

1.09 

1.16 

1.08 

.86 

1.45 

2.31 

1.06 

.58

19.30

«Gage heights missing or valueless; discharge computed on basis of records for Dan River at Danville, Va., and Smith River at Martlnsvllle, Va.

tStage-dlscharge relation affected by backwater from Smith River; discharge estimated by rainfall 

run-off studies.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 69

Dan River at Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°35'15", long. 79°22'55", at Southern Railway 

bridge in Danville, Pittsylvania County, 1,000 feet upstream from Fall Creek.

Drainage area,.- 2,050 square miles.

Records available.- August 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 54,100 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 18.34 

feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet; minimum, 112 second-feet 

Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.06 feet); minimum daily discharge, 810 seconii-feet Sept. 26.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 21, 1937; minimum, 82 second-feet Sept. 

4, 1935 (gage height, 1.18 feet); minimum daily discharge, 436 second-feet Sept. 21, 

1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Apr. 8-10, 18, 

19, 24, May 4-8, 12-16, 19, 20, 22-24, which were computed on basis of records for 

station at South Boston and are fair. Flow regulated by operation of Dan River 

cotton mills above station. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. 

Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to July 24 July 25 to Sept. SO

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,170

1,830

2,810

3,880

6,210

8,720

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

14,400 

20,600 

2V,400 

34,900 

43,300

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,210

2,040

4,010

6,250

8,730

14,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,360 

1,160 

1,180 

6,820 

21,600

25,100 

9,570 

3,720 

2,720 

3,600

3,940 

2,700 

2,380 

2,210 

2,200

2,000 

1,800 

1,960 

5,240 

38,400

47,200 

11,500 

5,460 

4,860 

4,650

4,280 

15,300 

15,300 

6,890 

5,000 

4,000

Nov.

4,140 

3,760 

3,510 

3,440 

3,020

3,300 

2,660 

3,110 

2,780 

2,680

2,620 

3,500 

10,700 

6,170 

4,460

3,580 

3,320 

3,160 

2,990 

2,940

2,630 

2,950 

2,660 

2,560 

2,360

2,620 

2,900 

5,700 

5,900 

4,560

Dec.

3,900 

3,300 

3,350 

3,460 

2,720

2,420 

3,400 

2,930 

2,580 

2,830

2,900 

2,160 

2,680 

2,730 

2,700

2,330 

2,700 

3,000 

2,540 

2,980

2,640 

2,590 

2,470 

3,220 

3,580

3,350 

3,320 

3,460 

3,830 

3,360 

3,490

Jan.

3,080 

3,160 

3,650 

3,280 

3,310

2,940 

4,850 

5,600 

4,060 

3,690

3,320 

3,380 

3,100 

3,120 

2,960

2,980 

3,100 

2,900 

2,740 

2,430

2,480 

2,760 

3,220 

3,720 

5,270

6,580 

4,300 

3,380 

2,960 

2,920 

3,410

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Beb 

liar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3Q

Feb.

3,250 

3,000 

2,440 

2,510 

2,290

2,120 

2,470 

2,200 

2,130 

2,080

2,020 

2,070 

2,060 

2,140 

2,110

2,010 

1,970 

1,810 

1,900 

2,520

2,790 

2,050 

2,130 

2,680 

2,800

2,400 

2,240 

2,270

Mar.

2,160 

1,960 

2,080 

2,060 

2,040

2,040 

2,420 

2,170 

1,900 

3,260

4,980 

3,320 

2,720 

2,600 

2,290

2,160 

2,240 

2,600 

2,420 

2,070

2,100 

2,070 

1,940 

1,920 

1,860

1,860 

1,920 

1,650 

2,020 

1,540 

1,740

Secondfoot-daya

264,100 

110,680 

93,020

1,336,542

108,650 

64,460 

70,130 

59,260 

46,100 

85,460 

121,320 

62,570 

37,860

1.123,610

Apr.

1,740 

2,010 

2,020 

1,740 

1,760

1,620 

1,940 

2,500 

3,500 

4,000

2,640 

2,180 

2,100 

1,960 

1,950

1,660 

1,840 

1,500 

1,700 

2,370

2,340 

1,710 

1,820 

1,500 

1,650

1,660 

1,580 

1,560 

1,500 

1,210

Kaxlsum

47,200 

10,700 

3,900

47,200

6,580 

3,250 

4,980 

4,000 

2,520 

12,700 

13,800 

3,900 

2,040

47,200

May

1,440 

1,460 

1,440 

1,350 

1,300

1,300 

1,250 

1,300 

1,170 

1,290

1,280 

1,200 

1,250 

1,400 

1,700

1,700 

1,540 

1,340 

1,200 

1,300

1,510 

1,400 

1,150 

1,500 

1,640

1,910 

2,140 

2,120 

1,670 

1,330 

2,520

Minimum

1,160 

2,360 

2,160

912

2,430 

1,810 

1,540 

1,210 

1,15O 

1,280 

1,380 

1,220 

810

810

June

2,210 

1,750 

1,560 

1,520 

1,730

1,570 

1,590 

2,180 

2,580 

1,600

1,640 

2,270 

2,540 

1,960 

1,420

1,360 

1,280 

1,950 

2,560 

4,430

5,410 

6,070 

3,310 

2,160 

2,460

3,010 

2,700 

12,700 

5,270 

2,670

July

1,9.'0 

1,560 

4,650 

6,590 

3,430

2,280 

1,8-10 

1,770 

1,530 

1,7-VD

1,980 

1,520 

1,580 

1,380 

1,690

1,440 

1,440 

1,860 

2,000 

4,100

8,6FO 

11,700 

12,400 

13,800 

7,260

5,590 

4,lfO 

3,030 

2,6fO 

2,9fO 

2,83.0

Mean

S,519 

3,689 

3,001

3,662

3,505 

2,302 

2,262 

1,975 

1,487 

2,849 

3,914 

2,018 

1,262

3,078

Aug.

2,S30 

2,460 

2,410 

3,420 

2,960

3,030 

3,160 

3,900 

2,500 

2,170

2,080 

2,210 

1,600 

1,610 

1,740

1,610 

1,480 

2,160 

2,810 

1,540

1,380 

1,360 

1,520 

1,400 

1,220

1,300 

1,220 

1,580 

1,390 

1,300 

1,220

Per square 

mile

4.16 

1.80 

1.46

1.79

1.71 

1.12 

1.10 

.963 

.725 

1.39 

1.91 

.984 

.616

1.50

Sept.

1,440 

2,040 

1,920 

1,270 

1,460

1,460 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230 

1,380

1,160 

1,080 

1,240 

1,200 

1,400

1,280 

1,340 

1,080 

1,160 

1,360

1,170 

1,140 

1,040 

1,060 

1,060

810 

1,110 

1,000 

1,010 

1,360

Run-off In 

Inches

4.60 

2.01 

1.68

24.26

1.97 

1.17 

1.27 

1.07 

.84 

1.55 

2.20 

1.13 

.69

20.38

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21, (4 a.m.) 48,800 Bee.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Dan River at South Boston, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°41'3711 , long. 78°54'09", at Norfolk & Western 

Railway bridge at South Boston, Halifax County, 6 miles upstream from Banister River. 

Zero of gage is 300.07 feet above mean sea level (from levels by corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 2,730 square miles.

Records available.- August 1900 to May 1907. April 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 20 years (1900-1902, 1903-6, 1923-38), 2,948 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 56,300 second-feet Oct 22 (gage height, 28.25 

feet); minimum, 753 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 4.63 feet); minlnnm dally discharge, 824 second-feet Sept. 27.

1900-1907, 1923-38: Maximum discharge, 58,200 second-feet Jan. 21, 1936 (gage 

height, 28.5 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 40,000 secondfeet; minimum, 161 second-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 3.11 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 208 second-feet Sept. 15, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair. 

Water supply for South Boston diverted just above station. Dams and mills at Danville regulate low-water flow to some extent.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Oct. 7 Oct. 8 to Dot. 22 Oct. 23 t? Sept. 3O

6.2

7.0

S.O

1O.O

12.0

14.0

1,690 

2,220 

2,930 

4,53O 

6,320 

8,33O

16.0 

18.0 

20.0 

£2.0 

24.0 

26.0

10,600 

13,400 

17,200 

22,700 

31,300 

42,50O

7.O

8.0

10.0

12.0

2,640 

4,300 

6,23O

Note.- Same as preceding table above IS.7 

feet.

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

1O.O

12.0

920 

1,450 

2,O90 

2,820 

4,450 

6,300

Note.- Same as preeedlng taMe above 13.7 

feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

81

22

S3

24

25

26

87

28

89

30

51

Oct.

1,940

1,690

1,630

2,510

14,000

22,400

31,300

17,100

3,940

4,120

4,930

4,030

3,120

2,800

2,570

2,500

2,290

2,010

2,730

15,800

*35,000

*52,OOO

«20,000

*8,000

«6,5OO

«6,000

7,460

17,600

15,700

5,710

4,450

Nov.

3,78O

3,620

3,380

3,140

2,980

2,9OO

2,980

2,370

2,660

2,510

2,510

2,660

7,080

9,630

5,350

4,020

3,380

3,220

2,980

2,980

2,820

2,440

2,580

2,370

t2,20O

t2,300

2,510

3,540

t7,000 te,ooo

-

Dec.

f5,OOO

f3,500

t3,10O

tS,200

f3,000

2,370

f2,300

f3,OOO

f2,700

t2,400

f2,500

f2,500

t2,100

f2,500

t2,600

f2,500

2,390

2,530

2,750

2,280

2,620

2,310

2,340

2,540

3,140

3,320

3,050

3,140

t3,300

t3,500

t3,200

Jan.

t3,300

t2,900

f3,000

f3,3OO

f3,000

f3,OOO

f2,800

t5,000

t6,000

f4,500

t3,800

3,590

3,650

3,200

3,070

2,920

2,900

f3,000

t2,900

t2,700

f2,500

t2,800

3,540

f4,200

t5,000

f6,000

t7,000

ts,ooo

t4,000

3,540

t3,800

Month

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

Hay.............................

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

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

Water year 1937-3q

Feb.

f4,OOO

f3,700

2,780

2,610

2,890

2,690

2,400

2,700

2,470

2,430

2,330

2,380

2,420

2,410

2,470

2,440

2,340

2,320

2,230

2,540

3,050

3,010

2,460

3,300

3,800

3,400

2,940

2,760

-

-

liar.

2,660

2,500

2,420

2,660

2,620

2,620

2,720

2,870

2,560

3,630

6,300

6,200

4,040

3,440

3,130

2,890

2,830

3,140

3,240

3,120

2,360

2,590

2,540

2,370

2,300

2,300

2,510

2,100

2,100

2,260

2,060

Secondfoot-daya

321,830

1O7, 890

87,680

1,691,830

115,910

91*630

77 490 

57*120

122 91O

196*420

67.190

39,324

1,362,664

Apr.

2,170

2,400

2,820

2,250

2,210

2,140

2,040

2,860

4,900

6,300

4,250

3,260

2,770

2,590

2,420

2,370

2,260

2,120

2,280

2,780

2,720

2,100

2,190

2,120

1,890

1,960

1,940

1,340

1>790

1,750

-

Ifaxinum

62,000

9,630

5,000

52,000

7,000

4,000

6,800

6,300

3,250

14,900

23f 800

4,070

20130

52,000

May

1,480

1,650

1,700

1,620

1,540

1,540

1,580

1,450

1,570

1,280

1,450

1,370

1,400

1,620

1,970

2,220

2,290

1,760

1,580

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,770

1*480

2,500

2,680

3,250

2,910

2,570

1,900

1,790

Mlnlmxm

1,630 

2 200

2*100

1,100

2 y 500

20230

2006O

1,750

1^280

10690

1,610

1,160 

824

824

June

2,960

2,480

2,110

2,030

1,960

2,100

1,970

1,930

2,660

3,080

3,530

2,720

3,360

3,020

2,310

1,720

1,690

1,940

3,330

6,240

9,780

14,900

6,880

3,780

2,900

3,500

3,430

7,75O

12,100

4,700

-

July

2,920

2,430

1,980

7,930

7,300

4,060

2,660

2,140

1,910

1,890

2,160

2,S20

2,740

2,230

1,900

2,150

1,630

1,610

3,220

3,670

6,700

11,900

14,400

23,400

23,800

23,400

16,600

6,900

3,960

5,410

3,910

Mean

10,380

9 >" n5>«"

4,635

3 0739

2,760

20956

2,583

1,843

4,097

6,336

2,167

1,311

3,733

Aug.

3,340

3,070

2,830

3,120

3,660

3,580

3,880

4.O70

3,620

2,660

2,300

f2,000

t2,000

fl,600

tl.600

fl,700

tl,600

tl,500

t2,000

t2,500

tl,500

fl,300

fl,300

tl,500

fl,400

1,160

1,210

1,180

1,610

1,280

1,220

Per acuare

mile

3 *80

1.32

1 »04

1.70

1

'xrf

 O f

1.01

1*08

.946

 675

1.50

2 *32

.794

.480

1.37

Sept.

1,180

1,83O

2,130

1,810

1,290

1,400

1,430

1,260

1,200

1,260

1,370

1,180

1,040

1,240

1,210

1,460

1,370

1,390

1,160

tl,300

tl,700

tl,500

1,310

1,080

1,120

1,080

824

1,100

1,010

1,090

Run-off In 

Inches

4 .38

1.47

1.20

23.06

1.58 

1.05

1 .24

1.06

 78

1»67

2 *68

 92

.54

18.67

Peak discharge.- Oct. 22 (10:30 a.m.) 56,300 sec.-ft.; Got. 29 (4 a.m.) 20,800 sovs.-ft. 

«0age height missing; discharge computed on basla of flbodmark, four gage readings on Oct. 21, 

22 by employee of city waterworks, and records for stations at Leaksrllle and Danvf.lle. 

tOage height mlsatng; discharge computed on basis of records for station at DanvMle.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 71

Mayo River near Price, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 56 032'00", long. 79°59'30", Just downstream from 

Anglins Bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from State line, and 4 miles west 

of Price, Rockingham County.

Drainage area.- 260 square miles.

Records available.- July 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 14.00 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum, 151 second-feet 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.26 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 41 second-feet Sept. 

19,1932 (gage height, 0.52 foot).

Remarks.- Records good below 2,000 second-feet except those for periods of missing gage 

heights, which are fair; those above 2,000 second-feet are poor.

Rating table, water year 1937-36 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 

1.5

1.7 

S-0 

2.5 

3.0

160

216

298

444

720

1,070

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,500

2,040

3,400

5,150

7,300

9,800

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14,0

12,600

15,600

18,950

22,450

26,000

30,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

224 

216 

236 

3,290

4,150

1,650 

660 

*400 

*380 

«600

*400 

*340 

*320 

*320 

*320

*3OO 

*300 

*280 

8,800 

5,000

*1,600 

*1,100 

*1,000 

«700 

*600

*550 

*1,800 

*1, 200 

-800 

*650 

*550

Hov.

*500 

*500 

*480 

*460 

449

444 

429 

418 

413 

408

403 

1,110 

1,070 

594 

500

459 

439 

418 

403 

413

388 

373 

368 

364 

359

359 

875 

1,060 

660 

528

Dec.

475 

449 

429 

413 

418

485 

418 

393 

393 

378

373 

*360 

*340 

*340 

*360

373 

368 

398 

378 

354

349 

344 

413 

464 

424

393 

378 

517 

444 

413 

398

Jan.

398 

424 

383 

373 

364

354 

615 

449 

383 

359

368 

354 

364 

339 

330

321 

326 

321 

307 

307

326 

364 

368 

449 

836

561 

449 

413 

398 

378 

378

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May

JUD

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19 C

ater year 1937-1

Peb.

373 

344 

339 

335 

330

326 

326 

307 

307 

307

312 

303 

298 

303 

312

303 

294 

298 

330 

424

330 

312 

344 

378 

335

326 

316 

298

Mar.

294 

285 

298 

303 

307

335 

321 

289 

281 

513

444 

368 

344 

326 

316

326 

330 

349 

307 

303

298 

889 

285 

298 

276

281 

281 

272 

272 

272 

272

Secondfoot-days

38,736 

15,644 

12,432

188,621

12,359 

9,110 

9,735 

9,365 

7,584 

12,249 

17,609 

9,206 

5.903

159,932

Apr.

272 

285 

285 

264 

259

255 

408 

523 

561 

403

344 

321 

312 

298

289

285 

2S1 

335 

436 

307

298 

294 

294 

272 

264

255 

251 

243 

239 

232

Maximum

8,800 

1,110 

517

8,800

836 

424 

513 

561 

364 

1,490 

2,390 

548 

289

8,800

May

243 

232 

228 

232 

220

216 

213 

210 

216 

207

204 

210 

213 

294 

364

236 

216 

216 

232 

239

251 

216 

200 

247 

276

298 

348 

247 

228 

316 

316

Minimum

216 

359 

340

162

307 

294 

272 

232 

200 

213 

204 

191 

160

160

June

243 

232 

264 

264 

224

213 

234 

480 

247 

260

444 

516 

378 

264 

228

216 

263 

491 

1,130 

572

506 

572 

403 

321 

330

281 

424 

1,480 

439 

330

July

255 

272 

8?2 

610 

333

3*50 

289 

272 

251 

238

272 

251 

224 

232 

272

220 

204 

204 

239 

376

2,000 

2,300 

1,500 

1,330 

730

700 

5<51 

430 

459 

435 

418

Mean

1,250 

521 

401

517

399 

325 

314 

312 

245 

408 

568 

297 

197

438

Aug.

393 

364 

368 

504 

378

434 

548 

383 

354 

326

307 

289 

272 

264 

281

255 

257 

428 

255 

236

228 

220 

216 

210 

204

204 

248 

204 

191 

194 

191

Per aquare 

mile

4.81 

2.00 

1.54

1.99

1.53 

1.25 

1.21 

1.20 

.942 

1.57 

2.18 

1.14 

.758

1.68

Sept.

204 

289 

213 

255 

213

197 

200 

197 

220 

197

197 

191 

197

245 

194

204 

197 

200 

194 

194

185 

172 

172 

168

165

160 

165 

162 

162 

194

Run-off In 

inches

5.54 

2.23 

1.78

26.99

1.76 

1.30 

1.40 

1.34 

1.09 

1.75 

2.51 

1.31 

.85

22.86

Peak discharge.- Oct. 4 (7 p.m.) 5,550 sec.-ft.; Oct. 5 (7 p.m.) 6,860 see.-ft.| Oct. 19 

(8:30 p.m.) 30,000 sec.-ft.; July 22 (5 a.m.) 3,560 sec.-ft.

*0age height missing or valueless; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby 

streams.
72 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°34'05", long. 79°59'15", 800 feet downstream 

from highway bridge at Mbores Mill and 4 miles southeast or Spencer, Hen~y County. 

Zero of gage Is 730.94 feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Drainage area.- 108 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 14.33 feet Oct. 19 (discharge not determined); 

minimum discharge, 42 second-feet Sept. 25, 28 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

1928-38: Maximum gage height, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum discharge observed, 

19 second-feet Sept. 2-5, 1930 (gage height, 2.IS feet, former site and datum).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 12-14, Jan. 29 (computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for Mayo River near Price), 

those for period of missing gage heights. Feb. 16-25 (computed on basis of records for 

Mayo River near Price), and those above 600 second-feet, all of which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-33 except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet} 

Oct. 1 to Oct. 4, Oct. 20 to July 21 Oct. 5 to Oct. 19 July 22 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

62

104

156

316

500

715

965

1,570

6,0

7.0

S.O

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

2,270

3,060

4,040

5,240

6,650

10,000

13,700

2.3 227

2.6 326

3.0 473

3.5 695

4.0 955

IJote.- Same as preceding table above 

4.3 feet.

l.S 97

2.0 148

2.3 239

Note *~ Same 

table above 4

3.0 4SS

3,5 705

4.0 960

as preceding 

.3 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

82 

S2 

89 

1,350 

1,330

668 

237 

174 

160 

299

174 

146 

130 

127 

119

109 

104 

104 

3,680 

3,310

411 

275 

230 

202 

1S3

177 

592 

316 

223 

192 

177

Hov.

165 

156 

151 

142 

142

140 

134 

134 

132 

129

126 

411 

497 

233 

189

168 

159 

148 

142 

142

132 

126 

124 

122 

122

124 

346 

452 

259 

195

Dec.

174 

162 

153 

145 

148

1V7 

148 

140 

137 

132

126 

123 

120 

120 

126

134 

129 

137 

129 

122

119 

116 

14S 

171 

156

142 

137 

195 

159 

14S 

142

Jan.

137 

146 

134 

129 

124

124 

269 

177 

14S 

137

142 

145 

137 

129 

126

122 

124 

122 

116 

116

124 

140 

142 

177 

319

202 

159 

151 

145 

137 

145

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1937- 38 ....

Feb.

134 

126 

126 

126 

122

122 

119 

114 

114 

116

116 

116 

114 

114 

122

115 

110 

115 

120 

150

125 

115 

120 

140 

120

112 

112 

106

Bar.

104 

104 

112 

114 

106

132 

119 

109 

104 

214

174 

142 

129 

124 

119

124 

126 

129 

114 

112

109 

104 

104 

106 

102

104 

104 

97 

97 

100 

100

Secondfoot-days

15,452 

5,642 

4,415

63,999

4,647 

3,361 

3,638 

3,490 

2,631 

4,3S7 

5,760 

2,624 

1,751

57,348

Apr.

100 

104 

104 

97 

95

95 

162 

234 

223 

151

129 

119 

116 

112 

106

104 

102 

132 

145 

112

112 

106 

104 

97 

95

91 

39 

86 

S4 

S4

Maximum

3,680 

497 

195

3,680

319 

150 

214 

234 

132 

477 

794 

252 

86

3,680

May

36 

84 

SO 

62 

80

7S 

76 

74 

7S 

70

72 

76 

76 

112 

132

64 

76 

7S 

84 

69

91 

74 

72 

62 

89

109 

124 

34 

76 

109 

104

Minimum

82 

122 

116

57

116 

106 

97 

84 

70 

70 

63 

50 

46

46

June

84 

7S 

93 

91 

74

7O 

80 

134 

82 

84

142 

171 

122 

86 

76

74 

S6 

269 

333 

177

19S 

256 

145 

116 

124

102 

303 

477 

148 

112

July

97 

95 

394 

1S6 

124

104 

93 

91 

S9 

112

84 

89 

76 

76 

82

72 

68 

68 

76 

160

794 

705 

492 

370 

223

239

162 

137 

140 

148 

114

Mean

49S 

1S8 

142

189

150 

120 

117 

116 

S6.5 

146 

186 

34.6 

58.4

158

Aug.

109 

104 

102 

160 

104

99 

252 

114 

97 

88

S2 

79 

75 

71 

71

71 

75 

119 

73 

66

62 

62 

61 

59 

56

56 

52 

52 

51 

52 

50

Per sq'iare 

mile

4.61 

1.74 

1.31

1.75

1.39 

1.11 

1.08 

1.07 

.SOI 

1.35 

1.72 

.785 

.541

1,46

Sept.

70 

S6 

6S 

77 

62

59 

61 

59 

63 

61

56 

57 

57 

57 

54

59 

59 

61 

59 

59

57 

52 

52 

50 

46

48 

50 

46 

43 

59

Run-off In 

Inches

5.32 

1,94 

1.51

23.75

1.60 

1.16 

1.24 

1.19 

.92 

1.51 

1.98 

.90 

.60

19,87

(9:15 p.B

___ 4 (S>46 p.m.) 2,340 sec.-ft.; Oct. 6 (12:30 a.m.) 1,920 sec.-ft.; Oct. 19 

.4,300 see.-ft.

.- Oct.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 73

Smith River at Martinsvilie, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°39'45", long. 79°52'55", 2 miles south of 

HarTTnsville, Henry County, and 3 miles below Grassy Creek. Zero of gage is 656.86 

feet above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 374 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,000 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 

21.50 feet), from rating curve extended above 5,000 second-feet on basis of flow 

over dam; minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.55 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 158 second-feet May 8.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 5 second-feet May 20, 

1934 (gage height, 1.20 feet); minimum daily discharge, 19 second-feet Oct. 6, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 13, 

latea by operation of dam and power plant 1,000 feet upstream.

Flow reguRating tables, water year 1937-38 except day of loe effect (gage height, In f set, 

discharge, In second-feet)

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

Oct. 1 to Oct. 19

330

488

686

1,100

1,610

2,900

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

4,510

6,360

6,400

12,700

17,100

2,2 

2.4

slo

3.5

Oct. 20 to June 27

206

290

442

635

1,060

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,600

2,900

4,510

6,360

8,400

June 28 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.6 

4.0 

5.0

221

309

466

663

1,070

1,600

2,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

342 

274 

375 

4,960 

4,040

1,950 

1,010 

763 

746

1,100

729 

646 

616 

596 

630

480 

514 

571 

16,200 

8,380

2,280 

1,200 

1,060 

890 

844

742 

1,920 

1,190 

892 

844 

770

Sov.

732 

682 

700 

642 

620

546 

512 

518 

498 

509

490 

1,450 

1,720 

1,010 

808

720 

677 

644 

586 

636

560 

516 

496 

540 

507

526 

1,260 

1,740 

994 

926

Dec.

823 

761 

725 

548 

588

603 

544 

479 

528 

497

446 

414 

410 

470 

454

430 

476 

504 

479 

479

480 

462 

526 

548 

560

524 

507 

563 

537 

503 

492

Jan.

531 

522 

462 

475 

432

492 

774 

604 

518 

544

474 

532 

511 

499 

586

600 

578 

525 

403 

398

406 

442 

523 

706 

2,100

1,030 

674 

576 

572 

575 

622

Month

Oct 

Sov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19,

ater year 1937-!

Peak discharge. -

16:45 p.m.) 39,000 

July 24 (1)30 a.m.

Feb.

502 

4SO 

492 

466 

474

461 

428 

436 

428 

427

426 

418 

409 

416 

415

422 

402 

396 

410 

492

432 

398 

423 

521 

520

444 

474 

494

Mar.

436 

448 

424 

436 

332

452 

463 

407 

378 

506

603 

502 

462 

454 

444

440 

415 

414 

302 

362

414 

352 

334 

343 

352

338 

288 

416 

316 

343 

336

Apr.

352 

342 

314 

423 

319

325 

119 

623 

826 

526

490 

454 

424 

368 

337

289 

314 

370 

390 

322

328 

354 

298 

248 

360

312 

293 

264 

201 

257

Second- Kaxinua 

foot-days

57,554 16, EDO 

22,765 1,740 

16 ,415 828

269,574 16,200

13,736 2,100 

12,506 521 

12,512 603 

11,147 826 

10,247 693 

17,295 1,710 

26,938 4,230 

15,976 1,500 

8,616 484

230,707 16,200

Oct. 4 (2 p.m.) 10,100 sec. -ft.; Oct 

sec. -ft.; July 21 (4:30 a.m.) 6,560 £ 

5,980 sec. -ft.

May

230 

271 

262 

259 

353

238 

255 

158 

310 

293

266 

271 

283 

326 

415

410 

276 

237 

296 

302

298 

223 

319 

321 

344

360 

519 

338 

285 

693 

692

Minimum

274 

490 

410

180

598 

396 

208 

201 

158 

276 

194 

238 

190

158

June

526 

362 

443 

454 

330

421 

361 

364 

326 

334

436 

444 

354 

305 

230

276 

546 

671 

646 

1,070

932 

1,140 

610 

463 

558

551 

1,710 

1,260 

592 

460

July

376 

3S7 

1,060 

670 

534

395 

368 

308 

289 

492

536 

364 

274 

333 

304

262 

194 

337 

267 

852

4,230 

2,370 

2,630 

2,820 

1,410

1,080 

718 

612 

920 

756 

848

Aug.

652 

584 

1,450 

810 

630

1,040 

1,500 

805 

624 

558

494 

456 

402 

339 

438

344 

388 

558 

371 

300

266 

394 

326 

247 

314

296 

277 

238 

304 

277 

244

*>an r"Jg?>*

1,857 4.97 

759 2.03 

530 1.42

739 1.98

604 1.61 

447 1.20 

404 1.08 

372 .995 

331 .885 

576 1.54 

869 2.32 

515 1.38 

287 .767

632 1.69

Sept.

393 

484 

292 

298 

358

280 

233 

290 

290 

273

230 

306 

299 

301 

308

298 

257 

270 

370 

289

273 

233 

246 

244 

190

238 

236 

230 

236 

261

Run-off in 

inches

5.73 

2.26 

1.64

26.83

1.86 

1.25 

1.24 

1.11 

1.02 

1.72 

2.68 

1.59 

.66

22.96

5 (5i30 p.m,) 6,960 sec. -ft.; Oct. 19 

ec.-ft.; July 23 (11 p.m.) 7,360 sec. -ft.;
74 ROANOKE RIVER BASIN

Sandy River near Danville, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 36°37'05", long. 79°30 t OO", 

500 feet downstream from bridge on road between Callahans Store and Mount Cross, 6 

miles northwest of Danville, Pittsylvania County, and 6 miles upstreair from mouth. 

Zero of gage is 454.89 feet above mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 113 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 9.98 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,000 second-feet; minimum, 36 second-feet 

Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.60 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 20, 1937; minimum, 5 second-feet Sept. 

29, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of ice effect, Dec. 12, 13, Jan. 29 

(computed on basis of weather records, gage heights, and records for Figg River near 

Toshes and Smith River at Martinsville), those for period of missing gage heights, 

June 27-30 (computed on basis of records for Pigg River near Toshes and Smith River 

at Martinsville), and those above 2,000 second-feet, all of which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in se-sond-feet)

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

111

168

3.6 

3.S 

4.0 

4.3

246

354

496

760

4.G 

5.0 

5.5

6.0

1,070 

1,540 

2, ISO 

2,860

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19,38

Day

1

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.

64 

63 

70 

864 

883

434 

172 

124 

114 

329

140 

111 

101 

99 

95

88 

85 

84 

1,830 

3,790

319 

190 

162 

132 

116

157 

2,740 

473 

225 

172 

149

Nov.

132

121 

111 

103 

95

93 

91 

91 

91 

88

S8 

231 

269 

140

U.4

101 

97 

91 

88 

91

88 

85 

84 

82 

82

84 

121 

137 

109 

95 

-

Dec.

91 

90 

85 

85 

86

101 

103 

91 

90 

8S

85 

S2 

80 

85 

85

88 

88 

88 

85 

84

84 

84 

97 

127 

109

99 

93 

119 

105 

99 

97

Jan.

97 

121 

105 

99 

95

97 

286 

162 

127 

114

116 

119 

111 

97 

97

91 

90 

85 

80 

80

91 

119 

134 

204 

435

212 

143 

124 

120 

116 

129

Honth

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

116 

107 

107 

111 

105

101 

103 

97 

95 

93

95 

91 

88 

88 

93

79 

79 

82 

95 

146

97 

88 

103 

107 

95

86 

86 

85

Mar.

80 

80 

91 

91

80

93 

85 

79 

79 

175

137 

103 

90 

S5 

84

86 

95 

107 

91 

95

99 

97 

91 

86

82

86 

88 

84 

80 

80 

80

Secondfoot-days

14,376 

3,293 

2,873

66,048

4,OH6 

2,716 

2", 589 

2,576 

2,403 

5,084 

5,652 

2,451 

1,920

50,298

Apr.

80 

84 

80 

78 

73

71 

88 

105 

132 

101

91 

93 

95 

91 

86

80 

82 

97 

132 

S8

34 

80 

80 

79 

76

75 

70 

67 

68 

70

Maximum

3,790 

269

127

3,790

435 

146 

175 

132 

145 

931 

857 

198 

208

3,790

May

70 

66 

67 

67 

67

66 

63 

62 

64 

61

60 

63 

64 

79 

124

70 

68 

C-4 

66 

95

145 

84 

68 

95 

79

119 

116 

80 

71 

68 

70

Minimum

63 

82 

80

45

80 

79 

79 

67 

60 

63 

66 

50 

47

47

June

67 

66 

70 

67 

76

71 

76 

246 

82 

80

85 

95 

124 

70 

66

63 

64 

121 

168 

352

931 

433 

146 

124 

301

170 

450 

200 

120 

100

July

90 

88 

20i3 

119 

88

79 

75 

72 

78 

211

82 

73 

68 

101 

ISA

73 

66 

70 

67 

263

857 

387 

734 

436 

242

276 

146 

U6 

107 

129 

99

Mean

464 

110 

92.7

181

132 

97.0 

92.2 

85.9 

77.5 

169 

182 

79.1 

64.0

138

Aug.

105 

85

88 

175 

85

198 

95 

80 

75 

71

76 

86 

70 

67 

67

63 

64 

152 

72 

64

63 

61 

59

58 

56

55 

53 

52 

54 

52 

50

Per square 

rile

4.11 

.973 

.820

1.60

1.17 

.858 

.816 

.760 

.686 

1.50 

1.61 

.700 

.566

1.22

Sept.

208 

132 

70 

72 

63

60 

60 

59 

56 

55

56 

56 

58 

56 

56

55 

54 

55 

56 

59

58 

51 

51 

49 

48

47 

49 

48 

48 

11

Run-off in 

Inches

4.74 

1.09 

.95

21.79

1.35 

.89 

.94 

.85 

.79 

1.67 

1.86 

.81 

.63

16.57

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (2 a.m.) 8,800 soc.-ft.} Oct. 27 (11 a.m.) 6,750 see.-ft.
ROANOKE RIVER BASIN 75

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°45'30", long. 78°54'05", 1 mile north of 

Halifax, Halifax County, and 10 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 318.54 

feet above mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 552 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 17,200 second-feet June 22 (gage height, 31.22 

feet from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 7,500 second-feet; minimum 

not determined; minimum daily discharge, 105 second-feet Aug. 27.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1938; minimum, 6 second-feet many 

days in August and September 1932; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet Aug. 

30, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, June 2C-28, 

which were computed on basis of floodmarks, output of power plant, and records for 

Pigg River near Toshes and are fair. Flow regulated, except for high stages, by 

power plant half a mile upstream.

Rating table, Vrater year 1937-38 (gage height, in f«iet, and discharge, in second-feet)

124

165

210

291

378

570

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

794

1,030

1,550

2,120

2,740

3,460

16.0 

18-0 

20.0 

23.0 

26.0 

29.0

4,350

5,470

6,850

9,190

11,900

14,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

360 

313 

422 

2,090 

5,160

4,350 

2,350 

1,070 

876 

1,110

1,380 

894 

736 

565 

556

524 

418 

515 

1,080 

5,520

6,450 

3,450 

1,110 

736 

731

660 

1,260 

3,260 

2,600 

1,080 

782

Nov.

752 

688 

635 

422 

612

474 

391 

592 

544 

550

334

668 

932

1,010

818

644 

604 

580 

413 

582

307 

532 

448 

406 

453

406 

608 

448 

692 

633

Dec.

577 

349 

376 

432 

283

630 

519 

363 

516 

332

516 

216 

365 

400 

489

425 

487 

468 

222 

557

326 

370 

546 

559 

258

418 

594 

560 

466 

547 

590

Jan.

375 

242 

667 

58D 

458

528 

834 

1,250

754 

815

624

698 

667 

637 

634

234 

578 

562 

368 

378

588 

638 

962 

1,010 

1,690

1,530 

932 

638 

582 

438 

722

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peak discharge. -

4,650 sec. -it.

202822 O JO B

Peb.

629 

658 

562 

530 

469

339 

610 

514 

363 

416

568 

388 

259 

556 

460

359 

525 

276 

537 

592

842 

603 

586 

725 

860

666 

310 

656

Mar.

398 

486 

615 

629

558

344 

740 

634 

604 

764

1,480 

1,020 

596 

752 

642

586 

610 

635 

602 

252

662 

598 

364 

587 

574

398 

160 

638 

524 

326 

418

Apr.

466 

554 

185 

552 

315

370 

394 

604 

758 

712

685 

508 

408 

407 

429

536 

E35 

334 

549 

548

296 

448 

342 

260 

308

306 

271 

S76 

282 

295

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

52,408 6,450 

17,178 1,010 

13,756 630

317,419 8,430

21,613 1,690 

14,858 860 

18,196 1,480 

12,733 758 

11, 559 712 

40,658 15,000 

33,010 5,350 

11,534 1,030 

6,846 450

254,549 15,000

June 22, 17,200 see. -ft.; July 24 (3

May

207 

263 

314 

227 

227

327 

267 

129 

330 

E03

224 

223 

223 

549 

654

513 

372 

294 

301

316

435 

378 

552 

332 

534

712 

654 

650 

356 

554 

239

Minimum

313 

307 

216

37

234 

259 

160 

185 

129 

238 

245 

105 

106

105

June

246 

246 

430 

398 

238

252 

252 

423 

247 

597

1,880 

684 

255 

256 

244

256 

451 

962 

493 

922

3,870 

15,000 

5,000 

1,000 

700

600 

800 

1,700 

1,480 

976

July

546 

380 

326 

436 

291

388 

258 

276 

273 

461

331 

766 

245 

263 

696

722 

476 

542 

980 

966

1,7^0 

2,540 

3,4^0 

5,350 

2,060

3,3VO 

1,650 

905 

7f6 

669 

9C8

Aug.

626 

342 

497 

618 

976

1,030 

529 

556 

354 

284

276 

508 

248 

228

274

299 

270 

532 

284 

274

246 

327 

220 

248 

245

248 

105 

170 

248 

234

vo=n Per B9uare Mean mile

1,691 3.06 

573 1.04 

444 .804

870 1.5S

697 1.26 

531 .962 

587 1.06 

434 .768 

373 .676 

1,362 2.47 

1,065 1.93 

372 . 674 

228 .413

697 1.26

Sept.

156 

274 

304 

280 

285

253 

111 

252

146 

253

264 

106 

243 

223 

154

258 

246 

178 

234 

450

293 

254 

244 

122 

136

253 

244 

142 

216 

272

Run-off in 

Inches

3.53

1.16 

.93

81.40

1.45 

1.00 

1.22 

.86 

.78 

2.76 

2.22 

.78 

.46

17.15

a.m.) 6,150 sec. -ft. j July 26 (11 a.m.)
ROAKOKE RIVER BASIN

Hyco River near Omega, Va.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°38', long. 78°48' at highway bridge 1* miles

 upstream from Hilly Creek, 2* miles south of Omega, Halifax County, an? 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 338 square miles.

Records avallable_.- March 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,690 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 23.21

 feet): minimum, 41 second-feet Oct. 1, Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.08 feet).

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 7,240 second-feet Sept. 8, 1934 (gage l«lght, 27.50 

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,600 second-feet; minimum, 3 second-feet 

Aug. 29, 1935 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Jan. 10-13, 

 2B7~29, Feb. 6-16, 18, 20, 21, which were computed on basis of records for Banister 

River at Halifax and are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in se-sond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7, Sept. 22 to Sept. 30 Jan. 8 to Sept. 21

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

53

97

148

218

292

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

449

617

974

1,400

1,950

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

165

235

310

5.0

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

464

626

974

1.400

1,950

15.0 2,870

18.0 3,860

22.0 5,260

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

42 

44 

285 

1,010

1,130 

1,050 

385 

183 

369

549 

393 

211 

163 

144

134 

122 

113 

199 

1,180

1,380 

1,550 

598 

232 

176

154 

169 

225 

204 

169 

144

Kov.

127 

117 

112 

108 

101

99 

101 

98 

97 

96

95 

204 

938 

758 

481

270 

211 

176 

156 

159

168 

144 

125 

113 

109

112 

122 

134 

132 

121

Dee.

107 

102 

98 

97 

101

112 

118 

105 

96 

103

102 

104 

102 

98 

98

98 

102 

104 

103 

97

90 

86 

92 

165 

225

204 

166 

225 

307 

247 

197

Jan.

183 

385 

566 

465 

307

240 

1,630 

1,980 

1,690 

900

50O 

450 

420 

40O 

332

280 

258 

242 

214 

200

214 

466 

842 

623 

1,010

815 

496 

350 

270 

258 

265

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-33...........

Feb.

286 

250 

221 

214 

200

190 

185 

180 

175 

170

165 

160 

160 

155 

155

150 

147 

140 

138 

130

125 

124 

132 

374

544

370- 

272 

221

Mar.

186 

164 

193 

288 

272

325 

340 

250 

207 

1,130

1,630 

1,280 

704 

416 

332

288 

272 

310 

288 

235

214 

193 

176 

166 

151

148 

164 

143 

133 

130 

129

Secondfoot-days

12,748 

5,784 

4,051

182,512

17,251 

5,735 

10,S57 

8,432 

4,517 

36,228 

40,991 

6,234 

2,906

155,734

Apr.

128 

154 

207 

178 

146

134 

138 

505 

1,420 

1,300

953 

440 

318 

258 

221

193 

175 

165 

161 

147,

134 

132 

124 

115 

108

103 

100 

95 

92 

88

Maximum

1,550 

938 

307

6,000

1,980 

544 

1,630 

1,420 

830 

4,230 

5,580 

1,190 

462

5,680

Jtoy

83 

80 

76 

73 

81

97 

72 

62 

61 

56

50 

47 

47 

62 

116

125 

87 

68 

63 

65

65 

61 

53 

87 

536

483 

830 

479 

200 

137 

115

Minimum

41 

95 

36

31

183 

124 

129 

83 

47 

95 

122 

47 

43

41

June

106 

95 

100 

150 

176

120 

112 

578 

694 

786

1,490 

711 

745 

533 

262

158 

168 

342 

2,210 

3,400

4,170 

4,230 

4,130 

3,790 

2,540

504 

576 

1,070 

1,350 

930

July

400 

250 

207 

497 

775

303 

186 

142 

122 

175

287 

1,040 

830 

1,000 

1,280

703 

288 

173 

135 

186

518 

1,070 

1,130 

3,OOO 

3,590

4,680 

5,580 

5,550 

4,590 

1,760 

544

Mean

411 

193 

131

500

556 

205 

350 

281 

146 

1,208 

1,322 

201 

96.9

427

Aug.

340 

258 

221 

288 

432

1,190 

728 

400 

242 

186

155 

139 

125 

117 

100

93 

87 

119 

218 

112

88 

79 

73 

68 

64

60 

55 

52 

49 

49 

47

Per fquare 

mile

1.32 

.571 

.388

1.48

1.64 

.606 

1.04 

.831 

.432 

3.57 

3.91 

.595 

.287

1.26

Sept.

102 

365 

103 

102 

94

76 

64 

58 

53 

50

52 

45 

49 

52 

43

46 

43 

45 

48 

278

462 

184 

101 

74 

63

55 

51 

48 

43 

52

Run-off in 

inches

1.41 

.64 

.45

20.11

1.89 

.63 

1.20 

.93 

.50 

3.98 

4.51 

.69 

.32

17.15
TAR RIVER BASIN 77

Tar River near Nashville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°51 I 00", long. 77°55'5011 , at Cockrell Bridge on 

Nasnvilie-Wilson road 5 miles upstream from Sapony Creek and 10 miles sovth of Nashville, 

Nash County.

Drainage area.- 701 square miles.

Records available.- October 192S to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 782 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,200 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 15.51 

feet;; minimum, 130 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 2.38 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 16,900 second-feet Dec. 3, 1934 (gage height, 20.8 

feet); minimum observed, 10 sscond-feet Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 1.50 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9 Jan. 10 to Sept. 30

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

S.O

210

344

535

740

1,200

1,700

2,850

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

135

221

322

522

740

965

1,210

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,710 

2,S50 

4,165 

5,700 

7,530 

9,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

238 

24S 

24S 

308 

469

905 

808 

575 

426 

426

754 

9S8 

555 

445 

396

370 

348 

337 

330 

374

763 

852 

635 

1,300 

942

575 

496 

535 

762 

615 

496

Wov.

449 

396 

381 

377 

362

351 

351 

348 

344 

340

330 

374 

635 

1,400 

1,100

675 

555 

496 

469 

473

473 

461 

430 

396 

396

385 

*460 

*950 

*1,000 

«700

Dee.

*600 

*700 

*600 

457 

441

449 

469 

469 

441 

434

426 

392 

366 

392 

396

396 

403 

396 

396 

3S8

370 

359 

3S1 

595 

655

675 

615 

535 

516 

516 

496

Jan.

480 

461 

516 

830 

615

535 

920 

1,940 

2,920 

3,300

1,230 

965 

9S8 

898 

740

651 

608 

565 

54S 

51S

4SO 

480 

535 

762 

1,010

1,660 

1,360 

830 

630 

565 

5S6

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Water year 1937-3Q

Feb.

630 

762 

673 

586 

548

526 

522 

497 

472 

442

446 

446 

459 

451 

442

386 

426 

414 

418 

418

463 

451 

422 

463 

673

965 

673 

548

Mar.

480 

438 

*460 

535 

762

673 

552 

518 

484 

634

1,350 

2,310 

1,480 

785 

673

586 

871 

2,140 

1,350 

875

718 

630 

565 

522 

484

459 

514 

497 

459 

442 

430

Secondfoot-days

17,519 

15,857 

14,724

404,015

29,126 

14,622 

23,676 

21,654 

13,375 

59,721 

59,927 

12,320 

10,795

293,316

Apr.

430 

480 

630 

651 

544

484 

497 

619 

1,980 

2,200

2,430 

1,170 

785 

651 

586

535 

493 

476 

459 

442

446 

522 

651 

762 

556

463 

422 

386 

378 

326

Maximum

1,300 

1,400 

700

9,440

3,300 

965 

2,310 

2,430 

1,260 

7,080 

8,840 

1,710 

2,360

8,840

M«y

267 

260 

267 

287 

256

256 

243 

224 

215 

218

209 

203 

240 

610 

67S

695 

484 

348 

318 

308

467 

*586 

*500 

*400 

*37S

*500 

740 

1,260 

830 

505 

406

Minimum

238 

330 

359

188

461 

386 

430 

326 

203 

312 

316 

157 

143

143

June

352 

312 

702 

631 

830

520 

348 

408 

617 

708

432 

1,480 

2,200 

2,360 

2,780

763 

438 

1,120 

1,710 

2,530

3,810 

4,710 

5,680 

6,690 

7,080

4,350 

1,230 

1,090 

1,450 

2,390

July

1,860 

641 

645 

1,110 

1,180

651 

4SO 

402 

348 

318

741 

1,040 

673 

1,540 

1,280

630 

509 

367 

322 

695

565 

740 

920 

1,350 

2,640

4,360 

5,700 

7,140 

8,720 

8,840 

3,520

Mean

565 

529 

475

1,107

940 

522 

764 

728 

431 

1,991 

1,933 

397 

360

804

Aug.

785 

651 

586 

505 

468

8S3 

1,710 

888 

526 

451

371 

329 

301 

270 

247

237 

221 

218 

237 

237

206 

188 

182 

157 

162

157 

174 

277 

273 

221 

182

Per square 

mile

0.806 

.755 

.678

1.58

1.34 

.745 

1.09 

1.03 

.615 

2.84 

2.76 

.566 

.514

1.15

Sept.

165 

162 

174 

289 

392

260 

224 

203 

185 

171

148 

148 

151 

159 

148

148 

143 

148 

326 

2,360

1,400 

1,040 

521 

329 

273

234 

231 

221 

215 

227

Run-off In 

laches

0.93 

.84 

.78

21.45

1.54 

.78 

1.26 

1.15 

.71 

3.17 

3.18 

.65 

.57

15.56

*Qage heights missing; discharge computed on basis of records for Tar River at Tarboro and 

Fishing Creek near Enfleld.
TAR RIVER BASIN

Tax- River at Tarboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°53'40", long. 77°32'00", at highway bridge at 

Tarboro , Edgecombe County. Zero of gage Is 10.37 feet above mean aei level (southeastern supplementary adjustment).

Drainage area.- 2. .100 square miles.

Records available.- July 1896 to December 1900, October 1931 to Septembir 1938.

, . ,

height, 27.38 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Oct. 17, 22, 1933 (gage height, 0.45 foot) .

Maximum stage known, 34.2 feet, present datum, July 27, 1919 (discharge, 37,200 

second-feet), from rating curve extended above 30,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in eecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 17 to June 4)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

325

475

650

1,030

1.430

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,S50 

2.S60 

4,000 

5,200 

6,500

16.0 

1S.O 

20.0 

22.0

7,900

9,600

11,750

14,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

6

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.

598 

615 

59S 

615 

704

911 

1,470 

1,550 

1,270 

1,070

1,010 

1,330 

1,950 

1,510 

1,190

1,030 

970 

892 

872 

834

815 

990 

1,510 

1,270 

1,590

1,850 

1,550 

1,270 

1,190 

1,510 

1,550

Hov.

1,310 

1,110 

1,010 

950 

930

950

796 

796 

815 

796

TVS 

872 

1,230 

1,510 

2,450

2,800 

2,100 

1,590 

1,470 

1,430

1,390 

1,390 

1,390

1,870 

1,190

1,110 

1,070 

1,270 

2,350 

2,500

Dec.

2,150 

1,950 

2,250 

2,400 

2,350

2,200 

2,150 

2,100 

2,050 

1,950

1,800 

1,670 

1,510 

1,430 

1,390

1,390 

1,350 

1,310 

1,350 

1,270

1,230 

1,230 

1,150 

1,470 

1,850

2,200 

2,250 

2,050 

1,850 

1,750 

1,710

Jan.

1,630 

1,550 

1,430 

1,470 

1,630

1,670 

2,000 

3,300 

4,300 

5,200

5,970 

5,840 

4,600 

3,820 

3,300

2,700 

2,350 

2,200 

1,950 

1,800

1,710 

1,630 

1,670 

1,800 

2,600

3,190 

3,640 

3,640 

2,860 

2,350 

2,050

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

n

alondar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1957-

Feb.

2,100 

2,050 

2,100 

2,050 

1,S50

1,710 

1,630 

1,630 

1,550 

1,470

1,390 

1,390 

1.390 

1,390 

1,430

1,390 

1,310 

1,270 

1,270 

1,230

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1.190 

1,350

1,590 

1,950 

1,800

Mar.

1,590 

1,390 

1,350 

1,350 

1,510

1,850 

1,900 

1,670 

1,510 

1,590

2,200 

3,080 

4,120 

4,060 

2,920

2,300 

2,050 

2,100 

3,240 

3,410

2,700 

2,200 

1,900 

1,670 

1,550

1,430 

1,390 

1,310 

1,350 

1,270 

1,150

Secondfoot-days

36,084 

40,623 

54,760

1,234,998

85,860 

43,050 

63,110 

75,020 

47,258 

143,380 

109,899 

68,410 

58,552

815,996

Apr.

1,110 

1,110 

1,270 

1,470 

1,710

1,510 

1,390 

1,510 

3,350 

5,610

6,640 

7,130 

7,060 

5,900 

4,240

2,750 

2,100 

1,710 

1,590 

1,470

1,350 

1,390 

1,510 

1,590

i,eoo

1,670 

1,470 

1,350 

1,190 

1,070

Maximum

1,960 

2,800 

2,400

21,300

5,970 

2,100 

4,120 

7,130 

3,300 

12,300 

12,700 

13,300 

7,830

13,300

Key

970 

853 

704 

704 

704

668 

562 

632 

562 

528

632 

S34 

815 

1,010 

1,670

2,200 

2,300 

1,900 

1,430 

1,190

1,390 

1,430 

1,550 

2,250 

2,600

2,200 

2,800 

3,080 

3,300 

3,240 

2,550

Minimum

598 

778 

1,150

415

1,430 

1,190 

1,150 

1,070 

528 

1,470 

746 

415 

361

361

June

1,950 

1,590 

1,470 

1,850 

2,920

3,820 

3,360 

2,550 

2,050 

1,S50

1,950 

1,590 

1,860 

3,080 

3,640

4,240 

3,460 

2,050 

2,050 

3,770

5,320 

6,780 

7,980 

9,160 

10,500

11,500 

12,300 

11,200 

9,330 

8,220

July

7,690 

6,850 

4,720 

2,970 

2,750

2,650 

£,000 

1,470 

1,190 

1,110

911 

1,120 

1,590 

1,350 

2,100

2,000 

1,350 

1,030 

672 

746

1,070 

1,230 

1,350 

1,960 

3,440

5,020 

6,920 

8,540 

9,900 

11,300 

12,700

Mean

1,164 

1,354 

1,766

3,384

2,769 

1,538 

2,036 

2,501 

1,524 

4,779 

3,646 

1,884 

1,962

2,236

Aug.

13,300 

10,300 

5,600 

2,700 

1,850

1,550 

1,750 

2,700 

2,200 

1,630

1,430 

1,190 

1,070 

911 

796

668 

66S 

704 

650 

686

746 

650 

650 

615 

528

475 

460 

445 

415 

545 

528

Per square 

mile

0.554 

.645 

.841

1.61

1.32

;732

.970 

1.19 

.726 

2.28 

1.69 

.897 

.930

1.06

Sept.

52S 

475 

460 

580 

580

834 

796 

615 

562 

510

460 

400 

400 

382 

367

361 

373 

415 

954 

2,630

6,200 

7,620 

7,830 

7,550 

6,570

4,160 

2,250 

1,470 

1,190 

1,030

Run-off in 

Inches

0.64 

.72 

.97

21.87

1.52 

.76 

1.12 

1.33 

.84 

2.54 

1.96 

1.03 

1.04

14.46
TAR RIVER BASIN 79

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°08'55'1 , long. 77041'45", at bridge on U. S. 

Hlgnway 301, 2,000 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 2 miles 

southwest of Enfield, Halifax County, and 4f miles downstream from Rocky Creek.

Drainage area.- 482 square miles.

Records available.- October 1923 to September 1938 In reports of Geological Survey. 

October 191B to December 1936 (annual discharge summaries) In Bulletin 39 of North 

Carolina, Department of Conservation and Development.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 514 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3.920 second-feet June 23 (gage height, 14.06 

feet); minimum, 83 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.00 foot).

1923-38: Maximum discharge, 15,200 second-feet Dec. 2, 19S4 (gage height, 17.66 

feet), from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; minimum, aboi't 10 secondfeet Oct. 19, 1933.

l&xlmum stage known, 31.0 feet Apr. 19, 1910,

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Nov. 11-13, which 

were computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for Tar River at Tarboro 

and near Nashville and are fair, slight diurnal fluctuation at low stages from operation of mills upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

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.

118

116 

117 

144 

278

410 

358 

234 

212 

230

573 

590 

358 

272 

242

236 

212 

206 

177 

218

302 

320 

273 

466 

665

517 

345 

410 

503 

397 

308

Hov.

272 

242 

236 

236 

230

224 

230 

236 

212 

224

220 

260 

420 

1,030 

830

439 

371 

332 

308 

320

384 

358 

302 

284 

266

260 

266 

332 

384 

353

Dec.

303 

308 

423 

436 

3S4

384 

439 

462 

384 

371

353 

303 

234 

296 

308

302 

302 

303 

302 

302

266 

260 

272 

423 

545

475 

397 

353 

353 

358 

332

Jan.

308 

308 

320 

345 

320

296 

693 

1,490 

1,560 

1,160

686 

635 

605 

517 

449

410 

334 

334 

353 

345

332 

358 

570 

727 

711

378 

711 

517 

423 

334 

410

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 19

ater year 1937*38 ...........

Feb.

462 

503 

436 

410 

384

371 

353 

358 

SSS 

320

320 

345 

371 

358 

332

320 

302 

296 

296 

296

303 

320 

290 

345 

475

503 

397 

345

Mar.

303 

290 

290 

504 

605

462 

410 

358 

320 

410

1,020 

1,130 

730 

503 

423

384 

454 

900 

1,010 

719

503 

436 

334 

353 

332

308 

320 

345 

308 

234 

290

Secondfoot-days

9,862 

10,116 

11,063

245,545

17.599 

10,153 

15,093 

16,199 

11,088 

37,660 

20,126 

7,021 

12,258

178,243

Apr.

234 

320 

439 

489 

353

302 

320 

611 

1,760 

2,350

1,510 

776 

551 

467 

411

369 

342 

329 

329 

342

316 

411 

509 

523 

411

322 

284 

253 

238 

218

Maximum

665 

1,030 

545

5,210

1,560 

503 

1,130 

2,350 

926 

3,810 

2,830 

467 

3,350

3,810

May

194 

138 

170 

170 

170

158 

152 

126 

151 

512

449 

212 

132 

276 

553

736 

467 

284 

225 

213

254 

502 

320 

212 

225

585 

752 

926 

840 

524 

355

Minimum

116 

212 

260

90

296 

290 

234 

218 

126 

244 

146 

91 

88

83

June

290 

244 

322 

1,590 

1,200

633 

383 

277 

£58 

322

264 

431 

1,300 

2,130 

1,800

713 

333 

529 

1,060 

1,370

2,170 

3,230 

3,810 

3,710 

3,220

2,010 

970 

976 

1,190 

870

July

523 

383 

329 

322 

316

284 

253 

225 

206 

138

ise

176 

183 

188 

170

158 

153 

146 

164 

290

355 

355 

369 

781 

1,400

2,150 

2,710 

2,830 

2,600 

1,200 

516

Mean

313 

337 

357

681

563 

363 

487 

540 

358 

1,255 

649 

226 

409

488

Aug.

365 

330 

467 

365 

337

407 

365 

337 

379 

302

241 

203 

189 

153 

164

142 

142 

208 

337 

222

152 

148 

128 

122 

130

113 

107 

91 

116 

130 

114

Per square 

mile

0.688 

.729 

.773

1.47

1.23 

.786 

1.05 

1.17 

.775 

2.72 

1.40 

.489 

.885

1.06

Sept.

100 

104 

100 

203 

309

170 

135 

ISO 

109 

105

91 

83 

91 

91 

98

94 

90 

97 

127 

2,320

3,350 

2,340 

677 

290 

212

182 

150 

135 

136 

144

Run-off In 

Inches

0.79 

.61 

.39

20.01

1.42 

.82 

1.21 

1.30 

.89 

3.04 

1.61 

.56 

.99

14.33
80 NEUSE RIVER BASIN 

Eno River at Hlllsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and sharp-crested rectangular weir and masonry control, 

 lat. 36°04'20", long. 79°06'30", 1,000 feet downstream from state Highway 10 at 

Hlllsboro, Orange County, and 2 miles downstream from Sevenmlle Creek.

Drainage area.- 66.5 aquare miles.

Records available.- November 1927 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year not determined (probably occurred during period 

or missing gage heights); minimum, 12 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 1.46 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 4,650 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 18.0 

feet, from graph based on staff gage readings); minimum, 1.2 second-feet Sept. 24-26, 

1932 (gage height, 0.50 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, Ir second-feet)

1.4 

1.6 

l.S 

2.0 

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

91 

149 

236 

335 

49X

6.0

S.O

10.0

12.0

14.0

646

987

1,415

2,040

2,800

Discharge, In second-feat, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

*17 

*200 

*170

*100 

*34 

*26 

*24 

*140

*50

tse

t25 

t23 

t23

t22 

f22 

t22 

*70 

*50

34 

25 

23 

23 

22

22 

23 

29 

26 

25 

22

Hov.

21 

21 

21 

20 

19

19 

19 

19 

18 

19

20 

103 

156 

56 

40

33 

30 

28 

28 

30

28 

26 

25 

26 

25

25 

25 

26 

27 

23

Dec.

23 

23 

21 

21 

21

23 

22 

20 

21 

23

21 

19 

20 

21 

22

22 

22 

21 

21 

20

21 

20 

25 

58 

49

36 

31 

44 

44 

36 

32

Jan.

30 

135 

86 

51 

42

38 

708 

162 

99 

73

71 

115 

83 

61 

52

47 

46 

47 

42 

39

38 

40 

55 

74 

131

73 

52 

44 

40 

40 

49

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

63 

46 

42 

42 

39

38 

39 

36 

35 

35

35 

36 

34 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

33 

32 

48 

165 

74

52 

46 

40

Mar.

37 

34 

44 

51 

40

42 

40 

37 

34 

340

145 

83 

57 

54 

50

134 

63 

57 

47 

44

42 

40 

39 

37 

33

33 

34

31 

30 

32 

30

Secondfoot-days

1,357 

976 

623

30,851

2,683 

1,248 

1,634 

1,928 

627 

4,659 

11,119 

1,509 

528

29,291

Apr.

32 

46 

45 

37 

32

32 

79 

187 

510 

140

81 

61 

53 

47 

43

40 

37 

36 

36 

34

41 

44 

39 

33 

30

30 

28 

26 

26 

23

tfaxlnxmj

200 

156 

58

1,370

708 

166 

340 

510 

52 

1,210 

2,520 

134 

51

2,520

«»y

23 

21 

20 

19 

16

17 

17 

16 

15 

16

15 

14 

16 

30 

28

19 

17 

17 

17 

17

15 

13 

13 

14 

24

36 

52 

28 

23 

19 

18

Minlmm

17 

18 

19

14

30 

32 

30 

23 

13 

15 

36 

16 

12

12

June

16 

15 

61 

63 

30

24 

43 

89 

30 

23

21 

53 

85 

26 

21

IS 

15 

34 

465 

251

339 

$1,210

lie

70 

54

40 

36 

£1,210 

132 

65

July

49 

41 

535 

J106 

$73

50 

41 

36 

66 

196

±£-84 

JF81 

140 

100 lie

56 

42 

38 

71 

63

129 

?32 

T64 

2,520 

*1,000

*2,000 

*FOO 

*P60 

*150 

*100 

78

Mean

43.8 

32.5 

26.5

84.5

86.5 

44.6 

59.2 

64.3 

20.2 

155 

359 

48.7 

17.6

60.2

Aug.

73 

84 

170 

129 

116

134 

79 

58 

50 

43

40 

39 

34 

31 

30

30 

2S 

54 

34 

28

26 

24 

23 

22 

21

20 

20 

19 

17 

17 

16

Per square 

mile

0.659 

.489 

.398

1.27

1.30 

.671 

.890 

.967 

.304 

2.33 

5.40 

.732 

.265

1.21

Sept.

15 

16 

20 

34 

20

16 

17 

17 

15 

13

13 

13 

14 

13 

12

12 

12 

12 

13 

51

44 

21 

17 

15 

13

12 

12 

12 

13 

19

Run-off In 

Inches

0.76 

.55 

.46

17.24

1.50 

.70 

1.03 

1.08 

.35 

2.60 

6.22 

.84 

.30

16.39

*Gage height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.

tOage height missing; discharge computed from gage-height graph drawn on basis of once-daily 

staff readings and records for stations on nearby streams.

JOage height missing; discharge computed on basis of partial gage height record and flood-peak 

studies.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 81

Neuse River near NorthsIde, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°02'25n , long. 78045 I 05", at Fish Dam Bridge, 

IFTiiiles downstream from Seaboard Air Line Railway bridge and 2 miles south of Northside, Granvllle County. Zero of gage Is 226.32 feet above mean sea Iev3l from levela 

by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 526 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 542 second-feet.

tatremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,500 second-feet July 27; maximum gage height, 

26.85 feet July 27; minimum discharge, 23 second-feet Sept. 10 (gage h3lght, 1.29 

feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 26,600 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage h3lght, 28.64 

feet), from rating curve extended above 8,000 second-feet: minimum, 3.1 second-feet 

Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.87 foot).

Remarks.- Records good below 1,000 second-feet, fair between 1,000 and 4,000 second-feet, 

ana poor above 4,000 second-feet. Rate of change In stage Is a factor In the determination of discharge during floods. Considerable diurnal fluctuation from operation 

of power plants upstream. Low flow slightly regulated by storage in Durham Reservoir. 

For diversion see Flat River at dam, near Bahama.

Correction.- The day and figure of maximum discharge for the water year 1932-33 and the 

gage-height figure for that day as published In Water-Supply Paper 742 are In error. 

They should be corrected to read as follows: Maximum discharge, 4,470 second-feet 

Dec. 27 (gage height, 16.85 feet).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19313

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.

136 

S3 

76 

124 

772

486 

344 

244 

206 

344

452 

285 

235 

196 

204

170 

154 

143 

170 

1,020

718 

452 

360 

327 

252

213 

235 

327 

276 

235 

201

Nov.

191 

204 

201 

196 

187

168 

170 

166 

185 

137

137 

306 

1,200 

722 

423

338 

296 

262 

244 

223

236 

219 

236 

219 

197

182 

211 

244 

273 

244

Dec.

228 

211 

193 

185 

184

187 

219 

219 

219 

219

189 

158 

174 

200 

195

197 

203 

189 

134 

171

187 

179 

168 

476 

512

380 

237 

304 

372 

321 

270

Jan.

253 

520 

807 

530 

406

338 

2,190 

3,560 

2,020 

829

717 

900 

803 

717 

634

563 

548 

566 

548 

530

494 

512 

617 

617 

1,090

363 

667 

533 

530 

476 

530

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-J

Peb.

667 

512 

372 

355 

338

304 

296 

296 

278 

270

270 

278 

253 

262 

270

253 

262 

262 

262 

244

253 

253 

244 

474 

317

494 

372 

312

Mar.

304 

270 

287 

476 

389

312 

321 

304 

270 

912

1,810 

900 

651 

583 

583

1,080 

2,200 

985 

617 

494

476 

432 

406 

380 

321

270 

296 

296 

270 

262 

287

Secondfoot-days

9,450 

3,327 

7,380

270,553

24,933 

9,523 

17,444 

14,711 

5,133 

35,306 

67,721 

18, 815 

2,529

215,722

Apr.

262 

372 

398 

330 

270

236 

357 

728 

2,050 

2,090

316 

600 

543 

494 

458

440 

423 

304 

244 

244

312

434 

664 

355 

244

228 

219 

211 

195 

185

Maximum

1,020 

1,200 

512

6,000

3,560 

317 

2,200 

2,090 

658 

5,730 

15,400 

921 

502

15,400

May

157

158 

179 

171 

113

94 

91 

86 

85 

93

77 

72 

97 

262 

380

190 

121 

101 

89 

93

269 

123 

88 

123 

190

142 

653 

414 

179 

120 

118

Minimum

76 

166 

158

62

253 

244 

262 

135 

72 

85 

364 

150 

25

25

June

96 

85 

137 

617 

307

166 

129 

792 

571 

287

499 

446 

520 

558 

414

372 

364 

268 

1,690 

2,180

2,300 

4,950 

5,730 

3,100 

1,620

778 

530 

1,350 

2,770 

1,130

July

566 

458 

440 

1,280 

677

494 

458 

414 

364 

616

665 

1,250 

396 

600 

548

530 

414 

427 

634 

700

651 

386 

983 

3,340 

6,480

9,410 

15,400 

8,400 

5,230 

3,530 

1,980

Mean

305 

273 

233

741

806 

340 

563 

490 

166 

1,177 

2,217 

394 

84.3

591

Aug.

888 

684 

921 

859

717

837 

578 

533 

565 

566

548 

446 

352 

236 

211

228 

211 

237 

321 

253

228 

174 

192 

185

184

171 

176 

155 

150 

158 

150

Per siuare 

mile

0.530 

.529 

.452

1.41

1.53 

.646 

1.07 

.932 

.316 

2.24 

4.21 

.749 

.160

1.12

Sept.

126 

46 

47 

60 

78

64 

47 

46 

36 

29

26 

25 

36 

33 

47

49 

42 

44 

50 

227

502 

219 

128 

35 

75

64 

85 

70 

74 

69

Run-off In 

inches

0.67 

.59 

.52

19.12

1.76 

.67 

1.23 

1.04 

.36 

2.50 

4.35 

.36 

.18

15.23
82 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River near Clayton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°38'55", long. 78°24'3011 , at bridg-? 3 miles east ls 128 ' 12 feet above " * s

Drainage area.- 1,140 square miles.

Records available.- July 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 1,310 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 15.01 

TeeTT; minimum, 189 second-feet Sept. 14 (gage height, 1.29 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 28,100 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage h3lght, 21.62 

feet; .from rating curve extended above 14,100 second-feet; minimum, 44 second-feet 

Sept. 15, 1932 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Remarks . - Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in aeco~«l-feet)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

191

270

217

638

3.0 907

4.0 1,530

5.0 2,210

7.0 3,810

9.0 5,620

11.0 V,620

13.0 9,VOO

15.0 12,000

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 193V to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

458 

417 

377 

381 

688

995 

850 

638 

544 

638

794 

794 

63S 

558 

531

4S7 

483 

454 

462 

&53

1,080 

1,120 

1,240 

1,060 

767

663 

600 

6SS 

688 

663 

581

Nov.

E31 

504 

509 

496 

496

509 

479 

454 

466 

479

479 

604 

1,340 

1,790 

1,400

878 

740 

663 

633 

638

609 

595 

572 

572 

558

526 

522 

544 

567 

590

Dec.

567 

567 

624 

567 

558

585 

619 

604 

5S1 

600

572 

531 

51S 

518 

535

549 

540 

544 

549 

513

504 

463 

531 

1,180 

1,300

1,180 

936 

794 

76V 

794 

740

Jan.

688 

663 

822 

1,300 

995

794 

1,580 

3,720 

3,900 

4,260

2,640 

1,720 

1,790 

1,600 

1,340

1,140 

1,060 

965 

965 

907

907 

S78 

90V 

1,060 

1,560

1,930 

1,720 

1,240 

1,020 

936 

936

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sei

V

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

1,120 

1,300 

1,080 

8V8 

794

767 

740 

686 

663 

638

663 

663 

663 

638 

614

638 

624 

609 

614 

638

767 

638 

609 

688 

1,270

1,460 

1,060 

V94

Mar.

688 

638 

638 

714 

822

822 

688 

638 

636 

850

2,140 

2,820 

2,070 

1,200 

1,020

995 

1,790 

3,060 

2,560 

1,240

96B 

878 

794 

740 

714

663 

628 

663 

626 

614 

585

Second - 

foot-days

20,910 

19,V43 

20,450

609,023

45,943 

22,318 

33,923 

32,865 

16,91V 

65,474 

93,814 

38,368 

11,431

422,170

Apr.

595 

6SS 

822 

850 

714

638 

714 

1,400 

3,220 

3,540

3,630 

2,280 

1,200 

1,020 

90V

822 

76V 

740 

688 

590

581 

740 

965 

1,240 

850

638 

562 

522 

500 

462

Maximum

1,240 

1,790 

1,300

9,590

4,260 

1,460 

3,060 

3,630 

1,430 

6,420 

11,800 

10,100 

1,500

11,800

May

450 

417 

405 

417 

413

385 

335 

332 

317 

314

290 

2S3 

409 

850 

1,120

850 

600 

458 

401 

362

373 

471 

500 

500 

446

595 

907 

1,430 

1,080 

663 

544

Minimum

377 

454 

463

290

663 

609 

585 

462 

283 

397 

609 

343 

196

196

June

462 

397 

496 

822 

965

740 

518 

446 

1,150 

1,300

714 

907 

1,020 

650 

1,020

714 

633 

1,030 

1,500 

3,550

5,160 

5,920 

5,430 

5,430 

5,820

6,420 

5,100 

1,900 

2,000 

3,060

July

2,980 

1,240 

850 

1,020 

1,630

1,340 

822 

714 

638 60'9

683 

1,020 

1,43:> 

1,600 

933

740 

740 

609 

633 

1,20:>

1,270 

1,370 

1,720 

3,390 

5,820

7,020 

8,720 

9,260 

10,400 

11,800 

11,600

Mean

675 

658 

660

1,669

1,482 

797 

1,094 

1,096 

546 

2,182 

3,026 

1,238 

381

1,15V

Aug.

10,100 

6,690 

1,550 

1,430 

1,370

2,070 

2,000 

1,180 

956 

850

794 

767 

663 

590 

454

442 

433 

549 

496 

531

458 

421 

442 

405 

373

347 

466 

509 

366 

343 

343

Per square 

n-lle

0.592 

.5VV 

.6V9

1.46

1.30 

.699 

.960 

.961 

.479 

1.91 

2.65 

1.09 

.334

1.01

Sept.

314 

354 

325 

347 

273

273 

280 

252 

224 

209

198 

196 

209 

205 

198

209 

246 

240 

643 

1,500

850 

794 

581 

43S 

343

303 

307 

283 

31V 

321

Run-off in 

inches

0.68 

.64 

.67

19.86

1.60 

.73 

1.11 

1.07 

.55 

2.13 

3.06 

1.26 

.3V

13.VV
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 83

Neuse River near Goldsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°20'40", long. 78°01'35", a quarter of a mile 

upstream from bridge on State Highway 40, 2i miles upstream from Stoney Creek, and 3 

miles south of Goldsboro, Wayne County.

Drainage area.- 2,370 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 second-feet Aug. 4 by current-meter 

 measurement; maximum gage height, 19.23 feet Aug. 4; minimum discharge, 472 second-feet 

Sept. 13, 15, 16 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936; maxinum gage height, 

25.3 feet Apr. 11, 1936; minimum discharge, 85 second-feet Sept. 14, 1932 (gage height, 

1.03 feet).

Maximum discharge known, 38,600 second-feet Oct. 5, 1929 (gage height, 25.3 feet, 

former site and datum) by current-meter measurement.

Remarks.- Records good. Recorder not operating Oct. 1 to Nov. 8; gage heights determined 

from graph drawn on basis of twice-daily gage readings. Discharge during floods 

computed using rate of change of stage as a factor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

680 

680 

680 

660 

640

700 

980 

1,200 

1.2EO 

900

SOO 

900 

1,040 

1,040 

880

840 

760 

740 

700 

680

680 

800 

1,300 

1,340 

1,520

1,300 

1,080 

980 

960 

980 

960

Nov.

900 

820 

800 

740 

720

700 

700 

700 

680 

700

680 

740 

860 

1,160 

1,920

2,280 

1,920 

1,430 

1,160 

1,120

1,080 

1,040 

1,000 

980 

940

920 

900 

1,040 

1,080 

1,160

Dec.

1,200 

1,250 

1,250 

1,340 

1,340

1,250 

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120

1,120 

1,080 

1,040 

1,000 

960

960 

980 

980 

960 

960

960 

920 

920 

1,040 

1,340

2,060 

2,240 

1,970 

1,660 

1,520 

1,430

Jan.

1,3SO 

1,300 

1,200 

1,200 

1,480

1,660 

1,700 

2,060 

3,250 

4,040

4,500 

4,720 

4,760 

4,320 

3,430

2,740 

2,330 

2,060 

1,920 

1,790

1,700 

1,660 

1,610 

1,610 

1,740

2,150 

2,740 

3,020 

2,630 

2,100 

1,840

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

1,790 

1,790 

1,970 

2,020 

1,790

1,610 

1,520 

1,430 

1,380 

1,300

1,250 

1,300 

1,340 

1,330 

1,340

1,300 

1,250 

1,200 

1,160 

1,120

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,120 

1,160

1,480 

1,920 

1,880

Mar.

1,560 

1,300 

1,160 

1,120 

1,120

1,250 

1,340 

1,250 

1,160 

1,200

1,560 

2,430 

3,310 

3,660 

3,070

2,150 

1,840 

1,880 

2,630 

3,250

2,900 

1,920 

1,560 

1,430 

1,300

1,200 

1,160 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080 

1,040

Secondfoot-days

28, 650 

30,870 

36,460

1,231,466

74, 640 

40,240 

53,990 

35,740 

26,355 

107,290 

121,810 

107,550 

74,636

792,233

Apr.

1,040 

1,040 

1,250 

1,520 

1,700

1,610 

1,380 

1,430 

3,780 

5,470

6,420 

7,040 

7,350 

7,060 

5,820

3,940 

2,330 

1,920 

1,920 

1,880

1,790 

2,020 

2,280 

2,530 

2,740

2,530 

1,970 

1,560 

1,300 

1,120

Maximum

1,520 

2,280 

2,240

22,000

4,760 

2,020 

3,660 

7,350 

1,970 

9,240 

10,100 

11,300 

10,300

11,300

May

1,000 

920 

840 

SOO 

720

700 

680 

620 

580 

542

525 

508 

508 

542 

800

1,340 

1,610 

1,300 

960 

780

680 

600 

580 

680 

760

940 

1,080 

1,340 

1,790 

1,970 

1,660

Minimum

640 

680 

920

558

1,200 

1,120 

1,040 

1,O40 

503 

1,080 

1,080 

620 

490

490

June

1,330 

1,250 

1,080 

1,380 

2,630

3,130 

2,850 

1,880 

1,480 

1,660

2,330 

2,020 

1,790 

2,380 

2,240

1,840 

1,610 

1,340 

1,250 

1,970

3,610 

5,120 

6,270 

6,960 

7,360

7,520 

7,520 

7,760 

8,390 

9,240

July

9,350 

8,650 

7,650 

6,900 

5,810

3,600 

2,680 

2,020 

1,560 

1,340

1,160 

1,080 

1,250 

1,430 

1,880

1,880 

1,480 

1,200 

1,080 

1,120

1,480 

2,150 

2,530 

2,800 

3,610

5,050 

6,200 

7,120 

8,300 

9,350 

10,100

Mean

924 

1,029 

1,241

3,374-

2,408 

1,437 

1,742 

2,858 

915 

3,576 

3,929 

3,469 

2,488

2,170

Aug.

10,500 

10,900 

11,200 

11,300 

11,000

10,000 

8,520 

6,580 

4,400 

2,240

1,740 

1,560 

1,380 

1,250 

1,120

1,000 

920 

860 

820 

880

840 

800 

740 

700 

680

620 

820 

1,000 

1,080 

1,120 

980

Per square

nlle

0.390 

.434 

.524

1.42

1.02 

.606 

.735 

1.21 

.386 

1.51 

1.66 

1.46 

1.05

.916

Sept.

800 

700 

680 

840 

1,340

1,349 

900 

780 

800 

780

680 

542 

490 

490 

508

508 

740 

1,430 

1,920 

3,680

6,200 

8,300 

10,200 

10,300 

3,070

5,180 

2,200 

1,520 

1,340 

1,380

Run-off in 

Inches

0.45 

.48 

.60

19.30

1.18 

.63 

.85 

1.35 

.44 

1.68 

1.91 

1.68 

1.17

12.42
84 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°15'30", long. 77°35'10", at Kins-ton, Lenoir 

(Jounty, two blocks downstream from bridge on State Highway 11. Zero cf gage is 10.80 

feet above mean sea level (North Carolina State Highway bench mark).

Drainage area.- 2,690 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11.800 second-feet Aug. 7 (gage height, 16.65 

feet;; minimum, 628 second-feet Sept. 16 (gage height, 3.24 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 24,400 second-feet Apr. 14, 1936 (gage height, 20.9 

feet); minimum, 124 second-feet Sept. 26, 1932 (gage height, 1.29 feet, former site 

and datum).

Maximum stage known, 24.6 feet, former site and datum, July 1919 (discharge, about 

39,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair.

Rating table, water year 1937-3a (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.2 

3.5 

4.0

612

710

895

4.6 1,110

6.0 1,350

6.0 1,860

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

2,3SO 

3,000 

3,6SO 

4,380 

5,130 

5,910

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

17.0

6,800

7,600

9,160

10,680

12,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

26

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

*eoo

*800

*soo

*800 

*800

*760 

*800 

955 

1,200 

1,220

1,110 

998 

976 

1,130 

1,180

1,060 

975 

916 

876 

896

936 

876 

915 

1,S60 

1,400

1,600 

1,460 

1,300 

1,180 

1,110 

1,110

Hov.

1,090 

1,040 

975 

935 

876

875 

865 

835 

836 

815

815 

915 

1,180 

1,220 

1,360

1,850 

2,270 

2,100 

1,700 

1,460

1,360 

1,250 

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,100

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,100 

1,220 

1,700

Dec.

1,700 

1,650 

1,700 

1,800 

1,800

1,700 

1,760 

*1,700

*i,eoo

*1,500

*1,500 

*1,400 

*1,400 

*1,300 

*1,300

1,220 

1,200 

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,200

*1,200 

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,100 

*1,600

1,600 

2,060 

2,380 

2,270 

2,000 

1,800

Jan.

1,700 

1,660 

1,600 

1,450 

1,450

1,600 

2,100 

2,600 

2,680 

3,200

3,820 

4,380 

4,760 

4,980 

6,060

4,680 

3,890 

3,000 

2,600 

2,270

2,100 

2,000 

1,960 

1,900 

2,060

2,270 

2,600 

2,870 

3,200 

3,060 

2,620

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sap

W

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ater year 1937-!a ...........

Peb.

2,220 

2,050 

2,050 

2,160 

2,220

2,060 

1,960 

1,860 

1,760 

1,660

1,600 

1,600 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,600 

1,560 

1,600 

1,460 

1,400

1,300 

1,300 

1,360 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,600 

1,960

Mar.

S,050 

1,800 

1,560 

1,400 

1,300

1,300 

1,400 

1,460 

1,450 

1,460

1,700 

1,850 

S,380 

3,130 

3,640

3,610 

3,000 

8,270 

S,160 

2,620

3,130 

3,200 

2,440 

1,860 

1,660

*1,600 

*1,400 

*1,300 

*1,300 

*1,300 

1,260

Secondfoot-days

32,063 

36,300 

47,920

1,449,132

86,790 

47,460 

61,730 

112,310 

33,640 

100,040 

134,320 

131,045 

90,905

913,413

Apr.

1,220 

1,260 

1,460 

1,600 

1,660

1,760 

1,860 

1,850 

3,200 

6,370

6.800 

7,300 

7,300 

7,400 

7,500

7,400 

6,900 

6,260 

3,640 

2,870

2,500 

2,740 

3,470 

3,680 

3,640

3,400 

3,200 

2,620 

2,060 

1,750

Maximum

1,500 

2,270 

2,380

21,200

5,060 

2,220 

3,610 

7,600 

2,220 

8,040 

9,460 

11,800 

9,760

11,800

Bay

1,500 

1,300 

1,200 

1,110 

1,060

966 

915 

876 

836 

798

745 

728 

728 

798 

856

896 

1,260 

1,600 

1,460 

1,200

975 

876 

780 

728 

780

895 

1,090 

1,260 

1,400 

1,750 

2,220

Minimum

760 

816 

1,100

660

1,460 

1,300 

1,260 

1,220 

728 

1,500 

1,200 

*800 

628

628

June

2,000 

1,650 

1,600 

1,650 

1,700

2,380 

2,940 

3,060 

2,600 

2,000

1,900 

2,3SO 

2,500 

2,380 

2,600

2,600 

2,100 

1,360 

1,600 

1,660

2,660 

3,330 

4,460 

6,130 

6,760

6,330 

6,900 

7,200 

7,600 

8,040

July

8,300 

8,580 

9,150 

9,450 

9,150

8,440 

7,200 

6,180 

3,240 

1,950

1,560 

1,300 

1,200 

1,260 

1.460

*1,800 

*2,000 

1,700 

1,360 

1,250

1,250 

1,450 

2,000 

2,840 

3,750

4,630 

6, 670 

6,240 

6,600 

7,000 

7,500

Bean

1,034 

1,210 

1,646

3,972

2,767 

1,696 

1,991 

3,744 

1,082 

3,336 

4,333 

4,227 

3,030

2,603

Aug.

8,300 

9.150 

10,000 

10,700 

11,400

11,800 

11,800 

*11,000 

*9,600 

*7,000

*4,800 

*3,200 

2,000 

1,660 

*1,500

*1,400 

*1,300 

*1,200 

*1,100 

*1,000

*1,100 

*1,000 

*950 

*900 

»860

*800 

936 

1,130 

1,200 

1,180 

1,200

Per square 

mile

0.384 

.460 

.675

1.48

1.03 

.630 

.740 

1.39 

.402 

1.24 

1.61 

1.67 

1.13

.930

Sept.

1,090 

936 

965 

1,020 

1,040

1,300 

1,460 

1,130 

936 

875

875 

816 

728 

710 

669

628 

1,610 

2,440 

2,620 

3,060

4,080 

5,200 

6,240 

7,400 

8.720

9,760 

9,600 

7,320 

4,520 

3,200

Run-off In 

Inches

0.44 

.50 

.66

20.04

1.19 

.66 

.86 

1.55 

.46 

1.58 

1.86 

1.81 

1.86

12.62

*Gage height missing; discharge computed on basis of recorded range In stage and records for 

station near Goldsboro.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 85

Flat River at Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°11'25", long, 78°53'00 lt , at head of Lake Michie, 

1J miles upstream from county highway bridge, li miles upstream from Dial Creek, and 

li miles north of Bahama, Durham County. Zero oF gage Is 255.05 feet abwe mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- July 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 149 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet July 26 (gage height missIng;, computed on basis of records for Flat River at dam near Bahama and Dial Creek 

near Bahama; minimum, 14 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.43 feet).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, that of July 26, 1938; minimum, 0.3? second-foot Sept. 

26, 27, 1932 (gage height, 0.23 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, July 26 to Aug. 6 

which were computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams aid are fair.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

13.9

27

1-4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

140

278

504

1.4 

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

64

128

Oct. 5 to Sept. 30

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

271

510

1,380

8,530

4,080

8.0 

9.0 

10,0

5,860

7,970

10, 440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

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 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

17 

17 

17 

469 

444

319 

98 

60 

47 

370

149 

76 

57 

52 

45

41 

39 

36 

115 

196

94 

62 

48 

44 

40

36 

48 

68 

52 

45 

37

Hov.

34 

32 

33 

34 

31

35 

36 

32 

29 

32

27 

143 

468 

156 

95

66 

58 

52 

48 

54

56 

50 

44 

44 

40

3S 

45 

50 

54 

46

Dec.

42 

39 

39 

34 

35

40 

42 

3S 

35 

39

38 

29 

31 

36 

31

34 

35 

36 

34 

34

30 

31 

35 

89 

106

66 

54 

80 

91 

63 

54

Jan.

53 

325 

201 

117 

90

77 

1,360 

399 

203 

150

146 

282 

158 

123 

107

92 

88 

83 

73 

67

64 

78 

150 

186 

412

212 

135 

104 

86 

87 

98

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 19:

ater year 1937-2

Peb.

1^8 

95 

83 

80 

74

67 

67 

61 

57 

58

60 

66 

66 

59 

56

57 

54 

53 

54 

58

59

50 

54 

851 

187

107 

67 

74

Mar.

60 

5S 

84 

174 

98

102 

107 

75 

66 

1,030

362 

195 

143 

121 

106

121 

146 

110 

92 

82

76 

68 

64 

62 

56

57 

54 

52 

48 

53 

48

Second - 

foot-days

3,240 

1,964 

1,420

72, 049

6,246 

2,222 

3,970 

3,765 

1,190 

16, 542 

23, 524 

3,136 

1,285

68,524

Apr.

50 

112 

98 

67 

55

54 

108 

403 

1,250 

292

162 

130 

107 

91 

78

70 

63 

59 

60 

54

53 

52 

50 

46 

40

39 

40 

36 

33 

33

Maximum

469 

468 

106

4,350

1,860 

251 

1,030 

1,250 

159 

5,270 

9,000 

440 

203

9,000

Bay

31 

30 

27 

25 

28

38 

88 

26 

24 

21

19 

19 

22 

32 

91

46 

27 

26 

26 

27

25

22 

28 

23 

159

52 

121 

54 

36 

31 

30

Hlnlajuni

17 

27 

29

13.9

53

50 

48 

33 

19 

23 

56 

17 

16

16

June

30 

23 

45 

158 

57

55 

43 

641 

130 

93

430 

263 

436 

106 

64

50 

56 

46 

1,960 

1,180

2,210 

5,270 

379 

209 

186

176 

119 

1,610 

337 

158

July

114 

94 

625 

304 

126

94 

76 

66 

60 

380

127 

530 

528 

154 

163

101 

68 

58 

56 

57

216 

753 

472 

4,28O 

1,980

9,000 

1,800 

460 

320 

280 

220

Mean

105 

65.5 

45.8

197

201 

79.4 

128 

126 

38.4 

551 

759 

101 

42.8

188

Aug.

200 

280 

440 

320 

240

190 

150 

132 

107 

96

82 

66 

76 

62 

52

49

46 

114 

70 

52

44 

38 

34 

34 

33

32 

45 

37 

31 

27 

17

Per acuare

mile

0.700 

.437 

.305

1.31

1.34 

.529 

.853 

.640 

.256 

3-67 

5 06 

.673 

.285

1.25

Sept.

16 

46 

42 

152 

51

34 

30 

26 

24 

24

23 

22 

22 

24 

21

24 

21 

19 

22 

163

203 

50 

28 

23 

23

23 

23 

22 

39 

45

Run-off in 

inches

0.81 

.49

.35

17.86

1.54 

.55 

.98 

.94 

.30 

4.10 

5.83 

.78 

.38

16.99

Peak discharge.- Jan. 7 (11 a.m.) 3,440 seo.-ft.j June 19 (7 a.m.) 4,080 seo.-ft.; June 22 (1130 

a.m.) 14,200 seo.-ft.j July 24 (9i30 a.m.) 6,260 seo.-ft.
86 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Flat River at dam,near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°09'05", long. 78°50'55", Just downstream from 

Durham municipal dam at old Tllley mill site, 3 miles southeast of Bahama, Durham 

County, and 4 miles upstream from confluence with Eno River.

Drainage area.- 171 square miles.

Recorai available.- August 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge?- 11 years, 168 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 19.50

feet;, from computation of discharge over Durham municipal dam; no flow Sept. 4-13.

1927-38: Maximum discharge, that of July 26, 1938; no flow Sept. 4-13, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of obstructed Intake, July 28 to Aug. 22, 

which were computed from gage-height graph constructed on basis of staff-gage readIngs made three times dally and water-stage recorder record of power-plant tallrace 

and are fair. Considerable regulation by Durham Reservoir Just above station, where 

a dally average of 9.1 second-feet of water was diverted during the year for Durham 

water supply, about 60 percent of which was returned to Neuse River as sewage. Large 

diurnal fluctuation from operation of power plants.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Sept. 13 Sept. 14-30

0.7 

.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.O 

2.5 

3.0

0.00

.29

1.25

17

43

96

207

366

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

706

1,090

1,940

2,900

4,070

5,510

7,750

12,100

0.7 

.9

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

0.00

.3

1.3

21

50

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

15 

3.7

4.1 

5 

52

84 

86 

86 

SI 

77

75 

85 

78 

88 

83

77 

71 

76 

82 

217

219 

164 

126 

154 

62

90 

94 

65 

82 

78 

71

Hov.

90 

S7 

90 

92 

83

78 

71 

84 

91 

94

98 

68 

78 

77 

67

91 

88 

90 

84 

74

71 

94 

100 

103 

62

86 

69 

68 

86 

90

Dec.

102 

96

es

86 

67

85 

9S 

104 

108 

88

90 

80 

97 

105 

95

100 

95 

92 

74 

86

98 

96 

60

82 

68

77 

71 

85 

87 

81 

76

Jan.

87 

67 

92 

106 

107

95 

200 

247 

211 

270

257 

264 

272 

288 

256

231 

273 

274 

268 

280

263 

267 

239 

292 

290

298 

291 

283 

253 

199 

249

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-J

Feb.

232 

91 

89 

96 

S6

82 

86 

99 

93 

98

87 

88 

65 

98 

100

89 

101 

100 

87 

71

102 

99 

98 

97 

96

77 

79 

102

liar.

96 

104 

103 

98 

80

70 

99 

104 

99 

86

234

204 

186 

280 

231

206 

160 

143 

138 

127

139

146 

160 

136 

84

67 

76 

96 

99 

105 

110

Secondfoot-daya

2^670.3 

2,683 

2,706

80,666.4

7,089 

2,688 

4,064 

3,422 

1,226 

14,734 

24, 667 

6,904 

642.7

72,376.5

Apr.

97 

99 

98 

93 

95

73 

93 

88 

103 

120

168 

207 

204 

208 

216

815 

193 

74 

78 

79

82 

80 

74 

71 

73

81 

37 

89 

38 

87

K&xlmuBt

219 

103 

108

3,940

298 

232 

280 

216 

93 

6,200 

9,730 

384 

67

9,730

May

64 

93 

92 

60 

34

34 

36 

36 

34 

34

34 

34 

34 

34 

34

35

27 

36 

35 

33

93 

26

27 

36 

36

88 

28 

38 

28 

31 

41

Minimum

3.7 

98 

68

3.3

67 

66 

67 

71 

26 

32 

212 

84 

0

0

June

34 

41 

36 

41 

34

32

42 

56 

90 

64

102 

161 

261 

267 

283

276 

242 

83 

750 

1,340

1,640 

6,200 

616 

32S

sas

264 

288 

1,080 

612 

260

Jul'

f42 ri2

?69 

463 

f91

m 

res ?68

?16 ri2

f78 

£-88 

£-77 

ffll 

ZOO

?61 

F19 

f96 

?12 

f62

f08

m 

res

3, 060 

2,f20

9,730 

1,P30 

531 

?85 

726 

F56

Mean

86.2 

86.1 

87.3

221

229 

96.0 

131 

114 

39.6 

491 

796 

190 

SI. 4

198

Aug.

373 

384 

369 

370 

376

304 

208 

336 

351 

367

320 

268 

94 

104 

97

104 

103 

113 

94 

114

108 

90 

100 

104 

105

104 

84 

89 

92 

98 

92

Pe- aquare 

mile

0.604 

.604 

.611

1.29

1.34 

.661 

.766 

.667 

.231 

2.87 

4.66 

1.11 

.126

1.16

Sept.

3.3 

1.8 

1.6 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

23 

39

58 

37 

58 

39 

29

31 

57 

39 

42 

31

34 

41 

36

41 

41

Run-off In 

Incheg

0.68 

.66 

.59

17.51

1.64 

.68 

.88 

.74 

.27 

3.20 

6.36 

1.28 

.14

16.72

Peak discharge.- June 22 (8)15 a.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.) July 24 (1:30 p.m.) 4,8fO sec.-ft.) July 

26 112:50 p.m.) 18,500 sec.-ft.
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 87 

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and combination v-notch and masonry weir, lat. 36°10'50",

 long. 78°51 I 55", three-eighths of a mile upstream from confluence with Flat River and

Lake Mlchie, and 3 miles (revised) northeast of Bahama, Durham County. 

Drainage area.- 4.9 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1925 to September 1938. 

Average discharger- 12 years (1926-38), 4.14 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 597 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 5.30

 feet), from rating curve extended above 100 second-feet; minimum, 0.66 se ,ond-foot Oct.

3 (gage height, 0.58 foot).

1925-38: Maximum discharge, that of July 26, 1938; maximum gage height, 5.60 feet

April 27, 1928; no flow at times in 1926 and each year of period 1930-33. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period when control was damaged, Jul-r 26 to Sept.

 12, which are poor. Discharge below 14 second-feet, except during period when control 

was damaged, determined by use of 2-foot, 90° V-notched weir, rating for which was 

checked by discharge measurements. Discharge for day of ice effect, Jan. 29, computed 

on basis of gage heights, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams; 

that for periods of missing gage heights, Jan. 30, July 10-12, Sept. 10-13, computed 

on basis of partial gage-height record and records for stations on nearby streams.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, In second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-9) 

Dot, 1 to July 26 and Sept. 12-30 July 26 to Sept. 12

0.5 0.46

.6 .71

.6 1.45

1.0 2.52

1.2 3.95

1.5 6.9

2.0 14

2.5 45

3.0 101

3.5 169

4.0 246

0.6 0.71

.6 1.45

1.0 3.28

1-2 7.74

1.4 14.7

1.7 30

2.0 50

2-5 95

2.0 152

3.5 226

4.0 310

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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.

0.68

.68

.77

20

7.0

3.48

2,16

1.54

1.50

6.6

2.46

1.79

1.69

1.64

1.50

1.41

1.41

1.41

42

23

5.9

4.12

3.71

3.05

2.78

2.58

5.0

3.48

2.71

2.46

2.34

Hov.

2.11

2.05

2.00

1.89

1.89

1.94

1.89

1.79

1.84

1.79

1.79

11

8.8

4.64

3.71

3.19

2.84

2.52

2.40

2.96

2. SB

2.34

2.22

2.11

2.11

2.11

2.26

4.96

3.33

2.76

-

Dec.

2.52

2.40

2.22

2.22

2.26

2.65

2.40

2.16

2.28

2.28

2.11

2.11

1.94

1.94

1.94

1.94

2.00

2.11

2.05

1.84

1^79

1.79

3.23

4.82

3.41

2.91

2.58

3.67

2.98

2. SB

2.46

Jan.

2.40

9.1

4.64

3.71

3.05

3.19

69

11

6.9

5.2

7.0'

6.0

4.82

4.12

3.71

3.41

3.48

3.05

2.98

2.84

2.91

4.46

4.29

6.9

7.7

4.64

3.64

3.19

3.0

3.05

4.79

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ............

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

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

Hay.............................

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

Water year 1937-2 a ...........

Feb.

3.95

3.12

3.26

3.12

2.91

2.91

2.84

2.52

2.52

2.5S

2.84

2.64

2.65

2.71

2. 58

2.65

2.58

2.65

2.71

2.71

2.28

2.22

2.65

9.8

4.91

3.71

3.48

2.96

.

-

-

Mar.

2.65

2.65

6.0

4.37

3.64

4.12

3.05

2.91

2.71

25

9.5

6.0

5.3

4.29

3.71

7.7

6.1

4.64

3.87

3.71

3.48

3.26

3.12

2.91

2.78

2.84

2.76

2.58

2.52

2.58

2.58

Second - 

foot-days

161.05

89.88

75.81

2,140.61

208.17

88* 68

143.35

115.89

40 91

336 ! 78

506.25

161.73

47.91

1,976.39

Apr.

2.71

3.41

2.91

2. 52

2.34

2.28

5.8

7.0

23

7.6

5.0

4.37

3.87

3.41

3. IS

2.91

2.46

2.46

2.34

2.16

2.11

2.34

2.46

2.22

2.05

1.89

1.74

1.59

1.50

1.38

-

Maximum

42

11

4.82

WO I «&

60

9*8

25

28

72*3 42

206

34

IS

206

May

1.32

1.20

1.20

1.20

1.28

1.12

.90

.94

1.04

.64

.77

.74

1.76

3.40

3.42

1.64

1.16

1.01

1.06

1.04

1.28

.67

.64

1.06

1.01

1.47

2.46

1.59

1.20

1.04

1.01

Minimum

0.60

1.79

1.79

.43

2.40

2.22

2^52

1*32

.74

.74

1.54

.94

.71

.68

June

0.84

.74

5.9

2.34

1.41

1.24

4.26

4.85

2.40

11

6.8

4.26

3.52

1.84

1.41

1.36

1.97

1.45

12

33

64

72

9.0

9.1

5.7

3.48

3.05

52

9.0

4.82

-

July

3.56

2.98

24

6.2

3.48

2.71

2.28

1.89

2,22

6.6

2.46

11

7.4

3.88

3.26

2.16

1.79

1.54

2*£9

5.1

6.0

4.35

11

94

20

206

32

13

9.3

7.7

6.0

He an

5.20

3X50

2.45

5.86

6.72

3. 17

4.62

3.86

1 32

n

o &

16.3

5.22

1.60

5.41

Aug.

4.62

5.1

16

4.62

32

34

9.6

6.5

4.62

3.66

3.03

3.03

2.53

2.16

1.91

1.86

1.74

5.6

2.26

1.86

1.68

1.62

1.45

1.32

1.28

1.16

2.16

1.24

1.12

1.04

.94

Per square 

mile

1.06

.612

.500

1.20

1*37

.647

.943

 786

269

o go 3)33

1.07

.327

1.10

Sept.

0.90

.94

1.66

1.66

1.16

1.04

1.08

.94

.84

.74

.75

1.10

1.04

.67

.80

.71

.71

.77

3.58

12

2.82

1.59

1.36

1.20

1.04

1.01

1.01

.97

1.08

2.34

-

Run-off in 

Inches

1.22

.68

.58

16.25

1

(=Q DO

an 

 Or

1.09

.88

.31

2*56

3.84

1.23

.36

15.00
88 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Little River near Princeton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°3Q'4Q", long. 78°09'3011 , a quarter of a mile upstream from county bridge, three quarters of a mile upstream from Little Creek, and 

3 miles north of Princeton, Johnston County.

Drainage area.- 229 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,270 second-feet Sept. 21 (gag-e height, 11.65 

reet) ; minimum, 12 second-feet Oct. 3, 4, Aug. 21, 22.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 4,030 second-feet Dec. 2, 1934 (gage leight, 12.68 

feet); minimum, 1.0 second-foot several days in September 1932 and Oct. 2, 3, 1932. 

Maximum stage known, 14.90 feet sometime in September 1924.

Remarks . - Records good except those below 40 second-feet and those for periods of missing 

gage heights, which are poor. Considerable diurnal fluctuation from operation of 

power plant upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22 to Apr. 8)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 8

0,6 23

1.0 42

1.3 81

1.6 126

2.0 210

2,5 311

3.0 402

4.0 580

0.8 14

1.0 23

1.3 64

1.6 111

Apr. 9 to Sept. 30

2.0 178

2.5 263

3.0 353

4.0 551

6.0 976

8.0 1,480

10.0 2,260

12.0 3,540

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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

51

Oct.

45

64

18

37

44

57

81

104

102

50

78

105

69

82

76

74

49

55

72

65

43

50

52

50

89

86

105

98

59

99

42

Nov.

98

85

70

73

56

53

24

*90

 85

«70

»65

«70

»90

»150

»100

*110

*90

 90

»90

»eo

47

101

79

81

68

92

69

»79

»140

»100

-

Dec.

*80

»80

*80

 ISO

112

US

105

103

100

68

96

80

98

80

82

94

64

65

76

106

62

89

65

126

210

206

177

149

132

124

114

Jan.

Ill

99

106

103

102

99

200

406

402

332

297

324

300

254

217

200

165

159

160

152

135

135

130

142

168

276

246

217

197

146

152

Month

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

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

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

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

Hay.............................

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

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

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

Water year 1937-5 o

Feb.

146

160

164

158

146

120

134

106

115

115

120

118

120

125

108

120

105

100

99

99

102

85

99

108

136

141

132

126

_

-

Mar.

100

98

94

106

114

110

113

93

97

147

349

332

230

198

140

132

133

146

121

105

113

101

102

98

93

60

72

96

89

92

69

Secondfoot-days

2,100

2,495

3,370

122,848

6,174

3,401

3, 962

7,221

2,995

14,338

2^710

12, 676

68,634

Apr.

93

96

114

146

111

120

121

293

676

1,250

679

508

335

238

183

158

132

129

136

134

159

195

190

»130

»150

 90

»70

»55

»60

»70

-

Maximum

105

150

210

3,470

406

160

349

1,250

1,640

960

196

3,200

3,200

May

51

»76

*70

»45

 55

 65

 60

 28

*45

*50

 45

31

32

59

174

238

159

123

61

78

67

64

76

82

132

115

213

210

136

125

210

Minimum

18

24

76

18

99

85

72

55

28

70

24

17

26

17

June

204

132

211

1,040

S10

321

174

141

113

103

143

133

246

164

106

70

79

97

293

1,070

1,540

1,300

954

622

439

317

222

1,020

1,380

874

-

Jul"

342

197

149

139

137

121

121

114

82

51

86

64

61

58

62

70

24

73

67

74

77

60

77

278

586

740

960

960

656

448

236

Mean

67.7

109*

337 '

199

121

128

241

96* 6

476

231

87.4

423

188

Aug.

175

121

74

85

96

70

101

128

88

109

97

74

62

31

69

57

51

60

71

49

17

26

23

42

54

50

163

196

145

177

149

Pe-* square 

mile

0.296

.363

.476

1.47

.869

.528

.559

1.05

422

2^09

1.01

.362

1.85

.821

Sept.

86

62

118

532

192

88

84

84

64

59

28

62

63

57

54

45

35

44

217

2,690

3,200

2,370

1,060

462

238

170

132

129

130

121

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.34

.40

.55

19.94

1.00

.55

.64

1.17

.49

2.33

1.16

.44

2.06

11.13

 Gage height for day or part of day missing; discharge computed on basis o 

clpltatlon records, and records for Contentnea Greek near Wilson.

if partial record, pro-
NEUSE RIVER BASIN 89 

Contentnea Creek near Wilson, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°41'15", long. 77°56'50", at bridge on U. S. Hlghway 301, Just downstream from municipal power plant, 1 mile upstream from Atlantic 

Coast Line Railroad bridge, and 3 miles southwest of Wilson, Wilson County.

Drainage area.- 236 square miles.

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes. - Maximum discharge during year, 2,790 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage J-^ight, 10.42 

feet;; minimum, 4 second-feet May 5; minimum daily discharge, 6 second-feet May 4.

1930-:36: Maximum discharge, 4,820 second-feet Jan. 51, 1937 (gage height, 13.37 

feet); minimum, about 0.2 second-foot Oct. 6-15, 1932, Nov. 24 to Dec. 2P, 1933. 

Maximum stage known, about 24.3 feet sometime in September 1924.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 20 second-feet, which are poor. Extreme diurnal 

fluctuation from operation of power plants upstream. Considerable storage in pond 

above municipal power plant for short periods during low flows.

Rating tables, water year 1937-33 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

83

173

314

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

490

670

810

1,040

1,275

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

13

35

75

167

302

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

462

762

997

1,245

1,830

2,630

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

gg 

23 

g4 

g5

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

14 

11 

11 

39 

80

81 

82 

81 

61 

9

9 

9 

54

IgO 

11

54 

11 

15 

69 

56

11 

56 

221 

10 

10

10 

10 

120 

22 

64 

12

Nov.

130 

7 

58

12 

12

75 

19 

35 

49 

49

45 

65 

64 

78 

15g

107 

68 

69 

68

71

75 

68 

66 

66 

68

19 

136 

14 

249

151

Dec.

138

134

gio

g06 

195

127

111 

Igl 

139 

137

132 

29 

79 

132 

26

137 

78 

135 

27

139

27 

134 

81 

143 

256

256 

242 

171 

99 

211 

85

Jan.

90 

66 

g43 

44 

87

60 

282 

313 

430 

470

409 

332 

315 

304 

286

255 

167 

120 

185 

133

130 

183 

67 

18 g 

204

268 

266 

206 

197 

66 

136

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19;

ater year 1937-C

Feb.

159 

142 

284 

126 

Ig7

90 

90 

94

104 

107

106 

Igl 

81 

98 

102

103 

107 

104 

115 

69

99

106 

105 

105 

119

121 

85 

238

Mar.

119 

111 

90 

111 

95

76 

115 

111 

107 

125

290 

312 

342 

309 

251

117 

116 

177 

117 

81

199 

122 

109 

102 

102

119 

68 

120 

186 

192 

122

Second - 

foot-days

1,493 

2,145 

4,135

122, g 15

6,496 

3,307 

4,615 

8,752 

3,271 

13,852 

9,331 

4,153 

10,513

72,063

Apr.

114 

126 

77 

265 

128

Ig8 

134 

g32 

694 

1,180

1,160 

1,050 

786 

376 

267

263 

75 

158 

87 

78

171 

172 

181 

105 

256

95 

99 

90 

92 

93

Maximum

221 

249 

256

4,510

470 

284 

342 

1,180 

294 

1,300 

1,230 

553 

2,630

2,630

May

31 

32 

gl 

6 

7

60 

51 

21 

10

47

52 

12

47 

146

8e

281 

294 

258

10 

45

147 

17 

209 

19 

2g8

204 

223 

261 

104 

223 

117

Minimum

9 

7 

g6

4

44 

69 

68 

75 

6 

44 

19 

20 

17

6

June

62 

108 

192 

563 

1,140

1,300 

703 

318 

138 

280

311 

215 

97 

103 

109

44 

98 

144 

379 

623

934 

1,300 

1,300 

940 

533

291 

260 

249 

467 

651

July

525 

302 

g23 

168 

322

424 

325 

153 

69 

25

24 

24 

36 

129

19

19 

24 

26 

27 

28

28 

130 

136 

27 

543

967 

I,g30 

1,170 

1,140 

754 

314

Mean

48. g 

71.5 

133

335

210 

118 

149 

292 

106 

462 

301 

134 

350

197

Aug.

254 

36 

127 

186 

252

225 

110 

317 

257 

57

98 

58 

59 

25

20

22 

22 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

22

g2 

102 

464 

553 

453 

256

Per square 

mile

0.204 

.303 

.564

1.42

.690 

.500 

.631 

1.24 

.449 

1.96 

1.28 

.568 

1.48

.835

Sept.

22 

22 

64 

27 

214

g3 

66 

68 

31 

22

24 

19 

17 

19 

25

25 

26 

64 

216 

710

2,210 

2,630 

2,010 

979 

341

219 

129 

24 

130 

137

Run-off In 

Inches

0.24 

.34 

.65

19.25

1.03 

.52 

.73 

1.38 

.52 

2.19 

1.48 

.65 

1.65

11.38
90 NEUSE RIVER BASIN

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'40", long. 77°35'05", at Hookerton, Green 

County, about 300 feet downstream from highway bridge and 2i miles upstream from 

Wheat Swamp Creek.

Drainage area.- 789 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,590 second-feet Apr. 10, 11; maximum gage 

height, 12.39 feet Apr. 10; minimum discharge, 88 second-feet Sept. 16; minimum gage 

height, 2.41 feet Oct. 1.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 11,100 second-feet Oct. 6, 1929 (gage height, 18.9 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 16, 17, 1932 (gage height, 1.17 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 23.3 feet sometime In September 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are poor, 

and those below 100 second-feet, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19.18

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

112 

104 

105 

116

115 

123 

162 

176 

173

*150 

*140 

*150 

*130 

*140

*150 

*180 

173 

157 

200

195 

168 

173 

184 

184

241 

205 

160 

154 

141 

143

Nov.

154 

143 

143 

154 

166

143 

135 

123 

121 

133

130 

154 

267 

337 

316

288 

274 

281 

267 

260

260 

260 

253 

239 

225

218 

218 

295 

571 

635

Dee.

539 

539 

619 

653 

619

603 

635 

5S7 

523 

460

430 

400 

386 

372 

316

302 

323 

309 

330 

330

344 

295 

302 

358 

475

507 

539 

555 

571 

555 

460

Jan.

430 

415 

372 

358 

351

372 

473 

765 

885 

945

1,000 

1,040 

1,060 

1,040 

965

865 

780 

707 

619 

539

491 

491 

475 

491 

587

707 

765 

745 

725 

653 

587

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19.

ater year 1937-

Feb.

539 

491 

507 

507 

523

523 

491 

475 

400 

372

386 

430 

445 

445 

430

386 

372 

353 

358 

344

*340 

*360 

«360 

*380 

*380

*400 

415 

400

Mar.

386 

358 

372 

351 

344

358 

358 

358 

316 

356

555 

653 

689 

639 

689

635 

587 

523 

460 

430

415 

386 

372 

372 

344

316 

288 

295 

337 

330 

337

Secondfoot-clays

4,812 

7,163 

14, 236

378, 671

20,703 

11,817 

13,261 

34,033 

3,070 

28,390 

25,970 

12,523 

24, 479

205, 457

Apr.

344 

344 

386 

445 

*460

*460 

*480 

*800 

*2,000 

2,590

2,590 

2,520 

2,450 

2,450 

2,320

2,080 

1,720 

1,310 

985 

845

707 

653 

805 

925 

885

689 

555 

491 

400 

344

Maximum

241 

635 

653

7,320

1,060 

539 

639 

8,590 

460 

1,940 

2,040 

1,940 

2,380

2,590

May

302 

281 

*240 

*200 

*170

*150 

*140 

128 

131 

143

142 

120 

*130 

*200 

*280

*320 

*340 

*360 

*380 

380

344 

263 

198 

198 

198

260 

302 

415 

460 

445 

460

Minimum

101 

121 

295

96

351 

340 

288 

344 

120 

288 

198 

93 

91

91

June

400 

372 

337 

415 

491

571 

707 

865 

1.O2O 

1,060

*850 

*500 

905 

925 

635

430 

358 

323 

288 

618

1,120 

1,280 

1,340 

1,500 

1,640

1,800

*i,eoo

«1,900 

*1,900 

1,940

July

2,040 

l,9fO

i.efo

l,6fO 

1,400

1,090 

905 

825 

725 

555

372 

281 

225 

198 

205

295 

344 

288 

225 

198

205 

2,12 

285 

267 

»480

»900 

*1,200 

*1,400 

*1,600 

*1, 800 

1,9'tO

Mean

155 

239 

459

1,037

668 

422 

428 

1,134 

260 

946 

838 

404 

816

563

Aug.

1,940 

1,760 

1,460 

958 

507

386 

415 

430 

400 

386

400 

337 

253 

205 

172

154 

140 

154 

166 

179

138 

119 

107 

98 

110

104 

98 

124 

160 

248 

415

Per square 

mile

0.196 

.303 

.583

1.31

.847 

.535 

.542 

1.44 

.330 

1.20 

1.06 

.512 

1.03

.714

Sept.

460 

400 

295 

281 

233

260 

260 

260 

186 

148

139 

123 

106 

98 

91

91 

488 

785 

765 

965

1,310 

1,560 

1,800 

1,980 

2,200

2,380 

2,320 

1,980 

1,460 

1,000

Run-off in 

inches

0.33 

.34 

.67

17.86

.98 

.56 

.62 

1.61 

.38 

1.34 

1.22 

.59 

1.15

9.69

ftQage height missing; discharge computed on basis of maximum and minimal range in stage, rainfall 

records, and records for Oontentnea Creek near Wilson and Little River near Princeton.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River near Benaja, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°14'55", long. 79°33'45", at site of old High

Rock Mill, 500 feet upstream from county-road crossing, half a mile upstream from

county line, and 6 miles east of Benaja, Rockingham County. 

Drainage area.- 168 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 172 second-feet. 

tactremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,570 second-feet Oct. 5 (gage height, 11.83

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 1.21 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 5,020 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 13.54

feet), from rating curve extended above 3,200 second-feet; minimum, 6.3 second-feet

Sept. 1, 1932 (gage height, 0.73 foot). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Nov. 4-17, which

were computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for station at Haw River

and are fair, occasional slight diurnal fluctuation from operation of gristmills.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1-5 Oct. 6 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

67

94

123

172

224

302

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

10.0

536

800

1,080

1,380

1,700

2,430

1.2 

1.4 

1.6 

1.8

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

126

176

229

304

Note.- Same

12.0 3,730 table above 3.1 feet.

preceding

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

80 

70 

66 

275 

2,460

3,050 

1,460 

575 

346 

265

211 

184 

150 

134 

126

123 

112 

107 

184 

544

614 

486 

368 

274 

211

161 

229 

624 

772 

536 

357

Nov.

294 

202 

161 

160 

160

150 

150 

140 

140 

130

140 

200 

280 

320 

300

240 

200 

161 

149 

150

142 

128 

121 

118 

118

123 

154 

176 

190 

173

Dec.

145

134 

128 

124 

124

139

147 

131 

128 

129

116 

112 

112 

123 

126

131 

136 

142 

136 

124

115

112 

121 

154 

174

162 

140 

161 

174 

166 

149

Jan.

150 

193 

213 

216 

190

169 

294 

357 

346 

304

247 

229 

229 

209 

188

169 

162 

159 

150 

144

145 

147 

150 

164 

195

202 

178 

137 

131 

140 

159

Month

Oct

HOT7

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-!

*Peak discharge. -

Feb.

174 

173 

152 

144 

142

132 

131 

126 

123 

121

124 

137 

131 

124 

129

134 

129 

126 

126 

136

147 

131 

139 

209 

256

256

207 

169

Mar.

144 

132 

142 

161 

169

157 

152 

142 

131 

247

357 

357 

314 

247 

184

162 

156 

156 

149 

137

134 

129 

126 

123 

120

113 

112 

108 

108 

107 

108

Apr.

110 

139 

161 

154 

128

118 

137 

188 

247 

247

220 

168 

140 

128 

121

118

112 

132 

159 

154

129 

118 

113 

106 

96

92 

88 

83 

80 

76

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

15,156 3,050 

5,270 320 

4,215 174

96,975 3,050

6,066 357 

4, 228 256 

5, 084 357 

4,062 247 

2,657 183 

3, 640 390 

7,595 1,180 

2,707 265 

1,257 63

61,937 3,050

Oct. 5 (11:45 p.m.) 3,570 sec. -ft.

May

76 

72 

73 

69 

62

65 

57 

52 

49 

53

51 

48 

54 

92 

126

118 

84 

73 

73 

73

89 

76 

65 

90 

101

150 

183 

174 

118 

90 

101

Minimum

68

118 

112

46

131 

121 

107 

76 

48 

41 

50 

39 

31

31

June

95 

80 

100 

126 

144

98

84 

102 

110 

86

72 

65 

61 

58 

50

41 

50 

51 

92 

144

211 

191 

126 

98 

98

106 

123 

284 

390 

304

July

256 

193 

253 

379 

346

274 

137 

95 

100 

181

137 

102 

69 

60 

76

66 

53

50 

70 

104

162 

225 

423 

1,180 

842

640 

462 

274 

166 

120 

100

Aug.

94 

94 

92 

89 

98

247 

265 

229 

173 

96

83 

77 

69 

56 

49

54 

49 

88 

104 

79

58 

44 

50 

45 

39

41 

40 

69 

45 

48 

43

**<* Perm??re

489 2.91 

176 1.05 

136 .810

263 1.57

196 1.17 

151 .899 

164 .976 

135 .804 

85.7 .510 

121 .720 

245 1.46 

87.3 .520 

41.9 .249

170 1.01

Sept.

36 

3S 

40 

43 

38

39 

44 

33 

34 

32

38 

35 

46 

44 

41

43 

48 

50 

42 

60

63 

54 

43 

44 

39

31 

39 

37 

31 

52

Run-off In 

inches

3.36

1.17 

.93

21.25

1.35 

.94 

1.13 

.90 

.59 

.80 

1.68 

.60 

.SB

13.73

20292211 40 7
92 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Haw River at Haw River, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°05'35", long. 79°21'40", at towr of Haw River, 

Alamance County, 400 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge.

Drainage area.- 599 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 602 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge, 11,000 second-feet (estimated), July 26 (gr.ge height mlssing); minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.84 feet); minimum dally discharge, 29 second-feet Sept. 25.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 17,000 second-feet Feb. 28, 1929 (gage height, 23.96 

feet), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum, ? second-feet 

Sept. 5, 1930; minimum dally discharge, 5 second-feet Sept. 6, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are poor. 

Large diurnal fluctuation from operation of power plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-36 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

41

86

159

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.O

278

437

607

6.0 

7.5 

9.0 

10.5

1,350

1,970

2,800

3,700

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

4,800

6,410

8,210

10,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

191 

143 

154 

«440 

«1,800

«2,400 

*1,500 

*S50 

«650

*700

«600 

*400 

*340 

«300 

«280

*280 

*260 

*280 

707 

3,960

1,660 

1,190 

836 

660 

556

488 

708 

1,310 

1,390 

1,160 

818

NOT.

642 

522 

430 

394 

372

356 

346 

309 

290 

284

235 

652 

1,430 

1,000 

782

660 

573 

468 

454 

424

359 

337 

294 

278 

259

294 

356

48S 

471 

404

Dec.

388 

417 

372 

287 

294

328 

375 

35O 

294 

306

287 

247 

290 

294 

297

309 

309 

309 

382 

388

281 

232 

259 

454 

539

437 

420 

590 

556 

437 

391

Jan.

369 

846 

800 

505 

356

356 

»3, 000 

*2,000 

*1, 100 

*850

*650 

*950 

»850 

*700 

*550

*500 

*460 

434 

396 

385

394 

471 

556 

539 

854

712 

522 

414 

346 

394 

522

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year 19:

ater yeap 1937-.

Feb.

624 

505 

411 

398 

369

356 

375 

343 

334 

316

324 

340 

353 

434 

420

353 

328 

324 

315 

321

343 

362 

430 

694 

764

590 

522 

522

Mar.

488 

3S5 

414 

642

4S8

454 

471 

394 

362 

2,110

1,730 

1,350 

1,040 

7S2 

624

522 

437 

427 

382 

366

372 

420 

437 

356 

315

272 

287 

309 

290 

290 

306

Secondfoot-days

27,011 

14, 163 

11,119

310,953

21,983 

11,772 

17,522 

12^686 

6,667 

16, 288 

45, 591 

10,654 

2,601

196,277

Apr.

321 

362 

417 

404 

420

430 

488 

759 

1,680 

964

624 

454 

385 

340 

315

278 

27S 

309 

385 

382

3S2 

391 

359 

297 

269

226 

214 

200 

165 

16S

Maximum

3,960 

1,430 

590

10,800

3,000 

764 

2,110 

1,680 

607 

1,680 

*8,500 

»1,600 

160

*8,500

May

156

191 

174 

168 

140

148 

135 

104 

162 

156

142 

162 

170 

86 

266

287 

205 

168 

137 

174

135 

148 

185 

226 

334

560 

607 

394 

290 

247 

208

Minimum

143 

235 

232

53

346 

315 

272 

168 

86 

113 

165 

68 

29

29

June

220 

162 

300 

437 

362

278 

232 

794 

375 

290

595 

316 

321 

197 

179

197 

151 

113 

1,390 

712

762 

1,040 

488 

346 

445

1,100 

454 

1,680 

1,190 

1,120

July

V30 

471 

t3,470 

2,600 

tV82

573 

407 

294 

?60 

1,030

552 

2,?80 

454 

269 

522

232 

165 

235 

256 

291

658 

1,190 

2,710 

t6,060 

»4,000

*8,500 

»4,000 

*1,000 

*YOO 

«500 

«4QO

Mean

871 

473 

359

852

709 

420 

565 

423 

215 

543 

1,471 

344 

93.4

543

Aug.

«360 

«400 

«440 

«550 

«600

«1,800 

»1,300 

*80O 

»600 

»400

*300 

«220 

«180 

«150 

«160

*130 

#150 

»300 

*240 

*160

«180 

*170 

t!59 

148 

76

116 

68 

77 

171 

155 

94

Pe^ square 

mile

1.45 

.790 

. o99

1.42

1.18 

.701 

.943 

.706 

.359 

.907 

2.46 

.574 

.156

.907

Sept.

92 

112 

63 

58 

106

144 

108 

46 

68 

88

49 

104 

83 

139 

159

86 

84 

47 

92 

160

148 

96 

91 

90 

29

79 

125 

40

87 

116

Run-off In 

Inches

1.67 

.86 

.69

19.28

1.36 

.73 

1.09 

.79 

.41 

1.01 

2.84 

.66 

.17

12.30

*Gage height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for stations near Benaja and 

Plttsboro.

tRecorder not operating properly; discharge computed from gage heights based OT partial record.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 93

Haw River near Pittsboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS^l'OO", long. 79°05'40", about 100 feet upstream from Robinsons Creek, 2 miles downstream from bridge on State Highway 90, 

and 5 miles east of Pittsboro, Chatham County. Zero of gage Is 180.06 feet above 

mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,310 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,400 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 17.40 

feet); minimum, 37 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.70 feet); minimum dally discharge, 94 second-feet Sept. 28.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 47,300 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage 1 eight, 22.1 

feet); minimum, 9 second-feet Oct. 13, 1930 (gage height, 1.32 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 18 second-feet Sept. 30, Nov. 13, 1933.

Flood of August 1908 reached a stage of about 32.1 feet (discharge, 98,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 46,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, I'ov. 5-8, Feb. 

20 to Mar. 8, which were computed on basis of rainfall records, recorded range In 

stage, and records for station at Haw River and are fair. Large diurnel fluctuation 

from operation of power plant upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used April 11 to May 27)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

79

149

270

530

930

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,360

2,300

3,360

4,600

6,010

9.0

10.0

11.0

13.0

15.0

7,600

9,320

11,180

15,120

19,700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

364 

282 

229 

276 

1,520

3,720 

3,230 

1,730 

1,010 

994

1,270 

778 

570 

474 

432

411 

358 

364 

474 

3,9SO

2,680 

1,630 

1,130 

938 

794

674 

784 

1,680 

1,630 

1,320 

994

Nov.

326 

6S2 

446 

594 

550

550 

500 

430 

467 

418

467 

594 

3,000 

1,910 

1,360

1,090 

938 

826 

762 

730

634 

594 

586 

481 

530

453 

481 

674 

818 

762

Dec.

626 

650 

626 

562 

453

488 

602 

634 

570 

509

481 

460 

404 

460 

433

502 

460 

488 

453 

474

618 

483 

446 

782 

1,220

994 

318 

866 

1,220 

970 

810

Jan.

714 

1,340 

2,300 

1,450 

1,090

930 

3,170 

5,S90 

2,540 

1,810

1,540 

2,000 

1,860 

1,500 

1,270

1,010 

946 

950 

850 

786

746 

746 

890 

1,010 

1,460

1,720 

1,220 

930 

778 

650 

818

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-38 ......

Peb.

1,180 

1,140 

890 

S10 

762

658 

698 

722 

658 

610

610 

650 

634 

674 

778

706 

626 

594 

610 

600

650 

700 

800 

1,100 

1,600

1,200 

1,000 

1,000

Mar.

900 

700 

800 

1,200 

900

850 

900 

750 

682 

5,000

5,160 

2,450 

1,900 

1,500 

1,270

1,580 

2,280 

1,270 

994

866

853 

826 

842 

854 

706

618 

706 

634 

626 

594 

570

Secondfoot-days

36,770 

23,203 

19,622

632,333

49,394 

22,660 

37,766 

32,936 

13,923 

42,260 

93,232 

SO, 545 

6,913

399,774

Apr.

602 

666

874 

818 

746

706 

1,200 

2,250 

7,710 

3,390

1,360 

1,220 

1,000 

882 

770

682 

570 

578 

642 

706

666 

842 

810 

658 

530

546 

502 

358 

364 

333

Maximum

3,980 

3,000 

1,220

18,600

8,170 

1,600 

5,160 

7,710 

2,260 

4,390 

19,100 

2,790 

366

19,100

May

286 

325

280 

370

298

276 

200 

196 

265 

205

246 

210 

228 

417 

455

411 

481 

358 

289 

254

199 

247 

292 

341 

404

1,300 

2,230 

1,090 

690 

516 

516

Minimum

229 

418 

404

169

650 

594 

570 

338 

196 

336 

338 

156 

94

94

June

439 

580 

467 

1,950 

1,050

714 

586 

798 

1,290 

658

562 

733 

562 

610 

446

336 

361 

933 

4,390 

3,300

3,250 

2,860 

2,380 

1,050 

1,090

1,490 

1,270 

3,880 

2,790 

1,630

July

1,360 

954 

768 

6,260 

1,600

1,010 

842 

610 

516 

342

1,690 

2,590 

1,500 

810 

532

818 

453 

358 

388 

1,050

835 

2,940 

2,580 

14,200 

12,100

19,100 

9,390 

2,880 

1,750 

1,220 

906

Mean

1,136 

773 

633

1,733

1,609 

309 

1,218 

1,100 

449 

1,409 

3,007 

663 

230

1,095

Aug.

762 

754 

1,320 

1,330 

1,010

2,200 

2,790 

1,400 

1,010 

754

610 

562 

439 

325 

332

272 

320 

797 

682 

314

404 

238 

166 

219 

261

233 

204 

156 

208 

225 

243

Per s truer e 

mile

0.905 

.590 

.483

1.32

1.23 

.613 

.930 

.340 

.343 

l.OS 

2.30 

.506 

.176

.336

Sept.

232 

204 

160 

204 

270

274 

254 

228 

201 

156

156 

177 

120 

120 

141

176 

247 

129 

208 

405

366 

546 

325 

183 

126

216 

135 

94 

183 

178

Run-off In 

Inches

1.04 

.66 

.56

17.97

1.42 

.64 

1.07 

.94 

.40 

1.20 

2.65 

.58 

.20

11.36

.- July 26 (4i30 p.m.) 27,400 see.-ft.
94 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Cape Fear River at Lllllngton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°S4'25", long. 78°48'45", at highway bridge Just 

downstream from Norfolk Southern Railway bridge at Lllllngton, Harnett County, and 1 

mile downstream from Nelll Creek. Zero of gage is 105.71 feet above mean sea level 

(from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 3,440 square miles.

Records available.- December 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 3,307 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 47,000 second-feet July 27 (ga^e height, 17.87 

feet); minimum, 76 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.47 foot); minimum dally discharge, 190 second-feet Sept. 12.

1923-38: Maximum discharge, 101,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gag3 height, 27.55 

feet); minimum, 8 second-feet Oct. 8, 1926 (gage height, 0.01 foot;; minimum dally discharge, 8 second-feet Oct. 8, 1926.

Remarks.- Records good. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Buckhorn power 

plant 14 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in sooond-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

142 

£10 

350

530

2.0 

£.5 

3.0 

4.0

820 

1,£80 

1,850 

3,200

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

9.5

4,850

7,560

10,900

14,880

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

19,300

26,200

34,000

42,760

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

774 

793 

535 

477 

817

2,860 

4,080 

2,760 

1,790 

1,120

1,150 

1,500 

986 

730 

770

552 

599 

501 

738 

1,150

4,570 

2,910 

2,640 

1,880 

1,300

1,080 

954 

1,060 

1,980 

2,370 

2,350

Nov.

1,280 

1,170 

914 

846 

843

782 

716 

671 

798 

526

703 

1,150 

2,280 

3,960 

3,040

2,520 

1,870 

1,460 

1,340 

1,080

926 

996 

934 

907 

821

752 

922 

831 

870 

1,200

Dee.

1,360 

1,160 

1,290

877 

362

1,050 

924 

880 

856 

970

1,030 

824 

822 

832 

736

711 

826 

928 

758 

720

826 

1,130 

972 

1,440 

2,780

2,970 

2,420 

2,060 

1,850 

2,210 

1,960

Jan.

1,560 

1,110 

3,240 

3,680 

2,690

2,280 

8,220 

19,500 

9,250 

5,530

4,510 

4,080 

4,340 

3,680 

2,900

2,420 

2,220 

1,680 

1,850 

1,610

1,560 

1,220 

1,320 

1,870 

2,280

2,670 

2,620 

2,350 

1,690 

1,610 

1,450

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,620 

2,280 

2,280 

2,070 

1,520

1,340 

1,610 

1,240 

1,380 

1,250

1,220 

1,440 

1,140 

1,080 

1,410

1,170 

1,230 

1,360 

1,100 

1,080

1,210 

1,230 

1,150 

1,670 

2,570

3,240 

2,700 

2,330

Mar.

1,720 

1,£50 

1,600 

1,630 

1,210

1,670 

1,610 

1,610 

1,220 

2,100

12,000 

7,520 

4,760 

3,450 

2,720

2,380 

4,690 

4,440 

3,370 

2,960

2,410 

2,020 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610

1,150 

1,510 

1,600 

1,100 

1,470 

1,150

Seeondfoot-days

47,776 

37,108 

39,054

1,397,940

106,990 

44,920 

81,150 

95,141 

41,612 

93,122 

218,967 

42,965 

23,352

872,137

Apr.

1,640 

1,440 

2,440 

3,090 

2,330

2,000 

1,840 

4,170 

17, 000 

17,800

7,800 

4,850 

3,680 

2,570 

2,320

1,740 

1,360 

1,550 

1,260 

1,280

1,660 

1,450 

1,530 

1,750 

1,330

1,360 

1,180 

954 

954 

813

Maximum

4,570 

3,960 

2,970

32,400

19,500 

3,240 

12,000 

17,800 

9,740 

8,650 

38,300 

4,420 

2,550

38,300

May

752 

612 

714 

602 

530

642 

589 

564 

479 

3S8

380 

517 

675 

744 

1,070

873 

1,000 

984 

706 

363

508 

496 

524 

1,010 

1,570

1,620 

9,740 

6,250 

3,050 

2,330 

1,390

Minimum

477 

526 

711

213

1,110 

1,080 

1,100 

813 

328 

860 

558 

317 

190

190

June

972 

918 

1,030 

3,290 

4,560

2,640 

2,000 

1,090 

1,430 

2,370

2,140 

1,210 

1,560 

1,960 

1,340

972 

860 

1,040 

3,900 

7,580

7,800 

7,080 

6,470 

3,640 

2,450

2,190 

2,300 

5,370 

8,650 

4,310

July

£,920 

2,3.",0 

1,550 

5, 560 

4,160

2,810 

2,240 

1,180 

1,2:0 

604

1,670 

2,300 

3,870 

2,030 

1,190

932 

689 

552 

1,3:\0 

2,390

4,550 

6,130 

7,560 

19,900 

34,400

36,900 

38,300 

14,600 

7,500 

4,810 

2,840

Mean

1,541 

1,237 

1,259

3,830

3,451 

1,640 

2,618 

3,171 

1,342 

3,104 

7,063 

1,386 

778

2,389

Aug.

2,350 

1,620 

2,110 

3,440 

3,190

2,560 

4,420 

3,150 

2,120 

1,710

1,340 

1,030 

1,020 

686 

739

411 

586 

636 

1,110 

916

630 

340 

528 

317 

402

492 

496 

1,150 

1,920 

1,060 

486

Per square 

mile

0.44S 

.360 

.366

1.11

1.00 

.466 

.761 

.922 

.590 

.902 

2.05 

.403 

.226

.694

Sept.

741 

540 

632 

470 

848

678 

1,200 

1,350 

737 

744

492 

190 

440 

232 

442

230 

390 

230 

1,430 

1,700

2,550 

2,380 

1,360 

796 

505

249 

658 

280 

560 

298

Run-off in 

Inches

0.52 

.40 

.42

15.12

1.15 

.49 

.88 

l.OS 

.45 

1.01 

2.36 

.46 

.25

9.42

Peak discharge.- July 27 (2 a.m.) 47,000 sec.-ft.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 95

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°10'30", long. 79°37'00", a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Huffines Mill, li miles upstream from Buffalo Creek, and 6 miles 

northwest of Gibsonville, Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 133 square miles.

Records available.- September 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 123 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 942 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 4.82 

feetj; minimum, 5.4 second-feet Sept. 24, 25 (gage height, 0.32 foot); irinimum daily 

discharge, 13 second-feet Sept. 25.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 4,390 second-feet Jan. 20, 1936 (gage height, 13.28 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,400 second-feet; minimum, 0.8 second-foot 

Aug. 27, 1932 (gage height, 0.35 foot); minimum daily discharge, 1.8 second-feet Aug. 

24, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, May 15 to July 

6, July 19-29, Sept. 28-30, which were computed on basis of rainfall records, recorded 

range in stage, and records for stations on nearby streams and are poor. Considerable 

diurnal fluctuation from operations of power plant upstream. Flow slightly regulated 

by storage for Greensboro water supply 14 miles upstream, where an average daily discharge of 11.0 second-feet was diverted during the year.

Rating tables, mater year 1937-38 

Oct. 1-20

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

i.e 

2.0

2.3 

2.6

3.0

36

52

76

110

150

218

292

397

ge height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 21 to Sept. 30 

0.6 15

19

,1.0 27

1.3 45

1.6 78

2.0 

2.5

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

154

270

397

660

1,010

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

42

37

36

91

276

195

184

202

177

209

130

66

54

52

49

45

43

44

122

344

183

199

204

1S8

181

169

191

320

300

320

232

Nov.

161

141

136

132

130

143

75

57

51

50

51

146

168

126

167

18S

197

18S

174

88

65

59

54

56

56

61

74

89

7S

68

-

Dec.

130

174

94

58

53

69

122

66

55

54

50

40

54

50

56

69

58

109

172

152

63

49

52

74

70

69

150

172

84

65

60

Jan.

62

204

215

99

102

176

354

222

208

210

1S6

215

213

173

SO

64

63

57

55

54

119

183

155

92

103

S2

67

56

58

132

192

Month

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

Calendar fear 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

(later year 1937-S 8 ...........

Feb.

164

75

60

59

53

53

53

51

48

51

53

55

121

172

90

55

50

48

48

49

53

132

143

116

87

66

136

181

_

-

Mar.

144

63

76

88

70

70

70

60

59

239

253

320

272

217

197

97

68

63

56

53

91

169

140

59

49

47

44

44

44

45

44

Seeondfoot-daya

4,887

3,249

2,593

60, 38S

4,255

3,311

1)442 2 312

4*693

1, 653

768

33,984

Apr.

46

62

62

90

166

176

156

111

140

9S

72

63

58

51

50

48

47

65

74

75

155

181

150

56

48

43

42

39

39

36

-

Maximum

344

174

p AAO ftff-YU

354

181

320

181

110

220

750

468

42

750

May

37

38

35

36

35

32

31

30

33

32

26

32

32

50

60

55

48

36

32

36

30

36

40

50

70

85

110

100

70

50

55

Minimum

36

50

40

pO6>0

54

48

44

36

26

24

30

24

13

13

June

46

36

60

90

80

60

46

100

70

46

SO

65

50

36

28

24

26

40

80

200

130

100

70

55

44

140

60

220

150

80

July

60

50

550

260

180

120

73

52

43

75

73

53

39

35

39

34

30

32

42

95

90

80

300

750

400

500

260

160

110

63

45

Mean

15S

10S

83.6

165

137'

107

46^5

77.1

151

53.3

*

93.1

Aug.

43

42

42

38

70

468

155

61

50

62

46

37

32

30

32

28

29

35

33

28

27

31

25

24

25

24

27

29

28

27

25

Per square 

mile

1.19

-*S12

.629

1.24

1.03

 623

 805

 626

.350 

.580

1.14

.401

.192

.700

Sept.

24

25

24

24

29

22

23

22

26

19

32

39

27

22

26

23

21

22

36

25

2S

26

22

21

13

25

24

26

30

42

Run-off in 

inches

1.37

 91

.73

16 »89

1.19

.65

.93

.70

.40 

.65

1.31

 46

.21

9.51
9° , CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36°08'30", long. 

79"51'20", at bridge on U. S. Highway 411, three-quarters of a mile north of Battle 

Ground, Guilford County, and about 2s miles upstream from confluence vith Reedy Fork.

Drainage area.- 15.9 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to July 1931, May 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 296 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 5.22 

feet); minimum, 1.7 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1925-31, 1934-38: Maximum discharge, 980 second-feet Jan. 19, 1936 (gage height, 

7.07 feet), from rating curve extended above 330 second-feet; minimum. 0.7 secondfoot July 24, 1926.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for days of ice effect, Dec. 11, 12, Jan. 28, 29, 

computed on basis of gage heights, weather records, engineers' notes, and records 

for stations on nearby streams.

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

5.6 

31 

15

9.4 

7.2 

5.4 

6.1 

21

7.4 

6.1 

5.6 

5.8 

5.8

5.6 

5.8 

5.6 

41 

24

9.7 

7-7 

7.4 

6.6 

6.1

17 

165 

26 

14 

10 

8.8

Hov.

8.3 

8.0 

7.4 

7.2 

6.9

6.9 

6.6 

6.4 

6.1 

6.4

6.4 

62 

26 

14 

10

9.4 

8.8 

8.3 

8.3 

9.1

7.2 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9 

6.9

7.4 

2S 

18 

11 

9.4

Dec.

8.6 

7.7 

7.2 

7.2 

S.O

10 

7.2 

6.9 

7.4 

6.9

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4

6.6 

6.6 

7.2 

6.1 

5.8

5.6 

5.4 

8.3 

12 

9.4

8-0 

8.6 

15 

10 

6.8 

8-0

Jan.

10 

55 

19 

13

11

11 

85 

27 

16 

13

18 

17 

IS 

12 

11

10 

10 

9.8 

9.6 

9.4

9.4 

10 

10 

14 

15

11 

10 

9.4 

9.4 

9.4 

15

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pel 

Mar 

Api 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

HI

alendar year 19;!7 ...........

ater year 1937-2

FeD.

11 

10 

9.8 

9.6 

8.9

8.7 

8.5 

8.1 

8.1 

8.1

8.5 

8.3 

8.3 

8.1

7.9

7.9 

7.7 

8.1 

8.3 

7.7

7.3 

7.5 

11 

20 

10

9.1 

6.5 

8.5

Mar.

7.9 

7.5 

26 

14

11

15 

10 

8.9 

8.5 

109

30 

17 

13 

12

11

11 

10 

9.4 

8.5 

8.7

8.3 

7.9 

7.7 

7.7 

7.5

7.5 

7-1 

6.9 

7.1 

7.1 

6.9

Secondfoot-daya

501.9 

341.1 

240.5

5,977.3

502.4 

253.5 

430.1 

243.2 

179.6 

212.2 

507.1 

141.8 

69.9

3,623.3

Apr.

7.9 

10 

8.1 

7.3 

6.9

6.7 

9.8 

15 

20

8.5 

8.1 

7.5 

7.3 

7.1

7.1 

7.9 

10 

8.9 

7.3

6.9 

7.1 

6.9 

6.5 

6.3

5.9 

5.8 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4

Maximum

165 

62 

15

251

85 

20 

109 

20 

22 

45 

157 

17 

3.7

165

M»y

5.4 

5-2 

5.2 

5.0 

5.0

4.6 

4.5 

4.5 

4.3

4.3 

4.3 

5.4 

8.9 

5.9

4.8 

4.6 

5.0 

5.0 

4.6

4.5 

3.9 

8.6 

5.7 

5.0

22

8.2 

5.7 

5.0 

5.2 

5.0

Minimum

5.1 

6.1 

5.4

3.6

9.4 

7.3 

6.9 

5.4 

3.9 

3.4 

3.3 

2.4 

1.8

1.8

June

4.8 

4.8 

8.2 

5-7 

11

5.7 

4.5 

5.0

4.5

3.7 

3.7 

3.6 

3.4 

3.4

3.6 

4.1 

4.3 

9.8 

45

14 

7.2 

5.2 

4.6 

4.8

5.8 

6.6 

12 

5.0 

4.1

July

3.7 

3.7 

31 

9.4 

5.7

4.8 

4.2 

3.9 

4.0

4-2 

3.7 

3.5 

3.9 

4-0

3.5 

3.3 

9.0 

11 

12

7.2 

5.9 

67 

157 

34

55 

16 

11 

8.0 

6.8 

6.5

Mean

16.2 

11.4 

7.76

16.4

16.2 

9.05 

13.9 

8.11 

5.79 

7.07 

16.4 

4.57 

2.33

9.93

Aug.

5.9 

5.4 

5.0 

17 

7.S

7.0 

4.6 

4.4 

4.0

3.3 

3.0 

3.0 

2.8

2.8

2.7 

3.6 

5.4 

3.1 

2.8

2.7 

2.5 

2.4 

2.5 

2 »8

5.8 

14 

3.7 

2.8 

2.8 

2.5

Per square 

mile

1.02 

.717 

.488

1.03

1.02 

.569 

.874 

.510 

.364 

.445 

1.03 

.287 

.147

.628

Sept.

2.4 

2.5 

2.7 

2.8 

2.4

2.4 

2.4 

2.3 

2.1

2.3 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.0 

2.1 

2.4 

2.3 

2.8

2.7 

2.3 

2.1 

2.0 

1.8

2.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.5

3.7

Run-off In 

Inchea

1.18 

.80 

.56

14.00

1.18 

.59 

1.01 

.57 

.42 

.50 

1.19 

.33 

.16

8.49
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 97

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°03'30", long. 79°43'35", at McConnell road 

crossing, 3 miles east of Greensboro, Gullford County, and 6 miles upstream from 

North Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area.- 32.8 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 35.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year probably occurred July 24 (gage height missing); 

minimum, 1.9 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 1.92 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 1,870 second-feet Feb. 28, 1929 (gage height, 8.74 

feet), from rating curve extended above 720 second-feet; minimum, 0.2 second-foot 

Oct. Z, 1930.

Remarks.- Records poor. Sewage from Greensboro enters creek just above station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30

51

Oct.

8.0 

7.5 

S.5 

33 

33

19 

14 

11 

10 

43

19 

15 

12 

12 

13

12 

12 

13 

50 

291

171 

24 

16 

15 

14

14 

85 

137 

31 

19 

16

Nov.

15 

15 

15 

15 

15

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

15 

72 

177 

54 

25

19

18 

18 

17 

19

15 

14 

13 

13 

12

13 

51 

44 

27 

20

Dec.

17 

16 

15 

14 

15

22

18 

15 

16 

16

13 

12 

13 

14 

14

15 

15 

15

13 

13

13 

13 

24 

60 

36

24 

20 

44 

29 

22 

20

Jan.

19 

74 

57 

29 

23

20 

17S 

.213 

49 

29

37 

58 

39 

28 

25

22 

22 

20 

18

18

17 

21 

28 

41 

86

37 

23 

20 

16 

19 

32

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-30

Peb.

33 

22 

21 

19

18

17 

IS 

16 

15 

15

16 

19 

16 

16 

16

15 

15 

14 

15 

15

13 

14 

24 

79 

37

23

19 

17

Mar.

15 

15 

39 

40 

24

28 

22 

18 

16 

172

246 

53 

30 

24 

22

21 

22 

19 

16 

16

15

15 

14 

14 

13

12 

12 

11 

12 

12 

13

Secondfoot-days

1*178.0 

805 

606

15,107.5

1,318 

577 

1,001 

542.0 

267.3 

387.5 

974.5 

295.8 

88.5

8,030.6

Apr.

14 

23 

19 

14 

13

12 

22 

42 

106 

42

21 

16 

15 

13 

12

11 

10 

17 

18 

12

10 

12 

12 

10 

S.5

8.5 

7.5 

7-5 

7.0 

7.0

Maximum

291 

177 

60

645

213 

79 

246 

106 

27 

64 

300 

38 

3.9

300

May

7.0 

7.0 

7.0 

6.5 

6.0

6.0 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5 

5.5

5.0 

4.8 

5.5 

14

11

6.5 

5.5 

5.5 

6.5 

6.0

5.5

5.0 

15 

10 

S.O

27 

24 

9.5 

7.5 

7.0 

7.0

Minimum

7.5 

12 

12

4.5

16 

13 

11 

7.0 

4.8 

4.5 

5.0 

4.0 

2.1

2.1

June

7.0 

6.5 

41 

28 

11

17 

8.5 

11 

S.O 

6.5

6.0 

5.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.0

4.5 

6.0 

12 

S.5 

10

22 

9.0 

7.0 

6.0 

5.5

23 

7.5 

64 

20 

10

July

7.5 

7.0 

16 

29 

10

*9.0 

«8.0 

#7.0 

«6..0 

«6.0

*7.0 

«6.0 

*5.0 

«6.0 

«6.0

«5,0 

«5.0 

«6.0 

«18 

*12

«13 

«14 

«30 

*300 

*100

«eoo

*75 

*22 

*15 

11 

13

Mean

38.0 

26.8 

19.5

41.4

42.5 

20.6 

32.3 

18.1 

8.30 

12.9 

31.4 

9.54 

2.95

22.0

Aug.

20 

16 

20

11 

11

19 

9.5 

7.5 

S.5 

14

7.5 

6.5 

6.0 

5.5 

5.5

5.5 

5.5 

7.0 

7.0 

5.5

5.0 

5.0 

6.5 

7.5 

7.0

10 

38 

6.5 

4.2 

4.0 

4.1

Per sqnare 

mile

1.16 

.817 

.£95

1.26

1.50 

.628 

.985 

.552 

.255 

.393 

.957 

.291 

.090

.671

Sept.

3.6

3.5 

3.5 

3.5 

3.6

3.6 

3.4 

3.1 

2.7 

2.6

2.3 

2.1 

2.6 

2.8 

3.2

2.7 

3.2 

3.0 

2.7 

3.3

3.6 

3.0 

2.7 

2.6 

2.2

2.7 

2.4 

2.2 

2.2 

3.9

Run-off In 

Inches

1.34 

.91 

.69

17-15

1.60 

.66 

1.14 

.62 

.29 

.44 

1.10 

.54 

.10

9.18

«Qage height faulty) discharge computed on basis of records for stations on nearby streams.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

North Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°07'10", long. 79°42'35", at county-highway 

brldge> 3 miles upstream from Buffalo Creek and 6 miles northwest of Greensboro, 

Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 36.4 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 43.6 second-feetExtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 912 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 6.67 

feet); minimum, 4.4 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.69 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 1,750 second-feet Jan. 19, 1936 (gage height, 11.38 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,040 second-feet; minimum, 1.6 second-feet 

Aug. 28, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation from operation of mills except at high 

stages. Sewage from Greensboro and Proximity Mills enters creek abov3 station.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used July 27 to Aug. 26)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan. S to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.7

12.0

17.7

32

51

85

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

128

217

333

465

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

4.6

7.2

17.3

39

Mote.- Same as preeedlng~table abo-re 

2.5 feetDischarge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

16

13

13

86

53

30

21

18

16

68

23

21

20

20

18

15

13

14

179

426

49

31

24

19

20

22

218

60

34

26

20

NOT.

22

24

23

21

21

18

16

19

20

21

21

188

96

40

30

27

25

23

24

24

24

20

21

23

20

20

63

38

30

26

Dec.

24

23

21

21

21

33

23

23

25

22

18

16

IS

21

22

21

21

21

18

18

21

20

40

49

30

24

23

51

30

26

24

Jan.

25

123

51

37

32

30

331

72

42

38

57

57

43

36

34

33

35

35

33

31

35

36

30

66

68

41

31

28

25

25

49

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-S,8 ...........

Feb.

37

31

30

28

26

25

28

26

26

26

28

24

21

25

25

26

25

24

23

21

22

30

48

85

37

28

26

26

_

_

-

Mar.

26

26

35

46

33

39

31

29

28

339

74

43

33

31

30

32

30

27

23

23

24

25

24

23

21

19

19

19

22

22

22

Secondfoot-days

1,606

988

768

19,208.4

1,609

1 *775 268

508.6

861

1 1X9*3

*558.9

296.5

11,179.2

Apr.

23

33

22

22

22

22

40

62

77

32

28

28

26

25

21

18

16

25

35

23

21

21

17

14

16

18

17

20

16

15

Maximum

426

51

600

331

85

339

77

52

99

237

46

19

426

Bay

11

12

14

16

16

14

11

9.3

11

14

14

14

17

34

16

13

15

15

16

16

12

9.3

22

18

15

52

23

14

11

13

15

Minimum

13

16

16

7.2

25

21

19

149 «3

10

8 «8

7 Q o 

6 2

6.2

June

15

15

55

19

11

19

17

26

17

16

12

10

12

14

14

13

19

44

93

99

46

26

23

20

IS

48

17

82

22

19

July

16

14

39

22

18

19

16

16

12

9.8

13

11

9.S

11

12

9.8

8.8

12

33

27

20

31

149

237

59

157

37

28

24

20

19

Mean

CT Q 

OJL«O

32 «9

24.8

52. 6

51*9

29.5

40.9

25*8

16 *2

28 »7

36 !

18*0

9 88

30.6

Aug.

25

23

25

21

29

46

17

16

17

20

17

14

11

9.8

11

14

16

20

13

12

8.5

10

14

14

14

12

71

7.S

8.8

11

11

Per square 

mile

1.42

.904

 681

1.45

1.43

.810

1.12

.709

 445

.788

.992

.495

.271

.841

Sept.

10

9.8

7.5

6.4

6.9

9.8

13

10

9.3

6.9

6.4

8.6

11

11

12

10

7.8

6.4

9.2

12

13

11

11

8.5

6.2

7.8

11

12

13

19

Run-off In 

Inches

1.64

1.01

.79

19.63

1.65

.84

1.29

.79

.51

.88

l'.14

.57

.30

11.41
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 99 

West Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 36 000'15" (revised), 

long. 79°58'40", a quarter of a mile upstream from State highway bridge at head of 

High Point Reservoir, about 2 miles northwest of Jamestown, and 3i miles northeast 

of High Point, (Juilford County.

Drainage area.- 32.1 square miles (revised).

Records available.- June 1923 to September 1926, July 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years (1923-26, 1928-38), 31.7 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 11.30 

reetj; minimum, 2.6 second-feet Oct. 2, June 25 (gage height, 2.45 feet).

1923-26. 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 2,570 second-feet Jan. 19, 1936 (gage height, 

13.84 feet); minimum, 0.3 second-foot Sept. 1, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation from operation of gristmill 4 miles 

upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

7.3 

7.0 

8.3 

39 

22

15 

10 

9.0 

8.2 

23

12 

10 

9.0 

11 

10

9.6 

9.3 

9.6 

42 

62

19 

17 

14 

13 

12

17 

282 

53 

27 

21 

20

Nov.

14 

15 

15 

13 

13

13 

13 

13 

13 

13

12 

67 

36 

22 

17

16 

15 

14 

14 

16

14 

13 

13 

13 

13

14 

46 

33 

22 

19

Dec.

17 

16 

15 

15 

17

24 

16 

15 

17 

15

13 

13 

14 

14 

15

15 

15 

16 

16 

13

13 

12 

25 

30 

22

18 

21 

36 

22 

20 

18

Jan.

22 

105 

35 

27 

22

22

171 

48 

31 

26

35 

38 

30 

25 

22

20 

20 

19 

17 

17

17 

23 

21 

41 

40

24 

18 

16 

16 

19 

39

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V\

alendar year 19'

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

26 

20 

20 

19 

IS

18 

17 

16 

15 

16

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

15 

16 

17 

19

15 

14 

36 

66 

29

23 

20

18

Mar.

16 

16 

55 

32 

24

38 

24 

21 

19 

268

62 

36 

29 

25 

23

23 

22 

20 

18 

19

18 

17 

16 

16 

15

15 

14 

14 

14 

15 

14

Secondfoot-days

828.3 

564 

548

13,659.8

1,026 

570 

958 

512.5 

731.4 

727.8 

1,990-0 

301.5 

164.8

8,922.3

Apr.

16 

24 

17 

15 

14

13 

22 

41 

49 

22

18 

16 

15 

14 

14

14 

14 

24 

18 

14

14 

15 

IS 

12 

12

12 

11 

10 

9.9 

9.6

Maximum

282 

67 

36

946

171 

66 

268 

49 

255 

145 

428 

23 

12

428

May

9.4 

9.1 

9.1 

9.1 

8.6

8.6 

8.1 

8.1 

7.8 

7.8

7.8 

7.6 

8.9 

17 

12

8.6 

8.1 

8.6 

8.9 

8.6

8.6 

86 

255 

22

IS

74 

30 

17 

15 

14 

13

Minimum

7.0 

12 

12

4.8

16 

14 

14 

9.6 

7.6 

6.4 

8.1 

5.7 

4.1

4.1

June

12 

11 

21 

13 

10

9.4 

9.6 

12 

9.4 

8.6

8.1 

7.8 

7.3 

6.4 

6.4

6.4 

7.3 

8.1 

21 

64

21 

IS 

12 

11 

76

134 

18 

145 

24 

15

July

13 

9.7 

428 

131 

26

17 

14 

12 

14 

22

11 

10 

9.1

11 

13

9.1 

8.1 

42 

41 

85

40 

46

411 

226 

95

134 

36 

23 

19 

16 

18

Mean

26.7 

18.8 

17.7

37.4

33.1 

20.4 

30.9 

17.1 

23.6 

24.3 

64.2 

8.73 

5.49

24.4

Aug.

18 

13 

15 

12 

12

12 

10 

9.9 

9.4 

9.1

8.1 

7.8 

7.3 

7.1 

6.8

6.8 

16 

23 

8.0

7.1

6.8 

6.6

6.2 

5.9 

5.7

5.9 

19 

7.3 

6.9 

6.6 

6.2

Per square 

mile

0.832 

.586 

.651

1.17

1.03 

.636 

.963 

.533 

.735 

.757 

2.00 

.303 

.171

.760

Sept.

5.7 

5.7 

8.6 

6.4 

5.3

5.3 

5.5 

5.1 

4.6 

5.1

5.3 

5.1 

5.3 

6.9 

5.1

4.8 

5.1 

5.1 

5.3 

6.2

5.8 

4.6 

4.6 

4.2 

4.1

4.2 

5.3

4.1 

4.4 

12

Run-off in 

inches

0.86 

.65 

.64

*15 .83

1.19 

.66 

1.11 

.59 

.85 

 84 

2.31 

.35 

.19

10.34

^Computed on basis of revised figure of drainage area.
100 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River near Randleman, N. C.

Lo cation..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°54'10" (revised), long. 79*51'15H (revised), 

soo feet dovmstream from county bridge at Coltrane's mill, half a mile south of 

Gullford County line* and 7 miles north of Randleman, Randolph County. Zero of gage 

Is 638.11 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 124 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,170 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 14.72 

feet)7 minimum, 1.3 second-feet May 11 (gage height, 1.52 feet); minimum daily discharge, 5.2 second-feet Sept. 28.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 8,470 second-feet Feb. 28, 1929 (gage height, 23.9 

feet); minimum* 0.5 second-foot Nov. 28, 1931 (gage height, 1.41 feet); minimum dally 

discharge, 1.2 second-feet Nov. 12, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods when intake was partly obstructed, which 

are fair. Large diurnal fluctuations from operation of Coltrane's mill. Slight 

regulation by storage in High Point reservoir.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In se-sond-feet)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 10, May 24 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

4.1

10.5

21

4.0 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0 

10.0

331

641

875

1,240

1,760

Mar. 11 to May 23

1.7 

l.S 

2.0 

2.5

5.5

9.0

19.5

65

Hote.- Same as p-'eeeding~"table above 

2.6 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

24 

17 

11 

67 

60

49 

47 

44 

26 

44

54 

46 

27 

32 

29

21 

17 

37 

146 

450

118 

71 

43 

45 

62

52 

581 

276 

111 

68 

63

Nov.

71 

59 

36 

48 

45

35 

26 

54 

42 

35

32 

145 

185 

90 

84

62 

60 

43 

51 

40

36 

61 

42 

47 

26

26 

106 

144 

95 

78

Dec.

60 

57 

55 

34 

S3

78 

57 

53 

37 

52

34 

29 

60 

46 

42

30 

46 

35 

34

58

59 

45 

60 

131 

102

77 

70 

142 

103 

79 

73

Jan.

67 

278 

176 

114 

91

79 

789 

274 

155 

128

133 

171 

144 

111 

83

83 

94 

77 

71 

70

68 

46 

77 

110 

189

117 

88 

72 

49 

66 

104

Month

Oot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peh 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peh.

108 

85 

76 

72 

50

63 

79 

62 

62

41

64 

47 

55 

71 

60

61 

39 

49 

41 

45

64 

59 

69 

202 

134

80 

77 

82

Mar.

64 

62 

92 

119 

81

105 

104 

75 

67 

918

357 

178 

130 

117 

96

93 

89 

82 

57 

67

80 

65 

63 

54 

52

38 

40 

66 

55 

56 

47

Second - 

foot-days

2,738 

1,904 

1,851

52,375.6

4,174 

1,997 

5,569 

1,985 

1,622.6 

2,118 

6,564 

1,242.4 

578.5

29,941.5

Apr.

49 

51 

58 

71 

59

52 

73 

119 

275 

128

97 

75 

62 

63 

60

41 

40 

82 

65 

60

50 

52 

42 

35

54

49 

36 

31 

50 

24

Maximum

581 

185 

142

5,080

789 

202 

918 

275 

401 

603 

1,720 

189 

33

1,720

Hay

34 

31 

19 

32 

9.0

26 

12 

16 

20 

19

7.6 

36 

27 

29

18

21 

20 

22 

40 

59

37 

16 

401 

112 

58

155 

142 

61 

44 

53 

46

Minimum

11 

26 

29

9.0

46 

59 

38 

24 

7.6 

17 

*20 

*5.3 

5.2

5.2

June

37 

34 

92 

60 

42

52 

43 

61 

37 

35

17 

32 

46 

43 

33

30 

53 

25 

49 

71

60 

45 

42 

38 

21

159 

77 

603 

131 

70

July

39 

33 

312 

505

183

69 

5!3 

43 

51

*6>

*47

*4L 

«22

-«-29

*2.3

*20

513 

77 

64

103 

140 

643 

1,720 

362

75-1 

256 

168 

150 

144 

15!3

Mean

88.5 

65.5 

59.7

145

155 

71.5 

115 

66.1 

52.5 

70.6 

205 

40.1 

12.6

82.0

Aug.

153 

134 

122 

102 

63

189 

52 

54 

46 

39

31 

15 

22 

7.8 

16

9.6 

10 

28 

6.2 

12

5.4 

15 

11 

7.0 

«5.6

*5.5 

*54

«18 

*11 

*11 

*7.5

Per square 

n'lle

0.712 

.512 

.481

1.15

1.09 

.575 

.927 

.533 

.422 

.569 

1.65 

.323 

.102

.661

Sept.

«7.8 

«8.2 

*11 

«22 

*12

8.1 

9.7 

7.9 

8.3 

7.4

12 

12 

9.5 

*26 

*7.6

«23 

*31 

7.1 

10 

8.4

17 

15 

5.8 

19 

8.2

5.4 

15 

5.2 

5.7 

S3

Run-off In 

Inches

0.82 

.57 

-55

15.70

1.26 

.60 

1.07 

.59 

.49 

.63 

1.90 

.37 

.11

S.96

ii- Jan. 7 (9:30 a.m.) 1,540 sec.-ft.) Mar. 10 (12:50 p.m.) 1,780 sec.-ft.j July 24

(4:15 a.m.) 3,170 sec.-ft.

*«Gage height affected by partial obstruction of Intake but, owing to diurnal flvtstuatlons, not 

seriously Impaired.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 101

Deep River at Ramseur, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°44'10", long. 79 038'4011 , 2,000 fe<3t downstream 

from railroad station at Ramseur, Randolph County, and li miles downstrBam from Sandy 

Creek. Zero of gage is 419.50 feet above mean sea level (from levels b7 Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 346 square miles.

Records available.- November 1922 to September 1938.

Average dlschargeT- 15 years (1923-38), 356 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,480 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 12.67 

feet); minimum, 14 second-feet May 19 (gage height, 0.47 foot); minimum daily discharge, 18 second-feet Aug. 21, Sept. 10.

1922-38: Maximum discharge, 21,100 second-feet Sept. 19, 1928 (gage height, 25.44 

feet), from rating curve extended above 7,000 second-feet; minimum, 6 S3cond-feet 

several days in October and November 1931; minimum daily discharge, 6 S3cond-feet 

Oct. 20, 21, 22, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Jai. 17 to Mar. 

16, which were computed on basis of precipitation records and records for stations 

near Randleman and at Moncure and are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation from operation 

of power plants upstream. Flow slightly regulated by High Point Reservoir and small 

power-plant reservoirs.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 7 Jan- 8 to Sept. 30

0.5

.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

20

42

93

162

255

420

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

650

910

1,460

2,020

2,620

3,250

0.5 

.7 

J.O 

1.3 

1.6

16

24

79

151

252

Note.- Same as prec-?ding table above 1.8 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193°

Day

1

Z

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

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

28

69

40

104

97

117

107

105

21

45

126

125

101

107

89

35

38

102

93

816

321

180

100

89

160

137

441

621

248

120

128

Nov.

158

130

124

114

112

24

45

137

119

106

102

305

589

270

222

159

139

122

103

24

48

171

151

103

51

90

130

318

256

173

-

Dec.

155

144

111

67

90

164

150

138

122

105

63

80

144

141

127

101

S4

49

85

152

145

100

13S

496

309

228

217

316

317

209

1S9

Jan.

170

537

527

297

243

194

2,890

1,020

483

361

359

519

405

311

253

215

220

200

180

170

160

120

200

2SO

380

360

260

200

140

180

220

Month

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

260

240

200

180

120

160

200

160

160

130

170

140

160

190

160

170

120

140

120

130

170

150

190

380

460

260

180

200

.

_

-

Mar.

160

150

160

240

140

180

180

160

180

2,600

1,000

550

400

300

260

900

430

291

226

198

235

202

191

170

130

126

110

167

160

138

144

Secondfoot-days

4,910

4,597

4,936

155,178

12 054

5^300

10,478 

8,314

4,810

8,367

19,237 

5»934

1,633

90,770

Apr.

159

151

193

203

1S4

152

464

1,120

1,610

641

380

297

243

214

201

140

135

179

196

194

162

164

101

122

164

157

128

126

104

30

Maximum

S16

589

496

7,630

2

460

2,600

1,610

1,230 

1 290

5*110

728

152

5,110

May

38

133

116

50

10S

49

44

42

55

118

95

81

50

79

56

98

5S

70

31

51

41

66

301

363

225

1,230

570

199

129

149

115

Minimum

21

24

49

21

120

120

110

30

31

45

41

18is

IS

June

102

88

907

519

195

168

148

130

116

117

45

77

146

141

89

70

76

49

569

855

618

271

27S

1S3

131

52

237

1,290

460

220

July

1S2

100

40S

935

374

232

137

131

75

690

220

180

120

119

82

41

66

156

1,010

577

490

681

6l5

5,110

1,300

2,490

849

444

340

319

264

Mean

158

153

159

425

189

336 

277

155 

279

621

191

61.1

249

Aug.

299

704

376

313

234

726

260

188

171

32S

184

123

60

49

117

107

94

91

72

19

IS

29

66

97

64

81

599

140

120

109

94

Per square

mUe

0.457

.442

.460

1.23

1.12

 546

.977 

 801

 448 

 806

1.79 

.552

.177

.720

Sept.

105

152

9S

48

112

59

44

53

53

18

19

72

67

87

76

52

64

35

63

69

108

42

39

31

26

22

32

96

47

44

Run-off in 

inches

0.53

 49

!53

16.68

1 -29

.57

1.13 

'.52 S9

.90

2 .06 

.64

.20

9.75

Peek discharge.- Jan. 7 (7 a.m.) 4,290 sec.-ft.5 July 24 (3 p.m.) 7,480 sec.-ft.
102 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Deep River at Moncure, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°36'25", long. 79°05'10", li miles northwest of

 Moncure, Chatham County, Zero of gage is 185.88 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,410 sojiare miles.

Records available.- May 1898 to December 1899, July 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,500 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 8.92

 feet); minimum, 43 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage height, 0.78 foot); minimum daily discharge, 

52 second-feet Oct. 9. . . , .

1898-99. 1930-38: Maximum discharge, 27,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 193:> (gage height, 

10.47 feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Dec. 5, 1933 (gage height, 0.46 foot); minimum 

dally discharge, 13 second-feet Dec. 5, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good above 600 second-feet and fair below. Diurnal fluctuation from 

operation of power plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 19S7-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.6 

2.0

45

87

194

351

640

2.5 1,120

3.0 1,820

3,740

6,040

9,230

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

13,O80 

16,980 

20,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1928

Day

1 

2 

S

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

286 

135 

169 

165 

153

146 

108 

58 

52 

85

207 

186 

99 

208 

213

208 

90 

169 

236 

194

320 

779 

429 

322 

178

174 

194 

211 

613 

584 

364

Nov.

251 

135 

196 

283 

142

172 

246 

186 

117 

142

139 

296 

674 

1,050 

824

515 

443 

409 

232 

208

246 

283 

190 

146 

257

257 

257 

222 

236 

338

Dee.

457 

328 

322 

208 

305

310 

182 

146 

232 

345

222 

251 

305 

111 

150

272 

222 

262 

241 

255

362 

299 

364 

673 

1,380

1,060 

708 

600 

592 

910 

627

Jan.

409 

569 

1,570 

1,320 

970

628 

5,390 

7,640 

3,060 

1,370

1,060 

1,280 

1,440 

1,110 

910

708 

716 

560 

592 

560

478 

485 

464 

457 

691

682 

844 

608 

560 

522 

450

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

ater year 1957-3

Feb.

600 

770 

910 

500 

535

532 

409 

500 

422 

436

402 

457 

351 

357 

389

389 

457 

370 

389 

377

334 

316 

464

457 

758

1,110 

788 

568

Mar.

500 

515 

351 

457 

383

479 

464 

515 

545 

1,490

5,200 

2,930 

1,370 

1,000 

779

801 

2,340 

1,800 

1,090 

900

592 

624 

674 

545 

530

515 

478 

429 

450 

450 

568

Second - 

foot-days

7,335 

9,092 

12,701

523,613

38,105 

14,347 

29,764 

41,400 

17,558 

29,700 

75,913 

16,593 

10,746

303,252

Apr.

422 

675 

1,940 

1,400 

970

627 

858 

2,210 

9,810 

8,790

2,680 

1,370 

1,050 

920 

708

640 

515 

530 

515 

500

436 

457 

552 

552 

508

588 402" 

396 

316 

283

Maximum

779 

1,050 

1,380

14,500

7,640 

1,110 

5,200 

9,810 

5,600 

3,040 

17,700 

1,990 

1,520

17,700

May

257 

262 

367 

93 

194

257 

252 

208 

194 

203

75 

217 

251 

251 

203

286 

241 

246 

161 

174

128 

142 

328 

328 

694

1,880 

5,600 

1,970 

970 

648 

478

Minimum

52 

117 

111

45

409 

516 

351 

283 

75 

285 

95 in

85

52

June

396 

283 

339 

3,040 

2,030

970 

580 

377 

1,100 

1,120

723 

830 

902 

959 

584

512 

427 

584 

77V 

1,480

2,980 

1,980 

1,020 

795 

648

608 

531 

627 

1,360 

1,160

July

631 

48E 

305 

769 

1,510

925 

590 

500 

470 

124

418 

546 

624 

357 

251

174 

194 

93 

190 

1,780

2,140 

1,790 

2,340 

9,170 

13,200

17,700 

11,500 

3,750 

1,580 

1,010 

797

Mean

257 

303

410

1,435

1,229 

512 

960 

1,380 

566 

990 

2,449 

535 

358

831

Aug.

691 

632 

1,100 

1,580 

1,320

815 

811 

900 

568 

485

589 

383 

436 

316 

262

299 

257 

128 

161

257

222 

227 

111 

196 

203

102 

142 

1,990 

796 

504 

310

Per square 

mile

0.168 

.215 

.291

1.02

.872 

.365 

.681 

.979 

.401 

.702 

1.74 

.379 

.254

.589

Sept.

357 

28'5 

174 

508 

429

338 

770 

515 

543 

299

142 

114 

277 

111 

85

178 

111 

272 

182 

915

1,520 

711 

474 

357 

267

108 

105 

246 

105 

250

Run-off in 

inches

0.19 

.24 

.54

13.81

1.01 

.38 

.79 

1.09 

.46 

.78 

2.01 

.44 

.28

8.01

Peak discharge.- Apr. 9 (l p.m.) 12,300 sec.-ft.j July 26 (11:30 a.m.) 20,500 sers.-ft.
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 103

East Fork of Deep River near High Point, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°OS'15", long. 79°56'45", at highway bridge a 

quarter of a mile upstream from High Point Reservoir and 6 miles northeast of High 

Point, Guilford County.

Drainage area.- 14.2 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 15.1 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,820 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 4.37 

feetj; minimum, 2.2 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 2,170 second-feet Jan. 19, 1936 (gage height, 5.14 

feet)) minimum, 1.3 second-feet Dec. 17, 1930 (gage height, 0.13 foot).

Remarks.- Records between 4 and 500 second-feet are good; others are poor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

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.

4.5 

4.5

4-7 

22 

7.4

5.9 

4.9 

4-7 

5.1 

12

5.4 

4.9 

4.9 

4.9 

4-7

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

30 

12

6.7 

6.1 

5.9 

5.4 

5.1

27 

107 

15 

9.0 

7.4 

6.7

Hov.

6.4 

6.1 

5.9

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5.6 

5.6 

5.6

5.4 

34 

14 

8.3 

7.2

6.7 

6.4 

6.4 

6.4 

6.7

5.9 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.9

5.9 

21 

12

8.2 

7.2

Dec.

6.9

e'.4

6.1 

6.9

8.7 

6.7 

6.4 

6.9 

6.1

5.9 

5.9 

6.1 

6.1 

6.1

6.1

6.1 

6.4 

5.9 

5.9

5.6 

5.6 

11 

11 

8.7

7.4 

9.5 

14 

9.0 

7.7 

7.4

Jan.

15 

50 

14 

11 

9.7

9.7 

80 

18 

13 

10

15 

16 

13 

10 

9.4

9.0

8.7 

8.0 

7.7 

7.4

7.4 

9.4 

8.7 

18 

16

10 

8.3 

7.4 

7.6 

8.0 

16

Month

oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

11 

9.0 

8.7 

8.3 

8.0

8.0 

7.7 

7.2 

7.2 

7.2

7.4 

7.4 

7.2 

7.2 

6.9

6.9 

6.6 

6.9 

7.2 

6.9

6.6 

6.6 

15 

24 

11

9.4 

8.3 

7.7

Mar.

7.2 

7.2 

29 

12 

10

18 

10 

9.0 

8.3 

117

22 

14 

11 

10 

9.7

9.7 

9.4 

8.7 

8.0 

8.0

7.7 

7.4 

7.4 

7.4 

6.9

6.9 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6 

6.6

Seeondfoot-dsys

357.9 

242.0 

225.2

5,926.8

451.4 

241.5 

414.9 

213.7 

196.8 

262.8 

754.1 

139.9 

84.2

3,584.4

Apr.

7.0 

8.5 

6.7 

5.9 

5.9

5.7 

8.5 

17 

19 

8.8

7.5

6.5 

6.2 

5.9

5.9 

6.9 

8.2 

7.0 

6.2

5.9

5.9 

5.7 

5.4 

5.4

5.4 

5.2 

4.9 

4.9 

4.7

Maximum

107 

34 

14

466

80 

24 

117 

19 

27 

55 

296 

9.0 

4.0

296

May

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.7 

4.5

4.5 

4.1 

4.3 

4.1 

3.9

3.9

4.9 

7.6 

4.7

4.3 

4.1 

4.5 

4.3 

4.3

4.3

18 

18 

5.4 

4.7

2-7 

7.5 

5.7 

5.2 

5.2 

4.9

Minimum

4.5

5.4 

5.6

3.5

7.4 

6.6 

6.6 

4.7 

3.9 

3.6 

3.8 

3.2 

2.5

2.5

June

4.5 

4.7 

12 

5.7 

4.7

4.5 

4.7 

4.9 

4.3 

4.1

4.1

3.9 

3.6 

3.6

3.9 

4.5 

4.5 

10 

55

8.5 

5.7 

5.2 

4.5 

44

13 

6.2 

14 

5.7 

4.7

July

4.3 

4.7 

119 

14

V.2

5.5 

5.0 

4.5 

12 

6.9

5.0

4.0 

6.2 

5.5

4.3 

3.8 

12 

14 

13

6.9 

8.7 

296 

56 

32

55

13 

8.5 

6.9 

6.3 

9.6

Mean

11.5 

8.07 

7.26

16.2

14.6 

8.62 

13.4 

7.12 

6.35 

8.76 

24.3 

4.51 

2.81

9.82

Aug.

6 

5 

5 

8 

5

5 

4 

4 

5 

4

4

3 

3 

3

3 

4 

7 

3 

3

3 

3 

3 

3 

3

3 

9 

3 

3 

3 

3

Pel- square 

i-lle

0.810 

.568 

.511

1.14

1.03 

.607 

.944 

.501 

.447 

.617 

1.71 

.318 

.198

.692

.6 

.7

."4 

.5

.7 

.7 

.5 

.O 

.5

.3 

.O 

.8 

.6 

.6

.6 

.6 

.2 

.8 

.6

.4 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2

.6 

.O 

.2 

.4 

.4 

.2

Sept.

3.0 

2.S 

3.4 

3.0

2.7

2.7 

2.8 

2.7 

2.5 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

2.8 

3.2

2.S 

2.7 

2.7 

2.5 

2.5

2.7 

2.7 

2.7 

3.0 

4.0

Run-off In 

inches

0.93 

.63 

.59

*15.52

1.19 

.63 

1.09 

.56 

.52 

.69 

1.97 

.37 

.22

9.39

^Computed on basis of revised figure of drainage area-.
104 CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN

Muddy Creek near Archdale, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 35°b2'Z' n (revised), 

long. 79°52'45" (revised), 600 feet upstream from county hgihway bridge, 2 miles 

east of Glenola brick plant, 3 miles southwest of Coltrane's mill, and 7 miles southeast of Archdale, Randolph County.

Drainage area.- 16.2 square miles (revised). 

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,180 second-feet June 28 (gage height, 10.46 

reet;; minimum, 0.49 second-foot Sept. 15, 25-29 (gage height, 0.27 foot).

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1938; minimum, 0.04 second-foot July 

16, 25, 1937 (gage height, 0.13 foot, result of temporary regulation). 

No flow at times during 1930.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights commuted on basis 

or records for stations on nearby streams.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seccnd-feet)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 5, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30

0.23 

.63 

1.5 

4.6

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

3.5

15.2

35

66

168

244

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

303

353

415

598

0.3 

.4 

.6

Aug. 6-27

0.61

1.4

4.5

9.6

15.5

1.5 

l.f 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

113

168

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193f

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

oo

23 

24 

25

26 

27

as

29

50 

SI

Oct.

1.3 

1.2 

1.3 

7.7 

5.6

3.3 

2.2

1.5 

1.3 

6.8

3.0

1.9 

1.7 

1.6 

1.6

1.5 

1.5 

1.5 

29 

112

13 

8.2 

6.8 

5.3 

4.4

4.2 

62 

18 

10 

8.0 

6.5

Hov,

5.6 

5.1 

4.8 

4.2 

4.1

4.1 

3.7 

3.7 

3.5 

3.5

3.7 

34 

17 

9.5 

7.2

*6.5 

*5.8 

5.1 

4.8

6.8

4.8 

4.1

4.1 

4.1 

4.1

4.2 

26 

18 

10 

7.5

Dec.

6.8 

6.0 

5.3 

5.3 

5.8

10 

6.0 

4.8 

7.0 

6.3

4.4 

4.2 

4.6 

4.8 

4.6

4.8 

4.8 

5.6 

4.6

4.6

4.1 

3.7 

21 

30

14

10 

9.9 

31 

14 

11 

9.8

Jan.

9.5 

36 

16 

12 

11

10 

155 

34

21 

17

27 

30 

21

16 

14

12 

12

11 

9.8 

9.8

9.5 

11 

11 

18 

27

13 

9.8 

8.4 

8.4 i?' 9 »2

Honth

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

Blender year 19°

ater year 1937-i

Feb.

14 

10 

9.5 

9.0 

8.2

S.2 

8.5 

6.8 

6.8 

6.8

8.0 

8.5 

7.2 

7.0 

6.5

6.5 

6.0 

6.3 

6.8 

6.3

4.8 

4.8 

12 

33 

12

9.5 

8.8 

7.2

liar.

6.0 

6.0

15 

12 

9.0

13 

8.8 

7.2 

6.8 

127

32 

20 

16 

13 

12

13 

13 

11 

9.2 

9.0

8.5 

7.8 

7.2 

6.8 

6.0

5.8 

5.6 

5.1 

4.8 

11 

8.0

Secondfoot-days

353.9 

23K6 

269.0

6,966.11

626.4 

249.0 

435.6 

332.8 

62.46 

785.6 

1,144.4 

297.8 

29.01

4,817.57

Apr.

7.0 

12 

9.0 

6.5 

5.6

5.1 

22 

35 

76 

21

14 

12 

10 

8.8 

7.8

6.8 

6.0 

10

8.5 

6.3

5.6 

7.0 

6.3 

4.6 

4.2

3.9 

3.5 

3.2 

2.6 

2.3

Maximum

112 

34

31

389

155 

33 

127 

76 

12 

540 

391 

124 

2.5

540

May

2.3 

2.1 

1.8 

1.7 

1.5

1.4 

1.3 

1.2 

1.0 

.87

.80 

.87 

1.2 

5.4 

2.6

1.5 

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

.96 

.80 

1.2 

.96

12 

5.6 

2.3 

1.7 

1.7 

1.6

Minimum

1.2 

3.5 

3.7

.28

8.4 

4.8 

4.8 

2.3 

.80 

1.2 

2.8 

1.1 

.49

.49

June

1.3 

1.5 

35 

9.0 

4.4

2.8 

2.1 

2.3 

2.2 

1.8

1.6 

4.6 

3.7 

1.7 

1.3

1.2 

1.4 

6.1 

23 

26

12 

14 

26 

6.3 

4.6

4.8 

3.9 

540 

27

14

July

9.E 

7.f 

17 

11 

6.E

4.e

4.2 

5.5 

34 

32

9.E

4.8 

5.1 

7.5 

6.9

3.9 

2.8 

12 

18

16

21 

21 

391 

205 

85

122 

32 

18 

13 

10 

9.2

Hean

11.4 

7.72 

8.68

19.1

20.2 

8.89 

14.1 

11.1 

2.01 

26.2 

36.9 

9.61 

.967

13.2

Aug.

13 

7.6 

6.S 

5.6 

4.8

124 

12 

7.5 

27 

26

7.5 

6.2 

4.0 

3.2

2.9

2.4 

2.1 

5.4 

2.5

1.8

1.6 

1.5 

1.3 

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

11 

2.2 

1.6 

1.5 

1.2

Per square 

mile

0.704 

.477 

.536

1.18

1.25 

.549 

.870 

.685 

.124 

1.62 

2.28 

.593 

,060

.80.5

Sept.

0.96 

.96 

2.3 

2.3 

1.2

.96 

.96 

.80 

.66 

.68

.68 

.68 

.73 

1.4 

.96

.80 

.80 

.87 

.73

1.2

1.3 

.80 

.63 

.63 

.54

.49 

.49 

.49 

.49 

2.5

Run-off In 

Inches

0.81 

.53 

.62

t!5.99

1.44 

.57 

1.00 

.76 

.14 

1.81 

2.63 

.68 

.07

11.06

«Gage height missing; discharge Interpolated.

tComputed on basis of revised figure of drainage area*
CAPE FEAR RIVER BASIN 105

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C.

Location..- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°16'00", long. 78 046'40", at bridge on State 

Highway 21, If miles west of Linden, Cumberland County, 2 miles upstream from 

Stewart Creek, and 44 miles upstream from mouth. Zero of gage is 71.37 feet above 

mean sea level (from levels by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 460 square miles.

Records available.- November 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, about 2,500 second-feet July 26: maximum gage 

height, 11.47 feet July 27 (affected by backwater from Cape Fear River); minimum discharge, 56 second-feet July 16 (gage height, 2.35 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 10,300 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929, based on currentmeter measurements during period of backwater from Cape Fear River; maximum gage 

height,'35.5 feet Oct. 4, 1929 (affected by backwater from Cape Fear R'ver); minimum 

discharge, 33 second-feet Sept. 14, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 37.3 feet Sept. 21, 1928, during period of baclcwater from Cape 

Fear River (discharge, 13,000 second-feet, estimated). 

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 2 to Feb. 

14, Feb. 24, 25 (computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and 

unpublished records for Little Lower River at Manchester and records for Cape Fear 

River at Lilllngton), and those for period of backwater from Cape Fear River, July 

26-28 (computed on basis of unpublished records for Little Lower River at Manchester 

and records for Cape Fear River at Lilllngton and at Fayettsvllle), which are poor. 

Considerable diurnal fluctuation, except at high stages, from operation of power plant.

Rating tables, water year 1937-3S except period of backwater from Oape Fear R!'.v»r (gage

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 25, Apr. 5 to Sept. 30 Dec. 26 to Apr. 2

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

3.0 

5.6

49

78

111

173

312

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

487

873

1,270

1,670

3.0 

5.6 

4.0 

4.5 

6.0

159

300

484

678

873

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

153 

150 

180 

240 

280

300 

220

190 

180 

200

240

197 

192 

180 

170

140 

96 

170 

220 

190

200 

180 

240 

320 

2SO

240 

200 

190 

190 

200 

220

HOT.

200 

200 

220 

200 

200

220 

220 

200 

190 

220

300 

500 

700 

660 

650

460 

340 

320 

300 

300

280 

280 

260 

260 

240

220 

200 

240 

220 

200

Dec.

190 

220 

240 

200

170

160 

130 

110 

100 

110

96 

110 

120 

130 

140

160 

150 

150 

170 

200

220 

200 

300 

400 

500

460 

380 

540 

400 

360 

260

Jan.

180 

3SO 

480 

440 

520

240 

600 

760 

440 

540

300 

320 

280 

300 

260

220 

200 

190 

180 

170

170 

190 

220 240" 

400

420 

540 

260 

240 

560 

520

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr

«ay

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

slender year 193

ater year 1937-38 

Feb.

300 

540 

560 

360 

300

460 

300 

220 

240 

240

260 

300 

560 

2SO 

255

25S 

239 

211 

208 

255

230 

222 

177 

260 

560

324 

290 

270

Mar.

B22 

195 

198 

206 

236

233 

239 

198 

222 

307

717 

756 

600 

395 

346

371 

436 

454 

393 

504

328 

336 

307 

255 

267

219 

211 

248 

185 

198 

196

Second - 

foot-days

6,547 

8,890 

6,S65

243,379

9,750 

7,879 

9,772 

16,069 

6,446 

11,032 

16,491 

8,023 

13,564

120,117

Apr.

195 

264 

533 

506 

569

315 

346 

544 

1,150 

1,310

1,190 

S54 

601 

487 

432

404 

355 

335 

372 

579

678 

796 

814 

658 

544

400 

369 

312 

306 

223

Haxlmum

320 

700 

500

5,030

750 

460 

756 

1,310 

658 

678 

2,400 

717 

1,840

2,400

Jfay

187 

240 

187 

182 

164

190 

197 

126 

ISO 

145

122 

76 

120 

164 

226

226

173 

130 

120 

102

132 

97 

70 

127 

303

396

439 

658 

625 

528 

223

Minimum

95 

190 

95

96

170 

177 

185 

196 

70 

166 

69 

63 

109

69

June

190 

177 

166 

301 

678

506 

532 

196 

396 

601

544 

436 

376

see

358

348 

254 

254 

237 

210

425

465 

461 

596 

562

226 

207 

226 

237 

506

July

17;-

171 111

102 

169

ITT 

156 

63 

9.1

94

er

so

60 

60 

5F

7T 

75 

6P 

7C 

15V

160 

210 

465 

601 

1,56C

2,40C 

2,20C 

2,OOC 

1.76C 

1.31C 

1,010

He an

205 

296 

221

667

316 

281 

316 

536 

208 

368 

500 

259 

452

329

Aug.

717 

407 

582 

450 

443

620 

544 

436 

322 

269

224 

207

193 

126 

122

144

139 

111 

130 

111

99 

76 

132 

115 

99

65 

140 

164 

296 

500 

243

Per square 

mUe

0.446 

.643 

.480

1.46

.685 

.611 

.686 

1.16 

.452 

.800 

1.09 

.563 

.983

.716

Sept.

171 

113 

154 

378 

544

432 

316 

379 

460 

312

223 

206 

163 

138 

172

155 

123 

109 

402 

1,840

1>670 

1^310 

1,070 

620 

436

376 

281 

293 

322 

404

Run-off In 

Inches

0.51 

.72 

.56

19.69

.79 

.64 

.79 

1.29 

.52 

.89 

1.23 

.65 

1.10

9.71
106 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Yadkin River at Wilkesboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36 U 09'00", long. 61 U 09'00", at highvay bridge

connecting North Wilkesboro and Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, Just downstream from Reddles

River.

Drainage area.- 493 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938. April 1903 to June 1909 (June 1907

to June 1909, gage heights only) and October 1920 to September 1928 at NorthiWilkesboro, 1 mile downstream. Records prior to June 1907 revised and published in Bulletin

34 of North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development. 

Average discharge.- 18 years (1920-38), 764 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 second-feet Oct. 19 (gag3 height, 21.0

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 315 second-feet probably Sept. 28 [gage height, 2.00

feet, recorder clock stopped).

1903-9, 1920-38: Maximum discharge, about 23,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage

height, 24.0 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 130 seiond-feet Jan.

31, 1934 (gage height, 1.55 feet).

Maximum stage observed, 34.5 feet July 1916. 

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Sspt. 16-30, which

were computed on basis of recorded range in stage and records for stations on nearby

streams and are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation from operation of po'ver plant on

Reddles River 1 mile upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Dot. 1-19 Oct. 20 to Sept. 30

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

385

510

705

965

1,660

2,365

6.0 

S.O 

10.0 

12.0 

15.0 

18.0

3,140

4,860

6,800

S,850

12,100

15,700

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

315 

4SO 

660 

920

3.5 1,265

4.0 1.615

5.0 2,365

Mote.- Same as preceding table 

above 5.5 fe'et.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

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.

385 

397 

439 

1,330 

1,760

1,380 

S35 

666 

614 

770

620 

582 

542 

549 

536

510 

484 

523 

13,500

7,170

2,060 

1,580 

2,390 

1,510 

1,200

1,120 

2,290 

1,620 

1,260 

1,090 

985

Nov.

920 

888 

848 

803 

770

777 

718 

706 

692 

673

673 

1,540 

1.930 

1,230 

985

855 

822 

758 

732 

732

699 

666 

660 

648 

642

648 

920 

1,020 

888 

796

Dec.

744 

71S 

6SO 

666 

673

770 

642 

648 

642

618

588 

594 

600 

606 

606

606 

612 

712 

612 

606

600 

58S 

666 

810 

744

692 

751 

1,090 

920 

810 

758

Jan.

784 

784 

718 

686 

666

692 

777 

673 

642 

624

666 

666 

660 

630 

618

576 

600 

600

588 

588

582 

582 

558 

732 

1,760

1,160 

888 

751 

718 

706 

712

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

699 

636 

642 

630

618

582 

600 

594 

576 

582

680 

73S 

530 

636 

624

606 

600 

618 

699 

699

660 

636 

706 

784 

712

692 

680 

648

Map.

618 

606 

680 

725 

648

738 

686 

648 

630 

1,240

1,230 

952 

S22 

764 

778

1,020 

888 

796 

732 

712

699 

666 

673 

692 

642

630 

606 

600 

594 

600 

594

Secondfoot-days

60,697 

25,639 

21,372

351,448

22,S87 

18,207 

22,909 

18.110 

20,96S 

84,011 

3V, 768 si, me

15,077

304,928

Apr.

588 

636 

606 

576 

564

564 

S29 

790 

829 

692

666 

654 

606 

588

582

594 

534 

660 

642 

594

600 

594 

588 

510 

516

534 

o22 

492 

486 

474

KfijclMun

13,500 

1,930 

1,090

13,500

1,760 

784 

1,240 

829 3,560- 

1,730 

4,680 

2,880 

1,000

13,500

May

474 

447 

474 

469 

504

469 

430 

403 

442 

414

408 

420 

447 

576 

618

464 

447 

447 

480 

516

458 

40S 

464 

594 

576

815 

738 

648 

993 

3,560 

2,360

Minimum

385 

642 

588

310

558 

576 

594 

474 

403 

510 

38 - 

442 

340

340

June

1,370 

1,020 

1,090 

842 

699

624 

594 

6S6 

564 

642

1,200 

790 

654 

576 

540

582 

956 

1,730 

1,360

S88

764 

692 

618 

570 

660

725 

712 

777 

576 

510

July

498 

486 

546 

558 

552

486 

452 

540 

648 

630

718 

522 

458 

492 

606

474 

386 

414 

1,330 

1,860

2,560 

4,370 

4,680 

3,970 

1,990

1,540 

1,470 

95f 

1,140 

1,380 

1,060

Meer

1,635 

855 

689

963

722 

650 

739 

604 

676 

800 

1,218 

896 

503

835

Aug.

1,160 

1,040 

2,060 

1,430 

1,OSO

9S5 

2,SSO 

1,760 

1,370 

1,370

1,020 

8S8 

777 

712 

712

660 

636 

600 

570 

570

492 

522 

540 

516 

540

516 

492 

442 

458 

510 

480

Per square

mile

3.32 

1.73 

1.40

1.95

1.46 

1,32 

1.50 

1.23 

1.37 

1.62 

2-47 

1,82 

1.02

1.69

Sept.

464 

464 

704 

630 

486

469 

453 

510 

726

553

486 

469 

469 

458 

436

480 

1,000 

650 

550 

600

500 

440 

400 

380 

360

340 

360 

340 

380 

460

Run-off in 

Inches

3.83 

1.93 

1.61

26.53

1.68 

1.38 

1.73 

1.37 

1.58 

1.81 

2.85 

2.10 

1.14

£3.01

Bak discharge.- Oct. 19 (4«30 p.m.) 19,300 sec.-ft.; July 22 (9 a.m.) 5,520 sec ft.; July 23 

p.m.} 7,100 sec.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 107

Yadkin River at Yadkin College, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°51'25", long. 80023'25", at State, highway bridge,

IB miles south of Yadkin College, Davldson County. 

Drainage area.- 2,280 square miles. 

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,968 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 58,400 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage, height, 27.50

feet); minimum, 1,200 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 67,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage 1-eight, 29.8

feet), fron rating curve extended above 55,000 second-feet; minimum, 3£"5 second-feet

Sept. 20, 1932 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

Revision.- The figures of minimum discharge for the water years given below have

been revised as follows:

1934-35: 1,100 second-feet Aug. 14.

1935-36: 843 second-feet Dec. 28.

1936-37: 951 second-feet Aug. 6.

Maximum stage known, 35.0 feet sometime In July 1916 from floodmarkf (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights Oct. 28 to Nov. 4, 

Aug. 15-17, which were computed on basis of recorded range in stage anc4 records for 

station at Wilkesboro and are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation 

of small power plant about 10 miles upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1-6, Jan. 27 to Sept. 30 Oct. 7 to Jan. 26

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

1,250

1,950

2,950

3,950

4,950

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

6,050

7,270

8,580

11,500

14,800

14.0

17.0

20.0

23.0

26.0

18,300

23,990

31,190

40,790

52,250

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,775

2,770

3,820

4,910

6,050

Discharge, in second-feet, water yrar October 1937 to September 1938

.Note.- £>me as preceding "fable above 6.0 feet.

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,650 

1,600 

1,600 

2,500 

8,800

14,200 

5,680 

3,500 

2,770 

2,770

3,080 

2,520 

2,220 

2,120 

2,070

1,970 

1,820 

1,780 

7,020 

41,200

50,400 

14,500 

6,770 

7,270 

6,530

5,940 

9,890 

15,000 

11,000 

7,000 

4,600

Nov.

3,800 

3,600 

3,400 

3,200 

3,080

2,980 

2,880 

2,770 

2,770 

2,770

2,770 

3,220 

5,730 

5,630 

4,030

3,500 

3,190 

3,080 

2,880 

2,880

2,770 

2,670 

2,520 

2,520 

2,470

2,470 

2.980 

4,470 

4/250 

3,500

Dec.

3,190 

2,9SO 

2,770 

2,670 

2,670

2,980 

3,080 

2,670 

2,570 

2,570

2,420 

2,270 

2,370 

2,420 

2,370

2,370 

2,420 

2,470 

2,670 

2,520

2,370 

2,320 

2,370 

2,770 

3,080

2,880 

2,670 

2,880 

3,190 

3,190 

2,8SO

Jan.

2,770 

3,400 

3,300 

2,980

2,770

2,570 

3,800 

3,720 

2,980 

2,670

2,670 

2,770 

2,770 

2,670 

2,520

2,470 

2,370 

2,370 

2,370 

2,270

2,270 

2,320 

2,470 

2,470 

4,100

6,290 

4,250 

3,350 

2,950 

2,950 

3,050

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Api 

Hey 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 19!

ater ysar 1937-J

Feb.

3,150 

2,950 

2,750 

2,650 

2,650

2,650 

2,550 

2,500 

2,450 

2,400

2,500 

2,550 

2,750 

2,550 

2,500

2,500 

2,400 

2,500 

2,550 

3,450

3,050 

2,650 

2,750 

3,450 

3,250

2,950 

2,750 

2,560

Mar.

2,550 

2,400 

2,550 

2,650 

2,650

2,550 

2,750 

2,650 

2,450 

4,280

4,900 

4,050 

3,350 

3,050 

2,850

2,850 

3,250 

3,150 

2,850 

2,750

2,650 

2,650 

2,550 

2,550 

2,500

2,450 

2,300 

2,300 

2,250 

2,250 

2,300

Secondfoot-deys

249,770 

98,780 

83,050

1,508,100

92,680 

76,450 

87,280 

72,600 

75,280 

90,000 

125,870 

95,830 

51,690

1,200,280

Apr.

2,300 

2,400 

2,500 

2,350 

2,250

2,150 

2,250 

2,950 

3,950 

3,350

2,850 

2,550 

2,500 

2,400 

2,300

2,300 

2,250 

2,450 

2,750 

2,650

2,350 

2,300 

2,300 

2,200 

2,100

2,050 

2,000 

2,000 

1,950 

1,900

Maximum

50,400

5,730 

3,190

50,400

6,290 

3,450 

4,900 

3,960 

8,690 

5,780 

15, 200 

7,960 

2,480

50,400

May

1,850 

1,900 

1,800 

1,800 

1,750

1,800 

1,800 

1,700 

1,600 

1,600

1,550 

1,500 

1,600 

1,850 

2,450

2,450 

1,900 

1,660 

1,750 

1,860

2,050 

1,850 

2,550 

2,300 

2,500

2,750 

3,950 

3,150 

2,450 

7,090 

8,690

Hlnimua

1,600

2,470 

2,270

1,290

2,270 

2,400 

2,250 

1,900 

1,500 

1,900 

1,500 

1,500 

1,220

1,220

June

5,130 

3,750 

3,250 

3,550 

2,950

2,550 

2,350 

2,550 

2,550 

2,200

2,550 

3,250 

3,050 

2 r450 

2,060

1,900 

1,950 

2 ,400 

3,790 

4,150

3,050 

2,750 

3,150 

2,450 

2,150

2,500 

2,610 

5,780 

4,690 

2,500

July

2,05C 

1,95C 

3.37C 

5,17C 

2,65C

2,20C 

2,OOC

l,85t 

1,70C 

2,08C

2,10C 

2,10C 

1,85C 

1,60C 

1,65C

1,95C 

1,70C 

1.50C 

2,21C 

3,80C

6.00C 

7,12C 

15,200 

15,20C 

10,70C

6,19C 

4,45C 

4,25C 

3,25C 

4,08C 

3,95C

He an

8,057 

3,293 

2,679

4,132

2,990 

2,730 

2,815 

2,420 

2,428 

3,000 

4,060 

3,124 

1,723

3,288

Aug.

3,450 

3,550 

3,560 

6,720 

4,940

7,300 

7,960 

5,880 

4,300 

3,750

3,450 

2,950 

2,660 

2,450 

2,400

2,200 

2,200 

3,460 

2,410 

2,000

1,900 

1,800 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

2,300 

1,800 

1,550 

1,500 

1,600

Per square 

mile

3.53 

1.45 

1.18

1.81

1.31 

1.20 

1.23 

1.06 

1.06 

1.32 

1.78 

1.37 

.756

1.44

Sept.

1,550 

1,650 

2,240 

2,480 

2,260

1,800 

1,600 

1,600 

1,750 

1,860

1,850 

1,600 

1,600 

2,050 

1,900

1,660 

1,SOO 

2,270 

2,000 

1,700

1,700 

1,660 

1,500 

1,420 

1,^00

1,400 

1,300 

1,220 

1,300 

1,600

Run-off in 

inches

4.07 

1.62 

1.36

24.61

1.51 

1.25 

1.42 

1.18 

1.22 

1.47 

2.05 

1.58 

.84

19.67

Peak discharge.- Oct. 6 (11 

(3 p.m.) 16,900 3eo.-ft.j July 24 (8 p.m.) 17,000 see. -ft

.m.) 

24 (

16,700 sec. -ft. 5 Dot. 21 {3 a.m.) 58,400 sec. -ft.; July 23
108 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Pee Dee River near Ansonvllle, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SS^S'SS", long. VQ^Q'SS", In bridge pier on

state Highway 109, 1 mile downstream from Brown Creek, and 6 miles east of Ansonvllle, 

Anson County.

Drainage area.- 6,330 square miles.

Records available.- February to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 38,500 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 

20.95 feet); minimum, 126 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 4.94 feet).

Remarks.- Records good above 10,000 second-feet and fair below except for periods of 

missing gage heights, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation causer! by operation 

of power plant upstream. Considerable storage In several reservoirs on Pee Dee and 

Tadfcln Rivers.

Rating table for period of record, February to September 1936 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In second-feet)

5.0 

5.3 

5.6 

6.0

150

260

440

700

1,060

7.0

8.0

9.0

11.0

13.0

1,460

2,820

4,580

8,380

12,980

15.0 17,900

17.0 23,500

19.0 30,500

21.0 38,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ruary 19

ater year

Feb.

*3,000 

*1,640

*3,860 

7,710 

6,770 

5,410 

4,840

3,250 

*1,120 

*3,540

Mar.

7,130 

6,160 

5,110 

5,030 

5,020

*1, 790 

5,110 

7,720 

5,820 

8,590

10,600 

6,200 

4,390 

6,590 

7,220

7,860 

7,860 

6,840 

4,530 

3,030

5,910 

8,760 

6,770 

5,940 

5,570

*2,750 

*1,860 

6,860 

6,460 

7,100 

5,580

Seoondfoot-days

41,140 

186,160 

194,090 

102,855 

145,370 

851,416 

166,010 

121,488

Apr.

«4,610 

*5,910 

9,030 

8,310 

7,250

6,420 

7,430 

*8,500 

*18,000 

12,800

8,200 

9,130 

6,240 

6,130 

6,150

*4,000 

*2,000 

«4,800 

*6,000 

7,310

*6,000 

«4,600 

S3, 400 

«3,200 

«4,000

«5,400 

6,220 

4,990 

3,620 

2,440

Maximum

7,710 

10,600 

18,000 

6,780 

10,200 

35,800 

12,600 

6,100

May

*1,770 

3,920 

4,930 

4,660 

4,570

6,380 

3,390 

*1,160 

3,750 

5,880

5,210 

3,530 

2,010 

2,030 

1,540

3,460 

3,030 

3,470 

2,110 

2,350

1,100 

1,200 

3,260 

3,970 

4,450

2,550 

5,490 

2,880 

335 

1,690 

6,780

Minimum

1,120 

1,790 

2,000 

335 

1,670 

446 

760 

178

June

4,350 

2,640 

7,330 

10,200 

4,960

4,400 

4,740 

7,340 

7,160 

7,310

4,950 

5,300 

3,890 

6,980 

4; 190

2,850 

2,490 

4,300 

2,290 

3,450

4,640 

5,220 

4,140 

2,910 

1,870

4,620 

4,090 

6,760 

5,150 

4,850

July

5,180 

4,S40 

3,210 

1,900 

4,330

3,460 

4,790 

3,400 

1,270 

2,490

4,660 

4,810 

5,030 

5,780 

7,170

2,180 

44f 

2,830 

5,640 

7,900

5,760 

7,08C 

10,10C 

31,300 

35,SOC

89,900 

16,OOC 

18,60C 

10,10C 

8,15C 

3,31C

Mean

4,114 

6,005 

6,470 

3,318 

4,646 

8,110 

5,355 

4,050

Aug.

5,010 

7,730 

6,520 

7,420 

10,400

9,060 

10,200 

IS, 600 

12, 200 

6,400

6,780 

6,620 

1,630 

760 

4,530

6,430 

5,990 

3,980 

1,980 

2,810

1,710 

1,6SO 

3,580 

1,9SO 

4,120

3,470 

8,660 

8,680 

4,930 

5,670 

4,480

Per square 

mile

0.650 

.949 

1.02 

.584 

.766 

1.88 

.846 

.640

Sept.

4,960 

5,160 

2,100 

3,460 

3,190

5,160 

5,630 

3,940 

3,620 

1,370

2,940 

2,550 

6,100 

3,060 

3,530

5,610 

3,060 

3,920 

5,950 

5,590

5,250 

5,010 

4,790 

1,9SO 

17S

4,650 

4,620 

5,130 

5,230 

5,670

Run-off In 

Inches

0.24 

1.09 

1.14 

.60 

.85 

1.4S 

.98 

.71

*Gage-helght record for all or part of day mlsslngj discharge based on partial record and comparison with record for station near Rockinghem.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 109

Pee Dee River near Rocklngham, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34U56'10", long. 79°51'10", at State highway 

bridge, 1 mile upstream from Falling Creek, 4 miles downstream from Blewett Falls 

hydroelectric plant, and & miles west of Rocklngham, Richmond County. Zero of gage 

Is 81.81 feet above mean sea level (Carolina Power & Light Co. dacum).

Drainage area.- 6,870 square miles.

Records available.- September 1927 to September 1938.

Average aischarieT- 11 years, 8,417 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum- discharge during year, 52,800 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 10.21 

feetj; minimum, 160 second-feet Dec. 20 (gage height, 0.50 foot); mlnlnum dally discharge, 490 second-feet May 22.

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 212,000 second-feet Sept. 19, 1928 (gage height, 25.38 

feet), from rating curve extended above 110,000 second-feet; minimum, that of Dec. 20, 

1937; minimum dally discharge, 188 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 31.28 feet sometime in 1908, from State Highway Department 

records (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 1,000 second-feet, which are poor. Discharge 

for May 30 computed from partly estimated gage-height record. Flow partly regulated 

by several reservoirs. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant 

upstream.

Rating tablea, water year 193V-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

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

2.4 

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

2,180

3,100

4,200

6,260

8,680

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

14,150

20,410

27,120

34,250

42,800

1.5 

2,0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

640

1,440

2,740

4,400

3,300

5.5 15,830

7.0 25,300

8.5 36,300

10.0 49,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,450 

6,310 

2,420 

4,63o 

5,810

6,140 

5,770 

5,550 

3,760 

3,950

4,480 

5,140 

5,050 

5,630 

4,900

3,890 

2,780 

4,790 

6,870 

7,420

7,450 

40,600 

21,400 

10, 900 

7,680

7,010 

8,980 

19,500 

19,OOO 

14,400 

9,910

Nov.

6,500 

7,220 

7,430 

6, ISO 

6,760

6,050 

1,680 

4,680 

6,800 

7,010

7,010 

8,300 

7,860 

5,790 

4,410

7,370 

7,580 

7,220 

6,980 

3,690

4,610 

5,430 

6,320 

6,110 

3,900

7,080 

6,530 

4,450 

4,740 

6,510

Dee.

7,640 

7,220 

7,220 

7,010 

2,950

5,660 

7,220 

8,450 

7,730 

7,220

6,920 

2,700 

3,780 

6,480 

7,210

7,620 

7,690 

5,660 

754 

4,990

7,220 

7,640 

7,970 

7,040 

6,330

5,600 

7,200 

8,750 

10, 400 

9,870 

9,420

Jan.

7,710 

1,580 

6,540 

9,030 

7,220

8,140 

10,000 

17,100 

12,300 

8,750

9,220 

9,190 

8,670 

8,510 

6,620

5,330 

6,370 

7,430 

8,680 

8,960

8,290 

5,910 

2,300 

4,510 

5,070

6,100 

7,930 

7,430 

6,630 

5,740 

5,210

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Bee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jiin 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

7,430 

7,430 

7,300 

6,430 

5,510

4,550 

6,340 

7,430 

7,430 

6,750

7,430 

5,980 

3,160 

3,750 

7,220

7,010 

7,500 

5,080 

4,570 

2,880

4,740 

5,680 

8,590 

7,220 

6,020

4,090 

1,520 

4,810

liar.

5,670 

7,740 

6,880 

6,120 

4,370

2,750 

5,640 

6,690 

7,710 

7,910

11,200 

8,350 

4,260 

6,000 

8,040

8,720 

8,830 

7,300 

6,660 

3,700

6,200 

7,740 

8,840 

6,920 

6,780

5,680 

1,420 

5,480 

7,220 

7,060 

6,980

Secondfoot-days

267,570 

182,140 

209,564

3,661,758

232,490 

163,850 

804,860 

228,720 

116,092 

174,570 

297,676 

178,610 

136,335

2,392,47V

Apr.

7,220 

6,440 

8,940 

9,200 

8,390

8,200 

9,200 

8,980 

17,800 

19,900

10, 300 

9,200 

9,200 

8,840 

7,450

6,080 

2,230 

5,390 

6,590 

6,980

7,610 

6,940 

5,640 

3,960 

5,310

3,800 

4,520 

6,930 

4,240 

2,740

Maximum

40,600 

8,300 

10,400

78,000

17,100 

8,590 

11,200 

19,900 

7,430 

11,100 

43,500 

13,300 

7,220

43,500

May

2,980 

3,940 

4,670 

4,600 

4,990

6,040 

5,140 

2,420 

3,890 

4,940

5,850 

5,480 

1,980 

2,500 

4,520

990 

4,420 

3,000 

2,880 

2,780

3,640 

490 

3,OOO 

4,420 

4,700

7,430 

4,470 

4,160 

496 

536 

4,740

Minimum

2,420 

1,680 

754

464

1,580 

1,520 

1,420 

2,230 

490 

2,050 

546 

560 

905

490

June

5,040 

4,360 

6,140 

11,100 

8,240

5,840 

3,920 

8,930 

9,220 

9,200

8,300 

6,880 

4,220 

6,050 

5,460

4,720 

3,300 

3,920 

5,200 

4,210

3,680 

5,320 

5,380 

5,090 

2,050

2,980 

5,420 

6,410 

8,680 

5,260

July

5,140 

5,730 

3,130 

3,340 

3,670

4,580 

6,030 

3,300 

3,280 

2,340

4,200 

5,030 

5,820 

6,900 

6,010

5,860 

546 

4,280 

4,840 

6,000

9,430 

9,200 

9,200 

29,900 

43,500

40,800 

21,100 

14,500 

12,200 

10,400 

7,320

Mean

8,631 

6,071 

6,760

10,030

7,500 

8,852 

6,608 

7,624 

3,745 

5,819 

9,602 

5,762 

4,544

6,555

Aug.

4,120 

4,350 

8,570 

8,030 

8,890

9,430 

9,720 

11,800 

13,300 

10,400

8,720 

7,000 

3,890 

1,280 

2,800

5,900 

6,080 

6,830 

4,980 

660

560 

4,010 

3,620 

3,750 

2,620

3,720 

2,710 

3,730 

4,060 

6,850 

6,180

Per square

mUe

1.26 

.884 

.984

1.46

1.09 

.852 

.962 

1.11 

.545 

.847 

1.40 

.839 

.661

.954

Sept.

5,540 

5,480 

5,540 

1,300 

3,320

6,200 

6,140 

5,310 

4,170 

2,100

1,300 

4,670 

5,010 

5,430 

3,380

4,600 

6,400 

1,820 

5,130 

7,220

7,S20 

5,870 

4,740 

1,670 

905

4,390 

5,040 

5,060 

5,170 

5,210

Run-off In 

Inches

1.45 

.99 

1.13

19.83

1.26 

.89 

1.11 

1.24 

.63 

.94 

1.61 

.97 

.74

12.96

Peak discharge Oct. S2 (12:45 p.m.) 52,800 sec.-ft.
110 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 36°19'55", long. 80°40'30", 300 feet upstream from 

highway bridge on State Highway 268, about half a mile upstream from Cody Creek, and 

2 miles west of Copeland, Surrey County.

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,500 second-feet Oct. 19 (gag3 height, 13.59 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,800 second-feet; minimum, 72 second-feet 

Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.07 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, that of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum discharge observed, 21 

second-feet Sept. 18, 1932 (gage height, 1.70 feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, mater year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Dot. 1-19 Oct. 19 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.5

3.5 

4.0

167

336

575

865

5.0 

6.0 

7.5 

9.0 

10.5

1,540

2,300

3,555

5,150

6,780

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

60

161

332

550

810

1,440

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

101 

103 

603 

2,320

572 

304 

226 

209 

278

198 

181 

167 

164 

157

146 

141 

144 

6,280 

1,120

469 

389 

564 

361 

300

318 

729 

412 

332 

300 

277

Nov.

258 

244 

230 

216 

204

191 

185 

183 

180 

177

174 

404 

425 

273 

236

219 

216 

200 

194 

188

177 

174 

172 

172 

172

180 

280 

296 

236 

210

Dee.

200 

194 

188 

183 

188

207 

174 

177 

174 

169

166 

177 

166 

164 

166

174 

174 

191 

172 

164

159 

156 

194 

210 

204

188 

188 

204 

183 

177 

172

Jan.

180 

188 

172 

169 

164

164 

204 

177 

164 

161

172 

174 

172 

164 

159

156 

156 

154 

151 

149

154 

166 

169 

224 

607

304 

233 

210 

216 

197 

207

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

App 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

191 

183 

183 

180 

177

174 

169 

161 

159 

159

172 

174 

166 

161 

156

159 

154 

156 

177 

172

156 

154 

174 

177 

166

161 

159 

149

Mar.

147 

149 

154 

149 

147

174 

151 

144 

144 

227

188 

169 

161 

159 

159

191 

177 

161 

154 

151

149 

144 

144 

142 

135

139 

137 

133 

133 

137 

135

Secondfoot-days

17,966 

6,666 

5,603

92,289

6,037 

4,679 

4,784 

4,298 

5,892 

4,609 

6,261 

4,560 

2,749

74,104

Apr.

133 

142 

135 

128 

126

128 

200 

206 

210 

169

156 

149 

144 

142 

139

137 

135 

161 

151 

137

139 

139 

137 

130 

130

126 

124 

119 

115 

111

Maximum

6,280 

425 

210

6,280

607 

191 

227 

210 

1,190 

269 

776 

585 

151

6,280

May

115 

111 

107 

107 

118

105 

99 

99 

103 

95

97 

99 

101 

160 

142

113 

105 

109 

115 

124

107 

102 

97 

146 

122

250 

166 

126 

1,010 

1,190 

352

Minimum

101 

172 

156

65

149 

149 

133 

111 

95 

105 

82 

77 

74

74

June

233 

210 

269 

207 

174

156 

178 

178 

139 

135

235

151 

133 

117 

113

115 

128 

122 

124 

124

117 

115 

109 

119 

105

143 

230 

199 

122 

109

July

103

163 

164 

130 

117

ID'3 

91} 

97 

99 

118

97 

93 

84 

90 

101

86 

82 

103 

99 

204

310 

557 

776 

540 

254

210 

337 

161 

311 

300 

257

Mean

580 

222 

181

253

195 

167 

154 

143 

190 

154 

202 

147 

91.6

203

Aug.

239 

191 

585 

269 

213

232 

262 

183 

182 

174

139 

130 

119 

115 

113

109 

107 

103 

93 

91

90 

88 

82 

81 

81

84 

86 

79 

81 

82 

77

Per square

irile

4.79 

1.83 

1.50

2.09

1.61 

1.38 

1.27 

1.18 

1.57 

1.27 

1.67 

1.21 

.757

1.68

Sept.

88 

95 

99 

99 

86

81 

84 

84 

82 

84

82 

82 

130 

115 

93

95 

151 

107 

97 

103

95 

84 

84 

SI 

74

75 

77 

75 

77 

90

Run-off in 

Inches

5.52 

2.04

1.73

28.37

1.86 

1.44 

1.46 

1.32 

1.81 

1.42 

1 .92 

1.40 

.84

22.76

(3:15 p

discharge.- Oct. 5 (1:45 p.m.) 4,840 sec.-ft.} Oct. 19 (8 p.m.) 10,500 sec.-ft.} May 29 

 m.) 2,550 sec.-ft.j May 29 (9:15 p.m.) 2,640 sec.-ft.} May 30 (8:15 a.m.) 1,820 sec.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 111

South Yadkin River at Cooleemee, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°48'30", long. 80°33'45", Just downstream from 

tailrace of Erwin Cotton Mills at Cooleemee, Davie County.

Drainage area.- square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,280 second-feet Oct. 21 (gage height, 22.50 

feet); minimum, 29 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.70 foot); minimum daily discharge, 110 second-feet Sept. 25.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 3, 1929 (gage 

height, 32.25 feet); minimum, 10 second-feet Nov. 25, 1931 (gage height, 0.40 foot); 

minimum daily discharge, 45 second-feet Sept. 11, 1932.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Jrly 16-29,

Sept. 19-27 (computed on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records 

for stations on nearby streams), and those above 3,000 second-feet, which are fair. 

Large diurnal fluctuation during low and medium stages caused by operation of Erwin 

Cotton Mills.

Rating tables, ater year 1937-33 

Oct. 1-EO

je height, In feet, and dlacnarge. In aeoond-feet) 

Oct. El to Sept. 30

1.5 

2.0 

£.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

7.0

£36

428

648

878

1,£90

1,987

2,33E

8.0 

10.0 

1E.O 

15.0 

18.0 

21.0

£,700 

3,460 

4, £40 

5,480 

6,900 

8,450

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

73

146

282

405

2.5 636

3.0 858

4.0 1,264

6.O 1,986

Note.- Same aa preceding 

table above 6.1 feet.

Dlacharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

371 

£95 

£84 

642 

740

740 

607 

505 

£9£ 

4£4

460 

415 

403 

377 

367

£49 

365 

421 

1,290 

6,010

8,350 

3,230 

1,070 

1,010 

814

763 

3,030 

3,210 

1,300 

894 

748

Nov.

684 

636 

585 

575 

470

510 

496 

529 

487 

48£

410 

1,070 

1,890 

1,030 

771

659 

608 

551 

545 

539

506 

521 

496 

487 

461

465 

584 

836 

691 

617

Dec.

57Y 

479 

494 

496 

501

632

636 

533 

457 

484

464 

448 

53£ 

515 

436

501 

426 

414 

491 

525

450 

474 

510 

5£7 

57£

562 

553 

744 

703 

636 

605

Jan.

523 

954 

816 

649 

579

567 

1,140 

861 

682 

591

603 

684 

587 

562 

541

5£5

543 

5£0 

515 

506

496 

420 

510 

563 

963

1,010 

743 

556 

518 

558 

613

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

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

alendar year 19J

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

659 

576 

534 

522 

508

506 

542 

525

447 

510

437 

436 

482 

527 

515

426 

415 

482 

433 

765

615 

544 

603 

799 

647

567 

548 

550

Mar.

530 

515 

472 

636 

529

538 

562 

534 

515 

1,5OO

1,460 

840 

691 

636 

631

1,020 

740 

663 

591 

570

588 

550 

534 

540 

503

484 

493 

542 

525 

450 

442

Second - 

foot-days

39,676 

19,191 

16,377

335,404

19,898 

15,120 

19,824 

16,244 

13,387 

16,300 

21,107 

14,685 

7,526

219,335

Apr.

469 

576 

624 

560 

534

476 

485 

893 

1,000 

722

621 

567 

549 

483 

511

464 

473 

657 

650 

579

530 

447 

437 

452 

520

444

380 

360 

393 

388

Maximum

8,350 

1,890 

Y44

8,350

1,140 

799 

1,500 

1,000 

948 

1,590 

2,600 

1,490 

347

8,350

May

393 

491 

370 

378 

332

318 

345 

346 

405 

392

290 

363 

335 

321 

512

515 

364 

377 

313 

333

475 

360 

485 

553 

520

409

686 

462 

471 

948 

525

Minimum

249 

410

414

233

420 

415 

442 

360 

290 

304 

207 

147 

110

110

June

487 

325 

403 

462 

507

544 

304 

482 

428 

379

477 

526 

510 

338 

360

358 

358 

740 

900 

827

676 

515 

796 

568 

362

397 

488 

1,590 

687 

506

July

446 

286 

330 

376 

474

£67 

302 

304 

309 

207

616 

4£2 

311 

331 

£66

300 

£20 

320 

700 

1,000

1,500 

1,100 

1,800 

2,600 

2,000

1,500 

1,000 

500 

400 

490 

430

Mean

1,280 

640 

528

919

642 

540 

639 

541 

432 

543 

681 

474 

251

601

Aug.

518 

520 

509 

534 

962

1,190 

1,490 

1,080 

624 

729

449 

473 

351 

£6£ 

458

353 

£86 

411 

308 

299

156 

378 

£36 

249 

305

£68 

283 

147 

336 

£52 

269

Per square 

mile

?.25 

1.12

.928

1.62

1.13 

.949 

1.12 

.951 

.759 

.954 

1.20 

.833 

.441

1.06

Sept.

232 

£01 

294 

£88 

316

346 

£63 

£16 

£95 

304

142 

347 

£76 

£90 

£50

250 

£03 

1££ 

325 

280

280 

£60 

£40 

190 

110

280 

260 

209 

198 

257

Run-off In 

Indies

2.59 

1.25 

1.07

21.92

1.30 

.99 

1.29 

1.06 

.88 

1.06 

1.38 

.96 

.49

14.32

Peak discharge.- Oct. 21 (S a.m.) 9,280 sec.-ft.
112 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Uharie River near Trinity, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and modified Parshall flume, lat. 35°52'00" (revised), 

long. 79°59'20" (revised), 500 feet downstream from county highway bridge, 2 miles 

south of Trinity, Randolph County.

Drainage area.- 11.3 square miles.

Records available.- my 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 609 second-feet July 23 (gage might, 3.64 

feet); minimum, 0.45 second-foot Sept. 26, 28 (gage height, 0.54 foot).

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 1,540 second-feet Oct. 8, 1936 (gage height, 5.7 

feet); minimum, 0.17 second-foot July 29, 1936 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Reco'rds good except those for period of missing gage heights, Jan. 9-12

(computed on basis of maximum and minimum range In stage and precipitation records) 

and those below 1 second-foot, which are fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

1.4 

1.4 

5.3 

2.4

2.0 

1.6 

1.2 

1.3 

4.2

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.4 

1.4 

17 

19

3.9 

3.1 

2.7 

2.4 

2.3

2.3 

35 

7.5 

4.9 

3.9 

3.2

Nov.

2.9 

2.9 

2.7 

2.6 

2.4

2.4 

2.3 

2.1 

2.1 

2.1

2.1 

14 

7.1 

4.9 

3.7

3.4 

3.2 

2.9 

2.9 

3.1

2.6 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.6 

9.9 

7.8 

5.4 

4.4

Dec.

3.7 

3.4 

3.2 

3.1 

3.2

3.9 

2.7 

2.7 

3.4 

2.7

2.6 

2.6 

2.7

2.7 

2.7

2.7 

2.7 

2.9 

2.6 

2.6

2.4 

2.4 

9.3 

15 

8.5

6.1 

7.2 

13.5 

8.8 

7-1 

5.9

Jan.

5.6 

17 

10 

7.8 

6.4

6.4 

77 

IS 

12 

9.2

11 

12 

9.9 

S.5 

7.3

6.3 

6.3 

5.6 

5.1 

5.1

4.9 

5.1 

4.9 

7.5 

11

7.3 

5.8 

4.9 

5.1 

5.1 

7.6

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

6.6 

5.6 

5.3 

5.1 

4.9

4.9 

4.6 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9

4.1 

4.1 

3.9 

3.9 

3.6

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.6 

3.4

3.2 

3.2 

5.4 

9.9 

6.6

5.6 

5.1 

4.4

Mar.

3 .9 

3.9 

6.7 

5.6 

5.1

6.3 

5.3 

4.9 

4.6 

82

21 

13 

9.9 

8.5 

7.3

7.3 

6.6 

5.8 

5.3 

5-3

5.1 

4.4 

4.4 

4.1 

3.9

3.9 

3.7 

3.6 

3.6 

5.3 

4.1

Secondfoot-days

141.0 

114.1 

145.0

4,266.18

315.7 

129.7 

264.4 

193.5 

58.8 

189.9 

391.1 

156.1 

30.48

2,129.78

Apr.

4.1 

5.3 

4.4 

4.1 

3.9

3.7 

9.6 

20 

39 

13

9 *2 

7.S 

6.4 

5.6 

4.9

4.7 

4.4 

5.4 

4.4 

3.9

3.7 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2 

3.0

2.8 

2.7 

2.5 

2.2 

2.2

Maximum

35 

14 

15

304

77 

9.9 

82 

39 

7-9 

84 

108 

61 

2.8

108

May

2.2 

2.0 

1.9 

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.5 

1.5 

1.5

1.2 

1.2 

1.6 

5.1 

2.2

1.5 

1.4 

1.5 

1.6 

1.4

1.5 

1.1 

1.1 

1.2 

1.1

7.9 

2.8 

1.7 

1.6 

1.7 

1.6

Minimum

1.2 

2.1 

2.4

.40

4.9 

3.2 

3.6 

2.2 

1.1 

1.0 

1.4 

1.0 

.50

.50

June

2.S 

3.5 

15 

5.1 

3.0

2.5 

2.0 

2.0 

1.7

1.6 

1.9 

1.6 

1.1 

1.0

1.6 

1.6 

1.1 

8.6 

4.4

2.5 

5.6 

3.2 

1.9 

1.6

2.3 

12 

84 

8.1 

4.9

July

3.5 

3.4 

7.2 

3.9 

2 . S

2.3 

2.0 

1.7 

S.I

2.2 

1.9 

1.5 

7.2 

2.8

1.7 

1.4 

12 

5.2 

3.4

5.3 

6.3 

108 

60 

36

47 

14 

8.8 

6.1 

4.9 

16

Mean

4.55 

3.80 

4.6S

11.7

10.2 

4.63 

8.53 

6.45 

1.90 

6.33 

12.6 

5.04 

1.02

5.84

Aug.

6.8 

4.4 

3.7 

3.2

g 0

61 

7.8 

5.4 

5.3

3.0 

2.5 

2.2 

2.0 

1.9

1.7 

7.1 

6.1 

2.2 

1.7

1.5 

1.2 

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.7 

8.1 

1.5 

1.4 

1.4 

1.0

Per square 

a- lie

0.403 

.336 

.414

1.04

.903 

.410 

.755 

.571 

.168 

.560 

1.12 

.446 

.090

.517

Sept.

O.S5 

.94 

2.S 

1.6 

.94

.77 

.85 

.77 

.62 

.62

.62 

.69 

.77 

1.9 

1.2

1.8 

1.4 

.94 

.85 

1.50

1.0 

.69 

.69 

.62 

.50

.50 

.56 

.50 

.69 

2.3

Run-off in 

Inches

0.46 

.37 

.48

14.03

1.04 

.43 

.87 

.64 

.19 

.62 

1.29 

.51 

.10

7.00
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 113

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°08'40", long. 80°10'45", at Hyatts Ford, 1,000 

feet downstream from Lanes Creek and 6 miles southwest of Norwood, Stanley County.

Drainage area.- 1,370 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during water year 1936-37, 42,600 second-feet Oct. 9 (gage 

height, 27.30 feet), from rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet; minimum, 

56 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.28 foot).

Maximum discharge, during water year 1937-38, 16,800 second-feet July 26 (gage 

height, 13.53 feet); minimum, 42 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 0.21 foot).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 52,800 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height, about 

32.0 feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 19 second-feet Oct. 28, 1931, Nov. 13, 1933.

Maximum stage known, about 35 feet sometime in August 1908 (discharge, 60,000 

second-feet, estimated), from present rating curve extended above 29,000 second-feet.

Remarks.- Records for water year 1936-37 are good above 1,000 second-feet and fair below; 

those for water year 1937-38 are good. Slight diurnal fluctuation during low stages.

Revisions.- Figures of discharge for the water year 1936-37, superseding those published 

in Water-Supply Paper 822, are given herein.

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-38

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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.

7,900

2,210

63S

396

2V8

236

199

13,200

37,000

13,200

3,370

1,860

1,360

1,010

826

8,120

14, 800

4,130

1,500

933

724

592

489

429

367

341

316

296

292

235

260

Nov.

260

235

227

227

231

24S

252

204

208

220

£08

320

1,350

856

458

341

£82

252

248

239

235

235

235

231

231

341

269

235

208

200

-

Dec.

200

204

239

546

520

367

3,200

6,370

2,090

1,220

3,560

5,000

2,490

1,450

1,340

7,740

9,020

3,160

2,000

6,130

3,930

1,800

1,320

1,080

949

848

789

760

796

1,050

1,830

Jan.

7,960

8,220

12,800

12,000

4,880

8,100

7,770

3,920

2,820

2,580

2,190

1,650

1,450

1,320

1,220

1,360

3,040

7,590

5,280

8,320

10,900

4,900

2,940

2,240

2,300

13,900

5,450

5,100

15,100

6,180

3,270

Feb.

9,640

5.690

2,880

2,140

1,750

1,550

1,360

1,320

2,940

9,180

3,980

2,140

1,600

1,500

1,850

1,270

1,030

941

S86

856

5,330

8,050

3,430

2,020

1,500

1,180

1,020

1,050

-

-

-

Mar.

1,880

2,700

2,020

1,500

1,320

1,140

997

1,030

1,400

1,060

863

781

716

695

1,070

4,400

2,020

1,270

1,270

1,140

1,320

1,090

863

937

3,880

2,020

1,180

941

826

731

674

Apr.

653

612

565

539

1,570

9,490

3,790

2,080

4,580

3,280

1,450

1,270

1,700

2,080

1,700

1,860

1,240

826

702

646

902

811

702

1,110

18,100

19,400

8,680

2,280

1,860

2,240

-

May

1,500

1,100

925

818

760

871

818

605

533

477

434

383

372

9SO

3,400

1,770

774

578

458

400

346

306

287

298

346

296

260

900

452

311

265

June

220

442

568

1,530

2,810

855

412

497

965

490

325

378

306

216

196

867

1,370

1,190

840

1,140

761

372

243

223

193

3,060

2,720

386

231

228

-

July

729

284

210

165

231

525

250

240

466

264

261

220

159

490

802

402

311

404

474

196

127

125

117

109

109

133

555

280

159

136

345

Aug.

303

264

182

193

179

156

146

998

475

296

1,360

1,070

2,280

1,240

874

333

196

152

125

109

95

304

2,940

1,740

933

1,690

5,200

2,320

6,380

4,890

3,020

Sept.

1,480

613

381

291

257

381

1,190

798

733

446

276

250

214

206

159

133

122

120

109

99

109

95

79

92

90

90

75

77

234

193

-
PEE DEK RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Rocky River near Norwood, H. C., 1936-38 Continued

1937-38

Da? Jan. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

122

109

97

200

186

149

112

112

130

196

140

109

107

99

97

237

896

328

206

162

149

140

462

1,840

738

332

250

206

186

179

169

162

149

152

149

143

149

149

264

1,510

833

457

315

276

246

217

206

203

203

182

162

169

159

200

295

253

235

210

206

253

257

206

210

210

179

152

203

189

182

179

182

189

189

176

172

196

2,150

1,640

869

572

3,580

3,140

1,280

850

658

1,780

2,010

1,110

790

637

7,160

4,960

1,820

1,120

1,040

1.200

1,040

835

686

598

546

522

475

431

405

395

390

386

405

446

386

320

272

272

324

390

441

363

328

324

307

303

299

284

264

268

264

264

253

257

257

246

246

242

264

253

238

217

423

805

503

367

328

295

264

257

420

503

386

395

372

307

4,940

5,960

1,980

1,080

812

693

1,070

1,680

1,320

1,200

760

850

775

617

553

503

431

750

1,010

540

431

3,600

5,460

1,700

992

730

715

2,210

12,600

4,480

1,660

1,120

888

738

624

546

480

441

534

492

540

624

700

534

400

336

303

276

253

231

214

203

193

189

176

162

169

159

140

133

133

127

114

122

224

264

169

130

125

109

133

156

242

311

284

469

303

220

744

680

284

260

5,840

3,670

1,000

572

395

3,080

3,080

1,630

2,540

1,460

1,120

1,020

469

345

390

420

354

288

744

651

349

299

280

4,350

1,620

4,900

1,040

503

3F4 

235 2E-8

210 

1V2 

If 2 

143

IfO 

152

112

104

152

109

7? 3

2,270

2,2fO

2,5VO

5,260

10,900

10.700

11,800

2,9?0

1.2FO

9?5

6P5

1.2PO

610

2,030

1,320

860

871

2,370

999

469

320

276

235

214

193

176

146

159

146

152

136

143

140

127

109

102

109

104

133

220

149

127

102

81

527

745

1,480

528

224

231

152

176

328

189

125

107

104

127

114

88

73

58

77

90

88

83

86

64

48

56

54

Month Secondfoot-days

Per square 

mile

Run-off in 

inches

October 1936 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1936

January 1937 ........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1936-37

October 1937 ........

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

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

Calendar year 1937

January 1938........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38

117, 502

9,286

72,498

37,000

1,350

9,020

199

200

200

3,790

310

2,339

2.77

.226

1.71

3.19

.25

1.97

51,500 58 2,693 1.97 26.81

176,750

77,833

43,734

96,718

22,023

24,034

9,278

40,443

9,392

15,100

9,640

4,400

19,400

3,400

3,060

802

6,380

1,480

1,220

856

674

539

260

193

109

95

75

5,702

2,780

1,411

3,224

710

801

299

1,305

313

4.16

2.03

1.03

2.35

.518

.585

.218

.953

.228

4.80

2.11

1.19

2.62

.60

.65

.25

1.10

.25

699,491 37,000 75 1,916 1.40

8,096

9,478

18,953

1,840

1,500

3,580

143

152

261

316

611

.191

.231

.446

.26

.51

536,732 19,400 75 1,470 1.07 14.56

33,419

8,998

31,549

44,893

7,096

42,953

56,911

13, 2'-7

6,251

7,160

805

5,960

12,600

744

5,840

IP., 800

2,370

1,480

272

217

257

231

109

260

104

102

48

1,078

321

1,018

1,496

229

1,432

1,836

427

208

.787

.234

.743

1.09

.167

1.05

1.34

.312

.152

.91

.24

.86

1.22

.19

1.17

1.54

.36

.17

281,844 12,600 48 772 .564 7-65

Peak discharge 198B,- Apr. 9 (9 a.m.) 14,900 sec.-ft.j July 26 (1:45 a.m.) 16,fOO see.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 115

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°02'15", long. 80°08'45", 

at Medley's mill, just downstream from bridge on State Highway 742, 4 miles northeast 

of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.- 110 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,530 second-feet July 27 (gage height, 10.63 

feet;; minimum, 0.05 second-foot Sept. 28, 29, 30.

Remarks.- Records fair except those for periods of missing or faulty gage heights Oct. 

1-15, Mar. 30 to Apr. 4, June 9, 10, July 15-20, 31, Aug. 1-3, 6-23 (ccmputed on basis 

of one discharge measurement, partial gage-height record, weather records, engineer's 

and observer's notes, and records for stations on nearby streams), thos-e for periods 

of leaking control, Oct. 7-15, July 15-23, July 28 to Aug. 9, those for periods of 

backwater from repair work on control, Aug. 24 to Sept. 3, Sept. 13-30, and those 

above 1,000 second-feet, all of which are poor. Gage-height record collected In 

cooperation with If. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

83

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oet.

0.4 

.4 

.4 

.6 

.6

.8 

1.4 

.8 

.6 

.4

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4 

.4

.46 

.34 

.34 

.53

1.5

1.8 

1.0 

.72 

.60 

.53

.60 

.92

.79 

.72 

.72 

.60

Nov.

0.53 

.40 

.46 

.60 

.53

.46 

.46 

.46 

.46 

.46

.40 

18 

18 

82 

14

7.5 

5.0 

3.5 

8.9 

2.6

2.3 

2.2 

2.0 

1.7 

1.6

1.5 

1.6 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

Dec.

6.5 

5.5 

4.4 

3.6 

3.2

3.0 

3.0 

3.0 

E.9 

8.9

2.8 

2.6 

2.3

2.1 

2.1

£.1 

2.1 

2.0 

2.0 

8.0

E.O 

1.9 

8.0 

58 

67

55 

33 

113 

114 

157 

84

Jan.

45 

37 

35 

32 

85

22 

369 

327 

306 

325

122 

83 

66 

61 

39

38

27 

25 

22 

20

18 

18 

17 

17 

24

22 

20 

16 

12 

11 

12

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

&::::::::::::::::::::::::::

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

16 

16 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

10 

9.0 

9.0

8.0

8.0 

8.0 

7.5 

7.0

6.5 

6.5 

6.0 

6.0 

6.0

6.0 

5.5 

6.0 

12 

17

14 

12 

9.5

Mar.

8.0 

6.5 

6.5 

8.-0 

9.0

9.0 

9.0 

7.0 

7.0 

96

109 

97 

53 

34 

87

25 

33 

37 

30 

27

30 

23 

20 

16

13

11 

11 

11 

11 

10 

9.0

Secondfoot-days

80.57 

126.62 

753.0

2,207 

276.5 

803.0 

4,749.5 

175.2 

1,191.2 

5,497.92 

535.87 

854.10

16,590.48

Apr.

12 

100 

300 

240 

222

73 

92 

206 

712 

705

662 

404 

104 

86 

40

32 

28

22 

21 

19

22 

191 

143 

181 

67

33 

24 

17 

12 

9.5

Maximum

1.8 

22 

157

369 

17 

109 

712 

56 

133 

1,340 

177 

73

1,340

M»y

8.0 

6.5 

5.5 

5.0 

4.1

3.3

2.9 

8.6 

2.3 

2.0

1.8 

1.5 

1.3 

1.5 

1.8

1.8 

1.6 

1.4 

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

1.3

1.1 

7.0 

3.0

56 

86 

9.5 

6.5 

3.6 

8.5

Minimum

0.34

.40 

1.9

11 

5.5 

6.5 

9.5 

1.1 

1.6 

.8 

.53 

.05

.05

June

1.8 

1.6 

73 

77 

53

24 

13

133 

80 

120

106 

58 

112 

105 

38

17 

12 

9.0 

9.0 

17

22 

17 

9.0 

6.0 

4.2

5.5 

3.6 

40 

15

9.5

July

5.0 

3.0 

8.4 

55 

E4

9.0 

4.5 

8.6 

1.6 

1.2

.98 

55 

10 

8.3

1.0

.8 

.8 

.8 

80 

40

179 

867 

188 

326 

495

1,320 

1,340 

780 

309 

80 

40

Mean

0.664 

4.22 

24.3

71.2 

9.S8 

85.9 

158 

5.65 

39.7 

177 

17.3 

S.47

45.5

Aug.

18 

10 

73 

185 

177

42 

18 

8 

5 

4

3 

3 

2 

2 

18

9 

4 

3

2

1

1 

1 

.6 

.66 

.60

.86 

1.2 

1.1 

.72 

.60 

.53

Per square 

mUe

C.0060 

.038 

.221

.647 

.090 

.235 

1.44 

.051 

.361 

1.61 

.157 

.077

.414

Sept.

0.60 

.79 

20 

44 

73

42 

18 

8.0 

4.9 

8.5

13 

6.0 

3.2 

2.1 

1.5

1.3 

1.0 

.92 

.98 

.96

.79 

.72 

.53 

.40 

.88

.22 

.16 

.10 

.05 

.16

Run-off In

Inches

0.007 

.04 

.25

.75 

.09 

.27 

1.61 

.06 

 40 

1.86 

.18 

.09

5.61
116 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Little Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°58'45", long. 80°11'20", 1 mile southwest of 

State convict camp on U. S. Highway 74, 14 miles upstream from confluence with Brown 

Creek, and 2 miles southeast of Polkton, Anson County.

Drainage area.- 13.5 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,000 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 4.58 

" ^), from rating curve extended above 410 second-feet; no flow Sept. 18-30.

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 1,500 second-feet (revised) Mar. 26, 1936 (gage height,

5.58 feet), from rating curve extended above 410 second-feet; no flow June 4, July

11-15, Aug. 21 to Sept. 2, Sept. 19, 1936, Aug. 20, 1937, Sept. 18-30, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, May 10-13, 15, 

24, June 29 to July 22 (computed on basis of weather records and records for North 

Fork of Jones Creek near Wadesboro), and those below 0.5 second-foot, which are poor. 

Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 12 to Feb. 21)

0.03 

.1 

.2

0.01 

.05 

.23 

.60

1.5

0.5 

.7 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

2.7

5.9

10.9

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

140

304

510

735

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

.04

.09

.10 

.09 

.06 

.04 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

.05 

.06 

.05 

.05

.04

.04 

.07 

.09 

.12 

.09 

.07

flov.

0.06 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

.04 

5.5 

1.3 

.42 

.21

.18 

.16 

.14 

.16 

.16

.16 

.14 

.14 

.12 

.12

.14 

1.3 

1.7 

.90 

.46

Dec.

0.35 

.26 

.23 

.23 

.23

.26 

.29 

.23 

.23 

.23

.21 

.16 

.16 

.16 

.18

.18 

.18 

.21 

.23 

.23

.21 

.18 

9.6 

14 

6.7

3.5 

4.8 

40 

10 

5.9 

4.0

Jan.

3.3 

5.9 

4.5 

2.9 

2.3

5.2 

162 

26 

11 

7.8

11 

9.9 

7.0 

5.1 

4.1

3.2 

3.2 

2.7 

2.3 

2.0

1.9 

1.9 

1.8 

2.2 

4.1

2.0 

1.4 

1.0 

.90 

1.0 

1.4

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1.9 

1.3 

1.2 

1.1 

.90

.90 

1.2 

.90 

.73 

.73

.73 

.73 

.73 

.73 

.60

.50 

.46 

.46 

.55 

.66

.55 

.46 

.60 

3.3

2.0

1.2 

1.1 

.81

Mar.

0.50 

.46 

.66 

1.6 

1.1

1.1 

.81 

.55 

.46 

36

13 

6.4 

3.7 

2.6 

2.0

3.7 

6.2 

3.7 

2*3 

2.4

2.7 

1.9 

1.6 

1.3 

1.0

.90 

1.3 

1.2 

.90 

.81 

.73

Secondfoot-days

1.65 

13.90 

103.33

4,663.35

301.00 

27.03 

103.58 

755.60 

51.13 

237.11 

799.56 

25.09 

18.96

2,437.94

Apr.

4.7 

85 

29 

9.5 

5.4

3.5 

28 

124 

208 

22

10 

7.3 

5.6 

4.1 

3.0

2.4 

1.9 

1.7 

1.9 

1.7

13 

142 

18 

8.0 

5.3

3.7 

2.4 

1.9 

1.5 

1.1

Maximum

0.12 

5.5 

40

221

162 

3.3 

36 

208 

22 

53 

418 

7.6 

9.5

418

May

1.0 

.73 

.66 

.55 

.38

.32 

.32 

.26 

.23 

.20

.17 

.12 

.26 

.38 

.26

.20 

.15 

.20 

.28

.14

.20 

.15 

6.5 

3.2 

.38

22 

8.4 

1.8 

.81 

.46 

.42

Minimum

0.02 

.04

.16

.01

.90 

.46 

.46 

1.1 

.12 

.14 

.10 

.02 

0

0

June

0.32 

.32 

53 

16 

4.5

1.8 

1.7 

28 

15 

25

6.4 

10 

34 

4.4 

1.5

.81 

3.4 

1.2 

1.3 

10

2.6 

1.4 

.73 

.38 

.23

.18 

.14 

10 

1.9 

.90

July

0.60 

.46 

4.0 

1.9 

.SO

.60 

.4-) 

.25 

.20 

.15

.n

8.5 

2.0

1.0 

.61

.4-) 

.3-D 

4.2 

5.5 

13

12 

65 

29 

76 

418

80 

14 

24 

25 

6.3 

5.2

Mean

0.053 

.463 

3.33

12.84

9.71 

.965 

3.34 

25.2 

1.65 

7.90 

25.8 

.809 

.632

6.70

Aug.

2.3 

5.3 

7.6 

1.6 

1.1

1.0 

.60 

.50 

.38

.29

.23 

.16 

.12 

.12 

.12

2.0 

.32 

.14 

.07 

.06

.05 

.03 

.04 

.04 

.62

.10 

.06 

.05 

.04 

.03 

.02

Per square 

rile

0.004 

.034 

.247

.948

.719 

.071 

.247 

1.87 

.122 

.585 

1.91 

.060 

.047

.495

Sept.

0.02 

.02 

8.0 

9.5 

 73

.26 

.14 

.07 

.05 

.04

.03 

.02 

.02 

.02 

.02

.01 

.01 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Run-off In 

Inches

0.005 

.04 

.23

12. S4

.83 

.07 

.28 

2.09 

.14 

.65 

2.20 

.07 

.05

6.70

Peak discharge.- Jan. 7 (7 a.m.) 264 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (1 a.m.) 537 sec.-ft.; July 25 (7:30 p.m.) 

1,000 see.-ft.
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 117

North Fork of Jones Creek near Wadesboro, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°55'20", long. 80°04'05", 300 feet downstream 

from county highway bridge, 34 miles south of Wadesboro, Anson County aid 54 miles upstream from confluence with Jones Creek.

Drainage area.- 10.0 square miles.

Records available.- March 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes._- Maximum discharge during year, 860 second-feet July 25 (gage height, 3.48 

feet), from rating curve extended above 320 second-feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot 

July 18.

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 2,290 second-feet June 4, 1937 (gage height, 6.39 

feet), from rating curve extended above 320 second-feet; minimum, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 

26, 27, 1935, July 18, 1938.

Remarke.- Records good except those above 50 and below 5 second-ifeet, whic1! are fair, and 

those for periods of missing gage heights Oct. 13, Oct. 22 to Nov. 2, Feb. 13-21, July 

22 to Aug. 1, which were computed on basis of weather records, recorded range In stage, 

and records for Little Brown Creek near Polkton and are poor. Gage-height record 

collected In cooperation with U. S. Soil Conservation Service.

Hating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.2 0.5

.6

1.3

0.5 

.6 

.8

2.4 

3.6 

6.4

1.0 

1.3 

1.6

10

18

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

120

340

590

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

2.0 

2.3 

3.0 

2 9

2.5 

2.0 

1.6 

1.7 

3.0

2.0 

l.S 

1.7 

2.6 

2.0

1.7 

1.7 

1.7 

2.1 

2.1

1.5 

1.5 

2.1 

1.8 

1.8

1.7 

2.0 

3.5 

2.0 

1.8 

1.7

Nov.

.6 

.6 

.6 

.4 

.4

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

21 

3.7 

2.9 s'.s

2.5 

3.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.5

2.3 

2.2 

2.1 

2.3 

2.4

3.0 

5.2 

3.6 

3.1 

2.9

Dec.

2.8 

2.6 

2.5 

2.4 

2.6

3.1 

2.4 

2.3 

2.8 

2.3

2.4 

2.0 

2.4 

2.4 

2.4

2.3 

2.3 

2.3

Q 0

Z\2

2.2 

2.2 

14 

7.2 

4.9

4.2 

4.6 

14 

6.1 

5.0 

4.8

Jan.

4.5 

5.0 

4.1 

4.0 

3.6

8.2 

74 

16 

11 

9.0

10 

8.3 

7.1 

6.4 

6.1

5.8 

5.8 

5.6 

5.4 

5.4

5.2 

4.9 

4.6 

5.5 

5.4

4.5 

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.1 

5.0

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

HalApr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 191

ater year 1937-2 Q

Feb.

4.2 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9

3.9 

3.7 

3.1 

2.9 

3.0

3.1 

3.0 

2.8 

3.0 

3.0

3.0 

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.2

3.0 

2.9 

4.2 

5.0 

3.5

3.2

a. 2

3.2

Mar.

3.0 

2.9 

3.5 

3.5 

3.2

3.4 

3.0 

2.9 

2.6 

11

5.2 

4.2 

3.7 

3.6 

3.5

5.2 

4.2 

3.5 

3.2 

3.5

3.2 

3.2 

3.0 

2.9 

2.3

2.9 

3.4 

2.6 

2.3 

2.3 

2.2

Secondfoot-days

63.8 

87.6 

117.9

4,499.3

256.7 

95.0 

109.1 

476.9 

128.0 

126.1 

409.9 

55.7 

80.3

2,007.0

Apr.

7.9 

30 

9.8 

7.6 

6.0

5.5 

17 

52 

69 

18

13 

10 

8.7 

7.4 

6.7

6.0 

5.5 

5.4 

5.0 

14

49 

66 

14 

9.4 

7.6

6.6 

5.8 

5.2 

4.6 

4.2

Maximum

35 

21 

14

166

74 

5.0 

11 

69 

46 

32 

230 

4.9 

28

230

May

4.1 

3.9 

3.5 

3.2 

2.9

£ 9 

Z\b 

2.6 

2.3 

2.1

2.0 

1.8 

2.6 

3.6 

2- 2

1.6 

1.5 

1.8 

2.0 

1.4

1.6 

1.5 

4.2 

4.2 

2.2

46 

5.5 

3.6 

3.2 

2.9 

2.6

Minimum

1.5 

1.3 

2.0

1.3

3.6 

2.8 

2.2 

4.2 

1.4 

1.1 

.4 

.5 

.4

.4

June

2.2 

7.4 

32 

7.1 

4.5

3.6 

3.1 

5.3 

3.2 

4.0

3.0 

7.5 

4.8 

2.4 

2.1

5.2 

3.2 

2.5 

' 2.5 

3.2

2.4 

2.2 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

2.5 

2.4 

1.3 

1.1

July

1.0 

.9 

2.2 

1.7 

1.0

.S 

.7

.e 

.1

.£

.£ 

.£

.e

1.6 

.£

.S 

.4

l.S 

2.8 

6.8

6.6 

26 

18 

28 

230

28 

12 

14 

12 

5.0 

4.0

Mean

2.06 

2.92 

3.80

12.3

8.28 

3.39 

3.52 

15.9 

4.13 

4.20 

13.2 

1.80 

2.68

5.50

Aug.

3.0 

4.4 

4.9 

3.7 

3.2

3.1 

3.7 

3.0 

2.4 

2.1

1.7 

1.5 

1.3 

1.2 

1.6

1.2 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.7

.6

.5 

.5 

2.4 

1.1

.6 

2.2 

.7 

.7 

.7 

.5

Per square 

mile

0.206 

.292 

.330

1.23

.828 

.339 

.352 

1.59 

.413 

.420 

1.32 

.180 

.268

.550

Sept.

0.4 

.5 

28 

24 

1.7

2.0 

2.1 

1.2 

1.1 

1.0

1.0 

1.0 

.8 

.7 

.5

.5 

.6 

.5 

3.7 

1.7

1.0 

.7 

.6 

.5 

.5

.5 

.6 

.6 

.8 

1.5

Run-off in 

Inches

0.24 

.33 

.44

16.75

.95 

.35 

.41 

1.77 

.48 

.47 

1.52 

.21 

.30

7.47
118 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 79°45', at steel bridge on U. S.

Highway 52, 75 feet upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile south 

of Effingham, Florence County. Zero of gage Is 58.70 feet above mean sea level 

(unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 1,070 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- i^axlinum discharge during year, 4,880 second-feet Aug. 2 (gage height, 13.72 

feet;: minimum, 222 second-feet Sept. 6.

1929-38: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Oct. 7, 1P29 (gage height, 

19.25 feet); minimum, 116 second-feet July 1, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 20.0 feet Aug. 30, 1908 (discharge, 18,000 second-feet, 

estimated;.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Avg. 30 to Sept. 

14, computed from graph drawn on basis of partial recorder record and dally gage 

readings. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with the U. S. Weather Bureau.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Cct-ober 1937 to September 1918

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

313

313

313

313

320

342

379

427

496

572

552

444

372

372

372

364

356

372

387

387

372

356

372

411

444

411

379

364

356

379

403

Nov.

444

444

403

372

356

356

342

342

342

349

356

387

427

444

496

592

676

768

842

894

744

612

592

572

533

514

514

514

533

552

-

Dec.

572

612

633

612

552

514

496

478

496

496

514

496

496

496

478

478

461

478

461

461

461

461

496

792

921

744

976

1,120

1,220

1,280

1,540

Jan.

1,400

1,360

1,240

1,180

1,340

1,220

1,160

842

792

817

792

921

1,100

1,120

1,300

1,340

1,340

1,160

976

842

792

721

698

721

698

676

654

654

654

676

654

Month

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

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

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

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

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

M«T ...

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

612

592

592

612

633

633

633

633

612

612

612

572

552

552

533

533

514

514

533

514

496

496

496

496

496

496

514

552

-

_

-

Mar.

572

533

514

478

461

461

461

478

478

478

496

478

461

514

612

698

676

572

514

496

514

533

496

461

444

427

411

411

411

444

514

Second - 

foot-daya

12,013

15,312 20 r 091*»i

412, 368

29,840

15,635

15, 497

63,199

16, 143

21,487

24,658

31,490

11,322

276,687

Apr.

612

817

1,420

1,420

1,460

1,560

1,800

1,940

2,610

3,500

4,480

4,480

3,840

3,120

2,980

3,420

3,340

2,720

2,300

1,940

1,520

1,180

1,420

1,460

1,340

1,300

1,240

1,340

1,360

1,280

-

Maximum

572

894

1,340

5» 090

1,400

633

698

4 480 lUeo

1,180

2,720

4,680

612

4,680

May

1,040

721

592

533

496

478

461

395

379

372

364

356

349

334

320

313

306

313

313

292

279

272

272

279

292

449

702

921

1,000

1,460

1,490

Minimum

313

342

461

313

654

496

411

612

272

327

240

240

822

222

June

1,160

792

1,130

1,180

976

868

842

921

1,000

894

572

514

533

552

533

444

395

364

327

334

403

572

976

948

817

721

533

552

792

842

-

July

838

1,000

1,120

1,120

9*8

6178

5TO

461 3'79

S',30

292 2"9

272

2156

253

2.' 6

2'' 6

2.'0

2'*0

2*0

2'' (5

2^9

3,56

444

572

1,130

2,080

2,330

2,260

2,220

2,720

Mean

388

510

A4A O4O

1,130

963

558

500

2,107

OJSJ. K.01 

716

795

1,018

377

758

Aug.

4,480

4,680

3,750

2,840

2,260

1,740

1,180

1,040

1,040

976

817

654

514

461

411

372

342

327

320

349

342

306

286

272

266

253

246

246

240

240

240

Per square 

mile

.477

. 606

1.06

.900

 521

.467

1*9*7

!487

.OQV AaQ

.743

.950

.352

.708

Sept.

234

228

222

240

240

228

240

349

364

395

478

533

572

533

411

342

320

292

299

342

411

411

444

533

612

496

411

342

356

444

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.42

.53

.70

14.34

1.04

.54

.54

2*20 '.56

.75

 86

1.10

.59

9.83
PEE DEE RIVER BASIN 119 

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°26'4011 , long. 78°56'35", at State higVway bridge, 

1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Boardman, Columbus 

County, and l| miles downstream from Big Swamp.

Drainage area.- 1,240 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,920 second-feet July FO (gage height, 

6.72 feet); minimum, 268 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 1.62 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge observed, 10,800 second-feet Apr. 13, 19F« (gage height, 

10.09 feet); minimum, 132 second-feet (estimated) Oct. 12, 1930.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in se-,ond-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Jan. 20 Jan. 21 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

285

317

352

450

550

3.5 650

4.0 750

4.5 860

5.0 1,030

1.6 268

1.8 300

2.0 334

2.5 425

3.0 520

4.0 720

5.0 985

6.0 1,560

7.0 2,640

8.0 4,340

9.0 6,780

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

300 

300 

300

317 

317

317 

317 

317 

334 

334

334 

352 

352 

352 

352

352 

370 

370 

370 

370

370 

370 

390 

390 

390

410 

430 

430 

470 

470 

450

Nov.

430 

410 

390 

410 

410

390 

390 

370 

370 

352

352 

430 

510 

550 

570

610 

650 

670 

690 

710

750 

770 

790 

835 

835

810 

770 

750 

730 

690

Dec.

670 

690 

690 

670 

670

690 

690 

710 

710 

690

690 

670 

670 

650 

630

630 

610 

610 

590 

590

570 

570 

610 

750 

790

810 

860 

920 

920 

955 

955

Jan.

990 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

990 

990 

990 

955 

920

920 

920 

920 

920 

920

955 

990 

990 

1,030 

1,030

985 

950 

885 

855 

855

850 

805 

830 

805 

805 

805

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

t,

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

alendar year 19

ater year 1937-3

Fet.

805 

805 

805 

780 

760

760 

760 

760 

760 

760

760 

740 

720 

700 

680

660 

640 

620 

6SO 

600

600 

580 

560 

560 

540

540 

540 

540

Mar.

540 

540 

540 

540 

530

560 

540 

520 

520 

520

520 

520 

540 

560 

560

640 

660 

700 

740 

760

780 

780 

760 

720 

680

660 

680 

700 

700 

700 

640

Secondfoot -daya

11,297 

17,394 

21,930

524,074

28,960 

18,955 

19,380 

73,915 

17, 185 

49,145 

44, 814 

51,750 

43,872

398, 597

Apr.

600 

785 

1,120 

1,350 

1,640

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

2,120 

2,960

4,540 

4,960 

4,960 

4,740 

4,740

4,340 

3,800 

3,280 

2,960 

2,640

2,240 

2,080 

2,020 

1,920 

1,920

1,730 

1,560 

1,410 

1,350 

1,290

Maximum

470 

835 

955

5,920

1,030 

805 

780 

4,960 

1,170 

2,240 

5,920 

5,180 

3,280

5,920

May

1,170 

1,120 

1,020 

915 

830

740 

680 

600 

560 

520

482 

444 

388 

370 

370

352 

334 

334 

334 

334

317 

300 

284 

268 

284

455 

640 

660 

680 

700 

700

Minimum

300 

352 

570

270

905 

540 

520 

600 

268 

700 

370 

620 

501

268

June

700 

700 

760 

915 

1,230

1,480 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

1,730 

1,820 

1,730 

1,640 

1,640

1,730 

1,820 

1,820 

1,820 

1,920

1,920 

1,920 

2,020 

2,120 

2,240

2,120 

2,020 

1,730 

1,560 

1,480

July

1,480 

1,480 

1,410 

1,290 

1,170

1,070 

985 

885 

805 

720

640 

580 

482 

444 

425

370 

406 

444 

463 

540

660 

720 

720 

740 

885

1,480 

2,360 

4,160 

5,420 

5,920 

5,660

Mean

364 

580 

707

1,436

934 

677 

625 

2,464 

554 

1,638 

1,446 

1,669 

1,462

1,092

Aug.

5,180 

4,540 

4,160 

3,980 

3,620

3,440 

3,120 

2,640 

2,120 

1,820

1,560 

1,290 

1,170 

1,070 

985

855 

780 

740 

680 

680

660 

640 

660 

680 

680

620 

640 

680 

720 

700 

640

Per square

mile

0.294 

.468 

.570

1.16

.753 

.546 

.504 

1.99 

.447 

1.32 

1.17 

1.35 

1.18

.8S1

Sept.

600 

560 

520 

501 

501

600 

720 

805 

855 

885

915 

985 

1,170 

1,350 

1,410

1,350 

1,170 

1,070 

985 

1,020

1,070 

1,730 

2,960 

3,280 

2,960

2,500 

2,360 

2,640 

3,120 

3,280

Run-off in 

inches

0.34 

.52 

.66

15.70

.87 

.57 

.58 

2.22 

.52 

1.47 

1.35 

1.56 

1.32

11.98
120 PEE DEE RIVER BASIN

Black River at Kingstree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°40', long. 79°50', at highway bridge at Kingstree, Williamsburg County, a quarter of a mile downstream from Broad £"wamp. Zero of 

gage is 25.86 feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 1,240 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,730 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 12.00 

feet); minimum, 13 second-feet Sept. 17.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 9,910 second-feet Apr. 13, 1936 (gage height, 13.07 

feet); minimum, 4 second-feet June 30, July 1, 4, 5, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 18.0 feet Sept. 21, 1928 (discharge, 26,300 second-feet, 

estimated).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 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.

193 

162 

133 

113 

101

96 

95 

100 

128 

162

193 

193 

172 

147 

133

133 

147 

177 

220 

255

279 

292

279 

261

249 

243 

226 

215 

198 

182

Nov.

167 

152 

133 

124

113

104 

98 

94 

91 

89

90 

124 

172 

220 

267

292 

298 

304 

318 

351

409 

456 

489 

524 

560

579 

598 

618 

638 

658

Dec.

638 

638 

598 

560 

542

542 

524 

506 

506 

506

506 

506 

489 

472 

456

440 

424 

409 

409 

394

394 

379 

409 

560 

679

746 

769 

794 

644 

898 

956

Jan.

1,090 

1,240 

1,380 

1,430 

1,500

1,460 

1,460 

1,410 

1,320 

1,240

1,200 

1,140 

1,100 

1,070 

1,040

984 

958 

908 

883 

859

835 

811 

811 

788 

788

765 

743 

699 

678 

636 

616

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jvm 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

596 

557 

538 

520 

502

502 

502 

502 

502 

485

485 

485 

485 

485 

485

485 

468 

468 

468 

451

451 

435 

419 

419 

403

388 

388 

373

liar.

358 

351 

351 

344 

344

344 

344 

330 

323 

316

316 

310 

310 

303 

303

330 

373 

373 

358 

344

337 

330 

323 

310 

296

284 

277 

264 

258 

245 

233

Second - 

foot-days

5,769 

9,130 

17, 493

325, 382

31,842 

13, 247 

9,882 

62,034 

9,252 

19,911 

16, 177 

13,115 

1,354

209, 206

Apr.

215 

227 

277 

323 

366

3SO 

419 

538 

939 

1,400

2,030 

3,390 

5,690 

6,730 

6,200

5,200 

4,340 

3,470 

2,870 

2,510

2,110 

1,860 

1,860 

1,720 

1,480

1,280 

1,120 

1,050 

1,020 

1,020

Maximum

292 

658 

956

5,440

1,500 

596 

373 

6,730 

1,050 

1,040 

1,100 

1,410 

341

6,730

May

1,050 

1,050 

987 

671 

746

618 

489 

394 

330 

279

243 

138 

167 

142 

120

106 

95 

85 

76 

69

62 

54 

48 

41 

39

69 

94 

108 

152 

215 

255

Minimum

95 

89 

379

20

616 

373 

233 

215 

39 

279 

106 

23 

14

14

June

279 

29S 

379 

489 

598

700 

819 

927 

987 

1,040

984 

859 

743 

596 

520

485 

468 

451 

435 

388

451 

557 

576 

576 

785

908 

933 

933 

908 

859

July

765 

636 

538 

596

721

883 

914

9^8

859 

678

5 "57 

451 

31B 

350 

270

221 

227 

219 

1<59 

132

119

ne

116 

147 

234

5^0

en

738 

7<55 

819 

1,100

Mean

186 

304 

564

891

1.027 

473 

319 

2,068 

298 

664 

522 

423 

45.1

573

Aug.

1,360 

1,410 

1,320 

1,170 

1,010

908 

811 

678 

596 

576

520 

451 

380 

344 

316

284 

233 

169 

114 

81

61 

50 

43 

38 

34

30 

28 

27 

25 

25 

23

Per square 

mile

0.150 

.245 

.455

.719

.828 

.381 

.257 

1.67 

.240 

.535 

.421 

.341 

.036

.462

Sept.

21 

20 

19 

21 

28

25 

24 

21 

21 

20

19 

18 

17 

16 

15

14 

14 

14 

14 

21

25 

34 

55 

77 

85

84 

76 

68 

127 

341

Run-off In 

inches

0.17 

.27 

.52

9.75

.95 

.40 

.30 

1.86 

.28 

.60 

.49 

.39 

.04

6.27
SANTEE HIVER BASIN 121

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°42'50", long. 81°04'10", Just downstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 70, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lyle Creek, half a mile 

upstream from Southern Railway bridge, and 1 mile northeast of Catawba, Catawba County.

Drainage area.- 1,540 square miles (including that of Lyle Creek).

Records available.- July 1896 to April 1902, November 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 20.05 

feet;, from rating curve extended above 17,700 second-feet; minimum, 139 second-feet 

Oct. 18 (gage height, 2.28 feet).

1896-1902, 1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, 81,500 second-feet May 22, 1901 

(gage height, 29.0 feet, former site and datum), from rating curve extended above 

10,000 second-feet; minimum observed, 124 second-feet Aug. 1, 1937 (gag? height, 2.23 

feet).

Maximum stage known, 44.1 feet sometime in July 1916 (from levels of State Bridge 

Department).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 500 second-feet, which are fair. Records Inelude those of Lyle Creek. Large diurnal fluctuation from operation of power plant upstream. Flow largely regulated by several reservoirs. Gage-height record collected 

In cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Hating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seeond-f. et)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5

145

270

520

1,010

et. 1-19 

4.0 1,610 

3,040

6.0 

8.0

4,610

7,910

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

11,250

14,650

18,050

21,450

Oct. 20 to Sept. 30 

2.3 145 4.0 1,700 

2.6 268 5.0 3,160 

3.0 540 7.0 6,320 

3.5 1,070

Hote.- Same as preceding table 

8,5 feet.

above

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

3,140 

730 

152 

2,190 

1,850

2,540 

2,480 

2,500 

956 

148

2,170 

2,300 

2,400

2,400 

2,320

1,240 

152 

2,320 

11,100 

19,300

6,800 

4,630 

2,880 

3,350 

5,540

5,110 

5,930 

6,040 

4,370 

2,940 

1,560

Nov.

4,410 

4,860 

3,960 

3,900 

3,350

1,410 

232 

3,380 

3,670 

3,760

3,840 

3,300 

1,090 

204 

3,170

3,520 

3,810 

3,260 

2,580 

938

176 

2,940 

3,920 

3,690 

2,690

2,310 

1,200 

544 

3,200 

3,810

Dec.

3,820 

3,690 

3,680 

1,190 

2S8

3,170 

4,120 

4,180 

4,060 

3,800

1,100 

418 

3,280 

4,130 

4,080

4,050 

4,040 

3,290 

640 

3,170

4,100 

3,800 

2,260 

942 

398

530 

2,450 

2,540 

2,920 

3,230 

2,690

Jan.

1,730 

634 

3,110 

3,970 

4,170

4,170 

3,100 

1,120 

188 

3,030

4,110 

4,170 

3,710 

3,030 

1,260

190 

2,410 

3,880 

3,870 

3,860

3,820 

743 

173 

2,780 

4,160

3,830 

3,490 

2,130 

1,180 

320 

3,180

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

4,180 

4,040 

3,790 

3,620 

1,160

173 

3,090 

4,160 

3,990 

3,760

3,160 

978 

190 

3,300 

4,260

4,320 

4,250 

3,160 

1,520 

166

3,260 

3,950 

4,100 

3,260 

2,200

664 

202 

3,150

Mar.

3,570 

3,870 

3,470 

2,820 

1,160

192 

2,310 

2,690 

3,100 

2,870

1,760 

835 

200 

2,410 

2,610

2,610 

2,550 

1,510 

760 

204

2,360 

2,850 

2,590 

2,070 

1,440

1,200 

254 

2,340 

2,710 

3,370 

2,400

Second - 

foot-days

111,538 

83,124 

86,056

1,058,581

81,518 

76,053 

65,085 

60,290 

51,756 

53,914 

41,761 

73,263 

33,218

819,576

Apr.

1,350 

840 

176 

3,040 

3,770

3,510 

2,340 

1,530 

691 

200

2,840 

2,930 

2,4SO 

2,460 

2,410

746 

176 

1,930 

2,430 

3,360

2,720 

2,580 

935 

166 

2,380

2,640 

3,220 

2,680 

2,530 

1,230

Maximum

19,300 

4,860 

4,180

19,300

4,170 

4,320 

3,870 

3,770 

2,850 

3,020 

2,540 

4,450 

2,060

19,300

May

260 

2,360 

2,540 

2,470 

2,570

1,700 

1,100 

184 

2,140 

2,410

2,240 

1,910 

1,810 

914 

156

2,080 

1,910 

2,000 

1,460 

2,340

1,280 

314 

2,400 

2,850 

1,970

1,790 

1,580 

622 

196 

1,900 

2,300

Minimum

14S 

176 

288

136

173 

166 

192 

166 

156 

170 

159 

159 

156

148

June

2,280 

1,990 

2,300 

1,010 

170

2,260 

3,020 

2,420 

2,410 

2,450

930 

221 

1,780 

1,850 

2,290

2,440 

2,340 

971 

551 

2,380

2,240 

2,070 

2,440 

1,650 

1,350

211 

1,620 

2,050 

1,890 

2,330

July

2,160 

783 

180 

630 

1,330

1,410 

1,780 

1,560 

976

213

1,460 

1,440 

1,140 

1,560 

1,120

616 

159 

1,610 

2,460 

1,470

1,150 

1,290 

1,310 

804 

2,540

2,070 

1,760 

2,390 

2,460 

1,430 

500

Mean

3,598 

2,771 

2,776

2,900

2,630 

2,788 

2,100 

2,010 

1,670 

1,797 

1,347 

2,363 

1,107

8,245

Aug.

2,050 

2,380 

2,900 

3,750 

3,400

2,150 

392 

3,010 

4,380 

4,450

4,230 

4,060 

2,960 

235 

2,960

4,320 

4,120 

4,200 

2,400 

951

170 

1,680 

2,060 

2,360 

1,580

1,110 

716 

159 

1,290 

1,460 

1,380

Per tiuafe 

mile

2.34 

1.80 

1.80

1.88

1.71 

1.81 

1.36 

1.31 

1.08 

1.17 

.875 

1.53 

.719

1.46

Sept.

1,170 

1,230 

475 

156 

986

1,320 

1,330 

1,040 

1,450 

634

156 

1,240 

1,290 

1,080 

955

1,020 

977 

159 

1,160 

1,540

1,470 

1,410 

1,410 

1,080 

330

1,580 

1,620 

1,420 

2,060 

1,470

Run-off In 

Inches

2.70 

2.01 

2.08

25.58

1.97 

1.88 

1.57 

1.46 

1.24 

1.50 

1.01 

1.76 

.80

19.78

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (6 a.m.) 28,200 sec.-ft.
122 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Wateree River near Camden, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°14'50", long. 80°39'20", at steel highway bridge,

b.ouo feet upstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, 3 miles southwest of Camden, Kershaw

County, and 7 miles downstream from Wateree Dam. Zero of gage 119". 73F feet above mean

sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,010 square miles.

Records available.- January 1903 to June 1910, October 1929 to September 1938. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 14.92

feet) ; minimum, 203 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.63 feet), caused by shut-down

of power plant; minimum daily discharge, 365 second-feet July 17.

1904-10: Maximum discharge, 198,000 (estimated) Aug. 26, 1908 (gage height, 39.7

feet, from records of U. S. Weather Bureau at site li miles downstream); minimum daily

discharge, 690 second-feet Oct. 21, 1907.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 168,000 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height, 36.63

feet); minimum, about 153 second-feet Oct. 3, 1932, Dec. 25, 1933 (gage height, 1.49

feet); minimum daily discharge, 202 second-feet Dec. 10, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 40.4 feet July 18, 1916, at site It miles dowrstream,from records of U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge 207,000 second-feet, estimated). 

Remarks.- Records fair. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant at

Wateree Reservoir (capacity, about 7,000,000,000 cubic feet). Gage-height record

collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 1

2.5 480 6.5 3,675

3.0 705 8.0 5,530

3.6 1,040 10.0 7,540

4.5 1,670 12.0 9,740

5.5 2,550

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.4 

4.0

NOT. 2 to Sept. 30

357 5.0

480 6.0

680 8.0

1,055 11.0

1,545 14.0

2,550

3,790

6,090

9,090

12,140

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19^8

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5,220 

2,510 

682 

4,310 

4,730

4,880 

5,310 

4,250 

2,270 

731

3,940 

4,940 

5,420 

5,670 

4,800

1,920 

580 

4,660 

6,520 

7,920

6,870 

5,610 

1,330 

488 

5,260

6,750 

6,870 

6,930 

9,100 

4,830 

7,050

Nov.

8,740 

11, 200 

10,500 

10,300 

8,370

6,950 

1,200 

5,440 

9,340 

9,690

9,820 

8,620 

7,830 

2,160 

5,300

9,410 

10,000 

8,910 

8,980 

5,970

1,360 

6,510 

10,000 

10,400 

7,740

4,180 

4,990 

1,040 

5,620 

7,920

Dec.

8,180 

6,600 

4,940 

2,600 

2,460

6,410 

7,810 

7,910 

6,280 

4,280

4,980 

1,350 

5,180 

7,630 

8,350

7,270 

6,110 

5,960 

2,290 

5,530

7,540 

7,650 

5,810 

4,800 

2,470

2,030 

6,230 

8,300 

7,880 

7,020 

5,860

Jar?.

5,940 

2,750 

6,060 

8,280 

9, 150

6,860 

5,820 

4,520 

3,290 

7,320

10, 200 

10, 600 

7,880 

6,210 

6,140

4,770 

7,190 

9,740 

8,840 

8,280

5,910 

5,990 

2,960 

6,430 

8,130

6,280 

6,130 

4,690 

4,190 

769 

5,810

Month

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feto 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 19!57 ...........

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

8,170 

8,210 

5,230 

3, 080 

3,430

1,230 

5,470 

8,370 

8,490 

5,730

3,810 

4,280 

1, 010 

6,390 

8,590

8,480 

6,250 

4,150 

3,760 

786

6,490 

8,530 

8,340 

5,500 

4,200

3,410 

958 

5,930

Mar.

8,580

8,250 

5,600 

4,260 

2,820

555 

4,540 

5,220 

5,440 

4,700

4,320 

930 

*471 

4,420 

4,510

3,860 

3,060 

3,120 

2,100 

642

3,350 

4,210 

5,240 

4,810 

4,340

1,470 

*472 

4,100 

5,510 

4,810 

4,480

Second - 

foot-days

142, 291 

218, 490 

177,700

2,726,566

197,129 

148,274 

120, 210 

235, 170 

124, 664 

183,838 

94,859 

171, 574 

73,133

1,827,332

Apr.

4,600 

3,600 

1,750 

5,260 

7,060

6,830 

9,000 

7,750 

12, 000 

7,720

9,740 

11,800 

11,200 

11, 000 

7,740

5,900 

4,400 

7,860 

9,480 

10. 000

9,780 

8,900 

6,880 

6,720 

8,250

9,540 

8,230 

8,150 

7,350 

5,660

Maximum

9,100 

11, 200 

8,350

44,300

10, 600 

8,590 

8,580 

12,000 

8,540 

7,990 

7,410 

9,730 

5,200

12,000

May

1,360 

5,620 

6,220 

6,170 

8,540

7,000 

2,700 

676 

5,130 

7,690

7,220 

6,660 

5,600 

3, 520

718

3,590 

3,790 

3,310 

3,740 

3,710

1,090 

«400 

3,640 

4,220 

4,100

3,310 

3,390 

1,470 

*380 

2,700 

2,800

Minimum

488 

1,040 

1,350

488

769 

786 

471 

1,750 

380 

570 

365 

500 

465

365

June

2.280

3,100 

4,770 

2,130 

595

4,930 

7,990 

7,840 

6,820 

6,340

3,480 

685 

4,080 

4,510 

5,060

5,340 

5,580 

3,820 

698 

3,760

5,310 

5,290 

4,070 

5,700 

2,600

570 

3,660 

3,470 

3,410 

5,950

Juir

7,230 

3,OBO 

*535 

1,510 

2,500

2,630 

3,100 

2,8BO 

1, 8'30 

«5r# 2

3, 2'30 

2,830 

3, 4^0 

3,410 

2, 450

9.-") 

*3'55 

2,910 

4,210 

2,200

2,3*0 

2,9^0 

1,2 JO 

*438 

4,530

5,540 

6,510 

7,410 

7,2J1 

3,950 

719

Mean

4,590 

7,283 

5,732

7,470

6,359 

5,296 

3,878 

7,839 

4,021 

4,128 

3,060 

5,535 

2,438

5,006

Aug.

5,930 

6.990 

7,660 

6,560 

8,470

4,700 

946 

5,150 

8,120 

8,560

8,360 

6,430 

6,040 

1,300 

5,700

9,380 

9,730 

9,550 

8,750 

4,440

618 

4,300 

3,910 

3,880 

4,540

3,680 

2,450 

*500 

3,790 

3,670 

3,270

Per square 

mile

0.916 

1.45 

1.14

1.49

1.27 

1.06 

.774 

1.56 

.803 

.824 

.611 

1.10 

.487

.999

Sept.

3,530 

3,270 

1,840 

*465 

2,590

2,080 

1,870 

1,850 

2,290 

1,480

510 

1,820 

2,060 

1,920 

2,540

2,130 

2,570 

580 

2,690 

2,010

1,890 

3,280 

3,030 

5,200 

858

3,140 

4,100 

3,950 

4,110 

3,480

Run-off In 

Inches

1.06 

1.62 

1.31

20.23

1.46 

1.10 

.89 

1.74 

.93 

.92 

.70 

1.27 

.64

13.54

*Qage height missing; discharge computed from graph dram on basis of partial record and records 

for preceding and following days.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 123

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°26'15", long. 80°16'20", at Ferguson, Orangeburg 

County, 4 miles downstream from Eutaw Creek. Zero of gage is 42.81 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area.- 14,800 square miles.

Records available.- December 1907 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 30 years, 19,020 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 38,000 second-reet Oct. 27 (gage height, 13.54 

reetj; minimum, 4,470 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.46 feet).

1907-38: Maximum discharge observed, 368,000 second-feet July 22, 1916 (gage 

height, 24.5 feet); minimum, 2,570 second-feet Sept. 2, 1925 (gage height, -0.75 foot, 

caused by regulation of reservoirs upstream).

Remarks.- Records good. No daily fluctuation but very distinct weekly fluctuation during 

medium and low-water periods caused by operation of power plants at Wateree Reservoir, 

on Wateree River (capacity, about 7,000,000,000 cubic feet), and Lake Murray, on Saluda 

River (capacity, about 92,000,000,000 cubic feet). Gage-freight record collected in 

cooperation wltfc U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1937-33 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

4,920

5,960

6,400

11,180

10.0

11.0

12.0

12.5

14,520

16,720

20,030

22,600

12.9

13.2

13.5

26,000

30,500

33,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

3-1

Oct.

18,500 

18,800 

19,200 

16,500 

12,700

16, 200 

18,800 

20, 500 

22,000 

23,300

25,000 

23,300 

21,400 

21,400 

20,900

20,900 

20,500 

17,500 

12,400 

12,900

15,300 

18, 100 

20,000 

21,400 

25,000

32,500 

38,000 

36, COO 

35,000 

32,500 

30,500

Hov.

30, 5OO 

30, 500 

28, 800 

27,200 

26,000

26,000 

25, 000 

23, 300 

18,800 

18,800

20, '500 

22,600 

23,300 

24, 100 

24, 100

22,000 

22,000 

22,600 

23,300 

24,100

24,100 

22,000 

17,200 

17,800 

19,600

20,000, 

19 , 200 

17,000 

14,700 

11,900

Dec.

14, 100 

16,700 

17,800 

17,500 

15,800

12,700 

10,700 

13,^00 

16,200 

17,200

16,700 

15,100 

13, 200 

10, 200 

13, 100

16, 200 

17,500 

17, 800 

17,200 

16,000

12,600 

13,400 

15,100 

15,600 

16,200

16,500 

15, 300 

13,200 

14,700 

17,500 

19,200

Jan.

20, 000 

20,000 

18, 100 

15, 600 

17,000

18,800 

19, 600 

19,600 

19,200 

19,200

18,100 

18,500 

19,200 

20,000 

20,000

19, 600 

18,500 

16, 500 

17,200 

18,100

19, 600 

20,000 

19,200 

17,200 

14,300

15,300 

17, 200 

18, 100 

17,800 

16,200 

14,100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1937 ...........

tember .......................

ater year 1937-J

Feb.

11,900 

13, 100 

15, 600 

16,200 

15,600

13,200 

11,300 

9,180 

9,600 

12,300

13,400 

13, 600 

10,700 

9,880 

8,400

9,460 

11,800 

12,700 

12,400 

11,300

10,000 

7,880 

9,050 

11,900 

13, 100

13,100 

12,100 

10,600

Mar.

8,400 

9,320 

11,800 

12,700 

12,300

11,000 

9,460 

7,620 

8,140 

10,300

10,900 

10,900 

12,600 

12,700 

10,400

10,400 

11,300 

11,500 

11,300 

11,600

10,700 

8,790 

8,790

10,000 

10,900

11,000 

10.700 

9,740 

7,880 

9,600 

11,000

Secondfoot-daya

689 , 000 

667,000 

474, 400

8,924,980

561,800 

329,350 

323,740 

654,400 

372,900 

439,090 

382, 610 

465,650 

270,920

5,630,860

Apr.

^10, 900 

11,000 

12,400 

16,200

18,100

19,200 

20,000 

21,400 

23,300 

25,000

27,200 

30,500 

32, 500 

35,000 

35,000

30,500 

28,800 

24, 100 

20,000 

19 , 200

19,200 

20,000 

20, 500 

20,900 

20,000

18, 500 

18,500 

19,200 

19,200 

18,100

Maximum

3£ 

30 

19

,500 

,200

59,000

20,000 

16,200 

12,700 

35, 000 

17,200 

18, 100 

30,500 

35,000 

13,800

38,000

May

17,200 

15,600 

11,800 

11,600 

14,100

15, 100 

14,900 

14, 500 

12,400 

9,600

10,700 

13, 600 

14,300 

14,300 

13, 600

11,300 

8,270 

8,400 

11,300 

11,800

10,900 

*10,900 

«9,320 

*6,660 

*8, 400

*12,300 

*13, 600 

*13, 800 

*12, 600 

*11,000 

«9,050

Minimum

12, 400 

11,900 

10, 200

8,140

14, 100 

7,880 

7,620 

10,900 

6,660 

8,790 

5,120 

6,180 

5,020

5,020

June

*8, 790 

14,000 

16,000 

16, 500 

17,200

17,800 

15,800 

15,300 

16,700 

17,800

*18,100 

*17,800 

*16,000 

*12,900 

*13, 200

*14,500 

*14,700 

14,900 

14,700 

13,800

11,000 

*12, 400 

*14, 300 

*14,900 

14,700

14, 500 

12,900 

10,600 

*12,600 

14,700

July

15,600 

16,200 

15, 300 

12,100 

8,140

5,630 

7,620 

9,460 

9,880 

9,740

8,010 

5,960 

6,780 

8,9£0 

9,600

10,200 

10,000 

7,750 

5,120 

5,220

7,880 

9,600 

13,200 

14,900 

15,800

17,200 

18,800 

20,500 

22,000 

25, 000 

30,500

Mean

22, 230 

22,230 

15,300

24, 450

18, 120 

11,760 

10,440 

21,810 

12, 030 

14, 640 

12,340 

15,020 

9,031

15, 430

Aug.

35,000 

28,800 

25,000 

22,000 

20,900

19,600 

18,100 

15,800 

12,600 

13,100

14,900 

15,800 

16,000 

15,800 

14,000

10,200 

10,000 

12,700 

14,000 

14, 100

14,000 

12,600 

9,050 

10,700 

12,300

11,800 

12,100 

11,900 

9,600 

6,180 

7,020

Per acuare 

mile '

1.50 

1.50 

1.03

1.65

1.22 

.795 

.705 

1.47 

.813 

.989 

.S?4 

1.01 

.610

1.04

Sept.

10,400 

10,900 

10,700 

10,600 

9,600

11,800 

13,800 

13,800 

12,300 

11,200

11,000 

9,050 

6,540 

7,880 

9,740

10,200 

10, 400 

9,180 

7,380 

5,850

5,520 

6,900 

7,020 

7,020 

7,500

7,750 

5,850 

5,020 

7,620 

8,400

Run-off in 

inches

1.73 

1.67 

1.19

22.42

1.41 

.83 

.81 

1.64 

.94 

1.10 

.96 

1.16 

.68

14.12

*Gage height missing; discharge computed from graph drawn on basis of partial recorder record, 

dally gage readings, and weather records.

202922C
124 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Linville River at Branch, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°47'50", long. 81°53'20", at steel highway bridge 

at Branch, Burke County, a quarter of a mile upstream from Lake James.

Drainage area.- 65 square miles.

Records available.- June 1922 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 16 years, 139 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet Oct. 19 (gags height, 5.92

 feet;, from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 27 second-feet 

Sept. 24, 26 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

1922-38: Maximum discharge, 16,800 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage height, about 

12.0 feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 7 second-feet Sept. 8, 1925 (gage height, 1.28 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods when recorder clock was not running, which.

 are fair. Discharge for days of Ice effect, Dec. 11, Jan. 28, based on gage heights,

weather records, and comparison with records of other streams In the vicinity.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except days of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in second-feet)

l-f 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

175

306

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

645

910

1,370

2,480

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

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.

57 

46 

99 

*373 

*329

266 

153 

133 

115 

192

107 

100 

98 

95 

93

74 

80 

124 

2,180 

697

336 

306 

360 

225 

212

*201 

*450 

378 

296 

230 

190

Nov.

179 

163 

150 

139 

flSO

t!30 

fl20 

t!20

tno 

tno

107 

340 

*544 

281 

230

169 

182 

141 

139 

133

120 

107 

105 

110 

107

107 

147 

139 

153 

133

Dec.

125 

117 

112 

107 

107

107 

98 

105 

98 

76

S6 

89 

96 

93 

98

98 

98 

125 

117 

105

98 

93 

105 

136 

136

128 

128 

*304 

234 

194 

169

Jan.

156 

169 

130 

128 

122

117 

130 

122 

112 

105

107 

105 

105 

98 

9S

93 

93 

98 

95 

93

91 

93 

98 

155 

296

194 

163 

150 

144 

133 

136

Month

Oct 

MOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19

ater year 1937-,

Feb.

139 

125 

117 

112 

110

105 

103 

95 

93 

91

143 

216 

166 

147 

144

141 

153

141 

156 

179

150 

141 

163 

179 

144

144 

139 

133

Mar.

122 

115 

153 

205 

179

156 

160

147 

144 

414

349 

256 

201 

197 

175

197 

IS 6 

166 

141 

144

144 

133 

144 

144 

128

125 

117 

112 

107 

107 

103

Secondfoot-days

8,595 

4,845 

3,780

57,786

3,929 

3.8S9 

5,171 

2,957 

2,735 

3,264 

8,611 

6,203 

1,582

55,561

Apr.

103 

112 

103 

95 

67

80 

122 

125 

133

122

115 

107 

93 

93 

93

91 

96 

112 

105 

103

105 

110 

91 

S7 

85

82 

80 

78 

76 

74

Maximum

2,180 

544 

304

2, ISO

296 

216 

414 

133 

317 

197 

1,300 

564 

74

2,180

May

7S 

74 

70 

68 

66

66 

64 

62 

61 

59

57 

57 

61 

S7 

93

76 

64 

62 

64 

62

62 

62 

72 

91 

103

107 

117 

112 

112 

229 

317

Minimum

46 

105 

76

31

91 

91 

103 

74 

57 

70 

64 

66 

36

36

June

197 

175 

197 

156 

122

112 

93 

107 

96 

91

*137 

103 

91 

80 

74

70 

76 

134 

122 

100

95 

87 

76 

72 

82

*162 

115 

93 

76 

72

JuJ"-

6S 

64

70 

*161 

125

87 

76 

72 

*129 

*230

150 

112 

93 

S7 

95

89 

76 

78 

221 

247

878 

1,300 

1,040 

630 

474

338 

262 

205 

205 

427 

332

Mean

277 

162 

122

158

127 

139 

167 

98.6 

88.2 

109 

278 

200 

52.7

152

Aug.

396 

370 

450

276 

20S

206 

475 

564 

526 

333

306 

190 

182 

163 

144

133 

122 

117 

106 

95

91 

S5 

SO 

76 

85

85 

72 

66 

66 

66 

66

Per square 

mile

4.26 

2.49

i.es

2.43

1.95 

2.14 

2.57 

1.52 

1.36 

1.68 

4.28 

3.08 

.611

2.34

Sept.

64 

62 

62 

74 

64

59 

64 

72 

62 

69

59 

65 

53 

53 

61

53 

59 

51 

44 

46

44 

46 

43 

36 

38

36 

38 

36 

39 

50

Run-off in 

inches

4.91 

2.78 

2.17

33.08

2.26 

2.23 

2.96 

1.70 

1.57 

1.S7 

4.93 

3.55 

.90

31.82

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (8:30 a.m.) 3,660 sec.-ft.; July 21 (9:30 p.m.) 2,360 sec.-ft.; July 22 

(3 a.m.) 2,240 sec.-ft.; July 23 (7:30 p.m.) 1,370 sec.-ft.

 Recorder clock stopped; discharge computed from gage-height graph drama on ba^is of partial record, maximum and minimum range in stage, and twice daily readings.

fRecorder clock stopped; discharge based on precipitation records and maximum and minimum range 

in stage during period of missing record.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 125

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 35°09'15", long. 800 5l'10n , 

dust upstream from sewage-disposal plant of city of Charlotte, a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Brier Creek and 5 miles south of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County. Zero 

of gage Is 571.6 feet above mean sea level (city of Charlotte, N. C., datum).

Drainage area.- 41.4 square miles.

Records available.- July 1924 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 14 years, 45.9 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1.020 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 6.43 

feet); minimum, 3.7 second-feet July 18 (gage height, 1.60 feet).

1924-38: Maximum discharge, 8,370 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 16.2 feet, 

from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,000 second-feet; minimum, 1.6 

second-feet July 30, Aug. 1, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good above 50 second-feet and fair below except those for periods of 

missing gage heights, Dec. 20-22, Jan. 7-15, which were computed on basis of weather 

records and records for Little Brown Creek near Polkton and North Fork cf Jones Creek 

near Wadesboro and are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 27 Dec. 28 to Sept. 30

1.7 7.5 2.6 147 3.7 368 1.6 3.7 

1.8 13 2.8 195 4.0 426 1.8 13.3 

2.0 30 3.0 239 4.5 528 2.0 31 

2.2 60 3.2 277 Note.- Same 

2.4 100 3.4 313 as preceding table 

above 2.2 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

9.7 

9.2 

9.2 

11 

11

12 

45 

14 

12 

11

11 

11 

10 

9.7 

9.2

9.2 

9.2 

9.7 

50 

63

18

14 

15 

13 

12

23 

210 

30 

19 

16 

14

Nov.

14 

14 

14 

14 

14

14 

13 

13 

12 

12

12 

98 

48 

22 

18

16 

16 

14 

13 

16

12 

11 

11 

11 

11

11 

65 

27 

19 

16

Dec.

15 

14 

12

12 

17

18 

12 

11 

12

11

9.7 

9.7 

11 

9.7 

9.7

9.7 

10 

12 

11 

11

11 

12 

147 

84 

29

20 

67 

190 

38 

28 

24

Jan.

22 

68 

30 

23 

20

19 

170 

40 

28 

22

26 

24 

22 

20 

20

22 

23 

24 

26 

27

27 

28 

27 

31 

34

28 

25 

22 

22 

23 

35

Feb.

27 

24 

23 

22 

21

21 

20 

20 

19 

19

19

19 

18 

18

17

17 

16 

17 

17 

16

16 

15 

28 

39 

21

18

17

le

Mar.

16

15 

22 

19 

16

27 

18 

16 

16 

276

52 

34 

26 

23 

23

48 

32 

45 

26 

30

26 

22 

21 

24 

22

24 

41 

24 

21 

21 

19

Apr.

33 

171 

57 

32 

26

24 

36 

91 

163

44

31 

27 

24 

22 

20

19 

26 

36 

26 

32

23 

21 

19 

16 

15

14

13 

13 

13 

12

Month Second- Maximum 

foot-days

Oot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3Q

720.1 210 

601 98 

887 . 5 190

16,989.7 1,040

978.0 170 

560 39 

1,045 276 

1, 099 171 

474.3 47 

1,366.8 300 

779.5 210 

509.2 67 

345.8 55

9,366.2 300

May

12 

11 

11 

10 

13

12 

9.9 

9.9 

10

8.7

8.7 

8.7 

14 

26

11

9.9 

9.9 

10 

9.9 

8.7

47 

13 

48 

29 

14

34 

12 

9.3 

25 

10 

8.7

Minimum

9.2

11 

9.7

6.7

19 

15 

15 

12 

8.7 

7.6 

4.5 

6.8 

6.0

4.5

June

7.6 

142 

300 

31 

19

14 

20 

60 

16 

23

20 

13 

12 

11 

9.9

23 

13 

9.3 

87 

42

15 

12 

12 

16 

61

258 

71 

21 

16 

12

July

11 

LO 

9.9 

9.9 

9.3

S.7 

8.2 

7.6 

7.6 

9.3

8 S 

7.2 

6.8 

9.3 

5.6

5.3 

4.5 

5.6 

. 1-2 

24

19 

13 

104 

210 

154

39

16 

15 

13 

12 

9.3

Aug.

31 

21 

9.3 

8.2 

7.6

8.7 

6.S 

8.7 

11 

10

9.9 

9.3 

7.6 

8.2 

13

18 

9.6 

67 

12 

9.3

9.3 

9.3 

8.2 

33 

33

9.3 

25 

9.3 

55 

24 

7.6

Sept.

22 

27 

55 

14 

9.9

9.9 

9.3 

8.7 

6.2 

8.2

7.6 

9.3 

8.7 

7.6

7.2

6.8 

6.8 

6.4

6.0 

6.8

6.4 

6.8 

6.8 

6.4 

6.0

7.6 

7.2 

7.6 

7.6 

38

ue » Per square Run-off in 

Mean mile inches

23.2 0.560 0.65 

20.0 .483 .54 

28.6 .691 .80

46.5 1.12 15.28

31.5 .761 .88 

20.0 .483 .50 

33.7 .814 .94 

36.6 .884 .99 

15.3 .370 .43 

45.6 1.10 1.23 

25.1 .606 .70 

16.4 .396 .46 

11.5 .278 .31

25.7 .621 8.43

reajL axauqarge«- u\ 

p.m.] 1.U2U sec.-ft.
126 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River near Chimney Rock, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°25'35", long. 82°10'45", 1,000 feet downstream 

from Lake Lure Dam and 3 miles east of Chimney Rock, Rutherford County.

Drainage area.- 97 square miles.

Records available.- March 1927 to September 1938. May 1907 to June 1909 at Urse, 1 1/8 

miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years (1927-38), 176 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,120 second-feet Oct. 19 (gags height, 6.30 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,140 second-feet on basis of computation of 

approximate discharge over Lake Lure Dam; minimum, 1.4 second-feet Mar. 12, 13 (gage 

height, 0.39 foot); minimum daily discharge, 1.5 second-feet Mar. 13.

1907-9, 1927-38: Maximum discharge, about 20,500 second-feet Aug. 15, 1928 (gage 

height, 15.0 feet), from computation of approximate discharge over LaXe Lure Dam; minimum, 0.7 second-foot Sept. 13, 1928 (gage height, 0.26 foot); minimum daily discharge, 

0.8 second-foot Sept. 13, 14, 1928.

Remarks.- Records good except those below 5 second-feet, which are fair, and those above 

5,000 second-feet, which are poor. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of 

power plant at dam. Flow below 500 second-feet regulated by storage in Lake Lure.

Rating table, water year 1937-33 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.4 

.5

1.0

1.5

6.8

20

48

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

134 

250- 

460 

780

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

1,170

1,670

2,330

4,450

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1338

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

85 

172 

3.3 

164 

263

166 

163 

163 

3.6 

3.6

3.3 

156 

84 

153 

156

159 

4.0 

343 

2,330 

676

566 

508 

356 

335 

335

315 

422 

349 

318 

243 

13

Nov.

18 

242 

321 

333 

245

202

3.4 

152 

155 

157

151 

281 

295 

3.3 

3.1

234 

237 

233

240 

245

4.0 

242 

150 

240 

86

150 

82 

3.1 

150 

152

Dec.

147 

232 

241 

154 

B.8

233 

242

145 

159 

150

159 

4.0 

148 

152 

145

26 

238 

79 

2.2 

240

'l41 

146 

144 

146 

153

6.4 

210 

237 

146 

144 

148

Jan.

155 

6.8 

240 

238 

239

232 

231 

158 

6.8 

234

240 

146 

148 

150 

160

6.4 

234 

152

147 

144

145 

76 

2.9 

235 

239

237 

237 

153 

84 

2.6 

233

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

H!

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

238

241 

237 

234

134

2.4 

244 

253 

248 

250

247 

131 

2.2 

156 

248

245 

248 

241 

173 

1.9

245 

239 

242 

240 

196

133 

238

Mar.

244 

154 

77 

77 

163

2.9 

238 

233 

273 

353

329 

1.9 

1.5 

78 

82

82 

254 

248 

86 

1.9

157 

156 

154 

241 

241

79 

1.9 

237 

232 

236 

229

Secondfoot-days

9,010.8 

5,009.9 

4,520.4

79,136.7

4,912.5 

5,309.7 

4,948.1 

4,400.7 

3,562.2 

3,985 

4,681.5 

4,106.5 

3,450.8

57,898.1

Apr.

231 

125 

2.2 

249 

235

242 

1C* 

209 

82 

2.6

231

241 

80 

79 

237

84 

2.8 

233 

231 

236

228 

148 

81 

5.1 

237

145 

148 

146 

82 

44

Maximum

2,330 

333 

242

2,350

240 

253

see

249 

286 

240 

460 

309 

315

2,330

May

2.2

145 

147 

81 

82

148 

80 

2.4 

158 

147

150 

85 

85 

251 

2.6

148 

83 

83 

84 

83

124 

80 

129 

82 

84

151 

83 

115 

107 

274 

286

Minimum

3.3 

3.1 

2.2

2.2

2.6 

1.9 

1.5 

z'.z 2*2

22 

26 

2.4 

2.2

1.5

June

82

237 

231 

121 

164

85 

65 

84 

83 

148

123 

154 

22

147 

143

80

eo

132 

160 

83

84 

226 

240 

154

114

170 

126 

148 

149 

150

Jul 7

85 

126 

174 

167 

F.9

f.8 

77 

8? 

124

164

8f 

£-.6 

8f 

3.1 ise

87 

3.1 

86 

33f 431?

18] 

18] 

284 

46C 

24C

24C 

23S 

156 

86 

24S 

8£

Mean

291 

167 

146

217

168 

190 

160 

147 

115 

133 

151 

132 

115

159

Aug.

157 

239 

237 

155 

152

87 

173 

309 

150 

148

148 

231 

202 

2.4 

232

147 

150 

84 

81 

89

2.4 

147 

84 

80 

80

148 

79 

3.7 

143 

86 

80

Per- square 

mile

3.00 

1.72 

1.50

2.24

1.63 

1.96 

1.65 

1.52 

1.19 

1.37 

1.56 

1.36 

1.19

1.64

Sept.

80 

81 

85 

80

147

103 

249 

315 

147 

162

80 

152 

151 

146 

149

151 

155 

2.6 

151 

82

83 

82 

81 

45 

2.2

81 

63 

84 

83 

156

Run-off in 

inches

3.46 

1.92

1.73

30.41

1.88 

2.04 

1.90 

1.70 

1.37 

1.53 

1.80 

1.57 

1.35

22.26

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (6 a.m.) 7,120 see.-ft.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 127

Broad River near Boiling Springs, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°12'35", long. 81°41'55", hair a mile upstream 

from Sandy Run Creek and 3J miles southwest or Boiling Springs, Clevelard County.

Drainage area.- 815 square miles.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,446 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,500 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 13.94 

feet;; minimum, 312 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.64 feet); mlniirum daily discharge, 416 second-feet Sept. 26.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 56,800 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage reight, 24.3 

feet, present datum), from rating curve extended above 28,000 second-feet: minimum, 

186 second-feet Sept. 21, 22, 1925; minimum daily discharge, 232 second-feet Sept. 20, 

1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power 

plant upstream.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

942 

903 

772 

1,690 

2,100

1,640 

1,320 

1,280 

1,170 

976

766 

992 

1,140 

1,100 

1,140

1,100 

836 

750 

15,100 

17,300

4,230 

2,880 

3,000 

2,340 

2,100

2,260 

4,320 

2,840 

2,220 

2,040 

1,800

Nov.

1,520 

1,400 

1,600 

1,610 

1,580

1,500 

1,260 

889 

1,240 

1,350

1,250 

1,280 

1,530 

1,140 

859

1,020 

1,220 

1,250 

1,190 

1,300

1,070 

892 

1,270 

1,260 

1,290

946 

1,350 

1,490 

1,020 

1,320

Dec.

1,310 

1,280 

1,360 

1,280 

1,270

962 

1,310 

1,410 

1,330 

1,270

1,190 

938 

852 

1,160 

1,220

1,210

1,040 

1,040 

899 

844

1,260 

1,230 

1,340 

1,480 

1,390

1,080 

952 

1,810 

1,740 

1,580 

1,420

Jan.

1,390 

1,280 

1,110 

1,480 

1,500

1,540 

1,600 

1,540 

1,140 

1,000

1,470 

1,570 

1,450 

1,380 

1,340

1.090 

930 

1,320 

1,300 

1,190

1,090 

1,130 

915 

976 

2,280

1,860 

1,540 

1,450 

1,370 

1,160 

957

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193r

ater year 1937-

Feb.

1,420 

1,460

1,380 

I,i550 

1,370

1,260 

886 

1,260 

1,340 

1,300

1,360 

1, 140 

938 

852 

1,200

1,280 

1,280 

1,270 

1,380 

1,190

903 

1,280 

1,470 

1,470 

1,130

1,030 

968 

832

Mar.

1,260 

1,360 

1,250 

1,530 

1,160

1,170 

860 

1,230 

1,300 

2,800

2,600 

1,560 

1,100 

1,050 

1,560

1,720 

1,970 

1,640 

1,510 

1,080

1,040 

1,670 

1,520 

1,500 

1,470

1,430 

1,040 

930 

1,640 

1,430 

1,370

Secondroot-days

83,047 

37,896 

38, 457

702, 899

41,348 

33,999 

44,750 

36, 555 

34,868 

36,046 

49,314 

40,016 

26, 580

502,876

Apr.

1,400 

1,520 

1,460 

964 

1,440

1,360 

1,420 

1,440 

1,560 

1,190

932

1,420 

1,360 

1,150 

1,190

1,280 

1,150 

910 

1,580 

1,320

1,290 

1,280 

1,200 

844 

766

1,160 

1,120 

1,030 

1,040 

779

Maximum

17,300 

1,610 

1,810

17 , 300

2,280 

1,470 

2,800 

1,580 

5,800 

1,910 

4,830 

2,980 

1,530

17,300

May

678 

656 

965 

1,020 

929

913 

975 

692 

669 

904

983 

998 

854 

1,320 

1,150

766 

1,020 

1,050 

1,020 

924

730 

706 

725 

1,010 

1,010

1,090 

1,160 

978 

903 

5,800 

2,270

Minimum

750 

859 

844

534

915 

832 

860 

766 

656 

721 

436 

560 

416

416

June

1,590 

1,640 

1,780 

1,480 

1,230

952 

1,220 

1,910 

1,130 

994

996 

1,100 

1,100 

948 

1,050

1,110 

959 

996 

888 

1.140

1,770 

1,370 

1,200 

1,190 

1,180

721 

962 

1,440 

1,010 

990

July

894 

800 

546 

672 

691

730 

737 

752 

638 

650

742 

874 

754 

804 

858

652 

436 

514 

2,040 

4,830

3,690 

3,340 

4,540 

3,490 

2,740

2,410 

2,140 

1,910 

1,400 

2,050 

1,990

Mean

2,679 

1,263 

1,241

1,926

1,334 

1,214 

1,444 

1,218 

1,125 

1,202 

1,591 

1,291 

886

1,378

Aug.

,190 

,760 

,560 

,550 

,720

,560 

,980 

,360 

,220 

,060

,770 

,420 

,280 

,280 

793

,180 

,210 

,100 

,010 

1,010

806 

616 

940 

937 

1,020

958 

916 

560 

562 

886 

802

Per square 

mile

3.29 

.55 

.52

.36

.64 

.49 

.77 

.49 

.38 

.47 

.95 

.58 

1.09

1.69

Sept.

816 

776 

1,370 

1,470 

1,000

988 

1,210 

1,530 

1,210 

1,020

650 

613 

1,150 

888 

903

821 

830 

500 

485 

814

824 

818 

873 

838 

657

416

696 

721 

777 

916

Run-off in 

incnes

.79 

.73 

.75

3 .08

.89 

.58 

.04 

.66 

.59 

.64 

.28 

.82 

.22

22.93

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (6:45 a.m.) 23,500 sec.-ft.,- May 30 (9:30 a.m.) 10,400 sac.-ft.
128 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Broad River at Rlchtex, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°12', 1 mile upstream from Little 

River and Richtex, Fairfield County. Zero of gage is 184.84 feet (revised) above 

mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 4,800 square miles.

Records available.- November 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years (1926-27, 1929-38), 6,186 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 55,800 second-feet Oct. 21 (ga^e height, 13.53 

feet); minimum, 169 second-feet Aug. 22 (gage height, 0.32 foot); minimum daily discharge, 610 second-feet Sept. 25.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 228,000 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gag3 height, 30.7 

feet), from rating curve extended above 90,000 second-feet; minimum, about 113 secondfeet Sept. 21, 1931 (gage height, 0.23 foot); minimum daily discharge, about 149 

second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Parr Shoals hydroelectric plant 11 miles upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.8 

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

615

895

1,225

2,000

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

2,900

5,650

16,050

8.0

10.0

13.0

24,650

35,050

52,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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 

51

Oct.

3,400 

3,210 

1,340 

5,400 

21,300

19,300 

11,700 

6,600 

5,070 

2,720

3,670 

4,640 

4,220 

3,560 

3,190

3,510 

1,500 

2,390 

4,310 

27,900

52,300 

34, 500 

16, 400 

9,020 

8,020

7,700 

12,200 

21,300 

13, 400 

8,950 

4,710

Nov.

6,320 

6,520 

5,940 

5,360 

5,010

4,780 

3,180 

4,460 

4,920 

4,730

4,640 

5,070 

4,980 

3,660 

4,460

5,200 

4,500 

4,920 

4,330 

4,020

2,560 

4,360 

4,140 

4,050 

4,170

3,920 

3,600 

2,540 

5,330 

5,360

Dec.

4,720 

3,960 

4,070 

4,200 

3,170

3,100 

5,000 

4,190 

4,260 

4,080

4,330 

1,400 

3,320 

4,280 

3,840

4,060 

3,810 

3,560 

1,810 

3,390

4,160 

3,840 

5,030 

6,920 

6,210

5,060 

4,960 

9,980 

11,400 

8,100 

6,600

Jan.

6,140 

3,770 

7,620 

7.100 

6,420

5,540 

6,130 

11,400 

6,600 

6,860

5,940 

6,660 

5,660 

5,650 

6,010

4,300 

3,180 

3,640 

5,650 

4,360

4,120 

4,540 

2,300 

3,590 

4,780

5,200 

5,160 

4,520 

4,290 

4,320 

3,350

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-.

Feb.

4,730 

4,920 

4,680 

4,240 

3,870

2,800 

3,280 

4,700 

4,950 

4,200

3,020 

4,020 

3,230 

3,380 

3,870

4,230 

4,180 

3,960 

3,550 

2,580

3,240 

4,650 

4,300 

5,120 

5,100

4,300 

3,020 

3,570

Mar.

4,140 

4,260 

4,000 

3,820 

3,680

3,160 

3,470 

4,410 

4,350 

4,700

8,280 

8,660 

6,340 

6,230 

5,500

5,480 

6,100 

7,440 

6,190 

4,540

5,200 

5,050 

5,020 

5,360 

4,900

5,200 

3,940 

6,960 

4,830 

4,780 

5,560

Second - 

foot-days

328, 930 

137,130 

146, 880

2,916,180

165,000 

111, 740 

161, 600 

198, 060 

99, 560 

160, 550 

215,685 

117,485 

100,530

1,943,150

Apr.

4,820 

11,100 

16,600 

10, 300 

7,100

5,650 

7,370 

9,630 

20, 200 

13, 000

7,800 

6,340 

5,300 

5,740 

5,130

3,370 

3,460 

4,620 

4,460 

5,260

4,580 

5,200 

3,820 

3,220 

4,160

3,940 

4,120 

3,840 

3,450 

3,780

Maximum

52,800 

6,520 

11,400

60, 000

11,400 

5,120 

8,660 

20, 200 

11,400 

13, 400 

36, 200 

7,350 

12, 200

52,800

Itoy

1,040 

2,780 

2,760 

4,370 

2,500

3,400 

3,180 

2,250 

2,600 

3,260

3,180 

3,160 

2,290 

2,840 

2,120

3,380 

4,210 

3,320 

3,050 

2,810

2,770 

1,290 

2,160 

2,700 

3,420

4,270 

3,220 

2,360 

2,600 

4,870 

11,400

Minimum

1,340 

2,540 

1,400

1,300

2,300 

2,580 

3,160 

3,220 

1,040 

2,730 

845 

835 

610

610

June

13,400 

7,920 

12,000 

12, 200 

6,240

5,190 

4,300 

4,600 

4,540 

6,480

6,160 

4,170 

4,810 

4,290 

4,200

3,330 

3,560 

3,970 

2,840 

3,210

4,220 

4,490 

4,500 

3,680 

2,730

2,770 

5,460 

4,600 

5,760 

4,880

Jul^

3, £90 

1,900 

1,340 

1,250 

2,2<0

2, £40 

3,290 

2,560 

2,040 

1,020

1,690 

1,980 

2,850 

4,400 

4,1?0

2,520 

845 

2,440 

3,020 

4,830

12,200 

11,800 

8,6?0 

23, 600 26, no

36,200 

20,7')0 

9,490 

7,400 s.s-'o

3,4^0

Mean

10, 610 

4,571 

4,738

7,990

5,323

3,991 

5,213 

6,602 

3,212 

5,352 

6,958 

3,790 

3,351

5,324

Aug.

6,680 

5,960 

6,360 

5,060 

4,980

4,560 

3,780 

7,350 

7,040 

6,830

6,280 

5,480 

4,160 

2,060 

2,710

3,580 

3,680 

3,260 

2,660 

3,210

835 

1,980 

2,480 

2,020 

2,300

2,430 

2,640 

1,190 

1,390 

2,260 

2,280

Per square 

mile

2.21 

.952 

.987

1.66

1.11 

.831 

1.09 

1.38 

.669 

1.12 

1.45 

.790 

.698

1.11

Sept.

2,150 

2,480 

4,500 

10,900 

12,200

7,250 

4,200 

3,840 

4,400 

4,120

2,260 

2,410 

2,920 

2,700 

2,870

2,800 

2,610 

1,240 

1,660 

2,780

2,720 

2,000 

2,240 

2,280 

610

1,660 

2,440 

1,630 

2,630 

1,980

Run-off In 

inches

2.55 

1.06 

1.14

22.59

1.28 

.87 

1.26 

1.54 

.77 

1.25 

1.67 

.91 

.78

15.08

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (1 p.m.) 24,200 sec.-ft.j Oct. (9 a.m.) 24,600 sec.-ft.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 129

Second Broad River at Cliffside, N. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°14'15", long. 81°46'25'1 , at Cllffslde, Rutherford County, 2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 230 square miles.

Records available.- June 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 308 second-feet.

Extremes.- Ifeiximum discharge during year, 7,950 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage l«ight, 9.5 

feet)', minimum, 13 second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 0.50 foot); minimum daily discharge, 38 second-feet Sept. 25.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 15,000 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage I eight, 17.26 

feet), from rating curve extended above 9,100 second-feet; minlirum, 8 second-feet 

July 26, 1934; minimum dally discharge, 11 second-feet Oct. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for day of partial gage-height record, Jan. 14, computea on basis of partial record and records for Broad River near Bolllrg Springs. 

Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Cliffside Mills, a quarter of a mile 

upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.7 ~ - " - "-

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

25 2.5 770 5.0 3,500

35 3.0 1,120 5.5 4,000

3.5 1,590 6.0 4,500

4.0 2,240 7.0 5,500

4.5 2,940 S.O 6,500

67

148

275

475

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

Z

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.

257

86

93

566

497

317

220

236

113

182

219

181

161

150

166

121

145

216

2,860

6,020

1,000

535

660

475

444

415

1,150

6S1

462

37S

337

Nov.

357

244

269

233

235

221

226

263

220

232

179

241

310

262

320

214

213

238

184

108

203

269

2 OS

201

149

211

268

314

287

297

-

Dec.

246

217

254

161

222

2S5

196

216

186

192

163

187

252

187

201

184

180

191

208

237

199

189

220

234

260

238

259

446

404

435

280

Jan.

227

284

329

302

265

363

286

272

273

313

273

263

254

240

235

176

288

229

216

212

200

170

205

281

617

429

279

253

268

263

312

Month

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

293

308

209

200

211

211

265

188

215

176

211

220

206

263

209

207

145

222

242

257

282

213

263

244

25S

244

242

252

_

-

-

liar.

234

2S7

204

290

167

241

289

217

215

682

717

459

370

384

29S

355

374

348

307

311

388

263

314

287

286

266

269

293

246

239

209

Second - 

foot-days

19,345

7,176 

V 329

146,650

8,517

6,456

9,809

6 9Y2

7^652

6,948

11,651

8,058

4,065

103,978

Apr.

236

296

313

299

239

232

238

309

326

294

302

243

243

186

216

212

217

278

232

240

184

191

202

191

244

177

182

151

148

151

-

Maximum

6,020 

357

446

6,020

61V

308

717

326

1,750

507

1,S30

891

2Y3

6,020

May

166

210

156

151

173

138

125

13S

239

152

135

151

153

373

263

257

162

165

1S2

150

146

120

199

144

226

228

237

136

215

1,750

612

Minimum

88

161

59

170

145

16V

148

120

98

56

Ql*

yO

38

38

June

343

308

444

313

266

275

247

507

231

186

1S3

220

237

171

155

223

98

149

206

290

204

190

159

149

157

104

250

357

177

149

-

July

115

127

104

154

200

162

139

130

100

170

236

156

125

149

122

150

56

235

670

928

823

673

1,230

1,050

696

551

5S7

328

249

694

542

Mean

624

239

236

402

275

0*1 £>OJL

316 o<*a &&& 

247

232

376

260

136

285

Aug.

406

294

248

304

213

251

891

S43

455

526

334

2S2

165

209

232

1S8

242

128

129

108

143

192

142

146

211

100

111

93

203

139

130

Per siuare 

mile

2.71

1.04

1.03

1.75

i 20

iloo

1.37

1.01

1.07

1.01 

1.63

I

T ^ J.O

.691

1.24

Sept.

133

140

111

273

21S

157

134

137

148

159

104

169

144

128

119

134

144

45

170

135

128

112

136

104

38

139

124

130

125

107

-

Run-off In 

Inches

3.12

1.16

1*19

23.71

1.38 

1.04

1.58

1.13

I

P*

 <5O

1*13 100 oo

1.30

 66

16.80

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (7«15 a.m.) 7,950 sec.-ft. ; May 30 (7 a.m.) 4,800 aec.-ft.
130 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

North Pacolet River at Flngervllle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07' , long 81°59' , at McMillin mi IP , about 400 

feet downstream from Obed Creek and 1 mile south of Fingerville, Spart ""jurg County. 

Zero of gage is 715.56 feet above mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 116 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,400 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 17.48 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,050 second-feet;minlmum, 4?. second-feet 

Aug. 29; minimum daily discharge, 84 second-feet July 8.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 7,290 second-feet Oct. 17, 1936 (gage height, 21.23 

feet), from rating curve extended above 1,050 second-feet; minimum, Fbout 13 secondfeet several times in October 1931; minimum daily discharge, about 34- second-feet 

Oct. 1, 2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of mills upstream. Discharge computed by use of shifting-control adjustments, which were determined on basis 

of 15 discharge measurements and records of discharge for Pacolet River near Fingerville less discharge from power plant on South Pacolet River near Firgerville.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

B 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

132 

133 

155 

440 

425

306 

£02 

161 

155 

148

143 

140 

135 

136 

134

117 

113 

133 

3,170 

3,100

990 

534 

491 

385 

343

343 

701 

506 

378 

268 

250

Nov.

233 

233 

225 

217 

202

194 

194 

187 

180 

180

187 

241 

241 

202 

194

187

leo

167 

161 

161

151 

148 

144 

142 

140

140 

210 

209 

187 

174

Dec.

167 

161

154 

149 

149

161 

148 

144 

150

144

139 

134 

139 

144 

142

145 

145 

167 

155 

144

134 

134 

166 

225 

187

167 

178 

258 

209 

194 

187

Jan.

187 

276 

250 

209 

194

187 

267 

217 

202 

187

209 

202 

180 

174 

167

161 

161 

161 

161 

161

161 

161 

161 

250 

333

233 

209 

194 

187 

180 

194

Month

Oct

NO'7

Dec 

0

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Se]

H

alendar year 19;

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

194 

180

174 

174 

174

174 

167 

161 

161 

161

161 

161 

155 

155 

154

155 

155 

180 

180 

180

167 

161 

190 

212 

180

174 

174 

167

Mar.

161 

151

180 

194 

180

167 

161 

153 

155 

522

405 

300 

211 

241 

225

347 

361 

286 

250 

233

225 

203 

267 

314 

241

223 

209 

202 

194 

217 

202

Seeondfoot-days

14,767 

5,611 

5,020

114,991

6,176 

4,781 

7,380 

5,400 

5,111 

5,940 

9,476 

5,435 

4,056

79,153

Apr.

202 

250 

225 

202

194

194

241 

253 

276 

209

194 

187 

180 

180 

167

166 

150 

174 

161 

155

167 

155 

149 

145 

145

141 

140 

138 

134 

126

Maximum

3,170 

241 

258

3,170

333 

212 

522 

276 

746 

795 

1,140 

433 

361

3,170

May

128 

128 

119 

114 

111

128 

110 

109 

110 

96

97 

96 

120 

332 

19S

150 

138 

135 

130 

128

128 

123 

129 

124

130

140 

134 

122 

184 

746 

474

Minimum

113 

140 

134

104

161 

154 

151 

126 

96 

91 

84 

91 

96

84

June

258 

250 

286 

253 

194

174 

161 

167 

174 

162

142 

144 

167 

135 

134

136 

318 

260 

187 

272

795 

248 

167 

142 

119

112 

111 

108 

93 

91

July

86 

84 

101 

114 

129

95 

95 

84 

98 

109

91 

100 

86 

90 

120

95 

91 

96 

220 

820

1,140 

1,080 

1,090 

1,090 

526

371 

430 

276 

280 

238 

156

Mean

476 

187 

162

315

199 

171 

238 

180 

165 

198 

306 

175 

135

217

Aug.

143 

174 

202 

251 

214

246 

433 

332 

276 

304

271 

263 

187 

151 

161

153 

140 

126 

119 

116

111 

112 

104 

99 

103

112 

110 

108 

91 

99 

124

Pe^ square 

mil a

4.10 

1.61 

1.40

2.72

1.72 

1.47 

2.05 

1.55 

1.42 

1.71 

2.64 

1.61 

1.16

1.87

Sept.

125 

103 

140 

240 

141

121 

361 

194 

209 

180

164 

133 

121 

117 

118

114 

122 

121 

103 

106

99 

100 

104 

105 

101

98 

96 

97 

101 

122

Run-off In 

Inches

4.73 

1.80 

1.61

36.88

1.98 

1.5S 

2.36 

1.75 

1.64 

1.91 

3.04 

1.74 

1.29

26.36

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (10i45 p.m.) 5,400 sec.-ft.} May 30 (6il5 a.m.) 1,4CO sec.-ft.} June 21 

:«15 a.m.) 1,440 sec.-ft.; July 23 (3:30 a.m.) 1,400 sec.-ft.; July 23 (9iOO p.m.) 1,320 sec.-ft.j 

July v 9.4. 24 (9i4K (9:45 p.m.} a.m.) I.Ann l,40o"secl-ft.7 aap ._«-.._
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 131

Pacolet River near Flngerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°58', 100 feet upstream from new 

county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from confluence of North and 

South Pacolet Rivers, and 2i miles southeast; of Flngerville,Spartanburg County. Zero 

of^gage Is 706.33 feet above mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of

Drainage area.- £12 square miles.

Records available.- November 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 12.73 

feet;; minimum, 67 second-feet Sept. 19; minimum daily discharge. 123 second-feet 

Sept. 25.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 11,300 second-feet Oct. 17, 1936 (gage heights, 13.63 

feet); minimum, about 28 second-feet Oct. 19, 1931; minimum dally discharge, 38 secondfeet Oct. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Feb. 18-25, which 

were computed on basis of weather records and records for North Pacolet River at 

Flngerville and are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plant on 

South Pacolet River and mills on North Pacolet River. About 5,000,000 gallons a day 

diverted above station for Spartanburg water supply.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193£

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23

24 

£5

£6 

£7 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

258 

262 

211 

555 

733

485 

323 

283 

279 

213

272 

265 

258 

262 

252

238

178 

255 

5,480 

4,790

1,110 

660 

612 

453 

468

456 

815 

636 

555 

505 

308

Nov.

375 

392 

420 

386 

316

312 

240 

308 

304 

304

£94 

335 

354 

276 

312

308 

308 

301 

286 

275

202 

262 

262 

258 

258

262 

327 

258 

294 

290

Dec.

283 

276 

272 

278 

203

276 

265 

262 

229 

213

210 

187 

210 

199 

210

213 

248 

286 

222 

262

255 

258 

290 

346 

304

210 

305 

380 

350 

331 

323

Jan.

323

328 

370 

335 

312

308 

394 

338 

318 

343

446 

437 

342 

301 

258

219 

258 

290 

2S6 

283

256 

292 

244 

348 

458

354 

331

319 

288 

248 

316

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

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

alendar year 1937 ..........

ater year 1937-C(O

Feb.

319 

301 

301 

297 

294

217 

286 

286 

269 

226

229 

229 

208 

222 

219

222

251 

300 

300 

240

280 

280 

320 

320 

280

260 

224 

301

Mar.

274 

245 

308 

319 

301

215 

282 

257 

261 

646

534

421 

267 

445 

419

538 

593 

518 

370 

277

350 

322 

380 

428 

366

330 

261 

411 

403 

335 

320

Secondfoot-days

22,430 

9,079 

8,156

181,093

9,942 

7,481 

11,396 

8,483 

7,758 

9,426 

14,262 

9,414 

5,921

123,748

Apr.

367 

374 

267 

331 

323

319 

352 

375 

399 

261

316 

308 

304 

297 

290

286 

212 

294 

283 

269

290 

276 

246 

185 

267

229 

199 

196 

193

185

Maximum

5,480 

420 

380

5,480

458 

320 

646 

399

1,020 

918 

1,720 

746 

422

5,480

May

187 

193 

190 

190 

191

196 

179 

179 

179 

172

174 

179 

201 

406 

264

219 

204 

201 

201 

199

200 

199 

204 

193 

204

213 

207 

193 

257 

1,020 

764

Minimum

178 

202 

187

172

219 

208 

215 

185 

172 

160 

153 

176 

123

123

June

504 

474 

527 

477 

261

297 

268 

290 

293 

279

252 

213 

288 

255

255

232

390 

330 

255 

343

918 

366 

286 

251 

228

186 

178 

208 

162 

160

July

158 

155 

168 

181 

197

162 

162 

153 

162 

178

159 

168 

158 

162 

190

179 

164 

164 

296 

902

1,260 

1,500 

1,680 

1,720 

920

597 

636 

573 

486 

439 

233

Mean

724 

303 

263

496

321 

267 

368 

283 

250 

314 

460 

304 

197

339

Aug.

336 

368 

325 

403 

408

443 

516 

746 

518 

542

470 

392 

312 

230

286

279 

226 

204 

187 

187

182 

185 

176 

185 

190

187 

181 

192 

178 

177 

203

Per square 

mile

3.42 

1.43 

1.24

2.34

1.51 

1.26 

1.74 

1.33 

1.18 

1.48 

2.17 

1.43 

.929

1.60

Sept.

205 

189 

203 

304 

198

182 

422 

263 

255

238

224 

180 

201 

201 

202

197 

191 

186 

159

182

172 

166 

174 

124 

123

166 

164 

144 

141 

165

Run-off in 

ihches

3.94 

1.60 

1.43

31.78

1,74 

1.31 

2.01 

1.48 

1.36 

1.65 

2.50 

1.65 

1.04

21.71

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (4 p.m.) 1,020 see.-ft.5 Oct. 19 (6:30 p.m.) 10,300 sec.-ft.j May 30 

(6 a.m.) 1,640 sec.-ft.; June 20 (12 p.m.) 1,580 sec.-ft.; July 23 (3:15 a.m.) 2,091 sec.-ft.; 

July 24 (Iltl5 a.m.) 2,160 sec.-ft.
132 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

South Pacolet River reservoir near Fingerville, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 35°07', long. 81°59', at highway bridge across 

south Pacolet River reservoir, 1 mile upstream from dam and If miles south of Fingerville, Spartanburg County. Zero of gage is 760 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 92 square miles.

Records available.- March 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during*year, 17.68 feet Oct. 19; minimum, 4.32 feet 

Sept. 29.

1930-38: Maximum gage height, tnat of Oct. 19, 1937; minimum, 2.76 feet Oct. 8, 

1930.

Remarks.- Records excellent. City of Spartanburg diverts about 5,000,000 gallons from 

the reservoir daily for its water supply and also uses water to generate power. 

Elevation of crest of concrete spillway is 772 feet. About 3 feet of flashboards are 

used to provide storage above crest of spillway. Capacity of reservoir, 117,500,000 

cubic feet at gage height 15 feet.

Qage height, in feet, 1937-38

Day

1

2

5

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

SO

30

31

Oct.

9.92

9.43

9.38

10.70

14.70

15.40

15.20

15.03

14.90

14.88

14.83

14.55

14.24

13.97

13.68

13.40

13.37

13.32

15.85

15.67

14.43

13.69

13.45

13.30

12.95

12.58

13.50

13.70

13.04

12.01

11.94

Nov.

12.04

11.72

10.94

10.07

9.75

9.66

9.96

10.14

10.03

9.91

9.72

9.85

10.32

10.67

10.81

10,66

10.50

10.30

10.09

9.88

10.05

10.08

9.64

9.57

9.31

9.08

9.16

9.92

10.20

10.05

Dee.

9.81

9.55

9.29

8.94

9.08

9.37

9.10

8.79

8.67

8.95

9.21

9.50

9.93

10.27

10.59

10.85

10.90

10.77

10.80

10.80

10.50

10.15

9.97

10.43

10.55

10.89

11.15

11.41

11.54

11.50

11.40

Jan.

11.27

12.00

12.58

12.57

12.50

12.39

12.68

12.99

13.04

12.95

12.21

11.19

10.28

10.07

9.99

10.34

10.69

10.49

10.24

9.97

9.76

9.65

9.60

9.86

10.86

11.05

10.93

10.73

10.58

10.74

10.88

Feb.

10.85

10.65

10.41

10.16

9.86

9.92

10.08

9.70

9.34

9 39

9.64

9.94

10.27

10.57

10.77

10.96

11.11

11.03

11.00

11.18

11.19

10.89

10.70

11.05

11.18

11.29

11.69

11.77

_

-

Mar.

11.56

11.48

11.37

11.23

10.94

11.17

11.23

11.03

10.90

11.55

13.07

13.43

13.81

13.75

12.91

12.84

12.89

12.30

11.95

12.32

12.57

12.47

12.65

13.10

13.24

13.22

13.57

13.59

12.66

12.32

12.23

Apr.

12.06

11.66

12.39

12.56

12.38

12.15

12.12

12.25

12.50

12.85

13.02

12.82

12.62

12.37

12.11

11.83

11.83

11.88

11.62

11.39

11.33

11.10

10.86

11.07

11.02

10.64

10.67

10.75

10.81

10.86

May

10.91

10.92

10.96

10.96

10.85

10.68

10.91

10.91

10.91

10.82

10.70

10.57

10.42

11.24

12.25

12.39

12.41

12.42

12.40

12.37

12.30

12.19

12.03

11.98

11.88

11.94

12.02

11.99

12.07

14.68

15.41

June

14.73

13.95

14.27

14.30

14.02

14.00

13.66

13.43

13.09

12.73

12.40

12.31

12.19

11.67

11.09

10.55

10.99

11.63

11.67

11.86

12.70

13.00

12.66

12.23

ll'.SO

11.56

11.49

11.87

11.82

11.75

-

July

11.65

11.55

11.44

11.45

11.39

11.25

11.07

10.89

10.67

10.59

10.40

10.36

10.30

10.02

10.48

10.40

10.10

9.80

10.13

11.75

13.64

15.57

15.72

15.88

15.54

15.33

15.33

16.42

14.94

14.66

14.42

Aug.

14.17

13.71

13.81

13.97

13.91

13.72

14.78

15.44

14.82

14.02

13.12

12.88

12.67

12.57

12.44

12.00

11.60

11.50

11.44

11.40

11.33

11.25

11.16

10.98

10.73

10.60

10.48

10.37

10.08

9.82

9.64

Sept.

9.24

8.87

8.5S

8.83

8.91

8.78

8.97

9.08

9.08

9.10

8.99

8.99

8.85

8.60

8.33

8.00

7.67

7.36

7.17

6.81

6.33

5.83

5.28

5.04

5.71

5.41

4.96

4.52

4.50

4.76

-
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 133

North Tyger River near Moore, s. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°48', long. 81°58', at Ott 

snoals, li miles upstream from Wards Creek, 2i miles southeast of Moore, Spartanburg 

County, and 3 7/8 miles upstream from confluence of North and South Tyge~ Rivers. Zero 

of gage is 564.79 feet above mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,680 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage might, 5.54 

feet;; minimum, 20 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum daily discharge, 35 second-feet 

Sept. 26.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 8,640 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height, 6.15 

feet); minimum 9.2 second-feet, (estimated) Dec. 29, 1936; minimum daily 29 secondfeet Dec. 29, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing gage heights, Aug. 1, 2, 

which were computed from graph drawn on basis of partial recorder record and records 

for South Tyger and Tyger Rivers near Woodruff and are good. Diurnal f 1-jctuation 

caused by operation of power plants upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

118 

134 

79 

605 

2,320

1,150 

380 

278 

168 

222

211 

206 

191 

162 

156

132 

96 

169 

1,020 

5,060

1,410 

556 

430 

352 

2S8

320 

1,000 

648 

367 

260 

230

Hov.

237 

252 

214 

204 

204

1S3 

129 

214 

218 

196

170 

187 

198 

164 

213

227 

205 

196 

175 

173

95 

190 

223 

1S8 

163

140 

187 

169 

201 

209

Dec.

180 

163 

172 

177 

102

205 

214 

180 

163 

159

112 

125 

195 

192 

164

159 

152 

128 

162 

188

205 

175 

194 

209 

216

192 

192 

265 

252 

246 

204

Jan.

150 

232 

270 

260 

186

198 

361 

269 

237 

246

259 

187 

200 

179 

123

165 

201 

224 

163 

142

157 

116 

165 

218 

297

247 

204 

186 

157 

134 

211

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

23S 

173 

142 

192 

148

124 

202 

224 

167 

159

144 

99 

163 

190 

216

160 

120 

182 

126 

161

183 

203 

204 

211 

173

169 

139 

190

Mar.

204 

173 

166 

161 

102

136 

1S2 

204 

148 

250

306 

239 

200 

217 

228

265 

309 

279 

212 

209

223 

228 

162 

215 

228

196 

251 

219 

224 

187 

130

Secondfoot-daya

18,764 

5,744 

5,662

127,903

6,344 

4,806 

6,457 

5,599 

4,519 

4,131 

5,773 

4,730 

3,504

76,033

Apr.

198 

262 

242 

225 

225

192 

ISO 

261 

286 

230

230 

237 

18S 

140 

190

167 

86 

198 

187 

159

17S 

193 

172 

76 

169

165 

150 

153 

107 

151

Maximum

5,060 

252 

265

5,060

361 

236 

309 

266 

511 

291 

659 

366 

526

5,060

ifay

68 

126 

157 

130 

149

103 

119 

76 

142 

144

13S 

129 

103 

126 

144

168 

155 

91 

130 

91

13S 

66 

117 

124 

62

132 

119 

136 

169 

511 

434

Minimum

79 

95 

102

61

116 

99 

102 

78 

66 

62 

43 

36 

35

55

June

204 

194 

291 

236 

177

184 

163 

135 

157 

160

156 

64 

177 

172 

102

90 

141 

90 

62 

140

150 

96 

82 

101 

86

96 

135 

133

83 

74

July Aug.

113 176 

75 176 

46 171 

4S 197 

106 307

106 366 

96 265 

91 344 

61 297 

43 190

96 253 

109 172 

69 108 

S3 110 

149 146

74 159 

48 115 

S6 91 

99 100 

277 79

235 33 

353 100 

659 100 

616 99 

572 92

334 60 

2S8 66 

374 36 

235 94 

121 106 

109 97

Mean

605 

191

1S3

350

205 

172 

208 

187 

146 

138 

186 

153 

117

208

Per STuare 

mile

3,73 

1.18 

1.13

2.16

1.27 

1.06 

1.28 

1.15 

.901 

. 52 

1.15 

.944 

.722

1.28

Sept.

86 

63 

409 

528 

204

139 

103 

100 

119 

100

47 

117 

109 

107 

89

122 

83 

40 

SI 

93 .

81 

79 

73 

63 

55

58 

80 

75 

93 

106

Run-off In 

Inches

4.30 

1.32 

1.30

29.37

1.46 

1.10 

1.48 

1.2B 

1.04 

.95 

1.33 

1.09 

.81

17.46

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (10 a.m.) 6,680 sec.-ft.
134 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°45', long. 81°55', at Nesbitts Bridge, half a 

mile downstream from confluence of North and South Tyger Rivers and 6fc miles 

east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Zero of gage is 489.44 feet above mean sea 

level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 351 square miles.

Records available.- October 1929 to September 1938.

Kxtremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,600 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 9.30 

feet); minimum, 74 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.79 feet); minimum daily discharge, 103 second-feet Sept. 25.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 17,100 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 13.16 

feet); minimum, 50 second-feet Sept. 19, 1932 (gage height, 1.63 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 61 secoad-feet Sept. 19, 1932.

Maximum stage known, about 20.0 feet sometime during flood of August 1928 (discharge not determined). Flood of September 1929 reached a stage of 14.65 feet (discharge, 19,600 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of powe plants upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, Jan. 10-12, Mar. 7-9, May 18-21)

Oct. 1-3, Feb. 24 to Mar. 20, 

May 30 to June 3

Oct. 4 to Pet). 23, Mar. 21 to May 29, 

June 4 to Sept. 30

2.2 195

2.4 278

2.7 441

3.0 

3.3

654

910

1.9 100

2.1 160

2.3 236

2.6 332

2.8 527

3.1 790

3.7 1,410

4.7 2,690

6.0 4,740

8.0 8,610

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

256 

243 

218 

1,4SO

3,220

2,340 

1,040 

724 

480 

442

378 

403 

344 

301 

237

296 

228 

301 

2,260 

8,290

3,580 

1,290 

1,040 

621 

498

634 

1,930 

1,280 

915 

520 

403

Nov.

437 

667 

450 

422 

442

448 

300 

349

45 e

442

403 

416 

422 

312 

367

442 

416 

410 

396 

390

260 

340 

442 

416 

361

228 

296 

332 

349 

429

Dec.

416 

410 

367 

338 

280

378 

455 

422 

422 

317

268 

268 

306 

296 

384

344 

306 

232 

237 

328

416 

416 

492 

468 

373

349 

338 

619 

612 

613 

466

Jan.

286 

387 

462 

591 

505

448 

824 

610 

429 

446

677 

594 

455 

378 

301

312 

364 

436 

396 

346

344 

272 

317 

388 

676

599 

498 

373 

332 

272 

 386

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 192

ater year 1957-3

Peb.

651 

462 

373 

338 

291

240 

333 

429 

396 

378

296 

245 

281 

317 

416

378 

312 

356 

291 

281

312 

455 

498 

466 

343

338 

260 

317

Mar.

423 

436 

429 

338 

262

260 

307 

423 

370 

655

523 

405 

343 

400 

601

686 

694 

487 

381 

429

498 

651 

576 

643 

422

355 

410 

392 

676 

599 

448

Seeondfoot-days

36,192 

11,759 

11,825

261,968

13,505 

9,952 

14,209 

12,326 

9,190 

8,425 

11,500 

9,700 

7,606

156,167

Apr.

384 

530 

410 

378 

484

575 

538 

550 

580

410

426 

616 

576 

373 

349

301 

212 

383 

448 

450

416 

432 

379 

216 

348

418 

510 

342 

218 

276

Maximum

8,290 

667 

619

8,29&

824 

561 

694 

616 

865 

515 

1,320 

830 

1,060

8,290

May

1S2 

212 

286 

279 

338

390 

306 

189 

250 

296

232 

238 

156 

254 

224

263 

390 

323 

364 

268

270 

164 

192 

260 

176

306 

248 

278 

362 

863 

672

Minimum

218 

228 

232

134

272 

240 

252 

212 

154 

160 

122 

154 

105

103

June

413 

369 

461 

515 

306

296 

361 

276 

367 

296

372 

182 

260 

349 

263

241 

281 

222 

160 

232

292 

270 

208 

200 

202

164 

222 

275 

212 

166

Jul7

200

16S 

122 

125 

374

SIS 

174 

161 

168 

131

£20 

£18 

145 

148 

?40

180 

131 

357 £ 00

V07

*42 

634 

I,r20 

£ 95 

1,110

fOO 

f22 

F75

476 

F64 

192

Mean

1,167 

591 

381

718

436 

365 

458 

411 

296 

281 

571 

515 

254

428

Aug.

268 

312 

317 

366 

607

608 

403 

634 

830 

524

613 

450 

360 

192 

256

306 

260 

230 

226 

218

141 

178 

238 

250 

228

189 

171 

134 

165 

217 

168

Per? square 

mile

3.32 

1.11 

1.09

2.05

1.24 

1.01 

1.50 

1.17 

.843 

.801 

1.06 

.892 

.72*

1.22

Sept.

160 

156 

1,060 

1,040 

360

328 

276 

256 

249 

286

164 

200 

276 

266

186

190 

180 

117 

154 

190

172 

166 

164 

154 

105

134 

172 

154 

166 

189

Run-off in 

Inches

5.83

1.24 

1.26

27.76

1.43 

1.05 

1,50 

1.50 

.97 

.89 

1,22 

1.03 

.81

16.53

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (7 a.m.) 5,670 sec.-ft.; Oct. 20 (12 m.) 10,600 sec.-ft.| Oct. 

(1 p.m.) Z,540 sec.-ft.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 135

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, s. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder and artificial control, lat. 34°56'35", long. 82°08'00n , 

at Layman, Spartanburg County, 200 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 600 

feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, and three-quarters of a mile northeast 

of Duncan.

Drainage area.- 68.3 square miles.

Records available.- January to September 1938.

Extrernes.- Maximum discharge during period, 469 second-feet July 24 (gage height, 3.62 

reet); minimum, about 2.3 second-feet Sept. 21; minimum daily discharge, 28 secondfeet Sept. 22, 26.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of steam power 

plant upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge in aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 14 to July 2)

Jan. 21 to Mar 10, July 25 to Sept. 50

1.2 

1.4 

1.6

1.8

25 2.1 124

2.6 218

3.2 S56

ar. 11 to July 24

1.1 28

1.3 39

1.6 63

1.9 99

2.2 147

2.6 225

3.2 363

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

79 

77 

72 

110 

186

105 

92 

85 

82 

86 

85

Month

Oct 

Kov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar 

uary 21

year

31

ater year

Peb.

89 

85 

82 

78 

77

77 

70 

72 

70 

71

77 

74 

71 

64 

70

67 

66 

84 

79 

76

65 

67 

94 

116 

85

78 

73 

68

Mar.

65 

65 

73 

73 

66

70 

62 

63 

61

175

201 

113 

99 

89 

92

172 

201 

133 

107 

107

100 

83 

139 

147

110

102 

1Q2 

95 

88 

88 

88

Secondfoot-days

1,059 

2,145 

3,229 

2,430 

1,873 

1,758 

2,808 

2,814 

1,231

Apr.

90 

119

103 

88

84

79 

106 

110 

121 

96

88 

86 

79 

78 

68

74 

71 

73 

73 

75

93 

78 

69 

66 

64

63 

61 

59 

58 

58

Maximum

186 

116 

201 

121 

125 

162 

346 

338 

69

May

58 

56 

55 

53 

56

63 

54 

52 

55 

49

48 

48 

52 

125 

92

62 

58 

51

54 

52

51 

47 

51 

51 

46

54 

57 

50 

57 

125 

91

Minimum

72 

64 

61 

58 

46 

31 

31 

36 

28

June

69 

89 

162 

88 

74

68

58 

93 

73 

60

58 

68 

101 

50 

45

44 

45 

42 

39 

43

48 

43 

40 

37 

38

40 

38 

39 

31 

35

July

31 

36 

38 

42 

40

36 

36 

35 

32 

38

32 

36 

39 

38 

63

42 

37 

32 

46 

100

190 

261 

270 

346 

151

142 

272 

129 

82 

71 

6E

Mean

96.3 

76.6 

104 

81.0 

60.4 

58.6 

90.6 

90.8 

41.0

Aug.

63 

100 

95 

153 

338

158 

195 

249 

108 

198

125 

81 

71 

65 

64

62 

58 

57 

52 

46

47 

44 

42 

44 

46

44 

44 

45 

36 

45 

39

Per square

mile

1.41 

1.12 

1.52 

1.19 

.884 

.858 

1.33 

1.33 

.600

Sept.

37 

38 

55 

69 

45

44 

63 

48 

45 

46

46 

40 

43 

62 

44

41 

40 

39 

31 

34

31

28 

29 

33 

34

28 

34 

31 

34 

39

Run-off in 

inches

0.58 

1.17 

1.75 

1.33 

1.02 

.96 

1.53 

1.53 

.67

Peak discharge.- July 24 (5 a.m.) 469 sec.-ft.5 July 27 (6 p.m.) 410 sec.-ft.5 Aig. 5 (1 p.n 

438 sec.-ft.
136 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

South Tyger River near Reidvllle, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°52'35", long. 82°05'10", about a quarter of a 

mile upstream from county highway bridge, 1J miles downstream from Berry Shoals, and 

If miles northeast of Reidville, Spartanburg County. Zero of gage Is 626.28 feet above 

mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 106 square miles.

Records available.- April 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- laxlmum discharge during year, 4,330 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 10.77 

reetj; minimum, 5.7 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 0.63 foot) caused by shut-down 

of power plants upstream; minimum dally discharge, 12 second-feet Oct. 14, Nov. 26. 

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 6,080 second-feet Apr. ,6, 1936 (gage height, 13.66 

feet); minimum, that of Sept. 29, 1938; minimum dally discharge, 8.5 second-feet Oct.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Large diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power 

plants above station.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

64 

81 

507 

934

554 

350 

307 

178 

84

140 

103 

79 

12 

86

86 

84

eo

2,080 

2,310

660 

407 

286 

66 

171

403 

444 

406 

272 

97 

88

Hov.

202 

232 

136 

143 

181

131 

49 

128 

155 

155

164 

139 

96 

63 

144

141 

156 

157 

164 

113

90 

155 

161 

151 

44

12 

53 

63 

139 

148

Dee.

177 

177 

70 

127 

93

170 

173 

206 

121 

93

93 

83 

31 

115 

155

78 

42 

20 

67 

133

176 

170 

213 

93 

83

79 

65 

377 

190 

219 

82

Jan.

41 

76 

177 

243 

205

139 

104 

83 

78 

236

372 

226 

126 

97 

62

74 

130 

143 

149 

113

97 

82 

72 

153 

260

249 

165 

92 

76 

70 

198

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193'

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

226 

207 

115 

66 

68

64 

133 

166 

175 

125

86 

74 

62 

135 

155

145 

118 

85 

71 

65

155 

250 

189 

116 

102

74 

67 

147

Mar.

190 

255 

154 

83 

67

64 

128 

141 

164 

219

81 

76 

79 

255 

527

515 

191 

100 

106 

164

280 

536 

261 

212 

104

72 

69 

216 

364 

263 

220

Second - 

foot-days

11,497 

3,907 

3,971

64,790

4,410 

3,381 

5,512 

3,869 

3,046 

3,034 

3,667 

3,811 

2,229

52,354

Apr.

37 

54 

62 

152 

287

254 

119 

88 

76 

68

214 

546 

205 

126 

40

54 

60 

180 

176 

230

104 

207 

75 

67 

219

116 

124 

63 

53 

55

Maximum

2,310 

232 

377

2,880

372 

230 

564 

546 

242 

173 

365 

393 

148

2,310

May

61 

55 

111 

99 

242

184 

65 

61 

96 

78

50 

52 

51 

62 

58

99 

238 

210 

147 

80

54 

58 

74 

67 

116

120 

69 

62 

64 

85 

180

Minimum

12 

12 

20

11

41 

62 

64 

37 

52 

41 

25 

40 

27

12

June

125 

131 

173 

112 

65

135 

111 

156 

155 

66

132 

68 

122 

114 

131

124 

41 

68 

60 

114

115 

115 

80 

77 

46

60 

110 

93 

98 

65

July

51 

57 

58 

60 

88

63 

54

76 7" 

64

7? 

2F 

64 

66 

6R

75 

57 

68

90 

147

son

269 

23R 

365

358 

275 

254 

100 

58 

58

He an

371 

130 

128

232

142 

121 

178 

129 

98.3 

101 

118 

123 

74.3

143

Aug.

62 

111 

85 

111 

270

87 

67 

351 

595 

222

252 

262 

61 

50 

115

101 

115 

112 

100 

72

62 

104 

109 

115 

87

64 

74 

60 

80 

41 

40

Per square

mile

5.50 

1.25 

1.21

2.19

1.34 

1.14 

1.66 

1.22 

.927 

.953 

1..11 

1*16 

.701

1.36

Sept.

54 

61 

100 

72 

112

145 

100 

67 

105 

118

65 

155 

148 

72 

50

42 

34 

57 

76 

68

63 

60 

55 

31 

57

74 

56 

27 

59 

61

Run-off in 

Inches

4.04 

1.57 

1.40

29.79

1.54 

1.19 ' 

1.94 

1.36 

1.07 

1.06 

1.28 

1*34 

.78

18.57

Peak discharge.- Oct. 5 (4 p.m.) 1,280 sec.-ft.; Oct. 19 (6 p.m.) 4,530 Bee.-ft.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

South Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C.

137

Location.- Water-stage recorder and concrete control, lat. 34°45', long. 81°56«, at 

Chesnee Shoals, three-eighths of a mile upstream from confluence of North and South 

Tyger Rivers and 5f miles east of Woodruff, Spartanburg County. Zero of gage is 

508.3E feet above mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 174 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1933.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,660 second-feet Oet. 20 (gage teight, 5.85 

reet;; minimum, 34 second-feet Sept. 1 (gage height, 1.58 feet); minimum daily discharge, 55 second-feet, Sept. 29.

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 9,510 second-feet Apr. 6, 1936 (gage height, 9.78 

feet); minimum, 32 second-feet Oct. 14, 1935 (gage height, 1.59 feet); minimum daily 

discharge, 33 second-feet Oct. 13, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing gage heights', Sept. 19-24, 

which were computed on basis of records for stations on North Tyger River near Moore 

and Tyger River near Woodruff and are good. Diurnal fluctuation caused by operation 

of power plants upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1953

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

S5 

24 

25

26 

27 

SB 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

12S 

81 

126 

676 

924

1,010 

548 

598 

278 

215

165 

185 

146 

108 

75

148 

151 

128 

1,250 

3,110

2,040 

651 

545 

240 

204

355 

909 

569 

462 

222 

164

MOT.

195 

2S7 

225 

190 

219

227 

161 

129 

205 

206

2oe

205 

188 

159 

155

194 

200 

208 

215 

190

148 

157 

198 

202 

176

78 

91 

135 

151 

196

Dee.

212 

232 

192 

142 

168

181 

226 

226 

244 

146

138 

140 

115 

95 

194

165 

155 

65 

76 

141

197 

222 

299 

217 

154

140 

138 

531 

537 

267 

256

Jan.

126 

170 

165 

309 

278

256 

369 

210 

173 

206

408 

571 

254 

175 

157

139 

160 

195 

199 

199

159 

151 

136 

176 

268

514 

260 

174 

141 

152 

168

Month

Oet 

MOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19;

ater year 1957-!58

Peb.

289 

258 

222 

159 

125

125 

144 

199 

227 

216

144 

159 

125 

141 

187

190 

196 

154 

133 

120

138 

226 

276 

234 

167

139 

124 

147

Mar.

214 

254 

250 

151 

132

152 

137 

195 

193 

336

198 

157 

131 

195 

560

417 

578 

189 

151 

211

259 

378 

360 

317 

182

147 

137 

174 

535 

382 

289

Second - 

foot-days

16,149 

5,478 

5,793

124,862

6,602 

4,924 

7,519 

6,045 

4,256 

4,041 

5,141 

4,676 

5,547

75,975

Apr.

198 

215 

156 

154 

241

342 

299 

255 

252 

156

188 

547 

347 

208 

162

103 

114 

203 

213 

284

168 

242 

164 

124 

195

201 

160 

149 

112 

95

ifajclmton

3,110 

2S7 

337

3,810

408 

289 

417 

347 

291 

240 

512 

445 

467

5,110

Ifay

105 

112 

105 

151 

172

291 

165 

111 

124 

126

111 

75 

72 

108 

95

102 

215 

227 

198 

165

105 

83 

97 

100 

10Y

156 

148 

115 

124 

200 

197

Minimum

75 

78 

78

55

126 

120 

151 

95 

72 

76 

60 

58 

55

55

June

179 

155 

197 

240 

109

121 

159 

154 

166 

151

172 

110 

112 

141 

144

159 

125 

114 

94 

108

157 

146 

152 

98 

88

76 

100 

128 

116 

112

July

67 

67 

72 

78 

84

105 

68 

65 

90 

84

91 

66 

60 

80 

86

80 

78 

74 

96 

363

179 

280 

512 

527 

415

457 

548 

516 

227 

118 

90

Mean

521 

185 

167

542

213 

176 

256 

202 

137 

155 

166 

151 

118

205

Aug.

100 

121 

131 

168 

225

224 

128 

199 

445 

518

256 

272 

220 

69 

99

152 

126 

151 

126 

110

87 

91 

121 

126 

121

98 

69 

84 

89 

96 

58

Per square 

mile

2.99 

1.05 

1.07

1.97

1.22 

1.01 

1.56 

1.16 

.787 

.776 

.954 

.868 

.678

1.17

Sept.

56 

71 

467 

376 

159

179 

160 

126 

115 

165

97 

97 

161 

151 

88

69

59 

64 

80 

SB

85 

80 

80 

75 

60

77 

80 

74 

56 

78

Run-off In 

Inches

3.45 

1.17 

1.23

26.69

1.41 

1.05 

1.57 

1.29 

.91 

.87 

1.10 

1.00 

.76

15.81

Peak discharge..- Oct. 6 (10 a.m.) 1,200 see.-ft.; Oct. 20 (1 p.m.) 5,660 see.-ft.; Oet. 27 

(8 a.m.) 1,180 sec.-ft.
138 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°36', long. 81°54', half a mile upstream from 

Yarboroughs Bridge, tliree-quarters of a mile upstream from Warrior Creek, and 4 miles 

southeast of Enoree, Spartanburg County. Zero of gage Is 448.07 feet above mean 

sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 307 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extrernes.- Maximum discharge during year, 8,960 second-feet Oct. 20 (gage height, 5.86 

feet); minimum, 64 second-feet June 30, July 1, Aug. 20; minimum daily discharge, 70 

second-feet Sept. 26.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, about 30,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 

10.5 feet); minimum, about 4 second-feet Oct. 20, 1935, caused by shut-down of power 

plants upstream; minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet July 24, 193£.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 17-19, 

Dec. 7-13, May 26-28, which were computed on basis of partial recorder record, rainfall records, and records for Saluda River near Pelaer and are fair. Diurnal 

fluctuation caused by operation of power plants upstream.

Hating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge In second-feet)

Oct.l to Apr. 7 Apr. 8 to Sept. 30

2.0 160 2.9 1,170 1.7 53 2.2 324

2.1 228 3.2 1,695 1.8 80 2.4 520

2.2 308 3.6 2,500 1.9 121 2.6 763

2.4 498 4.2- 3,880 2.0 176 2.9 1,210

2.6 735 5.0 6,120 2.1 244

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

194

198

195

892

1,680

994

448

371

252

323

301

266

240

252

244

220

220

225

1,710

6,190

4,100

862

710

565

488

478

1,450

1,130

640

484

418

Hov.

408

353

346

324

333

286

300

308

292

292

292

317

326

326

300

292

300

260

300

278

284

268

260

276

232

268

326

353

311

284

-

Dec.

268

268

254

260

268

294

300

260

260

260

240

240

240

252

260

236

252

284

284

260

244

256

298

448

389

335

335

478

428

371

332

Jan.

301

516

468

389

350

312

888

610

468

418

398

389

335

335

326

326

318

296

300

308

317

266

300

320

420

408

321

276

292

292

312

Month

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

Mav

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

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

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

Water year 1937-1S8 ...........

Feb.

347

317

298

216

248

276

280

269

250

268

260

252

268

266

252

26Q

252

292

269

292

284

268

342

380

371

268

284

274

.

_

-

Mar.

260

260

292

268

242

268

282

244

252

380

478

371

326

308

326

582

710

532

398

389

376

340

333

390

371

335

344

362

311

303

265

Secondfoot-days

26,740

9,095

9,154

208,162

11,575

7,903

10,898

12,037

7,211

6,900

9,191

5,504

5,049

121,257

Apr.

400

848

588

428

389

334

553

759

813

510

437

398

361

348

361

303

290

351

425

316

336

374

304

268

279

294

236

228

262

244

-

Maximum

6,190

408

478

6,960

888

580

710

638

398

1,150

384

716

6,190

May

175

259

216

215

290

232

264

223

229

178

258

178

225

208

212

250

223

160

191

182

163

160

181

198

133

220

200

240

304

638

406

Minimum

194

232

236

103

266

216

242

228

133

118

96

92

70

70

June

364

398

390

366

274

262

272

242

225

265

227

270

242

193

182

152

192

238

212

182

194

154

166

162

248

168

240

166

136

118

-

July

142

127

96

117

124

114

110

136

110

105

272

150

116

128

122

136

126

114

134

529

69?

363

954

658

1,150

620

733

387

260

158

210

Mean

863

303

295

570

373

282

352

401

235

230

296

1 J./O *7Q 

168

332

Aug.

216

300

218

215

336

384

271

306

340

202

199

174

136

148

170

128

124

131

132

118

113

120

124

112

104

92

138

120

110

102

121

Per square

fflle

2.81

 98V

.961

1.86

1.21

.919

1.15

1.31

 759

rMQ 

. t&O

.964

.580

.547

1.08

Sept.

122

119

561

716

398

197

155

140

168

152

170

129

126

130

144

131

133

109

76

125

107

92

98

102

132

70

125

104

92

126

-

Run-off in 

inches

3.24

1.10

1.11

25.23

1.40

.96

1.33

1.46

 88

.84

1.11

.67

.61

14-71

Peak discharge.- Oct. 20 (6 p.m.) 8,960 sec.-ft.
SAMEE RIVER BASIN 139

Saluda River near Pelzer, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. S4°40', long. 82°28', half a mile downstream from 

Hurricane Creek and 2 miles north of Pelzer, Anderson County. Zero of gage Is 

727.75 feet above mean sea level (from partly adjusted network of levels).

Drainage area.- 411 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,200 second-feet Oct. 19 (gage height, 8.54 

feet); minimum, 67 secoud-feet July 6; minimum daily discharge, 242 second-feet 

July 6.

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 13,300 second-feet Apr. 7, 1936 (gage height, 10.26 

feet); minimum, 27 second-feet Oct. 20, 1930 (gage height, about 0.82 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 62 second-feet Oct. 25, 1931.

Remarks . - Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Apr. 30 to Hay 

11, whtch were computed on basis of partial recorder record, weather records, and 

records for station at Chappells and stations in nearby drainage basins and are fair. 

Diurnal fluctuatior caused by operation of power plants at Piedmont and near Greenville.

Rating tables, mater year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

Oct. 1-20, May 31 to Sept. 30

3.2 1,810

4.0 2,890

5.5 5,240

7.0 7,690

Oct. 21 to May 30

1.4 

1.6 

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

205

304

718

1,096

1.8

1.9 

2.2 

2.6

413

477

1,055

3.2

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

1,720

2,860

4,440

6,040

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

452 

398 

463 

1,370 

2,000

1,610 

938 

760 

550 

694

518 

545 

584 

559 

522

497 

483 

503 

6,950

7,010

5,420 

2,170 

1,560 

1,280 

1,130

1,210 

1,780 

1,660 

1,320 

1,150 

896

Mov.

924 

852 

826 

 782 

784

724 

732 

757 

778 

702

67E 

682 

843 

724 

727

642 

687 

592 

6S5 

636

590 

645 

589 

570 

568

613 

667 

843 

843 

824

Dec.

698 

664 

661 

561 

598

691 

662 

584 

575 

576

561 

546 

524 

556 

504

539 

598 

605 

699 

694

588 

522 

656 

826 

750

714 

692 

841 

840 

678 

750

Jan.

626 

812 

S26 

824 

63S

691 

998 

878 

816 

714

754 

632 

652 

636 

605

628 

630 

559 

566 

572

590 

532 

568 

652 

1,020

1,020 

822 

678 

605 

675 

696

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19 57 ...........

e

ater year 1937-..

Feb.

684 

654 

657 

610 

610

636 

599 

589 

582

558

522 

500 

583 

569 

512

516 

472 

585 

529 

683

584 

544 

631 

876 

888

688 

620 

606

Mar.

592 

563 

584 

578 

624

605 

594 

594 

560 

746

1,310 

887 

852 

724 

756

1,430 

2,170 

1,640 

1,080 

951

920 

881 

1,040 

1,180 

1,120

1,000 

988 

928 

786 

798 

722

Secondfoot-days

46,982 

21,503 

19,953

399,256

21,915 

17,087 

28,203 

23,898 

17,520 

17,637 

24,439 

22,609 

13,357

275,103

Apr.

938 

942 

960

944 

726

762 

855 

1,320 

1,100 

1,060

942 

872 

814 

790 

748

740 

732 

737 

708 

741

791 

768 

710 

667 

673

560 

593 

570 

585 

550

Maximum

7,010 

924 

841

8,710

1,020

888 

2,170 

1,320 

1,110 

1,080 

3,200 

1,510 

1,170

7,010

May

500 

600 

550 

500 

480

650 

550 

500 

550 

500

480 

482 

454 

548 

876

743 

506 

508 

471 

460

450 

437 

474 

442 

462

482 

459 

637 

958 

701 

1,110

Minimum

398 

568 

504

361

532 

472 

560 

550 

437 

412 

242 

380 

250

242

June

841 

673 

904 

1,080 

802

716 

704 

732 

658 

606

514 

565 

713 

482 

453

438 

503 

456 

416 

470

557 

612 

617 

458 

448

433 

480 

480 

414 

412

July

292 

359 

372 

327 

412

24? 

318 

422 

377 

381

354 

332 

397 

403

483

439 

342 

313 

316 

791

1,770 

2,110 

3,200 

2,340 

1,650

1,290 

1,220 

921 

750 

691 

805

Mean

1,516 

717 

644

1,094

707 

610 

910 

797 

565 

588 

788 

729 

445

754

Aug.

738 

848 

S56 

931 

1,510

1,040 

1,020 

1,140 

1,320 

1,410

1,180 

936 

798 

805 

710

600 

620 

538 

420 

500

518 

483 

411 

418 

431

392 

380 

470 

394 

412 

380

Per square

mile

3.69 

1.74 

1.57

2.66

1.72 

1.48 

2.21 

1.94 

1.37 

1.43 

1.92 

1.77 

1.08

1.83

Sept.

408 

523 

1,170 

720 

801

458 

482 

546 

523 

397

466 

444 

408 

412 

388

383 

416 

392 

392 

368

276 

250 

252 

360 

284

334 

354 

342 

410 

398

Run-off in 

inche s

4.25 

1.94 

1.81

36.12

1.98 

1.54 

2.55 

2.16 

1.58 

1.60 

2.21

1.20

24.86

Peak discharge.- Oct. 19 (5 p.m.) 10,200 see.-ft.; Mnr. 17 (7 a.m.) 2,480 aecs.-ft.

202922 O W 10
140 SANTEE RIVER BASIN

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°52', 300 feet below highway bridge 

on State Highway 39 at Chappells, Newberry County, and 8£ miles upstream from Little 

RiY,erl Z2ro of &a£e ls 363- 89 feet above mean sea level (southeastern supplementary adjustment or 1936}.

Drainage area.- 1,290 square miles.

Records available.- May 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,249 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 18,000 second-feet Oct. 22 (gage height, 20.91 

feet); minimum, 277 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 1.25 feet); mirlmum daily discharge, 358 second-feet July 5.

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 63,700 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 31.5 

feet), from rating curve extended above 27,000 second-feet; minimum, 184 second-feet 

Oct. 20, 1931 (gage height, 0.88 foot); minimum daily discharge, 222 second-feet Oct. 

3, 1927.

Maximum stage known, 35.7 feet (Geological Survey and present Weatt er Bureau datum) 

Aug. 26, 1908, from U. S. Weather Bureau records.

Remarks.- Records good. Some regulation caused by operation of Ware Shofls power plant. 

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

358

462

762

1,510

11.0

14.0

17.0

2,840

4,360

6,480

9,460

18.0 10,800

19.0 12,910

21.0 18,270

Discharge, In sacond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

932 

1,270 

862 

5,890 

8,920

4,570 

2,930 

2,300 

1,800 

1,080

1,010 

1,670 

1,200 

1,120 

1,350

1,390 

932 

730 

1,670 

5,720

11,800 

17,100 

11,700 

4,020 

2,620

2,660 

4,000 

4,480 

3,560 

2,750 

2,160

Mov.

1,720 

2,300 

1,670 

1,720 

1,760

1,590 

1,120 

1,230 

1,940 

1,590

1,510 

1,550 

1,670 

1,270 

1,010

1,890 

1,550 

1,550 

1,430 

1,430

1,040 

*730 

1,620 

1,470 

1,510

1,200 

1,350 

1,200 

1,270 

1,900

Dec.

1,630 

1,430 

1,390 

1,390 

1,080

1,080 

1,720 

1,390 

1,470 

1,510

1,160 

968 

682 

1,640 

1,390

1,350 

1,040 

896 

1,120 

1,160

1,800 

*1,270 

*2,090 

*2,880 

*1,760

1,760 

1,550 

2,760 

2,520 

2,120 

1,850

Jan.

1,590 

1,590 

2,030 

2,260 

1,9SO

1,760 

2,100 

3,220 

2,440 

2,030

2,260 

1,980 

1,900 

1,270 

1,350

1,430 

1,230 

1,980 

1,590 

1,630

1,120 

968 

1,230 

1,120 

1,920

1,800 

1,720 

1,390 

1,510 

1,430 

1,200

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,850 

1,670 

1,630 

1,080 

896

1,120 

1,160 

1,720 

1,470 

1,470

1,040 

828 

845 

1,010 

1,770

1,430 

1,350 

1,040 

862 

896

1,040 

1,760 

1,510 

1,720 

1,270

1,250 

1,390 

1,160

Mar.

1,790 

1,510 

1,470 

1,010 

862

1,040 

1,270 

1,720 

1,510 

1,760

1,630 

1,620 

1,800 

1,470 

1,940

1,850 

*2,270 

*3,620 

*3,020 

*2,210

*1,940 

*2,210 

*1,940 

*1,850 

*1,670

*2,080 

1,850 

1,800 

2,080 

1,800 

1,760

Secondfoot-days

114,196 

44,790 

47,856

964,597

53,028 

36,237 

56,352 

76,848 

35,219 

34,946 

57,670 

38,346 

23,900

619,388

Apr.

1,620 

5,970 

8,400 

4,580 

2,750

2,210 

4,070 

4,070 

5,680 

4,060

2,620 

2,480 

2,160 

1,940 

1,590

1,630 

1,470 

1,470 

1,900 

1,900

1,940 

1,310 

1,630 

1,510 

1,230

1,630 

1,510 

1,430 

968 

1,120

Maximum

17,100 

2,300 

2,880

20,800

3,220 

1,850 

3,620 

8,400 

2,120 

1,850 

8,000 

2,080 

1,630

17,100

Bay

1,160 

968 

1,390 

1,390 

1,310

1,010 

894 

«2,120 

*1,310 

*1,670

1,470 

1,350 

*862 

«730 

778

862 

1,310 

*1,080 

*1,010 

«698

*518 

714 

591 

1,200 

1,390

1,670 

1,260 

968 

862 

914 

1,760

Minimum

730 

730 

682

606

968 

828 

862 

968 

518 

561 

358 

434 

395

358

June

1,630 

1,630 

1,510 

1,850 

1,590

1,390 

1,590 

1,550 

1,670 

1,160

1,040 

1,010 

1,040 

1,470 

1,350

1,040 

1,010 

1,470 

932 

561

861 

862 

932 

828 

6S2

832 

576 

998 

1,120 

762

July

864 

66!3 

576 

421 

358

683 

730 

636 

69S 

546

698 

1,180 

1,120 

1,080 

932

968 

666 

408 

528

 746

2,030 

2,700 

3,660 

5,680 

5,680

8,000 

7,670 

2,750 

1,900 

1,590 

1,310

Mean

3,684 

1,493 

1,544

2,643

1,711 

1,294 

1,818 

2,562 

1,136 

1,165 

1,860 

1,237 

797

1,697

Aug.

1,080 

1,960 

1,900 

1,630 

1,390

1,930 

1,940 

1,720 

2,080 

1,800

1,940 

1,720 

1,470 

1,040 

1,230

1,550 

1,350 

1,080 

862 

932

730 

504 

802 

794 

730

932 

862 

651 

434 

621 

682

Per square 

mile

2.86 

1.16 

1.20

2.05

1.33 

1.00 

1.41 

1.99 

.881 

.903 

1.44 

.959 

.618

1.32

Sept.

666 

896 

932 

1,190 

1,630

1,470 

1,470 

1,160 

1,080 

1,040

666 

434 

735 

845 

896

856 

746 

462 

421 

722

762 

682 

546 

490 

395

395 

494 

591 

546 

682

Run-off In 

Inches

3.30 

1.29 

1.38

27.81

1.53 

1.04 

1.63 

2.22 

1.02 

1.01 

1.66 

1.11 

.69

17.88

Peak discharge;,.- Oct. 5. (6 a.m.) 9,950 sec.-ft.j July 26 (3 a.m.) 9,230 sec.-ft. 

*Htsoiiarge computed from graph based on partial recorder record, dally gage readings, weather 

records, and records for station at Sllverstreet.
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 141

Saluda River near Silverstreet, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°11', long. 81°44', 200 feet upst-eam from new 

Higgins Ferry Bridge on State Highway 19, 1 mile downstream from Little River, and 

2i miles south of SILverstreet, Newberry County. Zero of gage is 345.13 feet above 

mean sea level (from partly adjusted network of levels).

Drainage area.- 1,570 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 2,606 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,800 second-feet Oct. 23 (gago height, 19.73 

feet); minimum, 337 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 3.72 feet); minimum daily discharge, 420 second-feet July 5.

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 83,800 second-feet Oct. 3, 1929 (gage height, 33.97 

feet), from rating curve extended above 19,000 second-feet on basis of discharge 

measurements made at Chappells and near Chapin; minimum, 248 second-fe3t Sept. 29, 

1927 (gage height, 3.45 feet); minimum dally discharge, 274 second-feet Sept. 29, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Auj. 21 to Sept. 

19, computed on basis of partial recorder record and records for station at Chappells. 

Slight regulation from operation of power plants upstream.

Hating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-23, June 18 to Sept. 3O Oct. 24 to June 17

3.9 

4.2 

4.7

400

520

740

1,150

1,975

3,210

11.0

13.0

15.0

17.0

20.0

4,635

6,270

8,480

11,240

16,330

4.3 

4.7 

5.5 

7.0 

9.0

550

725

1,130

1,970

3,210

11.0 4,635

13.0 6,270

15.0 8,480

17.0 11,240

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,010

1,320 

1,120 

6,460 

12,300

8,440 

3,620 

2,630 

2,090 

1,420

1,150 

1,760 

1,430 

1,260 

1,480

1,540 

1,200 

860 

1,400 

5,320

8,250 

14,100 

15,000 

8,330 

3,020

2,880 

4,690 

5,410 

4,260 

3,080 

2,390

Nov.

2,030 

2,450 

1,970 

1,850 

1,910

1,850 

1,380 

1,350 

1,970 

1,790

1,680 

1,680 

1,850 

1,620 

1,160

1,910 

1,740 

1,680 

1,620 

1,520

1,350 

900 

1,580 

1,570 

1,680

1,460 

1,410 

1,570 

1,380 

2,030

Dec.

1,790 

1,620 

1,520 

1,570 

1,350

1,160 

1,790 

1,570 

1,570 

1,620

1,400 

1,100 

825 

1,550 

1,520

1,520 

1,270 

1,000 

1,240 

1,270

1,760 

1,460 

2,060

3,760 

2,340

2,030 

1,790 

3,220 

3,140 

2,570 

2,210

Jan.

1,910 

1,790 

2,450 

2,510 

2,210

2,030 

2,340 

3,620 

2,950 

2,330

2,450 

2,270 

2,150 

1,620 

1,460

1,620 

1,460 

2,080 

1,850 

1,790

1,400 

1,160 

1,320 

1,350 

1,970

1,970 

1,910 

1,570 

1,680 

1,620 

1,400

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

1,940 

1,850 

1,790 

1,400 

1,020

1,180 

1,300 

1,740 

1,620 

1,620

1,300 

975 

925 

1,100 

1,780

1,620 

1,520 

1,300 

1,020 

1,000

1,130 

1,840 

1,680 

1,970 

1,620

1,320 

1,570 

1,350

liar.

1,780 

1,680 

1,620 

1,240 

975

1,080 

1,460 

1,790 

1,680 

1,970

2,090 

1,740 

2,090 

1,620 

2,090

2,090 

3,210 

3,960 

3,340 

2,630

2,150 

2,330 

2,150 

2,090 

1,850

2,210 

2,030 

1,970 

2,210 

1,970 

1,910

Secondfoot-days

129,270 

49,940 

54,595

1,094,521

60,240 

40,480 

63,005 

91,300 

37,709 

38,214 

62,569 

40,600 

24,826

692,748

Apr.

1,810 

6,220 

9,260 

7,570 

3,340

2,510 

4,760 

5,580 

7,080 

5,550

3,140 

2,880 

2,390 

2,210 

1,850

1,850 

1,740 

1,620 

2,030 

2,090

2,150 

1,680 

1,740 

1,740 

1,400

1,680 

1,680 

1,520 

1,130 

1,100

Maximum

15,000 

2,450 

3,760

20,100

3,620 

1,970 

3,960 

9,260 

2,000 

1,970 

9,800 

2,150 

1,800

15,000

May

1,300 

1,080 

1,350 

1,520 

1,400

1,180 

950 

2,000 

1,680 

1,790

1,740 

1,400 

1,100 

775 

875

825 

1,320 

1,160 

1,100 

885

570 

725 

612 

1,040 

1,520

1,620 

1,570 

1,050 

1,000 

782 

1,850

Minimum

860 

900 

825

718

1,160 

925 

975 

1,100 

570 

672 

420 

500 

440

420

June

1,740 

1,790 

1,620 

1,970 

1,740

1,570 

1,620 

1,570 

1,790 

1,370

1,160 

1-050 

1,160 

1,450 

1,400

1,160 

1,170 

1,860 

1,260 

810

806 

985 

910 

960

762

910 

672 

884 

1,180 

885

July

825 

93£ 

69E 

506 

420

61C 

78E 

65C 

695

650

672 

1,120 

1,260 

1,150 

1,040

960 

810 

496 

496 

762

1,780 

2,760 

3,620 

5,660 

6,090

7,520 

9,800 

4,410 

2,150 

1,760 

1,480

Mean

4,170 

1,665 

1,761

2,999

1,943 

1,446 

2,032 

3,043 

1,216 

1,274 

2,018 

1,310 

828

1,898

Aug.

1,130 

1,840 

2,090 

1,810 

1,540

1,920 

2,090 

1,920 

2,150 

1,920

2,030 

1,810 

1,590 

1,200 

1,200

1,590 

1,420 

1,230 

885 

935

800 

600 

800 

850 

750

900 

950 

750 

500 

600 

750

Per square 

m.Me

2.66 

1.06 

1.12

1.91

1.24 

.921 

1.29 

1.94 

.775 

.811 

1-29 

.834 

.527

1.21

Sept.

700 

850 

1,000 

1,000 

1,800

1,600 

1,400 

1,300 

1,200 

1,100

800 

500 

650 

850 

1,000

900 

800 

550 

480 

594

785 

718 

582 

508 

440

464 

440 

605 

582 

628

Run-off In 

inches

3.07 

LIB 

1.29

25.92

1.43 

.96 

1.49 

2.16 

.89 

.90 

1.49 

.96 

.59

16.41
142 SANTEE RIVER BASIN 

Lake Hurray near Columbia, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°03', long. 81°13', in intake tower about 500 

feet above dam, 10 miles upstream from mouth of Saluda River, and 11 miles northwest 

of Columbia, Richland County. Zero of gage If. 0.64 foot below mean sea level 

(southeastern supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum gage height during year, 343.56 feet Apr. 18; minimum, 329.65 feet

1929-38: Maximum gage height, 361.51 feet Apr. 10, 1956; minimum, 173.2 feet Aug. 

31, 1929, when impounding of water started.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Those for period of missing gage heights, Nov. 16, 17, 

computed from graph based on partial recorder record.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

337-1

336.8

336.7

S36.9

337.4

337.7

357.7

337.5

337.2

337.2

337.1

336.7

336.2

335.8

335.3

334.9

334.9

334.7

334.6

334.6

334.6

335.1

335.9

336.7

336.9

336.8

336.9

337,0

337.1

337.3

337.4

Nov.

337.5

337.3

337.0

336.7

3o6.4

336.4

336.4

336.4

336.1

335.7

335.3

335.0

334.9

335.0

334.9

334.5

334-0

333.6

333.3

333.2

333.2

333.2

332.9

332.6

332.5

332.6

332.6

332.8

332.8

332.6

-

Dec.

332.5

332.3

332.2

332.2

332.3

332.3

332.1

331.8

331.6

331.6

331.5

331.6

331.4

331.0

330.7

330.4

330.2

330.0

329.9

329.9

329.7

329.7

329.8

330.2

330.5

330.7

330.8

331.0

331.3

331.4

331.5

Jan.

331.6

331.8

331.9

331.8

331.7

331.6

331.7

331.9

332.2

332.3

332.2

332.2

332.2

332.2

332.2

332.3

332.3

332.0

331.7

331.5

331.3

331.3

331.3

331.2

331.1

330-8

330.7

330.6

330.6

330.6

330.6

Feb.

330.4

330.3

330.3

330.2

330.3

330.4

330.5

330.5

330.7

330.8

331.0

331.0

331.1

331.2

331.3

331.4

331.5

331.6

331.8

331.8

331.8

331.9

332.1

332.2

332.4

332.4

332.5

332.6

.

_

-

Mar.

332.7

332.9

333.0

333.1

333.2

333.3

333.3

333.4

333.5

333.6

333.8

333.9

334.0

334.1

334.2

334.4

334.6

334.8

335.0

335.3

335.5

335.6

335.8

335.9

336.0

336.2

336.3

336.4

336.5

336.7

336.8

Apr.

337.0

337-7

338.6

339.2

339.4

339.5

340.1

340.9

342.0

342.6

342.8

342.9

343.0

343.1

343.2

343.3

343.4

343.5

343 '.5

343.5

343.4

343.4

343.4

343.4

343.5

343.4

343.2

343.2

343.1

343.1

-

May

343.1

343.1

343.0

342.9

342.9

342.9

342.9

343.0

343.1

343.0

342.8

342.8

342-6

342.5

342.5

34:2.5

342.4

342.2

342.0

342.0

341.8

341.7

341.6

341.4

341.2

341.4

341.4

341.4

341.4

341.4

341.4

June

341.3

341.3

341.5

341.6

341.6

341.7

341.5

341.3

341. Z

341.1

341.2

341.3

341.3

341.1

340.9

340.7

340.5

340.4

340.4

340.4

340.1

340.0

339.8

339.6

339.6

339.7

339.7

339.4

339.1

338.8

-

July

338.6

338.5

338.5

338.5

338.5

338.3

338.1

338.0

337. 9

337. 8

337.7

337.6

337.4

337.3

337. S

337.2

337.2

337.2

337.1

337.2

337.3

337-5

337.7

338.1

338.7

339.0

339.5

339.9

340.0

340.0

340.1

Aug.

340.2

340.2

340.2

340.3

340.3

340.3

340.4

340.5

340.6

340.7

340.8

340.8

340.9

341.0

341.0

341.0

341.0

341.0

340.9

340.8

340.8

340.7

340.3

340.1

339.9

339.7

339.5

339.5

339.5

339.2

339.0

Sept.

338.7

338.5

338.4

338.5

338.6

338.6

b38.5

358.4

338.2

338.1

338.2

338.1

337.9

337.6

337.4

337.2

337.2

337.2

337.2

337.1

337.0

337.0

336.9

336.9

336.9

336.9

336.8

336,7

336.8

336.8

-
SANTEE RIVER BASIN 143

Saluda River near Columbia, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°01' , long. 81°06', a quarter of a mile upstream 

 from "site of old Saluda mill and 2 miles upstream from mouth and Columbia, Richland

County. Zero of gage is 149.46 feet above mean sea level (southeasterr supplementary

adjustment of 1936). 

Drainage area.- 2,450 square miles.

Records available.- August 1925 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 13 years, 3,211 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 second-feet Nov. 15 (gage height, 6.28 

 feet); minimum, 36 second-feet Sept. 26; minimum daily discharge, 50 second-feet Mar.

28, caused by shut-t , ri of power plant at Lake Murray.

1925-38: Maximum discharge, 67,000 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage height, 15.22

feet), from ratine curve extended above 39,000 second-feet on basis of discharge

measurements made at Wise Ferry, near Chapin; minimum, 11 second-feet Jily 13, 1930;

minimum daily discharge, 12 second-feet July 13, 1930, owing to impounding of water in

Lake Murray.

Remarks . - Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Julv 2-6, computed 

on basis of partial recorder record and records of power plant at Lake Murray. Considerable regulation from storage and operation of power plant at Lake Murray (capacity, 

about 92,0.00,000,000 cubic feet).

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.1 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Oct. 1 to Dec. 18

110 

155 

E20 

320 

460

2.1 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

625

926

1,450

2,110

3 8 

4^4 

5.0 

5.6

3,370

4,950

6,910

9,000

1.1

1.3 

1.5

50

76

110

155

220

Dec. 19 to Sept. 30

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 

2.8

320

460

625

915

1,410

3.2 

3.8 

4.4 

5.0

2,035

3,215

4,740

6,575

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

8,420 

4,860 

1,770 

6,680 

7,890

7,530 

7,410 

7,710 

4,340 

413

5,720 

8,270 

8,700 

8,440 

8,580

4,980 

1.400 

4,330 

2,870 

5,340

3,970 

2,780 

486 

116 

3,880

4,970 

4.720 

3,930 

2,390 

475 

144

Nov.

4,770 

6,430 

6,860 

6,420 

5,220

957 

228 

5,070 

7,750 

8,670

7,340 

7,330 

1,200 

169 

6,880

8,740 

8,680 

7,270 

6,210 

1,480

150 

4,230 

5,900 

5,530 

908

1,160 

636 

212 

4,570

4,240

Dec.

4,290 

3,790 

2,530 

408 

152

3,950 

5,090 

5,200 

3,560 

2,560

1,210 

554 

6,030 

6,960 

6,650

4,990 

4,300 

3,600 

1,790 

3,810

2,960 

1,720 

678 

460 

243

110 

1,230 

1,270 

1,920 

1,320 

1,380

Jan.

612 

227 

2,630 

3,810 

4,500

2,910 

1,430 

334 

169 

2,980

4,020 

4,OSO 

2,010 

1,700 

838

368 

4,710 

6,230 

6,440 

5,440

3,060 

993 

764 

4,370 

4.750

4,690 

2,980 

2,290 

1,560 

1,000 

3,690

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19,

ater year 1937- ZQ

Feb.

4,040 

3,2SO 

2,450 

1,320 

508

514 

146 

92 

68 

70

69 

67 

101 

193 

83

74 

71 

63 

227 

340

62 

74 

143 

143 

73

233 

261 

123

Mar.

101 

72 

204 

151 

89

71 

203 

424 

250 

86

206 

213 

198 

198 

284

573 

135 

95 

65 

95

62 

66 

65 

58 

52

185 

368 

50 

62 

55 

67

Second - 

foot-days

143,514 

135,160 

84,705

1,522,991

85,585 

14,888 

4,793 

45,972 

75,620 

101,292 

47,123 

59,138 

55,956

853,746

Apr.

164 

726 

287 

334 

2,340

2,260 

1,470 

931 

959 

280

1,210 

1,460 

1,600 

758 

564

269 

92

974 

1,590 

4,020

4,730 

2,310 

470 

144 

2,810

4,670 

2,810 

1,880 

2,270 

1,090

Maximum

8,700 

8,740 

6,960

17,200

6,440 

4,040 

573 

4,730 

5,190 

6,110 

3,910 

6,590 

4,520

8,740

May

670 

1,830 

3,150 

2,850 

2,270

1,340 

728 

306 

2,600 

3,480

3,490 

2,940 

3,380 

1,930 

334

1,440 

3,600 

4,220 

2,480 

3,120

2,480 

1,220 

3,660 

5,190 

4,670

2,150 

2,850 

1,470 

502 

2,570 

2,710

Minimum

116 

150 

110

110

169 

62 

50 

92 

306 

220 

94 

73 

68

50

June

2,360 

2,100 

1,790 

1,020 

382

3,130 

4,820 

6,110 

3,650 

2,660

802 

220 

3,110 

4,530 

4,840

4,930 

4,130 

2,130 

1,200 

4,990

4,710 

4,380 

3,660 

4,230 

2,550

888 

4,600 

5,730 

5,570 

6,070

July

2,840 

550 

500 

380 

3,200

3,400 

3,080 

3,110 

1,230 

1,020

3,390 

3,910 

3,040 

2,400 

1,840

1,020 

963 

1,240 

864 

205

E2P 

40? 

14f

2or

1,210

1,580 

1,360 

1,620 

1,610 

486 

9A

Mean

4,629 

4,505 

2,732

4,173

2,761 

532 

155 

1,532 

2,439 

3,376 

1,520 

1,908 

1,865

2,339

Aug.

798 

1,410 

1,900 

1,540 

883

327 

84 

422 

796 

639

628 

648 

204 

73 

928

1,390 

1,480 

1,800 

1,870 

680

887 

6,690 

4,990 

4,220 

5,110

4,620 

1,400 

81 

3,550 

4,700 

4,490

Per square 

mile

1.89 

1.84 

1.12

1.70

1.13 

.217 

.063 

.625 

.996 

1.38 

.620 

.779 

.761

0 965

Sept.

4,250 

3,880 

600 

177 

1,230

3,050 

3,060 

3,140 

3,240 

534

161 

2,920 

4,520 

4,290

4,440

2,440 

293 

526 

1,640 

1,130

1,080 

1,140 

1,170 

369 

68

1,090 

1,310 

1,590 

1,060 

558

Run-off in 

inches

2.18 

2.05 

1.29

23.12

1.30 

.23 

.07 

.70 

1.15 

1.54 

.71 

.90 

.85

12.97
144 EDISTO RIVER BASIN

South Fork of Edisto River near Denmark, B.C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°2o'35", long. 81°08'00", at bridge on State 

Highway 6, 200 feet downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, li miles downstream from 

Little River, and 4f miles north of Denmark, Bamberg County, Zero of gage is 165,.19 

feet above mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 720 square miles.

Records available.- August 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,470 second-feet Apr. 10 (gag? height, 8.20 

feeti; minimum, 292 second-feet Sept. 2.

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 13,500 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936 (gag? height, 10.91 

feet), from rating curve extended above 4,720 second-feet; minimum, 183 second-feet 

June 30 to July 3, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1937-3S 

Oct. 1 to June 5

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

June 6 to Sept. 30

4.8 306

5.5 404

5.9 485

6.3 622

6.6 7S1

7.0 1,090

7.6 1,700

8.2 2,470

4.4 292

5.0 375

5.6 468

6.1 561

6.4 669

6.7 843

7.1 1,181

7.5 1,590

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

421 

430 

440 

485 

545

581 

602 

668 

694 

645

602 

563 

529 

513 

499

499 

499 

513 

513 

513

513 

499 

499 

499 

513

529 

563 

622 

622 

622 

668

Nov.

668 

668 

668 

668 

645

622 

581 

563 

545 

545

545 

602 

751 

814 

781

781 

781 

751 

721 

721

V21 

694 

668 

668 

645

668 

751 

848 

848 

814

Dec.

814 

V81 

781 

781 

781

781 

751 

721 

694 

721

721 

721 

721 

721 

721

694 

694 

694 

668 

668

668 

668 

721 

922 

1,000

1,050 

1,050 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000

Jan.

1,000 

922 

848 

814 

781

781 

751 

751 

V51 

781

781 

781 

781 

814 

814

814 

781 

751 

751 

721

694 

694 

668 

668 

668

668 

668 

645 

622 

622 

622

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 7 ...........

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Pet.

622 

622 

602 

602 

602

602 

622 

622 

622 

602

602 

602 

581 

581 

581

563 

563 

563 

563 

545

545 

545 

545 

581 

622

645 

622 

622

Mar.

622 

602 

602 

581 

545

545 

545 

545 

563 

581

581 

581 

581 

581 

58,1

581 

622 

645 

645 

622

622 

622 

645 

645 

622

563 

529 

499 

485 

473 

461

Secondfoot -day a

16,903 

20,746 

24,708

338,860

23,208 

16,591 

17,917 

35,803 

14,427 

19,916 

19,031 

15,100 

11,611

235,961

Apr.

473 

632 

962 

1,180 

1,280

1,230 

1,380 

1,760 

2,190 

2,470

2,260 

2,000 

1,820 

1,640 

1>480

1,230 

1,090 

922 

848 

781

751 

781 

962 

1,000 

922

885 

814 

721 

694 

645

Maximum

694 

848 

1,050

1,940

1,000 

645 

645 

2,470 

668 

1,050 

1,330 

1,090 

501

2,470

May

581 

545 

513 

485 

473

485 

473 

473 

499 

513

499 

485 

485 

485 

461

421 

389 

367 

360 

360

346 

326 

312 

319 

326

421 

499 

545 

645 

668 

6§8

Minimum

421 

545 

668

412

622 

545 

461 

4V3 

312 

412 

368 

305 

292

292

June

848

9gg

848 

814 

922

1,050 

962 

814 

848 

922

885 

751 

647 

589 

561

561 

550 

538 

476 

412

428 

428 

428 

452 

468

510 

550 

575 

607 

550

Julj528 

510 

476 

428 

398

375 

375 

382 

390 

368

3V5 

398 

412 

412

412

436 

452 

468 

476 

468

510 

575 

721 

922 

922

1,000 

1,230 

1»180 

962 

1,140 

1,330

Mean

545 

692 

79V

928

749 

593 

578 

1,193 

465 

664 

614 

487 

387

646

Aug.

1,090 

885 

695 

607 

575

561 

528 

550 

589 

607

561 

501 

460 

444 

428

405 

398 

382 

398 

420

420 

436 

436 

405 

360

346 

339 

332 

325 

312 

305

Per square 

mile

0.757 

.961 

1.11

1.29

1.04 

.824 

.803 

1.66 

.646 

.922 

.853 

.676 

.538

.897

Sept.

298 

292 

305 

325 

346

428 

476 

452 

468 

492

501 

501 

492 

466 

452

428 

398 

375 

353 

368

368 

339 

318 

305 

298

298 

312 

312 

375 

468

Run-off in 

inches

0.87 

1.07 

1.28

17.50

1.20 

.86 

.93 

1.85 

.74 

1.03 

.98 

.78 

.60

12.19
SAVANNAH RIVER BASlN 145

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°04', long. 82°38', 150 feet upstream from 

bridge on State Highway 7, one mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, li 

miles downstream from Rocky River, and 3 miles southwest of town of Calhoun Falls, 

Abbeville County. Zero of gage is 363.53 feet above mean sea level (southeastern

supplementary adjustment of 1936).

Drainage area.- 2,876 square miles.

Records available.- August 1896 to December 1903, March 1930 to July 1932, April to 

September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 24,600 second-feet July 23 (gage height, 

5.58 feet); minimum, 1,220 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.04 feet); minimum 

dally discharge, 1,280 second-feet Sept. 26.

1896-1903, 1930-32, 1938: Maximum discharge observed, about 75,200 second-feet 

Feb. 14, 1900 (gage height, 19.4 feet, former site and datum); minimum discharge, 940 

second-feet Oct. 5, 27, 1931 (gage height, 0.59 foot); minimum daily discharge, 1,175 

second-feet June 11-14, 1902.

Remarks.- Records good. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of power plants 

upstream.

Eating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0

1.3 

1.6

1,160

1,670

2,330

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

3,490

5,350

7.500

3.8 

4.6 

5.6

11.750

16,900

24,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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. Dee. Jan.

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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Feb. Mar.

Second - 

foot-days

178,730 

105,790 

124,910 

181,170 

147,390 

84,230

Apr.

6,070 

13,300 

8,320 

5,200 

4,910

5,410 

9,640 

10,300 

12,100 

8,320

5,970 

5,550 

5,500 

5,160 

4,980

4,830 

4,120 

3,760 

5,080 

5,040

6,260 

5,940 

5,010 

4,090 

3,360

3,800 

4,540 

4,300 

4,040 

3,830

Maximum

13,300 

6»800 

7,430 

20,800 

8,430 

4,550

May

3,260 

2,730 

3,020 

3,930 

4,220

4,360 

3,S30 

3,380 

2,930 

3,240

3,760 

3,620 

3,480 

3,170 

3,640

3,550 

3,050 

3,920 

3,730 

3,260

2,S20 

2,330 

2,140 

2,580 

3,240

3,100 

2,780 

2,900 

2,670 

4,150 

6,800

Minimum

3,360 

2,140 

2,460 

1>690 

1,650 

1^280

June

5,360 

4,860 

4,900 

7,430 

5,510

3,610 

3,110 

4,640 

5,040 

4,140

5,240 

4,150 

3,780 

3,440 

3,840

3,930 

3,920 

3,950 

3,240 

2,460

3,460 

5,230 

5,130 

4,530 

3,790

3,300 

3,080 

3,080 

3,650 

3,110

July

2,80C 

2,360 

2,340 

2,050 

1,870

1,S20 

2,220 

3,300 

3,190 

3,240

2,480 

2,110 

2,740 

2,700 

3,830

3,260 

2,680 

1,860 

1,690 

5,300

9,410 

16,700 

20,800 

14,300 

19,100

14,200 

9,080 

7,080 

6,000 

5,720 

4,940

Mean

5,958 

3,413 

4,164 

5,844 

4,755 

2,808

Aug.

4,260 

7,440 

8 200 

7,460 

6,700

6,560 

5,720 

6,270 

8,430 

7,540

6,800 

6,100 

5,530 

4,920 

3,210

4,860 

4,880 

4,420 

4,120 

3,600

2,740 

1,960 

3,000 

3,320 

3,740

3,420 

3,260 

2,520 

1,650 

1,960 

2,780

Per rcmare 

mile

2.07 

1.19 

1.45 

2.03 

1.65 

.976

Sept.

2,860 

2,830 

4,070 

3,220 

2,980

2,440 

3,230 

4,550 

4,110 

3,920

2,650 

1,850 

2,070 

3,400 

3,190

2,S60 

3,280 

2,210 

1,430 

1,700

2,840 

3,360 

3,300 

2,870 

2,190

1,280 

1,470 

2,540 

2,800 

2,730

Run-off in 

inches

2.31 

1.37 

1.62 

2.34 

1.90 

1.09

Peak discharge.- Apr. 2 (2 p.m.) 15,800 sec.-ft.; July 23 {6 a.m.) 24,600 seo ff *
146 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Seneca River near Andersen, S. C.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°50', long. 82°50', at highway bridge, 1-J miles 

downstream from mouth of Deep Creek, 4 miles upstream from confluence of Seneca and 

Tugaloo Rivers, and 10i miles west of Anderson, Anderson County.

Drainage area.- 1,026 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 27,900 second-feet Oct. 20 (ga?e height, 14.42 

feet); minimum, 5t>l second-feet Aug. 28; minimum daily discharge, 654 second-feet 

Sept. 25.

19G1-38: Maximum discharge, 55,200 second-feet Oct. 1, 1936 (gage height, 20.07 

feet), from rating curve extended above 13,000 second-feet; minimum, about 90 secondfeet Nov. 13, 1934; minimum daily discharge, 371 second-feet Oct. 15, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 25 feet Aug. 17, 18, 1929 (discharge, 77,000 second-feet, 

estimated).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Jan. 5-20, Feb. 

2-10., which were computed on basis of partial recorder record, rainfall records and 

records for Saluda River near Pelser and are fair. Diurnal fluctuation caused by 

operation of power plant upstream.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

Oct. 1-20, July 22 to Sept. 30 Oct. 21 to July 21

3.1 

3.3 

3.7 

4.5 

6.0

645

838

1,300

2,335

4,480

7.5

9.0

11.0

13.0

7,140

10,480

15,900

22,550

3.3 

3.6 

4.2 

5.0 

6.5 

8.0

825

1,140

1,830

2,990

5,290

8,190

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

956 

1,040 

1,130 

3,750 

4,160

2,680 

1,680 

1,380 

1,380 

1,190

1,240 

1,180 

1,170 

1,160 

1,180

1,120 

1,040 

1,120 

18,100 

23,000

6,330 

3,640 

3,570 

2,710 

2,290

2,520 

6,520 

3,870 

2,710 

2,430 

2,020

Nov.

2,080 

1,880 

1,750 

1,740 

1,670

1,710 

1,620 

1,530 

1,530 

1,530

1,530 

1,610 

1,820 

1,530 

1,470

1,450 

1,450 

1,410 

1,390 

1,450

1,300 

1,360 

1,320 

1,290 

1,390

1,330 

1,680 

2,080 

2,020 

1,750

Dec.

1,570 

1,500 

1,420 

1,400 

1,360

1,500 

1,380 

1,320 

1,330 

1,300

1,240 

1,150 

1,290 

1,270 

1,240

1,240 

1,220 

1,750 

1,740 

1,470

1,380 

1,360 

1,450 

2,150 

1,820

1,620 

1,560 

2,020 

2,020 

1,740 

1,630

Jan.

1,570 

1,740 

1,880 

1,650 

1,400

1,600 

2,200 

2,000 

1,900 

1,600

1,700 

1,400 

1,500 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,300 

1,360 

1,320 

1,420 

2,850

2,020 

1,610 

1,610 

1,400 

1,460 

1,390

Month

Oct

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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Peb.

,670 

,500 

,500 

,400 

,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,230

1,270 

1,260 

1,290 

1,260

1,200 

1,240 

1,240 

1,360 

1,420

1,330 

1,240 

1,480 

2,570 

1,820

1,540 

1,460 

1,450

Mar.

1,290 

1,270 

1,290 

1,470 

1,280

1,400 

1,510 

1,320 

1,240 

2,020

2,9BO 

1,950 

1,670 

1,580 

1,810

7,050 

8,130 

3,620 

2,500 

2,220

2,150 

1,950 

2,640 

2,570 

2,020

1,820 

2,430 

2,020

1,740 

1,700 

1,660

Second - 

foot-days

108,26 47,6* 

46,44

0

to

5

49,380 

39,830 

70,240 

60,280 

41,010 

52,660 

66,048 

58,141 

32,433

670, 398

Apr.

2,150 

2,920 

2,570 

2,080 

1,820

1,740 

2,150 

3,060 

4,320 

3,130

2,500 

2,150 

1,950 

1,750 

1,750

1,660 

1,610 

1,680 

1,820 

1,820

2,150 

1,880 

1,720 

1,540 

1,530

1,470 

1,390 

1,380 

1,320 

1,270

Maximum

23,000 

2,080 

2,150

27,100

2,850 

2,570 

tf,130 

4,320 

3,130 

3,570 

9,560 

3,590 

1,870

23,000

May

1,280 

1,330 

1,300 

1,290 

1,110

1,440 

1,280 

1,270 

1,400 

1,220

1,140 

1,100 

1,140 

1,590 

1,820

1,300 

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,160

1,210 

1,060 

1,110 

1,150 

1,040

1,060 

1,070 

1,070 

1,750 

1,750 

3,130

Mining

956 

1,290 

1,150

695

1,300 

1,200 

1,240 

1,270 

1,040 

1,030 

816 

951 

654

654

June

2,080 

1,630 

3,390 

3,570 

2,430

1,680 

1,480 

3,420 

1,880 

1,880

2,430 

2,150 

1,740 

1,390 

1,230

1,210 

1,220 

1,400 

1,230 

1,480

1,540 

1,820 

1,710 

1,330 

1,240

1,210 

1,450 

1,270 

1,140 

1,030

Julj1,020 

1,020 

967 i,orao

835

988 

998 

1,150 

956 

1,220

1,060 

988 

925 

925 

1,230

1,060 

816 

865 

915 

2,410

4,200 

9,560 

7,380 

5,290 

4,180

3,100 

2,680 

2,200 

2,000 

2,060 

2,000

Mean

3,492

1,589 

1,498

2,614

1,593 

1,422 

2,266 

2,009 

1,323 

1,755 

2,131 

1,811 

1,081

1,837

Aug.

2,470 

2,960 

3,100 

2,540 

2,610

2,130 

2,750 

3,170 

3,590 

2,680

2,270 

1,940 

1.800 

1,610 

1,610

1,490 

1,450 

1,450 

1,340 

1,220

1,140 

1,200 

1,190 

1,130 

1,100

1,100 

1,060 

951 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

Per square 

mile

3.40 

1.55 

1.46

2.55

1.55 

1.39 

2.21 

1.96 

1.29 

1.71 

2.08 

1.77 

1.05

1.79

Sept.

1,190 

956 

1,560 

1,800 

1,390

1,290 

1,670 

1,870 

1,520 

1,280

1,100 

1,080 

1,110 

1,070 

1,070

1,030 

1,040 

808 

768 

902

BBS 

788 

788 

778 

654

778 

838 

768 

828 

881

Run-off in 

inches

3.92 

1.73 

1.68

34.56

1.79 

1.45 

2.55 

2.19 

1.49 

1.91 

2.40 

2.04 

1.17

24.32

Peak discharge.- Got. 20 (6 a.m.) 27,900 sec.-ft.j Mar. 17 (5 a.m.) 10,200 sec.-ft.t July 22 

(11 p.m.) 10,700 sec.-ft.
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 147

Broad River near Bell, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°58 ; , long. 82°46', at bridge on State Highway 17, 

Half a mile downstream from Long Creek, 1 mile south of Bell's crossroads and 12 

miles southeast of Elberton, Elbert County. Zero of gage is 356.30 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,420 square miles (revised).

Records available.- November 1926 to July 1932, August 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period August to September 1937, 4,840

second-feet Aug. 31 (gage height, 9.62 feet); minimum, 520 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage 

height, 3.20 feet).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, £5,100 second-feet July 26 

(gage height, 24.12 feet); minimum, 430 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 3.00 

feet).

1926-33, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, 47,200 second-feet Oct. 2, 1929 (gage 

height, 34.8 feet), from rating curve extended above 25,000 second-feet; minimum, 

303 second-feet Sept. 25, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 27-29, Dec. 

25, May 8, which were computed on basis of records for Oconee River nesr Greensboro 

and are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Hating table, Aug. 3, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

second-feet)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6.0 

8.0

430

925

1,490

2,100

3,500

10.0 

12.0 

14.6 

16.0 

1S.O

5,200

7,100

9,400

12,000

14,800

20.0 

22.0 

E4.0

17,900

21,300

24,900

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-38 

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

_

-

1,310

820

1,040

870

1,370

820

1,140

2,300

1,310

980

820

770

720

925

870

720

620

620

595

820

2,560

3,260

2,100

1,200

820

2,970

2,420

1,970

4,570

Sept.

3,260

1,790

1,260

1,310

980

980

1,040

925

870

820

820

S70

670

820

670

670

670

620

595

595

620

620

595

595

545

520

520

670

670

620

-
148 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Broad River near Bell, Ga., 1936-38 Continued

1937-38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

51

Oct.

670 

670 

670 

7,100 

3,900

1,430 

1,140 

980

870 

870

820 

820 

820 

820 

870

770 

770 

720 

6,900 

21,300

16,600 

2,760 

2,040 

1,850 

1,490

1,430 

4,000 

3,600 

2,500 

1,370 

1,370

Nov.

1,200 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140 

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,040 

1*040 

1,140

1,370 

1»490 

1,430 

1,140 

1,090

1,610 

1,260 

1,040 

1,090 

1,090

1,040 

980 

980 

980 

980

1,040 

1,140 

1,260 

1,260 

1,140

Dec.

1,140 

1,090 

1,040 

980 

980

980 

1,040 

9SO 

980 

980

980 

925 

925 

9SO 

980

925 

925 

980 

980 

980

980 

925 

980 

2,230 

1,700

1,310 

1,200 

1,370 

1,490 

1,370 

1,140

Jan.

1,090 

1,260 

1,200 

1,140 

1,090

1,040 

2,690 

2,560 

1,610 

1,430

1,430 

1,490 

1,370 

1,260 

1,200

1,140 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,040 

1,040 

1,090 

1,370

1,260 

1,090 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

Month

Aug 

Sep

W

Ocfc 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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Feb.

1,090 

1,O40 

980 

980 

980

980 

980 

980 

925 

925

925 

925 

925 

925 

870

870 

870 

925 

980 

980

925 

925 

925 

1,260 

1,140

1,040 

980 

980

Mar.

925 

925 

925 

1,040 

980

925 

1,140 

1,040 

980 

1,140

2,230 

1,490 

1,200 

1,140 

1,090

2,300 

5,560 

4,660 

2,360 

1,850

2,100 

1,670 

2,900 

2,100 

1,670

1,430 

1,370 

1,370 

1,310 

1,200 

1,140

Secondfoot-days

41,310 

26,210

91,920 

34,520 

34,465

39,500 

27,230 

52,160 

112,440 

38,050 

45,155 

98,290 

51,540 

20,109

625,379

Apr.

3,340 

14,700 

16,000 

4,140 

2,300

1,910 

8,920 

8,680 

9,920 

5,020

2,560 

2,160 

1,910 

1,790 

1,610

1,550 

1,490 

1,370 

1,850 

1,550

2,100 

2,490 

4,140 

3,040 

1,730

1,370 

1,310 

1,260 

1,140 

1,090

Hajciniuni

4,570 

3,260

21,500 

1,610 

2,230

2,690 

1,260 

5,560 

16,000 

5,020 

3,420 

22,400 

2,62O 

1,550

22,400

May

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

980 

1,040

1,970 

1,670 

1,400 

1,550 

1,260

980 

925 

925 

925 

925

925 

925 

870 

820 

820

980 

870 

820 

770

770

770 

770 

770 

820 

3,660 

5,020

Minimum

595 

520

670 

980 

925

1,040 

870 

925 

1,090 

770 

770 

595 

520 

430

436

June

2,100 

1,430 

3,420 

3,040 

2,230

1,090 

980 

980 

1.790 

1,430

2,900 

1,430 

1,040 

925 

870

820 

770 

1,970 

1,910 

1,430

1,490 

2,040 

1,550 

1,250 

1,090

1,090 

1,310 

1,140 

870 

770

July

720 

670 

670 

770 

720

670 

670 

620

ero

770

670 

670 

595 

595 

1, SVO

1,140 

770 

6VO 

6fO 

6VO

3,5fO 

4, SCO 

6,8CO 

10, 6CO 

20, SCO

22,4CO 

8,440 

2,230 

1,670 

1,4SO 

1,310

Mean

1,424 

874

2,965 

1,151 

1,112

1,274 

972 

1,683 

3,748 

1,227 

1,505 

5,171 

1,017 

670

1,713

Aug.

1,490 

1,970 

1,730 

1,430 

1,260

1,090 

2,620 

2,160 

1,490 

1,430

1,140 

925 

925 

870 

820

1,040 

820 

720 

720 

670

620 

620 

595 

595

595

570 

545 

520 

520 

520 

520

Per square 

mile

1.00 

.615

2.09 

.811 

.783

.897 

.685 

1.19 

2.64 

.864 

1.06 

2.23 

.716 

.472

1.21

Sept.

520 

595 

1,200 

980 

770

1,550 

1,430 

1,040 

720 

670

670 

620 

620 

620 

620

595 

570 

545 

545 

520

475 

475 

452 

452 

430

430 

452 

498 

475 

570

Run-off In 

Inches

1.08 

.69

2.41 

.90 

.90

1.03 

.71 

1.37 

2.94 

1.00 

1.18 

2.57 

.83 

.53

16.37
SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN 

Augusta canal near Augusta, Qa.

149

Location.- Two water-stage recorders at upper end of canal: Upper gage, lat. 33°32 I 55", 

Zong. 82°02'15", 1,000 feet below diversion dam, li miles downstream from Stevens 

Creek power dam, and 5 3/8 miles northwest of Augusta, Richmond County; lower gage, 

lat. 33°30'50", long. 82°00'15", 3 3/8 miles downstream from upper gage. Zero of 

each gage is 46.58 feet by-city of Augusta datum, or 149.417 feet above mean sea 

level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- November 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 3,700 second-feet Oct. 20; minimum daily, 

1,220 second-feet Sept. 25.

1930-38: Maximum daily discharge, 3,940 second-feet Sept. 1, 1937; no flow Apr. 8 

to May 10, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, June 12-17, 

July 22, 25, 26, which were computed on basis of partial recorder record and records 

for similar periods and are fair. Daily discharge obtained by slope method. Canal 

diverts water from Savannah River at dam 1 mile downstream from Stevens Creek Dam 

for power and water-supply. Waste water from power houses returns to river by three 

channels above Thirteenth Street highway bridge. Water is also pumped from canal 

for water supply for Augusta, and a small amount of water entering Beaverdam ditch 

is discharged into river about 13 miles downstream from Augusta."

Discharge, In aeccnd-feet, water year October 1957 to September 19ffs

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

5,430 

2,420 

2,130 

5,480 

5,600

3,570 

3,300 

5,120 

2,110 

2,100

5,210 

5,150 

5,550 

5,550 

5,620

2,340 

2,030 

5,560 

3,540 

3,700

2,150 

2,790 

1,650 

1,910 

5,400

5,530 

3,650 

5,670 

5,450 

2,460 

2,170

Nov.

5,280 

5,340 

5,430 

5,410 

5,560

2,450 

2,060 

3,010 

3,150 

3,180

3,330 

3,260 

2,120 

1,860 

3,040

3,260 

5,450 

5,500 

3,300 

2,140

1,960 

3,280 

3,430 

3,590 

5,520

5,150 

2,070 

1,880 

5,300 

5,480

Dee.

3,510 

3,560 

3,480 

2,460 

2,220

3,220 

3,380 

3,590 

3,540 

3,430

2,510 

2,340 

3,150 

5,200 

3,430

3,200 

2,980 

2,250 

1,970 

5,270

5,570 

2,820 

2,290 

1,960 

1,790

1,740 

2,300 

2,530 

5,140 

5,190 

5,060

Jan.

2,110 

1,690 

2,960 

5,260 

5,320

3,300 

2,980 

1,930 

1,700 

2,920

5,250 

5,210 

5,260 

2,950 

2,250

2,110 

3,OSO 

3,220 

3, ISO 

3,180

2,940 

1,900 

1,620 

2,950 

5,190

5,240 

3,270 

3,060 

2,090 

1,950 

5,030

Month

Got 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19;

ater year 1937-'

Feb.

5,240 

5,290 

5,260 

5,190 

2,050

1,740 

2,980 

3,230 

3,280 

3,250

3,080 

2,110 

1,780 

3,000 

5,240

3,310 

5,300 

5,190 

1,790 

1,570

2,770 

3,180 

3,250 

3,250 

3,290

2,030 

1,830 

5,080

Mar.

5,270 

3,220 

3,000 

2,740 

1,650

1,450 

2,770 

3,020 

3,130 

3,210

5,050 

2,260 

1,930 

2,900 

3,640

2,870 

3,110 

2,730 

1,780 

1,710

2,770 

2,950 

2,880 

2,800 

2,750

2,220 

1,920 

2,990 

5,120 

5,150 

5,050

Secondfoot-days

92,120 

89,370 

88,860

1,066,281

85,020 

78,540 

83,000 

76,880 

84,500 

77,950 

76,950 

88,200 

74,320

995,510

Apr.

2,620 

1,710 

1,410 

2,540 

3,100

2,870 

3,070 

1,950 

1,330 

1,360

2,960 

3,200 

3,150 

5,110 

2,710

2,030 

1,880 

3,160 

3,210 

5,240

5,120 

2,660 

1,860 

1,570 

2,960

5,090 

5,240 

5,150 

2,640 

2,180

Maximum

5,700 

3,590 

5,590

3,940

5,320 

5,510 

5,270 

5,240 

5,350 

3,240 

5,350 

5,570 

5,330

3,700

May

2,120 

5,090 

5,270 

5,260 

5,290

2,790 

2,220 

2,060 

5,110 

5,520

5,550 

5,220 

2,710 

1,860 

1,880

5,060 

5,170 

5,160 

3,160 

2,660

1,950 

1,750 

2,910 

2,960 

3,070

2,930 

2,350 

1,930 

1,850 

2,930 

3,130

Minimum

1,650 

1,860 

1,740

298

1,620 

1,570 

1,450 

1,330 

1,750 

1,550 

1,S30 

1,250 

1,220

1,220

June

5,070 

2,910 

2,190 

1,420 

1,550

2,730 

3,170 

5,160 

5,210 

2,670

1,800 

1,600 

5,000 

5,200 

5,000

5,000 

2,600 

1,860 

1,740 

2,990

5,240 

5,050 

2,980 

2,560 

1,820

1,550 

2,750 

5,060 

5,180 

5,110

July

2,50C 

2,22C 

1,S5C 

1,S4C 

2,27C

2,55C 

2,51C 

2,46C 

2,20C 

2,05C

2,50C 

2,70C 

2,75C 

2,69C 

2,76C

2,23C 

1.89C 

2,S7C 

3,03C 

2.73C

3,130 

3,55C 

2,280 

2.01C 

2,710

2,56C 

2,510 

2,770 

5,010 

2,190 

1,870

Moan

2,872 

2,979 

2,866

2,921

2,743 

2,798 

2,677 

2,563 

2,726 

2,598 

2,482 

2,845 

2,477

2,727

Aug.

3,030 

3,250 

3,190 

3,250 

5,210

2,150 

1,840 

5,OSO 

5,180 

3,210

3,260 

3,530 

1,990 

1,230 

3,050

3,270 

5,550 

5,370 

3,310 

2,570

2,150 

5,090 

3,000 

5,510 

5,550

5,530 

2,100 

2,040 

2,910 

2,530 

2,510

Per square 

mMe

Sept.

3,030 

2.940 

1,740 

1,730 

1,730

2,820 

5,200 

5,550 

5,310 

1,940

1,750 

2,900 

2,820 

2,720 

5,190

5,210 

1,810 

1,"370 

2,800 

2,570

2,600 

2,790 

2,770 

1,250 

1,220

2,430 

2,330 

2,350 

2,670 

3,020

Run-off In 

Inches
150 SAVANNAH RIVER BASIN

Brier Creek at Nillhaven, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°56'00B , lon 

 trestle at Mlllhaven, Screven County, 8

. 81 0 39'05", at Savannah & Atlanta Railway 

miles upstream from Beaver Dam Creek.

Drainage area.- 656 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,110 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

 height, 10.0 Met); minimum observed, 147 second-feet Aug. 28, 29, 31, Sept. 2;

minimum gage height, 1.22 feet Aug. 31, Sept. 2.

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 4,430 second-feet May 4, 1937 (gage height,

11.50 feet); minimum observed, that of Aug. 28, 29, 31 and Sept. 2, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and di-.icharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

147

163

199

298

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

456

663

940

1,350

8.0

9.0

10.0

1,845

2,420

3,110

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1?38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Oct.

216

225

234

264

298

310

310

298

298

298

298

286

275

275

264

264

254

254

254

275

264

264

254

275

286

352

438

475

475

438

420

Nov.

385

385

420

438

420

420

385

352

323

323

323

368

420

420

385

385

385

385

385

385

385

368

368

368

36S

385

438

456

456

438

-

Bee.

438

438

438

456

475

475

456

438

368

475

475

533

420

438

438

438

438

456

438

420

402

402

438

573

595

617

595

595

595

617

663

Jan.

687

687

639

573

533

513

513

494

494

475

475

494

494

494

513

494

475

494

494

494

475

475

438

420

438

438

420

420

420

420

402

Month

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

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

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

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

MnT

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

402

402

402

402

385

385

402

402

402

402

385

385

366

368

352

352

337

352

368

352

352

352

368

402

420

385

385

385

_

-

Mar.

385

385

402

402

402

352

352

337

337

337

352

352

368

385

385

402

456

475

494

513

513

513

533

533

533

573

513

420

385

368

337

Second - 

foot-daya

9,391

11 722

15*043

15,295

10,654

13,094

34,640

12,544

130789

12,164

10, 905 

5.5V2

164,813

Apr.

323

352

553

595

687

789

905

1,170

2,300

2,300

2,180

2,680

3,110

2,740

2,240

1,690

1,260

1,010

845

763

687

663

711

763

639

573

553

533

513

513

Maximum

475

456.

663

687

420

573

3,110 

763

789

1,050

1,090 

402

3,110

May

475

438

438

475

420

420

420

573

533

475

402

368

368

402

420

385

337

275

254

234

225

207

191

191

183

310

763

763

533

533

533

Minimum

216

323

368

402

337

323

183

niLA «O4

169

147

147

147

June

553

513

573

617

663

763

789

763

687

617

573

494

385

337

323

352

385

385

337

264

234

244

286

298

286

368

385

438

475

402

-

July

2?8

264

2S4

2£5

2C7

1S9

191

183

183

169

199

207

225

275

264

299

275

234

216

264

456

573

573

49 \

617

1,050

711

711

737

737 90"5

Mean

303

391

485

493

380

422

1,155 

405

460

392

352

186

458

Aug.

1,090

940

817

687

513

438

402

420

385

402

438

420

385

352

323

286

244

216

199

183

183

169

169

163

163

163

157

152

147

152

147

Per square 

nile

0.462

 696

.739

 752

 579

.643

1.76

.617 

.701

 598

.537

.284

.689

Sept.

152

147

152

157

157

163

176

169

183

199

207

207

216

216

207

207

199

191

176

176

169

169

169

163

157

152

152

157

225

402

Run-off in 

inches

0.55

.66

.85

on O I

.60

.74

1.96

.71 

 78

 69

 6£

.32

9.33
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

eechee River near Louisville, Qa.

151

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°58', long. 82°23', at bridge on U. S. Highway 1, 1 mile 

dovmstream from Louisville & Wadley Railroad, 2 miles south of Louisville, Jefferson 

County, 2 miles dovmstream from Rocky Comfort Creek, and 2 miles upstream from Big 

Creek.

Drainage area.- 800 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 8,900 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage 

neignt, 15.16 feet); minimum observed, 121 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.56 

feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 12,800 second-feet May 2, 1937 (gage height, 

16.1 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 26, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

S.O

113 

153 

242 

477 

S55

9.0 1,095

10.0 1,430

1,930

2,690

3,900

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0 5,580

15.0 8,200

16.0 12,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24, 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

214 

232 

242 

262 

303

336 

371 

395 

383 

325

292 

272 

242 

242 

262

262 

252 

262 

272 

383

595 

691 

613 

631 

671

577 

493 

493 

559 

559 

541

Nov.

577 

541 

449 

395 

359

371 

347 

336 

336 

336

347 

371 

3S3 

395 

421

435 

449 

435 

421 

407

383 

383 

395 

407

407

407 

407 

421 

435 

449

Dec.

477 

493 

477 

435 

421

421 

421 

421 

435 

463

493 

493 

477 

449 

449

435

421 

435 

435 

421

421 

421 

477 

613

711

791 

833 

921 

965 

943 

833

Jan.

691 

613 

577 

541. 

525

525 

541 

559 

559 

577

613 

691 

731 

711 

671

651 

613 

613 

559 

541

509 

493 

493 

509 

509

493 

477 

477 

477 

463 

463

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Pet 

liar

Apr 

May

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1»

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

alendar year

tember .......................

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

449 

449 

463 

477 

477

463 

463 

435 

435 

421

421 

421 

421 

421 

407

407 

421 

407 

407 

407

421 

421 

421 

463 

477

463 

477 

477

Mar.

463 

431 

407 

395 

383

383 

371 

371 

371 

395

449 

463 

449 

449 

477

477 

651 

731 

791 

855

965 

965 

877 

731 

613

541 

525 

493 

449 

4S1 

395

Secondfoot-days

12,227 

12,205 

16,901

17,465 

12,292 

16,727 

67,279 

11,759 

15,163 

24,579 

13,240 

4,843

224,680

Apr.

421 

751 

1,160 

1,360 

2,430

5,580 

4,040 

3,130 

3,500 

8,550

7,600 

5,780 

3,760 

2,690 

2,060

1,650 

1,360 

1,160 

1,020 

899

811

771 

811 

855 

943

943 

943 

899 

771 

631

Maximum

691 

577 

965

731 

477 

965 

8,550 

651 

833 

2,900 

1,320 

196

8,550

May

525 

463 

421 

383 

383

449 

493 

463 

477 

541

525 

477 

449 

395 

325

303 

292 

282 

262 

242

232 

214 

196 

196 

232

371 

359 

359 

336 

463 

651

Minimum

214 

336 

421

463 

407 

371 

421 

196 

205 

187 

145 

121

121

June

711 

691 

731 

833 

731

691 

671 

595 

509 

407

691 

509 

435 

395

371

336 

272 

223 

205 

214

325 

S95 

449 

595 

751

731 

559 

395 

347 

395

July

421 

336 

262 

214 

214

214 

196 

205 

205 

187

187 

242 

336 

407 

359

303 

435 

477 

525 

671

811 

751 

731 

1,040 

1,100

1,360 

2.900 

2,900 

2,510 

2,270 

1,810

Mean

394 

407 

545

563 

439 

540 

2,243 

379 

505 

793 

427 

161

616

Aug.

1,320 

990 

731 

559 

541

595

671 

711 

731 

711

671 

595 

477 

371 

314

282 

232 

232 

252 

282

262 

214 

205

187 

178

169 

161 

153 

145 

153 

145

Per square 

mile

0.492 

.509 

.681

.704 

.549 

.675 

2.80 

.474 

.631 

.991 

.534 

.201

.770

Sept.

153 

169 

153 

145 

153

169 

187 

187 

196 

196

187 

17S 

196 

187 

178

161 

169 

161 

153 

153

145 

129 

145 

137 

129

121 

129 

137 

153 

187

Run-off In 

Inches

0.57 

 57 

.79

.81 

 57 

.78 

3.12 

 55 

.70 

1-14 

.62 

.22

10.44
152 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°42'40", long. 81°52'45", at county highwf.v bridge at 

Scarboro, Jenklns County, 34 miles downstream from Sculls Creek, 64 miles upstream 

from Horse Creek, and 7* miles southeast of Mlllen.

Drainage area.- 1,940 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Ifexlmum discharge observed during year, 11,600 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage 

height, 10.38 feet); minimum observed, 145 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.34 

foot).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 12,900 second-feet May 6, 1?37 (gage height, 

10.71 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1957-58 (gage height, in feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.4 

1.0 

2.0 

5.0

154

250

420

600

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

7.0

S20 

1,120 

1,510 

2,240

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

4,020

6,620

9,980

14,350

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19?8

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

348 

366 

402 

43B

474 

510 

52B 

528 

664

582 

600 

620 

600 

546

492 

474 

438 

456 

456

456 

474 

492 

528 

564

620 

720 

795 

B70 

1,020 

930

Nov.

900 

B45 

795 

770 

770

770 

770 

745 

680 

660

680 

700 

700 

700 

700

720 

745 

720 

700 

700

700 

700 

700 

700 

680

680 

680 

700 

745 

795

Dec.

795 

770 

745 

745 

770

820 

820 

B20 

820 

795

795 

820 

B20 

845 

820

845 

645 

870 

870 

870

820 

820 

930 

930 

990

1,050 

1,120 

1,160 

1,190 

1,220 

1,300

Jan.

1,340 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,340

1,300 

1,220 

1,190 

1,160 

1,050

1,020 

1,020 

1,020 

1,050 

1,080

1,120 

1,160 

1,160 

1,120 

1,080

1,080 

1,050 

1,020 

1,050 

1,020

990 

960 

930 

930 

930 

930

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar you

ater year 1937-3Q

Feb.

900 

870 

870 

870 

870

845 

820 

820 

845 

845

845 

645 

820 

795 

795

770 

745 

745 

745 

770

795 

820 

795 

795 

795

795 

795 

820

Mar.

845 

845 

845 

845 

820

795 

770 

745 

720 

700

700 

700 

680 

680 

700

700 

845 

870 

930 

990

1,050 

1,120 

1,190 

1,220 

1,220

1,260 

1,260 

1,220 

1,190 

1,050 

960

Seeondfoot-days

17,239 

21,850 

27,830

34.460 

22,840 

28,465 

122,870 

28,771 

48,900 

38,642 

43,953 

8,528

444,348

Apr.

900 

870 

930 

990 

1,080

900 

1,340 

1,960 

3,360 

6,320

9,240 

10,400 

10,400 

11,600 

10,700

8,880 

7,860 

5,500 

4,740 

4,020

3,150 

2,770 

2,470 

2,140 

1,880

1,740 

1,810 

1,740 

1,620 

1,560

Maximum

1,020 

900 

1,300

1,380 

900 

1,260 

11,600 

1,510 

3,360 

4,740 

4,020 

420

11,600

May

1,510 

1,460 

1,420 

1,300 

1,190

1,080 

960 

930 

990 

990

990 

990 

990 

930 

930

930 

870 

820 

745 

660

582 

546 

510 

474 

456

546 

582 

700 

960 

1,220 

1,510

Minimum

348 

660 

745

930 

745 

680 

870 

456 

820 

420 

250 

154

154

June

1,610 

1,610 

1,880 

2,140 

2,770

3,360 

3,150 

2,770 

2,470 

2,140

2,050 

1,880 

1,680 

1,510 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,420 

1,220 

990

870 

820 

870 

900 

930

960 

1,080 

1,120 

1,160 

1,160

July

i.iro

l.OfO 

900 

7VO 

7FO

660 

564 

4f2 

438 

420

438 

4£6 

528 

4S 2 

564

6EO 

640 

640 

640 

7CO

820 

960 

1,120 

1,360 

1,460

1,620 

2,060 

3,150 

4,500 

4,740 

4,020

Mean

556 

728 

898

1,112 

816 

916 

4,096 

928 

1,630 

1,247 

1,418 

284

1,217

Aug.

3,800 

4,020 

4,020 

3,580 

3,150

2,770 

2,350 

2,050 

1,810 

1,620

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

1,260 

1,190

1,080 

990 

845 

680 

564

474 

456 

420 

420 

420

384 

348 

314 

282 

266 

250

Per square 

mile

0.287 

.375 

.463

.573 

.412 

.473 

2.11 

.478 

.840 

.643 

.731 

.146

.627

Sept.

266 

266 

266 

266 

266

282 

282 

282 

314 

348

348 

366 

348 

314 

296

330 

314 

314 

298 

298

282 

266 

250 

216 

218

202 

170 

154 

262 

420

Run-off In 

Inches

0.33 

.42 

.53

.66 

.44 

.55 

2.35 

.55 

.94 

.74 

.84 

.16

8.51
OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 153

Ogeechee River near Eden, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°10', long. 81°25', at bridge on U. S. Highway 25, 80 and 

JdBU, z miles west of Eden, Effingham County, 2 miles upstream from Seaboard Railway 

bridge, and 3 miles upstream from Black Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,650 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 10,800 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage 

height, 11.52 feet); minimum observed, 290 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.52 

foot).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 11,400 second-feet May 11, 1937 (gage 

height, 11.55 feet); minimum observed, that of Sept. 28, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 

Oct. 1 to HOT. 15

1.9 700

2.5 890

3.0 1,065

3.5 1,250

i height, In feet, and discharge, in seccnd-feet) 

Nov. 16 to Sept. 30

0.5 

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

290

450

770

1,100

1,436

1,826

2,310

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

2,870

3,580

4,690

6,480

9,100

12,680

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

760 

730 

730 

790 

890

995 

1,060 

1,100 

1,030 

960

925 

855 

790 

790 

790

790 

790 

790 

760 

700

700 

730 

730 

730 

730

700 

730 

790 

855 

890 

925

Hov.

960 

960 

995 

995 

995

995 

960 

925 

890 

855

890 

925 

1,030 

1,140 

1,250

1,300 

1,260 

1,200 

1,130 

1,100

1,070 

1,030 

1,000 

968 

968

935 

935 

96S 

968 

968

Dec.

968 

968 

968 

1,000 

1,000

1,000 

1,000 

968 

968 

1,000

1,000 

1,030 

1,070 

1,070 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,070 

1,070

1,070 

1,070 

1,100 

1,170 

1,300

1,440 

1,540 

1,580 

1,620 

1,580 

1,580

Jan.

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,620 

1,660 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,620 

1,580 

1,540 

1,510

1,470 

1,440 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400 

1,400

1,400 

1,370 

1,370 

1,330 

1,300 

1,260

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,260 

1,230 

1,200 

1,170 

1,170

1,130 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,070 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

1,000 

968

968 

935 

935 

968 

1,100

1,230 

1,300 

1,260

Mar.

1,200 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070 

1,070

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

968

968 

935 

935 

902 

902

869 

902 

968 

968 

968

1,000 

1,030 

1,070 

1,100 

1,100

1,130 

1,170 

1,200 

1,230 

1,300 

1,300

Secondfoot-days

25,535 

30,565 

35,320

46,130 

30,474 

32,575 

126, 130 

38,168 

53,082 

36,289 

64,742 

11,820

530,830

Apr.

1,300 

1,330 

1,300 

1,260 

1,260

1,230 

1,170 

1,170 

1,330 

1,660

2,010 

2,470 

3,050 

3,870 

5,310

7,670 

9,720 

10,400 

10, 800 

10,100

8,480 

7,170 

6,080 

5,140 

4,430

3,870 

3,490 

3,260 

2,990 

2,810

Maximum

1,100 

1,300 

1,620

1,660 

1,300 

1,300 

10,800 

2,580 

2,930 

1,740 

4,080 

770

10,800

Bay

2,580 

2,420 

2,210 

2,060 

1,920

1,780 

1,700 

1,620 

1,540 

1,440

1,330 

1,200 

1,130 

1,100 

1,070

1,070 

1,030 

1,030 

1,000 

1,000

968 

902 

836 

770 

674

642 

610 

578 

610 

642 

706

Minimum

700 

855 

968

1,260 

935 

869

578 

738 

738 

450 

306

306

June

738 

836 

968 

1,100 

1,260

1,440 

1,660 

1,830 

1,960 

2,210

2,520 

2,750 

2,930 

2,870 

2,640

2,470 

2,360 

2,260 

2,010 

1,830

1,660 

1,580 

1,580 

1,510 

1,370

1,230 

1,440 

1,400 

1,370 

1,300

July

1,300 

1,300 

1,230 

1,230 

1,200

1,170 

1,100 

968 

836 

738

738 

803 

836 

770 

902

902 

836 

770 

870 

1,000

1,170F 

1,300 

1,260 

1,300 

1,400

1,700 

1,740 

1,740 

1,740 

1,700 

1,740

Mean

824 

1,019 

1,139

1,488 

1,088 

1,051 

4,204 

1,231 

1,769 

1,171 

2,088 

394

1,454

Aug.

1,870 

2,260 

3,120 

3,770 

4,080

4,080 

3,870 

3,770 

3,770 

3,670

3,490 

3,190 

2,870 

2,470 

2,160

1,830 

1,620 

1,510 

1,470 

1,400

1,260 

1,130 

1,070 

1,030 

770

342 

578 

546 

514 

482 

450

Per square 

mile

0.311 

.385 

.430

 562 

.411 

.397 

1.59 

.465 

.668 

.442 

.788 

.149

 549

Sept.

418 

402 

386 

386 

370

370 

386 

386 

386 

370

354 

386 

402 

402 

402

402 

402 

386 

370 

370

370 

354 

338 

322 

306

306 

306 

306 

706 

770

Run-off In 

Inches

0.36 

.43 

.50

.65 

.43 

.46 

1.77 

.54 

.75 

.51 

.91 

.17

7.48
154 OGEECHEE RIVER BASIN 

Canooch.ee River near Claxton, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°11'05", long. 81°53'25", at bridge on State Highway 73, 

2 miles northeast of Claxton, Evans County, and 10 miles upstream from Lotts Creek.

Drainage area.- 555 square miles.

Records available.- May 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,580 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage 

height, 10.54 feet); minimum observed, 3.5 second-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 

1.65 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 13, 1938; minimum observed, 

that of Sept. 27, 28, 1938.

Remarks . - Records above 20 second-feet are good; those for October and November and thos 

below 20 second-feet are fair. Discharge for Oct. 9-12, July 19 interpolated. Gage 

read twice daily.

Rating table, Oct. 13 to Sept. 30 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 13-29)

in second-feet)

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

303

454

597

802

9.0

1,230

1,510

1,865

6.0 1,000

10.0 2,300

11.0 2,930

Discharge, in secor.d-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1E38

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

69 

79 

79 

109 

144

154 

148 

132 

140 

98

84 

76 

71 

65 

54

47 

37 

36 

37 

45

71 

80 

85 

114 

107

97 

107 

187 

202 

181 

181

Nov.

144 

90 

82 

54 

41

34 

32 

29 

27 

27

22

112 

485 

454

393

363 

333 

216

164

144

130 

107 

99 

92 

87

94 

90 

122 

147 

138

Dec.

130 

130 

112

94 

85

80 

78 

78 

76 

90

94 

94 

92 

87 

112

107 

99 

99 

99 

104

107 

102 

112

454 

454

543 

543 

454 

393 

348 

318

Jan.

303 

260 

230 

202

178

167 

158 

167 

170 

161

152 

161 

202 

230 

230

230 

216 

216 

187 

178

172 

161 

155 

14V 

144

164 

175 

164 

152 

150 

164

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

MatApr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

158 

138 

136 

122

112

109 

117 

120 

97 

87

80 

71 

69 

67 

67

62 

58 

58 

67 

71

67 

67 

67 

175 

230

245 

274

245

Mar.

187 

144 

120 

104

94

B2 

78 

67 

56 

50

52 

50 

47 

41 

36

39 

65 

107 

112

117

112 

102 

90 

92 

94

87 

78 

76 

82 

80 

78

Secondfoot-days

3,116 

4,352 

5,768

5,746 

3,236 

2,619 

19,580 

2,116.5 

14,545 

22,191 

10,475 

354.5

94,099

Apr.

65 

50 

97 

147 

202

202 

158 

130 

333 

820

1,160 

1,680 

2,460 

2,400 

1,940

1,280 

820 

597 

423 

318

274 

230 

216 

245 

274

288 

690 

940 

748 

393

Maximum

202 

485 

543

303 

274 

187 

2,460 

260 

1,390 

2,350 

1,710 

45

2,460

May

260

202 

150 

112 

94

127 

114 

85 

62 

50

43 

52 

52 

50 

62

69 

56 

45 

30 

27

21 

18 

11 

10 

8.5

7 

67 

109 

50 

37 

36

Minimum

36 

22 

76

144 

58 

36 

50 

7 

47 

32 

13 

3.5

3.5

June

47 

67 

515 

1,000 

1,260

1,390 

1,040 

766 

802 

730

485 

260 

202 

150 

152

378 

303 

202

167 

164

138 

130 

184 

144 

112

454 

1,160 

1,040 

710 

393

July

288 

216

175 

150

12V

92 

65 

50 

37 

32

67 

158 

260 

820

1,020

1,070 

820 

690 

543 

515

730 

1,420 

2,350 

2,250 

1,780

1,230 

1,070 

1,160 

1.210 

~930 

766

Mean

101 

145 

186

185 

116 

84.5 

653 

68.3 

435 

716

sr-s

11.8

258

Aug.

710 

646 

748 

515 

454

748 

1,710 

1,260 

880 

571

423 

318 

230 

167 

147

216 

216 

138 

80 

52

47 

39 

25 

24 

20

17 

16 

14 

13 

13 

18

Pep square 

mile

0.1R2 

.261 

.335

.333 

.209 

.152 

1.18 

.123 

.874 

1.29 

.609 

.021

.465

Sept.

16 

16 

14 

14 

12

15 

18 

22 

18 

16

15 

14 . 

11 

11 

9

9 

8.5 

8 

6.5 

6.5

6.5 

5 

4.5 

4.5 

4

4 

3.5 

4 

14

45

Run-off in 

inches

0.21 

.29 

.39

.38 

.22 

.18 

1.32 

.14 

.98 

1.49 

.70 

.02

6.32
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 155

Ocmulgee River at Macon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°51', long. 83°34', at Fifth Street Bridge in

 Macon, Bibb County. U. S. Weather Bureau gage at same site and datum. Zero of gage

is 269.38 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 2,240 square miles.

Records' available.- January 1893 to September 1913, October 1931 to September 1938. 

Average discharKeT- 25 years (1893-1911, 1931-38), 2,882 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 31,000 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 20.6

 feet); minimum, 358 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 1.82 feet).

1893-1913, 1931-38: Maximum discharge, 63,700 second-feet Apr. 9, 1936 (gage 

height, 25.23 feet); minimum, 192 second-feet Nov. 9, 16, 23, 1931; minimum gage 

height, -1.0 foot Oct. 5, 1904, July 27, 1914.

Maximum stage known, 26.1 feet Feb. 28, 1929 (discharge, 70,000 secord-feetj. A 

stage 1 inch lower,as determined from floodmarks, was reached Jan. 19, 1925, at Central 

of Georgia Railway bridge, 500 feet downstream. 

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, Dec. 13-16, com-

 puted on basis of records for station at Lumber City. Diurnal fluctuation from

operation of power plant near Jackson, Ga. Gage-height record collected in cooperation 

with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, ater year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharg 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 24 to Mar. 16)

in second-feet)

1.5

2.0 

3.0

4.0 

6.0

240

430

880

1,390

2.530

8.0 

10-0 

12.0 

13.0 

14.0

3,820

5.210

6,800

7,900

9,200

15.0 

16.0 

1S.O 

20.0 

22.0

10,900

13,200

19,300

27,800

39,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

Z 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

936 

968 

803 

808 

1,440

1,690 

1,570 

1,500 

1,070 

962

734 

1,090 

1.280 

1,430

1,110

1,280 

717 

800 

2,940 

6,390

11,100 

4,480 

3.550 

3,180 

3,070

3,070 

3,450 

3,560 

3,450 

3,400 

3,350

Nov.

2,970 

2,940 

1,560 

1,540 

1,160

1,410 

1,030 

614

897 

1,110

1,160 

1,290 

1,730 

1,170 

1,190

2,500 

2,540 

2,410 

2,300 

2,360

1,960 

2,230 

2,340 

2,310 

2,360

1,580 

1,810 

1,040 

867 

2,060

Dec.

2,310 

2,380 

1,S80 

1,930 

1,130

869 

1,910 

1,880 

1,680 

1,340

1,180 

871 

845 

1,600 

1,600

1,400 

1,270 

1,480 

1,000 

854

1,380 

1,610 

3,010 

3,680 

1,800

1,090 

871 

1,900 

1,990 

2,100 

2,190

Jan.

2,170 

1,110 

833 

2,090 

1,580

1,410 

2,500 

2,090 

1,240

914

2,550 

2,880 

2,760 

1,570 

1,670

1,000 

812 

1,510 

1,650 

1,160

1,550 

913 

778 

913 

1,380

1,290 

1,310 

1,370 

1,120 

758 

893

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Peb.

1,770 

1,540 

1,540 

1,570 

1,380

784 

725 

1,430 

1,640 

1,290

1,180 

1,440 

886 

716 

1,310

1,330 

1,110 

1,180 

810 

739

688 

1,030 

1,220 

1,370 

1,320

1,310 

722

663

Mar.

1,420 

1,620 

1,760 

2,000

968

788 

728 

1,390 

1,490 

1,460

1,100 

1,020 

915 

712 

1,270

2,270 

5,070 

3,770 

3,030 

1,460

1,240 

2,560 

1,790 

2,830 

2,670

2,520 

1,310 

878 

2,370 

2,510 

2,460

Secondfoot-days

75,178 

52.438 

51,030

1,387,676

45,779 

32,693 

57,379 

257,120 

41,926 

62,944 

53,452 

40,760 

18,015

788,714

Apr.

7,590 

21,500 

24,400 

22,800 

5,650

5,770 

26,800 

24,400 

25,800 

19,300

6,050 

5,850 

5,210 

4,740 

4,070

3,460 

2,910 

1,290 

2,820 

2,930

4,150 

5,590 

4,900 

3,640 

1,600

2,920 

2,810 

2,770 

2,700 

2,700

Maximum

11,100 

2,970 

3,680

34,300

2,880 

1,770 

5,070 

26,800 

3,450 

3,820 

4,220 

2,430 

782

26,800

May

2,590 

1,810 

3,450 

2,090 

2,000

1,960 

1,900 

1,010 

988 

1,760

1,520 

1,410 

1,490 

1,590 

868

806 

1,140 

1,060 

1,270 

1,110

1,010 

740 

712 

1,060 

1,080

1,020 

953 

761 

792 

906 

1,670

Minimum

717 

614 

845

614

758 

663 

712 

1,290 

712 

730 

746 

678 

510

510

June

1,780 

1,950 

3,020 

2,300 

1,030

730 

1,480 

1,470 

1,450 

1,720

2,060 

2,070 

3,030 

3,250 

1,920

1,440 

1,410 

972 

932 

2,060

3,360 

3,820 

3,280 

3,150 

2,320

1,750 

1,020 

2,890 

3,120 

2,160

July

1,520 

1,270 

8S2 

1,770 

841

1,090 

1,160 

1,070 

1,040

all

7SO 

1,300 

1,020 

826 

992

1,200 

984

746 

1,070 

1,970

2,080 

2,220 

2,610 

3,220 

2,980

4,220 

3,680 

3,370 

2,980 

2,530 

1,220

Mean

2,425

1,748 

1,646

3,802

1,477 

1,168 

1,851 

8,571 

1,352 

2,098 

1,724 

1,315 

600

2,161

Aug.

784 

2,180 

2,380 

1,400 

1,070

2,060 

1,680 

1,590 

2,380 

2,430

2,270 

2,160 

2,390 

1,030 

792

1,620 

1,670 

1,270 

S48 

795

776 

678 

731 

688 

680

728 

714 

679 

761 

810 

716

Per aq-iare 

mile

1.08 

.780 

.735

1.70

.659 

.521 

.826 

3.83 

.604 

.937 

.770 

.587 

.268

.965

Sept.

740 

750 

782 

656 

632

728 

694 

654 

620 

620

594 

549 

579 

608 

585

551 

549 

544 

510 

542

542 

558 

532 

542 

523

511 

566 

578 

592 

584

Run-off in 

inches

1.24 

.87 

.85

23.02

.76 

.54 

.95 

4.27 

.70 

1.05 

.89 

.68 

.30

13.10

Peak dl a charge.- Oct. 21 (11 

{5 p.m.) 31,000 sec.-ft.

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n.) 14,500 sec.-ft.j Apr. 3 (12 p.m.) 26,800 sec.-ft.j Apr. 7
156 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°55', long. 82°40', at bridge 01 U. S. Highway 

341 at Lumber City, Telfair County, 500 feet downstream from Southern Railway bridge, 

1 mile upstream from Little Ocmulgee River, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

Oconee River to form Altamaha River. Prior to Nov. 9, 1937, staff gage at same site 

and datum.

Drainage area.- 5,180 square miles.

Records available.- October 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,500 second-feet Apr. 17 (gage height, 16.85 

feet); minimum, 1,460 second-feet Sept. 26-28 (gage height, 0.30 foot).

1936-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 17, 1938; minimum, that of Sept. 26-28, 

1938.

Maximum stage known, 26.3 feet Jan. 21, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for Sept. 29, 30 computed from partly estimaged gage 

heights. Gage height record for period Oct. 1 to Nov. 8 furnished by U. 3. Weather 

Bureau from daily gage readings.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

1,280

1,900

2,570

3,300

4,070

6.0

S.O

9.0

10.0

11.0

5,730

7,500

8,500

9,800

11,500

12.0

14.0

16.0

17.0

13,800

20,800

30,100

35,600

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,160 

2,220 

2,290 

2,360 

2,360

2,290 

2,290 

2,160 

2,100 

2,430

2,500 

2,570 

2,570 

2,430 

2,290

2,100 

2,100 

2,220 

2,360 

2,360

2,450 

2,360 

2,500 

3,080 

3,520

3,830 

4,070 

4,310 

4,470 

4,710 

4,880

Nov.

5,140 

5,220 

5,140 

5,050 

4,S80

4,710 

4,470 

4,070 

3,380 

3,000

2.S50 

2,640 

2,570 

2,640 

2,780

3,000 

3,300 

3,460 

3,450 

3,450

3,680 

3,830 

3,910 

3,830 

3,830

3,750 

3,750 

3,750 

3,830 

3,750

Dec.

3,600 

3,300 

3,000 

3,000 

3,300

3,620 

3,600 

3,520 

3,300 

3,000

3,000 

3,300 

3,380 

3,380 

3,220

3,000 

2,780 

2,780 

2,920 

3,000

2,920 

2,920 

2,920 

2,920 

3,080

3,380 

3,680 

3,990 

4,310 

4,550 

4,710

Jan.

4,710 

4,470 

4,310 

4,230 

4,230

4,070 

3,750 

3,520 

3,600 

3,680

3,750 

3,910 

4,150 

4,070 

3,990

3,990 

4,230 

4,310 

4,230 

3,910

3,450 

3,300 

3,380 

3,450 

3,450

3,380 

3,150 

2,920 

3,000 

3,080 

3,080

Month

Oct

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Feb.

3,150 

3,150 

3,000 

2,850 

3,000

3,220 

3,300 

3,300 

3,150 

2,920

2,710 

2,780 

2,920 

3,000 

2,920

2,850 

2,780 

2,640 

2,640 

2,780

2,780 

2,780 

2,640 

2,570 

2,640

2,710 

2,850 

3,000

Mar.

3,080 

3,000 

2,S50 

2,570 

2,640

2,850 

3,000 

3,150 

3,000 

2,710

2,570 

2,570 

2,710 

2,850 

2,780

2,710 

2 710 

2,850 

3,080 

3,450

3,910 

4,230 

4,470 

4,710 

4,880

5,050 

5,140 

4,960 

4,710 

4,550 

4,470

Second - 

foot-daya

86,320 

113,100 

103,280

2,313,290

116,750 

81,030 

108,210 

394, 580 

132,020 

116,440 

141,760 

127,380 

53,430

1,574,300

Apr.

4,070 

3,600 

3,680 

3,S30 

4,070

4,310 

4,630 

5,390 

6,330 

8,000

10,400 

12,600 

16,300 

22,000 

28,100

32, 800 

34,500 

32,800 

29,100 

24,800

20,400 

17,000 

13,600 

10,800 

8,740

7,320 

6,510 

6,240 

6,240 

6,420

Maximum

4,880 

5,220 

4,710

23,600

4,710 

3,300 

5,140 

34,500 

7,050 

4,710 

8,860 

6,960 

2,290

34,500

May

6,600 

6,870 

7,050 

6,780 

6,330

5,900 

5,560 

5,300 

5,220 

5,220

5,050 

4,960 

4,800 

4,470 

4,070

3,830 

3,600 

3,450 

3,300 

2,920

2,780 

2,710 

2,710 

2,640 

2,570

2,500 

2,360 

2,570 

3,150 

3,450 

3,300

Minimum

2,100 

2,570 

2,780

2,100

2,920 

2,570 

2,570 

3,600 

2,360 

2,850 

2,640 

1,900 

1,460

1,460

June

3,000 

2,850 

2,850 

3,150 

3,450

3,330 

4,230 

4,630 

4,710 

4,310

3,910 

3,990 

4,150 

4,150 

4,150

4,150 

4,150 

4,230 

4,310 

4,230

3,750

a, 300

3,150 

3,220 

3,520

3,830 

4,150 

4,310 

4,390 

4,390

July

4,230 

3,750 

3,750 

3,910 

3,830

3,450 

3,150 

3,220 

3,380 

3,380

3,300 

3,080 

4,310 

3,750 

3,150

2,850 

2,850 

2.S50 

2,640 

2,850

4,800 

5,390 

5,140 

5,300 

6,420

8,740 

8,860 

8,100 

7,500 

7,050 

6,780

Mean

2,785 

3,770 

3,332

6,338

3,766 

2,894 

3.491 

13,150 

4, £59 

3,881 

4,573 

4,109 

1,781

4,313

Aug.

6,600 

6,600 

6,780 

6,960 

6,870

6,420 

5,730 

5,390 

5,390 

5,300

4,960 

4,630 

4,310 

4,230 

4,150

4,150 

3,990 

3,680 

3,150 

2,850

2,920 

2,850 

2,640 

2,430 

2,290

2,160 

2,100 

2,030 

1,960 

1,960 

1,900

Per square 

mile

0.538 

.728 

.643

1.22

.727 

.559 

.674 

2.54 

.822 

.749 

.883 

.793 

.344

.833

Sept.

1,900 

1,900 

1,900 

1,960 

1,900

2,030 

2,290 

2,160 

1,960 

1,900

2,030 

2,100 

1,960 

1,840 

1,770

1,770 

1,700 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640

1,640 

1,580 

1,520 

1,520 

1,490

1,490 

1,460 

1,460 

1,580 

1,700

Run-off In 

inches

0.62 

.81 

.74

16.59

.84 

.58 

.78 

2.83 

.95 

.84 

1.03 

.91 

.38

11.30
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga.

157

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°39', long. 81°50', at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge at Doctortown, Wayne County, about 4-i miles northeast of Jesup. Zero of 

gage is 28.77 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 13,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 68,000 second-feet Apr. 19 (gage height, 9.0 

feet;; minimum, 2,760 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, -1.61 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 178,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1936 (gage height, 12.03 

feet); minimum, 1,760 second-feet Oct. 8, 9, 14, 15, 1931 (gage height, -2.3 feet).

Maximum stage known, 14.6 feet Jan. 23, 1925 (discharge, 300,000 sgcond-feet, 

from rating curve extended above 180,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-26 and Aug. 16 to Sept. 24)

-2.0

-1.0 

0 

1.0

2,400

3,300

4,320

5,440

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

6,650

8,070

9,300

13,100

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

20,500 

31,400 

46,000 

6S,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

20 

30 

31

Oct.

4,100 

4,320 

4,540 

4,650 

4,760

4,760 

4,760 

4,650 

4,650 

4,760

4,870 

4,870 

4,760 

4,650 

4,430

4,210 

4,100 

3,900 

3,900 

4,100

4,210 

4,320 

4,540 

5,200 

6,400

7,320 

8,390 

9,080 

9,620 

10,000 

10, 400

HOT.

10,200 

9,800 

9,800 

9,620 

9,260

8,730 

8,070 

7,760 

7,320 

6,910

6,280 

6,040 

5,800 

5,680 

5,560

5,800 

6,160 

6,400 

6,650 

6,650

6,520 

6,520 

6,520 

6,650 

6,650

6,650 

6,650 

6,520 

6,520 

6,520

Dec.

6,520 

6,520 

6,400 

6,160 

5,920

5,800 

5,920 

6,040 

6,040 

6,040

5,920 

5,920 

5,920 

6,040 

6,160

6,160 

6,040 

5,800 

5,560 

5,560

5,560 

5,680 

5,680 

5,920 

6,160

6,400 

6,910 

7,760 

8,390 

8,900 

9,080

Jan.

9,080 

8,900 

8,730 

8,560 

8,070

7,910 

7,760 

7,610 

7,320 

7,180

7,180 

7,610 

8,070 

8,390 

8,560

8,560 

8,390 

8,230 

8,070 

8,070

7,910 

7,610 

7,180 

6,910 

6,78O

6,780 

6,780 

6,780 

6,520 

6,400 

6,400

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Auff 

Sep

H

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Feb.

6,400 

6,400 

6,280 

6,280 

6,160

6,160 

6,160 

6,160 

6,160 

6,160

6,040 

5,920 

5,680 

5,560 

5,680

5,680 

5,560 

5,560 

5,440 

5,320

5,320 

5,320 

5,440 

5,440 

5,440

5,440 

5,560 

5,680

Mar.

5,800 

6,040 

6,040 

5,920 

5,680

5,440 

5,200 

5,320 

5,440 

5,560

5,560 

5,320 

5,200 

5,090 

5,200

5,560 

5,920 

5,920 

6,040 

6,400

7,040 

7,760 

8,560 

9,080 

9,620

9,800 

9,620 

9,440 

9,260 

9,080 

8,730

Secondfoot-days

169,220 

214,210 

196,880

5,571,110

238,300 

162,400 

210,640 

874,950 

266,350 

289,310 

339,720 

476,260 

100,450

3,538,690

Apr.

8,230 

7,910 

7,460 

7,180 

7,320

8,070 

9,080 

9,800 

10,400 

11,400

12,600 

15,000 

19,600 

31,400 

44,300

53, 600 

60,400 

65,400 

68,000 

65,400

62,800 

55,800 

47,800 

41,100 

34,000

29.000 

24,500 

21,400 

18,800 

17,200

Maximum

10,400 

10,200 

9,080

47,800

9,080 

6,400 

0,800 

68,000 

15,700 

12,600 

25,600 

32,700 

3,700

68,000

May

15,700 

15,000 

14,300 

12,600 

12,100

11,400 

11,000 

10,400 

10,000 

9,620

9,440 

9,440 

9,440 

9,440 

9,080

8,730 

7,910 

7,320 

6,780 

6,400

6,160 

5,680 

5,440 

5,200 

5,200

5,090 

4,980 

4,980 

5,200 

5,920 

6,400

Minimum

3,900 

5,560 

5,560

3,900

6,400 

5,320 

5,090 

7,180 

4,980 

6,780 

5,920 

3,800 

2,760

2,760

June

6,780 

7,180 

7,760 

8,390 

9,260

10,400 

11,700 

12,600 

12,600 

12,600

12,100 

11,000 

10,000 

9,260 

9,080

9,080 

9,080 

9,080 

8,560 

8,070

7,760 

7,320 

6,910 

7,460 

8,560

0,620 

10,700 

11,700 

12,600 

12,100

July

11,400 

10,400 

9,800 

8,900 

7,910

7,320 

6,780 

6,520 

6,520 

6,160

6,040 

5,920 

6,280 

7,180 

8,730

9,800 

10,000 

9,800 

9,260 

9,260

9,440 

9,800 

10,700 

12,100 

14,300

16,400 

16,400 

18,000 

19,600 

23,400 

25,600

Mean

5,459 

7,140 

6,351

15,260

7,687 

5,800 

6,795 

29,160 

8,592 

9,644 

10,960 

15,360 

3,348

9,695

Aug.

26,700 

27,800 

29,000 

27,800 

27,800

29,000 

31,400 

32,700 

30,200 

26,700

22,400 

19,600 

17,200 

15,700 

13,700

11,400 

9,800 

8,730 

7,910 

7,180

6,520 

6,040 

5,680 

5,440 

4,980

4,650 

4,430 

4,100 

4,000 

3,900 

3,800

Per square 

mile

C.401 

.525 

.467

1.12

.565 

.426 

.500 

2.14 

.632 

.709 

.806 

1.13 

.246

.713

Sept.

3,700 

3,600 

3,600 

3,500 

3,500

3,500 

3,600 

3,600 

3,700 

3,700

3,600 

3,600 

3,600 

3,600 

3,400

3,400 

3,300 

3,300 

3,210 

3,210

3,210 

3,120 

3,030 

2,940 

2,940

2,850 

2,760 

2,760 

3,120 

3,500

Run-off in 

Inches

0.46 

.59 

.54

15.23

.65 

 44 

.58 

2.39 

 73 

.79 

.93 

1.30 

.27

9.67
158 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°48', long. 83 U46', at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 

8 miles west of Macon, Bibb County, and about 14 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to 

Feb. 3, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 182 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,860 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 16.3 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 12 second-feet Seit. 20 (gage 

height, 2.21 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum, that cf Sept. 20, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair for Oct. 1 to Dec. 16 and good thereafter. Discharge for Feb. 

10-13 interpolated. Gage read twice daily. There was some regulation in October.

Rating table, wate f

ear 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec- 16)

2.2 

2.5 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

178

290

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

408

725

1,035

1,302

1,590

10.0 2,300

12.0 3,070

14-0 3,880

16.0 4,730

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1S38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

25 

19 

37 

62 

78

59 

47 

45 

30 

31

36 

30 

26 

32 

45

31 

22 

26 

205

408

168 

106 

59 

58 

56

47 

160 

116 

54 

48 

47

Nov.

43 

46 

46

45 

41

43 

40 

46 

45 

47

66 

233 

319 

155 

106

86

78 

71 

67 

71

71 

64 

62 

62 

62

73 

88 

93 

86 

78

Dec.

64 

69 

64 

60 

60

86 

93 

84 

78 

86

82 

69 

67 

73 

69

67 

71 

73 

71 

64

62 

62 

822 

854 

276

205

157 

142 

124 

116 

104

Jan.

101

108 

114 

99 

93

95 

363 

219 

160 

139

142 

155 

131 

121 

118

104 

104

104 

101 

97

97 

93 

93 

101 

118

95 

86 

82 

78 

82 

90

Month

Oct 

Rov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

aland ar year

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

101 

90 

82 

82 

7S

78 

76 

80 

78 

77

76 

75 

74 

73 

73

73 

73 

73 

88 

95

88 

73 

76 

88 

84

75 

71 

69

liar.

66 

66 

69 

67 

67

73 

76 

69 

66 

66

80 

73 

66 

62 

66

469 

946 

304 

205 

233

205 

168 

168 

178 

142

131 

121 

111 

101

97 

84

Secondfoot-days

2,213 

2,433 

4,374

3,683 

2,219 

4,695 

23,001 

3,295 

3,216 

6,264 

2,163 

841

58,397

Apr.

677 

2,540 

1,890 

438 

276

292 

3,770 

4,040 

1,890 

692

408 

304 

247 

205

178

178 

165 

157 

178 

192

1,090 

1,060 

758 

319 

233

205 

178 

160 

147 

134

Maximum

408 

319 

854,

363 

101 

946 

4,040 

261 

247 

1,170 

233 

66

4,040

May

142 

160 

129 

116 

175

261 

155 

147 

149 

118

101 

93 

90 

93 

93

80 

76 

75 

73 

71

66 

62 

59 

59 

66

80 

101 

76 

99 

116 

114

Minimum

19 

40 

60

78 

69 

62 

134 

69 

50 

47 

25 

14

14

June

101 

93 

205 

134 

93

76 

69 

84 

88 

101

111 

233 

162 

88 

69

62 

58 

53 

50 

53

157 

111 

69 

93 

56

131 

247 

192 

101 

76

July

66 

59 

56 

1,170 

111

76 

64 

59 

53 

50

114 

76 

53 

47 

247

192 

88 

67 

614 

500

304 

178 

378 

563 

276

219 

162 

126 

111 

90 

95

Mean

71.4 

81.1 

141

119 

79.2 

151 

767 

106 

107 

202 

69.8 

28.0

160

Aug.

93 

219 

126 

88 

73

76 

233 

111 

97 

84

67 

59 

53 

50 

47

45 

45 

42 

37 

35

35 

34 

33 

31 

29

27 

30 

25 

131 

69 

39

Per square 

mile

0.392 

 446 

.775

.654 

.435 

.830 

4-21 

.582 

.588 

1.11 

.384 

.154

 879

Sept.

35 

33 

53 

35 

32

59 

66 

41 

37 

32

31 

27 

27 

27 

25

23 

22 

21 

19 

16

14 

15 

16 

16 

15

16 

18 

22 

23 

25

Run-off in 

inches

0.46 

.50 

.89

.75 

.45 

.96 

4.70 

.67 

.66 

1.28 

.44 

.17

11.92
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 159

Echeconnee Creek near Macon, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°46', long. 83°51', at Marshall Mill Bridge, 13

miles southwest of Macon, Bibb County, and about 18 miles upstream from mouth. Prior 

to Feb. 3, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 100 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,720 second-feet Apr. 7 (gage height, 11.6 

feet); minimum, 7.0 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.31 foot).

1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1938; minimum, that of Sept. 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good above 100 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193s

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 

51

Oet.

11.6 

13.2 

19.5 

3O 

30

24 

20 

17.5 

14.5 

13.2

14.5 

14. 0 

13.2 

15.0 

17.0

14.5

11.6 

15.5 

88 

177

6O 

35 

32 

28 

26

25 

83 

56 

36 

30 

27

Hov.

24 

24 

24 

22 

22

24 

24 

24 

24 

24

36 

145 

207 

83 

60

50 

46 

43 

46 

43

43 

39 

37 

36 

40

50 

53 

50 

46 

43

Dec.

39 

40 

38 

36 

4O

60 

53 

43 

50 

56

5O 

46 

46 

43 

43

43 

46 

50 

46 

43

39 

39 

320 

765 

248

145 

116 

101 

88 

79 

75

Jan.

75 

83 

83 

75 

67

67 

428 

231

139 

111

106 

111 

101 

88 

83

79 

75 

75 

71 

71

71 

67 

67 

75 

88

71 

64 

60 

56 

56 

64

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

afcer year 1937-3

Peb.

71 

6O 

60 

6O 

60

60 

56 

53 

50 

50

50 

53 

50 

50 

50

50 

46 

50 

6O 

67

53 

50 

53 

67 

60

50

50 

46

Mar.

43 

43 

43 

46 

43

50 

56 

46 

43 

46

50 

46 

40 

40 

40

301 

920 

283 

170 

340

177 

133 

116 

184 

128

101 

88 

79 

75 

67 

64

Secondfoot-days

1,011.8 

1,434 

2,926

2,958 

1,535 

3,901 

15,781 

3,388 

2,196 

5,236 

1,607.1 

480.0

42,453.9

Apr.

199 

1,630 

730 

283

192

184 

4,760 

2,OOO 

1,410 

428

283 

215

184 

151 

133

128 

116 

101 

128 

139

360 

565 

536 

231 

164

133 

122

101 

92 

83

Maximum

177 

207

765

428 

71 

920 

4,760 

480 

265 

842 

265 

53

4,760

Mey

265 

283 

133 

1O6 

128

480 

192 

139 

207 

106

92 

83 

79 

83 

83

67 

60 

60 

56 

53

50 

46 

43 

53

50

60

60 

46 

50 

64 

111

Minimum

11.6 

22 

36

56 

46 

40 

83 

43 

27 

23 

13.6 

7.4

7.4

June

75 

106 

265 

75 

53

43 

38 

88 

71 

79

64

184 

106 

53 

40

35 

30 

27 

33 

35

53 

101 

40 

36 

32

151 

116 

88 

46 

33

July

28 

24 

23

480 

71

46 

39 

34 

3O 

29

30 

64 

34 

27

139

67 

39 

31 

498 

595

231

170 

842 

476 

355

320

170 

111 

83 

79 

71

Mean

32.6 

47.8 

94.4

95.4 

54.8 

126 

526 

109 

73.2 

169 

51.8 

16. 0

116

Aug.

79 

122 

265 

83 

60

116 

145 

75 

67 

56

46 

4O 

36 

32 

30

28 

27 

24 

22 

22

26 

24 

21 

19.5 

17.5

14.0 

13.6 

18.5 

28 

30 

20

Per square 

mile

O.326 

.478 

.944

.954 

.548 

1.26 

5.26 

1.O9 

.732 

1.69 

.518 

.160

1.16

Sept.

18.5 

18.0 

32 

19.5 

22

22 

53 

2S 

22 

20

18.0 

17.0 

15.0 

14.5 

14.0

12.4 

11.6 

10.8 

1O.4 

10. 0

8.7 

8.O 

7.4 

7.4 

8.0

7.7 

9.3 

1O.8 

11.6 

12.4

Run-off In 

Inches

0.38 

.53 

1.09

1.1O 

.57 

1.45 

5.87 

1.26 

 82 

1.95 

.60 

.18

15.80
160 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Little Ocmulgee River at Towns, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 32°00', long. 82°45', at bridge on State Highway 34, at 

Towns, Telfair County, about 9 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 363 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,200 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage

 height, 12.0 feet); minimum observed, 3.8 second-feet Sept. 25-28 (ga^e height, 2.05 

feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 13, 1938; mininrm observed, 

that of Sept. 25-28, 1939.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for period of missing gage heights, O-.t. 20-21, com-

 puted on basis of records for Canoochee River near Claxton. Gage real twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seiond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 17 to Sept. 28)

2.0 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

2.8

6.5

13.3

31

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

71

122

253

567

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

920

1,220

1,630

2,200

Digcharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

28 

17.5 

15.5 

16 

14.5

10.5 

10.0 

8.7 

7.9 

6.5

5.8 

5.6 

5.3 

5.8 

5.9

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

5.6 

10.0

16 

18.5 

17 

10.5 

10.0

8.0 

19.5 

25 

24 

19.5 

16.5

Nov.

15.5 

32 

51 

43 

36

30 

26 

23 

19.5 

17

16 

19.5 

22 

27 

25

21 

23 

61 

76 

66

60 

54 

47 

43 

37

37 

37 

41 

39 

36

Dec.

35 

35 

36 

37 

38

38 

36 

36 

35 

35

35 

33 

30 

32

38

51 

58 

58 

53 

51

44 

43 

48 

85 

100

80 

71 

100 

128 

122 

111

Jan.

106 

106 

100 

90 

85

80 

76 

SO 

76 

76

80 

90 

95 

95 

90

90 

85 

90 

85 

80

76 

71 

66 

71 

80

80 

76 

76 

85 

85 

80

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-

Feb.

76 

71 

66 

59 

58

56 

57 

53 

50 

48

45 

43 

43 

41 

37

36 

35 

35 

35 

35

36 

35 

36 

58 

60

60 

58 

54

Mar.

58 

56 

51 

44 

42

38 

35 

32 

30 

28

25 

23 

20 

19.5 

18

?.o

66 

71 

59 

62

71 

76 

80 

76 

62

61 

59 

55 

48 

39 

31

Secondfoot-days

380.4 

1,080.5 

1,732

2,601 

1,376 

1,455.5 

13,836 

2,841 

4,880 

9,391.1 

4,627.7 

201.4

44,402.6

Apr.

27 

24 

34 

37 

34

33

90 

197 

1,080 

789

618 

567 

1,680 

1,680 

1,180

862 

737 

584 

485 

437

373 

328 

298 

283 

268

253 

225 

225 

211 

197

Maximum

28 

76 

128

106 

76 

80 

1,680 

211 

469 

1,730 

437 

17

1,730

May

211 

197 

158 

122 

100

95 

85 

90 

140 

184

128 

95 

80 

76 

100

134 

158 

152 

111 

76

54 

41 

32 

28 

24

24 

22 

18 

18 

26 

62

Minimum

5.3 

15.5 

30

66 

35 

18 

24 

18 

25 

9.6 

7.7 

3.8

3.8

June

111 

184 

197 

197 

171

197 

343 

389 

469 

469

469 

283 

197 

152 

122

111 

95 

80 

62 

54

60 

128 

90 

58 

47

31 

25 

25 

29 

35

July

32 

26 

19.5 

15.5 

13.5

14.5 

13.5 

11.5 

9.6 

10.5

134 

111 

239 

313 

171

80 

62 

66 

62 

128

 323 

405 

298 

720 

1,730

1,300 

920 

703 

501 

485 

469

Mean

12.3 

36.0 

55.9

83.9 

49.1 

47.0 

461 

91.6 

163 

303 

149 

6.71

122

Aug.

421 

405 

437 

328 

225

225 

358 

389 

343 

313

268 

197 

122 

100 

95

85 

71 

50 

35 

27

22 

18.5 

15 

13.5 

11

10.0 

8.9 

9.8 

9.1 

8 *2 

7.7

Per equare 

mile

0.034 

.099 

.154

.231 

.135 

.129 

1.27 

.252 

.449 

.835 

.410 

.018

.336

Sept.

7.7 

7.2 

7.0 

6.8 

7.9

7.9 

17 

16 

11 

8.7

7.9 

6.5 

5.8 

5.3 

4.9

4.6 

4.5 

4.8 

4.6 

4.4

A.Z 

4.0 

4.0 

4.0 

3.9

3.8 

3.8 

4.3 

11 

7.9

Run-off in 

inches

0.04 

.11 

.18

.27 

.14 

-15 

1.42 

.29 

.50 

.96 

.47 

.02

4.55
ALTAMA.HA RIVER BASIN 161

Oconee River near Greensboro, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°35', long. 83°16', at bridge on State Highway 12, 1 

mile downstream from Town Creek, 5 miles upstream from Apalachee River, 5 miles west 

of Greensboro, Greene County, and 12 miles downstream from Barnett Shoals Dam.

Drainage area.- 1,090 square miles.

Records available.- July 1903 to September 1923 and May 1937 to September 1938 in reports 

of Geological Survey. October 1903 to December 1931 in reports of Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army.

Average discharge.- 28 years (1903-13, 1914-31, 1938), 1,611 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,200 second-feet July 26 (gage 

height, 20.91 feet); minimum observed, 141 second-feet Sept. 23 (gage height, 0.26 

foot); minimum dally discharge, 208 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1903-31, 1937-38: mximum gage height observed, 35.4 feet Aug. 26, 1908 (discharge 

not determined); minimum daily discharge, 60 second-feet Sept. 28, 1925.

Remarks.- Records good above about 600 second-feet and fair below. Discharge interpolated 

Feb. 2. Gage read twice daily. Flow regulated by power dam 12 miles above station.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.0 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0

100

188

29S

580

1,290

2,140

8.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

3,040

3,970

4,950

5,520

6,200

16.0

17.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

7,920

9,060

10,400

13,580

15,360

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

458

488

518

1,740

1,530

1,140

846

676

612

580

580

612

548

710

710

612

518

518

3,000

6,580

8,940

7,070

2,320

1,410

1,060

1,060

2,230

2,410

1,660

1,210

1,060

Nov.

952

916

880

880

846

846

778

812

812

778

812

812

1,100

860

778

TVS

778

778

744

744

543

778

710

710

710

744

778

846

916

812

-

Dec.

744

710

710

710

580

778

744

710

710

710

644

548

710

710

676

676

676

778

612

778

644

 44

812

988

1,140

916

916

846

988

916

846

Jan.

778

710

846

812

744

744

1,330

1,490

1,020

988

988

1,020

988

880

812

710

846

812

778

778

778

778

676 812-

880

1,020

846

778

676

612

744

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

Hay.............................

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

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

Water year 1957-38 ...........

Feb.

778

744

710

710

710

612

744

744

676

676

676

644

580

710

676

644

644

676

644

580

744

676

644

846

1,020

744

430

458

_

_

-

Mar.

77S

744

744

846

744

548

812

548

676

778

1,170

1,210

1,060

812

710

1,170

2,280

2,820

2,180

1,700

1,620

1,410

1,570

1,200

1,170

1,100

1,100

1,170

1,060

952

880

Secondfoot-days

53,406

24,251

23,570

26,674

19 140

35^562

00 410

tyn i ec f. If JLDD

36,910 

72,554

24,512

10,793

444,948

Apr.

3,090

7,920

10,700

8,240

4,020

1,380

4,600

6,200

7,070

6,060

4,070

2,140

1,700

1,530

1,370

1,290

1,170

1,210

1,290

1,570

1,330

1,700

2,590

1,410

1,250

1,170

1,020

952

916

952

Maximum

3,940

1,100

1,140

1,490

1,020 

2f 820

10,700

2,540

2,860

14,700 

1,740

710

14,700

May

710

380

846

880

1,020

1,700

1,290

916

1,020

880

812

978

710

846

612

744

710

612

612

644

644

458

612

580

430

458

644

518

1,450

1,410

2,540

Minimum

458

543

548

612

430

548

916

430

488

298

208

208

June

1,660

1,370

1,410

1,490

952

778

744

1,020

1,490

1,700

1,790

1,880

1,210

812

644

513

488

1,920

2,860

1,490

1,100

1,370

1,660

1,570

952

778

916

916

778

644

July

580

513

343

580

458

450

430

430

518

676

518

488

374

298

2,230

1,060

548

548

880

812

3,320

2,680

3,130

3,830

10,100

14,700

10,700

6,740

2,050

1,410

1,170

Mean

1,723

808

760

860

P.RA DWt

1,147

3,O14

1,230

2,340

T-fQI /yj.

360

1,219

Aug.

1,140

1,170

1,450

1,740

1,210

1,100

1,060

1,370

1,700

1,290

1,020

812

778

744

710

676

710

518

488

458

612

430

458

402

322

402

374

348

298

374

348

Per square 

mile

1.58

.741

 " 697

.789

 328

1.05

2.77

 804

l'.13

2.15

 726

.330

1.12

Sept.

310

298

710

402

612

580

548

402

402

402

402

374

374

348

322

402

343

322

208

310

310

252

252

241

252

230

274

286

322

298

Run-off in 

inches

1 00 OK

.83

 80

.91

.65

1.21

3 *09

93

i',26

2.48

.84 '.57

15.19
162 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River at Milledgeville, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°05', long. 83°13', at bridge on State Highway 24 at 

nilledgevllle, Baldwin County, 0.4 mile upstream from Fishing Creek and 4 miles downstream from partly-completed Furman Shoals Dam of Georgia Power Co. Zero of gage is 

230.18 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,950 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to December 1905 (at present site), May 1906 to December 

1908 and October 1909 to September 1923 (at Fraleys Ferry, 7 miles upstream), and 

April 1937 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. May 1906 to December 

1908 and October 1909 to December 1931 (at Fraleys Ferry) in reports of Corps of 

Engineers, U. S. Army.

Average discharge.- 23 years (1906-8, 1909-16, 1918-31, 1938), 3,655 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 34,400 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage 

height, 26.19 feet); minimum observed, 276 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 5.69 

feet).

1903-31, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, 77,500 second-feet Aug. 16, 1928 (gage 

height, 38.7 feet, present site and datum), from rating curve developed in 1937 and 

extended above 50,000 second-feet; minimum daily discharge, 90 second-feet on several 

days in August and September 1925.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Aug. 16, 17, 24 interpolated. Some regulation 

from power dams above station. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

805 

875 

910 

990 

2,780

2,380 

1,740 

1,390 

1,150 

1,150

990 

990 

990 

1,030 

1,070

1,230 

1,150 

990 

2,700 

7,630

14, 400 

13,700 

8,760 

3,580 

2,580

2,100 

1,830 

3,880 

4,090 

2,980 

2,100

Nov.

1,S30 

1,670 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,510

1,510 

2,100 

2,280 

1,S30 

1,670

1,590 

1,510 

1,510 

1,750 

1,670

1,590 

1,590 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,590 

1,670

Dec.

1,590 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,350 

1,670 

1,670 

1,590 

1,590

1,510 

1,510 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1,670 

3,080 

4,750 

3,180

2,780 

2,190 

1,920 

1,920 

2,010 

2,010

Jan.

1,750 

1,670 

1,670 

1,750 

1,670

1,590 

2,780 

3,780 

3,280 

2,680

2,280 

2,480 

2,190 

2,100 

2,010

1,830 

1,670 

1,750 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,750 

1,590 

1,510 

1,750

1,830 

2,010 

1,750 

1,510 

1,510 

1,430

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

1,590 

1,670 

1,590 

1,510 

1,590

1,430 

1,280 

1,430 

1,430 

1,430

1,430 

1*550 

1,350 

1,280 

1,350

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,430 

1,430

1,350 

1,350 

1,350 

1,510 

1,830

2,010 

1,830 

1,350

Mar.

1,430 

1,350 

1,280 

1,350 

1,350

1,430 

1,350 

1,590 

1,430 

1,430

1,750 

2,280 

2,010 

1,750 

1,590

2,010 

5,780 

5,300 

4,860 

3,780

3,580 

3,180 

2,880 

2,880 

2,580

2,280 

2,010 

2,100 

2,190 

2,010 

1,920

Secondfoot-days

92,940 

48,740 

56,660

60,820 

41,200 

72,710 

295,720 

47,250 

74, 910 

141,590 

52,690 

17,500

1,002,730

Apr.

10,200 

29,200 

33, 100 

24,500 

16,200

9,290 

27,100 

29,200 

25,700 

17, 400

11,900 

7,280 

4,530 

3,680 

3,080

2,880 

2,580 

2.3SO 

2,380 

2,380

2,880 

3,980 

6,890 

4,200 

3,180

2,280 

2,010 

1,920 

1,830 

1,590

Maximum

14,400 

2,280 

4,750

3,780 

2,010 

5,780 

33,100 

3,480 

4,530 

20,900 

3,880 

1,070

33,100

May

1,510 

1,430 

1,670 

1,S30 

1,670

2,380 

2,100 

2.2SO 

2,010 

1,830

1,510 

1,350 

1,350 

1,210 

1,280

1,280 

1,280 

1,210 

1,140 

1,140

1,140 

1,070 

1,000 

1,000 

1,070

1,140 

1,210 

1,280 

1,210 

2,190 

3,480

Minimum

805 

1,430 

1,350

1,430 

1,280 

1,280 

1,590 

1,000 

1,280 

870 

630 

345

345

June

4,200 

3,180 

2,880 

2,880 

2,480

1,830 

1,350 

1,590 

1,590 

2,480

2,6SO 

3,180 

2,980 

2,280 

1,510

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

2,980 

4,640

3,080 

3,480 

4,530 

3,880 

2,280

2,010 

2,010 

1,830 

1,670 

1,590

Juij1,350 

1,280 

1,140 

4,310 

1,350

1,210 

1,070 

1,070 

1,000 

1,000

1,140 

1,070 

930 

870 

2,580

3,380 

1,830 

1,210 

1,000 

4,310

3,280 

6,260 

10,800 

7,930 

9,660

19,200 

20,900 

16,500 

7,800 

3,4fO 

2,680

Mean

2,998 

1,625 

1,828

1,962 

1,471 

2,345 

9,857 

1,524 

2,497 

4,567 

1,700 

583

2,747

Aug.

2,480 

2,380 

3,480 

3,880 

3,680

3,380 

2,580 

2,480 

2,4SO 

3,380

2,480 

1,830 

1,590 

1,510 

1,430

1,300 

1,200 

1,140 

1,000 

930

870 

750 

750 

700 

720

720 

750 

630 

810 

660 

720

Per square 

mile

1.02 

.551 

.620

.665 

.499 

.795 

3.34 

.517 

.846 

1.55. 

.576 

.198

.931

Sept.

720 

660 

660 

S70 

750

SlO 

1,070 

870 

750 

690

720 

660 

570 

600

600

445 

520 

495 

520

370

470 

470 

420 

395 

345

395 

395 

370 

470 

420

Run-off in 

inches

1.18 

.61 

.71

.77 

.52 

.92 

3.73 

.60 

.94 

1.79 

.66 

.22

12.65
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 163 

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.

la cation.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°32 r , long. 82°54', at bridge on U. S. Highway 80 

in Dublin, Laurens County. Zero of gage is 148.58 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 4,400 square miles.

Records available.- 1894 to 1898 (fragmentary), February 1898 to December 1913, and 

October 1931 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to 

December 1931 in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. Records of stage by 

U. S. Weather Bureau since 1893.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1898-1912, 1931-38), 5,239 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 38,700 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage 

height, 24.08 feet); minimum, 605 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 1.17 feet).

1898-1913, 1931-38: Maximum discharge, 96,700 second-feet Apr. 12-15, 1936 (gage 

height, 32.97 feet); minimum, 510 second-feet Oct. 11, 1935 (gage height, 0.88 foot). 

Maximum stage known since 1893, tnat of Apr. 12-13, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily. Gage height record collected in cooperation with U. S. Weather Bureau.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and dis 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-25)

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

530

1,100

1,800

2,600

4,350

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

6,200

8,200

10,400

12,900

15,900

.d discharge, in seoond-feetO

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

19,700

24,600

30,700

38,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Dar

1

2

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,310 

1,310 

1,310 

1,520 

1,590

1^800 

3,090 

2,680 

2,120 

1,800

1,660 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,520 

1,590 

1,660 

1,660 

2,360

4,800 

7,300 

8,310 

8,970 

9,410

8,000 

4,710 

3,990 

4,530 

5,340 

4,620

Nov.

3,360 

2,760 

2,440 

2,280 

2,120

2,120 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

1,960 

2,120 

2,520 

3,360 

3,180

2,920 

2,680 

2,520 

2,360 

2,440

2,440 

2,360 

2,280 

2,200 

2,120

2,120 

2,120 

2,200 

2,280 

2,440

Dec.

2,440 

2,360 

2,200 

2,120 

2,040

2,120 

2,200 

2,200 

2,440 

2,440

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,200 

2,040

2,200 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,200 

2,120 

2,200 

3,000 

5,700

5,430 

4,710 

4,260 

3,720 

3,270 

3,090

Jan.

2,920 

2,760 

2,760 

2,760 

2,760

2,760 

2,680 

3,180 

4,710 

4,710

4,260 

3,720 

3,720 

3,630 

3,450

3,090 

3,000 

2,840 

2,760 

2,760

2,680 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600 

2,600

2,600 

2,760 

2,840 

2,680 

2,440 

2,360

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19'

ater year 1937-;

Feb.

2,360 

2,440 

2,600 

2,520 

2,440

2,440 

2,360 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

2,200 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,040 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120 

2,120

2,200 

2,200 

2,120 

2,280 

2,360

2,520 

2,840 

2,680

Mar.

2,360 

2,120 

2,200 

2,040 

2,040

2,120 

2,200 

2,280 

2,2OO 

2,280

2,280 

2,280 

2,760 

3,090 

2,680

2,440 

3,270 

5,610 

7,000 

7,000

6,400 

5,430 

4,890 

4,350 

4,170

3,810 

3,540 

3,180 

2,920 

3,000 

3,000

Secondfoot-days

105,040 

71,540 

84,020

2,083,070

93,990 

64,400 

104,940 

442,900 

78,570 

114,760 

171,170 

117,340 

29,020

1,477,690

Apr.

2,840 

4,080 

9,080 

10,600 

13,300

22,500 

29,100 

28,800 

28,800 

32,900

38,300 

37,900 

33,600 

27,800 

22,500

17,000 

10,200 

6,200 

5,070 

4,710

4,530 

4,980 

6,000 

8,100 

8,750

7,500 

5,700 

4,620 

3,990 

3,450

Maximum

9,410 

3,360 

5,700

35,200

4,710 

2,840 

7,000 

38,300 

4,440 

6,900 

19,700 

18,900 

1,520

38,300

May

3,180 

3,090 

2,920 

3,180 

3,450

3,180 

3,900 

4,440 

4,350 

4,170

3,630 

3,270 

2,760 

2,360 

2,200

2,120 

2,040 

1,880 

1,880 

1,660

1,590 

1,590 

1,520 

1,450 

1,310

1,880 

2,280 

1,880 

1,800 

1,730 

1,880

Minimum

1,310 

1,960 

2,040

1,280

2,360 

2,040 

2,040 

2,840 

1,310 

1,450 

1,380 

1,040 

605

605

June

3,720 

5,430 

5,430 

5,700. 

5,070

4,710 

3,450 

2,600 

2,280 

2,440

3,450 

3,630 

4,620 

4,080 

3,450

2,360 

1,800 

1,590 

1,450 

1,590

5,610 

6,900 

6,000 

5,800 

5,610

4,260 

3,360 

3,090 

2,680 

2,600

July

2,280

1,880 

1,660 

1,590 

3,450

2,520 

1,800 

1,660 

1,520 

1,380

1,380 

1,520 

1,590

1,590 

1,730

1,960 

3,990 

3,450 

2,200 

2,120

5,430 

5,520 

7,500 

9,850 

10, 200

12,900 

13,000 

13,500 

14,600 

17,700 

19,700

Mean

3,386 

2,385 

2,710

5,707

3,032 

2,300 

3,385 

14,760 

2,535 

3,825 

5,522 

3,785 

967

4,048

Aug.

18,900 

14,000 

6,800 

5,070 

5,250

6,100 

6,000 

5,340 

4,440 

4,170

4,710 

4,260 

3,270 

2,600 

2,280

2,040 

2,040 

2,280 

2,120 

1,880

1,590 

1,450 

1,380 

1,310 

1,240

1,240 

1,170 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040 

1,170

Per square

mile

0.770 

.542 

.616

1.30

.689 

.523 

 769 

3.35 

.576 

.869 

1.26 

.860 

.22

.920

Sept.

1,040 

1,100 

1,040 

980 

980

1,310 

1,240 

1,520 

1,520 

1,310

1,170 

1,100 

1,100 

1,040 

980

980 

1,040 

980 

920 

860

800 

680 

710 

710 

655

630 

605 

630 

680 

710

Run-off In 

inche s

0.89 

.60

.71

17.60

.79 

.54 

.89 

3.74 

.66 

.97 

1.45 

.99 

.25

12.48
164 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Oconee River near Mount Vernon, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°12', long. 82°38', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

280, a quarter of a mile downstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, half a mile upstream from Okeewalkee Creek, 2 miles upstream from Flat Creek, and 2 miles west of 

Mount Vernon, Montgomery County.

Drainage area.- 5,110 square miles.

Records available.- November 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 38,500 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height. 19.0 

feet, from graph based on highest recorded stage during period clock was stopped); 

minimum, 875 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 2.17 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for days of missing gage heights, Apr. 12, 13, computed from constructed stage graph based on maximum recorded stage.

Rating table, Hov. 10, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In

second-feet)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

SOO 

1,320 

1,930 

3,450

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

5,300

7,600

10,100

13,200

15.0

16.0

18.0

19.0

15>800 

20,000 

31,600 

38,500

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct. Hov.

2,140

2,140 

2,210 

2,350 

2,810 

3,370

3,370 

3,210 

2,970 

2,810 

2,650

2,570 

2,570 

2,490 

2,420 

2,350

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

8,350 

2,490

Dec.

2,570 

2,570 

2,490 

2,350 

2,280

2,210 

2,210 

2,280 

2,350 

2,490

2,490 

2,490 

2,490 

2,420 

2,350

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,280

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,650 

3,700

5,200 

5,520 

5,100 

4,600 

4,150 

3,610

Jan.

3,450 

3,290 

3,130 

3,050 

3,050

3,050 

3,050 

2,970 

3,610 

4,510

4,800 

4,510 

4,150 

3,970

3,880

3,700 

3,450 

3,290 

3,130 

3,050

3,050 

2,970 

2,890 

2,890 

2,890

2,890 

2,890 

2,970 

2,970 

2,890 

2,650

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

ember 1C

alendar year

ater year

Feb.

2,570 

2,570 

2,650 

2,730

2,650

2,570 

2,570 

2,490 

2,420 

2,420

2,420 

2,350 

2,350 

2,280 

2,280

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,280

2,280 

2,280 

2,280 

2,350 

2,420

2,490 

2,570 

2,890

Mar.

2,730 

2,490 

2,280 

2,210 

' 2,140

2,140 

2,140 

2,210 

2,280 

2,280

2,350 

2,280 

2,350 

2,730 

2,970

2,810 

2,810 

3,610 

5,200 

6,400

6,880 

6,880 

6,290 57520" 

4,800

4,420 

4,060 

3,790 

3,450 

3,210 

3,210

Secondfoot-days

54,110 

88,810

103,040 

68,000 

108,920 

461,930 

102,030 

i44,010 

163,700 

172,340 

35,230

Apr.

3,130 

3,130 

4,800 

7,000 

8,030

9,060 

10,400 

14,500 

26,500 

31,600

32,900 

35,000 

37,800 

37,100 

33,600

29,200 

24,400 

19,000 

13,600 

10,000

7,120 

6,180 

6,400 

7,000 

7,840

8,560 

8,680 

7,960 

6,290 

5,100

Maximum

3,370 

5,520

4,800 

2,890 

6,880 

37,800 

5,000 

7,600 

14,900 

18,000 

1,620

May

4,420 

4,060 

3,880 

3,700 

3,8SO

4,060 

3,970 

4,510 

5,000 

5,000

4,900 

4,510 

4,150 

3,610 

3,130

2,810 

2,650 

2,490 

2,350 

2,280

2,140 

2,070 

1,930 

1,860 

1,860

2,280 

2,810 

3,130 

2,890 

2,810 

2,890

Minimum

2,140 

2,210

2,650 

2,210 

2,140 

3,130 

1,860 

2,070 

1,800 

1,290 

875

June

3,290 

4,700 

6,520 

7,000 

6,880

6,520 

6,070 

5,000 

3,970 

3,450

3,450 

3,970 

4,600 

5,100 

4,800

4,240 

3,370 

2,650 

2,280 

2,070

2,730 

5,850 

7,600 

7,600 

7,000

6,520 

5,300 

4,240 

3,790 

3,450

July

3,210 

2,810 

2,490 

2,210 

2,070

3,210 

2,970 

2,350 

2,070 

1,930

1,800 

1,800 

2,140 

2,400 

2,210

2,140 

2,430 

3,330 

3,790 

3,130

3, 550 

5,7*0 

6,640 

7,600 

9,190

10,400 

11,600 

13,400 

14, 6 TO 

14,900 

14,900

Mean

2,577 

2,865

3,324 

2,429 

3,514 

15,400 

3,291 

4,800 

5,281 

5,559 

1,174

Aug.

16,400 

18,000 

18,000 

15,200 

11,200

8,440 

7,720 

7,600 

7,120 

6,290

5,740 

5,740 

5,300 

4,330 

3,530

3,050 

2,730 

2,570 

2,650 

2,570

2,350 

2,070 

1,860 

1,740 

1,620

1,560 

1,500 

1,440 

1,410 

1,320 

1,290

Per square 

mile

0.504 

.561

.650 

.475 

.688 

3.01 

.644 

.939 

1.03 

1.09 

.230

Sept.

1,320 

1,290 

1,290 

1,260 

1,230

1,230 

1,350 

1,380 

1,500 

1,620

1,470 

1,350 

1,290 

1,260 

1,200

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120 

1,100

1,050 

1,020 

975 

950 

950

925 

925 

875 

925 

925

Run-off In 

inches

0.39 

.65

.75 

.49 

.79 

3.36 

.74 

1.05 

1.19 

1.26 

.26
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 165

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°55', long. 82°23', at Princeton Eridge on U. S.

Highway 129, half a mile downstream from Princeton Mill Dam, li miles upstream from

Barber Creek, 2 miles south of Athens, Clarke County, and 6 miles upstream from mouth.

Zero of gage is 531.30 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 404 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1901 to October 1902 (at site 44 miles upstream) and April

1937 to September 1938 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1929 to March 1932

(at present site) in reports of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 second-feet July 26 (gage height, 19.6

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet Aug. 30 (gage height, 4.71 feet); minimum daily discharge, 93 second-feet Sept. 25.

1901-2, 1929-32, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 19,600 second-feet Feb. 28,

1902 (gage height, 25.5 feet, former site and datum); minimum daily discharge, 69

second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 18, 1932. 

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of doubtful gage heights, Nov. 13 to Dec.

23, computed on basis of records for Oconee River near Greensboro and At>alachee River

near Buckhead.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in see-md-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 2 Apr. 3 to Sept. 30

5.4

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

164

248

428

650

900

1,174

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

1,843 

2,606 

3/470 

4,390 

5,360

4.7 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

70

98

157

232

425

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 7.6 fee-":.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937to September 193s

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

51

Oct.

197

170

204

546

603

428

341

2S8

256

226

256

233

226

323

323

233

204

218

2,610

3,650

2,860

848

797

698

603

535

1,290

1,150

650

491

428

NOT.

398

378

369

360

360

350

341

332

314

306

297

280

350

320

300

290

320

320

280

280

270

270

270

270

270

280

300

340

300

280

-

Dec.

270

270

260

260

260

260

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

250

240

240

240

240

240

240

250

350

516

408

350

332

398

388

350

332

Jan.

314

332

341

306

314

306

517

535

378

369

360

378

332

323

314

297

28S

297

2S8

2S8

280

280

280

288

41S

323

297

2SO

264

272

297

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

280

2SO

256

272

264

264

264

256

248

248

24S

264

248

24S

24S

248

240

248

272

28S

24S

233

272

568

369

314

28S

28S

-

_

-

Mar.

264

256

272

306

2SO

280

341

2SO

264

420

674

41S

350

341

323

59S

1,600

1,380

626

698

797

568

535

546

460

42S

398

449

398

369

378

Secondfoot-dayB

21,865

9,395

8,944

10,156

7,764

15,297

30,051 

8,858

13,195

24 112

8^933

3,995

162,585

Apr.

1,170

3,030

3,120

1,220

747

709

2,500

2,570

2,570

1,920

874

722

626

580

534

501

46S

446

747

523

534

626

603

490

425

394

373

363

343

323

-

Vaxlmun

5,650

598

516

535

568

1,600

3,120 

650

1,740

4,730

616

294

4,730

May

323

323

323

373

314

650

394

333

333

294

256

25S

258

285

276

249

215

215

224

25S

224

199

199

1S4

192

199

215

199

192

383

516

Minimum

170

240

264

235

256

323

184

192

158

122

93

93

June

381

359

457

294

224

207

258

394

436

86S

603

431

267

232

207

192

418

1,740

576

515

540

674

648

365

2S4

298

396

444

261

226

-

July

214

20S

202

194

186

211

186

258

192

ISO

174

166

160

164

370

190

158

456

257

S98

1,130

1,120

1,220

3,250

3,930

4,730

1,4SO

756

566

472

434

Mean

706

313

2S9

52S

277

493

1,000

440

778

288

133

445

Aug.

464

461

564

532

376

458

616

522

522

415

319

276

262

248

232

277

224

200

1S6

185

169

168

164

160

148

143

135

129

128

126

122

Per Biuare 

mile

1.75

.775

.715

812

.686

1 .22

£.48

 708

1 -09 1)93 713

*529

1.10

Sept.

129

139

132

223

294

206

184

153

136

143

13S

130

130

142

139

135

118

112

106

104

96

96

98

97

93

97

100

98

110

117

-

Run-off in 

inches

2 .02

.86

.82

.94

.71

1.41

2 »77

 S2

2.22

 82

 O Trr /

14.9S

Peak discharge.- Oct. 

(8 a.m.] 5,160 sec.-ft.

20 (12 p.m.) 4,210 sec.-ft.; Apr. 2 (7 p.m.) 3,520 sec.-ft.; July 26
166 ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°36', long. 83°21', at bridge on State Highway 12, 2 miles 

downstream from Hard Labor Creek, 5 miles northeast of Buckhead, Morgan County, and 9 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 436 square miles.

Records available.- March 1901 to December 1908, May 1937 to September 1938.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,270 second-feet Apr. 2 (gage height, 

is.u reet, from graph based on observer's and engineer's readings); minimum observed, 

64 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.64 foot).

1901-8, 1937-38: Maximum gage height observed, 27.5 feet, former datum, Aug. 25, 

1908 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge observed, 43 second-feet Oct. 

24, 1904 (gage height, 0.4 foot, former datum), caused by regulation at High Shoals 

Dam, 23 miles above station.

Remarks.- Records good below 1,500 second-feet and fair above. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.6 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

4.0

113

188

270

662

6.0

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,160

1,740

2,500

3,545

4,890

16.0

18.0

19.0

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September

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.

142 

157 

164 

342 

342

270 

236

204 

180 

180

172 

180 

180 

196 

196

188 

188 

196 

1,350 

6,950

5,120 

1,370 

618 

474 

414

396 

708 

1,060 

756 

434 

414

Nov.

342 

324 

306 

306 

288

288 

288 

288 

270 

270

306 

342 

342 

324 

324

306 

494 

474 

454

454

434 

360 

288 

288 

270

252 

270 

306 

306 

288

Dec.

236 

236 

236 

236 

236

270 

270 

236 

252 

270

270 

252 

270 

270 

252

252 

236 

252

252 

236

220 

220 

342 

474 

378

288 

306 

306 

306 

306 

288

Jan,

288 

306 

324 

288

270

360 

474 

640 

618 

396

414 

434 

414 

360 

360

342 

306 

306 

288 

288

288 

288 

288 

342 

414

414 

414 

342 

270 

252 

270

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

288 

270 

252 

270 

288

270

270 

270 

252 

236

236 

236 

236 

226 

236

252 

252 

270 

270 

270

252 

236 

236 

342 

324

288 

252 

252

Mar.

236 

236 

236 

270 

270

270 

270 

270 

270 

324

434 

360 

288 

270 

288

474 

1,130 

952 

662 

618

662 

514 

434 

454 

414

360 

414 

494 

396 

360 

324

Secondf cot-days

23,777 

9,852 

8,454

11,058 

7,342 

12.954 

48,420 

9,757 

15,694 

28,775 

9,572 

3,495

189,150

Apr.

1,740 

7,070 

7,940 

3,000 

1,270

900 

2,450 

5,040 

4,390 

2,590

1,560 

1,060 

708 

618 

554

534 

494 

474 

454 

474

804 

926 

662 

474 

434

396 

378 

360 

342 

324

Maximum

6,950 

494 

474

640 

342 

1,130 

7,940 

1,000 

1,620 

6,860 

780 

270

7,840

May

306 

324 

342 

554 

708

684 

494 

324 

378 

534

288 

236 

220 

220 

220

204 

204 

188 

188 

188

172 

164 

157 

157 

157

180 

220 

188 

252 

306 

1,000

Minimum

142 

252 

220

252 

236 

236 

324 

157 

188 

127 

113 

67

67

June

852 

514 

662 

454 

306

252 

252 

252 

554 

618

640 

804 

574 

324 

236

220 

188 

732 

1,620 

708

780 

926 

828 

378 

342

414 

396 

378 

270 

220

July

204 

IPS

ire

1PO 

IfO

1V2 

157 

157 

157 

1V2

324 

172 

164 

1P7 

7PO

306 

252 

157 

204 

708

2,250 

2,680 

1.5PO 

1,650 

6,860

4,960 

1,620 

8C4 

4f4

4V4 

4V4

Mean

767 

328 

273

357 

262 

418 

1,614 

315 

523 

928 

308 

116

518

Aug.

534 

574 

780 

640 

596

378 

414 

534 

534 

534

342 

342 

306 

270 

252

252 

204 

204 

204 

188

164 

150 

157 

157 

142

127 

120 

120 

120 

113 

120

Per square 

mile

1.76 

.752 

.626

.818 

.601 

.959 

3.70 

.722 

1.20 

2.13 

.709 

.266

1.19

Sept.

120 

120 

270 

150 

164

150 

150 

142 

142 

127

127 

113 

127 

120 

106

106 

106 

106 

85 

98

92 

92 

92 

85 

72

67 

82 

92 

92 

98

Run-off in 

Inches

2.03 

.84 

.72

.94 

.63 

1.11 

4.13 

.83 

1.34 

2.46 

.82 

.30

16.15
ALTAMAHA RIVER BASIN 167

Ohoopee River near Reidsville, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat, 32°04', long. 82°11', at Sheppard Bridge, half a mile down-

 stream from Brazells Creek, 1% miles downstream from Rocky Creek, 3% miles west of 

Reidsville, Tattnall County, about 6 miles downstream from Pendleton C~eek, and about 

14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,110 square miles.

Records available.- June 1903 to December 1907, May 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,990 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height,

 I5T3~Teet); minimum observed, 55 second-feet Sept. 17, 25, 26 (gage height, 1.46 feet). 

1903-7, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed. 10,400 second-feet Feb. 17, 1905 (gage

height, 19.0 feet, former datum), from rating curve extended above 6,000 second-feet;

minimum, 50 second-feet Oct. 29 to Nov. 2, 1904, Oct. 24-26, 1905 (gag? height, 0.30

foot, former datum). Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Regulation at times during periods of

 low flow from operation of gristmill a quarter of a mile above station.

Rating tables, water year 193Y-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, ir second-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Apr. 13 Apr. 14 to Sept. 30

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

104

188

286

512

810

1,160

8.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

2,010 

2,960 

4,100 

5,600 

Y.900

1.4 

l.Y 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

51

77

111

1Y9

262

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

468

726

1,036

1,750

2,630

12.0 3,770

14.0 5,500

16.0 7,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193Y to September 1938

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 

2Y 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

186 

188 

206 

266 

286

326 

306 

286 

226 

188

170 

161 

136 

128 

120

120 

112 

112 

112 

120

188 

206 

1S8 

1Y9 

152

136 

179 

216 

370 

370 

306

NOV.

266 

19Y

170 

144 

144

136 

128 

120 

120

112

112 

144 

236 

266 

256

188 

170 

161 

152 

144

136 

136 

136 

128 

128

136 

152 

1YO 

179 

1Y9

Dec.

1Y9 

152 

144 

136 

136

136 

136 

136 

144 

152

170 

179 

188 

18S 

188

188 

1Y9 

1YO 

1YO 

179

170 

179 

236 

326 

348

3YO 

286 

246 

226 

256 

348

Jan.

326 

326 

326 

326 

306

286 

286 

286 

266 

286

2S6 

306 

326 

326 

348

348 

326 

306 

306 

286

286 

286 

266 

266 

266

306 

306 

306 

286 

266 

246

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

236 

226 

226 

226 

216

216 

206 

197 

197 

1Y9

179 

170 

161 

152 

152

136 

136 

136 

144

144

161 

161 

1Y9 

206 

286

306 

266

246

Mar.

226

19Y 

179 

161 

152

136 

128 

120 

120 

112

120 

120 

112 

104 

104

112 

152 

216 

236 

246

246 

266 

266 

256 

236

216 

206 

19Y 

179 

179 

161

Secondfoot-days

6.24Y 

4,846 

6,241

9,290 

5,446 

5,461 

50,420 

10, 3Y6 

SI, 400 

60,281 

35, 569 

2.YY1

248,348

Apr.

144 

144 

216 

306 

326

370 

414 

43S 

714 

1,740

2,460 

4,240 

6,750 

6,160 

4,700

3,510 

2,730 

2,260 

1,330 

1,480

1,280 

1,100 

940 

846 

846

908 

940 

8Y6 

876 

876

Maximum

370 

266 

3YO

348 

306 

266 

6,750 

1,000 

4,700 

5,390 

3.7YO 

280

6,750

May

696 

590 

492 

424 

360

300 

262 

244 

244 

262

2SO 

320 

360 

380 

340

300 

262 

227 

202

172

150 

13Y 

124 

111 

105

111 

13Y 

380 

616 

786 

1,000

Minimum

112 

112 

136

246 

136 

104 

144 

105 

262 

218 

118 

55

55

June

1,420 

1,910 

2,780 

4,440 

4,700

3,910 

3,220 

2,730 

2,170 

1,630

1,240 

940 

816 

670 

642

564 

468 

402 

340

280

262 

340 

816

1,140 

1,750

2,630 

3,050 

2,440 

1,870 

1,830

July

1,790 

1,140 

726 

616 

516

280 

340 

280 

227 

213

340 

424 

424 

1,340 

2,260

2,580 

2,260 

1,750 

1,340 

1,710

1,990 

2,530 

3,160 

3,050 

2,780

2,880 

3,840 

4,701 

4,610 

5,390 

4,790

Mean

202 

162 

201

300 

194 

176 

1,681 

335 

1,713 

1,945 

1,147 

92.4

680

Aug.

3,770 

3,050 

2,630 

2,350 

1,950

2,220 

2,530 

2,530 

2,350 

2,350

2,120 

1,910 

1,000 

972 

616

446 

3SO 

320 

262 

210

210 

186 

164 

150 

130

130 

124 

124 

118 

130 

137

Per square 

idle

0.182 

.146 

.181

.270 

.175 

.159 

1.51 

.302 

1.54 

1.75 

1.03 

.083

.613

Sept.

124 

118 

111 

105 

99

105 

93 

93 

99 

93

93 

87 

S2 

77 

77

82 

68 

72 

64 

68

77 

64 

64 

68 

55

55 

64 

77 

157 

280

Run-off in 

1 aches

0.21 

.16 

.21

.31 

.18 

.18 

1.68 

.35 

1.72 

2.02 

1.19 

.09

8.30
168 SATILLA RIVER BASIN

Satllla River near Waycross, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°14', long. 82°19', at Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge 

and pumping station, 3 miles northeast of Waycross, Ware County, and 1<! miles upstream 

from Alabama River.

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,160 second-feet July 30 (gage height, 

14.10 "feet); minimum, 13 second-feet May 23 (gage height, 2.56 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 9,240 second-feet Apr. 11, 1937 (gage height, 

16.2 feet); minimum, that of May 23, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Atlantic Coast Line Railroad pumps about 

2,000,000 gallons daily at gage for use in shops.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

10

42

92

157

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

10.0

330

554

1,096

1,690

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

2,030

2,480

3,120

4,040

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19f8

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

682

734

844

1,420

1,630

1,510

1,270

1,100

956

872

760

656

554

458

392

330

272

254

236

236

219

203

187

180

164

150

172

172

172

187

195

Nov.

187

172

157

150

157

150

143

129

122

110

104

143

203

236

219

203

219

219

219

290

350

370

370

330

290

290

310

330

330

310

-

Dec.

290

272

254

219

219

219

219

203

203

203

187

180

172

164

164

164

172

180

180

180

180

172

195

254

330

436

458

436

436

436

458

Jan.

468

414

392

330

310

272

254

236

219

219

203

203

236

272

272

290

290

272

290

330

350

350

330

310

310

330

414

436

392

350

310

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

August,. .........................

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

290

290

290

290

272

254

254

236

254

236

219

203

187

172

157

143

129

129

129

122

116

116

116

116

116

116

129

143

-

-

-

Mar.

150

157

150

136

122

116

110

104

98

98

98

86

81

76

76

76

164

219

350

414

436

458

458

414

370

290

236

187

157

129

110

Secondfoot-days

17 167

6, 812

7,835

9,654

5,224

6,120

2,051

665

5,624

32,552

37, 697

14,367

145,768

Apr.

92

36

86

76

65

60

59

56

55

50

47

46

45

43

42

43

76

136

143

122

98

86

104

81

60

49

41

37

35

32

-

Maximum

1,630

370

458

468

290

458

143

36

928

4,160

3,520

1,330

4,160

May

31

30

28

26

26

25

24

24

22

21

20

19

19

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

18

20

24

28

23

36

26

Minimum

150

104

164

203

116

76

32

14

31

54

98

129

14

June

31

63

81

81

129

129

98

81

70

67

55

48

43

50

56

98

136

92

62

50

55

116

122

236

187

272

578

682

928

928

-

July

630

370

272

172

136

9f

81

6V

61

54

5f

se

31C

604

87?

1.01C

788

630

656

760

872

844

984

1,270

1,570

1,920

2,430

3,050

3,820

4,160

3,920

Mean

554

ggy

255

311

187

197

68 .4

21.5

187

1,050

1, 216

479

399

Aug.

3,520

3,200

2,910

2,480

2,000

1,570

1,630

1,920

2,190

2,380

2,380

2,230

1,960

1,630

1,240

816

550

370

272

203

172

143

129

290

506

330

180

136

110

98

172

Per square 

mUe

0 426

 175

.195

239

!l44

.152

.055

.017

. 144

!S08

.935

.368

.307

Sept.

290

254

164

150

129

157

482

682

630

554

506

578

578

414

272

203

195

254

392

554

788

984

1,040

872

578

414

290

219

414

1,330

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0 . 49

.20 '.22

 28

.15

- -LO ift

 06

.02

.16

.93

1 *08 '.41

4.18
SATILLA RIVER BASIN 

Satilla River at Atkinson, Qa.

169

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°13', long. 81°52', at bridge on U. S. Highway 

84, about 400 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge and 1 mile 

west of Atkinson, Brantley County.

Drainage area.- 2,880 square miles.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 7,140 second-feet Aug. 5, 6 (ge.ge height, 13.68 

feet;; minimum, 42 second-feet May 24 (gage height, 2.78 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge observed, 15,200 second-feet Feb. 18, 1933 (gage height, 

16.96 feet); minimum observed, 4.5 second-feet Nov. 19, 20, 1931 (gage height, 1.9 

feet).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

3.540 

3,640 

3,740 

3,640 

3,640

3,740 

3,840 

3,840 

3,840 

3,740

3,450 

3,100 

2,630 

2,220 

1,870

1,570 

1,330 

1,130 

1,010 

870

760 

685 

6S5 

565 

540

502 

478 

452 

440 

452 

452

Hov.

440 

428 

415 

402 

390

379 

368 

357 

346 

335

324 

335 

346 

390 

502

580 

610 

580 

552 

565

580 

610 

685 

745 

775

775 

760 

730 

730 

760

Dec.

775 

760 

730 

700 

655

625 

580 

552 

552 

540

528 

52S 

528 

515 

502

490 

478 

478 

465 

465

465 

465 

478 

478

515

625 

760 

835 

905 

940 

940

Jan.

940 

905 

870 

870 

870

870 

835 

775 

730 

685

640 

610 

595 

595 

640

700 

730 

730 

730 

745

775 

805 

855 

835 

805

760 

730 

700 

685 

715 

730

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

775 

775 

760 

760 

775

760 

715 

6S5 

625 

595

552 

528 

515 

490 

465

440 

402 

390 

379 

368

357 

357 

346 

346 

335

324 

335 

346

Mar.

346 

335 

335 

324 

324

324 

314 

303 

292 

292

303 

292 

282 

276 

263

261 

314 

314 

402

565

700 

745 

760 

745 

715

685 

640 

580 

515 

452 

390

Secondfoot-days

62,331 

15.794 

18.852

1,014.329

23,440 

14.500 

13,388 

5,154 

2,201 

6,504 

60,495 

116,630 

22,439

361,728

Apr.

346 

314 

280 

247 

237

237 

222 

206 

195 

178

167 

153 

147 

138 

131

125 

121 

118 

114 

114

123 

144

155 

147 

140

138 

141 

137 

185 

114

Maximum

3,840 

775 

940

13, 100

940 

775 

760 

346 

128 

565 

5,580 

7,140 

1,280

7,140

May

103 

95 

90 

87 

S2

7S 

76 

75 

73 

66

64 

61 

58 

57 

54

52 

50 

48 

46 

45

45 

44 

43 

44 

70

105 

75 

74 

86 

127 

128

Minimum

440 

324 

465

324

595 

324 

261 

114 

43 

91 

213 

430 

330

43

June

107 

107 

118 

109 

95

91 

114 

140 

191 

220

230 

233 

233 

SIS

188

181 

202 

226 

243 

247

228 

191 

166 

163 

209

241 

335 

440 

478

565

July

700 

83 -j 

940 

940 

805

640 

502 

390 

324 

265

237 

213 

314 

580 

54T

731 

1,131 

1,421 

1,721 

1,981

2,281 

2,561 

2,941 

3,271 

3,541

4, 170 

4,770 

5, 160 

5, 440 

5,580 

5,580

Mean

2,011 

526 

608

2,779

756 

518 

432 

172 

71.0 

217 

1,951 

3,762 

748

991

Aug.

5,720 

6,040 

6,380 

6,740 

7,140

7,140 

6,580 

6,400 

6,080 

5,500

4,880 

4,340 

4,140 

4,140 

4,340

4,540 

4,650 

4,540 

4,140 

3,460

2,550 

1,730 

1,140 

785 

595

475 

430 

490 

505 

520 

520

Per square 

rile

0.698 

.183 

.211

. .965

.262 

.180 

.150 

.060 

.025 

.075 

.677 

1.31 

.260

.344

Sept.

3SO 

330 

368 

475 

445

405 

368 

342 

36S 

520

698 

855 

970 

1,010 

1,100

1,100 

1.010 

820 

645 

550

535 

645 

785 

970 

1,100

1,230 

1,280 

1,230 

1,050 

855

Run-off In 

Inches

0.80 

.20 

.24

13.08

.30 

.19 

.17 

.07 

.03 

.08 

.78 

1.51 

.29

4.66
170 ST. MARYS RIVER BASIN

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°21'35", long. 82°04'55", In sec. 2, T. 28., R. 22 E., at 

Stokes Bridge, 1 mile downstream from junction of North and South Prongs and 6 miles 

northeast of Macclenny. Zero of gage is 40.00 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 859 square miles. Watershed In Okeefenokee Swamp Indeterminate.

Records available.- October 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 642 second-feet.

Kictremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,920 second-feet Aug. 8 (gage height, 

16.25 feet); minimum observed, 26 second-feet May 20-24: minimum gage height observed, 

0.58 foot May 23, 24.

1926-38: Maximum discharge, 20,000 second-feet Sept. 20, 1928 (gage height, 21.9 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum 

discharge observed, 12 second-feet May 22, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 0.04 

foot June 4, 5, 1927.

Remarks.- Records good except those for February, March, June, and July and those for 

days of rapidly changing stage, which are fair. Gage read once dally.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 4 to Mar. 17 and May 23 to July 28)

102

154

214

4.0

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

352

508

680

878

1,120

1,430

1,780

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

16.5

2,200

2,770

3,620

4,740

6,030

7,580

8,430

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193V to September 19?8

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,150 

6,180 

6,940 

7,580 

7,260

6,330 

5,510 

4,500 

3,820 

3,070

2,580 

2,160 

1,780 

1,500 

1,270

1,070 

922 

836 

755 

755

717 

680 

626 

575 

524

476 

444 

444 

412 

382 

352

Nov.

322 

294 

280 

266 

253

227

214 

202 

190 

178

178 

294 

524 

508 

476

412 

428 

575 

575 

541

508 

492 

428 

412 

382

362 

412 

428 

480 

444

Dec.

382 

352 

322 

308 

280

280 

280 

266 

266 

280

294 

294 

266 

253 

240

240 

227 

214 

214 

214

214 

190 

190 

240 

280

253 

240 

227 

214 

202 

202

Jan,

190 

202 

412 

755 

857

836 

717 

644 

575 

508

476 

492 

698 

922 

900

755 

662 

592 

644 

755

755 

680 

609 

575 

541

575 

541 

492 

444 

412 

382

Month

Oet 

Hov 

Dee

C

lan 

Peb

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

i/i

ober

embe I*........................

u

ater year 193Y-3

Peb.

736 

1,540 

1,570 

1,570 

1,400

1,240 

1,120 

878 

775 

698

662 

626 

558 

524 

476

428 

397 

382 

367 

367

352 

337 

308 

294 

280

266 

240 

214

Mar.

214

190 

178 

178 

166

154 

154 

143 

138 

126

121 

116 

98 

94 

90

90 

86 

352 

352 

253

202 

178 

143 

132 

121

111 

111 

106 

98 

98 

90

Seeondfoot-days

73,600 

11,285 

7,924

288,999

18,598 

18,605 

4,683 

1,750 

1,020 

4,039 

22,346 

67 ,580 

5,161

236,591

Apr.

79 

76 

79 

86 

79

79 

72 

69 

72 

79

76 

72 

66 

60 

57

54 

52 

49 

46 

46

44 

44 

44 

42 

40

40 

38 

38 

36 

36

Maximum

7,580 

575 

382

7,580

922 

1,570 

352 

86 

52 

412 

2,350 

7,920 

308

7,920

May

34 

34 

34 

34 

32

32 

32

30 

30 

29

29 

29 

28 

28 

29

29 

29 

29 

28 

26

26 

26 

26 

26 

29

46 

49 

49 

42 

44 

52

Minimum

352

178 

190

38

190 

214 

86 

36 

26 

46 

82 

266 

94

26

June

54

63 

60 

60 

57

54

116 

178 

106 

106

166 

90 

86 

76 

66

63 

57 

57 

46 

54

111 

154 

178 

202 

166

154 

253 

382 

412 

412

July

367

308 

367 

190 

166

143 

116 

98 

86 

82

86 

90 

126 

154 

166

255 

508 

55f 

69f 

73f

87f 

1.15C 

1,570 

1,74C 

1.50C

1,210 

1,30C 

1,36C 

1.74C 

2,25C 

2,35C

Mean

2,374

376 

£56

792

600 

664 

151 

58.3 

32.9 

135 

721 

2,180 

172

648

Aug.

2,250 

2,060 

1,980 

1,940 

1,710

2,200 

6,030 

7,920 

7,260 

6,480

5,510 

4,260 

3,330 

2,520 

2,020

1,640 

1,300 

1,020 

836 

680

609 

609 

558 

492 

428

382 

322 

322 

352 

294 

266

Per square 

mile

2.76 

.438 

.298

.922

.698 

.774 

.176 

.068 

.038 

.157 

.839 

2.54 

.200

.754

Sept.

240 

227 

2O2 

227 

227

214 

202 

190 

166

166

190

154 

132 

116 

106

98 

102 

154 

178 

178

166 

132 

116 

102 

94

166 

240 

178 

190 

308

Run-off in 

inches

3.18 

.49 

.34

12.51

.80 

.81 

.20 

.076 

.044 

.18 

.97 

2.93 

.22

10.24
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.

171

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°33', long. 80°57', in sec. 29 or 32, T. 22 S., 

R. 34 E., at bridge on State Highway 22 about 5 miles east of Christmas. Zero of 

gage is 1.68 feet above mean sea level (survey by Corps or Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 1,320 square miles.

Records available.- December 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 3,620 second-feet Nov. 30 to Dec. 3; maximum 

gage height, 8.17 feet Dec. 1, 2; minimum, 118 second-feet May 23-26; minimum gage 

height, 3.13 feet May 24, 26.

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 4,800 second-feet June 20, 1934 (gage height, 8.9 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 29 second-feet June 4, 1935 (gage height, 1.35 feet).

Flood of September 1926 reached a stage of 10.8 feet (discharge, 10,000 secondfeet, from rating curve extended above 4,500 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

3.0 107

3.5 150

4.0 200

4.5 

5.0 

5.2

250

315

352

5.4 

5.6 

5.8

400

475

570

6.0 

6.2 

6.4

690

840

1,030 7.0

1,260 

1,530 

1,S30

7.5 2,580

S.O 3,380

8.2 3,700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,490 

2,000 

2,060 

1,950 

1,830

1,720 

1,650 

1,540 

1,460 

1,380

1,400 

1,380 

1,380 

1,320 

1,320

1,640 

2,070 

2,500 

2,900 

3,140

3,220 

3,220 

3,140 

3,140 

3,140

3,060 

3,060 

2,980 

2,980 

2,980 

2,980

Nov.

2,980 

2,980 

2,980 

2,980 

2,980

2,980 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900 

2,900

2,900 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900 

2,900

2,820 

2,830 

2,740 

2,740 

2,660

2,580 

2,580 

2,500 

2,500 

2,430

2,500 

2,660 

2,980 

3,380 

3,620

Dec.

3,620 

3,620 

3,620 

3,540 

3,460

3,380 

3,300 

3,220 

3,220 

3,140

3,060 

3,060 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900

2,900 

2,900 

2,820 

2,820 

2,820

2,740 

2,740 

2,740 

2,660 

2,660

2,580 

2,580 

2,580 

2,500 

2,500 

2,500

Jan.

2,430 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430 

2,430

2,430 

2,360 

2,280 

2,280 

2,230

2,200 

2,200 

2,130 

2,130 

2,060

2,060 

2,060 

1,980 

1,950 

1,9£0

1,890 

1,860 

1,830 

1,800 

1,760

1,720 

1,680 

1,660 

1,620 

1,560 

1,530

Month

Oct

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 19;57 ...........

ater year 1937-

Peb.

1,540 

1,600 

1,560 

1,530 

1,520

1,500 

*1,450 

*1 ,420 

*1 ,400 

#1,380

*1,350 

*1 ,320 

#1 ,300 

#1,270 

1,250

1,220 

1,200 

1,090 

1,140 

1,020

1,080 

1,070 

1,060 

1,070 

1,030

1,010 

980 

970

Mar.

950 

930 

903 

894 

885

85S 

840 

832 

816 

800

784 

768 

760 

732 

725

711 

732 

746 

739 

725

704 

690 

672 

660 

642

630 

612 

594 

582 

565 

550

Secondfoot-days

70 ,030 

85,810 

92 ,140

362 ,396

63,380 

35 .330 

23,031 

11,196 

5,366 

5,263 

21,822 

25,057 

12 ,494

448,919

Apr.

535 

520 

502 

493 

475

471 

447 

435 

424 

414

407 

400 

387 

374 

363

352 

342 

332 

332 

384

315

308 

308 

300 

293

286 

273 

267 

261 

256

Maximum

3,220 

3,620 

3,620

3,620

2,430 

1,600 

950 

535 

256 

250 

1,240 

1,100 

525

3,620

May

256 

250 

240 

235

230

225 

215 

210 

205 

195

190 

180 

175 

170 

165

155 

150 

140 

136 

131

126 

122 

118 

118 

118

118 

122 

131 

ISO 

185 

175

Minimum

1,320

2,430 

2,500

208

1,530 

970 

550 

256 

US 

122 

250 

516 

352

118

June

175 

160 

150 

140 

131

136 

155 

170 

220 

220

215 

200 

190 

180 

170

160 

150 

136 

126 

122

126 

136 

140 

160 

210

225 

230 

235 

245 

250

July

250 

250 

250 

2EO 

267

267

267 

286

3S4 

4C7

493 

612 

739 

8C8 

950

1,040 

1,240 

1,210 

1,020 

1,030

940 

876 

8£4 

784 

784

768 

800 

S76 

1,020 

1,140 

1,050

He an

2,259 

2,860 

2,972

993

2,045 

1,262 

743 

373 

173 

175 

704 

744 

416

1,230

Aug.

1,100 

1,040 

960 

894 

832

S16 

S49

921 

930 

921

912 

894 

849 

808 

768

732 

697 

672 

654 

636

630 

606 

588 

582 

570

560 

545 

530 

520 

516 

525

Per square 

mile

1.71 

2.17 

2.25

.752

1.55 

.956 

.563 

.283 

.131 

.133 

.533 

.564 

.315

.932

Sept.

525 

525 

516 

506 

498

464 

475 

475

467 

459

451 

435 

421 

410 

400

387 

374 

374 

303 

363

363 

352 

352 

352 

352

352 

352 

363 

374 

374

Run-off In 

inches

1.97 

2.42 

2.59

10.21

1.79 

1.00 

.65 

.32 

.15 

.15 

.61 

.65 

.35

18.65

 Discharge computed from interpolated gage heights.

2021122 O 41) 12
172 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

St. Johns River near De Land, Fla.

Location.- Slope station with two gages in T. 17 S., R. 29 E.; upstream water-stage recorder at Hawkinsville landing, 1 mile upstream from Crows Bluff Bridge; downstream 

water-stage recorder at St. Francis landing, 3£ miles downstream from aforesaid bridge. 

Zeros of gages are 1.106 feet and 0.716 foot, respectively, below mean sea level 

(survey by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

An auxiliary recorder is operated at Crows Bluff Bridge, lat. 29°01', long. 81°23', 

5 miles west of De Land, and it is at this recorder that the drainage area is determined and discharge measurements made.

Drainage area.- 2,830 square miles.

Records available.- January 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 6,290 second-feet Dec. 21; minimum daily, 

iu second-feet Apr. 24.

1934-38: Maximum daily discharge, 10,600 second-feet July 4-6, 1934; minimum 

daily, that of Apr. 24, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 6.8 feet (at upper gage) in 1910 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good above 2,000 second-feet, fair between 1,000 and 2,OCO second-feet, 

and poor below 1,000 second-feet. Discharge determined graphically by use of threedimensional diagram showing stages at each end of reach and discharge; diagram is defined by many discharge measurements. Discharge for period when gage heights at upper gage were missing, Nov. 21 to Dec. 5, computed by interpolating sloje relation.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 193F

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

410 

980 

2,440 

3,090 

3,750

3.S40 

4,020 

4,140 

4,230 

4,100

4,100 

4,170 

4,260 

4,230 

4,120

4,080 

4,340 

4,520 

4,670 

4,660

4,740 

4,850 

4,770 

4,850 

4,970

5,180 

5,360 

5,400 

5,520 

5,540 

5,550

Nov.

5,480 

5,410 

5,320 

5,180 

5,060

5,020 

4,970 

5,030 

5,000 

5,030

5,020 

5,060 

4,900 

4,750 

4,760

4,770 

4,710 

4,530 

4,510 

4,440

4,510 

4,560 

4,650 

4,690 

4,730

5,020 

5,160 

5,220 

5,250 

5,280

Dec.

5,2SO

5,500 

5,420 

5,470 

5,520

5,630 

5,620 

5,860 

6,070 

6,120

6,110 

6,120 

6,080 

6,140 

6,160

6,160 

6,220 

6,240 

6,270 

6,260

6,290 

6,230 

6,210 

6,160 

6,020

5,940 

5,820 

5,720 

5,540 

5,300 

5,200

Jan.

5,140 

5,320 

5,240 

5,050 

4,910

4,880 

4,920 

4,800 

4,760 

4,740

4,760 

4,680 

4,580 

4,530 

4,400

4,280 

4,230 

4,100 

4,040 

3,920

3,840 

3,780 

3,770 

4,000 

4,160

4,130 

4,250 

4,200 

4,260 

4,210 

4,160

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

« ater year 1937-3

Feb.

3,700 

3,080 

2,900 

2,840 

2,880

3,030 

3,230 

3,340 

3,370 

3,460

3,520 

3,610 

3,500 

3,430 

3,420

3,190 

2,940 

2,980 

3,120 

3,010

2,990 

2,840 

2,650 

2,320 

2,250

2,440 

2,650 

2,640

Mar.

2,380 

2,400 

2.4SO 

2,470 

2,410

2,300 

2,050 

2,110 

2,150 

2,250

2,300 

2,120 

2,020 

2,150 

2,140

2,120 

2,320 

2,020 

2,200 

2,130

1,980 

2,080 

2,040 

2,000 

1,830

1,570 

1,590 

1,140 

1,020 

1,110 

1,410

Secondfoot-days

130 ,880 

148 ,020 

182 ,680

861 ,390

13S ,040 

85,330 

62,290 

23,220 

18,610 

31,510 

84,010 

87,670 

35,650

1,032,910

Apr.

1,430 

1,660 

1,030 

980 

1,220

1,580 

1,580 

1,820 

1,330 

1,060

1,240 

1,160 

820 

920 

880

920 

740 

810 

900 

1,060

1,260 

1,300 

640 

10 

20

100 

100 

370 

400 

780

Maximum

5,550 

5,480 

6,290

6,290

5,320 

3,700 

2,480 

1,820 

960 

2,640 

3,380 

3,300 

1,840

6,290

Hoy

960

780 

620 

760 

610

620 

700 

620 

520 

280

250 

260 

340 

530 

440

520 

610 

760 

780 

800

780 

950 

730 

720 

700

790 

710 

600 

360 

280 

180

Minimum

410 

4,440 

5,200

370

3,770 

2,250 

1,020 

10 

180 

20 

510 

1,420 

620

10

June

110 

20 

320 

720 

600

940 

910 

1,060 

1,140 

1,050

1,280 

1,400 

2,640 

1,030 

660

460 

750 

920 

950 

960

1,100 

1,450 

1,380 

1,370 

1,620

1,440 

1,500 

1,510 

1,200

1,020

July

760 

780 

780 

1,040 

510

850 

1,110 

1,360 

1,560 

2,080

2,530 

2,810 

3,090 

3,180 

3,310

3,370 

3,280 

3,500 

3,600 

3,660

3,770 

3,800 

3,310 

3,780 

3,880

3,780 

3,670 

3,710 

3,570 

3,520 

3,560

Mean

4,222 

4,934 

5,893

2,360

4,453 

3,048 

2,009 

941 

600 

1,050 

2.Y10 

2,828 

1,188

2,830

Aug.

3,530 

3,560 

3,610 

3,630 

3,680

3,700 

3,800 

3.74C 

3,670 

3,640

3,580 

2,880 

3,620 

3,490 

3,380

3,220 

3,020 

2,850 

2,740 

2,190

1,980 

1,700 

1,910 

2,070 

2,150

2,000 

1,850 

1,740 

1,720 

1,600 

1,420

Per square 

mile

1.49 

1.74 

2.08

.334

1.57 

1.08 

.710 

.332 

.212 

.371 

.957 

.999 

.420

1.00

Sept.

,440 

,710 

,760 

,840 

,320

,780 

,660 

,540 

,310 

,060

760 

620 

760 

940 

1,060

1,240 

1,300 

1,460 

1,380 

1,030

720 

770 

790 

780 

800

1,160 

880 

1,050 

1,220 

960

Run-off In 

Inches

1.72 

1.94 

2.40

11.30

1.81 

1.12 

.82 

.37 

.24 

.41 

1.10 

1.15 

.47

13.55
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 173

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 81°07', long. 28°41', in sec. 9 or 10, T. 21 £., R. 32 E., at 

highway bridge 3 miles northeast of Chuluota. Zero of gage is 2.135 feet above mean 

sea level (from benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 296 square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,760 second-feet Dec. 1 (gage height, 

10.57 feet); minimum observed, 8 second-feet May 17, 18, 20, 21 (gage 1-eight, 0,62 

foot).

1935-38: Maximum discharge observed, 1,760 second-feet Oct. 15, 1926, Dec. 1, 1937; 

maximum gage height, that of Dec. 1, 1937; minimum observed, that of May 17, 18, 20, 

21, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 16.7 feet sometime in 1928 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair above 500 second-feet and poor below. Gage read orce daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1928

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

304 

670 

1,200 

1,420 

1,390

1,260 

1,360 

872 

689 

595

506 

438 

406 

390 

375

360 

406 

455 

1,060 

1,580

1,720 

1,550 

1,330 

1,060 

898

729 

613 

523 

455 

375 

332

Nov.

291 

278 

226 

204 

183

173 

145 

136 

111 

111

111 

119 

127 

#183 

291

375 

346 

304 

346 

304

#145 

119 

136 

127 

127

119 

154 

239 

924 

1,450

Dec.

1,760 

1,550 

1,260 

1,060 

872

773 

632 

559 

489 

455

406 

375 

332 

304 

304

278 

265 

239 

252 

226

215 

204 

193 

183 

#173

#173 

163 

154 

145 

145 

145

Jan.

136 

127 

127 

127 

136

136 

136 

136 

127 

127

127 

127 

119 

111 

111

111 

103 

97 

91 

85

85 

73 

73 

73 

68

66 

63 

58 

58 

56 

56

Month

Oct 

Sov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

56 

60 

66 

66 

66

66 

63 

63 

60

58

53 

50 

46 

46 

46

40 

38 

38 

36 

34

34 

32 

Z2 

32 

30

32 

30 

32

Mar.

30 

28 

28 

26 

26

25 

23 

22 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

20 

24 

25 

28 

28

28 

25 

24 

21 

21

20 

20 

18 

18 

18 

17

Secondfoot-days

25,321 

7,904 

14,284

76,193

3,126 

1,307 

705 

379 

347 

2,939 

18,132 

5,129 

1,549

81,122

Apr.

17 

17 

17 

14 

14

14 

14 

14 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

12 

12 

12

12 

12 

11 

10 

9

Maximum

1,720 

1,450 

1,760

1,760

136 

66 

30 

17 

18 

278 

1,490 

541 

111

1,760

May

9

9 

12 

14 

15

18 

15 

15 

14 

12

12 

12 

11 

9 

9

9 

8 

8 

9 

8

8 

9 

9 

9 

9

9 

12 

12 

12 

12 

IS

Minimum

304 

111 

145

16

56 

30 

17 

9 

8 

18 

215 

53 

26

8

June

18 

20 

26 

48 

58

56

79 

85 

97 

79

73 

127 

173 

163 

136

111 

103 

85 

73 

58

73 

70 

70 

63 

58

*68 

111 

226 

278 

S52

July

226 

S39 

265 

29]. 

346

332 

346 

346 

215

215

332 

422 

506 

796 

1,260

1,490 

1,490 

1,420 

1,200 

820

670 

489 

406 

34f 

48?

47? 

47? 

43£ 

47? 

651 

67C

Mean

817 

263 

461

209

101 

47 

23 

13 

11 

98 

585 

165 

52

222

Aug.

541 

472 

375 

332 

278

226 

193 

173 

173 

154

145 

136 

127 

119 

97

97 

119 

119 

97 

79

79 

79 

63 

103 

173

173 

127 

91 

73 

58 

53

Per square

mile

2.76 

.888 

1.56

.706

.341 

.159 

.078 

.044 

.037 

.331 

1.98 

.557 

.176

.750

Sept.

53 

53 

53 

63 

73

85 

103 

111 

97 

85

73 

60 

56 

50 

46

40 

38 

36 

34 

34

34 

34 

30 

28 

26

26 

26 

28 

38 

36

Run-off In 

Inches

3.18 

.99 

1.80

9.57

.39 

.17 

.09 

.05 

.04 

.37 

2.28 

.64 

.20

10.20

*No gage reading; discharge computed from gage heights obtained from stage grapl dra 

of preceding and subsequent dally readings.

on basis
174 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Weklva River near Sanford, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°49', long. 81°25', on line between sees. 21 and 28, T. 

19 S., R. 29 E., at highway bridge, 9 miles west of Sanford.

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1935 (discharge measurements only), October 

lyati to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 673 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 

5.98 feet); minimum observed, 129 second-feet Aug. 31; minimum gage height observed, 

3.12 feet June 18, 19.

1935-38: Maximum discharge observed, 912 second-feet June 5, 1936 (gage height, 

4.36 feet), from rating curve extended above 550 second-feet; minimum observed, that 

of Aug. 31, 1938; minimum gage height observed, 3.02 feet Dec. 11, 12, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-foot, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

562 

673 

636 

562 

598

562 

490 

429 

376 

351

307 

278 

278 

366 

255

250 

255 

255 

278 

331

313 

290 

£72 

260 

255

244 

233 

233 

222 

211 

211

Hov.

211 

211 

216 

222 

228

228 

228 

222 

222

216

233 

266 

266 

266 

255

250 

250 

244 

244 

238

233 

233 

233 

233

228

301 

370 

525 

562 

562

Dec.

525 

562 

490 

442 

435

396 

344 

319 

319 

307

290 

284 

272 

266 

250

244 

233 

228 

402 

402

389 

357 

338 

319 

301

290 

272 

260 

244 

244 

238

Jan.

228 

383 

383 

363 

338

307 

290 

290 

266 

260

250 

250 

307 

296 

272

255 

244 

244 

244 

244

238 

233 

233 

233 

222

216 

211 

211 

206 

206 

201

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

211 

211 

216 

216 

216

216 

216 

216 

211 

206

206 

201 

197 

197 

192

192 

192 

187 

187 

182

182 

182 

182 

182 

182

182 

182 

182

Mar.

177 

173 

173 

173 

173

182 

182 

182 

173 

173

177 

173 

173 

168 

168

168 

244 

258 

233 

211

211 

197 

187 

182 

177

173 

173 

168 

168 

168 

163

Secondfoot-days

10 ,736 

8,196 

10,262

97,833

8,124 

5,524 

5,681 

4,960 

5,635 

6,696 

11 ,333 

6,009 

6 ,467

89,623

Apr.

163 

163 

177 

163 

159

154 

154 

154 

159 

159

163 

153 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

173 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

Maximum

673 

562 

562

673

383 

216 

244 

177 

260

490 

266 

307

673

May

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

168 

168

168 

168 

168 

163 

163

163 

168 

168 

168 

173

238 

260 

238 

238 

238 

233

Minimum

211 

211 

228

145

201 

182 

163 

154 

163 

142 

244 

129 

150

129

June

250 

272 

266 

233 

211

201 

197 

228 

238 

216

197 

187 

177 

163 

159

154 

146 

142 

142 

159

182 

266 

272 

272 

272

290 

301 

301 

301 

301

July

333 

351 

313 

265 

313

313 

331 

370 

389 

393

433 

435 

455 

49 T 

490

455 

443 

490 

429 

393

363 

323

301 

290 

373

373 

333 

293 

263 

25o 

244

Mean

346

273 

331

268

262 

197 

183 

165 

182 

223 

366 

194 

216

246

Aug.

233 

233 

233

211 

192

192 

222 

266 

260 

250

238 

238 

216 

197 

173

163 

159 

154 

154 

150

154 

159 

163 

255 

222

187 

168 

159 

142 

137 

129

Per square

mile

Sept.

168 

233 

238 

211 

192

173 

154 

154 

154 

150

150 

177 

168 

177 

182

177 

177 

211 

238 

290

307 

301 

284 

266 

266

255 

244 

244 

260 

266

Run-off in 

incnes
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 175 

Blue spring near Orange City, Fla.

Location.- Lat. 28°56', long. 81°21', In sec. 7, T. 18 S., R. 30 E., about 2i miles 

west of Orange City.

Records available.- March 1932 to September 1938 (discharge measurements only).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 170 second-feet Dec. 6; minimum, 132 

second-feet Oct. 5.

1932-38: Maximum discharge measured, 188 second-feet Dec. 5, 1932; minimum measured, 62.7 second-feet Nov. 6, 1955, uncertain owing to adverse measuring conditions 

and abnormal amount of backwater from St. Johns River.

Remarks.- Measurements are made about once monthly In the spring run above Its confluence with St. Johns River, a quarter of a mile below spring.

Discharge measurements, in seoond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct. 5 132 Feb. 2 157 June £5 156

Nov. 9 160 liar. 2 157 July 27 134

Dec. 6 170 Apr. B 15S Aug. 26 156

Jan. 5 159 May IB 161
176 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River near Ocala, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°11', long. 82°00', in sec. 15, T. 15 S., R. 23 

E., at county highway bridge known as Sharpes Ferry, 2 miles upstream from Silver 

River and 9 miles east of Ocala. Zero of gage is 36.11 feet (revised) above mean sea 

level (from benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 854 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 3.45 

TeeTTT minimum, 190 second-feet June 19 (gage height, 0.05 foot).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 1,810 second-feet June 15, 1934: maximum gage height, 

5.52 feet Sept. 6, 1933: minimum discharge, 48 second-feet June 4, 1933: minimum gage 

height, -1.76 feet Aug. 2, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent. No effect this year from regulation by power plant at Moss 

Bluff, 12 miles upstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19?8

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

736 

790 

790 

772 

772

772 

772 

753 

720 

753

854 

810 

772 

753 

736

720 

704 

704 

689 

674

674 

66O 

660 

646 

633

620 

620 

608 

608 

596 

584

HOT.

584 

584 

572 

572 

561

561 

561 

55O 

55O 

550

550 

561 

561 

561 

561

561 

561 

55O 

550

55O

539

550 

55O 

55O 

550

596

646 

704 

772

772

Dec.

790 

790 

772 

772 

772

772 

753 

753 

736 

736

720 

720 

720 

7O4 

704

7O4 

704 

704 

704 

704

689 

689 

689 

689 

689

689 

689 

689 

689 

689 

689

Jan.

689 

689 

689 

669 

689

689 

689 

689 

674 

674

674 

674 

660 

660 

660

660 

646 

646 

646 

646

633 

620 

620 

6 2O 

620

608 

608 

608 

608 

608 

608

Month

Oet 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-J

Pet.

6O8 

6O8 

608 

596 

596

596 

584 

584 

584 

584

572

572 

572 

561 

561

55O 

55O 

539 

539

528 

518 

508 

508 

488

479 

470 

460

Mar.

46O 

451 

451 

451 

451

442 

442 

434 

408 

40O

408 

400 

400 

392 

384

370 

400 

408 

40O 

392

384 

384 

384 

384 

377

377 

377 

37O 

362 

347 

340

Secondfoot-days

21,955 

17 ,440 

22,313

184 ,872

20,193 

15,462 

12,430 

8,267 

6,515 

6,622

13^859 

12 ,060

173,054

Apr.

332 

325 

332

318 

304

304 

3O4 

304 

304 

3O4

298 

284 

278 

278 

278

272 

272 

272 

260 

254

254 

254 

254 

254 

248

230 

224 

224 

224 

224

Maximum

854 

772

790

1,630

689 

608 

460 

332 

242 

340 

736 

620 

479

854

May

224 

224 

224 

218 

224

230 

242 

230 

224 

224

218 

218 

212 

2OO 

195

195 

195 

195 

195 

195

195 

195 

195 

200 

206

206 

206 

200 

206 

218 

206

Minimum

584 

539 

689

251

608 

460 

340 

224 

195 

190 

254 

340 

340

190

June

2O6 

206 

206 

20O 

200

2OO 

200 

195 

200 

200

195 

195 

195 

195 

195

195 

195 

19O 

190 

195

200 

254 

260 

254 

242

242 

254 

298 

34O 

325

July

2S1 

263 

25 * 

26-) 

291

273 

272 

347 

393 

416

442 

473 

451 

416 

393

416 

643 

720

73'5 

720

720

720 

70.1 

681 

660

643 

633 

633 

720 

689 

643

Mean

708 

581 

720

506

651 

552 

401 

276 

210 

221 

514 

447 

402

474

Aug.

6O8 

620 

6O8 

572 

550

572 

572 

584 

572 

539

518 

496 

470 

451 

434

416 

40O 

377 

362 

354

347 

347 

34O 

347 

347

347 

340 

340 

340 

340 

347

Per square

i-lle

Sept.

377 

362 

425 

451 

460

470 

479 

46O 

451 

442

425 

4O8 

408 

392 

37O

362 

362 

370 

384 

392

400 

384 

362 

347 

340

340 

340 

384 

434 

479

Run-off in 

Inches
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 177 

Oklawaha River near Conner, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°13', long. 81°59', in sec. 3, T. 15 S., R. 23 

E., at bridge on Ocala-Daytona highway, a quarter of a mile downstrea-n from Silver 

River about 1% miles southwest of Conner, and 8 miles east of Ocala. Zero of gage 

is 31.80 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,960 second-feet Oct. 11 (gage height, 6.97 

feet); minimum, 873 second-feet June 18-20; minimum gage height, 4.41 feet June 19, 

20.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 3,700 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 9.14 

feet); minimum, 631 second-feet Feb. 1, 1933 (gage height, 2.88 feet).

RemarKs.- Records good. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Oct. 24-29, Nov. 

21-26, Apr. 17-22, Sept. 20-23, computed from gage-height graphs drawn on basis of 

graph for station near Ocala. No effect this year from operation of power plant at 

Moss Bluff.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,360 

1,830 

1,800 

1,770 

1,770

1,740 

1,710 

1,710 

1,680 

1,710

1,960 

1,830 

1,740 

1,680 

1,650

1,650 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,620

1,620 

1,620 

1,620 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,560 

1,560 

1,540 

1,540

Nov.

1,540 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,480

1,480 

1,480 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,480 

1,460 

1,460 

1..460

1,460 

1,460 

1,440 

1,440 

1,410

1,410 

1,410 

1,380 

1,380 

1,360

1,410 

1,460 

1,510 

1,560 

1,560

Dec.

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,590 

1,560

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

Jan.

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560 

1,560

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,510 

1,510

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,510

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480 

1,480

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

Honth

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19!

tember. .........------.---...

ater year 1937-2CO

Peb.

1,440 

1,440 

1,440 

1,410 

1,410

1,410 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,360 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,340 

1,340

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,320 

1,300

1,280 

1,260 

1,260

Mar.

1,260 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,180 

1,160

1,180 

1,160 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,160 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

Secondfoot-days

51,990 

43,880 

48,780

492, 180

46,330 

38,070 

36, 560 

32, 125 

29,274 

27, 536 

39,971 

40,060 

36,300

470, 865

Apr.

1,130 

1,130 

1,150 

1,130 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,100 

1,080 

1,080 

1,080

i.oeo

1,080 

1,060 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,030

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

985

Maximum

1,960 

1,560 

1,590

2,510

1,560 

1,440 

1,260 

1,150 

1,030 

1,110 

1,680 

1,480 

1,300

1,960

May

1,000 

1,000 

985 

985 

1,000

1,020 

1,030 

1,000 

985 

970

970 

958 

958 

932 

932

920 

920 

920 

920 

908

908 

908 

895 

908 

908

908 

908 

895 

908 

920 

895

Minimum

1,540 

1,360 

1,540

1,030

1,440 

1,260 

1,150 

985 

895 

873 

945 

1,150 

1,130

873

June

895 

895 

895 

884 

SS4

SB 4 

884 

884 

884 

884

864 

884 

884 

884 

884

884 

884 

873

873 

873

884 

945 

958 

958 

945

945 

970 

1,080 

1,110 

1,060

Julj1,000 

958 

945 

958 

1,000

985 

985 

1, 110 

1,150 

1,180

1,240 

1,260 

1,220 

1,160 

1,130

1,180 

1,480 

1,540 

1,510 

1,480

1,460 

1,460 

1,440 

1,440 

1,440

1,460 

1,480 

1,460 

1,680 

1,620 

1,540

Mean

1,677 

1,463 

1,574

1,348

1,495 

1,360 

1,179 

1,071 

944 

918 

1,289 

1,292 

1,210

1,290

Aug.

1,480 

1,480 

1,460 

1,410 

1,330

1,460 

1,480 

1,460 

1,440 

1,380

1,340 

1,320 

1,300 

1,300 

1,280

1,260 

1,240 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,160 

1,150 

1,150 

1,160

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,200 

1,180 

1,240 

1,280 

1,280

1,280 

1,300 

1,280 

1,260 

1,260

1,240 

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,180 

1,200 

1,220

1,200 

1,180 

1,160 

1,150

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,180 

1,240 

1,280

Run-off In 

Inches
178 ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN

Oklawaha River near Orange Springs, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°30'15", long. 81°54'45", In sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 24 E., 

at Jordans Ferry and mouth of Orange Creek, 2i miles east of Orange Springs. Zero of 

gage is 5.36 feet above mean sea level (from benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Records available.- February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,980 second-feet Oct. 5-7, Aug. 7, 8; 

maximum gage height observed, 7.54 feet Aug. 7; minimum discharge observed, 911 secondfeet June 19 (gage neight, 3.48 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 9,760 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 12.00 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 741 second-feet several days In 

period January to June 1933; minimum gage height observed, 2.46 feet Feb. 2, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,500 

2,740 

2,820 

2,900 

2,980

2,980 

2,960 

2,900 

2,900 

2,920

2,660 

2,580 

2,580 

2,740

2,900

2,820 

2,740 

2,580 

2,500 

2,420

2,340 

2,300 

2,240 

2,200 

2,200

2,160 

2,160 

2,130 

2,100 

2,060 

2,060

Nov.

2,020 

1,990 

1,990 

1,960 

1,960

1,930 

1,900 

1,900 

1,870 

1,870

1,870 

1,930 

1,960 

1,960 

1,960

1,930 

1,960 

1,960 

2.1OO 

1,930

1,930 

1,900 

1,870 

1,870 

1,900

1,960 

2,060 

2,130 

2,160 

2,200

Dec.

2,240 

2,270 

2,240 

2,240 

2,240

2,240 

2,200 

2,200 

2,160 

2,160

2,130 

2,130 

2,130 

2,100 

2,060

2,060 

2,060 

2,060 

2,020 

1,990

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

2,020 

2,020

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990 

1,960 

1,960

Jan.

1,960 

2,020 

2,130 

2,200 

2,200

2,200 

2,160 

2,130 

2,100 

2,060

2,020 

2,020 

2,020 

2,020 

2,020

1,990 

1,960 

1,930 

1,930 

1,930

1,900 

1,900 

1,870 

1,900 

1,900

1,870 

1,840 

1,840 

1,810 

1,810 

1,840

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

1,930 

1,960 

1,990 

1,990 

1,990

1,960 

1,930 

1,900 

1,870 

1,840

1,810 

1,810 

1,780 

1,750 

1,750

1,720 

1,720 

1,720 

1,690 

1,690

1,660 

1,660 

1,630 

1,660 

1,660

1,660 

1,630 

1,600

Mar.

1,570 

1,540 

1,520 

1,500 

1,500

1,470 

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,430

1,430 

1,410 

1,410 

1,390 

1,390

1,370 

1,450 

1,500 

1,500 

1,470

1,430

1,410 

1,390 

1,370 

1,370

1,330 

1,330 

1,310 

1,290 

1,270 

1,250

Secondfoot-days

78,990 

58,930 

64,820

638,320

61 ,480 

49 ,960 

43,950 

34 ,640 

31 ,900 

30,209 

48,530 

63,570 

42,620

609,599

Apr.

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,230 

1,220

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,170 

1,170 

1,160

1,160 

1,160 

1,140 

1,140 

1,140

1,120 

1,110 

1,110 

1,100 

1,100

1,080 

1,080 

1,070 

1,070 

1,080

Maximum

2,980 

2,200 

2,270

4,120

2,200 

1,990 

1,570 

1,230 

1,080 

1,160 

2,540 

2,980 

1,520

2,980

May

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,060 

1,070

1,080

1,070 

1,070 

1,070 

1,060

1,050 

1,040 

1,030 

1,020 

1,020

1,010 

995 

990 

982 

975

970 

968 

962 

998 

1,020

1,040 

1,040 

1,020 

1,020 

1,030 

1,060

Minimum

2,060

1,870 

1,960

1,110

1,810 

1,600 

1,250 

1,070 

962 

915 

1,080 

1,390 

1,330

915

June

1,100 

1,070 

1,050 

1,030 

1,000

998 

1,020

1,010 

992 

1,000

985 

968 

960 

958 

948

937 

930 

926 

915 

944

948 

978 

992

1,010 

1,010

1,030

1,070 

1,110 

1,160 

1,160

July

1,16C 

1,140 

1,12C 

1,110 

1,12C

1,10C 

1,08C 

1,1 2C 

1.18C 

1.23C

1.35C 

1,43C 

1,41C 

1.47C 

1,47C

1,52C 

1,54C 

1,52C 

1,500 

1,52C

1,720 

1,840 

1,900 

1,930 

1,900

1,900 

1,930 

1,900 

2,380 

2,500 

2,540

Mean

2,548 

1,964 

2,091

1,746

1,983 

1,784 

1,418 

1,155 

1,029 

1,007 

1,565 

2,051 

1,421

1,670

Aug.

2,580 

2,660 

2,540 

2,460 

2,300

2,740 

2,980 

2,980 

2,900 

2,740

2,580 

2,380 

2,200 

2,020 

1,960

1,870 

1,810 

1,750 

1,690 

1,630

1,630 

1,630 

1,630 

1,600 

1,600

1,570 

1,500 

1,450 

1,410 

1,390 

1,390

Per square 

m.*,le

Sept.

1,430 

1,470 

1,520 

1,520 

1,520

1,500 

1,470 

1,470 

1,450

1,450

1,430 

1,430 

1,430 

1,410 

1,410

1,390 

1,370 

1,390 

1,450 

1,430

1,410 

1,390 

1,370 

1,350 

1,350.

1,330 

1,330 

1,330 

1,390 

1,430

Run-off In 

Inches
ST. JOHNS RIVER BASIN 179

North Fork of Black Creek near Middleburg, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°07'10", long. 81°54'35", in sec. 28, T. 4 S., R. 24 E.,

 about 4 miles northwest of Middleburg.

Drainage area.- 207 square miles.

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,620 second-feet Oct. 2 (gage height, 18.05

 feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 4.8 second-feet May 23, 24, June 

19 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 6,000 second-feet (revised) Sept. 6, 1933 (gage 

height, 19.35 feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 3.6 second-feet 

June 8, 1935 (gage height, 0.26 foot).

Maximum stage known, 25.3 feet sometime in June 1919, from information given by 

old resident (discharge. 15,000 second-feet, revised, from rating curve extended 

above 4,300 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those below 10 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read 

twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193V to September 19?8

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8

9 

10

11 12- 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,200 

3,760 

2,360 

1,580 

1,190

798 

467 

325 

243 

194

164 

145 

118 

109 

104

104 

127 

136 

109 

104

104 

96 

86

78 

74

66 

66 

66 

70 

74 

70

Nov.

62 

58

51 

48 

41

38 

34 

32 

30 

30

33 

70 

91 

78 

74

70 

82 

104 

91 

86

86 

78 

70 

62 

62

91 

174 

226 

281 

347

Dec.

259 

184 

136 

104 

86

82 

86 

78 

74 

82

82 

74 

70 

62 

58

58 

54 

51 

54 

51

48 

44 

48 

74 

86

82 

86 

86 

74 

66 

54

Jan.

51 

109 

455 

707 

759

503 

336 

237 

174 

136

1S7 

154 

204 

237 

215

164 

136 

127 

204 

S48

S15 

174 

136 

US 

127

145 

127 

104 

91 

82 

78

Month

Oet 

HOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Fet> 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

e

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

204 

623 

611 

431 

303

215 

164 

136 

118 

100

91 

78 

70 

62 

58

51 

51 

58 

78 

82

74 

66 

58 

62 

58

54 

48 

44

Mar.

41 

37 

36 

36 

37

37 

35 

33 

30 

29

28 

26 

24 

24 

22

21 

118 

184 

12V 

104

86 

70 

51 

41 

34

29 

26 

23 

22 

21 

48

Seeonctfoot-days

14,192 

2,630 

2,533

57,073.6

6,680 

4,048 

1,480 

435.8 

236.1 

376.9 

2,223.3 

6,436 

2,909

44,230.1

Apr.

18 

18 

38 

41 

30

24 

20 

18 

18 

20

19 

17 

15 

14 

12

10 

9.4 

9.2 

7.8 

7.2

7.2 

6.5 

7.5 

7.2 

7.8

7.2 

6.8 

7.0 

6.5 

6.5

Maximum

3,760 

347 

259

3,760

759 

623 

184 

41 

22 

34 

303 

1,300 

259

3,760

May

6.8 

6.5 

5.9 

5.9 

6.8

5.9 

7.0 

6.8 

7.8 

5.9

5.V

5.7 

5.4 

6.1 

7.0

6.8 

6.3 

6.3 

5.9 

6.1

5.9 

5.2 

4.8 

5.0 

8.3

9.4 

8.9 

10 

10 

22 

20

Minimum

66 

30 

44

5.8

51 

44 

21 

6.5 

4.8 

5.0 

7.5 

19 

28

4.8

June

22 

22 

21

17 

13

9.4 

8.6

7.5 

7.2 

7.2

7.0 

6.3 

7.0 

12 

6.3

6.3 

5.9 

5.2 

5.0 

5.4

7.0 

8.9 

11 

9.4 

6.3

15 

27 

34 

33 

24

July

IV

13 

11 

10

9.r

8.6 

7.5 

13 

26 

16

31 

30 

28 

28 

30

62 

104 

96 

82 

58

74 

82 

82 

82 

74

74 

96 

136 

259 

303 

281

Mean

458 

89.3 

81.7

156

215 

145 

47.7 

14.5 

7.6 

12.6 

71. V 

208 

97.0

121

Aug.

226

371 

359 

204 

127

359 

889 

1,300 

941 

455

226

127 

86 

58 

44

34 

29 

26 

23 

78

104 

82 

44 

36 

30

24 

19 

26 

35 

26 

48

Per square 

mile

2. SI 

0.431 

.395

.754

1.04 

.700 

.230 

.070 

.037 

.061 

.346 

1.00 

.469

.585

Sept.

74 

100 

78 

104 

145

184 

118 

104 

82

62

62 

51 

41 

36 

30

28 

28 

41 

54 

78

78 

70 

70 

58 

51

145 

259 

226 

215 

237

Run-off In 

.Inches

2.55 

.48 

.46

10.26

1.20 

.V3 

.2V 

.08 

.04 

.0V 

.40 

1.15 

.52

V.95
180 LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN

Lake Okeechobee at St. Lucle Canal, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 26°59', long. 80°37', In sec. 22, T. 40 S., R. 37 E., on 

east shore of Lake Okeechobee, at entrance to St. Lucle Canal, 8 miles north of 

Canal Point. Zero of gage Is 1.405 feet below mean sea level (level line unadjusted, 

surveys by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- October 1931 to September 1938 In reports of Geological Survey. 

I9it> to 1931 in reports or files of Everglades Drainage District.

Extremes.- Maximum stage observed during year, 17.30 feet Dec. 6; minimum. 14.60 feet

1931-38: Maximum stage observed, 21.5 feet, Sept. 4, 1933; minimum observed, 

11.7 feet, May 17, 1932.

Remarks.- Abrupt change In stage frequently caused by wind. Gage read once dally.

Gage height, in feet, water year October 193V to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

8

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

IV

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

15.50

15.55

15.60

15.65

15.70

15.75

15.75

15.75

15.75

15.75

15.80

15.75

15.85

15.90

15.80

15.80

16.00

16.05

16.30

16.35

16.30

16.55

16.50

16.50

16.45

16.45

16.50

16.50

16.55

16.50

16.50

Nov.

16.55

16.50

16.50

16.55

16.55

16.55

16.55

16.50

16.60

16.55

16.60

16.65

16.80

16.80

16.80

16.65

16.70

16.60

16.62

16.85

16.85

16.55

16.45

16.45

16.25

16.60

16. BO

16.80

17.10

17.10

-

Dec.

17.10

17.20

17.15

17.15

17.05

17.30

17.00

16.95

16.95

16.95

17.05

17.00

16.90

16.90

16.90

16.90

16.85

16.90

16.85

16.85

16.70

16.70

16.70

16.70

16.70

16.65

16.60

16.60

16.60

16.60

16.50

Jan.

16.50

16.50

16.50

16.55

16.40

16.35

16.35

16.35

16.10

16.10

16.20

16.20

16.15

16.10

16.10

16.10

16.20

16.20

16.15

16.10

16.10

16.10

16.10

16.05

16.45

16.10

16.05

15.90

15.95

16.00

16.00

Feb.

16.00

16.00

16.00

16.05

16.05

16.00

16.00

16.00

15.90

15.90

16.00

16.00

16.00

16.00

16.00

15.95

15.90

15.90

16.00

16.00

15.90

15.85

15.90

16.10

16.00

15.90

16.00

16.00

_

_

-

Mar.

15.85

15.90

15.90

15.90

15. 9O

15.85

15.90

15.90

15.90

15.90

15.90

15.85

15.80

15.85

15.85

15.80

15.65

15.80

15.75

15.80

15.75

15.70

15.75

15.80

15.75

15.75

15.75

15.80

15.70

15.60

15.55

Apr.

15.70

15.70

15.65

15.44

15.50

15.50

15.50

15.50

15.90

15.55

15.45

15.45

15.45

15.45

15.35

15.35

15.30

15.30

15.35

15.30

15.30

15.30

15.35

15.20

15.10

15.20

15.05

15.10

15.15

15.15

Hay

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.05

15.00

14.95

14.95

15.10

15.10

15.05

15.00

15.00

14.95

15.00

14.85

14.80

14.80

14.70

14.75

14.75

14.75

14.70

14.70

14.60

14.70

14.80

14.80

14.83

14.90

14.90

June

14.80

14.80

15.10

15.15

15.10

15.15

15.20

15.20

15.10

15.10

15.00

15.05

15.05

15.05

15.10

14.90

14.90

14.95

14.90

14.90

14.10

15.05

15.10

15.10

15.05

15.00

15.00

15.10

15.10

15.00

July

15.00

15.00

15.00

15.00

14.90

15.00

15.00

15. OE

15.00

15.10

15.10

15. IE

15. IE

15. 2C

15.10

15. 1C

15.10

15. OE

15. 1C

15. 1C

15.10

15. 1C

15. OE

15. 1C

15.16

15. 2C

15. 2E

15.30

15. 3C

15. 2E

15.26

Aug.

15.30

15.20

15.15

15.20

15.30

15.30

15.30

15.30

15.25

15.15

15.15

15.20

15.30

15.30

15.30

15.25

15.30

15.30

15.30

15.25

15.10

15.10

15.05

15.10

15.15

15.20

15.15

15.30

15.30

15.26

15.25

Sept.

15.15

15.15

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

14.90

15.15

15.15

15.10

15.15

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.20

15.25

15.20

15.26

15.20

15.10

15.10

15.10

15.00

15.10

15.20

15.26

15.26
LAKE OKEBCHOBEE BASIN 181

Kissimmee River below Lake Kissimmee, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°46', long. 81°11', in sec. 24, T. 31 S., R. 31 

E., 3 miles downstream from Vero Bridge on State Highway 30 and 3 milee downstream 

from Lake Kissimmee. Auxiliary staff gage at highway bridge. Zero of gage is 1.14 

feet below mean sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 1,850 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 second-feet Dec. 3, 6 (gage height, 53.87 

feet): minimum discharge observed, 525 second-feet July 6-11 (gage height, 50.00 feet).

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 7,150 second-feet June 24, 1934 (gage height, 56.26 

feet); no flow Sept. 3, 4, 1935, owing to hurricane wind blowing upstream; minimum gage 

height observed, 46.10 feet Sept. 4, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods when recorder was not operating, Apr.

25-27, June 21 to July 22, computed from auxiliary gage record. Gage-height record at 

bridge during period October to December and six discharge measurements furnished by 

Okeechobee Flood Control District.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

50.0

50.5

51.0

51.5

52.0

525

596

691

810

970

52.5

53.0

53.5

54.0

1,160

1,370

1,650

2,030

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

Z

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

670

691

713

713

736

736

736

736

736

736

760

760

760

760

785

840

1,000

1,470

1,530

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,720

1,720

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,730

1,650

1,650

1,650

Hov.

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,470

1,420

1,470

1,590

1,650

1,720

1,720

-

Dec.

1,720

1,790

1,860

1,790

1,720

1,790

1,860

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,790

1,790

1,790

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

Jan.

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,720

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,650

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,590

1,530

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,530

1,530

1,470

1,470

1,470

1,420

1,420

Month

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

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

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

**S........... ..................

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

Water year 1937-JS8 ...........

Feb.

,420

,420

,420

,420

,370

,370

,370

1,370

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,320

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,240

1,240

1,240

1,240

1.200

1,200

1.240

1,280

1,280

1,200

1,200

_

-

-

Mar.

1,200

1,160

1,160

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,080

1,120

1,120

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,040

1,000

1,000

1,000

1,000

970

970

970

935

900

900

Secondfoot-days

35,698

47,670

54, 650

323,054

49, 560

36,440

32,645

23, 570

18, 438

16,899

18,476

21,834

18,449

374,329

Apr.

900

900

935

900

870

840

840

810

870

870

840

810

810

785

785

785

760

760

736

736

736

736

736

736

713

691

670

670

670

670

-

Maximum

1,720

1,720

1.S60

1,720

1,420

1,200

935

670

613

691

760

650

1,860

Bay

670

650

650

650

650

631

631

631

631

631

631

613

613

596

596

596

580

565

565

551

551

551

538

538

538

551

565

565

580

565

565

Minimum

670

1,420

1,720

486

1,420

1,200

900

670

538

538

525

650

580

525

June

551

551

613

613

596

596

596

596

580

580

580

565

565

565

565

551

551

538

538

538

538

538

551

551

551

551

551

538

551

551

-

July

551

533

551

551

533

533

52o 52"

523

523

52o

53,3

580

663

580

580 63'

63'

63?,

631

63."

63]

63]

631

650

650

650

670

691

691

691

Mean

1,152

1,589

1,763

885

1,599

1,301

1,053

786

595

563

596

704

615

1,026

Aug.

713

713

713

713

713

713

736

760

760

760

760

736

736

736

736

736

713

713

691

691

691

691

670

670

670

650

650

650

650

650

650

Per square 

rile

623

' OKQ

'.953

.478

 864

.703

 569

.425

 322

.304

 322

.381

* 332

.555

Sept.

650

650

650

650

631

631

631

613

631

631

631

631

631

631

613

613

596

596

613

613

613

596

596

580

596

596

580

580

580

596

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.72

.96

1.10

6.50

1.00

. 17-1 to

.66

.47

.37

'.37 34

.44

 3V

 7.53
182 LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN

Kissimmee River near Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 80°59', in sec. 24, T. 37 S., R. 33 E., at

bridge on State Highway 8, about 10 miles west of Okeechobee. Zero of gage is at mean 

sea level, Okeechobee Flood Control District datum, and 1.33 feet below mean sea level, 

Coast and Geodetic Survey datum.

Drainage area.- 3,260 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 6,080 second-feet Oct. 27 (gage height, 

SBTSCTf eet); minimum observed, 570 second-feet May 23-27; minimum gage height observed, 

19.58 feet May 26.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 15,600 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 29.33 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 231 second-feet 

May 18, 1932; minimum gage height observed, 17.73 feet June 18, 1935.

Flood of August 1928, resulting from hurricane, reached a peak stage of 30.3 feet 

(discharge, 20,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 14,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice daily. Gage-height record for October to December and results of six discharge measurements furnished by Okeechobee Flood Control 

District.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oot. 1-8 and Oot. 26 to Jan. 4)

19.6

20.5

21.5

22.5

23.0

570

760

982

1,220

1,360

23.5

24.0

24.5

25.0

25.5

1,510

1,710

1,970

2,450

3,270

26.0

26.5

26.9

4.13O 

5,090 

6,080

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

IV 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,220 

1,850 

1,850 

1,850 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,250

1,230 

1,330 

1,420 

1,420 

1,450

1,510 

1,710 

2,210 

3,950 

5,520

5,78O 

6,080 

5.52O 

5,300 

4,86O 

4,680

Nov.

4,310 

4,130 

3,780 

3,440 

3,270

3,100 

2,930 

2,760 

2,600 

2,450

2,450 

2,450 

2,450 

2,320 

2,210

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,120 

2,120

2,040 

2,040 

2,040 

1,970 

1,970

2,04O 

2,600 

2,760 

3,100 

3,270

Dec.

3,61O 

3,950 

4,130 

4,130 

4,130

4,490 

4,490 

4,490 

4,310 

4,310

4,130 

4,130 

3,95O

3,780 

3,780

3,610 

3,610 

3,440 

3,440 

3,270

3,100 

3,100 

2,930 

2,930 

2,760

2,760 

2,60O 

2,60O 

2,450 

2,450 

2,320

Jan.

2,320 

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,120

2,120 

2,21O 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,320 

2,210

2,210 

2,210 

2,210 

2,120 

2,120

2,120 

2,040 

2,040 

2,040 

2,040

1,970 

1,970 

1,910 

1,910 

1,910 

1,910

Month

Oot 

Uov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Uar 

Apr 

MBS 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 193

ater year 1937 3

Feb.

1,910 

1,910 

1,860 

1,360 

1,860

1,860 

1,810 

1,810 

1,610 

1,760

1,760 

1,760 

1,710 

1.V10 

1,710

1,710 

1,670 

1,670 

1.67O 

1,630

1,630 

1,630 

1,630 

1,630 

1,590

1,550 

1,550 

1,550

Mar.

1,510 

1,510 

1,510 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,480 

1,450 

1,450 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,390 

1,390 

1,360

1,360 

1,360 

1,360 

1,330 

1,330

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,280 

1,280

1,250 

1,260 

1,220 

1,220 

1,200 

1,200

Second - 

foot-deys

72,510 

79,350 

109 ,180

580,272

66,560 

48,210 

42,290 

29 ,984 

20,889 

22 ,826 

32,829 

47,860 

3D,61O

609,118

Apr.

*1 ,180 

*1 ,180 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120

1,120 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100 

1,050

1,050 

1,05O 

1,03O 

1,000 

1,000

962 

959 

959 

936 

936

914 

914 

936 

936 

892

87O 

870 

848 

626 

826

Maximum

6,08O 

4,310 

4,490

6,080

2,320 

1,910 

1,510 

1,180 

826 

826 

1,590 

1,710 

1,36O

6,080

May

S26 

826 

826

782 

782

760 

73S 

716 

716 

694

716 

716 

694 

673 

652

652 

652 

631 

610 

610

590 

590 

57O 

570 

570

570 

570 

610 

652 

652 

673

Minimum

1,20O 

1,970 

2,320

920

1,910 

1,550 

1,2OO 

826 

570 

673 

760 

1,36O 

1,120

570

June

694 

694 

782 

782 

782

804 

804 

804 

804 

826

826 

826 

804 

782 

760

738 

716 

694 

673 

673

673 

673 

694 

738 

760

760 

782 

826 

626 

826

July

826 

SOI 

783 

760 

78?

80 1 

843 

843 

870 

96?

959 

959 

931 

95<3 

1,000

1,000 

1,030 

1,050 

1,080 

1,100

1,120 

1,150 

1,180 

1,200 

1,220

1,280 

1,330 

1,390 

1,480 

1,510 

1,590

Mean

2,339 

2,645 

3,522

1,590

2,148 

1,722 

1,364 

999 

674 

761 

1,059 

1,544 

1,220

1,669

Aug.

1,670 

,710 

,710 

,710 

,710

,710 

,710 

1,670 

1,670 

1,630

1,630 

1,590 

1,590 

1,550 

1,550

1,510 

1,480 

1,480 

1.45O 

1,450

1,420 

1,450 

1,430 

,450 

,450

,420 

,420 

,420 

,420 

1,390 

1,360

Per square 

mile

0.717 

.811 

1.08

.488

.659 

.528 

.418 

.306 

.207 

.233 

.326 

.474 

.374

.512

Sept.

1,360 

1,330 

1,300 

1,30O 

1,300

1,280 

1,280 

1,280 

1,250 

1,250

1,250 

1,250 

1,250 

1,220 

1,220

1,2OO 

1,180 

1,180 

1,20O 

1,200

1,160 

1,150 

1,120 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,180

Run-off in 

inches

0.83 

.90 

1.24

6.63

.76 

.65 

.48 

.34 

.24 

.26 

.37 

.55 

.42

6.94

 Discharge interpolated.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN 183

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°24' , long. 81°09', In sec. 30, T. 35 S., R. 32 

E., at county highway bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Seaboard Air Line Railway 

bridge, li miles upstream from junction with Kissimmee River, and 3 miles northwest of 

Cornwell. Zero of gage is 29.71 feet above mean sea level (survey by Corps of Engineers, 

U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 660 square miles.

Records available.- March 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 714 second-feet Dec. 6; maximum gage height, 

8.00 feet Oct. 23; minimum discharge, 35 second-feet May 25 (gage height, 3.29 feet).

1934-38: Maximum discharge, 899 second-feet Mar. 17, 18, 1936; maximum gage 

height, 8.59 feet June 21, 1934; minimum discharge, 18 second-feet June. 4, 19S5 (gage 

height, 2.56 feet).

Maximum stage known, 10.1 feet in September 1933 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair except those for October and September, which are poor. Gageheight record for October to December and results of six discharge measurements 

furnished by Okeechobee Flood Control District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

326 

316 

316 

306 

306

297

288 

288 

278 

278

269 

269 

260 

252 

252

252 

260 

£69 

278 

346

424 

510 

523 

497 

471

447 

424 

412 

401 

401 

390

Nov.

390 

390 

390 

390 

401

iOl 

401 

401 

401 

401

401 

401 

401 

401 

401

412 

424 

424

424 

436

436 

436 

436 

436 

424

447 

484 

523 

578 

582

Dec.

622 

652 

684 

699 

699

714 

684 

668 

652 

652

637 

622 

622 

622 

607

607 

607 

607 

607 

607

5S2 

578 

 564 

550 

536

523 

510 

497 

484 

471 

459

Jan.

459 

447 

447 

436 

436

436 

447 

471 

459 

459

447 

447 

447 

436 

436

436 

436 

424

424 

424

424 

412 

412 

401 

412

401 

390 

390 

390 

379 

379

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19:57 ...........

ater year 1937-:

Feb.

379 

*379 

»379 

*368 

*368

*368 

»357 

*357 

*357 

*357

»346 

*346 

*346 

*336 

*336

*336 

*326 

*326 

»326 

*316

*316 

*316 

»306 

*306 

*306

»297 

*297 

*297

Mar.

*288 

*288 

*288 

»278 

*278

*278 

*269 

269 

260 

260

260 

252 

252 

243 

243

243 

243 

243 

243 

234

234 

226 

226

218 

218

218 

210 

202 

202 

195 

188

Secondroot-clays

10,606 

12,873 

18,625

136,868

13,244 

9,450 

7,549 

3,753 

1,654 

2,500 

5,302 

11,058 

8,994

105,608

Apr.

188 

181 

181 

170 

164

157 

154 

153 

159 

153

139 

134 

130 

124 

119

116 

110 

106 

105 

101

97 

102 

101 

97 

93

88 

84 

83 

82 

82

Maximum

523 

582 

714

714

471 

379 

288 

188 

80 

123 

316 

379 

346

714

May

80 

78 

73 

71 

66

62 

58 

59 

62 

59

58 

56 

54 

57 

55

44 

38 

38 

38 

38

38 

39 

38 

38 

36

38 

47 

58 

60 

60 

58

Minimum

252 

390 

459

241

379 

297 

188 

82 

36 

55 

94 

316 

260

36

June

57 

58 

76 

80 

S2

87 

93 

95 

102

97

95 

91

88 

66 

79

68 

65 

61 

58 

55

58 

59 

t67 

t81 

t88

tioo

till 

tl!7 

t!23 

t!23

July

tl!7 

t!05 

t97 

t93 

t9>

t9i

tlOQ 

tlOl 

tlOl 

tl(M

tl!3 

t!23 

tl3,3 

t!36

t!4Q

t!57

t!67 

t!73 

T18:3 

t!95

t203 

210 

218 

223

231

243 

243 

269 

283 

303 

316

Mean

342 

429 

601

375

427 

338 

£44 

125 

53.4 

83.3 

171 

357 

300

289

Aug.

»316 

*316 

*326 

*326 

»336

*336 

*336 

*346 

*346 

*357

*3S7 

*357 

*368 

*368 

*368

*368 

*368 

*368 

379 

379

379 

379 

379 

379 

368

368 

357 

357 

357 

357 

357

Per square 

nrile

0.518 

.650 

.911

.568

.647 

.512 

.370 

.189 

.081 

.126 

.259 

.541 

.455

.438

Sept.

»346 

*346 

*346 

*346 

*336

*336 

»336 

336 

326 

326

316 

316 

306 

306 

297

297 

288 

288 

278 

278

278 

239 

260 

260 

260

260 

260 

*269 

*269 

*269

Run-off in 

inches

0.60 

.73 

1.05

7.72

.75 

.53 

.43 

.21 

.09 

.14 

.10 

.02 

.51

5.96

*Gage height missing; discharge computed from interpolated gaje heights. 

tGage height missing; discharge computed on basis of records for KisslmmeeRiver near Cornwell.
184 LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN 

St. Lucie Canal at lock 1, at Lake Okeechobee, Fla.

Location.- Slope station, lat. 26°59', long. 80°36'; upper gage is water-stage recorder 

" at Florida East Coast Railway Co. bridge in sec. 23, T. 40 S. , R. 37 E., two-thirds 

of a mile below lock 1, at Lake Okeechobee; lower gage is water-stage recorder at 

bridge on State Highway 85, in sec. 4, T. 40 S., R. 39 E., 1% miles ea^t of Indiantown, 11 miles below lock 1, and 14 miles above lock 2. Zero of each gage is 1.405 

feet below mean sea level (from unadjusted level line by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army).

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum daily discharge during year, 5,070 second-feet Dec. 6; minimum daily,

 20 second-feet (estimated leakage through lock 1) Oct. 13, May 24, 25, June 13, 14.

1931-38: Maximum daily discharge, that of Dec. 6, 1937; minimum daily, 20 secondfeet (estimated leakage through lock 1) on several days in some of the years.

Remarks.- Records good above 3,000 second-feet, fair between 1,000 and 3,000 second-feet

 (except those for period Oct. 22 to Nov. 3, which may be poor), and poor below 1,000 

second-feet. Discharge for period of missing gage heights at lower gage, Oct. 1-11, 

computed from gage graph based on daily readings. Discharge estimated for other 

periods of missing gage heights at lower gage, Feb. 21 to Ifer. 8, Mar. 16 to Apr. 5, 

and July 7-10. Results of five discharge measurements furnished by Okeechobee Flood 

Control District. Discharge determined graphically by use of three-dimensional diagram of discharge and stages at each end of reach. This diagram is defined by numerous 

discharge measurements.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct,

890 

480 

1,100 

1,880 

1,100

550 

1,340 

1,650 

700 

250

750 

960 

*20 

*40

120

220 

500 

790 

*40 

230

ISO 

1,760 

1,740 

2,530 

2,760

2,880 

3,000 

2,240 

1,040 

1,250 

1,260

Nov.

1.98C 

2,550 

2,250 

560 

300

420 

50 

540 

SOO 

1,340

840 

90 

420 

740 

910

830 

750 

S40 

860 

1,420

640 

300 

360 

640 

740

390 

340 

480 

2,240 

2,320

Dec.

1,460 

1,500 

2,700 

4,340 

4,880

5,070 

4,940 

4,880 

4,950 

4,940

4,940 

4,900 

4,880 

4,820 

4,820

4,870 

4,900 

4,890 

4,860 

4,630

4,800 

4,800 

4,800 

4,790 

4,770

4,750 

4,740 

4,730 

4,710 

4,690 

4,680

Jan.

4,680 

4,690 

4,680 

4,670 

4,640

4,620 

4,660 

4,630 

4,560 

4,540

4,500 

4,490 

4,400 

4,290 

3,320

3,110 

1,850 

2,610 

2,230 

1,360

270 

400 

160 

80 

100

*40 

60 

100 

160 

130 

100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 7 ......

ater year 1937-3Q

Peb.

*40 

100 

160 

220 

220

210 

130 

300 

1,120 

1,200

500 

1,140 

1,730 

160 

130

130 

160 

80 

60 

70

. 200

Secondfoot-days

34, 24C 

26.96C 

140, 63C

447, 67C

80.13C 

9,460 

7.94C 

10,600 

9,490 

8,100 

12, 440 

5,590 

12,600

358,180

Mar.

 200

260 

60

*40 

320 

420 

200 

240

 300

Apr.

V 300

660 

520 

400 

110 

210

240 

210 

390 

390 

600

780 

250 

160 

390 

440

920 

650 

240 

260 

190

280 

320 

250 

170 

70

Maximum

3,000 

2,550 

5,070

5,070

4,690 

1,730 

420 

920 

1,320 

1,160 

2,080 

1,100 

1 , 490

5,070

May

170 

180 

150 

150 

140

190 

170 

70 

100 

110

160 

190 

450 

100 

840

1,220 

800 

760 

1,320 

170

190 

140 

240 

*20 

«20

240 

300 

340 

100 

160 

300

Minimum

20 

50 

1,460

20

40 

40 

40 

70 

20 

20 

40 

30 

30

20

June

290 

200 

560 

190 

380

760 

1,030 

*40 

*30 

60

170 

200 

*20 

»20 

420

1,160 

200 

100 

60 

380

270 

8SO 

60 

50 

50

*40 

60 

50 

*40 

340

July

750 

2,080 

350 

450 

350

eoo

300 

400 

450 

700

350 

140 

3FO 

200 

610

830 

8*0 

670 iro

250

2VO 

1VO 

100 

70

ro

*40 

*40 

110 

ICO 

*+0 

130

Mean

1,105 

899 

4,636

1,226

2,586 

338 

256 

353 

306 

270 

401 

180 

420

981

Aug.

70 

120 

150 

*40 

130

*40 

*40 

*30 

*40 

240

IRQ 

90 

*40 

90 

120

90 

»30 

*30 

120 

90

260 

120 

140 

200 

140

160 

160 

150 

760 

1,100 

630

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,160 

500 

420 

1,040 

1,490

600 

540 

150 

70 

100

SO 

70 

110 

*40 

*40

»40 

»30 

*40 

160 

600

440 

370 

320 

530 

1,010

760 

940 

800 

70 

60

Run-off in 

inches

 Estimated leakage through lock.
LAKE OKEECHOBEE BASIN 185

Fisheating Creek at Palmdale, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 26°56', long. 81°19' f in sec. 3, T. 41 S., R. 30 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 67, 1 mile south of Palmdale. Zero of gage is £7.19 feet 

above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 305 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,730 second-feet Aug. 1; maximum gage 

height observed, 6.30 feet Nov. 30, Aug. 1; no flow Apr. 5 to June 2.

1931-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,460 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 

8.60 feet); no flow during one period in nearly every year.

Remarks.- All records rated poor because of shifting control, although tho<?e for much of 

the time are probably fair. Gage read once daily. Gage-height record for October 

to December and results of six discharge measurements furnished by Okeechobee Flood 

Control District.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19313

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IB 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

365 

338 

310 

338 

670

1,230 

855 

725 

670 

540

670 

930 

930 

855

725

725 

725 

670 

780 

625

540 

580 

580 

580 

580

625 

670 

625 

580 

540 

465

Nov.

430 

398 

365 

310 

260

240 

220 

202 

185 

172

172 

185 

172 

158 

150

142 

136 

136 

136 

130

130 

130 

125 

120 

120

120 

120 

1,030 

1,130 

1,530

Dec.

1,330 

1,130 

855 

725 

625

580 

580 

540 

500 

500

465 

430 

398 

365 

338

285 

260 

240 

220 

202

185 

158 

150 

142 

136

130 

125 

125 

116 

112 

IDS

Jan.

104 

100 

97 

94 

94

94 

100 

120 

172 

185

185 

240 

240 

202 

185

185 

1SS 

150 

142 

130

130 

125 

120 

120 

104

100 

97 

97 

90 

83 

83

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19

ater year 1937-.

Feb.

80 

74 

71 

65 

59

56 

54 

49 

46 

42

39

36 

32 

28 

24

22

20 

18 

14 

12

10 

8.2 

7.5 

8.2

7.7

7.1 

6.3 

6.1

Mar.

5.6 

5.4 

5.0 

4.8 

4.7

4.3 

4.0 

3.6 

3.3 

3.0

2.4 

2.1 

1.7 

1.4 

1.2

.8 

.6 

.7 

.6

*.5 

.4 

.3 

.2 

.3

.2 

.2 

.2 

.2 

.1 

.1

Seeondfoot-days

20,041 

8,854 

12,055

89,327.3

4,126 

902.1 

58.4 

.4 

0 

822.5 

15,357 

11,907 

1,604

75,727.4

Apr.

0.1 

.1 

.1

.1 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

1,230 

1,530 

1,330

3,010

240 

80 

5.6 

.1 

0 

240 

1,330 

1,730 

130

1,730

May

Minimum

310 

120 ioe

.6

83 

6.1 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

150 

71 

32

0

June

0 

0 

2.6 

2.1 

1.3

1.6 

2.0 

2.4 

1.6 

1.9

1.2 

.6 

.4 

.3 

.5

4.6 

6.3 

6.3 

5.3 

4.5

4.7 

4.4 

4.4 

4.5 

7.0

30 

77 

165 

220 

240

July

220 

202 

185 

158 

183

260 

260 

240 

172 

150

150 

172 

185 

930 

1,330

930 

930 

855 

725 

*670

670 

580 

500 

430 

430

333

310 

500 

580 

780 

1,330

Mean

646 

295 

389

245

133 

32.2 

1.68 

.01 

0 

27.4 

495 

384 

53.5

207

Aug.

1,730 

1,630 

1,330 

930 

725

580 

465 

430 

365 

338

310 

285 

285 

260 

240

220 

185 

172 

150 

142

136 

130 

125 

120 

112

100 

97 

90 

SO 

74 

71

Per square 

mile

2.12

.967 

1.28

.303

.436 

.106 

.0062 

. 00003 

0 

.090 

1.62 

1.26 

.175

.679

Sept.

71 

130 

116 

97 

74

59 

52 

44 

36 

32

32 

52 

54 

54

54

49 

44 

44 

46 

44

42 

39 

36 

36 

46

44 

39 

44 

42 

52

Run-off In 

Inches

2.44 

1.08 

1.48

10.89

.50 

.11 

.007 

. 00003 

0 

.10 

1.87 

. 1.45 

.20

9.24

 Discharge estimated.
186 CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Twelvemile Creek near Fort Myers, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 26°40', long. 81°43', in sec. 5, T. 44 S., R. 26 E., about 

It miles southeast of Buckingham and 8 miles northeast of Fort Myers. Zero of gage 

Is 1.71 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 83.4 square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 810 second-feet July 14 (gage height, 

7.40 feet); no flow Apr. 3 to May 31.

1935-38: Maximum discharge, 5,300 second-feet June 15, 1936 (gage height, 13.40 

feet, from floodmarks); no flow Apr. 3 to May 31, 1938.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193S

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

5.8 

5.6 

5.0 

3.9 

2.9

1.9 

1.2 

.3

8.4 

7.0 

11 

15 

15

15 

15 

' 11 

6.7 

10

17 

71 

63 

84 

74

77 

68 

48 

36 

37 

31

Hov.

27 

26 

24 

18 

11

9.4 

7.6 

5.6 

5.3 

3.4

5.8 

7.4 

6.7 

6.7 

3.9

4.3 

2.4 

1.2

.5

1.1 

.6 

.3

.3

.6 

1.5 

3.3 

2.4

1.7

Dec.

1.4 

1.1 

1.1 

.5 

.6

1.9 

3.1 

3.1 

2.2 

1.5

.9 

.8 

.5 

.2 

.5

.3

1.5 

.6

.2

Jan.

3.4 

3.9 

1.4 

.6

.8 

.6 

.3

.1

.8 

.5

.1

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-

Peb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

746 . 84 

IBS. OB 

22.54

17,535.37

13.42 

.67 

.31 

.02 

0 

1,095.99 

5,012.9 

1,841.7 

558.44

9,480.91

Apr.

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

0 

0 

0 

0

0 

D 

0 

0 

0

Maximum

84 

27 

3.1

850

3.9

0 

202 

790 

690 

63

790

May

Minimum

':

-

0 

0

2.S 

6.2 

.4

0

June

26 

37 

20

22 

46 

29 

17

11

14 

11 

5.6 

.7 

.3

8.0

41 

BO 

202

1BB 

142 

84 

71 

40

July

15 

10 

2.8 

3.1 

102

270 

120 

114 

158 

87

49 

58 

650 

790 

590

390 

150 

71 

43 

56

38 

34 

30 

15S 

102

77 

51 

42 

39 

63 

650

Mean

24.1 

6.27 

.727

48.0

.433

.024 

.010 

.001 

0 

36.5 

162 

59.4 

18.6

26.0

Aug.

690 

390 

15B 

77 

35

30 

31 

37 

39 

30

25 

20 

17 

32 

22

14 

7.0 

17 

17 

13

18 

15 

9.0 

13 

14

16 

15 

15 

13 

6.5 

6.2

Per square 

mile

.289 

.075 

.0087

.576

.0052 

.00029 

.00012 

.00001 

0 

.438 

1.94 

.712 

.223

.312

Sept.

3.6 

2.6 

3.1 

9.S 

25

41 

46 

35 

25 

24

19

13 

7.0 

3.6

1.8

.7 

.4 

5.3 

4.4 

2.2

.9 

.4 

2.2 

1.4 

28

41 

58 

63 

51 

40

Run-off in 

Inches

.33

.08 

.01

7.82

.006 

.0003 

.0001 

.00001 

0 

.49 

2.24 

.82 

.25

4.23

Note.- Discharge less than 0.1 second-foot on days for which no figures given.
PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek at Zolfo Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 27°30', long. 81°48', In sec. 22, T. 34 S., R. 25 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 17, 0.8 mile north of Colfo Springs.

Drainage area.- 785 square miles.

Records available.- September 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,700 second-feet July 14, 15; maximum gage 

height, 9.25 feet July 14; minimum discharge observed, 69 second-feet May 21 (gage 

height, -0.08 foot).

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 26,300 second-feet Sept. 6, 1933 (gage height, 20.05 

feet); minimum, 67 second-feet Apr. 18-21, 1935; minimum gage height, that of May 21, 

1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for April and May, which are fair.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September- 1938

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.

374 

332 

322 

342 

353

342 

332 

312 

2B2 

264

273 

428 

42B 

374 

332

353 

697 

793 

841 

793

793 

769 

745 

673 

601

531 

474 

428 

384 

353 

322

Nov.

292 

273 

264 

254 

236

213 

202 

197 

192

200 

245 

273 

264 

254

245 

245 

245 

232 

222

211 

204 

197 

195 

193

330 

961 

1,250 

1,630 

1,660

Dec.

1,560

1,400 

1,220 

1,050 

918

B92 

91B 

841 

793 

721

697 

649 

613 

577 

542

520 

496 

485 

531 

554

531

496 

485 

485 

485

474 

462 

450 

428 

417 

406

Jan.

395

384 

384 

439

506

542

577 

673 

697 

649

577 

542 

520 

496

474

450 

428 

417 

395 

384

374 

364 

353 

353 

353

342 

332 

322 

312 

312 

302

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

ll«

alendar yearigs1" .......

ater year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

302 

292 

282 

282 

273

264 

264 

264 

254 

236

236 

234 

227 

225

214

205 

200 

195 

193

183

175 

175 

178 

294 

353

312 

282 

264

Mar.

232

209

198 

186

178

170 

163 

159 

152 

149

145 

138 

132 

129 

128

126

143 

214 

214

197

185 

166 

161 

193 

180

156 

152 

146 

141 

135 

130

Secondfoot-days

14,640 

11,602 

21,096

224,358

13,650 

6,858 

5,107 

3,036 

3,218 

17,861 

42,468 

23,139 

12,122

174,797

Apr.

125 

120 

118 

115

114

115 

112 

110 

110 

109

109 

109 

104 

102 

102

100 

97 

93 

91 

91

89 

89 

88 

87 

87

92 

*91 

»90 

#B9 

*88

Maximum

841 

1,660 

1,560

3,390

697 

353 

232 

125 

342 

1,730 

2,700 

2,230 

1,250

2,700

May

*87 

«B6 

#85 

*84 

«B3

«B2 

81 

80 

81 

*B2

84 

BO 

#78 

77 

#76

75 

»74 

73 

»72 

#70

69

#72 

74 

#80 

#85

102 

146 

135 

278 

342 

245

Minimum

264 

192 

406

141

302 

175 

126 

87 

69 

118 

384 

245 

220

69

June

609 

1,190

841 

673 

4B5

498 

892 

697 

417 

302

282 

273 

231 

181 

157

139 

126 

118 

124 

154

222 

600 

,580 

.730 

,310

,110 

,030 

769 

625 

496

July

462 

866 

793 

520 

3B4

589 

601 

841 

1,080 

1,250

1,280 

1,340 

2,175 

2,700 

2,530

2,280 

2,070 

1,840 

1,560 

1,280

1,430 

1,220 

998 

944 

892

918 

1,470 

2,015 

2,430 

1,840 

1,670

Mean

472 

3B7 

680

615

440 

245 

165 

101 

104 

595 

1,370 

746 

404

479

Aug.

2,030 

2,190 

2,230 

1,750 

1,280

998 

B66 

998 

1,080 

1,030

918

817 

721 

613 

520

439 

384 

353 

332 

292

273 

264 

292 

322 

485

353 

292 

264 

254 

245 

254

Per square 

mile

0.601 

.493 

.866

.783

.560 

.312 

.210 

.129 

.132 

.758 

1.75 

.950 

.515

.610

Sept.

430 

439 

406 

374 

406

428 

384 

374 

342 

322

322 

342 

302 

273 

236

229 

220 

240 

332 

342

312 

273 

236 

236 

338

496 

625 

745 

868 

1,250

Run-off In 

Inches

0.69 

.55 

1.00

10.63

.65 

.32 

.24 

.14 

.15 

.85 

2.02 

1.10 

.57

8.28

#Gage height missing; discharge interpolated.

OQ2822 O 40 13
188 PEACE CREEK BASIN

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 81°52', long. 27°12' in sec. 26, T. 37 S., R. 24

E., at bridge on State Highway 18, half a mile west of Arcadia. Zero of. gage is 8.25

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 1,350 square miles.

Records available.- April 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,150 second-feet July 15, 16; maximum gage 

height, 8.42 feet July 16; minimum, 45 second-feet May 22 (gage height, -0.57 foot). 

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 36,200 second-feet Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 17.67 

feet); minimum, that of May 22, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 18.3 feet in 1912, from information furnished by county 

engineer (discharge, 43,000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 30,000 

second-feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period March to June, which are fair. A loss 

of flow between th'is station and that at Zolfo Springs during the period of extreme 

drought extending through April and May is revealed by a comparison of the records for 

the two stations and substantiated by discharge measurements made Apr. 26.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 27 to Mar. 21, May 21 to June 25)

45

103

139

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

384

545

734

1,130

4.0 1,540

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,990

2,510

3,040

3,720

3.5 4,270

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September lf3S

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.

1,170 

1,210 

1,090 

1,130 

1,210

1,250 

1,210 

1,380 

1,330 

1,130

990 

851 

890 

832 

734

657 

773 

1,090 

1,210 

1,250

1,210 

1,210 

1,250 

1,250 

1,130

1,050 

930 

832 

754 

676 

619

Mov.

563 

510 

477 

445 

414

3S4 

361 

341 

322 

303

311 

338 

399 

430 

399

372 

364 

355 

349 

335

311 

295 

279 

269 

272

343 

1,110 

1,970 

2,400 

2,720

Dec.

2,730 

2,670 

2,460 

2,190 

1,940

1,800 

1,710 

1,630 

1,540 

1,460

1,290 

1,210 

1,090 

1,050 

970

910 

851 

792 

773 

792

792 

754 

714 

695 

676

676 

657 

619 

600 

581 

545

Jan.

528 

510 

510 

510 

563

638 

695 

812 

890 

890

812 

754 

695 

657 

619

600 

563 

545 

510 

494

477 

445 

430 

430 

414

414 

414 

399 

372 

364 

355

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192

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Feb.

347 

338 

327 

319 

311

303 

295 

287 

284 

274

262 

259 

254 

244 

237

232 

218 

214 

209 

202

193 

187 

191 

214 

338

370 

335 

297

Mar.

274 

249 

230 

218 

207

198 

191 

182 

178 

170

159 

153 

143 

135 

130

12S 

146 

204 

277 

259

223 

202 

182 

191 

211

202 

170 

159 

151 

143 

135

Second' 

foot-days

32,298

17,746 

37,217

368,403

17,309 

7,541 

5,800 

2,788 

2,625 

25,120 

67,896 

37,617 

12,391

266,348

Apr.

126 

117 

113 

106 

105

106 

108 

103 

106 

100

9S 

100 

100 

97 

95

97 

89 

86 

82 

81

81 

80 

84 

81 

75

75 

78 

80 

74 

69

Maximum

1,380 

2,720 

2,730

5,130

890 

370 

274 

126 

352 

2,140 

4,150 

3,390 

1,130

4,150

May

72 

69 

65 

69 

84

78 

68 

65 

62

64

71 

80 

69 

61 

58

57 

55 

54 

54 

52

49 

45 

46 

46 

46

66

108 

148 

167 

245 

352

Minimum

734 

269 

545

150

355 

187 

123 

69 

45 

131 

545 

311 

220

45

June

354

782 

1,460 

1,670 

1,460

910 

851 

1,130 

1,010 

667

454 

370 

324 

279 

223

187 

163 

143 

133 

131

162 

232 

588 

1,577 

2,140

2,040 

1,750 

1,630 

1,290 

1,010

July

792 

(?S7 

£50 

S50 

657

545 

1,010 

1,460 

1,670 

l.EOO

1,890 

2,040 

2,780 

3,555 

4,040

4,150 

3,820 

3, 3-50 

2,930 

2,510

2,090 

1,890 

1,800 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,9*0 

2,720 

3,230 

3,730 

3,630

Mean

1,042 

592 

1,201

1,009

558 

269 

187 

92.9 

S4.7 

837 

2,190 

1,213 

413

730

Aug.

3,390 

3,320 

3,260 

3,090 

2,780

2,190 

1,630 

1,460 

1,540 

1,590

1,540 

1,330 

1,210 

1,050 

890

754 

638 

581 

510 

461

414 

381 

358 

381 

563

563 

430 

361 

327 

311 

314

Per square 

mile

0.783 

.445 

.903

.759

.420 

.202 

.141 

.070 

.064 

.629 

1.65 

.912 

.311

.549

Sept.

347 

480 

545 

528 

477

477 

461 

430 

399 

361

333 

327 

333 

300 

295

247 

225 

220 

256 

319

341 

319 

264 

242 

262

322

436 

695 

970 

1,130

Run-off in 

Inches

0.90 

.50 

1.04

10.29

.48 

.21 

.16 

.08 

.07 

.70 

1.90 

1.05 

.35

7.44
PEACE CREEK BASIN 189

Kissengen Spring near Bartow, Fla.

Location.- Lat. 27°51', long. 81°49', in sec. 28, T. 30 S., R. 25 E., about 4£ miles 

southeast of Bartow.

Records available.- 1917 and 1S29-31 (a single discharge measurement in eacl~ year), March 

1932 to September 1938 (discharge measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 29.3 second-feet Mar. 11; minimum 

measured, 14.4 second-feet June 13.

1932-38: Maximum discharge measured, 43.6 second-feet Oct. 11, 1933; minimum 

measured, that of June 13, 1938.

Renarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly from footbridge at outlet of

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct. 14. 

Nov. 11. 

Dec. S. 

Jan. 3. 

Feb. 4. 

Mar. 11.

23.2

23.0

23.0

25.3

23.4

29.3

Apr. 25. 

May 26. 

June 13. 

July 19. 

Aug. 16. 

Sept. 6.

22.0

14.9

14.4

22.6

20.0

24.7
190 MIAKKA RIVER BASIN

Miakka River near Sarasota, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°14', long. 82°19', in sec. SB, T. 37 S., R. 20 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 220, 2 miles downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge and about 14 miles southeast of Sarasota.

Drainage area.- 200 square miles.

Records available.- August 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 3,190 second-feet July 13 (gage 

height, 8.80 feet); no flow Mar. 14, 15, Mar. 38 to June 4.

1936-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of July 13, 1938; mirimum discharge, 

that of Mar. 14, 15, Mar. 28 to June 4, 1938.

Remarks.- Records poor. Gage read once daily.

Discharge, in second-feat, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

192

172 

158 

134 

124

124

774 

866 

866 

684

592 

456 

211 

172 

134

102 

172 

246 

366 

547

638 

684 

638 

592 

592

592 

547 

502 

456 

411 

411

Nov.

366 

280 

211 

211 

172

143 

143 

124 

108 

102

95 

90 

85 

81 

77

74 

74 

68 

65 

65

60 

58 

55 

68

74 

77 

85 

108 

143

Dec.

211 

280 

323 

280 

323

366 

280 

246

211

211

192 

192 

172 

158 

143

124 

108 

95 

102 

102

95

85 

71 

77 

71

71 

65 

62 

60 

58 

55

Jan.

50 

46 

46 

46 

42

39 

39 

40 

40 

39

39 

40 

44 

48 

48

50 

55 

55 

55 

55

52 

50 

48 

48 

46

46 

46 

44 

42 

42 

40

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 193r

ater year 1937-3E

Feb.

38 

38 

33 

34 

33

30 

29 

29 

28 

28

26

22 

20 

18

16

14 

12 

12 

11

11 

10 

10 

10 

10

10 

7.5 

6.0

Mar.

5.7 

4.5 

2.8 

2.0 

1.8

1.4 

.9 

.7 

.2 

.2

.2 

.2 

.1

0 

0

.3 

.5 

.7 

.9 

.9

.7 

.3 

.3 

.3 

.2

.2 

.1 

0 

0 

0 

0

Secondfoot-days

13,155 

3,424

4,889

91,896.4

1,420 

569.5 

26.1 

0 

0 

3,636.1 

50,112 

14,194 

531.1

91,956.8

Apr.

Maximum

866 

366 

366

1,340

55

38 

5.7 

0 

0 

911 

3,190 

1,180 

52

3,190

Hay

Minimum

102 

55 

55

6.4

39

6.0 

0 

0 

0 

0 

866 

58 

6.0

0

June

0 

0 

0 

0 

.2

2.9 

13

33 

46 

55

62 

60 

60 

60 

58

58 

55

65 

65 

60

60 

55 

55 

65 

71

74 

134 

638 

820 

911

July

956 

911 

866 

866 

911

911 

911 

1,050 

1,280 

1,370

1,910 

3,OOO 

3,190 

3,000 

2,910

2,820 

2,730 

2,640 

2,370 

1,280

1,280 

1,370 

1,280 

1,370 

1,370

1,370 

1,370 

1,280 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

Mean

424 

114 

158

252

45.8 

20.3 

.84 

0 

0 

121 

1.617 

458 

17.7

252

Aug.

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,090 

1,050

1,050 

1,000 

911 

820 

729

684 

592 

502 

366 

246

192 

172 

158 

143 

134

124 

108

85 

81 

81

77 

77 

71 

71 

62 

58

Per square 

mile

2.12

.570 

.790

1.26

.229 

.102 

.0042 

0 

0 

.605 

8.08 

2.29 

.088

1.26

Sept.

52 

48 

46 

40 

38

34 

17 

13 

12

10

9.9 

11 

13 

11 

9.9

9.2 

8.4 

7.6 

7.2 

7.0

7.0 

6.8 

6.6 

6.3 

6.2

6.0 

6.6 

6.8 

6.6 

6.8

Run-off In 

Inches

2.44 

.64 

.91

17.09

.26 

.11 

.0048 

0 

0 

.68 

9.32 

2.64 

.10

17.10
ALAFIA RIVER BASIN 191

Alafla River at Llthla, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 27°52', long. 82°12', In sec. 16, T. 30 S., R. 21 E., at 

Marvlnla Bridge, 1 mile northeast of Llthla. Zero of gage Is 9.71 feet above mean 

sea level (unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 336 square miles.

Records available.- January 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 second-feet Aug. 3 (gage height, 10.20 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 17 second-feet May 3, 10, 13 (gage height, 

0.46 foot).

1933-38: Haxinrum discharge, 25,000 second-feet Sept. 7, 1933 (gage height, 25.6 

feet, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 second-feet; minimum 

observed, 13 second-feet June 5, 6, 10, 1935 (gage height, 0.31 foot).

Remarks.- Records good except those for January to April, which are fair. Gage read 

once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

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 

179 

171 

219 

332

332 

251 

219 

195 

171

155 

131 

123

107 

107

107 

123 

219 

203 

203

195 

171 

163 

155 

123

115 

107 

107 

101 

93 

83

Nov.

80 

74 

70 

64 

60

57 

54 

54 

52 

49

53

83 

93 

89 

83

#83 

83 

74 

70 

68

68 

68

59 

59

155 

400 

570 

642 

606

Dec.

588 

502 

36G 

283 

251

251 

235 

235 

219 

219

219 

203 

195 

179 

171

171 

163 

171 

235 

251

235 

203

187 

187 

187

171 

163 

163 

155 

155 

147

Jan.

139 

139 

187 

332 

315

251 

231 

251 

235 

219

203 

187 

187 

187 

171

171 

155 

147 

139 

131

131 

131 

123 

115 

123

123

123 

115 

107 

101 

99

Month

Oct 

Hov

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19

ater year 1937-

Feb.

96 

105 

105 

99 

99

99 

96 

91 

91 

89

81 

78 

7S 

75 

72

64 

64

62 

62

69 

56 

62 

123

155

139 

123 

104

Mar.

97 

88 

75 

68 

62

59 

53

47 

43 

44

44 

44 

43 

40 

40

37 

78 

171 

171 

131

99 

91 

72 

78 

85

86 

74 

63 

57 

49 

45

Secondfoot-days

5,163 

4,082 

7,060

104,307

5,268 

2,483 

2,234 

854 

1,112 

7,067 

23,179 

17,682 

4,605

80,794

Apr.

42 

38 

39 

37 

35

34 

30 

36 

35 

31

28 

29 

29 

24

24

39 

28 

35

23

23 

24

24 

24

20 

19 

19 

19 

19

Maximum

332 

642 

58S

1,710

332 

155 

171 

42 

139 

570 

1,270 

1,700 

251

1,700

May

19 

18 

17 

18 

18

18 

18 

18 

18 

17

*18

18 

17 

18 

18

20

19 

18 

18

18 

18 

24 

26 

54

139 

139 

105 

89 

#75 

63

Minimum

83 

49 

147

49

99 

56

37 

19 

17 

57 

123 

107 

85

17

June

123 

139 

267 

299 

#219

203 

349 

£67 

1S7 

139

107 

104 

75 

85 

123

105 

75 

57 

57 

75

123 

400 

570 

536 

434

332

349 

451 

468 

349

July

203 

163 

139 

123 

267

570 

714 

826 

902 

1,040

1,060 

1,100 

1,120 

1,140 

1,020

960 

902 

902 

642

468

588 

660 

642 

660 

642

660 

695 

940 

980 

1,180 

1,270

Mean

167 

136 

228

286

170 

88.9 

72.1

S5~.9 

236 

748 

570 

154

221

Aug.

1,270 

1,590 

1,700 

1,530 

1,140

940 

1,440

1,440 

1.1RO 

960

696 

519 

383 

315 

251

219 

187 

171 

147 

139

131 

139 

155

147 

147

139 

123 

139 

123 

107 

115

Per square 

mile

0.497 

.405 

.679

.851

.506 

.265 

.215 

.085 

.107 

.702 

2.23 

1.70 

.458

.658

Sept.

131 

147 

203 

203 

187

171 

155 

147 

115 

107

123 

115 

104 

101 

S5

85 

131 

139 

203 

171

147 

131 

131 

115 

251

187 

171 

179

235

Run-off in 

inches

0.57 

.45

.78

11.54

.58 

.28 

.25 

.09 

.12 

.78 

2.57 

1.96 

.51

S.94

»Gage height missing; discharge computed from Interpolated gage height.
192 HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN

Hillsboro River near Harney, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°03', long. 82°22', on line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 28 

S., R. 19 E., at Fowler Street Bridge, 2i miles north of Harney and 4 miles west of 

Thonotosassa. Zero of gage is 19.14 feet above mean sea level (survey by Hillsboro 

County Engineering Department).

Drainage area.- 525 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,820 second-feet Aug. 4 (gage height, 

5.50 feet); minimum observed, 46 second-feet Apr. 29; minimum gage height observed, 

1.83 feet June 19.

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 11,700 second-feet June 20, 1934 (ga?e height, 13.42 

feet, from observed readings on crest); minimum discharge observed, that of Apr. 29, 

1938; minimum gage height observed, 1.75 feet May 7, 19, June 5, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 15.53 feet Sept. 9, 1933, prior to failure of Tampa Power Dam, 

from floodmarks (discharge 16,400 second-feet, from discharge measurement near crest).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

SO

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

400 

380 

360 

360 

360

380 

380 

360 

360 

380

380 

380 

360 

342 

325

325 

325 

325 

325 

342

325 

325 

325 

325 

325

325 

325 

325 

308 

290 

272

Hov.

255 

255 

238 

220 

205

190 

184 

169 

160 

155

155 

190 

190 

190 

184

178 

178 

178 

172 

166

160 

155 

150 

145 

155

220 

290 

360 

460 

560

Dec.

695 

745 

795 

795 

745

695 

695 

650 

605 

560

540 

500 

460 

420 

400

380 

360 

360 

342 

325

325 

308 

308 

308 

290

290 

272 

255 

255 

238 

S38

Jan.

220 

220 

205 

205 

205

220 

22O 

255 

290 

290

290 

272 

272 

272 

255

255 

238 

238 

220 

220

205 

205

190 

187 

181

184 

187 

190 

187 

181 

178

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jvtri 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19S

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

175 

175 

169 

163 

160

152 

152 

155 

152

150

148 

142 

138 

133 

128

128 

124 

120 

115 

111

107 

100 

102 

117 

117

117 

113 

109

Mar.

105 

100 

9S 

96 

92

92

88 

84 

80 

78

80 

80 

76 

72 

72

68 

102 

131 

138 

142

145 

142 

133 

126 

113

105 

94 

88 

80 

76 

72

Secondfoot-days

10,619 

6,467 

14,154

187,547

6,937 

3,772 

3,048 

1,718 

2,022 

 3,464 

17,432 

26,494 

6,939

103,066

Apr.

68 

64 

62 

62 

62

61 

59 

59 

59 

59

57 

59 

59 

59 

59

59 

59 

59 

59

57

57 

57 

53 

53 

53

52 

50

47 

46 

49

Maximum

400 

560 

795

1,960

290 

175 

145 

68 

98 

175 

1,420 

1,750 

430

1,750

May

49 

50 

51 

53

54

57 

60 

64 

62 

61

60 

59 

60 

59

58

57 

57 

57 

57 

57

57 

57 

61 

69 

80

88 

86 

88 

98 

98 

98

Minimum

272 

145 

238

76

178 

100 

68 

46 

49 

82 

160 

215 

188

46

June

98 

104 

115 

117 

115

117 

119 

115 

107 

105

102 

96 

92 

87 

86

84 

82 

82 

84 

93

102 

121 

130 

132 

140

152 

168 

175 

172 

172

Jvly

172 

170 

165 

160 

165

165

170 

175 

175 

188

200 

215 

230 

260 

295

370 

410 

410 

410 

430

495 

562 

730 

950 

1,240

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

Mean

343 

216

457

514

224 

135 

98.3 

57.3 

65.2 

112 

562 

855 

231

282

Aug.

1,540 

1,610 

1,680 

1,750 

1,750

1,750 

1,610 

1,480 

1,420 

1,300

1,120 

1,060 

950 

995

785

680 

585 

472 

410 

370

350 

350 

330 

312 

312

295 

278 

260 

245 

230 

215

? " square 

mile

.653 

.411

.870

.979

.427 

.257 

.187 

.109 

.124 

.219 

1.07 

1.63 

.440

fe| .537

Sept.

220 

200 

215 

230 

230

230 

245 

260 

278 

195

295 

260 

245 

230 

215

200 

188 

188 

215 

215

200 

200 

200 

200 

200

200 

215 

245 

295 

430

Run-off In 

Inches

.75 

.46 

1.00

13.28

.49 

.27 

.22 

.12 

.14 

.24 

1.23 

1.88 

.49

7.29
HILLSBORO RIVER BASIN 193

Crystal Springs near Zephyrhills, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°11', long. 82°10', in sec. 35, T. 26 S., R. 21 E., li 

miles west of village of Crystal jslprings and 3i miles south of Zephyrhills.

Records available.- 1933 (miscellaneous discharge measurements), October 1934 to September 

1938 (discharge measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 96.6 second-feet Oct. 15; minimum 

measured, 57.3 second-feet May 24.

1934-38: Maximum discharge measured, 121 second-feet Sept. 17, 1937; minimum 

measured, 54.9 second-feet July 10, 1935.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made of Hillsboro River both above and below Crystal 

Springs in order to obtain discharge of the springs, which is the difference between 

that of the river at each of the two sites.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to Septemlir'1938

Hillsbor

Below Springs

127

o River

Above Springs

2 2

32.5

Difference, or

spring flow

62 3

94.7

»Estimated.

WEEKIWACHEE RIVER BASIN 

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville, Fla.

Location.- Lat. 28°31', long. 82°34', in sec. 2, T. 23 S., R. 17 E., at head of Weekiwachee River, about 12 miles southwest of Brooksville.

Records available.- 1917 and 1929-30 (a single discharge measurement in each year), 

February 1931 to September 1938 (discharge measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 174 second-feet Aug. 15; minimum 

measured, 124 second-feet June 20.

1931-38: Maximum discharge measured, 231 second-feet May 6, 1931; m'.nimum 

measured, 106 second-feet Feb. 14, 1933.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements fair; they were made from boat at outlet of pool.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, voter year October 1937 to Septemter 1938

Oct

Nov 

Dec 

Jan 

Feb 

Mar

16.. 

10..

5.......

11......

164

166

164

171

155

148

Apr. 29......

June 1.......

June 20......

July 18......

Aug. IS......

Sept. 10.....

150

138

124

144

174

160
194 WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River at Trilby, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 28°29', long. 82°12', In sec. 22, T. 23 S., R. 21 E., at 

highway bridge 1 mile north of Trilby.

Drainage area.- 780 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to February 1929, February 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 711 second-feet Oct. 6, 7; maximum 

gage height observed, 6.90 feet Oct. 7; minimum discharge observed, 20 second-feet 

May 21-25, June 15-20; minimum gage height observed, 0.00 foot June 17, 18.

1928-29, 1930-38: Maximum discharge, 8,840 second-feet June 21, 1934 (gage 

height, 20.5 feet, observed at crest); minimum discharge observed, 11 second-feet 

Apr. 29, May 14-17, 22-24, 1932 (gage height, -0.48 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read once dally.

Eating table, mater year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

20

26

34

42

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

94

133

177

227

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

279

334

454

585

725

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

519 

519 

545 

571 

641

711 

711 

683 

669 

641

627 

613 

599 

571 

558

545

545 

558 

571

585

599 

585 

571 

571 

558

5£3 

558 

558 

558 

545 

545

Hov.

545 

545

532 

519 

493

480 

467 

4442 

*430 

4418

4406 

«394 

*382 

*370 

»358

346 

334 

312 

312 

301

279 

268 

257 

227 

247

301 

312 

406 

430 

418

Dec.

394 

370 

370 

358 

370

370 

370 

394 

406 

430

442 

4430 

*406 

*394 

4382

*3VO 

*346 

334 

346 

346

358 

358 

370 

370

382

382 

394 

394 

382 

382 

382

Jan.

370 

370 

370 

370

370 

35S 

358 

346 

346

334 

334 

323 

312 

301

301 

290 

279 

268 

257

247 

247 

237 

237 

237

227 

217 

207 

197 

197 

187

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-

Feb.

187 

187 

177 

177 

177

168 

168 

159 

159 

150

141 

133 

133 

133 

125

117 

117 

117 

109 

109

101 

101 

94 

94 

94

94 

94

84

Mar.

SO 

77 

77 

74 

71

68 

65 

62 

60 

60

57 

57 

57 

54 

54

57 

60 

65 

68 

68

62 

60 

57 

54 

52

50 

47 

47 

44 

42 

42

Secondfoot-days

18,188 

11,531 

11,782

135,879

9,076 

3,699 

1,848 

930 

726 

821 

3,981 

8,575 

8,675

79,832

Apr.

40 

40 

38

38 

38

3S 

36 

36 

34 

34

34 

34 

32

32 

30

30 

30 

28 

28

28

26 

26 

26 

26 

26

26 

24 

24 

24 

24

Maximum

711 

545 

442

1,760

382 

187 

80 

40 

28 

44 

430 

430 

382

711

May

24 

24 

24 

24 

26

28 

28 

28 

28 

26

26 

24

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

t22 

f22

f20 

t20 

f20

tso

t20

23 

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

Minimum

519 

227 

334

48

187 

84 

42 

24 

20 

20 

38 

117 

125

20

June

23 

23 

23 

23 

23

23 

22 

23 

23 

22

22 

22 

22 

22 

20

20 

20 

20 

20 

20

23 

44 

42 

42 

40

38 

38 

38 

40 

40

Julr

42 

44 

47 

44 

42

42 

40 

40 

40 

40

38 

40 

40 

42

42

54

eo

117 

133 

133

183 

133 

IfO 

168 

1P7

2f7 

279 

346 

310 

418 

430

Mean

587 

384 

380

37E

293 

132 

59.6 

31.0 

23.4 

27.4 

128 

277 

289

219

Aug.

430 

418 

394 

370 

346

334 

382 

382 

382 

370

370 

334 

323 

301 

290

268 

247 

237 

237 

227

207 

207 

217 

217 

197

187 

168 

150 

133 

133 

117

Per square 

mile

0.753 

.492 

.487

.477

.376 

.169 

.076 

.040 

.030 

.035 

.164 

.355 

.371

.261

Sept.

125 

159 

187 

257 

346

382 

346 

346 

358 

346

346 

334 

334 

334 

323

323 

312 

312 

312 

301

312 

290 

279 

257 

237

227 

227 

227 

257 

279

Run-off in 

inches

0.87 

.55 

.56

6.48

.43 

.18 

' .09 

.04 

.03 

.04 

.19 

.41 

.41

3.80

4Gage height doubtfulj discharge Interpolated.

fOage height doubtfulj discharge computed from gage height revised ontaslsof rainfall record.
WITHLACOOCHEE RIVER BASIN 195

Withlacoochee River near Holder, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 28°59'15", long. 82°20'50", In sec. 19, T. 17 S., 

R. 20 E., at bridge on State Highway 74, 4i miles northeast of Holder. Zero of gage 

is 27.59 feet above mean sea level (from benchmark of State Road Department of 

Florida).

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to February 1929, August 1931 to September- 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 2,240 second-feet Oct. 5-8; maximum gage 

height, 7.03 feet Oct. 5; minimum discharge, 300 second-feet May 21 (gage height, 

0.73 fo»t).

1928-29, 1931-38: Maximum discharge, 6,740 second-feet July 8-13, 1934; maximum 

gage height, 11,63 feet July 9, 10, 1934; minimum discharge, 144 second-feet Feb. 1, 

1933; minimum gage height, -0.37 foot Hay 14, 1932.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period June to August and periods of missing 

gage heights, Dec. 8-11, Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, Mar. 5-12, Mar. 19 to Apr. 13, June 3-19, 

June 21 to July 10, which were computed on basis of rainfall records and records for 

station at Trilby and are good.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

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

£6 

27 

28 

29

30

31

Oct.

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,240 

2,240

2,240 

2,240 

2,200 

2,150 

2,150

2,150 

2,150 

2,100 

2,100 

2,060

2,020 

2,020 

2,060 

2,060 

2,100

2,100 

2,060 

2,060 

2,020 

1,980

1,940 

1,900 

1,900 

1,860 

1,820 

1,320

Nov.

1,780 

1,750 

1,750 

1,710 

1,680

1,640 

1,610 

1,570 

1,570 

1,540

1,540 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570 

1,570

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,500 

1,470

1,440 

1,400 

1,370 

1,350 

1,330

1,440 

1,540 

1,680 

1,780 

1,820

Dee.

1,860 

1,860 

1,820 

1,780

1,750

1,750 

1,750 

1,710 

1,680 

1,680

1,680 

1,640 

1,640 

1,640 

1,610

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,570

1,570 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,540

1,540 

1,500 

1,500 

1,470 

1,470 

1,470

Jan.

1,440 

1,440 

1,400 

1,400 

1,370

1,370 

1,330 

1,330 

1,300 

1,270

1,270 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,210

1,210 

1,210 

1,180 

1,180 

1,150

1,150 

1,120 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,060 

1,060 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

1,030 

1,000 

1,000 

1,000 

970

970 

970 

940 

940 

911

911 

911 

88£ 

853 

853

824 

824 

824 

796 

796

768 

741 

741 

741 

741

714 

714

688

Mar.

688 

662 

662 

662 

636

636 

636 

636 

636 

636

636 

636 

624 

611 

611

611 

688 

714 

688 

688

688 

662 

662 

662 

636

636 

624 

611 

598 

598 

586

Secondfoot-days

64,340 

47,140 

50,540

419,057

37,560 

24,053 

19,960 

14,066 

10,816 

16,347 

36,420 

36,130 

34,700

392,072

Apr.

574 

562 

562 

550 

538

526 

514 

514 

502 

491

480 

480 

468 

468 

457

457 

457 

468 

457 

446

435 

435 

435 

435 

424

403 

392 

382 

382 

372

Maximum

2,240 

1,820 

1,860

2,960

1,440 

1,030 

714 

574 

392 

1,060 

1,400 

1,240 

1,440

2,240

May

372 

382 

372 

353 

345

345 

345 

353 

353 

345

330 

322 

322 

322 

330

338 

330 

330 

315 

315

308 

330 

353 

353 

361

392 

392 

372 

382 

382 

372

Minimum

1,820 

1,330 

1,470

457

1,030 

688 

586 

372 

308 

322 

1,060 

1,120 

1,090

308

June

353 

353 

353 

345 

345

338 

338 

330 

322 

322

330

345 

345 

353

353 

361 

372 

372 

372

414 

662 

911 

1,060 

1,060

,060 

,060 

,060 

,060 

,060

July

1,060 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,060 

1,060

1,060 

1,090 

1,180 

1,240 

1,270

1,300 

1,400 

1,370 

1,330 

1,330

1,300 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270 

1,240 

1,240

Mean

2,075 

1,571 

1,630

1,148

1,212 

859 

644 

469 

349 

545 

1,175 

1,165 

1,157

1,074

Aug.

1,240 

1,240 

1,210 

1,180 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120 

1,120

1,120 

1,120 

1,180 

1,210 

1,210

1,210 

1,180 

1,180 

1,150 

1,150 

1,120

Per square 

mile

1.25 

.946 

.982

.692

.730 

.517 

.388 

.283 

.210 

.328 

.708 

.702 

.697

.647

Sept.

1,120 

,120 

,120 

,120 

,120

,120 

,150 

,150 

,150 

,150

,150 

,150 

,120 

,120 

,090

,090 

,090 

,120 

,180 

,180

,180 

,150 

,150 

,150 

,150

1,150 

1,180 

1,210 

1,330 

1,440

Run-off In 

Inches

1.44 

1.06 

1.13

9.40

 84 

.54 

.45 

.32 

.24 

.37 

.82 

.81 

.78

8.80
196 WITHLACOOCHEE RIV&R BASIN

Blue Springs near Dunnellon, Fla.

Location.- Lat. 29°06'15", long. 82°26'05", in sec. 12, T. 16 S., R. 18 F., 4 miles northeast of Dunnellon.

Records available.- 1907, 1917, and 1929-30 (a single discharge measurement in each year), 

February 1931 to September 1938 (discharge measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 816 second-feet Oct. 6; minimum 

measured, 563 second-feet June 20.

1931-38: mximum discharge measured, 927 second-feet llov, 9, 1936; minimum 

measured, 487 second-feet Oct. 3, 1932.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly at highway bridge 5 miles downstream from springs. Measured discharge is nearly entire flow from spring, as surface 

run-off is negligible except after heavy rains.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct

Nov 

Dec

Jan 

Peb 

Mar

816

746

744

723

709

Apr. 14 

Hay Z\ 

June SO 

July 11 

Aug. 13 

Sept. 12

666

596

563

696

749

772
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 197 

Suwannee River at Fargo, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°41', long. 82°34', at Southern Railway bridge at Fargo, 

Clinch County, 4 miles upstream from Suwanooehee Creek and 12 miles downstream from 

Mixons Ferry dam site. Zero of gage Is 91.90 feet above mean sea level. Prior to 

June 10 datum of gage was 1 foot higher.

Drainage area.- About 925 square miles.

Records available.- January 1921 to September 1923 (gage heights only), January 1927 to 

December 1931, April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 4,410 second-feet Oct. 8 (gage 

height, 12.74 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 1.9 second-feet Hay 24 (gage 

height, 0.62 foot, present datum).

1921-23, 1927-31, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 12,700 second-feet Oct. 3, 

1929 (gage height, 19.6 feet, present datum); no flow Dec. 5-8, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Twice-daily gage readings furnished by Superior Pine Products Co.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

3,240 

3,460 

3,570 

3,800 

3,920

4,160 

4,410 

4,410 

4,410 

4,280

4,160 

4,040 

3,800 

3,680 

3,460

3,240 

3,140 

2,940 

2,750 

2,660

2,570 

2,400 

2,320 

2,160 

2,090

1,950 

1,820 

1,700 

1,590 

1,480 

1,340

Nov.

1,260 

1,140 

1,080 

1,010 

950

870 

822 

778 

738

703

671 

800 

822 

870 

896

922 

950 

980 

980 

1,010

1,010 

1,010 

980 

950 

950

922 

922 

896 

896 

870

Dec.

870 

846 

822 

778 

758

738 

720 

703 

687 

671

656 

641 

626 

612 

598

584 

570 

570 

557 

544

544 

531 

518 

531 

531

531 

531 

531 

518 

518 

518

Jan.

505 

505 

505 

505 

518

505 

505 

505 

505 

492

492 

492 

505 

505 

505

492 

479 

479 

479 

466

466 

466 

453 

453 

466

479 

466 

453 

440 

428 

416

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

466 

531 

544 

531 

531

518 

505 

492 

479 

466

453 

440 

428 

416 

392

380 

380 

368 

368 

356

344 

332 

332 

320 

309

298 

287 

276

Mar.

254 

243 

232 

232 

221

200 

200 

190 

180 

170

170 

160 

150 

150 

137

146 

205 

292 

270 

259

248 

237 

226 

215 

205

185 

175 

165 

146 

137 

128

Secondfoot-daya

94,950 

27,658 

19,353

14,930 

11,542 

6,128 

2,267 

325.5 

499.4 

4,935 

11,496 

1,680

195,763.9

Apr.

119 

110 

119 

12S

119

110 

110 

110 

110 

102

98 

90 

82 

78 

74

66 

62 

55 

52 

48

44 

44 

48 

48 

46

44 

42 

39 

36 

34

Maximum

4,410 

1,260 

870

518 

544 

292 

128 

32 

62 

471 

910 

110

4,410

May

32 

29 

26 

24 

21

19 

16

14 

13 

13

12 

10 

8 «S 

8.0 

7.8

6.5 

5.3 

4.7 

4.3 

4.3

4.1 

3.1 

2.5 

3.1

4.7

8.8 

5.5 

3.9 

3.3 

3.1 

4.7

Minimum

1,340 

671 

518

416 

276 

128 

34 

2.5 

5.1 

62 

82 

20

2.5

June

7.8 

8.4 

9.6 

7.8 

7.2

9.6 

10 

19 

16 

16

13 

10 

9.6 

8.4 

8.8

7.5 

6.5 

5.8 

5.1 

5.1

9 »2 

16 

23 

21 

17

19 

27 

52 

62 

62

July

62 

70 

78 

94 

119

128 

128 

110 

90 

82

74 

82 

74 

66 

90

90 

90 

90

no

128

119 

146 

185 

215 

205

195 

270 

380 

459 

471 

435

Mean

3,063 

922 

624

482 

412 

198 

75.6 

10.5 

16.6 

159 

371 

56

536

Aug.

424 

435 

508 

534 

471

521 

732 

880 

910 

825

712 

605 

521 

459 

402

347 

303 

270 

226 

195

175 

155 

137 

119 

110

94 

86 

82 

90 

86 

82

Per squire 

mile

3.JT1 

.£97 

.675

.521 

.445 

.214 

.082 

.Cll 

 CIS 

.172 

.401 

-C61

.579

Sept.

78 

86 

110 

102 

94

94 

90 

78 

70 

66

66 

62 

58 

55 

52

45 

43 

41 

43 

42

35 

32 

29 

26 

24

21 

20 

21 

39 

58

Run-off in 

inches

3.82 

1.11 

.78

.60 

.46 

.2$ 

.09 

.01 

.02 

.20 

.46 

.07

7.87
198 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwarmee River at White Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°20', long. 82°45' f in sec. 7, T. 23., R. 16 

E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 41, 1 mile southeast of White Springs. Zero of gage 

is 48.54 feet above mean sea level (from bench mark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- About 1,990 square miles (approximate because watershed in Okeefenokee

Swamp is indeterminate).

Records available.- May 1906 to December 1908, February 1927 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 13 years, 1,714 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,660 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 21.90 

feet); minimum, 16 second-feet May 23, 24 (gage height, 1.44 feet).

1906-8, 1927-38: Maximum discharge, 20,600 second-feet Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1928 

(gage height, 33.9 feet, former site and datum, or 35.0 feet, present site and datum); 

minimum, 4.8 second-feet Nov. 15, 1931; minimum gage height, 1.17 feet, June 27, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent above 100 second-feet and good below except those for one 

period of missing gage heights, Oct. 24 to Nov. 22, which were computed on basis of 

records for station at Fargo and are fair. Discharge for other periods of missing 

gage heights, Oct. 17-22, May 1-9, computed on basis of records for other stations on 

Suwannee River.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21 to June 26, Sept. 7-30)

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

130

193

288

402

524

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

653

930

1,220

1,540

1,880

11.0

14.0

18.0

21.0

22.0

2,600

3,710

5,190

6,300

6,700

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

5,360 

6,460 

6,620 

6,660 

6,540

6,420 

6,340 

6,230 

6,150 

6,080

5,970 

5,860 

5,740 

5,600 

5,380

5,150 

4,930 

4,670 

4,410 

4,030

3,780 

3,450 

3,160 

2,900 

2,670

2,490 

2,310 

2,200 

2,060 

1,950 

1,810

Nov.

1,740 

1,610 

1,510 

1,410 

1,340

1,250 

1,160 

1,080 

9S8 

959

930

1,020 

1,080 

1,130 

1,160

1,190 

1,220 

1,280 

1,310 

1,340

1,310 

1,280 

1,250 

1,220 

1,220

1,250 

1,280 

1,280 

1,220 

1,190

Dec.

1,160 

1,130 

1,100 

1,080 

1,050

1,020 

988 

959 

959 

959

930 

902 

874 

846 

818

790 

790 

790

762 

734

734 

707 

707 

734 

734

734 

734 

734 

734 

707 

707

Jan.

694 

680 

734 

818 

818

790 

790 

790 

762 

734

734 

790 

930 

930

874

846 

790 

790 

874 

846

818 

790 

762 

762 

818

846 

818 

762 

734 

707 

680

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

liar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

874 

1,130 

1,160 

1,100 

1,080

1,020 

988 

930 

874 

818

790 

762 

707 

680 

653

627 

601 

588 

575 

562

549 

524 

512 

499 

486

462 

438

414

Mar.

402 

378 

354 

342 

331

320 

309 

288 

278 

267

257 

247 

239 

230 

223

224 

390 

486 

524

512

474 

438 

414 

390 

366

342 

309 

288 

267 

247 

232

Secondfoot-days

143,930 

37,207 

26,607

819,642

24,511 

20,403 

10,368 

4,050 

1,056 

2,302 

15,904 

43,742 

7,514

337,594

Apr.

215 

210 

217 

205 

208

205 

196 

190 

190 

183

175 

167 

153 

144 

133

124 

115 

105 

97 

88

83 

81 

81 

77 

75

73 

68 

66 

64 

62

jfajclffltus

6,660 

1,740 

1,160

11,100

930 

1,160 

524 

217 

69 

378 

1,340 

4,080 

549

6,660

May

59 

55 

52 

50 

46

42 

40 

36 

34

31

28 

26 

24 

26 

25

24

22 

20 

19 

18

17 

16 

17 

20 

38

69 

48 

34 

30 

36 

54

Minimum

1,810 

930 

707

288

680 

414 

223 

62 

16 

25 

166 

253 

102

16

June

49 

40 

35 

29 

26

26 

30 

40 

45 

45

68 

64 

51 

47 

47

43 

37 

32 

28 

25

28 

36 

41 

44 

46

53 

137 

366 

366 

378

Jvly

378 

309 

257 

226 

205

202 

203 

196 

200 

265

259 

207 

177 

166 

253

426 

450 

390 

342 

342

366 

543 

930

1,020 '874

818 

930 

1,100 

1.340 

1^310 

1..220

Mean

4,643 

1,240 

858

2,246

791 

729 

334 

135 

34.1 

76.7 

513 

1,411 

250

925

Aug.

1,160 

1,100 

1,080 

1,100 

1,100

1,430 

3,640 

4,080 

3,780 

3,520

3,160 

2,750 

2,350 

1,990 

1,670

1,410 

1,220 

1,050 

902 

762

694 

627 

536 

474 

402

366 

320 

288 

261 

253 

267

F-?r square 

mile

2.33 

.623 

.431

1.13

.397 

.366 

.168 

.068 

.017 

.039 

.253 

.709 

.126

.465

Sept.

238 

221 

226 

331

536

549 

499 

450 

378 

331

29S 

267 

247 

224 

205

1S8 

177 

180 

174 

169

174 

166 

151 

134 

122

114 

104 

102 

193 

366

Run-off in 

Inches

2.69 

.70 

.50

15.52

.46 

.38 

.19 

.08 

.02 

.04 

.30 

.82 

.14

6.32
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 199

Suwannee River at Ellaville, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23', long. 83°10', in sec. 24, T. 1 S., R. 11 

E., at Ellaville, 200 feet upstream from Seaboard Railway bridge, 200 feet downstream 

from Withlacoochee River, and a quarter of a mile upstream from bridge or U. S. Highway 90. Zero of gage is 27.70 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 6,580 square miles.

Records available.- January 1927 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 6,608 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet'Oct. 8, commuted on basis 

of discharge at station at Branford (gage height, about 13.1 feet); minimum, 1,400 

second-feet June 23 (gage height, 2.52 feet).

1927-38: Maximum discharge, 73,000 second-feet Aug. 20, 1928 (gage height, 37.1 

feet); minimum, 1,000 second-feet June 30, 1935 (gage height, 2.05 feet).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for period of missing gage heights, Oct. 4-21, 

which were computed on basis of records for station at Branford and are good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in seconi-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr-. 26 to July 28)

2.5 

3.0 

5.0

1,480

2,080

4,480

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

5,520

6,430

8,230

11.0

12.0

13.0

10,000

11,000

12,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,700 

10,600 

10,700 

10,900 

11,300

11,700 

12,000 

12,100 

12,000 

11,800

11,500 

11,200 

10,900 

10,500 

10,100

9,850 

9,490 

9,130 

8,770 

8,410

8,050 

7,690 

7,330 

6,970 

6,700

6,520 

6,250 

6,070 

5,800 

5,520 

5,320

HOT.

5,120 

5,020 

4,920 

4,700 

4,590

4,360 

4,240 

4,120 

4,000 

3,880

3,880 

3,880 

4,000 

4,120 

4,240

4,240 

4,480 

4,810 

5,120 

5,320

5,420 

5,620 

5,620 

5,620 

5,520

5,520 

5,420 

5,420 

5,320 

5,220

Dec.

5,120 

5,020 

4,920 

4,810 

4,700

4,590 

4,480 

4,360 

4,240 

4,240

4,120 

4,120 

4,000 

4,000 

4,000

3,880 

3,880 

3,760

3,760 

3,765

3,640 

3,640 

3,640 

3,760 

3,880

4,000 

4,120 

4,240 

4,240 

4,360 

4,360

Jan.

4,360 

4,240 

4,240 

4,120 

4,120

4,000 

4,000 

3,880 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,880 

3,880

3,880 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760 

3,760

3,760 

3,880 

3,880 

3,8*80 

3,880 

3,760

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

3,760 

3,880 

4,120 

4,120 

4,120

4,240

4,240 

4,240 

4,240 

4,120

4,000 

3,880 

3,760 

3,520 

3,520

3,400 

3,280 

3,280 

3,160 

3,100

3,040

3,040 

2,980 

2,980 

2,920

2,920 

2,920 

2,920

Mar.

2,920 

2,920 

2,920 

2,860 

2,860

2,800 

2,740 

2,680 

2,620 

2,560

2,560 

2,500 

2,440 

2,440 

2,380

2,380 

2,500 

2,860 

3,100 

3,280

3,280 

3,280 

3,280 

3,400 

3,400

3,280 

3,280 

3,160 

2,980 

2,860 

2,740

Secondfoot-daye

285,870 

143,740 

129,640

2,758,650

120,280 

99,700 

89,260 

75,720 

53,200 

46,690 

61,480 

111,360 

62,280

1,279,220

Apr.

2,680 

2,620 

2,560 

2,500 

2,440

2,440 

2,380 

2,380 

2,380 

2,320

3,320 

2,320 

2,440 

2,500 

2,560.

2,680 

2,740 

2,860 

2,860 

2,920

2,860 

2,740 

2,680 

2,620 

2,500

2,440 

2,320 

2,260 

2,200 

2,200

Maximum

12,100 

5,620 

5,120

25,100

4,360 

4,240 

3,400 

2,920 

2,140 

2,020 

2,920 

5,120 

2,380

12,100

May

2,140 

2,080 

2,080 

2,020 

1,960

1,960 

1,900 

1,840 

1,840 

1,840

1,780 

1,780 

1,720 

1,720 

1,660

1,660 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,540

1,540 

1,540 

1,540 

1,480 

1,480

1,480 

1,540 

1,540 

1,480 

1,540 

1,720

Minimum

5,320 

3,880 

3,640

2,740

3,760 

2,920 

2,380 

2,200 

1,480 

1,400 

1,600 

2,380 

1,780

1,400

June

1,660 

1,600 

1,540 

1*540 

1,480

1,470 

1,450 

1,470 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600 

1,540

1,480 

1,470 

1,450 

1,430 

1,410

1,440 

1,410 

1,400 

1,430 

1,460

1,540 

1,660 

1,780 

1,960 

2,020

July

2,020 

1,960

1,960 

1,900 

1,780

1,720 

1,660 

1,660 

1,600 

1,600

1,600 

1,660 

1,600 

1,600 

1,600

1,720 

1,780 

1,840 

1,840 

1,780

1,780 

1,900 

£,020 

2,320 

2,440

2,440 

2,500 

2,620 

2,740 

2,920 

2,920

Mean

9,222 

4,791 

4,182

7,558

3,880 

3,561 

2,879 

2,524 

1,716 

1,556 

1,983 

3,592 

2,076

3,505

Aug.

2,920 

2,980 

2,860 

2 980 

2*980

3,100 

3,520 

4,480 

5,020 

5,020

5,120 

5,120 

5,120 

5,020 

4,810

4,590 

4,240 

3,880 

3,640 

3,400

3,280 

3,100 

3,040 

2,980 

2,920

2,800 

2,680 

2,560 

2,440 

2,380 

2,380

Per square 

mile

1.40 

.728 

.636

1.15

.590 

.541 

.438 

.384 

.261 

.236 

.301 

.546 

.316

.533

Sept.

2,3SO 

2,320 

2,260 

2,200 

2,260

2,380 

2,380 

2,380 

2,260 

2,200

2,140 

2,080 

2,080 

2,020 

1,960

1,960 

1,900 

1,840 

1,840 

1,960

1,960 

1,960 

1,960 

1,900 

1,900

1,840 

1,780 

1,840 

2,020 

2,320

Run-off In 

inches

1.61 

.81 

.73

15.59

.68 

.56 

.50 

.43 

.30. 

.26 

.35 

.63 

.35

7.21
200 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwannee River at Branford, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 29°57', long. 82U 56', in sec. 17 or 2C, T. 6 S., R. 14 

E., on highway bridge at Branford. Zero of gage is 4.45 feet above mean sea level 

(unadjusted).

Drainage area.- 7,090 square miles.

Records available.- July 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 12,100 second-feet Oct. 9-11; maximum 

gage height observed, 15.01 feet Oct. 9; minimum discharge observed, 2,100 second-feet 

June 25 (gage height, 3.22 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge observed, 24,100 second-feet Mar. 1, 1933 (gage height, 

21.96 feet); minimum observed, 1,760 second-feet many days in December 1931 and 

January 1932; minimum gage height, 2.34 feet June 7, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 32.0 feet about Aug. 26, 1928, from floodmarks (discharge, 

65,000 second-feet, computed on basis of measured crest flow at station at Ellaville).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

2,000

2,520

3,140

3,810

4,530

5,290

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

6,090

6,900

8,800

10,900

13,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11,100 

11,000 

11,000 

11,100 

11,400

11,600 

11,900 

12,000 

12,100 

12,100

12,100 

11,900 

11,700 

11,500 

11,300

11,000 

10,700 

10,600 

10, 400 

10,100

9,800 

9,600 

9,400 

9,000 

8,700

8,400 

8,200 

7,800 

7,710 

7,530 

7,350

NOT.

7,080 

6,S10 

6,650 

6,570 

6,410

6,330 

6,090 

6,010 

5,850 

5,770

5,770 

5,690 

5,610 

5,610 

5,610

5,610 

5,690 

5,770 

5,930 

6,010

6,090 

6,250 

6,330 

6,330 

6,410

6,410 

6,330 

6,330 

6,250 

6,170

Doc.

6,090 

6,010 

5,930 

5,930 

5,850

5,770 

5,690 

5,610 

5,450 

5,450

5,450 

5,290 

5,290 

5,210 

5,130

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

4,980 

4,980

4,900 

4,830 

4,830 

4,830 

4,900

4,900 

4,980 

5,060 

5,060 

5,060 

5,130

Jan.

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

5,060

5,060 

5,060 

5,060 

4,980 

4,980

4,900 

4,980 

4,900 

4,900 

4,900

4,900 

4,980 

4,980 

4,900 

4,830

4,830 

4,830 

4,830 

4,760 

4,830

4,760 

4,760 

4,830 

4,760 

4,830 

4,830

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Iff

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

4,760 

4,760 

4,330 

4,980 

4,980

5,060 

5,130 

5,130 

5,130 

5,130

5,130 

5,060 

4,960 

4,830 

4,760

4,600 

4,530 

4,380 

4,380 

4,300

4,230 

4,160 

4,090 

4,020 

3,950

3,950 

3,950 

3,950

Mar.

3,950 

3,830 

3,950 

3,880 

3,880

3,810 

3,810 

3,740 

3,600 

3,600

3,600 

3,530 

3,460 

3,400 

3,400

3,400 

3,530 

3,460 

3,600 

3,740

3,880 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950 

3,950

4,020 

4,020 

3,950 

3,880 

3,810 

3,670

Second - 

foot-days

320,090 

183,770 

163,980

3,034,350

152,740 

129,140 

116,250 

97,450 

77,600 

67,780 

82,950 

135,780 

93,100

1,620,630

Apr.

3,600 

3,530 

3,400 

3,400 

3,270

3,270 

3,270 

3,270 

3,270 

3,140

3,080 

3,080 

3,080 

3,140 

3,200

3,200 

3,270 

3,340 

3,400 

3,400

3,460 

3,460 

3,340 

3,270 

3,200

3,140 

3,080 

3,010 

2,940 

2,940

Maximum

12,100 

7,080 

6,090

22,700

5,130 

5,130 

4,020 

3,600 

2,880 

2,580 

3,340 

5,530 

3,880

12,100

fey

2,380 

2,880 

2,820 

2,820 

2,760

2,760 

2,700 

2,700 

2,640 

2,580

2,580 

2,520 

2,520 

2,520 

2,520

2,470 

2,420 

2,420 

2,420 

2,360

2,360 

2,300 

2,250 

2,300 

2,300

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300

Minimum

7,350 

5,610 

4,830

3,400

4,760 

3,950 

3,400 

2,940 

2,250 

2,100 

2,420 

3,400 

2,760

2,100

June

2,360 

2,360 

2,300 

2,300 

2,250

2,250 

2,200 

2,200 

2,200 

2,150

2,200 

2,250 

2,250 

2,250 

2,200

2,200 

2,150 

2,150 

2,150 

2,150

2,200 

2,200 

2,150 

2,150 

2,100

2,420 

2,470 

2,470 

2,520 

2,580

July

2,640 

2,640 

2,700 

2,640 

2,640

2,520 

2,470 

2,470 

2,420 

2,470

2,420 

2,470 

2,470 

2,470 

2,470

2,470 

2,470 

2,580 

2,640 

2,580

2,580 

2,580 

2,640 

2,640 

2,880

3,010 

3,080 

3,140 

3,140 

3,270 

3,340

Mean

10,323 

6,126 

5,290

8,313

4,927 

4,612 

3,750 

3,248 

2,503 

2,259 

2,676 

4,380 

3,103

4,440

Aug.

3,400 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,670 

3,880 

4,090 

4,530 

5,060

5,290 

5,450 

5,450 

5,530 

5,530

5,450 

5,290 

5,130 

4,900 

4,760

4,530 

4,380 

4,300 

4,230 

4,160

4,020 

3,950 

3,810 

3,670 

3,600 

3,600

Pe square 

mile

1.46 

.864 

.746

1.17

.695 

.650 

.529 

.458 

.353 

.319 

.377 

.613 

.438

.626

Sept.

3,460 

3,460 

3,400 

3,340 

3,340

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,340 

3,270

3,880 

3,140 

3,140 

3,080 

3,010

3,010 

3,010 

2,940 

2,880 

2,880

2,880 

2,880 

2,880 

2,820 

2,880

2,820 

2,760 

2,820 

2,880 

2,880

Run-off In 

Inches

1.68 

.96 

.86

15.88

.80 

.68 

.61 

.51 

.41 

.36 

.43 

.71 

.49

8.50
SUWANMEE RIVER BASIN 

Suwannee River near Bell, Fla.

201

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°48', long. 82°55", in sec. 17, T. 8 S., R. 14 

E., at Rock Bluff Ferry, 4i miles northwest of Bell and 10 miles downstream from 

Santa Fe River. Zero of gage is 2.75 feet above mean sea level (from benchmark of 

Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 9,260 square miles.

Records available.- June 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,000 second-feet Oct. 9-11; maximum gage 

height, 11.98 feet Oct. 10; minimum discharge, 3,630 second-feet June 24, 25; minimum 

gage height, 2.11 feet June 25.

1932-38: Maximum discharge, 24,800 second-feet Apr. 20-23, 1937; maximum gage 

height, 15.53 feet Apr. 22, 1937; minimum discharge, 2,950 second-feet June 26, 28, 

1935 (gage height, 1.25 feet).

Flood of 1928 (crest about Aug. 28) reached a stage of 25.9 feet, fron floodmarks 

(discharge, 70,000 second-feet, computed on basis of measured crest flov at station 

at Ellaville and inflow of Santa Fe River).

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights, Mar. 4-14, 

June 21 to July 7, July 15-22, which were computed on basis of weekly observed gage 

heights and records for station at Branford and are good.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

3,540

4,440

5,440

6,540

6.0 

7.0 

S.O 

9.0

7,650

3,850

10,200

11,500

10.0

11.0

12.0

12,900

14,400

16,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193 ?

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

14,100

14,100

14,100

14,200

14,600

15,000

15,400

15,700

15,800

16,000

15,800

15,700

15 , 500

15,200

15,000

14,700

14,400

14,100

14, 000

13,600

13,400

13,000

12,800

12,500

12,100

11,800

11,500

11,200

10,900

10,500

10,300

Mov.

10,000

9,890

9,630

9,370

9,240

8,930

8,S50

8,610

8,490

8,370

8,370

8,370

8,250

8,130

8,130

8,130

8,370

8,250

S,370

8,490

8,490

8,610

S,610

8,610

3,730

8,850

8,850

8,850

8,730

8,610

Dec.

8,610

S,490

3,370

8,250

8,250

8,250

S,130

8,010

7,S90

7,890

7,650

7,650

7,530

7,530

7,530

7,420

7,530

7,530

7,420

7,200

7,090

7,090

7,200

7,090

6,980

7,090

7,090

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,310

Jan.

7,420

7,420

7,420

7,420

7,310

7,420

7,530

7,420

7,310

7,310

7,420

7,420

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,310

7,200

7,200

7,200

7,090

7,200

7,310

7,090

6,980

6,980

6,980

7,090

7,090

Month

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

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

Uay. ............................

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

Water year 1937-3 3 ...........

Feb.

7,090

6,980

6,9SO

7,200

7,420

7,530

7,530

7,650

7,650

7,650

7,650

7,530

7,420

7,310

7,200

7,090

6,870

6,760

6,760

6,650

6,540

6,320

6,320

6,320

6,210

6,100

6,210

6,100

-

_

-

Mar.

6,100

5,990

6,100

6,100

6,100

5,990

5,880

5,880

5,770

5,770

5,770

5,660

5,550

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,660

5,440

5,550

5,660

5,880

5,S80

5,990

5,990

5,990

5,880

5,990

5,880

5,880

5,770

5,660

Secondfoot-days

427,000

261,230

235,670

3,976,690

225,400

195,040

180,080

153,550

130,480

118,110

140,960

208,060

153,440

2,429,020

Apr.

5,660

5,660

5,550

5,240

5,140

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,040

4,840

4,840

4,940

4,940

5,040

5,040

5,040

5,140

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,340

5,240

5,040

4,940

4,940

4,840

4,840

4,840

4,740

-

Vdximum

16,000

10,000

8,610

24,800

7,530

7,650

6,100

5,660

4,740

4,640

5,340

8,130

5,660

16,000

Uay

4,740

4,640

4,640

4,640

4,640

4,540

4,540

4,440

4,440

4,350

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,350

4,260

4,080

4,080

4,080

3,990

3,990

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,990

3,900

3,900

3,990

3,990

3,990

Minimum

10,300

8,130

6,980

5,240

6,980

6,100

5,440

4,740

3,900

3,630

4,170

5,440

4,640

3,630

June

3,990

4,080

4,080

3,900

3,900

3,810

3,900

3,810

3,810

3,810

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,810

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,720

3,810

3,720

3,630

3,630

4,440

4,440

4,440

4,540

4,640

-

July

4,640

4,640

4,640

4,540

4,440

4,350

4,350

4,260

4,170

4,260

4,170

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,260

4,350

4,350

4,440

,440

,540

,440

,440

,440

4,540

4,740

4,940

5,040

5,040

5,140

5,240

5,340

Mean

13,774

8,708

7,602

10,895

7,271

6,966

5,809

5,118

4,209

3,937

4,547

6,712

5,115

6,655

Aug.

5,440

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,550

5,660

6,100

6,210

6,650

7,200

7,650

7,890

S,010

8,130

8,130

8,010

7,890

7,650

7,530

7,200

6,980

6,870

6,760

6,650

6,540

6,540

6,320

6,210

5,990

5,880

5,770

Per ffduare 

mile

1.49

.940

.821

1.18

.785

.752

.627

.553

.455

.425

.491

.725

.552

.719

Sept.

5,660

5,550

5,550

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,440

5,340

5,240

5,140

5,140

5,140

5,040

5,040

5,040

4,940

4,840

4,S40

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,740

4,640

4,740

4,940

4,840

-

Run-off in 

Inches

1.72

1.05

.95

15.97

.90

.78

.72

.62

.52

.47

.57

.84

.62

9.76
202 SUWANI1EE RIVER BASIN

Alapaha River near Alapaha, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°23', long. 83"10', at bridge on State Highway 50, 2 miles 

east of Alapaha, Berrien County, and 6 miles upstream from Willacoochee River.

Drainage area.- 644 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,060 second-feet Apr. 15 (gage 

height, 8.63 feet); minimum observed, 0.4 second-foot Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 

0.16 foot).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 2,030 second-feet (revised) July 31, 1937 

(gage height, 10.02 feet); minimum, that of Sept. 26, 27, 1938.

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seoond-feefc) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-30)

0.1

1.4

5.6

12 .8

23.6

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

134

219

316

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

430

580

798

1,305

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

63 

60 

57 

57 

52

46 

38 

36 

33 

32

30 

27 

24 

22

18.9

15.7 

12.5 

10.8 

9.3 

11.4

20 

29 

44 

49 

46

46 

66 

78 

75 

72 

126

Nov.

228 

237 

228 

150 

119

105 

98 

91 

84 

78

78 

98 

134 

166 

210

286 

338 

306 

276 

228

183 

174 

210 

256 

266

256 

246 

246 

237 

237

Dec.

237 

237 

210 

192 

174

166 

158 

150 

150 

158

166 

166 

166 

174 

174

166 

158 

158 

158 

166

174 

183 

201 

266 

296

276 

286 

306 

316 

286 

266

Jan.

256 

246 

246 

256 

237

228 

219 

210 

201 

192

183 

183 

192 

192 

192

201 

228 

256 

256 

256

237 

219 

219 

219 

228

237 

228 

237 

246 

246 

219

Month

Oct 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

228 

228 

237 

306 

360

349 

306 

237 

210 

183

166 

158 

150 

134 

126

119 

112 

105 

105 

105

98 

91 

91 

105 

112

112 

126 

183

Mar.

266 

201 

158 

142 

112

105 

119 

119 

112 

105

98 

84 

75 

69 

60

57 

72 

166 

174 

201

246 

266 

246 

219 

219

256 

266 

246 

219 

183 

158

Secondfoot-days

1,306.6 

5,849 

6,340

6,965 

4,842 

5,019 

11,453 

895.3 

1,509.8 

1,016.8 

4,754.8 

128.3

50,079.6

Apr.

126 

119 

105 

91 

75

66 

66 

105 

219 

210

219 

430 

694 

1,000 

1,060

950 

950 

905 

865 

718

580 

442 

327 

256 

201

166 

150 

134 

119 

105

Maximum

126 

338 

316

256 

360 

2G6 

1,060 

91 

150 

126 

430 

36

1,060

May

91 

84 

84 

78 

75

69 

63 

57 

52 

44

36 

30 

25 

22 

16.7

13.4 

10.0 

7.6 

6.0 

5.1

4.4 

3.3 

2.6 

2.2

1.8

2.5 

2.2 

2.1

1.8 

1.8 

1.8

Minimum

9.3 

78 

150

183 

91 

57 

66 

1.8 

2.0 

11.4 

11.4 

.4

.4

June

2.0 

4.1 

57 

24 

15.4

14.4 

14.4 

16.0 

18.2 

24

32 

30 

38 

25 

19.6

18.5 

18.2 

49 

66 

134

142 

150 

112 

78 

57

63 

84 

78 

69 

57

Julj41 

30 

22 

16.0 

17.4

26 

31 

26 

21 

16.4

52 

18.5 

11.7 

11.4 

15.7

32

38 

44 

33 

31

31

27 

20 

16.7 

28

41 

36 

28 

38 

91 

126

Mean

42.1 

195 

205

225 

173 

162 

382 

28.9 

50.3 

32.8 

153 

4.28

137

Aug.

158 

150 

134 

119 

142

192 

338 

406 

430 

382

256 

201 

166 

150 

126

105 

237 

237 

201 

166

112 

84 

66 

52 

38

26 

20 

17.1 

13.4 

11.4 

18.9

Per square 

mile

0.065 

.303 

.318

.349 

.269 

.252 

.593 

.045 

.078 

.051 

.238 

.0066

.213

Sept.

9.3 

6.4 

5.3 

3.2 

2.4

2.1 

1.7 

1.3 

1.2 

2.9

1.2

1.0 

.9 

1.0 

1.2

2.9 

3.9 

3.9 

7.2 

6.6

3.6 

2.3 

1.3 

.8 

.5

.4 

.4 

2.0 

36 

15.4

Run-off in 

Inches

0.07 

.34 

.37

.40 

.28 

.29 

.66 

.05 

.09 

.06 

.27 

.007

2.89
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 203

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°40', long. 83°01', at bridge on State Highway 94, a 

quarter of a mile west of Statenville, Echols County.

Drainage area.- 1,400 square miles.

Records available.- January to June 1921, December 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,130 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 6.40 feet); minimum observed, 38 second-feet May 21, 22.

1921, 1931-38: Maximum discharge observed, 6,560 second-feet Apr. 14, 1937 (gage 

height, 22.64 feet); minimum observed, 17 second-feet Dec. 21, 2S-31, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 28.5 feet Apr. 30 or May 1, 1928 (discharge rot determined).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193V to September 1?38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

V 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

2V 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

636 

684 

636 

6S4 

684

684 

684 

590 

521 

452

430 

430 

320 

320 

320

320 

266 

266 

246 

246

215 

205 

205 

215 

205

205 

186 

176 

176 

186 

186

Hov.

186 

225 

225 

215 

277

320 

298 

266 

266 

225

235 

29S 

320 

298 

29S

27V 

364 

386 

430 

780

636 

613 

567 

498 

498

475 

498 

521 

544

521

Dec.

475 

475 

452 

452 

430

430 

408 

386 

364 

320

342 

364 

364 

364 

364

364 

364 

364 

364 

364

364 

342 

364 

452 

498

544 

590 

590 

613 

613 

544

Jan.

567 

567 

544 

544 

544

498 

498 

475 

452 

430

430 

408 

430 

452

452

430 

430 

430 

452 

452

475 

475 

498 

498 

498

498 

498 

498 

475 

452 

475

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 V ...........

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

475 

521 

521 

521 

498

521 

521 

544 

567 

590

521 

475 

430 

386 

364

342 

320 

298 

277 

298

277 

256 

256 

256 

256

E66 

277 

277

Mar.

266 

266 

256 

320 

342

320 

298 

266 

246 

235

225 

225 

215 

205 

205

176 

452 

475 

452 

452

452 

452 

452 

452 

475

452 

408 

364 

364 

364 

364

Secondfoot-days

11,579 

11,560 

13,324

518,024

14,825 

11,111 

10, 496 

14,736 

3,269 

2,969 

7,180 

13,898 

4,938

119,835

Apr.

542 

320 

320 

266 

235

205 

205 

186 

186 

176

149 

158 

256 

320 

386

567 

708 

880 

980 

1,000

1,000 

980 

980 

880 

780

636 

521 

430 

364 

320

Maximum

684 

780 

613

6,560

567 

590 

475 

1,000 

266 

270 

555 

855 

980

1,000

May

266 

235 

225 

205

195

167 

149 

149 

167 

132

123 

115 

100 

100 

63

74 

90 

86 

63 

43

38 

38 

39 

43 

44

49 

44 

43 

38 

39 

107

Minimum

176 

186 

320

158

408 

256 

176 

149 

38 

52 

68 

142 

58

38

June

84

60 

55 

54

54 

54 

54 

52 

57

63 

65

66 

70 

68

65 

64 

63 

66 

69

98 

105 

105 

181 

224

2E4 

270 

215 

165 

134

July

119 

115 

112 

112 

105

98 

91 

75 

73 

68

91 

31 

91 

91 

181

173 

165 

165 

173 

112

215 

309 

429 

439 

450

450 

513 

513 

555 

432 

534

Mean

374 

385 

430

1,419

478 

397 

339 

491 

105 

99.0 

232 

448 

165

328

Aug.

555

577 

577 

513 

471

471 

555 

577 

555 

599

643 

688 

780 

855 

805

621

492 

389 

329 

309

349 

309 

289 

251 

224

198 

206 

206 

198 

165 

142

Per square 

mile

0.267 

.275 

.307

1.01

.341 

.284 

.242

.351 

.075 

.071 

.166 

.320 

.118

.234

Sept.

134 

134 

134 

119

119

119 

119 

134 

112 

98

91

84 

73 

78 

98

68 

58 

78 

91 

181

289 

309 

233 

173 

134

119 

105 

105

369 

980

Run-off In 

lnch.e s

0.31 

.31 

.35

13.76

.39 

.30 

.28 

.39 

.09 

.08 

.19 

.37 

.13

3.19
204 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Big Creek at Lakeland, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 3l°03', long. 83°04', at bridge on State Highway 31 at 

Lakeland, Lanier County, l£ miles upstream from Alapaha River.

Drainage area.- 162 square miles.

Records available.- April 1937 to September 1938 (discontinued).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period April to September 1937, 670 secondfeet Sept. 24 (gage height. 8.02 feet); minimum observed, 4.8 second-fe?t June 24, 28, 

30 (gage height, 0.08 foot).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 80 second-feet Dec. 24, 25; 

maximum gage height, 2.64 feet Dec. 25; minimum discharge, 0.3 second-foot Aug. 27, 

Sept. 1, 13-17; minimum gage height, -0.42 foot Sept. 14.

Remarks.- Records poor. Discharge for Mar. 14 interpolated. Gage read twice dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, 19S7-38 

1937

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

SO

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

90

52

52

189

144

112

130

250

-

Hay

291

324

241

181

205

173

106

85

64

56

49

60

40

31

31

34

49

32

19

34

26

14

14

26

37

43

30

28

40

32

21

June

14

14

16

22

21

40

37

20

14

24

17

13

13

13

11

11

11

13

9

6

6

6.5

5.5

4.8

5.5

10

6

4.8

5

4.S

-

July

5.5

7.5

13

43

30

15

14

12

13

10

6

6.6

12

13

12

10

37

40

34

24

16

16

18

26

26

25

28

43

60

56

90

Aug.

205

241

214

124

64

46

40

37

21

16

12

40

46

158

158

144

95

85

52

52

95

72

56

36

30

26

28

40

49

46

40

Sept.

40

37

37

31

13

8.5

8

6.5

7

60

60

144

181

130

72

64

30

32

56

85

485

582

616

670

652

348

137

37

30

24

-
SUWANNKE RIVER BASIN 205

Discharge, in second-feet, of Big Creek at Lakeland, Ga., 1937-38 Continued 

1937-38

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

50 

31

Oct.

28 

36 

37 

40 

40

37 

26 

24 

22

17

13 

9.5 

9 

8.5 

10

12 

11 

8.5 

6.5 

6

6 

7 

7.5 

7.5 

7.5

6.5 

6 

6.5 

6 

6.5 

8

Nov.

8.5 

9 

8.5 

7 

6.5

6 

4.8 

4 

3.5 

4.4

7 

16 

19 

49 

49

46 

40 

37 

37 

43

46 

46 

46 

49 

49

49 

49 

49 

49 

49

Dec.

43

40 

37 

37 

28

21 

17 

17 

28 

30

32 

34 

34 

31 

25

22 

22 

24 

29 

5S

37 

43 

52 

80 

80

34 

52 

32 

36 

B6 

24

Jan.

30 

31 

34 

31 

30

26 

22

18 

11 

7.5

6 

6 

8.5 

9 

16

22

19 

18 

19 

20

19 

24 

28 

B6 

49

49 

46 

46 

43 

37 

3B

Month

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Augi 

Sep

W

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

AugSep

W

11 23-30

ater yea 

ober 193

p

TJ

ernb r

alendar 

ciary 193

year

Pet).

31 

31 

36 

37 

40

40

37 

37 

40 

20

16 

19 

16 

13 

11

IB 

11 

14 

16 

16

18 

16 

16 

14 

16

19 

13 

14

Mar.

13 

11 

14 

13 

12

11 

14 

BO 

B2 

21

18 

13 

12 

14 

15

13 

56 

72 

60 

34

31 

26 

21 

21 

14

6.5

6 

5.5 

5 

4.8 

3.8

Secondfoot-days

1,019 

2,416 

397.9 

761.5 

2,368 

4,683

476.0 

886.2 

1,059

783.0 

619 

602.6 

155.1 

50.1 

36.1 

129.3 

49.2 

249.3

5,094.9

Apr.

3 

4 

4 

5 

4

4 

5 

6 

6 

8

6 

5 

4 

4 

4

3 

3 

2 

2 

1

2 

1 

3 

16 

24

11 

5 

1

Haximum

250 

324 

40 

90 

241 

670

40 

49 

80

49 

40 

72 

B4 

3.5 

2.4 

19 

4.0 

76

80

.6 

.6 

.2

.4 

.2

.5 

.5

.5

.8 

.0 

.0

.4

.8 

.4

.4

.2 

.2 

.4

.2

.6 

.5

Hay

1.0 

.6 

.6 

.7 

.6

.6 

.9 

1.4 

1.7 

1.6

2.0 

1.0 

.6 

.7 

2.0

2.8 

2.4 

1.9 

1.4

1.2 

1.6

1.9 

3.0 

3.5

3.0 

2.2 

1.7 

1.7 

2.2 

1.9

Minimum

5B 

14 

4.8 

5.5 

12 

6.5

6 

3.5 

17

6 

11 

3.8 

.5 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.3 

.3

.3

June

1.4 

1.3 

1.0 

1.7 

1.9

.7 

.6 

.7 

.7 

.6

.6 

.6 

.5 

.6 

1.0

.6 

.6

1.0 

1.3

2.2 

2.4

1.7 

1.6 

1.3

1.7 

1.6 

1.6 

1.6 

.6

July

0.5 

.6 

.6 

.6

.9

.6 

.9 

1.0 

.7 

.6

.9 

1.6 

2.0 

1.4 

.6

.5 

.6 

1.9 

2.0

2.2 

3.2 

5

9.5 

13

11 

18 

10 

12 

10 

7.5

Mean

127 

77.9 

13.3 

24.6 

76.4 

156

15.4 

29.5 

34. B

25.3 

22.1 

19.4

5.17

1.20 

4.17 

1.59 

8.31

14.0

Aug.

4.0 

2.4 

1.6 

1.0

1.4

.5 

1.2 

2.6 

3.4 

3.0

2.8 

3.0 

2.6 

2.4

1.9

1.7 

2.4 

3.0 

2.8 

.5

.5 

.4 

.6 

.6 

.5

.4

.3 

.4 

.5 

.4 

.4

Per square 

mile

0.784 

.481 

.082 

.152 

.472 

.963

.095 

.182 

.211

.156 

.136 

.120 

.032 

.010 

.0074 

.026 

.0098 

.051

.086

Sept.

0.4 

.5 

.9 

1.0 

1.9

1.3 

.5 

.4 

.6 

.5

.5 

.4 

.3 

.3 

.3

.3 

.3 

1.2 

2.6 

64

34 

7.5 

6 

3.5 

3.0

2.4 

3.0

1.7 

76 

34

Run-off in 

Inches

0.23 

.55 

.09 

.18 

.54 

1.07

.11 

.20 

.24

.18 

.14 

.14 

.04 

.01 

.008 

.03 

.01 

.06

1.168
206 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Withlacoochee River near Quitman, Ga. 

(Previously published as Withlacoochee River at Blue Springs, Ga.)

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°47', long. 83°27', at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 

500 feet upstream from Tiger Creek, 800 feet downstream from Atlantic Coast Line 

Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile east of Blue Springs station, 4 miles upstream 

from Piscola Creek, and 6 miles east of Quitman, Brooks County. Present datum of gage 

is 5 feet higher than that formerly used.

Drainage area.- 1,560 square miles (revised).

Records, available..- October 1920 to March 1921, September 1928 to December 1931, June 

1937 to September 1958.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period June to September 1937, 3,760

second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 12.34 feet); minimum observed, 52 serond-f«et June 

25 (gage height, 1.93 feet). Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 1,580 second-feet Nov. 21 

(gage height, 6.13 feet); minimum observed, 11 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, 

1.84 feet). 1928-31, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 18,000 second-feet (revised) Mar. 

20, 1929 (gage height, 24.8 feet, present datum); minimum observed, 11 second-feet 

Oct. 27, 28, Nov. 22, 1931, Sept. 27, 1938. Maximum stags known, 28.54 feet, present datum, Aug. 17, 1928 (discharge, 42,200 

second-feet). 

Remarks,.- Records good above 200 second-feet and fair below. Gage read twice daily.

Eating table, June 9, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, In feet and discharge,

In. second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to Sept. 28)

1.5

150

255

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

B.O

545

915

1,330

1,740

2,120

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

2,460

2,800

3,180

3,610

4,110

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-3

1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

-

_

_

-

_

.

.

109

98

80

72

103

103

80

67

123

160

150

85

65

60

64

62

53

56

65

59

S2

420

-

July

450

292

ISO

141

114

103

89

91

109

94

96

114

1S3

141

230

255

390

650

755

755

835

755

755

795

685

580

450

420

685

755

615

Aug.

685

915

1,080

995

995

955

720

450

305

230

230

255

330

330

280

345

510

545

580

615

650

650

685

615

420

292

230

268

242

242

390

Sept.

480

615

510

420

360

915

510

360

31 S

268

220

190

160

141

150

242

450

580

545

755

2,590

2,840

3,340

3,760

3,3SO

2,9SO

2,660

2,190

1,280

650

-
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 207

Discharge, In second-feet, of Withlaeoochee River near Quitman, Ga., 1937-38 Continued

1937-38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

545 

545 

580 

580 

545

480 

420 

390 

330 

280

242 

210

180 

160 

150

132 

132 

123 

123 

114

114 

107 

107 

132 

160

150 

160 

150 

150 

160 

190

Nov.

242 

255 

220 

180 

150

141 

132 

13S 

123 

114

141 

220 

305 

390 

450

545 

875 

1,080 

1,240 

1,380

1,380 

1,330 

1,E40 

1,080 

955

955 

915 

875 

835 

835

Dec.

795 

795 

755 

685 

615

580 

545 

510 

480 

510

510

510 

480 

450 

450

450 

420 

450

450 

450

480 

480 

510 

795 

875

915 

955 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080 

995

Jan.

915

795 

720 

685 

650

615 

530 

545 

510 

480

480 

480 

545 

545 

545

545 

545 

580 

545 

545

545 

580

580 

580 

650

795 

795 

795 

755 

780 685-

Month

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

FeU 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

e 3-50,

ater yea 

ober 19C

r 

7

ember

alendar 

uary 19C

year

g

ater year 1937-38 ......

FetJ.

685 

685 

720 

755 

875

915 

955 

915 

835 

755

650 

545 

480 

430

375

330 

305 

280 

E68 

268

280 

268 

268 

280 

292

360 

420 

450

Mar.

450 

450 

450 

450 

420

360 

305 

268 

242 

230

220 

200 

190 

170 

160

180 

480 

650 

720 

755

795 

875 

915 

955

955

875 

755 

580 

480 

390 

318

Secondfoot-days

2,216 

12,502 

16,034 

33,859

7,841 

18,715 

20,O95

19,330 

14,634 

15,243 

10,896 

1,555 

2,289 

2,369 

9,014 

1,629

123,610

Apr.

268 

242 

220 

190

190

200 

210 

190 

170 

190

101 

480 

615 

720 

835

915 

955 

955 

835 

580

375 

268 

220 

180 

160

141 

132 

1E3 

123 

1E3

Maxiinum

420

835 

1,080 

3,760

580 

1,380 

1,080

915 

955 

955 

955 

109 

268 

160 

835 

420

1,380

May

109 

105 

98 

91

85

65 

64 

62 

59

48 

44 

42 

38 

40

32 

30 

26 

25

23

18 

17 

15 

15 

18

25 

20

18 

105 

109 

37

Minimum

53

89 

230 

141

107 

114 

420

480 

268 

160 

101 

15 

19 

35 

47 

12

12

June

19 

20

20

25 

105 

268 

255 

170

112 

62

47 

38 

34

32 

31 

28 

27 

25

27 

44 

32 

26 

30

53 

180 

230 

180 

123

July

123

160 

141 

101 

82

50 

44 

40 

35

35 

38 

43 

65 

76

70 

50 

42 

4o 

44

47 

£5 

P5 

IS 

F5

107 

91 

89 

132 

150

Mean

101 

403 

517 

1,129

253 

624 

648

624 

523 

492 

363 

50.2 

76.3 

76.4 

291 

54.2

339

Aug.

150 

160

141 

114 

98

114 

420 

375 

318 

420

615 

755 

835 

685 

545

390 

280 

220 

220 

170

230 

330 

360 

330 

242

160 

96 

76 

58 

47 

60

Per square 

mile

0.065 

.258 

.331 

.724

.162 

.400

.415

.400 

.335 

.315 

.233 

.032 

.049 

.049 

.187 

.035

.217

Sept.

53 

59 

50 

43

35

43 

42 

44 

35 

31

26 

21 

20 

20 

18

17 

17 

23 

107 

35

32 

34 

31 

23 

18

16

12 

24 

280 

420

Run-off in 

inches

0.05 

.30 

.38 

.81

.19 

.45 

.48

.46 

.35 

.36 

.26 

.04 

.05 

.06 

.22 

.04

2.96
208 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Withlacoochee River near PLnetta, Fla.

Location.- Chain gage, lat. 30°36', long. 83°16', In sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 11 E., on highway bridge, a quarter of a mile west of Bellville and 5 miles east of P'netta.

Drainage area.- 2,220 square miles.

Records available.- December 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,900 second-feet Nov. 20 (gage height, 

11.43 feet); minimum observed, 152 second-feet Sept. 13, 16; minimum gage height 

observed, 6.74 feet Sept. 13.

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 14,900 second-feet Apr. 14, 1937 (gage height, 28.32 

feet): minimum discharge observed, 94 second-feet Nov. 26, Dec. 2, 3, 1934, Jan. 2, 

1935 (gage height, 6.50 feet).

Maximum stage known, 36.75 feet sometime in August 1928, from floodmarks (discharge, 

35,000 second-feet, computed on basis of records for station near Quitman, Ga.).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

6.7 

7.0 

7.3 

7.6 

8.0

141

213

315

451

653

9.0

10.0

11.0

11.4

921

1,240

1,930

2,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,930 

1,860 

1,580 

1,580 

1,520

1,450 

1,310 

1,240 

1,170 

1,170

1,100 

921 

811 

705 

705

653 

653 

601 

601 

576

526 

501 

501 

526 

526

526 

526 

476 

451 

451 

476

Hov.

476 

526 

601 

576 

501

451 

403 

427 

427 

451

476 

526

601 

757 

921

1,040 

1,650 

2,280 

2,620 

2,900

2,620 

2,280 

2,210 

2,140 

2,070

1,860 

1,720 

1,650 

1,580 

1,530

Dec.

1,520 

1,450 

1,380 

1,310 

1,310

1,240 

1,170 

1,100 

1,100 

1,100

1,100 

1,040 

1,040 

979 

979

979 

979 

979 

921

921

921 

979 

1,100 

1,240 

1,380

1,450 

1,450 

1,450 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

Jan.

1,360 

1,330 

1,330 

1,310 

1,240

1,170 

1,100 

1,040 

979 

979

979 

979 

979 

979 

979

979 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

979

979 

921 

921 

979 

1,040

1,100 

1,170 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,240 

1,170 

1,170 

1,170 

1,240

1,310 

1,380 

1,380 

1,240 

1,170

1,100 

979 

921 

865 

811

757 

705 

705 

653 

653

653 

653 

653 

653 

653

705 

757 

757

Mar.

ail

811 

811 

757 

757

705 

653 

627 

576 

551

526 

526 

501 

476 

451

476 

576 

757 

979 

1,170

1,310 

1,380 

1,380 

1,450 

1,310

1,170 

1,040 

979 

921 

811 

705

Second - 

foot-days

27,622 

38,320 

36,707

807,558

34,001 

26,103 

25,953 

19,186 

6,634 

7,615 

7,474 

13,997 

6,587

250, 199

Apr.

653

601 

551 

526

501

501 

476 

501 

501 

501

501 

627 

757 

921 

979

979 

1,100 

1,240 

1,170 

979

811 

653 

551 

476 

427

380 

357 

336 

315 

315

Maximum

1,930 

S,9OO 

1,520

14,700

1,380 

1,380 

1,450 

1,240 

296 

427 

427 

865 

705

2,9OO

Bay

296 

277 

277 

277 

260

243 

243 

228 

228 

213

213 

2OO 

200 

200 

2OO

1S6 

186 

186 

1S6 

174

174 

174 

174 

162 

162

162 

174 

174 

213 

296 

296

Minimum

451 

403 

921

234

921 

653 

451 

315 

162 

174 

174 

200 

152

152

June

277 

243

228 

186 

174

174 

186 

296 

336 

357

380 

357 

315 

260 

243

228 

213 

200 

186

174

174 

186 

200 

213 

213

228 

243 

315 

403 

427

July

427 

427 

3SO 

357 

296

260 

243 

200

186 

186

174 

174 

186 

228 

260

243 

213 

186 

186 

174

186 

186 

200 

213 

228

243 

243 

243 

243 

243 

260

Mean

891 

1,277 

1,184

2,212

1,097 

932 

837 

640 

214 

254 

241 

452 

220

685

Aug.

277 

315 

296 

296 

403

451 

526 

601 

551 

501

653 

757 

865 

Sll 

653

601 

551 

427 

403 

403

403 

403 

427 

427 

427

357 

296 

260 

243 

213 

2OO

Per square 

mile

0.401 

.575 

.533

.996

.494 

.420 

.377 

.288 

.096 

.114 

.109 

.204 

.099

.309

Sept.

200 

200 

213 

213 

200

186 

1S6 

186 

186 

186

162 

162 

152 

162 

162

152 

162 

162 

200 

357

260 

213 

200 

186 

186

213 

243 

277 

315 

705

Run-off In 

Inches

0.46 

.64 

.61

13.53

.57 

.44 

.43 

.32 

.11 

.13 

.13 

.24 

.11

4.19
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 209

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 29°55', long. 82°26', in sec. 32, T. 6 S., R. 19 E., at

bridge on State Highway 49, a quarter of a mile south of Worthington and 1 mile downstream from New River. Zero of gage is 42.91 feet above mean sea level (from benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- November 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 7,100 second-feet Oct. 4 (gage height, 

20.65 feet); minimum observed, 3.3 second-feet June 19; minimum gage Inight observed, 

7.47 feet May 23.

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 17,500 second-feet June 17, 1934 (gage height, 24.83 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum discharge observed, 1.3 second-feet Marr 17, June 1, 

1932; minimum gage height observed, 7.03 feet June 15, 1935.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aecond-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used May 7 to June 11 and June 30 to July 28)

7.4 

7.6 

7.8 

8.0 

8.5 

9.0

2.4 

5.3

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

190

302

425

561

730

972

16.0

17.0

18.0

19.0

20.0

20.6

1,310 

1,850 

2.84O 

4,280 

5,940 

7,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,240 

3,540 

6,700 

7,100 

5,940

4,600 

3,400 

2,600 

2,170

1,720

1,350 

1,160 

1,030 

864 

772

674 

622 

561 

591

591

519 

491 

438 

412 

374

350 

338 

326 

302 

290 

266

Nov.

243 

221 

210 

210 

180

170 

160 

160 

151 

133

190 

326 

326 

302 

278

232 

266 

266 

254 

254

221 

200 

180 

170 

160

278 

350 

399 

412 

326

Dec.

302 

290 

278 

266 

290

278 

243 

232 

221

210

210 

190 

180 

170 

160

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

151 

151 

160 

278 

278

266 

243 

232 

210 

190 

190

Jan.

170 

232 

491 

710 

772

890 

916 

890 

730 

656

547 

519 

477 

451 

425

210 

180 

362 

350 

350

350 

326 

326 

302 

338

326 

314 

290 

278 

254 

266

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

11

alendar year 19;

ater year 1937-J

Peb.

519 

730 

1,030 

1,100 

1,160

1,060 

944 

772 

656 

451

477 

425 

386 

326 

302

266 

243 

221 

21O 

278

210 

190 

170 

170 

170

151 

124 

133

liar.

133 

115 

115 

115 

107

107 

103 

99 

91 

83

83 

75 

75 

67 

63

59 

160 

221 

232 

210

160 

115 

115 

99 

91

75 

67 

63 

63 

55 

51

Secondfoot-days

51,331 

7,228 

6,624

205,582

13, 698 

12,874 

3,267 

793.2 

793.3 

1,864.1 

4,140 

11,588 

3,629

117,829.6

Apr.

43 

41 

43 

49 

43

41 

37 

35 

41 

45

38 

34 

29 

28 

27

22 

20 

19 

16 

9.6

22 

15 

16 

14 

13

12 

11 

10 

10 

9.6

Maximum

7,100 

412 

302

7,900

916 

1,160 

232 

49 

180 

386 

412 

1,310 

326

7,100

Hay

10 

10 

9.6 

8.0 

7.5

6.9 

7.2 

7.5 

8.4 

8.8

8-8 

8.8 

9.2 

9.2 

9.2

8.8 

8.8 

9.2 

8.4 

8.0

8.4 

8.8 

8.8 

10 

14

39 

180 

87 

59 

55 

151

Minimum

266 

133 

151

10

170 

124 

51 

9.6 

6.9 

3.3 

29 

55 

28

3.3

June

75 

59 

47 

41 

25

29 

25 

20 

25 

32

27 

22

14 

10 

8.8

6.6 

5.3 

5.8 

3.3 

3.9

9.6 

17 

16 

13 

8.8

151 

290 

386 

278 

210

July

16O 

103 

63 

43 

41

37 

2'9 

43 

63 

83

180 

143 

133 

133 

160

151 

115 

87 

71 7")

103

IB.i

la*

12 1 

12*

143 

190 

200 

273 

399 

413

lie an

1,656 

241 

214

563

442 

460 

105 

26.4 

25.6 

62.1 

134 

374 

121

323

Aug.

302 

290 

278 

221 

232

656 

944 

1,240 

1,310 

1,000

772 

656 

561 

519 

451

386 

243 

210 

160 

133

115 

160 

133 

115 

83

75 

59 

55 

59 

87 

83

Per square 

mile

Sept.

99 

115 

124 

326 

326

290 

314 

314 

278 

243

190 

133 

103 

79 

55

51 

48 

45 

43 

43

45 

37 

32 

28 

32

34 

37 

39 

51 

75

Run-off In 

Inches
210 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

Santa Fe River near High Springs, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51', long. 82°37', in sec. 29, T. 7 S., R. 17 E. 

at bridge on State Highway 5A, 150 feet upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad 

bridge and 2 miles northwest of High Springs. Zero of gage is 25.78 fe?t above mean 

sea level (from "benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Records available.- January 1931 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,610 second-feet Oct. 6, 7; maximum gage

height, 8.85 feet Oct. 7; minimum discharge, 209 second-feet June 19, 20, 22-25 (gage 

height, 1.17 feet).

1931-38: Maximum discharge, 11,800 second-feet June 18, 1934 (gage height, 14.90 

feet); minimum, 71 second-feet about June 27, 1935 (gage height, 0.46 foot).

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 13-30)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

188

250

358

525

744

973

4.0 1,470

5.0 2,020

6.0 2,640

7.0 3,300

8.0 4,000

8.9 4,700

Discharge, in aecond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,520 

1,580 

2,080 

2,900 

3,790

4,440 

4,610 

4,360 

4,000 

3,720

3,300 

2,960

2,640 

2,380 

2,200

2,020 

1,860 

1,740 

1,690 

1,580

1,520 

1,470 

1,370 

1,320 

1,270

1,220 

1,170 

1,120 

1,070 

1,020 

997

Nov.

950 

926 

903 

880 

857

812 

812 

789 

766 

744

766 

744 

766 

766 

766

766 

744 

722 

722 

722

700 

678 

678 

656 

656

678 

678 

700 

722 

744

Dec.

744 

722 

722 

700 

700

678 

656 

656 

656 

634

634 

612 

612 

612 

590

590 

590 

590 

568 

555

555 

559 

568 

555 

568

568 

590 

590 

568 

563 

568

Jan.

564 

590 

612 

678 

766

857 

950 

973 

997 

1,020

1,020 

973 

926 

926 

903

880 

857 

857 

812 

812

789 

789 

789 

789 

789

766 

766 

744 

744 

722 

722

Month.

Oot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

722 

789 

903 

1,040 

1,040

1,260 

1,320 

1,270 

1,240 

1,220

1,140 

1,100 

997 

950 

926

857 

834 

789 

789 

744

722 

700 

700 

678 

656

634 

634 

590

Mar.

568 

568 

564 

551 

542

529 

512 

504 

504 

504

491 

474 

465 

465 

457

465 

478 

474 

491 

508

516 

508 

495 

482 465-

457 

453

436 

423 

419 

415

Secondfoot-days

68,917 

22,813 

19,078

366,013

25,382 

25,244 

15,183 

10,578 

8,379 

7,383 

10,602 

29,135 

15,889

258,583

Apr.

411 

415 

386 

386 

386

390 

386 

390 

378 

358

358 

362 

354 

354 

350

350

339 

339 

339 

343

335 

343 

328 

320 

313

313 

313 

313

313

313

Maximum

4,610- 

950 

744

4,610

1,020 

1,320 

568 

415 

313 

390 

504 

1,690 

678

4,610

May

313 

302

298 

298 

298

295 

291 

288 

284 

277

277 

270 

270 

274 

267

257 

257 

253 

250 

250

250 

247 

244 

250 

253

247 

244 

264 

277 

270 

264

Minimum

997 

656 

555

269

564 

590 

415 

313 

244 

209 

274 

590 

406

209

June

277 

284 

270 

257 

250

244 

240 

237 

237 

231

231 

231 

231 

231 

228

218 

215 

212 

212 

212

218 

212 

218 

212 

209

240 

253 

313 

370 

390

July

39C 

378 

358 

343 

316

302 

291 

284 

277 

274

284 

302 

309 

320 

328

339

343 

339 

328 

328

335 

343 

350 

350 

350

354 

366 

366 

411 

440 

504

Mean

2,223 

760 

615

1,003

819 

902 

490 

353 

270 

246 

342 

940 

530

708

Aug.

590 

612 

612 

612 

612

634 

744 

1,020 

1,420 

1,640

,690 

,520 

,420 

,370 

,270

1,200 

1,100 

1,020 

950 

857

812 

834 

834 

903 

857

766 

722 

678 

634 

612 

590

Per square

mile

Sept.

590 

568 

590 

590 

634

656 

656 

678 

678 

656

634 

612 

590 

564 

542

512 

495 

474 

478 

465

444 

432 

423 

411 

411

406 

406 

427 

427 

440

Run-off in 

Inches
SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN 

Santa Fe River near Fort White, Fla.

211

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 29°51', long. 82°42', in sec. 28, T. VS., R. 16 

E., 2 miles upstream from county highway bridge on road between Williford and Fort 

White and 4 miles south of Fort White. Zero of gage is 21.28 feet above mean sea 

level (from benchmark of Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Army).

Records available.- October 1927 to January 1930, June 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4,730 second-feet Oct. 7, 8 (gage height, 6.00 

feet); minimum, 954 second-feet June 10-20 (gage height, 0.85 foot).

1927-30. 1932-36: Maximum discharge, 11,400 second-feet June 20, 1934 (gags height, 

11.04 feet); minimum, 670 second-feet June 4, 5, 1932; minimum gage height, 0.58 foot 

June 26-28, July 5, 1935.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in 

(Shifting-control method used Dee. 6 to Feb. 22)

ond-feet)

0.8

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

1,090

1,500

1,860

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

2,560

3,250

4,730

Discharge, in second-feet, watar year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

2,350 

2,35O 

2,630 

3,110 

3,770

4,360 

4,730 

4,730 

4,580 

4,360

4,060 

3,840 

3,550 

3,320 

3,110

2,900 

2,770 

2,630 

2,560 

2,420

2,350 

2,280 

2,210 

2,140 

2,070

2,000 

2,000 

1,930 

1,860 

1,860 

1,700

Hov.

1,760 

1,720 

1,720 

1,680 

1,650

1,650 

1,610 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580

1,530 

1,540 

1,500 

1,500 

1,500

1,500 

1,460 

1,420 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,500 

1,5OO

Dec.

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,380

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

1,380 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380 

1,380 

1,380

Jan.

1,380 

1,420 

1,460 

1,500 

1,500

1,650 

1,720 

1,760 

1,790 

1,790

1,790 

1,790 

1,760 

1,760 

1,720

1,720 

1,720 

1,680 

1,650 

1,650

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,610

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,580 

1,540 

1,540

Month

Oet 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

1,540 

1,580 

1,650 

1,790 

1,860

1,930 

2,000 

2,000 

2,000 

1,930

1,930 

1,860 

1,790 

1,760 

1,720

1,680 

1,650 

1,610 

1,580 

1,540

1,500 

1,500 

1,460 

1,460 

1,420

1,420 

1,420 

1,380

Mar.

1,380'

1,380 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300 

1,300

1,260 

1,260 

1,360 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,180

Second - 

foot-days

90,530 

46,730 

43,700

648,420

50,660 

46,960 

39,520 

32,910 

31,218 

29,991 

36,160 

51,880 

38,940

539,199

Apr.

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

l,13o 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,130 

1,090 

1,090

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,080 

1,080

1,070 

1,080 

1,060 

1,050 

1,050

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

Maximum

4,730 

1,760 

1,500

4,730

1,790 

2,000 

1,380 

1,180 

1,040 

1,240 

1,300 

2,210 

1,420

4,730

Bay

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040

1,040 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030 

1,020

1,020 

1,010 

1,010 

1,010 

1,000

1,000

991 

991 

991 

991

982 

972 

963 

982 

1,000

991 

982 

991 

1,000 

1,000 

991

Minimum

1,700 

1,420 

1,380

1,020

1,380 

1,380 

1,180 

1,040 

963 

954 

1,090 

1,380 

1,180

954

June

1,000

1,010 

1,000 

982 

972

963 

982 

972 

972 

963

954 

954 

954 

954 

963

963 

954 

954 

963 

963

991 

972 

991 

982 

963

1,070 

1,080 

1,130 

1,180 

1,240

July

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,180 

1,130

1,130 

1,130 

1,090 

1,090 

1,090

1,OSO 

1,13-J 

1,130 

1,130 

1,130

1,130 

1,180 

1,180 

1,130 

1,130

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,240 

1,240 

1,260 

1,300

Mean

2,920 

1,558 

1,410

1,776

1,634 

1,677 

1,275 

1,097 

1,007 

1,000 

1,166 

1,674 

1,298

1,477

Aug.

1,380

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380

1,460 

1,500 

1,650 

1,930 

2,140

2,210 

2,140 

2,070 

2,000 

2,000

1,930 

1,860 

1,790 

1,720 

1,650

1,610 

1,610 

1,610 

1,650 

1,610

1,540 

1,500 

1,460 

1,420 

1,420 

1,380

Per square 

mile

Sept.

1,380 

1,340 

1,340 

1,380 

1,380

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420 

1,420

1,420 

1,380 

1,340 

1,340 

1,300

1,300 

1,260 

1,260 

1,260 

1,240

1,240 

1,240 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

1,18O 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180 

1,180

Run-off in 

inches
212 SUWANNEE RIVER BASIN

IchatucKnee Springs near Hlldreth, Fla.

Location.- Lat. 29°58', long. 82°47', In sec. 23, T. 6 S., R. 15 E., at bridge on State 

 Highway 5A, 1 mile east of Hlldreth and about 2 miles upstream from confluence with 

Santa Fe River.

Records available.- 1917, 1929-30 (a single measurement In each year), January 1931 to 

September I9K8 (discharge measurements).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge measured during year, 361 second-feet Aug. 11; minimum 

measured, 297 second-feet June 15.

1931-38: ifeximum discharge measured, 428 second-feet Mar. 14, 1931; minimum 

measured, 243 second-feet Aug. 20, 1935.

Remarks.- Discharge measurements made about once monthly at highway bridge about 4 miles 

below head of springs.

Discharge measurements, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

dot

Nov

Dec

Jan

Fet>

Mar

25

24

15

14

3

4

347

523

343

332

530

335

Apr. 22 

May 26 

June 15 

July 13 

Aug. 11 

Sept.15

309

320

297

319

361

324

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 

Ochlockonee River near Thomasville, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°52', long. 84°31', at bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 2 

miles upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge, 4 miles upstream from Barnetts 

Creek, 5 miles northwest of Thomasville, Thomas County, and 6 miles domstream from 

Little Ochlockonee River.

Drainage area.- 550 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period August to September 1?37, 4,270 secondreet sept. 21 (gage height, 17.59 feet), from rating curve extended above 2,500 secondfeet; minimum 78 second-feet Sept. 15 (gage height, 2.15 feet).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 1,430 second-feet Nov. 15 (gage 

height, 9.34 feet); minimum observed, 4.9 second-feet Sept. 28 (gage height, 0.92 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair.

Rating table, Aug. 11, 1937, to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, in feet, and disc

second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used June 12 to Sept. 5, Sept. 16-30, 193S)

rge, in

0.8 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.3

8.5

20

37

65

110

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

165

295

460

660

1,100

10.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

1,620

2,220

2,880

3,620

4,440

Discharge, in second-feet, 1937-38 

1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

Aug.

.

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

_

_

Sept.

600

480

372

325

253

201

189

227

201

153

Day

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Aug.

500

870

914

1,000

958

892

804

720

560

500

Sept.

115

115

110

126

91

100

227

295

388

1,050

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

424

295

201

165

131

201

177

201

1,100

1,120

848

Sept.

3,740

3,860

3,280

2,740

2,060

1,270

7S2

540

406

325

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OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-feet, of Ochlockonee River near Thomaavllle, Qa., Continued

1937-38

213

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.

340 

540 

782 

848 

740

620 

500 

388 

325 

267

240 

227 

201 

177 

177

165 

142 

142 

153 

189

295 

325 

295 

281 

267

253 

227 

214 

253 

240 

201

Nov.

201 

201 

189 

153 

131

115 

110 

105 

100 

100

189 

680 

1,100 

1,400 

1,400

1,270 

1,220 

1,250 

1,270 

1,200

1,030 

892 

782 

700 

640

660 

680 

720 

680 

640

Dec.

580 

560 

520 

424 

372

388 

406 

406 

406 

388

388 

372 

356 

325 

325

310 

310 

372 

442 

442

424 

356 

442 

804 

892

870 

782 

660 

520 

460 

442

Jan.

372 

340 

372 

442 

424

406 

356 

340 

325 

310

295 

295 

340 

388 

372

340 

325 

295 

310 

295

295 

295 

281 

295 

520

580 

580 

500 

406 

356 

356

Month

Au( 

Sej

Oct 

NOT 

Dec 

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

Maj 

Jur 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

just 11-31, 1937

otoer 19

-^

uary 19!

ater year 1937-2 8...........

Feb.

540 

760 

886 

782 

660

580 

442 

372 

388 

340

295 

267 

240 

227 

214

201 

189 

189 

189 

201

214 

214 

201 

295 

424

480 

442 

372

Mar.

325 

281 

253 

227 

189

165 

153 

153 

153 

142

142 

131 

120 

115 

100

136 

640 

700 

700 

640

1,080 

1,170 

720 

560 

460

388 

340 

281 

227 

201 

165

Secondfoot-days

12,601 

24,621

10,014 

19,808 

14,744 

11,406 

10,544 

11,057 

7,186 

1,298 

6,673 

2,198 

2,131 

425.5

97,484.5

Apr.

142 

96 

142 

177 

253

267 

201 

165 

356 

480

600 

640 

600 

500 

388

340 

253 

189 

153 

115

100 

110 

136 

153 

142

131 

110 

96 

82 

69

Maximum

1,120 

3,860

848 

1,400 

892 

580 

826 

1,170 

640 

131 

660 

267 

214 

61

1,400

Bay

65 

S7 

46 

44 

41

37 

35 

33 

38 

33

32 

32 

29 

29 

31

38 

30 

28 

25 

22

18 

17 

17 

18 

28

46 

50 

86 

78 

131 

82

Minimum

131 

91

142 

100 

310 

231 

189 

100 

69 

17 

40 

27 

15 

5.1

5.1

June

50 

43 

54 

54 

372

620 

660 

520 

340 

267

227 

165 

100 

91 

82

65 

54 

40 

86 

86

82 

73 

69 

100 

214

580 

600 

388 

310 

281

July

267 

267 20"1 

153 

105

82 

65 

54 

44 

39

S9 

46 

?7 

?6 

31

34 

41 

4-2 

33 

35

36 

29 

39 

43 

42

54 

44 

54 

57 

73 

86

Hear

600 

821

323 

660 

476 

368 

377 

357 

240 

41.9 

222 

70.9 

68.7 

14.2

267

Aug.

^ 78 

142 

115 

86 

69

65 

86 

165 

214 

153

165 

126 

96 

96 

57

42 

54 

40 

35 

27

33 

31 

25 

20 

16

15 

15 

16 

16 

16 

17

Per square 

mile

1.09 

1.49

.587 

1.20 

.865 

.669 

.685 

.649 

.436 

.076 

.404 

.129 

.125 

.026

.485

Sept.

14 

12 

13 

20 

44

17 

14 

13 

12 

11

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.9 

9.6

7.9 

8.2 

7.9 

29 

19

7.0 

5.9 

5.6 

6.5 

7.0

5.4 

5.1 

8.8 

61 

22

Run-off in 

Inches

0.85 

1.66

.68 

1.34 

1.00 

.77 

.71 

.75 

.49 

.09 

.45 

.15 

.14 

.03

6.60
214 OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN

Ochlockonee River near Havana, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°33', long. 84°19', In sec. 24, T. 2 N., R. 2 W., at 

bridge on State Highway 1, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Seaboard Railway 

bridge, and 5 miles southeast of Havana.

Drainage area.- 1,020 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 969 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 2,440 second-feet Nov. 17, 18; maximum 

gage height observed, 21.63 feet Nov. 18; minimum discharge observed, 66 second-feet 

Sept. 16-18; minimum gage height observed, 11.85 feet Sept. 17, 18.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 15,300 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage height, 30.3 

feet, from graph drawn on basis of dally gage readings), from rating curve extended 

above 10,000 second-feet; minimum discharge observed, 24 second-feet No^. 14, 15, 17, 

1933; minimum gage height observed, 11.51 feet Oct. 31, Nov. 2, 3, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 31.7 feet, from floodmarks, Aug. 17 or 18, 1928 (discharge, 

19,500 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,550 

1,220 

1,470 

1,790 

1,990

2,100 

S.060 

1,920 

1,700 

1,380

1,110 

960 

985 

770 

704

640 

619 

598 

598 

619

640 

770 

935 

960 

887

79S 

726 

682 

619 

598 

619

Nov.

598 

535 

514 

472 

472

430 

390 

370 

352 

335

390 

640 

960 

1,520 

1,880

2,220 

2,440 

S,440 

2,360 

2,280

2,240 

2,130 

1,990 

1.79U 

1,610

1,470 

1,380 

1,330 

1,330 

1,330

Dec.

1,550 

1,190 

1,090 

1,040 

985

911 

887 

887

911 

911

935 

887 

839 

816 

770

748 

726 

748 

770 

863

911 

863 

839 

1,010 

1,220

1,380 

1,470 

1,490 

1,380 

1,220 

1,040

Jan.

935 

839 

816 

816 

911

935 

887 

839 

770 

726

704 

682 

704 

726 

793

839 

793 

748 

726 

682

682 

661 

640 

640 

793

911 

1,040 

1,060 

1,040 

935 

816

Month.

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

fl

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

770 

863 

1,060 

1,240

1,300

1,270 

1,170 

1,040 

935 

839

770 

704 

661 

598 

556

535 

514 

493 

472 

472

493 

514 

493 

535 

682

863 

960 

960

liar.

887 

726 

640 

556 

514

493 

514 

451 

430 

390

370 

352 

335 

319 

303

352

911 

1,140 

1,170 

1,610

1,440 

1,220 

1,300 

1,640 

1,760

1,440 

985 

816 

704 

640 

577

Secondfoot -days

33,012 

38,198 

31,287

540,780

25,089 

21,762 

24,985 

15,279 

4,539 

9,551 

6,714 

10,750 

3,670

224,636

Apr.

535 

472 

451 

430 

430

472 

514 

514 

535 

556

662 

770 

863 

887 

839

726 

598 

556 

472 

410

352 

370 

370 

410 

430

390 

352 

335 

287 

271

Maximum

2,100 

2,440 

1,550

9,820

1,060 

1,300 

1,760 

887 

240 

726 

430 

1,110 

335

2,440

May

240 

240 

225 

195 

188

172 

165 

156 

188 

165

158 

158 

143 

130 

130

123 

116 

110 

110 

104

104 

98 

92 

87 

85

82 

82 

82 

104 

110 

195

Minimum

598 

335 

726

165

640 

472 

303 

271 

82 

136 

110 

82 

66

66

June

255 

225 

195 

138 

150

136 

172 

410 

556 

577

493 

451 

514 

472 

335

255 

210 

172 

150 

143

225 

390 

271 

225 

195

180 

.210 

514 

726 

556

July Aug.

430 255 

370 287 

335 370 

319 514 

237 451

255 390 

210 816 

172 1,110 

143 935 

123 704

116 577 

150 451 

130 370 

130 319 

136 287

110 271 

130 303 

136 370 

123 319 

165 255

172 210 

180 172 

180 150 

150 143 

158 130

186 116 

319 110 

370 104 

370 92 

370 87 

287 82

Mean

1,065 

1,273 

1,009

1,482

809 

777 

806 

509 

140 

318 

217 

347 

122

615

Per s mare 

mile

1.04 

1.25 

.989

1.45

.793 

.762 

.790 

.499 

.137 

.312 

.213 

.340 

.120

.603

Sept.

82 

82 

82 

98 

225

165 

21O 

188 

136

116

104 

92 

62 

76 

71

66 

66 

66 

87 

67

116 

165 

123 

98 

87

82 

98 

98 

287 

335

Run-off In 

Inches

1.20 

1.40 

1.14

19.73

.91 

.79 

.91 

.56 

.16 

.35 

.25 

.59 

.13

8.19
OCHLOCKONEE RIVER BASIN 215

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°23', long. 84°39', in sec. 29, T. 1 S., R. 4 W., 

l,uoo feet downstream from dam and 1 mile west of Bloxham.

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- June 1926 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 12 years, 1,572 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 4.500 second-feet Oct. 1 (gag^ height, 10.88 

 feet); minimum, 16 second-feet Sept. 27 (gage height, -1.43 feet); minimum daily discharge, 88 second-feet Sept. 21.

1926-38: Maximum discharge, 19,900 second-feet Aug. 19, 1928 (gaTe height, 21.4 

feet) from rating curve extended above 10,000 second-feet; no flow Sept. 21, 22, 1929, 

and several days in 1931.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 29 to Dec. 5, 

Jan. 2-7, Aug. 4-8 computed from hourly readings of tailwater gage at power plant. 

Flow regulated by operation of power plant 1,000 feet upstream from station.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

XL

OCt.

4,400 

4,050 

3,560 

3,460 

3,460

2,960 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460 

3,460

3,420 

3,420 

2,970 

2,570 

2,590

1,100 

538 

2,220 

2,830 

2,490

2,300 

2,130 

920 

508 

1,070

2,130 

2,460 

1,500 

1,230 

932 

743

Hov.

957 

1,170 

1,240 

1,170 

1,800

1,750 

S14 

914 

1,460 

825

1,380 

1,360 

1,550 

1,280 

1,850

2,310 

3,150 

3,150 

3,050 

3,140

3,240 

3,150 

3,150 

3,200 

3,150

3,150 

3,100 

2,650 

2,400 

2,130

Dee.

2,148

2,090 

2,060 

1,S40 

961

1,830 

1,540 

1,200 

1,470 

1,840

1,920 

315 

1,440 

1,570 

1,680

1,540 

1,520 

1,980 

953 

1,670

1,710 

1,580 

1,800 

1,830 

1,630

1,750 

1,890 

2,280 

2,350 

2,390 

2,320

Jan.

2,270 

1,980 

2,290 

2,200 

2,050

2,030 

2,000 

1,620 

1,220

1,560

1,570 

1,660 

1,540 

1,660 

1,140

658 

1,480 

1,600

1,590 

1,610

1,540 

1,410 

704 

1,740 

2,070

2,120 

2,060 

1,790 

1,730 

880 

2,010

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-

Feb.

2,160

1,450 

1,250 

1,240 

1,120

750 

1,120 

2,010 

2,510 

2,470

1,840 

1,570 

773 

1,660 

1,850

1,880 

1,740 

1,620 

1,180 

413

1,550 

1,630 

1,640 

1,660 

1,620

1,490 

503 

1,520

Mar.

1,680 

1,650 

1,640 

1,650 

1,570

613 

1,720 

1,860 

1,660 

1,660

1,580 

1,280 

840 

1,600 

1,660

1,380 

1,640 

1,830 

2,040 

1,320

2,170 

2,250 

2,240 

1,940 

2,070

2,140 

1,250 

1,860 

1,980 

2,000 

1,990

Secondfoot-clays

75,901 

63,640 

53,097

904,242

51,782 

42,219 

53,163 

35,584 

8,614 

19,869 

18,344 

34,479 

11,626

468,318

Apr.

1,990 

1,690 

610 

1,S10 

1,940

1,960 

1,610 

1,490 

1,220 

410

1,160 

1,210 

1,480 

1,320 

1,310

1,060 

212 

1,260

1,600 

1,420

1,380 

982 

646 

241 

839

878 

866 

948 

892 

1,150

Maximum

4,400 

3,240 

2,390

16,100

2,290 

2,510 

2,250 

1,990 

638 

1,560 

1,520 

2,390 

918

4,400

May

206 

108 

126 

121 

98

109 

116 

177 

537 

638

370 

136 

605 

438 

589

156 

151 

496 

573 

438

352 

174 

193 

291

304

110 

106 

138 

494 

124 

140

Minimum

508 

814 

315

315

658 

413 

613 

212 

98 

133 

144 

356 

88

88

June

145 

670 

538 

350 

426

800 

862 

822 

736 

331

14S 

680 

528 

596 

747

648 

308 

627 

123 

382

694 

866

1,010 

834 

570

524 

878 

976 

1,490 

1,560

Jrly

1,520 

1.040 

418 

250 

1,100

894 

708 

590 

320 

290

210 

144 

144 

310 

244

202 

148 

620

642 

740

668 

738 

484 

198 

683

962 

997 

966 

842 

974 

298

Mean

2,448 

2,121

1,713

2,477

1,670 

1,508 

1,715 

1,186 

278 

662 

592 

1,112 

388

1,283

Aug.

728 

768 

900 

911 

1,110

996 

1,010 

1,520 

2,280 

2,360

2,390 

2,170 

1,750 

676 

953

1,450 

1,OSO 

941 

1,190 

951

621 

923

984 

1,360

718

815 

656 

356 

628 

634 

650

P^r square 

mile

1.47 

1.28 

1.03

1.49

1.01 

.908 

1.03 

.714 

.167 

.399 

.357 

.670 

.234

.773

Sept.

651 

663 

498 

96 

424

712 

734 

644 

680 

646

170 

503 

357 

367 

344

334 

143 

92 

108 

98

88 

110 

90 

376 

296

206 

186 

203 

880 

918

Run-off In 

Inches

1.70 

1.43 

1.19

20.25

1.16 

.95 

1.19 

.80 

.19 

.45 

.41 

.77 

.26

10.50
216 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Chattahoochee River near Galnesvllle, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°20', long. 83°52', at Shallow Ford Bridge, half a mile

 downstream from State Highway 53, 4 miles downstream from Little River, 4J miles northwest of Galnesville, Hall County, and 5 miles above Chestatee River.

Drainage area.- 573 square mllea.

Records available.- April 1937 to December 1938 (discontinued). June 1901 to December 

19U3 at site '-5 miles upstream.

Extremes.- MaxiTnum gage height observed during water year 1937-38, 18.10 fe?t July 22

 {discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 505 second-feet Oct. 1, 17 (gage height, 

2.12 feet). Maximum discharge observed during period Oct. 31 to Dec. 31, 1938, 3,730 second-feet 

Nov. 5 (gage height, 7.90 feet); minimum discharge, 392 second-feet Nov. 30 (gage 

height, 2.70 feet).

1901-03, 1937-38: Maximum gage height observed, 28.4 feet Dec. 29, 1901, former 

site and datum; minimum discharge, 350 second-feet July 2, 1902 (gage height,, 2.0 feet, 

former site and datum). , ., Remarks.- Records fair below 5,000 second-feet and poor above. Possibly some regulation

 from small dams above station. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1£38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

IS

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

528

528

52S

1,540

1.740

1,300

840

740

640

640

640

640

595

640

640

550

528

572

9,340

3,050

1,420

1,240

1,180

1,060

1,000

1,060

4,430

1,420

1,180

1,120

1,000

Nov.

950

950

950

895

S95

840

840

790

790

790

840

950

895

790

740

740

740

740

790

740

640

640

640

640

640

640

790

895

840

740

-

Dec.

690

640

690

640

640

640

572

595

640

640

572

572

595

595

572

572

740

1,000

840

740

690

640

790

1,180

950

950

895

1,300

1,120

950

895

Jan.

895

950

695

840

790

840

1,180

1,000

895

840

895

895

840

790

790

790

740

740

740

840

790

790

790

840

1,240

895

840

740

740

740

790

Pel).

895

790

740

740

740

740

740

690

690

690

690

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

640

740

740

640

840

1,300

950

790

740

740

_

-

liar.

740

690

740

840

740

840

1,000

790

740

1,880

1,610

1,180

1,060

1,000

1,180

6,160

3,530

1,440

1,210

2,380

1,580

895

1,320

1,210

1,380

1,040

1,040

995

945

945

945

Apr.

1,710

2,460

1,440

1,210

1,100

1,100

2,220

5,380

4,130

2,070

1,710

1,510

1,440

1,380

1,320

1,260

1,260

1,3SO

1,320

1,320

1,920

1,580

1,380

1,260

1,210

1, 100

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,040

-

May

1,100

1,040

995

995

2,140

1,510

1,040

1,210

1,320

1,040

995

945

945

1,040

1,100

945

895

850

895

895

850

850

805

805

850

805

805

805

995

1,210

1,100

June

895

995

1,040

945

S95

805

805

945

1,040

1,260

995

805

760

715

715

675

715

760

895

1,260

1,850

1,040

945

760

760

895

715

715

635

675

-

July

63F

63E

63E

716

805

63E

67E

76C

71E

89E

76C

55E

55E

55E

76C

59E

63E

63E

85C

3,06C

7,880

13,000

7,46C

10.60C

4,130

2,000

2,380

1,64C

1,44C

1,380

1,26C.

Aug.

1,320

1,260

1,780

1,580

1,320

1,850

1,580

1,440

1,640

1,640

1,320

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,040

1,040

995

945

895

850

850

850

805

805

760

805

760

760

715

760

805

Sept.

715

715

715

S95

1,100

1,710

1,100

895

805

760

715

715

715

760

675

635

635

675

675

635

675

635

635

595

595

595

595

595

595

595

-

Discharge, In second-feet, October to December 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Oct.

595

555

555

555

555

515

515

515

515

515

Nov.

445

428

410

428

2,300

1,040

635

595

635

595

Dec.

515

515

515

555

555

555

515

515

480

515

Day^

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Oct.

515

515

480

480

4SO

480

445

480

445

445

Nov.

555

555

515

515

515

635

850

635

945

1,260

Dec.

515

515

515

480

480

480

445

445

445

428

Day

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

445

445

445

445

480

445

445

445

410

392

426

Nov.

760

635

635

595

595

595

515

515

515

515

-

Dec.

42S

428

410

445

555

555

1,710

715

595

555

515

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, October 1937 to December 1938

Month

MAT

Secondfoot-days

42 329

31 775

16.894

Maximum

1 500

1,710

Minimum

528

572

g

410

Mean

1 123

545

Per siuare 

mile

.951

Run-off in 

Inches

1.54

1.72

2.73

3.21

1.10

24,41
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 217

Chattahoochee River near Vlnlngs, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°52', long. 84°27', at Pace Ferry B'ldge, 1 mile 

southeast of Vlnlngs, Cobb County, 1 mile downstream from Rotten Wood Cr3ek, 2i miles 

upstream from Peachtree Creek, and 8 miles northwest of Atlanta. Prior to Mar. 9, 

1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,450 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to Septembe" 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period November 1936 to September 1937, 

2t>,300 second-feet Jan. 4 (gage height, 18.10 feet), from rating curve extended above 

16,000 second-feet; minimum discharge, 706 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 2.22 

feet).

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 18,300 second-feet July 24 (gage 

height, 14.12 feet); minimum, 396 second-feet Sept. 18 (gage height, 1.73 feet). 

1928-31, 1936-38: Maximum discharge, 28,700 second-feet Sept. 28, 1939 (gage 

height, 18.84 feet), from rating curve extended above 20,000 second-feet; minimum, 

372 second-feet Aug. 30, 1931 (gage height, 1.42 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair during periods of twice-daily gage readings, Nov. 15, 1936, to 

 Mar.'8, 1937, Jan. 7-14, 1938, and good for remainder of time. Discharge for period 

of missing gage heights, July 14-17, 1937, computed on basis of records for station 

at aainesville. Considerable diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of Morgan Falls 

hydroelectric plant, 9i miles above station, aage-helght record prior to Mar. 9, 

1937, furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army.

Rating table, Nov. 15, 1936 to Sept. 30, 193S (gfige height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5

360

540

930

3.0 1,420

4.0 

6.0 

8.0

2,630

5,600

8,600

10.0 11,700

12.0 14,900

14.0 18,170

16.0 21>570

19.0 26,930

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-38 

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. HOT.

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

1,700

2,110

1,320

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,370

1,270

1,270

1,270

1,120

1,170

1,120

-

Dec.

1,170

1,270

1,530

1,530

1,640

1,420

3,720

5,150

4,400

2,180

1,930

1,930

2,300

1,870

1,750

1,750

2,110

2,370

10,700

10,400

4,550

3,950

3,580

2,560

2,560

2,300

2,050

1,930

3,350

5,000

8,150

Jan.

11,900

20,600

23,500

25,100

19,200

7,700

4,700

5,300

4,850

4,100

4,100

3,720

3,500

3,280

3,500

3,420

3,580

4,250

9,500

13,000

9,800

4,850

3,720

5,450

5,000

5,300

5,000

4,700

4,850

5,000

4,250

Feb.

5,300

5,150

4,700

4,100

3,650

3,500

3,500

3,280

7,400

11,900

10,600

8,150

4,100

4,700

4,100

3,580

3,350

3,280

3,280

5,150

11,400

10,10X>

5,900

4,850

4,250

4,100

3,720

4,100

_

_

-

Mar.

3,380

3,720

3,280

3,420

3,200

3,050

3,120

3,420

3,420

3,120

2,980

2,910

2,840

2,910

3,200

3,650

3,350

3,120

3,200

3,800

3,650

3,500

3,200

3,120

3,350

3,500

3,200

2,980

2,910

2,770

2,770

Apr.

2,770

2,700

2,630

2,630

3,880

5,000

4,700

8,140

10,900

6,350

4,400

3,880

3,650

3,350

3,350

3,650

3,350

2,910

2,840

2,770

2,770

3,120

2,980

3,360

5,600

5,900

3,880

3,420

11,500

16,500

-

May

9,820

4,850

4,250

3,950

4,850

5,300

3,950

3,420

3,200

3,120

2,980

2,840

2,910

2,840

2,770

2,630

2,560

2,500

2,440

2,440

2,440

2,560

2,440

2,300

2,240

2,300

2,240

2,300

2,240

2,110

2,110

June

2,300

2,300

2,110

2,110

2,110

2,050

1,990

1,870

1,990

1,870

1,990

1,930

1,750

1,750

1,750

1,870

2,500

2,370

2,300

2,180

1,990

1,750

1,640

1,580

1,580

1,420

1,480

1,480

2,940

2,840

July

2,110

1,640

1,530

1,530

1,930

2,370

1,990

2,110

2,440

1,870

1,580

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,360

1,360

1,400

1,290

1,170

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,120

1,420

1,530

1,420

1,480

1,220

1,270

1,480

2,010

Aug.

1,920

1,420

1,480

1,270

1,640,

1.870

1,580

1,370

1,480

1,640

1,990

2,110

1,930

1,420

1,640

1,320

1,370

1,320

1,080

984

1,000

1,480

3,420

2,840

3,950

3,580

2,240

2,240

2,560

2,180

3,950

Sept.

4,100

2,340

2,110

1,750

2,110

2,440

1,810

1,750

2,500

1,580

1,480

1,320

1,270

1,220

1,220

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,060

1,030

1,000

975

939

959

914

906

898

984

975

898

-

Peak discharge.- Apr. 9 (5 p.m.) 12,200 sec.-ft.; Apr. 30 (5 p.m.) 18,500 sec.-ft.
218 APALACHICOLA. RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Chattalioochee River near Vinings, Ga., 1936-38 Continued

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

SB

29

30

31

Oct.

922

906

1,070

1,990

3,280

3,280

2,300

1,700

1,420

1,320

1,220

1,200

1,270

1,270

1,180

1,160

1,110

1,580

6,280

12,000

6,720

3,500

2,770

2,500

2,110

2,240

4,100

5,150

2,770

2,300

1,990

Hov.

1,870

1,810

1,700

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,580

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,420

1,530

1,700

1,640

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,370

1,420

1,420

1,370

1,420

1,530

1,810

1,870

1,810

-

Dec.

1,700

1,640

1,480

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,370

1,420

1,420

1,320

1,320

1,220

1,270

1,320

1,270

1,270

1,320

1,480

1,870

1,750

1,580

1,420

1,640

1,870

1,870

1,810

1,810

1,870

2,440

2,180

1,990

Jan.

1,990

2,110

1,990

1,870

1,700

1,640

1,930

2,050

1,930

1,810

1,870

1,810

1,750

1,500

1,570

1,550

1,480

1,450

1,520

1,380

1,440

1,460

1,380

1,560

1,670

2,020

1,730

1,580

1,500

1,440

1,530

Feb.

1,520

1,730

1,510

1,500

1,460

1,480

1,420

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,350

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,310

1,300

1,280

1,280

1,350

1,420

1,470

1,370

1,710

2,020

2,440

1,800

1,630

1,550

_

^

-

Mar.

1,490

1,410

1,490

1,600

1,740

1,710

1,910

1,880

1,640

2,820

3,820

3,080

2,280

1,980

1,920

6,040

11,200

8,000

3,960

5,150

5,450

3,960

3,280

3,140

2,780

2,520

2,490

2,540

2,240

2,140

2,400

Apr.

5,780

10,300

6,650

4,080

3,130

3,090

6,350

8,750

11,200

9,050

4,850

3,910

3,470

3,160

2,920

2,780

2,620

2,530

3,040

2,780

3,430

3,870

3,200

2,800

2,560

2,410

2,300

2,190

2,110

2,060

-

May

2,020

1,980

2,140

2,050

2,020

4,180

2,910

2,280

2,430

2,500

1,990

1,900

1,840

1,860

2,010

1,990

1,750

1,670

1,660

1,620

1,600

1,700

1,600

1,530

1,510

1,580

1,510

1,530

1,680

1,660

2,340

June

2,170

2,070

2,280

2,250

1,850

1,740

1,580

1,980

1,950

2,560

2,550

2,160

1,650

1,520

1,450

1,390

1,420

1,950

2,130

2,510

2,950

3,110

2,650

1,990

1,830

2,080

2,250

1,680

1,470

1,370

July

1,350

1,310

1,240

1,210

1,380

1,460

1,380

1,260

1,490

1,320

1,510

1,380

1,150

1,080

1,150

1,210

1,160

1,030

1,300

1,360

4,220

7,850

15,100

16,800

15,400

10,900

6,200

4,750

3,460

2,910

2,690

Aug.

2,600

2,770

2,720

3,650

3,080

2,810

2,860

2,960

2,780

2,700

2,760

2,360

2,090

2,180

2,030

1,820

1,790

1,620

1,610

1,590

1,540

1,460

1,440

1,410

1,300

1,290

1,300

1,310

1,260

1,180

1,200

Sept.

1,270

1,210

1,170

1,420

1,650

2,440

2,790

1,970

1,620

1,410

1,490

1,260

1,250

1,240

1,230

1,180

1,120

1,080

1,020

1,020

972

964

893

930

966

370

879

942

942

993

Peak discharge.- Apr. 2 (10 a.m.) 11,400 sec.-ft.; Apr. 10 (1 a.m.) 12,500 sec.-ft.

Month

Calendar year ...........

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

Seoondfoot-days

PI ^QO

236 7°0

59 790

49,410

1,121,730

'

Maximum

2,440

25,100

Minimum

1,370

1,220

898

1,380

1,280

2,060

1,510

1,370

1,030

1,180

870

Mean

1 337

1 993

1,551

1,594

3,073

1,684

1,502

3,163

4,247

1,969

2,018

3,75£

2,047

1,273

2,296

Per square 

mile

1 37

1.84

1.07

1.10

2.12

1.16

1.04

2.18

2.93

1.36

1.39

2.59

1.41

.878

1.58

Run-off in 

inches

2 59

2.58

2.12

1.19

1.27

28.76

1.34 i.oe

2.51

3.27

1.57

1.55

2.99

1.63

.9£

21. 5C
APALACHICOIA RIVER BASIN 219

Chattahoochee River at West Point, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°53', long. 85°11', Just downstream from Osellgee

CreeK and 1 mile upstream from West Point, Troup County. Zero of gage is 550.23 feet

above mean sea level (datum of Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army).

Drainage area.- 3,550 square miles.

Records available.- January 1912 to September 1938 

three-quarters of a mile downstream.

July 1896 to December 1910 at site

Average discharge.- 40 years (1896-1910, 1912-38), 5,854 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 63,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 20.22 

feet;; minimum daily discharge, 1,190 second-feet Sept. 24, 28.

1896-1910, 1912-38: Maximum discharge, 134,000 second-feet Dec. 10, 1919 (gage 

height, 30.0 feet), by computation of flow over day; minimum, 224 second-feet Sept. 12, 

1925 (gage height, 1.64 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 29 to Dec. 

1, Sept. 22-30, which were computed on basis of gage-height record at U. S. Weather 

Bureau gage 1 mile downstream and are fair. Slight diurnal fluctuation caused by 

operation of power plants upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 31)

2.5 1,120 8.0 11,090 16.0 33,000 

3.0 1,850 10.0 16,190 18.0 48,800 

4.0 3,420 12.0 22,350 20.0 62,300 

6.0 7,000 14.0 29,400 

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

B-.y

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,820 

1,980 

2,150 

3,020 

6,620

5,870 

5,330 

4,440 

3,260 

2,700

2,460 

3,380 

2,220 

2,220 

2,380

2,220 

2,150 

2,460 

7,770 

10,900

14,300 

12,000 

6,240 

4,610 

3,930

3,680 

6,050 

6,810 

7,770 

5,330 

4,020

Nov.

3,420

3,180 

3,020 

2,860 

3,780

2,780 

2,700 

2,700 

2,700 

2,700

2,940 

3,760 

3,760 

3,180 

3,020

2,940 

2,780 

2,700 

2,700 

2,700

2,700 

2,620 

2,620 

2,460 

2,540

2,700 

2,860 

2,940 

3,020 

3,020

Dec.

3,020 

2,940 

2,780 

2,700 

2,620

2,700 

2,620 

2,540 

2,540 

2,540

2,460 

2,380 

2,460 

2,460 

2,460

2,460 

2,540 

2,860 

2,780 

2,860

3,180 

2,860 

3,420 

4,270 

4,100

3,760 

3,680 

3,340 

3,260 

3,420 

3,680

Jan.

3,420 

3,340 

3,340 

3,180 

3,260

3,180 

3,840 

4,180 

3,930 

3,760

3,500 

3,500 

3,340 

3,180 

3,100

2,940 

2,940 

2,860 

2,860 

2,780

2,860 

2,780 

2,780 

3,180 

3,590

3,420 

3,340 

3,340 

3,020 

2,860 

2,940

Month

Oct

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193 7 ...........

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

3,020 

3,020 

2,940 

3,020 

2,860

2,780 

2,700 

2,700 

2,620 

2,620

2,540 

2,540 

2,460 

2,540 

2,540

2,460 

2,460 

2,460 

2,940 

3,100

2,940 

2,700 

2,860 

3,500 

3,840

3,930 

3,500 

3,020

Mar.

2,860 

2,780 

2,700 

2,700 

2,780

2,860 

3,100 

3,100 

3,100 

3,180

4,790 

5,510 

5,330 

4,020 

3,500

6,050 

13,200 

16,800 

15,900 

12,000

11,800 

10,400 

8,370 

8,970 

7,190

5,870 

5,150 

4,790 

5,150 

4,610 

4,440

SecondXoot-daya

149,090

86,800 

91,690

2,309,680

100,540 

80,610 

193,000 

457,520 

121,190 

131,780 

169,180 

110,200 

57,000

1,748,600

Apr.

20,900 

46,500 

42,100 

22,900 

11,500

9,030 

26,700 

46,300 

57,300 

31,000

22,700 

12,900 

8,370 

7,190 

6,620

6,050 

5,690 

5,510 

5,510 

5,690

7,190 

8,170 

7,380 

6,240 

5,510

4,970 

4,790 

4,440 

4,270 

4,100

Maximum

14,300 

3,760 

4,270

48,700

4,180 

3,930 

16,800 

57,300 

6,810 

9,570 

19,500 

11,500 

3,500

57,300

May

4,610 

5,510 

4,440 

4,020 

4,970

6,810 

5,510 

6,240 

4,790 

4,440

4,180 

3.-930 

3,500 

3,420 

3..340

3,340 

3,420 

3,260 

3,100 

3,020

2,940 

2,860 

2,940 

3,260 

3,100

3,100 

3,420 

3,100 

3,100 

3,590 

3,930.

Minimum

1,820 

2,460 

2,380

1,810

2,780 

2,460 

2,700 

4,100 

2,860 

2,460 

2,000 

1,840 

1,190

1,190

June

3,500 

4,790 

6,620 

4,610 

4,020

3,590 

3,100 

3,180 

4,180 

4,440

4,440 

5,150 

4,790 

3,420 

2,780

2,620 

2,460 

2,860 

3,260 

8,370

9,570 

5,510 

4,790 

4,790 

4,270

4,970 

5,150 

4,270 

3,420 

2,860

July

2,540 

2,380 

2,300 

2,300 

2,150

2,220 

2,300 

2,300 

2,300 

3,260

3,100 

2,700 

2,460 

2,150 

2,300

2,220 

2,000 

2,000 

2,860 

7,570

6,620 

6,430 

8,290 

15,400 

19,500

18,600 

16,200 

8,570 

7,190 

4,790 

4,180

Mean

4,809 

2,893 

2,958

6,328

3,243 

2,879 

6,226 

15,250 

3,909 

4,393 

5,457 

3,555 

1,900

4,791

Aug.

3,840 

4,440 

11,500 

6,050 

4,970

4,790 

4,270 

4,440 

4,440 

4,790

4,100 

3,680 

4,020 

3,420 

3,260

2,940 

2,860 

2,620 

2,540 

2,300

2,300 

2,150 

2,150 

2,000 

1,940

1,880 

1,840 

2,380 

3,590 

2,620 

2,080

Per aqvnre 

mile

1.35 

.815 

.833

1.78

.914 

.811 

1.75 

4.30 

1.10 

1.24 

1.54 

1.00 

.535

1.35

Sept.

1,880 

2,150 

2,620 

2,620 

2,150

2,780 

3,260 

3,500 

2,860 

2,780

2,150 

1,980 

1,920 

1,780 

1,820

1,760 

1,700 

1,580 

1,520 

1,480

1,370 

1,260 

1,260 

1,190 

1,260

1,260 

1,260 

1,190 

1,400 

1,260

Run-off in 

Inches

1.56 

.91 

.96

24.19

1.05 

.84 

2.02 

4.80 

1.27 

1.38 

1.78 

1.15 

.60

18.32

Peak discharge.- Apr. 2 (12 p.m«) 50,100 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (4 a.m.) 63,900 sec.-ft.

202822 O JO 15
220 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Chattahoochee River at Columbus, Qa.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°27'45", long. 84°59'45", at Central of Georgia

 Railroad bridge In Columbus, Muscogee County, half a mile downstrean from Eagle and 

Phoenix Dam and 1£ miles downstream from City Mills Dam. Zero of gage Is 185.25 feet 

above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 4,670 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September-1938. December 1912 at site 800 feet upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 81,700 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 37.6

 feet); minimum, 1,270 second-feet Aug. 27 (gage height, 0.81 foot); minimum dally 

discharge, 1,510 second-feet Sept. 25. . ,,,_*. 

1912, 1929-38: Maximum discharge, 84,700 second-feet Apr. 9, 1936 (gage height, 

38.24 feet); winlmm, 294 second-feet Oct. 23, Nov. 14, 1931 (gage height, 0.06 foot); 

minimum dally discharge, 480 second-feet Oct. 31, 1931. ,.,,+.

Maximum stage known, 53.2 feet, present datum, Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Mar. 9-15, July

 1?0 to Aug. 11, which were computed on basis of partial gage-height records and records 

for stations at West Point and Columbia, Ala., and are fair. Gage heights for Apr. 8, 

July lu, 11, 16-18, and Aug. 21, 22 partly estimated. Flow regulated by power plants 

upstream and Bartlett Ferry Reservoir (capacity 134,000 acre-feet); all minima are 

affected by this regulation.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

0.8 1,270

2.0 2,230

3.0 3,150

4,200

6,700

11,000

12.0 15,700

16.0 22,300

20.0 29,600

25.0 40,200

30.0 53.5OO

35.0 70,300

3F.O 83,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,500 

1,830 

1,670 

2,150 

2,590

2,590 

2,950 

3,350 

3,150 

2,320

3,150 

3,350 

3,550 

4,130 

3,980

3,450 

2,410 

2,950 

8,180 

7,120

11,200 

15,700 

9,220 

6,440 

6,180

6,980 

7,260 

7,120 

6,980 

6,840 

6,700

Nov.

6,980 

6,980 

6,700 

6,700 

6,700

4,440 

3,550 

3,250 

3,450 

3,450

3,550 

3,650 

3,550 

3,350 

3,350

3,350 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450

3,450 

3,350 

3,450 

3,450 

3,450

3,550 

3,550 

3,550 

3,450 

3,550

Dec.

3,550 

3,550 

4,800 

5,040 

6,700

6,700 

4,920 

4,320 

4,440 

4,320

4,320 

4,320 

4,440 

4,440 

4,320

4,320 

4,440 

3,450 

2,320 

3,050

3,650 

3,870 

4,920 

4,680 

4,440

3,780 

3,550 

4,200 

5,530 

6,310 

4,800

Jan.

4,560 

4,680 

4,200 

4,320 

4,200

4,440 

6,180 

5,400 

3,670 

4,320

5,920 

6,570 

6,570 

4,300 

4,560

2,860 

3,490 

4,320 

4,200 

4,200

4,200 

3,870 

2,500 

3,640 

4,320

4,200 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200 

2,560 

3,460

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jvm 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

4,200 

4,200 

4,20O 

4,200 

4,090

2,320 

3,430 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200

4,200 

4,090 

2,280 

2,800 

4,200

4,090 

4,090 

3,760 

2,130 

1,710

2,990 

4,090 

4,200 

4,200 

3,650

3,150 

2,860 

3,210

Mar.

4,090 

4,090 

4,200 

4,090 

2,590

1,870 

3,150 

4,200 

4,200 

4,200

3,500 

2,300 

1,800 

2,800 

4,000

8,960 

8,520 

7,960 

14,300 

16,200

13,500 

12,800 

10,700 

10,400 

9,800

6,840 

6,570 

6,310 

7,120 

6,980 

6,980

Secondfoot-daya

157,990 

121,600 

137,490

3,033,620

134,810 

101,440 

205,020 

618,730 

162,890 

158,550 

196,150 

152,310 

81,840

2,228,820

Apr.

12,400 

45,300 

51,100 

30,800 

14,700

17,200 

4B,OOO 

65,300 

79,200 

54,900

29,000 

20,700 

10,800 

8.940 

8,520

8,380 

7,260 

7,120 

7,400 

7,540

9,080 

13,600 

9,650 

8,380 

8,100

7,400 

7,260 

7,260 

7,260 

6,180

Maximum

15,700 

6,980 

6,700

52,000

6,570 

4,200 

16,200 

79,200 

8,800 

7,540 

22,000 

11,500 

3,930

79,200

May

3,770 

4,160 

6,980 

6,980 

7,260

8,800 

7,400 

6,180 

6,440 

6,980

6,980 

7,120 

7,120 

7,120 

5,280

5,280 

5,040 

4,630 

4,440 

4,200

3,870 

2,580 

3,200 

4,320 

4,320

4,200 

4,200 

3,980 

2,670 

3,250 

4,090

Minimum

1,670 

3,250 

2,320

1,600

2,500 

1,710 

1,800 

6,160 

2., 580 

2,680 

2,320 

1,630 

1,510

L,510

June

4,090 

4,560 

5,400 

6,440 

5,040

4,320 

4,440 

4,320 

4,200 

5,160

5,660 

4,680 

4,320 

5,160 

5,660

5,400 

4,200 

3,650 

2,680 

4,440

7,540 

6,840 

6,700 

6,570 

6,440

5,660 

5,530 

6,570 

6,440 

6,440

July

5,920 

3,650 

2,320 

2,500 

3,550

2,950 

2,950 

2,950 

2,770 

2,410

3,760 

4,090 

3-980 

4,090 

3.870

2,680 

2,4LO 

3,050 

3.450 

5,000

8,400 

7,800 

7,000 

11,000 

15 - 000

22,000 

19,000 

12,000 

9,500 

8,600 

7,500

Mean

5,096 

4,053 

4,435

8,311

4,349 

3,623 

6,614 

20,620 

5,255 

5,285 

6,327 

4,913 

2,728

6,106

Aug.

9,000 

9,000 

11,500 

9,000 

7,200

6,600 

4,500 

5,000 

6,500 

6,500

6,500 

6,440 

4,800 

3,550 

5,040

4,560 

4,320 

4,200 

4,200 

3,980

2,230 

2,950 

3,650 

3,650 

2,950

2,770 

1,870 

1,630 

2,500 

2,860 

2,860

P«r square 

mile

1.09 

.866 

.950

1.78

.931 

.776 

1.42 

4.42 

1.13 

1.13 

1.35 

1.05 

.584

1.31

Sept.

2,770 

2,860 

2,770 

1,670 

2,230

2,860 

3,450 

3,980 

3,980 

3,980

1,900 

2,500 

2,860 

2,860 

2,860

2,860 

2 320 

2^500 

2,320 

2,770

2,770 

2,860 

2,860 

2,410 

1,510

2,410 

2,860 

2,860 

2,770 

2,230

Run-off in 

Inches

1.26 

.97 

1.10

24.19

1.07 

.81 

1.64 

4.93 

1.30 

1.26 

1.56 

1.21 

.65

17.76

Peak discharge.- Apr. 2 (10 p.m.) 53,800 sec.-ft.
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 221

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. SI0!?1 , long. 85°07', In T. 4 N., R. 2P E., at 

oridge on state Highway 52, a quarter of a mile downstream from Central of Georgia 

Railway bridge and half a mile east of Columbia.

Drainage area.- 8,040 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 11,050 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 91,500 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 44.7 

reet); minimum, 2,660 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.10 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 203,000 second-feet Mar. 18, 1929 (gage height, 56.05 

feet), from rating curve extended above 115,000 second-feet; minimum, 1,220 secondfeet Oct. 26, 1931 (gage height, 1.79 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. For description of regulation see records for station at Columbus,

Rating tallies, water year 1957-58 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-85)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10, June 23 to Sept. 30 Apr. 11 to June 2T

2,570

4,490

6,730

9,220

15,360

4.0

6.0

8.0 

10.0 

15.0

16.0 18^100 

20.0 25,000

24.0 

2S.O 

32.0 

36.0 

40.0 

43.0 

45.0

32,400

40,600

49,700

60,700

73,200

84,000

95,000

6.0

8.0

10.0

14.0

16.0

5,700

6,150

9,000 

12.0 12,000

Note-- Same as preceding 

table above 17.0 feet.

15,000

13,200

' £O,UUU %O.U yO,UUU

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1957 to September 1958

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

37

28

29

30

51

Oct.

3,790

4,190

4,490

3,890

3,890

4,390

4,910

4,SOO

5,020

5,350

4,910

4,290

4,190

4,490

4,690

5,020

5,150

4,910

5,240

7,970

11,500

10,600

15,400

14,400

9,480

7,800

8,440

9,220

9,220

8,700

8,310

Nov.

8,180

8,050

8,180

8,050

7,920

7,920

7,440

5,680

4,910

4,800

6,450

14,000

16,300

10,600

8,440

7,080

7,800

6,600

6,360

6,600

6,600

6,240

6,010

5,790

5,790

5,790

5,900

6,120

6,010

5,790

-

Dec.

5,680

5,570

5,350

5,570

6,720

7,440

8,570

8.310

7,200

7,6SO

7,560

6,960

6,600

6,360

6,360

6,560

6,240

6,480

6,240

5,550

4,590

4,910

6,560

10,400

11,500

9,350

8,050

6,600

6,480

6,340

3,050

Jan.

8,180

7,080

7,800

S,050

7,200

6,840

7,6SO

11, BOO

11,200

3,350

6,960

7,200

8,700

8,960

8,440

6,960

6,240

5,240

5,900

6,480

6,480

6,480

6,360

6,010

6,010

7,320

7,320

6,600

6,240

6,120

6,120

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-5a

Feb.

5,350

6,010

6,480

6,560

6,240

6,240

6,010

4,910

5,350

6,010

6,010

5,900

5,790

5,680

4,590

4,690

5,790

5,790

6,010

5,900

4,800

4,290

5,130

6,840

7,200

6,960

6,010

5,240

-

-

-

Mar.

4,690

5,020

5,790

5,790

5,680

5,570

4,390

3,690

4,590

5,570

5,680

5,680

5,350

4,090

3,490

5,530

26,500

50,100

21,800

17,500

21,500

20,300

17,500

15,500

15,200

15,700

11,300

9»610

8,830

3,960

9,090

Second - 

foot-days

208,650

230,800

215 * 730

4,515,640

236,800

161,380

337^790

935,460

197 150

344*290

220)580

130,730

3,472,320

Apr.

3,960

14,500

36,600

49,400

50,400

35,200

37,300

71,200

85,600

90,000

90,000

79,500

56,200

39,800

16,600

14,600

13,600

12,400

12,000

12,500

14,800

23,900

38,100

34,300

17,400

14,400

12^600

11,700

11,300

11,100

-

tf&jclmum

15,400

16,300

11,500

56,100

11,800

7^300

30,100

n'soo

9,610

42 f 8 00

14,600

6,010

90,000

May

10,500

9,000

6,710

3,560

9,900

10,000

11,000

11,200

9,900

9,000

8,850

9,000

9,000

9,000

9,000

8,710

6,710

6,850

6,290

5,870

5,610

5,230

4,600

5,500

4,960

6,430

6,150

5,740

5,S70

5,740

4,050

Minimum

3 790

4^800

4,590

2,940

5,340 

4,290

3,490

8,960

5,500

4,050 

5,690

2p930

5,020

3,930

June

4,840

5,740

6,150

7,270

7,980

7,690

6,010

5,480

5,480

5,740

5,480

6,290

6,710

6,150

5,480

6,150

6,150

5,480

4,720

4,350

4,050

6,990

9,610

8,700

8,180

7,930

8,440

8,050

3,050

7,920

-

July

7,6SO

7,440

6,600

4,690

5,690

5,690

4,590

3,990

3,790

3,890

5,890

5,690

5,350

6,010

6,600

6,600

5,680

5,350

3,790

5,350

9,730

15,800

16,300

16,500

35,500

36,500

42,800

33,000

33,500

14,400

13,300

Mean

6,730

7^360

6^959

12,370

7,516 

5,764

10,570

32,850

7,513

6^571 

11,110

7,115

4,358

9,513

Aug.

n,800

9,610

11,600

11,200

14,600

10,400

9,350

9,350

8,180

8,440

8,700

7,680

8,310

7,800

6,600

5,680

6,840

6,480

6,010

5,630

5,460

5,030

3,990

4,390

4,910

4,910

4,390

4,390

3,390

3,930

3,690

Per square 

mile

0.817

Ql K 17 ID

.816

1.54

.9'0

.717

l.ST

4.0T

.9M

8X7 1 3*3

.835

.543

1.18

Sept.

4,290

4,290

4,590

4,490

4,190

3,990

4,590

4,910

5,240

5,630

5,790

5,350

3,790

3,490

4,090

4,190

4,290

4,090

5,490

5,020

5,110

5,690

3,690

3,890

3,690

3,390

4,800

6,010

5,790

5,020

Run-off in 

Inches

0*96

1.08

1.00

cU.&U

1.05

.75

1.51

4.56

1

f\O

 uo

Q1 tfx

I Ov RQ

1*08

.60

16.05
222 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Apalachicola River near River Junction, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°45', long. 84°51', in sec. 5, T. 3 N., R. 6 W.,

 at Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge, 1 mile downstream from confluence of Flint 

and Chattahooehee Rivers and It miles west of town of River Junction. Zero of gage 

is 44.85 (revised) feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- December 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 22,110 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 108,000 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height,

 22.88 feet); minimum, 8,450 second-feet Sept. 22, 23, 27; minimum gage height, 0.64 

foot Sept. 23.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 293,000 second-feet Mar. 20, 1929 (gr^e height, 34.70 

feet), from rating curve extended above 200,000 second-feet; minimum 5,120 secondfeet Nov. 5, 11, 1931; minimum gage height, -1.70 feet Nov. 5, 1931.

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

o.e

1.0 

2.0 

3.0 

4.5

3,450

9,130

11,100

13,400

17,200

6.0 20,900

7.5 24,500

9.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

15.0

16.0

28,900

33,200

37,700

41,000

44,600

49,000

53,400

17.0

16.0

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

68,600

64,500

71,400

79,400

88,000

98,000

22.9 108,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

11,300 

11,500 

12,000 

12,200 

11,300

11,300 

12,000 

12,700 

13,200 

13,400

13,400 

12,900 

12,200 

11,500 

11,500

11,700 

12,000 

12,200 

12,400 

13,400

17,400 

20,400 

21,700 

25,700 

24,600

21,700 

20,200 

20,900 

21,200 

19,900 

18,900

HOT.

18,400 

18,400 

18,400 

18,200 

17,400

16,900 

16,400 

15,600 

13,900 

12,900

13,200 

16,600 

23,500 

24,300 

21,400

19,900 

19,900 

20,200 

19,600 

19,400

18,900 

18,200 

17,400 

16,900 

16,600

16,600 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400 

16,400

Dec.

16,200 

16,200 

16,600 

16,400 

15,400

15,400 

16,900 

17,900 

17,400 

16,400

16,600 

17,400 

17,600 

16,900 

16,400

16,200 

15,900 

15,600 

15,600 

15,400

14,400 

13,900 

14,600 

16,400 

19,600

20,600 

19,400 

19,400 

18,600 

18,900 

19,400

Jan.

19,900 

19,200 

17,900 

18,400 

17,900

16,900 

16,600 

18,200 

21,200 

20,400

18,900 

18,200 

18,600 

19,900 

19,900

18,600 

17,400 

16,400 

15,400 

15,900

16,200 

15,600 

15,400 

15,400 

15,400

15,900 

16,600 

16,200 

15,400 

15,200 

15,200

Month

Dot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

15,200 

14,400 

15,400 

15,600 

15,600

15,400 

15,200 

14,600 

13,400 

14,200

14,600 

14,400 

14,200 

13,600 

13,200

12,800 

12,400 

12,900 

12,900 

13,400

13,600 

12,900 

12,700 

13,900 

15,400

15,900 

15,400 

14,600

Mar.

13,600 

13,200 

13,400 

13,900 

13,900

14,200 

13,600 

14,900 

11,700 

12,200

12,700 

12,700 

12,700 

12,200 

11,100

11,100 

17,400 

32,300 

34,000 

29,700

27,800 

29,500 

28,400 

27,000 

26,500

26,500 

24,800 

23,000 

22,500 

20,400 

18,900

Secondfoot-days

476,700 

534,700 

523,600

9,488,000

538,300 

397,200 

595,800 

1,534,500 

547,800 

458,300 

593,500 

498,930 

288,310

6,987,640

Apr.

16,400 

18,400 

27,200 

42,000 

51,200

52^500 

47,200 

51,200 

61,500 

75,400

89,000 

102,000 

107,000 

99,100 

78,600

64,500 

«58,600 

«54,900 

»50,300 

 42,800

 38,700 

«34,300 

39,000 

41,000 

38,400

34,000 

31,100 

29,700 

28,900 

27,800

Maximum

25,700 

24,300 

20,600

74,500

21,200 

15,900 

34,000 

107,000 

26,500 

17,600 

47,700 

29,200 

11,100

107,000

May

26,500 

23,800 

20,900 

16,900 

19,900

20,400 

20,400 

21,400 

21,700 

21,200

20,200 

19,900 

19,600 

19,200 

18,900

 16,400 

»17,600 

*15,400 

 16,200 

*15,600

15,200 

14,600 

14,200 

13,400 

12,400

13,600 

14,200 

13,900 

13,400 

13,400 

13,400

Minimum

11,300 

12,900 

13,900

10,500

15,200 

12,200 

11,100 

18,400 

12,400 

12,400 

11,100 

8,620 

6,620

8,620

June

12,400 

13,600 

14,600 

15,400 

16,400

17,200 

16,600 

15,200 

14,900 

14,900

14,600 

14,200 

14,600 

15,200 

14,600

14,200 

14,600 

14,900 

14,200 

13,400

12,900 

12,900 

15,900 

17,600 

17,200

16,900 

17,200 

17,600 

17,200 

17,200

July

16,900 

16,600 

16,200 

14,900 

13,200

11,700 

11,700 

12,000 

11,700 

11,300

11,100 

11,100 

11,100 

11,500 

12,400

13,200 

12,900 

12,000 

11,300 

11,100

12,900 

18,200 

21,700 

 23,500 

»24,800

«32,900 

 41,700 

 47,700 

 44,200 

 59,400 

«32,600

Mean

15,380 

17,820 

16,890

25,990

17,360 

14,190 

19,220 

51,150 

17,670 

15,280 

19,140 

16,090 

9,610

19,140

Aug.

«29,200 

«25,400 

»21,700 

»23,SOO 

«23,000

»24,000 

 20,600 

19,400 

19,400 

16,200

18,600 

18,400 

17,200 

16,900 

16,600

 14,200 

 12,900 

 14,400 

 14,200 

13,200

12,400 

12,000 

11,500 

10,800 

10,600

lO.bOO 

10,800 

 10,400 

 10,400 

 9,310 

 8,620

Per iquare 

mile

0.899 

1.04 

.988

1.52

1.08 

.830 

1.12 

2.99 

1.03 

.894 

1.12 

.941 

.562

1.12

Sept.

 8,960 

 9,860 

«,860 

 10,200 

 10,000

«0,310 

 9,310 

 9,860 

 10,600 

 10,600

 11,100 

11,100 

10,200 

9,310 

9,130

9,490 

9,490 

9,860 

9,670 

8,790

8,620 

8,620 

8,620 

8,620 

8,620

8,620 

8,680 

9,670 

10,800 

10,800

Run-off In 

Inches

1.04 

1.16 

1.14

20.63

1.18 

.86 

1.29 

S.34 

1.19 

1.00 

1.29 

1.08 

.63

15.20

 uage height missing; discharge computed from gage heights baaed on U. 3. Weather Bureau oncedaily gage readings at highway bridge half a mile upstream.
APALACHIC01A RIVER BASIN 223

Sweetwater Creek near Austell, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°46', long. 84°37', at Blalr Bridge, 3 miles southeast of Austell, Cobb County, and about 5i miles upstream from mouth. Pr'or to Nov. 29, 

1937, staff gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 246 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938. May 1904 to December 1905 and November 

to Decemoer iyi3 at site 2£ miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 16.18 

reetj; minimum, 26 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 0.24 foot).

1904-5, 1913, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1938; minimum, that of 

Sept. 26, 1938.

Remarks.- Records above 50 second-feet are good; those for period of missing gage heights, 

July 29 to Aug. 17, and days of partly-estimated gage heights, Aug. 26, 27, Sept. 13, 

14, 17, 18 (computed on basis of records for Little Tallapoosa River at carrollton), 

and those below 50 second-feet are fair. Gage read twice daily Oct. 1 to Nov. 29 and 

Sept. 19-26.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

Oct. 1 to NOT. 28 Nov. 29 to Sept. 30

0.8 83

1.1 131

1.5 217

2.0 347

3.0 650

5.0 1,296

7.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

14.0

16.0

1,983 

2,730 

3, ISO 

4,240 

5,360 

6,520

0.2 

.5

1.4 

2.0

187

347

Note.- Same as preceding 

table aTx>T6 2.0 feat.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

86 

97 

131 

405 

650

682 

526 

217 

162 

151

141 

131 

131 

162 

151

151 

113 

172 

938 

906

810 

292 

266 

229 

206

254 

714 

526 

319 

241 

206

HOT.

183 

172 

172 

162 

162

162 

162 

151 

151 

151

162 

162 

172 

162 

151

151 

151 

151 

151 

151

151 

141 

141 

141 

141

162 

217 

194 

174 

154

Dee.

142 

138 

134 

134 

136

146 

129 

127 

136 

134

122

122 

129 

136 

136

133 

150 

206 

189 

154

140 

134 

199 

310 

259

2O4 

187 

218 

206 

183 

172

Jan.

167 

194 

194 

172 

159

161 

373 

341 

259 

216

224 

224 

2O1 

185 

178

169 

165 

165 

172 

183

169 

167 

165 

214 

312

257 

201 

174 

167 

172 

192

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Vf

alendar year

ater year 1937-1to

Feb.

209 

183 

169 

163

161

159 

157 

148 

142 

142

142 

140 

138 

138 

138

136 

133 

133 

201 

221

169 

148 

276 

465 

315

226

197 

178

Mar.

161 

152 

159 

169 

159

197 

226 

180 

159 

590

698 

495 

312 

239 

228

1,350 

2,730 

2,620 

1,130 

1,330

1,390 

842 

588 

650 

548

420 

450 

604 

420 

341 

377

Secondfoot-days

10,146 

4,808 

5,047

6,292 

5,127 

19,908 

34,995 

6,119 

6,271 

4,178 

4,248 

1,493

108,632

Apr.

1,700 

3,280 

3,540 

2,070 

634

557 

1,160 

2,900 

6,230 

4,630

1,620 

588 

495 

435 

390

367 

341 

324 

367 

353

450 

465 

370 

304 

276

257 

239 

231 

216 

206

Maximum

938 

217 

310

373 

465 

2,730 

6,230 

318 

390 

510 

510 

164

6,230

May

189 

231 

246 

197 

216

318 

249 

214 

244 

234

194 

169 

165 

165 

159

144 

134 

131 

131 

125

118 

201 

244 

140 

133

222 

298 

290 

180 

199 

239

Minimum

66 

141 

122

159 

133 

152 

206 

118 

104 

66 

41 

26

26

June

293 

324 

390 

338 

211

165 

142 

268 

293 

236

301 

211 

165 

129

111

104 

119 

141 

142 

33O

265 

192 

150 

125 

201

284 

234 

174 

125 

108

July

102 

96 

92 

86 

85

83 

78 

129 

106 

120

98 

79 

68 

66 

109

100 

78 

117 

78 

160

206 

169 

257 

510 

39 O

206 

146 

115 

93 

66 

80

Mean

327 

160 

163

2O3 

183 

642 

1,166 

197 

209 

135 

137 

49.8

298

Aug.

76 

255 

510 

480 

270

137 

110 

98 

118 

300

320 

180 

125 

101 

90

84 

77 

69 

60 

57

54 

52 

50 

47 

44

41 

48 

60 

176 

95 

64

Per sq-iare 

mile

1.33 

.650 

.663

.825 

.744 

2.61 

4.74 

.801 

.850 

.549 

.557 

.202

1.21

Sept.

57 

53 

164 

98 

73

67 

100 

59 

55 

52

48 

44 

41 

41 

55

47 

40 

36 

36 

34

29

27 

27 

28 

29

26 

29 

32 

32 

34

Run-off In 

Inches

1.53 

.73 

.76

.96 

.77 

3.01 

5.29 

.92 

.95 

.63 

.64 

.23

16.41
224 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River near Griffin, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°14<, long. 84°26", at bridge on State Highway 16, li 

miles downstream from Shoal Creek, 5£ miles upstream from Line Creek, and 10 miles 

west of Griffin, Spaldlng County. Prior to Aug. 25 staff gage at same site, datum 3 

feet higher.

Drainage area.- 272 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,200 second-feet Apr. 3 (gage height, 

12.97 feet, present datum): minimum observed, 26 second-feet sept. 24, 27 (gage height, 

2.47 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 3, 1938; minimum observed, that 

of Sept. 24. 27, 1938.

Floo'd of Mar. 14 or 15, 1929, reached a stage of 17.9 feet, floodmarks located by 

observer, (discharge, not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily. Discharge interpolated Aug. 24. 

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

12

27

49

114

205

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

325

470

670

1,040

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

1,620

2,450

3,650

5,200

Note.- Gage heights are referred to datum 

established Aug. 25, 1938.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

7e

62 

99 

156 

165

133 

130 

122 

106 

99

99 

92 

92 

99 

99

99 

99 

165 

1,690 

2,170

1,300 

1,040 

830 

485 

262

227 

367 

440 

381 

353 

S25

Nov.

250 

195 

175 

165 

165

165 

165 

165 

156 

165

175 

205 

227 

216 

205

185 

165 

175 

165 

175

185 

165 

165 

165 

165

175 

195 

195 

195 

185

Dec.

175 

165 

165 

156 

165

175 

165 

156 

165 

165

165 

156 

156 

156 

165

165 

165 

175 

175 

175

175 

165 

250 

395 

367

299

299 

250 

216 

205 

196

Jan.

185 

195 

205 

195 

195

175 

410 

440 

367 

325

299 

274 

236 

238 

227

205 

195 

195 

185 

185

185 

186 

185 

205 

238

216 

216 

205 

185 

175 

186

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

alendar year

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

195 

185 

165 

175 

165

165 

165 

165 

156 

147

147 

147 

147 

147 

147

147 

138 

136 

185 

205

185 

175 

175 

250 

250

238 

227 

135

Mar.

156 

147 

147 

147 

147

165 

185 

165 

165 

185

216 

227 

274 

274 

195

353 

700 

645 

646 

870

600 

470 

455 

600 

381

299 

262 

227 

206 

216 

216

Secondfoot-days

11,889 

5,469 

6,121

7,113 

4,936 

9,839 

36,829 

4,001 

8,491 

8,038 

3,089 

1,464

107,279

Apr.

910 

4,070 

5,030 

3,130 

1,690

990 

2,260 

2,770 

3,790 

3,010

1,920 

1*040 

620 

485 

367

325 

299 

274 

274 

274

440 

520 

425 

440 

410

274 

227 

205 

185 

175

Maximum

2,170 

250 

395

440 

250 

870 

5,030 

227 

910 

700 

325 

106

5,030

May

185 

227 

185 

165 

175

227 

185 

185 

175 

147

130 

122 

114 

114 

114

106 

99 

99 

92 

92

65 

82 

78 

78 

85

92 

106 

99 

114 

114 

130

Minimum

78 

166 

156

175 

128 

147 

175 

78 

92 

82 

39 

27

27

June

130 

138 

205 

175 

165

130 

99 

122 

250 

325

410 

700 

790 

339 

156

122 

99 

92 

99 

238

395 

286 

205 

185 

175

147 

274 

485 

910 

645

Jvl.y

205 

130 

114 

106 

99

85 

82 

82 

106 

195

205 

122 

106 

106 

700

205 

205 

175 

205 

700

645 

455 

500 

645 

540

425 

299 

205 

147 

130 

114

Mean

384

182 

197

229

176 

517 

1,228 

129 

283 

259 

100 

48.8

294

Aug.

114 

122 

216 

325 

262

156 

122 

114 

122 

122

130 

122 

138 

99 

85

78 

69 

66 

60 

54

54 

52 

49 

46 

44

39 

59 

46 

46

49 

49

F*r square 

mile

1.41 

.669 

.724

.342 

.647 

1.17 

4.51 

.474 

1.04 

.952 

.368 

.179

1.08

Sept.

49 

44 

44 

52 

82

69 

106 

92 

85 

72

57 

52 

49 

44 

44

49 

44 

59 

55 

35

31 

29 

27 

27 

27

27 

27 

36 

39 

54

Run-off in 

inches

1.65 

.75 

.83

.97 

.67 

1.55 

5.05 

.66 

1.16 

1.10 

.42 

.20

14.66
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 225

Flint River near Culloden, Ga.

Location.- Tire-weight gage, lat. 32°43", long. 84°13', at bridge on U. S. Highway 19, 4 

miles upstream from Auchumpkee Creek, 5 miles downstream from Swift Creek, and 13 miles 

southwest of Culloden, Monroe County. Prior to May 11 staff gage at the same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.- 1,890 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, March 1937 to September 1938. July 1911 

to way 1923 at site 24 miles downstream.

Average discharge.- 15 years (1911-22, 1928-31, 1937-38), 2,667 second-feet,

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 37,500 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 

2676~Teet); minimum observed, 220 second-feet Sept. 22-24 (gage height, 1.47 feet).

1911-23, 1928-31, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, 92,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 

1929 (gage height, 38.40 feet); minimum observed, 92 second-feet Oct. 4, 6, 7, 1931 

(gage height, 0.94 feet).

Remarks.- Recorde fair. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Oct, 23-26, Apr. 

£8-30, June 28, computed on basis of records for stations near Griffin and at Montezuma. 

Gage read once dally.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9

2.0 500 10.0 7,000 23.0 27,400 

3.0 980 13.0 10,700 24.0 29,900 

4.0 1,580 16.0 15,000 25.0 32,600 

6.0 3,050 19.0 19,800 26.0 35,600 

8.0 4,S70 22.0 25,200 27.0 38,800

Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

1.4 195 4^0 1,480

2.0 425 6.0 2,980

3.0 900 8.0 4,870

Note.- Same as preceding 

table above 8.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

500

500

8SO

980

1,220

1,340

1,220

880

780

590

590

590

590

568

545

568

545

1,400

6,560

9,270

7,670

5,680

3,500

2,200

1,300

1,500

2,270

2,060

1,920

1,780

1,710

Nov.

1,220

1,100

1,100

1,040

980

9SO

680

830

830

780

830

980

1,280

1,400

1,160

1,100

1,100

980

980

980

980

930

930

930

930

930

1,040

1,100

1,100

1,040

Dec.

980

930

930

930

930

930

980

980

980

980

930

930

930

880

880

880

880

880

930

930

930

880

1,520

4,280

3,050

2,490

1,850

1,580

1,460

1,400

1,220

Jan.

1,220

1,280

1,400

1,280

1,220

1,160

2,730

3,130

2,570

1,990

1,850

1,850

1,580

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,280

1,280

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,220

1,160

1,220

1,460

1,400

1,340

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,040

Honth

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

1,100

1,160

1,160

1,100

1,040

1,040

980

980

980

930

930

930

930

930

930

880

880

880

930

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,040

1,220

1,340

1,280

1,100

1,040

_

-

Mar.

930

930

930

880

880

880

880

830

880

930

980

980

980

980

980

6,560

7,910

4,470

3,830

4,190

3,740

3,050

2,810

2,650

2,650

2,570

1,920

1,580

1,460

1,340

1,280

Seeondfoot-days

61,706

30,440

39 9 £60

45,820

29,370

65,860

301y.990

42,470

51,840

69,730

24,771

11,880

775,137

Apr.

6,010

21,700

25,200

IS; 500

15,900

10,200

29,900

24,100

37,500

26,500

18,800

9,660

5,570

3,790

3,070

2,660

2,260

2,180

2,420

2,420

5,790

5,900

5,570

3,520

2,900

2,340

1,830

1,700

1,600

1,500

-

VcLxlsnun

9^270

1,400

4,280

3,130

1,340

7 910

37,500

4,370

3,790

6,780

10900

950

37,500

May

2,040

2,110

2,260

2,110

900

4,370

2,500

1,690

1,830

1,480

1,300

1,180

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,000

900

900

850

800

850

800

750

750

800

800

900

900

1,240

1,480

1,620

Minimum

500

780

1,040

880

830

1,500

750

750

560

345

220

220

June

1,480

1,240

2,500

1,830

1,360

900

950

950

1,620

1,830

2,820

2,980

3,790

2,260

1,970

1,120

850

800

750

750

1,760

1,970

1,690

1,120

1,360

2,110

3,340

2,500

1,690

1,550

-

July

1,360

900

800

700

650

605

605

605

560

605

1,189

1,550

950

1,480

3,160

2,580

2,260

1,120

850

3,070

6,780

5*900

Aug.

900

1,060

1,300

1,4SO

1,900

1,760

1,550

1,000

1,000

950

900

800

700

800

750

700

900

650

538

492

470

448

4,970 425

6,340 405

6,120 38S

5,370 365

3,340 345

1,900 365

1,300 515

1,120 470

1,000 448

Mean

1 991

1^015

1,266

1,478

1,049

20125

10^066

1,370

1,728 

2,249

799

396

2,124

Per Biuare

mile

1*05

.537

 670

.782

.555

1.12

5.33

.725

.914

1 19

 423

.209

1.12

Sept.

385

470

515

515

538

950

700

605

605

515

560

425

365

365

365

345

305

325

285

285

248

220

220

220

223

223

248

265

285

305

~

Run-off in 

inches

1 21

leo

.77

.90

.58 1 29

5 .'95

.34

1.02

1.37

.49

.23

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226 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Montezuma, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°18', long. 84°03', at bridge on State Highway 26 and 

49, naif a mile downstream from Buck Creek and 1 mile west of Montezuma, Macon County. 

Zero of gage is 257.4 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 2,900 square miles.

Records available.- July 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1938. January 1905 

to December 1909 and January 1911 to December 1912 at site li miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 42,300 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 

Sl.O feet); minimum observed, 760 second-feet Sept. 24 (gage height, 1.06 feet).

1930-33, 1934-38: Maximum discharge observed, 54,600 second-feet (revised) Apr. 12, 

1936 (gage height, 22.85 feet); minimum observed, 455 second-feet Oct. 21, 28, 1931; 

minimum gage height observed, 0.26 foot Oct. 22, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.4 feet Mar. 17, 1929 (discharge not detemined).

Remarks.- Records good above 4,000 second-feet and fair below. Some regulation by power 

plants upstream. Records collected by Crisp County Power Commission under general 

supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

S 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,040 

1,100 

1,140 

1,530 

1,710

1,890 

2,010 

1,950 

1,530 

1,310

1,420 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200 

1,200

1,040 

1,100 

1,200 

1,650 

2,670

4,690 

5,920 

6,350 

7,360 

6,280

3,540 

3,020 

3,090 

3,240 

3,090 

2,880

Nov.

2,600 

2,200 

2,OSO 

1,890 

1,770

1,590 

1,330 

1,830 

1,650 

1,590

1,330 

2,030 

2,530 

2,830 

2,950

2,460 

2,340 

2,030 

1,890 

1,950

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

1,890 

1,390

1,890 

1,950 

2,010 

2,080 

2,080

Dec.

2,080 

2,010 

1,830 

1,830 

1,830

1,950 

1,950 

1,950 

2,010 

2,140

2,080 

2,140 

2,140 

1,950 

1,390

1,890 

1,830 

1,770 

1,950 

2,010

1,950 

1,890 

2,140 

3,390 

5,030

5,650 

5,290 

4,100 

3,240 

2,740 

2,530

Jan.

2,400 

2,460 

2,530 

2,530 

2,530

2,460 

2,530 

3,160 

4,260 

4,440

3,940 

3.160 

3,020 

2,880 

2,670

2,600 

2,600 

2,400 

2,340 

2,340

2,270 

2,200 

2,460 

2,400 

2,400

2,530 

2,530 

2,460 

2,270 

2,140 

2,200

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

JUE 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Feb.

2,270 

2,340 

2,270 

2,270 

2,080

2,200 

2,140 

2,140 

2,010 

1,950

1,950 

1,830 

1,890 

2,01O 

1,890

1.830 

1,830 

1,630 

1,770 

1,950

2,270 

2,140 

2,140 

2,140 

2,270

2,340 

2,200 

2,140

Mar.

2,080 

1,950 

1,890 

1,770 

1,770

1,770 

1,770 

1,770 

1,830 

1,830

1,330 

1,830 

1,830 

1,890 

1,390

2,010 

3,940 

6,010 

7,360 

8,390

7,910 

6,550 

5,650 

4,940 

4,520

4,180 

3,780 

3,390 

3,020 

2,810 

2,600

Secondfoot-days

79,050 

61,660 

77,180

1,548,960

83,110 

58,090 

104,760 

405,080 

85,940 

100,800 

107,640 

60,915 

36,005

1,260,230

Apr.

2,400 

3,700 

6,460 

9,960 

21,900

24,100 

26,800 

26,800 

34,200 

39,700

41,700 

34,200 

23,200 

16,500 

12,000

8,630 

5,630 

4,860 

4,260 

4,100

4,180 

4,780 

6,650 

7,580 

7,690

6,750 

5,050 

4,100 

3,700 

3,320

Maximum

7,360 

2,950 

5,650

20,900

4,440 

2,340 

8,390 

41,700 

4,690 

5,470 

8,030 

3,540 

1,590

41,700

May

3,390 

3,460 

4,020 

4,020 

3,860

3,540 

4,690 

4; 690 

4,350 

3,940

3,320 

2,880 

2,670 

2,400 

2,340

2,460 

2,270 

2,140 

2,080 

2,010

1,830 

1,770 

1,830 

1,710 

1,710

1,770 

1,950 

1,890 

2,010 

2,270 

2,670

Minimum

1,040 

1,590 

1,770

1,040

2,140 

1,V70 

1,770 

2,400 

1,710 

1,830 

1,420 

995 

805

805

June

2,310 

2,880 

2,950 

3,090 

3,160

2,950 

2,340 

2,200 

3,730 

4,690

3,940 

4,350 

5,470 

5,200 

4,940

4,020 

2,600 

2,010 

1,830 

1,950

2,740 

3,320 

3,540 

3,390 

2,310

2,600 

3,390 

4,020 

4,440 

3,390

Ji-ly

2,810 

2,530 

2,200 

1,950 

1,830

1,650 

1,590 

1,650 

1,480 

1,420

1,420 

2,010 

2,460 

2,030 

2,340

2,400 

3,390 

3,540 

2,670 

2,740

3,620 

5,030 

5,920 

6,460 

6,850

7,580 

8,030 

7,580 

5,330 

3,700 

2,880

Mean

2,550 

2,055 

2,490

4,244

2,631 

2,076 

3,379

13,503 

2,772 

3,360 

3.472 

1,965 

1,200

3,453

Aug.

2,530 

2,670 

2,740 

2,810 

2,830

2,950 

3,240 

3,540 

2,950 

2,530

2,340 

2,140 

1,830 

1,710 

1,770

1,710 

1,650 

1,770 

1,770 

1,360

1,360 

1,480 

1,310 

1,310 

1,200

1,140 

995 

1,140 

1,310 

1,360 

1,420

P<sr square 

mile

0.879 

.709 

.859

1.46

.924 

.716 

1.17 

4.66 

.956 

1.16 

1.20 

.678 

.414

1.19

Sept.

1,360 

1,260 

1,100 

1,200 

1,420

1,310 

1,480 

1,590 

1,530 

1,420

1,420 

1,530 

1,260 

1,200 

1,140

1,140 

1,040 

995 

1,140 

1,040

995 

995 

995 

805 

850

1,040 

1,100 

1,310 

1,200 

1,140

Run-off In 

Inches

1.01 

.79 

.99

19.86

1.07 

.75 

1.35 5.80

1.10 

1.89 

1.38 

.78 

.46

16.17
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 

Flint River at Oakfield, Ga.

227

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°46', long. 83°59', at Georgia Southwestern & Gulf 

Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Oakfield, Worth County.

Drainage area.- 3,860 square miles.

Records available.- January 1930 to June 1933, October 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 34,900 second-feet Apr. 13 (gage height, 24.4 

feet;; minimum, 855 second-feet Oct. 3, 4, Sept. 15 (gage height, 1.90 feet).

1930-33, 1934-38: Maximum discharge, 44,000 second-feet (revised) Apr. 15, 1936 

(gage height, 27.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 31,000 second-feet; minimum, 320 second-feet July 14, 1930 (gage height, 0.98 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 35.1 feet Jan. 20, 1925, from floodmarks.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Feb. 12, 15-17, 

May 14-21, Aug. 27, which were computed on basis of records for station at Albany and 

are fair. Extensive regulation from operation of power plant at Crisp County Power 

Commission dam 8 miles upstream. Records collected by Crisp County Power Commission, 

under general supervision of Geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power 

Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, la feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.0 

10.0

930

1,760

2,710

5,040

7,600

10,360

12.0

14.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

13,200

16,150

19,150

22,150

25,250

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26,900

28,850

31,150

33,800

36,750

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,630 

1,540 

1,000 

1,080 

1,540

1,850 

3,040 

1,980 

2,460 

2,160

1,900 

1,670 

1,670 

1,500 

1,540

1,580 

1,370 

1,370 

2,710 

3,460

3,370 

4,370 

6,690 

6,300 

6,560

6,820 

6,300 

3,950 

3,260 

3,260 

3,590

Hov.

3,950 

3,150 

2,610 

2,710 

2,410

2,080 

1,980 

1,980 

1,800 

2,160

2,260 

3,260 

3,370 

3,370 

3,480

3,590 

3,590 

3,480 

3,040 

2,510

2,080 

2,410 

2,610 

2,710 

2,510

2,710 

2,510 

2,410 

3,370 

2,820

Dec.

2,820 

2,820 

2,820 

2,610 

2,360

2,610 

2,410 

2,030 

2,410 

3,150

4,670 

3,150 

3,040 

2,360 

2,080

2,310 

2,310 

2,510 

2,930 

2,930

2,820 

2,710 

2,820 

2,610 

3,260

6,170 

5,790 

6,430 

5,660 

4,670 

3,830

Jan.

3,150 

2,710 

2,820 

2,460 

2,360

3,260 

4,070 

2,820 

3,830 

5,040

4,550 

5,040 

4,550 

3,710 

3,590

3,480 

3,590 

3,260 

2,820 

2,930

2,930 

2,710 

2,930 

4,190 

3,040

2,710 

2,820 

3,150 

3,040 

2,930 

3,150

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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ater year 1937-31

Peb.

3,260 

2,930 

2,610 

2,710 

2,930

2,710 

2,930 

2,930 

2,930 

2,930

2,120 

2,120 

2,210 

2,710 

2,300

2,100 

2,200 

2,930 

3,590 

3,480

3,480 

3,370 

3,370 

3,260 

3,260

3,260 

3,260 

3,150

Mar.

3,150 

3,150 

3,150 

3,150 

3,040

2,820 

2,360 

2,160 

2,160 

2,160

2,160 

2,120 

2,160 

2,160 

2,160

2,560 

2,490 

2,490 

1,300 

1,480

2,330 

2,860 

5,510 

6,660 

4,510

6,130 

9,200 

4,210 

2,940 

2,930 

2,900

Secondfoot-days

91,540 

62,920 

101,100

1,903,600

103,640 

81,040 

98,560 

391,630 

97,570 

102,350 

128,810 

83,540 

42,290

1,404,990

Apr.

2,850 

6,380 

15,200 

6,280 

3,480

3,610 

8,100 

19,500 

25,400 

26,600

29,500 

32,400 

34,100 

33,000 

28,400

21,800 

12,100 

4,740 

7,450 

6,780

6,800 

5,870 

5,610 

6,030 

7,120

9,040 

8,900 

6,150 

3,140 

5,300

Maximum

6,820 

3,950 

6,430

16,800

5,040 

3,590 

9,200 

34,100 

5,230 

3,830 

12,500 

7,920 

1,580

34,100

Hey

5,040 

3,320 

3,020 

2,980 

3,000

3,270 

3,260 

5,230 

4,610 

4,240

4,240 

4,070 

3,130 

3,000 

2,900

2,900 

2,900 

3,100 

3,200 

3,200

2,900 

2,610 

2,410 

2,310 

2,360

2,310 

2,310 

2,310 

2,310 

2,310 

2,820

Minimum

1,000 

1,800 

2,030

1,000

2,360 

2,100 

1,300 

2,850 

2,310 

2,360 

1,900 

1,460 

1,200

1,000

June

2,930 

2,510 

3,590 

3,590 

2,930

3,480 

3,370 

2,360 

2,360 

2,510

3,590 

3,590 

3,150 

3,590 

3,590

3,710 

3,830 

3,710 

3,590 

3,590

3,370 

3,830 

3,710 

3,710 

3,710

3,370 

3,710 

3,710 

3,830 

3,830

July

3,330 

3,710 

3,590 

3,590 

3,590

3,590 

3,590 

2,820 

2,310 

2,160

2,080 

1,900 

1,940 

1,900 

1,940

2,160 

2,360 

2,120 

3,590 

2,970

3,210 

2,320 

2,200 

5,470 

8,000

12,500 

10,000 

8,200 

6,670 

7,370 

7,130

Mean

2,953 

2,764 

3,261

5,215

3,343 

2,894 

3,179 

13,050 

3,147 

3,412 

4,155 

2,695 

1,410

3,849

Aug.

4,060 

7,920 

3,110 

1,760 

2,910

2,960 

3,720 

3,170 

4,860 

3,900

2,510 

2,570 

1,760 

1,630 

2,510

2,570 

2,630 

2,700 

2,680 

2,710

3,260 

2,610 

2,030 

1,900 

1,850

1,720 

1,600 

1,500 

1,490 

1,460 

1,480

Per sq^iare 

mile

0-765 

.716 

.845

1.35

.866 

.750 

.824 

3-38 

.815 

.884 

1.08 

.698 

.365

.997

Sept.

1,480 

1,460 

1,470 

1,460 

1,450

1,580 

1,500 

1,490 

1,480 

1,440

1,340 

1,420 

1,430 

1,420 

1,390

1,440 

1,400 

1,430 

1,400 

1,380

1,380 

1,390 

1,360 

1,240 

1,240

1,200 

1,240 

1,420 

1,420 

1,540

Run-off in 

inches

0.88 

.80 

.97

18.35

1.00 

.78 

.95 

3.77 

.94 

.99 

1.24 

.80 

.41

13.53
228 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Flint River at Albany, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°36', long. 84°09', at Georgia Northern Railway

 bridge in Albany, Dougherty County. Zero of gage is 150.03 feet (revised) above mean 

sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 5,230 square miles.

Records available.- September 1929 to September 1938. February 1897 to June 1921 (gage 

heights only prior to January 1902) at site 700 feet downstream.

Average discharge.- 27 years (1902-20, 1929-38), 6,428 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,800 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 25.77

 feet;; minimum, 172 second-feet Dec. 3 (gage height, 0.94 foot); minimum daily discharge, 896 second-feet Oct. 3.

1897-1921, 1929-38: Maximum gage height, 32.4 feet, former site and datum (U. S. 

Weather Bureau gage), Mar. 25, 1897 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge, 58 

second-feet Nov. 18, 1933 (gage height, 0.44 foot); minimum daily die-charge, 327 

second-feet Aug. 24, 1930.

Maximum stage known, 37.84 feet (present datum) Jan. 21, 1925 (die-charge, 92,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 60,000 second-feet).

Remarks. - Records good. Flow regulated by operation of power plants upe-tream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge. In second-feet)

0.9 

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

160

390

670

1,390

2,430

3.750

6.0

8.0

10.0

13.0

16.0

18.0

5,360

8,890

12,200

16,600

20,600

23,400

20.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

26,500

30,100

32,250

34,750

37,400

40,400

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 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

51

Oct.

2,040

2,230

896

2,510

2,260

2,440

3,500

3,660

3,240

2,760

2,850

2,190

2,160

2,110

2,060

1,750

1,840

2,160

3,360

4,980

4,600

5,830

8,240

7,680

7,110

7,370

7,540

4,730

4,140

4,170

4,130

Nov.

5,210

4,390

3,300

3,160

2,970

2,890

2,430

3,250

2,210

2,500

3,650

3,830

5,010

4,620

5,540

6,270

6,460

5,000

4,660

4,100

3,800

3,310

3,530

4,030

3,360

3,710

3,720

3,930

3,960

4,300

-

Dec.

5,820

4,980

2,910

1,060

3,620

3,050

3,750

2,750

2,720

3,840

6,460

4,100

4,010

4,010

3,680

3,300

2,980

3,610

3,410

3,900

4,020

3,990

3,640

3,880

3,960

7,360

7,650

7,760

7,600

6,270

5,110

Jan.

4,560

4,080

4,040

3,020

3,660

3,710

5,520

4,140

4,340

6,600

6,640

6,710

5,710

4,820

4,600

4,120

4,790

4,630

4,060

3,940

3,290

3,760

3,760

5,360

4,100

4,070

3,510

3,970

4,090

4,050

4,070

Month

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

Uaroh. ..........................

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

Uay.. ....... ....................

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

4,080

4,100

3,960

3,800

3,750

3,810

3,790

4,010

4,150

3,750

3,520

2,780

2,410

3,490

2,510

2,240

2,300

2,800

3,950

4,070

4,220

4,190

4,170

4,240

4,210

4,180

4,220

4,230

_

_

-

Mar.

4,100

4,080

3,880

3,990

4,000

3,840

3,720

3,290

2,330

2,170

2,840

3,100

2,540

2,990

2,660

3,370

3,990

3,970

3,570

2,800

3,470

4,020

6,610

9,030

5,620

6,200

10,900

6,340

3,930

3,720

3,460

Second - 

foot-days

116,636

117,310

135,240

2 526 985

137,100

102,950

130,330

475,140

119,840

127,940

153,850

102,310

58,894

1,777,440

Apr.

3,720

5,280

15,300

10,700

6,020

4,700

8,940

19,200

27,100

29,700

34,200

38,300

39,200

39,200

36,200

29.500

21,700

10,700

6,100

7,850

7,460

7,100

6,980

6,640

8,260

11,000

11,500

10,000

7,500

5,100

-

Maximum

6 240

5*540

7,780

20,500

6,800

4,240

10,900

39 200

6,720

5,580

14,000

7,530

2,780

39,200

May

3,990

4,950

4,090

4,060

4,060

4,070

4,760

5,480

5,720

4,810

5,070

4,130

4,340

3,780

3,070

2,700

3,820

4,190

4,190

4,100

4,070

3,860

3,620

3,390

2,560

2,410

2,420

1,900

3,020

3,520

3,670

Minimum

896

2,210

1,060

640

3,020

2,240

2,170

1*900

3,240

1,750

1,100

914

896

June

3,870

4,030

4,210

4,730

4,510

3,920

4,140

4,300

3,630

3,470

3,240

3,720

3,840

3,980

4,030

4,380

4,460

4,120

4,140

4,100

3,990

4,060

4,440

4,960

5,580

6,160

4,270

5,210

4,750

4,710

-

July

4,140

4,230

4,230

4,210

4,150

4,130

4,130

3,770

2,890

2,9.'0

2,740

1,750

2,220

2,630

2,430

2,470

3,110

2,770

3,430 4,0--0

3,730

3,7f<0

3,750

4,900

6,070

14,000

11,600

11,100

10,400

10,100

5,8RO

Mean

3,759

3,910

4,363

6^923

4,423

3,677

4,204

15,640

3,866

4,265

4,963

3,300

1,963

4,870

Aug.

4,250

7,530

5,420

3,200

3,040

3,900

4,340

4,630

5,250

5,630

3,990

4,040

3,270

1,100

3,200

3,060

3,400

3,230

2,750

2,520

2,810

3,480

2,550

2,150

2,440

2,480

2,320

1,140

1,520

1,680

2,190

Per square 

mile

0.719

.748

 834

1*52

.846

.703

.804

3.03

.739

.815

.949

.631

.375

.931

Sept.

2,010

2,140

1,590

1,170

1,830

2,550

2,340

2,150

2,130

1,570

1,610

2,310

2,200

2,170

2,220

2,780

2,690

914

1,580

1,710

1,620

2,000-

1,560

1,780

1,710

1,690

1,620

2,560

2,360

2,330

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.83

Ov

 oo 

 96

17.97

 98

.73

Q*r

 VO

3*38

.86

91

l!(39

.73

.42

12.64
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 229

Flint River at Bainbridge, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°55', long. 84°34', at Decatur County Memorial

 Bridge on U. S. Highway 84, in Bainbridge, Decatur County, zero of gage is 58.06 feet 

above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 7,350 square miles.

Records available.- January 1908 to December 1913, December 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 36,200 second-feet Apr. 16 (gage height, 26.4

 feet); minlmum> 2,520 second-feet Sept. 20 (gage height, 4.48 feet).

1908-13. 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 83,200 second-feet Mar. 21, 1929 (gage height, 

37.73 feet); minimum, 2,300 second-feet Dec. 7, 1931 (gage height, 3.80 feet).

Maximum stage known, 40.9 feet, present datum, Jan. 24, 1925 (discharge, 101,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 70,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Qage heights for Oct. 24-26 and Nov. 21-25 determined from graph

 drawn on basis of dally gage readings. Some regulation from operation of power plants 

upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

4.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

10.0 7,900

12.0 10,300

2,120

2,920

3,820

5,740

14.0

16.0

18.0

12,900

15,700

18,800

20.0 22,200

22.0 25,800

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

27,30O 

30,OOO 

32,400 

35,000 

37,900

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

4,640

4,360

4,270

4,000

4,090

4,450

4,450

5,040

5,340

5,140

4,940

4,740

4,540

4,270

4,180

4,090

3,910

4,090

4,000

4,940

6,040

6,690

7,240

8,500

6,620

8,620

8,860

8,980

7,680

6,910

6,800

Nov.

6,690.

7,020

6,690

5,940

5,540

5,340

5,140

4,940

4,940

4,740

4,640

5,540

5,940

6,910

7,790

8,380

8,500

8,380

8,140

7,790

6,910

6,250

6,250

6,8OO

6,300

6,360

6,360

6,360

6,470

6,470

-

Dec.

6,580

7,460

7,240

6,530

4,450

5,340

5,540

5,840

5,540

5,340

5,940

7,350

6,910

6,470

6.470

6,140

5,740

5,640

5,840

5,740

6,040

6,140

6,140

6,040

6,040

6,250

7,790

8,740

8,980

9,220

8,500

Jan.

7,630

7,130

6,580

6,470

5,940

5,940

6,040

6,910

6,470

6,470

7,900

7,570

8,140

7,790

7,240

6,800

6,690

6,800

6,800

6,360

6,140

5,740

5,940

5,940

6,690

6,470

6,250

5,640

5,940

6,140

6,140

Month

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

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

M «y. ............................

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

Water *iar 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,040

5,940

5,340

5,840

5,940

6,040

5,640

5,640

5,140

4,740

5,040

5,040

4,540

4,450

4,540

5,440

5,640

5,740

5,840

5,940

5,940

5,940

5,940

5,940

_

H

-

Mar.

5-,940

5,840

5,740

5,640

5,640

5,640

5,540

5,440

5,340

4,540

4,270

4,450

4,740

4,450

4,540

4,540

4,940

5,540

5,740

5,840

5,340

5,540

5,940

7,020

8,860

7,570

7,570

9,820

8,380

6,580

5,940

Seeoodfoot-days

174,420

194,020

202,030

3,463,160

204,950

157,530

182,910

502,740

198,640

181,050

192,550

167,910

99,610

2,458,360

Apr.

5,640

5,540

6,500

11,700

11,300

3,960

7,680

9,700

15,100

19,300

23,300

28,200

29,800

32,900

35,300

35,900

34,500

30,200

21,200

13,500

12,400

11,900

11,500

11,100

10,700

11,300

12,600

13,200

12,500

10,800

Maximum

8,980

8,500

9,220

24,800

8,140

6,140

9,820

35,900

9,340

6,690

11,300

9,220

3,820

35,900

Itey

9,340

7,570

6,020

7,350

7,130

7,020

6,910

7,240

7,790

8,140

7,460

7,350

6,910

6,800

6,360

5,940

5,140

5,740

6,140

6,140

6,140

6,040

5,940

5,640

5,640

4,940

4,740

4,640

4,450

4,740

5,240

Minimum

3,910

4,640

4,450

3,900

5,740

4,450

4,270

5,540

4,450

5,240

3,820

3,100

2,600

2,600

June

5,740

5,940

6,250

6,250

6,580

6,580

6,250

6,250

6,360

5,840

5,640

5,240

5,540

5,540

5,640

5,740

5,940

5,940

5,840

5,740

5,740

5,640

5,740

5,940

6,250

6,690

6,690

6,140

6,690

6,690

-

July

6,580

6,360

6,140

6,040

5,940

5,740

5,640

5,640

5,540

4,340

4,640

4,540

4,000

3,820

4,160

4,180

4,090

4,540

4,540

4,640

5,240

5,240

5,240

5,340

5,840

8,020

11,100

11,300

11,300

11,200

11,100

Aug.

9,220

7,350

8,260

7,900

6,250

5,740

6,360

6,470

8,580

6,690

7,680

6,250

6,040

5,540

4,450

4,270

4,940

4,940

5,040

4,640

4,360

4,270

4,740

4,360

4,000

4,000

4,000

3,820

3,460

3,100

3,190

 Per»i2rre

5,626 0.765

6,467 .880

6,517 .887

9,483 1.29

6,611 .899

5,626 .766

5,900 .803

16,760 2.fS

6,408 .f2

6,035 .f81

6,211 .f*6

5,416 .V37

3,520 .452

6,735 .P16

Sept.

3,370

3,460

3,460

3,460

3,010

2,920

5,460

3,730

5,550

3,550

3,370

3,100

3,230

3,640

3,550

3,460

3,620

3,820

3,460

2,600

3,280

3,010

3,100

3,010

3,010

3,010

2,920

3,010

3,370

3,320

-

Run-off In 

Inches

0.88

.98

1.02

17.50

1.04

.80

.95

2.54

1.01

.92

.97

.85

.50

12.44
230 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga.

Location,.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°54'15", long. 84021'45", 300 feet downstream 

from State Highway 74 and Basin Creek, 1,000 downstream from Central of Georgia Railroad, 1 mile downstream from Ten Mile Creek, and 2& miles northwest of Thomaston, 

Upson County.

Drainage area.- 186 square miles.

Records available.- July to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period, 1,190 second-feet July 23 (g^ge height, 4.55 

feet); minimum, 9.4 second-feet Sept. 21 (gage height, 2.44 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of missing gage heights, Aug. 19-30, which 

were computed on basis of records for Tobesofkee Creek near Macon and Sweetwater Creek 

near Austell and are fair. Some regulation caused by diversion of water for municipal 

and industrial supply at Thomaston.

Rating table, July 23 to Sept. 30, 1938 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in aeccnd-feet)

2.4 

2.6 

2.S

3.0 

3.3 

3.6

97

206

378

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

690 

1»145 

1,640

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan.

Month

Oot 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year

ater year

Feb. Mar.

Secondfoot-days

3,346 

3,151 

1,388.8

Apr.

Maximum

702 

248 

163

May

Minimum

103 

37 

17.0

June July

608 

667 

702

488 

298 

200 

151 

129 

103

Mean

372 

108 

46.3

Aug.

109 

141 

174 

248 

163

137 

150 

142 

143 

154

116 

S6 

75 

101 

98

162 

111 

86 

74 

62

56 

50 

46 

42 

38

37 

40 

50 

140

eo

40

Ppr square 

mile

2.00 

.548 

.249

Sept.

37 

65 

54 

47 

163

121 

106 

84 

65 

49

42 

47 

35 

45 

41

36 

32 

22 

31 

26

17.8 

17.0 

24 

25 

19.0

24 

26 

24 

26 

38

Run-off in 

inches

0.67 

.63 

.28
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 231 

Ichawaynochaway Creek near Newton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31°15', long. 84°27', at bridge on State Highway 91, 

a5ouT"5 miles upstream from mouth and 12 miles southwest of Newton, Baker County.

Drainage area.- 1,040 square miles.

Records available.- August 1937 to September 1938. October 1920 to June 1921 at site 

£ miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period August to September 1937, 1,360 

secona-feet Aug. 17 (gage height, 4.13 feet); minimum daily discharge, 474 secondfeet Sept. 28-30; minimum gage height, 1.89 feet Sept. 29.

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 2,450 second-feet Nov. 15; 

maximum gage height observed, 9.20 feet Apr. 15 (caused by backwater); minimum daily 

discharge, 245 second-feet Sept. 24-27; minimum gage height, 1.13 feet Sept. 26-27.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for periods of ml'ssing or doubtful gage heights, Oct. 

lu to Nov. 1, Apr. 30, computed on basis of records for Spring Creek near Iron City. 

Discharge for period of backwater, Apr. 11-18, computed on basis of one discharge 

measurement. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, Aug. 10, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938, except period of backwater (gage height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5

200

350

505

670

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

860

1,075

1,310

5.0

6.0 

7.0

1,810

2,340

2,900

Discharge, In second-feet, 1936-38 

1936-37

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25,

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

505

571

604

571

604

S20

1,160

1,360

1,310

1,030

900

820

780

740

820

900

1,080

985

1,030

1,080

1,080

940

Sept.

985

1,120

1,260

1,310

1,310

1,210

1,120

1,030

940

820

780

740

705

670

637

604

538

538

538

571

604

604

604

571

538

538

505

474

474

474

-
232 APA1ACHIC01A RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In second-fe st, of Ichawaynochaway Creek near Newton 

1937-38

<5a., 1936-38 Continued

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31-

Oct.

474 

505 

571 

604 

637

604 

571 

571 

538 

520

500 

480 

470 

460 

440

440 

450 

500 

580 

700

800 

940 

1,060 

1,070 

1,050

1,020 

970 

930 

880 

840 

810

Kov.

790 

740 

705 

670 

670

637 

637 

604 

604 

604

637 

780 

1,210 

1,710 

2,400

2,340 

2,060 

1,860 

1,710 

1,610

1,560 

1,510 

1,510 

1,460 

1,360

1,310 

1,260 

1,210 

1,160 

1,160

Dec.

1,120 

1,120 

1,080 

985 

985

985 

940 

940 

985 

985

1,030 

1,080 

1,120 

1,120 

1,080

1,030 

985 

985 

985 

985

985 

985 

940 

1,030 

1,080

1,160 

1,210 

1,260 

1,160 

1,120 

1,080

Jan.

985 

985 

940 

940 

940

940 

940 

985 

1,030 

1,030

1,030 

985 

985 

985 

940

940 

900 

900 

900 

860

860 

860 

860 

900 

940

940 

900 

900 

900 

900 

860

Month

August 10-3

Oct< 

Hov< 

Decs 

Jam 

Febi 

Hare 

AprJ 

May 

June 

Julj 

Augv 

Sept

lary 193E

Water year 1937-38. ...........

Feb.

900 

940 

985 

985 

940

900 

860 

860 

820 

820

820 

780 

780 

780 

780

740 

740 

740 

740 

740

780 

780 

780 

820 

860

860 

860 

860

Mar.

820 

780 

740 

705 

705

670 

670 

670 

670 

670

670 

637 

737 

637 

637

670 

820 

985 

1,160 

1,310

1,310 

1,260 

1,120 

1,030 

940

940 

860 

820 

780 

740 

670

Secondfoot-days

19,690 

22,812

20,985 

36,478 

32,535 

28,960 

23,250 

25,733 

33,515 

15,795 

17,874 

18,915 

17,134 

9,813

280,987

Apr.

670 

670 

860 

940 

985

985 

940 

985 

1,410 

1,710

1,810 

1,760 

1,610 

1,410 

1,360

1,260 

1,160 

1,080 

985 

900

940 

985 

1,030 

1,080 

1,160

1,210 

1,080 

940 

820 

780

Maximum

1,360 

1,310

1,070 

2,400 

1,260 

1,030 

985 

1,310 

1,810 

705 

900 

1,310 

1,160 

571

2,400

Bay

670 

670 

637 

604 

604

571 

604 

604 

604 

604

571 

571 

538 

505 

474

474 

443 

443 

443 

412

366 

335 

335 

350 

381

412 

443 

443 

474 

505 

705

Minimum

505 

474

440 

604 

940 

860 

740 

637 

670 

335 

412 

320 

260 

245

245

June

860 

900 

820 

705 

780

820 

780 

780 

705 

670

604 

571 

505 

505 

505

474 

443 

443 

443 

412

412 

412 

443 

443 

443

443 

443 

505 

705 

900

Jx-ly

900 

705 

637 

571 

505

443 

396 

381 

350 

335

320 

320 

320 

350 

381

443 

474 

538 

538 

505

474 

505 

604 

705 

780

820 

900 

985 

1,160 

1,260 

1,310

Mean

895 

760

677 

1,216 

1,050 

934 

830 

830 

1,117 

510 

596 

610 

553 

327

770

Aug.

1,160 

940 

860 

860 

900

860 

820 

740 

705 

705

670 

637 

604 

571 

505

474 

443 

443 

396 

381

350 

350 

350 

350 

335

320 

290 

275 

260 

275 

305

F»r square 

mile

0.861 

.731

.651 

1.17 

1.01 

.898 

.798 

.798 

1.07 

.490 

.573 

.587 

.532 

.314

.740

Sept.

305 

290 

290 

290 

290

305 

320 

335 

335 

350

350 

381 

381 

396 

396

381 

350 

320 

320 

320

290 

275 

260 

245 

245

245 

245 

320 

412 

571

Run-off In 

Inches

0.70 

.82

.75 

1.30 

1.16 

1.04 

.83 

.92 

1.19 

.56 

o64 

.68 

.61 

.35

10.03
APALACHICOLA. RIVER BASIN 233

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°03', long. 84°43 f , at county bridge 14 mlle-7 downstream 

from Aycock Greek, 14 mllea upstream from Dry Creek, 5 mllea north of Brlnson, and 54 

mllea northeast of Iron City, Semlnole County.

Drainage area.- 520 aquare mllea (revlaed).

Recorda available.- October 1920 to June 1921, June 1937 to September 1938.

Extremea.- Maximum discharge obaerved during period June to September 1937, 3,480 aecond- 

 feet Sept. 4 (gage height, 13.90 feet); minimum, 149 aecond-feet Aug. 13 (gageheight, 

3.35 feet).

Maximum dlacharge obaerved during water year 1937-38, 3,160 aecond-feet Nov. 16 

(gage height, 13.40 feet); minimum dlacharge, 30 aecond-feet Sept. 27, 28 (gage height, 

1.63 feet).

1920-21, 1937-38: Maximum dlacharge, 5,160 aecond-feet Apr. 20, 1921 (gage height, 

14.2 feet, former datum); minimum, that of Sept. 27, 28, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good. Dlacharge for Sept. 17-19, 1938 interpolated. Gage read twice

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

51

119

200

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

428

575

760

1,070

10.0

12.0

14.0

1,420

2,330

3,550

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-38 

1937

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

51

Oct. Hov. Dec. Jan. Feh. liar. Apr. Bay June

_

_

-

,.

.»

_

.

-

327

327

316 282

249

239

239

249

260

249

239

289

209

200

191

182

166

157

249

289

-

July

209

200

191

182

16B

11S

191

SOS

21?

20S

191

13?

24f eaf

24P

22f

20C

200

209

229

219

200

208

260

327

42P

45rt

443

485

38f»

3O«

Aug.

304

282

229

209

191

173

173

166

167

149

149

149

149

157

191

282

560

1,070

780

576

376

351

351

327

361

442

676

646

665

805

890

Sept.

1,460

2,330

3,160

3,410

3,100

2,560

2,040

1,620

1,460

1,320

1,070

980

920

830

780

S65

675

515

500

500

515

600

500

470

456

416

389

327

527

504

-
234 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Discharge., In seeond-feetj of Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga,, 1937-381 Continued

193V-38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

304 

315 

363 

376 

389

389 

389 

363

327 

304

2B2 

260 

249 

239 

229

219 

209 

219 

282 

363

428 

515 

645 

646 

630

485 

428 

389 

363 

339 

327

Nov.

315 

304 

282 

271 

260

249 

239 

229 

219 

209

219 

363 

645 

1,380 

8,800

3,040 

2,330 

2,030 

1,780 

1,660

1,600 

1,460 

1,380 

1,320 

1,210

1,140 

1,070 

980 

960 

830

Dec.

780 

755 

730 

686 

645

606 

576 

546 

545 

645

530 

530 

530 

630 

515

615 

515 

600 

485 

470

466 

456 

470 

485 

486

485 

516 

646 

690 

676 

645

Jan.

600 

456 

442 

428 

415

402 

402 

402 

389 

389

402 

415 

428 

415 

402

376 

363 

363 

363 

351

361 

339 

339 

327 

327

361 

376 

.35 

363 

351 

361

Month

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Oot 

NOT; 

Dec 

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jufl 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

e 11-30,

tamber. ......................

uary 193

e

I*::::::::::::::::::::::::::

atar year 1937-3

Peb.

361 

351 

351 

339 

339

339 

339 

327 

315 

304

293 

282 

271 

271 

260

249 

239 

239 

239 

239

229 

229 

239 

260 

271

271 

271 

271

Mar.

282 

271 

260 

239 

219

209 

209 

200 

200 

200

191 

191 

182 

173 

173

182 

282 

327 

389 

428

456 

470 

428 

376 

327

304 

293 

271 

260 

239 

229

Seeondfoot-daya

4,786 

7,896 

11,872 

33,998

10,964 

30,664 

17,137 

11,941 

7,978 

8,460 

17,846 

5,518 

4,445 

4,037 

6,840 

1,602

126,332

Apr.

219 

219 

249 

327 

456

530 

530 

530 

605 

1,070

1,780 

1,640 

1,210 

950 

755

606 

630 

470 

428 

402

402 

466 

470 

485 

500

500 

485 

428 

376 

339

Maximum

327 

485 

1,070 

3,410

545 

3,040 

780 

600 

361 

470 

1,780 

304 

304 

515 

606 

74

3,040

May

304 

271 

260 

249 

229

229 

239 

239 

239 

229

209 

200 

182 

173 

166

157 

149 

149 

141 

133

133 

126 

119 

119 

112

119 

126 

126 

126 

133 

133

Minimum

157 

165 

149 

304

209 

240 

456 

327 

229 

173 

219 

112 

98 

63 

70 

30

30

June

191 

282 

304 

249 

200

173 

157 

165 

173 

173

165 

157 

157 

149 

133

119 

105 

105 

98 

98

98 

98 

112 

106 

112

106 

106 

119 

119 

119

Julv

119 

112 

105 

91 

84

77 

74 

70 

66 

63

77 

70 

70 

70 

70

74 

77 

80 

84 

91

88 

91 

112 

133 

167

191 

219 

249 

282 

376 e:.5

Mean

239 

255 

383 

1,133

354 

1,022 

553 

385 

285 

273 

595 

178 

148 

130 

188 

60

346

Aug.

605 

485 

402 

327 

293

271 

315 

316 

271 

229

200 

182 

165 

157 

149

141 

133 

119 

112 

105

98 

91 

84 

80 

80

77 

70 

74 

70 

70 

70

Per square 

mile

0.460 

.490 

.737 

2.18

.681 

1.97 

1.06 

.740 

.548 

.525 

1.14 

.342 

.285 

.250 

.362 

.096

.666

Sept.

74 

70 

70 

66 

66

60 

60 

60 

57 

57

57 

67 

67 

54 

61

61 

49 

47 

44 

42

39 

37 

36 

34 

33

32 

30 

30 

36 

48

Run-off In 

Indies

0.34 

.56 

.85 

2.43

.79 

2.20 

1.22 

.85 

.57 

.61 

1.27 

.39 

.32 

.29 

.42 

.11

9.04
APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN 235

Mosquito Creek at Chattahoochee, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°43', long. 84°49', In sec. 34, T. 3 N., R. 6 W., 

at Chattahoochee, 500 feet upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 90 and 600 feet downstream from pumping plant and dam.

Drainage area.- 60 square miles (revised).

Records available.- March 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- feamum discharge during year, 296 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 5.33 feet); 

minimum dally discharge, 1.5 second-feet July 3.

1936-38: Maximum discharge, 1,310 second-feet Sept. 1, 1937 (gage height, 11.54 

feet); minimum dally discharge, 0.4 second-foot Oct. 7, Nov. 8, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good above 40 second-feet and poor below. Marked diurnal regulation 

rrom pumping plant 600 feet upstream. Amount of water diverted at dam for supply of 

Florida State Hospital has not been measured but Is estimated to be between one and 

two million gallons a day. It Is believed that the loss of water from reservoir by 

seepage underground accounts for low run-off from this drainage area.

Revisions.- Figure of discharge for Jan. 1, 1937, has been revised to- 28 second-feet, and 

tnat or monthly mean discharge for January 1937 to 35.8 second-feet, superseding figures published In Water-supply Paper 822. Figures of monthly discharge In second-feet 

per square mile and run-off depth In Inches for period April 1936 to September 1937 

have been revised on basis of revised figure for drainage area and supersede those 

published In Water-supply Papers 802 and 822.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, ia feet, and discharge, ia eecond-feet)

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

O.5

.7 

1.9 

4.5

1.6 

2.0 

2.6 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

5.3

160

260

296

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

44

S3

77

80

84

80

71

59

44

44

44

44

 44

41

44

44

24

33

101

188

108

68

44

65

56

44

36

33

38

38

38

Nov.

38

36

57

56

15

33

10

29

38

26

87

136

160

90

71

66

71

74

71

V4

66

41

47

44

47

66

44

56

56

65

Dec.

65

44

44

5.7

62

69

60

47

47

47

50

50

50

50

38

26

44

66

71

74

44

44

53

47

77

74

53

44

44

44

18

Jan.

26

53

80

SO

68

50

5O

47

50

47

41

27

62

47

60

5O

44

44

44

44

44

44

47

50

84

101

80

56

44

13

59

Feb.

84

87

80

47

47

47

68

38

28

44

47

47

12

38

41

44

44

24

44

44

44

44

47

63

101

84

47

14

_

-

Mar.

47

47

31

21

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

20

19

44

41

62

143

248

115

68

63

66

44

47

69

38

2.4

30

41

41

44

Apr.

3O

13

29

41

19

24

26

56

101

143

59

44

41

41

38

8.6

24

32

26

23

41

65

77

44

36

23

30

26

17

17

-

May

62

69

22

11

16

15

22

3.7

41

41

IS

1,9

8.6

77

17

6.6

1.9

16

8.6

18

1.7

2O

23

21

26

23

4.0

21

16

2.4

30

June

38

33

6.0

25

36

17

26

6.6

17

36

1.9

22

29

18

36

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.7

11

38

50

41

30

9.2

17

60

65

71

41

-

July

20

13

l.E

13

18

9*2

3.2

1.7

1.7

9.2

19

1.9

4.2

4.S

4.C

14

16

24

11

17

21

41

38

56

62

74

87

37

71

65

59

Aug.

77

74

41

68

30

17

56

77

65

77

41

44

5.4

29

21

12

36

16

13

3,7

3.7

11

4.2

26

12

20

16

4.5

7.6

16

18

Sept.

4.0

36

47

22

6.9

16

4.8

28

4.8

24

6.9

12

8.2

3.6

11

11

9.2

17

1O

65

47

13

13

12

16

24

10

18

47

101

-

Peak discharge.- ilarch IS (10 a.m.) 296 sec.-ft.

202922 O « 16
236 APALACHICOLA RIVER BASIN

Monthly discharge, in second-feet, of Mosquito Creek at Chattahoochee, F?,a., 1936-38

Month Secondfoot-days

Per square Run-off in 

mile inches

April 1936...................... 2.531.9

May............................. 538.3

June............................ 685.4

July............................ 756.9

August.......................... 2,884.4

September....................... 926.7

Water year ...........

October 1936 ................... 1,467.6

November........................ 437.5

December........................ 1,289

Calendar year ...........

January 1937 ................... 1,109.5

February........................ 1,797

March........................... 2,101.8

April........................... 4,028

May............................. 2,878

June............................ 1,726.9

July............................ 1,463.8

August.......................... 1,791

September....................... 4,852

Water year 1936-37 .......... 24,915.0

October 1937 ................... 1,811

November........................ 1,740

December........................ 1,530.7

Calendar year 1937 ........... 26,829.7

January 1938 ................... 1,626

February........................ 1,389

March........................... 1,693.4

April........................... 1,194.6

May............................. 663.4

June............................ 782.8

July............................ 867.1

August.......................... 941.0

September....................... 647.3

Water year 1937-38 ........... 14,876.3

312

54

64

88

327

48

8.9 

1.2 

1.1 

.8 

8.4 

1.3

84.4

17.4

22.8

24.4

91.1

30.9

248

41

108

47.3

14.6

41.6

84

160

238

492

344

332

198

272

1,160

2.7 

3.0

2.8

53

19

4.6

1.8

11

41

35.8

64.2

67.8

134

92.8

57.6

47.2

57.8

162

1,160 .4 68.3

188

160

77

10

5.7

58.4

58.0

49.4

1,160 2.7 73.5

101

101

248

143

77

71

87

77

101

13

12

2.4

8.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

3.7

3.5

52.5

49.6

54.6

39.8

21.1

26.1

28.0

30.4

21.6

248 1.5 4O.8

1.41

.290

.380

.407

1.52

.515

.788

.243

.693

.597

1.07

1.13

2.23

1.65

.960

.787

.963

2.70

1.14

.973

.967

.823

1.23

.875

.827

.910

.663

.352

.435

.467

.507

.360

.680

1.57

.33

.42

.47

1.75

.57

.91 

.27 

.80

1.11

1.30

2.49

1.79

1.07

.91

1.11

3.01

15.46

1.12

1.08

.95

16.63

1.01

.86

1.05

.74

.41

.49

.54

.58

.40

9.23
BEAR CREEK BASIN 237

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.

Location.- staff gage, lat. 30°27', long. 85°33', in sec. 20, T. IS., R. 13 w., at 

county highway bridge, 1.5 miles southwest of Bennett.

Drainage area.- 150 square miles.

Records available.- November 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,020 second-feet NOT. 13 (gage 

height 8.02 feet); minimum observed, 380 second-feet July 7-14; minimum gage height 

observed, 4.62 feet June 18.

1935-38: Maximum discharge observed, 2,950 second-feet Sept. 2. 1937 (gage height, 

11.00 feet), from rating curve extended above 1,100 second-feet; minimum observed, 380 

second-feet Nov. 11, 12, 23-26, 1935, June 26 to July 5, July 7, 8, 1936, July 7-14, 

1938; minimum gage height observed, that of June 18, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 15.0 feet, from floodmarks (discharge not determined), date 

uncertain but probably sometime in March 1929.

Remarks.- Records excellent. Gage read once dally. Inclusion in discharge of large innow of ground water results in excessive rate of run-off per square mile as based on 

surface-drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11 to June 26)

4.6 

5.0 

5.5

368

413

486

6.0 

6.5 

7.0

562

648

752

374

1,020

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

530 

562 

578 

562 

546

546 

530 

515 

515 

515

515 

500 

500 

500 

500

486 

486 

500 

578 

668

688 

57S 

530 

515 

515

500 

530 

500 

500 

472 

472

Nov.

472 

47S 

472 

472 

472

472 

458 

458 

47S 

546

930 

990 

960 

730 

595

595 

798 

688 

630 

612

595 

578 

546 

546 

530

546 

546 

546 

546 

515

Dec.

515 

515 

500 

500 

500

515 

515 

500 

515 

515

500 

500 

486 

486 

436

486 

500 

562 

562 

515

500 

486 

500 

612 

595

530 

500 

486 

486 

472 

472

Jan.

472 

486 

515 

515 

486

486 

486 

486 

472 

458

458 

472 

486 

486 

472

458 

458 

458 

458 

458

458 

458 

444 

458 

500

486 

444 

444 

444 

444 

444

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193 7 ...........

oh..:........................

ater year 1937-3)

Feh.

458 

458 

458 

444 

444

431 

431 

431 

431 

418

418 

418 

418 

418 

418

418 

418 

418 

444 

472

458 

431 

431 

530 

500

458 

431 

418

Mar.

418 

418 

418 

418 

418

418 

418 

418 

418 

413

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

405 

612 

688 

562 

458

444 

431 

418 

41S 

431

418 

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

Second - 

foot-days

16,432 

17,788 

15,812

205,377

14,550 

12,321 

13,515 

12,874 

12,990 

13,543 

13,964 

14,291 

13,224

171,304

Apr.

405 

405 

405 

392 

392

392 

405 

405 

515 

530

458 

431 

413 

418 

418

418 

418

4le

418 

418

418 

472 

500 

458 

444

413 

418 

418 

431 

418

Maximum

688

990 

612

2,950

515 

530 

688 

515 

500 

648 

708 

630 

546

990

May

418 

418 

405 

405 

405

431 

444 

444 

500 

472

444 

418 

418 

418 

418

405 

405 

405 

405 

405

405 

392 

392 

392 

418

413 

418 

431 

418 

418 

405

Minimum

472 

468 

472

444

444 

418 

405 

392 

392 

392 

580 

418 

405

380

June

444 

418 

418 

405 

405

405 

405 

418 

444 

515

472 

458 

431 

418 

405

392 

392 

39S 

405 

458

486 

562 

472 

418 

405

486 

648 

578 

530 

458

July

418 

405 

405 

392 

392

392 

380 

380 

380 

S80

S80 

S80 

380 

380 

392

458 

405 

392 

405 

413

486 

444 

486 

546 

515

530 

648 

708 

595 

562 

530

Mean

530 

593 

610

563

469 

440 

436 

429 

419 

451 

450 

461 

441

469

Aug.

486 

486 

486 

472 

444

431 

444 

546 

630 

578

515 

472 

444 

472 

486

458 

444 

444 

431 

418

413 

418 

418 

413 

418

418 

458 

458 

444 

418 

413

P<~« square 

mile

3.53 

3.95 

3.40

3.75

3.13 

2.93 

2.91 

2.86 

2.79 

3.01 

3.00 

3.07 

2.94

3.13

Sept.

418 

413 

416 

472 

530

486 

500 

546 

486 

472

444 

431 

431 

431 

431

458 

431 

431 

418 

418

405 

405 

405 

405 

406

418 

418 

418 

431 

444

Run-off in 

inches

4.07 

4.41 

3.92

50.91

3.61 

3.05 

3.36 

3.19 

3.22 

3.36 

3.46 

3.64 

3.28

42.47
238 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Ctioctawhatchee River near Newton, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°21', long. 85°37', In T. 4 N., R. 24 E., at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 231, 1,500 feet upstream from Hurricane Creek, 0.8 mile 

north of Newton, and 1 mile downstream from Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge. 

Prior to Sept. 8, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 693 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1938. June 1906 to August 1908 and October 

i9ii to August 1912 at site 260 feet upstream. November 1921 to September 1927 at 

site 800 feet upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 9,650 second-feet Nov. 14 (gage I eight, 20.1 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 1A7 second-feet 

July 8, 9, Sept. 25; minimum gage height observed, 2.28 feet July 8.

1906-8, 1911-12, 1921-27, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Jan. 20, 

1936 (gage height, 29.5 feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge 

observed, 52 second-feet June 4, 1937 (gage height, 1.40 feet), caused by temporary 

regulation; minimum dally discharge, 104 second-feet June 4, 1937.

Maximum stage known, about 45 feet Mar. 15, 1929, present datum (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally or oftener prior to Installation of 

water-stage recorder. Some regulation from operation of small gristmills upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage helglit, In feet, and discharge, In se-.ond-feet)

2.3 147 3.6 630 9.0 3,720

2.6 227 4.0 340 13.0 5,870

3.0 374 5.0 1,420 17.3 8,110

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1936

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.

455^ 

585 

730 

730 

680

630 

630 

497 

455 

455

434 

455 

434 

414 

414

414 

434 

603 

1,130 

1,240

1,070 

900 

640 

730 

562

476 

518 

630 

730 

680 

630

Nov,

562 

497 

476 

434 

414

414 

414 

394 

414 

414

2,030 

4,110 

7,900 

7,800 

3,380

2,580 

2,230 

1,770 

1,710 

1,770

1,590 

1,480 

1,360 

1,240 

1,130

1,130 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130 

1,070

Dec.

1,190 

1,070 

1,070 

1,010 

840

960 

1,070 

1,530 

1,650 

1,590

1,360 

1,240 

1,070 

1,070 

960

900 

900 

900 

840 

840

790 

790 

1,190 

1,650 

1,690

1,590 

1,360 

1,840 

1,150 

960 

900

Jan.

960 

900 

1,010 

1,010 

960

960 

1,240 

1,190 

1,190 

1,130

1,010 

960 

960 

900 

340

790 

790 

790 

790 

790

790 

790 

790 

960 

1,130

1,130 

1,010 

900 

730 

790 

790

Month

Got 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19J 7 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

900 

840 

790 

730 

730

680 

680 

680 

680 

680

630 

630 

630 

585

585

585 

585 

585 

840 

900

790 

730 

1,010 

1,360 

1,240

1,070 

900 

340

Mar.

730 

630 

630 

565 

585

585 

562 

540 

540 

518

518 

518 

497 

476 

497

1,480 

6,390 

5,030 

3,090 

2,350

1,880 

1,530 

1,420 

1,240 

1,190

1,070 

960 

840 

790 

680 

630

Secondfoot-dsys

19,585 

52,223 

35,260

441,084

28,980 

21,885 

36,981 

46,570 

15,326 

10,535 

43,156 

31,926 

10,815

355,232

Apr.

630 

1,360 

1,240 

1,130 

1,130

960 

1,190 

2,920 

4,280 

3,360

2,290 

1,770 

1,300 

1,130 

1,010

1,240 

790 

730 

730

840

1,940 

2,520 

3,090 

2,580 

1,770

1,300 

1,070 

840 

730 

680

Majclmuffl

1,240 

7,900 

1,650

12,800

1,240 

1,360 

6,390 

4,280 

730 

960 

8,110 

3,490 

670

8,110

Bay

630 

562

518 

497 

497

680 

730 

630 

630 

630

497 

455 

414 

394 

434

394 

394 

316 

316 

297

297 

261 

261 

244 

576

680 

730 

730 

680 

455 

497

Klnimum

414 

394 

790

104

7SO 

585 

476 

6SO 

244 

159 

147 

261 

197

147

June

497 

476 

414 

335 

316

279 

244 

279 

394 

316

279 

297 

354 

316 

227

212 

184 

171 

159 

164

244 

244 

261 

212 

244

497 

900 

960 

585 

455

July

S54 

297 

244 

197 

197

184 

159 

147 

147 

197

335 

394 

630 

476 

518

455 

414 

354 

497 

680

840 

1,480 

1,860 

1,530 

1,820

4,610 

7,750 

8,110 

4,440 

2,170 

1,650

Mean

632 

1,741 

1,137

1,208

936 

782 

1,257 

1,552 

494 

351 

1,392 

1,030 

360

973

Aug.

1,360 

2,170 

2,560 

1,710 

1,300

1,010 

1,010 

1,530 

3,490 

2,860

1,820 

1,240 

900 

680 

630

562 

680 

900 

730 

540

516 

394 

394 

354 

335

279 

261 

585 

414 

374 

316

Per square 

mile

0.912 

2.51 

1.64

1.74

3..3B 

1.13 

1.61 

2.24 

.713 

.606 

2.01 

1.49 

.519

1.40

Sept.

335 

316 

335 

279 

279

497 

476 

414 

394 

394

335 

354 

374 

394 

434

414 

394 

354 

335 

261

261 

227 

227 

197 

197

197 

670 

540 

497 

434

Run-off In 

Inches

1.05 

2.80 

1.89

23.67

1.56 

1.18 

2.09 

2.50 

.62 

.66 

2.S2 

1.72 

.58

19.07
CHOCTAUHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 239

Choctawhatchee River at Caryvllle, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°47', long. 85°50', In sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 16 W., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 90, 300 feet downstream from Louisville & Nashville Railroad 

bridge and three-quarters of a mile west of Caryvllle. Zero of gage Is 39.00 feet 

(revised) above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,490 square miles.

Records available.- August 1929 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,100 second-feet mar. 21, 22; maximum gage 

height, 13.03 feet Mar. 22; minimum discharge, 1,340 second-feet Sep*;. 26 (gage 

height, 1.21 feet).

1929-38: Maximum discharge, 56,600 second-feet Sept. 4, 1937 (gage height, 15.55 

feet); minimum. 865 second-feet Oct. 28. 1931; minimum gage height, -0.27 foot June 30, 

1935.

Maximum stage known, 27.1 feet Mar. 17, 1929, from U. S. Weather Bureau records and 

floodmarks (discharge, 206,000 second-feet, by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records excellent.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.2 

2.0 

3.O 

4.O 

5.0

1,340 

1,680 

2,19O 

2,750 

3,410

6.O 4,220

7.O 5,25O

8.O 6.7OO

9.0 8,800

10.0 11,8OO

11.0

12.0

13.0

16,OOO 

21,800 

30,100

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1°38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

S7 

88 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

3,4SO 

3.4SO 

3,710 

4,220 

4,81O

5,380 

5,250 

4,600

4,040 

3,710

3,870 

4,04O 

3,710 

3,410 

3,27O

3,20O 

3,140 

3,14O 

4,380 

6,O90

7,660 

8,800 

8,560 

7,260 

5,780

4,920 

4,50O 

4,310 

4,31O 

4,220 

4,O4O

HOT.

3,870 

3,640 

3,480 

3,340 

3,140

3,000 

2,940 

2,880 

2,860 

2,880

3,860 

6,69O 

1O,2OO 

13,300 

16,OOO

19,5OO 

19,500 

17,700 

15,100 

13,30O

11,100 

1O,2OO 

9,060 

8.1OO 

7,260

6,700 

6,540 

6,700 

6,700 

6,380

Dec.

6,06O 

5,770 

5,380 

5,140 

4,920

4,920 

5,140 

5,380 

5,250 

5.38O

6.O6O 

6,540 

6,380 

6,O60 

5,770

5,510 

5,250 

5,140 

5,03O 

5,030

4,810 

4,6OO 

4.7OO 

5.38O 

6,700

7,880 

7,880 

7,460 

6,700 

6,060 

5, 64O

Jan.

5,380 

5,140 

5,140 

5,38O 

5,510

5,510 

5,380 

5,770 

6,330 

6,700

6,880 

6,54O 

6,220 

5,900 

5,640

5,380 

5.O3O 

4.81O 

4,7OO 

4,700

4,600 

4,50O 

4,4OO 

4,4OO 

4,700

5,250 

5,770 

5,510 

5,030 

4.6OO 

4.50O

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ch

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

4,600 

4,810 

4,700 

4,500 

4,220

4,130 

4,04O 

3,960 

3,870 

3,790

3,710 

3,64O 

3,560 

3,480 

3,410

3,410 

3.41O 

3,34O 

3,640 

4,50O

5,250 

5,380 

5,O3O 

5,140 

6,06O

6,700 

6.O6O 

5,250

Mar.

4,700 

4,310 

4,040 

3,790 

3,710

3,710 

3,640 

3,560 

3,410 

3,340

3,270 

3,2OO 

3,140 

3,070 

3,000

3,360 

5,560 

9,OOO 

13,700 

22,OOO

29,200 

30,100 

27,400 

23,600 

19,500

15,4OO 

11,8OO 

10,500 

7,660 

6,700 

6,O60

Secondfoot-days

145,290 

245,940 

177,920

2,596,630

165,350 

123,590 

295, 4BO 

270,220 

109,010 

76,700 

151,500 

182,170 

59,920

2,OO3,O60

Apr.

5,51O 

5,380 

6,740 

8,100 

8,560

7,760 

6,7OO 

6.54O 

8.13O 

11,400

15,100 

17.2OO 

17,700 

17,200 

15,1OO

12.OOO 

8,85O 

6,470 

5,510 

5,030

4,920 

4,810 

7,460 

9,O6O 

10, 2OO

9,90O 

9,O6O 

7,88O 

6,550 

5,380

Maximum

e,soo

19,500 

7,880

65,500

6,880 

6,700 

30,100 

17,700 

5,510 

3,790 

21,800 

18,3OO 

2,520

3O,1OO

May

4,810 

4,310 

3,960 

3.64O 

3,480

3,560 

4,O4O 

4,500 

5,140 

5,510

5,140 

4,400 

3,640 

3,270 

3,070

3.OOO 

2,940 

2,750 

2,580 

2.46O

2,41O 

2,300 

2,190 

2,14O 

2,190

2,880 

3,640 

3.64O 

3,410 

3,790 

4,220

Minimum

3.14O 

2,880 

4,6OO

1,870

4,400 

3,340 

3,OOO 

4,810 

2,140 

1,540 

1,420 

1,92O 

1,340

1,340

June

3,790 

3,48O 

3,200 

3,140 

2,94O

2,58O 

2,360 

2,410 

2,750 

3,140

3,340 

3,070 

2,58O 

2,3OO 

2,140

1,970 

1,770 

1,640 

1,540 

1,590

1,92O 

2,190 

2,190 

1,920 

1,770

1,820 

2,560 

3,48O 

3,710 

3,410

July

2,610 

2,J6O 

2,CSO 

1,£2O 

1,170

1,F8O 

1,E90 

1,EOO 

1,420 

1,420

1,£9O 

2,440 

3,14O 

3,2OO 

3,C70

2,750 

2,680 

3,C70 

2.S40 

3.14O

3,£7O 

4,280 

5,250 

5,'!7O 

6,380

6.E40 

7.C6O 

9,38O 

13,800 

21,2^0 

21,8OO

Mean

4,687 

8,198 

5,739

7,114

5,334 

4,414 

9,531 

9,OO7 

3,516 

2,557 

4,887 

5,876 

1,997

5,488

Aug.

18,3OO 

14,200 

11,100 

9.9OO 

1O.2OO

9,600 

8,1OO 

7,O6O 

7,260 

7,660

7,880 

7,880 

7.26O 

5,860 

5,O30

4,400 

3.96O 

3,640 

3,640 

3,48O

3,140 

2,810 

2,63O 

2.41O 

2,240

2,140 

2.O20 

1,970 

1,920 

2,24O 

2,24O

Pe" square 

mile

1.34 

2.35 

1.64

2.O4

1.53 

1.26 

2.73 

2.58 

1.01 

.733 

1.40 

1.68 

.572

1.57

Sept.

2,190 

2,O8O 

2,080 

2,080 

1,97O

1,970 

2,240 

2,460 

2,3OO 

2,080

2,240 

2,46O 

2,140 

1,670 

1,820

2,080 

2,520 

2,36O 

2,14O 

1,670

1,640 

1,590 

1,500 

1,420 

1,420

1,340 

1.42O 

1,880 

2,520 

2,240

Run-off in 

Inches

1.54 

2.62 

1.89

27.64

1.76 

1.31 

3.15

lll6 

.82 

1.61 

1.94 

.64

21.31
240 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Choctawhatchee River near Bruce, Fla.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°27', long. 85°54', in sec. 36, T. 1 N., R. 17 W., 

at oridge on State Highway 10, about 5 miles southeast of Bruce. Zero of gage is 

3.94 feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 4,580 square miles.

Records available.- October 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 30,900 second-feet Mar. 24 (gage height, 11.78 

reet); minimum, 2,260 second-feet Sept. 26-B8: minimum gage height, 1.27 feet Sept. 27, 

28.

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 70,200 second-feet Sept. 5, 6, 1937, froi rating 

curve extended above 47,000 second-feet; maximum gage height, 16.04 feet Sept. 6, 1937; 

minimum discharge observed, 1,680 second-feet Nov. 10-13, 1931; minimum gage height. 

0.42 foot July 1, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 25.0 feet in March 1929, from floodmarks (dlscherge, 220,000 

second-feet, from rating curve extended above 47,000 second-feet on basis of computation for station at Caryville}.

Remarks.- Records excellent except those for periods of missing gage heights and those 

for October and July, all of which are good.

Rating table, water year, 1957-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.3 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

4.5

2,260

2,720

3,450

4,340

4,930

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

5,620

7,400

9,640

12,300

15,600

10.0 20,100

11.0 25,700

11.8 30,900

Discharge, in seccnd-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

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.

5,330 

5,190 

5,060 

5,060 

5,060

5,190 

5,470 

5,790 

6,130 

6,300

6,300 

5,960 

5,620 

5,330 

5,190

4,930 

4,690 

4,570 

4,690 

4,930

5,470 

6,130 

6,830 

7,800 

8,900

9,380 

9,140 

8,440 

7,600 

6,830 

6,300

Nov.

5,790 

5,620 

5,330 

5,060 

4,810

4,690 

4,450 

4,230 

4,130 

4,150

5,730 

6,830 

7,400 

3,220 

9,640

12,800 

16,800 

20,600 

22,800 

21,600

19,6OO 

17,200 

15,600 

14,200 

12,900

12,000 

11,200 

10,400 

9,640 

9,140

Dec.

8,900 

3,660 

8,440 

8,220 

8,000

7,600 

7,400 

7,210 

7,020 

6,830

6,830 

6,830 

*7,200 

*7,400 

*7,700

«7,800 

*7,600 

*7,500 

t7,400 

*7,200

*7,000 

*6,800 

*6,700 

*6,600 

*6,500

t7,020 

*7,600 

*8,SOO 

«9,000 

*9,100 

*9,100

Jan.

*9,000 

t8,660 

8,000 

7,600 

7,400

7,210 

7,210 

7,210 

7,210 

7,210

7,400 

7,600 

8,000 

8,220 

8,220

8,220 

8,000 

7,600 

7,400 

7,020

6,650 

6,470 

6,300 

6,300 

6,300

*6,500 

*7,000 

*7,300 

»7,400 

»7,000 

»6,500

Month

00 1

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

*6,200 

*6,400 

*6,600 

*6,400 

6,130

5,960 

5,960 

5,620 

5,470 

5,330

5,190 

5,060 

4,930 

4,810 

4,690

4,690 

4,570 

4,570 

4,690 

4,810

5,060 

6,330 

5,790 

6,470 

6,830

7,210 

7,400 

7,800

Mar.

7,800 

7,800 

7,600 

7,020 

6,470

5,960 

5,470 

5,330 

5,190 

5,060

4,930 

4,810 

4,690 

4,570 

4,340

4,450 

5,060 

5,620 

6,650 

7,800

10,300 

18,200 

27,200 

30,200 

29,500

26,900 

22,800 

19,100 

16,000 

13,600 

11,500

Secondfoot-days

189,610 

312,560 

235,460

3,437,370

228,110 

159,970 

341,920 

324,130 

155,710 

106,280 

133,140 

272,160 

86,040

2,546,090

Apr.

10,200 

3,900 

8,220 

7,600 

7,400

7,800 

8,660 

9,640 

9,900 

9,900

9,900 

11,200 

14,600 

17,600 

19,100

19,100 

17,200 

15,300 

12,900 

10,900

9,380 

8,220 

7,400 

7,020 

7,210

8,000 

9,380 

10,400 

10,700 

10,400

Maximum

9,380 

22,800 

9,100

70,200

9,000 

7,800 

30,200 

19,100 

9,640 

4,690 

11,400 

21,600 

3,290

30,200

May

9,640 

8,660 

7,600 

6,830 

6,130

5,470 

5,060 

5,060 

5,190 

5,190

5,470 

5,620 

5,960 

5,960 

5,620

5,060 

4,570 

4,230 

4,030 

3,770

3,610 

3,450 

3,290 

3,210 

3,140

3,290 

3,530 

3,940 

4,230 

4,450 

4,450

Minimum

4,570 

4,130 

6,500

3,060

6,300 

4,570 

4,640 

7,020 

3,140 

2,720 

2,320 

2,800 

2,260

2,260

June

4,450 

4,570 

4,690 

4,450 

4,230

4,030 

3,850 

3,610 

3,450 

3,610

3,770 

3,940 

4,030 

3,940 

3,610

3,290 

3,070 

2,860 

2,720 

2,720

2,720 

2,860 

3,000 

3,070 

3,000

2,860 

2,790 

3,290 

3,770 

4,030

July

4,130 

4,130 

3.770 

3,290 

3,000

2,790 

2,650 

2,520 

2,450 

2,320

2,380 

2,520 

2,860 

3,290 

3,610

3,690 

3,690 

3,610 

3,610 

*S,700

*3,900 

4,230 

4,450 

4,690 

5,060

5,620 

6,300 

7,020 

7,800 

8,660 

11,400

Mean

6,116 

10,420 

7,595

9,417

7,358 

5,713 

11,030 

10,800 

5.023 

3,543 

4,295 

8,779 

2,868

6,973

Aug.

17,600 

21,600 

20,600 

17,600 

15,000

12,900 

11,800 

11,800 

11,200 

10,700

9,900 

9,380 

9,140 

8,900 

8,900

8,660 

8,000 

7,020 

6,300 

5,470

4,930 

4,570 

4,230 

3,940 

3,610

3,370 

3,140 

*2,900 

«2,SOO 

*S,000 

*S,200

Per square 

mile

1.34 

2.28 

1.66

2.06

1.61 

1.25 

2.41 

2.36 

1.10 

.774 

.938 

1.92 

.626

1.52

Sept.

*S,200 

*S,200 

*S,100 

*3,000 

3,000

3,000 

3,070 

3,140 

3,290 

3,290

3,070 

3,000 

3,140 

3,070 

2,860

2,790 

2,790 

3,070 

3,140 

3,000

2,790 

2,580 

2,450 

2,380 

2,320

2,320 

2,260 

2,260 

*2,600 

2,860

Run-off in 

inches

1.54 

2.54 

1.91

27.93

1.86 

1.30 

2.78 

2.63 

1.27 

.86 

1.08 

2.21 

.70

20.68

 Gage height missing; discharge computed on basis of recorded range in atage and records for 

station at Caryville.

tGage height mi3aIng; discharge computed from staff gage reading.
CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN 

Pea River at Elba, Ala.

241

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°24', long. 86°04', in SEi sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 20 E., at 

~" bridge on U. S. Highway 84, 500 feet downstream from Whitewater Creek and half a mile 

upstream from Beaver Dam Creek and Atlantic Coast Line Railroad bridge.

Drainage area.- 952 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1938. June to December 1906 (ga.ge heights 

only) at site half a mile downstream. Records of gage heights since January 1931 

published in reports of U. S. Weather Bureau.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 35,000 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height, 35.0 

feet); minimum gage height observed, 0.60 feet June 15.

1935-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1938; minimum gage height observed, 

that of June 15, 1938.

Maximum stage known, 43.5 feet, present site and datum, March 1929, from reports of 

U. S. Weather Bureau (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Discharge below 3,530 second-feet (gage height, 8.0 feet) Oct. 1 to June 15 

 and below 3,400 second-feet (gage height, 10.0 feet) June 16 to Sept. 30 not determined

due to variable stage-discharge relation resulting from operation of power plant at

dam 4-i miles downstream. Gage read twice daily.

Cage height, In feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

S

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

5.27

4.97

5.04

5.99

5.77

5.51

5.01

4.S5

4.70

5.47

5.29

5.09

4.97

4.80

4.40

4.20

4.74

6.47

S.89

6.30

7.79

7.27

6.74

6.57

6.31

6.11

6.19

5.97

5.77

5.87

5.87

Nov.

5.71

5.61

5.54

5.51

5.34

5.09

4.94

4.88

4.68

5.24

8.01

11.44

11.93

11.35

10.75

10.07

9.34

9.01

8.01

8.34

8.01

7.41

7.09

6.94

7.19

7.14

6.94

6.81

6.77

6.81

-

Dec.

6.71

6.61

6.51

6.37

6.69

6.94

6.77

6.77

8.09

7.74

7.44

7.41

7.19

6.79

6.89

6.87

6.81

6.94

7.31

7.09

6.89

6.59

8.09

8.17

7.74

7.69

7.54

7.27

7.17

7.07

6.97

Jan.

6.89

7.21

7.14

7.19

7.01

7.83

9.32

8.63

8.27

8.09

7.81

7.61

7.47

7.31

7.09

6.97

6.84

6.69

6.84

6.71

6.61

6.51

6.41

7.87

7.73

7.19

7.07

6.67

6.74

6.61

6.97

Feb.

6.87

6.77

6.71

6.7"!

6.59

6.44

6.31

6.19

6.09

6.04

5.97

5.94

5.87

5.79

5.77

5 »29

4^73

4.08

6.01

5.27

4.90

4.42

5.14

5.01

4.58

4.12

3.90

3.78

-

-

-

liar.

3.68

3.55

3.30

3.18

3.10

3.05

3.00

3.15

3.02

2.92

2.98

3.05

2*92

2 '.78

2.S8

18.94

30.25

20.70

17.08

17.88

14.00

10.02

S.71

7.66

7.02

6.54

6.00

6.10

5.50

5.29

4.92

Apr.

4.60

5-30

5.54

6.08

5.80

6.40

12.03

13.13

15-37

18.72

14.57

10.71

8.91

5.92

5.80

6.05

4-75

4.44

4.46

4-71

7.26

8.39

7.84

7.91

7.84

6.72

5.50

4.80

4.46

4.22

May

3*92

s'.ea

3.40

3.20

3.18

4.42

5.08

5.88

5.15

4.05

3.48

3.09

2.92

2 *92

2.82

2.54

2.27

2.05

2.02

1.S6

1.60

1.43

1.10

1.01

2.18

2.83

3.00

3.06

3.66

3.61

3.66

June

3.61

3.57

3.82

3.68

3.14

2.82

2.22

2.90

3.25

2.90

2.32

1.98

1.80

1.20

.68

2.86

3.12

3.70

4.42

3.82

4.75

4.72

3.84

3.76

3.50

7.04

7.12

6.90

6.64

6.25

July

5.90

5.18

4.22

3.80

3.44

2.94

2.48

2.38

2.28

5.22

4.54

4.30

4.22

4. OP

5.01

6.15

4.70

3.80

4. Of

6.00

8.15

9.29

9.36

8.57

8.83

19.77

17.56

10.68

9.91

9.75

9.20

Aug.

9.24

9.46

9.10

8.92

8. 16

7.48

9.14

9.91

9.63

9.64

9.49

8.38

7.93

7.74

7-61

7.30

6.53

6.36

6.30

6.38

6.20

5.90

5.80

5-67

4.96

4.54

4.26

5.14

4.97

4.84

5.06

Sept.

4.97

4.86

4.71

4.90

5.06

5.24

5.23

4.96

4.86

4.76

4.92

5.04

4.96

4.78

5.26

5.06

4.86

4.73

4.56

4.38

4.08

4.53

5.00

4.74

4.70

4.56

4.60

4.93

4.60

5.83

-

Note.- Gage heights below 8.0 feet Oct. 1 to June 15 and 10.0 feet June 16 to Sept. 30 subject 

to some inaccuracy due to fluctuation from operation of power plant 4j miles downstream.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Oct.

Nov.

5

19

20

12

13

14

15

16

17

*aoo

3,870

3,620

6,210

6,770

6,210

5,550

4,330

4,130

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

18

19

20

21

8

9

24

7

8

3,930

3,530

3,620

3,530

 1,130

3,560

3,590

4,130

3,730

Jan. 9

10

21

Mar. 15

16

17

18

19

20

3,620

3,560

*1,240

t634

15,800

23,500

17,500

13,200

14,200

Kar. 21

22

23

24

25

Apr. 7

8

9

10

9,340

4,730

3,770

»3,520

«2,900

6,980

8,210

11,100

15,200

Apr. 11

12

13

May 20

July 19

S6

27

28

29

10,100

5,510

3,390

*482

*30l

15,100

12,200

4,100

 3,360

*Result of discharge measurement. 

tMean of two discharge measurements.
242 CHOCTAWHATCHEE RIVER BASIN

Pea River near Samson, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°07', long. 86°06', in HL. 2 N., F. 19 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 12, 500 feet downstream from Boyenton Creek, 3 miles west of 

Samson, and 19 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.- 1,170 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1938. August 1904 to August 1£13 and June 1922 

to October 1925 at site li miles upstream (published as Pea River at Fera, Ala.).

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23.300 second-feet tor. 18 (gage height, 35.83 

feet;; minimum, 181 second-feet Sept. 19 (gage height, 1.19 feet); mlrimum daily discharge, 257 second-feet Sept. 26.

1904-13, 1922-25, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, 27,800 second-feet Jan. 22, 1936 

(gage height, 37.2 feet); minimum discharge observed, 41 second-feet Cct. 26, 1935 

(gage height, 0.40 foot).

Maximum, stage known, 45.3 feet, present site and datum Mar. 15, 19£9, from floodmarKs (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good. Dally fluctuations In discharge caused by operation of power 

plant 25 miles upstream. Gage heights Mar. 26-31, July 26-27 determined from graph 

drawn on basis of weather records and records for stations on nearby streams.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3} 

Oct. 1 to Nov. 13 Nov. 14 to Sept. 30

3.S 695 8.5 2,000 15.5 4,720

4.5 853 11.5 3,050 17.5 5,720

5.1 1,000 13.5 3,850 18.7 6,350

6.5 1,370 14.5 4,260

1.6 

2.5 

4.0 

7.0 

10.0

257

440

789

1,600

2,600

14.0

18.0

21.0

23.0

25.0

4,220 

6,130 

7.S50 

9,200 

10,700

27.0 12,400

29.0 14,400

32.0 17,300

35.0 21,800

35.8 23,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

695 

853 

925 

1,000 

1,160

1,030 

925

ezo

761 

1,090

1,000 

807 

830 

717 

739

717 

761 

2,310 

4,140 

3,680

2,940 

2,200 

1,870 

1,590 

1,400

1,320 

1,460 

1,400 

1,290 

1,160 

1,030

Nov.

975 

925 

853 

734 

739

717 

717 

739 

739 

S64

4,070 

5,160 

6,350 

6,760 

6,670

6,020 

4,990 

3,370 

3,080 

3,200

2,820 

2,460 

2,220 

2,040 

1,980

2,080 

2,080 

2,010 

1,910 

1,750

Doo.

1,630 

1,540 

1,430 

1,430 

1,400

1,630 

1,600 

1,480 

1,920 

2,430

2,110 

2,080 

1,940 

1,810 

1,720

1,660 

1,600 

1,630 

1,510 

1,430

1,370 

1,320 

1,550 

2,680 

2,460

2,320 

2,150 

1,980 

1,840 

1,750 

1,690

Jan.

1,600 

1,660 

1,910 

1,880 

1,810

1,780 

2,720 

3,400 

3,120 

2,900

2,570 

2,360 

2,220 

2,040 

1,880

1,690 

1,540 

1,510 

1,510 

1,460

1,430 

1,400 

1,370 

1,540 

2,460

2,040 

1,750 

1,600 

1,480 

1,400 

1,430

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Feb.

1,460 

1,340 

1,260 

1,210 

1,180

1,180 

1,180 

1,150 

1,100 

1,070

1,040 

1,040 

1,020 

993 

993

1,020 

993 

993 

1,570 

2,040

1,600 

1,430 

1,430 

1,940 

1,750

1,510 

1,340 

1,260

liar.

1,180 

1,100 

1,020 

993 

967

941 

941 

889 

339 

814

814 

769 

739 

764 

739

2,520 

13,000 

22,300 

20,800 

17,900

16,200 

12,200 

8,200 

5,680 

4,220

3,400 

2,970 

2,680 

2,460 

2,290 

2,110

Secondfoot-days

42,630 

79,592 

55,140

817,411

59,460 

36,092 

152,459 

120,960 

35,484 

21,480 

69,751 

44,814 

13,518

731,380

Apr.

1,910 

2,010 

2,320 

2,250 

2,290

2,150 

4,960 

7,130 

S,440 

10,000

12,100 

10, 600 

7,430 

4,340 

2,790

2,320 

2,040 

1,840 

1,750 

1,910

2,520 

4,260 

4,300 

3,820 

3,650

3,570 

2,750 

2,080 

1,730 

1,600

Maximum

4,140 

6,780 

2 5 680

22,200

3,400 

2,040 

22,300 

12,100 

2,390 

1,320 

13,000 

3,440 

S31

22,300

May

1,400 

1,290 

1,180 

1,100 

1,070

1,400 

1,630 

2,390 

2,150 

1,750

1,370 

1,100 

967 

915 

967

915 

339 

764 

715 

691

643 

620 

597 

597 

667

967 

1,020 

1,070 

1,820 

1,540 

1,340

Minijsuou

695 

717 

1,320

422

1,370 

993

1,600 

597 

326 

286 

495 

257

257

June

1,150 

1,040 

1,230 

1,040 

S14

691 

620 

597 

873 

1,320

915 

715 

597 

597 

506

398 

326 

326 

555 

620

551 

517 

484 

440 

387

557 

915 

1,020 

915 

764

July

643 

597 

585 

517 

398

356 

34 <5 

301 23- 

473

830 

764 

597 

481 

517

597 

597 

56? 

56? 

1,040

1,540 

2,160 

3,010 

2,150 

2,360

4,360 

13,000 

12,700 

8,040 

5,320 

4,040

Mean

1,375 

2,653 

1,779

2,239

1,918 

1,289 

4,918 

4,032 

1,145 

716 

2,250 

1,446 

451

2,004

Aug.

3,010 

3,440 

3,440 

2,460 

1,880

1,570 

2,010 

3,2SO 

2,460 

2,320

1,340 

1,660 

1,720 

1,570 

1,320

1,070 

1,020 

839 

789 

739

691 

643 

551 

574 

539

506 

495 

597 

667 

597 

517

Per square 

rile

1.18 

2.27

1.91

1.64 

1.10 

4.20 

3.45 

.979 

.612 

1.92 

1.24 

.385

1.71

Sept.

506 

506 

484 

473 

473

831 

620 

574 

495 

643

597 

484 

473 

451 

429

462 

506 

473 

270 

366

345 

316 

326 

284 

312

257 

440 

408 

377 

336

Run-off in 

inches

1.36 

2.53 

1.75

26.98

l!l4 

4.84

l!l3 

.68 

2.21 

1.43 

.43

23.24

Peak discharge.- Mar. 18 (4«30 p.m.) 23,300 aeo.-ft.; July 27 (10 p.m.) 14,600 aeo.-ft.
YELLOSF RIVER BASIN 

yellow River near Holt, Fla.

243

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 30°40'25", long. 86°44'50", in sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 25 W., 

at county highway bridge 2i miles south of Holt. Zero of gage Is 18.02 feet above 

mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,260 square miles.

Records available.- October 1933 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 11,100 second-feet NOT. 15 (gage 

height, 9.50 feet); minimum observed, 885 second-feet June 18; minimuTi gage height 

observed, 1.22 feet July 10.

1933-38: Maximum discharge, 23,000 second-feet Oct. 9, 1934 (gage height, 12.80 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 812 second-feet Oct. 2, 1934 (gage height, 

0.79 foot).

Flood of 1929 reached a stage of about 25.4 feet,from Information furnished by 

local residents (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read once dally.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

1,590 

1,620 

1,680 

1,520 

1,720

1,750 

1,650 

1,650 

1,620 

1,520

1,650 

1,890 

1,890 

1,680 

1,650

1,560 

2,020 

2,070 

2,470 

3,310

5,300 

5,780 

5,300 

5,070 

4,850

3,100 

2,840 

2,340 

2,220 

1,980 

1,980

Nov.

1,930 

1,780 

1,680 

1,650 

1,590

1,560 

1,520 

1,520 

1,490 

1,460

2,120 

2,680 

5,540 

8,780 

11,100

10,100 

9,090 

7,620 

6,800 

5,300

4,850 

4,230 

3,860 

3,700 

3,560

3,310 

3,100 

3,100 

3,200 

3,100

Dec.

3,100 

2,760 

2,470 

2,540 

2,340

2,280 

2,340 

2,470 

2,540 

2,610

2,540 

2,610 

2,610 

2,610 

2,470

2,340 

2,280 

2,280 

2,220 

2,280

2,170 

2,120 

2,120 

2,170 

2,120

2,120 

2,760 

2,680 

2,470 

2,280 

2,070

Jan.

1,980 

2,120 

2,070 

2,220 

2,400

2,470 

2,470 

2,400 

2,540 

2,610

2,680 

2,680 

2,610 

2,260 

2,220

2,120 

2,020 

1,930 

1,890 

1,850

1,850 

1,820 

1,780 

1,780 

1,820

1,980 

2,020 

2,020 

1,930 

1,750 

1,720

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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Feb.

1,750 

1,850 

1,850 

1,750 

1,680

1,620 

1,590 

1,560 

1,520 

1,490

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,460 

1,520

1,430 

1,430 

1,400 

1,520 

1,930

2,280 

2,920 

3,200 

3,100 

3,100

3,010 

2,760 

2,400

Mar.

1,780 

1,780 

1,680 

1,650 

1,650

1,650 

1,680 

1,720 

1,620 

1,560

1,520 

1,490 

1,460 

1,430 

1,400

1,890 

2,470 

3,010 

4,640 

5,540

7,900 

7,070 

5,540 

4,640 

4,640

4,850 

3,860 

3,200 

2,760 

2,340 

2,170

Secondfoot-days

77,270 

121,320 

74,770

986,060

66,030 

54,500 

90,590 

74,170 

49,450 

38,978 

62,413 

84,690 

36,169

830,350

Apr.

2,020 

2,120 

2,340 

2,680 

3,010

2,840 

2,540 

2,280 

2,400 

2,840

3,700 

4,230 

4,430 

3,860 

3,100

2,340 

1,980 

1,750 

1,720 

1,650

1,750 

1,820 

2,120 

2,540 

2,610

2,540 

2,170 

1,680 

1,520 

1,590

Maximum

5,780 

11,100 

3,100

16,000

2,680 

3,200 

7,900 

4,430 

2,610 

1,930 

4,640 

6,800 

1,560

11,100

May

1,490 

1,750 

1,400 

1,330 

1,430

1,590 

1,980 

2,020 

1,9SO 

1,930

1,780 

1,460 

1,330 

1,300 

1,300

1,270 

1,240 

1,170 

1,170 

1,140

1,110 

1,080 

1,040 

1,110 

1,650

1,850 

2,400 

2,610 

2,400 

2,120 

2,020

Minimum

1,520 

1,460 

2,070

1,060

1,720 

1,400 

1,400 

1,520 

1,040 

885 

908 

1,240 

957

885

June

1,890 

1,680 

1,430 

1,330 

1,200

1,200 

1,200 

1,140 

1,140 

1,270

1,360 

1,200 

1,270 

1,140 

1,010

957 

908 

885 

908 

1,300

1,330 

1,200 

1,170 

1,110 

1,270

1,560 

1,720 

1,930 

1,780 

1,490

July

1,2*0 

1,240 

1,060 

1,03.0 

9P7

9F4 

957 

9!-2 

908 

908

9FV 

1,170 

1,200 

1,2VO 

l,3fO

1,4FO 

1,400 

l,5fO i.sro

1,9FO

2,170 

2.2FO 

2,340 

2,6PO 

3,200

3,700 

3,860 

4,430 

4,640 

4,4!X> 

4,230

Mean

2,493 

4,044 

2,412

2,702

2,130 

1,946 

2,922 

2,472 

1,595 

1,299 

2,013 

2,732 

1,206

2,275

Aug.

6,300 

5,540 

4,640 

3,860 

3,430

3,310 

2,920 

2,840 

3,100

4,850

5,540 

4,430 

3,560 

2,920 

2,470

2,170 

1,980 

1,850 

1,750 

1,590

1,490 

1,520 

1,430 

1,400 

1,330

1,270 

1,240 

1,270 

1,460 

1,430 

1,300

Per square 

mile

1.98 

3.21 

1.91

2.14

1.69 

1.54 

2.32 

1.96 

1.27 

1.03 

1.60 

2.17 

.957

1.81

Sept.

1,300 

1,330 

1,360 

1,400 

1,300

1,270 

1,400 

1,430 

1,460 

1,300

1,200 

1,140 

1,140 

1,200 

1,170

1,170 

1,560 

l,3Cv 

1,270 

1,140

1,040 

1,010 

984 

984 

957

984 

1,040 

1,140 

1,110 

1,080

Run-off In 

Inches

2.28 

3.58 

2.20

29.11

1.95 

1.60 

2.68 

2.19 

1.46 

1.15 

1.84 

2.50 

1.07

24.50
244 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Escambla River near Century, Fla.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 30°58', long. 87°15', on line between sees. 9 and 10, 

T. b N., R. 30 W., on handrail of bridge on State Highway 62, 1| miles east of 

Century.

Drainage area.- 3,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1934 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 73,900 second-feet Max. 22 (gare height, 20.66 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 945 second-feet Sept. 28 (g?-ge height, 2.20 

feet].

1934-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 22, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 

900 second-feet Oct. 20, 26, 1935; minimum gage height, 1.91 feet Oct. 20, 1935.

Maximum stage known, 37.8 feet sometime in March 1929, from information furnished 

by old residents (discharge, 315.000 second-feet, from rating curve extended above 

72,000 second-feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, which are fair. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 12 to Sept. 3O)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

945 

1,450 

2.05O 

2,650 

3,350

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

11.0

4,100

4,950

5,900

7,000

8,200

12.0 9,600

13.0 11,200

14.0 12,900

15.0 14,900

16.0 18,600

17.0 

1S.O 

19.0 

20.0 

20.7

24,800

37,200

50,800

64,400

73,900

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

SI

Oct.

1,990 

2,050 

2,230 

1,990 

1,610

1,690 

1,990 

1,990 

2,290 

2,050

1,810 

1,690 

1,990 

2,590 

2,410

2,170 

2,110 

3,940 

S,900 

1O,4OO

10,600 

10.2OO 

9,320 

7,720 

6,340

5,130 

4,770 

4,770 

4,500 

3,630 

3,210

Nov.

3,210 

3,000 

2,590 

2,350 

2,530

*2,470 

2,410 

2,350 

1,930 

2,170

5,220 

9,920 

14,300 

16,100 

16,600

15,5OO 

13,700 

13,700 

13,500 

12,900

12,400 

10,900 

10,100 

8,200 

6,780

6,560 

6,340 

6,560 

5,700 

5,220

Dec.

5,040 

4,590 

4,590 

4,260 

4,340

4,770 

4,680 

4,590 

4,680 

6,45O

6,670 

6,560 

6,340 

5,500 

5,22O

4,680 

4,860 

6,120 

6,230 

5,600

5,220 

4,950 

4,770 

6,340 

6,890

8,480 

7,720 

6,230 

4,950 

5,500 

5,700

Jan.

5,220 

5,040 

6,310 

5,600 

5,310

5,400 

7,840 

9,160 

9, ISO 

6,9OO

7,720 

6.S9O 

6,340 

6,230 

5,900

5,31O 

5,130 

4,S60 

4,340 

4,420

4,180 

4,180 

4,1SO 

5,500 

5,800

6,S90 

6,560 

5,50O 

5,310 

4,680 

4,680

Month

Dot 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

1

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

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

4,770 

4,590 

4,340 

3,S60 

3,940

3.7SO 

3,630 

3,490 

3,260 

3,210

3,210 

3,210 

3,140 

3,000 

2,860

2,930 

3,000 

3,490 

6,34O 

9,320

9, ISO 

7,640 

6,690 

7,960 

9,320

*7,720 

6,340 

5,500

Mar.

4,770 

4,680 

4,020 

*3,940 

3,860

3,560 

3,420 

3,490 

3,350 

3,210

3,140 

3,140 

3,07O 

2,860 

2,86O

5,700 

25,800 

46,700 

29,200 

48,100

63,500 

71,200 

59,OOO 

31,800 

31,300

2O, 600 

20,600 

16,9OO 

13,900 

11,900 

10,600

Secondfoot-days

128,280 

237,210 

172,520

2,559,340

181,560 

140,140 

565,670 

381,370 

107,320 

66,770 

152,930 

150,360 

44,260

2,328,410

Apr.

9,040 

8,200 

8,760 

8,900 

7.72O

6,780 

S,34O 

11,700 

14,900 

18,100

19,6OO 

2O,10O 

26,9OO 

33,100 

30,400

21,200 

20,600 

14,300 

11,500 

9,040

8,620 

8.34O 

8,340 

8,480 

7,640

7,120 

6,450 

5,400 

5,SOO 

5,800

Maximum

10,600 

18,600 

8,480

64,400

9,180 

9,32O 

71,200 

33,100 

5,500 

3.07O 

18,100 

17,300 

2,290

71,200

Hay

5,220 

4,860 

4,340 

3,860 

4,130

4,180 

4,340 

5,040 

5,500 

3,630

3,940 

4,260 

3,860 

3,700 

3,590

3,210 

2,650 

2,410 

2,930 

2,720

2,930 

2,650 

2,590 

2,170 

2,350

2,930 

3,070 

2,720 

2,530 

2,470 

2,590

Minimum

1,690 

1,930 

4,260

1,690

4,130 

2,86O 

2,860 

5,400 

2,170 

1,450 

1,400 

1,63O 

990

990

June

2,720 

2,620 

3,070 

3,000 

2,790

2,470 

2,350 

2,350 

2,470 

2,47O

2.47O 

2,*LO 

2,350 

2,170 

1,870

2,110 

2,170 

2,230 

2,23O 

2,230

2,110 

1,450 

1,510 

1,570 

1,750

*1,990 

*1,930 

*1,990 

*2,050 

*1,870

July

*1,S10 

 1,690 

 1,570 

 1,630 

 1,400

 1,610 

 1,400 

 1,460 

 1,570 

 1,670

 1,630 

 1,670 

 1,630 

 1,670 

 1,630

 1,630 

 1,690 

 1,630 

 1,630 

 1,930

4,770 

7,120 

1O,2OO 

11,000 

9,920

6,760 

9,320 

11,700 

 14,100 

 15,800 

 18,100

Mean

4,138 

7,907 

5,566

7,012

5,857 

6,006 

16,250 

12,710 

3,462 

2,226 

4,933 

4,650 

1,475

6,379

Aug.

17,300 

14,900 

11,400 

8,480 

7,120

6,900 

4,340 

4,770 

6,010 

7,600

8,OSO 

7,000 

4,680 

3,700 

3,490

3,490 

3,140 

2,790 

2,590 

2,530

2,170 

2,170 

1,930 

1,930 

1,870

1,870 

1,870 

1,870 

2,050 

1,690 

1,630

Per square

nlle

1.12 

2.14 

1.60

1.90

1.58 

1.35 

4.93 

3.44 

.936 

.602 

1.33 

1.31 

.399

1.72

Sept.

1,750 

2,050 

2,290 

2,110 

2,170

1,870 

2,110 

2,170 

1,930 

1,810

1,57O 

1,630 

1,340 

1,240 

1,290

1,290 

1,340 

1,290 

1,240 

1,090

1,040 

1,090 

1,040 

1,O4O 

1,090

1.O9O 

990 

990 

1,160 

1,130

Run-off in 

Inches

1.29 

2.39 

1.73

25.71

1.82 

1.41 

5.68 

3.84 

1.08 

.67 

1.53 

1.51 

.45

23.40

 Discharge computed from gage heights determined on basis of 0. S. Weather Bureau readings on 

Conecuh River at Brewton, Ala.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 245

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 31 U34', long. 86°15', In SEi sec. 16, T. 7 N., R. 18 

E., at bridge on State Highway 52, half a mile downstream from Moody Mill Creek and 

three-quarters of a mile southeast of Brantley.

Drainage area.- 504 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 second-feet Mar. 16 (ga<je height, 22.75 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 75 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 1.77 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally. Dally gage heights for Oct. 1-6 computed 

from readings made once dally on staff gage of Alabama Water Service Co. at same site.

Rating table, water year 1937-3S (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 

2.0 

4.0 

6.0 

S.O

67

102

371

663

1,010

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

14.5

1,400

1,880

2,200

2,600

2,870

15.0

15.5

16.0

17.0

18.0

3,260

3,760

4,340

5,740

7,300

20-0 

21.4

10,600

13,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1P38

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

182

195

222

195

209

236

209

195

263

303

236

195

182

175

182

168

734

1,400

1,470

1,420

1,300

1,240

1,400

1,400

1,220

956

711

540

496

440

Nov.

39S

371

344

317

317

290

276

263

263

276

636

1,200

1,580

1,530

1,S80

2,380

2,270

1,850

1,580

1,400

1,200

I r070

938

813

762

728

711

663

647

615

-

Dec.

600

555

525

496

510

540

570

555

762

830

848

796

762

762

745

711

679

631

5S5

555

540

496

813

920

938

902

866

902

956

992

938

Jan.

830

813

813

796

779

848

1,340

1,280

1,220

1,160

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,030

920

796

695

647

600

600

585

585

570

663

711

711

695

695

728

745

711

Month

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

Calendar year ...........

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

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

AprU. ..........................

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

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

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

Water year 1937-3

Feb.

647

58S

540

510

496

482

468

454

426

426

412

398

39S

384

371

371

371

371

813

813

762

711

745

813

796

695

647

615

.

_

-

Mar.

570

496

454

412

39S

384

384

371

344

344

330

317

317

303

303

10,700

12,000

10,400

9,930

7,620

4,100

2,640

2,200

2,000

1,850

1,580

1,420

1,340

1,220

1,120

1,010

Secondfoot-days

18,215

27,568

22,280

25,836

15,520

76,857

71,323

12,774

7,582

19,861

12,002

3,675

313,493

Apr.

884

992

966

830

745

1,040

2,030

3,360

11,900

12,900

7,970

3,890

2,510

2,000

1,620

1,400

1,180

1,050

956

974

974

1,180

1,090

1,090

1,220

1,580

1,580

1,380

1,140

902

-

Maximum

1,470

2,380

992

1,340

813

12,000

12,900

.728

440

4,030

974

182

12,900

May

679

570

496

440

540

728

695

695

663

570

510

454

398

357

344

330

290

290

276

249

222

222

£09

195

236

317

357

357

357

371

357

Minimum

141

263

496

570

371

303

745

195

141

108

115

77

77

June

344

303

317

344

303

290

263

303

276

303

412

440

317

236

195

182

155

141

141

155

155

155

141

148

195

236

263

303

303

263

-

July

263

2?6

1S8

165

141

1£8

1?2

115

1C8

IfS

168

It5

141

134

122

122

1S4

115

IE 8

209

371

585

711

SSO

9S8

4,030

3,100

2,100

1,750

1,340

1,100

Mean

588

919

719

833

554

2,479

2,377

412

253

641

387

122

859

Aug.

974

884

762

555

482

440

496

728

813

585

468

440

426

426

412

303

236

222

222

195

175

162

155

141

134

122

115

182

357

195

195

Per square 

mile

1.17

1.82

1.43

1.65

1.10

4.92

4.72

.817

.502

1.27

.768

.242

1.70

Sept.

175

155

148

182

168

182

175

168

162

14S

128

122

122

115

108

102

108

102

90

84

78

7ff

77

78

78

108

115

96

115 ioe

Run-off in 

inches

1.36

2.03

1.65

1.90

1.14

5-67

5.27

.94

.56

1.46

.89

.27

63.13
246 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

Conecuh River near Andalusia, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°16', long. 86°36', in T. 3 N., R. 15 E., at 

Simmons Bridge on State Highway 83, 74 miles southwest of Andalusia.

Drainage area.- 1,300 square miles.

Records available.- August 1904 to December 1919, September 1929 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 24 years, 1,881 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 33,300 second-feet Mar. 17 (gage height,

37.30 feet); minimum, 84 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 0.51 foot); minimum daily 

discharge, 128 second-feet Sept. 25.

1904-19, 1929-38: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 17, 1938; minimum, 43 secondfeet Oct. 1, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.39 foot July 7, 1930; minimum daily discharge, 56 second-feet Oct. 15, 1933.

Maximum stage known, 47.64 feet Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge, 154,000 second-feet, 

by slope-area method).

Remarks.- Records good above 500 second-feet and fair below. Operation of power plants 

upstream causes daily fluctuations in flow as well as week-end reductions in flow.

Rating table, water-year 1937-3S (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In aeoord-feet) 

Oct. 1 to Mar. 16 Mar. 17 to Sept. 30

1.4

1.9

2.4

3.2

4.0

6.0

9.0

205

338

483

726

990

1,690

2,390

11.0

14.0

15.5

17.0

18.3

21.0

23.0

3,750

5,050

5,720

6,430

7,050

3,450

9,700

25.0

30.0

32.0

33.0

35.0

36.5

37.3

11,200

16,000

19,000

21,000

26,000

30,600

33,300

0.5 S3

.7 110

1.1 194

2.0 439

4.0 1,020

6.0 1,690

Note.- Same aa preceding 

table above 4.8 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 193T to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16

17

le

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,040 

926 

*570 

431 

855

S8S 

606 

S55 

756 

*516

696 

1,020 

1,060 

956 

666

536 

*262 

1,560 

3,960 

4,400

3,960 

3,380 

3,250 

#2,980 

2,220

2,560 

2,530 

1,830 

990 

1,340 

*1,180

Nov.

1,160 

956 

990 

1,020 

1,060

1,060 

#424 

671 

1,020 

1,230

4,720 

6,610 

5,050 

*4,140 

3,980

4,010 

4,920 

4,960 

5,090 

4,310

*3,700 

2,430 

2,350 

2,030 

2,520

2,190 

2,030 

*1,730 

1,840 

1,410

Dec.

1,SOO 

1,360 

1,220 

1,330 

*1,440

1,620 

1,340 

1,190 

2,350 

2,OSO

2,810 

#1,730 

2,230 

1,880 

1,760

1,950 

1,940 

1,550 

*1,300 

1,910

1,650 

1,340 

1,650 

4,190 

2,660

*1,890 

98S 

1,440 

2,730 

2,430 

1,990

Jan,

1,840 

*2,110 

2,310 

1,690 

1,920

2,260 

4,010 

3,230 

*3,190 

2,640

2,600 

2,560 

2,600 

2,250 

2,050

*2,310 

1,510 

1,740 

1,620 

1,410

1,620 

1,440 

*1,510 

2,080 

3,440

1,920 

1,990 

1,580 

1,730 

#1,920 

1,690

Month

Dot 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Har 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19 37 ...........

ater yoar 1937-3(

Feb.

1,880 

1,440 

1,480 

1,340 

1,160

*1,570 

991 

1,230 

1,130 

1,230

1,160 

1,020 

«831 

870 

1,130

1,090 

1,090 

1,150 

2,060 

#2,260

2,380 

1,370 

2,030 

2,160 

2,190

1,980 

#1,760 

1,630

Mar.

1,660 

3*500 

1,410 

1,200 

990

#1,290 

1,420 

1,060 

1,020 

1,060

1,020 

922 

#992 

819 

1,050

12,2OO 

30,900 

30,300 

26,600 

#26,600

19,200 

13,200 

9,840 

7,920 

6,330

5,140 

#4,440 

4,270 

3,960 

3,190 

3,320

Second - 

foot-days

48,981 

79,611 

58,298

960,457

66,770 

41,612 

224,833 

173,890 

35,801 

24,861 

83,861 

42,608 

13,208

894,334

Apr.

2,770 

2,770 

#2,600 

2,610 

2,190

2,960 

5,860 

7,540 

9,370 

#18,500

24,800 

19,700 

12,700 

8,550 

6,240

5,270 

«4,S60 

2,850 

2,980 

2,350

3,060 

3,060 

3,400 

#3,060 

2,590

1,910 

2,000 

2,880 

2,390 

2,070

Maximum

4,400 

6,610 

4,190

28,400

4,010 

2,380 

30,900 

24,800 

2,040 

1,790 

13,000 

3,600 

785

30,900

May

#1,850 

1,480 

1,480 

1,440 

1,480

1,890 

1,900 

#1, 340 

1,470 

2,040

1,550 

1,480 

1,410 

1,140 

*712

555 

1,020 

1,020 

1,050 

1,080

1,050 

#471 

S06 

843 

S72

727 

712 

814 

#720 

556 

843

Minimum

262 

424 

988

262

1,410 

831 

819 

1,910 

471 

441 

369 

441 

128

128

June

1,790 

1,500 

S72 

843 

#785

843 

990 

1,020 

1,080 

1,050

990 

#441 

727 

960 

960

1,050 

1,050 

990 

#636 

442

778 

553 

538 

640 

640

#524 

611 

596 

495 

467

July

42f 

411 

#39r

5se

53f

53f 

596 

654 

69f 

#616

36? 

640 

53f

56V

5sr

50? 

#43? 

582 

782 

2,120

4,180 

2,600 

2,68C 

#2,85C 

3,12C

S,7SC 

11.90C 

13.00C 

9.S4C 

7,01C 

#5,36C

Mean

1,580 

2,654 

1,881

2,631

2,154 

1,486 

7,253 

5,796 

1,155 

829 

2,705 

1,374 

440

2,450

Aug.

3,120 

2,640 

2,560 

1,990 

1,020

1,020 

#2,330 

3,190 

3,230 

3,600

1,540 

1,050 

1,170 

#1,160 

1,020

960 

932 

954 

70S 

765

#658 

597 

756 

756 

814

698 

S72 

#728 

441 

611 

698

Per square 

m.*le

1 S2 

2J04 

1.45

2.02

1.66 

1.14 

5.58 

4.46 

.888 

.638 

2.08 

1.06 

.338

1.88

Sept.

756 

756 

669 

#447 

604

785 

698 

727 

712 

596

#174 

224 

452 

454 

434

444 

377 

#198 

250 

334

253 

272 

339 

342 

#128

180 

409 

406 

375 

413

Run-off in 

inches

1.41 

2 28 

1J67

27.48

1.91 

1.19 

6.43 

4.98 

1.02 

.71 

2.40 

1.22 

,38

25 60

 Sunday.
ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN 247

Conecuh River near Brooklyn, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°10', long. 86°48', in sec. 6, T. 2 N., R. 13 

£ , at bridge on U. S. Highway 29, 4 miles downstream from Boiler Cree.<c. 8 miles southwest of Brooklyn, and 30 miles upstream from Murder Creek.

Drainage area.- 2,400 square miles.

Records available.- May 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 60,700 second-feet Mar. 20 (gage height, 38.03 

reet;; minimum, 343 second-feet Sept. 26 (gage height, 2.47 feet).

1935-38: Maximum discharge, that of 4&r. 20, 1938; minimum discharge observed, 252 

second-feet Oct. 10, 1935 (gage height, 2.00 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 41 feet Mar. 15, 1929 (discharge not determined).

Remarks^- Records good. Some regulation from operation of power plants upstream.

Rating table, water-year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In se")ond-feet)

2.4 

3.4 

4.6 

6.6 

S.6

323

626

1,000

1,830

2,820

11.5

18.0

22.0

26.0

30.0

4,700

9,440

12,900

17,600

25,400

34.0 

36.0 

3S.O

36,900

45,800

60,700

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19311

Day

1 

2 

S 

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.

1,240 

1,320 

1,140 

680 

980

1,200 

1,240 

1,240 

1,200 

1,080

825 

1,470 

1,740 

1,740 

1,380

1,080 

894 

1,640 

6,050 

7,280

7,000 

6,010 

5,250 

4,830 

3,940

3,210 

3,580 

2,870 

1,950 

1,740 

2,060

Nov.

1,700 

1,570 

1,400 

1,490 

1,490

1,490 

1,330 

783 

1,290 

1,580

6,690 

12,500 

11,800 

11,000 

10,500

9,440 

9,280 

9,200 

8,810 

8,260

7,000 

6,040 

4,700 

4,290 

3,890

4,220 

3,830 

3,330 

3,270 

2,980

Dec.

2,710 

2,980 

2,350 

2,600 

2,660

2,820 

2,710 

2,350 

3,490 

4,220

4,490 

4,160 

3,580 

3,610 

2,930

2,930 

2,820 

3,330 

2,870 

3,040

3,100 

2,870 

2,610 

4,640 

6,540

4,740 

3,840 

2,820 

3,880 

4,160 

3,390

Jan.

3,210 

3,100 

3,700 

3,580 

3,150

3,450 

6,120 

6,220

5,660 

5,250

4,560 

4,490 

4,160 

4,020 

3,580

3,270 

3,150 

2,710 

2,820 

2,450

2,600 

2,550 

2,500 

3,150 

4,700

4,630 

3,830 

3,330 

3,210 

3,100 

3,040

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Kay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

u

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

2,930 

2,710 

2,550 

2,500 

2,260

2,400 

2,060 

2,020 

2,060 

1,970

2,020 

1,880 

1,660 

1,570 

1,740

1,830 

1,790 

1,830 

4,610 

4,970

5,040 

3,840 

3,740 

4,700 

4,160

4,020 

3,510 

3,150

Mar.

2,870 

2,660 

2,450 

2,500 

2,060

2,020 

2,160 

2,110 

1,630 

1,830

1,790 

1,740 

1,610 

1,610 

1,660

8,250 

25,000 

41,200 

57,200 

59,100

50,000 

36,800 

28,000 

19,000 

14,000

11,100 

9,050 

8,180 

7,360 

6,360 

5,660

Second - 

foot-days

77,859 

154,153 

105,140

1,655,405

115,290 

79,520 

416,960 

285,460 

61,810 

39,659 

133,694 

79,014 

24,146

1,672,705

Apr.

5,180 

4,900 

5,110 

4,770 

4,090

4,260 

8,590 

11,900 

14,900 

18,800

27,800 

34,100 

29,000 

19,800 

12,700

9,200 

7,800 

6,080 

5,040 

4,900

4,900 

5,660 

5,800 

5,730 

5,180

4,220 

3,510 

4,130 

3,960 

3,450

Maximum

7,280 

12,500 

6,540

48,600

6,220 

5,040 

59,100 

34,100 

3,300 

2,790 

17,800 

6,980 

1,360

69,100

May

2,980 

2,600 

2,460 

2,360 

2,350

2,400 

3,300 

2,550 

2,400 

2,960

2,660 

2,500 

2,400 

2,110 

1,790

1,280 

1,540 

1,740 

1,700 

1,700

1,700 

1,490 

1,120 

1,360 

1,530

1,570 

1,400 

1,450 

1,530 

1,280 

1,620

Minimum

680 

783 

2,350

538

2,450 

1,570 

1,610 

5,450 

1,120 

861 

724 

944 

360

360

June

1,570 

2,790 

1,700 

1,530 

1,400

1,280 

1,400 

1,490 

1,530 

1,530

1,490 

1,320 

939 

1,320 

1,360

1,400 

1,450 

1,450

1,240 

861

1,190 

1,120 

965 

965 

1,080

1,160 

1,080 

1,120 

1,000 

929

July

859 

791 

894 

724

soe

87e

894 

92S 

96E 

1,OOC

859 

1.04C 

1,04C 

1,OOC 

l.OOC

1.04C 

1,04C 

96E 

1,12C 

2.41C

7.18C 

6,22C 

5,52C 

4 ? 97C 

5.45C

10,20C 

14,40C 

17.20C 

17,80C 

14.30C 

10,20C

Mean

2,612 

5,138 

3,392

4,535

3,719 

2,840 

13,450 

9,515 

1,994 

1,322 

4,313 

2,549 

806

4,309

Aug.

6,980 

4,830 

4,360 

4,290 

2,930

2,350 

2,800 

4,490 

5,750 

6,290

4,540 

2,770 

2,160 

2,300 

2,020

1,830 

1,610 

1,610 

1,450 

1,280

1,300 

990 

1,190 

1,120 

1,200

1,160 

1,080 

1,240 

1,070 

944 

1,080

Pep square 

mile

1.05 

2.14 

1.41

1.89

1.55 

1.18 

5.60 

3.96 

.831 

.551 

1.80 

1.06 

.335

l.SO

Sept.

1,240 

1,360 

1,280 

1,230 

899

1,280 

1,230 

1,160 

1,120 

1,040

886 

556 

658 

757 

757

757 

708 

642 

439 

550

562 

469 

569 

610 

505

360 

571 

642 

626 

634

Run-off in 

inches

1.21 

2.39 

1.63

25.65

1.79 

1.23 

6.46 

4.42 

.96 

.61 

2.08 

1.22 

.37

24.37
248 ESCAMBIA RIVER BASIN

road bridge

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala.' 

2 miles southeast of Thad, and 35 miles upstream from moutl .

Drainage area_._- 244 square miles.

Records available.- October 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 second-feet Mar. 18 (gage height, 26.06

 feet); minimum discharge observed, 16 second-feet Sept. 12 (gage height, 2.13 feetj, 

minimum daily discharge, 22 second-feet Sept. 28.

Remarks.- Records good except those for period when there was no gage, Oct. 1-11'^ich

 were~estimated on basis of weather records and records for Conecuh River at Brantley 

and are fair. Gage read twice daily. Some diurnal fluctuation and regulation caused 

by operation of small power plant upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, to second-feet)

2.2 

2.5 

3.0 

4.5 

6.0

19

36

74

209

368

7.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

14.0

500

980

1,370

1,610

1,920

15.0

17.0

19.0

21.0

22.0

2,370

3,400

4,580

6,050

7,000

23.0

24.0

25.0

25.6

8,240

9,880

11,900

13,200

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 193"

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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

530 

444 

259 

164

137 

137 

328 

605 

778

861 

912 

895 

585 

300

259 

249 

219 

239 

229 

200

Nov.

173 

164 

155 

146 

137

146 

137 

128 

128 

173

458 

1,030 

1,240 

1,350 

1,420

1,440 

1,310 

1,020 

810 

698

714 

620 

500 

444 

444

405 

392 

368 

311 

322

Dec.

322 

300 

279 

269 

269

300 

322 

311 

472 

620

545 

472 

444 

392 

344

311 

322 

333 

344 

322

322 

311 

405 

605 

635

575 

590 

575 

500 

444 

333

Jan.

311 

344 

392 

405 

500

500 

530 

560 

500 

560

575 

515 

405 

356 

333

311 

289 

289 

279 

279

2S9 

300 

279 

431 

530

444 

486 

545 

515 

368 

322

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul AugSep

W

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

300 

289 

289 

289 

269

200 

249 

239 

229 

219

219 

209 

219 

200 

200

200 

200 

209 

515 

545

444 

472 

620 

620 

472

431 

418 

368

Mar.

30Q 

259 

249 

239 

229

219 

209 

209 

209 

209

200 

191 

182 

182 

242

4,140 

9,410 

13,200 

3,180 

5,180

3,400 

2,130 

1,690 

1,640 

1,560

1,150 

963

844 

698 

515 

431

Secondfoot-days

9,980 

16,783 

12,588

12,742 

9,133 

58,459 

37,790 

5,142 

2,996 

14,426 

6,872 

1,857

188,768

Apr.

405 

530 

405 

368 

380

56S 

775 

1,850 

8,170 

6,940

4,340 

2,720 

1,630 

1,020 

620

472 

405 

380 

380 

405

486 

650 

730 

746 

698

560 

380 

289 

259 

229

Maximum

912 

1,440 

635

575 

620 

13.200 

8,170 

259 

191 

3,970 

895 

182

13,200

May

219 

200 

200

182 

1S2

191 

200 

200 

200 

239

259 

219 

173 

155 

164

146 

146 

137 

119 

114

114 

110 

114 

101 

119

137 

173 

155 

128 

182 

164

Minimum

128 

269

279 

200 

182 

229 

101 

58 

26 

54 

22

22

June

182 

191 

155 

119 

114

105 

101 

92 

87 

87

78 

78 

78 

74 

74

83 

101 

83 

83 

87

137 

5S 

83 

119 

105

83 

74 

110 

105 

70

July

7f 

74 

5f 

54

47

3f 

54 

41 

5C

nc

164 

137 

74

76 

74

78 

26 

61 

70 

52

173 

311 

405 

472 

710

2,050 

3,970 

2,090 

1,420 

966 

444

Mean

322 

559 

406

411 

326 

1,886 

1,260 

166 

99.9 

465 

222 

61.9

517

Aug.

311 

300 

311 

311 

333

344 

351 

895 

810 

515

390 

229 

200 

155

128

128 

96 

101 

92 

87

74 

70 

62 

58 

58

58 

54 

54 

66 

58 

173

Per square 

mUe

1.S2 

2.29 

1.66

1.68 

1.34 

7.73 

5.16 

.680 

.409 

1.91 

.910 

.254

2.12

Sept.

155 

114 

119 

92 

154

182 

101 

70 

70 

70

40 

23 

43 

32 

31

35 

37 

43 

42 

39

42 

36 

34 

43 

36

57 

42 

22 

23 

50

Run-off in 

Inches

1.52 

2.56 

1.91

1.94 

1.40 

8.91 

5.76 

.78 

.46 

2.20 

1.05 

.28

28.77
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 249

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°41', long. 84°27', adjacent to State Highway 43, threequarters of a mile downstream from Owltown Creek, 2 miles southeast of Ellljay, 

Gilmer County, and 2 miles upstream from confluence with Ellijay River ti form 

Coosawattee River.

Drainage area.- 135 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938. July 1904 to December 1905, May to 

November 1907, and December 1918 to June 1921 at site 8 miles upstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 13.0 

reet, from floodmarks), by slope-area method; minimum, 88 second-feet Oct. 17 (gage 

height, 1.30 feet).

1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum, that of 0";t. 17, 1938.

Remarks.- Records below 2,500 second-feet are good; those for days of rapidly changing 

stage and those above 2,500 second-feet are fair. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

148

270

510

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

7.0

820

1,580

2,550

5,140

9.0

11.0

13.0

8,700

13,700

20,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

93

107

111

197

132

119

111

100

98

103

95

95

96

107

100

93

90

183

455

252

174

156

151

139

125

151

235

164

148

134

125

Nov.

123

121

119

115

117

115

113

113

115

115

117

130

115

109

107

111

127

115

113

115

107

107

103

103

100

111

125

123

121

113

-

Dec.

Ill

105

109

109

115

109

102

103

102

105

119

115

111

111

102

102

139

235

171

143

130

121

219

203

166

151

180

290

219

188

177

Jan,

270

310

235

197

180

174

235

191

169

169

174

161

153

148

148

143

141

139

139

134

130

130

130

270

270

203

177

169

166

158

235

Month

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-J 8 ...........

Feb.

194

174

164

158

153

151

156

148

143

143

143

134

139

139

132

125

127

127

174

139

136

127

219

183

156

151

143

139

-

-

-

Mar.

132

130

191

169

148

310

219

171

161

660

355

252

219

219

200

482

380

290

252

722

430

355

332

290

270

252

270

252

235

235

235

Secondfoot-days

4,439

3,436 

4,462

5, 638

4,217

8i m O J.OA

22,615

7 »985

14J 781

10,799

5.521

100,336

Apr.

722

660

430

355

310

332

820

8,190

1,500

890

722

600

540

482

455

430

405

405

380

430

455

455

405

355

355

332

310

310

290

290

-

Maximum

455

130

290

310

219

722

8, 190

380

430

2,420

1.030

405

8,190

May

290

270

290

270

290

270

270

332

380

270

252

252

252

290

252

235

219

219

219

235

235

219

270

282

235

835

219

203

203

290

235

Minimum

90

100

102

130

125

T J.OU ^n

290

203

183

T J.GO ^R

203

143

90

June

235

252

235

203

200

194

200

430

219

380

235

355

235

219

200

191

194

310

405

332

380

290

235

219

219

203

270

203

194

18e

-

July

177

174

160

174

203

171

169

168

177

177

161

148

143

158

194

151

141

136

722

773

1,840

2,420

1,660

1,100

722

570

455

405

380

360

332

Mean

143

115 

144

182

151

284

754

258

254

477

348

184

275

Aug.

310

1,030

755

540

405

455

405

355

482

405

355

310

332

310

365

380

310

290

270

252

270

252

235

235

219

219

219

203

219

219

203

Per square 

mile

1.06

l!o7

1.35

! 12

2^10

5 -59

1 »91

1*88

3-53

2 »58

1*36

2.04

Sept.

203

197

219

200

405

235

219

197

194

191

188

183

180

180

200

174

174

166

166

158

158

156

153

151

146

143

143

146

148

148

Run-off in 

Inches

1 22

rte .95

1

O* . GO

1.56

1.17 

2*42

2^20

2.10

4.07

2 QI7 *» (

1.52

27.65
250 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°34', long. 84°57', at bridge on U. S. Highway

 41 at Resaca, Gordon County, 200 feet downstream from Nashville, Chattanooga & St. 

Louis Railway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from camp Cree't, and 3i miles 

downstream from confluence of Conasauga and coosawattee Rivers to form the 

Oostanaula. Zero of gage is 617.30 feet above mean sea level. Prior to Sept. 12 

wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 1,610 square miles.

Records available.- April 1892 to December 1931, Iferch 1937 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 31 years (1896-98, 1903-31, 1938), 2,814 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 39,900 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 31.5

 feet); minimum, 490 second-feet Oct. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.85 feet).

1892-1931, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet (revised) Feb. 11, 1921 

(gage height, 33.0 feet); minimum, 180 second-feet Sept. 7, 8, 1925 (gage height, 0.5 

foot).

Maximum stage known, 36.6 feet Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of backwater, Apr. 9-14 ard July 26-28, 

computed on basis of three discharge measurements for the first period and five for 

the second period. Gage read twice dally prior to Sept. 12.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of backwater (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In second-feet)

1.8

2.4 

3.0

470

715

1,000

4.0 

6.0 

9.0

1,540

2,810

5,000

12.0

16.0

20.0

7,390

11,050

15,150

34.0

27.0

29.0

19,700

24,600

30,200

31.0

32.0

37,800

42,100

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

490 

490 

550 

850 

1,160

1,480 

1,050 

760 

630 

590

760 

670 

630 

590 

590

550 

550 

590 

2,600 

2,150

1,660 

1,210 

1,000 

900 

805

805 

1,960 

1,960 

1,320 

1,050 

950

Nov.

850 

805 

760 

715 

715

715 

715 

670 

670 

715

670 

760 

760 

715 

670

670 

715 

760 

715 

715

715 

670 

670 

630 

670

670 

805 

850 

900 

850

Dec.

850 

805 

760 

715 

715

760 

715 

670 

715 

670

630 

715 

760 

715 

715

670 

715 

1,050 

1,380 

1,480

1,210 

1,050 

1,050 

1,720 

1,660

1,430 

1,320 

2,600 

3,090 

2,410 

1,840

Jan.

1, 650 

3,230 

3,800 

2,670

1,960

1,660 

2,480 

3,160 

2,280 

1,840

1,720 

1,780 

1,600 

1,430 

1,380

1,320 

1,210 

1,210 

1,160 

1,100

1,050 

1,050 

1,100 

2,020 

4,250

3,720 

2,670 

1,960 

1,660 

1,540 

1,600

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

 Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year

atar yaar 1937-3 8 ...........

Peb.

2,260 

2,220 

1,840 

1,660 

1,540

1,430 

1,380 

1,320 

1,260 

1,210

1,160 

1,160 

1,100 

1,100 

1,050

1,050 

1,100 

1,050 

1,260 

2,080

1,900 

1,430 

1,760 

3,880 

3,370

2,280 

1,900 

1,660

Mar.

1,480 

1,320 

1,660 

2,150 

1,780

2,600 

4,250 

2,880 

2,220 

6,570

8,970 

7,730 

6,010 

2,880 

2,410

4,850 

8,700 

5,610 

3,440 

8,700

11, 600 

9,440 

6,490 

5,450 

5,220

3,880 

3,440 

3,370 

3,020 

2,670 

2,480

Second - 

foot-days

31, 350 

21,910 

35,585

61,270 

46,450 

143,270 

276,210 

61,840 

95,760 

146,560 

64,040 

29,020

1,013,265

Apr.

4,780 

10,600 

9,620 

4,850 

3.510

3,090 

7,100 

17,800 

36,800 

33,600

26,500 

18 , 200 

11,500 

5,800 

3,650

3,300 

3,090 

4,100 

5,930 

7,300

9,240 

9,150 

9,060 

8,430 

4,850

3,510 

3,090 

2,740 

2,480 

2,340

Maximum

2,600 

900 

3,090

4,250 

3,880 

11,600 

36,800 

3,160 

6,490 

18,400 

4,920 

1,480

36,800

May

2,410 

2,340 

2,150 

2,020 

2,280

2,740 

2,220 

2,260 

2,540 

2,410

1,900 

1,720 

1,660 

1,840 

2,020

1, 720 

1,540 

1,460 

1,430 

1,380

1,380 

1,720 

1,960 

3,160 

2,670

1,780 

1,540 

1,430 

1,430 

2,150 

2,540

Minimum

490 

630 

630

1,050 

1,050 

1,320 

2,340 

1,380 

1,480 

1,000 

1,160 

715

490

June

2,310 

2,600 

2,600 

2,540

1,900

1,600 

1,480 

2,480 

4,020 

6,490

5,850 

4,480 

2,810 

2,150 

1,780

1,600 

1,540 

5,530 

3,160 

5,000

5,080 

4,850 

2,810 

2,150 

1,960

3,440 

4,100 

4,320 

2,670 

1,960

July

1,660 

1,540 

1,430 

1,430 

1,720

1,480 

1,260 

1,260 

1,660 

2,080

1,600 

1,320 

1,160 

1,21") 

1,260

1,260 

1,050 

1,000 

1,050 

4,180

5,050 

9.53T 

13, 40T 

17, DOT 

18, 400

18, 40T 

15.20T 

9.20T 

3, SOT 

3,09T 

2,88T

Mean

1,011 

730 

1,148

1,976 

1,659 

4,622 

9,207 

1,995 

3,192 

4,728 

2,066 

967

2,776

Aug.

2,670 

3,020 

4,920 

4,020 

3,160

2,540 

2,810 

,670 

,340 

,480

,480 

,280 

,060 

,960 

,900

,020 

,960 

,780 

,600 

,480

,430 

,380 

,320 

,320 

,260

1,210 

1,160 

1,210 

1,210 

1,160 

1,210

Per square 

mile

0.628 

.453 

.713

1.23 

1.03 

2.87 

5.72 

1.24 

1.98 

2.94 

1.28 

.601

1.72

Sept.

1,210 

1,100 

1,320 

1,260 

1,100

1,480 

1,210 

1,160 

1,050 

1,000

1,000 

950 

900 

900 

1,000

1,210 

1,100 

950 

850 

850

605 

760 

760 

760 

760

715 

715 

715 

715 

715

Run-off In 

Inches

0.72 

.51 

.82

1.42 

1.07 

3.31 

6.38 

1.43 

2.21 

3.39 

1.48 

.67

23.41
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 251 

Coosa River near Rome, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34° 12' , long. 85° 16', at Mayo Bar locV. and dam, 

it miles upstream from Webb CreeK, 6 miles southwest of Rome, Floyd County, and 7J 

miles downstream from confluence of Oostanaula and Etowah Rivers to form the Coosa.

Drainage area.- 4,040 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to December 1931 and March 1937 to September 1938. January 1897 to December 1903 at site at Rome.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during period March to September 1937, 37,100 second-feet 

May 1 (gage height, 28.7 feet); minimum, 1,550 second-feet Sept. 25 (gage height, 

0.50 foot).

Maximum discharge during water year 1937-38, 64,000 second-feet Apr. 10; maximum 

gage height, 36.2 feet Apr. 10; minimum discharge, 1,550 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage 

height, 0.51 foot).

1897-1903, 1928-31, 1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 10, 193"?; minimum, 

870 second-feet Oct. IB-22, 1931 (gage height, -0.55 foot).

Maximum stage known, 40.3 feet Apr. 1, 1886.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of missing gage heights, Ap~. 18-24, 

Aug. 27, 28, 1937, and Aug. 21-26, 1938, which were computed on basis of records for 

Etowah River near Kingston and Oostanaula River at Resaca and are fair. Records 

above 5,000 second-feet determined from auxiliary curves, using rate of change of 

stage as a factor if necessary.

Discharge, in second-feet, 1936-i38

1936-37

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

50

51

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

6,560

5,900

5,600

5,400

5,400

5.700

6,670

6,340

5,800

6,560

10,700

11,300

9,500

9,200

7,220

7,440

7.770

7,000

6,340

5,900

5,600

5,400

Apr.

5,300

5,100

4,900

4,800

7,260

15,900

13,000

12,700

22, SOO

17,900

10,800

8,650

7,440

6,780

6,450

6,450

6,890

6,950

5,800

5,600

5,500

5,500

5,600

7,100

18, 200

30,300

19,300

15,000

21,700

35, 100

-

May

36,500

31, 200

27,800

22, 600

20,300

22,900

20,000

15,600

11,400

9,200

8,100

7,440

7,000

7,550

7,330

6,780

6,120

5,700

5,500

5,600

5,400

6,010

6,120

5,400

5,000

4,700

4,600

4,700

4,600

4,400

4,600

June

5,300

5,100

5,000

4,900

4,700

4,200

4,100

3,800

3,620

3,520

3,620

3,710

3,420

3,240

3,330

3,520

4,300

7,220

5,800

4,200

3,900

3,520

3,140

3,040

2,860

2,860

2,950

2,950

4,360

6,000

-

July

4,500

3,420

2,950

2,760

3,040

5,400

4,900

4,200

3.9OO

3,420

3,240

2,860

2,660

2,660

2,570

2,380

2,280

2,380

2,760

2,460

2,460

2,380

2,190

3,240

3,420

2,860

3,330

2,570

2,280

3,420

2,860

Aug.

3,140

3,140

2,330

2,280

2,190

4,200

5.OOO

4,900

3,900

4,600

6,450

5,700

3,620

4,800

4,300

3,240

2,760

2,380

2,280

2,190

2,100

2,100

2,190

3,140

6,780

6,450

9,000

8,000

4,500

3,520

3,420

Sept.

4,400

4,000

4,100

2,570

2,380

3,330

4,000

2,950

3,420

4,200

3,040

2,480

2,280

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,100

1,820

1,820

1,820

1,730

1,730

1,640

1,640

1,550

1,640

1,550

1,550

1,640

1,640

-
252 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, In seoond-feet, of Qoosa River near Rome, Oa., 1936-38 Continued

Day Oct. HOT. Dec. Jan. Fet>. liar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

1,640 

1,640 

1,730 

£,860 

6,300

5,900

4,200

2,860

2,280

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

1,910

1,910

1,820

1,730

1,910

4,360

8,650

5,900

4,000

3,240

2,860

2,570

2,570

5,640

7,110

4,600

3,420

2,950

2,660

2,480

2,280

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,190

2,190

2,190

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,190

2,100

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,380

2,570

2,480

2,380

2,280

2,190

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,100

2,600

2,000

2,000

1,910

1,820

1,910

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,190

2,760

3,140

2,950

2,660

2,570

3,140

3,800

3,520

3,240

3,620

5,100

5,300

4,400

4,000

4,500

5,600

5,700

4,500

3.-900 

4,300 

5,400 

5.400 

4,400

3,900

3,800

3,710

3,420

3,240

3,040

2,950

2,950

2,760

2,760

2,660

2,570

2,570

3,710

5,800

6,890

5,900

4,600

3,800

3,420

3,420

3,710

4,200

4,000

3,620

3,330

3,240

3,140

2,950

2,860

2,760

2,660

2,660

2,660

2,570

2,570

2,570

2,480

2,480

2,660

3,140

3,710

3,330

3,330

4,650

6,340

5,300

4,100

3,710

3,330

3,040

3,330

3,900

4,200

4,500

6,340

6,560

5,000

12,200

16,100

14,100

11, 200

7,320

5,700

14,100

23,100

17,200

10,700

26,200

28,600

22,100

16,600

15, 000

11,600

9,570

8,320

7,660

7,220

6,340

6,450

19,200

30,800

30,800

20,300

10,900

9,200

19,900

43, 200

60,000

62,600

53,000

47,100

41,500

35, 300

24,800

12,100

8,220

7,660

10,700

12,200

16,700

17, 200

15,700

14,300

12,000

8,240

7,110

6,450

5,900

5,600

5,400

5,300

5,100

4,900

4,700

7,090

6,510

5,700

5,300

5,500

5,000

4,400

4,200

4,200

4,400

4,300

3,900

3,620

3,520

3,420

3,420

3,520

4,200

4,500

5,500

4,500

3,710

3,520

3,420

4,800

5,000

5,100

5,200

5,200

5,200

4,700

3,710

3,420

4,600

5,700

9,840

10,700

10,300

6,960

5,100

4,100

3,620

3,330

5,000

8,980

7,770

9,420

8,540

6,790

5,000

4,100

4,100

8,270

8,100

5,870

4,400

3,620

3,330

3,140

2,950

2,950

3,330

3,040

2,950

3,520

3,620

3,800

3,140

2,760

2,570

3,140

2,950

2,570

2,480

4,360

6,560

10,800

17,200

22,800

29,000

29,300

25,700

23,200

20,800

13,000

6,720

5,700

5,500

7,020

10,600

8,910

6,970

6,120

5,400

5,300

5,300

4,900

4,700

4,500

4,200

3,900

3,710

4,400

4,000

3,710

3,240

3,040

2,950

2,850

2,750

2,650

2,560

2,460

8,360

2,380

2,860

2,660

2,660

2,480

2,380

2,660

2,950

2,480

2,760

3,420

2,860

2,480

2,280

2,190

2,190

2,100

2,100

2,190

2,190

2,280

2,100

2,000

1,8

1,8

1,730

1,640

1,730

1,730

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

1,640

Month Secondfoot-days

11,300

35,100

36,500

7,220

5.400

9,000

4,400

Par square 

mile

Run-off In 

inches

March 10-31, 1937." 

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

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

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

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

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

September.........

Water year

153,300

334,770

340,150

122,180

95,790

124,650

73,120

5,400

4,800

4,400

2,860

2,190

2,100

1,550

11,160

10,970

4,073

3,090

4,021

2,437

1.72

2.76

2.72

1.01

.765

1.00

.603

1.41

3.08

3.14

1.13

.88

1.15

.67

October 1937 

November..... 

December.....

104,560

65,470

83,280

8,650

2,660

5,300

1,640

2,000

1,820

3,373

2,182

2,686

.835

.540

.685

.96

.60 

.77

Calendar year

January 1938 ... 

February........

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

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

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

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

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

August..........

September.......

125,570

94,730

337,580

668,680

142,550

183,120

271,000

134,580

64,760

6,890

6,340

28,600

62,600

7,090

10.700

29,300

10,600

3,420

2,570

2,480

3,040

5,600

3,420

3,330

2,480

2,380

1,640

4,051

3,383

10,890

22,290

4,598

6,104

8,742

4,341

2,159

1.00

.837

2.70

5.52

1.14

1.51

2.16

1.07

.534

1.15

.87

3.11

6.16

1.31

1.68

2.49

1.23

.60

Water year 1937-38 . 2,275,880 62, 600 1,640 6,235 1.54 20.93
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 253

Coosa River at Gadsden, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°01', long. 86°00' , In T. 12 S., R. 6 E., at

 Etowah County Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 241, In Gadsden, 700 feet downstream 

from Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge. Zero of gage Is 485.16 feet above mean 

sea level.

Drainage area.- 5,600 square miles.

Records available.- October 1926 to March 1932, Hay 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 57,200 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 26.63

 feet); minimum, 1,990 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.16 feet).

1926-32. 1935-38: Maximum discharge, 76,900 second-feet Apr. 11, 1936 (gage height, 

31.13 feet); minimum, 1,180 second-feet Oct. 24. 1931 (gage height, 0.16 foot). 

Maximum stage known, 36.7 feet Apr. 6, 1886 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and disohai econd-feet)

2.1 

4.0 

5.3

2,040

2,420

3,000

5,540

7,430

10.0.

12.5

14.0

17.0

21.0

15.200

19,600

22,500

29,400

39,800

24.0

26.0

26.6

48,500

55,100

57,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 t" September 1938

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.

2,040 

2,080 

2,030 

2,420 

4,690

7,130 

8,070 

5,620 

4,180 

3,260

2,820 

2,530 

2,530 

2,530 

2,470

2,370 

2,370 

2,950 

4,590 

6,100

8,550 

6, 230 

5,820 

4,450 

3,780

3,650 

3,650 

5,130 

7,430 

6,380 

4,720

Hov.

3,730 

3,390 

3,190 

3,000 

2,880

2,820 

2,760 

2,700 

2,700 

2,640

2,700 

2,760 

2,760 

2,760 

2,820

2,820 

2,760 

2,700 

2,700 

2,760

2,760 

2,700 

2,700 

2,640 

2,530

2,530 

2,530 

2,640 

2,760 

3,000

Dec.

3,060 

3,000 

2,940 

2,820 

2,760

2,640 

2,640 

2,640 

2,580 

2,530

2,530 

2,560 

2,420 

2,320 

2,420

2,530 

2,530 

2,640 

3,000 

3,390

3,650 

3,780 

3,520 

3,390 

3,780

4,320 

4,590 

4,590 

5,270 

5,960 

6,530

Jan,

6,240 

6,530 

6,980 

7,280 

7,280

6,530 

6,360 

7,280 

7,590 

7,430

6,680 

5,960 

5,540 

5,130 

4,860

4,590 

4,320 

4,060 

3,910 

3,780

3,660 

3,660 

3,660 

5,130 

7,590

9,190 

9,190 

8,390 

6,830 

5,680 

5,130

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

u

ater year 1937-!58 ...........

Feb.

4,860 

5,000 

5,270 

5,270 

4,360

4,450 

4,320 

4,050 

3,910 

3,780

3,650 

3,520 

3,520 

3,390 

3,390

3,390 

3,390 

3,260 

3,520 

3,780

4,050 

4,320 

5,000 

5,820 

6,240

7,280 

7,130 

5,820

Mar.

5,000 

4,450 

4,180 

4,450 

5,410

6,680 

7,750 

8,070 

8,390 

13, 400

19,000 

21,300 

19,400 

15,900 

12,500

12,300 

19,200 

24,000 

24,900 

30,100

34, 000 

36,100 

35,800 

35,300 

31, 100

23, 000 

16, 400 

13,900 

11,800 

10, 600 

10,300

Secondfoot-days

134,820 

84, 190 

103, 350

3,743,22.0

186,420 

126,240 

524,660 

973, 530 

185, 160 

243,960 

367,860 

188,990 

82, 810

3, 202, 010

Apr.

17,200 

26, 400 

33,700 

34,500 

33, 400

26,400 

23,800 

44, 400 

54, 400 

56,500

54, 400 

54,400 

55,800 

57, 200 

56,900

54,400 

50,800 

42, 300 

23,900 

14,700

17,300 

21,500 

22,700 

20.500 

17 , 800

15, 600 

12, 500 

9,830 

8,550 

7,750

Maximum

8,550 

3,780 

6,530

55,400

9,190 

7,280 

36,100 

57,200 

9,510 

12,500 

31,600 

13,500 

3,650

57,200

May

7,590 

7,130 

6,830 

6,380 

6,240

6,830 

9,190 

9,510 

6, 230 

7,130

6,680 

6,380 

5,820 

5,410 

5,270

5,270 

5,270 

5,000 

4,590 

4,450

4,320 

4,320 

4,590 

5,410 

5,540

6,100 

5,820 

4,860 

4,450 

4,450 

6,100

Minimum

2,040 

2,530 

2,320

1,990

3,650 

3,260 

4,180 

7,750 

4,320 

4,450 

3,780 

3,060 

2,170

2,040

June

7,910 

7,590 

7,750 

7,280 

6,380

5,960 

5,270 

6,680 

7,280 

9,990

11,500 

12, 500 

11,800 

10,200 

7,280

5,540 

4,720 

4,450 

5,130 

9,510

10,800 

11, 200 

10, 200 

8,670 

7,130

6,100 

6,380 

9,510 

10,500 

8,550

July

6,530 

6,530 

4,450 

4,160 

4,180

3,910 

4,050 

4,320 

5,000 

7,910

8,230 

6,240 

4,720 

4,180 

5,270

5,620 

4,590 

3,780 

5,080 

9,190

11,300 

17,300 

19,600 

26,300 

29,400

31,100 

31, 600 

30,600 

27,200 

21,900 

13,400

Mean

4,349 

2,806 

3,334

10,260

6,014 

4,509 

16,930 

32,450 

5,973 

8,132 

11,870 

6,096 

2,760

8,773

Aug.

e, 550 

11,300 

12, 200 

13, 500 

12,700

10, 500 

8,870 

7,590 

7,280 

6,830

6,380 

5,960 

5,680 

5,410

5,130

5,130 

4,860 

5,000 

4,590 

4,180

3,910 

3,650 

3,520 

3,520 

3,390

3,260 

3,130 

3,060 

3,130 

3,260 

3,580

Per sq-'are 

mile

0.750 

.484 

.575

1.77

1.04 

.777 

2.92 

5.59 

1.03 

1.40 

2,05 

1.05 

.476

1.51

Sept.

3,260 

3,260 

3,130 

3,130 

3,390

3,390 

3,260 

3,650 

3,650 

3,190

3,000 

2,820 

2,700 

2,700 

2,640

2,580 

2,580 

2,700 

2,700 

2,530

2,420 

2,370 

2,370 

2,270 

2,220

2,220 

2,170 

2,170 

8,170 

2,170

Run-off In 

Inches

0.86 

.54 

.66

24.00

1.20 

.81 

3.37 

6.24 

1.19 

1.56 

2.36 

1.21 

.53

20.53
254 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°17', long. 86°22', in T. 20 S., R. 3 E., at 

Central of Georgia Railway bridge, 1 mile northwest of Childersburg. Zero of gage 

is 421.00 feet'above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 8,390 square miles.

Records available.- February 1914 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 21 years (1917-38), 14,360 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 136,000 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 30.03 

feet); minimum, 2,880 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 1.56 feet).

1914-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1938; minimum, 1,300 second-feet 

sometime in September 1925.

Remarks.- Records good; collected, by Alabama Power Co. under general supervision of 

Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 

2.4 

4.0 

5.0

7.0

2,740

4,860

9,260

12,700

19,400

9.5

12.0

16.0

19.0

21.0

29,100

39, 800

58,700

73,700

84,300

25.0

27.0

30.0

106,700

113,300

136,300

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,920 

3,150 

3,200 

3,290 

3,380

4,860 

8,680 

9,860 

8,120 

6, 160

4,860 

4,260 

3,880 

3,680 

3,570

3,520 

3,500 

4,990 

9,260 

11, 100

10,800 

11,700 

10,800 

8,680 

6,720

6,160 

6,860 

6,580 

7,140 

9,260 

8.680

Hov.

6,860 

5,770 

5,120 

4,740 

4,500

4,380 

4,140 

4,140 

4,020 

4,020

4,020 

5,120 

4,990 

4,620 

4,380

4,380 

4,260 

4,260 

4,140 

4,140

4,140 

4,140 

4,020 

4,020 

4,020

4,020 

4,020 

4,020 

3,900 

4,080

Dec.

4,260 

4,380 

4,500 

4,380 

4,260

4,140 

4,020 

3,900 

3,880 

3,880

3,830 

3,760 

3,730 

3,710 

3,640

3,590 

3,730 

3,900

4,020 

4,140

4,620 

4,990 

5,380 

5,510 

5,120

5,250 

5,770 

6,440 

6,580

7,140 

7,840

Jan.

8,680 

9,560 

10, 200 

10, 200 

9,860

9,860 

10, 200 

10, 500 

10,500 

10, 500

10,200 

9,260 

8,680 

7,840 

7,420

7,000 

6,580 

6,300 

6,030 

5,770

5,640 

5,510 

5,380

6,160 

9,860

12,000 

12, 400 

11,700 

11,100 

9,560 

8,400

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul AugSep

W

alendar year 19?

ater year 1937 -3£

Feb.

7,700 

7,280 

7,140 

7,140 

7,280

7,000 

6,580 

6,160 

5,900 

5,640

5,380 

5,250 

5,120 

4,990 

4,860

4,860 

4,860 

4,860 

5,640 

6,580

6,440 

6,160 

7,280 

9,560 

9,860

9,560 

9,860 

9,860

Mar.

8,680

7,420 

6,720 

6,300 

6,300

7,420 

9,260 

10,200 

10,200 

12,700

24,000 

27, 100 

27,100 

23,600 

19,400

26,700 

35,800 

35,400 

35,800 

59,200

62,700 

54,900 

55, 300 

62,700 

56,800

46,200 

33,300 

23,600 

19,800 

16,900 

16,500

Secondfoot-days

199, 620 

132,320 

144, 290

5,673,050

272,850 

188 , 800 

848,000 

1,587,400 

279,980 

312,920 

478,730 

284,040 

119 . 120

4,848,070

Apr.

32,000 

64,700 

65,700 

54,900 

47,200

44,400 

60,200 

112,000 

136,000 

123 , 000

93,800 

70,200 

64,700 

63,700 

63,700

63,700 

61,700 

58,700 

52,000 

31,200

23,600 

28,700 

30,800 

29,900 

26,300

22,800 

20,200 

16, 500 

13, 400 

11,700

Maximum

11,700 

6,860 

7,840

93,100

12,400 

9,860 

62,700 

136,000 

14,400 

14,700 

36,200 

20,600 

5,250

136,000

May

11,400 

11, 400 

10,800 

9,860 

11,100

14,400

13,000 

13,400 

13,000 

11,700

10,200 

9,560 

9,260 

8,680 

8,120

7,700 

7,560 

7,420 

7,280 

6,660

6,440 

6,300 

6,300 

6,720 

7,280

7,560 

8,120 

7,840 

7,000 

6,720 

7,000

Minimum

2,920 

3,900 

3,590

2,920

5,380 

4,860 

6,300 

11,700 

6,300 

6,720 

5,510 

4,620 

3,040

2,920

June

8,120 

11, 100 

11,700 

10,800 

9,260

8,680 

8,120 

7,420 

8,680 

9,860

12,000 

14, 100 

14,700 

13,700 

12,000

9,560 

7,840 

7,000 

6,720 

8,120

12, 400 

13,700 

13,400 

12,400 

11,100

9,860 

8,680 

8,400 

11, 100 

12, 400

July

10,500 

8,400 

7,140 

6,300 

6,030

5,900 

5,770 

5,510 

7,560 

9,860

11,100 

10,800 

8,680 

6,860 

6,160

6,720 

8,680 

7,000 

5,900 

8,960

13,700 

19,800 

28,300 

29,500 

35,000

36,800 

36,200 

35,800 

34, 500 

31,200 

25,100

Mean

6,439 

4,411 

4,655

15,540

8,802 

6,743 

27,350 

52,910 

9,032 

10,430 

16,440 

9,163 

3,971

13, 280

Aug.

16, 100 

13,700 

19,400 

20,600 

18,700

16,100 

13,700 

12,000 

11,400 

10, 500

9,260 

8,680 

8,120 

7,700 

7,420

7,000 

7,000 

6,580 

6,580 

6,300

5,770 

5,380 

5,120 

4,990 

4,860

4,620 

4,620 

4,740 

6,860 

5,380 

4,860

Per square 

mile

0.767 

.526 

.555

1.85

1.05 

.804 

3.26 

6.31 

1.08 

1.24 

1.84 

1.09 

.473

1.58

Sept.

4,990 

5,250 

4,860 

4,740 

4,500

4,620 

4,740 

4,620 

4,620 

4,990

4,620 

4,260 

4,020 

3,880 

3,800

3,730 

3,660 

3,610 

3,610 

3,640

3,570 

3,410 

3,320 

3,250 

3,180

3,180 

3,200 

3,130 

3,080 

3,040

Run-off In 

inches

0.88 

.59 

.84

25.15

1.21 

.84 

3.76 

7.04 

1.24 

1.38 

2.12 

1.26 

.53

21.49

Peak discharge.- Mar. 20 (11 p.m.) 65,700 sec.-ft.; Apr. 9 (1 p.m.) 136,000 sfo.-ft.; Aug. 

(11 p.m.) 21,700 sec.-ft.
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 255 

Coosa River at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°37', long. 86°15', in sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 18

 E., half a mile downstream from Jordan Dam and 7 miles upstream from WetJmpka. Zero

of gage is 179.65 feet above mean sea level. 

Drainage area.- 10,200 square miles.

Records available.- July 1912 to September 1914, December 1925 to September 1938. 

Average dIschargeT- 12 years (1926-38), 16,460 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 298,000 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 46.4

 feet), from rating curve extended above 68,000 second-feet on basis of power-plant

records and spillway discharge; minimum, 54 second-feet at times in November, December, 

July, August, and September (gage height, 1.98 feet); minimum dally discharge, 209 

second-feet July 10.

1912-14, 1925-38: Ifexlmum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum, 54 second-feet 

at times in November and December 1937, July, August, and September 1938; minimum gage 

height, 1.95 feet at times in period 1930-37; minimum daily discharge, 70 second-feet 

Oct. 3, 1932, Dec. 9, 1933.

Remarks.- Records good between 4,000 and 70,000 second-feet and fair below 4,000 and

 above 70,000 second-feet. Discharge for periods of missing gage heights, Nov. 17 to 

Dec. 5, July 23-26, and period of backwater from Tallapoosa River, Apr. 8-14,computed 

from records of Jordan Dam hydroelectric plant. Flow almost completely regulated during low and medium stages by hydroelectric plants at Lay, Mltchell, and Jordan Dams. 

Records collected by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of the Geological 

Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

2.7 

3.0 

3.9

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of backwater (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge. In second-feet)

179

294

820

4.8 

5.9 

7.0

1,600

2,800

4,720

8.0 

9.0 

10.0

6,660

9,240

12,600

11.0

12.0

14.0

16,400

21,100

31,300

17.5

21.0

26.5

51,000

72,900

110,400

35.0

42.2

130,500

184, 500

256,500

Discharge, In aacond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

1,600 

2,780 

4,010 

6,460 

4,920

7,270 

6,270 

5,430 

11, 100 

6,920

7,850 

5,970 

5,150 

4,980 

3,760

1,750 

4,440 

9,800 

13,800 

15,400

15,200 

15,400 

14, 200 

7,340 

11,200

7,500 

6,000 

10,000 

13,800 

11,500 

9,440

Nov.

10,000 

10, 100 

9,020 

7,760 

5,670

2,290 

212 

7,080 

6,600 

4,380

2,690 

8,880 

6,980 

6,880 

6,790

4,500 

3,760 

3,380 

7,840 

4,970

6,220 

6,130 

6,030 

7,780 

1,550

3,100 

1,460 

7,120 

8,480 

7,750

Dec.

6,610

2.9RO 

1,160 

4,390 

5,540

7,710 

8,540 

8,700 

3,100 

1,540

1,050 

2,730 

8,340 

6,250 

4,860

3,650 

2,440 

571 

5,290 

7,390

5,670 

5,680 

6,060 

7,820 

8,810

7,380 

7,900 

7,810 

8,140 

7,340 

10,200

Jan.

10, 400 

8,640 

9,460 

12, 600 

10,500

10,100 

12,900 

13,000 

10,800 

16,600

14,400 

14, 100 

13,100 

8,870 

8,350

9,550 

13,400 

7,990 

9,740 

7,610

5,310 

3,490 

5,040 

9,830 

13,400

14,900 

16, 400 

13,000 

10,000 

7,230 

7,970

Month

Oct 

NOT

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19C

e

ater year 1937-3J

Peb.

14,200 

9,480 

10,400 

8,080 

8,600

7,620 

11,100 

11, 600 

1,090 

9,290

5,660 

4,360 

7,390 

7,520 

6,000

6,100 

5,590 

6,100 

7,690 

6,560

9,430 

10, 100 

11,100 

10, 500 

11, 200

11,100 

8,010 

11.600

Mar.

11,800 

11, 600 

10,000 

9,160 

9,260

7,820 

11,900 

12,200 

12,000 

14,900

13,800 

18,000 

25,600 

31,000 

26,600

37,100 

45,600 

41,700 

42,600 

77,700

76,500 

61,800 

67,900 

79,900 

67,200

57, 300 

45,000 

27, 300 

25,000 

22,700 

21,200

Secondfoot-daya

251,240 

175,402 

175,631

6,984,369

328,680 

237,470 

1,022,140 

2,084,600 

342,930 

354,830 

542,749 

357,127 

134, 418

6,007,217

Apr.

40,800 

99,200 

84,200 

66,400 

53,100

55,200 

105,000 

256,000 

180,000 

151,000

121,000 

85,400 

66,800 

73,000 

75,100

71,300 

66,000 

63,800 

59,900 

46,900

22,700 

31,900 

33,300 

38,400 

33,200

24,300 

23,700 

22,600 

21,000 

13,400

Maximum

15,400

10,100

10,200

120,000

16,600 

14,200 

79,900 

256,000 

20, 400 

16,400 

42, 900 

26,700 

7,590

256,000

May

13,100 

15, 700 

12,700 

14, 100 

13,200

6,250 

17,500 

14,900 

20,400 

18 , 800

14,800 

14,300 

15,300 

12,500 

9,910

11,700 

9,700 

10,700 

9,480 

5,340

3,480 

7,060 

9,310 

8,300 

6,980

3,240 

3,500 

6,530 

8,650 

12,300 

13 , 200

Minimum

1,600 

212 

571

143

3,490 

4,360 

7,820 

13 . 400 

3,240 

8,340 

209 

737 

448

209

June

9,480 

8,800 

10,400 

11,000 

8,790

11,800 

9,920 

12,500 

13,300

12 , 800

10,300 

8,760 

16,400 

15,500 

15,300

12,500 

8,340 

14,700 

12,500 

13,900

14,300 

10,900 

9,300 

9,640 

10, 400

11,200 

13,500 

13,500 

12,600 

12,500

July

10,000 

10, 100 

11,400 

9,140 

9,680

9,520 

10,000 

8,370 

4,270 

209

11,600 

11,400 

11,500 

7,250 

8,270

4,370 

7,960 

9,480 

7,630 

11,700

14,700 

19,300 

30, 500 

41,200 

42,900

40, 100 

41,200 

39,600 

37,600 

32,000 

29,800

Mean

8,105 

5,847 

5,666

19, 140

10,600 

8,481 

32,970 

69,490 

11,060 

11,830 

17, 510 

11, 520 

4,481

16, 460

Aug.

24, 300 

19,600 

20, 200 

26,700 

22,000

20, 500 

16, 200 

20,600 

22, 200 

15,500

14,800 

9,520 

5,860 

6,440 

8,500

9,760 

9,640 

8,000 

8,040 

7,000

737 

9.540 

8,240 

5,440 

4,620

3,810 

1,920 

6,140 

8,060 

8,100 

5,160

Per square 

mile

0.795 

.573 

.555

1.88

1.04 

.831 

3.23 

6-81 

1.08 

1.16 

1.72 

1.13 

.439

1.61

Sept.

4,200 

4,410 

1,040 

5,200 

6,480

7,250 

4,980 

5,080 

6,340 

2,340

4,730 

7,590 

7,390 

6,400 

4,780

3,780 

1,590 

3,730 

6,830 

5,090

4,160 

3,520 

2,540 

448 

3,880

6,420 

5,240 

3,300 

2,930 

2,750

Run-off In 

Inche s

0.92 

.64 

.64

25.48

1.20 

.87 

3.72 

7.60 

1.24 

1.29 

1.98 

1.30 

.49

21.89
256 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32024'42", long. 86°24'32", in NW| sec. 31, T. 17 

N., R. 17 E., at bridge on U. S. Highway 31, 4 miles upstream from Autauga Creek and 

6 miles northwest of Montgomery.

Drainage area.- 15,100 square miles.

Records available.- October 1927 to September 1938. January 1899 to December 1903 (gage 

heights only) at Montgomery, 9 miles upstream.

Average discharge.- 11 years, 24,340 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 214,000 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 56.8 

feet); minimum, 6,770 second-feet Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.8 feet); miniiium daily discharge, 7,700 second-feet Sept. 6.

1899-1903, 1927-38: Maximum gage height, 59.6 feet Mar. 17, 1929 (discharge of 

209,000 second-feet, published in previous Water-Supply Papers, probatly too low); 

minimum discharge, 4,840 second-feet Nov. 20, 1931 (gage height, 0.37 foot); minimum 

daily discharge, 5,120 second-feet Nov. 20, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights during period Apr. 6-10 determined from partial 

recorder record and from gage readings made twice daily or oftener at station or at 

steam power plant 9 miles upstream. Flow regulated by hydroelectric plants on 

Tallapoosa and Coosa Rivers and by Martin Dam Reservoir (capacity, 1,580,000 acrefeet) on Tallapoosa River. Records collected by the Alabama Power Co., under general 

supervision of Geological Survey, in connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in s-seond-feet)

2.4 

3.0

7,700

8,700

10,400

12,800

12.0

16.0

16,200

21,600

29,900

40,300

26.0

37.0

41.0

43.0

64,600

97,000

103,200

114,000

50.0

51.0

62.5

54.0

137,000

142,000

153,000

170,000

54-5 

56.5

177,000

209,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September IE 38

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

SI 

2E 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9,780 

8,700 

S,700 

8,700 

9,410

11,400 

12,400 

10,200 

11,800 

12,400

8,700 

10,600 

12,800 

12,000 

11,600

10,600 

8,530 

10,800 

15,700 

21,100

El, 600 

20,800 

19,600 

14,400 

11,400

12, EDO 

14, 800 

14, 800 

17,200 

15,700 

12,200

Nov.

10,800 

13,500 

16,700 

16,200 

14,300

13,000 

10,600 

7,860 

11, EDO 

12,200

11,800 

14,600 

16,700 

14,600 

13,700

13,300 

13,000 

12,200 

12,000 

13,500

11,600 

11,400 

12,200 

14,600 

14,800

10,600 

10,200 

10,600 

11,800 

13,900

Dec.

15,300 

13,500 

11,000 

9,590 

12,600

12,600 

15,000 

16,200 

15,600 

11,400

11,200 

9,050 

9,970 

12,000 

13,300

12,200 

11,200 

10,600 

8,530 

10,600

10,200 

11,800 

12,200 

13,300 

13,000

12,200 

10,200 

10,400 

10,200 

10,800 

12,000

Jan.

13,000 

11,000 

9,780 

IE, 400 

13,900

12,600 

13,000 

15,300 

14,800 

15,000

17,900 

16,900 

16,200 

13,000 

10,200

10,200 

11,400 

12,400 

IE, 800 

13,300

11,600 

9,590 

8,360 

11,400 

14, 800

16,900 

18,600 

17,900 

13,900 

9,970 

9,410

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 192

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Feb.

12 , BOO 

16,200 

13,500 

13,300 

10,600

9,410 

8,700 

12,400 

13,900 

13,900

11,400 

10,200 

9,780 

9,230 

9,230

11,800 

11,400 

10,600 

11,400 

9,410

9,050 

11,000 

12,300 

13,500 

11,600

12,000 

10,800 

9,410

Mar.

11, 200 

11,200 

11,000 

9,970 

9,410

9,050 

9,230 

11,000 

12,000 

12,400

14,100 

13,700 

19,600 

24,700 

26,500

28,900 

45,700 

51,700 

51,900 

60,000

73,500 

75,700 

71, 400 

74,100 

75,700

71,100 

61,900 

46,300 

30,400 

25,800 

22,900

Secondfoot-days

400,620 

383,960 

367,640

9,736,790

407,510 

319,320 

1,072,060 

2,731,200 

540,600 

425,100 

7EE,560 

564,050 

315,010

3,249,630

Apr.

33,800 

73,500 

93, EDO 

94,000 

37,300

73,400 

84,300 

1.19,000 

176,000 

209,000

207,000 

185,000 

154,000 

136,000 

124,000

114,000 

105,000 

95,100 

36,800 

77,800

63,000 

47, 600 

46,800 

47,300 

46,300

36,700 

30,400 

28,900 

27,300 

23,700

Haximum

21,600 

16,700 

16,200

106,000

18,600 

16,200 

75,700 

209,000 

26,500 

17,400 

51,400 

33,600 

13,700

209,000

itey

16,000 

19,600 

19,800 

22,100 

21,400

16,700 

18,800 

EE,900 

2E,900 

26,600

23,7OO 

20,300 

20,600 

19,400 

14,300

12,300 

15,000 

18,800 

18,600 

17,400

13,900 

13,500 

14, 800 

15,000 

15; 700

15,000 

12,200 

12,600 

13,900 

11,000 

14,400

Minimum

S,530 

7,860 

3,530

6,620

S,360 

8,700 

9,050 

23,700 

11,000 

11,000 

9,780 

9,780 

7,700

7,700

June

14,600 

13,000 

13,900 

13,700 

11,400

11,000 

13,500 

14,400 

17,400 

14,600

15,500 

12,000 

13,000 

15,700 

16,200

16,400 

13,700 

14,800 

15,000 

12,600

15,300 

15,000 

12, 800 

12,400 

12,000

14, 400 

12,400 

14, 800 

16,200 

17,400

July

17,EOO 

13,900 

14,800 

12.EOO 

9,780

IE, 800 

16,900 

16,400 

16,000 

12,000

10,400 

15,000 

16,400 

15,500 

14,800

15,300 

13,700 

9,7fO 

11,000 

16,900

20,400 

E5,500 

32,000 

44,100 

50,300

51,400 

50,000 

43,200 

45,700 

40,100 

34.6CO

Mean

12,920 

12,800 

11,860

26,680

13,150 

11,400 

34,580 

91,040 

17,440 

14,170 

23,310 

IS, 200 

10,500

2E,600

Aug.

E9,400 

E6,000 

24,200 

33,000 

33,600

29,900 

28,100 

19,600 

25,800 

23,700

20,100 

19,100 

12,600 

12,600 

9,970

14,400 

17,400 

17,600 

16,400 

16,000

13,900 

10,300 

15, 500 

14,600 

13,080

12,400 

11,400 

10,EOO 

10,800 

9,780 

12,EOO

Per square 

mile

0.856 

.848 

-785

1.77

.871 

.755 

2.E9 

6.03 

1.15 

.938 

1.54 

1.21 

.695

1.50

Sept.

12,400 

11, 300 

11,600 

9,230 

9,590

7,700 

10, 600 

12,000 

IE, EDO 

13,000

9,780 

9,590 

9,970 

13,700 

13,700

IE, 200 

11,000 

9,410 

6,700 

9,050

11,600 

11,400 

10,400 

9,590 

8,190

8,530 

8,870 

10,200 

9,780 

9,230

Run-off in 

Inches

0.99 

.95 

.90

E3.98

1.00 

.79 

2.64 

6.73 

1.33 

1.05 

1.78 

1.40 

.78

SO -34
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 257

Alabama River at Selma, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°24', long. 87°01', In T. 17 N., R. 10 F., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 80, In Selma, 2 miles upstream from Valley Creek. Prior to Apr. 12, 

1938, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Drainage area.- 17,100 square miles.

Records available.- January 1899 to December 1913, June 1928 to September 1ET38.

Average discharge.- S3 years (1900-1913, 1928-38), 26,860 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 192,000 second-feet Apr. 12 (gage height, 55.4 

feet); minimum, 8,700 second-feet Nov. 9 (gage height, 3.05 feet); mlnlmvm dally discharge, 9,180 second-feet Nov. 9.

1899-1913, 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 204,000 second-feet Mar. 19, 1929 (gage 

height, 55.52 feet); minimum, 2,660 second-feet Nov. 1, 1904 (gage height, -2.20 feet): 

minimum daily discharge, 3,300 second-feet Oct. 9 to Nov. 3, 1904.

Maximum stage known, 57.0 feet Apr. 8, 1886 (discharge, 221,000 seconcf-feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally Apr. 12 to Sept. 30. Flow regulated by 

power plants on Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. (See records for Alabama River near 

Montgomery, Ala.)

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

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.

11, 300 

10,800 

10,000 

9,690 

9,690

10,200 

12, 000 

13,000 

11, 500 

12,400

13,000 

10,200 

11,100 

13, 000 

12,600

12,000 

11,100 

12,600 

17, 200 

21,700

25, 700 

24,900 

22,900 

21, 000 

16,100

13, 000 

13,700 

15, 800 

16,200 

17, 900 

16,600

Nov.

13,700 

12, 000 

14, 500 

17,000 

16,800

15,600 

13,700 

11,300 

9,180 

11,700

14,700 

21, 500 

25,700 

25,700 

22,200

18, 700 

16, 600 

15,200 

14,500 

14,500

15, 000 

13,700 

13,300 

14, 100 

15, 800

15, 400 

12, 600 

11,700 

12,000 

13,300

Dec.

15,000 

16,000 

14,700 

12,200 

11,100

13,300 

14, 100 

16,000 

17,200 

16,000

12,800 

10,300 

10,000 

10,900 

13,000

13,900 

13,700 

13,300 

12,600 

10,800

11, 500 

11,700 

13,700 

17,000 

17,900

17, 000 

15, 200 

13,200 

12, 200 

11,700 

12,000

Jan.

13,300 

14.500 

13,200 

12,200 

14,300

15, 400 

15, 300 

17, 400 

19,400 

13,100

18,100 

19,400 

18,700 

17, 600 

14, 500

11,700 

11,100 

12,400 

13, 200 

13,900

14,300 

12,800 

10,900 

10, 400 

15,200

19,200 

20,300 

21, 000 

19,400 

15, 600 

11,800

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 193rr , .......

ater year 1937-3E

Feb.

10,800 

14,200 

16,600 

14,900 

14,100

11,800 

10,400 

9,660 

13, 000 

14,700

14,700 

12, 800 

11,100 

10, 600 

10,200

10, 400 

12,200 

12,200 

12, 800 

13, 500

12, 200 

11, 100 

12,600 

14, 900 

16,000

14,500 

13,900 

12,400

Mar.

10,900 

12,200 

12,600 

11, 800 

10, 900

10,200 

9,690 

9,860 

11,500 

12,400

13,500 

14,700 

15,200 

20,500 

26, 200

30,400 

40,400 

53, 000 

58,500 

61,600

71,400 

79,100 

82,000 

82,000 

83,600

83,600 

79,400 

70,100 

54,500 

38, 900 

30,900

Secondfoot-daya

448, 800 

461, 680 

420,500

11,202,460

475, 100 

358, 460 

1,201,750 

3,223,200 

600,600 

458, 500 

793,900 

662, 200 

366,740

9,470,510

Apr.

47,400 

77,200 

102,000 

103,000 

107,000

104,000 

110,000 

142,000 

162,000 

174,000

136, 000 

190,000 

188,000 

178, 000 

168,000

155,000 

141,000 

129,000 

116,000 

106, 000

93, 800 

77,800 

63,600 

57, 100 

53, 200

49,200 

40,400 

34,700 

32,400 

30,200

Maximum

25,700 

25,700 

17,900

117,000

21, 000 

16, 600 

83, 600 

190, 000 

28,400 

17, 600 

56, 300 

37,900 

15,200

190, 000

May

24,700 

13,500 

21, 200 

22, 200 

23,700

24,200 

18,900 

23, 200 

24,400 

25,900

28, 400 

25,400 

22,700 

22, 400 

20,300

15, 800 

14,500 

16, 600 

19, 600 

19,600

18, 100 

14,900 

14,900 

15, 600 

16, 400

17,000 

15, 800 

13,700 

14, 100 

14, 700 

13, 200

Vlnljnuxn

9,690 

9,180 

10,000

8,090

10, 400 

9,860 

9,690 

30,200 

13, 200 

12, 400 

11, 500 

12, 200 

9,520

9,180

June

15,400 

15,200 

14,500 

15,000 

14,700

13,200 

12, 400 

13,700 

15,600 

17,600

16,200 

16,600 

14,500 

14,900 

16,400

17,000 

17,000 

14,900 

16,000 

16,200

14,900 

17,000 

16,000 

14,100 

13,500

13,700 

15,200 

14,100 

15,800 

17,200

July

18,700 

17 , 400 

15, 000 

15, 400 

13, 300

11,500 

14, 100 

17,400 

17,000 

16,000

13,500 

12, 400 

16,000 

17,200 

17,600

18, 100 

16, 800 

15, 400 

12, 000 

14,500

21,200 

27,200 

33, 200 

40,700 

52, 400

56,300 

56, 300 

55,000 

51,700 

48,200 

42,400

Mean

14,480 

15, 390 

13,560

30,690

15,330 

12,800 

38,770 

107,400 

19,370 

15, 280 

25,610 

21,360 

12,190

25,950

Aug.

37,700 

33,400 

31,200 

31,900 

37,900

35,900 

32,900 

29,900 

25,400 

27,900

25,900 

22,400 

20,100 

15,200 

13,700

12,400 

16,200 

18,700 

18,700 

17,900

17,000 

15,200 

13, 500 

16,200 

15,800

14,500 

13,900 

13,000 

12, 800 

12, 800 

12,200

Per square 

mile

0-847 

.900 

.793

1.79

.896 

.749 

2.27 

6-28 

1.13 

.894 

1.50 

1.25 

.713

1.52

Sept.

13,900 

14,500 

14,500 

13,500 

11, 500

11,300 

10,000 

12,000 

13, 300 

14, 100

14,700 

11,800 

11, 500 

12,600 

15,200

15,000 

13,900 

12,200 

10, 900 

10,000

10,400 

12,600 

12, 600 

11,700 

10,800

9,520 

9,520 

10,000 

11,300 

10,900

Run-off in 

inches

0.98 

1.00 

.91

24.35

1.03 

.73 

2.62 

7.01 

1.30 

1.00 

1.73 

1.44 

.80

20.60
258 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Alabama River near Millers Ferry, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 52°07', long. 87°24', in NWi sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 7 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 28, just downstream from Prairie Creek, 2i miles northwest of 

Ilillers Ferry.

Drainage area.- 20,700 square miles.

Records available.- October 1957 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 237,000 second-feet Apr. 14 (gage height, 56.6 

feet); minimum observed, 9,940 second-feet Oct. 6 (gage height, 6.4 feet). 

Maximum stage known, about 62 feet sometime in 1886.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge above 32,300 second-feet determined by using rate of 

change of stage as a factor. Gage read once daily Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 and twice daily 

thereafter. Flow regulated by operation of power plants on Coosa and Tallapoosa 

Rivers. (See Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala.).

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

10,200 

10,700 

11,500 

11, 800 

10,400

10,200 

11,500 

12,500 

14,000 

13,600

12,100 

11,600 

11,800 

12,100 

12,800

14,000 

14,300 

19,400 

23,600 

34, 600

33,800 

31,800 

29,100 

25,500 

23, 000

19,000 

16,500 

18,100 

18,300 

18,800 

18, 800

Hov.

18,800 

17,700 

15,900 

15,300 

16,300

16,700 

16,700 

15,900 

15,100 

14,500

19,200 

4E.300 

46,100 

40,500 

34,300

28,200 

23,700 

21,000 

19,200 

18,800

18,600 

18, 100 

16,700 

16,100 

16,300

17,300 

17,500 

15,900 

14,100 

14,000

Dec.

15,300 

16,700 

17, 500 

16,500 

14,500

13,400 

15, 100 

16,300 

18, 100 

19,000

18,600 

15,900 

13,000 

12,300 

12,800

14,500 

16,300 

17,900 

18,600 

16,300

14,300 

14,300 

15,700 

20,700 

23,900

22,300 

20,500 

18,300 

16,500 

15,900 

16,100

Jan.

16,900 

17,9OO 

18,800 

17,900 

17,300

19,200 

22,800 

23, 400 

23,900 

23,200

22,800 

22,300 

22,800 

21,400 

18, 800

16,900 

14,900 

14,300 

14,700 

15,500

16,300 

16,500 

15,300 

15,300 

18,800

21,200 

23,700 

24,600 

23,900 

21,400 

18, 300

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fab 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

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alendar year 192

ater year 1937-2

Feb.

15,700 

15,100 

17, 100 

18,800 

17,500

16,100 

14,500 

13 , 200 

12,800 

14,900

16,700 

16,300 

14,500 

13,400 

12,500

12,300 

12,500 

14, 700 

17,300 

18,100

18, 800 

17,300 

17,300 

21,800 

22,300

20,700 

19,200 

17,700

Mar.

15,900 

14,300 

14,700 

14,900 

14,700

14,000 

12,800 

12,500 

12,500 

13,600

14,500 

15,100 

16,300 

18,800 

23,400

31,800 

56,200 

66,200 

70, 100 

81,200

87,400 

92,800 

101,000 

98,800 

96,700

96,400 

95,400 

85,500 

74,100 

44,800 

60,200

Secondfoot-days

535,400 

620,800 

517,100

601,000 

459,100 

1,466,600 

4,177,600 

716,300 

517,500 

872,400 

745,900 

383,300

11,613,000

Apr.

106,000 

115,000 

120,000 

116,000 

118,000

125,000 

148,000 

179,000 

196,000 

208,000

212,000 

222,000 

230,000 

235,000 

230,000

222,000 

193,000 

178,000 

172,000 

138,000

126,000 

115,000 

92,000 

74,600 

70,800

62,200 

53,000 

44,400 

40,200 

36,400

Maximum

34,600 

46,100 

23,900

24,600 

22,300 

101,000 

235,000 

33,500 

19,600 

65,500 

44,800 

16,700

235,000

May

33,500 

28,200 

24, 100 

24,400 

26,500

28,900 

29,100 

27,500 

26,500 

27,900

29,100 

30,300 

28,700 

26,000 

24,100

21,800 

20,300 

19,200 

18,800 

20,500

20, 500 

19,000 

17, 700 

17,300 

18, 600

19,600 

20,100 

18, 800 

17, 500 

16,300 

15,500

Minimum

10,200 

14,000 

12,300

14,300 

12,300 

12,500 

36,400 

15,500 

14, 700 

12,800 

13,200 

10,500

10,200

June

15,500 

16,900 

17,100 

16,700 

16,700

16,700 

15,300 

14,700 

15,500 

16,900

17,700 

18,600 

18,300 

17,500 

16,900

17,900 

18,600 

18,300 

17,100 

17,900

18, 800 

19,400 

19,600 

18, 300 

16,700

15,700 

15,700 

17,100 

17,500 

17,900

July

18,600 

20,100 

19,600 

17,700 

16,500

15,100 

12,800 

14,000 

16,900 

18, 800

17, 100 

15,100 

14,300 

17,100 

18,800

20,500 

20,100

ie,eoo

17,500 

15,500

18,300 

25,100

30,eoo

42,000 

55,000

62,000 

65, EDO 

64,300 

59,400 

55, COO 

50, £00

Mean

17,270 

20,690 

16,680

19 , 390 

16,400 

47,310 

139,300 

23,110 

17,250 

28,140 

24,060 

12,780

31,820

Aug.

44, 800 

41,800 

38,600 

36,200 

36,800

39,000 

38,700 

36,400 

34,800 

31,300

29,900 

27,700 

23,000 

20,500 

16,500

14,300 

13,400 

17,100 

19,800 

19,800

17,500 

18, 100 

15,300 

14,100 

16,100

14,300 

15,100 

14,300 

14,300 

13,200 

13, 200

Pe~ square

mile

0.834 

1.00 

.806

.937 

.792 

2.29 

6.73 

1.12 

.833 

1.36 

1.16 

.617

1.54

Sept.

14,000 

13,600 

16,300 

16,700 

14,700

12,700 

12,100 

11,000 

11,800 

13, 200

14,300 

14,300 

12,800 

12,300 

12,500

13,600 

14,300 

14,300 

13,600 

11,500

10,700 

11,100 

12,300 

12,500 

12,300

11,300 

10,700 

10,500 

10,800 

11,500

Run-off In 

Inches

0.96 

1.12 

.93

1.08 

.82 

2.64 

7.51 

1.29 

.93 

1.57 

1.34 

.69

20.88
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 259

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°32', long. 87°31', in sec. 25, T. 7 N., R. 5 

E., at bridge on State Highway 44, in Claiborne. Zero of gage is at mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 22,000 square miles.

Records available.- April 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 227,000 second-feet Apr. 16, 17; maximum gage 

 height, 52.25 feet Apr. 17; minimum discharge, 9,750 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height,

10.97 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 16, 17, 1938; maximum gage height, that

of Apr. 17, 1938; minimum discharge, 6,200 second-feet Nov. 3, 4, 1931; minimum gage

height, 8.00 feet Nov. 4, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good. Gage heights for Oct. 2-14, Nov. 13-15 determined from graph 

drawn on basis of partial gage-height record and recorded range in stage. Flow regulated by power plants on Coosa and Tallapoosa Rivers. (See records for Alabama River 

near Montgomery, Ala.)

Rating, table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

11.1 9,920

12.0 11,500

16.0 19,400

18.0

23.0

25.0

23,700

35,600

41,000

27.0

30.0

34.0

47,300 

58.VOO 

76,100

36.0

40.0

44.0

85,700

108,000

134,000

46.0 151,000

49.0 183,000

52.2 227,000

Discharge, in sacond-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

9,920 

10,800 

11,500 

11,700 

11,500

11,100 

11,000 

11,300 

12,300 

13,000

12,800 

13,200 

12,800 

11,900 

11,900

12,800 

13,200 

16,800 

24,300 

30,900

32,600 

32, 400 

31, 100 

39,000 

26, 400

23,700 

20,400 

17,800 

17,000 

17, 600 

18, 400

Nov.

19,000 

18,200 

16,200

14,800 

15, 800

17,400 

17,800 

17, 200 

15,800 

13, 800

14,600 

29,000 

42, 500 

47,000 

44,000

38,200 

33,100 

28,800 

25,000 

22,800

21,500 

20,600 

19,800 

18,400 

17, 600

17,800 

18, 600 

18,200 

17,000 

15, 600

Dec.

15,400 

16,000 

17,200 

18,000 

17,400

16,000 

15,200 

15,800 

17,200 

19,000

20,000 

19,000 

17,000 

14,800 

13,600

13,800 

16,200 

20,400 

22,400 

21,100

18,800 

16,800 

17,600 

21,700 

25,500

25,700 

24,100 

22,400 

20,400 

18,800 

17,600

Jan.

16,600 

16.800 

18,200 

19,600 

19 , 400

19,200 

21,500 

25, 300 

25,700 

25,500

25,300 

24,300 

24,100 

23,900 

23,200

21,900 

19,600 

17, 400 

16,200 

16,400

16,800 

17,400 

17, 400 

17,600 

18,400

20,000 

21,900 

23,700 

24, 600 

24,600 

23, 200

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 1937 ...........

ater year 1937-2

Peb.

20,600 

18,200 

17,000 

18,600 

19,400

19,000 

18,000 

16,600 

14,800 

14,200

15,400 

16,800 

17 , 000 

16,200 

14,800

13,800 

13,200 

13,400 

18,000 

23,000

23,400 

21,700 

20,200 

21,900 

24,600

24, 600 

23, 200 

21,500

Mar.

19,800 

17,800 

16,600 

16,200 

16, 200

15,800 

14,800 

14,200 

13, 400 

13,400

14, 200 

15.200 

16,200 

17, 400 

19, 400

32,200 

47,000 

55,500 

63,700 

71, 100

77,500 

82,300 

87,800 

93,100 

97,500

99,200 

100,000 

101,000 

98, 600 

92,500 

78,900

Secondfoot-days

541,120 

676, 100 

574,900

13.786,900

645,700 

519,100 

1,518,500 

4,527,500 

754,600 

532,600 

835,000 

813,300 

400,000

12,338,420

Apr.

73,800 

89,800 

101,000 

109,000 

114,000

118,000 

126,000 

140,000 

161,000 

175.000

188,000 

198,000 

208,000 

216,000 

222,000

227.000 

227,000 

224,000 

218,000 

206,000

193,000 

178,000 

162,000 

146,000 

128,000

110,000 

90,900 

73, 800 

57,900 

46,300

Maximum

32, 600

47,000 

25,700

128,000

25,700 

24,600 

101,000 

227,000 

39,900 

19,600 

61, 200 

51,600 

16, 400

227,000

May

39,900 

35,400 

30,400 

27,100 

26,700

28,300 

29,200 

27,800 

26,000 

26,700

27,100 

28,300 

28,500 

27,100 

25,700

24, 600 

22,800 

20,000 

18,800 

19,800

21,300 

21,500 

20, 400 

19,000

19,000

19,400 

19,800 

20,000 

19,000 

17,600 

17,400

Minimum

9,920 

13,800 

13, 600

8,650

16,200 

13, 200 

13, 400 

46,300 

17,400 

15,600 

14,200 

14,400 

10,600

9,920

June

17,000 

16,800 

17,600 

17,800 

17,400

17,800 

17,400 

16,200 

15,600 

16,400

17,800 

18,800 

18,800 

18,800 

17,600

17.600 

18,400 

19 , 000 

18, 600 

17,800

18 , 400 

18,600 

19,000 

19 , 600 

18,800

17,400 

16,400 

16,800 

17,200 

17,200

July

17, 800 

18,800 

19,600 

19,000 

17, 800

17,000 

15,600 

14,200 

15,600 

17,800

18 , 600 

18,000 

16,600 

16,000 

17, 400

18,800 

19 , 400 

19,800 

19,000 

18,200

17,800 

20,200 

25,300 

34,100 

40,400

49,400 

56,300 

59,900 

61,200 

59,500 

55,900

Mean

17,460

22,540 

18,550

37,770

20,830 

18,540 

48,980 

150,900 

24,340 

17,750 

26,940 

26,240 

13,330

33,800

Aug.

51,600 

47, 000 

42,800 

39,600 

37, 100

37,100 

37,900 

37, 700 

36,400 

33,900

32, 100 

30,600 

29,200 

25,700 

22,800

19, 400

17,000 

15,600 

17,000 

18, 600

19,200 

19,000 

.18,200 

16,600 

17,600

16, 400 

16, 400 

16,000 

15,400 

15,000 

14, 400

Per acuare 

mile

0.794 

1.02 

.843

1.72

.947 

.843 

2.23 

6.86 

1.11 

.807 

1.22 

1.19 

.606

1.54

Sept.

14,000 

14,000 

15, 200 

16,200 

16,400

15,600 

14,000 

12,800 

11,900 

12,300

13,600 

14,400 

14,800 

13,800 

12, 600

12,800 

14,400 

15, 200 

14,800 

13,800

12,400 

11,300 

11,300 

12,400 

13,000

12, 600 

11,900 

11,100 

10,600 

10,800

Run-off in 

inches

0.92

1.14 

.97

23.30

1.09 

.88 

2.57 

7.65 

1.28 

.90 

1.41 

1.37 

.68

20.86
260 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 34°40', long. 84°56' , at county bridge a quarter of a mile 

downstream from Swamp Creek, half a mile northeast of Tilton, Whltfleld County, 12 

miles downstream from Holly Creek, and 12 miles upstream from confluence with 

Coosawattee River to form the Oostanaula.

Drainage area.- 682 square miles.

Records available.- June 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during period June to September 1937, 2,920

second-feet Aug. 26 (gage height, 9.3 feet); minimum observed, 160 se?-ond-feet Aug. 4, 

5, and Sept. 26-30 (gage height, 2.5 feet).

Maximum discharge observed during water year 1937-38, 20,300 second-feet Apr. 10 

(gage height, 25.4 feet); minimum observed, 160 second-feet Oct. 1, £ (gage height, 

2.5 feet).

Remarks^- Records fair below 2,400 second-feet and good above. Stage affected by backwateT Apr. 12, 13, July 27, 28. Gage-height record from tuice-dally gage readings 

and results of nine discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers, U. S. 

Army.

Rating table, June 5, 1937 to Sept. 30, 1938, except periods of backwater (page height, 

In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

160

310

646

1,024

1,436

8.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

2,320

4,200

6,360

7,750

9,770

22.0

24.0

26.0

12,800

17,000

21,700

Discharge, In second-feet, 1937-3S 

1937

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

J.3

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct. Nov. Dee.

'

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. n«y June

_

-

-

-

506

506

438

374

342

342

342

342

310

280

280

326

574

718

540

506

406

310

295

265

250

250

250

250

250

250

-

July

£50 £-20

£20

!?20

£20

S"6

390

326

310

?90

?80

ZW£-95

?50

F35

£-20

f20

190

190

T«5

F555 £-20

!T50

?S5

£06

610

?50 £-50

£-80

S10

f95

Aug.

260

280

190

160

160

754

374

342

358

1,350

866

390

2SO

374

438

342

295

265

235

' 220

190

190

190

540

1,870

2,870

2,100

574

506

438

506

Sept.

506

374

310

265

260

1,160

574

390

792

406

310

265

250

250

205

220

220

220

220

205

190

190

190

190

190

160

160

160

160

160

-
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Discharge, in second-feet, of Conasauga River at Tllton, Ga., 1937-38 Continued

1937-38

261

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

160 

205 

342 

540

792 

390 

295 

220 

250

374 

265 

220 

220 

190

190 

190 

342 

906 

868

718 

506 

390 

342 

310

374 

1,180 

906 

610 

438 

342

Nov.

310 

280 

280 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

250 

250 

250

250 

250 

310 

342 

374

Dec.

342 

326 

280 

265 

280

280 

280

280 

235 

220

235 

190 

220 

250 

250

250 

280 

406 

682 

792

506 

438 

610 

754 

718

540 

574 

1,350 

1,660 

1,100 

792

Jan.

718 

1,870 

2,050 

1,180 

792

718 

1,270 

1,520 

944 

792

754 

754 

646 

574 

540

506 

438 

472 

406 

438

390 

406 

438 

1,350 

2,870

2,320 

1,310 

868 

718 

646 

718

Month

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

Dot 

NOT 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

 Tun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

e 5-30,

ater yea 

ober 193

r 

7

alendar 

uary 193.

year

g

ater year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

1,230 

1,100 

792 

718 

646

610 

574 

574 

506 

506

472 

472 

438 

438 

406

438 

438 

438 

646 

1,310

906

718 

1,100 

2,690 

1,780

1,060 

868 

792

liar.

646 

574 

792 

868 

754

1,350 

2,320 

1,270 

944 

3,720

5,220 

5,550 

2,500 

1,270 

1,020

1,350 

2,500 

1,780 

1,230 

4,700

5,550 

5,770 

2,870 

3,250 

3,020

1,740 

1,440 

1,560 

1,310 

1,100 

1,020

Secondfoot -days

9,502 

8,628 

17,929 

9,192

13, 235 

7,896 

15,375

29,416 

22,666 

68,988 

127,922 

22,212 

46, 546 

55,282 

19,927 

8,042

437, 507

Apr.

1,350 

3,060 

2,780 

1,520 

1,180

1,020 

1,830 

8,580 

16, 100 

19,300

13,700 

6,500 

2,600 

1,520 

1,230

1,100 

868 

2,920 

4,600 

5,500

5,440 

6,120 

6,680 

4,960 

1,920

1,520 

1,230 

1,020 

944 

830

Maximum

718 

610 

2,870 

1,180

1,180 

374 

1,650

2,870 

2,690 

5,770 

19,300 

1,520 

3,820 

9,070 

1,650 

438

19,300

Hay

868

868 

718 

646

1,270

868 

.718 

792 

1,140 

868

646 

574 

574 

574 

718

574 

472 

438 

438 

438

438 

540 

646 

1,520 

906

646 

540 

438 

438 

718 

1,180

Minimum

250 

190 

160 

160

160 

260 

190

390 

406 

574 

830 

438 

574 

326 

29E 

190

160

June

1,830 

1,270 

1,520 

1,480 

868

682 

574 

1,520

2,410 

3,820

3,340 

1,870 

1,230 

906 

754

646 

646 

906 

646 

1,960

3,300 

2,500 

1,100 

868 

868

2,140 

2,600 

2,320 

1,180 

792

July

646 

610 

540 

506 

506

472 

438 

506 

574 

718

646 

506 

406 

438 

406

406 

374 

374 

326 

574

1,520 

2,180 

5,320 

7,430 

8,450

9,070 

6,200 

2,000 

1,100 

1,020 

1,020

Mean

365 

278 

578 

306

427 

263 

496

949 

810 

2,225 

4,264 

717 

1,552 

1,783 

643 

268.

1,198

Aug.

830 

1,270 

1,650 

1,440 

1,180

830 

868 

944 

792 

682

682 

718 

646 

574 

506

506 

646 

506 

472 

438

406 

390 

358 

342 

310

310 

295 

326 

342 

310 

358

Per scuare 

mile

0.535 

.408 

.848 

.449

.626 

.386

.727

1.39 

1.19 

3.26 

6.25 

1.05 

£.28 

IT. 61 

.943 

.393

1.76

Sept.

358 

310 

310 

295 

310

310 

342 

326 

295 

250

250 

265 

250 

265 

326

438

342 

265 

235 

220

220 

220 

220 

220 

220

220 

190 

190 

190 

190

Run-off In 

inches

0.52 

.47 

.98 

.50

.72 

.43 

.84

1.60 

1.24 

3.76 

6,97 

1.21 

2,54 

3.01 

1.09 

.44

23.85
262 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°14', long. 84°30', at bridge on State Highway 5, at 

Canton, Cherokee County, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Canton Creek and If 

miles downstream from Hickory Log Creek.

Drainage area.- 605 square miles.

Records available.- March 1892 to December 1905 (prior to 1895 gage heights only), March 

1937 to September 1938. U. S. Weather Bureau has obtained daily stage? since July

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 19,700 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage

height, 22.44 feet); minimum observed, 350 second-feet Oct. 1-3; mininum gage height, 

1.48 feet Oct. 2, 3.

1896-1905, 1937-38: Maximum discharge observed, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum 

observed, 190 second-feet several days In September and October 1904. 

Maximum stage known, 26.3 feet Dec. 10, 1919, present datum.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for June 17 computed on basis of records for station 

at Kingston. Occasional regulation during periods of low flow. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

350

535

920

1,290

2,208

8.0

12.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

3,250

5,650

8,520

10,650

13,640

21.0

22.0

23.0

15,660

18,300

22,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1£3S

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

350

350

402

1,030

1,370

1,250

692

575

495

455

43S

438

438

438

43S

420

430

615

3,910

2,110

1,140

888

768

730

654

615

2,670

1,100

768

730

654

Nov.

615

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

535

515

515

535

730

768

730

654

""

Bee.

575

575

535

535

535

535

535

515

515

515

515

495

475

455

475

475

515

768

693

654

615

692

920

768

692

654

654

692

698

882

768

Jan.

806

920

882

806

730

768

844

806

768

730

730

768

730

692

692

654

654

654

615

615

615

615

575

730

1,100

882

788

698

654

654

692

Month

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-2i8 ...........

Feb.

844

730

692

692

654

654

654

654

615

615

615

575

575

575

575

575

535

535

615

615

575

575

615

1,140

806

730

698

654

-

-

-

Mar.

575

535

615

956

730

920

956

806

730

2,060

1,680

1,140

992

882

844

2,880

3,730

1,720

1,290

4,930

2,720

1,720

1,590

1,460

1,250

1,140

1,140

1,100

1,030

998

956

Seoondfoot-daya

27,345

16* 832

18, 918

go Oil * °Q I"

44', 069

74, 520

30 078

41, 528

24,689

14,342

361,910

Apr.

2,410

4,270

2,410

1,630

1,410

1,250

2,980

14, 300

10, 400

3,340

2,410

2,010

1,820

1,630

1,540

,460

,370

,410

,540

,370

1,910

1,770

1,540

1,410

1,250

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,100

1,060

-

Maximum

3,910

768

920

1,100

1 140

4*930

14, 300

2,010 

1, 820

5,410 

1,410

1,030

14,300

May

1,030

1,030

992

992

1,210

2,010

1,210

1,170

1,140

1,100

992

956

956

992

956

920

882

882

844

844

806

806

806

808

768

768

768

730

730

882

1,100

Minimum

350

515

455

575

535

535

1,080

730 

575

475

515

368

350

June

920

1,030

1,100

882

S44

730

692

692

575

1,060

1,060

1,140

920

768

692

654

654

1,820

1,370

1,820

1,370

1,100

1,060

844

768

730

920

806

692

654

-

July

654

615

615

615

575

654

615

575

615

615

575

515

495

475

495

475

4P5

475

9?0

1,460

3,250

4,0?0

5, 410

4, 8TO

2,8fO

8,OfO

1,6T^

1,540

1,1TO

1.1CO i.oeo

Mean

888

561 

610

787

656

1 482

2 , AOA

> *O4

970

QAfi «7%D

1,340 

796

478

992

Aug.

1,030

1,170

1,410

1,370

1,100

1,030

992

956

956

956

966

S82

806

768

768

844

768

692

615

615

615

575

575

575

535

535

515

535

515

515

515

Per square 

mile

1. 46

 927 

1.01

1 22

i!os

2*35

4.11

1.80

1.56

2 *<4J- 91

1.38 

.790

1.64

Sept.

495

495

1,030

575

495

768

615

575

535

515

515

495

475

455

438

438

420

420

480

402

385

368

368

368

36S

368

388

368

386

480

Run-off In 

inches

I

go

« DO

1.03 

1.16

1.41

1 *12

2*71

4.59

1*84

1.74

8.55 

1.58

 8800

82.23
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 263

Etowali River near Kingston, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°12', long. 84°59', at county bridge, half a 

mile upstream from Two Run Creek, If miles upstream from connesena Creek, and 24 miles 

southwest of Kingston, Bartow County. Zero of gage Is 609.97 feet above mean sea 

level.

Drainage area^- 1,630 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to December 1931, November 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 42,700 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 27.7 

feet;; minimum, 380 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage height, 3.20 feet).

1928-31, 1936-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1938; minimum, 201 secondfeet Oct. 19, 1931 (gage height, 2.76 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of doubtful gage heights, Apr. 25 to May 

t>, May 7-17 (computed from partial gage-height record), and those for periods of missing gage heights, May 30 to June 7, Aug. 21-25 (computed on basis of recorls for Etowa 

River at Canton, Oostanaula River at Resaca, and Coosa River near Rome), all of which 

are fair. Moderate diurnal fluctuation during low stage caused by mill dan at 

Cartersville.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.0 270

3.5 560

4.0 900

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

1,680

2,610

4,950

10.0

13.0

16.0

8,000

13,100

18,500

20.0 26,200

24.0 34,400

28.0 43,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

970 

935 

1,040 

1,970 

5,900

3,240 

1,950 

1,390 

1,190 

1,110

1,080 

1,040 

1,000 

1,040 

1,040

970 

935 

1,310 

4,300 

5,370

2,810 

1,900 

1,680 

1,510 

1,390

1,560 

'5,510 

3,580 

2,080 

1,640 

1,470

HOT.

1,390 

1,310 

1,270 

1,270 

1,230

1,190 

1,190 

1,190

1,150 

1,150

1,150 

1,150 

1,190 

1,190 

1,150

1,110 

1,110 

1,110 

1,080 

1,110

1,110 

1,040 

1,040 

1,000 

1,000

1,040 

1,150 

1,310 

1,350 

1,270

Dec.

1,190 

1,150 

1,110 

1,110 

1,110

1,110 

1,110 

1,040 

1,080 

1,110

1,040 

1,000 

1,040 

1,080 

1,080

1,040 

1,110 

1,350 

1,550 

1,430

1,310 

1,230 

1,350 

1,770 

1,820

1,550 

1,510 

1,590 

2,040 

1,860 

1,640

Jan,

1,430 

1,470 

1,590 

1,470 

1,390

1,350 

1,720 

1,900 

1,680 

1,470

1,430 

1,470 

1,430 

1,350 

1,310

1,270 

1,230 

1,230 

1,190 

1,190

1,150 

1,150 

1,150 

1,230 

1,680

1,860 

1,550 

1,390 

1,270 

1,270 

1,270

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Pet 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 19157 ...........

ater year 1937-:

Pet.

1,390 

1,390 

1,310 

1,270 

1,270

1,270 

1,230 

1,230 

1,190 

1,150

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,190 

1,150

1,150 

1,110 

1,110 

1,230 

1,350

1,270 

1,150 

1,270 

2,000 

1,900

1,510 

1,390 

1,310

Mar.

1,230 

1,190 

1,230 

1,470 

1.510

1/820 

2,220 

1,720 

1,510 

4,320

4,820 

3,020 

2,220 

1,900 

1,770

7,460 

12, 400 

5.800 

4,000 

17, 200

10,800 

4,820 

3,940 

4,430 

3,350

2,810 

2,710 

2,810 

2,510 

2,260 

2,360

Apr.

10,600 

20,600 

13,000 

5,230 

3,820

3,350 

7,990 

34,300 

40,900 

21,500

6,560 

5,230 

4,430 

3,940 

3,580

3,350 

3.130 

3,240 

4,180 

3,350

4,430 

4,300 

3,460 

3,020 

2,810

2,610 

2,460 

2,360 

2,260 

2,220

Second- Maximum 

foot-days

62,910 5,900 

35,000 1,390 

40,510 2,040

1,090,340 31,400

43,540 1,900 

36,360 2,000 

121,610 17,200 

232,210 40,900 

61,310 3,700 

63,360 3,820 

82,770 11,200 

54,130 4,430 

28,528 1,770

862,238 40,900

May

2,180 

2,130 

2,130 

2,130 

2,310

3,700 

2,810 

2,310 

2,130 

2.040

2,000 

1,950 

1,950 

2,040 

2,040

1,860 

1,720 

1,680 

1,680 

1,640

1,590 

1,900 

1,770 

1,590 

1,550

1,550 

1,590 

1,550 

1,590 

1,800 

2,400

Minimum

935 

1,000 

1,000

935

1,150 

1.110 

1,190 

2,220 

1,550 

1,350 

970 

970 

697

697

June

2,600 

2,500 

2,500 

2,100 

1,700

1,600 

1,550 

1,510 

1,680 

2,220

2,180 

3,580 

2,130 

1,640 

1,430

1,350 

1,350 

3,460 

2,410 

3,820

2,810 

2,610 

1,950 

1,680 

1,510

1,550 

2,840 

2,080 

1,590 

1,430

July

1,350 

1,310 

1,270 

1,230 

1,230

1,310

1,270 

1,430 

1,390 

1,510

1,270 

1,110 

1,080 

1,080 

1,390

1,150 

1,040 

970 

1,190 

3,340

4,820 

7,840 

10,000 

11,200 

7,040

4,060 

2,910 

2,360 

2,040 

1,860 

1,720

Aug.

1,860 

,710 

,430 

,350 

,360

,130 

,180 

,900 

,080 

,080

,680 

,640 

,550 

,430 

,470

,260 

,590 

,430 

,310 

,230

,230 

,180 

,140 

,100 

,060

,040 

970 

,190 

,470 

,080 

,000

 Per square Mean _»i_ mile

2,029 1.24 

1,167 .716 

1,307 .802

2,987 1.83

1,405 .862 

1,299 .777 

3,923 2.41 

7,740 4.75 

1,978 1.21 

2,112 1.30 

2,670 1.64 

1,746 1.07 

951 .683

2,362 1.4"5

Sept.

970 

935 

1,550 

1,270 

1,080

1,770 

1,550 

1,190 

1,110 

1,000

970 

970 

935 

900 

935

865 

865 

816 

802 

809

760 

718 

739 

753

718

697 

697 

697 

725 

732

Run-off in 

inches

1.43 

.80 

.92

24.66

.99 

.83 

2.78 

5.30 

1.40 

1.45 

1.89 

1.23 

.65

19.67

Peak discharge.- Mar. 20 (10a.m.) 19.100 sec. -ft.; Julv 24 (6 a.m.) 12,600 sec. -ft.
264 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Chattooga River at Summery1lie, Ga.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°28', long. 85°20', 600 feet dornstream from 

bridge on U. S. Highway 27, 1 mile southeast of Summerville, Chattooga County, and 4 

miles upstream from Raccoon Creek. Prior to Nov. 12 staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Drainage area.- 193 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 12,100 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 17.7 

feet;; minimum discharge observed, 36 second-feet Oct. 15, 17 (gage l^ight, 1.54 feet). 

1937-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum discharge observed, that 

of Oct. 15, 17, 1938.

Remarks.- Records good except those for periods of once-daily gage readings, Oct. 1 to Nov. 

11, July 3-11, and periods of missing gage heights, June 23-28, 30, July 1, 2, which 

were computed on basis of records for several nearby stations and are fair. Extensive 

diurnal fluctuation caused by operation of hydroelectric plant at Trlon, 6 miles 

upstream.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

1.5 32

2.0 90

2.5 167

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

260

468

950

8.0

10.0

11.0

1,460

2,040

2,440

12.0

13.0

14.0

3,080

4,100

5,360

16.0

18.0

S.4SO 

12,7SO

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

gg

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

S3

94

320

223

512

107

100

119

101

97

100

76

91

67

67

116

38

172

435

290

89

128

110

98

142

104

330

142

126

119

118

Nov.

108

101

82

72

71

73

106

83

106

72

103

104

100

97

97

96

98

97

96

100

96

96

96

96

94

96

96

96

94

96

Dec.

96

96

97

98

97

96

94

96

94

94

93

79

68

35

84

86

102

202

201

186

113

126

161

222

182

163

216

532

362

291

260

Jan.

283

386

327

276

242

214

446

353

299

265

247

242

206

205

176

142

166

183

144

119

134

154

136

561

486

354

304

253

225

204

255

Month

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-38 ...........

Feb.

262

192

216

169

202

149

190

126

166

120

138

135

145

116

151

127

135

134

135

132

132

121

254

241

204

195

181

167

.

-

-

Mar.

150

144

304

206

216

411

321

263

261

2,010

1,120

609

461

376

345

759

522

402

572

2,520

1,410

781

948

1,150

697

548

498

446

390

320

329

Second - 

foot-days

4 713

2 820

4^772

7,989

4> 635

19, 488

31* 319

Q gTQ

10* 800

19, 754

7» 506

2, 979

125, 994

Apr.

572

603

440

373

343

406

897

9,100

4,720

1,290

850

664

534

453

409

358

332

683

461

1,010

1,800

1,330

875

620

492

426

366

322

314

278

-

Maximum

512

108

632

561

262

2,520

9* 100

1,030

1,150

4 940

1,' 020

132

9,100

May

264

252

250

214

1,030

938

406

447

357

284

278

242

253

226

181

214

169

168

176

167

166

279

406

550

228

164

171

167

177

209

186

Minimum

4oDO 

71

68

119

116

144

278

164

158

137

81

67

38

June

166

299

224

172

163

158

174

541

333

765

728

347

272

213

201

187

192

521

336

1,150

688

390

280

200

170

170

700

480

350

330

-

Jily

300

270

208

188

264

150

270

250

372

414

219

243

176

209

259

192

160

137

236

419

568

875

2,900

4,940

1,200

1,800

732

533

538

397

345

lie an

152

94

154

268

166

629

1,044

297

360

637

242

99

346

Aug.

337

1,020

482

426

324

319

429

363

286

272

210

216

228

153

205

189

167

162

161

152

118

153

152

133

131

124

126

81

144

141

103

PO-" square 

mile.

0.788

AOrf

 *O I

.798

1.34

.860

3.26

5.41

1.64

1

O*7 t! f

3.30

1.25

.513

1.79

Sept.

132

122

110

S9

102

130

95

113

99

97

80

124

94

104

108

75

119

57

106

112

72

98

82

106

70

78

110

80

95

120

Run-off In 

Inches

0.91

.64

.92

1.54

.90

3.76

6 04

I!TS

2 09

3*80 1-4*

.57

24.29

Peak discharge.- Mar. 10 (7 p.m.) 3,080 sec.-ft.; Mar. 20 (3 p.n 

(5 p.m.) 12,100 sec.-ft.; July 24 (3 a.m.) 7,760 sec.-ft.

,) 2,920 sec.-ft.j Apr. 8
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 265

Little River near Jamestown, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 34°24', long. 85°38', In T. 7 S., R. 10 E., at 

highway bridge a quarter of a mile upstream from Yellow Creek and 2$ miles west of 

Jamestown. Zero of gage Is 1,177.4 feet above mean sea level (from Alal«ma Power Co. 

bench mark).

Drainage area.- 121 square miles.

Records available.- October 1928 to April 1932, May 1935 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage teight, 9.00 

reet;; minimum, 0.5 second-foot Oct. 1, Sept. 22-27 (gage height, 0.60 foot).

1928-32, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, 18,800 second-feet Feb. 4, 193f (gage height, 

11.9 feet); no flow on several days in July and September 1930 and period Sept. 17 to 

Nov. 29, 1931.

Remarks.- Records good above 60 second-feet and fair below.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet)

0.6 

.7

0.5

2.2

6.4

12.0

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

18.5

27

51

68

1.7 

1.9 

2.2 

2.5

147

223

355

500

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.3

612

743

893

1,060

3.6 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0

1,330

1,740

2,520

3,990

6.0 4,500

6.9 6,040

7.3 6,810

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

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.

0.6 

1.5 

7.1 

22 

108

152 

66 

40 

28 

23

20 

18 

16 

14 

12

11 

10 

148 

554 

350

202 

181 

94 

71 

59

56

159 

140 

101 

80 

64

Nov.

53 

44 

41 

38 

37

31

28 

27 

25 

26

27 

44 

96 

80 

67

64 

90 

96 

91 

91

80 

71 

64 

57 

54

65 

103 

144 

154 

134

Dee.

115 

96 

64 

73 

71

69 

61 

53 

51 

51

46 

40 

41 

46 

47

46 

100 

464 

387 

292

234 

195 

239 

341 

310

266 

390 

631 

618 

480 

383

Jan.

411 

612 

505 

406 

328

306 

571 

500 

411 

350

332

297 

253 

227 

199

176 

165 

147 

131 

115

107 

128 

137 

480 

624

625 

480 

387 

319 

275 

306

Month

Oot 

HOT

Dac

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-258 ...........

Feb.

301 

266 

244 

211 

183

161 

144 

121 

110 

99

93

83 

77 

71 

67

69 

69

67 

128 

147

121 

118 

270 

355 

306

262 

223 

179

Mar.

147 

134 

371 

454 

373

734 

631 

474 

396 

2,180

1,190 

743 

549 

435 

369

490 

495 

401 

512 

2,600

1,330 

816 

1,400 

1,380 

824

606 

500 

430 

365 

314 

306

Secondfoot-doys

2,803.2 

2,027 

6,519

105,653.3

10,510 

4,550 

21,939 

25,033 

4,245 

7,763 

17, 202 

3,065.3 

44.3

105,705.8

Apr.

536 

750 

571 

459 

373

350 

819 

6,790 

8,130 

1,130

758 

571 

454 

369 

310

253

241 

709 

571 

1,100

1,790 

1,130 

743 

549 

425

337 

262 

207 

166 

131

Maximum

554 

154 

831

5,600

824 

355 

2,600 

6,790 

785 

1,020 

2,500 

618 

3.6

6,790

M«y

115 

96 

75 

64 

785

715 

430 

364 

262 

187

144 

110 

112 

93 

73

57 

47 

39 

36 

30

29 

37 

34 

67 

58

38 

27 

22 

18 

26 

65

Minimum

0.6 

25 

40

.4

107 

67 

134 

131 

18 

32 

65 

4.4 

.5

.5

June

57 

112 

126 

74 

51

39 

32 

278 

366 

511

346 

244 

155 

99 

69

53

56 

172 

136 

848

516 

323 

207 

139 

180

323 

1,020 

608

378 

267

July

172 

150 

88 

66

78

139 

100 

319 

539 

511

314 

204 

134 

93 

182

99 

84 

67 

1,810 

1,240

1,030 

1,190 

2,500 

2,280 

1,440

782 

538 

401 

306 

213 

154

Mean

90.6 

67.6 

210

289

339 

162 

708 

834 

137 

269 

555 

96.9 

1.48

290

Aug.

226 

618 

430 

360 

257

189 

161 

125 

104 

93

71 

59 

53 

43 

59

46 

31 

24 

19 

16

13 

11 

9.6 

8.4 

6.9

5.9

5.4 

5.4 

5.9 

5.4 

4.4

Per Biuare

mile

C\749 

.559 

1.74

f.39

F.80 

1.34 

f.S5 

f.89 

1.13 

T.14 

4.59 

.817 

.012

f.40

Sept.

3.6 

2.8 

2.5 

2.6

2.2

1.9 

1.7 

1.7 

1.5

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

1.5 

1.3 

1.3 

1.1 

.8

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5 

.6

.6

.6

.6 

1.6 

2.6

Run-off in 

Inches

0.86 

.62 

2.01

32.44

3.23 

1.40 

6,74 

7.69 

1.30 

2.39 

5.29 

.94 

.01

32.48

Peak discharge.- Bar. 10 (9 a.m.) 5,150 sec.-ft.; Bar. 

9 (a.m.) 10,900 sec.-ft.; July 23 (4 p.m.)4,500 see.-ft.

20 (11 a.m.) 3,420 sec.-ft.; Apr. 8
266 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°34', long. 85°56', in T. 17 S., R. E., at Louisville & 

Nashville Railroad bridge, 14 miles north of Jenifer.

Drainage area.- 275 square miles.

Records available.- August 1903 to February 1908, May 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 21,800 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 16.0 

feet, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 10,800 second-feet on basis 

of run-off at nearby stations and area-velocity studies; minimum, 91 second-feet Sept. 

30 (gage height, 1.74 feet).

1903-8, 1929-32, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, 25,800 second-feet Fe>D. 4, 1936 (gage 

height, 17.2 feet), from rating curve extended above 10,800 second-feet on basis of 

run-off at nearby stations and area-velocity studies; minimum discharge observed, 26 

second-feet Oct. 24-30, Nov. 1, 2, 1904, Oct. 9, 1931 (gage height, 1.40 feet).

Remarks.- Records good below 10,000 second-feet and fair above. Gage read twice daily.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.5

85

119

164

273

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

623

863

1,420

2,000

7.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

2,750 

3,800 

5,090 

6, 6SO

14.0

16.0

12.0 10,800

15,800

21,800

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

105 

121 

136 

157 

164

157 

147 

140 

134 

125

117 

110 

114 

110 

110

110 

130 

348 

680 

412

317 

217 

177 

162 

162

220 

500 

348 

273 

245 

217

Nov.

190 

177 

164 

159 

152

147 

152 

145 

138 

13S

164 

177 

177 

164 

162

164 

157 

152 

147 

138

138 

132 

130 

13S 

138

147 

142 

138 

134 

134

Dec.

130 

127 

130 

127 

138

145 

138 

142 

140 

138

138 

136 

134 

132 

130

138 

142 

138 

140 

134

136 

134 

152 

147 

140

154 

177 

190 

177 

164 

159

Jan.

204 

245 

217 

204

177

217 

395 

302 

259 

231

231 

217 

217 

204 

177

164 

177 

162 

162 

157

152 

157 

152 

177 

190

190 

177 

177 

190 

190 

190

Konth

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fet 

Mar 

Apr 

Bay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

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

alendar year

ater year 1937-*

Feb.

177 

177 

177 

177 

17Y

177 

177 

164 

164 

162

157 

157 

152 

152 

147

142 

142 

154 

217 

204

190 

217 

417 

713 

500

395 

332 

273

Mar.

231 

217 

204 

204 

190

259 

245 

231 

217 

905

971 

863 

500 

363 

348

2,040 

4,500 

2,770 

2,000 

4,040

3,140 

2,120 

1,590 

2,120 

1,640

1,140 

811 

667 

539 

463 

500

Secondfoot-days

6,365 

4,535 

4,447

172,511

6,261 

6,390 

36,023 

62,849 

10,499 

6,862 

10. 502 

5,316 

3,583

163, 637

Apr.

1,600 

4,040 

5,180 

1.S80 

1,080

1,080 

3,380 

17, 000 

9,880 

2,940

1,590 

1,060 

863 

761 

637

580 

539 

580 

713 

667

1,020 

1,300 

971 

713 

580

500 

463 

428 

395 

379

Maximum

580 

190.

190

a, 560

395 

713 

4,500 

17,000 

731 

379 

1,360 

245 

152

17, 000

May

412 

500 

412 

363 

539

761 

713 

463 

412 

395

379 

348 

332

317 

302

273 

259 

259 

231 

231

217 

217 

217 

259 

245

231 

217 

217 

217 

302 

259

Minimum

105 

130 

127

98

152 

142 

190 

379 

217 

164 

147 

114 

93

93

June

273 

268 

245 

231 

217

204 

190 

245 

245 

259

245 

245 

217 

204 

190

177 

164 

177 

259 

379

317 

273 

245 

204 

190

231 

204 

190

177 

177

July

16S

157 

177 

190 

177

£17 

177 

177

217 

373

288 

217 

177 

152 

147

157 

177 

164 

288 

453

554 

1,310 

1,08O 

6V7 

539

500 

4*6 

3<9 

288 

259 

217

Mean

205 

151 

143

473

202 

228 

1,16? 

2,095 

339 

229 

339 

171 

119

448

Aug.

217 

217 

231 

245 

231

217 

217 

217 

231 

204

190 

177 

177 

177 

162

152 

147 

142 

138 

130

121 

117 

117 

117 

114

125 

138 

162 

177 

164 

145

Per square 

mile

0,745 

.549 

.520

1.72

.735 

.829 

4.23 

7.62 

1.25 

.833 

1.23 

.622 

.433

1.63

Sept.

130 

121 

117 

114 

110

114 

136 

138 

142

152

140 

127 

121 

132 

132

125 

121 

121 

121

117

114 

108 

106 

105 

103

108 

110 

106 

99 

93

Run-off in 

Inches

O.B6 

.61 

.30

23.32

.85 

.86 

4.88 

8.50 

1.4? 

.93 

1.42 

.72 

.48

22.13
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 267 

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°08', long. 85°34', In sec. 12, T. 22 S., R. 10 E., in 

Wadley. Zero of gage Is 600.78 feet above mean sea level.

Drainage area.- 1,660 square miles.

Records available.- September 1923 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 15 years, 2,507 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 40,400 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 24.5 

feet, from high-water mark); minimum discharge observed, 214 second-feet Sept. 27 

(gage height, 2.64 feet).

1923-38: Maximum discharge observed, 52,800 second-feet Feb. 5, 1936 (gage height, 

27.9 feet) r minimuza observed, 60 second-feet on eight days in September 1925 and on 

Oct. 2, 1931 (gage height, 2.2 feet).

Remarks.- Records good below 11,000 second-feet and fair above. Gage read twice daily. 

Slight diurnal regulation during extremely low water caused by operation of small 

mills upstream. Records collected by Alabama Power Co. , under general supervision of 

the Geological Survey, In connection with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

2.6 190

2.7 260

2.9 450

3.8 

4.8 

6.0

1,510

2,810

4,520

10.0

15.0

18.0

11,200

20,100

25,800

20.0

22.0

24.5

39,900

34,400

40,400

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

450 

626 

838 

778 

5,910

7,070 

4,220 

2,030 

1,270 

910

802 

766 

742 

730 

682

659 

682 

1,210 

5,270 

3,930

2,030 

1,510 

1,210 

1,090 

970

1,150 

3,230 

3,230 

1,770 

1,330 

1,150

Nov.

970 

970 

886 

850 

814

802 

814 

790 

814 

790

1,090 

1,390 

1,210 

1,030 

970

910 

874 

838 

850 

862

838 

814 

814 

790 

790

814 

838 

886 

886 

874

Dec.

826 

814 

802 

778 

802

790 

766 

778 

790 

778

742 

730 

730 

. 742 

742

754 

838 

1,030 

1,030 

1,030

S10 

850 

,030 

,510 

,450

,330 

,150 

,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,030

Jan.

970 

1,030 

1,090 

1,030 

970

970 

1,510 

1,770 

1,510 

1,270

1,210 

1,150 

1,090 

1,090 

1,030

970 

970 

910 

910 

910

910 

886 

910 

2,030 

2,290

2,030 

1,580 

1,330 

1,150 

1,090 

1,090

Month

Oet 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Bar 

Apr 

Kay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V)

alendar year 19C

ater year 1937-!

Feb.

1,090 

1,090 

1,090 

1,030 

970

970 

970 

910 

886 

886

862

862 

838 

838 

838

838 

814 

814 

1,210 

1,390

1,270 

1,090 

1,150 

2,290 

2,030

1,580 

1,270 

1,150

Mar.

1,090 

1,030 

970 

970 

910

1,030 

1,210 

1,210 

1,030 

1,270

4,220 

2,950 

1,770 

1,450 

1,210

7,920 

13,800 

12,200 

8,090 

12,900

11,500 

9,960 

4,520 

9,110 

6,390

3,930 

3,090 

2,680 

2,290 

2,030 

1,770

Second-- 

foot-daya

58, 245 

26,868 

28,822

1,059,747

37,656 

31, 026 

134,500 

290,880 

56, 910 

59,214 

53,496 

48,155 

16, 452

842,224

Apr.

20,300 

28,000 

18,300 

13,800 

7,920

4.370 

19 , 700 

36,300 

30, 800 

25,600

20,500 

8,600 

4,520 

3,790 

3,370

3,090 

2,810 

2,680 

2,950 

2,810

5,270 

5,270 

4,070 

3,230 

2,680

2,290 

2,160 

2,030 

1,900 

1,770

Maximum

7,070 

1,390 

1,510

21,600

2,290 

2,290 

13,800 

36,300 

3,650 

5,120 

5,750 

7,920 

2,160

36,300

May

2,550 

3,650 

2,420 

1,900 

2,160

3,230

2,810 

3,090 

2,160 

1,900

1,770 

1,580 

1,450 

1,450 

1,390

1,330

1,270 

1,210 

1,210 

1,150

1,090 

1,090 

1,030 

1,210

1.150

1,640 

2,420 

1,900 

2,030 

1,770 

1,900

Minimum

450 

790 

730

355

886 

814 

910 

1,770 

1,030 

850 

6S2 

420 

214

214

June

1,770 

2,290 

4,520 

3,090 

2,030

1,510 

1,270 

1,390 

2,030 

1,580

1,390 

2,950 

1,210 

1,030 

970

886 

S98 

850 

1,030 

2,810

5,120 

3,930

1,580 

1,270 

1,450

2,550 

3,790 

1,900 

1,150 

970

July

898 

802 

766 

£26 

778

742 

766 

£98 

886 

3,230

1,450 

1,030 

802 

682 

1,030

790 

1,090 

790 

1,770 

5, £90

3.C90 

5,750 

3, £10 

3,790 

2, £50

3,370 

1,640 

1,270 

1,030 

970 

910

Hean

1,879 

896 

930

2,903

1,215 

1,108 

4,339 

9,696 

1,836 

1,974 

1,726 

1,553 

548

2,307

Aug.

886 

7,920 

7,070 

5,120 

2,420

,640 

,510 

,270 

,210 

,150

,150 

,090 

,090 

970 

874

778 

7O6 

670 

626 

593

560 

538 

483 

461 

430

440 

420 

430 

3,230 

1,270 

1,150

Per square

mile

1.13 

.540 

.560

1.75

.732 

.667 

2.61 

5-84 

1.11 

1.19 

1.04 

.936 

.330

1.39

Sept.

571 

970 

1,030 

790 

637

2,160 

970 

898 

730 

718

494 

450 

450 

420 

410

410 

410 

410 

400 

360

330 

320 

292 

292

276

252 

214 

260 

268 

260

Run-off in 

inches

1.30 

.60 

.65

23.74

.84 

.69 

3.01 

6.52 

1.28 

1.33 

1.20 

1.08 

.37

18.87
268 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tallapoosa River below Tallassee, Ala.

, long. 85°53', In T. 18 N., R. 22 E., 1* 

Zero of gage Is 162.03 feet above mean sea

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°31' 

miles below highway bridge at Tallassee. 

level.

Drainage area.- 3,320 square miles.

Records available.- July 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 5,005 second-feet.

Extremes..- Ifexlmul discharge during year, 42,600 second-feet Apr. 9, from discharge over 

spillway and through turbines at power plant 2 miles upstream; maximum gage height, 

37.6 feet Apr. 10 (affected by backwater from Coosa River); minimum discharge, 33 

second-feet June 19, 20 (gage height, -0.09 foot); minimum daily discharge, 34 secondfeet June 19.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 115,000 second-feet Mar. 15, 1929 (gage height, 51.35 

feet); minimum, 10 second-feet at times In 1930 and 1931; minimum gage height, -1.6 

feet Oct. 2, 5, 1932; minimum daily discnarge, 10 second-feet June 3, 1930, May 17, 

1931.

Remarks.- Records good except those between 75 and 1,000 second-feet, above 10,000 secondfeet, and for periods of backwater from Coosa River, Mar. 16-23, Apr. 1-27, July 23-29, 

all of which are fair, and those below 75 second-feet, Which are poor. During periods 

of backwater from Coosa River, discharge was determined from generation and spillway 

records at Thurlow Dam, 2 miles upstream. Regulation from operation of power plants 

and Martin Dam reservoir (capacity, 1,380,000 acre-feet) upstream. Records collected 

by Alabama Power Co., under general supervision of the Geological Survey, In connection 

with a Federal Power Commission project.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 except periods of backwater (gage height, ir feet, and 

discharge. In second-feet)

-0.08 

.1

1.0 

1.4 

1.8

237

359

500

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

1,050

1,370

1,820

4.2 2,070

4.5 

5.0 

7.5

2,550

3,480

8,520

7.8 9,070

9,310

9,480

9,760

9.0 10,100

10.0

12.5

15.0

11,200

14,600

18,500

16.0 20,200

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September- 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

6,570 

4,970 

971 

5,230 

5,880

5,280 

5,750 

4,540 

2,010 

1,220

6,630 

7,950 

7,260 

7,310 

7,070

6,810 

1,350 

4,980 

5,280 

3,200

4,190 

4,000 

2,070 

51 

6,090

7,960 

8,450 

5,040 

2,010 

906 

1,050

HOT.

6,830 

9,040 

8,710 

8,230 

8,700

8,270 

4,050 

6,380 

6,500 

6,980

7,880 

2,720 

3,910 

4,150 

7,090

6,110 

7,930 

7,790 

4,600 

5,400

3,380 

7,350 

8,220 

8,240 

7,700

6,870 

6,980 

3,420 

7,580 

8,230

Dec.

8,120 

8,160 

7,630 

6,420 

6,280

8,300 

8,650 

7,990 

7,880 

6,450

7,000 

3,430 

6,560 

7,800 

7,270

7,580 

8,330 

6,370 

928 

6,650

5.680 

5,160 

3,750 

1,920 

61

259 

1,420 

1,640 

3,070 

3,940 

2,050

Jan.

342 

45 

2,440 

2,140 

1,250

800 

977 

1,310 

78 

2,690

3,120 

1,930 

955 

1,640 

574

127 

2,580 

4,370 

4,940 

4,890

4,890 

4,040 

2,650 

2,810 

1,040

1,700 

2,610 

1,440 

936 

252 

5,860

Month

Oct 

Hoy 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fell 

liar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul

£* 

8ep

W

alendar year 19:

ater year 1937-J58 ...........

Feb.

4,220 

4,110 

4,080 

2,050 

46

51 

4,060 

3,950 

4,440 

4,430

5,090 

4,020 

600 

4,860 

6,790

5,950 

5,310 

3,400 

176 

73

1,320 

3,000 

2,050 

143 

543

504 

76 

1,180

Mar.

203 

79 

712 

53 

336

ei

394 

267 

262 

394

146 

39 

37 

833 

1,440

2,550 

3,890 

1,060 

930 

260

1,570 

2,470 

1,670 

1,470 

199

162 

63 

462 

236 

398 

1,750

Secondfoot-days

142,078 

201, 240 

168,748

2,056,530

65,426 

76,522 

24, 426 

£45, 060 

182, 109 

74,750 

134,871 

186,754 

183,505

1,685,469

Apr.

1,700 

4,620 

1,100 

4,450 

4,400

4,710 

6,300 

10,600 

40, 900 

19,800

25,700 

25,800 

9,760 

7,700 

5,170

6,120 

4,630 

5,160 

4,870 

4,950

7,300 

8,590 

6,990 

3,800 

4,000

3,660 

4,100 

3,870 

2,150 

1,960

tffLXlmun

8,450 

9,040 

8,650

37, 600

5,860 

6,790 

3,890 

40,900 

9,310 

6,670 

9,070 

9,590 

8,420

40,900

May

2,850 

6,820 

6,970 

6,220 

6,260

7,420 

4,860 

5,350 

7,900 

6,500

5,200 

5,170 

4,280 

179 

773

6,320 

9,060 

8,490 

9,310 

9,280

9,260 

4,840 

6,930 

7,780 

8,550

8,610 

8,620 

3,600 

97 

1,910 

2,680

Minimum

51 

2,720 

61

27

45 

46 

37 

1,100 

97 

34 

63 

188 

89

34

June

2,680 

4,500 

902 

54 

45

3,690 

6,400 

3,490 

2,270 

3,150

57 

38 

590 

2,130 

2,560

4,690 

3,350 

39 

34 

3,080

2,140 

2,390 

1,860 

3,460 

446

75 

2,750 

4,840 

6,170 

6,670

July

3,38C 

4.03C 

96J 

62C 

6.96C

8.52C 

8,72C 

8,77C 

9,07C 

7.00C

4,45C 

6.41C 

6.57C 

7,84C 

7.86C

5.89C

6ff 

5,22C 

6,48C 

2.86C

2,57C 

2.83C 

2,28C 

2,18C 

3,13C

3.10C 

3,37C 

2.23C 

1.34C 

10C 

6?

He an

4,583 

6,708 

5,443

5,634

2,111 

2,733 

788 

8,169 

5,874 

2,492 

4,351 

6,024 

6,117

4,618

Aug.

1,300 

4,920 

9,590 

8,890 

8,'340

6,520 

346 

1,740 

3,230 

3,620

3,470 

5,970 

3,130 

2,780 

7,070

8,860 

8,770 

8,720 

8,580 

8,760

6,900 

6,640 

7,420 

8,550 

8,600

8,340 

7,730 

188 

3,130 

6,700 

7,950

Per square

mUe

1.38 

2.02 

1.64

1.70

.636 

.823 

.237 

2.46 

1.77 

.751 

1.31 

1.81 

1.84

1.39

Sept.

7,880 

7,950 

7,790 

204 

1,430

6,470 

7,550 

7,610 

7,740 

7,510

89 

5,700 

7,890 

8,330 

8,420

7,890 

8,020 

126 

6,220 

7,440

7,600 

7,400 

7,670 

7,310 

566

4,840 

6,240 

6,180 

6,270 

7,170

Run-off In 

Inches

1.59 

2.25 

1.89

23.03

.73 

.86 

.27 

2.74 

2.04 

.84 

1.51 

2.09 

2.05

18.86
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 269

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton, Qa.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 33°36' , long. 85°05', at water-pumping plant on U. S. Hlghway 27 at Carrollton, Carroll County, 1 mile upstream from Central cf Georgia Railroad and 3% miles upstream from Buck Creek.

Drainage area.- 89 square miles.

Records available.- March 1937 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 5,370 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 

16.66 feet); minimum observed, 7.3 second-feet Sept. 26, 27 (gage height, 2.68 feet). 

Maximum stage known, 18.15 feet about Feb. 1, 1936, from floodmarks (discharge not 

determined).

Remarks.- Records good below 2,000 second-feet and fair above. Gage read twice dally.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Jan. 26 and Bay 28 to June 30)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0

5.4

11.0

19.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

44

72

140

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

230

342

545

9.0

10.0

12.0

920

1,380

2,410

14.0 3,570

17.0 5,580

Ischarge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

25 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

12.1 

17.7 

79 

367 

515

545 

294 

98 

66 

57

49 

44 

42 

44 

44

34 

33 

82 

230 

283

182 

98 

82 

76 

66

111 

210 

200 

118 

82 

66

Nov.

60 

54 

54 

52 

52

52 

49 

49 

52 

54

63 

69 

66 

60

57

54 

52 

52 

52 

54

52 

49 

46 

46 

49

54 

66 

69 

63 

57

Dee.

52 

49 

46 

46 

49

49 

44 

42 

46 

46

42 

42 

44 

46 

46

44 

66 

82 

S2 

66

52 

49 

91 

104 

104

91 

82 

82 

79 

72 

66

Jan.

60 

72 

72 

63 

60

60 

125 

138 

104 

85

85 

85 

76 

72 

66

63

63 

60 

60 

60

57 

57 

57 

91 

111

118 

91 

76 

69 

69 

79

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V)

alendar year

ater year 1937-J

Peb.

82 

76 

69 

66 

63

63 

60 

57 

57 

54

54 

54 

54 

52 

52

52 

49 

49 

85 

85

72 

57 

91 

111 

104

79 

66 

60

Mar.

54

52 

52 

54 

54

57 

66 

60 

54 

182

191 

125 

111 

82 

76

440 

1,680 

830 

283 

440

515 

294 

250 

272 

283

164 

132 

118 

118 

104 

91

Secondfoot-daye

4,226.8 

1,658 

1.901

2,398 

1,873 

7,264 

16,773 

3,130 

4,407 

2,051 

1,594.3 

532.4

47,808.5

Apr.

545 

1,680 

1,190 

400 

220

173 

575 

4,340 

3,570 

710

294 

210 

173 

156 

140

132 

118 

111 

125 

125

420 

440 

230 

140 

118

104 

91 

85 

82 

76

Xftxlaum

545 

69 

104

132 

111 

1,680 

4,340 

750 

710 

210 

210 

66

4,340

Itey

98 

111 

104 

79 

98

111 

104 

91 

91 

76

63

57 

54 

57 

52

46 

44 

44 

42 

39

36 

36 

36 

36 

39

173 

750 

250 

98 

104 

111

Minimum

12.1 

46 

42

57 

49 

52 

76 

36 

44 

26 

11.7 

7.9

7.9

June

132 

330 

354 

272 

104

79 

72 

173 

118 

91

79 

66 

57 

52 

46

44 

57 

57 

272 

710

191 

118 

76 

57 

191

250 

148 

91 

66 

54

JUy

49 

44 

44 

42 

63

46 

39 

44 

54 

69

42 

34 

31 

28 

111

66 

42 

36 

69 

104

166 

210 

118 

118 

104

79 

57 

44 

39 

36 

33

Heaa

136 

55.3 

61.3

77.4 

66.9 

234 

559 

101 

147 

66.2 

51.4 

17.7

131

Aug.

32 

104 

210 

200 

111

57 

46 

42 

49 

111

118 

60 

42 

34

30

28 

26 

23 

21 

19.5

19.0 

17.7 

16.0 

14.8 

13.2

11.7 

16.4 

60 

23 

20.0 

19.0

p>» cquare 

mile

1.53 

.621 

.689

.870 

.752 

2.63 

6.28 

1.13 

1.65 

.744 

.578 

.199

1.47

Sept.

17.7 

17.2 

22 

66 

30

36 

31 

34 

23 

19.0

18.6 

17.2 

16.4 

16.0 

15.6

13.6 

14.4 

12.1 

11.4 

10.0

9.1 

8.5 

8.6

9.1 

9.1

8.5 

7.9 

8.8 

10.3 

11.4

Run-off In 

Inches

1.76 

.69 

.79

1.00 

.78 

3.03 

7.01 

1.30 

1.84 

.86 

.67 

.22

19.95
270 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°56', long. 87°08', in T. 23 N., R. 9 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 6, a quarter of a mile west of Centerville.

Drainage area.- 1,050 square miles.

Records available.- August 1901 to February 1908, Hay 1929 to March 1932, May 1935 to 

September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 82,800 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 36.63 

feet); minimum discharge observed, 237 second-feet Sept. 26, 30; minimun gage height 

observed, 2.13 feet Oct. 16, 17.

1901-8, 1929-32, 1935-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 8, 1938; minimum, 90 

second-feet Oct. 24-29, 1904 (gage height, -0.35 foot, present datum).

Remarks.- Records good except those for period of shifting control, Apr. 13 to Sept. 30, 

and those above 60,000 second-feet, which are fair. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year Ootoljer 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

IE 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

El 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

334 

474 

428 

456 

456

485 

645 

428 

375 

349

324 

E99 

286 

274 

261

261 

261 

2,330 

5,290 

3,710

1,680 

1,190 

980 

860 

680

680 

900 

785 

645 

546 

485

Nov.

485 

428 

401 

3V5 

375

349 

349 

349 

324 

375

739 

1,780 

1,500 

1,020 

785

715 

645 

578 

611 

611

578 

546 

515 

485 

485

515 

515 

515 

515 

485

Dec.

485 

456 

42S 

428 

428

4E8 

4E8 

401 

401 

401

375 

375 

375 

375 

349

349 

459 

940 

860 

750

645 

611 

645 

820 

715

645 

680 

715 

715 

820 

820

Jan.

1,060 

2.3EO 

E,590 

1,780 

1,370

1,E80 

E,640 

E.460 

1,730 

1,410

1,E80 

1,140 

980 

860 

820

750 

715 

715 

680 

645

611 

611 

578 

1,470 

2,460

1,930 

1,320 

1,140 

940 

900 

980

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jim 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-:

Feb.

1,100 

940 

820 

785 

750

715 

680 

645 

645 

611

611 

546 

546 

515 

611

578 

546 

515 

1,570 

1,590

1,140 

940 

1,100 

1,590

1,550

1,370 

1,100 

980

Mar.

860 

750 

750 

715 

645

680 

8EO 

715 

680 

680

1,060 

1,E30 

1,OEO 

860 

785

1,990 

4,880 

3,E60 

3,310 

15,300

13,500 

7,600 

14,300 

16,600 

10,200

5,660 

3,900 

3,000 

2,500 

2,080 

1,730

Secondfoot-days

27,157 

17,948 

17,322

694,481

40,165 

25,089 

122,060 

276,100 

26,861 

17,530 

41,089 

30,855 

12,447

654,623

Apr.

8,530 

21,000 

14,600 

7,400 

4,490

4,140 

16,900 

66,200 

44, 400 

22,800

9,070 

5,110 

3,780 

3,330 

E,880

E.590 

E.460 

3,440 

4,580 

3,550

3,550 

3,860 

3,440 

2,800 

2,410

2,180 

1,880 

1,680 

1,590 

1,460

Maximum

5,E90 

1,780 

94Q

EO, 600

2,640 

1,590 

16,600 

66,200 

2,480 

1,150 

8,840 

3,330 

1,680

66,200

May

1,370 

1,280 

1.E30 

1,140 

2,180

E.480 

1,410 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

900 

860 

750 

750 

715

611 

611 

578 

546 

546

485 

485 

456 

578 

645

485 

456 

456 

428 

485 

645

Minimum

261 

324 

349

201

578 

515 

645 

1,460 

428 

349 

274 

324 

237

237

June

611 

645 

1,150 

900 

578

515 

485 

456 

456 

485

485 

485 

428 

375 

375

349 

349 

375 

750 

1,140

820 

715 

578 

485 

546

980 

645 

485 

456 

428

July

37f 

34f 

E74 

401 

37f

546 

401 

37f 

456 

90S

1.59C 

98C 

546 54e

51f

456 

37f 

29 f 

37? 

456

92C 

1.71C 

1,68C 

6.26C 

8,84C

3,83C 

2.13C 

1,55C 

1,28C 

1,100 

1,190

Mean

876 

598 

559

1,903

1,296 

896 

3,937 

9,203 

866 

584 

1,325 

995 

415

1,793

Aug.

1,840 

3,330 

3,180 

2,220 

1,930

1,370 

1,460 

E,460 

1,460 

1,190

980 

900 

8EO 

680 

649

578 

546 

485 

4E8 

428

401 

375 

375 

349 

349

324 

324 

324 

428 

324 

348

Per square

mile

0.834 

.570 

.532

1.81

1.23 

.853 

3. 75 

8.76 

.825 

.556 

1.26 

.948 

.395

1.71

Sept.

990 

1,680 

810 

680 

456

375 

375 

349 

375 

375

375 

375 

375 

375 

324

311 

311 

311 

299 

299

274 

261 

286 

249 

249

237 

324 

261 

249 

237

Run-off in 

indies

0.96 

.64 

.61

24.59

1.42 

.89 

4.32 

9.77 

.95 

.62 

1.45 

1.09 

.44

23.16
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 271

East Fork of Tombigbee River near Fulton, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°16', long. 88°27', in T. 9 S., R. 8 E. Chickasaw 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 78, 2 miles west of Fulton.

Drainage area.- 650 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 830 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 9,600 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 

lb.53 feet); minimum observed, 54 second-feet Sept. 26, 29; minimum gage height, 2.01 

feet Oct. 1.

1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 19,600 second-feet Sept. 28, 1932 (gage 

height, 18.52 feet); minimum discharge, 14 second-feet Aug. 12, 1930 (gage height, 

0.87 foot).

Remarks.- Records fair. Those between 200 and 3,800 second-feet at times when stagedischarge relation was affected by rate of change of stage computed b7 using this rate 

as a factor. Gage read twice daily.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 193V to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

1 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

57 

94 

314 

43S

347

281 

211 

138 

117 

99

99 

93 

93 

87

87

87 

87 

168 

342 

365

303 

230 

220 

220 

168

168 

160 

184 

176 

152 

145

Nov.

138 

131 

124 

124 

131

124 

117 

117 

138 

270

292 

260 

230 

211 

193

1V6 

176 

220 

230 

220

220 

202 

176 

168 

160

168 

193 

287 

479 

402

Dec.

292 

240 

211 

193 

220

250 

230 

184 

176 

160

145 

160 

193 

193 

211

211 

250 

479 

512 

424

314 

260 

585 

702 

680

615 

828 

992 

1,070

1,010 

957

Jan.

1,010 

1,110 

1,220 

1,170 

1,090

974 

875 

816 

749 

670

641 

615 

599 

532

479

4S4 

402 

380 

347 

336

466 

890 

1,320 

2,260 

4,600

5,600 

3,150 

2,330 

1,620 

1,370 

1,570

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

V»

alendar year 19!

ater year 1937-C

Feb.

2,020 

2,800 

2,530 

2,110 

1,430

1,090 

1,030 

740 

620 

615

552 

512 

468

446 

424

424

424 

470 

720 

788

775 

775 

1,030 

1,070 

1,010

767 

640 

615

Mar.

490 

446 

510 

884

1,070

1,460 

1,610 

1,400 

1,430 

2,000

5,600 

4,600 

2,650 

1,870 

1,400

1,250 

1.050 

940 

1,110 

1,340

1,770 

2,000 

2,110 

1,900 

1,730

1,570 

1,490 

1,140 

1,430 

1,910 

3,150

Secondfoot-days

5,727 

6,077 

12, 947

286,434

39,615 

26,895 

53,310 

65,524 

16,797 

41,128 

16,709 

7,901 

4,437

297,067

Apr.

3,300

2,650 

2,000 

1,360 

1,040

940 

1,270 

2.420 

8,400 

4,600

2,650 

1,950 

1,460 

1,110 

891

775 

790 

3,200 

6,700 

4,850

2,800 

2,430 

2,050 

1,650 

1,030

957 

708 

576 

532 

435

Maximum

435 

479 

1,070

11,400

5,600 

2,800

5,600 

8,400 

4,760 

7,250 

2,800 

788 

581

8,400

May

380 

347 

325 

270 

406

641 

660 

607 

522 

402

292 

250 

211 

202 

193

176 

160 

184 

270 

211

168 

152 

247 

522

512

490 

336 

347 

464 

2,090 

4,760

Minimum

57 

117 

145

42

336 

424 

446 

435 

152 

336 

117 

66 

5V

57

June

7,250 

4,600 

4,150 

3,300 

2,250

1,480 

960 

687 

527 

800

1,370 

1,950 

1,770 

1,260 

820

550 

388 

336 

358 

466

660 

691 

725 

600 

487

352 

532 

615 

632 

562

July

387 

?92 

?11 

168 

152

138 

124 

152 

168 

168

138 

117 

117 

145 £-02

446 

312 

?20 

726 

1,120

2,650 

2,800 

2, COO 

I,f50 

 55

£45

355 

?60 

193 

160 

160

Mean

185 

203 

418

785

1,278 

961 

1,720 

2,184 

542 

1,371 

539 

255 

148

814

Aug.

536 

673 

788 

628 

500

348

240 

193 

202 

184

152 

152 

228 

160 

193

202 

160 

117 

99 

81

75 

69 

87 

202 

131

99 

75 

66 

227 

492 

542

Fey square 

mile

0.285 

.312 

.643

1.21

1.9V 

1.48 

2.65 

3.36 

.834 

2.11 

.829 

.392 

.228

1.25

Sept.

542 

581

572 

387 

240

160 

117 

99 

93 

87

81 

81 

75 

81 

93

168 

131 

99 

81 

72

63 

63 

63

60 

60

57 

57 

57 

57 

60

Run-off in 

inches

0.33 

.35 

.74

16.40

2.27 

1.54 

3.06 

3.75 

.96 

2.35 

.96 

.45 

.25

17.01
272 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tomblgbee River at Aberdeen, Miss.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°49', long. 88°32', in T. 14 S., R. 19 If. Huntsvllle 

meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 45, 1 mile downstream from St. Louis-San Francisco 

Railroad bridge and li miles south of Aberdeen.

Drainage area.- 2,210 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 2,815 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 14,000 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 

su.84 feet); minimum observed, 159 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height observed, 

1.84 feet Oct. 1, Sept. 29, 30.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 33,100 second-feet Dec. 16, 1931 (gage height, 39.61 

feet, former site); minimum discharge observed, 61 second-feet Aug. 8, 1930; minimum 

gage height observed, 1.15 feet, present site, Sept. 27, 1931.

Maximum stage known, 44.8 feet, former site, Apr. 20, 1892 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height. In feet, and discharge. In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 27, 28)

1.8 

2.2 

2.8 

3.5 

4.5 

6.0 

7.5 

10.0

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2

12.0 

14.0 

16.0 

1S.O 

20.5 

22.0

151

213

329

475

724

1,150

1,600

2,410

23.9

3,110

3,890

4,750

5,690

6,970

7,830

9,040

1.8 

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

7.5 

10.0

Jan. 29 to Sept. 30

153

260

376

482

600

850

1,600

2,410

14.0

16.0

18.0

21.0

23.0

26.5

29.0

30.8

J.810

4,600

f,550

7,050

H.150

10,200

1?,100

14,000

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1931

Day

1 

2 

Z 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

192 

227 

349 

751

917 

619 

475 

389 

329

291 

272 

254 

236 

227

227 

227 

291 

475 

645

889 

805 

645 

521 

475

475 

453 

410 

410 

410 

389

Hov.

369 

349 

329 

310 

310

310 

291 

310 

310 

329

410 

521 

569 

521 

453

475 

453 

453 

453 

498

521 

498 

498 

453 

431

431 

431 

453 

569 

697

Dec.

751 

697 

594 

521 

475

475 

475 

498 

498 

453

431 

410 

410 

431 

475

498 

545 

645 

751 

6S9

S61 

751 

1,010 

2,OSO 

1,730

1,640 

3,440 

6,870 

6,250 

4,140 

3,110

Jan.

3,110 

4,440 

3,300 

2,440 

2,340

2,080 

3,190 

3,190 

2,340 

2,080

1,950 

2,150 

1,860 

1,640 

1,510

1,300 

1,2*0 

1,150 

1,090 

1,030

974 

2,660 

4,930 

6,710 

S,080

9,040 

8,710 

6,920 

6,300 

5,900 

6,300

Month

Oct 

Hov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

VI

alendar year 193

ater year 1937-,

Feb.

7,710 

8,150 

7,050 

5,450 

4,350

3,920 

3,620 

3,240 

2,850 

2,510

2,050 

1,700 

1,480 

1,390 

1,330

1,270 

1,270 

1,300 

4,030 

4,270

2,710 

2,570 

4,350 

3,590 

2,640

2,280 

2,130 

1,950

liar.

1,730 

1,480 

1,360 

1,640 

1,480

1,700 

2,050 

1,920 

2,110 

6,090

9,770 

12, 600 

12, 400 

11,400 

10,600

9,890 

8,510 

6,500 

4,740 

7,050

7,550 

6,800 

7,930 

3,150 

7,110

5,650 

4,350 

5,900 

6,550 

7,770 

9,230

Second - 

foot-dsya

13, 434 

13, 005 

42,804

915,510

110,044 

91,180 

192,010 

261,410 

34,782 

126, 920 

31,434 

26,757 

10,430

953, 210

Apr.

11,900 

10.900 

9.830 

6,870 

7,770

6,200 

4,960 

8,880 

11,200 

14,000

11, 900 

11,000 

10,300 

9,350 

7,600

5,250 

3,810 

5,620 

8,390 

9,410

11,000 

12,200 

13, 400 

12,300 

10, 700

9,050 

6,850 

4,110 

2,680 

1,980

Maximum

917 

697 

6,670

20,700

9,040 

8,150 

12, 600 

14,000 

4,960 

10,300 

2,470 

3,620 

1,000

14,000

u«y

1,570 

1,360 

1,240 

1,120 

1,090

1,890 

1,510 

1,570 

1,570 

1,480

1,180 

970 

825 

775 

725

625 

576 

576 

825 

650

625 

552 

526 

505 

650

750 

-725 

700 

700 

1,960 

4,960

Klnimum

159 

291 

410

159

974 

1,270 

1,360 

1,980 

505 

1,180 

336 

242 

161

159

June

5,900 

6,800 

8,870 

10,200 

10,300

9,770 

6,630 

6,800 

4,190 

4,940

7,490 

7,160 

4,830 

2,780 

2,310

2,180 

1,980 

2,020 

1,640 

2,210

1,640 

1,450 

1,450 

1,330 

1,420

1,420 

1,180 

1,670

1,760 

1,600

July

1,27C 

1,03C 

80C 

675 

57f

505 

4Sf 

48f 

46C 

55?

55? 

417 

376 

336

sse

396 46C1 

576 

552 

1,63?

2,060 

2,050 

1,950 

2,310 

2,47P

2,370 

2,050 

1,480 

910 

725 

576

Mean

433 

434 

1,381

2,508

3,550 

3,256 

6,194 

8,714 

1,122 

4,197 

1,014 

663 

348

2,612

Aug.

825 

1,520 

2,960 

3,620 

2,510

1,730 

1,120 

800 

825 

850

775 

625 

650 

576 

625

725 

576 

505 

417 

356

317 

298 

279 

260 

£60

279 

279 

242 

242 

831 

380

Per square 

mVLe

0.196 

.196 

.625

1.13

1.61 

1.47 

2.80 

3.94 

.506 

1.90 

.459 

.390 

.157

1.18

Sept.

1,000 

880 

776 

775 

675

552 

417 

336 

298 

260

260 

242 

233 

224 

242

298 

279 

336 

298 

260

224 

197 

179 

179 

179

170 

170 

161 

161 

170

Run-off In 

Inches

0.23 

.22 

.72

15.42

1.86 

1.53 

3.23 

4.40 

.59 

2.12 

.53 

.45 

.18

16.06
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 273

Tombigbee River at Columbus, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°29', long. 88°26', in T. 18 S., R. 18 W. Hunts-

 vllle meridian, In Columbus, a quarter of a mile upstream from Mobile & Ohio Railroad 

bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 45, and 3 miles 

upstream from Luxapallla Creek.

Drainage area.- 4,490 square miles.

Records available.- November 1934 to September 1938- January 1900 to December 1904 at

 site about 1400 feet upstream. July 1905 to December 1912 at site a quarter of a mile 

upstream, August 1928 to November 1934 at site a quarter of a mile down-stream.

Average discharge.- 21 years, 5,828 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 28,100 second-feet Apr. 11 (gage height, 24.01

 feet); minimum, 380 second-feet Oct. 1; minimum gage height, 0.97 foot Sept. 29, 30. 

1900-1912, 1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 84,600 second-feet Mar. 25, 1929 

(gage height, 33.6 feet, present datum); maximum gage height observed, 34.6 feet, 

present datum, Mar. 31, 1902 (discharge not determined); minimum discharge observed, 

195 second-feet Oct. 9-12, 1911 (gage height, -0.1 foot, present datum).

Maximum stage known, 42.6 feet, present datum, Apr. 8, 1892 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records fair.

RE

1,

1.

1.

2,

3,

4.

it ing

,0

,3

.6

.0

.0

,0

tables

361

484

626

824

1,350

1,900

!, water

Oct.

6

7

10

13

17

20

1

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

year 1937-36 (gage height,

to Apr. 11

3,

4,

8,

12,

17,

20,

350

410

180

000

000

900

21.0

22.

23.

24.

0

0

0

22,

23,

25,

28,

300

900

800

100

Apr. 12 to Sspt. 30

0.9 

1.2 

1.5

3S6 

500 

626

850

1,350

1,900

Note.- Same a^ preceding 

table above 4.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Oct.

384

411

432

506

1,010

1,730

1,660

1,320

1,060

375

774

699

650

578

559

540

544

825

1,190

1,620

2,330

2,540

2,140

1,560

1,370

1,260

1,210

1,160

1,110

1,060

1,000

Nov.

926

849

799

774

749

699

699

699

724

749

977

1,780

1,780

1,680

1,350

1,190

1,190

1,130

1,160

1,240

1,210

1,240

1,190

1,110

1,030

977

951

977

1,030

1,210

-

Dec.

1,350

1,370

1,290

1,160

1,080

1,060

1,060

1,030

1,080

1,030

977

951

926

926

951

1,000

1,060

1,130

1,320

1,680

1,840

1,730

1,560

2,130

3,170

2,920

5,650

11,100

13, 200

14, 200

13, 200

Jan.

12,500

12,200

11,000

6,560

6,410

5,030

5,410

6,670

6,040

4,730

3,950

3,950

3,740

3,350

2,920

2,680

2,400

2,260

2,140

2,080

1,960

2,140

4,750

9,750

12, 100

13,200

14, 200

14,100

12,100

9,690

9,560

Month

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-!58 ...........

Feb.

11,200

12, 600

13,300

12, 000

8,930

7,170

6,160

5,410

4,660

3,950

3,350

2,920

2,610

2,400

2,260

2,200

2,260

2,770

9,190

11,700

11,400

9,620

9,190

9,310

7,930

5,660

4,170

3,540

.

-

-

Mar.

3,170

2,760

2,470

2,330

2,540

2,470

2,840

3,000

2,920

4,790

9,940

13,100

15,700

17,600

17,900

17,400

15,900

13,200

12,600

17, 100

18,700

19,900

20,900

22,300

22, 000

20, 100

16,100

11,600

11, 100

11, 400

13,200

Secondfoot-daya

34 127

32 069

93, 181

1,813,681

211 620

188 t 060

512 540

60 t 610

176» 770

56,293

73, 483

21,608

1,827,391

Apr.

17,600

20,900

22,300

22,800

21,700

17,800

14,700

21,100

24,300

26,900

28, 100

26,900

23, 400

19,000

15,400

11,800

8,300

8,680

12,000

14, 500

16, 200

17,000

17, 300

16,000

18, 000

15,900

13, 100

9,250

5,660

3,950

-

Maximum

2,540

1,780 

14, 200

33,700

14, 200

13, 300

28, 100

3,640

13, 500

4,660

9,440

1,790

28, 100

May

3,000

2,540

2,260

2,140

2,260

2,680

3,540

3,640

3,350

3,260

2,840

2,330

1,960

1,790

1,620

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,280

1,350

1,250

1,180

1,100

1,020

1,020

1,200

1,220

1,150

1,060

1,120

3,190

Minimum

*OJ oo*

699

926

384

1,960

2 200 2)330

3,950

1,020

1,740

692

562

411

384

June

6,160

7,SOO

9,940

12,300

13,500

13,000

11,700

9,820

7,550

6,040

8,630

11, 400

11,300

7,800

4,160

3,000

2,610

2,470

2,760

2,840

3,170

2,540

2,200

2,020

1,900

1,840

1,790

1,740

2,200

2,540

July

2,140

1,680

1,400

1,220

1,100

1,000

1,000

950

925

900

950

950

975

827

737

692

737

850

900

1,020

2,320

3,350

3,640

3,840

4,290

4,660

4,410

3,260

2,260

1,740

1,570

Mean

1,101

1, 069

3,006

4,969

6, 826

6 1 *71 I J.OR

11,840

17, 080

1,955

5, 692

1, 816

2 '?20 370

5,007

Aug.

8,870

3,840

6,160

9,440

9,310

8,050

5,780

3,380

2,200

1,900

1.840

1,680

1,400

1,350

1,300

1,250

1,220

1,100

975

875

805

737

670

646

604

604

626

604

583

562

1,120

Pep square 

n-ile

0.245

.238 

.669

1.11

1.52

1 *50

2.64

3*60

.435

1.31

 528

1 160

1.12

Sept.

1,570

1,790

1,460

1,220

1,150

1,020

875

737

646

604

583

562

541

520

525

562

648

737

692

626

562

500

476

452

437

437

430

416

415

411

Run-off In 

Inches

0 28

!27

.77

15.02

I

ng- to 

1.56

3.04

4.24

.50

1.46

.47

.61

 18

15.13
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Coatopa, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 32°26', long. 88°02', in T. 17 N., R. 1 E., at Ilosoow 

Memorial Bridge on U. S. Highway 80, 2 miles upstream from Sucarnoochee River and 5 

miles southeast of Coatopa.

Drainage area.- 15,500 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1958.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 22,420 second-feet.

Extrenes.- Maximum discharge during year, 158,000 second-feet Apr. 9, 14 (gage height, 

49.6 feet); minimum discharge observed, 1,320 second-feet Sept. 29 (gage height, 2.85 

feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 179,000 second-feet Mar. 29, 1929 (gage 

height, 51.4 feet); minimum discharge, 371 second-feet Oct. 1, 1931; minimum gage 

height observed, 2.19 feet Oct. 10, 1935.

Remarks.- Records fair. Discharge for Apr. 18 to May 5 determined from backwater curve. 

Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

(Backwater curve used Apr. 18 to May 5)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.9 1,380 V.O 11,100 2.8 1,240 5.0 6,260 20.0 35,600 44.0 94,400 

3.1 1,660 9.0 16,300 2.9 1,410 7.0 11,600 25.0 44,300 46.0 106,100 

3.6 2,640 10.0 18,200 3.0 1,600 8.0 14,100 30.0 53,900 48.0 126,000 

5.0 5,920 3.2 2,010 10.0 18,300 35.0 65,900 49.7 161,000

Note.- Same as following table 3.6 2,920 15.0 27,100 40.0 79,600 

between 11.3 and 44.0 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11 

12 

13 

14

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Oct.

1,440 

1,740 

2,220 

2,530 

3,300

6,670 

8,460 

8,460 

7,170 

5,670

4,220 

3,530 

3,080 

2,530 

2,860

2,640 

2,640 

5,420 

11,700 

17,900

19,900 

19,700 

17,100 

14, 900 

10,800

7,420 

6,170 

6,420 

6,670 

5,920 

5,180

Nov.

4,940 

4,460 

3,760 

3,300 

3,300

3,080 

3,080 

3,080 

2,860 

2,860

5,490 

14,400 

16,300 

13,900 

11,700

10,000 

9,500 

10,000 

9,500 

6,920

6,670 

5,920 

5,420 

4,700 

4,460

4,220 

4,220 

3,760 

3,760 

3,990

Dec.

3,760 

3,530 

3,760 

3,990 

3,760

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,760 

3,760 

3,530 

3,530 

3,530

3,300 

5,420 

6,920 

6,920 

6,420

6,170 

5,920 

6,670 

7,420 

6,920

6,670 

8,460 

13,600 

24,200 

31,900 

35,200

Jan.

35,000 

37,300 

40,000 

41,800 

40,500

36,800 

34, 500 

33,900 

32,200 

30,500

27,800 

24,200 

21,500 

19,700 

17,900

15,800 

14,200 

12,800 

11,700 

10,800

10,300 

9,500 

8,980 

13,800 

22,900

31,000 

32,900 

32,700 

30,500 

28,000 

25,200

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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

alendar year 1937 ...........

u

ater year 1937-3

Feb.

22,600 

23,000 

24,500 

25,200 

25,100

23,900 

20,800 

17,300 

15,100 

13,600

12,200 

11,100 

10,000 

9,500

8,980 

7,940 

6,920 

15,000 

23,000

29,300 

31, YOO 

32,200 

33,400 

32,200

30,000 

25,700 

21,200

Mar.

17,500 

14,400 

11, 700 

10,000 

9,800

8,980 

10, 300 

11,700 

12,000 

11,400

13,600 

23,200 

31,500 

35,900 

37,800

41,800 

43,900 

44,300 

46,100 

55,500

63,000 

66,900 

71,500 

77,000 

80,200

82,600 

84,600 

86,300 

87, 800 

87,400 

87,000

Seoondfoot-days

224,360 

189,550 

236,670

8,380,930

784,680 

560,160 

1,365,680 

3,088,600 

325,740 

410,420 

331,050 

329,200 

73,610

7,919,720

Apr.

87,400 

90,300 

93,900 

95,300 

95,800

96,800 

103,000 

126,000 

152,000 

149,000

140,000 

142,000 

152,000 

158,000 

152,000

138, 000 

129,000 

118,000 

107,000 

102,000

97,000 

90,500 

84,300 

77,800 

71,800

65,000 

56,700 

48,000 

39,300 

30,700

Maximum

19,900 

16,300 

35,200

113,000

41, 800 

33,400 

87,800 

158,000 

23,200 

19,400 

31,700 

31,200 

5,010

158,000

May

23,200 

18^000 

15,400 

14,000 

13,600

14,600 

17,800 

17,900 

16,600 

16,100

15,500 

14, 100 

11,600 

10,300 

10,300

10,000 

8,930 

7,850 

7,310 

6,000

4,770 

5,010 

5,010 

5,250 

5,500

6,260 

6,000 

4,770 

4,530 

4,300 

5,250

Minimum

1,440 

2,860 

3,300

1,440

8,980 

6,920 

8,980 

30,700 

4,300 

6,520 

2,690 

2,120 

1,320

1,320

June

7,850 

12,200 

15,700 

18,500 

19,000

19,200 

19,400 

18,800 

17,900 

15,700

13,700 

14,100 

16,600 

17,600 

16,800

13,900 

8,930 

6,780 

7,580 

14,700

19,200 

17,400 

14,400 

11,900 

12,700

10,600 

8,660 

7,580 

6,520 

6,520

July

6,780 

6,520 

5,500 

4,300 

4,070

4,300 

5,250 

6,260 

4,300 

4,300

4,770 

6,000 

5,750 

4,300 

3,840

3,380 

2,920 

2,690 

2,690 

3,610

8,120 

15,000 

21,700 

25,200 

28,500

31, 50C 

31,70C 

29,50C 

22,10C 

15,40C 

10.80C

Mean

7,237 

6,318 

7,635

22,960

25,310 

20,010 

44,050 

103,000 

10,510 

13,680 

10,680 

10,620 

E,454

21,700

Aug.

9,470 

15,800 

23,900 

29,200 

31,200

31,000 

28,100 

22,100 

19,600 

16,100

11,900 

9,470 

8,660 

8,390 

7,310

6,520 

6,000 

5,010 

4,300 

3,840

3,380 

3,150 

2,690 

2,690 

2,460

2,340 

2,120 

2,120 

2,460 

3,150 

4,770

Per square

mile

0.467 

.408 

.493

1.48

1.63

1.29 

2.84 

6.65 

.678 

.883 

.689 

.685 

.158

1.40

Sept.

5,010 

4,300 

4,300 

4,770 

4,300

3,380 

3,150 

2,920 

2,800 

2,570

2,460 

2,120 

2,010 

1,900 

1,800

2,010 

2,010 

2,230 

2,120 

1,900

1,900 

1,800 

1,700 

1,600 

1,410

1,500 

1,410 

1,410 

1,320 

1,500

Run-off in 

inches

0.54 

.46 

.57

20.12

1.88 

1.34 

3.27 

7.42 

.78 

.99 

.79 

.79 

.18

19.01
MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Tombigbee River near Leroy, Ala.

Location.- Staff gage above spillway of navigation dam at lock 1, lat. 31 34', long-

 88 U 01', in T. 7 N., on St. Stephens meridian, 5 miles northwest of Leroy. ^.ero of 

gage is 4.69 feet below mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. 3. Army, benchmark). 

Drainage area.- 19,100 square miles. 

Records available.- October 1928 to September 1938. 

Average discharge.- 10 years, 26,880 second-feet. 

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 192,000 second-feet Apr. 10 (gage height, 45.96

 feet); minimum, 2,090 second-feet Sept. 27-30; minimum gage height, 18.18 feet bept.csO.

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 10, 1938; maximum gage height, 46.0 feet 

Apr. 2, 1929; minimum discharge not determined. 

Remarlcs.- Records fair. Navigation dam at lock 1 is control only below 14,000 seconl-

 feet. Discharge for Apr. 27 to May 7 determined from backwater curve. Gage read twice 

daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and disehargf 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21; backwater curve used Apr.

, In second-feet) 

27 to Hay 7)

IB.2 

18.5 

19.0 

19.5

2,090

2,900

4,450

6,250

20.0 8,450

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17

20.8 12,900

22.0 19,700

23.0 24,500

24.5 30,200

26.0 34,400

28.0 59,400

29.4 42,400

23.0 24,500

24.5 30,700

26.0 35,900

28.0 41,500

30.0 47,300

Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

51.0 o, yoo

32.0 55,200

33.5 63,000

72,200

86,700

59.0

41.0

43.0

35.0

37.0

105,200

128,100

153,400

46.0 191,800

as preceding table below 23.0

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19J

Day

1 

2 

3 

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

2,900 

S,900 

2,760 

2,900 

4,280

5,500 

7,970 

10,000 

10,000 

9,470

7,510 

5,870 

5,140 

4,790 

4,280

5,960 

3,960 

7,970 

11,700 

21,700

23,600 

24,900 

24,000 

21,700

18 , 700

14,700 

11,100 

10,000 

9,470 

8,950 

7,970

Nov.

7,510 

7,070 

6,250 

5,870 

5,500

5,140 

4,790 

4,790 

4,790 

4,790

6,250 

15,900 

23,600 

23,600 

20,200

17,600 

15,300 

12,900 

12,300 

11,700

11,700 

10,600 

9,470 

8,450 

7,970

7,510 

7,070 

6,650 

6,650 

6,250

Dec.

6,250 

6,250 

5,870 

5,870 

6,250

6,250 

5,870 

5,870 

6,250 

6,250

6,650 

6,650 

6,650 

6,250 

5,870

5,870 

7,510 

11,700 

12,300 

11 , 700

10,600 

9,470 

10,000 

12,900 

12,900

11,700 

11,700 

14,100 

19,700 

26,600 

32,000

Jan.

34,900 

36,900 

38,900 

40,300 

41,700

42,200 

42,400 

41,900 

41,100 

39,900

38,200 

35,900 

33,100 

29,500 

26,200

22,700 

SO, 200 

17,600 

16,500 

15,300

14,100 

13,500 

12,900 

14, 100 

21,200

A ,600 

^j,800 

33,900 

34, 900 

35,200 

33,100

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

Vf

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

31,100 

29,200 

27,700 

28,1OO 

28,500

28,500 

27,400 

25,300 

21,700 

18,700

17,000 

15,900 

14,700 

12,900 

12,300

11,700 

11,100 

11,100 

18,700 

25,400

29,600 

33,600 

37,100 

40,200 

41,500

41, 000 

39,100 

35,600

Mar.

30, 300 

24,500 

19,700 

16,500 

14,700

14,100 

12,900 

14,100 

14, 700 

15,300

14,700 

17,600 

24,500 

30,700 

35, 900

40,500 

45,400 

48,000 

49,800 

53,400

59,700 

64,200 

69,700 

74, 800 

77,600

79,700 

81,200 

82,700 

84,300 

85,900 

86,700

Seeondfoot-days

310,650 

298,170 

313,800

10,166,810

925,700 

714,700 

1,383,800 

4,124,000 

522,700 

464, 510 

392,000 

408,940 

103,160

9,962,130

Apr.

90,000 

96,300 

102,000 

105,000 

107,000

108,000 

113,000 

132,000 

183,000 

192,000

189,000 

185,000 

179,000 

173,000 

169,000

165,000 

164,000 

162,000 

161,000 

158,000

152,000 

144, 000 

137,000 

131 , 000 

124,000

116,000 

108,000 

101,000 

93,200 

84,500

Maximum

24,900 

23,600 

32,000

117,000

42,400 

41,500 

86,700 

192,000 

72,100 

21,200 

37,100 

33,300 

5,870

198,000

May

72 , 100 

55,000 

41,500 

30,800 

23,900

20,500 

18,800 

20,700 

19,700 

19,200

18,700 

17,600 

15,900 

14,100 

12, 900

12,300 

11,700 

10,600 

9,470 

8,450

7,510 

6,650 

5,870 

5,870 

5,870

6,250 

7,070 

6 650 

5,870 

5,870 

5,500

Minimum

2,760 

4,790 

5,870

2,760

12,900 

11, 100 

12,900 

B4.500 

5,500 

6,250 

3,340 

2,900 

2,090

2,090

June

6,250 

9,470 

14,100 

17,600 

19,700

20,700 

21,200 

21,2OO 

20,700 

19,700

17,600 

15,900 

15,900 

17,000 

18,700

18,700 

15,300 

11,700 

9,470 

10,600

18,700 

21,200 

19 , 700 

16, 500 

14,700

14,100 

11,700 

10,OOO 

8,450 

7,970

July

7,510 

7,510 

7,070 

6,250 

5,140

4,790 

5,141 

5,870 

6,650 

5,870

5,140 

6,250 

7,510 

6,250 

5,140

4,790 

4,450 

3.640 

3,340 

4,120

5,500 

9,470 

18,700 

24, 500 

29 , 600

34, 600 

37,100 

36,500 

34,000 

28,400 

21,200

Mean

10,020 

9,939 

10,120

27,850

29,860 

25,520 

44,640 

137,500 

16,860 

15,480 

12,650 

13,190 

3,439

27,290

Aug.

15,300 

17,600 

22,700 

27,200 

30,300

32,200 

33,300 

31,800 

28,000 

24,500

20,700 

16,500 

12,300 

11, 100 

10,600

9,470 

7,970 

7,070 

6,250 

5,500

4,790 

4,280 

3,640 

3,490 

3,340

3,040 

2,900 

2,900 

2,900 

3,340 

3,960

Per square

mile

0.525 

.520 

.530

1.46

1.56 

1.34 

2.34 

7.20 

.883 

.810 

.662 

.691 

.180

1.43

Sept.

5,140 

5,870 

5,870 

5,870 

5,870

5,140 

4,790 

4,280 

3,800 

3,640

3,490 

3,340 

3,040 

2,900 

2,760

2,760 

2,760 

3,040 

3,040 

2,760

2,620 

2,620 

2,480 

2,350 

2,350

2,220 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090 

2,090

Run-off In 

Inches

0.61 

.58 

.61

19.79

1.80 

1.40 

2.70 

8.03 

1.02 

.90 

.76 

.80 

.20

19.41
276 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior River near Garden City, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 34°00', long. 86°45', in T. 12 S., R. 2 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 31, 1,000 feet below Louisville & Nashville Railroad bridge and 1 

mile southwest of Garden City.

Drainage area.- 365 square miles.

Records available.- June 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 23,300 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 16.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum, 6 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 

2.02 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 46,600 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 24.0 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 3 second-feet Sept. 28-30, Oct. 1, 3-6, 1931 

(gage height, 1.88 feet).

Remarks.- Records fair. Gage read twice daily.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

Oct. 1-18 Oct. 18 to Sept. 30

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.5

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.8

6

11

27

50

104

152

210

421

4.0

4.4

5.0

6.1

7.0

7.6

8.5

10.5

516

756

1,170

2,120

3,090

3,930

5,450

8,520

12.5

14.5

16.0

14,200

19,300

23,300

1.9

2.0 

2.2

4

7

18

34

58

f.8 93

3.1 168

3.6 339

3.9 466

Note.- Same as preceding 

table aboTe 3.9 feet.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1638

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

13 

541 

1,510 

352

130 

79 

56 

44 

37

32 

30 

28 

27 

22

20 

20 

1,820

992 

360

249 

199 

166 

146 

120

111 

148 

146 

106 

91 

82

HOT.

76 

68 

54 

48 

48

46 

53 

53 

53 

53

55 

63 

64 

68 

64

58 

64 

68 

152 

71

69 

64 

58 

55 

54

55 

58 

64 

64 

61

Dee.

61 

58 

52 

50 

50

50 

50 

50 

50 

46

48 

50 

49 

53 

60

61 

68 

193 

174 

135

122 

104 

111 

157 

148

130 

451 

1,170 

690 

724 

600

Jan.

756 

1,030 

856 

724 

600

571 

1,260 

890 

822 

692

692 

600 

543 

443 

420

378 

358 

339 

320 

264

284 

320 

302 

1,010 

856

600 

516 

443 

399 

378 

571

Month

Oct 

NOT 

Dec

C

Jen 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 19C

ater year 1937-! 8 ...........

Peb.

543 

443 

420 

399 

378

339 

320 

284 

266 

266

249 

249 

229 

225 

222

249 

212 

202 

378 

358

284 

266 

320 

320 

284

266 

S49 

249

Mar.

225 

206 

266 

284 

232

420 

320 

249 

249 

5,380

1,670 

1,170 

890 

756 

630

890 

600 

466 

2,320 

6,340

2,280 

1,670 

3,160 

2,330 

1,670

1,330 

1,490 

1.250 

960 

1,790 

2,980

Second - 

foot-days

7,685 

1,881 

6,015

244,165

18,257 

8,469 

44, 473 

58,279 

4,773 

3,642 

14,215 

16,340 

765

184,794

Apr.

5,620 

3,000 

1,850 

1,490 

1,170

1,170 

2,710 

15, 600 

3,480 

2,220

1,670 

1,330 

1,100 

890 

756

630 

571 

1,330 

861 

1,910

2,450 

1,490 

1,100 

890 

734

600 

516 

443 

376 

320

Maximum

1,820 

152 

1.170

12,200

1,260 

543 

6,340 

15, 600 

762 

1,000 

2,660 

5,150 

85

15, 600

itoy

358 

339 

266 

225 

209

193 

174 

225 

219 

154

130 

118 

108 

100 

95

85 

74 

68 

64 

60

54 

71 

762 

140 

106

82 

58 

66 

64 

48 

58

Minimum

6 

46 

46

6

284 

202 

206 

320 

48 

25 

43 

32 

9

6

June

71 

60 

53 

50 

44

38 

34 

32 

243 

688

140 

82 

53 

41 

34

29 

25 

26 

48 

48

46 

41 

30 

27 

30

150 

1,000 

272 

125 

82

July

61 

50 

43 

152

108

125 

58 

6,-9 

9t3 

4*7

151 

102 

71 

55 

50

93

3:37

135 

1,7'>0 

4^6

1,530

en

2,6^0 

1,050 

5*3

3^8 

2-<4 

222 

180 

205 

5.-X5

He an

248 

62.7 

194

669

589 

302 

1,435 1,94s1 

154 

121 

459 

527 

25.5

506

Aug.

5,150 

2,430 

1,030 

944 

600

466 

443 

358 

1,230 

510

302 

320 

266 

212 

199

157 

125 

104 

85 76'

68 

58 

58 

46 

44

41 

38 

32 

532 

295 

121

Per square 

mile

0.679 

.172 

.532

1.83

1.61 

.827 

3.93 

5.32 

.422 

.332 

1.26 

1.44 

.070

1.39

Sept.

85 

69 

52 

48 

40

34 

34 

30 

43 

29

33 

24 

21 

19 

18

22 

18 

17 

14 

13

12 

11 

11 

11 

10

10 

10 

9 

9 

9

Run-off In 

Inches

0.78 

.19 

.61

24.88

1.86 

.86 

4.53 

5.94 

.49 

.37 

1.45 

1.66 

.08

18.82
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 

Black Warrior River at Tuscaloosa, Ala.

277

Location.- Staff gage above spillway of navigation dam at lock 10, lat. 33°12'55", long. 

 B7°'3Z'56", In T. 21 S. , R. 10 W., In Tuscaloosa. Zero of gage Is 82.97 feet above 

mean sea level (Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army, bench mark).

Drainage area.- 4,830 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938. January 1889 to Decemb3r 1905 at site 

a quarter of a mile downstream (gage heights only).

Average discharge.- 18 years (1894-1902, 1928-38), 7,956 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 144,000 second-feet Apr. 8; maximum gage height, 

63.0 feet Apr. 8, from graph drawn on basis of gage readings; minimum d'scharge observed, 62 second-feet Sept. 22 (gage height, 18.12 feet).

1889-1905, 1928-38: Maximum discharge, 215,000 second-feet Apr. 18, 1900 (gage 

height, 67.7 feet): minimum, 50 second-feet (estimated) Aug. 26, 1929.

Maximum stage known, that of Apr. 18, 1900.

Remarks.- Records fair. Those above 9,120 second-feet determined by using rate of change 

in stage as a factor except for four periods of which those for Mar. 21 (noon)-23 

(9 a.m.) were determined from backwater curve, and those for Mar. 24 (4 p.m. )-31 

(2 p.m.), and Apr. 3-6 (3 p.m.) and 9 (2 p.m.)-18 (1 a.m.) were determined from unitfall rating using gage heights from recorders half a mile and 10£ miles respectively 

downstream. Gage read twice dally. Navigation dam at lock 10 Is control below 9,120 

second-feet except when return of overbank storage, following floods In excess of 

55,000 second-feet, causes backwater, at which times dam is control onl-r below about 

6,000 second-feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1958

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

281

729 

1.1SO 

4,290 

9,120

6,960 

4,290 

3,290 

1,750 

1,650

1,550 

1,450 

1,360 

1,270 

1,130

950 

S57 

6,160 

13,700 

15,300

11,900 

3,660 

7,550 

3,290 

1,750

2,070 

3,030 

2,900 

2,410 

2,130 

1,650

Nov.

1,750 

1,450 

1,080 

1,050 

1,270

1,010 

996 

9S1 

1,060 

1,160

1,360 

2,070 

2, 160 

2,130 

2,070

1,960 

1,960 

1,550 

1,750 

1,550

758 

637 

59 S 

624 

598

598 

585 

574 

539 

504

Dec.

493 

482 

460 

450 

482

470 

516 

460 

493 

470

450 

409 

470 

493 

493

574 

743 

1,650 

 1,270 

1,060

904 

772 

981 

934 

934

919 

6,080 

18,000 

17,300 

13, 200 

11,100

Jan.

13, 100 

18,600 

14,000 

12,700 

3,140

9,780 

12,500 

12,700 

11,600 

9,560

9,120 

8,770 

8,060 

5,890 

4,590

4,900 

4,290 

4,000 

4,000 

3,710

2,900 

4,290 

3,710 

8,560 

14,300

12,400 

9,120 

6,960 

5,550 

4,900 

6,240

Month

Dot 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Fob 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendax* year 19?

ater year Z937-?

Feb.

8,420 

9,120 

6,960 

5,550 

5,550

4,590 

3,290 

4,290 

3,570 

3,290

2,900 

2,770 

2,900 

2,770 

4,000

2,650 

3,160 

2,530 

5,970 

9,360

8,060 

5,220 

8,060 

9,120 

7,700

5,220 

5,220 

4,900

Mar.

4.000 

3,570 

3,430 

3,290 

3,430

4,900 

5,550 

4,900 

3,570 

IS, 000

37,600 

20, 600 

14,000 

12,000 

11,400

17, 600 

12,400 

11,300 

20, 400 

64, 200

52,800 

33,500 

54,300 

62,500 

36,700

22,200 

15, 400 

13,000 

12, 200 

11,900 

21,400

Secondfoot-days

124, 907 

36,452 

83,512

3,108,016

259, 660 

147,140 

612,040 

960,230 

110,675 

65,265 

143,700 

136, 436 

15,584

2, 695, 601

Apr.

65,900 

SO , 600 

50, 100 

27,600 

17, 300

22,100 

52, 600 

136,000 

126,000 

36,700

48,000 

23, 600 

14,300 

11,200 

10, 200

9,020 

8,340 

22, 100 

19,100 

15,000

23,700 

23,600 

15,400 

12, 300 

10, 600

6,420 

5,890 

4,900 

3,160 

4,000

Maximum

15, 300 

2, ISO 

18,000

103, 000

16,800 

9,360 

64, 200 

136,000 

11, 600 

9,470 

20,300 

87,800 

1,650

136, 000

May

5,550 

5,220 

6,240 

4,590 

9,600

11,600 

5,550 

8,060 

6,600 

5,890

4,000 

2,070 

1,960 

3,290 

3,030

1,850 

1,750 

1,650 

650 

5S5

1,450 

1,270 

1,270 

2,770 

2,650

1,750 

1,360 

1,270 

550 

3,030 

3,570

Minimum

281 

504 

409

248

2,900 

2,530 

3,290 

3,160 

550 

470 

368 

241 

83

83

June

3,160 

5,220 

9,470 

4,290 

3,570

2,770 

1,650 

1,550 

1,360 

1,360

1,270 

3,030 

1,750 

1,450 

1,160

470 

550 

1,270 

1,650 

1,960

1,750 

1,650 

1,550 

872 

800

1,270 

843 

1,750 

3,030 

2,770

July

1,450 

611 

470 

1,180 

2,070

4,900 

3,160 

1,850 

2,410 

5,560

3, 430 

1,960 

1,360 

1,360 

981

36B 

470 

1,100 

1,650 

8,630

9,020 

14,000 

12,000 

20, 300 

16,400

11, 600 

4,900 

3,160 

3, 430 

2,180 

1,750

Mean

4,029 

1,215 

2,694

8,515

8,376 

5,255 

19,740 

32,010 

3,570 

2,176 

4,635 

4,401 

519

7,385

Aug.

6,530 

27,300 

19,400 

13,900 

12,300

7,640 

5,220 

5,550 

4,590 

3,160

2,650 

3,160 

1,960 

1,360 

1,960

2,070 

1,360 

1,270 

650 

676

702 

669 

574 

316 

241

800 

650 

758 

1,360 

4,290 

2,650

Per square 

irile

0.834 

.252 

.568

1.76

1.73 

1.09 

4.09 

6.63 

.739 

.450 

.960 

.911 

.107

1.53

Sept.

1,650 

1,180 

1,180 

702 

689

663 

758 

650 

574 

493

550 

504 

470 

439 

758

1,050 

702 

388 

221 

187

143 

83 

203 

203 

192

192 

221 

160 

176 

203

Run-off in 

inches

0,96 

.28

.64

23.92

1.99 

1.14 

4.72 

7.40 

.65 

.50 

1.11 

1.05 

.12

20.76
278 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Black Warrior River near Eutaw, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°49'05", long. 87°49'00", in SEi sec. 6, T. 21 

N., R. 3 E. , at bridge on State Highway 41 between Eutaw and Wedgworfi, 1£ miles below mouth of Big Creek and 4 miles southeast of Eutaw. Navigation dan at lock 7, 3 

miles downstream, is control for discharge below 5,500 second-feet.

Drainage area.- 5,820 square miles.

Records available.- May 1932 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 122,000 second-feet Apr. 11, f'om graph based 

on rating table below 52 feet gage height and two discharge measurements; maximum, 

gage height, 55.74 feet Apr. 11; minimum discharge, 409 second-feet S9pt. 24 (gage 

height, 18.85 feet).

1932-38: Maximum discharge, 130,000 second-feet Feb. 7, 1936; maximum gage height, 

56.3 feet Feb. 8, 1936; minimum discharge, 177 second-feet Oct. 9, 1935 (gage height, 

18.44 feet).

Remarks.- Records good except those for Apr. 10-13 and parts of Apr. 9, 14, which were 

computed from hydrograph based on rating table below 52 feet gage height and two discharge measurements above that stage and are fair. Discharge above 5,500 second-feet 

determined by using surface slope as a factor.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

I 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

712 

1,020 

1,550 

2,090 

5,240

7,360 

6,700 

5,120 

3,790 

2,560

2,110 

1,930 

1,820 

1,730 

1,640

1,480 

1,420 

3,390 

11,000 

16,100

16,600 

12,300 

9,660 

7,570 

4,750

3,310 

3,430 

4,270 

3,910 

3,430 

3,020

Nov.

2,600 

2,300 

1,930 

1,730 

1,800

1,780 

1,650 

1,620 

1,550 

1,670

2,280 

3,790 

4,270 

3,910 

3,550

3,190 

3,070 

2,950 

2,620 

2,690

2,320 

1,760 

1,550 

1,450

1,400

1,400 

1,420 

1,480 

1,420 

1,370

Dec.

1,290 

1,290 

1,240 

1,170 

1,270

1,260 

1,240 

1,270 

1,340 

1,350

1,400 

1,300 

1,290 

1.320 

1,520

1,300 

1,830 

2,490 

2,740 

2,420

2,010 

1,820 

1,800 

1,890 

1,930

1,840 

2,240 

11,900 

17, 000 

18,100 

13,100

Jan.

11,500 

14,600 

18,700 

16, 600 

15, 1OO

10, 100 

11, 800 

14,700 

15, 000 

15, 500

11, 100 

10,400 

9,860 

9,100 

7,670

6,470 

6,330 

5,670 

5,250 

5,120

4,750 

4,270 

5,000 

6,420 

10, 900

15,700 

12,800 

10,200 

8,150 

6,820 

6,480

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

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Feb.

7,210 

8,880 

8,970 

7,950 

7,210

6,730 

5,510 

5,120 

5,000 

4,630

4,270 

4,030 

3,790 

3,790 

4,150

4,270 

3,790 

4,030 

4,750 

8,220

10, 400 

8,470 

8,650 

9,390 

9,600

8,230 

7,030 

6,660

Mar.

6,010 

4,750 

4,630 

4,510 

4,390

4,750 

5,720 

6,050 

5,490 

5,510

15,700 

23.400 

26,100 

20,500 

15,200

15,200 

17,700 

15,100 

13,700 

23,200

31,200 

35,200 

41,000 

45,500 

48,500

51, 200 

48, 400 

41,800 

33.600 

27.400 

22,400

Secondfoot-days

151,012 

66, 510 

103,760

3,853,632

310,080 

180, 730 

661,210 

1,176,700 

143,390 

98,940 

173,393 

154, 435 

28,021

3,242,181

Apr.

24, 200 

33,100 

41,100 

46,900 

49,100

44,100 

40,200 

49,000 

61,000 

108,000

118,000 

99,000 

71. 000 

50,000 

41, 400

35, 100 

29,400 

27,200 

26,600 

24, 800

23,700 

24,900 

24,900 

22,000 

16,900

13, 500 

9,580 

8,050 

6,850 

5,120

Maximum

16, 600 

4,270

IS, 100

64, 400

18,700 

10,400 

51,200 

118,000 

11,700 

7,600 

20, 500 

21, 300 

2,670

118,000

u»y

5', 8 60 

6,420 

6,570 

6,980 

6,480

11,000 

11,700 

9,020 

8,230 

7,980

7,060 

4,870 

3,550 

3,550 

4,150

3,670 

3,050 

2,780 

2,300 

1,640

1,500 

1,780 

1,820 

1,950 

3,190

3,310 

2,600 

2,110 

1,670 

1,630 

4,970

Minimum

712 

1,370 

1,170

522

4,270 

3,790 

4,390 

5,120 

1,500 

1,080 

827 

756 

424

424

June

4,870 

5,420 

7,470 

7,600 

5,990

4,630 

3,190 

2,490 

2,230 

2,070

1,950 

2,700 

3,190 

2,450 

2,090

1,520 

1,080 

1,220 

1,960 

3,550

3,550 

3,310 

2,690 

8,170 

1,840

2,090 

2,250 

1,970 

2,450 

2,950

July

2, £30 

1,820 

1,110 

993 

1,£60

2,530 

4,630 

3,490 

2,030 

2,960

5,280

4, £70 

2,650 

1,860 

1,620

1,£40 

827

ass

1,430 

4,060

7, £60 

11,800 

15,200 

15,600 

18,800

20,600 

14,800 

8,290 

5,680 

4,2'?0 

3,430

Mean

4,871 

2,217 

3,347

10, 560

1O, OOO 

6,455 

21, 330 

39, 220 

4,625 

3,098 

5,593 

4,988 

934

8,883

Aug.

3,670 

11,700 

21,300 

20,900 

16,600

12, 600 

7,800 

6,890 

6,640 

5,540

4,630 

3,910 

3,430 

2,490 

2,230

2,530 

2,130 

1,860 

1,580 

1,270

1,150 

1,090 

1,080 

940 

780

756 

876 

953 

1,270 

2,290 

3,550

Per square 

mile

0.837 

.381 

.575

1.81

1.72 

1.11 

3.66 

6.74 

.795 

.532 

.961 

.856 

.160

1.53

Sept.

2,670 

1,780 

1,710 

1,550 

1,200

1,050 

1,040 

1,040 

1,040 

1,060

1,040 

927 

902 

889 

902

1,140 

1,230 

993 

722 

608

522 

454 

471 

439 

446

424 

439 

463 

431 

439

Run-off in 

Inches

0.96 

.43 

.66

24.68

1.98 

1.16 

4.22 

7.52 

 92 

1 59 

1.11 

.99 

.18

20.72
MOBILE RIVER BASIN 279

Slpsey Fork of Mulberry Fork of Black Warrior River near Arley, Ala.

Location.- Wire-weight gage, lat. 33°59', long. 87°13', In Ni sec. 19, T. 12 S., R. 6 W., 

at Dunean Bridge, 3 miles downstream from Clear Creek and 5 miles south of Arley.

Drainage area.- 537 square miles.

Records available.- January 1936 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 19,500 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage height, 32.5 

feet, from graph based on gage readings); minimum discharge observed, 56 second-feet 

Sept. 24, 25; minimum gage height observed, 3.58 feet Sept. 25.

1936-38: Maximum discharge, 38,000 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936 (gage height, 51.0 

feet, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 18,000 

second-feet on basis of area-velocity studies and run-off at station near Sipsey; minimum discharge observed, 34 second-feet June 19, 20, 1936; minimum gage height observed, 

3.11 feet June 20, 1936.

Remarks.- Records fair below 5,000 second-feet and poor above, 

low 8 feet and generally twice daily above.

Gage read once daily beRating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

72

96

147

4.5 192

4.7 

4.9 

5.1 

5.3

250

325

420

531

5.8 

6.0 

6.9 

8.0

870

1,030

1,720

2,570

9.0 3,300

10.0

10.8

13.0

14.0

3,950

4,400

5,500

5,950

17 .0 7,150

22.0

24.0

7,600

8,600

9,900

11,600

29.0 16,100

Discharge, in seec-nd-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1933

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

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 

362 

1,850 

2,060 

592

420 

245 

180 

168 

168

157 

147 

137 

128 

119

119 

137 

2,080 

1,720 

1,030

795 

395 

325 

305 

285

234 

219 

205 

192 

180 

180

Nov.

168 

168 

157 

147 

147

147 

157 

157 

180 

180

192 

267 

285 

250 

250

234 

219 

219 

219 

234

234 

219 

219 

192 

192

192 

205 

219 

219 

205

Dec.

205 

205 

192 

192 

180

168 

168 

157 

157 

157

168 

192 

205 

205 

180

168 

1,060 

795 

624 

531

420 

305 

325 

531 

656

724 

2,790 

5,150 

3,090 

1,950 

1,490

Jan.

1,570 

1,570 

1,410 

1,100 

950

1,300 

1,340 

1,100 

870 

795

759 

690 

561

474 

447

420 

370 

370 

347 

325

325 

420 

656 

1,710 

2,490

1,490 

1,100 

795 

724 

870 

990

Month

Oet 

Nov 

Dee

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

w

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ater year 1937-5 8 ...........

Peb.

1,300 

1,570 

1,260 

990 

832

759 

592 

502 

447 

395

347 

325 

305 

325 

347

347 

305 

325 

862 

1,180

950 

759 

724 

656 

592

531 

502 

474

Mar.

420 

395 

561 

724 

690

656 

656 

624 

641 

13,200

6,240 

2,870 

1,880 

1,490 

1,260

1,180 

1,100 

1,030 

3,120 

5,400

3,360 

2,340 

2,720 

3,160 

2,260

1,720 

1,410 

1,340 

1,180 

1,650 

1,650

Seeondfoot-daya

15,225 

6,073 

23,310

343,392

28, 338 

19,003 

66,927 

82,372 

14,486 

17,398 

28,587 

21, 597 

2,940

326,286

Apr.

5,560 

4,360 

3,010 

2,260 

1,490

1,410 

3,000 

16,100 

7,310 

3,430

2,410 

1,880 

1,490 

1,260 

1,100

870 

759 

2,180 

1,650 

2,800

5,720 

3,360 

2,260 

1,650 

1,410

1,100 

795 

656 

561 

531

Maximum

2,080 

285 

5,150

12,800

2,490 

1,800 

13,200 

16,100 

1,260 

4,390 

4,020 

6,300 

192

16,100

May

561 

624 

502 

531 

624

531 

502 

690 

561 

395

347 

325 

370 

420 

395

325 

285 

285 

267

250

219 

205 

1,260 

832 

502

325

267 

234 

250 

502 

1,100

Mini-mum

91 

147 

157

45

325 

305 

395 

531 

205 

168 

137 

96 

56

56

June

1,920 

4,390 

1,880 

1, 180

690

531 

447 

395 

347 

325

285 

234 

234 

205 

180

168 

168 

219 

219 

234

250 

267 

205 

180 

205

234 

671 

531 

370 

234

July

205 

18 C 

18C 

267 

21?

16C 

147 

16? 

1.35C 

721

285 

21? 

19? 

157 

147

137 

13 1 

137 

2.36C 

1.35C

3.19C 

4.02C 

3.23C 

2, 11C

1.18C

75f

sor

42C 

32E 

305 

3,82C

Mean

491

202 

753

941

914 

679 

2,159 

2,746 

467 

580 

922 

697 

98.0

894

Aug.

5,010 

6,300 

2,180 

1,410 

950

795 

513 

420 

347 

305

285 

250 

234 

234 

219

168 

168 

157 

147 

128

119 

119 

111 

111 

111

103 

96 

103 

168 

168 

168

Per gqual-e

mile0.914 

.376 

1.40

1.75

1.70 

1.26 

4.02 

5.11 

.870 

1.08 

1.72 

1.30 

.182

1.66

Sept.

180 

192 

137 

128 

111

103 

137 

192 

119 

103

89 

83 

83 

96 

128

103 

89 

89 

77 

72

67 

67 

63 

56 

56

59 

63 

63 

63 

72

Run-off in 

inches

1.05 

.42 

1.61

23.78

1.96 

1.31 

4.64 

5.70 

1.00 

1.20 

1.98 

1.50 

.20

22.57
280 MOBILE RIVER BASIN

Locust Fork of Black Warrior River at Trafford, Ala.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 33°50', long. 86°45', in sec. 9, T. 14 S., R. 2 W., 

at highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Trafford, 1% miles east of 

Coaldale, and 2? miles upstream from Ourley Creek.

Drainage area.- 622 square miles.

Records available.- September 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 37,000 second-feet Apr. 9; maximum gage height. 

44.96 feet Apr. 9; minimum discharge, 31 second-feet Sept. 30 (gage h3ight, 2.79 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, 45,500 second-feet Feb. 4, 1936; maximum gage height, 

50.48 feet Feb. 5. 1936; minimum discharge, 8 second-feet Oct. 2, 19-21, 1931 (gage 

height, 2.39 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge above 6,000 second-feet determined by using rate of 

change of stage as a factor.

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1138

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

35 

45 

60 

3S6 

435

442 

320 

202 

145 

118

99 

66 

76 

68 

60

57 

55 

1,350 

5,220 

2,630

1,210 

720 

527 

398 

319

288 

402 

405 

326 

265 

232

Nov.

209 

186 

173 

161 

151

145 

142 

139 

139 

127

130 

139 

151 

170 

154

151 

158 

173 

176 

186

180 

173 

164 

154 

151

154 

145 

154 

158 

158

Doc.

145 

142 

136 

133 

139

136 

130 

127 

127 

124

115 

109 

112 

118 

124

127 

127 

200 

261 

261

22S 

205 

202 

S18 

235

228 

268 

650 

842 

737 

632

Jan.

S52 

1,730 

1,550 

1,230 

1,000

930 

1,830 

1,820 

1,430 

1,190

1,110 

1,040 

895 

790 

720

650 

597 

562 

510 

457

430 

492 

492 

1,090 

1,910

1,510 

1,150 

930 

807 

720 

807

Month

Oct 

Nor 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

8ep

«

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Feb.

860 

737 

650 

597 

S62

527 

492 

430 

377 

350

336 

322 

299 

288 

299

299 

S8S 

283 

650 

877

685 

562 

878 

1,070 

930

807 

720 

615

Mar.

527 

475 

440 

475 

419

707 

1,150 

755 

632 

6,260

5,180 

2,880 

1,910 

1,470 

1,230

1,390 

1,600 

1,190 

2,290 

10,800

7,000 

4,060 

5,490 

6,560 

4,120

3,240 

2,090 

2,090 

1,640 

1,390 

2,890

Second - 

foot-days

16,981 

4,751 

7,335

445, 232

31, 231 

15, 784 

82, 350 

138, 197 

12,558 

10,205 

28,311 

22,250 

2,306

372,259

Apr.

10,700 

10,100 

5,410 

3,190 

2,290

2,140 

5,730 

29,300

28,700 

9,370

4,280 

2,790 

2,190 

1,820 

1,510

1,270 

1,110 

1,190 

1,190 

1,140

3,120 

2,340 

1,600 

1,270 

1,040

895 

755 

667 

580 

510

Maximum

5,220 

209

842

28,300

1,910 

1,070 

10,800 

29,300 

1,990 

907 

4,530 

4,790 

277

29,300

May

632 

562 

510 

430 

1,990

1,090 

632 

597 

457 

377

322 

292 

261 

238 

212

196 

173 

161 

145 

136

130 

500 

334 

350 

252

167 

142 

142 

136 

377 

615

Minimum

35 

127 

109

24

430 

282 

419 

510 

130 

115 

154 

68 

31

31

June

367 

377 

907 

492 

261

192 

176 

170 

173 

716

667 

359 

252 

180 

142

127 

115 

343 

398 

252

392 

S65 

180 

151 

178

213 

632 

902 

384 

242

Jul"

183 

158 

175 

629 

£71

1,350 

402 

£94 

960 

916

453 

£65 r*e

154 

SOI

610 

244 

180 

232 

1,230

2,550 

2,7'!0 

2,6*30 

4,530 

2,490

!,4<iO 

930 

667 

4<52 

377 

402

Mean

548

158 

237

1,220

1,007 

564 

2,656 

4,607 

405 

340 

913 

718 

76.9

1,020

Aug.

1,980 

4,790 

2,850 

2,540 

1,390

965 

807 

650 

457 

1,120

561 

528 

475 

305 

205

176 

164 

142 

121 

118

109 

95 

89 

89 

64

73 

68 

123 

496 

475 

205

Pe.- square 

mile

0.881

.254 

.381

1.96

1.62 

.907 

4.27 

7.41 

.651 

.547 

1.47 

1.15 

.124

1.64

Sept.

148 

218 

277 

173 

133

106 

92 

92 

87 

76

63 

60 

60 

55 

51

55 

58 

53 

46 

44

44 

37 

35 

35 

35

37 

37 

35 

33 

31

Run-off In 

Inches

1.02 

.28 

.44

26.58

1.87 

.94 

4.92 

8.27 

.75 

.61 

1.70 

1.33 

.14

22.27
PASCAGOUU. RIVER BASIN 281

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 30°59', long. 88°44', in T. 1 S., R. 7 W. St. 

Stephens base and meridian, at bridge on state Highway 24, half a mile downstream 

from confluence of Leaf and Chickasawhay Rivers to form the Pascagoula and half a 

mile west of Merrill. Zero of gage is 24.1 feet above mean sea level (Gulf, Mobile 

& Northern Railroad bench mark).

Drainage area.- 6,600 square miles.

Records available.- December 1930 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 154,000 second-feet Apr. 13 (gag3 height, 29.71 

feet;; minimum, 920 second-feet Oct. 1 (gage height, 2.71 feet).

1930-38: Maximum discharge, that of April 13, 1938; minimum, 696 second-feet Nov. 

3, 1936 (gage height, 2.37 feet).

Maximum stage known, about 31 feet July 9, 1916 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 29, 30)

2.7 920

4.0 1,900

5.0 2,730

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

3,680

4,760

5,990

10.0

12.0

15.0

8,800

11,800

17,700

19.0

20.0

21.0

26,500

29,200

32,900

22.0

23.0

24.0

37,400

44,200

55,000

25.0

29.5

71,500

150,000

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

S 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

51

Oct.

920 

990 

1,460 

3,280 

3,680

2,910 

2,300 

1,940 

1,700 

1,590

1,510 

1,400 

1,290 

1,250 

1,180

1,140 

1,140 

4,520 

11,600 

11,800

9,700 

7,340 

5,600 

4,540 

3,780

3,180 

3,480 

3,990 

3,990 

3,380 

2,820

HOT.

2,460 

2,220 

2,020 

1,860 

1,700

1,620 

1,550 

1,480 

1,440 

1,480

2,530 

5,040 

9,100 

10,200 

9,100

7,900 

8,050 

8,350 

7,340 

6,510

6,250 

5,860 

5,240 

4,650 

4,210

3,880 

3,680 

3,560 

3,480 

3,380

Dec.

3,180 

3,000 

2,910 

2,730 

2,730

2,910 

3,280 

3,580 

4,430 

5,480

5,600 

5,120 

4,650 

4,210 

3,880

3,680 

3,990 

5,120 

5,730 

5,480

5,000 

4,540 

4,760 

6,510 

7,620

7,200 

6,380 

5,990 

5,480 

5,000 

4,540

Jan.

4,650 

5,730 

6,920 

8,350 

9,400

10, 000 

11,800 

13,500 

13,900 

12, 700

11, 500 

10, 800 

9,700 

8,200 

7,060

6,250 

5,600 

5,120 

4,760 

4,540

4,320 

4,210 

4,100 

5,450 

10, 400

13, 500 

13,900 

12,900 

12,000 

10,900 

9,400

Month

Oct 

HOT 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

«

alendar year 192

ater year 1937-3

Peb.

8,500 

7,900 

7,480 

7,340 

7,200

6,640 

5,860 

5,240 

4,760 

4,430

4,100 

3,880 

3,680 

3,580 

3,480

3,380 

3,260 

3,280 

6,210 

12,200

16,900 

18,400 

18,200 

19,500 

21,300

21,700 

20,400 

17,100

Mar.

12,700 

9,700 

7,760 

6,510 

5,730

5,240 

4,880 

4,540 

4,320 

4,210

3,990 

3,880 

3,780 

3,680 

3,680

11, 200 

17, 100 

12,300 

10, 600 

13,100

14, 900 

15,700 

23,000 

26,300 

30, 600

32,900 

34,100 

33,700 

31,700 

28, 900 

26,300

Secondfoot-days

109, 400 

136, 160 

144,710

3,304,800

271,560 

265, 920 

449, 000 

1, 584, 300 

161,030 

123,540 

138,260 

188, 410 

45, 650

3,617,940

Apr.

23,500 

21, 500 

21, 500 

23,500 

25,900

28,300 

31,800 

42,400 

70,600 

96,000

127,000 

148, 000 

150,, 000 

134,000 

108, 000

79,500 

56,200 

41,700 

35, 400 

32,100

29, 900 

28,900 

28,900 

30,300 

31,700

32,500 

30,600 

27,300 

25,000 

22,100

Maximum

11, 800 

10, 200 

7,620

52,600

13, 900 

21,700 

34, 100 

150,000 

16,600 

7,760 

13,900 

14, 700 

2,460

150, 000

May

16, 600 

10, 500 

8,200 

7,060 

6,640

8,200 

7,620 

6,920 

6,640 

6,120

5,600 

5,000 

4,540 

4,320 

3,990

3,780 

3,680 

3,680 

3,680 

3,680

3,680 

3,660 

3,480 

3,280 

3,090

2,910 

2,820 

2,820 

2,820 

3,000 

3,000

Minimum

920 

1,440 

2,730

920

4,100 

3,280 

3,680 

21,500 

2,820 

2,640 

1,660 

1,700 

990

920

June

2,620 

2,910 

3,830 

4,210 

4,210

3,880 

3,380 

3,000 

2,730 

2,640

2,640 

3,000 

3,480 

3,880 

4,210

4,430 

4,210 

3,680 

3,090 

3,480

5,480 

6,250 

7,340 

7,760 

7,200

5,860 

4,320 

3,480 

3,000 

3,090

July

3,180 

2,910 

2,640 

2,380 

8,140

2,020 

1,900 

1,780 

1,700 

1,660

1,660 

1,700 

2,140 

2,140 

2,060

2,140 

2,380 

2,460 

2,300 

8,300

2,460 

3,680 

4,760 

6,640 

10, 200

12,900 

13,900 

12,900 

11, 500 

8,950 

6,780

Mean

3,589 

4,539

4,663

9,054

8,760 

9,497 

14,480 

52,810 

5,195 

4,118 

4,460 

6,078 

1,522

9,912

Aug.

6,380 

8,200 

10, 600 

13,300 

14,700

13,700 

11,600 

9,400 

6,920 

7,060

10, 600 

12,000 

9,550 

7,200 

6,120

4,880 

4,100 

3,580 

3,280 

8,910

2,730 

2,460 

2,300 

2,140 

2,060

1,940 

1,820 

1,780 

1,700 

1,700 

1,700

Per Biuare 

mile

C.535 

.688 

.707

1.37

1.33 

1.44 

£.19

e.oo

.787 

.624 

.676 

.921 

.231

1.50

Sept.

1,820 

1,820 

1,860 

2,380 

2,460

2,300 

2,220 

2,060 

1,980 

1,820

1,740 

1,620 

1,550 

1,510 

1,440

1,360 

1,290 

1,290 

1,260 

1,210

1,180 

1,140 

1,140 

1,100 

1,060

1,060 

1,020 

990 

990 

990

Run-off In 

Inches

0.62 

.77 

.82

18.63

1.53 

1.50 

2.62 

8.93

.91 

.70 

.78 

1.06 

.26

20.40
282 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. S2°47', long. 89°20', in T. 11 II., R. 9 E. Choctaw 

meridian, at bridge on State Highway 16 in Edinburg. Prior to Sept. 21, 1938, wireweight gage at same site and-datum. Zero of gage is 341.57 feet abov3 mean sea 

level (U. S. Weather Bureau bench mark).

Drainage area^- 898 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 10 years, 1,062 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge observed during year, 15,300 second-feet Ap-. 10 (gage

height, 24.64 feet); minimum observed, 8 second-feet Oct. 1 (gaga height, 2.15 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 31,400 second-feet Mar. 8, 1935 (gage 

height, 26.20 feet); minimum discharge, 6 second-feet Oct. 27, 1931; minimum gage 

height, 1.63 feet Sept. 8, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 29.0 feet Mar. 1, 1902 (discharge not determined).

Remarks.- Records good except those between 40 and SO second-feet, which are fair, and 

those for period of shifting control, Sept. 4-30, and those below 40 second-feet, 

which are poor. Gage read twice daily when wire-weight gage was in me; gage-height 

graphs drawn for periods of rapidly changing stage.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet) 

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 26 to Jan. 1, Sept.

ge, ir 

1-30)

2.1 

2.3 

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.5

Oct. 1 to Jan. 1

19

30

64

106

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

10.0

13.0

164

296

461

650

1,260

2,010

2.4 

2.6

3.0 

3.9 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

10.0

Jan. 2 to Sept. 30

10

16

25

39

129

251

396

570

1,140

13.0

16.0

18.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

24.6

1,870

2,920

3,810

5,280

6,290

7,490

9,350

12,600

15,300

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 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. 

8 

10 

15 

19 

15

19 

17 

13 

12 

14

12 

12 

12 

14 

14

12 

10 

22 

43 

64

53 

39 

34 

27

25

25 

35 

35 

32 

31 

30

Nov.

29 

29 

29 

37 

43

46 

46 

44 

39 

111

910 

1,110 

1,170 

1,130 

1,050

970 

930 

1,240 

1,240 

1,110

1,090 

1,090 

1,050 

990 

910

850 

750 

610 

534 

425

Dec.

342 

296 

239 

213 

200

200 

176 

164 

164 

164

164 

158 

152 

158

158

146 

176 

226 

213 

213

213 

213 

326 

374 

374

408 

1,030 

1,510 

1,660 

1,710 

1,730

Jan.

2,010 

2,600 

2,920 

2,960 

2,760

2,760 

3,170 

3,000 

2,760 

2,320

1,930 

1,820 

1,680 

1,580 

1,410

1,320 

1,230 

1,140 

1,040 

960

864 

769 

642

1,220 

1,360

1,480 

1,340 

1,210 

1,120 

1,100 

1,360

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Feb 

Mar 

Apr 

Hay 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar yearl93r

ater year 1937-J[g

Feb.

1,460 

1,460 

1,410 

1,320 

1,250

1,190 

1,120 

1,040 

960 

864

788 

678 

570 

447 

364

318 

318 

418 

1,520 

1,650

1,840 

1,930 

2,020 

2,140 

2,320

2,460 

2,390 

2,250

Mar.

2,020 

1,790 

1,550 

1,360 

1,210

1,170 

1,020 

883 

769 

864

864 

845 

807 

788 

769

845 

902 

902 

1,760 

3,210

3,290 

3,870 

6,520 

8,500 

10,400

11,400 

9,850 

7,640 

5,960 

4,930 

3,870

Secondfoot-days

723 

19,612 

13,470

381,890

53,835 

36,495 

100,558 

143,850 

8,061 

4,860 

8,708 

16,822 

3,002

409,996

Apr.

3,560 

3,930 

4,110 

4,390 

4,250

4,850 

6,120 

9,280 

13,000 

15,300

13,800 

9,800 

7,000 

5,280 

4,050

3,210 

2,460 

2,960 

3,000 

3,250

3,210 

2,920 

2,530 

2,320 

2,140

1,640 

1,580 

1,480 

1,190 

1,040

Maximum

64 

1,240 

1,730

9,800

3,170 

2,460 

11,400 

15,300 

826 

534 

1,080 

1,840 

364

15,300

Hay

826 

660 

430 

290

277

227 

193 

183 

172

172

172 

161 

140 

264 

264

227 

215 

251 

227 

204

193 

151 

124

364 

264

251 

215 

333 

277 

183 

151

Minimum

8 

29 

146

8

642 

318 

769 

1,040 

124 

47 

11 

17 

14

8

June

129 

119 

104 

84 

79

64 

56 

52 

94

318

193 

389 

534 

498 

348

239 

183 

193 

183 

172

204 

104 

84 

73 

63

51 

56 

84 

63 

47

July

36 

27 

20 

17 

14

15 

13 

12 

12 

11

13 

13 

14 

15 

22

24 

48 

35 

253 

348

251 

333 

642 

960 

1,080

1,020 

980 

788 

606 

498 

E88

He an

23.3 

654 

435

1,046

1,737 

1,303 

3,244 

4,795 

260 

162 

281 

543 

100

1,123

Aug.

1,350 

1,790 

1,840 

1,790 

1,500

1,300 

1,100 

980 

883 

769

769 

660 

481 

318 

239

193 

151 

129 

109 

89

74 

60 

46 

33

28

24 

20 

17 

30 

24 

26

Per square 

mile

0.026

.728 

 484

1.16

1.93 

1.45 

3.61 

5.34 

.290 

.180 

.313 

.605 

.111

1.25

Sept.

112 

227 

364 

318 

227

172 

183 

183 

161 

129

94 

63 

84 

140 

89

58 

45 

44 

51 

45

34 

27 

22 

19 

17

15 

15 

14 

17 

33

Run-off in 

inches

0.03 

.81 

.56

15.80

2.22 

1.51 

4.16 

5.96 

.33 

.20 

.36 

.70 

.12

16.96
, in T. 5 N., R. 1 E. 

Zero of gage is 234.96

PEARL RIVER BASIN 

Pearl River at Jackson, Miss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 32°17'20", long. 90°10'45" 

Choctaw meridian, at bridge on U. S. Highway 80, in Jackson, 

feet above mean sea level (general adjustment of 1929).

Drainage area.- 3,100 square miles.

Records available.- June 1901 to December 1913 (prior to 1903, gage heights only) and 

August 1928 to September 1938.

Average discharge.- 19 years (1903-12, 1928-38), 3,681 second-feet.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 32,100 second-feet Apr. 9 (gage height, 32.07 

feet); minimum, 181 second-feet Nov. 8 (gage height, 1.76 feet).

1901-31, 1928-38: Maximum discharge observed, 60,000 second-feet Dec. 19, 1932 

(gage height, 35.2 feet); maximum gage height, 37.20 feet Apr. 1, 1902 (discharge not 

determined); minimum discharge, 80 second-feet Oct. 26 to Nov. 2, 1904; minimum gage 

height, 0.20 foot Nov. 4, 5, 1911.

Remarks.- Records good. Discharge for periods of faulty recorder record, Dec. 21, 22, 

28-31, computed from graph drawn on basis of twice-daily staff-gage readings.

Hating table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

1.8 

2.2 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0 

10.0

190

300

540

1,270

2,020

3,220

14.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

24.0

26.0

4,820

6,420

7,370

8,750

10,600

13,800

28.0

29.0

30.0

31.0

32.0

17,400

19,500

22,600

26,600

31,500

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937to September 1938

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7

e

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

IS 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Oct.

250 

276 

256 

242 

234

22S 

234 

245 

253 

256

256 

242 

234 

226 

215

205 

227 

250 

223 

210

210 

22S 

253 

276 

294

300 

276 

253 

239 

228 

231

Nov.

231 

228 

223 

218 

210

205 

198 

190 

190 

264

288 

242 

248 

595 

1,340

1,870 

2,140 

2,660 

3,300 

3,740

3,820 

3,620 

3,300 

2,940 

2,660

2,380 

2,100 

1,790 

1,570 

1,420

Dec.

1,340 

1,230 

1,160 

1,080 

970

880 

810 

770 

735 

720

700 

680 

660 

640 

625

625 

680 

640 

640 

660

735 

830 

1,230 

1,080 

900

Ir010 

1,300 

2,170 

3,620 

3,580 

4,140

Jan.

5,520 

6,620 

7,010 

7,260 

7,490

7,670 

8,000 

8,070 

8,000 

7,790

7,430 

6,960 

6,500 

6,020 

5,380

4,740 

4,100 

3,580 

3,180 

2,860

2,620 

2,420 

2,300 

3,300 

3,740

4,300 

4,780 

4,860 

4,740 

4,580 

4,620

Month

Oct 

Nov 

Dec

C

Jan 

Peb 

Mar 

Apr 

May 

Jun 

Jul 

Aug 

Sep

W

alendar year 192 7 ...........

ater year 1937-2

Peb.

4,500 

4,300 

4,220 

4,060 

3,860

3,700 

3,540 

3,300 

2,940 

2,620

2,340 

2,140 

1,980 

1,830 

1,680

1,570 

1,490 

2,250 

5,020 

5,220

5,500 

6,180 

6,910 

7,370 

7,610

7,790 

7,730 

7,610

Mar.

7,260 

6,810 

6,220 

5,420 

4,540

3,740 

3,180 

2,860 

2,700 

2,620

2,420 

2,260 

2,340 

2,500 

2,580

2,580 

2,500 

2,340 

3,530 

6,340

7,060 

8,000 

9,350 

11,500 

12,900

14,100 

15,600 

16,600 

17,400 

18,300 

18,700

Secondfoot-days

7,550 

44,180 

36,840

1,266,954

166,440 

119,260 

224,250 

648,220 

43,960 

27,630 

36,785 

56,151 

11,476

1,422,742

Apr.

20, 400 

24,200 

24,200 

23,400 

21,900

21,900 

25,000 

30,000 

31,500 

31,000

30,000 

29,500 

31,000 

31, 500 

31,500

30,000 

27,500 

24,200 

22,200 

19,200

17,400 

16,100 

14,800 

13,400 

12,400

11,500 

10,300 

8,990 

7,370 

5,860

Maximum

300 

3,820 

4,140

22,800

8,070 

7,790 

18,700 

31,500 

4,260 

1,680 

3,700 

3,980 

810

31,500

May

4,260 

3,140 

2,580 

2,26Q 

2,020

1,790 

1,570 

1,450 

1,340 

1,190

1,120 

1,010 

955 

1,010 

955

955 

1,050 

1,230 

1,300 

1,270

1,160 

1,050 

955 

1,230 

1,230

1,080 

970 

1,050 

1,050 

920 

810

Minimum

205 

190 

625

190

2,300 

1,490 

2,260 

5,860 

810 

540 

242 

369 

190

190

June

750 

. 860 

990 

1,050 

880

770 

770 

700 

660 

830

680 

830 

750 

845 

1,010

1,230 

1,420 

1,600 

1,680 

1,420

1,120 

1,120 

920 

845 

845

750 

640 

570 

540 

555

July

480 

420 

390 

363 

339

321 

306 

282 

270 

250

242 

285 

270 

242 

280

381 

315 

369 

960 

2,660

3,700 

2,660 

1,830 

1,830 

2,180

2,220 

2,420 

2,660 

2,860 

2,900 

2,100

Mean

244 

1,473 

1,188

3,471

5,369 

4,25° 

7,234 

21,610 

1,418 

921 

1,187 

1,811 

383

3,898

Aug.

2,580 

3,220 

3,940 

3,980 

3,580

3,420 

3,460 

3,540 

3,460 

3,540

3,260 

2,620 

2,020 

1,680 

1,490

1,300 

1,120 

970 

845 

770

680 

610 

540 

495 

465

420 

405 

375 

369 

372 

625

Per square 

mile

0.079 

.475 

.383

1.12

1.73 

1.37 

2.33 

6.97 

.457 

.397 

.383 

.584 

.124

1.26

Sept.

810 

435 

372 

405 

450

525 

590 

570 

510 

450

465 

465 

420 

405 

381

381 

372 

390 

381 

333

309 

282 

256 

248 

234

226 

215 

208 

198 

190

Run-off in 

Inches

0.09 

.53 

.44

15.19

1.99 

1.43 

2.69 

7.78 

.53 

.33 

.44 

.67 

.14

17.06
284 PEARL RIVER BASIN

Pearl River near Columbia, Hiss.

Location.- Water-stage recorder, lat. 31°14', long. 89°51', in T. 3 N., R. 18 W. St. 

Stephens meridian, at bridge on State Highway 24, 1 mile west of Columbia.

Drainage area.- 5,690 square miles.

Records available.- May 1934 to September 1938. August 1928 to May 1934 at site 1 mile 

downstream.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 72,600 second-feet Apr. 9 (gags height, 26.40 

feet); minimum, 930 second-feet Nov. 8-10 (gage height, 2.31 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 9, 1938; minimum, 736 second-feet Oct. 

20-31, Nov. 5, 6, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.93 feet Oct. 24, 1936.

Remarks.- Records good.

Rating tables, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, in second-feet)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 9 Apr. 10 to Sept. 30

2.3

2.7

3.4

4.0

5.0

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

930

1,190

1,710

2,190

3,130

5,430

8,230

11,500

17,200

16.0

19.0

21.0

22.0

23.0

24.0

25.0

26.3

21,600

29,300

35,300

38,900

44,000

50,900

59,400

71, 600

2.5 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0 

7.0

1,060

1,340

1,710

2,190

5,100

9.0

10.0

11.0

14.0

7,400

8,960

10,900

17,200

Note.- Same as preceding table 

above 13.6 feet.

Discharge, in second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 19.T

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.

1,090

1,340

1,640

1,600

1,450

1,260

1,190

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,020

1,020

1,060

1,300

1,600

1,640

1,520

1,300

1,160

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

1,090

1,120

1,090

1,060

Nov.

1,020

1,020

990

960

960

960

930

930

930

1,020

1,260

1,410

1,410

1,340

1,220

1,190

1,160

1,680

2,550

2,930

3,440

3,990

4,330

4,330

4,210

3,990

3,770

3,550

3,330

3,030

-

Dee.

2,S30

2,550

2,460

2,280

2,280

2,190

2,150

2,030

1,990

1,910

1.870

1,790

1,750

1,710

1,670

1,670

1,750

1,790

1,870

1,870

1,750

1,670

1,790

1,990

2,370

2,730

2,830

2,550

2,370

2,460

3,330

Jan.

4,330

6,04O

9,490

10.500

10,100

9,810

9,970

10,800

10,800

10,500

10,500

10,300

10,100

9,810

9,170

8,530

7,930

7,190

6,350

5,560

4,930

4,570

4,210

4,450

6,240

7,630

7,190

6,770

6,630

6,490

6,490

Mouth

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

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

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

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Water year 1937-2 8 ...........

Feb.

6,910

7,630

7,4SO

6,910

6,350

5,950

5,560

5,300

5,050

4,810

4,450

4,210

3,680

3,660

3,440

3,230

3,130

3,130

5,260

11,600

13,800

14,200

14,800

16,000

16,000

14,400

12,600

11,500

_

-

liar.

10,800

10,500

10,100

9,810

9,330

8,530

7,630

6,350

5,430

4,810

4,450

4,210

4,100

3,880

3,770

3,880

3,880

3,770

3,770

4,100

7,830

11,500

13,100

13,100

13,700

13,800

14,000

14,400

14,800

15,600

15,800

Secondfoot -days

37,290

63,840

66,250

2,516,030

243*380 

221 240

270 730

Iy210»800

150,350 

119 440 nijsso

130^900

43,630

2,669,070

Apr.

16,600

19,000

22,600

25,6OO

27,600

29,900

35,200

52,600

71,600

68,600

63,900

59,400

54,900

50,500

46,500

43,400

44,000

40,300

38,900

38,900

41,300

44,000

45,200

43,400

40,300

36,500

33,200

29,300

25,600

21,600

-

Maximum

1,640

4,330

3,330

42,500

10,800

16,000

15,800

71,600

18,500

9,500 

12 200

8 t 280 2f)fjf\ t& t\j

n,6QO

May

18,600

15,300

11,700

8,280

6,420

5,650

5,100

4,680

4,280

3,980

3,680

3,480

3,280

3,080

2,990

2,810

2,810

2,990

4,990

4,780

3,880

3,380

3-080

2,900

2,720

2,540

2,630

2,720

2.630

£,540

2,450

Minimum

1,020

930

1,670

930

4.2J.O

3,130

lejeoo

2 450 

2J150

1,370

1,600

1,060

930

June

2,450

2,540

2,360

2,360

2,360

2,450

2,540

2,450

2,630

3,360

6,480

7,020

8,440

6,420

5,100

3,980

3,280

2,810

3,080

6,130

9,5OO

7,470

4,900

3,780

3,280

2,900

2,630

2,360

2,230

2,150

-

July

2,0"")

1,870

1,710

1,710

1,6«>

1,530

1,5P-0

1,4*0

1,430

1,4" 0

1,370

1,370

1,4)10

1,5110

1,370

1,4V)

1,520

1,4-0

1,870 3,or<o

5,210

8,600

11,900

12,200

10,300

6,5*0

5,330

4,8flO

4,3110

4,2^0

4,61X1

Mean

1.20S

2 TSR

2^137

6 y893

7,861

7,901

8,733

40*360

4,850

3,981

3,688

4,223

1,454

7,313

Aug.

4,880

4,880

5,650

7,540

7,140

6,660

5,980

5,650

6,200

7,140

8,280

7,260

5,870

5,100

4,880

4,780

3,980

3,280

2,900

2,540

2,270

2,110

1,950

1,910

1,750

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,830

1,830

1,750

Per square 

mile

0.211

.374

 376

1*21

1-38

1*39

1.53

7«09

.852

.700

0«1

 DOJ. 

rjAO

 {Qu£

 256

1.29

Sept.

1,830

2,270

2,150

1,990

1,790

1,560

1,600

1,670

1,640

1,600

1,560

1,600

1,520

1,600

1,450

1,370

1,340

1,300

1,260

1,260

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,120

1,090

1,060

1,060

1,060

-

Run-off in 

inches

0 .24

.42

.43

16.45

1.59

1.45

1«76

7.91

 98

 7B 

.73

 S6 

.29

17.44
PEARL RIVER BASIN 285

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.

Location.- Staff gage, lat. 31°59', long. 89°54', In T. 2 N., R. 4 E. Choctaw meridian, 

half a. mile upstream from Gulf & Ship Island Railroad bridge and three-ouarters of a 

mile southeast of Dlo.

Drainage area.- 361 square miles.

Records available.- August 1928 to September 1938.

Extremes.- Maximum discharge during year, 16,800 second-feet Apr. 8 (gage IMght,. 25.8 

feet, from floodmarks); minimum, 23 second-feet Oct. 1, 2, 4-6, 8, 9, 11-14 (gage 

height, 2.32 feet).

1928-38: Maximum discharge, 22,900 second-feet Mar. 7, 1935 (gage height, 28.0 

feet, from floodmarks) from rating curve extended above 13,400 second-feet; minimum, 

16 second-feet Aug. 8, 9, 1933 (gage height, 2.25 feet).

Remarks.- Records good. Gage read twice dally.

table, water year 1937-38 (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In seoord-feet)

2.32

8.36

8.40

8.60

8.75

8.90

3.3

3.6

83

26

31

74

125

186

404

609

3.8

4.0

4.5

5.5

7.0

9.5

18.5

15.5

778

935

1,210

1,610

2,120

2,980

4,180

5,550

19.0

81.0

82.0

83.0

24.0

85.0

25.4

7,300

8,610

9,500

10,900

12,600

14,900

15,800

Discharge, In second-feet, water year October 1937 to September 1938

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

18

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

80

21

82

83

84

85

86

87

28

29

30

31

Oct.

23

23

24

23

23

83

84

23

83

84

23

83

23

83

84

85

28

28

86

86

88

28

30

30

89

28

86

85

85

86

26

Nov.

24

26

86

85

26

84

85

24

86

28

37

45

45

48

45

48

33

88

89

33

45

50

58

54

50

45

58

48

52

56

-

Dec.

54

54 '58

60

56

52

54

60

67

65

60

63

63

63

58

58

53

67

72

65

69

63

67

77

84

87

90

104

100

94

104

Jan.

196

995

534

231

181

836

301

363

380

466

831

801

173

165

149

189

110

97

94

90

90

90

87

550

1,110

860

691

500

466

386

358

Month

Calendar year 1937 ...........

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

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

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

Hay.............................

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

Water year 1937-2>6

Feb.

500

572

435

358

346

226

211

181

157

141

133

125

104

110

125

141

165

898

2,090

2,390

1,920

2,180

8,490

1,790

1,340

650

500

466

_

_

-

Mar.

352

252

211

196

177

173

165

137

133

145

153

141

133

137

149

141

133

125

313

1,340

1,720

995

734

935

1,160

1,260

1,060

778

435

858

1,600

Secondfoot-daya

783

1,155

8,146

189,647

10,504

19 9*78

16*235

117 283

2j 90S 

9 427

7^315

20*363

982

809,154

Apr.

2,890

5,460

7,540

7,100

4,570

5,190

10,600

15,800

18,400

6,800

4,400

8,110

496

821

141

153

295

4,080

7,100

6,200

4,350

2,830

1,340

650

866

1,380

1,380

618

186

137

-

Maximum

30

58

104

8,320

1,110

8,490

1,780

15 800

1 Q1 .Lo^

1,650 

1,420

2,340

50

15,800

May

121

114

107

100

77

77

72

74

74

74

72

63

63

67

77

90

34

94

181

153

189

94

56

56

77

100

121

141

117

117

141

Minimum

83

24

58

81

87

104

125

137

56

56

OQAO

3S

84

83

June

157

173

177

153

141

117

100

69

121

896

691

1,340

1,650

1,060

572

466

389

816

145

252

231

211

173

110

97

90

90

77

67

56

-

July

50

41

31

89

88

30

33

31

89

35

41

45

56

37

39

33

33

145

609

609

1,420

1,340

860

398

896

186

161

149

165

181

181

Mean

25 *3

38*5

69.2

520

339

714

524

3,909

96 *2

314

836

667

38.7

573

Aug.

1,110

8,340

1,89O

1,380

860

1,110

1,810

1,640

2,850

2,120

8,090

1,380

572

806

125

97

84

67

66

45

45

45

37

37

43

37

33

35

35

43

41

Per square 

mile

0.070

.107

.192

1.44

.939

1*98

1.45

10 -8

 266

o*7n o t \j 

.654

1*82

.091

1.59

Sept.

50

50

37

39

37

37

S3

33

33

S3

35

31

31

85

33

31

35

35

31

31

31

29

28

29

26

28

25

26

26

24

Run-off in 

Inches

0.08

.12

.88

19.55

1.08

2 *06

1.67

12.05

.31

.97

Tfc to 

2.10

.10

21.51
286 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

In addition to the records of stream flow obtained at gaging stations and reported 

In the preceding pages, measurements of flow were made at the points indicated In the 

following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in South Atlantic slope and eastern Gulf of Mexico basins 

during the water year October 1937 to September 1838

Date

May 5

6 

6 

5 

5 

6 

6 

Aug. 4 

Oct. 9 

Nov. 3 

Dec. 16 

Feb. 12 

Mar. 31 

Apr. 13 

July 1 

Aug. 2 

26 

Oct. 6

Dec. 15 

Feb. 10 

Mar. 7 

Apr. 7 

May 24 

June 4 

4 

Aug. 29 

Dec. 17

Feb. 8 

July 19

liar. 4 

July 7 

Apr. 25 

25 

May 26

June 13 

Sept. 6 

Apr. 25 

26

May 25

July 19 

Sept. 7 

llay 24

Feb. 24

Feb. 23 

May 14

Aug. 22 

Dec. 9

9 

July 20

Aug. 3 

Aug. 8 

Sept. 8 

28 

28 

liar. 20

19

31 

June 9 

July 15 

Aug. 25 

Oct. 5 

Dec. 1 

Jan. 26 

Feb. 24 

liar. 22 

May 19 

June 21 

July 12 

Aug. 31 

Oct. 4

Stream

James Elver & 

Kanavha Canal.

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

Tar River...... 

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

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

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

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

Lower Little 

River. 

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

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

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

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

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

Cedar Creek. . . .

Blue Springs... 

Lake Weir 

outflow.

Alligator Creek

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

Iris Garden 

Spring.

Bowlegs Creek 

Charlie Apopfca 

Creek. 

South Fork of 

Alafla River. 

Hlllsboro River 

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

Little Withlacoochee River. 

Soque River. . ..

Chestatee River 

Chattahoochee 

River.

Choctawhatchee 

River.

Blackwater 

River.

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

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

Conecuh River. .

Coosawattee 

River.

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

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

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

Oave Spring....

Tributary to or 

diverting f ramJames River.....

Atlantic Ocean. .

Cape Fear River.

Congaree River.. 

Beaverdam Creek.

Charlotte Harbor

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

Peace Creek. ....

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

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

Alafia River.... 

Tampa Bay. ......

Wlthlacoochee 

River. 

Chattahoochee 

River. 

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

Apalachicola 

River.

Qulf of Mexico..

Pensacola Bay. . .

Escambla River. .

Oostanaula 

River.

Little Oedar 

Creek.

Locality

Burnt Mill, Richmond, Va. .............

Greenville, N. C. .....................

County highway bridge about 1 mile upstream from Atlantic Coast Line Re 11- 

road bridge, near Brunei- . S. C.

Fort Meade, Fla. ...................... 

Near Bartow, Fla. .....................

Near Fort Meade, Fla. ................. 

Near Zolfo Springs, Fla. ..............

Near Keysville, Fla. ..................

40th Street Bridge, near Tampa, Fla...

Near Dahlonega, Ga. ...................

Highway bridge 2 miles southeast of 

Bellwood, Ala.

Near Harold, Fla. .....................

Highway bridge at River Falls, 5 miles 

northwest of Andalusia, Ala.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

844

842 

848 

606 

534 

555 

674 

2.55 

1,600 

1,240 

1,820 

1,760 

1,600 

9,100 

10,400 

13,500 

549 

303

316 

278 

296 

356 

285 

579 

887 

311 

24.1

50.3

282 

156 

7.4 

77.1 

3.9

4.5

7.5 

13.0 

1.8

25.5

531 

274 

0.9

288

532 

834

24.2 

1,760

1,980 

686

1,630 

635 

288 

226 

234 

25,200

1,220

1,090 

714 

517 

1,150 

439 

372 

734 

918 

1,550 

721 

1,2-JO 

513 

686 

3.61
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 287

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in South Atlantic slope and eastern Qulf of Mexico basins 

during the water year October 1937 to September 1938 Continued

Date

Nov. 11

Stream

Glpsey Fork of 

Mulberry Pork of 

Black Warrior 

River.

Tributary to or 

diverting from

Mulberry Pork of 

Black Warrior 

River.

Locality

Druamond Ferry, 3i miles northeast 

of Slpsey, Ala.

Sipsey, Ala.

Discharge 

(sec. -ft.)

229
INDEX

Page 

Aberdeen, Miss., Tomblgbee River at.... 272

Accuracy of data and computed results.. 3 

Acre-foot, definition of............... 1

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............. 8-9

Alabama River at Claiborne, Ala........ 259

at Selma, Ala........................ 257

near Killers Ferry, Ala.............. 258

near Montgomery, Ala................. 256

Alafia River at Lithia, Pla............ 191

South Pork of, discharge measurement

of............................... 286

Alapaha River at Statenville, Ga....... 203

near Alapaha, Ga..................... 202

Albany,-Ga., Flint River at............ 228

Alligator Creek, Pla., discharge

measurement of................... 286

Altamaha River at Doctortown, Ga....... 157

Altamaha River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records in..............155-167

Altaviata, Va., Roanoke River at....... 53

Andalusia, Ala., Conecuh River near.... 246

Anderson, S. C., Seneca River near..... 146

Ansonville, N. C., Pee Dee River near.. 108 

Apalachee River near Buckhead, Ga...... 166

Apalachicola River Basin, Ala.-Fla.-

Ga., gaglng-station records in..216-236 

Apalachicola River near River Junction,

Pla.............................. 222

Appomattox River at Farmvllle, Va...... " 44

at Mattoax, Va....................... 45

near Petersburg, Va.................. 46

Arcadia, Fla., Peace Creek at.......... 188

Archdale, N. C., Muddy Creek near...... 104

Arley, Ala., Sipsey Fork of Mulberry

Pork of Black Warrior River near. 279 

Arvonla, Va., Slate River near......... 40

Athens, Ga., Middle Oconee River near.. 165 

Atkinson, Ga., Satilla River at........ 169

Augusta Canal near Augusta, Ga......... 149

Austell, Ga., Sweetwater Creek near.... 223

Bahama, N. C., Dial Creek near..

Plat River at.................

Flat River near...............

Bainbridge, Ga., Flint River at. 

Banister River at Halifax, Va.

87

85

86 

229 

75 

Bartow, Pla., Kissengen Spring near.... 189

Battle Ground, N. C., Horsepen Creek at 96 

Bear Creek Basin, Fla., gaging-station

record in........................ 237

Bell, Pla., Suwannee River near........ 201

Bell, Ga., Broad River near...........147-148

Benaja, N. C., Haw River near.......... 91

Bennett, Pla., Econfina Creek near..... 237

Bent Creek, Va., James River at........ 17

Big Creek at Lakeland, Ga............. 204-205

Black Creek, North Fork of, near Middleburg, Fla..................... 179

Black River at Kingstree, S. C......... 120

Black Warrior River at Tuscalooaa, Ala. 277 

Locust Pork of, at Trafford, Ala..... 280

Mulberry Fork of, near Garden City,

Ala.............................. 276

Sipsey Pork of, discharge measurements of......................... 287

Sipsey Fork of, near Arley, Ala.... 279

near Eutaw, Ala...................... 278

Blackwater River (tributary to Blackwater Bay), Fla., discharge 

measurements of.................. 286

Blackwater River (tributary to Roanoke

River) near Union Hall, Va....... 60

Bloxham, Fla., Ochlockonee River near.. 215 

Blue Spring (St. Johns River Basin)

near Orange City, Pla....... 4.... 175

Blue Springs (Savannah River Basin),

Ga., discharge measurement of.... 286

Blue Springs (Withlacoochee River

Basin) near Dunnellon, Pla....... 196

Page 

Boardman, N. C., Lumber River at....... 119

Boiling Springs, N. C., Broad River

near............................. 127

Bowlegs Creek, Pla., discharge measurement of.......................... 286

Branch, N. C., Linville River at....... 124

Branford, Fla., Suwannee River at...... 200

Brantley, Ala., Conecuh River at....... 245

Brier Creek at Millhaven, Ga........... 150

Broad River (Santee River Basir) at

Richtex, S. C.................... 128

near Boiling Springs, N. C........... 127

near Chimney Rock, N. C.............. 126

Broad River (Savannah River Basin)

near Bell, Ga...................147-148

Brooklyn, Ala., Conecuh River near.,... 247 

Brookneal,Va., Palling River near...... 66

Roanoke River at..................... 54

Brooksville, Fla., Weekiwachee Spring

near............................. 193

Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C......... 115

Bruce, Pla., Choctawhatchee River near. 240 

Buchanan, Va., James River at.......... 15

Buckhead, Ga., Apalachee River near.... 166

Buffalo Creek near Greensboro, N. C.... 97

Cahaba River at Centerville, Ala....... 270

Calfpasture River at Goshen, Va........ 31-32

Calhoun Falls, S. C., Savannah River

near............................. 145

Caloosahatchee River Basin, Pla.,

gaglng-station record in......... 186

Camden, S. C., Wateree River ne*r...... 122

Canoochee River near Claxton, Ga....... 154

Canton, Ga., Etowah River at........... 262

Cape Pear River at Lillington, N. C.... 94

Cape Fear River Basin, N. C., gagingstation records in...............91-105

Carrollton, Ga., Little Tallapoosa

River at......................... 269

Cartecay River near Ellijay, Ga........ 249

Cartersville, Va., James River at...... 19

Caryville, Pla., Choctawhatchee River

at............................... 239

Catawba River at Catawba, N. C......... 121

Cave Spring, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 286

Cedar Creek, S. C., discharge weaeurement of.......................... 286

Centerville, Ala., Cahaba River at..... 270

Century, Fla., Eacambia River near..... 244

Chappells, S. C., Saluda River at...... 140

Charlie Apopka Creek, Pla., discharge

measurement of................... 286

Charlotte, N. C., Little Sugar Creek

near............................. 125

Chattahoochee, Fla., Mosquito C-eek

at..............................235-236

Chattahoochee River at Columbia, Ala... 221 

at Columbus, Ga...................... 220

at West Point, Ga.................... 219

discharge measurement of............. 286

near Gainesville, Ga................. 216

near Vinings, Ga....................217-218

Chattooga River at Summerville, Ga..... 264

Chestatee River, Ga., discharge measurement of....................... 286

Chlldersburg, Ala., Coosa River at..... 254

Chimney Rock, N. C., Broad River near.. 126 

Choccolocco Creek near Jenifer, Ala.... 266

Choctawhatchee River at Caryville, Pla. 239 

discharge measurements of............ 286

near Bruce, Fla...................... 240

near Newton, Ala..................... 238

Choctawhatchee River Basin, Ala.-Pla.,

gaging-station records in.......238-242

Chowan River Basin, Va., gaging station

records in....................... 48-49

Christmas, Fla., St. Johns Rive- near.. 171 

Chuluota, Pla., Econlockhatchee River

near............................. 173

289
290 INDEX

Page 

Claiborne, Ala., Alabama River at...... 259

Clarksville, Va., Roanoke River at..... 56-58

Claxton, Ga., Canoochee River near..... 154

Clayton, N. C., Neuse River near....... 82

Cliffside, N. C., Second Broad River at 129 

Clifton Forge, Va., Cowpasture River

near............................. 24-26

Clover, Va., Roanoke River near........ 55

Coatopa, Ala., Tombigbee River near.... 274

Columbia, Ala., Chattahoochee River at. 221 

Columbia, Miss., Pearl River near...... 284

Columbia, S. C., Lake Murray near...... 142

Saluda River near.................... 143

Columbus, Ga., Chattahoochee River at.. 220 

Columbus, Miss., Tombigbee River at.... 273

Computations, results of, accuracy of.. 3 

Conasauga River at Tilton, Ga.........260-261

Conecuh River at Brantley, Ala......... 245

discharge measurement of............. 286

near Andalusia, Ala.................. 246

near Brooklyn, Ala................... 247

Conner, Fla., Oklawaha River near...... 177

Contentnea Creek at Hookerton, N. C.... 90

near Wilson, N. C.................... 89

Control, definition of................. 1

Cooleemee, N, C., South Yadlcin River at 111 

Cooperation, record of................. 9-10

Coosa River at Childersburg, Ala....... 254

at Oadsden, Ala...................... 253

at Jordan Dam, near Wetumpka, Ala.... 255

near Rome, Ga.......................251-252

Coosawattee River, Ga., discharge measurements of...................... 286

Copeland, W. C., Fisher River near..... 110

Corawell, Fla., Istokpoga Canal near... 183 

Covington, Va., Dunlap Creek near...... 22

Potts Creek near..................... 23

Cowpasture River near Clifton Forge,

Va............................... 24-26

Craig Creek at Parr, Va................ 27-28

Crystal Springs near Zephyr-hills, Fla.. 193 

Culloden, Ga., Flint River near........ 225

Dan River at Danville, Va..............

at Leaksville, N. C..................

at South Boston, Va..................

near Francisco, N. C.................

Danville, Va., Dan River at............

Sandy River near. .............*.......

Data, accuracy of......................

explanation of.......................

Deep River at Moncure, N. C............

at Ramseur, N. C.....................

East Fork of, near High Point, W. C..

near Randleman, N. C.................

West Pork of, near High Point, N. C.. 

De Land, Fla., St. Johns River near....

Denmark, S. C., South Pork of Edisto

River near.......................

Dial Creek near Bahama, N. C...........

Dismal Swamp, Va., Lake Drummond in....

Dlo, Miss., Strong River at............

Doctortown, ffa., Altamaha River at.....

Dublin, Ga., Oconee River at...........

Dunnellon, Fla., Blue Springs near.....

Dunlap Creek near Covington, Va........

Echeconnee Creek near Macon, Ga........

Econfina Creek near Bennett, Fla.......

Econlockhatchee River near Chuluota,

Pla..............................

Eden, Ga., Ogeechee River near.........

Edinburg, Miss., Pearl River at........

Edisto River, South Fork of, near Denmark, S. C.......................

Effingham, S. C., Lynches River at.....

Elba, Ala., Pea River at...............

Ellaville, Fla., Suwannee River at.....

Ellijay, Ga., Cartecay River near......

Enfield, N. C., Fishing Creek near.....

Eno River at Hillsboro, N. C...........

Enoree River near Enoree, S. C.........

Escambia River Basin, Ala.-Fla.,

gaging-station records in.......244-

Escambia River near Century, Fla.......

Etowah River at Canton, Ga.............

near Kingston, Ga....................

Eutaw, Ala., Black Warrior River near..

68 

70 

67 

69 

74 

3

1-3 

102 

101 

103 

100 

99 

172

144

87

47

285

157

163

196

22

159

237

173

153

282

144

118

241

199

249

79

80

138

.248

244

262

263

278

Evington, Va., Otter River near...

Palling River near Brookneal, Va.......

Falling Spring, Va., Jackson River at.. 

Fargo, Ga., Suwannee River at..........

Farmville, Va., Appomattox River at....

Perguson, S. C., Santee River at.......

Fingerville, S. C., North Pacolet River 

at ...............................

Pacolet River near. ..................

South Pacolet River reservoir near... 

Fisheating Creek at Pain-dale, Fla......

Fisher River near Copeland, N. C.......

Fishing Creek near Enfield, N. C.......

Flat River at Bahama, N. C. ............

at dam, near Bahama, IT. C. ...........

Flint River at Albany, Ga. .............

at Bainbridge, Ga. ...................

at Montezuma, Ga. ....................

at Oakfield, Ga. .....................

discharge measurement of .............

near Culloden, Ga. ...................

near Griffin, Ga. ....................

Port Myers, Fla., Tifelvemile Creek near 

Fort White, Fla., Santa Pe River near.. 

Francisco, N. C., Dan Rl^er near.......

Fulton, Miss., East Pork of Tombigbee

River near. ......................

Gadsden, Ala., Coosa River at..........

Gainesville, Ga. , Chattachooehee River 

near. ............................

Garden City, Ala., Mulberry Fork of

Black Warrior River near. ........

Gibsonville, N. C., Reedy Fork near....

Goldsboro, N. C., Neuse River near.....

Goose Creek near Huddleston, Va........

Goshen, Va., Calf pasture River at......

Greensboro, Ga., Oconee River near.....

Greensboro, N. C., Buffalo Creek near.. 

Worth Buffalo Creek near. ............

Griffin, Ga., Flint River near. ........

Halifax, Va., Banister River at.......

Hardware River near Scottsville, Va...

Page 

64-65

66

11

197

44

123

130

131

132

185

110

79

85

86

228

229

226

227

286

225

224

186

211

67

271

253

216

276

95

83

63

31-32

161

97

98

224

75 

38-39

Harney, Pla., Hillsboro River near..... 192

Havana, Fla., Ochlockonee River near... 214 

Haw River at Haw River, N. C........... 92

near Benaja, N. C.................... 91

near Pittsboro, N. C................. 93

High Point, N. C., East Fork of Deep

River near....................... 103

West Pork of Deep River near......... 99

High Springs, Fla., Santa Fe River near 210 

Hildreth, Fla., Ichatucknee Springs

near............................. 212

Hillsboro, N. C., Eno Ri-rer at......... 80

Hillsboro River, Fla., discharge measurements of...................... 286

near Harney, Fla..................... 192

Hillsboro River Basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............192-193

Holcombs Rock, Va., James River at..... 16

Holder, Fla., Withlacoochee River near. 195 

Holt, Fla., Yellow River near.......... 243

Hookerton, N. C., Contertnea Creek at.. 90 

Horsepen Creek at Battle Ground, N. C.. 96 

Huddleston, Va., Goose Creek near...... 63

Hyco River near Omega, Va.............. 76

Ichatucknee Springs near Hildreth, Fla. 212 

Ichawaynochaway Creek near Newton, Ga.231-232 

Iron City, Ga., Spring Creek near.....233-234 

Istokpoga Canal near Cornwell, Fla..... 183

Jackson, Miss., Pearl River at.........

Jackson River at Falling Spring, Va....

James River & Kanawha Canal, Va.,

discharge measurements of........

near Richmond, Va....................

James River at Bent Creek, Va..........

at Buchanan, Va......................

at Cartersville, Va..................

at Holcombs Rock, Va.................

at Lick Run, Va......................

at Scottsville, Va...................

near Richmond, Va....................

James River Basin, Va., gaging-station 

records in.......................

283

11

286 

43 

17 

15 

19 

16

12-14 

18 

20

11-46
INDEX 291

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Jamestown, Ala., Little River near..... 265

Jenifer, Ala., Choccolocco Creek near.. 266 

Johns Creek at Newcastle, Va........... 30

Jones Creek, North Fork of, near Wadesboro, N. C....................... 117

lrmnawha Canal. See James River &

Kanawha Canal. 

"SITS Creek near Lexington, Va........

ir lngston, Ga., Etowah River near......

1T lngstree, S. C., Black River at......

Tinston, N. C., Neuse River at........

1Tlssengen Spring near Bar tow, Fla.....

'^issimmee River below Lake Klssimmee,

Fla.............................

near Okeechobee, Fla................

35

263

120

84

189

181

182

"Jake Drummond in Dismal Swamp, Va.... 47

"ake Kissimmee, Fla., Kisslmmee River

below............................ 181

"ake Murray near Columbia, S. C........ 142

".ake Okeechobee, Fla., St. Lucle Canal

at............................... 184

"ake Okeechobee at St. Lucle Canal,

Fla.............................. 180

"ake Okeechobee Basin, Fla., gaglngstation records in..............180-185

"ake Weir outflow, Fla., discharge

measurement of................... 286

"akeland, Ga., Big Creek at...........204-205

Lawrencevllle, Va., Meherrin River near 49 

Leaksvilie, N. C., Dan River at........ 68

Leroy, Ala., Tomblgbee River near...... 275

Lexington, Va., Kerrs Creek near....... 35

North River near..................... 34

Lick Run, Va., James River at.......... 12-14

Lilllngton, N. C., Cape Fear River at.. 94 

Linden, N. C., Lower Little River at... 105 

Llnvllle River at Branch, N. C......... 124

Llthia, Fla., Alafla River at.......... 191

Little Brown Creek near Polkton, N. C.. 116 

Little Ocmulgee River at Towns, Ga..... 160

Little River (Mobile River Basin) near

Jamestown, Ala................... 265

Little River (Neuse River Basin) near

Princeton, N. C.................. 88

Little Sugar Creek near Charlotte,

N. C............................. 125

Little Tallapoosa River at Carrollton,

Ga............................... 269

Little Wlthlacoochee River, Fla., discharge measurement of............ 286

Locust Fork. See Black Warrior River. 

Louisville, Oa., Ogeechee River near... 151 

Lovlngston, Va., Tye River near........ 37

Lower Little River at Linden, N. C..... 105

discharge measurements of............ 286

Luke Spring, Va., discharge measurement

of............................... 286

Lumber City, Oa., Ocmulgee River at.... 156

Lumber River at Boardman, N. C......... 119

Lyman, S. C., Kiddle Tyger River at.... 135

Lynches River at Effingham, S. C....... 118

Hacclenny, Fla., St. Marys River near.. 170

Hacon, Oa., Echeconnee Creek near...... 159

Ocmulgee River at.................... 155

Tobesofkee Creek near................ 158

Martinsville, 7a., Smith River at...... 73

Mattoax, Va., Appomattox River at...... 45

Mayo River near Price, N. C............ 71

Meadow Creek at Newcastle, Va.......... 29

Meherrin River near Lawrenceville, Va.. 49

Merrill, Miss., Pascagoula River at.... 281

Mlakka River near Sarasota, Fla........ 190

Middle Oconee River near Athens, Oa.... 165

Middle Tyger River at Lyman, S. C...... 135

Mld41eburg, Fla., North Fork of Black

Creek near....................... 179

Milledgeville, Oa., Oconee River at.... 162

Killers Ferry, Ala., Alabama River near 258

Millhaven, Oa., Brier Creek at......... 150

Mobile River Basin, Ala.-Oa.-Miss.,

gaging-station records in.......249-280

Honoure, N. C., Deep River at.......... 102

Montezuma, Oa., Flint River at......... 226

Montgomery, Ala., Alabama River near... 256

Moore, S. C., North Tyger River near... 133

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Mosquito Creek at Chattahoochee, Fla..235-236 

Mount Vernon, Ga., Oconee River near... 164 

Muddy Creek near Archdale, N. C........ 104

Mulberry Fork. See Black Warlor River.

Nashville, N. C., Tar River near....... 77

Neuse River at Kinston, N. C........... 84

near Clayton, N. C................... 82

near Goldsboro, N. C................. 83

near Northslde, N. C................. 81

Neuse River Basin, N. C., gagingstatlon records In............... 80-90

Newcastle, Va., Johns Creek at......... 30

Meadow Creek at...................... 29

Newton, Ala., Choctawhatchee River near 238 

Newton, Oa., Ichawaynochaway Creek

near............................231-232

Niagara, Va., Roanoke River at......... 51

North Buffalo Creek near Greens!oro,

N. C............................. 98

North Mayo River near Spencer, Va...... 72

North Pacolet River at Flngerville,

S. C............... .............. 130

North River at Rockbridge Baths, Va.... 33

near Lexlngton, Va................... 34

North Tyger River near Moore, S. C..... 133

Northside, N. C., Neuse River near..... 81

Norwood, N. C., Rocky River near......113-114

Nottoway River near Stony Creek, Va.... 48

Oakfield, Oa., Flint River at.......... 227

Ocala, Fla., Oklawaha River near....... 176

Ochlockonee River near Bloxham, Fla.... 215

near Havana, Fla..................... 214

near Thomasville, Oa................212-213

Ochlockonee River Basin, Fla.-Or.,

gaging-station records in.......212-215

Ocmulgee River at Lumber City, Oa...... 156

at Macon, Ga......................... 155

Oconee River at Dublin, Ga............. 163

at Milledgeville, Ga................. 162

near Greensboro, Ga.................. 161

near Mount Vernon, Ga................ 164

Ogeechee River at Scarboro, Ga......... 152

near Eden, Ga........................ 153

near Louisville, Ga.................. 151

Ogeechee River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records In..............151-154

Ohoopee River near Reldsville, Oa...... 167

Okeechobee, Fla., Kisslmmee Rive? near. 182 

Oklawaha River near Conner, Fla........ 177

near Ocala, Fla...................... 176

near Orange Springs, Fla............. 178

Omega, Va., Hyco River near............ 76

Oostanaula River at Resaca, Ga......... 250

Orange City, Fla., Blue Spring near.... 175

Orange Creek, Fla., discharge measurement of.......................... 286

Orange Springs, Fla., Oklawaha River

near............................. 178

Otter River near Evington, Va.......... 64-65

Pacolet River near Fingervllle, S. C... 131 

Palmdale, Fla., Flsheating Creek at.... 185

Palmyra, Va., Rivanna River at......... 41-42

Parr, Va., Cralg Creek at.............. 27-28

Pascagoula River at Merrill, Miss...... 281

Pea River at Elba, Ala................. 241

near Samson, Ala..................... 242

Peace Creek at Arcadia, Fla............ 188

at Zolfo Springs, Fla................ 187

discharge measurements of............ 286

Peace Oreek Basin, Fla., gaglng-station

records in......................187-189

Pearl River at Edinburg, Miss.......... 282

at Jackson, Hiss..................... 283

near Columbia, Miss.................. 284

Pearl River Basin, Miss., gagingstation records In..............282-285

Pee Dee River Basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......106-120

Pee Dee River near Ansonvllle, N. C.... 108

near Rocklngham, N. C................ 109

Pelzer, S. C., Saluda River nea~....... 139

Petersburg, Va., Appomattox Rivr near. 46 

Pigeon Creek near Thad, Ala............ 248

Plgg River near Toshes, Va............. 61

Pinetta, Fla., Withlacoochee River near 208
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Pittsboro, N. C., Haw River near....... 93

Polkton, N. C., Brown Creek near....... 115

Little Brown Creek near.............. 116

Potato Creek near Thomaston, Ga........ 230

Potts Creek near Covington, Va......... 23

Price, N. C., Mayo River near.......... Yl

Princeton, N. C., Little River near.... 88

Publications on stream flow by Geological Survey....................... 3-6

by state agencies.................... 7-8

information concerning............... 3-9

Quitman, Ga., Withlacoochee River

near............................206-207

Ramseur, N. C., Deep River at.......... 101

Randleman, N. C., Deep River near...... 100

Reedy Fork near Gibsonville, N. C...... 95

Reidsville, Ga., Ohoopee River near.... 167

Reidville, S. C., South Tyger River

near............................. 136

Resaca, Ga., Oostanaula River at....... 250

Richmond, Va., James River & Eanawha

Canal near....................... 43

James River near..................... 20

Richtex, S. C., Broad River at......... 128

Rivanna River at Palmyra, Va........... 41-42

River Junction, Fla., Apalachicola

River near....................... 222

Roanoke, Va., Roanoke River at......... 50

Roanoke Rapids, N. C., Roanoke River at 59 

Roanoke River at AltaVista, Va......... 53

at Brookneal, Va..................... 54

at Clarksville, Va................... 56-58

at Niagara, Va....................... 51

at Roanoke, Va....................... 50

at Roanoke Rapids, N. C.............. 59

near Clover, Va...................... 55

near Toshes, Va...................... 52

Roanoke River Basin, N. C.-Va., gagingstatIon records in............... 60-76

Rockbridge Baths, Va., North River at.. 33 

Rockingham, N. C., Pee Dee River near.. 109 

Rocky River near Norwood, N. C........113-114

Rome, Ga., Coosa River near...........251-252

Roseland, Va., Tye River at............ 56

Run-off in inches, definition of....... 1

Sago, Va., Snow Creek at............... 62

St. Johns River Basin, Fla., gagingstation records in..............171-179

St. Johns River near Christmas, Fla.... 171

near De Land, Fla.................... 172

St. Lucie Canal, Fla., Lake Okeechobee

at............................... 180

St. Lucie Canal at lock 1, at Lake

Okeechobee, Fla.................. 184

St. Marys River near Macclenny, Fla.... 170

Saluda River at Chappells, S. C........ 140

near Columbia, S. C.................. 143

near Pelzer, S. C.................... 139

near Silverstreet, S. C.............. 141

Samson, Ala., Pea River near........... 242

Sandy River near Danville, Va.......... 74

Sanford, Fla., Wekiva River near....... 174

Santa Fe River at Worthington, Fla..... 209

near Fort White, Fla................. 211

near High Springs, Fla............... 210

Santee River at Ferguson, S. C......... 123

Santee River Basin, N. C.-S. C.,

gaging-station records in.......181-143

Sarasota, Fla., Mlakka River near...... 190

Satilla River at Atkinson, Ga.......... 169

near Waycross, Ga.................... 168

Satilla River Basin, Ga., gagingstation records In..............168-169

Savannah River Basin, Ga.-S. C.,

gaging-etatlon records in.......145-150

Savannah River near Calhoun Falls,

S. C............................. 145

Scarboro, Ga., Ogeechee River at....... 152

Scottsville, Va., Hardware River near.. 38-39 

James River at....................... 18

Second Broad River at Cllffside, N. C.. 129 

Second-feet per equare mile, definition

of............................... 1

Second-foot, definition of............. 1

Second-foot-day, definition of......... 1

Page 

Selma, Ala., Alabama River at.......... 257

Seneca River near Anderson, S. C....... 146

Silverstreet, S. C., Saluda River near. 141 

Slate River near Arvonle, Va........... 40

Smith River at Martinsvllie, Va........ 73

Snow Creek at Sago, Va................. 62

Soque River, Ga., discharge measurement

of............................... 286

South Boston, Va., Dan Elver at........ 70

South Pacolet River reservoir near

Fingerville, S. C................ 132

South Tyger River near Reidville, S. C. 136 

near Woodruff, S. C.................. 137

South Yadkin River at Ccoleemee, N. C.. Ill 

Spencer, Va., North Mayc River near.... 72

Spring Creek near Iron City, Ga.......235-284

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 1 

Statenville", Ga., Alapaha River at..... 203

Stony Creek, Va., Nottorwy River near.. 48 

Strong River at Dlo, Miss.............. 285

Summerville, Ga., Chattcoga River at... 264 

Suwannee River at Branfcrd, Fla........ 200

at Ellaville, Fla.................... 199

at Fargo, Ga......................... 197

at White Springs, Fla................ 198

near Bell, Fla....................... 201

Suwannee River Basin, Fla.-Ga., gagingstation records in..............197-212

Sweetwater Creek near Avstell, Ga...... 223

Tallassee, Ala., Tallapcosa River below 268 

Tallapoosa River at Wadley, Ala........ 267

below Tallassee, Ala................. 268

Tar River at Tarboro, N. C............. 78

discharge measurements of............ 286

near Nashville, N. C................. 77

Tar River Basin, N. C., gaging-station

records in....................... 77-79

Tarboro, N. C., Tar River at........... 78

Terms, definition of................... 1

Thad, Ala., Pigeon Creek near.......... 248

Thomaston, Ga., Potato Creek near...... 230

Thomasville, Ga., Ochlockonee River

near............................212-213

Tilton, Ga., Conasauga River at.......260-261

Tobesofkee Creek near Macon, Ga........ 158

Tombigbee River at Aberdeen, Miss...... 272

at Columbus, Miss.................... 273

East Fork of, near Fulton, Miss...... 271

near Coatopa, Ala.................... 274

near Leroy, Ala...................... 275

Toshes, Va., Pigg River near........... 61

Roanoke River near................... 52

Towns, Ga., Little Ocmulgee River at... 160 

Trafford, Ala., Locust F->rk of Black

Warrior River at................. 280

Trilby, Fla., Withlacoochee River at... 194 

Trinity, N. C., Uharle River neai-...... 112

Tuscalooaa, Ala., Black Warrior River

at............................... 277

Twelvemile Creek near Fort Myers, Fla.. 186 

Tye River at Roseland, Va.............. 56

near Lovlngston, Va.................. 37

Tyger River near Woodruff, S. C........ 134

Uharie River near Trinlt^, N. C........ 112

Union Hall, Va., Blackwater River near. 60

Vinings, Ga., ChattahoocHee River

near............................217-218

Wadesboro, N. C., north Fork of Jones

Creek near....................... 117

Wadley, Ala., Tallapoosa River at...... 267

Warm Spring at Warm Springs, Va........ 21

Wateree River near Camde-, S. C........ 122

Waycross, Ga., Satilla R'ver near...... 168

Weekiwachee River Basin, Fla., gagingstation record in................ 193

Weekiwachee Spring near Brooksville,

Fla.............................. 193

Wekiva River near Sanforl, Fla......... 174

West Point, Ga., Chattab->ochee River at 219 

Wetunpika, Ala., Coosa Ri^er near....... 255

White Springs, Fla., Suwnnee River at. 198 

Wilkesboro, N. C., Yadkiu River at..... 106

Wilson, N. C., Contentnet Creek near... 89 

Withlacoochee River BaeiT, Fla.,

gaglag-statlon records in.......194-196
INDEX 293

Page 

Vithlacoochee River (tributary to Gulf

of Mexico) at Trilby, Fla........ 194

near Holder, Fla..................... 195

Fithlacoochee River (tributary to 

Suwannee River) near Pinetta, 

Fla.............................. 208

near Quitman, Ga....................206-207

Voodruff, S. C., South Tyger River near 137 

Tyger River near..................... 134

'"ork, division of...................... 10

Work, scope of.......................

Worthington, Fla., Santa Fe River at.

Yadkin River at WUkesboro, N.

at Yadkin College, N. C.....

Yellow River near Holt, Fla...

Page

1

209

106

107

243

Zephyrhills, Fla., Crystal Springs near 193 

Zolfo Springs, Fla., Peace Creek at.... 187

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