Surface Water Supply 

of the United States 

1951

Part 6B. Missouri River Basin below Sioux 

City, Iowa

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

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY WATER-SUPPLY PAPER 1210

Prepared in cooperation with the States 

of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, 

Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming, and 

with other agencies

UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON -. 1954
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR 

Douglas McKay, Secretary

GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 

W. E. Wrather, Director

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

Washington 25, D. C. - Price $1.50 (paper cover)
PREFACE

This report was prepared by the Geological Survey in cooperation 

with States of Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming, and with other agencies, by personnel of the 

Water Resources Division under the direction of:

C. G. Paulsen____________________Chief Hydraulic Engineer 

J. V. B. Wells__________________Chief, Surface Water Branch 

B. J. Peterson_________________Chief, Annual Reports Section

DISTRICT ENGINEERS (SURFACE WATER)

F. M. Bell_______________________________Denver, Colo. 

V. R. Bennion_______________________^___Iowa City, Iowa 

H. C. Bolon________________________________Rolla, Mo. 

D. D. Lewis____________________________Lincoln, Nebr. 

P. R. Speer____________________________St. Paul, Minn. 

J. B. Spiegel___________________________ Topeka, Kans.
CONTENTS

Page 

3 cope of work........................................................................ 1

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

Oivision of work..................................................................... 2

Oefinition of terms and abbreviations................................................ 2

"'ew downstream order of listing gaging stations...................................... 3

Explanation of.data.................................................................. 3

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

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

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

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

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

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa................................................. 14

Perry Creek basin:

Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa..................................... 15

Ployd River basin:

Floyd River at James, Iowa....................................................... 16

Omaha Creek basin:

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr....................................................... 17

Little Sioux River basin:

Little Sioux River near Lakefield, Minn.......................................... 18

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn................................... 19

Okoboji Lake outlet:

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa ............................................. 20

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory , near Milford, Iowa.................... 21

Little Sioux River at Spencer, Iowa.............................................. 22

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa...................................... 23

Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa........................................... 24

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa.................................................. 25

Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa.............................................. 26

Monona-Harrison ditch:

West Pork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa....................................... 27

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa......................................... 28

Tekamah Creek basin:

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr................................................... 29

Soldier River basin:

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa.................................. ................ 30

New York Creek basin:

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr................................................... 31

Boyer River basin:

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa....................................................... 32

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr....................................................... 33

Platte River basin: 

Grizzly Creek (head of Platte River):

Colorado Creek near Spicer, Colo............................................... 34

North Platte River (continuation of Grizzly Creek): 

Michigan River:

South Pork Michigan River near Gould , Colo................................... 35

North Pork Michigan River near Gould, Colo................................... 36

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo.......................................... 37

Douglas Creek near Poxpark, Wyo................................................ 38

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo................................ 39

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo......................'........................ 40

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo................... 41

Medicine Bow River:

Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo................................................. 42

Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo ............................................. 43

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo .................... 44

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo , Wyo .................................................. 45

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo............................... 46

Sweetwater River near Atlantic City, Wyo ....................................... 47

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo .............................................. 48

Pathfinder Reservoir rear Alcova , Wyo............................................ 49

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo. .............................. 50

Alcova Reservoir, Wyo............................................................ 51

North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo................................................ 52

Bates Creek near Preeland, Wyo................................................. 53

Bates Creek near Alcova , Wyo................................................... 54

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo........................................... 55

Casper Creek at Casper, Wyo.................................................... 56

North Platte River below Casper, Wyo............................................. 57

Deer Creek in canyon, near Glenrock, Wyo....................................... 58

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo.................................................... 59

Boxelder Creek at Boxelder, Wyo................................................ 60

Douglas Canal near Orpha, Wyo.................................................. 62

La Prele Creek near Douglas , Wyo .............................. '. ................ 63

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo................................................. 64

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo............................................ 66
VI CONTENTS

Gaging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River--Continued.

Platte River basin Continued.

North Platte River Continued. Page 

La Bonte Creek:

West Fork La Bonte Creek near La Bonte , Viyr ......................... ........ 67

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo..........".................................... 68

Horseshoe Creetc near Esterbrook, Wyo ........ .................................. 69

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo............................................... 70

North Platte River near Cacsa, Wyo............................................... 71

Cottonwood Creek near Fletcher Park. Wyo.... .................................. 72

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.................... .- . ................................ 74

North Platte River at recorder statior. uelov. ;%! alon , rfy r- ......................... 76

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo.. ..... . .. . ............................ 77

Laramie River near Jelrn, Wyo............ ...................................... 78

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, itiyo................................ 79

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.................................................. 80

Laramie River at Two Rivers , Wyo............................................... 81

Little Laramie River near Filmore , Wyo..... ................................. 82

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers , w'yo..... .... ........................... 83

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo.......... . . ,. ............ ................. 84

Sybille Creek above Bluegrasa Creek, nea. //heat land, rfyo. .... ......... ..... 85

Sybille Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland Wyo..................... 86

Sybille Creek near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wneatland, Wyo...................... 87

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo ......... ...'........................ 88

Laramie River near Fort Laramie, Wye........................................... 83

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo......... ....................................... 90

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo ......................................... 91

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.............. . ............................... 92

North PJ atte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State 11:c . . . . ........................... 93

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr. ............. . ...... ......................... 94

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr............... .... ....................... . 95

North Platte River at Mitchell, Nebr........ , ... .. ................... .... 96

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitchell, fletr. . . . .... ... ....................... 97

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr.......... ..... .......................... 98

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr........ . .......... ..................... 99

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr....... ...... .................................. 100

North Platte River near Minatare , Nebr......... ..... ......................... 101

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr..... ......... .... .......................... 102

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Eayara. Nebr ..... ........................... 103

Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr.... ... ... ......... .................... 10<->

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr .. ..... ..... . . , ..................... 105

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr............................................ 106

North Platte River at Llsco, Nebr.............. ...... ......................... 107

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr.. .... .. ........ ................ ......... 108

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr................... , .......................... 10P

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr.......... .................................. 110

McConaughy Lake, Nebr......................................... .................. Ill

North Platte River near Keystone . Nebr. . .. .... ... . .. ...................... 112

North Platte River near Sutherland , Nebr... ..................................... 113

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, NeDr............ ................................. 114

North Platte River at North PJatte , Nebi . .. . ...................... .......... 115

South Platte River abo;e Elcvermiie Ca:.vr r-.i'dei-voir , rear Hartsc-1 , Col<~ ...... 1_6

Tarryall Creek near Lake George, Cole ........................................ 118

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin

South Platte River below Cheesmr-in Lsk^, Col; . ...............

North Fork South Plattg RJver below ^.-r^va >3e';, jt Grjhi , Co.' 

North Fork South Platte River at South riatt« , Oolo.... ....

South Platte River a^ South Platte, Co::. . ...............

South Platte River at watertor., Colo. . . .... ..... . . . .......

Plum Creek near Louvlers, CJ!G. ...... .... ..... . ...... ....

South Platte River it Littletor., Col r

Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, f.

Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo....... ........ ................................ 134

South Platte River at Denver, Colo..................... ....................... 135

Clear Creek near Lawsor., Colo ....... ........... . . ......................... 136

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo............... ................................ 137

Clear Creek at mouth, near I/ei'by, Oolj ..................................... 138

South Platte River at Henderson, Colo............. ......... .................. 139

South Platte River at Fort Lupton, Colo..... ..... .......................... 140

North St. Vrain Creek (head jf St. Yrain Creek) at Longmont Dam, near Lyons,

Colo................................................................... 141

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Cclo............................................... 142

Lefthand Creek near Boulder, Colo. ......................................... 143

Middle Boulder Creek (head of Boulder Creek! at iJederland, Colo............ 144

Boulder Creek near Orodell, Colo........................................... 145

Four-mile Creek at Orodell, Colo .......................................... 146

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs , Colo.......................... 147

Boulder Creek at mouth, near Longmont, Colo ................................ 148

St. Vrain Creek at mouth, near Plattevills, Colo... ......................... 149

Big Thompson River:

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, C'cl',. ... .......... .... ................... 150
CONTENTS VII

Gaging-statlon records Continued . 

Missouri River--Contiriued.

Platte River basin Continued . Page 

South Platte Kiver--Continued. 

Elg Thompson Ri\er--Contlnued .

Fall River at Estes Park , Colo ............................................. 15]

iear Estes Park, Colo ................. 153

Marys Lake near Estes Park , Colo . ..................................... 154

Fish Creek near Et tes Park, Jc-j., ..... .................................... 155

Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo. .... ....................................... 156

Big Thompson River near Estec ?arr. , ; _: - .................................... 157

Big Thompson River te]ow powerhouse , near Drake, Colo........................ 159

Horsetooth Reservoir canal below Big Thompson siphon, near Drake, Colo..... 160

Horsetooth Reservoir, near Fort Collins , Colo..............................' 161

Big Thompson River at mouth of r9-r.yon, near Drake, Colo...................... 162

Buckhorn Creek near Masonvil \? . Colo....................................... 163

Chimney Hollow (head of Dry Crvek:^ near Pinewood, Co]o..................... 164

Cottonwood Creek:

Pattlesr.s..;-;: Creel- i.ear Fir> wood , Colo .................................. 165

Cottonwood Creek near Pluf *v.>d Coic ..................................... 167

Big Thompson River- near Love j. in J . Colo ....................................... 168

Little Thumpaon River near Brrthoud , Colo .................................. 169

Dry Creek below Carter Lake , Cole ........................................ 170

Big Thompson Fiver at ir.oat h. .iear LH f-u ' le . Coio....:........................ 172

Cach'3 la p ju(j rp ^- ^r below'El;-:, *". .'reek, 'Colo. ............................. 173

North Fork C^che ] -^ Po'..dre Ri v<=r '.ear Llvermore, Colo...................... 174

Tranpbasln diversions *"rom No:"^ p iatte River basin to Cache la Poudre River

basin lr C ^c: '.do ...................................................... 175

Cache Za Poudr? ^ivf-r v, T^uth ;-f --"yon, near Fort Collins, Colo............ 176

Cach? ?.H Pcu-lr? r.jver n?ar 3r-3^1&-' "!olo. .................................... 177

Tran^mour.tsin diversions from Cj.or-'.u River basin to South Platte River basin. 178

LoneT'?! Crctk r.c-ar '^unr,, Col./. . ....... ................................... 179

. out:i F'latte Fiver re---: K.rsoy , C-.io. . . ...................................... 180

M'JrUe ?:;rk Crcx CieiV ine-d .- Cr.w -j".^.v) noar Hecla, Wyo.................. 181

ocu'h Ci-ow <>-->! . :.r Hecla, rfy: ......... ......................... 182

""row Ji'sek near Oheyerin-, Wyo.... . . ................................... 183

Crow Ci-esk noar Barne, vllle'. Joi o . .... ............................. 183

Jouth H-atto Ri/er at -i'a^l.ette. C:l^ ,. .... ................................. 184

E! jou :ivfk rear V;iggiv.-, Cc'Lr .. .. .................................... 185

South Fiacte River at For; Morgan. ""' .................................... 186

South Platte River at B^ia? , CcOo. . . ....................................... 187

Lodgepole Creek at s'lrh.ieli , Nebr. .... . . .................................. 188

Lodgepole Creek 31 Sa_: t i, Nebr... ............ ............................. 189

South Pjatt? River .t; A;, -sburg, C.jj, ............... .................... 190

Scuth Platte River at r^'on, Ketr. . . . . ..................................... 191

South I .j.o-t'i Ri-,rr it Nrr.;i Pla'te . ': = ! r .................................... 192

Platte Pi r at Brad;.-. K^.' ...... . ... . .................................. 193

Plat 1 e ?>iver neai' 7o;:ad. N-.j r ......... . . . . ................................... 194

Piura Creek near Sraithfie.n, Neir....... . ..................................... 195

Platte River near Ove.-t,.:n. Sehr.. ... . ...................................... 196

Buffalo Creek nein Darr, Kabr1 . ..... ........................................... 197

Buffalo Creek near Over-tor., Nebr. ... .......................................... 198

Elm Creek near Overtoil, Nebr. ......... . ..................................... 199

Platte River near Odessa , Nebr......... ......................................... 200

Platte River near Grand Islard , Nebr.. .......................................... 201

Wood River near Rjvercl-ilc-, Ilebr. .... .......................................... 202

Wood River near Sittjn, "?br. ........ . ....................................... 203

Prairie Creek:

Dry Creek at Cairo , Nebr..................................................... 204

Prairie Creek near Silver Creek, Nebr .. ........... ......................... 205

Platte River near Duncan, Metr. .................................................. 206

Middle Loup River (head of Loup River) "oa: Seneca, Nebr....................... 207

Middle Loup River at Dunning , Nebr. ............................................ 208

Dismal River near Ge.T,, Nebr............ ..................................... 209

Dismal River at Durr.lr.g, Hetr...... . ...................................... 210

Middle Loup River al '/i.,*rcrth, Nebr. . .................... ................... 211

Middle L;up River at Krcadia, Kc^r.. ......................................... 212

Middle Loup River at Loup City, Nebr. , . .................................... 213

South Loup River near Cumrc , Nebr............................................ 214

South Loup River at Ravenna, Nebr... ........................................ 215

Mud Creek near Broken How, I'iuor. ........................................... 216

Mud Creek near Sweetw^ter , Nubr...^ .......................:.............. 217

South Loup River at 3t. Michasl, Nebr ....................................... 218

Oak Creek near Dannebrog . Nebr............................................... 219

Middle Loup River at ;t. Paul, Nebr..... ................................. .... 220

North Loup River a 1" Breweter, Nebr........................................... 221

North Loup River at Tavlor, Nebr. ............................................ 222

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr........................................... 223

North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr.................... ........................ 224

Davis Creek near Cotesfield, Nebr.......................................... 225

North Loup River near Cotesfield, Nebr....................................... 226

North Loup River near St. Paul , Nebr. .,............................:........ 227

Loup River:

Spring Creek at Gushing, Nebr.. .. .................................... 228

Cedar River near Spa.-.aing, Neb-.... . . .................................... 229

Cedar River near Fuilertci, Nebr. . . , . ..................................... 230

Loup River power canal near Genoi, K^br ..................................... 231

Loup River near Genoa , Nebr.................................................... 232

Beaver Creek at Loret'o , Nebr.......... ..................................... 233
VIII CONTENTS

Gaging-station records--Continued. 

Missouri River--Continued.

Platte River basin Continued. Faze 

Loup River Continued.

Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.................................................. 234

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr................................................... 235

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr.............................................. 236

Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr................................................ 237

Platte River at North Bend, Nebr................................................. 238

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr................................................... 239

South Fork Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr...................................... 240

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr.................................................. 241

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr................................................. 242

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr............................................... 243

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr................................................ 244

Platte River near Ashland, Nebr.................................................. 245

Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr....................................................... 246

Salt Creek at Lincoln, Nebr. ................................................... 247

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.................................................. 248

Silver Creek at Ithaca, Nebr............................................... 249

Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr.................................................. 250

Waubonsie Creek basin:

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa.............................................. 251

Weeping Water Creek bas in:

Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr............................................... 252

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.............................................. 253

Nishnabotna River basin:

West Nishnabotna River (head of Nishnabotna River), at White Cloud, Iowa......... 254

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa......................................... 255

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa........................................ 256

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa............................................ 257

Little Nemaha River basin:

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr.......................................... 258

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr.............................................. 259

Tarkio River basin:

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo...................................................... 260

Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr....................................................... 261

Nemaha River basin:

Nemaha Hiver:

Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans................................................. 262

Nemaha River at Falls City, Nebr................................................. 263

Mill Creek basin:

MITT Creek at Oregon, Mo ......................................................... 264

Nodaway River basin:

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa.................................................. 265

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo....................................... 266

Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo................................................... 267

Platte River basin (Iowa-Missouri):

Flatte Hiver:

One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo................................... 268

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo.......................................... 269

Platte River near Agency, Mo..................................................... 270

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo.................................................... 271

Kansas River bas in:

Arikaree River (head of Kansas River) at Haigler, Nebr........................... 272

North Fork Republican River:

Pioneer Canal at Colorado-Nebraska State line................................ 273

North Fork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line. ................... 274

Republican River (continuation of Arikaree River):

Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr............................................... 275

Rock Creek at Parks , Nebr...................................................... 276

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.............................................. 277

South Fork Republican River near Idalia, Colo.................................. 278

Landsman Creek near Hale , Colo............................................... 279

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo ................................................ 280

South Fork Republican River near Hale, Colo.................................... 281

South Fork Republican River near Colorado-Kansas State line.................... 283

South Fork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr............................... 283

Republican River at Stratton, Nebr............................................... 684

Republican River at Trenton, Nebr................................................ 285

Frenchman Creek below Champion, Nebr.............................. ............ 283

Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr............................................ 287

Enders Reservoir, Nebr......................................................... 283

Frenchman Creek near Enders, Nebr.............................................. 283

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr.............................................. 290

Frenchman Creek at Palisade, Nebr.............................................. 291

Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr..................................... 299

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr............................................ 293

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr.......................................... 294

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr.............................................. 295

Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr......................................... 296

Medicine Creek at Maywood , Nebr................................................. 297

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr.............................................. 298

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.................................................... 299

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr.................................................. 300

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr................................... 301

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr................................. 302

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr........................................................ 303

Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr................................... 305

Medicine Creek at Cambridge, Nebr.............................................. 306

Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr.............................................. 307
CONTENTS IX

Raging-station records Continued. 

Missouri River Continued.

Kansas River basin Continued.

Republican River Continued. Page 

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr................................................. 308

Republican River near Orleans, Nebr............................................. 309

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans................................................ 310

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr............................................ 311

Beaver Creek at Ludell, Kans................................................ 312

Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans.......................................... 313

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr......................................... 314

Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr............................................... 315

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans............................................. 316

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans......................................... 317

Republican River:

Turkey Creek at Naponee, Nebr................................................. 318

Republican River near Bloomington, Nebr......................................... 319

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr................................................ 320

Thompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr.............................................. 321

Elm Creek at Amboy, Nebr...................................................... 322

Republican River near Guide Rock, Nebr.......................................... 323

Republican River near Hardy, Nebr............................................... 324

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans............................................ 325

Republican River at Scandia, Kans............................................... 326

Republican River at Concordia, Kans............................................. 327

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans........................................... 328

Republican River at Milford, Kans............................................... 329

Smoky Hill River:

Rose Creek near Wallace, Kans............................................... 330

North Fork Smoky Hill River near McAllaster, Kans........................... 331

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near Scott City, Kans....................... 332

Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans............................................. 333

Hackberry Creek near Gove, Kans............................................. 334

Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans............................................ 335

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Ellis, Kans........................................ 336

Smoky Hill River near Ellis, Kans............................................. 337

Big Creek near Hays, Kans................................................... 338

Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans........................................... 339

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans........................................... 340

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis, Kans...................................... 341

Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans........................................... 342

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans........................................... 343

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans............................................ 344

Saline River near Russell, Kans............................................. 345

Paradise Creek near Paradise, Kans ....'.................................... 346

Saline River near Wilson, Kans.............................................. 347

Wolf Creek near Sylvan Grove, Kans........................................ 348

Saline River at Tescott, Kans............................................... 349

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria, Kans....................................... 350

North Fork Solomon River:

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans............................................. 351

North Pork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans.................................... 352

North Pork Solomon River near Downs , Kans................................... 353

South Fork Solomon River at Webster, Kans................................. 354

South Pork Solomon River at Alton, Kans................................... 355

South Fork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans................................. 356

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans............................................... 357

Solomon River at Niles, Kans................................................ 358

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans.......................................... 359

Kansas River at Ogden, Kans..................................................... 360

Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr............................................... 361

Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr............................................. 36C

Little Blue River at Angus, Nebr............................................ 363

Little Blue River near Endicott, .Nebr....................................... 364

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans....................................... 365

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans.............................................. 36C

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans.................................................... 367

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans.................................................... 368

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans............................................... 369

Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans.......................................... 370

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans................................................. 371

Wakarusa River near Lawrence , Kans............................................ 372

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans..................... .................... 373

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans............................................ 374

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo................................................. 375

Blue River basJn:

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo................................................. 376

Little Blue River basin:

LitUe Blue River near Lake City, Mo............................................ 377

Fishing River basin: 

Fishing River:

East Fork Fishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo.............................. 378

Crooked River basin:

Crooked Kiver near Richmond , Mo................................................. 379

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo ..................................................... 380

Wakenda Creek basin:

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo................................................. 381

Grand River basin: 

Grand River:

East Fork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo. 

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo..........
X CONTENTS

Gaging-station re cords --Continued . 

Missouri River--Continued.

Grand River basin --Continued . Page 

Thompson River at Davis City , Iowa ............................................. 3£4

Weldon River near Mercer , Mo ..... . . ........................................ 385

Weldon River at Mill Grove , Mo ............................................... 386

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo. ................................................. 367

Medicine Creek near Gait , Mo ... ............................................... 368

Locust Creek near Linneus , Mo .................................................. 389

Grand River near Sumner , Mo ............................ ..... ................... 3£0

Yellow Creek near Rothville , Wo ......... ...................................... 3£1

Chariton River basin:

Char it on River near Centerville, Iowa. ................ .................. ....... 392

Chariton River at Novinger , Mo ........... ........ .............................. 393

Chariton River near Keytesville , Mo . . . ....... ................................. 394

Mussel Fork near Musself ork , Mo ................ ....... ....................... 395

Missouri River at Glasgow , Mo ............ ............... ......................... 396

Lamine River basin:

Lamlne River at Clifton City, Mo. ....... ....... .... . ....................... 397

Blackwater River at Blue Lick , M^ ........... .................................. 398

Missouri River at Boonville , Mo ...... . . ....... . . ......................... 399

Moniteau Creek basin:

Moriiteau Creek near Fayette , Mo ........ ....... . ..................... ......... 400

Petite Saline Creek basin:

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville , Mo ... ...... ........ .................... 401

Mcreau River basin:

Moreau Hiver near Jefferson City , Mo . . . . . ... ........... .................... 403

Osage River Das in

Marais ar des Cygnes River (head of Osage Riv?r) HT Mei'. ern, Kans ................... 403

Salt Creek near I.yndur, , Kant ................................................... 401

Hundred and Ten Mile fireek near Qucnemo , Kans .................................. 405

Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa , Kans ........................................ 403

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett , Kans .......................................... 407

Big Bull Creek near Hillsdale , Kans ............................................ 403

Marais des Cygnes River at Trading Post , Kans .................................... 410

Big Sugar Creek at Fariir.villu , Kans .............. ............................ 411

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans ............................................. 412

Marmaton River near Fort Scott , Kans ......................................... 413

Sac River near Stockton , Mo .................................................... 414

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Me . . ............... ........................ 415

Osage River at Osceola , Mo ............ .......................................... ^16

Pomme de Terre River near Bolivar , Mo ...................... ................... 417

Pomme de Terre River at, Hermitage , M.J ................ ......................... 418

South Grand River near Browningtor , Mo ... ........ ............................ 419

West Fork Niangua Fiver:

Niangua Branch at Marshf ield , Mo ............................................. 420

Niangua River near Beoaturviile , Mo , . ....... ................................. 421

Lake of the Ozarks near Eagnell , Mo .............................................. 422

Osage River near Bagnel 1 , Mo ...... .............................................. 423

Osage River near St. Thomas , Mo .................................................. 424

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo ................................................. 425

Gasconade River basin:

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen , Mo .............................................. 426

Gasconade River near Waynesvilie , Mo. .................................... j. ...... 427

Big Piney River: 

Brushy Creek:

Coyle Branch at Houston , Mo ............. .................................. 428

Big Piney River near Big Piney , Mo ............................................. 429

Little Piney Creek:

Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo. ................................................. 430

Little Beaver Creek near Rolls , Mo ......................................... 431

Little Piney Creek at Wewburg , Mo .............................................. 43E

Gasconade River at Jerome , Mo .................................................... 43C

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain , Mo ........................................... 434

Missouri River at Hermann , Mo ...................................................... 435

Loutre River basin:

Loutre River at Mineola , Mo ...................................................... 436

ILLUSTRATIONS

Figure 1. Gaging-station structure?: A, South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.; . 

B, Nishnabotna River above~Hamburg, Iowa.; C_, Republican Rlve_r at 

Trenton, Nebr. ..............,................................'........... 4

2. Map of the United States showing areas covered by the 18 annual volumes

on Surface water supply................................................. 9

3. Comparison of discharge at three key gaging stations during 1951 water

- year with median discharge for 25-year period............................ 13
This volume Is one of a series of 16 imports presenting measurements of stage, discharge and content of streams, j -Vres , ->"d r:?«;-rvoirs in the United States during the 

water year ending September 30, 1951. Clr^-i- 1688, when the United States Geological 

Survey first studied Etrbarr.flow in re^iion lo problems of irrigation, similar measurements have been made at mere thai, 1C ,4CC gc^ing stations In the 48 States and at many 

others in the Territories of AJas.ka ord fUwcili On September 30, 1951, the Geological 

Survey and cooperating organisations we: ^ :nu in t Dining 6,730 gagirig stations, including 

those in Alaska and Hawaii. Mla^elxaneoud ilscharge measurements were made at many other 

points in the 1951 water year.

COOPERATION

Mar.y .^tate, municipal, and privti'.i rrgailzaHons have cooperated with the Geological 

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

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

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

Colorado: Office of the 3ta4'e Engineer, M. C. Hinderlider; Colorado Water 

Conservation Board, H. C. Stone, director.

Iowa: Iowa Geological Survey, H. G. Hershey, director and State geologist; 

University of Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, P. M. Dawson, dean of 

College of Engineering, and Hun'.er Rouse, director; Iowa State Conservation 

Commission, B. F. Stiles, director; city of Sioux City, K. C. Gayrior, city 

engineer.

Kansas: State Board of Agriculture, Division of Water Resources, G. S. 

Knapp , chief engineer, succeed t v y 7: ". Smrha.

Minnesota: State Department r-.f Conservation, Division of Waters, S. A. 

Prellsen, director.

Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, E. L. Clark, 

State geologist; State Highway Department, C. W. Brown, chief engineer 

(succeeded by R. M. Whittcn).

Nebraska: Departmen*- of Roads 91! Irrigation, H. L. Aitken, State engineer, through the Bureau of Irrigation. Water Power and Drainage, D. S. 

Jones, Jr., chief.

Wyoming: Office of The Statp En^lre'.-r, L. C. Bishop.

Assistance in the form of funds or service? was given by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the Army, in collecting record? j,ubMrr,p'I herein for 106 gaging stations of which 

6 were in Colorado, i" in Iowa, 26 Ir. Kansas, ^8 in Missouri, and 29 in Nebraska.

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

Commerce and the Bureau of Reclamation of the 'Ji'it^d States Department of the Interior.

1
2 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

The following organizations aided in collecting records:

Missouri: City of Kansas City, Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc., and 

Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Nebraska: Loup River Public Power District and Central Nebraska Public 

Power and Irrigation District.

DIVISION OP WORK

The stream gaging was done by the Water Resources Division of the Geological Survey, 

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

Water Branch. The data for stations in the several States were collected and prepared 

for publication under the supervision of the district engineers at the offices listed 

below. The records were reviewed and the manuscript prepared for publication under the 

direction of B. J. PeterSon, chief, Annual Reports Section.

State District office Address

Colorado a/.............. Denver.................. Denver Federal Center.

Iowa b/.................. Iowa City............... 508 Hydraulic Laboratory, University

	of Iowa. 

Kansas c/................ Topeka.................. 305 Federal Building.

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

Missouri d/.............. Rolla................... 900 Pine Street.

Nebraska e/.............. Lincoln................. 510 Rudge-Guenzel Building.

Wyoming.................. Denver, Colo............ Denver Federal Center.

a/ The work in Colorado was done in collaboration with M. C. Hinderlider, State engineer, and 

L. T. Burgess, State chief hydrographer.

b/ Including Missouri River at Omaha and at Nebraska City, Nebr.

c/ Except for South Fork Republican River near Colorado-Kansas State line and Prairie Dog Creek 

near Woodruff but including Republican River near Hardy, Nebr., Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr., 

and Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

d/ Including Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr.

e/ Except for Missouri River at Omaha, at Nebraska City, and at Rulo, Republican River near Hardy, 

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, and Sappa Creek near Beaver City but including South Fork Republican 

River near Colorado-Kansas State line and Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans.

Information of a more detailed nature than that published for most of the gaging stations given in this report is on file in the district offices listed above. Provisional 

records of discharge prior to publication, and other unpublished data concerning the gaging station records may usually be obtained from the district office.

DEFINITION OF TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

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

as follows:

Cubic foot per second (cfs) is the rate of discharge of a stream whose channel is 

1 square foot in cross-sectional area and whose average velocity is 1 foot per second.

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

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

is distributed uniformly in time and area.

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

draining from it in a given period were uniformly distributed on its surface. The term is 

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

Acre-foot is the quantity of water required to cover an acre to the depth of 1 foot 

and is equivalent to 43,560 cubic feet. The term is commonly used in relation to storage for irrigation.

Cfs-day is the volume of water represented by a flow of 1 cubic foot per second for 

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

and represents a runoff of 0.0372 inch from 1 square mile.
EXPLANATION OF DATA 3

Stage-discharge relation is the relation between gage height and the amount of water 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

within the area unless otherwise noted.

NEW DOWNSTREAM ORDER OF LISTING GAGING STATIONS

Beginning with the series of reports for the water year ending September 30, 1951, the 

order of listing gaging-station records has been changed. In this report, in a downstream direction along the main stem all stations on a tributary entering above a mainstem station are listed before that station. If a tributary enters between two main-stem 

 stations, it is listed between them. A similar order is followed in listing stations on 

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

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

tributary, each indention in the listing of gaging stations in the table of contents of 

this report represents one rank. This new downstream order and system of indention show 

which gaging stations are on tributaries between any two stations on a main stem and the 

rank of the tributary on which each gaging station is situated.

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

stations on the main stem from headwaters toward mouth, then all stations on the uppermost tributary to the main stem from the tributary's source to mouth, and then all stations from source to mouth of the uppermost tributary to the tributary.

EXPLANATION OF DATA

The base data collected at gaging stations consist of records of stage and measurements of discharge. In addition, observations of factors affecting the stage-discharge 

relation, weather records, and other information are used to supplement base data in determining the daily flow. The records of stage are obtained either from direct readings 

on a nonrecording gage or from a water-stage recorder that gives a continuous record of 

fluctuations. Measurements of discharge are made with a current meter by the general 

methods adopted by the Geological Survey on the basis of experience in stream gaging 

since 1888. These methods are described in Water-Supply Paper 888 and are also outlined 

in standard textbooks on the measurement of stream discharge. Typical structures in use 

at gaging stations are shown in figure 1.

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

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

measurements of peak discharge (such as slope-area or contracted-opening measurements,
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

A, SOUTH PLATTE RIVER AT SOUTH PLATTE, COLO.

B, NISHNABOTNA RIVER ABOVE HAMBURG, IOWA.

C, REPUBLICAN RIVER AT TRENTON, NEBR. ~

FIGURE 1. GAGING-STATION STRUCTURES.
EXPLANATION OP DATA 5

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

and logarithmic plotting. The application of the daily mean gage height to those rating 

tables gives the daily mean discharge, from which the monthly and the yearly mean discharge are computed. If the stage-discharge relation is subject to change because of 

frequent or continual change in the physical features that form the control, the daily 

mean discharge is determined by the shifting-control method, in which correction factors 

based on individual discharge measurements and notes by engineers and observers are used 

in applying the gage heights to the rating tables. If the stage-discharge relation for 

a station is temporarily changed by the presence of aquatic growth or debris on the control, the daily mean discharge is computed by what is essentially the shifting-control 

method.

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

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

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

discharge. Information requisite for determining the slope or fall is obtained by means 

of an auxiliary gage set at some distance from the base gage. At some stations the stagedischarge relation is affected by changing stage. If so, the rate of change of stage is 

used as a factor in the determination of discharge.

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

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

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

occasional winter discharge measurements, consideration being given to the available information on temperature and precipitation, notes by gage observers and engineers, and comparable records of discharge for other stations in the same or nearby basins. If the stagedischarge relation is affected by ice, this information is given in a note to the table. 

No mention is made of occasional days of ice effect if the degree of accuracy of daily records is not changed.

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

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

runoff of the stream.

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

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

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

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

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

Corps of Engineers unless otherwise noted. Under "Gage" are given the type of gage currently in use and the datum of the present gage above mean sea level, and a condensed history 

of the types of gages, locations, and datums of previous gages for which discharge records 

are generally equivalent to those at the present site. Under "Average discharge" is given 

the average discharge for the number of years indicate.]!. It is not given for stations 

having fewer than five complete years of record or for stations where changes in water 

development during the period of record cause the figure to have little significance. 

Under "Extremes" are given the maximum discharge and gage height; the minimum discharge if 

there is little or no regulation; the minimum daily discharge if there is extensive regulation (also the minimum discharge if useful); and the minimum gage height (unless it is
6 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

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

crest-stage obtained by use of a water-stage recorder, a crest-stage indicator, or a nonrecording gage read at the time of the crest. If the maximum gage height did not occur 

at -the same time as the maximum discharge, it is given separately. Information pertaining to the accuracy of the records and conditions which affect the natural flow at the 

gaging station is given under "Remarks."

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

basis of data or information later obtained. Revisions of such records are usually 

published along with the current records in one of the annual reports. In order to make 

it easier to find such revised records, a paragraph headed "Revisions (water years)" has 

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

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

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

number, "W" means water-supply paper. In listing the water years only one number is 

given; for instance, 1933 stands for the water year October 1, 1932, to September 30, 

1933. If no daily, monthly, or annual figures of discharge are concerned in the revision, 

that fact is brought out by notations'after the year dates as follows: "(M)" means that 

only the instantaneous maximum discharge was revised; "(m)" that only the instantaneous 

minimum was revised; and "(P)" that only peak discharges were revised. If the drainage 

area has been revised, the report in which the revised figure was first published is given. 

It should be noted that for all stations for which cubic feet per second per square mile 

and runoff, in inches, are published, a revision of the drainage area necessitates corresponding revision of all figures based on the drainage area. Revised figures of cubic feet 

per second per square mile and junoff, in inches, resulting from a revision of the drainage 

area only are usually not published in the annual series of reports.

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

discharge for the greater part of the open-water period was determined by the shiftingcontrol method, the slope method, or other special methods involving an equivalent adjustment to the gage height of more than one-tenth foot.

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

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

daily mean gage height. For stations subject to such fluctuation the daily mean gage 

height may not indicate the true daily mean discharge, which must be obtained by averaging 

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

obtaining the daily mean discharge from a continuous gage-height graph and containing, as 

an essential element, a curve representing the stage-discharge relation at the station. 

For stations equipped with nonrecording gages, the table of daily discharge gives the 

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

readings, or to the mean gage height determined from gage-height graphs based on gage 

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

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

station description.

In the table of daily discharge, the values for the maximum day and the minimum day for 

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

day of its occurrence.
ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS 7

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

is usually less than 20 inches.

In the yearly summary below the monthly summary, the values of maximum are the maximum daily discharges, not the momentary discharges when the water was at crest stage. 

Likewise, the minlmums in this summary are the minimum daily discharges.

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

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

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

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

the peaks are subject to substantial control by man.

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

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

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

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

they were made at frequent regular intervals, in which instance the general frequency of 

discharge measurements is given under "Remarks" in the station description.

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

given stages is usually given in the first report in which data for the reservoir are 

published, but it is omitted from succeeding reports.

ACCURACY OF FIELD DATA AND COMPUTED RESULTS

The accuracy of streamflow data depends primarily on (1) the stability of the stagedischarge relation or, if the control is unstable, the frequency of discharge measurements, and (2) the accuracy of observations of stage, measurements of discharge, and interpretation of records.

The station description states the degree of accuracy of the records. "Excellent" 

indicates that, in general, the error in the daily records is believed to be less than 

5 percent; "good," less than 10 percent; "fair," less than 15 percent; 'and "poor," probably more than 15 percent. The records of monthly and yearly mean discharge and runoff 

are, in general, more nearly accurate than the daily records.

Runoff at some stations, as indicated by the monthly mean, may vary widely from natural 

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

evaporation due to artificial causes, or to other factors. For such stations', values of 

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

storage or diversion records are included to indicate the extent of the regulation or diversion, or unless satisfactory adjustments can be made for changes in contents of reservoirs or for other changes incident to use and control. Evaporation from a reservoir is
SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

not included in the adjustments for changes in reservoir contents, unless it is so stated. 

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

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

comparison with the observed discharge.

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

does not actually show the water supply available at the stations for further development, 

because water must first be supplied to existing irrigation systems.

PUBLICATIONS

To facilitate publication of the annual series of reports, the area of the United 

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

lines. Formerly, the results of streamflow measurements were published in 14 volumes, one 

for each of the 14 parts. Beginning with the reports for 1951, the records are published 

in 18 volumes, there being 2 volumes each for Parts 1, 2, 3, and 6. The boundaries of the 

various parts are indicated by the following list and the map in figure 2.

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

A, North Atlantic slope basins, Maine to Connecticut. 

B, North Atlantic slope basiir;, New York to York River.

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

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

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

to Pearl River.

3. Ohio River basin v in two volumes:

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

B, Cumberland and Tennessee River basins.

4. St. Lawrence River basin.

5. Hudson Bay and upper Mississippi River basins.

6. Missouri River basin, in two volumes:

A, Missouri River basin above Sioux City, Iowa. 

B, Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.

7. Lower Mississippi River basin.

8. Western Gulf of Mexico basins.

9. Colorado River basin.

10. The Great Basin.

11. Pacific slope basins in California.

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

13. Snake River basin.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Geological Survey, Washington, D. C.

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

the United States.

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

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

given on page 2.

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

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

been included for some streams.

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey 

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

Report

10th A, pt. 2 

llth A, pt. 2 

12th A. Pt. 2

Character of data

Descriptive Information only. 

Monthly discharge and descriptive Information. .............. 

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

Year

1884 to September 1890. 

1884 to June 30. 1891.
PUBLICATIONS
10 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

Streamflow data for the years 1884-1901, in reports of the Geological Survey Continued 

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

Report

16th A, pt . 2

W 11.. .......

18th A, pt. 4

19th A, pt. 4 

W 27

W 35 to 39. .. 

21st A, pt. 4

W 47 to 52. . .

W 65, 66. .... 

W 75. ........

Character of data

Descriptive information only. 

Descriptions, measurements, gage heights, ratings, and

monthly discharge.

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge..

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

Descriptions, measurements, ratings, and monthly discharge.

the Mississippi River, and Missouri River and tributaries.

the Mississippi River, except Missouri River and tributaries.

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

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

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

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

Year

1884

1888-

1893-

1895.

1895-96.

1897.

1899. 

1899.

1900.

1901. 

1901.

Reports on surface-water supply containing records from 1899 to date for drainage basins 

in this report are listed below. The data for any particular gaging station will, in 

general, be found in the reports covering the years during which the station was maintained. Before 1951, records for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, were 

included with those of the other rivers of the Missouri River basin.

Numbers of water-supply papers containing results of stream measurements In Missouri 

River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, 1899-1951

Year

1899

1900

1901

1902

1903

1904

1905

1906

1907-8

1909

1910

W.S.P.

37

49,a50

66,75

84

99

130,bl31

172

208

246

266

286

Year

1911

1912

1913

1914

1915

1916

1917

1918

1919-20

1921

W.S.P.

306

326

356

386

406

436

456

176

506

526

Year

1922

1923

1924

19Z5

19Z6

19Z7

1928

1929

1930

1931

W.S.P.

546

566

586

606

626

646

666

686

701

716

Year

1932

1933

1934

1935

1936

1937

1938

1939

1940

1941

W.S.P.

731

746

761

786

806

826

856

876

896

926

Year

1942

1943

1944

1945

1946

1947

1948

1949

1950

1951

W.S.P.

956

976

1006

1036

1056

1086

1116

1146

1176

1210

a Loup, Platte, and ElWiorn Rivers and tributaries below Platte River, 

b Platte and Kansas Rivers.

The records at most of the stations discussed in these reports extend over many 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 are listed in the same order as 

the streams and gaging stations in the body of the report. An index of the records obtained before 1904 has been published in Water-Supply Paper 119.

Each of the reports on the surface-water supply for the year 1939 (Water-Supply Paper 

876 for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa) contains, for the area included 

in that report, a summary of yearly discharge at gaging stations at which 10 or more 

complete years of record had been collected. These summaries were reprinted separately.

Reports also 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 may have been revised), as well as some records not contained in 

the annual series of water-supply papers. The following table lists reports of this type 

for the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa.
RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY 11

Reports containing compilations of records by States and drainage basins

Water-Supply 

Paper

469... ......

Period

1884-1900

1894-1906

1894-1921

Report

Water resources of Colorado.

Surface water supply of Nebraska

Surface waters of Wyoming and the ir utilization.

Records of discharge have been published also in State' reports. Some of these are not 

contained in the publications of the Geological Survey or are revisions of records previously published in its water-supply papers. The following table contains a list of 

these reports for the area covered by this report.

State reports containing compilations of records of discharge

State

Do ..........

Do ..........

Do ..........

Do ..........

Do ..........

Do. ......... 

Do.... ......

Period

1881-1935 

1881-1938

1873-1932 

1873-1940

1941-42 

1942-50

1895-1919 

1919-24

1924-28 

1928-35

1857-1926 

1927-39 

1940-49

Report

Data on stream-gaging stations of 

Colorado, a/ 

Water resources of Colorado, Appendix 3, 

vols. 1 and 2, Stream-flow data of 

Colorado.

Water-Supply Bull. 1, Summaries of yearly 

and flood flow relating to Iowa streams . 

Water-Supply Bull. 2, Surface water resources of Iowa. 

Water-supply Bull . 3, Surface water resources of Iowa.

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

Vol. 20, 2d series, Water resources of 

Missouri. 

Vol. 26, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri . 

Vol. 34, 2d series, Surface waters of 

Missouri.

Issued by

State Planning Commission, 

Water Conservation Board, 

State Engineer. 

Do.

State Planning Board. 

Iowa Geological Survey.

Do. 

Do.

Kansas Water Commission. 

Do. 

State Board of Agriculture. 

Do. 

Do. 

Do. 

Missouri Bureau of Geology 

and Mines . 

Missouri Geological Survey 

and Water Resources . 

Do.

a/ Contains records of yearly discharge only. Note.--In a""-'- ___ 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: Colorado, Kansas, 

Missouri, Nebraska, and Wyoming.

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

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

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

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

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

Title Water-Supply 

Paper

96........... Destructive floods in the United States in 1903.

147.......... Destructive floods in the United States in 1904.

162.......... Destructive floods in the United States in 1905.

520-G........ Some floods in the Rocky Mountain region.

771.......... Floods in the United States, magnitude and frequency.

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

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

997 .......... Floods in Colorado.

1137-D....... Floods of May-July 1950 in Southeastern Nebraska.

1139......... Kansas-Missouri floods of July 1951.

RECORDS OF DISCHARGE COLLECTED BY AGENCIES OTHER THAN THE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

The Soil Conservation Service of the United States Department of Agriculture has collected records of runoff from 11 areas near Mapleton, Iowa, ranging from 48 to 1,440 

acres, and from 28 areas near Hastings, Nebr. 1 of 3,470 acres, 1 of 2,040 acres, 1 of 

481 acres, 1 of 414 acres, and 24 of about 3 acres each (records began in 1938). These 

records are in the files of the Soil Conservation Service.
12 SURFACE WATER SUPPLY, 1951, PART 6B

HYDROLOGIC CONDITIONS

The 1951 water year was characterized by normal or slightly above normal "runoff in the 

central and western portion and highest runoff of record in eastern portion of the area 

covered by this report. The record-breaking Kansas-Missouri flood is described in WaterSupply Paper 1139, "Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951." For three key gaging stations 

in the area covered by this report, a comparison of monthly and yearly mean discharge 

during the 1951 water year with the median for the 25-year period 1921-45 is shown in 

figure 3 on the following page.
Discharge , in cfs Discharge, in cfs 

SO 3 

1-3 

(B 33
GAGING-STATION RECORDS

MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°29 I , long. 96°25' , in sec. 17, T. 29 N. , R. 9 E. , sixth principal meridian, on right bank on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 77 at Sioux City, 2.5 

miles downstream from Big Sioux River.

Drainage area. 314 ,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (October 1897 to September 1928 and October 1931 to September 1938, monthly discharge only, 

based on records for station at Williston, N. D., in Circular 108). January 1879 to 

December 1890 (monthly discharges only) in House Document 238, 73d Congress, 2d session. 

Gage heights collected within 1.7 miles of present gage September 1878 to December 1899 

in reports of Missouri River Commission and since July 1889 in reports of United States 

Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,076.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Sppt. 2, 1878, to Dec. 31, 1905, staffs, cable, and chain gages at various locations within 1.7 miles of present site and at various data. Jan. 1, 1906, to Feb. 14, 

1935, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1928-31, 1938-51), 30,100 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 152,000 cfs Apr. 8 (gage height, 13.04 ft); minimum daily, 4,000 cfs Dec. 6; minimum gage height, -0.42 ft Dec. 6.

1928-31, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 252,000 cfs Apr. 25, 1950 (gage height, 18.44 

ft); minimum, 2,500 cfs Dec. 29, 1941; minimum gage height observed, -3.34 ft Dec. 27, 

1946.

Maximum stage known, 22.5 ft Apr. 23, 1881 (discharge about 362,000 cfs from information by Corps of Engineers).

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

regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir.

Revisions. W 876: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36,700

39,800

40,700

* 36, 300

34,100

32,700

32,000

51,600

* 32, 300

33,400

33,700

34,800

*35,900 

36,700

35,900

34,800

34,400

34,400

*33,400

33,000

33,700

33,000 

33,000

33,400

*33,400

34,100

35,500 

37,400

38,200

*36,700

37,400

ft, 082. 4

34,920

*2,147

Nov.

37,800

37,400

37,000

*36,700

37,400

38,200

39,000

40,200

*39,800

39,400

40,200

42,000

42,400 

40.Y60

*39,400

36,300

34,400

32,300

31,300

*30,600

29,000

25,000 

22,000

14,000

7,000

8,200

9,400

10,200

9,800

9,300

-

896,400

29,880

*1,778

Dec.

8,8OO

7,600

 7,200

*6,300

5,000

4,000

*4,200

4,500

4,800

5,200

5,800

6,300

*7,000 

7,400

7,700

8,000

8,400

8,800

10,200

*12,800

14,000

16,000 

18,000

20,000

20,000

19,500

19,000 

18,000

*16,400

15,900

15,600

332,400

10,720

659,300

Jan.

15,600

15,700

15,900

17,000

*17,600

18,100

18,400

18,400

18,300

18,100

17,900

17,900

17,900 

17,700

*17,400

17,400

17,000

16,800

16,600

16,600

16,600

16,700 

16,200

15,800

 15,100

14.100

14,100 

14,600

15,000

14,900

14,800

514,200

16,590

il.020

Feb.

14,700

14,300

13,900

15.800

*13,900

14,100

15,400

15,600

16,100

16,100

16,300

16,300

16,800 

16,300

15.40D

*14,9PP

14,700'

14,500

14,500

14,700

14,700

14,800 

14,800

15,600

16,300

16,500

16,500 

*16,600

_

-

428,100

15,290

849,100

Mar.

16,800

18,100

15,700

14 , 300

*13,500

15,000

16,100

17,000

16,500

* 15, 700

14,700

15,000

14,000 

15,000

17,000

*18,400

19,300

19,500

19,500

18,400

17,500

*16,500 

19,200

19,700

24,400

47,400

65,700 

64,100

*61,400

46,400

45,700

755,500

24,510

tl,495

Apr.

45,100

67,400

*69,000

67,9OO

73,400

75,100

141,000

149,000

*144,000

138,000

111,000

120,000

117,000 

*92,300

83,400

81,100

75,600

73,400

*6ff, 300

50,700

49,200

50,200 

47,800

*44,600

43,300

42,000

42,000 

41,100

59,800

*40,260

-

*2,274 . 9

75,850

*4,512

May

59,800

59 , 000

59,800

*58,200

55,500

55,400

52.700

33,400

34,100

* 35, 900

37,800

41,500

42,800 

44,600

45,100

*44,200

47,800 isTRio"

45,100

47,800

43,300

*41,500 

39,800

39,800

40,700

39,800

38,200 

*58,200

39,000

39,000

39,800

tl,242.7

40,090

$2,465

June

*42,400

46,000

63,000

63,000

67,900

61,400

*57,200

60,800

71,200

70,100

75,100

64,600

*57,700 

54,100

50,200

48,300

44,600

*54,100

70,700

74,500

60,300

*50,200 

46,900

49,200

50,700

56,600

85.700 

*85,200

77,300

70,100

-

*],829.1

60,970

*3,628

July

65,700

65,700

*72,300

75.4OO

69,000

68,500

62,400

57,200

*54,600

51,600

50,700

48,300

*47,800 

48,300

48,300

46,000

43,300

42,400

*43,300

46.OOO

50,200

46,900 

43,300

42,400

*42,400

43,500

43,300 

41,500

59,400

*38,200

57,400

tl,573.1

50,750

$3,120

Aug.

37,800

39,800

*39,000

39,400

37,8OO

37,800

38,200

38,200

* 36, 700

36,300

54,400

35 500

39,400 

*50,700

55,600

51,600

49,200

45,500

42,800

*48,300

56,100

58,700 

53,600

*50,200

46,400

45,500

49,200 

56,600

54,600

*48,500

46,900

tl,400.1

45,160

*2,777

Sept.

45,100

44,2OO

45,500

*42,000

47,400

60,300

59,800

56,100

63,500

*72.900

67,900

63,000

60,800 

*60,300

56,100

50,700

46,900

44,200

42,800

*42,000

42 , 000

42,000 

42,000

*42,OOCf

45,300

42,800

40,700 

*40,200

39,400

58,600

'

il,482 . 3

49,410

*2,940

Calendar year 1950: Max 219,000 Mln 4,000 Mean 37,780 Ac-ft 27,350,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 149,000 Mln 4,000 Mean 37,830 Ac-ft 27,390,000

Peak discharge (base, 80,000 efs).--Apr. 8 (12:30 p.m.) 152,000 cfs (13..04 ft); June 27 (6 to 11 

p.m.)89,300 cfs (s.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice from Nov. 21 to Mar. 25.
PERRY CREEK BASIN 15 

Perry Creek at 38th Street, Sioux City, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°32', long. 96°25', In SW£ sec. 9, T. 89 H., R. 47 W., near center of 

span on upstream side of bridge on 38th Street In Sioux City, 3.6 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--60 sq ml, approximately.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Auxiliary water-stage recorder operates above 

~b.O feet.

Average discharge.--6 years, 21.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs June 19 (gage height, 17.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.9 cfs Feb. 3-7.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 7,780 cfs Sept. 10, 1949 (gage height, 21.80 ft); no 

flow July 14, 20, Aug. 30 to Sept. 2, 1946.

Flood of July 7, 1944, reached a stage of about 25.5 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

9,600 cfs, by contracted-opening method, by Corps of Engineers).

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 5-7, 9, Mar. 27, May 10-29, Aug. 5-11)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27 Mar. 28 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

2.8

3.6

6.4

11

22

71

128

202

5.0 6.0' 

7.0

373

570

800

1,070

5.8

13

3.5 

5.0 

7.0 

8.0

223

575

1,170

1,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.1

22

12

8.5

7.7

6.4

6.2

5.4

*4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1 

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

*3.8

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

169.3

5.46

0.091

0.10

336

Nov.

3.5

3.8

4.2

*4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

4.5

3.3

3.5

3.7

4.O

4.4

4.7

*5.0

4.7

4.8

4.4

4.3 

3.7

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

-

119.0

3.97

0.066

0.07

236

Dec.

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.7

3.0

*3.5

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.0

2.8 

2.6

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*2.1

2.0

275

81.1

2.62

0.044

0.05

161

Jan.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2 

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

59.9

1.93

0.032

0.04

119

Feb.

1.0

1.0

.9

79

*.9

.9

.9

1.0

2.0

4.0

3.0

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0 

2.0

2.0

3.0

4.0

5.0

6.0

7.0

7.0

6.0

_

_

-

75.0

2.68

0.045

0.05

149

Mar.

4.0

10

38

46

*92

54

54

51

45

40

35

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

40

*246

261

254

540

*832

1,040

21945 '

37

41

4,294.0

139

2.32

2.66

8,520

Apr.

65

51

33

24

21

20

25

26

26

21

18

18

18

*21

15

10

8.4

7.7

6.1 

10

12

10

10

15

14

12

11

10

37

*50

625.2

20.8

0.347

0.39

1,240

May

29

15

16

15

14

13

15

15

50

37

*26

15

14

15

20

14

66

25

35 

20

18

1C

12

12

11

12

12

*9..0

9.4

9.4

9.8

602.6

19.4

0.323

0.37

1,200

June

16

14

44

16

!2

13

13

13

13

14

12

15

15

14

16

17

15

*215

1.190 

320

112

45

123

152

114

71

32

*19

17

17

2,699

90.0

1.50

1.67

5,350

July

69

148

T5T

41

18

16

15

15

16

15

14

14

13

13

12

10

*9.0

7.4

7.1 

6.8

6.8

7.4

7.1

7.7

*7.4

6.4

8.0

7.1

6.2

6.1

5.8

63.6.3

20.5

0.342

0.39

1,260

Aug.

6.1

42

18

16

10

9.0

8.4

*7.4

5.8

10

9.4

178

507

367

253

55

172

16

16

354

77

20

16

16

21

26

275

66

32

*22

20

2,651.1

85.5

1.42

1.64

5,260

Sept.

18

17

15

15

15

15

16

17

1.080

239

*49

*133

42

35

18

15

16

13

12 

15

13

12

22

52

40

38

29

*21

23

21

-

2,066

68.9

1.15

1.28

4,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,620 Min 2.0 Mean 24.7 Cfsm 0.412 In. 5.59 Ac-ft 17,920

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,190 Min 0.9 Mean 38.6 Cfsm 0.643 In. 8.71 Ac-ft 27,930

Peak discharge (base. 400 cfs). Mar. 22 (6:30 p.m.) 750 cfs (6.79 ft); Mar. 25 (10:3O p.m.) 962

cfs 7.62 ft); Mar. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 2,050 cfs (10.97 ft); June 19 (1 p.m.) 5,480 cfs (17.38 ft); June

23 p.m. 73 cs 5.35 ft; Aug. 12 8 p.m. 1,34O cfs 753 t; ug. 14 (9 p.m. cs . 

ft); Aug. 17 (5 a.m.) 1,110 cfs (6.75 ft); Aug.' 20 (7 a.m.) 984 cfs (6.43 ft); Aug. Zl (12:30 a.m.) 

1,340 cfs (7.54 ft); Sept. 9 (9 a.m.) 2,310 cfs (10.21 ft); Sept. 12 (8:30 a.m.) 549 cfs (4.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-12, Dec. 1 to Mar. 2, Mar. 9-21. No gageheight record Oct. 8, 10-23, Oct. 25 to Nov. 3, Nov. 23, Mar. 30, 31; discharge estimated on basis of 

3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations on nearby streams.
16 FLOYD RIVER BASIN

Floyd River at James, Iowa

Location. Lat 42"34'40", long. 96°18'40", in NW^NW^ sec. 32, T. 90 N., R. 46 W., on left 

bank 6 ft downstream from highway bridge at James, 9.5 miles upstream from mouth, and 

14 miles downstream from West Floyd River.

Drainage area.--918 sq mi.

Records available. December 1934 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,102.59 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1938, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1935-51), 188 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 19.98 

ft Sept. 12; minimum daily discharge, 12 cfs Feb. 16.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1951; maximum gage height, that of 

Sept. 12, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 1 cfs Aug. 20, 27, 1936.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ttotal

Mean

Of sm

In.

Ac-ft

Caler

Oct.

100

200

140

100

80

70

65

64

62 

60

58

56

55

54

52

51

50

48

47

46

45

44

42

*g41

40

39

38

37

36

36

.35

1,891

61.0

0.066

0.08

3,750

Nov.

35

35

39

g42

15

44

43

42

g41 

40

39

39

38

*g37

30

g25

g34

g37

g25

6l§

g27

g37

26

g24

g24

g28

g27

g28

g36

g28

-

1,010

33.7

0.037

O.C4

Dec.

g30

E±5

g24

18

18

18

18

18

18 

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

18

17

16

614

19.8

0.022

0.02

2,000 1,220

Jan.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

T5

15

15

15

15

490

15.8

0.017

0.02

972

idar year 1950: Max 4,220 Mir

Feb.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14 

14

13

13

13

13

13

*12

13

15

15

17

17

20

20

25

35

50

80

200

-

-

-

725

25.9

0.028

0.03

1,440

1 13

Mar.

80

70

60

100

150

300

50

25

25

25

50

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

*19

100

200

400

800

*3,800

*7,430

6,400

*5,780

5,980

32,093

1,035

1.13

1.30

63,660

Apr.

4,840

*2,620

2,120

4,080

5,020

4,360

3,160

2,120

990 

710

540

455

364

351

455

469

351

g313

283

265

271

301

338

325

g364

g377

g416

g429

g429

g497

-

37,613

1,254

1.37

1.52

74,600

May

1,240

2,490

3 , 040

986

615

540

455

g390

g403 

g585

*gl,130

g940

g570

g455

g442

gSH

gSll

g570

1,680

1,940

1,720

874

600

511

442

g377

g390

g313

g289

S 265

g301

25,57b

825

0.899

1.04

50,730

June

632

gl,310

1,660

g890

g555

g455

g403

g390

g31b 

g670

g4C9

gSll

540

g390

350

g313

g277

g325

gl,730

1,480

730

540

483

525

1,200

2,020

2,120

2,720

2,820

g840

-

28,263

S42

1.03

1.14

5C,060

July

g570

gSll

497

1,600

5,050

4,220

1,420

710

776 

1,490

1,600

990

1,600

2,020

gl,100

690

*585

511

540

730

1,230

gl,270

g690

g455

g351

g301

g259

g248

232

215

£199

32,640

1,053

1.15

1.32

64,740

Aug.

g!74

g232

g364

gJlZ

250

g!89

*gl70

£156

gU8 

f231

g295

g455

gl,110

2,720

4,680

4,220

3,800

2,920

gl,290

gl,3ZO

gl.310

gl,020

gC70

g555

gSll

g469

g859

1,860

1,940

g834

g570

35,C35

1,151

1.25

1.45

70,780

Sept.

g483

g429

g403

g390

E377

g354

g390

gl,390 

3,920

*5,580

5,730

4,340

3,800

2,820

1,10"

840

730

630

58o

551

525

497

511

710

650

555

497

g4C9

g429

-

40,600

1,353

1.47

1.64

80,530

Mean 154 Cfsm 0.168 In. 2.27 Ac-ft 111,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 7^43° Min 12 Mean 650 Cfsm 0.708 In. 9.60 Ac-ft 470,500

(3 a.mi and°7:30 a.m.) 6^ia6'cfs i(19.98 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

No gage-height record Oct. 1-2;

 _.._ --, -., --, -, ,._0 . 5; dischar-- '--- - - --- 

cords for stations on nearby streams.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4 to M^ . -~. .._ 0_,-,- - -.

:t. 25 to Nov. 3, Nov. 5-8, 10-13, 15, 23, June 15, July 29, 30, Aug. 5; discharge Interpolat itimated on basis of weather records and --->- « **-* -* - - -».-- -<- 
OMAHA CREEK BASIN 17 

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42 "19 MO", long. 96°28'50", in W^ sec . 12 , T . 27 N. , R. 8 E., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 73 and 77, half a mile northeast of Homer.

Drainage area.--170 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available .--April 1946 to September 1951.

~Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,074.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 5 years, 33.1 cfs .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, about 2,900 cfs Aug. 15 (gage height, about 14.0 

ft ) ; minimum not determined, occurred during period of ice effect.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,240 cfs Aug. 7, 1950, but may have been higher during 

floods of Mar. 5 or June 18, 1950; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 16, 18, 19, 1948. 

Greatest flood known occurred June 4, 1940.

Remarks . --Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

8.4

31

19

10

5.5

9.6

9.6

9.3

8.4

8. .4

7.8

6.9

6.9

7.8

6.3

6.3

6.6

6.0

6.3

5.6

6.6

6.0

6.3

7.5

7.2

7.2

8.4

6.9

6.6

7.2

7.2

265.9

8.61

529

Nov.

7.5

8.1

14

11

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.3

8.7

12

12

14

16

16

12

11

9.0

9.3

9.1

9.7

8.1

7.2

4

5.3

5.8

5.7

6.3

6.7

7.3

9.3

-

282.0

9.40

559

Dec.

9.4

9.8

3.1

9.2

8.1

8.0

7.4

7.6

6.9

6.6

6.8

6.9

7.2

7.3

6.3

5.9

6.2

6.1

7.6

7.2

8.3

9.2

9.7

6.4

5.3

3

206.5

6.66

410

Jan.

\ 1

2.8

5.2

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.9

6.0

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.1

6.5

5.8

6.1

6

6

5

5

4

3

4.4

5

5

129.0

4.16

256

Feb.

4

6

7

7

7

7

2.9

2.8

370

3.0

3.1

4.4

3.5

3.8

3.6

10

21

28

38

48

54

56

59

60

58

62

34

16

-

_

-

612.1

21.9

1,210

Mar.

11

9.0

8.0

8.9

13

9

9

8

9

9

8

8

9

9

10

12

10

9

9

8

8

17

50

200

500

1.460

865

154

53

37

29

3,578.9

115

7,100

Apr.

26

29

33

32

30

49

38

47

43

34

32

26

34

47

34

26

29

29

26

29

67

43

32

39

47

40

60

49

41

58

-

1,149

38.3

2,280

May

229

73

52

46

42

40

38

37

46

90

a44

a42

a39

a52

a48

45

56

64

46

45

34

34

32

30

32

31

26

24

30

27

64

1,538

49.6

3,050

June

47

206

48

41

39

39

43

43

36

34

34

32

30

30

92

64

31

124

198

85

47

46

49

149

47

145

39

36

34

34

-

1,922

64.1

3,810

July

34

48

-51 389

41

38

36

34

30

36

40

44

51

34

30

28

26

154

36

32

30

28

26

26

25

25

117

27

25

22

11

1,584

51.1

3,140

Aug.

20

22

24

21

20

20

18

18

18

25

20

20

a30

al,500

a70

a25

a22

a!9

a30

427

59

28

28

32

37

42

419

49

32

33

30

2,958

95.4

5,870

Sept.

29

30

30

31

32

30

28

28

81

43

41

1,260

77

44

40

37

36

34

34

32

32

34

32

35

34

34

30

28

30

30

-

2,316

77.2

4,590

Calendar year 1950: Max S,000 Win - Mean 43.9 Ac-ft 31,820

Water nub^i year ,Y^ai 1950-51: J.3DU-3.L. Max i-raA 1,480 1,^OU Kin 1-ij.u _ _ Mean ricau 45.3 4D.O Ac-ft ttvi A" 32,800 D£,OUU

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs).--Mar. 25 (12 p.m.) 2,720 cfs (13.60 ft): June 15 (11 p.m.) discharge unknown: June 19 (3 p.m.) discharge unknown; June 26 (about 3 a.m.) discharge unknown; July 

3 (about 4 a.m.) about 1,000 cfs; Aug. 15 (12:30 a.m.) about 2,900 cfs; Aug. 20 (about 3 p.m.) about 

1,000 cfs; Aug. 27 (3 a.m.) discharge unknown; Sept. 12 (5:30 a.m.) 2,260 cfs (12.39 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for Tekamah Creek at Tekamah.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-13, Nov. 19 to Mar. 25.
18 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River near Lakefield, MInn.

Location. Lat 43°37'10", long. 95°16'30", In SE£ sec. 21, T. 102 N., R. 37 W., on left 

bank at upstream side of highway bridge, a quarter of a mile upstream from Jackson 

County ditch 11, and 6.7 miles southwest of Lakefield.

Drainage area. 17.1 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1951.

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

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 224 cfs Apr. 5 (gage height, 5.51 ft); maximum 

gage height, 6.05 ft Apr. 1 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 5, 1951; maximum gage height, that of Apr. 

1, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

Remarks. Records fair.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*>

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

bl

bl bl.5

_

_

-

3.5

0.12

6.9

Mar.

0

CJ

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*bO

bl

bi

3

0.1

6.0

Apr.

b20

blOO

145

*186

197

156

119

79 ' 51

39

33

31

22

*19

27

26

21

17

16

13

14

15

*13

13

13

11

10

9.4

97?

11

1,435.8

47.9

2,850

May

17

17

17

16

13

12

10

8.7

8.0

7.4

6.0

6.0

4.0

3.2

3.6

4.0

4.0

3.6

4.0

4,6

4.6

4.0

3.2

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.3

.8

.5

278

193.4

6.24

384

June

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.6

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

1,8

1.5

1.2

1.0

.9

.7 *77

1.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.5

10

75

106

133

12T

100-

598.9

20.0

1,190

July

83

69

58

47

39

26

18

25

18

15

13

11

10

9.4

8.0

6.7

6.0

5.3

4.0

3.6

2.2

1.5

1.1

.7

.5

.4

.8

.6

.4

,3

jl

483.7

15.6

959

Aug.

*0.3

.3

.3

.2

6.7

4.6

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.6

2.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.5

*.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

45.6

1.47

90.4

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

,1

0Q49

3T

13

26

28

25

21

16

13

11

9.4

8.0

8.0

6.7

5.3

6.0

5.3

4.6

4.0

3.6

2.5

2.0

-

299.3

9.98

594

Calendar year 1950: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 0.47 Ac-ft 339

Water year 1950-51: Max 197 Mln 0 Mean 8.39 Ac-ft 6,080

Peak discharge (base 50 cfs).--Apr. 5 (2 a.m.) 224 cfs (5.51 ft); June 28 (3 a.m.) ISO cfs (4.76 

ft); Sept. 9 (12 m.) 78 cfs (4.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 19

Jackson County ditch 11 near Lakefield, Minn.

Location.--Lat 43°37ilO", long. 95°16'10", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 102 N., R. 37 W., on left 

bank 600 ft upstream from mouth and 6.5 miles southwest of Lakefield.

Drainage area.--7.69 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 150 cfs June 27 (gage height, 5.76 ft); maximum gage height, 6.53 ft Apr. 1 (backwater from ice); no flow for many days.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 27, 1951; maximum gage height, that of 

Apr. 1, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.0 

3.2

3.5 

3.8 

4.0

6.6

10

4.3 

4.6 

5.0 

5.3 

5.7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Kov.

(*)

0

0

0

Dec.

{*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

bl

b£

3

0.1

6.0

Apr.

blO

b45

b70

*b!20

112

64

37

26

19

16

15

b!3

bll

*blO

11

10

8

6

5

4

3.8

4.2

*3.6

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.6

370

-

643.8

21.5

1,280

May

12

~9.5 13

7,4

5.8

4.6

4.0

3,4

3.0

2.8

2,6

2.3 ".0

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.0

1.8

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

l.Z

102.3

3.30

203

June

2.1

3.4

3.6

3.2

2.7

2.4

2.3

2.3

2,1

1.8

1.6

1,4

1.1

1.0

,9

*.7

.7

1.0

1.7

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.6

8

40

91

85

52

37

-

357.9

11.9

710

July

29

2?

21

18

14

12

9

11

9.0

7,5

6,0

5,5

5,0

4.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.7

l.Z

1.0

.7

.6

.5

.7

.6

.4

.4

.5

200.0

6.45

397

Aug.

*0.3

.4

.4

.3

5.4

3.2

2.2

1.7

1.2

1,2

1.2

1,2

1,2

1,2

1.3

1.1

.9

.8

.7

.7

.7

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

.2

29.0

0.94

58

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_,_!

.1

.1

.2

13

IT

9.9

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.1

7.9

6.6

5.8

5.5

4.9

3.4

2.4

2.2

2.1

2.0

-

181.1

6.04

359

Calendar year 1950: Max 2.5 Mln 0 Mean 0.10 Ac-ft 74

Water year 1950-51: Max 120 Mln 0 Mean 4.16 Ac-ft 3,010

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 16-22, June 5-15, 25, July 4-31, Aug. 11-13, 16-20; discharge 

estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for Little Sioux River 

near Lakefield. Discharge computed from staff or tape-gage readings Sept. 1-7, 13-30.
20 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa

Location.--Lat 43°28', long. 95°07' , in NW£ sec. 20, T. 100N..R. 36 W., 2.8 miles 

northwest of Orleans.

Records available.--May 1933 to September 1951 (fragmentary). Prior to October 1949, 

published as "at Orleans . "

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,387.25 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929 and 90.0 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. Prior to July 6, 1950, staff or 

float gage or water-stage recorder at'various sites near lake outlet, all at present

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height recorded during year, 15.23 ft July 13, but may have been 

higher during period of no gage-height record in June or July; minimum recorded, 12.05 

ft Dec. 23-27, Jan. 3, 4.

1933-51: Maximum gage height observed, 15.74 ft June 19, 1944; minimum observed, 

6.75 ft Oct. 20, 1935.

Remarks.--Gage heights affected by changes in direction and velocity of. wind. .

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1F5O to .September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

12,47

12.53

12.52

12.51

12.49

12.48

12.46

12.47

12.46

12.46

12.44

12.43

12.43

12.42

12.42

12.41

12.41

12.39

12.39

12.38

12.37

12.36

12.33

12.32

12.31

12.28

12.26

12.25

12.24

12.24

12.24

Nov.

12.23

12.22

12.20

12.18

12.16

12.14

12.15

12.12

12.10

1Z.10

12.10

12.10

12.09

12.08

12.08

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.08

12.07

12.06

12.06

12.05

12.05

12.05

12.05

12.05

12.06

12.06

12.06

"

Dec. Jan.

12.06

12.05

12.05

12.05

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.08

12.08

12.09

12.10

12.10

12.11

12.11

12.11

12.11

12.10

12.10

12.06 12.10

12.06 12.10

12.06 12.10

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.06

12.07

12.07

12.07

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.09

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.10

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.10

12.10

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

Feb.

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.09

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.08

12.12

12.16

12.27

_

_

-

Mar.

12.34

12.34

12.34

12.34

12.34

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

-

Apr.

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

12.85

13.07-

13.16

13.24

13.30

13.40

13.50

13.60

13.67

13.73

13.77

13.85

13.90

13.92

13.97

14.07

_

-

_

_

_

-

May

_

-

14.69

14.70

14.70

14.70

14.69

14.69

14.70

14.71

14.70

14.68

14.67

14.66

14.67

14.70

14.70

14.70

14.71

14.72

14.72

14.71

14.69

14.66

14.65

14.62

14.58

14.56

14.55

14.53

14.55

June

14.60

14.62

14.60

14.60

14.58

14.57

14.56

14.56

14.56

14.55

14.53

14.55

14.54

14.52

14.51

14.50

14.53

14.56

14.57

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

July

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

15.22

15.23

15.21

15.20

15.18

15.16

15.14

15.12

15.08

15.06

15.05

15.03

14.96

14.93

14.93

14.93

14.93

14.90

14.86

14.85

Aug.

_

-

_

-

14.80

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

_

_

_

_

-

14.83

14.83

14.83

14.82

14.76

14.72

14.69

14.72

14.71

14.71

14. S9

Sept.

14.67

14.66

14.65

14.63

14.62

14.61

14.59

14.58

14.63

14.67

14.68

14.82

14.85

14.84

14.84

14.83

14.82

14.80

14.79

14.78

14.78

14.78

14.78

14.79

14.79

14.75

14.72

14.72

14.71

14.69

-
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 21 

Okcboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory, near Mllford, Iowa

Location,--Lat 43°22'40", long. 95°10'40", In Wj sec. 23, T. 99 N., R. 37 W., at pumping 

station of Lakeside Laboratory on west shore, 4 miles northwest of Mllford.

Records available.--May 1933 to September 1951. Prior to October 1937, published as "at 

Arnolds Park."

Gage;--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,391.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, and 94.51 ft above Iowa Lake Survey datum. May 16, 1933, to June 16, 1938, staff 

gage on sheet piling at State pier at Arnolds Park at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum gage height during year, 5.33 ft July 11-13; minimum, 2.56 ft Nov. 30,

1933-51: Maximum gage height,'5.42 ft June 15, 1945; minimum observed, 1.38 ft Nov. 

17, 19, 24, 25, 1934, Jan. 27, 1935.

Gage height, In feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3.07

3.07

3.07

3.07

3.07

3.07

3.07

3.12

3.10

3.C8

3.06

3.04

3.02

3.01

3.00

2.99

2.98

2.96

2.95

2.94

2.93

2.92

2.91

2.90

2.88

2.87

2.87

2.86

2.85

2.85

2.84

Nov.

2.84

2.83

2.82

2.79

2.7S

2.76

2.74

2.73

2.71

2.70

2.69

2.67

2.67

2.66

2.66

2.67

2.67

2.67

2.67

2.64

2.64

2.63

2.60

2.59

2.59

2.59

2.58

2.57

2.57

2.56

-

Dec.

2.57

2.59

2.59

2.58

2.59

2.60

2.62

2.62

2.61

2.60

2.61

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

Jan.

2.59

2.61

2.61

2.61

2.52

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.61

2.61

2.61

2.61

2.60

2.61

2.61

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.59

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

Feb.

2.60

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.61

2.61

2.62

2.63

2.62

2.62

2.62

2.61

2.61

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.60

2.61

2.61

2.63

2.65

2.74

2.74

2.85

-

-

-

Mar.

2.93

2.95

3.02

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.03

3.02

3.05

3.10

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.16

3.19

3.20

3.20

3.20

3,20

3.22

3.23

3.23

3.24

3.26

3.30

3.36

3.42

3.48

Apr.

3.51

3.56

3.65

3.81

3.95

4-. 10

4.21

4.28

4.35

4.39

4.44

4.48

4.50

4.52

4.54

4.54

4.54

4.55

4.54

4.54

4.58

4.58

4.57

4.58

4.59

4.59

4.62

4.62

4.64

4.69

-

May

4.84

4.92

4.93

4.92

4.91

4.88

4.86

4.85

4.87

4.88

4.86

4.85

4.82

4.81

4.81

4.80

4.80

4.79

4.78

4.78

4.76

4.74

4.72

4.68

4.67

4.63

4.58

4.55

4.53

4.52

4.55

June

4.61

4.62

4.61

4.59

4.58

4.56

4.56

4.56

4.55

4.53

4.53

4.52

4.51

4.50

4.50

4.51

4.55

4.58

4.58

4.57

4.56

4.54

4.57

4.74

4.80

5.02

5.08

5.12

5.11

5.09

-

July

5.07

5.07

5.08

5.08

5.04

5.02

5.01

5.17

5.25

5.27

5.33

5.33

5.33

5.30

5.28

5.28

5.23

5.21

5.18

5.15

5.15

5.11

5.08

5.04

5.01

4.98

5.03

4.98

4.93

4.88

4.85

Aug.

.80

.84

.83

.78

.77

.75

.73

.72

.70

.72

.70

.67

.71

.70

.71

.69

.67

.64

.62

.61

.58

.56

.53

.51

.49

.48

.53

.54

.54

.53

.52

Sept.

4.49

4.48

4.47

4.45

4.44

4.43

4.41

4.42

4.49

4.52

4.53

4.73

4.78

4.78

4.75

4.74

4.73

4.72

4.71

4.70

4.69

4.68

4.67

4.70

4.68

4.65

4.62

4.60

4.58

4.58

-

Note. Gage height Oct. 7-25 computed from graph based on once-daily staff-gage readings.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River at Spencer, Iowa

Location. Lat 43°08' , long. 95°08', in sec. 18, T. 96 N., R. 36 W., at bridge on U. S. 

Highways 18 and 71 at Spencer, three-quarters of a mile downstream from Ocheyedan 

River.

Drainage area.--1,030 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1936 to September 1942 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. After Jan. 7, 1938, control was low rock-fill 

3~am 0.7 mile downstream. Datum of gage is 1,294.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 17, 1937, wire-weight gage at same site at datum 0.40 ft lower.

Average discharge. 6 years (1936-42), 200 cfs.

Extremes.--1936-42: Maximum discharge, 5,000 cfs (revised) Sept. 16, 1938 (gage height, 

14.97 ft, from graph based on gage reading), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs 

on basis of velocity-area study; minimum observed, 4.7 cfs Jan. 23, 1937, result of discharge measurement; minimum gage height observed, 3.74 ft, present datum, Feb. 7, 16, 

1937.

Flood in spring of 1936 reached a stage of 15.4 ft, present datum, from floodmark 

(discharge not determined).

Revisions.--The maximum discharge for water year 1938 has been revised to 5,000 cfs 

Sept. 16, 1938 (gage height, 14.97 ft, from graph based on gage readings), superseding 

figure published in Water-Supply Paper 856.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with city of Spencer.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for water year 1938, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 856, are given herewith:

Month

Water year 1937-38... 

Calendar year 1938...

Cfs -days

41,842 

140,838 

153,917

Maximum

4,860 

4,860 

4,860

Minimum

27 

13 

13

Mean

1,395 

386 

422

Per 

square 

mile

1.35 

.375 

.410

Runoff

Inches

1.51 5.10' 

5.57

Acre-feet

82,990 

279,300 

305,300
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 22 

Little Sioux River at Correctionville, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°28', long. 95°47', in N| sec. 1, T. 88 N. , R. 43 W. , on right bank 10 

ft upstream from bridge on *I, 3. Highway 20, 0.2 mile upstream from Bacon Creek, 0.5 

mile west of Correctienv ! r« ind 0.3 mile downstream from Pierson Creek.

Dra inage a rea. - - g , 4 5 0 sq mi, Tnprnx 4 j;iately.

Records available .--May i91 u ^ .T"J: ?2b , October 1928 to July 1932, June 1936 to September 1951.

Average disj^rge .--19 years (1918-20, 1929-31, 1936-51), 752 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,900 cfs Apr. 7 (gage height, 22.58 ft); minimum daily, 27 cfs Feb. "2-10, 18.

1918-25, 1928-32, 1936-51: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 7, 1951; minimum observed, 2.6 cfs July 17, 25, 1936 (gage height, 2.14 ft), caused by construction dam 

above gage.

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

sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions (water years).--W 8b6: ]J19.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-21, June 11-19, Sept. 26-30)

5.3 

5." 

6.5 

7.5

135

324

760

1,580

3,000

5,000

19.0

21.0

22.4

7,250

11,500

17,000

Discharge, in cable feet oer second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsir

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

178

336

?S8

219

226

253 

253 

236 

215

201

*183

166

158

148

140

134

130

127

121

117

115

112

111

109

109

109

109

105

104

102 "TO?

4,996

161

0.066

0.08

9,910

Nov.

98

97

102

97

96

95 

94 

95 

90

81

77

79

92

*94

105

100

94

96

99

79

77

94

75

85

67

66S"9

68

67

67

-

2,593

86.4

0.035

0.04

5,140

Dec.

67

*68

7T7

66

66

64 

62 

62 

60

60

58

58

56

56

54

54

52

52

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

43

48

46

46

45

45

1,710

55.2

0.023

0.03

3,390

Jan.

44

4T

42

42

40

40 

38 

38 

38

37

37

*37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

36

34

34

32

32

Feb.

28

27 "27

27

27

*27 

27 

27 

27

27

30

35

40

35

32

30

28

27

30

35

40

50

60

70

100

30 ! 200

3C

30

28

28

28

1,115

36.0

0.015

0.02

2,210

395

1,200

_

_

-

2,708

96.7

0.039

0.04

5,370

Mar.

800

580

445

347

300

*578 

400 

264 

240

210

200

190

180

170

165

160

157

157

160

145

130

128

T97

371

340

2,500

6,990

*7,680

7,680

7,250

7,120

46,234

1,491

0.609

0.70.

91,700

Apr.

6,480

5,600

5,200

*6,360

8,540

*12,400 

*17,000 

16,600 

12,800

10,200

8,160

7,120

6,360

5,800

5,200

4,680

4,060

3,670

3,310

2,900

2,850

2,750

2,600

2,550

2,600

2,600

2,550

2.500

2,600

3,460

179,500

5,983

2.44

2.72

356,000

May

4,920

5,100

5,400

5,400

5,400

5,700 

5,200 

4,360 

*3,850

3,790

3,490

3,050

2,800

2,700

2,450

2,160

2,120

1,800

1,760

1,720

1,720

1,760

1,720

1,580

1,440

1,360

1,240

1,120

1,080

1,000

1,080

88,270

2,847

1.16

1.34

175,100

June

1,400

2,350

2,700

2,850

3,000

3,100 

3,370 

5.550 

3,000

2,400

2,080

1,900

1,720

1,540

*1,490

1,400

1,400

1,670

2,320

2,300

1,900

1,900

1,940

2,120

2,030

2,300

2,650

2,850

2,750

2,750

68,730

2,291

0.935

1.04

136,300

July

2,850

3,000

*3,430

3,790

4,440

5.100 

3,990 

3,610 

3,490

3,490

2,750

2,500

3,000

3,100

3,050

2,950

3,000

3,100

2,850

2,650

2,750

2,900

2,850

2,650

2,650

2,550

1,980

1,580

1,440

1,320

1^240

90,050

2,905

1.19

1.37

178,600

Aug.

1,120

*1,670

1,440

1,280

1,280

1,200 

1,120 

1,120 

1,080

1,120

1,040 i.'oio'

1,850

5,400

5,800

4,600

5,600

3,790

3,250

3,490

2,750

2,210

1,940

1,720

1,620

1,490

2,030

2,800

2,500

2,300

2,030

71,680

2,312

0.944

1.09

142,200

Sept.

1,760

1,540

1,400

1,320

*1,240

1,160 

1,080 

1,040 

1,400

1,670

2,850

4,520

4,360

4,520

4,130

3,790

3,850

3,920

3,920

3,430

2,450

2,030

1,800

1,720

1,670

1,670

1,580

1,580

1,490

1,400

70,290

2,343

0.956

1.07

139,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,180 Min 24 Mean 354 Cfsm 0.144 In. 1.96 Ac-ft 256,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,000 Min 27 Mean 1,720 Cfsm 0.702 In. 9.54 Ac-ft 1,245,000

Peak discharge (base. 2,500 cfs). Mar. 29 (3 a.m.) 7,990 cfs (19.47 ft); Apr. 7 (11 p.m.) 17,900

4,920 cfs (16.89'ft)!

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Feb. 26, Mar. 5-7, 9-16, 26.
24 LITTLE SIODX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River near Kennebec, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°05', long. 96°00', in s| sec. 18, T. 84 N., R. 44 W., on left bank 15 

ft downstream from highway 1.3 miles south of Kennebec, 5.5 miles northeast of Onawa, 

and 6.5 miles upstream from Maple River.

Drainage area.--2,730 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,027.89 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 24, 1950, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 875 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 24.33 ft); maximum gage height, 24.86 ft Mar. 28 (backwater from Maple River); minimum daily discharge, 38 cfs Feb. 5-10, 17-19.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Apr. 11, 1951; maximum gage height, 25.03 ft 

lug. 7, 1945; minimum daily discharge, 24 cfs Jan. 25-31, 1940.

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

of sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 1-6, Apr. 30 to May 17, June 

21 to July 28, Sept. 3-8, 27-30; backwater from Maple River Mar. 

27-31, Aug. 14-17)

6.0 

6.6 

7.2 

7.6 

8.0

Oct. 1 to Mar. 27

38 9.0

62 11.0

105 13.0

160 18.0

238

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

480

1,100

2,250

3,950

10.3

11.0

13.0

17.0

22.0

25.0

1,080

1,310

2,100

4,500

9,100

13,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

228

650

4T5 

304

271

282

304

304 

282

*260

247

230

215

203

199

188

180

173

164

158

155

149

149

147

144

141

141

137

136

133

130

6,819

220

0.081

0.09

13,530

Nov.

127

127

129 

133

154

131

129

129 

126

113

120

124

*113

120

130

130

131

127

127

125

134

122

120

115

110

105

105

100 

96

94

-

3,626

121

0.044

0.05

7,190

Dec.

93

*92

90 

88

86

84

82

80 

80

78

76

76

74

72

70

70

70

68

68

68

66

66

66

64

64

64

62

62 

62

62

6£

2,263

73.0

0.027

0.03

4,490

Jan.

60

60

60 

60

60

60

60

60 

58

58

*57

57

56

56

56

55

55

55

54

54

54

54

52

52

52

51

50

48 

46

45

_43

1,698

54.8

0.020

0.02

3,370

Feb.

40

40

40 

40

38

38

*58

38 

38

38

40

45

50

45

40

39

38

38

38

40

48

54

60

80

100

500

802

1.890

_

-

4,335

155

0.057

0.06

8,600

Mar.

1,890

964

665 

592

680

1,390

834

550 

450

400

350

300

270

250

230

210

200

190

180

175

*175

170

250

500

1,000

3,590

*8.000

7,600 

6,550

6,820

6,910

52,335

1,688

0.618

0.71

103,800

Apr.

6,550

5,920

*5,410 

5,090

6,190

7,900

*9,540

*11,000 

*11,900

11,600

12.000

11,600

10 , 300

8,440

7,100

6,280

5,650

5,090

4,710

4,290

3,940

3,800

3,600

3,340

3,340

3,340

3,280

5,150 

3,150

3,740

-

191,040

6,368

2.33

2.60

378,900

May

5,090

5,170

5,250 

5,250

5,010

5,090

5,090

4,780 

*4,290

4,290

4,010

3,740

3,280

3,100

3,040

2,660

2,660

2,350

2,150

2,100

2,010

2,100

2,010

1,960

1,800

1,640

1,480

1,340 

1,240

1,170

1,200

96,350

3,108

1.14

1.31

191,100

June

1,580

2,150

3,220 

5,480

3,600

3,740

3,940

4,570 

. 4,150

3,340

2,760

2,400

*2,100

1,840

1,720

1,560

1,770

2,220

2,990

3,540

2,350

2,010

2,200

2,880

2,150

2,880

2,400

2,710 

2,710

2,600

-

81,360

2,712

0.993

1.11

161,400

July

2,660

*2,880

5,170 

3,940

4,080

4,500

4,570

3,800 

3,670

3,600

3,280

2,600

2,820

3,150

3,100

3,040

3,040

3,150

2,980

2,820

2,600

2,710

2,930

2,760

2,710

2,710

2,500

1,920 

1,720

1,520

1,420

94, 350

5,044

1.12

1.29

187,100

Aug.

1,280

*1,240

2,060 

1,480

1,580

1,580

1,240

1,240 

1,140

1,170

1,110

1,080

1,480

5,700

*6,000

5,700

6,500

6,550

4,450

4,500

4,430

3,150

2,600

2,200

1,960

1,800

2,710

3,540 

5,280

2,880

2,500

85,510

2,758

1.01

1.16

169,600

Sept.

2,200

1,800

1,640 

1,520

1,450

*1,580

1,510

1.200 

1,800

1,720

2,300

5,330

6,100

5,920

5,170

4,640

4,430

4,430

4,450

4,290

3,480

2,710

2,250

2,010

1,880

1,880

1,720

1,640

1,480

1,340

83,450

2,782

1.02

1.14

165,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,850 Min 37 Mean 449 Cfsm 0.164 In. 2.24 Ac-ft 324,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,000 Min 38 Mean 1,926 Cfsm 0.705 In. 9.57 Ac-ft 1,395,000

Aug. 15 (8 a.m.) about 6,500 cfs (22.30 ft); Aug. 17 (12:50 p.m.) about 7,800 ei 

(12:30 a.m.) 5,090 cfs (17.81 ft); Sept. 12 (4 to 7 p.m.) 6,460 cfs (19.43 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Feb. 26, Mar. 8-25.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 25

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa

Location. La t 42°09', long. 95°48', in SE^ sec. 23, T. 85 N., R. 43 W., near center of 

span on upstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 35, 80 ft downstream from Chicago 

& North Western Railway bridge, 0.8 mile southwest of Mapleton, 12.5 miles northeast 

of Turin, and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 661 sq mi.

Records available. October 1941 to September 1951.

Gag_e.-- Wire -weight gage read once daily and supplementary water-stage recorder. Recorder 

operates above 9.5 ft gage height. Datum of gage is 1,085.86 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 10 years, 260 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,800 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 20.1 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Jan. 23 to Feb. 10.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 13,000 cfs June 12, 1950 (gage height, 22.1 ft); no 

flow Sppt. 21, 22, 1945, caused by temporary dam above gage.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 28 to Mar. 8, Mar. 25, 26, Mar. 30

to Apr. 29, May 4 to June 5, June 18, 19, Aug. 15-17)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 26 '

4.9 30 7.0 380

5.0 40 9.0 1,040

5.5 99 11.0 2,020

6.0 170 14.0 4,070

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

5.7 

6.0 

7.0 

9.0

262

340

635

1,400

12.0 3,100

15.0 5,400

19.0 9,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

44

400 "87

82

76

73

68

64

60

*55

54

50

49 

47

45

43

41

40

40

39

39

40

41

42

43

44

45

45

44

42

40

1,922

62.0

0.094

C.ll

3,810

Nov.

42

45

49

47

47

47

40

37

35

32

40

45

*44 

61

58

50

50

42

40

40

40

38

37

35

34

34

33

33

32

31

-

1,238

41.3

0.062

0.07

2,460

Dec .

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30 

*30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

28

27

27

26

26

25

25

24

Zl

895

28.9

0.044

0.05

1,780

Jan.

~S3 24

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

*19

18

18

17 

17

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

535

17.3

0.026

0.03

1,060

Feb.

14

14

14

14

14

 14

14

14

14

14

20

30

25

20

19

18

18

18

30

28

26

25

24

23

23

23

223

 1,420 - 

_

-

2,153

76.9

0.116

0.12

4,270

Mar.

1,150

920

311

239

211

207

*270

192

150

110

95

83

74 

68

62

58

55

53

51

50

*48

lOo

250

500

1,040

3,840

*8,510

9,280

7,410

3,100

1,990

40,477

1,306

1.98

2.28

80,280

Apr.

1,140

*786

1,000

' 1,140

980

943

856

838

803

769

735

652

538 

538

602

652

635

684

838

856

856

856

880

908

926

962

943

926

1,560

2,050

-

26,852

895

1.35

1.51

53,260

May

4,020

3,240

1,540

1,060

856

701

684

618

*618

1,020

943

856

684 

618

602

586

700

1,000

750

750

600

538

530

522

507

522

507

492

 5157

600

962

28,133

908

1.37

1.58

55,800

June

1,100

1,100

492

470

507

700

1,140

873

421

635

652

602

522 

478

605

lo"8 394

*684

1,690

1,740

1,020

700

1,180

684

602

963

569

560

569

580

-

23,040

768

1.16

1.30

45,700

July

873

668

*5,580

2,450

1,310

1,100

1,020

873

803

701

635

602

538 

538

538

522

520

1,500

800

600

520

478

470

464

449

435

420

408

380

340

521

24,656

795

1.20

1.39

48,900

Aug.

295

313

699

400

1 370

360

*354

350

350

450

35&

318

282 2,'2T)0~

5,610

*4,010

4,200

1,790

980

1,740

1,790

600

560

540

520

500

1,690

2,640

2,270

800

750

38,141

1,230

1.86

2.15

75,650

Sept.

720

701

660

530

600

*569

550

635

1,790

1,440

962

2,100

5.580 

2,440

1,590

1,220

1,100

962

900

320

735

735

735

750

769

73?

701

70T

701

701

-

31,032

1,034

1.56

1.75

61,550

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,110 Min 8.0 Mean 193 Cfsm 0.292 In. 3.97 Ac-ft 139,900 

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,280 Min 14 Mean 600 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.54 Ac-ft 454,500

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 cfs).--Mar. 27 (6:50 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (20.1 ft); May 1 (9 p.m.) 4,790 

cfs (14.27 ft); June 19 (3:30 p.m.) 6,800 cfs (16.50 ft); June 23 (9 p.m.) 5,040 cfs (14.60 ft); 

July 3 (2 a.m.) 4,100 cfa (13.45 ft); Aug. 15 (l a.m.) 7,630 cfs (17.27 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 26; Mar. 9-24.
26 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Little Sioux River near Turin, Iowa

Location. Lat 4l°58', long. 95°58', on line between sees. 28 and 33, T. 83 N., R. 44 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on Brown's r.?aie, i mile east of gaging 

station on Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, 2.4 miles downstream from equalizer ditch 

connecting Little Sioux River and Monona-Harrison ditch, 3.5 miles downstream from 

Maple River, 3.8 miles south of Turin, 6.5 miles northeast of Blencoe, and 16.5 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--4,460 sq mi, approximately (combined area above this station and above 

station on Monona-Harrison ditch, 1 mile west).

Records available .--April 1939 to September 1951. Prior to May 1942, published a& i,ap." 

Blencoe."

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,020.00 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark). Prior to May 1942, wire-weight 

gage at site 5.8 miles downstream at datum 9.74 ft lower.

Average discharge .--12 years, 402 cfs randdj^tM)

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,850 cfs Mur. 27 igage height, 24.0 ft); no 

flow for many days.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 6,620 cfs Aug. 6, 1945; maximum gage height, 26.0 ft, 

from floodmark, Mar. 4, 1949 (ice jam); no flow at times during period September 1939 

to October 1940, and for several months each year 1948-51-, when all of flow was carried 

by Monona-Harrison ditch.

Remarks.--Records poor. Part or all of flow is diverted above station into MononaHarrison ditch (see p. 28), which is a dredged channel paralleling Little Sioux 

River from a point several miles above station to mouth. Diversion is regulated by 

changing height of an obstruction composed of earth and rock in equalizer ditch connecting the two channels.

Disc large, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Z7

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac -ft

Oct.

260

60

a30 

 .6

a. 6

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

*.2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

352.7

11.4

700

Nov.

0

.9

a3.0

1.4

al.O

a. 7

a. 4

.1

.4

a. 4

a. 3

*.3

.5

.6

.5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11.5

0.383

23

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

0

20

16

a!4

all

10

a 10

alO

10

20

20

a 18

14

10

25

45

150

587

780

990

_

-

-

2,760

98.6

5,470

Mar.

282

177

Apr.

2,090

1,750

14 "1,220 

alO 934

aS.O

a7.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

-275 2.0

20

50

100

250

518

1,320

»2.770

2,580

2,510

2,320

2,170

15,158.0

489

30,070

May

1,400

 I 

June

99

1,750 ! 178

1,600 

1 , 260

228 

173

896 i S70 | 157

1,110 ] 562 ' 157

1,370

1,750

2,010

«2J.7Q

2,170

2,130

2,010

1,710

1,300

826

419

197

87

43

27

a 20

13

7.9

19

a!6

14

alO

a7.5

284

-

26,612.4

887

52,780

790 i 230

631

*514

547

466

272

153

126

77

51

28

32

25

11

2.7

2.7

2.5

1.9

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

93

U, 675.6

. 377

23,160

434

292

178

95

63

41

34

34

34

151

515

439

657

 115

33

17

366

79

434

211

50

43

27

-

5,544

185

11,000

July

24

170

"797 1.400 

*228

240

267

137

102

88

76

34

26

42

36

29

24

32

22

11

7.9

7.9

10

5.5

3.2

1.5

.3

.1

0

0

0

3,821.4

123

7,580

Aug.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

*777

*2.010

1,820

1,820

1,450

754

390

580

171

26

.5

.5

.4

26

404

362

112

17

]0,730.4

346

21,280

Sept.

2.8

0

0 

0

0

0

*0

0

136

116

13

778

1.520

1,450

620

296

197

169

160

137

30

3.3

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

5,628.2

188

11,160

Adjusted for diversion around station by Monona-Harrison ditch

Mean

Cfsm

In.

354

0.079

0.09

204

0.046

0.05

146

0.033

0.04

103

0.023

0.03

407

0.091

0.10

3,970

0.890

1.03

8,293

1.86

2.07

5,165

1.16

1.34

4,872

1.09

1.22

4,543

1.02

1.17

5,324

1.19

1.38

4,509

1.01

1.13

Calendar year 1950 : 

Water year 1950-51 :

Calendar year 1950: 

Water year 195^-51:

Max 

Max

Mean 

Mean

3,450 

2, 110

860 

3,166

Mln 

Min

Adjust

Cfsm 

Cfsm

0 

0

ed

0. 

0.

.193 

.710

Mean 

Mean

In.

33.4 

225

2.63 

9.65

Ac-ft 

Ac -ft

24,150 

163,200

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Feb. 25, Mar. 7-24.
LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN 27

West Fork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa

Location. Lat 42°16', long. 96°05', on line between sees. 9 and 16, T. 86 N., R. 45 W., 

near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 141 at west edge of 

Holly Springs, 12 miles upstream from Wolf Creek, 16.5 miles north of Onawa, and 22 

miles southeast of Sioux City.

Drainage area. 395 sq mi.

Records available. April 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,052.82 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Average discharge. 12 years, 1.01 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,450 cfs Mar. 28 (gage height, 22.28 ft); miniimum daily, 7.6 cfs Feb. 4-10.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1951; maximum gage height, 22.4 ft, 

Aug. 6, 1945 (from floodmark); minimum discharge observed, 0.4 cfs Oct. 25, 1943; minimum gage height observed, 4.64 ft Aug. 19, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. West Fork 

dTtcTh is a dredged channel which diverts flow of West Fork Little Sioux River at Holly 

Springs and carries it 5.5 miles south, thence southeast 6.5 miles to a point 1.5 miles 

west of Kennebec, where Wolf Creek enters from left. From this point ditch roughly 

parallels Little Sioux River to point 3 miles southwest of Turin where an equalizer 

ditch connects it with Little Sioux River. From this point ditch is known as MononaHarrison ditch.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

2Z

23

?4

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

50

83

71

66

65

57

64

28

27

*26

26

25

24

24

22

23

22

21

21

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

20

18

II

973

31.4

0.079

0.09

1,930

Nov.

IB

17

19

19

20

19

18

19

17

16

IB

17

19

*20

22

20

17

17

18

24

17

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

-

522

17.4

0.044

0.05

1,040

Dec .

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

1Z

12

12

12

12

11

TT

420

13.5

0.034

0.04

833

Jan.

11

TT

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

no

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.0

TV

8.0

8.0

301.0

9.71

0.025

0.03

597

Feb.

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.6

7^

* .6

.6

.6

.6

.6

14

20

20

20

20

20

20

23

27

30

30

34

38

44

50

100

276

B54

_

_

-

1,517.2

54.2

0.137

0.14

3,010

Mar.

451

270

165

134

170

*450

200

140

100

80

70

60

55

50

45

42

40

36

35

33

32

3?

467

845

1,630

2,290

2,570

*5,520

3,680

2,000

1,430

23,122

746

1.89

2.18

45,860

Apr.

451

*260

342

702

464

320

298

276

255

220

160

138

108

T75

175

160

152

134

116

116

142

152

160

170

245

260

250

320

638

872

-

8,231

274

0.694

0.77

16,330

May

1,840

2.290

1,100

638

342

298

270

250

*575

686

*492

331

276

250

255

265

510

1,120

670

623

638

320

240

220

170

160

185

165

138

14?

170

15,629

504

1.28

1.47

31,000

June

175

265

215

170

152

147

180

320

225

298

205

152

142

134

*120

116 '2TO"

*342

'9~52" 991

482

375

825

590

448

430

430

382

278

240

10,031

334

0.846

0.94

19,900

July

232

324

*869

330

530

398

308

240

210

202

195

308

278

202

188

170

150

491

978 '635

650

352

248

192

170

132

122

112

112

117

!°-

9,520

307

0.777

0.90

18,880

Aug.

71

158

530

322

188

142

*112

92

105

382

3B8

240

1,080

1,160

1,590

1.990

1,400

1,420

934

1,180

890

790

390

285

414

368

330

850

405

300

255

18,741

605

1.53

1.76

37,170

Sept.

218

202

192

186

*183

176

156

150

803

1,230

1,000

1,300

1,450

i,2'80

570

414

338

322

278

262

240

225

225

218

210

210

218

178

124

!§

12,646

422

1.07

1.19

25,080

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,760 Min 5.5 Mean 101 Cfsm 0.256 In. 3.46 Ac-ft 72,940

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,520 Min 7.6 Mean 279 Cfsm 0.706 In. 9.56 Ac-ft 201,600

2,140 cfs (16. 

July 19 (3 a.m., 

cfs (14.55 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 26, Mar. 8-22.
28 LITTLE SIOUX RIVER BASIN

Local ion.--Lat 41°58', long. 95°59', on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 83 N., R. 44 W. 

o-i d,>wnstr<=>am handrail about center of bridge on Brown's grade, 1 mile west of gagine 

station on Little Sioux River near Turin, 1.5 miles downstream from equalizer ditch 

connect ing Little Sioux River and Monona-Harrison ditch, 4 miles southwest of Turin, 

5.5 miles northeast of Blencoe, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--April 1939 to September 1951. 

Bl.-ncoe." Prior to May 1942, published as "near

Gas£.--Wire-weight gage read once dally. is 1,020.00 ft above mean sea

levPl, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark rior to May 1942, wire-weight

site 4.8 miles downstream at datum 10.40 ft lower

Extr^m-s.--Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 24.25 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Fob. 9, 10.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 27, 1951; maximum gage height, 25.6 ft, 

frjm floodmarks, Mar. 4, 1949 (ice jam); minimum discharge observed, 3 cfs Sept. 8,

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect, which are poor. MononaHarrison ditch is a dredged channel and is a continuation of West Fork ditch, paralleling Little Sioux River into which it empties a quarter of a mile above Missouri River. 

At times part or all of flow of Little Sioux River is diverted into Monona-Harrison 

ditch through an °qualizer ditch which connects the two channels 1.5 miles above station. The diversion is regulated by changing the height of an obstruction composed 

of earth and rock in the equalizer ditsh.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Nov. 2l)

4.0 

4.5 

5.5

163

223

420

850

9.0

12.0

16.0

1,700

3,500

6,750

7.7

9.0

11.0

14.0

Mar. 27 to Sept. 30

1,600 17.0

2,330 20.0

3,580 23.0

5,850

8,600

11,700

15,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

778

850

6IS 

550

520

495

470

408 

*382

350

320

300

290 

280

271

300

254

246

246

230

a228

a226

223

223

209

223

230

223

223

216 

216

10,620

343

21,060

Nov.

209

202

254 '230

230

216

209

202 

202

190

190

*184

190 

184

216

190

190

184

190

202

223

220

220

210

210

200

190

190

190

180

6,097

203

12,090

Dec.

180 T8~0"

180

170

170

170

170

170 

160

160

160

*160

160 

150

150

150

150

140

140

130

130

130

125

125

120

120

120

120

115 TIB"

115

4,535

146

9,000

Jan.

TTo" 110

110 

110

110

110

110

105 

105

*105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

100

100

100

100

100

100

100

98

96

94

92

90 

M

3,183

103

6,310

Feb.

86

84

82 

80

78

76

74

*74 

72

72

82

82

82 

84

86

90

95

100

105

110

120

130

150

250

500

1,000

1,300

5,500 _ 

-

8,644

309

17,150

Mar.

5,320

4,280

4,060 

a2,000

al,500

1,330

1,210

1,170 

900

800

700

650

600 

550

520

500

470

450

155

450

450

450

600

1,200

2,500

6,200

*15,100

a!3,800

a!3,500

a!3,200 

a!3,000

107,910

3,481

214,000

Apr.

11,800

10 500

*9)lOO 

8,500

8,200

8,400

9,000

9,700 

10,400

*10,600

alO,900

alO,600

10,300 

9,500

8,400

7,150

6,340

5,690

5,050

4,680

4,450

4,600

4,380

4,150

 4,380

a4,500

4,750

a4,900

a5,100

6,170

222,390

7,406

440,700

May

8,560

10,400

9,800 

8,700

7,800

7,150

6,790

6,340 

*5,930

6,010

5,690

5,050

4,520 

4,300

4,150

3,860

3,720

4,300

4,000

3,450

3,450

3,190

3,000

2,930

2,750

2,450

2,210

1,920

1,870

1.820 

2,330

148,440

4,788

294,400

June

3,260

4,600

5,050 

4,600

4,450

4,450

4,900

5,850 

5,370

4,600

4,000

3,580

3,190 

2,870

2,690

2.650

3,400

5,520

6,900

7.600

*5,610

4,450

3,860

6,300

5,370

6,810

5,210

4,750

4,600

4,150

140,620

4,687

278,900

July

3,930

5,830

10,000 

7,800

*6,010

6,250

5,930

5,210 

4,900

4,680

4,450

3,860

3,930 

4,300

4,220

4,080

4,000

4,600

4,450

4,080

3,790

4,000

4,080

3,790

3,580

3,450

3,190

2,510

2,270

1,980 

1.870

137,020

4,420

271,800

Aug.

1,760

1,700

2,260 

2,690

2,150

*1,920

1,760

1,650 

1,760

1,870

1,820

1.600

3, ISO 

*8,520

*15.900

12,800

12,500

10,300

6,790

6,700

8,100

5,690

4,450

3,860

3,450

3,320

5,290

7,330

6,520

4,820 

3,360

154,320

4,978

306,100

Sept.

3,580

3,060

2,630 

2,570

2,390

2,270

*2,150

1.980 

4,280

5,690

4,600

7,630

10.500 

10,100

7,600

6,090

5,530

5,530

5,370

5,210

4,450

3,790

3,380

3,060

2,930

2,930

2,750

2,630

2,510

2,450

129,640

4,321

257,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,200 Mln 46 Mean 826 Ac -ft 598,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,100 Min 72 Mean 2,940 Ac-ft 2,129,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 22 to Feb. 27, Mar. 9-25.
TEKAMAH CREEK BASIN

Tekamah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°46'30", long. 96°13'10", in SE£ (corrected) sec. 19, T. 21 N R. 11 E 

on left bank 30 ft upstream from bridge one block east of U. S. Highway 73 in Tekamah.

Drainage area.--21 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,032.04 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Sept. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at site 30 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 4,340 cfs Aug. 20 (gage height, 14.29 ft); no 

flow at times during ice period in January and February.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 4,400 cfs July 15, 1950 (gage height, 14.26 ft); maximum gage height, that of Aug. 20, 1951; no flow for many days each year.

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

v:h^h are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.2

 .8 49 

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

.6

1.0

.9

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

74.5

2.40

148

Nov.

1.0

.7 

2.1

T72

1.0

1.0

.7

1.0

.7

.4

.4

.8

1.3

1.9

2.0

1.2

.7

1.2

.8

.4

.3

1.2

2.0

.8

.4

a. 2

a.Z

.2

.2

.3

26.3

0.88

52

Dec.

0.4

.6

}'

20.0

0.65

40

Jan.

"

> .6

. .1

12.2

0.39

24

Feb.

0

6

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

6.6

519

-

-

411.6

14.7

816

Mar.

6.9

5.2

5

5

5

2

1

1

.4

5

20

60

128

203

199

72

67

10

6.6

5.4

811.9

26.2

1,610

Apr.

5.2

5.2 

5.2

5.4

5.9

11

7.3

9.5

7.5

6.7

5.7

5.2

6.4

5.5

6.0

4.2

4.0

4.0

3.3

5.5

12

5.2

4.8

5.9

18

6.9

8.8

12

84

Jz

-

33C.3

11.3

671

May

al50

a25 

a!5

a!2

all

alO

alO

a9

a!2

32

10

9.7

9.0

12

11

10

38

17

12

10

7.7

7.5

6.7

6.4

7.5

7.3

6.2

5.7

5.4

5.4

198

688.5

22.2

1,370

June

41

30 

11

10

10

10

17

11

9.2

8.0

8.6

8.0

7.5

6.9

7.8

7.7

6.9

8.2

74

12

8.6

8.2

7.7

7.5

6.9

9.9

7.7

7.1

6.7

6.4

-

381.5

12.7

757

July

6.2

67 

* 270

11

11

9.7

8.4

7.3

6.6

6.2

6.6

6.7

7.1

5.7

5.4

5.2

4.9

4.8

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.4

3.8

3.4

3. 4

3.7

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.7

501.5

16.2

995

Aug.

3.8

3.9 

4.2

4.2

4.3

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.7

4.7

3.8

82

25

255

46

2.3

1,9

1.6

1.4

551

13

10

9.2

11

8.8

7.8

7.7

6.9

6.2

5.5

5.2

1,100.5

35.5

2,180

Sept.

0 T 2

5^2 

5.2

5.4

6.0

5.4

4.9

4.9

8.0

5.1

4.6

53

7.5

5.4

4.8

4.7

4.6

4.4

4.3

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.8

3.9

"

192.9

C.43

383

Calendar year 1950: Max 504 Min 0 Mean 6.16 Ac-ft 4,450

Water year 1950-51: Max 551 Min 0 Mean 12.5 Ac-ft 9,050

cfs (9.1 re); Mar. 26 f 

31 (4 a.m.) 1.330 cfs ^

"00 cfs).-- Oct 2 (5

t 6 p.m.) 671 cfs (7.4. ft); Apr. 29 (time and discharge unknow 

ft); June 19 (about j p.n.) 387 cfs (5.8 ft); July 3 (3:30

l,19u 

May 

. . ...... ) 1,570 _,_..

cfs (10.03 ft); Aug. 13 (10 p.m.) 617 cfs (7.19 ft); Aug. 14 (6 a.m.) 1,330 cfs (9.57 ft); Aug. 20 

); Sept. 12 (time and discharg

. 

(7 a.m.) 4,340 cfs (14.29 ft

a No gage-height record; discharge estimat 

Creek at Homer.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice D

unknown). 

basis of weather re cords and records for Omaha
30 SOLDIER RIVER BASIN

Soldier River at Plsgah, Iowa

Location.--Lat 41°50', long. 95°56', In NW£ sec. 14, T. 81 N., R. 44 W., near center of 

span on upstream handrail of highway bridge at west edge of Plsgah, 2-| miles downstream 

from Stowe Creek, and 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 417 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice dally and, since March 1946, supplementary water-stage 

recorder operating above 8.2 ft gage height. Datum of gage Is 1,036.34 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--11 years,-140 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,400 cfs June 17 (gage height, 27.46 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Feb. 8-10.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 22,500 cfs June 12, 1950 (gage height, 28.17 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 2-10, 1945.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

44

718

177

61

45

44

47

34

*33

32

29

29

26

26

24

24

24

23

20

ii

20

20

20

22

23

23

25

25

22

22

22

1,723

55.6

0.133

0.15

3,420

Nov.

19

18

26

29

26

22

20

20

18

JQ

17

*26

23

23

42

30

20

23

24

24

23

22

22

21

20

18

17

17

17

17

655

21.8

0.052

0.06

1,300

Dec .

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

*17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

506

16.3

0.039

0.05

1,000

Jan.

15

T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

13

12

11

11

10

To

10

10

431

13.9

0.033

0.04

855

Feb.

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

8

*8

8

20

25

20

18

16

14

14

500

1,270

624

689

832

444

287

364

1,040

189

1.580

-

-

8,040

287

0.688

0.72

15,950

Mar.

496

189

165

153

281

300

141

89

70

66

62

60

58

56

54

52

52

50

50

50

50

271

476

644

1,170

6,140

6 , 150

*5 72C

1^360

526

238

25,239

814

1.95

2.25

50,060

Apr.

148

*227

586

623

381

430

238

200

186

208

136

103

T20

326

193

108

126

131

110

106

308

160

123

154

336

180

246

230

1,660

1..780

-

9,863

329

0.789

0.88

19,560

May

4,Ofi(J

656

419

298

234

197

163

157

176

*361

157

128

118

197

223

133

131

123

110

151

eg

9 j

88

83

S7

88

75

75

83

77

1,200

10,282

332

0.796

0.92

20,390

June

2,120

2,050

356

285

280

259

574

514

317

263

259

263

230

*215

215

246

1,770

*4,640

1,770

556

242

219

570

700

234

1,120

259

17G

145

151

-

20,998

700

1.68

1.87

41,650

July

133

1,260

4,640

520

*403

289

242

200

169

154

151

154

200

139

118

108

101

371

108

133

103

99

101

101

103

108

113

123

113

113

108

10,778

348

0.835

0.96

21,380

Aug.

103

120

341

133

131

*136

126

128

128

200

145

126

747

3.2SO

2,740

280

2,600

403

280

2,060

580

326

298

263

267

219

425

276

197

200

186

17,424

562

1.35

1.55

34,560

Sept.

169

166

169

169

176

169

*157

166

2.280

538

208

2,070

562

381

312

259

 263

24C

227

227

219

230

211

215

227

219

183

176

183

197

-

10,974

366

0.878

0.98

21,770

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,310 Min 4 Mean 169 Cfsm 0.405 In. 5.47 Ac-ft 122,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,150 Min 8 Mean 320 Cfsm 0.767 In. 10.43 Ac-ft 231,900

.^ ^^..^^ ,^^, a,OOP efs).--Mar. 26 (9 p.m.) 17,000 cfs (24.85 ft); May 1 (8:30 a.m.)

10,000 cfs (18.55 ft); June 2 (1 a.m.) 7,860 cfs (16.35 ft); June 17 (11 p.m.) 20,400 cfs (27.46 ft);

July 3 (4:30 a.m.) 15,400 cfs (23.52 ft); Aug. 14 (7 a.m.) 9,000 cfs (17.56 ft); Aug. 17 (9 a.m.)

7,050 cfs (15.48 ft); Aug. 20 (1 p.m.) 5,380 cfs (13.65 ft); Sept. 9 (12 ra.) 6,240 cfs (14.60 ft);

Sent. 1? (T? m- 1 5.7?0 cfs fl4-.O!=i ft).

Peak discharge (base, 5,

Sept. 12 (12 m. ) 5,7.20 cfs (14.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice NOM 20 to Feb. 18, Mar. 9-21.
NEW YORK CREEK BASIN 31

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°39'40", long. 96°12'10", In NW£ sec. 32, T. 20 N., R. 11 E., on left 

bank 350 ft downstream from bridge on U.S. Highway 73, half a mile southeast of Herman.

Drainage area. 30 sq mi, approximately (revised).

Records available . May 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,021.37 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 9.64 cfs.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. 

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.3

"3.3 19

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.5

2.1

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.3

64.9

2.09

129

Nov.

0.9

1.0

2.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.5

1.2

.8

1.2

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.2

1.1

1.5

.9

1.2

1.6

1.0

.5

.5

1.5

1.5

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

38.0

1.27

75

Dec.

1.1

TTo

.6

.6

.9

> .9

.9 1-

1-

25.6

0.83

51

Jan.

0.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.7

.5

73- .1

.4

.9

25.3

0.82

50

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

79

.9

1.1

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.7

2.1

5.4

9.6

13

16

17

19

21

100

669

-

-

892.6

31.9

1,770

Mar.

66

40

10

6.0

4.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.0

T7T

1.3

2.1

2.2

2.8

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.0

50

100

120

120

117

45

139

15

10

7.0

891.9

28.8

1,770

Apr.

a6.0

a5.0

a5.0

a5.0

a6.0

a9.0

6.4

9.2

7.3

6.7

6.4

6.7

7.0

7.0

5.9

6.2

5.0

4.7

4.0

777

16

8.9

7.0

7.9

30

9.5

15

139

a20

a!20

-

499.1

16.6

990

May

255

a30

a20

a 15

a!3

a!2

a!2

all

a20

a50

a!5

12

11

14

12

11

10

9.9

9.9

9.9

8.9

7.0

6.7

6.7

11

7.3

6.2

-672 5.9

6.2

556

1,180.8

38.1

2,340

June

~80 165

a25

a20

20

18

20

17

14

13

14

a!3

all

all

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!3

13

18

19

18

18

20

14

17

15

13

13

13

-

681

22.7

1,350

July

12

174

~so 674

30

27

20

20

16

12

12

10

17

8.6

6.7

5.3

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.3

1

I

I a2.0

J

<|

I a3.0

[

J

1,135

36.6

2,250

Aug.

 34.0

(*)

8.6

3.5

16

47

180

111

15

10

9.2

8.9

568

a20

a!2

all

alO

a9.0

a9.0

a8.0

a7.0

6.2

5.6

3.5

1,114.5

36.0

2,210

Sept.

3.3

2.7

2.7

2.7

5.0

4.2

2.1

275

28

7.6

4.7

36

6.7

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.3

6.2

5.3

5.6

4.4

2.9

3.8

4.0

-

186.1

6.20

369

Calendar year 1950: Max 900 Min - Mean 9.76 Ac-ft 7,080

Water year 1950-51: Max 674 Min o.l Mean IB. 5 Ac-ft 13,350
32 BOYER RIVER BASIN

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa

Location.-Lat 41°38', long. 95°47', in NWj sec. 19, T. 79 N. , R. 42 W on downstream

 handrail of highway bridge 300 ft downstream from Illinois Central Railroad bridge at 

Logan, 10.5 mil^s upstream from Willow Creek and 16 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--810 sq ml.

Records available.--Hay 1918 to Julj 1925, November 1937 to September 1951.

Gage --Wire-weight gage read once daily at present site since Nov. 4, 1937. Since Oct

 122 1946 supplementary water-stage recorder which operates above 4.8 ft gage height. 

Datum of'gage is 1,009.38 ft above mean sea level (Chi-cago & North Western Railway 

benchmark) May 25, 1918, to Apr. 16, 1925, chain gage at same site and datum. Apr. 

17 to July 1, 1925, chain gage at site 300 ft downstream at present datum.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 23,000 cfs Mar. 28; maximum gage height, 20.12 

 ft Mar. 26; minimum daily discharge, 13 cfs Feb. 5-10. .

1918-25 1937-51: Maximum discharge, that of Mar. 28, 1951; maximum gage height, 

20.7 ft Mar. 3, 1949 (backwater from ice); no flow Sept. 27-29, 1918.

Riting tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second;

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 3, Mar. 27, 28, Mar. 31 to 

Apr. 11, Apr. 31, June 11-16, July 5-20)

1.9

2.0 

2.3 

2.6

30

34

58

103

Oct. 1 to Mar. 28

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

6.0

180

315

490

1,420

9.0

12.0

16.0

20.0

3,500

6,500

11,800

18,800

Mar. 28 to Sept. 30 

2.8 300 9.0 4,100 

4.0 720 12.0 7,450 

6.0 1,770 15.0 12,200

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28.

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

74

937 264

116

96

94

93

82

*66

62

62

58

59

55

53

51

50

48

45

15.

46

50

49

50

49

48

47

47

46

46

45

2,931

94.5

0.117

0.13

5,810

Nov.

46

48

50

61

53

46

46

47

43

40

32

*42

32

32

37

40

46

47

49

50

50

51

43

45

44

39

39

40

40

47

-

1,325

44.2

0.055

0.06

2,630

Dec.

49

48

48

48

48

47

46

45

44

43

*43

42

41

40

39

38

37

36

35

34

33

33

32

31

30

30

29

28

27

27

_26

1,177

38.0

0.047

0.05

2,330

Jan.

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

*20

20

20

20

20

20

19

19

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

16

16

16

15

15

15

598

19.3

0.024

0.03

1,190

Feb.

14

14

14

14

JL3_

13

13

13

*13

13

14

100

500

100

90

80

70

100

500

480

470

450

430

400

1,000

2,760

650

912

_

-

-

9,240

330

0.407

0.42

18,330

Mar.

984

188

230

392

385

830

322

86

80

80

57

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

60

60

70

80

100

200

1,070

6,240

14,400

17,600

7 780

2^530

1,120

55,294

1,784

2.20

2.54

109,700

Apr.

680

*700

1,020

1,090

990

922

832

620

483

469

472

405

318

390

480

420

348

342

324

312

427

360

408

452

1,090

*832

855

922

1,260

*5,420

-

23,643

788

0.973

1.09

46,900

May

10, 700

2,980

2,030

1,530

1,300

1,120

922

878

922

*1,060

1,020

810

680

810

1,090

810

640

620

560

525

525

490

469

441

434

434

390

354

366

360

4,340

39,610

1,278

1.58

1.82

78,570

June

5,550

4,320

1,710

1,360

1,090

968

2,050

1,710

1,330

1,140

1,040

1,020

*700

640

765

810

1,560

6.180

3,510

3,160

1,770

1,360

1,160

1,770

1,040

1,530

1,220

990

810

660

-

52,923

1,764

2.18

2.43

105,000

July

640

1,980

U.700

T,170

1,380

1,060

900

742

*620

580

560

580

720

788

525

490

472

846

508

640

1,120

742

680

469

438

424

417

405

399

369

354

33,718

1,088

1.34

1.55

66,880

Aug.

342

330

1,2675

700

560

*508

560

366

372

430

434

430

1,640

*6,750

5,230

2,900

5,920

1,960

1,410

5,320

2,750

1,650

1,140

968

855

810

788

990

1,390

1,140

810

50,713

1,636

2.02

2.33

100,600

Sept.

680

660

640-

560

560

542

*469

455

3,220

1,360

1,060

2,180

1,190

1,190

680

640

640

640

580

560

542

525

525

480

490

486

444

427

411

4T4

-

23,250

775

0.957

1.07

46,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,100 Min 8 Mean 312 Cfsm 0.385 In. 5.22 Ac-ft 225,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,600 Min 13 Mean 807 Cfsm 0.996 In. 13.52 Ac-ft 584,100

7.86 ft ; July 3 (4 a.m.) 23.000 cfs (20.00 ft ; Aug. 14 (B a.m.) 13,500 cfs (15.7 ft); Aug. 17 

10 a.m. 10,500 cfs (14.0 ft); Aug. 20 (5 a.m. 6,930 cfs (ll.6 ft); Sept. 9 (4 p.m.) 10,800 cfs 

14.2 ft ; Sept. 12 (about 12 m.) 6,200 cfs (about 11.0 ft).

Mar. 28 (4 p.m.) 23,000 

,400 cfs (16.16 ft); June

.e 24 (3 a.m.) 3,120 cfs 

fs (15.7 ft); Aug. 17

-- Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec 4 to Feb. 25, Mar. 12-24.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Omaha, Nebr.

33

Location. Lat 41°15'40", long. 95°55'15", in sec. 23, T. 15 N., R. 13 E., sixth principal 

meridian., on downstream side of left main span pier of Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge in Omaha.

Drainage area.--322,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1928 to September 1951. April 1872 to December 1899 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the Missouri River Commission and since January 1875 (gage 

heights only) in reports of the United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 958.24 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 10, 1872, to Sept. 1, 1928, staff, cable, and chain gages at several sites 

within 0.6 mile of present site not more than 0.43 ft below present datum. Sept. 1, 

1928, to Nov. 30, 1929, chain gage attached to Illinois Central Railroad bridge 2 miles 

upstream at datum 2.97 ft higher. Dec. 1, 1929, to May 26, 1930, chain gage and May 27, 

1930, to Oct. 18, 1931, Canfield gage at present site and datum. Oct. 19, 1931, to 

Sept. 30, 1936, water-stage recorder 0.4 mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--23 years, 28,760 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 152,000'cfs Apr. 11 (gage height, 18.20 ft); 

minimum, 4,650 cfs Dec. 8 (gage height, -0.72 ft).

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 200,000 cfs Apr. 12, 1943; maximum gage height, 22.45 

ft Apr. 13, 1943; minimum discharge, about 2,200 cfs Jan. 6, 1937; minimum gage height 

observed, -1.7 ft Dec. 27, 1949.

Maximum stage known, 24.65 ft, present datum, Apr. 25, 1881 (ice jam).

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

regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. Discharge measurements generally made every fifth 

day March to November and every tenth day December to February.

Revisions. W 761: Drainage area. Corrected figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second. for three days in water year 1950, superseding those published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1176, are given herewith:

Oct. 19....... 31,400

Aug. 22....... 39,000

Sept.28....... 41,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36,800

40,700

41.800

g4O,400

g36,500

K52.700

g33,400

33,400

33,000

33,400

33,700

34,400

35,400

36,500

36,800

36,800

35,400

34,400

34,800

33,700

33,700

34,400

33,400

33,400

33,700

33,700

34,800

35,400

36,200

36,500

36,200

4:1,095.4

35,340

*2,175

Nov.

37,200

37,900

39,300

38,600

37,900

38,200

37,600

38,600

39,600

39,000

38,600

40,000

42,100

42 , 400

42,100

42,100

39,600

37,200

34,400

32,400

30,900

30,000

g28,500

g!4,000

S7,040

g7,590

9,280

10,400

10,100

9,560

-

932,170

31,070

4:1,849

Dee.

9,280

g8,480

7,480

7,480

7,370

g6,000

g5,030

K4.740

g4,840

g5,320

g5,800

g5,900

6,300

6,930

7,700

8,220

8,870

9,420

10,100

11,400

13,800

16,400

18,300

19,500

20,600

21,300

21.800

21,800

21,100

20,400

19,700

361,360

11,660

716,700

Jan.

19,900

18,300

17,900

17,600

18,100

18,600

19,500

19,900

20,200

20 , 400

20,600

20 . 800

20,400

20,200

19,700

19,700

19,500

19,200

18,600

18,100

18,100

18,600

18,100

18,100

17,900

17,200

16,400

g!5,400

14,800

14.600

14,800

571,200

18,430

4:1,133

Feb.

14,800

14,800

14,600

14,800

14,600

14,600

14.400

14,800

15,600

15,800

15,800

15,800

16,400

17,000

17,200

16,200

15,400

15,200

16,000

16,800

16,600

16,600

17,200

17,900

19,900

24,200

21,500

24,800

-

-

-

469,300

16,760

930,800

Mar.

3O,9OO

21,100

19,900

19,500

18,300

19,700

19,200

17,600

16,400

16,600

17,000

15,200

15.200

13,600

15,400

16,400

17,400

18,600

18,800

19,500

19,700

19,700

20,400

21,300

25,200

35,400

96,900

113,000

107,000

88,600

71,600

983,100

31,710

4:1,950

Apr.

67,100

68,900

90,800

86,000

83,000

84,000

86,600

113,000

130,000

140,000

148,000

149,000

145,000

141,000

129,000

108,000

9 7 , 400

86,600

77,500

64,000

57,400

54, 600

53,800

52,600

52,600

52,600

53,400

56,600

59,900

67,100

-

4:2,655.5

88,520

*5,267

May

87.000

58,400

63,500

59,400

54,600

49 , 800

44,900

42,800

42 , 400

45,200

43,800

43,200

44,200

46,300

47,000

47,800

47,400

49,800

49,000

48,200

48,600

46,600

44,600

43,500

44,900

45,600

44, 600

42,800

41,400

41,800

48,600

4:1,517.7

48,960

*5,010

June

55,000

60,400

58,200

68,900

 67,100

69,400

64, 400

63,500

66,600

73,000

75,200

80,000

72,000

65,300

58,600

56,600

54,200

62,600

62,200

82,500

83 , 500

68,400

57,800

62,200

57,800

60,800

67,600

87.000

86,600

79,500

-

4:2,026.9

67,560

4:4,020

July

70,200

68,900

101,000

85,500

82,500

78,500

76,600

70,200

63,000

61,700

59 , 900

58,600

57,400

57,000

57,000

55,800

52,600

52,200

49,000

47,400

49,400

51,800

49 , 400

45,600

43,800

43,200

43,500

43,500

41,800

40,400

59,500

4:1,796.7

57,960

4:3,564

Aug.

58,200

58,200

59,600

40,400

58,200

57,600

56,800

56,800

56,800

35 , 400

54,800

54.400

45 , 800

65,500

84,500

85,000

84,000

77,000

65,500

68,900

66,600

68,000

67,100

59,400

55,000

50,600

49,000

55,400

62,200

75,200

50,600

tl,678.5

54,140

*5,329

Sept.

49,400

47,800

46,600

45,600

44,600

48,200

58,600

57,800

60,400

69,400

75,600

77,000

78.000

74,800

75,400

66,600

59,400

55 , 800

50,200

48,600

47,800

46,300

45,600

45,600

45,200

45,600

44,600

41,000

59,500

58,600

"

*1,625.4

54,180

4:5,224

Calendar year 1950: Max 192,000 Min 4,740 Mean 39,130 Ac-ft 28,330,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 149,000 Min 4,740 Mean 43,050 Ac-ft 31,170,000

Peak discharge (base, 95,000 cfs).--Mar. 28 (7 p.m.) 116,000 cfs (15.67 ft); Apr. 11 (9 p.m.) 

152,000 cfs (18.20 ft); May 1 (1 p.m.) 96,900 cfs (11.90 ft); July 5 (12 m.) 115,000 cfs (14.78 ft). 

4: Expressed in thousands.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Feb. 7-20.
34 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Colorado Creek near Spicer, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°26', long. 106°30«, in SW£ sec. 33, T. 6 N., R. 81 W., on right bank 

200 ft up-stream from bridge on State Highway 14, 300 ft upstream from mouth, and 

3 miles southwest of Spicer.

Drainage area. 25.2 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 303 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Feb. 16, 17, Mar. 12-15.

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

which are fair. Small diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.2 

3.0 

5.8 

9.6

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

27

58

122

196

276

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

LJ.

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

*1.2

41.4

1.34

82

Nov.

1.2 

2.5

2.5

2.6

3.0

4.1

4.1

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.4

*3.4

3.5

3.7

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.1

-

106.4

3.55

211

Dec.

4.1 

4.1

4.2

4.2

*4.3

4.3

4.4

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.6

4.6

*4^7

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.7

4.1

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

133.2

4.30

264

Jan.

3.5 

3.3

3.6

3.8

*3.9

3.7

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.0

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.6

3.8

3.8

4.0

4, 1

4.1

3.5

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.0

105.2

3.39

209

Feb.

1.3 

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.1

i^o

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

-

-

-

40.3

1.44

80

Mar.

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.1

2.5

2.3

2.2

2.3

2.6

3.0

 47.0

1.52

93

Apr.

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.8

*4.1

4.3

5.2

5.6

5.4

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.8

7.6

9.2

11

13

15

20

21

18

21

29

28

29

27

40

50

42

-

444.4

14.8

881

May

36 

33

38

56

90

130

170

121

115

150

153

121

107

112

139

137

147

170

*185

207

196

199

204

199

196

207

231

*244

196

196

4,647

150

9,220

June

215 

154

119

99

99

*107

119 

136

143

147

128

115

130

168

180

*199

228

244

225

218

244

228

198

168

153

153

144

133

119

111

-

4,824

161

9,570

/uiy

98 

94

*88

82

78

69 

*60

51

44

42

43

35

30

28

25

25

25

26

*21

19

18

26

17

14

12

12

11

11

10

8.8

8.5

1,131.3

36.5

2,240

Aug.

7.3 

8.8

9.2

11

8.8

7.7

11 

8.5

6.9

5.5

5.0

4.4

3.3

3.3

2.8

2.8

2.3

2.3

2.5

3.0

11

6.2

4.7

*5.5

6.9

6.2

4.1

3.6

4.1

6.6

6.2

181.5

5.85

360

Sept.

4.4 

3.3

2.8

2.6

2.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.1

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.7

*2 . 8

3.3

3.6

3.8

3.0

2.5

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.1

-

66.0

2.20

131

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 244 Mln 1.0 Mean 32.2 Ac-ft 23,340

-May 7 (7:30 p.m.) 290 cfs (3.58 ft); May 11 (8 p.m.) 262 cfs

cfs (3.56 ft); May 29 (1:30 a.m.) 303 cfs (3.66 ft); June 21 (5:30

Peak discharge (base, 260 cfs).- 

(3.41 ft); May 21 (9:30 p.m.) 286 c 

a.m.) 296 cfs (3.62 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day

2-4, 8-12, Jan. 30 to Feb. 19, Mar. 18-31,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 35

South Fork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°27', long. 106°00', in sec. 26, T. 6 N., R. 77 W. on left bank 2 miles 

upstream from Porcupine Creek, 5 miles southeast of Gould, and 9f miles east of Rand.

Drainage area.--10.2 sqmi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 231 cfs June 19 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Dec. 27, Jan. 2, 3, 6-8, Feb. 1, Mar. 12, 30, 31.

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

which o.re r^or. N" tftversior. above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 14, July 13, 14)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30 May 1 to Sept. 30

1.3 

2.4

).6 7.2

.7 9.1

.8 11

.9 14

0.1 1.6

.2 2.6

.3 4.0

.4 6.0

).6

1.0

1.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

Oct.

3.0

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.0

2. 8

2. 7

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.2

*2.2

29 ?.3

30 I 2.2

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

2.3

86.8

2.80

172

Nov.

2.4

Dec.

2.2

2.8 2.2

2.2

2.9

2.6

2.8

2,8

2.3

2.4

2.5

Jan. Feb.

1.7 1.6

1.6 1.7

1 Si 1.8

1. 7 2.0

±.7 2.1

*2.4 !- : 2,1

' 4

2.9 i 2.4

2.3! 1.4

 I.'' 1 2.1

1 . '' ? .2

Mar.

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

1 . i ' 2 . 3 2.1

?.<5 ?.b ] . : V 1.0

2 . =! 24, -[.I, 2.3 1.8

2.5 ?4! 1 7 ' 2,2 1.6

2.3 t.7,

2.5! 72

2.5 1 2.i

t.5 *2.1

1.7 2 '<- 1.8

; , a 2.2 : . 7

1.9! 2.3| *1.8

2.0' 2.3

*2.4| S.I 2.0| 2.3

2.4 2.2

2.5\ ?.l

2. Si 2.1

2.6 2.1

2.6 2.2

2.6 2.3

2.4 2.£

2.3 2.0

2.3 1.8

2.21 1.6

1.9 1.7

1.7

1.7

1.3 2.4 I. 7 

1,£ 2.4 1.8

*1 . 9 i 2.4 1.9

1.9: 2.3 1.9

J.lj 2.3 1.8

2 . 2 1 2 . 3 j l.o

2.3 2.3 1.9

2.4 2.£ 2.0

2.4 *2 , 1 1.9

2.3 21' 1.9

2.2 C.I 1.9

1.9 1.7 ? . 0 ' 1 . B

2.0 I.?! 1.3 - 1.6

74.7

2.49

148

1.6

66.9

2.16

133

1.7

58 . 2 60 . 9

1.88 2.18

115 121

1.6

57.6

1.B6

114

Apr.

1.7

1.7

*bl.8

bl.9

b2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.5 

4.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.9

5.3

5.9

6.5

7.4

9.0

11

ii125.0

4.17

248

May

15

14

13

15

18

22

28

*30

24

25

27

30

24

26

30

45

40

48 

54

*56

54

57

59

58

56

56

65

*78

85

74

as.

1,322

42.6

2,620

June

91

50

44

41

38

*38

*32

33

32

32

30

33

38

46

63

*95

*126

144 

142

155

138

107

86

87

102

109

103

103

92

94

-

2,324

77.5

4,610

July

92

96

*103

107

96

89

84

*72

67

62

59

59

55

*51

46

46

44

41 

*38

42

46

42

34

31

29

27

28

26

26

23

22

1,683

54.3

3,340

Aug.

21

22

K

25

22

18

21

18

15

13

11

10

9.5

8.8

. 8.5

7.4

7.0

H21

29

19

*14

11

11

9.2

7.8

8.0

8.5

15

9.8

444.5

14.3

882

Sept.

lil

7.0

6.2

5.6

5.6

5.0

4. ',

4.0

3.9

3.7

3.6

4.6

4.6

3.7

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.5 

3.2

*4.2

7.6

6.0

5.4

4.6

4.0

2.9

2.3

2.6

4.0

4.6

"

131.1

4.37

260

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 155 Min 1.6 Mean 17.6 Ac-ft 12,760

Peak discharge (base, 140 cfs).--May 31 (12 p.m.) 175 cfs (2.80 ft); June 19 (11:30 p.m.) 231 cfs 

(3.82 ft); June 25 (1Z p.m.) 155 cfs (3.36 ft); July 4 (10 p.m.) 158 cfs (3.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 1-27, Dec. 6 to Apr. 2, Apr. 6 to May 10 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Michigan River near Gould, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°33', long. 106°00', in NW£ sec. 23, T. 7 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 

2j miles northeast of Gould, 3-| miles upstream from mouth, and 19 miles southeast of 

Walden.

Drainage area.--19.5 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 148 cfs June 21 (gage height, 

daily, 2.2 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

ft); minimum

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

which are fair. One diversion above station for irrigation of hay meadows below 

station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 10 to May 12)

1.3 

1.5

2.2

3.8

6.5

14

2.3 

2.6

70

116

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.1

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.3

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.0

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

2.B

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.9

2.9

109.7

3.54

218

Nov.

3.2

b3.0

b2.9

3.6

3.2

3.5

3.5

b3.2

b2.9

b3.2

b3.3

b3.2

3.2

3.1

3.2

3.2

*3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

b3.2

b3.2

b3.3

b3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.4

-

97.7

3.26

194

Dec.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3_^

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.3

3.2

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

109.6

3.54

217

Jan.

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

*2.5

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.4

*3.5

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.1

2.8

2.7

2.5

2.2

88.6

2.86

176

Feb.

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.3

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.1

3.1

3.0

*3.0

2.8

2.7

-

-

-

82.6

2.95

164

Mar.

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.3

3.4

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.9

3.0

*3.2

3.3

3.1

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.2

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.1

2.9

3.2

94.9

3.06

188

Apr.

3.4

3.5

*b3.7

b3.9

b4.0

b3.9

b4.0

b4.0

b4.0

3.9

3.7

3.7

4.3

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.3

5.6

6.2

7 . 2

6.8

6.4

7.2

7.9

9.6

12

14

18

23

2±

-

217.2

7.24

431

May

20

18

17

5T

28

40

56

*49

36

37

51

57

44

34

50

74

64

62

58

58

54

55

58

70

60

62

72

*85

90

92

ii

1,666

53.7

3,300

June

105

85

70

56

52

47

*43

42

40

43

43

40

45

49

52

*63

79

90

90

92

108

103

94

79

74

73

69

64

58

54

-

2,002

66.7

3,970

July

S 52

49

*47

43

41

38

35

*33

31

30

28

26

24

*23

22

22

21

20

*18

18

22

19

16

16

15

14

14

14

13

12

13

789

25.5

1,560

Aug.

14

12

12

15

20

12

12

11

10

9.0

8.6

7.6

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.2

4.0

6.0

6.0

11

12

8.6

*7.2

7.2

6.5

6.4

5.6

6.0

6.0

8.2

6.0

278.5

8.98

552

Sept.

.2

.0

.8

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.8

.6

.4

.2

.5

.9

.0

.9

* .4

.8

.3

.0

.8

.4

.2

.0

.0

. 4

.5

"

137.0

4.57

272

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 108 Min 2.2 Mean 15.5 Ac-ft 11,240

Peak discharge (has

June 21 (10 p.m.) 148 cfs (z.BO ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1-29, Jan

during most of period); discharge estimated 01

and records for nearby stations.

100 cfs). --May 15 (6 p.m.) 138 cfs (2.74 ft); Ju 

fs (2.

e 1 (12 m. ) 116 cfs (2.£0

Apr. 2 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

s of 3 discharge measurements, weather records,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 37 

North Platte River near Northgate, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°57', long. 106°21', in sec. 11, T. 11 N., R. 80 W. , on right bank 50 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile downstream from bridge on 

State Highway 125, 6 miles south of Colorado-Wyoming State line, and 6 miles northwest 

of Northgate.

Drainage area.--1,440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May to November 1904 (published as "near Pinkhampton"), May 1915 to 

September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,806.98 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. May to November 1904 staff gage near present site at different datum. 

May 1, 1915, to Apr. 8, 1918, staff or chain gage and Apr. 9, 1918, to Sept. 18, 1933, 

water-stage recorder at bridge 50 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--36 years (1915-51), 459 cfs.

Extreme^.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs June 23 (gage height, 4.10 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Nov. 10.

1904, 1915-51: Maximum discharge, 6,720 cfs June 11, 1923, from rating curve extended above 4,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 8.80 ft Apr. 21, 1945 (ice jam); minimum 

daily discharge, 19 cfs July 19, 1934.

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

which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 54,000 acres of hay meadows above 

station. Transbasin diversions above station, see p.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 1-23)

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

65

115

245

495

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

930

1,510

2,860

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

99

107

122

118

115

110

104

107

107

107

104

102

99

93

96

96

96

*93

91

91

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

88

93

88

88

3,030

97.7

6,010

Nov.

91

96

99

104

110

110

120

110

*100

70

100

120

135

135

140

140

140

140

145

140

150

160

160

160

160

160

155

150

150

150

-

3,900

130

7,740

Dec.

150

140

160

145

135

140

145

160

175

170

*170

165

170

170

160

165

165

155

150

150

150

150

140

130

135

130

. 125

125

120

120

110

4,575

148

9,070

Jan.

100

100

100

100

100

95

92

92

92

95

90

85

80

80

82

82

78

*76

76

14

78

82

84

86

86

86

86

84

82

80

76

2,679

86.4

5,310

Feb.

72

74

78

84

90

90

*88

90

90

95

98

95

90

86

86

88

95

100

100

95

100

100

105

105

100

100

105

105

_

-

2,604

93.0

5,160

Mar.

100

95

98

100

105

110

115

125

130

130

125

130

135

140

135

135

*140

140

135

140

150

160

185

175

185

190

220

210

200

210

250

4,578

148

9,080

Apr.

220

225

240

250

270

300

380

460

470

450

*440

440

480

600

600

640

731

749

9OO

1,050

,130

,010

,010

,220

.280

,170

,1OO

963

,O2O

,100

-

20,898

697

41,450

May

985

785

686

659

668

785

996

1,010

1,020

*1,010

840

749

794

91O

910

704

758

920

941

941

1,130

1,370

,350

,330

,330

,230

,140

,200

,330

,550

.600

31,631

1,020

62,740

June

1,760

2,300

2,260

1,870

1,350

, 1,050

*850

794

870

1,120

1,550

1,510

1,260

1,200

1,310

1,340

1,490

1,760

2,04O

2,270

*2,550

2,760

2.9OO

2,710

2,190

1,700

1,550

1,440

1,380

1,320

-

50,454

1,682

100,100

July

,250

,140

,080

,030

,010

974

*930

880

785

731

758

758

758

713

704

659

704

*758

686

650

659

840

1,030

840

695

610

594

634

695

562

510

24,627

794

48,850

Aug.

525

610

650

618

610

602

548

548

502

446

399

360

318

289

267

250

230

215

210

230

342

392

330

*348

354

312

272

235

225

240

284

11,811

381

23,430

Sept.

284

250

215

200

182

164

150

140

136

132

126

122

132

126

115

112

104

107

*107

112

110

122

122

118

112

102

96

93

96

99

-

4,086

136

8,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,930 Min 70 Mean 330 Ac-ft 238,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,900 Min 70 Mean 452 Ac-ft 327,000

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 efs). June 2 (11 p.m.) 2,360 cfs (3.64 ft); June 11 (11 p.m.) 1,640 

cfs (3.10 ft); June 23 (1 p.m.) 2.94O cfs (4.1O ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 6 to Apr. 16 (no gage-height record Nov. 

10-13, Jan. 3O to Feb. 6; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station at 

Saratoga, Wyo.).
38 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Douglas Creek near Foxpark, Wyo.

Loeatlpn.--I.at 41°04'45", long. 106°18'40", in Si sec. 19, T. 13 H., R. 79 W. , on left 

bank 600 ft downstream from Beaver Creek and 8^ miles west of Foxpark.

Drainage area.--121 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,200 ft. (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 91.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge recorded during year, 1,400 eft, May 28 (gage height, 4.38 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 900 cfs; minimum not determined, occurred during period 

of no gage-height record.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 28, 1951; minimum not determined, occurred 

during period of no gage-height record.

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

which are poor. No diversion for irrigation above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

150

330

540

1,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

2825"

19

16

16

16

19

18

16

15

14

13

13

13

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

13

13

453

14.6

899

Hov.

12

13

13

12

13

14

14

13

*12

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

-

413

13.8

819

Dec.

13

403

13

799

Jan.

12

372

12

738

Feb.

11

-

-

-

308

11

611

Mar.

11

341

11

676

Apr.

1212"

13

*b!3

b!3

b!3

12

12

12

13

14

14

15

17

16

18

17

20

23

28

27

27

31

41

41

46

56

70

78

72

-

796

26.5

1,580

May

70

62

80

100

160

160

170

190

220

240

260

300

350

410

400

615

715

750

*838

910

994

980

,080

,110

,080

,010

,040

.160

,130

,020

980

18,584

599

36,860

June

892

685

575

531

477

454

442

446

464

477

508

454

459

450

464

486

*486

464

422

378

*358

326

306

250

236

215

100

174

156

148

-

12,373

412

24,540

July

125

114

102

91

80

73

*66

59

53

53

59

58

46

40

37

38

39

*37

32

29

38

49

32

25

24

23

26

53

33

25

24

1,583

51.1

3,140

Aug.

22

23

27

32

54,

23

20

24

20

17

15

14

12

12

11

11

10

9.5

10

14

20

19

*17

27

26

18

13

12

14

28

16

570.5

18.4

1,130

Sept.

12

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.7

7.7

8.0

11

11

9.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

10

*10

14

14

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

9.0

10

10

-

294.9

9.83

585

Calendar year 1950: Max 921 Mln - Mean 84.9 Ac-ft 61,450

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,160 Mln - Mean 100 Ac-ft 72,380

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--May 28 (8 p.m.) 1,400 cfs (4.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Hote.--No gage-height record Hov. 3 to Apr. 3, Apr. 7 to May 15 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 39

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°18 I , long. 10r,°43', in NW£ sec. 3, T. 15 N., R. 83 W. , on left bank half 

a mile upstream from mouth and 8 miles northeast of Encampment.

Drainage area . 260 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,970 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge.--10 years (1940-41, 1942-51), 252 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,290 cfs May 29 (gage height, 6.40 ft); minimum 

daily, 28 cfs Sept. 30.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 4,510 cfs June 1, 1943 (gage height, 8.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,400 cfs; minimum daily, 5.2 cfs Aug. 15, 16, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, or no gage-height recor37 which are fair. Water rights totaling about 165 cfs (priorities 1879 to 1923) for 

irrigation of about 11,900 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Five small reservoi-s above station (total adjudication, 415 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

1.6 

1.9 

Z.I

36

78

118

1.5 

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

28

50

103

340

4.0 

5.0

6.4

680

1,220

2,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

Oct.

88

114

,101

93

88

80

80

78

80

76

75

73

*70

70

59

59

61

59

59

59

59

59

59

59

55_

56

27 62

28 70

29 72

30 68

31 64

Totall 2,205

Mean 71.1

Ac-fti 4,370

Nov.

64

68

64

72

72

73

75

76

67

48

55

64

*70

72

72

70

70

70

76

72

82

82

82

76

75

73

72

72

70

73

-

2,127

70.9

4,220

Dec.

72

66

72

68

64

64

68

72

78

78

*78

78

76

76

78

78

78

74

72

72

74

74

70

68

66

68

68

68

68

66

§2.

2,214

71.4

4,390

Jan.

60

60

60

62

62

62

60

60

62

62

58

58

58

58

60

64

62

62

*64

62

60

60

62

64

64

64

62

62

56

54

52.

1,876

60.5

3,720

Feb.

48

46

48

50

56

58

*56

56

56

56

60

58

56

54

54

54

56

58

56

52

54

56

54

56

54

52

54

52

_

-

-

1,520

54.3

3,010

Mar.

52

52

50

52

54

54

56

58

61

63

61

60

58

60

58

58

*74

78

76

70

64

70

66

60

66

70

75

68

61

68

70

1,943

62.7

3,850

Apr.

63

60

66

75

73

73

71

75

73

*71

63

63

68

80

82

73

82

88

97

121

125

111

127

170

177

188

181

184

217

214

-

3,211

107

6,370

May

190

166

155

159

195

278

340

424

460

451

451

553

640

608

580

705

915

925

,030

,170

,200

,150

,420

,570

* ,640

,630

,630

,780

,090

,940

,970

28,415

917

56,360

June

1,890

1,410

1,110

925

835

855

890

920

930

1,020

 1,110

, 945

970

1,030

1,100

1,290

,460

,520

,430

,400

* ,340

,320

,160

,040

,020

1,050

965

885

850

800

-

33,470

1,116

66,390

July

700

660

608

572

550

469

427

385

337

305

295

275

236

207

205

222

217

*214

170

162

200

255

173

162

127

119

144

179

142

109

105

8,929

288

17,710

Aug.

109

115

105

150

110

105

100

92

88

88

80

70

62

58

52

48

46~55

58

66

*70

68

70

75

88

82

70

60

64

82

75

2,456

79.2

4,870

Sept.

60

52

48

45

45

40

35

34

33

33

34

37

39

39

36

36

37

40

*42

44

44

45

46

48

39

32

33

34

37

28

1,195

39.8

2,370

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,190 Mln 15 Mean 275 Ac-ft 199,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,090 Mln 28 Mean 245 Ac-ft 177,600

Peak discharge (base, 1,700 cfs).--May 29 (5:30 p.m.) 2,290 cfs (6.40 ft); June 18 (4 a.m.) 1,710 

cfs (5.70 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 12-14, 16, Dec. 1 to Mar. 8, Mar. 12, 17- 

20, 23. No gage-height record Jan. 23 to Feb. 6 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

period), Aug. 4-20; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recorded range in stage, and 

records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Saratoga, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°27', long. 106°49', in sec. 14, T. 17 N., R. 84 W., on left bank 1,000 

ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 130 in Saratoga, and 1 mile downstream from 

Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--8,880 sqmi, approximately.

Records available . June 1903 to October 1906, April to December 1909, April 1911 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recarder. Datum of gage is 6,772.69 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Prior to Apr. 27, 1911, staff gage at site 250 ft downstream at different datum.

Apr. 27, 1911, to Nov. 1, 1930, chain gage at bridge 35 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--44 years (1903-6, 1910-51), 1,203 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,320 cfs May 31 (gage height, 7.57 ft); minimum 

daily, 214 cfs Nov. 10.

1903-6, 1909, 1911-51: Maximum discharge, 18,000 cfs June 8, 1909 (gage height, 

11.06 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum daily, 

38 cfs July 18-20, 1934.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 156,000 acres above station. 

Transbasin diversions above station (see p. 175).

Revisions.--W 406: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Nov. 12

190

280

450

Nov. 13 to Sept. 30

3.8 

4.0 

4.4 

5.0

205

300

585

1,220

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

380

418

418

411

398

380

374

368

374

374

368

*358

352

341

330

330

330

330

320

315

310

310

310

310

505

305

305

325

325

325

320

10,719

346

21,260

Nov.

315

330

330

330

358

363

374

385

341

214

230

320

*395

402

409

380

388

395

423

381

465

451

493

465

486

465

444

430

416

437

-

11,615

387

23,040

Dec.

437

360

472

409

360

330

350

390

430

435

*420

420

420

410

410

420

420

410

390

380

380

380

360

340

340

350

335

330

325

320

515

11,848

382

23,500

Jan.

300

285

290

300

300

300

285

295

300

290

280

270

270

275

290

300

280

*290

290

270

270

285

300

310

305

300

295

290

265

265

250

8,895

287

17,640

Feb.

225

225

255

290

345

*340

330

350

335

330

360

325

300

305

315

320

330

335

330

300

330

340

310

335

310

3^0

*310

305

_

_

-

3,785

314

17,420

Mar.

290

295

270

290

290

285

Z95

324

324

374

350

330

348

360

348

367

*360

350

330

340

360

400

470

450

465

486

542

49T

451

479

500

11,616

375

23,040

Apr.

465

500

560

652

700

760

902

935

935

913

*642

576

594

780

891

891

990

,010

,180

,420

,530

,440

,320

,610

1,840

1,790

1,710

1,560

1,630

1,740

-

32,466

1,082

65,400

May

1,630

1,350

1,170

1,110

1,210

1,520

1,800

2,180

2,180

2,100

1,980

2,100

2,260

2,320

2,300

2,560

3,000

3, 180

3,540

3,760

4,250

4,280

4,890

5,180

*5,390

5,270

5,180

5,780

6,560

6,650

6.860

103,540

3,340

205,400

June

6^950

6,65C

5,840

5,030

4,170

3,510

3,240

3,180

5,130

3,490

4,430

*4,250

3,860

3,840

4,020

4,560

5,210

5,630

5, 840

6,140

*6,110

6,470

6,290

5,960

5,450

4,830

4,300

3,970

3,710

3,510

-

143,570

4,786

284,800

July

5,220

3,000

2,700

2,540

2,380

2,180

2,040

1,870

1,710

1,530

1,480

1,480

1,380

1,300

1,220

1,210

1,170

1,230

*1,200

1,100

1,180

1,410

1,480

1,470

1,200

1.070

1,010

1,110

1,200

1,080

955

49,085

1,583

97,360

Aug.

891

913

1,030

1,110

1,070

1,020

935

870

870

800

710

652

594

52G

493

479

444

416

388

402

*444

534

623

604

623

604

517

444

430

. 451

486

20,373

657

40,410

Sept.

479

451

409

360

348

330

306

285

270

265

260

265

275

285

280

2C5

265

205

*250

260

265

275

285

285

265

246

236

232

228

228

-

8,728

291

17,310

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,870 Mln 180 Mean 1,115 Ac-I't 807,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,950 Min 214 Mean 1,154 Ac-ft 835,600

Peak discharge (base. 5,100 cfs).--May 31 (9 a.m.) 7,320 cfs (7.57 ft); June 22 (6 a.m.) 6,7 

(7.38 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 16, Dec. 5 to Mar. 6, Mar. 11, 12, 17-20, 22- 

25.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 41 

North Platte River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°52', long. 107°03', in sec. 24, T. 22 N., R. 86 W., on left bank 8 miles 

northeast of Sinclair and 14 miles upstream from high-water line of Seminoe Reservoir.

Drainage area.--4 ,320 sq mi , approximately.

Records available.--July 1939 to September 1951. Prior to October 1943, published as "near 

Parco."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--12 years, 1,078 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 7,260 cfs May 31 (gage he'ight, 6.41 ft); minimum 

daily, 210 cfs Nov. 10.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs June 3, 1943 (gage height, 8.45 ft); minimum 

daily, 70 cfs Sept. 17, 1944.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 159,000 acres above station. 

Transbasin diversions above station (see p.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.8 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

175

295

700

1,190

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

6.2

1,940

2,600

4,480

6,840

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

418

450

474

482

47?

442

418

410

402

402

394

*386

378

370

370

355

348

348

348

348

332

332

340

340

332

332

325

325

340

348

355

11,718

378

23,240

Nov.

348

340

355

370

348

386

402

442

426

a210

a250

a310

a390

*470

480

450

450

470

460

450

480

490

500

510

510

510

480

480

460

480

-

12,707

424

25,200

Dec.

480

420

426

332

370

a410

a380

440

480

*520

460

470

470

460

460

460

460

440

420

420

430

420

400

380

370

380

370

360

350

350

340

12,928

417

25,640

Jan.

330

320

320

330

330

330

320

330

330

540

320

300

300

*510

320

320

310

310

310

310

310

330

340

340

340

330

320

300

280

270

260

9,810

316

19,460

Feb.

240

230

250

280

310

*340

350

360

370

360

380

370

350

350

350

350

350

360

350

 330

350

360

350

340

360

320

320

320

_

_

-

9,350

334

18,550

Mar.

310

310

290

300

300

300

320

330

350

370

380

360

360

370

370

 370

360

*370

370

370

400

450

500

500

500

540

600

580

530

554

594

21,608

407

25,010

Apr.

594

554

586

664

772

830

900

1,020

1,060

1,020

990

*790

673

691

870

990

,000

,070

,090

,320

,540

,570

,440

,410

,750

,850

,740

,660

,570

,660

-

35,654

1,122

66,750

May

1,680

1,540

1,520

1,190

1,170

1,510

1,650

1,880

2,150

2,080

2,040

1,990

2,100

2,260

2,520

2,510

2,670

2,960

5,210

5,440

5,760

4,140

4,400

*4,820

5,050

5,150

4,990

5,220

6,060

6,680

6,660

98,120

5,165

194,600

June

6,800

6,720

6,200

5,440

4,560

5,720

5,280

5,070

5,020

5,060

5,850

*4,270

5,850

5,640

5,700

4,020

4,610

5,110

5,440

5,600

5,760

*6,100

6,040

5,920

5,580

4,820

4,180

5,800

5,510

5,400

-

158,870

4,629

275,400

July

.150

,910

,620

,570

,260

,120

,960

,840

,710

,580

,500

,480

,450

,540

,250

,180

,170

,200

* ,200

,160

,120

,260

,430

,530

,370

,170

,060

,040

,180

,190

,060

48,800

1,574

96,790

Aug.

950

910

970

1.140

1,140

1,070

1,020

950

870

860

772

700

657

594

546

498

474

442

426

*402

418

458

554

619

610

610

578

506

442

442

458

21,046

679

41,740

Sept.

498

498

482

418

570

555

552

295

269

250

245

256

250

245

245

262

245

' *245

245

245

250

256

269

276

282

262

243

250

224

219

-

8,707

290

17,270

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,940 Mln 154 Mean 1,179 Ac-ft 853,800

Water iuci year jcai 1950-51: j.j*ju-jj.: Max pieiA 6,800 o, auu Mln 110.11 210 £iu Mean i"iecui 1,146 1,140 Ac-ft AC 11> 829,600 acy,ouu

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs).--May 51 (12 p.m.) 7,260 cfs (6.41 ft); June 22 (9 p.m.) 6,440 cfs 

(6.00 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note.- -Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 14 to Dec. 2, Dec. 8 to Mar. 29 (no gageheight record Jan. 29 to Feb. 2).
4^ PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at Arlington, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°35', long. 106°13', in sec. 25, T. 19 N. , R. 79 W., on left bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Overland Creek, and 1 mile 

southwest of Arlington.

Drainage area.--70 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1911 to September 1918, September 1939 to September 1951. No 

winter records 1912-13, 1942-47.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 19, 1913, staff gage and Apr. 19, 1913, to 

Jan. 11, 1916, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. Jan. 

12, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1918, water-stage recorder at site 40 ft upstream from present 

site at present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,020 cfs May 28 (gage height, 3.90 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.4 cfs Feb. 1.

1911-18, 1939-51: Maximum discharge observed, 1,450 cfs June 7, 1911 (gage height, 

3.9 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,000 cfs; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 5, 6, 1915.

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

which are fair.

Water rights totaling 69.7 cfs (priorities 1890 to 1944) for irrigation of about 

4,880 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. King Canyon Canal 

diverts water from right bank 300 ft above station. Discharge measurements of King 

Canyon Canal during water year 1951 are given in the following table:

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.8 

.9 

1.1 

1.3 

1.6

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

162

310

535

1,080

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

26

24

23

21

20

19

22

27

22

19

17

17

16

*16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

17

15

14

541

17.5

1,070

Nov.

13

12

12

bll

blO

b!4

14

11

7.9

a9 .0

a!2

*b!6

b!6

b!6

14

15

14

14

14

15

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

405.9

13.5

805

Dec.

14

b!3

blO

b!2

b9.0

b!2

b!4

14

14

14

14

*13

13

13

12

12

12

b!2

b!2

12

bll

bll

b!2

12

12

11

blO

bll

bll

12

11

375.0

12.1

744

Jan.

11

10

11

11

It

11

12

12

11

12

12

11

11

12

*12

10

10

10

10

10

12

12

12

12

11

10

10

10

a8.8

a8.8

aB.4

336.0

10.8

666

Feb.

a7.4

b9.2

bll

bll

bll

b!2

12

12

11

10

11

10

*blO

b9.4

b9.4

12

11

11

10

1C

10

10

10

10

blO

b9.6

9.6

9.6

_

-

289.2

10.3

574

Mar.

9.3

9.6

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

a8.8

a9.6

alO

alO

all

all

*a!2

12

10

10

blO

blO

10

10

bll

bll

blO

b!2

11

9.6

314.2

10.1

623

Apr.

10

10

11

11

11

11

10

10

no

11

12

11

12

13

12

14

12

14

16

18

17

17

19

21

21

24

24

29

35

32

-

478

15.9

948

May

26

26

23

27

34

39

40

44

44

40

46

58

64

67

72

103

132

138

167

212

*230

233

283

382

413

476

580

746

801

735

730

7,011

226

13,910

June

595

404

296

227

199

194

215

249

233

*239

239

269

400

458

525

665

710

700

*675

535

467

440

377

330

390

395

390

372

318

283

-

11,789

393

23,380

July

249

252

256

256

233

245

233

202

167

151

140

138

112

97

92

87

*85

80

72

72

96

80

62

54

49

49

51

66

66

49

45.

3,884

125

7,700

Aug.

38

37

40

55

43

36

32

31

29

27

30

30

29

27

26

24

23

23 '23

25

27

25

24

27

*28

24

22

20

20

27

23

895

28.9

1,780

Sept.

20

23

21

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

14

19

19

17

16

14

14

14

15

14

15

*14

14

14

12.

12

12

12

12

12

-

462

15.4

916

Calendar year 1950: Max 867 Mln 6.0 Mean 72.9 Ac-art 52,790

Water year 1950-51: Max 801 Mln 7.4 Mean 73.4 Ac-ft 53,120

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby s^a 

tions.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 43

Rock Creek below Rock River, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°46', long. 105°56', in SW£ sec. 22, T. 21 N., R. 76 W. , on left bank 

half a mile upstream from Johnson ditch and 4.5 miles northeast of Rock River.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available. September 1940 to September 1942, May to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 552 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.34 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.6 cfs Sept. 27.

1940-42, 1951: Maximum discharge, 1,130 cfs June 13, 1942 (gage height, 6.42 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 370 cfs; no flow Sept. 1-10, 13-17, 1942.

Remarks. Records good. Water rights totaling about 454 cfs (priorities 1878 to 1944) for 

irrigation of about 32,000 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Several small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, about 3,350 acre-ft per 

year) for irrigation.

Rating table, May 21 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21-25)

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4 

2.6

2.5 

4.7

7.5

11.5

24

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

62

125

205

450

750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan.

i

Feb. Mar. Apr. May

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

*23

27

23

16

18

34

66

114

182

295

310

_

-

-

June

380

519

375

201

143

90

70

62

62

68

78

106

96

90

128

140

230

362

*352

342

362

375

288

207

155

128

118

106

106

161

-

5,900

197

11,700

July

164

130

92

75

65

54

51

46

43

51

72

93

78

53

43

38

*47

49

35

27

31

36

30

25

22

19

18

20

44

30

26

1,607

51.8

3,190

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Aug.

24

24

38

80

30

22

21

17

16

14

13

12

10

8.7

7.9

7.5

6.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

7.9

9.5

7.9

7.2

*8.3

6.4

5.0

4.0

4.3

12

9.9

448.6

14.5

890

Sept.

8.3

9.1

14

20

16

13

12

8.7

5.3

5.0

6.1

5.5

7.2

6.1

6.4

6.4

5.0

4.7

5.3

5.0

4.3

*6.1

6.7

5.5

5.0

4.3

3.6

4.3

5.0

5.0

-

218.9

7.30

434

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 7OO cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo.

Location (revised) . Lat 42°00'35", long. 106°30'45", in SW^NW^ sec. 34, T. 24 N. , R. 81 

W. , on left bank 15 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Troublesome Creek, 9 miles upstream from high-water line of Seminoe Reservoir, and 10 miles 

north of Hanna .

Drainage area. 2,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --July 1939 to September 1951.

^Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,415.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. --12 years, 177 ofs.

year, 1,130 cfs June 3 (gage height, 2.61 ft); maxi- 

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 16 cfs

Extremes. Maximum discharge durin 

mum gage height, 3.27 ft Mar. 2 

Sept. 27.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 6,590 cfs Mar. 29, 1943 (gage height, 5.23 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,900 ofs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 2 cfs 

Aug. 22, 23, 1939.

Remarks .--Records excellent above 60 cfs and good below except those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Water rights totaling about 1,280 ofs 

(priorities 1866 to 1944), for irrigation of about 91,800 acres, adjudicated by Wyomirg 

for diversion above station. Many small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 

6,130 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Revisions . W 1086: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.7 1.4 142

340

640

1,250

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

79

83

77

64

66

66

59

59

60

55

48

*52

52

52

52

52

50

48

48

47

47

47

45

44

44

44

45

48

47

48

50

1,678

54.1

3,330

Nov.

52

55

52

59

J52

60

60

58

46

33

41

46

*49

54

51

48

50

54

58

56

60

62

62

59

56

54

52

50

42

43

-

1,584

52.8

3,140

Dec.

50

44

42

40

38

36

40

43

46

*47

48

49

49

46

45

45

46

44

45

46

45

44

43

40

44

39

36

35

34

34

35

1,318

42.5

2,610

Jan.

33

31

31

33

33

32

29

29

31

28

27

28

28

*27

29

31

30

30

31

30

26

29

31

33

34

34

35

35

30

27

27

942

30.4

1,870

Feb.

24

27

29

30

33

34

*35

36

36

38

40

37

37

34

36

38

39

40

41

38

40

41

41

45

42

43

43

42

_

_

-

1,039

37.1

2,060

Mar.

41

39

18

40

42

46

46

48

52

56

62

60

58

62

66

70

68

*70

74

76

82

90

94

96

130

240

216

135

146

184

176

2,703

87.2

5,360

Apr.

176

155

167

189

193

240

235

221

216

*212

184

159

139

155

142

150

189

184

171

171

235

292

265

240

240

280

280

275

270

310

-

6,335

211

12,570

May

370

394

316

245

230

216

250

364

334

358

382

352

340

376

407

407

382

518

586

559

586

640

613

526

*534

550

526

494

494

568

695

13,612

439

27,000

June

822

942

1,070

966

930

750

486

382

322

286

260

*245

260

255

270

340

414

534

739

798

822

*810

822

822

728

542

463

428

388

382

-

17,278

576

34,270

July

388

414

394

346

280

245

212

184

155

135

118

106

111

150

176

150

125

115

*108

108

122

122

115

135

135

115

98

88

98

142

202

5,392

174

10,690

Aug.

414

340

245

167

128

128

171

125

98

86

77

70

62

59

55

47

41

38

35

*32

32

31

35

40

30

29

30

29

28

28

2_6_

2,756

88.9

5,470

Sept.

29

31

33

31

3?

35

31

26

31

±1

35

31

29

25

23

21

19

*19

20

21

20

21

21

20

19

17

16

17

18

19

-

749

25.0

1,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,040 Mln 12 Mean 156 Ae-ft 113,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,070 Mln 16 Mean 152 Ac-ft 109,900

Peak discharge (base, 1.100 cfs). June 3 (4 a.m.) 1,130 cfs (2.61 ft).

charge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Mar 

Dec. 6 to Feb. 19; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge 

records for nearby stations).

26 (no gage-height record Nov. 9-]2, 

sasurements, weather records, and
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 45

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo.

Location. La t 42°09' , long. 106°53', in sec. 8, T. 25 N., R. 84 W., at dam on North Platte

River b miles upstream from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir and 9 miles

(corrected) southwest of Leo. 

Drainage area.--7.340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1939 to September 1951 (prior to October 1950, monthly figures

only). 

-Gage -"Water-stage recover- Datum of gage is 6,190.00 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations

above mean sea level. Prior to Apr. 20, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum 

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,037,000 acre-ft Aug. 7 (elevation, 6,357 54 ft)-

minimum, 524,300 acre-ft Mar. 28 (elevation, 6,324.84 ft).

1939-51: Maximum contents that of Aug. 7, 1951; minimum observed, 6,810 acre-ft

Apr. 1, 1939 (elevation, 6,212.20 ft).

-,---, .^^ ^.^ « A u k/^um^^ii ^ j_^ V a. oxuiio ujx^u.j iu \uubuum ui outlet pipe ) ana o,oo/ 

(top of spillway gates). Figures given herein represent total contents, of which 

58,920 acre-ft (corrected), capacity below elevation 6,252 ft (minimum operating level 

lor power development) are not available for power development. Dead storage negligible. Water is used for irrigation and power development. 

Cooperation. --Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1950-51 (elevation, 

in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

6,320

6,330

6,340

6,350

6,360

470,000

587,400

727,400

893,400

1,088,000

Contents, in thousands of acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

746.3

745.3

744.4

743.4

742.7

741.6

741.0

740.7

739.4

738.2

737.0

735.9

734.6

733.6

733.3

731.9

730.8

729.6

728.5

727.4

725.9

725.4

723.7

722.1

720.4

718.8

717.1

715.4

714.7

712.7

710.6

Nov.

708.8

706.7

704.8

703.5

702.9

701.2

699.6

697 .8

696.0

695.2

695.2

693.8

691.9

690.3

688.9

687.7

686.1

685.6

684.9

683.9

682.9

681.0

681.0

680.6

679.8

679.8

679.4

678.2

677.4

676.1

-

Dec.

674.6

673.6

672.9

669.2

668.0

660.1

663.9

662.2

662.1

661.9

660.7

659.7

658.7

657.3

656.6

655.5

655.3

654.6

652.9

652.1

651.7

650.6

650.0

649.3

648.5

647,7

646.3

645.0

643.9

642.8

642.0

Jan.

641.1

639.9

638.0

636.2

634.2

632.8

632.3

630.8

637.8

627.1

625.4

623.8

623.0

622.4

620.5

619.1

617.6

616.3

615.2

614.1

612.9

611.2

609.1

608.1

606.7

605.3

603.5

602.2

599.5

597.4

594.8

Feb.

593.0

591.2

590.3

589.0

587.2

585.7

584.1

582.8

581.4

580.3

579.8

578.4

577.0

575.5

574.5

573.1

572.4

571.6

569.8

567.9

566.0

564.5

562.9

561.3

561.1

559.7

558.4

556.9

_

_

-

Mar.

555.7

554.2

553.0

552.4

550.9

549.4

548.0

546.3

544.6

543.3

542.1

540.3

538.6

537.2

535.6

534.2

533.2

532.7

531.0

529.3

528.1

526.9

525.8

525.2

525.4

525.0

424.7

524.3

524.4

524.6

524.9

Apr.

526.0

526.6

527.1

527.6

528.1

528.8

529.8

531.4

532.2

532.9

533.6

534.5

535.0

535.5

536.8

537.9

538.2

538.7

539.2

539.4

540.1

541.4

542.5

543.7

544.9

546.9

549.0

551.2

553.7

556.2

-

May

558.4

561.1

564.2

567.3

570.4

573.5

576.1

578.8

582.3

585.3

588.9

592.5

596.5

599.7

602.8

606.1

610.7

616.0

621.3

627.4

633.5

639.9

646.6

653.5

660.7

668.3

676.2

682.7

691.5

701.1

710.2

June

720.6

731.2

743.3

755.0

766.9

778.5

789 .8

800.8

810.5

818.5

824.7

831.2

838.0

844.5

851.2

857 .8

864.8

871.8

879.7

888.6

898.5

910.3

922.2

935.1

946.4

957.7

968.2

976.8

983.6

988.4

-

July

992.4

995.3

998.0

1,002

1,004

,005

,006

,008

,008

,009

,009

,009

,009

,010

,010

,011

,012

,013

,014

,015

,017

,020

,021

,023

,024

,025

,026

,028

,030

1,031

1,031

Aug.

1,031

1,032

1,033'

1,034

1,036

1,037

1,037

1,037

1,037

1,037

1,036

1,036

1,035

1,033

1,031

1,029

1,026

1,024

1,022

1,020

1,017

1,015

1,012

1,009

1,007

1,006

1,003

1,000

997.6

995.1

992.8

Sept.

990.4

989.2

987.9

985.9

983.8

981.7

979.9

978.6

977.8

975.9

973.8

971.8

969.9

967.8

966.1

964.9

963.0

961.1

959.4

957 .7

956.4

955.2

954.5

953.0

951.3

949.4

947.3

945.0

943.0

941.5

-

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950....

Sept. 30. ................

Water year 1950-51. . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

6,341.23

-

6,352.62

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

941,500

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-64,300

-51,300

+195,100

t Elevation at 8 a.
46 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River above Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°11', long. 106°53', in sec. 34, T. 26 N., R. 84 W., on right bank 1,000 

ft downstream from Kortes Dam, 1 mile upstream from Lost Creek, about 4 miles upstream 

from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir, and 7 miles southwest of Leo. Prior to 

Apr. 11, 1951, at site l£ miles downstream.

Drainage area. 7,350 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1913 to September 1925 (no winter records), June 1929 to September 1939, October 1950 to September 1951. Prior to September 1920, published as 

"above Pathfinder."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,929.51 ft above mean sea level (levels 

b~y Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 11, 1951, at site l£ miles downstream at 

different datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1913-25, 1928-39, 1950-51), 1,536 cfs.

Extremes .--Maximnm discharge during year, 2,760 cfs Aug^. 27 (gage height, 7.60 ft); minimum daily, 63 cfs June 3.

1913-25, 1929-39, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 18,800 cfs June 26, 1917 (gage height, 

6.2 ft, site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 12 cfs at times during 1939 when 

Seminoe Reservoir gates were closed.

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

which are fair. Flow regulated by Seminoe Reservoir (see preceding page) and Kortes 

Reservoir (capacity, 4,740 acre-ft). Diversions for irrigation of about 256,000 acres 

above station. Transbasin diversions above station (see p. 175).

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation. 

Revisions. W 406: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effec 

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

Oct. 1 to Apr. 10

0.8 310

1.0 420

1.5 900

Z.O 1,550

Apr. 11 to Sept. 30

1.8 

2.4 

3.0

120

223

3.8 453

4.7 826

6.1 1,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

526

891

974 

940

932

948

858

577

1,090

1,100

1,090

1,000

986

1,000

729

957

1,160

1,070

921

*978

1,030

660

1,130

1,040

1,120

1,130

1,110

960

720

1,020

1,090

29,737

959

58,980

Nov.

1,150

1,090

1,180 

97O

610

1,130

1,200

1,240

1,240

1,320

1,660

544

589

1,160

1,170

1,240

1,170

912

796

1,240

1,220

1,210

867

1,170

952

602

1,180

1,330

1,190

1,240

-

32,572

1,086

64,610

Dec.

1,200

1,010

856 

*1,140

*1,300

*1,540

1,340

1,220

881

702

1,170

1,120

1,180

1,150

1,140

1,050

886

1,090

1,250

1,120

1,100

1,130

836

652

617

1,020

1,090

1,070

1,050

1,010

798

32,518

1,049

64,500

Jan.

776

1,110

1,270 

1,180

1,220

1,160

712

1,240

1,190

1,170

1,260

1,140

1,060

687

1,220

1,250

1,070

982

1,130

1,150

985

1,290

1,200

1,180

1,050

1,140

1,170

1,000

1,400

1,350

1,390

35,132

1,133

69,680

Feb.

bl,370

bl,490

bl,110 

b531

1,190

1,140

1,170

1,190

1,120

1,010

760

1,340

1,370

1,310

1,260

1,100

1,120

752

1,390

1,380

1,230

1,260

1,430

993

817

1,350

1,330

1,330

_

-

-

32,843

1,173

65,140

Mar.

1,260

1,410

1,270 

832

1,380

,370

,360

,280

,360

,260

,030

,360

,330

,280

,190

1,270

990

869

1,400

1,180

1,280

954

951

651

458

851

1,060

1,050

652

852

636

34,256

1,105

67,950

Apr.

*317

625

744 

748

539

426

400

339

441

844

*780

656

771

964

541

657

1,050

974

*880

953

879

671

913

948

996

805

867

802

689

902

22,101

737

43,840

May

988

782

553 

455

350

241

*379

341

228

464

492

584

454

842

882

1,020

753

*553

928

874

910

823

989

1,220

1,480

1,190

263

422

934

571

*988

21,953

708

43,540

June

*672

445

63

465

502

655

*668

579

408

81

454

452

449

562

453

517

*290

713

796

817

81j

*675

479

212

760

866

1,080

*942

*1,070

957

-

17,897

597

35,500

July

686

1,120

1,270 

855

1,040

1,050

1,090

800

1,240

1,160

1,200

1,070

* 1,080

773

520

419

*479

529

*677

558

335

86

403

521

645

700

*910

645

285

555

907

23,608

762

46,830

Aug.

719

633

430

641

3_e_4

953

888

1,090

886

951

969

715

1,240

1,290

1,340

1,420

1,380

1,360

1,040

1,320

1,350

1,370

1,180

1,350

1,170

828

1,360

*1,610

1,470

*1,380

1,400

34,097

1,100

67,630

Sept.

1,440 ~~941

930 

*1,330

*1,250

1,320

1,050

907

582

1,130

1,290

1,130

1,220

1,160

943

784

975

*1,100

1,100

*1,260

*1,050

934

794

954

1,090

*1,210

* 1,400

*1,060

1.C10

799

-

34,043

1,068

63,560

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,660 Mln 63 Mean 955 Ac-ft 691,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Mar. 18 to Apr. 10; discharge estimated on basis of computed inflc 

into Pathfinder Reservoir minus discharge of Sweetwater River near Alcova.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 4 

Sweetwater River near Atlantic City, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°23 I 45", long. 108°35'50", in SE£ sec. 14, T. 26 N., R. 99 W., on left 

bank 2 miles downstream from Rock Creek and 10 miles southeast of Atlantic City.

Drainage area. 411 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1946 to September 1951, no winter records (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 915 cfs May 30 (gage height, 6.00 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 23 cfs Sept. 11.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 1 810 cfs Apr. 23, 1950; maximum gage height, 8.09 ft 

Apr. 16, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge recorded, 3 cfs Aug. 19, 

1948.

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

which are fair. Pew small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

2.3 

2.7 

3.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

316

578

915

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

55

57

51

48

47

46

45

45

*44

44

43

41

40

40

40

39

39

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

38

39

41

42

46

46

48

1,327

42.8

2,630

Nov.

48

48

43

46

48

48

46

35

30

2_5

45

50

*47

50

48

45

50

50

49

45

47

48

49

50

50

49

48

47

46

46

-

1,376

45.9

2,730

Dec.

t46

_

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

t33

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

_

_

-

.

_

-

Jan.

t26

_

-

Feb.

t30

-

-

-

_

-

Mar.

_

-

Apr.

105

ITS

120

130

140

150

160

170

210

185

170

200

215

210

200

220

274

324

581

376

301

241

212

193

181

195

217

251

298

*298

-

6,442

215

12,780

May

239

198

191

227

298

384

404

386

371

371

*384

420

430

492

381

441

459

451

485

519

570

581

*562

618

654

679

69S

 748

832

887

790

15,060

486

29,870

June

754

734

648

578

535

*503

482

451

404

386

384

394

391

399

433

454

498

508

464

436

433

420

407

355

329

329

294

278

268

*268

-

13,217

441

26,220

July

248

2%9

222

215

207

198

176

162

154

143

147

147

138

123

111

107

105

113

109

96

105

119

107

91

80

75

72

76

72

*72

76

4,095

132

8,120

Aug.

70

66

70

143

132

101

80

70

62

58

54

50

47

43

42

40

38

36

35

35

36

38

37

37

39

37

33

31

30

31

33

1,654

53.4

3,280

Sept.

38

41

40

38

*35

32

29

27

28

25

23

25

26

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

28

28

27

28

26

24

24

24

24

24

-

834

27.8

1,650

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 40O cfs).--Apr. 19 (1O p.m.) 456 cfs (4.54 ft); May 30 (Z p-.m.) 915 cfs 

(6.00 ft); June 18 (11 a.m.) 546 cfs (4.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-30, Apr. 1-16.
48 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°29', long. 107°09', in sec. 17, T. 29 N., R. 86 W., on left bank at 

Dumbell Ranch, 5 miles upstream from high-water line of Pathfinder Reservoir and 22 

miles southwest of Alcova.

Drainage area. 2,270 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1913 to September 1924 (no winter records), October 1938 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Aug. 28, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site a quarT^er of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--13 years (1938-51), 121 cfs.

Ex treme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 786 cfs June 3 (gage height, 5.72 ft); minimum 

daily 19 cfs Aus 30

1913-24, 1938-51: 'Maximum daily discharge, 4,290 cfs Apr. 13, 1924; minimum daily, 

0.5 cfs July 30 to Aug. 12, 1940.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Water rights totaling about 342 cfs (priorities 1882 to 1944) for 

irrigation of about 24,000 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Several small reservoirs above station (adjudication, 2,260 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating table, water year'1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

2.1

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0

14O 

332

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61

70

70

70

74

75

77

77

81

84

81

82

82

82

82

84

82

81

*80

80

77

74

74

71

67

65

*64

64

65

65

67

2,308

74.5

4,580

Nov.

68

72

75

75

75

74

74

82

SB

60

68

78

72

72

60

54

*67

74

70

70

64

68

65

60

63

62

70

70

70

70

-

2,068

68.9

4,100

Dec.

66

60

49

44

*54

58

62

62

60

60

60

60

56

54

58

58

58

58

56

56

54

52

50

52

52

50

46

44

42

46

50

1,687

54.4

3,350

Jan.

45

47

50

52

48

50

52

50

*46

52

50

48

46

45

44

46

48

48

44

40

38

40

48

48

48

50

42

35

36

35

36

1,407

45.4

2,790

Feb.

38

60

42

44

*46

44

48

50

52

158

58

54

50

52

52

50

50

50

56

48

50

52

50

48

48

46

48

50

_

-

1,374

49.1

2,730

Mar.

50

50

52

54

56

58

56

52

54

56

56

58

*60

62

64

64

64

64

62

64

70

84

88

75

81

92

105

106

96

96

100

2,149

69.3

4,260

Apr.

106

111

98

94

§T

98

124

190

199

221

240

234

216

203

208

*228

230

217

221

226

256

302

314

298

276

*264

254

242

238

246

6,250

208

12,400

May

288

*310

304

276

252

242

238

*F56

280

*304

302

292

284

280

300

*334

*361

378

400

39o

393

405

440

*499

507

484

494

528

*559

580

597

11,560

373

22,930

June

642

714

774

*762

726

672

*600

538

486

460

429

395

*376

365

341

332

317

*317

317

330

347

356

383

331

358

328

*300

278

260

252

-

13,136

438

26,050

July

232

212

199

192

183

171

163

154

147

*132

124

122

*124

122

166

*111

106

104

96

92

98

94

92

92

88

87

86

87

84

81

!§.

3,862

125

7,670

Aug.

77

74

*71

72

71

68

63

63

68

68

56

47

44

44

41

39

39

38

38

39

38

38

37

37

36

26

21

20

20

19

20

1,432

46.2

2,840

Sept.

20

2O

20

23

25

25

*25

25

30

36

35

41

36

32

31

35

39

39

37

35

37

37

39

38

37

37

38

*40

40

40

-

992

33.1

1,970

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,640 Mln 19 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 774 Mln 19 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 21 (no gage-height record Jan. 28 

o Feb. 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°28', long. 106°51', in sec. 23, T. 25 N., R. W., at dam on North

Platte River 9 miles southwest of Alcova. 

Drainage area. 10,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (prior

 t'o October 1950, monthly figures only). June 1909 to September 1938 in files of Bureau

of Reclamation. .. -. - - ... - - - , , j 4. /, "Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,678.1 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. Prior to Oct. 

1, 1950, sea level elevations were referred to Bureau of Reclamation datum which was 1.9 

ft lower than mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 7, 1950, staff gage at same 

site at 1.9 ft lower. 

Extremes.--Maximum contents during'year, 1,006,000 acre-ft May 7 (elevation, 5,849.65 ft);

 minimum, 357,200 acre-ft Sept. 20 (elevation, 5,806.94 ft).

1938-51: Maximum contents, 1,078,000 acre-ft June 10, 1950 (elevation, 5,851.55 ft,

datum of 1929); minimum observed, 2,900 acre-ft Sept. 2, 1939 (elevation, 5,710.73 ft,

datum of 1929). 

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by masonry dam. Storage began in June 1909. New capacity

 table based on 1950 sedimentation survey put into use Oct. 1, 1950. Capacity, 1,016,000 

acre-ft between elevations 5,668.1 ft (north outlet trashrack sill) and 5,850.1 ft 

(crest of spillway). No dead storage. Figures given herewith represent usable contents. 

Water is used to irrigate lands in Wyoming and Nebraska under the North Platte Project.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevations, in feet, and contents, in acre-feet) 

(Based on 195O sedimentation survey by Bureau of Reclamation)

5,691 0

5,700 110

5,710 900

5,720 2,900

5,725

5,730

5,735

5,740

5,010

8,260

13,090

19,790

5,750

5,760

5,780

5,800

40,910

71,910

163,200

296,900

5,820

5,840

5,850

5,855

498,500

809,500

1,014,000

1,128,000

Contents, in acre-ft, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

558,200

560,000

562,200

564,100

566,800

567,900

569,200

570,400

572,400

574,500

576,500

578,900

580,900

582,600

584,200

586,400

588,100

589,800

591,400

593,300

595,500

596,700

599,000

600,900

603,300

605,200

607,200

608,400

609,800

612,000

614,200

Nov.

616,000

617,800

620,300

622,600

623,300

625,300

627,800

630,200

632,700

634,700

637,300

638,900

640,300

642,300

644,400

646,600

648,900

650,500

652,000

654,600

657,400

659,200

660,600

662,700

664,300

665,900

667,500

670,400

673,500

676,200

-

Dec.

678,400

680,600

681,700

683,500

686,100

689,000

691,500

694,000

695,600

697,100

699,600

701,800

704,000

706,500

708,700

710,800

712,500

714,500

717,000

719,300

721,300

723,100

724,600

726,500

727,000

729,100

731,700

733,300

735,400

737,600

738,700

Jan.

739,700

742,200

744,700

746,800

748,700

751,400

753,200

755,300

757,600

760,000

762,500

764,400

765,900

767,200

770,000

771,600

774,600

776,600

779,000

780,800

782,100

784,800

787,200

789,800

791,800

793,700

796,500

798,500

801,300

804,100

806,900

Feb.

809,700

812,800

815,000

816,200

818,500

820,900

823,200

825,500

827,800

829,700

830,600

833,700

836,400

838,600

841,300

843,400

845,300

846,900

849,600

851,800

854,500

856,900

859,800

861,800

863,000

865,500

868,100

870,800

-

_

-

Mar.

873,400

876,200

878,800

880,200

884,000

886,000

888,200

890,600

893,300

895,500

897,500

899,800

902,600

905,200

908,300

909,300

911,200

913,000

915,900

918,400

921,000

923,100

925,200

926,600

927,600

929,500

931,800

934,100

936,000

937,900

939,300

Apr.

940,200

941,600

943,300

945,000

946,200

947,300

948,300

949,400

950,600

952,800

954,700

957,000

958,900

960,400

961,900

963,400

966,100

967,800

969,900

971,900

973,800

976,200

978,300

982,600

985,000

988,000

989,900

991,400

994,000

996,400

May

998,400

1,000,000

1,002,000

1,003,000

1P04,000

1,005,000

1,006,000

1,005,000

1,001,000

996,900

992,300

985,000

974,600

962,500

948,500

939,800

934,500

931,600

930,400

930,600

931,800

932,400

933,300

934,500

936,000

936,800

936,600

935,600

936,200

936,000

936,200

June

936,000

934,300

932,000

930,400

928,300

927,200

925,800

923,500

921,300

918,000

914,700

910,100

904,800

901,200

896,500

890,200

881,200

873,000

865,500

858,000

851,200

845,300

840,100

834,300

834,900

835,500

837,000

837,600

839,300

840,300

July

840,700

842,000

842,000

837,200

832,400

826,200

818,100

809,000

800,000

791,200

782,800

773,800

765,200

755,600

745,900

736,000

727,400

719,100

710,800

702,100

693,500

683,500

674,500

665,800

657,400

648,300

640,300

631,300

621,500

612,600

605,200

Aug.

597,400

590,000

582,800

576,500

571,000

567,500

564,400

561,400

555,900

547,400

539,200

529,900

521,400

517,000

511,800

504,800

494,200

485,700

478,700

475,900

472,000

463,900

455,200

447,900

440,800

433,900

727,100

422,400

412,400

407,200

401,400

Sept.

395,300

389,400

384,900

382,000

380,100

380,400

380,700

381,400

381,800

383,000

384,200

382,400

380,100

378,100

375,300

371,500

368,400

364,100

359,700

357,200

358,200

360,100

361,800

363,900

566,400

568,700

370,500

572,700

374,900

576,400

-

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31... .................

Calendar year 1950.......

Auff 31

Sept. 30. ...................

Water year 1950-51. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

5,836.10

-

5,808.95

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

738,700

-

376,400

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+58,000

+62,500

t+73,400

95 900 235' 100

-25,000

-179,800

t Elevation at 8 a.m.

* Based on new capacity table.
50 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42 0 28', long. 106°50', in sec. 24, T. 29 N., R. 84 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Pathfinder Dam.

Drainage area.--10,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1905 to September 1940 and October 1949 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1949 (unpublished) in Bureau of 

Reclamation files.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to 1932, staff or chain gages at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--44 years (1907-51), 1,609 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,320 cfs May 15 (gage height, 8.36 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1905-51: Maximum daily discharge, 18,900 cfs June 25-27, 1917; no flow at times 

during 1928, 1<>32-51.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Flow completely regulated by Seminoe and Pathfinder Reservoirs (see pp. 45, 49). Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals arid diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey. 

Revisions.--W 406: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

6.0 

8.4

530

1,130

1,990

4,450

8,410

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

770

2,610

3,140

3,140

4,140

6,070

7,040

 8.500

*6,610

4,140 

2,380

1,980

1,550

1,270

1,060

1,060

1,020

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,140

1,300

1,150

1,150

64,440

2,079

127,800

June

1,580

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

 1,990

1,990

1,990

1,990

2,660

3,190

3,190

3,190

3,190

4,040

4,810 

4,940

5,000

5.010

4,600

3,980

3,640

3,540

866

660

660

660

660

660

-

78,636

2,621

156,000

July

660

660

1,550

3,270

3,700

4,280

5,080

5,540

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,670

5,670

*5,400

5,220 

4,970

4,860

5,020

5,250

5,180

5,140

5,140

5,140

5,220

5,370

5,330

5,290

5,080

4,940

146,980

4,741

291,500

Aug.

4/860

4,580

4,320

3,870

3,340

2,770

2.590

2,760

*3,760

5,000

5,420

5,560

5,540

3,480

4,040

4,760

7,100 

5, 460

4,530

2,780

3,430

5,580

5,500

5,010

*4,690

4,700

4,700

3,770

 6,790

3,730

4,560

138,780

4,477

275,300

Sept.

4.74C

4.24C

3,39C

2,880

2,32C

1,370

976

650

518

426

934

2,080

2,430

2,220

Z,48O

2,650

2,840 

3,130

3,480

2,440

836

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

~

47,030

1,568

93,280

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,140 Min 0 Mean 1,489 Ac-I't 1,078,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,300 Min 0 Mean 1,304 Ac-ft 943,900

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 51

Alcov0 Wyo.

Location. La t 42°33', long. 106 °43', in sec. 2fa , T. 30 N., R. 83 W., at dam" on North

Platte River, a quarter of a mile southwest of Alcova. 

Drainage area. 10,800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . --October 1938 to September 1951 (prior to .October 1950, monthly figures

only) , in reports of Geological Survey. February to September 1938 in files of Bureau'

of Reclamation. 

Gage. Staff gage read once daily at 8 a.m. Datum of gage is 5,320 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation) ; gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level. 

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 186, 200 acre-ft Aug. 19 (elevation,

5,498.22 ft); minimum observed, 142,800 acre-ft May 8 (elevation, 5,478.96 ft). 

1938-51: Maximum contents observed, 189,500 acre-ft July 29, 1946 (elevation,

5,499.60 ft); minimum observed, 1,980 acre-ft Sept. 30, 1940 (elevation, 5,353.56 ft). 

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam, completed by Bureau of Reclamation in January 1938. Capacity, 190,500 acre-ft at elevation 5,500.00 ft or 180 ft above gate

sill. No dead storage. Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used

for irrigation in North Platte River basin. 

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table,* (elevations, in feet, and contents, In acre-feet) 

(Table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

5,320

5,330

5,340

5,350

5,360

0

100

400

1,400

3,100

5,370

5,380

5,390

5,400

5,420

6,100

11,000

17,500

25,200

45,100

5,440 

5,460 

5,480 

5.5OO

72,000

105,600

145,000

190,500

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

 

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

173,200

173,200

173,200

173,200

173,100

172,600

173,000

173,000

173,000

173,000

173,000

172,900

172,900

172,900

172,800

172,800

172,800

172,700

172,700

172,700

172,600

172,600

172,600

172,500

172, 40Q,

172, 40C

172,400

172,300

172,200

172,200

172,100

Nov.

172,100

172,000

172,000

172,000

172,0"00

171,900

171,900

171,900

171,800

171,800

171,800

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,700

171,600

171,500

171,500

171,500

171,400

171,400

171,400

171,300

171,300

171,300

171,300

171,300

171,300

171,200

171,200

-

Dec.

171,200

171,200

171,200

171,100

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

171,000

170,900

170,900

170,900

170,900

170,900

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,800

170,700

170,700

170,700

170,700

170,600

Jan.

170,600

170,600

170,600

170,600

170,500

170,500

170,400

170,400

170,400

170,400

170,400

170,300

170,300

170, 300

170,300

170,300

170,200

170,200

170,200

170,200

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,100

170,000

170,000

170,000

Feb.

170,000

17O.OOO

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

17O,OOO

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

170,000

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

_

_

'

Mar.

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,900

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,700

169,800

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,700

Apr.

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,800

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,700

169,700

168,500

167,000

164,900

163,000

161,100

159,200

157,400

155,700

-

May

153,900

152,100

150,400

148,700

147,000

145,200

143,400

142,800

144,400

146,100

147,700

150,900

156,000

163,200

171,500

177,600

179,500

179,900

180,000

180,100

180, 100

180,100

180,000

179,900

179,900

179,900

179,900

180,000

180,100

180,200

180,300

June

180,200

180,100

180,000

180, 000

179,900

179,800

179,800'

179,800

179,600

179,500

179,400

179,500

179,600

179,700

179,800

179,700

179,800

180, 100

180,400

181,500

182,200

182,400

182,300

182,400

182,600

182,600

182,600

182,600

182,600

182,700 -'

July

182,700

182,700

182,300

182,200

182,200

182,200

182,200

182,300

182,300

182,300

182,200

182,200

182,100

182,100

182,100

182,200

182,300

182,300

182,400

182,500

182,800

182,900

182,900

182,800

182,800

182,800

182,900

182,900

182,900

183,000

183,200

Aug.

183,200

183,200

183,200

183,200

183,200

183,300

182,800

183,000

183,000

183,100

183,100

183,100

183,000

181,300

180,200

180,400

183,900

186,000

186,200

184,000

182,500

182,800

183,400

183,400

183,000

182,700

182,500

181,900

184,400

183,400

182,300

-Sept.

182,500

182,600

182,600

182,800

182,700

181,600

179,800

178,000

176,000

173,700

172,500

172, 300

172,300

172,400

171,900

171,200

171,100

171,500

171,900

171,900

169,800

167,000

164,600

163,500

162,900

162,700

162,600

162,600

162,600

162,500

-

Monthly elevations and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec . 31 ....................

Sept. 30.. ..................

Water year 1950-51. ......

Elevation 

(feet)t

5 492 29

5,491.64

5 491 32

5 491 24

5,488.06

_

Contents 

(acre-feet)

170,600

162,500

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre- feet)

-600

-19,800

-10.700

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
52 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°33'30", long. i06°44'05", In SW£ sec. 19, T. 30 N., R. 82 W., on right 

bank at Alcova, a quarter of a mile downstream from Alcova Dam.

Drainage area.--10,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--February 1904 to December 1905, June 1935 to September 1951 (no winter 

records prior to 1936).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 5,329.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 18, 1935, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at datum 2.59 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--15 years (1936-51), 1,204 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,440 cfs July 10-15 (gage height, 6.05 ft); 

minimum not determined.

1904-5, 1935-51: Maximum dally discharge, 13,400 cfs June 11, 1905; no flow during 

long periods In 1938, 1944, 1945.

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

Flow completely regulated by Semlnoe, Pathfinder, and Alcova Reservoirs (see pp. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

development, diversions for Irrigation, and return flow from Irrigated areas.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 22 to Sept. 26)

0.5 4 1.2 100 3.0

.6 8 1.5 180 4.0

.9

1.9 

2.5

340

660

5.0

6.5

990

2,070

3,550

6,290

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.0

(*)

(*)

186.0

6.0

369

Nov.

' 6.0

(»)

-

180.0

6.0

357

Dec.

(*)

6.0

186.0

6.0

369

Jan.

(*)

6.0

186.0

6.0

369

Feb.

6.0

(*)

_

_

-

168.0

6.0

333

Mar.

(*)

6.0

186.0

6.0

369

Apr.

6.0

605

976

1,020

*998

976

962

948

941

-

7,558.0

252

14,990

May

920

899

885

*864

850

920

962

892

1,730

*2,270

2,330

2,720

3,340

3,500

5,770

3,440

3,100

*2,230

1,800 

1,520

1,170

983

976

983

990

990

990

990

1,090

990

990

50,084

1,616

99,340

June

*1,540

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,950

1,950

1,950

1,950

2,600

2,960

2,960

*2,960

2,960

3,860

4,510

*4,530

4,550 

4,190

4,010

3,640

3,410

3,390

666

460

*460

460

*460

460

-

72,686

2,423

144,200

July

455

455

1,520

3,120

3,440

4,240

4,760

5,230

5,420

*5,440

5,440

5,440

*5,440

5,440

5,440

*5,150

4,920

4,780

*4,670 

4,830

4,940

4,940

4,940

4,940

4,940

5,000

5,110

5,110

5,130

4,820

4,620

140,120

4,520

277,900

Aug.

4,620

4,400

*4,110

3,690

3,140

2,630

2,630

2,630

*3,220

*4,B50

5,260

5,440

5,440

5,110

4,650

4,380

4,420

4,440

4,370 

4,3lO

4,260

*4,600

*5,240

*4,850

4,440

4,710

*4,710

4,670

*4,690

4,760

4,580

135,250

4,363

268,300

Sept.

4,510

3,750

3,310

2,640

2,260

1,990

*1,820

1,440

1,450

1,450

1,440

2,100

2,350

2,150

2,630

2,900

2,720

2,880

3,050 

2,270

1,840

1,390

990

510

145

43

12

*12

12

12

-

54,076

1,803

107,300

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,910 Min - Mean 1,434 Ac-ft 1,038,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,440 Mln - Mean 1,263 Ac-ft 914,200

Discharge measurement made on this dayay.

Note. --No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 22, Sept. 27 

charge measurements and gate openings at Alcova Reservoir.

. 27-30; discharge estimated on basis of 8 dis-
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 53

Bates Creek near Freeland, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°33', long. 106°19', in sec. 28, T. 30 N., R. 79 W., on left bank 20 ft 

upstream from highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Chalk Creek and 10 miles south- ' 

east of Freeland.

Drainage area.--129 sq mi.

Records available.--March to September 1940, October 1945 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 4, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--S years (1946-51), 13.1 cfs.

Ext reine s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 119 cfs Apr. 3 (gage height, 1.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Aug. 30. . 

1940, 1945-51: Maximum discharge, 381 cfs Mar. 22, 1947 (gage height, 3.28ft), from 

rating curve extended above 90 cfs by velocity-area studies; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs 

Aug. 25, 1948.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 4.7 cfs (priorities 1889 to 1939) for irrigation of about 329 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Regulation by Bates Creek Reservoir above station (3,110 acre-ft per year adjudicated for 

irrigation).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

0.3 l.S

.4 3.2

.5 6.0

Jan. I to Sept. 30

.4 1.5

11.5

25

53

108

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.9

3.0

277

2.7

2.7

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

*1.8

1.6

1.8

1.6

T76

68.2

2.20

135

Nov.

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.9

2.1

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.1

*3.2

372

2.8

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

2.9

75.6

2.52

150

Dec.

2.9

2.9

2.7

3.2

2.9

3.1

3.3

*3.2

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.1

3.0

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.2

273

2.4

2.4

87.3

2.82

173

Jan.

1.8

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.2

2.4

" 2T3

2.1

2.3

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.6

1.3

1.4

1.4

62.0

2.00

123

Feb.

LJi

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

*1.8

2.0

2.3

2.7

3.1

2.9

5.4

_

'

53.9

1.92

107

Mar.

4.0

2.9

4.2

5.6

6.7

5.7

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.9

3.1

*4.8

7.9

4.4

. 4.1

6.0

19

41

13

8.4

9.2

17

198.0

6.39

393

Apr.

28

23

63

72

58

36

25

20

12

7.9

7.0

6.7

178

29

15

14

23

40

41

32

17

13

16

17

17

*24

30

38

52

48

833.4

27.8

1,650

May

35

30

29

35

43

54

43

48

*49

41

37

37

34

28

24

48

41

*33

29

30

49

48

38

32

27

23

20

22

27

21

11

1.074

34.6

2,130

June

' 23

24

20

19

17

*15

13

12

10

10

9.2

9.7

10

9.2

9.7

33

34

34

32

31

33

34

38

32

20

8.8

7.9

7.0

6.4

671

568.3

18.9

1,130

July

6.0

5.4

5.1

4.8

4.1

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.9

2.9

3.4

3.6

*3.4

2.9

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.3

3.4

3.6

2.9

2.5

2.3

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.3

1.8

1.5

97.6

3.15

194

Aug.

2.0

T76

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

TTg

44.7

1.44

89

Sept.

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

*1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2.0

2.3

270

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.0

2.0

51.4

1.71

102

Calendar year 1950: Max 123 Mln - Mean 12.0 Ac-ft 8,660

Water year 1950-51: Max 72 Mln 1.0 Mean 8.81 Ac-ft 6,380

Peak discharge (base, 110 cfa). Apr. 3 (9:30 p.m.) 119 cfs (1.59 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote. No gage-height record Nov. 10-20, Dec. 6, 7, Jan. 29 to Feb. 21 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, 

weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23, 

Dec. 8-20, 23, 24, Dec. 28 to Jan. 28, Feb. 28, Mar. 1, 3, 4.
54 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°41', long. 106°34', In sec. 7, T. 31 N., R. 81 W. ( on right bank 2| 

miles upstream from mouth and 11 miles northeast of Alcova.

Drainage area.--377 sq ml.

Records available.--June 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--16 years, 15.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 252 cfs Sept. 6 (gage height, 3.01 ft); no flow 

Aug. 27, 28.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 1,720 cfs June 6, 1949 (gage height, 8.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 400 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks.--Records poor. Water rights totaling about 127 cfs (priorities 1886 to 1939), 

for Irrigation of about 8,800 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Bates Creek Reservoir (3,100 acre-ft) and several smaller reservoirs above station have 

total adjudicated storage rights of 4,530 acre-ft per year for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

0.45 

.5

1.0 

2.2

.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.7 

2.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

14

16

14

13

12

10

10

10

10

9.5

9.5

8.7

8.3

8.3

8.7

8.7

7.9

7.4

7.4

6.2

5.4

5. e'.z4

7.4

7.4

*7.0

6.6

7.0

7.0

7.0

278.0

8.97

551

Nov.

7.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.3

5.6

5.2

6.6

8.2

9.1

9.5

9.1

*11 '

11

17

17

17

17

17

14

15

17

17

16

16

16

16

-

348.5

11.6

691

Dec.

16

17

14

15

7.0

9.0

11

*13

14

14

15

14

13

12

13

13

12

11

10

11

11

12

11

10

12

12

10

8.0

9.6

9.6

10

369.2

11.9

732

Jan.

7.0

7.4

7.6

8.4

7.2

7.6

8.4

11

To

*9.2

10

9.4

8.0

9.0

9.6

10

11

11

10

9.0

9.6

10

8.6

9.0

11

11

8.6

7.0

5.4

5.8

5.6

272.4

8.79

540

Feb.

6.2

6.4

7.2

8.0

9.0

8.8

9.8

11

12

14

13

11

10

11

13

12

13

15

1A

15

18

*16

13

17

14

14

16

15

-

-

340.4

12.2

675

Mar. I Apr.

 1 - - 

16

18

12

14

18

22

14

10

11

11

15

13

*11

7.0

7.4

6.2

7.0

6.2

6.2

3.2

-M

4.1

6.2

6.6

6.2

5.4

14

35

T5

11

9.1

347.3

11.2

689

10

16

16

49

Zi

62

40

25

16

11

7.4

2.2

2.0

1.1

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.7

2.1

1.4

1.0

1.2

1.4

.6

*.3

75

.3

.3

.3

-

349.6

11.7

693

May

C.4

.3

.3

. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3'.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

1.1

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

9.8

0.32

19

June

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-J5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.1

0.20

12

July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_./i

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

22

30

1.4

.5

.4

.4

.3

.3

.2

9.4

16

83.8

2.70

166

Aug.

0.8

* .

o'

o

4.

0.1

8.

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

11

*24

5.4

2.8

1.4

1.8

2.1

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.1

.9

1.5

3.5

4.1

4.8

5.8

7.0

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

7.0

"

122.8

4.09

244

Calendar year 1950: Max 149 Mln o Mean 9.65 Ac-i't 6,980

Water year 1950-51: Max 76 Mln 0 Mean 6.94 Ac-ft 5,020

Peak discharge (base, 100 efs).--July 21 (6:30 p.m.) 199 cfs (2.74 ft); July 30 (11:30 p.m.) 183 

cfs (2.65 ft); Sept. 6 (11 p.m.) 252 cfs (3.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-12, 23, 24, Dec. 3 to Jan. 26. No gageheight record Jan. 27 to Feb. 22, Feb. 27 to Mar. 12 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

during most of period), Apr. 13-19, 22-25, May 17-21, May 23 to June 5; discharge estimated on basis 

of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 55 

North Platte River near Goose Egg, Wyo.

Location (revised) .--Lat 42 0 43'15", long. 106°32'10", In SW£ sec. 22, T. 32 N. , R. 81 W., 

on right bank 2-| miles downstream from Poison Spring Creek, 4 miles southwest of Goose 

Egg, and 13 miles southwest of Casper.

Drainage area. 11,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,210 ft (by barometer).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,630 cfs July 10 (gage height, 9.12 ft); minimum daily, 14 cfs Apr. 17, 18.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, 6,400 cfs July 25, 1950 (gage height, 9.60 ft); minimum 

daily, that of Apr. 17, 18, 1951.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power development, and diversion for irrigation of about 350,000 acres above station. Records of 

water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1198.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-7, Nov. 13, 14)

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.4 

2.7 

3.0

60

128

212

3.5

4.0 

5.0

385

605

1,210

7.0 

9.1

2,900

5,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct;

a80 

a9O 

*a8Z

a76

a70

a66

a63

a60

a57

a53

aSO

48

46

45

45

43

*42

42

40

39

37

37

36

33

42

37

33

30

30

28

30

1,510

48.7

3,000

Nov.

29 

*32

30

29

29

29

29

24

20

23

26

30

*32

30

30

20

29

35

30

31

32

33

25

37

39

39

37

37

37

37

-

920

30.7

1,820

Dec.

*37 

37 

25

20

11

*33

48

47

46

45

46

46

46

39

45

42

42

37

37

*40

40

28

28

39

40

39

35

30

28

33

35

1,150

37.1

2,280

Jan.

25 

30 

33

*40

35

32

30

*29

28

27

26

30

28

27

26

27

29

30

25

23

25

*32

35

33

32

35

30

25

20

17

JJJ

879

28.4

1,740

Feb.

17 

2l 

25

30

32

*33

34

38

38

40

42

30

25

32

37

37

37

35

30

38

*36

30

35

40

45

35

30

*38

-

-

-

940

33.6

1,860

Mar.

38 

33 

25

30

35

4O

*41

37

45

40

35

37

50

»39

32

30

27

29

30

32

*29

27

24

26

24

24

26

46

46

35

32

1,044

33.7

2,070

Apr.

27 

26 

28

33

76

*72

55

37

30

30

26

21

18

17

16

15

*14

14

15

15

18

16

*15

758

976

989

175

950

944

937

-

7,158

239

14,200

May

924 

*892 

873

867

849

855

950

918

*1,250

*2,180

2,250

2,380

3,210

3,430

5.69O

3,640

3,150

2,530

2,010

1,6OO

1,500

1,110

1,08O

*1,070

1,070

*1,070

1,070

1,070

1,130

1,110

1,090

50,818

1,639

100,800

June

1,240 

1,990 

1,990

1,990

1,990

*1,990

1,990

 1,990

2,000

1,990

2,280

2.940

2,960

2,970

2,970

3,260

4,540

4,540

4.560

4,360

4,040

3,810

3,460

3,420

1,710

532

496

*487

478

470

-

73,443

2,448

145,700

July

465 

461 

582

2,720

3,400

3,800

4,630

5,150

5,500

5,520

5.570

5,540

*5,540

5,520

5,510

5,340

4,970

4,880

4,680

4,810

5,090

5,120

4,980

4,970

4,970

*5,000

5,180

5,180

*5,180

5,040

4,680

139,978

4,515

277,600

Aug.

4,610 

4,490 

4,180

3,780

3,400

2,630

2,610

2.600

2,630

*4,670

5,150

5.450

5,450

,280

,780

,360

,400

,490

,430

,430

,340

,460

,360

,160

,850

,850

,850

,810

,810

,900

4,770

136,980

4,419

271,700

Sept.

4 . 640 

4,40O 

3,700

2,950

2,560

*2,200

2,280

1,690

1,620

1,590

*1,570

1,810

2,540

2,310

2,530

3,060

2,990

2,830

3,420

2,770

2,130

1,890

1,360

1,140

409

308

191

116

94

82

61,180

2,039

121,300

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,570 Mln 14 Mean 1,304 Ac-ft 944,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

station below Casper.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-12, 19-21, Dec. 4-12, Dec. 28 to Jan. 2, 

Jan. 5 to Mar. 13.
56 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Casper Creek at Casper, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°51', long. 106°21', in NW^NWj- sec. 7, T. 33 N., R. 79 W. , on left bank 

at west edge of Casper and a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--662 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with concrete overflow section.

Average discharge. 5 years, 2.81 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 32 cfs May 20 (gage height, 1.55 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Mar. 24-26.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 531 cfs June 25, 1948 (gage height, 3.51 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 9 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow at times.

Remarks --Records fair except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. No diversion or regulation above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.9

3.0

3.2

5.9

6.5

5.0

2.8

2.1

1.7

1.5

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

7s

.5

.5

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

46.7

1.51

93

Nov.

0.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.7

.9

.8

.8

LI

1.2

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

*.8

.9

,9

1.0

1.0

.9

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

-

25.7

0.86

51

Dec.

0.8

.8

.8

.7

^1

.7

.8

*.9

1.0

T75

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

*.7

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

23.4

0.75

46

Jan.

0.4

.5

.6

.6

.4

.4

.5

*.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

75

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

15.6

0.50

31

Feb.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

1.0

.8

.7

.5

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

*.7

1.1

i!o

.9

.8

1.0

_

-

-

22.1

0.79

44

Mar.

LI

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

*1. 1 i!o

1.0

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.8

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

73

.3

.5

.7

.7

.7

.6

22.6

0.73

45

Apr.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.8

.7

.6

.6

.7

*.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

1.7

1.7

1.5

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

23.7

0.79

47

May

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.6

.7

.7

.9

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.8

1.0

*.8

.7

5.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.8

1.1

1.3

1.7

2.0

50.8

0.99

61

June

2.5

2.0

1.8

1.6

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.3

.8

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.1

1.2

1.3

2.2

5.5

4.8

*4.8

5.5

575

5.9

4.6

-

62.0

2.07

123

July

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.3

*4.3

4.3

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.4

4.3

5.0

6.0

5.6

5.3

5.3

4.8

5.0

1.9

1.4

2.4

5.9

4.0

4.6

4.6

*5.9

2.5

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.9

115.9

5.67

226

Aug.

3.9

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.5

3.3

'274 1.8

*4.3

5.6

4.8

4.2

2.9

4.2

5.2

3.2

3.7-

5.6

5.6

4.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.8

4.8

5.0

2.8

2.5

124.5

4.02

2*7

Sept.

.2.6

4.2

5.0

5.6

4.2

*5.3

3.1

5.0

5.6

5.3

4.6

4.0

4.8

*4.8

i.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

iTo

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

8

-

78.6

2.62

156

Calendar year 1950: Max 27 Min 0.1 Mean 1.90 Ac-i't 1,370

Water year 1950-51: Max 6.5 Min 0.3 Mean 1.62 Ao-ft 1,170

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs). --No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN '57

North Platte River below Casper, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 42°51'45", long. 106°13'00", in NW£NW£ sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 78 W. , on right 

bank half a mile north of U. S. Highways 20 and 87 and 6| miles east of Casper.

Drainage area.--18.600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1951. Published as "at Casper" May 1929 to 

September 1932.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5 070 ft {from topographic map). Prior 

u> May 10, 1932, staff or chain gages at sites 6£ miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 1,341 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,740 cfs July 11 (gage height, 4.59 ft); minimum daily, 45 cfs Dec. 5, Jan. 21, 28, 30, Mar. 18, Apr. 17-19.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 13,800 cfs May 30, 1929 (gage height, 8.00 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum daily, 33 

cfs Jan. 7, 1937.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs , power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 

1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

-0.2

-.1

O.O

.3

.6

75

155

285

l.O 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

540 

1,430 

2,730 

4,540 

6,6OO

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

159

167

*I52

149

146

134

122

118

115

112

108

1O5

102

100

98

98

98

95

90

9O

88

88

88

85

82

85

*82

78

75

75

75

3,259

105

6,460

Nov.

75

75

78

78

75

787-5

80

b60

b67

75

88

*82

80

78

57

88

78

73

73

80

73

66

52

82

75

75

73

73

73

-

2,235

74.5

4,430

Dec.

73

70

50

b56

b45

*b70

b78

b76

75

73

75

75

70

61

73

68

70

68

66

.66

66

 64

61

64

64

64GJ.

SO

48

59

b62

2,021

65.2

4,010

Jan.

b52

b60

b65

b68

b62

68

66

66

64

*68

59

70

64

b60

57

64

b68

b72

64

b5O

b45

*48

61

57

57

59

b50

b45

b49

b45

b50

1,833

59.1

3,640

Feb.

b51

b55

b58

b60

b63

b6O

64

70

68

78

82

73

59

64

64

61

59

59

70

*0

*61

64

54

68

52

50

70

57

-

_

-

1,744

62.3

3,460

Mar.

48

57

b52

b60

b67

61

*7O

52

59

68

50

57

61

64

61

54

52

45

48

48

52

52

48

47

47

47

47

50

52

64

59

1,699

54.8

3,370

Apr.

52

5O

SO

52

57

80

88

80

73

*7O

64

59

50

48

47

47

45

45

45

47

47

48

50

168

817

925

952

934

925

934

-

6,949

232

13,780

May

934

907

889

889

889

871

916

970

961

1,800

2,140

2,210

2,770

3,110

3,320

5,680

3,250

*2,900

2,110

1,860

1,580

1,250

1,110

1,080

1,070

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,070

1,170

1,080

49,986

1,612

99,150

June

1,120

1,660

1,960

1,960

1,960

*1,960

1,940

1,940

1,960

1,960

1,970

2,800

2,910

2,930

2,940

2,980

4,400

4,560

4.580

4,560

4,140

4,080

3,650

3,520

2,750

952

628

580

548

540

-

74,438

2,481

147,600

July

526

519

512

1,680

*3,320

3,500

4,500

5,000

5,470

5,530

5.650

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,590

5,160

5,100

4,840

4,860

5,140

5,240

5,200

5,160

5,160

5,160

5,280

5,340

5,540

5,500

4,960

141,577

4,561

280,400

Aug.

4,840

4,780

4,480

4,140

5,80O

5,O40

2,740

2,690

2.680

4,010

5,080

5,490

5.550

5,550

5,080

*4,640

4,500

4,620

4,520

4,520

4,480

4,420

5,180

5,420

5,020

5,040

5,060

5,060

5,020

5,040

5,100

141,590

4,567

280,800

Sept.

4.920

4,860

4,260

3,430

2,86O

*2,590

2,59O

1,950

1,650

1,610

1,570

1,580

2,420

*2,420

2,550

5,090

5,160

2,770

5,460

5,180

2,360

2,120

1,570

1,280

889

407

546

256

171

152

-

65,831

2,194

130,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,930 Mln 40 Mean 1,5O5 Ac-ft 1,090,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,630 Mln 45 Mean 1,351 Ac-ft 977,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
58 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Deer Creek In canyon, near Glenrock, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°44', long. 106°01', in sec. 23, T. 32 N., R. 77 W., on left bank 14 miles 

southwest of Glenrock.

Drainage area.--120 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 47.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 595 cfs Apr. 18 (gage height, 7.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, 1.2 cfs Aug. 30 (gage height 3.38 ft).

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 855 cfs Apr. 7, 1950 (gage height, 8.76 ft), from rating 

curve extended above 280 cfs; minimum, that of Aug. 30, 1951.

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

which are fair. Water rights totaling 46.7 cfs (priorities 1883 to 1930) for irrigation

of about 3,280 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28

3.5 

3.7 

3.9

3.0 

7.0

3.4

3.5

3.6

1.3 

2.8 

4.8

Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

3.8 11

4.2 31

4.6 61

5.0 105

6.0 262

7.0 458

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.3

9.4

10

11

13

11

8.8

7.6

7.0

6.6

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.9

6.1

5.9

6.1

6.3

5.9

5.9

5.9

*5.9

5.7

5.5

5.5

5.7

5.7

217.2

7.01

431

Nov.

5.9

6.8

7.6

8.8

10

11

To

9.7

7.9

7.0

9.0

9.7

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.5

8.2

8.5

9.4

10

10

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.7

10

9.4

*8.8

8.8

-

270.1

9.00

536

Dec.

7.6

7.0

7.2

6.6

6.2

7.0

7.4

7.9

7.6

7.9

8.2

8.8

8.5

7.9

7.6

7.0

7.0

6.8

*6.3

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.3

7.0

7.3

6.6

5.6

6.0

5.4

5.2

5.6

213.5

6.89

423

Jan.

.0

.2

.4

.4

.1

.3

.4

.6

.5

* .1

.2

.4

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.8

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

.0

.1

3^9

4.3

139.0

4.48

276

Feb.

4.5

4.8

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.0

5.5

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

*5.5

5.3

5.6

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

-

-

-

158.8

5.67

315

Mar.

5.8

5.4

4.8

572

5.6

*5.8

5.8

6.2

8.0

7.5

7.2

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.2

7.5

7.5

7.8

8.0

8.0

13

14

12

22

39

39

26

22

24

29

385.1

12.4

764

Apr.

36

31

73

131

157

129

112

90

55

31

23

26

32

78

78

53

103

312

280

187

80

59

73

85

*72

132

186

216

248

215

-

3,383

113

6,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 514 Min 2.1 Mean 45.9

May

135

142

139

159

197

244

204

228

246

223

*216

231

237

205

191

293

289

287

271

289

374

312

273

239

205

180

157

138

119

106

97.

6,626

214

13,140

June

114

105

93

89

72

62

58

 51

45

43

39

40

37

34

31

27

25

31

27

22

24

36

52

47

30

26

22

22

21

22

"-

1,347

44.9

2,670

July

22

20

17

15

13

11

9.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

8.4

10

11

8.8

7.2

5.7

5.4

5.1

4.4

4.0

5.4

8.4

8.8

6.9

5.1

*4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.0

135

392.0

12.6

778

Aug.

22

12

8.4

7 .2

6.0

5.1

4.4

3.6

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.3

T74

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.8

 1.6

1.3

1.3

113.6

3.66

225

Sept.

1.4

1.9

2.6

3.2

3.4

3.0

3.8

6.6

4.0

3.0

2.8

4.0

3.8

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.8

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

*z'.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

-

91.8

3.06

182

Ao-I't 33,220

Water year 1950-51: Max 374 Min 1.3 Mean 36.5 Ac-ft 26,720

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--Apr. 18 (11 p.m.) 595 cfs (7.65 ft); May 16 (1:30 p.m.) 410 cfs 

(6.76 ft); July 31 (3 a.m.) 593 cfs (7.64 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . No gage-height record Jan. 13 _to _Mar. .._. .25 _(stage-discharge v _-_0 _ _-__.. relation affected by ice

t of period); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge mea

ords for nearby station 

Dec. 26 to Jan. 12 .

Stage -discharge relation affected by ic

'ing

its, weather records, and rec10, 11, 21-25, Dec. 2-7, 22,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 59

Deer Creek at Glenrock, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°51'42", long. 105°52'02" (revised), in SW£NW£ sec. 4, T. 33 N., R. 75 W., 

on left bank 40 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 20 and 87 in Glenrock and 

0.6 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 216 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933 (no winter 

records), April 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,980 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 1, 1935, staff gages at site 400 ft downstream at various daturas.

Average discharge. 16 years (1935-51), 55.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 399 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 21-28.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-51: Maximum discharge observed, 2,840 cfs Apr. 15, 1924, from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; no flow during many summers.

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

rights totaling 93.8 cfs (priorities 1883 to 1930) for irrigation of about 6,540 acres, 

adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. One small reservoir above station 

(adjudication, 63 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--W 926: 1924.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.0 

4.4

11

1.2 

1.5 

1.8 

2.2 

2.7

26

67

125

225

360

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.4

11

12

13 

14

17

17

17

17

15

^14

14

14

13

12

9.0

9.7

12

14

15

15

*15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

422.1

13.6

837

Nov.

14

14

14

17 

17

17

17

19

18

14

15

16

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

19

18

19

19

17

20

19

19

19

*19

19

-

521

17.4

1,030

Dec.

19

19

16

17 

14_

16

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

16

16

16

»15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

14

16

488

15.7

968

Jan.

14

16

16

ti

15

15

16

16

*14

15

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

15

14

15

17

16

15

16

16

blS

b!3

b!2

bll

bll

454

14.6

900

Feb.

b!3

b!6

12

18 

16

15

14

15

14

15

15

15

14

big

blS

14

14

14

*14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

_

-

-

406

14.5

805

Mar.

13

15

15

17 

16

*17

16

15

15

14

15

15

14

14

12

11

9.7

8^4

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

14

15

13

14

34

24

17

15

14

447.5

14.4

888

Apr.

15

18

17

43

101

103

87

65

50

*25

16

12

12

17

35

32

23

115

225

175

69

36

27

51

74

71

119

160

220

198

-

2,211

73.7

4,390

Hay

138

107

111

119 

140

190

175

185

198

205

*192

185

185

168

155

210

*278

268

252

268

339

354

290

260

225

190

165

148

128

111

101

6,040

195

11,980

June

107

113

97

87 

67

56

47

*36

30

27

26

22

12

9.7

13

12

7.7

7.7

7.7

5.7

9.7

9.0

26

50

44

36

33

30

28

28

-

1,084.2

36.1

2,150

July

24

25

23

21 

19

14

12

10

9.0

8.4

5.7

*5.7

3.8

3.3

2.1

2.4

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

.7

.4

37

251.4

8.11

499

Aug.

li

1.8

.6

.4

.4

.5

.6

.4

-^

.3

.4

.6

.7

1.0

 1.0

.'?

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

1.2

5.1

3.8

2.8

2.8

4.4

5.1

5.7

5.7

64.4

 2.08

128

Sept.

5.1

2.8

2.4

2.4 

2.4

2.8

2.8

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.8

1.6

.7

.4

.5

*1.2

1.2

.5

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.2

.2

.3

.4 '

36.0

1.20

71

Calendar year 1950: Max 448 Mln o.l Mean 44.5 Ac-ft 32,210

Water year 1950-51: Max 354 Mln 0.2 Mean 34.0 Ac-ft 24,650

Peak discharge (base. 450 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
60 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Boxelder Creek at Boxelder, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°37', long. 105°52', in SW^SW^ sec. 32 T. 31 N., R. 75 W., on left bank 

just downstream from private bridge, at Riser Ranch (old Boxelder Post Office), an 

eighth of a mile downstream from Snowshoe Creek;

Drainage area. 63.2 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 7, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 34.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 432 cfs May 21 (gage height, 4.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 330 cfs; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Sept. 18-20.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 496 cfs May 21, 1949, from rating curve extended above 

330 cfs; maximum gage height recorded, 4.78 ft May 4, 1947; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below except those for periods of ice effect 

or no gage-height record, which are poor. Water rights totaling 1.8 cfs (.priorities 

1888 to 1902) for irrigation of about 120 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

.9 

1.0 

1.2

0.2

1.1

3.1

6.4

15

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

33

69

170

334

530

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.0

276

3.1

3.4

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.8

4.8

3.8

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.4

*2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

97.7

3.15

194

Nov.

2.2

276

2.9

3.4

3.8

4.1

4.4

4.4

3.5

2.7

3.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.4

3.4

2.6

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.0

2.6

2.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.8

*2.4

2.6

-

95.7

3.19

190

Dec.

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.5

2.4

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

*2.4

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.2

2.2

2.6

2.3

75.3

2.43

149

Jan.

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

 1.8

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

58.2

1.88

115

Feb.

1.8

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.2

2.0

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

*2.2

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.2

_

_

-

61.6

2.20

122

Mar.

2.0

1.9

1.8

T75

1.9

 1.9

1.9

2.0

2.3

2.5

2.4

2.7

3.1

3.8

3.9

3.8

3.5

3.3

4.0

4.8

5.7

9.6

11

11

12

15

13

10

11

 . 10

11

174.7

5.64

347

Apr.

13

12

17

26

33

28

23

18

15

12

10

14

17

26

27

21

40

72

70

60

50

40

50

60

*51

58

89

130

166

162

-

1,410

47

2,800

May

120

98

100

114

147

188

178

209

223

209

*206

224

239

206

192

302

327

329

334

356

404

354

327

309

266

223

193

175

158

140

128

6,978

225

13,840

June

133

112

103

99

85

75

68

*63

58

55

53

53

49

45

41

36

35

39

31

27

32

33

50

39

30

25

23

22

21

22

-

1,557

51.9

3,090

July

21

20

18

15

12

10

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

9.6

*13

10

7.6

5,4

4.8

4,4

4.1

3,4

3.1

4.1

10

7.2

4.1

2.8

2,2

2.4

3.4

3.1

2.4

18

252.3

8.14

500

Aug.

12

8,0

6,4

5.7

4.8

4.1

2.8

2.6

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.

1.

1 _

1.

1 .

*71

64.5

2.08

128

Sept.

0.4

.5

.6

.8

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.1

.8

.4

.6

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.5

-

17.9

0.60

36

Calendar year 1950: Max 404 Mln 0 Mean 31.4 Ac-ft 22,750

Water year 1950-51: Max 404 Mln 0.2 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,510

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). --May 21 (12:30 p.m.) 432 cfs (4.54 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 61

Boxelder Creek near Careyhurst, Wyo.

Location. --La t 42°50'08", long. 105°40'24" (revised), In -i sec. 13, T. 33 N., R. 74

W. , on right bank 2 miles upstream from Careyhurst.

Drainage area. 202 sq ml.

Records available. --May to October 1911, April 1916 to September 1924, May 1928 to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1951. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,930 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to May 26, 1928, staff gage near present site at different daturas. May 26 to Oct. 5, 

1928, staff gage 30 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. --16 years (1935-51), 47.6 cfs.

Extremes . - -Maximum discharge during year, 482 cfs May 22 (gage height, 4.13 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 18-21, Sept. 8-11.

1911, 1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 2,360 cfs May 23, 1933 (gage 

height, 9. 04- ft), from rating curve extended above 1,160 cfs; no flow at times during 

many summers.

Remarks. --Records good except those below 2 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, which 

are fair. Water rights totaling about 140 cfs (priorities 1876 to 1935), for irrigation of about 10,200 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Water 

rights for 3.9 cfs (priorities 1879 to 1923) for municipal supply of Douglas, adjudicated for diversion above station. Several small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 276 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.1

0.1

.6

1.8

4.2

7.4

22

2.4

2.7 

3.0 

3.5

4.0

87

147

275

435

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3^7

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

 5.8

5.2

4.2

4.0

»4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.0

150.3

4.85

298

Nov.

6.1

8.3

8.8

7.9

7.4

7.9

8.3

9.2

8.8

»9.2

8.3

8.8

8.8

9.2

9.2

7.9

9.2

8.8

8.8

8.8

9.2

12

12

14

12

12

12

12

12

12

-

288.9

9.63

573

Dec.

12

12

11

11

9.0

9.4

9.8

10

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

10

1011

*11

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.4

10

321.0

10.4

637

Jan.

10

10

*10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.4

9.2

8.8

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.0

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

10

10

9.4

8.8

8.0

292.6

9.44

580

Feb.

7.6

7.8

8.2

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.4

10

11

11

12

*11

11

11

11

11

11

11

8.3

4.0

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.7

3.0

1.8

1.7

1.7

_

-

-

208.7

7.45

414

Mar.

*1.8

1.8

1.8

3.5

2.3

1.8

-.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

2.0

2.0

2.3

2.3

3.2

4.0

2.5

2.3

2.3

62.1

2.00

123

Apr.

2.8

*3.0

3.0

3.7

3.5

5.2

6.8

8.8

9.2

7.9

5.2

4.5

5.2

6.4

10

7.4

7.9

12

22

28

20

18

17

27

50

60

89

141

170

190

-

944.5

31.5

1,870

May

149

124

124

103

100

145

145

" 154

180

188

*178

180

198

182

168

235

293

317

317

329

396

418

359

338

308

257

215

180

145

111

il

6,630

214

13,150

June

105

107

96

96

*76

60

56

43

34

33

31

28

27

23

20

20

22

23

23

20

11

6.4

13

22

16

14

11

9.7

9.7

8.8

-

1,064.6

35.5

2,110

July

8.8

9.2

10

12

10

*9.7

8.3

6.4

4.5

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

1.6

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.7

^6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

105.6

3.41

209

Aug.

0.6

.8

1.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.0

1.1

.6

.6

20.1

0.65

40

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

1.0

1.3

1.7

2.3

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

-

28.5

0.95

57

Calendar year 1950: Max 359 Min 0.4 Mean 32.0 Ac-i't 23,160

Water year 1950-51: Max 418 Min 0.4 Mean 27.7 Ac-ft 20,060

Peak discharge (base. 280 efs).--Hav 22 (3 a.m.) 482 cfs (4.13 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-19, 22-25, Dec. 27 to Feb. 8, Feb. 13-17.
62 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Douglas Canal near Orpha, Wyo.

Location (revised). Lat 42°50'49", long. 105°29'17", In SE£NW£ sec. 10, T. 33 N., R. 72 

W., on left bank 20 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile southeast of Orpha, and 

4 miles downstream from headgate.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1951 (discontinued)'. Monthly figures only September 1945 to October 1947. Prior to October 1935, published as Morton Canal near 

Orpha.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 4,860 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Tio June 3, 1935, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum daily discharge during year, 59 cfs June 19; no flow at times.

1535-51: Maximum daily discharge, 73 cfs Aug. 4, 1944; practically no flow during 

nonirrigation seasons and no flow at times during irrigation seasons.

Remarks.--Records fair. No record Oct. 1 to Mar. 31; probably no flow. Canal diverts 

"water from right bank of North Platte River 5 miles west of Orpha for irrigation of land1 

southeast of Orpha.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

0

O

O

O

0

0

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

.1

17

28

44

46

-

135.1

4.5O

268

May

*43

40

38

39

4O

44

47

47

48

SO

45

46

45

48

47

47

46

43

38

31

24

24

19

22

22

18

18

16

14

15

17

1,081

34.9

2,140

June

20

34

*48

43

34

31

31

30

37

43

43

47

56

55

54

52

52

56

59

58

57

56

44

34

45

32

7.4

O

0

0

-

1,158.4

38.6

2,300

July

0

*O

O

O

7.6

*42

49

53

55

54

45

46

45

45

43

43

43

48

44

42

25

13

32

40

38

38

37

36

34

34

34

1,065.6

34.4

2,110

Aug.

*34

35

34

34

32

32

30

32

32

32

34

34

33

32

31

30

28

27

26

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

2O

878

28.3

1,74O

Sept.

20

20

20

18

*16

11

5.0

14

11

6.2

6.1

6.9

7.7

15

15

15

19

19

19

19

14

6.1

4.7

1.8

4.1

3.0

2.7

2.1

2.1

1.9

-

325.4

1O.8

645

Calendar year : Max Bin Mean Ac-ft

The period : Max - Mln - M ?an - Ao-ft 9,2OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 63

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°41', long. 105°38', in sec. 6, T. 31 N., R. 73 W., on right bank just 

upstream from high-water line of La Prele Reservoir and 16 miles southwest of Douglas.

Drainage area. 146 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1919 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 32 years, 42.7 cfs.

Extremes. Pfeximum discharge during year, 635 cfs May 16 (gage height, 8.97 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.1 cfs Aug. 23-29.

1919-51: Maximum discharge, 1,220 cfs May 11, 1920 (gage height, 11.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; no flow at times in 1936.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are fair. Water rights totaling 102 cfs (priorities 1879 to 1941), 

for irrigation of about 7,250 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Several small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 147 acre-ft per year) for 

irrigation.

Revisions. W 526: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 2-7, Sept. 26-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 31 Feb. 1 to Sept. 30

3.5 

3.8

4.6 

12.5

3.3

3.4 

3.7 

4.0

2.3 

3.5

12

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0

55

93

182

460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.0

5.8

5.6

tt

7.0

8.8

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

*11

11

9.8

9.8

9.8

10

11

10

10

311.6

10.1

618

Nov.

10

10

11

11

12_

12

12

12

11

9.2

12

12

12

11

12

10

11

10

11

10

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

*10

-

332.2

11.1

659

Dec.

9.8

10

T.6

8.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.6

9.2

9.8

10

10

10

*9.8

9.5

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.8

8.8

S.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.0

7.5

7.8

8.0

276.8

8.93

549

Jan.

7.8

.3

* .6

.8

.0

,O

.5

.0

.4

.8

.8

.2

.0

.8

.8

7.2

7.4

7.6

7.4

7.5

7.2

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

6.4

226.4

7.30

449

Feb.

5.8 575-

6.0

6.4

6.8

7.2

7.6

8.0

8.4

8.6

8.8

9.0

9.4

9.4

*8.9

9.0

9.4

9.6 9T2-

9.3

9.3

9.0

9.6

7.8

6.3

9.6

8.7

8.4

_

-

231.3

8.26

459

Mar.

8.6

*8.0

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.2

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.5

7.5

6.9

6.6

5T8~ 5.2

6.9

6.3

7.2

9.0

8.7

8.7

8.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.3

12" 12

*9.9

10

11

259.3

8.36

514

Apr.

10

8.7

8.4

7.8

6.6

8.7

9.9

10

11

10

15

20

20

26

24

29

26

*36

61

54

44

38

37

52

54

91

142

164

176

188

-

1,388.1

46.3

2,750

May

127

121

108

1ST

146

205

176

*205

222

203

190

201

227

188

174

f394

f390

f382

f363

f377

?399

f401

fSTf

f370

325

262

210

175

157

138

123

7,457

241

14,790

June

179

183

165

152

*108

91

83

70

57

52

45

44

41

34

32

32

26

30

26

22

26

28

43

40

32

30

28

26

20

18_

-

1,763

58.8

3,500

July

15

15

15

18

15

*16

16

14

12

14

14

14

14

14

11

6.9

6.3

5.8

Aug.

16

IB

10

8.7

8.1

7.8

8.7

*8.7

8.7

8.4

6.0

6.3

6.3

6.0

6.6

6.3

3.8

3.4

5.8| 3.5

6.0J 3.3

8.4

8.7

8.4

6.9

5.5_

G.O

6.6

342~2

15

17

386.3

12.5

766

3 . 4

^.4

3.1

3T

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

187.7

6.05

372

Sept.

3.3

3TT

4.2

6.9

7.8

7.2

7.8

6.9

7.8

6.6

6.9

8.1

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.2

7.8

8.4

8.7

*9.0

10

10

10

10

10

-

223.5

7.45

443

Calendar year 1950: Max 314 Min 2.2 Mean 30.6 Ac-ft 22,180

Water year 1950-51: Max 401 Min 3.1 Mean 35.7 Ac-ft 25,870

Peak discharge (base, 220 cfs).--Apr. 29 (2 a.m.) 227 cfs (6.38 ft); May 16 (about 2 p.m.) 635 cfs 

(8.97 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 28 to Feb. 14 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), June 15, 16, June 27 to July 4; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and 

records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9, 10, 13, 16, 24, Dec. 

3-10, 14, 15, Dec. 27 to Jan. 27, Feb. 15-19, Feb. 28 to Mar. 7.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

La Prele Creek near Orpha, Wyo.

Location (revised).--Lat 42°50'12", long. 105°29'25", in NW£ sec. 15, T. 33 N., R. 72 W., 

on left bank 20 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1-| miles upstream from mouth, and 1? 

miles southeast of Orpha.

Drainage area. 227 sq mi.

Records available.--April to August 1916, April to September 1918, April 1923 to September

1924, May 1928 to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1951. No winter records prior

to 1936. Prior to May 1928, published as "near Fetterman."

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map). Frior 

to May 26, 1928, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. 

May 26, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1933, staff gage at present site at datum 0.5 ft higher. 

Apr. 1, 1935, to June 3, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1935-51), 14.2 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 26 cfs Sept. 30 (gage height, 1.49 ft); maximum 

gage height, 2.10 ft between Jan. 26 and Feb. 32 (backwater from ice); no flow Aug. 9, 

12.

1916, 1918, 1923-24, 1928-33, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 1,340 cfs Sept. 6, 1946 

(gage height, 7.30 ft), from rating curve extended above 450 cfs; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Flow regulated by La Prele Reservoir (capacity, 20,000 acre-ft). 

Water rights totaling 289 cfs (priorities 1878 to 1941) for irrigation of about 20,700 

acres, adjudicated by Wyoming, for diversion above station. Several small reservoirs 

above station (total adjudication, 20,100 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating title, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-19, July 22-31)

1.0

1.0 

2.8

5.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.5

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Bay

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

22

*20

22

22

20

20

20

20

19

19

20

19

19

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

U5

580

18.7

1,150

Nov.

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

*13_

15

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

14

14

14

-

457

15.2

906

Dec.

*14

T3

12

12

U.

12

12

13

13

13

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

12

11

*13

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

385

12.4

764

Jan.

11

*12T2~

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

357

11.5

708

Feb.

10

To

10

10

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

11

11

10

_

_-

315

11.2

625

Mar.

*10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.6

8.4

876

9.2

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.4

9.8

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

10

302.0

9.74

599

Apr.

10

 10

10

10

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

10

9.4

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

6.0

6.0

5.6

576

5.6

-

268.4

8.95

532

May

*5.6

5.6

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

8.8

9.0

9.0

9.0

8.8

9.8

978

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.4

6.6

6.2

218.2

7.04

433

June

7.4

8.0

*7.4

5.3

5.9

6.2

7.1

6.8

7.1

7.4

6.5

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.1

7.4

6.8

7.7

7.4

7.4

9.2

8.4

14

13

13

12

12

*11

11

10

-

254.7

8.49

505

July

11

*TT

9.6

8.4

6.2

4.1

3.7

3.7

4.8

4.T

3.7

4.8

4.3

4.6

5.3

5.9

4.6

C.£

7.7

7.1

3.7

2.6

2.8

3.2

4.1

4.8

5.3

4.1

4.1

. 4.6

4.3

164.9

5.32

327

Aug.

*4.6

5.6

776

1.9

1.2

.4

1.9

.4

0

.1

.3

0

f 2

.2

.3

.7

.9

1.5

i.:

.8

.4

.6

2.1

2.3

2.8

3.7

4.3

5.0

3.9

2.6

2.3

54.8

1.77

109

Sept.

3.0

375

3.0

3.0

*3.7

5.9

9.6

10

11

9.2

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.1

C.8

R.8

7.1

7.4

T.4

7.1

6.8

7.1

6.8

6.8

5.9

5.9

14

22

24

25

-

256.3

8.54

508

Calendar year 1950 : Max 124 Min 1.0 Mean 10.7 Ac-i't 7,760

Water year 1950-51 : Max 25 Mln 0 Mean 9.90 Ac-ft 7,170

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Mo gage-height record Jan. 27 to Apr. 1, Apr. 8 to June 2 (stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, recorded 

range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by ice Nov. 10, 11, 24, 25, Dec. 3-12, 22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 26.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 65

North Platte River near Douglas, Wyo.

Location (revised) . Lat 42°41'00", long. 105°23'26", in WW^SE^ sec. 5, T. 31 N., R. 71 W., 

on right bank 2 miles downstream from Bedtick Creek, 3£ miles upstream from Wagonhound 

Creek, and 3 miles south of Douglas.

Drainage area.--14 ,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1891 to September 1894, April 1919 to September 1923 (irrigation 

seasons only), April 1929 to September 1939, April 1946 to September 1951. Published 

as "at Douglas" 1891-94, 1929-39.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,743.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1932, staff or chain gages at several sites 4 to 7 miles upstream from present site at various datums. Apr. 28, 1932, to S^pt. 30, 1939, waterstage recorder at site 6 miles upstream at different datums.

Average discharge. 15 years (1929-39, 1946-51), 1,487 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,620 cfs July 12 (gage height, 7.76 ft); minimum daily, 70 cfs Mar. 1, 3, 18.

1929-39, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 16,700 cfs July 13 t 1937 (gage height, 8.44 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 45 cfs Jan. 8, 1937.

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

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are 

given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to Apr. 2)

2.3 

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

124

240

410

670

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

1,560

2,750

4,100

6,220

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. '

363 

332

335

*310

300

300

282

267

258

252

243

237

231

225

222

216

210 

201

201

198

195

195

195

192

189

189

192

189

186

183

180

7,288

235

14,460

Nov.

183 

186

189

189

192

189

195

201

150

120

160

170

200

220

250

180

205 

235

205

200

210

200

150

195

250

210

*230

213

204

190

-

5,871

196

11,640

Dec.

175 

150

140

160

140

170

r?0~ 180

170

170

*170

170

155

140

170

170

170 

170

160

155

160

160

150

145

155

150

145

T5Q- 120

140

120

4,830

156

9,580

Jan.

105 

105

120

125

120

125

130

125

130

130

*125

130

135

120

115

125

130 

130

125

110

105

115

*125

135

140

135

90

94

98

84

88

3,669

118

7,280

Feb.

92

9?

105

110

115

115

125

135

145

160

170

*170

130

110

100

100

105 

100

120

120

140

180

170

155

125

100

105

105

_

_

-

3,503

125

6,950

Mar.

*70 

74

70

78

90

80

100

84

98

120

90

100

125

150

140

130

135 

70

85

115

140

125

117

114

124

117

122

152

*152-

130

117

3,414

110

6,770

Apr.

119 

119

122

122

138

216

237

240

*240

225

186

152

127

117

114

135

144 

*124

177

352

328

225

180

192

231

600

1,180

1,310

1,340

*1,400

-

10,392

346

20,610

May

1,390 

1,230

*1,140

1,130

1,120

1,140

1,220

1,230

1,310

1,320

»2 , 100

2,490

2,610

3,190

3,480

3,770

4,100 

3,630

3,390

2,840

2,590

2,560

2,220

1,920

1,800

1,690

1,600

1,550

1,470

1,430

1,460

64,120

2,068

127,200

June

1,430 

1,490

1,850

*2,200

2,200

2,180

2,170

2,140

2,110

2,120

2,100

2,140

*2,830

2,920

2,960

2,970

3,130 

4,150

4,200

4,160

4,150

3,920

4,010

3,620

3,500

2,890

1,590

1,120

989

834

-

78,073

2,602

154,900

July

782 

747

*691

604

*1,440

*3,190

3,360

4,010

4,490

5,020

5,170

*5,550

5,430

5,430

5,410

5,410

5,240 

*4,800

4,720

4,570

4,680

4,960

4,940

4,860

4,820

4,800

4,840

4,980

5,040

5,000

4,900

129,864

4,189

257,600

Aug.

4,620 

4,570

4,390

4,180

3,860

3,570

*2,960

2,760

2,680

2,660

3,830

4,700

5,090

5,170

S,040

4,620

4,280 

4,210

4,300

4,200

4,180

4,150

4,180

5,020

4,900

4,620

4,640

4,640

4,660

4,660

4,720

132,060

4,260

261,900

Sept.

4,620 

4,490

4,350

3,900

*3,280

2,880

2,500

2,410

2,040

1,780

1,700

1,690

1,660

2,280

2,320

2,250

2,820 

2,880

2,680

3,110

2,890

2,300

2,080

1,700

1,400

1,100

598

470

426

560

-

68,964

2,299

136,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,950 Mln 85 Mean 1,614 Ac-ft 1,168,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,530 Mln 70 Mean 1,403 Ac-ft 1,016,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice 9-27, Nov. 30 to Mar. 22.
66 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Wagonhound Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

fi

Location (revised) . Lat 42°39'35", long. 105°22'10", in SW^NE^ sec. 16, T. 31 N., R. 71 W. 

on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from mouth, 3^ miles northeast of La Bonte, and 6 miles 

south of Douglas.

Drainage area. 125 sq mi.

Records available'. April 1916 to September 1924, May 1929 to June 1932, April 1937 to 

September-1951. No winter records prior to 1940.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,741 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 18, 1939, staff or chain gages at several sites within half a mile of present 

site at various datums.

Average discharge. 12 years (1939-51), 8.92 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs May 17 (gage height, 2.87 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs May 13-15.

1916-24, 1929-32, 1937-51: Maximum discharge, 2,000 cfs July 12, 1937 (gage height 

10.0 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 

73 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during many 

years.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 56.3 cfs (priorities 1883 to 1933), for irrigation of about 3,950 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Diversion above station for supplemental supply to about 8,860 acres along La Prele Creek.

Revisions. W 526: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

0.6

.7

.9

0.1

.45 

1.4 

3.5

1.3 

1.6 

2.0 

2.9 106

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.679"

*1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.8

54.7

1.76

108

Nov.

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

*1.8

1.2

1.9

2.3

2.4

2.6

2.5

2.7

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.0

3.0

2.5

1.8

2.2

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.6

2.7

72.9

2.43

145

Dec.

572" 2.7

2.3

1.9

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

*2.6

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

b2.4

b2.4

2.2

2.0

*2.0

1.8

2.0

bl.8

b2.0

b2.0

68.2

2.20

135

Jan.

bl.7

27?

3.8

2.8

2.6

b2.7

b2.7

b2.8

b2.5

b2.3

*b2.4

b2.4

b2.2

b2.4

b2.6

b2.7

b2.8

b2.6

b2.7

2.6

b2.8

b3.1

*b2.8

b2.9

b3.5

b3.1

b2.4

b2.1

b2.1

b2.1

b2.3

79.7

2.57

158

Feb.

b2.1

b2.5

b2.5

b2.6

b2.6

b2.8

b2~70

1.2

.7

170

2.2

*1.8

1.4

1.2

bl.2

1.2

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.8

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.0

_

-

46.4

1.66

92

Mar.

*1.4

1.8

bl.4

bl.6

2.0

1.8

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

bl.l

bl.l

bl.2

1.4

1.0

.9

.7

.6

78

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.6

274

2.4

41.1

1.33

82

Apr.

2.4

274

*2.4

2.8

3.5

4.8

4.0

4.0

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.2

5.0

7.2

6.8

7.5

11

9.8

8.0

7.8

7.0

7.5

8.5

12

18

20

T9

18

-

228.1

7.60

452

May

11

4.0

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

*.6

.5

.6

.7

.6

.373-

.3

.4

6636"

26

16

15

29

24

14

9.0

6.5

3.5

2.0

1.8

2.0

2.4

275.2

8.88

546

June

2.4

2.2

2.6

*3.2

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.8

2.4

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

4.0

5.0

3.5

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.8

4.2

5.0

6.2 478"

4.8

2.4

1.4

90.7

3.02

180

July

1.0

3.2

*2,4

2,8

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

1.6

.8

.9

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.6

2.2

1.0

1.6

1.4

.8

.7

.7

.9

.9

.7

.6

76

52.4

1.69

104

Aug.

0.6

.6

.7

.9

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

74

.4

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.6

.5

.8

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.6

.7

.5

17.9

0.58

36

Sept.

~7B 0.5

.6

1.2

.6

.7

3.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.8

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

-

23.0

0.77

46

Calendar year 1950: Max 30 Mln 0 Mean 3.26 Ac -ft 2,360

Water year 1950-51: Max 66 Min 0.3 Mean 2.88 Ac-ft 2,080

Peak discharge (base, 210 efs). No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 10 to Dec. 10 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 67

West Fork La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°28', long. 105°41', in sec. 23, T. 29 N-. , R. 74 W. , on left bank just 

upstream from canyon in Downey Park, 150 ft downstream from confluence of Gould and 

Rocky Ford Creeks, and 13 miles southwest of La Bonte.

Drainage area. 23.8 sq mi.

Records available. August 1946 to September 1951 \ discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.67 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.54 ft); minimum 

daily not determined.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 171 cfs Apr. 20, 1947 (gage height, 4.88 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs at ".mes most years.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 12.1 cfs (priorities 1910-14), for irrigation of 

about 846 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Diversion above 

station for supplemental supply to about 9,300 acres along La Prele Creek.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31 Apr. 1 to Sept. 30

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.2

.8

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

0.1

.5 

1.2 

2.3

2.5 

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

6.0

14

22

48

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Toted

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.7

.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.4

.9

.8

.7

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

it

20.1

0.65

40

Nov.

0.4

.6

1.0

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

.8

.6

.9

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

*.9

-

32.0

1.07

63

Dec.

(*)

0.5

15.5

0.5

31

Jan.

(*)

0.2

6.2

0.2

12

Feb.

(*)

0.2

_

.

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

(*)

0.6

18.6

0.6

37

Apr.

2.1

1.9

3.2

4.0

6.6

*6.4

6.2

6.0

4.6

1.5

1.4

1.7

2.0

3.5

3.6

3.3

9.0

25

24

18

15

15

15

15

14

19

22

20

20

15

303.8

10.1

603

May

10

16

12

10

11

10

10

*12

12

11

10

10

10

8.4

9.2

34

28

28

25

26

37

24

18

16

12

10

9.2

8.7

7.0

6.7

772

458.4

14.8

909

June

9.2

8.2

9.7

T77

*5.6

4.8

5.4

5.2

4.4

 5.8

4.0

3.7

2.6

2.2

1.8

1.7

276

3.2

1.9

1.7

3.2

5.0

6.2

5.5

2.5

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

-

116.5

3.88

231

July

1.6

1.9

175

1.2

.7

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.5

.8

1.2

1.0

.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.9

1.2

.7

.4

.4

.3

.4

.8

1.2

.8

1.1

25.8

0.77

47

Aug.

0.6

.7

75

.6

.4

.5

*73~ .2

.3

.3

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.2

8.7

0.28

17

Sept.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.3

.2

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.5

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.5

.5

.5

-

7.5

0.25

15

Calendar year 1950: Max 54 Min - Mean 4.46 Ac-ft 3,230

Water year 1950-51: Max 37 Min - Mean 2.78 Ac-ft 2,020

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Nov. 10-15, Dec. 5-13, Jan. 1 to Apr. 5, Apr. 11-18 (stage-discharge 

relation affected by ice during most of periods)j discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice Oct. 28, Nov. 8, 9, Nov. 16 to Dec. 4, Dec. 14-31, Apr. 6, 7.
68 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo.

Location (revised) . Lat 42°39'00", long. 105°21'24", In SE^SW^ sec. 15, T. 31 N., R. 71 W. , 

on left bank CL9 mile upstream from mouth and 3 miles northeast of La Bonte.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available. April 1916 to September 1924 and May 1928 to September 1933 (no winter 

records), April 1935 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,742 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To June 4, 1935, staff or chain gages at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge. 16 years (1935-51), 51.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,270 cfs Way 16 (gage height, 6.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 820 cfs; minimum daily, 4.6 cfs Feb. 1.

1916-24, 1928-33, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 2,750 ofs May 22, 23, 1923 (gage 

height, 7.5 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 350 cfs; 

no flow at times during many years.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 119 cfs (priorities 1883 to 1946), for irrigation 

of about 8,350 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Diversion 

above station for supplemental supply to about 9,300 acres along La Prele Creek. One 

small reservoir above station (adjudication, 101 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Revisions. W 546: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

2.4

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.1

2.5 

6.0

3.5 

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

120

220

520

890

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.B

8.2

10

*10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

10

9.2

9.2

10

10

101111

11

11

11

10

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.6

9.2

9.2

307.6

9.92

610

Nov.

9.2

9.6

9.6

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*13

12

12

12

-

364.4

12.1

723

Dec.

12

12

10

10

9.6

9.0

10

10

11

12

*12

11

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.7

8.7

8.7

*8.2

8.4

8.2

8.0

FT?

300.5

9.69

596

Jan.

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.2

7.8

8.2

*8.6

8.0

8.6

8.8

9.2

9.2

9.3

Ft?

8.2

7.4

8.0

7.0

7.6

8.2

8.5

7.2

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.2

240.4

7.75

477

Feb.

4.6

570

5.2

5.4

5.4

5.2

5.6

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

*5.6

5.4

5.6

5.8

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.8

7.2

6.8

6.4

6.6

7.0

7.0

6.2

T7Q- 7.4

_

^-

169.2

6.04

336

Mar.

*6.0

6.0

6.4

6.0

6.4

6.4;

6.4

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.2

FTe

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.4

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.7

9.6

10

1212"

219.9

7.09

436

Apr.

12

12

*13

13

15

22

28

31

30

29

28

24

22

25

33

31

33

33

78

108

81

63

63

84

92

101

139

163

220

228

1,854

61.8

3,680

May

171

139

125

125

127

165

153

*167

159

150

134

120

117

100

84

559

586

611

43T

379

379

485

364

 290

255

205

181

153

123

101

92

7,235

233

14,350

June

105

T2~5" 142

*128

112

89

80

63

63

57

58

58

57

53

48

4444"

110

70

56

64

106

141

135

115

105

92

87

81

75

2,561

85.4

5,080

July

70

58

*42

37

34

36

34

29

24

15

15

16

15

12

10

9.6

10

13

13

9.6

6.9

9 .6

9.6

10

10

11

13

14

15

20

20

641.3

20.7

1,270

Aug.

32

23

23

24

22

20

*15

12

10

10

8.7

8.2

7.8

7.4

7.8

 7.8

8.7

8.7

6.9

7.8

7.8

6.9

6.4

778

10

12

11

12

12

12

11

379.7

12.2

753

Sept.

13

13

16

18

*18

17

19

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

10

10

8.2

10

9.6

9.6

9.6

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

-

366.0

12.2

726

Calendar year 1950: Max 373 Mln 1.7 Mean 36.5 Ac-ft 26,420

Water year 1950-51: Max 611 Mln 4.6 Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,040

Peak discharge (base, 480 cfs). May 16 (3:30 p.m.) 1,270 cfs (6.89 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 6-10, Jan. 27 to Feb. 28 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

Ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, recorded range 

In stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice 

Dec. 28 to Jan. 26, Mar. 8-15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 69 

Horseshoe Creek near Esterbrook, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42"21'30", long. 105°26'35", in NE£ sec. 35, T. 28 N., R. 72 W., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from Trail Creek and 65 miles southwest of Esterbrook.

Drainage area.--45 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,350 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 12.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 191 cfs May 17 (gage height, 4.57 ft), from

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Aug. 25-29, Sept. 17-19, 26, 

28-30.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 195 cfs June 21, 1947 (gage height, 4.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 80 cfs; no flow at times in 1948, 1949.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 5.5 cfs (priorities 1904 to 1941), for irrigation 

of about 389 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station.

Revisions.--W 1176: 1947(M), 1949(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 1 to June 3)

Oct. 1 to June 21 June 22 to Sept. 30

1.9

2.0

2.8

5.0

2,4 

2.9 

3.5 

4.5

91

194

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2 

2.6

2.0

9.4

28

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,8

4.6

5.0

5.0

4.8

3.9

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.8

2.2

2.0

2.2

*1.2

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

53.2

1.72

106

Nov.

0.7

.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.1

1.4

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.2

2.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.4

liS

2.8

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

*2.0

1.8

1.6

1.6

-

54.8

1.83

109

Dec.

1.6

1.6

2.0

1.6

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.6

1.8

*1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.2

.9

.9

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

40.0

1.29

79

Jan.

0.9

*.8

.9

.8

_J_

.6

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

29.5

0.95

59

Feb.

1.0

.1

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.5

.5

.3

.3

.4

.5

* .6

.6

.6

.5

.3

.2

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.4

.2

.2

_

_

-

38.7

1.38

77

Mar.

1.2

*1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.6

2.2

2.6

3.0

3.7

3.5

4.1

3.8

3.2

3.4

3.7

62.4

2.01

124

Apr.

4.6

4.6

*4.6

5.3

6.1

6.7

6.4

6.4

5.6

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.8

8.1

7.8

6.5

7.2

11

16

16

14

12

13

17

16

22

32

40

50

53

-

413.7

13.8

821

May

43

38

39

50

60

70

64

*73

75

71

70

70

70

63

64

131

114

147

136

121

132

112

96

87

80

69

62

59

56

50

47

2,419

78.0

4,800

June

54

50

48

*51

43

37

34

34

30

32

30

33

31

27

24

24

23

22

20

18

30

26

25

20

17

15

14

14

13

15

-

854

28.5

1,690

July

14

12

11

9.8

8.3

7.5

6.7

6.0

*6.0

6.4

8.3

9.0

7.5

6.0

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

3.4

4.2

6.7

6.0

4.2

3.1

2.4

2.7

3.4

6.4

4.3

7.5

196.0

6.32

389

Aug.

6,7

5.6

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.1

2.0

*1.7

1.4

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.1!

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.4

44.1

1.42

87

Sept.

0.4

.3

.4

.5

.5

.5

.7

74

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.4

*.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

9.7

0.32

19

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1O7 Min 0.1 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,790

Water year 1950-51 : Max 147 Min O.2 Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,360

Peak discharge (base. 70 cfs). May 9 (3 a.m.) 85 cfs (3.25 ft); May 17 (11 p.m.) 191 cfs (4.57 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note..--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-11, 22, 23, Dec. 5-7, 27, Jan. 3 to Feb. 25, 

Mar. 8-13, 16, 17, 22-24, 28-3O, Apr. 11, 12, 16 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 14; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations).
70 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Horseshoe Creek near Glendo, Wyo.

Location (revised).--Lat 42°27'09", long. 104 0 58'11", in SE£ sec. 26, T. 29 H., R. 68 W. , 

on left bank 0.6 mile upstream from mouth and 5 miles southeast of Glendo.

Drainage area.--203 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1916 to September 1919, April 1921 to September 1924, May 1928 

to September 1933, April 1935 to September 1951. No winter records prior to 1936.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,500 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 9, 1935, staff or chain gages at site 1-J- miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1935-51), 25.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 376 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.8 cfs July 19.

1916-19, 1921-24, 1928-33, 1935-51: Maximum discharge, 11,900 cfs May 30, 1935 (gage 

height, 8.80 ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 750 cfs on basis of 

slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1918, 1919, 1935, 1939, 

1940.

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 106 cfs (priorities 1879 to 1947) for irrigation

of 7,620 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station.

Rating table, water year -1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 7-31, Jan. 3, 4, May 16-26)

1.0-

1.1

1.2 

1.5

2.5 

5.0 

9.5

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

156

260

378

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2?

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

*7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.2

672

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

205.9

6.64

403

Nov.

6.2

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.5

7.5

8.0

9.0

7.5

7.1

7.1

7.1

*7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.5

214.7

7.16

426

Dec.

8.5

9.0

9.0

b6.8

b5.6

b6.2

*6.6

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.6

.6

.5

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.1

.5

.5

.1

.5

.5

.1

.1

.1

.6

. 6

.1

217.8

7.03

432

Jan.

b6.8

b6.6

6.6

7.5

*7.1

b6.8

b6.0

b5.6

5.7

b6.0

b6.0

5.7

b5.4

b5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.7

b5.0

5.0

b4.8

5.0

5.3

5.0

a4.8

a4.5

a4.4

a4.3

a 4. 2

170.5

5.50

338

Feb.

a4.0

a3.8

a4.1

a4.2

a4.5

a4.7

a4.8

a4.8

a4.9

34.9

a5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.3

5.3

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

5.7

*6.2

5.7

5.3

5.3

5.3

b5.3

_

-

142.4

5.09

282

Mar.

b5.2

5.0

bS.O

b4.8

4.7

4.7

4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.7

b4.5

b4.0

b4.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

b4.9

*b4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

142.2

4.59

282

Apr.

.4

.4

.1

.1

.4

.4

.1

.4

.4

.4

.4

.7

.7

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.3

.3

5.3

5.7

6.2

*8.0

8.5

13

12

14

35

52

-

252.2

8.41

500

May

58

57

53

47

52

57

65

63

67

65

63

60

50

47

38

107

237

275

282

267

245

271

216

*172

149

124

105

87

*65

56

45

3,595

116

7,130

June

50

65

61

58

52

45

37

30

22

20

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

10

i±l

9.5

9.5

9.5

32

19

*17

15

13

13

13

13

-

719.0

24.0

1,430

July

13

13

13

15

14

11

10

10

10

9.0

9.5

9.5

9.0

8.0

5.3

5.3

4.1

4.4

3.8

JTT

4.1

4.7

5.3

7.5

*8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

5.0

259.6

8.37

515

Aug.

7.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.5

8.5

8.5

13

11

11

11

11

8.5

8.5

8.

*6.

217.9

7.03

432

Sept.

4.7

6.6

23

11

6.6

7.1

*7.1

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

6.2

6.2

6.2

5.7

5.7

6.2

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.7

5.3

*5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

-

196.3

6.54

389

Calendar year 1950: Max 145 Mln 3.6 Mean 16.1 Ac-ft 11,660

Water year 1950-51: Max 287 Min 3.8 Mean 17.4 Ac-ft 12,560

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs).--May 16 (ll p.m.) 376 cfs (3.65 ft). 

* Discharge messurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of period); discharge 

sstimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 71

North Platte River near Cassa, Wyo. 

Location.--Lat 42°24', long. 104°56 I , In sec. 18, T. 28 N., R. 67 W., on right bank l£ 

~ miles south of Cassa, 4| miles downstream from Horseshoe Creek, and 6 miles upstream 

from high-water line of Guernsey Reservoir.

Drainage area. 15,700 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,457.82 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge.--5 years, 1,554 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,480 cfs Aug. 1 (gage height, 4.59 ft); minimum 

daily, 110 cfs Jan. 30.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 9,780 cfs Sept. 7, 1946 (gage height, 6.12 ft); minimum 

daily, 100 cfs Feb. 13, 1949.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, which are fair. Cottonwood and another small creek are the only tributaries between 

this station and Guernsey Dam. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water yeai 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

0.5 

1.0 

1.5

110

310

590

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

1,000

2,380

6,460

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

10

19

20 ,

20.

ZZ

23

24

as

36

37

,38

:39

50

.51

"total

'<^an

'oft

Oct.

390 

410

428

422

*405

390

385

370

365

355

345

340

330

320

310

300

295

280

270

260

260

256

256

252

248

248

240

240

240

244

240

9,694

313

19,230

Nov.

240 

236

236

236

236

232

236

236

173

156

188

208

252

*300

315

252

280

310

290

252

*236

228

159

285

550

256

b295

b290

b280

260

-

7,485

249

14,840

Dec.

232 

256

204

184

b!40

b!25

*b!20

160

190

215

225

210

190

180

200

210

200

205

195

190

190

190

180

175

180

170

150

165

175

185

190

5,761

186

11,450

Jan.

120 

150

155

*140

150

165

190

T75

180

175

170

175

175

165

165

175

180

175

165

155

145

145

*155

160

165

165

150

120

150

110

115

4,820

155

9,560

Feb.

125 

150

140

155

170

160

165

180

200

215

240

235

215

180

155

145

140

150

165

160

270

265

*250

215

175

140

150

150

_

_

-

5,020

179

9,960

Mar.

150 

155

150

125

115

*130

160

130

150

180

170

*224

192

228

260

230

215

160

115

155

150

185

165

155

165

155

165

180

185

170

150

5,159

166

10,230

Apr.

150 

150

150

166

175

184

216

265

275

295

*290

256

224

192

180

180

192

208

208

236

446

458

585

350

545

580

616

*1,150

*1,320

1.460

-

11,100

370

22,020

May

1,550 

1,550

1,570

1,290

1,260

1,260

1,290

1,290

*1,530

1,580

1,450

*2,500

2,560

2,740

5,500

5,690

4.860

4,580

4,280

5,660

5,240

5,080

3,030

*2,470

2,190

2,000

1,840

1,720

*1,610

1,480

*1,440

71,050

2,292

140,900

June

1,540 

1,580

1,550

2,050

2,210

2,180

2,110

2,100

2,050

2,020

2,020

2,000

2,210

*2,830

2,870

2,850

2,900

5,570

4,120

4,160

4,280

4,200

4.560

4,020

*5,640

5,550

*2,280

1,550

970

855

-

78,585

2,615

155,500

July

794 

762

725

702

655

*1,720

*5,100

5,480

4,180

4,700

4,950

5,150

5,150

5,150

5.190

5,170

*5,170

4,890

4,700

4,540

4,500

4,780

4,910

4,860

*4,780

*4,780

4,760

4,820

4,950

4,950

4,950

123,894

3,997

245,700

Aug.

,910 

,580

,440

,260

,040

,680

,520

. ,740

,670

.650

,850

,420

,860

,000

,060

,780

* ,460

,220

,280

,280

,240

,200

,160

,540

,080

,780

,660

,660

,660

* ,660

,700

131,820

4,252

261,500

Sept.

4.720 

4,700

4,600

4,240

5,770

5,140

5,100

2,450

2,350

1,930

1,740

1,680

1,650

1,670

2,380

2,240

2,580

2,920

2,880

2,780

5,150

2,780

2,210

2,050

1,620

*1,540

1,110

750

646

566

-

75,522

2,451

145,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,720 Mln 105 Mean 1,687 Ac-ft 1,221,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,190 Mln 110 Mean 1,446 Ac-ft 1,047,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 8 to Mar. 11, Mar. 15 to Apr. 5 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during most of periods; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, 

 "eather records, and records for nearby stations.
72 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cottonwood Creek near Fletcher Park, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°18'45", long. 105°14'13" (revised), on east boundary of sec. 16, T. 27 

N. , R. 70 W. , on left bank a quarter of a mile downstream from Held Creek and 85 miles 

northeast of Fletcher Park.

Drainage area.--48.1 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,480 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 7.64 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 149 cfs May 16 (gage height, 4.15 ft), from

rating curve extended above 60 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 236 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 5.01 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 60 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 

4, 5, 13-17, 20, 21, 25-28, 1946.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec. 6

1.7 0.2

1.8 .7

1.9 1.5 2.0

2.1

2.2

Dec. 7 to Sept. 30

0.6

1.9 

3.1 

5.0 

7.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.6

.9

.9

*.9

.8

*.7

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7 

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

23.6

0.76

47

Nov.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

b.8

b.8 

b.8

.9 

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.0

.0

.1

.0

b .0

.1

.1

.1

1.1

1.3

-

28.3

0.94

56

Dec.

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

b^g

b.9

1.4

1.4

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

37.7

1.22

75

Jan.

1.

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.0

1.0

bl.O

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

*1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

b.7

b.7

b.7

.8

.8

30.2

0.97

60

Feb.

0.7

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

*1.0

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

_

_-

26.0

0.93

52

Mar.

1.1

1.1

1.0

1,1

*1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5.

36.7

1.18

73

Apr.

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

bl.6

bl.4

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.3

1.3

1.7

2.9

6.0

10

*9.3

8.0

11

-

82.2

2.74

163

May

11

9.0

7.4

7.2

6.7

8.0

8.4

8.0

8.4 

7.4

5.5

6.9

7.2

82

79

86

78

66

73

80

63

55

45

37

32

*28

26

22

20

985.5

31.8

1,950

June

24

26

26

26

25

21

22

20

18 

17

16

14

*12

9.6

11

11

9.6

8.7

9.6

12

13

12

9.6

lil

9.0

8.7

8.0

8.0

-

445.5

14.8

884

July

7.4

7.4

7.2

6.7

6.4

5.2

6.0

6.4

6.0 

6.2

8.7

7.4

6.9

6.7

6.7

6.4

6.2

5.7

6.7

8.0

8.0

6.7

6.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

12

11

9.6

219.5

7.08

435

Aug.

6.9

6.7

8.4

11

9.3

7.7

6.9

6.0

5.5 

5.2

4.8

4.2

4.0

3.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.3

*2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

128.4

4.14

255

Sept.

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.7

1.6 

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

39.5

1.32

7f

Calendar year 1950 : Max 70 Min 0.2 Mean 5.91 Ac-ft 4,270

Water year 1950-51 : Max 86 Min 0.6 Mean 5.71 Ac-ft 4,130

Peak discharge (base. 70 cfs). May 16 (2 p.m.) 149 cfs (4.15 ft); May 21 (11 p.m.) 92 cfs (3.55 

ftTI

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 73

Cottonwood Creek at Wendover, Wyo.

Location (revised). Lat 42°19'32", long. 104°52 I 33", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 27 N., R. 67 W., 

on left tank at Wendover, 1,000 ft upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available . April 1916 to September 1924, May 1929 to September 1933, April 1935 

to September 1942, April 1946 to September 1951. No winter records prior to 1936. 

Published as "near Wendover" 1916-24.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,421.58 ft above mean sea level (unadjusted). Apr. 19, 1916, to Sept. 30, 1924, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream at different 

datum. May 1, 1929, to Sept. 1, 1933, and Apr. 5 to May 23, 1935, chain gage at site 

a quarter of a mile upstream from present site at different datum. May 24, 1935, to 

Sept. 30, 1942, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft upstream from present site at different datum.

Average discharge.--12 years.(1935-42, 1946-51), 4.86 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 320 cfs June 22 {gage height, 5.20 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

6.22 ft; minimum daily, 2.5 cfs Jan. 3,4.

1916-24, 1929-33, 1935-42, 1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,140 cfs Sept. 23, 1940 

(gage height, 12.13 ft, site and datum then in use, frqm floodmark), from rating curve 

extended above 4 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.57 and 

12.13 ft; no flow July 12-15, 1932.

Maximum stage known, 10.6 ft (site and datum of 1929), from floodmark, Aug. 15, 1927 

(discharge about 5,800 cfs, by slope-area determination).

Remarks. Records poor. Water rights totaling 43.0 cfs (priorities 1873 to 1934), for 

irrigation of about 3,020 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Two small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 21.9 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.6 

2.8

3.0

3.1

2.4

3.1 

4.3

5.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.7

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.7 

2.8

2.8

 2^9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

89.5

2.89

178

Nov.

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9 

2.9

2.9

2.9

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

-

86.8

2.89

172

Dec.

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8 

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

*2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.9

279

*2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2~7T 2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

87.0

2.81

173

Jan.

2.6 

2.6

*2.5

275

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.7

2.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.8

2.8

 2.9

2.9

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0-

84.3

2.72

167

Feb.

3.0 

3.0

 3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3^6

3.5

-

_

-

92.1

3.29

183

Mar.

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

3.9

112.7

3.64

224

Apr,

4.1 

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.7

*4.7

4.6

4.5

-

126.4

4.21

251

May

its

4.5

4.5

4.6

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.0

6.0

22

*5.8

5.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

179.6

5.79

356

June

5.8 

5.6

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.6

5.8

5.8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.8

5.8

27

.6

.4

.2

.2

* .2

:tf

.1

-

178.3

5.94

354

July

H4.2

4.0

4.0

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.0

4.1

3.9

3.7

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.8

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

*3.1

3.1

115.5

3.73

229

Aug.

3.2

3.1

18

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

 3.5

3.4

120.4

3.88

239

Sept.

3.4 

3.4

12

3.6

3.5

3.5

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

-

112.2

3.74

223

Calendar year 1950: Max 10 Mln 2.7 Mean 3.95 Ac-ft 2,860

Water year 195O-51: Max 27 Mln 2.5 Mean 3.79 Ac-ft 2,750

Peak discharge (base. 120 cfs). June 22 (2 p.m.) 320 cfs (5.20 ft); Aug. 4 (3 a.m.) 252 cfs (4.97

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Oct. 7 to Nov. 10, Nov. 20 to Dec. 11, Dec. iff;~17,' Jan. 21-23, Feb. 

1, 2, Feb. 28 to Mar. 5, Mar. 9 to May 23j discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather 

records, recorded range In stage, and records for nearby stations.
74 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Guernsey Reservoir , Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°17 I , long. 104°45 I , in sec. 27, T. 27 N. , R. 66 W., at dam on North 

Platte River, l£ miles northwest of Guernsey.

Drainage area. 16,200 sq mi , approximately.

Records available. October 1938 to September 1951 (prior to October 1950, monthly figures 

only) in reports of Geological Survey. July 1927 to September 1938 in files of Bureau 

of Reclamation.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 4,370.00 ft above mean sea level, 

aatum of 1929.(levels by Bureau of Reclamation); gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 44,710 acre-ft Apr. 1 (elevation, 

4,418.19 ft); minimum observed, 1,440 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 4 369.90 ft).

1938-51: Maximum contents observed, 51,050 acre-ft Apr. 2, 1943 (elevation, 4,420.08 

ft); maximum elevation observed, 4,420.52 ft June 23, 1947; minimum contents observed, 

that of Sept. 30, 1951.

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by rock-fill dam; completed by Bureau of Reclamation in July 

IS5T7. Capacity (revised), 48,960 acre-ft between elevations 4,360 ft (sill of gate to 

penstock) and 4,420 ft (top of spillway gate). Dead storage 190 acre-ft (revised). 

Figures given herein represent usable contents. Water is used for irrigation in eastern Wyoming and western Nebraska, and for development of power.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table (elevation, In feet, and usable capacity,

in acre-feet) 

(Prepared by Bureau of Reclamation)

4,360 o

4,362 210

4,365 610

4,370 1,460

4,380 3,860

4,390 7,400

4,395 9,860

4", 400 13,600

4,405 19,380

4,410 27,490

4,420 48,960

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

20,410

19,110

17,800

16,600

15,240

14,520

14,690

15,540

16,350

16,960

17,640

18,330

18,950

19,520

20,090

20,700

21,240

21,690

22,190

22,770

23,190

23,630

24,140

24,670

25,170

25,530

26,000

26,430

26,830

27,270

27,760

Nov.

28,160

28,550

28,800

29,140

29,450

29,710

29,940

30,060

30,180

30,140

29,860

29,860

30,320

30,730

31,200

31,580

31,990

32,430

32,830

33,260

33,590

33,860

33,940

33,940

34,000

34,190

34,620

35,120

35,490

35,810

-

Dec.

36,050

36,260

36,340

36,450

36,220

36,130

36,070

36,000

35,880

35,750

35,620

35,710

35,880

35,980

36,090

36,220

36, 300

36,430

36,510

36,560

36,560

36,600

36,600

36,690

36,810

36,860

36,980

36,920

36,860

36,730

36,620

Jan.

36,560

36,340

36,300

36,260

36,240

35,980

35,880

35,790

35,660

35,580

35,490

35,410

35,330

35,220

35,160

35,080

35,120

35,240

35,410

35,540

35,580

35, 600

35,680

35,710

35,710

35,710

35,560

35,410

35,330

35,280

35,160

Feb.

35,060

34,990

34,930

34,750

34,680

34,620

34,560

34,460

34,460

34,620

34,870

35,160

35,370

35,510

35,580

35,710

35,880

36,000

36,200

36,300

36,430

36,560

36,660

36,750

36,860

36,980

37,030

37,030

.

-

-

Mar.

37; 070

37,000

36,940

36,880

36,940

37,180

37,520

37,690

37,930

38,190

38,390

38, 600

38,910

39,370

39,810

40,320

40,650

40,940

40,990

41,210

41,450

41,920

42,310

42,580

42,880

43, 150

43,470

43,770

43,970

44,270

44,570

Apr.

44,710

44,040

43,020

41,680

40,300

38,870

37,390

36,030

34,750

33,520

32,110

30,770

29,430

27,790

26,110

24,290

22,380

20,450

18,580

16,680

14,880

13,250

11,480

9,930

8,300

6,820

5,910

6,010

6,730

7,750

-

May

9,130

9,740

10,330

10,620

10,810

11,000

11,410

12,180

12 , 500

11,830

11,050

10,360

9,590

8,780

9,570

11,870

17,840

22,410

26,360

30,470

33,500

35,980

38,320

39,630

40, 140

39,920

39,650

39,110

37,350

34,410

31,380

June

29,510

28,590

27,600

27,36O

27,810

28,210

28,120

27,110

25,940

24,710

23,430

22 , 300

22,060

22,700

22,480

20,750

19,050

18,060

19,330

21,450

23,630

26,270

29,370

32,470

35,450

38,650

40,140

39,480

38,120

36,540

-

July

34,870

32,870

30,670

28,330

24,880

20,300

18,170

16,740

16,230

15,930

16,370

17,490

18,900

20,300

21,770

23,320

24,830

25,890

26,030

25,410

24,620

24,450

24,110

24,530

24,410

24,040

23,500

24,120

26,270

28,360

29,780

Aug.

30,810

31,320

31,460

31,480

31,060

30,000

28,080

24,810

20,980

16,670

12,040

10,690

11,120

12,430

13,590

14,150

13,450

12,090

10,700

9,470

8,300

7,270

6,210

5,520

6,330

6,840

6,840

6,820

6,820

6,900

7,110

Sept.

7,600

8,370

10,280

12,550

14,360

14,860

15,150

14,790

14,000

12,330

10,330

8,530

6,540

4,640

3,8EO

3,340

2,680

3,330

3, SCO

4,210

5,270

5,970

5,710

5,0?0

4,580

4,100

3,9FO

2,8fO

1,580

1,440

-

Monthly elevations and contents,.water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dee. 31.................. ..

Calendar year 1950 .......

Sept. 30... .................

Water year 1950-51 .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

,414.55

.

,413.86

,414.51

,411.20

,389.30

4,369.90

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

35,810

36,620

_

35,160

36,540

29,780

7,110

1,440

-

Change in contents 

during 'month 

(acre-feet)

+810

-8,090

-1,460

-36,820

+5,160

-22,670

-5,670

-20,310

Elevation obtained by averaging observation at 4 p. 

a.m. for the next day.

with that of
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 75

North Platte River below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo.

Location (revised) . -Lat 42°16<50", long. 104°45'15", in SEfr see. 27, T. 27 N., R. 66 W.,

 on right bank 1.1 miles downstream from Guernsey Dam and 1 mile northwest of Guernsey.

Drainage area.--16 ,200 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. June 1900 to September 1951. Published as "at Guernsey" prior to

 November 1908, and March to October 1912; as North Platte River and Interstate Canal 

at Whalen, May 1909 to September 1916; and as "above Whalen" October 1916 to September 

1928.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,340 ft (from topographic map). Prior

 ^To Nov. 17, 1908, and Mar. 30 to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gages at sites about three-quarters of a mile downstream at various datums. May 1, 1909, to Sept. 30, 1928, staff gage 

at dam at Whalen, 9 miles downstream, at different datum.

Average discharge. 42 years (1909-51), 1,921 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,980 cfs July 25 (gage height, 4.61 ft); mini-

 iuTTSaily, 16 cfs Oct. 8 to Nov. 1, -Mar. 19-23, 25-31.

1900-1951: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 2, 1908 (gage height, 11.5 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs; minimum daily, 

6 cfs Oct. 8, 9, 1941.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for period of no gage-height record, which are

 Fair Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. Flow completely regulated by Guernsey Reservoir (see preceding page). Small diversions for irrigation between this station and diversion dam 

at Whalen. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads for 

the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.2 

.4

.7 

1.0

155

295

455

1.5 

2.0 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

760

1,170

2,280

3,860

5,750

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.110

*1,100

1,080

1,080

1,060

718

378

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

6,910

223

13,710

Nov.

16

63

116

47

74

118

119

41

100

118

244

146

41

24

28

73

72

69

68

71

69

69

70

125

116

112

44

108

110

108

-

2,579

86.0

5,120

Dec.

106

105

94

113

167

141

140

140

200

198

191

158

154

193

193

146

188

194

188

191

192

210

T§5

193

192

204

204

204

204

205

208

5,411

175

10,730

Jan.

203

206

203

204

204

204

205

204

205

204

205

205

204

208

205

206

121

96

99

120

143

141

141

141

166

165

193

190

181

185

190

5,547

179

11,000

Feb.

188

189

190

187

187

189

190

189

166

154

145

166

165

167

168

165

165

164

171

165

165

165

164

166

166

179

178

178

_

-

-

4,831

173

9,580

Mar.

179

180

179

179

77

63

63

63

64

69

64

63

51

42

42

43

42

42

16

16

16

16

16

24

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

1,721

55.5

3,410

Apr.

116

558

666

802

878

894

902

902

902

902

910

910

902

934

1,010

,020

,040

,100

,100

,090

,080

,070

,050

,040

,010

934

934

918

934

958

-

27,466

916

54, 480

May

982

1,040

1,070

1,120

1,130

1,130

1,010

1,020

1,240

1,640

1,760

2,830

2,830

2,880

3,040

2,830

2,620

*2,550

2,050

1,800

1,790

1,820

1,860

1,870

1,970

2,010

2,020

2,060

2,640

3,000

5,050

60,662

1,957

120,300

June

2,520

2,010

2,040

2,040

,2,020

1,990

2,140

2,590

2,660

2,600

2,600

2,380

2,210

*2,360

2,880

3,590

3,570

5, 850

*3,570

5,180

5,280

5,100

2,710

2,590

2,110

1,850

1,860

1,820

1,780

1, 700

-

75,580

2,513

149,500

July

1,770

1,840

1,900

1,940

2,360

3,550

5,910

4,050

4,410

4,830

4,850

4,710

4,540

4,580

4,470

*4,470

4,390

4,590

4,600

4,830

4,810

4,770

4,770

4,790

4,810

4.900

4,900

4,260

3,960

*5,910

4,250

126,500

4,081

250,900

Aug.

4,500

4,480

4, 540

4,370

4,340

*4,340

4,350

4,410

4,450

4,600

4,710

4,680

4,680

4,620

4,690

4,660

4,730

4,770

4,79_Q

4,770

4,710

4,660

4,640

4,640

4,620

4,600

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,580

4,480

141,950

4,579

281,600

Sept.

4,410

4,260

3,710

3,550

3,120

2,910

2,850

2,700

2,700

2,720

*2,650

2,580

2,550

2,480

2,500

2,530

2,520

2,620

2,660

2,590

2,640

2,550

2,450

2,350

2,040

1,650

1,280

1,350

1,090

594

-

76,364

2,545

151,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,040 Min 16 Mean 1,660 Ac-ft 1,202,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,900 Min 16 Mean 1,467 Ac-ft 1,062,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 8 to Mar. 51 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 5 discharge measurements, power output and gate 

openings at Guernsey Reservoir.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at recorder station below Whalen, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°14', long. 104°37', in SW£ sec. 12, T. 26 N., R. 65 W., on left bank 2£ 

miles downstream from Whalen Dam and 3| miles northwest of Fort Laramie.

Records available. May 1909 to September 1951. Prior to April 1938, published as "below 

Whalen."

Gage.--Water-stage -recorder. Prior to Apr. 16, 1938, staff gage at Whalen Dam, 2£ miles 

upstream, at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,500 cfs July 10 (gage height, 2.65 ft); minimum daily, 2.1 cfs Mar. 17, 20, 23-25, 27, 28.

1909-51: Maximum daily discharge, 19,900 cfs June 3, 1909; minimum daily, 1.8 cfs 

Feb. 16 to Mar. 12, 1944.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, 

and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.1 

.2

0.7 

1.0 

2.0 

2.7

108

240

930

1,550

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

61

52

*45

30

28

34

81

213

86

70

60

51

46

46

44

42

38

34

31

31

30

28

25

23

20

19

18

15

14

14

13.

1,342

43.3

2,660

Nov.

13

13

52

99

58

70

14

22

*30

20

17

77

28

52

33

42

9.2

7.7

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.0

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.6

6.3

6.3

733.2

24.4

1,450

Dec.

6.3

6.3

6.3

b6.0

5.6

4.9

4.9

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

*6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.3

193.6

6.25

384

Jan. .

5.6

6.3

5.6

5.6

*6.3

6.3

6.3

.0

.0

.0

.3

.3

.6

.9

* .6

.9

.9

.9

.9

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a .2

a .2

a .2

a .2

161.7

5.22

321

Feb.

a4.2

a4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

5.6

_

_

-

115.8

4.14

230

Mar.

3.6

3.6

4.9

4 .2

sie

*3.0

3.0

2.5

3.6

3.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.5

4.9

2.1

2.5

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2 .5

2:1

2.1

2.5

2.5

3.0

88.2

2.85

175

Apr.

3.0 6^3"

22

16

13

13

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

11

10

12

13

*12

11

10

10

10

9.2

-

336.5

11.2

667

May

10

IT

36

40

42

42

40

42

40

58

53

313

1,000

866

986

1.080

858

786

606

78

55

60

65

53

72

137

133

*119

204

914

922

9,727

314

19,290

June

727

144

149

167

153

130

108

778

693

700

693

630

185

*167

278

842

735

749

609

185

282

336

288

270

276

235

246

210

176

176

-

11,317

377

22,450

July

200

190

190

190

205

*1,020

1,070

994

994

1,300

1.420

1,420

1,380

1,340

1,260

1,260

1,240

1,080

1,120

1,310

1,330

1,250

1,220

1,250

1,230

1,270

1,350

1,130

693

347

679

30,932

998

61,350

Aug.

874

930

735

778

749

742

721

714

714

818

874

906

930

914

946

1,000

1,060

1,040

1,080

1,100

*1,060

1,000

978

978

1,020

952

938

922

930

922

866

28,201

910

55,940

Sept.

858

742

574

330

324

153

167

137

122

122

144

115

102

102

102

86

75

*158

306

294

330

318

294

276

228

133

215

263

314

131

-

7,515

250

14,910

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,500 Min 4.9 Mean 332 Ac-ft 240,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,420 Min 2.1 Mean 248 Ac-ft 179,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of period); discharge 

.mated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations. 

b Staffe-ri1 Stage-discharge scharcre r*p1at1nn relation affpnt.pri affected bv by 1np ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 77 

Laramie River near Glendevey, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°48', long. 105°53', in NW£ sec. 36, T. 10 N., R. 76 W., on left bank 

just upstream from Stub Creek, 180 ft downstream from highway bridge. 250 ft downstream 

from Nunn Creek, and l£ miles north of Glendevey Post Office.

Drainage area.--101 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1904 to October 1905, August 1910 to September 1930, and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1904 to October 1905 and 

August 1910 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. No winter records most 

years.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 8,230 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Nov. 7, 1910, staff gage, water-stage recorder thereafter. Prior to Sept. 21, '1922 

at datum 1.26 ft higher, Sept. 21, 1922, to Sept. 26, 1926, at datum 1.98 ft higher, 

July 9, 1929, to July 22, 1931, at datum 2.73 ft higher, and July 23, 1931, to Sept 

19, 1935, at datum 2.09 ft higher; all at site 180 ft upstream. Sept. 27, 1923, to 

July 8, 1929, at site 140 ft upstream at datum 1.39 ft higher.

Average discharge.--15 years (1904-5, 1910-16, 1917-19, 1920-21, 1946-51), 82.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximurn discharge during year, 914 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 13 cfs Mar. 30. 

1904-5, 1910-51: Maximum discharge, 2,240 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.55 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,350 cfs; minimum daily, 

5 cfs Feb. 14, 15, 1911.

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

which are fair. Small diversions for irrigation of hay meadows above station. See 

page 175 for diversions from Laramie River and tributaries to Cache la Poudre River and 

tributaries.

Revisions (water years).--W 469: 1911-12.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, exi 

height, in feet, and discharge,

1.1 

1.5

ept periods of ice effect (gage 

in cubic feet per second)

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

142

240

380

590

900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

31

40

41

39

35

32

31

32

34

31

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

*25

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

22

21

22

22

21

20_

851

27.5

1,690

Nov.

22

22

23

22

23

23

23

20

b!8

*b2_9

b26

b25

b26

26

26

b26

25

24

25

b24

b25

b23

b23

b24

24

25

24

23

25

21

"

715

23.8

1,420

Dec.

21

b!9

b21

b!8

b!7

b!8

21

22

24

25

25

25

*23

26

23

22

b22

b23

24

22

b23

b23

b24

25

22

b20

b!9

b21

23

23

22

686

22.1

1,360

Jan.

21

20

22

22

22

21

21

23

21

21

22

20

19

20

21

23

22

22

20

18

21

22

23

25

26.

24

23

21

19

16

15

656

21.2

1,300

Feb.

14

15

15

16

16

15

16

17

18

li

19

18

17

16

17

18

18

17

17

18

19

17

19

17

17

17

17

17

-

-

-

476

17.0

944

Mar.

16

17

15

17

18

18

19

20

21

18

17

20

20

22

21

*20

17

16

17

19

18

17

16

18

19

18

16

18

16

13

15

552

17.8

1,090

Apr.

15

15

16

18

17

17

*17

18

17

17

19

21

22

19

18

20

20

24

27

31

34

31

40

52

59

60

50

58

68

59

-

899

30.0

1,780

May

46

40

46

60

81

85

78

88

*95

92

95

115

129

144

137

182

236

248

278

329

260

255

317

350

462

535

600

688

730

670

706

8,177

264

16,220

June

718

530

430

383

*356

332

329

236

206

226

220

200

270

305

344

418

530

682

*730

*736

830

730

630

490

478

515

515

505

458

438

-

13,770

459

27,310

July

285

268

245

166

149

*120

116

102

84

72

72

54

46

36

33

35

42

39

34

80

153

164

108

62

38

33

33

35

31

27

29

2,791

90.0

5,540

Aug.

38

2948-

34

45

158

153

139

123

111

104

97

93

89

85

81

80

76

75

95

120

95

86

84

77

*75

68

66

68

105

82

2,679

.86.4

5,310

Sept.

72

67

62

60

56

54

50

47

46

44

39

47

45

41

38

34

29

30

39

35

*41

41

38

34

31

26

24

26

27

31

"

1,254

41.8

2,490

Calendar year 1950 : Max 337 Mln 10 Mean 58.5 Ac-ft 42,390

Water year 1950-51 : Max 830 Mln 13 Mean 91.8 Ac-ft 66,450

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Mote.--No gage-height record Dec. 7-10, Dec. 31 to Mar. 15, Mar. 18-25, 31, Apr. 11-15 (stagedischarge relation affected by ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
78 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River near Jelm, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°00' , long. 106°01', in sec. 15, T. 12 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 35 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile north of Colorado-Wyoming State 

line, half a mile upstream from Johnson Creek, and 4 miles south of Jelm.

Drainage area. 297 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1904 to October 1905, May 1911 to September 1951.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,685.32 ft above mean sea level, adjust- 

"nfent of 1912. June 22, 1904, to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at site three-quarters of

a mile upstream at different datum. May 7, 1911, to Sept. 3, 1921, water-stage recorder

on downstream side of bridge 35 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--41 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,600 cfs May 29 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum 

daily, 24 cfs Jan. 13, Feb. 1.

1904-5, 1911-51: Maximum discharge, 4,200 cfs June 9, 1923 (gage height, 4.15 ft); 

minimum, 5.6 cfs Dec. 2, 1933.

Remarks. Records excellent except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height rec- 

 ord, which are fair. Diversions for irrigation of about 4,600 acres of hay meadows

above station. See p. 175~for diversions from Laramie River and tributaries to Cashe

la Poudre River and tributaries.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Mar. 31

0.9 

1.2

1.0 

1.2 

1.5 

2.0

pr. 1 to Sept. 30

3 2.5

4 3.0

B 4.0

520

840

1,760

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

54

61

68

66

61

59

56

54

57

57

52

51

48

46

44

44

44

*44

43

41

41

41

41

40

40

38

38

36

36

36

34.

1,471

47.5

2,920

Nov.

35

41

40

44

46.

46

46

46

34

*42

39

36

37

41

40

37

40

38

37

37

37

35

36

37

38

38

37

35

37

30

-

1,162

38.7

2,300

Dec.

30

25

29

26

25

28

31

32

35

38

39

39

*41

40

38

37

37

38

37

33

36

36

36

38

37

33

31

32

33

34

33

1,057

34.1

2,100

Jan.

31

28

29

29

28

26

26

26

25

26

26

25

24

26

27

*27

27

26

26

26

28

29

30

32

32

31

30

29

26

26

25

852

27.5

1,690

Feb.

24

26

26

28

27

26

27

*28

29

29

28

28

27

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

30

28

30

29

28

28

28

27

_

_

-

775

27.7

1,540

Mar.

26

27

25

25

27

29

30

31

34

33

31

33

34

36

38

*37

36

34

35

37

40

38

37

39

41

39

38

43

40

37

40

1,070

34.5

2,120

Apr.

42

43

49

55

54

53

*53

54

56

54

58

64

68

64

62

84

86

90

112

118

118

98

109

141

138

167

127

127

154

151

-

2,649

88.3

5,250

May

127

112

107

153

146

179

173

188

*201

194

191

228

264

286

282

356

480

520

658

833

904

826

1,010

,120

,150

,390

,430

,460

,540

1,480

1,460

19,418

626

38,520

June

1.500

1,340

1,080

904

880

770

742

*688

652

682

700

622

682

735

826

920

,120

,330

,360

* ,410

,470

,430

,280

1,050

920

928

928

880

791

728

-

29,348

978

58,210

July

598

480

480

344

320

*260

253

228

179

164

176

156

141

123

112

107

123

129

112

109

214

296

228

164

134

116

114

138

129

109

105

6,341

205

12,580

Aug.

116

114

125

123

109

179

228

221

191

170

156

143

131

125

120

114

107

105

101

114

167

120

101

98

98

*90

84

80

84

127

118

3,959

128

7,850

Sept.

96

86

78

76

72

78

74

67

65

65

60

60

65

61

58

56

50

48

50

56

*56

63

61

58

51

46

42

40

43

46

-

1,827

60.9

3,620

Calendar year 1950: Max 875 Mln 20 Mean 122 Ac-it ' 88,090

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,540 Mln 24 Mean 192 Ae-ft 138,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8 to Apr. 17 (no gage-height record Feb. 1- 

discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 79

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near Woods, Wyo,

Location.--River: Lat 41°09' , long. 105°59', in sec. 36, T. 14 N., R. 77 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from diversion dam for Pioneer Canal, 2 miles downstream from Fox Creek, 

and 2 miles northeast of Woods.

Canal: Lat 41°09', long. 105°57', in sec. 30, T. 14 N., R. 76 W., on left bank at 

bridge 1^ miles (revised) downstream from headgate.

Drainage area.--418 sq mi.

Heeords available.--April 1912 to September 1924, April to September 1927, and April 1932 

to September 1951 (no winter records many years).

e.--River: Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 7,389.01 ft 

above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Apr. 16 to Nov. 15, 1912, staff gage and 

Nov. 16, 1912, to Sept. 22, 1915, water stage recorder on wingwall between headgates 

and diversion dam at datum 1.00 ft higher. Sept. 23, 1915, to July 13, 1950, waterstage recorder on headgate structure 50 ft upstream from dam; prior to Oct. 1, 1935, 

at datum 1.00 ft higher. 

Canal: Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 11, 19X3, chain gage and Apr. 11, 1923, 

to June 11, 1927, water-stage recorder on bridge at approximately present datum. June 

12, 1927, to May 8, 1938, staff gage on bridge; prior to Apr. 11, 1932, at approximately 

present datum.

Extremes (combined flow river and canal).--Maximum discharge during year, 2,130 cfs May 

29; minimum daily, 30 cfs Dec. 2, Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1912-24, 1927, 1932-51: Maximum discharge, 5,060 cfs June 10, 1923 (river discharge by computation of peak flow over dam); minimum discharge not determined.

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

which are fair. Pioneer Canal diverts from left bank of river at diversion dam for 

irrigation in vicinity of Laramie. Records show combined flow of river and canal. 

Diversions for irrigation of about 4,600 acres of hay meadows above station in Colorado. 

Water rights totaling 62.3 cfs (priorities 1877 to 1917) for irrigation of about 440 

acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Three small reservoirs 

above station in Wyoming (total adjudication, 626 acre-ft per year) for irrigation, 

stock water and domestic use. See page 175for diversions from Laramie River and 

tributaries to Cache la Poudre River and tributaries.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

54

61

69

73

71

65

61

60

62

64

59

57

55

54

51

50

*46

45

43

42

41

41

40

39

44

44

44

44

42

42

40

1,603

51.7

3,180

Nov.

42

44

44

49

52

54

54

*54

46

38

44

42

46

47

47

45

47

45

43

44

42

41

42

44

44

43

42

42

44

36

-

1,347

44.9

2,670

Dec.

37

30

35

31

33

36

39

42

45

47

49

52

56

56

*56

54

48

48

46

43

43

43

44

45

43

40

35

38

41

41

41

1,337

43.1

2,650

Jan.

40

38

38

37

36

34

36

35

35

36

35

34

34

35

36

*36

35

35

34

36

36

38

39

40

41

42

41

37

32

31

50

1,122

36.2

2,230

Feb.

30

32

33

35

36

35

38

*40

39

39

39

38

37

35

39

40

40

39

39

39

39

39

39

37

36

36

34

33

-

-

-

1,035

37.0

2,050

Mar.

32

33

31

32

34

35

36

38

40

39

38

39

41

42

43

*39

42

41

41

43

46

49

47

49

50

49

54

58

54

58

11

1,337

43.1

2,650

Apr.

63

63

73

82

83

82

81

*85

85

79

74

74

91

85

89

94

103

116

143

160

156

132

143

179

183

195

183

183

217

221

-

3,597

120

7,130

May

179

143

127

144

187

254

260

302

*338

315

316

391

446

458

449

601

815

868

964

1,110

1,360

1,230

1,410

1,520

1,470

1,720

1,790

1,800

1.940

1,850

1,740

26,497

855

52,560

June

1,840

1,760

1,290

1,090

1,030

885

827

*754

708

751

838

716

722

770

852

923

1,080

1,320

1,390

1,450

1,530

1,540

1,320

1,070

914

905

904

862

780

723

-

31,544

1,051

62,570

July

622

512

510

391

352

*296

276

244

201

185

185

178

155

135

115

113

116

136

112

103

178

280

229

179

130

107

101

121

131

101

90

6,584

212

13,060

Aug.

93

108

119

130

103

135

212

218

194

171

155

145

131

122

114

107

99

99

95

111

163

140

109

*102

99

91

84

80

70

88

124

3,811

123

7,560

Sept.

98

8l

76

69

68

72

70

62

57

51

51

49

56

55

53

51

47

43

43

*49

54

60

61

58

55

50

47

45

46

49

-

1,728

57.6

3,430

Calendar year 195O: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,940 Mln 30 Mean 223 Ac-ft 161,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation of river affected by ice Nov. 5 to Jan. 30, Feb. 8 to Apr. 7, Apr. 

10, 14, 15. No gage-height record for river Jan. 31 to Feb. 7 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice during period); discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for station near Jelm. 

No gage-height record for canal Oct. 1 to May 8 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part 

of period); discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements and records for river stations 

near Jelm and Woods.
80 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°20', long. 105°37', in sec. 29, T. 16 N., R. 73 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge) 1-| miles northwest of Laramie.

Records available.--April 1933 to September 1948 and April 1950 to September 1951 (irrigation seasons only).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,140 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Apr. 10, 1936, chain gage on bridge on State Highways 130 and 230 about 1 mile upstream at different datum. Apr. 10, 1936, to May 21, 1949, chain gage and May 22, 1949, 

to Apr. 8, 1951, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 1,400 cfs June 3 (gage height, 4.95 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 930 cfs; minimum daily, 17 cfs-Sept. 27-30.

1933-48, 1950-51: Maximum discharge observed, 1,810 cfs June 15, 1942 (gage height, 

5.06 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 7-9, 1950.

Rating tables, Apr. 1 to Sept. 3O, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 8-10)

Apr. 1 to May 25 May 26 to Sept. 30

1.0 35

1.5 136

2.0 255

2.5 400

3.0 590

3.4 770

0.9 15

1.1 40

1.5 108

2.0 232

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

554

742

1,430

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

t41

Nov.

t82

-

Dec.

t79

Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

a74

a76

a78 

a82

a84

a86

a84

*84

84

86

b92

b94

69

J55|

It

86

79

86

92 in

121

109

96

86

92

102

107

98

92

113

-

2,689

89. 6

5,330

May

113

107

88 

71

58

44

50

52

54

64

67

67

98

132

151

162

190

260

308

362

452

*566

658

646

695

740

778

903

1,020

1,060

1,140

11,156

360

22,130

June

1,160

1,240

1.360 

1,280

1,040

884

801

679

572

508

*522

594

529

440

453

474

498

554

641

*759

831

*922

1,020

1,070

962

805

672

612

558

525

22,965

766

45,550

July

491

433

328 

286

218

181

166

156

144

121

112

108

106

90

81

74

*68

60

58

55

49

49

102

115

92

71

58

54

 63 46

52

4,087

132

8,110

Aug.

46

43

46 

48

49

48

44

66

86

100

88

78

71

63

57

52

44

40

37

40

44

*57

69

61

54

48

43

37

36

33

30

1,658

53.5

 3,290

Sept.

43

50

46 

42

39

36

33

32

29

26

24

23

22

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

19

*19

19

20

20

19

17

17

17

17

-

762

25.4

1,510

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

The season : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft 85,92O

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

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

near Woods and at Two Rivers.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 81

Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°28', long. 105°44', in sec. 5, T. 17 N., R. 74 W., on left bank at old 

Two Rivers Post Office, a quarter of a mile upstream from Little Laramie River and 14 

miles northwest of Laramie.

Drainage area.--1.290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1911 to October 1927, May 1933 to September 1951. No winter records in earlier years.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,058.90 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. May 6, 1911, to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 100 ft irostream at 

datum 0.74 ft lower. Apr. 8, 1913, to Oct. 31, 1914, water-stage recorder at site 300 

ft downstream at datum 0.74 ft lower. Apr. 21, 1915, to Apr. 30, 1920, water-stage 

recorder at site 100 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1934-35, 1936-51), 100 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,080 cfs June 5 (gage height, 5.07 ft); minimum daily, 8.9 cfs Sept. 26.

1911-27, 1933-51: Maximum discharge, 3,930 cfs June 13, 1923 (gage height, 7.48 

ft), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs: no flow Sept. 22-25, 1911, Aug. 17 to 

Sept. 6, Sept. 9-22, 1939.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect ( 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 2-10, Apr. 12 to May 29)

2.0 142

3.0 

4.0

5.0

5.1

380

660

1,040

1,090

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

44

44

44

43

42

45

43

39

39

40

40

41

41

39

40

*40

40

41

41

41

41

41

32

32

37

37

37

40

46

49

51

1,270

41.0

2,520

Nov.

42

43

45

42

46

45

49

46

36

29

*39

41

48

52

46

46

48

50

48

50

50

49

45

47

49

52

54

54

52

48

-

1,391

46.4

2,760

Dec.

40

32

36

33

32

36

43

50

60

64

68

72

74

*74

70

66

60

56

52

50

47

45

45

46

46

45

42

42

41

38

36

1,541

49.7

3,060

Jan.

37

33

31

33

33

32

30

31

30

28

25

21

20

20

20

20

*21

23

23

22

24

26

27

26

29

32

30

26

24

22

20

819

26.4

1,620

Feb.

19

20

23

28

32

35

37

41

*46

50

54

56

54

49

47

50

54

54

54

48

52

50

52

54

52

49

50

50

-

-

1,260

45.0

2,500

Mar.

47

46

44

45

50

54

66

80

84

90

84

88

92

92

*90

84

80

78

82

85

82

76

80

84

86

88

77

70

70

74

78

2,327

75.1

4,620

Apr.

72

69

72

72

78

*83

87

84

84

83

80

80

95

82

79

36

91

88

92

100

112

119

119

108

102

97

114

114

109

114

-

2,765

92.2

5,480

May

130

130

122

108

95

80

73

46

42

39

36

37

37

45

69

97

111

147

235

298

352

*405

465

501

475

478

489

507

546

618

706

7,519

243

14,910

June

793

906

978

1,040

1.060

902

723

615

*498

418

392

418

458

400

368

365

375

*398

460

537

*627

706

762

821

856

790

624

525

472

445

-

18,732

624

37,150

July

420

385

320

242

198

146

120

106

135

127

117

111

105

99

88

*79

83

74

63

59

59

56

56

90

99

86

73

63

57

50

55

3,821

123

7,580

Aug.

49

54

52

51

52

51

45

47

62

81

91

82

74

65

59

53

49

44

40

40

41

*46

52

61

57

54

49

44

40

42

40

1,667

53.8

3,310

Sept.

33

37

45

44

42

38

36

32

32

31

27

25

24

24

21

20

20

20

20

19

*19

16

10

9.5

9.2

8.9

12

18

2C

20

"

732.6

24.4

1,450

Calendar year 1950: Max 512 Mln 16 Mean 78.8 Ac-ft 57,090

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,060 Mln 8.9 Mean 120 Ac-ft 86,960
82 PLATTE RIVER BASH

Little Laramie River near Filmore, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°17'20", long. 106°02'30", in sec. 9, T. 15 N., R. 77 W., on right bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge at May Ranch, 1| miles west (corrected) of Filmore, and 3i 

miles downstream from North Fork.

Drainage area. 155 sq mi.

Records available. July 1902 to September 1903 (published as "near Hatton"), May 1911 to 

November 1926, May 1933 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 16, 1938, staff gage at bridge 8 ft upstream at different datum prior to May 

1911 and at datum 0.21 ft higher May 14, 1911, to Apr. 19, 1913, and at present datum 

thereafter.

Average discharge.--34 years (1902-3, 1911-26, 1933-51), 1.08 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,310 cfs June :.8 (gage height, 3.82 ft); minimum daily, 19 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1902-3, 1911-26, 1933-51: Maximum discharge observed, 2,400 cfs June 1, 1914 (gage 

height, 5.9 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,700 cfs; minimum observed, 1 cfs 

Sept. 19, 20, 1913.

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

which are fair. Water rights totaling 257 cfs (priorities 1877 to 1941), for irrigation of about 18,000 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Ten 

small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 168 acre-ft per year) for irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

1.1

1.5

60

136

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

260

430

700

1,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

45

51

44

38

34

33

33

33

31

30

32

31

31

32

31

*31

31

29

28

!i

26

27

26

26

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

966

 31.2

1,920

Nov.

26

27

30

35

40

38

47

40

37

44

43

*41

43

43

40

40

40

40

38

35

36

35

35

35

36

36

36

35

37

37

-

1,125

37.5

2,230

Dec.

34

31

33

31

30

32

35

38

40

42

43

44

45

*46

43

43

43

40

38

37

37

37

37

37

33

30

27

28

28

29

28

1,119

36.1

2,220

Jan.

26

25

25

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

23

22

22

23

24

*24

23

22

21

22

24

25

26

2T_

26

24

23

22

20 ia

733

23.6

1,450

Feb.

19

20

21

22

23

22

22

*23

24

14

23

22

22

22

22

24

24

23

23

23

24

24

24

23

22

22

22

22

-

-

-

631

22.5

1,250

Mar.

21

22

21

21

21

22

23

24

25

24

22

23

24

25

26

*24

23

23

25

27

28

27

27

29

32

31

30

39

39

38

38

824

26.6

1,630

Apr.

39

38

50

54

50

*52

57

50

45

42

38

31

56

73

65

52

63

74

89

89

76

59

66

92

89

80

74

76

83

89

-

1,897

63.2

3,760

May

81

68

73

66

71

78

76

74

61

80

85

108

110

127

129

219

224

246

263

308

394

«426

490 604"

588

700

820

1,080

1,150

1,100

1,120

11,139

359

22,090

June

1.230

929

712

580

465

402

398

418

*440

535

555

480

505

652

742

929

1,120

1,180

*1,120

1,110

*957

957

814

706

712

736

694

676

682

664

"

22,100

737

43,830

July

540

505

490

475

460

426

422

366

327

327

341

338

278

?49

235

229

*227

219

219

211

254

246

201

192

180

175

182

199

180

165

158

9,016

291

17,880

Aug.

145

143

151

177

158

138

123

123

108

96

87

81

73

ec

62

57

52

52

52

57

*66

65

57

65

63

52

46

42

45

63

52

2,617

84.4

5,190

Sept.

47

47

46

39

36

36

33

32

29

29

28

34

35

35

33

32

31

30

29

28

*36

37

34

31

26

22

22

24

25

24

~

970

32.3

1,920

Calendar year 1950; Max 979 Mln 12 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,590

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,230 Mln 19 Mean 146 Ac-ft 105,400

Peak discharge (base. 740 efs).--Hay 29 (4:30 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (3.89 ft); June 18 (6 a.m.) 1,310 

cfs (3.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8 to Mar. 27.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 83

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°28'10", long. 105°43'50", on line between sees. 5 and 6, T. 17 N., R. 74 

W., on right bank at old Two Rivers Post Office, half a mile upstream from mouth and 13 

miles northwest of Laramie.

Drainage area.--310 sq mi.

Records available.--March to September 1903, May 1911 to October 1927, May 1933 to September 1951 (few winter records prior to 1937). Published as "at Haley's Ranch, near 

Laramie" March to September 1903.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,060.54 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. March to September 1903, staff gage near present site at different datum. 

May 1, 1911, to Apr. 13, 1914, staff gage at present site and datum. Apr. 14, 1913, to 

Apr. 20, 1915, water-stage recorder at site 400 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--16 years (1934-35, 1936-51), 42.3 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,120 cfs June 2 (gage height, 5.98 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs Sept. 30.

1903, 1911-27, 1933-51: Maximum discharge, 1,880 cfs June 4, 1914 (gage height, 6.44 

ft, present site and datum); no flow at times in most years.

Note.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1914, not previously published, has 

been determined as 1,880 cfs June 4, 1914 (gage height, 6.44 ft, present site and datum) .

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

which are poor. Water rights totaling 801 cfs (priorities 1811 to 1941), for irrigation 

of about 56,000 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Fifteen 

small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 1,390 acre-ft per year) for irrigation, stock water, recreation, and domestic use.

Revlsions.--W 406: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 3 to May 24)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.2

0.4

1.5

7.0

20

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

85

144

240

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

350

530

1,130

Discharge, in ovbio feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Oay

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

.2

.3

4

5

.6

.7

.8

.9 ro

;:i

;:a

£3

'i '

?' >

,,-

£7

T3

;:3 ?*>

3"1.

T ~ta]

M-an

tn-tt

Oct.

7.8

11 

15

15

13

11

8.6

7.4

8.6

8.6

7.4

6.7

.0

.0

.4

* .8

.4

.4

.0

 7

.4

.5

.6

.6

.6

.9

.8

5.8

6.4

6.4

6.4

239.2

7.72

474

Nov.

5.8

6.4 

5.2

8.2

11

11

12

11

11

8.6

*12

13

14

15

13

13

16

17

16

17

17

17

16

18

20

21

21

19

17

16

-

418.2

13.9

829

Dec.

13

1011

10

10

13

15

18

18

19

20

23

22

*21

21

20

20

18

16

15

14

13

12

12

13

11

11

11

10

10

11

461

14.9

914

Jan.

10

T.8 

9.2

9.2

8.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

7.6

7.2

7.2

6.6

5.8

5.4

5.4

5.8

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.2

5.8

6.2

6.0

6.4

7.0

7.2

6.8

a6.0

a5.2

a4.7

a4.2

208.5

6.73

414

Feb.

a3.9

a4.1 

a5.0

a5. 4

a5. 8

a6.2

a7.0

a7.6

*8.4

9.2

10

11

12

12

11

12

13

13

13

12

13

14

15

14

14

14

14

14

-

-

-

293.6

10.5

582

Mar.

14

13 

14

15

18

22

24

25

28

34

32

34

37

38

*39

39

37

34

35

38

40

38

41

42

42

40

39

36

38

40

11

1,009

32.5

2,000

Apr.

40

43

46

55

60

*63

65

60

55

38

35

44

54

70

69

60

54

54

60

66

71

67

60

06

82_

75

64

58

55

62

-

1,751

58.4

3,470

May

71

67 

60

53

48

43

42

39

37

35

33

29

28

a29

a33

a40

a54

a66

a76

a8 6

a98

 111

115

116

130

137

146

176

222

345

503

3,068

99.0

6,090

June

660

1,050 

990

702

521

395

300

260

*220

204

228

280

280

260

266

288

330

*414

544

620

660

*708

635

566

477

395

353

348

335

348

"

13,637

455

27,050

July

365

389 

330

284

254

232

218

198

166

150

152

190

206

208

172

*146

149

147

133

124

131

155

155

120 104'

94

90

96

119

115

105

5,497

177

10,900

Aug.

94

85 

83

85

93

88

84

77

75

62

51

42

35

31

28

26

21' 23

18

18

20

*20

24

25

24

20

16

13

12

16

24

1,333

43.0

2,640

Sept.

24

21 

16

13

16

13

9.4

7.0

5.8

4.3

3.5

2.5

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.2

2.5

2.2

2.0

1.2

*1.2

1.1

2.5

5.5

5.2

4.3

3.0

1.5

1.1

1^0

182.7

6.09

362

Calendar year 1950: Max 570 Mln 0.2 Mean 50.1 Ac -ft 36,290

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,050 Mln 1.0 Mean 77.0 Ac-ft 55,720

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of recorded range In stage, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Jan. 27, Feb. 9 to Apr. 2.
°* PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Laramie River near Lookout, Wyo.

Location. Lat 41°46', long. 105°41', in sec. 27, T. 21 N., R. 74 W., on right bank 155 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles upstream from Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 and £ 

miles northeast of Lookout.

Drainage area. 2,100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1912 to August 1917, May 1932 to September 1951. No winter records 

in earlier years.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,962.68 ft above sea level, adjustment cf 

T912. Prior to Apr. 22, 1915, chain gage and Apr. 22, 1915, to Aug. 31, 1917, waterstage recorder at bridge 155 ft upstream at same datum. Oct. 14, 1931, to Se^t. 17, 

1938, water-stage recorder at site 125 ft upstream from present site at same datum.

Average discharge.--15 years (1934-35, 1937-51), 132 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,940 cfs June 4 (gage height, 5.07 ft); minimum 

daily, 15 cfs Sept. 29.

1912-17, 1932-51: Maximum daily discharge, 3,100 cfs July 26, 1917; no flow at times 

during 1934-35, 1939-40.

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

which are poor. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used July 10 to Sept. 29)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 31

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

0.9 

1.0 

1.3 

1.6 

2.0

Jan. 1 to Sept. 30

10 2.5

16 3.0

42 4.0

90 5.1

195

355

565

1,120

1,960

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

60

56

54

54

54

44

44

43

44

42

41

41

38

38

*39

41

39

39

38

38

38

37

35

31

30

30

29

3T

31

36

38

1,253

40.4

2,490

Nov.

38

41

35

44 

44

46

46

35

25

22

*27

35

45

50

45

45

56

58

55

60

60

60

54

62

73

77

80

70

66

60

-

1,514

50.5

3,000

Dec.

47

35

43

35 

35

42

54

62

74

76

80

*86

80

80

76

72

70

64

62

60

58

56

55

55

62

55

48

52

47

47

50

1,818

58.6

3,610

Jan.

44

41

43

45 

42

37

36

40

36

34

36

35

33

32

*34

40

38

40

38

34

38

43

40

44

49

5_2

42

35

29

31

26

1,187

38.3

2,350

Feb.

24

27

32

37

40

43

50

58

62

64

70

74

*78

66

60

66

72

72

70

64

70

70

76

72

68

68

70

68

_

_

-

1,691

60.4

3,350

Mar.

64

62

60

56

70

82

90

94

110

120

100

110

110

115

115

110

98

94

*98

105

115

100

100

115

120

120

110

100

105

120

150

3,098

99.9

6,140

Apr.

120

130

135

140 

145

150

155

158

*150

122

90

78

86

88

90

88

88

88

90

110

125

180

165

168

160

160

152

160

155

155

-

3,881

129

7,700

May

158

174

174

162 

148

128

112

100

80

67

64

60

55

54

56

86

120

148

195

252

288

*330

399

467

511

542

580

615

670

765

948

8,508

274

16,880

June

1,200

1,410

1,720

1,910 

1,900

1,800

1,480

1,100

906

*760

655

640

695

725

640

605

615

*650

720

837

984

*1,130

1,250

1,300

1,330

1,340

1,240

1,020

876

815

-

32,253

1,075

63,970

July

780

760

735

630 

*520

455

395

348

316

330

327

320

327

327

310

*279

258

261

243

210

198

201

210

213

219

219

195

180

171

180

180

10,297

332

20,420

Aug.

165

ISO

145

148 

138

140

142

132

122

132

142

148

132

118

108

92

82

74

68

64

74

67

64

70

*82

78

68

61

56

56

5_2_

3,170

102

6,290

Sept.

54

54

55

58

55

54

51

43

40

37

33

32

30

29

28

26

25

24

24

22

22

*?2

Z2

?0

17

16

16

16

15

22

-

962

32.1

1,910

Calendar year 1950= Max 795 Min 13 Mean 117 Ac-ft 84,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,910 Mln 15 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 3, Nov. 8 to Apr. 3 (no gage-height record 

an. 28 to Feb. 12; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Sybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

85

Location.--Lat 41°50', long. 105°12', in sec. 22, T. 22 N., R. 70 W., on right bank an 

eighth of a mile upstream from Bluegrass Creek and 19 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area.--265 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1941 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--9 years (1942-51), 25.2 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during yeir, 592 cfs July 29 (gage height, 3.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended abov? C40 ci1 ^; minimum daily, 2.7 cfs Aug. 31.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 1,100 cfs June 5, 1949 (gage height, 4.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Mar. 17, 18, 1941.

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

WaTer rights totaling 53.5 cfs (priorities 1885 to 1927) for irrigation of about 3,660 

acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. One small diversion between 

station and Bluegrass Creek. Seven small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 

395 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 29 to Sept. 3o)

1.1

1.2

1.3

3.5

6.4

11

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.4

2.5

4.5

7.5

11

15

1 to Sept. 3O

1.5

1.7 

1.9 

2.1 

2.4 142

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

rota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.4

4.7

4.7

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

7.3

7.3

6.4

6.4

6.4

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.9

6.4

G.4

6.1

5.8

6.1

6.1

6.9

6.9

169.5

5.47

336

Nov.

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

8.2

7.8

6.9

*8.2

8.2

8.2

*8.2

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.2

8.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

972

9.2

8.9

-

250.4

8.35

497

Dec.

8.9

772

6.6

8.6

6.3

6.6

8.2

8.9

8.6

8.6

8.2

*8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.3

6.0

5.4

577

5.7

6.6

230.1

7.42

456

Jan.

5.7

4.3

*5.4

6.0

6.3

5.1

4.8

5.7

6.3

6.0

6.3

5.7

4.8

5.1

6.3

6.3

5.4

6.0

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.7

5.7

*6.0

7.2

7.2

5.4

4.1

5.4

5.7

5.1

172.9

5.58

343

Feb.

3.8

5TO

5.6

5.8

6.0

5.8

5.4

6.2

6.6

7.0

7.6

 6.0

4.0

*5.7

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.2

6.4

6.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

8.0

676

5.6

_

_

-

174.5

6.23

346

Mar.

5.6

776

5.6

6.6

*7.5

6.9

6.9

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.8

5.8

6.4

6.8

7.0

7.6

7.2

6.2

6.4

6.5

6.5

8.5

7.6

6.2

7.8

9.0

9.4

*7.2

7.5

8.6

8.9

221.0

7.13

438

Apr.

8.6

7.8

778

7.8

8.2

8.9

8.9

8.6

8.9

9.2

9.2

9.2

10

10

10

9.6

9.2

8.6

9.2

11

12

11

11

14

15

15

13

*13

15

17

-

316.7

10.6

628

May

17

17

16

17

17

17

16

16

15

14

13

12

11

9.6

7.8

8.9

7.8

8.2

8.9

9.2

*11

13

13

15

16

16

16

17

18

18

2_0

431.4

13.9

856

June

24

27

28

30

29

30

31

31

30

27

23

22

*26

26

27

24

20

20

20

20

20

20

19

17

18

19

16

14

15

14

-

687

22.9

1,360

July

14

16

16

16

14

13

12

13

11

12

*17

21

22

21

21

19

18

17

15

15

15

17

16

15

14

15

43

27

-55- 137

27

679

21.9

1,350

Aug.

17

15

13

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

9.2

7.2

6.0

6.0

6.3

6.6

6.6

6.0

*5.4

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.5

ivl

264.4

8.53

524

Sept.

3.3

575

5.1

6.0

5 4

6.0

6.6

5.7

6.3

6.6

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

8.2

778

8.2

7.2

6.6

7.5

*7.5

7.5

7.2

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

-

198.4

6.61

394

Calendar year 1950 : Max 30 Min 1.8 Mean 8.65 Ac-i't 6,260

Water year 1950-51 : Max 137 Min 2.7 Mean 10.4 Ac-ft 7,530

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). --July 29 (4:3o 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

.) 592 cfs (3.65 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Feb. 1-13, Feb. 2O to Mar. 4, Mar. 8-27 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, 

weather records, and records for station below Bluegrass Creek.
86 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Sybille Creek below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°52', long. 105°12' , In sec. 14, T. 22 N., R. 70 W., on left bank half a 

mile downstream from Bluegrass Creek, 1 mile upstream from Wheatland Canal No. 1, and 

19 miles southt.est (corrected) of Wheatland.

Drainage area.--369 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,270 cfs July 29 (gage height, 4.34 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 650 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily, 12 

cfs Jan. 20.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 29, 1951; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Apr. 28, 

1950.

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

flow during the irrigation season is water released from Wheatland Reservoir No. 2 (crpacity, 94,930 acre-ft) on the Laramie River and diverted down Bluegrass Creek for irrigation of land near Wheatland. Water rights totaling 64.1 cfs (priorities 1885 to 1927) 

for irrigation of about 4,410 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. 

Ten small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 424 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.2

1.3

1.4 

1.7

Oct. 1 to July 29

2.1 

2.5 

3.1

July 30 to Sept. 30

190

360

800

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

2.7

125

230

450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

25

23

22

*21

21

20

19

18

Te

18

18

19

23

26

28

26

26

26

25

23

98

169

T51

110

62

37

28

23

23

23

1,190

38.4

2,360

Nov.

23

25

22

26

25

23

23

25

b23

b20

22

23

28

*28

26

22

21

32

30

28

37

30

20

20

35

35

30

28

26

28

-

784

26.1

1,560

Dec.

26

b20

b!5

20

b!5

b!5

b21

26

2ti

26

26

26

26

23

23

26

22

*22

21

25

22

19

20

22

23

22

17

14

16

21

26

672

21.7

1,330

Jan.

b!7

b!3

b!6

*25

22

b!6

b!5

b!8

20

b!9

20

b!9

b!5

blS

21

20

b!8

20

b!7

bli

b!9

b20

b20

*b22

28_

26

b21

b!6

b!8

b22

b!9

590

19.0

1,170

Feb.

b!6

b!8

b20

b22

b23

23

b21

so- 33

so

32

26

b!6

b!9

b29

32

26

25

25

22

23

22

25

25

25

30

23

b23

_

.

-

684

24.4

1,360

Mar.

b22

26

b20

b25

*b29

26

25

b25

26

26

25

b20

21

22

22

25

b23

b21

b22

23

23

32

30

21

28

37

42

»33

28

33

37

818

26.4

1,620

Apr.

30

3?

35

44

45

45

42

38

42

38

35

33

35

42

42

33

33

32

32

38

47

45

42

42

60

58

56

54

*49

47

54

-

1,267

42.2

2,510

May

54

47

40

44

44

44

38

33

32

30

28

28

26

23

20.

33

47

47

40

35

*56

67

58

53

53

51

62

214

218

225

245

2,036

65.7

4,040

June

283

181

108

100

90

125

222

283

288

320

350

378

*427

469

483

483

525

553

448

483

518

518

518

511

518

532

546

546

553

560

-

11,919

397

23,640

July

568

576

584

592

592

584

592

608

616

624

*632

640

624

600

576

553

553

546

568

584

592

608

616

616

616

616

640

664

785 4"50"

452

18,447

595

36,590

Aug.

346

340

357

379

335

291

286

286

291

308

313

308

302

296

286

280

28U

286

286

291

302

302

*291

308

318

*318

318

313

318

324

308

9,562

, 308

18,970

Sept.

308

308

313

Si?

308

302

302

291

235

250

250

250

250

218

194

194

194

183

155

152

152

*155

155

152

152

146

104

97

95

119

-

e;32?

211

12,550

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Meati - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51 : Max 765 Min 12 Mean 149 Ac-ft 1O7,7OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 87 

Sybille Creek near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 42°02', long. 105°04', in sec. 25, T. 24 N., R. 69 W., on left bank \\ 

miles downstream from Wheatland Canal No. 2, 1^- miles upstream from Mule Shoe Ranch, 

5f miles upstream from mouth, and 6 miles southwest of Wheatland.

Drainage area.--542 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. '

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs July 29 (gage height, 6.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended abo/e 120 cfp on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Sept. 16-20.

1950-51: Maximum and minimum discharges, those of 1951.

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

flow past station is return flow from lands irrigated by water from the Laramie River. 

Water rights totaling 257 cfs (priorities 1878 to 1946) for irrigation of about 18,000 

acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Twenty small reservoirs 

above station (total adjudication, 850 acre-ft per year) for irrigation and stock 

water. Wheatland Reservoir No. 1 above station (adjudication, 5,360 acre-ft per year) 

is used mainly for storage of irrigation water diverted from the Laramie River.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Dec.

1.4 1.5 l.E

1.5 3.0 2.C

1.6 5.5 2.;

1.7 9.0

Dec . 9 to Sept. 3O

l.C 1.2

1.3 2.4

1.5 fi.0

1.6 9.0

1.7

1.9

2.0 

2.5

3.0 188

4.O 415

5.0 745

104

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16

19

17

17

*21

31

17

15

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

13

14

13

20

46

23

10

8.0

5.6

5.8

7.2

5.5

2.3

27T

3.8

11

439.3

14.2

871

Nov.

10

9.6

9^

9.6

14

11

14

15

15

10

25

15

15

*15

14

13

13

13

14

14

16

16

13

12

14

16

15

14

22

39_

-

445.8

14.9

884

Dec.

23

18

16

17

1£

13

14

17

19

19

19

17

17

17

16

15

15

*14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

15

15

12

12

13

469

15.1

930

Jan.

11

T4

15

*16

14

13

12

13

16

14

14

15

19

18

18

15

18

15

*15

13

15

17

13

17

21

23

17

17

13

11

12

474

15.3

940

Feb.

11

14

17

23

35

33

35

35

38

35

34

30

25

*27

25

24

24

21

21

20

18

19

18

15

13

13

14

13

-

-

-

650

23.2

1,290

Mar.

13

14

12

rf

*16

19

25

15

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

14

14

1415'

16

17

17

21

38

42

45

50

*51

46

46

46

724

23.4

1,440

Apr.

45

44

44

47

55

56

54

51

53

54

50

47

47

49

53

49

42

3838"

47

50

50

47

71

76

80

77

*51

54

56

1,575

52.5

3,120

May

47

54

50

46

46

46

35

35

20

9.8

9.4

7.2

6.9

6.6

6.0

11

9.8

16

15

11

12

17

17

14

8.1

5.4

5.0

*4.4

4.4

4.4

4.8

584.2

18.8

1,160

June

70

~~m 184

21

14

11

11

20

18

14

14

15

*34

34

23

12

11

11

11

17

66

55

54

70

63

54

40

15

14

18

-

1,062

35.4

2,110

July

25

13

11

14

11

8.4

5.2

T7Z

17

41

*62

59

54

47

25

9.4

8.1

9.8

9.8

12

9.4

16

13

8.4

8.7

12

40

91

*705

236

*115

1,703.4

54.9

3,380

Aug.

-38 104

40

64

34

9.8

18

11

9.0

11

7.2

5.6

4.6

*4.6

4.4

3.0

37^

3.0

4.8

7.5

14

*9.0

6.3

8.1

5.6

4.8

4.4

3.5

4.4

7.8

5.4

459.8

14.8

912

Sept.

5.0

5.8

7.5

14

13

11

12

13

9.0

5.2

3.2

4.0

5.0

4.4

3.2

1.2

T72

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.9

*1.4

1.4

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.6

-

136.5

4.55

271

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 705 Min 1.2 Mean 23.9 Ac-ft 17,310

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 24, 

Jan. 29 to Feb. 8, Feb. 14, 15, Mar. 7.

Dec. 3, 5-8, Jan. 1-4, 6-14, 20-24,
88 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Laramie River near Wheatland, Wyo.

Location. --Lat 42°10>, long. 105°13 I , in sec. 2, T. 25 N., R. 70 W., on right bank 1,000 

ft upstream from headgate of North Laramie Land Co.'s canal and 16 miles northwest of 

Wheatland.

Drainage area. --366 sq mi.

Records available .--November 1914 to September 1923 (no winter records), July 1939 to 

September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Nov. 6, 1914, to Sept. 30, 1923, water-stage recorder at 

site 500 ft upstream at different datum.

Average discharge .--12 years (1939-51), 35.8 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 9,260 cfs July 27 (gage height, 11.6 ft from 

flood-nark) , from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 7.84, 8.07 and 11.6 ft; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Jan. 15.

1914-23, 1939-51: Maximum discharge that of July 27, 1951; no flow at times during 

July to September 1919.

.^er.ar'ifd . --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Water rights totaling 124 cfs (priorities 1886 to 1944) for irrigation 

of about 2,800 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Seven small 

reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 291 acre-ft per year) for irrigation and 

stock water.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect 

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

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

2.1 

5.0

27

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

49

130

250

605

1,150

1.2

1.4

1.5 

1.7 

1.9

Discharge, in cubic feet per sepond, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.3

8.4

6.9

*5.8

6.5

*6.1

6.1

5.4

4.4

5T8

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.8

6.5

7.3

6.1

6.5

6.9

6.9

5.8

6.5

6.9

6.1

6.1

6.1

5.8

6.1

5.8

5.8

6.1

192.0

6.19

381

Nov.

6.1

6.5

6.9

7.3

7.7

8.0

8.0

8.4

b7.0

b5.6

*6.9

8.8

9.3

9.3

8.4

b9.0

9.3

8.4

8.8

8.0

b9.6

b9.0

b8. 4

b8.4

b9.4

9.3

8.8

8.8

8.8

8.8

-

247.0

8.23

490

Dec.

8.0

6.9

b6.2

b8.2

b6.0

b6.2

6.5

8.0

8.8

874

8.4

*8.0

7.3

b7.5

8.0

6.5

6.9

5.8

5.1

8.0

6.5

4.7

6.5

7.3

6.5

6.5

b4.7

b4.4

b5.5

b5.5

b6.2

210.0

6.77

417

Jan.

b4.5

b4.0

*4.7

6.5

6.5

b5.0

b4.5

b5.4

5.8

4.5

4.7

b4.5

b3.9

b4.1

3.8

4.4

b4.2

b5.4

*5.0

b4.2

7.3 679

7.3

6.5

5.4

b6.8

b7.2

b5.8

b6.6

b7.0

b6.4

168.8

5.45

335

Feb.

b5.8

b6.6

b7.0

b7.6

bS.O

' 7.7

7.3

8.0

7.7

8.4

8.4

8.0

7.3

*7.7

8.0

b7.3

6.9

b6.5

6.5

b6.0

b6.5

b6.5

6.1

6.1

8.8

8.4

8.0

b7.0

_

_

-

204.1

7.29

405

Mar.

b7.3

8.4

b6.8

b7.5

*b8.0

bS.O

7.7

7.3

9.3

10

8.4

10

1011

8.0

8.0

5.0

b5.5

b5.8

b6.2

6.9

8.0

6.5

6.5

13

17

17

18

18

18

17

304.1

9.81

603

Apr.

16

IS

18

19

31

41

32

28

31

30

21

18

19

19

22

25

26

26

33

33

45

41

35

49

49

56

80

*87

99

103

-

1,148

38.3

2,280

May

96

72

66

76

82

94

99

99

114

117

116

112

112

112

108

150

198

215

ITS

195

200

210

180

160

140

121

110

*103

99

91

86

3,948

127

7,830

June

91

103

107

105

105

89

82

68

62

59

59

70

79

66

*56

49

48

45

43

39

43

66

74

74

58

42

36

33

31

31

-

1,913

63.8

3,790

July

32

30

27

26

27

21

19

17

16

18

*26

26

25

22

20

19

19

18

17

18

18

21

20

20

18

18

*350

al,150

alOO

aSO

*64

2,299

74.2

4,560

Aug.

56

79

41

40

35

32

28

25

22

20

18

18

17

16

16

14

14

13

12

12

12

*12

12

11

11

9.6

9.2

8.3

8T3

10

9.6

611.0

19.7

1.IM.O

Sept.

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

14

29

18

14

12

*12

11

11

11

9.e

9.?

s.e

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.6

7.4

-

314.9

10.5

625

Calendar year 1950: Max 195 Mln 4.1 Mean 26.7 Ac-ft 19,330

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,150 Min 3.8 Mean 31.7 Ac-ft 22,930

Peak discharge (base, 170 cfs).--May 18 (9:30 a.m.) 241 cfs (2.97 ft); July 27 (11 p.m.) 9,260 cfs 

(11.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and graph based on similar rain peak.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 89

Laramie River near Port Laramle, Wyo.

Location (revised).--Lat 42°12'06", long. 104°32'39", in sec. 28, T. 26 N., R. 64 W., on 

left bank half a mile downstream from Old Port Laramie, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, 

1.4 miles southwest of Port Laramie, and 5 miles downstream from point of diversion to 

Gering-Port Laramie Canal.

Drainage area.--4,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--Apr11 1915 to September 1939 (diversion to Gering-Fort Laramie Canal 

included in figures of daily discharge), October 1939 to September 1951 (not including 

diversions). No winter records prior to 1927. Prior to 1932, published as "at Port 

Laramie."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

Uo Apr. 1, 1925, staff gage at bridge half a mile downstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 

1925, to Aug. 20, 1935, staff gage or water-stage recorder at Gering-Port Laramie Canal 

siphon 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes (river only). Maximum discharge during year, 992 cfs July 30 (gage height, 4.92 

ft); minimum daily, 6.0 cfs Mar. 27, Apr. 4, 5, 14-19, 21-23.

1915-51: Maximum daily discharge observed, 4,280 cfs June 6, 1917; minimum daily 

recorded, 2 cfs Aug. 30 to Sept. 5, 1922, Sept. 27-30, 1934.

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

which are fair. Records do not include diversion to Gering-Port Laramie Canal. The 

following table gives diversion in acre-feet per month from river to Gering-Fort Laramie 

Canal:

October ........ 3,250

November ....... 5,870

December ....... 7,350

January ........ 7,420

February ....... 7,450

March .......... 7,680

April .......... 9,120

May ............ 4,270

June ............... 0

July ............... 0

August ............. 0

September .......... 0

Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Cooperation. Records for Gering-Port Laramie Canal furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.6

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.5

18

37

118

214

335

510

740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

100

104

*111

109

105

107

114

122

TSU

118

116

82

26

24

23

22

20

19

18

17

17

17

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

1,640

52.9

3,250

Nov.

14

13

12

13

13

13

13

13

*13

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

13

12

12

14

14

14

14

13

12

12

12

12

11

TT

382

12.7

758

Dec.

11

Iff

10

10

10

10

10

9.5 975-

10

10

10

10

10

*9.5

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

9.5

10

9.5

10

9.5

9.5

9.5

307.0

9.90

609

Jan.

9.5

975

9.0

9.5

*9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.5

9.0

*9.0

8.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.5

b8.0

7.5

775

7.5

273.0

8.81

541

Feb.

7.0

*b7TO

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9T5- 9.5

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

_

_

-

234.0

8.36

464

Mar.

8.0

S75- 8.5

7.5

8.0

* .5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.0

.0

.5

.5

.5

.5.0"

.O

"75-.0

.0

.5

.5

226.5

7.31

449

Apr.

7.0

6.5

6.5

6.0 670-

6.5

7.0

6.5

7.0

7.0

6.5

7.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

*8.5

9.0

9.5

206.5

6.88

410

May

9.5

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

8.0

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

54

150

172

232

*367

311

326

317

317

344

320

285

256

226

202

174

158

150

4,462.0

144

8,850

June

162

220

323

278

216

192

184

170

156

149

138

131

127

*125

125

116

ITS

125

131

122

116

145

180

176

176

168

154

143

132

122

4,820

161

9,560

July

118

140

118

107

98

89

77

73

71

77

82

105

134

132

123

118

*109

102

96

95

89

95

105

105

102

109

104

145

682

*710 665"

4,975

160

9,870

Aug.

518 250"

232

232

268

226

188

176

166

150

140

131

134

127

116

111

105

100

96

95

*91

89

91

89

87

86

84

80

75

7F

77

4,515

146

8,960

Sept.

80

80

86

89

98

~95 100

87

84

87

86

86

82

82

80

82

86

*78

80

78

78

78

75

78

77

71

68

7T

73

73

2,450

81.7

4,860

Calendar year 195O: Max 476 Mln 7.5 Mean 49.1 Ac-ft 35,52O

Water year 195O-51: Max 710 Mln 6.O Mean 67.1 Ac-ft 48,580

' Discharge measurement made on this day

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

Note.--Ho gage-height, record Oct. 28 to Nov. 8, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 (stage-discharge relation 

.ffected by ice during part of periods), discharge estimated on basis of weather records, recor 

range 'angein stage, and records records for nearby stations. stations.
90 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo.

Location (revised) . Lat 42°07'30", long. 104°19'20", in sec. 20, T. 25 N., R. 62 W., on 

left bank 300 ft upstream from U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile east of Lingle and 1 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 510 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1928 to September 1951 {no winter records prior to 1931).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 12, 1935, staff gage at site 300 ft downstream at different datum. June 12, 

1935, to Oct. 5, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 500 ft downstream at datum 0.24 ft 

lower than present datum.

Average discharge. 21 years (1930-51), 24.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 188 cfs July 28 (gage height, 5.02 ft); minimum 

daily, 12 cfs June 14-16.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 3,970 cfs Sept. 7, 1946 (gage height, 11.76 ft), by 

float measurement; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Aug. 2, 1934.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Low flow 

represents return seepage from lands irrigated by Interstate Canal in Rawhide Creek 

basin. Water rights totaling 70,300 cfs (priorities 1880 to 1934) for irrigation of 

about 4,930 acres, adjudicated by Wyoming for diversion above station. Six small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 462 acre-ft per year) for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Jan. 11-15, Apr. 19 to June 8)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 10

2.7 17

3.0 30

3.4 52

Jan. 11 to Sept. 30

2.7 

3.0 

3.4 

4.1

21

44

100

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42

46

*47

47

45

32

29

34

34

34

34

34

33

32

32

30

30

28

25

25

25

24

2323"

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

960

31.0

1,900

Nov.

24

24

23

21

2T

21

22

22

*22

22

23

23

23

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

22

23

23

23

23

22

-

679

22.6

1,350

Dec.

2322"

22

23

22

21

20

Zl

22

21

21

21

22

21

*21

21

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

661

21.3

1,310

Jan.

2120"

19

21

*21

21

19

19

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

*18

19

19

18

17

b!7

17

16

IS

17

17

17

b!6

b!6

16

b!6

557

18.0

1,100

Feb.

b!7

*b!8

17

17

17

17

17

18

18

19

20

20

19

b2119"

18

19

20

20

19

19

18

19

20

21

21

20

20

_

-

528

18.9

1,050

Mar.

18

20

b!9

19

19

*19

19

17

b!7

17

17

17

17

17

18

19

17

17

16

IS

20

20

21

2T

21

20

20

21

20

18

17

576

18.6

1,140

Apr.

16

16

16

16

17

17

16

16

17

17

16

*17

16

17

17

17

16

16

17

23

26

26

23

35

51

33

30

24

23

22

-

615

20.5

1,220

May

21

22

21

24

*29

38

39

37

36

35

33

29

39

35

36

50

44

*45

45

41

41

40

34

31

26

25

27

26

24

25

23

1,021

32.9

2,030

June

34

33

25

25

*23

18

15

16

19

21

27

19

15

*12

12

12

16

16

14

14

18

19

21

22

31

29

30

31

35

35

-

657

21.9

1,300

July

36

29

33

40

29

20

17

17

16

13_

14

22

22

*24

23

19

20

20

19

18

20

31

32

32

29

32

54

98

TT

55

46

951

30.7

1,890

Aug.

46

50

37

50

5_4

45

*40

42

36

35

36

35

33

33

33

33

2930"

29

32

*35

38

42

50

50

45

38

36

32

32

36

1,192

38.5

2,360

Sept.

44

49

61

54

53

48

50

53

55

54

49

50

45

43

44

54

47

*47

50

48

49

46

43

41

39

32

27

30

32

33

-

1,370

45.7

2,720

Calendar year 1950 : Max 68 Bin 14 Mean 28.8 Ac-ft 20,830

Water year 1950-51; Max 98 Min 12 Mean 26.8 Ac-ft 19,370

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 91

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo.

Location. Lat 42°03', long. 104°09', In sec, §3, T. 84 N., R. 61 W., on left bank 50 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 

2 miles southeast of Torrington. Prior to Mov, 28, 1950, at site 100 ft downstream.

Records available. May 1935 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,120 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

£o Oct. I, 1945, at site 100 ft downstream at datum 2,00 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1945, to 

Nov. 27, 1950, at site 100 ft downstream at present datum,

Average discharge. 16 years, 21.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 256 cfs July 20 (gage height, 5.06 ft); minimum 

daily, 7.6 cfs Jan. 30.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 1,040 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 9.41 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 200 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations 

at gage heights 7.66 and 9.41 ft; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 28, 29, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Flow is 

mainly return water from irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except perio.dg of Ice effect (gage

height, in feet, and discharge, in cubip feet pep second)

(Shifting-control method used Get, 1 to Nov. 9, HeV, 11-22, 25-27,

July 20 to Sept. 30)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 27 28 to Sept.

2.0 

2.2 

2.4 

2.6

1.7

1.9

2.0

3,0 

4.0

73

147

Discharge, in cubic feet per second,^ater year October 1950 fco September

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ae-ft

Oct.

36

*34

30

29

28

26

24

22 

24

24

24

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

17

17

17

17

Ie

16

18

18

671

21.6

1,330

Nov.

16

16

*16

17IB16

16

16 

b!4

b!2

16

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

14

13

13

12

11

13

15

14

16

*15

14

14

-

441

14.7

875

Dec.

15

14

14

14

b!2

bll

bll

b!2 

12

13

14

13

*13

12

12

12

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

12

12

1313 :

395

12.7

783

Jan.

12

*15

12

11

12

bll

bll

b!3 

11

bll

b!2

b!2

bll

bll

*10

10

10

11

11

11

13

11

11

12

11

12

blO

b9.2

b8.8

b7.6

b8.2

341.8

11.0

678

Feb.

b8.2

*b9.0

blO

bll

bll

11

11

12

12

13_

12

12

b!3

12

12

11

*10

10

13

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

-

_

-

304.2

10.9

603

Mar.

*11

10

12

bTT

10

10

9.7

10 

11

11

11

10

11

10

9.7

9.7

9.7

10

11

9.4

10

9.7

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.9

8T9

8.9

8.9

308.5

9.95

612

Apr.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.6

8.9

8.6

8.3 

8.3

8.9

8.6

*9.4

9.2

8.9

8.6

9.2

8.6

8.3

8.1

576

8.6

8.3

8.6

15

!§.

15

11

10

9.7

8.9

284.3

9.48

564

May

8.3

8.1

*7.8

TS

7.8

8.6

8.6

8.3

8.1

8.3

14

9.7

18

9.7

15

69

5T

*43

32

31

55

26

26

28

21

21

19

19

18

20

20

628.1

20.3

1,250

June

30

3?

*33

41

41

40

41

38 

36

43

42

43

41

35

*31

32

41

41

38

44

49

55

6159-

56

38

33

34

37

38

1,225

40.8

2,430

July

36

m

44

42

43

40

49

46

47

49

62

76

58

*51

47

47

49

47

46

80

92

81

64

58

*52

49

58

~9l 120

80

75

1,822

58.8

3,610

Calendar year 1950; Hajc 158 Mln 6.1 Mean 29.6 Ac-i't 21,450

Aug,

|9

ft6'4

65

65

*59

S6

i56

56

62

63

63

64

62

60

61

61

62

65

64

69

70

71

72

*67

72

73

78

83

2,047

66.0

4,060

§ept,

87

97

*12S

foT

90

87

61

71

67

64

60

%S

69

71

71

73

74

*72

73

72

68

73

83

78

72

69

65

70

95

71

2,326

77.5

4,610

Water year 1950-51; Max 128 Mlh 7.6 Mean 29.6 Ac-ft 21,400

* Discharge measurement made §n this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation afj?eete£ by ice.
92 PEATTE RIVER BASIN

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°58« , long. 104°03 I , in sec. 22, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., on left bank 0.5 

mile upstream from highway bridge in Wyoming, and 3 miles southwest of Henry. Prior to 

Dec. 1, 1950, at site half a mile downstream.

Records available.--June 1928 to September 1951 (no winter records prior to 1932).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,080 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 24, 1935, staff gage at bridge half a mile downstream and June 24, 1935, to 

Nov. 30, 1950, water-stage recorder 250 ft downstreeam from same bridge at different 

datums. The datum used prior to June 24, 1935, was continued in use until Sept. 30, 

1938, at which time it was lowered 0.75 ft.

Average discharge.--20 years (1931-51), 17.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 696 cfs June 18 (gage height, 10.26 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 480 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 6.4 cfs May 13.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 1,230 cfs May 19, 1938 (gage height, 9.47 ft, site and 

datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 90 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs Jan. 14, 1937.

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

which are poor. Flow is return water from land irrigated by Fort Laramie Canal. Katzer 

drain empties into North Platte River in Wyoming, 1 mile upstream from Nebraska State

line.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gag

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Nov. 23)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 30 Dec. 1 to Sept. 30

0.5 

.6 

.7

1.0

2.1 

2.Z 

2.5 

3.0

6.4 

8.2

3.5

4.0 

6.0

92

260

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

*22

2T

21

,21

20

19

19

19

18

18

17

17

17

17

16

16

15

15

15

14

T4

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

518

16.7

1,030

Nov.

14

14

14

14

14

13

*14

14

bll

blO_

b!2

14

14

14

13

12

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

bll

12

13

13

13

*12

12

-

384

12.8

762

Dec.

*13

13

12

12

bll

blO

bio

12

11

12

12

*12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

10

10

10

10

11

347

11.2

688

Jan.

9.9

*bll

10

9.9

9.9

9.3

b9.3

blO

9.6

b9.6

b9.4

9.3

b9.4

b9.4

*9.0

9.6

9.3

9.9

9.6

9.3

blO

10

9.9

9.6

10

11

blO

b9.6

b8.8

b8.2

b8.4

298.2

9.62

591

Feb.

b9.0

*b9.1

b9.0

8.8

973

9.0

9.3

11

11

13_

11

9.9

bll

bll

blO

b9.6

*9.6

9.6

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.0

b9.6

_

-

272.0

9.71

540

Mar.

*b9.6 976"

b9.0

9.0

9.3

8.2

8.5

b9.0

b9.5

b9.5

b9.5

bS.O

b9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.8

57o

b9.0

8.2

8.8

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.8

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.0

267.2

8.62

530

Apr.

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2

8.0

778- 7.7

8.8

7.8

*7.7

8.0

7.8

7.7

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.2

13

12

11

9.9

8.8

8.5

*8.5

-

254.2

8.47

504

May

7.7

6.9

6.9

7.1

7.1

7.7

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.6

6.4 778"

*28

59

2T

15

13

12

20

27

24

21

22

25

25

22

18

20

24

494.6

16.0

981

June

33

31

30

*24

22_

30

43

40

34

27

28

28

25

23

*24

33

41

*124 ~64

48

45

48

48

39

*113

52

31

28

27

30

-

1,213

40.4

2,410

July

29

*31

29

28

28

25

25

36

34

37

45

57

43

45

54

46

44

40

40

51

63

66

74

70

*68

61

77

T0"8" 246

107

98

1,805

58.2

3,580

Aug.

94

7T

65

69

65

*62

62

62

65

64

63

67

67

60

58

58

56

55

56

57

58

56

58

60

62

60

60

62

64

70

74

1,964

63.4

3,900

Sept.

78

88

*101

71

71

73

69

63

62

61

5458"

58

58

58

58

58

58

60

65

63

65

*63

62

58

56

56

58

60

58

-

1,921

64.0

3,810

Calendar year 1950: Max 98 Mln 5.6 Mean 23.5 Ac-ft 17,040

Water year 1950-51: Max 246 Mln 6.4 Mean 26.7 Ac-ft 19,330

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Aug. 14 to Sept. 2, Sept. 11-18, 25-30; discharge estimated on basis 

of weather records and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RiyER BASIN 

North Platte River at Wyoming-Nebraska State Line

93

Location (revised) . La t 41°59'40", long. 104°03'00", in sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 60 W., on 

left bank 800 ft upstream from Wyoming-Nebraska State line and half a mile west of 

Henry, Nebr.

Drainage area. 22,100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,025.77 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Nov. 6, 1929, chain gage and Nov. 6, 1929, to Dec. 14, 1942, water 

 stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 759 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,120 cfs July 28 (gage height, 2.46 ft); minimum daily, 157 cfs May 12.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 17,900 cfs June 2, 1929 (gage height, 6.04 ft, site 

then in use), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; minimum daily, 21 cfs May 

16, 1934

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

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 13, Feb. 27 to

Mar. 1, May 19, July 11-13)

1.0 

1.6 

2.2

130

230

600

1,100

1,780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

7

a

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

670

*670

649

642

635

600

572

579

684

342

614

600

572

530

509

502

551

537

509

502

516

495

481

488

474

467

448

442

424

418

42T

16,846

543

33,410

Nov.

436

430

418

430

481

481

*467

474

474

448

481

551

572

579

523

474

474

502

523

488

509

495

474

467

474

537

558

551

460

502

-

14,733

491

£9,220

Dec.

*523

530

530

530

b490

b455

bl55

537

551

558

586

607

67J7

593

593

593

586

579

586

579

586

586

586

586

572

551

530

558

558

558

530

17,269

557

34,250

Jan.

537

*481

523

551

5TT

551

551

523

516

537

551

516

523

516

*509

530

523

448

436

436

436

436

442

436

474

495

495

304

b305

b340

b360

14,832

478

29,420

Feb.

*b300

b360

b450

b560

b545

b565

bB"60

b560

558

537

530

516

516

509

488

*509

495

509

523

488

474

481

495

495

488

481

502

509

_

-

14,003

500

27,770

Mar.

*502 5U5"

481

448

460

481

412

400

382

406

406

382

358

*358

352

346

346

334

334

328

340

316

322

'55s 298

304

316

310

310

328

334

11,494

371

22,800

Apr.

334

*316

310

316

298

316

298

304

310

328

310

*310

304

270

270

255

?55

275

280

286

292

292

328

382

388

TI2- 412

388

370

*394

-

9,603

320

19,050

May

370

358

358

346

340

316

*328

322

316

298

*175

157

169

502

*628

946

1,070

1,070

*1,050

964

740

649

*621

607

565

509

448

418

*376

352

600

15,968

515

31,670

June

756

748

537

*516

481

448

424

394

57S

628

684

684

656

502

*424

412

691

820

*838

748

558

558

635

649

733

*733

663

635

649

621

-

18,397

613

36,490

July

544

*502

467

430

406

352

572

691

684

663

901

*1,060

1,060

1,050

1,070

1,040

*1,050

991

883

901

1,150

1,140

1,090

1,040

*1,040

991

1,100

1,770

1,330

1,380

1,110

28,458

918

56,450

Aug.

1,250

*1,150

1,050

946

1,030

1,010

*964

901

883

865

901

955

982

1,000

982

*991

982

1,000

991

1,030

1,070

1,050

1,030

1,020

1,020

1,010

1,000

973

964

964

964

30,928

998

61,340

Sept.

*991

1,010

1,140

1,140

937

856

748

705

G91

663

649

628

*586

558

530

502

*388

340

TOO

537

5'79

607

628

*621

600

558

467

607

705

748

-

20,119

671

39,910

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,450 Kin 122 Mean 653 Ao-ft 473,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,770 Kin 157 Mean 583 Ao-ft 421,800

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
94 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Horse Creek near Lyman, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°56', long. 103 0 59', in NE£ sec. 25, T. 23 N., R. 58 W., on right bank 

250 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, 1 

mile downstream from Kiowa drain, and 3£ miles northeast of Lyman.

Drainage area. 1,860 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

January 1921 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

_Gage . Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 23, 1938, staff gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum. Nov. 23, 1938, to Mar. 31, 1944, water-stage recorder at 

site 50 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Apr. 1, 1944, to Apr. 12, 1946, at 

present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 20 years (1931-51), 58.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 762 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 4.31 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs May 2-4.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 1,970. cfs May 19, 1938 (site then in use), from rating 

curve extended above 850 cfs; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Feb. 1,2, 1949.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 926: 1940(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

116

114

106

101

98

90

87

87

83

81

79

78

78

76

75

73

72

70

69

67

66

65

64

oZ

62

60

57

56

58

58

58

2,366

76.3

4,690

Nov.

56

53

49

51

51

50

49

49

39

45

48

49

48

49

53

45

48

47

45

40

46

43

31

43

43

46

48

46

44

43

-

1,397

46.6

2,770

Dec.

43

41

38

41

31

47

59

36

36

38

42

42

40

35

36

38

37

37

36

36

35

33

34

33

33

32

30

30

31

29

31

1,140

36.8

2,260

Jan.

28

27

31

27

25

23

20

22

27

25

28

28

25

30

29

29

28

29

28

25

26

29

26

27

30

31

22

18

18

19

19

799

25.8

1,580

Feb.

20

24

36

45

35

25

24

38

43

52

45

33

23

24

31

32

32

30

29

26

26

26

24

26

24

23

24

22

_

-

842

30.1

1,670

Mar.

23

24

20

21

24

23

21

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

20

20

20

20

20

24

25

26

?2

22

22

22

20

20

19

20

20

659

21.3

1,310

Apr.

20

19

20

20

20

22

20

19

20

24.

22

20

21

18

17

18

18

17

17

18

19

16

16

21

23

20

22

16

14

14

-

571

19.0

1,130

May

14

12

T2

12

13

14

14

13

13

13

18

25

166

275

T97

262

246

180

98

88

73

59

96

90

97

104

109

130

113

58

46

Zt&SO

85.8

5,280

June

87

1T3

143

127

113

102

100

112

116

124

158

168

135

107

120

92

97

126

178

165

175

192

286

334

413

430 4TS344

315

296

-

5,684

189

11,270

July

258

226

192

148

99

66

58

51

51

56

74

107

114

163

168

175

170

116

103

97

107

116

125

118

114

116

104

277

TSs

158

119

4,014

129

7,960

Aug.

155

172

165

165

166

163

149

110

97

104

92

89

89

87

84

80

79

77

77

81

82

78

74

84

98

94

104

107

102

104

108

3,316

107

6,580

Sept.

172

147

622

469

424

360

410

422

399

363

388

363

310

271

248

230

240

240

269

291

324

334

344

363

369

300

236

328

317

204

-

9,757

325

19,350

Calendar year 1950: Max 569 Min 12 Mean 69:3 Ac-ft 50.-170

Water year 1950-51: Max 622 Min 12 Mean 91.0 Ac-ft 65,850

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan 5-8, Jan. 28 to Pe'b. 5.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 95

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr.

Location. --La t 41°58', long. 103°56', in NWvSW^ sec. 16, T. 23 N., R. 57 W. , on right 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 40 ft upstream from- Chicago , 

Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, 1 mile west of Morrill, and I? miles upstream 

from mouth.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1919 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Average discharge. 20 years (1931-51), 52.0 cfs.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,010 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 14, 1940, staff gage at site 20 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 314 cfs July 28 (gage height, 4.27 ft); mlnimum dally, 3.1 cfs May 28, 29.

1931-51: Maximum gage height, 6.75 ft (from floodraark) Aug. 2, 1932, due to break 

in Interstate Canal (discharge not determined); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs July 7, 8, " 

1934, Nov. 5, 1940.

Remarks . Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

140

142

155

139

136

138

133

130

133

136

133

133

133

130

130

129

127

126

127

126

124

123

127

123

124

124

126

123

121

121

118

4,014

129

7,960

Nov.

117

TT6

114

116

115

114

110

110

107

108

111

114

115

116

115

113

114

114

114

113

122

110

107

108

109

108

107

106

105

1(55"

3,343

111

6,630

Dec.

107

105

104

106

101

100

102

103

103

104

104

104

103

101

100

100

99

99

99

!8_

98

98

98

100

100

99

99

99

99

99

100

3,131

101

6,210

Jan.

98

97

98

95

94

95

94

94

94

93

93

92

92

92

91

91

86

15

89

89

91

92

92

93

93

92

90

89

89

89

89

2,854

92.1

5,660

Feb.

89

90

90

90

90

90

90

91

89

90

88

86

86

85

85

86

86

86

87

86

86

86

86

86

86

86

85

14

_

-

2,445

87.3

4,850

Mar.

 83

84

84

84

84

84

84

84

85

83

83

83

82

81

79

79

80

78

78

79

78

76

76

76

76

77

78

78

78

78

78

2,490

80.3

4,940

Apr.

78

78

78

77

79

79

78

77

79

80

78

76

76

76

77

77

77

77

77

78

77

76

77

8884"

84

82

78

76

76

-

2,350

78.3

4,660

May

75

73

72

75

74

76

75

59

5.3

4.6

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

4.2

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.1

37T

3.6

3.6

671,5

21.7

1,330

June

55

87

37

11

6.8

7.6

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.8

60 . 86 '

84

36

5.7

4.9

4.6

4. 9

39

104

108

108

108

110

115

113

112

109

108

107

-

1,759.1

58.6

3,490

July

110

100

96

94

94

39

65

91

74

12

12

19

14

12

12

12

11

11

10

11

33

95

31

12

11

9.7

11

192

137

126

51

1,607.7

51.9

3,310

Aug.

12

10

10

12

12

11

12

11

12

_13

13

13

12

13

12

10

9.7

8.1

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.9

5.3

5.3

5.3

4.9

4.6

3.8

1T2

265.9

8.58

527

Sept.

4.9

5T5

140

142

138

136

135

137

137

138

139

140

137

139

142

~55 146

7.6

7.2

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.1

8.1

53

136

132

130

130

130

-

2,806.0

93.5

5,570

Calendar year 1950: Max 155 Mln 1.9 Mean 68.2 Ac-ft 49,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 192 Min 3.1 Mean 76.0 Ac-ft 55,020
96 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Mitohell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°56', long. 103°48', in SW£ sec. 27, T. 23 N., R. 56 W., near right bank 

just downstream from highway bridge half a mile south of Mitchell.

Drainage area. 24.300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1901 to July 1913 (gage heights only 1912-13) and October 1930 

to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1901 to July 1913 and April 

1916 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,931.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to October 1927, staff 

or chain gages near present site at different datums. October 1927 to Apr. 30, 1936, 

water-stage recorder at site 30 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. May 1, 1936, 

to June 30, 1942, at site 30 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,340 cfs June 24 (gage height, 4.38 ft); minimum daily, 178 cfs May 10.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 11,000 cfs June 1, 1935; maximum gage height, 6.79 ft 

June 25, 1947; minimum daily discharge, 45 cfs May 10, 1934.

Maximum daily discharge of 23,600 cfs occurred June 17, 1921 (maximum momentary discharge not determined), from report of State engineer.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Natural flow of'stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, anc1 return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 716: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,070 

1,090

1,080

1,090

1,110

1,110

1,080

1,080

1.200

1,140

1,070

1,030

994

928

896

876

902

87S

852

840

846

828

822

834

828

816

804

794

766

772

788

29,212

942

57,940

Nov.

788 

772

750

755

766

772

772

794

782

758

777

804

828

846

FT6

782

777

111

804

782

804

794

772

777

76S

788 

804

794

760

750

-

23,491

783

46,590

Dec.

760 

750

766

794

716

641

657

744

760

111

794

810

810

788

794

788

804

799

810

828

846

852

852

864

W4

846 

834

852

834

810

799

24,643

795

48,880

Jan.

799

750

755

766

777

744

722

728

738

728

728

733

711

722

716

744

750

716

700

689

668

695

706

711

728

755

706

566

478

496

561

21,786

703

43,210

Feb.

487 

516

616

722

722

777

750

782

772

788

782

772

71S

706

700

700

706

684

700

695

684

673

673

684

689

689 

689

678

_

_

-

19.552

698

38,780

Mar.

668 

689

657

646

641

657

636

576

551

561

566

551

556

556

551

546

536

521

506

526

546

531

521

501

487

487 

605

496

482

496

511

17,261

557

34,240

Apr.

506 

506

491

496

501

516

501

491

496

526

496

473

467

464

459

464

459

459

473

478

478

464

473

566

561

521

501

521

491

478

-

14,796

493

29,350

May

455

318

304

304

290

269

232

225

186

178

216

252

280

576

496

576

744

Tie

70O

673

424

276

258

252

242

255 

252

272

262

229

216

10,928

353

21,680

June

329 

478

406

337

294

308

297

308

325

337

393

464

437

318

255

222

216

269

556

566

511

511

611

895

1,540

1,620 

1,390

1.260

1,230

1.230

-

17,913

597

35.530

July

1,220 

1,066

935

994

794

455

368

415

364

290

329

596

616

641

641

611

501

419

344

290

389

566

501

398

333

286 

272

i.oTo

858

750

571

17,807

574

35,320

Aug.

556 

566

576

487

496

491

446

393

368

348

329

325

322

311

311

300

286

286

283 ~2§0

311

352

325

348

344

348 

348

337

337

337

341

11,498

371

22,810

Sept.

437 

44T

1.390

,460

20°

,060

,080

,040

922

858

799

777

766

711

673

631

581

501

506

526

551

566

586

621

684

766 

722

755

1,070

1,270

-

23,939

798

47,480

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,680 Min 156 Mean 620 Ac-ft 448,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,620 Min 178 Mean 638 Ac-ft 461,800
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 97

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitchell, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°57', long. 103°50', at southeast corner of sec. 20, T. 23 N., R. 56 W., 

on right bank 5 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile west of Mitchell, and 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth.

Records available.--October 1948 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1919 to September 1951 (May to September only during water years 1941-48) in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Sept. 23, 1948, staff gage at site 50 ft upstream 

at datum 1.71 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,010 cf3 June 24 (gage height, 7.55 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 120 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 23 cfs Apr. 4, 8, 22.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1951; minimum daily, 22 cfs Apr. 22, 

1950.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

78

81

7S

76

78

74

72

74

72

67

65

To

74

74

72

74

72

74

70

69

69

69

68

66

67

66

65

75

76

76

66

2.225

71.8

4,410

Nov.

64

63

63

63

61

61

61

60

57

59

58

55

55

55

53

51

52

53

51

51

50

48

45

46

46

46

46

44

43

14

-

1,604

53.5

3,180

Dec.

43

42

41

39

38

38

38

38

38

37

37

37

38

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

41

46

46

45

48

45

45

43

41

41

41

1,239

40.0

2,460

Jan.

41

 41

40

40

39

38

38

39

39

38

38

37

36

36

36

36

38

38

37

36

38

36

37

36

36

36

34

34

34

34

34

1,150

37.1

2,280

Feb.

34

34

33

33

32

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

33

32

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

31

_

_-

895

32.0

1,780

Mar.

31

Jl

31

31

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

29

29

28

29

27

28

29

29

27

27

27

27

28

26 ?6

26

26

26

8S7

28.6

1,760

Apr.

24

24

24

23

?4

25

24

23

24

25

24

24

24

24

24

25

25

24

24

24

24

23

25

.32

29

29

75

84

93

li

991

33.0

1,970

May

71

45

66

65

67

57

46

44

42

44

43

43

45

43

45

47

50

47

45

43

48

43

38

36

33

33

43

45

45

48

50

1,458

47.0

2,890

June

71

53

50

52

51

51

46

47

48

54

51

43

45

41

40

43

49

55

54

54

60

63

63

295

758

97

70

66

65

63

-

2,078

69.3

4,120

July

69

61

93

107

T8

48

50

53

50

49

56

59

53

58

61

64

62

57

55

59

63

63

62

63

60

58

61

106

82

76

71

2,007

64.7

 3,980

Aug.

72

76

82

84

85

89

81

80

84

80

78

76

73

77

80

79

77

75

75

74

73

73

76

82

82

86

87

87

89

90

85

2,487

80.2

4,930

Sept.

86

89

139

TT2

106

108

107

106

101

100

95

95

97

93

98

110

103

95

91

98

102

108

108

108

104

98

96

102

108

88

-

3,051

s 102

6,050

Calendar year 1950: Max 97 Mln 22 Mean 49.5 Ac-ft 35,820-

Water year 1950-51: Max 295 Mln 23 Mean 55.0 Ac-ft 39,810
98 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Tub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°55', long. 103°43', at southeast of corner sec. 32, T. 23 N., R. 55 W., 

near center of upstream side of bridge 200 ft downstream from headgates of Enterprise 

Canal, 1^ miles upstream from mouth, and 3? miles northwest of Scottsbluff.

Records available. October 1948 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey, January 1920 to September 1951 (irrigation seasons only October 1939 to May 1948) in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to May 31, 1932, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream 

at different datum. June 1 to Sept. 30, 1932, staff gage at present site at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1932, to Apr. 30, 1944, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,130 cfs June 24 (gage height, 6.31 ft) (spill 

from Enterprise Canal), from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Aug. 18-22.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 24, 1951; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs June 4, 

7, 8, 1950.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are 

poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by diversions for irrigation, spill from Enterprise Canal and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

95

95

90

89

92

96

95

84

76

75

74

72

72

72

71

68

75

77

78

78

73

71

73

72

72

72

70

68 

68

68

68

2,399

77.4

4,760

Nov.

67

65

65

66

63

62

62

62

59

60

62

61

61

60

58

59

58

58

57

58

57

54

53

53

54

53

53

52 

52

52

-

1,756

58.5

3,480

Dec.

52

50

50

50

48

49

48

50

48

48

49

50

49

48

48

49

50

49

49

49

48

48

49

48

48

48

47

46 

46

47

41

1,503

48.5

2,980

Jan.

45

44

44

44

43

42

41

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

39

40

40

40

40

40

42

40

38

37 

37

38

37

1,251

40.4

2,480

Feb.

37

40

45

45

50

48

45

50

48

43

39

37

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

36

35

36

35

34

34

34

34

_

-

1,093

39.0

2,170

Mar.

24

31

34

34

34

33

34

32

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

28

29

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

30 

30

30

30

964

31.1

1,910

Apr.

29

29

30

30

31

30

30

29

31

31

31

31

30

30

29

29

29

29

30

30

30

30

33

37

36

32

20

13 

12

12

-

853

28.4

1,690

May

11

14

12

12

12

15

16

22

24

9.9

4.8

4.1

4.4

4.1

4.1

4.4

13

5.0

7.4

19

24

29

29

31

24

7.9

3.0

2^9 

3.2

12

30

414.2

13.4

822

June

63

58

40

28

28

27

22

21

30

71

75

54

50

43

28

14

42

60

72

52

62

63

76

262

232

80

70

69 

70

71

-

1,933

64.4

3,830

July

85

72

77

70

47

32

45

60

37

39

40

50

56

64

74

65

43

39

32

d22

26

25

2.0

2.0

1^6

1.6

1.9

31 

32

31

17

1,220.1

39.4

2,420

Aug.

1.2

1.2

5.9

27

58

51

9.7

2.3

3.3

3.1

3.6

10

5.2

2.5

2.8

2.0

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

16

54

35

22

10

d4.6 

dlO

dlO

dlO

366.5

11.8

727

Sept.

46

52

281

102

95

92

91

84

86

110

117

122

111

105

98

93

78

31

23

32

44

44

44

44

40

39

36

51 

82

90

-

2,363

78.8

4,690

Calendar year 1950: Max 132 Min 0.8 Mean 39.7 Ac-ft 28,770

Water year 1950-51 : Max 281 Min i.o Mean 44.2 Ac-ft 31,960

A Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of reconstructed recorder graph and 

staff readings.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr.

99

Location.--Lat 41°52', long. 103°37', near center of sec. 30, T. 2S N., R. 54 W., on right 

bank half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, 1 mile upstream from mouth, 

and lj miles east of Scottsbluff.

Records available. October 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1919 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,861.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Nov. 19, 1938, staff 

gage at site half a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years (1931-51), 56.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 693 cfs June 25 (gage height, 5.15 ft) caused by 

break in Interstate Canal about 4 miles upstream; minimum daily, 13 cfs May 15.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 25, 1951; maximum gage height, 8.34 ft Jan. 

7, 1949 (backwater from snowdrifts); minimum daily discharge, 1 cfs Aug. 16, 1935.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

130

128

122

115

100

100

100

100

100

97

93

91

89

88

87

87

86

86

86

86

86

85

85

84

83

84

82

81

80

81

80

2,882

93.0

5,720

Nov.

79

78

77

77

76

76

76

76

73

73

72

72

71

70

70

70

70

69

69

68

69

67

66

66

65

65

65

65

63

64

-

2,117

70.6

4,200

Dec.

64

64

62

62

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

58

57

57

56

60

62

61

61

58

58

58

58

58

58

56

57

58

60

1,844

59.5

3,660

Jan.

59

60

65

64

64

65

63

59

57

56

56

56

57

56

56

56

56

57

56

56

56

56

56

56

56

57

58

58

58

58

58

1,801

58.1

3,570

Feb.

56

56

56

57

57

57

56

56

57

58_

56

55

55

54

54

53

53

53

53

53

53

52

52

52

51

51

50

50

_

_

-

1,516

54.1

3,010

Mar.

51

53

54

56

56

54

54

51

51

50

50

49

47

48

48

49

50

49

48

49

49

48

47

46

46

47

47

46

46

46

46

1,531

49.4

3,040

Apr.

46

46

46

47

50

50

49

48

49

48

48

46

47

46

44

44

43

44

42

45

45

45

46

50

46

45

47

60

56

54

-

1,422

47.4

2,820

May

56

79

70

66

68

70

76

72

40

17

14

. 14

18

14

13

21

30

37

39

36

39

41

35

28

20

22

24

24

13

25

22

1,143

36.9

2,270

June

52

36

39

55

55

45

35

35

56

51

44

49

52

51

43

42

43

57

138

97

103

89

85

171

545

138

80

74

71

71

-

2,302

76.7

4,570

July

81

70

67

66

66

65

45

24

28

22

34

72

30

32

31

27

32

30

30

20

28

30

29

28

19

17

28

33

37

39

42

1,202

38.8

2,380

Aug.

36

39

50

40

34

34

40

42

40

43

42

49

50

40

43

44

42

47

52

51

57

63

56

47

45

67

68

62

68

61

63

1,515

48.9

3,000

Sept.

70

88

253

258

123

114

113

113

114

119

120

109

107

109

111

116

91

73

88

88

85 '

84

87

89

84

85

96

102

141

133

-

3,363

112

6,670

Calendar year 1950: Max 177 Mln 5.1 Mean 60.1 Ac-ft 43,540

Water year 1950-51 : Max 345 Min 13 Mean 62.0 Ao-ft 44,910
100 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49', long. 103°37 T , in SE£ sec. 6, T. 21 N., R. 54 W., on right bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 86, 1 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 2 miles east of Gering.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1945 and October 1948 to September 1951 In 

reports of Geological Survey. January 1923 to September 1945 and May 1948 to September 

1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 19, 1935, staff gage at bridge 0.4 mile downstream at datum 1.0 ft lower. Apr. 19, 1935, to Apr. 28, 1943, chain gage at bridge 

600 ft upstream from previous site at present datum. Apr. 29, 1943, to Sept. 30, 1945, 

staff gages at various sites at or near bridge a quarter of a mile upstream at different datums.

Average discharge.--17 years (1931-45, 1948-51), 38.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 555 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 4.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs May 1-4, 8.

1930-45, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs June 30, 1935 (gage height, 10.8 

ft, from floodmarks, site then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; 

minimum daily, 5 cfs Aug. 13, 16, 19, 1940.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Base flow is mainly return water 

from land irrigated by Fort Laramie Canal.

Revisions (water years). W 896: 1935(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61

58

56

56

56

54

57

55

51

49

54

56

54

54

68

56

52

48

54

55

52

50

57

54

53

56

54

43

53

54

15

1,680

54.2

3,330

Nov.

43

45

48 

49

48

46

51

a50

a48

a46

a -14

a42

42

41

45

44

42

43

42

a42

a41

a4o

a39

a38

37

37

38

37

45

§1

-

1,306

43.5

2,590

Dec.

47

37

37 

37

35

a35

a36

a36

a37

37

39

43

40

38

37

36

35

36

35

39

42

37

37

37

37

37

35

36

38

41

45

1,174

37.9

2,330

Jan.

48

41

36 

39

37

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

36

38

37

41

37

33

32

32

a34

36

37

37

34

33

a32

a32

a30

a3O

a32

1,080

34.8

2,140

Feb.

a33

34

29 

28

29

29

28

32

29

29

30

30

29

31

33

33

32

32

29

29

31

31

a31

a31

a30

a30

30

29

_

_

-

851

30.4

1,690

Mar.

28

29

a29 

a28

a28

28

30

29

29

29

28

a28

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

29

30

29

27

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

869

28.0

1,720

Apr.

25

25

25 

25

26

25.

24

24

24

25

23

23

23

23

24

24

24

24

24

26

26

25

26

28

26

26

26

24

23

23

-

739

24.6

1,470

May

22

22

22 

22

23

24

23

22

23

24

24

23

23

75

46

62

56

43

41

37

45

37

46

40

37

37

41

53

48

30

30

1,106

35.7

2,190

June

53

46

60 

46

43

46

61

57

53

42

51

58

43

37

32

30

37

40

57

41

55

89

96

64

101

51

52

46

45

44

-

1,581

52.7

3,140

July

47

41

36 

33

35

35

35

37

38

41

53

72

60

58

62

57

63

78

62

65

77

80

81

81

76

73

73

70

68

63

65

1,815

58.5

3,600

Aug.

67

64

74 

83

78

76

77

76

74

72

77

80

78

77

76

78

76

72

73

68

73

85

77

76

74

73

73

69

74

72

70

2,312

74.6

4,590

Sept.

85

87

270 

109

103

97

103

80

85

83

72

69

68

64

64

72

78

80

108

91

76

80

76

78

74

72

84

81

58

43

-

2,590

86.3

5,140

Calendar year 1950: Max 141 Mln 21 Mean 46.8 Ac-ft 33,850

Water year 1950-51: Max 270 Min 22 Mean 46.9 Ac-ft 33,930

a No gage-helsht record; discharge Interpolated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Platte River near Minatare, Nebr.

101

Location. Main channel gage, lat 41°47', long. 103 ° 31', in E| sec. 13, T. 21 N., R. 54 

W., on left bank 350 ft upstream from highway bridge and if miles southwest of Minatare. 

Nine Mile channel gage, on left bank 25 ft upstream from highway bridge and 700 ft north 

of main channel.

Drainage area.--24 .700 sq mi, appropriately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1916 to October 1919 (irrigation seasons only) and April 1922 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,812.7 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to October 1919, staff gage at bridge 350 ft downstream at different datum. April 1922 to Apr. 

11, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 12, 1932, to July 20, 1936, water-stage recorder at bridge 

350 ft downstream at datum 0.54 ft higher. July 21, 1936, to Apr. 30, 1941, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Nine Mile channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,813.3 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. No records 

collected prior to May 16, 1934. May 16, 1934, to May 19, 1940 (irrigation seasons 

only) staff gage at bridge 25 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,160 cfs June 25; minimum daily, 240 cfs May 11.

T9~30-51: Maximum discharge, 9,100 cfs June 2, 1935; minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 16- 

18, 1940.

A daily discharge of 19,500 cfs occurred July 2, 1917 (maximum momentary discharge 

not determined), from data in reports of State engineer. Flood of June 18, 1991, may 

have been greater.

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

measurements of each channel generally made three or four times a month. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures 

given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.550

1,520

1,480

1,440

1,420

1,380

1,350

1,320

1,340

al,360

al,350

al,360

1,360

1,340

1,500

1,280

1,280

1,280

1,260

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,250

1,210

1,190

1,170

1,150

1,140

1,150

1.120

1,140

40,160

1,295

79,660

Nov.

1,150

1,150

1,120

al,090

al.100

al,100

al,150

1,160

al,120

al.O7O

al,150

al , 140

al,200

al.210

al,160

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,120

1,150

1,140

1,120

1,110

1,120

1,130

1,150

1,130

1,120

1,090

33,900

1,130

67,240

Dec.

1,100

al,090

al,110

al.120

1,040

976

973

1,000

1,010

1,040

1,070

1,100

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

1,120

al 110

al^ioo

1,110

al,llo

l|llO

al.11'0

al,090

al,060

al,060

1,060

al,050

1,060

al,050

al,050

55,559

1,076

66,170

Jan.

a ,O4O

a ,030

,020

,050

.070

,060

,040

,050

,050

,040

,020

,030

,010

991

993

1,010

1,010

993

960

965

947

956

965

956

958

989

981

944

854

b780

b720

30,480

983

60,460

Feb.

b680

b680

b800

b900

bl,020

9S4

978

999

,020

,050

.060

,050

,020

,000

985

,010

,020

989

1,000

989

974

960

952

943

951

951

960

948

_

_

-

26,853

959

53,260

Mar.

951

967

956

942

909

907

905

848

811

801

796

802

796

795

793

792

774

768

747

769

773

780

754

754

751

752

760

748

759

735

731

25,104

810

49,790

Apr.

722

735

736

716

698

705

687

681

692

708

702

691

680

680

672

669

664

664

645

650

649

638

641

727

767

762

733

737

730

720

-

20,899

697

41,450

May

722

624

550

474

435

444

440

417

372

506

240

259

291

386

520

564

786

805

743

736

675

538

463

415

392

381

595

411

557

511

332

14,784

477

29,320

June

511

640

718

647

585

569

554

517

581

718

756

808

801

699

559

496

438

524

850

894

935

905

1,080

1,150

2.750

2,160

1,740

1,590

1,510

1,490

-

28,225

941

55,980

July

.540

,410

,280

,260

,150

850

614

619

578

478

496

731

827

892

938

927

859

781

628

447

453

606

643

582

522

453

432

654

1,010

950

868

24,468

789

48,530

Aug.

689

689

686

664

656

686

648

603

569

538

522

531

527

497

479

465

443

439

458

443

482

518

520

548

566

580

572

543

545

551

529

17,191

555

54,100

Sept.

673

743

2.5OO

2,490

2,070

1,820

al,760

1,680

1,550

1,490

1,470

1,440

1,580

1,250

1,220

1,160

1,120

1,050

973

914

918

955

995

,040

,100

,100

,070

,060

,250

,460

-

59,642

1,321

78,630

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,780 Mln 182 Mean 850 Ac-ft 615,300

Water year 195O-51: Max 2.75O Mln 24O Mean 918 Ac-ft 664,600

a No gage-height record on one channel; discharge estimated on basis of range In stage and comparison with stations at Mitchell and Bridgeport or Interpolated. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
102 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°46', long. 103°24 t , near southeast of corner of sec. 23, T. 21 N., R. 53 

W., on right bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 1^- miles north of Mc'Grew.

Records available.--January 1932 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 14, 1939, staff gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--19 years (1932-51), 119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 844 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 6.38 ft), from

rating curve extended above 540 cfs on basis of contracted-opening detennination at gage 

height 5.57 ft; minimum daily, 68 cfs Apr. 15, 16, 18, May 1,2.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 3, 1951; minimum daily, 51 cfs July 25, 

1934.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow affected 

by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Revisions (water years). W 926: 1936.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

210

204

202

206

201

193

174

171

171

169

161

160

156

156

157

154

152

151

150

150

148

146

144

140

138

136

137

137

135

137

154

4,980

161

9,880

Nov.

132

133

130

129

127

127

127

127

122

122

123

123

122

121

118

117

120

121

118

119

121

117

115

115

116

116

116

114 116"

115

-

3,639

121

7,220

Dec.

116

114

116

117

113

112

113

112

109

109

109

109

109

105

105

104

104

104

105

105

105

106

105

106

106

104

105

105

106

105

104

3,347

108

6,640

Jan.

103

104

105

101

97

96

93

93

92

89

89

89

90

91

94

93

92

92

93

90

89

89

88

87

87

86

83

83

84

84

85

2,831

91.3

5,620

Feb.

82

80

82

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

85

84

83

84

85

85

83

82

81

82

80

81

80

79

78

78

79

_

_

-

2,313

82.6

4,590

Mar.

79

81

31

80

80

78

78

76

76

74

73

73

73

73

74

74

74

72

72

74

73

73

71

71

71

71

73

71

71

71

71

2,302

74.3

4,570

Apr.

71

71

71

73

75

76

75

76

76

78

75

73

73

71

68

68

69

68

70

73

72

71

73

80

76

76

77

74

72

70

-

2,191

73.0

4,350

May

68

68

78

100

83

86

93

94

90

95

101

89

87

95

96

101

149

132

124

125

130

124

121

122

121

112

110

107

104

102

116

3,223

104

6,390

June

140

141

150

124

141

141

145

141

158

169

145

143

132

128

127

128

133

186

384

223

178

155

205

178

319

185

136

130

128

127

-

4,920

164

9,760

July

145

132

121

117

118

120

114

120

121

128

148

164

152

158

158

155

154

152

142

140

147

159

162

160

157

162

170

181

178

174

169

4,578

148

9,080

Aug.

176

181

190

194

205

202

196

195

196

198

208

215

216

209

201

200

193

198

208

220

220

226

224

233

223

218

220

210

208

221

210

6,416

207

12,730

Sept.

262

246

692

433

264

239

255

228

220

216

209

203

200

201

201

194

203

210

210

203

202

197

198

196

194

193

192

192

195

185

-

7,031

234

13,950

Calendar year 1950 : Max 528 Mln 64 Mean 133 Ac-ft 96,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 692 Mln 68 Mean 131 Ac-ft 94,780
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 103

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near Bayard, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°44 I , long. 103°19', in SE^NE^ sec. 5, T. 20 N., R. 52 W., on right bank 

It miles south of Bayard.

Records available.--October 1931 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete flume. Prior to Jan. 7, 1939, staff gage at 

same site and datura.

Average discharge.--20 years, 34.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 280 cfs Sept. 3 Vage height, 3.50 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.2 cfs May 13, 14.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 383 cfs June 10, 1941, from rating curve extended above 

120 cfs; maximum gage height, 3.93 ft June 29, 1947; no flow June 1,2, July 4-8, 1934; 

May 16, 17, 1936.

Remarks.--Records good. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Flow affected 

by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

59

73

69

67

66

62

50

43

44

41

41

42

42

42

42

41

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

40

39

39

38

37

3636"

37

1,418

45.7

2,810

Nov.

37

38

39

39

39

40

41

42

39

39

39

39

38

38

38

36

36

37

37

36

37

35

34

34

34

34

33

33

33

33

-

1,107

36.9

2,200

Dec.

53.

32

32

32

30

30

29

30

29

29

30

30

30

30

30

31

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

30

30

28

28

28

23

29

29

938

30.3

1,860

Jan.

29

28

28

28

27

26

26

26

26

25

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

24

26

26

26

827

26.7

1,640

Feb.

26

25

26

24

25

25

25

26

26

27

27

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

26

26

26

25

_

_

-

742

26.5

1,470

Mar.

25

25

24

25

25

25

25

24

26

ZB

26

26

25

25

24

24

24

23

23

23

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

22

24

739

23.8

1,470

Apr.

24

24

24

2*

26

26

26

26

26

26

24

22

22

24

24

23

24

23

25

56

62

44

34

26

22

12

7.3

7.9

8.5

10

-

752.7

25.1

1,490

May

9.6

6.3

7.6

6.3

6.6

10

13

6.3

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

T7l

3.4

4.2

54

36

22

22

24

24

28

34

31

32

23

17

17

19

21

497.3

16.0

986

June

28

26

24

24

32

27

26

22

36

74

54

41

33

30

28

21

39

44

127

74

52

50

81

56

81

92

45

42

39

36

-

1,384

46.1

2,750

July

51

39

36

33

30

30

28

40

34

24

22

33

26

18

14_

16

35

39

37

19

17

17

19

30

30

22

14

17

21

26

24

841

27.1

1,670

Aug.

28

28

28

32

39

38

39

41

41

47

49

52

56

55

47

47

44

45

45

37

32

34

36

38

39

39

39

36

34

38

38

1,241

40.0

2,460

Sept.

52

56

234

119

91

84

84

81

78

69

65

69

65

62

65

74

63

53

45

42

43

47

50

53

43

39

41

43

44

52

-

2,006

66.9

3,980

Calendar year 1950: Max 117 Min 1.5 Mean 29.7 Ac-ft 21,490

Water year 1950-51: Max 234 Min 3.2 Mean 34.2 Ac-ft 24,790
104 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Red Willow Creek near Bayard, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°43', long. 103°15', at southwest corner of sec. 7, T. 20 N., R. 51 W., 

on right bank Just downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from 

Wild Horse drain, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4| miles southeast 

of Bayard.

Records available.--February 1932 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Stage engineer.

;e_. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,730 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

 o Nov. 18, 1938, staff gage and Nov. 18, 1938, to Apr. 15, 1946, water-stage recorder 

at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--19 years (1932-51), 84.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,620 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum daily, 38 cfs May 12, 14.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs Aug. 25, 1950 (gage height, 6.45 ft); maximum 

gage height, 7.8 ft (present datum) May 10, 1942, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Apr. 23, 1935.

Remarks.--Records fair except those computed from once-daily staff-gage readings, which 

are poor. Discharge meesurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation and return flow from 

irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, wa^er year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

155

136

129

125

123

122

118

120

122

120

118

120

118

117

116

112

114

112

112

112

110

106

104

98

99

99

98

99

102

99

98

3,533

114

7,010

Nov.

99

98

96

98

96

94

94

93

92

92

92

93

93

93

89

89

89

89

85

86

89

86

85

83

85

86

85

83

85

83

-

2,700

90.0

5,360

Dec.

79" 83

79

80

72

74

76

78

75

76

79

79

79

75

76

76

71

71

71

72

72

71

71

74

72

71

72

71

70

75

75

2,315

74.7

4,590

Jan.

72

69

66

64

66

66

64

64

64

61

61

61

61

62

65

67

69

69

69

69

69

71

70

69

70

69

65

66

67

69

69

2,063

66.5

4,090

Feb.

62

62

62

62

62

60

60

61

61

61

62

60

60

61

61

61

64

65

65

65

65

64

64

62

62

61

61

60

_

-

-

1,736

62.0

3,440

Mar.

59

59

55

55

56

58

56

54

53

52

50

52

52

52

52

52

52

51

58

54

55

55

53

53

53

53

53

50

50

50

50

1,658

53.5

3,290

Apr.

47

48

50

48

53

53

51

51

50

51

48

46

46

44

44

47

50

48

50

54

50

48

51

72

78

78

75

76

69

65

-

1,641

54.7

3,250

May

59

52

50

42

55

94

82

76

99

98

40

38

40

38

44

65

193

131

131

120

99

80

67

67

60

60

58

64

61

55

96

2,314

74.6

4,590

June

87

161

216

174

166

152

gl!6

g69

180

g!61

142

136

111

87

g65

g60

g96

114

274

184

g!47

g!20

g294

g210

g!53

g!23

g!02

g!04

98

90

-

4,192

140

8,310

July

158

108

93

86

82

76

43

125

166

149

110

187

g!39

142

144

189

203

203

161

72

89

122

126

118

104

108

152

152

139

129

86

3,961

128

7,860

Aug.

83

78

78

106

205

181

153

137

108

87

86

108

128

114

98

99

79

70

66

66

75

85

106

149

153

163

168

147

144

141

147

3,606

116

7,150

Sept.

210

223

911

583

526

499

458

398

350

314

285

279

263

257

301

325

303

247

155

g!44

g!68

214

239

261

261

234

185

176

161

154

-

9,069

302

17,990

Calendar year 1950: Max 718 Mln 30 Mean 93.0 Ac-ft 67,310

Water year 1950-51: Max 916 Mln 38 Mean 106 Ac-ft 76,93O

g Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 105

North Platte River at Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location. Main channel gage: Lat 41°40' , long. 103°06', in sec. 28, T. 20 N., R. 50 W. , 

on downstream side of pier near center of bridge on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile north 

of Bridgeport. Browns Creek channel gage: Lat 41°41', long. 103°06', In sec. 28, T. 

20 N., R. 50 W., on left bank a quarter of a mile upstream from culvert on U. S. Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile north of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 25,300 sqmi, approximately.

Records available. June 1896 to October 1900, May 1902 to November 1906, June to September 

1915, and October 1930. to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Published 

as "near Camp Clark" 1896-1900. No winter records 1896-1900, 1902-6. June 1896 to 

October 1900, May 1902 to November 1906, and June 1915 to September 1951 in reports of 

State engineer. No winter records prior to April 1922.

Gage.--Main channel: Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 3,656.14 ft above mean sea

"level, datum of 1929. Prior to October 1900, staff gage at site 4 miles upstream at 

different datum. May 1902 to November 1906, wire-weight gage, June 1915 to May 1917, 

staff gage, and June 1917 to Oct. 6, 1927, water-stage recorder all at present site at 

datum 0.31 ft higher.

Browns Creek channel: Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,670 ft (from 

topographic map). No gage maintained prior to June 1, 1934. June 1, 1934, to Aug. 31, 

1936, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datum. Sept. 1, 

1936, to May 31, 1943, staff gages near present site at present datum. Prior to May 1, 

1943, gage read during irrigation seasons only.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 4,680 cfs Sept. 4; minimum daily, 476 cfs May 13.

 T9~30-51: Maximum discharge, 12,400 cfs June 2, 1935; minimum daily, 55 cfs May 28, 

1934, Aug. 15, 1940.

Maximum discharge recorded, 24,000 cfs June 3, 1929 (gage height, 9.3 ft), but may 

have been exceeded by flood of June 19, 1921, which had a daily discharge of 23,000 cfs 

(maximum momentary discharge not determined) , from reports of State engineer.

Remarks.--Records fair except thos.e for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements of each channel generally made three or four times a month. Natural flow 

of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. River flows in two independently rated channels for which separate records are 

computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2,320 

2,210

2,110

1,990

2,020

2,05O

2,OOO

1,940

1,940

1,960

1,970

1,950

1,950

1,900

1,800

1,77O

1,76O

1,760

1,72O

1,730

1,750

1,760

1,720

1,640

1,620

1,64O

1,610

1,560

1,560

1,560

1.540

56,810

1,833

112,700

Nov.

,540 

,510

,510

,540

,52O

,54O

,550

,54O

,49O

,44O

,450

,500

,550

.600

,600

,560

,56O

,56O

,560

,58O

,550

,500

,440

.410

T430

,44O

,44O

,48O

,500

,490

-

45,380

1,513

90,010

Dec.

,480 

,520

,530

.570

,340

,290

.220

,370

,41O

,42O

,430

,460

,470

,480

,470

,440

,460

,47O

,46O

,460

,460

,460

,430

,420

,440

,460

,430

,380

,34O

,34O

,35O

4 ,260

,428

8 ,790

Jan.

1.360 

,340

,310

,3OO

,320

,340

,210

,170

,290

,300

,280

,27O

,300

,230

,26O

,270

,280

,290

,290

,310

,260

,22O

,23O

,260

,26O

,290

,280

1,070

64O

830

850

37,910

1,223

75,190

Feb.

.030 

,190

,540

,960

.970

,890

,84O

,780

,450

,300

,23O

,22O

,220

,210

,210

,210

,220

,230

,240

,260

,26O

,240

,220

,190

,180

,180

,240

,220

-

-

-

37,930

1,355

75,230

Mar.

1.220 

1,220

1,180

1,170

1,170

1.18O

1,19O

1,160

1,110

1,160

1,100

1,080

1,080

1,090

1,090

1,090

1,050

1,030

1.O10

1,030

1,020

1,050

1,080

1,09O

1,08O

1,06O

1,060

1,060

1,070

1,070

1,O60

34,110

1,100

67,66O

Apr.

1,050 

1,030

998

989

981

1,000

979

979

97O

1,01O

1,010

998

1,01O

1,020

1,010

982

937

857

858

928

936

909

871

870

1,090

1.14O

1,140

1,O20

978

969

-

29,519

984

58,55O

May

94O 

900

771

7 OS

651

661

694

655

623

619

556

490

476

499

627

740

1,270

1.420

1,290

1,210

1,190

1,050

865

744

709

668

644

63O

558

543

584

23,982

774

47,570

June

702 

1,02O

1,200

1,20O

1,040

999

993

915

9O2

1,210

1,190

1,190

1,220

1,170

996

85O

878

907

1,530

1,620

1,690

1,510

1,68O

1,710

2,080

3.220

2,510

2,120

1,98O

1,930

-

42,162

1,405

83,630

July

2.210 

2,030

1,860

1,760

1,650

1,47O

1,130

955

1,O80

970

985

,220

,350

,390

,430

,44O

,430

,31O

,120

877

720

796

926

891

817

724

7 782

753

1,040

1,240

1,170

37,526

1,211

74,430

Aug.

1,070 

1,OOO

929

961

1,060

1,040

991

9OO

872

822

790

795

798

762

733

729

678

633

634

658

644

682

747

855

860

822

839

826

787

841

847

25,605

826

50,790

Sept.

1,100 

1,360

3,590

4.500

3,860

3,14O

2,870

2,730

2,730

2,500

2,320

2,300

2,180

2,050

2,030

2,020

2,OOO

1,97O

1,8OO

1,680

1,590

1,580

1,630

1,750

1,790

1,760

1,800

1,820

1,860

2,01O

-

66,320

2,211

131,500

Calendar year 195O: Max 2,540 Min 271 Mean 1,172 Ac-ft 848,600

Water year 195O-51: Max 4,500 Min 476 Mean 1,319 Ac-ft 955,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 28 to Feb. 7.
106 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°38' , long. 103°02', in SW^ sec. 12, T. 19 N., R. 50 W., on left bank 

250 feet downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 4 miles southeast of Bridgeport.

Drainage area. 1,080 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer (published as Pumpkinseed 

Creek near Bridgeport).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,640 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

fo June 25, 1934, staff gage on downstream side of bridge 240 ft upstream and June 25, 

1934, to May 18, 1936, water-stage recorder at upstream side of bridge 260 ft upstream, 

both at datum 0.29 ft higher.

Average discharge.--20 years (1931-51), 33.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,970 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 8.87 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 8.7 cfs July 9.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 3, 1951; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 6, 

1936.

Remarks --Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

34

34 

34 

34

33

33

32

32

33

33

32

32

32

32

29

26

28

26

27

26

26

27

27

26

14

29

30

30

30

30

30

931

30.0

1,850

Nov.

30

31 

31 

29

28

28

28

28

28

b28

28

28

28

30

30

V

11

I d30

J

a30

330

-

883

29.4

1,750

Dec.

1

V d30

b27

a32

> a35

a36

36

36

36

35

34

34

34

34

1,023

33.0

2,030

Jan.

35

34 

30 

33

33

34

30

30

33

36

34

33

35

35

36

36

36

36

36

34

32

34

36

33

34

34

b28

1,022

33.0

2,030

Feb.

b28

I b30

34

32

33

34

35

35

33

32

32

b27

31

34

37

33

33

33

33

33

32

32

31

30

31

30

-

_

-

898

32.1

1,780

Mar.

31

32 

b30 

32

36

33

32

32

32

32

33

32

35

36

34

35

36

36

34

37

36

36

34

33

34

34

34

34

37

40

38

1,060

34.2

2,100

Apr.

38

38 

37 

28

25

25

23

24

25

26

24

24

23

 22 22

24

25

26

56

68.

61

32

29

28

34

44

40

37

26

22

-

956

31.9

1,900

May

21

20 

20

18

15

12

11

TT11

13

13

14

17

30

32

17

20

33

26

24

24

22

42

44

28

21

20

20

20

17

11

647

20.9

1,280

June

15

28 

28 

26

20

20

24

28

31

42

32

42

55

40

32

33

37

78

60

41

40

43

543

225

90

70

59

48

49

55

-

1,934

64.5

3,840

July

69

65 

60 

48

47

34

22

10

8.7

973

14

19

19

17

15

17

17

16

17

24

19

18

24

24

21

18

20

30

34

34

35

825.0

26.6

1,640

Aug.

39

35 

29 

32

38

38

38

37

28

24

24

23

21

20

28

28

24

19

19

19

18

17

16

11

11

15

14

12

12

13

15

717

23.1

1,420

Sept.

60

129 

1.450 

527

148

109

88

69

73

70

77

58

53

50

55

57

54

50

47

47

52

48

46

46

ii

44

49

62

62

62

-

3,786

126

7,510

Calendar year 195O: Max 63 Mln 5.0 Mean 31.5 Ac-ft 22,8OO

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,450 Mln 8.7 Mean 40.2 Ae-ft 29,130

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on the basis of two discharge measurements and weather 

records.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated from reconstructed gage-height based on recorded 

graph, weather records, and trend of flow.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Platte River at Lisco, Nebr.

107

Location.--Lat 41°30', long. 102 °38', in sec. 33, T. 18 N., R. 46 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge half a mile south of Lisco.

Drainage area. 26,900 sq ml, approximately.

Records available.--September 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

April 1916 to October 1917 and September 1931 to September 1951 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,475.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. Prior to Sept. 8, 1931, staff 

gage at same site at different datum. Sept. 9, 1931, to May 3, 1932, staff gage at 

present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,120 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 3.13 ft); maximum gage height, 3.72 ft Dec. 9 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 508 cfs 

May 13.

1931-61: Maximum discharge, 12,100 cfs June 15, 1935 (gage height, 3.57 ft); maximum gage height, 3.94 ft Jan. 30, 1946 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 

8 cfs Aug. 4, 1934.

A daily discharge of 20,100 cfs occurred June 27, 29, 1917 (maximum momentary discharges not determined), from reports of State engineer.

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

measurements generally made three or four times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions 

and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.220 'i,'i'iO

2,130

2,110

2,080

2,030

,990

,980

,990

,990

,010

,010

,980

,940

,920

,910

,920

,840

,880

,880

,840

,810

,810

,780

.680

,710

,740

,740

,790

,760

,760

59,450

1,918

117,900

Nov.

1,730 

1,740

1,730

1,730

1,710

1,660

1,660

1,700

1,630

1.460

1,580

1,630

1,660

1,660

1,710

1,700

1,700

1,710

1,710

1,760

1,810

1,760

1,700

1,620

1,660

1,650

1,650

1,660

1,660

1,680

-

50,420

1,681

100,000

Dec.

1,650 

1,620

1,620

1,600

1,490

1,280

1.170

1,300

1,570

1,780

1,960

2.210

1,970

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,680

1,680

1,660

1,630

1,620

1,620

1,630

1,630

1,620

1,630

1,600

1,570

1,570

1,570

1,600

50,630

1,633

100,400

Jan.

1.600 

1,580

1,540

1,510

1,490

1,460

1,400

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,460

1,490

1,490

1,460

1,490

1,510

1,480

1,480

1,490

1,460

1,420

1,440

1,440

1,420

1,400

1,400

1,390

1,270

1,020

900

910

43,680

1,409

86,640

Feb.

920 

1,0~TO

1,200

1,480

1.900

1,790

1,680

1,620

1,600

1,580

1,570

1,520

1,510

1,460

1,440

1,480

1,520

1,480

1,430

1,420

1,430

1,430

1,400

1,400

1,420

1,400

1,380

1,370

_

40,850

1,459

81,020

Mar.

1,380 

1.450

1,360

1,400

1,340

1,310

1,320

1,320

1,220

1,140

1,240

1,210

1,220

1,280

1,180

1,220

1,240

1,220

1,210

1,280

1,310

1,310

1,250

1,150

1,150

1,160

1,150

1.120

1,120

1,150

1,150

38,540

1,243

76,440

Apr.

1,120 

1,100

,140

,150

,220

,240

,150

,080

,070

,080

,110

,060

,040

1,060

989

976

1,020

1,000

976

- 1,000

1,000

1,000

1,040

1,100

1,250

1,340

1.560

1,140

963

950

-

52,724

1,091

64,910

May

989 

976

950

825

742

675

673

684

673

650

617

562

508

550

617

675

1,000

1.420

1,360

1,280

1,270

1,210

1,100

1,030

924

875

857

825

815

825

875

26,982

870

55,520

June

937 

1,050"

1,320

1,420

1,280

1,250

1,190

1,160

1,120

1,370

1,600

1,510

1,380

1,380

1,540

1,160

1,180

1,110

1,520

1,810

1,910

1,940

2,010

2,580

2,080

2,560

5,590

2,650

2,290

2,180

-

49,467

1,649

98,120

July

2,580 

2.450

2,110

1,890

1,850

1,630

1,380

1,000

963

1,110

1,190

1,420

1,430

1,440

1,430

1,440

1,460

1,520

1,140

1,020

950

789

849

963

885

825

989

950

924

1,240

1,270

40,667

1,312

80, 660

Aug.

1.210 

1,080

1,000

963

1,100

1,150

1,160

1,100

965

950

898

813

849

861

801

708

696

628

650

708

730

696

719

849

813

801

815

789

815

950

885

27,146

876

53, 840

Sept.

1.140 

1,660

2,250

4,100

4,760

4,100

3,250

2,980

2,820

2,750

2,510

2,510

2,400

2,290

2,250

2,130

2,100

2,040

1,940

1,810

1,790

1,810

1,830

1,880

1,910

1,920

1,910

1,920

1,960

2,060

-

70,810

2,360

140, 400

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,750 Min 323 Mean 1,293 Ac-ft 936,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,760 Min 508 Mean 1,456 Ac-ft 1,054,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-13, Jan. 27 to Feb. 11.
108 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Oshkosh, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°23', long. 102°20', near line between sees. 3 and 10, T. 16 N., R. 44 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 27, 1 mile south 

of Oshkosh.

Drainage area.--87 .500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

1916 -to October 1917 (fragmentary) and March 1928 to September 1951 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,369.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Western Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. April 1916 to October 1917, 

staff gage at same site at different datum. March 1928 to Apr. 22, 1933, staff gage 

at present site and datum. Supplementary staff gage on Midland channel read once daily 

during irrigation season.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,040 cfs Sept. 5; minimum daily, 438 cfs May 14.

1530-51: Maximum discharge, 11,800 cfs June 16, 1935; no flow July 21 to Aug. 11, 

Aug. 21, 24-31, 1934.

Flood of June 4, 1929, had a peak discharge of 19,500 cfs, from report of'State 

engineer.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made three or four times a month. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

River flows in two independently rated channels for wnich separate records are-computed 

May to September; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,260

2_,450 

2,32C

2,240

2,220

2,150

2,090

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,970

1,950

1,890

1,810

1,800

1,780

1,800

1,870

1,930

1,950

1,930

1,950

1,910

1,930

1,890

1,870

1,830

1,740

1,650

1.650

1,630

60,330

1,946

119,700

Nov.

1,610

1,700 

al,680

1,660

1,700

1,720

1,700

1,740

1,740

al,600

al,610

al,650

al,690

al,710

al,760

1,760

1,740

1,700

1,740

1,740

l',890

1,890

1,810

1.560

1,570

1,680

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,700

-

51,190

1,706

101,500

Dec.

1,680

1,650 

1,630

1,610

1,490

1,220

1.050

1,200

1,410

1,680

2,000

2,200

2.460

2,000

1,780

1,700

1,680

1,660

1,590

1,720

1,810

1,810

1,760

1,740

1,740

1,630

1,590

1,630

1,660

1,570

1,560

51,910

1,675

103,000

Jan.

1,540

1,500 

1,500

1,560

1,470

1.36C

al,320

al,280

al,320

1,390

1,360

1,390

1,440

1,520

1,580

1,570

1,620

1.700

1,610

1,590

1,520

1,500

1,430

1,380

1,350

1,380

1,350

1,280

1,210

990

1,000

44,010

1,420

87,290

Feb.

1,010

1.000 

1,30C

l,60d

2,000

1,980

1,950

1,930,

1,840

1,720

1,600

1,500

al,48d

1,470

1,520

1,610

1,540

1,520

1,500

1,500

1,560

1,570

1,480

1,470

1,500

1,520

1,500

1,470

_

-

43,640

1,559

86,560

Mar.

1,390

T^f§

1*140

1,310

1,340

1,320

1,240

1,030

980

1,090

1,140

1,290

1,430

1,410

1,380

1,390

1,430

1,340

1,310

1,260

1,290

1,270

1,220

1,170

1,150

1,120

1,190

1,190

1,190

1,170

38,780

1,251

76,920

Apr.

1,170

1,150 

1,170

1,200

1,310

1,340

al,280

al,200

al,140

al,150

al,160

al,100

1,040

1,060

1,070

1,110

1,070

1,090

1,110

1,150

1,170

1,140

1,220

al,230

al,230

1,240

1.580

1,240

995

920

34,835

1,161

69,090

May

846

715 

675

634

594

532

508

580

661

661

674

556

472

438

472

502

694

1,270

1,360

1,480

1.500

1,250

1,140

1,080

928

809

750

763

791

732

871

24,938

804

49,460

June

780

855 

1,020

1,290

1,400

1,340

1,250

1,260

1,160

1,260

1,490

1,670

1,470

1,450

1,430

1,220

1,180

1,090

1,040

1,480

1,700

1,870

1,850

2,210

2,170

2,190

3,130

5.170

2,370

2,120

-

47,915

1,597

95,040

July

2,140

2.570 

2,140

1,820

1,710

1,610

1,400

1,140

958

1,120

1,270

1,410

1,370

1,470

1,430

1,490

1,590

1,590

1,400

1,210

1,260

886

857

946

930

870

915

1,050

917

1,060

1,160

41,489

1,338

82,290

Aug.

1.050

936 

801

735

775

924

1,040

1,000

953

949

930

845

828

944

894

798

755

684

641

626

675

698

758

846

785

728

771

816

829

874

866

25,754

831

51,080

Sept.

1,870

3,030 

2,610

3,700

4.560

4,520

3,770

3,020

2,780

2,750

2,540

2,460

2,350

2,250

2,160

2,160

2,170

2,210

2,190

1,960

1,98C

1.89C

1,85C

1.82C

1.87C

1,83C

1.80C

1,80C

1,800

1,850

73,550

2,452

145,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,760 Mln 295 Mean 1,278 Ac-ft 925,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,56O Mln 438 Mean 1,475 Ac-ft 1,068,OOO

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

or Interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-17, Jan. 12 to Feb. 12 (no gage-height record 

Jan. 28-30, Feb. 1-7).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 109

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°20', long. 102°10', in NE£ sec. 30, T. 16 N., R. 42 W., on left bank 

60 ft downstream from highway bridge, half a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 26, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and l£ miles west of Lewellen.

Drainage area. 267 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 

1919 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage_.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 16, 1934, staff gage at site 40 ft upstream 

at datum 2.00 ft higher. July 16, 1934, to May 21, 1947, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher and May 22, 1947, to May 10, 1950, at datum 1.00 ft 

higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 72.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 281 cfs May 20; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Aug. 20,

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 720 cfs May 20, 1938, from rating curve extended above 

150 cfs; no flow Oct. 22, 1940, May 23-26, 1947.

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

measurements generally made three times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by 

ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

97

98

101

97

96

97

93

94

97

97

100

100

100

98

94

95

95

95

95

96

96

98

97

100

97

96

97

96

96

97

100

3,005

96.9

5,960

Nov.

97

101

97

96

98

101

101

98

86

94

103

97

97

96

96

95

95

96

98

95

104

105

94

87

108

108

107

104

104

103

-

2,961

98.7

5,870

Dec.

103

102

104

T02

58

55

66

75

86

86

91

100

89

97

98

100

98

101

101

100

100

97

100

103

103

103

98

103

103

103

104

2,929

94.5

5,810

Jan.

101

100

98

98

98

93

93

96

97

94

91

90

90

89

92

92

93

91

90

86

86

89

89

87

89

90

78

50

84

100

96

2,810

90.6

5,570

Feb.

96

99

117

133

106

99

95

95

94

100

104

100

90

94

98

100

100

101

98

97

97

96

95

97

98

96

98

94

-

-

2,787

99.5

5,530

Mar.

95

96

84

96

96

96

94

89

89

91

90

110

102

103

104

104

102

97

94

100

103

105

103

101

103

103

105

100

97

101

101

3,054

98.5

6,060

Apr.

loo

97

101

92

91

104

101

94

95

89

87

82

80

72

70

69

65

55

42

45

76

76

60

50

46

44

53

49

45

41

-

2,171

72.4

4,310

May

36

33

39

41

45

44

45

42

45

38

37

40

58

68

60

43

30

29

60

100

155

T03

82

73

72

72

73

70

51

42

83

1,809

58.4

3,590

June

91

72

70

63

M

55

57

95

84

83

80

78

84

82

76

71

82

107

93

89

92

120

Tl4

107

95

95

96

91

88

89

-

2,553

85.1

5,060

July

120

TIs

101

92

80

65

50

24

24

11

9.2

32

31

22

19

14

9.6

13

12

10

18

66

50

49

43

28

61

52

70

51

32

1,373.8

44.3

2,720

Aug.

12

8.8

5.1

2.6

5.7

5.7

5.4

5.7

6.0

6.0

11

9.2

7.2

8.4

10

7.6

4.8

3.6

2.0

J3

.8

1.1

13

120

102

86

84

80

80

78

78

850.5

27.4

1,690

Sept.

108

105

101

113

96

90

96

100

92

89

90

90

88

88

90

91

90

90

90

88

91

93

90

87

85

83

72

69

69

64

-

2,688

39. 6

5,330

Calendar year 195O: Max ISO Hin O.6 Mean 82.4 Ac-ft 59,630

Water year 1950-51: Max 155 Min 0.8 Mean 79.4 Ac-ft 57,500

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9, 1O, Dec. 6-12, Jan. 28 to Feb. 10, Mar. 11,
110 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River at Lewellen, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°19' , long. 102°08', in sec. 34, T. 16 N., R. 42 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge over left channel and near left bank on downstream side of 

bridge over right channel on U. S. Highway 26, half a mile upstream from high-water 

line of McConaughy Lake and 1 mile southeast of Lewellen.

Drainage area. 28,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1931, December 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Datum of gages on left and right channels 

are 3,284.6 and 3,283.7 ft above mean sea level, respectively, datum of 1929, Western 

Wyoming supplementary adjustment of 1940. July to September 1931, staff gage at site 

1 mile upstream at different datum.

 Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,610 cfs Sept. 6; minimum daily, 582 cfs Aug.

'1931, 1940-51: Maximum discharge, 9,140 cfs June 29, 1947; minimum daily, 81 cfs 

Aug. 15, 1941.

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

measurements of each channel generally made three or four times a month. Natural flew 

of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments', 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are computed; figures 

jiven herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,460 

2,700

2,580

2,520

2,420

2,330 

2,280

2,180

2,160

2,150

2,150

2,200

2,150

2,090

2,070

2,080

2,060

2,020

2,000

2,000

1,990

1,980

1,960

1,990

1,990

1,980

1,970

1,960

1,930 

1,960

1,980

66,290

2,138

131,500

Nov.

1,950 

1,980

1,940

1,90O

1,89O

1,870 

1,870

1,940

1,940

1,800

1,790

1,910

2,020

2,020

2,020

1,930

1,840

1,770

1,760

1,750

1,830

1,830

1,710

1,680

1,840

2,100

2,060

2,020

2,000 

1,990

-

56,950

1,898

113,000

Dec.

1,980 

1,960

1,920

1,920

1,630

1,040 

790

l,t>20

1,300

1,640

2,20O

2,430

2.640

2,600

2,310

2,130

2,070

2,050

2,020

2,020

1,98O

1,950

1,900

1,900

1,890

1,890

1,850

1,840

1,820 

1,810

1,810

58,310

1,881

115,700

Jan.

1,830 

' 1,800

1,790

1,650

1,550

1,450 

1,400

1,300

1,240

1,350

1,400

1,320

1,310

1,340

1,380

1,660

1,740

2,110

1,920

1,660

1,360

1,330

1,710

1,610

1,790

2,090

1,440

768

1,120 

1,150

1,200

46,768

1,509

92,760

Fet.

1,200 

1,290

1,370

1,390

1,410

1,450 

1,700

2,090

2,240

2,510

2,240

1,580

1,390

1,480

1,540

1,620

1,830

1,740

1,720

1,750

1,7OO

1,720

1,700

1,640

1,640

1,630

1,600

1,590

-

46,560

1,663

92,350

Mar.

1,510 

1,550

. 1,340

1,490

1,420

1,350

1,370

1,400

1,440

1,440

1,370

1,360

1,360

1,380

1,370

1,350 

1,340

1,340

42,600

1,374

84,500

Apr.

1,330 

1,300

1,290

1,300

1,430

1,520 

1,380

1,250

1,220

1,240

1,230

1,220

1,180

1,160

1,130

1,120

1,120

1,130

1,090

1,150

1,250

1,230

1,170

1,160

1,190

1,310

1,470

1,350

1,180 

1,110

-

37,210

1,240

73,800

May

1,100 

1,050

1,020

956

880

836 

830

836

825

796

791

780

757

737

758

766

859

1,270

1,650

1,720

2,060

1,630

1,460

1,280

1,130

1,000

889

849

825 

788

977

32,105

1,036

63,680

June

1,020 

966

1,^45

1,310

1,390

1,330 

1,400

1,500

1,320

1,420

1,500

1,750

1,580

1,510

1,420

1,320

1,430

1,420

1,200

1,430

1,940

2,200

2,280

2 , 290

2,570

2,180

2,870

5,460

2,700 

2,400

-

52,146

1,738

103,400

July

2,450 

2,720

2,540

2,120

1,920

1,820 

1,560

1,500

1,150

1,110

1,180

1,420

1,590

1,580

1,380

1,560

1,450

1,480

1,310

1,180

1,290

1,170

944

940

952

890

915

1,050

963 

941

1,170

45 , 405

1,400

86,090

Aug.

1,140 

1,050

942

895

915

981 

1,040

999

941

886

856

790

782

856

845

745

688

636

582

582

656

690

752

1,020

957

883

876

890

897 

900

970

26,578

857

52,720

Sept.

JLxfiSO 

4,550

5,700

3,960

4,740

5,420 

4,960

3,680

3,150

2,990

2,770

2,630

2,610

2,520

2,440

2,400

2,500

2,250

2,090

1,920

1,920

1,780

1,790

1,850

1,910

1,870

1,880

1,880

1,900 

1,940

-

81,400

2,715

L61, 500

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,320 Min 326 Mean 1,474 Ac-ft 1,067,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,420 Min 582 Mean 1,617 Ac-ft 1,171,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-26, Dec. 5-21, Jan. 4 to Feb. 19, Mar. 

3-16.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

McConaughy Lake, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41"13', long. 101°30', In NW&SW£ sec. 3, T. 14 N.. R. 38 W., near right 

bank at outlet tower of Klngsley Dam on North Platte River, 4f miles west of Keystone.

Records available. February 1941 to September 1951.

'lage. Electric tape gage read once daily. Gage is referred to mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

'Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 1,913,000 acre-ft July 4-9 (elevation, 

3,268.9 ft); minimum observed, 1,635,000 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 3,259.7 ft).

1941-51: Maximum contents observed, that of July 4-9, 1951; minimum observed since 

normal use of water started, 32,860 acre-ft Sept. 29, 1941 (elevation, 3,153.4 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, capacity, 1.948,000 acre-ft between elevations 3,130.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 3,270.0 ft (top of morning-glory spillway gates). Elevation of crest of morning-glory spillway, 3,254,0 ft. Dead storage 

negligible. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents. Storage began 

Feb. 9, 1941. Water is used for power development and irrigation on Central Nebraska 

project of Nebraska Public Power System.

Cooperation, Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Nebraska Public Power 

System.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 195O...

, Water year 1950-51...

Elevation 

(feet)t

3 259 7

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+39 ' OOO

+121,000

+173,000

t Elevation at 8 a.m.
112 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Platte River near Keystone, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°12"30", long. 101°37'50", in SW£ sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 38 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from diversion dam of Sutherland Reservoir supply 

canal, and 2-| miles southwest of Keystone.

Drainage area. 30,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1940 to May 1941 and March 1942 to September 1951 in reports

 of Geological Survey. May to September 1917, July to September 1939, May to September 

1940, January to May 1941, and March 1942 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. May to September 1917, staff gage at bridge 2 miles down-

 stream at different datum. July 1939 to September 1940, staff gage and December 1940 

to July 17, 1944, water-stage recorder at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at 

different datum. July 18, 1944, to Nov. 3, 1950, water-stage recorder at present site 

at datum 1.0 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,050 cfs Aug. 12 (gage height, 4.95 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Mar. 21, June 12.

1939, 1940, 1941, 1942-51: Maximum discharge, 3,700 cfs July 31, 1944 (gage height, 

5.88 ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; maximum gage 

height, 6.78 ft July 30, 1945, present datum; an observation of no flow was made Mar. 

21, 1945.

A maximum daily discharge of 20,200 cfs occurred June 28, 30, 1917 (maximum momentary discharges not determined), from report of State engineer.

Remarks. Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Flow completely regulated by McConaughy 

Lake (see p.lll). Supply canal for Platte Valley Public Power and Irrigation District 

diverts a quarter of a mile above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8

8

8

8

10

22

31

15

9

8

6

6

*5

5

_4

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*7

8

8

9

12

256

8.3

508

Nov.

8

12

8

*8

5

4

5

8

13

*8

6

5

1-66

372

534

*608

657

*539

208

*8

8

7

6

6

7

4

4

4

*4

4

-

3,236

108

6,420

Dec.

4

5

5

6

8

5

5

5

16

5

5

5

*4

4

4

8

5

5

4

*5

5

6

5

6

8

8

7

12

8

8

7

193

6.2

383

Jan.

7

8

8

6

*6

7

8

7

6

5

*5

5

5

12

8

8

12

*8

*5

5

4

15

55

7

*6

24

8

401

8

7

7

683

22.0

1,350

Feb.

7

6

5

5

5

5

*5

5

5

6

5

4

4

4

*5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

*5

6

9

12

47

_

-

195

7.0

387

Mar.

7

14

39

7

*11

5

11

9

7

5

6

*7

5

5

5

7

4

39

*12

3

2

12

73

*15

7

4

8

20

14

*351

514

1,228

39.6

2,440

Apr.

509

499

504

591

635

*570

524

499" 442

651

663

640

*646

663

674

635

657

745

751

618

*475

539

524

514

529

576

514

*529

499

446

-

17,261

575

34,240

May

315

315

331

*376

539

519

509

519

509

554

*602

686

698

663

420

274

289

*285

323

570

415

150

393

576

*663

775

775

781

445

84

68

14,416

465

28,590

June

97

63

58

56

*60

66

70

94

4

3

3

*2

4

19

9

14

5

49-

5

*6

6

17

4

4

4

48

*70

*203

212

-

1,219

40.6

2,420

July

209

235

229

203

229

*225

281

335

289

296

267

*145

172

263

267

327

465

465

*249

249

229

229

229

222

222

*239

323

376

203

256

602

8,530

275

16,920

Aug.

*1,030

1,010

974

955

889

913

1,100

1,230

1,390

*1.490

1,480

1,480

1,370

1,350

1,290

1,200

1,060

1,080

1,080

*1,080

1,060

994

907

877

591

565

618

*763

727

640

499

31,692

1,022

62,860

Sept.

420

446

456

376

24?

*249

222

135

119

115

129

155

*101

115

110

132

129

127

172

*212

203

190

196

196

196

239

203

*200

209

200

-

6,191

206

12,280

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,080 Min 1 Mean 274 Ac-ft 198,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,490 Min 2 Mean 233 Ac-ft 168,800

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 113

North Platte River near Sutherland, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41 °I2< , long. 101°06' , in sec. 4. T. 14 N., R. 33 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, 2-j miles upstream from Birdwood Creek, and 

3-| miles north of Sutherland.

Drainage area. 31,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . July to September 1931 and April 1936 to September 1951 in reports 

of Geological Survey. May to October 1917, July 1931 to August 1933, May to September 

1935, and May 1936 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,930 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~"^ Apr. 29, 1936, staff gages near present site at different daturas.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,230 cfs May 15 (gage height, 3.84 ft); minimum daily, 18 ofs Oct. 21, 22.

1931, 1936-51: Maximum discharge , 3,770 cfs Apr. 29, 1938 (gage height, 4.95 ft); 

no flow July 24-28, 30, 31, 1931, July 20-28, 1940.

A maximum daily discharge of 20,000 cfs occurred June 25, June 28 to July 2, July 

5, 1917 (maximum momentary discharge not determined), from report of State engineer.

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

measurements generally made four times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

92

139

130

130

120

120

126

152

W

92

74

48 

30

22

22

21

22

22

21

22

is- 18

is

21

22

26

22

21

21

22

22

1,746

56.3

3,460

Nov.

21

35

46

46

43

35

32

35

40

50

80

130 

160

247

465

614

688" 707

544

372

274

210

160

130

264

274

185

162

157

162

-

6,368

212

12,630

Dec.

162

175

162

160

135

100

T25

130

130

160

190

195 

200

T90

180

162

157

148

144

139

134

130

130

134

134

116

106

120

135

130

130

4,538

146

9,000

Jan.

105

130

135

135

130

120

120

100

135

115

115

135 

140

155

185

165

160

155

130

115

115

160

160

175

165

150

120

140

140

140

145

4,290

138

8,510

Feb.

140

130

120

120

130

140

145

145

160

160

165

140 

100

120

140

160

170

175

175

193

180

180

170

166

195

175

170

175

_

_

-

4,339

155

8,610

Mar.

175

170

152

180

180

170

170

161

159

167

168

161 

178

185

148

144

144

139

152

152

152

152

148

190

152

152

152

157

152

152

355

5,167

167

10,250

Apr.

544

578

596

605

736

707

614

587

552

632

726

745 

755

765

775

785

736

736

795

845

755

623

650

623

632

660

765

587

587

552

-

20,239

675

40,140

May

544

435

366

328

398

512

504

496

496

504

528

552 

688

1,100

1,130

825

650

650

512

496

736

578

346

472

623

669

745

745

775

512

379

18,294

590

36,290

June

340

386

300

210

195

195

435

805

565

412

360

386 

298

322

225

190

252

230

170

130

134

280

230

195

134

106

80

77

95

144

-

7,876

263

15,620

July

280

346

316

274

252

274

269

274

366

632

488

398 

298

258

304

298

360

536

536

340

298

286

242

230

250

242

236

520

587

310

252

10,532

340

20,890

Aug.

458

845

918

908

825

785

726

785

856

983

1,040

1.080 

1,080

1,080

1,020

983

929

825

785

835

795

795

775

929

805

504

496

488

560

512

455

24,840

801

49,270

Sept.

372

386

458

480

I§8

328

340

316

225

195

166

190

205

162

139

120

116

123

123

148

220

205

185

180

175

166

190

185

190

205

-

6,921

231

13,730

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,320 Mln is Mean 312 Ac-ft 225,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,130 Mln 18 Mean 315 Ac- 't 228,400

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 8-13, 23, 24, Dec. 4-15, Dec. 28 to Feb. 20, 

Mar. 1, Mar. 8-14.
114 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°13', long. 101°04', in NE^NW-J- sec. 2, T. 14 N., R. 33 W., on left bank 

9 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 5 miles northwest 

of Hershey.

Drainage area.--286 sq mi.

Records available.--January 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geoloclcal Survey. May 

to September 1920 and January 1922 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Jan. 1, 1931, staff gage at same &ite at different 

datum and Jan. 1, 1931, to Dec. 16, 1934, at present datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1931-51), 155 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 487 cfs June 21 (gage height, 2.91 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.78 ft Dec. 5 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 120 cfs July 

27.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 1,240 cfs Apr. 1, 1949 (gage height, 4.35 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 670 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.12 ft Dec. 15, 1940 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 61 cfs Jan. 19, 1935, Apr. 7, 1938..

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by groundwater withdrawals and diversions for Irrigation and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

136

145

136

143

136

134

136

130

130

134

136

139

141

139

149

145

145

143

151

160

164

156

160

169

169

166

176

160

154

162

151

4,595

148

9,110

Nov.

154

151

145

149

149

147

149

154

139

T47

156

160

169

169

171

166

171

169

174

176

176

176

171

176

196

171

169

164

166

169

-

4,899

163

9,720

Dec.

169

169

162

162

158

158

160

165

165

165

175

181

TTe

174

174

174

169

171

171

171

178

181

178

169

171

169

169

164

166

169

171

5,256

170

10,430

Jan.

169

166

166

162

158

166

166

174

T69

171

169

164

164

160

162

164

158

160

164

166

162

164

164

156

156

160

140

130

130

140

140

4,940

159

9,800

Feb.

140

140

146

154

169

178

171

175

187

195

191

176

154

166

169

169

174

174

178

171

171

169

160

174

181

164

169

169

_

_

-

4,732

169

9,390

Mar.

162

174

158

160

171

171

776

170

164

158

158

162

171

178

193

196

186

169

156

158

164

186

188

176

174

174

181

156

154

156

162

5,262

170

10,440

Apr.

171

164

171

186

181

186

176

169

160

160

158

145

138

T49

149

143

147

158

178

188

171

162

160

164

169

174

188

186

186

178

-

5,015

167

9,950

May

166

160

160

158

162

156

156

154

154

151

154

160

198

302

380

242

280

268

2O6

206

217

186

191

186

174

160

154

154

154

147

IT!

5,767

186

11,440

June

164

160

138

154

162

158

196

225

188

209

181

204

171

186

162

162

193

209

176

169

221

268

1ST

162

156

162

160

166

171

174

-

5,388

180

10,690

July

198

209

204

IBS

178.

171

166

154

149

166

160

171

162

160

143

149

147

222

Tf4

160

162

154

149

147

141

127

120

204

176

149

124

5,084

164

10,080

Aug.

122

124

122

129

136

136

147

156

147

143

141

143

143

143

151

139

134

132

136

136

132

132

134

181

164

158

164

158

143

141

134

4,403

142

8,730

Sept.

156

156

162

169

169

156

147

147

149

141

159

Us

154

149

149

147

145

147

147

147

147

145

149

145

145

154

147

147

147

149

-

4,520

151

8,970

Calendar year 1950: Max 21O Min 91 Mean 153 Ac-ft 111,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 302 Min 120 Mean 164 Ac-ft 118,800

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-12, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Platte River at North Platte, Nebr.

115

Location.--Lat 41°09', long. 1000 46', in see. 28, T. 14 N., R. 30 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of bridge on U. W. Highway 183, half a mile north of city of 

North Platte and 4| miles upstream from confluence with South Platte River.

Drainage area. 32,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. February 1895 to September 1915 (fragmentary) and October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1895 to September 1951 in reports 

of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,794.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 10, 1910, staff gage at Union Pacific Railroad bridge 2 miles downstream at different datum. Apr. 10, 1910, to September 30, 1930, staff or chain gages, 

or water-stage recorder, at or near present site at various datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs May 15 (gage height, 4.71 ft); minimum 

daily, 238 cfs Oct. 15, 18, 20.

1895-1951: Maximum discharge observed, 29,600 cfs June 11, 1909 (discharge measurement); minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Sept. 20, 1904.

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

measurements generally made four times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions. W 716: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

370

417

401

378

356

356

328

335 

370

328

269

257

263

244

258

250

250

238

250

238

244

244

263

257

269

294

300

294

294

300

294

9,189

296

18,230

Nov.

281

314

294

314

300

300

314

321 

300

330

350

370

380

400

470

550

640

710

760

720

640

525

508

490

420

450

470

457

432

425

-

13,235

441

26,250

Dec.

393

393

370

401

400

300

320

370 

380

410

440

470

520

510

430

420

420

420

425

393

393

370

363

363

370

370

307

328

417

432

417

12,315

397

24,430

Jan.

386

363

460

380

330

280

285

290 

330

350

310

320

300

320

430

420

380

380

360

328

328

340

430

370

460

470

250

290

295

310

310

10,755

347

21,330

Feb.

300

270

275

280

340

360

380

390 

450

450

450

390

294

300

380

450

460

480

460

550

550

500

491

482

534

482

465

508

_

_

-

11,721

419

23,250

Mar.

465

457

425

425

465

448

409

342 

390

380

350

320

380

480

520

425

401

370

363

393

386

378

386

386

409

393

401

378

356

370

401

12,452

402

24,700

Apr.

690 785"

796

818

888

1,140

973

864 

796

829

960

948

1,010

1,020

1,040

1,010

936

924

960

1,080

1,180

888

864

 876

852

888

1,250

999

840

840

-

27,924

931

55,390

May

774

774

630

553

525

640

690

710 

700

680

670

730

936

2,730

4,290

2,580

1,500

1,770

1,260

960

1,100

1,210

807

680

900

960

1,080

1,130

1,140

1,050

829

34,988

1,129

69,400

June

785

864

650

517

474

474

888

1,720 

1,670

1,090

876

1,100

829

829

670

508

611

730

611

474

491

1,500

1,140

829

611

474

432

417

425

417

-

23,106

770

45,830

July

582

752

730

640

582

592

563

500 

544

900

986

796

700

553

517

572

601

1,010

1,050

763

601

601

525

500

465

457

440

710

1,080

752

525

20,589

664

40,840

Aug.

517

774

1,050

1,100

1,050

936

912

924 

936

973

1,160

1,330

1,350

1,350

1,460

1,280

1,190

1,120

1,040

1,050

1,060

1,060

1,050

1,160

1,280

986

912

840

796

818

752

32,216

1,039

63,900

Sept.

763

752

829

864

829

730

650

620

553

482

457

508

525

440

409

409

393

386

370

556

417

474

474

474

457

432

432

448

457

457

-

15,847

528

31,430

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,810 Min 110 Mean 563 Ac-ft 407,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,920 Min 238 Mean 615 Ac-ft 445,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-20 

to Feb. 12, Feb. 14-22, Mar. 3-5, 9-15.

24,27, Dec. 5-18, Jan. 3-19, Jan. 22
llb PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River above Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel, Colo.

Location.--Lat 38°58', long. 105°34 I , in sec. 33, T. 12 S (corrected), R. 73 W., on left 

bank 250 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from highwater line of 

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, and 13 miles southeast of Hartsel.

Drainage area.--861 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951 (no winter records most years).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 796 cfs July 30 (gage "height, 4.33 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 14 cfs Nov. 10, May 26.

1939-51: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,290 cfs June 19, 1949 (gage height, 4.42 ft); 

maximum gage height, 4.88 ft Aug. 2, 1945; minimum daily discharge recorded, 0.9 cfs 

Apr. 22, 1940.

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

Flow regulated by Antero Reservoir (capacity, 33,000 acre-ft). Many small diversions 

above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge In cubic feet per second)

1.0

2.0 

3.0 

4.0

231

442

701

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-f^

Oct.

24

3T

32

a32

a30

a2B

25

25

26

27

27

27

27

25

25

27

27

27

26

28

28

28

28

28

28

28

27

27

27

27

28

853

27.5

1,690

Nov.

28

*25

23

31

28

30

27

23

21

14

20

25

29

32

34

24

30

36

40

41

47

53

5T

*42

36

34

35

a35

35

36

-

965

32.2

1,910

Dec.

-

-

-

Jan.

-

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

a30

a29

a31

a35

a37

340

a42

a43

a 45

a48

aS2

a52

55

54

54

64

SB

66

65

*65

81

131

75

56

22

14

TT

36

61

108

145

1,709

55.1

3,390

June

146

112

89

119

113

115

99

75

42

49

72

85

84

86

106

140

215

305

361

359

387

385

385

343

293

261

246

*239

231

237

-

5,779

193

11,460

July

227

218

215

197

197

199

195

199

176

159

206

190

178

173

162

180

226

301

345

383

389

385

307

*261

209

192

170

208

361

439

459

7,706

249

15,280

Aug.

383

313

461

532

657

535

341

269

226

176

152

151

138

130

124

119

103

105

105

116

352

405

363

330

328

317

305

297

289

285

283

8,670

280

17,200

Sept.

275

275

279

277

267

265

265

261

256

252

197

154

152

152

149

149

148

148

146

98

71

76

68

62

55

51

49

*48

49

51

-

4,741

158

9,400

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Peak discharge (base, 300 cfs).--June 21 (8 p.m.) 394 cfs (2.79 ft); July 21 (1 a.m.) 3.98 cfs 

(2.80 ft); July 28 (6:30 p.m.) 632 cfs (3.75 ft); July 30 (8:15 p.m.) 796 cfs (4.33 ft); Aug. 5 (2 

p.m.) 651 cfs (3.82 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

South Platte River near Lake George, Colo.

117

Location.--Lat 38°54', long. 105°28, in SW£ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 72 W., on left bank 800 

ft downstream from Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir and 8 miles southwest of Lake George.

Drainage area.--929 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 8,450 ft (corrected), 

From topographic map. Prior to Oct. 26, 1940, at site 1 mile downstream at datum, 

8,423.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--22 years, 69.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 698 cfs Aug. 6 (gage height, 4.76 ft); minimum 

daily, 6.4 cfs Nov. 24-28.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 990 cfs Aug. 15, 1930, from rating curve extended above 

600 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.85 ft June 20, 1949; no flow Jan. 25, 1930, Feb. 1-28, 

1931, Nov. 5, 6, 1935.

Remarks.--Records excellent. Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs (see 

P- 120 ), diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge. In cubic feet per second)

4.0

8.0

24

2.0 

3.0

5.0

180

337

751

1.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

1313"

13

13

9.0

7.2

368.2

11.9

730

Nov.

167

271

306

320

520

320

320

320

320

320

318

317

317

315

315

221

23

21

21

16

14

9.5

*6.8

6.4

674

6.4

6.4

6.4

9.5

12

-

4,951.8

165

9,820

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

372

12.0

738

Jan.

12

12

12

20

?0

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

560

18.1

1,110

Feb.

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

26

-

-

-

458

16.4

908

Mar.

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

26

35

35

35

35

35

46

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

69

1,334

43.4

2,670

Apr.

69

69

69

55

55

55

55

55

55

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

46

36

36

36

36

36

26

26

26

12

12

12

12

-

1,257

41.9

2,490

May

12

12

12

12

7.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.2

16

16

55

55

63

114

146

146

114

20

17

17

17

17

36

983.4

31.7

1,950

June

69

90

114

120

120

120

104

94

80

51

36

3T

42

60

78

86

98

166

315

429

449

449

473

463

363

295

268

*245

221

198

-

5,733

191

11,370

July

198

197

197

197

197

200

202

200

200

180

169

128

95

56

96

96

111

145

242

347

385

407

425

*351

216

163

152

152

180

241

354

6,519

210

12,930

Aug.

441

453

533

573

571

652

549

339

226

212

149

55

59

99

88

81

81

81

69

62

62

92

IBS

132

96

98

98

82

72

72

72

6,437

208

12,770

Sept.

72

72

71

56

46

46

46

46

46

35

20

20

21

21

22

22

22

22

23

14

10

T2

14

14

14

15

13

*14

14

14

-

877

29.2

1,740

Calendar year 1950: Max 320 Mln 6.4 Mean 51.6 Ac-ft 37,360

Water year 1950-51: Max 652 Mln 6.4 Mean 81.8 Ac-ft 59,230

* Discharge measurement made nn this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Dec. 1 to May 21.
118 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Tarryall Creek near'Lake George, Colo.

Location (revised).--Lat 39°04 I 30", long. 105°24'30", in sec. 23, T. 11 S., R. 72 W., on 

left bank 5-5 miles upstream from mouth and 8 miles northwest of Lake George.

Drainage area. 460 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1910 to June 1912 (published as "near Hayman") and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no winter records except in 

1944). June to October 1916 in files of State engineer. April 1925 to September 1944 

in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to June 19, 1916, staff gage and June 19 to Oct. 26, 

T916, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft downstream at different datum. Apr. 1, 1925, 

to Nov. 8, 1940, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft downstream at present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 428 cfs July 19 (gage height, 3.65 ft); minimum 

daily recorded, 5.0 cfs Oct. 12, 13, 29, 30.

1910-12, 1916, 1925-51: Maximum discharge recorded, 1,030 cfs Apr. 21, 1948 (gage 

height, 6.08 ft, from floodmark); no flow Feb. 23, 1944, and probably at other times 

during winter periods of no gage-height record.

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

which are poor. Transmountain diversions from Boreas Pass ditch enter above station 

(see p. 178 ). Diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--W 806: 1935. W 956: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.1 

1.4

4.0

9.5

25

1.7 

2.0 

3.0

57

102

284

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

7.4

8.9

8.3

8.9

9.2

8.9

8.0

7.1

6.5

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

6.2

6.2

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.5

6.2

6.0

6.5

5.8

5.5

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.2

198.6

6.41

394

Nov.

5.2

*5.8

6.5

6.5

6.5

6.0

6.5

8.0

b7.8

b7.0

8.5

10

10

11

10

9.8

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

*10

10

10

9.8

9.4

8.8

8.9

-

267.0

8.90

530

Dec.

_

_ 

-

Jan.

_

-

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

_

_

-

Apr.

_

_

-

May

7.0

6.2

6.0

6.3

6.9

7.8

7.5

8.3

8.6

8.9

8.9

10

13

18

20

25

28

34

45

*53

54

69

68

42

27

19

15

13

13

16

21

685.4

22.1

1,360

June

52

69

76

105

214

194

132

99

76

60

62

75

81

75

70

72

76

87

129

147

155'

180

162

140

129

113

88

*75

64

58

-

3,096

103

6,140

July

58

58

56

49

44

43

42

40

34

30

29

48

54

48

53

50

47

63

148

148

134

120

121

*105

132

108

76

57

60

129

155

2,339

75.5

4,640

Aug.

139

153

160

194

224

180

148

142

128

110

92

82

72

60

49

44

38

34

33

37

59

92

87

75

64

62

57

50

45

41

38

2,789

90.0

5,530

Sept.

35

31

28

26

24

23

22

21

21

20

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

16

16

ii

15

16

21

23

27

29

27

*24

23

22

-

654

21.8

1,300

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base. 220 cfs).--June 5 (8 p.m.) 248 cfs (2.82 ft); July 19 (7:45 p.m.) 428 cfs 

(3.65 ft); Aug. 5 (9 a.m.) 234 cfs (2.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note. Ho gage-height record Nov. 11-30 (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of 

period), May 1-9; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 119

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo. 

(Known also as Lost Park Creek)

Location Lat 39°12', long. 105°19', in sec. 3, T. 10 S., R. 71 W. , 1 mile upstream 

from high-water line of Cheesman Lake.

Drainage area.--86 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records some years). October 1924 to September 1944 in reports of State engiGage.--Water-stage recorder and compound rectangular weir. Altitude of gage is 6,900 ft 

(from topographic map).

Average discharge.--8 years (1935-36, 1939-41, 1943-47, 1950-51), 28.0 cf s.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 104 cfs May 23 (gage height, 2.05 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 464 cfs May 30, 1942 (gage height, 4.57 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 75 cfs on basis of weir formula; minimum not determined.

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

Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cuoic feet per second)

0.3 5.0

.6 15

32

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

0

1

2

3

Oct.

7.1

11

13

11

8.9

3.0

7.4

7.1

7.4

7. 7

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

7.4

7.7

7.4

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.1

7.1

4 7.1

5 C.8

6 7.1

7 7.1

28

29

30

31

7 f ]_ v!i

7.1

7.4

Total! 240.4

Mean) 7.75

Ao-ftj 477

Nov.

7.4

7.7

8.3

5.6

6.8

7.1

7.7

7.4

5.3

5.0

).,.

> a674

1

i

193.3

6.44

383

Dec.

 a5.6

173.6

5.6

344

Jan.

 35.0

155.0

5.0

307

Feb.

a5. 4

'

_

-

151,2

5.4

300

Mar.

!

36.5

201.5

e.5

400

Apr.

> all

. a!7

26

29

34

May

26

23

20

36

50

69

53

54

45

36

36

48

41

32

28

34

46

40

54

44

41

62

 

June

50

52

51

 51 58

48

45

42

43

48

48

46

41

38

40

36

34

34

32

30

30

30

851 34

451 72 30

35

42

33

4n

to662

22.1

1,310

60 ?0

60| 28

COl 25

58

56

50

48

1,464

47.2

2,900

24 24

25

-

1,147

38.2

2,280

July

24

23

21

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

19

20

17

17

19

16

17

36

30

28

24

19

20

26

27

19

17

22

32

28

25

672

21.7

1,330

Aug.

23

26

44

47

44

34

40

34

28

26

25

25

24

23

21

21

19

19

21

24

38

48

37

28

25

23

21

20

19

18

11

862

27.8

1,710

Sept.

16

16

16

16

14

13

13

12

12

11

10

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

15

17

15

13

12

11

10

 978 9.5

10

-

388.3

12.9

770

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 85 Mln - Mean 17.3 Ac-ft 12,510

Peak discharge (\iase, 110 efs).--Ho peak above base.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period)) discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations.
120 PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Reservoirs in South Platte River basin in Colorado

Eleyenmile Canyon Reservoir.--Lat 38°54', long. 105°28' (corrected), at dam on South 

Platte River in sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 72 W., 8 miles southwest of Lake George. Records available, September 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1936 to September 1951 in files of State engineer. Staff gage read twice 

daily. Datum of gage is at mean sea level (datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximum contents observed during year, 82,240 acre-ft Sept. 26 (elevation, 

8,592.11 ft); minimum observed, 71,590 acre-ft July 10, 11 (elevation, 8,588.35 ft). 

Maximum contents observed during period 1938-51, 91,000 acre-ft June 20, '21, 1949 

(elevation, 8,594.97 ft); minimum observed, 59,420 acre-ft Oct. 1, 1938 (elevation, 

8,583.60 ft).

Reservoir is formed by concrete arch dam completed by Denver Board of Water Commissioners in 1932. Storage began in October 1936. Capacity, 81,920 acre-ft between elevations 8,480.00 ft (sill of outlet gate) and 8,592.00 ft (crest of spillway). No 

dead storage. Records given herein represent total contents. Water is for municipal 

use by city of Denver. Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners,

Cheesman Lake Reservoir.--Lat 39°13', long. 105°16', at dam on South Platte River in sec. 

6, T. 10 S., R. 70 W., 4 miles southwest of Deckers. Records available, September 

1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1902 to September 

1951 in files of State engineer. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 

6,622.91 ft above mean sea level (datum of Denver Board of Water Commissioners). Maximum contents observed during year, 46,600 acre-ft Aug. 9, 11, 12 (gage height, 168.80 

ft); minimum contents observed, 22,540 acre-ft Apr. 2 (gage height, 122.73 ft). Maximum contents observed during period 1938-51, 80,630 acre-ft Apr. 23, 1942 (gage 

height, 213.78 ft); minimum observed, that of Apr. 2, 1951.

Reservoir is formed by masonry dam, completed and storage began about October 1902. 

Capacity, 79,060 acre-ft at gage height 212 ft (spillway crest) above sill of lowest 

gate. No dead storage. Records given herein repress' %otal contents. Water is for 

municipal purposes by city of Denver. Records furnished by Denver Board of Water Commissioners .

Monthly elevation or gage height and contents, water year- October 195O to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1950. ....

Sept.30. .................

Water year 195O-51. ....

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir

Elevation 

(fe-t)t

8,591.98 

8,591.84 

8,588.66 

8,586.70

-

8,569.53 

8,533.75 

8,588.57 

8,588.45 

8,588.63 

8,588.40 

8,589.09 

8,590.12 

8,592.09

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

81,860 

81,450 

72,430 

72,540

-

72,080 

72,680 

72,190 

71,860 

7?, 350 

71,720 

73,61O 

76,500 

82,180

-

Cnar.ge in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

-410 

-9,020 

+110

-10,030

-460 

+600 

-490 

-330 

-490 

-630 

+1,890 

+2,890 

+5,680

+320

Cheesman Lake Reservoir

Gage 

height 

(feet)t

144.76 

134,43 

146.40 

140.80

-

133.12 

129.93 

122.78 

130 . 90 

130.73 

150.78 

156.76 

159.30 

151.28

-

Contents 

(acrefeet)

32,760 

27,680 

33,620 

30,760

-

27,080 

25,630 

22,560 

26,060 

25,990 

35,960 

39,310 

40,790 

36,240

-

Change in 

contents 

during 

month 

(acre-feet)

-5,080 

+5,940 

-2,860

-36,300

-3,680 

-1,450 

-3,070 

+3 , 500 -70 

+9,970 

+3,350 

+1 , 480 

-4,550

+3,480

t Elevation or gage height at 5 p.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 121

South Platte River below Cheesman Lake, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°13', long. 105°16', in sec. 6, T. 10 S., R. 70 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile downstream from Cheesman Lake.

Drainage area. 1,766 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1924 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,610.38 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 27 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 674 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.77 ft); minimum

 daily, 18 cfs Apr. 11-20.

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 3,020 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 8.46 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,800 cfs; minimum not determined.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions

 (see p. 178 ), storage reservoirs (see p. 120 ), diversions for irrigation, and 

return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (sage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15-20, Sept. £0-30)

Z.I 

2.4 

2.8 

3.2

32

62

115

-3.6

4.0 

5.0

209

338

750

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

?0

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

141 

141

141

138

138

*141

138

136

58

44

31

24

24

24

30

93

102

110

115

115

115

115

123

126

126

124

124

124

112

107

110

3,190

103

6,330

Nov.

115 

115

112

105

105

105

107

96

89

81

77

78

79

79

80

80

81

81

81

81

*73

58

58

58

58

58

58

68

70

65

-

2,451

81.7

4,860

Dec.

65

65

65

64

64

64

63

63

63

63

63

63

*63

62

62

62

61

61

61

61

61

61

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

1,920

61.9

3,810

Jan.

60 

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

60

59

*59

59

59

59

58

61

69

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

70

34

21

1,918

61.9

3,800

Feb.

21 

33

50

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

63

51

29

29

29

29

*29

29

36

40

47

51

51

58

63

71

_

_

-

1,376

49.1

2.7JO

Mar.

*!§

75

75

75

81

88

88

95

112

112

112

110

110

110

*109

109

109

109

107

107

107

107

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

105

5,127

101

6 , 20C

Apr.

104 

95

*88

88

88

88

88

88

69

35

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

19

19

1,201

40.0

2,380

May

19 

*19

30

57

52

55

74

81

81

68

54

54

54

54

54

54

*61

88

107

168

201

212

288

391

364

285

228

158

96

88

75

3,676

119

7,290

June

69

89

132

*195

322

401

404

331

275

234

107

63

63

64

64

65

65

56

50

51

52

53

54

56

58

*58

121

221

134

98

4,005

134

7,940

July

98 

98

99

99

101

115

138

138

154

212

212

212

212

158

136

136

*136

136

171

318

486

534

512

411

453

*449

338

288

292

288

361

7,491

242

14,860

Aug.

566 

615

290

93

93

228

441

415

341

288

285

285

231

*136

121

187

240

203

218

466

457

470

491

592

566

457

*457

449

419

250

215

10,565

341

20,960

Sept.

203 

203

203

198

198

198

178

164

161

*145

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

124

*112

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

107

-

4,149

138

8,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 579 Mln 13 Mean 137 Ac-ft 99,490

Water year 1950-51: Max 615 Mln 18 Mean 123 Ac-ft 89,390

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Computed from once-daily staff-gage readings Aug. 31 to Sept. 30.
122 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Fork South Platte River below Geneva Creek, at Grant, Colo.

Location,--Lat 39°27'25", long. 105°39'25", in NW£ sec. 10, T. 7 S., R. 74 W., on left 

bank at Grant (Olava Post Office), about 1,600 ft downstream from Geneva Creek.

Drainage area.--127 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1908 to November 1913 (published as "at Cassels"), and June 1942 

to September 1951. December 1913 to March 1918 equivalent records may be obtained by 

summation of flow of North Fork South Platte River at Grant (above Geneva Creek) and 

Geneva Creek at Grant,

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,558.60 fb above mean sea level (Bureau 

of Reclamation benchmark). July 1908 to November 1913, staff or chain gages at several sites 2 miles downstream at various datums. June 19, 1942, to Mar. 15, 1948, 

staff gage at site 1,200 ft upstream from present site at datum 13.07 ft higher. Mar. 

16 to July 22, 1948, staff gage at site 400 ft upstream from present site at datum 

6,35 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--18 years (1908-17, 1942-51), 88.1 cfs.

Extremes,--Maximum discharge during year, 563 cfs June 19 (gage height, 4.18 ft); minimum 

dally, 10 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 754 cfs June 13, 1949 (gage height, 4.32 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 460 cfs; minimum daily, 6.8 cfs Jan. 13, 14, Feb. 11, 1944.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions.--W 956: Drainage area at site at Cassels. W 1116: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 Mar. 1 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.4 

2.8 

3.0

3.5 

4.0 

4.2

250

465

575

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8'

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Oct.

24

30

27

*25

23

23

21

?3

?2

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

21

21

21

21

24 1 21

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

21

*21

21

21

21

21

21

679

21.9

AC-ft| 1,350

Nov.

21

20

20

26

28

25

24;,'5

1711

16is

is

22

24

*23

23

25

22

23

Dec.

20

19

IB

n

16

16

17

IB

*19

21

22

21

21

20

20

22

22

22

*21

22

23 1 23

*27 j 23

23 23

21 ! 22

19 , 22

20 ; 19

20 i 20

22 ! 18

22

21

-

652

17

18

18

617

21.7 19.9

1,290 1,220

Jan.

14

15

15

16

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

*13

13

14

15

16

15

16

14

13

13

15

13

13

11

17

15

12

11

12

1C)

4,26

13. t

845

Feb.

10

11

12

13

14

14

14

15

16

16

*17

17

13

13

14

15

14

14

13

*14

15

13

14

15

13

14

14

14

-

-

-

391

14.0

776

Mar.

13

12

11

12

13

12

13

*12

13

12

11

11

12

12

12

14

12

12

13

14

15

14

14

13

14

15

14

13

14

15

JL6

403

13.0

779

Apr.

17

17

17

IS

*17

17

16

18

19

17

17

IS

19

21

22

24

24

27

29

32

34

41

47

55

*48

48

45

56

55

45

"

880

29.3

1,750

May

39

40

43

55

63

69

69

76

78

*79

84

96

93

86

86

87

91

105

113

131

155

158

*176

191

206

236

282

344

362

362

380

4,437

143

8,800

June

366

298

278

270

*246

232

229

240

250

250

258

258

266

278

302

352

420

490

480

*490

490

*438

393

375

375

384

375

370

352

314

-

10,119

337

20,070

July

310

306

306

310

522

306

298

286

*262

258

246

232

218

212

215

209

215

*215

200

197

191

182

170

164

152

144

142

155

203

164

170

6,960

225

13,800

Aug.

164

170

*197

200

164

150

139

133

124

111

107

100

94

89

66

83

81

78

76

91

93

*94

79

81

78

70

68

66

65

64

60.

3,257

105

6,460

Sept.

56

54

52

52

51

48

*47

46

45

43

41

43

43

41

41

40

40

39

39

37

46

46

45

40

36

34

33

33

35

35

"

1,261

42.7

2,540

Calendar year 1950 : Max 382 Mln 10 Mean 53.9 Ac-ft 38,990

Water year 1950-51 : Max 490 Min 10 Mean 82.5 Ac-ft 59,700

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs). May 30 (10 p.m.) 442 cfs (3.95 ft); June 19 (11:30 p.m.) 563 "' cfs

(4.18 ft")'.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage- Jischarge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-18, 24, Nov. 27 to Mar. 30, Apr. 2, 3, 7, 

9-13 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 19; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather re3Ords, and records for nearby stations).
FLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Fork South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

123

Location (revised) .--Lat 39°24'30", long. 105°10'30", In SWtr sec. 25, T. 7 S., R. 70 W. , 

on Ipft bank 0.2 mile west of South Platte and 0.3 mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--484 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1909 to September 1910, April 1913 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,090.55 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Irior to May 13, 1925, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--39 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 786 cfs June 21 (gage height, 3.71 ft); minimum 

not determined.

1909-10, 1913-51: Maximum discharge, 2,OSO cfs June 13, 1949 (gage height, 6.30 

ft); minimum observed, 4 cfs (discharge measurement) Dec. 8, 1932.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to Mar. 31, goud thereafter. Small diversions above station. 

R°visions .--'d 606: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 19, 

Apr. 20 to July 19

Nov. 20 to Apr. 19, 

July 20 to Sept. 30

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

149

276

443

666

985

1.4 

1.7 

2.0

2.5 

3.0

276

443

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

52

50

46

43

*42

40

38

39

38

38

39

40

40

41

42

44

*45

45

45

45

46

47

48

49

47

46

45

44

43

42

1,357

 43.8

2,690

Nov.

44

47

49

45

46

48

52

49

42

38

41

42

43

45

46

44

43

47

49

51

*51

49

45

40

42

40

39

42

45

42

-

1,346

44.9

2,S70

Dec.

 33

(*)

 28

943

30.4

1,870

Jan.

 23

(*)

1 »

1

1 

1

730

23.5

1,450

Feb.

24

I 29

(*)

 28

-

-

-

749

26.8

1,490

Mar.

*30

38

3S

32

38

43

43

38

40

41

38

38

43

43

*38

46

45

37

41

3S

33

37

3S

33

34

38

41

41

37

41

46

1,201

38.7

2,380

Apr.

40

37

*42

52

50

45

42

47

41

49

37

41

45

57

59

53

60

SB

79

81

79

91

98

*112

108

102

96

102

118

112

2,043

68.1

4,050

May

93

*76

81

89

106

118

116

131

133

135

126

144

151

140

135

149

*156

161

188

206

260

299

324

330

33S

406

455

522

565

506

556

7,193

232

14,270

June

55S

46S

43 S

*410

421

374

350

360

377

384

399

392

395

392

424

455

552

66S

688

698

704_

677

588

531

510

*510

502

SOS

490

474

14,687

490

29,130

July

459

439

428

428

428

399

;384

374

350

346

374

330

311

293

290

285

*296

314

285

293

270

259

248

262

223

*198

192

206

282

251

273

9,770

315

19,380

Aug.

256

262

350

324

268

231

226

195

189

1S8

160

147

134

*129

122

132

127

127

127

144

181

195

157

139

147

134

*122

117

115

115

ill

5,351

173

10,610

Sept.

107

90

82

81

79

77

74

68

65

*62

SO

63

67

67

65

67

63

63

62

*62

65

81

81

75

S8

SO

57

56

54

55

-

2,074

69.1

4,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 424 Min - Mean 82.1 Ac-ft 59,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 704 Min - Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,100

k discharge [base, 450 cfs).--May 29 (8:45 a.m.) S50 cfs (3.47 ft); June 21 (l p.m.) 786 cfs

(3.71 ft).

lischarge mea ent made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Feb. 28 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, weather records and rec

ords for nearby stations.
124 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at South Platte, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 39°24'30", long. 105°10'10", in SE£ sec. 25, T. 7 S., R. 70 W.,

 on left bank at South Platte, 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 75, and 

400 ft downstream from North Fork South Platte River.

Drainage area.--2,550 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . July 1887 to October 1892, November 1895 to June 1897, April 1899 to

 June 1900, and March 1902 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 1887 

to October 1892, October 1895 to September 1897, and April 1899 to September 1944 in 

reports of State engineer. Prior to 1901, published as "near Deansbury," "at Deansbury 

and Platte Canyon," "at Deansbury," "at Platte Canyon," or "near Platte Canyon."

.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,078.43 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to 1902, staff gages or water stage recorder at several sites less 

than 9 miles downstream at various datums. Mar. 28, 1902, to May 6, 1905, staff gage 

at site 200 ft upstream at different datum. May 7, 1905, to Mar. 13, 1910, staff gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--58 years (1887-91, 1895-97, 1898-99, 1900-1951), 372 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,010 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.78 ft); minimuir 

daily, 40 cfs Feb. 1.

1888-92, 1896, 1899-1951: Maximum discharge, 6,320 cfs June 8, 1921 (gage height, 

8.95 ft), from rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum daily recorded, 14 cfs 

Mar. 11, 1932.

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

wETch are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs (see p. 120), diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Revisions (water years).--W 306: 1910. W b3 Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1-9, Apr. 12 to May 9, 

Aug. 31 to Sept. 17

1.2 105

1.5 134

2.0 205

2.6 349

Oct. 10 to Nov. 7, 

Hay 10 to Aug. 30

1.2 124

1.5 151

2.0 228

2.5 351

3.0 555

3.5 860

v. 8 to Apr. 11, 

Sept. 18-30

1.0 73

1.5 118

2.1 202

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a200

a205

a210 

a208

a 200

*191

195

190

188

148

142

136

131

131

150

146

174

*179

188

190

190

190

190

196

196

194

192

190

191

182

180

5,573

180

11,050

Nov.

186

191

194 

182

182

180

182

179

152

124

134

133

133

139

142

128

136

142

145

142

*145

130

122

117

125

119

118

116

124

120

"

4,362

145

8,650

Dec.

125

116

105 

124

120

106

112

130

134

122

128

127

*120

117

122

118

113

107

110

114

120

108

112

116

128

128

116

109

110

106

110

3,633

117

7,210

Jan.

105

72

77 

80

88

93

80

70

80

80

*84

82

80

74

87

74

84

96

98

76

68

92

100

106

105

110

111

90

94

80

65.

2,681

86.5

5,320

Feb.

40

4E

60 

90

105

lie

112

124

108

118

125

120

100

64

80

60

58"0

*68

60

74

90

88

108

103

98

99

105

-

-

2,490

88.9

4,940

Mar.

*100

115

110 

94

110

136

145

142

152

159

152

142

152

158

*154

155

154

147

141

152

154

156

158

151

152

158

162

161

149

159

168

 

4,498

145

8,920

Apr.

163

158

*155 

163

165

161

155

161

155

152

110

111

115

132

138

134

140

150

159

162

156

166

 172

*185

179

173

166

172

176

167

~

4,651

155

9,230

May

145

*128

133 

162

179

195

205

333

248

246

224

234

244

236

232

244

*257

270

309

345

451

510

550

707

695

707

695

738

689

610

66C

11,481

370

22,770

June

643

545

555 

*577

738

764

818

744

719

677

638

496

491

491

535

577

671

758

758

777

790

777

732

677

643

*616

599

738

732

610

~

19,886

663

39,440

July

577

550

535 

535

530

5 1C

510

510

496

515

586

545

520

500

440

416

*412

428

436

464

 648

738

770

713

594

*654

560

468

505

510

515

16,692

538

33,110

Aug.

643

797

053 

432

366

360

626

643

545

451

432

416

382

*317

252

290

340

340

306

491

604

648

604

683

744

582

*550

540

530

379

325

15,471

499

30,690

Sept.

299

279

267 

267

265

262

253

233

227

*219

200

203

203

202

200

200

195

195

187

*183

179

187

185

179

174

166

163

162

161

159

6,254

208

12,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 725 Min 65 Mean 239 Ac-ft 172,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 853 Mln 40 Mean 268 Ac-ft 193,700

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, records of diversions, 

nd records for station at Waterton. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation^affected bj Ice Jan 1 to Mar. 5.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN ]25

South Platte River at Water ton, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 39°29'20", long. 105°06'30", in NE£ sec. 34, T. 6 S., R. 69 W., 

on left bank 250 ft downstream from State Highway 221, half a mile east of Waterton, 

8 miles upstream from Plum Creek, and 5 miles west of Louviers.

Drainage area. 2.620 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

1926 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,484.43 ft above mean sea level, adlustment of 1912.

Average discharge.--25 years, 193 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 686 cfs July 11 (gage height, 2.01 ft)- minimum 

daily, 2.7 cfs Mar. 18, 19, Apr. 4.

1926-51: Maximum discharge, 5,700 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 5.68 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Feb. 28 to Mar. 2, Mar. 20, 1938.

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

flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs (see p. 120), diversions for irrigation 

and municipal use, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 10-16)

0.9 

1.2 

1.7

101

253

595

rischarge. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Oct. Nov.

58 ! 19

d 61 20

3 42

4 i 32

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

31

32

40

31

82.

25

15

20

20

25

25

20

»50 30

38

22

10

19

22

23

10

16

29

32

36

34

36

42

40

38

38

36

32

22

17

1,051

33.9

2,080

Dec.

 

10

4^8

6.9

19

9

25

35

40

30

25

4C 25

36

34

31

29

20

22

17

19

12

13

*7.4

15

10

13

4.8

6.9

4.8

15

9.0

578.1

19.3

1,150

23

23

 11

13

20

12

14

15

40

42

42

47

36

20

23

31

42

17

47

45

792. i

25.6

1,570

Jan.

58

6£

58

58

25

40

50

55

*40

48

50

60

65

60

70

60

29

23

40

36

60

50

47

36

23

16

15

Feb.

10

20

50

46

50

35

25

45

20

22

28

2?

50

40

*48

40

40 .

35

50

45

35

40

32

25

20

7.6

6 . 2

20 i *9.0

50 i

55

42

1,405

45.3

2,790

-

-

895.8

32.0

1,780

Mar.

6.2

Api*.

5.4

6.2 ] 3.4

4.8

4.8

5.5

6.3

4.1

2.7

4.1

4.1

8.3 3.4

12 i.4

32 4.1

8.3

36.

13

= . 5

17 i 4.1

*19

4.8

*I'.4

4.1

4.1J 4.1

4.1 12

4. S| 45

2.7

2.7

3.4

3.4

3.4

4.1

3.4

3.4

4.8

3.4

»4.1

4.8

4.8

3.4

216.6

6.99

430

85

79

95

75

88

95

101

88

85

82~"3

73

*64

-

1,214.9

40.5

2,410

May

61

50

42

66

122

109

153

190

179

179

134

138

153

138

*138

153

168

179

224

253

350

195

147

392

434

434

427

*448

399

323

385

6,763

218

13,410

June

266

142

142

184

266

284

297

158

134

101

79

38

61

*58

91

122

218

284

266

253

241

241

236

142

*130

134

134

297

259

153

"

5,411

180

10,730

July

122

105

91

95

85

64

72

66

151

266

*420

259

174

174

126

126

153

224

212

344

532

539

525

469

*378

406

330

266

330

350

272

7,726

249

15,320

Aug.

316

344

378

75

75

88

184

303

253

224

224

212

*230

195

117

126

174

174

142

179

212

241

212

*272

330

184

158

147

134

158

153

6,214

200

12,330

Sept.

122

117

117

109

*101

101

98

79

66

69

53

58

64

66

61

64

64

64

61

56

47

64

58

56

45

34

32

34

32

31"

2,023

67.4

4,010

Calendar year 1950: Max 420 Mln 0.6 Mean 72.1 Ac-ft 52,190

Water year 1950-51: Max 539 Mln 2.7 Mean S3. 9 Ac-ft 68,010

Discharge measur this day.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ic 

Jan. 28 to Feb. 24.

Nov. 10-12, Dec. 5-9, 14-18, Jan. 5-16, 21, 22,
126 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Plum Creek near Louvlers, Colo.

Location --Lat 39°30'25", long. 105°01'25", in NW^NE^ sec. 29, T. 63., R. 68 W. , on left 

bank 15 ft upstream from highway bridge, 0.5 mile upstream from flume crossing of Highline Canal, 2| miles north of L'juviers, and 5 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 319 sq mi.

Records available. October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,518.71 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 222 cfs July 30 (gage height, 2.01 ft); no flow 

June 28, 29, July 1-9, Sept. 11, 26.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 948 cfs June 13, 1949 (gage height, 2.72 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 320 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow June 28, 29, July 

i-9, Cept. 11, 26, 1951.

Reg, a "fa . --Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 17 to Mar. 28, May 7-18, June 24

to July 29, Aug. 7-21)

Oct. 1 to Mar

1.1

1.2

1.5 

4.7

17

3, May 19 to Sept. 30

1.3 26

1.4 40

1.5 57

1.6 85

Mar. 29 to May 18

4.3

7.7 

12.5

1.0

1.1 

1.3

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

 0.8 

.4

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

*.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

*.3

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

9.8

0.32

19

Nov.

0.3

.6

.4

.3

ji-i.

.2

.2

.2

.2

*b.2

.9

1.8

2.8

3.4

3.4

1.8

2.5

2.1

2.1

*2.1

1.8

1.5

1.2

.8

1.8

.9

.8

.8

1.5

1.2

-

38.0

1.27

75

Dec.

2.1

2.5

1.4

4.1

3.4

*1.4

bl.6

b3.5

b3.9

4.7

5.8

5.8

5.2

4.1

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.7

3.7

*4.1

3.4

2.8

2.5

4.7

4.4

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.4

3.7

3.4

110.0

3.55

218

Jan.

3.7

2.8

*2.1

2.8

1.8

bl.2

bl.4

bl.8

b3.5

2.5

2.8

1.0

bl.5

2.1

2.1

*4.7

4.1

3.1

3.4

1.8

3.1

4.4

3.4

2.8

1.4

1.4

.3

b.2

a. 3

a. 2

a. 2

67.9

2.19

135

Feb.

aO.5

al.5

a3.5

bS.O

bS.O

b6.0

bS.O

*11

7.9

6.3

6.8

6.8

bS.O

b5.4

b7.0

b!2

13.

10

6.8

6.3

*10

9.5

6.3

5.2

4.7

4.1

3.7

4.1

_

_

-

184.4

6.59

366

Mar.

4.4

4,4

4.1

4.1

5.2

4.7

*5.2

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.7

4.1

5.2

8.4

8.4

7.9

7.4

8.4

7.4

7.4

6.8

4.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

*3.1

3.1

7.4

*9.1

9.1

8.7

175.3

5.65

348

Apr.

7.4

7.0

6.7

6.3

*9.6

14

12

12

12

13

12

11

*20

28

36

38

32

32

32

35

32

40

40

*40

42

36

44

46

38

42

-

776.0

25.9

1,540

May

42

34

22

18

15

18

18

14

13

14

13

12

11

11

10

12

19

19

11

8.9

11

*19

21

22

16

11

11

11

11

9.5

8.4

485.8

15.7

964

June

11

14

16

17

13

*11

9.5

7.4

7.9

8.9

11

8.9

4.4

3.7

3.7

6.3

6.8

4.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

5.2

3.1

2.1

.4

*.3

0

0

.2

-

190.1

6.34

377

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

2.1

.8

.6

.4

.2

.2

*.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

4.7

.6

.2

.3

.4

.4

.4

16

*3.7

36.8

1.19

73

Aug.

0.8

.6

*59

6.8

1.8

7.8

3.1

*.8

.4

.6

.3

.3.

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.2

.3

.4

*.3

9.1

10

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

106.7

3.44

212

Sept.

0.4

.4

.6

.4

.4

.3

.4

.3

.3

.3

0

.3

*.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.6

.4

.3

.2

.2

0

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

8.5

0.28

17

Calendar year 1950: Max 35 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.92 Ac-i't 3,560

Water year 1950-51: Max 59 Mln 0 Mean 6.00 Ac-ft 4,340

Peak disci_____^_ (base, 220 cfs).--July 30 (8:30 p.m.) 222 cfs (2.01 ft).

Discharge measu ent made on this day

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation 

ather records and records for nearby stations 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

affected by ice); discharge estimated on basis of
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 127

South Platte River at Littleton, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°37'10", long. 105"01'10" , in NE^ sec. 17, T. 5 S., R. 68 W., on left 

bank 200 ft downstream from Hazard Street Bridge at Littleton and 3.1 miles upstream 

from Bear Creek.

Drainage area. 3,090 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,305.34 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Nov. 23, 1948, wire-weight gage on bridge 200 ft upstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--10 years, 303 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year. 592 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.96 ft); maximum 

gage height, 3.13 ft Feb. 14 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 15 cfs Oct. 17.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 9,720 cfs Apr. 23, 1942 (gage height, 8.55 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Oct. 20, 

1943.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow of stream affected by storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation and municipal use, and return 

flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 24, 25, June 27 to July 9)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 14

0.3 11

.4 19

.6 43

.9 95

Feb. 15 to May 24 

0.2

.9 

1.7

16

23

57

115

370

May 25 to Sept. 30

0.1 28

.4 6

.7 120

1.0 210

2.0 610

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

24

35

37

24

20

17

20

20

36

58.

38

24

19

16

16

16

15

17

16

18

21

24

25

29

25

29

26

26

26

23

18

768

24.8

1,520

Nov.

19

36

46

41

37

43

48

50

46

68

b77

b70

65

60

58

49

46

46

44

42

38

41

37

42

38

37

35

30

36

38

-

1,363

45.4

2,700

Dec.

38

33

30

38

41

61

b67

b70

b66

60

56

49

46

36

38

42

36

35

33

49

48

56

73

77

55

52

44

41

56

65

85

1,576

50.8

3,130

Jan.

79

68

91

83

70

73

b62

b63

b72

b69

b72

b74

b72

b75

b84

75

48

36

36

41

b51

b53

44

38

36

35

31

b29

b26

b30

b25_

1,741

56.2

3,450

Feb.

b24

b28

b35

b43

b50

b48

83

66

60

55

52

49

b60

b79

b!28

b89

b87

75

79

77

77

62

54

52

44

35

31

32

_

_

-

1,654

59.1

3,280

Mar.

29

30

28

26

24

25

24

27

27

28

33

33

35

33

27

26

25

30

27

29

27

23

19

2T

20

20

22

27

25

27

32

829

26.7

1,640

Apr.

32

33

33

33

32

34

33

28

25

34

40

35

44

45

48

47

50

83

97

106

102

111

128

140

135

120

108

104

102

95

-

2,057

68.6

4,080

May

77

63

60

53

93

122

152

161

185

191

146

130

140

135

128

140

173

179

206

221

321

304

197

360

4M

471

443

451

419

319

339

6,867

222

13,620

June

287

200

169

231

287

298

312

189

160

157

140

89

80

76

84

95

166

266

284

266

242

242

276

166

140

135

140

256

294

210

-

5,937

198

11,780

July

148

116

104

104

93

76

58

58

79

256

471

371

262

228

175

160

163

214

224

252

419

467

506

447

347

415

339

273

298

331

335

7,789

251

15,450

Aug.

266

335

475

132

100

87

142

266

224

189

TOO

196

196

175

110

96

140

157

130

148

20G

242

231

231

319

210

157

154

142

157

154

5,967

192

11,840

Sept.

130

114

110

106

98

96

93

77

64

64

49

41

47

47

45

41

36

36

37

35

38

50

60

56

50

41

37

40

39

28_

-

1,805

60.2

3,580

Calendar year 1950: Max 425 Min 15 Mean 87.7 Ac-ft 63,520

Water year 1950-51: Max 506 Mln 15 Mean 105 Ac-ft 76,070

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice
128 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at Morrison, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'15", long. 105°11'40", in SW^ (corrected) sec. 35, T. 43., R. 70 W., 

on right bank 100 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 285 at Morrison and a quarter 

of a mile upstream from Mount Vernon Creek.

Drainage area. 165 sq mi.

Records available --April 1888 to September 1891, May 1895 to February 1902, and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1888 to September 1891, 

May 1895 to February 1902 , and October 1919 to September 1944 in reports of State 

engineer. Published as "near Morrison" 1900-1902, as "at Starbuck" 1919-28, and as "at 

Idledale" 1929-34.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,780.58 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912. Prior to Apr. 1, 1899, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream 

at different datum. Apr. 1, 1899, to Feb. 28, 1902, staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1934, staff gage or 

water-stage recorder at Idledale 4 miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge. 32 years (1919-51), 58.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 238 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.15 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Dec. 3 (result of freezeup).

1888-91, 1895-1902, 1919-51: Maximum discharge, 8,600 cfs (estimated) July 24, 1896; 

minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 26, 1939 (result of freezeup).

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (water years). W 976: . 1942.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 15, June 10-16,

Aug. 17-30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 17 Apr. 18 to Sept. 3O

1.6

1.7 2.0

9.0

47

1.9 

2.2 

2.5 

3.0

12

36

69

182

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14

15

15

15

14

14

11

11

13

*14

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

*12

11

11

11 9.9

11

11

386.9

12.5

757

Nov.

13

14

14

13

14

14

14

16

13

a!3

13

15

16

18

17

11

14

14

15

14

15

*14

14

14

16

15

15

14

13

14

429

14.3

851

Dec.

14

9.9

1.6

13

14

a!2

a!3

a!4

14

14

14

14

13

*11

9.9

9.0

7.6

6.2

a6.3

a6.6

a7.0

a6.6

6.2

8.3

11

11

7.6

7.6

6.9

8.3

3.4

301.0

9.71

597

Jan.

5.5

2.7

6.2

9.0

:u

9.9

7 .6

9.0

*11

9.0

7.6

8.3

6.9

6.9

6.9

6.9

4.1

5.5

5.5

5.5

7 .6

11

11

9.0

7.6

5.5

7 .6

a7 .0

a6.6

a7 .0

a5.2

230.1

7.42

456

Feb.

a4.2

a3.4

3.4

2.0

5.5

5.5

4.8

6.2

6.9

7 .6

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

*6.9

6.9

9.0

9.0

12

ILL

14

11

11

9.9

 9.9

6.9

7.6

*9.9

_

-

227.7

8.13

452

Mar.

7.6

9.9

7.6

6.9

9.9

11

12

13

13

14

14

6.2

11

14

14

14

16

14

*9.0

13

14

15

14

11

13

14

15

*15

14

16

17.

388.1

12.5

770

Apr.

13

13

16

22

22

21

17

20

18

22

18

19

*23

37

39

30

36

39

40

40

36

44

45

49,

41

40

39

40

44

42

-

925

30.8

1,830

May

36

*31

31

33

38

46

39

40

43

47

41

45

45

41

*42

45

54

52

50

52

65

77

77

77

74

83

90

*103

105

94

98

1,794

57.9

3,560

June

112

96

98

94

105

101

99

110

116

123

138

123

123

*121

123

121

141

160

138

123

133

128

112

99

*92

90

87

87

85

85

-

3,363

112

6,670

July

82

74

72

72

69

68

66

59

56

64

79

69

65

56

50

53

61

82

61

72

56

53

62

47

*54

39

39

82

75

61

62

1,960

63.2

3,890

Aug.

56

53

163

170

123

107

103

96

90

82

71

62

*60

60

57

54

50

46

43

54

66

64

49

*47

45

41

37

37

37

36

35

2,094

67.5

4,150

Sept.

3?

55

30

30

30

30

30

27

25

*25

25

23

27

27

23

25

25

23

22

*21

27

30

28

26

23

22

20

19

20

11

-

772

25.7

1,530

Calendar year 1950: Max 88 Mln 1.6 Mean 20.6 Ac-ft 14,890

Water year 1950-51: Max 17O Mln 1.6 Mean 35.3 Ac-ft 25,520

Peak discharge (base. . 250 cfs). . No peak above bas . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations a.
PLATTE RIVEP BASIN 129

Turkey Creek near Morrison, Colo.

Location.- -La t 39°38'10", long. 105°10'05", in NE£ sec. 12, T. 53., R. 70 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge, 2 miles upstream from mouth, and 2 miles southea 

of Morrison.

itheast

Drainage area. 49.4 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1942 to September 1951,

Gage. water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,717.62 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Mar. 8, 1947, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--8 years (1942-46, 1947-51), 4.45 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 47 cfs May 22 (gage height, 1.65 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 13-20, 25, 26.

1942-51: Maximum discharge, 1,200 cfs Aug. 24, 1946 (gage height, 5.79 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 180 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurement-- generally made twice a month. Small diversions 

above station for irrigation. Spickerman ditch, which diverts from Bear Creek and Turkey Creek, wastes some water above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 5-30)

0.8 

1.0 

1.3

1.6

4.7

15

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

^Z

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3 

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

7.8

0.25

15

Nov.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

_J_

.4

.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

.7 

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.6

15.3

0.51

30

Dec.

0.6

.6

.6

.6

b^4

b.6

.7

.7

.7

1.0

1.1

1.0

.3

.7

1.0

.9

.8 

.7

.8

.9

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.7

.6

.6

22.7

0.73

45

Jan.

0.6

b.5

b.5

.5

.5

b.3

b.4

.6

.5

_.7.

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6 

.4

.6

b.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.6

.6

.6

.3

a^

16.2

0.52

32

Feb.

aO.2

a. 3

a. 4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

b.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.6

b.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

_JL

.7

.7

.6

_

_

-

13.5

0.48

27

Mar.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

.8

1.4

1.6

1.1

1.9

1.9

bl.9

1.6

1.9

1.6

1.5

2.0

T7I

1.2

1 .1

.9

.9

.7

.6

.6

.7

b.8

b.9

1.1

1.2

35.9

1.16

71

Apr.

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

40.2

1.34

80

May

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.9

.5

.8

.2

.6

.1

.2

.9

.3

7 .0

9.7

8.2

8.2

12

10

1.9

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.5

144.2

4.65

286

June

.7

.7

.2

.9

.6

.4

.2

.2

.5

.9

.7

.6

.2

.1

.4

1.0 

. 8

.8

.8

.8

.7

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.0

1.1

1.0

-

36.1

1.20

72

July

0.9

.8

.7

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4 

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

"T6 2.4

.4

.2

75

.3

.2

1.2

.4

19.0

0.61

38

Aug.

0.3

.3

.6

Tr

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

,2 

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

9.7

0.31

19

Sept.

0.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

5.6

0.19

11

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6.7 Mln 0.1 Mean 0.83 Ac-ft 597

Water year 1950-51: Max 12 Mln 0.1 Mean l.OO Ac-ft 726

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge'relation affected by ice during part of period); dis 

charge estimated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
130 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Bear Creek at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'07", long. 105°01'13", In NE£ sec. 5, T. 5 S., R. 68 W., on left bank 

Just "downstream from South Clay Street bridge, 0.5 mile southwest of Sheridan, and half 

a mile (revised) upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--265 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to November 1914 and February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. 

Published as "at mouth" prior to 1933, and as "at mouth, at Sheridan Junction" 1933-41.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,280.95 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Apr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1914, staff gage and 

Feb. 23, 1927, to June 18, 1931, water-stage recorder at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different datums. June 19, 1931, to June 5, 1949, at present site at datum 

2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 24 years (1927-51), 35.2 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60 cfs June 9 (gage height, 1.86 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs May 13.

1914, 1927-51: Maximum discharge, 3,000 cfs July 7, 1933, (gage height, 8.95 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,103 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage height, 9.21 ft Sept. 2, 1938 (present datum); 

minimum daily discharge, 0.6-cfs July 18, 1945.

Remarks.--Records poor. Storage and diversions above station lor irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1350 to

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.2

8.Z

*7 .7

7.7

7.7

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.7

6.3

6.3

6.3

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.6

5.9

5.9

6.3

7.2

222.0

7.16

440

Nov.

5.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

a4.8

a5. 6

a6.4

a7 .8

a8. 8

au.2

a!2

16

15

14

13

12

12

11

11

10

9.9

*9.6

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.0

8.9

8.7

8.4

8.2

-

276.9

9.23

549

Dec.

8.2

8.0

8.2

8.0

a7.8

a8. 6

a8.6

a9.0

a8.0

7.8

.8

.7

.7

* .7

.7

.7

.8

8.0

8.u

8.0

8.2

8.4

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

6.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

254.5

8.21

505

Jan.

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

8.6

9.4

10

*12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

all

all

11

a9.4

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

a8.8

a8.8

a8.8

a8.6

a8.6

a8.4

a8.4

306.8

9.90

609

Feb.

a8.7

a9.0

a9.4

a9.3

a9.0

a9.2

a9.6

a9.8

a 10

alO

alO

all

all

a!2

*1Z

12

12

1Z

11

all

all

all

a 10

a 10

alO

a9.8

a9.4

»10

-

_

-

289.2

10.3

574

Mar.

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.0

8.8

8.6

8.4

8.4

a8.4

8.4

8.6

8.6

*0.6

8.8

9.2

a9.6

10

11

12

12

12

13

a 13

a 13

14

14

15

 15

15

15

15

341.2

11.0

677

Apr.

15

15

15

15

15

15

Ib

15

15

15

15

15

*15

15

16

16

]5

15

16

li

15

15

15

15

15

alO

a5.0

a4.5

a4.0

*a4.0

-

406.5

13.6

806

May

aS.C

a« . u

6.2

3.1 .'J

3.0

11

14

6.8

9.6

14

4.8

1.8

1.6

2.0

*4.1

3.7

6.8

22

12

12

13

12

11

9.4

8.8

7.8

a 12

*a!8

a21

a26

a25

322.4

10.4

639

June JvJy i Aug. 

-+- - - J

a262-i

27

t.4

24

24

47

49

58

55

51

49

50

 51

52

45

40

38

28

25

18

18

17

16

*15

15

16

16

16

18

-

955

31.8

1,890

± ^.

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

 18

18

16

15

14

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

10

 30

10

10

16

14

11

11

412

13.3

817

14

28

42

29

18

21

22

20

20

20

19

 18

19

18

16

18

22

21

28

47

47

26

*32

35

32

33

26

20

18

12

753

24.3

1,490

Sept.

13

13

13

14

*14

12

12

13

15

15

14

15

16

17

17

16

16

16

16

15

17

Ifi

16

17

16

15

13

14

13

12

-

443

14.8

879

Calendar year 1950: Max 159 Min 3.0 Mean 12.1 Ac-ft 8,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 58 Min 1.6 Mean 13.7 Ac-ft 9,880

Peak discharge (base, 200 cfs).--Ho peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); dl 

charge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby 

stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 131

Cherry Creek near Franktown, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 39°21'40", long. 104°45'50", in NE£ sec. 15, T. 8 S., R. 66 W., 

on left bank 1 mile upstream from Russellville Gulch and 2 miles south of Franktovm.

Drainage area.--173 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,147.53 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Apr. 13, 1942, at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 11.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.91 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 9.17C cfs Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 4.91 ft), by float 

measurement; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs July 13, 1946, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1950. 

Highest flood known occurred Aug. is, 1333, when Castlewood Dam failed.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.2

1.0

.5

.8

.8

l.J

l.o

1.1

*1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.7

1.7

1.5

*1.7

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

37.8

1.22

75

Nov.

1.2

1.5

3.0

3.0

4.0

4.3

3.0

*2.3

2.6

2.8

2.8

3.3

3.0

3.8

6.6

3.0

3 .6

3.8

3.6

3.0

*2.6

1.4

bl.O

bl.2

1.4

1.7

2.8

2.6

2.3

b2.0

-

8o.2

2.67

159

Dec.

b2.3

b2.0

bl.8

bl.5

bl.l

bl.l

*bl.9

B2.2

b2.9

b3.5

b4.3

b5.0

b4.3

4.0

i.3

3.8

4.0

*4.3

3.8

4.3

4.8

3.8

3.8

3.3

3.8

3.6

3.0

2.6

2.3

2.0

2.3

96.7

3.12

192

Jan.

2.0

1.8

*1.7

1.4

1.4

al.O

al.3

al.7

al.5

al.5

al.4

al.6

a2.0

a2.5

*a3.0

1.7

.8

.7

1.0

b.9

al.l

al.3

al.5

al.9

a2.7

a3.6

b2.0

bl.2

b.9

bl.O

b.7

48.8

1.57

97

Feb.

bl.O

bl.4

b3.0

b4.5

b7.n

bS.o

b6. 4

*7.9

6 .6

6.6

7.0

7.9

b5.0

b6.0

blO

blS

bll

b9.0

*6.6

4.3

5.2

b6.0

b7.8

b8.2

b7 .0

bS.O

b7 .0

8.4

-

-

-

185.8

6.64

369

Mar.

9.5

4.8

5.6

6.6

6.1

7.0 *"" .0

7 .0

7.0

6.6

b4.5

b4.5

b5.4

b6.6

b9.0

7 .0

7.4

14.6

b4.2

bSTo

b6.6

b9.0

7.9

5.2

7.4

6.6

6.6

b6.0

*6.1

10

11

207 . 8

6.70

412

Apr.

8.4

7 .4

5.2

4.0

*5.2

8.8

7.9

7.0

5.6

b!7

b!2

b!9

*31

28

24

17

12

8.8

11

12

10

8.8

*6.6

4.3

4.8

3.8

3.6

3.3

4.8

4.3

-

305.6

10.2

606

May

.8

.8

.6

.8

.8

.3

.8

.2

.0

.0

_ :

.0

.0

.6

.0

.6

.9

17

11

8.8

*17

19

10

9.5

7 .4

4.0

3.8

3.6

2.3

1.8

1.7

213.2

6.88

June

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.5

 1.4

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.4

2.6

2.3

2.0

1.7

2.0

4.8

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.6

4.8

7.9

5.6

7.0

3.3

1.2

1.2

1.5

1.7

-

78.4

2.61

423 156

July

1.8

*2.0

1.0

.5

_._4

.5

.7

.4

.4

.4

.7

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

 1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.3

7.9

3.6

1.8

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.5

4.3

6.1

52.5

1.69

104

Aug.

*3.6

2.8

22

21

17

11

*17

15

13

10

12

7.9

4.8

4.3

3.6

2.6

1.7

1.4

1.2

1.4

*2.8

3.0

3.8

3.0

1.4

.8

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

190.4

6.14

378

Sept.

0.7

.5

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

1.0

1.0

 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.7

1.2

1.0

.5

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.7

-

25.9

0.86

51

Calendar year 1950: Max 33 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.04 Ac-ft 2,930

Water year 1950-51: Max 31 Mln 0.2 Mean 4.17 Ac-ft 3,020

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice for most of periods); discharge 

istimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
132

PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek near Melvln, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°36'20", long! 104°49'15", in NVf£ sec.' 19, T. 5 S., R. 66 W., on right 

bank 400 ft downstream from Piney (South Cherry) Creek and 1-| miles southeast of Melvin.

Drainage area. 369 sq mi.

Records available. October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,( 

~1929.

3.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge. 12 years, 19.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,040 cfs Aug. 22 (gage height, 3.44 ft); no flow

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 17,600 cfs July 18, 1946 (gage height, 7.45 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 11^000 cfs; no flow at times most years.

Maximum stage known, 9.72 ft Aug. 3, 1933, from floodmarks (discharge, 34,000 cfs, by 

slope-area determination 5 miles downstream at Kenwo'od damsite) caused by failure of 

Castlewood Dam.

Remarks.--Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

(*>

(»)

0

0

0

Nov.

(»)

(»)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

(»)

0

0

0

Jan.

(»)

(»)

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

1.5

3.6

2.5

 5.0

 12

12

16

20

5.0

0

0

5.0

20

57

4.0

»4.0

23

4.0

4.0

9.0

9.0

11

7.0

9.0

15

-

-

-

258.6

9.24

513

Mar.

13

7.0

3.2

.6

2.3

»5.0

5.0

3.2

7.0

3.2

.6

.6

1.0

11

9.0

2.3

.6

4.0

.6

2.3

4.0

3.2

0

0

0

0

.6

1.6

»4.0

11

11

116.9

3.77

232

Apr.

9.0

13

 17

13

 17

11

1.6

1.6

4.0

17

9.0

19

»25

17

19

19

15

13

17

29

7.0

i . *J

»11

4.0

4.0

4.0

.4

.1

0

.4

-

324.1

10.8

643

May

»0.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

7.0

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

15

9.0

2.3

»11

1M

11

3.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

78.8

2.54

156

June

0

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

5.0

2_2

3.0

0

0

0

0

-

48.0

1.60

95

July

1.0

*.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

51

7.8

0

0

0

0

0

»0

0

0

0

0

12

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

58.2

1.88

115

Aug.

»0

0

*12

0

0

0

 0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 0

66

12

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

92.0

2.97

182

Sept.

C)

0

0

0

Calendar year 1950: Max 173 Mln o Mean 6.11 Ae-ft 4,430

Water year 1950-51 : Max 66 Mln o Mean 2.67 Ac-ft 1,940

Peak discharge (base, 1,400 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Feb. 4-16, June 23-25, July 1, 2, 22, Aug. 3, 23, 24; discharge estimated on basis of 9 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 133

Cherry Creek below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°39'10", long. 104°51'40", in SW^SW^ sec. 35, T. 4 S., R. 67 W., on right 

bank 2,000 ft downstream from Cherry Creek Dam, 2| miles southeast of Sullivan, 9 miles 

southeast of Civic Center in Denver, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--386 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 5,490.51 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 635 cfs Aug. 23 (gage height, 5.14 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 160 cfs; minimum daily, 1.1 cfs July 25, 26.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 23, 1951; minimum daily, that of July 25, 

26, 1951.

, Maximum flood known, 34,000 cfs Aug. 3, 1933, by slope-area" determination near present site (Castlewood Dam failure).

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Flood flow 

regulated by Cherry Creek Reservoir (capacity, 252,000 acre-ft). Diversions above 

station for irrigation.

Ratting table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 3-15, Apr. 15-23, July 23 to Aug. 22)

Oct. I to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1

0.4 

1.6 

4.3

3.2

3.3

3.4

3.0

3.1

3.2

3.3

0.2 

1.5 

3.5 

6.3

3.4 

3.6 

3.8

12.5

40

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

Z2

Z3

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

2.1

2.1

lil

1.9

1.9 

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

2.1

63.7

2.05

126

Nov.

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.1

2.1 

2.4

2.1

1.9

bl.5

bl.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.4

2.1

2.1

b2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.6

-

70.0

2.33

139

Dec.

1.6

1.5

2.1

1.9

bl.4 

bl.2

bl.3

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.8

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.2

86.6

2.79

172

Jan.

3.2

b2.2

b2.0

b2.5

b2.0 

bl.6

bl.6

b2.0

bl.7

bl.7

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

bl.9

2.1

2.4

2.1

2.4

2.4

bl.8

bl.9

2.1

2.7

2.1

2.1

2.1

bl.7

bl.5

bl.5

bl.4

bl.3

61.7

1.99

122

Feb.

bl.7

b2.4

b3.2

b3.2

3.2 

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.5

b3.0

b2.5

b2.9

4.5

4.0

3.5

4.0

3.2

4.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.2

2.7

3.0

_

_

-

89.7

3.20

178

Mar.

2.7

2.7

2.4

3.0

3.0 

3.0

4.7

4.3

4.0

4.7

4.0

4.3

4.3

5.8

5.8

5.4

4.3

6.2

574

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.5

6.2

4.3

5.8

131.5

4.24

261

Apr.

7.3

4.7

3.8

3.8

22

22

12

8.1

19

31

18

24

16

10

6.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.2

2.7

2.1

2.1

-

262.8

8.76

521

May

2.1

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

5.8

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.0

7.3

7.6

3.0

7.6

26

6.6

2.7

1.5

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

2.1

124.9

4.03

248

June

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.3

2.1

2.3

2.1

2.5

2.3

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

1.9

2.3 2.7'

2.5

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.1

-

66.4

2.21

132

July

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

3.5

31

2.7

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

3.1

3.5

11

5.0

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.7

2.1

104.4

3.37

207

Aug.

1.9

1.9

11

3.8

3.8

3.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.5

ITs

2.1

1.9

1.7

69

3.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

141.6

4.57

281

Sept.

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.9

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.9

2.3

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

-

61.4

2.05

122

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 69 Mln 1.1 Mean 3.46 Ac-ft 2,510

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
134 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cherry Creek at Denver, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'58", long. 105°00'08", in NE^ sec. 33, T. 3 S., R. 68 W., on right 

bank on downstream side of Wazee Street Bridge in Denver, 0.5 mile upstream from mouth. 

Prior to July 16, 1951, at site 0.1 mile upstream.

Drainage area. 420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1942 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,176.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 23, 1945, wire-weight gage at Broadway Bridge 1.8 miles upstream 

at datum 57.29 ft higher. Jan. 23 to Feb. 26, 1945, wire-weight and staff gages at 

Downing Street Bridge 2.8 miles upstream from present site at different datum. Feb. 

27, 1945, to Sept. 30, 1947, wire-weight gages at Washington Street Bridge 2.4 miles 

upstream from present site at datum 72.31 ft higher and Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 30, 

1949, at datum 71.31 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1949, to July 15, 1951, 

wire-weight gage read once daily on upstream side of Market Street Bridge 0.1 mile 

upstream from present site at drtum 8.49 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge. 9 years, 23.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year, 1,060 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.57 ft) 

from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of computation of flow over weir at 

gage height 5.50 ft; minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Jan. 29, 31.

1942-51: Maximum discharge observed, 3,120 cfs Aug. 5, 1945 (gage height, 5.25 ft, 

site and datum then in use); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs June 16-18, 1948.

Flood of July 26, 1885, reached a discharge of 20,000 cfs, by float measurement. 

Flood of May 19, 20, 1864, reached a somewhat higher stage. Flood of Aug. 3, 1933, 

reached a discharge of about 15,000 cfs, as determined by rise of South Platte River 

at Denver.

Remarks,. --Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation and municipal 

use. Flood flow regulated by Cherry Creek Reservoir 11 miles upstream (capacity. 

252 ,000 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Oct. 12 to Feb. 26, 

June 16 to July 9, July 13-15)

Oct. I to July 15 July 16 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5 

1.7

1.8 

4.2

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

50

90

180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

7.5

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

10

8.0

*7.5

6.3

6.7

5.9

5.9

5.9

6.3

5.6

5.9

6.3

5.9

7.5

5.9

10

7.5

6.3

7.1

7.1

*6.3

6.3

6.3

7.5

6.3

219.3

7.07

435

Nov.

6.7

6.3

5.0

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.6

b4.5

b4.0

*b6.0

b6.0

5.3

4.7

5.6

4.0

4.0

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.4

*4.4

5.0

4.7

3.7

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

-

150.9

5.03

299

Dec.

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

b5.5

a4.5

a4.5

*5.3

4.7

4.4

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

5.0

5.0

*5.6

5.6

5.6

5.3

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.3

4.7

5.0

5.0

4.4

155.4

5.01

308

Jan.

5.0

5.0

*6.3

6.3

5.3

a4.2

a5.0

b5.5

b5.0

b5.0

b5.5

b5.5

b5.2

b4.8

4.7

*4.7

5.3

4.7

4.7

5.6

a5. 2

5.6

6.7

579

6.3

5.9

b5.0

a3.5

a3.0

a3.2

a3.0

156.6

5.05

311

Feb.

a3.8

aS.O

a6.0

a5.8

a5.5

*5.3

4.7

5.0

4.2

5.0

4.4

a4.0

a3.6

a4.5

b6.0

6.7

a5. 5

4.7

a4.5

4.4

*4.4

4.2

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.7

-

_

-

133.8

4.78

265

Mar.

4.2

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.2

*4.2

4.2

4.2

a3.6

573

4.7

5.3

4.7

4.7

4.4

b4.4

5.0

4.4

5.0

5.3

5.3

5..0

5.0

5.6

5.9

16

*5.6

5.3

4.7

158.2

5.10

314

Apr.

4.7

4.2

4.0

470

11

*21

11

6.3

5.6

18

21

9.0

12

28

_46

11

6.7

7.5

6.7

7.5

8.5

8.0

6.7

*8.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.0

30

10

-

350.4

11.7

695

May

8.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

7.1

8.0

8.0

13

330

a!5

a6.0

5.3

5.3

6.3

9.0

9.0

15

16

16

35

26

*18

21

38

 18

11

11

11

8.0

8.0

9.0

415.5

13.4

824

June

8.0

10

9.0

5.0

4.4

4.7

*4.7

11

a40

7.1

10

13

9.0

9.0

7.1

9.0

26

16

16

21

21

30

51

46

57

62

30

10

10

10

-

567.0

18.9

1,120

July

9.0

*10

10

8.5

9.0

10

9.0

7.5

8.5

12

*23

8.5

8.0

.0

.5

.8

.8

* .8

.4

.4

_ 7

i. 5

.5

.8

.4

.8

.8

. 2

.0

. 1

.8

275.3

8.88

546

Aug.

7.4

15

134

35

24

12

*12

9.1

9.1

7.0

6.5

6.1

8.2

7.4

7.8

7.4

7.0

7.0

6.1

12

*7.8

10

17

17

15

14

13

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

471.1

15.2

934

Sept.

10

9.1

8.7

7.8

7.4

7.4

7.8

8.2

8.2

8.7

7.4

7.0

*6.1

6.1

7.0

6.5

5.5

6.1

7.0

6.5

~8.2 23

7.0

8.2

8.7

7.8

7.4

7.8

7.8

7.8

-

242.2

8.07

480

Calendar year 1950: Max 6OO Mln 2.8 Mean 11.3 Ac-ft 8,200

water year 195O-51: Max 134 Mln 3.0 Mean 9.03 Ac-ft 6,530

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of periods); discharge 

stlmated on basis of weather records and records for nearby stations, 

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

South Platte River at Denver, Colo.

135

gage .--Water-stage recorder. 

T929.

Location. Lat 39°45'35" (revised), long. 105°00'10", in SE^ sec. 28, T. 3 S., R. 68 W., 

on right bank at upstream side of Nineteenth Street Bridge in Denver, 0.4 mile downstream from Cherry Creek.

Drainage area. 3,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1889 to October 1890, May 1895 to November 1906, May 1909 to Nov 

ember 1913 , and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey, my 

1895 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Datum of gage is 5,162.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Prior to Aug. 12, 1909, staff gages and Aug. 12, 1909, to Aug. 28, 1931, waterstage recorder at several sites within half a mile of present site at approximately 

present datum.

Average discharge. 56 years (1895-1951), 369 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 4.57 ft); minimum daily, 8.8 cfs Mar. 25.

1895-1951: Maximum discharge, 22,000 cfs Sept. 10, 1933 (gage height, 10.98 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 9.44 ft; minimum daily, that of Mar. 25, 1951.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water 

withdrawals and diversions for irrigation and municipal use, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16-28, Feb. 16, 

June 7, 8, July 16-22, Aug. 3-6)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, 

June 8 to July 17

0.6 32

.8 92

1.2 262

:.7 555

Nov. 10 to June 7

0.8 

.9

1.0

1.2 

1.6 

2.0

102

290

550

July 18 to Sept. 30

0.4 62 1.5 590

.7 162 2.0 970

1.0 300 2.5 Ii450

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9"0

' 1

"2

"3

"4

"5

'6

-.7

 8

:\9

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

150

31

"total

"ean

"( -ft

Oct.

40

52

52

52

43

38

32

38

32

*B2

66

43

43

43

43

43

46

52

54

54

54

60

63

63

*73

79

76

79

82

79

82

1,738

56.1

3,450

Nov.

76

92

111

119

115

111

115

154

166

190

175

125

96

90

91

84

84

88

84

81

81

*88

81

81

84

84

70

74

SI

74

-

3,031

101

6,010

Dec.

70

64

58

61

64

49

118

192

178

106

92

84

70

64

67

74

74

78

61

70

78

*74

92

98

88

70

74

64

74

74

102

2,582

83.3

5,120

Jan.

106

95

118

118

118

98

92

106

*102

88

81

81

98

98

110

102

78

61

58

49

52

110

74

52

61

58

49

48

48

49

49

2,507

80.9

4,970

Feb.

 52 49

60

70

72

90

125

115

105

90

82

78

105

130

*180

143

131

122

110

106

102

95

81

74

78

64

55

*52

_

-

2,616

93.4

5,190

Mar.

52

58

46

34

37

49

32

29

34

34

49

49

*52

84

49

40

40

81

52

46

49

43

27

19

8.8

9.9

40

*110

58

46

58

1,415.7

45.7

2,810

Apr.

55

40

37

32

61

88

74

52

43

165

106

81

*88

106

169

106

70

95

147

135

131

110

135

152

178

161

147

114

122

*110

-

3,110

104

6,170

May

84

58

52

46

67

110

161

165

302

206

152

114

135

135

*127

135

183

201

187

510

398

451

178

309

517

497

438

464

451

279

290

7,402

239

14,680

June

333

225

143

183

221

240

315

248

229

315

278

206

170

*188

179

192

288

394

400 3~26

299

326

370

248

*253

248

229

220

283

262

-

7,811

260

15,490

July

192

162

150

138

126

119

86

70

60

188

*516

453

320

273

253

224

234

270

300

300

440

611

681

566

*440

470

428

387

358

410

482

9,707

313

19,250

Aug.

321

618

*1,590

524

342

260

250

336

310

290

280

265

*260

265

260

201

179

196

205

196

232

331

398

*300

381

342

280

250

228

210

192

10,092

326

20,020

Sept.

179

166

158

162

*162

162

158

151

144

132

125

115

108

111

115

111

98

88

85

85

122

136

136

140

136

118

98

94

91

88

-

3,774

126

7,490

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,130 Min 32 Mean 134 Ac-ft 97,090

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,390 Min 8.8 Mean 153 Ac-ft 110,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 10-15, Jan. 28 to Feb. 15 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice during part of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records , and records for station at Littleton.
136 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Clear Creek near Lawson, Colo.

Location.--La t 39°45'40", long. 105°39'00", in NE^ sec. 27, T. 3 S., R. 74 W., on right 

bank 500 ft south of U. S. Highways 6 and 40, 0.4 mile (corrected) downstream from West 

Fork Clear Creek, and 1 mile west of Lawson.

Drainage area.--144 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,199.32 ft above mean sea level (State 

Tlighway benchmark).

Average discharge.--5 years, 164 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,390 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.44 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Feb. 1, 13, 14, Mar. 2, 3, 6, 7.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1951; minimum daily, 16 cfs Jan. 29, 

1949, Feb. 1, 13, 14, Mar. 2, 3, 6, 7, 1951.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, seepage 

178 .

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

3.7 107

4.0 

4.4 

4.8 

5.4

188

360

660

1,330

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

54

*50

49

48

45

44

43

43

44

44

43

41

40

36

38

37

37

37

37

37

35

35

34

33

33

*35

35

36'

34

33

33

1,223

39.5

2,430

NOV.

35

34

31

33

34

35

37

*38

b28

b24

b30

b29

b32

b36

33

b31

31

31

32

31

33

*33

31

30

30

30

29

27

22

24

-

934

31.1

1,850

Dec.

26

28

b26

b28

*bgl

b24

b25

b26

b27

31

30

30

30

30

29

29

b31

b31

31

*31

b32

b33

b33

31

31

30

b2S

b29

b27

b28

b28

897

28.9

1,780

Jan.

b23

b25

b25

b26

b25

b20

b21

*b22

b21

b21

b21

bai

b21

b22

b24

b25

b24

b24

b23

b21

b22

b24

b21

b22

b23

b24

b23

b21

b!9

bis

blT.

689

22.2

1,370

Feb.

b!6

b!7

blS

b20

*b22.

b21

b20

b20

b!9

blS

b!7

b!7

b!6

b!6

blS

b!9

b!9

b20

b20

*b20

b20

b!9

blS

b!7

blS

blS

blS

b!7

_

.

-

518

18.5

1,030

Mar.

b!7

b!6

b!6

b!7

b!7

b!6

16

b!7

17

17

b20

*b20

17

17

b!7

18

b!7

b!7

b!7

17

18

18

19

b!7

18

19

20

b!7

blS

19

19

545

17 .6

1,080

Apr.

19

21

21

21

21

21

a20

a21

a22

a21

a21

a22

*24

24

26

27

29

31

34

38

41

44

46

53

52

*58

53

60

73

72

-

1,036

34.5

2,050

May

64

58

56

62

79

105

*101

117

121

112

117

139

152

149

139

141

163

176

188

230

282

278

*310

332

316

332

372

498

554

606

670

7,019

226

13,920

June

690

554

490

434

*396

384

390

420

434

44:

420

420

441

490

579

*730

915

* ,09O

,070

* ,090

.300

,200

,060

992

,000

,060

» ,060

,070

,050

,060

-

22,730

758

45,080

July

1,040

1,000

1,020

1.060

981

926

882

282

840

800

770

750

710

720

710

680

660

*642

642

633

624

579

514

476

434

396

384

402

441

402

»414

21,458

692

42,560

Aug.

396

378

408

402

366

332

310

287

256

241

226

212

202

188

179

*172

166

157

154

166

176

169

157

154

152

139

131

126

126

139

124

6,791

219

13,470

Sept.

117

109

103

99

96

94

90

86

84

81

79

79

79

77

68

68

66

65

66

64

72

72

73

70

66

65

60

60

60

59

-

2,327

77.6

4,620

Calendar year 1950: Max 994 Min 19 Mean 135 Ac-ft 98,050

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,300 Min 16 Mean 181 Ac-ft 131,200

Peak discharge (base, 600 cfs). --June 1 (1 a.m.) 750 cfs (4.89 ft): June 21 (8 P.m.) 1.390 cfs

(5.44 = * * ft); ij i , ijune; June 27 c. < ^ (11:30 j. j. ; o\j p.m.; p.m.) 1,-LOU 1,160 Cl» cfs {£>.£< (5.27 107. ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

records for nparbv RhahlnnR.

gage-heigh

-._ records for nearby stations, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by
PLATTE RlVku BASIN 137

Clear Creek near Golden, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°44'50", long. 105°15'00", in sec. 32, T. 33., R. 70 W., on left bank 

If miles west of Golden.

Drainage area.--392 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1908 to December 1909, June 1911 to September 1929, and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. December 1908 to December 

1909 and June 1911 to September 1944 in reports of Stage engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,735.27 ft above mean sea level (Stage 

Highway benchmark). Prior to May 15, 1919, at site 1 mile upstream at different datum. 

May 15, 1919, to Mar. 16, 1934, at present site at datum 3.13 ft higher. Mar. 17, 1934, 

to Aug. 29, 1941, at present site at datum 4.00 ft higher. Aug. 30, 1941, to Apr. 16, 

1942, at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher. Apr. 17, 1942, to Jan. 20, 1943, at site 

600 ft downstream at datum 7.50 ft lower.

Average discharge.--38 years (1911-22, 1924-51), 235 cfs (adjusted for inflow from Jones 

Pass tunnel and Berthoud Pass ditch since 1940).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,020 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum 

daily, 22 cfs Feb. 1.

1908-9, 1911-51: Maximum discharge, 5,890 cfs Sept. 9, 1933 (gage height, 11.97 ft, 

present datum), from rating curve extended above 1,600 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily recorded, 17 cfs Apr. 14, 1933.

Maximum discharge known, 8,700 cfs Aug. 1, 1888, from reports of Stage engineer for 

station 5-| miles upstream.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageHeight record, which are poor. Natural flow affected by transmountain diversions (see 

p. 178 ) and several small reservoirs above station.

Revisions.--W 566: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet cer second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 16 to Mar. 2, June 1, Sept. 2-14)

Oct. 1 to Dec. 7, 

Feb. 4 to Apr. 20 Dec . 8 to Feb. 3 Apr. 21 to Sept. 30

2.7 

2.9 

3.1 

3.4

3.0 

3.3

3.1 

3.6 

4.0 

4.5

66 

136 

220 

41O

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

740

1,340

2,480

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

58

56 

53

51

49

47

51

56

57

*57

56

55

53

52

49

52

51

51

50

50

48

48

48

48

*46

46

47

46

47

46

45

1,569

50.6

3,110

Nov.

46

50 

46

45

48

48

50

54

52

48

56

68

69

72

66

56

70

65

62

63

64

*62

56

55

54

53

53

52

45

45

-

1,673

55.8

3,320

Dec.

47

43

31

35

34

35

38

41

43

46

47

39

34

*36

37

37

37

38

38

38

39

40

39

39

39

38

36

38

37

36

37

1,192

38.5

2,360

Jan.

35

32 

34

35

35

30

33

35

37

*35

33

32

31

32

32

33

32

31

30

30

31

31

30

31

31

31

30

29

28

27

2JL

982

31.7

1,950

Feb.

22

24 

25

27

29

30

29

28

28

27

26

26

28

29

32

*38

35

31

30

28

28

31

32

?8

5

26

30

27

-

-

-

799

28.5

1,580

Mar.

26

2T 

29

34

*38

37

35

34

35

34

30

4O

41

34

31

33

32

33

*29

40

38

38

37

31

35

33

29

*39

35

31

30

1,048

33.8

2,080

Apr.

27

25 

27

30

30

29

26

27

26

32

28

31

*34

41

46

42

53

56

64

70

71

80

86

106

98

104

103

110

131

140

-

1,773

59.1

3,520

May

150 *m140

156

194

187

202

213

209

189

211

235

241

*226

238

269

297

316

388

484

496

525

567

535

540

585

732

862

906

1.050

11,609

374

23,030

June

*1, 150

906 

780

700

657

614

599

628

657

674

643

628

643

*682

780-

962

1,240

1,600

1,540

1,540

*1.820

1,600

1,300

1,160

1,150

1,240

1,270

1,240

1,190

1,170

-

30,763

1,025

61,020

July

1,140

1,080 

1.170

1,160

1,070

974

974

950

873

840

780

770

723

690

665

650

682

682

635

643

643

621

555

525

479

444

427

444

525

*473

467

22,754

734

45, 130

Aug.

438

427 

555

502

444

401

378

347

320

297

276

253

*235

229

226

220

205

196

185

198

218

207

*187

187

189

183

172

170

170

187

178

8,380

270

16,620

Sept.

172

^64 

160

154

140

*130

130

134

131

126

125

125

125

122

112

109

103

*98

96

93

103

P8

96

90

83

78

74

71

71

71

-

3,384

113

6,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,210 Mln 20 Mean 164 Ac-ft 119,100

water year 195O-51: Max 1,820 Mln 22 Mean 235 Ac-ft 170,400

Peak discharge (base, 1.050 cfs).--June 1 (5:3O a.m.) 1,210 cfs (5.31 ft); June 21 (9 a.m.) 2,02O 

cfs (5.83 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.
tLATTE RIVER BASIN

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to November 1914 and February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Go.ge.-~Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,110 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 1 

to Nov. 30, 1914, chain gage at present site at different datum. Feb. 25, 1927, to 

June 7, 1942, water-stage recorders at several sites within 1,000 ft of present site at 

various daturas. June 8, 1942, to May 30, 1948, water-stage recorder at present site 

at datom 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--24 years (1927-51), 83.8 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,970 cfs June 18 (gage height, 5.40 ft); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Dec. 19.

1914, 1927-51: Maximum discharge, 3,650 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 4.04 ft, 

=-ite and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs; minimum daily, 

',A '-f? Mar. 11, 1943.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge

In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 26 to May 11, 

May 28 to June 4, July 3-12)

1.0 

1.2

July 8 to Sept. 30

6.0 2.0

15 2.6

116

220

400

875

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

Oct.

6.5

C.5

6.5

11

12

11

7.2

7.2

6.5

*5.8

5.1

12 5.1

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

5.8

5.8

5.1

7.2

6.5

5.3

6.5

5.1

6.5

3.0

2.7

3.7

*3.0

3.7

6.5

7.9

6.5

5.1

6.5

193.3

6.24

383

Nov. Dec.

5.8

5.8

5.1

5.8

5.3

4.4

5.1

5.1

5.8

10

18

25

30

32

31

25

23

23

22

21

19

18

16

22

20

18

17

17

10

7.2

-

472.4

15.7

937

6.5

5.8

5.6

5.6

6.0

6.6

10

12

15

17

18

*19

17

16

12

3.7

3.6

3.6

1.8

2.4

2.7

4.4

21

To

16

12

11

10

10

12

13

319.3

10.3

633

Jan.

12

11

13

15

14

13

13

13

14

*12

9.3

9.0

'970 8.9

10

11

12

11

10

9.0

9.2

10

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.8

11

12

340.6

11.0

676

Feb.

13

Ts

19

17

16

18

19

20

22

24

26

24

22

23

28

*33

31

26

22

24

22

23

21

21

19

19

16

16

_

_

-

600

21.4

1,190

Mar.

14

*14

14

14

13

12

10

10

10

9.3

16

10

10

*13

16

12

11

11

11

15

12

11

12

10 8.6

10

Apr.

12

10

10

11

12

10

9.3

10

14

22

20

*24

29

26

19

14

12

5.1

5.1

8.6

7.6

7.0

6.4

5.8

4.4

4.4

*10 13

32 5.8

21 5.8

18 8.6

15

404.9

13.1

351.9

11.7

May June

6.G

4.4

*5.8

2.7

9.J

24

35

38

69

101

73

63

87

91

99

85

93

*128

145

174

314

298

229

216

218

250

320

392

535

512

*565

5,184.8

167

803 698J 10,280

735

B5fl

602

482

438

340

260

260

378

408

340

270

*372

408

498

658

951

1,250

924

834

1,130

*1,210

595

400

392

422

422

422

359

588

-

17,006

567

33,730

July

558

5i'0

634

951

674

333

291

253

248

246

235

*230

224

220

230

251

300

246

233

226

235

233

222

203

174

159

155

T59

155

*230

9,548

308

18,940

Aug.

179

154

815 43"6

271

216

197

177

167

155

142

130

125

120

115

110

105

93

80

78

80

76

*61

60

60

62

59

54

51

50

50

4,528

146

8,980

Sept.

46

41

37

34

31

*29

28

28

27

25

24

24

22

20

18

16

9.8

*8.2

8.3

8.6

8.6

8.0

7.6

Tjjt

8.0

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.4

-

567.9

18.9

1,130

Calendar year 195O: Max 780 Mln 1.8 Mean 54.0 Ac-ft 39,070

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,250 Mln 1.8 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,380

22 16:30 a.m.) 1, 

cfs (4.80 ft).

this day. 

ecord Nov. 5, 9-14, 25-27, Dec. 3-11, 17

1 1 (12m.) 906 cj-o 's (4.34 \t.ot ft); ±t/;i Jane oajie 18 j.o (10:15 ^j.^;±u a.m.) ct.m.y 1,970 j.,3/w cfs c±t

fs (5.11 ft); J^:; 5 (1:45 a.m.) 1,890 cfs (5.13 ft); Aug. 3

18, Dec. 31 to Feb. 16, Mar. 3-?,

10 to 

imated on 

for nearby stations.
139

Sojch Platte River at H^nderson, Cole.

Location.--Lat 33°55'30", Ions. 104°b2'05". :=. NEt sec. 34, T. I S. , R. 67 W. , on left

nF~40 ft downstream frorr'bridge on Start Highway 108, 0.2 mile northwest of Henderson.

oer 1933 to September 1951 :n reports of Geological Survey.

1926 to S-=Dtenbpr j'34-i in r=r,ci-ls of 3t:

Gage.--Wat-=r-Eiag= recorder. Datum of gage 1? 5,005.12 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"JT929. Prl-Ji- to Apr. 20, 1942, at datura ?.00 ft higher.

Extremes.--Max", .:: ,m-haiv~; airing year, " ,&'M 'ft >.ag. 3 (sage height, 4.58 ft); mini-

^""^^--ir'mx^ui discharge, 10,700 cfc Apr. 26, 1942 (gage height, 8.40 ft); miniraurr .'ally, 4 4 -s «or. 1, 1950.

3.0

13

Jan. 10 to June ? 

10 

120

0.1 

.3

1.0 

1.5

2.2

570

1,130

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

15:-5

Nov.

70

63

Dec.

50

48

5J 76 1 48

121 , 70| *49

134

87

78

78

*76

70

68

66

56

35

15

~S7o 5.0

12

17

31

38

35

33

40

53

*60

56

70

73

68

73

1,660.0

53.5

Ac-ftj 3,290

60 48

56 1 44

68 52

991 62

171

175

108

70

68

66

68

66

65

64

62

58

56

56

54

54

54

54

52

51

50

5T5

-

2,134

71.1

4,230

69

59

58

57

66

64

62

60

60

59

62

66

66

64

62

62

62

60

60

60

59

59

58

1,815

58.5

3,600

Jan.

58

58

60

64

70

S8

66

90

152

*180

183

187

195

200

217

'221 234

208

200

187

180

217

225

217

212

208

200

195

195

195

195

5,137

166

10,190

Feb.

195

195

195

238

252

256

234

225

225

208

200

225

146

98

74

67

62

60

58

*53

53

53

53

53

53

48

35

48

_

-

' -

3,675

131

7,290

Mar.

48

*48

48

53

46

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

44

*48

53

48

44

46

46

46

46

44

36

35

55

33

*33

33

36

40

48

1,343

43.3

2,660

Apr.

55

51

48

46

55

58

53

53

42

29

35

*36

38

42

44

46

40

35

18

11

40

46

40

29

*35

42

40

36

27

23

-

1,201

40.0

2,380

May

15 2

"25

2:7

44

42

87

136

150

140

439

256

200

200

225

238

230

279

*328

344

398

690

851

477

370

622

570

570

542

788

705

*720

10,716

346

21,250

June July j Aug. i Sept.

 -j- I - 1 -j- - 

92i 710 2831 241

899 i 394 3 IB 222

803 f>>: i:,130 IPS

CS? ->' *. " 854 192

565

5C3

489

464

685

700

652

370

375

410

458

556

788

1,010

907

843

923

*1.100

803

652

638

548

*562

646

694

750

20,448

682

40,560

SjJ. 540

9Zf, 305

4<?5[ 267

1o^ ; °57

442

495

654

734

782

590

380

420

490

*532

472

428

480

654

686

608

480

405

372

305

262

3^5

*562

17,237

556

34,190

197

171

236

283

278

241

*231

159

171

186

192

214

322

420

338

392

412

321

*231

210

220

255

11,006

355

21,830

192

135

104

124

110

94

»91

84

75

81

75

67

59

59

58

58

171

180

142

75

34

*16

75

59

64

64

-

3,139

105

6,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,210 Min 4.4 Mean 158 Ae-ft 114,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,130 Min 5.0 Mean 218 Ac-ft 157,700

* Discharge measurement made on thla day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 13 to Jan. 9, Apr. 27 to May 2, July 14-17, Aug. 27-31, Sept. 

Id-20; discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, weather records, diversion recore 

cu.j "erords for station at Port Lupton.
140 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Fort Lupton, Colo.

Location. La t 40°04'50", long. 104°49'18" (revised), in NW£ sec. 6, T. IN., R. 66 W., 

on left bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 52 at Fort Lupton.

Drainage area. 5,070 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. May 

to September 1906 and April 1929 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,888.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. May to September 1906, staff gage at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. 

Apr. 29, 1929, to Jan. 17, 1935, water-stage recorder and Jan. 18 to June 20, 1935, 

staff gage at site 250 ft downstream from present site at different datum. June 21, 

1935, to Oct. 2, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 650 ft upstream from present site at 

present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-51), 370 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,060 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.40 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Oct. 1.

1906; 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs Apr. 26, 1942, from rating curve extended above 6,700 cfs; maximum gage height, 7.55 ft June 22, 1947, from recorded range 

in stage, site then in use; minimum daily discharge, 10 cfs Oct. 14, 15, 1939 (corrected).

Remarks.--Records good above 75 cfs and fair below. Normal flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, ground-water withdrawals and diversions 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 17-19, Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 9, 

June 23 to Sept. :

Jan. 10 to May 22, 

Sept. 4-30 May 23 to June 22

0.7 

1.0 

1.5 

2.0

186

385

3.0 1,000

4.0 1,950

5.0 3,260

1.6 192

2.0 360

3.0 980

1.9 263

2.3 487

3.2 1,140

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

20

33

53

104

189

128

79

97

*108

100

87

79

65

48

37

27

24

28

36

44

53

67

69

69

77

*89

95

100

106

102

95

2,308

74.5

4,580

Nov.

*102

97

ITS

119

122

117

119

131

251

299

244

189

151

151

159

159

154

151

143

128

126

124

119

110

110

110

110

108

104

104

-

4,226

141

8,380

Dec.

104

102

102

*102

100

89

91

102

108

115

115

112

110

104

102

100

97

97

97

100

100

97

95

95

95

95

95

93

93

93

91

3,091

99.7

6,130

Jan.

91

91

91

91

95

97

87

81

112

*230

226

22S

226

238

242

270

270

258

246

238

219

226

279

266

258

254

246

222

246

262

262

6,246

201

12,390

Feb.

270

279

288

"250 297

250

234

230

207

132

87

78

JO

80

80

80

78

72

56

*90

94

102

110

110

102

94

90

90

_

-

4,010

143

7,950

Mar.

85

*82

80

78

76

78

76

70

69

70

72

72

72

*72

72

70

67

69

69

69

69

67

65

63

11

61

*61

67

72

74

78

2,206

71.2

4,380

Apr.

78

78

72

74

85

90

85

94

76

78

94

*97

99

104

102

104

99

87

67

54

92

107

92

46

*34

35

42

40

30

.27

2,262

75.4

4,490

May

25

23

24

44

52

56

129

160

182

443

292

207

176

200

173

170

173

*226

242

238

464

809

487

333

542

522

522

528

661

661

*570

9,334

301

18,510

June

794

872

759

563

501

487

382

348

480

633

717

401

276

308

318

407

612

*858

815

731

801

1,080

766

534

563

425

*365

451

505

551

17,303

577

34,320

July

619

594

528

594

759

979

576

395

350

375

582

727

594

472

400

335

395

*462

494

410

446

612

733

688

551

405

415

355

335

430

*650

16,260

525

32,250

Aug.

488

350

2.160

1,240

733

472

322

290

251

202

183

237

241

202

*186

189

167

162

172

162

231

299

365

365

308

330

255

*224

205

192

208

11,391

367

22,590

Sept.

255

214

183

182

186

176

154

138

121

102

*92

87

78

76

74

70

65

63

63

61

74

166

138

99

59

*40

32

42

61

72

-

3,223

107

6,390

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,400 Mln 14 Mean 167 Ac-ft 120,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,160 Min 20 Mean 224 Ao-ft 162,400

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 141

North St. Vrain Creek at Longmont Dam, near Lyons, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°13'30", long. 105°21,00", in sec. 16, T. 3 N., R. 71 W., on right bank 

three-quarters of a mile upstream from Longmont Dam and 4 miles west of Lyons.

Drainage area. 109 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

October 1925 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,050 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Oct. 8, 1936, at site 30 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. Prior to 1947, 

water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir a quarter of a mile downstream used for winter 

records.

Average discharge. 26 years, 89.4 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 800 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.63 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Dec. 3.

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 1,630 cfs June 22, 1941 (gage height, 6.09 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 3.3 cfs Dec. 19, 1939.

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

which are fair. Small diversions above station. Flow partly regulated by small reservoirs above station.

Revisions ('later years).--W 1086: 1941(M).

Hating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 22-29)

1.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.9

5.0 

8.0

2.4 

3.0 

3.7 

4.7

169

359

780

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

*34

31

30

27

26

26

28

28

28

28

28

30

36

36

35

35

34

33

33

33

31

31

30

30

29

28

28

27

26

27

942

30.4

1,870

Nov.

26

27

22

29

29

28

28

30

20

27

b26

b26

b25

b25

b24

b25

26

26

28

28

b26

b24

21

23

25

23

22

*16

17

17

-

739

24.6

1,470

Dec.

16

12

5.6

b!4

17

16

b!6

17

18

19.

18

18

16

14

16

15

14

13

15

14

13

10

12

13

13

13

6.5

7.4

11

11

10

423.5

13.7

' 840

Jan.

10

310

10

615

Feb.

9.0

-

-

-

252.0

9.0

500

Mar.

(*)

12

372

12

738

Apr.

35

-

1,050

35

2,080

May

106

94

*89

93

108

130

121

122

121

118

121

141

141

141

186

355

311

345

337

327

355

378

381

381

363

348

396

452

460

437

448

7,906

255

15,680

June

467

400

355

330

352

330

320

327

320

337

348

340

355

450

540

640

760

780

TJo

710

730

*610

522

479

487

522

514

550

467

452

-

14,534

484

28,830

July

437

487

455

418

400

'385

389

355

311

289

304

304

281

261

240

250

245

261

232

261

255

240

224

220

203

188

165

190

240

*197

214

8,846

285

17,550

Aug.

220

220

374

281

267

222

192

175

151

138

129

121

114

112

106

97

94

93

89

114

130

118

106

114

114

106

98

98

*97

138

122

4,550

147

9,020

Sept.

112

T73T

100

98

98

91

77

64

59

54

50

63

61

57

54

54

49

46

52

47

48

53

50

45

40

36

*34

33

36

39

-

1,801

60.0

3,570

Calendar year 1950 : Max 460 Mln 5.6 Mean 70.2 Ac-ft 50,830

Water year 1950-51: Max 780 _ Mln - Mean 114 Ac-ft 82,760

Peak discharge (base, 360 cfs).--May 28 (10 p.m.) 522 cfs (4.05 ft)j June 18 (time unknown) 800 

cfs (4.63 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Dec. 8-11, 23-25, Dec. 30 to Apr. 30 (stage-discharge relation 

affected by Ice during most of periods), June 12-22, July 16, 21, 22, 27-29; discharge estimated on 

basis of recorded range In stage, 3 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for stations 

on nearby streams.
142 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo.

Locatlon.--Lat 40°13', long. 105°15', in sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 70 W., on left bank 75 ft 

south of State Highways 7 and 66, 300 ft downstream from confluence of North and South 

St. Vrain Creeks, and three-quarters of a mile east of Lyons.

Drainage area. 226 sq ml.

Records available. August 1887 to October 1892, June 1895 to October 1903, April 1909 to 

November 1913, and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no 

winter records in earlier years). August 1887 to October 1890 and June 1895 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,260 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to 1923, staff gages near present site at different datums.

Average discharge.--47 years (1900-1903, 1907-51), 128 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,920 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.37 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs; minimum daily, 2.3 cfs Nov. 10.

1887-92, 1895-1951: Maximum discharge, 10,500 cfs June 22, 1941 (gage height, 8.06 

ft), from rating curve extended above 500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height 7.90 ft; no flow at times in January of 1920, 1922, 1950.

Remarks. Records good. Diversions above station for irrigation, 

by many small reservoirs above station.

Flow partly regulated

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-7, Sept. 22-27, 29, 30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4 Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

1.0

1.1

1.2 

1.4 

1.7

0

3.9

8.5

22

57

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

111

260

508

840

1,350

0.7 24

1.0 48

1.3 85

1.7 

2.0 

2.7

172

276

620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

*39

36

33

30

28

27

27

27

26

25

24

23

28

32

30

29

26

24

25

84 

24

24

24

22

22

ZZ

22

21

21

_20

817

26.4

1,620

Nov.

20

20

20

20

25

25

25

27

9.2

2.5

8.0

20

1816 '

16

10

13

12

16

19

27 

39

?5

16

26

24

24

 23

20

18

583.5

19.4

1,160

Dec.

14

11

5.3

14

12

4.8

8.5

22

T5

15

17

16

14

10

13

12

9.2

9.8

12

13

9.8 

8:0

8.5

16

14

11

7.6

5.7

4.8

7.6

14

357.6

11.5

709

Jan.

12

6.7

 §75 5.7

15

10

8.5

9.8

12

11

10

8.5

8.5

7.6

8.5

10

11

12

9.8

8.5

9.8 

10

10

9.8

 11

12

8.0

7.6

8.5

10

12

301.6

9.73

598

Feb.

13

12

10

9.8

11

11

12

16

16

16

21

22

14

12

17

18

18

16

16

15

15 

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

-

-

409.8

14.6

813

Mar.

12

T4

12

12

14

14

14

 14

13

18

15

14

16

17

16

16

14

14

14

16

16

21

.20

18

21

17

19

19

21

25

75

Apr.

20

16

17

24

26

24

21

24

23

28

21

28

 28

46

56

57

62

69

81

102

94 

102

109

14O

122

126

134

163

184

1ST

-

509| 2,128

16.4

1,010

70.9

4,220

May

157

124

*107

103

T28

181

152

150

144

142

142

181

184

172

208

411

391

498

492

492

548 

565

590

596

559

536

565

634

641

554

536

10,883

351

21,590

June

565

477

421

421

431

426

436

421

416

421

411

396

381

411

461

578

738

1,010

1,160

1,130

1.280 

 1,070

849

712

712

751

718

732

622

571

-

19,128

638

37,940

July

554

514

514

525

514

482

514

514

477

466

 431

446

411

396

381

371

356

391

386

396

401 

381

311

274

249

222

212

241

Z83

Z65

265

12,143

392

24,090

Aug.

274

297

971

622

614

485

360

310

261

216

184

167

154

139

125

134

132

128

123

154

199 

167

146

149

156

144

139

123

 123

181

175

7,552

244

14,980

Sept.

154

139

128

119

117

106

97

102

90

88

84

88

88

85

100

95

82

74

78

67

81 

71

63

51

49

37

 36

32

26

29

-

2,456

81.9

4,870

Calendar year 1950; Max BZZ Kin 0 Mean 88.7 Ao-ft 64,240

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,280 Min 2.3 Mean 157 Ac-ft 113,600

 ge (base. 660 cfs).--May 29 (3:30 a.m.) 745 cfs (3.38 ft); June 21 (5 a.m.) 1,490 cfs 

;. 3(7 a.m. ) 3,920 cfs (5.37 ft).

Peak: dischar

(4.11 ft); Aug. .. , . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Lefthand Creek near Boulder, Colo.

143

Location. Lat 40°07', long. 105°18', in sec. 26, T. 2 N., R. 71 W. , on right bank 100 ft 

upstream from diversion point of a small power ditch, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from Spruce Gulch, and 7 miles (revised) north of Boulder.

Drainage area. 48 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April to September 1947, October 1949 to September 1951. Records for 

May 1929 to September 1931 and October 1947 to September 1949, not equivalent (records 

do not include flow of small power ditch which diverted above station but discharge 

measurements of the ditch are published for October 1947 to September 1949).

.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,820 ft (from topographic map), 

o Oct. 7, 1949, at site half a mile downstream at different datum.

Prior

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 785 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.39 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 210 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 2.2 cfs Nov. 10.

1929-31, 1947-51: Maximum discharge, 1,140 cfs June 4, 1949 (gage height, 5.49 ft, 

present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 770 cfs; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Jan. 4, 1950.

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

part of flow is water diverted from South St. Vrain Creek for irrigation of lands along 

Lefthand Creek below station.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used July 8-11)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3 Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

2.2

2.5

3.0

4.0

5.6

10

22

2.9 

3.3 

3.7 

4.O 

4.2

143

210

275

2.1 

2.3 

2.7

3.0 69

3.5 129

4.0 230

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

10

11

IT

9.5

*9.3

8.3

8.1

8.3

7.6

7.8

7.8

7.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

7.0

7.0

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.4

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.1

5.0

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

217.2

7.01

431

Nov.

4.2

5.0

3.9

4.2

5.8

6.0

6.0

6.8

3.1

2.2

3.0

4.0

5.2

*6.2

6.8

5.4

5.8

6.4

6.0

6.4

 578 7.0

5.6

5.7

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.0

5.6

5.1

-

161.8

5.39

321

Dec.

4.6

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.4

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.5

3.7

*3.5

3.6

3.9

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.4

4.5

3.5

2.8

3.1

3.4

3.4

3.7

113.0

3.65

224

Jan.

3.1

3.0

3.3

3.4

3.7

3.3

3.2

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.5

4.0

3.8

*3.7

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.6

3.3

3.7

4.0

3.9

3.4

3.1

3.3

3.2

2.8

106.0

3.42

210

Feb.

2.6

3.0

3.4

3.2

3.6

3.9

3.6

4.0

4.1

4.6

4.6

4.3

4.7

5.0

5.2

*5.2

5.0

4.2

3.7

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

_

-

-

109.6

3.91

217

Mar.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.9

2.7

2.7

2+6

*2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.9

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.4

3.7

4.0

4.1

3.9

3.8

3.9

4.5

4.9

101.2

3.26

201

Apr.

4.8

572

5.4

5.7

6.8

7.8

8.4

9.0

9.6

10

12

15

*16

26

27

29

34

35

36

38

39

42

46

51

51

54

56

65

72

63

-

884.7

29.5

1,750

May

60

51

49

50

59

69

63

61

62

62

58

62

67

62

68

74

*84

106

113

110

114

Tl3

109

105

98

92

82

76

*89

132

158

2,558

82.5

5,070

June

169

133

109

100

101

104

113

126

130

135

132

121

*116

120

124

152

158

156

141

138

135

127

116

103

*117

152

180

187

180

169

-

4,044

135

8,020

July

162

158

158

162

160

152

158

166

149

*140

127

141

145

133

129

121

121

140

135

140

169

166

127

113

103

94

85

86

101

106

104

4,151

134

8,230

Aug.

108

116

*239

215

218

178

121

100

*83

73

65

59

56

49

46

43

41

40

39

47

60

52

45

42

42

37

37

36

36

48

47

2,418

78.0

4,800

Sept.

42

38

36

33

32

30

28

26

38

SI

55

*49

46

39

34

29

22

16

16

16

18

19

18

16

14

13

12

12

12

14

-

834

27.8

1,650

Calendar year 1950: Max 217 Min 1.0 Mean 28.5 Ac-ft 20,61O

Water year 1950-51; Max 239 Min 2.2 Mean 43.0 Ac-ft 31,120

Peak discharge (base. 250 efs).--July 22 (9:30 p.m.) 334 cfs (4.36 ft); Aug. 3 (6 p.m.) 785 cfs 

(5.39 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10 to Apr. 11.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Boulder Creek at Nederland, Colo.

Location (revised) . --Lat 39 "57 '42", long. 105°30'14", in NE^-SEi sec. 13, T. IS., R. 73 W. , 

on left bank at Nederland, just downstream from North Beaver Creek, 1,000 ft upstream 

from Barker Meadow Reservoir.

Drainage area. --35. 5 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1934 to September 1940 and May 1945 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 1907 to September 1928 in files of State engineer. 

Octjbt-r 1928 to September 1940 in reports of State engineer.

Gas,-- .--Water- stage recorder and compound sharp-crested weir. Datum of gage is 8,183.5 ft 

above mean sea level (Public Service Co. benchmark). Prior to Mar. 18, 1909, at datum 

1.5 ft lower.

Average discharge .--39 years (1907-40, 1945-51), 53.6 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 800 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4.75 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 610 cfs; minimum daily, 3.5 cfs Feb. 6.

1907-40, 1945-51: Maximum discharge, 811 cfs June 2, 1914 (gage height, 5.37 ft), 

by computation of peak flow over compound weir; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Jan. 14, 1908.

Remarks . --Records good above 100 cfs and fair below. No diversion above station. 

Revisions. W 1036: Drainage ar^a.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 7-12, Nov. 14-20, Nov. 24 

to Pec. 27, Feb. 1-6, Apr. 21 to May 9, Aug. 27 to Sept. 30)

tc June 21, Sept. 2-30 June 22 to Sept. 2

1.5 

1.9

2,5 

3.0

4.C 

4.5

136

200

320

474

680

2.4 

2.7 

2.9 

3.4

4.0

Discharge. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

1 Oct.

15

18

'. ! 18

4 17

t> 16

"1.8

7 15

e is

9 *15

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

15

13

12

12

11

11

12

11

11

9.2

9.2

10

9.8

9.8

9.0

8.4

8.4

7.8

7.8

7.4

7.4

6.7

366.9

11.8

728

Nov.

7.0

7.2

5.2

975

12

8.8

8.4

a8.6

a8.0

as. 9

a7.0

a7.2

a7.2

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.8

6.7

6.8 *7.6

a7.4

a7.2

a7.2

7.0

7.2

7.2

7.0

6.7

6.5

5.4

-

218.1

7.27

433

Dec.

 ^

4^5

4.7

6.3

5.9

?,1

5.9

6.3

6.7

7.0

6.8 *6.3

5.7

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.7

5.7

5.2

5.0

5.4

5.6

5.9

5.9

5.7

5.6

6.8

6.1

5.9

5.7

5.2

179.4

5.79

356

Jan.

5.0

5.0

U2

5.2

5.2

5,2

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.4 *4.4

4.5

4.4

4.5

4.9

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.0

4.9

4.9

4.5

4.2

3.7

14S.4

4.79

294

Feb.

3.6

*3.8

Mar.

3.6

TTs

4.41 3,6

4.21 3.8

3.9

3.5

 4.1

4.2

TT5J 4.4

4.1 4.4

3.S| 4.7

4.2

5.0

179

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.8

3.8

3.6

3.8

_

_

-

113.1

4.04

224

4.9

4.2

3.9

4.2

3.9

3.8

4.2

4.9

6.5

6.1

6.1

6.7

7.6

7.4

7.4

7.2

7.0

6.1

5.2

8.4

772

7.0

166.5

5.37

330

Apr.

7.4

*870

9.6

10

9.8

May

33

"29 29

33

43

10 52

10 47

10 ! 57

9.8

8.4

10

10

9.6

11

12

11

11

18

22

23

26

27

*31

31

30

31

33

39

43

TO

-

561.6

18.7

1,110

61

61

72

94

95

84

88

*103

114

142

179

200

221

228

248

256

241

248

299

352

*323

315

341

4,688

151

9,300

June

328

221

177

161

154

145

152

172

174

183

183

177

196

214

*256

346

439

680

568

536

*629

425

277

222

270

320

327

*308

253

226

-

8,719

291

17,290

July

232

243

256

273

239

229

256

236

190

143

125

216

219

162

151

*182

145

151

246

316

260

182

113

104

*145

82

70

lS2

143

108

113

5,632

182

11,170

Aug.

108

102

130

ISO

128

91

82

84

70

56

57

61

64

62

57

51

39

37

33

46

*78

66

51

54

54

55

50

44

43

64

66

2,083

67.2

4,130

Sept.

62

55

47

40

36

31

*28

26

24

20

17

21

19

i^fi

16

14

13

13 *15

14

20

18

17

15

14

12

11

11

14

13

-

665.6

22.2

1.32C

Calendar year 1950: Max 315 Mln 3.0 Mean 40.1 Ac-ft 29,030

Water year 1950-51: Max 680 Mln 3.5 Mean 64.5 Ac-ft 46,680

Peak discharge (base. 280 cfs).--May 28 (9 p.m.) 432 cfs (3.88 ft); June 18 (l a.m.) 800 cfs 

(4.75 ft); July 3 (11 p.m.; 339 cfs (3.71 ft); July 20 (ll p.m.) 324 cfs (3.67 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 145

Boulder Creek near Orodell , Colo.

Location. --Lat 40°00' , long. 105°20' , in sec. '34, T. IN., R. 71 W., on left bank along 

State Highway 119, 1 mile upstream from old Orodell and Fourmile Creek, and 2i miles 

west of Boulder.

Drainage area. 105 sq mi.

Records available. --August 1887 to October 1888, March 1907 to December 1913, and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 1887 to October 1888, 

March 1907 to November 1914, and February 1916 to September 1951 in reports of State 

engineer. Published as "North Boulder Creek, Colorado" 1887-88 and as "at Orodell" 

March 1907 to December 1916.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,880 ft (from topographic map). August 

1887 to October 1907 nonrecordin ae and Mar. 18 19 t De 12 -

. , . ugus

887 to October 1907 nonrecording gage and Mar. 18, 1907, to Dec. 12, 1916, water-stage

recorder, at sites es 1 mile downstream. Just upstream from Fourmile Creek, at different

datums .

Average discharge . 43 years (1906-14, 1916-51), 92.9 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs June 21 (gage height, 3.93 ft); minimum daily, 2.4 cfs Feb. 24.

1887-88, 1907-14, 1916-51: Maximum discharge, 2,500 cfs June 6, 1921 (gage height, 

4.31 ft); minimum daily, 1.4 cfs Feb. 7, 1943.

Remarks. --Records good. Flow regulated by Barker Meadow Reservoir (capacity, 11,500 

acre-ft). Low flow during nonirrigation season regulated by powerplant 1,500 ft upstream from station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, 

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. 21)

feet, and

Oct. 1 to Dec. 28, 

Apr. 2 to June 22

Dec. 29 to Apr. 1, 

June 23 to Sept. 30

1.2

1.4 

1.6 

2.0

4.0

6.0

13

22

56

2.3

2.6 

3.0 

3.4 

3.7

102

185

365

655

965

1.0

3.0

6.0

10

26

47

108

183

305

535

800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IE

16

17

18

19

20

£.1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21

T9

17

13

15

18

18

19

*19

18

17

17

16

16

14

16

17

16

15

16

15

12

13

12

13

13

13

13

6.7

8.8

8.6

465.1

15.0

923

Nov.

8.9

6.0

5.8

775

7.5

8.0

7.0

16

15

8.2

20

14

13

13

9.0

13

16

9.4

8.1

 11

14

Dec.

11

9.3

6.6

9.8

14

9.3

15

9.8

11

6.9

9.9

*8.7

9.5

11

8.4

10

9.2

7.6

9.4

5.4

13

14 8.5

10 9.2

17

8.7

8.1

9.4

10

10

10

-

327.6

10.9

650

11

9.6

8.2

27

23

~.o 32

5.4

341.7

11.0

678

Jan.

9.0

41

16

10

7.6

16

14

31

22

28

30

*12

9.7

7. -3

24

32

34

32

32

13

12

22

40

30

38

32

28

15

a22

a40

a36

735.6

23.7

1,460

Feb.

a38

a32

2.8

3.9

28

34

34

30

30

2.8

7.0

33

34

38

35

*24

5.4

13

22

23

20

20

26

"975 2.4

30

29

7.3

_

_

-

614.4

21.9

1,220

Mar.

28

12

3.3

4.5

*31

21

23

25

13

8.5

4.8

37

39

34

33

29

5.4

5.1

*24

33

34

39

25

5.1

6.8

13

21

14

15

13

10

609.5

19.7

1,210

Apr.

*22~ 8.0

23

20

18

18

19

18

24

28

29

43

46

64

63

72

64

63

82

96

62

85

*96

103

90

105

100

108

109

102

-

1,806.0

60.2

3,580

May

*107

86

91

93

108

87

95

101

94

101

92

105

102

117

151

*141

151

188

204

208

208

185

123

162

175

172

182

200

*215

350

419

4,813

155

9,550

June

439

460

446

377

304

295

295

304

290

285

309

276

223

193

*193

240

304

283

439

525

*839

934

731

496

291

516

591

*563

542

509

-

12,592

420

24,980

July

483

458

452

502

502

470

458

458

452

440

315

272

399

382

272

*291

350

330

262

355

440

404

305

212

197

254

*183

144

190

128

T74

10,554

340

20,930

Aug.

227

212

335

242

212

215

144

149

144

130

97

94

90

94

90

82

84

82

80

99

*104

108

97

87

85

70

82

74

73

97

88

3,867

125

7,670

Sept.

90

79

90

92

83

85

*80

79

78

79

65

70

63

70

51

43

48

48

*53

54

bO

33

29

55

26

38

46

34

29

ZZ

-

1,750

58.3

3,470

Calendar year 1950 : Max 467 Min 3.0 Mean 67 4 Ac-ft 48,790

Water year 1950-51 : Max 934 Mln 2.4 Mean 105 Ao-ft 76,320

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of kilowatt hours generated by powerplant.
Records available .--April 1947 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

to October 1887 and April 1947 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer Published as at mouth August to October 1887.

Gage.--Mater-stage recorder. Altitude"of gage is 5,750 ft (from topographic map). August to October 1887 staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 64 cfs May 23 (gage height, 2.78 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs F^b. 1.

1887, 1947-51: Maximum discharge, 256 cfs June 6, 1949 (gage height, 3.66 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 100 cfs; nc florf Sept. 1-7, 15-18, 1948.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversions above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage 

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

2.0

1.2 

2.8

2.1 

2.3 

2.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

0.8

1.0

1.

1.

*1.

1.

1.

1.

1 ,

1 .

1.

1.

1 .

1. 1.

1.

T7~ 1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1,

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

1.

37.0

1.19

Ac-ftl 73

Nov.

.4

~T7.7

.7

.5

.7

.7

.7

.1

^5

.6

.8

.9

*1.0

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1,0

.9

,9

1,1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

-

34.5

1.15

68

Dec.

1.0 "79

.9

1.0

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

*,6

.7

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

2C.7

0.67

41

Jan.

0.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

*.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

,5

,4

.4

,4

16.2

0.52

32

Feb.

0.3

.4

.6

.7

.7

.8

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.9

.1

.4

.6

* .3

.3

.4

.5

.3

.1

.0

.9

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.8

_

-

26.5

0.95

53

Mar.

0.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

.9

.9

.6

.5

*.4

75

.6

.7

.6

.6

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.0

.1

.1

.2

.1

.2

,2

,1

,j>

25.7

0.83

51

Apr.

2.2

TT?

2.5

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.2

3 0

2.8

3.5

3.9

4.8

*4.6

7.8

8.5

8.5

9.7

12

12

12

12

16

16

21

19

19

20

24

27

< !

314,7

10.5

624

May

24

22

18

TS

22

29

27

25

27

25

23

25

29

30

31

32

*34

40

40

43

48

~£5 54

48

49

46

44

46

48

43

*40

1,079

34.8

2,140

June

43 "36"

33

32

33

33

34

34

34

33

33

29

*26

23

22

22

24

27

28

29

29

27

24

21

*19

18

18

18

18

V7

817

27.2

1,620

July

15

T2

12

12

12

11

11

10

10

*10

9.7

9.3

8.2

7.1

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.4

6.0

6.0

7.4

6.0

5.4

4.6

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.8

234.4

7.56

465

Aug.

2.5

3.2

12

6.8

7.1

6.4

5.4

4.8

4.3

4.1

3.9

3.7

*3.2

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.5

4.3

3.5

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

1.8

1.7

T75

3.5

2.5

115.8

3.74

230

Sept.

2.0

1.8

2.6

1.8

1.5

1.5

1.5 i.;'

1.1 1.1

*i.i

1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

2.2

1.7

1.5

1.2

1.1

.9

1773

1.0

1.0

1.0

-

39.4

1.31

78

Calendar year 1950: Max 26 Mln 0.3 Mean 3.22 Ac-i't 2,530

Water year 1950-51: Max 54 Min 0.3 Mean 7.56 Ac-ft 5,480

(base, 50 cfs). --May 23 (12;50 a.m.) 64 cfs (2.78 ft); July 21 (12:30 p.m.) 40 cfs 

(2.61 ft); AugT 3 (1:30 a.m.) 42 cfs (2.61 ft).

Peak discha 

61 ft); Au .. .

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10 to Mar. 23, Mar. 27-31.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 147

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado Springs, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°55'52", long. 105°17'46", in sec. 26, T. 13., R. 71 W. , on left bank 

0.2 mile downstream from South Draw, 1 mile west of Eldorado Springs, and 5 miles 

south of Boulder.

I'rainage area.--114 sqmi.

Fecprds available. --April 1888 to October 1892, May 1895 to September 1901, January 1909 

to December 1913, and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

May 1895 to September 1901 and July 1904 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer. Prior to January 1911, published as "at or "near Marshall"; January 1911 to 

December 1913 as "at Eldorado Springs." Records prior to September 1929, adjusted for 

diversions above station and are equivalent.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage Is 6,080 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Sept. 25, 1929, staff gage or water-stage recorder at sites 1 mile downstream at 

different daturas. Sept. 25, 1929, to May 2, 1934, water-stage recorder at site a quarter 

of a mile downstream at different datum. May 3, 1934, to Sept. 3, 1938, water-stage 

recorder at site 250 ft upstream at datum 4,00 ft higher than present datum. Sept. 

4, 1938, to May 9, 1940, staff gages at site 300 ft upstream or water-stage recorder 

at site hiIf a mile downstream at different datums.

i verage discharge.--51 years (1896-99, 1900-1901, 1904-51), 76.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,370 cfs June 18 (gage height, 4,16 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 610 cfs; minimum daily, 4.0 cfs Oct. 19.

1888-92, 1895-1901, 1904-51; Maximum discharge, 7,390 cfs Sept. 2, 1938 (gage 

height, 9.24 ft, site and datum then in use, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 600 cfs on basis of determination of peak flow; no flow Oct. 15, 1932.

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

Many small diversions above station for irrigation. Mos^ of water imported from Colorado River basin through Moffat water tunnel is diverted \\ miles above station.

Revisions (water years). W 856: 1937(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge,

in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 22-28)

Oct. 1 to June 18 June 19 to Se

0.9

1.0

1.1 

1.4 

1.7

127

220

380

620

1,400

2.4 

2.8 

3.2 

3.6

143

285

540

960

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

ny

i

,*

4

i=1

I'-

ll

It

1.^

131'

r

17

19

11

252'

25

26

27

28

29

30

3:

T-tal

Mean

A--ft

Oct.

14

r?

17

15

13

13

13

17

*14

13

12

12

8.0

8.0

9.O

9.0

8.5

9.0

4.0

675

8.0

8.5

8.5

9.b

9.0

9.f

9.5

9.5

10

12

11

332.5

10.7

660

Nov.

10

11

8.5

5.6

12

10

11

12

11

9.8

10

11

12

13

12

11

12

12

12

*12

12

13

12

13

11

12

12

Dec.

11

9.6

10

11

10

9.0

10

11

11

12

11

*10

10

9.8

10

10

10

12

9.5

8.0

9.4

9.6

10

9.8

9.0

8.8

10

11 8.9

11 7.8

11 ' 7.2

-

338.9

11.3

672

7.0

302.4

9.75

600

Jan.

7.0

7.2

7.4

775

7.2

6.8

7.0

6.8

6.6

6.6

6.5

6.2

6.0

5.8

5.8

*6.2

6.6

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.9

7.0 7.2

7.0

7.0

7.1

7.2

6.9

6.4

5.8

5.6

207.5

6.69

412

 

Feb.

5.4

6.0

5.8

5.4

6.0

7.0

7.7

7.4

8.0

8.5

10

12

11

12

13

*15

14

13

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

-

_

-

277.2

9.90

550

Mar.

7.6

8.0

7.0

6.2

*6.6

7.4

7.6

8.0

10

13

12

11

12

14

14

14

13

13

 14

14

15

17

16

15

16

15

16

16

17

16

16

387.4

12.5

768

Apr.

15

15

15

17

22

20

19

20

19

21

19

21

25

27

40

50

54

59

65

86

80

97

*95

111

98

107

80

32

24

23

-

1,376

45.9

2,730

May

17

21

 21

22

22

56

86

98

105

130

127

155

166

150

163

*188

234

280

295

322

354

360

374

401

387

394

429

632

*716

611

704

8,020

259

15,910

June

860

716

620

602

394

310

310

328

328

341

315

285

300

334

*354

466

539

1.590

912

*730

810

630

506

390

367

455

480

*448

379

333

-

15,232

508

30,210

July

309

333

390

333

323

290

295

285

245

220

198

206

192

165

155

*138

178

149

184

155

165

127

105

97

94

85

*90

92

81

88

97

5,864

189

11,630

Aug.

97

101

134

116

97

83

76

69

62

56

50

48

46

43

38

36

35

34

35

50

*69

46

38

46

41

33

32

30

30

55

43

1,769

57.1

3,510

Sept.

34

27

24

21

20

17

*19

20

14

8.2

8.5

9.0

12

14

14

15

14

15

*17

16

24

24

20

20

17

11

10

10

9.0

10

-

493.7

16.5

979

Calendar year 1950: Max 561 Mln 2.6 Mean 54.5 Ac-ft 39,490

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,390 Min 4.0 Mean 94.8 Ac-ft 68,630

Peak discharge (base, 400 efs).--June 1 (9:45 a.m.) 908 cfs (3.14 ft 

cfs (4.16 ft); June 25 (4 a.m.) 600 cfs (3.26 ft); June 27 (11:30 p.m.

; June 18 (4:30 a.m.) 2,370 

570 cfs (3.23 ft); July 2

(11:30 p.m.) 532 cfs (3.'l9 ft)'.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Ho gage-height record Nov. 7 to Dec. 11, Dec. 14, Dec. 21 to Apr. 21 (stage-discharge reIrtlon affected by ice during most of periods), Sept. 11-13; discharge estimated on basis of 6 disc v-arge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
148 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Boulder Creek at mouth, near Longmont, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°08'05", long. 105°01'00", in SW£ sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 68 W., on right

 bank 200 ft downstream from Burlington Railway bridge, 1,800 ft upstream from State 

Highway 254, 2£ miles upstream from mouth, and 4| miles southeast of Longmont. Prior 

to May 1, 1951, at site 2,000 f^ downstream.

Drainage area. 512 sq ml.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1949 and May to September 1951 in reports

 of Geological Survey. March 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,880 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

~^To June 10, 1939, at site half a mile downstream at different datum. June 10, 1939, 

to Sept. 30, 1949, at site 2,000 ft downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1927-49), 59.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period May to September, 1,540 cfs Aug. 3 (gage heiglf,, 

5.00 ft); minimum daily, 0.3 cfs Sept. 5.

1927-49, 1951: Maximum discharge, 4,410 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 6.94 ft, 

site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow at times in 1935, 1936, 1942, 1946.

Remarks. Records good above 100 cfs and fair below except those for periods of no gageheight record, which are poor. Diversions and storage above station for irrigation.

Rating table, May 1 to Sept. 30 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used July 10-22, Sept. 30)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2 

2.4

3.0

7.0

18

4.0 

5.0

267

555

1,490

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

Ac-fti

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

t36

-

May

a80

a65

*6S

87

99

81

68

53

37

43

40

32

28

12

6.2

23

16

*31

92

160

124

150 

99

94

83

78

63

46

a34

a45 *a58

1,995.2

64.4

3,960

June

99

113

104

146

52

5.4

1.5

3.8

5.8

1.0

9.5

64

37

57

107

116

184

*394

348

506

615

1.050 

838

592

267

213

*321

240

160

191

-

6,821.0

227

13,530

July

137

94

81

66

53

25

12

12

6.2

7.5

13

4.2

13

44

13

*3.0

14

16

7.5

3.4

37

72 

44

42

14

12

12

7.0

7.0

17

*57

945.8

30.5

1,880

Aug.

42

37

'928 976

592

472

326

240

221

156

92

81

58

31

4.6

1.0

ITTs

7!o

5.8

2.2

*18

22

14

6.2

5.4

2.0

1.2

2.0

3.8

2.2

2.8

4,354.7

140

8,640

Sept.

~4.2 2e

.4

.8

.5

.5

*.8

1.5

1.0

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

1.2

*1.2

1.5

2.2

6.6 

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.C

1.8

1.5

1.0

-

63.7

2.29

136

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 350 cfs). June £2 (8 a.m.) 1,11O cfs (4.64 ft); Aug. 3 (12 m.) 1,540 cfs 

(5.00 ft ).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Result of discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 149

St. Vrain Creek at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'28" (revised), long. 104°52'46", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 3 N., R. 67 W., 

on right bank 40 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1.3 miles upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles northwest of Platteville.

r -ainage area. 1,000 sq mi.

Fecprds available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to December 1915 and February 1927 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,740 ft (from topographic map). April

o December 1915, staff gage at bridge 40 ft downstream at different datum. February

1927, to June 10, 1939, water-stage recorder at bridge 40 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1927-51), 182 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,390 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 7.00 ft); minlmum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 21.

1915, 1927-51: Maximum discharge, 11,300 cfs Sept. 3, 1938 (gage height, 8.93 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 4,700 cfs; minimum daily, 12 cfs Apr. 23, 1935.

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

which are fair. Many diversions above station for irrigation. Flow partly regulated 

by many small reservoirs above station.

Fivisions (water years).--W 956: 1938(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

£

-

"

1"*

r.i?. i*i"

15

16

17

1«

19

20

2"

222"

Z*

25

215

27

28

29

303".

T-ta2

Muan

A'-ft

Oct.

65

73

72

70

67

65

61

67

*64

62

61

62

58

57

57

53

52

53

53

55

56

54

54

54

51

*51

50

47

48

49

49

1,790

57.7

3,550

Nov.

*49

52

57

60

60

57

56

59

62

b54

b58

b65

b70

80

_83

76

76

77

80

80

78

76

69

65

68

69

*69

69

69

68

-

2,011

67.0

3,990

Dec.

68

67

62

67

66

57

b64

b68

b72

b74

74

74

70

67

65

65

62

60

60

61

62

59

59

60

61

*59

59

56

56

55

57

1,966

63.4

3,900

Jan.

58

49

46

53

53

56

53

64

64

68

71

67

63

68

63

64

*68

52

42

31

25

39

39

36

33

35

a34

a33

a31

a30

a32

1,530

49.4

3,030

Feb.

a31

a30

a33

a38

a46

a60

a6S

a80

*126 ~87

a85

a90

a80

a68

a70

a72

77

77

76

76

*74

74

71

68

67

62

60

58

-

_

-

1,904

68.0

3,780

Mar.

56

55

54

bi

53

52

*50

48

47

46

46

46

49

51

52

51

48

47

52

53

*55

53

51

46

46

46

44

44

55

54

54

1,557

50.2

3,090

Apr.

54

54

S3

*53

57

66

71

71

71

71

73

79

83

84

79

81

38

90

96

103

113

128

139

159

*184

159

161

153

189

210

-

3,077

103

6,100

May

213

187

161

141

134

145

*157

137

121

119

141

92

89

34

84

76

86

91

170

205

*327

485

434

327

310

242

187

140

113

74

54

5,326

172

10,560

June

134

364

327

412

*283

146

110

94

116

123

250

327

239

203

222

197

360

758

* 1,330

1,290

1,400

1.670

1,560

1,160

842

619

758

641

*505

495

-

16,937

565

33,590

July

475

416

335

314

320

220

129

117

129

101

152

229

220

298

320

244

187

*235

202

170

192

458

502

417

365

260

247

212

207

284

381

8,338

269

16,540

Aug.

*306

226

1,110

3.620

3 , 060

1,970

1,410

1,030

822

664

523

429

377

281

*199

148

139

128

104

105

139

180

170

154

154

160

152

*210

215

217

204

18,604

600

36,900

Sept,

30^

277

164

150

144

133

129

112

111

106

*98

37

98

1C 3

98

101

112

109

104

108

124

162

154

139

129

126

106

108

104

95

-

3,903

130

7,740

Calendar year 1950: Max 64O Mln 14 Mean 83.7 Ac-ft 6O,610

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,620 Mln 25 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,800

Peak discharge (base. 600 efs).--June 22 (1O p.m.) 1,820 cfs (5.18 ft); Aug. 4 (4 p.m.) 5,390 cfs 

(7.00 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by Ice during part of periods); discharge 

Lmated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
150 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°21', long. 105°35', in sec. 4, T. 4 N., R. 73 W., on right bank 30 ft

downstream from trail bridge, half a mile downstream from Mill Creek, three-quarters

of a mile upstream from mouth, and 4 miles southwest of Estes Park.

Drainage area.--25.2 sq mi.

Records available --October 1946 to September 1951 (no winter records in 1947). October 

1941 to September 1946 in files of Bureau of Reclamation (no winter records).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,980 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 311 cfs June 20 (gage height, 3.37 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.6 cfs Mar. 13.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 338 cfs June 17, 1949 (gage height, 3.42 ft); minimum 

daily determined, 1.5 cfs Mar. 2-6, 1948.

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

Uity of Estes Park pipeline diverts water above station.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in fee<- 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.9 

1.2 

1.4

3.0 

3.4

75

244

316

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

Oct.

16

17

15

4 j 14

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

13

*13

11

11

12

11

12

11

10

9.9

9,9

9.4

9.4

3.9

8.9

9.1

9.4

9. 1

3.9

b.Z

7. 9

7.9

7.4

7. 2

7.0

7.0

7.0

318.5

10.3

632

Nov.

7.4

7.7

8.2

8.4

7.9

7.9

8.4

7. 7

Dec.

6.1

6.2

6.6

4.6

4.5

4.7

4.8

7.0 5.0

6.4

6. 6

7.0

7.4

5.2

5 2

4.8

4.5

7.6: 4.6

7.2

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.0

6.4

C.3

C . 3

6 . 4

> . £,

6.9

7.2

7.1

6.4

6.2

-

214.6

7.15

426

4.6

4.3

4.0

4.1

*4.2

4.2

4.1

3.9

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3.7

3. z'.95

3.9

141.5

4.56

281

Jan.

3.8

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.8

*3.9

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4. 2

4.3

4.6

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4. 3

4 3

4. 2

4.0

Feb.

3.9

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.3

4.4

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.2

5.3

5.3

*5.2

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.4

4.6

4.7

4.7

4.6

4.5

4.2

4.0

3.7

_

-

123.1 129.0

3.97

244

4.61

256

Mar.

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

2.7

*2.6

2.8

3.1

Apr.

4.2

4.3

4.5

4.7

4.8

4.5

4.6

4.9

*5.1

5.5

5.4

5.4

5.7

6.2

6.6

3. 3| 6.6

3.4

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4 . 3

4 . 2

4.1

109.8

3.54

218

7.0

7.4

8.2

9.6

10

10

11

12

11

13

13

15

19

19

-

248.2

8.27

492

May

17

15

14

14

16

25

24

25

26

28

37

54

56

56

58

*62

72

100

112

115

115

*127

136

136

121

119

141

177

158

136

129

2,421

78.1

4,800

June

132

105

87

78

81

84

87

95

84

88

93

93

97

97

*121

165

195

255

253

*235

253

*207

163

141

151

170

166

166

143

132

-

4,217

141

8,360

July

126

122

126

131

138

127

138

131

*114

102

97

109

104

97

93

97

97

100

97

104

121

117

88

78

74

67

65

78

131

105

97

3,271

106

6,490

Aug.

93

87

117

98

92

82

7O

63

55

47

43

40

38

*37

36

35

33

33

32

42

59

55

49

46

44

40

36

32

32

59

58

1,683

54.3

3,340

Sept.

47

40

37

33

31

31

28

26

25

22

21

*25

22

19

19

18

16

16

18

15

18

18

16

15

13

12

11

11

14

14

-

651

21.7

1,290

Calendar year 1950: Max 158 Min 2.1 Mean 25.0 Ac -ft 18,070

Water year 1950-51: Max 255 Min 2.6 Mean 37.1 Ac-ft 26,83O

Peak discharge (base 

(3.37 ft); Ju

170 efs).--May 28 (9:30 p.m.) 211 cfs (2.81 ft); Ju 20 (12 p.m.) 311 cfs

26 (2 a.m.) 187 cfs (2.67 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --No gage-height record Nov. 9 to May 21 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 151

Fall River at Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40° 23' , long. 105° 32', in sec . 25, T. 5 N., R. 73 W., on right bank

150 ft upstream from Main Street Bridge in Estes Park, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 40.8 sq mi.

Records available. March 1947 to September 1951. 

of Bureau of Reclamation.

October 1945 to September 1946 in files

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,950 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 434 cfs June 20 (gage height, 2.91 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.7 cfs Mar. 13.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 20, 1951; minimum daily determined, 0.9 

cfs Mar. 3, 1948.

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

which are fair. Small power development above station. Flow partially regulated by 

Lawn Lake Reservoir (capacity, 817 acre-ft).

Rating tables, water yeir 1950-51, except period of Ice eff

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

(Shifting-control method used June 16, June 22 to July 7

t (gage

Oct. 1 to June 16

0.2 

.3 

.5

.7

2.6

4.6

9.2

16

1.0 

1.3

1.9

67

124

195

June 17 to Sept. 30

12 1.4

19 2.0

39 2.6

75

180

330

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

18

14

13

13

*12

11

12

12

11

11

10

9.2

11

7.4

11

9.5

9.5

9.2

11

8.0

7.0

9.9

8.2

8.4

8.4

8.4

7.0

5^9.

8.4

7.0

313.4

10.1

622

Nov.

5.9

6.5

7.0

6.7

6 .3

b6.5

b6. 8

b6.8

b6 .2

b6 .0

6.2

6.6

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.6

7.0

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.2

6.4

6.6

7.0

7 .4

7.4

7.6

7.0

*6.2

5.8

-

198.3

6.61

393

Dec.

5.8

6.0

6.2

6.4 576~

5.6

5.7

5.9

6.1

6 .3

6.2

5.9

5.8

5.9

6.0

5.6

5.8

5.8

*5.8

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.6

5.6

5.7

5.4

5.4

5.3

5.2

5 .4

5.6

178.4

5.75

354

Jan.

5.6

5.5

5.3

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

4.8

4.5

4.3

4.3

4.3

4.4

*4.5

4.7

4.8

5.0

5.3

5.5

5.7

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.0

4.8

4.4

4.1

155.5

5.02

308

Feb.

.0

.0

.1

.2

.3

.4

.5

.7

.8

.0

.0

.9

* .8

.4

.6

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.9

.1

.0

.0

.9

.6

.4

4.5

_

.

-

130.0

'4.64

258

Mar.

.3

.2

.2

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.7

.4

.3

.8

* .7 ~79

.3

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.7

.7

~7S.8

.7

.6

.6

137.4

4.43

273

Apr.

4.7

4.8

4.9

5.0

5.1

5.0

5.1

5.2

*5.4

5.7

5.7

5.6

5.8

6.4

7.0

6.8

7.8

9.2

10

10

11

11

11

13

12

14

13

17

20

20

-

267.2

8.91

530

May

19

15

13

14

17

25

23

24

25

25

35

52

54

54

57

*60

66

80

98

100

100

*99

120

126

118

114

130

165

178

168

175

2,349

75.8

4,660

June

182

148

128

118

111

105

101

105

97

97

103

95

107

*126

145

195

268

292

312

*520

315

242

205

190

200

222

*208

220

200

182

-

5,339

178

10,590

July

190

198

205

212 205~

192

195

198

*166

156

151

149

144

140

135

135

146

131

129

142

149

151

129

122

110

105

TlO" 101

128

128

137

4,689

151

9,300

Aug.

129

*146

174

149

131

114

110

105

86

77

71

67

57

*54

51

49

47

44

43

68

93

77

69

64

59

53

50

44

47

57

49

2,434

78.5

4,830

Sept.

43

41

39

38

35

33

31

30

29

27

24

*26

25

23

22

20

19

17

20

:e

21

23

19

18

16

15

15

15

14

14

-

730

24.3

1,450

Calendar year 1950 : Max 180 Mln 2.3 Mean 25.5 Ac-ft 18,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 320 Mln 3.7 Mean 46.4 Ac-ft 33,570

Peak discharge (base, 180 cfs).--May 29 (1:30 a.m.) 208 cfs (1.99 ft); June 20 (2:30 a.m.) 434 cfs 

(2.91 ft); July 5 (1 a.m.) 242 cfs (2.35 ft); Aug. 3 (12 m.) 195 cfs (2.06 ft).

Discharge measurement made on trilE, j . 

D Stage-discharge atage-aiscnarge relation relation affected aiiectea by oicee.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 11 to May 21 (stage-discharge relation affectc 

most of period); discharge estimated on basis of 8 discharge measurements, weathej 

records for nearby stations.

 d by ice during 

1 records, and
152 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'40", long. 105°30 I 50", in NW^NWi sec. 30, T. 5 N., R. 72 W., on right 

bank at eastern edge of Estes Park, 500 ft downstream from Black Canyon Creek, 1,000 ft 

downstream from bridge on State Highways 7 and 66, and half a mile upstream from highwater line of Lake Estes. Prior to Mar. 23, 1951, at site 60 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 137 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1951. Prior to October 1947, published as 

Thompson River at Estes Park.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume with overflow weirs. Datum of gage is 

^,492.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to May 18, 

1949, at site 740 ft downstream at different datum. May 18, 1949, to Mar. 22, 1951, at 

site 60 ft upstream at datum 1.2 ft higher.

Average discharge.--5 years,' 142 cfs (adjusted for inflow from Alva B. Adams tunnel Aug. 

IG, 7^47, to Aug. 2, 1950).

Extrsiv-i-, -Maximum discharge during year, 1,490 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.35 ft); minimu,TrdaUy, 10 cfs Jan. 13-17, Feb. 1, 2.

194-J-61: Maximum discharge, 1,660 cfs June 18, 1949 (gage height, 3.16 ft, site and 

datum then in use); maximum gage height, 4.71 ft Nov. 30, 1948 (ice jam), site and datum 

then in use; minimum discharge not determined, occurred during period of no gage-height 

record.

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

Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson River basin above station through 

Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947, and ended Aug. 2, 1950. Small power development and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, and discharge,

In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 21-26, Aug. 30 to Sept. 28)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 22

10

23

Mar. 23 to Sept. 30

-0.1

.1

.4 55 1.4 

2.0

30

70

129

2.5 192

3.0 330

3.5 610

4.4 1,560

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

78 '

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42

50

42

41

37

*36

32

35

35

33

32

32

30

31

29

34

*31

30

30

31

28

28

31

28

27

27

25

24

24

24

25

984

31.7

1,950

Nov.

25

26

27

27

25

23

23

24

19

il

20

20

24

23

21

22

*23

23

22

21

21

21

21

23

25

27

2826-

*25

23

-

695

23.2

1,380

Dec.

22

22

22

23

17

18

19

20

20

21

22

21

19

19

20

18

18

19

*19

19

19

18

17

18

18

17

16

16

15

Is

16

584

18.8

1,160

Jan.

16

15

14

14

14

13

13

13

13

13

12

11

10

10

10

*10

10

11

12

13

14

15

17

IF

*15

14

14

14

13

12

11

402

13.0

797

Feb.

lo- 10

ii

11

12

13

14

15

16

11

17

16

15

13

*14

*15

16

16

16

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

13

*13

_

_

-

395

14.1

783

Mar.

13

12

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

12

11

*12

12

13

*14

14

13

13

13

14

14

*15

18

18

20

20

18

*22

20

20

457

14.7

906

Apr.

19

20

25

26

24

24

26

26

*26

26

24

24

26

32

34

32

39

46

49

53

54

54

*58

70

64

70

68

78

97

91

-

1,305

43.5

2,590

May

80

63

5555"

76

120

106

113

*114

111

120

165

175

*172

191

*314

306

344

375

405

*425

447

516

516

469

469

540

*68O

688

SH

631

9,465

305

18,770

June

638

516

436

395

385

*366

357

370

366

552

357

362

380

*410

*504

696

*940

1,140

1,170

*1,220

1,220

940

728

659

728

*814

*752

769

704

659

-

19,333

644

38,350

July

652

645

673

688

696

652

*645

624

*547

498

469

498

469

464

442

436

452

469

436

442

528

486

*400

352

318

*302

287

35T

480

430

420

15,252

492

30,250

Aug.

400

*405

540

44T

405

362

330

318

255

232

210

192

182

167

161

151

146

142

140

182

263

218

192

*176

160

147

136

126

125

188

169

7,267

234

14,410

Sept.

141

127

119

110

96

92

91

89

87

85

82

*82

80

79

73

67

65

60

*66

60

74

73

65

61

54

49

*49

47

52

56

-

2,331

77.7

4,620

Calendar year 1950: Max 960 Mln 8.4 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,710

Water year 195O-51: Max 1,220 Mln 10 Mean 160 Ac-ft 116,000

icoii ii.Lowiien-K.e (base, 600 cfs).--May 29 (2 a.m.) 850 cfs (3.80 ft); June 21 (3:3O a.m.) 1,490 cfs 

(4.35 ft); June 26 (3 a.m.) 94O cfs (3.90 ft); July 21 (11 p.m.) 617 cfs (3.51 ft); July 29 (5:3O 

a.m.) 624 cfs (3.52 ft); Aug. 3 (8 p.m.) 652 cfs (3.56 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Peak dl 

(4735

- i^-Louud-t-^e measurement maue on unis aay.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 26 to Mar. 22 (stage-discharge relation 

ost of period); discharge estimated on basis of 11 discharge measurements, 

ecords for stations on nearby streams.

affected by Ice during 

weather records, and
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 153

Alva B. Adams tunnel at East Portal, near Estes Park, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°20', long. 105°35', in W^ sec. 9, T. 4 N., R. 73 W., on left bank at 

East Portal and 4-| miles southwest of Estes Park.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir. Altitude of gage is 8,250 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 1, 1950, water-stage recorder and Parshall flume at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 596 cfs May 18 (gage height, 8.37 ft), discharge 

measurement; no flow for many days.

1947-51; Maximum discharge, that of May 18, 1951; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records good. This is a transmountain diversion from Grand Lake and Shadow 

Mountain Reservoir for power and irrigation development in the Big Thompson River 

basin. Diversion point is at West Portal near Grand Lake, 13.07 miles west of East 

Portal.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

40~D"

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

1.29

79

Nov.

0~0

0

96

*107

.4

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

203.4

6.78

403

Dec.

0

0

0

0

0

0

74

203

120

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

70

*187

6.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

660.4

21.3

1,310

Jan.

0

ff

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*41

64

*35

28

0

0

61

237

144

610

19.7

1,210

Feb.

0

0

o

0

14

40

25

25

24

18

0

0

0

0

*19

*14

14

14

14

14

11

12

10

13

13

13

8.2

12

_

_

-

327.2

11.7

649

Mar.

12

12

12

12

6.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

40

187

198

^76" 212

0

0

0

0

0

0

86

853.0

27.5

1,690

Apr.

209

203

208

208

198

*197

*77

58

*143

102

165

163

164

163

162

*292

308

308

308

306

299

301

305

306

299

*164

*247

~25" 438

0

-

6,326

211

12,550

May

192

74

352

327

269

242

290

446

372

326

377

457

481

*326

*321

*283

*495

*336

190

192

193

194

195

195

194

194

195

68

23

192

194

8,185

264

16,230

June

194

191

189

196

211

212

214

216

215

215

215

215

215

216

217

155

26

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

76

113

0

0

-

3,501

117

6,940

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

9.0

51

141

79

309

313

272

237

307

308

307

248

308

348

297

404 209"

210

210

267

4,834.0

156

9,590

Aug.

448

270

143

69

0

0

83

4.0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

241

2.6

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

98

0

1,358.6

43.8

2,690

Sept.

0

0

O

0

0

o

105

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

121

124

161

133

124

123

1.4

126

121

125

113

120

1.4

0

-

1,498.8

50.0

2,970

Calendar year 1950; Max 213 Mln 0 Mean 38.8 Ac-ft 28,060

Water year 1950-51: Max 495 Min 0 Mean 77.8 Ac-ft 56,310

Discharge measurement made on this day.
154 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Marys Lake near Estes Park, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°20'30", long. 105°32'00", in sec. 2, T. 4 N., R. 73 W., on downstream 

side of Marys Lake powerplant and 2-j miles south of Estes Park.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 8,007.50 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea 

level.

Extremes.--Maximurn contents daring year, 1,050 acre-ft Dec. 10 (elevation, 8,043.81 ft); 

no contents Jan. 22, 23, Mar. 31 (elevation, 8,007.50 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by two earth- and rock-fill dikes which enlarge the natural 

basin of Marys Lake. Dikes completed Oct. 20, 1948; storage began Aug. 5, 1950. 

Usable capacity of reservoir, 1,110 acre-ft, between elevations 8,007.50 ft (invert of 

entrance to Prospect Mountain conduit) and 8,045.00 ft (maximum emergency water surface.) 

Dead storage 42 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for power, utilizing water diverted from 

Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel. Figures given herein represent 

usable contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1950-51 (elevation, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

,007.5 

,008.0 

,010.0 

,015.0 111

8,023.0

8,035.0

8,045.0

283

683

1,110

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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

1,020

1,010

1,010

1,010

999

979

969

870

864

852

840

828

823

811

801

790

780

769

758

747

737

725

714

702

692

677

668

656

639

627

Nov.

615

602

589

742

963

935

924

893

849

839

691

612

580

571

561

552

541

530

521

510

500

490

481

463

453

442

431

420

422

389

-

Dec.

370

356

342

325

304

289

271

412

561

1,050

1,040

989

908

804

706

601

487

400

561

819

876

851

817

787

755

723

696

683

669

657

644

Jan.

627

607

589

576

562

546

530

516

502

487

472

458

443

428

403

386

257

139

82

79

6

0

0

213

277

348

350

341

456

802

940

Feb.

925

905

884

864

854

929

937

957

976

991

964

918

878

860

867

873

881

888

883

888

887

896

906

923

940

950

955

957

_

_

-

Mar.

966

976

987

998

1,000

989

973

957

944

932

916

913

896

883

854

796

725

656

582

430

450

502

692

873

913

902

784

670

550

339

0

Apr.

93

479

393

629

764

778

762

675

671

496

470

476

486

447

466

461

412

660

612

590

551

567

611

638

664

325

300

865

907

491

-

May

557

350

509

608

355

417

338

614

607

552

481

647

622

524

356

211

438

169

98

287

314

267

393

605

603

607

622

664

395

338

338

June

291

290

177

67

108

182

352

389

458

447

443

430

453

433

401

590

629

598

563

532

498

463

433

406

370

338

460

664

637

607

-

July

577

552

519

386

450

422

395

361

331

292

260

244

318

526

633

414

460

477

424

460

541

710

338

169

374

341

433

563

620

355

376

Aug.

392

474

256

352

329

307

465

460

448

437

424

409

398

386

371

359

833

827

816

808

796

782

770

755

741

726

708

691

673

845

831

Sept.

818

806

790

768

751

731

881

863

846

817

779

766

643

580

553

525

525

492

534

573

607

831

812

814

800

896

823

782

638

603

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Oct. 31. ...................

Dec. 31. ...................

Calendar year 1950 .......

July 31. ...................

Sept . 30 ...................

Water year 1950-51 .......

Elevation 

(feet)t

8,033.52

8,033.98

_

8,032.91

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

1,010

627

644

-

491

376

603

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-383

+255

-

+491

+269

-231

+455

-228

-407

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Fish Creek near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. --Lat 40°22'10", long. 105°29'40", in SW^- sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 72 ¥., on right 

bank 100 ft upstream from high-water line of Lake Estes, 0.4 mile upstream from bridge 

on State Highway 66, and 2 miles southeast of Estes Park. Prior to Apr. 9, 1951, at 

site 50 ft downstream.

Drainage area. --16. 9 sq mi.

Records available. --May 1947 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Datum of gage is 7,475.80 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 9, 1951, at site 50 ft 

downstream at different datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,480 cfs May 25 (gage height, 7.32 ft, from

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 40 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum not determined.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 25, 1951; no flow at times in 1948, 1949, 

1950.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Oct.

0.2

.3

72

t 2

.2

*.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

. 2

\Z

2

_ 2 !s

.2

.2

.2

.2

2

.2

2

.2

6.4

Mean] 0.21

Ac-fti 13

Nov.

0.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

a. 3

(*)

' -

Dec.

' aO.2

(*)

8.4J 6.2

0.-28I 0.2

17 12

Jan.

 aO.l 

(*)

3.1

0.1

6.1

Feb.

(*)

, aO.2

_

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

aO.3

Apr.

(*)

' a2.6

'

9.3 73.0

0.31 2.6

18 155

May

a!3

*a25

a25

a25

a25

a25

a25 *24

20

14

*125

18

15

*14

12

10 

11

June

17

17

16

14

13

12

12

13

14

14

16

14

14

14

*14

12

11

11

10

*10

10

11

9.0

7.8

6.4

*4.8

*4.2

3.8

4.9

5.1

July

4.0

3.5

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.5

*1.3

1.7

1.6

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

.8

1.2

1.4

.9

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

Aug.

0.8

ii

5. 1

2.6

2.0

.6

.5

.3

.2

.4

.4

.1

.1

* .0

.2

.0

.1

.9

.5

1.5

1.1

a. 9

a. 8

.7

.6

.6

.(=

Sept.

0.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.2

.4

.2

.2

.2

.3

*.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.4

.1

.1

.4

.3

.1

.1

.1

.1

. 1

. o I .1

.C 1.31 .1

-.5 .9 .1 

.7 -

fiOl.i 335.0 51.1

IS.tj 11.2

1,210! 664

1.65

101

51. 0| 7.4

1.65

101

0.25

15

Calendar year 1950: Max 4.5 Min ° Mean C.56 Ac-ft 404

Water year 1950-51; Max 125 Min - Mean 3.20 Ac-ft 2,320

Feak discharge (base, 20 cfs).--May 25 (6 a.m.) 1,480 cfs (7.32 ft); June 20 (10 p.m.) 22 cfs 

(1.30 ft); July 30 (11 p.m.) 42 cfs (l.CO ft.i; Aag. 2 (3p.m.) 147 cfs (3.5Oft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of period); discharge 

estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lake Estes near Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'35", long. 105°29'15", in NW^ sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 72 W. , at left 

side of spillway of Olympus Dam on Big Thompson River, l£ miles east of Estes Park.

Drainage area.--151 sq mi.

Records available. Octcrber 1950 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,450.20 ft above mean sea level (levels 

Dy Bureau of Reclamation) . Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level .

Extremes . --Maximum contents during year, 2,620 acre-ft July 17 (elevation, 7,474.76 ft); 

minimum, 622 acre-ft Oct. 6 (elevation, 7,459.73 ft).

Remarks . Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Storage began Nov. 30, 1948; dam 

completed Sept. 23. 1949. Usable capacity of reservoir, 2,660 acre-ft, between elevations 7,450.25 ft (invert of outlet works) and 7,475 ft (top of spillway gates). Dead 

storage 409 acre-ft. Reservoir is used for power development, recreation, and to distribute water diverted from Colorado River basin through Alva B. Adams tunnel.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1950-51 (elevation, In feet,

and usable contents, In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

7,450.2

7,451.0

7,454.0

37

200

7,460.0

7,465.0

7,475.0

645

1,140

2,660

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

649

652

649

644

634

622

632

642

737

748

782

785

774

791

807

816

813

816

794

782

782

786

794

795

799

818

840

864

879

894

897

Nov.

902

917

926

945

961

1,010

1,030

1,060

_

1,080

1,230

1,310

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,330

1,350

1,370

1,400

1,420

1,480

1,510

1,510

1,520

1,530

1,530

1,540

1,540

1,530

1,530

Dec.

1,540

1,530

1,510

1,530

1,530

1,580

1,610

1,640

1,680

1,710

1,740

2,070

1,920

2,040

2,120

2,260

2,320

2,400

2,400

2,410

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,400

2,390

2,400

2,370

2,380

2,390

2,400

Jan.

2,420

2,440

2,460

2,480

2,500

2,520

2,540

2,540

2,500

2,440

2,370

2,310

2,220

2,140

2,090

1,980

2,040

2,050

2,010

1,930

1,840

1,750

1,670

1,580

1,450

1,310

1,230

1,120

1,060

1,190

1,380

Feb.

1,420

1,410

1,420

1,430

1,460

1,480

1,520

1,550

1,580

1,600

1,630

1,690

1,730

1,760

1,780

1,800

1,830

1,850

1,880

1,910

1,930

1,950

1,960

1,980

1,990

2,000

2,020

2,040

_

-

Mar.

2,060

2,080

2,090

2,110

2,120

2,140

2,160

2,180

2,210

2,240

2,260

2,270

2., 270

2,190

2,110

2,060

2,010

2,000

2,050

2,160

2,130

2,250

2,240

2,290

2,160

2,040

2,040

2,020

1,960

2,030

2,120

Apr.

2,090

2,160

2,520

2,480

2,360

2,350

2,420

2,540

2,460

2,550

2,350

2,310

2,330

2,390

2,460

2,460

2,530

2,410

2,470

2,510

2,560

2,540

2,520

2,540

2,500

2,540

2,530

2,440

2,240

2,400

-

May

2,330

2,330

2,420

2,400

2,600

2,500

2,480

2,420

2,470

2,330

2,350

2,300

2,390

2,320

2,480

2,480

2,460

2,590

2,540

2,310

2,270

2,430

2,390

2,380

2,580

2, 610

2,590

2,370

2,270

2,340

2,400

June

2,470

2,340

2,320

2,310

2,220

2,270

2,320

2,390

2,290

2,290

2,320

2,310

2,290

2,350

2,500

2,300

2,280

2,310

2,290

2,240

2,210

2,240

2,290

2,360

2,390

2,420

2,250

2,300

2,270

2,320

-

July

2,350

2,420

2,450

2,470

2,450

2,320

2,300

2,400

2,460

2,500

2,540

2,530

2,520

2,610

2,330

2,580

2,620

2,600

2,480

2,430

2,500

2,320

2,360

2,400

2,280

2,450

2,520

2,350

2,240

2,450

2,450

Aug.

2,360

2,520

2,540

2,520

2,550

2,550

2,550

2,540

2,550

2,540

2,550

2,550

2,530

2,540

2,360

2,060

1,980

1,980

2,010

2,190

2,240

2,240

2,280

2,280

2,300

2,310

2,340

2,360

2,350

2,300

2,320

Sept.

2,330

2,350

2,360

2,390

2,400

2,300

2,320

2,350

2,390

2,430

2,450

2,470

2,590

2,590

2,420

2,260

2,330

2,450

2,500

2,550

2,600

2,430

2,240

2,280

2,330

2,280

2,400

2,490

2,440

2,260

-

Contents, In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Calendar year 1950 ......

Water year 1950-51 ......

Elevation 

. (feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

649

-

1,380

2,320

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

-130

+1,610

t Elevation at 12 p.n
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 157

Big Thompson River near Estes Park, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°22'35", long. 105°29'10", in sec. 29, T. 5 N., R. 72 W., on right bank 

100 ft upstream from Dry Creek, 500 ft downstream from Olympus Dam, and 1-| miles east 

of Estes Park. Prior to Mar. 22, 1951, at site 0.4 mile downstream.

Drainage area. 151 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June 

1930 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior to October 1947, published 

as Thompson River near Estes Park.

e_. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 7,422.5 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

ureau of Reclamation). Prior to Jan. 29, 1934, staff gage at highway bridge 1? miles 

downstream at different datum. Jan. 29, 1934, to Mar. 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at 

site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 10.5 ft lower.

Average discharge. 21 years, 129 cfs (adjusted for inflow from Alva B. Adams tunnel).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.64 ft); minimum 

daily, 11 cfs Dec. 8-12, Jan. 2-7, Mar. 2, 9-11.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 1,820 cfs June 18, 1949, from rating curve extended 

above 1,100 cfs; maximum gage height, 5.54 ft June 16, 1935, site and datum then in use; 

minimum daily discharge, 4.4 cfs Dec. 12, 1940.

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

from Colorado River to Big Thompson River basin above station through Alva B. Adams 

tunnel began Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. for diversion during water year 1951). Small 

power developments and small diversions for irrigation and municipal use above station. 

Low flow regulated by Lake Estes (see preceding page).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1C

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

55

59

5S

53

53

49

*43

38

39

32

19

32

39

26

25

29

*38

26

44

44

34

31

31

31

31

21

19

19" 18

24

29

1,089

35.1

2,160

Nov.

28

28

26

25

24

*24

25

29

38

39

39

40

*41

3T

*34

28

*22

19

T9

19

20

25

28

28

29

30

32

*32

' 3232

-

872

29.1

1,730

Dec.

30

bis" 34

b20

b25

b20

16

11

IT

11

11

11

14

17

18

19

26

27

*32

32

32

33

32

32

32

33

25

20

16

14

18

687

22.2

1,360

Jan.

16

11

IT

11

11

11

11

*16

*37

*44

48

48

53

54

53

*53

53

54

61

61

61

59

59

61

*69

75

73

73

16

13

16

1,292

41.7

2,560

Feb.

b25

b2^ b27~

b23

19

18

18

18

18

18

19

19

*19

17

15

*14

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

*14

-

_

-

478

17.1

948

Mar.

14

TB~ 11

20

13

13

13

13

11

11

11

15

*41

71

*69

69

41

37

16

86

119

141 *TzT

83

80

81

92

94

94

95

96

1,689

54.5

3,350

Apr.

97

°5

ifo

*235

220

166

168

171

172

209

*230

*170

168

168

172

*337

348

362

368

368

365

365

365

376

586

382

379

283

235

235

-

7,705

257

15,280

May

238

242

265

372

390

428

436

444

*464

*550

*545

570

580

575

580

*714

726

757

672

642

642

602

642

672

672

696

792

*898

*962 576"

827

18,471

596

36,640

June

862

799

702

642

648

*545

498 560"

580

619

636

642

666

*702

*720

890

*978

*1,110

1,120

*1,210

1,260

914

757

660

732

*806

*855

771

732

642

-

23,258

775

46,130

July

648

630

666

696

720

720

*684

592

*535

520

476

520

498

432

5T2

726

708

708

720

714

726

785

*764

696

580

*502

575

555

744

660

660

19,672

635

39,020

Aug.

799

*575

806

48T

412

582

346

348

295

260

215

203

197

*170

245

316 186'

152

138-

141

264

258

199

*195

164

165

136

137

153

238

191

8,773

283

17,400

Sept.

159

143

138

*122

126

173

127

90

7476"

81

*76

79

99

*155

150

141

134

f !44

144

161

*161

162

. 163

155

148

*140

141

149

144

-

3,955

132

7,840

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,020 Mln 8.4 Mean 144 Ac-ft 103,900

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,260 Mln 11 Mean 241 Ac-ft 174,400

 Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
158 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Fork Big Thompson River at Drake, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°26'00", long. 105°20'25", in NW^ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 71 W., on right 

bank at Drake, 400 ft upstream from mouth.

Records available. May 1947 to September 1951. Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, published as North 

Fork Thompson River at Drake.

Gagp. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 6,170 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 232 cfs Jane 19 (gage height, 3.92 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.0 cfs Feb. 1, Apr. 11.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 8SO cfs Juve 4, 1949 (gage height, 5.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 600 cfs; minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 4, 1950.

r year 1950-51, except periods of Ic 

et, and discharge, In cubic feet per

effect (gage

July 31 to Sept. 30

16

36

70

136

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day Oct.

1 13

Nov. Dec.

9.2 8.8

2 14 10 7.0

3 14 8.0 7.0

4 13 11 7.6

b

6

7

3

9

10

*12 11 ' 3.5

11

12

13

11 4.1

11 4.6

9.6 5.0

11 : 6.8 5.0

12 4.2 6.0

11 11 7 .0 6.4

IZ 11 ' 9.6 6.0

13 ' il 7.0 5.0

14 11 7.6 5.2

15 11 *8.0 5.2

16 12

17 12

18 11 19 ; 11

20 11

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

2fl

29

30

31

Total

n

11

7.e' 4.0

3.4 4.0

6.8i *4.2

9.2 4.1

10 4.5

9.2 4.5

8.4 4.0

10 8.2

11

1-

6.0

9.6

1'^ 8.8

9.S

4.7

4.7

4.5

4.0

8.3 3.7

10 3.8

10

10

9 .6

4.1

8.8 4.0

8.8

"

350.2 262.4

Mean] 11.3 8.75

Ac-ftj 695 520

4.5

4.6

154.5

4.98

306

Jan.

4.2

4.2

4.5

4.6

5.0

4.5

4.8

5.4

5.0

4.8

5.4

5.4

4 .0

4.5

5.0

5.8

*5.2

5.4

4.6

4.2

5.4

5.0

5.6

6.0

6 .7

7 .2

6.5

4.6

3.3

3.6

3.5

154.0

4.97

305

Feb.

3.0

3.6

4.4

5.4

6.0

Mar.

8.0

7.0

7.2

7 .4

7.8

4. 6| 8.2

6.0 8.2

6 .0

6 .6

8.0

7.2

7.0

6.0

5.6

*6.8

7.7

8.3

8.6

7.6

7.3

7.6

8.6

8.0

8.8

9.2

9^4

7 .2

*5.8

6.2

5.6

5.4

5.1

5.4

5.8

6.6

7.2

6.0

6.4

6.4

8.9l 6.0

9.1 6.8

8.2

S.O

7.6

_

-

-

191 .7

6.85

380

8.0

8.0

7.2

*6.8

5.7

6.8

215.6

6.95

428

Apr.

6.4

6.4

6.8

7.2

6.8

7 .2

7.2

7.2

6.8

4.8

*3.0

4.5

6.8

8.3

8.4

8.0

9.2

9.2

11

12

11

May

28

26

25

26

32

37

34

35

35

35

35

39

39

*39

53

136

160

175

154

142

151

13 148

14

20

19

21

23

27

29

51

-

355.7

11.9

706

151

157

151

145

151

163

*166

169

166

3,003

96.9

5,960

June

178

157

148

154

163

163

160

*154

142

139

142

136

136

139

*139

160

184

204

211

*204

208

184

163

143

151

*157

154

160

154

148

-

4,840

161

9,600

July

139

133

130

130

127

116

116

108

*95

90

88

88

78

71

67

71

74

71

65

65

67

71

60

54

48

42

li

54

95

Aug.

82

82

129

97

88

82

80

78

68

63

59

57

54

*52

49

47

44

42

41

61

74

65

52

47

44

41

38

36

38

78 42

84

2,616

84.4

5,190

38

1,870

60.3

3,710

Sept.

36

35

34

34

33

32

29

28

26

26

24

25

*24

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

25

20

20

19

18

i£ *17

17

17

18

-

719

24.0

1,430

Calendar year 1950: Max 114 Min 2.0 Mean 20.4 Ac-ft 14,760

Water year 1950-51 : Max 211 Min 3.0 Mean 40.4 Ac-ft 29,230

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs). May 18 (12:30 p.m.) 184 cfs (3.78 ft); June 1 (6:30 a.m.) 187 cfs 

(3.79 ft); June 19 (10 p.m.) 232 cfs (3.92 ft); July 29 (12:30 a.m.) 160 cfs (3.67 ft) July 30 (7:30 

p.m.) 163 cfs (3.67 ft); Aug. 3 (6 p.m.) 211 cfs (3.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-11, 13, 16, 20, 23, 24, Dec. 2 to Mar. 14, 

Mar. 18-21, Apr. 10-12.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 159

Big Thompson River below powerhouse, near Drake, Colo.

Location (revised).--Lat 40°25'10", long. 105°16'05", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 5 N., R. 70 W., 

on right bank 500 ft north of U. S. Highway 34, 700 ft upstream from Cedar Creek, a 

quarter of a mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of city of Loveland, and 4 miles 

east of Drake.

Drainage area. 277 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1917 to December 1926, October 1928 to September 1951. 

Prior to October 1920, published as Big Thompson Creek near Drake, October 1920 to 

September 1926 as Thompson River near Drake, October to December 1926 as Thompson 

River at mouth of canyon near Drake, and October 1928 to September 1947 as Thompson 

River below powernouse, near Drake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,600 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 16, 1921, at site 3 miles upstream at different datum. June 16, 1921, to Dec. 

31, 1926, staff gage at site 3j miles upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--32 years (1917-26, 1928-51), 177 cfs (adjusted for inflow from Alva 

B. Adams tonnel) .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,470 cfs June 21 (gage height, 4.40 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Jan. 31.

1917-26, 1928-51- Maximum discharge, 8 000 cfs July 31, 1919 (gage height, 9.5 ft, 

from floodmajT-k, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 2,000 

cfs on basis of velocity-area study; minimum daily (corrected), 2.3 cfs Feb. 12, 1933.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those below 25 cfs, which are good. Flow regulated by 

reservoir of Loveland powerplant (capacity, about 30 acre-ft). Diversion from Colorado River to Big Thompson Rivir above station through Alva B. Adams tunnel started 

Aug. 10, 1947 (see p. 153 for diversions for water year 1951).

Cooperation.--Gage-height record furnished by city of Loveland.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

162

278

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

5.0

445

705

1,060

1,930

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6.

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

68

70

66

65

62

59

58

48

49

49

36

31

59

37

35

37

*45

*35

45

49

47

36

37

37

37

34

27

25

25

27

33

1,368

44.1

2,710

Nov.

31

34

33

31

31

30

31

30

28

28

46

49

45

44

44

38

»38

33

31

31

34

33

32

33

43

38

37

37

36

36

-

1,065

35.5

2,110

Dec.

37

28

13

42

27

12

19

29

30

26

28

26

25

26

31

28

30

32

40

42

38

34

39

44

42

38

30

25

23

19

25

928

29.9

1,840

Jan.

24

14

12

19

24

22

15

18

212-fe

41

*48

*46

46

62

65

63

63

68

59

63

67

63

64

69

79

76

66

67

34

11

1,416

45.7

2,810

Feb.

27

30

29

28

26

25

25

27

26

t- 27

29

27

21

20

22

21

22

19

*21

18

19

21

21

20

19

18

20

21

-

-

-

649

23.2

1,290

Mar.

17

20

15

14

17

20

19

18

19

21

IB

16

31

62

75

74

66

50

20

52

120

139

136

84

81

79

88

94

91

94

*96

1,746

56.3

3,460

Apr.

96

96

96

205

216

177

164

Ib6

164

192

255

162

162

166

168

289

348

*358

368

372

368

368

372

394

390

390

394

317

242

228

-

7,683

256

15,240

May

235

242

265

386

405

450

458

463

481

540

555

565

585

590

606

812

868

938

847

770

784

757

784

840

812

833

945

1,060

1,150

1,020

1,020

21,046

679

41,740

June

1,080

1,010

910

854

868

777

687

*750

812

798

812

819

840

854

903

,070

,220

,260

,280

,320

,340

,200

966

861

917

996

1,050

980

924

854

"

29,012

967

57,540

July

819

805

833

854

875

875

840

731

669

623

601

618

606

540

601

812

812

812

819

826

833

875

854

798

669

*596

623

640

812

791

744

23,206

749

46,030

Aug.

882

718

875

687

535

505

437

450

358

317

289

252

250

223

278

348

268

179

170

190

311

326

252

238

212

194

172

160

170

268

240

10,754

347

21,330

Sept.

185

168

168

149

147

*177

166

*123

104

91

102

101

99

112

154

170

158

149

152

158

177

177

175

172

162

152

*147

149

151

162

"

4,465

149

8,860

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,040 Min 11 Mean 158 Ac -ft 114,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,340 Mln 11 Mean 283 Ac-ft 205,000

Discharge measurement made
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Horsetooth Reservoir Canal below Big Thompson siphon, near Drake, Colo.

Location. --La t 40°25'25", long. 105°13'25", in SWij sec. 3, T. 5 N. , R. 70 W. , on left 

Bank 300 ft downstream from outlet of siphon crossing Big Thompson River, and 

6 miles east of Drake.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,445.54 ft above mean sea level (levels 

By Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 497 cfs May 16 (gage height, 7.34 ft); no flow 

prior to Jan. 10 and on many days thereafter.

Remarks . Records fair. Horsetooth Reservoir Canal is one unit of the Colorado-Big

Thompson Project, and transports a portion of flow diverted from Colorado River basin 

for storage in Horsetooth Reservoir.

Cooperation. --Discharge for period Jan. 10-30 and four discharge measurements furnished 

by Bareau of Reclamation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 23 to Apr. Z, 

Apr. 4-7, May 9 to June 6, July 24 to Aug. 4, 

Aug. 15-17, Sept. 6, 7, 27-30)

0.0

1.0

1.5

0

26

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

5.0 

7.0

42

63

93

275

503

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

14

*36

*35

*25

28

44

51

42

34

41

42

48

46

45

44

48

M

54

54

54

26

0

865

27.9

1,720

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

*55

56

47

40

2.4

27

114

*134

*116

79

67

61

58

58

64

72

79

1,149.4

37.1

2,280

Apr.

79

*80

*62

*156

188

147

114

131

142

167

*238

152

135

133

131

239

320

*316

315

320

318

319

320

321

331

338

334

268

157

159

-

6,430

214

12,750

May

159

159

182

343

*310

279

*331

300

*366

372

*366

382

384

395

387

404

404

408

330

207

197

163

148

174

178

207

312

310

146

90

126

8,519

275

16,900

June

190

190

190

193

194

126

*95

124

195

195

198

199

200

201

200

99

76

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

2,865

95.5

5,680

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

63

247

210

192

192

*192

194

194

267

312

298

289

*344

*317

200

193

214

3,918

126

7,770

Aug.

*395

280

206

91

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

68

*152

67

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1,259

40.6

2,500

Sept.

0

0

0

0

0

*38

39

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

36

61

*60

60

60

60

60

60

60

82

*92

91

90

*89

93

94

1,225

40.8

2,430

Calendar year 1951: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 408 Min 0 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,030

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 161

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°36<00", long. 105°10<10", In SVf£ sec. 6, T. 7 N., R. 69 W., on right 

bank near abutment of Horsetooth Dam on tributaries of Cache la Poudre River 5 miles 

west of Fort Collins.

Records available. April to September 1951 (fragmentary).

Gage. Staff gage read at irregular intervals varying from daily to biweekly. Datum of 

gage is 5,270.00 ft above mean sea level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Gage 

readings have been reduced to elevations above mean sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during period, 40,810 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 

5,359.50 ft); no storage prior to Jan. 10, 1951.

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth- and rock-fill dike and dams. Dams completed July 

21, 1949; storage began Jan. 10, 1951; dead storage pools filled Apr. 18, 1951. Usable capacity, 143,500 acre-ft above elevations 5,320 ft (invert of channel from 

Spring Canyon Dam), 5,310 ft (invert of channel from Dixon Canyon Dam), 5,270 io 

(trashrack sill of outlet at Soldier Canyon Dam) and below maximum water surface elevation 5,430 ft (6 ft below crest of Satanka Dike). Dead storage, 8,270 acre-ft. 

Reservoir is used for storage of water diverted from Colorado River basin through Alva 

B. Adams tunnel as part of the Colorado-Big Thompson project and for supplemental irrigation supply to Cache la Poudre River basin. Figures given herein represent usable 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, Apr. 18 to Sept. 30, 1951 (elevation, in feet, and

usable contents, in acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

5,270.0

5,270.3

5,270.0

5,275.0

5,280.0

0

11

76

206

487

5,285.0

5,295.0

5,310.0

5,320.0

5,340.0

869

1,970

4,450

8,830

22,730

5,370.0

5,390.0

5,430.0

52,390

77,990

143,500

Contents, in acre-feet, April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

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. Feb. Mar. Apr.

.

-

-

0

-

_

-

-

-

-

0

_

-

-

-

_

-

96

_

-

_

_

-

_

3,310

_

_

-

_

7,200

May

7,560

7,840

8,090

8,450

-

.

10,520

11,200

11,870

12,610

13,270

_

-

15,550

16,290

16,080

17,900

18,690

_

-

20,320

20,670

21,020

21,380

21,610

_

_

23,060

23,710

23,830

June

-

-

25,040

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

.

_

28,240

-

-

.

-

-

-

29,250

_

-

-

-

29,110

_

_

-

_

a28,910

-

July

.

-

28,780

-

-

.

-

-

28,690

-

-

-

-

-

31,810

_

-

-

-

-

_

- '

-

-

_

33,470

_

-

35,380

Aug.

-

-

-

38,800

-

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

38,800

.

39,220

-

-

-

.

39,260

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

a39,010

Sept.

-

38,950

-

38,850

38,750

-

38,950

-

-

-

-

38,850

-

38,770

-

_

38,950

39,050

-

39,260

_

-

-

39,720

39,880

39,980

-

40,310

_

40,810

-

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.

Monthly elevation and contents, April to Septemper 1951

Date

Sept. 30. ...........

Elevation 

(feet)

_

5,359.50

Contents 

(acre-feet)

40,810

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+1,800

a No gage-height record; contents interpolated.
162 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°25'20", long. 105°13'55", in NW£ see. 10, T. 5 N., R. 70 W.. on right 

bank at mouth of canyon, 500 ft upstream from Handy ditch diversion dam, l|- miles 

downstream from Dille tunnel diversion to Horsetooth Reservoir Canal, and 6 miles 

(revised) east of Drake.

Drainage area. 302 sq mi.

Records available . October 1926 to September 1930, April 1938 to September 1949, and

March to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey (no winter records some years). 

October 1926 to September 1933, April 1938 to September 1949, and March to September 

1951 in reports of State engineer. Prior to October 1947, published as Thompson River 

at mouth of canyon, near Drake.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 5,297.47 ft above mean sea level (Bureau of 

Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Jan. 1, 1927, staff gage at site 6-j miles upstream at 

different datum. Jan. 1, 1927, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile 

upstream at different datum. Apr. 19, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1949, water-stage recorder 

at site 50 ft downstream at datum 1.45 ft lower.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period March to September, 3,530 cfs Aug. 3 (gage 

height, 7.09 ft), from rating curve extended above 1,500 efs; minimum daily, 17 efs 

Mar. 21, 22.

1926-33, 1938-49, 1951: Maximum discharge, 7,600 efs July 19, 1945 (gage height, 

7.55 ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 1,100 efs; minimum daily, 7.0 efs Dec. 20, 26, 27, 1939, Dec. 12, 1940, but"may have been less during 

periods of no gage-height record.

tation for irrigation. Diversion from Colorado 

station through Alva B. Adams tunnel began Aug.

10, 1947 (see p. 153 for diversion for 

through Dille tunnel to Horsetooth Res

Revisions. W 856: Drainage area.

Rating tables, w^i. 19 to Sept. 30 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 11-17 ; v flow 

by-passing station July 6-9, Aug. 1O-15, 

24-31, Sept. 8-11)

Mar. 19 to June 15 June 16 to Sept. 30

1.0 15

1.2 28

1.5 61

2.0 144

2.5 273

3.0 437

3.5 649

4.5 1,200

0.9 

1.3 

1.7

47

89

160

2.3 345

3.0 640

4.5 1,460

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

"e

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

2J

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

Ac-ftl

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

-

-

.

_

_

-

_

-

_

20

20

17

17

22

18

20

24

36

51

37

32

26

-

Apr.

24

25

*34

*42

35

35

52

46

38

39

18

31

34

42

54

53

40

52

62 

65

61

61

62

82

74

64

60

60

93

76

-

1,514

50.5

3,000

May

*84

95

95

57

*118

194

144

*177

131

186

184

186

207

204

239

426

502

570

535 

570

June

843

787

664

588

592

574

522

543

556

556

574

*574

615

664

756

,030

,270

,350

.450 

* ,390

588 ,370

5P.

6i^

635

596

574

639

776

*990

889

817

12,616

407

25,020

,190

975

850

905

975

*1,020

975

925

845

-

25,908

864

51,390

July

790

790

815

835

855

846

822

721

666

626

603

*608

603

525

534

562

603

612

622 

626

640

700

617

498

371

*282

268

*308

612

599

534

19,093

616

37,870

Aug.

498

444

1,400

680

553

530

444

452

356

316

283

254

262

275

177

201

215

190

178 

*188

305

323

255

238

233

211

*188

115

185

265

236

10,510

339

20,850

Sept.

182

168

170

152

150

140

140

190

257

231

167

112

110

120

124

120

*108

99

102 

110

126

128

120

99

83

70

*64

66

67

78

-

3,853

128

7,640

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Part of flow diverted above station and returned to river just below' station by Dille 

tunnel July 6-9, Aug. 10-15, 24-31, Sept. 8-11; daily discharge includes this diversion.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 163

Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°27'15", long. 105°11 1 50", in SE£ see. 26, T. 6 N., R. 70 W., on right 

bank 1-ir miles upstream from Buckhorn Reservoir Dam and 2-j- miles (revised) south of 

Masonville.

Drainage area.--140 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.- Altitude of gage is 5,200 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,000 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 13.40 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Oct. 1, Jan. 16-19.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1951; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Sept. 22,

Flood of June 15, 1923, discharge, 10,500 cfs, by slope-area determination, 1+ miles 

>ve station. Flood of Sept. 1, :~~~ " ' ------ - - . -

nation, half a mile below station.

, by si 

above station. Flood of Sept. 1, 1938, discharge, 10,200 cfs, by slope-area determiRemarks. Records good above 10 cfs and fair below. Diversions above station for irrigaRating tables, water year 1950-ol, except periods of ic 

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

e effect (gage 

second)

Aug. 3

3.5 

3.9 

4.3

5.0 

6.0

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

65

145

280

720

1,510

2.4

2.5 

2. 7

3.0 

5.4

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

5.1

112

230

445

820

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.6

.7

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

. 7

.7

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.4

29.3

0.95

5B

Nov.

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.6

*1.3

1.2

±.2

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1 . 6

42.3

1.41

84

Dec.

1.8

1.9

^.8

1.5

bl.l

b.9

bl.4

2.1

2.1

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

*1.7

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.2

tl .U

bl.l

49.2

1.59

98

Jan.

bj.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

*.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

. 7

.7

. 3

c.e

b.7

b.7

b.7

21.9

0.71

43

Feb.

bO.7

.7

7

.7

7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

. 1

.7

.7

*.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

. '.B6

-

-

-

19.9

0.71

39

Mar.

0.8

.8

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

*i.l

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.1

1. +

1.3

1.8

l.b

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.8

2.1

2.2

2.2

39.3

1.27

78

Apr.

2.4

2.5

2.4

2.6

3.1

3.7

3.9

3.7

3.6

3.9

3.9

*3.7

3.7

3.7

5.3

5.6

5.9

7.1

9.2

1

1

1

2

8

3

1

3

3

3

5

~

280.9

9.36

557

May

19

17

17

18

18

23

24

23

21

22

19

11

11

*8.8

14

53

70

77

71

61

84

106

*98

82

72

65

58

51

44

39

34

1 , 330 . 8

42.9

2,640

June

44

55

52

50

72

71

68

56

50

58

94

114

100

90

*90

82

71

61

55

46

48

53

51

44

37

31

*30

28

17

17

~

1,735

57.8

3,440

July

14

9.2

7.1

6.2

5.0

4.3

3.2

2.9

*3.9

4.5

4.6

4.1

3.7

3.2

3.1

2.9

3.1

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.6

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

14

16

13

160.7

5.18

319

Aug.

12

10

*1.240

816

368

*182

138

118

97

84

77

70

61

48

43

' *34

29

25

24

30

49

37

29

25

23

22

19

17

17

19

17

3, 7,80

122

7,500

Sept.

15

14

13

13

13

12

11

9.8

9.0

7.9

6.8

7.2

*6.8

7.2

6.8

6.5

5.4

6.1

4.7

5.2

5.4

6.5

6.8

6.8

5.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

230.7

7.69

458

Calendar year 1950: Max 46 Mln 0.6 Mean 3.7b Ae-ft 2,710

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,240 Mln 0.6 Mean 21.2 Ac-ft 15,310

Peak discharge (base. 550 cfs). Aug. 3 (9 p.m.) 14,000 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

(13.40 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Chimney Hollow Dry Creek near Pinewood, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°22'20", long. 105°13'35", in NW£ sec. 27, T. 5 N., R. 70 W., on left 

bank just downstream from Platiron Dam site, a quarter of a mile upstream from Cottonwood Creek and 2f miles northeast of Pinewood.

Drainage area. 7.4 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 5,420 ft 

(from topographic map).

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 5.3 cfs June 3 or 4 

(gage height, 1.28 ft, from recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 0.07 cfs Apr. 13, 

26.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year not determined, occurred Aug. 3 (gage 

height, 3.90 ft); minimum daily, 0.08 cfs Jan. 4, 7-19, 21-29.

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

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological 

Survey.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Ac -ft

Apr.

0.08

.08

.08

.08

.10

.17

.24

.27

.31

.21

.08

.09

.07

*.08

.11

.May

0.09

.10

.13

.14

.14

.17

.19

.12

.10

.09

.09

.09

.10

.09

.11

June

0.11

.12

4.3

3.5

2.8

2.2

1.6

1.3

1.1

.88

.70

.65

.62

.62

.62

July

0.40

.36

.40

.40

.40

.36

.34

.34

.31

.31

.31

.29

.29

.27

.25

Aug.

0.20

.20

.19

.17

.18

.21

.19

.18

.18

.17

.19

.19

.19

.18

.17

Sept.

0.20

.18

.19

.19

.18

.18

.17

.18

.18

.19

.21

.23

.21

.20

.20

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr.

0.12

.10

.09

.09

.11

.17

.18

.20

.13

.08

.07

.08

.10

.11

.11

7.5

May

0.09

.09

.10

.09

.10

.10

.10

*.09

.15

.34

.36

.38

.40

.31

.23

.17

9.6

June

0.88

1.3

.88

*.74

.81

.74

.62

.54

.52

.44

.47

.42

.49

.40

.40

61

July

0.24

.29

.27

.27

.25

.25

.25

.24

.24

.24

.24

.23

.21

.21

.21

.21

18

Aug.

0.18

.18

.18

.19

.19

.19

.19

.20

.19

.18

.18

.17

.18

.18

.20

.20

11

Sept.

0.21

.19

.19

*.20

.21

.21

.20

.20

.20

.19

.18

.18

.18

.18

.19

12

* Discharge measurement made on this

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 1-3

discharge measurement, weather records,

, May 25 to June 18; discharge estimated on basis 

recorded range In stage, and records for nearby i

of 1 

tatlons.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e7-

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Gale

Oct.

0.20

.19

.18

.18

.18

.17

.17

.18

.18

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.17

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

.17

.18

.18

.24

.42

.23

.17

5.86

0.189

12

Nov.

*0.18

 IS

.19

.18

.18

.17

.17

.18

.18

.18

.18

.18

*.18

.17

.15

.14

.13

.13

.13

.13

.12

 11

.11

.11

.11

.11

*.12

.12

.14

.13

4.50

0.150

8.9

Dec.

0.11

 11

.11

.12

.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

*.ll

.11

.11

.11

.10

.10

.10

.10

.09

.59

.09

3.34

0.108

6.6

Jan.

0.09

.09

.09

.08

.09

.09

.08

.08

*.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.09

.08

.08

*.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.09

.09

2.56

0.083

5.1

Feb.

~TTT 0.09

 IS

.09

.09

*.10

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.13

.14

.15

.13

.12

.12

.12

.12

*.ll

.11

.11

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

-

_

-

3.29

0.118

6.5

Mar.

0.12

.12

.13

.12

.12

*.12

.11

.11

.11

.11

.12

.11

.11

.13

.13

.13

.13

.14

.14

.15

*.14

.14

.17

.15

.15

.15

.17

.19

.18

.18

.18

4.26

0.137

8.4

Apr.

0.18

.18

*.17

.19

.21

.21

.19

.18

.19

.19

.18

.18

.18

.18

.19

.19

.18

*.18

.18

.19

.19

.19

.19

.21

.20

.21

.31

.40

.52

.57

-

6.71

0.224

13

idar year 1950 : Max - Mln - Mean -

May

0.54

*.49

.47

.49

.49

.54

.70

.62

.62

.67

.85

1.0

1.0

.96

1.9

1.9

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.3

10

. 14

7.5

5.5

7.8

4.7

6.0

*3.8

3.8

2.4

1.8

89.94

2.90

178

June

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.9

2.7

2.5

*2.3

2.3

2.3

2.1

2.8

2.7

2.4

2.4

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.7

 1.6

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.0

.92

.92

.74

.74

-

56.12

1.87

111

July

0.65

.65

.57

.57

.49

.47

.44

.40

.40

.44

.47

.44

*.40

.40

.38

.38

.44

.47

.44

.40

.34

.54

.44

.38

.29

.25

.33

.40

.44

3.3 *T^

17.51

0.565

35

Aug.

0.85

8.8

Ji

20

11

7.4

*5.6

4.7

5.0

4.4

3.3

3.1

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.2

 1.9

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.0

1.5

.91

.83

.87

.87

.87

.91

.91

.91

*.95

176.68

5.70

350

Sept.

0.95 .91'

.83

.83

.83

.72

.72

.72

.66

.66

*.62

.66

.59

.48

.56

.69

.66

.66

.53

.62

.76

.62

.56

.31

.2T_

.48

.36

.51

.48

.43

-

18.68

0.623

37

Ac-I't -

Water year 1950-51: Max 74 Mln 0.08 Mean 1.07 Ac-ft 772

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 165

Rattlesnake Creek near Pinewood, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°22'10", long. 105°17'15", in NW^SW^ sec. 30, T. 5 N., R. 70 W., on left 

bank just downstream from site for dam on Rattlesnake Creek, 0.4 mile upstream from 

mouth, and 1-J miles northwest of Pinewood.

Drainage area.--3.3 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 6,500 ft 

U"rom topographic map).

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period March to September, 3.4 cfs Apr. 16 (gage 

height, 1.00 ft); no flow on many days.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, not determined, occurred Aug. 3 (gage 

height, 3.40 ft); no flow on many days.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by pumping for construction of Rattlesnake Dam. 

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, Mar. 9, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, 

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

0.0 

.1 

.2 

.3 

.4

.01 

.04 

.11 

.22

0.5 

.6

.9 

1.1

0.42 

.72 

1.2 

2.6 

4.2

1.3 

1.5 

1.7

7.0

15

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

.

_

_

.

-

_

_

_

0.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.07

.12

.07

.07

.06

.03

*.02

.02

.02

.01

0

0

0

0

.20

0

0

0

.

_

-

Apr.

0

0

.02

.04

.05

.01

.01

.02

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.18

.66

.14

.08

.10

.07

.03

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.06

.10

.21

-

1.86

0.062

3.7

May

0.20

.07

.04

.08

.14

.08

.28

.28

.16

.12

.08

.06

.05

.05

.05

.04

.03

.02

.01

O

.01

0

*0

.02

.24

.25

.34

.39

.39

.17

.13

3.78

0.122

7 .5

June

0.09

.10

.42

724

.14

.09

.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.05

.10

.07

*.10

.08

.08

.06

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

-

2.09

0.070

4.1

July

O.03

.03

.04

.05

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

702" .01

.02

.03

a. 03

a. 03

a. 03

a. 03

a. 03

*a.03

a. 03

a. 03

.03

.02

.0?

.01

0.87

0.028

1.7

Aug.

O.O1

.01

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0.10

0.003

0.20

Sept.

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

.01

.09

.08

.03

.02

.04

.09

.04

.02

*.09

.15

.05

.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

-

O.90

0.03O

1.8

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-t*t

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac -ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.

No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Rattlesnake Creek near Pinewood, Colo.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota:

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.05

.07

.04

.03

.03

.03

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.46

0.015

0.91

Nov.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.03

.03

.03

-

0.41

0.014

1.81

Dec.

0.02

.02

.03

.02

.02

0

0

.01

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

.02

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.01

.01

0.51

0.016

1.0

Jan.

0.01

0

.01

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.02

0.001

0.04

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

*.03

.02

.06

.12

.13

.12

.06

.08

.11

.08

.07

.06

.07

.07

*.05

.06

.04

*.04

.06

.06

.05

.05

.02

_

_

-

1.51

0.054

3.0

Mar.

0.01

.02

.02

.06

.05

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.06

.06

.05

.05

.04

.02

.03

.05

.03

*.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.06

.06

.06

1.13

0.036

2.2

Apr.

o.oe

.04

*.04

.05

.08

.10

.09

.08

.06

.05

.07

.11

.08

.06

.12

.10

.08

*.07

.07

.08

.08

.08

.06

.06

.08

.11

.07

.06

.05

.06

-

2.20

0.073

4.4

May

0.05

*.05

.05

.05

.05

.06

.08

.06

.06

.12

.06

.06

.06

.07

.38

.20

.24

.21

.20

.14

.69

.38

.24

.18

.14

.12

.14

.12

.08

.11

.11

4.56

0.147

9.0

June

0.24

.27

.31

T5T

.17

.15

*.13

.12 :i2

.18

.29

.21

.18

.17

.17

.15

.15

.14

.13

.14

.18

*.18

.16

.15

.14

.13

.13

.14

.16

.16

-

5.16

0.172

10

July

0.14

.13

.14

.12

.11

.10

.10

.08

.08

.10

.12

.15

*.13

.09

.09

.08

.09

.09

.08

.08

.10

.16

.09

.08

.07

.07

.07

.07

.07

.08

*.10

3.06

0.099

6.1

Aug.

0.08

.09

29

1.9

.48

1.7

.54

.29

.22

.18

.17

.17

.14

.09

.12

.13

*.13

.13

.12

.26

.22

.15

.13

.12

.10

.10

.13

.08

.08

.12

.08

37.25

1.20

74

Sept.

0.08

.09

.12

.13

.11

.08

.09

.07

.08

.08

*.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.04

.06

.04

.04

.04

*.15

.08

.06

.06

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.04

-

1.82

0.061

3.6

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 29 Mln 0 Mean 0.159 Ac-ft 115

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Cottonwood Creek near Pinewood, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°23'00", long. 105°14'30", in SW-f sec. 21, T. 5 N. , R. 70 W. , on right 

bank 1-| miles upstream from mouth, Z\ miles northeast of Pinewood, and 9 miles west of 

Loveland.

Drainage area. 15.1 sq mi.

Records available. April 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,650 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,260 ofs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.91 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 80 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records poor. Small diversions above station.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 22-30)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3 Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.8

1.9

2.0 

2.2

4.5

6.8

12

30

135

260

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.7 

3.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

0

.1

71

.1 *.i

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

0

0.5

o.ce

Ac-ft 0.99

Nov.

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

.1

b.l

b.l

bO

.3

73

.3

.3

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

-

5.1

0.17

10

Dec.

0.1

f 1

.1

.1

b.l

b.l

b.l

.1

.1

 1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

_ 1

.1

.1

.1

2.2

0.07

4.4

Jan.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

b.l

b.2

.3

.1

b.3

b.2

b.l

b.2

b.2

b.4

71

0

0

0

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3.1

0.10

6.1

Feb.

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.6

.7

.8

.9

1.5

1.2

.9

1.0

.8

*.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

-

-

-

13.2

0.47

26

Mar.

0.3

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.1

.2

!i.1.1

.1.1.1.1.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

5.0

0.16

9.9

Apr.

0.3

.3

.2

73

.7

~79 1.0

.6

.5

.9

.7

*.6

.7

.7

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8

.9

.8

.7

.6

1.0

1.0

1.0

.6

.5

.4

.6

-

21.4

0.71

42

May

0.4

.3

.2

72

.2

.4

.6

.4

.3

.7

.4

.3

.2

*.2

3.3

2.5

1.8

1.5

2.5

2.5

10

8.9

*5.6

4.2

3.1

2.6

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.1

1.1

60.8

1.96

121

June

3.0

3.8

4.0

3.1

2.0

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.8

3.1

2.5

2.0

1.7

*1.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.8

1.5

*2.0

1.1

.8

.8

.6

* . 6

.7

.7

.9

-

49.9

1.66

99

July

0.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

*.l

.5

.6

.4

.2

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

~T5 1.0

.1

.1

0

7J

0

.1

.1

.8

7.8

0.25

15

Aug.

0.1

.2

*206 *38

14

15

9.2

8.7

.3

.8

.2

.5

.9

.6

.4

.3

.2

.0

.0

.6

1.6

1.3

1.0

.8

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

1.3

.7

326.8

10.5

648

Sept.

0.6

.6

.6

.7

_._§

.6

.7

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.2

.2

.5

.2

.2

.1

71

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

10.9

0.36

22

Calendar year 1950: Max 6.1 Min 0 Mean 0.27 Ac-ft 196

Water year 1950-51: Max 206 Min 0 Mean 1.39 Ac-ft 1,OOO

Peak discharge (base, 20 efs).--July 22 (9 p.m.) 42 cfs (2.30 ft); Aug. 3 (10:30 p.m.) 2,260 cfs 

(5.91 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Jan. 25 to Feb. 14 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

part of period); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records 

for nearby stations.
168 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River near Loveland, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°23'55", long. 105°06'10", in SE^ sec. 15, T. 5 N. , R. 69 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from diversion dam for Loveland and Greeley Canal, about 1,000 

ft downstream from unnamed tributary, and 1 mile west of Loveland.

Drainage area. 515 sq mi.

Records available. June 1947 to September 1951 (no winter records in 1948).

;e.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,970 ft (from topographic map), 

^rior to Oct. 1, 1947, at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge not determined occurred Aug. 3 (gage height, 9.45 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow on many days.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1951; no flow on many days during 

most years.

Remarks. Records fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow, 

from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

14

14

16

16

16

16

15

10

8.8

11

11

24

24

19

19

15

*15

14

16

15

15

14

14

15

15

12

10

alO

11

11

457.8

14.8

908

Nov.

16

15

15

11

7.6

5.2

6.4

5.2

2.8

3.2

2.0

2.0

1.2

0

.4

.4

.4

0

0

0

0

.4

O

.8

.8

.4

*.4

.4

.4

.4

97.8

3.26

194

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

2.0

8.8

5.2

1.6

0

O

0

O

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

.4

.4

20.0

0.65

40

Jan.

0.4

1.6

2^4

1.2

.8

1.2

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

O

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

1.2

al.O

al.O

al.2

12.0

0.39

24

Feb.

al.3

al.B

2.8

2.0

2.8

3.2

a2.5

al.6

aO

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

0

0

0

0

aO

aO

0

0

O

0

o

.4

_

_

-

18.8

0.67

37

Mar.

*0.4

.4

.4

1.2

.8

.8

.8

1.2

.4

.4

.8

.8

.8

.8

1.2

2.0

TT

1.6

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.2

1.2

.8

.8

.4

.4

.4

29.6

0.95

59

Apr.

0.4

.4

~.4 0

0

.4

.4

.8

.8

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

2.4

2.8

3.6

*3T6

3.6

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.4

2.0

-

55.2

1.84

109

May

0

0

o

0

0

2.4

6.4

11

11

22

22

22

38

67

*98

106

80

75

54

*54

67

58

54

52

58

64

69

78

78

103

*iil

1,466.8

47.3

2,910

June

128

117

117

125

134

131

120

122

120

114

103

80

88

69

64

85

106

98

92

106

138

108

106

108

134

157

160

167

178

182

-

3,557

119

7,060

July

185

182

182

189

*200

192

182

174

160

128

88

95

98

77

72

69

69

66

66

66

77

89

*56

64

69

72

69

72

98

95

69

3,370

109

6,680

Calendar year 1950: Max 172 Mln 0 Mean 25.2 Ac-ft 18,280

Aug.

75

98

839

2.170

954

745

725

755

506

317

220

66

56

28

54

115

95

88

95

117

143

150

139

128

119

125

*97

69

69

78

73

9,308

300

18,460

Sept.

69

71

61

47

47

45

45

42

41

37

44

45

30

26

24

19

21

27

27

26

18

9.9

9.0

13

14

4.1

.8

».6

9.0

42

-

914.4

30.5

1,810

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,170 Mln O Mean 52.9 Ac-ft 38,290

Peak discharge (base, l.ooo cfs).--Aug. 3 (11:45 p.m.) discharge not determined (9.45 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 169

Little Thompson River near Berthoud, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°15'35", long. 105°12'00", in NW£ se^. 2, T. 3 N., R. 70 W., on left 

bank at mouth of canyon, 7f miles southwest of Berthoud.

Drainage area. 100 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1930, April 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,220 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 22, 1947, at site a quarter of a mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--5 years (1929-30, 1947-51), 15.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,380 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 7.87 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage 

height 9.3 ft; no flow July 28-30.

1929-30, 1947-51: Maximum discharge, 3,620 cfs Aug. 10, 1930, from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; maximum gage 

height, 9.3 ft June 6, 1949, from floodmark; no flow Sept. 16, Oct. 14, 15, 1948, Jan. 

28 to Feb. 1, 1949, July 28-30, 1951.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Cine small 

diversion above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1116: 1947(M).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 16, 17)

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.2

2.3

Oct. 1 to Aug. 3

2.5 

2.7 

2.9 

3.7 

4.1

Aug. 4 to Sept. 30

.1 

1.0 

2.8

5.0

13

24

42

145

235

'2.2

2.3

2.4

2.5

2.6

3.7

7.2

12

2.7

2.8 

3.0 

3.5

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.2

.1

7T

.1

*.l

.1

.£

.3

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.5

.6

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.0

.0

.1

.3

.4

T74

1.4

1.4

17.9

0.58

36

Nov.

1.4

1.8

TTS

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.4

b.6

b_._l

.5

.4

.4

*.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

-

16.0

0.53

32

Dec.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

b.3

b.l

b.l

b.2

.4

72

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2 *.3

.3

.,2

b.2

b.2

b.2

.2

.2

.3

b.3

b.2

b.2

b.2

b.2

6.3

0.20

12

Jan.

bO.2

b.4

b.5

b.5

b.5

b.3

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

b.4

.5

.4

*.4

.4

.4

b.3

b.2

b.4

b.5

b.4

b.6

b.7

b76

b.4

b.2

b.2

b_._l

12.3

0.40

24

Feb.

bO.l 'bT?

b.4

b.6

b.8

.8

.6

.6

.6

.5

 5

b.8

bl.3

b2.0

b2.4

*b2.8

b772~

bl.8

1.4

, bl.l

bl.l

1.3

1.3

1.1

1.1

bl.O

bl.O

1.0

-

-

30.4

1.09

60

Mar.

bO.9

b.9

b.9

b.8

bT5

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

bl.l

 1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.1

bl.O

bl.O

bl.O

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.0

1.4

2.0

1.8

2.4

b2.7

b3.0

?78

2.8

42.9

1.38

85

Apr.

3.0

2.8

2.4

375

4.8

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.6

5.7

5.0

*5.0

5.0

6.4

12

11

13

14

14

16

16

18

17

22

26

26

27

27

30

31

-

382.1

12.7

758

May

28

25

23

22

22

24

27

26

23

24

23

20

19

?T

26

130

*145

185

T65

132

130

142

*136

103

88

77

70

62

56

52

46

2,072

66.8

4,110

June

58

70

70

72

88

77

72

67

65

66

9086"

76

73

76

*60

56

50

44

39

42

39

32

26

*23

19

17

TT

17

18

-

1,605

53.5

3,180

July

16

14

11

9.5

7.9

6.4

5.0

4.6

3.9

*4.1

5.7

7.5

6.4

4.6

3.5

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.8

1.4

1.6

1.3

.8

.3

.1

0

7J

0

.1

125.3

4.04

249

Aug.

 ST5 0.6

215

TT5

61

37

30

22

18

15

14

12

*10

9.1

7.7

6.8

5.8

5.8

5.4

6.2

9.1

9.1

6.8

6.2

5.1

4.4

3.7

3.2

2.8

3.2

5.4

654.3

21.1

1,300

Sept.

 JTZ" 4.4

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.2

2.2

.7

.4

.2

.0

.0

* .0

.8

.8

.8

.7

.7

.7

.7

1.7

2.0

1.7

1.7

1.4

.8

.7

.8

.7

.4

-

44.5

1.48

88

Calendar year 1950: Max 79 Min O.I Mean 4.11 Ac-ft 2,970

Water year 1950-51: Max 215 Min 0 Mean 13.7 Ac-ft <J,33r>

Peak discharge (base. 100 ofs). Hay 18 (4 a.m.) 232 cfs (4.14 ft); Aug. 3 (6:30 p.m.) 2,380 cfs 

(7.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
170 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek below Carter Lake, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°19 1 30", long. 105°12 1 45", in SE£ sec. 10, T. 4 N., R. 70 W. , on right 

tank 300 ft downstream from dam site at Carter Lake and 7 miles west of Berthoud.

Drainage area.--1.5 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

to September 1949 in files of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and V-notch sharp-crested weir. Altitude of gage is 5,580 ft 

(from topographic map).

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 0.68 cfs May 26 (gage height, 

0.59 ft); no flow Sept. 28-30.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 5.00 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 1.32 ft); 

no flow Oct. 6-9, Jan. 2, 4-8, 20-22, 31.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Cooperation.--Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation and reviewed by Geological Survey.

Rating table, Oct. 1, 1949, to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, 

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

0.1 0 0.5 0.46

.6 .71

.7 1.04

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day Dec. Feb. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

0.05 

.03 

.04 

.04 

.04

.04 

.04 

.04 

.04

0.04 

.05 

.03 

.04 

.04

C.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.02 

.02 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01 

.01

.01 

.01

Total l.t'9

Mean; C.055

Ac-ftj 3.4

1.45

3.048

2 .9

1.21

0.040

2.4

0.40

0.013

0.79

Calendar year 1949: Max - 

Water year 1949-50: Max 3.18

Ac-ft - 

Ac-ft 25
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 171

Dry Creek below Carter Lake, Colo.--Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

0.01

Nov.

0.02

.01 .02

.Oil .02

.Oil .02

.01

0 

0

0

0

.01

.01

.02

.01 

.01

.01

.02

.05

.02

.01' .02

.01 .02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.02

.02 .02

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01 ^ .03

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.03

.02

.02

.02

0.35

0.011

0.69

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01-

0.50

0.017

0.99

Dec.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

^04

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.35

0.011

0.69

Jan.

0.01

0

.01

0

0

0 

0

0

*.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0.21

0.007

0.42

Feb.

0.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.24

.03

.01

.02

.01

.01

.02

.03

.01

_

_

-

0.58

0.021

1.2

Mar.

0.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

*.01 

.02

.02

.01

.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

-.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0.36

0.012

0.71

Apr.

0.01

.01

*.01

.01

.01

.01 

.01

.01

.01

.01

.06

.01

.01

.02

.01

.02

.02

*.03

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.03

.04

-

0.62

0.021

1.23

May

*0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04

.04

.03

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.04

.01

.01

.02

.02

.02

.13

.10

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

0.93

0.030

1.8

June

0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03 

*.03

.03

.03

.04

.12

.06

.06

.05

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

* . c, 3

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.03

.02

-

1.03

0.034

2.0

July

0.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02 

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.02

.02

.02

.02

Aug.

0.02

.04

1.01

.22

.13

.09 

*.10

.oe

.06

,06

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.04

.02 .04

. C2 .04

.0£ .',4

.02 .C5

.'.,i'-

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

*.Q5

0.63

0.020

1.2

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

2.62

0.085

5.2

Sept.

0.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.04 

.04

.03

.03

.03

*.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

.03

*.04

.03

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

.02

-

0.85

0.028

1.7

Calendar year 1950: Max 0.18 Min 0 Mean 0.026 Ac-ft 19

Water year 1950-51: Max 1.01 Min o Mean 0.025 Ac-ft 18

Discharge measurement made on this day.
172 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Big Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°21'05", long. 104 0 46'27", in SW^SW^ sec. 34, T. 5 N., R. 66 W., on 

left bank 80 ft downstream from highway bridge, 0.9 mile upstream from mouth, and 

3? miles west of La Salle.

Drainage area. 818 sq mi.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey.

April to November 1914 and March 1927 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer. 

Prior to Oct. 1, 1947, published as Thompson River at mouth, near La Salle.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,675 ft (from topographic map). 

Spr. 1 to Nov. 30, 1914, staff gage at same site at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,100 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 7.80 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 4,500 cfs; minimum daily, 3.6 cfs Apr. 24.

1914, 1927-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 4, 1951; no flow at times in 1934, 

1935, 1948.

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

which are fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage 

reservoirs, power developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1941(M)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

16

15

15 

13.

14

20

17

*20

15

16

15

16

22

26

a28

a29

a31

a35

38

38

38

37

35

35

*43

51

48

48

46

45

879

28.4

1,740

Nov.

*43

43

43

46 

46

47

48

53

56

51

57

59

59

55

56

53

54

55

55

55

53

52

51

49

51

49

*48

a47

a46

a46

-

1,526

50.9

3,030

Dec.

46

46

44

46 

45

43

b55

52

53

55

57

59

60

58

57

58

55

54

52

52

52

50

51

52

54

*53

52

51

51

48

48

1,604

51.7

3,180

Jan.

51

46

48

49 

50

46

41

38

41

39

38

37

37

36

38

38

*38

a37

a36

34

33

36

37

36

34

35

34

26

b24

b26

b27

1,166

37.6

2,310

Feb.

a25

a23

aZ9

a28 

a35

a33

a32

a37

*43

45

43

44

41

34

37

38

40

41

41

39

*38

38

37

36

37

38

a37

a36

_

_

-

1,025

36.6

2,030

Mar.

a36

a35

34

33 

34

31

*31

32

31

32

32

32

32

31

31

28

28

27

30

31

*31

32

29

30

30

29

29

29

32

31

30

963

31.1

1,910

Apr.

29

27

28

*28 

31

34

34

32

31

32

33

17

7.1

6.2

5.6

5.9

4.6

4.2

a4.2

a4.4

4.4

4.0

3.8

3.6 *4To

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.2

-

437.6

14.6

868

May

.2

.4

.4

.6 

.6

.6

* .8

.2

.0

.0

a .2

a .3

.6

.8

16

46

52

45

44

39

*45

59

59

56

35

26

25

27

17

14

12

738.7

23.8

1,470

June

18

50

41

42 

*34

35

34

34

34

41

71

93

8T

79

74

59

68

64

*48

27

34

46

27

26

24

28

26

24

*29

42

-

1,333

44.4

2,640

July

38

38

24

23 

29

56

43

43

38

38

41

41

50

48

49

46

49

*45

38

35

51

103

124

107

76

47

36

32

32

38

450

1,908

61.5

3,780

Aug.

*70

56

740

2.880 

2,060

790

618

550

351

142

92

76

67

56

*51

59

66

50

43

39

48

61

61

54

49

49

46

*49

49

50

48

9,420

304

18,680

Sept.

49

46 

43

43

48

48

50

40

*34

36

38

38

33

34

31

30

30

31

43

50

48

41

*40

a 40

a 40

a40

a 40

340

-

1,229

41.0

2,440

Calendar year 1950: Max 61 Min 2.2 Mean 29.6 Ac-ft 21,440

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,880 Min 3.6 Mean 60.9 Ac-ft 44,080

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 173

Cache la Poudre River below Elkhorn Creek, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 40°41'30" , long. 105°26'00", in NW^ sec. 2, T. 8 N. , R. 72 W., 

on left bank 500 ft southwest of State Highway 14, 0.6 mile downstream from Elkhorn 

Creek, and 20 miles northwest of Fort Collins.

drainage area. 407 sq mi (revised).

Records available. April 1946 to September 1951.

qage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 6,447.09 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 379 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,860 cfs June 20 (gage height, 5.40 ft); minimum daily, 16 cfs Feb. 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 20, 1951; maximum gage height, 5.45 ft 

June 9, 1947; minimum dally discharge, 13 cfs Dec. 13, 1949, Jan. 3, 4, 1950.

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

flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 175), transmountain diversions 

(see p. 178), storage reservoirs, and a few small diversions for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

0.9 

1.1 

1.4 

1.7 

2.1

28

60

114

225

2.5 

3.0

405

720

1,660

3,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

"1

'I

'2

'.3

14

15

1.6

17

18

19

;.o

;:i

;.2

;.s

;:4 "5

;:e

?7

?8

29"0

"1

Total

Mean

'c-ft

Oct.

66

74

79

79

73

68

*66

56

63

64

58

48

44

43

42

42

40

40

39

38

38

37

37

36

35

35

34

32

33

34

32

1,505

43.5

2,990

Nov.

33

38

32

35

38

41

42

42

26

ii

35

42

*55

52

43

41

42

43

45

50

50

44

41

43

45

41

42

38

38

38

1,220

40.7

2,420

Dec.

38

28

30

32

30

28

34

38

37

16

34

33

32

31

34

36

35

38

35

*34

33

30

27

30

33

31

28

24

25

28

30

992

32.0

1,970

Jan.

28

24

25

28

12

23

22

26

25

24

23

23

21

24

*26

25

25

26

24

23

22

25

25

24

28

30

26

23

21

22

20

761

24.5

1,510

Feb.

16

IS

21

24

27

25

28

32

36

40

42

38

36

*30

34

37

37

36

33

34

34

33

32

32

29

30

29

25

_

-

-

868

31.0

1,720

Mar.

26

23

26

28

29

26

28

28

31

29

25

26

26

*25

24

23

22

20

24

24

26

28

30

31

31

33

35

30

30

31

31

846

27.3

1,680

Apr.

31

31

32

37

39

*37

34

32

33

37

34

36

36

40

55

49

52

58

59

61

56

60

67

88

74

85

85

99

114

155

-

1,684

56.1

5,540

May

119

105

96

99

126

180

183

222

232

207

210

272

315

340

*361

545

692

768

840

1,020

1,250

1,240

1,460

1,500

1,400

1,410

1,550

1,870

2,480

2,540

2,470

25,858

854

51,290

June

2,540

1,870

1,320

1,150

*1,220

1,160

1,080

1,280

1,290

1,320

1,540

1,500

1,260

1,410

1,660

*2,220

2,810

2,650

*2,760

*5,200

2,950

2,500

2,260

2,040

2,010

2,340

2,580

2,520

2,050

2,100

-

57,790

1,926

114,600

July

2,460

2,500

,580

,640

,470

,260

,280

* ,250

,710

,570

,620

,470

,330

,350

,550

,290

,220

,100

,050

,020

,150

,220

,140

9O7

840

784

776 840"

898

*824

824

45,245

1,459

89,740

Aug.

848

824

1,040

889

715

575

549

485

388

361

350

355

411

405

585

561

520

268

545

594

598

611

441

400

594

417

455

411

585

441

441

15,212

491

50,170

Sept.

520

264

545

520

545

535

315

189

186

540

585

411

366

*154

225

394

566

556

578

425

441

TT?

292

157

.§!

107

121

158

131

110

8,416

281

16,690

' alendar year 1950: Max 3,000 Mln 13 Mean 296 Ac-i't 214,700

"ater year 1950-51: Max 3,200 Mln 16 Mean 439 Ac-ft 318,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,800 cfs).--June 1 (3 a.m.) 2,760 cfs (4.77 ft); June 20 (2 a.m.) 5,860 

ofs (5.40 ft); July 4 (3:30 a.m.) 2,910 cfs (4.86 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-dl&charge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-14, 25, 24, Dec. 4 to Mar. 22.
174 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Location. . Lat 40°42', long. 105°14 in sec. 33, T. 9 N. , R. 70 W. , on right bank a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth, a quarter of a mile downstream from Milton Seaman

Reservoir, and 6 miles southeast of Livermore .

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1931, May 1947 to September 1951. Published as

 "at Livermore" 1929-31.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gaee is 5,380 ft (from topographic map). May 24,

 1929, to Sept. 30, 1931, chain gage on highway bridge at Livermore 9 miles upstream at 

datum 5,717.31 ft above mean sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Average discharge. 6 years (1929-31, 1947-51), 46.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,460 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 8.55 ft), from

 nt' " ^irve extended above 1,900 cfs; minimum daily, 3.8 cfs Jan. 14, Feb. 1.

1929-31, 1947-51: Maximum discharge, 6,800 cfs May 31, 1930 (gage height, 9.82 ft, 

from floodmarks, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 390 cfs 

on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.2 cfs June 9, 1947.

Maximum flood known, 20,000 cfs (estimated) May 20, 1904.

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

of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. ), storage reservoirs, and diversions for irrigation (20,790 acre-ft. in water year 1951).

Rating tatles, water yedr 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

effect 

second)

Oct. 1 to Aug. 4

6 2.8 4.1

7 4.0 4.5

8 6.5 5.0

14 5.5

25 6.0

65

Aug. 5 to Sept. 30

140 

240 

430 

R75 

980

3.7 

4.0 

4.5

59

108

240

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

27

29

31

32

31

28

*25

25

26

26

16

10

10

6.8

6.2

5.8

5.5

5 .2

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

401.9

13.0

797

Nov.

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.0

3.9

4.0

4.2

4.8

4.0

4.5

5 . 0

*5.2

5.2

6.5

5.2

5.8

6.2

6.5

6.8

6.8

7.2

6.5

6.0

7.6

7.9 T79~

7.6

7.6

7 . 6

-

170.1

5.67

337

Dec.

7.2

5.8

5.0

5.8

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.8

6.8

7.2

7.9

779

7.6

6.8

6.2

6.8

6.3

6.2

5.5

*6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.0

7.2

6.5

6.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

^75

190.5

6.15

378

Jan.

5.8

5.8

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.2

5.2

4.5

4.8

4.5

4.5

4.5

3.8

*4.0

4.5

4.8

5.2

5.2

6.2

4.5

4.8

4.8

4.5

4.8

5.0

4.8

t4.3

b4.0

b4.2

b4.0

149.4

4.82

296

Feb.

b3.8

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.5

5.8

6.0

6.5

6 . 8

8.6

9.0

9.3

T76

*7.2

6.8

6.8

7.6

7.6

7.9

7.6

7.2

7.6

7 .6

7.6

7.2

6.5

6.5

6.0

-

_

-

193.0

6.89

383

Mar.

6.0

6.5

5.8

5.2

5.8

6.5

6.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

6.0

*6.2

6.2

5.8

5.8

5.8

5.2

9.6

20

29

28

29

31

31

33

34

30

28

31

447.2

14.4

887

Apr.

34

32 "32

35

50

*55

55

53

51

55

44

39

45

47

61

63

60

64

75

89

92

84

82

100

113

107

115

115

123

126

2,096

69.9

4,160

May

117

109

109

107

117

132

137

132

128

123

55

31

52

60

*61

102

325

TC4~ 484

430

403

452

462

357

394

381

369

294

213

216

*222

7,058

228

14,000

June

264

298

398

333

357

373

377

337

219

180

246

210

120

74

66

*66

60

*56

51

48

50

50

60

52

50

46

45

40

27

2JL

4,574

152

9,070

July

20

21

20

18

18

17

16

*15

13

12

14

13

12

10

8.6

8.2

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.9

8.2

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.6

7.2

6.5

675

9.0

*9.6

8.2

357.0

11.5

708

Aug.

7.9

27

904

3T4

117

73

67

73

52

*39

35

32

27

25

22

21

20

19

17

18

24

22

20

19

18

15

15

14

14

14

14

2,308.9

74.5

4,580

Sept.

14

13

12

12

13

14

12

11

10

10

8.7

5.9

*7.2

8.3

8.7

8.7

9.7

10

6.7

9.7

23

24

24

24

11

24

21

20

15

12

418.6

14.0

830

Calendar year 1950 : Max 126 Min 3.9 Mean 29.1 Ac-I't 21,080

Water year 1950-51: Max 904 Min 3.8 Mean 50.3 Ac-ft 36,430

charge

ement i.ade on this day. 

relation affected by ice
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 175

Transbasin diversions from North Platte River basin to 

Cache la Poudre River basin, in Colorado

The following seven diversions, which are equipped wi'th water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the North Platte River to the Cache la Poudre River or its 

tributaries. Records furnished by State engineer.

Michigan ditch diverts water from Michigan River in sec. 11, T. 6 N., R. 76 W. , to Joe 

Wright Creek in sec. 2, T. 6 N., R. 76 W.

Cameron Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Michigan River in sec. 2, T. 6 N., 

R. 76 W., to Joe Wright Creek Jx sec. 2, T. 6N.,R. 76 W.

Skyline ditch diverts water from Laramie River tributaries, headgate in sec. 14, T. 8 

N., R. 76 W., to Chambers Lake (tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 31., T. 8 N.,

R. 75 W.

Laramie-Poudre tunnel diverts water from Laramie River in sec. 7, T. 8 N., R. 75 W., 

to Cache la Poudre River in sec. 9, T. 8 N., R. 75 W.

Bob Creek ditch diverts water from tributaries of Loramie River in sec. 9, T. 9 N., 

R. 75 W., to Roaring Creek (tributary of Cache la Poudre Fiver) in sec. 11, T. 9 N., R. 75 

W.

Columbine ditch diverts water from tributaries of Laramie River in sec. ?., T. 9 N. , R. 

75 W., to North Pork Cache la Poudre River in sec. 25, T. 10 N., R. 75 W.

Wilson Supply ditch diverts water from Deadman Creek headgate in sec. 26, T. 10 N., R. 

75 W., and from Sand Creek headgate in sec. 14, T. 11 N., R. 75 W., to Sheep Creek (tributary of North Pork Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 6, T. 11 N., R. 74 W.

Inflow from transbasin diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Month

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

Water year 1950-51. ..

Michigan 

ditch

0

0

4,310

Cameron 

Pass 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

311

Skyline

ditch

0

0

0

0

3,640

0

0

3,640

Laramie - 

Foudre 

tunnel

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,510

9,470

1,540

0

14,580

Bob Creek 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

363

21

0

0

384

Columbine

ditch

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

105

30

0

0

135

Wilson 

Supply 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2,380

2,760

116

0

0

5,260

Total

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3,570

11,310

11,900

1,840

0

28,620
176 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°40' , long. 105°13', in sec. 15, T. 8 N. , R. 70 W., on left bank at mouth 

of canyon,three-quarters of a mile upstream from Lewstone Creek, and 8? miles northwest (revised) of Fort Collins.

Drainage area. 1.048 sq mi.

Records available. March 1884 to October 1901, May 1910 to November 1913, and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. June to August 1881 and March 

1884 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer. Prior to 1902, published as Cache 

la Poudre River at or near Fort Collins.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 5,240 ft (from topographic map). 

Average discharge. 67 years (1884-1951), 407 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,630 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 5.83 ft); minimum daily, 5.6 cfs Dec. 29.

1884-1951: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred May 20, 1904; minimum daily, 

1.6 cfs Nov. 20, 28, 1948, caused by diversion of Poudre Valley Canal half a mile upstream. Flood of June 9, 1891, caused by failure of Chambers Lake Dam, given in State 

report as 21,000 cfs.

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

fair. Natural flow of stream affected by transbasin diversions (see p. 175), transmountain diversions (see p. 178), diversions for irrigation (25,710 acre-ft in water 

year 1951), and diversions for municipal use (6,160 acre-ft in water year 1951).

Revisions. W 761: Drainage area.

Rating table, 'water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.0

1.1 

1.3 

1.6 

1.9

2.4 

3.0 

4.0 

5.0

407

770

1,710

3,050

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

89

93

101

105

103

91

83

80

80

80

70

56

40

42

42

39

42

38

40

38

37

35

35

37

*35

35

32

32

29

30

34

1,722

55.5

3,420

Nov.

29

32

37

34

35

^

42

45

40

J.5

26

34

45

54

50

45

49

50

52

45

52

*54

47

44

5J7

45

40

42

37

38

-

1,255

41.8

2,490

Dec.

40

33

37

33

25

20

25

34

32

34

36

34

33

35

!§

42

34

30

42

45

40

38

24

34

40

32

26

6.3

5.6

16

35

985.9

31.8

1,960

Jan.

33

25

18

24

29

25

21

26

29

28

27

27

26

28

31

30

29

31

31

29

28

30

29

30

32

34

32

30

28

26

24

870

28.1

1,730

Feb.

22

24

26

28

33

32

33

36

35

36

38

35

30

29

32

33

*34

33

32

31

33

34

34

34

33

33

32

32

_

-

 -

897

32.0

1,780

Mar.

28

42

32

37

34

34

32

29

23

34

29

20

29

29

29

26

14

Tl

22

29

50

61

57

56

57

*59

63

63

54

52

56

1,202

38.8

2,380

Apr.

57

54

54

63

76

87

85

76

74

85

70

63

68

74

96

105

98

108

121

136

142

133

*136

171

193

186

201

205

229

256

-

3,502

117

6,950

May

247

220

216

201

216

278

*315

325

355

340

269

269

340

*381

391

578

906

1,120

*1,200

1,360

1,550

1,570

1,790

1,880

1,790

1,810

1,890

2,180

2,560

2,420

2,540

31,507

1,016

62,490

June

2,720

2,120

1,630

1,420

1,470

1,470

1,350

1,500

1,480

1,440

1,480

1,440

1,280

1,340

1,570

1,610

2,050

1,950

1,940

*2,460

2,220'

1,800

1,530

1,390

1,290

1,560

1,690

1,950

1,950

*1,710

-

50,810

1,694

100,800

July

2,050

1,940

1,960

2,070

1,930

1,740

1,710

1,740

1,300

1,070

1,080

1,310

998

866

968

1,180

1,120

*1,010

954

780

794

914

874

650

584

537

514

578

632

584

555

34,992

1,129

69,410

Aug.

578

596

1,820

1,450

786

596

514

345

*225

168

T6~2~ 148

269

296

287

216

193

2E9

310

365

474

456

325

*315

296

310

320

330

360

402

434

13,575

438

26,930

Sept.

330

287

310

325

340

340

325

212

168

274

355

381

386

189

158

376

365

355

355

402

429

424

355

220

142

115

130

142

142

127

-

8,459

282

16,780

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,460 Min 5.6 Mean 289 Ac-ft 209, 50o

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,720 Min 5.6 Mean 410 Ac-ft 297,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs). June 1 (6:30 a.m.) 2,880 cfs (4.89 ft); June 20 (4:30 a.m.) 

3,050 cfs (5.00 ft); July 4 (6:30 a.m.) 2,420 cfs (4.57 ft); Aug. 3 (9:45 p.m.) 4,630 cfs (5.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Dec. 2-13, Jan. 1 to Feb. 27 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice 

during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records,

and records for station below Elkhorn Creek.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 177

Cache la Poudre River near Greeley, Colo,

'.ocation (revised) . Lat 40°25'05", long. 104°38'20", inNW^sec. 11, T. 5N , R. 65 W., 

on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, 3 miles east of courthouse in 

Greeley) and 3 miles upstream from mouth.

"irainage area. 1.840 sq mi, approximately.

''ecords available.--March to October 1903 and October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of 

Geological Survey. March 1903 to November 1904, February 1914 to December 1919, and 

May 1924 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

'"age. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,610 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to Apr. 4, 1916, staff gage and Apr. 4, 1916, to Dec. 13, 1919, water-stage recorder at 

sites within 2 miles downstream at different daturas. May 27, 1924, to Dec. 13, 1933, 

at present site at datum 0.51 ft higher.

'verage discharge.--32 years (1914-19, 1924-51), 90.8 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,760 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.01 ft); minimum 

daily, 2.6 cfs May 13.

1903-4, 1914-19, 1924-51: Maximum daily discharge, 4,220 cfs June 24, 26, 1917; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 3, 1946.

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

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge

in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1-12, Jan. 9-28, 

May 13-26, Sept. 24-30)

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

2.1 

2.3 

2.6 

3.0

3.0 

8.0

50

110

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.3

72

174

5.0 

6.0 

6.5 

7.0 

8.0

310

635

1,140

1,520

2,120

3,650

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

; 0

: i

: 2

: 3

: 4

: 5

'6

~7

"8

 9

20

21

22

23

24

25

".G

''-I

'iB

29

= 0

U

 ota:

r°an

flc-ft

Oct.

25

26

26

26

22

15

14

22

*27

26

24

21

20

19

15

15

15

14

12

12

11

9.8

9.8

8.0

7.5

13~ 7.0

60

69

79

85

755.1

24.4

1,500

Nov.

*32

27

25

26

25

25

26

51

85

82

88

91

95

95

95

91

88

88

79

74

74

74

70

69

69

69

*71

69

67

66

1,986

66.2

3,940

Dec.

67

66

63

66

64

59

66

70

70

69

67

69

69

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

66

66

66

66

*64

62

67

69

64

62

2,053

66.2

4,070

Jan.

58

53

51

50

53

50

47

49

55

53

54

54

51

49

54

53

*53

51

51

47

47

55

50

51

48

50

50

37

a32

a30

a3l

1,517

48.9

3,010

Feb.

a29

a25

a26

a29

a38

a43

a44

a50

*61

62

61

66

61

51

55

57

60

60

61

59

*58

57

56

56

56

57

56

55

_

-

1,449

51.8

2,870

Mar.

a54

a54

a53

a53

a53

a54

*55

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

54

54

52

54

55

55

*55

54

52

50

50

50

51

51

50

50

50

1,643

53.0

3,260

Apr.

49

49

49

*50

55

56

54

53

57

60

57

55

52

48

48

52

53

51

51

52

52

50

47

48

*49

50

48

38

30

31

-

1,494

49.8

2,960

May

29

29

29

29

29

27

*28

35

39

20

5.2

3.0

2^6

2.8

6.8

3.8

5.6

33

80

62

*75

43

19

19

33

39

44

45

41

228 192'

1,276.8

41.2

2,530

June

234

424

211

75

*32

102

77

24

19

75

176

127

75

44

50

57

52

72

*114

40

250

341

184

93

55

19

12

11

*10

13

-

3,068

102

6,090

July

17

18

22

25

29

73

23

14

16

12

12

16

21

22

21

19

21

*21

15

14

14

43

56

56

38

28

25

20

18

20

23

772

24.9

1,530

Aug.

*22

19

153

587

2.610

1,090

*341

202

150

114

81

25

20

18

 iT18

18

18

18

19

38

55

44

25

28

27

28

*29

29

32

31

5,906

191

11,710

Sept.

34

36

36

37

30

28

29

32

30

30

*24

25

26

26

25

22

25

28

25

24

33

32

27

29

30

*36

36

33

30

22

-

880

29.3

1,750

Calendar year 1950: Max 272 Mln 4.0 Mean 39.7 Ac-ft 28,760

l>ter year 1950-51 : Max 2,610 Min 2.6 Mean 62.5 Ac-ft 45,220

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records 

r->d records for nearby stations.
178 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Transmountain diversions from Colorado River basin to South Platte River basin

The following seven diversions, which are equipped with water-stage recorders, divert 

water from tributaries of the Colorado River to tributaries of the South Platte River in 

Colorado. Records furnished by State engineer.

Boreas Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Blue River to Tarryall Creek in sec. 

26, T. 7 S., R. 77 W.

Jones Pass tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Williams River to West Fork Clear 

Creek in sec. 15, T. 3 S., R. 76 W.

Berthoud Pass ditch diverts water from tributaries of Fraser River to West Fork Clear 

Creek in sec. 10, T. 3 S., R. 75 W.

Moffat water tunnel diverts water from tributaries of Fraser River to South Boulder 

Creek in sec. 2, T. 2 S., R. 74 W.

Eureka ditch diverts water from Tonahutu Creek to Big Thompson River in sec. 6, T. 4 N , 

R. 74 W.

Alva B. Adams tunnel diverts water from Shadow Mountain Reservoir to Big Thompson River 

in sec. 30, T. 5 N., R. 72 W. (foi daily discharge, see p. 153).

Grand River ditch diverts water from tributaries of Colorado River to Long Draw (tributary of Cache la Poudre River) in sec. 20, T. 6 N., R. 75 W.

Transmountain diversions, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Month

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

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

Water year 1950-51.....

Boreas 

Pass 

ditch

0

42

0

176

Jones 

Pass 

tunnel

0

256

11,140

Berthoud 

Pass 

ditch

0

154

0

716

Moffat 

Water 

tunnel

930

179

0

0

0

0

5,980

9,210

11,660

1,850

33, 800

Eureka 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

60

0

124

Alva B. 

Adams 

tunne 1

79

403

1,310

1,210

649

1,690

12,550

16,230

6,940

9,590

2,690

2,970

56,310

Grand 

River 

ditch

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

192

9,200

11,630

3,630

315

24,970

Total

1,010

582

1,310

1,210

649

1,690

12,550

23,520

28,410

38,840

12,070

5,390

127,200
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 179

Lonetree Creek near Nunn, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°46'00", long. 104°47'25", in NE£ sec. 8, T. 9 N. , R. 66 W. , on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 85 and 4^ miles north of Nunn.

Drainage area. 190 sq'mi, approximately. 

Records available .--July to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 5,320 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 239 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 3.42 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10 cfs on basis of critical-depth determination of peak 

flow; no flow July 20.

Remarks. Records fair. Flow is mainly return water from irrigation. There are many small 

diversions for irrigation and small reservoirs for stock water above station.

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

.2

.7

1.8

1.6

1.7 

2.0 

2.4

3.4

8.0

27

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year July to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

* .1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

.1

.2

.2

.2

2.0

4.3

5.7

2.1

.6

8.2

*15_

40.9

1.32

81

Aug.

9.2

9.2

*46

13

10

8.6

5.7

2.1

1.4

1.1

.9

.8

.6

.6

.6

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.6

.6

.4

.4

.3

*72~ .2

.2

.2

.2

.2

115.2

3.72

228

Sept.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

6.0

0.20

12

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ae-ft

Discharge ade on this day.
180 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River near Kersey, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°24'45", long. 104°33'45" , in SW^ sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 64 W., on left bank 

150 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 37, 1.9 miles north of railroad in Kersey, 

and 2-| miles downstream from Cache la Poudre River.

Drainage area. 9,500 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1901 to October 1903, March 1905 to November 1913, and October 

1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1901 to October 1903 and 

March 1905 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,575.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 8, 1919, staff or chain gages at bridge 150 ft downstream at different datum. July 8, 1919, to Sept. 7, 1921, at site 450 ft downstream from present 

site at different datum. Sept. 8, 1921, to Sept. 12, 1923, at site 750 ft downstream 

from present site at different datum. Sept. 13, 1923, to July 2, 1935, at site 200 ft 

downstream from present site at present datum.

Average discharge. 48 years (1901-3, 1905-51), 740 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs Aug. 5 (gage height, 8.55 ft); mininurn 

daily, 51 cfs May 14.

1901-3, 1905-51: Maximum discharge recorded, 31,000 cfs June 7, 1921, from rating 

curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 35 cfs Apr. 23, 

24, 1935.

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

flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from 

irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions. W 306: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (Eage

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

(ShiftIng-control method used Apr. 10 to May 18, June 1-6,

June 27 to July 21, Aug. 3-11, Sept. 4-3o)

2.2 

2.5 

2.9 

3.4 

4.0

39

95

201

420

890

4.5 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,380 

2,O9O 

3,980 

9,380 

12,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

157

160

171

171

171

215

239

*252

215

189

171

154

151

149

149

149

154

151

151

157

160

157

157

157

*154 

133

177

198

201

198

5,302

171

10,520

Nov.

*174

192

192

195

189

183

183

204

306

508

575

628

612

590

568

568

552

538

522

515

492

478

466

459

452

459 

466

452

*446

440

-

12,604

420

25,000

Dec.

440

433

426

426

420

409

387

426

440

446

459

440

414

398

392

392

392

392

382

414

414

409

404

392

387

*398 

398

398

398

392

387

12,705

410

25,200

Jan.

392

382

360

365

370

370

356

333

328

370

440

472

478

478

485

5OO

*530

545

538

5O8

485

472

508

530

522

508 

508

522

b400

b340

b500

13,695

442

27,160

Feb.

b260

b340

b440

b500

b550

*660

780

830

830

822

780

746

728

644

530

492

500

508

485

478

*459

446

440

426

414

404 

392

382

_

-

15,266

545

30,280

Mar.

370

365

360

351

351

342

*337

333

328

333

333

333

333

342

337

333

333

333

333

337

*333

333

319

319

302

285 

277

264

256

264

260

10,029

324

19,890

Apr.

25~2 252

252

*252

264

277

277

273

273

298

294

290

285

281

290

290

298

298

302

306

324

333

324

328

*360

392 

387

360

360

370

-

9,142

305

18,130

May

351

306

273

243

228

171

*143

109

97

87

*76

74

60

51

119

80

91

177

211

324

*582

720

953

780

612

568 

508

426

319

324

7-06

9,369

302

18,580

June

356

830

980

953

*796

598

530

328

260

38T

,1OO

,460

,200

,070

,020

,020

,020

,250

* ,720

,680

,860

,090

,550

,860

,360

917 

644

605

*500

440

-

31,184

1,039

61,850

July

414

387

356

302

277

342

398

256

177

149

136

163

260

248

221

208

174

*151

141

131

126

215

446

560 55~2

433 

298

256

228

225

552

8,782

283

17,420

Aug.

*962

805

1,540

*5,150

9.690

6,150

*3,380

2,420

1,800

1,210

882

635

522

387

*298

260

225

204

186

185

218

315

592

356

306

502 

519

*319

319

542

555

40,410

1,504

80,150

Sept.

324

570

570

551

347

351

337

324

506

294

*252

186

174

174

HI

180

185

177

174

185

255

547

530

538

472

*398 

570

565

556

356

-

9,175

306

18,200

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,780 Mln 45 Mean 312 Ac-ft 226,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 9,690 Mln 51 Mean 487 Ac-ft 352, 4OO

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 181

Middle Fork Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location.--Lat 41°10', long. 105°15', in sec. 20, T. 14 N., R. 70 W., on left bank a 

quarter of a mile upstream from high-water line of Granite Springs Reservoir and 4-| 

miles (revised) northwest of Hecla.

Drainage area. 23 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--April 1902 to November 1903, May 1933 to September 1945, April 1948 

to September 1951. No winter records most years. Published as Middle Crow Creek near 

Hecla 1902-3.

_. Water-stage recorder and Cipolletti weir. Altitude of gage is 7,270 ft (from topographic map). Apr. 1, 1902, to Nov. 21, 1903, staff gages at sites l£ miles downstream 

at different datums.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 54 cfs July 31 (gage height, 1.87 ft); no flow 

Aug. 16, Sept. 7-25.

1902-3, 1933-45, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 495 cfs Sept. 8, 1933 (gage height, 

4.90 ft), from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; no flow for many days in most years.

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

Water rights for 0.27 cfs, adjudicated by Wyoming, for diversion above station.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record and three discharge measurements furnished by city engineer of Cheyenne.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

0.0 

.1 

.2

0.4

.9

1.4

4.9

17

34

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

-20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

.8

.0

.2

.2

.2

.1

.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0 

1.0

1.2

31.3

1.01

62

Nov.

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

1.2

-

36.7

1.22

73

Dec.

0.8

24.8

0.8

49

Jan.

0.6

18.6

0.6

37

Feb.

0.4

-

-

11.2

0.4

22

Mar.

0.7

21.7

0.7

43

Apr.

3.6

3.8

4.2

4.5

5.7

5.3

4.7

4.0

3.6

2.2

2.4

3.0

9.0

6.6

5.0

6.0

7.2

8.8

13

T3

8.4

6.8

8.2

9.1

*9.6

8.6

9.3

9.8

9.8 

9.1

-

203.3

6.78

403

May

8.6

6.6

6.2

6.4

7.5

7.7

7.5

6.2

6.2

5.3

5.1

*5.5

5.7

5.7

6.6

18

28

22

16

15

16

16

12

11

9.3

*8.2

7.7

7.2

7.2 

6.6

5.7

302.7

9.76

600

June

6.0

7.5

8.8

7.9

6.8

5.7

5.1

4.9

4.9

6.0

9^6

9.3

8.4

7.0

5.7

4.7

4.5

4.4

3.6

3.0

2.5

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.4

2.4

1.9

1.6

1^1 

1.6

-

146.6

4.89

291

July

.8

.8

.5

.4

.2

.9

.8

.6

.4

.5

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

1.4

27

50.6

1.63

100

Aug.

6.2

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.2

1.8

1.6

1.2

*.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.1

.1

fi

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.4

.3

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1 

.1

.1

25.4

0.82

50

Sept.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1.1

.1 

.1 -

1.1

0.04

2.2

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 28 Mln 0 Mean 2.39 Ac-ft 1,730

Peak discharge (base, 25 efs).--May 17 (3:30 p.m.) 36 cfs (1.45 ft); July 31 (1:30 a.m.) 54 cfs 

(1.87 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 9 to Apr. 3 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

most of period), Apr. 12-17, Aug. 25 to Sept. 30; discharge estimated on basis of recorded range in 

stage, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo.

Location. La t 41°07 I 40", long. 105°12'00", in sec. 2, T. 13 N., R. 70 W., on left bank 

Just upstream from high-water line of South Crow Creek Reservoir, 2-=r miles (revised) 

southwest of Hecla.

Drainage area. 16 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . May 1933 to September 1944, October 1947 to September 1951 (no winter 

records most years). Prior to October 1950, published as South Fork Crow Creek.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 7,190 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12 cfs Hay 17 (gage height, 2.17 ft); no flow 

on many days July to September.

1933-44, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 91 cfs July 19, 1944 (gage height, 3.52 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 20 cfs; no flow on many days for most years.

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

Nr regulation or iiversion above station.

Cooperation. Four discharge measurements and gage-height record furnished by city engineer of Cheyenne.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.7

.2

.6

1.3

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.4 

3.8 

5.8

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1?

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

14.3

0.46

28

Nov.

0.6

.6

.6

.5

-

15.3

0.51

30

Dec.

0.4

12.4

0.4

25

Jan.

0.3

9.3

0.3

18

Feb.

0.2

-

-

-

5.6

0.2

11

Mar.

0.3

9.3

0.3

18

Apr.

2.5

2.6

2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.7

3.8

3.2

2.5

3.0

3.4

4.4

4.8

4.4

3.4

3.4

3.5

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.1

2.7

2.2

2.1

-

94.7

3.16

188

May

2.4

2.1

2.3

2.5

1.7

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.4

1.7

2.0

*1.8

1.7

1.8

2.0

7.9

7.9

6.1

5.0

4.6

5.0

4.8

3.8

3.0

2.4

2.2

*2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.8

91.5

2.95

181

June

2.7

3.0

2.4

2.1

1.8

1.6

1.6

2.0

2.3

3.1

3.7

3.4

2.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

1.5

1 .2

1.1

1.2

1.8

2.7

2.0

1.8

1.4

.8

.8

 1

.9

-

56.7

1.89

112

July

0^9

.9

.8

.7

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.2

.2

.1

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

10.0

0.32

20

Aug.

0.3

.2

.7

2^5

1.4

1.0

.8

.7

*.7

.7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

0

0

0

0

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

.4

.2

0

0

.1

.1

15.3

0.49

30

Sept.

0

0

0

0

.2

.2

.2

0

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

.2

.2

.1

.1

0

.2

.3

-

1.7

0.06

3.4

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 7.9 Min o Mean 0.92 Ac-ft 664

Peak discharge (base, 16 cfs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day

, . . 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note . No gage-height record Nov. 4 to Apr. 3 (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during 

st of period), Apr. 10-16, 26, June 12, 13, 23-26, July 5-8, 26-29, Aug. 7, Sept. 1, 2, 11-24; 

arge estimated on basis of recorded range in stage, weather records, and records for nearby 

ations.

charg 

stations
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 183

Crow Creek near Cheyenne, Wyo.

In Sj sec. 3, T. 13 N., R. 66 W., on left bank 

n sewage disposal plant and 3| miles southeast

Location. Lat 41°07'10", long. 104°45'20", 

about a quarter of a mile downstream frc 

of State Capitol in Cheyenne.

Drainage area.--308 sq mi.

Records available. October 1922 to November 1924, July to September 1951.

(jage. water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 5,960 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 20, 1922, to Nov. 1, 1924, staff gage on bridg«lj miles downstream 

at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period July to September, 48 cfs July 22 (gage height, 

2.03 ft); minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Sept. 16.

1922-24, 1951: Maximum discharge observed, 296 cfs July 14, 1923 (gage height, 2.84 

ft, site and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 65 cfs: minimum 

daily, 2.0 cfs Apr. 16, 17, 23, 1923.

Flood of May 20, 1904, was estimated as 8,500 cfs at Cheyenne. Flood of June 2, 

1929, reached a discharge of 8,200 cfs, by slope-area determination about 5 miles upstream.

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

Flow is mainly drainage and waste water from Cheyenne. Adjudicated rights for diversion above station to irrigate about 19,300 acres. Twelve small reservoirs above station (total adjudication, 'about 650 acre-ft per year) for irrigation, stock water, and 

domestic use. Three reservoirs above station (total adjudication, about 18,880 acre-ft 

per year) for municipal supply and power development for Cheyenne.

Rating table, July 1 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, July to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dee. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

,

July

a8.5

alO

alO

a9.o

a8.5

6.1

7.5

6.9

*7.3

8.3

11

11

*9.4

8.3

7.3

7.9

8.1

7.9

7.7 

9.6

17

26

13

11

10

9.6

9.4

9.6

9.4

11

*9.8

308.1

9.94

611

Aug.

9.4

11

12

11

20

20

14

. 12

10

11

10

8.5

9.6

9.4

9.2

8.7

8.5

8.1

lil 

10

13

11

12

11

9.6

8.3

*8.5

8.5

9.0

11

9.2

331.0

10.7

657

Sept.

8.3

7.5

7.7

8.7

9^1

7.3

9.2

5.6

4.6

4.8

4.9

4.9

4.6

4.9

4.6

4.1

4.4

4.6

4.8 

4.3

4.4

4.8

4.8

4.8

4.3

4.3

7.1

8.1

7.3

6.9

175.8

5.86

349

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ae-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ae-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

Crow Creek near Barnesville, Colo.

Location.--Lat 40°29i35", long. 104°26i35", in NE$JW£ sec. 16, T. 6 N. , R. 63 W., on left 

bank 1 mile upstream from wasteway of Greeley Canal No. 2, 2 miles northeast of Barnesville, and 15J miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.280 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1951.

(jage.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 4,670 ft (from topographic map).

Remarks.--No flow since station was established July 25, 1951. All flow above station is 

normally diverted or stored in numerous small reservoirs for municipal supply, stock 

water, and irrigation.
184 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Sublette, Colo.

Location (revised). Lat 40°18'15", long. 104°10'40", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 4 N., R. 61 W., on 

right bank 30 ft upstream from highway bridge a quarter of a mile south of Sublette.

Drainage area. 12,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--^tober 1933 to September 1941 and October 1943 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. February 1926 to April 1942 and September 1943 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,419.48'ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1943, at site 175 ft downstream at datum 1.00 ft higher. 

Sept. 14 , 1943 , to Sept. 30, 1948, at present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Since 

June 1, 1950, supplementary water-stage recorder on secondary channel 600 ft to the 

right at same datum.

Average discharge.--23 years (1926-41, 1943-51), 345 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,440 cfs Aug. 6; minimum daily, 42 cfs Dec. 

 22~7~30, Jan. 7, 10, Feb. 17-20, 25-28.

1926-41, 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 17,100 cfs June 16, 1949 (gage height, 9.31 

ft), from rating curve extended above 9,100 efs; minimum daily, 29 efs Feb. 3, 1941.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, 

storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

303

331

336

344

28(3

156 

141

156

*161

154

141

131

126

117

118

114

112

110

110

107

106

105

104

104

103

101

137

130

126

123

122

4,809

155

9,540

Nov.

122

124

*122

122

122

123 

123

100

70

66

67

66

63

66

63

67

65

63

63

63

62

61

60

59

59

59

58

58

*58

58

-

2,3J: 2

77.7

4,630

Dec.

58

58

58

56

54

54 

53

52

51

51

50

49

46

45

45

45

45

44

44

44

43

42

43

43

43

43

43

43

*43

42

43

1,473

47.5

2,920

Jan.

43

43

43

43

43

43 

42

43

43

42

45

54

54

54

55

58

*57

57

58

58

54

53

53

53

53

54

51

51

58

C7

S_6

1,611

52.0

3,200

Feb.

82

80

80

64

58

*58

55

54

53

48

45

44

43

44

43

43

42

42

42

42

*44

44

44

43

42

42

42

42

-

-

-

1,405

50.2

2,790

Mar.

51

75

91

98

100

91

*75

75

75

74

74

73

73

72

72

72

72

70

70

66

*64

67

68

66

64

87

74

74

76

80

82

2,321

74.9

4,600

Apr.-

82

80

74

*73

72

73 

75

77

79

99

171

180

187

185

190

214

"2T2 276

176

159

161

142

119

100

*97

107

119

118

103

110

-

3,910

130

7,760

May

181

190

166

248

254

243 

*220

197

185

174

154

145

141

130

121

160

155

179

254

322

446

617

*627

654

593

692 680"

574

487

413

437

10,039

324

19,910

June

417

605

1,000

1,040

*999

'833 

697

533

369

305

567

739

667

458

352

290

285

312

512

761

699

931

1,070

905

689

517

406

365

*419

574

-

18,316

611

36,330

July

570

568

546

464

421

411 

521

467

326

249

208

215

273

334

299

268

261

*237

250

225

228

258

457

647

672

594

402

282

24f

227

358

11,484

370

22,780

Aug.

*826

851

916

1,220

2,780

3,020 

2,370

*1,050

537

357

307

283

276

274

*424

398

343

319

292

282

295

338

413

453

425

407

428

435

382

*321

340

26,362

850

52,290

Sept.

330

347

402

410

483

504

495

470

449

411

*384

318

264

178

162

136

133

132

132

135

161

208

289

353

237

*183

162

154

150

147

-

8,322

277

16,510

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,300 Mln 42 Mean 174 Ac-ft 126,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,02O Mln 42 Mean 253 Ac-ft 183,300

Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 185

Bijou Creek near Wiggins, Colo.

Location.--Lat 104°02'05", long. 40°14'55", in SW£SW£ see. 6, T. 3 N., R. 59 W., on downstream side of second pier from right of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 2 miles 

northeast of Wiggins, and 5.7 miles downstream from Antelope Creek.

Drainage area. 1,420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. April 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,490 ft ffrom topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,100 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 10.22 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 35,000 cfs; no flow on most days.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1951; no flow most of each year. 

Maximum discharge probably occurred May 31, 1935. Discussion of this, flood published in Water-Supply Paper 997.

Remarks. Records poor. Small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of water 

temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

S

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

0

Nov.

0

0

0

Dec.

0

0

0

Jan.

0

0

0

Feb.

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1^8

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8

0.06

3.6

June

a -

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*22

2.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*8.8

40

.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

-

73.7

2.46

146

July

0

0

0

4.6

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

92

96.6

3.12

192

Aug.

33

3.6

»8.410

*1,260

186

*212

*839

*46

*482

*88

17

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

11,576.9

373

22,960

Sept.

0

128

150.

48

 58

3.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

387.0

12.9

768

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,410 Mln 0 Mean 33.2 Ac-ft 24,070

Peak discharge (base. 500 cfs). June 

cfs (10.22 ft); Aug. 6 (11 p.m.) 7,180 c

23 (6 p.m.) 646 cfs (5.13 ft); Aug. 3 (12:30 p.m.) 50,100 

fs (5.84 ft); Aug. 9 (9 a.m.) 2,830 cfs (4.80 ft); Sept. 2

(8:30 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (4.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Aug. 13 to Sept. 1, Sept. 6-30} discharge estimated on basis of 

weather records.
186 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Fort Morgan, Colo,

Location. Lat 40°16'08", long. 103°48'02", in sec. 31, T. 4 N. , R. 57 W., on downstream 

side of pier near center of bridge on State*Highway 52, half a mile (revised) north of 

Port Morgan and 3-| miles (revised) downstream from Bijou Creek.

Drainage area. 14,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 4,250 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 8 years, 484 cfs.

Extremes. maximum discharge during year, 33,800 cfs Aug. 3 (gage height, 12.90 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs; minimum daily, 48 cfs May 5.

1943-51: Maximum discharge, that of Aug. 3, 1951; minimum daily, 31 cfs Apr. 20, 

1950.

Maximum flood known, 84,300 cfs May 31, 1935 (slope-area determination of peak flow), 

came principally from Bijou Creek.

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

Normal flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 1146: 1945(M) , 1947.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in

cubic feet per second] 

(Shifting-control method used June 4-25,.Aug. 6-12, Aug. 26 to Sept. 9)

Oct. 1 to Jan. 2 Jan. 3 to May 22 May 23 to Sept. 30

1.3 

1.8 

2.3

42

117

222

1.1 

1.6 

2.2 

2.7

41

113

240

400

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

115

221

373

576

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

8.0 

9.0

1,090 

1,920 

3,100 6,400" 

9,]00

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

' 75

108

136 

196

222

169

108

114

*123

112

97

86

75

66

68

63

59

59

61

70

65

52

52

52

52

51

50

82

102

102

102

2,829

91.3

5,610

Nov.

105

138

*166 

169

166

162

173

181

160

126

126

140

132

128

126

125

134

134

132

126

121

121

119

117

121

134

148

126

*115

125

4,096

137

8,120

Dec.

134

136

126 

125

112

100

146

140

134

130

125

125

126

121

125

123

121

121

117

115

114

114

112

114

114

114

*114

114

115

138

181

3,846

124

7,630

Jan.

185

188

188 

185

190

192

214

230

226

204

194

204

209

226

214

211

206

202

*202

204

211

199

197

197

194

194

192

190

193

188

170

6,199

200

12,300

Feb.

160

180

195 

200

210

215

220

*233

214

204

197

192

190

190

188

185

195

202

199

190

194

194

*192

197

194

190

190

188

_

_

-

5,498

196

10,910

Mar.

185

211

235 

243

?43

240

226

214

*214

214

216

216

216

216

216

216

214

214

211

211

209

206

*202

204

199

199

214

197

183

170

153

6,537

211

12,970

Apr.

185

188

174 

125

96

*140

144

142

148

194

230

274

277

254

262

277

304

317

246

209

206

190

164

' 142

130

142

*154

144

118

65

5,641

188

11,190

May

58

84

65 

51

48

49,

118

172

*152

138

110

90

86

88

72

70

86

118

134

177

251

393

391

*380

226

250

284

250

250

199

207

5,047

163

10,010

June

253

299

514 

678

683

631

472

*395

272

231

250

549

585

439

322

275

278

224

234

352

391

436

641

901

518

335

174

101

78

117

11,628

388

23,060

July

157

143

*145 

166

157

244

219

264

188

219

226

207

190

188

151

141

166

179

179

*166

172

190

234

387

536

318

239

153

120

2TJ2

250

6,496

210

12,880

Aug.

451

*468

7.190 

2,360

1,990

2,850

4,470

*1,270

885

540

302

231

216

221

197

204

*137

117

176

195

207

207

209

231

247

234

231

255

258

264

*275

27,088

874

53,730

Sept.

293

278

331

338

476

405

305

287

255

226

192

190

*181

192

197

204

179

153

143

T7o

234

267

331

424

558

518

484

*424

370

331

8,936

298

17,720

Calendar year 1950: Max 962 Min 31 Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 7.19O Min 48 Mean 257 Ac-ft 186,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Jan. 27 to Feb. 7, Feb. 13-17 (stage-discharge relation affected by 

ice during most of periods); discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

South Platte River at Balzac, Colo.

187

location. La t 40°24'24", long. 103°27'58" (revised), In NE£ sec. 13, T. 5 N. , R. 55 W., 

on right bank just upstream from highway bridge at Balzac siding and 2-j miles 

(revised) northeast of Union.

E "ainage area. 17,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1917 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,091.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929. Prior to Oct. 18, 1935, chain gage or water-stage recorder at various sites near 

present site at different datums. Oct. 18 to Dec. 16, 1935, staff gage and Dec. 17, 

1935, to Aug. 20, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft upstream at present datum. 

Since Oct. 1, 1936, supplementary water-stage recorder on secondary channel 600 ft to 

the left at datum 1.69 ft lower.

A rerage discharge. 35 years (1916-51), 377 cfs.

E'tremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,200 cfs Aug. 4 (gage height, 9.55 ft, on main 

channel); minimum daily, 9.5 cfs Mar. 7.

1917-51: Maximum gage height, 11.43 ft May 31, 1935 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 1.3 cfs Jan. 25, 1947.

F?marks.--Records good except those for period of no gage-height record, which are fair. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

lay

Z i

.1

!=

,:

7

fi

If

11

12

I'-

ll1"

1 :

17

ri"1

20

2:.

22

zr

Z"

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Iota:

Kuan

A"- ft

Oct.

48

44

45

40

44

36

27

24

21

*22

59

"22 20

26

30

41

38

39

40

43

43

44

44

46

59

98

105

103

90

43

35

1,419

45.8

2,810

Nov.

33

*35

40

21

13

12

T4

18

21

23

40

32

31

29

28

?.B

26

25

23

20

19

17

16

15

15

14

13

*14

14

14

-

663

22.1

1,320

Dec.

15

19

17

13

14

13

12

12

11

13

12

12

11

11

11

13

13

13

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

15

 15

15

15

15

426

13.7

845

Jan.

15

16

14

14

15

15

15

17

19

15

14

12

12

11

12

13

13

*14

14

13

14

15

14

13

15

16

14

12

13

14

15

438

14.1

869

Feb.

17

16

24

34

40

40

62

*41

15

11

11

11

14

19

21

25

18

13

14

14

14

*14

15

15

15

15

17

15

_

-

-

580

20.7

1,150

Mar.

15

14

14

14

13

11

*10~ 9.5

12

13

14

15

16

17

17

17

18

18

19

18

14

*9.8

10

12

14

12

12

14

13

13

14

432.3

13.9

857

Apr.

18

21

42

169

*159

174

183

201

203

233

249

219

258

266

272

258

222

217

193

144

43

26

20

19

15

*13

14

13

14

14

-

3,892

130

7,720

May

17

49

107

91

94

104

108

158

2 OS

*212

202

183

166

155

172

152

148

162

183

196

258

*312

373

379

347

233

210

218

219

242

212

5,867

189

11,640

June

232

239

269

385

389

429

*465

414

394

323

208

144

92

57

36

25

20

38

26

35

35

20

27

37

37

33

22

22

56

68

-

4,577

153

9,080

July

69 *m

89

132

165

189

200

177

175

162

197

208

177

167

158

129

132

146

 118

108

115

132

125

150

249

249

197

161

117

142

161

4,777

154

9,480

Aug.

192

*247

270

5,170

1,970

2,210

3,860

*2,690

al,800

al,150

a760

a560

a309

a340

a296

*a308

266

208

222

251

274

311

316

333

320

308

296

267

*253

238

214

26,209

845

51,980

Sept.

212

396

344

346

372

543

1.050

668

559

462

324

*279

256

218

170

156

125

87

67

55

77

145 190-

353

578

487

*218

151

94

75

-

9,057

302

17,960

Calendar year 1950: Max 657 Mln 10 Mean 120 Ac-ft 87,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,170 Min 9.5 Mean 160 Ac-ft 115,700

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

records of diversions, and records for station at Julesburg.
188 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°14', long. 103°51', in sec. 33, T. 15 N., R. 57 W., on right bank l£ 

miles east of Bushnell and l| miles upstream from Oliver Reservoir.

Drainage area.--1.090 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--June 1932 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. March 

1931 to May 1932 at site l£ miles upstream; records not equivalent owing to diversions. 

January 1925 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 4,812.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Mar. 26, 1938, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years (1932-51), 13.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,540 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 7.23 ft, from 

floodmark in well); minimum daily, 7.2 cfs Dec. 5, Feb. 3, Aug. 18.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 16,500 cfs Sept. 15, 1950 (gage height, 9.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 1.2 cfs Dec. 14, 1935.

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

Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

11

12

a!2

all

all

alO

alO

a9.0

8.9

9.1

9.1

9.4

9.2

9.4

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.1

9.2

9.2

9.6

9.4

8.7

7.5

8.5

8.7

9.3

297.9

9.63

591

Nov.

8.7

as. 7

a8. 7

as. 7

a8. 7

8.7

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

a9.0

a9.5

a9.5

9.6

9.4

9.1

8.3

8.9

9.4

9.1

10

11

9.1

 sn 7.5

10

10

10

alO

a9.0

-

275.7

9.19

547

Dec.

a8.5

a8. 5

aS.O

7.5

7.2

7.7

7.4

8.1

8.7

9.1

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.4

9.6

10

10

11

11

11

10

12

12

11

10

10

9.8

10

9.6

293.7

9.47

583

Jan.

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.2

9.1

8.1

8.7

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.4

9.4

9.4

10

11

11

10

8.1

9.2

9.4

11

13

13

14

14

10

9.6

8.7

7.9

307.3

9.91

610

Feb.

7.7

7.7

7.2

8.1

8.5

8.5

8.9

11

11

13

12

13

8.5

7.5

9.1

10

10

11

11

10

11

11

9.8

11

12

12

11

11

_

-

282.5

.10.3

56C

Mar.

11

11

9.2

9.4

10

12

11

10

9.4

9.2

8.7

8.9

9.4

10

10

9.1

8.5

8.9

8.1

576

10

11

9.8

9.2

10

11

10

10

9.8

10

10

304.2

9.83

603

Apr.

10

9.8

9.8

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

1111

10

9.6 9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

10

9.8

9.2

-

302.4

10.1

600

Calendar year 1950; Max 1,170 Mln 4.6 Mean 12.1

May

9.2

9.1

9.2

9.4

9.2

9.2

9.6

10

9.6

9.8

10

10

9.2

9.2

9.2

9.1

9.2

9.2

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.2

9.2

9.2

8.5

8.3

7.9

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

283.4

9.08

558

June

9.6

9.8

9.6

9.2

9.3

8.7

8.9

10

9.6

24

39

44

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

40

82

22 .

16

14

12

11

11

11

-

. 512.5

17.1

1,020

July

11

11

11

11

10

9.4

8.7

7.9

7.9

8.1

9.2

11

11

10

9.1

8.7

9.2

8.9

8.3

7.7

13

74

2?

16

12

11

9.6

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.1

381.5

12.3

757

Aug.

7.7

7.4

7.9

8.5

8.5

8.1

8.1

8.1

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.7

7.5

8.3

8.5

7.9

7.2

171

7.4

8.3

8.7

8.7

8.9

877

8.3

8.1

7.7

7.7

7.9

7.7

247.9

8.00

492

Sept.

9.6

9.1

J7l

9.2

9.2

9.2

909

379

79

35

25

21

19

18

17

16

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

-

1,763.4

58.8

3,500

Ac-ft 8,770

Water Water year year 1950-51- 1950-53.- Max Max 909 909 Mln Min 7.2 7.2 Mean Mean 14.4 14.4 Ac-ft Ac-ft 10,420 10,420

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs).--June 12 (1:45 a.m.) 172 ofs (3.83 ft); June 23 (8 a.m.) 237 ofs 

(3.86 ft); July 22 (7 a.m.) 201 cfs (3.72 ft); Sept. 7 (about 12:30 p.m.) 3,540 ofs (7.23 ft), 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records or interpolated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 189

Lodgepole Creek at Ralton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°02'50", long. 102°24'50", in NE£ sec. 2, T. 12 N., R. 45 W., on right 

bank 10 ft downstream from highway bridge at Ralton, 3 f/8 miles north of ColoradoNebraska State line, and 4£ miles southeast of Chappell.

Drainage area. 2,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March to September 1931 and June to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. March 1925 to September 1931 and June to September 1944 in reports of 

State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,610 ft (from topographic map). March 

1925 to September 1931, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile downstream at different 

datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period June to September, 1,150 cfs Sept. 2 (gage

height, 5.70 ft), from rating curve extended above 70 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 9.4 cfs Aug. 14.

1931, 1951: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 1951; no flow Mar. 6, 1931.

Remarks.--Records good. Natural flow of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and 

diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Rating table, June 18 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, 

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

1.2 

1.6 

2.0 

2.5

3.0

5.0 

5.2

137

190

255

745

855

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, June to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

*12

11

11

11

14

22

33

*28

30

*62

66

62

73

-

.

-

-

July

86

55

45

41

38

44

46

37

33

30

31

33

*33

33

31

30

30

31

28

*26

27

38

32

28

*33

34

31

27

25

24

22

1,082

34.9

2,150

Aug.

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

19

17

18

19

13

9.6

*9.4 17J 

13

14

14

14

16

16

16

18

19

30

32 *?$

27

24

22

21

584.0

18.8

1,160

Sept.

29

*706

855

555

165

111

135

175

152

70

55

49

46

43

41

40

39

37

36

36

36

35

34

33

33

33

32

*32

32

31

-

3,656

122

7,250

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water yefcr : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement made on this day.
190 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River at Julesburg, Colo.

Location. Lat 40°58', long. 102°15', in sec. 33, T. 12 N., R. 44 W., 300 ft downstream 

from bridge on State Highway 51, 0.5 mile east of Julesburg, 4 miles upstream from 

Colorado-Nebraska State line, and 8 miles downstream from Lodgepole Creek.

Drainage area. 22,800 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1902 to November 1906, May 1908 to September 1914, and Octobe" 

1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1902 to November 1906, 

May 1908 to November 1912, and April 1914 to September 1944 in reports of State engineer of Colorado. October 1914 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer of 

Nebraska.

e.~Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,446.76 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

929. April 1902 to November 1906, staff gage at site 1,700 ft downstream at different 

datum. May 12, 1908, to June 29, 1940, chain gage or water-stage recorder at or near 

present site at datum 1.00 ft higher. Supplementary water-stage recorder on channel 

1,600 ft to left at same datum as base gage. Supplementary gages on several secondary 

channels from Oct. 1, .1915, to Sept. 30, 1941 at different datums than base gage. 0?t. 

i, 1941, to Aug. 30, 1950, supplementary water-stage recorder at same site at datum 

1.00 ft higher.

Average discharge.--47 years (1902-6, 1908-14, 1914-51), 490 cfs.

Kxtrernes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,350 cfs Aug. 10; minimum daily, 37 cfs Aug. 1.

T9~02-51: Maximum discharge, 31,300 cfs June 2, 1935, from rating curve extended 

above 16,000 cfs; no flow Aug. 18-20, 1902.

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

Discharge measurements generally made four times a month. Records show flow passing 

Colorado-Nebraska State line. Normal flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, ground-water withdrawals and diversions 

for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records of chemical analyses and 

water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions.--W 896: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

154

150

149

148

145

147

184

165

165

153

162

162

156

153

148

156

151

145

142

134

144

155

158

150

133

136

123

126

130

151

181

4,658

150

9,240

Nov.

204

221

232

252

260

263

252

237

238

206

251

367

353

362

368

364

363

364

364

364

372

372

348

333

366

350

334

321

333

341

-

9,355

312

18,560

Dec.

341

349

361

370

306

162

165

224

287

347

390

442

446

400

378

369

365

365

364

360

351

342

333

325

321

314

306

304

312

312

314

10,325

333

20, 480

Jan,

313

312

328

328

312

308

309

306

306

313

328

328

340

339

544

336

325

285

293

292

298

316

308

300

300

296

294

a275

a254

a261

a263

9,512

307

18,870

Feb.

a242

a251

a259

a265

a278

a278

a298

a339

a382

478

422

366

a354

a334

a300

a314

336

360

346

328

319

315

313

311

310

302

298

278

-

-

-

8,996

321

17,840

Mar.

270

263

258

261

258

250

236

197

190

203

221

228

242

245

242

234

238

238

233

245

248

190

187

190

197

184

181

195

145

114

£7

6,680

215

13,250

Apr.

85

86

75

71

76

76

76

78

81

66

109

144

150

155

165

173

186

187

174

166

203

215

207

179

150

143

163

184

203

216

"

4,262

142

8,450

May

216

211

198

176

161

152

139

120

87

80

76

li

76

81

80

78

83

80

80

395

655

283

2Z2

199

181

172

158

156

153

130

144

5,096

164

10,110

June

168

141

122

114

ill

114

147

139

115

171

Z46

425

427

326

258

216

212

248

183

168

172

212

626

771

667

589

524

510

553

469

i

9,146

305

18,140

July

444

418

499

463

375

318

266

223

181

160

144

136

124

115

112

99

94

102

94

82

77

93

90

72

65

58

52

48

44

42

40

5,130

165

10,180

Aug.

31

39

38

38

41

485

1,350

1,050

1,430

1.980

1,230

826

591

443

336

240

161

124

125

114

108

100

95

93

86

84

81

76

74

67 "68

11,610

375

23,030

Sep*..

70

198

455

431

383

345

390

481

866

1*070

889

789

71Z

661

612

518

456

375

303

?09

172

152

142

186

' £37

288

353

395

358

320

"

12,816

427

25,420

Calendar year 1950: Max 726 Min 28 Mean 244 Ac-ft 176,300

Water year 195O-51: Max l,9So Min 37 Mean 267 Ac-ft 193,600

:ord on main channel (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during part of 

itlmated on basis of 2 discharge measurements and weather records.

a No gage-height record on main

periods); discharge es
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 191

South Platte River at Paxton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°07", long. 101°21". in sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 35 W., near right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Paxton.

D"ainage area. 23,700 sq mi, approximately.

1- cords available.--April 1931 to September 1933 (fragmentary) and October 1939 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as "at Ogallala" 1931-33. 

January to December 1923, April 1931 to September 1932, April 1937 to September 1939 

(fragmentary), and August 1939 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer. Published as "at Ogallala" 1923, 1931-32, 1937-39.

&\ge.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,048.84 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Prior to September 1933, staff gage at site 19 miles upstream at different datum. 

August 1939 to Apr. 1, 1940, staff gage and Apr. 2, 1940, to Oct. 15, 1947, water-stage 

recorder at oresent site and datum. Oct. 16, 1947, to June 24, 1948, water-stage recorder at datum 1.00 ft lower.

D:: tremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 3,820 cfs May 21 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum 

daily, 6 cfs Dec. 6, Aug. 17, 18.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 16,900 cfs May 7, 1942 (gage height, 7.84 ft); maximum 

gage height, 8.0 ft Apr. 30, 1942; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Sept. 26-29, 1940.

]j;.marks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made four times a 

month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, 

power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return 

flow from irrigated areas. South Platte canal diverts 6 miles above station; diversion 

began Nov. 13, 1946.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

.0

1

.2

.3

.4

5

.6

.7

.8

.9

.0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

*aa

Vn

c-ft

Oct.

9

12

10

9

8

8

8

7

7

8

7

8

9

10

8

8

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

9

8

8

8

11

12

8

10

267

8.6

530

Nov.

10

12

12

9

8

9

8

8

8

8

12

14

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

10

9

8

10

10

18

n

10

10

8

-

304

10.1

603

Dec.

8

8

9

b9

b8

b6

b8

b9

10

9

9

10

10

9

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

c

9

9

9

8

10

10

bll

12

11

278

9.0

551

Jan.

10

10

10

10

14

10

13

19

10

11

9

10

10

14

10

9

9

10

11

10

14

10

11

10

10

10

blO

b9

b8

b8

b8

327

10.5

649

Feb.

a8

a8

aS

a9

a9

aS

a9

a9

8

12

9

8

d!8

dl8

d!4

10

10

10

12

12

12

10

10

12

13

11

10

12

-

_

-

301

10.8

597

Mar.

12

12

18

14

12

9

8

14

11

14

18

18

12

10

10

9

9

8

11

10

10

9

11

8

8

10

10

12

8

8

8

341

11.0

676

Apr.

8

7

8

7

10

12

10

8

8

10

13

10

10

11

8

8

8

8

8

10

10

10

14

To

10

10

12

12

12

10

292

9.7

579

May

10

10

8

5

9

9

9

10

8

S

8

10

10

14

22

22

19

20

16

15

939

~62 1,180

46

38

30

26

23

21

24

19

2,654

85.6

5,260

June

18

18

16

14

14

16

18

49

36

36

36

40

38

35

29

25

24

22

21

20

20

21

20

a!9

a!8

a!6

a!5

a!4

13

12

693

23.1

1,370

July

12

12

12

12

12

13

12

12

13

16

14

14

12

12

12

11

10

16

13

12

12

20

30

14

12

10

10

55

50

24

17

506

16.3

1,000

Aug.

14

12

14

12

10

9

8

9

10

9

39

31

12

9

8

7

6

6

40

124

102

89

77

138

257

306

136

189

174

142

115

2,044

65:9

4,050

Sept.

102

486

568

546

579

579

535

552

584

650

972

926

382

255

88

42

37

a32

a28

a24

20

20

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

14

-

8,140

271

16,150

aTendar year 1950: Max 464 Mln 5 Mean 39.9 Ac-I't 28,910

at;er year 1950-51: Max 1,180 Mln 6 Mean 44.2 Ac-ft 32,020

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

i Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

<i Doubtful gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of recorded graph and weather records.
192 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Platte River .at North Platte, Nebr.

Location. --La t 41°07' , long. 100°46', in see. 9, T. 13 N., R. 30 W., near left bank on 

downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83 (re-numbered), three-quarters of a mile 

south of city of North Platte and 4 miles upstream from confluence with North Platte 

River.

Drainage area. 24,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. --June 1914 to September 1915 and August 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 1915 to September 1951 (fragmentary prior to March 

1922} in reports of State engineer.

T Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,795.20 ft above mean sea level (city of 

orth Platte benchmark). Prior to Dee. 8, 1936, staff gages and Dec. 8, 1936, to July 

19, 1945, water-stage recorders in same vicinity at different datums.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs May 22 (gage height, 2.51 ft); minimum 

daily, 90 efs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1914-15, 1931-51: Maximum discharge observed, 37,100 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage height, 

9.12 ft, present datum); no flow at .times during summers of most years prior to 1938.

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

measurements generally made four times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by 

transmountain diversion, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. South Platte 

Canal diverts around station; diversion began Nov. 13, 1946.

Gage 

N

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Hean

Ac- ft

Oct.

156

161

161

166

161

153

153

151

153

146

151

158

158

166

158

148

163

158

158

158

166

161

161

166

171

174

169

163

161

158

169

4,956

160

9,830

Nov.

163

163

158

156

153

151

151

151

144

142

148

151

153

156

156

151

153

156

158

161

158

158

132

132

148

161

156

156

156

158

-

4,590

153

9,100

Dec.

158

161

156

151

150

120

120

130

130

140

150

166

T63

163

153

151

151

151

148

144

144

142

137

137

135

135

142

139

128

128

130

4,453

144

8,830

Jan.

130

135

146

148

148

142

161

158

163

Tie

153

151

146

137

137

142

146

148

146

144

130

142

156

163

158

148

126

142

125

110

90

4,427

143

8,780

Feb.

90

100

125

155

155

155

150

155

155

150

155

150

144

146

148

148

151

148

163

169

171

176

T76

176

176

174

174

176

_

_

-

4,311

 154

8,550

Mar.

158

158

158

161

151

146

151

146

139

144

137

132

137

144

144

144

146

144

146

146

146

142

142

139

139

139

142

139

132

132

135

4,459

144

8,840

Apr.

135

132

132

135

142

148

142

137

137

137

139

148

139

130

126

126

128

132

130

135

135

130

130

137

146

151

196

185

176

156

-

4,252

142

8,430

May

153

166

163

163

163

161

161

156

148

T48

151

156

171

588

1,340

846

594

575

504

429

418

918

1,070

539

408

359

323

290

264

242

246

12,013

388

23,830

June

260

264

246

229

213

199

267

614

620

452

418

493

439

413

354

310

332

336

286

264

260

294

310 346'

306

278

260

250

239

229

-

9,811

327

19,460

July

239

246

233

213

204

204

201

193

193

236

250

250

246

229

213

210

201

242

217

201

196

196

187

185

176

171

166

196

204

220

196

6,514

210

12,920

Aug.

187

185

187

187

187

182

207

185

187

169

163 in

190

193

193

185

182

179

179

179

207

226

229

260

294

341

354

318

318

318 306'

6,848

221

13,580

Sept.

290

286

439

689

689

668

627

594

614

627

682

870

838

594

504

379

298

256

233

213

204

207

199

193

193

190

182

182

182

176

-

12,298

410

24,390

Calendar year 1950: Max 557 Min - Mean 183 Ac-ft 132,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,34O mn 9O Mean 216 Ac-ft 156, 5OO

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-11, Jan. 29 to Feb. 12.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 193

Platte River at Brady, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°02', long. 100°23', on two channels in sees, 11 and 23, T. 12 N., R. 27 

W., Just downstream from highway bridges half a mile and 2? miles, respectively, south 

of Brady and 18 miles downstream from confluence of North Platte and South Platte 

Rivers.

Drainage area. 56,900 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1939 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. April 

to September 1937 and May 1938 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorders on two channels. Altitude of gages is approximately 2,640 ft 

(from report of State engineer). No information available on gages operated by State 

engineer prior to Nov. 18, 1938. Nov. 18, 1938, to September 30, 1942, gage on north 

channel at <Jatum 1 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,830 cfs May 16; minimum daily, 70 cfs Jan. 28. 

1337, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 15,400 cfs May 7, 1942; no flow Aug. 22-24, 1941.

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

measurements of each channel generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream 

affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Tri-County main supply canal (capacity, about 2,000 cfs) diverts 8 miles above station; 

diversion started Nov. 26, 1940. River flows in two channels for which separate records 

are computed; figures given herein represent combined discharge. Records of chemical 

analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

129

156

140

130

104

103

105

109

108

108

120

117

118

117

116

115 

112

115

106

106

107

110

111

113

113

113

113

112

110

112

110

3,558

115

7,060

Nov.

107

120

 123

122

123

121

120

124

93

95

106

107

133

137

132

141 

136

171

159

182

173

149

121

140

142

174

198

171

154

145

-

4,119

137

8,170

Dec.

140

124

107

128

11

109

200

598

900

1,170

860

400

250

231

220

207 

205

207

187

145

148

143

131

129

131

116

107

145

151

150

151

7,961

257

15,790

Jan.

130

132

121

116

103

112

119

130

126

123

129

123

127

136

142

146 

150

142

128

96

133

134

130

133

135

132

105

350" 70

1,000

1,500

6,153

198

12,200

Feb.

1,100

1,560

1,390

1,120

905

700

550

421

390

380

380

290

210

310

297

276 

261

271

253

308

333

388

322

305

322

267

262

380

_

-

13,951

498

27,670

Mar.

304

238

244

236

206

188

154

157

226

170

180

300

760

450

303

261 

215

184

159

162

151

184

175

170

157

153

156

166

157

153

173

6,892

222

13,670

Apr.

177

180

162

158

174

252

254

185

167

182

176

149

168

159

154

167 

203

158

144

16T

206

261

182

160

159

153

326

389

274

226

-

5,866

196

11,640

May

246

257

199

180

169

161

154

151

151

148

144

138

154

663

3,890

5,040 

2,480

1,860

1,500

886

630

494

1,010

501

317

277

241

229

252

239

754

23,515

759

46,640

June

635

552

469

358

310

282

492

2,270

3,120

1,970

1,040

637

613

427

328

285 

415

493

443

331

277

631

1,080

1,230

745

665

454

383

325

289

-

21,549

718

42,740

July

289

351

476

418

299

277

310

299

229

262

430

449

403

365

316

341 

435

632

979

79T

521

383

301

275

246

239

223

293

541

529

432

12,334

398

24,460

Aug.

317

576

579

686

772

630

846

716

760

821

936

963

1,070

1,030

1,000

1.120 

1,060

993

865

578

697

773

834

958

989

1,080

836

834

769

720

636

25,244

814

50,070

Sept.

596

541

479

626

880

789

667

616

566

359

405

512

597

482

351

283 

169

202

207

214

213

242

249

185

244

205

177

174

187

202

-

11,619

387

23,050

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,170 Min 66 Mean 193 Ac-ft 139,400

 later year 1950-51 : Max 5,040 Min 70 Mean 391 Ac-ft 283,200

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-14, 21, 25, 26, Dec. 2 to Mar. 14.
194 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Cozad, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°50 I , long. 99°59 I , in sec. 18, T. 10 N., R. 23 W., on downstream side 

of highway bridges, Ij miles south of Cozad.

Drainage area.--57,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. July 

to September 1932, October 1936 to September 1938 (fragmentary), and March 1939 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Ga,

/

--Water-stage recorders on two channels. Altitude of gages is approximately 2,470 ft 

from report of State engineer). No information on gages operated by State engineer 

prior to installation of water-stage recorders on north channel, Mar. 17, 1939, and 

south channel, May 4, 1940. South channel gage at datum 3.02 ft higher May 4, 1940, to 

July 20, 1947, 2.02 ft higher July 21 to Sept. 22, 1947, and 1.53 ft higher Sept. 23, 

1947, to July 18, 1949.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,140 cfs May 17; minimum daily, 24 cfs Aug. 9.

T332, 1936-38, 1939-51: Maximum discharge, 16,600 cfs May 10, 1942; no flow at time: 

during 1937-40.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements of each channel generally made once a week. 

Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power 

developments, diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow 

from irrigated areas. River flows in two channels for which separate records are coriputed; figures given herein represent combined discharge.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

62

155

105

46

118

116

114

112

149

194

182 

167

151

143

134

123

119 

115

111

121

115

111

107

103 ' 99

102

105

155

157

165

159

3,915

126

7,770

Nov.

165

185

184

181

193

168

196

190

140

117

174 

203

214

214

207

190

211 

211

228

241

223

316

a265

a240

270

300

337

284

255

251

-

6,553

218

13,000

Dec.

235

225

230

179

also

a305

a315

a400

600

750

1,000 

800

550

441

368

337

315 

312

305

295

253

256

256

243

237

217

213

200

263

200

227

10,677

344

21,180

Jan.

221

230

192

249

186

185

188

163

225

217

222 

206

210

203

210

208

218 

241

229

217

199

219

194

180

178

173

140

100

200

300

500

6,603

213

13,100

Feb.

647

807

944

1,100

1,010

930

920

800

600

500

480 

470

450

300

520

362

386 

380

400

394

443

530

450

440

425

380

407

449

_

-

15,924

569

31,580

Mar.

a540

494

403

364

370

402

381

287

257

240

291 

403

523

537

581

525

453 

384

312

328

286

279

303

274

259

269

266

251

253

244

250

11,009

355

21,840

Apr.

252

244

261

241

246

307

370

350

303

276

271 

253

263

267

232

245

246 

270

233

258

290

298

347

290 268

250

526

662

570

472

-

9,361

312

18,570

May

387

387

378

309

277

261

236

211

148

231

222 

217

221

282

1,180

4,750

4,990 

2,890

2,410

1,840

1,870

1,130

872

1,010

600

436

375

299

290

240

638

29,687

958

58,880

June

864

727

641

506

402

346

376

732

2,520

2,820

1,870 

1,130

778

1,200

739

508

427 

487

482

421

366

478

829

1,240

1,110

938

736

537

450

373

-

25,033

834

49,650

July

347

292

208

276 

274

197

172

151

142

134

154 

231

276

230

210

217

195

276

395

652

530

395

245

180

154

121

41

BT

210

297

166

7,419

239

14,720

Aug.

74

38

56

147

94

46

60

26

24

59

59

37

48

109

85

40

54 

38

242

287

220

353

312

410

453

478

591

508

530

523

484

6,485

209

12,860

Sept.

498

513

500

552

a708

652

793

720

632

571

405 

428

525

601

499

382

S31 

265

267

283

245

263

261

281

242

261

235

186

T9T

226

-

12,720

424

25,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,000 Mln 7 Mean 197 Ae-i*t 142,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,990 Mln 24 Mean 398 Ac-ft 288,400

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

and unpublished records of diversion.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9, 10, 25, 26, Dec. 9-25, Jan. 22 to Feb. 25, 

Mar. 11-18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 195 

Plum Creek near Smithfield, Nebr.

Location' Lat 40°39'40", long. 99°42'00", in NWySW^ sec. 15, T. 8 N., R. 21 W., on left 

bank 100 ft downstream from highway bridge and oj miles northeast of Smithfield.

Drainage area. 268 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,390 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 13.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 588 cfs June 10 (gage height, 12.46 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 2,800 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 18.63 ft); no 

flow for many days each year.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0

0

2.4

3.2

2.8

3.0

1.2

1.6

1.2

*.6

.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

o

*o

o

0

0

16.3

0.53

32

Nov.

(*)

-

0

o

o

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

o

0

0

Feb.

(*)

-

-

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

(*)

-

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

*o -'

0

0

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

*14

55

34

57

141

*160 "T6-

20

.6

e.3

e.3

108

62

23

685.2

22.1

1,360

June

*48

216

24

6.4

3.2

2.1

*5.4

96

*258

502

*222

30

5.6

25

119

124

15

a5.0

a3.0

a2.0

*10

216

223

216

39

261

231

*245

15

5.1

-

3,172.8

106

6,290

July

el. 8

el. 6

el. 3

el.O

e.8

e.6

e.4

e.3

e.2

e-i

eO

51

*102 ~69

6.4

a4.0

al.O

al.O

*18

a3.0

a5.0

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

*a.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 8

al.O

275.1

8.87

546

Aug.

al.l

*1.3

49

25

a3,o

a4.0

28

36

a4.0

*1.4

a. 9

a. 5

 2*4

9.0

13

a6.0

a2.0

a. 5

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

#* a'.Z 5

a. 2

a. 2

a. 2

3.1

5.1

1.8

.8

.3

221.7

7.15

440

Sept.

1.3

1.7

2.3

16

35

*54

24

4.6

2.2

1.2

.7

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

**.!

.1

.1

.1

0

o

o

0

*o

0

0

0

-

144.6

4.82

287

Calendar year 1950: Max 213 Min '0 Mean 3.59 Ac-i"t 2,610

Water year 1950-51: Max 502 Min 0 Mean 12.4 Ac-ft 8,960

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--June 10 (5:30 to 7 p.m.) 588 cfs (12.46 ft).

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of six discharge measurements, weather records, and trend of flow.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend 

of flow.
196 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Overton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°41', long. 99°32', in sec. 12, T. 8 N., R. 30 W., on right bank just 

downstream from highway bridge, 4 miles south of Overton and 4 miles downstream from 

Plum Creek.

Drainage area. 58.400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. July to September 1914 (gage heights only), April to September 1915, 

and October 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Published as 

"near Elm Creek" 1914, 1915. April 1915 to December 1923 and January 1925 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Qage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,320 ft (from report of State engineer) 

July 1914 to October 1917, staff or chain gage at site 8 miles downstream at different 

datum. June 1918 to Sept. 12, 1928, staff gage at present site at datum 2 ft higher. 

Sept. 13, 1928, to Sept. 30, 1930, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 7,550 cfs May 18 (gage height, 4.39 ft); maximum gage height, 5.25 ft Feb. 13 (backwater from Ice); minimum daily discharge, 478 

cfs Aug. 12.

1915-23, 1925-51: Maximum discharge, 37,600 cfs June 5, 1935 (gage height, 6.25 

ft); no flow at times during 1925, 1927, 1928, 1930-41.

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

measurements generally mad? once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountaln diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19 

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,Z40

1,300

1,300

1,240

1,170

1,090

838

688

742

854

977

1,050

1,190

1,Z40

977

1,090

1,280

1,480

1,500 

1,650

1.850

1,680

1,550

1,500

1,390

1,260

1,240

1,090

958

1,280

1,530

38,224

1,233

75,820

Nov.

1,580

1,6ZO

1,530

1,6ZO

1,3ZO

1,460

1,440

1,650

1,600

1,750

1,720

1,440

1,650

1,500

1,460

1,460

1,500

1,460

1.190 

1,500

1,530

1,600

1,750

1,680

Z,010

1,780

2.060

1,7ZO

1,720

1,680

-

47,980

1,599

95,170

Dec.

1,800

1,830

1,830

1,830

1,560

1.170

1,410

1,480

1,590

1,640

1,990

2.260

1,530

1,410

1,530

1,550

1,390

1,580

1,550 

1,720

1,680

1,780

1,720

1,880

1,750

1,740

1,650

1,570

1,620

1,620

1,580

51,240

1,653

101,600

Jan.

1,7ZO

1,700

1,650

1,500

1,500

1,530

1,420

1,460

1,450

1,470

1,460

1,460

1,4ZO

1,440

1,550

1,720

1,850

1,880

1,850 

1,850

1,510

1,690

1,670

1,620

1,550

1,580

1,780

1,950

2.140

1,850

1,680

50,900

1,642

101,000

Feb.

1,600

1,400

1,300

1.250

1,540

1,540

1,590

1,770

1,770

1,710

1,740

1,700

1,680

1,640

1,890

2,000

2,200

2,300

2.430 

1,960

2,030

2,090

2,170

2,120

2,200

2,260

2,170

2,200

_

_

-

52,250

1,866

103,600

Mar.

2,090

2,260

2,260

2.280

2,230

2,09O

2,010

2,010

1,960

2,010

1,870

1.590

1,590

1,660

1,740

1,800

1,460

1,550

1,700 

1,830

1,960

2,010

2,010

1,900

1,600

1,500

1,620

1,900

1,960

1,960

2,060

58,270

1,880

115,600

Apr.

1,680

1,750

1,720

1,720

1,700

1,720

1,780

1,800

1,800

1,960

1,880

2.010

1,930

1,960

1,720

1,780

1,700

1,580

1,340

1,390

1,700

1,600

1,750

1,780

1,320

1.130

1,320

1,410

1,260

1,480

-

49,670

1,656

98,520

May

1,550

1,440

,480

,370

,410

,370

,340

,090

1,130

1,070

939

772

688

920

1,150

1,930

4,580

6.510

4,510 

3,550

3,740

3,300

2,900

2,510

2,400

2,010

1,500

1,460

1,600

1,440

1,580

63,239

2,040

125,400

June

1,780

2,010

1,900

1,780

1,480

1,390

1.240

1,320

2,030

3,680

4.580

3,330

2,660

2,960

2,930

2,630

1,980

2,030

1,830 

1,830

1,750

1,960

2,170

2,120

2,630

3,970

2,990

2,570

2,340

2,170

-

70,040

2,335

138,900

July

1.950

1,930

1,900

1,480

1,650

1,850

1,800

1,500

1,530

1,580

1,500

1,530

1,750

1,850

1,460

1,850

1,750

1,680

1,830 

1,800

1,830

1,500

1,480

1,260

1,110

1,020

1,110

1,110

904

1,130

920

47,524

1,533

94,260

Au6 .

701

728

939

838

854

1,020

1,030

920

634

536

596

478

572

688

620

596

608

620

596 

854

920

772

920

920

688

674

1,190

1,460

1,500

1.750

1,620

26,842

866

53,240

Sept.

1,280

939

1,115

1,800

2,060

2,120

2.370

2,230

2,200

2,260

2,340

2,310

2,230

2,200

2,230

1,900

2,030

2,030

2,060 

1,800

1,800

1,680

1,600

1,780

1,800

1,850

1,830

1,750

1,720

1,580

-

56,889

1,896

112,800

Calendar year 1950: Max z,340 Mln 135 Mean l,Z26 Ac-ft 887,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,510 Mln 473 Mean 1,680 Ac-ft 1,216,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-13, 26-31, Jan. 5-13, Jan. 20 to Feb. 15, 

Mar. 11-15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo Creek near Darr, Nebr.

197

Location. Lat 40°54'00", long. 99°50'00", in NE£ sec. 28, T. 11 N., R. 22 W., on left 

bank 12 ft downstream from highway bridge and 6| miles northeast of Darr.

Drainage area. 63 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,466.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 5 years, 7.07 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 344 cfs May 31 (gage height, 10.02 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.4 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 630 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow on many days.

Remarks. Records poor. Flow affected at times by waste from Gothenburg Canal which is 

spilled into Buffalo Creek above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.9

24

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

 15

17

14

11

8.2

5.4

8.0

8.7

10

13

13

12

7.6

3.9

.8

1.6

175.7

5.67

348

Nov.

 0.3

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0-

0.3

0.01

0.6

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

<*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*)

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

C)

0

0

0

Apr.

(*)

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

May

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

6.0

2.9

8.5

23

8.5

.9

14

2.7

15

a. 7

0

*0

0

0

13

22

19

21

*196

354.7

11.4

704

June

a25

a5

a. 5

.2

5.8

*7.8

7.2

13

18

6.7

6.0

4.8

11

74

11

5.8

3.4

7.4

8.2

6.6

4.8

87

34

39

15

26 

*9.9

5.2

10

13

-

471.3

15.7

935

July

12

11

13

12

*7.8

5.0

22

19

20

10

19

24

23

20

16

14

12

14

7.4

16

14

15

12

11

15

15

*11

15

21

20

12

458.2

14.8

909

Aug.

3.5

5.0

2.8

2.3

4.9

7.4

8.4

3.3

3.6

*4.2

2.0

1.6

1.3

.2

0

0

.8

0

6.0

.7

.3

3.0

11

*20

18

24

26

29

24

16

12

241.3

7.78

479

Sept.

21

20

21

23

17

11

10

10

13

12

8.7

16

16 *ie

13

6.2

8.7

7.2

5.0

5.0

*3.8

4.2

4.4

8.5

2.1

0

8.0

*7.3

17

14

-

331.1

11.0

657

Calendar year 1950: Max 63 Min 0 Mean 3.11 Ac-ft 2,250

Water year 1950-51: Max 196 Min 0 Mean 5.57 Ac-ft 4,030

Peak discharge (base. 900 cfs).--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of normal recession curve.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Buffalo Creek near Overton, Nebr.

left 

and

Location.--Lat 40°44'00", long. 99°30'20" , in SE£ sec. 20, T. 9 N. , R. 19 W. , on 

bank just downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 30, 1^ miles east of Overton 

10 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 175 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,297.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 270 cfs June 26 (gage height, 8.07 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.3 cfs Mar. 12, but may have been less during periods of indefinite stage-discharge relation.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 26, 1951; minimum daily, that of Mar. 12, 

1951.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to May 18, fair thereafter. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month. Flow affected by spill from irrigation canals above station and 

by small diversions by pumping.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IS

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

77

92

100

96

83

78

57

54

52

56

48

17

e2.0

19

22

20

18

12

11

7.0

9.3

16

23

20

17

8.3

1,024.6

33.1

2,030

Nov.

 j

1

> e2.0

J

3.5

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.4

3.5

2.5

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

-

93.1

3.10

185

Dec.

3.5

3.5

3.1

3.3

3.3

b3.3

b3.3

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.7

3.9

3.9

4.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.9

3.5

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

107.5

3.47

213

Jan.

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

277

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.1

2.9

3.1

3.1

3.3

3.3

3.3

b3.1

b2.9

b3.1

b3.3

3.5

3.3

3.3

3.5

b3.3

b2.9

b3.1

b3.1

94.7

3.05

188

Feb.

b3.3

b3.5

b3.1

b2.9

2.9

3.7

"371 2.5

2.5

3.9

4.3

4.5

3.1

4.1

4.7

4.7

4.5

3.7

3.7

4.1

4.1

3.9

4.1

4.7

5.3

7.9

4.7

4.9

_

_

-

112.4

4.01

223

Mar.

4.1

3.3

3.7

3.5

3.5

3.1

2.3

1.9

2.5

2.5

2.3

1.3

T77

2.3

2.7

3.1

3.3

4.1

3.3

2.9

3.1

3.7

3.5

3.5

2.7

3.1

2.7

3.1

2.9

2.5

2.7

90.9

2.93

180

Apr.

2.3

2.7

3.3

3.2

2.9

3.5

3.7

3.8

2.6

2.9

3.0

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.6

3.5

3.2

2.9

3.3

3.3

3.7

5.1

 16

9.4

5.4

-

111.9

3.73

222

May

5.1

4.9

" 4.2

3.2

4.0

3.0

3.2

2.7

3.3

3.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.8

2.9

3.7

6.9

19

13

19

37

16

38

30

36

34

20

6.9

10

11

386.5

12.5

767

June

100

202

196

47

23

17

21

33

39

63

104

65

44

121

171

220

148

55

43

64

86

78

80

172

235

261

237

170

86

62

-

3,243

108

6,430

July

56

60

59

64

100

114

104

84

88

93

106

89

108

155

156

132

122

121

118

132

128

130

107

104

103

84

68

62

102

149

182

3,280

106

6,510

Aug.

159

112

55

51

74

64

53

53

41

32

29

36

35

30

.25

46

44

54

57

122

166

104

96

114

146

162

149

160

166

140

117

2,692

86.8

5,340

Sept.

95

86

97

100

102

93

78

6B

55

47

46

40

37

34

34

37

35

31

27

26

22

20

18

17

18

16

19

17

12

11

-

1,338

44.6

2,650

Calendar year 1950: Max 121 Mln - Mean 23.7 Ac-ft 17,140

Water year 1950-51: Max 261 Mln 1.3 Mean 34.5 Ac-ft 24,940

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--June 3 (2:30 a.m.) 254 cfs (7.79 ft); June 16 (9 p.m.) 241 cfs 

(7.54 ft); June 26 (5 p.m.) 270 cfs (8.07 ft); July 15 (l a.m.) 165 cfs (6.08 ft); July 31 (11:30 

p.m.) 194 cfs (6.64 ft); Aug. 21 (11 a.m.) 179 cfs (6.04 ft); Aug. 29 (7 a.m.) 174 cfs (5.95 ft).

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite due to beaver activities; discharge estimated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 199

Elm Creek near Overton, Nebr.

Location Lat 40°5G'40", long. 99 0 30'20", in NE^NEi sec. 17, T. 10 N., R. 19 W.j on left 

bank 250 ft downstream from highway bridge and 7? miles northeast of Overton.

Drainage area.--31 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. September 1946 to September 1951.

'"age.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 2,390 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 3.41 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 338 cfs June 22 (gage height, 9.45 ft); no flow 

for many days.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, about 8,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 19.65 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 250 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; no flow for 

many days.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

]9

;:o

?i ;:2"3

":<" "5

 ^

;:?

28 '9

"0

- T.

Total

Mean

 c-ft

Oct.

(*)

0

0

0

Nov.

(*)

-

0

0

0

Dec.

(*)

0

0

0

Jan.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Feb.

(*}

_

_

-

0

0

0

Mar.

(*)

(*)

0

0

0

Apr.

0

*0

o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

 V a. 2

0

0

-

64.2

2.14

127

May

0.1

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.5

2.1

.3

3.1

19

.5

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

9.6

39.7

1.28

79

June

*0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.0

41

2.9

.4

3.2

1.5

.5

.1

*4.1

*100 ~2l

3.2

4.5

29

*1.7

.3

.1

O

-

220.7

7.36

438

July

O

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

9.3

*21

~2.5 23

.2

O

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

56.0

1.81

111

Aug.

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

a2.0

0

0

0

0

a. 5

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

2.5

0.08

5.0

Sept.

0.2

.2

.1.4

.4

.1

.1

.2

.2

.1

0

0

.9

*.l

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.-

3.9

0.13

7.7

"alendar year 1950 : Max' 26 Min 0 Mean 0.30 Ae-ft 214

 'ater year 1950-51: Max 100 Min 0 Mean 1.06 Ac-ft 768

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs).--No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day.

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

and records for Buffalo Creek near Darr.
200 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Odessa, Nebr.

T. 8 N., R. 17 W., near right bank on 

miles south of Odessa and 5 miles downLocation. Lat 40°40' , long. 99°15' , In sec. 16. downstream side of pier of highway bridge , 2 

stream from Elm Creek.

Drainage area. 58,800 sq mi , approximately.

Records available --October 1938 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. March 

1937 to September 1951 In reports of State engineer.

e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,197.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of

929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1938, staff gage and Oct. 7, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1942, waterstage recorder at same site at datum 1.00 ft higher.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 7,690 cfs June 26 (gage height, 3.88 ft); maximum gage height, 4.88 ft Jan. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 158 cfs 

Aug. 13.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 22,700 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 5.52 ft); maximum c'je height, 5.70 ft June 22, 1947; no flow for periods 'in each year prior to 1947.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,280

1,500

1,500

1.350

1,190

1,080

995 

800

610

BT8

1,020 

898

1,020

956

936

642

839

995

1,040

1,040

1,170

1,230

898

1,060

1,020

1,020

976

917

858

712

1,100

31,110

1,004

61,710

Hot.

1,210

1,330

1,210

1,210

1,120

936

1,230 

1,420

1,300

1,950

1,670 

1,300

1,170

1,280

1,260

1,190

1,280

1,300

1,150

1,600

1,440

1,400

1,440

1,520

1,600

1,700

1,850

1,930

1,600

1,350

-

41,926

1,398

83,160

Dec.

1,360

1,560

1,600

1,710

1,440

1,100

1,140 

1,260

1,290

1,500

1,500 

2,000

2.140

1,700

1,470

1,730

1,660

1,680

1,730

1,810

1,750

1,660

1,570

1,590

1,560

1,440

1,360

1,360

1,290

1,320

1,340

47,220

1,523

93,660

Jan.

1,220

1,430

2,020

1,860

1,760

1,790

1,890 

1,600

1,820

1,770

1,670 

1,810

1,870

1,780

1,680

1,760

1,710

1,650

1,320

1,390

1,550

1,560

1,570

1,420

1,390

1,180

1,180

1,300

1,450

1,710

1,590

49,700

1,603

98,58O

Feb.

1,570

1,420

1,240

1.170

1,440

1,770

1,770 

1,660

1,780

1,720

1,700 

1,420

1,380

1,380

1,480

1,780

2,110

2,220

2,070

2,200

2.480

1,960

2,160

2,100

2,100

1,990

1,990

2,190

_

-

50,250

1,795

99,670

Mar.

2,100

2,240

2,190

2,570

2,28O

1,990

1,960 

1,850

1,840

1,560

1.380 

1,800

1,550

1,630

1,780

1,860

1,800

1,850

1,850

1,850

2,020

2,160

2,130

2,130

2,070

1,570

2,150

2,540

3,100

2,020

2,020

60,420

1,949

119,800

Apr.

1,960

1,700

1,910

2,020

2.240

2,190

2,150 

1,990

1,750

2,190

1,950 

1,950

1,950

1,990

1,770

1,440

1,680

1,500

1,170

1,120

1,950

1,800

1,420

1,620

1,420

1,150

1,540

1,620

1,570

1,700

-

52,310

1,744

103,800

May

2,020

1,850

1,600

1,420

1,520

1,400

1,100 

976

1,120

1,190

956 

878

765

132C

1,100

1,540

3,400

6,070

5,220

3,780

3,630

3,550

2,910

2,580

2,680

2,130

1,640

1,060

1,720

1,570

1,440

63,615

2,052

136,200

June

1,850

2,240

2,460

2,020

1,800

1,700

1,720 

1,620

1,830

5,290

4,390 

5,440

2,400

2,980

5,190

2,710

2,540

1,950

1,670

1,770

1,720

1,880

2,220

2,540

2,240

7,010

5,750

5,820

2,780

2,020

-

79,110

2,657

156,900

July

1,670

1,720

1,800

1,570

956

1,300

1,420 

1,420

1,170

1,420

1,470 

1,640

1,850

1.910

1,770

1,470

1,720

1,620

1,520

1,640

1,850

1,880

1,570

1,370

1,170

1,100

1,170

1,170

956

782

995

45,069

1,454

89,390

Aug.

610

450

678

660

516

594

782 

748

552

548

512 

245

158

245

562

301

362

562

516

470

748

765

695

858

765

565

625

1,210

1,500

1,420

19,680

635

39,050

Sept.

1,540

1,440

917

1,990

2,550

2,540

2.580 

2,510

2,190

1,800

2,020 

1,910

1,770

1,850

1,990

1,700

1,420

1,570

1,670

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,570

1,280

1,520

1,570

1,500

1,400

1,570

1,600

51,667

1,722

102,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,190 Mln 81 Mean 1,342 Ac-ft 898,800

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,010 Mln 158 Mean 1,622 Ac-ft 1,174,000

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 22, Mar. 9-17.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Platte River near Grand Island, Nebr.

201

Location. Lat 40°53', long. 98°17', in sec. 36, T. 11 N., R. 9 W., on left bank 30 ft 

downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 2 miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington 

& Quincy Railroad bridge, and 5 miles southeast of Grand Island.

Drainage area. 59.500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1933 to September 1951.-

ge. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of 

neer). Prior to Oct. 23, 1933, chain

is about 1, 840 ft (from report of State engiat bridge 30 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,060 cfs May 19 (gage height, 4.13 ft); maximum gage height, 4.40 ft Dec. 15 (backwater from ice);- minimum daily discharge, 224 cfs 

Aug. 18.

1933-51: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 6, 1935'(gage height, 5.99 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 6.03 ft Mar. 4, 1949 (backwater from ice); no flow at times during 1934-44, 1946, 1948.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and groundwater withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 956: 1935.

Discharge in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,220

1,850 

1,650

1,450

1,480

1,480

1,360

1,200

1,120

915

716

878

1,010 

972

1,180

1,160

1,100

1,010

1,140

1,200

1,200

1,250

1,480

1,450

1,290

1,340

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,160

1,120

38,191

1,232

75,750

Nov.

1,010

1,450 

1,650

1,720

1,480

1,450

1,290

1,250

1,200

1,040

1,160

1,670

1,770 

1,630

1,600

1,570

1,500

1,570

1,550

1,160

940

1,010

660

608

410

548

1,100

1,580

1,710

1.840

-

39,126

1,304

77,610

Dec.

1,900

1,680 

1,440

1,230

918

425

432

343

415

858

1,230

1,370

1,600 

2,180

2,580

2,160

1,800

1,860

1,760

1,700

1,630

1,730

1,740

1,710

1,610

1,400

1,060

684

790

1,400

1,590

43,225

1,394

85,740

Jan.

1,640

1,570 

1,320

1,480

1,510

1,540

1,500

1,450

1,510

1,490

1,670

1,730

1,670 

1,730

1,730

1,790

1,840

2,000

1,970

1,840

1,480

1,180

1,420

1,540

1,540

1,420

1,250

819

486

"428 334

44,877

1,448

89,010

Feb.

664

784 

1,000

1,040

991

980

962

1,200

1,400

1,480

1,800

2,020

2,000 

1,510

1,460

1,550

1,780

2,240

2,630

2,940

3,060

3,600

5,960

3,100

2,460

2,340

2,340

3,240

_

_

-

54,511

1,947

108,100

Mar.

2.870

2,620 

2,710

2,460

2,870

2,430

2,160

2,120

1,890

1,430

1,130

1,060

1.020 

1,260

1,490

1,770

2,260

1,860

1,660

2,000

2,270

2,300

1,940

1,830

1,780

1,800

1,620

2,250

2,190

1,910

1,830

60,790

1,961

120,600

Apr.

1,830

1,880 

1,720

1,700

1,960

2,430

2^280

1,960

1,880

1,780

1,800

1,800

1,750 

1,670

1,670

1,780

1,650

1,570

1.520

1,786

2,400

2,250

1,910

1,650

1,620

1,650

1,620

1,650

1,570

1,780

-

54,510

1,817

108,100

May

1,800

1,700 

1,480

1,200

1,100

993

1,050

1,080

1,030

896

933

896

896 

952

915

859

1/36T5

2,340

5,400

5.900

4,310

3,740

3,590

3,030

2,900

2,550

2,130

1,720

1,400

1,570

'1,750

61,470

1,983

121,900

June

1,650

1,960 

2,020

2,280

2,250

2,130

1,780

1,700

1,620

1.400

1,900

3,200

3,630 

2,970

2,840

2,840

2,620

2,430

1,880

1,720

1,600

1,800

1,800

1,960

2,080

2,710

5,720

5,860

3,890

3,000

-

75,240

2,508

149,200

July

2,280

2,020 

1,800

1,750

1,620

1,270

1,250

1,380

1,290

1,360

1,650

2,190

2,340 

2,160

2,130

2,050

1,600

1,830

1,750

1,650

1,570

1,670

1,700

1,430

1,270

1,140

1,080

1,100

1,380

1,250

915

49,875

1,609

98,930

Aug.

915

878 

649

632

803

599

438

599

822

766

554

495

682 

682

438

302

361

224

273

293

412

412

749

859

749

822

859

716

733

1,100

1.250

20,066

647

39,800

Sept.

1,570

'1,880 

1,830

1,600

1,780

2,340

2,340

2,310

2.550

2,310

1,940

2,220

2,340 

1,990

1,940

1,990

1,990

1,650

1,650

1,700

1,670

1,570

1,520

1,430

1,400

1,480

1,430

1,450

1,500

1,480

-

54,850

1,828

108,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,670 Min 92 Mean 1,197 Ao-ft 866,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,900 Min 224 Mean 1,635 Ac-ft 1,184,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-14, Nov. 19 to Feb. 24, Mar. 8-22.
202 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Wood River near Riverdale, Nebr.

Location.- -La t 40°47'50", long. 99 "11 '50", in NW^NWv sec. 31, T. 10 N. , R. 16 W. , near 

right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 40, ij miles northwest of 

Riverdale.

Drainage area. 379 sq mi.

Records available. June 1946 to September 1951.

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,170 ft (from topographic map).

Average discharge. 5 years, 28.3 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 296 cfs June 2 (gage height, 6.48 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.4 cfs Aug. 7, 8, 18.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 20,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 19.75 ft), froir 

rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow at times during 1946.

Remarks . Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. A few 

small diversions above station for irrigation. Pump located in gage pool occasionally 

diverts entire flow during dry periods. Records of sediment loads for the water year 

1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

3.7

4.5

6.5

~34 106

14

4.9

2.8

2.5

2.9

3.0

3.3

4.9

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.1

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.0

2.3

3.2

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.6

250.7

8.09

497

Nov.

2.8

2.6

2.3

370

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

2.9

3.0

3.3

. 3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

2.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

3.2

2.5

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.6

-

89.5

2.98

178

Dec.

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

372

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

106. 7

3.44

212

Jan.

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

372

2.9

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

3.6

3.6

4.6

2.9

3.6

4.6

102.1

3.29

203

Feb.

5.0

4.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.1

4.1

4.1

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.6

6.1

6.1

6.1

4.6

5.0

_

-

144.3

5.15

286

Mar.

5.0

.6

.1

.1

.6

.1

.6

.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

4.6

4.6

4.6

5.0

5.6

5.0

5.0

5.0

6.1

 275 7.8

372

3.2

3.3

143.2

4.62

284

Apr.

3.3

475

4.9

4.9

5.2

5.4

5.2

3.8

3.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.9

4.7

4.9

4.9

5.2

4.7

5.2

6.0

5.7

5.4

5.2

5.2

5.4

42

~42 101

31

-

341.6

11.4

678

May

32

14

5.7

3.7

3.8

3.8

3.2

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.9

4.9

5.2

12

18

11

4.9

27

24

23

21

15

9.5

6.6

5.7

6.3

8.7

34

334.0

10.8

662

June

218

236

53

19

11

6.0

4.2

4.0

3.7

3.2

2.5

377

11

44

18

61

50

18

26

24

17

83

143

156

107

216

114

34

12

14

-

1,712.3

57.1

3,400

July

9.5

7.0

6.1

5.0

3.6

3.5

3.8

3.3

2.9

3.3

38

81

68

34

11

5.6

5.4

4.1

4.1

2.5

1.4

3.3

1.7

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.7

2.1

2.9

2.8

2.3

323.6

10.4

642

Aug.

1.8

.8

.9

.6

1.3

1.6

.4

.4

.6

.6

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.2

1.0

.5

.4

38

3T

10

1.4

.6

.7

.7

3.3

2.2

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

108.6

3.50

215

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.3

1.9

2.8

2.2

1.3

1.0

1.1

.9

.7

.7

.5

.9

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.8

-

39.3

1.31

78

Calendar year 1950: Max 362 Mln 1.4 Mean 11.1 Ac-i't 8,050

Water year 1950-51: Max 236 Mln 0.4 Mean 10.1 Ac-ft 7,340

Peak discharge (base, 200 efs). June 2 (4 a.m.) 296 cfs (6.48 ft); June 26 (7 a.m.) 266 cfs 

(6.18 ft).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 203

Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°46'10", long. 98°48'00", In NVf£ sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 13 W., on left bank 

10 ft downstream from highway bridge and 2-J- miles northeast of Gibbon.

Drainage area. 572 sq mi.

Records available. April 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,024.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to July 26, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 534 cfs June 27 (gage height, 11.2 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.3 cfs Oct. 11.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 1,680 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 15.74 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 2, 1949.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.0

6.5

76

42

34

87

26

12

6.6

2.5

.3

.4

.4

.9

1.4

2.4

2.2

1.7

2.5

1.6

2.4

3.1

1.9

2.8

2.9

2.9

3.8

3.7

4.1

4.6

5.4

338.0

10.9

670

Nov.

6.8

673

5.1

4.6

571

6.0

6.0

6.3

5.5

6,0

6.6

6.1

6.0

6.3

6.0

6.0

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.8

5.0

5.8

6.2

6.1

6.3

6.4

-

172.2

5.74

342

Dec.

6.4

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.5

5.2

4.6

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.5

6.2

5.8

5.3

5.4

5.0

5.7

5.5

5.6

6.2

6.3

5.8

5.8

4.3

5.1

5.2

5.8

6.2

6.2

174.7

5.64

347

Jan.

6.0

5.4

5.6

5.5

5.3

4.8

4.7

5.1

6.0

6.8

7.7

8.0

7.8

7.5

7.5

8.1

8.6

8.7

876

5.9

5.3

4.9

6.7

7.8

6.3

6.2

4.0

2.4

279

4.5

5.5

190.1

6.13

377

Feb.

5.9

6.5

6.5

6.1

5.5

5.3

5.8

6.4

6.8

6.8

6.3

6.2

6.6

7.1

6.4

5.2

675

6.8

7.6

8.5

9.6

11

11

12

1?

11

9.6

12

-

-

-

216.5

7.73

429

Mar.

7.7

~6.3 12

11

9.3

11

6.3

8.9

5.0

3.6

3.9

3.7

4.0

5.4

5.0

5.6

6.9

8.3

9.1

8.5

8.8

11

8.1

7.4

5.3

5.G

7.0

8.8

8.2

8.6

9.2

229.5

7.40

455

Apr.

8.4

*8.1

7.5

7.5

8.2

9.0

8.8

8.8

9.0

9.2

8.2

7.7

7.5

7.9

7.9

7.7

7.7

7.2

6.8

775

9.0

9.9

9.2

8.6

8.2

7.7

9.9

30

49

100

-

402.1

13.4

798

May

53

73

4<5

23

16

13

12

12

11

9.9

-976 9.4

9.7

9.9

9.9

9.9

13

12

16

23

24

19

27

30

22

43

62

21

al8

a21

a40

712.3

23.0

1,410

June

a70

a!60

281

134

40

22

16

13

11

10

9.6

9.2

50 8.8

244

74

29

68

41

25

34

32

35

140

192

259

454

212

78

38

2,789.6

93.0

5,530

July

22

16

14

12

12

10

9.9

9.9

9.7

9.4

10

14

95

~67 119

34

20

14

12

11

10

9.7

8.8

8.8

9.0

7.9

6.6

6.1

6.1

"STS 5.8

601.5

19.4

Aug.'

5.6

5.1

4.0

4.6

5.3

4.5

2.7

3.5

3.8

2.8

2.8

2.7

3.2

2.1

1.6

2.4

1.3

?75

2.0

1.6

22

22

10

8.1

5.8

2.9

4.8

2.5

2.7

4.1

3.5

152.0

4.90

1,190 1 301

Sept.

3.2

3.2

4.5

5.8

6.5

6.1

4.1

4.9

5.4

4.5

3.8

12

TT

6.5

4.6

3.4

3.1

2.8

3.1

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.5

1.9

2.8

2.1

1.7

2.1

122.6

4.09

243

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,540 Mln 0.3 Mean 25.9 Ac-ft 18,760

Water year 1950-51: Max 454, Mln 0.3 Mean 16.7 Ac-ft 12,090

Peak discharge (base. 300 cfs). June 3 (11 a.m. to 12 m.) 300 cfs (8.27 ft); June 15 (6 a.m.) 

12 cfs (8.95 ft;; June 27 (5 a.m.) 534 cfs (11.2 ft).

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

 ar R1vpT*dalp.

35

near Riverdale.'

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9, 10, Nov. 19 to Mar. 20.
204 PLATTE.RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek at Cairo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°00'10", long. 98°36'30" , in SW£sw£ sec. 18, T. 12 N., R. 11 W., on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on State highway 60 at north limits of Cairo and 8 

miles upstream from mouth.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,938.37 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 340 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.53 ft); no flow 

during most of year.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 354 cfs May 19, 1950 (gage height, 6.77 ft); no flow 

most of time.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

0

~4.6 10

*.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

15.1

0.49

30

Nov.

(*)

(*)

(*)

(*)

-

_

-

-

Dec.

(*)

(*)

_

..

-

Jan.

(*)

_

_

-

Feb.

(*)

(*)

(*)

_

-

_

_

-

Mar.

0

75

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

.1

*.2

0

0

0

0.3

0.01

0.6

Apr.

0

15

0

0

.1

0

00 '

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

.1

.1

0

*0

0

0

0

*9.3

*.8

0

*JL3

-

23.4

0.78

46

May

5.8

*.Z

0

15

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*.4

*.7

1.8

.4

*.l

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0*1.1

152

162.5

5.24

322

June

*4.2

T9

.1

*0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

*0

.2

.2

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.2

.1

0

-

6.0

0.20

12

July

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.5

*3.3 373-

2.4

.5

.3

.1

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.4

0.34

21

Aug.

0

15

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

.6

4.3 *77

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

5.8

0.19

12

Sept.

0

15

0

0

*1.5

*1.2

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0-

2.9

0.10

5.8

Calendar year 1950: Max 141 Min 0 Mean 1.41 Ac-ft 1,020

Water year 1950-,51: Max 152 Min 0 Mean 0.62 Ac-ft 449

Peak discharge (base. 75 efs).-- May 31 (6 a.m.) 340 cfs (6.53 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 205

Prairie. Creek near Silver Creek, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°19'15", long. 97°41'40", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 16 N. , R. 3 W., on right 

bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 39, lj miles northwest of Silver 

Creek, and 11 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 406 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,549.02 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,070 cfs June 3 (gage height, 6.86 ft); minimum daily, 2.9 cfs Jan. 29.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 3, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 4-8, 

1950.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

*19

19

16

16

16

15

22

22

18

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

11

*11

10

9.9

9.7

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.1

8.9

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.0

393.6

12.7

781

Nov.

8.2

*7.9

8.5

8.5

8.3

8.0

8.2

8.2

j.

*11

11

9.9

9.6

9.7

8.8

8.3

*6.7

7.9

7.7

7.5

7.0

8.3

10

no

9.9

9.9

-

254.0

8.47

504

Dec.

9.7

~9.4 11

8.2

7.9

5.0

4.8

5.0

5.5

5.7

6.0

*6.5

7.0

6.8

6.9

5.8

6.8

7.1

6.6

6.8

6.0

7.2

7.9

7.8

7.7

7.8

5.6

*4S 5_

5.5

8.3

8.5

215.3

6.95

427

Jan.

8.0

7.5

6.8

6.7

6.9

6.4

5.2

*5.3

5.5

5.9

6.7

7.2

7.6

7.6

*7.5

7.7

7.7

7.6

7.0

6.3

5.5

*4.6

5.5

6.5

6.4

5.7

4.4

3.4

2.9

3.1

3.4

188.5

6.08

374

Feb.

4.2

4.9

5.8

6.4

6.3

6.5

6.8

5.9

4.9

5.0

5.3

6.1

4.4

4.7

4.1

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

*4.5

4.4

4.2

19

19

20

21

24

24

-

-

238.3

8.51

473

Mar.

29

27

27

28

29

24

39

28

24

19

24

18

20

*18

19

18

24

30

30

38

31

30

38

33

40

31

29

34

*35

44

57

915

29.5

1,810

Apr.

50

38

32

27

26

32

33

42

44

41

*34

31

26

25

22

21

21

19

18

21

38

47

61

*70

59

46

55

80

91

86

-

1,236

41.2

2,450

May

75

76

82

80

69

63

50

*42

36

34

31

28

26

26

26

25

28

33

38

56

106

*106

76

54

46

39

33

*31

30

29

215

1,689

54.5

3,350

June

611

*798

1.030

938

700

*410

257

185

149

139

264

*177

115

99

131

121

90

*95

112

98

92

76

65

58

54

65

70

57

53

12. -

7,156

239

14,190

July

62

*71

54

52

67

65

50

44

39

37

39

40

48

55

62

62

*61

74

52

40

34

30

28

26

25

23

22

21

21

21

*li

1,344

43.4

2,670

Aug.

19

18

17

17

16

16

16

15

16

20

20

22

34

a42

a 44.

a34

a30

a28

a26

a30

*32

24

20

18

17

16

19

18

16

16

ii

690

22.3

1,370

Sept.

14

14

15

14

*19

21

19

20

23

23

21

20

19

18

16

15

14

*13

13

16

14

13

13

14

13

13

12

11

11

11

"

472

15.7

936

Calendar year 1950: Max 862 Mln 1 Mean 35.6 Ac-ft 25,750

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,030 Min 2.9 Mean 40.5 Ac-ft 29,340

Peak discharge (base. 175 cfs). June 3 (2 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (6.86 ft); June 11 (l p.m.) 302 cfs 

(4.77 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, Nov. 19 to Mar. 27.
206 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River near Duncan, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22' , long. 97°29', in sec. 12, T. 16 N., R. 2 W. , on left bank 25 ft 

downstream from highway bridge, 1-J miles south of Duncan, and 12 miles upstream from 

Loup River.

Drainage area. 61,600 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1895 to September 1915, October 1928 to September 1951. Published as "near Columbus" 1895 to 1915.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,47855 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 1895 to September 1915, staff or chain gage at site 7 miles downstream at 

different datum. October 1928 to Feb. 20, 1935, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,840 cfs June 29 (gage height, 3.87 ft); maximum gage height, 4.64 ft Feb. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 350 cfs 

Aug. 22.

1895-1915, 1928-51: Maximum discharge observed, 51,100 cfs June 23, 1905 (gage 

h?ight, 6.35 ft, site and datum then in use); no flow at times.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions and ground-water 

withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions (water years). W 956: 1935.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,020 

1,510

1,720 

1,640

' 1,510

1,480

1,440

1,340

1,310

1,210

1,080

980 

940

1,155

1,210

1,210

1,260

1,230

1,010

995

1,060

1,100 

1,130

1,190

1,360

1,340

1,340

1,320

1,240 

1,210

1,210

38,715

1,249

76,790

Nov.

1,080 

1,080

1,310 

1,480

1,510

1,480

1,500

1,440

1,210

1,070

1,210

1,600 

2,080

2,280

1,810

1,620

1,570

1,440

1,210

973

947

960 

1,260

1,140

928

880

872

777

1,870 

2,740

-

41,287

1,376

81,890

Dec.

2.750 

2,380

1,800 

1,660

1,520

424

450

456

526

555

636

1,000 

2,080

1,930

1,800

2,050

2,250

2,040

1,950

2,190

2,060

2,040 

1,940

2,030

2,020

1,880

1,570

1,430

1,240 

1,010

1,100

48,767

1,573

96,730

Jan.

1,660 

1,670

1,530 

1,360

1,180

1,280

1,290

1,280

1,340

1,460

1,550

1,540 

1,740

1,800

1,790

1,910

1,910

1,970

2,010

1,930

1,660

1,550 

1,460

1,290

1,290

1,270

1,250

1,130

1,030 

713

619

45,462

1,467

90,170

Feb.

598 

513

6T5 

856

1,040

1,000

971

971

1,050

1,620

1,830

1,920 

2,120

2,120

2,040

1,900

1,900

1,950

2,060

2,420

3,000

3,610 

5,120

7.690

5,430

3,740

3,280

3,430

-

64,794

2,314

128,500

Mar.

3,850 

3,710

3,150 

3,200

2,760

3,020

2,930

2,830

2,580

1,980

2,470

1.950 

1,960

2,280

2,210

2,380

2,440

2,930

2,720

2,340

2,400

5,900 

6,210

3,650

2,410

2,280

2,260

2,220

2,430 

2,540

2,240

88,230

2,846

175,000

Apr.

2,120 

2,O6O

2,060 

1,870

1,770

2,080

2,370

2,520

2,370

2,240

2,060

2,020 

2,200

2,060

1,960

1,960

1,980

1,910

1,830

2,140

2,540

2.720 

2,500

2,200

2,160

2,060

2,220

2,220

2,160 

2,060

-

64,420

2,147

127,800

May

2,160 

2,350

2,260 

2,140

1,920

1,720

1,620

1,510

1,460

1,380

1,320

1,270 

1,260

1,130

1,100

1,150

1,260

1,810

2,410

4,680

5.840

4,710 

4,090

3,820

3,350

3,250

2,860

2,720

2,320 

2,180

4,260

75,310

2,429

149,400

June

5,070 

5,130

5,070 

5,040

4,870

4,490

3,970

3,350

2,880

2,700

2,580

2,370 

3,150

4,400

3,800

3,490

3,490

3,680

3,300

2,860

2,520

2,320 

2,350

2,450

2,470

2,810

3,020

5,580

7,170 

5,200

-

111,580

3,719

221,300

July

4,060 

3,280

2,880 

2,520

2,390

2,140

1,920

1,510

1,500

1,570

1,810

1,920 

2,410

2,520

2,370

2,240

2,120

1,920

1,640

1,680

1,550

1,440 

1,440

1,530

1,500

1,260

1,190

1,100

1^240

1,410

59,160

1,908

117,300

Aug.

1,130 

820

808 

698

590

530

600

540

643

1,020

995

872 

953

872

845

632

476

425

380

410

365

350 

418

493

832

926

1,150

1,180

1,060 

940

1,060

23,013

742

45,650

Sept.

1.360 

1,530

1,850 

2,020

2,180

2,080

2,470

2,720

2,610

2.810

2,670

2,500 

2,300

2,470

2,180

2,020

1,980

2,040

1,910

1,640

1,660

1,740 

1,700

1,700

1,700

1,620

1,590

1,770

1,750 

1,680

-

60,250

2,008

119,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,600 Min 160 Mean 1,345 Ac-ft 973,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,690 Min 350 Mean 1,975 Ac-ft 1,430,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-11, Nov. 20 to Feb. 25, Mar. 8-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 207

Middle Loup River near Seneca, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°02 I 40", long. 100°56'10", in SW^ sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 31 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile north of Kelso siding on Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and 5 miles west of Seneca.

Drainage area.--1.140 sq mi, approximately, of which about 60 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,000 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 358 cfs Sept. 5 (gage height, 2.20 ft); minimum 

daily, 164 cfs Apr. 12.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 457 cfs Aug. 8, 1950; maximum gage height, 2.61 ft 

Jan. 7, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 152 cfs Sept. 9, 1948, Aug. 

31, Sept. 1, 1949.

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and doubtful or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

215

207

196

199

202

210

199

202

213

210

210

204

199

199

204

199

202

202

194

196

202

19£

194

199

19£

194

194

196

191

188

188

6,200

200

12,300

Nov.

199

199

196

194

199

194

191

194

186

188

181

186

196

188

181

178

184

191

191

184

184

191

181

178

186

188

188

191

188

184

-

5,659

189

11,220

Dec.

194

191

191

196

178

194

196

207

196

191

188

194

199

202

188

194

191

191

188

178

178

184

186

191

191

188

191

188

191

188

188

5,911

191

11,720

Jan.

186

b!86

186

184

184

184

bl80

b!80

188

186

199

202

202

202

207

204

202

191

191

b!88

b!88

b!86

b!84

184

176

178

188

188

188

194

196

5,882

190

11,670

Feb.

194

199

196

204

bglO

207

194

202

202

207

210

204

199

199

210

210

207

210

207

207

207

202

202

207

202

202

202

199

-

-

~

5,701

204

11,310

Mar.

199

202

186

196

204

199

199

184

181

178

b!75

b!70

178

178

178

181

181

174

186

184

181

188

184

184

188

188

186

178

178

178

184

5,730

185

11,370

Apr.

184

174

186

184

178

186

184

176

178

176

171

164

176

181

174

176

184

184

184

184

174

168

181

186

191

194

204

215

230

224

~

5,551

185

11,010

Hay

218

202

196

196

204

204

196

207

210

207

218

224

224

236

221

218

227

245

264

264

264

258

264

248

258

245

236

242

242

249

244

7,131

230

14,140

June

248

230

221

221

213

213

204

213

215

204

213

202

210

204

204

213

207

213

213

210

215

236

236

230

245

251

261

242

245

236

~

6,668

222

13,230

July

239

239

230

230

221

227

230

224

227

227

215

215

213

213

227

218

218

213

210

210

210

194

202

199

196

196

199

221

210

210

204

6,687

216

13,260

Aug.

210

210

204

196

210

207

202

al95

1

L al90

f

j

188

196

194

194

194

199

186

188

188

202

213

221

215

215

224

224

255

6,258

202

12,410

Sept.

235

236

254

300

314

304

297

518

311

287

287

277

258

267

245

a236

a256

a239

a227

a253

221

204

215

218

207

199

186

186

191

207

"

7,591

246

14,660

Calendar year 1950: Max 270 Mln 166 Mean 196 Ac-ft 141,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 318 Mln 164 Mean 205 Ac-ft 148,300

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; dischai 

ords, and records for station at Dunning, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

stiraated on basis of recorder graph, weather rec-
208 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°49'50", long. 100°06'20", in SW£ sec. 33, T. 22 N., R. 24 W., on right 

bank just downstream from highway bridge at north limits of Dunning, a quarter of a 

mi-le upstream from bridge on State Highway 2 and 1-J- miles upstream from Dismal River.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately, of which about 80 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,607.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 12, 1946, staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 380 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined (probably occurred during period 

of ice effect in December); maximum gage height, 5.79 ft Dec. 9 (backwater from ice); 

minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs Dec. 5,6.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 821 cfs Oct. 4, 1946; maximum gage height, 7.02 ft 

Mar. 31, 1949 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, that of Dec. 5, 6, 1950.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Records of water temperatures and sediment 

loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-supply Paper 1198.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

5

1

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

347

361

344

341

355

367

361

336

344

344

344

350

344

347

347

352 

336

341

341

341

333

317

314

341

338

355

355

344 

341

373

373

10,727

346

21,280

Nov.

373

376

352

373

379

373

403

418

"355 350

380

360

380

379

373

385 

403

388

403

403

370

406

380

350

406

406

388

385 

388

397

~

11,507

384

22,820

Dec.

400

400

400

400

100

100

200

30O

, 500

1

I 600

I

550

482

450

400 

390

376

373

400

409

355

379

397

379

368

360

370 

394

376

373

12,181

393

24,160

Jan.

397

391

390

-.

> 400

1

420

415

403

409

415

412

415

418 

397

397

388

^

I 380

j

379

373

376

364

200 } 250

270

11,499

371

22,810

Feb.

273 29~2

342

410

439

451

452

412

429

470

490

546

530

514

528

500

474

455

400

409

412

421

403

406

437

397

382

421

-

-

12,095

432

23,990

Mar.

394

397

390

390

406

424

394

380

370

360

350

340

350

355

350

361 

391

367

361

364

355

367

403

385

379

394

421

400 

373

352

373

11,696

377

23,200

Apr.

367

352

355

355

370

370

370

317

320

338

299

294

302

330

299

269 

180

304

302

302

290

290

 309

325

341

341

412

403 

403

397

-

10,006

334

19,850

May

382

373

367

361

364

350

35fi

347

361

355

347

344

397

519

513

463

453

476

472

513

513

447

437

434

431

406

373

370 

376

373

400

12,655

408

25,100

June

MS

409

388

391

391

394

421

466

440

421

421

421

412

440

403

376 

350

350

382

370

376

403

434

409

409

431

431

394 

400

400

-

12,202

407

24, 200

July

394

415

415

373

379

382

388

388

382

412

415

400

373

370

376

391 

400

400

361

358

355

373

355

352

341

352

352

370 

iSl

367

364

11,777

380

23,360

Aug.

361

367

373

350

350

358

361

355

370

373

367

358

350

355

352

350

355

350

597

364

355

364

388

394

379

385

382 

388

394

379

11,365

367

22,540

Sept.

403

379

406

466

5£6

489

476

469

479

428

409

424

379

367

373

367 

367

382

385

373

382

370

364

364

364

379

347

333 

336

361

-

11,957

399

23,720

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln 100 Mean 369 Ac-ft 267,300

Water year 195O-51: Max - Mln 100 Mean 383 Ac-ft 277,000

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

20-22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 19, Mar. 3, 4, 8-13.

9-13, 21, 23, 24, Dec. 2-17, 26-28, Jan. 3-9,
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Dismal River near Gem, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°47', long. 100°17', in sec. 24, T. 21 N., R. 26 W., on right bank 

4 miles north of Gem and 10 miles southwest of Dunning.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read when discharge measurements are obtained.

Average discharge. --5 years, 275 cfs.

Remarks.--Records poor. Monthly summaries only. Discharge measurements generally 

made twice a month.

209

Monthly discharge, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Month

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

Calendar year 1950. .............

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

Water year 1950-51 ..............

Mean

294

292

286

275

274

273

310

294

290

267

284

287

Runoff in 

acre-feet

18,050

16,880

17,930

206,700

16,940

17,380

16,820

16,260

19,030

17,520

17,860

16,420

16,890

208,000
210 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 41°49'23", long. 100°06'05", In sec. 4, T. 21 N. , R. 24 W. , on right bank 

at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2 at southeast corner of Dunning, I mile 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,780 sq mi, approximately, of which about 50 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--March to June 1932, September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 2,606.3 ft above mean sea level, 

Saturn of 1929. Mar. 1 to June 30, 1932, staff gage at site a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 0.5 ft lower.

Average discharge. 6 years (1945-51), 313 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during year. 568 cfs May 14 (gage height, 2.90 ft); 

maximum gage height observed, 4.80 ft Feb. 15 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 127 cfs Dec. 5.

1932, 1945-51: Maximum discharge, 741 cfs June 11, 1932 (gage height, 5.84 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 100 cfs Jan, 25, 1950.

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

measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

345

336

330

318

312

342

318

327

348

333

324

327

339

348

336

333

312

333

312

312

309

294

292

294

315

309

309 

312

324

327

348

10,018

323

19,870

Nov.

324

318

315

345

327

321

333

315

280

280

320

289

286

297

306

297

289

309

297

300

312

312

280

290

320

330

333 

321

318

324

-

9,288

310

18,420

Dec.

324

327

333

333

121

206

312

340

362

362

386

368

339

318

310

338

321

342

321

327

345

345

336

336

339

330i

327 

345

321

336

342

10,098

326

20,030

Jan.

309

327

318

308

305

314

318

315

321

315

327

327

324

330

321

327

327

330

315

308

302

310

318

321

309

321

260 

191

224

274

290

9,508

307

18,860

Feb.

282

290

327

398

373

415

379

387

393

450

428

385

268

268

340

398

357

333

339

327

339

333

339

339

333

333

315 

327

-

_

-

9,795

350

19,430

Mar.

309

333

309

309

318

294

309

272

-169

281

263

28T

292

308

320

333

333

318

306

306

294

309

303

327

315

309

312 

327

503

306

294

9,462

305

18,770

Apr.

289

289

303

303

318

333

312

306

300

309

292

283

886

2Zi

289

286

289

289

292

327

324

300

292

309

315

312

145

318

333

333

9,150

305

18,150

May

321

321

324

303

309

294

306

294

315

294

297

306

324

505

495

476

444

431

400

369

400

366

351

336

345

342

306 

309

306

297

315

10,801

348

21,420

June

59 4

385

339

330

327

320

320

385

375

348

348

348

333

342

315

330

333

336

330

327

315

351 318'

286

294

294

292

177

277

280

-

9,849

328

19,540

July

280

283

289

277

283

283

315

318

310

428

369

375

324

339

339

336

342

351

342

330

330

312

297

300

297

309

306 

318

324

312

303

9,921

320

19,680

Aug.

297

292

294

297

283

289

283

294

277

277

277

283

286

277

274

268

286

274

274

286

265

268

268

315

555

521

515 

306

333

350

527

9,049

292

17,950

Sept.

556

550

550

545

560

339

342

515

354

324

530

345

324

512

527

303

312

339

524

557

545

550

518

505

505

294

268 

268

271

271

9,619

521

19,080

Calendar year 1950 : Max 410 Min 100 Mean 311 Ac -ft 225,300

Water year 1950-51 : Max 505 Min 127 Mean 319 Ac-ft 231,200

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-11, 20, 23-26, Dec. 5-17, Jan. 3-8, 20-23, 

an. 27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13-16, Mar. 8-15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Middle Loup River at Walworth, Nebr.

211

Location.--Lat 41°39 I 20", long. 99°34iOO", In NW^ sec. 1, T. 19 N., R. 20 W., on left bank 

4U ft downstream from highway bridge, a quarter of a mile northeast of Walworth.

Drainage area.--4,340 sq ml, approximately, of which about 430 sq ml contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Feeords available.--October 1940 to September 1941 and July 1943 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey. October 1940 to September 1942 and July 1943 to September 

1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,377.57 ft above mean sea level, unadJusted. Prior to July 7, 1943, staff gage at site 40 ft upstream at same datum.

fverage discharge.--9 years (1940-41, 1943-51), 795 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,930 cfs May 15 (gage height, 2.63 ft); maximum 

gage height, 4.95 ft Dec. 27 (backwater from ice); minimum dally discharge, 48 cfs 

Dec. 6.

1940-41, 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 2,990 cfs Oct. 5, 1946; minimum daily, that of 

Dec. 6, 1950.

3emarks.--Records fair except those for period of ice effect or no gage-height record, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions above 

station for irrigation of about 1,000 acres.

5i3Vislons .--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

D-y

1

2

*

4

E

6

7

6

C

3

2

*

4

J

£

7

S

s

?c

'.I

12"1

!4

:E

:e:i

:a

!9'C

 i

Va3

lean

c~ft

Oct.

831

822

813

831

786

786

770

710 

786

778

778

770

804

786

786

778

778

795

813

786

752

736

761

831

876

849

831

876

778

795

786

24,658

795

48,910

Nov.

770

702

670

727

736

761

831

831 

885

880

850

890

822

965

905

885

885

925

915

925

915

813

746

562

756

865

920

975

812

679

-

24,803

827

49,200

Dec.

655

477

488

475

221

48

127

474 

810

1,170

1,260

1.270

1,090

970

859

933

883

917

902

895

975

969

971

955

1,020

611

717

834

870

986

955

24,787

800

49,160

Jan.

750

811

686

820

745

637

702

800 

750

813

752

737

749

741

945

891

940

986

987

516

655

830

914

869

804

806

516

150

189

400

488

22,379

722

44,390

Feb.

567

605

660

702

830

876

900

870 

863

936

1,100

1,110

865

730

810

892

962

1,000

994

930

913

1,050

1,200

1.500

1,000

840

849

858

-

-

-

25,212

900

50,010

Mar.

770

795

840

897

917

866

840

722 

765

850

794

601

674

817

885

960

900

850

804

876

915 ->

} a900

1

]

> a875

1

867

761

831

840

25,962

837

51,490

Apr.

804

795

786

795

905

975

895

996 

975

925

858

822

770

822

761

786

752

786

831

905

849

795

786

895

945

895

1.060

985

1,030

1,010

-

26,194

873

51,960

May

895

955

804

840

876

727

744

778 

694

752

876

915

1,020

1,280

2.150

1,780

1,460

1,400

1,370

1,400

1,320

1,110

925

965

876

849

804

770

778

840

815

31,746

1,024

62,970

June

895

885

795

858

935

996

1,080

1,510 

1,220

1,150

1,040

935

795

815

876

996

945

955

955

895

858

905

858

761

804

849

975

867

851

786

-

27,825

927

55,190

July

858

965

985

895

815

795

795

795 

795

945

867

786

756

786

813

851

849

925

849

795

786

795

761

727

718

702

694

770

849

858

761

25,299

816

50,180

Aug.

778

778

778

778

778

778

770

778 

822

851

925

1,110

1.460

955

905

815

786

744

727

950

814

795

795

905

905

851

752

718

756

778

786

26,059

840

51,650

Sept.

895

905

925

985

1.210

1,070

996

996 

945

925

905

885

744

804

804

727

752

744

761

804

795

752

804

778

804

895

774

670

770

851

"

25,655

855

50,890

:a"?ndar year 1950 : Max 1,300 Mln 48 Mean 810 Ac-ft 586,100

'a ;er year 1950-51 : Max 2,130 Mln 48 Mean 851 Ac-ft 616,000

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

t Dunning and Arcadia, 

"ote. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-12, Nov. 25 to Feb. 25, Mar. 5-18.
212 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41"25'20", long. 99°08'10", in sec. 26, T. 17 N., R. 16 W., on left bank at 

southwest edge of Arcadia, just downstream from bridge on State Highway 57.

Drainage area. 4.730 sq mi, approximately, of which about 830 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1937 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,146.3 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Apr. 23, 1938, chain gage at bridge 

just upstream at datum 1.23 ft lower.

Average discharge. 14 years, 798 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 4,660 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 3.98 ft); maximum gage height, 5.45 ft Feb. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 112 cfs 

Dec. 7.

1937-51: Maximum gage height, 6.24 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 92 cfs Dec. 11, 1941.

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

record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation,, which are poor. Discharge measurement's 

generally made once a week. Middle Loup Public Power and Irrigation District began diversion above station Mar. 30, 1938.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area. 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.580

1,350

1,160

995

966

1,020

1,090

al,000

a950

3850

812

847

838

882

910

985

847

e800

e800

a850

a800

aSOO

aSOO

787

77S

746

746

746

746

779

779

28,040

905

55,620

Nov.

787

738

754

722

730

738

771

763

650

500

550

790

l.OOO

1.180

1,000

919

830

771

750

880

1,050

891

800

400

400

600

800

1,000

1,000

971

-

23,735

791

47,080

Dec.

908

840

688

585

354

150

112

141

165

223

662

1,350

1.56O

1,300

1,060

1,060

915

969

865

846

890

983

951

890

786

679

545

458

724

858

830

23,147

747

45,910

Jan.

672

625

610

667

776

742

638

682

780

820

896

882

902

940

925

983

983

954

970

651

424

439

690

830

845

834

643

214

119

136

144

21,415

691

42,480

Feb.

198

403

569

686

654

69O

782

802

840

872

890

950

900

800

741

822

930

1,010

1,110

1,080

1,090

1,100

,190

,230

,380

,440

,490

,460

-

_

-

26,109

9i2

51,790

Mar.

1,180

1,250

1,080

936

954

906

794

324

262

366

396

346

339

633

785

1,200

1,450

1,260

1,110

1,000

al.060

al,220

a 1,340

al,040

938

856

882

985

873

830

763

27,358

883

54,260

Apr.

795

763

714

779

812

919

910

985

865

821

891

891

804

812

738

812

795

795

771

856

1,020

919

779

838

830

873

al,200

al,120

1,100

1,100

-

26,307

877

52,180

May

1,170

1,080

1,020

995

975

901

795

706

730

901

830

779

919

1,400

2.460

1,660

1,550

1,680

1,550

1,390

1,480

1,420

1,270

1,340

1,300

1,200

865

771

738

804

956

35,635

1,150

70,680

June

1,080

1.180

975

891

901

812

787

928

985

985

919

938

812

882

812

812

738

795

830

779

804

771

891

956

771

966

812

754

714

847

-

26,127

871

51,820

July

901

908

1.820

1,250

1,180

1,200

1,170

1,130

1,020

966

966

919

779

722

779

795

779

910

882

830

1,240

928

830

738

706

624

602

610

691

763

699

28,337

914

56,210

Aug.

624

595

560

521

514

489

483

574

730

668

985

911

2.650

1,140

856

865

804

763

730

1,000

876

722

706

910

771

714

722

763

787

787

779

24,999

806

49,580

Sept.

79f

86f

821

91F

1,090

947

901

856

770 830"

891

el. 100

el, 000

el, 000

e900

e850

e800

873

e900

6900

6900

6850

6800

e800

el, 000

el, 000

el, 000

61,000

e950

6850

-

27,167

906

53,880

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,580 Min 112 Mean 827 Ac-ft 598,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,650 Min 112 Mean 872 Ac-ft 631,500

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 cfs).--May 15 (11 a.m.) 3,490 cfs (3.76 ft); July 3 (3:20 a.m.) 2,750 

cfs (3.39 ft); Aug. 13 (5 a.m.) 4,660 cfs (3.98 ft).

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of recorder graph, weather records, and records for station at Loup City.

f- Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Loup City.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, 19-21, Nov. 23 to Feb. 27, Mar. 3-20.
PLATTE RIVER BASDJ 213

Middle Loup River at Loup City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°16i40", long. 98°59'50", In NE£ sec. 14, T. 15 N., R. 15 W., on right 

bank Just downstream from bridge on State Highway 92, 1 mile west of Loup City and 

lj miles upstream from Cob Creek.

Records available. December 1936 to April 1938, June 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,059.9 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. December 1936 to April 1938, chain gage at bridge just upstream at different 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 3,940 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.10 ft); maximum gage height, 2.80 ft Feb. 13 (backwater from ice);. minimum daily discharge, 69 cfs 

Dec. 7.

1936-38, 1949-51: Maximum discharge, 4,220 cfs May 19, 1950, from rating curve extended above 2,200 cfs; minimum daily, that of Dec. 7, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made four times a month. Middle Loup Public Power and Irrigation District began diversion above station Mar. 30, 1938.

Discharge, in oublo feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

F.

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

39

50

51

 ^otal

'"?an

 fi-ft

Cale

Oct.

1.290 

1,080

900

970

956

1,030

1,080

1,130

928

844

830

886

886

942

942

a9SO

872

858

858

844

830

830

802

802

747

830

816

816

816

774

816

27,955

902

55,450

Nov.

a84O 

872

816

721

708

747

816

747

600

399

477

952

1,320

1,140

1,070

914

928

816

630

570

942

1,040

800

600

650

700

750

824

856

856

-

24,101

803

47,800

Dec.

830 

645

536

288

133

80

69

92

166

278

486

975

1,120

1,240

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,100

1,090

1,020

1,010

1,050

1,010

902

736

658

586

590

626

700

750

22,306

720

44,240

Jan.

815

736

690

868

8OO

818

638

662

868

874

900

964

874

974

885

896

980

1.020

987

790

666

400

620

895

920

948

848

392

248

204

200

23,380

754

46,370

Feb.

256 

351

578

703

658

684

818

828

842

850

880

890

900

840

812

828

895

968

1,020

1,060

1,120

1,190

1,210

1,260

1,330

1,360

1.390

1,210

_

_

-

25,731

919

51,040

Mar.

1,030 

el, 000

el, 000

1,070

1,120

el, 020

906

600

410

380

390

370

420

670

903

1,160

1,220

1.280

1,070

el, 080

1,130

1,240

1,070

830

816

e830

844

886

708

788

858

27,099

874

53,750

Apr.

802 

1,120

914

1,030

1,010

1,280

1.430

1,260

1,140

al,050

984

872

872

830

872

816

816

788

774

747

1,120

928

844

872

970

914

1,140

el, 100

el, 100

1,220

-

29,615

987

58,740

May

1,190 

1,010

858

316

788

760

734

760

8C8

900

774

747

956

1,180

2.310

2,220

1,840

1,810

1,560

1,210

1,390

1,390

1,310

1,460

1,340

1,220

998

830

830

830

1,190

36,069

1,164

71,540

June

1,130 

1.210

942

830

788

788

747

788

802

802

816

830

830

914

900

830

774

942

844

858

802

774

914

774

740

1,100

998

1,120

1,080

1,100

-

26,767

892

53,090

July

1,120 

1,260

2.550

1,390

1,220

1,190

1,140

1,140

1,190

1,280

1,310

1,120

1,030

886

816

858

844

900

970

900

998

802

747

721

708

695

721

734

747

747

788

31,522

1,017

62,520

Aug.

643 

522

499

510

499

488

488

510

643

594

721

734

2.300

1,190

956

830

816

830

900

984

1,020

747

774

830

760

721

695

708

760

774

788

24,234

782

48,070

Sept.

886 

984

942

1,100

1.540

1,260

1,140

1,070

1,040

998

998

1,180

1,160

1,010

956

886

774

802

844

330

886

914

942

928

886

1,030

1,100

1,070

1,070

1,060

-

30,086

1,003

59,670

idar year 1950: Max 1,940 Mln' 69 Mean 832 Ao-ft 602,500

Mater year 1950-51: Max 2,550 Mln 69 Mean 901 Ao-ft 652,300

Peak discharge (base. 3.000 cfsK--May 15 (3:30 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (1.85 ft); July 3 (7 a.m.) 3,630 

"fa (2.19 ft); Aug. 13 (9 a.m.) 3,940 cfs (2.10 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Arcadia or inter- 

"olated.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at 

'rcadla or Interpolated.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-13, Nov. 23 to Feb. 26, Mar. 7-18.
214 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Loup River near Cumro, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°02'45", long. 99°23>20", In NE^NE^ sec. 5, T. 12 N., R. 18 W., near 

rigHt bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 600 ft downstream from Cat Creek and 

6f miles southeast of Cumro.

Drainage area. 1.340 sq mi, approximately, of which about 700 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge.--5 years, 173 cfs.

Extremes --Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs May 18 (gage height, 4.49 ft); maximun 

gage height, 4.52 ft Dec. 4 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 52 cfs Dec. 6. 

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 7,200 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 10.90 ft); mirlmum daily, that of Dec. 6, 1950.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Minor irrlgatlor 

developments above station.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

158

294

176

157

149

141

136

135

132

131

132

132

132

132

132

131

134

135

136

136

138

138

135

140

138

138

138

136

136

136

136

4,450

144

8,830

NOV.

138

136

138

138

136

136

136

136

135

150

135

140

145

150

149

153

153

155

154

150

155

155

150

140

145

160

186

160

150

143

-

4,387

146

8,700

Dec.

138

132

102

86

67

52

63

84

109

132

165

169

185

206

195

185

172

154

141

140

138

131

132

122

126

148

156

152

138

134

124

4.178

135

8,290

Jan.

124

125

133

130

133

134

145

153

162

181

185

175

175

177

155

152

156

153

154

138

148

126

154

164

144

126

121

90

70

90

120

4,393

142

8,710

Feb.

127

130

135

134

139

144

140

135

144

160

171

186

172

148

136

157

190

183

176

175

189

182

184

183

185

183'

183

188

-

_

-

4,559

163

9,040

Mar.

186

178

180

170

177

172

170

165

147

133

110

112

121

159

188

182

167

161

158

158

155

157

165

161

160

163

170

170

167

161

161

4,984

161

9,890

Apr.

158

158

158

158

165

189

179

174

170

170

170

161

155

153

150

149

153

153

152

a!58

a!80

alSS

a!80

a!65

a!70

a!70

208

a200

a!90

183

-

5,067

169

10,050

May

a!85

a!88

a!90

a!85

a!80

a!85

a!75

a!60

a!70

a!70

a!62

a!60

a!60

a!60

a250

1,030

1,090

1.47C

1,190

632

500

391

324

285

256

237

218

202

198

196

735

11,634

375

23,080

June

304

230

196

194

206

210

208

226

259

243

228

218

226

333

265

206

192

220

239

198

183

216

265

288

220

235

265

204

190

177

-

6,844

228

13,570

July

170

172

172

163

161

163

160

155

155

183

189

185

183

177

172

167

170

174

172

167

163

258

224

176

158

152

150

155

161

160

155

5,322

172

10,560

Aug.

147

140

138

141

142

138

136

134

138

176

150

208

160

153

150

136

131

126

134

131

128

128

129

135

al50

al57

al61

a!60

aieo

a!61

aieo

4,538

146

9,000

Sert.

al6CJ

a 161

a 165 178-

177

19S

202

189

172

165

161

17C

161

155

152

152

15C

152 is:

15E

147

146

146

144

144

HE

14C

141

141

14£

4,741

15£

9,42C

Calendar year 1950: Max 388 Mln 52 Mean 154 Ac-ft 111,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,470 Min 52 Mean 178 Ac-ft 129,100

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--May 18 (9 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (4.49 ft); May 31 (5 a.m.) 1,260 cfs 

(4.04 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, engineers' notes, ani 

records for station at St. Michael.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13. Nov. 19 to Feb. 23, Feb. 28 to Mar. 4, 

Mar. 8-16 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, Feb. 10).
PLATTE RIVER' BASIN 215

South Loup River at Ravenna, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°00'35", long. 98°54'45", on line between sees. 16 and 17, T. 12 N., R. 

14 W., near center of main'span on downstream side of highway bridge, three-quarters 

of a mile south of Ravenna and 1 mile upstream from Mud Creek.

Drainage area.--1.660 sq mi (approximately), of which about 890 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once or twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,983.73 ft above mean 

sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge.--11 years, 219 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,210 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 75 cfs Jan. 28.

1940-51: Maximum gage height, 12.6 ft June 22, 1947, from floodmark (discharge not 

determined); minimum daily discharge, 28 cfs Mar. 6, 1945.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. W 1086; Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

AC- ft

Oct.

150

383

318

217

190

164

168

152

144

136

136

140

150

154

154

162

150

152

154

152

154

162

164

164

170

172

166

164

162

162

160

5,326

172

10,560

Nov.

152

164

164

164

160

154

164

168

153

155

155

160

160

185

180

198

198

205

205

166

192

192

154

217

187

228

250

208

203

210

-

5,451

182

10,810

Dec.

215

225

204

195

216

218

150

150

181

167

176

170

178

180

177

187

184

194

187

181

181

179

172

157

159

135

132

137

146

176

188

5,497

177

10,900

Jan.

174

157

151

143

140

151

146

144

144

147

153

172

169

185

187

173

184

176

184

132

122

116

162

185

171

151

121

75

90

99

107

4,611

149

9,150

Feb.

162

138

152

152

176

177

181

173

168

192

200

196

180

150

137

160

180

209

209

231

277

393

406

250

214

214

214

229

-

-

-

5,720

204

11,350

Mar.

232

241

220

200

190

185

190

182

199

231

180

160

160

156

204

248

220

198

211

202

205

200

211

226

195

198

211

211

223

211

205

6,305

203

12,510

Apr.

2 O2

208

205

192

211

229

262

244

217

226

217

202

202

195

198

195

180

185

192

190

223

229

217

195

211

208

536

442

290

328

-

7,031

234

13,950

May

347

332

244

232

229

235

232

202

217

220

208

205

202

220

220

896

1,450

1,450

1,650

900

702

609

492

420

367

359

307

265

241

238

1,420

15,311

494

30,370

June

566

343

272

247

220

238

229

250

250

300

286

276

282

343

394

321

262

253

250

304

272

578

388

635

519

477

317

304

279

247

-

9,902

330

19,640

July

223

220

211

214

200

226

232

241

247

268

486

501

324

247

241

200

211

202

211

217

211

268

214

202

174

160

176

185

178

176

178

7,244

234

14,370

Aug.

168

158

156

154

162

148

142

136

130

154

182

176

305

232

247

205

200

190

182

195

168

156

150

162

176

1^5

182

188

195

198

202

5,594

180

11,100

Sept.

198

214

226

217

208

211

214

205

190

211

205

217

211

195

200

190

180

174

172

180

182

166

162

164

162

164

162

156

150

156

-

5,642

188

11,190

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,060 Mln 50 Mean 196 Ac-ft 142,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,650 Mln 75 Mean 229 Ac-ft 165,900

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-13, Nov. 20 to Feb. 22, Mar. 3, 4, 8-16.
216 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Mud Creek near Broken Bow, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22i30", long. 99°35ilO", In NW£ sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 20 W., on right 

bank 6 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, and 3 miles southeast of Broken 

Bow.

Records available. June 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 5, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and 

aatum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 401 cfs July 21 (gage height, 7.96 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.0 cfs on many days in October, January, and February.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 410 cfs July 23, 1950 (gage height, 7.75 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.2 cfs on many days in August 1949.

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

wnTch are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

rsiscnarge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

0«t . Nov.

1.5

2.1 

1.2 

1.1

1,0

1.0 

1.0 

1.1

1.0 

1.0 

1.0

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.1

34.9 

1.13 

69

1.1

1.1 

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.1 

1.1

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

34.9

1.16 

69

Dec.

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.2 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.2 

1.2

37.5 

1.21 

74

Jan.

1.4

1.2 

1.2 

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1 

1.0

1.3

1.3

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.5

1.3

1.1 

1.0

1.1 

1.1

37.8 

1.22 

75

Feb.

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.4

1.4 

1.2 

1.2

1.5 

1.4

1.1

TTT 

1.1

1.1 

1.1 

1.2

1.4

1.3 

2.8

-

35.1 

1.25 

70

Mar.

1.4

1.4 

1.9 

T74

1.3

1.5

1.2

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.2 

1.2

1.3 

1.3

1.4 

1.3

1.6 

1.5 

1.4

1.4

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

1.4

43.8 

1.41 

87

Apr.

1.5

1.4 

1.5 

1.5

2.2

1.5

1.7

1.5 

1.4 

1.4

1.4 

1.3

1.2 

T73

1.3 

2.0

2.1 

1.5 

1.4

1.6

8.1 

2.2

2.4

54.7 

1.82 

108

Hay

2.2

2.1 

1.8 

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

1.7

3.1 

37_

7.0 

16

5.9 

3.6

3.6 

2.8 

2.6

5.4

2.1 

1.9

2.0 

12

146.5 

4.73 

291

June

3.6

3.8 

2.5 

2.3

2.2 

2.1 

9.6

2.4

2.2 

2.2 

2.4

7.4 

2.8

2.5 

2.6

2.8 

2.3

2.2 

3.5 

3.3

2.0

1.9 

1.9

1.8

95.4 

3.18 

189

July

2.0

4.2 

25 

3.1

2.6 

2.4 

2.1

14

5.0 

5.2 

5.8

2.3 

2.0

1.0 

1.8

1.8 

1.6

176 

18 

4.0

2.5

2.1

2.4

1.9 

1.9

305.6 

9.86 

606

Aug.

1.8 

1.8 

1.8 

1.7

1.6 

1.6 

2.1 

3.8

1.6

17 

4.9 

1.9

1.8 

1.6

1.4 

1.4

1.3 

1.2

1.2 

1.2 

1.2

1.4

a2.2 

al.8

al.8 

al.7

71.8 

2.32 

142

Sept.

al.6 

al.6 

al.5 

al.7 

a4.0

a3.8 

a5.o 

177 

1.6 

1.5

1.4 

2.8 

1.4

1.6

1.4 

1.3 

1.3 

1.3 

1.2

1.3 

1.2 

1.2

1.3

1.2 

1.2 

1.1 

T7l

1.1

50.1 

1.67 

99

Calendar year 195O : Max 119 Mln o.5 Mean 2.37 Ac-ft 1,720 

Water year 195O-51: Max 176 Mln 1.0 Mean 2.60 Ac-ft 1,880

Peak discharge (base. 40O cfs). July 21 (6 a.m.) 401 cfs (7.96 ft).

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

and records for station at Sweetwater.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 1, 9, 10, 20-25, Dec. 2-14, Dec. 26 to 

Mar. 21.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Mud Creek near Sweetwater, Nebr.

217

Location. Lat 41°02'05", long. 98°59'45", in NjSE^ sec. 3, T. 12 N., R. 15 W., on right

bank 12 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 1 mile southeast of Sweetwater,

and 11 miles upstream from mouth. '

Drainage area. 678 sq mi.

Records 'available. July 1946 to September 1951.

gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,014.17 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Average discharge. 5 years, 72.4 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs Aug. 14 (gage height, 13.42 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Jan. 29.

1946-51: Maximum gage height, 23.20 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 2.2 cfs Aug. 2, 3, 1946.

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

which are poor. Minor irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

32

62

*458

T5Z

64

46

39

35

33

32

31

30

*30

29

25

29

30

30

*31

31

30

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

31

1,593

51.4

3,160

Nov.

31

31

*31

31

32

32

32

32

32

32

38

36

34

34

*34

34

34

34

35

32

36

36

29

4T

39

38

38

35

*34

36

-

. 1,023

34.1

2,030

Dec.

32

27

21

20

18

17

15

24

28

31

33

33

*34

53

30

30

29

29

29

28

28

27

27

27

26

23

23

*28

25

32

33

844

27.2

1,670

Jan.

30

29

26

29

28

26

25

23

30

40

*37

33

34

34

34

34

34

33

30

25

29

31

37

*36

31

26

22

19

13

14

16

888

28.6

1,760

Feb.

*18

20

20

22

28

29

32

*32

29

28

32

34

35

38

32

35

38

45

50

42

*39

43

46

47

52

47

*46

43

_

-

1,002

35.8

1,990

Mar.

38

40

35

36

33

33

28

TO

30

31

32

36

29

*35

35

35

43

38

41

*45

45

42

40

40

39

38

39

*42

43

40

38

1,149

37.1

2,280

Apr.

36

37

*36

36

38

41

42

41

39

38

37

37

36

36

36

34

34

*34

. 34

34

36

36

36

37

36

36

*249

77

56

*79

-

1,414

47.1

2,800

May

68

60

52

51

46

42

39

38

*44

37

37

36

36

40

39

*52

*97

*175

287

315

*146

99

65

54

49

45

46

47

43

*42

*616

2,843

91.7

5,640

June

*434

163

86

*62

54

48

44

42

41

46

60

43

41

*106

75

56

51

94

175

*65

55

95

70

190

140

65

*202

78

51

45

-

2,777

92.6

5,510

July

42

41

40

351

*524

220

74

58

52

122

*332

119

75

61

64

66

52

*46

44

41

40

40

*416

*259

75

52

44

41

43

42

37

3,513

113

6,970

Aug.

*35

35

33

29

29

27

77

27

*27

a27

a27

a30

a!30

*a450

*357

107

58

46

42

51

35

33

*31

32

43

40

56

54

*44

48

42

2,052

66.2

4,070

^ept.

40

37

37

36

40

*95

64

~S8 134

41

35

40

68

46

48

38

34

31

*30

29

28

28

27

25

28

28

29

29

29

29

-

1,264

42.1

2,510

Calendar year 195O: Max 1,030 Mln 12 Mean 62.2 Ac-ft 45,010

Water year 1950-51: Max 616 Mln 13 Mean 55.8 Ac-ft 40,390

Peak discharge (base, 1,50Q cfs). No peak above base. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 24, Mar. 3-16.
218 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Loup River at St. Michael, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41 0 02'00", long. 98°44'30", in NW^NW^- (correction) sec. 12, T. 12 N., R. 

13 ¥., near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 0.8 mile northeast of St. 

Michael and 5 miles upstream from Sweet Creek.

Drainage area.--2,560 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,650 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,921.28 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted. Prior to June 23, 1947, water-stage recorder and June 23 to Sept. 

30, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site at datum 2.00 ft higher.

Average discharge. 8 years, cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,780 cfs May 31 (gage height, 4.53 ft); minimum daily, 56 cfs Dec. 6.

1943-51: Maximum flood occurred June 22, 1947, discharge and gage height not determined; minimum daily discharge, 40 cfs Feb, 11, 1944, Mar. 6, 1945,

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

measurements generally made once a <reek. Minor irrigation developments above station. 

Records of sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Pacer 1198.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, wa^er year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

182

442

541

461

326

290

245

221

209

197

190

190

190

190

190

190

190

180

T5?

187

182

182

190

197

199

197

197

197

194

192

190

7,110

229

14,100

Nov.

187

185

182

180

174

180

190

190

186

175

173

194

216

216

214

£09

209

214

218

201

216

214

200

190

200

220

250

283

258

242

-

6,166

206

12,230

Dec.

233

226

194

144

67

56

65

80

103

140

158

178

188

212

237

237

254

235

224

219

204

202

198

194

189

182

175

146

146

149

160

5,395

174

10,700

Jan.

164

169

174

184

189

186

191

186

173

174

174

178

171

165

199

207

228

231

232

183

163

182

190

202

197

202

145

84

78

73

78

5,352

173

10,620

Feb.

82

85

101

138

169

180

178

186

190

205

206

206

198

194

188

190

232

254

300

317

294

326

406

446

360

330

293

283

_

_

-

6,537

233

12,970

Mar.

269

269

274

269

258

266

258

250

238

210

120

TSZ

126

133

172

230

283

24T

226

238

240

245

266

269

266

260

266

269

235

£23

233

7,225

233

14,330

Apr.

233

240

235

233

250

302

312

280

£66

£66

255

247

255

247

242

226

226

218

1T2T

242

266

272

258

252

263

269

935

59T

461

451

-

9,015

300

17,880

May

437

368

319

312

299

286

274

252

299

277

263

247

252

£74

280

706

1,500

1,560

1,860

1,280

916

630

520

480

470

406

312

£80

296

283

1,490

17,428

562

34,570

June

1,510

 655

446

372

348

337

309

316

316

376

376

306

277

TIC

480

364

330

368

421

376

337

526

380

550

480

528

475

432

419

401

-

13,231

441

£6,240

July

392

406

384

538

680

630

521

485

480

495

 6T7 851

451

372

341

334

286

258

258

247

242

310

453

699

410

323

£74

250

242

£18

.194

12,701

410

25,190

Aug.

194

182

180

178

168

174

170

164

164

160

206

312

6£7

560

593

485

341

296

258

255

238

206

192

197

£06

240

250

250

226

216

214

8,102

261

16,070

Sept.

221

221

223

226

242

252

286

312

280

250

238

272

250

£26

£47

£45

223

£06

206

206

204

£04

204

204

211

211

206

199

~W5 187

-

6,852

228

13,590

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,580 Mln 56 Mean £61 Ac-ft 189,200

Water Water year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 1,860 1,860 Min Min 56 56 Mean Mean 288 288 Ac-ft Ac-ft 208,500 208,500

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-12, 20, 21, 23-27, Dec. 3 to Feb. 23, Mar

10-16.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 219

Oak Creek near Dannebrog, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41 0 07'00", long. 98°36'30", in NW£ sec. 8, T. 13 N., R. 11 W. , on left bank 

200 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 58 and 60, 2 miles upstream from unnamed tributary, and 3-| miles west of Dannebrog.

Drainage area. 122 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,879.45 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to July 8, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 1,420 cfs May 31 (gage height 14.40 ft); minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Oct. 12, Aug. 6-8.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 1,780 cfs July 9, 1950 (gage height, 17.00 ft); no flow 

Aug. 8, 11, 12, 25-28, 1949.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951'

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.0

15

26 *TL

4.6

2.1

1.0

.4

.4

.2

.2

.1

72

.3

.2

.3

.6

1.1

*1.2

1.3

1.2

1.5

.6

.9

.6

.3

.2

.2

1.2

1.0

.9

91. a

2.96

182

Nov.

0.7

.6 *177

2.1

T76

.8

1.1

1.2

.8

.8

.9

1.1

1.6

1.9

*2.0

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.9

1.9

2.1

2.1

1.5

1.7

2.0

1.8

1.7

*1.7

2.0

-

46.4

1.55

92

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.7

1.4

1.6

2.2

*2.0

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.7

2.8

1.8

2.2

2.9

3.0

2.3

2.1

1.3

1.0

*T75

2.4

2.9

5.1

65.7

2.12

130

Jan.

2.5

2.0

1.6

1.3

1.5

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.4

 1.7

2.1

2.4

1.7

1.6

2.0

2.4

2.5

2.6

2 . 4

.8

.8

1.1

1.4

.8

.8

.9

.4

.2

75

.6

.8

44.1

1.42

87

Feb.

*1.1

T75

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

*1.6

1.7

1.6

1.7

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.7

2.4

2.5

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.8

2.7

*2.8

3.1

3.7

 376 3.9

*3.3

_

-

66.9

2.39

133

Mar.

4.3

3.9

3.7

2.7

2.6

1.9

2.8

1.0

1.1

.8

.7

75

 *1.0

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.7

1.9

2.4

*4.5

6.6

~S.z 14

2.5

4.7

*4.6

3.4

2.6

2.4

90.3

2.91

179

Apr.

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.6

4.0

3.4

2.7

2.4

*2.3

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.9

T75

1.9

*2.0

2.5

3.7

3.1

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.5

*413 ~T9~

16

*21

-

592.5

19.8

1,180

May

*54

16

9.5

5.2

4.4

3.5

3.1

2.8

*2.5

2.5

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.2

*3.1

65

*123

112

17

7.7

4.9

*3.5

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.3

2.1

27T

*24

*955

1,427.2

46.0

2,830

June

79

20

9.5

*6.5

5.2

4.7

4.3

4.0

3.8

3.5

3.7

3.3

?72- 3.1

106

25

7.0

18

26

18

*5.7

4.3

3.8

74

64

114

*147 , "2T5

9.7

6.7

-

808.0

26.9

1,600

July

5.5

6.7

*532

573

*47

16

9.3

6.2

4.6

4.6

*6.7

5.3

5.8

9.1

5.5

4.0

*3.4

3.1

2.8

2.1

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.2

*1.1

1.0

a. 9

a. 8

a. 7

a. 6 aTB"

1,264.3

40.8

2,510

Aug.

aO.5

a. 4

a. 4

a. 3

a. 2

a.l

aTT

*.l

a. 8

19

11

3.8

11

*25~8.1

3.5

2.5

2.7

a2.2

a2.0

a2.4

al.5

*.8

a. 4

al.2

a2.5

»1.S

4.1

3.4

4.0

4.5

120.0

3.87

238-

Sept.

2.7

a2.7

a2.7

a2.7

*11

*34

40

11

4.9

2.8

2.0

*1.8

90

34

8.5

4.1

2.7

2.0

*1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

75

-

271.4

9.05

538

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,510 Min 0.1 Mean 18.0 Ac-ft 13,070

Water year 1950-51: Max 935 Min 0.1 Mean 13.4 Ac-ft 9,700

Peak discharge (base, 550 efs).--Apr. 27 (l p.m.) 914 cfs (11.49 ft); Hay 31 (12 m.) 1,420 cfs 

(14.40 ft); July 3 (2 p.m.) 1,080 cfs (12.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek near Cotesfleld.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 3 to Mar. 23.
220 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Middle Loup River at St. Paul, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°11'5&", long. 98°26'50", In sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 10 W., on left bank at 

St. Paul, 400 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281 and 6 miles upstream from 

confluence with North Loup River. Prior to Apr. 27, 1951, at site 200 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 7.720 sq ml, approximately, of which about 3,200 sq ml contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--May 1895 to October 1897, April to October 1899, April to November 

1903, August 1928 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 1,776.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to April 1899, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 2.06 ft 

higher. April to October 189.9 and April to November 1903, staff gages at several sites 

500 ft downstream at datum 1.87 ft higher. Aug. 15, 1928, to June 13, 1934, chain gage 

at site 400 ft downstream at datum 2.00 ft higher. June 14, 1934, to June 23,-1947, 

water-stage recorder at site 500 ft upstream at datum 200 ft higher. June 24 to July 

25, 1947, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream at datum 9.81 ft lower. July 25, 1947, 

to Apr. 26, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 2.00 ft upstream at present datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1895-97, 1928-51), 1,168 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,600 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.86 ft); maximum gage height, 6.80 ft Nov. 27 (backwater from Ice); minimum dally discharge, 214 

cfs Jan. 31.

1895-97, 1899, 1903, 1928-51: 'Maximum discharge, 72,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage 

height, 12.69 ft, site then In use, present datum), from rating OUT-VP extended above 

55,000 cfs; minimum dally, 102 cfs Jan. 8, 1937,

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

measurements generally made once a week. Diversions above station for Irrigation. Records of temperatures and sediment loads for the water' year 1951 are given In WaterSupply Paper 1198.

Revisions (water years). W 1036: 1943. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

£

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

£0

21

22

23

24 

25

26

£7

28

£9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,£60

£,240

1,840

1,410

1,££0

1^£00 

1,£40

1,280

1,090

1,050

1,120

1,060

982

930

1,T52U

1,030

1,100

1,070

1,010

1,130

1,170

1,£80

1,340

1,220 

1,100

1,060

1,130

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,100

37,092

1,197

73,570

NOV.

1,190

1,130

1,050

1,100

1,070

1,050 

1,120

1,190

1,100

1,060

900

1,100

1,Z40

1,300

1,3£0

1,190

1,Z£0

1,320

1,070

1,030

1,050

1,240

800

358 

258

375

626

700

750

741

-

£9,648

988

58,810

Dec.

688

964

973

990

558

260 

£30

T75

308

353

440

5£7

6£6

880

1,£30

1,360

1,290

1,330

1,310

1,£30

1,£50

1,300

1,360

1,380 

1,270

1,200

996

983

878

836

970

28,245

911

56,020

Jan.

1,£30

1,250

1,£00

975

870

886 

858

858

856

893

9£1

940

1,040

1,090

1,110

1,170

1,270

1,350

1,330

1,100

1,000

874

720

641 

829

975

902

536

366

Z60

Z14

28,514

9ZO

56,560

Feb.

£86 '555

358

434

540

691 

908

9£4

1,040

1,170

1,£50

1,230

1,200

1,170

1,£20

1,160

1,100

1,220

1,330

1,470

1,830

2,220

2,9£0

3.580 

2,720

2,4£0

2,130

2,070

-

-

-

38,689

1,38£

76,740

Mar.

1,990

1,720

1,700

1,540

1,410

1,530 

1,450

1,£00

800

700

300

15o

500

750

914

1,660

2,150

1,60O

1,£00

1,100

1,060

1,£20

1,680

1,340 

1,170

1,190

1,£60

1,460

1,370

1,340

1,260

38,964

1,257

77, £80

Apr.

1,140

1,160

1,200

1,£30

1,240

1,280 

1,530

1,380

1,200

1,240

1,280

1,140

1,030

1,060

1,050

1,070

1,140

1,100

1,010

1,340

1,630

1,810

1,370

1,410 

1,580

1,610

3,230

£,360

1,3£0

1,410

41,550

1,385

82,410

May

1,750

1,490

1,090

918

1.T5SO"

1,050 

1,120

1,130

 1,140

1,£40

1,130

995

1,030

1,170

£,010

3,390

3,750

3,480

4,330

3,390

Z,820

£,400

1,970

1,660 

1,600

1,750

1,540

1,3£0

1,220

1,460

7, £10

61,573

1,986

1£Z,100

June

3.780

2,110

1,790

1,540

1,350

1,410 

1,400

1,350

1,540

1,530

1,340

1,3£0

1,260

1,610

£,010

1,370

1,£00

1,£80

1,900

1,480

1,410

1,820

£,050

£,4£0 

1,940

1-.870

1,640

1,400

1,£60

1.170

49,550

1,65£

98, £80

July

1,170

1,230

3.320

3,080

1,770

1,530 

1,280

1,170

1,£20

1,370

1,9£0

1,540

1,460

1,03O

995

1,100

1,130

1,230

1,230

1,300

1,£20

1,480

1,410

1,630 

1,130

918

846

846

930

906

943

4£,334

1,366

83,970

Aug.

943'

834

799

755

690

680 550"

690

882

1,140

1,160

1,400

2,640

3.170

1,450

1,010

956

858

834

882

1,280

1,040

1,020

1,100 

1,380

1,200

1,300

1,140

1,130

1,070

1,020

35,143

1,134

69,710

Sept.

1,070

1,-070

1,260

1,200

1,540

1,960 

1,650

1,450

1,510

1,340

1,320

1,610

1,630

1,380

1,190

1,340

1,160

982

1,100

982

1,060

1,750

1,540

1,3£0 

1,£40

. 1,100

1,260

1,230

858

854

38,936

1,298

77,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,510 Mln 200 Mean 1,185 Ac-ft 857,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,210 Mln 214 Mean 1,288 Ac-ft 932,700

Peak discharge (base. 6,500 cfs).--May 31 (2 a.m.) 8,600 cfs (5.86 ft); July 3 (5:30 p.m.) 6,650 

cfs (5.53 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-12, Nov. 23 to Feb. 25, Mar.' 8-15, 18-20.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

North Loup River at Brewster, Nebr.

221

Location. Lat 41°56'25", long. 99°51'40", in HW^NWi sec. 27, T. 23 N. , R. 22 W. , near

right bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 7 at the northeast limits of Brewster.

Drainage area. 1,890 sq mi, approximately, of which about 140 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. September 1945 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 2,467.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 6 years, 378 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum gage height observed during year, 3.40 ft June 14 (discharge not determinpd); minimum daily discharge, 123 cfs Dec. 6.

1945-51: Maximum discharge not determined (occurred during flood of June 14, 1951);' 

maximum gage height observed, 4.20 ft Feb. 25, 26, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum 

daily discharge, 100 cfs Jan. 26, 1948.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

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

25

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

417

425

429 4~0~0

384

392

396

380

372

372

372

372

368

368

364

368

360

356

352

352

360

360

384

372

356

364

356

368

360

368

380

11,627

375

23,060

Nov.

364

368

360

356

352

337

337

330

320

300

380

451

451

468

451

442

442

460

445

413

391

376

334

199 "227

318

381

455

455

434

-

11,397

380

22,610

Dec.

429

410

364

318

245

123 19"6

264

325

369

404

451

478

470

475

478

454

199" 517

417

403

371

341

348

329

311

293

323

330

300

283

11,318

365

22,450

Jan.

251

300

292

273

264

259

294

350

381

400

385

407

410

TTS

394

379

379

347

385

299

347

385

385

370

375

336

345

295

258

286

10,465

338

20,760

Feb.

300

3l5

318

383

381

328

308

363

405

451

470

433

397

412

397

426

451

451

500

515

496

514

468

473

477

396

400

434

.

_

-

11,712

418

23,230

Mar.

429

442

401

286

510

408

383

379

232

264

257

279

430

422

418

464

485

411

401

380

446

491

429

400

425

434

438

468

413

408

421

12,459

402

24,710

Apr.

446

404

4OO

400

396

421

425

368

368

400

384

356

315

330

308

304

326

337

333

384

384

408

446

468

523

532

5T5

509

509

514

-

12,216

407

24,230

May

509

50O

491

495

477

486

477

495

495

482

532

509

546

720

770

725

693

698

693

698

775 '682'

656

630

575

551

482

460

446

429

BT54

17,681

570

35,070

June

736

720

698

666

630

620

615

946

6900

e600

e550

eS573

e700

1,550

1,620

798

682

709

833

775

786

731

781

781

725

809

753

698

666

625

-

22,453

748

44,530

July

575 570

551

518

504

473

473

473

464

500

537

542

556

500

500

491

495

504

468

438

421

420

417

417

417

425

429

451

460

442

e580

14,811

478

29,380

Aug.

e330

e300

e280

e29o

e27O

e260

e310

384

434

408

551

486

473

482

509

495

486

477

470

775

790

6?5

585

635

615

600

605

605

595

575

575

15,283

493

30,310

Sept.

595

580

575

635

698

677

620

595

580

666

605

6OO

590

523

518

490

460

468

446

446

451

438

434

W

464

438

455

442

442

464

-

15,886

.530

31,510

Calendar year 1950: Max 630 Mln 123 Mean 392 Ac-t't 283,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,350 Mln 123 Mean 458 Ac-ft 331,800

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at

Taylor

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 8-11, Nov. 19-27, Dec. 2 to Feb. 21, Mar.

3-19.
222 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River at Taylor, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°46>25", long. 99°22'40", In sec. 22, T. 21 N., R. 18 W., on right bank 

450 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at north edge of Taylor.

Drainage area. 2,210 sq mi, approximately, of which about 180 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--November 1936 to September 1951. 

Average discharge.--14 years (1937-51), 440 cfs.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,248.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 28, 1938, chain gage at bridge 450 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,770 cfs June 14 (gage height, 6.50 ft); maximum gage height, 7.28 ft Jan. 3 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 128 cfs 

Dec. 6.

1936-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 14, 1951; maximum gage height, 7.80 ft Feb. 

21, 1947 (ice Jam); minimum daily discharge, 45 cfs July 26, 1941.

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

measurements generally made once a week. North Loup Public Power and Irrigation District canal began diversion from river in November 1937 at point 6 miles above station. 

Several smaller diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions (water years).--W 856: 1937. W 1086: ,Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Hean

Ac- ft

Oct.

556

556

539

505

457

457

457

457

457

457

446

446

446

446

446

446

436

462

451

462

478

478

462

462

462

467

467

451

451

451

462

14,476

467

28,710

Nov.

462

462

467

457

472

483

510

522

436

401

382

431

499

574

574

533

528

516

462

401

446

488

342

157

220

300

400

500

580

580

-

13,585

453

26,950

Dec.

593

528

533

390

267

'250 128

378

486

529

573

600

609

618

614

588

578

581

578

564

585

601

525

470

350

252

320

431

431

382

334

14,636

472

29,030

Jan.

251

253

394

362

322

300

298

346

424

482

499

509

498

498

556

544

555

546

544

318

322

330

443

498

529

540

391

278

281

300

334

12,745

411

25,280

Feb.

351

386

414

428

447

448

416

406

446

571

694

672

551

522

544

580

630

686

720

744

755

760

730

737

737

605

556

643

_

-

16,199

579

32,130

Mar.

467

505

499

355

522

599

467

370

270

280

257

308

433

548

550

565

584

562

533

488

441

556

624

488

472

550

516

478

483

462

478

14,710

475

29,180

Apr.

457

426

416

441

494

533

533

472

451

550

522

457

446

499

457

411

426

478

472

488

574

483

505

562

630

643

751

758

730

737

-

15,802

527

31,340

May

696

650

624

568

556

539

522

510

505

516

545

545

539

862

1,110

870

766

788

758

870

950

1,010

737

682

636

593

568

528

568

580

636

20,827

672

41,310

June

847

809

730

669

656

669

669

925

942

766

682

682

676

1,500

1,210

901

878

950

982

1,100

942

839

909

966

958

870

1,020

847

723

703

-

25,820

861

51,210

July

703

703

730

£82

617

599

568

568

539

593

656

716

669

662

586

574

562

656

574

494

505

499

510

472

446

436

441

494

522

505

457

17,738

572

35,180

Aug.

382

333

308

321

304

273

275

308

368

368

611

710

636

586

499

499

505

499

494

716

972

737

,624

643

630

611

624

611

586

599

568

16,198

523

32,130

Sept.

611

617

611

689

917

878

751

696

730

855

824

780

817

682

669

662

650

F24

643

617

643

656

617

636

605

550

499

472

467

494

-

19,962

665

39,590

Calendar year 195O: Max 991 Mln .128 Mean 488 Ac-ft 353,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,3OO Mln 128 Mean 555 Ac-ft 402,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25-28, Dec. 4 to Feb. 23, Mar. 8-18.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 223

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°47'25", long. 99°11'05", in NW* sec. 9, T. 21 N., R. 16 W., on left 

bank 300 ft downstream from highway bridge, if miles upstream from mouth, and 3 miles 

northwest of Burwell.

Drainage area.--1,250 sq mi, approximately, of which about 110 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Apr. 20, 1945, staff gage at site 300 ft upstream 

at same datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 274 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,060 cfs May 16 (gage height, 3.76 ft); minimum daily, 54 cfs Dec. 5.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 16, 1951; maximum gage height, 5.19 ft Mar. 

19, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, that of Dec. 5, 1950.

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

measurements generally made once a week.

Cooperation.--One discharge measurement furnished by Bureau of Reclamation 

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

340

343

332

343

336

318

308

298

295

295

232

235

3C5

315

315

2S8

298

295

292

295

292

289

286

286

289

295

292

292

292

295

295

9,411

304

18,670

Nov.

292

292

302

308

315

326

329

326

318

295

305

295

302

308

312

302

302

302

315

308

298

298

265

245

240

240

325

336

318

322

-

9,041

301

17,930

Dec.

322

326

250

100

5_4

72

104

136

179

205

260

349

364

401

298

290

275

290

290

310

305

312

312

318

315

290

274

296

312

329

332

8,270

267

16,400

Jan.

329

315

318

281

289

282

280

289

308

293

£96

293

296

296

295

298

302

298

302

292

280

300

320

346

323

, 277

228

247

246

241

234

8,994

290

17,840

Feb.

237

248

258

290

303

339

251

229

231

253

282

256

180

227

249

286

412

343

343

340

343

336

336

343

354

358

347

376

_

_

-

8,350

298

16,560

Mar.

396

396

358

329

343

347

340

292

227

296

224

212

246

302

293

299

325

315

289

295

298

308

'308 315

312

315

326

312

286

286

276

9,466

305

18,780

Apr.

267

2T6

289

295

315

329

336

332

329

322

308

292

292

298

302

298

298

302

315

326

365

362

376

373

380

376

420

433

424

412

10,042

335

19,920

May

412

384

365

347

343

336

332

326

322

308

295

292

308

354

516

920

524

741

635

559

508

472

442

424

412

392

350

336

336

329

380

13,300

429

26,380

June

429

517

536

554

536

454

400

400

376

362

350

343

340

3GO

388

376

392

365

340

329

312

329

343

358

358

358

343

336

329

332

11,565

386

22,940

July

329

329

354

343

340

336

326

315

312

315

340

350

355

360

365

369

358

350

329

315

302

282

273

264

261

264

264

270

282

279

273

9,804

316

19,450

Aug.

267

270

282

289

282

276

286

295

315

340

365

370

485

400

396

358

350

347

340

644

563

481

468

450

424

404

380

369

354

340

329

11,519

372

22,850

Sept.

336

336

332

358

412

429

408

408

408

424

412

437

437

433

433

433

412

400

400

388

384

369

376

388

396

388

365

365

362

365

-

11,794

393

23,390

Calendar year 1950: Max 559 Mln 54 Mean 305 Ac-ft 220,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 920 Min 54 Mean 333 Ac-ft 241,100

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 11, 23-27, Dec. 3-14, 16-20, 26-29, Jan. 

4-14, Jan. 21 to Feb. 18, Mar. 8-17.
224 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River at Scotia, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°27'30", long. 98°42'40", in SW£ sec. 8, T. 17 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank 30 ft downstream from trestle on Union Pacific Railroad spur, half a mile upstream from Wallace Creek, and 0.9 mile southwest of Scotia.

Drainage area.--4,100 sq mi, approximately, of which about 910 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1936 to September 1951.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,893.33 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (tentative adjustment). Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, chain gage at railroad trestle 30 

ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 14 years (1937-51), 817 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,920 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 4.25 ft); maximum gage height, 4.68 ft Feb. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 178 cfs 

Nov. 24.

1936-51: Maximum gage height, 8.18 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); minimum daily discharge, 105 cfs Aug. 7, 1941.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Diversions above 

station for irrigation. Flow includes practically all return water from North Loup 

irrigation project.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

2,100

1,840

1,330

1,140

1,080

996

972

912

856

845

845

823

856 

856

856

856

834 

823 

780

780

801

878

900

867

823

812

834

a850

912

29,757

960

59,020

Nov.

912

924

900

834

834

S23

823

912

867

710

681

812

900 

948

1,070

972

936 

878 

960

972

1,050

972

873

178

341

652

1,160

1,210

1,550

1,090

-

26,524

884

52,610

Dec.

1,030

986

891

801

451

418

568

550

694

726

845

978

980 

1,000

975

1,040

989 

990 

1,000

1,040

1,070

1,110

1,160

1,140

1,090

985

675

688

856

1,010

1,190

27,662

892

54,870

Jan.

1,150

990

990

846

864

846

808

784

739

807

888

914

925 

906

936

1,030

1,020 

1,040 

1,050

952

706

654

111

809

762

770

688

400

280

36~9 270

24,950

805

49,490

Feb.

420

470

600

780

890

814

821

758

758

840

974

1,180

1,120 

950

800

850

950 

950 

1,000

1,090

1,250

1,520

1,450

1,520

1,400

1,490

1,070

1,550

_

_

-

27,765

992

55,070

Mar.

1,510

1,270

1,160

912

867

1,140

1,050

994

903

616

701

386

348

495

608

1,200

1,520 

1,510 

1,120

994

1,160

1,190

1,170

948

948

924

972

1,050

956

924

948

29,854

963

59,210

Apr.

924

948

984

996

1,020

1,180

1,150

1,100

984

1,020

1,070

972

924 

924

972

900

845 

5B^ 

878

1,010

1,350

1,180

1,070

1,180

1,280

1,310

1,620

1,450

1,390

1,370

-

32,857

1,095

65,150

May

1,450

1,400

1,240

1,150

1,020

948

900

867

878

936

878

854

857 

948

2,150

2,200

2,550 

2,450 

2,110

1,730

1,680

1,680

1,470

1,220

1,250

1,220

1,120

1,030

996

972

1,110

41,254

1,331

81,830

June

1,300

1,740

1,770

,570

,590

,300

,160

,150

1,550

1,550

1,180

1,110

1,050 

1,140

2,250

2,090

1,790 

1,680 

1,480

1,340

1,750

1,330

1,250

1,340

 1,360

1,590

1,180

1,450

1,240

1,210

-

43,050

1,435

85,590

July

1,140

1,110

1,400

1,310

1,140

1,140

1,060

984

948

1,010

1,110

1,300

1,500 

1,150

1,110

1,050

1,010 

1,790 

1,280

984

1,790

1,370

960

889

867

812

770

740

740

780

710

35,754

1,089

66,950

Aug.

672

600

506

471

499

471

450

471

693

1,100

1,590

1,320

3,200 

1,330

1,150

960

1,200 

856 

834

1,080

1,570

1,480

1,060

1,870

1,440

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,110

1,070

1,020

33,505

1,081

66,450

Sept.

984

1,010

1,020

1,070

1,900

2,220

1,480

1,310

1,270

1,250

1,370

2.440

1,620 

1,330

1,210

1,120

1,110 

1,070 

1,050

1,050

1,070

1,080

1,120

1,110

1,100

1,100

1,020

936

924

924

-

37,168

1,259

73,720

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,090 mn 120 Mean 1,OOO Ao-ft 723,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,200 Min 178 Mean 1,063 Ao-ft 769,700

Peak discharge (base, 4,OOP cfs).--Hay 15 (5 p.m.) 4,560 cfs (4.12 ft): June 15 (2:3O p.m.) 4,4OO 

cfs (4.13 ft); July 21 (4:30 p.m.) 4,640 cfs (4.42 ft); Aug. 13 (1O a.m.) 4,920 cfs (4.25 ft).

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

at Scotia and near St. Paul.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25 to Feb. 26, Mar. 8-25 (no gage-height record Jan. 28-5O, Feb. 1-4, 14-19.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Davis Creek near Cotesfield, Nebr.

225

Location.--Lat 41°23'50", long. 98°41'00", In SW£ sec. 34, T. 17 N., R. 12 W., on right 

bank three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth and 3j miles northwest of Cotesfield.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,870.8 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,290 cfs July 3 (gage height, 9.87 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at gage height 

9.54 ft; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs July 10.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 3, 1951; minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 4, 5, 

1950.

Remarks. Records good.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

6.6

~5.3 50

2.5

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

2.0

 2.0

1.6

1.2

T76

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

*1.6

1.7

l.S

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

*2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.5

*1.3

116.5

3.S2

235

Nov.

1.6

2.4

2.2

1.3

T75

2.1

*2.5

2.9

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.5

2.1

 2.7

3.1

3.1

2.2

2.1

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.5

4.5

-

73.2

2.44

145

Dec.

6.5

3TT

3.6

 3.4

2.9

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.4

4.7

3.6

3.5

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.6

2.7

 2.7

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.7

2.3

2.1

1...6

92.8

2.99

164

Jan.

1.7

1.7

1.5

 1,8

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.3

2.4

2.3

2.5

*2.3

2.2

1.9

1.7

1.9

2.9

2.7

2.4

1.9

1.3

1.2

.9

79

1.0

1.0

 1.1

1.0

57.5

1.65

114

Feb.

1.6

1.2

.9

1.1

1.9

1.8

.6

275 3.0'

3.2

3.4

 3.6

3.5

3.1

3.1

3.5

3.9

4.7

5.0

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.6

6.0

S76

*5.6

5.4

5.6

_

_

-

110.1

3.93

216

Mar.

5.6

6.6

6.6

5.6

5.1

4.5

2.5

1.9

1.7

279

1.9

2.7

 2.3

2.6

3.1

2.7

3.4

3.7

 4.8

5.4

7.0

11

15^f.e

6.1

*5.1

4.4

4.2

3.3

3.1

2.7

146.1

4.78

294

Apr.

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.7

3.8

2.9

2.5

 3.1

3.8

3.1

3.1

4.0

1.7

571

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

*2.7

3.4

4.4

5.6

*36-6.6

5.1

 5.6

-

135.3

4.51

268

May

6.8

4.6

4.2

3.4

3.1

2.9

 2.9

3.1

3.4

3.6

3.1

3.8

3.6

5.6

13

16

24

*35

14

4.4

3.1

2.5

 374

11

22

32

35

35

36

40

 47.

431.9

13.9

657

June

14

5.6

4.2

*3.6

3.3

3.3

3.1

3.3

3.6

2.9

 2.4

3.6

6.1

12

12

10

11

*57

10

6.6

6.1

5.6

66

69

 15

*174

 8.2

1.7

1.1

T7T

-

527.6

17.6

1,050

July

2.0

 4.3

 513 "29

*7.7

5.1

3.8

3.1

2.1

»._5

23

15

11

10

4.2

 3.3

3.1

3.1

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.5

 2.4

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.6

2.0

2.0

 1.7

1.6

672.2

21.7

1,330

Aug.

1.5

1.6

1.3

1.3

1.2

 1.2

1.2

25

59

 6.6

12

23 213

14

*3.3

4.4

32

5.4

3.6

4.4

*3.3

2.9

2.5

4.4

15

7.7

*34

23

7.7

6.1

5.4

527.0

17.0

1,050

Sept.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

54

61

6.6

6.1

7.1

 2.9

2.9

*326 ~23

*5.1

3.6

3.3

2.7

2.5

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

 2.5

2.9

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.4

-

559.2

16.6

1,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 654 Mln 0.4 Mean 10.0 Ao-ft 7,270

Water year 1950-51: Max 513 Mln 0.5 Mean 9.46 Ao-ft 6,660

Peak discharge (base, 250 cfs). June 23 (9 p.m.) 325 cfs (6.13 ft); June 26 (4 a.m.) 355 cfs 

(6.30 ft)j July 3 (7 a.m.) 1,290 cfs (9.67 ft); Aug. 9 (l a.m.) 264 cfs (5.49 ft); Aug. 13 (2 a.m.) 

627 cfs (7.70 ft); Sept. 12 (9 a.m.) 536 cfs (7.32 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1 to Feb. 19, Mar. 6-24.
226 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

North Loup River near Cotesfield, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°22 I 10", long. 98°36'50", on south line sec. 7, T. 16 N., R. 11 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile east of Cotesfield and 4|- miles 

downstream from Davis Creek.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,839.0 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes. 1950: Maximum gage height observed during period July to September, 6.28 ft, 

July 9 (discharge not determined); minimum daily, 553 cfs July 1.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 5,350 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 5.09 

ft); maximum gage height observed, 5.92 ft Feb. 24 (backwater from ice); minimum daily 

discharge, 214 cfs Jan. 28.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those above 2,000 cfs, 

which are poor. Natural flow affected by diversions, ground-water withdrawals- for 

irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

July

553

665

*672

748

834

798

724

e950

Aug.

740

716

732

764

807

780

879

*1,050

Sept.

764

780

740

693

651

*686

617

6*4

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

e8,200

62,000

*1,060

1,320

951

915

825

942

Aug.

1,090

1,500

1,260

1,180

1,420

1,300

*1,100

1,000

Sept.

591

591

578

*617

651

665

740

1,050

Day

17

18

19

20

21

?.?,

23

24

July

*1,110

62,600

62,200

el,300

el,300

el, 300

e7,300

el, 900

Aug.

915

915

1,000

978

*906

825

772

748

Sept.

1,010

987

*888

888

996

1,190

1,010

1,010

Day

?S

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ac -ft .........................................................................

July

1,060

*1,000

906

852

798

789

*748

93,860

Aug.

748

748

807

996

*888

780

780

57,730

Sept..

924

*951

942

780

807

816

-

24 257

48,110

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). July 9 (2 a.m.) discharge unknown (6.28 ft): July 19 (12:01 

p.m. to 1 a.m.) 4,780 cfs (5.60 ft); July 23 (9 a.m.) discharge unknown (6.18 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of records for stations at 

Scotia and near St. Paul.

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,810 

1,760

*1,330

1,130

1,120

1,050

1,040

996

1,010

*960

933

870 

834

798

740

816

825

*852

852

861

834

807

852

*897

879

888

906

906

906 

924

*924

30,310

978

60,120

Nov.

996 

942

996

1,020

1,000

969

*996

1,020

1,000

650

700

800 

978

942

1,100

1,020

987

987

1,060

*978

1,000

980

900

300

538

816

1,040

952

1,550 

1,000

-

28,017

934

55,570

Dec.

912

967

862

*820

261

423

472

507

511

834

933

*1,010 

1,000

977

1,000

1,020

1,030

990

1,030

1,100

1,010

1,090

1,090

1,120

1,090

1,160

795

700

675 

952

1,140

27,481

886

54,510

Jan.

1,140 

1,050

D46

*960

1,000

968

821

800

780

765

915

970 

1,020

960

*974

1,030

1,060

1,060

1,030

960

729

449

680

832

832

777

589

214

240 

224

316

25,091

809

49,770

Feb.

405 

330

712

828

894

955

855

824

795

784

900

*935 

986

829

725

861

986

1,000

1,020

1,040

1,040

1,390

1,250

2,060

1,500

*1,320

1,130

1,250

-

-

27,804

993

55,150

Mar.

1,250 

1,330

1,190

1,070

942

1,180

1,000

902

566

659

570

392 

356

492

957

1,100

1,580

1,370

1,330

*1,080

1,080

1,120

1,110

951

987

*996

1,020

969

969 

996

969

50,283

977

60,070

Apr.

942 

924

906

924

996

1,140

1,140

1,160

*1,090

1,090

1,130

1,070 

935

906

960

955

906

888

955

951

1,280

1,190

*1,050

1,130

1,240

1,240

1,510

1,370

1,560 

1,300

-

52,592

1,036

64,650

May

1,450 

1,420

1,200

1,150

1,060

969

*960

915

924

942

960

870 

955

1,050

2,180

2,000

2,250

2,200

1,980

1,620

*1,600

1,600

1,600

1,440

1,460

1,580

1,500

1,150

1,130 

1,060

1,220

41,955

1,555

85,170

June

1,400 

1,800

1,670

*1,590

1,490

1,390

1,250

1,240

1,270

1,340

*1,190

1,110 

1,110

1,170

2,070

1,840

1,560

*1,630

1,320

1,500

1,540

1,330

1,340

1,400

*1,370

1,940

1,420

1,450

1,580 

1,510

-

45,220

1,441

85,730

July

1,200 

*1,260

2,050

1,420

1,190

1,170

1,130

1,010

*960

1,050

1,220

1,310 

1,540

1,140

1,100

*996

978

1,750

1,240

969

*1,660

1,440

*960

915

879

861

861

834

843 

*924

879

35,519

1,146

70,450

Aug.

764 

665

572

466

488

*455

459

402

651

1,070

1,440

1,450 

*5,750

2,370

1,710

1,320

1,740

1,160

969

1,570

*1,820

1,730

1,440

2,040

1,720

1,360

*1,500

1,130

1,130 

1,090

1,060

39,071

1,260

77,500

Sept.

1,080 

1,090

1,050

*1,100

1,590

1,740

1,460

1,500

1,230

*1,230

1,350

2.250 

1,450

1,200

1,190

1,100

1,140

1,100

1,060

1,050

1,060

1,070

1,100

*1,150

1,080

1,150

1,100

1,050

9"96 996 

-

56,492

1,216

72,380

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,750 Mln 214 Mean 1,090 Ac-ft 789,100

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs). May 15 (4 p.m.) 4,570 cfs (5.58 ft); Aug. 15 (,10 to 11 

5,350 cfs (5.09 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 9-12, Nov. 22 to Feb. 27, Mar. 8-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 227-

North Loup River near St. Paul, Nebr.

Locatign.--Lat 41°15'35" long. 98°26'50", in sec. 22, T. 15 N. , R. 10 W., on right bank 

60 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 3 miles north of St. Paul and 4 miles 

upstream from confluence with Middle Loup River.

Drainage area.--4,460 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,270 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. May 1895 to October 1897, April to October 1899, April to December 

1903, August 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,762.39 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. 

Prior to Aug. 16, 1928, staff gages at several sites within 1 mile of present site at 

various datums. Aug. 16, 1928, to Mar. 19, 1934, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1895-97, 1928-51), cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,470 cfs Aug. 13 (gage height, 2.37 ft); maximum gage height, 3.51 ft Mar. 16 (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 265 cfs Jan. 30.

1895-97, 1899, 1903, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs (estimated) June 6, 

1896; minimum daily, 85 cfs Aug. 8, 1941.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by diversions and 

ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records 

of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Waterciupply Paper 1198.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1942. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,610 

2, 120 

1,580

1,200

1,100

1,000

980

955

894

894

894

859

859

870

859

894

894

882

859

856

848

905

930

930

882

882

894

905

905

894

942

30,956

999

61,400

Nov.

1,040 

1,060 

1,070

1,040

1,030

980

968

1,070

1,040

850

650

750

915

1,060

1,170

1,200

1,140

1,100

1,130

1,050

1,000

1,000

927

440

280

610

691

1,010

1.210

1,130

-

28,611

954

56,750

Dec.

1,130 

1,030 

912

819

450

450

400

550

600

750

854

697

1,020

1,030

1,130

1,130

1,060

1,010

975

958

969

1,020

1,040

1,110

1,120

1,040

916

700

760

880

975

27,685

893

54,910

Jan.

1.040 

992 

921

1,020

843

864

732

729

745

778

812

856

872

948

902

915

978

993

1,010

993

750

614

598

735

815

714

640

396

282

265

347

24,099

111

47,800

Feb.

421 

493 

632

858

979

944

912

905

850

876

926

965

961

874

807

890

979

1,010

1,080

1,130

1,250

1,360

1,600

1,960

1,610

1,270

1,200

1,300

_

_

-

29,042

1,037

57,600

Mar.

1,580 

1,620 

1,460

1,110

955

1,180

1,200

1,100

1,000

850

550

400

340

550

860

1,300

1,500

1,560

1,300

1,140

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,060

1,000

1,000

1,030

1,170

1,130

1,040

968

33,113

1,068

65,680

Apr.

980 

992 

955

968

1,020

,160

,160

,140

,070

,070

,140

,060

905

918

955

894

894

918

905

1,020

,230

,110

,070

,130

,230

,260

.770

,380

,320

,370

-

32,994

1,100

65,440

Hay

,380 

,370 

,260

,230

,170

,040

,020

905

930

918

894

813

859

1,000

1,530

2,120

2,610

2. 620

2,360

1,940

1,720

1,620

1,620

1,400

1,240

1,290

1,170

1,070

968

1,050

1,890

43,007

1,387

85,300

June

1,280 

1,490 

1,690

1,560

1,460

1,380

1,290

1,230

1,260

1,690

1,290

1,110

1.020

1,090

1,540

2.000

1,580

1,650

1,370

1,160

1,390

1,350

1,280

1,560

1,380

1,940

1,320

1,240

1,370

1,180

-

42,150

1,405

83,600

July

1,160 

1,230 

2.430

1,630

1,280

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,030

1,070

1,200

1,350

1,500

1,400

1,220

1,180

1,110

1,340

1,850

1,140

1,080

2,190

1,060

942

894

870

859

824

824

870

859

37,902

1,223

75,180

Aug.

748 

706 

627

526

509

476

436

742

1,100

1,440

1,700

2,360

4.120

2,740

2,040

1,650

2,020

1,530

1,040

1,020

1,670

1,600

1,550

1,600

1,900

1,350

1,320

1,170

1,070

1,040

1,040

42,840

1,382

84,970

Sept.

1,040 

1,060 

1,110

,140

,540

,390

,620

,420

,280

,180

,240

,710

,850

,500

,400

,290

,200

,200

,200

,140

,130

,180

,140

,160

1,140

1,170

1,110

1,070

1,030

992

-

39,632

1,321

78,610

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,200 Min 210 Mean 1,032 Ac-ft 747,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,120 Min 265 Mean 1,129 Ac-ft 817,200

Peak discharge (base, 4,200 cfs).--Aug. 13 (12 ra.) 5,470 cfs (2.37 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10-13, Nov. 20 to Feb. 26, Mar. 8-17.
228 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Spring Creek at Gushing, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°18'00", long. 98°22'50", in SW£ sec. 5, T. 15 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

half a mile northwest of Gushing and 2^ miles upstream from mouth.

Records available.--May 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage, 1,770 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,170 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 9.40 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Jan. 29.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 2,560 cfs July 22, 1950 (gage height, 15.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 2.5 cfs 

Dec. 10, 11, 1949.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*47 4.6 

53

21

12

10 

9.6

' 8.8

8.5 

7.9

7.6

6.6

6.0

5.7

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.9

5.1

5.4

5.1

4.9

5.1

4.9

*5.1

5.4

5.4

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

293.6

9.47

582

NOV.

4,4.

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.7 

 4.4

4.9

4.9 

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.1

5.1

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

6.4

*7.7

6.9

5.7

4.7

4.6

6.0

6.4

7.0

6.6

6.6

6.4

165.9

5.53

329

Dec.

6.2

6.1

5.9

*5.7

5.6

5.4 

5.7

5.6

5.6 

5.6

5.5

5.6

5.7

5.8

5.8

5.5

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

*5.1

5.0

5.2

5.1

5.1

5.1

4.9

5.0

4.7

4.4

4.6

166.2

5.36

330

Jan.

4.6

4.7

*4.3

4.2

4.5

4.8 

4.6

4.9

B

5.3

5.2

4.9

5.2

5.2

 5.2

5.1

5.3

5.0

4.8

4.7

3.6

3.3

3.0

2.9

3.2

3.3

4.4

*2~5 2.6

2.8

135.7

4.38

269

Peb.

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.7

3.4

2_,8 

3.0

3.4

3.3 

3.3

3.4

4.1

3.4

*3.9

3.6

3.9

4.1

5.4

6.6

7.3

8.1

8.8

9.3

*9,4

a9.3

9.2

8.8

8.0

_

_

-

148.7

5.31

295

Mar.

8.0

9.0

9.0

10

12

*14 

11

9.8

7.9 

6.2

6.6

7.4

7.4

7.8

*7.6

7.2

5.6

7.4

*7.8

8.0

8.0

12

18

25

a!7

 15

a 10

aS.O

a7.0

a6.2

a5. 8

301.7

9.73

598

Apr.

a5.4

35.3

a5. 2

aS. 2

a5. 5

a6.4 

a7.3

aS.O

*8.3 

7.9

7.6

7.2

6.9

5.9

5.6

5.3

*5.3

5.3

5.6

7.6

a7.7

a7.7

a7-.8

*7.9

7.9

al5

*541

 163

26

36

946.8

31.6

1,880

May

58

21

a9.0

a7.0

a6.0

a6.0 

a6.0

a7.0

aS.O 

. *8.6

9.4

7.6

7.2

7.9

7.9

 8.6

30

*239

^75

23

*15

14

11

28

191

53

19

14

12

29

- *155

1,093.2

35.3

2,170

June

20

28

16

12

*9.7

9.0 

S.6

7.6

6.9 

6.6

*11

6.2

6.6

22

32

15

11

*193

105

2S

21

20

36

46

55

 198 ~61

alO

aS.O

a5^

1,011.2

33.7

2,010

July

a7.0

*9.7

145

320

*12

12 

10

10

*10 

29

61

70

94

a25

a!5

alO

 8.6

9.0

11

8.6

a6.0

a5.8

*5.9

6.9

6.9

7.2

7.2

a6.5

a6.0

aS. 4

 5,0

645.7

20.8

1,280

Aug.

a4.7

a4.6

34.6

a4.5

34^4

 4.4 

5.0

9.4

8.3 

 12

21

59

 511 156"

14

17

16

10

5.3

 69

174

19

*10

37

16

12

40

28

21

19

19

1,315.2

42.4

2,610

Sept.

18

17

16

17

*69

84

a 10

a7.0

a9.0 

aS.O

*7.2

 287

181

 31

16

11

9.4

*7.6

6.2

5.3

6.2

5.6

5.0

5.3

5.3

4.4

4.4

3.8

3.8

5.5_

861.0

28.7

1,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,080 Mln 2.8 Mean 20.6 Ao-ft 14,880

Water year 1950-51: Max 54] Mln 2.6 Mean 19.4 Ac-ft 14,060

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs). --Apr. 27 (9 p.m.) 1,170 cfs f9.4O ft): May 31 fabout 1 a.m.)

ou cs . ; ug. a.m. cs . .

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Creek near Cotesfleld.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, 19-21, Nov. 23 to Peb. 24, Peb. 28 to 

Mar. 5, Mar. 7-24.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 229

Cedar River near Spalding, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°43'20", long. 98°27'45", in NVf£ sec. 5, T. 20 N., R. 10 W., on right 

bank 40 ft downstream from highway bridge and 10^ miles northwest of Spalding.

Drainage area.--794 sq mi, of which about 50 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. March 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder.

Average discharge. 6 years, 153 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,190 cfs July 17 (gage height, 5.10 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 78 cfs Jan. 31, 

Feb. 1.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 4,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 7.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 640 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 30, 1946.

Remarks.--Records poor. Low and medium flow regulated by power-plant above station. Discharge measurements generally made every second week.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

247

330

282

305

285

227

241

244

217

226

208

183

195

168

178

186

182

233

157

145

148

150

152

157

152

97

142

162

156

164

153

6,072

196

12,040

Nov.

144

135

136

136

143

148

140

121

128

131

127

140

143

134

138

127

140

134 

146

152

142

150

132

120

114

117

120

122

123

120

-

3,993

133

7,920

Dec.

142

136

125

114

100

100

100

110

137

144

182

216

188

158

123

154

123

143 

131

136

138

127

130

137

130

118

110

110

126

148

137

4,173

135

8,280

Jan.

132

130

121

120

129

137

130

135

122

128

121

138

128

131

145

128

116

166 

124

133

119

168

185

145

134

132

114

105

113

106

78

4,013

129

7,960

Feb.

78

85

91

110

130

144

118

117

132

159

151

166

203

T86

156

150

113

149 

143

141

138

144

144

145

158

152

171

177

_

_

-

3,951

141

7,840

Mar.

154

192

170

210

201

177

200

167

171

164

160

158

158

162

166

179

171

164 

164

146

148

180

191

213

171

274

374

278

286

267

236

5,952

192

11,810

Apr.

220

218

180

216

178

197

201

185

215

191

230

189

183

187

169

164

163

151 

162

156

210

182

190

214

268

277

292

352

398

545

-

6,683

223

13,260

May

589

491

392

304

285

277

250

204

202

218

194

193

190

204

270

324

299

429 

680

721

684

634

516

417

376

338

273

213

213

169

359

10,908

353

21,640

June

209

221

230

282

335

368

341

304

256

235

229

216

204

210

202

185

177

190 

187

156

222

173

178

174

177

179

179

138

157

155

-

6,443

215

12,790

July

131

161

144

173

150

186

204

197

147

190

169

180

185

186

218

245

286

444

277

184

236

210

167

149

140

136

131

118

136

126

127

5,733

185

11,370

Aug.

123

134

126

125

118

126

111

116

130

192

170

185

186

155

171

159

155

161 

165

207

245

249

479

847

706

602

507

400

333

280

247

7,910

255

15,690

Sept.

212

187

219

189

263

223

242

240

258

302

315

381

328

320

384

403

378

325 

297

258

254

210

213

207

212

217

208

202

199

188

-

7,834

261

15,540

Calendar year 1950: Max 628 Mln .55 Mean 175 Ac-ft 126,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 847 Mln 78 Mean 202 Ac-ft 146,100

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov 

eb. 13-17, Mar. 10-15.

25-28, Dec. 1-12, 27, 28, Jan. 28 to Feb. 11,
230 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Cedar River near Fullerton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°23'45", long. 98 0 00'15", on line between SE^SE^ sec. 33, T. 1? N., R. 

6" W. , and NE^NE^ sec. 4, T. 16 N. , R. 6 W. , near left bank on downstream side of pier 

of bridge on State Highway 52, 3 miles northwest of Fullerton, and 5f miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,220 sq mi, approximately, of which about 480 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1931 to June 1932, October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,640.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

~1929 (tentativ3 adjustment). Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, staff gage, Nov. 5, 1942, to June

23, 1947, water-stage recorder, and June 24, 1947, to Apr. 6, 1948, staff gage, all at

same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years (1940-51), 249 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,400 cfs Apr. 27 (gage height, 5.16 ft); maximum gage height, 5.20 ft Mar. 16 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 100 cfs 

Jan. 28.

1931-32, 1940-51: Maximum discharge, 10,100 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 9.64 

ft); minimum daily, 40 cfs Mar. 16, 17, 20, 1943.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by power developments, 

ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

293

471

428

368

323

359

320 

296 

305

290

278

278

255

253

250

236

241

247

267

261

228

225

225

225

220

220

258

209

196

220 

236

8,481

274

16,820

Nov.

225

222

214

220

236

236

241 

247 

241

222

230

264

255

228

228

228

230

230

236

200

239

236

180

170

180

231

242

276

297

291

6,975

232

13,830

Dec.

248

193

128

148

140

130

120 

131 

169

201

262

268

279

284

266

236

227

230

220

221

206

219

221

197

191

178

118

133

178

199

217

6,158

199

12,210

Jan.

236

240

247

222

216

212

170 

187 

198

205

204

210

210

219

223

238

243

245

208

188

103

146

176

197

203

190

164

100

120

139 

138

5,997

193

11,890

Feb.

153

138

148

155

158

166

166 

152

164

167

181

200

192

160

173

190

200

213

219

219

222

218

231

260

280

298

387

419

_

-

5,829

208

11,560

Mar.

347

353

359

350

393

619

> 250

200

220

K

> 200

J

250

1,260

380

371

317

350

438

344

350 

347

10,038

324

19,910

Apr.

347

314

308

255

323

317

g320 

g320 

g296

g305

302

323

273

278

264

250

258

276

241

244

308

326

293

290

g329

329

1,460

670

619

674

11,112

370

22,040

May

807

747

565

573

425

409

396 

299 

311

273

296

270

255

281

290

305

470

832

779

971

955

779

558

516

520

502

399

371

365

314 

442

15,275

493

30,300

June

531

452

386

374

399

442

459 

456 

432

477

917

374

338

356

573

341

287

662

350

287

287

284

414

494

g428

615

438

g320

g314

g258

12,745

425

25,280

July

g261

g255

g308

278

374

g359

g314 

g338 

g341

611

43B~ 701

435

353

305

287

296

547

356

377

296

299

329

287

250

225

211

217

220

g209 

g214

10,288

332

20,410

Aug.

g201

g217

g206

g!98

g!98

g!86

g!86 

g!86 

g206

g317

341

g290

907

374

308

335

302

299

302

919

531

329

335

660

770

630

584

558

550

531 

476

12,432

401

24,660

Sept.

448

435

390

386

592

732

435 

412 

386

353

383

1,070

484

396

390

442

456

445

412

390

371

359

359

311

299

299

293

270

284

273

12,555

418

24,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,430 Min 70 Mean 360 Ac-ft 260,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,460 Min 100 Mean 323 Ac-ft 233,800
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 231

Loup River power canal near Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°25', long. 97°46', in sec. 28, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., on left bank 2 miles 

downstream from point of diversion and 3-| miles southwest of Genoa.

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete weir.

Extremes.--Maximum daily discharge during the year, 2,940 cfs Aug. 25; minimum daily, 13 

cfs Mar. 11.

1936-51: Maximum daily discharge, 3,410 cfs Apr. 27, 1944; minimum daily, that of 

Mar. 13, 1951.

Remarks.--Records excellent except those computed from staff-gage readings, which are good. 

Canal diverts from Loup River in sec. 6, T. 16 N., R. 4 W. Water is used in powerplants 

near Monroe and Columbus and is returned to Platte River 1-| miles downstream from Loup 

River. Diversion began Dec. 2, 1936.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,120

2,850

*2,860

2,870

2,720

2,390

2,300

2,270

2,300

2,070

2,000

2,090

2,020

2,020

1,970

1,980

2,030

2,010

2,050

2,010

2,070

2,070

2,040

2,040

2,030

1,970

1,900

1.670

1,960

1,970

2,000

66,850

2,160

132,600

Nov.

2,000

2,010

*2,000

2,060

2,060

2,010

2,040

2,050

1,910

142

634

1,360

1,190

1,960

1,970

2,030

2,020

2,000

1,630

90_

1,100

2,000

498

311

444

500

960

1,060

741

1,590

-

42,370

1,410

84,040

Dec.

912

433

64

429

78

250

310

412

514

626

888

1,180

1,540

1,730

1,650

1,950

2,050

2,010

2,000

2,000

1,950

1,650

1,100

1,270

1,750

1,790

1,680

1,502

1,520

1,590

1,690

38,516

1,240

76,400

Jan.

,730

,850

,760

,690

,620

,420

,430

,440

,510

* ,520

,510

,580

,630

,640

,700

,720

,810

,880

,860

,710

,510

,430

,390

,370

,400

,540

,570

,440

,020

792

696

47,168

1,520

93,560

Feb.

612

648

800

1,010

1,180

1,250

1,230

1,250

1,260

1,350

1,570

1,630

1,650

1,670

1,620

1,640

1,640

1,660

1,740

1,840

1,830

1,830

1,340

1,470

1,520

1,640

1,780

1,600

_

_

-

40,260

1,440

79,850

Mar.

1,640

1,640

945

765

1,750

745

610

88

23

19

13

55

249

928

1,200

1,160

450

118

449

714

724

1,840

1,810

1,870

2,000

2,010

2,020

2,540

2,570

2,520

2,450

35,915

1,160

71,240

Apr.

2,340

2,320

2,220

2,100

2,100

2,460

2,650

2,680

2,480

2,150

2,280

2,370

2,190

2,020

2,120

*2,050

1,970

1,860

1,940

?,080

2,580

2,670

2,500

2,190

2,390

2,400

2,650

2,500

2,250

2,250

-

68,760

2,290

136,400

May

2,550

2,600

2,560

2,340

2,360

2,300

2,310

2,140

2,100

2,220

*2,440

2,190

2,020

2,170

2,360

*2,330

2,750

2,700

2,810

2,820

2,720

2,790

2,760

2,740

2,770

2,870

2,810

2,660

2,440

2,400

1.590

76,620

2,470

152,000

June

2,620

2,580

2,700

2,600

2,620

2,620

2,510

2,450

2,550

2,670

2,370

*2,510

2,460

2,600

2,710

2,620

2,480

2,580

2,670

2,540

2,400

2,500

2,570

2.800

2,750

2,770

2,750

2,580

2,550

2,300

-

77,430

2,580

153,600

July

2,310

2,300

2,610

2,810

2,700

2,550

2,250

2,070

2,060

*2,250

2,600

2,820

*2,580

2,380

2,250

2,180

2,240

2,380

2,610

2,400

2,300

2,360

2,480

2,340

2,460

2,130

1,860

1,750

1,800

1,790

1,750

71,370

2,300

141,600

Aug.

1,720

1,650

1,480

1,350

1,250

1,160

1,100

1.080

1,590

2,150

2,020

2,180

2,340

*2,580

2,700

2,720

2,450

2,510

2,050

2,580

2,790

*2,900

2,810

2,680

2.940

2,760

2,850

2,830

2,710

2,570

2,440

68,940

2,220

136,700

Sept.

2,390

2,480

2,480

2,610

2,700

2,860

2,790

2,810

2,800

2,810

2,760

g,870

2,830

2,870

2,820

2,750

2,770

2,680

2,600

2,520

2,430

2,680

2,720

2,610

*2,680

2,460

2,460

2,440

2,390

2,140

-

79,210

2,640

157,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,000 Min 58 Mean 1,850 Ac-l't 1,341,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,940 Min 13 Mean 1,950 Ac-ft 1,415,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Discharge computed from three times a day staff-gage readings Feb. 24, 25, May 19-30, June 

3 to July 6, July 28 to Aug. 7, Aug. 17-30.
232 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Loup River near Genoa, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°25'05", long. 97°43'25". in NW£ sec. 25, T. 17 N., R. 4 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 39, 2 miles south of Genoa, 3 miles 

upstream from Beaver Creek, and 6 miles downstream from diversion dam of Loup River 

Public Power District.

Drainage area. 14,440 sq mi, of which about 6,000 sq mi contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. August 1928 to June 1932, October 1943 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,540.13 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Aug. 17, 1928, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at present site at datum 1.49 

ft higher. Apr. 26 to Dec. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,370 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.03 ft); minimum 

daily, 34 cfs Oct. 1.

1928-32, 1943-51: Maximum discharge, 90,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 10.12 

ft), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

7 cfs Feb. 3, 4, 1947.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow of stream affected by power developments, groundwater withdrawals and diversions for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. 

Discharge measurements generally made once a week. ' Records do not include flow of 

Loup River power canal which diverts at point 6 miles upstream and returns to Platte 

River below mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 1936 (see p. 231).

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September.1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

M 

2,240

2.720

1,200

827

241

168

136

151

168

157

148

111 

105

70

82

92

118

124

107

120

141

299

406

295

234

171

168

168

201

182

11,384

367

22,580

Nov.

136 

162

286

311

188

118

107

101

227

1,800

1,100

290

729

618

668

545

538

356

352

2,090

416

146

1,640

810

450

430

406

2,140

2.970

1,610

-

21,740

725

43,120

Dec.

2,090 

2.250

1,400

1,500

1,000

500

. 100

184

377

672

554

540

437

632

912

2,140

1,910

1,860

675

472

402

238

181

150

21,856

705

43,350

Jan.

194 

334

428

338

296

302

274

235

213

220

260

311

39S 

426

474

493

534

541

595

546

332

229

192

171

150

135

148

146

74

65

61

9,115

294

18,080

Feb.

64 

61

95

148

157

199

288

419

540

573

519

530

605 

597

561

597

647

677

783

975

1,190

1,500

2,360

3,380

5.740

3,530

3,030

2,500

_

_

-

50,265

1,081

60,050

Mar.

2,110 

1,960

2,540

2,5SO

1,490

2,450

2,270

2,580

2,200

1,610

1,200

650

700 

700

800

2,470

4,120

4.510

2,930

2,570

2,200

1,270

2,950

1,450

853

683

485

647

777

411

259

55,965

1,741

107 , 000

Apr.

159 

168

179

191

207

495

618

604

597

427

406

460

455 

248 248

248

259

204

194

224

578

897

668

570

406

471

2,700

5.680

2,090

1,720

-

20,171

672

40,010

May

2,090

2,000

1,650

1,080

675

471

421

295

244

237

244

220

157 

176

224

5,440

3,830

4,980

5,010

5,780

2,840

2,500

1,880

1,440

1,300

1,210

683

320

244

185

5.040

48,866

1,576

96,920

June

4.200 

2,270

1,880

1,330

810

729

760

578

477

679

1,860

514

570 

455

955

1,620

794

1,180

1,480

1,040

683

794

897

1,430

1,780

2,210

2,160

1,060

752

526

-

56,271

1,209

71,940

July

585 

445

895

2.640

1,350

972

760

520

443

571

835

1,480

1,440 

972

477

265

257

267

661

590

248

259

501

179

146

84

71

68

56

59

46

17,698

571

55,100

Aug.

73

94

98

107

91

98

118

120

144

204

136

118

4,040 

5,790

564

449

182

154

101

508

616

654

259

259

844

777

477

485

224

144

126

15,852

511

51,440

Sept.

131 

109

2i

101

156

1.270

675

471

507

252

148

820

1,190 

335

267

204

154

122

122

98

84

105

128

87

103

105

107

113

82

79

-

7,977

266

15,820

Calendar year 1950; Max 25,600 win 34 Mean 914 Ac-ft 662,000

Water year 1950-51; Max 5,040 Mln 34 Mean 809 Ao-ft 585,400

Peak discharge (base, 10.000 cfs).--No peak above base.

Np_te.~ Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3 to Feb. 25, Mar. 11-15.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 233

Beaver Creek at Loretto, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°45'50", long. 98°04'50", in E| sec. 26, T. 21 N., R. 7 W., on left bank 

Just downstream from highway bridge at west edge of Loretto.

Drainage area. 311 sq mi, of which about 100 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records'available. October 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,785.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to May 14, 1945, staff gage at bridge Just upstream at same datum. May 15, 

1945, to Aug. 16, 1946, water-stage recorder at site 60 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 79.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,750 cfs July 1.8 (gage height, 10.01 ft); minimum daily, 31 cfs Feb. 8.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 4,570 cfs June 2, 1950 (gage height, 11.74 ft); minimum daily, 22 cfs Aug. 2, 1946.

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

which are poor. Records of chemical analyses, water temperatures, and sediment loads 

for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

61

146

180

*162

132

118

. 104

94

87

82

*78

75

72

69

66

66

64

66

64

60

60

60

60

61

60

*60

62

60

59

58

58

2,504

80.8

4,970

Nov.

58

58

64

65

64

62

60

60

56

*55

60

64

62

63

64

64

64

64

64

*41.

48

50

52

59

6T_

61

58

56

55

54

-

1,772

59.1

3,510

Dec.

54

56

52

*68

65

54

60

70

72

71

71

73

To

67

62

59

60

57

*56

52

56

56

57

56

53

53

49

49

49

47

44

1,818

58.6

3,610

Jan.

45

42

*48

41

43

47

42

47

49

52

54

58

63

61

62

*62

65

63

56

60

45

46

42

37

35

36

35

32

37

*37

38

1,480

47.7

2,940

Feb.

38

38

39

41

41

42

34

31

41

47

49

55

*42

50

53

48

55

62

68

74

88

88

84

*95

106

106

98

114

-

-

1,727

61.7

3,430

Mar.

132

112

99

94

124

217

128

127

93

107

86

2fl

103

96

96

*120

230

138

117

116

111

157

610

*496

444

357

364

*336

245

172

136

5,841

188

11,590

Apr.

121

111

104

*99

101

123

158

149

132

121

111

102

*102

102

96

90

87

85

185

269

*213

166

171

180

332

318

295

245

-

4,536

151

9,000

May

*192

190

179

150

132

112

99

91

*85

83

80

75

72

78

97

126

207

*275

401

485

476

409

295

196

147

130

112

*99

93

90

143

5,399

174

10,710

June

148

160

192

*208

189

171

150

135

121

118

183

96

85

78

79

72

70

*70

70

63

62

60

58

62

59

58

58

54

53

54

-

3,036

101

6,020

July

54

54

235

90

*77

70

67

63

58

56

72

87

81

74

66

*60

57

974

139

*79

68

95

110

77

64

57

54

50

50

*49

47

3,234

104

6,410

Aug.

46

49

51

52

48

44

IS

42

a350

a70

a90

al60

al50

*144

*256

146

126

121

112

*541

328

335

293

217

180

153

135

123

112

102

*93

4,711 152'

9,340

Sept.

85

82

79

86

153

196

176

146

130

123

120

*408

182

167

. 132

109

92

83

78

72

70

70

69

*72

75

73

68

66

64

63

3,389

113

6,720

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,810 Mln 30 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,390

Water year 1950-51: Max 974 Mln 31 Mean 108 Ac-ft 78,250

Peak discharge (base. 500 ofB). Mar. 25 (2 a.m.) 613 cfs (8.70 ft); May 20 (6 p.m.) 501 ofs (7.94 

ft); July 18 (1 p.m.) 1,750 ofs (10.01 ft); Aug. 20 (7 p.m.) 1,040 cfs (9.41 ft); Sept. 12 (4 to 5 

p.m.) 510 ofs (8.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Genoa.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-11, Nov. 20 to Feb. 20, Mar. 8-23.
234 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek at Genoa, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°26'20", long. 97°44'30", in W|SE£ sec. 14, T. 17 K., R. 4 W., near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 22, 0.2 mile upstream from 

Union Pacific Railroad bridge, 1 mile southwest of Genoa, and 3 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area. 627 sq mi, of which about 410 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,546.75 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted. Prior to Nov. 5, 1942, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 142 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,580 cfs Mar. 24 (gage height, 6.90 ft); minimum daily, 42 cfs Feb. 8.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 21,200 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 18.70 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,500 cfs; minimum daily, 25 cfs Dec. 15, 1943.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected slightly by groundwater withdrawals for irrigation. Diurnal fluctuation at low flow caused by powerplants above station.

Revision. W 1086: Drainage arga.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83

128

130

179

210

196

166

144

141

123

120

110

109

107

103

103

99

99

98

98

95

94

94

93

94

94

99

93

91

90

89

3,572

115

7,080

Nov.

88

86 

90

89

90

94

93

93

91

96

86

75

83

98

94

93

86

98

94

90

79

86

80

73

109

101

91

108

102

101

-

2,737

91.2

5,430

Dec.

95

102 

57

99

68

57

96

76

92

86

87

96

93

91

96

87

101

104

103

94

101

103

104

103

101

72

59

84

83

85

91

2,766

89.2

5,490

Jan.

97

88 

86

86

92

73

79

88

94

106

101

102

100

98

103

98

98

ill

107

78

55

99

93

99

104

94

72

59

75

62

70

2,767

89.3

5,490

Feb.

74

78 

80

83

80

72

70

42

74

85

78

76

77

71

86

82

81

85

84

84

90

92

92

104

156

142

142

191

-

-

-

2,551

91.1

5,060

Mar.

222

177 

188

165

194

247

406

244

188

166

150

155

160

160

299

328

300

200

370

1,160

1.480

1,320

963

619

619

575

368

296

12,319

397

24,430

Apr.

247

213 

196

181

182

189

189

215

238

211

188

173

160

153

147

142

138

134

129

135

147

166

301

338

273

236

717

823

475

421

-

7,457

249

14,790

May

431

384 

282

273

238

213

191

168

153

146

138

134

129

122

155

132

169

238

352

410

503

550

506

423

322

249

215

193

171

166

242

7,969

257

15,810

June

346

409 

3T4

226

245

253

235

220

188

302

409

222

193

149

163

136

129

268

150

116

104

102

102

230

165

160

155

117

113

94

6,015

200

11,930

July

122

109

114

199

279

157

136

124

114

114

122

179

220

169

142

122

111

134

403

697

213

134

117

152

160

123

111

104

102

96

95

5,174

167

10,260

Aug.

91

89 

88

91

91

91

84

25

103

721

134

146

404

362

272

754

382

236

206

892

1.110

1,050

469

446

404

328

251

231

206

186

171

10,164

328

20,160

Sept.

157

146 

136

132

212

443

314

247

215

176

158

424

863

542

260

213

173

150

146

132

129

123

118

120

128

123

122

123

113

116

-

6,454

215

12,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,000 Mln 35 Mean 254 Ac-ft 183,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,480 Mln 42 Mean 192 Ac-ft 138,700

Peak discharge (base. 1.500 efsj.--Mar. 24 (9:30 a.m.) 1,580 cfs (6.90 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20, Nov. 23 to Feb. 25, Mar. 11-14, 17-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.

235

Location. Lat 41°24'50", long. 97°22iOO", in sec. 30, T. 17 N. , R. IE., on downstream 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 30 at Columbus, 3% miles upstream from mouth and 14 

miles downstream from Lookinglass Creek.

Drainage area. 15,230 sq mi, approximately, of which about 6,530 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1894 to September 1915 (gage heights only 1894, 1907-11; no 

winter records prior to 1915), March to September 1931, October 1933 to September 1951. 

April 1895 to September 1915 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 197, 73d Congress, 2d session.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,430.29 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted. Prior to June 25, 1904, staff gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum. June 25, 1904, to Nov. 21, 1913, chain gage at site half a mile upstream 

at datum 8.56 ft lower than original gage. Nov. 22, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, staff 

gage at site 2 miles upstream at datum 0.58 ft higher than original gage. Mar. 9 to 

Sept. 30, 1931, staff gage at site half a mile upstream. Oct. 1 to Nov. 20, 1933, 

chain gage at present site. Nov. 21, 1933, to June 2, 1935, water-stage recorder at 

site 1,500 ft downstream. June 3 to Dec. 3, 1935, chain gage at present site. Dec. 4, 

1935, to May 19, 1936, water-stage recorder at site 300 ft downstream. May 20, 1936, 

to Aug. 27, 1950, chain or wire-weight gage at present site. All gages Mar. 9, 1931, 

to Aug. 27, 1950, at datum 2.00 ft higher than present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 31 (gage height, 6.8 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 110 cfs Jan. 28.

1894-1915, 1931, 1933-51: Maximum discharge, 85,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 

12.0 ft, present datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs by 

logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 20 cfs Feb. 2-6, 1945.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Natural flow of stream affected by power developments, ground-water 

withdrawals and diversions fo1" irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas. Records do not include flow of Loup River power canal which diverts at point 25 miles upstream and returns to Platte River below mouth of Loup River; diversion began Dec. 2, 

1936 (see p. 231).

Revisions (water years).--W 956: 1937-41. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

209 

el, 100

65.000

el, 200

440

380

286

250

254

302

298

240

222

212 

190

~222 187

226

282

254

233

226

258

434

469

380

290

282

258

266

324

13,174

425

26,130

Nov.

282

244

451

401

445

342

298

286

290

e2,300

el, 100

401

754

531 

787

685

715

626

505

e2,600

el, 500

376

1,110

1,090

550

463

457

440

65.500

1,630

-

25,159

839

49,900

Dec.

2,080 

1,540

1,600

1,700

1,920

678

384

343

335

324

320

317

310

282 

284

263

349

442

428

451

422

1,000

2.500

2,100

1,800

980

683

552

525

379

371

25,662

828

50,900

Jan.

308 

305

405

456

434

316

321

338

337

320

322

362

401

478 

517

627

670

724

702

638

520

443

374

319

277

183

157

110

179

148

136

11,827

382

23,460

Feb.

154 

153

180

196

228

263

270

283

317

600

550

600

650

640 

620

680

700

736

1,020

1,390

1,830

2,780

3,110

4,500

5.620

3,800

2,930

4,100

-

-

-

38,900

1,389

77,160

Mar.

2,420 

2,690

2,790

3,100

2,200

1,490

2,770

2,400

2,500

2,100

1,500

900

1,000

1,000 

1,100

63,600

63,000

e4.700

e2,800

62,500

1,840

1,890

4,350

3,970

1,950

1,410

2,180

1,880

1,760

1,050

1,180

70,020

2,259

138,900

Apr.

450 

460

475

481

518

648

898

880

990

943

889

820

907

685 

493

451

463

445

401

434

570

846

1,070

812

715

731

3,430

6.460

2,600

1,630

-

31,595

1,053

62,670

May

1,860 

2,670

1,630

1,240

1,090

755

763

648

481

499

538

423

338

3"80 

371

1,880

3,060

4,040

4,170

3,570

3,370

2,670

2,890

2,260

1,690

1,450

1,340

1,020

655

538

4,270

52,559

1,695

104,200

June

7,120 

3,220

1,650

1,570

1,150

990

1,000

916

739

591

3,070

1,200

731

655 

970

1,980

1,150

1,220

2,230

1,740

1,170

739

1,030

1,460

1,840

1,740

2,320

1,690

2,830

747

-

49,458

1,649

98,100

July

640 

640

655

5.940

1,650

943

945

715

531

577

898

1,750

1,840

1,460 

880

584

487

380

812

1,070

590

524

741

612

401

412

282

258

247

251

222

25,555

824

50,650

Aug.

251 

266

251

251

254

184

178

205

244

505

612

254

2,400

5.860 

1,970

829

1,410

779

605

1,740

3,060

1,890

1,460

916

2,200

1,950

1,010

763

619

401

352

31,667

1,022

62,810

Sept.

324

311

298

290

412

1,370

1,620

1,150

1,020

1,040

418

567

5.290

1,560 

1,180

854

493

428

356

542

507

320

371

533

333

342

302

311

294

240

-

20,476

683

40,610

Calendar year 1950 : Max 24,800 Mln 156 Mean 1,185 Ao-ft 857,600

Water year 1950-51 : Max 7,120 Mln 110 Mean 1,085 Ao-ft 785,500

Peak discharge (base. 10.000 cfs). May 31 (about 9 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (6.8 ft), 

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of records for static 

Genoa.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5 to Feb. 24, Mar. 8-15.
236 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr.

Location. La t 41°44i30", long. 97° 45'00", in NW^NW^ sec. 2, T. 20 N. , R. 4 W., on left 

bank just downstream from highway bridge, 1 mile east of Newman Grove and 5 miles 

downstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--122 sq mi.

Records available. July 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,674.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (preliminary). Prior to Aug. 15, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datura.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,940 cfs July 18 (gage height, 17.16 ft); min-- 

imura daily, 0.2 cfs Feb. 2.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs July 18, 1950 (gage height, 20.20 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs on basis of computation of peak flow 

through bridge and over road embankments; minimum daily, that of Feb. 2, 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2.2

11

3.8

3.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

2.6

2.0

1.8

2.1

1.6

.9

1.2

1.1

1.2

.9

.*!

.8

1.3

1.0

1.1

1.3

.0

.0

.2

.2

.1

.4

1.4

1.5

58.4

1.88

116

Nov.

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.7

2^0

2.0

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.2

.8

.8

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

-

41.6

1.39

83

Dec.

1.3

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.8

2.3

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

2.0

2.0

1.6

1.0

.7

^6

.7

.7

.7

37.9

1.22

75

Jan.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.6

.7

.8

.8

.9

1.0

1.0

JU£

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.6

.3

.3

.3

.3

22.5

0.73

45

Feb.

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.4

.4

.5

.5

.6

.8

.8

.5

.8

1.0

.7

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.3

1.1

11-

-

-

39.3

1.40

78

Mar.

2.8

2.0

1.1

1.0

8.0

12

.O

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

1.8

1.6

1.5

5.O

10

20

12

6.0

3.7

100

661

a500

a350

a250

aioo

104

8.6

4.5

3.4

2,184.6

70.5

4,330

Apr.

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.7

2.8

3.3

3.0

2.8

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.0

"2To 1.9

2.0

2.1

3.1

2.5

2.0

2.1

2.4

2.4

a35 "5.0

3.7

3.4

-

116.1

3.87

230

May

a3.9

a4.6

2.7

2.2

2.2

2.2

.Li

2.2

a2.2

a2.2

a2.2

a2.2

a2.1

a2.1

a2.1

a2.1

a2.1

a2.1

a2.8

a3.2

2.4

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.6

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.8

81.2

2.62

161

June

18

24

8.0

3.6

2.9

2,1

2.6

2.9

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.8

3.7

3.2

3.6

3.7

3.8

alO

al5

a25

a!5

alO

as. 5

7.8

7.1

8.0

8.2

8.6

9.9

10

-

239.3

7.98

475

July

11

12

allO

10

4.6

6.2

3.9

3.6

3.9

4.7

a.50

11

5.1

4.6

4.7

4.8

4.9

888

39

9.3

5.5

3.8

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

l-i

2.1

2.4

2.4

1,221.7

39.4

2,420

Aug.

2.8

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.0

3.0

3.4

33

1*1 a2.5

alOO

332

399

8.3

2.9

2.2

2.0

1.150

63

7.5

5.1

83

54

6.5

54

5.1

3.8

3.8

3.7

2,329.7

75.2

4,620

Sept.

3.6

3.7

3.7

3.8

63

71

6.4

4.0

3.7

3.7

19

546

44

5.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

2^.9

3.O

3.0

831.0

27.7

1,650

Calendar year 195O: Max 5.O5O Min - Mean 49.3 Ac-ft 35,710

Water wa^ei year yc&L 1950-51: ±yav o± : FIUA Max j.,±ou 1,130 I'LLII Min u. 0.2 t; pieaii Mean J.a. 19.7 * Ac-ft AU-J.L. 14,280 -L*, ^ou

Peak discharge (base. 1.000 cfs). July 18 (1 p.m.) 2.940 cfs (17.16 ft); Aug. 2O (12 m.) 2.65O efs 

(16.99 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, 

and records for stations on nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11-13, Nov. 23 to Mar. 22 (no gage-height record Mar. 7-17).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Shell Creek near Columbus, Nebr.

237

Location. La t 41°31'30" (corrected), long. 97°17'00", in sec. 23, T. 18 N. , R. IE., on 

right bank 80 ft upstream from highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from Loseke Creek, and 

«7 miles northeast of Columbus.

Drainage area.--270 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1951. 

;.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,300 cfs Aug. 21 (gage height, 13.89 ft); minimum daily, 5.0 cfs Jan. 29.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 5,970 cfs June 3, 1950 (gage height, 21.38 ft); minimum daily, 0.7 cfs Oct. 16, 1950.

Correction.--The maximum gage height for water year 1949 has been corrected to 21.2 

ft, superseding erroneous figure published in Water-Supply Paper 1146.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

16

31

1

19

14

11

10

11

10

9.0

8.6

7.8

10

12

11

12

12

12

12

12

11

10

11

16

16

11

12

11

10

416.4

13.5

630

Nov.

U.

6.8

11

14 

21

16

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

14

14

14

15

16

16

14

17

16

15

13

13

10

10

10

10

10-

393.6

13.1

781

Dec.

10

10

8.8

7.8

6.4

6.5

6.2

10

13

15

15

15

15

15

15

11

15

15

14

15

15

15

17

17

16

13

15

14

14

14

14

410.7

13.2

815

Jan.

14

13

12

13 

12

12

11

12

13

13

13

14

13

14

14

15

16

16

16

12

15

14

14

13

11

12

9.0

6.9

5.0

5.2

6.4

379.5

12.2

753

, Feb.

7.2

7.4

6.6

10

10

11

ii

12

11

9.5

12

12

9.6

11

11

11

9.6

9.6

9.8

10

11

11

12

12

11

10

11

11

-

-

293.5

10.5

562

Mar.

15

19

13

12 

11

11

15

14

13

12

14

15

17

15

14

14

14

20

32

30

65

67

250

a400

a450

a600

a700

a500

337

134

55

3,878

125

7,690

Apr.

41

36

33

30 

31

41

64

43

46

37

33

30

26

31

26

24

22

21

20

20

44

62

42

34

32

34

40

602

233

67

-

1,869

62.3

3,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,510 Mln - Mean 96.6

May

48

56

51

44 

32

26

23

21

20

20

21

21

20

20

20

20

19

20

27

53

74

37

34

25

25

24

24

23

24

22

20

914

29.5

1,810

June

36

556

234

96 

42

30

26

26

25

23

24

42

26

21

24

22

19

22

32

58

32

22

19

18

20

34

23

26

20

11

1,619

54.0

3,210

July

14

13

15

34 

152

40

26

22

21

28

38

83

117

86

36

24

19

18

162

515

135

39

27

23

20

16

17

16

14

14

14

1,820

56.7

3,610

Aug.

14

14

14

13

12

12

11

TT

14

16

23

35

116

365

176

560

496

76

39

604

1.120

1,090

833

a50

a200

a60

a!30

a35

a25

a25

a25

6,256

202

12,410

Sept.

a24

a25

a24

24 

27

170

112

62

38

30

26

32

413

606

136

48

36

31

28

26

25

24

22

22

22

22

22

22

20

18

2,139

71.3

4,240

Ac-ft 69,940

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,120 Mln 5.0 Mean 55.9 Ao-ft 40,440

Peak discharge (base. 2.000 cfs). No peak above base.

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

and records for stations on nearby streams.
"B PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Platte River at North Bend, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41°27'10", long. 96°45'50", in SE£ sec. 7, T. 17 N., R. 6 E., on left bank 

 just upstream from bridge on State Highway 79, 1 mile south of North Bend and 5 miles 

downstream from Shell Creek.

Records available.--April 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,264.25 ft above mean sea level, unadJusted. Prior to Sept. 12, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,800 cfs May 31 (gage height, 5.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); maximum gage height, 5.80 ft Feb. 24 (backwater from 

ice), from graph based on gage readings; minimum daily discharge, 1,060 cfs Feb. 3.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1951; maximum gage height, 6.0 ft Mar. 

7, 1950 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 880 cfs Aug. 10, 1949.

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

measurements generally made three or more times a month. Natural flow of stream affected by transmountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, diversions 

and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

4,250

5,680

7,480

7,720

6,100

5,710

5,000

4,700

4,190

4,160

3,920

3,890

3,320

3,870

3,840

3,840

3,950

3,810

3,750

3,510

3,400

3,730

3,870

3,640

4,130

3,980

3,810

3,640

5,220

3,540

3,590

133,240

4,298

264,300

Nov.

3,620

3,400

3,750

4,310

4,310

4,400

4,460

4,370

4,040

3,400

3,700

4,040

3,560

4,670

4,820

4,790

4,640

4,370

4,460

2,980

3,060

3,670

3,270

2,200

3,480

3,730

3,060

3,090

4,200

6,400

118,250

3,942

234,500

Dec.

6,570

6,080

4,690

4,340

3,110

2,060

1,850

1,940

2,070

2,470

2,870

2,750

3,080

3,400

3,970

4,220

4,730

5,200

4,990

5,180

5,560

5,180

5,100

4,720

5,290

5,340

4,930

4,660

4,480

4,020

3,980

128,610

4,149

255,100

Jan.

3,720

4,100

4,370

4,530

4,300

3,840

3,750

3,710

3,830

3,960

4,090

3,940

4,220

4,540

4,630

4,850

5,040

5,060

5.210

4,820

4,490

4,300

4,030

3,560

3,110

3,140

3,130

3,040

2,930

2,410

2,000

122,650

3,956

243,300

Feb.

1,560

1,450

1,060

1,110

1,550

1,990

2,22U

2,420

2,520

2,800

3,260

3,660

3,820

4,180

4,750

4,950

4,780

5,080

5,290

5,570

6,440

7,340

8,160

12,700

16.100

12,700

9,450

8,300

-

_

-

145,210

5,186

288,000

Mar.

7,040

7,640

6,920

7,120

7,360

6,480

6,720

6,060

4,670

4,580

2,670

1.540

2,390

6,040

6,270

5,700

5,860

6,560

6,500

5,810

6,340

8,840

12.000

10,200

9,650

9,300

7,980

8,070

7,520

7,940

6,440

208,210

6,716

413,000

Apr.

5,990

5,540

5,290

5,120

5,180

5,430

6,160

7,400

6,600

6,520

5,600

5,880

5,640

5,290

4,580

4,430

4,510

4,370

4,580

4,550

6,280

6,920

6,600

6,320

5,570

5,600

5,820

12.200

9,850

6,840

-

180,460

6,015

357,900

May

6,920

7,980

7,320

6,600

5,180

5,150

4,460

4,430

4,580

4,580

4,220

4,370

4,700

4,150

4,400

4,820

7,520

9,400

9,700

11,600

13,600

11,700

10,200

9,250

8,660

7,760

7,520

6,520

5,820

6,480

21 . 200

230,770

7,444

457,700

June

24,600

16, 700

13,100

11,200

9,900

8,840

9,600

7,760

6,520

6,280

7,320

7,440

6,240

7,O40

8,340

7,800

8,740

7,980

8,250

7,840

6,920

6,320

5,990

6,520

6,880

7,040

7,200

7,760

10,300

9,550

-

265,970

8,866

527,500

July

7,840

6,520

6,130

7,240

9,500

7,680

5,710

5,540

4,430

4,670

5,150

6,320

7,360

7,320

6,680

5,150

5,260

5,990

5,500

6,060

6,440

5,290

4,700

5,260

4,640

4,820

4,130

3,450

3,540

2.920

2,940

173,980

5,612

345,100

Aug.

3,300

3,140

2,990

2,650

2,650

2,240

1.940

2,080

2,080

3,040

4,100

3,640

4,220

10.900

8,520

6,100

5,990

4,280

4,520

5,400

8,120

6,760

6,880

5,430

5,150

5,880

5,460

5,680

5,260

5,000

4,280

147,680

4,764

292,900

Sept.

3,890

4, 640

4,430

5,060

5,570

5,990

8,920

7,120

8,3CO

6,640

6,360

7,160

10.0CO

9, ISO

8,020

6,760

5,8?0

5,960

5,460

5,150

4,610

4.4CO

4,700

4,700

4,3*0

4,640

4,340

4,100

4,520

4,3*0

-

175, OFO

5,836

347,300

Calendar year 1950 : Max 19,600 Min 1,600 Mean 4,336 Ac-ft 3,139,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 24,600 Mln :,060 Mean 5,562 Ac-ft 4,027,000

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 20-24, Nov. 29 to Feb. 25, Mar. 11-21.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 239

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42"16"10", long. 98°20'20", in sec. 35, T. 27 N., R. 9 W., on right bank 

5TTTT downstream from bridge on State Highway 108, three-quarters of a mile north 

of Ewing, and 1£ miles upstream from South Fork Elkhorn River.

Records available.--August 1947 to September 1951. 

Gage.--Water-stage recorder.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,970 cfs May 18 (gage height, 10.65 ft); minimum daily, 52 cfs Jan. 30.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 7,280 cfs Apr. 7, 1949 (gage height, 10.74 ft)- minimum daily, 28 cfs Sept. 17-19, 1948, Nov. 27, 1949.

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

measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October issoto September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

464

466

447

435

447

464

466

457

430

390

345

305

279

258

238

222

222

203

192

181

177

167

162

153

148

145

141

138

132

127

122

8,523

275

16,910

Nov.

120

122

130

124

127

119

114

114

106

86

86

101

112

107

106

103

101

100

108

100

1O4

90

60

54

62

66

67

69

72

73

-

2,903

96.8

5,760

Dec.

74

67

68

69

14

78

75

75

77

79

81

84

87

90

91

92

88

89

87

88

88

88

91

93

94

94

100

82

78

86

92

2,589

83.5

5,140

Jan.

92

94

88

88

85

82

82

82

82

84

85

87

87

87

86

86

87

89

88

72

60

70

70

70

66

64

60

62

56

52

54

2,397

77.3

4,750

Feb.

55

55

57

58

61

66

66

68

70

70

74

74

75

76

76

74

79

82

84

84

112

141

164

186

169

164

169

204

-

_

-

2,713

96.9

5,380

Mar.

233

277

219

197

233

260

240

180

170

180

170

150

T90

210

245

240

237

192

184

167

192

205

483

567

753

981

1,190

1.250

1,220

1,220

1,100

13,315

430

26,410

Apr.

957

770

626

56O

514

529

538

550

565

575

553

514

493

481

459

438

411

370

343

556

430

558

648

832

1,020

,200

,670

,840

,750

,630

-

22,160

738

43,950

May

1,500

1,410

1,230

1,060

885

690

562

474

442

592

552

505

277

277

554

565

2,060

5.820

5,180

4,500

3,670

3,060

2,530

2,120

1,790

1,510

1,210

985

794

640

675

47,095

1,519

93,410

June

713

815

974

2,360

2.720

2,410

2,100

1,840

1,640

1,480

1,310

1,170

1,010

640

654

723

498

838

842

896

1,060

1,320

1,590

1,300

1,230

1,200

1,240

1,300

1,260

1,200

-

38,133

1,271

75,640

July

1,110

1,090

1,260

1.510

1,200

1,060

930

801

669

634

66O

787

913

951

971

1,000

988

885

725

588

490

416

561

521

286

256

226

208

190

174

157

21,615

697

42,870

Aug.

146

141

141

153

125

119

114

112

114

112

115

115

185

301

526

609

595

595

618

866

889

872

818

791

764

660

486

397

365

541

505

12,464

402

24,720

Sept.

288

268

"S60 258

283

301

297

294

525

546

726

770

818

903

900

777

640

543

474

430

361

354

319

356

426

476

490

474

447

411

-

14,193

473

28,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,770 Mln 29 Mean 265 Ac-ft 192,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,820 Min 52 Mean 515 Ac-ft 373,100

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 efs).--May 18 (7:50 a.m.) 5,970 cfs (10.65 ft); June 5 (l a.m.) 2,910 

cfs (9.56 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 20 to Feb. 22, Mar. 1-22.
240 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

South Fork Elkhorn River at Ewlng, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 42°15'10", long. 98°20'20", on west line of sec. 2 , T. 26 N. , R. 9 W., near 

left bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 108 at southeast limits of 

Ewlng,

Records available. July 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Nov. 10, 1950, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,220 cfs May 20 (gage height, 4.05 ft); mlnlmum dally, 22 cfs Dec. 1.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 1,760 cfs Apr. 5, 1949; minimum dally, 15 cfs Jan. 4-6, 

16, Dec. 29, 1948, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record In 

1949.

Flood of June 1947 reached a stage of 7.22 ft, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

418

480

385

281

238

221

193

162

158

162

150

139

124

121 121

113

103

92

95

78

73

67

78

76

73

78

82

85

88

76

67

4,677

151

9,280

Nov.

58

64

64

55

53

46

52

58

50

40

45

48

47

48

43

43

52

62

67

81

58

33

o3

28

40

42

39

34

28

1*

1,435

47.8

2,850

Dec.

22

27

30

30

30

35

} -

42

52

52

47

45

40

24

I'

1,096

35.4

2,170

Jan.

»

41

44

39

50

50

54

52

51

55

54

58

53

58

55

56

47

26

28

26

25

23

27

26

26

27

28

29

30

1,243

40.1

2,470

- Feb.

30

30

32

34

33

29

24

41

41

42

39

25

24

30

32

34

33

32

29

28

27

26

60

67

92

100

124

139

_

-

-

1,277

45.6

2,530

Mar.

95

181

118

143

132

107

101

43

222

210

118

2O6

187

143

94

107

69

29

50

56

34

52

189

218

254

375

461

46T

399

317

221

5,392

174

10,690

Apr.

169

162

154

131

124

162

205

238

189

177

158

135

124

154

165

139

113

99

103

110

158

247

308

330

362

456

519

539

560

435

-

6,922

231

13,730

May

390

423

376

281

217

158

135

124

121

110

95

85

82

88

150

209

466

807

1,010

1,170

960

621

451

358

259

193

150

113

110

117

173

10,002

323

19,840

June

273

409

"399 428

344

273

221

181

173

181

146

139

143

117

92

99

99

177

121

103

88

85

92

88

85

85

85

78

62

67

-

4,933

164

9,780

July

62

62

85

76

70

53

44

44

50

55

67

76

82

76

76

73

78

64

52

47

44

46

48

46

42

42

42

40

42

41

40

1,765

56.9

3,500

Aug.

42

43

43

41

40

38

38

41

47

44

60

73

62

193

259

290

217

143

110

318

353

358

268

226

181

143

121

103

99

99

78

4,171

135

8,270

Sept.

70

70

78

9?

99

135

143

128

139

135

185

226

220

259

2E5

213 iei

146

110

P9

106

103

92

82

95

85

67

88

99

88

-

3,898

130

7,730

Calendar year 1950: Max 616 Mln 17 Mean 123 Ac-ft 88,780

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,170 Mln 22 Mean 128 Ac-ft 92,840

Peak discharge (base. 600 cfs).--May 20 (9:30 a.m.) 1,220 cfs (4.05 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 19 to Feb. 23, Mar. 2-26 (no gageheight record Dec. 3-20, Dec. 27 to Jan. 4; discharge estimated on the basis of 3 discharge measurements and weather records).
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 241 

Elkhorn River at Neligh, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°07'20", long. 98°01'40", in sec. 20, T. 25 N. , R. 6 W., on right bank 

10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 14 at Neligh.

Drainage area.--2 .200 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,800 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,713.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T949. Prior to Apr. 16, 1933, staff gage at site 30 ft downstream at same datum. Apr. 

16, 1933, to Jan. 23, 1939, chain gage at bridge 10 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--20 years, 279 cfs; median of yearly mean discharge, 188 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,030 cfs May 19 (gage height, 10.62 ft); minimum daily, 101 cfs Nov. 24.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, about 12,000 cfs June 23, 1947 (gage height, 12.53 ft), 

from main channel rating curve extended above 4,900 cfs and field estimate of flow 

through break in highway fill; minimum daily, 12 cfs July 2, 1932.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks. 

Revisions (water years).--W 1006: 1935, 1942, drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,300

1,800

2,280

2,070

1,500

1,290

1,180

1,060

940

825

732

620

518

476

458

442

425

407

404

392

377

362

359

341

335

332

326

324

315

312

310

22,812

736

45,250

Nov.

310

307

338

324

310

307

299

294

273

237

237

278

281

281

281

273

271

273

268

242

266

296

221

101

215

263

259

268

266

273

8,112

270

16,090

Dec.

271

259

211

236

225

210

216

224

239

234

243

256

271

282

267

254

256

250

246

237

246

252

257

261

261

226

"226 189

226

230

239

7,500

242

14,880

Jan.

"226 237

212

199

203

178

179

198

206

204

204

217

210

211

219

221

219

219

215

153

127

194

191

186

182

177

148

127

149

153

152

5,916

191

11,730

Feb.

150

Tso

153

162

168

178

170

158

172

182

191

205

179

174

187

192

215

243

281

296

326

370

394

452

430

407

407

442

_

_

.

7,034

251

13,950

Mar.

466

534

472

359

449

486

441

330

312

344

304

245

^&0

310

359

357

377

322

301

315

321

392

900

1,570

2,500

2,680

2,620

2,390

2,190

1,970

1,650

26,526

856

52,610

Apr.

1,390

1,170

1,040

955

915

1,000

1,130

1,220

1,150

1,100

1,020

925

860

865

784

716

668

660

608

600

840

1,020

1,190

1,340

1,660

1,970

2,550

3,440

5,750

3,420

-

39,956

1,332

79,250

May

2,850

2,570

2,490

2,050

1,630

1,280

1,040

920

815

788

724

700

700

700

820

1,140

1,600

4,330

8.780

8,160

7,160

6,120

5,260

4,410

3,540

2,650

1,920

1,450

1,240

1,140

1,280

80,257

2,589

159,200

June

2,570

2,100

2,120

2,320

3,450

5,670

3,150

2,570

2,110

1,850

1,640

1,420

1,260

1,120

1,020

900

885

1/390"

1,490

1,300

1,320

1,500

1,740

1,770

1,580

1,530

1,500

1,550

1,570

1,480

-

53,875

1,796

106,900

July

1,400

1,360

1,850

1.660

al , 600

al,440

al,280

al,140

al,010

a900

a940

a990

al,020

al,080

al,130

al,190

1,230

1,170

1,040

875

1,270

772

584

514

455

410

377

353

350

321

296

30,207

974

59,910

Aug.

288

288

291

286

273

264

252

245

268

445

326

326

1,040

1,420

2,440

2,380

1,900

1,400

1,150

1,830

2,290

2.550

2,310

1,770

1,490

1,270

1,070

905

760

692

648

32,847

1,060

65,150

Sept.

652

636

612

632

684

792

792

764

930

1,020

,190

,460

,530

,520

.590

,410

,180

955

788

704

664

604

572

588

628

676

708

696

676

644

-

26,297

877

52,160

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,170 Mln 101 Mean 585 Ac-ft 423,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,780 Mln 101 Mean 935 Ac-ft 677,100

t Norfolk. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 23 to Mar. 23.
242 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn River at Norfolk, Nebr.

Location. Lat 42°00'10", long. 97°25'30", in NW£NW£ sec. 3, T. 23 N., R. 1 W., near left 

bank on downstream handrail of bridge on U. S. Highway 81, 1 mile south of Norfolk and 

3f miles upstream from North Branch.

Drainage area.--2 .790 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,400 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--July 1896 to November 1903 (no winter records), October 1945 to September 1951.Gage-height records at present site since May 1941 are contained in reports 

of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,504.95 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. July 1896 to November 1903 staff gage at site a quarter of a 

mile downstream at different datum. Aug. 16, 1947, to Mar. 5, 1949, water-stage recorder at site 250 ft downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--6 years (1945-51), 686 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,410 cfs May 20 (gage height, 8.15 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 200 cfs Mar. 12.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 12,600 cfs June 26, 1947; maximum gage height, 12.25 

ft Feb. 28, 1948 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 60 cfs Dec. 10, 11,

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

806

1.640

1,380

1,570

1,350

1,140

1., 100

1,080

1,050

1,050

1,000

983

976

1,020

1,050

889

806

728

587

592

557

495

495

481

437

432 

432

415

402

369

373

25,685

829

50,950

Nov.

381

411

472

"459 477

454

450

441

428

415

419

394

373

381

385

394

394

381

390

398

381

358

356

308

279

247 

267

322

338

341

11,494

383

22,800

Dec.

338

316

298

278

269

'Sis 247

338

354

357

360

357

359

373

370

361

364

361

353

352

361

371

381

381

594

394 

348

312

320

352

352

10,687

345

21,200

Jan.

352

358

352

338

315

275

279

272

291

291

301

301

307

322

330

344

355

349

358

292

238

255

282

311

308

313 

306

313

292

251

251

9,502

307

18,850

Feb.

251

242

251

255

280

275

275

283

279

277

284

312

312

302

307

310

325

357

374

412

471

566

648

804

880

el , 500 

el, 300

el, 100

.

-

13,232

473

26,250

Mar.

el, 050

el, 000

el, 000

e980

el, 000

el, 000

900

700

450

300

240

"255 200

300

350

400

450

500

560

640

700

900

5,010

5,000

5,590

6,050 

5,65'0

4,69O

3,240

2,610

2,250

53,940

1,740

107,000

Apr.

2,000

1,660

1,410

1,280

1,230

1,310

1,340

1,470

1,380

1,220

1,190

1,190

1,080

1,050

1,020

1,000

983

983

983

976

1,380

1,390

1,380

1,480

1,670

1,780 

3,010

3,100

3,560

3.590

-

47,095

1,570

93,410

May

3,330

2,840

2,690

2,460

1,880

1,600

1,250

1,030

"915 876

909

915

889

889

889

1,040

1,570

2,510

4,490

7,570

8,350

7,610

5,790

4,530

3,580

3,000 

2,500

2,110

1,740

1,610

1,770

83,132

2,682

164,900

June

2,430

2,650

2,240

2,240

2,520

2,900

2.950

2,910

2,550

2,170

2,020

1,880

1,700

1,600

1,480

1,390

1.370

1,560

1,870

1,770

1,570

1,630

1,850

1,940

1,660

1,640 

1,620

1,600

1,590

1,580

-

58,880

1,963

116,800

July

1,560

1,500

2,120

1,830

1,720

1,640

1,560

1,380

1,190

1,080

1,130

1,190

1,230

1,300

1,340

1,450

1,510

1,550

1,650

1,140

1,090

1,040

942

818

734

655 

607

572

547

519

504

37,098

1,197

73,580

Aug.

477

468

472

468

463

450

450

428

441

477

618

628

956

3,100

4.100

2,780

2,300

1,980

1,830

2,690

2,930

2,280

2,200

1,940

1,730

1,390 

1,220

1,080

1,010

976

1,000

43,332

1,398

85,950

Sept.

983

922

896

896

909

1,050

1,140

1,100

1,220

1,460

1,190

3.150

TTsTS

1,940

1,940

1,940

1,770

1,580

1,400

1,240

1,130

1,040

1,000

969

937

1,010 

1,030

1,100

1,110

1,0"0

39,632

1,3?3

78,730

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,300 Min 130 Mean 791 Ae-ft 572,800

Water year 1950-51= Max 8,350 Min 200 Mean 1,188 Ao-ft 860,400

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records 

for station at Waterloo.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 25, Mar. 7-22.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr.

243

location.--Lat 41°42 I 50", long. 96"31'15", on south line of SE^SEi sec. 9, T. 20 N. , R. 8 

E., near right bank on downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles southwest of Uehling 

and 8 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1,030 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,210.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Oct. 5, 1945, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, 172 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 8,820 cfs Mar. 27 (gage height, 14.78 ft); minimum daily, 29 cfs Jan. 22.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 13,700 cfs June 11, 1944 (gage height, 17.65 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area study; 

minimum daily, 14 cfs Dec. 28, 1941, Nov. 27, 1942.

Flood of June 5, 1940, reached a stage of 18.6 ft, from floodmark (discharge, 

20,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 5,800 cfs on basis of velocity-area study).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I 

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23'24

25

:26

27

28 

,59

30

31

Total

"ean

'c-ft

Oct.

66 

98

92 

~9T 102

79

74

68

64

61

62

60

60

60

61

60

61

61

60

60

"61 59

60

61

61

31

61

61 

61

61

61

2,068

66.7

4,100

Nov.

61

61

67 

71

71

66

62

61

60

48

50

60

70

70

J73

60

52

50

50

40

32

41

52

50

50

J.

1,678

55.9

3,330

Dec.

"

r 47

45

40

38

48

51

53

55

56

56

57

59

55

54

56

57

57

58

58

61

62

63

63

57

49

57

58

58

1,663

53.6

3,300

Jan.

60 

62

6U 

60

58

62

59

51

54

54

54

54

54

54

55

55

58

58

50

44

40

29

38

39

40

36

38

38 

32

38

42

1,526

49.2

3,030

Feb.

43 

44

45 

47

47

48

49

50

44

45

48

51

58

61

50

65

71

74

81

81

94

100

110

118

132

147

T3S

115

_

-

2,048

73.1

4,060

Mar.

91 

65

59 

65

5_5

55

> 60

65

67

68

68

68

68

68

300

1,500

a3,OOO

a5,000

8,140

4,020

928

428

288

25,006

807

49,600

Apr.

228 

208

193 

181

178

185

214

240

238

252

218

193

160

172

250

204

167

162

153

150

242

370

276

218

280

330

290

933 

447

1,630

-

8,962

299

17,780

May

1,280 

1,040

573 

360

288

254

226

214

293

528

461

358

263

242

240

308

365

254

250

216

242

191

169

160

155

157

158

142 

125

122

676

10,310

333

20,450

June

592 

1,710

764 

384

282

248

265

323

323

372

246

218

234

200

242

335

240

946

1,580

2,370

929

532

310

425

458

310

293

267 

200

185

-

15,783

526

31,310

July

180 

229

4,900 

2,050

696

410

346

278

242

218

228

284

431

321

263

222

202

330

308

210

171

662

375

257

181

150

167

145 

132

128

122

14,838

479

29,430

Aug.

118 

116

115 

115

113

111

108

108

105

To?

108

112

904

1,730

3,400

1,540

1,110

896

544

2,590

4,100

1,550

788

489

659

466

b,130

4,820 

1,460

760

447

32,721

1,056

64,900

Sept.

346 

295

273 

252

250

242

228

210

879

2,900

947

1,650

2,020

836

516

351

304

278

263

246

234

234

228

226

248

252

224

204 

193

187

-

15,516

517

30,780

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,610 Min - Mean 187 Ac-i't 135,100

water year 1950-51: Max 8,140 Min 29 , Mean 362 Ac-ft 262,100

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).-- Mar. 27 (9:30) 8,820 cfs (14.78 ft); Apr. 30 (about 2 P.m.)

-bout 3,500 cfs; June 2 (4:30 a.m.) 2,540 cfs (7.65 ft); June 18 (about 11 p.m.) about 3,500 cfs;

-uly 3 (7:30 p.m.) 6,630 cfs (12.95 ft); Aug. 15 (about 3 p.m.) about 4,000 cfs; Aug. 21 (time and 

discharge unknown); Aug. 28 (7 a.m.) 6,590 cfs (12.94 ft); Sept. 10 (time and discharge unknown); 

"ept. 12 (11 p.m.) 3,480 cfs (8.94 ft).

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

- nd trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 11-13, Nov. 19 to Mar. 24 (no gage-height 

i-ecord Nov. 26 to Dec. 3, Dec. 5, Mar. 7-15. Discharge estimated on basis of 4 discharge measurements, engineers' notes, and weather records).
244 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Elkhorn River at Waterloo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°19'50", long. 96°17'50", in SE£ sec. 21, T. 16 N., R. 10 E. , near center 

ofspan on downstream side of highway bridge, just downstream from Rawhide Creek and 

3f miles north of Waterloo.

Drainage area. 6.900 sq mi, approximately of which about'6,500 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. April 1899 to November 1903 (fragmentary), May 1911 to September 1915 

(fragmentary), August 1928 to September 1951. Published as "at Arlington" 1899-1903, 

July 1913 to 1915.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Apr. 28, 1899, to Nov. 21, 1903, July 20, 1913, 

to' Sept. 30, 1915, staff gages at sites 10 miles upstream at different datums. May 19, 

1911, to July 19, 1913, weight-tape gage, Aug. 18, 1928, to Apr. 12, 1934, chain gage, 

Apr. 13, 1934, to June 8, 1940, water-stage recorder, and June 9 to July 1, 1940, chain 

gage; all at site 3-g miles downstream from present site at different datums. . July 2, 

1940, to July 3, 1951, water-stage recorder at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 25 years (1911-13, 1928-51), 1,013 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 839 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 27,500 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 11.72 ft); minimum daily, 260 cfs Mar. 12.

1911-13, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 100,000 cfs June 12, 1944 (gage height, 16.6 

ft, from floodmark in gage well), from rating curve extended above 22,000 cfs on basis 

of current-meter measurement of peak flow in main channel and velocity-area studies of 

overflow section; minimum observed, 50 cfs Nov. 12, 1940.

Maximum stage known since at least 1880, 16.6 ft on June 12, 1944, from floodmark 

(discharge, 100,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good prior to July 4, fair thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Several small diversions above station 

for irrigation. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Revisions. W 1006: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October i960 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,040

1,250

1,550

2.530 

2,500

2,220

1,780

1,500

1,420

1,430

1,400

1,310

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,090 

1,040

1,040

1,010

992

970

970

956

935

921

894

894 

868

848

842

823

38,573

1,244

76,510

Nov.

829

829

848

868 

880

887 8"gT

829

811

753

748

753

793

817

811

811 

805

805

787

758

764

781

> 65o'

700

-

23,078

769

45,770

Dec.

720

720

690

650 

410

1"0"0" 350

430

420

440

520

580

630

660

680

700 

690

680

700

690

690

690

690

720

700

630

630 

610

580

610

620

18,930

611

37,550

Jan.

630

630

620

620 

620

600

610

600

570

570

590

600

590

590

590

610 

620

630

650

615

630

610

550

510

530

560

520 

480

420

350

320

17,630

569

34,970

Feb.

350 3~6"0

390

430 

470

510

510

530

530

530

550

560

530

530

530

520 

530

560

570

590

630

650

680

700

1,000

2,000

2,530 

4,230

_

-

22,500

804

44,630

Mar.

3,660

2,570

2,100

1,700 

1,620

1,690

1,660

1,100

670

490

380

260

335

420

500

560 

710

830

890

1,010

1,360

1,630

2,780

9,180

19,100

25,000

27.000 

23,760

15,200

10,800

6,850

165,750

5,347

328,800

Apr.

4,810

3,830

3,330

3,060 

2,900

2,970

2,980

3,090

3,420

3,310

3,120

2,790

2,470

2,460

2,370

2,140 

2,100

2,080

2,020

1.970

2,470

2,900

2,940

3,020

3,570

3,660

3,990 

7,020

7.480

7,290

-

101,560

3,385

201,400

May

9.970

7,900

5,910

4,620 

4,300

3,590

3,030

2,760

2,810

3,280

2,740

2,550

2,220

2,110

2,170

1.990 

2,200

2,580

3,340

4,940

6,480

7,530

7,670

6,530

5,840

4,830

3,940 

3,280

2,710

2,280

9,660

135,760

4,379

269,300

June

7,650

9.540

7,57'0

5,070 

4,360

3,750

4,200

5,300

4,900

4,400

4,100

3,600

3,100

2,800

2,620

2,600 

3,000

4,500

5.350

5,000

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,920

2,900

2,800 

2,760

2,300

2,270

-

124,360

4,145

246,700

July

2,270

2,180

8,990

15,600 

8,870

8,010

6,150

4,600

3,200

2,570

2,220

2,160

2,430

2,430

2,410

2,360 

2,320

2,500

4,300

3,150

2,640

2,290

3,120

2,330

2,110

1,900

1,610 

1,510

1,360

1,260

1,150

110,000

3,548

218,200

Aug.

 " 1,020

1,040

963

1,080 

874

842

817 8"59~

835

868

935

963

1,700

5,500

10,500

10, 400 

6,110

5,020

4,010

8,240

20.600

14,600

8,480

6,700

5,940

4,560

3,700 

8,060

5,110

4,010

3,090

147,396

4,755

292,400

Sept.

2,370

2,100

1,820

1,790 

1,730

1,840

1,890

1,940

2,210

5,600

3,470

4,050

8.690

6,030

4,320

3,430 

2,940

2,710

2,410

2,160

1,890

1,890

1,770

1,720

1,740

1,820

1,690

T77I?

1,72C

1,71C

-

81,160

2.70E

161,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,600 Min 290 Mean 1,672 Ac-ft 1,211,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 27,000 Mln 260 Mean 2,703 Ac-ft 1,957,000

Peak discharge (base. 6,000 cfs).--Feb.28 (9:30 p.m.) 6,500 cfs (4.87 ft); Mar. 27 (5 a.m.) 27,500 

cfs (11.72 ft): Apr. 28 (5:30 p.m.) 9,020 cfs (5.28 ft); May 1 (12:30 a.m.) 10,800 cfs (5.82 ft); 

May 23 (3 a.m.) 7,810 cfs (5.25 ft); May 31 (l p.m.) 13,600 cfs (7.34 ft): July 4 (time unknown) 

17.800 cfs (8.15 ft); Aug. 15 (11:30 p.m.) 13,400 cfs (6.85 ft); Aug. 21 (l p.m.) 22,500 cfs (8.64 

ft); Aug. 28 (l p.m.) 10,700 cfs (6.00 ft); Sept. 10 (7 a.m.) 6,940 cfs (4,88 ft); Sept. 13 (7 a.m.) 

8,930 cfs (5.68 ft).

Note. Ho gage-height record June 6-29; discharge estimated on basis of 6 discharge measurements, 

engineers' notes, weather records, and trend of flow. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 

23 to Feb. 26, Mar. 7-23.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 245

Platte River near Ashland, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 41"03'30", long. 96°19'30", on line between sees. 29 and 32, T. 13 N., 

R. 10 E., near left bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on U.'S. Highway 6, 

100 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles upstream 

from Salt Creek, and 3 miles northeast of Ashland.

Drainage area.--83.800 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,052.51 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1929, chain gage at former highway bridge half a mile upstream 

at datum 3.32 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1929, to Oct. 7, 1933, staff or chain gage at former 

bridge. Oct. 14, 1933, to Dec. 10, 1938, water-stage recorder at site 950 ft upstream 

from former bridge. Dec. 11, 1938, to June 16, 1948, water-stage recorder at site of 

former bridge. All gages Oct. 1, 1929, to June 16, 1948, at datum 2.28 ft higher than 

present datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 49,900 cfs June 1 (gage height, 5.91 ft); maximum gage height, 6.50 ft Feb. 25 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 1,060 

cfs Dec. 8.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 107,000 cfs June 12, 1944, includes overbank flow 

caused by breaking of dikes; minimum daily, 265 cfs Aug. 18, 1941.

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow of 

stream affected by trans-mountain diversions, storage reservoirs, power developments, 

diversions and ground-water withdrawals for irrigation, and return flow from irrigated 

areas.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1936(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16 

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.810 

35,400

aS, 500

a7,500

8.590

7,900

7,240

5,970

5,630

5,190

5,260

4,860

4,720

4,120

4,310

4,310 

4,020

4,150

4,220

4,180

4,150

4,060

4,220

4,310

4,180

4,800

4,830

4,520

4,420

4,060

4,220

155,650

5,021

308,700

Nov.

4,220 

4,250

4,310

4,420

4,830

4,830

4,860

4,900

4,800

' 4,380

3,430

3,570

4,420

4,090

5,520

5.950 

5,590

5,330

5,190

5,040

3,630

3,900

3,380

2,380

2,150

2,150

2,670

2,610

2,380

2,710

-

121,850

4,062

241,700

Dec.

5,000 

6,200

6.500

5,500

4,500

3,500

2,500

1.060

1,330

1,660

2,000

2,330

2,600

2,720

3,470

4,370 

4,800

4,850

5,270

5,300

5,570

6,170

6,500

6,300

5,820

6,080

5,920

5,710

5,230

5,120

4,900

138,780

4,477

275,300

Jan.

4,410 

4,220

4,260

4,710

4,970

4,750

4,330

4,100

4,140

4,070

4,220

4,330

4,440

4,640

4,920

5,210 

5,380

5.450

5,420

5,200

5,080

4,960

5,040

4,720

4,410

3,850

3,680

3,570

3,300

2,930

2,6jO

137,330

4,430

272,400

Feb.

2,120 

1,690

1,740

1.680

1,690

2,160

2,730

3,040

3,020

3,040

3,450

3,870

4,100

4,160

4,190

4,480 

4,610

4,490

4,620

4,900

5,260

5,920

6,640

7,800

10,900

25,500

16,800

14,500

-

-

157,100

5,611

311,600

Mar.

13,200 

10,600

11,200

9,480

9,480

9,630

9,070

8,580

5,420

4,500

3,730

1,820

1.560

1,790

2,520

2,960 

5,770

6,450

5,970

6,000

6,260

8,020

11,900

20,900

28,500

30,700

32,600

35.000

23,300

17,900

13,500

555,910

11,480

705,900

Apr.

11,000 

10,000

8,970

8,880

8,730

9,120

9,480

10,500

10,400

9,940

9,120

8,160

8,080

7,980

8,080

7,280 

6,980

6,650

6.4§Q

"67570

8,080

9,580

9,940

9,630

10,300

9,730

10,100

13,100

17.400

14,800

-

284,920

9,497

565,100

May

16,OOO 

14,700

13,600

12,500

11,200

9,840

8,830

7,850

7,850

8,400

7,670

6,980

6,570

7,150

6,650

6.530

10 ! 500

14,600

15,500

19,300

20,800

19,700

18,900

17,700

15,400

13,300

12,000

10,600

9,170

24,500

381,040

12,290

755,800

June

44.100 

42,900

32,600

18,600

15,800

15,500

16,000

18,400

14,000

11,500

11,400

12,700

10,700

9,480

10,300

11,600 

10,800

11,500

15,500

14,500

15,100

10,800

9,480

9.520

9,48(5

10,400

10,400

10,500

11,100

13,300

-

453,560

15,120

899,600

July

11,500 

10,700

15,000

18.800

16,000

16,700

15,600

10,800

8,400

7,070

6,780

7,110

8,590

9,840

9,780

8,780 

7,580

7,520

9,220

8,120

8,500

7,850

6,780

6,290

6,570

5,820

5,820

5,260

4,720

4,420

4,220

277,740

8,959

550,900

Aug.

5,990 

4,120

4,020

5,650

5,240

5,160

2,840

2.580

2,640

2,900

4,220

5,660

6,450

10,900

25,100

18,800 

12,900

11,200

8,050

11,200

25.800

21,500

14,800

13,300

10,700

9,120

8,780

12,700

10,300

8,970

7,580

286,730

9,249

568,700

Sept.

6,450 

35.600

5,820

5,970

6,490

6,860

7,410

11,000

9,270

15,600

10,600

11,000

15,100

16.700

12,600

10,700 

9,270

7,980

7,670

7,190

6,780

6,410

6,290-

6,570

6,650

6,570

6,570

6,090

5,900

6,210

-

251,120

8,371

498,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 33,600 Mln 1,060 Mean 6,104 Ac-i't 4,419,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 44,100 Mln 1,060 Mean 8,224 Ac-ft 5,954,000

a No gsge-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at North Bend. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 25, Mar. 8-22.
246 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek at Roca, Nebr.

Legation.--Lat 40°39'33", long. 96°39'39", In SW£ sec. 17, T. 8 N., R. 7 E. , on downstreem 

side of highway bridge at west edge of Roca.

Drainage area. 174 sq ml.

Records available. May to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally and more frequently during rapidly changing stages. 

T3atum of gage is 1,192.50 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during period, 9,300 cfs June 2 (gage height, 22.0 

ft), from rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 

15 cfs July 26, but may have been less during period of no gage-height record.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

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

3O

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

19

58

189

52

30

52

294

18

238

50

a43

a35

124

135

35

29

34

36

a40

_

-

-

June

558

5.240

591

25

69

235

1,790

836

10O

20

619

42

38

573

1,320

166

62

3,130

711

291

805

1,510

429

266

67

1,29O

748

184

50

51

-

21,816

72.7

43,270

July

52

111

50

a24

23

111

50

a37

a25

25

961

486

358

79

41

19

a20

a20

20

20

al7

15

17

al7

2,717

87.6

5,390

Aug.

a!7

a!8

25

22

31

34

220

240

1,400

127

36

35

34

36

a36

35

17

l.BSO

1,070

145

a78

33

31

32

32

5,741

185

11,390

Sept.

31

33

32

31

31

577

33

30

?5

30

a30

~9?4 1.8FO

77

38

36

are

36

35

36

a36

36

36

39

36

38

38

23

36

a36

-

4,353

145

8,630

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Peak discharge (base. 2,000 cfs).--June 2 (l a.m.) 9,300 cfs (22.0 ft); June 7 (3 p.m.) 2,570 cfs 

17.9 ft); June 15 (10 a.m.) 2,200 cfs (17.2 ft); June 18 (12 m.) 5,450 cfs (20.2 ft); June 22 

5 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (17.3 ft); Aug. 15 (10 a.m.) 2,44O cfs (l7.7 ft); Aug. 24 (1 p.m.) 3,850 cfs 

19.2 ft); Sept. 12 (11 p.m.) 3,490 cfs (18.9 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of.flow, and records for station at Lincoln.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 

Salt freek at Lincoln, Nebr.

247

Location. Lat 40°50'50", long. 96°40'50", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 7 E. , near center 

of channel on downstream side of pier of bridge on North 27th Street at north edge of 

Lincoln, one mile downstream from Oak Creek.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder at stages above 6.2 ft. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Datum of gage is 1,113.6 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 28,200 cfs June 2 (gage height, 26.15 ft); minimum daily, 33 cfs Jan. 20.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1951; minimum daily, 31 cfs Sept. 10,

Flood of June 2, 1951, may have been equaled or exceeded in discharge by flood of 

July 6, 1908, which reached a stage of 33.6 ft. Channel changes since 1908 have materially altered the stage-discharge relation.

Remarks. Records good. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 

1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

94

1,510

2,070

304

122

96

109

90

75

61

54

51

50

47

it

51

53

50

50

50

51

50

47

53

53

51

48

48

50

51

48

5,579

180

11,070

Nov.

51

51

59

54

54

53

51

59

50

47

51

48

53

51

54

54

51

51

54

45

56

59

38

42

42

44

44

41

44

47

-

1,498

49.9

2,970

Dec.

51

54

53

53

34

47

47

44

48

51

54

51

59

59

56

56

58

58

56

54

51

50

53

56

58

37

50

45

48

51

53

1,595

51.5

3,160

Jan.

54

51

51

51

56

38

42

45

47

45

45

45

45

45

48

51

51

51

62

33

44

54

56

56

56

54

40

44

48

44

41

1,493

48.2

2,960

Feb.

40

37

38

40

42

48

48

50

48

48

54

50

58

53

56

62

56

58

61

61

71

62

68

94

247

1,070

580

1.120

-

-

-

4,320

154

8,570

Mar.

612

297

638

234

159

137

124

58

41

92

115

98

90

86

86

106

150

193

142

113

134

113

783

190

145

132

120

223

473

174

122

6,180

199

12,260

Apr.

98

94

94

84

92

111

120

127

140

145

111

78

94

98

102

86

78

78

78

183

316

649

187

2OO

2,210

1,950

526

633

241

801

-

9,804

327

19,450

May

2,960

1,880

397

238

183

147

127

127

124

165

153

117

88

234

1,030

281

266

238

589

413

213

344

156

113

828

845

213

129

124

109

1,510

14,541

463

28,440

June

8,340

22,100

4,350

753

443

504

5,120

3,110

1,040

855

2,550

990

580

2,550

3,410

1,270

630

10,700

5,100

1,210

3,120

2,760

2,170

2,280

742

2,330

1,470

728

340

289

91,834

3,061

182,200

July

248

255

230

196

183

324

297

187

147

150

686

1,110

638

304

203

190

171

230

224

142

132

145

132

122

115

109

307

196

122

100

94

7,687

248

15,250

Aug.

96

92

674

127

90

98

90

88

102

124

113

123

557

1,660

1,320

1,100

224

142

109

271

535

187

117

715

2,150

535

234

213

162

140

140

12,308

397

24,410

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,700 Min 31 Mean 172 Ao-ft 124,800

Sept.

127

124

127

129

165

1,020

364

156

700

360

190

646

1,720

376

180

142

142

132

127

122

109

106

102

113

124

115

106

94

90

90

-

8,098

270

16,060

Water year 1950-51: Max 22,100 Mln 33 Mean 451 Ac-ft 326,800

Peale discharge (base. ,2,000'cfs) z,uyU'Ct3j . Oct. 3 5 (11 (11 a.m.); 2,460 cfs (9.E9.as ft); Feb. 28 (3 p.m.) p.m.) 2,200 d ,ZUO cfs 

a.m.) 3,070 cfs (10.37 ft); May 1 (12 a.m.) 3,47O cfs (11.41 ft); May 25 (8 

t); June 2 (10 to 11 a.m.) 28,200 cfs (26.15 ft); June 7 (4 p.m.) 10,000 cf 

a.m.) 3,840 cfs (11.35 ft); June 14 (9:30 p.m.) 8,020 cfs (15.49 ft); June 

Mq jaja f**- ^ .Tuna ?~\ t ^. ^n r* m \ A Ten /if*o Mo nn ^-M. T^^,^ nc t ~\ -\ ** > i.

(9.31 ft); Ap. .

p.m.) 2,95& cfs (10.69 ft)

(17.15 ft): June 11 (5 a.m. 3,84O c . .. ,

(4:30 p.m.) 18,600 cfs (19.88 ft); June 21 (3:30 p.m.) 4,760 cfs (12.00 ft); June 26 (11 a.

cfs (10.69 ft); Aug. 14 (2 p.m.) 3,330 cfs (11.20 ft); Aug. 25 (2:30 p.m.) 2,430 cfs (9.94

13 (9:30 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (9.14 ft).

.m.) 3,200 

ft); Sept.
<=48 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Wahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°08'40", long. 96°32'20", in NE corner sec. 32, T. 14 N., R. 8 E., near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 63, half a mile south of 

Ithaca.

Drainage area.--272 sq mi.

Records available. October 1949 to September. 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

1,110.31 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Aug. 8, 1950 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,900 cfs May 31 (gage height, 22.34 ft); minimum daily, 15 cfs for several days.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1951; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 3-5, 

1950.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total 

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

82

76

28

25

21

82

23

20

20

19

19

19

18

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

20

19

19

19

795 

25.6

1,580

Nov.

19

19

20

2422"

21

21

20

19

19

20

21

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

20

21

*22

22

22

21

20

19

18

19

19

-

612 

20.4

1,210

Dec.

*19

20

20

21

19

18

18

19

19

19

20

21

22

24

21

19

17

*15

16

17

18

20

19

20

22

21

17

18

18

19

20

596 

19.2

1,180

Jan.

21

19

17

18

18

17

15

15

15

16

17

18

19

19

19

21

*21

21

21

21

19

19

20

19

18

18

16

15

15

15

15

557 

18.0

1,100

Feb.

15

16

17

17

17

17

16

16

17

19

20

21

19

19

19

*21

22

21

20

20

21

21

20

24

92

*190

69

744

-

_

-

1,550 

55.4

3,070

Mar.

418

90

180

62

60

57

21

20

19

20

22

23

24

*29

33

44

41

38

35

38

40

46

799

252

300

323

356

306

*144

97

56

3,993

129

7,920

Apr.

52

50

46

46

44

72

61

72

80

61

48

48

52

56

47

41

35

33

32

54

162

103

71

*67

*151

100

76

55

39

42

-

1,896 

63.2

3,760

Hay

287

219

90

79

71

63

59

58

64

84

72

56

53

61

97

*61

54

59

65

52

46

44

41

38

39

56

37

*34

35

42

*6,530

8,646 

279

17,150

June

*12,200

1,400

296

*205

155

114

* 1,2 40

1,410

266

270

882

222

141

119

125

122

117

170

*131

84

83

148

144

272

184

189

91

74

60

52

-

20,966 

699

41,590

July

51

50

53

52

258

*536

118

80

65

64

65

72

68

67

62

56

*49

46

114

50

44

41

40

38

36

35

44

165

93

65

50

2,627 

84.7

5,210

Aug.

47

37

33

32

29

24

26

26

25

81

55

40

*638

214

817

166

58

48

44

374

715

77

51

51

62

50

45

78

46

40

37

4,066 

131

8,060

Sept.

33

32

34

33

34

138

109

98

86

*180

89

118

94

75

59

47

47

47

46

46

45

44

44

43

43

42

41

41

40

40

1,868 

62.3

3,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,000 Min 10 Mean 61.0 Ac-ft 44,150

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,200 Min 15 Mean 132 Ac-ft 95,540

Peak discharge (bas>

(16.85 ft); May 31 

11 18 a.m.) 1,240 cfs 

(14.46 ft); Aug. 15 (2

* Discharge measurement made

N'ote. --Stage-disc 

Feb. 16, Mar. 8-13

urement made on this day.

charge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-12, 15-21, Dec. 26 to Jan. 15, Jan.

, 17-21. No gage-height record Sept. 17-29; discharge interpolated.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN 249

Silver Creek at Ithaca, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°09'50", long. 96°31'25", in NE^ aec. 28 (corrected), T. 14 N., R. 8 E., 

near center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile east of Ithaca.

Drainage area. 72 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1949 to September 1951.

Gage . Wire-weight gage and crest-stage indicator; gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 

1,120.96 ft above mean sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). . - -

staff gage at same site and datum.

Prior to Aug. 8, 1950,

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,450 cfs May 31 (gage height, 12.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 3.5 cfs Nov. 28.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 31, 1951; minimum daily, that of Nov. 28,

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17 

18 

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

12

6.6

5.5

5.2

5.2

5.2

26

To

8.1

7.5

5.8

4.1

3.8 

3.8

3.9

4.1

4.2

3.9

4.1

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.2

3.9

*4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.4

179.4

5.79

356

Nov.

4.2

4.2

.4

.4

.2

.4

.4

.2

.2

.4

.4

.4

.2

.5

.5

.5

.4 

.5 

.5

.8

.7

* .O

.8

.7

.2

.1

.6

.5

.8

.1

-

130.2

4.34

258

Dec.

*4.4

4.5

4.4

4.5

, 4.0

4.5

4.5

V

f 4.0

J C)

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.4

129.9

4.19

258

Jan.

4.4

> 4.0

8.5

*7.5 

8.1 

7.5

 4.0

(*)

140,0

4.52

278

Feb.

5.0

(*)

10 

10

9.9

io

9.9

9.7

9.5

9.5

*16

14

200

-

.

-

393.5

14.1

780

Mar.

110

33

25

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

}*

16

16 

16 

16

16

16

42

142

125

149

53

35

45

*17

14

14

1,058

34.1

2,100

Apr.

13

13

12

11

11

9.9

11

10

10

9.7

9.3

9.1

8.3 

8.5

8.7

15

12 

9.7 

8.5

8.1

8.5

8.1

11

*12

15

15

15

15

15

16

-

338.4

11.3

671

May

15

13

12

9.5

9.1

8.5-

8.7

9.1

9.1

9.3

9.5

9.5

15 

12

11

*9.1

13 

15 

13

10

9.3

8.9

8.7

8.9

9.1

8.5

8.9

*8.5

7.9

8.1

*7_85

1,092.2

35.2

2,170

June

*947

226

49

*23

24

26

*149

112

40

33

20

16

14 

13

12

12

12 

12 

*12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

-

1,875

62.5

3,720

July

11

11

11

11

12

*70

13

11

11

11

12

12

12 

13

13

13

*13 

13 

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

14

456

14.7

904

Aug.

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

*17 

18

21

41

22

18 

17

Si

20

18

15

15

15

14

14

13

14

13

13

562

18.1

1,110

Sept.

13

12

13

13

13

13

12

12

14

*13

15

17

26

13

11

9.7

9.5 

9.5 

9.3

9.1

8.7

8.5

8.3

8.1

8.1

.9

.7

.9

.5

.5

337.1

11.2

669

Calendar year 1950: Max 470 Mln 3.5 Mean 11.5 Ac-ft 8,340

Water year 1950-51: Max 947 Mln 3.5 Mean 18.3 Ac-ft 13,270

Peak diacnarRe (base, 150 cfs). --Ma

(7.36 ft); May 31 {2:30 p.m.) 2,450 c 

(11 a.m.) 236 cfs (6.50 ft).

r. 1 (12:30 a.m.) 490 cfs (8.58 ft); Mar. 23 (1 p.m.) 333 cfs 

fs (12.22 ft); June 7 ( 1 to 2 p.m.> 250 cfs (6.65 ft); July 6

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-13, 16-19, Jan. 2-15, JaVi. 2O to Feb. 17, 

Mar. 12-15.
250 PLATTE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Ashland, Nebr.

Location. Lat 41°02'50", long. 96°20'30", on SW£ sec. 31, T. 13 N. , R. 10 E., near center 

of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, 1 mile east of Ashland and 2-| 

miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,640 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,046.64 ft above mean sea

level, datum of 1929 (tentative adjustment). Prior to Mar. 4, 1949, water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 46,200 cfs June 2 (gage height, 14.72 ft), ineludes some overbank flow which discharged into Platte River above station; minimum 

daily, 57 cfs Dec. 6.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 2, 1951; minimum daily, 47 cfs July 24, 

1948.

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

which are poor. Some overflow from Platte River may enter Salt Creek above station 

when Platte River is on flood. Discharge measurements generally made twice a'month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

280

5,420

2,460

1,070

250

167

424

290

201

151

135

130

120

115

118

115

115

115

118

120

115

115

105

105

120

118

115

115

115

118

125

11,180

361

22,180

Nov.

120

125

125

133

130

135

135

140

138

140

138

105

130

130

130

125

125

125

a!29

133

115

128

115

110

105

105

105

108

105

105

-

3,690

123

7,320

Dec.

105

120

70

74

69

57

67

100

120

110

115

110

112

110

115

110

105

105

115

110

115

115

101

97

105

105

105

115

3,157

102

6,260

Jan.

115

105

89

109

119

100

104

114

119

124

116

119

119

123

119

126

128

133

128

104

110

130

120

102

107

107

98

82

78

80

11

3,399

110

6,740

Feb.

70

69

112

121

117

117

110

102

110

125

147

152

74

108

130

128

144

149

159

181

204

218

257

272

972

2.290

1,190

1,470

_

_

-

9,298

332

18,440

Mar.

2,730

740

1,240

535

331

272

211

257

81

125

a 144

163

187

197

197

225

250

225

214

246

250

413

2,630

1,380

1,260

1,100

620

1,010

1,440

656

367

19,696

635

39,070

Apr.

295

280

250

235

235

383

399

447

415

375

295

265

265

265

257

214

194

181

169

228

851

1,150

540

367

2,940

5,060

964

1,020

455

664

-

17,658

589

35,020

May

5,190

4,000

886

482

403

347

319

287

303

520

482

327

287

1,490

1,720

900

500

355

590

491

415

407

371

319

299

1,410

464

287

250

187

963

25,251

815

50,080

June

22,200

59,500

17,000

3,810

1,120

1,070

5,750

7,830

5,420

1,560

5,900

2,510

1,690

972

5,660

2,680

1,640

6,550

11,200

1,760

2,880

5,780

2,900

2,540

1,350

2,540

2,470

1,290

782

581

-

164,515

5,484

326,300

July

1,490

1,040

494

511

3,960

5,580

2,490

915

563

398

744

1,560

1,070

653

452

369

369

1,110

934

877

868

725

528

266

202

302

468

915

772

a450

a250

31,325

1,010

62,130

Aug.

a250

a250

1,110

972

915

725

563

437

414

398

355

321

1,110

2,130

5,750

2,600

1,180

569

290

850

2,000

1,010

562

1,110

2,290

1,430

511

445

302

266

233

28,928

933

57,380

Sept.

233

223

218

233

266

1,070

1,030

328

763

1,620

445

680

2.480

1,230

820

244

260

238

223

212

212

193

193

180

223

198

198

193

188

188

14,782

493

29,320

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,500 Mln 57 Mean 301 Ac -ft 217,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 39,500 Mln 57 Mean 912 Ac-ft 660,200

Peak discharge (base. 14,000 efs). June 2 (2 a.m.) 46,200 cfs (14.72 ft); Jx, 

19,000 ofs (11.95 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of flow at Lincoln. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 8-11, Jan. 3 to Feb. 19.

18 (10 p.m.)
WADBONSIE CREEK BASIN 251

Waubonsie Creek near Bartlett, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°53', long. 95°45', in NE^ sec. 11, T. 70 N., R. 43 W. , on left pier on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 2.5 miles east of Bartlett and 4.5 miles west of 

Tabor.

Drainage area.--30 sq mi, approximately.

Rpcords available.--January 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 936.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 16, 1951, wire-weight gage and Jan. 10, 1946, to May 8, 1950, 

supplementary high-stage water-stage recorder at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 16.4 cfs.

Extrpmes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,840 cfs July 3 (gage height, 20.03 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Jan. 23 to Feb. 3.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 14,500 cfs May 8, 1950 (gage height, 37.8 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 800 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 32.8 and 37.8 ft; minimum daily, 0.1 cfs Aug. 2-4, 1946.

Remarks.--Records poor prior to June 15, good thereafter.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195o to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

72

43

20

13

10

25

6.4

5.9

5.4

5.0

*4.6

4.6

4.6

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.2

4.3

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.5

4.6

4.7

^97.4

9.59

U.320

0.37

590

Nov.

4.8

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.7

1 

4.6

*4.6

8.0

7.C

6.6

6.4

6 .0

5.7

5.4

5.0

4.7

4.5

4.2

4.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.8

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.4

*4.4

-

153.2

5.11

0.170

0.19

304

Dec.

4.4

4.3

4.3

4.2

4.2

4.1

4.1

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.0

*1.8

1.8

2.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

99.4

3.21

0.107

0.12

197

Jan.

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.5

* .0

.0

.0

.5

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

.0

98.0

3.16

0.105

0.12

194

Feb.

1.0

1.0

1.0

2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

4.0

8.0

7.0

6.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

10

15

20

136

115

30

20

40

-

-

-

466.0

16.6

0.553

0.58

924

Mar.

20

40

14

13

12

12

10

10

13

10

8.0

7.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

*6.3

20

130

30

20

17

17

80

93

30

20

14

687.3

22.2

0.740

0.85

1,360

Apr.

15

12

10

9.0

15

14

13

14

10

9.0

7.0

8.1

7.0

6.0

675

6.6

*7.4

7.0

6.6

11

11

8.3

8.0

20

15

11

35

15

13

60

-

390.0

13.0

0.433

0.48

774

May

46

15

10

8.0

7.7

6.8

6.0

5.0

44

15

9.0

8.3

8.1

9.0

15

50

10

6.8

6.6

6.4

20

10

9.0

8.0

122

*11

9.0

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.2

513.7

16.6

0.553

0.64

1,020

June

*63

15

9.5

9.0

a.o

*21

50

20

18

19

18

17

16

15

30

16

16

20

16

13

S31

*g24

g42

17

11

g!42

11

9.2

9.0

9.0

-

714.7

23.8

0.793

0.89

1,420

July

8.8

8.8

*369

7.9

g96

g20

gio

9.8

9.8

10

*gll

10

10

11

11

10

9.8

87

13

11

9.0

10

*7 .4

6.4

6.0

5.9

6.0

6.0

6.2

6.4

6.4

709.6

22.9

0.763

0.88

1,410

Aug.

6.6

6.8

6.2

6.0

6.0

5.9

*5.5

5.9

6.8

6.4

6.4

5.9

13

100

122

10

9.2

7.7

7.2

55

7.7

*6.4

6.6

98

9.8

8.3

7.2

7.4

6.8

6.4

6.4

569.5

18.4

0.613

0.71

1,130

Sept.

6.2

7.4

6.6

6.0

8.5

*8.1

7.2

7 .4

11

7.2

6.4

127

14

11

9.2

8.5

8.1

7 .7

7.0

*6.4

6.0

6.0

5.9

6.6

6.0

5.7

4^6

4.6

4.6

4.8

-

335.7

11.2

0.373

0.42

666

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,160 Min 0.5 Mean 27.3 Cfsm 0.910 In. 12.37 Ac-ft 19,770

Water year 1950-51: Max 269 Min 1.0 Mean 13.8 Cfsm 0.460 In. 6.25 Ac-ft 9,990

Peak discharge (base, , _______ 500 cfs).--0c ...... 522 cfs (13.0 ft); Mar. 22 (about 4'p.m.)

^ io (13.14"ftj; May 25 (about 7 p.m.) 1,020 cfs (15.0 ft): June 1 (about 6 p.m.) 755 cfs (13.95 

; June 26 (about 2 a.m.) 890 cfs (14.5 ft); July 3 (4 a.m.) 2,840 cfs (20.03 ft); July 18 (2 a.m.)

cfs (14.02 ft); Aug. 14 (11:30 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (15.40 ft); Aug. 24 (about 7.a.m.) 522 cfs (12.98 

; Sept. 12 (about S:30 a.m.) 809 cfs (14.2 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Computed from graph based on recorder trace and wire-weight gage readings.

cte.--Prior to June 16, wire-weight gage generally read twice a week. Stage-discharge relation 

ected by ice Nov. 24 to Feb. 18.
252 WEEPING WATER CREEK BASIN

Weeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.

Location. -Lat 40°47'35", long. 95°54'40", in NW^ sec. 36, T. 10 N. R 13 E. near left

 EaEITon downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highways 73 and 75, Ij miles southeast of Union and 2§ miles downstream from South Branch Weeping Water Creek. Prior to 

May 14, 1951, at site 2 miles upstream.

Drainage area.--238 sq mi.

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1951.

Gase --Water-stage recorder for stages above 7.9 ft; wire-weight gage read once daily prior 

Eb May 14, 1951, twice daily thereafter. Datum of gage is 929.43 ft above mean sea 

level, unadjusted. Prior to May 14, 1951, chain or wire-weight gage at site 2 miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,600 cfs June 2 (gage height 24.30 ft) , from

 rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, b.t> cis Jan. 

30 '1950-51: Maximum discharge. 60,300 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height 26 80 ft, present 

site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis 

of determination of peak flow through bridges and over highway embankment; minimum 

daily, 4.4 cfs Apr. 20, 1950.

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

85

*1,720

211

51

51

52

468

72

46

44

38

32

38

32

30

*29

28

26

25

23

28

28

28

28

27

31

31

30

28

*27

27

3,414

110

6,770

Nov.

19

13

46

35

28

24

20

26

24

26

28

25

25

27

*26

26

22

26

27

21

19

17

20

20

20

20

18

18

20

20

-

706

23.5

1,400

Dec.

20

23

20

20

18

16

14

16

18

23

27

*30

27

23

20

17

13

T2~ 12

12

13

16

19

21

21

18

18

16

*18

17

20

578

18.6

1,150

Jan.

21

21

20

20

18

18

17

*15

16

17

18

19

19

18

18

18

17

16

14

14

14

13

13

12

12

13

12

10

10

8.5

10

481.5

15.5

955

Feb.

10

To

10

12

14

*14

17

18

17

17

18

34

25

24

21

20

23

24

27

29

26

26

27

26

559

824

T82

125

_

-

2,179

77 .8

4,320

Mar.

121

221

*245

193

156

55

*38

} 35

X

I 40

I

1 "

I 67 J "

50

281

*516 ~86

96

92

105

228

186

117

98

3,481

112

6,900

Apr.

94

89

80

76

80

132

135

145

136

*101

87

83

92

89

93

75

77

73

74

77

205

196

102

125

*872

362

684

238

138

804

-

5,614

187

11,140

May

*6 , 200

442

314

258

238

218

198

196

226

*317

314

226

176

*134

*778

218

252

185

383

188

206

163

127

118

214

909

149

*106

116

99

100

13,768

444

27,310

June

521

*11.100

845

296

249

411

*2,250

*622

293

302

1,400

310

*218

192

328

219

161

164

186

136

234

456

339

196

*127

388

267

119

98

91

-

22,518

751

44,660

July

84

85

1,440

168

1,770

4.810

576

254

*202

195

388

324

208

172

140

132

119

*2 , 000

290

123

112

108

*103

93

87

87

83

83

73

80

73

14,462

467

28,680

Aug.

64

76

606

95

66

58

52

54

65

119

84

62

637

466

2.640

264

135

101

100

262

*173

94

90

690

223

136

109

109

94

84

87

7)895

255

15,660

Sept.

110

101

98

101

158

317

118

94

128

127

94

1,180

454

115

91

74

78

70

70

64

98

64

70

98

162

110

77

74

74

102

"

4,571

152

9,070

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

water year 1950-51: Max 11,100 Mln 8.5 Mean 218 Ac-ft 158,000

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 cfs).--May 1 (8 a.m.) 10,900 cfs (24.24 ft); June 2 (6:30 a.m.) 20,600 

cfs (£4.30 ft); June 7 (5 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (21.66 ft); July 3 (8 a.m.) 3,660 cfs (20.86 ft); July 6 

(7:30 a.m.) 8,200 cfs (22.92 ft); July 18 (12:30 p.m.) 5,000 cfs (22.15 ft); Aug. 15 (8:30 a.m.) 

5,220 cfs (21.81 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note_.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23 to Feb. 24, Mar. 8-14, 18-21.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 253

Missouri River at Nebraska City, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°40'35", long. 95°50'10", in SW£ sec. 10, T. 8 N., R. 14 E., on downstream 

side of pier near center of Waubonsie Highway Bridge at Nebraska City.

Drainage area.--414 ,400 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1929 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in this 

vicinity from August 1878 to December 1899 are contained in reports of Missouri River 

Commission.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 903.94 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"1929. Aug. 12, 1929, to June 27, 1930, chain gage on railroad bridge and June 27, 1930, 

to Oct. 22, 1931, wire-weight gage at present'site and datum.

Average discharge. --22 years, 34,210 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 163,000 cfs Mar, 29, maximum gage height, 18.52 

ft June 2; minimum daily discharge, 5,800 cfs Dec. 8; minimum gage height, 3.74 ft Nov. 

27.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 214,000 cfs June 14, 1944, maximum gage height, 25.8 ft 

Mar. 6, 1949 (ice jam); minimum discharge, 1,600 cfs Dec. 31, 1946 (discharge measurement); minimum gage height observed, 1.2 ft Jan. 1, 1940.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Six discharge measurements per month made March to November and three discharge measurements 

per month made December to February. Plow partly regulated by Fort Peck Reservoir. 

Records of chemical analyses for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions.--W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

5 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

15 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

45,000 

50,000 

49,500 

48,200 

46,400

45,000 

45,400 

40,600 

59,000 

38,600

39,400 

38,600 

38,200 

59,000 

38,600

38,600 

37,800 

37,000 

57,400 

38,200

37,800 

37,400 

37,000 

54,600 

55,000

55,000 

56,200 

57,000 

37,400 

58,600 

39,000

1 1,229. 5 

39,660 

*2,439

Nov.

59,800 

41,000 

41,000 

41,800 

41,000

41,400 

41,800 

45,000 

44,200 

44,600

43,400 

41,800 

43,400 

45.000 

45,400

45,000 

41,400 

38,600 

35,800 

34,200

33,200 

52,200 

50,400 

25,300 

13,000

9.520 

9,750 

12,200 

13,500 

12,500

1,021,170 

34,040 

*2,025

Dec.

12,500 

15,500 

13,800 

12,800 

12,000

10,000 

7,000 

5.800 

6, 000 

6,800

7,600 

8,600 

9,40O 

9,700 

10,200

10,000 

10,400 

10,800 

11,000 

12,000

15,000 

18,000 

21,000 

25.000 

22,000

22,900 

23,500 

23,500 

22,600 

22,600 

22,900

440,900 

14,220 

874,500

Jan.

22,600 

22,000 

21,700 

21,400 

21,100

21,400 

21,700 

21,700 

21,700 

22,600

22,900 

23,200 

23,500 

23,200 

23,200

23,500 

25.800 

25,500 

22,900 

21,700

20,500 

20,800 

20,800 

20,200 

19,900

19,900 

17,800 

16,000 

15,000 

14,000 

15.000

647,200 

20,880 

tl,284

Feb.

12,000 

11.000 

14,400 

17,000 

18,000

17,000 

16,000 

16,000 

15,000 

15,500

18,000 

20,000 

19,000 

17,000 

16,000

18,000 

21,000 

22,000 

22,000 

22,000

22,000 

21,000 

22,000 

24,000 

28,600

55.800 

42,200 

57,800

600,300 

21,440

Mar.

54,000 

41,800 

35,400 

33,900 

30,000

29,700 

30,400 

28,300 

25,900 

22,600

21,100 

19,300 

17,000 

15.000 

16,000

18,500 

19,900 

23,500 

26,200 

26,900

27,600 

28,600 

33,200 

39,000 

51,800

70,600 

125,000 

159,000

158,000 

127,000 

104,000

tl,459.2 

47,070 

*2,894

Apr.

88,200 

82,200 

92,200 

94,600 

91,000

97,000 

98,800 

120,000 

134,000 

143,000

148,000 

150,000

149,000 

150,000 

141,000

124,000 

111,000 

101,000 

95,400 

78,900

67,900 

65,700 

65,700 

65,000 

65,200

65,700 

61,000 

58,500 

66,200 

78,400

$2,944.6

98,150 

*5,841

May

114,000

92,200 

78,400 

71,800 

66,800

61,500 

57,600 

54,000 

52,600 

56,700

56,700 

55,100 

51,800 

54,000 

61,500

59,000 

57,200 

58,500 

64,000 

65,700

70,100 

72,500 

70,100 

66,200 

65,200

67,900 

60,500 

55,800 

52,200

50.400 

59,500

*1,977.3 

63,780 

*3,922

June

116,000 

151,000

124,000 

102,000 

91,600

91,600 

91,600 

96,400 

89,400 

91,600

96,400 

100,000 

90,400 

76,700 

71.SOO

68,400 

65.000 

70,600 

82,800 

98,800

97,600 

88,200 

72,800 

71,200 

70,100

69,600 

76,700 

94,000 

99,400 

94,000

*2,697.7 

89,920 

*5,551

July

89,400 

85,000 

120JOOO

108,000 

111,000

115,000 

105,000 

91,600 

78,900 

70,600

67,900 

66,800 

65,700 

66,200 

66,800

65,700 

61,000 

63,500 

58,000 

57 , 200

57,600 

61,000 

61,000 

55,400 

52,600

51,300 

50,400 

51,500 

48,600 

45,000 

45 , OOP

*2,190.5 

70,660 

*4,545

Aug.

42,200 

41,400 

42,600 

45,900 

45,400

42,600 

41,800 

41.000 

41,000 

41,800

41,000 

41,000 

45,800 

67,900 

106,000

107,000

97,000 

88,800 

76,700 

76,700

85,300 

87,200 

85,800 

77,200 

69,600

64,OOO 

58,500 

64,600 

72,300 

71,800 

59,500

tl,961.4 

65,270 

$5,890

Sept.

54,400 

52,200 

50, 400 

50,400 

50, 000

51,800 

62,000 

67,400 

68,400 

81,100

88,200 

88,800 

92.200 

91,600 

86,600

78,900 

70,600 

67,400 

62,000 

59,000

56,700 

54,000 

53,100 

53,100 

53,600

54,000 

53,100 

50,800 

47,700 

46.400

tl,895.9 

65,200 

*5,76P

Calendar year 1950: Max 182,000 Mln 5,800 Mean 45,940 Ac-i't 33,260,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 159,000 Mln 5,800 Mean 52,230 Ac-ft 37,820,000

Peak discharge (base, 100,000 cfs).--Mar. 29 (1:50 a.m.) 163,000 cfs (17.17 ft): Apr. 14 (11 

152,000 cfs (17.15 ft); May 1 (3 p.m.) 128,000 cfs (17.55 ft); June 2 (11:30 a.m.) 159,000 cfs 

(18.52 ft); June 20 (4 p.m.) 102,000 cfs (15.28 ft); June 28 (11:30 p.m.) 104.000 cfs (15.26 ft); 

July 5 (3 p.m.) 139,000 cfs (17.58 ft); July 6 (7 a.m.) 118,000 cfs (15.48 ft); Aug. 15 (2 p.m.) 

113,000 cfs (15.84 ft).

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-25, Jan. 28 to Feb. 25.
254 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

West Nishnabotna River at White Cloud, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°57', long. 95°34', in sec. 2, T. 71 N., R. 41 W., at highway bridge 

3 miles above mouth of Silver Creek, near Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad and 

Wabash Railway crossing at White Cloud, and 4 miles southeast of Malvern.

Drainage area.--920 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1918 to June 1924 (discontinued).

Gage.--Chain gage read twice daily.

Average discharge.--5 years (1918-23), 376 cfs.

Extremes.--1918-24: Maximum discharge, 10,600 cfs (revised) July 30, 1922 (gage height, 

19.4 ft, from graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 3,000 

cfs; minimum, 9 cfs Sept. 10, 14-18, 22, 1918.

Revisions.--The figures of maximum discharge for some water years have been revised, 

as shown in the following table. They supersede those published In the water-supply 

pacers indicated.

Water-Supply 

Paper

506.........

526. ........

546..... ....

566.........

586.........

Water 

year

1919-30

1920-21

1921-32

1923-34

Date

July 30

Gage height 

 (feet)

18.00

17.61

19.4

17.6

17.0

Discharge 

(cfs)

9,130

8,710

10,600

8,710

8,080

Revisions (water years). W 526: Drainage area. Revised figures of discharge for water 

years 1920, 1921, and 1922, superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 506, 

526, and 546, are given herewith:

Day

(water year)

1919-20

Apr. 18. ...

19. ...

20. ...

21....

Aug. 20....

21. ...

22. ...

23. ...

29.. ..

30. ...

1920-21

June 2 ....

Sept. 19. . . .

Discharge

(cubic feet per second)

3,290

7,980

4,850

2,230

1,250

3,350

2,110

872

2,000

1,470

3,030

3,070

Water year 1919-20...

Calendar year 1920...

Water year 1920-21 . . .

Calendar year 1921 . . .

July 1922. .............

Water year 1921-22. . .

Calendar year 1922...

180,373

181,950

119,107

105,235

115,414

108,318

7,980

7,980

7,460

7,460

8,920

8,920

Day

(water year)

1920-21

Sept. 20. . . .

1921-22

July 6 ....

7. ...

29 ....

30.. ..

Aug. 21. ...

22. ...

23. ...

24.. ..

30. ...

31... .

95

95

90

90

50

-

Discharge

(cubic feet per second)

7,460

2,560

755

7,540

8,920

1,230

1,160

4,730

1,750

4,440

1,330

493

497

326

288

316

297

Per

mile

.536

.540

.354

.313

.343

.323

Runoff

Inches

7.30

7.37

4.82

4.25

4.69

4.41

Acre-feet

357,800

360,900

236,200

208,700

228,900

214,800
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 255

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°52', long. 95°35', in NE^ sec. 17, T. 70 N., R. 41 W., near center of

 main span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 184, 0.3 mile downstream from 

Deer Creek, 0.5 mile west of Randolph, and about 17 miles upstream from confluence 

with East Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area.--1,310 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1948 to September 1951.

-weight gage read once daily and supplementary water-stage recorder operating 

ge height, 8.4 ft. Datum of gage is 932.99 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,400 cfs July 3 (gage height, 21.77 ft); mini-

 mum daily, 60 cfs Dec. 13, 14.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 29,600 cfs May 9, 1950; maximum gage height, 24.8 ft 

Mar. 5, 1949, from graph based on gage readings (ice jam); minimum daily discharge, 50 

cfs Jan. 18 tc Feb. 5, 1950.

Flood of June 1947 reached a stage of about 24 ft, from information by local residents (discharge not determined).

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1176: 1948, 1949.

Gage. Wire 

above, gage

Rating tables, water y 

(Shifting-contr

1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in fe 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

uethod used Oct. 1, Oct. 4 to Dec. 2. Mar. 2O, 22, 29, 30, 

July 7-16, Aug. 21-24)

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

6.5 

6.8 

7.5 

8.0 

8.5

87

154

352

512

695

9.0

10.0

11.0

12.0

13.0

960

1,600

2,470

3,650

5,050

14.0

15.0

16.0

6,650

8,500

10,600

10.0

11.5

330

570

1,080

2,370

4,500

13.0 7,050

16.0 13,400

18.0 18,400

20.0 24,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

30

11

32'3

14 5

. 6

. 7

: a

: 9

20

21

22

23

24

25

£ 5

11

23

23

30

31

T'tal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

A'-ft

Oct.

648

1.870

562

295

241

213

431

278

210

183

172

164

162

159

144

*152

159

164

144

144

144

144

144

152

157

159

154

152

149

149

152

8,151

263

0.201

0.23

16,170

Nov.

135

137

144

162

164

149

157

164

153

142

135

140

167

167

164

147

144

140

137

91

*115

128

130

130

140

150

172

154

152

147

-

4,357

145

0.111

0.12

8,640

Dec.

159

157

130

110

100

90

80

70

70

70

70

70

60

60

70

70

70

70

*70

70

75

80

85

90

100

90

80

75

75

75

80

2,621

84.5

0.065

0.07

5,200

Jan.

80

80

80

85

90_

80

80

75

70

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

80

82

*82

82

80

80

80

80

75

70

75

80

2,466

79.5

0.061

0.07

4,890

Feb.

80

90

90

90

100

100

110

110

110

110

140

170

200

170

150

150

150

200

300

400

400

300

250

250

700

2.420

902

528

_

_

-

8,770

313

0.239

0.25

17,4,00

Mar.

*512

496

528

463

364

364

334

496

350

350

350

350

350

400

350

200

150

120

100

*149

SlO

425

1,080

496

990

2,140

7,550

10, 600

*6,680

2,130

1,400

40,577

1,309

0.999

1.15

80,480

Apr.

985

764

714

803

932

890

897

836

758

686

645

655

630

670

803

665

560

*580

545

545

803

1,200

1,120

897

3,300

3,020

4,020

3,020

3,180

*9.720

-

44, 843

1,495

1.14

1.27

88,940

May

*22,400

7,380

*4,340

3,230

2,630

2,250

1,960

1,790

2,560

4,600

2,440

1,960

1,570

1,400

2,370

2,310

1,900

1,570

1,570

1,520

1,730

1,840

3,250

1,120

1,520

1,790

1,030

925

925

897

1,460

86,337

2,785

2.13

2.45

171,200

June

*7,520

*25,700

6,870

3,300

2,560

2,250

,460

,100

,890

,130

,250

* ,680

,400

,160

,560

,680

,080

,250

,150

,140

,440

,620

,520

,460

,060

,250

,200

955

869

829

-

97,333

3,244

2.48

2.76

193,100

July

790

790

22, 600

7,400

3,800

4,010

1,790

1,350

1,040

*911

822

796

918

848

803

764

751

1,460

1,050

770

581

G50

570

550

530

520

485

470

470

445

59,454

1,918

1.46

1.69

117,900

Aug.

440

425

406

445

402

380

362

339

352

344

366

339

450

1,980

5, 920

1,740

2,080

2, 500

985

5,190

3,870

1.620

*1, 060

2,500

1,180

876

725

630

630

570

550

39,656

1,279

0.976

1.13

78,660

Sept.

520

520

510

520

520

535

500

475

550

1,640

985

1,250

1,160

803

565

530

520

505

*475

460

450

445

460

470

460

480

445

435

411

420

18,019

601

0.459

0.51

35,740

C'lendar year 1950: Max 16,900 

Wter year 1950-51: Max 23, 7OO

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

476

1,130

Cfsrt 

Cfsrt

0.363 In. 4.93 Ac-ft 345,000 

0.863 In. 11.70 Ac-ft 818,300

~ Peak discharge (base, 6.500 efs).--Mar. 28 (8:30 p.m.) 15.100 cfs (17.77 ft); Apr. 27 (2 p.m.) 

7,050 cfs (12.95 ft); M ay 1 (11 a.m.) 28,200 cfs (21.35 ft); May 10 (3 a.m.) 7,050 cfs (13.02 ft); 

J ne 2 (11-30 a.m.) 29,100 cfs (21.66 ft); June 7 (9 p.m.) 15,600 cfs (16.90 ft); June 20 (12:30 

a.m.) 11,200 cfs (14.96 ft); July 3 (12 m.) 29,400 cfs (21.77 ft); Aug. 15 (1:30 p.m.) 7,450 cfs 

(13.19 ft); Aug. 17 (8:30 p.m.) 6,510 cfs (12.72 ft); Aug. 20 (6:30 p.m.) 13,40O cfs (15.86 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-26, Dec. 3 to Feb. 25, Mar. 9-19.
256 NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa

Location. Lat 41°00'55", long. 95°14 I 30", in sec. 29, T. 72 N., R. 38 W., about midspan 

 on downstream side of bridge on U. 3. Highway 34,.half a mile west of Red Oak, 28 miles 

downstream from Indian Creek, and 49 miles upstream from confluence with West Nishnabotna River.

Drainage area. 890 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, May 1936 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily and, since July 30, 1939, supplementary waterstage recorder operating above 3.2 ft gage height. Datum of gages is 1,010.45 ft above 

mean sea level, unadjusted. May 22, 1918, to July 4, 1925, chain gage at Coolbaugh 

Street Bridge half a mile downstream at datum 0.40 ft lower.

Average discharge.--18 years (1918-20, 1921-22, 1936-51), 360 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs May 1 (gage height, 16.97 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 17 to Feb. 10.

1918-25, 1936-51. Maximum discharge, 36,200 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 23.23 

ft), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of an overflow profile and 

extended channel rating; minimum daily, 6 cfs (estimated) Aug. 18, 1936.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51., except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic'feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 8-26, Sept. 22-3O)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 17 Feb. 18 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.2 

1.6

62

97

183

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

3.5

281

418

565

735

1.1 

1.5 

2.0 

2.15 

3JO

57

103

199

345

535

4.0

6.0

9.0

12.0

15.0

940

1,970

4,270

7,500

11,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

531

728

232

190

183

218

192

183

158

103

65

59

48

46

*37

58

50

48

50

50

48

48

46

46

43

39

32

29

28

39

3,675

119

0.134

0.15

7,290

Nov.

33

36

36

58

58

52

48

47

43

39

36

39

43

*47

39

39

40

54

48

46

46

47

47

46

46

46

46

33

32

39

-

1,309

43.6

0.049

0.05

2,600

Dec.

36

54

54

50

50

50

45

35

30

25

25

25

25

25

25

30

27

26

*26

25

26

30

30

27

25

22

27

25

30

30

26

984

31.7

0.036

0.04

1,950

Jan.

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

24

24

24

*24

24

23

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

684

22.1

0.025

0.03

1,360

Feb.

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

20

30

50

200

100

100

100

200

500

1.950

*575

222

194

161

153

355

1,320

555

268

-

-

-

7,233

258

0.290

0.30

14,350

Mar.

240

253

274

206

161

147

128

113

100

95

90

90

90

90

90

67

106

102

95

*68

62

76

170

176

548

2,360

7,380

7.. 890

7,570

1,400

835

31,072

1,002

1.13

1.30

61,630

Apr.

675

575

531

655

695

675

855

735

555

483

459

432

507

715

715

*479

425

395

335

285

555

1,550

835

655

2,610

1,780

1,320

1,680

695

5,150

-

28,009

934

1.05

1.17

55,560

May

*11.500

10,500

2,280

1,620

1,300

1,140

1,010

940

1,050

1,910

1,560

1,010

855

775

795

875

815

675

655

635

695

1,030

675

507

491

1,400

635

384

376

356

432

48,881

1,577

1.77

2.04

96,950

June

1,680

8.220

3,690

1,280

1,030

895

2,200

7,160

1,790

1,350

1,210

1,120

962

855

875

895

795

735

875

985

895

*755

695

715

655

735

655

511

467

591

-

45,076

1,503

1.69

1.88

89,410

July

391

345

6.920

3,070

1,120

1,230

775

655

575

*555

483

615

555

535

491

398

695

775

635

391

370

322

299

271

245

234

227

219

212

209

199

24,016

775

0.871

1.00

47,640

Aug.

192

190

183

302

234

170

153

144

134

155

170

157

*153

685

1,830

1,010

1,110

1,230

499

2,020

2,200

835

555

675

615

527

428

283

268

376

302

17,785

574

0.645

0.74

35,280

Sept.

2^0

309

232

250

240

238

212

216

322

1.890

695

595

1,4SO

595

331

356

302

274

259

*256

245

222

222

214

£04

265

229

204

185

183

-

11,635

388

0.436

0.49

23,080

Calendar year 1950: Max 

Water year 1950-51: Max

5,470

11,500

Mln 

Win

Mear

Mear

229

604

Cfsm 0.257 Ir 

Cfsm 0.679 Ir

3.49 Ac-ft 165,700 

9.19 Ac-ft 437,100

Peak discharge (base, 2.500 cfs).--Feb. 19 (5:30 a.m.) 3,250 cfs (7.76 ft); Mar. 29 (7 a.m.) 10.70C 

cfs (14.31 ft); Apr. 25 (6 p.m.) 4,850 cfs (9.55 ft); May 1 (11:30 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (16.97 ft); Jme 

2 (B p.m.) 10,400 cfs (14.1 ft); June 8 (7 a.m.) 9,920 cfs (13.7 ft); July 3 (8 p.m.) 11,600 cfs 

(14.9 ft); Aug. 17 (6:30 p.m.) 3,090 cfs (7.59 ft); Aug. 20 (9 p.m.) 6,190 afs (10.9 ft); Sept. 10 

(6:30 a.m.) 2,630 cfs (7.05 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-26, Dec. 4 to Feb. 18, Mar. 10-15 (no gage 

height record Jan. 6-8, Feb. 2-9).
NISHNABOTNA RIVER BASIN 257 

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa

Location. Lat 40°38', long. 95°37', in SW£SE£ sec. 11, T. 67 N., R. 42 W., on left bank 

1,000 ft downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railraod bridge, l| miles downstream from confluence of East Nishnabotna and West Nishnabotna Rivers, and 2 miles 

northeast of Hamburg.

Drainage area. 2,800 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 894.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929. Mar. 26, 1922, to Sept. 30, 1923, chain gage at site 6 miles downstream at

different datum. Oct. 5, 1928, to Sept. 6, 1929, chain gage at site 1,000 ft upstream

at datum 0.42 ft higher. Sept. 7, 1929, to Feb. 11, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 12,

1935, to June 5, 1947, wire-weight gage at present site and datum. June 6 to July 22, 

1947, staff gage at site 1,000 ft upstream at different datum. July 23, 1947, to Nov.

16, 1950, staff gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge. 23 years (1928-51), 949 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 24.51 ft); minimum daily, 150 cfs Dec. 28, Jan. 5-11, Jan. 26 to Feb. 6.

1922-23, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 55,500 cfs June 24, 1947 (gage height, 26.03 

ft, from floodmark); minimum, 4.5 cfs Aug. 30, 1934 (gage height, 1.58 ft).

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

330

5, 240

2,320

980

650

535

1,380

800

535

485

435

422

410

400

380

*360

360

360

330

320

350

350

330

330

340

330 

310

310

310

320

320

20,632

S66

0.238

0.27

40,920

Nov.

310

310

330

330

330

330

310

320

370

300

290

280

320

*320

330

310

310

310

310

280

280

310

270

212

230

250 

g270

g300

g310

g310

-

9,042

301

0.107

0.12

17,930

Dec .

320

320

246

250

250

250

220

200

200

190

180 

190

200

220

200

190

180

*170

170

170

180

190

200

210

220

200 

170

150

160

170

180

6,346

205

0.073

0.08

12,590

Jan.

190

200

TB75

160

150

150

150

150

150

150

150 

160

160

160

160

170

170

170

160

160

170

*190

180

170

160

150 

150

150

150

150

150

5,020

162

0.058

0.07

9,960

Feb.

150

150

150

150

150

150

160

170

180

190

190 

190

190

190

190

230

280

350

900

1,500

1,560

g940

*g695

g980

g2,000

fHI§ gl,350

-

-

-

19,475

696

0.249

0.26

38,630

Mar.

gl,180

gl,180

gl,260

gl,020

860

725

g770

g605

g380

g370

g400 

400

400

*g450

430

400

380

g370

g370

g498

448

g560

gl,660

gl,140

gl,610

g3,420 

g!2,200

g!5,300

gl6.200

*glO, 800

5,000

80,786

2,606

0.931

1.07

160,200

Apr.

3,580

2,740

2,270

2,220

2,220

2,160

2,100

2,220

1,940

1,660

1,610 

1,560

1,500

1,450

1,500

1,400

1,300

*1,220

1.180

gl,220

gl,830

2,500

2,810

gl,940

g4, 210

5,550 

g4,300

4,220

3,820

glO. 500

-

78,730

2,624

0.937

1.05

156,200

May

g!5,400

*22.900

18,800

11,800

g6,580

g4,620

g4,410

g3,990

4,410

6,360

g4,980 

g4,130

g3,290

g3,030

g3,030

g3,850

4,270

3,090

g3,090

2,730

g3,220

3,290

g2,850

2,130

g2,870

g3,990 

g3, 030

g2,130

gl,870

Sl.670

g2,070

163,880

5,286

1.89

2.18

325,100

June

g5,100

g!7,300

*g22. OOP

g!4,500

g8,390

g5,460

g5, 300

g!2,300

glO,200

g6,360

g5,380 

g4, 340

g3,780

g3,220

g4,270

g4,760

g2,970

g2,850

g6,030

g7,400

g4,830

g3,990

g3,220

g2,670

g2,490

g3,780 

g3,030

*g2,610

g2,020

1,820

-

182,370

6,079

2.17

2.42

361,700

July

1,720

1,670

$8,580

^14,700

12,900

10,400

5,220

g3,850

3,030

2,610

*2,550

2,130

2,310

2,020

1,870

1,620

1,500

2,250

2,070

2,070

gl, 500

gl,380

gl,340

gl,300

gl,220

gl,180 

1,180

1,140

1,060

gl,020

S990

98,380

3,174

1.13

1.31

195,100

Aug.

g955

920

885

885

920

832

800

*755

800

815

755 

800

885

1,450

g6,920

4,720

2,250

g4,550

2,370

g3,590

S7< 280

g3^ 500

2,130

g3,420

g3,220

2,250 

1,720

1,540

1,420

1,300

1,220

65,857

2,124

0.759

0.87

130,600

Sept.

1,220

1,180

1,140

1,110

1,140

1,220

1,180

1,100

gl,220

g2,660

S5.050 

g2,970

g2,490-

g2,070

gl,420

1,180

1,100

1,020

*1,020

955

920

885

868

885

920

920

868

815

755

755

-

39,016

1,301

0.465

0.52

77,390

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,000 Min 80 Mean 864 Cfsm 0.309 In. 4.18 Ac-ft 625,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 22,900 Min 150 Mean 2,108 Cfsm 0.753 In. 10.22 Ac-ft 1,526,000

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). Oct. 2 (about 9 a.m.) 7,920 cfs (16.83 ft); Mar. 29 (about 10

a.m.) 16,200 cfs 21.46 ft); May 2 (11:30 a.m.) 23,800 cfs (24.51 ft); May 10 (about 7 a.m.) 7,640

cfs (16 7 ft); June 3 (about 6 a.m.) 23,200 cfs (24.32 ft); June 8 (about 5 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (21.0

ft); June 20 (about 1 a.m.) 9,170 cfs (17.9 ft); July 4 (4:30 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (21.89 ft); Aug. 15

(about 1 p.m.) 7,760 cfs (16.8 ft); Aug. 21 (about 6 a.m.) 8,390 cfs (17.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from graph based on once-daily staff -gage readings. 

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-28, Dec. 4 to Feb. 19, Mar. 10-18, and by

backwater from Missouri River Feb. 25, Mar. 27-31, Apr. 12-16.
258 LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

Little Nemaha River near Syracuse, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°38', long. 96°11', in NW^-SW^ sec. 27, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., on left bank 

3WTt downstream from bridge on State Highway 50, 1.1 miles south of Syracuse, and 

3-5- miles downstream from Owl Creek.

Drainage area.--218 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 997.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at bridge 300 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 28,600 cfs June 2 (gage height, 28.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 35 cfs Aug. 6.

Flood of May 9, 1950, reached a stage of 36.7 ft, from floodmark, at bridge 300 ft 

upstream (discharge, 225,000 cfs, by computation of flow through bridge and culvert 

openings and over highway embankments).

Remarks.--Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

.

_

.

_

-

.

-

-

_

-

_

_

59

91

114

76

157

307

560

194

286

192

82

97

103

86

78

80

77

77

77

_

_

-

June

623

11,500

800

347

252

255

1,500

438

347

269

1,540

339

204

236

4,100

140

54

568

284

159

150

552

163

150

140

1,570

930

150

140

136

-

27,836

928

55,210

July

97

89

82

67

54

1,210

95

83

88

73

507

167

126

117

112

103

161

1,140

122

95

88

70

63

61

59

60

55

55

59

50

54

5,262

170

10,440

Aug.

50

54

107

94

48

35

40

50

61

82

89

112

175

387

2,250

202

105

61

56

68

66

46

46

198

213

148

59

84

73

66

60

5,165

167

10,240

Sept.

63

66

64

61

167

153

66

56

55

59

48

1,460

260

112

95

78

73

68

63

60

54

52

51

57

95

59

52

42

42

47

-

3,678

123

7,300

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-i't

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 4,000 efs) . --June 2

.1 ft): Aug.

m.) 28,600 cfs (28.0 ft); Ju 

15 (6 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (11.05 ft).

15 (8 a.m.) about
LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 259

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°23'30", long. 95°48'40", in NW£ sec. 23, T. 5 N., R. 14 E. , near left 

bank on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 3, 1 mile downstream from 

Longs Creek and 1 mile east of Auburn.

Drainage area. 664 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder for stages above 9.02 ft. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. 

Hatum of gage is 889.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 56,800 cfs June 2 (gage height, 24.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of computations of flow through bridge 

and culvert openings and over highway and railway embankments at gage heights 24.96 

and 27.65 ft; minimum daily, 54 cfs Jan. 10.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 164,000 cfs May 9, 1950 (gage height, 27.65 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs on basis of computations of 

flow through bridge and culvert openings and over highway and railway embankments at 

gage heights 24.96 and 27.65 ft; minimum daily, 25 cfs Dec. 12, 1949, Jan. 6, 1950.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,020

*15.400

1,880

392

*283

239

3,060

474

217

184

al70

al56

a!42

128

*128

126

al24

123

alZl

119

all?

115

alll

107

al06

a!05

al04

al03

102

*99

102

24,657

795

48,910

Nov.

89

86

102

92

107

100

102

107

111

115

110

108

108

110

 110

104

102

100

98

99

100

104

96

100

*103

103

105

-

3,069

102

6,090

Dec.

105

110

100

80

*77

' 75

*73

72

71

70

2,483

80.1

4,920

Jan.

70

70

65

65

60

60

56

*£i

56

54

56

57

58

58

58

58

60 1 M

> 65

J *73

 70

1,973

63.6

3,910

'Feb.

).

*70

> 70

100

*160

180

758

1,950

613

293

-

-

-

5,524

197

10,960

Mar.

241

575

1,300

364

223

197

*162

92

75

111

120

120

120

120

150

200

190

154

*152

151

135

257

743

300

252

250

234

994

~ 1,600 5TO322

10,414

336

i 20,660

Apr.

338

*305

271

250

255

378

389

a400

a380

328

276

257

320

400

269

210

*176

176

142

156

432

1,040

338

529

*8.050

1,260

3,090

1,260

640

606

-

22,901

763

45,420

May

*8.680

2,940

1,180

894

750

644

600

568

773

1,910

712

486

389

*343

1,410

966

1,410

680

1,830

680

984

1,090

423

359

705

1,530

a450

*322

a350

a300

a300

34,658

1,118

68,740

June

a2,000

41,500

*4 580

1,180

894

935

6,670

*2,640

858

623

4,070

964

*492

684

*6,060

*1,490

568

4,430

1,840

542

2,920

5,150

2,390

2,360

626

*4,280

3,120

1,120

501

Ml

105,708

3,524

209,700

July

592

598

2,210

580

4,070

*24.500

2,730

1,020

796

746

*6,620

2,080

1,700

698

532

465

414

*9,140

1,450

548

447

1,110

420

*346

312

500

290

278

269

255

252

65,368

2,109

129,700

Aug.

239

234

815

298

*259

223

*197

191

210

264

234

193

526

712

*6,470

1,510

452

555

505

552

*587

295

243

3,800

2,300

590

414

429

307

252

246

23,462

757

46,540

Sept.

305

477

302

264

551

1,590

343

246

246

255

206

4,240

1,730

447

328

286

255

*241

230

219

206

199

201

199

271

250

204

182

180

204

-

14,857

495

29,470

Calendar year 1950 : Max 44,900 Mln 25 Mean 410 Ac-ft 296,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 41,300 Mln 54 Mean 863 Ac-ft 625,000

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). Oct. 2 (9 a.m.) 18,100 cfs (21.40 ft); Oct. 7 (4 a.m.) 5,890 

cfs (15.77 ft); Apr. 25 (7:30 a.m.) 15,600 cfs (20.45 ft); Apr. 27 (2:30 p.m.) 5,820 cfs (13.71 ft); 

May 1 (5 p.m.) 24,000 cfs (22.65 ft); June 2 (5 p.m.) 56,800 cfs (24.96 ft); June 7 (time unknown) 

11,100 cfs (17.75 ft); June 11 (8 a.m.) 6,040 cfs (14.02 ft); June 15 (1 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (16.98 ft); 

June 18 (2:30 p.m.) 9,240 cfs (16.43 ft); June 22 (2:50 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (16.09 ft); June 26 (9:50 

a.m.) 7,170 cfs (14.83 ft); July 6 (9 a.m.) 43,200 cfs (24.51 ft); July 11 (7:50 a.m.) 11,600 cfs 

(18.06 ft); July 18 (7 a.m.) 20,000 cfs (21.96 ft); Aug. 15 (9 a.m.) 8,760 cfs (16.06 ft); Aug. 24 

(3 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (16.97 ft); Sept. 12 (2 p.m.) 9,350 cfs (16.51 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for Weeping Water Creek at Union 

or Interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Feb. 24, Mar. 11-17 (no gage-height 

record Nov. 24-27, 29, Dec. 3-11, 15-26, Dec. 29 to Jan. 7, Jan. 19-21, Jan. 24 to Feb. 4, Feb. 7-9, 

12-22, Mar. 12, 14; discharge estimated on basis of 7 discharge measurements, engineers' and observers' notes, and weather records).
260 TARKIO RIVER BASIN

Tarkio River at Fairfax, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°20'20", long. 95°24 1 20", in SW^SW^ sec. 22, T. 64 N., R. 40 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge 0.5 mile west of Fairfax and 2 

miles downstream from unnamed creek.

Drainage area.--S08 sq ml.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once dally below 8 ft and twice dally above. Datum of gage 

~Ts 867.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1931, chain gage

at same site at datum 2.0 ft higher. Oct. 1, 1931, to Dec. 8, 1934, chain gage at

present site and datum.

Average discharge.--29 years, 175 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,700 cfs May 1 (gage height, 17.50 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 32 cfs Jan. 31; minimum gage height observed, 5.36 ft Nov. 3.

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 16,300 cfs June 20, 1942, from rating curve extended 

above 11,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 22.33 ft July 7, 1929, from floodmark; no flow 

for several days in July and August 1934.

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

which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 856: 1937.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

298

5.640

1,240

368

257

202

714

a350

242

202

166

166

156

145

136

136

136

132

117

112

108

110

112

110

108

110

106

103

98

92

JB8

10,050

324

0.638

0.74

19,930

Nov.

81

79

77

82

88

*85

85

105

136

126

95

126

95

84

85

82

79

81

89

84

84

86

88

80

70

72

80

80

85

90

-

2,659

88.6

0.174

0.19

5,270

Dec.

117

103

98

90

82

72

63

55

65

66

72

64

66

78

54

51

48

47

*45

45

43

42

45

54

55

47

42

37

44

48

55

1,893

61.1

0.120

0.14

3,750

Jan.

60

57

55

54

49

*46

45

42

41

42

45

50

55

60

60

56

58

56

*64

100

80

60

60

56

60

50

50

46

43

37

32

1,669

53.8

0.106

0.12

3,310

Feb.

33

34

36

37

38

42

48

150

150

75

65

40

45

75

80

88

100

250

420

500

400

250

200

150

1,500

*2,170

515

263

-

_

-

7,754

277

0.545

0.57

15,380

Mar.

263

355

665

278

222

182

128

126

a 100

306

390

134

147

220

160

130

150

107

81

158

120

517

1,180

246

544

515

758

2, 650

1,830

695

515

15,842

447

0.880

1.01

27,460

Apr.

a450

*590

555

508

308

355

450

590

450

410

323

555

a 500

590

323

292

263

263

249

249

1,230

1,680

1,500

450

4,710

1,250

925

1,040

1,140

5,310

-

24,288

810

1.59

1.78

48,170

May

*9.200

2,860

1,270

925

774

628

583

541

1,250

5,170

1,660

1,530

583

502

452

*1,280

2,290

824

774

585

541

846

502

432

983

2,320

980

675

541

502

675

40,436

1,504

2.57

2.96

80 , 200

June

724,

5.5701

2.54C

1 ,040

774

724

1,300

1,640

774

583

1,35C

724

543

502

1,95C

1,950

774

583

628

2,450

2,810

3,570

1,460

980

583

2,580

1,520

874

583

502

-

42,305

1,410

2.78

5.10

85,910

July

452

452

1,660

1,070

1,210

2.580

980

675

541

502

1,150

*541

541

466

400

584

552

400

584

520

504

890

552

272

257

*242

228

214

a220

214

202

18,215

588

1.16

1.53

56,150

Aug.

189

178

228

189

178

166

156

*145

178

288

178

a200

504

242

1,530

482

257

202

*189

228

466

228

a!70

2,190

2,260

2,100

698

400

552

504

272

15,147

489

0.965

1.11

30,040

Sept.

228

272

242

242

242

400

242

214

884

1.540

*452

65?

1,010 40")

355

272

257

257

242

228

228

228

228

214

214

a210 ieg

178

178

2C2

-

10,441

548

0.685

0.76

20,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,910 

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,200

Min 

Min

Mean 

Mean

170

517

0.335 In. 4.53 Ac-ft 123,100 

1.02 In. 13.81 Ac-ft 374,300

Peak discharge (base, 4.800 cfs). Oct. 2 (8 a.m.) 5,000 cfs (13.36 ft); Apr. 25 (4 a.m.) 8,780 

fs (14.70 ft); May 1 (10 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (17.50 ft); June 2 (l p.m.) 10,500 cfs (16.90 ft); June 

2 (1 p.m.) ^,080 cfs (12.75 ft); June 26 (10 a.m.) 4,970 cfs (12.70 ft); Aug. 26 (3 a.m.) 5,420 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record: discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent 

stations.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-30, Dec. 4 to Feb. 24, Mar. 14-17.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 261

Missouri River at Rulo, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°03'15", long. 95°25'15", In NW^NW£ sec. 17, T. IN., R. 18 E on downstream side of middle pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 159 at Rulo, 3.2 miles upstream 

from Nemaha River.

Drainage area.--418.905 sq ml.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951 In reports of Geological Survey Gageheight record collected at site 80 ft upstream January 1886 to December 1899 published 

In reports of Missouri River Commission; September 1929 to September 1950 In files of 

Kansas City Office of Corps of Engineers.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage Is 837.23 ft above mean sea level datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 13, 1950, wire-weight gage at site 80 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 175,000 cfs June 3; maximum gage height, 20.9 

ft May 2, June 3; minimum dally discharge, 6,000 cfs Dec. 9; minimum gage height observed, 3.13 ft Nov. 27.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 185,000 cfs Apr. 29, 1950; maximum gage height, 21.6 

ft Apr. 30, 1950; minimum dally discharge', 4,900 cfs Dec. 23, 1949; minimum gage height 

observed, 2.8 ft Dec. 22, 1949.

Flood In 1881 reached a stage of 22.9 ft, from floodmark.

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

measurements made three times a month during winter and six or more times monthly during rest of year. Drainage basin above station contains many reservoirs with total 

usable capacity In excess of 27,175,000 acre-ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year 'October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

42,700

76.800

68,300

52,800

49,000

45,800

50,900

46,200

42,000

40,300

40,000

39,300

39,000

39,300

39,600

40,000

40,000

38 , 600

38,000

38,600

38,600

38 , 600

38,600

38,300

37,700

57.000

37,000

37,700

38,000

39,000

39,600

*1, 327.3

42,820

*2,633

Nov.

40,300

41,300

42,700

42,700

42,400

42,000

42,000

42,400

43,800

44,800

44,100

42,700

43,400

44,800

45 . 500

44,800

44,100

41 , 600

38,600

35,700

34,800

33,400

31,800

g31,200

g21,400

g!2,500

glO.600

glO,800

g!3,100

g!4,600

-

*1,065.9

35,460

*2,110

Dec.

g!4,000

g!5,400

g!8,600

g!7,600

g!6,100

10,OOO

7,000

6,200

6, OOP

6,100

7,200

8,200

9,300

10,000

10,400

10,900

10,900

11,100

11,200

11,400

11,600

12,500

15,000

20,000

51.500

21,600

23,500

24,200

24,800

24,500

23,600

450,200

14,520

893,000

Jan.

23,300

22,200

21,600

21,100

21,100

21,900

22,200

22,200

22,200

22,200

22,700

22,700

23,600

23,900

24,500

24,500

24,800

24,800

25,700

26 . OOP

24,000

23,000

23,000

23,500

23,000

22,500

22,000

18 , 000

ll.OOO

9, OOP

11,000

673,200

21,720

*1,355

Feb.

11.500

12,000

12,500

13,500

16,000

17,500

17,000

16,500

14,000

15,000

15,500

16,000

18,000

18,500

14.5OO

15,500

17,500

18,500

19,500

21,000

22,000

21,500

25,000

34,400

41,000

55.800

50,900

42,000

-

_

-

612,600

21,880

tl,215

Mar.

48,300

54,600

59,600

55,400

51,500

28 , 400

29,900

29,900

27,800

25,700

24,200

22', 700

19,700

g!7,400

gie.eoo

19,200

21 , 400

25,000

26,900

28,100

28,700

29,500

55,100

58,600

49,400

67,8OO

107,000

148,000

159,000

152,000

128,000

tl, 515.2

48,810

*5,001

Apr.

98,400

85,200

82,200

90,700

86,200

85,700

86,200

101 , 000

128,000

135,000

141,000

139,000

145,000

144,000

144,000

157,000

121,000

107,000

96,800

86,200

78,200

75,800

73,900

71,500

82,700

81,700

73,900

75,OOO

69.600

85,700

-

*5,005£

100,100

*5,958

May

159,000

152,000

114,000

90,700

78,700

71,500

67,400

65,400

61,700

71,500

71,000

64,700

60,900

58.500

65,400

66,000

70,600

64,700

73,900

72,500

71,500

77,700

74,400

69,200

67,400

78,700

69,200

65,000

60,500

58,500

60,500

K,526.7

75,050

*4,615

June

90,200

150,000

171,000

157,000

118,000

106,000

118,000

122,000

106,000

96,200

99,OOO

101,000

93 , 400

81,700

85,700

89,200

70,100

66.900

84,700

92,400

107,000

116,000

95,100

80,200

73,400

80,200

86,200

92,900

105,000

100,000

-

*5,052.5

101,100

*6,015

July

92,400

85,2OO

96,200

127,000

118,000

156,000

150,000

90,700

73,000

63,000

77,700

75,000

69,200

62,200

60,500

60,100

59,700

71,500

68,800

59,700

58 , 100

66,000

66,000

65,000

56,900

54,600

54,600

55,000

55,800

55,500

50.500

t 2,305.9

74,580

*4,574

Aug.

49,OOO

47,600

48 , 500

50,500

51,200

48,OOO

46,200

45,500

45,800

46 , 900

44,800

45,000

43 , 800

50,900

106,000

118,000

108,000

98,400

87,200

78,200

99,OOO

96,800

94,600

97,500

94,000

81,700

67,400

64,500

72,500

77,200

68,800

t 2,170. 9

70,050

*4,506

Sept.

60,500

58,9OO

58 , 500

59,500

65,000

65,800

64,300

74,400

76,300

87,700

96,200

104,000

109,000

106,000

104,000

99,000

87,200

75,800

68,800

64,700

62,600

61,300

59,300

57,700

57,300

57,300

57,500

57 , 500

54,200

52,000

-

*2, 157.7

71,920

*4,280

Calendar year 1950: Max 184,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 48,560 Ac-ft 35,150,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 171,000 Mln 6,000 Mean 56,540 Ac-ft 40,940,000

t Expressed In thousands.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-24, Jan. 21 to Feb. 25.
262 NEMAHA RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek near Seneca, Kans.

Location. La t 39°57', long. 96°06', in SW£ sec. 20, T. IS., R. 12 E., on right bank 

at downstream side of highway bridge 2 miles downstream from Clear Creek, 5 miles 

upstream from Nemaha River, and 8 miles northwest of Seneca.

Records available.--February 1949 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,160 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

ITo Apr. 1, 1949, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,460 cfs June 15 (gage height, 23.53 ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Feb. 1.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, 12,000 cfs June 28, 1949 (gage height, 25.17 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum daily, 8 cfs Jan. 3-6, Jan. 25 to Feb. 4, 1950.

Remarks --Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or those computed from wireweight gage readings, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 8-10, Feb. 4, 5, 

Feb. 16 to Mar. 2)

Oct. 1-3, 

Dec. 4 to Aug. 15

Oct. 4 to Dec. 3, 

Aug. 16 to Sept. 30

131

231

484

900

1,450

2,700

4,150

5,300

6,600

8,400

28

57

130

7.0

9.0

11.0

14.0

18.0

20.0

289

565

880

1,450

2,700

4,15<7

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

g704

*6,520

5,560

1,540

309

*229

547

636

179

134

114

94

80

74 

71

70

64

65

60

58

58

61

53

55

52

53

52

48

42

40

J58

17,460

563

34,630

Nov.

36

33

44

46

5J3

52

44

43

36

28

32

38

40

40 

44

*42

38

38

38

30

32

35

26

12

19

18

21

21

26

34

-

1,039

34.6

2,060

Dec.

30

34

17

20

25

*23

22

23

23

25

28

27

26

25 

25

25

25

24

23

23

22

22

21

21

20

17

16

20

20

20

20

712

23.0

1,410

Jan.

20

20

20

20

19

17

15

*15

16

16

17

17

18

18 

19

20

22

24

25

26

25

25

24

24

23

23

23

20

16

13

ii

612

19.7

1,210

Feb.

11

15

19

23

27

27

27

27

26

25

26

27

27

28 

29

30

30

31

34

49

54

66

72

80

95

g527

g252

*g95

-

-

1,579

56.4

3,130

Mar.

g73

g86

g380

310

g94

g80

g64

g51

36

g52

78

67

70

79 

69

74

g!29

g87

66

64

68

103

217

g!63

90

86

*81

g!74

£662

371

145

4,169

134

8,270

Apr.

117

104

93

88

88

125

186

150

243

185

126

110

114

139

glio

g85

g78

g76

g72

g70

g556

608

234

*161

528

898

g325

700

g271

g494

7,134

238

14,150

May

7,120

4,840

733

437

338

g269

g226

g202

g!94

g258

g336

g229

g!64

£136 

g244

gl,880

gl,820

714

1,200

622

376

459

351

g236

g209

g527

338

g!83

*g418

g676

g249

25,984

838

51,540

June

222

1,400

2,430

690

315

2,550

6,210

2,770

783

484

419

813

410

g816 

6,910

3,690

692

1,470

g2,370

675

gl,970

4,720

g4,080

g3,200

1,200

4,990

3,040

1,470

756

476

-

62,021

2,067

123,000

July

389

349

*1,180

933

374

623

g777

324

g222

g283

3,630

3,770

2,370

670 

448

359

296

4,070

2,110

609

371

1,990

3,510

g454

g328

g267

g233

g206

g!87

g!72

Kl58

31,662

1,021

62,800

Aug.

g!44

g!35

g211

g!43

gl!7

g!07

g!02

g98

g!61

gl!7

g750

g471

g238

g780 

R2.520

*1,080

306

g279

g260

426

540

221

g!26

1,390

gl,500

g904

763

775

398

g!94

g!40

15,396

497

30,540

Sept.

gl81

589

559

2,430

1,630

1,220

705

438

g963

1,970

343

2,940

2,550

550 

gl,210

604

g311

g253

g220

g!99

g!75

gl5B

g!50

g!44

g!45

g!52

*g!37

gl!7

K 109

gl!3

-

21,265

709

42,180

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,320 Mln 8 Mean 147 Ac-ft 106,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,120 Min 11 Mean 518 Ac-ft 374,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-25, Dec. 4-7, Dec. 11 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-15.
NEMAHA RIVER BASIN 263

Nemaha River at Falls City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'00", long. 95°35'30", on line between sees. 22 and 23, T. 1 N., R. 

16 E., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 73, 1 mile 

south of Palls City and about 13 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--1,340 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March 1944 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 861.24 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929, supplementary adjustment of 1943, tentative (levels by Corps of 

Engineers).

Average discharge. 7 years, 818 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,200 cfs May 1 (gage height, 27.27 ft); minimum daily, 72 cfs Feb. 3.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs June 2, 1949 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 8 cfs July 15, 1946.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two weeks.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

34

35

26

27

38

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3,450

631,300

69,400

5,970

1,810

492

380

1,480

830

447

428

389

347

326

314

284

269

254

230

216

208

216

251

239

224

216

208

202

194

189

179

50,842

1,640

100,800

Nov.

169

164

171

208

205

197

199

197

192

186

216

202

186

192

186

179

208

184

174

179

174

164

154

148

139

138

134

133

T50

168

-

5,296

177

10,500

Dec.

169

184

160

150

120

130

117

106

100

97

100

105

104

102

103

105

108

15

101

104

101

101

98

95

3,623

117

7,190

Jan.

94

90

91

93

93

93

94

91

94

97

97

101

109

123

127

131

T5T

117

123

127

129

126

120

115

110

103

99

100

98

95

81

3,282

106

6,510

Feb.

75

73

72

83

98

96

94

91

94

96

90

85

79

74

79

83

88

144

157

166

156

210

235

296

795

1.470

835

552

_

_

-

6,466

231

12,830

Mar.

353

419

1,530

850

566

335

269

205

176

510

616

269

132

561

407

353

588

490

398

356

272

341

704

716

672

454

362

744

2,190

1,610

880

18,328

591

36,350

Apr.

552

458

413

374

344

450

496

534

608

648

514

454

461

528

461

365

299

278

272

266

998

2,390

1,040

584

3.260

2,730

2,670

2,260

1,540

1,850

-

28,097

937

55,730

May

630.300

617,700

6,000

1,960

1,300

990

888

786

738

1,540

1,110

950

698

568

558

3-5650

4,280

2,320

6,440

3,670

1,570

1,800

1,280

920

774

1,520

1,220

906

762

786

1,060

99,544

3,211

197,400

June

726

el7,900

e8,770

4,600

1,950

7,290

17,700

12,500

5,330

2,940

2,960

4,020

3,550

2,090

13,400

12,600

3,590

4,900

5,340

4,700

8,080

620,000

e!4,400

8,040

5,390

14,600

12,400

7,380

5,110

2,220

-

234,476

7,816

465,100

July

1,480

1,290

5,200

3,520

1,990

617,400

e7,290

2,700

1,660

1,460

el9.700

e!3,500

12,700

4,520

2,420

1,340

1,250

10,900

8,180

3,350

1,540

7,960

4,200

3,780

1,140

875

782

702

614

582

537

144,562

4,663

286,700

Aug.

523

478

523

492

411

376

349

331

492

1,920

670

1,790

945

3,590

8.580

4,570

1,790

1,190

710

1,220

1,440

1,070

652

4,270

3,490

4,080

4,680

3,440

2,070

1,010

722

57,874

1,867

114,800

Sept.

798

2,010

3,590

6,560

10.400

6,430

2,790

1,410

4,360

6,080

2,980

7,140

8,590

3,240

2,230

3,240

1,420

990

848

762

690

628

607

572

572

596

488

453

453

464

-

81,391

2,713

161,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,200 Mln 50 Mean 538 Ac-i't 389,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 30,300 Mln 73 Mean 2,010 Ac-ft 1,455,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 cfsi.--Oct. 2 (1:30 p.m.) 25,900 cfs (25.87 ft); May 1 (6 p.m.) 33,200 

cfs (27.27 ft); June 2 (3 p.m.) 29,900 cfs (25.95 ft); June 7 (7 p.m.) 22,700 cfs (22.8 ft); June 15 

(10 p.m.) 21,100 cfs (22.0 ft); June 22 (3 p.m.) 30,000 cfs (26.0 ft); June 26 (10 p.m.) 21,100 cfs 

(22.0 ft); July 6 (l p.m.) 27,500 cfs (27.0 ft); July 11 (11:30 p.m.) 27,300 cfs (25.62 ft); July 18 

(12 m.) 22,800 cfs (23.1 ft).

e Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater; discharge computed on basis of diocharge measurements and effective gage-height graph.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Feb. 23.
264 MILL CREEK BASIN

Mill Creek at Oregon, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°58'55", long. 95°07'35", in NE^NE^ sec. 35, T. 60 N., R. 38 W. , on left 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 275, half a mile upstream from 

Rock Creek, 1 mile southeast of Oregon, and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--4.90 sq mi.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 925 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 780 cfs Aug. 15 

(gage height, 4.56 ft); minimum, 0.02 cfs Aug. 24 (gage height, 1.38 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 840 cfs Mar. 2 (gage height, 4.75 

ft); minimum, 0.18 cfs Nov. 24; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Aug. 20'.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Cfsm

Ac-fl

July

_

_

_

_

_

_

-

-

Aug.

0.27

.22

.22

.88

*.34

.27

4.13

.85

Sept.

0.48

.48

.48

.48

.41

.41

.41

*.41

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

July

.

_

_

_

_

_

-

Aug.

0.41

.34

.34

?.88

*9t31

*15.7

 53

.85

Sept.

0.41

.41

.48

.56

.56

.56

.56

.65

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

July

.

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

Aug.

0.65

.48

.41

.27

.18

.15

.09

.06

Sept.

0.56

.48

.48

1.96

.85

.41

.34

.34

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

_

-

-

_

_

-

0.34

-

Aug.

1.69

.65

.65

.75

.65

.56

.56

206

Sept.

0.34

.34

.34

36

*1.10

.75

-

1.73

0.353

103

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfs) during period. Aug. 14 (5:30 a.m.) 261 cfs (3.38 ft); Aug. 15 

(4:15 a.m.) 780 cfs (4.56 ft); Sept. 28 (4 p.m.) 438 cfs (3.85 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*49

*6.54

.95

.75

.75

.65

*.75

.65

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.15

.95

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

*.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

.75

77.49

2.50

0.510

0.59

154

Nov.

0.75

.75

.95

.95

.95

.95

1.15

1.05

.75

.75

.85

.95

.95

.95

.85

.75

.75

.85

.85

.75

.85

.85

.65

.27

.40

.85

.85

.75

.75

.85

-

24.57

0.819

0.167

0.19

49

Dec.

0.85

.75

.56

.65

.48

.34

.34

*.34

.40

.50

.60

.60

.60

.55

.50

.45

.40

.40

.45

.45

.45

.50

.55

.60

.70

.60

.50

.50

.60

.65

*.73

16.59

0.535

' 0.109

0.13

33

Jan.

0.70

.65

1.0

.90

.90

.85

.80

.85

.85

.75

.75

.75

.75

.85

.80

.90

.80

.85

*.75

.70

.80

.75

.65

.75

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.80

lti~.

24.60

0.794

0.162

0.19

49

Feb.

0.95

 85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

.85

*.85

.85

.85

.90

1.4

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.3

2.3

2.1

2.1

2.5

2.55

1.69

1.80

_

_

-

34.74

1.24

0.253

0.26

69

Mar.

*1.05

41

4.75

1.90

1.75

1.32

.93

.59

1.60

7.40

1.90

1.90

1.90

1.3

.95

.95

.93

.93

.93

1.11

2.25

1.90

.84

1.11

1.32

1.20

1.45

5.10

2.10

2.10

2.10

96.56

3.11

0.635

0.73

192

Apr.

1.90

*T7§0

1.90

1.90

2.50

2.90

2.25

2.75

2.25

2.25

2.75

3.05

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.25

2.90

6.02

2.50

2.50

3.75

9.86

3.05

45

14

11

9.08

-

153.71

5.12

1.04

1.17

305

May

21.3

27

22.4

18.6

17.0

14.8

13.9

13.5

14.4

17.6

14.8

12.2

9.47

7.10

5.30

*3.50

2.90

2.75

3.50

2.50

2.75

2.50

2.25

2.10

3.32

1.90

1.75

1.75

2.25

1.90

4.72

271.71

8.76

1.79

2.06

539

June

*1.90

5.71

2.10

1.90

1.90

2.50

2.90

2.10

1.90

1.90

2.99

2.75

1.75

2.10

16.6

2.50

1.75

1.90

36

3.75

76

52

6.80

5.30

4.50

26

*34

66

6.80

5.30

-

379.60

12.7

2.59

2.88

753

July

4.75

4.25

4.00

3.50

18.0

8.65

*4.25

3.50

3.50

7.23

20.7

6.84

4.50

4.00

3.75

4.25

3.75

4.00

3.25

3.25

3.05

3.05

2.90

2.75

2.75

2.75

2.75

2.25

2.10

*2.25

1.90

148.42

4.79

0.978

1.13

294

Aug.

1.90

8.23

10.7

2.25

2.10

1.90

1.90

5.62

11.8

21.8

2.10

1.90

1.90

*31

37

2.10

1.90

1.90

*2.25

3.62

1.75

1.60

1.60

40

3.91

2.75

*18.5

2.50

2.10

1.60

11.3

241.48

7.79

1.59

1.83

479

Sept.

4.0C

23.0

8.32

13.1

5.42

4.00

3.75

3.75

21.3

4.75

4.00

4.75

3.75

3.50

5.85

3.50

*3.05

3.05

2.75

2.90

3.05

2.90

2.75

2.90

2.90

2.75

2.50

2.50

2.50

2.75

-

155.99

5.20

1.06

1.18

309

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51 : Max 76 Mln 0.27 Mean 4.45 Cfsm 0.908 In. 12.34 Ac-ft 3,220

.4 (6:30 a.m.) 558 cfs (4.13 ft); Aug. 15 (l a.m.) 678 cfs (4.37 ft); Aug. 24 (4:30 a.m.) 417 

3.80 ft); Aug. 27 (2:30 a.m.) 264 cfs (3.39 ft); Aug. 31 (9 p.m.) 180 cfs (3.08 ft); Sept. 2 

7 a.m.) 208 efs (3.20 ft); Sept. 9 (12 m.) 201 cfs (3.17 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 25, 26, Dec. 7, 9-30, Jan. 1-18, Jan. 20 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13-25, 

Mar. 14-16, Apr. 27-29, May 11-15; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

adjacent stations.
NODAWAY RIVER BASIN 265

Nodatfay River ,at Clarinda, Iowa

Location. La t 40°44'10", long. 95°00'30", in NE-q- sec. 32, T. 69 N., R. 36 W. , near 

center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 2, 0.5 mile downstream 

from Neele Branch, 1.2 miles east of city square of Clarinda, and 7.5 miles upstream 

from East Nodaway River.

Drainage area. 740 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . May 1918 to July 1925, May 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily and oftener during high water. Datum of gage is 

960.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 17, 1918, to July 4, 1925, chain 

gage.

Average discharge. 17 years (1920-21, 1922-23, 1936-51), 297 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,000 cfs May 1 (gage height, 19.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 13 cfs Jan. 29 to Feb. 4.

1918-25, 1936-51: Maximum discharge, 31,100 cfs June 13, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 

ft, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of an overflow profile and extended channel rating; practically no flow Aug. 25, 1919. 

Maximum stage known, 25.4 ft, from floodmarks, in August 1903.

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

which are poor.

Revisions.--W 526: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 15-50)

Oct. 1 to May 1 May 2 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.5 

2.0 

3.0

22

46

100

200

325

650

5.0

8.0

12.0

16.0

19.0

1,570

3,400

6,700-

-10,900

14,400

65

79

164

272

554

5.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

1,320

3,120

5,470

8,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

alSO

a2 .000

al,050

a400

a!70

alSO

aSOO

a200

a!30

alOO

a90

a82 

a75

a70

a64

*60

a57

a54

a52

a50

a48

a47

a46

a45

a44

a43

a43

42 

41

42

39

5,784

187

0.253

0.29

11,470

Nov.

41

37

39

37

41

42

46

55

47

45

44

a44 

a45

*46

a45

44

45

44

45

45

40

55

28

56

57

31

28

31 

35

35

-

1,205

40.2

0.054

0.06

2,390

Dec.

37

51

51

29

26

24

22

21

20

19

19

19 

19

19

19

19

19

*19

19

19

19

19

a!9

19

19

19

18

18 

17

17

17

651

21.0

0.028

0.05

1,290

Jan.

17

a!7

a!7

17

18

18

18

12

19

18

17

*16 

16

16

15

15

15

15

16

a!7

a!7

17

16

15

15

14

14

a!4 

a.13.

13

13

497

16.0

0.022

0.02

986

Feb.

13

a!3

13

15

15

40

a50

55

a50

25

a35

70

50

a45

40

a50

60

150

300

400

500

a250

a200

430

2,470

2,900

750

650

-

-

9,397

556

0.454

' 0.47

18,640

Mar.

*710

a915

1,120

a710

300

220

166

100

80

a90

a250

a250 

a240

a200

alSO

107

a90

113

134

*83

a70

alSO

1,220

770

810

2,680

7,500

8.500 

3,820

1,520

912

55,980

1,096

1.48

1.71

67,400

Apr.

a800

710

670

615

652

a640

1,240

al,080

912

810

a780

750 

1,140

1,200

850

*497

a430

a400

385

a370

1,300

1,670

1,420

980

2,780

1,820

1,880

al,880 

2,720

5.500

-

34,861

1,162

1.57

1.75

69,150

May

*15.500

7,500

2,350

1,420

1,230

900

861

822

1,500

5,050

2,270

al,520 

1,000

744

659

861

2,110

1,370

900

900

709

2,020

1,630

al,150

3,270

2,590

1,630

842 

644

584

84T

60,978

1,967

2.66

3.06

120,900

June

1,000

7.020

4,600

1,570

al,150

1,020

1,670

1,420

1,140

980

842

*692 

726

554

6,470

2,570

880

692

a700

900

1,810

a3 , 000

al , 000

659

a670

1,590

1,750

1,230 

644

407

-

^48,956

1,632

2.21

2.46

97,100

July

a550

540

6.570

2^270

1,250

1,750

861

629

494

*435

393

393 

435

379

348

284

248

313

300

253

205

199

178

164

alSO

145

156

131 

127

122

115

19,747

637

0.861

0.99

59,170

Aug.

105

102

100

88

82

82

a81

a80

84

a!20

86

a90 

92

124

842

569

a400

518

294

494

al.OOO

aSOO

*226

584

al . 500

569

a450

554 

a400

aSOO

a220

10,536

340

0.459

0.55

20,900

Sept.

170

154

156

147

220

164

147

134

873

524

al60

2.040 

1,990

659

644

595

*277

274

244

224

199

178

172

164

259

194

205

151 

a!45

141

-

11,562

579

0.^12

0.57

22,540

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,870 Min 17 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.254 In. 5.43 Ac-ft 136,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,500 Min 15 Mean 652 Cfsm 0.881 In. 11.94 Ac-ft 471,900

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby streams.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5 to Feb. 25.
266 NODAWAY RIVER BASIN

Nodaway River near Burlington Junction, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°26'40", long. 95°05'20", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 65 N., R. 37 W., on downstrpam side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 4, a quarter of a mile upstream 

from Mill Creek, 0.5 mile downstream from Wabash Railroad bridge, and 1-J miles west 

of Burlington Junction.

Drainage area. 1,240 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1922 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1921 to September 1931 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 238, 73d Congress, 

2d session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 896.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 26, 1928, chain gage on former bridge at same site and approximately same datum. Oct. 26, 1928, to June 9, 1929, chain gage at site half a mile 

upstream set to read same as former gage at low water. June 10, 1929, to Dec. 6, 

1934, chain gage and Dec. 7, 1934, to June 28, 1939, wire-weight gage at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 488 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,600 cfs May 1 (gage height, 16.42 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Feb. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 1.43 ft Nov. 28, 29.

1922-51: Maximum discharge, 32,000 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 19.0 ft); maximum gage height observed, 19.69 ft Mar. 5, 1949 (ice Jam); minimum discharge, 1.1 cfs 

Aug. 7, 1934.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Feb. 25 to Mar. 3)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 25 Feb. 26 to Sept. 30

1.4 42

1.6 65

2.0 129

2.5 260

3.0 434

4.0 875

5.0 1,560

6.0 2,460

8.5 5,840

1.6 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

151

236

369

585

7.0 3,850

9.0 6,700

13.0 15,600

16.0 23,500

4.0 1,220 

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

2b

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

280

3,500

1,790

660

278

238

550

423

228

176

155

127

118

105

100

90

84

80

74

69

68

66

65

66

65

64 

65

63

59

59

59

9,624

310

0.250

0.29

19,090

Nov.

55

57

54

59

63

61

59

63

88

72

68

61

61

61

61

61

59

58

57

53

51

49

51

45

45

46 

46

42

45

49

-

1,700

56.7

0.046

0.05

3,370

Dec.

50

54

70

50

45

40

35

*32

32

42

41

48

50

53

52

51

47

40

37

36

36

38

40

42

42

41 

41

32

31

33

34

1,315

42.4

0.034

0.04

2,610

Jan.

35

37

40

40

40

*35

30

30

28

30

31

30

30

32

32

34

36

36

39

42

49

.50

40

40

39

*38 

34

32

30

28

26

1,093

35.3

0.028

0.03

2,170

Feb.

25

25

30

32

50

90

100

65

53

50

65

150

65

45

75

100

120

300

600

1,050

825

616

423

391

5,690

*7_,500 

3,080

1,760

-

_

-

23,375

835

0.673

0.70

46,360

Mar.

1,020

1,220

2,000

1,430

799

444

332

279

191

195

412

412

404

412

294

238

260

215

151

168

174

433

2,630

1,840

1,760

2,810 

4,560

9^79,0

6,170

*3,170

2,040

46,253

1,492

1.20

1.39

91,740

Apr.

1,290

1,050

890

780

760

890

1,520

1,880

1,600

1,180

955

1,020

1,440

1,840

1,440

858

613

560

497

444

1,920

2,990

1,880

1,560

5,890

3,550 

3,080

2,990

2,680

7,670

-

55,717

1,857

1.50

1.67

110,500

May

23 , 500

16,600

6,170

3,750

2,540

2,000

*1,720

1,520

2,270

6,680

5,380

3,260

2,220

1,400

1,290

2,540

3,450

2,220

1,800

1,440

1,320

3,260

2,360

1,520

3,500

7,770 

3,530

2,140

1,400

1.080

1,520

121,150

3,908

3.15

3.63

240,300

June

1,320

13.900

7,810

3,650

2,720

1,840

2,360

4,190

2,810

1,800

1,880

1,220

1,180

988

4,290

4,610

1,840

1,220

1,300

3,320

4,550

5,110

2,900

1,760

1,180

4,140 

3,080

1,760

1,120

858

90,706

3,024

2.44

2.72

179,900

July

712

618

6,190

5,530

4,310

8.450

2,630

1,800

1,320

1,220

1,360

1,050

1,050

1,080

955

742

612

591

676

560

484

1,020

479

397

357

332 

324

302

284

270

26O

45,945

1,482

1.20

1.38

91,130

Aug.

241

227

222

234

204

193

183

178

183

234

162

170

211

318

3,500

1,250

676

560

*700

858

1,600

1,290

612

2,220

2,090

m1,600

825

526

453

29,640

956

0.771

0.89

58,790

Sept.

404

369

347

324

313

462

335

310

2,660

2,720

1,760

2,900

4.510

2,180

1,360

825

596

488

462

432

390

369

363

344

366

*369

350

310

294

294

27,006

900

0.726

0.81

53,570

Calendar year 1950: Max 13,200 Min 31 Mean 336 Cfsm 0.271 In. 3.68 Ac-ft 243,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 23,500 Min 25 Mean 1,243 Cfsm 1.00 In. 13.60 Ac-ft 899,500

Peak discharge (base, 8,500 cfs). --Feb. 26 (1:30 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (9.65 ft); Mar. 28 (6 p.m.)

13,400 cfs (12.07 ft); Apr. 25 (10 a.m.) 9,070 cfs (10.18 ft); May 1 (7 a.m.) 24,600 cfs (16.42 ft);

May 10 (9 p.m.) 9,280 cfs (10.28 ft); May 25 Ml p.m.) 20,500 cfs (14.90 ft); June 2 (12 m.) 22,200

cfs (15.50 ft); June 15 (11 p.m.) 13,200 cfs (12.05 ft); July 3 (6 p.m.) 11,700 cfs (11.40 ft): July

6 (5 a.m.) 17,900 cfs (13.90 ft); Aug. 15 (2:30 a.m.) 9,490 cfs (10.40 ft); Aug. 26 (3:30 a.m.)

9,070 cfs (10.17 ft); Sept. 9 (4 p.m.) 9,070 cfs (10.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24. 25, 28, Dec. 5 to Feb. 19.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 267

Missouri River at St. Joseph, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°45'10", long. 94°51'28", in sec. 17, T. 57 N., R. 35 W. , on downstream 

side of left pier of St. Joseph & Grand Island Railroad bridge in St. Joseph.

Drainage area. 424,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . August 1928 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in vicinity 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission. Gage-height records collected in vicinity since 1900 are contained in reports of United States Weather 

Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 788.19 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 21, 1931, chain gage and Oct. 21, 1931, to Dec. 31, 1933, water 

stage recorder at same site at datum 5.50 ft higher.

Average discharge.--23 years, 37,690 cfs.

ft Dec. 18, 19, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 27.2 ft Apr. 29, 1881, present datum.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ^je effect, wn.n;ri are fair. Drainage 

basin above station contains many reservoirs with total usable capacity in excess of 

27,175,000 acre-ft. Discharge measurements made three times a month during winter and 

six or more times monthly during rest of year.

Revisions. W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

47,900 

80,200 

98,600 

68,800 

58,500

51,500 

50,600 

52,000 

44,900 

42,500

41,400 

41,000 

40,600 

40,200 

40,200

40,200 

40,200 

39,600 

38,500 

38,500

39,200 

38,800 

38,500 

38,500 

38,200

38,200 

37,800 

38,200 

39,200 

40,600 

41,700

a, 424. 8 

45,960 

*2,B26

Nov.

41,700 

42,100 

43,300 

44,500 

44,500

43,700 

43,700 

43,700 

44,500 

44,900

44,100 

42,900 

41,700 

42,500 

44,100

44,100 

44,100 

43,300 

41,000 

39,600

38,200 

36,800 

35,200 

33,500 

30,100

20,700 

14,500 

11,900 

12,000 

14,100

*1,111 

37,030 

*2,204

Dec.

15 , 400 

15,400 

16,600 

17,500 

16,400

16,000 

9,500 

6,080 

6 , 600 

7,160

7,020 

8,150 

9,050 

9,980 

10,300

10,600 

11,300 

11,700 

11,000 

10,600

11,300 

13,300 

15,400 

23,700 

28,200

24,900 

23 , 400 

24,200 

24,900 

25,900 

25,400

466,940 

15,060 

926,200

Jan.

25,600 

25 , 200 

23,900 

23,400 

22,700

23,000 

23,000 

23,700 

23,200 

23 , 400

23,200 

23,700 

23,700 

23 , 400 

23,700

23,900 

24,400 

24,900 

25,200 

25,400

24,400 

23,000 

23,900 

24,200 

23,900

23,200 

22,500 

21,100 

13,300 

7,580 

5,500

691,180 

22,300 

tl,371

Feb.

6.000 

6,500 

7,500 

8,200 

9,000

10,000 

11,300 

13,000 

14,000 

16,000

19,000 

18,000 

17,600 

17,000 

18,000

19,000 

21,000 

23 , 000 

28 , 000 

42,900

32,600 

29,000 

29,000 

33,500 

47,900

58,500 

58,500 

42,500

656,500 

23,450 

*1,302

Mar.

40,600 

58,000 

52,400 

39,200 

34,600

30,400 

29,300 

30,100 

29,000 

27,500

27,200 

25,400 

23 , 000 

21,100 

19,200

19,600 

21,800 

23,700 

25,900 

28,800

28,800 

29,300 

32,100 

38,500 

42,500

55,600 

80,800 

139,000 

156,000 

161,000

143,000

a, 513. 4 

48,820 

*3,002

Apr.

102,000 

84,400 

80,200 

93,300 

94,000

92,000 

96,000 

102,000 

122,000 

133,000

138,000 

143,000 

149,000

149,000 

147,000

139,000 

123,000 

107,000 

95,300 

83,800

76,700 

76,200 

72,700 

71,600 

83,200

92,600 

77,900 

77,300 

69,400 

83,200

«,053.8 

101,800 

*6,057

May

147,000 

181,000 

189,000

129,000 

96,000

84,400 

75,600 

70,000 

65,700 

73,300

80,200 

70,500 

63,000 

61,000 

63,600

72,200 

77,900 

67,200 

71,600 

75,600

69 , 400 

74,400 

75,600 

70,500 

66,700

81,400 

77,900 

64,600 

61,500 

58,000 

59,000

K,572.8 

82,900 

*5,103

June

73,800 

138,000 

161,000 

177,000

143,000

109,000 

123,000 

131,000 

116,000 

98,000

97,300 

101,000 

97,300 

88,200 

88,800

111,000 

86,300 

74,400 

94,000 

108,000

148,000 

149,000 

138,000 

108 , 000 

90,000

101,000 

113,000 

120,000 

121,000 

114,000

$3,418.1 

113,900 

*6,7BO

July

103,000 

91,400 

104,000 

138,000 

128,000

142,000 

159,000

124,000 

90,300 

77,400

98,100 

101,000 

85,600 

74,600 

69,900

68,100 

68,000 

77,900 

84,600 

64,600

60,800 

65,600 

71,400 

68,500 

60,800

57,000 

56,600 

56,100 

56,600 

55,200 

52,800

1:2,610.9 

84,220 

*5,179

Aug.

51,000 

49,700 

56,600 

52,000 

53,300

51,000 

48,800 

47,900 

50,600 

52,000

49,700 

46.600 

48,466 

57,500 

108,000

131,000

113,000 

100,000 

91,400 

78,400

92,000 

96,600 

93,300 

97,300 

102,000

90,700 

77,900 

70,500 

77,300 

83,200 

79,600

*2,297.3 

74,110 

*4,557

Sept.

71,000 

66,700 

67 , 200 

70,000 

71,600

71,600 

63,600 

72,700 

79,600 

96,600

98,600 

102,000 

117,000 

111,000 

106,000

101,000 

89,400 

77,900 

70,500 

66,200

64,100 

62,500 

61 , 000 

59,500 

59,000

59,000 

58,000 

57,500 

54,700 

51.500

*2,257 

75,230 

*4,477

Calendar year 1950: Max 175,000 Min 6,080 Mean 49,100 Ac-ft 35,550,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 189,000 Mln 5,500 Mean 60,480 Ac-ft 43,780,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 31 to Feb. 19.
268 PLATTE RIVER BASIN OlCWA-MISSOURI) 

One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo.

Norvey Creek. 

Drainage area. 500 sq mi (approximately). 

Records available. June 1934 to September 1951.

Gage..-W ire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

 T^s 969.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 17 years?, 206 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, -11,600 cfs July 6 (gage height, 20.10 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 2 cfs Feb. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 

3.04 ft Nov. 1, 2.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 14,200 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 21.2 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow July 25, 26, 1940.

Stage equal to that of June 14, 1947, was reached at an unknown date prior to establishment of station, from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

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

Ibtal

Mean

Cfstn

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

*290

141

166

90

60

*68

77

39

26

17

16

12

13

12

11

7

8

8

8

9

8

7

7

7

7 

8

8

7

7

_5

1,192

38.5

0.077

0.09

2,360

Nov.

4.3

173

*5

7

7

7

a8

8

10

12

15

IT

9

9

8

15

10

9

7

7

7

7

7

6

5

8 

8

7

7

6

-

240.6

8.02

0.016

0.02

477

Dec.

7

-68

5

4

al

*3

5

4

4

5

5

5

5

5

3

4

4

5

6

5

6

5

5

5 

5

5

5

6

6

150

4.84

0.0097

0.01

298

Jan.

5

5

*5

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

4

5

5

*5 

5

5

4

a3"3

147

4.74

0.0095

0.01

292

Feb.

a2

2

3

34

4

30

20

23

19

17

30

75

75

40

40

45

60

300

500

1,260

298

119

80

67

1,910

*5,680 

1,500

224

_

-

-

10,427

372

0.744

0.78

20,680

Mar.

a 100

a400

760

477

131

75

46

33

22

52

184

81

139

52

27

40

57

52

64

151

47

45

1,120

1,250

420

348 

425

2,590

2,800 *8l'2"

500

13,060

421

0.842

0.97

25,900

Apr.

224

184

152

123

108

215

790

730

505

288

234

277

700

730

524

156

108

94

74

E>9

429

860

573

451

3,580

2,600 

1,300

557

1,990

*3,480

-

21,693

723

1.45

1.61

45,050

May

9,550

8,550

1,820

640

425

300

266

244

318

3,160

4,520

1,880

503

288

234

a600

960

530

700

530

288

503

503

215

*288

6,170 

5,440

498

255

563" 193

48,712

1,571

3.14

5.62

96,620

June

820

1,490

5 , 580

1,490

425

288

603

1,690

700

300

584

266

277

156

442

981

a300

a200

a220

a350

al,800

a2,900

a2,400

al,100

a500

2,290 

2,030

1,330

530

244

-

30,286

1,010

2.02

2.25

60,070

July

174

131

237

530

234

7,840

3,760

760

373

244

348

*255

255

184

159

108

94

94

81

54

a55

249

116

68

56

50

47

44

41

38

35

16,674

538

1.08

1.24

53,070

Aug.

55

31

a29

27

27

26

22

22

24

29

20

22

31

46

1,400

224

101

*57

46

322

348

a!40

49

868

667

5,460 

5,650

844

548

224

165

12,702

410

0.820

0.94

25,190

Sept.

151

116

101

88

116

195

151

88

1,270

2,350

1,070

399

61?

42E

215

131

94

94

88

74

62

48

50

50

57

*62 

57

47

42

a4g

-

8,299

277

0.554

0.62

16,460

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,850 Min 3 Mean 99.9 Cfstn 0.200 In. 2.70 Ac-ft 72,290

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,350 Min 2 Mean 448 Cfsm 0.896 In. 12.16 Ac-ft 324,400

Peak discharge (base, 2,600 cfs).-

5,650 cfs (15.55 ft)"; Apr. 25 (2 p.m

-Feb. 26 (10:30 a.m.) 4,090 cfs (13.72 ft); Mar. 28 (5 p.m.) 

.) 4,270 cfs (14.70 ft); May 1 (2 p.m.) 10,500 cfs (19.70 ft);

cfs (14.50 ft); June 26 (11 a.m.) 3,520 cfs (15.40 ft); July 6 (5 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (20.10 ft); Aug. 

15 (7 a.m.) 5,150 cfs (12.70 ft); Aug. 26 (10 a.m.) 5,910 cfs (14.10 ft); Sept. 9 (8 p.m.) 5,000 cfs 

(12.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected, by ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 3 to Feb. 19.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 269

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°23'22", long. 94°54'33", in NW^NW^ sec. 1, T. 64 N., R. 36 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 71, 4 miles upstream from Big 

Slough and 4-j miles northwest of Maryville.

Drainage area . 6.06 sq mi.

Records available .--October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Altitude of gage is 1,070 ft (from 

topographic map) .

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 920 cfs Apr. 30 (gage height, 10.54 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs as explained below; no flow Feb. 1,2.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 4,100 cfs June 1, 1949 (gage height, 13.41 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of contracted -opening determination of 

peak flow; no flow for many days.

Remarks . --Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of indefinite 

stage-discharge relation (gcge height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 25 to Sept. 26)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 24

2.35

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

Discharge,

0

.01

.10

.47

1.15

2.60

in cubic

2.9

3.0

3.3

4.0

5.2

feet per

4.60

7.20

19.0

44.0

95

seconc

Apr. 25 to Sept. 30

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

2.9

3.0

5.00

8.10

12.5

26.4

39.7

60

109

177

October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*e30

e45

e4.0

e2.5

1.58

1.36

*4.44

1.58

1.15

1.15

.98

.82

.82

.82

.82

.82

.75

.68

.68

.82

.75

.75

.68

.68

.68

.68

.68

.68

.62

.62

,57

108.16

3.49

0.576

0.66

215

Nov.

0.52

.47

*.57

.68

.8

.7

.8

.9

1.0

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.7

1.5

1.1

.8

.7

.7

.8

.6

.5

.4

.3

_._2

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

-

20.04

0.668

0.110

0.12

40

Dec.

0.14

.2

.2

.2

.2

*.17

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.20

.24

72~ .32

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

5.97

0.193

0.032

0.04

12

Jan.

0.2

.2

*.17

.14

.17

.07

.04

.05

.06

.07

.05

.12

.14

.28

.37

.37

.52

742

*.42

.10

.03

.20

.42

.17

.10

*.14

.14

.1

.1

.1

.1

5.56

0.179

0.030

0.03

11

Feb.

0

0

.1

.2

.2

.5

.4

.3

.2

.5

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.0

1.5

5.0

11

20

6.0

4.0

10

20

*9.2

3.0

3.2

_

-

185.60

6.63

1.09

1.14

368

Mar.

1.72

23.2

8.22

2.06

2.06

1.88

1.36

1.15

.82

14.2

9.18

3.0

4.0

1.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.0

5.0

4.0

20.8

10.3

5.64

6.16

5.12

4.86

~8~.90 66

4.40

3.40

225.93

7.29

1.20

1.39

448

Apr.

3.40

3.00

2.42

2.06

2.24

19.5

11.8

10.3

9.58

5.12

5.64

10.3

15.9

5.64

2.80

2.06

1.88

1.58

1.36

TT58

37.2

6.68

3.40

18.1

92

8.54

19.0

5.93

4.08

*172

-

485.09

16.2

2.67

2.98

962

May

115

11.6

5.00

3.40

2.62

2.26

2.08

1.90

3.20

33.9

7.79

3.20

2.08

1.56

1.72

24.0

*7.17

4.77

16.0

3.62

3.20

3.20

1.72

1.40

*19.6

14.6

2.08

1.40

1.40

1.40

3.00

305.87

9.87

1.63

1.88

607

June

1.15

28.8

4.77

2.44

1.72

1.72

21.0

5.93

2.62

1.72

4.31

2.08

1.40

1.06

30.0

7.79

2.26

1.40

44.0

18.6

89

82

18.5

17.2

3.62

96

2BM

4.31

3.20

2.26

-

525.96

 17.5

2.89

3.23

1,040

July

1.90

1.72

1.72

1.56

11.4

63

4.08

2.62

1.90

1.56

17.2

*10.4

7.79

2.62

2.08

1.56

1.27

1.27

1.27

1.15

1.15

91

4.08

3.20

2.80

2.62

2.26

1.90

1.56

1.27

1.15

251.06

8.10

1.34

1.54

498

Aug.

0.9B

.90

.82

.75

.68

.62

.57

.52

.47

.42

.42

.42

.42

.42

102

2.08

.98

*.57

.52

2.68

1.40

.47

.37

81

75

26.7

24.0

6.24

3.62

2.44

2.08

340.56

11.0

1.82

2.09

675

Sept.

2.26

2.80

2.80

2.26

8.88

7.79

3.20

2.26

60

13.9

5.62

5.00

5.00

3.20

2.62

2.26

1.56

1.40

1.06

.82

.57

.82

.68

.75

.98

*.75-

.57

.42

715

.98

-

141.63

4.72

0.779

0.87

281

Calendar year 1950: Max 98 Min 0 Mean 2.04 Cfsm 0.337 In. 4.57 Ac-ft 1,480

Water year 1950-51: Max 172 Min 0 Mean 7.13 Cfsm 1.18 In. 15.97 Ac-ft 5,160

Peak discharge (base. 150 cfsl.--Feb. 20 (1 p.m.) 431 cfs (8.80 ft); Mar. 28 (7:30 a.m.) ?48 cfs 

(7.51 ft); Apr. 25 (6:30 a.m.) 470 cfs (9.00 ft); Apr. 30 (lO p.m.) 920 cfs (10.54 ft); June 15 

(9 p.m.) 237 cfs (7.38 ft); June 19 (11 p.m.) 396 cfs (8.62 ft); June 21 (9 a.m.) 450 cfs (8.89 ft); 

June 22 (ll a.m.) 413 cfs (8.72 ft); June 26 (4 a.m.) 357 cfs (8.36 ft); July 6 (5 a.m.) 314 cfs 

(8.05 ft); July 22 (6:45 a.m.) 502 cfs (9.13 ft); Aug. 15 (5 a.m.) 548 cfs (9.27 ft); Aug. 24 (10:15 

a.m.) 301 cfs (7.88 ft); Aug. 25 (10 p.m.) 431 cfs (8.71 ft); Sept. 9 (4:30 p.m.) 321 cfs (7.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of sketched in effective gageheight graph and 1 discharge measurement.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 5-30, Dec. 2-5, 7-11, Dec. 15 to Jan. 2, Jan. 28 to Feb. 19, Feb. 

21-25, Mar. 12-21; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and discharge measurements.
270 PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI)

Platte River near Agency, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°41'20", long. 94°42'15", in NE£NW£ sec. 10, T. 56 N., R. 34 W. , at 

bridge on U. S. Highway 169, l£ miles downstream from Third Fork and 3-| miles northeast of Agency.

Drainage area. 1,760 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1924 to August 1930, May 1932 to September 1951. Prior to May 

1932, published as "at Agency."

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7.0 -ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 807.38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to May 13, 1932, chain 

gage at site 4 miles downstream at different datum. May 13, 1932, to Dec. 12, 1934. 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years (1924-29, 1932-51), 826 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 18,800 cfs May 3 (gage height, 23.50 ft); minimum daily, 12 cfs Jan. 31; minimum gage height observed, 2.80 ft Dec. 3.

1924-30, 1932-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs June 23, 1947; maximum gage height, 

30.46 ft June 23, 1947; no flow for several days in July and August 1934.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Mar. 4 to Apr. 25, Apr. 30)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 30

2.7 42

2.8 51

3.0 74

3.5 152

4.5

7.0

10.0

15.2

392

1,290

3,100

7,520

6.0 

9.0

May 1 to Aug. 28

137

273

660

2,310

15.0

20.0

23.3

6,850

12,100

18,200

Aug. 29 to Sept. 30

4.4 211

5.1 398

8.0 1,780

12.0 4,520

15.3 7,370

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

280

1,190

*2,210

1,080

543

364

285

236

248

224

181

152

134

117

109

100

95

91

86

82

79

82

79

77

*75

75

74

74

75

74

12

8,643

279

0.159

0.18

17,140

Nov.

69

68

b6

59

62

56

59

75

86

77

58

72

80

77

79

*75

69

62

86

77

69

66

69

48

49

52

58

60

64

62

-

2,009

67.0

0.040

0.04

3,980

Dec.

60

63

44

74

52

46

41

34

35

35

39

42

41

46

38

50

52

*45

41

!§

32

31

33

36

38

41

40

34

32

30

31

1,284

41.4

0.024

0.03

2,550

Jan.

34

41

42

42

40

38

32

31

26

27

*29

29

29

29

33

50

39

36

35

35

38

39

37

38

43

25

*18

30

20

13

12

1,010

32.6

0.018

0.02

2,000

Feb.

13

T5

15

17

18

50

70

45

50

45

60

80

130

130

90

90

120

320

500

1,830

3,480

2,020

*966

710

1,160

5,450

5,540

3,250

_

-

-

26,264

938

0.533

0.55

52,090

Mar.

1,240

1,690

6,530

4,170

1,860

1,040

710

543

421

421

2,220

1,910

928

675

641

675

746

966

746

512

*421

512

870

2,680

2,080

1,200

1,120

1,860

6,620

6,080

2,610

54,697

1,764

1.00

1.16

108,500

Apr.

1,380

1,040

890

782

710

710

2,240

3,320

2,270

1,690

1,290

1,240

1,960

2,d20

2,080

1,240

854

675

608

543

543

2,020

2,020

1,340

3,420

7,520

*6,080

4,730

2,340

3,000

-

61,355

2,045

1.16

1.30

121,700

May

13,000

16,400

18,200

15,200

6,460

1,950

1,360

1,040

1,250

4,070

8,800

*8 , 600

5,360

1,950

1,200

935

1,140

1,830

1,710

2,640

1,710

1,200

1,200

1,770

885

2,440

7,620

*6,85f

3,450

1,080

840

142,140

4,585

2.61

3.00

281,900

June

935

4,400

4,480

6,080

4,180

1,420

1,080

1,950

3,800

2,440

1,140

1,250

1,080

660

2,080

6,170

3,800

1,710

1,040

2,760

12,000

14,800

15,400

13,200

7,570

7,020

11,000

*12,200

10,900

4,620

-

161,165

5,372

3.05

3.41

319,700

July

1,890

1,300

985

885

4,940

9,240

17.000

14,800

10,700

3,450

5,890

6,420

4,580

2,600

1,530

1,110

1,540

2,580

1,100

705

519

443

1,730

1,300

475

353

298

273

238

216

*205

99,295

3,203

1.82

2.10

196,900

Aug.

186

177

325

249

168

152

137

173

376

160

177

152

137

316

2,570

3,650

1,290

510

325

*261

493

840

750

778

3,880

4,180

8.240

8,060

4,600

1,560

1,050

45,922

'1,481

0.841

0.97

91,080

Sept.

2,290

1,250

1,720

3,600

2,230

1,050

1,710

862

1,510

7.510

7,170

5,160

3,090

1,670

1,890

1,400

770

596

472

416

364

348

332

*290

290

290

277

242

221 '221

-

49,041

1,635

0.929

1.04

97,270

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,650 Mln 28 Mean 521 Cfsm 0.296 In. 4. 02 Ac-ft 377,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,200 Mln 12 Mean 1,789 Cfsm 1.02 In. 13. 80 Ac-ft 1,295,000

Peak discharge (base, 4,600 efs).--Feb. 26 (9 p.m.) 6 

fs (14.75 ft); Mar. 29 (5:30 p.m.) 7,520 cfs (15.33 ft

30

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6 to Feb. 19.
PLATTE RIVER BASIN (IOWA-MISSOURI) 

Jenkins Branch at Cower, Mo.

271

Location. Lat 39°37'29", long. 94°36'0l", in SW^NW^ sec. 34, T. 56 N. , R. 33 W. , in 

right ba ik at upstream side of culvert on U. S. Highway 169, half a mile north of 

Gower, and 4.4 miles upstream from mouth. 

Drainage area.--2.72 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1950 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control.

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period April to September, 671 cfs July 19 

(gage height, 4.51 ft); minimum, 0.07 cfs Sept. 14-18 (gage height, 0.75 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 1,030 cfs June 21 (gage height, 5.04 

ft), from rating curve extended above 240 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow on 

many days.

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

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Total

In. . .

Ac-ft

Apr.

.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

May

0.27

.30

.27

.27

.24

.22

.20

.24

.34

.27

.30

.30

.30

.30

.30

-

June

1.16

1.58

1.26

.95

.87

.81

.69

.58

.75

*.53

.38

.30

.22

.16

.14

July

0.12

.12

.89

.58

.24

.16

.14

a. 14

a. 13

a. 20

*.12

1.30

.75

.43

.22

Aug.

0.18

.20

.30

.38

.38

.34

*.34

.34

.27

.24

a. 22

a6

a8

a2

*14.8

Sept.

0.24

.30

.30

.18

.16

*.14

.11

.11

.11

4.45

.38

.11

.08

.07

.07

Day

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Apr .

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

_

-

_

0.22

.27

.27

.30

-

-

May

1.10

.34

.27

18.3

2.98

1.68

.87

*.69

.58

3.37

3.85

6.60

2.80

4.45

1.90

1.58

110

June

0.12

1.45

.87

.63

.53

.34

.22

.14

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12.

-

tL5 52

31

July

0.18

33.7

1.48

40.2

2.48

1.79

1.68

1.48

1.48

1.48

1.06

.63

.38

.22

.18

.18

187

Aug.

2.00

1.26

.95

.81

.75

.63

.43

.30

.27

.24

.22

2.60

4.43

.34

.27

.27 .

99

Sept.

0.07

.07

.07

.08

.08

.30

.12

.12

.12

.12

*.12

a. 12

a20

.96

.30

-

58

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). May 19 (1:30 a.m.) 206 cfs (3.16 ft); May 26 (l a.m.) 247 cfs 

(3.37 ft); July 17 (2 a.m.) 479 cfs (4.12 ft); July 19 (3:30 a.m.) 671 cfs (4.51 ft); Aug. 15 (7 a.m.) 

154 cfs (2.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

1950-51

T- );i ,'

1

4

7

B

9

IV

11

1?

13

14

Ib

16

17

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

2t

27

28

29

3'J

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

r ^t . NOV.

0.19 0.06

*.19l .06

.14) .06

.14

M6

.14

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.11

.09

.09

.C8

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.08

.06

.08

.07

.08

.08

.07

.06

.06

.07

3.07

0.099

0.036

0.04

6.1

Calendar yea

.07

.08

.08

.12

a. 10

a. 08

a. 07

a. 06

a. 05

a. 05

a. 04

a. 04

a. 08

a. 07

a. 06

a. 05

a. 05

a. 09

*.ll

.08

.03

.05

.08

.09

.08

.06

.11

-

2.11

0.070

0.026

0.03

4.2

Dec.

0.14

.11

.05

.06

.05

.02

*.02

.04

.05

.09

.14

.14

.14

.11

.05

.03

.03

*.02

.03

.03

.04

.06

.11

.12

.14

.05

.03

.07

.06

-01

.02

2.06

0.066

0.024

0.03

4.1

Jan.

*0.04

.07

.14

.11

.12

.06

.03

.06

.06

.07

.05

.05

.08

.11

.09

.11

.16

.11

.12

.07

.03

.05

.11

.06

.03

.06

*.04

.01

0

0

0

2.10

0.068

0.025

0.03

4.2

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.03

.22

.50

*.45

.45

.60

.60

.30

.34

-

-

3.49

0.125

0.046

0.05

6.9

Mar.

0.16

1.51

.60

.30

.26

.22

.16

.11

.05

2.71

1.95

1.76

.60

.45

.52

.68

2.75

1.08

.60

.39

*.68

.96

.86

.52

.52

.45

.52

1.65

1.50

.86

.68

26.06

0.841

0.309

0.36

52

Apr.

0.60

.52

.45

.45

.68

1.95

1.21

.96

1.35

.86

1.65

3.06

3.55

1.65

1.08

.96

.86

.76

.68

.68

.86

.60

.60

.60

1.08

.68

*.60

.60

.68

6.40

-

38.66

1.29

0.474

0.53

77

May

11.5

2.95

1.95

1.65

1.21

1.08

.96

.96

2.77

2.27

1.50

*1.08

.86

.68

.68

1.13

.86

.60

1.09

.60

.68

.60

.45

.39

.45

.34

.26

*.26

.30

.22

.34

40.67

1.31

0.482

0.56

81

June

0.19

1.08

.26

.22

.19

.30

.60

.34

.26

.19

.19

.19

.14

.12

18.0

1.61

.52

.39

14.7

*2.38

*79

*34.5

14.0

5.04

2.44

39.1

30.3

35.2

5.2

2.95

-

289.60

9.65

3.55

3.96

574

July

2.10

1.65

2.27

1.65

li

41.5

5.2

3.55

2.78

3.79

48.9

48.6

6.60

3.55

2.78

2.78

2.44

3.70

1.95

1.65

1.35

1.21

1.35

1.08

.96

.86

.76

.68

.60

.60

*.52

268.41

8.66

3.18

3.67

532

Aug.

0.45

.45

.60

.39

.34

.34

.30

11.0

*7.9

.52

.39

.34

.34

2.34

25.7

1.08

.86

.68

.60

*.60

.45

.39

.39

7.2

2.89

2.85

10.3

32.7

"2727

1.50

3.11

119.27

3.85

1.42

1.63

237

Sept.

4.O1

12.1

8.53

33.5

5.85

3.33

2.78

2.27

51

"5.37

3.13

24.2

4.61

2.95

11.7

3.79

2.95

2.78

2.49

1.95

2.10

2.44

2.27

*2.61

2.10

1.80

1.21

1 . 21

1.35

1.80

"

208.18

6.94

2.55

2.85

413

- 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft

Water year 1950-51 : Max 79 Min 0 Mean 2.75 cfsm 1.01 In. 13. 74 Ac-ft 1,990

Peak discharge (base. 150 efs). June 15 (6:15 p.m.) 438 cfs (4.02 ft); June 19 (10 p.m.) 221 cfs 

(3724 ft);"June 21 (5 a.m.) 1,030 cfs (5.04 ft); June 22 (9 a.m.) 610 cfs (4.40 ft); June 26 (2 a.m.) 

359 cfs (3.79 ft); June 27 (6:15 a.m.) 310 cfs (3.62 ft); July 5 (2 p.m.) 837 cfs (4.78 ft); July 11 

(3.20 a.m.) 230 cfs (3.29 ft); July 12 (8:30 a.m.) 252 cfs (3.39 ft); Aug. 8 (11:30 p.m.) 276 cfs 

(3.49 ft); Aug. 15 (3 a.m.) 304 cfs (3.60 ft); Aug. 28 (5:20 a.m.) 283 cfs (3.52 ft); Sept. 4 (4:30 

a.m.) 167 cfs (2.93 ft); Sept. 9 (11 a.m.) 347 cfs (3.75 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and recorded range in stage.
272 ' KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Arikaree River at Haigler, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°01', long. 101°57' , in sec. 28,'T. 1 N., R. 41 W., on right bank 120 ft 

downstream from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 34, half a mile northwest of Haigler, and half a 

mile upstream from confluence with North Fork Republican River.

Drainage area.--1.460 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,330 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--March 1932 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 

1925 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,242.36 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to June 5, 1935, staff gage at site 320 ft upstream at datum 3 ft higher. 

June 5, 1935, to Nov. 20, 1938, staff gage at site 120 ft upstream from present site 

at datum 1 ft higher than present datum. Nov. 21, 1938, to Sept. 30, 1940, water-stage 

recorder at present site at datum 1 ft higher than present datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 31.8 cfs; median of yearly mean discharges, 25.6 cfs.'

Extremes Maximum discharge during year, 5,000 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 7.52 ft); minimum daily, 0.6 cfs July 31, Aug. 19.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 50,000 cfs May 31, 1935 (gage height, 12.2 ft, present 

datum, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 130 cfs on basis of slopearea determination of peak flow; no flow for periods in most years.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

of stream affected by ground-water withdrawals and diversions for irrigation of about 

1,500 acres in Colorado. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the 

water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

13

16

20

22

23

18

19

19

18

20

18

17

15

15

18

18

19

19

16

16

15

15

12

12

17

24

24

22

14

17

15

546

17.6

1,080

Nov.

16

19

19

24

20

17

18

22

18

20

17

18

I

28

19

20

22

18

16

16

14

9.3

7.5

875

14

17

13

11

12

-

529.3

17.6

1,050

Dec.

12

15

7.0

6.8

4.4

1.2

1.9

1.1

1.0

-=_9_

5.3

16

17

25

21

20

20

22

17

15

19

14

15

17

18

13

6.8

8.0

12

15

12

379.4

12.2

753

Jan.

8.7

11

4.6

7.9

7.5

9.5

9.9

7.6

6.7

6.6

8.0

8.5

9.2 

11

11

11

14

16

14

13

12

13

15

18

18

16

5.1

4.2

2.7

2.1

ill

303.5

9.79

602

Feb.

1.7

1.8

2.8

3.8

7.1

13

23

20

18

12

8.2

5.1

1.8

2.3

3.0

6.2

16

3S

60

52

72

54

38

40

38

32

2S

23

_

-

-

620.8

22.2

1,230

Mar.

26

29

27

25

28

20

15

12

12

16

17

12

12 

31

18

15

14

9.3

14

14

.

1

\. a!5

J

16

12

8.0

12

17

521.3

16.8

1,030

Apr.

17

14

18

19

37

58

38

29

27

43

45

28

27 

23

19

20

22

19

17

19

28

2S

27

24

25

24

183

34

26

17

-

955

31.8

1,890

May

13

15

16

19

18

28

35

35

35

35

38

35

50 

95

519

70

54

72

75

52

64

140

70

52

41

32

27

22

17

20

16

1,810

58.4

3,590

June

47

41

24

23

15

27

86

81

424

423

707

136

115 

98

85

68

50

34

29

27

27

904

488

185

112

109

95

72

52

64

-

4,652

155

9,230

July

52

43

34

34

34

25

18

17

15

19

45

56

48 

27

23

22

20

29

29

22

16

37

38

51

54

19

10

5.1

2.1

.7

^

845.5

27.3

1,680

Aug.

1.2

3.6

60

25

13

8.0

8.7

16

8.0

27

35

8.7

4.1 

3.2

25

10

2.4

.7

.6

770

10

11

12

6.8

8.0

10

6.2

7.4

6.2

3.6

5.6

354.0

11.4

702

Sept.

2.4

258

429

613

82

70

1,540

60

41

31

26

19

17 

16

15

14

11

9.3

8.7

8.0

11

23

20

19

20

20

18

18

14

12

-

3,245.4

108

6,440

Calendar year 1950: Max 920 Mln 0 Mean 22. S Ac-ft 16,490

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,340 Mln 0.6 Mean 40.4 Ac-ft 29,280
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Pioneer Canal at Colorado-Nebraska State line

273

Location. Lat 40°04' , long. 102°03' , in NE^NE-j sec. 16, T. 1 N., R. 42 W. , on right barxk 

a quarter of a mile west of Colorado-Nebraska State line, a quarter of a mile south of 

U.S. Highway 34, and 2£ miles southeast of Laird, Colo.

Records available.--May to September 1950, May to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily during irrigation season. Prior to Apr. 6, 1951, at 

^^atum 0.38 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge observed during period, 41 cfs Aug. 7; no flow for many days. 

1950-51: Maximum discharge observed, 45 cfs July 29, 1950; no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor. Canal diverts from North Fork Republican River in sec. 2, T. 1 N., 

R. 43 W. Water is used for irrigation in Colorado and Nebraska; figures published herein represent that portion which flows into Nebraska.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

.

_

tie

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

.

t26

_

_

-

_

.

_

-

_

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Nov.

t!5

-

_

_

-

Dec.

_

_

-

Jan.

_

_

-

Feb.

_

_

-

Mar.

.

,

-

Apr.

.

_

-

May

0

0

36

0

29

20

*20

19

19

19

19

17

13

18

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

329

7.39

454

June

0

0

0

0

*24

12

14

11

9.6

14

16

16

21

21

21

21

21

10

19

15

16

19

21

16

14

17

16

19

22

23

-

448.6

15.0

890

July

23

23

*14

23

12

27

31

29

28

25

16

13

19

21

17

16

*18

19

21

18

1T~8.3

17

20

21

20

25

27

26

28

31

648.3

20.9

1,290

Aug.

36

34

25

29

31

30

*41

16

34

30

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*15

29

26

23

22

26

26

23

32

33

31

31

623

20.1

1,240

Sept.

29

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

9.4

9.9

10

*13

11

12

14

15

16

16

-

155.3

5.18

308

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac -ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Result of discharge measurement.
274 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Republican River at Colorado-Nebraska State line

Location.--Lat 40°04'20", long. 102°03'00", in sec. 10, T. IN., R. 42 W., on right bank 

100 ft east of Colorado-Nebraska State line.

Drainage area. 320 sq mi, approximately, of which about 130 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. March 1931 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. Way to 

June 1915, March to August 1926, January 1927 to December 1930, and October 1931 to 

September 1951 in reports of State engineer,

:e. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,336.09 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

"929. Prior to Oct. 17, 1934, staff gage at same site at different datum.

Average discharge. 20 years, 49.7 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,460 cfs May 15 (gage height, 4.62 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 800 cfs; minimum daily, 9.6 cfs July 29.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 1,600 cfs Apr. 28, 1947 (gage height, 5.92 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 340 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

no flow Aug. 25, 26, 1932.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made every two weeks. Natural.flow affected by irrigation developments above station.

Revisions. W 1146: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total,

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

49

47

50

46

47

 39 53

36

41

38

32

34

31

30

29

29

22

21

21

21

21

24

33

30

22

21

19

21

20

15

16

958

30.9

1,900

Nov.

11

22

27

33

45

41

45

59

SB

60

65

68

68

66

68

60

63

66

68

65

63

68

66

66

65

71

71

70

73

74

-

1,759

58.6

3,490

Deo,

74

78

76

80

70

70

65

66

70

71

73

78

76

76

73

71

73

74

70

71

68

71

73

» a65

2,187

70.5

4,340

Jan.

a65

a65

66

63

62

65

68

63

65

66

65

62

63

62

63

66

66

66

66

68

68

65

65

65

65

66

66

47

46

45

48

1,941

62.6

3,850

Feb.

48

Iff

50

51

53

58

57

63

71

68

71

61

52

50

64

73

71

76

74

74

76

73

71

71

73

66

68

65

-

_

-

1,796

64.1

3,560

Mar.

63

63

63

66

65

70

66

66

65

11

68

65

71

71

70

71

70

68

65

66

66

70

65

83

66

70

68

63

62

85

66

2,067

66.7

4,100

Apr,

60

59

63

60

74

78

68

62

60

81

76

71

85

65

65

63

62

59

57

55

60

65

63

62

60

73

87

8T

73

68

-

1,999

66.6

3,960

May

65

66

40

66

41

54

49

50

47

45

44

45

54

134

761

275

143

189

114

92

90

100

90

80

73

71

70

68

68

73

66

3,223

104

e;390

June

71

68

68

68

53

59

50

41

59

78

83

70

53

47

47

45

44

56

49

50

50

59

62

57

52

42

42

44

50

38

-

1,855

55.2

3,280

July

35

34

35

23

41

31

20

16

16

20

49

57

53

47

44

41

38

36

35

33

31

88

¥5

30

27

23

15

11

9.6

n

12

1,003.6

32.4

1,990

Aug.

11

T2

42

20

20

18

14

19

17

e246

e!65

76

66

63

65

68

63

62

47

49

36

35

35

31

23

22

25

22

20

18

19

1,429

46.1

2,830

Sept.

 59 19

e482

e476

168

116

e576

e562

133

90

80

76

70

70

66

63

63

68

65

54

49

56

54

52

52

52

49

50

40

40

-

3,830

128

7,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 284 Mln 7.0 Mean 54.5 Ac -ft 39,420

Water year 1950-51: Max 761 Mln 9.6 Mean 65.3 Ac-ft 47,290

Peak discharge (base, 130 cfs).--M

cfs (3.22 ft); July 22 (5:45 a.m.) 1

Ely 15 (1:30 a.m.) 1,460 cfs (4.62 ft)j May 18 (3:15 p.m.) 552 

53 cfs (2.45 ft)j Aug. 10 (8 p.m.) 1,360 cfs (4.47 ft)j Sept. 3

(9 a.m.) 660 ifs (3.40 ft); Sept. 7 (l p.m. )'942 cfs'(3.85 ft).'

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

and trend of flow.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of shifting-control pattern defined for peaks of similar magnitude.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-9, Jan 29 to Feb. 7, Feb. 12-15.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Buffalo Creek near Haigler, Nebr,

275

Location.--Lat 40°02', long. 101° 52', In NW£ sec. 20, T. IN., R. 40 W., on right bank 

90 ft downstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from mouth, and 

4 miles northeast of Haigler.

Drainage area. 180 sq ml, approximately, of which about 21 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. February to November 1922, January 1924 to September 1931 and October 1940 to September 

1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,204.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Average discharge. 11 years, 9.58 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year not determined, occurred Sept. 3 (gage height, 

2.92 ft); maximum gage height, 2.98 ft Feb. 6 (backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 4.7 cfs Feb. 13.

1940-51: Maximum discharge not determined, occurred Aug. 11, 1950; maximum gage 

height, 4.62 ft Dec. 30, 1946 (backwater from ice) and Aug. 11, 1950; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Aug. 4-6, 1943.

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

those above 25 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made every two 

weeks. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

TotaJ

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.6

9.9

9.6

0.6

)

alO

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.9

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.6

9.6

9.6

10 9.3

11

10

319.6

10.3

634

Nov.

9.6

10

10

10

10

11

11

10

10

11

11

11

11

12

IT

11

11

11

11

12

10

10

9.3

9.4

11

11

11

10

10

11

-

317.2

10.6

629

Dec.

11

11

11

10

6.6

6.9

6.5

6.4

6.4

10

14

12

12

12

11

13

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

10

9.9

9.0

11

11

9.9

9.9

11

319.5

10.3

634

Jan.

9.6

8.8

9.6

9.0

9.6

9.0

9.0

~9.0 12

10

10

11

9.4

11

10

10

10

10

9.9

9.5

11

9.9

9.6

9.6

10

10

8.8

6.5

6.5

11

8.4

297.7

9.60

590

Feb.

10

10

10

10

11

11

12

9.9

9.9

10

12

10

4.7

574

14

14

13

13

13

14

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

_

-

311.9

11.1

619

Mar.

11

12

11

12

12

10

11

11

12

11

12

12

12

12

IS

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

9.9

11

11

11

11

10

11

12

12

349.9

11.3

694

Apr.

11

10

10

11

IP.

14

11

9.9

9.6

14

13

12

10

8.8

8.8

10

8.8

9.6

9.3

9.6

10

10

10

10

10

10

13

12

8.2

875

-

322.1

10.7

639

May

8.0

7.2

578

7.5

8.0

9.9

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.8

9.3

9.9

8.0

8.0

22

15

10

8.2

7.2

8.7

18

18

13

12

9.9

9.6

9.6

10

10

10

10

317.6

10.2

630

June

12

11

10

10

11

13

14

13

13

13

15

13

12

10

9.6

9.3

9.6

9.6

10

3.8

9.6

13

13

11

10

9.3

9.0

8.8

9.0

11

-

330.6

11. 0

656

July

9.0

9.3

8.8

8.8

14

12

9.6

9.0

8.8

9.6

14

16

T4

12

11

11

10

10

9.3

9.3

11

12

11

9.9

9.0

9.6

8.8

8.2

575

8.2

9.0

320.4

10.3

636

Aug.

8.2

8.5

19

17

9.2

6.8

6.4

6.2

6.5

15

24

16

8.2

12

10

9.6

9.6

10

9.3

9.3

10

10

9.9

11

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.0

8.2

320.4

10.3

636

Sept.

9.0

12

48

49

24

19

30

28

19

13

12

10

9.9

9.9

9.6

10

14

9.6

9.0

9.0

9.3

9.6

9.6

12

10

9.3

8.8

975

10

13

-

454.6

15.2

902

Calendar year 1950: Max 90 Mln 3.1 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,860

Water year 1950-51: Max 49 Mln 4.7 Mean 10.9 Ac-ft 7,900

Peak discharge (base, 55 efs).--Aug. 10 (10 p.m.) 51 cfs (2.47 ft); Sept. 3 (6 a.m.) 2.92 ft (dlscharge not determined;; Sept. 7 (6 p.m.) 39 cfs (2.49 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 5-11, Jan. 8-14, 20, 21, Jan. 28 

to Feb. 7, Feb. 13-15, Mar. 3, 4, 11, 13.
276 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rock Creek at Parks, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40 0 02'30", long. 101"43'40", in NW£ sec. 21, T. 1 N. R. 39 W., on right 

bank at west edge of Parks, 100 ft downstream from highway bridge and half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 180 sq mi, approximately, of which about 14 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available. October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January '1925 to September 1931, October 1932 to September 1933 and October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder since Oct. 1, 1940. Datum of gage is 3,093.35 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. No data available on gages prior to October 1940.

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 14.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, about 76 cfs Sept. 3 (gage height, 3.80 ft); minimum daily, 9.0 cfs Feb. 1.

1940-51 Maximum discharge not determined; maximum gage height, 3.92 ft Jan. 26, 1949 

(backwater from ice); minimum daily discharge, 3.1 cfs Feb. 19-23, 1943.

Remarks. Records good except those above 40 cfs, which are fair, and those for periods of 

ice effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made every two weeks. Flow regulated at times by reservoir or State fish hatchery several miles above station.

Revisions.--W 1086. Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

AC-ft

Oct.

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

14 

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

461

14.9

914

Nov.

14

14

12

12

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

15

15

16

16

15

15

15

15 

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

-

454

15.1

900

Dec.

15

16

16

15

14

13

12

14

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15 

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

456

14.7

904

Jan.

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

16

16

16 

15 

15

15

15

15

15

12

12

12

465

15.0

922

Feb.

9.0

9C9

12

14

i§

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15 

15 

15

15

14

14

14

_

_

-

408.9

14.6

811

Mar.

14

14

15

14

15

13

14

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

15 

15 

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

469

15.1

930

Apr.

16

16

15

15

17

17

16

15

15

17

18

18

17

17

16

16

16

17

16

16

17

17 

17 

16

15

18

20

18

16

16

-

496

16.5

984

May

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

15

15

15

21

21

19

18

17

19

23

22 

19 

17

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

505

16.3

1,000

June

14

16

15

14

14

15

16

15

15

15

16

16

15

14

14

14

14

14

T4

14

15

18 

16 

15

14

13

13

13

13

13

-

437

14.6

867

July

13

13

13

13

15

15

14

13

12

12

13

16

15

15

15

15

14

14

14

14

I"

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

428

13.8

649

Aug.

12

12

~so 23

17

15

14

14

14

20

17

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

13

14

13 

13 

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

446

14.4

885

Sept.

12

15

5*

Ts

23

23

242~>

18

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

15

15

16

16

16

15 

16 

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

-

561

18.8

1,120

Calendar year 1950: Max 48 Min 11 Mean 15.6 Ac-ft 11,260

Water year 1950-51: Max 54 Mln 9.0 Mean 15.3 Ac-ft 11,090

Peak discharge (base, 25 of3).--Apr. 26 (10 p.m.) 27 cfs (1.87 ft); May 20 (10 p.m.) 36 cfs (2.26 

ft); Aug. 3 f8 a.m.) 32 cfs (2.15 ft); Aug. 10 (6 p.m.) 29 cfs (2.01 ft)j Sept. 3 (lO p.m.) about 75 

cfs (3.80 ft); Sept. 7 (6 a.m.) 43 cfs (2.46 ft).

a No gage-height record} discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement and records for 

Buffalo Creek near Halgler.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected 'by Ice Nov. 24, Dec. 5-10, Jan. 7, 8, Jan. 28 to Feb. 8, 

Feb. 13, 14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 277

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°01'55", long. 101°32 I 30", In SE^SW^ sec. 19, T. 1 N., R. 37 W., on downstream end of second peir from right end of bridge on U. S. Highway 34, 0.6 mile south of 

Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 1 mile southwest of Benkelman, 2 miles upstream from South Fork Republican River, and 11 miles downstream from Rock Creek.

Orainage area.--4,770 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,700 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. November 1894 to February 1895 (gage heights only), March to September 

1895, May 1903 to November 1906 (fragmentary), and December 1946 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as North Fork at Republican River at Benkelman 

1894-95. November 1894 to February 1895 (gage heights only), March to August 1895, May 

1903 to November 1906 (fragmentary), January 1924 to December 1929 (fragmentary), October 1930 to September 1931, and December 1946 to September 1951 in reports of State 

engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,975.34 ft above mean sea level, 

1929. Prior to Dec. 17, 1946, staff gages at several sites within ij miles of 

site at various datums.

datum of 

present

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,040 cfs Sept. 7 (gage height, 7.58 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Feb. 13, Aug. 2.

1946-51: Maximurr discharge, that of Sept. 7, 1951; maximum gage height, 7.80 ft 

Aug. 9, 1950; no flow Aug. 22, 23, 1947. 

Maximum flood known occurred May 31,1935.

Remarks.--Reeords fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-discharge 

relation, or fragmentary or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation developments 

above station.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

103

103

101

100

100

91

83

76

74

80

86

82

80

74

72

74

70

63

61

58

58

57

56

63

62

62

59

58

61

58

58

2,283

73.6

4,530

Nov.

59

64

70

80

88

93

94

107

108

75

92

121

123

123

139

129

117

119

123

125

139

T33

120

70

96

129

137

131

123

110

-

3,239

108

6,420

Dec.

105

114

114

117

93

85

88

81

86

110

160

156

170

139

114

103

101

131

133

135

148

156

159

152

133

133

161

145

127

127

141

3,917

126

7,770

Jan.

131

114

100

117

110

114

81

72

73

83

94

106

103

121

122

128

120

123

120

104

99

119

104

105

110

95

36

 26 26

27

28

2,911

93.9

5,770

Feb.

31

35

40

47

62

92

90

118

143

185

111

67

20

47

93

104

147

155

161

159

170

148

121

121

141

139

135

154

-

-

3,036

108

6,020

Mar.

148

152

127

117

125

125

107

78

59

48

37

83

86

123

127

116

105

98

98

108

110

121

117

93

108

116

105

110

117

108

108

3,280

106

6,510

Apr.

]08

105

100

105

133

154

161

137

127

148

156

143

125

125

125

117

117

117

117

125

127

129

123

125

112

117

"96 175

89

95

-

3,736

125

7,410

May

103

108

116

107

101

93

91

98

100

98

96

96

93

110

1,320

1,260

511

423

464

381

423

420

277

190

159

137

125

110

116

114

117

7,960

257

15,790

June

123

148

105

91

89

82

166

163

e289

e508

el, 160

e274

163

148

137

119

108

98

96

94

96

el, 040

el, 110

e628

192

175

170

148

137

131

-

7 -,988

266

15,840

July

114

94

84

77

82

83

68

59

54

57

74

110

101

100

91

82

80

82

86

84

82

89

131

98

94

91

62

46

37

28

23

2,443

78.8

4,850

Aug.

22

20

51

61

47

39

39

37

41

a700

al.100

fl!4

101

105

103

114

93

77

78

84

93

91

93

93

78

62

51

39

35

32

30

3,723

120

7,380

Sept.

30

f84

el, 670

e2,150

e485

273

2,750

736

384

208

182

163

143

133

129

125

117

119

121

119

119

116

116

119

125

133

131

117

103

98

-

11,278

376

22,370

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,230 Min 12 Mean 113 Ac-ft 81,440

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,730 Min 20 Mean 153 Ac-ft 110,700

Peak discharge (base, 2,OOP efs).--May 15 (5:30 a.m.) 2,130 cfs (5.27 ft)) June 11 (7 a.m.) 2,120 

cfs (5.23 ft); June 22 (10:45 a.m.) 2,030 cfs (5.16 ft); Aug. 10 or 11 (time and discharge unknown); 

Sept. 4 (2 a.m.) 5,510 cfs (7.30 ft)j Sept. 7 (11 a.m.) 6,040 cfs (7.58 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Stratton and South 

Fork Republican River near Benkelman.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge computed on basis of shifting-control pattern defined for peaks of similar magnitude.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 11, 23-26, Dec. 5-13, Jan. 7 to Feb. 11, 

Feb. 14-18, Mar. 9-13 (no gage-height record Jan. 30 to Feb. 5).
278 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Pork Republican River near Idalia, Colo.

Location. Lat 39°36' , long. 102°17' ( in SW£ sec. 22, T. 53., R. 44 W. , on left bank 2 

miles upstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 4 miles upstream from Landsman Creek, 

7 miles south of Idalia, and 7 miles upstream from Bonny Dam. Prior to Aug. 10, 1951, 

at site 1-j miles upstream.

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available . May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 10, 1951, at site l| miles upstream at difrerent datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 6,660 cfs July 12 (gage height, 7.24 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended above 730 cfs on basis of slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 6.0 cfs Oct. 11.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; minimum daily, 1.4 cfs June 28, 

1950.

Maximum flood known since at least 1865, 103,000 cfs May 31, 1935, by slope-area 

determination 2 miles downstream.

Remarks. Records poor. Diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

17

*23

19

17

17

12

12

17

10

7.6

6.0

T7&

7.6

12

14,

10

12

14

32

28

*25

32

30

25

32

23

23

25

21

23

32

585.8

18.9

1,160

Nov.

*35

32

35

23

23

32

32

35

30

b20

b22

35

25

21

21

*37

37

35

30

35

28

25

b21

b27

30

30

32

32

32

*32

884

29.5

1,750

Dec.

30

28

28

25

b20

b!7

b!8

b!9

b21

b23

b25

*23

23

23

23

23

23

32

25

30

35

32

35

25

25

25

30

37

35

30

35

823

26.5

1,630

Jan.

32

30

*37

25

32

b30

b29

b32

*b38

b36

b32

b25

b26

b29

b26

b25

b25

*b24

b24

b28

b30

b34

40

32

40

51

54

a38

a 25

a!9

aZl

969

31.3

1,920

Feb.

a!8

a21

a22

a23

*b25

b29

b27

b31

b35

b37

b42

b41

b32

b27

b29

b30

b31

b33

a35

a 28

32

*28

32

35

43

40

40

32

_

_

-

878

31.4

1,740

Mar.

40

54

35

48

51

37

28

25

23

b30

b35

b28

*28

37

32

37

32

30

21

28

25

23

17

T7

17

17

*28

32

28

23

23

929

30.0

1,840

Apr.

23

9.2

14

21

37

28

25

19

*28

48

32

21

25

19

21

23

25

23

21

32

23

23

30

*28

28

40

43

37

30

25

801.2

26.7

1,590

May

28

32

30

28

25

25

32

30

*28

*30

23

9.2

21

23

56

21

9.2

i3~7.6

19

23

*28

19

21

21

19

19

17

17

7.6

-§9

737.6

23.8

1,460

June

54

40

23

28

40

30

14

8.4

19

*L,080

*152

*57

47

45

39

33

31

33

35

39

75

572

124

35

33

*Z1

30

27

27

27

2,828.4

94.3

5,610

July

28

28

27

27

27

27

187

60

31

*31

*148

*1,310

127

119

98

84

245

293

127

101

370

1,580

421

a220

allO

*45

35

41

39

39

35

6,060

195

12,020

Aug.

26

28 '28

19

22

23

19

16

21

20

22

22

*23

23

23

22

22

22

22

24

24

19

18

19

19

19

17

*18

16

15

T6

647

20.9

1,280

Sept,

16

Tf

29

62

35

35

46

51

46

39

*35

31

28

34

31

29

28

27

31

31

32

32

?6

?6

?7

*?3

22

?3

?3

19

-

934

31.1

1,8EO

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,580 Min 6.0 Mean 46.8 Ac-ft 33,850

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs ). June 10 (7 a.m.) 3,190 cfs (5.26 ft); June' 22 (1:30 a.m.) 

1,140 cfs (3.56 ft); July 7 (4 p.m.) 1,090 cfs (3.41 ft); July 12 (l:30 a.m.) 6,660 cfs (7.24 ft); 

July 21 (10:30 p.m.) 3,690 cfs (5.11 ft); July 22 (1:30 p.m.) 5,860 cfs (6.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record (stage-discharge relation affected by ice during most of periods); dislarge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby

-..^ M nnR.

chargi 

stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 279

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo.

Location.--Lat 39°34'40", long. 102°14i50", in Sw£ sec. 36,-T. 5 S., R. 44 W. , on right 

bank 300 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 51, 3 miles upstream from mouth, 

5 miles southwest of Bonny Dam, and 7 miles southwest of Hale.

Drainage area.--450 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and Parshall flume. Altitude of gage is 3,720 ft (from topographic map). Prior to Oct. 21, 1950, and June 6 to Aug. 10, 1951, at datum 0.68 ft 

lower. Oct. 21, 1950, to June 5, 1951, at datum 0.79 ft higher.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 3,110 cfs July 12 (gage height, 7.69 ft, present 

datum), from rating curve extended above 560 cfs on basis of slope-area determination 

of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 1, Feb. 13, Aug. 30, Sept. 19, 20.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951: minimum daily, 0.3 cfs July 

14-18, 1950.

Maximum stage known, about 10 ft, present datum, May 30, 31, 1935, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks. Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

*0.8

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0

1.0 1.1

1.1

1.1

1.0

*1.0

1.0

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.5

32.6

1.05

65

Nov.

*1.3

1.3

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

*1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

*1.6

-

44.4

1.48

88

Dec.

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.3

1.7

1.9

2^0

2.0

*1.8

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

1.8

50.7

1.64

101

Jan.

1.7

*1.6

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.7

1.6

1.5

1.6

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.6

*1.5

1.6

1.5

1.3

.3

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.3

.1

.9

.0

.2

45.4

1.46

90

Feb.

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.6

*2.0

2.1

1.9

2.2

2.1

2.0

1.8

1.6

.8

1.6

1.9

2.3

2.3

2.0

2.0

1.9

2.0

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

-

-

-

50.7

1.81

101

Mar.

1.8

2.0

1.8

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.7

*1.7

*1.8

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

*1.8

1.6

1.6

1.7

1.7

55.4

1.79

110

Apr.

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.8

2,8

3.2

2.4

2.1

*2.0

*2.9

2.8

2.2

2.1

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.8

2.0

2.1

2.1

1.9

*1.9

1.9

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.7

1.6

-

61.7

2.06

122

May

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.6

.5

* .5

* .6

.7

.6

.5

.6

.5

.8

.1

1.9

1.9

1.7

*1.9

2.5

1.8

1.6

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.2

1.2

1.1

51.5

1.66

102

June

1.3

1.4

1.2

1.2

2.0

94

26

4.0

4.6

*727

*156

*44

11

7.4

5.3

4.0

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

46

282

19

9.9

6.4

*4.8

3.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

-

1,483.7

49.5

2,940

July

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.8

2.8

178

42

9.3

*6.9

48

*722

44

18

12

67

68

15

8.8

6.2

257

677

46

17

9.9

*7.1

5.1

4.2

3.6

2.9

2.6

2,294.8

74.0

4,550

Aug.

2.1

1.8

1.9

1.8

1.5

1.6

1.6

2.1

1.9

1.8

1.7

1.6

1.5

*1.4

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.1

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.5

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.0

.9

.8

1.0

44.4

1.43

88

Sept.

1.0

1.0

1.2

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.9

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.2

*.9

1.0

1.0

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

.8

1.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.3

*1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

~

35.6

1.19

71

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 727 Mln 0.8 Mean 11.6 Ac-ft 8,430

Peak discharge (base, 50 cfs). June 6 

(7.67 ft); June 22 (1:30 a^m.J^l.SlO cfs

30 a.m.) 3,110 cfs (8.37 ft); July 16 

(8.08 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

fs (6.33 ft); June 10 (9 a.m.) 2,540 

6.30 ft); July 7 (6 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (6.46 ft); July 12

6 p.m.) 1,530 

6.30 ft); Jul 

10:30 p.m.) 1,290

.. 

cfs (5.99 ft); July 21 (9:30 p.m.) 2,860
280 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo.

Location. Lat 39"38'00", long. 102°10'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 9, T. 5 S., R. 43 W. , in

stairwell to outlet conduit of Bonny Dam on South Pork Republican River, 2 miles west 

of Hale and 3 miles downstream from Landsman Creek.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Mercury manometer gage. Datum of gage is 3,622.50 ft above mean sea level (levels 

by Bureau of Reclamation). Gage readings have been reduced to elevations above mean 

sea level.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 25,720 acre-ft Sept. 8-11 (elevation,

 3,664.20 ft); minimum observed, 1,390 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 3,639.85 ft).

Remarks.--Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began July 6, 1950; dam completed May 4, 1951. Usable capacity, 168,700 acre-ft between elevations 3,635.50 ft 

(sill of trashrack at outlet conduit) and 3,710 ft (crest of spillway), of which 

128,800 acre-ft is for flood control and 39,900 acre-ft for irrigation. Dead storage, 

1,420 acre-ft (below elevation 3,635.5 ft). Figures given herein represent usable 

contents.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Capacity table, water year 1950-51 (elevation, In feet, 

and usable contents, In acre-feet) 

(Furnished by Bureau of Reclamation)

3,635.5 0

3,636.0 125

3,638.0 716

3,642.0 2,350

3,647.0 5,450

3,655.0 13,000

3,667.0 30,460

3,680.0 58,380

3,710.0 168,700

3,725.0 259,200

3,74O.O 380,600

Contents, at 12 p.m., In acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

1,390

1,410

1,430

1,430

1,470

1,530

,550

,590

,620

,640

,680

,720

,770

1,790

1,810

1,830

1,880

1.9OO

1,920

1,970

2,020

2,060

2,130

2,160

2,200

2,280

2,300

2,330

2,400

2,450

2,500

Nov.

2,560

2,610

2,660

2,710

2,770

2,800

2,850

2,900

2,930

2,990

3,040

3,100

3,160

3,210

3,270

3,330

3,360

3,390

3,450

3,510

3,570

3,600

3,630

3,660

3,720

3,780

3,850

3,850

3,940

3,970

-

Dec.

,040

,070

,130

,160

,160

,160

,200

,230

,300

,360

,430

,500

,560

,630

,670

,700

,740

,8OO

,880

,910

,950

,020

,O5O

,090

,160

,200

,270

,340

,420

,490

5,530

Jan.

5,540

5,560

5,600

5,640

5,680

5,720

5,750

5,790

5,840

5,910

5,960

6,O40

6,080

6,100

6,220

6,300

6,340

6,420

6,500

6,520

6,540

6,580

6,640

6,690

6,740

6,780

6,790

6,800

6,800

6,820

6,860

Feb.

6,910

6,950

6,990

7,030

7,070

7,120

7,160

7,240

7,330

7,410

7,500

7,540

7,560

7,590

7,630

7,670

7,720

7,800

7,890

7,980

8,030

8,090

8,160

8,210

8,120

8,030

7,940

7,800

_

-

-

Mar.

7,760

7,670

7,560

7,460

7,350

7,240

7,130

7,030

6,950

6,860

6,760

6,660

6,620

6,540

6,460

6,38O

6,3OO

6,220

6,100

5,980

5,910

5,830

5,750

5,680

5,560

5,450

5,300

5,160

5,090

5,020

4,910

Apr.

,880

,840

,800

,800

,840

,910

,840

,820

,800

,770

,770

,770

,770

,770

,740

,700

,740

,740

,740

,770

,800

,800

,800

,770

,700

,710

,840

,770

,740

,700

-

May

4,630

4,560

4,600

4,600

4,580

4,600

4,670

4,670

4,740

4,740

4,770

4,800

4,840

4,880

5,020

5,020

4,980

4,98O

4,980

4,980

4,980

5,050

5,120

5,160

5,160

5,200

5,200

5,230

5,270

5,270

5,270

June

5,380

5,420

5,420

5,450

5,490

5,560

5,940

5,980

6,020

6,580

11,870

12,150

12,200

12,150

12,040

11,980

11,870

11,820

11,820

11,820

11,870

13,170

13,880

13,940

13,880

13,700

13,700

13,580

13,520

13,290

July

13,170

13,060

12,940

12,770

12,650

12,540

12,600

12,770

12,770

12,600

12,490

17,020

18,220

18,420

18,560

18,690

19,040

19,530

19,950

19,950

20,020

21,470

25,160

25,400

25,480

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

Aug.

25,560

25,480

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,400

25,400

25,320

25,320

25,320

25,320

25,320

25,320

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,400

25,320

25,320

25,320

Sept.

25,240

25,320

25,320

25,560

25,640

25,640

25,640

25,720

25,1720

25; 720

25,720

25,640

25,640

25,640

25,640

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,480

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

25,560

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950.

Jan. 31. .............

Feb. 28. .............

Apr. 30. .............

June 30. .............

Water year 1950-51.

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-

+24,190

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Republican River near Hale, Colo.

281

Location. Lat 39°37'25", long. 102°09'45", in SW^NE^ sec. 15, T. 5 S., R. 43 W. , on 

right bank half a mile downstream from Bonny Dam and 1 mile west of Hale.

Records available.--October 1946 to September 1948, May to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 3,610 ft (from topographic map). Oct. 

1, 1946, to Sept. 30, 1948, at site 4 miles downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period May to September, 135 cfs July 12; maximum gage 

height, 3.63 ft June 10; minimum daily discharge, 4.0 cfs May 11, 12, Aug. 12, 16, 19.

1946-48, 1951: Maximum discharge, 3,790 cfs May 28, 1947; maximum gage height, 4.87 

it Apr. 28, 1947, site and datum then in use; no flow Aug. 11-13, 1947.

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

Flow regulated by Bonny Reservoir since July 6, 1951 (see preceding page). Many div^rsions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, May 1 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 26 to July 2}

May 1 to June 25 June 26 to Sept. 30

2.8 2.0

2.9 6.0

3.0 12

3.1 

3.3 

3.6

53

112

2.5

2.6

2.0 

6.0

2.9 

3.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, May to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May

*45

31

24

23

16

9.6

7.8

7.2

4.8

*4.4

4.0

4. 0

4.4

4.4

40

60

4T

37

30

23

16

13

*13

13

13

13

9.6

7.2

6.6

6.0

6.6

538.6

17.4

1,070

June

6.0

5.6

5.2

572

6.6

5.6

5.6

5.6

6.0

33

*92

88

86

88

92

92

63

39

a26

a35

a53

a80

a92

a88

a90

*96

99

. 99

101 ~9"6

-

1,679.4

56.0

3,330

July

99

103

101

96

99

99

104

106

101

103

 106

 68

9.2

11

17

20

28

14

12

18

28

25

20

11

5.6

*5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

478

4.8

1,434.2

46.3

2,840

Aug.

.8

.8

.8

.8

.8

:B

.a

.8

.2

.2

.4

 

.0

* .6

.4

.0

.4

.4

.0

.4

.8

.8

.8

.6

.0

.4

.4

* .4

.8

.8

.4

146.0

4.71

290

Sept.

5.2

~9 12 2

9.2

7.. 6

7.6

8.4

7.6

7.6

6.8

6.8

*5.6

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

5.2

4.8

4.8

4.8

6.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

6.0

6.0

 6.0

6.8

6.8

6.8

-

197.6

6.59

392

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-i't

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

and records for station near Colorado-Kansas State line.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Location.--Lat 39°40'10", long. 102°00'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 27, T. 4 S., R. 42 W., on left 

bant" at downstream side of highway bridge, 2 miles downstream from Colorado-Kansas 

Stat° line, 5 miles downstream from Beaver Creek, 11 miles downstream from Bonny Dam, 

and 15 miles southwest of St. Francis, Kans.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,469.85 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes.--Maximum during year not determined, occurred July 22 (gage height, 6.65 ft); 

minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Jan. 20.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,500 cfs Aug. 17, 1949 (gage height, 6.94 ft), by 

Flope-area determination; no flow at times during 1947, 1949, 1950.

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

and those above 120 cfs, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a 

week. Flow regulated by Bonny Reservoir; storage began July 6, 1950 (see p. 280 ).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

16

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

26

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

19

17

17

IB

14

18

17

17

17

17

14

12

9.6

d.7

Nov.

10

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

14

17

21

18

16

12

9.6J 12

B.7

8.7

7.1 ~B77

8.7

8.7

8.7

9 6

9.6

12

ir.

9.6

9.6

10

10

8.7

Z73.3

12.0

740

16

13

17

17

IB

lu

22

24

24

22

19

17

18

22

26

-

500

16.7

992

Dec.

24

24

31

30

23

36

34

26

32

38

47

Te

7.1

6.3

5.6

8.7

9.6

14

16

10

14

12

16

14

12

14

14

17

7.9

10

10

531.2

IB. 7

1,150

Jan.

12

17

12

IB

17

14

27

19

14

13

11

10

13

14

10

6.2

5.0

5.0

6.4

4.1

11

30

2?

14

14

12

17

17

9.9

10

IB

422.6

13.6

638

Feb.

11

5.0

6.0

6.7

12

20

I 7

24

16

n

14

14

14

31

40

30

30

27

23

27

27

IB

a!5

a!5

67

67

99 90"

_

_

-

621.7

29.5

1,630

Mar.

67

101

95

~96 103

63

63

65

63

74

"65 56

72

68

68

66

66

74

85

85

90

72

74

74

68

70

74

72

76

74

76

2.418

7 8 . C

4,800

Apr.

57

48

61

66

72

74

79

64

64

64

59

55

68

64

68

64

45

45

45

45

48

50

50

57

51

37

45

57

61

47

-

1,710

57.0

3,390

May

48

39

24

30

24

14

14

19

22

17

17

20

20

18

30

40

39

36

34

31

31

26

26

26

23

19

14

12

12

10

12

747 ~^24.1

1,480

June

12

12

12

12

14

17

114

55

117

461

288

122

120

115

108

108

92

57

39

43

61

246

133

122

120

122

132

115

108

103

-

3,180

106

6,310

July

101

101

92

96

96

96

90

90

90

96

101

564

55

33

33

42

123

43

36

36

71

~53 598

23

22

20

20

17

14

10

15

2,874

92.7

5,700

Aug.

12

12

16

16

10

10

10

17

20

19

23

18

14

37

2T

17

14

12

12

12

14

12

12

23

29

12

9.6

8.7

7.9

7.1

Ta

464.4

15.0

921

Sept.

89~ 7.1

14

23

18

18

87

19

18

18

14

14

14

14

12

12

12

12

14

14

18

17

14

14

14

12

14

14

14

14

-

588.1

19.6

1,170

Calendar year 1950: Max 110 Min 0 Mean 32.7 Ac-ft 23,670

Water year 1950-51: Max 598 Min 4.1 Mean 40.2 Ao-ft 29,120

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--June 10 (8 p.m.) 1,840 cfs (6.19 ft); July 22 (2 a.m.) 2,330 cfs (F.65 ft' 

ji No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

Note --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-12, 23-26, Dec. 5-10, Jan. 9 to Feb. 9, 

Pel. 14-17, Mar. 11, 12.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 283

South Pork Republican River near Benkelman, Nebr,

Location.--Lat 40°00'25", long. 101°32'30", in NE£sw£ sec. 31, T, IN,, R. 37 W., on downj 

stream side of second pier from left end of bridge on State Highway 61, 1 mile downstream from Kansas-Nebraska State line, 2t? miles southwest of Benkelman, and 4 miles 

upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 2,580 sq mi, approximately, of which about 2,550 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available . November 1894 to August 1695 (gage heights only), May 1903 to November 

1906, March 1931 to June 1932 (fragmentary), and August 1937 to September 1951 (published as South Pork of Republican River at Benkelman prior to 1906 and as Republican 

River at Benkelman 1931-32) in reports of Geological Survey. November 1894 to August 

1895 (gage heights only), May 1903 to November 1906, January 1924 to December 1929 

(fragmentary), October 1930 to September 1933 and September 1937 to September 1951 in 

reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,992.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 27, 1937, staff gages at several sites within 2 miles of present 

site at various datums. Aug. 27, 1937, to Mar. 4, 1940, staff gage at site a quarter 

of a mile upstream at present datum. Mar. 5, 1940, to Dec. 9, 1947, wire-weight gage 

at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years (1937-51), 73.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 7,190 cfs Aug. 10 (gage height, 6.45 ft); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Oct. 20, 21.

1894-95, 1903-6, 1931-32, 1937-51: Maximum discharge not determined, probably occurred during flood of June 24, 1945; maximum gage height observed, 8.60 ft July 13, 

1941 (from floodmark), but may have been higher during flood of June 24, 1945; no flow, 

at times during 1906, 1931, 1937-40, 1942-50.

Maximum stage known since at least 1923, 10.1 ft May 31, 1935, from floodmarks at 

site a quarter of a mile downstream, present datum (discharge, 150,000 cfs, by slopearea determination).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, indefinite stage-disoharge 

relation or fragmentary gage-height record, and those above 500 cfs or below 5 cfs, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week.

Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and, since July 6, 

1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 280).

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14 

15

16

17

IS

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

9.1

11

10 

9.1

12

11

6.6

4.0

4.0

4.6

5.9 

8.3

8.3

4.6 

3.5

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

 8

.8

1.6

2.4

4.6

6.6

5.2

3.5

3.5

4.6

7.4

164.0

5.29

325

Nov.

5.9

5.9

4.0 

5.2

7.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

5.2

2.0

2.4

4.0

6.6

13 

26

14

9.1

13

15

14

15

16

5.9

3.5

10

22

40

27

16

15

-

347.4

11.6

689

Dec.

14

24

33 

24

7.4

3.9

1.2

FT5

4.8

9.9

13 

56

84

36 

40

38

36

31

36

29

35

25

27

36

31

24

29

30

34

73

50

917.7

29.6

1,820

Jan.

38

37

16 

22

19

14

10

13

18

24

35 

36

28

23 

25

24

55

64

95

23

23

17

31

63

71

28

8.0

3.0

2,3

1.0

575

869.7

28.1

1,730

Feb.

1.4

1.0

T72

1.7

4.5

15

34

72

62

44

65 

48

26

5.2 

14

22

54

109

"83 121

67

52

46

50

42

86

115

115

-

-

-

1,357.0

48.5

2,690

Mar.

115

95

80 

108

115

118

102

64

51

43

30 

19

7S

126 

115

88

88

95

83

91

91

91

83

83

80

83

74

72

88

88

91

2,626

84.7

5,210

Apr.

91

72

61 

54

67

77

77

88

74

83

85 

67

64

61 

52

61

72

67

50

4J

46

48

52

64

80

83

~69 146

67

67

-

2,091

69.7

4,150

May

59

52

52 

48

38

36

33

24

19

16

16 

14

T5

1,220 

966

190

91

77

61

98

193

247

98

77

54

48

44

44

42

34

29

4,035

130

8,000

June

26

33

23 

24

24

117

266

188

298

387

62,270 

399

302

223 

184

165

151

151

98

77

77

el, 950

291

346

198

165

146

170

138

146

-

9,033

301

17,920

July

138

121

115 

121

134

118

112

108

102

91

134 

el, 550

e573

e!55 

e98

e67

6796

e464

e!05

e77

e64

e799

377

118

74

48

42

29

26

22

18

6,576

212

13,040

Aug.

12

U,

91 

40

15

12

12

13

14

61,140

e554 

121

77

48 

48

67

33

20

18

19

20

24

24

20

61

52

23

19

14

13

12

2,645.1

85.3

5,250

Sept.

11

144

3,120 

2,210

387

30Z

el, 800

f582

218

126

f72 

f46

40

38 

31

33

34

33

28

24

24

29

31

28

26

24

22

20

19

22

-

9,524

317

18,890

Calendar year 1950: Max 470 Win 0 Mean 41.9 Ac-ft 30,310

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,120 Min 0.8 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,710

Peak discharge (base, 55O cfs).--May 14 (2 a.m.) 2,680 cfs (5.12 ft); May 14 (10 p.m.) 3,950 cfs 

6^20 ft); June 6 (9:15 p.m.) 942 cfs (3.44 ft); June 11 (6 a.m.) 6,55O cfs (6.04 ft); June 22 

5 a.m.) 6,020 cfs (5.69 ft); July 12 (11:15 a.m.) 4,560 cfs (4.75 ft); July 17 (7 a.m.) 3,210 cfs 

4.27 ft); July 22 (10 a.m.) 3,330 cfs (4.57 ft); Aug. 10 (8:15 p.m.) 7,190 cfs (6.45 ft); Sept. 3 

7 a.m.) 6,4OO cfs (5.94 ft); Sept. 7 (2 p.m.) 4,470 cfs (4.88 ft).

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge computed on basis of shifting-control pattern defined for peaks of similar magnitude.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed on basis of partly estimated gage heights.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-13, 21-23, Dec. 28 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13-18, 

Mar. 9-13.
284 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Stratton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°08'40", long. 101°13'30", In NW^- sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 35 W. , on left 

bank, half a mile south of Stratton, half a mile downstream from Muddy Creek, 10 miles 

upstream from Trenton Dam, and 19 miles downstream from South Fork Republican River.

Drainage area.--7,940 sq mi, approximately, of which about 4,740 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. July 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,775.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 10,600 cfs Aug. 3

(gage height, 5.75 ft); minimum daily, 7.6 cfs July 21.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 18,900 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 6.50

ft, from graph based on wire-weight gage readings), from rating curve extended above

12,000 cfs; minimum daily, 10 cfs Jan. 28.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge, about 200,000

cfs, based on slope-area determination at Max, Nebr.). 

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow

affected by irrigation development above station, and by storage in Bonny Reservoir

(see p. 280). Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

e

1

8

9

10

11

Ac -ft

July

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

30

Aug.

406

286

2,240

373

206

172

167

152

2,230

514

699

Sept.

152

123

106

91

84

73

64

52

55

64

76

Day

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

July

46

32

19

8.6

18

8.6

9.8

28

9.7

7.6

Aug.

494

304

1,010

406

297

224

183

128

123

110

Sept.

103

103

106

707

450

220

190

172

147

123

Day

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

July

26

110

70

87

61

67

46

27

213

707

_

_

- '

Aug.

114

103

95

103

1,490

592

431

576

398

236

29 , 480

Sept.

123

106

110

123

114

95

80

70

70

-

4 152

8,240

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 efs).--Aug. 3 (2 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (5.75 ft); Aug. 9 

(3 a.m.) 7,660 cfs (5.12 ft).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

84

110

99

87

95

91

84

76

76

73

73

76

76

73

61

55

61

64

55

58

58

52

46

55

64

64

55

52

52

55

55

2,135

68.9

4,230

Nov.

58

49

52

67

70

73

76

91

84

52

103

103

119

110

87

80

106

119

128

123

123

152

138

80

95

114

123

156

172

156

-

3,059

102

6,070

Dec.

156

156

167

161

30

67

70

60

60

74

86

105

112

183

156

152

133

161

156

156

133

167

147

152

152

142

153

135

150

166

175

4,073

131

8,080

Jan.

160

153

142

106

90

80

55

46

87

105

107

102

113

99

121

146

153

144

167

116

74

93

126

130

128

85

11

10

19

24

32

3,024

97.5

6,000

Feb.

29

32

34

33

46

56

67

105

173

238

238

200

52

34

95

269

406

467

406

297

230

g256

g304

g243

g224

g206 '224

250

-

-

-

5,214

186

10,340

Mar.

236

262

243

200

195

256

256

192

103

64

40

148

262

204

189

206

156

138

138

87

110

167

189

172

178

189

183

183

183

161

152

5,442

176

10,790

Apr.

178

189

156

161

243

276

256

211

217

236

269

236

178

172

161

156

167

189

195

189

156

167

183

189

200

243

498

304

217

183

-

6,375

212

12,640

May

138

123

123

123

123

119

119

110

103

95

91

95

119

3,960

5,060

1,290

602

467

493

723

763

863

422

334

282

206

156

167

178

189

152

17,788

574

35,280

June

152

200

183

167

MI

156

691

467

576

738

5.800

641

g364

g334

g276

g256

g256

g224

g206

g!56

g!61

3,090

1,240

898

414

334

282

269

243

224

-

17,145

572

34,010

July

243

250

224

200

200

217

189

167

138

123

195

1,080

667

g414

g319

g230

624

952

297

183

133

663

467

276

183

172

123

84

67

49

49

9,178

296

18,200

Aug.

36

30

139

217

110

76

58

49

38

76

5,590

398

276

276

156

152

195

142

110

103

123

147

138

114

99

152

110

76

58

41

34

7,319

236

14,520

Sept.

34

732

7,41C

7,78C

gl,26C

711

4,83C

2,20C

714

43S

364

319

28S

27f

25C

206

206

206

17f

167

17P

156

147

15f

161

172

167

161

140

130

-

30.13F

1,005

59,780

Calendar year 1950 : Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water Water year year 1950-51 1950-51 : : Max Max 7,780 7,780 Mln Mln 10 10 Mean Mean 304 304 Ac-ft Ac-ft 219,900 219,900

Peak discharge (base. 5,000 cfs).--May 15 (12:50 a.m.) 15,900 efs (6.06 ft); June 11 (10:20 a.m.) 

9,850 cfs (4.97 ft); June 22 (10:20 a.m.) 7,450 cfs (4.85 ft); Aug. 11 (2:30 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (5.2! 

ft); Sept. 4 (10 a.m.) 18,900 cfs (6.50 ft); Sept. 7 (6 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (5.09 ft).

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-13, Dec. 27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13, 14, Mar. 

-i i.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 285

Republican River at Trenton, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°09'50", long. 101°00i50", on west line SWijSE£ sec. 2, T. 2 N., R. 33 W., 

near right bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 25, half a mile upstream 

from Elm Creek, three-quarters of a mile south of Trenton, and 3 miles downstream from 

Trenton Dam.

Drainage area.--8,120 sq mi, approximately, of which about 4,910 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--November 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,662.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 13, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extreme s.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs Sept. 4 (gage height, 5.90 ft); minimura daily, 14 cfs Jan. 28.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 16,800 cfs June 16, 1948; maximum gage height, that of 

Sept. 4, 1951; no flow at times during 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950.

Maximum flood known since about 1826 occurred May 31, 1935 (discharge about 200,000 

cfs). Discharge of 21,100 cfs measured July 3, 1946 (gage height, 6.0 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and period when shiftingcontrol adjustments were not well defined, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and, since July 6, 1950, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p. 280).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

83

89

86

80

89

86

80

80

72

66

61

61

56

58

61

58

54

56

54

54

54

52

49

52

49

49

49

45

42

47

45

1,917

61.8

3,800

Nov.

42

42

38

45

58

66

80

78

80

45

99

106

92

106

128

124

114

99

110

110

110

99

132

89

128

151

150

150

141

158

-

2,970

99.0

5,890

Dec.

171

202

181

145

121

87

54

57

53

53

57

76

94

241

121

162

150

154

145

158

162

162

150

128

132

128

96

107

124

141

150

3,962

128

7,860

Jan.

141

124

97

99

80

69

72

54

52

124

145

121

106

137

128

158

196

181

176

158

89

89

110

121

128

154

63

li

20

20

28

3,254

105

6,450

Feb.

35

38

36

44

41

52

95

124

222

399

366

234

31

46

88

191

309

398

406

316

263

281

257

240

234

217

246

275

-

-

-

5,484

196

10,880

Mar.

202

202

196

196

212

234

240

191

106

79

28

17

79

170

234

196

186

196

207

228

222

234

196

154

154

158

162

162

162

150

150

5,303

171

10,520

Apr.

158

167

154

171

234

281

269

246

217

202

263

263

228

202

246

176

167

176

150

162

145

158

171

171

171

167

431

293

212

186

-

6,237

208

12,370

May

145

117

106

114

110

99

106

114

114

114

114

114

128

2,300

6.040

1,430

484

316

350

343

1,520

916

322

350

322

263

234

202

181

171

167

17,406

561

34,520

June

162

196

186

176

162

154

745

520

527

769

5.150

1,060

560

439

382

309

263

g257

g246

g!86

g!71

g2,260

g902

g653

g493

3?8"

350«

316

275

269

-

16,536

551

32,800

July

246

228

202

181

217

246

202

167

145

190

326

1.190

649

333

275

202

574

1,010

240

158

117

510

414

295

181

150

128

96

78

58

52.

9,060

292

17,970

Aug.

37

90

218

189

171

89

56

40

28

430

2.900

524

295

380

181

141

158

121

103

103

114

132

124

110

106

117

121

89

72

61

49

7,349

237

14,580

Sept.

42

436

6,320

7.540

g827

g295

g4,170

g3,260

gl,090

g502

g439

358

309

269

246

234

212

212

196

222

217

196

167

162

154

145

132

121

121

128

-

28,722

957

56,970

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,960 Min '0 Mean 173 Ac-l't 125,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,540 Mln 14 Mean 296 Ac-ft 214,600

Peak discharge (base, 5.000 efs).--May 15 (3 a.m.) 13,500 cfs (5.13 ft); J 

cfs (4.55 ft); June 22 (2 p.m.) 7^650 cfs (4.75 ft); Aug. 11 (4:30 a.m.) 7,6 

4 (12:10 p.m.) 15,200 cfs (5.90 ft); Sept. 7 (10 p.m.) 9,670 cfs (5.10 ft).

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-13, Jan. 28 

9-14. Shifting-control adjustments not well defined May 14 to Sept.

rune 11 

650 cfs

(1 p.m.) 7,560 

(4.79 ft);,Sept.

to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-15, Mar. 

10.
286 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek below Champion, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°28'00", long. 101°43'10", in SW£ sec. 22, T. 6 N. , R. 39 W. , on left

bank 0.4 mile downstream from bridge on State Highway 48 at Champion and three-quarters

of a mile upstream from Sand Creek. 

Drainage area. 940 sq mi, approximately, of which about 570 sq mi contribute directly to

surface runoff.

Records available .--March 1935 to September 1951. 

Gage .--Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge .--16 years, 42.6 cf s . 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,370 cfs May 20 (gage height, 8.51 ft, from

floodmark); minimum daily, 19 cfs Apr. 1.

1935-51: Maximum discharge, 2,850 cfs (revised) June 7, 1940 (gage height, 13.7

ft), from rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs on basis of channel conveyance-slope

studies; minimum daily, 5 cfs Mar. 27, 29, Apr. 3, July 3, 1938.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for the water year 1940 has been revised to 2,850

cfs June 7, 1940 (gage height, 13.7 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply

Dnr^.a-^ QQC

a short distance above station.

Revisions. Revised figures of discharge,in cubic feet per second, for high-water periods 

in the water years 1940 and 1943 , superseding those published in Water-Supply Papers 

896 and 976, are given herewith.

June 8, 1940.......... 849

14, 1943.......... 566

Revlsed peak discharge.--1959-40: June 7 (2 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (13.7 ft); 

June 7 (G p.m.) 2,550 cfs (12.7 ft).

1942-43: June 14 (9 a.m.) 1,340 cfs (8.4 ft).

Month

Water year 1939-40.....

June 1943. ...............

Water year 1942-43.....

Cfs-days

16,208.0

16,826

Maximum

1,760

566

Minimum

7.3

19

Mean

44.3

46.1

Runoff in 

acre-feet

32,140

33,390

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

52

55

53

51

53

52

49

49

51

48

48

46

44

43

42

43

40

41

35

34

31

30

33

29

29

-26 25

29

27

30

27

1,245

40.2

2,470

Nov.

31

33

32

33

37

40

40

40

50

51

58

58

60

56

56

56

56

56

47

46

44

44

37

59

60

54

58

41

33

37

-

1,403

46.8

2,780

Dec.

37

37

37

41

30

54

59

51

53

50

53

52

53

55

51

51

51

54

51

52

55

48

54

49

52

53

52

49

52

52

50

1,538

49.6

3,050

Jan.

51

51

50

51

50

49

49

52

53

56

53

54

54

54

56

56

56

57

55

56

53

57

54

55

55

35

34

52

61

60

54

1,633

52.7

3,240

Feb.

51

54

55

55

56

56

55

54

56

58

56

58

59

56

59

54

58

57

62

58

57

61

56

36

32

41

29

32

_

-

-

1,471

52.5

2,920

Mar.

39

31

27

37

41

37

37

37

38

44

55

68

58

55

60

54

55

55

57

34

35

29

29

27

30

30

32

20

33

26

34

1,244

40.1

2,470

Apr.

19

31

22

28

29

30

32

32

35

40

43

46

44

45

43

47

36

33

30

36

30

46

51

52

55

48

59

50

48

51

-

1,193

39.8

2,370

May

52

45

45

47

43

43

40

39

32

32

38

29

42

53

133

103

100

89

70

a512

a200

alOO

a83

78

73

71

64

54

57

59

96

2,322

74.9

4,610

June

107

90

117

140

92

72

73

65

65

67

68

63

62

51

49

38

43

51

44

43

46

88

206

246

134

114

92

75

63

32

2,496

83.2

4,950

July

43

48

42

42

44

45

45

44

53

51

49

47

46

46

51

50

50

50

49

51

48

49

50

48

46

41

41

39

34

32

SI

1,401

45.2

2,780

Aug.

28

37

39

32

38

37

38

40

32

41

61

92

96

96

78

64

49

50

56

61

57

54

56

55

55

51

60

58

58

62

58

1,689

54.5

3,350

Sept.

60

62

67

88

97

"83 102

70

64

53

53

70

67

63

62

59

61

57

58

58

56

59

57

59

57

58

57

57

57

56

-

1,927

64.2

3,820

Calendar year 1950; Max 70 Min 20 Mean 42.6 Ac-ft 30,810

Water year 1950-51: Max 312 Min 19 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,810

ft); May 20 (about 8 p.m.) 1,370 

n.) 493 cfs (4.60 ft).

is of available fragments of recar Imperial.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 287

Frenchman Creek near Imperial, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°25'20", long. 101°37'30", in NW£ sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 38 W., on right 

bank a quarter of a mile downstream from highway bridge, 6 miles upstream from Enders 

Dam, and 6 miles south of Imperial.

Drainage area.--1.220 sq mi, approximately, of which only 760 sq mi contribute directly 

to -surface runoff.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1924 to December 1930 and October 1940 to September 1951 in reports of State Engineer .

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Prior to Mar. 7, 1941, chain gage at bridge a quarter of a 

mile upstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--11 years, 73.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,860 cfs May 21 (gage height, 6.69 ft); minimum 

daily, 33 cfs Oct. 23.

1940-51: Maximum discharge, 1,860 cfs June 14, 1943, May 21, 1951; maximum gage 

height, 7.00 ft June 14, 1943; minimum daily discharge, 23 cfs June 17, 1946.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation developments and regulation at low flow from powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years ). W 976: 1942 (M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

79

69

77

78

74

78

75

76

74

74

75

79

78

82

38

92

84

78

77

6E

64

66

33

40

69

70

57

59

49

53

53

2,115

68.2

4,200

Nov.

61

Dec.

64

65 | 72

68

60

62

66

60

69

85

83

79

77

79

84

97

91

87

86

88

74

65

80

69

66

79

84

83

94

80

61

-

2,282

76.1

4,530

68

66

61

78

77

88

85

II

82

83

7B

82

82

78

82

85

78

85

82

78

83

72

83

75

70

73

82

82

79

2,420

78.1

4,800

Jan.

79

77

78

80

83

83

77

88

76

84

85

87

85

80

86

94

85

74

83

93

87

58

98

92

78

82

76

65

72

84

87

2,536

81.8

5,030

Feb.

b60

b75

82

80

92

88

85

79

88

87

79

88

87

85

84

92

92

92

93

£4

82

92

91

88

75

58

53

67

-

-

-

2,330

83.2

4,620

Mar.

62

74

60

75

76

66

67

63

Apr.

65

62

57

57

5_3

53

62

72

72| 72

59

65

82

86

86

85

78

75

77

91

82

60

62

64

57

48_

54

53

62

68

68

63

2,140

69.0

4,240

62

72

82

86

84

77

86

78

91

69

67

67

65

53

94

78

99

89

95

80

68

-

2,195

73.2

4,350

May

70

92

83

75

73

80

73

56

73

79

72

64

63

104

192

173

139

126

115

133

936

256

173

153

142

128

118

109

83

83

115

4,231

136

8,390

June

136

143

124

157

147

115

104

104

103

97

103

104

93

91

86

82

70

62

88

89

99

104

153

272

215

156

145

129

120

89

3,582

119

7,100

July

85

61

67

69

80

75

73

64

63

70

89

87

75

79

67

75

76

66

88

86

83

77

78

76

87

80

76

69

65

62

65

2,333

75.3

4,630

Aug.

50

36

94

77

66

61

48

59

75

78

78

102

135

132

122

112

88

74

77

89

80

84

87

94

89

78

83

86

86

87

103

2,620

84.5

5,200

Sept.

60

85

99

103

117

138

147

112

103

111

86

87

91

109

107

85

100

99

93

93

89

82

83

91

93

94

91

88

82

85

2,923

97.4

5,800

Calendar year 1950: Max ill Min 33 Mean 71.7 Ac-ft 51,910

Water year 1950-51: Max 936 Min 33 Mean 86.9 Ac-ft 62,890

Peak discharge (base, 150 cfs).--May 14 (9:40 p.m.) 532 cfs (3.52 ft); May 21 (2:20 a.m.) 1,860 

cfs (6.69 ft); June 24 (12 m.) 326 cfs (2.72 ft), 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
288 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Enders Reservoir, Nebr.

Location.--La t 40°25'05", long. 101°30'55", In NE£ sec. 9, T. 5 N., R. 37 W. , near right 

bank in control house at outlet tube of Enders Dam on Frenchman Creek, 2f miles southeast of Enders.

Records available.--October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Mercury column pressure gage read once daily at 8 a.m. to half-tenths. Gage is 

referred to mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents observed during year, 34,860 acre-ft Sept. 28-30 (elevation,

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam, capacity, 36,010 acre-ft between elevations 3,080.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 3,112.3 ft (top of storage pool). Top of 

flood-control pool at elevation 3,127.0 ft (capacity, 74,520 acre-ft). Top of superstorage flood-control pool at elevation 3,129.5 ft (capacity, 80,730 acre-ft). Dead 

storage, 8,470 acre-ft. Figures given herein represent total capacity or contents. 

Storage began Oct. 23, 1950. Storage water to be used for irrigation in FrenchmanCambridge Irrigation Project.

Cooperation.--Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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.

_

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

-

-

864

959

Nov.

1,060

1,170

1,260

1,360

1,490

1,580

1,690

1,770

1,900

2,000

2,130

2,260

2,380

2,510

2,640

2,770

2,900

3,070

3,210

3,340

3,430

3,520

3,630

3,740

3,840

3,980

4,120

4,260

4,410

4,560

-

Dec.

4,640

4,720

4,830

4,950

5,060

5,160

5,260

5,370

5,520

5,680

5,830

5,950

6,090

6,210

6,320

6,450

6,580

6,720

6,850

6,980

7,130

7,260

7,400

7,510

7,640

7,750

7,860

8,010

8,120

8,250

8,380

Jan.

8,500

8,650

8,740

8,860

8,980

9,100

9,230

9,290

9,420

9,580

9,670

9,800

9,970

10,100

10,170

10,300

10,400

10,570

10,640

10,780

10,840

10,980

11,080

11,230

11,340

11,480

11,520

11,590

11,630

11,700

11,850

Feb.

11,920

12,110

12,300

12,410

12,520

12,680

12,830

12,950

13,070

13,180

13,260

13,380

13,460

13,580

13,660

13,790

13,950

14,110

14,240

14,360

14,490

14,530

14,620

14,740

14,870

15,080

15,130

15,180

_

_

-

Mar.

15,220

15,310

15,390

15,520

15,570

15,650

15,740

15,780

15,880

15,920

16,010

16,060

16,150

16,290

16,380

16,470

16,600

16,740

16,840

16,940

16,980

17,080

17,120

17,220

17,260

17,310

17,360

17,410

17,460

17,550

17,600

Apr.

17,650

17', 7 00

17,740

17,790

17,840

17,890

17,940

17,990

18,090

18,140

18,190

18,290

18,530

18,580

18,680

18,780

18,880

19,040

19,040

19,090

19,190

19,240

19,340

19,390

19,440

19,490

19,700

19,800

19,860

19,910

-

May

19,910

19,910

20,010

20,060

20,120

20,170

20,120

20,010

19,910

19,750

19,750

19,750

19,750

19,750

20,480

21,020

21,300

21,510

21,680

21,840

23,080

24,120

24,600

24,890

25,070

25,130

25,310

25,800

25,920

25,920

25,980

June

25,980

25,980

26,050

26,420

26,600

26,920

27,040

27,170

27,230

27,360

27,480

27,800

27,860

27,920

27,920

27,980

28,120

28,310

28,380

28,440

28,570

28,690

28,880

29,020

29,080

29,680

30,000

30,200

30,330

30,460

-

July

30,400

30,460

30,600

30,740

30,740

30,740

30,800

30,870

30,870

30,670

30,670

30,800

30,940

30,940

31,000

31,070

31,140

31,210

31,280

31,340

31,410

31,480

31,540

31,610

31,610

31,680

31,680

31,750

31,750

31,750

31,750

Aug.

31,610

31,610

31,680

31,680

31,750

31,610

31 , 540

31,480

31,540

31,540

31,540

31 , 480

31,480

31,540

31,610

31,610

31,750

31,890

31,960

32,030

31,960

31,960

31,960

31,890

31,890

31,890

31,820

31,680

31,680

31,680

31,680

Sept.

31,610

31,680

31,960

32,170

32,300

32,440

32,580

33,140

33,350

33,420

33,490

33,560

33,560

33,560

33,640

33,710

33,850

33,990

34,140

34,280

34,350

34,350

34,350

34,420

34,490

34,560

34,710

34,860

34,860

34,860

-

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950...

Mar . 31 ................

Apr . 30. ...............

Water year 1950-51 . . .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

-

-

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

+8,350

0

+34,860

t Elevation at 8:00 a.m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 289

Frenchman Creek near Enders , Nebr.

Location. La t 40°25'15", long. 101°30'30", in NW£NW£ sec. 10, T. 5 N. , R. 37 W. , on left 

bank half a mile downstream from Enders Dam and 2$ miles southeast of Enders.

Drainage area. 1,300 sq mi, approximately, of which about 820 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff .

Records available. February 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 3,031.22 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to June 14, 1948, water-stage recorder at 

site 800 ft upstream at datum 1.03 ft higher.

Extreme s . --Maximum discharge during year, 174 cfs May 14 (.gage height, 3.22 ft); minimum 

daily, 1.6 cfs Nov. 3.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 278 cfs Nov. 20, 1948 (gage height, 3.88 ft), from rating curve extended above 150 cfs; minimum daily, that of Nov. 3, 1950.

Remarks. Records fair. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by storage, irrigation diversions, power developments, and withdrawals from 

ground water, and since Oct. 23, 1950, by Enders Reservoir (see p. 288).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

99 9?

94

93

95

94

96

92

96

87

91

91

93

95

80

74

98

91

92

83

78

84

34

3.5

3.2

2.8

2.6

3.2

2.8

2.0

1.9

2,044.0

65.9

4,050

Nov.

1.9

1.9

1.6

zTo

2.4

2.1

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.3

2.6

?76

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

-

67.7

2.26

134

Dec.

2.8

ZT8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

 375 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

88.4

2.85

175

Jan.

3.2

3.2

3.2

 570" 5.9

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

3.9

3.9

4.2

4.2

4.2

113.2

3.65

225

Feb.

4.2

4.2

4.6

4.6

4.6

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.4

4.9

4.9

5.4

5.2

4.7

379" 3.6

4.6

4.9

6.3

"479" 6.3

5.4

_

_

-

136.7

4.88

271

Mar.

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.3

T79~ 4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9 5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

¥73

176.5

5.69

350

Apr.

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.3

5.8

578

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

5.8

5.8

5.8

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.3

6.7

6.7

6.7

6.3

25

25

32

?3

23

23

24

318.4

10.6

632

May

25

24

30

40

41

62

90

94 "9T

86

83

83

85

88

15

6.7

¥77

6.

6.

9.

7.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

6.

7.

8.

1,052.3

33.9

2,090

June

8.9

873

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.2

6.7

¥77

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

7.2

8.3

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.8

7.2

7.8

-

231.6

7.72

459

July

7.8 "573

8.3

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

46

62

10

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.4

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

50

12.

480.8

15.5

954

Aug.

70

57

8.7

42

52

52

52

53

53

67

74

75

73

34

8.3

8.3

8.3

8.3

41

66

74

75

74

74

74

74

73

73

73

72

73

1,711.9

55.2

3,400

Sept.

76

15

12

10

9.4

9.4

14

11

10

10

12

12

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

-

382.8

12.8

759

Calendar year 1950: Max 119 Mln 1.6 Mean 71.6 Ac-ft 51.830

Water year 1950-51: Max 99 Mln 1.6 Mean 18.6 Ac-ft 13,500
290

KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Frenchman Creek near Hamlet, Nebr.

t f 22^30", long. 101°12'50", in NW£ sec. 29, T. 5 N. , R. 34 W. , on right 

n n r A' 1/ /ream from hlKhwa-y bridge, a quarter of a mile downstream from Chicago 

Burlington & Qulncy Railroad bridge, and l| miles east of Hamlet. '

Drainage area.--1,480 sq mi, approximately, of which about 960 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available .--April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,797.61 ft above mean sea level, datun; of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 20, 1932, staff gage and Apr. 20, 1932, to June 7, 1940, water 

stage recorder (gage destroyed by flood of June 7, 1940) at bridge on U. S. Highway 6 

a quarter of a mile upstream at datum 1.66 ft higher.

Average discharge.--22 years, 99.0 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,700 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 9.10 ft, from 

recorded range in stage); minimum daily, 20 cfs Dec. 6, Jan. 28-30.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 2,400 cfs June 7, 1940 (gage height, 10.95 ft, site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, that of Dec. 6, 1950, Jan. 28-30; 1951.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by minor irrigation development above station and, since Oct. 23, 1950, 

by storage in Enders Reservoir (see p. 288).

Revisions (water years). W 701: 1929(M). W 976: 1941-42

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

107

112

156

105

106

106

102

104

103

103

99

100

100

101

104

96

85

106

103

104

99

94

97

76

43

40

37

37

36

36

34

2,681

86.5

5,320

Nov.

32

32

31

31

30

29

29

30

30

33

35

30

30

28

28

27

28

28

28

28

29

28

30

32

38

39

30

29

29

28

909

30.3

1,800

Dec.

27

28

31

30

25

20

25

28

31

31

31

 32 33

31

30

28

26

27

25

25

25

25

25

25

24

24

26

27

27

27

27

846

27.3

1,680

Jan.

28

28

28

29

33

32

32

28

40

36

34

34

34

34

34

33

30

28

28

29

31

31

29

29

29

30

25

20

20

20

25

921

29.7

1,830

Feb.

27

30

30

30

33

34

32

31

31

30

30

30

32

38

4O

38

33

32

31

31

31

31

31

31

30

30

30

31

_

-

888

31.7

1,760

Mar.

30

29

31

31

30

29

29

28

26

27

27

28

33

32

31

30

30

30

30

28

28

30

30

30

30

30

30

30

29

28

28

912

29.4

1,810

Apr.

28

29

29

28

29

29

29

28

28

28

29

28

27

26

26

26

26

26

27

28

30

30

28

26

33

65

68

55

52

52

52

993

33.1

1,970

May

51

51

49

48

54

53

60

84

86

89

84

82

85

231

439

108

64

54

47

109

230

101

64

58

52

49

44

41

40

39

39

2,685

86.6

5,330

June

38

40

39

38

37

130

205

112

64

77

49

45

41

40

39

39

144

48

39

39

38

101

49

43

41

40

39

39

38

38

-

1,769

59.0

3,510

July

38

38

36

37

36

35

34

3333"

52

84

53

43

41

38

38

43

46

38

38

340

349

69

51

44

40

38

36

35

36

47

1,919

61.9

3,810

Aug.

74

117

~"70 322

67

70

70

69

72

74

85

90

89

88

72

51

44

42

41

53

78

94

96

97

97

97

99

98

95

95

96

2,702

87.2

5,360

Sept.

132

878

132

79

64

65

384

157

76

63

57

58

52

50

49

48

47

45

45

43

41

41

41

39

39

39

39

39

39

39

-

2,920

97.3

5,790

Calendar year 1950: Max 134 Mln 20 Mean 87.6 Ac-ft 63,390

Water year 1,950-51: Max 878 Mln 20 Mean 55.2 Ac-ft 39,970
KANSAS RI7B.R BASIL 291

Location. Lat 40°20'50", long. 101°07'40", In SE^SW^ sec. 36, T. 5 N., R. 34 W., on right 

bank at dovmstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 6, three-eighths of a mile upstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 1 nile west of Palisade, and 2 miles 

upstream from Stinking Water Creek.

Drainage area.--1,500 sq mi, approximately of which about 980 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available .--October 1894 to October 1896, June 1950 to September 1951.

Gang.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,747.49 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. October 1894 to October 1896, non-recording gage at railroad bridge tnree-eighths 

of a mile downstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,630 cfs June 17 (gage height, 7.44 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,100 cfs; minimum daily, 13 cfs Mar. 12.

1894-96, 1950-51: Maximum discharge recorded, that of June 17, 1951. but may have 

been exceeded on June 30, 1896 (estimated mean daily discharge, 800 cfs); minimum daily, 

that of Mar. 12, 1951.

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

measurements generally made twice Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station and, sinca Oct , 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir (see p.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

110

112

TTO

106

108

108

104

105

107

105

101

95

96

98

99

100

84

100

101

102

102

98

97

88

59

48

43

40

42

38

Z2_

2,738

88.3

5,430

Nov.

26

24

23

30

32

24

22

22

17

18

32

34

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

32

34

34

30

22

32

40

T6

34

32

32

-

898

29.9

1,780

Dec.

32

32

30

32

30

25

20

25

30

35

35

37

39

37

34

33

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

31

30

32

32

32

31

982

31.7

1,950

Jan.

30

30

31

33

32

3 4

30

30

35

A2

35

35

35

35

35

35

32

30

29

29

27

32

32

30

30

31

28

15

18

20

20

938

30.3

1,860

Feb.

25

25

30

30

30

35

35

35

35

39

34

32

30

35

40

45

42

35

34

34

34

33

32

34

34

33

Mar.

34

34

?2

34

34

34

34

33

32

34

25

13

TO

36

32

33

32

31

32

32

33

34

33

32

33

34

34| 34

39

_

_

-

953

34.0

1,890

Z2

31

32

32

992

32.0

1,970

Apr.

30

30

31

31

32

34

32

30

30

30

29

30

30

30

29

29

29

29

28

28

28

30

30

30

30

58

92

6T

54

52

-

1,066

35.5

2,110

May

51

52

52

52

57

59

60

78

77

76

75

73

76

146

512

192

92

76

68

92

310

148

89

73

65

CO

57

52

51

49

j46

3,018

97.4

5,990

June

47

47

46

44

44

52

294

157

89

105

73

65

61

58

55

54

337

200

61

58

55

114

61

57

52

49

48

48

46

45

2,522

84.1

5,000

July

44

43

42

40

39

40

S CI

30

34

49

85

BO

46

42

40

39

50

65

46

43

84

~97 582

69

58

51

46

43

42

40

42

2,076

67. 0

4,120

Aug.

77

e;

301

ToT

ac

88

8fi

83

84

ac

91

100

97

98

89

66

58

54

52

54

67

72

76

79

77

79

77

7C

76

74

74

2,667

86. 0

5,290

Sept.

113

843

Zll

lie

re

3?

270

266

100

82

71

64

F2

56

54

52

51

51

49

49

4

49

49

49

48

46

45

45

45

3,207

107

6,360

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac -ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 843 Mln 13 Mean 60.4 Ac -ft 43,750

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-11, Jan. 8-16, Jan. 28 to Feb. 9, Feb. 13- 

15"TMar. 11-13.
292 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Stinking Water Creek near Palisade, Nebr.

Location. --La t 40 0 22'10", long. 101°06'50", at southwest corner of NW£ sec. 30, T. 5 N., 

R. 33 W. , on right bank 25 ft downstream from highway bridge, l£ miles upstream from 

mouth, and if miles northwest of Palisade.

Drainage area. 1,390 sq mi, approximately, of which about 430 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available . October 1949 to September 1951.

~Gage . --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,740.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 685 cfs May 15 (gage height, 9.46), from rating 

curve extended above 450 cfs; minimum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 28.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 15, 1951; minimum daily, 22 cfs Aug. 18, 

23, 1950.

Remarks. --Records good except those for May to September, which are fair, and those for 

periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a 

month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

29

3T

33

32

34

33

31

31

30

30

30

31

31

32

31

32

32

32

33

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

34

34

55

1,002

32.3

1,990

Nov.

35

32

32

34

33

33

33

34

34

32

36

38

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

40

33

27

30

35

45

48

48

45

-

1,122

37.4

2,230

Dec.

43

45

43

42

_35

35

40

45

45

41

42

46

50

50- 52

48

47

45

44

44

44

45

43

43

44

44

44

37

40

4C

41

1,353

43.6

2,680

Jan.

42

41

38

38

40

36

26

27

30

35

35

35

35

35

39

45

45

47

46

44

31

43

46

41

43

43

35

25

30

30

30

1,156

37.3

2,290

Feb.

30

35

40

40

38

39

35

40

45

55

56

57

48

33

42

56

55

52

57

55

61

59

57

55

56

57

55

60

.

_

-

1,368

48.9

2,710

Mar.

55

52

51

46

48

50

50

48

45

42

35

30

35

42

47

47

46

45

43

41

43

43

45

44

43

42

42

40

40

39

38

1,357

43.8

2,690

Apr.

33

38

38

38

40

46

55

9

7

5

3

2

2

2

41

39

38

38

39

39

40

42

45

44

43

50

70

81

86 5B-

-

1,403

46.8

2,780

May

57

50

48

45

42

40

38

38

38

38

37

36

38

57

363

465

293

213

126

121

165

179

316

194

111

91

75

68

72

81

62

3,597

116

7,130

June

78

92

90

85

74

67

133

254

175

155

130

94

87

74

62

56

114

231

81

66

60

64

104

107

81

143

136

83

64

57

-

3,097

103

6,140

July

58

65

55

55

52

50

50

48

47

55

80

79

70

81

70

58

54

52

47

48

80

264

74

56

52

48

46

43

42

40

39

1,964

63.4

3,900

Aug.

38

37

39

42

46

44

40

38

38

38

42

39

40

38

38

36

3fi

35

34

35

35

35

35

36

35

35

33

33

33

32

32

1,147

37.0

2,280

Sept.

39

ITT

69

86

103

105

219

284

T96

123

84

65

68

60

55

52

48

46

44

42

40

40

40

4C

40

4C

40

4C

4C

4C

-

2,299

76.6

4,56C

Calendar year 1950: Max 271 Mln 22 Mean 39.5 Ac-ft 28,630

Water year 1950-51: Max 465 Mln 25 Mean 57.2 Ac-ft 41,380

Peak discharge (base, 150 efs).--May 15 (6 p.m.) 685 cfs (9.46 ft); May 25 (5 a.m.) 572 efs 

(6.94 ft); June 8 (3 a.m.) 365 cfs (6.87 ft); June 18 (6:30 a.m.) 447 cfs (7.69 ft); June 23 (7 p.m.) 

160 cfs (4-65 ft); June 27 (l a.m.) 173 cfs (4.81 ft); July 22 (2 a.m.) 627 cfs (9.12 ft); Sept. 2 

(4 a.m.) 17G cfs (4.85 ft); Sept. 8 (4 a.m.) 369 cfs (6.91 ft).

Note.--Stage-discnarge relation affected by ice Nov. 23-27, Dec. 5-8, Jan. 8-18, Jan. 27 to 7et>. 4, 

Feb. 7-9, Mar. 11-13.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 893

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°14"10", long. 100°53'10", in Sw£SE£ sec. 12, T. 3 N., R. 32 W., on right 

bank 19 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, 2 miles west of Culbertson, 

and 4.5 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, at site 3.3 miles downstream.

Drainage area.--3,080 sq mi, approximately, of which about 1,560 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--June 1913 to September 1915 (gage heights only) and March 1931 to 

September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January 1922 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,583.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Nov. 2, 1950, staff or chain gage at bridge 3.3 miles downstream at 

datums as follows: June 12, 1913, to Sept. 30, 1915, datum unknown, Mar. 11, 1931, to 

May 31, 1935, at datum 20.51 ft lower than present datum, and June 1, 1935, to Nov. 1, 

1950, at datum 21.51 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge.--20 years (1931-51), 127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,260 cfs June 17 (gage height, 10.43 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,200 cfs; minimum daily, 26 cfs May 4.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 15,000 cfs (estimated) May 31, 1935; minimum daily, 

7 cfs Aug. 13, 14, 26, 1936.

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and, since Oct. 23, 1950, by storage in Enders Reservoir (see 

p. 288) .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

80

76

84

81

79

81

85

84

82

80

69

66

58

53

55

59

61

111

120

129

132

107

103

81

75

58 

52

52

43

11

49

2,386

77.0

4,730

Nov.

51

70

77

80

85

86

90

92

90

85

85

91

90

90

85

35

86

90

90

90

90

90

85

95

105

ill 

106

103

98

98

-

2,669

89.0

5,290

Dec.

97

91

91

92

77

68

75

85

95

100

101

101

103

~97 106

94

94

94

88

84

84

84

85

86

88

88 

85

81

85

86

90

2,775

89.5

5,500

Jan.

92

96

91

90

88

85

80

72

73

84

81

84

84

81

84

94

98

94

91

86

80

78

90

86

85

84 

77

65

34

34

37

2,478

79.9

4,920

Feb.

37

37

51

62

75

87

99

122

130

123

121

113

110

105

102

103

105

111

113

116

116

118

119

119

113

108 

110

114

_

-

-

2,839

101

5,630

Mar.

119

108

98

100

100

100

98

102

100

92

94

78

80

91

94

92

92

94

94

96

92

94

96

96

97

97 

91

86

84

88

90

2,933

94.6

5,820

Apr.

82

84

85

86

92

94

92

97

97

102

102

96

96

92

88

82

77

65

52

45

39

40

34

31

29

28 

82

53

49

43

-

2,134

71.1

4,230

May

35

30

27

26

27

28

28

27

29

30

30

30

31

143

548

878

427

326

237

245

547

321

320

297

210

146 

138

124

114

123

119

5,641

182

11,190

June

106

123

124

123

118

11

172

526

334

232

276

203

167

157

142

130

1,000

2.260

326

245

227

255

250

278

222

212 

273

215

169

159

-

9,121

304

18,090

July

144

113

111

100

92

78

67

59

59

59

135

133

124

98

102

91

382

628

131

106

96

650

355

184

144

130

102

84

72

64

62

4,755

153

9,430

Aug.

62

62

123

191

81

113

80

67

64

59

57

58

65

483

70

61

48

45

44

45

46

51

57

57

53

54

54

56

55

53

52

2,466

79.5

4,890

Sept.

54

1.220

533

480

247

245

354

664

390

297

232

186

178

167

147

142

137

133

130

128

131

133

124

126

131

133 

133

131

126

121

-

7,353

245

14,580

Calendar year 1950: Max 298 Min 23 Mean 110 Ac-ft 79,490

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,260 Min 26 Mean 130 Ac-ft 94,300

Note.--Stage-discharge 

13, 14.

relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 6-14, Jan. 28 to Feb. 9, Feb.
294 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14'20", long. 100°48'20", in SE^SWi sec. 10, T. 3 N., R. 31 W., on left

 bank 60 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a mile north 

of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, l£ miles east of Culbertson, and 

2 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--29Q so. mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,555.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929

Average discharge.--5 years, 8.03 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs July 18 (gage height, 11.74 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 800 cfs; minimum daily discharge, 0.1 cfs Mar. 19, 24, Apr.

'l946-si: 'Maximum gage height, 13.67 ft June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined); Nc 

flow Jan. 4-6, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, fragmentary or no gage-

 height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, return flow from irrigated 

areas, and waste from Culbertson Canal.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3 

4

5

6

7

3

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

2.8 

3.6 

2.4 

3.1

1.0

. 2

.7

1.6

1.9

.4

.3

.8

. 2

.5

.9

2.2

2.4

2 . G

2.7

2.8

3.6

3.5

3.1

.8

2.3

e.6

6.7

5.8

9.5

15

91.2

2.94

181

Nov.

18

13 

5.7 

.7 

.7

.7

.8

1.1

1.3

1.5

.9

.9

.7

.7

.8

.6

.7

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

1.0

.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

-

57. C

Dec.

0.9

.8 

.7 

.7 

.6

.5

.4

.7

.8

.8

.9

.8

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

. 7

.6

.C

.6

.6

. S

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

20.3

1.92 0.65

114 40

Jan.

0.7

.6 

.6 

.5 

.5

.4

. 4

.5

.7

.7

.7

.7

.6

.5

.6

. 7

. 7

.7

.6

.4

.2

.5

.S

.4

.5

.5

.2

.2

. 2

.3

.5

15.7

0.51

31

Feb.

bO.6

b.8 

b.9 

.7 

.8

.7

.6

.8

.7

.7

.9

.7

. 3."5

.6

.7

.8

. 7

. 7

.6

.5

.6

.3

1.0

1.2

.3

.6

4.5

-

-

-

22.6

0.81

45

Mar.

0.9

.7 

.8 

1.0 

.8

.6

.4

.3

.5

.7

.4

.6

.7

.8

1.0

.9

.8

.2

.1

.2

.2

.4

. 2

.1

.8

.7

.5

.4

.. 4

.3

.4

16.8

0.54

33

Apr.

0.4

.4 

.3 

.5 

1.3

3.4

3.8

1.7

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.7

1.3

1.0

.8

.6

.4

.2

1.7

12

7.7

8.7

11

8.8

9.7

.1

59

25

2.8

4.0

172.6

5.75

342

May

2.7

.9 

.4 

.9 

1.7

1.0

'.1^

1.0

1.2

1.6

.2

.3

52

281

"27 456

15

7.7

5.8

405

52

25

5.8

2.7

4.7

6.6

3.2

16

39

53

1,466.4

47.5

2,910

June

90

38 

34

18 

13

6.6

1.5

112

195

79

76

57

14

4.1

1.7

.5

72

"To 714

12

6.5

26

117

107

24

8.7

4.1

1.6

1.0

a. 6

1,904.9

63.5

3,780

July

aO.2

f5.8 

9.0

1.8 

3.6

4.5

f .7

f .7

a. 6

f2.7

64

19

21

20

12

12

39

651

34

10

14

221

35

9.5

16

10

8.5

12

9.4

7.0

5.6

1,255.4

40.5

2,490

Aug.

2.0

.4 

2.2 

.6 

1.5

.7

f.5

f .4

a. 5

fl.6

1.6

2.5

1.4

47

17

11

4.0

2.8

2.8

4.1

6.5

7.2

4.4

5.1

5.1

3.5

1.4

2.4

1.0

.7

5.0

142.7

4.60

283

Sept.

1.4

187

153 

14

4.7

59

150

8.0

4.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

8.5

5.9

3.1

2.6

1.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

1.1

1 2

1.1

1.0

fTTU

1.7

1.1

-

647.1

21.6

1,280

Calendar year 1950: Max 308 Min - Mean 4 66 Ac-ft 3,370

Water year 1950-51: Max 714 Mln 0.1 Mean 15.9 Ac-ft 11,530

Peak discharge (base, 550 cfs).--Hay 16 (2 a.m.) 1,190 cfs (10.89 ft); May 21 (5 p.m.) 825 cfs 

(9.08 ft); June 9 (8 a.m.) 373 cfs f6.39 ft); June 18 (8 a.m.) 1,090 cfs (10.40 ft); juiy 18 (10a.m. 

1,360 cfs (11.74 ft); Sept. 2 (7:30 a.m.) 425 cfs (6.58 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 295

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°08'50", long. 100 0 39'50", in SEySW^ sec. 12, T. 2 N., R. 30 W. , on right 

bankTat downstream side of highway bridge half a mile downstream from flume on Meeker 

Canal, 4 miles southwest of McCook, and 4^ miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 360 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,493.78 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Average discharge.--5 years, 17.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 4,470 cfs Sept. 8 (gage height, 24.76 ft, from 

high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs- minimum daily, 0.1 cfs 

Mar. 8-10, Apr. 15, May 10, 11.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 4,740 cfs (revised) Aug. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 

ft, from high-water mark), from rating curve extended above 3,000 cfs; no flow at times 

during 1946-50.

Revision.--The maximum discharge for the water year 1950 has been revised to 4,740 

cfs Aug. 7, 1950 (gage height, 25.43 ft, from high-water mark), superseding figure 

published in Water-Supply Paper 1176.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

occasionally affee bed by waste from Meeker Canal.

Revisions.--Revised figures of discharge, in cubic feet per second, for the high-water 

Period in the water year 1950, superseding those published in Water-Supply Paper 1176, 

are given herewith.

Aug. 6.

Month

Water year 1949-50

Cfs-days

7,369.5

Maximum

3,950

Minimum

0

Mean

20.2

Runoff in 

acre-feet

14,620

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.8

.5

.6

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

. 5

73

.3

16.2

0.52

32

Nov.

0.4

.4

. 2

73

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

-

13.7

0.46

27

Dec.

0.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.3

.3

11.9

0.38

24

Jan.

0.3

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

b.3

b.2

.2

.2

.2

_._2_

9.0

0.29

18

. Feb.

0.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.3

.3

.4

.4

.7

.8

76

.6

.5

.3

.4

.5

.6

.7

.5

.4

_

-

-

11.5

0.41

23

Mar.

0.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

. 2

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.3

.4

.4

.5

.3

.3

.3

.3

7.6

0.25

15

Apr.

0.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

.2

.2

.2

.3

2.4

3.3

3.2

2.0

.4

.2

.3

.4

.4

.3

1.4

-

19.5

0.65

39

May

2.3

.2

.3

.4

.2

.2

.2

.2

.3

.1

.1

.7

1.6

1.0

.5

.3

19

10

2.2

19

534

221

145

14

5.5

2.4

. 7

.4

.5

.5

.4

983.2

31.7

1,950

June

0.2

.2

.5

.6

.5

.4

25

19

15

12

9.4

6.5

3.4

1.6

.5

.4

.4

359

28

8.4

6.6

40

58

42

51

16

9.9

9.3

10

9.4

-

743.2

24.8

1,470

July

7.8

4.7

.7

1.0

1.9

2.8

2.3

.5

.4

.6

195

254

168

45

21

15

10

66

9.8

1.5

1.2

114

17

6.6

15

8.3

.4

.3

.2

72

.2

971.4

31.3

1,930

Aug.

1.5

3.0

3.5

186

21

6.4

2.8

1.8

7.0

9.4

264

99

58

99

12

2.9

1.6

1.0

.9

^8

1.0

3.9

14

14

14

14

14

12

12

8.4

7.8

896.7

28.9

1,780

Sept.

11

18

316

1,680

2,450

160

792

3,150

a 300

52

a30

a20

a!4

alO

alO

aS

a8

6.9

a5. 5

4.9

a4.0

-

9,073.8

302

18,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,950 Min 0 Mean 20.1 Ac-ft 14,580

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,130 Min 0.1 Mean 35.0 Ac-ft 25,310

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--May 21 (7:40 a.m.) 776 cfs (11.54 ft); June 18 (3 p.m.) 797 cfs 

(11.69 ft); Aug. 11 (8 a.m.) 654 cfs ^3-62 ft); Sept. 5 (2 p.m.) 3,010 cfs (21.09 ft); Sept. 8 

(10 a.m.) 4,470 cfs (24.76 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and records for Red Willow Creek near Red Willow.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
296 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Red Willow Creek near Red Willow, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°14 I 10", long. 100°30'00", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T. 3 N., R. 28 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, three-quarters of a mile 

north of Red Willow and 2-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--710 sq mi, approximately, of which about 400 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available . September 1939 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. 

March 1925 to September 193i, October 1939 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,398.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 24, 1945, wire-weight gage at bridge l£ miles upstream at datum 

11.16 ft higher.

Average discharge.--12 years (1939-51), 44.1 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 854 cfs June 8 (gage height, 11.07 ft); minimum 

daily, 16 cfs Jan. 8.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 30,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 18.36 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 3.6 cfs Aug. 21, 1940.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Records of 

water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1198.

Revisions. W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23

24

24

24

25

25

25

25

26

26

26

26

26

27

27

27

27

28

28

28

29

29

29

30

30

30

31

31

32

32

32

852

27.5

1,690

Nov.

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

32

28

30

34

33

33

33

33

33

34

34

34

34

35

30

20

27

32

38

45

W

39

-

987

32.9

1,960

Dec.

36

35

34

28

20

20

26

27

30

30

35

35

35

34

36

33

39

40

40

36

35

35

34

34

34

33

33

34

34

35

36

1,026

33.1

2,040

Jan.

36

33

35

34

32

25

18

22" 16

26

28

28

32

34

42

42

43

4T

37

38

31

29

27

26

40

41

25

20

20

20

25

948

30.6

1,880

Feb.

25

25

26

28

29

25

28

28

34

39

45

31

25

20

28

30

31

44

4742"

43

43

43

44

46

46

46

46

_

-

-

987

35.2

1,960

Mar.

50

52

49

48

46

44

44

43

41

35

34

313-5

45

46

41

36

36

36

36

31

32

34

35

37

38

38

38

38

38

37

1,224

39.5

2,430

Apr.

36

34

33

33

35

36

37

38

38

44

47

44

42

39

37

35

34

33

32

34

35

34

34

35

35

35

237

168

60

52

1,466

48.9

2,910

May

54

54

52

49

46

43

41

40

38

36

36

35

34

49

350

240

428

416

278

243

581 175-

122

103

141

132

96

82

87

69

62

4,212

136

8,350

June

77

70

69

66

65

66

66

491

202

123

90

78

101

102

81

67

67

215

97

71

69

97

113

131

129

122

121

209

156

113

3,524

117

6,990

July

86

69

66

58

52

47

44

42

38

34.

244

166

93

82

75

69

66

416

121

71

61

187

101

75

61

56

52

47

41

38

34

2,692

86.8

5,340

Aug.

32

32

30

29

27

26

2F

26

41

38

33

32

31

32

31

30

29

28

28

32

38

31

30

29

ii

36

54

37

37

36

34

1,067

34.4

2,120

Sept.

207

196

130

309

115

182

404

386

220

159

122

91

73

67

62

58

56

53

49

46

44

42

41

40

38

37

37

36

36

34

3,370

112

6,680

Calendar year 1950: Max 587 Mln 15 Mean 43.9 Ac-ft 31,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 581 Mln 16 Mean 61.2 Ac-ft 44,350

Peak discharge (base 750 cfs). --May 15 (8 p.m.) 838 cfs (10.84 ft); May 21 (6 a.m.) 846 cfs 

(10.83 ft); June 8 (5:30 p.m.) 854 cfs (11.07 ft);July 11 (7:30 a.m.) 773 cfs (10.56 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 10-12, 23-29, Dec. 3-18, 27-30, Jan. 5-18, 

Jan. 21 to Feb. 18, Mar. 10-14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 297

Medicine Creek at Maywood, Nebr.

Location.-Lat 40°39'20", long. 100°36'40", in NE^NE^ sec. 21, T. 8 N., R. 29 W , on right

 EaHITlSO ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, a quarter of a mile east of

Maywood, and 5 miles upstream from Brushy Creek. Prior to Aug. 21, 1951, at site 150 It 

upstream.

Drainage area. 207 sq mi, of which 82 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--April to September 1951.

Gage.-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,614.44 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

^929 Prior to Aug. 21, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge observed during period, 2,120 cfs May 20 (gage height, 9.90

 ft), from rating curve extended above 810 cfs; minimum daily, 15 cfs July 7, a.

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week Records of 

water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

.

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

.

25

22

35

162

49

33

28

-

_

-

-

May

26

27

26

31

26

24

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

91

120

104

98

60

51

193

280

112

44

33

25

23

22

21

30

65

511

2,002

64.6

3,970

June

155

56

32

26

22

25

81

181

102

55

36

35

42

34

23

21

58" 20

72

50

101

214

161

108

54

32

35

30

25

20

-

1,906

63.5

3,780

July

20

17

19

19

19

19

15

15

16

251

52

128

50

31

26

20

20

59

38

28

36

61

38

24

21

19

19

35

33

28

37

1,213

39.1

2,410

Aug.

23

19

19

453B~

23

20

20

19

18

19

20

18

18

18

18

17

16

IT

17

17

19

22

25

25

31

42

27

23

20

19

690

22.3

1,370

Sept.

50

~SZ 177

84

63

45

57

48

32

28

24

35

28

24

22

22

22

21

21

IP.

20

20

21

21

21

22

21

20

21

22

-

1,114

37.1

2,210

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft
298 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°37'45", long. 100°37'45", in SW^SW^- sec. 28, T. 8 N. , R. 29 W. , on

right bank 150 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, 2 miles south of Maywood, 

Z\ miles upstream from Prazier Creek, and 5 miles upstream from mouth. Prior to Aug. 

14, 1951, at site 150 ft upstream.

Drainage area. 130 sq mi, of which 72 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff. 

Records available. April to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to Aug. 14, 1951, wire-weight gage at site 150 ft 

upstream at same datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 2,270 cfs Sept. 2, from rating curve extended 

above 1,300 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.42 ft Apr. 26, from floodmarks; minimum daily 

discharge, 0.3 cfs on several days.

Maximum stage known, 30.4 ft, in June 1947, from floodmarks (discharge unknown).

Remarks. Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Records of 

water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

Ac-ftJ

Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

_

.

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

-

..

_

_

-

_

_

_

-

_

_

_

0.6

87

220

1.1

al.l

al.2

-

_

..

-

May

1.2

.6

.6

.4

.5

.4

> '.&6

.7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 7

a. 8

76

92

4.4

10

6.1

a4.0

a50

15

.9

.8

.8

a. 5

.3

a. 3

.3

17

26

184

496.9

16.0

986

June

1.6

alio

.8

a. 5

J3

a. 5

*7.2

232

3.4

7.1

1.0

.5

1.2

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.6

29

1.3

.7

87

~22 314

5.9

1.6

1.5

1.2

1.0

1.3

1.0

-

729.5

24.3

1,450

July

1.3

1.2

1.1

.9

.9

1.0

1.0

.9

.9

158

2.8

101

1.9

.8

1.0

.9

7.4

27

1.1

.9

12

5.0

1.0

.8

.7

.7

.7

5.7

1.1

.8

.6

341.1

11. 0

677

Aug.

0.6

.6

.7

.5

76

.6

. 6

.5

.6

.5

a. 5

.5

a. 5

.9

.8

.8

.7

.8

.7

a. 6

.6

1.2

.9

1.1

.7

48

TF

1.2

1.4

.9

.8

87.4

2.82

173

Sept.

37

412

9.8

33

4.4

3.3

77

3.3

2.1

2.4

1.1

9.0

1.1

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 6

a. 7

a. 6

a. 5

.7

.6

^4.

.4

.5

.4

-

605.1

20.2

1,200

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 299

Pox Creek at Curtis, Nebr.

Location. --La t 40°38'00", long. 100°29'20", in SE^NW^- sec. 27, T. 8 N. , R. 28 W. , on left 

bank 50 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 23 N, half a mile upstream from mouth, 

and 1 mile east of Curtis.

Drainage area. 77 sq mi.

Records available. March to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,519.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 3,340 cfs May 31 (gage height, 15.35 ft, prssent site and datum); minimum daily, 4.9 cfs May 27, 28.

Maximum stage known, 27.3 ft, from floodmarks, June 21, 1947 (discharge not determined.

Re marks. --Re cords poor. Discharge measurements generally made three or more times a month. 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, March to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

_

_

_

_

-

_

1

_

-

_

-

_

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

-

-

-

_

.7

a .8

.9

a .7

a .5

_

-

-

Apr.

a .5

.0

.0

.0

.8

8.1

V aS.O

8.1

8.1 I "

f aS.O

1

7.9

7.9

7.9

8.0

aS.O

7.8

7.9

7.8

7.9

5.0

~~6.5 143

aSTET

a6.5

-

363.3

12.1

721

May

6.2

a5.5

5.2

5.3

5.2

5.1

5.1 

5.3 

5.1 

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.9

49

64

9.0

6.5

6.8

' 5.8

321

180

18

6.0

6.0

5.5

5.7

4.9

4T9

21

227

1,560

2,570.9

82.9

5,100

June

14

10

8.4

8.2 9T6-

10

134 

~35" 662 

17

12

12

62

101

12

11

12

95

12

9.8

57

391

95

44

14

13

13

12

12

12

-

1,910.0

63.7

3,790

July

12

12

11

11

11

11

11 

11 

10 

§i

12

37

11

11

11

46

22

36

11

10

11

15

10

9.7

9.7

9.4

9.4

11

8.8

8.8

8.6

502.4

16.2

996

Aug.

8.7

8.7

8.3

8.6

8.4

7.9

87<T 

7.9 

7.9 

7 .9

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.4

8.6

8.5

8,5

8,4

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.9

11

8.6

9.0

9.4

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

262.8

8.48

521

Sept.

11

45

IT

25

12

11

17 

11 

10 

10

10

11

9.8

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.3

7.9 779"

7.9

7.9

8.3

8.7

8.6

8.8

8.8

8.6

8.7

8.7

8.6

-

344 ..5

11.5

683

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated or interpolated.
300 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Dry Creek near Curtis, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°38'05", long. 100°26'40", In SW$NE£ sec. 25, T. 8 N., R. 28 W., on left 

bank 10 ft upstream from highway bridge, 2| miles upstream from mouth, and 3-J- miles 

east of Curtis.

Drainage area.--20 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. March to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,548.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark). Prior to Aug. 23, 1951, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 4,430 cfs June 8 (gage height, 13.15 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 2,500 cfs; no flow for most days.

Remarks.--Records poor. .Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water 

year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, March to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar.

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

-

-

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

*0

0

*0

0

0

-

-

-

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

*0

0

*53

0

0

0-

53

1.77

105

May

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

*1.2

*66

.1

0

0

0

*282

10

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.2

131

*117

607.5

19.6

1,200

June

0

0

0

0

0

.1

*34

*468

*3.3

16

0

0

*59

69

7.8

0

0

*71

**0

0

*162

152

3.0

**.6

*8.5

46

*0

0

0

0

-

1,100.3

36.7

2,180

July

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

*114

.4

*68

.4

0

0

*64

7.7

59

4.0

0

0

21

*0

0

0

0

0

*5.9

0

0

0

344.4

11.1

683

Aug.

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

*4.1

**.!

*0

0

0

0

4.2

0.14

8.3

Sept.

1.4

*12

0

*23

0

0

*5.5

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0'

0

*o

0

0

0

0

0

0

*0

0

0

0

0

0-

41.9

1.40

83

Calendar year : Max Mln ' Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Discharge measurement or observation of no flow made on this day. 

* Field estimate made on this day.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 301

Medicine Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr. 

(Formerly published as Medicine Creek above Medicine Creek Reservoir)

Location. La t 40°30'10", long. 100°19'20", in SW£ sec. 7, T. 6 N., R. 26 W. , on right 

bank a third of a mile downstream from top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control poo] , 2^ 

miles upstream from top of irrigation pool, 3-f miles southeast of Stockvllle, and 13-Jmiles upstream from Harry Strunk Lake Dam.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1951. 

"above Medicine Creek Reservoir."

Prior to October 1950, published as

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,380.94 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs May 21 (gage height, 14.17 ft); minimum daily, 25 cfs Feb. 1-3.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 21, 1951; minimum daily, that of Feb. 1-3,

Maximum stage known since at least 1874, 24.4 ft June 22, 1947 from floodmark 

(discharge, 120,000 cfs, by slope-area determination at Cambridge).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and fragmentary or no gageheight record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

1Z

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

49

59

51

5Z

51

51

49

48

49

46

45

46

47

48

48

50

49

51

51

51

51

51

51

51

5Z

5Z

5Z

5Z

52

52

53

1,560

50.3

3,090

Nov.

63

f70

66

64

59

72

56

60

63

42_

51

51

52

54

61

59

61

61

60

63

63

62

63

60

60

51

54

59

59

59

-

1,778

59.3

3,530

Dec.

60

60

65

65

64

44

35

37

38

48

54

63

84

81

60

59

58

56

56

55

54

54

54

56

59

47

47

48

58

59

58

1,736

56.0

3,440

Jan.

59

55

52

50

49

48

48

46

58

55

64

67

57

60

67

62

58

61

60

52

50

49

44

54

63

59

f57

f45

f37

35

35

1,656

53.4

3,280

Feb.

25

25

25

35

48

59

BO

64

65

96

102

76

73

65

116

122

127

67

64

64

64

64

66

64

67

70

67

67

-

-

-

1,927

68.8

3,820

Mar.

83

77

71

66

63

63

63

62

63

63

62

53

50

57

63

59

62

61

60

60

55

50

55

59

64

61

59

59

56

56

55

1,890

61.0

3,750

Apr.

55

53

53

53

62

73

77

64

60

60

59

59

56

58

55

53

53

55

53

59

62

63

59

58

55

55

832

210

91

74

-

2,729

91.0

5,410

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean -

May

70

68

66

64

66

66

62

60

61

61

59

58

59

183

f690

352

f!52

fl58

119

967

5.850

312

150

97

80

68

64

62

135

83

f 2 , 300

10,622

343

21,070

June

f391

f223

fill f90'

83

79

f324

f2,660

f353

f239

f!06

80

76

f451

fill

fee

f73

f342~

f242 fioe

f87

f5.110

f389

455

298

f!78

100

91

82

79

-

11,097

370

22,010

July

76

75

70

63

66

68

68

58

56

f 1.250

376

f453

f222

alls

al08

f274

f90

f315

fl24

f79

f71

f!78

fill

f73

64

62

61

a70

a77

77

70

4,900

158

9,720

Aug.

68

61

64

63

80

72

63

59

58

54

53

53

54

54

53

51

51

49

47

49

49

55

60

70

142

70

153

83

67

61

59

2,025

65.3

4,020

Sept.

f267

f 1.470

f348

f370

191

103

f249

202

101

105

75

68

79

67

61

61

61

59

55

54

51

51

51

51

51

53

52

52

52

53

-

4,563

152

9,050

Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,830 Mln Z5 Mean 1Z7 Ac-ft 9Z,190
302 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr. 

(Formerly published as Mitchell Creek above Medicine Creek Reservoir)

Location. Lat 40°28'20", long. 100°15'25", in NWiSE^ sec 22, T. 6 N., R. 26 W. , on left

 EanJTat top of Harry Strunk Lake flood-control pool, 2$ miles southwest of Orafino, 9 ? 

miles upstream from Medicine Creek Dam, and 14 miles northwest of Cambridge.

Drainage area. 53 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--May 1950 to September 1951. Prior to October 1950, published as "above 

Medicine Creek Reservoir" .

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,376.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (Bureau of Reclamation benchmark).

Extremes. Maximum discharge daring year, 5,230 cfs May 20 (gage height, 17.35 ft), from

 rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flew; 

no flow during most of year.

1950-51- Maximum discharge, that of May 20, 1951; no flow during most of period. 

Flood of June 21, 1948, reached a stage of about 28 ft, from floodmarks (discharge unknown) .

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.7

3.2

.7

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Nov. Dec,

i o

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.7

0.15

9.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

Jan.

0

O

0

Feb.

0

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

0

0

o

0

0

o

0

0

0

.1

.T

0

0

o

_

_-

0.2

0.01

0.4

Mar.

0

0

0

Apr.

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

61

.7

.2

.1

-

62.8

2.O9

125

May

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

o

0

o

0

o

.7

5.7

.4

.2

.5

387

a702 ~6.6

.6

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

23

1.4

234

1,363.1

44.0

2,700

June

5.6

.8

.2

.2

0_

0

45

~D487

27

2.1

.5

.2

49

3.1

.4

.2

17

7.2

.6

.2

388

15

13

1.0

17

4.6

1.4

.4

.2

-

1,103.9

36.8

2,190

July

0.2

.2

1.9

.2

.2

.3

.3

.2

.2

409

26

72

7.1

1.6

.6

37

4

34

3.5

.6

.2

6.1

1.3

.2

. 2

a.l

O

0

2.1

.2

.2

609.7

19.7

1,210

Aug.

0

0

a.l

.6

.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3

.2

a.l

o

0

0

0

0

0

o

.1

.2

.2

ij5

.4

4.5

.7

.2

a. 2

a.l

23.1

0.75

46

Sept.

43

138 "33

51

4.4

.8

13

3.4

.5

.2

.2

.2

.2

a.l

0

0

O

O

0

0

0

0

0

O

0

O

0

0

0

0

-

288.0

9.60

571

Calendar year 1950: Max - Win - Mean - Ae-ft

Water year 1950-51: Max 702 Min 0 Mean 9-47 Ac-ft 6,830

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs). Apr. 27 (10 a.m.) 453 cfs (7.80 ft); May 20 (11 p.m.) 5,230 cfs 

(17.35 ft): May 31 (8:30 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (12.41 ft); June 8 (11:30 a.m.) 1,750 cfs (13.83 ft); June 

22 (8 a.m.) 1,420 cfs (12.48 ft); July 10 (2 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (13.28 ft); Sept. 2 (6 a.m.) 587 cfs 

(8.39 ft).

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of engineers' notes, weather records, and 

trend of flow.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 303

Harry Strunk Lake, Kebr.

Location. La t 40°22'40", long. 100°13 I 00", in NE£ sec. 25, T. 5 N. , R. 26 W. , near right 

bank in control house at outlet tube of Medicine Creek T)am on Medicine Creek, 7 miles 

northwest of Cambridge .

Records available .--August 1949 to September 1951.

e. --Pressure 

3atum of 1929

Gage. gage read once daily to half-tenths. 

3a

Datum of gage is at mean sea level,

Extremes. --1949: Maximum contents observed during period August to September, 3,500 acreft Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,329.15 ft); storage began Aug. 8.

1949-50: Maximum contents observed during water year, 33,800 acre-ft Sept. 30 (elevation, 2,362.55 ft); minimum observed, 3,550 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,329.3 ft).

1950-51: Maximum contents observed during water year, 52,960 acre-ft June 9 (elevation, 2,372.35 ft); minimum observed, 33,710 acre-ft Oct. 1 (elevation, 2,362.5 ft).

Remarks. --Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Aug. 8 1949. Capacity, 

34,100 acre-ft between e'levations 2,335.0 ft (sill of outlet gates) and 2,366.1 ft 

(top of storage pool and crest of slot in spillway). Top of flood-control pool and 

crest of main spillway' at elevation 2,386.2 ft (capacity, 92,300 acre-ft). Top of 

super-storage flood-control pool at elevation 2,400.0 ft (capacity, 150,000 acre-ft). 

Dead storage, 5,960 acre-ft (below elevation 2,335.0 ft, sill of outlet gate). Figures 

given herein represent total capacity or contents. Water used for irrigation in 

Frenchman- Cambridge Irrigation Project.

Cooperation. --Record of elevations and capacity table furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Contents, in acre-feet, 1949-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Aug.

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

2,120

2,130

2,160

2,210

2,240

2,290

2,320

2,430

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

-

170

210

260

300

340

370

420

Sept.

2,460

2,550

2,610

2,670

2,800

2,880

2,910

2,960

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

550

1,290

1,470

1,560

1,620

1,680

1,730

1,750

Sept.

2,990

3,030

3,090

3,110

3,160

3,200

3,250

3,270

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Aug.

1,780

1,820

1,870

1,910

1,970

2,030

2,050

Sept.

3,300

3,340

3,370

3,420

3,460

3,500

-

Day

1

?

3

4

5

6

7

8

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

3,550

3,630

3,810

3,830

3,910

3,960

4,000

4,040

4,080

4,200

4,340

4,400

4,480

4,520

4,600

4,650

4,700

4,720

4,780

4,870

5,000

5,080

5,140

5,180

5,220

5,290

5,340

5,400

5,500

5,540

5,590

Nov.

5,640

5,710

5,730

5,820

5,920

5,940

5,990

6,020

6,120

6,220

6,280

6,300

6,350

6,420

6,480

6,560

6,560

6,580

6,640

6,700

6,720

6,750

6,780

6,800

6,920

6,940

7,060

7,140

7,200

7,290

-

Dec.

7,320

7,400

,440

,490

,550

,640

,660

,720

,780

,840

,900

,960

8,000

8,020

8,120

8,200

8,270

8,330

8,400

8,460

8,520

8,580

8,640

8,710

8,770

8,840

8,870

8,930

9,040

9,100

9,160

Jan.

9,230

9,260

9,300

9,330

9,360

9,400

9,460

9,530

9,600

9,670

9,740

9,770

9,880

9,910

9,940

10,020

10,080

10,120

10,120

10,180

10,260

10,330

10,400

10,480

10,550

10,58^

10,660

10, 700

10,770

10,840

10,880

Feb.

10,920

11,000

11,070

11,150

11,190

11,300

11,340

11,460

11,540

11,620

11,740

11,820

11,980

12,030

12,150

12,240

12,320

12,560

13,080

13,340

13,470

13,580

13,700

13,780

13,880

13,920

14,060

14,140

-

.

"

Mar.

14,240

14,280

14,320

14,460

14,530

14,600

14,620

14,640

14,830

14,830

14,920

14,940

14,960

15,060

15,150

15,290

15,390

15", 480

15,560

15,630

15,820

15,920

15,960

16,010

16,160

16,250

16,300

16,350

16,400

16,450

16,550

Apr.

16,600

16,680

16,750

16,850

16,950

17,050

17,200

17,250

17,320

17,400

17,460

17,560

17,610

17,610

17,660

17,790

17,920

17,980

18,030

18,080

18,130

18,240

18,360

18,410

18,460

18,460

18,460

18,520

18,520

18,600

-

May

18,680

18,740

18,800

18,900

18,960

19,070

19,180

19,700

19,870

19,980

20,100

20,220

20,500

20,530

20,560

20,620

20,680

20,740

20,980

21,040

21,160

21,220

21,220

21,280

21,280

21,340

21,400

21,460

22,270

22,640

22,700

June

22,700

22,840

22,840

22,840

22,900

22,900

22,900

23,020

23,020

23,020

23,020

23,090

23,160

23,160

23,220

23,280

23,350

23,350

23,420

23,540

23,610

23,680

23,740

23,740

23,740

23,740

23,740

23,680

23,740

23,680

"

July

23,740

23,770

23,800

24,270

24,740

24,940

25,000

25,070

25,180

25,280

25,280

25,410

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,480

25,610

25,750

25,820

25,820

26,170

26,730

26,980

27,220

27,290

27,440

29,090

29,820

30,040

30,600

31,170

Aug.

31,400

31,400

31,400

31,480

31,480

31,520

31,560

31,560

31,560

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,640

31,560

31,720

31,760

31,790

31,790

31,790

31,870

31,790

31,950

31,950

31,950

32,180

32,420

32,580

Sept.

32,660

32,660

32,740

32,740

32,740

32,660

32,660

32,660

32,660

32,660

32,580

32,500

32,580

32,740

33,060

33,220

33,300

33,460

33,460

33,550

33,630

33,550

33,630

33,630

33,630

33,630

33,630

33,630

33,630

33,800 "
304 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Contents, in acre-feet, of Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr., 1949-51 Continued

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

33,710

33,800

33,800

33 , 800

33,880

33,960

34,040

34,040

34,040

34,120

34,120

34,120

34,200

34,280

34,280

34,370

34,370

34,370

34,450

34,450

34,450

34,450

34,450

34,530

34,530

34,620

34,700

34,790

34,790

34,790

34,880

Nov.

34,880

34,960

34,960

34,960

35,050

35,220

35,300

35,390

35,560

35,560

35,560

35,730

35,730

35,730

35,900

35,900

36,070

36,070

36,240

36,240

36,330

36,420

36,330

36,240

36,420

36,600

36,600

36,690

36,690

36,780

"

Dec.

36,780

36,780

36,780

36,780

36,870

36,960

36,960

37,050

37,220

37,310

37,400

37,400

37,580

37,670

37,760

37,760

37,760

37,760

37,940

37,940

38,030

38,120

38,300

38,300

38,490

38,490

38,490

38,400

38,580

38,580

38,680

Jan.

38,770

38,770

38,770

38,950

39,040

38,300

38,300

38,400

38,580

38,580

38,680

38,680

38,860

38,860

38,950

39,040

39,140

39,320

39,420

39,420

39,320

39,510

39,510

39,510

39,690

39,780

39,690

39,510

39,510

39,600

39,600

Feb.

39,690

39,780

39,980

40,070

40,260

40,260

40,260

40,450

40,450

40,540

40,830

40,830

40,640

40,740

40,830

40,920

41,020

41,220

41,220

41,410

41,410

41,500

41,500

41,600

41,700

41,700

41,700

41,790

-

-

"

Mar.

41,790

41,790

41,790

41,880

41 , 880

41 , 880

41,700

41 , 600

41 , 500

41,700

41,600

41,600

41,700

41,700

41,790

41,790

41,980

41 , 880

41,880

41,880

41,880

41,880

42,180

41,980

42,180

42,280

42,180

42,180

42,080

42,080

42,080

Apr.

42,080

42,180

42,080

42,180

42,180

41,880

42,080

42,080

41,980

41,980

42,080

42,080

41,790

41,980

41,790

41,790

41,790

41,980

41,980

41,790

41,790

41,790

41,980

41,880

41 , 880

41,790

42,280

43,660

43,660

43,560

-

May

43,360

43 , 460

43,360

43,360

43,360

42,970

42,970

42,870

42,970

42,770

42,680

42,580

42,480

42 , 480

42,970

44,060

44,160

44,160

44,360

44, 260

52,080

52,800

51,970

51,090

50,310

49,560

48,910

48,160

48,060

47,640

48,270

June

50,870

50,420

49,660

49,130

48,480

47,840

47,540

47,950

52,960

52,420

51,640

50,870

50,090

49,770

49,560

48,910

48,270

47,840

47,950

47,430

47,020

49,560

52,190

51,860

51,530

50,540

49,980

49,130

48,480

47,840

-

July

47 , 220

46,810

46,600

46,190

45,780

45,370

45,370

45,170

44, 770

44,770

48,270

48,480

48,910

48,590

48,060

47,740

47,640

47,320

47,430

46,920

46,810

46,400

46,190

45,980

45,580

45,370

45,270

44,970

44,770

44,570

44,360

Aug.

44,060

44,060

43,760

43,660

43,660

43,660

43,760

43 , 560

43 , 460

43,170

43,260

43,070

42,970

42,970

42,970

42,770

42,770

42,680

42,680

42,580

42,580

42,280

42,280

42,280

42,580

42,580

42,580

42,680

42,680

42,680

42,580

Sept.

42,870

43,960

45, 270

44, 770

44,670

43,860

42,970

42,580

41,980

41,320

42,580

39,980

39,040

38,400

37,580

37,670

37,850

37,760

38,030

38,120

38,120

38,120

38,120

38,210

38,300

38,580

38,580

38,490

38,580

38,770

~

Monthly elevation ana contents, August 1949 to September 1951

Date

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1946-49. ....

Dec. 31.. ................

Calendar year 1949. ....

Jan. 31, 1950. ...........

June 30 ..................

July 31. .................

Sept. 30. .................

Water year 1949-50. ....

Dec. 31. .................

Calendar year 1950. ....

Feb. 28. .................

June 30. .................

July 31. .................

Aug. 31. .................

Water year 1950-51.

t Elevation at 6 a.m. 

a No elevation record;

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,329.15

-

2 337 45

2,340.5

-

2,360.9

-

2,365.35

-

-

contents int

Contents 

(acre-feet)

3,500

-

9,160

-

31,170

33,600

-

34,880

38,680

-

42,580

-

-rpolated.

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

_

+2,050

+1,450

+3,500

_

+2,090

+1,700

+1,870

r

+1,720

+3,260

+2,410

+2,050

+4,100

+960

+7,490

+1,410

+1,220

+30,300

_

+1,080

+1,900

+1,900

+29,520

+920

+2,190

+1,480

+4,710 -430

-3,480

-1,780

-3,810

+4,970
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 305

Medicine Creek below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr. 

(Formerly published as Medicine Creek below Medicine Creek Dam)

Location.--Lat 40°22'20", long. 100°13'20", at center of sec. 25, T. 5 N.. R. 26 W., on 

right bank half a mile downstream from dam at Harry Strunk Lake and 6+ miles northwest of Cambridge.

Records available.--January 1950 to September 1951. Prior to October 1950, published as 

"below Medicine Creek Dam."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 2,295.26 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 24, 1950, staff gage at site half a mile 

upstream at different datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 818 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 5.17 ft); minimum 

daily, 0.6 cfs Jan. 26.

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 2, 1951; minimum daily, that of Jan. 26,

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. 

Flow regulated by Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 303 ); storage began Aug. 8, 1949.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4.9

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.2

4.0

4.0

~2.5 10

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

2.2

272

2.3

2.3

2.8

3.2

3.4

2.8

2.8

104.9

3.38

208

Nov.

2.8 T7i

3.0

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.0

3.4

3.8

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.2

3.8

-

96.1

3.20

191

Dec.

3.8

378

3.8

3.8

b4.0

4.9

5.2

4.7

4.7

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.7

5.4

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.6

479

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.9

5.2

147.8

4.77

293

Jan.

5.2

5.2

5.4

2.0

211

150

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.2

4.2

2.1

.6

4.4

6.2

9.3

4.9

4.9

483.6

15.6

959

Feb.

5.2

4.9

4.9

4.9

4.4

4.9

5.6

7.0

7.8

8.8

11

14

15

13

15

15

19

21

25

26

27

28

28

31

31

33

34

3_i

_

-

483.4

17.3

959

Mar.

36

39

39

39

39

42

41

41

39

41

41

38

37

37

37

37

41

39

39

39

39

39

42

38

38

39

42

48

44

41

42

1,233

39.8

2,450

Apr.

42

42

41

41

44

45

50

50

45

50

48

50

42

45

41

38

41

41

41

42

47

44

44

45

42

42

63

96

102

100

1,504

50.1

2,980

May

98

95

91

84

82

77

74

72

72

69

66

64

63

^4

79

126

134

138

138

159

662

698 63"9

573

509

446

390

344

322

290

416

7,134

230

14,150

June

544

504

446

393

341

300

277

451

'518 664

559

498

443

438

418

371

333

317

319

292

269

57J6~

627

594

559

509

457

412

373

338

13,170

439

26,120

July

308

292

274

256

240

230

223

213

206

250

360

384

398

360

325

306

292

285

279

261

246

233

228

218

208

196

185

176

164

156

141

7,901

255

15,670

Aug.

143

136

132

e!20

113

109

108

104

99

96

93

90

88

87

81

76

73

70

66

69

64

65

64

64

68

70

72

e72

672

e72

e72

2,708

87.4

5,370

Sept.

e305

626

6IT

595

568

531

502

487

462

438

421

410

407

407

207

7.9

10

65. 0

65.0

eS.O

4.9

4.9

4.7

4.2

474

4.4

4.4

4.7

4.4

4.2

-

7,055.1

235

13,990

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-i't -

Water year 1950-51: Max 698 Mln 0.6 Mean 115 Ac-ft 83,340

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on "basis of trend of flow and record of 

valve openings at outlet tube at dam at Harry Strunk Lake.
306 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Medicine Creek at Cambridge, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°17'50", long. 100°10'40", in see. 19, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left bank 

100 ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile north of Cambridge, 1\ 

miles upstream from mouth, and 7-| miles downstream from Harry Strunk Lake.

Drainage area.--1,070 sq mi, approximately, of which about, 

to surface runoff.

sq mi contribute directly

Records available.--December 1936 to September 1943 and August 1944 to September 1951 in 

reports of Geological Survey. Published as "near Cambridge" 1936-43. January 1925 to 

September 1931, December 1936 to September 1943, October 1944 to September 1949, and 

October 1950 to September 1951 in reports of State engineer.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,352.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

 T929. Dec. 10, 1936, to Oct. 1, 1940, chain gage and Oct. 2, 1940, to Apr. 13, 1942, 

water-stage recorder at site 1.1 miles upstream at datum 8.49 ft higher. Apr. 14, 1942, 

to Sept. 30, 1943, water-stage recorder at site 1 mile upstream at datum 8.49 ft higher. 

Aug. 24, 1944, to June 21, 1947, watei-stage recorder at site 2 miles downstream and 

Sept. 25, 1947, to Apr. 25, 1948, wire-weight gage at site if miles downstream at datum 

8.64 ft lower.

Average discharge.--13 years (1937-43, 1944-51), 88.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,360 cfs Sept. 2 (gage height, 8.94 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 27, 28.

1936-43, 1944-51: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 28.59 

ft, present site and datum, from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 39,000 

cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.5 cfs June 19, 

1950.

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

indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally 

made once a week. Natural flow regulated by irrigation development above station and 

by Harry Strunk Lake (formerly Medicine Creek Reservoir), see p. 303; storage began 

Aug. 8, 1949. Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 

are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5.0

3.0

2.7

. 2.6

3.0

S 3.5

110.6

3.57

219

Nov.

3.5

3.5

3.3

T

> 3.0

1

1

2.8

^1

1

} 3.0

1

3.4

I 3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

Dec.

9.0

670

5.0

4.3

3.8

3.6

4.2

4.8

5.5

5.2

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.5

5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

4.0 5.2

4.0

4.0

4.0

5.0

13

-

112.5

3.75

223

4.5

4.4

4.4

4.2

4.0

4.0

155.4

5.01

308

Jan.

3.2

2.9

2.4

2.4

95

29512"

6.6

5.4

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.1

5.3

5.8

5.7

5.1

5.5

6.2

4.6

4.6

5.2

4.6

4.8

4.4

2.6

2.0

270

5.2

8.4

5.2

532.5

17.2

1,060

Feb.

4.8

5.0

6.0

5.7

5.3

4.0

4. 5

6.2

6.5

7.6

8.1

9.2

8.7

15

17

19

21

25

29

30

27

30

32

34

34

34

35

37

_

_

-

500.6

17.9

993

Mar.

37

37

50

45

42

44

40

35

29

33

50

41

44

38

37

37

39

40

39

39

39

39

42

39

38

38

39

44

39

38

37

1,228

39.6

2,440

Apr.

39

38

38

37

42

45

47

47

44

48

47

50

44

44

44

42

42

42

3S

41

44

42

42

44

42

41

52

95

103

103

-

1,468

48.9

2,910

May

101

96

92

88

84

81

74

71

71

69

65

61

59

65

84

122

134

137

134

176

570

692

6T4

564

499

442

404

366

352

331

384

7,082

228

14,050

June

531

515

461

416

382

349

328

415

653

654

560

496

445

428

417

384

354

334

334

312

285

410

584

558

525

478

433

390

354

324

-

13,079

436

25,940

July

296

268

252

230

212

201

190

180

167

205

342

366

380

55B

331

307

308

292

286

262

246

230

222

213

199

186

176

168

159

152

144

7,526

243

14,930

Aug.

135

129

124

117

111

109

114

106

100

96

96

89

88

86

83

76

74

70

68

71

66

69

67

66

68

70

70

74

75

72

72

2,711

87.5

5,380

Sept.

215

748

65T

664

614

566

537

523

505

476

459

447

438

437

314

25

a!7

a!4

12

alO

e.e

a8.4

a8.C

a7.6

7.?

ae.e

6.C

a5.7

a5. 4

1TT

-

7,741.1

258

15.35C

Calendar year 1950: Max 76 Min 0.5 Mean 5.91 Ac-ft 4,280

Water year 1950-51: Max 748 Mln 2.0 Mean 116 Ac-ft 83,800

a No gage-height record; discharge estlma 

low Harry Strunk Lake.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation Indeflnlt 

discharge measurements, weather records, an

stlmated on basis of trend of flow and records for station be

Nov. 23; discharge estimated on basis of 9 

4-^-trvn Kairti.r uQ I-* , Strunk Lake. StageNote. Stage-dis

easurements, weather records, and rec 

Nov. 24 to Ja

nv u^ . --u i*CT^c-i.'_i.Ljuiia.L £,e iej.ctoj.uii

discharge measurements, weather re 

discharge relation affected by Ice

Oct. ;.1 toNov. 23; discharge < 

:ords for station below Har: 

in. 5, Jan. 7 to Feb. 19, Mi

y St 

ar. 3, 7-13.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 307 

Republican River at Cambridge, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°17'05", long. 100°08'45", in NW^SE-J; sec. 28, T. 4 N., R. 25 W., on left 

bank 400 ft south of U. S. Highways 6 and 34, three-quarters of a mile downstream from 

Medicine Creek, 1 mile east of Cambridge, and 1.3 miles upstream from Cambridge Diversion Dam.

Drainage area.--14,300 sq mi approximately, of which about 8,870 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,239.07 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to July 13, 1948, staff gage at site 150 ft upstream at same datum. July 

13, 1948, to Sept. 25, 1950, cantilever chain gage at present site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,000 cfs Sept. 4; maximum gage height, 7.25 

ft Sept. 8; minimum daily discharge, 53 cfs Dec. 7.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 160,000 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 16.7 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 12,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 6.4 cfs Aug. 14, 1949.

Greatest flood known occurred May 31-June 1, 1935 (gage height and discharge not 

determined).

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, doubtful or fragmentary 

gage-height record, or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station, and, since 1949, by storage in Bonny (see p. 280) and Enders Reservoirs (see p. 288), and Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 303).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

"23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

158

198

210

202 

198

202

194

182

175

168

161

138

126

135

138

135

135

132

161

186

190

182

168

164

154

147

144

138

135

135

132

5,023

162

9,960

NOV.

138

147

150

154 

147

138

141

150

168

122

123

178

231

226

222

231

236

244

231

226

240

249

249

172

143

210

350

328

334

297

-

6,175

206

12,250

Dec.

277

277

292

302 

290

69

53

85

98

113

123

g!45

g!65

g238

g427

g396

g361

g350

g334

g3l7

312

312

317

350

339

334

286

209

179

184

265

7,799

252

15,470

Jan.

248

259

261

236

202

450

T52

148

189

195

184

184

200

194

200

240

274

345

361

321

220

292

310

310

353

346

220

157

75

61

66

7,253

234

14,390

Feb.

95

104

126

148 

167

174

176

187

226

268

1,630

762

160

160

228

270

464

788

730

642

527

426

458

426

396

384

402

420

-

_

-

10,944

391

21,710

Mar.

458

478

445

372 

384

396

402

420

408

361

325

290

313

361

_563

491

472

402

390

372

350

328

312

302

297

292

287

297

.312

328

334

11,542

372

22,890

Apr.

328

328

344

322 

344

390

439

432

408

396

408

439

432

378

317

292

282

258

240

2^9

292

302

272

267

272

302

347

882

548

439

-

10,949

365

21,720

May

390

378

350

317 

277

258

240

226

218

214

214

198

190

f566

f5,160

g3,430

g2,580

e2,000

el, 700

el, 500

f4,360

f2,930

d2,550

d2,040

dl,970

1,340

1,140

936

794

698

714

39,878

1,286

79,100

June

837

936

802

810 

g706

f730

719

f2,900

el, 700

el, 700

f2,460

f2,580

el, 700

el, 400

el, 100

el, 000

el, 000

f2,570

1,780

954

819

1,060

f2,340

1,630

1,250

1,140

1,090

1,120

1,050

927

-

40,810

1,360

80,950

July

794

746

722

642 

570

556

563

498

445

472

2,550

3,040

e2,500

el, 700

el, 300

el, 100

el, 000

3,290

2,260

1,170

864

1,030

1,650

1,080

786

642

548

498

452

396

339

34,203

1,103

67,840

Aug.

292

254

258

344 

578

372

302

254

198

186

2,320

el, 500

el, 000

3,290

1,530

802

556

420

356

297

277

282

312

287

297

302

317

277

258

240

218

18,176

586

36,050

Sept.

442

f3,440

f5,170

f8,440 

f6,640

4,100

4,220

f7,170

f4,420

dl,850

dl,440

fl,380

1,250

1,150

981

556

505

485

458

445

439

426

390

356

344

334

322

307

302

292

-

58,054

1,935

115,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,570 Mln 22 Mean 387 Ac-ft 279,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,440 Mln 53 Mean 687 Ac-ft 497,400

Peak discharge (base, 7,000 cfs). --May 15 (4:30 p.m.) 9,710 cfs (7.18 ft); Sept. 4 (11:15 a.m.)

11,000 cfs (7.02 ft); Sept. 8 (5:30 p.m.) 8,230 cfs (7.25 ft).

of cords for stations

d Doubtful gage-height record.

e Stage-discharge relation indefinite; discharge estim 

Trenton and near Orleans.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

g Computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-15, Dec. 27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 13-18, Mar. 

ll^TTT
308 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Muddy Creek at Arapahoe, Nebr.

Location.- -La t 40°18'20", long. 99°54'40", in NW^NW^ sec. 22, T. 4 N., R. 23 W., on left 

bank 20 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highways 6 and 34, a quarter of a mile west 

of Arapahoe, and 1-| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. --243 sq mi.

Records available. --December 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,143.92 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Jan. 11, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during period Dec. 19 to Sept. 30, 4,840 cfs May 21 (gage 

height, 20.38 ft); minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Jan. 12.

A stage of about 31 ft occurred June 22, 1947 (discharge not determined).

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

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above .station and return flow from irrigated areas.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year December 1950to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct. Nov. Dec.

_

-

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

_

-

-

-

-

_

-

_

6.0

5.0

5.2

5.0

_

-

-

_

3.0

_

5.0

-

-

_

-

-

Jan.

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

. 4.0

4.0

2.9

2.0

672

6.3

4.4

5.7

7,0

5.8

5.6

4.8

3.7 

6.8

6.7

5.7

5.9

8.0

373

3.8

3.6

3.4

3.1

144.7

4.67

287

Feb.

2.8

2.8

2.9

2.5

2.6

2.9

3.3

5.1

6.8

8.4

8.5

8.5

8.1

6.0

5.1

10

16

18

16

15

13 

11

9.5

11

10

10

10

10

_-

235. S

8.42

468

Mar.

7.9

7.9

7.5

7.5

7.9

6.8

4.0

3.5

375

3.5

3.5

4.0

4,5

6.0

8.0

~8.2 10

7.0

7.0

7.5

8.0 

8.5

7.3

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.6

7.0

6.5

6.5

203.6

6.57

404

Apr.

6.5

6.8

6.5

6.8

7.6

10 '

9.1

7.3

5.0

B7B

7.O

6.8

6.8

6.5

6.2

6.2

6.5

6.5

6.5

7.0

7.6 

7.3

7.0

7.0

6.8

7.0

7.3

7.3

7.0

6.5

-

211.2

7.04

419

May

7.3

8.2

8.8

5.8

6.0

6.2

7.6

6.0

7.6

6.5

6.8

6.8

6.5

7.0

a 10

47

18

11

12

204

~153 2,540 

30

12

137

33

8.8

5.0

203 

165

37

3,722.9

120

7,380

June

78

13

9.5

8.8

8.2

9.8

9.8

198

592

161

93

42

31

237

114

27

16

21

18

13

11 

618

TSS

75

26

16

21

14

10

8.6

-

2,722.7

90.8

5,400

July

8.0

8.0

7.8

8.6

13

12

8.6

7.2

6.4

1,1 65 

878

456

219

36

19

53

35

20

13

9.8

a9.5 

a9.0

17

11

9.2

8.2

7.8

10

173

24

11

3,268.1

105

6,480

Aug.

10

11

222

44

16

10

~83 293

17

13

10

10

12

14

9.0

7.0

7.0

6.4

6.7

6.1

7.4 

7.8

12

14

9.2

10

9.2

9.5

10

8.0

7.8

912.1

29.4

1,810

Sept.

116

1,010

139

285

169

23

13

35

13

9.2

8.2

7.0

6.6

6.0

5.8

5.6

5.4

5.4

5.4

5.4

4.6 

476

4.3

4.8

5.0

4.9

5.2

5.0

5.0

5.0

-

1,921.9

64.1

3,810

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 750 cfs). May 21 (10 a.m.) 4,84O cfs (20.38 ft); June 8 (12 p.m.) 1,260 cfs 

(11.50 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 2,230 cfs (14.18 ft); July 10 (9 p.m.) 3,16O cfs (16.50 ft); Sept. 2 

(11 a.m.) 2,060 cfs (13.74 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and trend of flow.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 19-22, 27, 29, Jan. 1 to Feb. 27, Mar. 3, 4, 

7-15, 18-21 (no gage-height record Jan. 1, 5-9).
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 309

Republican River near Orleans, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°07'50", long. 99°29'50", in NE^NE^ sec. 19, T. 2 N., R. 19 W., on right 

bank 45 ft upstream from bridge on State Highway 89, 100 ft downstream from Chicago, 

Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 2 miles west of Orleans, 2f miles upstream from 

Sappa Creek, and 23 miles upstream from Harlan County Dam.

Records available.--October 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,972.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

±929. Prior to June 2, 1948, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 11,600 cfs May 21 (gage height, 11.65 ft, from 

graph based on wire-weight gage readings); minimum daily, 65 cfs Feb. 1.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 40,600 cfs June 22, 1948 (gage height, 11.25 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 29,000 cfs; minimum daily, 31 cfs Aug. 9, 1949, July 1, 

1950.

Maximum flood known occurred June 1, 1935. Flood of June 23, 1947, reached a stage 

of 14.00 ft, from floodmark (discharge not determined).

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow 

affected by irrigation development above station and, since 1949, by storage in Bonny 

(see p. 280) and Enders (see p. 288) Reservoirs, and Harry Strunk Lake (see p.303).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

162

171

187

197

166

169

169

169

169

164

166

162

158

149

g!43

g!35

g!27

118

123

127

g!53 

g!80

g216

g!90

185

178

171

160

153

145

131

4,995

161

9,910

Nov.

129

123

123

122

123

125

127

137

141

155

155

155

210

294

294

272

257

251

245

240

234 

234

215

206

186

209

235

308

317

308

-

6,130

204

12,160

Dec.

298

306

257

239

190

82

68

88

95

107

124

145

167

185

451

410

379

337

327

320

310 

303

313

287

287

274

166

124

132

148

170

7,069

228

14,020

Jan.

199

221

247

254

225

179

153

162

142

156

153

165

178

184

209

223

244

259

302

304

291 

275

255

309

275

288

253

142

102

74

6£

6,492

209

12,880

Feb.

65

70

87

112

140

146

150

152

161

179

201

1,020

255

180

189

178

243

400

647

840

943

711

630

530

488

450

421

458

-

-

-

10,046

359

19,930

Mar.

410

429

454

437

413

402

394

387

406

398

352

306

345

369

350

576

454

413

383

376

372 

358

354

340

337

340

337

340

333

3^33

333

11,831

382

23,470

Apr.

337

337

333

333

354

379

391

413

442

458

433

429

425

446

410

354

330

323

310

316

333 

323

333

313

305

307

340

340

840

605

-

11,590

386

22,990

May

484

417

391

347

307

275

254

245

229

215

210

202

210

202

1,150

g4,020

3,080

2,270

1,950

1,720

g8,700 

g5,450

g2,990

g2,110

g2,220

gl,900

gl,390

gl,190

g799

gl,340

gl,090

47,357

1,528

93,930

June

1,010

1,240

1,120

962

918

864

772

1,450

g3,260

g2,150

gl,920

3,200

g2,180

gl,680

gl,550

gl,300

1,180

1,280

3,320

1,730

gl,330 

gl,220

3,100

2,750

2,260

'1,860

1,490

1,220

1,180

1,050

-

50,546

1,685

100,300

July

912

810

750

695

630

600

572

548

515

594

5,500

2,840

3,070

2,260

1,570

1,300

1,150

1,330

2,870

1,710

1,170 

962

1,020

1,660

1,160

912

750

670

630

630

446

38,236

1,233

75,840

Aug.

383

327

390

646

391

488

437

772

506

406

372

2,000

1,300

1,000

2,000

900

600

466

387

340

310 

294

310

300

287

257

284

257

257

231

220

17,118

552

33,950

Sept.

218

1,770

2,670

7,420

9,500

5,020

2,740

5,900

7,000

g3,600

g2,210

gl,670

gl,410

gl,300

gl,120

g950

706

610

548

497

454 

442

421

402

394

g387

379

365

347

327

-

60,777

2,026

120,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,990 Min 31 Mean 415 Ac-ft 300,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,500 Mln 65 Mean 746 Ac-ft 539,900

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). May 21 (9:30 p.m.) 11,600 cfs (11.65 ft); Sept. 5 (2:20 p.m.)

10,300 cfs (10.94 ft); Sept. 9 (la.m.) 8,600 cfs (10.50 ft).

g Computed from wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Dec. 2, Dec. 4-15, Dec. 26 to Feb. 20, 

Mar. 11-15.
310 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Sappa Creek near Oberlin, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°50' , long. 100°30<, in NE^ sec. 6, T. 3 S., R. 28 W., on left bank 150 

ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 36, 1 mile upstream from dam in Sappa-Oberlin 

State Park, 1-j miles east of Oberlin, and 7 miles downstream from confluence of North 

and South Forks.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately, of which an unknown portion is non-contributing. 

Records available.--March 1929 to June 1932, June 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and contrete control. Datum of gage is 2,522.50 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Jan. 16, 1945, wire-weight gage at bridge 150 

ft downstream at datum 1.72 ft higher.

Average discharge.--9 years (1929-31, 1944-51), 28.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,010 cfs July 12 (gage height, 14.6 ft); no 

flow for part of Jan. 28.

19C9-32, 1944-51; Maximum discharge, 8,000 cfs July 16, 1944 (gage height, 15.04 

ft, present datum), from rating curve extended above 3,100 cfs on basis of computation 

of peak flow over dam; no flow at times during 1947-51.

Remarks.--Records good except those computed from wire-weight gage readings and those below 10 cfs, which are f^ J r. A few small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 195O-51 (gage height, 1

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 12 to Nc

3.3 0

3.4 .7

3.5 2.5

3.7 10

3.9 

4.1

4.4 

4.9 166

6.0 268

8.0 518

10.0 970

11.0 1,350

feet, and 

 1)

12.0 1,900

13.0 2,720

14.0 4,240

14.2 4,740

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2?

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.2

3.2

3.9

5.7 

7.3

7.7

7.7

4.3

1.1

1.1

1.1

.9

2.3

1.8

1.2

*.6

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.3

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.4

.5

.6

.7

60.0

1.94

119

Nov.

0.4

.4

.4

.3

.4

.5

.7

.5

.5

.5

.7

.7

.7

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.4

1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.1

1.2

1.1

1.1

*1.2

1.4

1.4

1.6

-

26.4

Dec.

1.8

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.1

1.2

.6

.6

.7

.7

1.1

1.2

1.6

*2.0

2.1

2.1

2.5

3.2

2.5

2.3

2.3

2.5

2.5

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.5

2.9

3.6

376

64.6

0.88 | 2.08

52 128

Jan.

3.2

*279

2.9

3.2 

2.3

2.5

1.8

1.8

1.8

1.4

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.1

1.2

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

.7

*1.1

.9

.9

.9

1.2

1.1

.5

.1

.4

.1

.3

44.0

1.42

87

Feb.

0.9

.9

.6

.5

.6

.6

.7

.9

1.2

1.8

2.5

2.5

1.6

2.3

*2.0

2.1

2.1

2.3

4.7

4.7

4.7

5.0

6.1

5.7

4.7

3.9

3.9

4.7

_

_

-

74.2

2.65

147

Mar.

5.0

5.0

3.9

2.9 

*3.2

3.2

3.6

2.5

2.5

2.1

1.8

Z75

2.5

2.9

2.9

3.6

4.3

4.3

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.3

*2.5

2.9

94.6

3.05

188

Apr.

2.9

2.5

2.5

2.5 

4.7

5.0

5.4

4.7

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.7

5.0

5.0

3.9

4.3

4.3

3.6

3.6

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.6

3.9

3.6

3.6

*3.6

2.9

2.3

2.9

-

118.4

3.95

235

May

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1 

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.O

2.1

2.0

3.6

*2.5

3.6

6.9

17

15

264

291

432

288

135

47

28

20

16

14

12

1,624.5

52.4

3,220

June

11

10

10

10 

10

10

10

10

14

14

*107

*492

344

226

194

191

157

64

38

31

37

610

1,060

1,080

1,120

586

224

140

93

106

-

7,009

234

13,900

July

122

64

50

40 

36

53

29

25

23

g42

g!58

g3,380

g4,560

g2,140

1,340

593

196

145

115

90

70

g54

50

*48

47

155

99

61

47

39

32

13,903

448

27,580

Aug.

29

27

24

23 

22

21

28

26

64

114

181

119

308 '220

182

112

46

31

27

22

20

20

19

19

27

19

14

14

g!4

g!4

g!4

1,820

58.7

3,610

Sept.

g!4

g93

gl,040

Si, 570 

g985

g536

g406

g233

gl88

*g!40

93

64

51

46

39

36

33

31

29

28

27

27

27

27

27

26

24

21

21

21

-

5,903

197

11,710

Calendar year 1950: Max 504 Min 0.3 Mean 14.3 Ac-ft 10,380

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,560 Min o.l Mean 84.2 Ac-ft 60,980

Peak discharge (base, 20O efs).--May 21 (6 a.m.) 418 cfs (7.34 ft); May 23 (11:30 a.m.) 515 cfs 

(7.98 ft); June 12 (1 p.m.) 543 cfs (8.14 ft); June 17 (12:30 a.m.) 226 cfs (5.54 ft): June 23 (6:30 

p.m.) 1,400 cfs (11.11 ft); July 12 (l2 p.m.) 6,010 cfs (14.6 ft); Aug. 13 (3:30 a.m.) 392 cfs (7.13 

ft); Sept. 4 (7 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (11.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings and recorded range in stage.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 311

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°02'15", long. 99°53'45", in SW^SW^ sec. 14, T. 1 N. , R. 23 W. , on right 

bank 200 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283 and 7 miles southwest of Beaver

City.

Drainage area.--1,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,154.63 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1945, chain gage at site 200 ft upstream at datum 2.56 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--14 years, 56.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,170 cfs July 16 (gage height, 17.36 ft); minimum, 4.2 cfs Mar. 18.

1937-51; Maximum discharge, 5,500 cfs July 17, 19' (afge height, 18.70 ft, site 

and datum then in use), from rating curve extended 3 ..,500 cfs; ~o flow at times in 

1937-40, 1943, 1948.

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

above station for irrigation. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment 

loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating tables, water year, 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In 

feet, and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21 

Sept. 13-30 Feb. 22 to Sept. 12

3.2 

3.4 

3.6

4.0

9.0

18

29

4.2 

5.0 

6.5

108

214

3.4 

3.6 

3.8 

4.0 

4.4

5.0

6.5

8.5

11.0

15.0

94

214

379

664

1,220

16.0

17.0

18.0

1,400

1,920

2,670

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

10

10

9.0

11

16

9.0

8.4 

7.5

7.5

6.9

7.8

7.2

8.4

8.4

6.6

6.0

673

6.9

7.2

7.8

8.4

*8.4

8.1

8.4

9.0

12

8.7

7.5

7.5

7.8

265.7

8.57

527

Nov.

8.1

6.6

6.6

6.9

5.8

6.0

7.5

7.5 

7.8

9.0

10

9.8

9.0

9.4

10

12

9.8

11

13

IT

9.8

9.0

9.0

9

9

9

9

11

10

*10

-

271.6

9.05

539

Dec.

10

12

13

10

10

10

9

8 

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

8

8

8

*8

8

9

9

9

9

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

273

8.8

541

Jan.

8

8

8

*8

7

7

7

6 

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

*8

8

8

9

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

8

7

6

5

5

235

7.6

466

Feb.

5

F

5

6

*6

6

7

7 

7

8

8

8

9

9

10

12

15

18

20

20

18

16

16

15

15

16

*15

16

_

_

-

318

11.4

631

Mar.

20

14

11

14

16

12

10

9 

8

]_

7

7

7

8

9.0

8.4

8.0

8.0

8.S

8.4

9.0

9.2

9.0

7.8

9.0

8.4

*8.4

9.2

13

11

9.0

303.6

9.79

602

Apr.

7.8

576

9.6

8.4

8.8

9.2

9.0

9.2 

9.2

9.6

10

12

*T2

11

9.6

9.0

9.2

9.8

10

9.6

9.4

9.2

9.2

10

9.6

9.0

9.4

11

11

11

291.4

9.71

578

May

9.8

8.4

7.8

8.4

8.8

9.2

8.8

*9.2 

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.8

7.6

7.8

12

11

14

11

10

53

240

32

46

286

289

370

288

167

102

64

46

2,157.4

69.6

4,280

June

36

26

23

18

11

22

18

482 

176

86

88

74

*46

168

379

268

231

189

187

148

95

*447

514

569

544

608

674

733

46T

224

7,551

252

14,980

July

160

*130

135

139

103

86

76

70 

74

&2_

168

603

*640

792

*1,670

2,000

1,690

1,310

596

311

252

220

203

212

161

148

139

138

190

156

134

12,768

412

25,320

Aug.

118

105

105

94

84

73

69

66 

60

104

451

204

626

1,210

921

344

244

203

165

107

88

77

74

69

62

57

103

80

*55

39

33

6,090

196

12,080

Sept.

32

31

28

102

605

768

1,010

1,170 

1,120

961

*426

256

186

168

147

133

122

113

107

100

94

89

84

76

75

72

67

62

60

57

8,321

277

16,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,730 Min 5.6 Mean 67.0 Ac-i't 49,540

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,000 Min 5 Mean 106 Ac-ft 77,040

Peak discharge (base, 1,100 cfs). July 16 (5 p.m.) 2,170 cfs (17.36 ft); Aug. 15 (4:30 a.m.) 

1,270 cfs (15.34 ft); Sept. 8 (11 p.m.). 1,190 cfs (14.8 ft).

Discharge v j-oi^iicLi g,c measurement mcaoui-emein, madedut! on UI1this Lyllxaday uy.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24 to Feb. 21, Mar. 8-14 

.-14, July 29 to Aug. 1, Aug. 10-16, 18, 19, Aug. 27 to Sept. 10 computed from

weight gage readings

Records for July 

once-daily wire-
312 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek at Ludell, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°51', 1-ong. 100°58', in SE£ sec. 25, T. 2 S., R. 33 W., on left bank near 

downstream side of highway bridge Just west of Ludell and 6 miles downstream from Little 

Beaver Creek.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1929 to June 1932, September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. March 1929 to June 1932, staff gage at railroad bridge 120 

ft upstream at datum 2.75 ft higher. From Sept. 19, 1945, to Oct. 5, 1946, wire-weight 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge .--8 years (1929-31, 1945-51), 22.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,140 cfs July 13; maximum gage height, 14.15 ft 

July 13; no flow at times.

1929-32, 1945-51: Maximum gage height, 15.0 ft (datum then in use) Sppt. 8, 1930 

discharge not determined); no flow at times in 1946-50.

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

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or 

indefinite stage-discharge relation (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 16-19)

Oct. 1 to July 13 July 13 to Sept. 30

2.5 33

4.0

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

13.0

105

390

504

770

1,530

2,050

2.3 20

3.0 43

4.0 83

6.0 186

8.0 312

9.0 

9.5 

10.0

11.0

13.0

382

443

560

850

1,750

Discharge, in 'cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.5

1.2

.5

.1

£

0

0

0

0

0

0

.4

.4

.3

.1

**.!

0

0

0

.3

.3

.9

.3

.1

0

.1

.2

.3

.2

.2

.3

7.8

0.25

15

Nov.

0.3

.2

.2

.3

.8

.1

0

TJ

0

0

0

0

.4

.2

0

.4

.3

.7

.9

.7

.6

.4

.5

1.1

TTT

.8

*.9

.6

.4

.4

-

12.8

0.43

25

Dec.

-7s 0.6

.9

1.0

1.0

.8

.8

.8

1.2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*2.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.0

2.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

4.0

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.0

69.4

2.24

138

Jan.

5.0

*5.0

4.0

3.0 -375-

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

5.0

5.5

^75

4.0

4.5

4.5

5.0

5.0

5.5

*5.5

5.0

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

135.0

4.35

268

Feb.

3.0

370

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.5

*7.0

6.0

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.5

9.0

10

11

TO

9.8

9.6

9.0

8.8

-

-

-

184.7

6.60

366

Mar.

8.6

7.8

7.5

7.5

*8.6

~9.0 10

7.5

6.0

5.0

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

¥75

4.5

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.8

7.8

7.3

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.0

7.0

7.3

208.0

6.71

413

Apr.

7.6

7.6

7.3

T7S

8.8

12

TO

9.8

9.8

10

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.3

9.3

9.3

9.0

10

10

10

10

9.8

9.8

*9.3

10

9.8

9.6

-

286.8

9.56

569

May

8.8

7.8

7.8

8.0

7.8

7.8

7.3

T7g

7.8

7.6

7.6

7.6

7.6

8.0

11

201

154

48

66

82

288

?3T

90

65

59

48

37

30

25

22

19

1,585.1

51.1

3,140

June

17

16

15

14

14

15

16

13

TS

14

*82

*503

*1,520

925

484

269

154

94

226

238

122

449

 1,580

1,500

1,010

462

242

143

98

80

-

10,328

344

20,490

July

72

62

57

52

49

*46

43

39

36

li

159

1,170

e2,000

1,32D

706

359

214

145

208

120

156

114

a90

a900

al.OOO

347

182

104

72

57

50

9,963

321

19,760

Aug.

46

43

40

37

35

33

33

34

36

36

152

T44

113

148

148

89

48

38

36

35

34

31

30

45

98

53

35

28

24

23

Z2

1,747

56.4

3,470

Sept.

22 875"

1,430

1 , 150

248

118

498

524

105

*73

62

126

75

86

86

96

77

74

70

68

66

66

a60

a55

a50

a45

a40

a 38

a37

a 35

-

6,355

212

12,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 382 Mln 0 Mean 13.6 Ac-ft 9,820

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,000 Min 0 Mean 84.6 Ac-ft 61,250

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--May 17 (l a.m.) 272 cfs (6.53 ft); May 21 (10 p.m.) 357 cfs 

(7.59 ft); June 13 (8 a.m.) 1,730 cfs (12.40 ft); June 20 (2 a.m.) 494 cfs (8.95 ft); June 23 (6 

a.m.) 1,820 cfs (12.59 ft); July 13 (5 a.m.) 2,140 cfs (14.15 ft at 7:30 a.m.); July 19 (10 a.m.) 

258 cfs (7.20 ft); July 21 (3 p.m.) 172 cfs (5.77 ft); July 24 (7 p.m.) 1,250 cfs (12.0 ft); Aug. 11 

(4 p.m.) 196 cfs (6.17 ft); Aug. 14 (8 p.m.) 204 cfs (6.30 ft); Aug. 25 (l a.m.) 159 cfs (5,52 ft); 

Sept. 4 (4 a.m.) 1,850 cfs (13.17 ft); Sept. 8 (2 p.m.) 760 cfs (10.70 ft); Sept. 12 (2 p.m.) 149 

cfs (5.32 ft); Sept. 16 (10 a.m.) 104 cfs (4.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

a Ho gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Cedar Bluffs.

e.Indefinite stagerdischarge relation; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder 

chart.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 28 to Feb. 21, Mar. 3, 4, 8-22. Discharge 

computed from staff-gage readings May 16, May 2O to June 2, July 26 to Sept. 22.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 313

Beaver Creek at Cedar Bluffs, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°59', long. 100°35', in NE£ sec. 10, T. IS., R. 29 W., on right bank 

100 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 83, a quarter of a mile north of Cedar 

Bluffs, and l£ miles south of Kansas-Nebraska State line.

Drainage area. 1,710 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1946 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder. 

Average discharge.--5 years, 37.6 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 990 cfs July 14 (gage height, 17.89 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 300 cfs; no flow at times in October and November. 

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those above 300 cfs, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Pec. 3, Dec. 10-14, Mar. 27

to Apr. 13, May 6-17, May 26 to June 13, Sept. 15-30)

1.56

1.7

2.0

2.3

3.3

1.0

3.6

6.7

23

4.1

5.1

7.1

13.1

17.5

104

224

597

955

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4 

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

0.5

.6

.4

.4

.2

.1

.2

0

rj

0

0

0

0

0

*.4

.6

.5

.5

.4

.5

.5

.7

.7

.5

.7

.5

.4

.4

.4

0

10.5

0.34

21

Nov.

0.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

.8

.6

.5

.5

.6

.9

.9

.8

.6

.6

.1

0

0

.1

.2

0

0

.4

.6

*.7

.4

.4

.5

-

12.8

0.43

25

Dec.

0.9

1.0

1.0

1.2 

1.2

1.0

.8

ITCJ

1.6

2.5

2.5

1.9

2.0

*3.4

3.4

3.3

3.2

2.9

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.8

3.0

4.0

5.8

5.0

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.0

6.0

87.0

2.81

173

Jan.

5.2

*4.8

3.6

5.8

4.5

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.8

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.0

4.5

5.0

5.2

5.4

5.8

*6.3

7.0

4.0

3.8

3.5

376

153.1

4.94

304

Feb.

3.8

378

4.0

4.5 

5.0

5.5

5.5

5.5

6.0

7.0

8.0

8.5

7.5

7.0

*6.3

5.5

7.0

10

15

11

12

11

13

14

21

12

9.8

9.8

_

_

-

233.0

8.32

462

Mar.

9.8

975

9.0

9.0 

*8.5

9.8

9.4

8.0

6.5

6.0

5.5

5.5

5.0

4.5

475

5.0

6.0

6.5

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.7

8.0

7.4

7.4

7.4

7.1

6.8

*6.8

6.8

223.2

7.20

443

Apr.'

7.2

7.1

6.9 

771

7.7

8.5

9.1

9.0

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.8

9.6

9.6

9.6

9.4

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.1

9.5

9.5

9.1

9.0

9.9

9.9

*9.9

9.9

10

1CJ

-

273.1

9.10

542

May

10

10

9.6

9 9~.6 a 5

9.1

9.2

9.1

9.0

8.5

8.4

8.3

aTS

8.6

9.5

*14

15

195

108

49

183

301

272

165

66

54

51

46

37

32

29

1,754.0

56.6

3,480

June

26

24

22

20 

20

29

42

34

34

20

*19

17

170

*281

359

424

415

297

240

128

285

387

485

494

809

799

601

385

186

139

-

7,191

240

14,260

July

112

99

87

75 

71

62

55

52

49

IT129

316

428

947

739

527

387

236

270

223

242

178

*133

280

454

479

315

187

138

111

8,318

268

16,500

Aug.

90

81

75 

92

60

55

52

49

57

52

70

159

174

146

174

216

147

84

62

53

48

46

44

42

219

409

85

58

50

44

40

3,033

97.8

6,020

Sept.

36

42

352 

916

955

*786

588

899

692

412

208

167

18B

193

136

116

102

91

84

78

69

65

62

58

56

55

55

53

51

50

-

7,565

252

15,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 433 Mln 0 Mean 19.1 Ac-ft 13,790

Water year 1950-51: Max 947 Mln 0 Mean 79.1 Ac-ft 57,230

Peak discharge (base, 500 cfs).--May 22 (10 a.m.) 309 cfs (8.52 ft); June 17 (3 a.m.) 436 cfs 

(10.64 ft); June 19 (4:30 a.m.) 373 cfs (9.59 ft); June 26 (12:30 a.m.); 842 cfs (16.24 ft); July 14 

(5 a.m.) 990 cfs (17.89 ft); July 21 (11 p.m.) 367 cfs (9.48 ft); July 27 (l a.m.) 528 cfs (12.12 

ft); Aug. 26 (11 a.m.) 501 cfs (11.71 ft); Sept. 4 (11:30 p.m.) 951 cfs (17.46 ft); Sept. 8 (3:30 

a.m.) 971 cfs (17.68 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-dlscharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 4-9, 15-30, Jan. 1 to Feb. 18, Mar. 3, 4, 

8-2T7~
Jiy KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°07'30", long. 99°53'45", in W^SW^ sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 23 W., near right 

bank on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 283, 3|- miles west of Beaver City.

Drainage area.--2,060 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1937 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,164.96 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T!929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1947, chain or wire-weight gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--14 years, 42.9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,430 cfs July 17 (gage height, 12.60 ft); minimum daily, 2 cfs Dec. 6-9.

1937-51: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs July 19, 1944 (gage height, 13.8 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow at times during 1937-40, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair. Small diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 10-16)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 21

0.9 2

1.3 14

1.6 26

Feb. 22 to Sept. 30

1.2 

1.4

2.4 52

3.2 106

4.2 186

6.2 346

9.0 595

10.2 810

11.0 1,160

12.3 2,120

DiscK&rge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

2?

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

11

11

22

23

18

11

11

9 

8

7

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

7

*6

6

7

6

7

6

6

6

6

269

8.7

534

Nov.

5

5

6

6

5

6

5

6 

6

6

4

6

7

B

6

5

5

6

6

6

6

7

6

6

Dec.

4

4

5

5

3

22"

2 

2

3

4

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

7

7

7

7

7

5 ^

4

3

3

4

*4

-

161

5.4

319

6

5

4

4

5

6

155

5.0

307

Jan.

7

7

6

*6

6

g

6

6 

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

*9

9

8

8

8

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

6

5

4

4

205

6 .6

407

Feb.

4

4

5

5

*6

6

6

7 

8

8

9

10

11

12

15

18

20

18

18

17

16

16

12

14

17

18

*18

24

_

_

-

342

12.2

678

Mar.

22

2T

18

15

14

13

13

10 

8

6

6

6

6

B"5

6

6

7

8

9

10

12

13

14

12

12

*12

13

13

12

12

339

10.9

672

Apr.

12

11

TT

11

12

13

14

12

12

12

13

*13

13

13

14

12

13

13

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

*14

15

14

14

13

' -

390

13.0

774

May

13

13

13

13

13

13

*I2- 12

13

13

13

13

12

12

14

14

14

12

12

52

447

182

164

152

229

232

154

80

63

57

50

2,106

67.9

4,180

June

43

36

31

27

25

24

23 653" 

418

127

91

75

*68

46

27

123

240

262

277

280

289

298

292

*348

342

346

356

368

412

498

-

6,445

215

12,780

July

549

305

192

157

136

120

108

101 

90

9T

221

440

482

512

587

665

*2,050 i.sro

1,080

802

563

352

356

383

386

218

196

275

347

388

300

13,964

450

27,700

Aug.

190

150

130

114

102

94

102

82 

74

70

194

250

306

*399

468

424

202

210

194

146

110

92

92

85

74

67

71

230

*242

106

80

5,150

166

10,210

Sept.

£3

ISO

98

186

218

334

1,050

1,910 

1,510

1,610

*1,630

1,020

707

314

226

226

198

166

150

138

126

118

114

102

97

93

89

85

81

78

-

12,892

430

25,570

Calendar year 1950: Max 945 Min 2 Mean 42.4 Ac-it 30,710

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,050 Min 2 Mean 116 Ac-ft 84,130

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--May 21 (5:30 a.m.) 598 cfs (9,02 ft); June 8 (4 p.m.) 855 cfs 

(10.35 ft); July 1 (9 a.m.) 564 cfs (8.69 ft); July 17 (l a.m.) 2,430 cfs (12.60 ft); July 25 

(9 a.m.) 441 cfs (7.39 ft); Aug. 16 (8 a.m.) 531 cfs (8.36 ft); Sept. 7 (7 p.m.) 2,270 cfs (12.45 ft); 

Sept. 10 (7:30 p.m.) 2,240 cfs (l2.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 26 to Feb. 21, Mar. 8-21. Discharge computed 

from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Jan. 30 to Feb. 2, May 21, June 8, 17-19, June 22 to July 

16, July 29, 30, Aug. 11-13, 17-19, 28, 29, Sept. 2, 4-6.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 315

Sappa Creek near Stamford, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 40° OO", long. 99° 33 1 15" , in NW^NW£ sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 20 W., on left 

y Railroad track, 500 ft dow 

\ miles upstream from mouth.

bank 40 ft south of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 500 ft downstream 

highway bridge, 2 miles east of Stamford, and 5\

Drainage area. --3. 840 sq mi, approximately, of which about 3,560 sq mi contribute directly 

to surface runoff.

Records available. December 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Water- stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,981.31 ft above mean sea level, datum. of 

 T929.

Average discharge. --6 years (1945-51), 141 cfs.

Extremes. --Maximum discharge during year, 4,260 cfs July 19 (gage height, 17.10 ft); minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Feb. 1.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, 7,430 cfs June 22, 1947 (gage height, 20.10 f t ) f from 

rating curve extended above 4,800 cfs; no flow June 19, 1946 (field observation).

Remarks . Records good except those for periods of fragmentary gage-height record or those 

computed from wire-weight gage readings, which are fair, and those for periods of ice 

effect or no gage-height record, which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made 

twice a month. Natural flow affected by minor irrigation developments above station. 

Records of water temperatures and sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

37

40

38

34

43

40

35

32

32

29

28

26

Z5

26

25

25

25

26

25

2_3

23

24

24

24

24

23

23

23

23

23

23

871

26.1

1,730

Nov.

21

21

21

22

2T

22

22

22

21

21

21

21

22

22

22

20

20

19

19

19

17

18

17

21

22

20

17

13

11

I?

-

588

19.6

1,170

Dec.

13

12

12

12

14

10

12

15

18

20

20

20

20

20

21

21

19

2319"

20

20

20

19

20

19

17

20

20

22

21

20

559

18.0

1,110

Jan.

18

21

7.9

10

12

12

14

15

16

17

17

17

16

17

17

20

20

20

18

20

15

19

22

22

23

22

9.7

5.2

5.4

5.5

4.7

478.4

15.4

949

Feb.

3.0

374

4.7

5.8

7.0

9.8

13

17

20

20

26

27

13

10

10

14

21

25

28

32

30

28

34

35

32

32

31

54

_

-

-

585.7

20.9

1,160

Mar.

42

4?

42

39

37

36

38

35

20

II_

11

30

33

33

38

38

35

32

28

32

31

28

31

28

30

30

28

30

28

27

 27

970

31.3

1,920

Apr.

28

28

26

25SB"

29

28

28

28

25

28

25

26

28

26

28

26

26

f27

a28

g30

g30

g31

g30

g29

g28

g33

g32

g32

g31

845

28.2

1,680

May

a31

g31

f29

26

25

25

25

27

26

26

26

25

25

24

25

25

26

31

37

65

f557 faia

244

180

255

384

478

369

246

169

125

4,405

142

8,740

June

103

88

72

62

57

56

52

4ST

1,190

811

232

222

156

135

122

347

348

351

363

355

359

381

854

849

858

856

895

948

1,010

890

-

13,489

450

26,760

July

616

622

440

273

261

219

191

172

159

149

302

f895

1,280

1,290

f 1,160

1,370

1,780

3,010

3,800

2,430

1,330

1,130

723

593

603

552

355

520

425

464

510

27,624

891

54,790

Aug.

396

288

249

225

212

189

174

169

151

139

f492

f791

f503

f743

gl,200

f 1,460

1,040

479

416

355

275

237

213 rise

ri82

f!65

158

154

297

268

164

11,982

387

23,770

Sept.

137

TTZ

252

272

363

f663

948

f 1,120

f 1,950

2,840

2,640

2,610

1,810

1,240

690

409

370

320

278

f256

239

225

212

201

191

183

176

167

161

160

-

21,255

708

42,160

Calendar year 1950 : Max 2,360 Mln 10 Mean 119 Ac-ft 86,300

Water year 1950-51; Max 3,800 Mln 3.0 Mean 229 Ac-ft 165,900

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 efs).--May 22 (8 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (12.53 ft); June 10 (2:30 a.m.) 1,400 

cfs (13.60 ft); June 30 (9 a.m.) 1,040 cfs (12.41 ft); July 19 (6 a.m.) 4,260 cfs (17.10 ft); Aug. 16 

(11 p.m.) 1,570 cfs (13.70 ft); Sept. 12 (10:30 a.m.) 2,920 cfs (15.72 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated.

f Fragmentary gage-height record; discharge computed from partly estimated gage heights.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-25, Dec. 3-20, Dec. 26 to Feb. 20, Mar. 3,
dlb KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°50', long. 99"S3 1 , on line between sees. 2 and 3, T. 3 S., R. 23 W., on 

left bank 5 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 283, half a mile south of Norton.

Drainage area.--721 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1944 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 2,217.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to May 8, 1944, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 7 years, 60.0 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs July 12 (gage height, 23.65 ft); minimum daily, 6 cfs Jan. 21, 22, Jan. 29 to Feb. 1.

1944-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow during part of day Sept. 

6, 1946.

R°marks.--Records fair. A few small diversions above station for irrigation. Records of 

water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gag

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 20 to Apr. 18, June 26 to

July 10, July 16 to Aug. 12, Sept. 9-30)

5.0 

5.5

5.0 

9.0

55

6.0

8.0

11.0

17.0

100

336

830

2,250

19.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

3,120

3,820

5,120

7,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

22

30

19

17

17

18

16

14

14

13

12

13

14

14

14

14

15

15

15

15

14

14

*14 

15

14

15

15

16

15

16

16

485

15.6

962

Nov.

14

16

15

16

16

17

17

17

17

16

15

16 

17

18

18

18

18

18

16

16

16

16

15 

14

13

14

15

16

15

*15

-

480

16.0

952

Dec.

15

15

14

14

14

11T2"

12

13

13

13

13 

13

13

12

12

12

12

*12

12

12

12

13

13

13

12

11

11

11

12

13

390

12.6

774

Jan.

12

11

11

*11

10

10

9

9

9

9

10

10 

10

10

10

*10

10

10

9

8

66"

9 

11

14

16

11

7

6

6

6

296

9.5

587

Feb.

6

7

8

9

*9

9

8

8

10

13

20

18 

15

13

13

14

16

20

23

19

12

12

12 

12

12

12

*15

43

_

.

-

388

13.9

770

Mar.

33" 35

19

16

15

14

12

12

10

10

11'

11 

12

13

14

14

12

12

10

10

10

12

10 

10~ 9.0

10

*10

12

13

12

12

415.0

13.4

823

Apr.

10

10

9.5

10

14

13

10

10

*10

12

9.5

9.5 

9.5

10

9.0

10

*9.0

10

10

12

13

13

12 

19

15

*12

13

13

13

12

-

342.0

11.4

678

May

11

11

10

10

10

10

10

*10

16

24

10

8.2 

872

8.2

8.6

29

17

12

15

13

*197

*724

822 282"

527

455

158

131

97

81

74

3,799.2

123

7,540

June

65

56

46

39

40

58

40

121

82

95

199

463 

305

318

286

246

155

75

50

42

83

*2,230

*5,290 

1,420

840

439

208

148

115

92

-

11,646

388

23,100

July

82

*89

71

58

50

44

40

36

60" 31

1,390

*6,710 

4,050

2,800

1,730

729

318

222

173

145

123

351

257 

106

*74

67

62

58

55

54

54

20,089

648

39,850

Aug.

77

55

*53

46

46

44

44

64

40

44

68

68 

867

6TO

145

78

60

50

46

42

39

36

36 

*37

Sept.

' 23

162

842

*2,190

2,640

889

708

1,360

615

254

182

149 

133

123

108

100

94

88

81

74

69

65

60 

57

53 i 56

33

30

28

28

27

25_

3,007

97.0

5,960

52

49

48

47

46

-

11,564

385

22,940

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1,980 Mln 3.5 Mean 71.7 Ac-ft 51,940

Water year 1950-51 : Max 6,710 Min 6 Mean 145 Ac-ft 104, 900

ouiicirgt; measurement maae on this day.

. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, Nov. 10, 11, Nov. 23 to Feb. 19, Mar. 8-15. Dis- 

,*nmr,,,t- a,q < Once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1 to Nov. 9, Nov. 12-22, Feb. 2O to 

'. 18, May 22-31, June 6-8, 10-17, 20-22, July 16 to Sept. 7, Sept. 9-30.

charge computed fro: 

Mar. 7, Mar. 16 to Ap
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 317

Prairie Dog Creek near Woodruff, Kans.

Location. Lat 40°00'30", long. 99°20'50", in SE^NE^- sec. 33, T. 1 N., R. 18 W., near 

center of highway bridge 0.6 mile north of Kansas-Nebraska State line, 4-| miles northeast of Woodruff, Kans., 6 miles south of Alma, Nebr., and 12 miles upstream from mouth. 

Prior to May 8, 1951, at site 2jj miles upstream.

Drainage area. 1,050 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . March 1929 to June 1932, May 1945 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Mar. 19, 1929, to June 30, 1932, chain gage at 

site llf miles upstream at different datum. May 11, 1945, to May 7, 1951, water-stage 

recorder at site 2f miles upstream from present gage at datum 1,943.08 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,560 cfs July 14, (gage height, 19.25 ft, from

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,500 cfs; minimum daily, 3.9 cfs Feb. 1.

1929-32, 1945-51: Maximum gage height, 21.04 ft June 23, 1947 (site and datum then

in use), discharge not determined; no flow Oct. 29, 1945, Oct. 5 to Nov. 2, 1948, June

24-26, 1950.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

135

TT3

89

38

27

26 

25

24

24

23

22

22

22 

22

22

21

21

21

21

21

22

22

21

20

20

20

20

20

20

19_

971

31.3

1,930

Nov.

18

18

18

17

17

18

IS" 19 

18

17

16

17

17

16 

19

16

16

15

14

14

14

15

14

12

15

14

13

12

12

12

-

471

15.7

934

Dec.

12

12

12

12

11

10

11 

9.6

11

11

12

12

13

15

17

17

17

16

15

17

18

15

16

17

16

17

15

14

13

16

15

434.6

14.0

862

Jan.

18

17

14

15

12

14

17 

IB- 19

14

16

16

13

14 

13

14

14

16

15

16

15

9.4

11

13

14

14

15

9.2

7.8

4.9

4.1

419.4

13.5

832

Feb.

3.9

472

4.5

6.7

20

16

13

16

11

12

13

14

15

14 

10

9.0

16

26

19

44

43

36

34

44

35

29

27

30

-

_

-

565.3

20.2

1,120

Mar.

20

33

44

34

29

23

20

17

18

16

16

15

13

14 

14

14

16

17

20

19

15

18

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

573

Apr.

15

14

14

14

15

16

15 

15

17

16

15

14

14

14 

14

14

14

14

13

13

30

IS

18

17

17

15

15

17

17

17

-

472

18.5| 15.7

1,340 936

May

14

14

13

13

11

11

10 

IT

11

12

12

11

22

27 

21

25

27

21

20

68

873

926 582"

789

459

292

592

287

208

158

81

5,621

181

11,150

June

62

66

48

42

38_

40

131 

1,060

1,660

392

477

770

206

350 

287

283

243

186

154

108

103

480

1,310

1,750

2,120

1,310

548

247

307

276

-

15,054

502

29,860

July

166

140

132

137

122

111

102 

93

89

§1

1,060

2,570

4,650

7,830 

4,450

2,800

1,610

568

415

327

253

850

890

499

286

204

166

1,460

274

340

481

33,162

1,070

65,780

Aug.

304

126

98

92

78

72

71 

76

67

72

740

686

238

158 

1,280

891

203

110

83

72

68

63

63

64

63

63

56

64

54

50

ii

6,174

199

12,250

Sept.

47

51

59

723

1,300

1,580

1,930 

1,800

1,080

1,030

498

324

195

150 

127

114

107

103

91

87

81

73

71

68

66

66

63

62

61

57

-

12,064

402

23,930

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,280 Mln 0 Mean 71.9 Ac-ft 52,080

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,830 Mln 3.9 Mean 208 Ac-ft 150,700
318 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Turkey Creek at Naponee, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'30", long. 99°08 I 20", In SW^SW^ sec. 4, T. IN., R. 16 W., on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 3 at Naponee, three-quarters of a mile upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area. 160 sq ml.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Prior to June 18, 1948, staff gage at same site 

at datum 1 ft higher.

Extremes. Maximum discharge observed during year, 635 cfs July 11 (gage height, 6.14 f';); 

minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Feb. 1.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 1,920 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 9.50 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,200 cfs; minimum daily, 4.1 cfs Feb. 1, 1951.

Bemarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

16

87

34

21

17

17

16

15

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

14

13

13

13

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

527

17.0

1,050

Nov.

12

12

1313-

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

10

9.5

13

13

13

12

12

-

361.5

12.0

717

Dec.

12

12

12

12

12

1(T~ 9.2

11

12

13_

12

12

11

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

11

12

11

11

10

12

12

11

11

351.2

11.3

697

Jan.

11

9.2

8.9

12

10

10

10

10

1414"

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

9.5

8.7

7.8

4_,6

340.7

11.0

676

Feb.

4.1

7.4

12

11

11

12

11

13

18

ii

15

12

12

8.2

7.5

8.6

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

16

16

16

18

-

_

-

359.8

12.8

714

Mar.

23

2tJ

19

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

11

14

13

13

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

15

16

16

15

15

486

15.7

964

Apr.

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

13

15

13

14

13

13

14

26

18

16

16

16

15

15

14

14

2§.

-

461

15.4

914

May

18

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

14

15

16

16

16

35

27

19

19

"92 179

30

24

23

21

18

17

23

22

18

806

26.0

1,600

June

17

20

16

15

15

23

24

277

18

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

17

23

21

19

17

17

16

15

15

li

-

518

17.3

1,030

July

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

12

12

15

349

396

14?

33

22

20

19

17

16

15

14

15

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

12

:u

1,300

41.9

2,580

Aug.

11

11

10

1011

11

11

10

10

9.6

9.6

10

11

11

12

11

12

12

11

11

10

10

9.8

9.6

9.1

9.1

10

8.6

8.4

8.4

8.2

316.4

10.2

628

Sep-..

8.2

nr

12

5f

2T

2Cia

17

le

le

le

IE

14

14

1?

11

11

11

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

11

11

11

10

10

-

440.3

14.7

873

Calendar year 1950 : Max 453 Mln 7.8 Mean 15.5 Ac-ft 11,230

Water year 1950-51 : Max 396 Mln 4.1 Mean 17.2 Ac-ft 12,440

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

o Feb. 9, Feb. 14-16, Mar. 13.

23-25, Dec. 5-9, 27, 28, Jan. 2-9, Jan. 28
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 319

Republican River near Bloomington, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°04'00" ) long. 99°02'10" (revised), in NW$5E£ sec. 8, T. 1 N , R 15 W 

on right bank 600 ft downstream from highway bridge, 2 miles south of Bloomington Similes downstream from Cottonwood Creek, 9| miles downstream from Turkey Creek, and 13f 

miles downstream from Harlan County dam.

Drainage area. 20.BOO sq mi, of which only 15,100 sq mi contribute directly to surface 

runoff.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage - Water-stase recorder. Datum of gage is 1,824.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Apr. 13, 1935, chain gage at site 600 ft 

upstream at datum 1.00 ft higher and Apr. 13, 1935, to Nov. 19, 1939, at present datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 749 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,500 cfs May 22 (gage height, 7.14 ft)- minimum aaily, 109 cfs Dec. 7.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 260,000 cfs June 1, 1935 (gage height, 20.4 ft from 

lloodmarks, site then in use), by slope-area determination; minimum daily, 6.8 cfs 

Oct. o, 7, 1936.

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

record or indefinite stage-discharge relation, which are poor. Discharge measurements 

generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above 

station and, since 1949, by storage in Bonny and Enders Reservoirs and Harry Strunk 

Lake.

Revisions.--W 1086: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

9

ZO

£1

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

>9

50

51

total

lean

Lc-ft

Oct.

270

458

445

354

354

298

270

252

248

241

237

227

217

217

210

203

200

193

a!93

a200

a200

a200

a210

a230

252

252

244

237

223

220

217

7,772

251

15, 420

Nov.

203

203

193

T93

200

206

206

210

217

210

193

210

223

248

310

318

298

286

294

298

294

298

282

249

234

227

227

237

266

572

7,405

247

14,690

Dec.

358

345

302

267

223

110

109

114

140

159

173

187

215

202

188

487

479

382

349

332

314

310

323

332

332

318

263

248

241

244

263

8,309

268

16,480

Jan.

259

259

243

292

322

308

272

246

264

281

266

239

239

254

282

317

327

300

271

366

378

420

396

321

326

321

182

182

178

175

172

8,661

279

17,180

Feb.

166

154

144

142

154

177

193

195

200

214

212

214

243

278

325

303

293

'566 330

831

929

950

859

762

654

606

553

690

-

-

-

11,337

. 4O5

22,490

Mar.

630

564

570

600

582

558

535

512

501

524

380

227

340

327

460

582

672

570

524

501

490

484

452

436

421

410

405

436

421

415

426

14,955

482

29,660

Apr.

431

431

436

431

452

479

468

468

490

529

524

490

474

462

490

462

405

377

372

405

466

452

405

4OO

391

377

4OO

396

437

1.010

~

13,812

460

27,400

May

738

582

496

452

405

367

336

314

310

302

290

278

278

318

318

3,980

4,920

e2,500

e2,OOO

June

1,330

1,510

1,360

1,190

1.050

1,240

1,280

1,360

4,290

3,880

2,670

3,360

3,190

2,320

1,980

1,830

1,750

1,560

3,390

e2,OOOJ 2,970

7,670

10. OOP

5,090

3,780

3,440

3,660

d2,410

d2,110

1,740

1,560

1,570

64,214

2,071

127,400

a3,500

a2,500

a4,000

a4. 500

'a4,000

a3,7OO

a3, 500

a2, 800

2,550

2,520

~

77,080

2,569

152,900

July

2,080

1,770

1,660

1,390

1,220

1,140

1,050

978

922

908

4,090

8.660

7,110

7,570

6,570

5,520

4,960

3,720

5,540

5,070

3,590

2,64O

£,1SO

2,520

2,700

2,£4O

1,860

1,850

2,560

1,840

1,880

97,748

3,153

193,900

Aug.

1,680

1,300

957

880

1,040

762

792

756

971

756

654

1,180

2,570

2,250

2,420

5,580

3,180

2,290

1,360

1,040

873

736

696

690

660

6 SO

1,020

696

541

636

612

38,210

1,233

75,790

Sept.

518

541

2,390

4,120

6,990

7,520

7,960

8,010

8,880

9.020

8,310

6,370

5,180

3,84O

2,900

2,190

1,720

1,360

1,160

1,060

964

906

652

610

786

774

726

690

660

636

"

97,845

3,262

194,100

lalendar year 1950: Max 6,030 Mln 68 Mean 634 Ac-ft 459,000

later year 1950-51: Max 10,000 Mln 109 Mean 1,226 Ac-ft 687,400

Peak discharge (base, 7,400 cfs). May 22 (9 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (7.14 ft); July 14 (4 p.m.) 8,74O 

:fs (7.04 ft); Sept. 9 (2 p.m.) 9,470 cfs (7.09 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and flow at Guide Rock 

ind near Orleans.

d Computed from doubtful gage-height record.

e Stage-discharge relation Indefinite; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and flow 

it Guide Rock and near Orleans.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-16, Jan. 1 to Feb. 19.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr.

Location . Lat 40°05'30", long. 96 °57 ' 50" , in SE^SWi sec. 36, T. 2 N., R. 15 W at downstream side of left abutment of bridge on State Highway 3 at Franklin, H miles upstream from mouth. -

Drainage area. --Ill Sq mi.

Records available . --April 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Staff gage read twice daily. Datum of 

(Tatum of 1929. 56 is 1,828.07 ft above mean sea level,

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year, 815 cfs July 11 (gage height, 3.0 ft from graph 

Based on gage readings); minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Jan. 3 4. Feb 1

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 3,150 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 6.8 ft from 

lloodmark), from rating curve extended above 420 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; no flow at times during 1948, 1949.

Remarks. --Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month. Natural 

flow affected by irrigation development above station.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.1

6.2

4.8

4.6

4.8

4.7

4,1 

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.7

4.2

4.2

4.2

3.8

4.1

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.4

3.2

3^

122.9

3.96

244

Nov.

2,9_

3.1

3.1

3.4

3.2

3.1

3.1 

3.2

3.8

3.7

3.8

4.2

6.2

5.6

5.0

4.8

4.7

5.0

5.0

5.6

5.8

5.4

4.4

4.7

4.9

5.2

6.8

5.4

4.6

-

133.1

4.44

264

Dec.

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.2

3.3

4.O

4.6 

4.5

5.6

5.3

5.7

6.2

5.6

5.0

3.9

3.6

3.5

4.0

2.9

3.5

4.3

4.7

5.0

4.5

2.3

1.6

2.3

2.9

3.8

4.5

129.2

4.17

256

Jan.

5.0

4.2

.8

.8

1.1

1.5

2.5

1.5

4.0

7.1

5.8

10

10

5.9

6.4

6.6

6.9

8.8

9.2

7.5

8.8

8.3

12

11

5.5

3.2

2.0

1.5

1.1

.9

162.0

5.23

321

Feb.

0.8

1.0

1.2

1.6

2.0

2.7

2.9 

3.5

5.3

7.1

5.4

2.5

1.4

1.7

2.8

4.3

5.2

5.5

5.6

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

20

-

-

-

122.4

4.37

243

Mar.

5.4

5.4

4.7

7.1

9.4

9.4

9.4

8.3

6.3

6.6

8.4

12

12

12

13

12

12

13

14

9.7

9.7

8.8

8.6

7.1

7.5

7.1

7.3

S.2

6.0

266.9

8.61

529

Apr.

5.0

4.6

4.2

4.2

4.7

4.7

4.4

4.4

4.6

4.4

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.1

4.0

4.7

8.3

13

17

17

15

13

13

12

10

12

55

-

246.1

8.20

488

May

7.8

7.3

7.3

7.3

7.5

6.4

6.4

7.3

7.5

7.5

7.5

7.8

7.8

9.9

13

13

12

12

12

8.0

4.1

4.2

4.4

4.4

4.7

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.6

232.9

7.51

462

June

6.4

6.2

5.8

5.8

6.7

8.0

7.8

7.3

8.3

6.0

5.4

5.4

4.1

3.2

2.8

2.9

2.8

3.0

3.1

3.5

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.2

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.4

-

145.2

4.84

288

July

3.4

3.2

3^

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.6

475

375

224

108

58

23

14

8.0

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.1

5.8

5.4

4.7

4.4

4.2

4.1

4.0

4.0

3.8

1,388.7

44.8

2,750

Aug.

3.6

3.4

5,0

3.1

2.5

2.5

2.6 

Z*2.

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.6

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.4

2.2

2.4

2.2

3.0

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.9

80.9

2.61

160

Sept.

2.8

ITS

2.8

5.2

6.9

6.9

7.1 

7.1

5.6

5.2

5.2

4.8

4.7

4.0

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

3.2

3.0

3.O

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.2

3.1

3.0

3.0

-

126.3

4.21

251

Calendar year 1950: Max 839 Mln 0.5 Mean 7.44 Ac-ft 5,390

Water year 1950-51 : Max 475 Mln 0.8 Mean 8.65 Ac-ft 6,260

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 9-13, 23-28, Dec. 3 to Feb. 20, Mar. 3, 8-13.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 321

Thompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°05'25", long. 98°45'45", in HW£ sec. 2, T. 1 N., R. 13 W., on left bank 

8 ft downstream from bridge on State highway 3 at west edge of Riverton, half a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,753,38 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at datum 2.16 ft 

higher. Oct. 1, 1948 to July 11, 1950, at present site at datum 1.32 ft higher than 

present datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,530 cfs July 11 (gage height, 6.83 ft); minimum daily, 13 cfs Dec. 27, Jan. 29.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 12,200 cfs July 9, 1950 (gage height, 13.22 ft, present 

datum), by slope-area determination; minimum daily, 9.2 cfs Sept. 25, 1948.

Remarks. Records poor. Natural flow affected by irrigation development above station. 

Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

28

50

"ST 54

22

22

21?z

22

23

22 

23

23

23

23

23

23

22

22

23

23

24

24

24

23

24

24

24

24

25

24

781

25.2

1,550

Nov.

25

26

24

23

22

24

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

28

28

26

26

25

25

28

28

28

27

25

25

24

22

23

-2T 21

-

758

25.3

1,500

Dec.

21

20

21

19

20

19

19

19

20

20

24

T7

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

18

IS

15

16

16

18

15

13

14

16

21

22

55t

17.9

1,100

Jan.

23

29

28

30

31

30

30

33

37

35

29 

21

22

22

22

22

21

21

21

24

24

24

25

25

26

26

24

18

13

14

14

7S4

24.6

1,520

Feb.

14

Ts

18

25

28

26

23

25

32

41

33

29

23

21

23

23

28

30

29

29

29

29

26

28

28

29

28

35

_

_

-

747

26.7

1,480

Mar.

27

2.

26

26

27

28

26

29

30

35

22 

22

24

25

22

21

2?

23

22

23

24

25

26

26

24

26

26

29

28

27

27

792

25.5

1,570

Apr.

28

28

25

25

27

24

24

23

24

24

24 

23

24

24

24

25

25

22

tt

50

30

24

24

25

25

26

26

25

25

27

-

754

25.1

1,500

May

26

25

rt

24

25

24

23

26

24

23

24

<;4

25

25

24

24

313

T55

84

64

70

67

36

22

23

22

22

24

24

23

23

1,357

43.8

2,690

June

72" 36

50

47

46

184

377

T38

103

91

86 

84

83

83

84

82

81

81

78

77

79

105

78

70

63

69

82

60

51

44

-

2,664

88.8

5,280

July

40

36

32

27

24

24

23

22

72

419

1.510 

967

344

77

57

46

42

47

41

36

35

37

34

32

30

28

27

26

25

23

22

4,155

134

8,240

Aug.

21

20

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

22

21 

21

20

23

22

22

22

21

23

21

20

22

22

21

15

21

24

2?

21

*20

20

656

21.2

1,300

Sept.

 2? 21

26

38

30

26

26

26

26

24

24 

24

25

26

23

26

25

24

24

24

24

24

24

22

22

22

22

23

23

23

-

739

24.6

1,470

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,230 Min 10 Mean 36.2 Ac-ft 26,230

Water year 195r -51: Max 1,510 Min 13 Mean 40.3 Ac-ft 29,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--July 11 (8 a.m.) 2,530 cfs (6.83 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 10, 23-25, Dec. 3, 5-11, 26-29, Jan. 2-11, 14, 

20-22, 24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-17, Mar. 8, 9, 11-14, 17, 18.
322 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Elm Creek at Amboy, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°05', long. 98°26', in SE^SW^ sec. 34, T. 2 N. , R. 10 W. , on upstream 

side of bridge on State Highway 3, at east edge of Amboy, 200 ft east of Chicago, 

Burlington & Quincy Railroad track, 2^ miles upstream from mouth, and 4-| miles east of 

Rpd Cloud.

Drainage area.--54 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1948 to September 1951 (April 1948 to January 1949 monthly discharge only).

Gage. Wire-weight gage read daily. Datum of gage is 1,666.33 ft (revised) above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1948, staff gage at same site at datum 0.15 ft 

lower. Aug. 13, 1948, to Feb. 9, 1949, staff gage at present site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 1,950 cfs July 11 (gage height, 7.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 14 cfs on many days.

1948-51: Maximum discharge observed, 3,860 cfs Sept. 20, 1950 (gage height, 8.45 

ft); minimum daily, 11 cfs Aug. 24, 1949.

Remarks.--Records poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a 18

a50

a35

a20

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

17

17

18

17

17

a!7

a!7

al7

17

13l,-;

15

a 16

16

alS

16

16

16

16

alS

563

18.2

1,120

Nov.

16

a 16

17

17

18

19

aT9

19

19

318

18

19

18

19

19

a!9

19

19

19

18

a!8

17

16

17

17

17

17

17

a!7

17

-

535

17.8

1,060

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

15

a!4

17

16

16

16

15

15

a!5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

14

a!4

a 15

15

15

472

15.2

936

Jan.

15

15

14

14

14

14

14

15

a!5

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

a 15

a!5

15

15

15

14

14

14

458

14.8

908

Feb.

14

14

IB

16

16

16

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

16

16

16

16

16

16

16

1G

a!6

a!6

a!6

a!6

17

34

_

_

-

455

16.2

902

Mar.

18

19

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

15

15

14

TF

16

16

17

IS

16

al?

19

18

17

17

18

a!8

18

21

19

19

18

523

16.9

1,040

Apr.

18

17

16

a!7

18

17

17

16

15

15

15

15

a 14

T4

14

1-1

14

14

14

17

'ZO 37

15

16

16

15

315

15

15

19

-

494

16.5

980

May

16

a!5

15

14

T4

14

14

al5

15

15

14

14

14

15

15

15

20

18

15

15

30

31

a20

17

17

17

16

17

17

17

17

519

16.7

1,030

June

25

~98 569

56

50

70

150

25

18

16

16

14

TT

20

28

16

16

a!6

16

17

20

79

42

28

23

63

26

23

22

a20

-

1,596

53.2

3,170

July

a 18

18

18

17

17

17

878

1,040

192 

105

38

a25

a20

a20

21

20

20

19

31

28

23

a22

a21

20

21

20

19

19

2,781

89.7

5,520

Aug.

19

19

20

20

19

18

18

18

16

16

17

16

16

16

16

16

16

15

19

17

17

15

16

16

16

15

15

19

16

16

16

524

16.9

1,040

Sept.

18

20

25

61

44

26

20

19

19

19

20

22

18

18

20

19

18

19

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

T7

-

639

21.3

1,270

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,320 Min 12 Mean 22.0 Ac-ft 15,960

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,040 Min 14 Mean 26.2 Ac-ft 18,980

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

n center Creek at Franklin and Thompson Creek at Riverton. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6, 7, Jan. 6, Jan. 28 to Feb. 2, Feb. 12, 13.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 323

Republican River near Guide Rock, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°03'50", long. 98°22'40", in SE^NE^ sec. 7, T. 1 N., R. 9 W., on left 

bank 300 ft upstream from Willow Creek, a quarter of a mile downstream from Courtland 

diversion dam, and 2 miles southwest of Guide Rock.

Records available.--August 1950 to September 1951.

3.--W

T929.

Gage.^-Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,629.13 ft above mean sea level, datum of

Extremes.--1950: Maximum discharge during period August to September, 10,300 cfs Sept. 

20 (gage height, 8.47 ft); minimum daily, 302 cfs Sept. 15.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 14,300 cfs May 22 (gage height, 9.82 

ft); minimum daily, 99 cfs Dec. 6.

Greatest flood known occurred June 1 or 2, 1935 (discharge, about 250,000 cfs, based 

on slope-area determinations near Bloomington and Hardy, Nebr.).

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

measurements generally made once a week. Natural flow affected by irrigation above 

station and, since 1949, by storage in Bonny Reservoir (see p.280 ), Enders Reservoir 

(see p. 288), and Harry Strunk Lake (see p. 303).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Total

Mean

Ac -ft

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

-

Sept.

1,230

947

911

737 

640

554

491

456

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Aug.

.

. -

-

-

_

-

-

Sept.

423

400

382

364 

346

334

302

338

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Aug.

_

-

-

-

-

-

782

Sept .

351

452

970

6,870 

2,690

990

719

571

Day

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Aug.

712

842

763

815 

1,100

1,200

1,670

-

Sept .

496

446

409

390 

574

418

-

49,990

Peak discharge (base. 8.200 cfs). Sept. 20 (11:45 a.m.) 10,300 cfs (8.47

1950-51

ft).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

395

998

872

694

496

471

404

368

342

334

313

305

298

286

274

267

256

246

235

235

246

249 

264

286

298

309

317

305

298

286

278

11,225

362

22,260

Calendar yea

Nov.

278

278

282

274

264

264

271

282

278

294

278

274

264

271

274

198

355

372

355

412

342

334 

364

198

208

294

305

321

317

305

-

8,806

294

17,470

Dec.

432

418

451

446

217

99

101

134

132

144

170

200

251

291

309

313

355

496

461

404

390

395 

390

413

409

351

246

225

239

313

313

9,508

307

18,860

Jan.

330

330

274

290

338

313

299

291

315

357

416

500

489

436

394

358

351

342

351

359

330

364 

377

409

382

364

319

206

200

210

236

10,530

340

20,890

Feb.

223

212

207

198

206

221

241

260

280

293

305

291

282

314

381

426

378

399

479

539

675

1,220 

1,170

968

883

782

712

782

_

-

-

13,327

476

26,430

Mar.

883

757

694

651

681

657

616

599

588

582

364

242

253

377

512

669

604

737

651

576

549

543 

533

506

496

476

476

549

554

512

481

17,368

560

34,450

Apr.

471

466

456

456

451

501

517

506

501

528

582

588

522

512

496

522

522

476

442

471

657

599 

454

456

501

546

466

506

471

528

-

15,170

506

30,090

May

1,100

842

669

588

549

506

461

428

413

413

395

372

351

390

404

706

3,680

3,080

2,130

1,800

4,880

12,600 

5,880

3,940

3,730

3,550

3,400

2,600

2,250

1,770

1,590

65,467

2,112

129,900

June

2,510

8.540

2,360

1,890

1,660

2,240

7,140

2,480

3,670

6,430

4,460

3,260

4,890

3,330

3,220

2,380

2,050

 1,840

1.580

3,440

2,460

3,730 

2,600

5,550

5,150

5,080

4,600

4,280

2,960

2,800

-

108,580

3,619

215,400

July

2,670

2,240

,990

,800

,510

,380

,260

,100

.010

3,930

12,000

12.100

8,310

7,900

8,750

6,640

6,000

5,490

4,850

7,330

5,510

5,130 

3,110

2,840

3,210

2,980

2,650

2,210

2,350

2,960

2,040

133,250

4,298

264,300

Aug.

2,110

1,820

1,500

1,110

983

1,180

890

904

911

1,060

961

725

1,370

2,910

2,220

2,850

5.670

2,980

2,140

1,400

1,140

1,010 

932

883

835

789

1,260

1,300

897

706

744

44,190

1,425

87,650

Sept.

815

750

828

4,360

5,800

7,540

7,760

8,080

8,060

9.880

9,220

8,000

6,340

5,240

4,280

3,350

2,570

2,050

1,630

1,450

1,320

1,200 

1,130

1,060

1,020

990

918

855

808

769

-

108,073

3,602

214,400

- 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,600 Mln 99 Mean 1,495 Ao-ft 1,082,000

fs). --May 22 (2 p.m.) 14,300 cfs (9.82 ft); June 2 (3:30 a.m.) 13,800 

.m.) 10,800 cfs (8.66 ft); July 12 (2 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (9.70 ft); 

10 (11 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (7.60 ft).

Peak discharge (base. 8.200 

cfs (9.66 ft); June 7 (3:30

. ..

10,800 cfs (8.66 ft); July 12 (2 p.m.) 13,900 cfs (9.70 ft)

Note . --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-14, Jan. 6-16, Jan. 27 to Feb. 21.

Sept.
324 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River near Hardy, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°00', long. 97°56', in sec. 6, T. 1 S. , R. 5 W. , on downstream side of 

right pier of highway bridge, l£ miles southwest of Hardy.

Drainage area. 22,400 sq mi, approximately, of which about 16,700 sq mi contribute 

directly to surface runoff.

Records available. --fey 1932 to September 1951.

~~~ Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,501.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Average discharge. 19 years, 902 cf s .

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,600 cfs June 2 (gage height, 12.59 ft); minimum daily, 120 cfs Dec. 7, Jan. 3.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 225,000 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 19.4 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; no flow Aug. 9-19, 1934.

Remarks . Records poor. Some regulation at low flow by powerplant 8 miles above station. 

Many diversions above station for irrigation.

Revisions -(water years). W Drainage area. W 1006: 1941.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

682

5,420 

*1,990

1,680

762

a505

a455

a435

a420 

a405

383

356

341

330

311

311

*311

311

306

306

296

296

301

311 

335

351

356

362

367

367

356

17,718

571

35,140

Nov.

362

*372 

372

362

341

346

346

330

306 

320

341

346

*316

287

311

311

287

378

372

356

424

389

362

250 

270

300

310

325

*341

362

10,095

336

20,020

Dec.

380

471 

380

430

300

150

120

140

150

170

*225

260

280

300

320

350

400

480

540

480

460

450

450

460

470

400

300

250

240

260

300

10,366

334

20,560

Jan.

350

370 

*120

130

140

150

160

*175

200 

250

300

400

620

600

560

540

500

480

450

420

410

*440

460

480 

480

450

400

230

250

270

300

11,085

358

21,990

Feb.

290

270 

250

240

250

*265

280

300

310 

320

330

320

280

270

310

400

460

450

*510

620

720

860

1,100

1.540 

1,100

950

800

1,210

_

_

-

14,805

529

29,370

Mar.

1,120

972 

1.220

751

670

*733

742

697

585 

527

400

300

550

450

550

590

646

606

662

688

658

650

*622

606 

590

576

.562

590

622

622

614

19,909

642

59,490

Apr.

590

569 

548

*541

569

606

590

590

576 

576

583

606

638

622

598

*590

590

569

541

555

753

810

662

576 

1.850

76C

670

569

562

670

-

19,489

650

58,660

May

*1,080

1,310 

820

670

576

541

506

464

414 

464

457

420

396

432

478

499

2,260

*4,090

2,760

2,110

3,150

*12.000

7,370

3,840 

2,970

2,810

2,910

2,000

2,070

1,560

1,310

62,737

2,024

124,400

June

1.480

13.500 

4,550

2,020

1,570

1,940

12,500

4,200

2,500 

6,220

5,600

5,770

4,150

4,750

4,170

5,210

2,730

2,460

2,270

3,050

*4,460

5,900

5,300

' 4,970 

6,640

c.coo

6^360

4,220

5,580

5,180

-

136,430

4,548

270,600

July

3,210

2,940 

2,570

2,440

2,550

2,110

2,070

1,880

1.780 

6,240

16.500

14,600

11,400

6,180

7,880

6,810

5,120

5,140

4,080

6,010

5,760

5,460

4,560

2,640 

5,100

3,210

*5,770

5,940

2,570

2,750

2,760

151,410

4,884

500,500

Aug.

2,210

2,570 

2,140

1,750

1,200

1,190

1,220

1,130

1,100 

1,140

1,320

1,080

860

1,920

2,920

*2,210

3.600

3,520

5,040

1,900

1,280

1,180

1,020

1,070 

996

920

1,390

1,660

1,400

*972

810

50,518

1,630

100,200

Sept.

920

1,060 

1,050

3,410

6,520

7,550

8,020

8,120

8,350 

9.950

9,350

8,520

6,560

*5,580

4,600

5,820

3,120

2,570

2,060

1,680

1,460

1,370

1,210

,150 

,150

,120

,060

,040

,010

996

-

114,156

3,805

226,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 12,800 Mln 110 Mean 909 Ac-ft 658,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,300 Mln 120 Mean 1,695 Ac-ft 1,227,000

Peak discharge (base^ 8,000 efs).--Mav 22 (8:30 p.m.) 15,300 cfs (11.52 ft); June 2 (11:45 a.m.) 

18,600 cfs (12.59 ft')";~June 7 (11 a.m.) 17,700 cfs (12.40 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (9.22 ft); 

June 24 (11 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (9.22 ft); July 11 (5 p.m.) 17,200 cfs (12.28 ft); July 15 (7 p.m.) 9,920 

cfs (10.08 ft); Sept. 10 (4 p.m.) 10,800 cfs (9.98 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Quide Rock, Nebr.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-27, Dec. 3 to Feb. 25, Mar. 11-15. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1, 5, 11, Apr. 20 to May 16, May 20, 

May 28 to June 1, June 4-6, 9, 16-20, June 28 to July 19, July 23 to Aug. 16, Sept. 17-30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

White Rock Creek at Lovewell, Kans.

325

Location. --Lat 39°53', long. 9?°59 I , in SW£ sec. 15, T. 2 S., R. 6 W. , near center of span 

on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile northwest of Lovewell, Kans.

Drainage area. --358 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. --May 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. --Wire -weight gage read three or more times daily. Datum of gage is 1,519.68 ft

above mean sea level, datum of 1929. May 21, 1946, to Sept. 13, 1947, wire-weight gage 

and Sept. 14, 1947, to Apr. 23, 1351, water-stage recorder, at site 1 mile downstream 

at datum 1,513.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (Corps of Engineers benchmark).

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 9,800 cfs June 7 (gage height, 20.6 ft), from 

rating curve extended atove 5,200 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 29 

to Feb. 2.

1946-51: Haxlmom discharge, 23,300 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 22.8 ft, present site and datum), from rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of logarithmic 

Plotting and current -meter measurements made about 7 miles upstream at State Highway 

14 bridge; no flow at times in August, September, October, and November 1948.

Remarks . - -R e c ord g fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Records of 

water temperature and suspended sediment loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

31

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

402

*1,960

2,260

292

106

68

B4

40 

32

29

27

23

21

21

20

IB

*18

17

16

16

15

15

15

15

1C

14

15

16

15

14

14

5,634

18.2

11,170

Nov.

15

15

13

14

15

14

IS

15 

14

13

12

13

*14

14

14

14

14

12

13

13

12

12

12

10

3_

9

11

*12

12

12

-

388

12.9

770

Dec.

13

17

12

11

11

9

7

7 

9

11

*13

13

12

11

11

10

9

8

9

8

8

9

10

10

10

*11

7

7

7

7

B

300

9.7

595

Jan.

9

8

7

8

8

8

*7 

8

9

11

10

10

9

9

10

11

13

13

11

9

*9

11

9

9

9

8

5

4

4

4

267

B.6

530

Feb.

4

4

5

6

8

*lo

12

12 

10

11

13

15

12

7

8

10

12

12

*12

12

12

13

14

16

30

40

28

307

_

-

655

23.4

1,300

Mar.

342

239

275

231

80

*34

20

15 

10

8

14

10

12

11

12

20

20

19

16

17

16

17

*18

15

14

14

14

20

27

21

18

1,599

51.6

3,170

Apr.

18

16

14

*13

16

26

21

17 

17

17

18

16

15

14

13

*11

10

*11

12

23

66

52

64

79

894

231

165

106

70

*307

-

2,352

78.4

4,670

May

538

287

106

73

60

54

49

47 

47

45

44

43

41

44

6O

52

76

170

147

91

*452

441

438

176

105

77

62

54

89

179

172

4,319

139

8,570

June

94

1,500

2,060

693

158

152

*5,310

*5,380 

1,390

461

261

234

355

382

333

170

118

111

96

94

1,27O

*1,810

1,580

715

220

182

159

139

123

122

-

25,672

856

50,920

July

116

109

97

87

80

79

76

72 

66

5T4

2,410

5,040

4 , 220

1,510

320

224

176

172

179

186

146

202

340

434

142

98

*125

1,070

330

148

96

18,924

610

37,540

Aug.

80

71

152

128

76

62

57

52 

49

51

70

59

50

57

138

*136

72

53

425

371

54

43

41

58

72

48

758

1,090

233

*89

64

4,759

154

9,440

Sept.

53

54

99

1,200

1,800

398

122

84 

68

63

58

66

62

*83

75

61

56

62

50

44

40

38

38

39

41

40

40

38

36

37

-

4,945

165

9,810

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,700 Min 0.3 Mean 138 Ac-ft 99,620

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,380 Min 4 Mean 191 Ac-ft 138,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs). --Oct. 3 (6:30 a.m.) 2,95O cfs (18.25 ft); Apr. 25 (6 a.m.) l,36o

(16.85 ft); June 7 (7:30 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (20.6 ft); June 

(7:3O p.m.) 7,8OO cfs (20.10 ft); July 28 (6 p.m.) 1,530 

(13.25 ft); Aug. 28 (1 a.m.) 1,36O cfs (13.25 ft); Sept.

, , . --c.

cfs (13.25 ft); June 3 (7 p.m.) 2,230 cfs ( 

22 (10 p.m.) 1,980 cfs (15.88 ft); July 12 

cfs (14.0 ft); Aug. 19 (10 p.m.) 1,360 cfs 

5 (12m.) 1,850 cfs (15.35 ft).

* Discharge' measurement made on this day.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by ice Nov 

26, Mar. 9-19.

24, Dec. 3-20, Dec. 26 to Feb. 9, Feb. 14-
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Scandia, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°48', long. 97°47', in NE-j sec. 17, T. 3 S., R. 4 W., near center of 

channel on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 36 at Scandia, 4 miles downstream from Dry Creek, and 4 miles upstream from School Creek.

Drainage area. 22,930 sq mi, approximately, of which 17,230 sq mi contribute directly to 

surface runoff.

Records available.--August 1919 to July 1925, August 1928 to September 1944, October 1950 

to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,422.91 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to Mar. 31, 1938, staff, 

chain, or wire-weight gages at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1919-24, 1928-1944, 1950-51), 893 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,100 cfs July 11 (gage height, 11.60 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 27,000 cfs; minimum daily, 120 cfs, Dec. 28.

1919-25, 1928-44, 1950-51: Maximum discharge, 215,000 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage 

height, 17.8 ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs on basis 

of velocity-area studies; no flow Aug. 9-21, 1934.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplant above station.

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected In cooperation with United States Weather

Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 1006: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Apr. 11-26, July 11, 12)

2.5 

3.5 

4.5 

7.0

280

1,000

2,150

6,500

9.0

10.0

10.9

11,300 

14,^00 

20,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

IB

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,100 

6,00_0

5,000

3,000

1,500

900

700

600

550

500

470 

440

410

400

380

360

350

350

350

350

350

330

330

340

360

370

390

400

410

400

380

27,770

896

55,080

Nov.

390 

390

390

390

370

370

370

360

340

350

360 

370

360

*334

34O

340

340

340

424

375

410

445

410

250

150

280

328

375

410

424

-

10,785

360

21,390

Dec.

445 

431

375

298

310

200

150

180

200

220

250 

*280

310

340

390

450

515

529

459

600

520

500

500

510

500

450

*170

120

180

260

330

10,972

354

21,760

Jan.

390 

450

250

130

150

170

200

230

*260

350

450 

540

620

640

650

564

522

550

529

490

440

400

*400

42O

500

520

510

380

. 260

240

250

12,455

402

24,700

Feb.

290 

320

330

310

280

270

280

300

320

340

350 

*320

300

290

330

400

500

540

520

650

780

940

1,200

j^,S60

1,210

1,210

982

854

_

-

15,976

571

31,690

Mar.

2.150 

1,290

910

1,190

919

809

*781

739

683

620

340 

32"0 300

350

5OO

725

846

767

946

846

711

690

669

620

599

564

564

585

592

669

620

22,914

739

45,450

Apr.

557 

536

515

*529

543

571

557

662

648

627

620 

655

718

746

697

599

*634

676

641

620

854

902

894

830

910

1,850

894

823

732

704

-

21,744

725

43,130

May

2,100 

1,910

*1,250

883

795

711

683

648

641

536

 599 

564

501

'550 494

585

648

*3,720

3,270

2,400

3,600

*11,200

9,110

5,500

4,230

3,970

3,280

3,970

2,840

2,700

2,350

76,241

2,459

151,200

June

2.110 

14 L000

7,980

4,420

2,520

3,080

13,500

1O,4OO

7,040

6,520

6,920 

4,560

4,100

6,200

3,750

3,780

2,870

2,500

2,380

2,340

5,800

*7,120

8,180

5,340

8,020

6,440

7,480

5,180

4,180

3,460

-

172,170

5,739

341,500

July

3,300 

3,160

2,700

2,400

2,260

1,970

1,800

1,630

1.470

2,390

*27.400 

20,600

19,600

11,900

10,500

8,850

6,68O

6,040

5,360

6,700

6,760

6,000

4,640

3,250

3,090

3,160

3,270

4,700

3,460

2,710

3,140

190,890

6,158

378,600

Aug.

2,120 

2,190

2,040

2,040

1,480

1,170

1,430

1,110

964

1,010

1,020 

1,230

919

1,090

2,980

2,360

*2,900

3.^00

3,140

2,900

1,630

1,240

1,090

1,000

973

919

910

2,590

2,150

*1,110

870

52,275

1,686

103,700

Sept.

704 

878

902

1,880

7,700

7,500

7,440

7,540

7,950

9,200

9,550 

9,720

7,300

*5,860

5,300

4,290

3,460

2,770

2,290

1,880

1,7OO

1,510

1,420

1,310

1,240

1,190

1,140

1,090

982

946

-

116,642

3,888

231,400

Calendar year 1950: Max - Min - Mean - Ac -ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 27,400 Min 120 Mean 2,002 Ac-ft 1,450,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 efs) . Oct. 2 (time and discharge unknown); May 22 (9 p.m.) 14,700 

fs (10.03 ft); June 2 (4 p.m.) . 22,400 cfs (11.13 ft); June 7 (2 p.m.) 23,80O ofs (11.25 ft); June

22 (12 p.m.) 10,600 ofs (8.75 ft); July 11 (8 a.m.) 38,100 cfs (11.60 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, 29, Dec. 6-13, 15, 16, Dec. 20 to 

Jan. 15, Jan. 20 to Feb. 23, Mar. 12-15. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 13; discharge estimated on basis of 

Kans

stations at Hardy, Nebr., Concordia and White Roclc Creek near Lovewell,
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 327

Republican River at Concordia, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°35'40", long. 97°38'55", In sec. 27, T. 5 S., R. 3 W., near center of 

stream on downstream side of bridge on 0. S. Highway 81, half a mile north of Concordia 

and 7 miles downstream from Buffalo Creek.

Drainage area. 23,540 sq mi, approximately, of which about 17,840 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at nearby sites since 1930 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,333.68 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Oct. 8, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 1,577 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 33,600 cfs July 13 (gage height, 11.23 ft); minimum daily, 150 cfs Dec. 28.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 75,000 cfs June 25, 1947 (gage height, 14.90 ft); minimum, 68 cfs Oct. 17, 1948.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of loe effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, 9-27, Jan. 12-21, Mar. 17 

to Apr. 8, June 30 to Sept. 30)

345

565

1,420

4,300

9,150

16,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

1,100

9,140

*7,480

5,620

5,110

1,830

1,300

1,000

780

630

578

554

543

532

521

510

501

*488

478

457

455

449

437

457

425

429

457

445

445

445

425

41,979

1,554

85,260

Nov.

405

595

*405

405

405

597

589

589

585

581

581

393

381

*385

373

361

377

377

401

429

429

461

b420

b270

b220

355

581

405

421

429

11,601

387

23,010

Dec.

429

425

b'OO

b360

b300

b250

b200

b220

b240

b270

b300

*b330

b360

b390

b420

449

455

449

457

478

572

668

650

610

624

*b350

b200

b!50

b200

b500

b400

11,864

385

23,570

Jan.

b45C

b550

b260

b200

b220

b250

b280

b33C

*b390

445

478

510

591

604

610

578

543

554

578

485

577

393

*474

465

470

501

b400

b250

b270

b280

b290

12,854

415

25,500

Feb.

b290

b290

b300

b510

b310

b320

b520

b320

b330

b330

b540

b560

*b!70

b2Uo

b400

b450

b460

b480

b520

b600

b700

840

1,070

1,700

1,420

1,260

1,150

974

_

_

-

16,194

578

32,120

Mar.

1,590

1,660

1.820

1,720

1,130

925

*825

780

712

630

b500

b550

b400

b550

720

940

1,140

966

923

948

1,010

898

889

880

864

795 J72

818

898

974

948

28,973

935

57,470

Apr.

848

758

735

*720

728

818

852

802

825

795

750

780

852

825

750

698

*675

I§8

698

712

1,080

1,580

1,110

1,010

2,220

3,620

2,530

1,380

1,020

982

-

51,411

1,047

62,300

May

1 580

2 300

*1 980

1 370

1 110

966

914

872

840

795

755

772

682

668

712

772

840

2,990

4,440

3,320

5,920

9,810

*12.800

6,620

4,740

4,140

3,740

3,820

2,900

2,860

2,660

86,668

2,796

171,900

June

2,800

10,500

8,090

5,780

3,350

2,840

10,800

12,000

10,000

6,600

8,940

5,960

4,220

6,290

4,800

4,400

3,720

2,620

2.460

3,460

*10,000

13,200

16,400

9 , 980

9,080

7,420

8,120

6,980

5,560

4,200

-

210,570

7,019

417,700

July

3,410

5,350

3,280

5,020

2,690

2,440

2,220

1,920

1,790

*1,930

19,500

24,200

50,400

19,200

11,600

10,400

7,050

6,220

5,640

4,880

6,250

6,520

6,140

4,620

4,010

5,590

5,590

5,950

4,120

5,170

3,200

214,100

6,906

424,700

Aug.

2,880

2,380

2,500

2,150

1,910

1,660

1,480

1,560

1,340

1,290

1,390

1,560

1,380

1,140

1,680

2,880

*2,400

3,600

5.850

3,720

2,860

1,800

1,540

1,400

1,300

1,250

1,900

2,240

5,050

*1,920

1,550

65,520

2,043

125,600

Sept.

1,080

1,160

1,360

5,540

7,280

8,270

8,500

8,120

8,420

9,120

9.450

9,120

7,640

*6,020

5,400

4,440

3,540

2,940

2,390

2,080

1,860

1,700

1,600

1,550

1,570

1,490

1,310

1,260

1,190

1,110

-

124,290

4,143

246,500

Calendar year 1950; Max 28,000 Mln 130 Mean 1,585 Ac-ft 1,005,000

Water year 1951-51: Max 30,400 Mln 150 Mean 2,359 Ac-ft 1,694,000

(6 p.m.) 13,000 cfs (8.87 ft); May 25 (2,300 a.m.) 18,5OO 

10.20 ft): June 7 (7 p.m.) 20,800 cfs (9.95 ft); June 11 

8,060 cfs (7.67 ft); June 23 (3 a.m.) 21,600 cfs

(8.45 ft); June 27 (6:30 p.m.) 9,860

cfs ft); Sept. 11

Peak discharge (base, 8.000 cfs).--Oct. 

cfs (9.72 ft); June 2 (7 p.m.) 23,300 cfs 

(4:30 a.m.) 10,100 cfs (8.26 ft); June 14 

(10.03 ft); June 25 (1:30 p.m.) 10,900 cfs 

13 (2 p.m.) 33,600 cfs (11.23 ft); July 16 

cfs (7.80 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage reading Oct. 9, 10, Mar. 6-8, 16-21, 

Mar. 29 to Apr. 1, May 6, 8-12, 17, 18, 20, May 30 to June 1, June 5, 6, 17-20, July 1-10, July 25 

Aug. 16, Sept. 16-50.
328 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Republican River at Clay Center, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21', long. 97 0 08', in SW£ sec. 17,~T. 8 S., R. 3 E., on downstream side 

of center pier of bridge on State Highway 15, 1 mile south of Clay Center and 4 miles 

downstream from Five Creeks.

Drainage area.--24 ,570 sq mi, approximately, of which only 18,870 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--June 1917 to September 1951. Prior to February 1934, published as 

"at Wakefield."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,159.32 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. June 21, 1917, to Feb. 14, 1934, chain gage at Wakefield, 15| miles downstream 

at different datum. Feb. 8, 1934, to June 2, 1935, water-stage recorder, June 3, 1935, 

to May 7, 1936, chain gage, May 8, 1936, to Jan. 18, 1949, water-stage recorder, and 

Jan. 19, 1949, to Sept. 22, 1949, wire-weight gage, all at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 1,195 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 51,500 cfs July 12 (gage height, 22.20 ft); minimum daily, 170 cfs Dec. 5.

1917-51: Maximum discharge, 195,000 cfs June 3, 1935 (gage height, 25.74 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 50,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; no flow Aug. 6, 7, Aug. 9 to Sept. 8, 1934.

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

Revisions (water years). W 806: Drainage area. W 1006: 1941.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, Z, Oct. 9 to Nov. 22, Nov. 26

to Dec. 2, Dec. 15-26, Jan. 15-26, Mar. 15 to Apr. 21)

7.1 

7.7

170

405

870

2,200

4,900

15.0

18.0

20.0

22.0

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,390

18,300

20,200

8,870

6,070

3,620

2,770

2,060

1,610

1,380

1,200

1,100

1,030

989

947

912

*877

835

800

768

748

717

711

699

687

687

675

681

687

693

693

84,406

2,723

167,400

Nov.

675

651

645

633

633

604

576

549

527

505

470

465

505

*516

549

544

522

532

532

510

571

588

580

450

550

465

560

582

560

576

-

16,425

548

32,580

Dec.

576

576

520

450

*170

210

240

28 C

320

350

380

420

460

510

549

544

516

505

510

516

500

538

582

615

645

645

400

200

300

400

500

13,927

449

27,620

Jan.

540

500

400

320

270

250

340

*400

450

500

520

540

560

560

549

SCO

621

639

645

610

415

328

465

566

554

588

500

300

310

330

340

14,470

467

28,700

Feb.

350

370

380

380

390

360

330

340

360

380

400

410

200

2M

350

420

480

530

580

630

651

675

729

787

1,620

1,650

*1,560

1,360

_

_

-

16,902

604

33,520

Mar.

1,110

1,210

2,090

2,260

1,940

1,410

1,24O

1,130

1,040

968

800

500

400

350

571

723

787

926

933

926

905

912

794

800

821

800

*774

774

1,050

1,030

905

30,879

996

61,250

Apr.

863

814

761

735

729

807

975

996

905

891

856

835

814

842

849

835

794

780

768

794

1,050

3,040

2,010

1,480

*1,680

3,650

4,950

5,260

2,260

1,760

-

43,783

1,459

86,840

May

5,120

3,960

2,830

2,340

1,810

1,490

1,320

1,200

1,140

1,070

1,000

940

933

884

870

1,010

1,060

1,250

2,410

4,480

4,000

4,580

*12,500

9,410

6,430

5,140

4,220

3,740

3,840

3,000

3,110

96,887

3,125

192,200

June

2.810

4,990

15,200

8,690

5,880

4,550

8,690

18,700

17,600

9,950

7,990

*9,230

6,290

7,650

9,330

5,730

5,000

3,650

3,140

3,340

17,500

*29,500

27,600

18,700

11,000

11,500

11,000

14,200

11,300

7,690

-

318,200

10,610

631,100

July

5,240

4,390

3,920

3,510

3,200

3,050

4,420

2,330

2,240

16,500

37,400

46,000

*44,400

36,000

26,400

15,300

12,000

9,960

10,100

7,110

6,330

*8,870

9,520

7,400

6,490

5,970

4,710

3,840

3,680

4,220

*3,340

357,840

11,540

709,800

Aug.

3,310

2,950

2,750

2,710

2,520

2,450

2,140

2,010

2,060

1,950

2,150

1,930

4,140

2,950

2,04^

*2,060

2,820

2,390

3,370

5,160

3,580

2,820

2,020

1,820

1,710

1,590

2,590

3,110

2,070

2,810

2,150

80,130

2,585

158,900

Sept.

1,630

1,480

2,150

7,180

8,630

8,110

7,890

7,590

8,230

8,950

9,210

12,900

12,300

7,150

5,950

5,730

4,440

3,600

3,060

2,650

2,320

2,110

2,000

2,080

*2,200

1,900

1,710

1,560

1,480

1,410

-

147,600

4,920

292,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 23,400 Mln 170 Mean 1,836 Ac-ft 1,329,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 46,000 Mln 170 Mean 3,346 Ac-ft 2,423,000

\i a.m.; j.u,auu cis (it.ut it); Sept. 5 11 a.m.j iii,uuu CIS i 

cfs (14.83 ft); Sept. 12 (11:30 p.m.) 16,700 cfs (17.19 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-25, Dec. 3-14, Dec. 27 to Jan. 14, Jan. 27 

to Feb. 20, Mar. 11-14. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Jan. 30 to Feb. 

20, Mar. 5-26, June 19, July 2-9, July 22 to Aug. 1-1, Sept. 19-30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 329

Republican River at Milford, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°10< , long. 96°55', in SW£ sec. 19, T. 10 S., R. 5 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 82, at southwest city limits of Milford, 

17 miles upstream from confluence with Smoky Hill River.

Drainage area. 24,900 sq mi, approximately, of which about 19,200 sq mi contributes directly to surface runoff.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily or more often. Datum of ge is 1,093,51 ft above

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 62,900 cfs July 12 (gage height, 19.70 ft); minimum daily, 230 cfs Dec. 5.

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

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ft

Oct.

15,000

20,000

25.000

11,000

7,000

4,000

3,000

2,500

1,800

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,200

1,100

1,050

1,000

960

930

900

850

800

800

800

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

750

109,990

3,548

218,200

Nov.

750

700

700

700

700

650

650

600

58 C

560

550

560

580

*605

605

600

590

555

555

555

749

560

545

500

450

400

605

640

610

600

-

18,004

600

35,710

Dec.

630

600

560

450

250

250

290

310

340

370

410

450

490

540

600

590

580

540

550

550

550

640

755

714

686

680

450

300

400

500

600

15,605

503

30,950

Jan.

620

560

450

370

340

320

300

5T5

390

*480

520

550

590

640

681

665

692

681

665

670

600

500

450

615

635

660

600

450

330

340

360

16,034

517

31,800

Feb.

3BO

390

410

400

370

370

370

380

400

420

430

400

320

250

350

440

500

560

640

750

860

1,020

980

,030

,310

.800

* ,690

,520

-

_

-

18,740

669

37,170

Mar.

1,400

1,270

2,120

2,210

2,510

1,700

1,450

1,390

1,350

1,510

1,160

900

550

450

Too

820

884

845

910

845

845

975

958

897

871

884

*855

809

803

1,180

975

54,560

1,115

68,550

Apr.

897

871

827

797

827

853

884

966

1,100

994

1,010

951

845

945

1,000

1,020

910

864

897

951

1,080

2,560

2,620

1,610

*1,390

2,840

6,200

4,310

1,720

2,060

-

44,533

1,485

88,340

May

4,890

4,970

2,780

2,300

2,020

1,670

1,500

1,370

1,330

1,270

1,210

1,200

1,170

1,140

1,120

4,030

*3,260

1,520

3,740

4,860

4,870

4,380

*9,450

10.800

6,740

5,140

4,400

5,820

5,240

5,460

2,900

106,550

5,436

211,500

June

2.950

4,550

14,800

*9,920

6,080

5,000

9,880

19,100

18,200

11,200

7,250

10,200

6,740

5,990

11,500

6,420

4,910

3,770

3,300

5,530

22,100

*53.900

51,200

20,600

11,700

10,100

11,400

16,700

13,000

7,280

-

545,050

11,440

680,400

July

4,950

5,740

3,280

2,820

2,410

2,450

2,320

1,950

3,540

*29,900

48,200

*57.000

52,200

42,500

36,400

21,000

14,500

12,400

12,100

7,900

6,510

*8,060

8,140

7,780

5,920

5,720

4,450

5,780

5,720

5,180

*4,480

424,680

13,700

842,300

Aug.

5,340

5,500

2,900

2,740

2,640

2,580

2,550

2,050

1,970

1.840

2,010

1,950

5,890

4,740

2,360

*1,900

2,740

2,710

2,580

5,000

4,740

3,460

2,480

2,450

2,580

2,470

2,460

5,550

2,660

2,480

2,650

89,730

2,895

178,000

Sept.

2,400

5,580

6,810

11,900

15,100

7,220

8,600

8,600

8,600

11,500

10,400

15,100

17,200

9 600

7,180

6,910

5,430

4,510

3,770

3,210

2,860

2,560

2,360

2,230

*2,760

2,460

2,230

2,010

1,850

1 ,880

-

188,400

6,280

575,700

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 57,000 Mln 230 Mean 3,663 Ac-ft 2,796,000

uu-Ly J.Q \o p.m.; J-'i, ftuu ma v -L-1- ° l ° t > <J u-Ly cc ^ o p.m., 

cfs (11.8 ft); Sept. 13 (l a.m.) 21,200 cfs (13.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Mo gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 13; discharge estimated on basis of records for station 

at Clay Center. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice, Nov. 24-26, Dec. 3-22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, 

Jan. 21-23, Jan. 27 to Feb. 21, Mar. 12-16.
330 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Rose Creek near Wallace, Kans.

', long. 101 "38 1 , In NE£ sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 39 W, , on right ba. 

f highway bridge, 1 mile upstream from mouth, and 2? miles southw

nk at 

est

Location. Lat 38°53 

downstream side of 

of Wallace.

Drainage area.--28.5 sq mi.

Records available. April 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 11, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

cTatum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 5.05 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 81 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.66 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 1, Mar. 21, 22.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, 3,870 cf" Aug. 31, 1949 (gage height, 11.00 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 150 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum, 0.2 cfs June 27, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor. Some diversions above station for irrigation. 

Revisions (Mater years ).--W 1176: 1949(M).

Discharge, In cubic eptember 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

_ 25

-26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

*4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

136

4.4

270

Nov.

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

5

5

4

5

5

5

4

5

5

5

5

5

5

-

128

4.3

254

Dec.

5

5

5

5

4

3

g3

g3

g3

g3

4

5

*5

**5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

4

3

147

4.7

292

Jan.

3

3

3

4

6

6

6

6

6

6

*6

6

6

7

T

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

. 4

' 3

2

1

gl

169

5.5

335

Feb.

Si

§2

g2

§2

3

3

3

3

3

4

6

6

5

7

*T

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

_

_

-

135

4.8

268

Mar.

5

5

5

6

5

5

5

5

3

2

2

2

3

g*

**2

2

2

5

5

2

1

T

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

6

5

102

3.3

202

Apr.

4

3

3

3

6

7

¥

5

5

6

6

**6

ss

5

6

e

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

4

-

157

5.2

311

May

5

5

4

3

2

3

*4

4

3

4

6

6

6

6

12

e

6

e

8

6

5

5

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

3

149

4.8

296

June

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

2

5

9

7

5

**5

5

5

5

5

5

6

20

36

23

10

9

8

8

7

51

61

-

317

10.6

629

July

28

IT

9

8

8

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

7

6

6

**11

8

6

6

6

8

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

5

232

7.5

460

Aug.

5

5

5

5

4

5

5

9

13

7

5

5

4

4

4

**4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

4

4

4

3

3

146

4.7

290

Sept.

3

3

3

3

±

**

11

3.

230

Calendar year 1950: Max 222 Mln 0.4 Mean 5.78 Ac-ft 4,180

Water year 1950-51: Max 61 Mln i Mean 5.3 Ac-ft 3,840

Peak discharge (base, 50 efs). June 30 (5 a.m.) 81 cfs (4.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

** Field estimate made on this day.

g Computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Mote. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-11, Jan. 4-16, 20-22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 17, 

Mar. 9-14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Pork Smoky Hill River near McAllaster, Kans.

331

Location. Lat 39"01 

at downstream s

 01', long. 101 0 22', In NW£ sec. 18, T. 12 S., R. 36 W., near right bank 

side of bridge on U. S. Highway 40, l£ miles northeast of McAllaster.

Drainage area. 670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Prior to July 17, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 12,200 cfs June 6 (gage height, 10.95 ft in gage 

well, 11.8 ft from outside gage, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 

250 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of peak flow; no flow for parts of 

Apr. 28, May 13.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 6, 1951; no flow at times each year.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

2.0

2.0

2.C

2.0

2.0

2.C

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

1.7

i.e

1.6

l.C

l.c

l.C

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

*1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

Iti

52.3

1.69

Ac-ftj 104

Nov.

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.9

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.0

2.C

2.0

-

59.6

1.99

118

Dec.

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

a2.0

*.2.0

**2.2

2.2

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.2

2.2

2.1

1.4

2.C

2.6

2.2

2 ^

64.5

2.08

128

Jan.

2.4

2.8

2.1

2.2

2.4

2.4

1.8

2.1

2.4

2.2

**2.4

2.4

2.4

2.6

2.9

3.0

370

3.0

3.0

2.1

2.4

3.0

2.6

3.0

3.0

3.0

1.6

1.5

1.0

T72

1.0

72.8

2.35

144

Feb.

1.0

1,0

1.4

2.1

2.4

2.6

2.2

2.6

2.6

2.4

2.4

2.0

.6

.9

**1.4

2.1

2.1

2.1

a2.2

2.4

a2.5

a2.5

2.4

32.0

al.5

al.5

al.8

S2.7

_

-

-

55.4

1.98

110

Mar.

a2.7

2T4

al.5

al.2

al.l

1.0

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.O

al.O

al.O

1.0

al.l

**1.8

2.1

2.0

1.2

1.4

1.8

2.C

1.8

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.5

.9

1.5

1.5

44.1

1.42

87

Apr.

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

5.4

2.6

2.0

1.6

1.6

2.4

2.2

**1.5

2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.6

.5

.4

.4

-

39.4

1.31

78

May

~7e 0.4

.6

.6

.7

.6

*.9

1.0

.7

.5

.4

.5

.4

.6

36

3.8

2.0

2.1

1.4

.9

140

123

47

90

122

37

31

26

23

22

20

735.7

23.7

1,460

June

20

19

18

17

349

*1,720

46

24

629

1,070

922

729

689

*317

136

86

88

256

51

37

65

378

78

56

423

257

161

84

62

48

-

8,837

295

17,530

July

39

31

26

24

22

20

20

18

16

17

26

27

26

50

32

27

*22

18

17

1S_

24

1.690

436

1,270

294

155

104

72

51

41

34

4,664

150

9,250

Aug.

29

24

22

20

18

17

32

~42 116

24

44

57

27

20

16

*14

13

12

10

9.9

9.3

9.4

9.0

8.6

8.2

8.2

7.8

7.0

6.6

6.2

5.8

653.6

21,1

1,300

Sept.

5.4

5.0

5.4

5.8

5.4

5.4

7.0

ST¥

5.C

4.4

3.9

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.6

3.6

3.3

3.0

**2.5

2.2

2.2

2.8

2.5

2.0

2.5

1.9

1.8

TTs

1.9

1.8

-

107.8

3.59

214

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,330 Mln 0 Mean 6.64 Ac-ft 4,810

Water year 1950-51: Max 1,720 Mln 0.4 Mean 42.2 . Ac-ft 30,520

- May 14 (12 p.m.) 114 cfs (5.58 ft); May 21 (9 p.m.) 1,210 ofs

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

'* Field estimate made on this day. 

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, 

and records for nearby stations.

^.-corded range in stage,
332 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near Scott City, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47' , long. 100°52', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 14 S., R. 32 W., near left bank 

on downstream side of highway bridge, l£ mil es upstream from mouth, 5 miles downstream from Chalk Creek, and 23 miles northeast of Scott City.

Drainage area. 1,460 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April to September 1951. 

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 8,650 cfs June 11 (gage height, 12.32 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and flow over road determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 3.0 cfs Apr. 21. 

Maximum stage known, 16.1 ft Aug. 6, 1933, caused by dam failure at Scott City.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, Apr. 1 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 10-30)

2.1 3.0 4.5 240 9.0

2.2 7.5 6.0 545 10.0

2.6 32 7.0 810 11.0

3.4 98 8.0 1,300 12.0

in feet

2,100

3,400

5,260

7,700

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year April to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr.

7.0

6.5

*6.6

6.2

16

8.0

11

8.0

26

12

13 

15

12

15

12

11

11

8.0

7.0

10.0

3.0

97?

10

11

5.2

8.6

32

16

23

15

-

354.3

11.8

703

May

19

19

1711

8.6

8.0

6.6

*9.2

6.6

4.8

5.7 

5.2

12

35

846

695

570

585

400

267

219

232

171

122

93

69

48

43

40

37

33

4,647.7

150

9,220

June

225

645

290

154

93

394

123

296

328

3,000

*6,200 

*2,660

2,050

*980

420

225

157

144

10S

119

831

1,480

1,080

735

420

258

152

130

1,100

1,540

-

26,335

878

52,230

July

980

395

350

180

128

90

78

69

68

61

69 

60

54

52

49

47

43

40

38

37

36

80

77

56

42

35

37

38

31

31

_28

3,679

119

7,300

Aug.

26

23

24

23

23

21

28

39

142

142

66 

41

39

37

32

31

28

28

28

26

25

26

27

25

24

23

23

23

21

20

11

1,103

35.6

2,190

Sept.

20

20

20

28

24

21

24

24

21

21

20 

16

13

10

8.6

8.0

9.2

7.5

9.2

8.0

9.7

8.6

8.0

IT"6.6

12

11

9.7

9.2

7.5

-

425.8

14.2

845

Calendar year : Max Mln Mean Ao-ft

Water year : Max Mln Mean Ac-ft

u I. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 333

Smoky Hill River aj; Elkader, Kans.

Location.--La t 38°48', long. 100°51', in sec. 34,, T. 14 S., R. 32 W. , near center of span 

on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 83 at Elkader, 0.1 mile downstream from 

Ladder Creek and 24 miles north of Scott City.

Drainage area.--3.555 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder (high water only) and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum 

of gages is 2,624.62 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge.--12 years, 60.5 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,700 cfs June 11 (gage height, 8.79 ft); min - 

imum daily, 12 cfs Feb. 1.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1951; no flow at times most years. 

Maximum stage known, 13.2 ft May 30, 1938, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair above 300 cfs and poor below.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 6-10, July 29, Aug. 12 to Sept. 30)

Oct 1 to Ju

0.7

.9

1.1

1.4

1.8 164

2.4 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0

342

600.

920

1,330

0.8 

1.0 

1.4 

1.8 

2.2

73

136

255

2.6 

3.0 

3.5 

4.0 

4.5

6 to Sept. 30

425

645

1,050

1,800

2,800

5.0 

6.0 

7.0 

8.0

4,000

7,100

11,100

15, 400

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

a35

a32

a30

a28

a26

25

24

24

24

23

23

22

22

22

22

22

22

21

21

20

20

20

21

21

*21

21

22

22

21

20

20

717

23.1

1,420

Nov.

20

20

19

19

20

20

22

21

22

22

22

22

22

20

21

21

22

22

22

21

20

21

20

19

18

18

19

19

19

20

-

613

20.4

1,220

Dec.

21

20

21

21

20

20

19

20

20

19

19

*22

18

*22

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

18

17

17

li

16

17

18

17

17

17

578

18.6

1,150

Jan.

17

18

18

17

17

17

18

18

18

18

*19

16

17

16

16

15

16

16

16

15

20

22

25251

24

24

23

21

18

IS

li

570

18.4

1,130

Feb.

12

13

14

15

16

16

17

18

20

25

30

25

20

18

*21

23

84

86

28

29

89

28

26

24

24

85

27

32

_

_

-

625

22.3

1,240

Mar.

30

29

23

23

22

22

22

22

23

24

24

25

23

22

*25

23

22

22

21

20

20

20

19

20

20

20

20

19

19

18

18

680

21.9

1,350

Apr.

19

20

22

22

25

27

27

26

25

25

25

*26

25

26

24

23

22

21

18

18

18

18

19

18

17.

27

27

27

27

26

-

690

23.0

1,370

May

26

26

23

18

!§

16

16

*18

17

17

17

17

22

*1,090

1.210

673

459

543

656

418

387

600

430

318

252

223

188

149

138

128

118

8,229

265

16,320

June

188

472

201

169

160

4,030

*1,350

869

664

8,300

*15,700

*7,560

4,560

*2,030

1,100

738

574

530

568

554

4,990

4,090

2,580

1,600

990

980

766

658

3,140

4,200

-

72,311

2,410

143,400

July

2.110

1,060

788

609

460

366

287

234

174

151

169

156

151

149

145

145

*136

136

134

132

126

1,090

1,970

1,320

896

645

546

425

319

a280

a270

15,579

503

30,900

Aug.

a240

a220

a200

a!70

a!40

a!50

a200

a350

480

450

303

248

174

145

126

*100

80

73

69

67

66

62

56

53

49

45

41

37

35

34

33

4,496

145

8,920

Sept.

33

33

44

44

44

41

40

38

35

33

32

28

27

24

20

19

19

18

*18

16

16

16

15

16

16

18

17

18

17

17

-

772

25.7

1,530

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,310 Min 1 Mean 89.8 Ac-ft 65,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,700 Min 12 Mean 290 Ac-ft 210,000

Peak discharge (base. 200 . 

(3.87 ft); May 22 (12 m.) 913 

cfs (7.81 ft); June 11 (5 a.m.; j.= 

(5 a.m.) 9,800 cfs (6.69 ft); June 

ft); Aug. 9 (7 a.m.) 597 cfs (2.92 ft)

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Jan. 28 to Feb. 21. Discharge for most days below 

)0 cfs comoutert from once-dai Iv wi re-we1 ffht craere read-incrR.

i^uutr . --ouaKtr ~q±acriai'^e iej.d.uiun aiiecueQ oy ice Jan. £o u 

300 cfs computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
334 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Hackberry Creek near Gove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°57', long. 100°29', in sec. 1, T. 13 S., R. 29 W., near center of stream 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 23, half a mile south of Gove.

Drainage area. 426 sq mi.

Records available. December 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder (high water only) and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum 

of gage is 2,592.72 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 3, 1948, 

wire-weight gage (only) at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 18,200 cfs June 7 (gage height, 19.0 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,200 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum observed, 0.6 cfs Mar. 24.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 7, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct 24-28)

Oct. 1 to June 6 June 7 to Sept. 30

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

3.9

0.4 

1.4

3.0

e.z

16

38

4.5

5.5

9.0 

10.0

216

506

1,1ZO

1,550

2.9

3.0

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

1.2 

4.0

90

4.5

6.0 8.01

11.0

13.0

15.0

165

496

1,140

2,540

4,010

6,420

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

ZO

Zl

zz

Z3

Z4

Z5

Z6

Z7

Z8

Z9

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

3.7

3.7

3.7

4.4

47?

4.Z

3.9

4.Z

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.7

3.2

Z.8

Z.4

2.5

Z.Z

Z.Z

Z.O

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.9

*2.0

1.6

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.7

1.7

85.1

2.75

169

Nov.

1.4

1.2

173

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.6

1.7

Z.2

Z.4

Z .4

Z.4

Z.O

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.9

Z.O

Z.O

2.2

Z.O

Z.O

2.4

Z.Z

Z.5 275"

-

54.3

1.81

108

Dec.

Z.4

2.4

2.4

Z.5

b2.5

b2.5

bZ .5

bZ.5

bZ.5

b2.5

2.5

Z.5

*2.5

Z.4

Z.3

Z.5

Z.5

2.7

3.Z

zTe

Z.5

2.Z

2.0

Z.O

1.9

2.Z

2.7

Z.4

1.9 T79

2.0

74.3

2.40

147

Jan.

2.4

270- 2.5

2.0

bZ.O

b2.0

b2.0

bZ.O

2.0

2.0

Z.O

*2.0

2.Z

Z.Z

Z.4

2.4

Z.4

Z.4

2.4

bZ.Z

b2.Z

Z.4

Z.4

2.4

Z.4

2.4

bl.6

bl.2

bl.O

bl.O

b_._9

63.4

Z.05

1Z6

Feb.

bO.8

b.9

bl.Z

bl.6

b2.0

bZ.O

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

bZ.O

bZ.O

bl.5

b.7

bTS

bl.Z

b2.0

2.5

3.9 *57z

2.5

2.7

3.0

Z.8

2.5

2.8

Z.5

Z.5

2.4

_

_

-

57.0

2.04

113

Mar.

2.2

2.4 270-

2.0

2.2

2 .2

2.4

2.2

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.7

1.9

1.9

1.6

1.3

2.2

2.2

1.9

1.9

1.0

.8

.9

.6 78-

*1.4

1.4

1.9

Z.Z

2.4

1.9

54.0

1.74

107

Apr.

2.5

2.8

2.0

2.7

2.8

2.8

3.5

2.8

2.8

3.2

3.5

3.7

4.2

4.4

4.8

5.1 472"

3.5

2.8

2.7

2.8

2.4

1.7

1.4

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.6

1.7

2.0

-

84.5

Z.82

168

May

1,9

1.9

1.7

1.4

1.3

.9

79

*2.4

5.2

1.7

1.4

2.6

18

255

*882

513

122

85

1,180

187

84

62

601

123

52

38

60

29

22

17

15

4,368.3

141

8,660

June

15

13

4.8

2.7

4.4

1,060

*6,300

 808

589

1,110

3,640

2,130

735

236

174

132

110

350

155

95

887

2,760

1,300

337

137

114

757

519

170

110

-

24,754.9

825

49,100

July

95

87

86

78

57

51

50

42

404Q800

260

81

62

66

65

66

76

81

80

84

153

*991

344

174

145

135

135

130

130

125

4,809

155

9,540

Aug.

100

80

60

50

40

35

100

300

200

70

50

80

50

30

20

17

15

14

13

12

11

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.4

*S74

6.8

1,426.1

46.0

2,830

Sept.

6.5

6.0

10

12

IT

12

12

11

8.0

9.0

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

7.6

7.6

8.0

8.0

7.2

6.8

7.2

6.0

6.0

5.2

5.2

5.6

4.4

4.4

4.4

5.3

-

228.9

7.63

454

Calendar year 1950 : Max 3,710 Min 0 Mean 48.5 Ac-ft 35,140

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,300 Mln 0.6 Mean 98.8 Ac-ft 71,5ZO

.) 2,180 cfs (11.12 ft); May 19

1,820 cfs (9.61 ft); Aug. 8 time and" dl 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge Stage-discharge relation relation affected affected by Ice.

Note.--Discharge for days below 20 cfs and for June 8, 9, 13-16, 23, 26, June 29 to July 10, July 

13-22, 24, 25 computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings. Doubtful or no gage-height record 

Dec. 11-15, Jan. 2-4, 9.19, 2Z-Z&, June 17-20, July 11, 12, July 26 to Aug. 29, Sept. 1, 2; discharge estimated on basis of 2 discharge measurements, weather records, and records for nearby stations.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 335

Smoky Hill River near Arnold, Kans. 

(Formerly published as Smoky Hill River near Ransom)

Location. Lat 38°48', long. 100°01',.on line between sees. 29 and 30, T. 14 S., R. 24 

W., on right bank near downstream side of highway bridge 7 miles upstream from headwaters of Cedar Bluff Reservoir and 12 miles north of Arnold. Prior to June 26, 1951, 

at site 7 miles downstream.

Drainage areaT--5,220 sq mi, approximately (prior to June 26, 5,370 sq mi, approximately).

Records available.--February 1950 to September 1951. Prior to October 1950, published 

as "near Ransom".

_.--Staff gage. Altitude of gage is 2,160 ft (estimated). Prior to June 26, 1951, 

water-stage recorder at site 7 miles downstream at datum 2,139.26 ft above mean sea 

level (levels by Bureau of Reclamation).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,800 ofs June 11 (gage height, 12.57 ft,-site 

and datum then in use); minimum daily, 15 cfs Feb. 2. J

1950-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 11, 1951; minimum, 6 cfs June 14-16, 1950.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect and those after June 22, 

which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9.

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

187

*1,340 ~213

122

92

80

67

61

61

59

59

53

51

51

51

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

47

*49

45

45

45

44

44

44

44

3,283

106

6,510

Nov.

44

44

44

44

44

44

*44

44

b44

b44

44

44

42

42

42

42

42

42

*42

b42

45

44

b30

b30

42

49

47

47

47

44

-

1,289

43.0

2,560

Dec.

44

44

b35

b4O

b40

b45

b45

b50

53

51

47

47

55

*57

55

b50

b45

b42

44

b40

b42

b45

b37

37

37

b30

b25

b22

b30

b45

b40

1,319

42.5

2,620

Jan.

b35

b20

*24

24

23

b20

b20

b20

b25

b25

b25

b25

b30

b30

34

39

b40

49

49

b30

b25

b30

b30

b35

b35

b35

b30

b27

b23

b20

big

895

28.9

1,780

Feb.

b!6

b!5

b!6

b!7

*b!8

b20

b25

b35

b50

b60

72

82

b65

b60

b60

b65

b65

74

*72

65

63

57

53

55

57

57

55

82

-

-

1,431

51.1

2,840

Mar.

*90

70

b55

b50

45

42

42

b25

b25

b35

b35

b25

b25

*b25

b30

47

b45

b35

b40

b35

36

34

31

31

31

*31

31

49

44

37

31

1,207

38.9

2,390

Apr.

30

*30

30

31

39

37

36

36

36

42

47

49

44

42

39

36

*34

34

31

49

80

4T

36

31

*33

31

31

55

57

47

-

1,194

39.8

2,370

May

41

37

41

36

34

33

*31

29

270

95

57

44

42

53

614

1,480

1,290

988

1,480

1,350

1,230

4,720

1,440

1,050

919

478

340

*295

262

226

222

19,227

620

38,140

June

579

2,710

789

503

318

4,810

7,140

*6,620

2,340

3,470

13,700

*gL4.200

g8, 500

*g5,040

*g3,080

g2,050

gl,430

gl,230

gl.OZO

g936

*g9,370

*glO,400

*c8,300

*c3,800

*c2,800

1,400

1,800

2,900

*3, 300

5,400

-

129,935

4,331

257,700

July

5,800

2,300

1,300

1,100

1,000

9OO

700

600

5OO

*380

1,300

1,000

900

800

500

400

300

250

212

210

600

2,100

1,200

g2,020

g2,340

gl,040

g612

g482

g404

g345

*g315

29,910

965

59,330

Aug.

271

248

226

194

161

140

182

g613

g944

Kl.270

gl,200

g521

g350

*g271

226

222

204

182

140

121

103

103

92

169

121

121

103

92

86

55

69

8,800

284

17,450

Sept.

69

55

69

140

182

129

121

212

*g!40

g!03

g89

89

75

92

114

96

66

*58

52

40

52

42

42

32

44

44

44

44

46

44

-

2,425

80.8

4,810

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,200 Mln 15 Mean 550 Ac-ft 398,500

Peak discharge (base. 1.800 cfs). Oct. 2 (2 a.m.) 3,650 cfs (7.1O ft); May 16 (6:30 p.m.) 1,860 

cfs (5.96 ft); May 19 (7 a.m.) 2,000 cfs (6.09 ft); May 22 (2:30 a.m.) .. 8,410 cfs (8.94 ft); June 2

.. (9.58 ft); June 11 (9 p.m.) 23,800 cfs 

.m.) 14,300 cfs (10.54 ft); June 30 (time 

own); July 25 (8 a.m.) 2,50O cfs (5.8 ft).

. ..

ime and discharge unknown); July 22

. .. , .

1:30 a.m.) 5,720 cfs (7.97 ft); June 8 (3 a.m.) 10,700 

12.57 ft); June 22 (5 a.m.) 14,300 cfs (10.54 ft); June 30 

time and discharge unknown); July 25 (8 a. 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from Cedar Bluff Reservoir; discharge estimated on basis of 3 discharge measurements 

and gage height records.

g Computed from staff -gage readings.

Note. --Ho gage-height record June 25 to July 18, July 20-23; discharge estimated on basis of 

5 discharge measurements, records of change in contents of Cedar Bluff Reservoir, and records for 

station near Ellis.
336 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Bills, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°47', long. 99°43', in SW£ sec. 36, T. 14 S., R. 22 W., in controlhouse structure of outlet works conduit at dam on Smoky Hill River, 18 miles southwest 

of Ellis.

Drainage area.--5,300 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--November 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Mercury column gage. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during period, 269,400 acre-ft July 2 (elevation, 2,154.90

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by compacted earth-fill dam; storage began Nov. 13, 1950; 

dam was completed in 1951.

Total capacity, 870,380 acre-ft, consisting of the following: dead storage, 8,261 

acre-ft below elevation 2,090.00 ft (sill of trashrack structure); irrigation pool, 

176,829 acre-ft between elevations 2,090,00 and 2,144.00 ft (sill of non-gated orifice 

in spillway); flood-control, pool, 191,860 acre-ft between elevations 2,144.00 and 

2,166.00 ft (crest of uncontrolled spillway); and uncontrolled storage, 493,430 acreft between elevations 2,166.00 and 2,200 ft. Reservoir is used to store water for 

flood-control, irrigation, and recreation.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Bureau of Reclamation.

Monthly elevation and contents, November 195O to September 1951

Date

Nov. 13. ......

Nov. 30.......

May 31 .......

Sept. 30. ......

The period. .

Elevation 

(feet)t

2,143.25

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

9 209

33^165

179,985

-

Change in contents 

dur ng month 

(ac e-feet)

1,885

+23,956

-36,390

+179,985

t Elevation at B a.m. 

* Closure made at 9 a.m.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Smoky Hill River near Ellis, Kans.

337

Location.--Lat 38°46', long. 99°34', on line between sees. 4 and 5, T. 15 S., R. 20 W., on 

downstream end of first pier from right abutment of highway bridge 11.5 miles south of 

Ellis.

Drainage area.--5.630 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--December 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,992.73 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to June 20, 1942, wire-weight gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--9 years (1942-51), 135 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 9,290 cfs May 21 (gage height, 9.83 ft); minimum daily, 1.1 cfs Jan. 29.

1941-51: Maximum discharge, 11,100 cfs July 31, 1950; maximum gage height, 10.70 ft 

May 2, 1944; no flow at times during 1943, 1946.

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

which are poor. Flow regulated since November 1950 by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control-method used Oct. 1, Dec. 9-25, Jan. 31 to

Mar. 15, July 10-15)

1.6

1.7

1.8

1.9

Oct. 1 to Aug. 23'

2.1 

'2.4 

3.0 

3.5

28

65

188

338

4.0 

5.0 

6.0 

7.0

535

1,200

2,300

3,640

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Aug. 24 to Sept.

47 4.0

70 4.5

110 5.0

215

30

470

770

1,180

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

106

*1,440 

1,460

1,090

444

211

162

138

120

106

96

95

95

89

87

87

84

79

79

79

80

80

80

80 

79

77

75

70

70

68

67_

6,973

225

13,830

Nov.

64

65 

65

64

64

61

59

*59

58

12.

59

65

64

31

18

13

12

10

*8.5

8.0

7.5

7.5

7.0

6.6 

5.8

a5.5

a5.5

a5.5

a5.0

a5.0

-

985.4

32.8

1,950

Dec.

a5.5

a6.0 

a6.0

a5.5

a3.0

a5.0

a8.0

a!5

23

24

19

14

8.0

*6.2

6.2

7.0

7.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5 

8.5

5.0

6.0

7.0

8.0

7.0

5.0

273.4

8.82

542

Jan.

4.0

3.3 

*3.3

3.3

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.0

475

4.0

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0

4.0 

3.0

3.0

2.5

1.2

ITS" 1.1

1.5

104.5

3.37

207

Feb.

1.5

T75 

1.8

1.8 "1.8

1.8

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.1

2.4

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.4

374

3.4

*3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.0 

3.4

3.0

2.7

2.4

-

-

73.8

2.64

146

Mar.

*2.4

274 

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.4

4.6

7.5

15

12

13

24

*32

26

16

15

19

31

26

28

33

32

30

24 

24

24

32

*47

42

41

39

652.1

21.0

1,290

Apr.

37

*35 

42

42

46

46

44

41

38

*42

41

41

39

38

37

37

38

30

27

3tJ

46

37

38

36 

*36

34

36

35

36

38

-

1,143

38.1

2,270

May

37

36 

35

35

35

33

32

30

*45

68

89

86

74

89

87

311

474

494

499

504

922

2,740

737

678 

651

610

590

*586

576

563

568

12,314

397

24,420

June

794

1,310 

651

625

628

2,950

1,420

838

752

841

1,010

763

*630

684

646

635

620

541

283

SI

1,140

2,210

855

1,050 

1,180

1,220

1,360

1,340

1,490

1,620

-

30,173

1,006

59,850

July

1,810

*1,920 

1,920

1,880

1,840

1,800

1,740

1,690

1,630

1,580

1,540

1,500

*1,430

1,370

1,310

1,170

1,100

1,040

990

939

904

1,220

960

975 

1,050

1,120

1,130

1,090

1,070

1,040

*1,000

41,758

1,347

82,830

Aug.

953

918 

876

834

807

774

762

814

1,020

807

890

814

781

*774

755

725

707

678

656

634

607

590

590

1,060 

578

542

500

476

458

434

404

22,218

717

44,070

Sept.

386

374 

362

*386

374

340

380

686

882

770

847

868

861

903

882

833

674

*868

847

826

903

875

847

826 

847

918

515

625

70

52

-

20,230

674

40,130

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,960 Min 3.0 Mean 302 Ac-ft 218,700

Water year 195.0-51: Max 2,950 Min l.l Mean 375 Ac-ft 271,500

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 26 to Jan. 30, Mar. 13.
338 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Creek near Hays, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°51', long. 99°19' , in SW£ sec. 10, T. 14 S., R. 18 W., on left bank at 

downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile upstream from Custer Island Park dam, 

3 miles southeast of Hays, and 25 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--594 sq. mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951.

Gage. --rtater-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,950 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

To Nov. 20, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 83,9 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,900 cfs May 22 (gage height, 21.46 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 7,400 cfs on basis of logarithmic plotting of main-channel 

flow and slope-area determination of overflow; minimum, 0.9 cfs Jan. 27.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 22, 1951; no flow at times in 1946, 1948 

1950.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in fee

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 29 to Dec. 26,

Feb. 5-23)

5.1

5.2

5.3

5.4

1.0

9.0

23

43

6.0

9.0

13.0

15.0

175

815

1,730

2,700

18.0

19.0

19.5

20.0

3,600

4,580

5,980

8,350

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

0

1

2

3

4

>5

6

7

8

9

>0

1

ota]

lean

Lc-ft

Oct.

32

1,270

1,410

146

74

48

35

31

31

29

27

25

23

23

22

15

19

*19

19

20

20

20

20

20

22

23

20

20

20

17

17

3,537

114

7,020

Nov.

15

15

13

12

10

10

10

*12

10

9.0

10

10

12

12

13

13

16

16

13

*12

12

12

12

8.2

10

12

13

13

15

15

-

365.2

12.2

724

Dec.

13

13

9.0

12

5.8

3.4

5.0

4.2

5.8

6.6

7.4

9.0

9.0

10

*13

13

12

12

12

12

9.0

8.2

8.2

8.2

9.0

9.0

7 .4

7 .4

10

8.2

10

281.8

9.09

559

Jan.

10

10

8.2

12

10

7 .4

7.4

8.2

*8.2

9.0

8.2

8.2

9.0

9.0

10

12

13

13

15

9.0

8.2

10

9.0

9.0

12

10

7.4

5.0

b4.5

b4.5

b4.0

280.4

9.05

556

Feb.

b4.0

b4.0

b4.5

5.0

6.6

7.4

7.4

6.6

6.6

9.0

13

12

2.6

6.6

8.2

7.4

7.4

12

15

*15

15

12

9.0

13

13

13

12

8.2

_

_

-

255.5

9.12

507

Mar.

7.4

12

19

13

10

10

10

10

10

12

7.4

5.8

*9 s'.o.0

10

10

10

10

10

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

10

10

8.2

9.0

27

29

20

16

359.8

11.6

714

Apr.

15

12

10

12

17

16

15

12

10

15

10

10

9.0

9.0

8.2

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

19

16

7.4

7.4

*27

25

22

17

16

12

15

-

400.0

13.3

793

May

11

14

13

13

11

10

9.0

9.0

*15

14

23

17

11

45

31

17

15

15

15

31

190

*7.580

1,610

1,130

414

219

146

114

94

78

69

11,783.0

380

23,370

June

90

*1,590

205

183

103

1,350

1,660

1,770

*2,920

647

474

626

1,130

3,480

1,080

346

236

207

162

207

1,800

*5, 550

7,920

5,700

1,330

592

2,660

4,420

4,460

1,250

-

54,148

1,805

107,400

July

563

401

328

295

229

291

242

205

179

164

332

*495

470

359

240

198

171

150

137

122

114

1,740

1,060

337

240

247

167

139

125

103

85

9,928

320

19,690

Aug.

80

75

*70

67

74

72

74

74

78

72

76

78

135

94

67

67

65

57

53

48

43

43

43

45

41

43

55

43

31

35

33

1,931

62.3

3,830

Sept.

31

33

525

762

6ST

306

173

135

110

99

76

60

53

45

50

45

43

39

37

35

*33

35

37

35

35

35

35

31

29

29

-

3,682

123

7,300

alendar year 1950: Max 1,480 Min 0 Mean 53.6 Ac-ft 38,820

later year 1950-51: Max 7,920 Mln 2.6 Mean 238 Ac-ft 172,500

Peak discharge (base, 700 cfs). --Oct. 3 (l a.m.) 3,110 cfs (17.03 ft); May 22 (4 a.m.) 19,900 cfs

21.46 ft); May 24 (8 a.m.) 1,570 cfs (12.38 ft); June 2 (10 a.m.) 2,850 cfs (16.38 ft); June 6

5 p.m.) 2,200 cfs (14.61 ft); June 9 (3 a.m.) 4.550 cfs (18.98 ft): June 14 (12 m.) 4,800 cfs

19.11 ft); June 23 (3 a.m.) 9,010 cfs (20.12 ft); June 28 (12 p.m.) 6,180 cfs (19.55 ft); July 22

9 p.m.) 2,520 cfs (15.50 ft); Sept. 5 (3 a.m.) 1,140 cfs (10.48 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. '
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 339

Smoky Hill River near Russell, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°47', long. 98°51', In NW^- sec. 2, T. 15 S., R. 14 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, a quarter of a mile upstream from Landon 

Creek and 7.7 miles south of Russell.

Drainage area. 6,965 sq mi.

Records available . October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,689.74 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Sept. 11, 1940, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.-

Average discharge. 11 years (1940-51), 290 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 39,500 cfs May 23 (gage height, 23.26 ft); minimum, 2.8 cfs Mar. 11 (gage height, 1.93 ft), result of freezeup.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of May 23, 1951; no flow at times during 1940-43.

Flood of May 30, 1938, reached a stage of 30.3 ft (discharge not determined), from 

information by local resident.

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

lated since November 1950 by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 336).

Flow reguating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1. to Aug. 9 Aug. 10 to Sept. 30

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

3.3 

4.0

57

123

205

525

5.0

8.0

13.0

16.0

19.0

1,100

2,770

7,300

11,600

18,200

3.9 

7.0 

11.0

465

2,110

5,280

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22 

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1S2

1,160

2,800

5,660

1,700

1,030

617

450

360

301

261

233

209

192

179

165

157

149

*144

141

137 

128

121 

121

119

119

119

115

113

111

TTl

15,384

496

30,510

Nov.

107

105

103

103

101

101

101

*101

94

88

89

86

88

89

88

82

72

68

65

61

*56 

56 

52

b50

b52

54

52

48

48

£7

-

2,307

76.9

4,580

Dec.

47

48

43

45

21

b!7

78

43

48

50

58

63

54

47

*44

40

40

40

42

39

38 

38 

37 

38

36

25

b25

b35

*43

38

34

1,254

40.5

2,490

Jan.

30

b30

b30

b30

b30

b29

b29

b28

b27

b26

*b26

b27

b28

b30

b32

b35

38

77

37

25

b27 

b35 

38 

30 *30

28

25

b!7

b!5

bT8

b20

887

28.6

1,760

Feb.

b22

b?4

b25

b25

b25

b22

b22

b22

*b23

b35

b40

b30

b28

b29

b30

b33

b35

43

50

52

*44 

42 

38 

40

50

56

52

50

-

-

-

987

35.2

1,960

Mar.

47

48

47

38

34

37

36

31

33

37

16

bT5

b30

38

50

48

52

45

50

49

*53 

50 

50 

49

48

44

44

52

61

63

71

1,370

44.2

2,720

Apr.

74

67

63

*61

68

72

72

72

71

72

72

70

65

64

60

58

56

*53

50

54

1,510 

1,000 

325 

195

160

139

128

117

109

119

5,096

170

10,110

May

205

139

111

105

101

93

88

86

85

*100

91

91

93

105

744

635

435

560

635

641

971 

* 15, 900 

14,700 

4,710

2,520

1,720

1,240

1,010

881

809

*743

50,350

1,624

99,870

June

701

2/570

4,560

2,430

1,280

4,650

10,800

5,740

3,330

3,810

2,230

3,210

2,070

5,280

6,430

2,700

1,520

*1,260

1,130

845

1,540 

9,080 

15,700 

10,300

6,900

3,260

2,490

4,480

6,110

5,730

132,436

4,415

262,700

July

3,660

2,830

2,470

2,330

2,240

2,140

2,070

2,040

1,940

1,880

2,440

5.670

4,690

2,710

2,090

1,820

1,680

*1,580

1,500

1,430

1,560 

1,450 

3,040 

2,610

1,740

1,580

1,590

1,500

1,440

1,400

1,730

68,650

2,215

136,200

Aug.

1,420

1,320

,250

,190

,140

,100

* ,100

,200

2,240

1,680

1,320

1,230

1,340

1,170

1,120

1,010

940

895

850

815

*780 

760 

740 

4,810

4,470

2,540

1,090

850

755

681

§36.

42,242

1,365

85,790

Sept.

604

705

2,550

3,870

5.100

2,350

1,440

1,690

2,310

2,660

,830

,590

,240

,150

,170

,180

,100

990

* ,030

,060

,020 

,090 

,090 

,060

,040

,050

,080

,070

962

483

-

45,564

1,519

90,370

Calendar year 1950; Max 10,200 Mln 16 Mean 449 Ac-ft 325,200

Water year 1950-51; Max 15,900 Mln 15 Mean 1,004 Ac-ft 727,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
340 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°44', long. 98°14', in SE£ see. 20, T. 15 S., R. 8 W., on downstream side 

of right pier of bridge on State Highway 14 in Ellsworth, 2 miles downstream from Turkey 

Creek.

Drainage area. 7,580 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1895 to October 1905, July 1918 to July 1925, August 1928 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,510 ft (from topographic map). April 

1895 to Oct. 31, 1905, staff gage at same site at datum 1.61 ft higher. July 23, 1918, 

to July 4, 1925, and Aug. 1, 1928, t. Nov. 29, 1939, chain or wire-weight gages at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--38 years (1895-1904, 1918-24, 1928-51), 252 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 30,000 cfs May 23 (gage height, 24.12 ft); minimum daily, 20 cfs Jan. 28, 29; minimum gage height observed, 0.79 ft Jan. 22 (result 

of freezeup).

1895-1905, 1918-25, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 61,000 cfs June 1, 1938 (gage height, 

27.2 ft, from floodmarks); minimum observed, 1.5 cfs Jan. 26, 1937 (result of freezeup) .

Flood in August 1927 reached a stage of 25.7 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 44,800 

cfs).

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir 

since November 1950 (see p. 336).

Revisions (water years). W 796-B: 1903. W 806: Drainage area. W 1176: 1923.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Mar. 28 to Apr. 21)

Oct. 1 to Apr. 21 Apr. 22 to Sept. 30

1.0 

1.4

278

585

1,340

3,330

1.9 

3.0 

5.0 

8.0 

11.0

211

510

1,260

2,730

4,660

15.0

19.0

21.0

22.0

8,000

12,500

17,500

21,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

213

5,500 

2,660

5,090

2,890

1,550

1,010

700

560

480

422

375

340

318

294

270

255

237

230

216

209

199 

195

195 

188

186

181

177

175

168

164

21,447

692

42,540

Nov.

15S- 158

154

152

150

148

146

144

144

138

136

134

132

132

138

136

128

118

114

104

98

98 

95

b75 

b65_

b80

b90

95

91

87

-

3,656

121

7,210

Dec.

87

84 

82

86

b80

b70

b50

b615

b70

b75

b80

b80

b85

b90

F7

82

80

79

72

74

71

71 

69

69 

69

71

b60

b65

b68

b70

b75

2,511

74.5

4,580

Jan.

76

b75 

b40

b46

b55

b40

b42

b44

b46

b48

b50

b52

b54

b56

b60

b65

79 Ti

66

61

b30

b50 

b50

b60

61

60

b55

b20 b2~5

b25

b50

1,568

50.6

5,110

Feb.

b35

b"35 

b35

b40

b40

b35

b35

b55

b55

b50

b70

87

b55

b40

b45

b50

b55

b60

b60

87

96

TO 

74

66

76

96

86

84

_

_

-

1,642

58.6

5,260

Mar.

77

71 

72

76

71

56

56

53

56

52

61

b50

b55

b55

64

63

64

68

69

64

64

66 

69

71 

71

71

71

77

89

87

89

2,075

66.9

4,110

Apr.

89

91 

91

86

84

95

10O

100

98

95

98

96

96

95

91

87

86

84

80

19

104

1.220 

777

393

268

268

351

410

265

221

6,074

202

12,050

May

666

410 

285

194

154

158

124

115

T65

833

390

206

154

152

595

1,180

1,390

924

762

728

5,010

4,740 

15,600

18,100 

4,440

2,800

1,900

1,480

1,260

1,140

1,070

65,105

2,100

129,100

June

4,450" 996

4,740

4,300

2,270

4,820

18,300

15,500

5,930

3,980

3,780

2,860

3,400

5,610

7,470

6,030

3,630

1,790

1,520

1,320

9,950

6,980 

11,800

19,200 

12,500

7,050

4,180

4,190

7,250

7,520

-

188,086

6,270

373,100

July

5,720

3,870 

5,380

2,950

2,680

2,540

2,400

2,530

2,240

2,130

7,400

11,600

11,100

5,330

3,110

2,500

2,090

1,870

1,740

1,630

1,540

1,490 

1,780

3,480 

2,460

1,820

1,690

1,660

1,540

1,480

2,050

99,600

3,215

197,600

Aug.

1,770

1,410 

1,280

1,210

1,160

1,100

1,120

1,100

1,660

2,530

1,630

1,420

1,450

1,580

1,320

1,200

1,090

1,020

1,000

940

892

860 

837

"556 

5 ,7 50

4,030

2,200

1,500

1,060

956

996

46,807

1,510

92,840

Sept.

1,590

1,070 

3,290

7,520

7,406

5,190

2,500

2,220

3,140

5,520

2,520

2,330

,750

,440

,380

,400

,350

,250

,120

,190

1,160

1,140 

1,200

1,170 

1,150

1,140

1,130

1,140

1,130

996

-

64,326

2,144

127,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,890 Mln 19 Mean 589 Ac-I't 426,600

Water year 195O-51: Max 19,200 Mln 20 Mean 1,377 Ac-ft 997,100

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1, Oct. 7 to Mar. 21, Aug. 

18-24, 29-31, Sept. 2, 7, 9, 10, 18-30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 341

Kanopolis Reserve!" near Kanopolis, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37', long. 97°58', in NE£ sec. 3, T. 17 S., R. 6 W., in shaft of control tower at dam on Smoky Hill River, 12 miles southeast of Kanopolis, 25 miles southwest of Salina, and 207.8 miles upstream from mouth of Smoky Hill River.

Drainage area. 7,857 sq mi.

Records available. February 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum contents during year, 435,130 acre-ft (corrected) July 14 (elevation, 

1,506.98 ft); minimum contents, 52,720 acre-ft Apr. 29 (elevation, 1,458.92 ft).

1948-51: Maximum contents, that of July 14, 1951; minimum contents since conservation pool was first filled, 38,330 acre-ft Feb. 5, 1950 (elevation, 1,454.44 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by earth-fill dam; storage began Feb. 17, 1948, and dam was 

completed in same year. Capacity, 450,000 acre-ft between elevations 1,415 ft (sill 

of outlet gate) and 1,508 ft. Crest of uncontrolled spillway is at elevation 1,507 ft. 

Storage capacity of 397,000 aere-ft above elevation 1,459 ft is provided for flood 

control. Storage capacity of 53,000 acre-ft below elevation 1,459 ft is provided for 

conservation and recreation.

Cooperation. Elevations and contents furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Dec. 31.. ........................

Sept. 30. .........................

Gage height 

(feet)t

,459.75

,487.13

Contents 

(acre-feet)

55,820

214,330

Change In contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-2,330

-51,530

t Elevation at 12 p.
342 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River near Langley, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°37', long. 97°57', in SE^- sec. 35, T. 16 S., R. 6 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Kanopolis Dam and 

5 miles north of Langley.

Drainage area.--7,857 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1940 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,402.7 ft above mean sea level, datum of

1929.

Average discharge.--11 years, 401 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,570 cfs July 15 (gage height, 15.29 ft); minimum daily, 51 cfs Dec. 15.

1940-51: Maximum discharge observed, 17,200 cfs Oct. 20, 1941 (gage height, 23.47 

ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Jan. 23, 1948.

Remarks,.--Records good. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir (see p. 336 ), and 

Kanopolis Reservoir (see p. 341).

Cooperation.--Eighty-four discharge measurements furnished by Corps of Engineers.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 12-25, Dec. 12-14)

Oct. 1 to Mar. 29 Mar. 29 to Sept. 2

5.0 1,040

9.0 2,610

9.7 2,940

0.9 

1.4 

2.0 

3.0

102

187

372

5.0 890

9.0 2,450

15.3 5,570

Sept. 3-30

5.5 1,300

10.0 3,000

12.5 4,320

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,200

1,200

1,200 

1,200

1,200

1,830

2,940

2,890

2,890

*2,890

2,840

1,990

1,170

1,170

1,130

1,710

*2,120

*1,910

*1,990

*1,710

1,100

1,100

1,830

2,520

*1,990

*2,120

*1,870

*1,070

1.040

*1,410

*2,120

55,350

1,785

109,800

Nov.

*1,710

*1,520

*742 

2,120

2,300

*1,950

2,520

*2.560

 - *662

*1,440

*1,870

*1,440

*1,220

*1,230

*1,880

*1,070

*1,870

*74

65

J3

65

66

71

71

72

74

75

76

78

82

-

29,036

968

57,590

Dec.

83

84

85 

85

*89

87

88

88

84

84

84

*1.440

143

*101

5l_

75

74

74

72

74

74

71

65

65

65

65

65

65

65

62

61

3,768

122

7,470

Jan.

63

65

65 

65

65

67

67

66

67

67

*67

67

66

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

67

*67

68

68

67

67

b67

2,065

66.6

4,100

Feb.

b66

b66

66 

66

63

65

*62

63

62

6J.

62

62

62

65

66

66

67

67

67

67

65

67

*67

67

70

72

72

72

_

-

1,843

65.8

3,660

Mar.

72

74

74 

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

74

75

74

74

*Ii

72

75

74

72

74

72

72

75

74

74

75

76

79

224

*318

524

2,936

94.7

5,820

Apr.

316

308

302 

234

80

80

78

80

78

78

80

80

79

78

79

78

78

*80

80

80

83

80

275

474

467

683

950

941

632

91

-

7,102

237

14,090

May

153

65

65 

*66

67

68

166

407

405

429

434

431

427

420

416

420

494

484

489

491

515

371

302

717

1,340

2,390

2,400

2,690

3.280

3,250

2,700

26,352

850

52,270

June

1,860

1,360

866 

872

875

890

990

956

971

977

980

984

987

1,000

1,000

1,010

1,010

1,760

3,500

3,480

2,100

1,140

1,040

2,500

3,900

4,120

4,120

*4,130

4,170

4.560

-

57,908

1,930

114,900

July

*4,560

*4,550

4,050 

4,550

*4,620

4,610

4,590

4,620

4,600

4,590

1,970

2,240

3,210

*5,250

5.550

5,530

5,370

4,810

4,790

*3,540

1,790

1,720

1,670

1,660

1.650

2,100

2,960

2,970

3,030

3,020

3,290

113,460

3,660

225,000

Aug.

3,540

3,520

3,790 

*4,180

4.570

4,550

2,430

1,100

2,320

3,830

3,800

3,790

3,790

3,770

3,730

*3,700

3,680

3,670

3,650

3,630

3,600

3,570

3,400

2,770

2,750

2,760

3,010

3,700

3,670

3,630

3,160

107,060

3,454

212,400

Sept.

2,300

4,290

m3,960

1,340

1,800

4,230

4,190

4,160

4,160

2,760

1.510

2,170

4,160

4,140

4,120

4,100

4,090

4,070

4.05C

3,420

3,040

*3,020

*3,01C

3,000

2,990

2,960

2,940

2,920

-

101,290

3,376

200,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,170 Mln 12 Mean 592 Ac-ft 428,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,550 Mln 51 Mean 1,392 Ac-ft 1,008,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings and records of gate operations 

t Kanopolis Dam Oct. 3-5, Nov. 4-6, Nov. 18 to Mar. 28, Apr. 5-22, Apr. 30 to May 7.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 343

Smoky Hill River at Lindsborg, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°34', long. 97°40', in SE^ sec. 17, T. 17 S., R. 3 W., on downstream side 

of left pier of First Street Bridge in Lindsborg, 300 ft downstream from mill dam.

Drainage area.--8.110 sq mi.

Records available. February 1930 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey January 1905 to September 1923 (fragmentary) in report of Kansas State Board of Agriculture 

Division of Water Resources, entitled Stream-Flow Data 1928 to 1935."

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,297.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 25, 1917, chain gage at railroad bridge 450 ft upstream at different datum. Dec. 25, 1917, to Feb. 23, 1934, wire-weight or chain gages at present site 

and datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1930-51), 360 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,200 cfs July 12 (gage height, 29.32 ft)- minimum daily, 50 cfs Jan. 28.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 26,000 cfs June 3, 1938 (gage height, 32.55 ft); minimum 

daily, 2 cfs Apr. 13, 25, 1935.

Flood of May 1903 reached a stage of 33.9 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 32,000 cfs 

from rating curve extended above 26,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair Flow regulated by Kanopolis Reservoir (see p. 341).

Revisions (water years).--W 806: 1934. W 1176: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14 

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,110

1,110

1,090

1,080

1,070

1,070

2,380

2,760

2.780

*2,780

2,760

2,730

1,380

1,120 

1,100

1,080

2,170

1,760

2,120

1,600

1,550

1.040

1, 050

2,300

2,360

2,040 

2,140

1,470

1,050 

1,050

1,800

52,900

1,706

104,900

Nov.

1,790

1,700

1,610

814

2,240

2,120

2,110

2.610

*1,610

1,010

1,620

1,990

859

1,220 

1,930

1,630

1,040

1,680

298

246

229

216

203

192

182

175 

168

161

156 

150

31,959

1,065

63,390

Dec.

147

142

139

136

*133

b90

b^O

blOO

b!30

123

122

465

946

243 

196

158

156

151

147

144

142

139

133

132

129

127 

121

122

124 

120

119

5,366

173

10,640

Jan.

118

119

118

116

115

111

b90

blOO

bllS

*110

109

109

108

107 

106

104

104

103

103

103

101

102

107

101

100

*100 

98

b50 bSO" 

b90

b90

3,187

103

6,320

Feb.

blOO

blOO

b!05

107

"1(54

107

*101

99

97

107

104

96

b60

b55 

bSU

b95

b95

93

83

84

83

82

*81

82

85

90 

89

88

-

-

2,562

91.5

5,080

Mar.

86

88

88

88

88

88

88

89

90

92

92

b90

b90

96 

*93

93

95

96

96

96

97

98

98

100

100

101 

102

114

128 

*242

546

3,348

108

6,640

Apr.

354

356

356

356

298

192

168

136

124

122

128

126

119

113 

108

106

106

106

*104

107

131

149

112

305

513

513 

942

1,240

2.200 

1,040

-

10,740

358

21,300

May

908

376

175

*137

119

107

97

192

758

1,510

685

579

561

549 

545

698

*2,760

1,450

1,160

752

1,270

1,180

886

587

985

1,890 

2,350

2,370

2,900 

3,150

5,170

34,856

1,124

69,140

June

1,930

2,240

1,180

1,100

1,080

1,210

3,630

*1,400

1,360

1,2..0

1,230

1,220

1,220

1,660 

1,410

1,260

1,240

1,240

2,610

3,360

3,460

2,310

1,740

1,420

3,210

3,810 

3,980

4,060

5.180 

5,140

-

67,130

2,238

133,200

July

4,560

4,500

4,660

4,390

*4,450

4,520

4,510

4,500

4,540

4,530

8,020

*12,900

11,000

5,200 

5,360

5,800

5,880

5,810

5,250

4,940

*2,810

1,960

1,840

1,760

1,680

1,630 

2,380

2,790

2,820 

2,840

2,840

140,670

4,538

279,000

Aug.

3,260

3,360

3,360

3,760

4,200

4,520

4.980

2,100

1.830

3,520

3,960

3,960

4,100

4,060 

3,960

*3,920

3,900

3,870

3,860

3,840

3,830

3,800

*3,800

3,440

3,120

3,120 

3,120

3,580

3,670 

3,860

3,830

113,690

3,667

225,500

Sept.

2,78O

3,040

3,920

4,160

4,700

3,200

1,630

2,800

3,920

3,930

3,920

4,340

2,260

1,440 

2,820

4,010

3,940

3,900

3,900

3,900

3,870

3,840

3,200

3,070

*3 , 040

3,040 

3,000

2,990

2,960 

2,960

 -

100,480

3,349

199,300

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,380 Min 33 Mean 658 Ac-ft 476,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,900 Min 50 Mean 1,553 Ac-ft 1,124,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
344 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River near Mentor, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°48', long. 97°35', in sec. 31, T. 14'S., R. 2 W., on downstream side of 

left pier of highway bridge 1 mile south of Salina and 4 miles north of Mentor.

Drainage area. 8,230 sq mi.

Records available. December 1923 to June 1932. October 1947 to September 1951. Published 

as "near Salina" October 1947 to September 1949.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage. Datum of gage is 1,211.74 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). December 1923 to June 30, 1932, chain gage 

at site 7 miles upstream at different datum. Oct. 1, 1947, to Sept. 18, 1948, wireweight gage only at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 10 years, (1924-30, 1947-51), 484 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 20,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 24.93 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 5,000 cfs on basis of flood-routing study and slope-area 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 80 cfs Dec. 7.

1923-32, 1947-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; minimum observed, 7 

cfs Nov. 13, 1947.

Remarks. Records good except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from return of 

overoank flow, which are fair. Flow regulated by Kanopolis Reservoir (see p. 341).

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

and backwater from return of overbank flow (gage height, in 

feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Dec. 12, Apr. 15-23)

5.9

7.5

9.0

11.0

18.0

102

264

498

923

3,040

21.0

23.0

24.0

24.9

3,940

5,300

6,900

19,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8 

9 

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,260

1,300

1,340

1,300

1,280

1,270

1,520

2,720 

2.800 

3,690

*2,690

2,680

2,390 

1,270

1,170

1,160

1,340

2,200

1,740

2,100

1,680

1,290

1,100

1,190

2,350

2,150

2,120

2,130

1,290

1,120

2,110

54,750

1,766

108,600

Nov.

1,980

1,850

1,780

1,270

1,170

2,280

2,050

2,360 

2,630 

*1,200

1,260

1,790

1,990 

939

1,070

2,020

1,600

1,090

1,180

351

287

267

249

235

226

218

212

206

202

198

-

34,160

1,139

67,760

Dec.

195

190

186

181

171

*90

80

9TJ 

150 

192

172

166

921 g!9

272

231

189

184

180

176

172

171

169

164

160

156

152

150

156

156

152

6,393

206

12,680

Jan.

150 TEO"

150

149

146

146

120

130 

150 

*150

148

142

138 

139

138

137

137

136

133

130

132

125

124

130

125

*123

115

80 TO

90

100

4,053

131

8,040

Feb.

110

120

120

120

120

115

115

110 

1-10 

110

115

110

100 

85

W

95

110

120

125

136

132

*131

125

121

122

124

124

*122

_

_

-

3,237

116

6,420

Mar.

121

122

123

123

122

116

113

109 

110 

110

110

105

W5 

105

110

*110

115

115

115

113

110

113

112

110

109

109

110

119

141

169

210

3,684

119

7,310

Apr.

351

369

370

370

*376

380

354

199 

156 

145

145

155

150 

140

120

112

106

102 *TO~2~

103

106

114

142

137

264

542

570

1,060

2,110

1,840

-

11,190

373

22,200

May

1,570

961

*420

227

189

172

161

155 

?Z5 

1,360

1,420

630

544

518

502

947

*1,510

3,140

1,410

1,150

900

1,380

1,440

820

662

1,250

2,170

2,350

2,430

2,960

3,060

36,653

1,182

72,700

June

2,860

1,760

1,860

1,050

996

1,170

*3,240

*3,390 

1,420 

1,270

1,170

1,150

1,140 

1,250

1,740

1,270

1,170

1,150

1,210

2,760

3,200

3,280

2,580

1,540

1,680

3,170

3,480

3,630

4,020

5,460

-

65,066

2,169

129,100

July

5,680

4,690

4,450

4,600

*4,280

4,200

4,220

4,180 

4,170 

4,280

8,460

18,100

"C1B.500 

e9,600

c6,200

C5,800

c5,700

6,620

6,620

5,900

5,060

2,900

2,420

2,320

2,240

2,200

2,280

2,980

3,080

*3,100

3,110

167,920

5,417

333,100

Aug.

3,150

3,300

3,350

3,360

3,620

3,970

4,400

4,680 

2,550 

2,470

3,280

3,620

3,760 

3,880

*3,730

3,630

3,580

3,560

3,540

3,520

3,490

3,490

3,480

3,470

3,240

3,100

3,090

3,090

3,350

3,520

3,530

107,600

3,471

213,400

Sept.

3,500

2,920

3,210

3,880

4,730

4,660

3,080

2,020 

3,120 

3,600

3,660

4,120

4,770 

2,670

2,130

3,180

3,700

3,680

3,660

3,640

3,650

3,630

3,530

3,190

3,130

*3,100

3,080

3,070

3,060

3,050

-

102,420

' 3,414

203,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,940 Mln 49 Mean 715 Ac-ft 517,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 18,500 Mln 80 Mean 1,636 Ac-ft 1,184,000

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

o Backwater from return of overbank flow. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6-9, Jan. 7-10, Jan. 28 to Feb. 19, Mar. 10-16.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 345

Saline River near Russell, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°58', long. 98°51', at east edge sec. 34, T. 12 S., R. 14 W., near center 

of stream on downstream side of pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 2 miles downstream 

from Salt Creek and 5 miles north of Russell.

Drainage area. 1,502 sq mi.

Records available. October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,551.88 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 22, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 205 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 17,000 cfs June 28 (gage height, 19.12 ft); minimum daily, 30 cfs Jan. 28 to Feb. 4, Mar. 11.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 28, 1951; minimum, 5 cfs Aug. 21, 22, 1946 

(gage height, 4.05 ft).

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

water temperature and suspended temperature loads for the water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Sept. 4 Sept. 5-30

4.3 

5.0 

5.5 

7.0 

8.0

34

115

199

547

899

9.0

11.0

15.0

17.0

1,370

2,810

7,000

10,600

5.5 

7.0 

8.0

146

575

900

Note. --Same as 

preceding table 

above 9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

108

1,000

1,620

311

193

152

130

118

111

106

99

96

94

92

92

90

89

86

85

*80

79

76

76 

76

76

76

75

74

70

72

J39

5,571

180

11,050

Nov.

68

69

67

68

68

67

*66

65

65

63

63

58

62

63

62

58

58

57

58

58

58

*56

56 

55

56

57

55

55

56

55

-

1,822

60.7

3,610

Dec.

54

53

50

50

50

50

50

50

50

52

54

58

60

61

 58

57

55

52

54

51

52

51

48 

49

49

49

48

47

*60

52

54

1,628

52.5

3,230

Jan.

55

50

32

35

35

35

40

45

45

45

*46

45

45

45

45

45

52

52

60

50

48

46

45 

47

*50

51

40

30

30

30

30

1,349

43.5

2,680

Feb.

30

30

30

30

34

34

34

34

*34

50

82

60

40

40

40

42

50

58

66

74

*81

75

67 

66

72

75

70

66

_

-

1,464

52.3

2,900

Mar.

63

.73

76

72

67

61

58

50

44

42

30

36

40

44

46

53

55

57

54

49

49

*48

47 

46

44

41

41

54

98

~82 103

1,723

55.6

3,420

Apr.

69

63

57

*54

56

82

85

72

63

62

61

61

60

54

52

50

47

46

44

118

180

111

150 

112

101

97

*79

73

67

126

2,352

78.4

4,670

May

247

108

85

75

69

67

64

63

63

*65

65

61

56

67

165

107

110

252

373

244

672

*4,850

*6,150 

3,350

1,280

747

531

428

394

357

295

21,440

692

42,530

June

*272

971

1,050

408

293

756

1,350

1,760

4,350

1,080

804

1,360

2,350

1,580

1,700

1,810

651

493

421

389

*4,100

10,400

10,600 

*9,140

4,580

2,270

2,760

9,830

9,080

3,710

90,318

3,011

179,100

July

1,870

1,330

1,450

1,200

872

717

627

568

531

531

5,270

4,940

3,890

2,360

1,510

*1,020

781

668

595

537

498

1,510

1,890 

1,670

1,990

1,700

903

672

553

508

4J2

43,633

1,408

86,540

Aug.

421

*389

359

336

325

313

327

306

300

313

313

414

610

736

508

392

320

274

249

*226

221

221

221 

341

332

352

256

215

197

189

18^

10,159

328

20,150

Sept.

185

177

681

5,010

6,550

1,770

976

1,080

*1,120

712

560

452

385

351

324

296

278

259

245

*233

217

211

205 

200

197

194

189

175

170

168

-

23,550

778

46,510

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,950 Min 15 Mean 238 Ac-i't 172,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,600 Mln 30 Mean 561 Ac-ft 406,200

p.m.) 10,600 cfs (17.01 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 5-15, 26-50, Jan. 2-16, 21-25, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-20, Mar. 8-15. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 14-19, Oct. 27 to Nov. 22, Jan. 18-20, July 30 to Aug. 6, Aug. 15, 18-23, 25, Aug. 27 to 

Sept. 3, Sept. 14-24.
346 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Paradise Creek near Paradise, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°04', long. 98°51', on line between sees. 26 and 27, T. 11 S., R. 14 W., 

on downstream side of center pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 281, 4? miles southeast 

of Paradise.

Drainage area.--212 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,601.66 ft above mean sea level (datum of 

1929). Prior to June 25, 1947, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--5 years, 41.6 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,800 cfs July 11 (gage height, 23.10 ft),

from rating curve extended above 9,300 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Feb. 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times.

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

water temperatures and suspended loads for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply 

Paper 1198.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Nov. 2, Jan. 21 to 23, 25, 26, May 25 to June 2)

4.1 0.6

4.2 1.6

4.3 3.2

4.4 6.0

4.J 11

Oct. 1 to July 11

5.5

6.5

8.0

14.0

16.0

85

197

445

1,720

2,600

18.0

20.0

21.0

4,820

8,100 10,000

4.9 

5.2 

5.5

July 12 to Sept. 30

18 6.0 100

34 7.0 240

54 8.0 445

Note.--Same as preceding table above 8.0 Ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1.3

788

952

85

42

26

16

9.0

7.5

6.0

6.0 

5.4

5.4

4.9

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.5

*3.5

4.0

4.0 

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.8

3.5

3.5

2,018.3

65.1

4,000

NOV.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

*3.5

3.6

3.8

3.5

4.0 

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

3.8

3:5

*3.5 

3.5

3.8

3.8

3.8

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.3

-

111.3

3.71

221

Dec.

4.6

4.6

4.0

3.5

3.0

1.5

275

4.0

6.0

5.5

5.5 

5.5

5.7

6.0

*5.4

5.0

4.0

4.3

4.6

4.5

4.5

4.5 

4.5

4.6

4.9

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.6

5.2

5.2

140.7

4.54

279

Jan.

5.4

4.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

*3.2 

3.5

3.5

3.5

5.7

6.5

6.5

7.0

6.0

5.0

4.6

3.5 

3.2

3.0

*3.8

4.3

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

2.5

123.2

3.97

244

Feb.

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.5

*4.0

4.0

4.5 

4.5

4.0

4.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

*5.9

6.0 

7.5

10

12

19

17

9.5

_

-

154.9

5.53

307

Mar.

5.4

8.0

12

11

7.0

5.4

5.4

4.6

2.5

275

2.5 

2.5

2.5

3.0

4.6

6.5

7.0

3.8

4.3

5.2

3.8

*4.6 

4.3

3.2

3.2

3.8

3.8

18

74

3T

19

274.4

8.85

544

Apr.

15

14

11

*8.5

7.0

53

22

14

13

15

12 

9.5

7.0

6.5

6.5

5.2

4.6

4.3

3.5

*22

82

40 

19

22

70

42

22

19

16

40

-

625.6

20.9

1,240

May

83

31

25

21

19

19

17

12

12

12

*12

10

To

58

73

52

62

50

37

41

517

1.290

*TyoTo

240

129

88

67

59

66

103

58

4,283

138

8,500

June

*56

299

*480

108

61

433

1,220

560

167

86

61 

63

54

90

53

38

30

23

19

33

*2,240

5,160 

1,980

612

196

158

535

810

262

152

-

14,039

468

27,850

July

113

94

120

77

62

61

53

44

43

394

*8,350 

3,990

2,310

915

448

*302

226

190

163

141

120

781 

620

188

136

118

106

93

84

198

87

20,627

665

40,910

Aug.

74

*66

61

57

53

50

49

48

43

42

43 

45

102

-62 135

48

39

33

30

*29

28

28 

27

28

26

26

26

26

24

24

24

1,396

45.0

2,770

Sept.

23

40

*143

1,270

654

148

98

123

91

71

53

44

39

36

35

34

32

29

26

*26

24

23 

24

23

22

21

19

21

20

IB

-

3,230

108

6,410

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,450 Min 0.1 Mean 37.9 Ac-ft 27,410

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,350 Mln 1.0 Mean 129 Ac-ft 93,280

Peak discharge ("base, 150 efs).--0et. 2 (12 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (13.90 ft); May 22 (11:30 p.m.) 1,430 

fs (12.70 ft); June 3 (2 p.m.) 615 cfs (8.81 ft); June 7 (3 a.m.) 1.670 cfs (13.78 ft); June 14 

12:30 a.m.) 187 cfs (6.43 ft); June 22 (3 p.m.) 4,020 cfs (17.35 ft); June 28 (9 a.m.) 1,140 cfs 

11.29 ft); July 3 (3 a.m.) 217 cfs (6.64 ft); July 11 (4 a.m.) 14,800 cfs (23.10 ft); July 22 

4 p.m.) 1,070 cfs (10.99 ft); July 30 (7 p.m.) 710 cfs (9.26 ft); Aug. 13 (10:30'p.m.) 272 cfs 

7.20 ft); Sept. 4 (ll a.m.) 1,890 cfs (14.69 ft); Sept. 7 (l2 p.m.) 206 cfs (6.75 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected "by ice Dec. 3-8, 16, 17, 20-23, 26-28, Jan. 2-14, 20, 24, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 22, Mar. 9-14 (no gage-height record Jan. 29 to Feb. 10). Discharge computed from 

wire-weight gage readings Mar. 31 to May 15, May 18-23, May 25 to June 7, June 10-20, July 1-10, 

July 27 to Sept. 30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Saline River near Wilson, Kans.

347

Location.--Lat 38°56', long. 98°32', in sw£ sec. 11, T. 13 S., R. 11 W., on left bank 100 

ft upstream from highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile upstream from Hell Creek, and 

8 miles northwest of Wilson.

Drainage area. 1.900 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. May 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,442.90 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Kansas State Board of Agriculture). Prior to Apr. 8, 1931, chain or 

wire-weight gages at highway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 165 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 19,300 cfs June 23 (gage height, 22.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 35 cfs Mar. 12.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 21,900 cfs June 2, 1935 (gage height, 24.79 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs; minimum, 1 cfs Jan. 23-25, 1935, Jan. 6, 1937, 

Jan. 13, 1946.

Flood of July 1928 reached a stage of about 26.8 ft, from floodmarks (discharge, 

25,700 cfs, from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs).

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

chemical analyses and water temperatures for the water year 1950 are given in WaterSupply Paper 1198.

Revisions (water years1.--W 1929-30. W 856: 1931, 1935-36.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

Z

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

ZZ

23

24 

25

Z6

Z7

Z8

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

145

Z66

2,780 

1,210

433

*292

23Z

197

178

161

150

140 

134

130

1Z4

118

114

110

106

104

10Z

100

98

96 

95

95

95

95

92

91

89

8,172

264

16,210

Nov.

88

87

88 

88

87

87

*87

87

85

80

89

87 

8Z

84

87

85

8Z

81

81

81

81

*81

78

65 

74

91

88

78

78

78

-

2,495

83.2

4,950

Dec.

78

77

70 

66

55

60

60

60

65

70

75

80 

89

95

8Z

77

78

76

*76

74

72

7Z

72

69 

69

67

40

60

66

70

81

2,201

71.0

4,370

Jan.

72

68

40 

55

*57

46

58

6Z

64

65

70

66 

72

70

70

7Z

8Z

74

*71

71

46

50

77

77 

65

66

60

58

55

57

60

1,976

63.7

3,920

Feb.

60

60

60 

6Z

64

65

66

*60

56

70

85

110 

95

70

70

70

7Z

75

80

96

*13Z

119

100

93 

101

109

105

101

_

-

-

Z,306

82.4

4,570

Mar.

93

90

101 

101

96

90

8Z

77

73

76

50

3560-

80

91

79

72

73

74

70

66

*64

63

60 

59

57

56

64

73

146

134

2,405

77.6

4,770

Apr.

110

96

88 

80

82

*85

136

119

100

94

93

86 

85

8Z

77

74

7Z

70

69

10T

"265 345

189

Z15 

Z39

197

*189

132

114

137

-

3,821

127

7,580

May

224

Z97

168

134

114

103

98

90

88

90

*88

86 

1?0" 80

137

Z67

Z07

Z17

365

39 Z

449

4,960

5,890

*5,910 

Z^SOO

1,410

1,020

804

673

646

577

28,174

909

55,880

June

468

904

1,400 

1,100

743

2,390

6,560

2,720

3,790

3,130

1,340

1,300 

Z,400

Z,880

1,810

Z.740

1,300

942

*750

688

4,070

7,680

*15,900

13,200 

7,380

g3,Z50

3,480

g5,380

13,800

6,270

-

119,765

3,992

237,600

July

gZ,700

gl,930

gZ,130 

gZ,020

gl,410

gl,150

gl.OZO

g910

85Z

803

g6,Z70

14,000 

7,530

g4,560

gZ,610

gl,840

*gl,440

gl,Z20

gl,090

g997

g918

gl,070

g3,080

2,080 

1,940

2,340

1,360

1,060

898

803

1,050

73,081

2,357

145,000

Aug.

*679

617

572 

534

506

484

487

481

490

450

456

442 

670

796

902

581

484

414

372

*334

310

Z90

282

1,060 

339

464

344

28 2

252

23Z

224

14,830

478

29,410

Sept.

Z48

214

5TT 

g3,990

*g9A700

g4,000

gl,510

gl,260

1,610

1,140

869

73Z 

614

540

504

467

436

409

385

*365

341

3Z9

314

308 

301

29Z

282

271

Z61

254

-

32,857

1,095

65,170

Calendar year 1950; Max 7,460 Mln 8 Mean 318 Ac-ft 230,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,900 Min 35 Mean 800 Ac-ft 579,400

Peak discharge (base. 2.400 cfs). Oct. 5 (5:50 p.m.) 4,150 cfs (15.82 ft); May 24 (8 a.m.) 6,6 

cfs ; (17.95 i ftj; June 7_(1=30 a.m.) 9,340 cfs (Z0.09 ft); June 10 (Z a.m.) 5,450 cfs

June 16 (4:30 p.m.) 3,1ZO cfs (12.00 ft); June Zl

19,300 cfs (2Z.06 ft); June Z9 (8 a.m.) 18.200 cfs

15.96 ft); June 

1:30 a.m.) 3,710

Z1.88 ft)

14 (4 a.m.) 31260 cfs (iz.28 ft

cfs (13.05 ft);i June 23 (9 a.m.. __,. ._,__.._....._.,...._.,_ .

11 (11:30 p.m.,) 17,800 cfs (zi.80 ft); July Z3 (8 a.m.) 3,6ZO cfs (13.13 ft); July Z6 (9

cfs (11.82 ft); Sept. 5 (l p.m.) 12,300 cfs (20.42 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

g Computed from wire-weight gage reading.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, Dec. 3-1Z, 26-30, Jan, Z-15, Zl, Jan. 

to Feb. 20, Mar. 9, 11-14.

July 

2,890
348 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wolf Creek near Sylvan Grove, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°01', long. 98°28', on line between sees. 7 and 18, T. 12 S., R. 10 W., 

on left bank at downstream side of highway bridge, 3 miles upstream from mouth and 4j 

miles west of Sylvan Grove.

Drainage area.--261 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,419.60 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to Sept. 20, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 62.1 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,300 cfs July 11 (gage height, 30.96 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 3,700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening and slope-area determinations of peak flow; minimum daily, 2.0 cfs Feb. 1.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times during July and 

August 1946.

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

River, which are poor. Records of water temperatures and suspended sediment loads for 

the water year 1950 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day Oct.

1 T 21

2 ! 126

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

185

190 .4

*6.5

5.3 

4.7

4.4

4.3

4.3 

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.4

TT5

3.6

22 3.5

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tota]

Mean

AC-ft

?:I

3.7

3.7

3.8

4.0

3.8

3 3 Q.

3.7

S34, ^

20.5

1,260

Nov.

?.3

3.4

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

'578

3.7

3.6

3.4 

3.6

3.6

3.6

3.G

3.6

3.4

3.4

3.4

3.2

3.2 *3.2

3.2 

3-2

3.2

3.5

3.7

3.7

3.G

?.S

-

104.8

3.49

208

Dec.

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.5

5.0 

5.2

5.2

5.2

5.1

5.0

4.9

4.9

*4.9

4.9

4.5

4.0

4.0 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5

122.8

3.9fi

244

Jan.

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.0

*4.3

4.0

3.5 

3.5

3.5

3.5

3.5 

4.0

4.0

4.5

5.7

6.0

 570 6.1

*4.3

4.0

3.5

3.5

3.0 

3.5

3.5

4.0

3.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

120 0 4

3 * 88

239

Feb.

-275 2.0

3.0

3.5

3.5

4.0

4.5 *5.1

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.0

5.2

5.7

6.1

6.3

7.0

7.7

7.6

*7.6

7.2

7.1 

6.8

7.6

8.6

T76

6.1

-

-

-

157.3

5.62

312

Mar.

5.6

5.2

5.5

6.0

5.8

5.2

4.5 

4.0

4.0

5.5

3.5 

3.5

4.0

4.5

5.5

5.3

5.3

5.3

5.2

5.3

5.0

*4.9

4.7 

4.6

4.6

4.5

4.4

5.1

9.3

~9.9 21

174.8

5.64

347

Apr.

7.4

6.5

6.0

5.7

6.0

*7.1

7.7 

8.3

7.7

7.2

7.0 

6.7

6.8

6.4

6.0

5.7

5.6

5.5

5.3

46

150

^3

32 

20

125

147

*61

28

19

23

848.6

28.3

1,680

May

28

27

16

11

9.9

9.0

8.6 

8.4

8.4

9.3

*8.4 

8.2

7.8

872

29

42

31 *69

36

27

86

773

1.050 

1,010

527

60

25

19

17

16

15

3,980.2

128

7,890

June

16

346

240

67

23

2,410

7,070 

2,720

675

607

168 

131

154

846

414

361

169

75 *63

57

2,570

5,140

5,080 

2,030

1,350

710

670

1,380

1,770

1,250

38,562

1,285

76,490

July

524

296

444

306

231

206

206 

264

223

219

*el0.500 

c5,920

04,270

cl,080

516

316

*232

193

170

149

129

543

753 

208

137

173

102

88

82

76

4^

28,960

934

57,440

Aug.

*151

74

61

53

49

46

45 

47

43

41

37 

36

40

47

42

34

30

28

43 *36

33

25

"55 353

39

31

27

25

24

24

1,703

54.9

3,380

Sept.

29

26

124

03,710

05,000

1,690

245 

325

187

159

124 

108

96

84

85

90

80

74

70

*66

61

57

57 

57

55

56

56

49

46

47

12,913

430

25,610

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,220 mn 2.2 Mean 38.2 Ac-ft 27,640

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,500 Min 2.0 Mean 242 Ac-ft 175,100

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from Saline River; discharge estimated on basis of appearance of recorder chart, stage 

j.vjeords for Saline River stations, and discharge records for nearby streams.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 1-9, Dec. 21 to Jan. 14, Jan. 18 to Feb. 13, 

Mar. 7-14.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 349

Saline River at Tescott, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°00', long. 97°53', in SE^ sec. 16, T. 12 S., P. 5 W. , on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Tescott and half a mile upstream from Dry Creek.

Drainage area.--2,820 sq mi.

Records available. September 1919 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,265.34 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929 (levels by Kansas State Board of Agriculture).

Average discharge. 32 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 61,400 cfs July 13 (gage height, 30.06 ft); minimum, 58 cfs Mar. 15.

1919-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; no flow at times during 1935, 

1936.

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

diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. Records of chemical analyses 

and water temperatures for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Revisions (water years).--W Drainage area. W 856: 1931.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used June 7-12)

7.8

9.0

12.0

17.0

Oct. I to July 13

66

138

234

380

875

2,050

25.0

29.0

29.3

29.6

30.0

4,800

6,500

13,000

27,500

56,000

11.3

13.0

16.0

20.0

July 14 to Sept. 30

396

630

1,150

2,180

27.0

29.0

29.3

29.5

4,530

5,500

12,000

21,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

197

2,560

5.680

1,300

2,220

1,730

608

405

333

*291

265

242

227

218

208

201

194

187

181

178

173

170

167

165

163

161

161

160

157

155

152

17,209

555

34,130

Nov.

149

148

146

144

142

143

142

*143

141

139

136

135

136

141

143

138

138

140

137

135

133

131

131

131

130

114

92

118

151

146

-

4,091

136

8,110

Dec.

134

132

132

130

*100

100

110

110

110

110

110

112

112

119

133

149

145

131

126

123

120

120

118

116

118

118

110

120

100

90

86

3,644

118

7,230

Jan.

109

128

137

116

*102

86

104

100

92

91

98

105

105

105

105

102

108

114

*132

130

115

115

91

78

93

121

124

140

100

100

90

3,336

108

6,620

Feb.

85

80

82

85

88

88

86

86

88

90

95

90

75

110

100

90

90

90

90

90

95

*108

152

178

156

149

148

151

_

_

-

2,915

104

5,780

Mar.

147

141

136

128

123

129

129

123

112

105

100

90

80

66

66

*87

125

125

107

100

100

101

99

96

9?

91

91

94

96

97

102

3,279

106

6,500

Apr.

132

195

161

139

*130

129

123

125

124

172

156

137

128

122

117

116

110

104

*101

104

909

1.350

730

462

332

539

931

925

483

273

-

9,564

319

18,970

May

307

464

*345

397

272

206

176

159

152

362

341

176

142

142

150

198

952

1,360

595

483

1,140

3,150

4,100

3,960

*4,290

*5,070

5.560

3,980

1,240

963

828

41,660

1,344

82,630

June

79J.

2,120

3,590

2,370

2,180

2,180

*6,500

9,200

*10,400

9,000

*7,400

6,480

4,270

2,830

3,840

4,490

4,570

4,190

2,680

17720

4,480

6,440

7,000

16,200

22.500

17,000

13,900

11,000

6,900

6,450

-

202,677

6,756

402,000

July

7,000

8,000

6,650

6,220

4,730

3,340

2,710

2,480

2,130

2,060

10,200

24,800

* 4 7. 6 00

21,500

10,300

5,940

5,410

4,720

3,080

2,070

1,660

*1,460

1,460

1,810

2,910

3,300

2,870

2,800

2,370

1,500

1.190

204,270

6,589

405,200

Aug.

1,110

1.360

1,150

853

777

738

710

687

724

741

716

682

674

682

*938

1,110

1,120

877

676

609

600

523

489

476

562

1,200

1,010

590

567

464

420

23,835

769

47,280

Sept.

403

442

666

2,430

4,910

8,000

9 . 600

6,000

5,800

*5,040

*3,590

2,490

1,680

1,300

1,080

978

931

874

809

762

716

684

656

638

615

*606

592

570

547

528

-

63,937

2,131

126,800

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,520 Mi.i 30 Mean 410 Ac-ft 297,200

Water year 1950-51: Max 47,600 Min 66 Mean 1,590 Ac-ft 1,151,000

Peak discharge (base. 1.300 cfs). Oct. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 4,200 cfs (23.49 ft); Oct. 5 (9 p.m.) 2,620 

cfs (18.90 ft); Apr. 22 (3:30 a.m.) 1,600 cfs (15.22 ft); May 18 (2 a.m.) 1,810 cfs (16.05 ft); May 

27 (2:30 p.m.) 5,620 cfs (27.05 ft); June 3 (8 a.m.) 3,840 cfs (22.53 ft); June 9 £8 a.m.) 11,400 cfs 

(29.77 ft); June 17 (6 a.m.) 4,690 efs (24.72 ft); June 25 (8 a.m.) 25,500 cfs (29.56 ft); July 1 

(11:30 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (29.22 ft); July 13 (4 a.m.) 61,400 cfs (30.06 ft); July 26 (8 a.m.) 3,360 cfs 

(23.93 ft); Aug. 2 (7 a.m.) 1,400 cfs (17.18 ft); Sept. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (29.25 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-11, 27-30, Jan. 20-22, Jan. 28 to Feb. 21, 

Mar. 12, 13.
350 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Smoky Hill River near New Cambria, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°52'30", long. 97°24'35", on line between sees. 34 and 35, T. 13 S., R. 

1 W., on downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Gypsum Creek, 

5 miles east of New Cambria, and 7 miles upstream from Solomon River.

Drainage area.--11,980 sqmi, approximately. 

Records available.--December 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily or more often. Datum of gage is 1,147.6 ft above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum gage height during year, 30.8 ft July 12 (discharge not determined); 

minimum daily discharge, 220 cfs Feb. 13.

1948-51: Maximum gage height, that of July 12, 1951; minimum discharge observed, 

120 cfs Mar. 13, 1950.

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

computed for stages below 25 ft (bankfull) only.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,500

1,560

2,620

5,690

3,820

2,840

3,140

2,660

2,800

3,000

*2,950

2,920

2,880

2,320

1,610

1,540

1,500

1,930

2,220

2,060

2,310

2,100

1,510

1,410

2,270

2,520

2,160

2,170

2,200

1,430

1,440

71,330

2,301

141,500

Nov.

1,460

2,180

,940

,970

,280

,560

,330

* ,070

,440

,620

,200

,240

,900

,050

,070

,180

,080

,760

,720

900

700

620

570

532

515

501

490

479

457

431

-

40,245

1,342

79,820

Dec.

453

470

455

*437

431

380

b400

b420

431

420

402

392

378

818

775

513

435

368

424

398

382

374

3F4

360

354

348

327

310

316

327

344

13,006

420

25,800

Jan.

312

305

295

305

554

310

b270

b230

*b240

305

308

303

283

292

290

301

295

295

293

b290

290

286

295

293

288

261

251

b250

b250

bZ50

b240

8,830

285

17,510

Feb.

b240

b250

b250

b260

b270

b260

b250

b250

b250

b260

270

277

b220

b230

b240

b260

b280

308

305

314

297

281

283

272

295

358

350

*344

_

_

-

7,724

276

15,320

Mar.

327

316

320

312

303

292

281

274

272

275

270

259

254

229

244

259

242

230

249

279

266

252

244

241

237

*232

236

239

266

461

356

8,517

Apr.

352

468

481

548

558

538

520

468

431

370

348

382

400

372

333

312

299

288

281

274

306

845

1,360

 1,140

788

668

965

1,670

2,420

5,200

-

21,415

2751 714

16,890 42,480

May

2,660

3,040

1,620

1,100

790

725

622

550

545

1,390

3,170

2,040

1,200

974

908

1,560

3,620

4,780

6,050

3.13J

2,120

3,530

5,020

5,250

4,400

4,400

4,810

5,740

6,560

6,250

4,410

92,764

2,992

184,000

June

3,820

3,510

5,220

4,120

4,170

4,010 r-t -__-_-

8,490

6,030

5,620

5,370

5,170

6,080

_

-

_

-

_

_ '

-

_

-

_

-

-

July

_

-

_

-

-

.

-

-

7,280

-

.

-

-

-

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

8,880

5,800

4,990

5,020

5,060

5,640

5,830

6,380

6,520

*5,850

.

-

-

Aug.

5,500

5,070

5,120

5,250

5,070

4,990

5,070

5.800

5,480

5,760

3,780

4,690

5,130

5,720

*5,240

5,010

5,070

5,160

5,160

5,040

4,810

4,660

4,620

*4,570

4,530

4,210

4,070

4,570

4,430

4,470

4,530

150,360

4,850

298,200

Sept.

4,610

4,770

4,480

7,980

-

_

-

-

"(*)

-

-

-

-

5,450

4,400

5,020

5,250

5,160

5,040

4,950

4,860

4,790

*4,670

5,000

4,570

4,150

4,060

5,980

5,920

-

-

-

-

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,700 Mln 120 Mean 1,239 Ac-ft 897,400

Water year 1950-51: Max - Mln 220 Mean - Ac-ft -

Discharge measurement made 

Ctage-discharge relation a
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 351

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°34', long. 99°17', on line between sees. 1 and 2, T. 6 S., R. 18 W., 

near center of stream at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 183, 8.5 miles 

north of Stockton.

Drainage area.--337 sq mi.

Records available. November 1950 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 1,780 ft (from topographic map). Prior 

to June 28, 1951, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during period, 12,900 cfs July 12 (gage height, 13.6 ft),

from rating curve extended above 700 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination

of peak flow; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Dec. 6, Jan. 29, 30.

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

which are poor.

Rating table, Nov. 2O, 1950, to Sept. 30, 1951, except periods 

of Ice effect (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 12 to Sept. 30)

2.5 4.0 6.0 435

2.6 5.6 8.0 870

2.8 10 9.0 1,200

3.0 17 10.0 2,000

3.4 43 11.0 3,500

4.0 120 12.0 6,000

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Oct.

20 1

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Nov.

.

_

_

_

-

_

-

-

-

.

_

_

Dec.

7.6

7.2

7.2

7.2

bS.O

bl.O

*bT79

b2.5

b7.0

12

12

12

16

14

-

_

_

9.5

12

12

9.5

8.8

*6.8

6.8

9.3

8.8

7.2| *10

6.4

b6.4

6.6

9.5

9.3

7.2

6.6

9.3

-

_

_

-

9.3

12

9.3

7.2

7.4

7.4

10

11

9.5

275.6

8.89

547

Jan.

7.8

9.0

b9.0

b8.5

b8.5

b5.5

bS.O

b6.0

b6.5

b6.5

b7.0

bS.O

blO

11

11

11

12

12

11

11

bS.O

b9.0

b9.0

*b9.1

9.3

9.3

b9.0

bS.O

bl.O

bl.O

bl.5

247.5

7.38

491

Feb.

bl.5

bT^

bl.5

b2.0

bS.O

b6.0

bS.O

*b4.3

b4.5

b4.5

b5.5

bS.O

b3.0

b2.0

b2.0

b2.0

b3.0

bS.O

b7.0

b9.0

11

10

9.8

8.8

8.6

*8.1

7.6

9.3

-

_

-

152.5

5.45

302

Mar.

12

10

10

9.8

7.0

6.8

5.8

b5.5

b6.0

6.4

b6.0

b6.5

b7.0

7.6

7.6

8.8

7.2

8.8

8.1

7.8

*5.6

5.8

5.1

5.0

4.6

4.6

5.0

7.6

6.2

5.8

5.3

215.3

6.95

427

Apr.

5.3

574

5.4

5.4

6.0

8.3

7.8

8.3

8.1

7.6

*7.4

8.1

7.4

7.6

7.2

7.4

7.2

7.0

7.4

8.1

8.3

22

12

10

a8.0

a7.0

a7.0

8.3

a8.0

*9.8

-

242.8

8.09

482

May

8.3

8.3

7.8

7.6

7.6

' -A

7.4

7.6

13

11

9.3

8.3

8.1

7 .8

8.1

8.8

24

18

15

12

*110

361

350

65

14

14

13

15

15

13

13

1,188.4

38.3

2,360

June

12

12

12

T2" 11

*254

*697

1,320

271

117

70

190

220

253

298

347

190

149

62

34

1,270

3,670

2,100

935

838

279

165

110

82

60

-

14,040

468

27,850

July

41

32

29

g!8

g9.8

g8.1

g6.8

S5.8

gS.l

163

4,040

*4,990

1,670

1,380

1,070

320

210

200

157

131

115

596

*306

347

377

142

98

78

63

54

51

16,713.6

539

33,150

Aug.

46

41

38

37

35

34

33

*33

32

42

61

36

426

258

86

38

29

23

20

18

16

15

15

14 sis

S18

g!3 gio sizgiz

12

1,518

49.0

3,010

Sept.

12

13

22

521

49T

327

278

306

232

179

113

73

50

40

34

31

*31

29

26

26

24

24

24

23

23

22

21

21

22

22

-

3,066

102

6,080

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Ac-ft

Peak discharge (base, 400 cfs).--May 22 (time and gage height unknown) about 600 cfs; June 8 

(9 a.m.) 1,780 cfs (9.78 ft); June 22 (4 a.m.) 6,900 cfs (12.25 ft); July 12 (7:30 a.m.) 12,900 cfs 

(13.e ft); July 22 (7 a.m.) 925 cfs (8.12 ft); July 25 (8 a.m.) 497 cfs (5.96 ft); Aug. 13 (9 a.m.) 

694 cfs (7.05 ft); Sept. 4 (4 a.m.) 810 cfs (7.60 ft); Sept. 8 (l a.m.) 475 cfs (5.93 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of observer's notes.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from wire-weight gage reading.
352 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

North Fork Solomon River at Kirwin, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°40', long. 99°07', in SW£ sec. 34, T. 4 S., R. 16 W., on downstream 

side of left pier of highway bridge, half a mile south of Kirwin, three-quarters of a 

mile downstream from Bow Creek, and lj miles upstream from Deer Creek.

Drainage area. 1,290 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1919 to June 1925, August 1928 to June 1932, December 1941 to 

September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,656.95 ft above mean sea level, datum of

T929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Prior to June 30, 1932, chain gage and Dec. 18,

1941, to June 24, 1942, wire-weight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1919-24, 1928-31, 1942-51), 93.3 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,600 cfs July 11 (gage height, 20.42 ft); minimum daily, 10 cfs Mar. 11.

1919-25, 1928-32, 1941-51: Maximum discharge, 84,000 cfs (revised) Sept. 18, 1919 

(gage height, 22.5 ft), from rating curve extended above 10,000 cfs on basis of slopearea and contracted-opening determinations at gage height 22.3 ft; no flow at times 

during 1943, 1948.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water y?ar 1919 has been revised to 24,000 cfs 

Sept. 18, 1919 (gage height, 22.5 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 507.

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

water temperature for the water year 1951 are given in Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Rating tables., water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Mar. 13)

Mar. 14 to June 22 June 25 to Sept. 30

3.4 

4.0 

4.5 

5.0 

6.0

158

260

530

9.0

15.0

17.0

17.6

1,690

5,000

7,600

8,800

4.6 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

7.0

103

160

250

375

685

10.0

15.0

17.0

19.2

2,150

5,000

7,600

12,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

61

67

85

95

J2

64

58

52

50

49

49

46

45

45

45

45

45

42

*42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

42

41

41

41

42

1,558

50.3

3,090

Nov.

40

38

37

37

37

38

38

38

37

34

36

38

41

40

40

38

39

39

40

39

*39

41

40

30

35

40

45

47

47

49

-

1,177

39.2

2,330

Dec.

49

47

30

35

25

15

*13

15

30

35

40

40

40

45

45

40

40

40

40

40

46

*47

48

54

50

45

40

40

40

40

42

1,196

38.6

2,370

Jan.

40

35

35

35

30

30

30

35

35

40

40

45

45

50

60

60

56

48

49

30

35

40

44

*38

41

40

25

20

20

20

20

1,171

37.8

2,320

Feb.

20

25

30

30

30

25

20

*20

25

40

60

64

45

40

40

45

45

45

58

61

65

64

53

48

48

*47

46

53

_

_

-

1,192

42.6

2,360

Mar.

89

66

46

35

29

26

22

20

15

21

10

20

20

24

27

32

32

28

24

26

*24

24

23

20

18

18

19

29

33

33

30

883

28.5

1,750

Apr.

26

20

21

21

25

35

38

33

29

30

*33

33

32

31

28

25

25

24

24

27

32

86

15

60

48

41

41

46

42

*50

-

1,081

36.0

2,140

May

40

34

33

31

31

30

30

29

40

37

32

31

31

33

125

90

87

74

94

72

*565

2.450

1,570

778

345

199

201

174

138

112

223

7,739

25O

15,350

June

551

288

155

106

93

823

*1,940

*3,240

1,980

464

281

255

518

902

663

886

1,060

431

293

235

1,390

*8,610

8,300

3,660

2,220

780

539

385

428

360

-

41,836

1,395

82,980

July

238

236

200

382

198

150

111

130

124

431

10,800

12.000

10,700

4,960

3,010

1,140

674

626

526

438

396

1,840

1,690

1,380

1,130

580

418

559

408

305

295

56,075

1,809

111,200

Aug.

292

252

214

201

197

*189

185

182

258

365

473

365

1,820

1.990

1,080

449

350

268

214

182

166

154

144

144

144

140

136

134

133

130

126

11,077

357

21,970

Sept.

124

130

203

*3,070

5.270

1,130

962

2,040

1,040

615

385

285

221

190

172

160

151

145

139

136

130

123

120

120

120

119

113

111

110

111

-

15,745

525

51,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,8OO Mln 1 Mean 150 Ac-ft 108,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 12,000 Mln 10 Mean 386 Ac-ft 279,100

Peak discharge (base. 4.000 cfs).--May 22 (3 a.m.) 5,28O cfs (15.35 ft): June 8 (6 p.m.) 5,040 cfs, 

(15.07 ft); June 22 (6:3O a.m.) 13,600 cfs (19.75 ft); July 11 (4:5O a.m.) 15,600 cfs (2O.42 ft); 

Sept. 4 (11 p.m.) 4,270 cfs (13.54 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected "by Ice Nov. 23-26, Dec. 3-20, 26-30, Jan. 2-14, 20-22, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-18, Mar. 8, 9, 11-13. Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight 

gage readings Oct. 3-6, May 15-18, 26-31, June 2-8, 21, June 28 to July 5, July 7-10, 20, 21, July 

26 to Aug. 8, Aug. 17-19, Aug. 28 to Sept. 3, Sept. 7, 8, 11-51.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

North Fork Solomon River near Downs, Kans.

353

Location. Lat 39°31', long. 98°36', at west end of line between sees. 19 and 30, T. 6 S., 

R. 11 W., on downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 24, 3 miles west 

of Downs, 4-| miles upstream from Oak Creek, and 6^ miles upstream from confluence with 

South Fork Solomon River.

Drainage area.--2.390 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--September 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,460.46 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Dec. 5, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 6 years, 330 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 35,700 cfs July 12 (gage height, 30.41 ft); from 

rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum daily, 30 cfs 

Dec. 7.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 26 to 

Feb. 4, 1949.

Remarks.--Records fair. Several diversions above station for irrigation.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 2, Feb. 22, 23)

3.9

5.5

8.0

12.0

16.0

47

207

481

1,040

2,020

19.0

22.0

24.0

27.0

30.0

3,320

6,070

9,250

17,500

32,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12 

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23 

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

gl,170

gl,700

g382

g303

g238

g!59

g!36

g!25

gllO

g!06

g!02

gioo

g98

g96

g93

g89

g87

*g86

g85

g84

g84

g83

g83 

g82

g81

g83

g82

a81

a80

g79

g79

6,246

201

12,390

Nov.

7875-

75

74

75

77

77

75

71

66

64

69 

71

76

*78

74

72

71

71

69

68

70

68 

55

5F

60

60

65

69

72

-

2,100

70.0

4,170

Dec.

73

71

55

55

50

50

30

W

52

52

55

61 

*65

73

70

65

60

55

60

55

60

60

60 

65

70

60

50

55

60

60

65

1,812

58.5

3,590

Jan.

60

50

50

50

45

40

40

45

45

*45

50

50 

55

57

57

60

73

65

65

55

50

55

60 

55

55

55

50

40

40

34

34

1,585

51.1

3,140

Feb.

*34

36

38

40

45

45

40

35

35

50

69

79 

75

75

70

70

65

65

70

80

*85

119

110 

103

114

110

101

285

_

-

-

2,141

76.5

4,250

Mar.

260

283

226

138

111

100

89

80

40

45

40

35 

40

50

60

74

80

78

71

69

66

*66

66 

62

60

58

57

66

76

77

72

2,695

86.9

5,350

Apr.

67

63

*57

55

63

79

81

85

77

73

69

65 

64

62

59

56

54

54

53

5?

154

82

133 

147

*174

133

108

95

93

101

-

2,515

83.8

4,990

May

118

148

108

95

77

67

62

60

64

63

62

62 

62

82

88

132

177

138

148

132

4,390

*6,790

3,530 

1,140

g648

g500

g391

g330

a280

a250

a240

20,434

659

40,530

June

3,690

4,980

2,670

g706

g498

583

6,060

7,880

9,590

4,660

841

1,720 

al,SOO

al.100

g902

a700

g828

g880

a550

a350

4,620

9,050

*17,200 

11,200

5,800

1,950

980

al,200

al,500

al,300

-

105,488

3,516

209,200

July

a800

a580

a420

a600

a450

a350

a290

a310

a380

al,400

13,000

52,500 

25,900

13,800

7,510

3,700

1,310

1,510

g977

g817

g708

gl,080

4,240 

1,770

1,270

gl,030

*g857

1,760

3,550

al,500

aSOO

124,969

4,031

247,900

Aug.

g554

g521

g478

a435

g412

g402

g397

g391

g385

g380

g592

1,280 

g938

2,180

2,970

1,090

g693

g474

g437

g406

*g390

357

346 

367

437

357

325

447

354

296

278

19,369

625

38,420

Sept.

261

263

310

1,990

5,090

3,090

916

1,410

1,720

g870

g624

g499 

g456

413

a390

g363

g344

g325

g316

g310

303

301

g322 

g313

g290

g268

g253

g250

a240

g255

22,735

758

45,090

Calendar '-~T 1950 : Max 17,200 Mln 8 Mean 319 Ac-ft 231,100

Water ye .050-51: Max 32,300 Mi" 30 Mean 855 Ac-ft 619,000

uly

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for stations 

on nearby streams.

g Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24-28, Dec. 

toTeF. 10, Feb. 13-21, Mar. 9-15.

3-8, Dec. 15 to Jan. 12, Jan. 18
354 KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Solomon River at Webster, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°24', long. 99°26', on east line sec. 33, T. 73., R. 19 W., on left bank 

at site of former highway bridge, 0.2 mile south of Webster.

Drainage area.--1,150 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--January 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,841.99 ft above mean sea level, 

cfatum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Jan. 8, 1945, to May 16, 1946, wireweight gage at same site and datum. May 17, 1946, to May 20, 1951, water-stage recorder 

and wire-weight gage at same site and datum (destroyed by flood).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 55,200 cfs July 12 (gage height, 14.9 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 11,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 4 cfs Dec. 7.

1945-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow at times in 1946-49.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or those after May 20, 

which are poor.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195U to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

36

57

6460"

48

46

41

36

34

32

31

29

28

25

25

24

22

22

*21

11

19

21

21

22

25

25

26

25

24

22

22

952

30.7

1,890

Nov.

19

19

19

19

21

22

21

22

21

17

16

la

26

28

29

28

26

26

26

*26

24

23

23

23

25

25

29

31

29

28

-

710

23.7

1,410

Dec.

28

28

b25

blO

b9

b!5

*b4

b6

b9

b!5

b20

b23

b26

b27

b28

29

29

29

31

31

29

*33

32

32

33_

31

28

b25

b25

b20

b!5

725

23.4

1,440

Jan.

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b!5

b22

b25

b28

b30

b32

b35

b35

b35

b35

b38

b42

54

47

41

33

34

34

36

*40

b30

b25

b23

b20

b!7

b!4

b!2_

892

28.8

1,770

Feb.

b!2

bl2

b!2

b!2

b!2

b!5

b25

*b28

b35

b35

b35

b30

b25

b23

b22

b25

b35

57

7158-

53

48

45

45

46

*49

50

61

_

-

976

34.9

1,940

Mar.

5749"

43

45

43

42

b35

b30

b20

b!5_

b20

b30

b35

40

49

54

48

42

40

44

*43

40

40

35

34

34

38

57

56

48

43

1,249

40.3

2,480

Apr.

40

38

37

38

45

62

59

49

47

48

*49

45

45

49

42

39

38

37

34

32.

76

94

60

55

53

52

58

74

56

*52

-

1,503

50.1

2,980

May

49

46

43

41

41

38

39

37

37

34

32

31

28

28

40

113

132

72

62

52

4,000

10,000

1, 000

400

250

170

120

120

114

114

118

17,401

561

34,510

June

118

175

114

*116

107

1,000

6,000

2,000

1,000

600

2,000

1,000

700

3,000

1,000

400

250

200

170

150

1,000

14,000

7,000

1,500

800

400

2,000

4,000

1,500

700

-

53,000

1,767

105,100

July

500

500

600

400

300

250

200

500

1,000

2,000

15,000

*55,000

10,000

1,500

900

700

500

400

350

300

250

1,000

3,000

1,500

*552

544

410

350

326

290

260

79,382

2,561

157,500

Aug.

240

182

150

143

136

108

129

210

1,320

466

640

660

2,310

720

386

190

143

115

108

80

80

87

94

115

101

94

94

*90

80

80

75_

9,426

304

18,700

Sept.

75

158

1,380

2,660

660

380

710

2,040

740

398

300

200

160

140

130

118

*104

112

84

90

78

90

90

90

98

112

112

72

78

78

-

11,537

385

22,880

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,050 Min 0.2 Mean 165 Ac-ft 119,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 35,000 Min 4 Mean 487 Ac-ft 352,600

(4.7 ft ; Sept. 4 (iVm.) 3,840 cfs (4.8 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record May 21-28, June 6 to July 24 discharge 

charge measurement, floodmarks, and records for station at Alton.

estimated on basis of 1 dis-
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

South Fork Solomon River at-Alton, Kans.

355

Location. Lat 39°27', long. 98°57', in SWir sec. 12, T. VS., R. 15 W., on left bank 100 

ft upstream from site of former highway bridge and half a mile south of Alton.

Drainage area. 1,720 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. August 1919 to June 1925, August 1928 to June 1932, June 1942 to September 1951.

Qage.--Staff gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,598.20 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929 (levels by Bureau of Reclamation). Aug. 31, 1919, to June 30, 1932, 

staff or chain gage at highway bridge 100 ft downstream at datum 2 ft higher prior to 

Sept. 30, 1923, and present datum thereafter. June 23, 1942, to July 11, 1951, waterstage recorder at highway bridge (destroyed by flood) at present datum.

Average discharge. 17 years (1919-24, 1928-31, 1942-51), 122 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 91,900 cfs July 12 (gage height, 27.1 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

and slope-area determinations of peak flow; minimum daily, 10 cfs Dec. 5, 8, 9.

1919-25, 1928-32, 1942-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow Jan. 

1, 1948.

Flood of Aug. 1, 1928, reached a stage of 24.5 ft, from information by local resident .

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

of water temperature and suspended sediment loads for water year 1951 are given in 

Water-Supply Paper 1198.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

e

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17ie

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

76

319

242

114

93

BO

69

61

55

53

50

46

46

45

44

43

42

40

*39

37

37

36

36

37

37

3B

36

39

37

37

37

2,007

64.7

3,960

Nov.

37

36

36

35

37

3B

39

40

37

31

31

33

34

43

45

41

42

41

42

39

*37

36

36

21

26

30

32

36

42

40

-

1,095

36.5

2,170

Dec.

36

37

27

25

10

20

20

10

10

12

15

20

25

40

50

55

55

*54

55

60

60

59

61

66

64

61

50

33

30

25

25

1,172

37.6

2,320

Jan.

20

20

20

20

20

20

25

25

30

*31

35

36

36

36

40

55

74

95

"64 123

61

40

35

35

30

35

30

30

25

20

20

1,212

39.1

2,400

Feb.

15

*T5

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

15

20

40

35

30

25

25

30

30

35

100

*150 ~m

79

78

76

76

76

121

_

-

-

1,253

44. B

2,490

Mar.

115 ioT

88

74

71

67

61

55

40

35

20

25

30

35

40

45

60

40

45

45

47

*48

47

41

40

37

36

56

61

81

76

1,669

54.5

3,350

Apr.

64

56

*53

46

53

76

66

90

74

71

69

67

69

64

5B

53

50

50

4B

52

56

69

142

100 *ee

83

74

76

104

104

-

2,147

71.6

4,260

May

90

67

56

4B

44

41

38

3T

41

41

36

36

36

40

44

76

*206

259

170

206

*2,590

*11,600

5,340

1,220

761

574

465

40 B

382

350

314

25,647

627

50,670

June

370

610

462

300

247

1,370

7,950

4,290

2,190

1,080

1,100

1,760

1,430

2,500

3,060

915

632

503

454

406

820

13,100

*15,900

3,700

1,690

1,100

1,650

4,700

3,270

1,540

-

77,341

2,578

153,400

July

950

750

700

850

*634

522

446

730

1,040

1,920

17,000

*se,9oo

19,900

3,540

2,370

1,850

1,500

1,260

900

750

660

1,000

4,000

3,000

1,600

1,100

BOO

660

620

571

527

125,072

4,035

248,100

Aug.

505

461

439

395

384

362

342

342

344

965

657

646

665

1,660

608

571

439

406

373

331

310

300

289

289

289

278

268

*248

238

236

228

14,292

461

28,350

Sept.

218

218

715

4,740

2,160

1,150

706

2,600

2,060

676

419

413

344

320

297

280

265

250

226

204

200

195

183

183

161

172

172

163

152

145

-

20,211

674

40,090

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,570 Mln 2 Mean 166 Ac-ft 136,400

Water year 1950-51: Max 52,900 Mln 10 Mean 746 Ac-ft 541,600

Peak discharge (base

cfs (IS. 52 ft); June 14

28 (4 a.m.) 9,640 cfs (17.47 ft); July 12 (8 p.m.) 91,900 cfs (27.10 ft); J 

); Sept. 4 (11 a.m.) 6,120

June 7 (8 p.m.) 12,500 

26,900 cfs (22.26 ft);

uly 23 (time and 

(15.5 ft); Sept. B (12 p.m.) 4,410 cfs (14.0 ft).

, 5,200 cfs). --May 22 (10 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (20.30 ft); 

4 (12 p.m.) 7,990 cfs (16.64 ft); June 23 (3:30 p.m.)

discharge unkno

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --No gage-height record May 30, June 26, July 1-4, 6, 9, 19-29, Sept. ,14, 16, 17, 21, 30; 

discharge estimated on basis of records for station at Osborne. Stage-discharge relation affected 

by Ice Dec. 5-21, Dec. 29 to Jan. 15, Jan. 23 to Feb. 21, Mar. 6-20. Discharge computed from once 

daily outside gage readings May 24-29, June 10, 11, 16-21, July 5-7, 10, 11.
356 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

South Fork Solomon River at Osborne, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°26', long. 98°42 T , on line between sees., 19 and 20, T. 7 S., R. 12 W. , 

on downstream side of right pier of bridge on 0. S. Highway 281, half a m>fe south of 

Osborne and 0.6 mile downstream from Covert Creek.

Drainage area. 2,024 sq mi.

Records available. March 1946 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,505.25 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Dec. 12, 1946, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 5 years, 326 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 81,200 cfs July 13 (gage height, 27.65 ft), fron 

rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of slope-area and contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 25 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1946-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; no flow Aug. 21, 1946, Apr. 21, 

1948.

Remarks.--Records good prior to May 20, fair thereafter except those for periods of ice 

effect, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height, In feet, and 

discharge, In cubic feet per second)

3.0 

4.5 

7.0

10.0

170

480

1,060

Oct. 1 to July -13

13.0 1,880

16.0 3,240

18.0 5,100

19.0 6,900

July 14 to Sept. 30

21.0 13,000

23.0 21,900

25.0 38,000

26.0 51,000

5.5 202

8.0 472

12.0 1,090

14.0 1,700

16.0 2,800

17.0 3,700

19.0 6,900

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

102

2,690

1,200

 235

158

129

114

101

92

88

85

82

79

78

77

75

72

70

*68

M

66

66

66

66

66

68

69

69

68

67

66

6,398

206

12^690

Nov.

66

65

63

63

64

66

68

69

67

61

58

58

62

67

74

70

70

69

68

67

*65

65

66

40

50

58

61

63

69

78

-

1,930

64.3

3,830

Dec.

75

73

64

55

30

30

30

35

40

46

50

56

58

65

15

92

84

*76

75

70

70

72

71

71

74

60

40

35

45

45

50

1,832

59.1

3,630

Jan.

55

45

30

45

45

45

35

40

45

*49

49

51

50

54

58

64

74

84

112

80

50

50

55

60

60

65

45

40

35

30

.25.

1,625

52.4

3,220

Feb.

25

*30

30

30

30

30

30

35

35

40

72

127

70

45

45

50

50

58

62

69

*132

123

93

90

94

97

90

150

_

-

-

1,832

65.4

3,630

Mar.

123

161

123

94

83

79

74

67

57

57

35

35

40

50

58

58

72

81

69

64

60

*61

62

59

54

52

50

150

183

123

108

2,442

78.8

4,840

Apr.

94

83

*75

70

79

138

114

114

107

98

98

96

91

90

85

78

73

71

69

76

160

120

144

156

*512

195

153

131

123

158

-

3,451

115

6,840

May

178

124

98

90

84

80

74

72

77

84

75

71

 55 69

172

106

*192

283

238

182

3,500

*8,540

*11,800

3,000

1,290

832

620

506

442

a400

a350

33,715

1,088

66,870

June

438

1,710

908

499

a570

2,300

8,380

9,720

4,800

2,060

1,540

2,130

2,100

1,940

4,380

1,820

904

681

589

567

1,450

12,200

' 19,500

5 810

3,360

1,950

2,880

5,790

5,870

3,600

-

110,246

3,675

218,700

July

1,900

1,160

902

1,000

al,100

718

632

817

1,620

1,020

17,400

55,500

*40,400

6,640

3,810

2,660

1,940

1,580

1,260

1,030

892

1,630

5,150

4,500

2,560

1,460

*950

791

707

645

594

160,968

5,193

319,300

Aug.

570

523

486

450

428

410

393

389

388

686

673

792

1,200

2,660

1,540

717

563

461

420

372

341

*321

309

308

310

312

282

264

252

240

251

17,291

558

34,300

Sept.

226

234

555

3,960

4,590

1,290

724

1,250

1,950

782

598

497

a420

360

330

310

297

a285

273

261

248

237

231

228

a225

224

221

212

a205 '206

-

21,229

708

42,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,300 Min 1 Mean 268 Ac-ft 193,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 53,500 Mln 25 Mean 994 Ac-ft 720,000

Peak discharge (base. 800 efs).--0et. 2 (7 p.m.) 3,340 cfs (16.16 ft); May 23 (8 a.m.) 16,600 cfs 

(21.96 ft); June 2 (6 p.m.) 2,250 cfs (14.0 ft); June 8 (6:30 a.m.) 12,500 cfs (20.87 ft); June 12 

(10 p.m.) 2,900 cfs (15.4 ft); June 15 (12 m. ) 6,720 cfs (18.91 ft); (12 m.) 24,500 cfs

(12 p.m.) 15.90 cfs (l2.1 ft); July 9 (10 

ft); Jul

. . June 23

(23.44ft); June 28 (l p.m.) 9,340 cfs (19.88 ft); July 4 (12 p.m.) 15.90 cfs

a.m.) 1,900 cfs (13.07 ft); July 13 (2 a.m.) 81,200 cfs (27.65 ft); July 23 (10:30 a.m.) 7,720 cfs 

(19.33 ft): Aug. 10 (2 p.m.) 875 cfs (10.9 ft); Aug. 14 (4 p.m.) 3,760 cfs (17.06 ft); Sept. 4 

(7:30 p.m.) 6,740 cfs (18.92 ft); Sept. 9 (8 a.m.) 2,800 cfs (16.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of trend of flow.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 4-9, Dec. 26 to Jan. 9, Jan. 20 

to Feb. 10, Feb. 13-17, Mar. 11-14. Computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings. May 21, 25-29, June 1-4, 6, 11, 12, 17-21, 27, July 2-4, 6-10, 19-22, July 27 to Aug. 13, Aug. 

1 6 to Sept. 4, Sept. 7-12, 14-17, 19-24, 26-28, 30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 357

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°27', long. 98°07', in SW£ sec. 9, T. 7 S., R. 7W., in Beloit on left 

bank 150 ft upstream from dam at city water plant and l|- miles upstream from Leban 

Creek.

Drainage area.--5,430 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1895 to June 1897, April 1929 to September 1951. (Fragmentary 

gage-height records collected at this site since Jan. 8, 1905, are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau and Kansas Water Commission.)

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,339.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Mar. 19, 1930, staff or chain gages at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years (1929-51), 486 cfs.

Extreme s.-- Maximum discharge during year, 125,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 39.30 ft); 

from rating curve extended above 31,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations of 

peak flow at nearby points on Solomon River; minimum daily, 100 cfs Mar. 13.

1895-97, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; no flow at times 

1939-41, 1946.

Remarks.--Records fair except those between 3,500 cfs to 15,600 cfs or for periods of ice 

effect, which are poor.

Revisions.--W 806: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 11 to Dec. 6, Mar. ^ *"

Apr. 23, Aug. 1 to Sept. 7)

21

Oct. 1 to Oct. 10, Apr. 24 to Sept. 30 Oct. 11 to Apr. 23

14.0

14.6

15.5

17.0

18.0

183

490

1,120

2,870

3,570

22.0

26.0

29.0

31.0

34.0

5,520

9,000

14,000

19,300

31,300

35.0 37,400

36.0 50,000

39.0 116,000

100

157

350

10.5 841

5.Z

6.4

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

878

1,930

6,150

6.860

1,740

845

652

550

472

430

395

374

360

350

344

336

326

*318

311

302

295

288

235

286

284

285

282

280

281

278

114

27,041

872

53,640

Nov.

263

262

255

248

246

245

244

254

244

240

234

225

219

224

*233

218

237

244

228

224

231

225

219

216

193

179

201

210

209

218

-

6,888

230

13,660

Dec.

226

240

222

226

210

140

120

T80

180

170

187

195

*203

212

219

225

240

230

210

220

219

204

214

222

220

226

150

140

170

190

197

6,LD7

200

a.2,o]O

Jan.

202

200

170

150

160

150

150

140

*150

170

150

170

160

170

180

180

180

190

210

250

150

170

200

190

180

180

200

130

110

150

160

5,282

170

10,480

Feb.

*140

140

130

130

130

140

140

150

150

150

170

180

120

120

150

160

170

200

206

*201

202

215

301

304

288

322

343

311

_

_

-

5,363

192

10,640

Mar.

453

832

558

777

574

286

244

220

200

170

170

130

100

130

160

190

200

200

210

220

218

*202

202

197

193

189

180

182

183

384

370

8,524

275

16,910

Apr.

277

245

*216

202

193

212

234

376

305

281

261

244

262

234

220

212

200

194

*185

236

230

385

620

*349

1.560

1,080

984

508

454

397

-

11,356

379

22,520

May

775

873

562

397

308

259

231

222

250

222

200

187

2O4

226 Z~ 8

574

824

1,160

960

782

1,940

4,630

7,320

*14,000

12,000

6,450

2,100

1,450

1,180

1,170

1,180

62,954

2,031

124,900

June

1.500

3,850

6,700

8,230

3,570

1,880

6,020

1.S100

22,200

*19,300

13,400

7,580

4,630

4,500

3,910

4,160

5,140

3,040

2,120

1,530

2,340

10,400

*25,800

*38,200

27,900

14,200

9,140

7,030

7,110

9,880

-

288,360

9,612

572,000

July

9,740

6,210

3,010

2,160

1,890

2,400

1,820

1.500

1,520

2,500

11,200

72,200

 113,000

67,000

25,400

12,500

9,160

6,920

5,510

4,410

3,450

4,050

4,990

7,210

8,580

7,380

5,220

3,390

3,620

5,310

3,980

417,230

13,460

827,600

Aug.

2,500

2,230

2,000

1,770

1,610

1,480

1,410

1,410

 1,350

1,300

1,370

2,380

3,240

4,550

5,720

7.520

5,260

2,120

1,540

1,830

1,710

1,200

1,140

1,070

1,070

1,110

1,070

1,110

1,160

1,030

912

65,172

2,102

129,300

Sept.

912

952

952

2,580

6,340

9 . 990

9,370

5,520

3,790

5,200

4,250

2,220

1,610

1,400

1,260

1,080

1,000

920

920

920

845

845

775

775

775

775

775

740

705

705

-

68,901

2,297

136,700

Calendar year 1353: Max ?2,'.OCi Min 42 Mean 1,056 Ac-ft 764,800

Water year 1350-51: Max o_3,00j Min 100 Mean 2,667 Ac-ft 1,931,000

F^ak discharge _. Oct. 4 (3 a.m.) 7,990 cfs (25.04 ft); May 24 (7 p.m.) 15,900 

8,500 cfs (25.55 ft); June 9 (6 p.m.) 23,300 cfs (32.16 ft); June 17 

' ~" ------ '35.39 ft). June 30 (11 p.m.) 10,800

.m.) 9,000 cfs (26.00 ft); July

(29 78 ft); Jane 4 (10 : , ._ . ,__.__ _.,, _ .. 

(1 p.m.) 5,650 cfs (22.22 ft); June 24 (4:30 p.m.) 41,100 cf

cfs (27.31 ft); July 13 (4 a.m.) 125,000 cfs (39.30 ft); July 25 (5 _....., ,,--- ,-~ ,_.._. _-,, .... 

30 (5 p.m.) 5.650 cfs (22.22 ft): Aug. 16 (ll a.m.) 7.690 cfs (24.52 ft); Sept. 6 (10 p.m.) 10,800 

cfs (27.22 ft); Sept. 10 (9 p.m.) 5,620 cfs (22.10 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed fr^-i once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 1-10, Feb. 28 to Mar. 6, 

Mar. 30, 31, Apr. 7-9, Ap-. ,: ^o May 8, May 15-22, June 1, 2, 13-21, July 8, 9, July 13 to Sept. 30 

Stage-discharge relation a+'-ected by ice Dec. 7-10, 17-20, 27-30, Jan. 2 to Feb. 18, Mar. 8-20.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Solomon River at Niles, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°58', long. 97°29i, in NW£ sec. 31, T. 12 S., R. 1 W., on downstream side 

of left pier of highway bridge, three-quarters of a mile west of Niles and 12 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--5,770 sqmi, approximately.

Records available.--May le. May 1897 to to November November 1903, October October 1917 to September 1951. Published

as "near Benni iington' _,_,____ 1 October ......._ 1917 _. _. to -. June _..._. 1919.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,157.2 ft above mean sea level (levels by

"llnited States Weather Bureau). May 1897 to Nov. 30, 1903, wire-weight gage at present 

site at datum about 1.5 ft lower. Oct. 1, 1917, to June 23, 1919, chain gage at site 

12 miles upstream at different datum. May 15, 1919, to Sept. 30, 1922, chain gage at 

present site at datum 2 ft higher than present datum. Oct. 1, 1922, to Apr. 25, 1934, 

chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--40 years (1897-1903, 1917-51), 631 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 178,000 cfs July 14 (gage height, 31.76 ft); minimum, 173 cfs Feb. 13, 14.

1897-1903, 1917-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; minimum observed, 

1 cfs Sept. 4, 1926.

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station.

Revisions (water years) . W 796-B: 1903. W 806: 19031M), drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 1 to Mar. 3, June 28, 29)

5.5

7 .0

9.0

12.0

16.0

Oct. 1 to June 27

199

378

June 28 to Sept. 30

4,960 30.7 46,000

8,060 31.0 61,300

13,100 31.4 109,000

20,400 31.7 165,000

30.0 31,300

Note. Same as preceding table 

below 26.80 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IIS

17\

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

51

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

800

1,900

5,580

7,550

6,760

5,190

4,440

2,050

1,130

950

*850

785

728

695

660

"567

678

616

594

576

562

553

535

524

514

507

504

498

490

488

480

48,832

1,575

96 ,c36C

Nov.

476

468

464

468

458

452

444

438

*434

425

430

432

430

425

420

405

398

400

405

409

405

403

395

384

381

381

373

364

344

344

-

12,45o

415

24,700

Dec.

357

364

364

365

574

*300

250

250

307

303

280

290

300

509

310

315

319

322

327

320

310

300

290

300

318

318

312

280

230

250

260

9,494

306

18,830

Jan.

279

289

292

295

296

289

253

268

»252

264

265

261

260

262

258

258

258

262

267

268

272

277

283

289

279

278

277

219

252

270

245

8,337

269

16,540

Feb.

24O

220

210

20O

200

200

210

220

229

238

241

240

216

220

258

220

252

255

278

279

283

279

278

282

298

392

458

*455

_

_

-

7,351

263

14,580

Mar.

462

462

451

633 656-

770

764

574

448

560

310

270

250

210

250

285

292

521

357

566

360

358

360

352

345

*351

324

330

343

346

410

12,49O

403

24,770

Apr.

366

453

490

418

388

381

383

476

492

474

522

484

448

423

403

386

375

355

343

344

944

3,180

3,180

 1,640

976

1,250

2,920

5,620

2,740

1,460

-

30,314

1,010

60,130

May

1,570

2,210

1,780

1,550

1,080

854

694

605

562

545

512

489

472

459

462

541

711

1,500

2,460

2,510

2,900

4,680

6,100

5,880

5,800

5,450

6,040

*7,220

6,510

5,520

1,980

81,224

2,620

161,100

June

1,580

1,900

4,01O

4,640

4,950

5,400

7,68O

9,550

10,200

1O,4OO

11,700

*15,600

14,900

15,200

14,500

12,500

8,040

5,530

4,6OO

4,2OO

*19,300

16,500

15,500

15,500

16,100

16,400

19,700

29.000

*28,000

23,90O

-

364,380

12,150

722,700

July

17,900

14,100

14,000

14,600

11,500

5,260

3,240

3,090

2.960

3,260

17,400

65, BOO

68,200

 157,000

90,500

49,400

36,400

28,400

22,500

16,800

12,300

*8,280

6,470

5,970

5,470

5,250

5,990

7,100

7,520

6,560

4,110

715,530

23,080

tl,419

Aug.

4,440

5,200

3,890

2,660

2,370

2,180

2,020

1,880

1,800

1,720

1,700

1,930

2,440

3,510

*4,140

4,120

4,420

4,690

5.4OO

4,760

2,900

2,170

2,130

 1,860

1,640

1,580

1,490

1,480

1,540

1.410

1,420

84,89O

2,758

168,400

Sept.

1,420

1,320

1,600

4,280

11,900

15,500

9,900

7,710

7,650

*10,200

10,200

7,10O

7,120

5,980

3,100

2,560

2,140

1,950

1,770

1,640

1,560

1,500

1,440

1,400

1,370

 1,390

1,34O

1,260

1,220

1,160

126,300

4,210

25O,5OO

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,700 Mln 110 Mean 1,375 Ac-it 995,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 157,000 Mln 200 Mean 4,113 Ac-ft 2,978,000

Fes, _,__.___,_______, HE 3,800 ._____ cfs _=t. 4 (5 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (26.95 ft); Apr. 22 (9 p.m.) 5,890

(19.£2 ft); Apr. 27 (10 p.m.) 3,970 cfs (19.72 ft); May 29 (5 p.m.) 9,100 cfs (27.SO ft); June 

14 (2 a.m.) 15,300 rf^ (29.50 ft); June 21 (9:30 a.m.) 60,600 cfs (31.00 ft); June 28 about 30,000 

<-fs (30.f3 ft at 9 p.m. June 27); July 14 (6 a.m.) 178,000 cfs (31.76 ft); July 29 (1O a.m.) 7,55.j 

cfj (26.£3 ft): Aug. 2 (9 a.m.) 5,340 cfs (22.78 ft); Aug. 19 (8 p.m.) 5,690 cfs (23.48 ft); Sept. 

6 (6 a.m.) 1J.8.V :fs (28.1? 1't) ; ',ept. 11 (2 a.m.) 11,400 cfs (27.72 ft).

* Dlafhsrge me:; -urem-nt male on this day.

* Expre^oecl in thoud nls.

N2te..--.-'.tage-ilschTg_ relation ulfeeted by ice Dec. 6-8, 11-13, 20-24, 28-31. Feb. 2-8, Mar.

1L.-15.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 359

Smoky Hill River at Enterprise, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°54', long. 97°07', in NE£ sec. 20, T. 13 S., R. 3 E., near left bank on 

downstream side of pier of Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad bridge, in Enterprise, 

14 miles upstream from Chapman Creek.

Drainage area. 19,200 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--November 1934 to September 1951.

Sage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,098.14 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 29, 1935, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 17 years, 1,958 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 233,000 cfs July 14 (gage height, 33.96 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 55,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 315 cfs Feb. 14.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; no flow Apr. 23, 1935 (regulated 

by powerplant then in operation).

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of about 32 ft from information by Corps of 

Engineers (discharge, 90,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect, which are fair. Flow regulated by Cedar Bluff Reservoir beginning Nov. 13, 1950 (see p. 336).

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-4, Oct. 7 to Jan. 4, Mar. 20-29)

9.0

12.0

16.0

325

610

1,580

3,300

6,150

Oct. 1 to Aug. 20

21.0

28.0

29.0

30.0

30.5

Aug. 21 to Sept. 30

31.0

32 .0

33.0

34.0

45,000

90,000

151,000

237,000 Note. Same as 

preceding table 

above 21 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

622

638

638

677 

532 

546 

*642 

681

659

646

630

630

630

630

634

630

630

630

654

634

638

622

435

410

b450

b520

b560 

b530 

b510 

b500 

b490

b510 

504 

514 

514 

535

578

528

541

402

497

582

638

659

646

626

618

630

700 

*812

1.250

1,160

1,130

910

758

b660 

b600 

b540 

b480 

528

865

915

920

'21,900 

21,500 

23,200 

25,900 

26,700

24,900

21,100

18,800

15,600

12,600

659

654

642

*618 

602 

638 

650

630

1,870

4,790

*4,500

2,750

1,950

2,590

4,870

6,110

6.270

Total 

Mea

59,195

1,973

117,400

23,797

768

47,200

16,225

579

32,180

22,432

724

44,490

53,982

1,799

107,100

209,010

6,742

414,600

674,990 

22,500 

*1,339

* 1,3 97.5 

45,080

*2,772

263,000

8,484

521,700

363,930

12,130

721,800

Calendar year 1950: Ma 

Water year 1950-51

Ac-I't 2,032,000 

Ac-ft 6,411,000

Discharge measurement made 

* Expressed in thousands, 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
360 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kansas River at Ogden, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°06'15", long. 96°41'55", in SE^SW^ sec. 7, T. 11 S., R. 7 E. , on downstream side of first pier from right bank of highway bridge three-quarters of a mile 

south of Ogden, 10 miles downstream from confluence of Smoky Hill and Republican Rivers.

Drainage area.--4S ,240 sq mi, approximately, of which about 39,540 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. June 1917 to September 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,020.83 ft above mean sea level (levels 

iJy Corps of Engineers). Prior to May 1, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--34 years, 2,992 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 298,000 cfs July 12 (gage height, 30.53 ft),

from rating curve extended above 60,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum daily, 600 cfs Jan. 29.

1917-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; minimum, 51 cfs Aug. 20, 1934. 

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of about 28.5 ft, from information by Corps of 

Engineers.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions .--W 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951 -i I i i I I I I I I

Day Oct. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June July Aug. Sept.

2,130

1,930

1,840

1,850

1,960,

2,240

2,000

1,960

1,950

1,900

1,730

1,490

1,450

1,410

6,180' 

8,660 

9,9801

9,400

10,500

10,100

31,000

*41,100

36,000

38,400

39,300

38,000

38,100

34,400

37,200

45.400

37,000

30,200

24,700

*16,400 

14,400 

13,600

" 12,600

11,900

11,700

11,100

10,600

10,600

10,200

9,600

9,000

8,500

3,200

Total) 225,020 

7,259! 

446,300

Mean

Ac-ftl

46,250

1,492

91,740

72,390

2,335

143,600

101,870

3,396

202,100

tl, 126.7 

37,560 

*2,235

*2, 215.9 

71,480 

*4,395

657,200 

21,910 

*1,304

Calendar year 1950: Max 

Water year 1950-51: Max Mln

700

600

Mean 5,183 Ac-ft 3,753,000 

Mean 14,730 Ac-ft 10,660,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 cfs).--Oct. 3 (8 p.m.) 29,600 cfs (16.74 ft); May 1 (5 p.m.) 23,200 

cfs (14 5 ft)- May 19 (12 p.m.) 21,600 cfs (14.1 ft); May 24 (8:30 a.m.) 25,400 cfs (15.05 ft); June 

4 (2 a.m.) 23,800 cfs (14.65 ft); June 9 (7 a.m.) 46,000 cfs (18.63 ft); June 24 (9 a.m.) 80,400 cfs 

(21.56 ft); June 29 (1:30 p.m.) 105,000 cfs (23.09 ft); July 12 (10 p.m.) 298 000 cfs (30.53 ft); 

July 31 (4 p.m.) 20,400 cfs (12.26 ft); Aug. 14 (3 p.m.) 18,900 cfs (11.94 ft); Aug. 21 (8 a.m.) 

16,800 cfs (11.45 ft): Sept. 4. (9 p.m.) 46,500 cfs (16.01 ft); Sept. 13 (5 a.m.) 44,100 cfs (15.66 ft).

* Discharge measurement nade on this day.

t Expressed In thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--Ho gage-height reccrd Nov. 25, 27, Dec. 2, May £,_1C, 13, 15, 20, July 13-17, 26, 27, Aug. 

3-5, 8-10, 12, 13, 19, Aug. 24 to Sent. 1, Sept. 3, 

for stations upstream and downstream and computed i 

puted from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Nov 

6, 7, May 1-5, 7-9, 11-12, 14, 16-19, 21, July lb-2

23-3C; discharge estimated on basis of records 

lew from ungaged tributaries. Discharge com23, 2$, 26, Nov. 28 to Dec. 1, Dec. 3, 4, Feb. 

A-ug. C, 7, 2G, 21, Sept. 2, 5.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 361

Big Blue River near Crete, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°35 I 40", long. 96°57'35", in S? sec. 3, T. 7 N., R. 4 E., near right bank 

on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 82, 1.8 miles south from Missouri Pacific 

Railroad station in Crete, 3.3 miles downstream from Walnut Creek, and 3.6 miles upstream from Squaw Creek.

Drainage area.--2,680 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--March 1945 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 1,311.5 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 25,500 cfs June 3, (gage height, 28.3 ft). 

1945-51: Maximum discharge 27,600 cfs July 10, 1950 (gage height, 28.74 ft).

Remarks.--Records good. Stage-discharge relation below about 12 ft affected by backwater 

from power dam downstream; discharge computed only for stages above 12 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June

_

*13,500

*c20,800

11,800

7,710

4,860

3,130

1,990

_

-

.

_

-.

1,870

-

,

_

3,830

6,850

*3,390

2,370

2,580

1,400

_

1,520

1,740

_

_

_

-

-

.

_

-

July Aug.

_

-

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

-

_

_

-

_

2,470

2,570

1,920

1,490

_

-

.

_

_

_

-

.

_

_

_

_

-

_

_

-

Sept.

Calendar year 1950 : Max 15,900 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft - 

Water year 1950-51; Max 20,800 Mln - Mean - Ac-ft -

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 efs).--June 3 (4 a.m.) 25,500 cfs (28.3 ft); June 19 (9 a.m.) 7,540 cfs

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

c Backwater from return of overbank flow during part of day.
362 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Blue River at Barneston, Nebr.

Location. --Lat 40°03', long. 96°35', in NE^SW^ sec. 13, T. IN., R..7 E., on left bank in 

tailrace of powerplant, three-quarters of a mile northwest of Barneston, 2 miles upstream from Plum Creek, and 5 miles upstream from Nebraska-Kansas State line.

Drainage area.--4.420 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--May 1932 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,164 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to June 9, 1941, water-stage 

recorder at site 1 mile downstream at different datum. June 9 to Nov. 17, 1941, float 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--19 years, 775 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 26,000 cfs June 4 (gage height, 27.48 ft); minimum daily, 160 cfs Dec. 7.

1932-51: Maximum discharge, 57,700 cfs June 9, 1941 (gage height, 34.3 ft); minimum 

daily, 1 cfs Nov. 30, 1945.

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

measurements generally made twice a month. Low flow regulated by powerplant at Barneston, which has pondage of about 1,500 acre-ft. No large tributaries between station 

and Nebraska-Kansas State line.

Revisions (water years). W 1932, 1935. W 1056: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

 4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,330

18,600

19.800

4,800

1,890

2,220

4,900

- 2,520

1,260

930

797

657

617

484

470

466

374

371

298

349

403

342

315

356

306

274

262

300

309

324

295

66,619

2,149

132,100

Nov.

308

308

293

316

283

257

303

327

312

306

314

308

300

304

305

275

306

296

272

299

301

324

272

290

312

204

210

274

284

284

-

8,747

292

17,350

Dec.

285

309

256

239

268

194

160

204

230

232

277

260

237

272

281

260

228

247

186

202

184

206

273

208

214

180

181

176

178

204

248

7,079

228

14,040

Jan.

228

187

222

166

198

246

165

168

186

214

188

218

202

197

197

246

243

237

281

248

166

201

214

284

263

246

207

184

182

172

193

6,550

211

12,990

Feb.

182

198

274

213

181

180

246

188

211

235

182

231

227

186

200

292

258

224

236

228

251

342

302

337

506

1,770

1,640

1,060

_

_

-

10,580

378

20,990

Mar.

1,130

2,370

5,740

2,460

1,320

1,030

856

692

544

565

462

408

333

359

398

480

446

442

480

543

563

549

804

819

923

1,170

1,180

1,230

2,380

1,170

755

30,601

987

60,700

Apr.

629

562

500

463

467

464

446

504

574

523

483

446

428

434

376

422

288

272

364

310

378

1,440

976

614

4,300

5,400

5.910

3,770

1,390

2,930

-

36,063

1,202

71,530

May

15,200

7,910

2,180

1,100

842

565

616

596

596

624

638

521

448

519

573

648

998

923

1,500

1,130

1,010

2,160

994

696

1,130

2,040

1,080

1,070

970

954

811

51,042

1,647

101,200

June

738

11,600

20,100

22,700

24,000

19,400

19,900

12,500

5,710

3,210

3,820

4,990

2,800

8,310

19,000

12,000

3,350

2,400

6,100

6,850

10,100

12,900

14,100

10 , 100

4,400

15,900

17,600

11,200

4,740

3,390

-

313,908

10,460

622,600

July

3,210

2,680

2,020

1,670

1,370

10,200

17,400

5,750

1,530

1,740

13,700

18,200

15,100

6,330

3,980

2,470

1,990

8,130

2,440

1,360

1,010

1,360

998

699

554

518

515

518

440

410

419

128,711

4,152

255,300

Aug.

455

428

479

428

410

408

410

413

760

1,210

1,830

3,170

2,830

6,560

15.100

9,250

5,590

3,460

2,630

2,900

3,320

1,760

1,370

4,360

4,830

2,620

1,460

1,260

1,140

822

842

80,505

2,600

159,700

Sept.

970

2,160

2,040

3,720

3,680

3,590

2,390

1,760

1,560

1,320

1,260

5,310

10,200

7,650

4,000

3,070

2,210

1,600

1,090

884

748

641

587

548

560

587

530

500

485

461

-

66,111

2,204

131,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 20,000 Mln 158 Mean 1,127 Ac-ft 815,600

Water year 1950-51: Max 24,000 Mln 160 Mean 2,210 Ac-ft 1,600,000

Peak discharge (base, 4.000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (9 'to 10 p.m.) 23,900 cfs (26.74 ft); Oct. 7 (1 p.m.) 

5,940 cfs (14.30 ft); Mar! 3 (9 a.m.) 4,350 cfs (12.21 ft); Apr. 25 (8 p.m.) 9,470 cfs (18.34 ft); 

May 1 (3 p.m.) 17,500 cfs (23.81 ft); June 4 (12 p.m.) 26,000 cfs (27.48 ft); June 12 (4:30 a.m.) 

6,470 cfs (14.96 ft); June 15 (11 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (25.47 ft); June 23 (2:30 a.m.) 16,900 cfs (23.48 

ft); June 26 (11 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (24.87 ft); July 7 (3 a.m.) 18,900 cfs (24.54 ft); July 12 (2 a.m.) 

18,700 cfs (24.44 ft); July 18 (11:30 a.m.) 12,900 cfs (20.93 ft); Aug. 12 (7 a.m.) 4,320 cfs (12.38 

ft); Aug. 15 (12:30 p.m.) 14,500 cfs (22.00 ft); Aug. 25 (12:30 p.m.) 6,280 cfs (15.10 ft); Sept. 4 

(8:30 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (13.40 ft); Sept. 13 (5 a.m.) 11,500 cfs (19.97 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 29, 30, Dec. 4-7, 9-11, 14-16, 22,23, 26, 27, 

Dec. 30 to Jan. 16, Jan. 18, 21-24, Jan. 27 to Feb. 3, Feb. 6-22, Mar. 9, 13-15, 18, 19, 23.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 363

Little Blue River at Angus, Nebr.

Location. Lat 40°16'30", long. 97°S8'15", in NW£ sec. 35, T. 4 N., R. 6 W. , near center 

of span on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Ox Box Creek 

and half a mile southeast of Angus.

Records available. July to October 1912 (gage heights only), September 1950 to September 

19Sr Published as r'at Blue Bluff" 1912.

Gage --Wire -weight gage read twice daily. July 16 to Oct. 31, 1912, staff gage at site 

3ir miles upstream at different datum.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during period September 1950 to September 1951, 18,500 cfs 

June 26 (gage height, 13.40 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs; minimum 

daily, 63 cfs Feb. 1.

Remarks. --Records good except those above 2,000 cfs and those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor. Discharge measurements generally made twice a month.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950

Day

Sept. 1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Discharge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Day

Sept. 11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

Discharge

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2,250

Day

Sept. 21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

Discharge

8,390

5,140

2,080

554

306

227

188

169

382

217

Peak discharge (base, 1.000 cfs).--Sept. 21 (10 a.m.) 11,£ 

cfs (12.10 ft).

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Oct.

296

1,590

854

977

500

285

194

169

149

137

12B

122

117

114

111

108

107

104

100

100

100

9B

99

97

94

94

94

93

92

92

21

7,307

236

Ac- ft 14,490

Nov.

90

93

94

91

91

91

90

93

93

91

94

92

92

93

93

93

91

91

90

90

90

83

87

86

85

85

8B

90

86

84

-

2,700

90.0

5,360

Dec.

84

84

84

86

84

78

76

76

77

76

83

81

82

84

83

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

B2

82

BO

82

82

82

2,528

B1.5

5,010

Jan.

83

83

82

80

76

76

IB- 68

ss

89

92

84

84

84

84

84

83

83

83

82

77

83

110

84

83

84

83

76

75

70

72

2,548

82.2

5,050

Feb.

63

67

65

69

72

70

66

67

73

75

80

89

89

86

87

88

89

91

91

90

90

90

90

89

95

100

98

464

-

-

-

2,683

95.8

5,320

Mar.

356

217

188

166

118

110

102

97

99

91

91

90

90

90

98

94

96

91

85

85

87

90

90

87

87

87

90

100

101

96

95

3,464

112

6,870

Apr.

93

92

90

89

87

90

90

87

86

87

86

86

84

84

82

81

80

80

80

91

133

207

174

187

267

118

114

112

111

158

-

3,306

110

6,560

May

201

165

137

124

115

108

102

99

97

126

99

95

93

102

100

97

118

119

330

256

264

414

264

198

153

196

214

139

130

126

118

4,899

158

9,720

June

1,800

7,630

2,130

613

318

247

720

495

356

247

169

142

474

823

810

679

280

1,370

862

352

243

1,060

820

577

317

10 , 800

14,800

7,440

3,040

996

-

60,610

2,020

120,200

July

506

354

284

231

207

188

174

167

154

1,910

4,490

6.120

4,660

2,720

1,850

743

350

293

252

214

186

401

222

166

151

145

133

126

126

121

115

27,759

895

55,060

Aug.

109

107

109

110

142

117

100

93

90

88

89

112

97

113

146

139

125

105

104

103

103

98

97

174

105

99

222

157

128

115

103

3,599

116

7,140

Sept.

101

123

193

703

966

543

326

236

217

354

170

345

222

153

142

126

115

110

110

105

102

100

99

98

98

96

95

93

92

9_1

-

6,329

211

12,550

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Ac-i"t -

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,800 Mln 63 Mean 350 Ac-ft 253,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (10 a.m.) 1,920 cfs (7.86 ft); June 1 (12 p.m.) 14,200 

cfs (12.40 ft); June 18 (3 p.m.) 2,130 cfs (8.00 ft); June 22 (12:30 p.m.) 1,610 cfs (6.96 ft); June 

26 (3 p.m.) 18,500 cfs (13.40 ft); July 11 (12 p.m.) 7,060 cfs (10.50 ft); Sept. 5 (7 a.m.) 1,030 

cfs (5.22 ft).

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 25-26, Dec. 3, 6-13, 27-30, Jan. 2-15, 20-23, 

Jan. 27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14-17, Mar. 14~17.
364 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Little Blue River near Endicott, Nebr.

Location.--Lat 40°05'10", long. 97°08'10", in sec. 6, T. 1 N., R. 3 E., on right bank 

300 ft downstream from highway bridge, 1? miles upstream from Chicago, Burlington 

& Quincy Railroad bridge, if miles upstream from Rose Creek, and 2 miles northwest 

of Endicott.

Drainage area . 2,340 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--May 1908 to September 1915 (published as "near Fairbury"), April 1929 

to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,270.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

]T929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. May 23, 1908, to Sept. 30, 1915, 

chain gage at bridge 3^ miles upstream at different datum. Apr. 26, 1929, to July 30, 

1930, chain gage at bridge 300 ft upstream from present site at datum 1 ft higher. 

July 31, 1930, to Sept. 30, 1933, water-stage recorder at present site at datum 1 ft 

higher.

Average discharge.--29 years, 374 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,800 cfs June 27, from rating curve extended 

above 26,000 cfs; maximum gage height, 16.82 ft June 27; minimum daily discharge, 84 

cfs Dec. 27.

1908-15, 1929-51: Maximum discharge and gage height, those of June 27, 1951; minimum discharge, 14 cfs Nov. 22, 1929 (discharge measurement).

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

which are poor. Some regulation at low stages by powerplants above station. Discharge 

measurements generally made twice s month.

Revisions (water years). W 896: 1935,1939. W 1006: Drainage area. W 1086: 1941(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

847

5,340

5,990

3,310

al.800

1,300

2,100

1,170

710

568

486

453

420

397

374

348

a340

332

324

306

295

288

286

270

268

262

252

246

240

234

228

29,784

961

59,080

Nov.

226

222

222

222

222

217

215

213

210

206

206

203

203

204

204

199

203

206

197

197

201

204

201

150

180

201

219

212

208

206

-

6,179

206

12,260

Dec.

195

195

183

195

150

140

140

140

150

160

200

204

203

206

212

206

206

199

197

194

197

204

194

197

194

146

84

111

158

201

219

5,580

180

11,070

Jan.

224

175

140

130

120

120

110

170

217

221

224

222

217

206

206

208

213

213

203

170

140

155

194

194

197

201

190

180

170

155

140

5,625

181

11,160

Feb.

130

130

130

135

140

140

145

160

170

197

190

201

150

140

130

165

208

194

201

204

203

206

190

195

275

423

371

386

_

_

-

5,509

197

10,930

Mar.

1,270

1,210

1,170

995

593

415

334

295

260

258

230

150

175

215

250

275

297

270

262

262

240

266

329

308

275

250

238

260

260

254

240

12,106

391

24,010

Apr.

230

215

213

210

212

236

217

215

210

201

199

194

192

186

185

181

179

172

174

179

402

374

329

308

1,930

3,250

1,110

746

532

565

-

13,526

451

26,830

May

797

961

634

453

371

348

324

303

290

279

270

270

248

254

262

295

351

358

348

297

946

1.060

862

586

470

547

464

433

418

420

344

14,263

460

28,290

June

303

3,590

7,060

10,000

2,640

1,500

1,370

2,260

1,960

1,120

1,160

1,160

703

1,100

1,660

1,370

1,140

900

1,360

1,720

1,370

2,880

4,220

2,660

1,340.

16,300

28.900

22,500

12,000

5,810

-

142,056

4,735

281,800

July

2,410

1,320

1,010

804

675

641

782

512

453

a920

all, 000

a20. OOP

13,OOO

8,080

4,670

3,040

1,540

1,480

926

750

641

700

775

862

562

472

431

405

402

400

571

80,034

2,582

158,700

Aug.

344

327

341

315

310

308

322

301

341

1,000

420

295

1,890

2,730

2,860

1,140

658

489

939

631

418

339

315

663

877

456

1,320

911

618

464

376

22,718

733

45,060

Sept.

495

631

523

1,600

2,260

2,020

1,230

793

664

498

858

5.140

2,990

1,460

915

647

544

444

392

351

322

310

297

292

286

286

273

264

260

258

-

27,303

910

54,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,490 Mln - Mean 601 Ac-ft 435,400

Water year 1950-51 : Max 28,900 Min 84 Mean 999 Ac-ft 723,300

Peak discharge (base. 1,500 cfs). --Oct. 3 (11 a.m.) 6,160 cfs (11.57 ft); Oct. 7 (10 a.m.) 2,860 

(7 to 9 p.m.) 1,580 cfs (6.14 ft); Apr. 26 (3:30 a.m.) 4,460 cfs (10.43 ft); 

.. cfs (5.89 ft); June 4 (6 a.m.) 13,100 cfs (13.77 ft); June 9 (4 a.m.) 2,810 cfs 

(8.16 ft); June 15 (8 a.m.) 2,280 cfs (7.24 ft); June 20 (l a.m.) 2,270 cfs (7.22 ft); June 23 (11:30

(15.4

cfs (8.40 ft); Mar 

May 21 (8 p.m.) 1,540 cfs (5.8 

.m.) 2,

..) 4,800 cfs (10.71 ft); June 27 (8 p.m.) 36,800 cfs (16.36 ft); July 12 (2 p.m.) 21',000 cfs 

ft); July 18 (8 a.m.) 2,390 cfs (7.58 ft); Aug. 15 (3 a.m.) 4,000 cfs (9.80 ft); Aug. 19 (3 p.m.) 

1,590 cfs (5.99 ft); Aug. 27 (2 p.m.) 1,700 cfs (6.24 ft); Sept. 5 (3 a.m.) 2,430 cfs (7.32 ft); Sept. 

12 (2 p.m.) 8,800 cfs (12.28 ft).

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, trend of flow, and records for station at Angus .

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-25, Dec. 5-11, 26-29, Jan. 2-8, 20-22, 

JanT~Z7 to Peb/. 9, Feb. 13-16, Mar. 12-16.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Little Blue River at Waterville, Kans.

365

Location.--Lat 39°42', long. 96°45', in SE£ sec. 16, T. 4 S., R. 6 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north of Waterville, 1 mile 

downstream from Corn Creek, and 4 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--3.440 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1922 to June 1925, August 1928 to September 1951.

_.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 1,110.71 ft (revised) above 

mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 23, 1938, chain gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1922-24, 1928-51), 675 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,200 cfs July 13 (gage height, 24.65 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 234 cfs Jan. 21.

1922-25, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, 50,400 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 26.20 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 25,000 cfs on basis of velocityarea study; minimum observed, 28 cfs Aug. 12, 1934.

Remarks. Records poor. 

Revisions.--W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IE

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

2,640

20,300

*21.100

18,600

7,080

4,120

4,090

3,410

3,010

2,250

1>840

1,500

1,240

1,070

976

886

816

755

681

656

623

614

580

567

560

552

541

530

506

502

502

103,097

3,326

204,500

Nov.

486

476

466

460

454

447

444

441

432

420

418

418

412

412

*418

418

415

415

415

412

412

412

409

392

400

409

415

412

412

409

12,761

425

25,310

Dec.

409

409

406

403

398

*370

350

350

360

380

406

409

409

409

,t09

409

406

398

400

395

398

400

400

400

395

300

270

280

300

372

392

11,792

380

23,390

Jan.

429

360

310

280

270

260

250

250

*240

372

378

384

384

384

378

378

386

386

381

345

234

284

305

315

323

356

320

280

260

240

240

9,962

321

19,760

Feb.

240

240

240

260

260

260

280

300

310

323

345

339

334

323

318

310

328

336

3E4

367

375

384

395

367

409

788

*1,270

1,100

_

_

-

11,165

399

22,150

Mar.

744

1,990

2,690

2,850

1,930

1,060

739

575

524

506

502

406

336

305

520

534

552

524

502

476

482

489

538

605

605

*534

489

506

1,590

1,290

783

26,156

844

51,880

Apr.

580

545

506

473

469

460

652

638

605

580

520

499

482

473

444

444

441

444

435

426

466

2,380

2,010

1,130

*1,890

4,780

5,500

4,010

2,570

2,590

-

37,442

1,248

74,270

May

7,790

*4,910

3,430

2,370

1,410

1,060

916

761

702

633

601

560

545

513

520

766

816

834

1,710

940

970

1,710

1,330

1,120

1,210

851

707

601

567

610

633

42,096

1,358

83,500

June

605

2,930

7,800

*9,000

9,760

5,680

6,550

4,870

5,390

3,710

2,130

2,130

1,720

3,230

6,350

4,500

2,630

1,950

1,400

3,920

20,800

16,400

11,200

10,700

5,880

14,300

22,900

50.200

26,000

19,000 '

263,635

8,788

522,900

July

8,210

5,150

4,240

3,710

3,520

3,200

3,030

2,860

2,550

11,200

25,200

30,700

55,800

23,700

12,700

8,080

,950

,430

,990

,160

* ,980

,240

,510

,090

,500

,400

,330

,280

,310

,300

1,200

221,520

7,146

439,400

Aug.

1,120

1,070

1,030

1,200

992

964

*915

880

,000

,760

,590

,380

,400

,900

* ,850

,700

,460

,530

,680

,050

,580

,100

817

,580

,260

,400

,760

,600

,470

,110

838

59,986

1,935

119,000

Sept.

646

2,570

3,050

6,700

7,160

*S,050

3,850

2,140

3,900

2,190

*1,580

6,670

10,500

7,550

5,700

3,880

3,230

2,630

1,670

1,540

1,260

1,150

1,060

1,040

1,060

1,010

958

*851

811

783

-

91,989

3,066

182,500

Calendar year 1950 : Max 28,500 Min 157 Mean 1,462 Ac-ft 1,059,000

Water year 1950-51 : Max 33,800 Min 234 Mean 2,443 Ac-ft 1,769,000

Peak discharge (base, 3,600 cfs).--Oct. 2 (4 p.m.) 24,100 cfs (21.6 ft); Apr. 27 (5 a.m.) 5,900 cfs 

(11.9 ft); May 1 (8 a.m.) 9,620 cfs (15.35 ft); June 5 (2 p.m.) 10,600 cfs (16.2 ft); June 7 (5:30 

p.m.) 6,950 cfs (12.95 ft); June 15 (lO:30 a.m.) 6,700 cfs (12.7 ft); June 21 (7:30 a.m.) 25,400 cfs 

(21.85 ft); June 28 (lO a.m.) 33,500 cfs (23.7 ft); July 15 (2 a.m.) 38,200 cfs (24.65 ft); July 22 

(9 p.m.) 6,700 cfs (13.0 ft); Aug. 15 (4 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (14.0 ft); Aug. 19 (8 p.m.) 4,000 cfs (10.0 

ft); Sept. 4 (9 p.m.) 8,100 cfs (14.0 ft); Sept. 9 (4:30 p.m.) 5,800 cfs (11.8 ft); Sept. 13 (6 a.m.) 

11,200 cfs (16.6 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-10, 26-29, Jan. 2-9, Jan. 27 to Feb. 9.
366 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Big Blue River at Randolph, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°27', long. 96°4$', in SW^ sec. 12, T. 7 S., R. 6 E. , near right bank 

on downstream side of pier of bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile upstream from 

Fancy Creek and three-quarters of a mile east of Randolph.

Drainage area.--9.100 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1918 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 1,034.73 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Apr. 28, 1934, chain or staff gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--33 years, 1,688 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 77,800 cfs July 13 (gage height, 28.88 ft), frorr 

rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs as explained below; minimum daily, 480 cfs Jan. 

31 .

1918-51: Maximum discharge, 98,000 cfs June 10, 1941 (gage height, 30.81 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 53,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area determination of peak 

flow; minimum, 31 cfs Aug. 10, 1934 (gage height, 1.85 ft). 

Flood of 1903 reached a stage of 30.6 ft, from fioodmark.

Remarks.--Records fair. Some diurnal fluctuation caused by powerplants above station. 

Revisions.--W 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

4,470

22,800

*40,800

45,600

31,000

7,240

7,970

10,200

6,340

4,100

3,190

2,740

2,390

2,060

1,910

1,830

1,760

1,640

1,490

1,460

1,380

1,380

1,360

1,300

1,240

1,240

1,180

1,130

1,110

1,100

1,120

214,530

6,920

425,500

Nov.

1,060

1 ,050

1,040

1,040

1,050

1,030

998

986

998

979

966

940

946

946

*940

928

904

874

892

886

842

864

874

852

755

792

803

781

755

814

-

27,605

920

54,750

Dec.

792

798

770

*781

750

700

650

700

770

740

798

820

869

776

740

730

740

735

640

660

640

655

645

705

675

645

560

540

600

640

670

21,934

708

43,510

Jan.

670

690

600

560

540

600

550

500

*500

550

610

665

635

675

640

590

630

635

615

625

600

600

595

525

530

610

630

600

540

500

480

18,290

590

36,280

Feb.

490

500

520

540

500

520

560

540

580

640

685

695

620

600

580

600

620

620

660

720

770

798

836

922

910

 1,310

2,460

3,020

_

-

22,816

815

45,250

Mar.

2,150

2,020

4,190

5,960

5,070

3,240

2,300

1,840

1,560

1,350

1,320

1,010

776

880

972

1,100

1,130

1,290

1,190

1,170

1,180

1,270

1,360

1,660

1,800

*1,690

1,800

1,910

3,040

4,600

2,740

63,568

2,051

126,100

Apr.

1,770

1,440

1,290

1,150

1,090

1,100

1,160

1,400

1,470

1,510

1,450

1,240

1,130

1,060

1,010

960

953

953

869

647

1,130

1,850

3,940

3,080

*2,520

6,960

11,100

12,800

8 , 220

6,910

-

82,362

2,745

163,400

May

026,900

«e 35,500

18,200

5,600

3,690

2,980

2,240

2,140

1,960

1,900

1,840

1,790

1,580

1,440

1,420

4,510

5,680

3,450

6,740

6,390

3,700

3,050

3,990

2,770

2,210

2,530

3,210

2,050

1,880

2,030

2,040

165,210

5,329

327,700

June

1,740

3,270

017,900

*024,200

026,800

* 031,200

039,000

44,000

29,500

10,900

6,500

7,490

7,290

7,700

21,700

37,300

25,000

6,490

5,740

9,970

047,900

*o54J.OO

043,600

034,000

22,400

025,300

051,200

068,100

061,900

38,700

-

810,890

27,030

*1,608

July

17,400

10,200

7,530

6,430

6,720

7,950

14,500

17,600

8,530

013,300

044,300

074,300

075,000

63,600

35,100

15,200

9,840

7,670

14,500

7,290

*4,770

6,830

12,300

5,620

4,150

4,410

3,240

3,310

2,850

2,940

2,880

510,240

16,460

tl.012 -

Aug.

3,270

2,420

2,090

1,890

1,860

1,830

*1.790

1,800

2,400

3,360

3,820

4,000

5,770

7,880

*14,300

18,800

11,600

6,810

4,980

6,080

5,430

4,230

3,040

2,770

7,790

6,830

5,240

5,540

4,100

3,000

2,240

156,960

5,063

311,300

Sept.

*2,15C

2,66C

8,89C

19.30C

23.50C

*14,20C

8,20C

5,53C

5,59C

10,40C

5,34C

8,80C

22.20C

21,OOC

13,80C

15,OOC

9,78C

6,80C

4,26C

3,22C

2,79C

2,48C

2,340

2,27C

2,28C

2,360

2,120

*1,870

1,81C

1.74C

-

232,680

7,756

461,500

Calendar year 1950: Max 45,60O Kin 2GO Mean 3,073 Ac-ft 2,225,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 75,000 Min 480 Mean 6,376 Ac-ft 4,615,000

p.m.)________

cfs (28.17 ft'at 12 m.'June 22) 'June 28 (4:30 p.m.) 68,500 cfs (28.59 ft); July 8 

cfs (18.92 ft); July 13 (2 p.m.) 77,800 cfs (28.88 ft);-July 19 (l2 m.) 17,300 ofs 

23 (3 a.m.) 15,200 cfs (17.27 ft); Aug. 16 (8 a.m.) 19.800 cfs (19.65 ft); Sept 

ofs (21.77 ft); Sept. 10 (5 a.m.) 12,600 cfs (15.SO ft ~ ' ~~ '" ' "'

Sept. 16 (4 a.m.) 17,700 ofs (18.59 ft).

*, Discharge measurement made on this day.

t Expressed in thousands.

c Backwater from Fancy Creek.

Nute.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 

Feb. 9, Feb. 14-19.

1 a.m.) 24,600 

Sept. 13 (12 p.m.) 24,600 cfs (21.74 ft);

2 p.m.) 18,300 

18.44 ft); July

5-8, 27-30, Jan. 3-10, 21, 22, Jan. 27 to
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 367

Kansas River at Wamego, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°12', long. 96°18' , in SE£ sec. 9, T. 10 S., R. 10 E., at downstream side 

of pier on left bank of bridge on State Highway 99 at Wamego, 3 miles downstream from 

Antelope Creek.

Drainage area.--S5.240 sq mi, approximately, of which about 49,540 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available. January 1919 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 953.66 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Aug. 1, 1934, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 32 years, 4,957 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 400,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 27.56 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 170,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow and flood routing studies; minimum daily, 700 cfs Jan. 29, Feb. 14.

1919-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; minimum, 73 cfs Dec. 14, 1940. 

Flood in May 1903 reached a stage of 26.3 ft determined by United States Weather 

Bureau from floodmarks.

Remarks. Records fair.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Revisions.--W 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

14, 700

13,000

45 , 300

61,600

59,400

37,800

19,900

19,800

17,500

12,200

9,650

8,450

7,830

7,470

7,080

6,440

5,660

5,300

5,080

5,000

5,300

5,080

5,100

4,880

*4,560

4,340

4,420

4,960

4,880

4,800

4,760

422,340

13,620

837,700

Nov.

4,340

4,020

4,080

4,420

4,460

4,320

4,120

3,830

4,380

4,420

4,520

4,660

4,060

3,700

4,020

4,180

3,770

3,640

3,890

3,980

*3,620

3,620

3,180

2,890

2,660

2,500

2,490

2,490

2,500

2,490

-

111,250

3,708

220,700

Dec.

2,500

2,470

2,440

2,440

2,400

1,300

1,100

1,500

1,700

1,800

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,200

2,500

2,730

2,500

*2,320

2,280

2,120

2,120

2,260

2,320

2,400

2,400

2,120

1,870

1,860

1,940

1,930

65,920

2,126

130,800

Jan.

2,050

2,100

2,100

1,900

1,800

1,600

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,900

1,900

2,020

2,000

2,020

2,150

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,970

*2,050

2,100

2,070

2,100

1,900

1,000

700

1,100"

1,300

55,430

1,788

109,900

Feb.

1,400

1,500

1,600

1,600

1,600

1,400

1,300

1,400

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,700

1,500

700

1,100

1,300

1,700

2,280

2,710

3,150

2,650

2,570

2,760

2,730

2,870

*2,920

3,730

4,980

_

-

-

58,250

2,080

115,500

Mar.

5,280

4,670

4,560

6,650

8,200

7,300

5,740

4,860

4,290

4,070

3,730

3,480

2,870

2,570

2,520

2,550

2,730

2,840

2,950

2,950

2,950

2,950

3,030

3,080

3,300

3,530

3,390

3,580

3,770

*5,160

6,330

125,880

4,061

249,700

Apr.

5,080

4,220

3,800

3,610

3,560

3,820

4,200

4,070

4,400

4,570

4,400

4,140

3,860

3,750

3,640

3,540

3,490

3,340

3,250

5,070

3,070

3,360

4,520

8,550

8,950

8,040

14,000

16,900

19,200

*14,300

-

178,700

5,957

354,400

May

4e,300

52,900

48,300

20,600

11,600

8,930

7,450

6,270

6,230

7,280

9,550

7,610

7,100

6,230

5,480

7,320

15 , 100

19,100

25,400

24,200

20,100

17,600

17 , 000

25,300

22,800

21,000

18,900

17,100

16,500

17,500

18,300

551,050

17,780

$1,093

June

17,600

15,600

20,000

44,400

*43,500

45,300

56,200

71,300

81,800

65,900

45 , 100

39,100

41,700

*3C,700

46,700

61,900

68,700

51,600

36,400

32,400

43 , 600

94,900

"119,000

115,000

105,000

79,500

87,900

107,000

132,000

135,000

-

$1,958.6

64,620

*3,845

July

104,000

67,100

51,200

43,300

41,100

42 , 400

44,800

44,800

37,900

66,200

170,000

342,000

*595, OOP

337,000

305,000

219,000

127,000

92,000

80,200

72,000

55,700

46,100

51,500

44,100

32,200

26,400

26,700

22,100

21,200

21,500

23,500

«,051

98,420

$6,052

Aug.

*22,200

19,100

17,900

17,500

16,900

15,700

14,900

14,400

14,500

15,600

16,300

14,600

15,800

23,600

28,700

33,900

*30,900

24,000

21,000

21,300

24,400

21,900

17,900

15,300

15,900

20,900

17,700

17,100

17,400

15,400

15,800

596,500

19,240

$1,183

Sept.

15,500

15,000

16,800

45,700

76,500

*64,000

53,900

49,800

46,900

50,800

47,500

44,100

62,400

68,000

53,000

46 , 400

35,400

25,200

19,500

17,500

15,800

14,700

14,000

15,600

15,800

15,600

15,000

11,900

11,200

10,900

-

976,000

32,530

$1,936

Calendar year 1950 : Max 83,500 Min 670 Mean 8,141 Ac-ft 5,894,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 393,000 Min 700 Mean 22,280 Ac-ft 16,130,000

Peak discharge (base, 16,000 cfs).--Oct. 4 (11:50 a.m.) 65,900 cfs (16.60 ft); Apr. 29 (10 a.m.} 

20,200 cfs (9.27 ft); May 1 (11 P.m.) 55,100 cfs (15.55 ft); May 19 (5 p.m.) 50,000 cfs (11.17 ft); 

May 24 (6 p.m.) 29,000 cfs (11.00 ft); June 9 (7 p.m.) 85,500 cfs (19.00 ft); June 17 (7:30 p.m.) 

70,900 cfs (17.54 ft); June 23 (5 a.m.) 120,000 cfs (21.56 ft); June 30 (12:30 a.m.) 146,000 cfs 

(22.88 ft): July 13 (5:30 a.m.) 400,000 cfs (27.56 ft); Aug. 16 (8 p.m.) 55,500 cfs (10.66 ft); Aug. 

26 (5 a.m.) 22,400 cfs (s.05 ft); Sept 5 (8 a.m.) 78,700 cfs (17.55 ft); Sept. 14 (4 a.m.) 70,900 

cfs (16.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-16, Jan. 2-13, 19-21, Jan. 27 to Feb. 17. 

Discharge computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 12-17, May 4, 7-10, 12-16, Aug. 

5-13, 24, 25, Aug. 50 to Sept. 5, Sept. 19-30.
368 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kansas River at Topeka, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°04', long. 95°40', in SE-J- sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 16 E., near right bank 

in downstream end of pier of Topeka Avenue Bridge in Topeka, 2.2 miles upstream from 

Soldier Creek.

Drainage area. 56,710 sq mi, approximately, of which about 51,010 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff. .

Records available.--April to August 1904 (gage heights only), June 1917 to September 1951. 

Gage-height records collected in this vicinity since August 1904 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 854.08 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Apr. 24 to Aug. 31, 1904, staff gage at Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific railroad bridge 400 ft upstream at different datum. June 12, 1917, to Apr. 3, 1918, chain 

gage at Chicago, Rock Isalnd, and Pacific Railroad bridge at datum 0.75 ft higher. 

Apr. 4, 1918, to May 30, 1918, water-stage recorder, May 31, 1918, to Oct. 1, 1918, 

staff gage, and Oct. 2, 1918, to Sept. 30, 1927, water-stage recorder, at site 130 ft 

downstream at datum 0.75 ft higher. Oct. 1, 19S7, to Sept. 30, 1934, chain gage at 

Melan Bridge 1,700 ft downstream at present datum. Oct. 1, 1934, to Sept. 30, 1939, 

water-stage recorder at Sardou Bridge 7,300 ft downstream at datum 1.74 ft lower.

Average discharge. 34 years (1917-51), 5,489 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 469,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 36.34 ft); 

minimum daily, 1,100 cfs Jan. 31.

1917-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; minimum, 112 cfs Dec. 16, 1940, 

result of freezup.

Flood of May 30, 1903, reached a stage of 32.7 ft, from floodmarks, referred to site 

and datum used October 1927 to September 1934.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect, which are poor. Levees at 

Topeka first broke at 1:05 a.m. July 12, 1951, followed by general failure at 3 a.m. 

Soldier Creek discharge not included in tabulation of flow of Kansas River, although 

the two streams merged on July 12. The combined flow reached a peak of 478,000 cfs at 

6.30 a.m. July 13.

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions.--W 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

21,700

13,500

28,500

54,700

56,400

48,600

27,000 

22,300

22,400

17,400

13 , 100

10,600

9,680

8,930

8,410

7,940 

7,040

6,250

5,920

5,630

5,700

5,880

5,660

5,660

5,390

5,060

*4,910

5,130

5,660

5,480

5,390

456,120

14,710

906,700

NOV.

5,260

4,800

4,590

4,590

4,930

4,950

4,870 

4,570

4,400

4,850

4,890

5,040

5,080

4,470

4,470

4,430 

4,380

4,010

3,800

*4,090

4,070

3,670

3,680

3,330

2,680

2,650

2,510

2,470

2,490

2,580

-

123,000

4,100

244,000

Dec.

2,550

2,640

2,530

2,550

2,470

2,000

1,400 

1,600

1,800

2,000

2,100

2,200

2,300

2,400

2,500

2,500 

2,600

2,600

2,600

*2,610

2,700

2,700

2,710

2,670

2,670

2,300

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,100

72,400

2,335

143,600

Jan.

2,200

2,200

2,100

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,800 

1,600

1,900

2,000

2,000

2,000

2,100

2,100

2,200

2,260 

2,240

*2,290

2,370

2,460

2,310

2,370

2,220

2,080

2,120

2,130

2,100

1,800

1,500

1,200

IiJPP

62,750

2,024

124,500

Feb.

1,400

1,600

1,700

1,800

1,800

1,800

1,600

1,500

1,400

1,600

2,100

1,900

1,700

1,500

1,500

1,500 

1,700

2,100

2,600

3,000

3,200

3,110

2,820

3,010

3,050

3,390

3,330

4,540

_

-

-

61,850

2,209

122,700

Mar,

*5,740

5,460

5,260

5,680

8,200

8,980

7,440 

5,770

4,910

4,600

4,300

3,900

3,500

3,110

2,980

3,050 

3,070

5,130

3,230

3,3^0

3,330

3,370

3,430

3,430

3,550

3,820

3,900

4,010

5,020

5,370

7,040

141,910

4,578

281,500

Apr.

7,230

*5,480

4,550

4,260

4,200

4,740

5,330 

5,020

4,970

5,410

5,330

5,040

4,720

4,510

4,340

4,200

4,110

4,050

3,900

3,820

3,650

4,070

4,200

6,160

10,200

10,200

* 10, 400

17,800

20,700

19,400

-

201,990

6,733

400,600

May

50,000

70,500

51 900

35^700

18,600

13,500

11,100 

9,220

8,910

13,400

11,500

12,200

9,390

*9,050

7,740

7,280 

14,500

22,000

30,800

34,800

25,900

22,600

20,400

23,100

29,200

23,600

22,700

20,900

18,800

19,400

*20,600

689,290

22,240

*1,367

June

20,600

18,400

15,400

35,300

42,800

42,600

51,100 

63,400

70,800

69,300

51,100

40,400

41,300

*39,200

46,800

58,600 

60,700

58,600

42,400

34,500

46,000

97,200

 121,000

116,000

105,000

106,000

98,800

96,900

116,000

134,000

-

vl,940.2

64,670

*3,848

July

118,000

79,400

59,900

49,700

53,200

59,500

56,400 

47,900

44,500

60,300

136,000

<*328,000

*458,000

389,000

319,000

268,000 

177,000

114,000

86,000

*76,400

60,000

50,200

48,900

49,800

38,600

30,100

30,100

25,800

22,700

21,700

23,300

S.381. 4

109,100

*6,707

Aug.

23,300

20,000

18,100

17,500

17,200

16,200

15,300 

13,800

15,500

14,100

16,800

14,700

15,700

17,700

25,500

*29,100 

51,900

25,200

21,400

19,600

22,000

23,100

19,100

16,700

16,100

32,100

21,000

18,700

18,200

16,000

14,200

601,600

19,410

$1,193

Sept.

13,900

15,500

21,700

49,600

96,900

*73,400

55,600 

49,700

47,800

48,900

50,200

43,400

51,000

63,500

57,000

46,600 

41,800

28,600

22,900

20,100

18,200

16,700

15,600

14,900

14,600

14,900

14,600

13,400

12,300

11,800

.

tt.,045. 1

34,840

*2,073

Calendar year 1950: Max 83,400 Min 1,050 Mean 9,014 Ac-ft 6,525,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 458,000 Min 1,100 Mean 24,050 Ao-ft 17,410,000

Peak discharge (base, 17, 000 cfs). --Oct. 4 (12 p.m.) 58,200 cfs (19.73 ft); May 2 (3:30 a.m.)

66,000 cfs (23.89 ft); May 20 (1 a.m.) 41,400 cfs (16.12 ft); May 25 (7 a.m. 31,500 cfs (13.88 ft);

June 10 (7:30 a.m.) 74,400 cfs (22.60 ft); June 18 (7 a.m.) 63,700 cfs (20.86 ft); June 24 (4 a.m.)

123,000 cfs (27.67 ft); June 30 (8 p.m.) 138,000 cfs (28.92 ft)] July 5 (9 p.m.) 63,000 cfs (20.72

ft); July 13 (6:30 a.m.) 469,000 cfs (36.34 ft); Aug. 11 (3 p.m.) 18,100 cfs (10.10 ft); Aug. 17

(7 a.m.) 33,000 cfs (13.77 ft); Aug. 26 (3 p.m.) 37,800 cfs (14.77 ft); Sept. 5 (l p.m.) 101,000 cfs

(24.80 ft); Sept. 14 (2 p.m.) 64,400 cfs (20.15 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 6-22, Dec. 26 to Jan. 14, Jan. 27 to Feb. 21,

Mar. 10-13. Discharge computed from once-daily (more frequent at higher stages) wire-weight gage

readings Nov. 14 to Jan. 18, Feb. 1 to Apr. 30, May 6-18, May 28 to June 3, Aug. 5 co Sept. 30.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 369

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans.

Location.--Lat 39°06', long. 95 °43 ' , in NW£ sec. 14, T. 11 S., R. 15 E., on downstream side 

of highway bridge, l|- miles upstream from Half day Creek, 4 miles northwest of Topeka, 

and 7 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 268 sq mi.

Records available. May 1929 to September 1951. Prior to October 1935, published as "at 

Topeka."

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 866.75 ft above mean sea level, 

datum of 1929. Prior to July 27, 1935, chain gage at site 2 miles downstream at different datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 133 cf3.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 11,400 cfs June 22 (gage height, 28.15 ft); maximum gage height, 29.06 ft July 12, from floodmark (backwater from Kansas River); minimum 

daily discharge, 14 cfs Feb. 1.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 22, 1951; maximum gage height, that of July 

12, 1951; no flow at times during 1931, 1933-41.

Remarks. Records fair except thuse for periods of ice effect or backwater from Kansas 

River, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect and 

periods of backwater from Kansas River (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 16 to Dec. 3, Sept. 21-30)

July 13 to Sept. 30

7.0

12.0

19.0

27.5

850

2,090

4,960

10,600

3.3 

3.8 

4.5 

6.0

123

336

11.0

17,0

22.0

26.0

1,210

2,980

5,440

8,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

1920*'

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

G38

938

372

179

200

65

158

74

60

54

51

43

41

40

38

36

34

33

33

32

32

32

32

32

*32

32

32

32

31

29

2_8_

3,463

112

6,8VO

Nov.

28

26

28

30

30

32

32

32

29

28

28

28

28

28

28

26

25

24

24

24

*23

23

23

b22

Si

21

21

22

b23

24

-

781

26.0

1,550

Dec.

24

25

24

24

24

b20

b20

b22

b24

29

23

24

26

28

b28

28

31

23

*b!9

19

b20

20

24

23

27

b25

b20

b!8

bl9

b20

20

721

23.3

1,430

Jan.

22

28

58

26

22

b20

b!8

18

17

36

18

18

25

20

21

24

22

31

28

16.

b!8

21

*19

26

24

21

26

b20

b!8

b!6

b!6

713

23.0

1,410

Feb.

b!4

b!6

b!6

b!8

b!8

b20

b24

20

18

18

20

24

b20

b!8

b!6

b20

27

22

32

34

43

43

49

45

39

*193

104

75

_

-

1,006

35.9

2,000

Mar.

45

41

918

2T9

93

71

52

45

38

41

159

154

129

174

94

70

76

72

54

53

54

54

52

50

41

41

43

214

573

*243

113

4,136

133

8,200

Apr.

89

78

72

68

69

192

141

93

97

93

85

76

77

74

66

56

54

53

51

50

56

293

143

75

107

308

175

134

124

282

-

3,331

111

6,610

May

*5,340

5,650

830

353

265

220

185

165

159

367

412

250

169

137

122

119

305

197

1,010

1,680

724

302

196

152

134

120

104

91

90

95

92

20,035

646

39,740

June

84

75

136

69

61

61

175

508

690

674

115

101

111

89

1,010

728

226

313

564

149

2,950

*10,500

8, 160

5,420

1,740

6,670

7,490

3,680

5,010

2,370

-

59,949

1,998

118,900

July

1,760

980

2,300

1,190

4,320

5,210

1,790

679

404

2,110

07,450

c9,850

c8,260

c3,090

cl,120

C798

C605

C478

C500

442

362

288

266

242

193

173

186

154

129

119

116

55,564

1,792

110,200

Aug.

97

*81

74

73

69

59

54

52

54

80

60

49

115

73

75

81

44

40

75

48

60

45

31

*310

*768

1,040

 TTz

370

^87

98

47

4,781

154

9,480

Sept,

123

656

1,830

*5,490

7,600

2,020

616

465

591

949

464

269

306

287

218

329

326

188

165

140

96

120

116

123

131

130

108

90

88

50

-

24,124

804

47,850

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,500 Min 17 Mean 176 Ac-ft 127,100

Water year 1950-51 : Max 10,500 Min 14 Mean 489 Ac-ft 354,200

Peak discharge (base, 1,500 cfs).--May 2 o;uu :30a.m.); 6,420 o*£ucfs ui»(21.63 ^±.00ft); iu;May piny 20 c.\j (4 \t a.m.)> 2,050 c.,^^^

cfs (11.86 ft); Juno 15 (6 p.m.) 1,850 cfs 11.20 ft); June 22 (3 p.m.) 11,400 cfs (28.15 ft); June " '" ----- - .-- -- ^» ...._ n _j 5j73Q cfs ( 20 _ 45 ft ). July 3 ( 3 p-m _) 3>040 cfs 26 (11 p.m.) 8,840 cfs (25.20 ft); June 29 £ p.m.; D, (ou cis izu.ao it;; Jua.y o vo p.m.; o,u*u ui

(14.7C ft); July 6 (1 a.m.) 7,650 cfs (23.50 ft); July 12 (6 p.m.) 10,400 cfs (28.88 ft); Sept. 5

' - ->,- c.^ ^*- \

.. ,

.) 9,320 cfs (26.60 ft) .

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice. 

c Backwater from Kansas River; discharge estimated on basis of previous recessions.
370 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Delaware River at Valley Palls, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°21 I , long. 95°27', in SW£ sec. 18, T. 8 S., R. 18 E., on downstream side 

of highway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Walnut Creek, 300 ft upstream from Atchison, 

Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge, and a quarter of a mile north of Valley Palls.

Drainage area. 922 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1922 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum >? gage is 884.55 ft above mean sea level, 

3atum of 1929. Prior to Apr. 13, 1938, chain gage at site 300 ft downstream on Atchison, 

Topeka & Santa Pe Railway bridge at same datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 409 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 94,600 cfs June 21 (gage height, 32.08 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 46,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily observed, 20 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1922-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 21, 1951; minimum discharge, about 0.1 

cfs at times in 1934.

rtemarks. Records good below 1,000 cfs, fair above, except those for periods of ice effect, 

which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

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

2.2

2.3

2.4 67

119

180

3.2 

4.0 

5.5 

8.0 

13.0

312

700

1,710

3,500

6,900

19.0 13,600

24.0 25,200

27.0 43,200

30.0 69,300

2.4 30 3.2 245 

2.6 60 4.0 650 

2.8 105 5.5 1,710 

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 5.5 ft.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

1,330

5.720

1,170

469

312

270

646

294

222

183

168

149

143

137

119

119

116

113

104

104

104

104

104

104

101

*101

104

104

89

82

8?

12,967

418

25,720

Nov.

82

85

85

101

116

113

113

113

107

89

76

98

95

104

104

*95

89

85

89

95

89

87

80

61

74

80

82

82

85

89

-

2,743

91.4

5,440

Dec.

101

98

98

95

75

*64

60

45

40

50

60

85

119

134

TIO

101

85

67

65

65

65

78

89

98

116

75

65

50

55

60

89

2,457

79.3

4,870

Jan.

85

80

70

60

50

30

35

*37

40

45

50

50

55

60

80

104

122

107

95

95

70

75

70

70

70

75

40

30

30

25

20

1,925

62.1

3,820

Feb.

20

30

30

35

40

35

35

40

40

50

70

60

40

40

40

50

50

60

60

80

100

150

200

206

337

755

3M

*212

_

-

3,233

115

6,410

Mar.

164

1,440

6,540

735

341

277

231

193

107

6l9

2,440

510

234

280

337

368

386

251

202

228

193

257

316

257

212

196

*199

1,970

2,090

711

417

22,731

733

45,090

Apr.

341

312

280

264

244

474

523

493

523

417

329

333

372

372

270

238

218

209

202

196

778

1,220

422

*312

2,370

1,330

657

684

558

17,400

-

32,341

1,078

64,150

May

18,100

1,490

962

650

630

615

493

450

479

865

962

574

422

354

325

1,800

1,040

533

7,330

1,980

810

673

508

408

368

358

312

264

*264

270

284

44,573

1,438

88,410

June

274

337

390

241

212

218

1,040

1,640

716

386

251

294

316

222

*1,270

1,220

394

241

284

488

*42,400

 *55,200

14,600

3,470

1,180

14,600

13,300

16,200

13,000

1,690

-

186,074

6,202

369,100

July

1,040

788

2,060

1,320

4,950

15,900

12,400

1,280

833

1,520

20,300

50,700

17 400

1,960

1,160

924

728

5,920

2,560

794

*621

478

457

377

338

303

273

249

235

221

205

128,294

4,139

254,500

Aug.

184

142

453

271

70

42

36

33

1,250

579

464

1,020

269

598

1,260

535

237

321

370

552

339

205

146

3,670

2,900

2,150

*2,250

4.420

1,200

436

285

26,687

861

52,930

Sept.

4,270

6,430

5,490

16,800

19.600

3,010

1,020

782

2,380

3,160

895

1,020

710

491

2,060

2,280

680

502

436

395

344

339

308

330

339

344

*303

245

237

253

-

75,653

2,522

150,100

Calendar year 1950 : Max 16,200 Mln 28 Mean 411 Ac-ft 297,800

Water year 1950-51 : Max 55,200 Mln 20 Mean 1,479 Ac-ft 1,071,000

Peak discharge (base. 5,400 efs).--0et. 2 (11 a.m.) 6,990 cfs (13.1 ft); Mar. 3 (3 a.m.) 10,500 cfs 

(16.6 ft); May 1 (1:30 a.m.) 44,500 cfs (27.19 ft); May 19 (6:30 a.m.) 11,800 cfs (17.66 ft); June 21 

(9:30 p.m.) 94,600 cfs (32.08 ft); June 26 (6:30 p.m.) 19,100 cfs (22.0 ft); June 29 (3 a.m.) 21,100 

cfs (22.8 ft); July 6 (12 p.m.) 20,600 cfs (22.6 ft); July 12 (4 p.m.) 32,800 cfs (25.45 ft); July 

18 (12 m.) 11,200 cfs (17.25 ft); Aug. 24 (10 p.m.) 7,800 cfs (14.0 ft); Aug. 28 (3 a.m.) 6,900 cfs 

(13.0 ft); Sept. 2 (4 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (16.0 ft); Sept. 5 (4 a.m.) 26,500 cfs (24.3 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 5-11, 19-21, 26-30, Jan. 2-15, Jan. 21 to 

Feb. 23.
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 

Kansas River at Lecompton, Kans.

371

Location. Lat 39°03', long. 95°24', in NE£ sec. 34, T. 11 S., R. 18 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge at Lecompton, half a mile downstream fron 

Delaware River.

Drainage area. 58,420 sq mi, approximately, of which about 52,720 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff.

Records available.--January to November 1896 (gage heights only), April 1899 to July 1906 

(April to July 1906, gage heights only), March 1936 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily and more often during high water. Datum of gage 

Is 821.60 ft (revised) above mean sea level, sea level datum of 1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943. Prior to Mar. 16, 1936, staff gage at same site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--21 years (1899-1905, 1936-51), 8,847 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 483,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 30.23 ft), 

from rating curve extended above 120,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 1,500 cfs Jan. 31.

1899-1906, 1936-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; minimum, not determined .

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

Cooperation. Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau. 

Revisions (water years). tf 796B: 1903. W 876: 1937. W 1176: 1903M.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

24,100 

22,000

23,400

51,900

57.200

49,200

28,300

22,500

22,200

20,100

14,600

11,400

9,860

9,020

8,430

8,040

7,420

6,520

6,110

5,840

5,560 

5,920

5,750

5,750

5,600

*5,380 

5,010

4,880

5,070

5,490

5,320

467,870

15,090

928,000

Nov.

5,430 

5,050

4,610

4,570

4,740

5,010

4,920

4,900

4,940

4,920

5,050

4,900

5,030

4,960

4,720

4,660

4,700

4,940

4,810

4,440

*4,570 

4,320

4,160

3,900

3,800

3,840 

3,560

3,250

3,210

5,190

135,100

4,503

268,000

Dec.

3,210 

3,230

3,260

3,210

3,080

2,710

2,500

2,100

2,200

2,500

2,900

3,280

3,390

3,480

3,500

3,520

3,280

3,200

3,200

3,210

*3,170 

2,990

2,870

2,870

2,940

2,800 

2,600

2,600

2,780

2,560

2,690

91,830

2,962

182,100

Jan.

2,870 

2,580

2,690

2,870

2,800

2,690

2,300

2,100

2,000

2,100

2,110

2,400

2,550

2,650

2,690

2,530

2,560

2,650

*2,600

2,580

2,650 

2,630

2,630

2,480

2,440

2,420 

2,100

1,800

1,700

1,600

1,500

74,490

2,403

147,700

Feb.

1,600 

T7900

2,300

2,7OO

3,070

3,460

3,350

3,140

3,540

3,560

2,530

2,800

2,560

2,300

1,800

1,700

1,800

2,100

2,460

2,830

3,460 

3,430

3,080

2,990

3,050

4,420 

*4,140

3,960

_

-

80,070

2,860

156,800

Mar.

4,460 

5,560

5,430

7,900

6,770

8,760

8,060

6,420

5,450

4,610

5,230

5,960

4,100

3,840

3,700

3,600

3,480

3,600

3,680

3,720

3,760 

3,680

3,840

3,980

3,940

3,980 

4,340

4,320

7,450

7,600

6,520

158,140

5,101

313,700

Apr.

7,760 

6,590

*5,470

4,810

4,660

4,830

6,160

6,010

5,680

5,870

6,010

5,680

5,560

5,270

5,070

4,850

4,660

4,570

4,380

4,280

4,220 

5,560

5,660

5,250

11,900

14,700 

12,800

19,400

23,000

25 , 200

-

235,880

7,863

467,900

May

65,600 

*105,000

66,100

*52,000

22,400

16,700

13,700

11,600

10,700

14,800

14,600

14,500

11,400

10,400

*9,350

8,570

12,900

21,500

32,900

45 , 000

29,400 

26,000

22,500

22,100

26 , 400

26,200 

24,300

22,000

20,600

20,600

21,900

821,920

26,510

«.,630

June

22,200 

20,700

17,200

28,000

44,000

43 , 400

52,400

70,900

82,700

62,700

56 , 800

42,600

*41,500

39,600

50,500

68,300

66,500

65,900

45 , 100

36,600

52,200 

140,000

197,000

177,000

136,000

153,000 

152,000

135,000

155,000

172,000

-

* 2,446. 8

61,560

*4,853

July

162,000 

104,000

66,5OO

54,200

59,400

81,8OO

79,1OO

58,500

46,200

53,200

162,000

308,000

*472,000

398,000

316,000

279,OOO

199,000

135,000

102,000

78,600

60,700 

49,500

45,100

48,900

37,600

30,200 

29,000

26,600

23,100

22,200

22,600

*3,610.2

116,500

*7,161

Aug.

23,500 

22,000

19,200

18,400

17,200

16,900

15,300

14,700

14,200

15,500

16,600

16,300

*15,100

16,800

23,200

27,200

29,600

26,300

22,000

24,800

24,500 

22,500

19,700

17,400

25,000

30,200 

26,000

21,100

20,800

17,600

15,700

635,700

20,510

*1,261

Sept.

17,500 

20,700

29,300

58,300

114,000

93,400

54,100

43,900

47,200

49,900

48,500

41,400

45,600

60,800

56,300

47,800

42,000

27,800

20,700

20,600

*18,500 

16,900

15,600

14,700

14,300

14,400 

14,300

13 , 400

12,200

11,700

-

«.,086

36,200

*2,154

Calendar year 1950: Max 106,000 Mln 1,100 Mean 9,948 Ac-ft 7,202,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 472,000 Mln 1,500 Mean 26,970 Ac-ft 19,530,000

.m.) 27,300 cfs (10.70 ft); Oct. 5 (6 a

. .. , . ft); May 20 (3 a.m.) 51,300 cfs (14.50 

a.m.) 86,600 cfs (18.55 ft); June 16 (4 a.m.) 72,700 cfs (17.22 ft); June 23 (4 a.m.) 199,000 cfs

Peak discharge (base, 20,000 efa). Oct. 1 (8 p 

cfs (15.67 ft); May 2 (9 a.m.] 120,000 cfs (21.00

.m.) 

ft);

57,600 

June 10

.. , . .. , . .. , 

24.35 ft); June 30 (7 a.m.) 173,000 cfs (23.51 ft); July 6 (l a.m.) 86,000 cfs (18.50 ft); July 13 

4 p.m.) 483,000 cfs (30.23 ft); Aug. 17 (6 a.m.) 30,500 cfs (11.03 ft); Aug. 26 (6 a.m.) 31,000 cfs 

11.13 ft); Sept. 5 (8 p.m.) 123,000 cfs (21.16 ft); Sept. 14 (6 p.m.) 62,400 cfs (16.01 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

t Expressed In thousands.

Note. --Stage -discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 7-11, 18, 19, 26-28, Jan. 7-10, Jan. 27 to 

Feb. 4, 14-18.
372 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Wakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°55', long. 95°16', in NW£ sec. 24, T. 13 S., R. 19 E. , at downstream side 

of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 4 miles southwest of Lawrence and 11 miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--458 sq mi.

Records available. April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 799.24 ft above mean sea level, 

Qatum of 1929. Prior to Mar. 7, 1939, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 190 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,200 cfs July 12 (gage height, 31.59 ft, from 

floodmarks) , from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 10 cfs Feb. 13.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow at times.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Revisions (water years). W 976: 1935.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height.

per second)

In feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

Oct. 1 to July 12

5.3

5.4

8.5

12

19

5.8 29

6.2 81

7.0

8.0

11.0

14.0

18.0

179

347

935

1,660

3,050

22.0

26.0

28.0

30.0

31.3

5,000

7,580

11,200

17,500

22,800

July 13 to Sept. 30

5.8 26 8.0 243 

6.2 47 10.0 630 

6.7 84 14.0 1,660 

7.0 113

Note.--Same as preceding 

table above 14.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

81

997

744

204

116

90

79

590

178

100

73

67

50

39

33

29

28

26

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

23

*22

21

21

21

20

3,817

123

7,570

Nov.

19

17

18

17

17

17

17

17

19

19

17

17

17

16

16

17

17

17

17

17

*17

18

13

13

17

16

17

15

16

15

502

16.7

996

Dec.

16

16

16

16

16

14

14

15

15

14

15

15

17

16

15

14

15

14

14

13

*14

14

14

14

14

14

13

14

14

13

13

451

14.5

895

Jan.

14

14

17

19

18

16

15

16

17

16

15

15

16

16

16

15

17

16

*16

16

13

15

15

14

14

14

15

14

13

12

12

471

15.2

934

Feb.

13

13

12

12

13

14

13

13

12

13

15

13

11

11

12

13

14

15

17

21

85

74

49

32

28

38

*164

103

_

-

343

30.1

1,670

Mar.

58

43

44

62

54

29

24

20

17

21

86

127

101

64

67

54

62

61

52

40

28

28

27

£6

24

20

18

27

126

176

113

1,699

54.8

3,370

Apr.

85

74

*62

54

49

84

'228 476

158

144

127

129

127

133

115

92

77

72

67

61

60

64

64

52

46

49

46

40

36

55

-

2,926

97.5

5,800

May

2,850

3.660

746

463

331

256

217

190

178

907

718

396

266

202

*163

158

241

214

182

157

196

347

516

275

168

132

108

91

82

79

IT

14,570

470

28,900

June

78

62

40

30

28i

226

3,560

3,130

2,720

670

329

311

253

174

256

526

217

141

*244

172

1E1

672

1,510

3,760

1,220

8,120

13,300

6,490

*3,73Q

3,820

-

55,910

1,864

110,900

July

1,630

790

1,300

1,350

1,480

2,350

4,160

1,240

678

15,700

21,300

22,600

22,100

9,790

1,850

929

594

396

322

309

380

200

194

246

198

149

127

131

106

93

*87

112,779

3,638

223,700

Aug.

78

69

62

57

54

50

47

45

71

65

54

64

57

48

51

45

40

37

34

32

31

28

26

FT

28

*102

573

172

78

50

36

2,211

71,3

4,390

Sept.

43

147

1,050

4,280

7,150

2,890

708

377

278

246

191

233

714

395

199

180

167

140

121

105

92

82

81

380

*429

182

130

97

82

76

-

21,245

708

42,140

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,080 Min 6 Mean 263 Ac-ft 190,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 22,600 Min 11 Mean 596 Ac-ft 431,300
KANSAS RIVER BASIN 373

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans.

Location. Lat 39°06', long. 95°01', on downstream side of right pier of highway bridge 

1 mile upstream from Tonganoxie Creek, 4 miles east of Tonganoxie, and 9 miles upstream 

from mouth.

Drainage area.--406 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 796.95 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Corps of Engineers). Prior to June 2, 1939, wire-weight or chain gage at same site ana 

datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 208 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 33,100 cfs July 12 (gage height, 28.94 ft), from 

rat ing curve extended above 16,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening determination of 

peak flow; minimum daily, 5 cfs Feb. 2-4.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; no flow at times during 1934-41, 

1946.

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 14-25)

Oct. 1 to May 3 May 3 to Sept. 30

9.0

11.0- 

13.0 

15.0

118

292

538

865

Note. Same as following 

table above 15.0 ft.

7.6

8.0

9.0

10.0

12.0

15.0

65

84

141

218

418

865

19.0

23.0

25.0

26.0

27.0

28.0

1,750

3,000

4,000

8,400

14,000

21,900

Discharge, In cubic feet; per' second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

103

47

654

272

76

41

34

36

80

47

31

26

24

21

21

20

19

19

*1B

18

18

17

15

IS" 14

17

18

19

19

19

18

1,796

57.9

3,560

Nov.

17

17

17

17

17

17

19

20

21

2T

21

20

19

18

18

18

19

19

19

18

*18

18

18

18

16

15IS"

15

16

16

-

537

17.9

1,070

Dec.

18

M

22

19

17

13

12

11

11

10

11 9.9

14

15

16

18

14

15

13

11

*11

11

12

12

14

13

12

14

14

12

12

430.9

13.9

855

Jan.

12

13

14

19

18

16

15

13

13

13

12

13

13

14

15

16

19

20

*23

21

15

16

14

14

14

13

12

13

10

a

6_

447

14.4

887

Feb.

6

5

5

5

6.1

7.8

8.2

8.9

8.9

9.2

10

10

9

9

9

10

14

15

27

70

97

82

74

58

51

96

272

*149

_

_

-

1,132.1

40.4

2,250

Mar.

66

47

134

258

130

60

44

36

29

31

268

417

T73

113

109

93

97

178

170

104

78

67

82

76

60

55

52

76

119

*184

127

3,533

114

7,010

Apr.

88

73

64

60

58

102

155

168

162

155

142

132

151

149

142

104

82

75

72

66

76

96

107

108

82

*136

2J7

'sfe rw

130

-

3,367

112

6,680

May

2,380

5,220

3,100

512

323

261

222

201

224

1,060

773

406

254

198

168

172

218

186

164

144

135

141

119

104

a!05

108

106

a84

74

8T

96

15,339

495

30,420

June

a95

73

67

a65

a 70

a!50

104

a450

365

307

a220

155

88

78

108

438

329

*131

119

470

811

2,620

7,300

' 9,960

4,110

3,150

3,820

8,290

3,810

8,160

-

55,913

1,864

110,900

July

2,640

468

656

892

2,760

3,430

3,950

6,170

2,600

1,120

3,370

*14,200

19 400

10, 200

2,580

567

346

278

870

679

*246

196

190

190

165

148

134

124

116

111

TIT

78,910

2,545

156,500

Aug.

110

100

98

106

110

103

90

86

110

555

315

402

353

157

176

*200

117

96

85

88

100

101

82

1ST

1,830

2,900

2,400

1,280

2,240

2,220

468

17,239

556

34,190

Sept.

1,740

2,540

2,840

3,910

10,500

12,900

6,990

923

443

1,240

1,180

853

1,620

740

387

750

605

296

244

216

197

184

181

180

*180

184

172

152

136

133

-

52,616

1,754

104,400

Calendar year 1950; Max 6,300 Mln 8 Mean 255 Ac-ft 184,700

Water year 1950-51; Max 19,400 Mln 5 Mean 634 Ac-ft 458,700

 Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

nearby stations.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-8, 15-21, 26, 27, Jan. 2-8, Jan. 20 to 

Feb. 4, Feb. 12-16. Discharge computed from graph based on wire-weight gage readings Mar. 13, May 23, 

24, 26, 27, 29-31, June 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, Aug. 18-20, Aug. 23 to Sept. 6.
374 KANSAS RIVER BASIN

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans .

Location. --La t 39°03'20", long. 94°52'45", NE£ sec. 32, T. 11 S. , R. 23 E. , on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 7 at Bonner Springs , half a mile downstream from Wolf Creek.

Drainage area. 59,890 sq mi, approximately, of which about 54,190 sq mi contribute directly to surface runoff .

Records available .--July 1917 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 747.01 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Apr. 24, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Ext reme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 510,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, 38.58 ft,

from floodmark in gage shelter), from rating curve extended above 230,000 cfs on basis 

of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 1,600 cfs Jan. 31.

1917-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 13, 1951; minimum, 260 cfs Feb. 20, 1939.

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

Revisions .--W 806: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

16,500 

23,600

21,700

40,400

58,800

56,800

37,600

25,900

23,700

22,700

17,700

13,600

11,400

10,400

9,550

8,920

8,150

7,410

*6,700

6,420

6,20Q

6,180

6,28O

6,140

6,100

5,900

5,440

5,400

5.500

5,820

5,760

492,670

15,890

977,200

Nov.

5,640

5^300

5,070

4,980

5,200

5,300

5,200

5,070

4,840

5,150

5,150

5,170

5,280

4,920

4,550

4,700

4,840

4,570

4,420

*4,440

4,510

4,320

4,230

3,740

3,320

3,560

3,340

3,090

3,070

-

138,530

4,618

274,800

Dec.

3,110 

3,130

3,150

3,100

3,000

2,800

2,500

2,100

2,300

2,800

3,200

3,500

3,600

3,700

3,700

3,700

3,600

3,600

3,300

3,100

*2,700

2,900

3,760

3,500

3,280

3,000

2,800

2,700

2,700

2,740

2,830

95,900

3,094

190,200

Jan.

3,190 

3,610

3, 280

3,250

3,280

3,230

2,650

2,200

2,300

2,440

2,700

2,600

2,870

3,120

2,980

2,930

2,720

2,740

*2,740

2,760

2,870

2,680

2,540

2,720

2,540

2,400

2,300

1,800

1,800

1,700

1,600

82,540

2,663

163,700

Feb.

1,710 

2,050

2,580

2,930

2,950

3,340

3,450

3,000

2,800

3,060

3,560

3,300

3,000

1,950

1,750

1,950

2,090

2,160

2,500

2,740

3,630

4,160

4,030

3,560

3,430

3,650

4,800

*4,6"20

_

_

.

84,750

3,027

168,100

Mar.

4,640 

5,540

6,230

11,000

7,210

7,880

8,840

7,730

6,470

5,900

5,680

7,320

6,030

4,800

4,290

4,690

4,330

3,780

4^ 290

4,250

4,180

4,070

4,070

4,160

4,220

4,160

4,270

4,660

5,570

*7,880

7,070

175,210

5,652

347,500

Apr.

7,070 

7,560

6,450

5,590

5,080

5,100

5,980

6,960

6,560

6,310

6,540

6,470

6,230

5,960

6,630

5,410

5,080

4,860

4,820

4,640

4,490

4,820

5,870

5,680

6,380

*12,400

13,200

12,700

20,000

22,000

-

226,840

7,561

449,900

May

41,800 

97,900

*8~2 800

53,800

31,200

21,200

16,800

14,200

13,400

20,100

21,400

16,400

14,700

12,300

11,400

10,100

9,630

19,000

26,400

46,300

32,800

28,400

24,700

22,600

27,500

28,500

24,800

23,100

21,600

20,200

21,300

856,330

27,620

*1,699

June

22,000 

21,200

19,200

19,600

41,300

42,100

50,200

70,400

80,600

83,000

68,200

47,700

*39,900

41,600

39,900

69,200

67,800

70,400

55,400

41,100

37,700

88,500

142,000

*172,000

157,000

144,000

156,000

160,000

154,000

164,000

-

$2,366

78,870

$4,693

July

170,000 

146,000

*96,700

74,300

70,900

101,000

106,000

85,600

62,000

58,600

136,000

241,000

*441,000

486,000

382,000

299,000

*247,000

185,000

141,000

106,000

84,400

63,800

54,300

59,400

49,300

37,900

32,500

32,900

27,800

25,800

25,500

$4,128.5

133,200

$8,189

Aug.

26,700 

25,800

23,000

21,300

20,800

20,000

18,600

17,500

17,400

18,200

19,100

20,700

18,100

17 , 800

22,100

*28,800

32,100

31,400

25,800

23,000

22,200

24,300

23,600

21,100

24,100

29,200

38,700

25,400

26,100

23,200

19,000

725,100

23,390

$1,438

Sept.

18,800 

24,600

32 , 200

60,600

120,000

*14 1,000

89, 900

64,400

56,100

56,500

60,500

52,300

51,100

66,700

71,700

59,100

50,900

37,900

27,500

23,800

21,600

19,700

18,300

18 , 300

17,400

17,000

16,700

16 , 100

15,100

14,100

-

$1,359.9

44,660

*2,658

Calendar year 1950: Max 115,000 Mln 1,200 Mean 10,760 Ac-ft 7,788,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 486,000 Min 1,600 Mean 29,350 Ac-ft 21,250,000

Peak discharge (base, 17,000 cfs).--Oct. 2 (11:30 p.m.) 26,100 cfs (9.34 ft); Oct. 5 (3 p.m.)

60,100 cfs (14.40 ft); May 2 (W p.m.) ' 105,000 cfs 19.16 ft); May 11 (5:30 a.m.) 23,400 cfs (8.87

ft); May 20 (l p.m.) 52,800 cfs (13.50 ft); May 25 

84,000 cfs (17.00 ft); June 16 (4 p.m.) 74,500 cfs 

ft); July 7 (2 a.m.) 108,000 cfs (19.45 ft); July 

(10 p.m.) 33,900 cfs (10.25 ft); Aug. 27 (6 a.m.)

. . 

12 p.m.) 31,500 cfs (10.42 ft); June 10 

16.00 ft): June 24 (3 p.m.) 176,000 cfs

p.m.) 

25.30

13 (12 p. 

45,000 c

.m.5 510,000 cfs'(38'.58 ft); Aug

.. . . .. fs (11.93 ft); Sept. 6 (9 a.m.) 148,000

cfs (22.20 ft); Sept. 15 (5 a.m.) 74,300 cfs (15.33 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day .

$ Expressed in thousands .

Note .--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 4-22, 26-29, Jan. 4, 7-9, 27-31,' Feb. 8, 9, 

13-16. Discharge computed from graph based on once-daily wire-weight gage readings Oct. 14-18, May 

6-18, 23, 24, May 27 to June 4, July 26 to Sept. 3, Sept. 19-30.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 375

Missouri River at Kansas City, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°06'43", long. 94°35'16", in sec. 32, T. 50 N., R. 33 W., on downstream 

side of right pier of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge at Kansas City, 

1 mile downstream from Kansas River.

Drainage area.--489 .200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1897 to September 1951. Records prior to August 1928 (monthly 

discnarge only) in Circular 108. Gage-height records collected at same site 1873-99 

are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission. Gage-height records collected 

at same site since 1900 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 715.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 13, 1928, wire-weight gage, Aug. 13, 1928, to May 3, 1931, chain 

gage, and May 4, 1931, to Aug. 23, 1934, water-stage recorder, at present site and 

datum. Aug. 24, 1934, to May 15, 1947, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft upstream 

at same datum. May 16, 1947, to Feb. 28, 1948, wire-weight gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge. 54 years (1897-1951), 57,660 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 573,000 cfs July 14; maximum gage height, 36.2 

it July 14; minimum discharge observed, 6,400 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, -0.64 ft)

1905-6, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; maximum gage height, 

that of July 14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,500 cfs Jan. 9, 10, 1937 (gage 

height, -2.70 ft).

Maximum stage known, 38.0 ft June 16, 1844 (discharge, about 625,000 cfs, computed 

by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 2, 1903, reached a stage of 34 95 ft (discharge, about 548,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

Remarks.--Records good. Drainage basin above station contains many reservoirs with total 

usable capacity in excess of 27,640,000 acre-ft. Discharge measurements made three 

times a month during winter and six or more times monthly during rest of year.

Revisions (water years). W 761: Drainage area. Circular 108: 1905.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

65,500 

78,400 

125,000 

118,000 

123,000

117,000 

97,800 

82,400 

72,100 

67,000

61,600 

56,200 

53,200 

51,900 

50,600

49 , 400 

48 , 600 

48,600 

46,600 

45,100

44,400 

44,400 

44,000 

43,400 

43,000

42,300 

42 . OOP 

42,000 

42,600 

44,400 

45,500

41,934 

62,590 

43,836

Nov.

47,000 

46 , 200 

46 , 200 

46,600 

47,000

47,400 

45,800 

45,800 

45 , 500 

45,500

47,000 

47,800 

47,000 

46,200 

47,400

49 . OOP 

48,2PP 

48,6PP 

46 , 6PP 

43,7PP

42, POO 

41,6PP 

39 , 8PP 

38,2PP 

55,9PO

29,700 

22,200 

18,500 

16,900 

16.700

41,236 

41,200 

*2,452

Dec.

17,800 

18,500 

18, 700 

19,900 

21,000

17,600 

12,100 

8,650 

7.920 

8,650

9,700 

10,700 

12,000 

15,300 

13,900

14,100 

14,100 

14,300 

13,900 

13,900

14,500 

14,900 

16,100 

18,700 

31,900

57.200 

28,300 

25,900 

27,200 

28,000 

28,900

552,120 

17,810 

41,095

Jan.

29,400 

29 . 700 

27,800 

26,200 

26 , 200

25,200 

23,400 

23 , 900 

24,900 

25,600

25,600 

26,700 

27,500 

27,800 

28,000

27,800 

28,000 

28,000 

28,600 

28,600

28,300 

25,900 

25,900 

26,700 

26,400

25,900 

25, 600 

23,400 

15, 600 

9,430 

8,040

780,070 

25,160 

41,547

Feb.

6.500 

7,360 

9,840 

13,500 

16,900

17,800 

18,300 

19,900 

20,600 

21 , 500

22,600 

24,200 

22,400 

21,000 

21,000

22,900 

23,200 

24,400 

27,200 

30,000

46,200 

35,900 

35,300 

35,600 

41 , 200

60,800 

63 i 000

784, 700 

28,020 

41,556

Mar.

50,200 

54,500 

67,500 

58,500 

49,400

42,300 

39,8PP 

37,9PP 

37,6PO 

36,9PP

36,2PP 

36,2PP 

36,2PP 

29,7PP 

25,9PO

24.900 

26,200 

28,PPP 

3P,PPP 

32.2PP

34,6PP 

35,9PO 

36,9PP 

45,1PP 

50,60P

58.PPP 

71,2PO 

112, PPP 

142,PPP 

152, PPP 

157, PPO

$1,675.4 

54,P5P 

43,323

Apr.

134, POO 

IPS, PPO 

93,3PP 

95,9PO 

106, POO

104,000 

106,000 

111,000 

126,000 

139,000

142,000 

143,000 

143,000 

146,000 

148,000

144,000 

129,000 

113,000 

104,000 

95,200

87,200 

83,600 

81 , 800 

78,900 

77,800

107,000 

98,500 

92,000 

97,200 

94,000

1:3,325.4

110,800 

46,596

May

154,000 

241,000 

257,000

241,000 

170,000

134,000 

110,000 

89 , 600 

80,600 

86,000

104,000 

99,200 

89 , 000 

80,600 

76.200

78,400 

82,400 

90, 200 

91,400 

121,000

114.000 

103,000 

106 , 000 

101,000 

96,600

102,000 

115,000 

102,000 

90,800 

84, 200 

76,700

43,566.9 

115,100 

47,075

June

131 ', 000 

176,000 

179,000 

200,000

174,000 

162,000 

190,000 

200,000 

186,000

171,000 

155,000 

141,000 

134,000 

122,000

162,000 

164,000 

141,000 

132,000 

143,000

171,000 

231,000 

277,000 

281,000

263,000

245,000 

260,000 

270,000 

268,000 

269,000

45,675.2 

189,200 

4:11,260

July

268,000 

247,000 

195,000 

202,000 

210,000

237,000 

255,000 

260,000 

222,000 

184,000

245,000 

340,000 

427,000 

558,000

495,000

398,000 

328,000 

261,000 

226,000 

182,000

152,000 

130,000 

130,000 

128,000 

120,000

99,800 

87,800 

86,000 

81 , 200 

79,400

*6,910.9 

222,900 

413,710

Aug.

76 . 200 

75,000 

76,200 

78,900 

69,000

70,600 

64,500 

59,400 

69,000 

66,000

64,000 

60,800 

57.200 

60,800 

90,800

158,000

158,000 

140,000 

126,000 

107,000

92,600 

122,000 

120,000 

121,000 

138,000

141,000 

143,000 

125,000 

113,000 

119,000 

112,000

43,074 

99,160 

46,097

Sept.

96,600 

93,300 

99,800 

134,000 

184,000

215,000

125 ', 000 

128,000 

149,000

160,000 

164,000 

176,000 

185,000 

185,000

169,000 

150,000 

125,000 

105,000 

92,000

86,000 

80,000 

76,200 

75,000 

72,800

71,200 

71,200 

71,200

70,100

43,640.4 

121,300 

47,221

Calendar year 1950: Max 196,000 Mln 7,920 Mean 60,940 Ac-ft 44,120,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 558,000 Mln 6,500 Mean 90,840 Ac-ft 65,770,000

* Expiessed In thousands.

Note.--Discharge for Dee. 6-12, Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, Mar. 13 to Apr. 18, Apr. 29 to May 1, June 3, 

4, 8-13, Aug. 12-16, Sept. 3-5 computed from dally wire-weight gage readings.
376 BLUE RIVER BASIN

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°57'25", long. 94°33'32", in SE^NE^ sec. 28, T. 48 N. , R. 33 W. , on 

downstream side of right pier of highway bridge, 0.4 mile downstream from Indian 

Creek and 1.7 miles southeast of Kansas City.

Drainage area. 188 sq mi.

Records available. May 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 753.73 ft above mean 

sea level (levels by Corps of Engineers). Prior to July 1, 1939, wire-weight gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. 12 years, 166 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 31,100 cfs July 11 (gage height, 38.30 ft); 

minimum, 3.3 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 4 (gage height, 3.87 ft).

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow for many days.

Maximum stage known, about 39 ft Nov. 17, 1928, from information by city of Kansas 

City.

Remarks. Records fair.

Revisions (water years) . W 926: 1939-40, drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

3.67

3.9

4.2

4.4

4.7

3.3 

4.5

132

5.0 

5.5 

6.0 

8.0

12.0

242

436

594

1,210

2,760

20.0

26.0

31.0

6,690

10,400

16,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

26

21

19

18

17

18

16

15

14

14

14

13

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

9

10

11

9

10

8

373

12.0

0.064

0.07

740

Nov.

7

6

6

6

6

7

7

8

9

8

8

8

9

7

8

7

8

9

10

11

11

11

10

8

7

6

7

7

*7

7

-

236

7.87

0.042

0.05

468

Dec.

7

7

7

7

B

8

6

6

5

5

6

7

8

8

8

8

7

7

6

6

6

6

6

6

7

7

7

6

5

4.5

4.5

202.0

6.52

0.035

0.04

401

Jan.

*4.5

16

21

20

14

10

8

6

6

6

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

5

5

4.5

4.1

4.1

3.7

5.5

228.2

7.36

0.039

0.05

453

Feb.

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.7

6

6

6

5

4.5

4.5

4.5

9

8

7

8

8

13

30

64

92

46

31

26

24

28

26

31

-

-

-

506.9

18.1

0.096

0.10

1,000

Mar.

51

41

55

53

40

33

27

24

20

33

101

94

62

56

47

*46

60

64

46

41

37

37

35

33

26

27

28

31

53

58

44

1,403

45.3

0.241

0.28

2,780

Apr.

40

38

37

33

51

saz

358

200

193

157

163

221

335

193

132

114

106

97

87

78

78

72

62

60

64

60

55

111

135

101

-

4,108

137

0.729

0.81

8,150

May

515

346

220

114

99

87

78

76

*130

1,550

381

229

167

135

111

324

412

157

418

163

234

204

217

138

116

289

104

87

*80

78

111

7,150

231

1.23

1.41

14,180

June

76

53

53

49

46

87

927

236

398

135

109

148

94

87

117

727

151

106

101

742

182

898

948

453

300

4.500

97T

3,270

3,920

1,500

-

21,384

713

3.79

4.23

42,410

July

470

320

712

352

1,870

3,620

1,610

448

655

2,590

*16.500

15,000

2,680

679

418

275

318

178

151

127

104

90

357

124

87

80

68

*58

53

49

44

50,087

1,616

8.60

9.92

99,350

Aug.

38

35

37

34

29

*26

23

21

33

38

37

41

34

23

20

17

17

17

18

*20

14

11

13

24

51

332

994

160

87

55

37

2,336

75.4

0.401

0.46

4,630

Sept.

94

141

2,390

5.700

1,250

486

225

170

3,110

1,280

324

1,170

682

257

225

234

163

135

119

104

92

120

350

300

*193

129

101

80

76

.72

~

17,782

593

3.15

3.52

35,270

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,800 Mln 4.5 Mean 109 Cfsm 0.580 In. 7.87 Ac-ft 78,940

Water year 1950-51 : Max 16,500 Min 3.3 Mean 290 Cfsm 1.54 In. 20.94 Ac-ft 209,800

Peak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). June 26 (11 a.m.) 7,350 cfs (21.20 ft); June 29 (5 p.m.) 6,580 

cfs (19.80 ft); July 6 (4 p.m.) 7,740 cfs (21.90 ft); July 11 (3:45 p.m.) 31,100 cfs (38.30 ft); 

Sept. 4 (1:30 p.m.) 6,200 cfs (19.1 ft); Sept. 9 (8 p.m.) 6,800 cfs (20.20 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
LITTLE BLUE RIVER BASIN 377

Little Blue River near Lake City, Mo.

Location. La t 39°06'00'', long. 94°18'00", in SW^SE^ sec. 35, T. 50 N. , R. 31 W. , at center of span on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 78, 3 miles southwest of 

Lake City and 10f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 184 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 11 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 719.15 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 6,400 cfs July 12 (gage height, 26.1 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum daily, 2 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 12, 1951; minimum observed, 1.7 cfs June 

11, 12, 1948 (gage height, 3.30 ft).

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of doubtful and no gage-height record and 

periods of ice effect, which are poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

j

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

23

30

31

"total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

a?.0

8

7

6

6

6

8

8

6

6

8

6

4.3

5

6

6

2.7

370

3.6

Z.I

3.4

3.1

5

4.3

4.3

4.3

d4.C

4.9

3

4.0

4.3

179.0

5.77

0.031

C.04

355

Nov.

4.0

¥75

4.9

9

B

6

6

6

37

7

6

6

6

6

6

5

*G

c

9

e

7

7

17

7

' 

6

c

*6

-

137.4

6.25

0.034

O.C4

372

Dec .

6

7

7

7

a6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6

7

7

7

7

6

5

34

4

4

5

5

5

a6

6

5

4

4

3.9

3.5

1C 7. 4

5.40

0.029

0.03

332

Jan.

*4.2

7

11

15

a25

15

6

5

4

4

4

a4

5

5

5

6

7

6

6

6

4.5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3

33

2.5

al

189.2

6.10

0.033

0.04

375

Feb.

a2

2.2

*3.0

3.4

3.5

6

5

4

a3

3

5

9

a8

a7

a6

7

7

a!2

24

67

144

TTe

34

16

13

15

12

25

_

_

-

562.1

20.1

0.109

0.11

1,110

Mar.

77

43

60

98

41

27

a20

a!5

alO

153

270

270

82

98

58

a50

45

a8C

58

41

34

34

a32

27

21

17

18

27

116

280

TB?

2,354

75.9

0.412

0.48

4,670

Apr.

92

67

58

49

4_1

199

538

JA^

186

168

160

231

280

260

160

137

110

96

92

a85

82

82

72

67

72

*67

60

eo

144

May

168

195

116

a87

72

58

51

49

51

340

502

213

137

*104

82

146

390

152

110

116

98

110

137

87

a67

55

47

39

*37

104 | 35

-

4,061

135

0.734

0.82

8,050

47

3,898

126

0.685

0.79

7,730

June

49

32

25

27

11

24

159

110

152

87

55

90

77

49

*45

356

163

67

51

72

92

55

424

679

222

1,040

1,360

1,080

1,560

1,540

-

9,763

325

1.77

1.97

19,360

July

423

222

213

295

220

1,450

1,690

429

2,010

1,640

*4,120

6,210

4,990

2,280

533

231

310

250

160

a!20

98

77

*252

152

87

72

62

55

47

41

37

28,776

928

5.04

5.82

57,080

Aug.

30

25

27

30

20

17

15

a20

53

a 35

34

17

17

13

17

13

12

11

9 9

57

*53

34

140

53

340

596

664

195

72

47

2,675

86.3

0.469

0.54

5,310

Sept.

55

182

1,190

2,250

2,060

493

213

160

542

764

250

300

759

*250

177

alSO

137

110

98

87

a80

137

a250

240

160

110

87

a70

67

67

-

11,305

377

2.05

2.28

22,420

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,050 win 2-7 Mean 69.6 Cfsm 0.?78 In. 5.14 Ac-ft 50,420

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,210 Min 2 Mean 176 Cfsm C.I ' In. 12.96 Ac-ft 127,200
378 FISHING RIVER BASIN

East Fork Fishing River at Excelsior Springs, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°20'20", long. 94°12'45", in SEr- sec. 1, T. 52 N. , R. 30 W. , on downstream side of left abutment of Golf Hill Bridge in Excelsior Springs, three-quarters 

of a mile upstream from Dry Fork Fishing River and 6f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 20.0 sq mi.

Records available.--February to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder,

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during period, 23,100 cfs July 6 (gage height, 15.3 ft),

from rating curve extended above 1,500 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of

peak flow; minimum, 0.1 cfs Feb. 1-3; minimum gage height, 1.94 ft June 14.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for period of ro gage-height record, which are poor.

Rating tables, Feb. 8 to Sept. 30, 1951 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, In cubic

feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 19 to June 21, Aug. 9 to Sept. 3o)

Feb. 8 to July 6 July 7 to Sept. 30

1.96

2,00

2.05

2,10

0.1 

.2

2.20

2.30

2.40

2.60

3.0 

5.5

3.00

3.50

4.50

5.90

51

109

279

635

4.10

4.20

4.40

4.60

5.00

0.8

2.8

8.2

18

45

5.40

5.80

6.40

7.00

8.00

146

262

430

840

8.50

9.00

9.50

10.40

1,140

1,620

2,260

4,120

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year February to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28 

29

30

31

Ttatal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct. Nov. Pec, Jan. Feb.

aO.l

a.l

a.l

a. 2

a4

a8 

a2

*.6

.3

.2

.5

1.7

1.1

.4

.3

.3

10

21

TI

14

9.2

4.2

3.5

3.0

3.2

5.0

3.5

3.8

_

-

114.3

4.08

0.204

0.21

227

Mar.

3.8

5.2

8.5

5.2

3.5

2.6 

2.2

*1.3

.8

110

83

32

16

12

10

9.2

72

30

15

12

8.8

9.6

9.2

*6.5

5.8

5.2

6.2

11 

42

50

24

612.6

19.8

0.990

1.14

1,220

Apr.

16

13

10

9.6

9.6

165

31

34

25

36

75

63

33

20

16

13

12

9.6

8.5

8.8

7.5

5.5

5.2

6.5

5.2

*4.5

4.2

s'.o

-

711.9

23.7

1.18

1.32

1,410

May

6.2

5.5

4.5

3.2

2.2

1.9 

1.9

1.5

4.7

M

16

11

8.1

6.5

*5.2

7.2

8.5

5.5

36

14

12

10

8.1

6.5

5.2

5.0

3.5

2.8 

2.8

2.6

*3.2

249.3

8.04

0.402

0.46

492

June

2.4

1.9

1.5

1.3

1.3

1.7 

6.5

5.0

4.2

2.2

1.5

1.3

1.1

.9

*40

56

10

5.8

4.5

3.5

178

32

92

110

25

313

217

*61B

42

-

1,873.6

62.5

3.12

3.48

3,720

July

20

12

12

8.8

*477

*5.890 

94

199

114

41

334

*334

56

29

20

17

17

12

9.5

7.6

*5.8

5.0

6.1

5.2

4.2

"3.5

3.0

2.4 

2.0

1.8

1.4

5,744.3

185

9.25

10.68

11,390

Aug.

*1.4

 2T5 1.2

2.0

2.0

1.8 

1.4

75

410

16

9.0

6.7

5.0

80

51

14

8.6

6.4

4.7

4.5

4.0

*3.5

2.8

14

8.6

'61

28

1,250 

34

19

16

2,143.6

69.1

3.46

3.99

4,250

Sept.

66

50

71

"59" 405

36 

27

20

72

*34

22

50

23

16

33

16

11

7.3

6.4

5.2

5.0

6.7

4.7

4.2

4.0

3.8

3.8

3.0 

2.8

3.0

-

1,070.9

35.7

1.78

1.99

2,120

Calendar year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

Water year : Max Min Mean Cfsm In. Ac -ft

Peak discharge (base 500 cfs). --June 21 (7 a.m.) 1,080 cfs (7.10 ft); June 28 (8:30 a.m.) 2,780

cfs (9.20 ft); July 6 5:30 a.m.) 23,100 cfs (15.3 ft); July 8 (10 p.m.) 1,620 cfs (9.00 ft); July 11

(0:30 a.m.) 1.080 cfs 8.40 ft); Aug. 9 (12:30 a.m.) 5,710 cfs (10.90 ft); Aug. 28 (5:30 a.m.) 9,880

cfs (12.00 ft); Sept. 4 (6 a.m.) 2,670 cfs (9.35 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.
CROOKED RIVER BASIN 379

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°20', long. 93°59', in NW£ sec. 7, T. 52 N., R. 27 W., on downstream

handrail near center of span of bridge on State Highway 13, 4 miles north of Richmond,

8^ miles upstream from West Fork Crooked River, and 24| miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 159 sq mi.

Records available. March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 706.34 ft above mean sea level, 

clatum of 1929.

Extreme s. - -Maximum discharge during year, 27,000 cfs July 6 (gage height, 28.8 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.2 cfs Nov. 23-25; minimum gage height observed, 4.33 ft Oct. 17

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 6, 1951; no flow Sept. 13, 17, 28, 29, 

1948.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage height. In feet,

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 22 to Feb. 5, July 14 to Aug. 8, Sept. 27-30)

4.5 

4.8

1.6 

2.8

Oct. 1 to July 31

6.0

7.0

8.0

10.0

15.0

18.0

51

102

168

365

1,070

1,730

22.0

24.0

26.0

27.0

27.8

3,400

4,810

8,400

12,200

17,900

5.6 

6.0

Aug. 1 to Sept. 3O

4.2 8.0 

1O.O 

13.0 

16.0 

18.0

117

305

710

1,260

1,730

Note1 . Same as preceding 

table above 18.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

2.4

"574 3.5

2.9

2.2

2.1 

2.0

2.1

*2.2

1.8

1.3

1.2

.1

.2

.1

.1

.0

.0

1.0

1.0

.9

.8

1.1

1.4

1.5

1.4

1.3

1.2

.8

.6

.8

47.4

1.53

0.0096

0.01

94

Nov.

1.2

.7

.7

1.8

.7

.9 

1.0

1.2

1.0

.9

.8

.8

.9

.7

.6

.6

*.9

.5

.4

.6

.5

.6

T2" .2

.2

1.3

1.4

TTZ

1.3

*.7

-

23.5

0.78

0.0049

0.005

47

Dec.

 0.675

1.4

1.3

1.3

1.4 

1.4

1.4

1.2

1.4

1.4

1.4

2.1

2.4

TT5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.2

1.3

1.3

1.4

1.3

1.4

1.1

1.4

42.5

1.37

0.0086

0.01

84

Jan.

1.5

2.1

2.7 FTO"

2.2

2.1 

1.2

1.3

1.2

1.0

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.1

1.2

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.6

bl.2

bl.O

bl.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.3

bl.2

bl.O

b.8

b^_6

42.6

1.37

0.0086

0.01

84

Feb.

bO.6 b76~

*.9

.7

1.1

57 

80

80

34

21

19

19

20

5

6

7

8

50

197

168

222

W

51

30

22

22

22

22

_

_

-

1,267.9

45.3

0.285

0.30

2,510

Mar.

21

23

41

39

41

37 

34

*19'2~5

75

237

341

255

63

63

46

160

147

133

80

58

56

53

58

30

30

32

30

127

290

161

2,805

90.5

0.569

0.66

5,560

Apr.

97

76

61

51

51

226 

329

210

147

168

126

290

307

307

154

133

86

76

66

63

63

58

53

41

41

44

*44

37

30

32

-

3,467

116

0.730

0.81

6,880

Hay

44

76

61

44

37

30 

25

24

34

120

~9~2" 133

56

46

*37

30

41

34

63

66

46

39

48

28

23

18

17

16

10

10 *!

1,357

43.8

0.275

0.32

2,690

June

11

13

12

10

9

8 

13

20

25

18

13

11

8

8

*I

63

19

18

12

13

824

1,550

755

1,300

413

1,130

1,790

*2,270

2,420

409

-

13,172

439

2.76

3.08

26,130

July

161

108

97

88

1,580

*17,900 

*10,700

*1,170

1,400

668

2,320

3,490

2,700

424

157

133

108

120

80

58

53

30

30

28

28

28

26

24

18

17

11

43,757

1,412

8.88

10.23

86,790

Aug.

5

7

7

*10

9

9 

8

8

2,130

1,310

81

52

38

26

270

327

75

49

38

32

30

*25

27

44

81

404

850

3,770

g '210 430

111

12,473

402

2.52

2.92

24,740

Sept.

300

294

377

2,590

3,420

401

261

131

240

758

210

180

578

272

138

526

215

105

*81

66

62

142

111

46

17

14

^5" 12

25

26

-

11,620

387

2.43

2.72

23,050

Calendar year 1950: Max 1,020 Min 0.2 Mean 37.8 Cfsm 0.238 In. 3.22 Ac-ft 27,340

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,900 Min 0.2 Mean 247 Cfsm 1.55 In. 21.08 Ac-ft 178,700

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ic
380 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Waverly, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39 0 12'5l", long. 93°30'57", in sec. 14, T. 51 N., R. 24 W. , on downstream 

side of second pier from right bank of bridge on U. S. Highway 65 at Waverly.

Drainage area. 491,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . March 1929 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1878-79, 1883-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission. Gageheight records collected at same site since 1915 are contained in reports of United 

States Weather Bureau.

Average discharge. 22 years, 46,990 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 549,000 cfs July 16; maximum gage height, 28.20 

ft July 14; minimum daily discharge, 8,000 cfs Feb. 2; minimum gage height, 3.9 ft Dec. 

15, from graph based on gage readings.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 16, 1951; maximum gage height, that of July 

14, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,700 cfs Jan. 9, 1940; minimum gage height, 0.4 ft, 

present datum, Jan 12, 1930.

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

basin above station contains many reservoirs with total usable capacity in excess of 

27,640,000 acre-ft. Discharge"measurements made three times a month during winter and 

six times or more monthly during rest of year.

Revisions.--W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3 

4 

5

6

7 

8 

9

10

11

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

71,900 

69,200 

104,000 

121,000

121,000

116,000 

107,000 

87,300 

78,900 

71,400

67,500 

62,000 

58,600 

55,200 

54,800

53,000 

51,600 

50,700 

49,000 

46,900

45,700 

46,100 

44,900 

43,800 

43,400

43,100

43^100 

43,400 

44,200 

-45,700

* 1,983. 8 

63,990 

*3,935

Nov.

46,900 

46,900 

46,100 

46,500 

46,500

47,300 

46,900 

46,900 

47,300 

46,900

46,500 

47,700 

47,300 

48,100 

51,200

51,600 

52,000 

50,700 

48,500 

45,300

42,700 

40,600 

39,500 

37,600 

35,300

33,300 

26,800 

20,900 

17,900 

16,500

*1,268.2 

42,270 

*2,515

Dec.

16,900 

18,500 

19,400 

19,400 

20,500

20,500 

16,000 

12,000 

9,000 

9,00'0

9,000 

10,000 

11,500 

13 , 000 

14,300

14,500 

15,000 

15,200 

15,000 

14,800

15,200 

16,100 

16,900 

18,500 

23,300

33,000 

33,900 

27 , 500 

26,500 

27,500 

28,300

560,200 

18,070

Jan.

29,600 

30,100

28,' 000 

26,500

26,000 

26,000 

25,500 

2f ,000 

2 U ,200

26,800 

26,800 

27,500 

27,800 

28,000

27,500 

27,000 

27,200 

27,800 

28,500

28,500 

28,300 

26,800 

27,000 

27,200

27,000 

26,500 

25,500 

20,000 

12,000 

9.500

806,700 

26,020 

*1,600

Feb.

8,500 

8.000 

9,000 

12,000 

15,000

17,000 

18,000 

18,000 

19,000 

20,000

35,000 

25,000 

23,500 

22,100 

21,600

21,800 

22,800 

22,800 

24,000 

27,800

37,600 

44, 200 

34,700 

34,100 

36,400

50,700 

67,000 

69,700

765,300 

27,330 

*1,518

Mar.

54,300 

48 , 100 

64,200 

65,300 

57,600

48,500 

43,800 

42,000 

40,600 

39,900

40,600 

40,200 

40,600 

36,100 

30,300

27,200 

27,000 

28,500 

29,000 

30,300

32,800 

34,400 

35,300 

36,700 

47,700

53,000 

64,800 

89,800 

129,000 

145,000 

151,000

*1,653.6 

53,340 

*3,280

Apr.

143,000 

111,000 

95,000 

89,200 

98,200

100,000 

105,000 

105,000 

115,000 

134,000

143,000 

148,000 

151,000 

153,000 

155,000

153,000 

148,000 

136,000 

123 , 000 

112,000

102,000 

89,200 

86,100 

83,100 

79,500

93,000 

112,000 

97,600 

98,200 

95,600

* 3,453. 7 

115,100 

*6,850

May

124,000 

198,000 

230,000 

240,000

208,000

160,000 

130,000 

105,000 

86,700 

84,300

101,000 

107,000 

93,700 

83,700 

77,700

74,100 

83,700 

91,800 

95,000 

106,000

127,000 

105,000 

102,000 

102,000 

95,000

97,600 

109,000 

109,000 

93,700 

85,500 

80,100

t 3,585.6 

115,700 

*7,112

June

75,900 

93,700 

166,000 

170,000 

184,000

187,000 

164,000 

176,000 

199,000 

199,000

184,000 

172,000 

160,000 

150,000 

139,000

153,000 

181,000 

157,000 

142,000 

147,000

159,000 

197,000 

229,000 

256,000 

281,000

275,000 

266,000 

275,000 

298,000

290,000

* 5,725. 6 

190,900 

$11,360

July

287,000 

266,000 

235,000 

214,000 

225,000

248,000 

281,000 

302,000 

276,000 

234,000

219,000 

265,000 

344,000 

401 , 000 

502,000

538.000

460,000 

383,000 

314,000 

271,000

222,000 

168,000 

143,000 

134,000 

127,000

117,000 

104,000 

97,600 

93,000 

86,700 

82,500,

*7,639.8 

246,400 

*15,150

Aug.

77 ,700 

75,300 

71,900 

77,100 

71,900

68,600 

66,400 

31,000 

68,600 

77,700

69,200 

67,500 

63,600 

62,000 

72,400

128,000 

156,000

155,000 

137,000 

120,000

103 , 000 

109.000 

122,000 

122,000 

130,000

138,000 

137,000 

138,000 

129,000 

121,000 

118,000

*3,113.9 

100, 400 

*6,176

Sept.

112,000 

106,000 

112,000 

135,000 

166,000

184,000 

187,000

145*000 

144,000

152,000 

159,000 

164,000 

171,000 

176,000

175,000 

164,000 

148,000 

125,000 

105,000

93,000 

87,900 

82,500 

81,300 

80,100

77,700 

76,500 

76,500 

75,900 

73.600

*3,798 

126,600 

*7,533

Calendar year 1950: Max 194,000 Min 9,000 Mean 61,200 Ac-I"t 44,310,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 538,000 Min 8,000 Mean 94,120 Ao-ft 68,140,000

* Expressed In thousands. 

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dee. 7-14, Jan. 29 to Feb. 11. Discharge lor Dec. 

6, 15-19, Jan. 3-13, June 20, 21 computed from daily wire-weight gage readings.
WAKENDA CREEK BASIN 381

Wakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°21', long. 93°30', In NE^SE^ sec. 5, T. 52 N., R. 23 W., near center of 

span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 65 in Carrollton, half a mile downstream from Brush Creek and 14 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--248 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 641.17 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extreme s.-- Maximum discharge during year, 6,640 cfs July 7 (gage height, 22.4 ft); maximum gage height, 23.4 ft July 17, from graph based on gage readings (backwater and 

overflow from Missouri River); minimum daily discharge, 1.5 cfs Feb. 2, 3; minimum gage 

height observed, 6.12 ft June 15.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 7,000 cfs Mar. 20, 1948 (gage height, 22.64 ft, from 

floodmark); maximum gage height, that of July 17, 1951; minimum daily discharge, that 

of Feb. 2, 3, 1951; minimum gage height, 5.72 ft June 16, 1950.

R°marks.--Records poor.

Revisions. W 1146: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

I

2

3

4

5

t;

7 

S

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

IP

17

18

19

20

21

2?

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30 

31

Itotal

Mean

Cfsrr

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

g

7

C

5

5

s

7 

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

e

6

6

6

7

G

5

5

6

6

6

6

5

191

6.2

0.025

0.03

379

Nov.

4.8

4.8

5

5

g

7

9

9

9

10

7

8

7

6

6

7

7

7

7

7

7

8

7

8

7

6

6

1

7

7

208.6

6.95

0.028

0.03

414

Dec.

8

7

7

6

4.5

4.5

4.5

4.0

3.1

3.0

2.9

3.3

3.6

4.1

4.5

6

5

4.4

3.8

*2.8

2.7

278

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1 

4.2

126.3

4.07

0.016

0.02

251

Jan.

4.4

4.5

4.8

5

6

6

4.6 

3.7

2.8

2.6

2.6

2.6

3.7

4.5

4.8

6

8

6

5

5

4.0

2.9

2.8

2. 7

2.5

2.8

3.1

2.8

2.2

*2.0 

bl.8

123.2

3.97

0.016

0.02

244

Feb.

bl.6

bl.5

bl.5

bl.8

1.9

134

51 

36

15

17

26

18

3.3

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.7

150

*320

146

49

20

18

18

17

17

21

40

_

"

1,139.4

40.7

0.164

0.17

2,260

Mar.

49

46

40

22

12

Apr.

160

107

76

58

49

1

8

5 

4.5

4.6

588

1,070

287

99

52

72

35

888

282

87

58

50

52

35

27

22

19

21

40

496

1,760 

561

6,792.1

219

0.883

1.02

13,470

1,590

1,610 

660

265

205

215

780

*760

245

187

103

80~>5

KB

58

52

46

*43

43

43

37

34

34

40

62

7,984

266

1.07

1.20

15,840

May

62

76

69

49

37

30

25 

25

24

43

52

69

58

36

31

25

26

26

35

37

35

18

16

12

10

9

5

4.1

4.1

10 4.0 

962.2

31.0

0.125

0.14

1,910

June

9

8

6

4.2

4.0

3.6

13 

23

26

17

3.6

3.7

4.1

3T- 3.2

40

8

7

41

225

2,460

3,540

1,290

1,390

*309

2,040

3,720

3,500

4,730

1,600

25,060.4

835

3.37

3.76

July

c350

c200

cl50

clOO

1,800

5,170

*5.630 

2,670

1,680

1,530

3,240

5,020

4,320

c2,000

c700

*c350

c350

c200

c!30

ClOO

c80

c60

c500

01,500

01,000

590

247

140

74

27 

11

39,925

1,288

5.19

5.99

49,710| 79,190

Aug.

15

10

12

11

11

11

12 

426

2,610

2,790

784

440

160

55

2,060

1,430

140

113

108

1,070

539

100

*45

190

449

931

1,500

3,120

4,190

1,750 

1,230

26,312

849

3.42

3.95

52,190

Sept.

1,200

615

361

1,280

3,540

943

440

271

271

235

160

95

100

104

100

100

95

70

66

66

62

58

55

48

45

42

*34

28

23 J4

10,531

351

1.42

1.58

20,890

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,120 Min 2.2 Mean 145 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.92 Ac-ft 104,800

Water year 19 S 0-51: Max 5,630 Min 1.5 Mean 327 Cfsm 1.32 In. 17.91 Ac-ft 236,700

Peak: discharge (base, 3,000 cfs).--June 22 (l a.m.) 4,450 cfs (21.0 ft); June 27 (12 m. ) 3,950 cfs 

(20 56 ft); June 29 (3 p.m.J 5,170 cfs (21.52 ft); July 7 (6 a.m.) 6,640 cfs (22.4 ft); July 12 (5 

a.n.) 5,170 cfs (21.5 ft); Aug. 10 (2 a.m.) 4,590 cfs (21.1 ft); Aug. 15 (7 p.m.) 3,610 cfs (20.32 

ft); Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 4,730 cfs (21.2 ft); Sept. 5 (12 m.) 4,730 cfs (21.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater and overflow from Missouri River; discharge estimated on basis of 1 discharge measurement, field notes, records for nearby stations, weather records, 

and record for auxiliary gage 5j miles downstream.
382 GRAND RTVER BASIN

East Pork Big Creek near Bethany, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°17'50", long. 94°01>55", in SE£ sec. 34, T. 64 N., R. 28 W., on right 

bank 50 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69, 2 miles north of Bethany and 

4 miles upstream from confluence with West Pork.

Drainage area.--95 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. March 1934 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 854.74 ft above mean 

sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to June 26, 1934, wire-weight gage at site 70 ft upstream at same datum.

Average discharge. 17 years, 49.5 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 2,S20 cfs May 1 (gage height, 10.92 ft); no 

flow Oct. 20-26, 31, Nov. 1, 3-6.

1934-51: Maximum discharge, 8,120 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 17.65 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,600 cfs by velocity-area studies; no flow for many days. 

Maximum stage known, 23.8 ft July 6, 1909.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 10 cfs and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rsting tsble, wster yesr 1950-51 (gsge height, in feet, snd 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

1.45 0 1.90 6 2.80 125

1.50 .3 2.00 10 3.20 244

1.60 .8 2.10 15 4.00 453

1.70 1.8 2.30 35 6.00 1,060

1.80 3.3 2.50 64 10.0 2,470

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water yesr October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1.5

1.1

.9

.8

*.7

.8

.6

.5

.5

.5

.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

.1

.1

.1

.1

0

10.9

0.35

0.0037

0.004

22

Nov .

0 

*.l

0

0

0

0

.1

.3

.5

.7

.6

.5

.5

.6

-ui

.7

.6

.5

.6

.6

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

-

12.1

0.40

0.0042

0.005

24

Dec.

0.4 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

11.0

0.35

0.0037

0.004

22

Jan.

0.3 

.2

a. 5

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

*7T

a.l

a.l

a.l

a.l

.4

.5

.5

.6

.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

a. 2

*.l

a.l

12.4

0.40

0.0042

O.OO5

25

Feb.

aO.l 

a.l

a. 2

.4

a. 8

a. 6

a. 4

a. 2

a.l

al

a4

6

a3

a2

a. 5

al

a2

2.5

300

490

3200

a80

a50

a35

49

244

*102

30

_

_

-

1,604.9

57.3

0.603

0.63

3,180

Mar.

19 

48

583

ITS

35

20

14

10

*8

15

111

66

39

31

30

34

40

43

23

16

15

17

75

86

36

30

26

52

158

98

75

1,988

64.1

0.675

0.78

3,940

Apr.

53

38

27

21

19

105

292

144

102

90

73

345

314

58

73

43

30

24

19

15

30

50

29

40

300

358

114

86

75

964

3,931

131

1.38

1.54

7,800

May

2,320 

1,020

187

80

50

34

26

21

19

394

*490

126

57

36

25

20

18

15

20

28

19

1512'

10

10

11

18

20

11

*8

29

5,149

166

1.75

2.02

10,210

June

19 

281

166

66

28

18

19

96

35

22

14

110

215

226

87

52

31

22

25

29

469

954

477

812

292

965

991

547

172

80

-

7,320

244

2.57

2,87

14,520

July

44 

29

23

19

64

705

125

58

34

21

58

47

*36

25

16

28

20

12

8

9

8

371

187

58

19

11

8

7

6

35

aS

2,066

66.6

0.701

0.81

4,100

Aug.

a4 

a4

a3

a3

2.7

a3

a2

32

a2

33

32

1.6

32

32

288

40

16

*12

7

6

20

19

10

8

26

238

147

53

21

19

8

974.3

31.4

0.331

0.38

1,930

Sept.

6 

7

7

5

7

12

11

8

58

228

94

77

83

29

15

10

8

6

5

4.6

34

a4

3.3

33

33

*3.0

2.8

2.7

29~ 2.4

-

737.8

24.6

0.259

0.29

1,460

Calendar year 1950: Max 516 Min 0 Mean 22.1 Cfsm 0.233 In. 3.15 Ac-ft 16,020

Water year 1950-51: Max 2,320 Min 0 Mean 65.3 Cfsm 0.687 In. 9.34 Ac-ft 47,230

Peak dischsrge (bsse, 850 cfs). .--Feb. ______ 19 (12 , _ p.m.) , _ , 859 cfs (5.43 ft

(6.11 ft); Msy 1 (5:30 3.m.) 2,920 cfs (10.92 ft): June 14 (9:30 p.m. 

(2:30 p.m.) 1,720 cfs (7.90 ft); June 27 (ll a.m.) 2,030 cfs (8.85 ft 

(5.97 ft); July 22 (1 p.m.) 991 cfs (5.80 ft).

* Dischsrge measurement msde on this dsy.

a No gage-height record; dischsrge estimsted on bssis of westher records.

; Mar. 3 (7 a.m.)_1 ? O90 cfs

1,090 cfs (6.13'ft); June 22 

July 6 (8 a.m.) 1,060 cfs
GRAND RIVER BASIN 383

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo.

Location^--La\ 39°55'35", long 93°56'35", in SW^NWir sec. 16, T. 59 N., R. 27 W. , on downstream side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 100 ft downstream from Chicago, 

Rock Island & Pacific Railway bridge, 1 mile northeast of Gallatin, and 6 miles upstream 

from Honey Creek.

Drainage area.--2,250 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--June 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 712.56 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Jan. 31, 1922, chain gage at site 100 ft upstream at same datum. Jan. 

31, 1922, to Apr. 8, 1936, chain gage and Apr. 9 to Nov. 15, 1936, wire-weight gage, at 

site 1,100 ft upstream at datum 0.17 ft higher. Nov. 16, 1936, to Nov. 14, 1937, wireweight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 1,118 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,100 cfs July 7, 8 (gage height, 27.50 ft); 

minimum daily, 12 cfs Feb. 1-4; minimum gage height observed, 1.84 ft Nov. 30.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 69,100 cfs June 24, 1947; maximum gage height, 37.02 ft 

June 2, 1929 (present site and datum); minimum discharge, 2.4 cfs Oct. 24, 25, 1938; 

minimum gage height, 0.55 ft Ort. 26, 1940.

Maximum stage known, about 40 ft July 8, 1909, from floodrnarks.

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

Cooperation.--Gage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather 

Bureau.

Revisions (water years). W 786: 1933-34.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-10, Mar. 5-11, July 9

to Sept. 30)

1.8 

Z.O 

2.5 

3.3 

4.5

10

32

110

290

692

5.5

10.0

17.0

34.0

26.4

1,260

5,000

14,000

27,700

34,500

Discharge,. In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3 

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

. 6

. 7

. 8 " 9

20

£?

£2

23't 1

23

2 5

27

232 '9

30

3

Thtal

M'N an

Cfsm

I".

Afi-ft

Oct.

226

158

170 

222

*151

126

112

108

103

100

93

90

86

83

79

76

73

71

68

66

63

62

62

62

62

60

58

58

57

57

J56

2,918

94.1

0.042

0.05

5,790

Nov.

52

*50

50 

48

52

51

51

56

56

57

58

57

54

54

57

56

54

54

54

52

52

54

51

50

48

46

44

40

36

28

-

1,522

50.7

0.023

0.03

3,020

Dec.

44

48

33 

36

45

40

35

35

35

36

37

40

38

*40

40

40

37

35

33

33

33

33

36

37

38

31

27

3T

35

36

36

1,133

36.5

0.016

0.02

2,250

Jan.

35

31

42 

44

44

43

37

33

30

28

26

*25

26

33

37

31

37

40

42

42

50

SO

48

50

48

48

18

15

14

1313"

1,073

34.6

0.015

0.02

2,130

Feb.

12

12

*12 

12

13

35

30

25

20

45

65

76

73

71

95

91

76

221

1,500

3,150

5,600

2,270

965

756

595

3,110

*3,070

1,450

_

-

23,450

838

0.372

0.39

46,510

Mar.

652

453

6,760 

5,980

2,430

1,060

692

521

*422

406

4,460

3,320

1,300

734

713

652

713

1,530

1,260

558

391

¥53

690

2,350

1,530

804

713

885

5,600

4,190

*2,590

54,812

1,768

0.786

0.91

108,700

Apr.

1,450

965

713 

576

486

878

5,590

4,910

3,150

2,750

1,990

2,430

6,220

5,900

3,150

1,680

 995

756

633

521

453

1,350"

*1,750

1,120

4,130

9,960

'4,910

2,990

2,430

2,270

-

76,806

2,560

1.14

1.27

152,300

May

14,100

21', 700

2S,000 is'Yoo

4,190

2,990

2,350

1,990

1,800

6,090

17,800

12,900

4,640

2,990

2,350

1,950

1,750

1,640

1,530

1,800

2,190

1,420

1,230

1,230

965

2,590

4,280

3,150

1,720

*965

MS

164,935

5,320

2.36

2.73

327,100

June

1,300

4,810

7,390 

3,850

2,190

1,260

935

1,640

2,190

1,750

965

1,190

1,830

1,020

1,060

1,870

1,990

828

576

521

9,060

16,200

18.300

11,300

6,790

8,920

16,400

18,200

13,600

5,200

-

163,135

5,438

2.42

2.70

323,600

July

3,070

2,990

2,430 

2,430

3,480

25,300

54,500

32,000'

5,760

2,510

3,800

5,800

3,480

*2,430

1,560

1,09C

2,190

3,230

1,490

854

652

539

1,180

1,300

614

437

376

343

298

272

J52

146,957

4,741

2.11

2.43

291,500

Aug.

229

212

212 

*197

200

179

158

149

151

188

155

139

126

132

364

473

2,860

*469

323

306

287

588

614

406

840

2,360

5,000

3,400

1,680

713

469

23,579

761

0.338

0.39

46,770

Sept.

391

614

437 

539

1,020

576

713

422

391

5,060

4,010

1,790

2,110

1,150

595

614

437

355

301

280

262

252

242

244

226

229

*232

216

197

186

-

24,091

803

0.357

0.40

47,780

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,000 Min 27 Mean 753 Cfsm 0.335 In. 4.54 Ac-ft 545,200

W.ater W.ater year year 1950-51: 1950-51: Max Max 34,500 34,500 Min Min 12 12 Mean Mean 1,875 1,875 Cfsm Cfsm 0.835 0.833 In. In. 11.34 11.34 Ac-ft Ac-ft 1,357 1,357,000

Peak discharge (base,18,OOP cfs). May 3 (5 to 7 p.m.) 27,000 cfs (23.7 ft); May 11 (8 p.m.) 

19,400 cfs' (207l5 ft); June 23 (8 to 11 a.m.) 19,600 cfs (20.3 ft); June 28 (6 a.m.) 18,900 cfs 

(:9.9 ft); 11 p.m. July 7 to 2 a.m. July 8, 38,100 cfs (27.50 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-9, 15-20, 26-29, Jan. 6-11, Jan. 28 ti 

] Feb19Discha* " :
384 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa

Location.--Lat 40°38'25", long. 93°48'20", in SE^SE^ sec. 35, T. 68 N., R. 26 W., on right 

bank 15 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 69 at Davis City, 5-j miles upstream 

from Iowa-Missouri State line, and 9 miles downstream from Elk Creek.

Drainage area.--702 sq mi.

Records available.--May 1918 to July 1925, July 1941 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 875.55 ft above mean sea level, unadjusted 

"(Corps of Engineers benchmark). May 14, 1918, to July 2, 1985, chain gage, July 14,

1941, to Oct. 29, 1941, various gages, and Oct. 30, 1941, to Feb. 24, 1942, wire-weight

gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharg".--13 years (1918-21, 1941-51), 417 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 15,200 cfs May 2 (gage height, 13.75 ft); minimum daily, 2.6 cfs Jan. 31, Feb. 1.

1918-25, 1941-51: Maximum discharge, 24,400 cfs June 14, 1947 (gage height, 20.14 

ft), minimum, about 1 cfs Sept. 18-24, 27-29, Oct. 15, 16, 1918.

Minimum flow known, 0.10 cfs Aug. 16, 1934, discharge measurement.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Pay

1

2

5

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sra

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

39

15

11

11

13

14

46

33

24

*18

16

13

13

13

12

12

9.G

8.9

8.9

7.0

8.1

8.1

9.6

8.9

9.6

3.9

8.9

8.9

8.9

9.6

9.6

436.5

14.1

0.0.0

0.02

866

Nov.

12

13

13

13

13

12

*9.6

13

15

13

12

16

17

17

17

17

17

16

16

1C

15

17

15

7.0

11

8.9

8.9

7.4

7.4

12

-

297.2

13.2

0.019

0.02

788

Dec.

~9.0 11

7.4

7.0

6.6

6.4

6.2

6.2

*6.2

6.3

6.6

7.0

7.2

7.0

6.4

5.8

5.3

4.8

4.3

3. 9

4.0

4.2

4.4

4.6

4.2

3.8

-3T3 3.3

3.5

3.8

4.1

173.8

5.61

0.0080

0.009

345

Jan .

4.4

4.6

4.8

4.6

4.2

3.9

3.7

3.5

3.5

*3.9

4.6

5.3

6.1

7.0

9.0

11

14

15

T4

12

9.3

7.8

7.5

7.2

6.6

5.4

4.1

3.4

2.9

2.7

2.6

198.6

6.41

0.0091

0.01

394

Feb.

2.6

2.7

2.8

3.0

3.3

3.5

3.3

3.1

3.0

4.5

29

23

20

*22

40

K5

110

1,000

3,000

2,400

1,900

1,500

1,100

1,300

2,000

5,900

2,220

*920

_

_

-

21,580.8

771

1.10

1.14

42,800

Mar.

292

352

2,470

1,360

379

225

147

119

80

72

66

61

70

80

80

61

93

86

67

*76

72

222

1,480

1,100

760

990

1,360

3,400

4,860

4,260

1,610

26,350

850

1.21

1.40

52,260

Apr.

688

520

424

348

317

438

1,250

1,820

1,320

955

784

2,150

3,900

2,760

1,280

724

*495

410

356

300

374

632

754

550

2,610

4,020

2,440

1,320

829

5 , 550

-

40,318

1,344

1.91

2.14

79,970

May

11,400

14,400

10,900

3,470

990

706

582

485

515

3,010

4,500

3,930

1,100

694

*545

451

410

410

460

682

475

736

810

648

415

5,600

7,S30

2,600

648

576

626

80,604

2,600

3.70

4.27

159,900

June

688

736

2,330

2,600

1,280

700

659

3,310

3,740

1,670

803

1,210

1,200

682

515

898

626

424

356 4"60~

1,250

*1,700

1,520

955

688

1,470

2,360

1,950

1,060

540

-

38,380

1,279

1.82

2.03

76,130

July

392

300

860

4,260

4,620

920

593

438

338

313

284

201

179

164

195

334

*1,230

269

137

254

201

314

115

80

65

55

48

41

41

36

11

17,308

558

0.795

0.92

34,330

Aug.

26

24

70

26

19

18

14

13

11

8.1

6.5

6.1

5.6

11

178

246

284

*167

76

374

648

406

288

129

81

1,490

659

410

185

115

80

6,074.3

196

0.279

0.32

12,050

Sept.

59

50

48

42

42

 8

£3

*fO

205

519

784

"3~0"9 803

147

440

205

115

88

72

63

57

54

46

42

44

42

42

41

42

11

-

4,640

155

0.221

0.25

9,?00

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,800 Min 3.3 Mean 288 Cfsm 0.410 In. 5.57 Ac-ft 208,500

Water year 1950-51: - Max 14,400 , Min 2.6 . Mean 648 Cfsm 0.923 . In. .12.53 . fAc-ft 469,000 ,

irge (base, 4,500 cfs). --Mar. 29 (1:30 p.m.) 5,100 cfs (6.98 ft); May 2 (ll a.m.)

.3775 ft); May 12 (2:30 a.m.) 5,100 cfs (6.98 ft); May 27 (5 a.m.) 8,900 cfs (9.82 f

) p.m. ) 5,490 cfs (7.26 ft).

Peak discha 

15,200 cfs (13775 ft). 

July 5 (12:30 p.m.) 5,490 ui-= \ . . tu i >, /.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Mote.--Stage-discharge relation affected by 

gage-height record Jan. 11, 12, 14-16, 18, 19

t);

ice Dec. 1, 2, 4-17; Dec. 20 to Feb. 25; Mar. 11 (no 

; Jan. 21 to Feb. 2; Feb. 4-8, 10-13, 15-25).
GRAND RIVER BASIN 385

Weldon River near Mercer, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°33', long. 93°36', in SW^- sec. 3, T. 66 N. , R. 24 W. , near center of 

span on downstream, side of highway bridge, 4-q- miles northwest Of Mercer and 5 miles upstream from Little River.

Drainage area.--246 sq mi.

Records available.--September 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7.0 ft and twice daily above.

Average discharge. 12 years, 167 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 8,800 cfs July 22 (gage height, 14.0 ft); min- 

 mum daily, 0.1 cfs Jan. 29 to Feb. 5; minimum gage height observed, 3.06 ft Jan. 30.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, 28,000 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 25.71 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs; no flow for many days in 1940, 1941, 1944.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used June 8-20)

Oct. 1 to Feb.. 19, 

June 22 to Sept.'SO

3.1

3.2 

3.4 

3.6 

4.0

1.0

3.0

10

20

54

4.3 

5.0 

5.8 

6.6 

11.0

97

270

560

1,010

5,400

Feb. 20 to June 21

3.3 18

3.6 46

3.9 89

5.3 385

6.2 760

7.0 1,340

11.0 5,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year Octot- r 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26 

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5

5

3.6

3.6

3.3

*2.8

3.0

3.0

2.8

2.8

2.2

2.2

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.4

1.6

1.8

1.8

2.0 

2.2

2.2

2.0

1.8

1.8

71.5

2.31

0.0094

0.01

142

Nov.

1.8

 1.6

2.0

1.6

al.8

1.8

a2.0

a2.5

a3.0

a2.3

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.0

1.8

2.0

1.8

2.2

a2.0

1.8

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.0

ITS

1.0

1.2

1.4

1.6

1.4

-

52.9

1.76

0.0072

0.008

105

Dec.

1.6

2.6

al.6

1.0

1.2

1.2

.9

.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.7

.7 *.e

.6

.4

.3

.3

.3

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4 

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

22.6

0.73

0.0030

0.003

45

Jan.

0.7

.6

.6

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.5

.7

.8

1.2

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.0

2.2

2.5

2. 5

2.3

2.0

1.4

1.0

1.0

1.0

.8 

.4

.2

.1

* . 1

.1

32.8

1.06

0.0043

0.005

65

Feb.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

6

8

7

5

4

20

40

40

20

30

40

30

200

2,000

1,410

899

315

215

165

679

358 

*75

51

-

_

-

6,617.5

236

0,959

1.00

13,130

Mar.

35

79

624

a200

56

37

30

21

21

21

89

66

74

97

72

66

51

a45

39

36

33

271

518

146

a90

72

374

1,660

486

*330

318

6,057

195

0.793

0,92

12,010

Apr.

285

alSO

alOO

a80

a70

1,770

2,000

385

255

235

255

2,260

1,730

330

215

175

146

146

125

87

58

165

175

1,980

922

342 

285

265

225

2,130

-

17,346

578

2.35

2.62

34,410

May

5,070

1,900

413

245

165

a!40

123

104

237

*2,760

543

225

165

136

102

82

84

75

147

296

91

86

86

65

68

2,000 

a250

86

47

*34

57

15,882

512

2.08

2.40

31,500

June

74

465

584

119

116

100

296

1,570

a300

a!20

175

62

42

35

51

1,100

156

74

52

57

2,100

2,090

1,340

1,230

2,040

5,670 

2 , OO'O

1,170

225

92

-

21,505

717

2.91

3.25

42,650

July

60

43

604

316

87

62

47

35

34

33

a50

a45

*31

30

26

2,680

465

77

58

52

131

4,480

746

72

37

20 

17

17

a!6

14

14

10,399

335

1.36

1.57

20,630

Aug.

10

35

425

82

44

17

10

10

8

7

7

6

6

16

199

aSO

*13

13

20

684

128

a45

a!5

a30

58

1,270 

a200

a70

a40

23

14

3,555

115

0.467

0.54

7,050

Sept.

12

20

14

8

6

13

6

6

144

149

21

14

10

10

7

a7

6

5

5

5

4.8

5

a5

5

5

6 

*4.8

5

5

4.8

-

518.4

17.3

0.070

0.08

1,030

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,420 Min 0.3 Mean 116 Cfsm 0.472 In. 6.41 Ac-ft 84,270

Water year 1950-51: Max 5,070 Mln 0.1 Mean 225 Cfsm 0.915 In. 12.41 Ac-ft 162,800

Peak discharge (base, 4,300 cfs).-

(12.36 ft); May 10 f6 a.m.) 5,620 cf

-Apr. 6 (9 p.m.) 4,520 cfs (10.25 ft); May 1 (3 p.m.) 6,940 cfs 

5 (11.20 ft); June 21 (4 p.m.) 4,740 cfs (10.4 ft); June 26

(2 a.m.) 6,060 cfs (11.6 ft); July 16 (3- p.m.) 5,400 cfs (il.b ft); July 22 (9 a.m.) 8,800 cfs (14.0

ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records

for station at Mill Grove.

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 23-27, Dec. 4 to Feb. 19.
386 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°18', long. 93°36', in SE^SE^ sec. 28, T. -64 N., R. 24 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge in Mill Grove, 8£ miles upstream from West 

Muddy Creek.

Drainage area.--494 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily or more often above. 

Datum of gage is 785.77 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 4, 1934, 

chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--22 years, 246 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 12,000 cfs July 22 (gage height, 13.64 ft); minimum observed, 0.9 cfs Feb. 2 (gage height, 0.70 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 27,600 cfs June 5, 1947 (gage height, 22.79 ft); minimum, 0.2 cfs Aug. 29, 1936, Dec. 11-13, 1937; minimum gage height observed, 0.70 ft 

Oct. 4, 1948, Feb. 2, 1951.

Maximum stage known, about 23.9 ft in July 1909.

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1176: 1949.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to Feb. C(

7 0.9 1.2

8 3.0 1.5

9 7 2.0

0 13 3.2

:ond) 

Feb. 21 to Sept. 30

31 

8Z

201

630

1.1 

1.3 

2.Z

13

Z8

53

Z70

3.Z

4.0

6.0

10.0

11.5

Mote.--Same as following table above 3.2 ft.

630

1,030

2,650

6,350

8,360

cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

x

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

22

18

17

14

15

*13

14

13

14

12

11

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

7

8

9

7

7

9

10

9

9

3

338

10.9

0.022

0.0,5

670

Nov.

8

*7

9

7

7

9

9

10

11

14

13

11

10

9

10

9

10

9

9

10

9

9

8

4.6

C

6

C

4.6

C

9

-

259.2

8.C4

O.C17

0.02

514

Dec .

9

12

6

6

b5

b4

b5

b4

4.2

4.6

5

6

7

13

*C

4.C

7

3.0

b3

b3

3.8

5

6

7

7

7

2.4

3.8

3.4

4.2

3 - -

170.4

5.50

0.011

0.01

338

Jan.

5

10

5

4.6

5

2.8

2.4

2.4

*3.0

3.4

3.4

3.8

4.2

5

6

6

8

9

9

.11

5

4.2

7

4.6

5

4.2

3.0

2.8

3.0

*2.6

b2_

152.4

4.92

0.010

0.01

302

Feb.

bl

.9

278

2.6

2.8

blO

b20

blO

bl5

5

13

29

72

10

41

44

37

293

2,290

4,920

863

935

550

491

418

1,370

*308

154

-

-

-

12,908.1

461

0.933

0.97

25,600

Mar.

117

218

2,960

430

190

142

103

65

47

44

130

142

121

190

270

133

255

228

165

190

310

510

350

300

435

333

350

674

1,300

791

590

12,083

390

0.789

0.91

23,970

Apr.

590

350

240

202

190

720

2,970

719

510

472

550

3,150

2,820

884

435

270

215

202

154

12S

130

240

202

154

2,000

1,460

1,030

- 863

765

5,670

-

28,283

943

1.91

2.13

56,100

May

7,460

5,460

852

383

255

190

142

140

283

*8,510

*1,940

550

316

240

190

154

142

133

121

190

228

126

165

110

£>3

1,400

601

165

105

*78

137

30,629

988

2.00

2.31

60,750

June

165

684

813

295

165

126

128

1,880

719

215

255

333

133

119

348

2,140

522

215

165

215

4,650

5,910

3,240

4,430

1,170

4,490

3,500

2,650

648

333

-

40,656

1,355

2.74

3.06

80,640

July

215

130

330

591

215

215

154

119

84

61

63

89

*84

75

3J3

228

1,330

312

124

80

152

8,170

1,210

228

154

110

84

80

78

53

40

14,896

481

0.974

1.12

29,550

Aug.

24

34

566

521

73

36

32

26

23

20

17

16

12

47

358

128

*53

34

24

32

680

154

47

26

32

576

422

114

57

40

26

4,250

137

0.277

0.32

8,430

Sept.

20

24

22

16

20

24

23

20

33

50?

33.5

53

50

46

25

19

18

16

14

16

16

19

17

16

15

14

*14

12

12

30

1,459

48.6

0.093

0.11

2,890

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,800 Min 2.4 Mean 240 Cfsm 0.486 !" 6.61 Ac-ft 174,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,310 Min 0.9 Mean 400 Cfsm 0.810 In. 11.00 Ac-ft 289,800

Peak discharge (base, 6,100 cfs).-

6,350 cfs (9.95 ft); Apr. 30 (7 p.m.

-Feb. 20 (7:30 a.m.) 8,360 cfs (11.53 ft); Mar. 3 (7:30 a.m.) 

10,900 cfs (13.00 ft); Hay 10 (12 m. ) 11,300 cfs (13.17 ft);

June 21 (9 p.m.) 9,710 cfs (12.30 ft); June 24 (3 a.m.) 8,050 cfs (11.28 ft); June 26 (12 m. ) 6,830

cfs (10.40 ft); July 22 (4 p.m.) 12,000 cfs (13.64 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this Say.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 387

Thompson River at Trenton, Mo.

Location.--Lat 40°04'45", long. 93"38'35", in SWi sec. 18, T. 61 H., R. 24 W., near center of span on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 1 mile west of Trenton 

and if miles downstream from Weldon River.

Drainage area. 1,670 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--August 1928 to September 1951. CJage-height records collected in vicinity 1910-14 and since 1925 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Sage. Wire-weight gage read twice daily above 10 ft and once daily below. Datum of gage 

is 721.58 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Sept. 16, 1930, chain gage 

at present site and datum. Sept. 16, 1930, to Sept. 4, 1934, chain gage and Sept. 5, 

1934, to May 31, 1945, wire-weight gage, at site l| miles downstream at datum 3.46 ft 

lower.

Average discharge.--23 years, 909 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 20,800 cfs May 2 (gage height, 15.62 ft); minimum daily, 7 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 2; minimum gage height. 3.35 ft Dec. 28, 29, Jan. 1.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 95,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 25.7 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 1.1 cfs Aug. 10, 1934.

Maximum stage known, 30.7 ft July 6, 1909, present site and datum, from information 

by local residents (occurred before new channel was dredged).

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

Cooperation. CJage-height record collected in cooperation with United States Weather Bureau.

Revisions (water years).--W 1146: 1945(M).

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except period of ice effect (gage height,

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

(Shifting-control method used May 3 to July 21, July 24 to Aug. 26)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 18 Feb. 19 to Sept. 30

3.4 

3.7

4.3)

25

58

129

4.2 

4.5 

5.0 

5.5 

6.0

100

155

281

454

720

7.0

9.0

12.0

15.2

1,570

4,100

10,100

19,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

83

~83 123

72

*60

58

58

55

64

60

58

53

52

48

45

43

43

43

43

42

40

38

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

37

1,597

51.5

0.031

0.04

3,170

Nov.

37

*36

36

37

36

36

35

35

34

34

49

49

48

48

49

48

41

38

38

36

38

41

38

38

34

32

31

4T

38

36

-

1,167

38.9

0.023

0.03

2,310

Dec.

43

50

41

34

*33

30

27

25

26

23

23

23

22

22

23

24

23

22

22

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

17

T7

18

Ifl

760

24.5

0.015

0.02

1,510

Jan.

18

18

43

45

45

38

34

27

24

19

25

*27

30

30

30

44

46

45

58

55

53

55

IB- 60

42

25

16

13

10

*8

T_

1,045

33.7

0.020

0.02

2,070

Feb.

7

7

8

15

20

25

30

25

30

45

70

60

58

50

35

35

34

100

1,280

8,240

4,100

3,540

2,010

1,370

1,370

6,850

3,960

 1,470

-

-

-

34,844

1,244

0.745

0.78

69,110

Mar.

690

961

6,600

3,680

1,470

660

524

454

412

340

785

720

820

660

631

340

253

267

253

253

240

227

1,610

2,730

1,680

1,370

1,790

4,420

8,200

5,800

4,100

52,940

1,708

1.02

1.18

105,000

Apr.

2,990

1,790

1,180

970

785

1,230

6,200

4,070

3,820

3,260

2,420

7,800

7,200

5,080

3,400

2,010

1,370

1,100

892

752

660

549

 1,100

1,010

1,570

6,800

5,080

3,540

2,600

12,700

-

93,928

3,131

1.87

2.09

186,300

May

17,700

19,500

13 , 400

7,200

2,600

1,570

1,100

855

785

10,100

7,800

6,800

3,490

1,680

1,010

820

660

576

549

524

970

602

660

820

690

1,180

9,620

5,800

2,240

1,010

820

123,131

3,972

2.38

2.74

244,200

June

1,010

4,790

4,100

4,420

3,400

1,680

855

2,570

6,000

4,580

2,360

2,120

1,470

1,680

1,280

4,580

2,730

1,180

785

2,860

10,600

13,100

7,400

9,380

3,540

9,110

13,300

9,620

6,000

2,730

-

139,230

4,641

2.78

3.10

276,200

July

1,370

1,010

820

3,200

7,800

10,500

2,666

1,470

1,010

752

602

1,570

 1,100

660

524

454

3,640

1,860

631

454

374

7,500

4,850

1,100

549

412

357

310

281

253

227

58,240

1,879

1.13

1.30

115,500

Aug.

214 189'

277

524

253

177

166

155

135

135

126

114

112

110

1,556"

690

*357

374

310

227

524

1,010

500

357

340

764

2,730

892

549

374

267

14,772

477

0.286

0.33

29,300

Sept.

227

201

201

189

166

177

189

189

177

1.060

855

855

930

454

374

253

310

214

177

*155

145

145

135

135

126

126

117

112

105

102

-

8,601

287

0.172

0.19

17,060

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,400 Mln 17 Mean 665 Cfsm 0.398 In. 5.43 Ac-ft 481,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 19,500 Mln 7 Mean 1,453 Cfsm 0.870 In. 11.82 Ac-ft 1,052,000

Peak discharge (base, 15,000 efs).--May 2 (11 a.m.) 20,800 cfs (15.62 ft); June 22 (5 p.m.) 17,700 

3fs (14.48 ft); June 27 (2 to 4 p.m.) 19,500 cfs (15.10 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 6 to Feb. 18.
388 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Medicine Creek near Gait, Mo.

Location. Lat 40°07'58", long. 93°21'50", in NWij sec. 34, T. 62 N. , R. 22 W. , near center of span on upstream side of bridge on State Highway 6, 1? miles upstream from West 

Medicine Creek and l| miles east of Gait.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available . July 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 769.21 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 3, 1934, chain 

gage at site 125 ft downstream at following daturas: prior to Oct. 1, 1924, at datum 

4.97 ft higher; Oct. 1, 1924, to Sept. 30, 1926, at datum 2.97 ft higher than present 

datum; Oct. 1, 1926, to Dec. 2, 1934, at datum 0.03 ft lower than present datum.

Average discharge . 88 years (1921-24, 1925-28, 1929-fal), 141 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,500 cfs July 22 (gage height, 11.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 4,200 cfs; minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Jan. 30 

to Feb. 2; minimum gage height observed, -0.03 ft Nov. 2.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 24,200 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height, 18.9 ft, from 

floodmark); no flow for many days.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used May 12 to June 2)

Oct. 1 to May 10 May 11 to Sept. 30

1.1 

1.4 

2.0 

2.4 

3.0 

4.8

152

232

430

657

1,240

3,830

-1.5 

8 

20

1.4 

1.9 

2.5 

3.0 

6.2

161

332

715

1,180

6,090

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22 

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

7

6

6

6

8_

6

6

6

6

6

6

5

5

6

6

5

5

5

5

5

5

6 

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

171

5.5

0.024

0.03

339

Nov.

5

*4.4

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

5

6 

6

5

4.0

4.0

5

7

7

6

-

154.4

5.15

0.023

0.03

306

Dec .

5

5

4.0

4.0

*3.5

3.5

3.0

4.0

4.5

4.5

5

6

6

6

4.0

4.0

5

4.0

3.0

2.0

4.0

3.0 

4.0

4.0

4.0

4.0

2.0

2.0

2.5

3.0

2.5

121.0

3.90

0.017

0.02

240

Jan.

6

~510

7

5

3.0

1.5

2.0

*2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.0 

2.5

2.5

2.5

1.5

2.0

1.5

1.2

*1.0

T^O

97.7

3.15

0.014

0.02

194

Feb.

1.0

T^

1.5

4.0

3.0

20

7

4.0

7

4.0

50

50

40

6

6

15

25

500

2,000

*3,200

1,580

430 

336

260

232

246

204

140

_

_

-

9,372.5

335

1.49

1.55

18,590

Mar.

107

101

300

346

143

103

67

61

52

50

116

72

36

m

78

70

164

131

56

54

36

66 

253

368

145

143

170

204

1,280

1,530

*474

6,660

215

0.956

1.10

13,210

Apr.

621

740

410

474

406

3,510

5,830

1,939

452

320

250

1,360

2,300

1,090

320

260

154

140

120

101

90

85 

164

392

162

162

204

177

336

289

20,849

695

3.09

3.45

41,350

May

289

474

410

218

152

110

89

80

93

*5,100

2,360

604

250

117

79

60

50

45

40

39

85

55 

42

35

31

26

22

24

24

*20

29

9,051

292

1.30

1.50

17,950

June

24

449

965

236

89

50

46

259

564

11T

63

47

41

67

46

60

37

39

34

3d

2,910

4,150 

2,750

640

2,210

2,300

1,700

1,560

1,850

291

23,627

788

3.50

3.91

46,860

July

148

94

57

62

57

67

45

46

40

34

38

46

58

*47

32

64

262

100

58

36

27

5,95? 

3,510

2,870

254

89

68

51

41

34

31

14,316

462

2.05

2.37

28,400

Aug.

28

26

24

34

46

29

20

18

19

16

14

12

T2

53

556

245

*70

28

23

48

117

276 

44

27

14

27

48

49

26

15

12

1,776

57.3

0.255

0.29

3,520

Sept.

10

10

11

14

10

11

10

10

8

16

8

12

13

12

11

10

8

8

8

*7

6

6 

6

7

8

6

7

7

6

7

-

273

9.1

0.040

0.05

541

Calendar year 1950 : Max 6,980 Min 2.0 Mean 177 Cfsro 0.787 In. 10.67 Ac-ft 128,000

Water Water year year 1950-51 1950-51: : Max Max 5,950 5,950 Mln Mln 1.0 1.0 Mean Mean 237 237 Cfsro Cfsro 1.05 1.05 In. In. 14.32 14.32 Ac-ft Ac-ft 171,500 171,500

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs). Feb. 20 (5 to 7 a.m.) 3,830 cfs (4.75 ft): Apr. 7 (4 p.m.) 

4,950 cfs (5.48 ft); May 10 (1 p.m.) 4,470 cfs (5.15 ft); June 22 (6 to 8 p.m.) 5,430 cfs (5.85 ft) 

.Tune 25 (10 a.m.) 3,830 cfs (4.80 ft); June 28 (12 p.m.) 3,830 cfs (4.80 ft); July 22 (11 a.m.) 

14,500 cfs (11.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 25 to "eb. 18.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 389

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo.

Location.-Lat 39°53', long. 93-14', in NEi sec. 34, T. 59 N., R. 21 W on upstream

 tTu^ at right quarterpolnt of highway bridge, 3 miles northwest of Linneus and 4 

miles downstream from confluence of East and West Locust Creeks.

Drainage area. 550 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 7 ft and twice daily above Datum of gage 

~is 692.61 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 18, 1935, chain gage 

at same site and datum.

Average discharge . 22 years, 331 cfs.

Extremes.-Maximum discharge during year, 12,300 cfs July 24 (gage height 16.2 ft from

 graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended ^ove 5,000 cfs minimum 

daily, 3 cfs Jan. 30 to Feb. 2; minimum gage height, 2.93 ft Oct. 17 19, Jl <&, ^,

N°Vi929-5i: Maximum discharge, 38,000 cfs June 6, 1947 (gage height 26.93 ft from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 15,000 cfs on basis of slope-area deter 

mination of peak flow; no flow July 17 to Aug. 11, 1934.

Remarks. Records poor.

Revisions (water years). W 896: 1939.

Rating table, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-6, May 3-9, July 1 to Sept. 3O)

2.9

3.0 

3.2 

3.4

3.6 

4.0

5.0 

6.0

138

390

750

8.0

10.0

14.3

1,800

3,500

9,480

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2 5

4

5

6

7

&

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

19

18

17

16

*15

15

16

15

13

13

12

11

11

12

10

10

10

10

10

10

9

9

9

9

9

8

9

8

8

e

8

357

11.5

O.C21

0.02

708

Nov.

*8

7

7

8

9

8

8

10

10

10

9

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

11

10

12

10

8

8

8

10

17

16

-

294

9.8

0.018

0.02

583

Dec.

15

15

14

14

*13

11

10

8

9

10

12

14

14

14

12

10

10

8

6

J5

6 

9

10

10

10

8

5

5

5

7

7

306

9.9

0.018

0.02

607

Jan.

7

7

15

20

30

20

12

*11

10

9

J

8

8

8

8

8

7

6

6

7

7 

7

7

7

6

6

6

6

*4

33"

278

9.0

0.016

0.02

551

Feb.

? 3

4

4

4

50

50

20

15

15

20

30

30

40

40

100

200

1,220

*4,250

5,580

3,960 

1,120

522

375

406

375

316

276

_

_

-

19,028

680

1.24

1.29

37,740

Mar.

216

227

422

522

276

170

121

109

92

192

330

227

148

134

ii

122

239

251

204

103

105 

136

126

556

360

216

216

216

1,500

2,500

*630

10,747

347

0.631

0.73

21,320

Apr.

1,020

592

1,210

1,580

1,800

6,040

7,000

5,580

1,220

750

522

1,270

2,460

1,440

750

406

316

276

239

227

216 

204

267

276

630

375

302

289

360

302

38,016

1,267

2.30

2.57

75,400

May

920

941

850

360

227

170

148

*123

134

1,360

5,500

4,190

710

422

276

227

204

181

159

148

*216 

251

148

121

107

105

93

81

81

69

76

18,598

595

1.08

1.24

56,490

June

97

5,530

3,560

788

276

181

138

163

422

181

158

107

79

B¥

259

276

159

134

97

2,210

7,450 

5,040

3,750

1,680

1,540

5,830

6,280

3,940

2,910

2,400

51,483

1,716

5.12

5.48

102,100

July

425

204

192

159

148

251

148

117

109

76

97

95

111

*101

59

122

488

560

152

69

62 

5,040

7,600

9,520

1,700

502

204

216

152

97

77

28,213

910

1.65

1.91

55,960

Aug.

53

47

42

50

51

53

38

35

30

58

28

22

22

29

*1,070

750

209

90

71

90

556 

370

117

56

40

143

330

148

74

62

35

4,569

147

0.267

0.31

9,060

Sept.

29

28

25

33

30

28

26

25

29

26

24

22

22

22

22

21

18

18

17

*15

15 

15

15

15

15

14

14

15

15

15

-

622

20.7

0.038

0.04

1,250

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,600 Min 5 Mean 322 Cfsm 0.585 In. 7.94 Ac-ft 232,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 9,320 Min 3 Mean 472 Cfsm 0.858 In. 11.65 Ac-ft 341,700

Peak discharge (base, 7,500 cfs).--Apr. 6 (8 p.m.) 9,320 cfs (14.2 ft); June 2 (7 p.m.) 9,160 cfs 

(14.1 ft); June 21 (7 a.m.) 10,600 cfs (15.0 ft); June 27 (10 a.m.) 8,68O cfs (13.8 ft); July 24 (4 

a.m.) 12,300 cfs (16.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23 to Dec. 4, Dec. 6 to Feb. 17.
390 GRAND RIVER BASIN

Grand River near Sumner, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°38'25", long. 93°16'25", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 56 N., R. 21 W., on right

 bank on downstream side of pier of Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 

2 miles southwest of Sumner and 2-| miles downstream from Locust Creek.

Drainage area.--6,880 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. April 1924 to September 1951.

Gage Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 630.87 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 T929. Prior to July 10, 1926, chain gage at same site and datum. July 10, 1926, to 

Feb. 19, 1935, chain gage and Feb. 20, 1935, to July 9, 1939, wire-weight gage, at 

site 80 ft downstream at same datum. Since Aug. 5, 1942, auxiliary staff gage 3¥ 

miles downstream from base gage. Mar. 15, 1939, to Aug. 4, 1942, auxiliary gages at 

various sites.

Average discharge.--27 years, 3,857 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 60,000 cfs July 9; maximum gage height, 32.36

 ft June 30; minimum daily discharge, 55 cfs Feb. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 5.16 ft

1924-51: Maximum discharge, 180,000 cfs June 7, 8, 1947 (gage height, 39.5 ft, 

from floodmark); minimum observed, 10 cfs Aug. 12, 1934; minimum gage height, 2.19 ft 

Aug. 22, 23, 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Flood of July 9, 1909, reached a stage of 36.7 ft, from floodmark.

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Slope used as a factor Feb. 19, 22-24, Mar. 12, 13, 31, Apr. 11, 

12, 15, 16, 27, 28, May 5-7, 14, 15, June 5, June 23 to 

July 4, July 9-16)

4.6 50

5.0 113

5.6 234

6.5 500

9.0

13.0

20.0

28.0

1 to July 25

1,510

4,180

11,000

22,500

July 26 to Sept. 30

29.0

30.0

31.5

25,000

35,200

59,100

7.4

9.0

12,0

18.2

655

1,290

2,950

8,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

lbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

418

552

433

*386

433

405

353

315

293

285

282

267

249

239

229

224

215

206

197

192

188

186

184

180

180

180

180

178

175

173

173

8,150

263

0.036

0.04

16,170

Nov.

*173

169

164

159

161

159

161

175

182

190

188

195

206

203

195

188

184

182

182

184

190

190

190

180

175

170

165

170

160

155

"

5,345

178

0.026

0.03

10,600

Dec.

175

180

173

*156

163

170

160

145

130

130

135

140

145

150

150

145

125

125

135

135

135

135

140

145

145

125

115

125

125

125

125

4,407

142

0.021

0.02

8,740

Jan.

130

150

170

165

150

135

120

*120

125

120

110

110

110

125

125

115

110

115

110

125

150

130

150

160

170

150

130

120

*95

70

60

3,925

127

0.018

0.02

7,790

Feb.

55

55

57

59

60

80

85

180

250

400

450

500

350

250

270

450

600

1,500

2,450

15,000

19.400

15,000

7,700

4,300

3,730

3,070

8,020

*5,710

-

-

-

90,031

3,215

0.467

0.49

178,600

Mar.

3,280

2,140

3,320

13,000

 7,720

3,880

2,260

1,660

1,330

1 , 150

2,290

7,150

2,970

2,520

1,900

1,840

1,960

3,210

3,280

2,520

1,560

1,370

1,420

3,210

4,830

3,360

2,580

2,650

7,980

15,400

13,300

127,040

4,098

0.596

0.69

252,000

Apr.

9,810

7,820

6,070

5,000

4,660

5,170

17,800

22.500

19,400

13,000

3,020

5,100

19,000

21,100

13,700

6,140

4,740

3,500

2,860

2,460

2,140

2.020

*2,580

3,500

3,880

11,900

12,600

8,290

6,070

6,850

-

252,680

8,423

1.22

1.37

501,200

May

18,800

26,000

36,700

44.200

31,300

11,500

5,520

4,030

3,210

5,570

22,600

27,300

24,600

11,900

6,340

4,180

3,430

2,930

2,790

2,650

2,720

3,500

2,720

2,390

2,390

2,200

7,500

I 11,000

6,160

3,360

2,460

341,950

11,030

1.60

1.85

678,200

June

2,460

3,070

15,300

16,000

10,000

5,350

3,430

2,650

4,660

7,120

5,000

3,000

2,860

3,430

2,790

2,580

6,160

4,500

2,390

1,960

10,600

28,200

41,400

51,800

45,600

36,300

36,700

44, 600

54.000

51,500

"

505,410

16,850

2.45

2.73

*1,002

July

26,700

12,000

6,420

4,990

7,480

21,900

38,200

54,000

58.000

42,000

20,600

17,700

15,700

*12,100

4,700

3,790

8,720

10,600

8,020

4,500

3,000

3,840

17,000

*16,000

12,300

7,250

3,320

2,120

1,800

1,520

1.580

447,650

14,440

2.10

2.42

887,900

Aug.

1,240

1,310

1,050

1,010

1,130

1,130

950

890

1,640

2,740

1,470

1,470

1,050

795

*1 , 600

7,250

6,350

2,480

1,600

1,240

1,090

1,560

2,180

1,850

1,520

1,760

4,770

8.700

6,850

3,790

1,900

74,165

2,392

0.348

0.40

147,100

Sept.

2,880

3,240

2,670

2,490

5,780

5,680

2,810

1,850

1,380

1,880

8.480

5,680

3,390

4,210

2,410

1,800

1,960

1,520

*1,200

1,010

930

870

850

830

812

778

725

708

690

655

"

70,168

2,339

0.340

0.38

139,200

Calendar year 1950.: Max 30,800 Min 115 Mean 2,498 Cfsm 0.363 In. 4.93 Ac-ft 1,809,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 58,000 Min 55 Mean 5,290 Cfsm 0.769 In. 10.44 Ac-ft 3,830,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-30, Dec. 6 to Feb. 18. Discharge July 27 

to Sept. 30 computed from once-daily wire-weight gage readings.
GRAND RIVER BASIN 391 

Yellow Creek near Rothville, Mo.

LocaUon. Lat 39°38', long. 93°05', on line between NW£ sec. 31, T. 56 N., R. 19 W., and 

c?V SeS-- u T -; 56 ?" R ' 20 W- ' near center of s Pan on downstream side of bridge'on 

btate Highway 11, 2? miles southwest of Rothville and 3 miles downstream from East

Drainage area.--405 sq mi.

Records available.-April 1929 to June 1932, October 1948 to December 1951 (discontinued).

C-age.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 664.37 ft above mean sea level,

datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1948, chain gage at same site and datum. 

Average discharge.--5 years (1929-31, 1948-51), 220 cfs 

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 8.,200 cfs June 29 (gage height,

2 52 ft o'tmi 22mUm dally ' °' 2 Cfs Oct- 22 ' Feb ' 2> 3; mlnlmum sage height observed, 

1951: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 1,340 cfs Nov. 13 (gage

height 15.20 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum observed, 2.5 cfs Oct. 3

1929-32, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, 9,000 cfs June 17, 1950 (gage height, 21 40 

ft); minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-4, 25-28, 30, 31, 1948, Oct. 22, 1950, Feb. 2, 3,

Maximum stage known, 23.1 ft in June 1947, from floodmark, from information by Corps 

of Engineers and local residents. 

Remarks_. Records poor. 

Revisions. W 1146: Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In,

Ac -ft

Oct.

a3

2.2

1.6

1.4

1.3

3.9

2.0

1.0

2.1

al

.5

.7

a. 7

.7

.7

a. 7

.6

.5

.4

.4

.3

.2

.4

.4

.6

.5

.7

.6

.5

.4

.6

30.6

0.987

0.0024

0.003

61

Nov.

0.7

a. 6

. 5

a75

a. 6

.6

.9

.5

.7

.7

.7

.8

.9

1.1

1.2

2.2

a2

al

.9

a. 8

.7

.8

.7

.6

a. 8

1.1

.9

a. 8

.7

.8

"

25.8

0.860

0.0021

0.002

51

Dec.

0.8

.8

al

*1.3

1

.8

.7

.6

.5

.5

1.0

al

1.0

al

.9

al

1.0

a. 8

a. 6

.5

a. 6

a. 7

.8

a. 8

al

a. 8

a. 6

a. 5

.4

.4

.4

23.8

0.768

0.0019

0.002

47

Jan.

1.1

2.4

a£

2.8

2.6

a2.2

1.8

*1.3

1.1

1.4

al.2

1.0

1.6

al.5

1.4

1.3

1.8

1.8

2.1

2.5

1.8

1.5

1.2

1.2

1.2

1.0

1.0

1.0

*.9

.8

^_6

48.1

1.55

0.0038

0.004

95

Feb.

0.4

.2

75

.3

.5

3.1

10

a20

62

120

90

68

50

42

40

68

280

1,030

1,580

1,960

2,370

2.710

1,690

568

255

168

allO

136

-

-

"

13,431.7

480

1.19

1.23

26,640

Mar.

136

104

128

120

152

112

71

42

34

34

177

359

326

205

144

144

447

579

502

235

120

120

128

128

a!80

136

90

83

200

674

1.040

6,950

224

0.553

0.64

13., 790

Apr.

1,250

1,160

924

749

762

1,160

2,230

2,800

5.440

2,060

924

513

882

980

638

370

215

168

144

120

104

186

168

136

186

160

152

186

168

152

-

23,087

770

1.90

2.12

45,790

May

160

337

491

381

205

112

74

*59

50

440

1,500

1,160

723

265

144

97

74

59

44

40

*66

225

86

40

32

32

50

26

23

31

152

6,978

225

0.556

0.64

13,840

June

104

136

160

97

152

104

59

37

25

24

21

17

15

15

13

14

27

21

20

168

1,920

2,900

3,640

4,400

2,380

1,510

2,450

4,400

7.400

4,400

-

36,629

1,221

3.01

3.36

72,650

July

1,640

iSH

215

168

160

557

326

128

168

97

742

842

370

200

*97

70

168

144

90

62

29

22

22

733

1,040

'249

120

120

112

235

160

9,554

308

0.760

0.88

18,950

Aug.

100

60

40

30

59

40

27

22

26

22

16

13

12

11

*248

245

215

245

alOO

a60

a!50

a!50

a80

a80

a50

al50

a250

a300

a!50

a90

a 60

3,101

100

0.247

0.28

6,150

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,870 Min 0.2 Mean 188 Cfsm 0.464 In. 6.30 Ac-ft 135

Sept.

alOO

a200

alOO

a60

a80

a80

aSO

a35

a25

a 20

a25

a30

a20

alS

al2

alO

alO

a8

6

*5

4.6

4.1

a5

4.6

5

4.7

3.9

3.2

3.2

a3.

932.3

31.1

0.077

0.09

1,850

900

Water year 1950-51: Max 7,400 Min 0.2 Mean 276 Cfsm 0.681 In. 9.25 Ac-ft 199~900

Peak discharge (base, 1.8OO cfs).--Feb. 22 (2 p.m.) 2,710 cfs (19.80 ft); Apr. 9 (9 a.m.) 3,640 

cfs (20.52 ft); June 24 (4:30 a.m.) 4,90O cfs (20.85 ft); June 29 (6 a.m. to 1 p.m.) 8,200 cfs 

(21.26 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Fork near Musselfork.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 23, 24, Dec. 5-9, Jan. 22 to Feb. 5.

1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

Ac-f

Oct.

2.9

2.7

2.5

3.1

193

300

255

t. . . . . .

Nov.

83

62

53

34

28

47

28

24

Dec.

50

90

53

56

32

56

53

47

Day

9

1011

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

225

112

62

34

21

16

11

10

Nov.

44

30

182

651

1,250

*1,150

674

359

Dec.

42

*37

42

27

29

26

20

16

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

8

9

8

8

7

6

242

491

Nov.

168

104

74

53

50

71

136

42

Dec.

12

8

8

9

10

12

13

14

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Oct.

557

*414

205

128

104

120

104

3,664.2

118

0.291

0.34

7,270

Nov. 

62

74

59

80

86

86

-

5,844

195

0.481

0.54

11,590

Dee.

15

13

12

11

12

15

40

880

28.4

0.070

0.08

1,750

Calendar year 1951: Max 7,400 Min 0.2 Mean 504 Cfsm 0.751 In. 10.20 Ac-ft 220,400

Peak discharge (base. 1,800 cfs1.--No peak above base.

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 15-31.
392 CHARITON RIVER BASIN

Chariton River near Centerville , Iowa

Location. Lat 40°44'05", long. 92°48'25", in NW£ sec. 34, T. 69 N. , R. 17 W. , on left 

bank 10 ft downstream from bridge on State Highway 2, 2.5 miles downstream from 

Cooper Creek, and 3 miles east of Centerville.

Drainage area. 727 sq mi.

Records available .--May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage . Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datura of g 

sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,160 cfs May 12 (gage height, 15.27 ft); minimum daily, 1.8 cfs Nov. 4, 5, Jan. 30, 31, Feb. 1.

1938-51: Maximum discharge, 21,700 cfs June 20, 1946 (gage height, 24.20 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 0.1 cfs Oct. 11, 1938, Sept. 30, Oct. 1, 1940.

Re^i- As . Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 1036: 1944.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

2.5 0.6 3.7 126

2.6 2.0 4.3 266

2.7 4.6 5.0 560

2.8 9.5 7.0 1,290

3.0 24 13.0 3,950

3.2 47 15.0 5,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

3.7 

4.0 

3.4 

3.1 

2.6

1.9 

1.9

1.9

2.0 

2.0

2.3 

1.9 

1.9 

1.6

iTe

1.9

*2.0

3.4

7.2

.4

4.0

4.5

4.6

3.7 

3.7

1.

177 

T84 

242

Total 

Mean 

C f sm

Ac-ft

95.6

3.19

0.0044

0.005

190

110.8

3.57

0.0049

0.006

219

159.9

5.16

0.0071

0.006

317

34,637

1,117

1.54

1.77

66,700

Calendar year 1950: Max 9,960 

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,760

Min 

Min

Hear 

Hear

357

379

Cfs

Peak discharge (base, 2,000 cfs).--Feb. 19 (3 p.m.) 3,500 cfs (12.11 ft): Apr. 7 (10:30 a.m.) 

3,270 cfs (11.60 ft); Apr. 13 (2 p.m.) 2,600 cfs (10.12 ft); May 2 (4 a.m.) 2,500 cfs (9.89 ft); Mis 

12 (£ p.m.) 5,160 cfs (15.27 ft); June 24 (3:30 p.m.) 3,180 cfs (11.41 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
CHARITON RIVER BASIN 393

Chariton River at hovinger, Mo.

Location.- -La t 40°14'05", long. 92°41'00", in SE£NW£ sec. 27, I 63 E, R . 16 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of left pier of bridge on State Highway 6, 1,000 ft downstream 

from Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad bridge, 0.8 mile east of Novinger, and 

2 miles upstream from Spring Creek..

Drainage area. --1,370 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. January 1931 to September 1951.

Gage .--Water- stage recorder. Supplementary wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft 

and twice daily above. Datum of gages is 737.65 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 6, 1932, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream at same datum. Sept. 

6, 1932, to Nov. 19, 1934, chain gage and Nov. 20, 1934, to Dec. 19, 1939, wire-weight 

gage, at present site and datum.

verage discharge. --20 years, 762 cfs.

Extreme s . - -Maximum discharge during year, 8,660 cfs July 23 (gage height, 24.32 ft); minimum, 3.9 cfs Nov. 23 (gage height, 6.00 ft).

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 22,900 cfs June 7, 13, 1947 (ga£e height, 28.50 ft); 

minimum, 0.1 cfs Aug. 31, Sept. 1, 1936.

Maximum stage known, 28.6 ft in June 1917.

Remarks . --Records poor.

Revisions (water years ) .--W 896: 1939. W 1116: 1932(M).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

14

14

14

14

*13

12

13

12

12

12

12

11

9

10

9

9

9

9

10

8

6

6

6

7

7

7

10

10

10

10

10

315

10.2

O.OO74

0.009

625

Nov.

11

*10

10

9

9

10

11

13

14

14

14

18

27

22

20

19

17

15

16

17

16

16

13

12

11

11

11

12

12

14

-

424

14.1 o.oio

0.01

841

Dec.

14

17

Ic.

14

12

10

10

11

12

13

14

14

15

14

*13

13

12

11

12

11

12

12

14

15

13

11

11

13

13

12

12

395

12.7

0.0093

0.01

783

Jan.

13

18

25

20

16

15

13

12

*12

11

7

7

8

10

14

13

20

25

35

40

35

30

25

21

18

15

13

12

*11

7

G

527

17.0

0.012

0.01

1,050

Feb.

6

5

10

8

8

25

40

30

25

22

20

50

45

40

35

30O

6OO

1,500

4,870

*7.700

6,100

4,4OO

2,890

2,440

2,060

1,220

852

704

-

_

-

36,O05

1,286

0.939

0.98

71,410

Mar.

587

477

826

800

728

704

466

328

276

236

228

214

137

191

173

167

206

228

191

146

127

184

878

852

656

826

958

1,430

2,720

5.510

5,030

22,280

719

0.525

0.60

44,190

Apr.

2,920

2,540

2,190

2,580

2,230

2,580

6,420

7.380

4,800

3,770

2,890

2,260

2,890

3,280

2,820

2,610

2,300

1,580

904

632

488

521

445

405

499

587

752

1,610

1,490

1,430

-

67,803

2,260

1.65

1.84

134,5OO

May

1,160

2,060

2,540

2,300

2,090

1,700

1,250

800

435

1,360

4,170

3,980

3,450

3,770

4,050

3,420

1,340

656

521

883

728

521

415

346

346

355

310

294

776

986 *826

47,838

1,543

1.13

1.30

94,890

June

680

455

395

852

1,160

776

543

565

1,430

1,430

1,040

752

680

752

776

565

445

310

236

214

1,120

3,1OO

3,950

3,510

3,100

3,560

4,090

4,170

3,620

3,200

-

47,276

1,576

1.15

1.28

93,770

July

2,640

1,700

958

587

488

704

380

609

532

337

236

221

221

191

*160

132

142

214

136

198

167

5,270

3,540

5,860

2,550

776

435

704

466

252

191

36,097

1,164

0.850

0.98

71,600

Aug.

149

125

205

176

104

82

72

66

62

59

54

47

41

45

332

*752

260

127

87

336

802

1,040

609

346

214

1,850

878

510

337

228

147

10,122

527

0.239

0.27

20,080

Sept.

105

85

76

72

69

64

58

52

50

54

52

47

47

44

55

50

42

37

35

*32

50

34

35

52

5u

28

50

28

26

25

-

1,424

47.5

0.055

O.04

2,820

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,3OO Min 6 Mean 851 Cfsm 0.621 In. 8.43 Ac-ft 615,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,340 Min 5 Mean 741 Cfsm O.541 In. 7.33 Ac-ft 536,600

Peak discharge (base, 6,500"efs).--Feb. 20 (5 to 9 p.m.) 8,O20 cfs (24.12 ft); Apr. 8 (1 to 4 a.m) 

8,340 .cfs (24.16 ft); July 23 (5 to 5 a.m.) 8,66O cfs (24.32 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note .--.itage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24-29, Dec. 4 to Feb. 18.
394 CHARITON RIVER BASIN

Chariton River near Keytesville, Mo.

Location.--Lat 39°26'55", long. 92°52'10", in SE^SE^ sec. 25, T. 54 N., R. 18 W., near 

center of span on downstream side of highway bridge, 4| miles northeast of Keytesville 

and 5£ miles upstream from Puzzle Creek.

Drainage area.--1,950 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 12.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 616.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Aug. 25, 1929, staff 

gage and Aug. 25, 1929, to Feb. 19, 1935, chain gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 22 years, 1,089 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,400 cfs June 27, 28; maximum gage height, 

21.87 ft June 28, from floodmark; minimum daily discharge, 20 cfs Feb. 4; minimum gage 

height observed, 4.05 ft Nov. 11.

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 25,600 cfs June 8, 9, 1947 (gage height, 25.3 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 416 cfs Aug. 7, 9, 10, 1934.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 23 to Apr. 7, May 18 to

June 22, June 27)

Oct. 1 to June 26 June.27 to Sept. 30

4.0 

4.3 

5.0 

5.0

45

131

316

8.0

11.0

15.0

19.0

911

2,200

4,720

8,300

4.5 

5.0

5.0 

8.0

225

560

10.0

14.0

18.0

22.0

1,240

2,800

5,130

10,800

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21 

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

5852"

56

46

45

44

46

47

45

47

43

40

*39

38

37

35

38

37

11

29

30 

31

33

32

28

30

29

29

2728"

27

1,177

38.0

0.019

0.02

2,330

Nov.

25

26

25

24

25

29

24

28

30

32

22

3?

36

31

28

30

36

42

35" 43

39 

38

42

27

25

23

22

22

25

34

-

900

30.0

0.015

0.02

1,790

Dec.

35

37

35

38

35

30

27

28

30

34

40

44

4T

40

35

*2525"

25

27

31

*31 

30

28

29

28

29

27

25

30

33

35

988

31.9

0.016

0.02

1,960

Jan.

35

40

48

40

32

23

29

35

47

44

36

42

45

47

35

42

40

*55

52

50

35 

33

41

131

86

80

50

35

25

23

22.

1,378

44.5

0.023

0.03

2,730

Feb.

22

25

22

20

§5

35

*57

57

90

60

50

65

50

50

80

400

674

1,510

4,070

5,980

7,020 

5 , 840

4,720

3,220

2,800

2,580

1,720

1,300

_

_

-

43,542

1,555

0.797

0.83

86,360

Mar.

1,180

948

806

985

1,180

 911

911

739

554

442

862

1,060

674

497

416

416

1,380

1,340

806

554

416 

340

340

706

1,100

875

806

1,080

2,260

4,570

*5,020

34,174

1,102

0.565

0.65

67,780

Apr.

4,570

3,860

3,220

2,800

2,980

4,000

7,110

7,390

8,170

7,300

4,870

3,930

3,730

3,850

4,000

3,280

2,860

*2,580

1,900

1,220

911 

1,340

739

674 674"

739

772

739

1,550

1,630

-

93,398

3,113

1.60

'1.78

185,300

May

1,550

1,420

2,300

3,040

2,750

2,360

1,810

1,340

1,060

840

1,900

4,420

4,4SO

3,600

3,860

4,140

3,600

1,850

911

875

706 

1,220

948

554

497

860

525

469

365 643"

1,220

56,053

1,808

0.927

1.07

111,200

June

948

860

2,090

911

674

1,180

1,060

739

525

1,020

1,550

1,340

1,060

772

706

911

840

554

497

*466

1,140 

3,540

4,800

7,700

6,150

7,740

10,200

*10,000

*7,850

5,480

-

83,303

2,777

1.42

1.59

165,200

July

4,260

3,420

2,620

1,920

1,440

1,510

1,500

1,200

1,000

900

750

600

470

350

*350

300

270

270

300

300

300 

400

6,110

6,470

5/860

3,300

1,440

846

818

790

494

50,558

1,631

0.836

0.96

100 , 300

Aug.

405

383

362

321

*383

301

263

234

225

263

282

244

164

*157 189"

636

738

564

321

234

602 

874

930

660

517

1,040

1,880

1,180

738

471

362

15,923

514

0.264

0.30

31,580

Sept.

362

341

234

189

282

321

383

321

142

113

99

73

341

225

234

234

134

79

54

170

180 

150

150

157

164

157

123

*35

39

58

-

5,544

185

0.095

0.11

11,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,300 Min 22 Mean 1,159 Cfsm 0.594 In. 8.08 Ac-ft 833,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 10,200 Mln 20 Mean 1,060 Cfsm 0.544 In. 7.38 Ac-ft 767,500

Peak discharge (bas 9,000 efs).--Jtme 27 (6 p.m.) to June 28 (2 p.m.) 10,400 cfs.

. 5 to Jan. 10, Jan. 27 to Feb. 16.

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. --Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 26-28, D
CHARITON RIVER BASIN 395

Mussel Fork near Musselfork, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°31', long. 92°57', in SW£SE£ sec. 32, T. 55 N., R. 18 W., near center of 

span on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 5, 1^ miles upstream from Long 

Branch and 4| miles southwest of Musselfork.

Drainage area.--267 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1948 to December 1951 (discontinued).

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 639.25 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929 (levels by Missouri State Highway Department ).

Extremes.--1950-51: Maximum discharge daring water year, 4,380 cfs June 29 (gage height, 

18.96 ft); minimum, 2.1 cfs Feb. 5; minimum gage height observed, 2.44 ft Oct. 16.

1951: Maximum discharge during period October to December, 2,090 cfs (gage height, 

17.40 ft, from graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 5 cfs Dec. 17-19; minimum 

gage height observed, 2.91 ft Oct. 1.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1951; minimum daily, 0.2 cfs Oct. 1-4, 

25-29, 31, 1948.

Maximum stage known, 20.7 ft in June 1947, from information by local resident.

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

Discharge,* in cubic feet per second, 1950-51 

1950-51

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

10

10

8

7

7

7

7

6

6

5

5

5

*5

4.4

4.5

4.2

4.4

4.5

4.1

4.1

4.1

4.1

3.7

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.0

3.1

3.0

155.4

5.01

0.019

0.02

308

Nov.

.1

.2

.0

.8

.0

.0

.0

.5

.3

.2

.5

.4

.6

.8

.2

.2

.2

.2

.4

.1

.0

.2

.2

.5

.5

.2

.2

.2

-

112.7

3.76

0.014

0.02

224

Dec.

4.2

4.2

4.4

4.2

4

3.5

3

. 3.5

4

4.0

3.5

4.0

4.0

3.8

»3.8

3.8

3.5

3.5

3.3

3.P

3.4

2.8

2.9

3.6

3.7

3.7

3

2.8

2.7

2.7

2.8

110.2

3.55

0.013

0.02

219

Jan.

3.0

3.6

4.1

5

4.7

4.0

3.5

3

3

3.4

3.5

3.1

2.9

4.4

4.5

4.4

4.6

4.5

5

4.7

4.5

4

4

4

4

4

4

3.5

3

*2.9

LJ.

119.5

3.85

0.014

0.02

237

Feb.

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

2.1

9

12

11

16

17

62

52

57

38

33

57

142

604

1,280

1,500

1,910

2,090

768

177

122

102

96

122

-

-

-

9,288.5

332

1.24

1.29

18,420

Mar.

153

137

129

177

145

84

60

45

37

3_5

228

501

308

153

102

115

536

755

379

203

84

96

96

108

161

90

75

72

150

768

1,020

7,002

226

0.846

0.98

13,890

Apr.

986

785

540

368

318

687

1,800

2,000

2,060

6/7

230

288

631

712

401

230

145

108

90

78.

216

684

326

*129

185

194

153

108

96

102

-

15,327

511

1.91

2.13

30,400

May

*84

203

169

185

108

67

48

41

37

239

592

553

278

122

78

54

43

37

35

50

31

95

78

78

45

35

29

21

18

15

91

3,559

115

0.431

0.50

7,060

June

96

352

1,390

185

96

78

57

50

35

26

21

18

90

57

20

17

25

20

62

142

619

2,160

2,330

2,160

1,560

979

2,000

2,590

*5.910

2,290

-

23,235

744

2.79

3.24

46,090

July

707

185

122

137

161

462

239

108

173

118

387

1,240

333

145

84

62

48

39

33

29

26

24

24

867

1,520

323

90

62

110

153

62

7,873

254

0.951

1.10

15,620

Aug.

48

37

31

26

»31

22

19

54

50

20

li

45

26

»19

94

234

265

90

50

56

159

57

72

50

35

80

252

427

169

78

48

2,660

85.8

0.321

0.37

5,280

Sept.

75

283

64

78

108

115

62

37

33

29

29

35

43

»29

22

21

22

15

12

11

10

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

8

7

-

1,209

40.3

0.151

0.17

2,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 2,460 Min 2.7 Mean 135 Cfsm 0.506 In. 6.84 Ac-ft 97,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 3,910 Mln 2.1 Mean 194 Cfsm 0.727 In. 9.86 Ac-ft 140,100

n.) 2,120 cfs (17.53 ft); Apr. 9 (12 m. 

June 24 (11 p.m.) 2.300 cfs (18.05 ft) 

1,550 cfs (15.36 ft); July 25 (10 a.m.

Peak discharge (base, 1.200 cfs).--Feb. 22 (5 

17.55 ft): June 3 (10 a.m.) 1,800 cfs (16.45 ft 

7:40 a.m.) 4,380 cfs (18.96 ft); July 12 (8 a.m 

14.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Nov. 24, 25, Dec. 5-9, 17, 18, 27, Jan. 

21-29, Feb. 1, 2. Figures of daily discharge for June 21-24 supersede those published in 

Supply Paper 1139, Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951.

1951

) 2,160 cfs 

June 29 

1,430 cfs

7-9, 

WaterDay

1

2

3.

4

5

6

7 .

8

Oct.

7

7

8

10

10

198

366

337

Nov.

72

62

52

78

39

33

29

35

Dec.

50

54

40

40

33

40

»40

37

Day

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Oct.

185

102

62

48

35

28

26

21

Nov.

39

37

37

529

ij970

1,150

379

*230

Dec.

35

27

19

18

17

14

10

7

Day

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

Oct.

16

18

18

16

19

19

124

278

Nov.

112

64

54

30

37

50

57

54

Dec .

5

5

5

6

7

8

8

9

Day

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ac ft ......................................................................

Oct.

377

373

145

102

84

90

84

3,213

0.390

0.45

6,370

Nov.

50

57

60

72

64

54

-

5,586

186

0.697

0.78

11,080

Dec .

10

11

11

9

7

11

50

0.09

1,280

Calendar year 1951; Max 5,910 Mln 2.1 Mean 11.12 Ac-ft 158,500

Peak discharge (base, 1,200 cfs).--Nov. 13 i( 7 a.m.) 2,090 cfs (17.40 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 14-31.
396 MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM

Missouri River at Glasgow, Mo.

Location. -Lat 39°13'20", long. 92°50'55", in center sec. 17, T. 51 N., R. 17 W., on downstream side of second pier from left bank of bridge on State Highway 240 at Glasgow, 75 

ft downstream from Chicago & Alton Railroad bridge and 1 mile downstream from Chartton 

River.

Drainage area.--502 ,875 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1949 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected in 

vicinity 1878-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; 1929-49 in 

files of Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 586.11 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

T929. Prior to Aug. 30, 1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, about 550,000 cfs July 17 (gage height, 36.7 

ft); minimum observed, 9,540 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 5.4 ft).

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 17, 1951; minimum observed, that of Feb. 

1, 1951.

Flood of June 26, 1947, reached a stage of 35.0 ft, present datum.

Remarks --Records good except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation,

which are fair. Drainage basin above station contains many reservoirs with total usable 

capacity in excess of 27,640,000 acre-ft. Discharge measurements made three times a 

month during winter and six or more times a month during rest of year.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1. 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9 

10

11 

12 

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

72,300 

67,400 

76,900 

120,000 

122,000

120,000 

112,000 

92,800 

81,800 

75,400

70,300 

64,700 

59,300 

56,300 

54,200

53,800 

52,100 

50,800 

50,000 

48,800

46,800 

46,400 

46,800 

46,800 

46,400

46,000 

45,200 

44,800 

44.000 

44,800 

46,400

$2,005.3 

64,690 

$3,977

Nov.

47,600 

47,200 

46,800 

47,200 

49,200

51,200 

50,800 

49,600 

49,200 

48,800

48,800 

49,200 

50,000 

50,400 

51,600

55.800

53)400 

52,500 

50,400

46,000 

43,600 

42,000 

40,600 

39,000

37,600 

33,700 

27,200 

22,500 

19,900

$1,353.2 

45,110 

$2,684

Dec.

19,000 

19,000 

19,600 

20,400 

20,400

21,600 

21,400 

16,600 

11,900 

10,100

10,300 

11,000 

11,900 

13,400 

15,600

14,800 

15,200 

15,600 

15,400 

15,200

15,800 

16,000 

16,600 

16,600 

17,500

26,600 

55,000

27^500 

27,800 

28,700

575,300 

18,560 

$1,141

Jan.

29,300 

29,900 

50,200

27*500

26,300 

26,300 

26,000 

25,800 

26,000

26,600 

26,600 

26,600 

27,200 

27,800

28,100 

28,100 

28,100 

28,400 

29,300

29,300 

29,000 

28,400 

26,900 

27,200

27,200 

26,600 

26,600 

24,400 

12,600 

11,000

822,900 

26,550 

$1,632

Feb.

10,100 

10,500 

10,800 

10,900 

11,500

14,600 

16,800 

17,500 

17,900 

17,900

29,300 

41,300 

29,600 

26,900 

25,500

26,600 

27,500 

29,300 

36,000 

48,000

58,900 

80,200 

64,200 

54,200 

49,600

53,800 

72,800 

85,700

978,100 

34,930 

$1,940

Mar.

70,800 

58,000 

60,600 

76,400 

73,800

61,100 

57,900 

48,000 

44,800 

43,200

45,200 

48,800 

49,200 

43,200 

35,300

50.200 

33,000 

39,400 

40,200 

37,900

35,300 

37,200 

37,600 

37,900 

47,200

55,000 

62,400 

82,900 

125,000 

162,000 

182,000

$1,861.5 

60,050 

$3,692

Apr.

177,000 

152,000 

119,000 

104,000 

108,000

120,000 

135,000 

146,000 

147,000 

157,000

160,000 

162,000 

172,000 

183,000

181,000

176,000 

167,000 

151,000 

134,000 

118,000

108,000 

97,800 

92,200 

91,600 

89.200

92,200 

127,000 

116,000 

105,000 

105,000

$3,993 

133,100 

$7,920

May

113,000 

184,000 

221,000 

237,000 

249,000

225,000 

164,000 

124,000 

102,000 

92,200

109,000 

138,000 

134,000 

122,000 

103,000

90,400 

89,800 

95,800 

100,000 

102,000

124,000 

118,000 

104,000 

105,000 

100,000

96,400 

102,000 

121,000 

114,000 

99,700 

93,400

$3,972.7 

128,200

$7,880

June

87,400 

87,400 

148,000 

195,000 

192,000

196,000 

178,000 

169,000 

188,000 

201,000

198,000 

181,000 

165,000 

157,000 

148,000

148,000 

184,000 

182,000 

161,000 

154,000

172,000 

217,000 

246,000 

271,000 

296,000

304,000 

310,000 

316,000 

322,000 

345,000

-

$6,118.8 

204,000 

$12,140

July

335,000 

337,000 

327,000 

303,000 

272,000

257,000 

275,000 

300,000 

321,000 

321,000

313,000 

304,000 

307,000 

320,000 

340,000

410,000 

540,000

500,000 

430,000 

360,000

300,000 

260,000 

230,000 

203,000 

182,000

161,000 

128,000 

108,000 

100,000 

95,200 

91.000

$8,730.2 

281,600 

$17,320

Aug.

86,200 

82,400 

80,200 

79,600 

83,400

75,400 

73,300 

68,300 

73,800 

89,800

85,700 

76,400 

72,300 

66.500 

70,300

100,000 

160,000 

168,000

158,000 

140,000

120,000 

106,000 

120,000 

124,000 

124,000

135,000 

148,000 

164,000 

164,000 

145,000 

131,000

$3,370.6 

108,700 

$6,685

Sept.

123,000 

116,000 

110,000 

120,000 

149,000

179,000 

195.000 

193,000 

164,000 

150,000

156,000 

170,000 

175,000 

174,000 

177,000

179,000 

172,000 

158,000 

135,000 

114,000

102,000 

96,400 

91,600 

88,000 

85,100

81,200 

79,000 

79,000 

78,000 

76.400

$3,963.7 

132,100 

$7,862

Calendar year 1950: Max 208,000 Min 10,100 Mean 66,790 Ac-ft 48,350,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 540,000 Min 10,100 Mean 103,400 Ac-ft 74,870,000

* Expressed In thousands.

Note.--Discharge for Nov. 23-27, Dec. 3, 8-13, 19-22, Jan. 27 to Feb. 11, Feb. 14-16, Mar. 20, 21, 

Apr. 2, 3, May 8-11, June 14-16, 19, 20, July 12-15, 24, 28-31, Aug. 8-10, Sept. 19-21 computed from 

graph based on twice daily wire-weight gage readings. Stage-discharge relation indefinite July 16-23; 

discharge estimated on basis of records for adjacent stations.
LAMINE RIVER BASIN 397

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°45'20", long. 93°01'10V, in NW£ sec. 16, T. 46 N., R. 19 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 300 ft upstream from Missouri-Kansas-Texas 

Railroad bridge, three-quarters of a mile east of Clifton City, and 8 miles downstream 

from Otter Creek.

Drainage area.--598 sq mi.

Records available. June 1922 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 621.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Dec. 21, 1934, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 29 years, 530 cfs.

Extremes . --Maximum discharge during year, 65,500 cfs June 2-9 (gags height, 32.5 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 30,000 cfs; minimum, 13 cfs Oct. 22 (gage height, 1.75 ft).

1922-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 29, 1951; no flow for many days in 1934, 

1936, and on Oct. 22, 1939.

Maximum stage known, 35.3 ft Sept. 18, 1905, from floodmark.

Remarks.--Records good.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Sept. 16-30)

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0

5.0

9.0

15.0

21.0

648

1,980

4,730

9,300

25.0

27.0

29.0

30.7

13,600

19,400

32,500

47,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

27

26

26

25

23

21

25

25

24

24

23

22

23

23

22

19

20

18

18

18

15

13

17

17

16

15

18

19

18

18

18

636

20.5

0.034

0.04

1,260

Nov.

17

17

16

15

14

14

15

15

15

21

29

30

26

19

19

20

19

43

37

33

29

36

34

32

24

26

24

23

23

22

-

707

23.6

0.039

0.04

1,400

Dec.

23

21

21

23

22

21

24

24

24

23

*23

26

24

24

23

24

24

23

23

20

21

21

23

24

23

23

23

22

21

20

IB

700

22.6

0.038

0.04

1,390

Jan.

19

40

262

274

Tie

134

72

64

57

*51

47

43

44

45

38

39

36

36

33

31

30

29

28

29

27

26

26

24

23

23

22

1,822

58.8

0.096

0.11

3,610

Feb.

21

21

21

20

ii

524

1,490

766

376

239

142

*134

126

126

126

217

483

1,190

3,830

7,680

11,400

5,300

944

620

483

402

376

324

-

-

37,400

1,336

2.23

2.33

74,180

Mar.

311

298

3,240

2,930

735

483

376

286

228

541

5.360

4,120

1,190

706

564

648

3,950

4,500

914

537

429

350

311

262

239

196

177

168

363

1 , 460

1,720

37,592

1,213

2.03

2.34

74,560

Apr.

1,100

564

429

337

274

1,200

4,720

1,350

914

884

1,040

3,880

4,730

2,460

914

564

429

350

298

250

245

*239

217

186

177

168

159

159

177

177

-

28,591

953

1.59

1.76

56,710

May

239

620

592

311

196

186

150

126

118

510

537

337

177

177

142

110

95

83

65

62

*264

1.000

883

376

217

150

95

75

68

59

56

8,076

261

0.436

0.50

16,020

June

57

61

65

47

43

39

43

800

5,780

1,900

350

4,690

7,280

1,100

3,240

1,820

2,240

592

376

402

824

350

1,940

7,440

9,840

2,980

5,78C

14,500

47.20C

13,800

-

135,579

4,519

7.56

8.43

268,900

July

5,850

1,060

1,630

7,400

7,550

17,600

26.500

9,650

*2,170

2,080

4,460

7,130

11,500

2,780

824

537

376

298

274

217

177

150

337

239

118

95

76

72

66

58

J50

111,124

3,585

5.99

6.91

220,400

Aug.

42

41

44

44

43

37

*35

Tf

36

38

46

64

*177

126

229

262

126

83

60

65

402

250

134

88

63

54

961

7,490

7,170

7O6

324

19,277

622

1.04

1.20

38,240

Sept.

228

168

159

2,470

3,550

854

402

337

456

7,950

7,500

1,510

7,320

5,530

677

429

298

250

*206

168

134

102

95

95

83

80

88

66

56

5_2

-

41,313

1,377

2.30

2.57

81,940

Calendar year 1950; Max 11,000 MIn 13 Mean 447 Cfsm 0.74'7 In. 10.13Ac-ft 323,600

Water year 1950-51; Max 47,200 MIn 13 Mean 1,158 Cfsm 1.94 In. 26.29Ac-ft 838,600

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). --Feb. 21 (2 to 4 p.m.) 12,400 cfs (24.25 ft); June 25 (12 m.)

11,200 cfs (23.0 ft); June 29 (5 a.m.) 65.500 cfs (32.5 ft): July 4 (12 p.m.) 10.200 cfs (22.0 ft); 

July 7 (7 to 8 a.m.) 30,900 cfs (28.85 ft); July 13 (8 a.m.) 12,700 cfs (24.4 ft); Sept. 10 (2 a.m.) 

11,200 cfs (23.0 ft); Sept. 13 (12 p.m.) 1O,200 cfs (22.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
398 LAMINE RIVER BASIN

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°59 I 30", long. 93°12'15", on line between sees. 27 and 34, T. 49 N., 

R. 21 W., near center of span on upstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 65, threequarters of a mile downstream from Finney Creek and 1 mile south of Blue Lick.

Drainage area.--1,120 sq mi, approximately.

rtecords available.--June 1922 to September 1933, May 1938 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 593.79 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 25, 1925, chain 

gage at site 50 ft downstream at datum 0.10 ft lower. July 25, 1925, to Sept. 30, 

1933, and May 23 to Sept. 24, 1938, chain gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--24 years, 768 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 23,900 cfs July 14 (gage height, 35.06 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 4 cfs Jan. 31 to Feb. 4; minimum gage 

height observed, 6.78 ft Feb. 5.

1922-33, 1938-51: Maximum discharge, 54,000 cfs Nov. 18, 1928 (gage height, 41.25 

ft, from floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 32,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum observed, 0.5 cfs Nov. 13, 1928, Aug. 13, 1931, Nov. 26, 1938; minimum 

gage height, 0.96 ft July 6, 1926.

Remarks.--Records fair except those below 100 cfs> and those for periods of no gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1006: 1929.

Rating table ter year 1950-51, except period of ice effect 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used June 1O to July 3)

;age height, in feet,

6.7

6.9

7.0 

7.4

Oct. 1 to July 17 July 18 to Sept. 30

10.0

12.0

15.0

56

138

239

535

1,160

20.0

25.0

29.0

31.0

35.0

2,530

4,440

7,650

10,600

23,500

8.5

9.0

10.0

12.0

33

39

73

115

212

500

16.0

20.0

24.0

27.0

30.0

31.0

1,360

2,430

3,700

5,700

8,800

10,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

a24

a21

a!8

a 16

a!4

a!4

a!2

a!4

a!4

a!4

a!3

al2

a!2

alZ

a!2

alO

a9

a9

a9

a9

a8

a7

a8

a9

a8

*7

a8

alO

alO

alO

alO

363

11.7

0.010

0.01

720

Nov.

alO

a9

a9

a8

a7

a6 

a6

a7

a7

a9

a!4

a20

a20

alO

alO

alO

alO

a!8

a22

a20

a20

a21

a20

a!8

a!4

a!6

a!4

a!3

all

alO

389

13.0

0.012

0.01

772

Dec.

all

alO

alO

all

alO

alO 

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

a!2

all

*11

all

all

all

all

alO

a8

a9

alO

a!2

a!4

a!2

10

alO

alO

a9

a9

a9

332

10.7

0.010

0.01

659

Jan.

a8

8

a 50

a!60

a200

alSO 

74

33

27

22

18

16

14

a!5

16

21

20

20

19

17

al6

14

13

*10

12

10

9

a7

b6

b5

b4

1,014

32.7

0.029

0.03

2.01C

Feb.

b4

b4

t>4

34

*4.2

9 

8

11

11

13

a!4

19

23

23

22

33

53

a300

886

1,910

2,980

3.080

1,270

326

a230

208

178

158

_

_

-

11,785.2

421

0.376

0.39

23,380

Mar.

138

228

239

a390

*397

208 

168

129

98

558

a2,800

3,590

3,590

1,260

434

887

3,300

a4,200

4,180

3,010

553

386

355

299

a250

178

168

322

1,860

3,290

4.540

41,805

1,349

1.20

1.39

82,920

Apr.

a5,000

5,250

2,650

553

501

2,740 

4,230

a5,000

6,530

5,480

2,490

2,720

3,670

3,630

a2,000

760

*484

402

340

299

250

a260

274

218

188

188

188

218

a250

434

-

57,197

1,907

1.70

1.90

113,400

May

386

1,400

999

393

250

a200 

148

129

255

2,360

5.180

2,500

a900

312

212

*178

138

129

116

a!05

93

85

93

102

85

70

a55

41

28

a28

28

14,998

484

0.452

0.50

29,750

June

47

671

a750

144

95

60 

124

1,770

1,140

aSOO

262

178

501

312

206

355

a 900

899

*198

1,560

2,810

3,630

3,180

a3,80C

4,560

6,530

7,060

11,400

13,800

*15.60C

-

83,040

2,768

2.47

2.76

164,700

July

a!7,000

15,900

10,800

a9,000

6,880

9,240 

13,800

20,000

18,200

*15,300

15,900

19,600

22,300

25,100

a 18, 500

12,600

8,320

6,240

4,710

1,550

372

a250

408

2,350

1,220

270

201

160

a!40

110

*97

274,518

8,855

7.91

9.12

544,500

Aug.

81

66

56

52

a50

45 

56

42

968

2,450

707

a720

420

170

975

111

190

97

a65

48

201

223

89

45

83

al,300

4,100

9,230

10,400

10,200

7,840

51,706

1,668

1.49

1.72

102,600

Sept.

4,250

al.OOO

3400

4,760

5,610

7.200 

7,000

4,710

al,500

2,880

5,260

5,450

*3,660

3,580

3,290

al,000

484

356

283

234

190

160

a200

680

484

325

212

160

115

a80

-

61,473

2,049

1.83

2.04

121,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,190 Min 6 Mean 585 Cfsm 0.522 In. 7.09 Ac-ft 423,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 23,100 Min 4 Mean 1,640 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.88 Ac-ft 1,187,000

Peak discharge (base. 10,000 efs).--July 1 (time unknown) about 18,000 cfs July 8 (10 a.m. to 

8 p.m.) 20,400 cfs (34.2 ft); July 14 (5 to 8 a.m.) 23,900 cfs (35.06 ft); Aug. 29 (12 p.m.) 10,800 

cfs (31.06 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge 

measurements, and records for Lamlne River at Clifton City.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Boonville, Mo.

399

Location.--Lat 38°58 I 40", long. 92°45'15", In sec. 35, T. 49 N., R. 17 W., on downstream 

side of second pier from right abutment of Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad bridge at 

Boonville.

Drainage area. 505,700 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1925 to September 1951. Gage-height records collected at same 

site 1873-99 are contained in reports of Missouri River Commission; since 1900 in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 565.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1928, chain gage at site 0.4 mile downstream at datum 3.14 ft 

lower. Oct. 1, 1928, to May 9, 1931, chain gage at site 50 ft upstream from present 

site at present datum. May 10, 1931, to Apr. 12, 1934, water-stage recorder at site 0.4 

mile downstream at present datum.

Average discharge.--26 years, 58,420 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 550,000 cfs July 17; maximum gage height, 32.82 

ft July 17; minimum discharge observed, 9,180 cfs Feb. 1 (gage height, 1.6 ft).

1925-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 17, 1951; minimum discharge, about 1,800 cfs 

Jan. 10, 1940; minimum gage height, -0.85 ft Jan. 13, 1937.

Flood of June 21, 1844, reached a stage of 32.7 ft (discharge, about 710,000 cfs, 

computed by Corps of Engineers). Flood of June 6, 1903, reached a stage of 30.5 ft 

(discharge, about 612,000 cfs, computed by Corps of Engineers).

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

basin above station contains many reservoirs with total usable capacity in excess of 

27,640,000 acre-ft. Discharge measurements made three times a month during winter and 

six or more times a month during rest of year.

Revisions.--W 761; Drainage area.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

70,600

67,300

74,200

121,000

121,000

118,000

108,000

94,200

81,700

75,800

68,200

63,900

59,400

56,300

54,500

52,700

51,600

50,900

50,200

48, GOO

47,500

46,800

46,800

46,500

46,500

46,800

46,100

45,800

45,800

45,800

46,500

£1,999.2

64,490

£3,965

Nov.

47,500

47,800

47,500

g47,100

g47,800

48,500

49,200

48,500

48,100

47,800

47,800

49,200

50,200

50,600

50,600

51,600

52,300

52 ,300

51,600

49,800

47,100

45,200

43,500

41,700

40,100

38,400

36,300

30,400

24,400

21,000

-

$1,353.9

45,130

£2,685

Dec.

19,500

18,800

19,500

20,100

20,100

gZ 1,000

g22,500

g!8,200

g!2,200

glO,000

glO,200

glO,600

gll,600

13,500

16,200

15,700

15,100

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,500

15,800

16,200

16,800

22,500

32,900

32,900

29,600

29,100

29,600

577,700

18,640

tl,146

Jan.

29,600

30,700

51,000

31,000

29,100

28,000

27,500

27,200

26,200

26,700

27,200

27,500

27,500

28,300

28,300

28,300

28,600

28,600

28,600

29,100

29,600

29,400

29,100

27,200

27,200

27>800

27,800

27,200

26,200

g!9,900

gl 1,000

851,400

27,460

£1,689

Feb.

b9,500

blO.OOO

blO,500

bll,500

bll.500

b!5,000

b!7,000

b!8,000

b!8,500

b!8,500

b25,000

44,200

31,200

28,000

27,200

27,000

27,500

30,700

40,100

55,200

74,200

91,900

79,000

60,200

54,100

54,100

69,600

86,200

- 

-

-

*1,045.4

37,340

£2,074

Mar.

74,700

61,000

58,600

76,300

75,800

62,200

51,600

46,800

44,200

43,900

50,600

56,300

54,500

47,800

40,400

34,600

41,000

47,800

45,800

41,700

38,600

38,400

39,200

38,900

45,500

g58,200

g64,300

g83,400

S 130,000

162,000

180,000

*1,934.1

62,390

£3,836

Apr.

180,000

155,000

126,000

107,000

105,000

121,000

140,000

151,000

152,000

164,000

172,000

177,000

187,000

186,000

181,000

174,000

166,000

155,000

136,000

121,000

110,000

99,500

92,500

90,200

87,300

86,200

lie, ooo

120,000

108,000

111,000

-

S 4, 076 .7

135,900

$8,086

May

118,000

178,000

223,000

240,000

248,000

227,000

168,000

132,000

107,000

100,000

108,000

135,000

133,000

120,000

105,000

93,600

89,600

93, 600

98,900

100,000

117,000

121,000

108,000

106,000

104,000

98,300

99,500

118,000

112,000

98,300

^93,000

£3,992.8

128,800

£7,920

June

89,600

90,200

132,000

183,000

192,000

197,000

191,000

177,000

190,000

200,000

194,000

180,000

171,000

164,000

157,000

155,000

179,000

184,000

161,000

155,000

167,000

203,000

241,000

271,000

291,000

316,000

328,000

330,000

339,000

369,000

-

£6,196.8

206,600

£12,290

July

369,000

355,000

336,000

312,000

284,000

275,000

284,000

313,000

335,000

329,000

329,000

323,000

321,000

343,000

370,000

429,000

534,000

527,000

475,000

404,000

340,000

295,000

261,000

228,000

198,000

170,000

140,000

116,000

104,000

98,900

93,600

$9,291.5

239,700

-as, 430

Aug.

89,000

85 600

83,400

81,200

84,400

79,500

g76,300

g75,200

g73,700

g93,000

g97,100

g84,400

77,900

72,100

75,800

91,900

146,000

166,000

162,000

147,000

131,000

114,000

121,000

129,000

129,000

139,000

156,000

180,000

187,000

171,000

149,000

£3,547.5

114,400

£7,036

Sept.

133,000

120,000

114,000

129,000

160,000

188,000

203,000

206,000

184,000

168,000

174,000

186,000

194,000

196,000

197,000

194,000

189,000

174,000

150,000

125,000

107,000

95,900

91,300

88,400

86,200

83,900

81,700

79,500

78,400

76,800

-

*4,253.1

141,800

*8,436

Calendar year 1950: Max 208,000 Min 10,000 Mean 67,450 Ac-i't 48,830,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 534,000 Min 9,500 Mean 107,200 Ac-ft 77,590,000

t Expressed in thousands.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

g Computed from daily wire-weight gage readings.
400 MONITEAU CREEK BASIN

Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo.

Location. Lat 39°07' 15", long. 92°33'40", in SE^SE^ sec. 14, T. 50 N., R. 15 W., on 

downstream side of highway bridge, 1 mile downstream from Hungry Mother Creek, 7|- 

miles east of Payette, and 15 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--81 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 11 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 507.93 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,510 cfs Mar. 29 (gage height, 18.06 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow Oct. 16-18, 20-25, Oct. 27 to Nov. 6. 

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 2,760 cfs Dec. 22, 1949 (gage height, 18.48 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 2,000 cfs; no flow for many days during 

1948, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 22.9 ft, probably in April 1944, from information by local resident.

RemarKS.--Records poor.

Hating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1 to Feb. 7, May 11 to 

June 23, Sept. 25-30)

Oct. 1 to Feb. 20

Note.- 

6.0 ft.

3.1

3.2

3.3

3.4

1.5 

2.6 

4.0

4.0 

5.0 

6.0

3.5

3.6

as following table above

Feb. 21 to Sept. 3O

3.8 

4.0 

4.6 

6.0

8.0

12.0

14.0

16.2

260

665

964

1,640

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.4

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

*0

0

O

.1

0

0

O

0

0

0

.1

0

0

0

0

0

2.2

0.07

0.00086 o.ooi

4.4

Nov.

0

0

0

0

0

0

a.l

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

.2

.2

.2

.1

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

-

3.5

0.12

0.0015

0.002

6.9

Dec .

0.2

.2

.2

.2

_._!

.2

.2

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

a. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

a. 3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.2

8.4

0.27

0.0033

0.004

17

Jan.

0.2

alo

a5

a2

al

.6

.5

.4

.3

.3

.3

.3

.3

.4

.4

.4

.4

*.4

.4

a. 4

.3

.2

.2

.2

.2

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.1

25.8

0.83

0.01O

0.01

51

Feb.

0.1

.1

.2

.4

.6

62

80

33

a!5

8

10

13

a!3

a7

87

155

125

212

767

1,270

*563

74

44

31

27

25

18

17

_

_

-

3,657.4

131

1.62

1.68

7,250

Mar.

34

24

204

74

34

23

15

13

9

a!60

a!90

a!40

a80

39

31

a70

1,260

262

83

46

29

29

28

19

16

a!5

14

83

1,620

366

143

5,153

166

2.05

2.37

10,220

Apr.

77

49

39

29

49

464

252

107

68

52

168

383

3S2

131

65

44

34

28

26

21

25

77

31

22

*22

20

17

17

15

13

-

2,727

90.9

1.12

1.25

5,410

May

11

18

14

14

dlO

ae

7

7

*6

SZ

49

25

16

d!2

9

8

7

7

a6

a6

11

8

10

9

6

6

7

3.4

2.6

*2.2 SS~

424.2

13.7

0.169

0.19

841

June

31

11

6

3.7

2.7

2.6

2.9

3.8

3.5

2.7

2.1

1.7

1.4 ir~1.1

83

29

11

5

101

31

71

99

605

116

*782

ZSS

244

143

83

-

2,726.2

90.9

1.12

1.25

5,410

July

49

29

25

20

16

166

62

26

17

14

796

462

74

39

*24

18

14

11

9

8

7

.6

65

34

11

7

12

49

5

3.5

3.0.

2,081.5

67.1

0.828

0.96

4,130

Aug.

*2.3

2.0

37?

4.6

2.4

2.2

a2.0

3.4

581

51

25

26

10

*8

628

89

21

13

9

6

66

17

7

5

4.0

32

26

69

41

13

7

1,776.7

57.3

0.707

0.82

3,520

Sept.

T~4.4

7

103

71

24

12

9

73

60

27

142

"44 263

a34

*23

14

12

9

8

6

49

10

213

65

39

138

27

18

14

-

1,525.4

50.8

0.627

0.70

3,030

Calendar year 1950 : Max 1.22O Min 0 Mean 25.3 Cfsm 0.312 In. 4.26 Ac-ft 18,330

Water year 1950-51 : Max 1,620 Min O Mean 55.1 Cfsm 0.68O In. 9.24 Ac-ft 39,890

Peak discharge (base, 90O efs).--Fel3. 20 (7 to 8 p.m.) 2,180 cfs (17.50 ft); Mar. 17 (3 p.m.) 

2,180 cfs (17.54 ft); Mar. 29 (7:30 a.m.) 2,510 cfs (18.06 ft): June 26 (8 p.m.) 1.6OO cfs (16.10 

ft); July 11 (9 to 10 p.m.) 2,45O cfs (18 0 ft); Aug. 9 (12 m.) 1,160 cfs (14.8 ft); Aug. 15 (11 

a.m.) 964 cfs (14.0 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge interpolated.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 5-14, 18-21, Dec. 28 to Jan. 1, Jan. 6-12, 

Jan. 21 to Feb. 5, Feb. 10-11.
PETITE SALINE CREEK BASIN

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°55'00", long. 92°39'20", in SW^SE^ sec. 15, T. 48 N., R. 16 W., on

downstream handrail of highway bridge, half a mile downstream from Clarks Pork Creek, 

7 miles southeast of Boonville, and 14f miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--182 sq mi.

Records available.--March 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 9 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 573.40 f.t above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 5,520 cfs June 29 (gage height, 22.80 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum daily, 1 cfs Jan. 29 to Feb. 2; minimum gaga 

height, 2.75 ft Oct. 27 to Nov. 3, Nov. 13, 14.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 6,120 cfs Oct. 21, 1949 (gage height, 23.50 ft); minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Oct. 5, 1948 (gage height, 2.63 ft).

Maximum stage known prior to 1949, 23.2 ft in June 1921, from information by local 

resident (discharge, 5,860 cfs).

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfstu

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

3.6

375

3.5

3.4

3.4

3.3

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.9

2.7

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

TTe

1.8

1.8

1.8

86.8

2.80

0.015

0.02

172

Nov.

1.8

1.8

1.8

2.0

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.0

2.0

1.9

1.9

1.9

1.8

1.8

2.3

5

5

6

5

6

6

6

6

2.5

*1.S

1.5

2

2

2

2

-

88.1

2.94

0.016

0.02

175

Dec.

2

2

2

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2

2

2

2.5

2.5

*2.5

2

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.5

2

2.5

3

2.5

2.5

2

1.5

1.5

2

2.5

3

62.5

2.02

0.011

0.01

124

Jan.

3

3.5

6

13

14

12

10

8

6

4

4

4

5

5

5

*5

4.2

3.6

3.1

2.8

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1.5

1

1

1

139.7

4.51

0.025

0.03

277

Feb.

1

T

1.5

2

2

104

109

80

60

45

38

31

31

241

191

538

313

619

974

2,070

2,180

921

625

327

76

76

68

58

-

_

-

9,782.5

349

1.92

2.00

19,400

Mar.

51

61

870

378

119

92

80

64

58

699

1,690

1,440

382

255

159

129

2,180

2,540

926

233

101

92

84

76

58

54

51

51

736

1,160

745

15,414

497

2.73

3.15

30,570

Apr.

209

129

106

92

164

835

760

255

339

*191

627

1,420

1,540

805

304

129

110

96

92

76

68

88

68

61

5JL

58

58

61

58

58

-

8,915

297

1.63

1.82

17,680

May

61

182

101

51

54

44

38

35

284

1,440

1,240

329

80

61

*47

47

38

30

215

160

44

31

32

25

22

17

15

12

11

10

14

4,770

154

0.845

0.97

9,460

June

10

10

10

10

8

7

10

10

31

44

35

14

13

13

27

60

72

25

13

10

*12

12

467

1,660

1,840

1,320

990

2,240

4,470

2,390

-

15,833

528

2.90

3.24

31,400

July

865

339

clOO

c70

667

2,600

3,170

678

425

456

1,450

2,740

1,050

245

c!20

c80

c55

c40

c32

c27

c23

c20

390

394

76

32

31

25

20

19

li

16,255

524

2.88

3.32

32,240

Aug.

13

*12

10

10

6

5

5

5

60

30

35

26

*9

18

1,150

773

34

17

15

14

50

68

61

44

17

12

19

1,310

5,170

1,400

44

8,442

272

1.49

1.73

16,740

Sept.

22

41

128

1,590

1,430

205

89

51

38

765

704

405

1,240

549

123

84

63

*51

41

33

27

38

64

150

71

53

134

63

33

21

-

8,306

277

1.52

1.70

16,470

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,450 Min 1.5 Mean 128 Cfsm 0.703 In. 9.57 Ac-ft 92,770

Water year 1950-51: Max 4,470 Min 1 Mean 241 Cfsm 1.32 In. 18.01 Ac-ft 174,700

b p.m.) 3,770 cfs (20.6 ft): Sept. 4 (8 p.m.) Z,32C 

17.48 ft); Sept. 13 (l a.m.) 1,630 cfs (17.34 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

c Stage-discharge relation affected by backwater from Missouri River.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Nov. 24 to Jan. 2, Jan. 6-12, Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, 

Feb. 8-10. Figures of dally discharge for July 3, 4, 15-22, 31, supersede those published In WaterSupply Paper 1139, Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951.
402 MOREAU RIVER BASIN

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°3Q'25", long. 92°15'20", in Nj sec. 4, T. 43 N. , R. 12 W. , near center 

of "span on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, 5 miles southwest of Jefferson City and 5| miles downstream from confluence of North and South Moreau Creeks.

Drainage area.--531 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 562.73 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 16,500 cfs July 7 (gage height, 23.75 ft); 

minimum observed, 10 cfs Nov. 6; minimum gage height observed, 1.78 ft Oct. 1, 2, but 

may have been lower during period of doubtful gage-height record Aug. 6-8.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 23,000 cfs June 23, 1948 (gage height, 27.0 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 16,000 cfs; minimum observed, 4.6 cfs 

Oct. 3, 4, 1948 (gage height, 1.34 ft).

Flood in 1905 reached a stage of 38.20 ft, flood in 1943, 35.11 ft, and flood in 

1929, 32,91 ft, from floodmarks and information by local resident.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 20 to Nov. 15)

1.6

1.7 

1.9 

2.1

2.4

3.0 

4.0 

8.0

95

196

431

1,930

13.0

18.0

22.0

22.7

4,430

8,200

13,400

14,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 195O to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

"total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

21

21

99

SZ

81

77

73

68

60

57

44

28

27

26

22

21

20

20

19

19

19

18

17

16

16

*14

11

13

16

16

16

1,069

34.5

0.065

0.07

2,120

Nov.

14

14

12

12

11

Ifi

14

17

26

23

22

21

20

18

17

408

260

176

176

556

387

150

110

85

80

77

75

73

49

29

2,942

98.1

0.185

0.21

5,840

Dec.

28

30

29

27

26

29

30

34

34

33

*32

32

31

31

31

30

30

30

29

38

28

26

26

26

27

28

26

26

26

24

24

901

29.1

0.055

0.06

1,790

Jan.

23

24

363 329"

186

118

95

84

67

d61

d60

*58

d57

d60

74

102

91

82

70

64

55

53

48

48

47

46

b45

b40

b34

b32

b30

2,546

82.1

0.155

0.18

5,050

Feb.

b27

b25

b26

26

33

1,050

3,770

794

329

260

206

196

186

196

2,220

1,410

1,570

3,500

7,840

8,020

12.100

5,090

984

648

581

404

404

353

-

-

-

 52,248

1,866

3.51

3,66

103,600

Mar.

*353

329

832

908

459

329

283

238

217

665

6,870

2,660

1,100

984

581

1,060

2,860

4,550

1,020

549

431

378

353

260

228

176- 176

196

1,120

2,220

1,250

33,635

1,085

2.04

2.36

66,710

Apr.

614

404

294

249

249

1,330

2,140

1,140

946

756

719

3,300

3,720

1,650

870

518

378

306

283

260

217

329

272

238

196

158

158

141

d270

d200

22,305

744

1.40

1.56

44,240

May

d220

249

206

176

150

125

*102

92

73

141

260

217

217

206

167

158

150

125

125

683

719

459

783

329

167

110

94

67

53

38

48

6,709

216

0.407

0.47

13,310

June

46

42

38

62

43

31

30

48

186

158

196

876

3,980

389

176

141

94

63

75

59

*283

238

1,130

6,710

2,430

832

1,890

3,210

7.500

5,860

-

36,616

1,221

2.30

2.56

72,630

July

3,670

832

683

3,800

2,460

13,400

14,600

2,110

*908

581

1,890

5,360

11,400

4,260

794

459

329

260

206

176

150

133

110

95

88

81

74

70

167

125

*8S

69,353

2,237

4.21

4.86

137,600

Aug.

58

54

50

d46

d41

d35

d30

d31

33

43

38

34

31

46

255

607

186

158

110

71

50

125

84

68

43

49

193

3,120

*4,850

565

196

11,280

364

0.685

0,79

22,370

Sept,

74

52

95

186

329

459

260

196

206

5,850

1,940

459

4,610

1,060

488

329

228

196

167

167

141

1,470

702

432

392

272

549

272

186

*150

-

21,917

731

1,38

1,54

43,470

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,950 Min 10 Mean 476 Cfsm 0.896 In. 12.19 Ac-ft 344,800

Water year 1950-51: Max 14,600 Min 10 Mean 716 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.32 Ac-ft 518,700

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs).-

cfs (18.25 ft); Mar. 18 (10 a.m. to

-Feb. 21 (11 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (23.00 ft); Mar. 11 (2 p.m.) 8,400 

12 m. ) 5,580 cfs 14.80 ft); June 13 (8 to 10 a.m.) 5,860 cfs

(15.15 ft); June 24 (5 to 6 p.m.) 8,020 cfs (17.75 ft); June 29 (10 to 11 a.m.) 8,800 cfs (18.55 ft); 

July 7 (8 a.m.) 16,500 cfs (23.75 ft); July 13 (8 to 9 p.m.) 14,400 cfs (22.57 ft); Aug. 29 (11 a.m.) 

7,480 cfs (17.19 ft); Sept. 10 (5 p.m.) 7,480 cfs (17.22 ft); Sept. 13 (12 m. ) 7,480 cfs (37.25 ft).

Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records, discharge measurement, and records for nearby stations.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 403

Marais des Cygnes River at Melvern, Kans.

Location.--Lat 38°31', long. 95°38', in SWv sec, 3, T. 18 S., R. 16 E., near center of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge, half a mile north of Melvern and l| miles 

upstream from Long Creek.

Drainage area. 363 sq mi.

Records available . September 1939 to September 1951, Prior to October 1948, published 

as Osage River at Melvern,

Gage, Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datura of gage is approximately 941 ft above 

mean sea level.

Average discharge. 12 years, 261 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 68,500 cfs July 11 (gage height, 30.8 ft from 

i'loodmarks), from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 1.9 cfs Feb. 19.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times in many years.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Aug. 3-14)

Oct. 1 to Oct. 2

5.5 

6.1 

7.0 

8.0 

9.0

102 

£10 

412 

715 

1,080

4.2

4.3

4.4 

4.6 

4.8 

5.0

Oct. 3 to Sept. 30

5.4

6.0

7.0

9.0

12.0

14.0

110

220

420

960

1,660

2,330

16.0

20.0

25.0

28.0

4,130

7,300

12,900

40,500

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

106

896

591

210

154

146

142

138

136

116

99

84

64

48

23

27

23

22

21

19

11

21

20

*18

19

18

18

17

17

18

18

3,266

105

6,480

Nov.

16

15

14

13

11

9.0

9.0

8.0

8.0

8.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.0

7.5

7.5

7.5

8.0

*9.0

8.0

8.0

9.0

9.0

9.6

9.6

10

11

-

273.7

9.12

543

Dec.

11

11

11

12

11

11

11

11

13

13

12

12

13

12

12

12

12

13

11

11

12

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

*11

12

12

373

12.0

740

Jan.

10

14

18

19

21

22

23

21

18

16

14

13

14

13

12

11

11

11

11

11

10

*10

10

7.0

8.5

b8.0

b7.0

b6.0

bS.O

b5.0

b4.0

383.5

12.4

761

Feb.

b3.0

b2.0

b3.0

b3.0

b3.0

3.7

3.7

3.7

3.4

3.4

3.1

3.1

2.8

2.8

2.5

2.5

2.2

2.2

1.9

3.4

216

226

100

79

49

40

60

164

_

-

992.4

35.4

1,970

Mar.

*130

86

55

43

33

l^S.

14

28

38

38

33

29

25

23

18

14

9.0

55

45

37

30

23

17

1613 

11

18

32

38 14'6

188

1,292

41.7

2,560

Apr.

160

104

*71

64

70

103

112

525

186

150

142

131

118

99

84

71

59

47

38

34

29

26

23

20

18

15

13

24

35

125

-

2,696

89.9

5,350

May

4.670

2,780

885

390

125

110

103

96

958

650

96

93

91

91

91

88

110

83

82

132

140

289

860

415

*200

180

125

96

70

62

60

14,221

459

28,210

June

56

47

39

34

3_1

35

1,920

5,740

3,220

1,180

528

320

204

214

300

230

190

125

90

*76

64

103

2,950

2,100

480

380

370

455

615

1,470

-

21,566

719

42,780

July

935

360

915

1,270

710

3,230

6,920

3,940

797

6,310

*59.400

27,700

25,100

4,610

718

643

716

412

305

270

240

180

2,180

1,110

275

220

260

220

180

150

125

130,401

4,206

258,600

Aug.

103

84

64

49

38

*35

39

39

517

172

119

93

358

913

250

164

180

96

58

64

56

51

49

46

58

1.580

1,060

314

150

119

102

6,820

220

13,530

Sept.

13

2,1EO

12,100

9,950'

21.100

4,160

1,200

465

300

537

356

701

*1,750

582

280

270

222

196

184

172

164

160

168

156

134

124

112

103

99

93

-

58,031

1,934

115,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,920 Mln 7.0 Mean 212 Ac-ft 153,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 39,400 Min 1.9 Mean 658 Ac-ft 476,600

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
404 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Salt Creek near Lyndon, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°37', long. 95°38', In SW£ sec. 34, T. 16 S., R. 16 E., near (-.enter of 

stream on downstream side of highway bridge, 2-| miles east of Lyndon.

Drainage area.--Ill sq ml.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once dally. Datum of gage Is 955.78 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929.

Average discharge. 12 years, 83.7 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 36,400 cfs July 11 (gage height, 17.0 ft from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 6,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.6 cfs Feb. 3-15.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times.

Flood of 1935 reached a sta?e of about 20.3 ft, from information by local residents.

Remarks.--Records fair. 

Revisions (water years). W 1176: 1944(M), 1945(M).

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

8.5

182

164

21

14

10

7.0

31

14

7.5

5.6

3.7

3.7

2.2

3.1

3.1

3.1

3.1

1.9

1 .6

2.5

3.0

3.4

*3.1

2.8

3.1

2.8

3.1

3.1

3.1

3,1

523.2

16.9

1,040

Nov.

3.1

2.2

1.9

2.2

2.5

2.5

2,5

3.0

3.4

2.5

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.6

3.4

4.5

3.1

3.7

2.8

2.5

2.5

*2.8

1.3

1.2

1.1

1.0

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.6

-

69.6

2.32

138

Dec.

1.6

2.2

1.9

1.6

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.6

1.3

O

1.3

1.4

1.6

4.0

3T7

3.2

3.2

3.0

2.8

2.7

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.3

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.1

*2.1

2.1

2.1

69.8

2.25

138

Jan.

2.3

3.0

8.0

11

12

9.0

7.5

6.0

5.5

4,0

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.7

3.4

3.1

3.7

4.0

2.5

1.7

*1.3

1.1

1.0

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

:J

113.6

3.66

225

Feb.

0.7

.7

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.6

.7

.7

.8

1.0

35

~33 112

19

15

21

31

57

20

_

-

355.4

12.7

705

Mar.

*17

18

24

20

17

12

9.0

8.5

9.0

10

144

49

24

18

16

16

15

15

12

10

8.5

10

12

9.0

7.5

LiO

7.5

19

88

34

22

688.0

22.2

1,360

Apr.

19

16

*14

15

18

25

70

36

25

24

29

32

25

22

19

16

13

15

12

12

12

14

15

14

12

12

12

15

20

34

-

617

20.6

1,220

May

2.700

434

120

73

49

41

30

30

854

137

88

73

50

30

30

127

88

45

36

40

36

249

291

65

*40

29

23

18

12

9^0

11

5,858.0

189

11,620

June

12

8.5

7.0

7 .0

16

1,370

1.700

900

414

120

62

53

66

148

123

30

20

15

13

*11

10

22

205

924

117

683

120

652

1,060

1,360

-

10,248.5

342

20,330

July

158

95

58

45

48

1,270

993

158

71

4,6OO

*17.600

7,760

1,540

750

218

182

428

185

127

98

70

129

603

226

90

62

270

135

69

45

39

38,122

1,230

75,610

Aug.

23

21

14

9.2

7.8

 e^

86

70

285

124

76

33

1,090

135

70

46

41

24

16

14

12

9.2

11

56

72

2.560

800

250

116

52

24

6,153.6

199

12,210

Sept.

532

2,030

2,840

5.640

1,960

388

170

98

79

83

25

340

*400

70

46

45

44

29

23

19

15

14

13

145

94

46

31

16

13

10

-

13,258

442

26,300

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,13O Mln 0.6 Mean 55.4 Ac-ft 40,120

Water year 1950-51: Max 17,600 Mln O.6 Mean 208 Ac-ft 150,900

Peak discharge (base. 5.000 cfs). May 1 (4 p.m.) 5,110 cfs (11.97 ft); July 6 (10 p.m.) 5,250 cfs 

(12.10 ft); July 11 (10 a.m.) 36,400 cfs (17.0 ft); Aug. 26 (6 p.m.) 4,360 cfs (11.27 ft); Sept. 2 

(5 p.m.) 4,920 cfs (11.SO ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note.--No gage-height record Oct. 6, 11, 16, 17, 22, 31, Nov. 4, 8, 11, 13, 24, 25, 28, 29, Dec. 

10, Jan. 7, 16, Feb. 18, 19, 25, Mar. 9, Apr. 1, 15, 24, May 3, 18, 20, 24, June 7, 8, 10, July 14, 

21, 27, 30, Aug. 15, 20, 27, 28, Sept. 7, 16, 20, 27; discharge Interpolated or estimated' on basis 

of records for stations on nearby streams. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Dec. 11-13, 

Dec. 16 to Jan. 2, Jan. 20-30, Feb. 4-17.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 405

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near Quenemo, Kan.

Location.--Lat 38°39', long. 95°34', in SEtr sec. 18, T. 16 S., R. 17 E., on right bank on 

downstream side of pier of highway bridge, l£ miles downstream from Dragoon Creek, 5? 

miles northwest of Quenemo, and 6.6 miles upstream from mouth.

Drainage area.--321 sq mi.

Records available. September 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 921.98 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

Kansas State Board of Agriculture). Prior to Sept. 5, 1940, wire-weight gage at same 

site and datum.

Average discharge.--12 years, 233 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 38,600 cfs July 11 (gage height, 28.47 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 20,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; 

minimum daily, 3.0 cfs Feb. 2.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; minimum, 0.1 cfs Sept. 27, 1944, 

Oct. 22, 23, 1947.

Remarks.--Records fair except those above 400 cfs or for periods of ice effect, which are 

poor.

Revisions (water years). W 1116: 1942.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

47

970

424

138

75

54

102

313

95

54

44

56

29

23

22

19

18

17

16

16

16

16

17

*16

16

16

16

16

16

16

14.

2,687

86.7

5,330

Nov.

14

12

10

10

11

12

13

16

14

14

12

12

12

12

12

13

13

14

13

12

12

*12

11

10

10

10

10

9.5

10

10

-

355.5

11.8

705

Dec.

10

11

1212"

blO

b9.0

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

10

10

11

11

10

10

9.5

9.0

8.5

8.5

9 .0

9.0

b9.0

b9.0

b8.5

*b8.5

9.0

8.5

290.5

9.37

576

Jan.

8.5

11

22

23

21

18

16

13

11

10

9.0

8.5

8.5

8.5

8.5

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

9.0

*9.0

9.0

8.0

7.5

7.0

6.7

5.8

5.2

4.6

b4.0

317.3

10.2

629

Feb.

b3.5

b3.0

b3.5

b4.0

4.6

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.5

5.2

6.1

6.4

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6.0

b6. 5

b7.0

b30

105

79

48

35

33

145

"SB 192

_

_

-

856.8

30.6

1,700

Mar.

*59

50

70

80

55

41

35

31

27

35

142

150

75

58

53

48

50

49

46

38

34

31

32

33

30

27

26

78

232

142

90

1,947

62.8

3,860

Apr.

68

59

*54

49

49

208

305

152

114

102

100

108

96

96

75

56

48

44

43

40

41

43

44

38

36_

36

36

40

51

139

-

2,370

79.0

4,700

May

*5,220

3,330

525

266

206

168

140

124

650

1,170

333

180

136

106

88

137

188

162

118

124

204

479

576

200

*130

98

75

59

55

51

60

15,358

495

30,460

June

51

41

39

34

32^

106

3,500

4,840

2,490

345

222

186

152

120

140

220

124

82

68

*58

56

316

596

2,700

371

4,760

2,580

656

2,000

2,430

-

29,315

977

58,150

July

1,010

238

250

244

373

1,150

5,060

1,310

266

14,800

*27,700

27 600

11^000

1,740

464

429

481

199

178

150

118

93

143

137

104

89

361

112

68

54

48_

95,969

3,096

190,400

Aug.

43

39

36

33

29

*26

44

42

252

100

86

230

814 252"

88

51

41

34

30

27

26

24

23

29

43

808

644

148

75

51

40

4,208

136

8,350

Sept.

1,950

3,640

5,380

11,600

8,100

2,220

600

340

305

278

202

1,020

*960

236

174

164

140

114

96

84

72

68

82

1,350

270

162

110

80

70

63

-

39,930

1,331

79,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 4,840 Mln 4 Mean 156 Ac-ft 112,700

Water year 1950-51: Max 27,700 Mln 3.0 Mean 530 Ac-ft 384,100

Peak discharge (base, 5,100 cfs).--May 1 (11 p.m.) 7,670 cfs (21.35 ft); June 8 (3 a.m.) 7,140 cfs 

(20.91 ft); June 26 (9 p.m.) 8,160 cfs (21.71 ft); July 7 (3 p.m.) 6,140 cfs (19.84 ft): July 11 

(9 a.m.) 38,600 cfs (28.47 ft); Sept. 4 (1 p.m.) 13,300 cfs (24.60 ft at 7 a.m. Sept. 5).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
4Ub OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Marais des Cygnes River near Ottawa, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°3?', long. 95°15', in NW£ sec. 6, T. 17 S., R. 20 E., on left bank 100

 ft upstream from East Seventh Street Bridge, half a mile east of Ottawa city limits, 

and three-quarters of a mile downstream from Skunk Creek..

Drainage area. 1,260 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--August 1902 to October 1905, October 1918 to September 1951. Prior 

to October 1948, published as Osage River near Ottawa.

Gage --Water-stage recorder. Datura of gage is 858.08 ft above mean sea level, datura of

 1929 (levels by Corps of Engineers). Aug. 26, 1902, to Oct. 31, 1905, wire-weight 

staff, or chain gage at Main Street Bridge in Ottawa 1-f miles upstream at different 

datum.

Average discharge.--35 years (1902-5, 1919-51), 680 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 142,000 cfs July 11 (gage height, 42.50 ft),

 from rating curve extended above 44,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of 

peak flow; minimum, 25 cfs Feb. 5 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1902-5, 1918-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times in 

1920, 1930-34, 1936-37, 1939-41.

Remarks.--Records good except those for period July 13-16, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 761: Drainage area. W 1306: 1922-23, 1927, 1929, 1935, 

1942.

Rating tables, water year 195O-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

Oct. 1 to July 11, July 26 to Sept. 3O July 12-25

24

40

101

181

420

1,590

14.0 

3O.O 

32.0 

39.0 

41.5 

42.3

4,220

13,900

16,800

81,000

117,000

136,000

4.4

12.0

21.0

31.0

32.0

36.0

40.2

536

2,650

6,400

12,300

13,800

47,OOO

91,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

170

498

1,890

1,110

383

226

167

339

331

256

172

132

111

94

84

78

73

*67

63

59

56

56

56

53

52

53

51

52

49

50

50

6,S81

222

13,650

Nov.

50

48

46

43

43

43

44

44

48

46

44

43

44

*48

50

47

46

46

51

52.

49

48

48

47

44

44

46

47

47

47

-

1,393

46.4

2,760

Dec.

48

48

48

48

5_0

50

48

47

43

43

43

42

44

43

44

43

42

41

38

*35

37

40

41

41

40

40

38

36

35

34

36

1,306

42.1

2,590

Jan.

36

55

50

49

65

71

73

~62 102

55

56

44

42

39

*38

38

37

36

36

36

36

34

35

35

33

32

32

31

33

28

29

1,378

44.5

2,730

Feb.

29

30

29

27

!§

30

30

28

27

27

30

35

34

*30

30

33

36

47

64

148

429

704

446

263

194

176

400

658

_

_

-

4,040

144

8,010

Mar.

358

245

286

286

296

214

165

136

114

124

268

734

600

358

263

230

214

202

190

172

151

135

126

116

109

105

98

1T4

516

899

548

8,432

272

16,720

Apr.

352

261

218

190

181

241

875

1,180

629

449

*423

434

440

380

315

259

214

185

167

156

151

148

143

141

135

127

126

282

254

272

9,328

311

18,500

May

4,860

9,180

8,950

3,480

856

646

519

440

723

8,040

*6,070

1,330

786

585

464

434

753

845

740

635

788

748

1,800

1,740

794

516

383

326

286

241

230

58,188

1,887

115,400

June

224

198

163

143

128

140

3,290

6,940

11,200

8,780

2,080

796

*759

527

449

1,080

1,030

464

323

440

256

461

983

4,410

6,540

7,120

10,600

7,730

8,530

9,750

-

95,534

3,184

189,500

July

9,570

7,170

1,740

1,140

1,360

1,860

5,140

8,790

7,810

10,200

*59,000

134,000

90,900

39,100

12,700

8,990

3,800

2,900

1,110

822

665

536

*2,460

3,560

2,030

713

886

945

478

385

305

421,065

13,580

835,200

Aug.

254

*216

192

172

154

140

328

245

571

1,030

883

498

1,100

2,500

1,210

478

277

210

183

149

135

132

158

165

315

1,990

*5,950

*4,430

1,210

600

366

26,241

846

52,050

Sept.

2,070

4,680

9,170

*12,800

*2 0,200

27,700

17,600

12,300

3,770

*1,640

1,170

1,830

*5,180

4,160

*1,290

923

842

718

603

513

446

403

411

2,140

1,910

1,010

701

501

400

341

-

137,422

4,581

272,600

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,400 Min 34 Mean 768 Ac-ft 556,300

Water year 1950-51: Max 134,000 Min' 26 Mean 2,113 Ac-ft 1,530,000

Feak discharge (base, 5,600 cfs). May 5 (1 a.m.) 10 

23.14 ft); June 9 (Z p.m.) 11,600 cfs (26.65 ft); Jun . 

5 p.m.) 9,800 cfs (23.64 ft); July 9 (1 a.m.) 9,460 cfs (23.06 ft

,300 cfs (24.42 ft); May 10 (7 p.m.) 9,500 cfs

e 27 (6 aim. 11,200 cfs (25.94 ft)j June 30 

; July 11 (12 p.m.) 142,000 cfs 

7,240 cfs (19.36 ft); Sept. 6

.. , . a.m. ,

42.50 ft); July 24 (5 p.m.) 4,910 cfs (15.35 ft); Aug. 27 (4 p. 

5 a.m.) 29,700 cfs (33.63 ft); Sept. 13 (8:30 p.m.) 5,740 cfs (16.77 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Discharge computed from once-daily Geological Survey wire-weight gage readings Dec. 30 to 

Jan. 14, May 1-6, Aug. 18, 19, and once-daily readings of U. S. Weather Bureau gage, Ij miles upstream, which were converted by a gage-relation curve, July 13-16.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 407

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°20', long. 95°15', in SW£ sec. 6, T. 20 S. , R. 20 E. , near center of

 stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 59, 0.2 mile downstream from confluence of North Pottawatomie and Cedar Creeks, 0.4 (revised) mile upstream from Atchison, 

Topeka & Santa Fe Railway bridge, and 4 miles north of Garnett.

Drainage area. 334 sq mi.

Records available.--October 1939 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 873.2 ft above mean sea level, 

"datum of 1929, Kansas City supplementary adjustment of 1943.

Average discharge.--12 years, 287 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 45,300 cfs July 11 (gage height, 32.30 ft, from

 f'loodmarks), from rating curve extended above 14,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum observed, 0.8 cfs Dec. 12.

1939-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow at times during most 

years.

Floud of Nov. 16, 1928, reached a stage of approximately 32.2 ft, from information 

by local resident.

Remarks.--Records poor.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

15

IT

13

5

7

5

4

4

5

4

4 

4

4

3

4

*2

3

3

3

2

3

2

4

2

3

2

2

2

2

2

3

132

4.3

262

Nov.

2

2

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

1 

2

2

*1

1

2

3

3

3

3

4

3

3

4

4

1

3

4

5

4

-

78

2.6

155

Dec.

5

?

3

4

3

1

2

2

3

2

2 

.8 2 

2

2

2

3

*2

2

2

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

2

66.8

2.15

132

Jan.

1

?

3

3

2

2

2

3

2

2

2 

2

3

3

*2

3

2

2

3

3

2

2

2

2

3

2

2

2

1

2

1

68

2.2

135

Feb.

1

1

2

2

2

3

2

1

.9

1

2 

*2

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

7

221

T54

105

62

51

75

23

27

_

-

-

759.9

27.1

1,510

Mar.

55

50

55

138 ~55

55

42

17

22

21

15

10

T0

90

55

52

43

40

24

32

17

16

13

14

13

11

13

13

21

63

54

1,163

37.5

2,310

Apr.

39

28

22

14

14

321

626

233

*130

107

109 

217

155

111

97

65

49

48

40

46

43

30

24

21

14

14

13

918

48T

341

-

4,370

146

8,670

May

6,020

1,820

326

188

140

110

84

74

158

*1,930

494

210

144

110

85

373

768

233

187

282

200

634

1,150

280

155

June

46

42

30

15

T6

23

496

934

1,110

132

230 

*656

365

130

97

871

278

125

1,900

431

235

261

4,550

7,350

1,960

110 2,390

85! 1.960

56

58

2,490

4.570

44i*10,800 lei -

16, 354] 44,493

528 1,483

32,4401 88,250

July

3,510

435

230

238

260

317

3,060

632

250

10,100

*24,400 

21,360

8,950

1,650

379

216

3,040

677

196

*137

110

98

4,350

2,230

181

250

110

85

67

52

_35

87,545

2,824

173,600

Aug.

34

*32

17

?5

22

18

34

69

110

399

772 

654

290

278

131

65

57

41

28

20

24

29

18

28

114

3,890

*4,920

*1,700

540

266

114

14,739

475

29,230

Sept.

126

928

4,480

9,000

8,450

2,400

448

241

2,700

4,060

538 

2,030

4,900

707

272

187

150

126

96

76

*62

63

53

57

60

67

60

44

44

32

-

42,457

1,415

84,210

Calendar year 1950 : Max 5,990 Mln 0.8 Mean 207 Ac -ft 150,100

Water year 1950-51; Max 24,400 Mln 0.8 Mean 581 Ac-ft 420,900

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs).-

June 30 (1 p.m.) 12,500 cfs (28.44 ft

-June 23 (10 p.m.) 11,800 cfs (27.51 ft at 2 a.m. June 24); 

at 5 p.m.); July 11 ( 10 p.m.) 45,300 cfs (32.30 ft); Sept. 5

(6 a.m.) 10,200 cfs (27.5 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
408 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Big Bull Creek near Hillsdale, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°38'20", long. 94°53'05", in NE£ sec. 29, T. 16 S., R. 23 E., on left bank 

at downstream side of abutment of highway bridge half a mile upstream from Ten Mile 

Creek, and 4 miles southwest of Hillsdale.

Drainage area. 147 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 848.22 ft above mean sea level (levels by 

division of Water Resources, Kansas State Board of Agriculture). Prior to Dec. 15, 

1950, wire-weight gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--1949-50: Maximum discharge during water year, 10,500 cfs Oct. 21 (gage height, 

21.5 ft from floodmark), from rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs on basis of slopearea determination at gage height 25.82 ft; no flow Oct. 8.

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 45,200 cfs July 11 (gage height, 

25.82 ft), from rating curve extended above 6,800 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.8 cfs Nov. 30.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 11, 1951; no flow Oct. 8, 1949.

Revisions. The maximum discharge for water year 1949 has been revised to 14-,000 

cfs May 21, 1949 (gage height, 22.50 ft), superseding figure published in Water-Supply 

Paper 1146.

Remarks. Records fair except those prior to Dec. 15, 1950, which are poor.

Rating tables, water years 1949-50, 1950-51, except periods of ice effect or computed using 

rate of change of stage as a factor (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet 

per second)

(Shifting-control method used June 19 to July 8, July 24-30, Aug. 2-12, 1950)

Oct. 1, 1949, to July 11, 1951 July 12 to Sept. 30, 1951

1.4

1.5

1.6 

1.8 

2.0 

2.3

O

0.5 

1.6 

8.0

2.6

3.0

5.0

9.0

12.0

16.0

80

150

640

1,540

2,250

4,360

20.0 7,480

21.0 9,000

23.0 16,000

24.0 22,200

1.7

1.8 

2.0 

2.2 

2.6 

3.0 

5.0

2.0

3.5

10

25

68

136

560

9.0

13.0

16.0

20.0

21.0

22.0

1,180

1,890

3,440

7,260

9,000

12,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1949 to September 1950

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

aO.7

.4

a. 4

.4

.5

.2

.6

0

.6

*6.6

4.4

3.6

3.3

a2.0

.4

a. 5

.5

.9

150

2,210

6,410

515

156

105

a80

a65

51

49

48

51

a48

9,964.0

321

19,760

Mov.

a45

42

39

36

32

a31

*30

30

a28

25

25

30

32

26

23

20

15

14

14

16

14

12

12

12

12

11

11

11

10

9.6

-

667.6

22.3

1,320

Dec.

8.8

8.4

7.6

a7.6

*7.6

8.8

8.0

8.0

7.6

8.4

43

23

12

9.6

8.4

7.6

7.3

a7.4

7.6

8.0

b7.0

b6. 5

b6.0

b5.5

bS.O

bS.O

bS.O

b6.0

b7.0

b!5

515

797.7

25.7

1,580

Jan.

a600

148

80

58

40

b35

b32

a 30

b30

b30

b28

b27

107

105

a80

61

*36

34

23

26

28

a30

36

38

21

18

17

b!5

b!3

all

blO

1,848

59.6

3,670

Feb.

blO

b9.5

9.2

tiSTs

b9.5

b9.5

blO

bll

b!2

b!3

15

a!5

*65

83 SB38

38

39

36

31

36

28

26

24

21.

a20

18

25

-

-

696.2

24.9

1,380

Calendar year 1949: Max 6,410 Min 0

Mar.

20

14

16

16

16

16

16

10

9.6

9.2

bll

a!2

14

14

16

28

Tf

a25

a23

*21

21

20

18

16

15

15

12

13

13

10

10

496.8

16.0

985

Apr.

10

10

13

13

15

13

12

12

all

14

11

9.6

8.8

8.0

7.3

7.6

a9.0

9.2

9.2

8.4

7.6

7.6

7.6

*7.6

6.6

5.5

4.4

T7§

alOO

a60

-

422.8

14.1

839

May

a50

 39

33

27

21

16

16

14

16

alS

14

12

12

a!2

 12

10

11

9.6

96

52

31

15

14

10

9.2

138

192

61

48

41

1,146.8

37.0

2,270

June

32

53

2.290

420

*120

83

53

52

915

278

alOO

58

a35

23

22

19

18

a!7

16

IS

18

16

14

14

a!2

10

1C

13

12

12

-

4,751

158

9,420

July

11

alO

IS

38

17

14

12

12

a!2

1,860

290

1,220

3.520

228

144

315

1,090

al,200

540

104

74

69

a50

37

26

53

50

29

16

15

84

11,156

360

22,130

Aug.

188

31

'2030

27

a20

*39

228

48

16

15 "SI

215

*1,880

*1,510

490

136

a85

74

58

45

40

38

37

1,480

1,060

3.400

 446

a350

260

124

12,418

401

24,630

Sept.

allOTOO"

49

a45

42

34

32

28

26

324

20

20

a20

19

21

20

a 18

a!6

*15

14

14

12

11

alO

9.6

8.4

7.6 65~

23

20

-

853.6

28.5

1,690

Mean 146 Ac -ft 106,000

Water year 1949-50: Max 6,410 Min 0 Mean 124 Ac-ft 89,670

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Mo gage-height record; discharge interpolated or estimated on basis of records for nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 409

Big Bull Creek near Hillsdale, Kans. Continued

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

IS

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

a!4

IS

8.0

7.6

7.3

6.9

6.2

aS.5

4.8

4.8

5.1

4.4

4.1

3.6

a3.0

2.7

2.2

*3.0

2.2

1.5

1.3

aT75

2.4

3.6

3.0

2.7

a2.8

3.0

1.6

1.6

1.9

132.6

4.28

263

Nov.

a2.1

a2.2

1.4

1.4

a2.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

1.6

1.2

1.0

al.l

1.4

2.4

a3.0

 3.3

?T4

2.4

a2.0

1.6

1.4

1.2

1.0

.9

1.0

al.l

al.2

1.3

.9

.s

-

52.3

1.74

104

Dec.

0.9

TT3

al.O

bl.O

b.9

b.9

bl.2

bl.4

bl.6

al.9

a2.2

2.4

a2.5

a2.6

2.7

2.4

b2.2

bZ.O

*b2.0

b2.0

2.2

2.2

2.4

3.0

5.3

3.3

2.4

2.2

1.9

1.9

2.4

62.0

2.00

123

Jan.

3.0

6.6

8.0 r^s

5.8

4.4

3.8

3.3

3.0

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.3

3.8

3.8

*3.8

3.6

2.7

2.7

2.7

2.4

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

1.9

bl.5

bl.3

bl^

103.3

3.33

205

Feb.

bl.l

bl.O

TT2

1.2

1.2

1.4

1.5

1.6

1.6

1.6

1.6

bl.6

*bl.5

bl.4

bl.3

bl.2

bl.t

bl.l

bl.O

43

67

3Z

16

12

11

12

10

32

-

-

-

260.3

9.30

516

Mar.

18

17

56

29

20

16

12

11

IT- 8.4

57

47

29

28

22

20

26

22

16

14

14

14

13

12

11

11

12

16

23

22

20

650.4

21.0

1,290

Apr.

19

17

16

15

IF

252" 690

124

107

93

*93

164

205

122

83

63

54

49

44

38

40

35

29

27

27

26

25

110

88

191

-

2,862

95.4

5,680

May

k2.790

786

184

122

84

74

63

56

284

*k2,010

340

174

120

91

87

395

450

132

385

154

408

228

235

120

91

70

56

44

40

39

TS

10,160

328

20,150

June

39

28

25

23

20

97

kl,590

kl,670

kl,210

162

94

74

*65

60

295

k3,110

180

94

147

kl,510

170

725

731

315

156

k5,970

8V7

k2,280

k3,900

kl,190

-

26,807

894

53,170

July

290

150

756

325

100

JC958

kl,070

220

180

k5,090

*k!6,200 kioVioo

kl,790

295

187

132

387

105

79

60

46

43

*kl,100

109

63

54

41

38

34

28

?!

40,055

1,292

79,450

Aug.

*21

19

15

13

12

11

10

12

17

15

10

9.3

9.0

7.9

6.8

7.2

5.9

4.7

3.8

3.2

3.5

3.0

1T~ 2.9

43

138

552 ~55

*42

24

14

1,149.2

37.1

2,280

Sept.

248

632

k3,170

k4.540

*ki,540

444

176

111

k2,870

937

200

921

542

178

138

128

98

81

6G

*52

54

56

60

495

163

82

60

45

40

J58

-

18,165

606

36,030

Calendar year 1950: Max 3,520 Mln 0.8 Mean 93.2 Ae-l't 67,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 16,200 Mln 0.8 Mean 275 Ac-ft 199,300

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

a Doubtful or no gage-height record; discharge Interpolated or estimated on basis of records for 

nearby stations.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.

k Computed by using rate of change In stage as a. factor.

Note. Figures for May 3-8, 12-15, 18, 20, May 22 to June 6, June 10-14, 17, 18, 21, 25, July 1, 

5, 21, 22, 24-29, 31 supersede those published W.S.P. 1139 (Kansas-Missouri Floods of July 1951); 

figures of discharge at Indicated time in that report for July 21, 22, 24, 25 are too high.
410 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Marais des Cygnes River at Trading Post, Kans.

Locatlon.--Lat 38°15', long. 94 0 41', in NE£ (corrected) sec. 5, T. 21 S., R. 25 E., near 

center of stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69 at Trading Post, 

1 mile upstream from Big Sugar Creek.

Drainage area.--2.910 sq mi , approximately.

Records available. August 1921 to September 1923, October 1928 to September 1951. Prior 

to October 1948, published as Osage River at Trading Post.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10 ft, twice daily above. Datum of gage is 

761.16 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Feb. 4, 1935, chain gage and 

Feb. 5, 1935, to Aug. 21, 1951, water-stage recorder at site 200 ft downstream at same 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years, 1,891 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 148,000 cfs July 14 (gage height, 38.12 ft,

from floodmark in gage house) , from rating curve extended above 110.000 cfs on basis of 

velocity-area study; minimum, 36 cfs Feb. 2-4 (gage height, 1.64 ft).

1921-23, 1928-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 14, 1951; no flow at times in 

many years.

Remarks.--Records good except those above 2,000 cfs, which are fair. 

Revisions.--W 761: Drainage area.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet

per second)

Oct. 1 to June 30, July 23 to Sept. 9, 

Sept. 20-30 July 1-22, Sept. 10-19

1.6

1.7

2.0 

2.5

30

45

75

175

435

3.0

4.0

6.0

10.0

20.0

745

1,630

2,750

4,600

10,100

25.0

27.0

28.0

30.0

17,000

24,000

31,800

51,000

4.3

6.0

10.0

16.0

20.0

24.0

1,840 

2,340 

3,130 

5,10O 

7,200 

10,800

26.0

27.0

28 .0

32.0

38.0

14,300

19,700

31,800

73,000

146,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac-ft

Oct.

550

440

336

1,630

1,910

852

457

325

280

479

435

342

265

210

180

155

*135

125

110

90

80

72

69

69

69

69

69

75

66

63

66

10,073

325

19,980

Nov.

69

69

69

63

60

60

57

60

60

60

63

63

60

63

*66

69

72

75

75

75

75

75

75

75

72

72

72

69

66

69

-

2,028

67.6

4', 020

Dec.

72

75

80

80

85

80

80

80

80

72

72

72

75

75

75

75

75

75

*72

69

69

66

69

69

69

72

69

66

63

60

60

2,251

72.6

4,460

Jan.

63

75

85

120

125

125

110

130

125

125

105

90

80

75

75

*69

69

69

69

69

66

63

63

60

60

60

57

54

48

45

44

2,473

79.8

4,910

Feb.

40

38

36

36

39

44

42

45

45

45

45

51

*54

54

66

72

75

75

85

170

396

908

1.500

960

630

490

424

402

_

-

-

6,667

238

13,220

Mar.

900

844

623

745

812

738

592

457

374

325

380

820

1,330

1,340

934

696

616

649

586

508

462

424

386

364

320

295

285

290

413

1,030

1^.530

20,068

647

39,800

Apr.

1,210

836

656

550

496

2,630

6.700

4,500

3,410

*2,300

1,890

2,140

2,320

2,150

1,570

1,210

1,000

876

775

689

636

642

610

556

526

502

474

457

s5o

2,100

-

45,291

1,510

89,830

May

2 t 050

8,730

12,100

15.500

13,000

6,970

1,810

1,240

*1,050

2,320

7,620

10,100

7,940

2,900

1,490

1,220

2,740

3,220

2,580

2,570

2,500

3,430

3,550

4,240

4,260

2,500

1,450

1,050

868

798

736

130,334

4,204

258,500

June

892

703

586

508

446

430

2,670

7,280

11,400

13,600

*14,200

13,900

7,620

2,590

1,560

4,540

8,830

5,860

2,110

3,650

7,600

5,670

4,880

15,100

15,800

16,900

20,800

23,200

29,700

44.200

-

283,225

9,441

561,800

July

51,700

39,600

32,500

32,800

26,800

16,800

15,500

14,000

12,000

12,700

25,400

58,200

126,000

141.000

*B6,000

71,400

52,400

39,400

30,200

19,800

10,100

*3,790

2,560

8,090

9,560

8,430

3,600

1,600

1,810

1,660

876

976,276

31,490

*1,936

Aug.

*738

616

552

474

424

380

358

610

968

1,340

1,680

1,980

2,240

1,960

2,830

2,560

1,160

656

490

418

369

295

265

315

369

1,680

7,500

*12,500

13 . 100

10,200

3,930

72,917

2,352

144,600

Sept.

2,050

5,500

11,100

16,800

26,200

33,600

56,800

39,500

43,200

*51 . OOP

40,200

31,800

34,000

23,000

*14,900

*11, 100

5,360

2,590

1,840

*1,470

1,180

1,020

934

1,900

5,080

4,600

2,460

968

852

844.

451,848

15,060

896,200

Calendar year 1950: Max 21,700 Mln 57 Mean 1,903 Ac-ft 1,377,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 141,000 Min 36 Mean 5,489 Ac-ft 3,973,000

Peak discharge (base. 7.500 cfs).--May 5 (3 a.m.) 15,100 cfs (23.97 ft); May 12 (6 p.m.) 10,500 

cfs (20.40 ft); June 12 (6 a.m.) 14,500 cfs (23.59 ft); June 17 (8:30 a.m.) 9,280 cfs (18.90 ft); 

June 21 (7:50 a.m.) 8.200 ofs (17.17 ft); July 1 (5 a.m.) 55.300 cfs (30.39 ft); July 14 (2 to 4a.m.) 

148,000 cfs (38.12 ft): July 25 (3 p.m.) 9,640 cfs (19.41 ft); Aug. 29 (4 a.m.) 13,100 ofs (22.63 

ft); Sept. 10 (10 a.m.) 53,200 cfs (50.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note.--Discharge computed from once-daily or more frequent wire-weight gage readings July 13-22, 

Aug. 22 to Sept. 30.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 411

Big Sugar Creek at Parlinville, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°14'25", long. 94°51'05", in NWi sec. 11, T. 21 S., R. 23 E., near left 

bank on downstream side of bridge on State Highway 7, at Farlinvm^ and 14 miles upstream from the mouth.

Drainage area. 198 sq mi.

Records available. February 1929 to June 1932, November 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 783.92 ft above mean sea level, 

(Tatum of 1929. February 1929 to June 1932 chain gage at different datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 24,000 cfs Sept. 13 (gage height, 29.2 ft, from 

rioodmarks), from rating curve extended above 4,000 cfs on basis of contracted-opening 

determination of peak flow; minimum daily, 0.7 cfs at times during December, January, 

and February.

1929-32, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of Sept. 13, 1951; no flow at times in 

1930-31.

Flood of November 1928 reached a stage of 31.9 ft, datum in use February 1929 to 

June 1932.

Remarks. Records poor. Daily discharges represent estimated distribution of flow; 

monthly means are of poor accuracy.

Revisions (water years). W 1146: Drainage area. W 1176: 1949.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

5

4

4

4

3

3

3

3

2

2

2

2

1

T

1

i

*i

i

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

69

2.2

137

Nov.

2

2

2

2

I

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

*2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

-

49

1.6

97

Dec.

2

2

2

2

2

2

1

1

.8

 1

.7

.8

.8

*.8

.8

.8

.9

.9

.9

.9

1

2

2

2

2

2

38.3

1.24

76

Jan.

2

3

3

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

3

3

2

2

2

*2

1

1

1

1

1

1

1

.9

.9

.9

.8

.8

.8

.8

.7

59.6

1.92

118

Feb.

0.7

.7

.7

.7

.7

.8

.8

.9

1

1

1

*1

1

I

2

2

2

70

80

120

250

T20

80

60

40

30

40

50

_

-

958

34.2

1,900

Mar.

70

-80 100

60

40

30

30

20

20

15

20

50

40

40

30

30

30

20

20

20

15

15

15

15

10

10

15

20

50

40

30

1,000

52.3

1,980

Apr.

30

20

20

15

1.400

530

250

180

150

*140

180

250

180

140

120

90

80

60

50

40

30

30

20

20

15

15

2'20 10

100

80

-

4,465

149

8,860

Calendar year 1950: Max 6,140 Mln 0.7 Mean 129

May

719

885

245

150

123

116

105

95

*67

*371

312

276

264

264

260

258

466

232

206

204

530

373

224

108

80

77

67

67

60

56

53

7,313

236

14,510

June

50

41

36

35

32

35

591

349

300

113

72

*103

71

61

65

583

298

206

110

1,400

513

513

2,740

3,470

1,100

2,070

1,580

1,210

2,540

11.500

-

31,587

1,053

62,650

July

1,770

695

534

1,220

512

550

1,240

482

332

7,300

15.200

12,506

7,970

1,730

518

399

1,150

742

556

489

367

*122

1,600

800

500

540

140

110

84

66

39

60,257

1,944

119,500

Aug.

*19

10

10

15

10

8

IS

20

40

100

70

60

60

50

40

30

20

15

10

10

10

50

40

30

40

80

990

640

*180

120

70

2,857

92.2

5,670

Sept.

290

750

1,200

6,000

7,500

1,500

640

380

7,000

9,500

2,500

6,500

*11.000

1,500

800

480

220

150

100

80

*70

60

50

50

60

70

60

50

40

40

-

58,640

1,955

116,300

Ae-I't 93,590

Water year 1950-51: Max 15,200 Mln 0.7 Mean 458 Ac-ft 331,800

Peak discharge (base, 1,000 cfs).--

14.28 ft); June 7 (6 p.m.) 1.130 cf 

11 a.m.) 3,120 cfs (19.65 ft); June

Apr. 5 (3 p.m.) 2,850 cfs (19.0 ft); May 1 (12 p.m.) 1,460 cfs 

5 (12-24 ft); June 16 (2:30 p.m.) 1,140 cfs (l2.30 ft); June 20 

23 (6 a.m.) 6.310 cfs (23.87 ft): June 26 (12 p.m.) 5,420 cfs

22.98 ft); June 30 (3 p.m.) 16,300 cfs (28.53 ft); July 4 ( 10 a.m.)'!, 890 cfs (16.13 ft); July 7

S a.m.) 1,600 cfs (15.0 ft); July 11 (10 p.m.) 22,500 cfs (29.1 ft)

14.08 ft); Sept. 5 (2 a.m.) 16,100 cfs (28.50 ft); Sept. 10 (l a.m.

July 17 (12 m.) 1,420 cfs

21,000 cfs (29.0 ft); Sept. 13

2 a.m.) 24,000 cfs (29.2 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. --Doubtful or no gage-height record Oct. 1 to Apr. 30, June 9, July 23-28, Aug. 1 to Sept. 30;

discharge estimated on basis of 10 discharge measurements, estimated gage heights, weather records,

and records for nearby streams.
412 OSAGE RlVER BASIN 

Little Osage River at Pulton, Kans.

Location. Lat 38°01'20", long. 94 0 42'50", on east line sec. 25, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.,

near center of stream on downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 69, three-quarters 

of a mile north of Pulton.

Drainage area. 295 sq mi.

Records available. November 1948 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 776.37 ft above mean sea level, 

"Saturn of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 15,400 cfs July 12 (gage height, 28.75 ft); minimum daily, 1.0 cfs Peb. 2.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 16,400 cfs July 19, 1950 (gage height, 29.3 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings), from rating curve extended above 13,000 cfs by logarithmic plotting; no flow Oct. 12, 13, 1949.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 4 to Jan. 30)

3.2 1.0

3.3 2.5

3.4 5.0

3.6 14

3.8 26

4M 50

4.5 95

5.0 164

6.0 366

8.0 890

10.0 1,600

13.0 2,700

16.0 3,400

20.0 5,200

24.0 8,600

28.0 14,000

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27 

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

12

12

11

10

9.0

'8.0 

7.0

6.6

5.0

4.5

3.8

3.5

3.0

2.8

372

4.0

*6.2

7.4

7.4

15

9.5

6.6

9.0

11

10

9.0

7.8 

6.2

7.8

7.5

7.0

232.8

7.5:

462

NOV.

6.5

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0 

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

6.0

5.8

3.5

3.2

 375

4.0

5.8

7.8

8.0

8.2

8.6

9.0

8.5

8.0

8.0

8.0

8.2 

8.6

10

~12

205.2

6.84

407

Dec.

 10 .5

9.0

10

7.0

5.0 

3.5

3^0

3.0

3.0

3.2

3.4

3.5

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.6

*3.6

3.6

3.6

3.7

3.8

3.5

3.2

4.2

6.6

7.0

7.4

8.2

8.6

8.2

162.6

5.25

323

Jan.

9.5

10

12

12

13

14 

14

14

15

16

9.5

8.2

5.0

6.6

5.0

*4.8

3.8

3.2

3.0

2.5

2.2

3.0

2.8

2.4

2.0

1.9

1.8 

1.8

1.6

1.3

1.2

203.1

6.55

403

Peb.

1.1

T7T

1.2

1.4

1.7 

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.5

*5.2

5.5

5.5

5.0

10

26

478

615

890

1 Igg

'47 8

180

131

75

112

94 

109

_

_

-

4,362.2

156

8;650

Mar.

108

190

T66

154

82

58 

56

139

42

39

35

55

52

48

78

69

67

70

76

64

62

52

44

39

32

28

26

25

50

149

130

2,285

73.7

4,530

Apr.

108

83

70

60

160

7.060 

3,820

1,200

»440

297

602

465

293

260

202

172

164

145

125

93

105

99

82

66

63

40

19 

26

20is

16,354

545

32,440

Hay

20

30

33

30

78 

76

76

*75

653

366

210

312

267

230

170

140

172

88

147

330

308

299

299

282

204

267

211

160

146

142

5,866

189

11,640

June

134

105

45

31

43

622 

1,220

508

428

193

30

*109

40

57

143

160

158

55

66

440

878

2,170

3,000

4,590

2,140

665

1,430 

5,210

7,490

12.900

-

45,060

1,502

89,380

July

5,610

1,620

420

3,500

4,240

1,150 

224

182

174

4,790

13,500

*13.800

10,100

2,830

615

354

708

570

398

290

142

*204

147

62

56

53

50 

47

45

41

»3J7

65,959

2,128

130,800

Aug.

30

22

25

27

9.5

8.2 

16

69

149

43

63

100

111

102

37

32

27

20

10

7.4

134

490

208

127

94

1,680

5.540 

 3,670

1,480

1,010

665

15,806.1

510

31,350

Sept.

980

1,070

2,240

5,200

8,840

5,340 

1,070

415

5,620

* 15. 500

5,760

6,620

4,550

3,550

3,240

612

605

166

158

116

*142

164

135

415

224

158

110 

120

124

57

-

71,301

2,377

141,400

Calendar year 1950: Max 11,800 Min 2.8 Mean 216 Ac-ft 156,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,800 Min 1.0 Mean 624 Ao-ft 451,800

" uiscnarge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful or no gage-height record Nov. 19, Mar. 25-27, 31, 

Aug. 1, Sept. 27; discharge estimated on basis of records for nearb 

relation affected by ice Nov. 23-26, Dec. 6-21, Jan. 31 to Peb. 16.

., Apr. 3-5, 8, July 15, 26-30, 

 by stations. Stage-discharge
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 413

Marina ton River near Fort Scott, Kans.

Location. Lat 37°52', long, 94°40', in Nlrf£ sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 25 E., on left bank at 

 old military highway bridge, 2 miles northeast of Port Scott, 2| miles downstream from 

Mill Creek, and 2| miles west of Kansas-Missouri State line.

Drainage area.--411 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1921 to June 1925, April 1929 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder and wire-weight gage read once daily. Datum of gage is 752.48 

rt above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Aug. 5, 1921, to Dec. 3, 1934, chain gage, and 

Dec. 4, 1934, to Jan. 31, 1939, water-stage recorder and chain gage at present site and 

datum.

Average discharge.--25 years (1921-24, 1929-51), 329 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 28,400 cfs Sept. 10 (gage height, 36.06 ft minImum daily, 1.5 cfs Feb. 1.

1921-25, 1929-51: Maximum discharge, 34,200 cfs May 18, 1943 (gage height, 36.90 

ft); no flow at times in 1934, 1936, 1939, 1942-45.

Maximum stage known, 42.34 ft in 1915.

Remarks.--Records fair.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

B

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

23

25

26

30

15

14

12

10

8.4

8.1

5.9 

5.7

5.9

5.1

3.2

3.8

 3.0

3.0

3.0

3.0

2.9

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.4

2.4

2.3

2.2

2. A

243.3

7.85

463

Nov.

2.1

Z7T

2.2

2.3

2.5

2.3

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.4

2.3 

2.4

2.4

 2.3

2.3

2.4

2.7

2.7

2.9

3.1

3.2

3.0

2.7

3.0

3.0

3.1

3.4

3.6

374

3.4

80.2

2.67

159

Dec.

3.5

3.6

3.6

3.5

3.2

3.0

3.2

3.5

3.6

3.8

3.9 

3.9

3.8

3.6

3.5

3.4

3.0

b2.5

*b2.1

b575~

3.0

3.2

5.7

T7S

3.2

2.7

2.6

2.6

2.5

2.5

2.5

101.5

3.27

201

Jan.

3.0

11

19

T5

12

9.5

8.4

7.0

7.0

6.6

5.9 

5.9

5.7

5.9

 6.6

5.9

5.1

5.1

4.1

3.9

3.6

3.8

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

3.9

b3.5

b3.0

1)2.5

b2.0

190.5

6.15

378

Feb.

bl.5

bOJ

b2.5

b3.0

3.0

11

13

16

15

13

24 

44

 36

37

46

50

51

136

876

2,510

3,060

1,140

592

305

250

257

265

218

_

-

9,977.0

356

19,790

Mar.

181

161

478

33S

192

147

123

105

95

107

271 

266

172

133

123

121

115

100

91

83

75

76

72

55

44

37

4T5

42

68

217

243

4,369

141

8,670

Apr.

146

118

118

110

100

2,540

27250"

650

«389

312

1,400 

936

494

336

245

190

160

141

127

117

126

138

113

94

BB

83

80

75

74

Jl

11,854

395

23,510

May

95

338

214

120

97

87

83

70

*64

447

360 

168

113

91

79

114

281

131

90

80

182

8,280

5,300

1,270

476

278

192

144

116

95

85

19,537

630

38,750

June

80

78

75

80

81

115

218

331

687

288

152 

 347

448

154

109

498

145

87

68S

2,970

3,090

3,000

6,530

13,900

8,380

3,010

999

 487

5,990

24.500

77,520

2,584

153,800

July

16,300

2,540

1,120

7,510

4,670

1,240

542

314

585

10,900

20.500 

12^600

5,360

1,750

750

463

1,540

855

529

202

 146

106

95

86

82

77

71

59

48

40

 50

90,666

2,925

179,800

Aug.

29

29

25

25

22

20

5T

25

1,840

1,210

248 

607

257

117

86

74

65

55

44

40

1,200

1,560

534

188

175

1,480

6,450

6,620

 5,266

670

288

25,860

854

51,290

Sept.

515

1,150

1,150

2,110

5,950

4,110

1,150

509

7,960

24.800

7,040 

5,070

5,270

1,760

685

457

559

269

201

159

 126

109

97

129

190

147

106

86

76

62.

-

69,718

2,324

158*300

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,800 Mln 2.1 Mean 355 Ac-ft 256,700

Water year .1950-51: Max 24,800 Mln 1.5 Mean 850 Ac-ft 615,100

Peak discharge (base, 5.500 eta). Feb. 20 (11:50 p.m.) 4,790 eta (22.46 ft at 2:50 a.m. Feb. 21) j 

Apr. 6 (5 p.m.) 4,240 cfs (2I.1Z ft at S p.m.); May 22 (10 p.m.) 11,500 cfs (52.50 ft); June 20 

(8 p.m.) 5,470 ofs (23.95 ft at 12 p.m.); June 24 (7 p.m.) 16,600 cfs (33.90 ft); June 30 (1:30 p.m.) 

27,800 eta (35.96 ft); July 4 (5 p.m.) 9,020 ofs (30.77 ft at 10:30 p.m.); July 11 (3 p.m.) 21,200 

cfs (34.84 ft); Aug. 28 (4 a.m.) 7,840 cfs (29.18 ft at 8 a.m.); Sept. 5 (6 p.m.) 6,440 cfs (26.64 

ft at 10 p.m.); Sept. 10 (7:30 a.m.) 28,400 cfs (36.06 ft); Sept. 15 (6 a.m.) 6,350 cfs (26.19 ft 

at 9 a.m.). -

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

Sac River near Stockton, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37 0 42'30", long. 93°45'20", in W^ sec. 11, T. 34 N., R. 26 W., near

center of span on upstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 64, '.iiree-quarters of 

a mile upstream from Bear Creek and 2 miles east of Stockton.

Drainage area.--1,160 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 8.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 764.02 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 7, 1932, chain 

gage at site 57 ft downstream at same datum. Oct. 7, 1932, to Feb. 20, 1935, chain 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge,--30 years, 1,127 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 50,100 cfs July 4 (gage height, 25.35 ft); minimum observed, 91 cfs Dec. 29 (gage height, 2.16 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 120,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 31.8 ft); minimum, 0.8 cfs Aug. 30, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.62 ft Sept. 10, 1925. 

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 29.3 ft in July 1909.

Remarks.--Records fair except those for periods of ice effect or backwater from Bear 

Creek, which are poor. Slight regulation during extremely low stages from gristmills 

upstream.

Revisions (water years).--W 926: 1940.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect and 

days of backwater from Bear Creek (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 19

2.1 

3.0 

9.0 

15.0

415

3,130

7,290

19.0

21.0

22.0

23.4

12,300

18,400

23,300

33,100

July 20 to Sept. 30

2.8 215 

9.0 3,130 

Note. Same as preceding table above 

9.0 ft.

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

15

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

25

24

25

26

27

28

29

50

51

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

255

245

1,150

2.070

1,260

990

862

758

697

615

575

495

455

*415

575

555

555

555

315

315

295

295

295

295

275

255

251

247

256

252

212

15,758

508

0.438

0.51

31,260

Nov.

208

205

208

212

208

197

189

186

186

189

182

174

171

171

174

*160

160

167

165

174

256

216

197

186

171

167

165

156

152

152

-

' 5,480

185

0.158

0.18

10,870

Dec.

148

141

145

141

145

152

156

182

141

156

157

134

134

130

130

123

119

112

116

105

109

105

102

102

105

109

102

94

91

98

94

5,858

124

0.107

0.12

7,650

Jan.

98

105

141

145

152

*145

134

123

119

112

116

119

116

485

758

779

575

495

455

595

555

555

515

295

275

275

255

232

b200

b!70

b!50

8,404

271

0.234

0.27

16,670

Feb.

b!40

b!40

b!50

b!70

216

862

1,260

990

820

656

575

535

515

495

515

615

*1,340

5,970

9,880

11,500

17j500

*9 640

5,250

5,750

3,030

2,730

2,490

2,260

-

-

-

81,774

2,920

2.52

2.62

162,200

Mar.

2,310

1,980

1,840

1,620

1,480

1,590

1,500

1,160

1,080

1,260

5,030

4,540

5,300

2,780

2,490

2,160

1,980

i,800

1,660

1,480

1,540

1,260

1,160

*1,080

990

947

904

862

862

990

947

51,982

1,677

1.45

1.67

105,100

Apr.

862

862

820

779

758

904

1,050

904

904

1,050

1,390

2,850

5.250

2,730

2,400

2,030

1,750

1,570

1,440

1,300

1,210

1,890

1,620

1,390

1,260

1,160

1,080

990

904

904

"

41,931

1,398

1.21

1.34

83,170

May

862

1,080

*1,120

990

862

862

779

697

656

697

904

779

697

615

575

515

495

455

435

415

455

cl,300

1,390

1,160

862

758

615

535

475

1,260

2,210

25,490

822

0.709

0.82

50,560

June

904

697

575

515

495

455

820

*1,080

1,160

1,080

820

el, 100

904

656

575

1,160

1,660

1,120

904

1,160

2,030

3,970

5,640

2,680

2,030

2,780

2,120

1,620

2,040

15,200

-

55,950

1,865

1.61

1.79

111,000

July

21,600

11,900

6,500

29,100

*52.600

*11,000

5,120

3,540

2,830

6,690

9,180

4,480

3,420

2,830

2,550

2,050

1,750

1,570

3,850

2,060

1,490

1,250

1,110

1,020

923

829

782

735

642

596

573

174,150

5,618

4.84

5.58

345,400

Aug.

550

*C88

550

483

461

418

440

440

440

505

440

397

355

354

314

314

293

440

334

314

314

273

253

249

314

249

1,470

1^390

2,010

829

550

22,411

7C3

0'.623

0.72

44,450

Sept.

418

397

355

57G

735

1,160

755

550

4,CCO

12.500

3,230

2,710

5,680

2 j-'^Z

l,o 'u

1,300

1,110

923

735

642

573

528

596

2,460

5,670

1,870

1,680

*1,440

1,110

923

~

56,696

1,897

1.64

1.82

112,900

Calendar year 1950: Max 18,500 Min 91 Mean 1,091 Cfsm 0.941 In. 12.77 Ac-ft 790,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 52,600 Min 91 Mean 1,491 Cfsm 1.29 In. 17.44 Ac-ft 1,079,000

Peak discharge (base, 12,000 cfs). Feb. 21 (5 to 8 a.m.) 20,200 cfs (21.40 ft); July 1 (10 a.m.

to 2 p.m.) 25,500 cfs (22.00 ft); July 4 (10 p.m.) 50,100 cfs (25.55 ft); Sept. 10 (7 a.m.) 15,600

cfs (20.16 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from Bear Creek.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 415

Cedar Creek near Pleasant View, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°50'03", long. 93°52'31" (revised), in NE£ sec. 2, T. 35 N R. 27 W., 

at center of span on downstream handrail of bridge on State Highway 39, if miles north 

of Pleasant View, if miles downstream from Alder Creek, and 5-J miles upstream from 

mouth.

Drainage area.--420 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1923 to September 1926, October 1948 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 3 ft and twice daily above. Datura of gage 

TTs 739.5 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. April 1923 to Sept. 30, 1926, chain 

gage and Oct. 1, 1948, to May 10, 1950, wire-weight gage, at site 50 ft downstream at 

same datum.

Average discharge.--6 years, 394 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 24,300 cfs July 4 (gage height, 25.56 ft); minimum, 7 cfs Dec. 23-31; minimum gage height, 1.14 ft Dec. 26-30.

1923-26, 1948-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 4, 1951; minimum, 0.3 cfs Aug. 

9-11, 1926; minimum gage height, 0.33 ft Sept. 10, 1925.

Maximum stage known, 27.7 ft July 20, 1909, from floodmark.

Remarks. Records fair except those for periods of doubtful or no gage-height record, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years).--W 1146: 1923-26, drainage area. W 1176: 1924(M).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

74

218

620

10.0

16.0

20.0

22.0

23.4

1,930

4,150

6,500

9,000

13,300

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

 total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

15

19

501

490

290

132

98

92

86

78

64

59

*48

29

26

26

23

21

20

18

17

15

15

15

15

a!4

alZ

a 10

9

9

9

2,275

73.4

0.175

0.20

4,510

Nov.

9

9

9

9

8

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

9

9

*9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

e

8

8

8

8

-

261

8.7

0.021

0.02

518

Dec.

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

9

8

8

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

7

249

8.0

0.019

0.02

494

Jan.

8

8

9

16

*64

80

59

44

21

13

15

15

15

17

21

24

29

36

44

44

38

36

33

32

29

27

25

24

23

a20

a!7

906

29.2

0.070

0.08

1,800

Feb.

a!4

a!2

a!2

a!4

a20

a300

1,430

532

390

236

227

201

193

185

169

*201

272

1,000

3,780

6,640

9,400

*6,130

1,610

668

668

532

490

470

-

-

~

35,796

1,278

3.04

3.17

71,000

Mar.

390

350

330

310

254

236

210

193

185

410

1,480

1,460

836

430

410

410

370

310

272

236

218

210

193

*177

169

169

162

154

.146

146

154

10,980

354

0.843

0.97

21,780

Apr.

154

162

154

162

162

836

908

510

450

430

980

1,750

1,380

932

668

450

410

350

272

210

509

1,030

532

410

236

210

193

169

169

218

"

15,006

500

1.19

1.33

29,760

May

254

310

*350

210

193

a!90

a!60

a!30

al40

185

185

193

169

162

125

92

68

65

61

J30

60

1.570

1,280

668

450

236

210

177

132

92

254

8,231

266

0.633

0.73

16,330

June

236

98

86

66

59

15.

56

*341

668

254

570

1,880

254

154

162

692

592

154

236

236

227

1,650

3,620

2,620

987

2,120

836

430

1,150

5, 490

-

25,969

866

2.06

2.30

51,510

July

8,520

4,880

2,060

15,000

*8,750

*4,220

1,360

532

460

4,020

5,720

3,450

956

620

470

390

254

201

139

139

177

139

132

111

98

75

62

52

43

39

35

61,104

1,971

4.69

5.41

121,200

Aug.

33

*27

25

23

22

23

111

118

1,070

227

al70

132

125

98

75

64

55

45

38

37

356

177

132

384

236

330

1,760

5,420

3,740

450

218

15,721

507

1.21

1.39

31,180

Sept.

218

227.

236

764

764

692

490

430

3,610

*15.200

7,360

3,500

5,030

3,840

812

532

450

350

272

218

185

177

169

374

dl,800

dl,000

*1,280

d900

d600

d400

"

49,880

1,663

3.96

4.42

98,940

Calendar year 1950: Max 7,520 Min 7 Mean 326 Cfsm 0.776 In. 10.54 Ac-ft 235,900

Water year 1950-51: Max 13,200 Min 7 Mean 620 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.04 Ac-ft 449,000

une 23 (11 to 12 p.m.) 

24,300 cfs (25.56 ft);

Sept. 10 (12 m.)

. . 3 (5 p.m.) 5,720 cfs (19.0 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

a No gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and engineers' 

readings on Sept. 27.
416 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Osage River at Osceola, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°03'44", long. 93°41'37", in NE^NE^ sec. 17, T. 38 N., R. 25 W. , on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on State Highway 13, half a mile downstream from 

Gallinipper Creek, 1 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of West Missouri Power 

Co., and 1 mile northeast of Osceola.

Drainage area.--8 .220 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--July 1921 to September 1928, November 1930 to September 1951. Gageheight records collected at site l£ miles upstream April 1910 to November 1930, at 

same si^e November 1930 to April 1933 and since February 1938, are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 678.91 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. July 1921 to Sept. 30, 1928, chain gage at site l£ miles upstream at datum 3.67 

ft higher.

Average discharge.--27 years (1921-28, 1931-51), 5,992 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year. 98,300 cfs July 6 (gage height, 35.87 ft in 

gage well, 36.04 ft from outside gage); minimum, 7 cfs Feb. 3 (gage height, 0.62 ft); 

minimum daily, 148 cfs Dec. 31.

1921-28, 1930-51: Maximum discharge, 146,000 cfs May 21, 1943 (gage height, 41.48 

ft in gage well, 41.7 ft from outside gage); minimum, 4.0 cfs July 13, 1936; minimum 

daily, 4.4 cfs Oct. 29, 1939; minimum gage height, 0.22 ft Aug. 11, 1941.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, about 40.3 ft in June 1844, from profile based 

on floodmarks in vicinity and furnished by Union Electric Co. of Missouri (discharge, 

135,000 cfs, from rating curve defined by discharge measurements since 1931).

Remarks.--Records good. Low and medium flow regulated by powerplant 1 mile upstream. 

Revisions (water years).--W 606: 1922.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51 (gage height. In feet, and discharge, In 

cubic feet per second)

Oct. 1 to July 20 July 21 to Sept. 30

1.7 

2.0 

2.5 

3.0 

4.5

136

220

445

780

2,350

10.0

19.0

28.0

31.0

35.6

11,800

31,100

53,200

66,300

96,100

3.6 1,100

5.0 2,940

10.0 11,400

18.0 28,100

27.0 50,100

31.0 66,300

34.1 85,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6 

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

32 

23

24

35

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

986

1,230

1,620

2,620

3,760

2^900

2,110

1,750

1,420

1,360

1,520

*1,070

*979

829

738

729

692

592

650

617

446 

558

717

475

336 4~58~

554

380

454

410

36,810

1,187

75,010

Nov.

598

446

429

386

201

!§*

347

331

321

324

395

302

390

*284

356

315

330

340

347

365

467 

204

425

555

279

315

354

365

238

-

10,346

345

20,520

Dec.

305

289

274

331

324

380 

266

385 28"5

165

351

308

341

251

361

240

272

288

309

308

244

230 

308

237

291

277

286

268

270

312

148

8,902

287

17,660

Jan.

291

587

667

617

*596

683 

487

483

458

471

390

372

380

408

529

946

1.220

712

900

871

600

621 

587

504

496

487

487

411

342

281

391

17,275

557

34,260

Feb.

282

222

240

211

279

1,290 

2,760

3,200

2,350

1,990

1,700

1,300

1,320

1,120

*1,220

*1,480

1,810

4,870

16, 100

50,600

41,200

42.200 

40,500

27,400

18,600

15,500

11,000

7,590

-

-

278,134

9,933

551,700

Mar.

6,230

5,720

7,590

6,740

6,060

5,380 

4,530

3,850

3,280

3,200

7,250

11,400

11,260

9,010

7,590

6,400

5,720

5,210

4,530

4,020

3,600

5,200 

*2,980

2,760

2,550

2,290

2,230

2.170

2] 230

3,440

5,040

157,400

5,077

312,200

Apr.

5,210

4,870

3,940

3,360

2,980

7,670 

16,100

17,000

17,200

17,000

17,400

18,200

19.500

15,900

12,000

8,830

6,910

5,720

5,040

4,360

4,360

5,380 

5,720

. 4, 700

* " 4,100

3,600

3,200

2,980

2.760

2,900

-

248,690

8,290

493,300

May

4,190

*5,210

10,300

13,700

14, 700

15.500 

14, 700

9,190

4,560

5,760

5,040

9,550

1

12,100

12,700

9,190

4,700

3,280

3,760

5,380

5,210

5,210

8,830 

14,300

14,100

13,300

13,100

12,000

8,110

4,280

2.850

5,120

265,500

8,565

526,600

June

5,680

2,620

2,250

1,930

1,650

2/050

*6, 740

14,100

15,700

16,300

18,400

19,900

17,400

14,100

9,550

11,600

13,900

12,300

8,470

9,370

18,200 

25,800

52,700

27,000

28,800

50,600

50,600

33,400

44.800

"

475,240

15,840

942,600

July

53,800

60,500

65,800

64,800

74,200

96.100 

90,900

74,900

64,000

67,100

67,800

65,800

61,400

56,800

57,400

65,500

78,600

88,500

91,600

90,600

84,700

77,600 

69,900

62,400

55,400

49,000

42,000

34, 700

27,700

19,600

7.470

H.966.37

63,430

*3,900

Aug.

2,860

*2,070

1,860

1,610

1,430

1.190 

1,400

1,320

11,400

11,000

7,470

5,940

4,650

4,070

5,460

3,540

3,690

2,790

2,000

1,800

2,860

5,270 

4,950

4,070

4,650

4,650

15,100

26,300

50.300

25,000

21,300

219,940

7,095

436,200

Sept.

21,100

21,500

21,500

24,600

28,100

27,900 

27,900

29,000

56,600

55,000

60,500

65,500

68,400

71.200

70,100

66,500

62,400

58,200

55,400

47,900

40,200

51,200 

22,400

15,900

17,100

15,500

*12,700

9,600

6,110

4.150

"

H,089.56

36,320

*2,161

Calendar year 1950: Max 41,800 Hln 148 Mean 6,404 Ac -it 4,636,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 96,100 Mln 148 Mean 15,080 Ac-ft 9,469,000

85 ft); June 24 (10 a.m.) 

(10 p.m) to July 20

* Expressed In thousands.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 417

Porame de Terre River near Bolivar, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°36', long. 93°19', in N£ sec. 11, T. 33 N., R. 22 W., on downstream 

handrail of bridge on State Highway 64, in Burns, 4j miles upstream from Hominy Creek, 

and 5f miles east of Bolivar.

Drainage area. 225 sq mi.

Records available. October 1950 to September 1951.

Gage. Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 913.97 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 9,560 cfs June 30 (gage height, 13.7 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum observed, 14 cfs Aug. 25 (gage height, 1.80 ft).

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet,

and discharge. In cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used Feb. 22 to Mar. 10)

1.7

1.8

1.9

2.1

2.2

2.4 

3.0 

4.O 

7.0

11.6

S7

290

800

3,090

7,380

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

260" 25

800 230"

150

110

130

100

80

7O

60

55

50

45

43

41

39

37

36

35

34

32

31

30 

30

29

28

28

27

27

26

2,678

86.4

0.384

0.44

5,310

Nov.

25

24

24

23

23

23

3O

25

*22

22

21

21

22

22

22

*22

21

20

2ff

85

29

29

31

31 

23

22

23

23

23

23

-

774

25.8

0.115

0.13

1,540

Dec.

22

23

2T

21

20

21

21

21

21

20

20

21

21

21

21

21

21

20

20

19

18

18

18

18 

18

18

17

IT

17

17

17

609

19.6

0.087

0.10

1,210

Jan.

17

T7

24

27

27

*25

26

24

23

24

24

24

27

348

552

222

164

134

115

93

76

69

66

64 

57

54

45

49

41

31

29

2,318

74.8

0.332

0.38

4,600

Feb.

2929"

29

29

41

354

131

109

128

115

107

101

101

98

176

450

*525

2,840

2,090

3,450

*1,820

800

580

450 

390

330

 290

400

-

-

15,992

571

2.54

2.64

31,720

Mar.

310

29O

270

243

218

201

190

180

167

642

2,550

1,140

608

450

400

310

310

290

290

243

222

201

180

*164 

147

137

131

128

5ST

774

222

11,865

383

 1.70

1.96

23,530

Apr.

198

198

184

173

157

208

208

190

290

352

993

1,220

1,6?0

580

425

330

310

250

240

212

541

450

310

250 

222

201

187

177

154

TTO

-

10,450

348

1.55

1.73

20,730

May

275

500 *25o~

222

187

170

154

144

121

204

194

160

131

115

101

87

82

73

64

62

62

188

222

131 

98

76

62

52

49

45

42

4,363

141

0.627

0.72

8,650

June

35

34

4?

49

40

40

168

*121

154

107

71

372

290

212

246

194

160

112

95

537

246

2,010

662

352 

333

1,630

352

222

270

*7,320

-

16,476

549

2.44

2.72

32,680

July

1,820

690

608

3,900

800

608

450

31O

290

3,000

1,O90

745

960

450

330

236

222

173

280

194

130

107

93

87 

80

73

109

69

61

59

sp_

18,074

583

2.59

2.99

35,850

Aug.

78

*59

49

43

37

34

34

33

124

137

59

40

33

28

26

24

25

29

36

29

24

21

19

18 

14

21

1,010

3,510

290

173

128

6,185

200

0.889

1.02

12,270

Sept.

101

82

76

26T

375

208

157

121

1,620

1,140

330

771

745

310

236

201

167

141

125

107

93

85

109

4.630 

800

525

'« 475

*290

243

218

-

14,743

491

2.18

2.44

29,240

Calendar year 1950: Max - Mln - Mean - Cfsm - In. Ac-ft -

Water year 1950.51; Max 7,320 Hln 14 Mean 286 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.27 Ac-ft 207,300

.tu. ; a j -jov uia i j.j . i i u / ; ui

3 ft); Aug. 28 (5 a.m.) 7,fi£ 

^ a.m.) 8,790 cfs (13.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 1 to Nov. 8, Feb. 10, 25, July 21; discharge estimated on basis 

of records for station at Hermitage and weather records.
418 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56145", long. 93°18t35", in SE^NE£ sec. 23, T. 37 N., R. 22 W., on left 

bank at downstream side of bridge on U. S. Highway 54, a quarter of a mile east of 

Hermitage and lj miles downstream from Mill (Crane) Creek.

Drainage area. 655 sq mi.

Records available. July 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 726.83 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 1, 1925, chain gage at site 1.60 miles upstream at different 

datum. Oct. 1, 1925, to Oct. 2, 1934, chain gage and Oct. 3, 1934, to July 28, 1937, 

wire-weight gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--30 years, 670 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 29,000 cfs July 1 (gage height, 26.40 ft); minimum, 39 cfs Dec. 28 to Jan. 1 (gage height, 2.70 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 70,000 cfs Aug. 8, 1927 (gage height, 36.45 ft, from 

floodmark), from rating curve extended above 41,000 cfs; no flow for many days during 

1936.

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions (water years).--W 786: 1927(M). W 1146: 1926.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

2.7 

3.0 

3.5 

5.5

218

940

8.0

15.0

20.0

24.4

2,260

7,760

13,900

23,200

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

48

55

' 775

2,220

637

386

295

252

240

215

189

164

*150

134

118

108

101

93

86

82

73

75

71

69

67

66

66

62

61

60

58

7,081

228

0.348

0;40

14,040

Nov.

56

54

51

49

48

48

49

49

49

49

49

49

49

48

*48

47

46

46

48

55

102

142

101

78

71

S6

61

58

56

55

-

1,777

59.2

0.090

0.10

3,520

Dec.

5452"

52

51

51

52

52

51

49

49

48

48

48

48

49

49

49

48

47

46

44

44

44

43 43

43

43

40

39

39

39

1;454

46.9

0.072

0.08

2,880

Jan.

39

44

60

*66

71

76

73

69

62

60

60

61

64

198

1,120

845

526

397

325

279

240

206

186

172

164

150

139

131

108

106

88

6,185

200

0.305

0.35

12,270

Feb.

88

80

78

76

B?

1,980

2,830

1,090

674

489

397

373

352

339

*322

656

1,670

5,790

11,100

7,050

11,600

3,460

1,900

1,360

1,090

1,000

1,000

883

_

_

'

57,809

2,065

3.15

3.28

114,700

Mar.

1,160

864

807

693

582

508

453

404

363

787

5,070

5,470

2,200

1,560

1,200

1,040

940

980

864

693

600

526

*'489

432

380

349

329

315

325

544

693

31,620

1,020

1.56

1.80

62,720

Apr.

526

453

432

404

383

712

1,130

807

769

1,020

1,670

3,540

4,070

2,460

1,560

1,090

864

731

637

544

544

1,620

1,040

750

618

526

453

411

376

352

-

30,492

1,016

1.55

1.73

60,480

May

383

*769

921

600

453

380

335

305

279

373

471

411

325

281

249

218

198

186

169

167

224

218

921

600 '346

271

218

183 '156

137

129

10,876

351

0.536

0,62'

21,570

June

113

101

90

95

113

126

*148

582

674

544

322

1,570

1,560

1,350

2,660

940

1,090

637

432

422

1,020

1,740

7,670

3,050

1,180

2,170

1,620

788

674

10,300

-

43,781

1,459

2,23

2.49

86,840

July

23,200

3,460

1,670

5,990

4,920

2,180

2,800

1,360

940

9,460

10 , 500

2,660

1,840

1,400

960

731

600

508

422

436

363

308

275

243

221

204

189

172

169

150

157

78,468

2,531

3.86

4.46

155,600

Aug.

*124

124

126

111

99

93

116

215

4,220

1,010

442

255

201

164

186

158

145

26

11

06

34

42

121

101

90

88

074

4,310

3,580

C93

408

18,973

612

0.934

l.OS

37,630

Sept.

291

284 489"

1,100

2,080

1,560

826

526

4,200

17,800

4,110

1,890

6,870

1,960

1,060

788

637

526

439

37C

3?9

3.12

411

557

6,240

*1,4GO

1,?CO

1 , 000

G5>;

-

GO, 563

2,019

3.03

3.44

120,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 15,100 Mln 39 Mean 739 Cfsm 1.13 In. 15.33 Ac-ft 535,500

Water year 1950-51; Max 23,200 Mln 39 Mean 956 Cfsm 1.46 In. 19.83 As-ft C92,400
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 419

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo.

Location. Lat 38 0 15'45", long. 93"42"50", in NW£ sec. 17, T. 40 N., R. 25 W. , near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 150 ft downstream from St. LouisSan Francisco Railway bridge, 200 ft downstream from Deepwater Creek, and 1 mile north 

of Brownington.

Drainage area. 1,660 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. July 1921 to September 1951.

Gage . Wire-weight gage read once daily below 10.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of 

gage is 675.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 4, 1934, chain 

gage at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 1,119 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 42,400 cfs July 15 (gage height, 35.5 ft, from 

floodmarks); minimum observed, 6 cfs Nov. 12, 30, Dec. 1; minimum gage height observed, 

2.80 ft Oct. 25, 26.

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 63,900 cfs Nov. 19, 1928 (gage height, 39.9 ft, from 

floodmarks); no flow for many days.

Remarks. Records fair except those for period of indefinite stage-discharge relation, 

which are poor.

Revisions (water years1.--W 1006: 1929. W 1036: 1929.

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except period of Indefinite stage-discharge

relation (gage height, In feet, and discharge, In cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 27 to Jan. 4)

2.6 

2.8 

3.0 

3.3

Oct. 1 to Feb. 6

3.5 

3.8 

4.0 

4.3

Feb. 7 to Sept. 30

45

122

188

305

3.1 

3.3 

3.5 

4.0

38

64

100

215

4.6

5.0 

7.0 

11.0

428

598

1,640

3,690

20.0 

25.0 

3O.O 

35.0

9,260

14,200

23,500

40,400

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7 

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

45

42

46

44

41

40

39 

35

33

32

33

33

*31

29

27

25

23

21

19

17

16

15

14

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

10_

792

25.5

0.015

0.02

1,570

Nov.

10

9

9

8

8

8

7 

8

8

7

7

6

7

8

*7

8

9

10

10

IS.

10

9

8

8

8

8

7

8

8

6

-

246

8.2

0.0049

0.006

488

Dec.

6

7

7

7

8

8

7 

7

8

8

8

7

8

8

8

9

9

10

10

8

8

8

8

8

8

8

7

7

9

9

9

247

8.0

0.0048

0.006

490

Jan.

9

IT

44

49

*113

88

48 

43

39

40

34

32

29

28

28

27

27

29

29

28

27

27

27

26

26

25

24

24

23

23

20

1,047

33.8

0.020

0.02

2,080

Feb.

19

18

18

16

15_

280

230 

138

71

48

43

48

51

44

*45

58

74

154

598

3,530

6,620

5,220

2,450

978

642

512

512

449

.

_

-

22,881

817

0.492

0.51

45,380

Mar.

368

408

1,640

1,080

733

534

388 

312

244

215

1,290

2,750

2,190

1,290

780

1,190

2,240

2,840

2,290

1,410

780

534

*428

388

312

260

230

230

312

2,400

4,010

34,076

1,099

0.662

0.76

67,590

Apr.

3,530

2,400

1,130

733

555

3,380

5,730 

6,680

7,900

6,080

3,380

3,530

3,590

2,940

2,400

1,460

877

642

555

491

428

491

470

428

408

294

277

2TT

277

449

-

61,782

2,059

1.24

1.38

122,500

May

470

*642

598

598

428

294

230 

202

177

368

1,700

1,640

1,130

687

428

294

230

202

918

1,700

1,130

1,290

1,580

1,080

687

449

927

780

294

388

260

21,801

703

0.423

0.49

43,240

June

687

598

260

165

118

*l,4lO~ 98

3,380

5,840

6,740

8,320

7,340

4,670

2,600

1,750

1,240

3,130

3,530

4,340

4,620

2,030

1,520

3,280

8,250

10,300

13,100

14,200

16,400

20,200

27,700

-

177,816

5,927

3.57

3.98

352,700

July

31,600

28,600

21,800

16,600

14,800

14,800

15,600 

15,900

14,100

12,800

12,500

15,800

26,500

38,800

40,400

32,000

22,000

15,300

11,400

8,040

2,990

642

449

733

2,080

1,460

780

428

312

230

189

419,633

13,540

8.16

9.40

832,300

Aug.

158

*147

129

108

94

78

71 

71

106

330

388

388

244

147

102

112

110

74

58

60

55

52

5?

54

53

185

4,400

5,610

5,900

6,580

3,430

29,144

940

0.566

0.65

57,810

Sept.

828

1,750

3,590

6,140

8,780

13,500

14,500 

12,500

11,400

14,100

13,000

13,600

13,500

12,500

11,900

9,740

5,330

1,050

687

534

388

349

294

i.TRf

2,650

2,650

*2,080

780

470

312

-

180,012

6,000

3.61

4.03

357,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 17,400 

Water year 1950-51: Max 40,400

Mln 

Mln

Mean 1,257 Cfsm 0.757 In. 10.26 Ac-ft 910,100 

Mean 2,601 Cfsm 1.57 In. 21.25 Ac-ft 1,883,000

Peak discharge (base, 9,000 efs).--July 1 (2 p.m.) 31,600 cfs (32.60 ft); July 15 (l a.m.) 42,400 

cfs [35.5 ft); Sept. 7 (6 a.m.) 14,800 cfs (25.45 ft); Sept. 10 (5 a.m.) 15,500 cfs (25.90 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Stage-discharge relation Indlflnlte Oct. 15-24; discharge estimated on basis of, weather 

records.
420 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Nlangua Branch at Marshfield, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°20'SO", long. 92°54'4S", In SE$WE£ sec. 4, T. 30 N. , R. 18 W. , on

right bank at upstream end of culvert on Highway W, 400 ft northwest of junction of

Highway W and U. S. Highway 66 (old), at north edge of Marshfield. 

Drainage area. 0.82 sq mi.

Records available.--July 1950 to September 1951. 

Gage. Water-stage recorder and concrete control. Datum of gage is 1,357.87 ft above mean

sea level, datum of 1929. 

Extremes. 1950: Maximum discharge during period July to September, 69 cfs Aug. 8 (gage

height, 2.73 ft); minimum, 0.04 cfs Sept. 17 (gage height, 1.11 ft).

1950-51: Maximum discharge during water year, 332 cfs Aug. 27 (gage height, 6.31

ft), from rating curve extended above 10 cfs on basis of slope-area determination of

peak flow; no flow Dec. 9, 10, Feb. 1,2. 

Remarks. Records fair except those prior to Oct. 1, 1950, those below 0.2 cfs, and those

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

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, 195O-51 

1950

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

7 

8

Ac-f

July

:

b

Aug.

0.16 

.16 

.14 

.14 

.14 

.14 

.14 

2.71

Sept.

~5T 0.07 

.06 

.06 

.05

TOT

.05 

.05

Day

9 

10 

11 

12 

13 

14 

15 

16

July

«0.27 

.33 

.18 

.18 

.20

Aug.

0.16 

.12 

.12 

.12 

1.51 

.60 

.16 

.14

Sept.

0.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.06 

.05

Day

17 

18 

19 

20 

21 

22 

23 

24

July

0.20 

.20 

.23 

.18 

.20 

.23 

.18 

.18

Aug.

0.14 

.14 

.12 

.12 

.12 

.12 

.12 

.12

Sept.

0.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.05 

.06 

.06 

.06

Day

25 

26 

27 

28 

29 

30 

31

July

0.45 

.20 

.18 

.18

.16 

.16 

*.16

_

-

Aug.

0.12 

.18 

2.44 

1.59 

.12 

.09 

.08

12.28

0.396

0.483

0.56

24

Sept.

0.06 

.06 

.06 

.06 

.06 

.06

0.035

0.067

3.3

Peak discharge (base, 60 efs). Aug. 8 (5 a.m.) 69 cfs (2.73 ft). 

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.06 J"^

4

.4

.2

.1

.1

.1

.1

.09

.10

*.10

.10

.10

.10

.10

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.12

.10

.10

.10

8.49

0.274

0.334

0.39

17

Nov.

0.10

.1

.1

.1

.12

.1

.1

.1

.09

.09

*.09

.09

.09

.09

.10

.12

.10

.10

.20

TCSi

.07

.06

.06

.07

.08

.06

.05

TOT

.05

.05

-

2.66

0.089

0.109

0.12

5,3

Dec.

0.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.03

ToT

.03

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

.05

*.05

.05

.05

.06

TOT

1.45

0.047

0.057

0.07

2.9

Jan.

0.05

.06

.06

.05

.05

.04

.04

.04

.06

.05

.05

.05

.30

724

.12

.08

.07

.07

.06

.05

.04

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.06

.04

.03

.02

.01

r 2.09

0.067

0.082

0.09

4.1

Feb.

0

ff

.02

.04

.3

2

.4

.3

.2

.2

*.20

.2

.1

2

4

1

*2.29

8.09

27§0~

5.97

 2.68

*1.88

1.71

1.55

1.40

»1.40

1.25

*2.05

.

_

' -

44.13

1.58

1.93

2.00

88

Mar.

0.98

.87

.87

.76

.66

.56

.48

ill

.41

2.73

5.06

»2TST

2.07

1.71

1.40

1.25

1.91

1.71

1.40

1.11

1.11

.98

.87

.76

.66

.66

.66

2.33

1.88

1.40

1.11

41.24

1.33

1.62

1.87

82

Apr.

1.11

1.11

.98

*.87

.87

.87

.87

.98

1.11

1.40

3.65

5750"

2.47

2.07

1.71

1.40

 1.25

1.11

.98

.87

1.88

*1.25

.98

.87

.76

.76

.66

.66

.66

.56

-

37.62

1.25

1.52

1.71

75

May

1.21

^7?

.66

.56

.48

.48

.41

.35

.41

1.14

.48

.35

.30

.30

.26

.26

.26

.26

.23

.35

.35

.35

.30

.30

.26

.26

.23

.23

.23

.20

.16

12.38

0.399

0.487

0.56

25

June

0.14

.12

TSS

.20

.18

».23

.91

.95

.48

.23

.20

1.30

.41

2.73

1.40

1.25

.87

.56

.66

.87

1.87

5.68

1.71

1.25

3.21

1.71

1.25

1.11

2.12

*24.0

-

58.18

1.94

2. -37

2.64

11S

July

4.20

2.68

3.52

2.68

2.07

1.71

1.40

1.40

1.88

6.70

4.28

2.47

1.88

1.71

1.55

1.25

1.11

.98

.98

.87

.87

.76

.76

.76

.66

.66

.56

.48

.41

^55

 1.07

52.66

1.70

2.07

2.39

104

Aug.

0.41

.41

.35

.35

.35

.35

.35

.30

3.28

.30

.26

.23

.23

.23

.20

.20

.41

.20

.18

.18

.18

.18

Tie" .16

.16

.16

8.72

5727

.41

.30

.26

21.73

0.701

0.855

0.99

43

Sept.

0.23

.20

.18

.26

.30

.20

.18

.16

TsT

.41

.26

.64

.41

.30

*.26

.23

.20

.20

.18

.16

.18

.20

.16

-776 2.95

.48

.41

.30

.26

.23

11.43

0.381

0.465

0.52

23

Calendar year 1950 : Max - Min - Mean - Cfsm - In. - Ac-ft -

Water year 1950-51 : Max 24.0 Mln 0 Mean 0.806 Cfsm 0.983 In. 13.35 Ac-ft 584

Peak discharge base. 60 cfa.). June 30 (3:50 a.m.) 320 cfs (6.18 ft); July 10 (4:30 a.m.) 85 cfs 

(3.28 ft); AugT 9 (5:15 a.m.) 62 cfs (2.91 ft); Aug. 27 (11:15 p.m.) 332 cfs (6.31 ,'t).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. No gage-height record Oct. 2-9, Nov. 2-4, 6-8, Jan. 27 to Feb. 10, Feb. 12-16; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent stations. Stage-discharge relation 

affected by ice Dec. 5-8, 17-19, 27-29, Jan. 6-8, 20, 21.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 421

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°56'20", long. 92 e 50'30", in NW*-NE£ sec. 19, T. 37 N., R. 17 W., on right

 bank 0.3 mile downstream from hydroelectric plant of Sho-Me Power Cooperative, Inc., 

and 8 miles northwest of Decaturville.

Drainage area. 627 sq mi.

Records available.--April 1930 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is about 665.9 ft above mean sea level, datum 

of 1929. Prior to Aug. 28, 1930, staff gage at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Average discharge.--21 years, 725 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 16,700 cfs July 2 (gage height, 16.06 ft); mini-

 mum, 28 cfs Feb. 11 (gage height, 1.85 ft, from graph based on hourly tailwater gage 

readings at powerplant); minimum daily, 174 cfs Feb. 2.

1930-51: Maximum discharge, 33,400 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 21.84 ft); minimum, 6 cfs Oct. 15, 1946; minimum daily, 18 cfs Oct. 4-6, 1930.

Maximum stage known, about 28.0 ft during 1914.

Remarks. Records good except those for Feb. 2-14, which are fair, 

regulated by powerplant above station.

Revisions (water years). W 1116: 1931-33(M). 1935(M), 1941-42.

Medium and low flow

Rating tables, water year 195O-51 (gage height, in feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

173

334

830

5.0

11.0

13.2

1,48O

7,10O

10,300

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24 

25

26

27

38

29 

30

31

Total

Mean

Ac- ft

Oct.

216

359

724

751

1.170

798

552

496

464

461

364

*378

406

390

348

330

301

310

262

392

307

297

338

226 

318

336

376

313

276 

316

232

12,707

410

25,200

Nov.

314

267

3O4

279

253

292

302

282

241

298

283

212

515

*244

288

258

256

288

248

304

312

334

315

316 

246

272

299

283

272 

268

-

S.42S

281

16,720

Dec.

271

261

214

296

567

281

255

292

283

200

284

274

264

256

278

256

198

555

294

228

212

259

268

224 

282

284

207

220

225 

256

260

7,931

256

15,730

Jan.

246

312

269

 270

230

282

242

271

265

278

200

315

277

250

6O4

989

851

588

544

488

410

398

387

364 

356

342

4O8

212

334 

336

361

11,676

377

23,160

Feb.

180

174

513

422

306

732

990

838

794

67O

380

436

400

*462

466

522

717

1,600

4,54O

5.700

4.9OO

4,360

2,190

1,630 

1,37O

1,220

1,060

1,OOO

-

-

38,272

1,367

75,910

Mar.

1,000

l.OSO

971

828

886

792

577

506

674

684

1,800

4.64O

3,460

1,98O

1,640

1,400

1,260

1,210

1,190

1,070

975

 921

780

725 

687

634

622

639

724 

887

1,2OO

36,442

1,176

72,280

Apr.

1,08O

979

913

716

790

842

899

806

869

872

882

1,58O

2.630

2,450

1,840

1,530

1,27O

1,130

1,020

947

928

859

1,330

1,180 

1,040

950

876

779

5§§

-

33,509

1,117

66,460

Hay

*614

950

998

1,110

940

786

820

608

627

640

598

641

531

656

508

492

460

445

426

6O7

892

1,120

1,850

1.970 

1,350

1,050

825

904

641 

585

378

25,022

807

49,630

June

625

472

712

664

654

498

 523

872

888

868

670

565

414

1 240

1,450

1,570

1,170

985

965

942

678

718

1,710

3,340 

1,590

1,310

1,560

1,220

1,OOO 

4,580

-

34,253

1,142

67,940

July

9,7OO

10.300

"2,300

1,800

4,760

3,280

2,130

1,800

1,520

4,180

5,100

3,030

2,840

2,040

1,640

1,500

1,170

1,040

920

950

860

775

672

634 

575

590

515

512

540

518

458

68,439

2,208

135,700

Aug.

*440

416

410

416

312

349

585

400

2,870

1,660

1,170

949

870

592

654

940

706

552

552

532

530

487

468

409 

395

358

650

96O

6.330 

3,190

1,280

30,230

975

59,960

Sept.

1,090

833

892

1,210

2,160

1,650

1,450

1.14O

2,490

5.1OO

4,OOO

2,190

3,O9O

5,470

1,850

1,590

1,190

1,020

928

849

807

945

852

1,465

*2,130

1,350

1,130

996 

884

49,566

1,646

97,920

Calendar year 1950: Max 14,400 Mln 198 Mean 1,011 Ac-ft 732,000

Water year 195O-51 : Max 1O.30O Mln 174 Mean 976 Ac-ft 706,600

Peak discharge (base. 9.000 efs). July 2 (2:30 a.m.) 16,700 cfs (16.06 ft), 

* Discharge measurement made on this day. 

Note. Discharge for Feb. 2-14 computed from graph based on hourly tailwater gage readings at 

powerplant.
422 OSAOE RIVER BASIN 

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo.

Location Lat 38°12', long. 92°37', in SE£ sec. 19, T. 40 N., R. 15 W., at left end of 

powerhouse section near left end of Bagnell Dam on Osage River, 2 miles southwest of 

Bagnell.

Drainage area. 14,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1938 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. February 1931 to September 1939 in reports of Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources. 

Gage-height records collected at same site since 1932 are contained in reports of United 

States Weather Bureau, published as Osage River at Bagnell Dam, Lakeside.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is at mean sea level, adjustment of 1912, or 

1.18 ft below mean sea level, datum of 1929, determined by Union Electric Co. of 

Missouri. Prior to Apr. 15, 1931, staff gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum contents during year, 1,482,000 acre-ft July 7 (elevation, 664.41 ft); 

minimum, 414,800 acre-ft Dec. 21 (elevation, 642.48 ft).

1931-51: Maximum contents, 1,527,000 acre-ft May 22, 1943 (elevation, 665.45 ft); 

minimum, 322,100 acre-ft Feb. 13, 1948 (elevation, 639.95 ft).

Remarks. Reservoir is formed by concrete gravity dam. Spillway is equipped with 12 

£alntor gates 34 ft wide by 22 ft high. Storage began in 1931. Usable capacity, 

1,246 ; 000 acre-ft between elevations 630.00 ft (maximum drawdown) and 660.00 ft (top of 

gates). Dead storage, 727,000 acre-ft. Figures given herein are of usable contents. 

Water is used for generating electricity. Elevations given herein are referred to mean 

sea level, adjustment of 1912.

Cooperation. Records furnished by Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Monthly elevation and contents, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Date

Calendar year 1950..

May 31...............

Water year 1950-51. .

Elevation 

(feet)t

-

-

Contents 

(acre-feet)

559,200

-

,016,000

-

Change in contents 

during month 

(acre-feet)

-133,100

-300,400

-574,700

+47,300

+208,800

-148,000

+10,000

+211,300

t Elevation at 12 p.m.
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 423

Osage River near Bagnell, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°12 I 26", long. 92°35'23", in NiSEij sec. 21, T. 40 N., R. 15 W., on left 

bank, li miles upstream from Bagnell and 3 miles downstream from hydroelectric plant 

of Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Drainage area. 14,000 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. May 1925 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 

1880 to September 1939 (monthly discharge only prior to May 1925) in reports of Missouri 

Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 548.57 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Oct. 15, 1930, staff gage at present site and datum. Since Oct. 1, 

1940, auxiliary water-stage recorder at powerplant 3 miles upstream from base gage.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 126,000 cfs July 8 (gage height, 38.26 ft); minimum, 307 cfs Jan. 17, 18 (gage height, 2.12 ft); minimum daily, 425 cfs Jan. 19.

1925-51: Maximum discharge, 220,000 cfs May 19, 1943 (gage height, 48.8 ft); minimum, 220 cfs June 12, 1932; minimum gage height, 2.10 ft July 15, 1934; minimum daily 

discharge, 290 cfs Feb. 21, 1931.

Maximum stage known prior to 1943, 43.1 ft in June 1844 (discharge, 164,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair. Flow regulated by Lake of the Ozarks (see preceding page). 

Cooperation. One discharge measurement furnished by Union Electric Co. of Missouri.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, In feet, 

and discharge, in cubic feet per second)

2.4 

3.0

4.0 

6.0

420

825

2,020

5,250

10.0

20.0

30.0

38.2

15,400

45,100

84,600

125,000

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Ao-ftj

Oct.

569

8,800

6,920

9.270

8,550

6,620

4,450

757

3,970

3,470

3,480

2,360

2,290

1,340

595

4,190

5,800

6,030

4,790

3,580

1,470

1,000

7,B20

8,480

6,360

4,390

4,650

1,560

637

5,140

5,730

135,168

4,360

268,100

Nov.

5,190

4,650

8,730

2,780

1,000

4,100

7,920

7,820

11 , BOO

11,800

2,520

680

9,480

*9,350

7,020

4,560

5,470

1,100

562

8,300

8,020

5,080

816

8,180

5,310

1,190

6,720

9,740

8,450

5,250

-

173,588

5,786

344,300

Dec.

7,450

1,230

530

7,280

9,010

11,000

11,700

6,740

2,060

623

7,090

6,670

2,620

774

2,300

1,810

602

2,030

3,200

1,810

1,520

530

518

518

506

972

1,470

543

512

512

500

94,630

3,053

187,700

Jan.

530

512

702

*488

470

488

476

702

500

500

543

*500

512

536

550

500

470

488

425

1,050

556

2,460

1,590

1,000

872

1,040

464

500

6 ,160

4,560

5,290

35,434

1,143

70,280

Feb.

3,360

3,560

710

500

1.620

6,160

5,450

6,650

5,530

8,250

695

1,670

5,940

4,840

4,930

3,640

983

882

9,480

13,100

23,900

24,400

25,000

25,800

29,200

29,200

25,800

23,600

-

-

-

294,850

10,530

584,800

Mar.

21.600

21,600

21,400

21,400

21,600

21,600

21,400

21,100

21,100

16,500

21,100

20,800

20,500

20,500

20,500

20,500

20,800

20,500

20,800

20,800

21,100

*21,100

19,700

14,300

8.800

14,200

14,900

13,300

12,000

13,900

10,700

580,100

18,710

*1,151

Apr.

2,960

10,400

9,900

9,800

10,000

10,300

2,300

600

14,000

14,200

15,200

22,700

24,100

24 , 200

24,200

24,200

20,400

20,400

20,500

19 , 500

14,600

20,000

19,400

14,400

14,400

14,100

13,800

9,600

3,100

9,400

-

432,660

14,420

858,200

May

9,400

9,370

9,630

9,910

972

543

8,680

9,170

9,770

12,300

13,600

8,960

3,610

13,100

13 , 500

13,200

13,600

12,800

4,700

1,620

8,800

16,200

20,500

20,800

19,600

8,100

3,180

13,100

13,100

5,290

13,700

320,805

10,350

636,300

June

13,800

4,940

1.680

9,140

9,260

9,340

12,900

20,000

21,100

20,300

20,800

21,100

21,100

20,800

19,200

9,660

2,020

12,500

15,700

21,100

21,100

21,400

23 , 900

34,200

50,800

56,400

59,600

61,400

71,400

84,900

-

771,540

25,720

*1,530

July

93,800

96,900

100,000

102,000

104,000

116,000

125,000

125,000

122,000

119,000

118,000

117,000

119,000

117,000

115,000

112,000

109,000

105,000

104,000

102,000

*102,000

102,000

97,800

93,000

85,500

77,700

68,800

57,200

40,200

29,200

ESjOOO

*3,OOOJ.

96,780

*5,951

Aug.

*21,900

18,100

13,400

4,900

2,100

5,780

3,140

3,010

11,100

16,100

21,100

16,800

10,400

9,550

9,840

9,170

8,930

1,270

882

3,200

8,850

9,300

9,220

8,850

1,520

818

16,800

25,300

32,100

45.000

36,300

382,730

12,350

759,100

Sept.

26,400

25,300

27,500

32,100

41,600

46,500

46,800

46,800

48,600

67,200

78,900

82,000

89,000

93,800

95 . 200

95,200

93,800

89,900

85,500

79,400

72,400

63,600

46,200

31,800

26,700

*25,800

25,100

20,600

20,300

12.200

-

&, 636. 2

54,540

*3,245

Calendar year 1950: Max 53,700 Kin 500 Mean 13,280 Ac-ft 9,615,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 125,000 Min 425 Mean 21,530 Ac-ft 15,590,000

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

* Expressed in thousands.

Note. No gage-height record Apr. 2 to May 1, June 27 to July 1, Sept. 27-30; powerplant record 

used.
424 OSAGE RIVER BASIN

Osage River near St. Thomas, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°20'25", long. 92°13 T 25", in SE^SW^ sec. 35, T. 42 N., R. 12 W. , on left 

bank 0.5 mile downstream from Sugar Creek and 2| miles south of St. Thomas.

Drainage area. --14 ,500 sq mi, approximately. 

Records available. August 1931 to September 1951.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 528.06 ft above mean sea level, datum of ""^929.

Average discharge .--20 years, 11,430 cfs.

Extremes . Maximum discharge during year. 130,000 cfs July 13 (gage height, S5.2 ft, from 

floodmark) ; minimum, 675 cfs Jan. 29 (gage height, 1.57 ft); minimum daily, 761 cfs Jan. 

28.

1931-51: Maximum discharge, 216,000 cfs May 20, 1943 (gage height, 43.8 ft); minimum, 420 cfs Aug. 27, 1931 (gage height, 1.30 ft); minimum daily, 420 cfs Aug. 27, i'^\

Ma.'-iaun stage known prior to 1943, about 39.4 ft in June 1844.

Remarks .--Records good. Flow regulated by Lake of the Ozarks (see p. 422).

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet, and

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1, 15, 22, Nov. 19. 

Dec. 3, 15, Dec. 23 to Jan. 22, Jan. 25-28, Feb. 4, 5)

697

860

1,810

2,990

5.0

7.0

10.0

15.0

4,740

9,670

18,000

34,100

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Aug.

Tota! 

Mean

27,740

4,121

53,400

39,513

1,275

78,370

Calendar year 1950: Max 61,400 

Water year 1950-51 : Max 128,000

Mean 13,760 

Mean 22,670

Ac-l't 9,959,000 

Ac-ft 16,410,000
OSAGE RIVER BASIN 425

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°25'55", long. 91°59'20", in NE£ se c. 35, T. 43 N.. R. 10 W., on right 

bank 200 ft upstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63, three-quarters of a mile southeast of Westphalia, and l£ miles downstream from Little Maries Creek.

Drainage area. 857 sq mi.

Records available.--December 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 54S.37 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1989. Prior to June 8, 1951, wire-weight,gage, read once daily below 10 ft and twice 

daily above, at site 200 ft downstream at same datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 10,300 cfs June 30 (gage height, 13.22 ft); minimum daily, 8 cfs Feb. 1,8; minimum gage height, 1.47 ft Aug. 8.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 15,600 cfs Jan. 4, 1950 (gage height, 16.0 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 3.3 cfs Sept. 27, 28, Oct. 4,5, 1948 (gage 

height, 1.44 ft).

Flood of June 8, 1937, reached a stage of 22.8 ft, from information by local residents .

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

Rating tables, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect 

and backwater from Missouri River (gage height, in feet, and 

discharge, in cubic feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used July 14 to Aug. 27)

Oct. 1 to Nov. 20 Nov. 21 to Sept. 30

1.5

1.6

1.7 

2.0

2.3 86

2.7 171

2.9 231

112

2.8 

3.5 

4.2 

6.0 

10.4

222

463

860

2,370

6,540

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

14

14

18

30

22

20

18

21

19

18

21

19

17

16

14

14

13

13

13

12

12

12

11

11

11

*11

11

11

11

11

11

469

15.1

0.059

0.07

930

Nov.

11

IT

11

11

11

11

11

12

12

21

12

13

12

12

12

12

12

12

12

221

130

81

38

14

37

32

24

22

23

22

-

875

29.2

0.114

0.13

1,740

Dec .

21

20

19

18

17

16

22

27

27

15

*16

15

15

15

15

16

15

15

14

14

14

14

13.

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

13

497

16.0

0.062

0.07

986

Jan.

13

19

16

15

32

30

26

21

19

22

21

23

*36

170

421

222

146

104

87

70

56

44

42

38

36

34

24

22

12

blO

bl

1,840

59.4

0.231

0.27

3,650

Feb.

b8

bS

blO

13

20

1,030

1,090

442

265

154

128

117

114

104

126

346

935

2,460

2,010

5,280

2,740

664

382

280

222

172

154

*161

_

_

17,435

623

2.42

2.52

34,580

Mar.

222

161

163

148

125

112

97

85

74

198

4,570

1,670

664

463

582

421

1,760

1,170

382

312

265

209

184

152

142

128

114

257

2,820

1,550

. 556

19,136

617

2.40

2.77

37,960

Apr.

346

250

196

172

138

150

755

552

582

329

296

1.840

1,580

825

463

280

250

196

142

140

248

1,500

442

280

209

163

*144

126

109

98_

-

12,559

419

1.63

1.82

24,910

May

93

123

250

172

140

114

92

81

70

74

136

142

110

84

68

60

51

49

50

650

582

4.460

1,170

364

222

150

117

93

73

64

84

9,988

322

1.25

1.45

19,810

June

56

44

66

102

*61

45

40

735

2,160

280

193

758

329

184

132

112

509

250

142

105

81

72

875

2,450

1,020

1,970

756

329

1,620

5,970

-

21,446

715

2.78

3.10

42,540

July

1,950

532

582

598

2,250

4,080

1,570

508

312

608

636

1,060

6.510

1,470

556

364

c250

*c!60

C130

cllO

c95

89

82

78

63

54

78

73

51

45

10.

24,584

793

3.09

3.56

48,760

Aug.

32

29

32

30

24

22

20

19

21

160

95

53

37

29

216

172

98

60

44

36

154

209

90

57

42

34

5.510

2,820

877

364

209

9,395

303

1.18

1.36

18,630

Sept.

140

104

85

393

463

265

172

119

1,020

5.720

694

912

1,760

532

296

196

146

114

90

73.

82

236

ISO

757

811

312

280

222

146

112

-

14,382

479

1.86

2.08

28,530

Calendar year 1950: Max 8,070 Win 11 Mean 307 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.25 Ac-ft 222,500

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,510 Min 8 Mean 363 Cfsm 1.41 In. 19.20 Ac-ft 263,000

Peak discharge (base, 6,000 cfs). Feb. 20 (11 p.m.) 9,830 cfs (12.9 ft); Mar. 11 (8 a.m.) 7,200

cfs (11.04 ft); May 22 (l p.m.) 6.000 cfs (9.87 ft); June 9 (2:30 a.m.) 6,760 cfs (10.58 ft); June 

30 (10 p.m.) 10,300 cfs (l3.22 ft); July 13 (5:30 p.m.) 10,200 cfs (13.14 ft); Aug. 27 (7:30 p.m.)

7,320 cfs (10.98 ft); Sept. 10 (6 a.m.) 6,100 cfs (9.94 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

c Backwater from Missouri River; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and discharge

measurement on July 18.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Gasconade River near Hazlegreen, Mo.

Drainage area.--1,250 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--April 1929 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. October 1928 to September 1930 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 192, 72d Congress, 1st session.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 844.75 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to Oct. 11, 1934, chain gage at same site and datum.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 36,000 cfs July 1 (gage height, 23.00 ft); minimum, 126 cfs Dec. 29, 30 (gage height, 1.42 ft).

1929-51: Maximum discharge, 76,400 cfs Apr. 14, 1945 (gage height, 29.6 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 18 cfs Aug. 1, 1936 (gage height, 0.85 ft).

Maximum stage known, 31.8 ft in January 1916, from floodmark (discharge, about 

100,000 cfs, from rating curve extended above 68,000 cfs).

Remarks.--Records good except those for periods of ice effect or doubtful gage-height 

record, which are fair.

Revisions (water years).--W 1146: 1933(M).

Rating tables, 

height,

1.4 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

Oct. 

121

757

2,160

12.0

17.0

20.3

year 1950-51, exc 

-,, and discharge,

r 1

) 4,820 

) 9,820 

) 18,000

ept periods of Ice effect (gage 

in cubic feet per second)

July 2 to Sept. 30

2.0 291 8.0 4,730 

3.0 662 12.0 9,820 

5.0 1,920 15.8 15,600

26,500

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

B

9

1O

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

IB

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

158

155

205

205

2B8

271

237

237

221

202

*193

184

178

169

167

164

158

155

153

150

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

147

5,467

176

0.141

0.16

10,840

Nov.

147

142

142

139

157

137

150

172

175

169

164

158

*155

150

150

147

147

147

144

187

193

187

187

221

196

181

169

164

158

150

-

4,865

162

0.130

0.14

9,650

Dec .

144

147

147

153

153

155

153

150

150

147

147

142

139

142

144

147

147

142

142

144

144

142

142

142

142

137

131

129

126

126

129

4,425

143

0.114

0.13

8,780

Jan.

137

137

*142

142

142

142

144

142

142

142

142

142

147

237

382

762

1,540

875

d650

d550

d500

463

422

362

343

324

288

271

271

254

254

10,391

335

0.268

0.31

20,610

Feb.

b240

b220

b200

b200

199

670

2,400

3,340

1,700

1,270

935

815

*702

702

675

702

1,090

3,340

9,540

12.400

9,820

8,390

4,050

3,080

2,400

2,000

1,620

1,550

_

_

-

74,250

2,652

2.12

2.21

147,300

Mar.

1,620

1,780

1,700

1,410

1,270

1,060

1,000

875

757

815

3,420

10, 700

8,560

4,140

3,000

2,490

2,080

2,000

2,320

2,160

*1,700

1,410

1,270

1,200

1,060

935

875

757

2,490

1,920

1,780

68,554

2,211

1.77

2.04

136,000

Apr.

1,410

1,130

1,060

1,000

935

875

875

5,000

2,660

2,160

3,000

4,340

6,020

3, 870

2,740

2,320

1,780

1,480

1,340

1,270

1,620

2,400

2,580

2,080

1,780

1,550

1,340

1,200

1,060

1,000

-

61,875

2,062

1.65

1.84

122,700

May

*1,000

1,410

2,320

2,000

1,700

1,340

1,060

1,000

935

875

970

1,700

1,200

1,000

875

757

648

598

551

10,200

3,420

3,260

2,660

1,850

1,410

1,130

935

815

702

598

551

49,470

1,596

1.28

1.47

98,120

June

506

463

442

463

648

*675

598

551

1,200

1,700

1,410

1,060

935

1,340

1,920

1,780

1,620

1,270

1,000

1,060

875

815

3,990

5,320

2,320

1,780

1,620

1,410

3,190

12,700

-

54,661

. 1,822

1.46

1.63

108, 400

July

26,500

15, 600

4^510

3,950

10,800

6,140

4,510

3,270

2,300

6,030

7,360

5,780

9,680

4,840

2,900

2,070

1,710

1,500

1,360

1,240

1,100

921

809

708

708

708

757

708

662

619

*558

130,288

4,203

3.36

3.88

258,400

Aug.

500

463

463

445

445

427

427

427

2,050

1,360

980

863

708

619

757

809

662

578

500

445

392

358

341

324

308

291

411

7,970

7, 770

1,920

1,300

35,313

1,139

0.911

1.05

70,040

Sept.

980

809

757

1,270

1,040

863

708

619

1,000

5,080

1,780

1,240

1,640

1,170

980

809

757

662

578

500

445

427

392

500

*863

*980

757

619

578

538

-

27,341

911

0.729

0.81

54,230

Calendar year 1950: Max 28,30O Mln 126 Mean 1,697 Cfsm 1.36 In. 18.43 Ac-ft 1,229,000

Water year 195O-51: Max 26,500 Mln 126 Mean 1,444 Cfsm 1.16 In. 15.67 Ac-ft 1,045,000

Peak discharge (base, 10,000 cfs). Feb. 20 (11 a.m.) 16,400 cfs (16.25 ft); Mar. 12 (12 p.m.) 

14,300 cfs (ISTO ft); Apr. 8 (12 m.) 10,200 cfs (12.3 ft); May 20 (11 a.m.) 14,800 cfs (15.31 ft); 

July 1 (3 to 4 p.m.) 36,000 cfs (23.00 ft); July 5 (10 a.m.) 12,100 cfs (13.65 ft); July 13 (10 a.m. 

to 12 m.) 11,200 cfs (13.0 ft); Aug. 28 (12 m.) 13,300 cfs (14.4 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

d Doubtful gage-height record; discharge estimated on basis of weather records and records for 

nearby stations.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 427

Gasconade River near Waynesville, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°52'20" , long. 92"13>40", in SE^SE^ sec. 3, T. 36 N., R. 12 W., near 

center of span on upstream side of highway bridge, 2-| miles downstream from Roubidoux 

Creek and 4 miles north of Waynesville.

Drainage area. 1,680 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. June 1921 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. August 

1914 to September 1939 (monthly discharge only prior to June 1921) in reports of 

Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read twice daily. Datum of gage is 738.60 ft above mean sea 

level, datum of 1929. Prior to July 19, 1921, reference point and July 19, 1921, to 

Nov. 9, 1934, chain gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge.--37 years (1914-51), 1,521 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 32,000 cfs July 2 (gage height, 17.95 ft); minimum, 208 cfs Nov. 5-7, Dec. 29, 30 (gage height, 2.35 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 81,600 cfs Apr. 14, 1945 (gage height, 23.5 ft, from 

floodmark); minimum, 50 cfs Aug. 30, 31, 1936 (gage height, 1.84 ft).

Maximum stage known, about 24.3 ft Aug. 22, 1915, from floodmark (discharge, 89,000 

cfs) .

arks. Records good except those for periods of doubtful gage-height record, which are

poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 22 to June 22)

2.3 

2.5 

3.0 

4.0

191

264

499

1,200

5.5

9.0

13.0

17.0

2,570

7,410

14,700

26,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac -ft

Oct.

245

241

264

306

306

373

350

350

350

328

*306

306

285

264

260

256

241

237

234

234

226

222

222

222

222

222

219

219

219

216

216

8,161

263

0.157

0.18

16,190

Nov.

216

212

212

212

212

208

208

226

234

253

249

245

*241

234

234

230

230

230

230

249

264

306

285

306

306

285

285

264

264

260

-

7,390

246

0.146

0.16

14,660

Dec.

256

249

245

241

241

245

245

234

222

237

234

230

230

226

226

222

222

219

219

219

219

216

216

216

216

212

212

212

208

208

212

7,009

226

0.135

0.16

13,900

Jan.

212

212

*219

216

226

222

222

222

234

249

249

245

256

373

472

645

1.600

1,520

1,200

998

886

743

645

584

527

472

421

400

373

328

328

51,499

500

0.298

0.34

30,740

Feb.

306

306

328

328

328

610

1,200

2,300

2,810

1,870

1,690

1,200

*1,120

1,040

960

960

1,200

3,200

8,890

13,100

14.900

10,700

6,950

4,500

3,460

2,810

2,350

2,050

_

_

-

91,466

3,267

1.94

2.02

181,400

Mar.

1,960

2,150

2,250

1,960

1,690

1,520

1,440

1,280

1,120

1,280

5,480

10,100

11,400

7,250

4,780

3,720

3,330

3,070

3,200

3,070

*2,460

2,050

1,960

1,690

1,520

1,360

1,280

1,200

2', 150

2,690

2,150

' 92,560

2,986

1.78

2.05

183,600

Apr.

1,780

1,600

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,280

1.200

3,660

5,340

2,810

2,690

4,110

6.800

6,050

4,500

3,590

2,810

2,350

2,050

1,870

1,780

2,810

3,590

3,100

2,570

2,150

1,870

1,690

1,520

1,440

-

81,090

2,703

1.61

1.80

160,800

May

*1,360

1,520

1,960

2,810

2,350

1,960

1,690

1,440

1,360

1,280

1,200

1,280

1,520

1,360

1,200

1,120

998

866

1,040

12.700

12,600

7,120

6,500

4,920

3,200

2,250

1,780

1,520

1,280

1,200

1,120

84,484

2,725

1.62

1.87

167,600

June

960

778

960

710

676

*886

1,040

960

1,200

1,690

1,870

1,780

1,440

1,440

2,050

1,960

2,150

2,050

1,780

1,780

1,960

1,780

2,460

5,210

4,920

2,570

2,150

2,050

5,900

14.500

-

71,460

2,382

1.42

1.58

141,700

July

23,300

26.700

7,760

5,620

8,000

10,000

7,000

5,000

3,500

9,270

12,800

9,060

12,200

12,900

8,380

,060

,460

,070

,810

,350

,050

,870

,520

,440

,440

,360

,600

,700

,500

,300

* ,120

195,140

6,295

3.75

4.32

387,100

Aug.

1,120

998

923

850

750

700

614

584

1,870

3,460

,870

,500

,400

,300

,150

,800

,500

,300

,300

,100

1,000

900

800

700

650

600

600

3,590

8.550

6,000

2,500

52,979

1,709

1.02

1.17

105,100

Sept.

1,800

1,500,

1,400

1,500

1,700

1,500

1,300

1,200

1,600

2,250

5.000

2,080

2,100

1,690

1,520

1,440

1,360

1,200

1,000

900

800

750

700

700

*925

1,200

1,200

1,100

1,000

900

-

41,515

1,577

0.820

0.91

81,940

Calendar year 1950: Max 30,800 Min 208 Mean 2,252 Cfsm 1.34 In. 18.20 Ac-ft 1,630,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 26,700 Min 208 Mean 2,051 Cfsm 1.22 In. 16.56 Ac-ft 1,485,000

cfs (17.95 ft) .

Discharge measurement made on this day.

Note. Doubtful gage-height record July 5-9, 27-30, Aug. 12-14, 16-27, Aug. 30 to Sept. 8, Sept. 

11-15/18-24, -------- 26-29) discharge esti -.mated on basis of weather records and records for adjacent stations.
428 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Coyle Branch at Houston, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°19'25", long. 91°57'10", in NW£sw£ sec. 8, T. 30 N., R. 9 W., on right 

bank at upstream end of double culvert under U. S. Highway 63, at east edge of Houston, a quarter of a mile upstream from mouth.

Drainage area. 1.30 sq mi.

Records available.--June 1949 to September 1951.

Gage. --Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is N l,090 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 1,030 cfs June 30 (gage height, 5.02 ft in gage 

well) , from rating curve extended above 50 cfs on basis of slope-area determination at 

gage height, 3.77 ft; no flow Oct. 18-21, Oct. 27 to Nov. 2.

1949-51: Maximum discharge, that of June 30, 1951; no flow Oct. 18-21, Oct. 27 

to Nov. 2, 1950.

Remarks. Records poor.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except period of ice effect (gage 

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

0.38 

.40 

.45 

.50

.01 

.05 

.12

0.55

.50 

.65 

.70

0.26

.51

.90

1.45

1.00

1.15

1.40

3.15

8.60

17.5

58.0

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.02

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*0

0

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

0

0

0

0

0

0.26

0.008

0.0062

0.007

0.52

Nov.

0

0

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.69 720"

.08

.07

.06

.05

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

-

1.49

0.050

0.038

0,04

3.0

Dec.

0.01

.02

.02

.02

.04

.03

.03

.02

.02

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

.01

*.01

.01

0.43

0.014

0.011

0.01

0.85

Jan.

0.02

.46

.30

.23

.16

.14

.12

.10

.08

.10

."8

.12

.35

6.60

1.75

.80

.64

.45

.34

.26

.23

.20

.14

.10

.08

.08

.10

.09

.08

.10

.10

14.40

0.465

0.358

0.41

29

Feb.

0.10

.06

.06

.04

.20

.50

*bl.5

.64

.40

.30

.26

.30

.30

.51

.82

.92

.42

.48

.05

*1 .0

.68

.55

.90

.60

.22

.33

.11

* .45

_

_

-

50.72

1.81

1.39

1.45

101

Mar.

1.11

1.00

1.00

.90

.72

.64

.56

.51

.40

6.25

12.1

^T?2

2.05

1.75

*1.33

1.22

1.11

.90

.72

.64

.56

.56

.51

.51

.45

.40

.34

.34

.34

.34

.50

43.48

1.40

1.08

1.24

86

Apr.

0.34

.34

.30

.26

.26

*24.9

~27§5

1.45

1.11

1.11

4.51

2.35

1.45

1.11

.90

.64

.56

*.72

.56

.51

1.11

.72

.56

.51

.51

.45

.40

.34

.30

.34

-

51.57

1.72

1.32

1.48

102

May

0.39

.34

.34

.34

.34

.30

.23

.20

.20

.74

.34

.30

.26

.23

.20

.20

.20

.16

731

.51

2.30

4.08

1.75

1.22

1.00

.90

.56

.51

.45

.40

.34

19.64

0.634

0.488

0.56

39

June

0.30

.30

.40

.45

.40

.34

1.36

.79

.30

.26

.16

*.56

.20

.16

.14

.12

.12

.10

.12

.12

.50

3.05

.72

.34

.30

.23

.16

.14

17.3

51.1

-

80.54

2.68

2.06

2.30

160

July

2.20

1.11

1.05

2.64

1.72

.56

.26

.23

.26

 LJi

.80

.72

.80

.56

.45

.30

,2C

.26

.23

.20

.16

.14

.20

.16

2.5

1.5

.9

.6

.5

.4

.5

25.88

0.835

O.t42

0.74

51

Aug.

0.4

.3

.2

.2

.2

*.16

.16

.16

1.49

.56

.72

.51

.45

.40

.51

.40

.34

.30

.30

.26

.30

.23

.20

.16

.14

.14

.56

3.25

.45

.34

.23

14.02

0.452

0.348

0.40

28

Sept.

0.23

.20

.16

*.20

.16

.12

.10

.08

.12

.12

.08

1.15

.45

.30

.23

.16

.14

.12

.10

.08

.07

.18

.08

4.19

.72

.34

.20

.14

.08

.06

-

10.36

0.345

0.2C5

'"'.30

21

Calendar year 1950 : Max 33.3 Min o Mean 1.17 Cfsm 0.900 In. 12.18 Ac-ft 845

Water year 1950-51 : Max 51.1 Min 0 Mean 0.857 Cfsra 0.659 In. 8.94 Ac-ft 621

Peak discharge (base, 100 cfs).--Apr (3:30 p.m.) 646 cfs (3.77 ft); June 29 (9:30 a.m.) 31S 

's (5.02 ft) . 

day.

(2.61 ft); June 30 (4:50 a.m.) 1,030

* Discharge measurement made on this

b Stage-discharge relation affected by ice.

Note.--No gage-height record Nov. 24 to Jan. 1, Jan. 21 to Feb. 6, July 20 to Aug. 5; discharge 

estimated on basis of weather records in the basin.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 429

Big Pine,y near Big Piney, Mo.

Location. --Lat 37°40'00", long. 92°03'05", in NE^SE^ sec. 8, T. 34 N., R. 1U rf., near

center of span on downstream side of Ross Highway bridge, 3 miles east of Big Piney and 

14f miles upstream from Spring Creek.

Drainage area.--560 sq mi, approximately.

Records available .--October 1921 to September 1951.

Gage. --Wire-weight gage read once daily below 5.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 800.99 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929, Prior to Nov. 8, 1934, chain gage at 

same site and datum.

Average discharge. --30 years, 582 cfs.

Extremes. --Maxim urn discharge during year, 19,400 cfs July 1 (gage height, 17.0 ft, from 

grapTi based on gage readings); minimum, 137 cfs Feb. 2, 3 (gage height, 2.10 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 32,700 cfs Dec. 27, 1942 (gage height, 20.7 ft, from 

floodmark) , from rating curve extended above 19,000 cfs on basis of velocity-area 

studies; minimum, 75 cfs Aug. 6, 7, 1934; minimum gage height, 1.60 ft July 30, 31, 

1926.

Remarks . --Records good. 

Revisions (water years) .--W 826: 1935. W 1175: 1943, 1945.

Rating table, water year 1950-51 (gage height, in feet,

and discharge, in cubic feet per second) 

(Shifting-control method used May 21 to June 28)

2.1 

2.7

3.5 

6.0

308

671

2,400

9.0

11.5

14.7

4,660 

7,44O 

13,600

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

199

212

*199

199

199

186

199

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

186

174

186

186

186

186

186

5,949

192

0.343

0.40

11,800

Nov.

174

174

186

174

174

174

186

212

199

186

186

174

*174

174

174

174

174

186

174

199

199

199

186

186

174

174

174

174

174

174

-

5,442

181

0.323

0.36

10,790

Dec.

174

174

199

186

186

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

174

161

154

156

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

161

156

159

154

156

5,191

167

0.298

0.34

10,300

Jan.

159

161

*186

186

226

199

199

186

186

174

186

186

386

273

l.oio

990

642

509

423

383

3O8

308

273

257

257

241

241

226

212

199

186

9,358

302

0.539

0.62

18,560

Feb.

174

137

137

212

199

973

1,890

1,190

795

586

486

420

*383

383

345

364

1,160

2,400

7,180

3,120

5,080

2,540

1,610

1,330

1,130

990

925

860

-

_

-

36,999

1,321

2.36

2.46

73,390

Mar.

925

925

828

702

671

559

509

486

464

423

2,010

4,990

2,400

1,680

1,330

1,130

990

990

860

764

*702

642

586

534

486

464

444

423

403

383

383

29,086

938

1.68

1.93

57,690

Apr.

364

364

345

345

345

345

2...950

1,960

1,260

1,060

990

2,540

1,890

1,470

1,190

990

860

732

671

586

559

764

828

732

642

586

534

509

486

444

-

27,321

911

1.63

1.81

54,190

May

*464

464

509

586

534

486

444

403

383

403

642

613

559

464

423

364

364

326

326

2.68O

1,330

1,680

1,610

1,190

925

795

642

559

486

444

423

21,521

694

1.24

1.43

42,690

June

383

364

345

364

526

*326

364

364

534

642

534

486

1,300

732

559

509

509

586

444

423

486

953

2,470

1,260

990

925

925

828

1,540

6.150

-

26,601

887

1.58

1.77

52,760

July

15.600

2,830

1,820

1,680

2,180

2,400

1,680

1,260

925

6,340

5,160

2,250

2,470

2,250

1,540

1,190

990

828

732

613

559

486

559

559

486

702

925

764

1,540

990

*732

61,040

1,969

3.52

4.05

121,100

Aug.

764

586

486

444

383

364

345

326

1,010

990

671

559

486

403

1,060

613

509

423

364

345

345

308

290

273

257

241

508

5,150

1,550

828

671

19,112

0.617

1.10

1.27

57,910

Sept.

509

444

405

486

444

425

583

345

364

385

423

403

464

486

534

423

385

345

326

308

290

290

345

509

*990

671

559

464

403

364

-

13,164

439

0.784

0.87

26,110

Calendar year 1950: Max 16,7OO Min 154 Mean 891 Cfsm 1.59 In. 21.61 Ac-ft 645,300

Water year 195O-51: Max 13,60O Min 137 Mean 714 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.31 Ac-ft 517,300

Peak discharge (base. 6.800 cfs).--Feb. 19 (12 m. to 1 p.m.) 10,000 cfs (13.0 ft); July 1 (9 to 

10 a.m.) 19,400 cfs (17.0 ft); July 10 (7 to 8 a.m.) 10,000 cfs (13.0 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
430 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°52'45", long. 91°47'45", in SW£SE£ sec. 34, T. 37 N., R. 8 W., on left 

bank 30 ft downstream from bridge on U. S. Highway 63, 4j miles upstream from mouth, 

and 5 miles south of Rolla.

Drainage area. 13.7 sq mi.

Records available.--August 1948 to September 1951.

 1929. Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 805.1? ft above mean sea level, datum of 

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,280 cfs June 30 (gage height, 4.47 ft); minimum daily, 1.3 cfs Feb. 1, 2; minimum gage height, 0.60 ft Oct. 1, 6.

1948-51: Maximum discharge, 3,800 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 5.61 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 2,100 cfs by logarithmic plotting; minimum, 0.50 cfs Aug. 

21, 25, 1949 (gage height, 0.56 ft).

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

Revisions (water years).--W 1176: 1949.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage 

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

1.32

4.70

10.4

18.2

26.0

1.3 

1.6 96

200

475

870

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Ibtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

1^32

1.58

2.45

1.84

1.58

1.32

1.58

1.84

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.58

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.58

1.58

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

52.97

1.71

0.125

0.14

105

Nov.

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

3.88

3.88

2.45

2.13

2.13

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

1.84

2.45

5.66

3.50

3.14

2.78

2.45

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

-

71.15

2.37

0.173

0.19

141

Dec.

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.84

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.13

2.45

2.1

1.8

*1.5

1.8

1.8

2.13

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.45

2.13

1.8

1.8

2.13

2.13

2.13

64.34

2 .08

0.152

0.17

128

Jan.

2.13

3.14

3.14

2.78

2.78

2.45

2.1

2.45

2.45

3.14

3.50

3.88

3.38

33.9

21.3

11 '.2

7.85

6.19

4.70

4.29

3.5

3.50

3.50

3.14

2.78

2.78

2.5

2.1

1.8

1.8

1.6

156.25

5.04

0.368

0.42

310

Feb.

1.3

1.3

3.50

5.66

4.29

*152

25

12

7.5

6.70

6.19

6.19

5.66

5.2

5.7

6.59

76

258

55

*115

52

26.0

18.2

14.2

11.8

10.4

9.10

19.0

_

_

-

919.48

32.8

2.39

2.50

1,820

Mar.

15.8

13.4

11.8

9.10

8.47

7.85

6.70

6.19

5.66

101

239

53

30.4

23.7

20.5

26.0

38.6

26.0

17.4

13.4

11.8

10.4

9.10

8.47

7.26

*6.19

5.66

5.66

6.19

6.19

5.66

756.55

24.4

1.78

2.05

 1,500

Apr.

5.18

5.18

5.18

4.70

4.29

5.18

5.66

6.19

11.8

11.2

46.4

51

40.6

25.2

17.4

13.4

10.4

9.10

8.47

7.26

78

62

26.0

18.2

14.2

11.2

9.77

8.47

7.85

*7.26

-

536.74

17.9

1.31

1.46

1,060

May

8.24

19.8

13.4

1O.4

8.47

6.70

5.66

5.18

4.70

19.0

15.0

9.10

6.70

5.66

4.70

4.29

3.88

3.50

3.88

25.0

10.4

234

47.1

19.0

11.2

8.47

6.19

5.18

4.70

3.88

3.50

536.88

17.3

1.26

1.46

1,060

June

3.14

2.78

5.18

4.29

3.50

3.14

4.29

5.68

6.19

3.50

3.14

10.4

4.70

3.88

3.50

5.18

9.77

5.66

3.88

3.50

3.50

4.29

17.7

11.8

14.8

22.1

11.2

12.2

140

801

-

1,133.89

37.8

2.76

3.08

2,250

July

54

27.8

21.3

19.0

104

101

41.5

22.9

31.6

*63

79

47.6

93

33.0

21.3

16.6

13.4

11.8

10.4

9.10

7.85

7.26

6.70

6.70

7.85

13.9

11.8

14.6

15.9

7.26

6.19

927.31

29.9

2.18

2.52

1,840

Aug.

5.66

5.18

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.70

4.70

116

11.8

43.9

11.8

6.70

5.66

 7

15.4

8.47

6.70

5.66

5.18

5.18

4.70

4.29

3.88

3.88

3.50

*6.19

14.5

5.66

4.70

3.88

403.67

13.0

0.949

1.10

801

Sept.

3.50

3.50

3.88

12.60

7.26

5.66

4.70

4.29

12.8

27.4

9.77

29.1

25.6

11.2

7.85

6.19

5.18

4.70

4.29

3.88

3.88

4.29

3.88

34.0

14.2

8.47

7.26

6.19

5.18

4.70

-

285.40

9.51

0.694

0.77

566

Calendar year 1950: Max 

Water year 1950-51: Max

847

801

22.9

16.0

1.67

1.17

Ac-ft 16,580 

Ac-ft 11,580

(4.47 ft).
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 431

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo.

Location.--Lat 37°56i05", long. 91°50'15", in NW£NW£ sec. 17, T. 37 N., R. 8 W., 1,700 ft 

downstream from new U. S. Highway 66 and 3 miles west of Rolla.

Drainage area.--6.27 sq mi.

Records available.--November 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Altitude of gage is 790 ft (from topographic map).

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 2,110 cfs June 30 (gage height, 5.32 ft); minimum daily, 0.4 cfs Feb. 1; minimum gage height, 0.71 ft Aug. 26.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 4,180 cfs June 9, 1950 (gage height, 6.66 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 1,400 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage 

heights, 6,05 and 6.66 ft; minimum, 0.13 cfs part of each day Sept. 12-18, 1948 (gage 

height, 0.58 ft).

Maximum stage known since 1881 or 1882, about 7.5 ft June 8, 1945, from floodmarks, 

from information by local resident.

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Dec. 16-21)

1.0

0.54

1.75

4.35

9.00

1.2 

1.5 

2.0 

2.9

149

408

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

0.89

1.00

1.12

1.12

1.00

1.00

1.12

1.12

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00

.89

.79

.79

.79

.79

.79

.79

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.62

.62

.62

*.62

.62

26.00

0.839

0.134

0.15

52

Nov.

0.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

.62

2.76

1.93

1.12

1.00

.79

.89

.79

.79

.79

.79

.79

.79

1.45

4.55

1.93

1.56

1.39

.89

.79

.79

b.7

b.7

.70

.79

-

32.99

1.10

0.175

0.20

65

Dec.

0.79

.79

.79

.79

.89

.79

.70

.54

.54

.62

.62

.70

.70

b.6

b.6

.54

.70

*.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

.70

*.70

.62

b.7

b.7

.79

.79

21.60

0.697

0.111

0.13

43

Jan.

0.79

*.89

1.00

.89

.79

.79

.79

b.79

.89

1.12

1.56

1.24

1.39

13.5

6.40

2.80

1.93

1.30

1.12

1.00

b.8

b.7

.62

b.7

b.6

.54

.54

.62

b.5

b.5

b.5

47 .69

1.54

0.246

0.28

95

Feb.

bO.4

b.5

1.00

1.12

1.00

*90

b!2

b4

b3

2.13

1.75

1.75

bl.4

bl.2

2.48

24.0

39.4

61

27.6

*66

31.2

16.7

10.2

6.95

5.55

5.14

4.74

5.55

_

-

-

427.76

15.3

2.44

2.54

848

Mar.

5.14

5.14

4.74

4.35

3.97

3.97

3.64

3.34

3.06

76

84

29.4

18.3

15.1

12.2

16.7

24.9

20.0

10.2

7.90

6.40

5.55

4.74

3.64

3.64

*3.06

3.06

3.06

3.97

4.35

3.64

397.16

12.8

2.04

2.36

788

Apr.

3.64

3.06

3.06

2.56

2.56

2.80

2.80

3.06

4.74

4.35

22.4

29.4

23.2

12.9

7.90

5.14

4.35

4.35

3.64

3.64

51

29.2

13.6

*9.00

6.95

5.97

4.74

4.35

3.97

3.97

-

282.30

9.41

1.50

1.67

560

May

*4.74

3.97

3.64

4.74

3.97

3.64

3.34

3.34

3.34

12.4

6.95

4.74

64

3.06

2.80

2.80

2.80

2.34

2.34

6.40

3.64

88

16.5

7.40

5.14

3.64

3.06

2.80

2.80

2.56

2.56

223.09

7.20

1.15

1.32

442

June

2.34

1.93

2.34

2.34

2.13

2.13

2.56

5.64

3.97

2.56

2.13

12.9

5.14

10.3

7.90

22.9

31.8

6.95

3.64

2.34

1.75

44.6

38.6

15.1

*9.60

24.5

11.5

22.9

90

575

-

765.49

25.5

4.07

4.54

1,520

July

25.8

12.2

8.45

6.40

22.3

37.4

20.0

9.00

16.7

26.5

75

45.2

92

19.1

9.00

5.97

4.74

17.3

7.40

4.35

3.06

2.56

2.34

1.93

1.93

2.22

1.93

1.56

1.39

1.39

1.24

486.36

15.7

2.50

2.88

965

Aug.

1.12

1.12

1.12

1.00

1.00

*1.12

1.12

1.12

86

5.55

5.03

3.06

2.13

1.56

6.68

2.80

1.75

1.39

1.12

1.12

2.34

1.24

1.12

1.00

.89

.79

5.97

40.8

6.95

3.06

2.13

193.20

6.23

0.994

1.15

383

Sept.

1.75

1.39

4.75

3.97

3.06

2.56

3.06

1.56

20.2

30. '6

6.95

40.3

17.5

6.95

4.35

.34

* .80

.93

.75

.56

.24

.24

.12

.30

.13

.93

.56

.24

.12

.12

-

177.33

5.91

0.943

1.05

352

Calendar year 1950: Max 268 Min 0.54 Mean 10.0 Cfsm 1,59 In. 21.72 Ac-ft 7,260

Water year 1950-51: Max 373 Min 0.4 Mean 8.44 Cfsm 1.35 In. 18.27 Ac-ft 6,110

cfs (5.15 ft).

* Discharge meast

b Stage-discharge

n.) 1,950

nt made on this day. 

ation affected by ice
432 GASCONADE RIVER Basin

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo.

Location. Lat 37°54'40", long. 91°54'10", in SE^ sec. 22, T. 37 N., R. 9 W., near center 

of span on upstream side of "bridge on State Highways P and T at Newburg, 2 miles upstream from Mill Creek.

Drainage area.--200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1928 to September 1951.

Gage.--Wire-weight gage read once daily below 3.0 ft and twice daily above. Datum of gage 

is 696.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 1929. Prior to Nov. 10, 1934, chain gage

at same site and datura.

Average discharge.--23 years, 173 cfs .

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 14,400 cfs June 30 (gage height, 9.00 ft, from 

graph based on gage readings); minimum, 63 cfs Dec. 30; minimum gage height, -0.05 ft 

Sept. 29, 30.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, 32,500 cfs Aug. 14, 1946 (gage height, 13.2 ft, from 

floodmarks), from rating curve extended above 21,000 cfs on basis of slope-area determinations at gage heights 12.0 and 13.2 ft; maximum gage height, 13.26 ft June 26, 

1935, from floodmark; minimum discharge, 24 cfs Aug. 22-31, 1936; minimum gage height, 

that of Sept. 29, 30, 1951.

Maximum stage known, 13.7 ft Aug. 20, 1915, from floodmark (discharge,.30,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records fair.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except days of ice effect 

Feb. 2, 3 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic 

feet per second)

(Shifting-control method used Nov. 5 to Feb. 5, 

July 22 to Sept. 30)

0.0

.5 

1.0 

1.5

210

409

695

2.0 

3.0 

5.8

1,080

2,260

6,690

Discharge cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11 

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

82

82

108 ~39

87

89

87

87

84

84

84

84

82

82

82

82

82

79

79

79

82

84

84

82

79

82

32

84

79

79

*82

2,593

83.6

0.418

0.48

5,140

Nov.

82

82

82

82

82

82

87

111

111

94

82 

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

82

126

124

94

99

94

94

94

94

82

82

79

-

2,695

89.8

0.449

0.50

5,350

Dec.

*79

82

70

79

82

77

75

75

75

75

75 

75

72

70

70

70

68

68

68

68

68

70

68

68

72

72

66

66

66

63

68

2,220

71.6

0.358

0.41

4,400

Jan.

68

*72

87

87

75

75

72

70

70

70

82 

77

79

160

180

152

136

136

116

101

99

99

96

91

89

89

87

82

75

75

*75

2,922

94.3

0.472

0.54

5,800

Feb.

72

70

70

84

79

798

1,040

838

802

730

695' 

695

695

695

662

876

1,040

1,280

914

1,080

1 765

486

386

318

277

242

226

*242

-

-

-

16,157

577

2.88

3.00

32,050

Mar.

210

210

226

189

183

172

160

152

144

364

1,610 

695

629

386

386

277

277

318

277

242

226

201

204

177

166

160

160

158

158

160

149

9,026

291

1.46

1.68

17,900

Apr.

147

*136

139

129

126

124

118

T26

144

144

210 

318

318

277

260

210

189

177

174

174

283

386

277

226

210

192

172

160

155

*152

-

5,853

195

0.975

1.09

11,610

May

144

172

155

149

147

136

129

116

114

210

183 

158

152

147

136

131

118

108

101

226

195

1.050

662

409

340

260

242

195

172

160

*149

6,766

218

1.09

1.26

13,420

June

147

144

136

139

126

129

131

124

131

108

106 

T34

136

114

144

139

201

180

136

134

131

134

139

136

136

277

210

180

*1,480

6,540

-

12,102

403

2.02

2.25

24,000

July

999

512

434

409

486

598

434

340

340

5.580

1,020 

540

2,500

512

409

386

277

260

226

204

192

177

169

152

T52

152

158

152

172

163

*155

16,260

525

2.62

3.02

32,250

Aug.

149

144

142

134

124

124

118

TI8

574

318

189 

177

163

152

383

260

186

189

166

149

160

144

134

126

126

124

158

277

163

142

*131

5,644

182

a. 910

1.05

11,190

Sept.

126

124

124

139

142

139

134

126

139

260

189 

158

260

210

177

172

149

131

131

131

126

124

210

277

169

134

144

169

124

124

-

4,762

159

0.795

0.89

9,450

Calendar year 1950: Max 10,100 Min 63 Mean 296 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07 Ac-ft 214,100

Water year 1950-51: Max 6,540 Min 63 Mean 238 Cfsm 1.19 In. 16.17 Ac-ft 172,600

Peak discharge (base, 4,900 cfs). June 30 (12 m.) 14,400 cfs (9.00 ft); July 10 (3 p.m.) 8,950 

=fs (7.00 ft ); July 13 (1:30 p.m.) 5,330 cfs (5.00 ft). 

* Discharge measurement made on this day.
GASCONADE RIVER BASIN 433

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.

Location. lat 37°55'35", long. 91°58'40", in SE^ sec. 13, T. 37 N. , R. 10 W. , on left 

bank at Jerome, 0.5 mile downstream from Little Piney Creek.

Drainage area.--2,840 sq mi, approximately.

Records available . April 1903 to July 1906, January 1923 to September 1951, in reports

 of Geological Survey. May 1903 to June 1906 and January 1915 to September 1930 

(monthly discharge only) in House Document 192, 72d Congress, 1st session. Gagehaight records collected intermittently in the vicinity 1885-1926 and at same site 

since 1938 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage. Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 657.64 ft above mean sea level, datum of

 1929. Prior to July 26, 1904, vertical rod gage at site three-quarters of a mile downstream at different datum. July 26, 1904, to July 21,1906, chain gage at site 0.5 

mile upstream from present gage at datum about 0.85 ft higher than present gage. Jan. 

3 1923, to Sept. 29, 1928, staff gage at site 400 ft downstream from present gage and 

at datum 0.14 ft lower than present datum. Sept. 30, 1928, to Jan. 17, 1939, staff 

gage at present site and datum.

Average discharge.--28 years (1923-51), 2,782 cfs.

Extremes.--Maximum discharge during year, 41,700 cfs July 2 (gage height, 20.08 ft); min-

 Hum, 639 cfs Dec. 31, Jan. 1 (gage height, 1.81 ft).

1903-6, 1923-51: Maximum discharge, 101,000 cfs Apr. 15, 1945 (gage height, 27.7 

ft); minimum, 294 cfs Sept. 1, 1936; minimum gage height, 1.28 ft Aug. 7-11, 1934. 

Maximum stage known, about 29.0 ft Jan. 6, 1897 (discharge, 120,000 cfs).

Remarks. Records good.

Revisions. W 172: 1904. W 566: Drainage area.

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except for period of ice effect, 

Feb. 1-4 (gage height, in feet, and discharge, in cubic feet 

per second)

1.8 

3.0 

5.0

630

1,890

4,460

9.0

15.0

18.8

11,300

25,000

36,800

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

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

Tbtal

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

786

786 

865

845

845

855

935

925

905

895

865

845

825

815

806

786

777

768

748 

739

739 

739

739 

730

730

730 

720

711

711

702

*7<J2

24,569

793

0.279

0.32

48,730

Nov.

702

702 

702

693

684

693

730

815

786

758

768

758

748

739

730

730

720

720

739 

875

835 

835

855 

825

815

815 

796

777

768

758

-

22,871

762

0.268

0.30

45,360

Dec.

*748

739 

730

730

739

748

730

720

711

711

711

702

702

702

702

693

693

684

684 

684

675 

675

675 

666

657

657 

648

648

648

648

659

21,499

694

0.244

0.28

42,640

Jan.

*6l6" 648

702

693

693

720

711

702

693

720

748

739

748

925

1,170

1,800

2,060

2,480

2,186 

1,950

1,720 

1,550

1,420 

1,310

1,220

1,130 

1,080

1,040

g965

g845

*g815

34,843

1,124

0.396

0.46

69,110

Feb.

g760

8150 

gSOO

800

845

1,830

2,660

4,180

4,460

3,420

2,700

2,200

g2,120

g2,120

g2,460

g2,960

4,500

g7,290

g!3,100 

gl8,600

g21,500 

gl8,466

12,000 

8,300

7,300

g4,760 

4,200

*g3,760

-

_

-

158,845

5,673

2.00

2.08

315,100

Mar.

3,480

3,550 

3,760

3,350

3,020

2,780

2,540

2,360

2,1BO_

2,540"

7,630

14,400

16,100

12,900

7,970

6,150

5,360

5,060

4,760 

4,760

4,180 

3,620

3,280 

3,020

2,780

2,540 

2,360

2,240

3,420

4,040

3,550

149,680

4,828

1.70

1.96

296,900

Apr.

3,020

*2,660 

2,480

2,360

2,240

2.180

2,300

5,210

7,460

5,060

4,320

5,830

8,850

9.210

7,290

5,670

4,760

4,040

3,550 

3,220

3,280 

4,320

5,210 

5,210

4,460

3,760 

3,350

3,020

2,840

*2,660

-

129,820

4,327

1.52

1.70

257,500

May

2,540

2,600 

2,900

3,620

3,760

3,280

2,900

2,600

2,420

2,420

2,360

2,480

2,660

2,540

2,300

2,180

2,000

1,890

1.780 

8,440

17,900 

13,300

11,100 

7,800

5,670

4,320 

3,550

3,020

2,6SO

2,420

*2,240

131,650

4,247

1.50

1.72

261,100

June

2,000

1,890 

1,830

1,780

1.6SO

1,660

1,890

1,830

2,120

2,480

2,840

2,900

2,600

2,960

3,160

2,900

3, ISO

3,280

2,720 

2,480

3,160 

2,SOO

4,760 

6,790

7,630

5,060 

4,180

3,280

*9,870

29,800

-

125,270

4,176

1.47

1.64

248,500

July

35,000

36,800 

31,665

11,900

9,570

15,900

13,500

9,570

7,120

13,000

23,200

16,100

17,700

g!9,500

11,700

7,460

5,830

4,910

4,320 

3,900

3,350 

3,020

3,420 

g3,350

g2,720

g2,660 

g3,220

3,500

3,600

g3,160

*2,660

332,640

10,730

3.78

4.36

659,800

Aug.

2,420

2,420 

2,240

2,000

1,890

1,780

1,720

1,660

3,670

5,830

4,320

3,090

2,780

2,900

3,850

4,760

3,350

2,840

2,480 

2,180

2,060 

1,830

1,720 

1,600

1,550

1,500 

T7660

3,900

11,500

"5,570

*4,180

99,250

3,202

1.13

1.30

196,900

Sept.

3,160 2,600' 

2,300

2,420

3,160

2,900

2,540

2,240

2,240

4,460

5,210

4,320

4,180

4,320

3,760

3,020

2,600

2,300

2,120 

1,950

1,830 

1,720

1,660 

1,830

2,240

2,600 

2,720

2,360

2,060

1,890

-

82,710

2,757

0.971

1.08

164,100

Calendar year 1950: Max 43,400 Min 639 Mean 4,117 Cfsm 1.45 In. 19.68 Ac-ft 2,981,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 36,800 Min 639 Mean 3,599 Cfsm 1.27 In. 17.29 Ac-ft 2,606,000
434 GASCONADE RIVER BASIN

Gasconade River near Rich Fountain, Mo.

Location. Lat 38°23'20", long. 91°49'15", in SE£ sec. 16, T. 42 N. , R. 8 W. , on downstream 

side of center pier of bridge on State Highway 89, .800 ft upstream from Swan Creek and 

4 miles east of village of Rich Fountain.

Drainage area. 3,180 sq mi, approximately.

Records available. October 1921 to September 1951 in reports of Geological Survey. January-1915 to September 1930 (monthly discharge only) in House Document 192, 72d Congress, 

1st session.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 553.70 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 14, 1932, chain gage and Sept. 14, 1932, to Mar. 9, 1934, wireweight gage, at same site and datum.

Average discharge. 30 years, 3,139 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 38,700 cfs July 3 (gage height, 20.50 ft); minimum, 705 cfs Jan. 1, 2 (gage height, 1.62 ft).

1921-51: Maximum discharge, 96,400 cfs Apr. 16, 1945 (gage height, 29.13 ft); minimum, 276 cfs Aug. 12, 13, 1934; minimum gage height, 0.69 ft Aug. 27, 1936.

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

Rating table, water year 1950-51, except periods of Ice effect (gage 

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

1.6 

2.0 

3.0 

5.0

705

935

1,680

3,820

9.0

15.0

20.2

10,000

21,900

37,600

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Tbtal

Mean

Cf sm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

935

905

935

968

968

968

1,000

1,030

1,030

1,030

1,000

968

935

905

905

905

875

875

845

815

815

815

815

815

815

815

815

815

815

*815

788

27,735

895

0.281

0.32

55,010

Nov.

788

788

788

788

788

760

788

845

905

875

845

845

845

845

815

815

815

815

815

968

1,060

1 , 000

968

968

935

905

905

905

875

875

-

25,932

864

0.272

0.30

51,440

Dec .

845

845

815

815

815

845

845

b840

b840

b830

b820

815

*788

788

788

788

760

760

760

760

760

760

760

732

732

732

732

732

732

732

732

24,298

784

0.247

0.28

48,190

Jan.

732

732

760

788

788

788

788

788

788

815

815

*845

845

968

1,400

1,520

2,010

2,300

2,450

2,250

1,960

1,780

1,600

1,520

1,400

1,320

1,170

bl,150

bl.100

bl,050

bl,000

38,220

1,233

0.388

0.45

75,810

Feb.

b950

b900

bfS5

b900

b950

5,340

4,340

3,330

4,080

4,340

3,330

2,760

2,450

2,250

2,100

2,660

3,450

5,460

9,320

15,500

20,800

21,900

18,600

11,800

7,630

6,060

5,030

*4,480

-

-

-

171,610

6,129

1.93

2.01

340,400

Mar.

4,080

3,820

3,930

3,960

3,580

3,210

2,980

2,660

2,500

3,100

10,200

12,500

16,300

IS, 500

12,200

8,130

8,130

6,680

5,760

5,460

5,030

4,480

3,960

3,580

3,210

2,980

2,760

2,660

3,210

4,620

4,480

176,680

5,699

1.79

2.07

350,400

Apr.

3,820

3,210

2,870

2,660

2,600

2,660

2,600

3,400

5,600

7,300

5,220

6,060

8,470

10,200

8,980

6,980

5,760

4,890

4,220

3,700

3,820

6,520

5,460

5,760

5,320

4,620

*3,960

3,580

3,330

3,100

-

146,770

4,892

1.54

1.72

291,100

May

2,870

2,870

2,870

3,210

3,960

3,700

3,330

2,980

2,G60

2,660

2,760

2,550

2,600

2,760

2,550

2,350

2,200

2,060

1,960

2,660

12,000

20,800

15 , 300

10,700

7,460

5,460

4,340

3,700

3,210

2,870

2,550

143,950

4,644

1.46

1.68

285,500

June

2,350

2,150

2,150

2,010

1,910

1,820

1,820

3,530

2,660

2,450

2,870

3,960

3,330

3,100

3,820

3,450

3,330

3,450

3,330

2,870

*2,870

3,100

3,820

6,980

7,800

7,800

5,600

4,620

5,760

18,300

-

123,010

4,100

1.29

1.44

244,000

July

30,500

35,400

37,600

32, 500

14,200

14,400

17,700

14,200

9,490

8,300

16,300

24,700

23,900

21,000

18,800

10,700

7,460

6,060

5,170

4,620

4,080

3,700

3,450

2,020

3,450

5,100

3,33(5

3,330

3,210

3,820

3,330

291,620

12,630

3.97

4.58

776,800

Aug.

*2,870

2,660

2,550

2,350

2,200

2,100

2,010

1,910

3,140

5,030

6,060

4,080

3,210

3,100

3,210

4,990

4,220

3,330

2,070

2,550

",550

2,350

2,100

1,9CO

1,8CO

1,760

5,660

4,890

7,140

11,800

7,630

114, ICO

3,683

1.16

1.34

226,400

Sept.

4,220

3,330

2,G70

2 , 8 7 0

Z, rj - 0

2 , of 0

3,100

2,7CO

J.100

1,890

5,7fiO

J,900

C , 520

5,030

4,F20

2,i2G

3,330

2,370

2, COO

2,400

2,:50

2,150

1.9C.O

2, GOO

- , 500

2,550

2.S70

?,7tO

C,450

*2,300

-

100,340

3,201

1.06

1.18

200,000

Calendar year 1950: Max 43,600 Mln 732 Mean 4,705 Cfsm 1.48 In. 20.07 Ac-ft 3,40C,000

Water year 1950-51: Max 37,600 Mln 732 Mean 4,068 Cfsm 1.28 In. 17.37 Ac-ft 2,945,000

Peak discharge (base, 18,000 efs).--Feb. 22 (7 to 9 p.m.) 22,600 cfs (15.30 ft); May 22 (3:30 tc 

5:30 p.m.; 21,900 cfs (15.0 ftj; July 3 (6 to 8 a.m.) 38,700 cfs (20.50 ft); July 7 (4 to 7 p.m.) 

18,600 cfs (13.48 ft); July 12 (10 to 11 a.m.) 26,600 cfs (16.83 ft).

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

b Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice.
MISSOURI RIVER MAIN STEM 

Missouri River at Hermann, Mo.

435

Location. Lat 38°42'36", long. 91 "26'21", in SW£ sec. 25, T. 46 N., R. 5 W. , on downstream side of third pier from right abutment of bridge on State Highway 19 at Hermann.

Drainage area. 528,200 sq mi, approximately.

Records available.--October 1897 to September 1951 (prior to August 1928, monthly discharge only in Circular 108). Gage-height records collected at same site 1873-99 are 

contained in reports of Missouri River Commission. Gage-height records collected at 

same site since 1900 are contained in reports of United States Weather Bureau.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 481.40 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Sept. 26, 1930, staff gage at site 480 ft downstream at present datum. 

Sept. 26, 1930, to Mar. 27, 1932, wire-weight gage, Mar. 28, 1932, to June 12, 1945, 

water-stage recorder, and June 13, 1945, to Apr. 2, 1946, wire-weight gage at present 

site and datum.

Average discharge. 54 years, 82,790 cfs.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 618,000 cfs July 19 (gage height, 33.33 ft); minimum daily 11,000 cfs Feb. 3; minimum gage height, 1.52 ft Dec. 12.

1928-51: Maximum discharge, that of July 19, 1951; minimum, about 4,200 cfs Jan. 

10-12, 1940; minimum gage height observed, -0.80 ft Jan. 5, 6, 1940.

Maximum stage known, 35.5 ft in June 1844 (discharge, about 892,000 cfs, computed by 

Corps of Engineers).

Remarks. Records good except those during period of ice effect, which are fair. Drainage 

basin above station contains many reservoirs with total usable capacity in excess of 

28,875,000 acre-ft. Discharge measurements made three times a month during winter and 

six times or more monthly during rest of year.

Revisions. W 761: Drainage area.

Discharge, In cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

Day

1 

2 

3 

4 

5

6 

7 

8 

9

10

11

13

13 

14 

15

16 

17 

18 

19 

20

21 

22 

23 

24 

25

26 

27 

28 

29

30 

31

Total 

Mean 

Ac- ft

Oct.

73,800 

73,800 

73,800 

85,500 

127,000

130,000 

131,000

121,000 

102,000 

38,000

82,500 

75,300 

70,200 

64,500 

60,800

58,400 

57,200 

59,200 

59,600 

58,800

56,800 

54,000 

50,900 

52,000 

58,000

57,200 

54,800 

52,400 

51,300 

48,300 

47,900

*2,236 

72,130

+ 4,435

Nov.

51,300 

52,800 

54,000 

55,200 

56,000

52,400 

52,800 

57,200 

60,000 

60,400

62,400

53^600 

54,400 

61,200

62,000 

60,000 

60,800 

60,000 

61,200

58,800 

60,400 

56,000 

50,900 

47,600

49,400 

45,400 

40,300 

39,700 

36,000

+1,631 

54,370 

+3,235

Dec.

30,700 

28,100 

26,600 

23,000 

23,200

28,600 

30,700 

32,600 

29,400 

22,000

16,900 

ISjSJO 

19,500 

19,900 

18,500

19,200 

20,400 

19,700 

19,700 

19,500

21,100 

20,400 

20,400 

19,900 

19,900

20,200 

23,500 

35,700, 

38,800 

33,700 

30,700

748,300 

24,140 

+ 1,484

Jan.

31,000 

32,000 

33,700 

33,700 

32,900

31,200 

29,400 

28,900 

29,100 

28,100

28,100 

28,900 

29,100 

29,400 

30,200

31,800 

32,000 

32,000 

32,300 

32,000

31,800 

32,000 

32,300 

33,200 

31,500

29,900 

29,900 

^30,200 

29,600 

28,100 

20,000

944,300 

30,460 

+1,873

Feb.

15 , OOO 

13,000 

11,000

13^000

17,000 

28,000 

30,000 

29,000 

27,000

37,000 

54,300 

55,200 

40,300 

35,200

34,600 

40,300 

48,700 

68,400 

89,500

147,000 

151,000

149,000 

120,000 

94,600

86,000 

84,500 

98,300

+1,630.4 

58,230 

+3,234

Mar.

114,000 

98,800 

87,500 

91,500 

109,000

109,000 

94,600 

83,000 

76,700 

73,400

95,600 

126,000 

117,000 

110,000 

97,200

83,500 

97,800 

119,000 

99,900 

81,500

74,300 

70,200 

68,000 

67,100 

61,200

63,700 

73,800 

8 5', 000 

114,000 

187,000 

216,000

1 3,045. 3 

98,240 

+6,040

Apr.

212,000 

193,000 

168,000 

142,000 

125,000

127,000 

153,000 

160,000 

163,000 

172,000

191,000 

208,000 

326,000 

230,000

226,000

218,000 

208,000 

196,000 

180,000 

163,000

148,000 

138,000 

132,000 

124,000 

117,000

113,000

116,000 

151,000 

143,000 

130,000

+4,973 

165,800 

+9,864

May

130,000 

147,000 

215,000 

246,000 

249,000

248,000 

225,000 

172,000 

137,000 

119,000

117,000 

132,000 

152,000 

145,000 

136,000

122,000 

109,000 

107,000

112,000 

119,000

122,000 

156,000 

170,000 

157,000 

147,000

137,000 

123,000 

120,000 

139,000 

132,000 

111,000

+4,653 

150,100 

+9,229

June

106,000 

104,000 

103,000

159,000 

203,000

204,000 

213,000 

204,000 

226,000 

228,000

231,000 

237,000 

233,000 

203,000 

187,000

178,000 

174,000 

192,000 

191,000 

178,000

179,000 

201,000 

244,000 

290,000 

313,000

344,000 

372,000 

387,000 

410,000 

439,000

-

+6,923 

230,800 

+13,730

July

470,000 

505,000 

500,000 

508,000 

508,000

491,000 

479,000 

471,000 

477,000 

494,000

503,000 

502,000 

513,000 

509,000 

503,000

502,000 

514,000 

584,000 

615,000

602,000

557,000 

500,000 

445,000 

392,000 

345,000

307,000 

270,000 

234,000 

196,000 

164,000 

142,000

* 13, 802 

445,200 

+27,380

Aug.

127,000 

115,000 

107,000 

101,000 

91,700

90,000 

85,500 

32,900 

79,400

117,000 

123,000 

106,000 

91,100 

90,000

105,000 

120,000 

160,000 

169,000 

160,000

148,000 

136,000 

123,000 

132,000 

136,000

136,000 

146,000 

191,000 

326,000 

230,000

223,000

*4,038.7 

130,300 

+8,011

Sept.

196,000 

171,000 

155,000 

157,000

184,000

211,000 

238,000 

254,000 

256,000 

258,000

256,000 

266,000 

290,000 

397,000

290,000 

234,000 

280,000 

266,000 

239,000

313,000 

194,000 

175,000 

155,000 

138,000

121,000 

115,000 

110,000 

104,000 

99,300

1 6,266. 3 

208,900 

+12,430

Calendar year 1950 : Max 263,000 Mln 15,800 Mean 90,950 Ac-ft 65,850,000 

Water year 1950-51: Max 615,000 Mln 11,000 Mean 139,400 Ac-ft 100,900,000

$ Expressed In thousands.

Note. Stage-discharge relation affected by Ice Jan. 31 to Feb. 11.
436 LOUTRE RIVER BASIN

Loutre River at Mineola, Mo.

Location.--Lat 38°53'20", long. 91°34 I 30", in SE^NW^ sec. 34, T. 48 N., R. 6 W., at downstream side of left pier of bridge on U. S. Highway 40 in Mineola, 0.2 mile upstream 

from Bailee Branch.

Drainage area. 202 sq mi.

Records available. December 1947 to September 1951.

Gage.--Water-stage recorder. Datum of gage is 539.86 ft above mean sea level, datum of 

1929. Prior to Aug. 29, 1951, wire-weight gage, read once daily below 10 ft and twice 

daily above, at same site and datum.

Extremes. Maximum discharge during year, 10,900 cfs Mar. 17 (gage height, 19.6 ft, from 

 graph based on gage readings); minimum, 0.4 cfs Oct. 1-3, 22-26, 28, 29, Nov. 1-5, 7; 

minimum gage height, 2.53 ft Oct. 22.

1947-51: Maximum discharge, 11,500 cfs Sept. 13, 1949 (gage height, 19.98 ft), from 

rating curve extended above 8,700 cfs; minimum observed, 0.3 cfs Sept. 25, 1950; minimum gage height, that of Oct. 22', 1950.

Flood of June 20, 1928, reached a stage of about 28.9 ft, from information by local 

resident.

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

days of rapidly changing discharge, which are poor.

Rating tables, water year 19i>0-ol, except periods of ice effect (gage

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

(Shifting-control method used Oct. 1-3, 13-18, June 27 to Sept. 21)

2.4

2.5

2.6

2.7

2.8

1.4 

2.8 

4.8

1 to Sept. 

3.0 12 5.0

6.0

10.0

16.0

18.1

316

660

2,260

6,350

8,810

2.8 

3.0 

3.2 

3.5

Sept. 22-30

25 4.0

38 5.0

54 7.0

85 8.4

167

420

1,140

1,700

Discharge, in cubic feet per second, water year October 1950 to September 1951

lUy

1

2

'

4

^

b

7

8

9

10

11

1? 

13

14

15

16

17 

18

19

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

Total

Mean

Cfsm

In.

Ac-ft

Oct.

*4

*.4

~T9 1.0

.7

.9

1.0

.8

.8

.5

.5 

.5

.5

.5

.5

.5 

*.6

.6

.5

.5

.4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.4

.5

.5

17.3

0.558

0.0028

0.003

34

Nov.

0,4

.4

.4

.4

.4

.5

.4

.6

1.1

1.0

.8

.6 

.8

*.6

.8

1.7

.9 

.6

.5

j»

6

5

4.6

3.6

3.2

3.0

2.7

2.5

2.4

2.4

-

57.3

1.91

C.0095

0.01

114

Dec.

2.2

272

2.0

1.7

1.5

1.4

1.4

1.5

1.7

1.8

1.8

2.0

*1.7

2.2

2.1

1.8

1.6 

1.4

1.3

1.2

1.3

1.4

1.5

1.5

1.5

1.4

1.2

1.1

1.0

.9

.8

48.1

1.55

0.0077

0.009

95

Jan.

SO" 0.8

25

12

6

4

2.5

3.0

2.5

2.5

2.5

2.5 

3.2

3.8

3.6

3.4

2.8 

2.8

2.4

2.2

2.0

1.6

1.6

1.8

1.7

1.5

1.5

1.6

1.2

1.1

1.0

154.1

4.97

0.025

0.03

306

Feb.

1.0

175

1.2

1.4

1.4

200

300

80

25

15

17

27 

28

12

12

207

193 

1,590

1,950

5,750

2,080

297

172

132

107

91

72

61

_

-

-

11,424.0

408

2.02

2.10

22,660

Mar.

115

76

438

188

115

85

65

51

40

36

993

696 

250

151

142

708

8,740 

1,210

289

172

132

112

99

76

a65

54

49

55

355

678

263

16,498

532

2.63

3.04

32,720

Apr.

151

110

86

73

62

173

480

162

328

151

124

1,590 

912

350

204

142

110 

95

112

96

77

341

151

113

115

*95

68

58

69

45

-

6,419

214

1.06

1.18

12,750

May

39

43

39

36

52

29

25

*24

a 24

128

151

86 

51

58

29

25

22 

19

18

16

18

16

14

15

11

10

9

8

6

6

.9.

994

32.1

0.159

0.18

1,970

June

15

11

11

10

8

7

6

6

6

8

8

15 

286

57

24

30

151 

47

647

1,380

*152

52

709

1,750

814

2,760

588

1,530

675

445

-

12,186

406

2.01

2.24

24,170

July

302

172

107

83

65

80

65

46

42

68

280

293 

86

46

33

26

21 

a!9

17

15

15

13

385

5(38

33

24

20

14

11

10

9

2,704

87.2

0.432

0.50

5,360

Aug.

8

*7

6

6

5

4.8

4.4

4.4

 57T 772

15

33 

17

10

616

158

36 

*21

15

12

106

33

18

*13

11

9

10

10

11

*11

8

2,361.6

76.2

0.377

0.43

4,680

Sept.

6

4.4

3.8

9

10

8

8

6

72

388

56

140 

464

79

34

24

18

15

13

11

9

1,690

171

455

139

73

239

65

a35

a25

-

4,270.2

J.42

0.703

0.79

8,470

Calendar year 1950: Max 5,O90 Min 0.3 Mean 115 Cfsm 0.569 In. 7.69 Ac-ft 82,930

Water year 1950-51: Max 8,740 Min 0.4 Mean 157 Cfsm 0.777 In. 10.51 Ac-ft 113,300

Peak discharge (base, 5,000 cfs].--Feb. 20 (9 p.m.) 8,680 cfs (18.0 ft); Mar. 17 (4 p.m.) 10,900 

cfs (19.6 ftJ; Sept. 22 (4:30 a.m.) 5,010 cfs (14.7 ft):

* Discharge measurement made on this day.

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

stations.

Note.--Stage-discharge relation affected by ice Dec. 3-10, Dec. 16 to Jan. 12, Jan. 21 to Feb. 11.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 437

Measurements of streamflow in the Missouri River basin below Sioux City, lona, made at 

points other than gaging stations are given in the following table:

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951

Little Sioux River basin, Iowa

Date

Apr. 6

May 3 

July 3

May 1

Stream

Little Sioux River 

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

Odebolt Creek..... 

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

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Missouri River ....

Maple River. ...... 

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

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

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

Locality

At bridge 2 miles west of Spencer, Clay 

County.

At Odebolt, Ida County, Iowa. .......... 

At bridge, NW£ sec. 22, T. 87 N., R. 39 

W., Ida County. 

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

Grove, Ida County. 

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

4,240

96.0 

*4,320

59.2

*3,760

Plow at crest stage computed by indirect method.

Tekamah Creek basin, Nebr.

July 3

3

South Tekamah

Creek.

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

Tekamah Creek. ....

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

Sec. 29, T. 21 N., R. 10 E., at county

bridge, 5 miles west of Tekamah.

Sec. 27, T. 21 N., R. 10 E . , at county

bridge, 3 miles west of Tekamah.

*834

 1,400

Flow at crest stage: computed by indirect method.

Soldier River basin, Iowa

June 17 Unnamed creek. .... East Soldier River At Highway 

T. 84 N.,

141 

R.

culvert in NW-J 

41 W. , Crawforc

sec. 24, 

1 County.

*109

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

New York Creek basin, Nebr.

July 2

2

New York Creek. . . .

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

Missouri River ....

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

Sec.

on

of

Sec.

ea

17, T. 19 N.,

State Highway

Spiker .

15, T. 19 N.,

t of Spiker.

R. 10 E

93, 1.1

R. 10 E

, at bridge

miles north

, 2 miles

*3,090

*6,020

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Boyer River basin, Iowa

May 1 Unnamed creek. .... Boyer River. ...... At Highway 

T. 87 N.,

175 

R.

culvert in 

38 W., Sac

SE-J sec . 

County .

25, *152

Plow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Mosquito Creek basin, Iowa

June 6

3

Mosquito Creek. . . . ,

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

Missouri River....

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

In HE-J, sec. 29

county bridge

Bluffs.

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

, T. 75 N., R

1 mile east

. 43 W. at

of Council

161

2,650

Big Papillion Creek basin, Nebr.

May 14 

June 1

May 14

Big Papillion 

Creek.

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

Little Papillion 

Creek.

Missouri River .... 

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

Big Papillion 

Creek.

In Ni sec. 10, T. 13 N., R. 13 E., at 

bridge on State Highway 31, 0.5 mile 

west of Port Crook. 

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

In NW-t sec. 23, T. 15 N., R. 12 E., at 

bridge on 78th & Cass Street, Omaha.

3,680 

5,590

275

Platte River basin, Nebr.

June 8

8

July 11

Oct. 3

21

Plum Creek. .......

Unnamed creek.....

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

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

Middle Loup River.

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

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

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

Platte River. .....

Plum Creek. .......

Elm Creek. ........

Loup River. .......

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

Sec. 35, T. 9 N., R. 26 W.

on State Highway 23 N.,

 west of Farnam.

See. 31, T. 9 N., R. 25 W.

Sec. 26, T. 11 N., R. 2O W

road, 10 miles north of

bridge, 2 miles south of

Sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 22 W

northwest of Milburn.

. . . .do. . . 4 ................

, at bridge

2.3 miles

, in Parnam.

. at county

Dverton.

Walworth.

., 7j miles

*1,170

*2,070

*171

*585

825

813

757

714

813

820

685

* Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
438 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Platte River basin, Hebr.--Continued

Date

Apr. 3 

17

May 1

27

Sept. 7

18

Oct. 4

19

28

Dec. 12

28

23

20

22

July 21

21 

21 

21

Oct. 9

19

25

23

Sent. 11

Stream

Middle Loup 

River. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

do

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

do

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

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

do

Unnamed creek. ....

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

Mud Creek ......... 

Unnamed creek .....

North Loup River..

do

do

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Loup River ........

do

do

do

Mud Creek .........

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

South Loup River.. 

Mud Creek .........

Loup River ........

do

do

do

Locality

Sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 22 W., 7 if miles 

northwest of Milburn.

do

do

Calloway. 

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

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

do

do

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

Sec. 23, T. 17 N., R. 21 W., at culvert 

on State Highway 2, 5 miles northwest 

of Broken Bow. 

Sec. 30, T. 17 N., R. 20 W . , at Broken 

Bow. 

Sec. 32, T. 17 N., R. 20 W . , at bridge 

on State Highway 2, at Broken Bow. 

Sec. 8, T. 16 N., R. 20 W., at culvert 

on State Highway 21, 2 miles south of 

Broken Bow. 

Sec. 15, T. 21 N., R. 16 W., £ mile west 

of Bur well .

do

Sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., at Ord . . . . .

do

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

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

748

78.9

95.3

111

227

94.1

88.4

63

42

51 

*870

461 

508

488

78.9

651

453

702

536

579

575

636

582

767

944

581

489

618

577

637

758

663

798

824

914

1,030

913

1,520

1,350

1,340

1,110

1,060

866

1,840

1,080

1,040

1,320

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 439

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Platte River basin, Nebr. Continued

Date

Sept. 24 

July 3 

Aug. 31 

Sept. 11

19

26

Oct. 3

18

Nov. 1

Dec. 11

27

Jan. 9

23

Feb. 7

Mar. 6

27

Apr . 10

23

May 9

21

19

July 11

25

22

Sept . 6

Oct. 4

Nov. 1

15

27

Dec. 12

26

23

Feb. 7

Mar. 27

23

May 8

19

23

Sept. 6

18

Oct. 4 

17

Nov. 1

27

Dec. 13

23

27

23

19

Aug. 7

Oct. 9

Jan. 18

Stream

North Loup 

River. 

Davls Creek. ......

Loup River ........ 

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

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

Cedar River .......

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

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

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

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

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

.* .do............

....§6 ...........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Beaver Creek. .....

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

....do...... ......'

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Cache Creek. ......

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Loup River ......... 

North Loup River . . . 

Platte River. ......

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

Loup River .........

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elkhorn River. .....

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

Locality

Sec. 22, T. 19 N., R. 14 W., at Ord...

Sec. 33, T. 17 N., R. 13 W., at county 

bridge, 6 miles south of North Loup. 

Sec. 14, T. 16 N., R. 6 W., at 

Fuller ton.

bridge, ^ mile west of Belgrade.

Sec. 17, T. 19 N., R. 5 W., at county 

bridge, ^ mile southeast of Boone .

Sec. 2, T. 18 N., R. 5 W., at county 

bridge, J mile south of St. Edward.

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

Sec. 13, T. 26 N., R. 9 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 275, 2i miles southeast of Ewing.

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

Discharge 

(cfs)

1,080 

*983 

1,880 

2 350

245

245

236

281

248

523

247

77.8

91.4

72.6

442

124

511

91.4

384

256

186 

84.9

105

487

325

147

207

109

64.0

342

128

80.4

13.8

14.6

16.8

* Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Platte River basin, Nebr. Continued

Date

Feb. 14 

26

Mar. 13

24

May 18

July 4

31

Aug. 16

31

24

Oct. 11

Nov. 9

21

20

Feb.. 13

Mar. 13

28

Apr. 23

Aug. 16

Oct. 11

8

29

AUE 15

29

25

Oct. 9

Stream

Cache Creek. ...... 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Clearwater Creek..

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Elkhorn River .....

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

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

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

do

do

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

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

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

do

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Elkhorn River .......

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

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

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

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

.. ..do.'. ....... .....

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

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

Platte River ........

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

Locality

Sec. 13, T. 26 N., R. 9 ¥., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 275, 2f miles southeast of Ewing.

Sec. 6, T. 25 N., R. 7 ¥., at railroad 

bridge, J mile east of Clearwater.

Sec. 30, T. 24 N., R. 2 W., at bridge 

on U. S. Highway 275, -1 mile north of 

Battle Creek.

at south edge of Stanton.

do

do

Sec. 17, T. 19 N. , R . 8 E., at county 

bridge, £ mile north of Hooper.

Discharge 

(cfs)

12.7

106

71.5

802

138

885

370

305

359

298

245

1,570

1,380

1,170

848

1,120

604

536

550

456

377

370

1,660

1,200

3,960

2,150

1,960

696

6,360

2,140

4,160

1,330

1,380 

770

722

654
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 441

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Platte River basin, Nebr.--Continued

Date

Dec. 18

27

May 31 

31 

31

31

31

May 31

Stream

Elkhorn River. ....

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

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

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

North Fork Wahoo 

Creek.

Unnamed creek

North Fork Wahoo 

Creek.

Silver Creek. .....

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

Unnamed tributary.

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Flatte River.. ......

Wahoo Creek ......... 

Dunlap Creek ........ 

Wahoo Creek .........

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

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

Silver Creek. .......

Locality

Sec. 17, T. 19 N., R. 8 E., at county 

bridge, J mile north of Hooper.

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

Sec. 24, T. 15 N., R, 5 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 79, 3j miles south 

of Prague . 

Sec. 1, T. 14 N., R. 5 E., at culvert 

on State Highway 79, 4 miles west of 

Weston. 

Sec. 10, T. 14 N., R. 6 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 30A, 1 mile northeast of Weston.

Sec. 11, T. 16 N., R. 7 E., at county

bridge, 1^ miles southeast of Cedar 

Bluffs. 

Sec. 6, T. 15 N., R. 8 E., at bridge 

on State Highway 64, 2j miles east 

of Colon.

Sec. 20, T. 16 N., R. 7 E., at county 

culvert, 4 miles northeast of Colon.

east of Colon.

Discharge 

(cfs)

543 

347

427

297

357

2,380

2,650

2,880

3,570

1,710

2,110

908

1,170

2,270

2,110

1,360

*12,800 

*536 

*9,600 

392

*2,670

*2,740 

55

*753 

100

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Weeping Water Creek basin, Nebr.

June 1

1

1

1

North Branch

Weeping Water

Creek.

Stove Creek. ......

North Branch Weeping Water Creek.

Unnamed tributary.

Weeping Water Cr?ek.

North Branch Weeping

Water Creek.

Weeping Water Creek.

North Branch Weeping

Water Creek.

Sec. 10, T. 10 N., R. 10 E., at bridge

on State Highway 1, 0.6 mile north

of Elmwood.

Sec. 15, T. 10 N., R. 10 E., at bridge

on State Highway 1, at south side of

Elmwood .

Sec. 7, T. 10 N., R. 12 E., at railroad bridge of Missouri Pacific Lines,

1 mile southeast of Weeping Water.

Sec. 6, T. 10 N., R. 12 E., at railroad culvert of Missouri Pacific

Lines, 2 miles east of Weeping Water.

4,800

*5,280

*16,200

590

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Little Nemaha River basin, Nebr.

June 1

May 1

1

Unnamed creek. ....

Hooper Creek. .....

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

Owl Creek. ........

Hooper Creek. .......

Little Nemaha River.

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

Sec. 9, T. 9 N., R. 9 E.. at bridge

on State Highway 43, 4j miles north

of Palmyra.

Sec. 29, T. 9 N., R. 10 E . , at birdge

on State Highway 2, 3.3 miles east

of Palmyra.

Sec. 18, T. 8 N., R. 11 E., at bridge

on State Highway 2, 2^ miles northwest of Syracuse.

*3,090

*2,470

61

848

*11,500

at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Nodaway River basin, Mo.

double box culvert on U. S. Highway 

71, 2| miles west of Wilcox.

Platte River basin, Mo.

Big Slough...... White Cloud Creek... SW£ sec. 35, T. 65 N., R. 36 W., at 

culvert on U. S. Highway 71, 2^ miles 

east of Wilcox.
442 MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements In Missouri River basin below Sioux City, Iowa, 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Platte River basin, Mo. Continued

Date

Oct. 2

2

3

Stream

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

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

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

do

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

culvert on 

miles east

....do... ...

Locality

U. S. Highway 71, Zj 

of Wilcox.

Discharge 

(cfs)

29 9

12 9

.98

Missouri River main stem

July 13

14

Missouri River .... 

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

Mississippi River... At Fairfax bridge on U. 

69 and 169, at Kansas 

5 miles upstream from 

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

S . Highways 

City, Kans . , 

Kansas River.

96,800 

80,200

Kansas River basin

Oct. 17

July 3

Sept. 18

Oct. 10 

10 

July 17

Oct. 31

31 

Dec. 11

Feb. 19

Mar. 2

Oct. 2 

16

Apr. 17

Sept. 25

Mar. 29

6

18

22

May 20

20 

Mar. 27

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

July 20 

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Apr. 18

Horse Creek. ......

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

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

Republican River.. 

Indian Creek ...... 

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

Frenchman Creek...

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

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

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

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

Stinking Water 

Creek. 

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

Red Willow Creek. . 

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

Medicine Creek.... 

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

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

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

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

Fox Creek. ........

Cut Canyon Creek.. 

Curtis Creek. .....

Flag Creek. .......

Rope Creek. .......

Eureka Creek. .....

Little Cottonwood 

Creek.

Walnut Run. .......

Farmers Creek.....

Republican River. . . .

Kansas River ........ 

Republican River ....

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

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

Frenchman Creek. ....

Republican River ....

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

do

Medicine Creek. .....

Fox Creek. .......... 

Medicine Creek. .....

Republican River. . . .

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

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

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

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

do

Sec. 23, T. 1 N., H. 39 W., near 

Parks, Nebr.

Sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 36 W., at Max, 

Nebr. 

Sec. 23, T. 2 N., R. 36 W., near 

Max, Nebr.

Sec. 10, T. 5 N., R. 37 W., 500 ft 

downstream from gage near Enders, 

Nebr. 

Sec. 3, T. 5 N., R. 37 W., 1 mile 

downstream from Enders Dam, Nebr. 

Sec. 11, T. 5 N., H. 36 W., at 

Wauneta, Nebr.

Sec. 18, T. 6 N., H. 35 W., at 

former gaging station site.

Sec. 6, T. 4 N., R. 29 W., 10 miles 

north of McCook, Nebr.

Sec. 25, T. 8 N., H. 29 W., near 

Curtis, Nebr.

do

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

Sec. 17, T. 9 N., R. 28 W., 7 miles 

north of Curtis, Nebr.

Sec. 29, T. 9 N., H. 28 W., 7i miles 

north of Curtis, Nebr. 

Sec. 26, T. 8 N., R. 28 W., near 

Curtis, Nebr.

Sec. 16, T. 2 N., R. 19 W., at 

Orleans, Nebr.

Sec. 25, T. 2 N., R. 19 W., near 

Alma, Nebr.

Sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 17 W., near 

Naponee, Nebr. 

Sec. 6, T. IN., R. 15 W., near 

Bloomington, Nebr.

Sec. 32, T. 2 N., R. 14 W., near 

Franklin, Nebr.

do

Sec. 5, T. 1 N., R. 12 W., near 

Inavale, Nebr.

Sec. 4, T. 1 N., R. 11 W., near Red

Cloud, Nebr.

2.86

78.2

3.28

2.87

3.79

16.9

20.2 

22.0

29.6

22.6

26.5

33.2 

28.4

54.4

29.6

27.5

34.0

*2,810

*976

.06 

.07

1.75 

1.68

1.09

1.06

1.47 

1.07

.82

.75

0 

2.19 

2.30

1.97

2.13

.37 

.30

.18

.38

2.81 

14.9

3.28

3.45

1.69

18.4

Plow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS 443

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, lo 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951--Continued

Kansas River basin Continued

Date

Aug. 10 

Sept. 14

Apr. 18 

July 23

Aug. 10

Sept. 14

Apr. 18

July 23

5 

Nov. 7

Nov. 7

8

July 22

May-July 

floods

July

July

July 

July

July 

July 13

13

July 

July

July 

July

Stream

Indian Creek .......

Crooked Creek. .....

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

...-.do.............

Willow Creek. ......

Republican River . . .

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

Smoky Hill River. . . 

Spillman Creek. ....

Spring Creek. ......

Deer Creek. ........ 

Cedar Creek. .......

Oak Creek. ......... 

Solomon River ......

Limestone Creek.... 

Holland Creek. ..... 

Turkey Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from 

Republican River ....

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

....do..,. ..........

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

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

Kansas River ........ 

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

.'. ..do..... .........

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

Kansas River ........ 

Saline River ........

Mulberry Creek. .....

North Fork Solomon 

River .

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

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

Smoky Hill River. . . .

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

Solomon River ....... 

Smoky Hill River.. ..

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

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

Locality

Sec. 4, T. 1 N., R. 11 W., near Red 

Cloud, Nebr .

Sec. 1, T. 1 N., R. 11 W., at Red 

Cloud, Nebr.

Guide Rock, Nebr.

In NWA sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 5 E., 

at bridge on U. S. Highway 77, 

in Kansas .

14 S., R. 22 W., below Cedar 

Bluffs Dam, Kans .

14 S., R. 21 W., at county bridge, 

in Kansas .

15 S., R. 18 W., at bridge on U. 

S. Highway 183, in Kansas.

Pfeifer and 9 miles south of 

Victoria, Kans.

14 S., R. 15 W., at county bridge, 

in Kansas .

14 S., R. 15 W., at county bridge, 

in Kansas . 

On line between sees. 12 and 13, T. 

14 S., R. 3 W., at Iron Avenue 

Bridge in Salina, Kans. 

Lat 39°03 r , long. 98°18', in SW£ 

sec. 14, T. 11 S., R. 9 W., J 

mile west of Denmark, Kans.

sec. 11, T. 14 S., R. 4 W., 

2 miles above Spring Creek, Kans . 

Lat 38°50', long. 97°43', in SE£ 

sec. 14, T. 14 S., R .* 4 W., 

2 -miles northeast of Bavaria, 

Kans .

sec. 33, T. 14 S., R. 1 W., 

1 mile northeast of Kipp, Kans. 

On line between sees. 27 and 28, 

T. 4 S., R. 16 W., i mile 

north of Kirwin, Kans . 

In SE£ sec. 29, T. 4 S., R. 14 W., 

about 15 miles northeast from 

Cedar, Kans.

sec. 25. T. 4 S., R. 14 W., 

about 25 miles north of Gaylord, 

Kans . 

In NEi sec. 19, T. 6 S., R. 10 W., 

about 2 miles northeast of 

Cawker City, Kans . 

Lat 39°30', long. 98°24', on line 

between sees. 24 and 36, T. 

6 S., R. 10 W., 2j miles southeast of Cawker City, Kans.

see. 34, T. 6 S., R. 9 W., at 

Glen Elder, Kans. 

Lat 39°31', long. 98°19', in NW£ 

sec. 22, T. 6 S., R. 9 W., 

1 mile north of Glen Elder, 

Kans. 

Lat 39°53', long. 97°15', in 

see. 1, T. 14 S., R. 1 E., 

1 mile above mouth and 3^ miles 

southwest of Abilene, Kans. 

In NW£ sec. 23, T. 14 S.. R. 2 E., 

5 miles above mouth, 65 miles 

southeast of Abilene, Kans.

end of line between sees. 1 and 

12, T. 12 S., R. 3 E., at bridge 

on State Highway No. 18, 4 miles 

north of Chapman, Kans .

Discharge 

(cfs)

2.56

1.02

.62

14,900 

56.8

18.0

564

59.3

3.2

16.4

12.0

11,900

78.6

16.3

3,000

*13,800 

*9,770

*8,530 

* 64, 500

*2,880 

*5,860 

*2,680

*5,070 

*94,100

( 110,000

*6,600 

*1,720

*25,300 

*46,700

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.
MISCELLANEOUS DISCHARGE MEASUREMENTS

Miscellaneous discharge measurements in Missouri River basin below Sioux City, 

during water year October 1950 to September 1951 Continued

Kansas River basin Continued

Date

July

May- July

floods

July

July

May -July

floods

May-July

floods

July

May- July

floods

May -July

floods

July

Stream

Lyon Creek. .......

Wildcat Creek. ....

Black Vermillion

River .

Fancy Creek. ......

Unnamed creek. ....

Vermillion Creek

Rock Creek. .......

Mill Creek. .......

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

Cross Creek. ......

Tributary to or 

diverting from--

Smoky Hill River....

Kansas River ........

Big Blue River.... ..

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

Kansas River ........

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

Vermillion River. . . .

Kansas River ........

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

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

Locality

Lat 38°54', long. 96°55', near

center of sec. 30, T. 13 S., R.

5 E., 7 miles north of Woodbine,

Kans .

Lat 39°11', long. 96°38', in NEf

sec. 15, T. 10 S., R. 7 E., 3f

miles west of Manhattan, Kans.

Lat 39°41', long. 96°27', near

east end of line between sees.

19 and 30, T. 4 S., R. 9 E., at

bridge on State Highway 9,

2 miles southwest of Frankfort,

Kans.

Lat 39°26', long. 96°44', at northeast corner of see. 15, T. 7 S.,

R. 6 E., at U. S. Highway 77

bridge at Randolph, Kans.

2.4 miles east of State Highway 99

and about 2 miles south of

Wamego, Kans.

Lat 39°16', long. 96°15', in NW£

sec. 24, T. 9 S., R. 10 E.,

3j miles east of Louisville,

Kans.

Lat 39°15', long. 96°19', in SE£

see. 20, T. 9 S., R. 10 E., upstream from bridge on State

Highway 99 at Louisville, Kans.

Near center see. 17, T. 13 S., R.

9 E., about 5 miles northeast

of Alta Vista, Kans.

Lat 39°04', long. 96°11', in SW-J

sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 11 E., at

bridge on State Highway 10, in

Kansas .

Lat 39°11', long. 95°57', near

center of sec. 15, T. 10 S., R.

13 E., about 3 miles north of

Rossville, Kans.

Discharge 

(cfs)

 93,000

 11,100

 30,400

 33,400

 563

 14,700

 13,100

 19,800

 79,000

 23,000

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Missouri River main stem

July 18 Missouri River.... Mississippi River... At bridge on U. S. Highways 54 

and 63 at Jefferson City, Mo.

t519,000

t Includes 129,000 cfs overflow bypassing bridge on left bank. 

Osage River basin

July 12 

13

Marais des Cygnes. Osage River ......... Lat 38°30', long. 94°57', in NE£ 

sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 22 E., 

at U. S. Highway 169 at 

Osawatomle, Kans. 

Lat 38°22', long. 94°48', in sec. 

30, T. 19 S., R. 24 E., 

2 miles northeast of LaCygne, 

Kans.

*140,000 

 154,000

Flow at crest stage; computed by indirect method.

Gasconade River basin, Mo.

Dec. 15

Mar. 26

Beaver Creek. .....

do

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

Little Piney Creek. .

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

NEiNEi sec. 23, T. 36 N., R. 8

W., ij miles north of Cold

Spring Chapel and 2^ miles

southeast of Vida.

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

0.10

.08

.75

Missouri Riv2r main steir

July 2

22

Missouri River....

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

Mississippi River...

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

At Lewis Brie 

99, mile 8

Ige on State Highway 

2, at Ruegg, Mo.

460,000 

484,000

* 500, 000

*474,000

* Main channel only; does not include overbank flow into the Mississippi River.
INDEX

Page 

Accuracy of field data and computed

results......................... 7-8

Acre-foot, definition of.............. 2

Agencies other than Geological Survey,

records collected by............ 11

Agency, Mo., Platte River near........ 270

Alcova , Wyo., Bates Creek near........ 54

North Platte River at............... 52

Pathfinder Reservoir near........... 49

Sweetwater River1 near............... 48

Alcova Reservoir, Wyo................. 51

Alton, Kans., South Fork Solomon River

at.............................. 355

Alva B. Adams tunnel at East Portal,

near Estes Park, Colo........... 153

diversion by........................ 178

Amboy, Nebr., Elm Creek at............ 322

Angus, Nebr., Little Blue River at.... 363

Arapahoe, Nebr., Muddy Creek at....... 308

Arcadia, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.. 212 

Arikaree River at Haigler, he'_ir....... 272

Arlington, Wyo., Rock Creek at........ 42

Arnold, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.. 335 

Ashland, Nebr., Platte River near..... 245

Salt Creek near..................... 250

Atlantic City, Wyo., Sweetwater River

near............................ 47

Auburn, Nebr., Little Nemaha River at. 259

Bagnell, Mo., Lake of the Ozarks near. 422 

Osage River near.................... 423

Balzac, Colo., South Platte River at.. 187 

Barneston, Nebr., Big Blue River at... 362 

Barnesville, Colo., Crow Creek near... 183 

Bartlett, Iowa, Waubonsie Creek near.. 251 

Bates Creek near Alcova, Wyo.......... 54

near Freeland, Wyo .................. 53

Bayard , Nebr., Bayard Sugar Factory

drain near...................... 103

Red Willow Creek near............... 104

Bayard Sugar Factory drain near

Bayard, Nebr.................... 103

Bear Creek (Platte River basin) at

Morrison, Colo.................. 128

at mouth, at Sheridan, Colo......... 130

Beaver City, Nebr., Beaver Creek near. 314 

Sappa Creek near.................... 311

Beaver Creek (tributary to Little 

Piney Creek), Mo., discharge 

measurements of................. 444

near Holla, Mo ...................... 430

Beaver Creek (tributary to Loup River)

at Genoa , Nebr.................. 234

at Loretto , Nebr.................... 233

discharge measurements of........... 439

Beaver Creek (tributary to Sappa Creek)

at Cedar Bluffs , Kans........... 313

at Ludell, Kans..................... 312

near Beaver City, Nebr.............. 314

Beaver Creek (tributary to Solomon

River, North Fork), Kans., discharge measurements of.......... 443

Beloit, Kans. , Solomon River at....... 357

Benkelman, Nebr., Republican River at/ 277 

South Fork Republican River near.... 283

Berthoud, Colo., Little Thompson River

near............................ 169

Berthoud Pass ditch, Colo., diversion

by.............................. 178

Bethany, Mo. , East Fork Big Creek near 382 

Big Blue River at Barneston, Neb...... 362

at Randolph, Kans................... 366

near Crete, Nebr.................... 361

Big Bull Creek near Hillsdale, Kans..408-409 

Big Creek (Grand River basin), East

Fork, near Bethany, Mo.......... 382

Big Creek (Kansas River basin), Kans.,

discharge measurements of....... 443

near Hays , Kans..................... 338

Big Papillion Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of................. 437

Big Papillion Creek basin, Nebr., discharge measurements in.......... 437

Big Piney River near Big Piney, Mo..... 429

Big Slough, Mo., discharge measurements of.......................441-442

Big Sugar Creek at Farlinville, Kans.. 411

Big Thompson River at Estes Park, Colo 152

at mouth, near LaSalle, Colo........ 172

at mouth of canyon, near Drake, Colo 162 

near La Salle , Colo................. 172

below powerhouse, near Drake, Colo.. 159 

near Estes Park, Colo. .............. 157

near Loveland, Colo................. 168

North Fork, at Drake, Colo.......... 158

Bijou Creek near Wiggins , Colo........ 185

Birdwood Creek near Hershey, Nebr..... 114

Black Vermillion River, Kans., discharge measurements of.......... 444

Blackwater River at Blue Lick, Mo..... 398

Blackwood Creek near Culbertson, Nebr. 294 

Bloomington, Nebr., Republican River

near............................ 319

Blue Creek near Lewellen, Nebr........ 109

Blue Lick, Mo., Blackwater River at... 398 

Blue River near Kansas City, Mo....... 376

Bob Creek ditch, Colo., diversion by.. 175 

Bolivar, Mo., Pomme de Terre River

near............................ 417

Bonner Springs, Kans., Kansas River at 374 

Bonny Reservoir near Hale, Colo....... 280

Boonville, Mo., Missouri River at..... 399

Petite Saline Creek near............ 401

Boreas Pass ditch, Colo., diversion by 178 

Boulder, Colo., Lefthand Creek near... 143 

Boulder Creek at mouth, near Longmont,

Colo............................ 148

near Orodell, Colo.................. 145

Bow Creek near Stockton, Kans......... 351

Boxelder Creek at Boxelder, Wyo...... 60

near Careyhurst, Wyo................ 61

Boyer River at Logan, Iowa. ........... 32

Boyer River basin, Iowa, discharge

measurement in.................. 437

gaging station record in............ 32

Brady, Nebr. , Platte River at......... 193

Brewster, Nebr., North Loup River at.. 221 

Bridgeport, Nebr., North Platte River

at.............................. 105

Pumpkin Creek near.................. 106

Broken Bow, Nebr., Mud Creek near..... 216

Brownington, Mo., South Grand River

near............................ 419

Brushy Creek near Maywood, Nebr....... 298

Buckhorn Creek near Masonville, Colo.. 163 

Buffalo Creek (Kansas River basin)

near Haigler, Nebr.............. 275

Buffalo Creek (Platte River basin)

near Darr, Nebr................. 197

near Overton, Nebr.................. 198

Burlington Junction, Mo., Nodaway

River near...................... 266

Burwell, Nebr., Calamus River near.... 223

Bushnell, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at... 188

Cache Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of.......................439-440

445
INDEX

Cache la Poudre River at mouth of canyon, near Fort Collins, Colo.....

below Elkhorn Creek, Colo............

near Greeley, Colo...................

North Fork, near Llvermore, Colo.....

transbasin diversions to, from North 

Platte River basin...............

Cairo , Nebr., Dry Creek at.............

Calamus River near Burwell, Nebr. ......

Cambridge, Nebr., Medicine Creek at....

Republican River at..................

Cameron Pass ditch, Colo., diversion by 

Careyhurst, Wyo., Boxelder Creek near.. 

Carrollton, Mo., Wakenda Creek at......

Carter Lake, Colo., Dry Creek below...170- 

Casper, Wyo. , Casper Creek at..........

North Platte River below.............

Casper Creek at Casper, Wyo............

Cassa, Wyo., North Platte River near... 

Cedar Bluff Reservoir near Bills, Kans. 

Cedar Bluffs Kans., Beaver Creek at... 

Cedar Creek (Kansas River basin), Kans., 

discharge measurements of........

Cedar Creek (Osage River basin) near

Pleasant View , Mo................

Cedar River, Nebr. , discharge measurements of.........................

near Fullerton, Nebr.................

near Spalding, Nebr..................

Center Creek at Franklin, Nebr.........

Centerville, Iowa, Chariton River near. 

Cfs-day, definition of..................

Champion, Nebr., Frenchman Creek below 

Chapman Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of......................

Chariton River at Novinger, Mo.........

near Centerville, Iowa...............

near Keytesville, Mo.................

Chariton River basin, Iowa-Mo., gagingstation records in..............392-

Cheesman Lake, Colo., Goose Creek above 

South Platte River below.............

Cheesman Lake Reservoir, Colo., contents 

of...............................

Cherry Creek (Platte River basin) at

Denver, Colo.....................

below Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo... 

near Franktown, Colo .................

near Melvin, Colo ....................

Cherry Creek drain near Torrington, Wyo. 

Cherry Creek Reservoir, Colo., Cherry 

Creek below......................

Cheyenne, Wyo., Crow Creek near........

Chimney Hollow near Pinewood, Colo.....

Clarinda, Iowa, Nodaway River at.......

Clay Center, Kans., Republican River at

Clear Creek at mouth, near Derby, Colo.

near Golden, Colo....................

near Lawson, Colo....................

Clearwater Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of..................

Clifton City, Mo., Lamine River at.....

Colorado Creek near Spicer, Colo.......

Colorado River basin, transmountain

diversions from, to South Platte 

River basin......................

Columbine ditch, Colo., diversion by... 

Columbus, Nebr. , Loup River at.........

Shell Creek near.....................

Computations, accuracy of results of... 

Concordia, Kans., Republican River at.. 

Contents , definition of................

Control, definition of.................

Cooperation, record of.................

Correctionville, Iowa, Little Sioux

River at.........................

Cotesfield, Nebr., Davis Creek near....

North Loup River near................

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to Dry

Creek) near Pinewood, Colo.......

Cottonwood Creek (tributary to North

Platte River) at Wendover, Wyo... 

near Fletcher Park, Wyo..............

Coyle Branch at Houston, Mo ............

Cozad, Nebr. , Platte River near........

Crete, Nebr., Big Blue River near......

Crooked Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of......................

176

173

177

174

175

204

223

306

307

175

61

381

 171

56

57

56

71

336

313

443

415

439

230

229

320

392

286

443

393

392

394

 395 

119 

121

120

Crooked River near Richmond, Mo.......

Cross Creek, Kans., discharge measurement of......................

Crow Creek, Middle Fork, near Hecla,

Wyo.............................

near Barnesville, Colo..............

near Cheyenne, Wyo..................

iubic feet per second per square mile, 

definition of...................

iubic foot per second, definition of.. 

iulbertson, Nebr. , Blackwood Creek

near............................

Frenchman Creek at..................

umro, Nebr. , South Loup River near... 

urtis , Nebr. , Dry Creek near.........

Fox Creek at........................

Curtis Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of.....................

: ushing, Nebr. , Spring Creek at. ......

Cut Canyon Creek, Nebr. , discharge

measurement of..................

379

444

181

183

183

2

2

293

214

300

299

442

228

442

219 

197 

7-8 

3-7 

384

439

225

421

137 Dry 

136

440

397

34

178

175

235

237

7-8

327

3

3

23

225

226

Dannebrof, Nebr. , Oak Creek near. ......

Darr, Neor . , Buffalo Creek near ........

Data, accuracy of ......................

explanation of.......................

Davis City, Iowa, Thompson River at....

Davis Creek, Nebr. , discharge measurement of..........................

near Cotesfield, Nebr................

Decaturville, Mo., Niangua River near.. 

Deer Creek (Kansas River basin), Kans., 

discharge measurements of........

Deer Creek (Platte River basin) at

Glenrock, Wyo....................

in canyon, near Glenrock, Wyo. .......

Delaware River at Valley Falls, Kans... 

Denver, Colo. , Cherry Creek at.........

South Platte River at.................

Derby, Colo. , Clear Creek near. ........

Dismal River at Dunning, Nebr..........

near Gem, Nebr.......................

Douglas, Wyo., La Prele Creek near.....

North Platte River near..............

Douglas Canal near Orpha, Wyo ..........

Douglas Creek near Foxpark, Wyo........

Downs, Kans., North Fork Solomon River

near............................. 353

Drainage area, definition of........... 3

Drake, Colo., Big Thompson River near.159 

Horsetooth Reservoir canal near......

North Fork Big Thompson River at .....

Driftwood Creek near McCook, Nebr. .....

Dry Creek (tributary to Little Thompson

River) below Carter Lake, Colo.. 170 

Dry Creek (tributary to Medicine Creek) 

near Curtis , Nebr................

Creek (tributary to Prairie Creek) 

at Cairo, Nebr...................

Dry Spotted Tail Creek at Mitchell,

Nebr. ............................

Duncan, Nebr. , Platte River near.......

Dunning, Nebr., Dismal River at........

Middle Loup River at.................

East Nishnabotna River at Red Oak, Iowa 256 

Eldorado Springs, Colo., South Boulder

Creek near....................... 147

Elevenmile Canyon Reservoir, Colo.,

contents of...................... 120

Elkader, Kans., Smoky Hill River at.... 333

Elkhorn Creek, Colo., Cache la Poudre

River below. ..................... 173

Elkhorn River at Ewing, Nebr........... 239

at Neligh, Nebr...................... 241

at Norfolk, Nebr..................... 242

at Waterloo, Nebr.................... 244

discharge measurements of.......... .440-441

South Fork, at Ewing, Nebr........... 240

Bills, Kans., Cedar Bluff Reservoir

near.............................

Smoky Hill River near................

Ellsworth, Kans., Smoky Hill River at.. 

Elm Creek (Kansas River basin) at Amboy,

Nebr. ............................ 32;]

Elm Creek (Platte River basin) near

Overton, Nebr.................'... 199

Encampment River at mouth, near Encampment , Wyo........................ 39
INDEX 447

Enders , Nebr., Frenchman Creek near....

Enders Reservoir, Nebr.................

Endicott, Nebr., Little Blue River near 

Enterprise, Kans., Smoky Hill River at. 

Esterbrook, Wyo., Horseshoe Creek near. 

Estes Park, Colo., Alva B. Adams tunnel 

near.............................

Big Thompson River at................

Big Thompson River near..............

Fall River at........................

Fish Creek near......................

Glacier Creek near...................

Lake Estes near......................

Marys Lake near......................

Eureka Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement of..........................

Eureka ditch, Colo., diversion by......

Ewing, Nebr., Elkhorn River at.........

South Fork Elkhorn River at..........

Excelsior Springs, Mo., East Fork Fishing River at.....................

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289 

288 

364 

359 

69

153

152

157

151

155

150

156

154

442

178

239

240

378

260

151

263

444

411

442

400

82

155

378

442

72

11

16

176

161

89

140

186

41

146

299

Fairfax, Mo., Tarkio River at..........

Fall River at Estes Park, Colo.........

Falls City, Nebr., Nehama River at.....

Fancy Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of.........................

Farlinville, Kans., Big Sugar Creek at.

Farmers Creek, Nebr. , discharge measurements of......................

Fayette, Mo., Moniteau Creek near......

Filmore, Wyo., Little Laramie River

near.............................

Fish Creek near Estes Park, Colo.......

Fishing River, East Fork, at Excelsior 

Springs , Mo......................

Flag Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of.........................

Fletcher Park, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek 

near.............................

Floods, special reports on.............

Floyd River at James, Iowa.............

Fort Collins, Colo., Cache la Poudre

River near.......................

Horsetooth Reservoir near............

Fort Laramie, Wyo., Laramie River near.

Fort Lupton, Colo., South Platte River 

at...............................

Fort Morgan,Colo., South Platte River at

Fort Scott, Kans., Marmaton River near.

Fourmile Creek at Orodell, Colo........

Fox Creek at Curtis, Nebr..............

discharge measurement of............. 442

Foxpark, Wyo., Douglas Creek near...... 38

Franklin, Nebr., Center Creek at....... 320

Franktown, Colo., Cherry Creek near.... 131

Freeland, Wyo., Bates Creek near....... 53

Frenchman Creek at Culbertson, Nebr.... 293

at Palisade, Nebr.................... 291

below Champion, Nebr................. 286

discharge measurements of............ 442

near Enders , Nebr.................... 28£

near Hamlet, Nebr.................... 290

near Imperial, Nebr.................. 28

near Palisade , Nebr.................. 291

Fullerton, Nebr., Cedar River near..... 230

Fulton, Kans., Little Osage River at... 412

Gallatin, Mo., Grand River near........ 383

Gait, Mo. , Medicine Creek-near......... 388

Garnett, Kans., Pottawatomie Creek near 407

Gasconade River at Jerome, Mo.......... 433

near Hazlegreen, Mo .................. 426

near Rich Fountain, Mo............... 434

near Waynesville, Mo................. 42

Gasconade River basin, Mo., discharge

measurements in.................. 444

gaging-station records in...........426-434

Gem, Nebr., Dismal River near.......... 209

Genoa, Nebr., Beaver Creek at.......... 234

Loup River near...................:.. 23:

Loup River power canal near.......... 231

Gering drain near Gering, Nebr......... 100

Gibbon, Nebr. , Wood River near......... 203

Glacier Creek near Estes Park, Colo.... 150

Glasgow, Mo., Missouri River at........ 396

Glendevey, Colo., Laramie River near... 7

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Glendo, Wyo., Horseshoe Creek near.... 70

Glenrock, Wyo. , Deer Creek at......... 59

Deer Creek near ..................... 58

Golden, Colo., Clear Creek near....... 137

Goose Creek above Cheesman Lake, Colo. 119 

Goose Egg, Wyo., North Platte River

near............................ 55

Gould, Colo., North Fork Michigan

River near...................... 35

South Fork Michigan River near...... 35

Gove, Kans., Hackberry Creek near..... 334

Gower, Mo. , Jenkins Branch at......... 271

Grand Island, Nebr., Platte River near 201 

Grand River near Gallatin, Mo......... 383

near Sumner , Mo..................... 390

Grand River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in.....................382-391

Grand River ditch, Colo., diversion by 178 

Grant, Colo., North Fork South Platte

River at........................ 122

Greeley, Colo., Cache la Poudre River

near............................ 177

Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo............... 74

North Platte River below............ 75

Guide Rock, Nebr., Republican River

near............................ 323

Gypsum Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of..................... 443

Hackberry Creek near Gove, Kans....... 334

Haigler, Nebr., Arikaree River at..... 272

Buffalo Creek near.................. 275

Hale, Colo., Bonny Reservoir near..... 280

Landsman Creek near.........'........ 279

South'Fork Republican River near.... 281

Hamburg, Iowa, Nishnabotna River above 4,257 

Hamlet, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near... 290 

Hanna, Wyo., Medicine Bow River near.. 44 

Hardy, Nebr., Republican River near... 324 

Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr., contents of.303^304 

Medicine Creek above................ 301

Medicine Creek below................ 305

Mitchell Creek above................ 302

Hartsel, Colo., South Platte River near 116 

Hays , Kans. , Big Creek near........... 338

Hazlegreen, Mo., Gasconade River near. 426 

Hecla, Wyo., Middle Fork Crow Creek

near.........'................... 181

South Crow Creek near............... 182

Henderson, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 139

Henry, Nebr., Katzer drain near....... 92

Herman, Nebr. , New York Creek at...... 31

Hermann, Mo., Missouri River at....... 435

Hermitage, Mo., Pomme de Terre River

at.............................. 418

Hershey, Nebr., Birdwood Creek near... 114 

Hillsdale, Kans., Big Bull Creek near.408-409 

Holland Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of..................... 443

Holly Springs, Iowa, West Fork ditch

at. ............................. 27

Homer, Nebr., Omaha Creek at.......... 17

Hooper Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of..................... 441

Horse Creek (Kansas River basin), Nebr.,

discharge measurements of....... 442

Horse Creek (Platte River basin) near

Lyman, Nebr..................... 94

Horseshoe Creek near Esterbrook, Wyo.. 69 

near Glendo , Wyo .................... 70

Horsetooth Reservoir near Fort Collins,

Colo............................ 161

Horsetooth Reservoir canal below Big 

Thompson siphon, near Drake, 

Colo............................ 160

Houston, Mo., Coyle Branch at......... 428

Hundred and Ten Mile Creek near

Quenemo, Kans................... 405

Hydrologic conditions................. 12-13

Idalia, Colo., Republican River near.. 278 

Imperial, Nebr., Frenchman Creek near. 287 

Indian Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of................'... .442-443

Ithaca, Nebr., Silver Creek at........ 249

Wahoo Creek at...................... 248
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James, Iowa, Floyd River at............ 16

Jefferson City, Mo., Moreau River near. 402

Jelm, Wyo., Laramie River near......... 78

Jenkins Branch at Gower, Mo............ 271

Jerome, Mo., Gasconade River at........ 433

Jones Pass tunnel, Colo., diversion by. 178

Julesburg, Colo., South Platte River at 190

Kanopolis Reservoir near Kanopolis,

Kans............................. 341

Kansas City, Mo., Blue River near...... 376

Missouri River at.................... 375

Kansas River at Bonner Springs, Kans... 374 

at Lecompton, Kans................... 371

at Ogden, Kans....................... 360

at Topeka, Kans...................... 368

at Wamego, Kans...................... 367

Kansas River basin, Colo.-Kans.-Nebr.,

discharge measurements in.......442-444

gaging-station records in.......... .272-374

Katzer drain near Henry, Nebr.......... 92

Kennebec, Iowa, Little Sioux River near 24 

Kersey, Colo., South Platte River near. 180 

Keystone, Nebr., North Platte River

near............................. 112

Keytesville, Mo., Charitan River near.. 394 

Kirwin, Kans., North Fork Solomon River

at............................... 352

La Bonte, Wyo., La Bonte Creek near. ... 68

Wagonhound Creek near................ 66

West Fork La Bonte Creek near........ 67

La Bonte Creek near La Bonte, Wyo......

West Fork, near La Bonte, Wyo........ 67

La Prele Creek near Douglas, Wyo....... 63

near Orpha, Wyo...................... 64

La Salle, Colo., Big Thompson River

near............................. 172

Ladder Creek below Chalk Creek, near

Scott City, Kans................. 332

Lake City, Mo., Little Blue River near. 377 

Lake Estes near Estes Park, Colo....... 156

Lake George, Colo., South Platte River

near............................. 117

Tarryall Creek near.................. 118

Lake of the Ozarks near Bagnell, Mo.... 422

Lakefield, Minn., Jackson County ditch

11 near.......................... 19

Little Sioux River near.............. 18

Lamine River at Clifton City, Mo....... 397

Lamine River basin, Mo., gaging-station

records in......................397-398

Landsman Creek near Hale, Colo......... 279

Langley, Kans., Smoky Hill River near.. 342 

Laramie-Poudre tunnel, Colo., diversion

by............................... 175

Laramie River at Laramie, Wyo.......... 80

at Two Rivers , Wyo................... 81

near Fort Laramie, Wyo...............

near Glendevey, Colo................. 77

near Jelm, Wyo....................... 78

near Lookout, Wyo....................

Laramie River and Pioneer Canal near

Woods , Wyo....................... 79

Lawrence, Kans., Wakarusa River near... 372 

Lawson, Colo., Clear Creek near........ 1-36

Lecompton, Kans., Kansas River at...... 371

Lefthand Creek near Boulder, Colo. ..... 14

Leo, Wyo., Seminoe Reservoir near...... 45

Lewellen, Nebr., Blue Creek near....... 109

North Platte River at................ 110

Limestone Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of...................... 44

Lincoln, Nebr. , Salt Creek at.......... 247

Lindsborg , Kans . , Smoky Hill River at. . 34, 

Lingle, Wyo., Rawhide Creek near....... 90

Linneus, Mo. , Locust Creek near........ 389

Lisco, Nebr., North Platte River at.... 107

Little Beaver Creek near Rolla, Mo..... 431

Little Blue River (Kansas River basin)

at Angus, Nebr................... 36

at Waterville , Kans.................. 365

near Endicott, Nebr.................. 364

Little Blue River (Little Blue River

basin) near Lake City, Mo........ 377

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Little Cottonwood Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of.......... 442

Little Laramie River at Two Rivers ,

Wyo............................. 83

near Filmore, Wyo................... 82

Little Nemaha River at Auburn, Nebr... 259 

near Syracuse, Nebr................. 258

Little Nemaha River basin, Nebr., discharge measurements in.......... 441

gaging-station records in. .........258-259

Little Osage River at Fulton, Kans.... 412

Little Papillion Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement of........... 437

Little Piney Creek at Newburg, Mo..... 432

Little Sioux River at Correctionville,

Iowa............................ 23

at Spencer, Iowa.................... 22

discharge measurements of ........... 437

Little Sioux River basin, Iowa-Minn.,

discharge measurements in....... 437

gaging-station records in........... 18-28

Little Thompson River near Berthoud,

Colo............................ 169

Littleton, Colo., South Platte River

at.............................. 127

Liver-more, Colo. , North Fork Cache La

Poudre River near............... 174

Locust Creek near Linneus, Mo......... 389

Lodgepole Creek at Bushnell, Nebr..... 188

at Ralton, Nebr..................... 189

Logan, Iowa, Boyer River at........... 32

Logan Creek near Uehling, Nebr........ 243

Lonetree Creek near Nunn, Colo........ 179

Longmont, Colo., Boulder Creek, near.. 148 

Lookout, Wyo. , Laramie River near..... 84

Loretto, Nebr., Beaver Creek at....'... 233

Loup City, Nebr., Middle Loup River at 213 

Loup River at Columbus, Nebr.......... 235

discharge measurements of........... 439

near Genoa, Nebr.................... 232

Loup River power canal near Genoa,

Nebr............................ 231

Loutre River at Mineola, Mo............ 436

Louviers, Colo., Plum Creek near...... 126

Loveland, Colo., Big Thompson River

near............................ 168

Lovewell, Kans., White Rock Creek at.. 325 

Ludell, Kans., Beaver Creek at........ 312

Lyman, Nebr., Horse Creek near........ 94

Lyndon, Kans., Salt Creek near....... 404

Lyon Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of........................ 444

Lyons, Colo., North St. Vrain Creek

near............................ 141

St. Vrain Creek at................... 142

McAllaster, Kans., North Fork, Smoky

Hill River near................. 331

McConaughy Lake, Nebr................. Ill

McCook, Nebr., Driftwood Creek near... 295 

McGrew, Nebr. , Ninemile drain near... . 102

Map of the United States.............. 9

Maple River at Mapleton, Iowa......... 25

Mapleton, Iowa, Maple River at........ 25

Marais des Cygnes River at Melvern,

Kans............................ 403

at Trading Post, Kans............... 410

discharge measurements of ........... 444

near Ottawa, Kans................... 406

Maries River at Westphalia, Mo........ 425

Marmaton River near Fort Scott, Kans.. 413 

Marshfield, Mo., Niangua Branch at.... 420

Martin ditch. See Davis and Martin

ditch. 

Marys Lake near Estes Park, Colo...... 154

Maryville, Mo., One Hundred and Two

River near. ...................... 268

White Cloud Creek near.............. 269

Masonville, Colo., Buckhorn Creek near 163 

Maywood, Nebr., Brushy Creek near..... 298

Medicine Creek at................... 297

Medicine Bow River above Seminoe

Reservoir, near Hanna, Wyo....... 44

Medicine Creek (Grand River-basin)

near Gait, Mo................... 388
INDEX 449

Medicine Creek (Kansas River basin)

above Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr.... 301

at Cambridge, Nebr................... 306

at Maywood, Nebr..................... 297

below Harry Strunk Lake, Nebr........ 305

discharge measurements of............ 442

Melvern, Kans., Marais des Cygnes River

at............................... 403

Melvin, Colo., Cherry Creek near....... 132

Mentor, Kans., Smoky Hill River near... 344 

Mercer, Mo., Weldon River near......... 385

Michigan ditch, Colo., diversion by.... 175

Michigan River, North Fork near Gould,

Colo............................. 35

South Fork, near Gould, Colo......... 35

Middle Boulder Creek at Nederland, Colo 144 

Middle Loup River at Arcadia, Nebr..... 212

at Dunning, Nebr..................... 208

at Loup City, Nebr................... 213

at St. Paul, Nebr.................... 220

at Walworth, Nebr.................... 211

discharge measurements of...........437-438

near Seneca, Nebr.................... 207

Milford, Iowa, Okoboji Lake near....... 21

Milford, Kans., Republican River at.... 329

Mill Creek (tributary to Kansas River)

Kans.. discharge measurement of.. 444 

Mill Creek (tributary to Missouri River)

at Oregon, Mo.................... 264

Mill Grove, Mo. , Weldon River at....... 386

Minatare, Nebr., North Platte River

near............................. 101

Mineola, Mo., Loutre River at.......... 436

Missouri River at Boonville , Mo........ 399

at Glasgow, Mo....................... 396

at Hermann, Mo....................... 435

at Kansas City, Mo................... 375

at Nebraska City, Nebr............... 253

at Omaha, Nebr....................... 33

at Rulo, Nebr........................ 261

at St. Joseph, Mo.................... 267

at Sioux City, Iowa.................. 14

at Waverly, Mo....................... 380

discharge measurement of............. 444

Mitchell, Nebr., Dry Spotted Tail Creek

at............................... 97

North Platte River at................ 96

Mitchell Creek above Harry Strunk Lake,

Nebr............................. 302

Moffat tunnel, Colo., diversion by..... 178

Moniteau Creek near Fayette, Mo........ 400

Monona-Harrison ditch near Turin, Iowa. 28 

Moreau River near Jefferson City, Mo... 402 

Morrill, Nebr., Sheep Creek near....... 95

Morrison, Colo., Bear Creek at......... 128

Turkey Creek near.................... 129

Mosquito Creek, Iowa, discharge measurements of...................... 437

Mud Creek, Nebr., discharge measure- .

ment of.......................... 438

near Broken Bow, Nebr................ 216

near Sweetwater, Nebr................ 217

Muddy Creek (Kansas River basin) at

Arapahoe , Nebr................... 308

Mulberry Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of...................... 443

Mussel Fork near Musselfork,- Mo........ 395

Naponee, Nebr., Turkey Creek at........ 318

Nebraska City, Nebr., Missouri River at 253 

Nederland, Colo., Middle Boulder-Creek

at............................... 144

Nehama River at Falls City, Nebr....... 263

Nehama River basin, Kans.-Nebr., gagingstation records in..............262-263

Neligh, Nebr., Elkhorn River at........ 241

New Cambria, Kans., Smoky Hill River

near............................. 350

New York Creek at Herman, Nebr......... 31

discharge measurement of............. 437

Newburg, Mo., Little Piney Creek at.... 432

Newman Grove, Nebr., Shell Creek at.... 236

Niangua Branch at Marshfield, Mo ....... 420

Niangua River near Decaturville, Mo.... 421

Niles , Kans., Solomon River at......... 358

Ninemile drain near McGrew, Nebr....... 102

Nishnabotna River above Hamburg, Iowa.. 4,257

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Nishnabotna River basin, Iowa, gagingstatlon records in,............254-257

Nodaway River at Clarinda, Iowa....... 265

near Burlington Junction, Mo........ 266

Nodaway River basin, Iowa-Mo., discharge measurements in.......... 441

gaging-station records in..........265-266

Norfolk, Nebr. , Elkhorn River at...... 242

North Bend, Nebr., Platte River at.... 238

North Laramie River near Wheatland,

Wyo............................. 88

North Loup River at Brewster, Nebr.... 221

at Scotia, Nebr..................... 224

at Taylor, Nebr 222

discharge measurements of..........438-439

near Cotesfield, Nebr............... 226

near St. Paul, Nebr................. 227

North Platte, Nebr., North Platte

River at........................ 115

South Platte River at............... 192

North Platte River above Pathfinder

Reservoir, Wyo.................. 46

above Seminoe Reservoir, near Sinclair , Wyo...................... 41

at Alcova, Wyo...................... 52

at Bridgeport, Nebr................. 105

at Lewellen, Nebr................... 110

at Lisco , Nebr...................... 107

at Mitchell, Nebr................... 96

at North Platte, Nebr............... 115

at Oshkosh, Nebr.................... 108

at recorder station below Whalen,

Wyo............................. 76

at Saratoga, Wyo.................... 40

at Wyoming-Nebraska State line...... 93

below Casper, Wyo................... 57

below Guernsey Reservoir, Wyo....... 75

below Pathfinder Reservoir, Wyo..... 50

near Cassa, Wyo..................... 71

near Douglas, Wyo................... 65

near Goose Egg, Wyo................. 55

near Keystone, Nebr................. 112

near Minatare, Nebr................. 101.

near Northgate, Colo................ 37

near Sutherland, Nebr................ 113

North Platte River basin in Colorado, 

transbasin diversions from, to 

Cache la Poudre River basin..... 175

North St. Vrain Creek at Longmont Dam,

near Lyons, Colo ................ 141

Northgate, Colo., North Platte River

near. ........................... 37

Norton, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek at... 316

Novinger, Mo., Chariton River at...... 393

Nunn, Colo., Lonetree Creek near...... 179

Oak Creek (Kansas River basin), Kans.,

discharge measurements of....... 443

Oak Creek (Platte River basin) near

Dannebrog, Nebr................. 219

Oberlin, Kans., Sappa Creek near...... 310

Odebolt Creek, Iowa., discharge measurements of..................... 437

Odessa, Nebr., Platte River near...... 200

Ogden, Kans., Kansas River at......... 360

Okoboji Lake at Lakeside Laboratory,

near Milford, Iowa.............. 21

Olsen ditch. See Keck and Olsen ditch 

Omaha, Nebr. , Missouri River at....... 33

Omaha Creek at Homer, Nebr............ 17

One Hundred and Two River near Maryville, Mo....................... 268

Order, new downstream, of listing gaging stations.................... 3

Oregon, Mo., Mill Creek at............ 264

20

309

145

146 

62 

64 

416 

near Bagnell, Mo.................... 423

near St. Thomas, Mo................. 424

Osage River basin, Kans.-Mo., discharge measurements in.......... 444

gaging-station records in..........403-425

Orleans, Iowa, Spirit Lake near. 

Orleans, Nebr., Republican River near. 

Orodell, Colo., Boulder Creek near....

Fourmile Creek at...................

Orpha, Wyo., Douglas Canal near.......

La Prele Creek near.................

Osage River at Osceola, Mo.
INDEX

Osborne , Kans., South Fork Solomon

River at.........................

Osceola , Mo., Osage River at...........

Oshkosh, Nebr., North Platte River at..

Ottawa, Kans., Marais des Cygnes River 

near.............................

Overton, Nebr. , Buffalo Creek near.....

Elm Creek near.......................

Platte River near....................

Owl Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement 

of...............................

Page

356

416

108

199

196

441

Palisade, Nebr., Frenchman Creek at.... 291

Stinking Water Creek near............ 292

Paradise Creek near Paradise, Kans..... 346

Parks, Nebr., Rock Creek at............ 276

Pathfinder Reservoir near Alcova, Wyo.. 4 9 

North Platte River above............. 46

North Platte River below............. 50

Paxton, Nebr., South Platte River at... 191 

Perry Creek at 38th St., Sioux City,

Iowa............................. 15

Petite Saline Creek near Boonville, Mo. 401

Pinewood, Colo., Chimney Hollow near... 164

Cottonwood Creek near................ 16V

Rattlesnake Creek near..............165-166

Pioneer Canal at Colorado-Nebraska

State line....................... 273

Pisgah, Iowa, Soldier River at......... 30

Platte River (Colo.-Wyo .-Nebr.) at

Brady, Nebr...................... 193

at North Bend, Nebr.................. 238

near Ashland, Nebr. 245

near Duncan, Nebr

nsar Grand Island, Nebr.............. 201

near Odessa , Nebr.................... 200

near Overton, Nebr................... 196

Platte River basin (Colo.-Nebr.-Wyo.),

discharge measurements in.......437-441

gaging-station records in........... .34-250

Platte River (Iowa-Mo.) near Agency, Mo. 270 

Platte River basin (Iowa-Mo.), discharge

measurements in.................441-442

gaging-station records in...........268-271

Platteville, Colo., St. Vrain Creek

near............................. 149

Pleasant View, Mo., Cedar Creek near... 415 

Plum Creek (tributary to Platte River) 

Nebr.. discharge measurements of 

Plum Creek (tributary to South Platte 

River in Colorado) near Louviers 

Colo............................

Plum Creek (tributary to South Platte 

River in Nebraska) near Smithfield , Nebr...................... 195

Pomme de Terre River at Hermitage, Mo.. 418 

near Bolivar, Mo ..................... 417

Pottawatomie Creek near Garnett, Kans.. 407 

Prairie Creek near Silver Creek, Nebr.. 205 

Prairie Dog Creek at Norton, Kans...... 316

near Woodruff, Kans.................. 317

Publications on streamflow by Geological Survey....................... 8-11

by State agencies .................... 11

Pumpkin Creek near Bridgeport, Nebr.... 106

Quenemo, Kans., Hundred and Ten Mile 

Creek near.....................

437

126

405

Ralton, Nebr., Lodgepole Creek at...... 189

Randolph, Iowa, West Nishnabotna River

at............................... 255

Randolph, Kans., Big Blue River at..... 366

Rattlesnake Creek near Pinewood, Colo. J.65-166 

Ravenna, Nebr., South Loup River at.... 215

Rawhide Creek near Lingle, Wyo......... 90

Red Oak, Iowa, East Nishnabotna River

at............................... 256

Red Willow Creek (Kansas River basin) ,

Nebr., discharge measurements of. 442 

near Red Willow. Nebr................ 296

Red Willow Creek (Platte River basin)

near Bayard, Nebr................ 104

Republican River at Benkelman, Nebr.... 277

at Cambridge, Nebr................... 307

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Republican River at Concordia, Kans... 327 

at Milford, Kans.................... 329

at Scandia , Kans.................... 326

at Stratton, Nebr................... 284

at Trenton, Nebr.................... 4,285

discharge measurements of..........442 ,443

near Bloomington, Nebr.............. 319

near Guide Rock, Nebr............... 323

near Orleans , Nebr 

North Fork, at Colorado-Nebraska 

State line .....................

South Fork, near Benkelman, Nebr... 

near Colorado-Kansas State line.. 

near Idalia , Colo ................

near Hale , Colo ................... 281

Rich Fountain, Mo., Gasconade River 

near. ..........................

Richmond, Mo., Crooked River near....

Riverdale , Nebr., Wood River near....

Riverton, Nebr., Thompson Creek at... 

Roca , Nebr . Salt Creek at ...........

Rock Creek (tributary to Medicine Bow 

River) at Arlington, Wyo.......

below Rock River , Wyo ..............

Rock Creek (tributary to Republican

River) at Parks, Nebr ........... 276

Rock Creek (tributary to Vermillion

River) Kans., discharge measurement of .........................

Rock River, Wyo. , Rock Creek below. ...

Rolla, Mo., Beaver Creek near .........

Little Beaver Creek near. ...........

Rope Creek, Nebr., discharge measurements of ........................

Rose Creek near Wallace , Kans .........

Rothville, Mo., Yellow Creek near.....

Rule, Nebr., Missouri River at........

Runoff in inches , definition of .......

Russell, Kans., Saline River near.....

Smoky Hill River near. ..............

at Clay Center, Kans. 328

309

274

283

282

278

434

379

202

321

246

42

43

444

43

430

431

442

330

391

261

2

345

339

Sac River near Stockton, Mo........... 414

St. Joseph, Mo., Missouri River at.... 267

St. Michael, Nebr., South Loup River

at.............................. 218

St. Paul, Nebr., Middle Loup River at. 220

North Loup River near............... 227

St. Thomas, Mo., Osage River near..... 424

St. Vrain Creek at Lyons, Colo........ 142

at mouth, near Platteville, Colo.... 149

Saline River at Tescott, Kans......... 349

near Russell, Kans.................. 345

near Wilson, Kans................... 347

Salt Creek (Osage River basin) near

Lyndon, Kans.................... 404

Salt Creek <Platte River basin) at

Lincoln, Nebr................... 247

at Roca, Nebr....................... 246

near Ashland, Nebr.................. 250

Sand Creek, Mo., discharge measurement

of.............................. 441

Sappa Creek near Beaver City, Nebr.... 311

near Oberlin, Kans.................. 310

near Stamford, Nebr................. 315

Saratoga, Wyo., North Platte River at. 40

Scandia, Kans., Republican River at... 326

Scotia, Nebr., North Loup River at.... 224

Scott City, Kans., Ladder Creek near.. 332

Scottsbluff, Nebr., Tub Springs near.. 98

Winter Creek near................... 99

Seminoe Reservoir near Leo, Wyo....... 45

Seneca, Kans., Turkey Creek near...... 262

Seneca, Nebr., Middle Loup River near. 207

Sheep Creek near Morrill, Nebr........ 95

Shell Creek at Newman Grove, Nebr..... 236

near Columbus , Nebr................. 237

Sheridan, Colo., Bear Creek at........ 130

Silver Creek, Nebr., Pr-airie Creek

near............................ 205

Silver Creek at Ithaca, Nebr. ........7 249

discharge measurements of".......... 441

Sinclair, Wyo., North Platte River

near........................... 41

Sioux City, Iowa, Missouri River at.. 14

Perry Creek at.............'........ 15

Skyline ditch, Colo., diversion by... 175
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Smithfield, Nebr., Plum Creek near..... 195

Smoky Hill River at Elkader, Kans...... 333

at Ellsworth, Kans................... 340

at Enterprise, Kans.................. 359

at Lindsborg , Kans................... 343

discharge measurements of............ 443

near Arnold , Kans.................... 335

near Ellis , Kans..................... 337

near Langley, Kans................... 342

near Mentor, Kans.................... 344

near New Cambria, Kans............... 350

near Russell, Kans................... 339

North Pork, near McAllaster, Kans.... 331

Soldier Creek near Topeka, Kans........ 369

Soldier River at Pisgah, Iowa.......... 30

Soldier River basin, Iowa, discharge

measurement' in................... 437

gaging-station record in............. 31

Solomon River at Beloit, Kans.......... 357

at Niles , Kans....................... 358

discharge measurements of............ 443

North Fork, at Kirwin, Kans.......... 352

near Downs, Kans................... 353

South Fork, at Alton, Kans........... 355

at Osborne , Kans................... 356

at Webster, Kans................... 354

South Boulder Creek near Eldorado

Springs , Colo .................... 147

South Crow Creek near Hecla, Wyo....... 182

South Grand River near Brownington, Mo. 419 

South Loup River at Ravenna, Nebr...... 215

at St. Michael, Nebr................. 218

discharge measurements of............ 438

near Cumro, Nebr..................... 214

South Platte, Colo., North Fork South

Platte River at.................. 123

South Platte River at................ 4 ,124

South Platte River above Elevenmile

Canyon Reservoir, near Hartsel,

Colo............................. 116

at Balzac, Colo...................... 187

at Denver, Colo...................... 135

at Fort Lupton, Colo................. 140

at Fort Morgan, Colo................. 186

at Henderson, Colo ................... 139

at Julesburg, Colo................... 190

at Littleton, Colo. .................. 127

at North Platte, Nebr................ 192

at Paxton, Nebr...................... 191

at South Platte , Colo ................ 4 ,124

at Sublette, Colo.................... 184

at Waterton, Colo .................... 12

below Cheesman Lake, Colo ............ 121

near Kersey, Colo.................... 180

near Lake George, Colo...:........... 117

North Fork, at South Platte, Colo.... 12

below Geneva Creek, at Grant; Colo. 122 

South Platte River basin, Colo., reservoirs in......................... 120

transmountain diversions to, from

Colorado River basin............. 17'

South Tekamah Creek, Nebr., discharge

measurements of.................. 43

Spalding, Nebr., Cedar River near...... 229

Spencer, Iowa, Little Sioux River at... 22 

Spicer, Colo., Colorado Creek near..... 34

Spillman Creek, Kans., discharge measurements of...................... 44

Spirit Lake near Orleans, Iowa......... 20

Spring Creek (Kansas River basin) , Kana,

discharge measurements of........ 443

Spring Creek (Platte River basin) at

Gushing, Nebr.................... 228

Stage-discharge relation, definition of 

Stamford, Nebr., Sappa Creek near...... 315

Stinking Water Creek, Nebr. , discharge

measurements of.................. 442

near Palisade, Nebr.................. 29:

Stockton, Kans., Bow Creek near........ 351

Stockton, Mo. , Sac River near..........

Stove Creek, Nebr., discharge measurement of.......................... 441

Stranger Creek near Tonganoxie, Kans... 373 

Stratton, Nebr., Republican River at... 284 

Sublette, Colo., South Platte River at. 184 

Sumner, Mo., Grand River near.......... 390

Sutherland, Nebr., North Platte River 

near.............................

.weetwater, Nebr., Mud Creek near.....

sweetwater River near Alcova, Wyo.....

near Atlantic City, Wyo.............

.ybille Creek above Bluegrass Creek, 

near Wheatland, Wyo.............

below Bluegrass Creek, near Wheatland , Wyo.......................

near Mule Shoe Ranch, near Wheatland, Wyo.......................

iylvan Grove, Kans., Wolf Creek near.. 

Syracuse, Nebr., Little Nemaha River 

near............................

arkio River at Fairfax, Mo...........

'arryall Creek near Lake George, Colo. 

Taylor, Nebr., North Loup River at....

"ekarnah Creek at Tekamah, Nebr........

erms, definition of..................

'escott, Kans., Saline River at.......

'hompson Creek at Riverton, Nebr......

Thompson River at Davis City, Iowa....

at Trenton, Mo......................

Tonganoxie, Kans. , Stranger Creek near 

Topeka, Kans., Kansas River at........

Soldier Creek near..................

Torrington, Wyo., Cherry Creek drain 

near............................

Trading Post, Kans. , Marais des Cygnes 

" "River at '. ..'.'....'. ...............

Trenton, Mo. , Thompson River at.......

?renton, Nebr., Republican River at... 

?ub Springs near Scottsbluff, Nebr....

Turin, Iowa, Little Sioux River near.. 

Monona-Harrison ditch near..........

Turkey Creek (Kansas River basin) at 

Naponee, Nebr...................

discharge measurement of............

Turkey Creek (Nemaha River basin) near 

Seneca, Kans....................

Turkey Creek (Platte River basin) near 

Morrison, Colo..................

Two Rivers, Wyo., Laramie River at....

Little Laramie River at.............

Uehling, Nebr., Logan Creek near......

Union, Nebr., Weeping Water Creek at..

Valley Falls, Kans., Delaware River at 

Vermillion Creek, Kans., discharge

measurements of.................

tfagonhound Creek near La Bonte , Wyo...

tfahoo Creek at Ithaca, Nebr...........

North Fork, discharge measurements 

of............................. .

tfakarusa River near Lawrence, Kans....

tfakenda Creek at Carrollton, Mo.......

Wallace, Kans., Rose Creek near.......

Walnut Run, Nebr. , discharge measurements of........................

Walworth, Nebr., Middle Loup River at.

Wamego, Kans., Kansas River at........

Waterloo, Nebr., Elkhorn River at.....

tfaterton, Colo., South Platte River at

Waterville, Kans., Little Blue River 

at. ......................^......

tfaubonsie Creek near Bartlett, iowa...

"faverly, Mo. , Missouri River at.......

feynesville, Mo., Gasconade River near

Webster, Kans., South Fork Solomon

River at........................

keeping Water Creek at Union, Nebr.... 

North Branch, Nebr., discharge measurement s of.....................

keeping Water Creek basin, Nebr., discharge measurements in..........

gaging-station record in............

Weldon River at Mill Grove, Mo........

near Mercer, Mo .....................

Wendover, Wyo., Cottonwood Creek at...

West Fork ditch at Holly Springs, Iowa

West Nishnabotna River at Randolph,

Iowa............................

at White Cloud, Iowa................

Westphalia, Mo., Maries River at......

jfhalen, Wyo., North Platte River below

Wheatland, Wyo., North Laramie River 

near............................

Page

217

48

47

85

87

348

258

260 

118 

222 

29 2-3 

349 

321 

384 

387 

373

368

369

91

410

387

4,285

98

26

28

318

443

129

81

83

243

252

370

444

66

248

441

372

381

330

442

211

367

244

125

365

251

380

427

354

252

441

441

252

386

385

73

27

255

254

425

76
452 INDEX

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Wheatland, Wyo ., Sybllle Creek near. .85 ,86 ,87 

White Cloud, Iowa, West Nishnabotna

River at......................... 254

White Cloud Creek near Maryville, Mo... 269 

White Rook Creek at Lovewell, Kans..... 325

Wiggins, Colo ., Bijou Creek near....... 185

Wildcat Creek, Kans., discharge measurement of....................... 444

Willow Creek, Nebr,, discharge measurements of...................... 443

Wilson, Kans., Saline River near....... 347

Wilson Supply ditch, Colo., diversion by 175

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Winter Creek near Scottsbluff, Nebr... 99 

Wolf Creek near Sylvan Grove, Kans.... 348

Wood River near Gibbon, Nebr.......... 203

near Riverdale, Nebr................ 202

Woodruff, Kans., Prairie Dog Creek

near............................ 317

Woods, Wyo., Laramie River and Pioneer

Canal near...................... 79

Work, division of..................... 2

scope of............................ 1

Yellow Creek near Rothville, Mo....... 391

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